Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF (VGSH)


Market Price (9/22/2026): $57.64

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF (VGSH)


Market Price (9/22/2026): $57.64

Key Takeaways

  • VGSH has returned +0.6% YTD vs +14.0% for SPY, -1.4% for AGG; +1.7% over the past 12 months (SPY +17.5%, AGG -0.5%). details →
  • Priced in gold, VGSH has returned -51.0% over the past 3 years, vs +12.8% in dollars — its dollar gains have lagged gold. details →
  • Over the past month, VGSH has seen net inflows of +$4.32B (+12.5% of assets). details →
  • VGSH yields 3.79% based on its trailing 12-month distributions.
  • VGSH is trading within 0.7% of its all-time high. details →
Last updated: 9/21/2026.

Price Chart

Asset Allocation with VGSH

Risk Tolerance:
ConservativeModerateAggressive
Moderate — 55% equity / 25% bonds / 20% alternatives
10Y Return (ann.)
+12.4%
Volatility
10.3%
Sharpe
0.92
YTD
+10.0%
Modeled with monthly rebalancing to target weights; 10-year figures are annualized from monthly returns. Illustrative only — past performance is not indicative of future results.

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Top 20 Holdings for VGSH

Total Weights
Top 5: 7.6% | Top 10: 14.2% | Top 20: 26.8%

HoldingETF Weight
91282CGH8United States Treasury Note/Bond 3.50% 01/31/20282.05%
91282CKP5United States Treasury Note/Bond 4.63% 04/30/20291.43%
91282CLC3United States Treasury Note/Bond 4.00% 07/31/20291.39%
91282CNM9United States Treasury Note/Bond 3.88% 07/15/20281.36%
91282CKX8United States Treasury Note/Bond 4.25% 06/30/20291.35%
91282CKT7United States Treasury Note/Bond 4.50% 05/31/20291.34%
91282CLK5United States Treasury Note/Bond 3.63% 08/31/20291.33%
91282CBP5United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.13% 02/29/20281.32%
91282CKD2United States Treasury Note/Bond 4.25% 02/28/20291.31%
9128284N7United States Treasury Note/Bond 2.88% 05/15/20281.31%
91282CMF5United States Treasury Note/Bond 4.25% 01/15/20281.29%
91282CPE5United States Treasury Note/Bond 3.50% 10/31/20271.28%
91282CQB0United States Treasury Note/Bond 3.38% 02/29/20281.28%
9128284V9United States Treasury Note/Bond 2.88% 08/15/20281.26%
91282CBZ3United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.25% 04/30/20281.26%
91282CMS7United States Treasury Note/Bond 3.88% 03/15/20281.25%
91282CMW8United States Treasury Note/Bond 3.75% 04/15/20281.24%
91282CND9United States Treasury Note/Bond 3.75% 05/15/20281.24%
91282CCE9United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.25% 05/31/20281.23%
91282CKG5United States Treasury Note/Bond 4.13% 03/31/20291.23%

Return vs. Risk

Price Returns Compared

 202120222023202420252026Total [1]
Returns
VGSH Return-1%-4%4%4%5%1%9%
Peers Return-1%-4%4%4%5%0%9%
S&P 500 Return27%-19%24%23%16%12%104%

Monthly Win Rates [3]
VGSH Win Rate33%33%67%75%83%78% 
Peers Win Rate31%33%67%72%83%78% 
S&P 500 Win Rate75%42%67%75%67%44% 

Max Drawdowns [4]
VGSH Max Drawdown-1%-5%-2%-1%-1%-1% 
Peers Max Drawdown-1%-5%-2%-1%-1%-1% 
S&P 500 Max Drawdown-5%-25%-10%-8%-19%-9% 


[1] Cumulative total returns since the beginning of 2021
[2] Peers: SHY, SCHO, SPTS.
[3] Win Rate = % of calendar months in which monthly returns were positive
[4] Max drawdown represents maximum peak-to-trough decline within a year
[5] 2026 data is for the year up to 9/21/2026 (YTD)

Sharpe Ratios Compared

One measure of reward vs. risk is a Sharpe ratio. A higher ratio indicates better risk-adjusted returns. Most funds have Sharpe ratios < 1.0.

