Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF (VGSH)
Overview
- Expense Ratio: 0.04%
- Inception: 2009-11-19
- Price as of 2022-05-24: $59.33
- Index tracked: Bloomberg US Treasury (1-3 Y) (Inception 4/30/1996)
Product summary
- This ETF offers exposure to short term government bonds, focusing on Treasury bonds that mature in one to three years
- VGSH is a safe haven appeal as an asset that avoids both credit risk and interest rate risk
- VGSH probably doesn’t have much appeal as a core holding, since the overlap with broad-based funds such as BND will be significant
- This ETF can be a useful tool for tilting exposure towards Treasury bonds with a bias towards the shorter end of the maturity spectrum, decreasing the effective duration of a portfolio and minimizing overall volatility
- Other options offering similar exposure include SHY and TUZ
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