How has VGSH performed?

Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, VGSH returned +1.7% with distributions reinvested, against +1.8% for its benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. Treasury 1-3 Year Index. Over three years the number is +12.9%.

The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year.

How far is VGSH below its high?

0.1% below its high of Aug 25, 2026, measured on the reinvested series to Oct 28, 2026.

VGSH · Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF

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VGSH tracks an index of Short-Term Treasury and returned +1.7% over the past year.

Why did VGSH return +24.7% against SCHO’s +24.3%?What would a 1-point rise in rates do to VGSH?What does VGSH cost to hold and to trade?

Bond fund · Tracks the Bloomberg U.S. Treasury 1-3 Year IndexVanguard ↗Expense ratio 0.03%Fund assets $35.1bn on Sep 30, 2026First traded Nov 23, 2009Benchmark Bloomberg U.S. Treasury 1-3 Year Index, measured by SCHO, which tracks the same indexFund page at the issuer ↗SEC filings ↗Every Vanguard fund ETFIQ covers Dividend history

VGSH returned +1.7% over the year to Oct 28, 2026, charges 0.03% a year and holds $35.1bn in net assets on Sep 30, 2026.

Promise check: DeliveredOver the year to Oct 28, 2026, VGSH returned 1.7% against 1.8% for SCHO, which tracks the same Bloomberg U.S. Treasury 1-3 Year Index. Fees aside, VGSH finished 0.04 points behind SCHO.

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VGSH risk and return scorecard

vs SCHO · Aug 2010 to Oct 2026 · 845 weekly returns · dividend-adjusted

16.2 years

VGSH +24.7%, SCHO +24.3%, Aug 2010 to Oct 2026, distributions reinvested.

Return

MeasureVGSHSCHOEdge

Total return+24.7%+24.3%Tie

Annualized+1.4%+1.3%Tie

Price return−4.7%−4.2%SCHO

Risk

MeasureVGSHSCHOEdge

Volatility1.3%1.3%Tie

Max drawdown−5.5%−5.6%Tie

Upside capture97.7%100.0%SCHO (slight)

Downside capture96.0%100.0%VGSH (slight)

Risk-adjusted

MeasureVGSHSCHOEdge

Sharpe ratio−0.17−0.19VGSH

Sortino ratio−0.25−0.28VGSH

Alpha vs SCHO

MeasureVGSHSCHOEdge

Alpha, a year0.0%Not significant

Alpha t-stat0.22

Beta to SCHO0.981.00Lower beta

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records; risk-free rate: U.S. Treasury, Daily Treasury Bill Rates, 13-week coupon equivalent Method · Data

What you earned

VGSH +0.8%, SCHO +0.8%: total return over one month to Oct 28, 2026.

VGSH

+0.8%

SCHO

+0.8%

VGSH +0.3%, SCHO +0.3%: total return over three months to Oct 28, 2026.

VGSH

+0.3%

SCHO

+0.3%

VGSH +0.7%, SCHO +0.7%: total return over six months to Oct 28, 2026.

VGSH

+0.7%

SCHO

+0.7%

VGSH +1.1%, SCHO +1.1%: total return over the year to Oct 28, 2026.

VGSH

+1.1%

SCHO

+1.1%

VGSH +1.7%, SCHO +1.8%: total return over one year to Oct 28, 2026.

VGSH

+1.7%

SCHO

+1.8%

VGSH +12.9%, SCHO +12.9%: total return over three years to Oct 28, 2026.

VGSH

+12.9%

SCHO

+12.9%

VGSH +10.6%, SCHO +10.5%: total return over five years to Oct 28, 2026.

VGSH

+10.6%

SCHO

+10.5%

VGSH +19.3%, SCHO +19.1%: total return over ten years to Oct 28, 2026.

VGSH

+19.3%

SCHO

+19.1%

VGSH +26.7%: total return since launch to Oct 28, 2026.

VGSH

+26.7%

askIQ: why did VGSH return +1.7% against SCHO’s +1.8%? ↗

What does it hold, and how long?

