VUSBVanguard Ultra-Short Bond ETF

Get income5y track recordRanked #82 of 1,711 in this goal

Seeks current income while maintaining limited price volatility.

By Vanguard · Launched 2021

Annual Cost

0.10%

#406 of 6,062 · low cost

Fund Size

$10.2B

#292 of 6,062 · large

Return (1Y)

+3.6%

Track Record

5 years

#2,313 of 6,062 · seasoned

Performance

Total-return NAV · USD

Growth of $10,000

$10,359+3.6%

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

What's inside

How Beacon categorizes this fund

Asset class

Fixed income

Region

North america

Strategy

Active selection

Holdings

By weight

Concentration

Top 10 holdings = 7.9% of funddiversified

United States Treasury Bill

3.2%

United States Treasury Note/Bond

0.8%

United States Treasury Note/Bond

0.6%

US Bancorp

0.5%

Vanguard Cmt Funds-Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund

0.5%

United States Treasury Note/Bond

0.5%

Truist Bank

0.5%

Tyson Foods Inc

0.5%

UBS Group AG

0.4%

Bank of Montreal

0.4%

Asset allocation

Bonds

97.3%

Cash

2.6%

Risk profile

Last 12 months · Sharpe & Sortino need 3+ years

Volatility (1Y)

0.7%Low

Year-on-year price swings

Max drawdown

-1.8%Mild

Worst peak-to-trough loss

Sharpe (3Y)

1.44Strong risk-adjusted returns

Sortino (3Y)

2.15Good downside protection

Bond profile

Avg maturity

10.0 years

Credit ratings

US Government

8.1%

AAA

23.1%

9.0%

35.9%

BBB

31.0%

0.6%

0.1%

Other

0.3%

Listing

Exchange: Cboe BZX

Full fund details

Objective: Seeks current income while maintaining limited price volatility.
Strategy: Employs an active management approach, investing primarily in high-quality and medium-quality bonds, including U.S. Treasury obligations and other government securities. Maintains a dollar-weighted average maturity of 0 to 2 years.
Inception date: April 6, 2021
Fund family: Vanguard