Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF

VGSH tracks a market-weighted index of fixed income securities issued by the U.S. Treasury, excluding inflation-protected securities, with maturities of 1-3 years.

The fund tracks a market value-weighted index of fixed income securities issued by the US Treasury, excluding inflation-protected securities, with maturities of 1-3 years.

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U.S. Treasuries are offering significant yields for the first time in more than a decade. In fact, the 10-year Treasury yield is the highest it's been since 2007.

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The market is pricing in a 99% chance that the Federal Reserve will not raise interest rates at its meeting this week. But that doesn't mean the U.S. central bank won't raise rates later this year.

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The two-year Treasuries yield reached 4.973% after the Labor Department released its latest inflation figures. Meanwhile, the yield on the benchmark 10-year note was at 4.239%.

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In the investment world, fixed income assets have been considered a haven for investors seeking stability and somewhat consistent returns. Among the fixed income assets, Treasury ETFs have gained significant popularity.

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Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index Fund ETF Shares invest in short-term fixed-income U.S. Treasury bonds with maturities of 1 to 3 years. Government bond yields climbed in the second quarter of the year, with investors predicting further increases due to persistent signs of economic strength. VGSH stands to benefit from the persistence of the yield inversion curve along with the consistent outperformance of 2-year Treasury yields over 10-year Treasury yields.

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CNBC recently conducted a survey of 400 money managers. These top investors believe that short-term U.S. Treasuries, the S&P 500, and foreign stocks could generate the best returns in the second half of the year.

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The Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF is not a good short or long-term investment due to its modest portfolio duration and sub-1% long-term average annual return, respectively. Despite the Federal Reserve pausing interest rate hikes, VGSH is unlikely to outperform floating rate yield vehicles like TBIL and USFR until the yield curve normalizes. I continue to recommend TBIL or USFR for cash allocation instead of the VGSH.

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High chances of a U.S. recession, almost no chances of U.S. debt default and less-hawkish Fed in 2023 should boost U.S. treasury ETFs in the near term.

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Despite a volatile first quarter, fixed income provided investment portfolios with stability and, as its name implies, income. But a recent analysis from Vanguard argues that, while the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index finished up in Q1, the time for investors to be fully risk-on isn't quite here yet.

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Although inflation went down in March, it didn't drop as much as Wall Street had expected, which suggests the Federal Reserve still has a ways to go in its fight to curb stubbornly high consumer prices. The personal consumption expenditures index excluding food and energy increased by 0.3% in March.

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Investors should avoid "chasing yield" - especially among funds with low coupon bonds where a large portion of the YTM is based on capital appreciation back to par.

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In the current market environment beset by rising interest rates, continued market volatility, and the threat of an impending recession, many fixed income investors have become more risk-off.

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Short-term treasury yields jumped up on Friday after Federal Reserve governor Christopher Waller said that the U.S. central bank can be expected to continue raising interest rates since inflation is “still much too high.” “Monetary policy needs to be tightened further,” said Waller in a speech in San Antonio on Friday.

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The Federal Reserve's latest rate hike of 25 basis points shows that its fight against inflation isn't over, but we may be getting closer to the end of the rate hike cycle. But with inflation still high and the U.S.

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Vanguard crossed the $2 trillion mark in U.S.-listed ETF assets under management this week, aided by $23 billion of net inflows to start the year and positive year-to-date total returns for nearly all of its ETFs.

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While investors have been pumping money into investment-grade corporate fixed income, some bond managers are concerned that they aren't being adequately compensated for the risks associated with such bonds when a recession may be on the horizon.

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VGSH invests in U.S. short-term treasuries with an average maturity year of 2 years. The bonds in its portfolio are safe but offer minimal capital appreciation.

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Following a historically rough year for fixed income, the asset class is looking up. Throughout 2022, yields on bond investments went up by two to four percentage points (depending on the category).

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U.S. Treasury yields rose after strong jobs data was reported on Thursday. Per CNBC, the yield on the benchmark 10-year Treasury gained 1 basis point to 3.718%, while the 2-year Treasury yield was trading 7.3 basis points higher to about 4.46% around the same time.

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While equity markets were volatile in 2022, it was a particularly bad year for bond markets. Amid a year when the Federal Reserve was raising interest rates to battle record-high inflation, it was the worst period for fixed income in nearly a century.

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Treasury yields rose on Monday after the Federal Reserve raised interest rates by 50 basis points and indicated that more rate hikes were to be expected. The yield on the benchmark 10-year Treasury was up by 10.8 points at 3.59% on Monday, while the 30-year Treasury yield gained 11.4 basis points to 3.

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