


XTRE offers moderate duration risk with pure Treasury exposure, making it less sensitive to credit risk but moderately exposed to interest rate changes. Oil price stabilization and the new spending bill mean duration risk isn't the primary concern, but renewed tariffs are still a slight concern. The Big, Beautiful Bill's spending and tax cuts likely won't be fully offset by tariffs in terms of balancing the book, raising concerns about the dollar's sensitivity to deficits nowadays.

As wage growth slows down, many analysts noted that the Fed may have to decrease borrowing costs to prevent tightening of the real rate or inflation-adjusted policy rate.

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.

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.

VGSH: Value Your Cash, Understand Risk.
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