VGUSVanguard Ultra-Short Treasury ETF
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%
#217 of 5,853 · low cost
Fund Size
$1.0B
#1,127 of 5,853 · large
Dividend YieldGoal
3.60%
Track Record
1 year
#4,063 of 5,853 · young
Performance
Total-return NAV · USDGrowth of $10,000
$10,392+3.9%
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
Bloomberg Short Treasury Index
What it actually holds
By weightConcentration
Top 10 holdings = 28.8% of fund✓ well diversified
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
58.9%
Cash
41.1%
Risk profile
Last 12 months · Sharpe & Sortino need 3+ yearsVolatility (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
95.5%
AA
100.0%
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 2026-08-02