Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Idx Instl (VSBIX)

NASDAQ · Mutual Fund · Delayed Price · Currency is USD
24.64
+0.04 (0.16%)
Sep 5, 2025, 4:00 PM EDT
0.16%
Fund Assets27.42B
Expense Ratio0.05%
Min. Investment$5,000,000
Turnover89.00%
Dividend (ttm)1.01
Dividend Yield4.10%
Dividend Growth2.22%
Payout FrequencyMonthly
Ex-Dividend DateAug 29, 2025
Previous Close24.60
YTD Return3.90%
1-Year Return4.65%
5-Year Return8.07%
52-Week Low24.31
52-Week High24.78
Beta (5Y)n/a
Holdings98
Inception DateAug 23, 2010

About VSBIX

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index Fund Institutional Shares is a U.S. mutual fund that tracks a market‑weighted index of short‑maturity U.S. Treasury securities. Its primary purpose is to provide broad, low‑cost exposure to government bonds with limited interest‑rate sensitivity, aiming to reflect the performance of the Bloomberg U.S. Treasury 1–3 Year Index through an indexing and sampling approach. The fund concentrates on high‑quality, dollar‑denominated Treasury notes and bills, emphasizing liquidity and credit quality while maintaining an effective duration typically under two years. It is designed for institutions seeking a core short‑duration government allocation, monthly income distributions, and a transparent, rules‑based methodology. Notable characteristics include a low expense ratio, a large underlying asset base across share classes, and diversification across numerous Treasury issues to closely track the benchmark. By focusing exclusively on U.S. Treasury obligations, the fund minimizes credit risk and serves as a stabilizing component within fixed income portfolios, cash management ladders, or liability‑aware strategies where preserving capital and dampening volatility are priorities.

Fund Family Vanguard
Category Short Government
Stock Exchange NASDAQ
Ticker Symbol VSBIX
Share Class Institutional Shares
Index Bloomberg U.S. Treasury 1-3 Y TR

Performance

VSBIX had a total return of 4.65% in the past year, including dividends. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 1.38%.

Equivalent ETF

VSBIX has an equivalent ETF with the ticker symbol VGSH, the Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF. This is an ETF from the same fund company that follows the same index. It has an expense ratio of 0.04% compared to 0.05% for VSBIX.

SymbolNameExpense Ratio
VGSHVanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF0.04%

Other Share Classes

These are alternative share classes of the same fund, from the same provider.

SymbolShare ClassExpense Ratio
VSBSXAdmiral Shares0.07%

Top 10 Holdings

14.33% of assets
NameSymbolWeight
United States Treasury NotesT.1.5 01.31.271.65%
United States Treasury NotesT.3.75 08.31.261.52%
United States Treasury NotesT.3.5 09.30.261.51%
United States Treasury NotesT.1.125 10.31.261.40%
United States Treasury NotesT.4.375 07.15.271.40%
United States Treasury NotesT.4.125 10.31.261.39%
United States Treasury NotesT.4.125 11.15.271.38%
United States Treasury NotesT.0.75 08.31.261.36%
United States Treasury NotesT.1.25 12.31.261.36%
United States Treasury NotesT.3.875 10.15.271.36%
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Dividend History

Ex-DividendAmountPay Date
Aug 29, 2025$0.0831Sep 2, 2025
Jul 31, 2025$0.0837Aug 1, 2025
Jun 30, 2025$0.0813Jul 1, 2025
May 30, 2025$0.0856Jun 2, 2025
Apr 30, 2025$0.0829May 1, 2025
Mar 31, 2025$0.0861Apr 1, 2025
Full Dividend History