VSDB - Vanguard Short Duration Bond ETF
VSDB seeks broad exposure to the global fixed income market, focusing on short-term bonds. It is an actively managed fund comprised of various debt securities by US and non-US issuers, including emerging market countries. Its investments include corporate and government debt, asset-backed and mortgage-backed securities, as well as mortgage-related securities.
- Sector
- Financial Services
- Industry
- Asset Management
- Market Cap
- $1.00B
- Beta
- 0.06
- 52-Week Range
- 74.28-77.64
- Dividend Yield
- $3.23
- IPO Date
- Apr 3, 2025
- Exchange
- CBOE
VSDB Options Snapshot
Options pricing data for VSDB is refreshed daily after the close. When listed contracts exist, this page surfaces the latest at-the-money implied volatility, max pain strike, dealer gamma exposure (GEX), and 25-delta skew. Listed contracts and live snapshots appear once the options chain has been published by the exchange for the most recent session.
What This Page Covers
The VSDB overview links into per-metric analysis views: max pain, gamma exposure, volatility skew, expected move, options chain, open interest history, and aggregate Greeks. Microstructure data is available on short interest, short volume, fail-to-deliver, and market structure.
VSDB fund facts: expense ratio 0.15%, assets under management $1.00B, NAV $74.49 as of the data source's update on Oct 8, 2026, launched Apr 1, 2025, issued by Vanguard. See the VSDB holdings.
Frequently asked VSDB overview questions
- What is VSDB?
- VSDB is the ticker symbol for Vanguard Short Duration Bond ETF, an listed exchange-traded fund. VSDB seeks broad exposure to the global fixed income market, focusing on short-term bonds. It is an actively managed fund comprised of various debt securities by US and non-US issuers, including emerging market countries. Listed on CBOE. VSDB is the ETF ticker shown on this page; ETF traders use the fund for diversified exposure to its underlying basket, for sector and factor rotation, and for hedging or replication strategies via the listed options chain.
- What are VSDB's key statistics?
- Vanguard Short Duration Bond ETF (VSDB) carries a market capitalization of $1.00B, 52-week range of 74.28-77.64. Full holdings disclosure, expense ratio, and tracking-error history live on the per-ticker fundamentals page or the sponsor's site; daily NAV and premium/discount-to-NAV are accessible from the same view. These structural inputs frame how the ETF options market prices implied volatility relative to its constituents.
- What sector or industry does VSDB belong to?
- Vanguard Short Duration Bond ETF operates in the Financial Services sector, in the Asset Management industry. Sector classification affects how the ticker correlates with sector ETFs, how it reacts to macro factors like rate moves and commodity prices, and how its options pricing compares to sector peers. Compare VSDB's implied volatility and skew against sector benchmarks to gauge whether the options market is pricing single-name or systemic risk relative to the broader peer group.
- How current is the VSDB data on this page?
- Options snapshots refresh after each trading session; if no snapshot is currently posted for VSDB, it usually reflects low options liquidity or a recently listed name. Fund-level fields (sponsor, expense ratio, holdings concentration where available) refresh from the vendor feed nightly. ETF-specific filings (N-CSR, N-PX, N-CEN) update on the SEC EDGAR cadence. FINRA microstructure data refreshes on the source's cadence; for ETFs the off-exchange volume signal is dominated by authorized-participant creation and redemption rather than directional flow.