Fundology

ETF · Vanguard

VDST Vanguard U.S. Treasury 0-1 Year Bond UCITS ETF USD

ISIN IE00BLRPPV00London Stock Exchange: VDSTThe Vanguard Group, Inc.

Latest close

LSE

$59.96

on

Ongoing charge
0.05% a year
Fund size
£2.0bn

As of , at least 15 min delayed

At a glance

As of 13/11/2026, VDST (Vanguard U.S. Treasury 0-1 Year Bond UCITS ETF USD, ISIN IE00BLRPPV00) closed at $59.96 on the London Stock Exchange. Its ongoing charge is 0.05% a year (about £5 on £10,000). Over the five years to 13/11/2026 its price changed by +21.3%, or −5.3% after UK CPIH inflation.

Past returns

Change in the fund’s price, after its ongoing charges. Income stays inside this fund, so it is included. Periods to .
1 year to 13/11/2026
+3.2%
−0.4% after inflation
3 years to 13/11/2026
+5.5%
−4.7% after inflation
5 years to 13/11/2026
+21.3%
−5.3% after inflation

£1,000 put in five years ago would have been worth about £1,213 on 13/11/2026 — about £947 in today’s spending power, once price rises are taken out. Past performance is not a guide to future returns.

Returns: as reported (delayed data) and worked out from recorded daily closes. Inflation: UK CPIH, latest month published.

How we work it out:ReturnsReturns after inflationTotal returnReal returnCPIH

Calendar-year and 12-month returns

Calendar-year returns of Vanguard U.S. Treasury 0-1 Year Bond UCITS ETF USD in pounds (price, with income reinvested in the fund): 2022 +13.2%, 2023 −0.7%, 2024 +7.9%, 2025 −3.8%; 2026 to 13/11/2026 +4.8%. Returns of Vanguard U.S. Treasury 0-1 Year Bond UCITS ETF USD in pounds (price, with income reinvested in the fund) over the 12 months to 30/09/2026: +4.8%; to 30/09/2025: +3.9%; to 30/09/2024: −3.4%; to 30/09/2023: −5.9%; to 30/09/2022: +22.7%.

Calendar-year returns of VDST, in pounds (price, with income reinvested in the fund), to 13/11/2026
YearReturnAfter inflationReturn shown as a bar
to +4.8%+1.4%
to −3.8%−7.1%
to +7.9%+4.2%
−0.7%−4.7%
+13.2%+3.6%
Returns of VDST over 12-month periods to 30/09/2026, in pounds (price, with income reinvested in the fund)
12 months toReturnAfter inflation
from +4.8%+1.1%
from +3.9%−0.1%
from −3.4%−5.9%
from −5.9%−11.5%
from +22.7%+12.8%

As of , inflation: UK CPIH

How we work it out:Calendar-year returnsWhat a calendar-year return isAccumulating and distributing

Risk: volatility and largest fall

How far the price has swung and fallen. The same record as the returns, in pounds.

Volatility (annualised)

7.6%over 5 years

Volatility, annualised from weekly returns, by period
1 year5.6%
3 years6.2%
5 years7.6%

Annualised from weekly returns. Higher means bumpier.

Largest fall since November 2021
−13.0%
From to
Lowest 12-month return
−6.5%
12 months to
Highest 12-month return
+24.5%
12 months to
Below its highest weekly close since November 2021
1.1%
High of , latest

In words: Volatility of Vanguard U.S. Treasury 0-1 Year Bond UCITS ETF USD in pounds, annualised from weekly returns to 13/11/2026: 5.6% over 1 year, 6.2% over 3 years, 7.6% over 5 years. Largest fall in the price of Vanguard U.S. Treasury 0-1 Year Bond UCITS ETF USD since November 2021, in pounds: −13.0% from 30/09/2022 to 14/07/2023. The lowest 12-month return of Vanguard U.S. Treasury 0-1 Year Bond UCITS ETF USD in pounds (price, with income reinvested in the fund) since January 2021 was −6.5% (12 months to 14/07/2023); the highest was +24.5% (12 months to 21/10/2022). On 13/11/2026 the price of Vanguard U.S. Treasury 0-1 Year Bond UCITS ETF USD was 1.1% below its highest weekly close since November 2021 (17/01/2025), in pounds.

