US Treasury (Short)

Short-dated US Treasury bonds (1–3 year, plus T-bills). Low duration, minimal interest-rate risk, used as a cash-equivalent or capital-preservation sleeve. Interest is state-tax exempt.

12 funds in the catalog. Scored using methodology v0.5.1. · Read the guide

Top score

VGSH 90 / 100

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index Fund ETF Shares

Cheapest

VGSH 0.030%

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index Fund ETF Shares

Largest by AUM

SGOV $95.89B

iShares 0-3 Month Treasury Bond ETF

All US Treasury (Short) funds

Score	Ticker	Name	Expense	AUM	Yield
90	VGSH	Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index Fund ETF Shares	0.030%	$33.83B	3.85%
89	SCHO	Schwab Short-Term U.S. Treasury ETF	0.030%	$12.95B	3.90%
87	SPTS	State Street SPDR Portfolio Short Term Treasury ETF	0.030%	$5.91B	3.88%
84	SHY	iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF	0.15%	$25.36B	3.65%
79	VBIL	Vanguard 0-3 Month Treasury Bill ETF	0.060%	$9.35B	3.61%
79	SHV	iShares 0–1 Year Treasury Bond ETF	0.15%	$20.95B	3.78%
78	GBIL	Goldman Sachs Access Treasury 0-1 Year ETF	0.12%	$7.70B	3.71%
74	SGOV	iShares 0-3 Month Treasury Bond ETF	0.090%	$95.89B	3.80%
72	BIL	State Street SPDR Bloomberg 1-3 Month T-Bill ETF	0.14%	$47.08B	3.81%
71	USFR	WisdomTree Floating Rate Treasury Fund	0.15%	$17.75B	3.83%
69	TBIL	F/m US Treasury 3 Month Bill Fund - ETF Class Shares	0.15%	$7.08B	3.74%
69	TFLO	iShares Treasury Floating Rate Bond ETF	0.15%	$6.59B	3.84%

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Methodology v0.5.1. See /methodology/ for every threshold and weight used to score these funds.