Ticker1Y3Y5Y
VGSH-1.50-0.08-0.91
Bond Top Results (3Y)   
USHY0.210.840.08
SHYG0.220.790.22
JNK0.230.750.01
HYG0.090.750.02
SPSB-0.810.54-0.46

Results as of 8312026.

Current Dip Buy Opportunities Across ETFs

ETFs currently down 5% or more from trailing 6M peaks.

TickerNameDip %Mkt PricePrice DatePeak PricePeak Date# Days
IJHiShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF-6.9%73.25921202678.67816202636
IWRiShares Russell Mid-Cap ETF-5.1%109.009212026114.82816202636
MDYState Street SPDR S&P MIDCAP 400 ETF Trust-6.8%668.339212026716.91816202636
SCHMSchwab U.S. Mid-Cap ETF-5.1%35.00921202636.87630202683
IVOOVanguard S&P Mid-Cap 400 ETF-6.5%124.389212026133.08816202636
IJRiShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF-7.4%139.249212026150.44816202636
VBVanguard Small-Cap ETF-5.9%291.099212026309.29816202636
IWMiShares Russell 2000 ETF-6.4%285.589212026305.09816202636
SCHASchwab U.S. Small-Cap ETF-7.0%33.61921202636.13630202683
VTWOVanguard Russell 2000 ETF-6.1%115.749212026123.31816202636
DFASDimensional U.S. Small Cap ETF-6.0%79.41921202684.48816202636
ESMLiShares ESG Aware MSCI USA Small-Cap ETF-6.1%53.21921202656.64816202636
NUSCNuveen ESG Small-Cap ETF-6.5%49.80921202653.27816202636
AKREAkre Focus ETF-10.3%55.50921202661.85830202622
IWPiShares Russell Mid-Cap Growth ETF-5.6%139.449212026147.70817202635
VOTVanguard Mid-Cap Growth ETF-5.2%297.619212026314.02816202636
IJKiShares S&P Mid-Cap 400 Growth ETF-7.0%110.729212026119.11817202635
MDYGState Street SPDR S&P 400 Mid Cap Growth ETF-7.2%105.559212026113.69817202635
IWOiShares Russell 2000 Growth ETF-7.7%365.159212026395.65816202636
VBKVanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF-6.7%341.709212026366.24817202635
IJTiShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF-8.4%163.959212026179.07804202648
SLYGState Street SPDR S&P 600 Small Cap Growth ETF-8.4%109.449212026119.50804202648
IWSiShares Russell Mid-Cap Value ETF-5.0%164.699212026173.44816202636
IJJiShares S&P Mid-Cap 400 Value ETF-6.7%141.509212026151.67816202636
MDYVState Street SPDR S&P 400 Mid Cap Value ETF-6.7%90.90921202697.39816202636
VBRVanguard Small-Cap Value ETF-5.3%238.389212026251.66816202636
AVUVAvantis U.S. Small Cap Value ETF-5.7%121.469212026128.74804202648
IWNiShares Russell 2000 Value ETF-5.0%215.959212026227.43816202636
IJSiShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF-6.7%131.309212026140.68816202636
SLYVState Street SPDR S&P 600 Small Cap Value ETF-6.7%104.679212026112.22816202636
VIOVVanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF-6.3%113.179212026120.76816202636
ASHRXtrackers Harvest CSI 300 China A-Shares ETF-8.2%34.23921202637.30622202691
EWYiShares MSCI South Korea ETF-13.7%189.169212026219.20621202692
EWZiShares MSCI Brazil ETF-8.8%38.07921202641.734142026160
FXIiShares China Large-Cap ETF-8.8%34.91921202638.265132026131
ILFiShares Latin America 40 ETF-6.9%35.49921202638.104142026160
KWEBKraneShares CSI China Internet ETF-17.7%25.18921202630.595132026131
SDYState Street SPDR S&P Dividend ETF-5.9%149.799212026159.18824202628
NOBLProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats ETF-6.0%55.50921202659.07824202628
COWZPacer US Cash Cows 100 ETF-5.1%68.69921202672.40830202622
MTUMiShares MSCI USA Momentum Factor ETF-8.4%316.259212026345.22622202691
SPHQInvesco S&P 500 Quality ETF-5.9%84.81921202690.10630202683
FNDASchwab Fundamental U.S. Small Company ETF-6.7%35.94921202638.52816202636
SPMOInvesco S&P 500 Momentum ETF-5.9%152.149212026161.66622202691
URAGlobal X Uranium ETF-26.2%42.98921202658.265062026138
