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Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index Fund ETF Shares (VGSH)

Short Government | Exchange Traded Fund | NasdaqGM
57.98 USD -0.06 (-0.103%) ⇩ (July 13, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
Short-term:★★⯪☆☆Long-term:★★⯪☆☆Dividends:★★★⯪☆
Hot Take ↕ | July 11, 2026, 2:59 a.m. EDT

This instrument serves as a stable, defensive anchor rather than a growth engine. The underlying business—holding short-term U.S. Treasuries—is fundamentally sound, evidenced by a consistent stream of dividends that has grown significantly over the last few years, reflecting rising interest rates. However, the price itself has been range-bound, showing a slight downward drift relative to moving averages and a negative cumulative return over the nine-year window. While the latest annual return was positive, the asset has not delivered the explosive growth seen in equities. For investors, this is a reliable tool for capital preservation and generating income in a high-rate environment, but it lacks the momentum or structural expansion required to be a primary wealth builder. The options market confirms this stagnation, with almost no speculative interest.
Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
MSTL ✓0.004898
AutoETS0.005130
AutoARIMA0.005131
AutoTheta0.005420

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: MSTL

Forecast Reliability
Score 85%
H-stat 2.46
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.700
Excess Kurtosis -0.22

As of July 11, 2026, 2:59 a.m. EDT: Options activity is extremely muted with negligible volume and open interest across all expirations. The lack of significant positioning at strikes above or below the current price suggests a neutral stance, with speculators neither aggressively hedging against a drop nor betting on a rally. Implied volatility is near zero, indicating a market expecting flat price action.

Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.31% 3.82% 3.98% 3.00%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-07-01 0.178 0.306791
2026-06-01 0.185 0.318252
2026-05-01 0.179 0.306980
2026-04-01 0.186 0.318821
2026-03-02 0.170 0.289510
2026-02-02 0.185 0.315431
2025-12-18 0.190 0.323735
2025-12-01 0.185 0.315162
2025-11-03 0.189 0.322196
2025-10-01 0.190 0.323569
2025-09-02 0.199 0.339359
2025-08-01 0.200 0.341064
2025-07-01 0.194 0.331454
2025-06-02 0.205 0.351088
2025-05-01 0.198 0.337538
2025-04-01 0.206 0.352077
2025-03-03 0.187 0.319767
2025-02-03 0.208 0.357573
2024-12-24 0.201 0.346432
2024-12-02 0.200 0.343407
2024-11-01 0.215 0.369225
2024-10-01 0.202 0.343071
2024-09-03 0.210 0.358178
2024-08-01 0.210 0.359836
2024-07-01 0.202 0.349844
2024-06-03 0.206 0.356895
2024-05-01 0.197 0.342311
2024-04-01 0.202 0.349602
2024-03-01 0.193 0.332816
2024-02-01 0.198 0.339099
2023-12-22 0.195 0.334821
2023-12-01 0.186 0.320579
2023-11-01 0.185 0.321404
2023-10-02 0.179 0.311955
2023-09-01 0.174 0.301926
2023-08-01 0.171 0.297185
2023-07-03 0.159 0.276474
2023-06-01 0.152 0.261573
2023-05-01 0.144 0.247168
2023-04-03 0.143 0.244695
2023-03-01 0.121 0.210545
2023-02-01 0.125 0.214629
2022-12-23 0.115 0.198481
2022-12-01 0.098 0.169053
2022-11-01 0.088 0.153017
2022-10-03 0.071 0.122774
2022-09-01 0.060 0.102669
2022-08-01 0.056 0.094899
2022-07-01 0.049 0.083093
2022-06-01 0.040 0.067682
2022-05-02 0.029 0.049244
2022-04-01 0.024 0.040602
2022-03-01 0.018 0.029885
2022-02-01 0.017 0.028164
2021-12-23 0.204 0.335361
2021-12-01 0.015 0.024526
2021-11-01 0.015 0.024522
2021-10-01 0.015 0.024418
2021-09-01 0.017 0.027651
2021-08-02 0.018 0.029254
2021-07-01 0.017 0.027687
2021-06-01 0.018 0.029249
2021-05-03 0.018 0.029264
2021-04-01 0.021 0.034141
2021-03-01 0.021 0.034113
2021-02-01 0.025 0.040578
2020-12-23 0.402 0.652386
2020-12-01 0.033 0.053260
2020-11-02 0.038 0.061300
2020-10-01 0.040 0.064454
2020-09-01 0.046 0.074074
2020-08-03 0.051 0.082046
2020-07-01 0.054 0.086901
2020-06-01 0.062 0.099711
2020-05-01 0.071 0.114185
2020-04-01 0.080 0.128493
2020-03-02 0.097 0.157801
2020-02-03 0.102 0.167104
2019-12-23 0.106 0.174658
2019-12-02 0.102 0.167791
2019-11-01 0.111 0.182266
2019-10-01 0.112 0.183817
2019-09-03 0.114 0.186640
2019-08-01 0.122 0.200592
2019-07-01 0.116 0.190884
2019-06-03 0.124 0.204082
2019-05-01 0.119 0.197510
2019-04-01 0.126 0.209163
2019-03-01 0.111 0.185000
2019-02-01 0.125 0.208056
2018-12-24 0.111 0.185093
2018-12-03 0.104 0.174146
2018-11-01 0.106 0.177703
2018-10-01 0.102 0.171112
2018-09-04 0.100 0.167252
2018-08-01 0.094 0.157454
2018-07-02 0.089 0.148805
2018-06-01 0.086 0.143669
2018-05-01 0.080 0.133891
2018-04-02 0.078 0.130000
2018-03-01 0.066 0.110055
2018-02-01 0.063 0.104983
2017-12-26 0.076 0.126162
2017-12-01 0.064 0.105960
2017-11-01 0.060 0.099141
2017-10-02 0.063 0.103875
2017-09-01 0.055 0.090446
2017-08-01 0.054 0.088845
2017-07-03 0.055 0.090639
2017-06-01 0.054 0.088860
2017-05-01 0.052 0.085597
2017-04-03 0.048 0.078986
2017-03-01 0.049 0.080765
2017-02-01 0.032 0.052658
2016-12-22 0.066 0.108821
2016-12-01 0.045 0.074111
2016-11-01 0.040 0.065499
2016-10-03 0.043 0.070342
2016-09-01 0.045 0.073650
2016-08-01 0.042 0.068605
2016-07-01 0.046 0.074955
2016-06-01 0.041 0.067213
2016-05-02 0.040 0.065488
2016-04-01 0.038 0.062193
2016-03-01 0.038 0.062244
2016-02-01 0.026 0.042602
2015-12-23 0.080 0.131687
2015-12-01 0.033 0.054187
2015-10-01 0.040 0.065381
2015-09-01 0.027 0.044212
2015-08-03 0.033 0.054036
2015-07-01 0.033 0.054063
2015-06-01 0.033 0.054045
2015-05-01 0.031 0.050786
2015-04-01 0.030 0.049068
2015-03-02 0.030 0.049221
2015-02-02 0.025 0.040890
2014-12-23 0.065 0.106961
2014-12-01 0.025 0.040923
2014-11-03 0.024 0.039351
2014-10-01 0.024 0.039370
2014-09-02 0.020 0.032825
2014-08-01 0.019 0.031153
2014-07-01 0.021 0.034471
2014-06-02 0.020 0.032808
2014-05-01 0.016 0.026264
2014-04-01 0.014 0.023015
2014-03-03 0.017 0.027878
2014-02-03 0.014 0.022973
2013-12-24 0.064 0.105263
2013-11-29 0.014 0.022973
2013-10-31 0.012 0.019695
2013-09-30 0.014 0.022989
2013-08-30 0.013 0.021392
2013-07-31 0.011 0.018074
2013-06-28 0.013 0.021375
2013-05-31 0.011 0.018080
2013-04-30 0.013 0.021343
2013-03-28 0.012 0.019711
2013-02-28 0.013 0.021353
2013-01-31 0.015 0.024647
2012-12-24 0.108 0.177486
2012-11-30 0.015 0.024598
2012-11-02 0.015 0.024618
2012-09-28 0.015 0.024594
2012-08-31 0.019 0.031132
2012-07-31 0.020 0.032798
2012-06-29 0.019 0.031194
2012-05-31 0.022 0.036089
2012-04-30 0.022 0.036089
2012-03-30 0.021 0.034505
2012-02-29 0.020 0.032830
2012-01-31 0.023 0.037723
2011-12-23 0.128 0.210112
2011-11-30 0.026 0.042567
2011-10-31 0.025 0.040937
2011-09-30 0.027 0.044204
2011-08-31 0.031 0.050654
2011-07-29 0.033 0.054107
2011-06-30 0.029 0.047643
2011-05-31 0.034 0.055829
2011-04-29 0.034 0.056050
2011-03-31 0.035 0.057851
2011-02-28 0.030 0.049505
2011-01-31 0.033 0.054402
2010-12-27 0.057 0.094230
2010-11-30 0.037 0.060895
2010-10-29 0.038 0.062377
2010-09-30 0.038 0.062510
2010-08-31 0.037 0.060875
2010-07-30 0.044 0.072559
2010-06-30 0.043 0.070957
2010-05-28 0.038 0.062945
2010-04-30 0.041 0.068197
2010-03-31 0.040 0.066622
2010-02-26 0.033 0.054835
2010-01-29 0.027 0.044910
2009-12-24 0.046 0.076859
Additional Data
dividendDate 2017-06-07
dividendYield 3.87