Holdings filed for May 31, 2026 (N-PORT)

+1.7%

Total return, 1 year

to Oct 28, 2026

Report

0.03%

Expense ratio

Report

Holdings

as of Sep 30, 2026

Report

−0.1%

Below its high

to Oct 28, 2026

Report

3.7%

12-month yield, capital gains included, on its starting price

to Oct 28, 2026

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$0.1825

Last payment (paid monthly), ex-date Oct 1, 2026

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Maturity

Under 1 yr

5.1%

1 to 3 yrs

94.0%

3 to 5 yrs

0.0%

5 to 10 yrs

0.0%

10 to 20 yrs

0.0%

Over 20 yrs

0.0%

What it holds

Treasury 99.0%Cash and repo 0.1%

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Price and total return, 1 year

$57.770.0%1 day, priceClose, Oct 28, 2026

−2%−1%0%1%Total return +1.7%Price −2.0%

Oct 28, 2025Oct 28, 2026

Price −2.0%Total return +1.7%

Total return adds every distribution, reinvested. Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices.

Source: Tiingo end-of-day prices. Data as of Oct 28, 2026. Updated every trading night. Report a data error

Points (pts) are percentage points.

VGSH returns by window: total return, cash paid and price change
Window	Total return	Benchmark (SCHO)	Gap to SCHO
1M Sep 28 – Oct 28, 2026	+0.8%	+0.8%	0.0 pts
3M Jul 29 – Oct 28, 2026	+0.3%	+0.3%	0.0 pts
6M Apr 29 – Oct 28, 2026	+0.7%	+0.7%	0.0 pts
YTD Dec 31, 2025 – Oct 28, 2026	+1.1%	+1.1%	0.0 pts
1Y Oct 28, 2025 – Oct 28, 2026	+1.7%	+1.8%	−0.1 pts
3Y Oct 27, 2023 – Oct 28, 2026	+12.9%	+12.9%	0.0 pts
5Y Oct 29, 2021 – Oct 28, 2026	+10.6%	+10.5%	+0.1 pts
10Y Oct 28, 2016 – Oct 28, 2026	+19.3%	+19.1%	+0.2 pts
Since launch Nov 23, 2009 – Oct 28, 2026	+26.7%	not available	not available
Since launch, annualised Nov 23, 2009 – Oct 28, 2026	+1.4%	–	–

Total returns, distributions reinvested.

Source: Tiingo end-of-day prices, with distributions reinvested.

Money in and out

Monthly data · as of May 31, 2026

VGSH’s fund, all share classes together: in the month to May 31, 2026, net $452m came in, by its SEC filing.

Computed by ETFIQ from the monthly sales and redemptions VGSH files with the SEC on Form N-PORT.

How this is computed

ETFIQ reads no daily data for this fund, so its flows are monthly, and the latest month filed is May 2026. The filing covers all share classes of the fund, not the ETF alone: Vanguard sells its ETF as one share class of a fund that also has mutual fund shares. Every day and month ETFIQ holds for VGSH, back to Sep 2019, is in its flows file. Flows across every fund · How these flows are computed · Compare VGSH with other funds in the flows tool

Month by month, money in and money outJun 2023 to May 2026

in, up to +$2.1bn

out, down to −$2.6bnJun 2023May 2026

VGSH, all share classes of its fund, money in and money out each month from Jun 2023 to May 2026: two bars a month, money in above the line and money out below. Every bar is from VGSH’s SEC filings (N-PORT item B.6). Of the 36 months listed, money came in on net in 24 and went out in 12.

Every bar is from VGSH’s SEC filings (N-PORT item B.6). Of the 36 months listed, money came in on net in 24 and went out in 12.

MonthInOutNet

May 2026 SEC Form N-PORT, all share classes of the fund, not the ETF alone+$898m−$446m+$452m

Apr 2026 SEC Form N-PORT, all share classes of the fund, not the ETF alone+$683m−$532m+$152m

Mar 2026 SEC Form N-PORT, all share classes of the fund, not the ETF alone+$1.7bn−$752m+$958m

Feb 2026 SEC Form N-PORT, all share classes of the fund, not the ETF alone+$1.1bn−$227m+$894m

Jan 2026 SEC Form N-PORT, all share classes of the fund, not the ETF alone+$1.5bn−$275m+$1.2bn

Dec 2025 SEC Form N-PORT, all share classes of the fund, not the ETF alone+$662m−$158m+$505m

