Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF

Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF seeks to track the performance of Bloomberg Barclays U.S. 1-5 Year Government/Credit Float Adjusted Index, which includes all medium and larger issues of U.S. government, investment-grade corporate, and investment-grade international dollar-denominated bonds. This well-known Fund offers exposure to the short end of the maturity curve, with exposure to all types of bonds that have maturities between one and five years. BSV can be a great safe haven to park assets in volatile markets, and is likely to offer more in terms of yield than comparable funds focusing on T-Bills. It has an R-squared of 84%, a beta of 0.38, and a standard deviation of 1.4%. It has a low total risk rating.