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Vanguard Ultra-Short Bond ETF (VUSB)

Ultrashort Bond | Exchange Traded Fund | Cboe US
49.64 USD -0.01 (-0.030%) ⇩ (July 13, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 49.64 +0.00 (0.000%) ⇧ (July 13, 2026, 7:41 p.m. EDT)

Short-term:★★⯪☆☆Long-term:★★⯪☆☆Dividends:★★★⯪☆
Hot Take | July 11, 2026, 5:26 a.m. EDT

This instrument serves as a stable capital preservation vehicle rather than a growth engine. The price trajectory shows a slight net decline over the past four years, yet the most recent annual return was positive, suggesting the asset has stabilized after earlier volatility. The dividend yield is robust at 4.38%, driven by a significant increase in distributions from 2022 to 2024, though recent payments have normalized to lower levels around $0.17-$0.18 per quarter. While the yield is attractive, it reflects the lower-risk profile of ultra-short duration bonds rather than aggressive income generation. The statistical forecast indicates a negligible expected move over the next 45 days, confirming that the market views this as a low-volatility holding. Consequently, it warrants a neutral-to-slightly-positive stance for both short-term tactical allocation and long-term defensive positioning, but it lacks the momentum or explosive growth characteristics required for higher ratings.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoARIMA ✓0.001047
MSTL0.001077
AutoTheta0.001083
AutoETS0.001084
MSTL_1260.001133

Forecast horizon: 60 days | Selected: AutoARIMA

Forecast Reliability
Score 90%
H-stat 0.63
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.215
Excess Kurtosis -1.07

As of July 11, 2026, 5:26 a.m. EDT: Options activity is virtually dormant with negligible open interest and volume across strikes, indicating a lack of speculative positioning or directional bets by traders.


Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.35% 4.35% 4.79% 3.62%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-07-01 0.176 0.354839
2026-06-01 0.169 0.340280
2026-05-01 0.176 0.354481
2026-04-01 0.178 0.358799
2026-03-02 0.165 0.331126
2026-02-02 0.182 0.365169
2025-12-18 0.177 0.355779
2025-12-01 0.180 0.361446
2025-11-03 0.187 0.375615
2025-10-01 0.188 0.377321
2025-09-02 0.190 0.381833
2025-08-01 0.194 0.390107
2025-07-01 0.194 0.390578
2025-06-02 0.199 0.401331
2025-05-01 0.194 0.390893
2025-04-01 0.204 0.410711
2025-03-03 0.187 0.376182
2025-02-03 0.212 0.427333
2024-12-24 0.210 0.423814
2024-12-02 0.208 0.419101
2024-11-01 0.208 0.419228
2024-10-01 0.210 0.422026
2024-09-03 0.210 0.422961
2024-08-01 0.214 0.432061
2024-07-01 0.212 0.429889
2024-06-03 0.223 0.451920
2024-05-01 0.219 0.444490
2024-04-01 0.228 0.462475
2024-03-01 0.203 0.411181
2024-02-01 0.216 0.436496
2023-12-22 0.215 0.435619
2023-12-01 0.205 0.415990
2023-11-01 0.203 0.414117
2023-10-02 0.196 0.400327
2023-09-01 0.195 0.397310
2023-08-01 0.186 0.379050
2023-07-03 0.185 0.377782
2023-06-01 0.179 0.364859
2023-05-01 0.171 0.348340
2023-04-03 0.158 0.321596
2023-03-01 0.153 0.312756
2023-02-01 0.155 0.315554
2022-12-23 0.129 0.263265
2022-12-01 0.116 0.237122
2022-11-01 0.103 0.211195
2022-10-03 0.087 0.177969
2022-09-01 0.077 0.156823
2022-08-01 0.053 0.107571
2022-07-01 0.053 0.107724
2022-06-01 0.041 0.083080
2022-05-02 0.029 0.058859
2022-04-01 0.023 0.046611
2022-03-01 0.024 0.048309
2022-02-01 0.015 0.030120
2021-12-23 0.022 0.044053
2021-12-01 0.014 0.027994
2021-11-01 0.014 0.027994
2021-10-01 0.015 0.029916
2021-09-01 0.013 0.025938
2021-08-02 0.015 0.029928
2021-07-01 0.014 0.027947
2021-06-01 0.015 0.029928
2021-05-03 0.009 0.017978
Additional Data
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.0
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.0
dividendYield 4.38

Info Dump

Attribute Value
All Time High 51.26
All Time Low 48.08
Ask 49.65
Ask Size 13,000
Average Daily Volume10 Day 1,768,760
Average Daily Volume3 Month 1,686,368
Average Volume 1,686,368
Average Volume10Days 1,768,760
Beta3 Year 0.1
Bid 49.64
Bid Size 15,900
Category Ultrashort Bond
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Day High 49.66
Day Low 49.64
Dividend Yield 4.38
Esg Populated 0
Exchange BTS
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 49.7033
Fifty Day Average Change -0.06330109
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.0012735791
Fifty Two Week Change Percent -0.15081167
Fifty Two Week High 50.03
Fifty Two Week High Change -0.3899994
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.0077953106
Fifty Two Week Low 49.595
Fifty Two Week Low Change 0.04499817
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.0009073126
Fifty Two Week Range 49.595 - 50.03
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,617,802,200,000
Five Year Average Return 0.0348702
Full Exchange Name Cboe US
Fund Family Vanguard
Fund Inception Date 1,617,667,200
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Language en-US
Legal Type Exchange Traded Fund
Long Business Summary The fund employs an active management approach, investing in a diversified portfolio of high-quality and, to a lesser extent, medium-quality bonds. It is expected to maintain a dollar-weighted average maturity of 0 to 2 years. Under normal circumstances, the fund will invest at least 80% of its assets in fixed income securities.
Long Name Vanguard Ultra-Short Bond ETF
Market us_market
Market State POSTPOST
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_702253379
Nav Price 49.63
Net Assets 8,941,872,100.0
Net Expense Ratio 0.1
Open 49.66
Phone 800-523-1036
Post Market Change 0.00009918213
Post Market Change Percent 0.00019980285
Post Market Price 49.6401
Post Market Time 1,783,986,087
Previous Close 49.655
Price Hint 2
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type ETF
Region US
Regular Market Change -0.0149994
Regular Market Change Percent -0.0302072
Regular Market Day High 49.66
Regular Market Day Low 49.64
Regular Market Day Range 49.64 - 49.66
Regular Market Open 49.66
Regular Market Previous Close 49.655
Regular Market Price 49.64
Regular Market Time 1,783,972,800
Regular Market Volume 1,274,306
Short Name Vanguard Ultra-Short Bond ETF
Source Interval 15
Symbol VUSB
Three Year Average Return 0.053317
Total Assets 8,941,872,128
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.0
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.0
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Trailing Three Month Nav Returns 1.01644
Trailing Three Month Returns 1.01644
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 49.818577
Two Hundred Day Average Change -0.17857742
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent -0.003584555
Type Disp ETF
Volume 1,274,306
Yield 0.0438
Ytd Return 1.66093