As of , price, with income reinvested in the fund

How we work it out:Risk figuresFallsVolatilityLargest fall

Charges compared with similar funds

The ongoing charge is taken from the fund’s value every day, so the returns on this page are already after it. Platform and dealing fees are charged separately.
Ongoing charge
0.05%
a year
On £10,000
£5
a year, roughly
Over five years
£25
of £10,000, before growth
Among 44 cash-like and short-term funds, share classes counted once
  • 0 charge less
  • 4 the same
  • 39 charge more

Ongoing charge of Vanguard U.S. Treasury 0-1 Year Bond UCITS ETF USD 0.05% a year. Compared on 14/11/2026, 39 of the 43 other cash-like and short-term funds charge more, 4 the same and 0 less (share classes counted once).

As of

A lower charge is not a promise of a higher return: what the fund holds matters more.

As of

Read more:Ongoing charge (OCF)OCF and TERFee dragHow charges add up

In plain English

Vanguard U.S. Treasury 0-1 Year Bond UCITS ETF USD is an exchange-traded fund (ETF) from Vanguard, launched in 2020.

It tracks the Bloomberg Short Treasury Index.

You buy and sell it through a share-dealing account or platform during stock-market hours, like a share.

Its ongoing charge is 0.05% a year — about £5 a year on every £10,000 invested, taken from the fund's value rather than billed to you.

Income from its investments is reinvested inside the fund, so it shows up as a rising price rather than cash paid to you.

Cash-like & short-term: Very short-term loans and money-market funds that aim to follow interest rates with little price movement.

Terms:ETFIndex fundUCITSAccumulating or incomeShare classISIN

Key facts

Ticker
VDST
ISIN
IE00BLRPPV00
Also listed as
VUCF (Xetra, euros)
Provider
Vanguard
Tracks
Bloomberg Short Treasury Index
Structure
ETF
An exchange-traded fund: bought and sold on the stock exchange through the day, like a share.
Income
Accumulating
Income is reinvested inside the fund, so it shows up as a rising price rather than cash paid to you.
Ongoing charge
0.05% a year · about £5 on £10,000
Fund size
£2.0bn
Launched
Domicile
Ireland
UK reporting fund status
Yes — on HMRC’s list of reporting funds (list of )
Reporting fund since . What reporting fund status means
Can usually be held in
ISA and SIPP
Check with your platform: each decides which funds it offers.
Currency hedged
No
Price currency
USD

Price chart

Closing price
$59.96+3.6% over 1 year · closing price
VDST closing price: $57.85 on 14/11/2025, $59.96 on 13/11/2026 (+3.6%); low $57.85, high $59.96.

Over the last year, the closing price went from $57.85 on 14/11/2025 to $59.96 on 13/11/2026 (+3.7%). The lowest close shown was $57.85 on 14/11/2025 and the highest $59.96 on 13/11/2026.

One close a week. Before 31/07/2026 the closes are from the weekly price history for this listing; from then on, the closing prices we have recorded.

As of , at least 15 min delayed

Five years of prices, and after inflation

262 weekly closes, from 12/11/2021 to 13/11/2026. The same history in November 2026 pounds, adjusted with CPIH inflation.

Create a free account to see the 5-year price chart and the after-inflation chart

Sign-up takes an email address. There is no card to enter and nothing to pay.

How we work it out:Prices and returnsNAV and price

What it holds

As of , VDST holds 107 positions, according to its published holdings.
Holdings
48
107 reported in all
Ten largest
75.6%
of the whole fund
Effective number of holdings
2.2
As concentrated as this many equal-sized holdings (how it is worked out)
Largest holding
67.1%
Cash and cash equivalents

Top 10 holdings

The published holdings of VDST list 107 positions. Positions that share one name in that list are added together here, so a line below can stand for several holdings.

