Treasury Bonds
VGSH — Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF
Short-term U.S. Treasury bonds.
- Annual return
- 2.10%
- Expense ratio
- 0.04%
- Volatility
- 1.80%
- Assets
- $5B+
What the fee actually costs
An expense ratio of 0.04% works out to about $40.00 a year on a $100,000.00 position. It is deducted from fund assets, so you never see an invoice — but it compounds against you every year you hold.
Against a reported 2.10% gross return, that leaves roughly 2.06% net of fund costs before tax and before any platform or brokerage charges.
Fund facts
- Provider
- Vanguard
- Benchmark
- Bloomberg US Treasury 1-3 Year Index
- Inception
- 2009-11-19
- Category
- Treasury Bonds
- Figures as of
- 2024-12-31
Frequently Asked Questions
VGSH (Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF) tracks the Bloomberg US Treasury 1-3 Year Index. Short-term U.S. Treasury bonds. It is managed by Vanguard and launched on 2009-11-19.
VGSH charges 0.04% per year. On a $100,000.00 position that is roughly $40.00 annually, deducted from fund assets rather than billed separately.
Reported annualised volatility is 1.80%. Higher volatility means wider swings in both directions; it is a measure of variability, not of expected loss.
Figures reported by Vanguard as of 2024-12-31. This page is not affiliated with or endorsed by Vanguard. Past performance does not predict future returns.