VGSHVanguard Short-Term Treasury Index Fund
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 · USDGrowth of $10,000
$10,286+2.9%
Total-return NAV, USD. Net of fund fees, before tax.
Classification
How Beacon categorizes this fundAsset class
Fixed incomeRegion
North americaStrategy
Index tracking
Index tracked
market-weighted Treasury index
What it actually holds
By weightConcentration
Top 10 holdings = 13.6% of fund✓ well 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+ yearsVolatility (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