Top holdings of VDST: the ten largest, as a percentage of the whole fund, as of 31/10/2026
Rank#HoldingWeight as a percentage of the fund
1Cash and cash equivalents67.09%
2United States Treasury Note/Bond 3.50% 30/09/2027United States1.05%
3United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.50% 31/01/2027United States0.97%
4United States Treasury Note/Bond 3.50% 31/10/2027United States0.94%
5United States Treasury Note/Bond 4.25% 31/12/2026United States0.94%
6United States Treasury Note/Bond 3.875% 31/03/2027United States0.93%
7United States Treasury Note/Bond 3.75% 30/04/2027United States0.92%
8United States Treasury Note/Bond 3.75% 30/06/2027United States0.92%
9United States Treasury Note/Bond 4.125% 28/02/2027United States0.92%
10United States Treasury Note/Bond 4.125% 31/01/2027United States0.91%

As of , holdings as published

Where it invests

The portfolio by sector, country and type of asset, as a share of the whole fund. Bonds, cash and positions without a classification are shown as they come, not guessed.

By type of asset

  1. Cash and money market67.1%
  2. Bonds32.9%
Added up from the fund’s published holdings, as of 31/10/2026.

See the full portfolio

Every holding with search and filters, the whole breakdown by sector, country and type of asset, a map of the 48 largest and what changed since .

All 48 holdings of VDST

All holdings

The fund publishes 107 holdings; the ten largest make up 75.6% of it.

Create a free account to see the full holdings list

Sign-up takes an email address. There is no card to enter and nothing to pay.

Holdings:Compare what it holds with another fundHoldings overlapHow overlap is measured

Risk and return in depth

Ratios that weigh return against its ups and downs, every rolling period rather than a few fixed ones, and each large fall with how long it took to recover.
  • Sharpe, Sortino and Calmar ratios

    Sharpe, Sortino and Calmar ratios over 1, 3 and 5 years, from weekly returns in pounds.

    With a free account
  • Rolling returns

    The full range of 254 rolling 12-month returns since January 2021, and of 150 rolling three-year returns, in pounds, with how often they were above zero.

    With a free account
  • Largest falls and recoveries

    The 3 largest falls since November 2021, in pounds, with how many weeks each took to reach its low and to recover.

    With a free account

Create a free account to see the risk ratios, every rolling return and each large fall and its recovery

Sign-up takes an email address. There is no card to enter and nothing to pay.

Questions people ask

What is the ongoing charge of VDST?

The ongoing charge of VDST is 0.05% a year — about £5 a year on every £10,000 invested, taken from the fund’s value rather than billed to you. Platform and dealing fees are charged separately. Ongoing charge of Vanguard U.S. Treasury 0-1 Year Bond UCITS ETF USD 0.05% a year. Compared on 14/11/2026, 39 of the 43 other cash-like and short-term funds charge more, 4 the same and 0 less (share classes counted once).

What does VDST track?

VDST tracks the Bloomberg Short Treasury Index.

Is VDST accumulating or distributing?

VDST is accumulating: income is reinvested inside the fund, so it shows up as a rising price rather than cash paid to you.

What is the ISIN of VDST?

The ISIN of VDST is IE00BLRPPV00. An ISIN identifies one exact share class of a fund; VDST is its ticker on the London Stock Exchange. The same share class is also listed as VUCF (Xetra, euros).

What were VDST’s returns in each of the last five years?

Calendar-year returns of VDST in pounds (price, with income reinvested in the fund): 2022 +13.2%, 2023 −0.7%, 2024 +7.9%, 2025 −3.8%; 2026 to 13/11/2026 +4.8%. Past performance is not a guide to future returns.

How has VDST done after inflation?

Over the five years to 13/11/2026 VDST’s price changed by +21.3%, or −5.3% after UK CPIH inflation. Past performance is not a guide to future returns.

Similar funds

More cash-like and short-term funds, largest first. Size is a fact, not a verdict.

Fund documents and methods

Fund documents
Fund page at Vanguard · Key investor information document (KIID) · Factsheet (links checked )

Methodology:ReturnsCategoriesAll methods

A machine-readable copy of this page: Markdown.