VSBSX — Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index Fund
Data updated: 2026-07-29
VSBSX — Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index Fund data: holdings, portfolio allocation, expenses, performance, cashflows, risk and SEC filings. Short Treasury / Sovereign Bond · $33.86B AUM · 0.06% expense ratio · 3.5% 1-yr return. From SEC regulatory filings.
VSBSX Fund Overview
VSBSX — Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index Fund is a US ETF managed by Vanguard Scottsdale 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 ETF
- Manager: Vanguard Scottsdale Funds
- Category: Short Treasury / Sovereign Bond
- Assets under management: $33.86B
- 1-year return: 3.5%
- Ticker: VSBSX
- SEC CIK: 0001021882
- SEC series ID: S000026859
- Share class ID: C000080841
VSBSX Holdings
Top 10 holdings of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index Fund by percentage of net assets, from the fund's latest SEC N-PORT filing.
| Holding | % of net assets |
|---|---|
| United States Treasury Note/Bond | 2.24% |
| United States Treasury Note/Bond | 1.40% |
| United States Treasury Note/Bond | 1.35% |
| United States Treasury Note/Bond | 1.31% |
| United States Treasury Note/Bond | 1.29% |
| United States Treasury Note/Bond | 1.29% |
| United States Treasury Note/Bond | 1.26% |
| United States Treasury Note/Bond | 1.26% |
| United States Treasury Note/Bond | 1.25% |
| United States Treasury Note/Bond | 1.25% |
VSBSX Portfolio Allocation
Asset-class allocation of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index Fund by percentage of net assets, from the latest SEC N-PORT filing.
| Asset class | Allocation |
|---|---|
| Fixed Income | 99.0% |
| Cash & Equivalents | 0.1% |
VSBSX Performance
Total returns for VSBSX (as of 2026-08-01), from SEC filings.
| Period | Total return |
|---|---|
| YTD | 0.6% |
| 1 year | 3.5% |
| 3 years (annualised) | 4.1% |
| 5 years (annualised) | 1.8% |
VSBSX Risk Information
Risk metrics for VSBSX, derived from monthly returns in SEC filings.
- 1-year volatility (annualised): 1.2%
VSBSX Costs and Fees
VSBSX costs about $6 per $10,000 invested per year in fund expenses.
- Net expense ratio: 0.06%
- Gross expense ratio: 0.06%
- Portfolio turnover: 93%
- Brokerage commissions: 0.00 bps of average net assets (SEC N-CEN)
VSBSX Cashflows
Over the 12 months to 2026-02, Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index Fund had net inflows of $6.31B, from monthly SEC N-PORT filings.
| Month | Net flow |
|---|---|
| 2026-02 | $894.40M |
| 2026-01 | $1.25B |
| 2025-12 | $504.52M |
| 2025-11 | $653.27M |
| 2025-10 | $1.71B |
| 2025-09 | $175.21M |
VSBSX Debt Constituents
Largest debt holdings of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index Fund by percentage of net assets, from the latest SEC N-PORT filing.
| Debt holding | % of net assets |
|---|---|
| United States Treasury Note/Bond | 2.24% |
| United States Treasury Note/Bond | 1.40% |
| United States Treasury Note/Bond | 1.35% |
| United States Treasury Note/Bond | 1.31% |
| United States Treasury Note/Bond | 1.29% |
| United States Treasury Note/Bond | 1.29% |
| United States Treasury Note/Bond | 1.26% |
| United States Treasury Note/Bond | 1.26% |
| United States Treasury Note/Bond | 1.25% |
| United States Treasury Note/Bond | 1.25% |
VSBSX Prospectus and SEC Filings
Official Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index 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.