# Vanguard Ultra-Short Treasury ETF (VGUS): ETF Facts & Distributions > Markdown mirror of https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/vgus for AI agents. Same live data as the HTML page, regenerated on the same refresh cycle. Not investment advice. - Issuer: Vanguard · Asset class: Core Investment Grade Bond - Strategy: Leveraged · Inception: 2025-02-07 This exchange-traded fund (ETF) aims to mirror the investment performance of a market-weighted U.S. Treasury index, which is characterized by an exceptionally short dollar-weighted average maturity. Its fundamental investment strategy is an indexing approach, specifically crafted to follow the Bloomberg Short Treasury Index. This benchmark index is comprised of debt instruments issued by the U.S. government that have maturities spanning up to 12 months. It deliberately omits certain types of bonds, such as inflation-protected securities, floating-rate debt, and a few other specific categori... ## Key Facts | Metric | Value | |---|---| | Price | $75.63 | | Expense Ratio | 0.07% | | Assets Under Management | $1.20B | | NAV | $75.60 | | Holdings Count | 93 | | Distribution Yield (TTM) | 3.56% | | Annual Distribution (TTM) | $2.69 /share | | Distribution Frequency | Monthly | | 52-Week Range | $75.36 – $75.70 | | Beta | -0.01 | ## Latest Distribution - Amount: $0.2260 /share - Ex-date: 2026-10-01 - Pay date: 2026-10-05 ## Frequently Asked Questions ### What does VGUS invest in? This exchange-traded fund (ETF) aims to mirror the investment performance of a market-weighted U.S. Treasury index, which is characterized by an exceptionally short dollar-weighted average maturity. Its fundamental investment strategy is an indexing approach, specifically crafted to follow the Bloomberg Short Treasury Index. This benchmark index is comprised of debt instruments issued by the U.S. government that have maturities spanning up to 12 months. It deliberately omits certain types of bonds, such as inflation-protected securities, floating-rate debt, and a few other specific categories. Rather than holding every security within the index, the fund employs a sampling technique. This means it invests in a diverse selection of securities that, when considered collectively, closely replicate the complete index's principal risk factors and other defining characteristics. Under typical operating conditions, the fund allocates the vast majority, and certainly no less than 80%, of its assets to either the securities directly forming the Index or to other investments that the advisor deems to possess virtually identical economic traits. A key objective for the fund is to maintain a dollar-weighted average maturity consistent with that of its benchmark, which, under normal circumstances, is anticipated to fall between 1 and 12 months. ### What is the expense ratio of VGUS? Vanguard Ultra-Short Treasury ETF (VGUS) charges an expense ratio of 0.07%. This is the annual fee deducted from fund assets to cover management and operations. ### What is VGUS's dividend yield? VGUS's trailing-twelve-month yield is 3.56%, calculated from the sum of dividends over the past year divided by the current price. ### What is the duration of VGUS? Effective duration measures VGUS's sensitivity to interest-rate changes: a duration of 6 means a 1% rate move shifts NAV by roughly 6% in the opposite direction. VGUS's current duration is published on the fund's factsheet on the issuer's website. ### What is the credit quality of VGUS? VGUS's credit quality breakdown (the share of holdings rated AAA through CCC and below) is published on the fund's factsheet. Higher-quality (investment-grade) funds yield less but carry less default risk than high-yield / junk bond funds. ### What is the yield to maturity of VGUS? Yield to maturity (YTM) is the total return you'd earn from VGUS if every bond in the portfolio is held to maturity at the current price. VGUS's YTM is published on the fund's factsheet on the issuer's website. It differs from the trailing-12-month yield because YTM reflects current bond prices rather than historical income paid. ### Does VGUS pay a dividend? Yes, Vanguard Ultra-Short Treasury ETF (VGUS) distributes dividends to shareholders. The trailing-twelve-month yield is 3.56%. Full dividend history is on this page. ### How often does VGUS pay dividends? Vanguard Ultra-Short Treasury ETF pays dividends Monthly. Each ex-dividend date, record date, and payment date is listed in the dividend history table on this page. ### When is VGUS's next ex-dividend date? The most recently announced ex-dividend date for VGUS was 2026-10-01. The next ex-date typically follows Monthly; once announced it appears at the top of the dividend history table on this page. ### How much will VGUS's expense ratio cost me over 30 years? On a $10,000 investment compounding at 7% gross return, a 0.07% expense ratio quietly compounds against your balance every year. The Fee Compounding Forecast card above projects the dollar drag for any holding period and assumption you pick. The typical result for a 1.0% expense ratio on a 30-year hold is roughly 25% of the final balance lost to fees. ### How does VGUS charge its expense ratio? The expense ratio is deducted in tiny daily slices from VGUS's net asset value (NAV). You never see a bill. The price quoted on every exchange is already net of fees. There's no "fee day" to avoid; the cost is continuous and built into the trading price. ### Why does VGUS cost more than a fund like VOO? VGUS is a leveraged fund (current expense ratio 0.07%). Daily-reset leverage products carry swap and financing costs that don't exist on a plain-vanilla equity ETF. The Cost Verdict card compares against the leveraged/inverse cohort where these costs are the norm. ### Are there cheaper alternatives to VGUS? The Lower-Fee Alternatives card above lists ETFs following the same investment strategy as VGUS (0.07%) but at a lower expense ratio. Each row shows the fee gap, the peer's AUM as a liquidity sanity-check, and a direct link to that fund's analysis page. Cheaper price doesn't automatically mean better. Verify the peer holds what you actually want. ## More on Dividend Data - Overview (HTML): https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/vgus - Distribution history: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/vgus/dividend - Holdings & diversification: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/vgus/diversification - Fees & cheaper alternatives: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/vgus/expenses - Peer comparison: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/vgus/peers Data sourced from primary filings and market data providers; see https://www.dividenddata.com/methodology.