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CUST vs VGSH

Corgi 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF

CUSTCCboe

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF

VGSHANasdaq

Overlap

23.3%by weight

Expense ratio

VGSH −0.02pt a year

CUST0.05%VGSH0.03%

Avg volume · 30D

VGSH 728.4×the volume

CUST6.62KVGSH4.82M

CUST vs VGSH Performance

Jul 31, 2026 – Oct 30, 2026

+0.7%CUST+0.6%VGSH

Jul 31, 2026 to Oct 30, 2026. CUST +0.7%. VGSH +0.6%. Use the arrow keys to read each point.−0.5%−0.25%0%0.25%Jul 2026Sep 2026Oct 2026
Expense ratio
CUST 0.05%
VGSH 0.03%, better
Fund size
CUST $11M
VGSH $39.6B
1Y total return
CUST No data
VGSH +2.2%
Yield (12M)
CUST No data
VGSH 3.76%
Holdings
CUST 94
VGSH 95
Avg volume (30D)
CUST 6.62K sh
VGSH 4.82M sh, better
NAV per share
CUST $24.88
VGSH $57.91
52W range

ETF.net Grade

CUST: Cost 68, Risk 56, Mission not scored, Tradability 14, Holdings 79, Durability 5. VGSH: Cost 89, Risk 37, Mission 100, Tradability 71, Holdings 75, Durability 93.
Pillar letters and Scores for CUST, VGSH, with each pillar’s weight
PillarCUSTVGSH
Cost30% weightB68A89Higher
Mission25% weightNot scoredA100
Risk15% weightB56HigherD37
Tradability15% weightF14A71Higher
Holdings10% weightA79HigherA75
Durability5% weightF5A93Higher

Rank among Treasuries (1-3 Year) funds

How we build Categories ›
Same Category. Both funds are graded against the same funds, so their Grades compare head to head.

Same Category. CUST and VGSH are both graded against the same 15 Treasuries (1-3 Year) funds, so their Grades compare head to head.

Treasuries (1-3 Year)⁠

Category · 15 funds
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VGSH ranks 2nd and CUST 13th of 15 funds in the Treasuries (1-3 Year) Category.

  1. Rank 1ASPTSState Street SPDR Portfolio Short Term Treasury ETFScore 82
  2. Rank 2AVGSHVanguard Short-Term Treasury ETFScore 80
  3. Rank 3ASCHOSchwab Short-Term U.S. Treasury ETFScore 79
  4. Rank 12CFTSDFranklin Short Duration U.S. Government ETFScore 53
  5. Rank 13CCUSTCorgi 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETFScore 52
  6. Rank 14CBWZSPDR Bloomberg Short Term International Treasury Bond ETFScore 45

Our read on each fund

ETF.net Research

CUSTCCorgi 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF

VGSHAVanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF

In short

CUST No data

VGSH Plain one-to-three-year Treasuries for three basis points, running since 2009. No credit story, no active twist: VGSH owns the short end of the government curve and charges about as little as this category allows.

Stated mandate

CUST No data

VGSH The fund seeks to track a market-weighted Treasury index with a short-term dollar-weighted average maturity.

Why people hold it

CUST No data

  • VGSH 0.03% a year, against a 0.15% median for 1-3 year Treasury funds. Same fee floor as SCHO and SPTS, and a fifth of what SHY charges for the same slice of the curve.
  • Sticks tightly to the Bloomberg U.S. Treasury 1-3 Year Index, one of the closest-tracking implementations in its peer group.
  • Roughly 90 US Treasury issues, sampled to match the index. No corporates, no mortgages, no derivatives overlay: the only credit question is the US Treasury itself.
  • Pays monthly, and the income resets as short notes mature and newer ones roll in, so it moves with prevailing short-term rates. A multi-billion-dollar fund that trades actively.

Worth knowing

CUST No data

  • VGSH Short maturities soften rate moves, they don't erase them. Prices still fall when yields rise, and the fund itself has no maturity date the way a single note does.
  • At the short end the cost race is a tie, not a win: SCHO tracks the same index for the same 0.03%. Differences show up in trading and plumbing, not the fee line.
  • Nothing here reaches for yield: no corporate credit, no inflation linkage, no long bonds. That narrowness is the design, and it behaves nothing like a core bond fund.

Full CUST profile⁠

Full VGSH profile⁠

CUST vs VGSH Holdings

How CUST and VGSH differ

Overlap by weight

23.3%

Shared holdings make up 24.5% of VGSH and 24.0% of CUST.

Level by level

  • Asset classEquity, Fixed Income0.0%
  • Holdings22 in both23.3%
  • Countryby domicile100%

Sector

No Sector split for CUST and VGSH.

Country, concentration and asset class

Country by domicile

Country weights in CUST and VGSH, widest gap first
CountryMore in CUSTMore in VGSH
United StatesSame weight

Concentration

Weight in the 10 largest Holdings

  • CUST14.3%
  • VGSH14.2%

Securities held

  • CUST93
  • VGSH92

Asset class

CUST
Equity
VGSH
Fixed Income

Holdings

  • Only in CUST71
  • In both22
  • Only in VGSH70

Only in CUST

71 securities, 74.6% of CUST by weight

  • United States Treasury Note/Bond 3.5% 01/31/20282.12%
  • United States Treasury Note/Bond 3.5% 09/30/20291.47%
  • United States Treasury Note/Bond 4.625% 04/30/20291.35%

Only in VGSH

70 securities, 75.1% of VGSH by weight

  • United States Treasury Note/Bond 3.50% 01/31/20282.07%
  • United States Treasury Note/Bond 4.63% 04/30/20291.43%
  • United States Treasury Note/Bond 4.00% 07/31/20291.39%

Weight gaps

All 22 Holdings in both funds, largest gap first.

