VSDBVanguard Short Duration Bond ETF Shares
Seeks to provide high current income while maintaining limited price volatility.
By Vanguard · Launched 2025
Annual Cost
0.15%
#740 of 5,562 · low cost
Fund Size
$867M
#1,200 of 5,562 · large
Dividend YieldGoal
3.99%
Track Record
1 year
#4,311 of 5,562 · young
Performance
Total-return NAV · USDGrowth of $10,000
$10,478+4.8%
Total-return NAV, USD. Net of fund fees, before tax.
Classification
How Beacon categorizes this fundWhat it actually holds
By weightConcentration
Top 10 holdings = 16.8% of fund✓ well diversified
Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac
2.4%
United States Treasury Note/Bond
2.2%
United States Treasury Note/Bond
1.9%
United States Treasury Note/Bond
1.6%
United States Treasury Note/Bond
1.5%
United States Treasury Note/Bond
1.5%
United States Treasury Note/Bond
1.5%
Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac
1.5%
Ginnie Mae II Pool
1.4%
United States Treasury Note/Bond
1.3%
Asset allocation
Bonds
100.7%
Risk profile
Last 12 months · Sharpe & Sortino need 3+ yearsVolatility (1Y)
1.7%Low
Year-on-year price swings
Max drawdown
-1.4%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
35.4%
AAA
42.5%
AA
4.3%
A
21.5%
BBB
25.5%
BB
10.1%
B
4.3%
Below B
1.1%
Where to buy
Listing
- Exchange
- Cboe BZX
Full fund details
- Objective
- Seeks to provide high current income while maintaining limited price volatility.
- Strategy
- Employs active management, investing primarily in bonds of various maturities and qualities, including investment-grade and high-yield securities. The Fund's dollar-weighted average duration typically ranges from 1 to 4 years, with at least 80% of assets in bonds.
- Inception date
- April 2, 2025
- Fund family
- Vanguard
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Data updated on 2026-06-19