BOTZGlobal X Funds Global X Robotics & Artificial Intelligence ETF-14.0%35.82921202641.635132026131
ROBOROBO Global Robotics & Automation Index ETF-11.1%80.29921202690.346022026111
LITGlobal X Lithium & Battery Tech ETF-22.7%70.83921202691.625112026133
ICLNiShares Global Clean Energy ETF-25.1%17.80921202623.756022026111
ARKQARK Autonomous Technology & Robotics ETF-12.7%125.499212026143.825282026116
ARKXARK Space & Defense Innovation ETF-12.8%32.90921202637.745282026116
NASATema Space Innovators ETF-40.9%24.75921202641.895272026117
DRSKAptus Defined Risk ETF-5.8%27.94921202629.676012026112
YYYAmplify CEF High Income ETF-6.3%10.83921202611.56712202671
GDEWisdomTree Efficient Gold Plus Equity Strategy Fund-5.7%67.27921202671.30825202627
XLEState Street Energy Select Sector SPDR ETF-5.3%62.46921202665.9391520266
XLIState Street Industrial Select Sector SPDR ETF-8.9%169.989212026186.51816202636
XLYState Street Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR ETF-7.9%112.239212026121.825282026116
XLPState Street Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR ETF-6.3%81.92921202687.45824202628
XLUState Street Utilities Select Sector SPDR ETF-13.2%40.66921202646.854092026165
XLBState Street Materials Select Sector SPDR ETF-7.4%49.71921202653.67826202626
IYJiShares U.S. Industrials ETF-7.9%156.529212026169.86804202648
IYMiShares U.S. Basic Materials ETF-7.6%181.499212026196.45825202627
FXNFirst Trust Energy AlphaDEX Fund-6.2%22.83921202624.3591520266
SMHVanEck Semiconductor ETF-10.9%596.039212026668.91622202691
SOXXiShares Semiconductor ETF-14.6%559.349212026655.01622202691
XBIState Street SPDR S&P Biotech ETF-6.7%158.239212026169.55819202633
ITAiShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF-14.6%216.149212026253.22816202636
XOPState Street SPDR S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production ETF-7.5%184.759212026199.7091520266
IYTiShares U.S. Transportation ETF-11.3%79.86921202690.01716202667
IAIiShares U.S. Broker-Dealers & Securities Exchanges ETF-5.5%187.109212026198.06903202618
KREState Street SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF-7.6%71.99921202677.93816202636
MISLFirst Trust Indxx Aerospace & Defense ETF-12.7%42.96921202649.195282026116
RINGiShares MSCI Global Gold Miners ETF-10.9%83.06921202693.17825202627
SOXQInvesco PHLX Semiconductor ETF-15.0%97.839212026115.11622202691
TLTiShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF-5.7%81.80921202686.78629202684
SPTLState Street SPDR Portfolio Long Term Treasury ETF-5.3%24.94921202626.33629202684
EDVVanguard World Funds Extended Duration ETF-7.8%60.30921202665.43624202689
LMUBiShares Long-Term National Muni Bond ETF-6.5%47.70921202651.00705202678
GLDSPDR Gold Trust-10.7%398.389212026445.934192026155
IAUiShares Gold Trust-10.0%82.23921202691.344192026155
GLDMSPDR Gold MiniShares Trust-10.5%85.96921202696.044192026155
SLViShares Silver Trust-24.5%59.93921202679.355132026131
PPLTETFS Physical Platinum Shares-16.5%16.32921202619.555132026131
PALLETFS Physical Palladium Shares-17.9%23.73921202628.894142026160
USOUnited States Oil Fund LP-8.5%148.169212026161.8691520266
UNGUnited States Natural Gas Fund LP-16.4%10.26921202612.283292026176
BNOUnited States Brent Oil Fund LP ETV-7.1%55.85921202660.135042026140
VNQVanguard Real Estate ETF-7.1%93.819212026100.95728202655
XLREState Street Real Estate Select Sector SPDR ETF-7.4%42.59921202646.01728202655
SCHHSchwab U.S. REIT ETF-7.8%22.93921202624.86726202657
IYRiShares U.S. Real Estate ETF-7.8%98.909212026107.26728202655
REETiShares Global REIT ETF-8.4%26.46921202628.89726202657
USRTiShares Core U.S. REIT ETF-9.3%63.34921202669.82726202657

