VGSHVanguard Short-Term Treasury Index Fund
Tracks the performance of the Bloomberg U.S. Treasury 1-3 Year Index.
By Vanguard · Launched 2009
Annual Cost
0.03%
#41 of 6,040 · low cost
Fund Size
$39.2B
#94 of 6,040 · large
Return (1Y)
+1.7%
Track Record
16 years
#718 of 6,040 · established
Performance
Total-return NAV · USDGrowth of $10,000
$10,149+1.5%
Total-return NAV, USD. Net of fund fees, before tax.
What's inside
How Beacon categorizes this fundAsset class
Fixed incomeRegion
North americaStrategy
Index tracking
Index tracked
market-weighted Treasury index
Holdings
By weightConcentration
Top 10 holdings = 13.8% of funddiversified
United States Treasury Note/Bond
2.2%
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%
United States Treasury Note/Bond
1.3%
United States Treasury Note/Bond
1.3%
United States Treasury Note/Bond
1.3%
Asset allocation
Bonds
99.4%
Cash
0.6%
Risk profile
Last 12 months · Sharpe & Sortino need 3+ yearsVolatility (1Y)
1.3%Low
Year-on-year price swings
Max drawdown
-5.7%Mild
Worst peak-to-trough loss
Sharpe (3Y)
0.11Below average
Sortino (3Y)
0.15Moderate downside risk
Bond profile
Avg maturity
9.8 years
Credit ratings
US Government
99.4%
AA
99.9%
Other
0.1%
Listing
- Exchange
- NASDAQ Global Select Market
Full fund details
- Objective
- Tracks the performance of the Bloomberg U.S. Treasury 1-3 Year Index.
- Strategy
- Employs an indexing investment approach to track the Bloomberg U.S. Treasury 1-3 Year Index, investing primarily in U.S. Treasury bonds with maturities between 1 and 3 years. Maintains a dollar-weighted average maturity consistent with the Target Index.
- Inception date
- November 19, 2009
- Fund family
- Vanguard
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Data updated on 2026-09-18