Vanguard Short Duration Bond ETF

Vanguard Short Duration Bond ETF

About

Vanguard Short Duration Bond ETF (US9220207305) is a US-listed bond ETF tracking the Bloomberg US Universal 1-5 Year Float Adjusted Idx. With a expense ratio of 0.15%, it is competitively priced, paying distributions. The fund holds 510 positions across 50 regions with 867M in assets, with heavy concentration — 35% in government bonds.

Score Breakdown

Scores are scaled 1–10 on a logarithmic curve relative to all ETFs in the database.
Component Score Details
Overall 7.4 Diversification (45%) · Cost (30%) · Liquidity (25%)
Cost (30%) 8.6 Tracking Difference: 9.5 · TD Consistency: — · Expense Ratio: 6.5
Diversification (45%) 6.3 Holding Count: 6.4 · Country Concentration: 7.0 · Sector Concentration: 4.8
Liquidity (25%) 8.0 Assets Under Management

Data sources: provider factsheets, exchange data, and NAV history. Information for educational purposes only — not investment advice.

Ticker VSDB
ISIN
Fund Size $866.9M
Issuer Vanguard
Distribution Pays Distributions
Replication
Inception Apr 2025
Base Currency USD
Index Bloomberg US Universal 1-5 Year Float Adjusted Idx
Asset Class Bonds
Category Us Bond

Costs

8.6
This fund has low total costs, with competitive tracking and expense ratios.

Cost Metrics Explained

What expense ratio, tracking difference, and TD consistency measure

Expense ratio (Total Expense Ratio) is the annual fee the fund charges, deducted from assets. It’s the headline cost, but not the full picture.

Tracking Difference measures how much the fund actually lags (or leads) its benchmark index per year. This is the single best measure of true cost — it captures the expense ratio plus all other drags like sampling error and tax withholding. A lower (or negative) value is better.

TD Consistency measures how stable the tracking difference is from year to year. A low value means predictable, reliable costs; a high value means costs can vary significantly.

Expense Ratio0.00%
 
Metric Value
Expense Ratio 0.15%

Cumulative Returns

Performance across different time periods.
1 Month+0.00%
3 Months+0.00%
Year to Date+0.00%
1 Year+0.00%
Inception+0.00%
 
Period Cumulative Return
1 Month +0.00%
3 Months +0.00%
6 Months +0.00%
1 Year +0.00%
3 Years
5 Years
10 Years
YTD -0.01%
Since Inception +0.01%

Holdings

6.4
This fund holds 510 individual investments, offering moderate diversification compared to other ETFs.
#1
5.68%
#2
United States Treasury Note/Bond
1.82%
#3
United States Treasury Note/Bond
1.71%
#4
United States Treasury Note/Bond
1.67%
#5
United States Treasury Note/Bond
1.59%
#6
United States Treasury Note/Bond
1.48%
#7
United States Treasury Note/Bond
1.44%
#8
United States Treasury Note/Bond
1.32%
#9
United States Treasury Note/Bond
1.31%
#10
United States Treasury Note/Bond
1.27%
View all holdings (50)
# Holding Ticker Weight
1 TUU6 568.00%
2 United States Treasury Note/Bond TNOTE 182.00%
3 United States Treasury Note/Bond 171.00%
4 United States Treasury Note/Bond TNOTE 167.00%
5 United States Treasury Note/Bond 159.00%
6 United States Treasury Note/Bond TNOTE 148.00%
7 United States Treasury Note/Bond 144.00%
8 United States Treasury Note/Bond TNOTE 132.00%
9 United States Treasury Note/Bond 131.00%
10 United States Treasury Note/Bond TNOTE 127.00%
11 United States Treasury Note/Bond 119.00%
12 United States Treasury Note/Bond 118.00%
13 TREASURY BILL 111.00%
14 110.00%
15 90.00%
16 TREASURY NOTE (OTR) 86.00%
17 Dominican Republic International Bond DOMREP 72.00%
18 62.00%
19 SA Global Sukuk Ltd 57.00%
20 United States Treasury Note/Bond 56.00%
21 55.00%
22 Turkiye Government International Bond TURKEY 54.00%
23 United States Treasury Note/Bond 50.00%
24 United States Treasury Note/Bond TNOTE 50.00%
25 United States Treasury Note/Bond 48.00%
26 Mexico Government International Bond MEX 47.00%
27 UBS AG (STAMFORD BRANCH) MTN 46.00%
28 45.00%
29 44.00%
30 United States Treasury Note/Bond 44.00%
31 43.00%
32 United States Treasury Note/Bond 40.00%
33 United States Treasury Note/Bond TNOTE 40.00%
34 39.00%
35 United States Treasury Note/Bond TNOTE 39.00%
36 United States Treasury Note/Bond 39.00%
37 United States Treasury Note/Bond TNOTE 38.00%
38 United States Treasury Note/Bond 38.00%
39 Lloyds Banking Group PLC LLOYDS 37.00%
40 37.00%
41 37.00%
42 United States Treasury Note/Bond 37.00%
43 36.00%
44 United States Treasury Note/Bond 36.00%
45 Costa Rica Government International Bond COSTAR 36.00%
46 Indonesia Government International Bond INDON 34.00%
47 Pacific Gas and Electric Co PCG 33.00%
48 United States Treasury Note/Bond TNOTE 33.00%
49 United States Treasury Note/Bond TNOTE 32.00%
50 United States Treasury Note/Bond WIT 32.00%

Sectors

4.8
This fund is concentrated in just a few of its 11 sectors, reducing diversification.
 
Sector Weight
Government Bonds 3460.00%
Unknown 3339.00%
Corporate Bonds 2695.00%
Financials 344.00%
Consumer Discretionary 47.00%
Technology 38.00%
Securitized Bonds 25.00%
Health Care 19.00%
Materials 17.00%
Consumer Staples 11.00%
Industrials 5.00%

Regions

7.0
This fund invests across 51 countries, though its geographic allocation deviates somewhat from the global market.
 
Country Weight
United States 4970.00%
UNKNOWN 3361.00%
United Kingdom 165.00%
Switzerland 137.00%
France 133.00%
Japan 95.00%
Türkiye 94.00%
Cayman Islands 90.00%
Dominican Republic 89.00%
Mexico 86.00%
Indonesia 60.00%
Canada 53.00%
Ireland 47.00%
Hungary 45.00%
Morocco 43.00%
Costa Rica 36.00%
Netherlands 36.00%
Oman 35.00%
Denmark 34.00%
Jersey 30.00%
Argentina 22.00%
Romania 22.00%
Bermuda 21.00%
Guatemala 20.00%
Chile 19.00%
Jordan 19.00%
Peru 18.00%
Luxembourg 17.00%
Panama 17.00%
South Africa 17.00%
Serbia 14.00%
Uzbekistan 14.00%
Brazil 13.00%
Egypt 11.00%
Saudi Arabia 11.00%
El Salvador 11.00%
Paraguay 10.00%
Poland 9.00%
Spain 8.00%
Israel 8.00%
Kazakhstan 8.00%
MULT 8.00%
Kuwait 7.00%
Philippines 6.00%
United Arab Emirates 5.00%
Côte d’Ivoire 5.00%
Ukraine 5.00%
Colombia 4.00%
Ecuador 4.00%
Pakistan 4.00%
Singapore 4.00%
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