ETF Fund Flows

Largest fund inflows and outflows across ETFs, with the asset-allocation rotation they imply.

Net fund flows · as of 2026-09-21

Asset allocation rotation · Past month

  • Equity ETFs drew the largest net inflows (+$42.0B), followed by Bond (+$12.8B), while Real Estate (−$97M) saw the largest outflows.
  • Within the mix, money rotated into Short Treasury (+$9.2B) and out of US Nasdaq Growth (−$9.2B).
  • Relative to fund size, CNEQ drew the largest inflow (+44.5% of AUM) and XOVR the largest outflow (−27.3%).
Largest inflows
#TickerNameTypeNet flow% of AUM
1VOOVanguard S&P 500 ETFEquity US Large Cap Core+$38.67B+3.6%
2VTIVanguard Morningstar Total Stock Market ETFEquity US Total Market+$7.79B+1.1%
3SGOViShares 0-3 Month Treasury Bond ETFCash+$6.22B+5.8%
4VGSH thisVanguard Short-Term Treasury ETFBond Short Treasury+$4.32B+12.5%
5SCHDSchwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETFEquity Dividend Income+$3.15B+2.8%
6SPYMState Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 ETFEquity US Large Cap Core+$3.03B+1.8%
7SOXXiShares Semiconductor ETFEquity Industry Subsector+$3.02B+7.1%
8VUGVanguard Morningstar Growth ETFEquity US Large Growth+$2.89B+1.3%
9BNDVanguard Total Bond Market ETFBond US Aggregate Core+$2.72B+1.7%
10VXUSVanguard Total International Stock ETFEquity International Broad+$2.72B+1.6%
Largest outflows
#TickerNameTypeNet flow% of AUM
1IVViShares Core S&P 500 ETFEquity US Large Cap Core-$24.34B-2.8%
2SPYState Street SPDR S&P 500 ETFEquity US Large Cap Core-$12.83B-1.6%
3QQQInvesco QQQ Trust, Series 1Equity US Nasdaq Growth-$9.6B-2.0%
4LQDiShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETFBond Intermediate Corporate-$4.44B-15.0%
5VGITVanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury ETFBond Intermediate Treasury-$2.53B-6.4%
6DRAMRoundhill Memory ETFOther-$2.33B-9.0%
7GOVTiShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETFBond Intermediate Treasury-$2.29B-5.5%
8EWYiShares MSCI South Korea ETFEquity Emerging Markets-$2.0B-7.3%
9XLFState Street Financial Select Sector SPDR ETFEquity Broad Sector-$1.44B-2.6%
10GDXVanEck Gold Miners ETFOther-$1.38B-4.7%

Largest ETF fund flows across ~2633 funds (min AUM $100M). Net creations/redemptions; leveraged & inverse ETFs excluded. A ⚠ marks a day excluded as a suspected data error.

