{
 "ticker": "VSDB",
 "name": "Vanguard Short Duration Bond ETF",
 "issuer": "Vanguard",
 "desk": "core",
 "url": "https://etfiq.com/funds/vsdb",
 "html": "https://etfiq.com/funds/vsdb",
 "markdown": "https://etfiq.com/funds/vsdb.md",
 "as_of": "2026-10-02",
 "verdict": "VSDB is actively managed and returned +1.5% over the past year.",
 "category": {
  "id": "bonds",
  "name": "Bonds",
  "label": "Bond ETFs",
  "url": "https://etfiq.com/bonds/",
  "group": {
   "id": "taxable-bonds",
   "name": "Taxable bonds"
  },
  "segment": {
   "id": "short-term",
   "name": "Short-term bond",
   "url": "https://etfiq.com/bonds/short-term/"
  },
  "status": "classified",
  "as_of": "2026-10-03",
  "method": "https://etfiq.com/methodology/categories"
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   "key": "total_return_1_year",
   "label": "Total return, 1 year",
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   "source": null,
   "as_of": "2026-10-02",
   "sentence": "VSDB, total return, 1 year: +1.5%, as of Oct 2, 2026."
  },
  {
   "key": "expense_ratio",
   "label": "Expense ratio",
   "value": "0.15%",
   "source": null,
   "as_of": "2026-10-02",
   "sentence": "VSDB, expense ratio: 0.15%, as of Oct 2, 2026."
  },
  {
   "key": "holdings",
   "label": "Holdings",
   "value": "1453",
   "source": null,
   "as_of": "2026-10-02",
   "sentence": "VSDB, holdings: 1453, as of Oct 2, 2026."
  },
  {
   "key": "below_its_high",
   "label": "Below its high",
   "value": "\u22121.4%",
   "source": null,
   "as_of": "2026-10-02",
   "sentence": "VSDB, below its high: \u22121.4%, as of Oct 2, 2026."
  },
  {
   "key": "net_assets",
   "label": "Net assets",
   "value": "$1.0bn",
   "source": "the issuer\u2019s own figure for this ETF, month end, as of Sep 30, 2026",
   "as_of": "2026-10-02",
   "sentence": "VSDB, net assets: $1.0bn (the issuer\u2019s own figure for this ETF, month end, as of Sep 30, 2026)."
  }
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 "fields": [
  {
   "key": "what_it_tracks",
   "label": "What it tracks",
   "value": "No index, actively managed",
   "source": null
  },
  {
   "key": "fund_type",
   "label": "Fund type",
   "value": "Bond fund",
   "source": null
  },
  {
   "key": "category",
   "label": "Category",
   "value": "Bonds \u00b7 Short-term bond",
   "source": "ETFIQ"
  },
  {
   "key": "expense_ratio",
   "label": "Expense ratio",
   "value": "0.15%",
   "source": "485BPOS XBRL, Jan 28, 2026"
  },
  {
   "key": "price",
   "label": "Price",
   "value": "$74.47",
   "source": null
  },
  {
   "key": "listed_since",
   "label": "Listed since",
   "value": "Apr 3, 2025",
   "source": null
  },
  {
   "key": "net_assets",
   "label": "Net assets",
   "value": "$1.0bn",
   "source": "the issuer\u2019s own figure for this ETF, month end, as of Sep 30, 2026"
  },
  {
   "key": "below_its_high",
   "label": "Below its high",
   "value": "\u22121.4%",
   "source": "ETFIQ"
  },
  {
   "key": "holdings",
   "label": "Holdings",
   "value": "1453",
   "source": null
  },
  {
   "key": "top_ten_weight",
   "label": "Top ten weight",
   "value": "12.7%",
   "source": null
  },
  {
   "key": "holdings_as_of",
   "label": "Holdings as of",
   "value": "Aug 31, 2026",
   "source": "the issuer\u2019s month-end file"
  }
 ],
 "periods": [
  {
   "window": "3 months",
   "Total return": "\u22120.9%",
   "S&P 500": "+3.6%",
   "Gap to S&P 500": "\u22124.5 pts",
   "Gap to Nasdaq-100": "\u22126.3 pts"
  },
  {
   "window": "6 months",
   "Total return": "\u22120.1%",
   "S&P 500": "+17.9%",
   "Gap to S&P 500": "\u221218.0 pts",
   "Gap to Nasdaq-100": "\u221228.5 pts"
  },
  {
   "window": "1 year",
   "Total return": "+1.5%",
   "S&P 500": "+16.2%",
   "Gap to S&P 500": "\u221214.7 pts",
   "Gap to Nasdaq-100": "\u221222.8 pts"
  },
  {
   "window": "Since listing",
   "Total return": "+5.2%",
   "S&P 500": "+45.8%",
   "Gap to S&P 500": "\u221240.6 pts",
   "Gap to Nasdaq-100": "\u221262.3 pts"
  }
 ],
 "questions": [
  {
   "q": "How has VSDB performed?",
   "a": "Over the year to Oct 2, 2026, VSDB returned +1.5% with distributions reinvested, against +16.2% for the S&P 500. Over three years the figure is not published."
  },
  {
   "q": "What does VSDB cost?",
   "a": "The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% a year."
  },
  {
   "q": "How far is VSDB below its high?",
   "a": "1.4% below its high of Aug 26, 2026, measured on the reinvested series to Oct 2, 2026."
  }
 ],
 "generated": "2026-10-03",
 "license": "https://etfiq.com/license/",
 "license_text": "Free to use with attribution. ETFIQ (etfiq.com)."
}