Nov 2025 SEC Form N-PORT, all share classes of the fund, not the ETF alone+$877m−$224m+$653m

Oct 2025 SEC Form N-PORT, all share classes of the fund, not the ETF alone+$2.0bn−$258m+$1.7bn

Sep 2025 SEC Form N-PORT, all share classes of the fund, not the ETF alone+$611m−$436m+$175m

Aug 2025 SEC Form N-PORT, all share classes of the fund, not the ETF alone+$426m−$441m−$14.8m

Jul 2025 SEC Form N-PORT, all share classes of the fund, not the ETF alone+$428m−$368m+$59.9m

Jun 2025 SEC Form N-PORT, all share classes of the fund, not the ETF alone+$443m−$198m+$245m

May 2025 SEC Form N-PORT, all share classes of the fund, not the ETF alone+$487m−$928m−$442m

Apr 2025 SEC Form N-PORT, all share classes of the fund, not the ETF alone+$1.5bn−$882m+$630m

Mar 2025 SEC Form N-PORT, all share classes of the fund, not the ETF alone+$1.5bn−$856m+$646m

Feb 2025 SEC Form N-PORT, all share classes of the fund, not the ETF alone+$627m−$228m+$399m

Jan 2025 SEC Form N-PORT, all share classes of the fund, not the ETF alone+$425m−$302m+$123m

Dec 2024 SEC Form N-PORT, all share classes of the fund, not the ETF alone+$2.0bn−$168m+$1.9bn

Nov 2024 SEC Form N-PORT, all share classes of the fund, not the ETF alone+$417m−$461m−$44.4m

Oct 2024 SEC Form N-PORT, all share classes of the fund, not the ETF alone+$285m−$1.4bn−$1.1bn

Sep 2024 SEC Form N-PORT, all share classes of the fund, not the ETF alone+$892m−$767m+$125m

Aug 2024 SEC Form N-PORT, all share classes of the fund, not the ETF alone+$759m−$601m+$158m

Jul 2024 SEC Form N-PORT, all share classes of the fund, not the ETF alone+$315m−$117m+$198m

Jun 2024 SEC Form N-PORT, all share classes of the fund, not the ETF alone+$295m−$192m+$102m

May 2024 SEC Form N-PORT, all share classes of the fund, not the ETF alone+$339m−$270m+$69.5m

Apr 2024 SEC Form N-PORT, all share classes of the fund, not the ETF alone+$610m−$1.0bn−$423m

Mar 2024 SEC Form N-PORT, all share classes of the fund, not the ETF alone+$435m−$585m−$150m

Feb 2024 SEC Form N-PORT, all share classes of the fund, not the ETF alone+$511m−$2.6bn−$2.1bn

Jan 2024 SEC Form N-PORT, all share classes of the fund, not the ETF alone+$617m−$297m+$320m

Dec 2023 SEC Form N-PORT, all share classes of the fund, not the ETF alone+$1.6bn−$1.7bn−$103m

Nov 2023 SEC Form N-PORT, all share classes of the fund, not the ETF alone+$415m−$794m−$378m

Oct 2023 SEC Form N-PORT, all share classes of the fund, not the ETF alone+$595m−$568m+$27.1m

Sep 2023 SEC Form N-PORT, all share classes of the fund, not the ETF alone+$376m−$586m−$210m

Aug 2023 SEC Form N-PORT, all share classes of the fund, not the ETF alone+$475m−$595m−$121m

Jul 2023 SEC Form N-PORT, all share classes of the fund, not the ETF alone+$561m−$429m+$132m

Jun 2023 SEC Form N-PORT, all share classes of the fund, not the ETF alone+$695m−$757m−$61.2m

Most recent first.

How this is computed

N-PORT months: money in is sales plus reinvestments; money out is redemptions.

N-PORT months are the filed sales plus reinvestments less redemptions. Later months add up the daily data; the Source column names any missing day.

Source: ETFIQ, from the fund’s SEC N-PORT filings. Data as of May 31, 2026. Updated when the fund files its next report.

