VSGDX — Vanguard Short-Term Federal Fund
Data updated: 2026-06-26
VSGDX — Vanguard Short-Term Federal Fund data: holdings, portfolio allocation, expenses, performance, cashflows, risk and SEC filings. Intermediate Securitized (MBS/ABS/CMBS) Bond · $4.48B AUM · 0.10% expense ratio · 3.8% 1-yr return. From SEC regulatory filings.
VSGDX Fund Overview
VSGDX — Vanguard Short-Term Federal Fund is a US mutual fund managed by Vanguard Fixed Income Securities Funds, categorised as Intermediate Securitized (MBS/ABS/CMBS) 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: Intermediate Securitized (MBS/ABS/CMBS) Bond
- Assets under management: $4.48B
- 1-year return: 3.8%
- Ticker: VSGDX
- SEC CIK: 0000106444
- SEC series ID: S000002590
- Share class ID: C000007106
VSGDX Holdings
Top 10 holdings of Vanguard Short-Term Federal Fund by percentage of net assets, from the fund's latest SEC N-PORT filing.
| Holding | % of net assets |
|---|---|
| Resolution Funding Corp Principal Strip | 8.51% |
| Resolution Funding Corp Principal Strip | 4.41% |
| Vanguard Cmt Funds-Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund | 4.20% |
| United States Treasury Note/Bond | 3.76% |
| Fannie Mae-Aces | 3.42% |
| Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac | 2.44% |
| United States Treasury Note/Bond | 2.36% |
| United States Treasury Note/Bond | 2.07% |
| United States Treasury Note/Bond | 1.99% |
| United States Treasury Note/Bond | 1.70% |
VSGDX Portfolio Allocation
Asset-class allocation of Vanguard Short-Term Federal Fund by percentage of net assets, from the latest SEC N-PORT filing.
| Asset class | Allocation |
|---|---|
| Securitized | 61.0% |
| Fixed Income | 38.7% |
| Cash & Equivalents | 4.2% |
| Other | 0.5% |
VSGDX Performance
Total returns for VSGDX (as of 2026-08-01), from SEC filings.
| Period | Total return |
|---|---|
| YTD | 0.7% |
| 1 year | 3.8% |
| 3 years (annualised) | 4.4% |
| 5 years (annualised) | 1.7% |
VSGDX Risk Information
Risk metrics for VSGDX, derived from monthly returns in SEC filings.
- 1-year volatility (annualised): 1.6%
VSGDX Costs and Fees
VSGDX costs about $10 per $10,000 invested per year in fund expenses.
- Net expense ratio: 0.10%
- Gross expense ratio: 0.10%
- Portfolio turnover: 398%
- Brokerage commissions: 0.00 bps of average net assets (SEC N-CEN)
VSGDX Cashflows
Over the 12 months to 2026-04, Vanguard Short-Term Federal Fund had net inflows of $89.55M, from monthly SEC N-PORT filings.
| Month | Net flow |
|---|---|
| 2026-04 | −$5.81M |
| 2026-03 | $9.35M |
| 2026-02 | $15.07M |
| 2026-01 | $9.87M |
| 2025-12 | $85.00M |
| 2025-11 | $1.10M |
VSGDX Debt Constituents
Largest debt holdings of Vanguard Short-Term Federal Fund by percentage of net assets, from the latest SEC N-PORT filing.
| Debt holding | % of net assets |
|---|---|
| Resolution Funding Corp Principal Strip | 8.51% |
| Resolution Funding Corp Principal Strip | 4.41% |
| United States Treasury Note/Bond | 3.76% |
| United States Treasury Note/Bond | 2.36% |
| United States Treasury Note/Bond | 2.07% |
| United States Treasury Note/Bond | 1.99% |
| United States Treasury Note/Bond | 1.70% |
| United States Treasury Note/Bond | 1.67% |
| United States Treasury Note/Bond | 1.57% |
| United States Treasury Note/Bond | 1.34% |
VSGDX Prospectus and SEC Filings
Official Vanguard Short-Term Federal 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.