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About Vanguard Short Duration Bond ETF
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Inception date
Apr 1, 2025
Structure
Open-Ended Fund
Replication method
Physical
Dividend treatment
Distributes
Distribution tax treatment
Ordinary income
Income tax type
Capital Gains
Max ST capital gains rate
39.60%
Max LT capital gains rate
20.00%
Primary advisor
The Vanguard Group, Inc.
Distributor
Vanguard Marketing Corp.
ISIN
US9220207305
VSDB seeks broad exposure to the global fixed income market, focusing on short-term bonds. It is an actively managed fund comprised of various debt securities by US and non-US issuers, including emerging market countries. Its investments include corporate and government debt, asset-backed and mortgage-backed securities, as well as mortgage-related securities. The fund will hold bonds of any credit quality but caps its high-yield rated securities at 25% of its portfolio making it primarily composed of investment-grade debt. To uphold its short-term claim, it aims to maintain a dollar-weighted average maturity of 1 to 5 years, with an average portfolio duration of 1 to 4 years only. The fund may also invest in options, futures contracts, other swap agreements, and TBA mortgage-backed securities. Note that VSDB plans to have most of its assets denominated in or hedged back to USD, maintaining the ability to invest in foreign-denominated bonds on an unhedged basis.
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Returns
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What's in the fund
Exposure type
Corporate
Government
Securitized
Bonds, Cash & Other100.00%
Corporate50.96%
Government35.65%
Securitized20.84%
Loans1.59%
Cash−9.04%
Stock breakdown by region
North America86.60%
Europe6.61%
Latin America3.45%
Asia1.72%
Middle East0.98%
Africa0.63%
Oceania0.00%
Top 10 holdings
Dividends
Dividend payout history
Assets under management (AUM)
Fund Flows
Frequently Asked Questions
VSDB invests in bonds. The fund's major sectors are Corporate, with 50.96% stocks, and Government, with 35.65% of the basket. The assets are mostly located in the North America region.
VSDB top holdings are United States Treasury Notes 4.125% 31-JAN-2027 and United States Treasury Notes 4.375% 15-DEC-2026, occupying 2.33% and 1.71% of the portfolio correspondingly.
VSDB last dividends amounted to 0.28 USD. The month before, the issuer paid 0.27 USD in dividends, which shows a 1.96% increase.
VSDB assets under management is 75.77 M USD. It's risen 13.62% over the last month.
VSDB fund flows account for 54.77 M USD (1 year). Many traders use this metric to get insight into investors' sentiment and evaluate whether it's time to buy or sell the fund.
Yes, VSDB pays dividends to its holders with the dividend yield of 4.05%. The last dividend (Sep 4, 2025) amounted to 0.28 USD. The dividends are paid monthly.
VSDB shares are issued by The Vanguard Group, Inc. under the brand Vanguard. The ETF was launched on Apr 1, 2025, and its management style is Active.
VSDB expense ratio is 0.15% meaning you'd have to pay 0.15% of your investment to help manage the fund.
VSDB follows the No Underlying Index. ETFs usually track some benchmark seeking to replicate its performance and guide asset selection and objectives.
VSDB invests in bonds.
VSDB trades at a premium (0.18%) meaning the ETF is trading at a higher price than the calculated NAV.