VFISX — Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Fund
Data updated: 2026-06-26
VFISX — Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Fund data: holdings, portfolio allocation, expenses, performance, cashflows, risk and SEC filings. Short Treasury / Sovereign Bond · $5.81B AUM · 0.20% expense ratio · 3.1% 1-yr return. From SEC regulatory filings.
VFISX Fund Overview
VFISX — Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Fund is a US mutual fund managed by Vanguard Fixed Income Securities Funds, categorised as Short Treasury / Sovereign Bond. ABC INVEST provides holdings, performance, costs, cashflows, risk data, prospectus documents and SEC filings, sourced from SEC filings.
- Type: US mutual fund
- Manager: Vanguard Fixed Income Securities Funds
- Category: Short Treasury / Sovereign Bond
- Assets under management: $5.81B
- 1-year return: 3.1%
- Ticker: VFISX
- SEC CIK: 0000106444
- SEC series ID: S000002583
- Share class ID: C000007089
VFISX Holdings
Top 10 holdings of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Fund by percentage of net assets, from the fund's latest SEC N-PORT filing.
| Holding | % of net assets |
|---|---|
| United States Treasury Note/Bond | 5.60% |
| United States Treasury Note/Bond | 5.19% |
| United States Treasury Note/Bond | 3.77% |
| United States Treasury Note/Bond | 3.42% |
| United States Treasury Note/Bond | 2.92% |
| United States Treasury Note/Bond | 2.74% |
| United States Treasury Note/Bond | 2.60% |
| United States Treasury Note/Bond | 2.56% |
| United States Treasury Note/Bond | 2.49% |
| United States Treasury Note/Bond | 2.35% |
VFISX Portfolio Allocation
Asset-class allocation of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Fund by percentage of net assets, from the latest SEC N-PORT filing.
| Asset class | Allocation |
|---|---|
| Fixed Income | 82.8% |
| Securitized | 15.7% |
| Other | 1.1% |
| Cash & Equivalents | 0.9% |
VFISX Performance
Total returns for VFISX (as of 2026-08-01), from SEC filings.
| Period | Total return |
|---|---|
| YTD | 0.5% |
| 1 year | 3.1% |
| 3 years (annualised) | 3.8% |
| 5 years (annualised) | 1.4% |
VFISX Risk Information
Risk metrics for VFISX, derived from monthly returns in SEC filings.
- 1-year volatility (annualised): 1.6%
VFISX Costs and Fees
VFISX costs about $20 per $10,000 invested per year in fund expenses.
- Net expense ratio: 0.20%
- Gross expense ratio: 0.20%
- Portfolio turnover: 421%
- Brokerage commissions: 0.00 bps of average net assets (SEC N-CEN)
VFISX Cashflows
Over the 12 months to 2026-04, Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Fund had net outflows of $73.73M, from monthly SEC N-PORT filings.
| Month | Net flow |
|---|---|
| 2026-04 | $6.49M |
| 2026-03 | $11.45M |
| 2026-02 | $13.83M |
| 2026-01 | $6.07M |
| 2025-12 | −$40.61M |
| 2025-11 | $112.36M |
VFISX Debt Constituents
Largest debt holdings of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Fund by percentage of net assets, from the latest SEC N-PORT filing.
| Debt holding | % of net assets |
|---|---|
| United States Treasury Note/Bond | 5.60% |
| United States Treasury Note/Bond | 5.19% |
| United States Treasury Note/Bond | 3.77% |
| United States Treasury Note/Bond | 3.42% |
| United States Treasury Note/Bond | 2.92% |
| United States Treasury Note/Bond | 2.74% |
| United States Treasury Note/Bond | 2.60% |
| United States Treasury Note/Bond | 2.56% |
| United States Treasury Note/Bond | 2.49% |
| United States Treasury Note/Bond | 2.35% |
VFISX Prospectus and SEC Filings
Official Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Fund filings on SEC EDGAR — prospectus, portfolio holdings and annual reports.
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Data Sources
ABC INVEST compiles this page from public filings made to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) through EDGAR: portfolio holdings and monthly cashflows from Form N-PORT, expenses and returns from fund prospectuses (Form 485BPOS) and the SEC DERA Risk/Return Summary data sets, annual data from Form N-CEN, and shareholder reports from Form N-CSR.