Holding weights in CUST and VGSH, widest gap first
HoldingMore in CUSTMore in VGSH
United States Treasury Note/Bond 4.75% 09/30/2028CUST +0.19 points
United States Treasury Note/Bond 4.25% 01/15/2028VGSH +0.19 points
United States Treasury Note/Bond 3.75% 04/30/2028CUST +0.19 points
United States Treasury Note/Bond 3.75% 05/15/2028VGSH +0.17 points
United States Treasury Note/Bond 4.25% 07/31/2028CUST +0.15 points
United States Treasury Note/Bond 3.75% 04/15/2028VGSH +0.16 points
United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.25% 03/31/2028VGSH +0.14 points
United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.25% 04/30/2028VGSH +0.14 points

All 93 CUST holdings⁠All 93 VGSH holdings⁠

How we measure overlap

Each holding counts at its smaller weight in the two funds, summed over the full Holdings. Sector, country and asset class use the same rule on each fund’s split. Cash, FX and derivative lines stay out of the counts. Two bond funds get no overlap figure.

CUST vs VGSH Cost

Overpaying CUST vs VGSH

$422

On $10,000 over 30 years. 7% growth a year before fees, expense ratio only.

  • CUST 0.05%

    $1,060

  • VGSH 0.03%

    $638

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • CUST 0.05%
  • VGSH 0.03%
  • Overpaying
One line per fund, from year 0 to year 30. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$250$500$750$1K$1.25K051015202530CUST $1,060VGSH $638

Year by year

YearCUSTVGSHOverpaying
10$92$55$37
20$360$216$144
30$1,060$638$422

Expense ratio

  • 0.05%CUST
  • 0.03%VGSH, cheaper
  • Middle half of Treasuries (1-3 Year) funds
  • Median 0.15%

VGSH cheapest of 15 funds

CUST 5th cheapest of 15 funds

CUST vs VGSH Dividends

Last 12 months to Oct 30, 2026
Yield (12M)
CUST No data
VGSH 3.76%
Payout (12M)
CUST No data
VGSH $2.18
Last payment
CUST $0.08
VGSH $0.18
Ex-dividend
CUST Oct 30, 2026
VGSH Oct 1, 2026
Paid on
CUST Pays Nov 2, 2026
VGSH Oct 5, 2026
Frequency
CUST Monthly
VGSH Monthly

Distribution history

Per share, 2023 to 2026, same scale for both

CUSTMonthly · 5 paymentsAll CUST payments⁠
One bar per payment. 5 payments from 2023 to 2026 YTD. Jun 30, 2026 $0.03; Jul 31, 2026 $0.09; Aug 31, 2026 $0.08; Sep 30, 2026 $0.08; Oct 30, 2026 $0.08. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$0.2520232026YTD
VGSHMonthly · 45 paymentsAll VGSH payments⁠
One bar per payment. 45 payments from 2023 to 2026 YTD. Feb 1, 2023 $0.12; Mar 1, 2023 $0.12; Apr 3, 2023 $0.14; May 1, 2023 $0.14; Jun 1, 2023 $0.15; Jul 3, 2023 $0.16; Aug 1, 2023 $0.17; Sep 1, 2023 $0.17; Oct 2, 2023 $0.18; Nov 1, 2023 $0.19; Dec 1, 2023 $0.19; Dec 22, 2023 $0.19; Feb 1, 2024 $0.20; Mar 1, 2024 $0.19; Apr 1, 2024 $0.20; May 1, 2024 $0.20; Jun 3, 2024 $0.21; Jul 1, 2024 $0.20; Aug 1, 2024 $0.21; Sep 3, 2024 $0.21; Oct 1, 2024 $0.20; Nov 1, 2024 $0.21; Dec 2, 2024 $0.20; Dec 24, 2024 $0.20; Feb 3, 2025 $0.21; Mar 3, 2025 $0.19; Apr 1, 2025 $0.21; May 1, 2025 $0.20; Jun 2, 2025 $0.20; Jul 1, 2025 $0.19; Aug 1, 2025 $0.20; Sep 2, 2025 $0.20; Oct 1, 2025 $0.19; Nov 3, 2025 $0.19; Dec 1, 2025 $0.19; Dec 18, 2025 $0.19; Feb 2, 2026 $0.19; Mar 2, 2026 $0.17; Apr 1, 2026 $0.19; May 1, 2026 $0.18; Jun 1, 2026 $0.18; Jul 1, 2026 $0.18; Aug 3, 2026 $0.18; Sep 1, 2026 $0.17; Oct 1, 2026 $0.18. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$0.2520232026YTD

CUST vs VGSH Risk

Fall from peak · 5 years

This chart needs five years of history for both funds.

Risk facts

VolatilityStd dev, 3 years
CUST No dataVGSH 1.7%
Return per unit of riskSharpe ratio, 3 years
CUST No dataVGSH −0.18
Worst fallMax drawdown, 5 years
CUST No dataVGSH −5.4%
Market sensitivityBeta, 5 years
CUST 0.18VGSH 0.23

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