Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF (BSV)

The Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF (BSV) seeks to track the performance of the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. 1-5 Year Government/Credit Float Adjusted Index. This index includes investment-grade bonds issued by the U.S. Treasury, government agencies, and corporations with maturities between one and five years. The fund invests at least 80% of its assets in bonds in the index, with the goal of providing investors with current income while preserving capital and maintaining a low level of interest rate risk.

The fund has a distribution yield of 0.57%, and its holdings are primarily invested in U.S. Treasury bonds and investment-grade corporate bonds. The average duration of the fund's portfolio is 2.6 years, indicating relatively low interest rate risk.