VSDB ETF Analysis: Short Duration Bond | NASDAQ
Short-Term Bond | NASDAQ, USA | Market Cap: 996m USD | 12M Return: 3.7% | Charts, Fundamentals & Technical Analysis
Avg Turnover: 4.13M
Warnings
No concerns identified
Tailwinds
No distinct edge detected
Seasonality 1.3 years of data
How good or bad each month usually is (without trend). The score below shows how much you can trust it: 0 = pure chance, >40 gets interesting and >55 is strong.
Vanguard Short Duration Bond ETF (VSDB) is a fixed income exchange-traded fund that invests in bonds across a range of maturities, yields, and credit qualities. Under normal conditions, at least 80% of its net assets are allocated to bonds, including corporate bonds, U.S. Treasury obligations, other U.S. government and agency securities, and asset-backed, mortgage-backed, and mortgage-related securities. As a short-term bond ETF, the fund generally focuses on debt securities with shorter durations, which typically exhibit lower sensitivity to interest rate changes compared to intermediate- or long-term bond funds. The fund recently launched in 2025 and is offered by Vanguard, one of the largest U.S. asset managers, which operates under a mutual ownership structure aimed at lowering costs for investors.
- Fed rate cuts compress short-term bond yields and returns
- Money market funds compete aggressively for short-duration investor flows
- Credit spreads widen on corporate holdings amid recession risk
As of August 21, 2026, the stock is trading at USD 75.98 with a total of 36,806 shares traded. Over the past week, the price has changed by -0.09%, over one month by +0.31%, over three months by +0.97% and over the past year by +3.66%.
Current recommended Stop Loss: 75.60 (which is 0.5% or 2.9 ATR below the current price).
Short Duration Bond has no consensus analysts rating.