Benzinga · Sep 17, 2026
'Focus on Income Generation': ETFs to Watch After the Fed’s Rate Hike
Expert explains why investors should favor short-duration bond ETFs for income as the Fed hikes rates and inflation stays elevated.
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NASDAQ · VGSH
Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index Fund
Financial Services · Asset Management - Leveraged
$57.63
Up+$0.02 (+0.03%)
Updated Sep 22, 2026, 8:40 PM
SID Score
5.0/10
Composite research score
Smart Money
54/100
Neutral
- Market cap
- 30.01B
- P/E ratio
- —
- Dividend yield
- 4.10%
- 52-week range
- $57.60 – $58.70
- Volume
- 8.45M
- Avg. volume
- 2.8M
Price performance
VGSH price history
1M range · 20 trading sessions · Daily adjusted prices
VGSH closed at $57.63 after 20 trading sessions, down 0.86% for the selected period.
- Last close
- $57.63
- Period change
- -0.86%
- Period low
- $57.60
- Period high
- $58.20
Daily close
View OHLC price history
| Date | Open | High | Low | Close | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 21, 2026 | $57.65 | $57.66 | $57.62 | $57.63 | 8.45M |
| Sep 18, 2026 | $57.625 | $57.63 | $57.60 | $57.60 | 8.32M |
| Sep 17, 2026 | $57.675 | $57.68 | $57.65 | $57.67 | 3.34M |
| Sep 16, 2026 | $57.695 | $57.74 | $57.60 | $57.62 | 6.5M |
| Sep 15, 2026 | $57.665 | $57.68 | $57.65 | $57.66 | 4.82M |
| Sep 14, 2026 | $57.669 | $57.72 | $57.64 | $57.67 | 3.24M |
| Sep 11, 2026 | $57.73 | $57.74 | $57.66 | $57.69 | 4.02M |
| Sep 10, 2026 | $57.785 | $57.79 | $57.72 | $57.73 | 6.01M |
| Sep 9, 2026 | $57.88 | $57.90 | $57.86 | $57.87 | 2.56M |
| Sep 8, 2026 | $57.92 | $57.93 | $57.89 | $57.90 | 3.06M |
| Sep 4, 2026 | $57.91 | $57.92 | $57.90 | $57.92 | 2.97M |
| Sep 3, 2026 | $57.945 | $57.95 | $57.91 | $57.92 | 4.1M |
| Sep 2, 2026 | $57.87 | $57.88 | $57.85 | $57.875 | 3.99M |
| Sep 1, 2026 | $57.87 | $57.89 | $57.84 | $57.84 | 5.06M |
| Aug 31, 2026 | $58.07 | $58.07 | $58.05 | $58.06 | 5.01M |
| Aug 28, 2026 | $58.165 | $58.185 | $58.04 | $58.045 | 8.79M |
| Aug 27, 2026 | $58.17 | $58.18 | $58.14 | $58.15 | 20.05M |
| Aug 26, 2026 | $58.165 | $58.17 | $58.15 | $58.16 | 33.64M |
| Aug 25, 2026 | $58.17 | $58.20 | $58.16 | $58.20 | 16.86M |
| Aug 24, 2026 | $58.13 | $58.15 | $58.12 | $58.13 | 4.82M |
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The fund employs an indexing investment approach designed to track the performance of the Bloomberg US Treasury 1-3 Year Index. This index includes fixed income securities issued by the U.S. Treasury (not including inflation-protected securities, floating rate securities and certain other security types), all with maturities between 1 and 3 years. At least 80% of the fund's assets will be invested in bonds included in the index.
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Yahoo · Sep 17, 2026
The Bond Market Is Heating Up. Is VGSH or ISTB the Better Bang for Your Buck?
Vanguard's pure Treasury focus delivered lower volatility and a shallower drawdown, while iShares' diversified portfolio offers a 0.5 percentage point yield advantage for income seekers.
SeekingAlpha · Jun 17, 2026
Fed's Interest Rate Decision: June 17, 2026
The FOMC voted 12â0 to hold the federal funds rate steady at 3.50%â3.75% for the fourth consecutive meeting.
SeekingAlpha · Apr 29, 2026
Middle East Turmoil Fuels Inflation Fears, Testing Fed's Patience
U.S. Treasury yields have increased recently but have pulled back from the peak that followed the start of the war on Feb. 28. Read more here.
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