Info Dump

Attribute Value
All Time High 75.2
All Time Low 57.31
Ask 57.99
Ask Size 52
Average Daily Volume10 Day 3,314,050
Average Daily Volume3 Month 3,533,288
Average Volume 3,533,288
Average Volume10Days 3,314,050
Beta3 Year 0.23
Bid 57.98
Bid Size 51
Category Short Government
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Day High 58.04
Day Low 57.98
Dividend Date 1,496,793,600
Dividend Yield 3.87
Esg Populated 0
Exchange NGM
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 58.1908
Fifty Day Average Change -0.21080017
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.0036225687
Fifty Two Week Change Percent -0.76936483
Fifty Two Week High 59.01
Fifty Two Week High Change -1.0299988
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.017454648
Fifty Two Week Low 57.98
Fifty Two Week Low Change 0.0
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.0
Fifty Two Week Range 57.98 - 59.01
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,258,986,600,000
Five Year Average Return 0.018566001
Full Exchange Name NasdaqGM
Fund Family Vanguard
Fund Inception Date 1,282,521,600
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Language en-US
Legal Type Exchange Traded Fund
Long Business Summary The fund employs an indexing investment approach designed to track the performance of the Bloomberg U.S. Treasury 1-3 Year Index. This index includes fixed income securities issued by the U.S. Treasury (not including inflation-protected securities, floating rate securities and certain other security types), all with maturities between 1 and 3 years. At least 80% of the fund's assets will be invested in bonds included in the index.
Long Name Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index Fund ETF Shares
Market us_market
Market State PRE
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_81834845
Nav Price 58.03
Net Assets 33,827,600,400.0
Net Expense Ratio 0.03
Open 58.03
Previous Close 58.04
Price Hint 2
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type ETF
Region US
Regular Market Change -0.0600014
Regular Market Change Percent -0.103379
Regular Market Day High 58.04
Regular Market Day Low 57.98
Regular Market Day Range 57.98 - 58.04
Regular Market Open 58.03
Regular Market Previous Close 58.04
Regular Market Price 57.98
Regular Market Time 1,783,972,800
Regular Market Volume 3,060,346
Short Name Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ET
Source Interval 15
Symbol VGSH
Three Year Average Return 0.040966
Total Assets 33,827,600,384
Tradeable 0
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Trailing Three Month Nav Returns 0.37609
Trailing Three Month Returns 0.37609
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 58.5811
Two Hundred Day Average Change -0.6011009
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent -0.010261004
Type Disp ETF
Volume 3,060,346
Yield 0.0387
Ytd Return 0.65762