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About VGSH

0Holdings Count: 93
Expense Ratio: 0.03%
Inception Date: 2009-11-19
Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF
The fund employs an indexing investment approach designed to track the performance of the Bloomberg US Treasury 1-3 Year Index. This index includes fixed income securities issued by the U.S. Treasury (not including inflation-protected securities, floating rate securities and certain other security types), all with maturities between 1 and 3 years. At least 80% of the fund's assets will be invested in bonds included in the index.
Asset Class: Government Bond | ETF Website

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Peer Comparisons

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Profile

VGSHSHYSCHOSPTSMedian
NameVanguard S.iShares 1-.Schwab Sho.State Stre. 
Asset ClassBondBondBondBond-
AUM ($ Bil)39.326.115.37.520.7
Expense Ratio0.03%0.15%0.03%0.03%0.03%
10-D Avg Volume (Mil)4.253.684.591.883.96
Latest Day Volume (Mil)6.126.191.720.453.92
Holdings Count93919711295
Inception Date11/19/20097/21/20028/5/201011/30/2011-

Fundamentals

VGSHSHYSCHOSPTSMedian
NameVanguard S.iShares 1-.Schwab Sho.State Stre. 
Net Asset Value57.5981.2223.8828.72-
Premium/Discount0.1%0.1%0.1%-0.0%0.1%
Distribution Yield3.8%3.6%3.8%3.9%3.8%
Sales Yield-----
Earnings Yield-----

Valuation

VGSHSHYSCHOSPTSMedian
NameVanguard S.iShares 1-.Schwab Sho.State Stre. 
P/S (TTM)-----
P/E (TTM)-----
P/FCF (TTM)-----
Forward P/E-----
Forward P/S-----

Risk

VGSHSHYSCHOSPTSMedian
NameVanguard S.iShares 1-.Schwab Sho.State Stre. 
Volatility (1Y)1.3%1.4%1.4%1.3%1.4%
Volatility (3Y)1.6%1.6%1.7%1.7%1.7%
Volatility (5Y)2.0%2.0%2.0%2.0%2.0%
Beta (1Y)0.020.030.030.020.03
Beta (3Y)-0.000.01-0.00-0.01-0.00
Beta (5Y)0.000.010.000.000.00
Sharpe Ratio (1Y)1.320.911.041.041.04
Sharpe Ratio (3Y)2.472.292.312.352.33
Sharpe Ratio (5Y)0.900.810.870.860.87
Max Drawdown (1Y)-0.9%-1.0%-1.0%-1.1%-1.0%
Max Drawdown (3Y)-1.0%-1.0%-1.0%-1.1%-1.0%
Max Drawdown (5Y)-5.6%-5.6%-5.6%-5.6%-5.6%

Returns

VGSHSHYSCHOSPTSMedian
NameVanguard S.iShares 1-.Schwab Sho.State Stre. 
1M Return-0.6%-0.9%-0.8%-0.9%-0.8%
3M Return0.1%-0.2%-0.1%-0.2%-0.1%
6M Return0.6%0.2%0.3%0.2%0.3%
YTD Return0.6%0.2%0.3%0.2%0.3%
1Y Return1.7%1.3%1.5%1.4%1.4%
2Y Return5.6%5.0%5.3%5.3%5.3%
3Y Return12.8%12.1%12.5%12.6%12.6%

Short Interest

Short Interest: As Of Date8312026
Short Interest: Shares Quantity5.1 Mil
Short Interest: % Change Since 8152026116.3%
Average Daily Volume10.0 Mil
Days-to-Cover Short Interest1