VSDBVanguard Short Duration Bond ETF Shares
Seeks high current income while maintaining limited price volatility.
By Vanguard · Launched 2025
Annual Cost
0.15%
#612 of 5,854 · low cost
Fund Size
$896M
#1,193 of 5,854 · large
Dividend YieldGoal
3.95%
Track Record
1 year
#4,218 of 5,854 · young
Performance
Total-return NAV · USDGrowth of $10,000
$10,419+4.2%
Total-return NAV, USD. Net of fund fees, before tax.
What's inside
How Beacon categorizes this fundWhat it actually holds
By weightConcentration
Top 10 holdings = 14.3% of fund✓ well diversified
United States Treasury Bill
2.5%
Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac
2.5%
Fannie Mae Pool
1.5%
United States Treasury Note/Bond
1.5%
Ginnie Mae II Pool
1.3%
United States Treasury Note/Bond
1.1%
United States Treasury Note/Bond
1.0%
Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac
1.0%
United States Treasury Note/Bond
1.0%
United States Treasury Note/Bond
0.9%
Asset allocation
Bonds
98.6%
Cash
1.4%
Stocks
0.0%
Risk profile
Last 12 months · Sharpe & Sortino need 3+ yearsVolatility (1Y)
1.8%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
32.1%
AAA
3.0%
AA
38.5%
A
20.2%
BBB
23.4%
BB
10.4%
B
4.3%
Below B
0.8%
Listing
- Exchange
- Cboe BZX
Full fund details
- Objective
- Seeks high current income while maintaining limited price volatility.
- Strategy
- Employs an active management approach, investing primarily in bonds of various maturities, yields, and qualities, including investment-grade and high-yield securities. May invest in foreign currency bonds and uses derivatives to manage currency risk.
- Inception date
- April 2, 2025
- Fund family
- Vanguard
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Data updated on 2026-08-03