ETF spotlight on Vanguard Short Term Bond (NYSEArca: BSV), part of an ongoing series.
Assets: $7.37 billion.
Objective: The Vanguard Short-Term Bond fund tries to track the performance of a a market-weighted bond index that covers investment-grade bonds with a dollar-weighted average maturity of 1 to 5 years.
Holdings: Invests in U.S. government, investment-grade corporate, and investment-grade international dollar-denominated bonds.