VGSH key stats

52-week high, daily closes to Oct 28, 2026 (ETFIQ)$59.00 on Feb 27, 2026

52-week low, daily closes to Oct 28, 2026 (ETFIQ)$57.46 on Oct 5, 2026

Close on Oct 28, 2026, within that range (ETFIQ)$57.77, 20% of the way from the low to the high

Holdings93

Top ten weight14.2%

Range, beta and R-squared computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices.

Trading

as of Oct 27, 2026

Trading · VGSHas of Oct 27, 2026

Not scored2 of 6 measured · Oct 27, 2026

0 · Hard to tradeIQ Liquidity Score100 · Trades like a giant

Cost for your order · one way, at least half a one-cent tick

$1,000$0.090.009%

$10,000$0.870.009%

Premium or discount to NAV, Oct 27 close+0.02%

−0.1%95% of days within ±0.05% · the 1% band is off this scale+0.1%

How to tradeLimit: midpoint + 1¢ to buy, midpoint − 1¢ to sell.At the Oct 27 close of $57.75, that’s $57.76 to buy and $57.74 to sell.

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About VGSH

What it tracksBloomberg U.S. Treasury 1-3 Year Index

Fund typeBond fund

Category (ETFIQ)Bonds · Short-term government

Expense ratio (497 XBRL, Jun 30, 2026)0.03%

Price$57.77

First tradedNov 23, 2009

Net assets (the issuer’s own number for this ETF, month end, as of Sep 30, 2026)$35.1bnReport

Benchmark (ETFIQ, from its filings)Bloomberg U.S. Treasury 1-3 Year Index, measured by SCHO, which tracks the same index

Benchmark named inits prospectus, 497, Jun 30, 2026

VGSH, 1 year to Oct 28, 2026+1.7%

SCHO, the same days+1.8%

Against its benchmark, 1 year (ETFIQ)−0.1 pts

Below its high (ETFIQ)−0.1%

Holdings93

Top ten weight14.2%

Holdings as of (the issuer’s month-end file)Sep 30, 2026

IQ Investment Committee on VGSH

12 seats on VGSH, as of Oct 28, 2026: 3 Supports, 1 Mixed, 1 Challenges, 3 Not enough data, 4 Does not apply.

In the tradition ofJohn BogleBogle-style Low CostMixed

In the tradition ofBenjamin GrahamGraham-style Margin of SafetyNot enough data

In the tradition ofWarren Buffett & Charlie MungerBuffett & Munger-style QualityNot enough data

In the tradition ofPeter LynchLynch-style Growth at a Reasonable PriceNot enough data

In the tradition ofJohn TempletonTempleton-style Global ContrarianDoes not apply

In the tradition ofRay DalioDalio-style All-WeatherChallenges

In the tradition ofHoward MarksMarks-style Cycles & RiskSupports

In the tradition ofStanley DruckenmillerDruckenmiller-style Macro & LiquidityDoes not apply

In the tradition ofDavid SwensenSwensen-style DiversificationSupports

In the tradition ofCathie WoodWood-style Disruptive InnovationDoes not apply

In the tradition ofJesse LivermoreLivermore-style Trend FollowingDoes not apply

Uses ETFIQ’s measuresThe ETFIQ SkepticETFIQ’s own seatSupports

Put VGSH to the committee →See all seats →No investor named is affiliated with or endorses ETFIQ. Not investment advice.

Questions people ask about VGSH

How has VGSH performed?: Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, VGSH returned +1.7% with distributions reinvested, against +1.8% for its benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. Treasury 1-3 Year Index. Over three years the number is +12.9%.
What does VGSH cost?: The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year.
How far is VGSH below its high?: 0.1% below its high of Aug 25, 2026, measured on the reinvested series to Oct 28, 2026.

Sources and dates

Prices, VGSH and Benchmark (SCHO)Tiingo end-of-day · Oct 28, 2026

Fee, 0.03%Prospectus filing with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Net assets, $35.1bnThe issuer’s own number for this ETF, month end · Sep 30, 2026

IssuerHoldings, the issuer’s own month-end file ↗

IssuerVanguard page for VGSH ↗

All fund filingsFund filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

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VGSH: VGSH over 1 year: total return +1.7%, its benchmark Bloomberg U.S. Treasury 1-3 Year Index through SCHO +1.8%, 0.0 pts. Data to Oct 28, 2026.

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