Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF VGSH
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- Expense ratio
- 0.03%
- Net assets
- $33.9B
- Holdings
- 92
- 12-month distribution yield
- 3.78%
- Asset class
- Fixed income
Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF (VGSH) is an exchange-traded fund listed on the Nasdaq in the United States, issued by Vanguard. Its category is Fixed income · US (fixed income). Its last price was US$57.64 on 20 Oct 2026. Its expense ratio is 0.03% a year, from its prospectus dated 19 Dec 2025. It reported net assets of US$33.86 billion as of 31 May 2026. Its latest holdings report lists 92 holdings as of 31 May 2026. Over the last 12 months it paid distributions of US$2.18 a unit, a 12-month distribution yield of 3.78%, paid monthly.
Fees
- Total annual operating expenses (gross)
- 0.03%
- Net, after fee waivers or reimbursements
- No waiver stated
- Management fee
- 0.02%
- Prospectus date
- 19 Dec 2025
- Filed with the SEC
- 30 Jun 2026
Size and reporting
- Net assets
- $33,864,140,965
- Total assets
- $33,864,565,195
- Holdings as of
- 31 May 2026
- Report made public
- 29 Jul 2026 (59 days after the month end)
Top holdings
Largest 25 of 92 positions, as of 31 May 2026. Weight is the percent of net assets the fund reported.
| # | Holding | Identifier | Weight | Value (USD) | Type | Country | Currency |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States Treasury Note/Bond US TREASURY N/B | US91282CGH88 | 2.24% | $757.0M | Debt | United States | USD |
| 2 | United States Treasury Note/Bond US TREASURY N/B | US91282CKP58 | 1.40% | $473.1M | Debt | United States | USD |
| 3 | United States Treasury Note/Bond US TREASURY N/B | US91282CNP22 | 1.35% | $456.9M | Debt | United States | USD |
| 4 | United States Treasury Note/Bond US TREASURY N/B | US91282CKD29 | 1.31% | $442.1M | Debt | United States | USD |
| 5 | United States Treasury Note/Bond US TREASURY N/B | US91282CKG59 | 1.30% | $438.6M | Debt | United States | USD |
| 6 | United States Treasury Note/Bond US TREASURY N/B | US91282CKV27 | 1.29% | $435.4M | Debt | United States | USD |
| 7 | United States Treasury Note/Bond US TREASURY N/B | US91282CKR15 | 1.26% | $425.8M | Debt | United States | USD |
| 8 | United States Treasury Note/Bond US TREASURY N/B | US91282CLG41 | 1.26% | $425.5M | Debt | United States | USD |
| 9 | United States Treasury Note/Bond US TREASURY N/B | US9128284V99 | 1.25% | $424.9M | Debt | United States | USD |
| 10 | United States Treasury Note/Bond US TREASURY N/B | US91282CNM90 | 1.25% | $423.2M | Debt | United States | USD |
| 11 | United States Treasury Note/Bond US TREASURY N/B | US91282CMF58 | 1.25% | $422.3M | Debt | United States | USD |
| 12 | United States Treasury Note/Bond US TREASURY N/B | US9128284N73 | 1.25% | $422.1M | Debt | United States | USD |
| 13 | United States Treasury Note/Bond US TREASURY N/B | US91282CQB09 | 1.24% | $420.6M | Debt | United States | USD |
| 14 | United States Treasury Note/Bond US TREASURY N/B | US91282CCR07 | 1.23% | $417.3M | Debt | United States | USD |
| 15 | United States Treasury Note/Bond US TREASURY N/B | US91282CKZ31 | 1.23% | $417.1M | Debt | United States | USD |
| 16 | United States Treasury Note/Bond US TREASURY N/B | US91282CBP59 | 1.22% | $413.2M | Debt | United States | USD |
| 17 | United States Treasury Note/Bond US TREASURY N/B | US91282CNL18 | 1.22% | $413.1M | Debt | United States | USD |
| 18 | United States Treasury Note/Bond US TREASURY N/B | US912828X885 | 1.20% | $407.1M | Debt | United States | USD |
| 19 | United States Treasury Note/Bond US TREASURY N/B | US91282CBJ99 | 1.20% | $405.0M | Debt | United States | USD |
| 20 | United States Treasury Note/Bond US TREASURY N/B | US9128285M81 | 1.19% | $403.3M | Debt | United States | USD |
| 21 | United States Treasury Note/Bond US TREASURY N/B | US91282CJW29 | 1.19% | $403.2M | Debt | United States | USD |
| 22 | United States Treasury Note/Bond US TREASURY N/B | US91282CMN82 | 1.19% | $402.1M | Debt | United States | USD |
| 23 | United States Treasury Note/Bond US TREASURY N/B | US91282CLX73 | 1.19% | $401.7M | Debt | United States | USD |
| 24 | United States Treasury Note/Bond US TREASURY N/B | US91282CNU17 | 1.19% | $401.4M | Debt | United States | USD |
| 25 | United States Treasury Note/Bond US TREASURY N/B | US91282CCE93 | 1.19% | $401.4M | Debt | United States | USD |
Breakdowns
Sums of reported weights over every position in the report. Totals can differ from 100% because of derivatives, borrowing and cash.
