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VGSHVanguard Short-Term Treasury Index Fund ETF Shares

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Seeks to track the performance of a market-weighted Treasury index with a short-term dollar-weighted average maturity.

Vanguard · Since 2009 (16 years)

Annual Cost

0.03%

#44 out of 5,332 ETFs

Fund Size

$33.4B

#90 out of 5,332 ETFs

Dividend Yield

3.95%

Track Record

16 years

#739 out of 5,332 ETFs

Performance

1 Year

+3.1%

3 Years

+4.0%

5 Years

+1.8%

What's inside

Asset class
fixed income
Region
north america
Strategy
index tracking

Asset allocation

Bonds
99.6%
Cash
0.4%

Risk profile

Volatility (1Y)

1.3%

Moderate

Max drawdown

-5.7%

Worst peak-to-trough loss

Sharpe (3Y)

0.22

Below average

Sortino (3Y)

0.33

Moderate downside risk

Bond profile

Avg maturity

9.9 years

Credit ratings

US Government
99.6%
AAA
100.0%
Other
0.0%

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Data updated on 2026-05-05