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Vanguard Ultra-Short Treasury ETF (VGUS)

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Price: $75.52; —11 Sept 2026
Assets: $1.1B; Total net assets
Expense ratio: 0.07%; Category 0.38%
Yield: 3.59%; Trailing distributions

1Y return: 3.7%-0.3%; Category 3.9%
3Y CAGR: —; Category 5.1%
5Y CAGR: —; Category 3.9%

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Vanguard Ultra-Short Treasury ETF

Calendar-year returns

Fund only: no comparison series covers this fund's history.

Risk statistics

Five years of daily closes. Risk-free rate 4% a year.

Standard deviation: —
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Trailing returns compared with benchmark
Period	1M	3M	6M	YTD	1Y	3YCAGR	5YCAGR	10YCAGR	LaunchCAGR
ETF	+0.3%	+0.9%	+1.8%	+2.4%	+3.7%	—	—	—	+3.9%
Ultrashort Bond average	0.3%	0.8%	2.0%	2.6%	3.9%	5.1%	3.9%	3.0%	3.4%
Difference	0.0%	0.0%	-0.2%	-0.1%	-0.3%	—	—	—	+0.5%

Holdings

Allocation as last published by the fund.

Credit quality

Share of the bonds by rating.

US government96.5%
AA100.0%
Other0.0%

Asset mix

Bonds55.8%
Cash44.2%

ETF details

Issuer: Vanguard
Category: Fixed Income · Ultrashort Bond
Ticker: VGUS
Exchange: Nasdaq
Inception: 10 Feb 2025 (1.6 years)
Structure: Exchange Traded Fund
Expense ratio: 0.07% (category 0.38%)
Holdings turnover: 0% (category 63%)
Distribution yield: 3.59%
Beta, 3 years: 0.00
Total net assets: $1.1B
Average maturity: 9.92 years

Prices and returns as of 11 Sept 2026; total return with distributions reinvested, before brokerage and taxes. Not investment advice.

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