Short term treasuries represent the subset of government bonds between 1 and 3 years maturity. They are a low-risk bond option for safe money management.
Index Funds
United States Short Term Treasury Bonds
ETFs in the United States
| Ticker | Provider | Index | Expense Ratio | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VGSH | Vanguard | BBG US Treasury 1-3 | 0.03 | |
ISINUS92206C1027 DividendsDistributing Notes— | ||||
| SCHO | Charles Schwab | BBG US Treasury 1-3 | 0.03 | |
ISINUS8085248628 DividendsDistributing Notes— | ||||
| SPTS | State Street | BBG 1-3 Year US Treasury | 0.03 | |
ISINUS78468R1014 DividendsDistributing Notes— | ||||
| SHY | iShares | ICE US Treasury 1-3 | 0.15 | |
ISINUS4642874576 DividendsDistributing Notes— | ||||
No funds found. See alternatives.
Notes Definitions
- +SCB — Total market fund that includes small caps (85% LCB + 15% SCB)
- +EM — Global fund that includes emerging markets (~90% DEV + 10% EM)
- -CAN — Excludes Canada (or other specified country normally in the index)
- Acc — Accumulating
- Dist — Distributing
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Alternatives
Other options when no short term bond funds are available
- Treasury Bills — T-bills and short term bonds have similar maturities, and some people consider them interchangeable.
- Directly Owned Bonds — Bonds can be directly purchased from the government. For short term treasuries, create a ladder by buying bonds with 3 years to maturity and rolling them over into new ones as they expire.
Definition
The Portfolio Charts short term treasury bond data tracks the segment of the bond market with maturities between 1 year and 3 years. It also focuses exclusively on debt issued by countries, not companies. In the US they are called treasury bonds, but they may go by other names in different countries. For example, they’re called bunds in Germany and gilts in the UK.
Treasury bonds issued by the government are generally considered safer than corporate bonds issued by a company. While the data does not cover corporate bonds, the returns of treasury bonds are usually very similar investment-grade corporate bonds with a similarly high credit rating.
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