Asset type
| Type | Weight | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| Debt | 99.05% | |
| Short-term investment vehicles (cash funds) | 0.11% |
Country
| Country | Weight | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 99.16% |
Currency exposure
| Currency | Weight | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| US dollar (USD) | 99.16% |
Sector
No sector data
Source: SEC Form N-PORT (opens in a new tab) Holdings as of
Distributions
- Paid in the last 12 months
- $2.1800
- 12-month yield
- 3.78%
- Frequency
- Monthly
- Latest ex-date
- 1 Oct 2026
12-month yield = distributions per unit with an ex-date in the last 12 months ($2.1800) ÷ latest price ($57.64) × 100 = 3.78%. It looks back, so it is not a forecast; special distributions in the window are included.
Why a distribution yield is not the fund's return: yield vs total return
Distribution history table (60 payments)
| Ex-date | Amount per unit |
|---|---|
| 1 Oct 2026 | $0.1830 |
| 1 Sep 2026 | $0.1680 |
| 3 Aug 2026 | $0.1820 |
| 1 Jul 2026 | $0.1780 |
| 1 Jun 2026 | $0.1850 |
| 1 May 2026 | $0.1790 |
| 1 Apr 2026 | $0.1860 |
| 2 Mar 2026 | $0.1700 |
| 2 Feb 2026 | $0.1850 |
| 18 Dec 2025 | $0.1900 |
| 1 Dec 2025 | $0.1850 |
| 3 Nov 2025 | $0.1890 |
| 1 Oct 2025 | $0.1900 |
| 2 Sep 2025 | $0.1990 |
| 1 Aug 2025 | $0.2000 |
| 1 Jul 2025 | $0.1940 |
| 2 Jun 2025 | $0.2050 |
| 1 May 2025 | $0.1980 |
| 1 Apr 2025 | $0.2060 |
| 3 Mar 2025 | $0.1870 |
| 3 Feb 2025 | $0.2080 |
| 24 Dec 2024 | $0.2010 |
| 2 Dec 2024 | $0.2000 |
| 1 Nov 2024 | $0.2150 |
| 1 Oct 2024 | $0.2020 |
| 3 Sep 2024 | $0.2100 |
| 1 Aug 2024 | $0.2100 |
| 1 Jul 2024 | $0.2020 |
| 3 Jun 2024 | $0.2060 |
| 1 May 2024 | $0.1970 |
| 1 Apr 2024 | $0.2020 |
| 1 Mar 2024 | $0.1930 |
| 1 Feb 2024 | $0.1980 |
| 22 Dec 2023 | $0.1950 |
| 1 Dec 2023 | $0.1860 |
| 1 Nov 2023 | $0.1850 |
| 2 Oct 2023 | $0.1790 |
| 1 Sep 2023 | $0.1740 |
| 1 Aug 2023 | $0.1710 |
| 3 Jul 2023 | $0.1590 |
| 1 Jun 2023 | $0.1520 |
| 1 May 2023 | $0.1440 |
| 3 Apr 2023 | $0.1430 |
| 1 Mar 2023 | $0.1210 |
| 1 Feb 2023 | $0.1250 |
| 23 Dec 2022 | $0.1150 |
| 1 Dec 2022 | $0.0980 |
| 1 Nov 2022 | $0.0880 |
| 3 Oct 2022 | $0.0710 |
| 1 Sep 2022 | $0.0600 |
| 1 Aug 2022 | $0.0560 |
| 1 Jul 2022 | $0.0490 |
| 1 Jun 2022 | $0.0400 |
| 2 May 2022 | $0.0290 |
| 1 Apr 2022 | $0.0240 |
| 1 Mar 2022 | $0.0180 |
| 1 Feb 2022 | $0.0170 |
| 23 Dec 2021 | $0.2040 |
| 1 Dec 2021 | $0.0150 |
| 1 Nov 2021 | $0.0150 |
Filings and sources
- Form N-PORT report for May 2026 (opens in a new tab)
- Prospectus filing with the fee table (opens in a new tab)
- All SEC filings for this fund series (S000026859) (opens in a new tab)
- Nasdaq Trader symbol directory (opens in a new tab)
- Yahoo Finance quote and distributions (opens in a new tab)
- How the ETF figures are collected
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