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VGSHVanguard Short-Term Treasury Index Fund

Get income16y track recordRanked #15 of 1,622 in this goal

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

By Vanguard · Launched 2009

Annual Cost

0.03%

#190 of 5,562 · low cost

Fund Size

$33.9B

#99 of 5,562 · large

Dividend YieldGoal

3.89%

Track Record

16 years

#722 of 5,562 · established

Performance

Total-return NAV · USD
Growth of $10,000
$10,286+2.9%

Total-return NAV, USD. Net of fund fees, before tax.

Classification

How Beacon categorizes this fund

Asset class

Fixed income

Strategy

Index tracking

Index tracked

market-weighted Treasury index

What it actually holds

By weight

Concentration

Top 10 holdings = 13.6% of fundwell diversified

United States Treasury Note/Bond
1.6%
United States Treasury Note/Bond
1.4%
United States Treasury Note/Bond
1.4%
United States Treasury Note/Bond
1.4%
United States Treasury Note/Bond
1.3%
United States Treasury Note/Bond
1.3%
United States Treasury Note/Bond
1.3%
United States Treasury Note/Bond
1.3%
United States Treasury Note/Bond
1.3%
United States Treasury Note/Bond
1.3%

Asset allocation

Bonds
99.5%
Cash
0.5%

Risk profile

Last 12 months · Sharpe & Sortino need 3+ years
Volatility (1Y)
1.3%Low

Year-on-year price swings

Max drawdown
-5.7%Mild

Worst peak-to-trough loss

Sharpe (3Y)
0.34Below average
Sortino (3Y)
0.50Moderate downside risk

Bond profile

Avg maturity

9.8 years

Credit ratings

US Government
99.5%
AAA
100.0%
Other
0.0%

Where to buy

Listing

Exchange
NASDAQ Global Select Market

Full fund details

Objective
Seeks to track the performance of a market-weighted Treasury index with a short-term dollar-weighted average maturity.
Strategy
Employs an indexing investment approach designed to track the performance of a market-weighted Treasury index. The index has a short-term dollar-weighted average maturity.
Inception date
November 19, 2009
Fund family
Vanguard

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Data updated on 2026-06-19