VUSB vs THRO

Comparison between VANGUARD ULTRA-SHORT BOND ETF ETF SHARES (VUSB, ETF) and BlackRock Future U.S. Themes ETF (THRO, ETF).

VUSB vs THRO - Performance Comparison

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Key Characteristics

Financial metrics and valuation ratios

Metric	VUSB(ETF)	THRO(ETF)
Net Assets	$8.20B	$8.30B
Expense Ratio	0.10%	0.57%
Max Drawdown	2.81%	26.97%
Sharpe Ratio	1.43	1.63
5Y Beta	0.01	1.00
P/E Ratio	N/A	27.18
Forward P/E	N/A	21.73
PEG Ratio	N/A	0.52
5Y EPS CAGR	N/A	27.01%
Debt to Equity	N/A	48.15%
P/S Ratio	N/A	3.13
P/B Ratio	N/A	6.05

Net Assets

VUSB

$8.20B

Winner

THRO

$8.30B

Expense Ratio

Winner

VUSB

0.10%

THRO

0.57%

Max Drawdown

Winner

VUSB

2.81%

THRO

26.97%

Sharpe Ratio

VUSB

1.43

Winner

THRO

1.63

5Y Beta

Winner

VUSB

0.01

THRO

1.00

P/E Ratio

VUSB

N/A

THRO

27.18

Forward P/E

VUSB

N/A

THRO

21.73

PEG Ratio

VUSB

N/A

THRO

0.52

5Y EPS CAGR

VUSB

N/A

THRO

27.01%

Debt to Equity

VUSB

N/A

THRO

48.15%

P/S Ratio

VUSB

N/A

THRO

3.13

P/B Ratio

VUSB

N/A

THRO

6.05

VUSB vs THRO - Historical Returns

Returns include dividend reinvestment.

Period	VUSB	THRO
1 month	+0.33%	+10.11%
3 months	+0.54%	+12.16%
6 months	+1.84%	+11.96%
1 year	+4.70%	+25.91%
5 years(CAGR)	+3.40%	+13.57%
Max(CAGR)	+3.34%	+13.57%

VUSB

+0.33%

Winner

THRO

+10.11%

VUSB

+0.54%

Winner

THRO

+12.16%

VUSB

+1.84%

Winner

THRO

+11.96%

VUSB

+4.70%

Winner

THRO

+25.91%

5Y(CAGR)

VUSB

+3.40%

Winner

THRO

+13.57%

Max(CAGR)

VUSB

+3.34%

Winner

THRO

+13.57%

VUSB vs THRO - Annual Returns (2021 - 2026)

Returns include dividend reinvestment.

Year	VUSB	THRO
2026	+1.11%	+10.22%
2025	+5.20%	+15.04%
2024	+5.77%	+33.44%
2023	+5.52%	+25.34%
2022	-0.35%	-17.91%
2021	+0.00%	+2.14%

VUSB vs THRO Drawdown Comparison

The maximum drawdown for VUSB was -1.79%, occurring on Jun 14, 2022. Recovery took 361 trading sessions.

The maximum drawdown for THRO was -26.54%, occurring on Sep 30, 2022. Recovery took 494 trading sessions.

The current VUSB drawdown is -0.02%.

Rank	VUSB	THRO
#1	-1.79% Oct 1, 2021 - Mar 10, 2023	-26.54% Dec 27, 2021 - Dec 13, 2023
#2	-0.46% Apr 3, 2025 - Apr 24, 2025	-19.07% Jan 23, 2025 - Jun 30, 2025
#3	-0.37% Feb 27, 2026 - Apr 8, 2026	-10.87% Jan 27, 2026 - Apr 15, 2026
#4	-0.28% Mar 24, 2023 - Apr 5, 2023	-9.28% Jul 16, 2024 - Aug 23, 2024
#5	-0.20% May 12, 2023 - Jun 1, 2023	-6.49% Mar 22, 2024 - May 15, 2024
#6	-0.20% Apr 4, 2024 - Apr 23, 2024	-5.40% Oct 29, 2025 - Dec 23, 2025
#7	-0.19% Feb 1, 2024 - Feb 20, 2024	-5.36% Aug 23, 2024 - Sep 19, 2024
#8	-0.16% Sep 27, 2024 - Oct 16, 2024	-4.87% Dec 4, 2024 - Jan 22, 2025
#9	-0.14% Oct 9, 2023 - Oct 20, 2023	-3.12% Oct 18, 2024 - Nov 6, 2024
#10	-0.14% Aug 4, 2023 - Aug 23, 2023	-2.91% Oct 8, 2025 - Oct 24, 2025
#11	-0.14% Jul 13, 2023 - Jul 26, 2023	-2.80% Jan 12, 2026 - Jan 27, 2026
#12	-0.13% Jan 12, 2024 - Jan 25, 2024	-2.69% Dec 26, 2023 - Jan 10, 2024
#13	-0.12% Jun 1, 2023 - Jun 20, 2023	-2.52% Nov 8, 2024 - Nov 25, 2024
#14	-0.12% Mar 15, 2023 - Mar 20, 2023	-2.39% Jul 28, 2025 - Aug 8, 2025
#15	-0.12% Jun 28, 2023 - Jul 5, 2023	-2.38% Dec 16, 2021 - Dec 22, 2021