VSDB — Vanguard Short Duration Bond ETF
Data updated: 2026-05-28
VSDB — Vanguard Short Duration Bond ETF data: holdings, portfolio allocation, expenses, performance, cashflows, risk and SEC filings. Short Total / Aggregate Bond · $458.59M AUM · 0.15% expense ratio · 5.4% 1-yr return. From SEC regulatory filings.
VSDB Fund Overview
VSDB — Vanguard Short Duration Bond ETF is a US ETF managed by Vanguard Malvern Funds, categorised as Short Total / Aggregate Bond. ABC INVEST provides holdings, performance, costs, cashflows, risk data, prospectus documents and SEC filings, sourced from SEC filings.
- Type: US ETF
- Manager: Vanguard Malvern Funds
- Category: Short Total / Aggregate Bond
- Assets under management: $458.59M
- 1-year return: 5.4%
- Ticker: VSDB
- SEC CIK: 0000836906
- SEC series ID: S000091408
- Share class ID: C000259071
VSDB Holdings
Top 10 holdings of Vanguard Short Duration Bond ETF by percentage of net assets, from the fund's latest SEC N-PORT filing.
| Holding | % of net assets |
|---|---|
| United States Treasury Bill | 2.52% |
| Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac | 2.52% |
| Fannie Mae Pool | 1.53% |
| United States Treasury Note/Bond | 1.48% |
| Ginnie Mae II Pool | 1.26% |
| United States Treasury Note/Bond | 1.07% |
| United States Treasury Note/Bond | 1.03% |
| Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac | 1.01% |
| United States Treasury Note/Bond | 0.96% |
| United States Treasury Note/Bond | 0.93% |
VSDB Portfolio Allocation
Asset-class allocation of Vanguard Short Duration Bond ETF by percentage of net assets, from the latest SEC N-PORT filing.
| Asset class | Allocation |
|---|---|
| Fixed Income | 85.5% |
| Securitized | 21.3% |
| Loans | 1.9% |
| Cash & Equivalents | 0.4% |
| Real Estate | 0.1% |
| Derivatives | 0.1% |
VSDB Performance
Total returns for VSDB (as of 2026-08-01), from SEC filings.
| Period | Total return |
|---|---|
| YTD | 0.2% |
| 1 year | 5.4% |
VSDB Risk Information
Risk metrics for VSDB, derived from monthly returns in SEC filings.
- 1-year volatility (annualised): 1.8%
VSDB Costs and Fees
VSDB costs about $15 per $10,000 invested per year in fund expenses.
- Net expense ratio: 0.15%
- Gross expense ratio: 0.15%
- Portfolio turnover: 110%
- Brokerage commissions: 0.00 bps of average net assets (SEC N-CEN)
VSDB Cashflows
Over the 12 months to 2026-03, Vanguard Short Duration Bond ETF had net inflows of $460.38M, from monthly SEC N-PORT filings.
| Month | Net flow |
|---|---|
| 2026-03 | $33.21M |
| 2026-02 | $165.15M |
| 2026-01 | $137.25M |
| 2025-12 | $8.06M |
| 2025-11 | $14.52M |
| 2025-10 | $8.81M |
VSDB Debt Constituents
Largest debt holdings of Vanguard Short Duration Bond ETF by percentage of net assets, from the latest SEC N-PORT filing.
| Debt holding | % of net assets |
|---|---|
| United States Treasury Bill | 2.52% |
| United States Treasury Note/Bond | 1.48% |
| United States Treasury Note/Bond | 1.07% |
| United States Treasury Note/Bond | 1.03% |
| United States Treasury Note/Bond | 0.96% |
| United States Treasury Note/Bond | 0.93% |
| United States Treasury Note/Bond | 0.84% |
| United States Treasury Note/Bond | 0.83% |
| United States Treasury Note/Bond | 0.81% |
| United States Treasury Note/Bond | 0.77% |
VSDB Prospectus and SEC Filings
Official Vanguard Short Duration Bond ETF 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.