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VGUSVanguard Ultra-Short Treasury ETF

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Tracks the performance of a market-weighted Treasury Index with an ultra-short-term dollar-weighted average maturity.

By Vanguard · Launched 2025

Annual Cost

0.07%

#219 of 6,035 · low cost

Fund Size

$1.1B

#1,130 of 6,035 · large

Return (1Y)

+3.6%

Track Record

1 year

#4,081 of 6,035 · young

Performance

Total-return NAV · USD
Growth of $10,000
$10,364+3.6%

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

What's inside

How Beacon categorizes this fund

Asset class

Fixed income

Strategy

Index tracking

Index tracked

Bloomberg Short Treasury Index

Holdings

By weight

Concentration

Top 10 holdings = 28.8% of funddiversified

United States Treasury Bill
3.8%
United States Treasury Bill
3.7%
United States Treasury Bill
3.2%
United States Treasury Bill
3.2%
United States Treasury Bill
2.5%
United States Treasury Bill
2.5%
United States Treasury Bill
2.5%
United States Treasury Bill
2.5%
United States Treasury Bill
2.4%
United States Treasury Bill
2.4%

Asset allocation

Bonds
55.8%
Cash
44.2%

Risk profile

Last 12 months · Sharpe & Sortino need 3+ years
Volatility (1Y)
0.3%Low

Year-on-year price swings

Max drawdown
-0.1%Mild

Worst peak-to-trough loss

Sharpe (3Y)
Unavailable

Needs 3+ years of history

Sortino (3Y)
Not yet

Needs 3+ years of history

Bond profile

Avg maturity

9.9 years

Credit ratings

US Government
96.5%
AA
100.0%
Other
0.0%

Listing

Exchange
NASDAQ Global Select Market

Full fund details

Objective
Tracks the performance of a market-weighted Treasury Index with an ultra-short-term dollar-weighted average maturity.
Strategy
Employs an indexing investment approach to track the Bloomberg Short Treasury Index, investing at least 80% of assets in U.S. Treasury fixed income securities with maturities up to 12 months. Uses sampling to maintain a dollar-weighted average maturity consistent with the Target Index, typically between 1 and 12 months.
Inception date
February 10, 2025
Fund family
Vanguard

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Data updated on 2026-09-17