Vanguard Total Treasury ETF

VTG

Market cap $145M

Launched by Vanguard in mid-2025, the Vanguard Total Treasury ETF (VTG) is a passive fund targeting intermediate U.S. Treasuries. It utilizes an ultra-low expense ratio of just 0.03% (3 bps) to undercut established competitors like iShares (at 15 bps) and capture massive institutional allocation flows. VTG tracks the Bloomberg U.S. Treasury Total Return Unhedged USD Index, positioning its duration profile (5.7 years) directly in the "belly" of the yield curve.

Government debt and inflation protection highlight Vanguard's latest offering of fixed income funds. One confirms the trend towards active strategies while the other two remind investors that Vanguard isn't straying away from its index funds.