Fund Overview
Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index Fund ETF Shares (VGSH) is an exchange-traded fund in the Short Government category. Vanguard is the fund family on file. The inception date on file is December 28, 2009. Total net assets stand at $39.17B. The expense ratio is 0.03%. On a $10,000 position that is $3.00 a year.
Performance Analysis
The most recent close on file for VGSH is $57.92, dated September 4, 2026. Over the trailing twelve months the price has returned +0.23%. The stored price history starts on February 7, 2025, and the total return since then is +3.58%. The trailing distribution yield is 3.82%. The provider also reports a 3 years average return of +4.23%.
So far in 2026 the price is −1.07%.
Price & Risk Profile
Over the past 52 weeks the price has ranged from $57.84 to $59.01. The latest close sits 0.14% above that 52-week low. Annualized volatility over the trailing 1 year is 1.53%. The reported beta is 0.22. The volatility figure is calculated from the stored daily closes, the same series the charts on this page use.