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Name

Price

Aum/Mkt Cap

YIELD & DIV

Exp Ratio

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Vanguard Short-Term Bond Index Fund

VBIRX | Fund

$9.81

$70.5 B

1.56%

$0.15

0.07%

Vitals

YTD Return

-7.5%

1 yr return

-4.6%

3 Yr Avg Return

0.6%

5 Yr Avg Return

1.2%

Net Assets

$70.5 B

Holdings in Top 10

13.4%

52 WEEK LOW AND HIGH

$9.8
$9.77
$10.74

Expenses

OPERATING FEES

Expense Ratio 0.07%

SALES FEES

Front Load N/A

Deferred Load N/A

TRADING FEES

Turnover 37.00%

Redemption Fee N/A

Min Investment

Standard (Taxable)

$3,000

IRA

N/A

Fund Classification

Fund Type

Open End Mutual Fund

Investment Style

Short-Term Bond

Name

Price

Aum/Mkt Cap

YIELD & DIV

Exp Ratio

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Vanguard Short-Term Bond Index Fund

VBIRX | Fund

$9.81

$70.5 B

1.56%

$0.15

0.07%

VBIRX - Profile

Distributions

  • YTD Total Return -7.5%
  • 3 Yr Annualized Total Return 0.6%
  • 5 Yr Annualized Total Return 1.2%
  • Capital Gain Distribution Frequency None
  • Net Income Ratio 1.16%
DIVIDENDS
  • Dividend Yield 1.6%
  • Dividend Distribution Frequency Monthly

Fund Details

  • Legal Name
    Vanguard Short-Term Bond Index Fund
  • Fund Family Name
    Vanguard
  • Inception Date
    Nov 12, 2001
  • Shares Outstanding
    N/A
  • Share Class
    Inst
  • Currency
    USD
  • Domiciled Country
    United States
  • Manager
    Joshua Barrickman

Fund Description

This index includes all medium and larger issues of U.S. government, investment-grade corporate, and investment-grade international dollar-denominated bonds that have maturities between 1 and 5 years and are publicly issued. All of the fund's investments will be selected through the sampling process, and at least 80% of its assets will be invested in bonds held in the index.

VBIRX - Performance

Return Ranking - Trailing

Period VBIRX Return Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
YTD -7.5% -18.8% -1.0% 61.21%
1 Yr -4.6% -8.2% 2.6% 69.54%
3 Yr 0.6%* -1.1% 5.1% 59.62%
5 Yr 1.2%* -0.4% 4.6% 54.21%
10 Yr 1.2%* -0.3% 4.0% 60.71%

* Annualized

Return Ranking - Calendar

Period VBIRX Return Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
2021 -2.4% -15.4% 94.2% 88.49%
2020 2.8% -20.8% 7.6% 19.01%
2019 2.5% -74.0% 9.3% 26.25%
2018 -0.7% -50.6% 1.0% 18.20%
2017 -0.5% -2.6% 9.2% 84.82%

Total Return Ranking - Trailing

Period VBIRX Return Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
YTD -7.5% -18.8% -1.4% 60.54%
1 Yr -4.6% -10.9% 2.4% 53.97%
3 Yr 0.6%* -2.6% 5.1% 52.58%
5 Yr 1.2%* -1.1% 4.6% 47.99%
10 Yr 1.2%* -0.4% 4.0% 57.81%

* Annualized

Total Return Ranking - Calendar

Period VBIRX Return Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
2021 -2.4% -15.4% 94.2% 88.49%
2020 2.8% -20.8% 7.6% 19.01%
2019 2.5% -74.0% 9.3% 27.73%
2018 -0.7% -50.6% 6.5% 29.40%
2017 -0.5% -2.6% 20.5% 85.25%

NAV & Total Return History

VBIRX - Holdings

Concentration Analysis

VBIRX Category Low Category High VBIRX % Rank
Net Assets 70.5 B 5.81 M 70.5 B 0.82%
Number of Holdings 2653 4 4919 1.47%
Net Assets in Top 10 9.45 B -23.9 M 9.45 B 0.82%
Weighting of Top 10 13.43% 1.7% 100.0% 77.55%

Top 10 Holdings

  1. United States Treasury Notes 2.01%
  2. United States Treasury Notes 1.25% 1.79%
  3. United States Treasury Notes 1.72%
  4. United States Treasury Notes 1.67%
  5. United States Treasury Notes 1.29%
  6. United States Treasury Notes 1.24%
  7. United States Treasury Notes 1.23%
  8. United States Treasury Notes 1.22%
  9. United States Treasury Notes 1.22%
  10. United States Treasury Notes 1.21%

Asset Allocation

Weighting Return Low Return High VBIRX % Rank
Bonds 		97.71% 49.71% 194.71% 13.21%
Convertible Bonds 		2.08% 0.00% 27.71% 53.51%
Cash 		0.21% -102.46% 39.20% 88.25%
Stocks 		0.00% -0.66% 11.31% 84.34%
Preferred Stocks 		0.00% 0.00% 25.64% 83.20%
Other 		0.00% -2.59% 10.19% 77.32%

Bond Sector Breakdown

Weighting Return Low Return High VBIRX % Rank
Government 		73.52% 0.00% 73.63% 1.79%
Corporate 		26.02% 0.00% 100.00% 73.57%
Cash & Equivalents 		0.39% 0.00% 44.09% 95.60%
Municipal 		0.04% 0.00% 17.46% 46.00%
Securitized 		0.03% 0.00% 97.27% 92.66%
Derivative 		0.00% 0.00% 45.97% 82.22%

Bond Geographic Breakdown

Weighting Return Low Return High VBIRX % Rank
US 		88.43% 0.00% 165.96% 18.60%
Non US 		9.28% 0.00% 72.71% 70.31%

VBIRX - Expenses

Operational Fees

VBIRX Fees (% of AUM) Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
Expense Ratio 0.07% 0.02% 2.48% 96.52%
Management Fee 0.06% 0.00% 1.19% 9.64%
12b-1 Fee N/A 0.00% 1.00% N/A
Administrative Fee N/A 0.01% 0.50% N/A

Sales Fees

VBIRX Fees (% of AUM) Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
Front Load N/A 0.00% 5.75% N/A
Deferred Load N/A 0.50% 5.00% N/A

Trading Fees

VBIRX Fees (% of AUM) Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
Max Redemption Fee N/A 1.00% 2.00% N/A

Related Fees

Turnover provides investors a proxy for the trading fees incurred by mutual fund managers who frequently adjust position allocations. Higher turnover means higher trading fees.

VBIRX Fees (% of AUM) Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
Turnover 37.00% 0.00% 500.00% 19.29%

VBIRX - Distributions

Dividend Yield Analysis

VBIRX Category Low Category High VBIRX % Rank
Dividend Yield 1.56% 0.00% 5.77% 71.99%

Dividend Distribution Analysis

VBIRX Category Low Category High Category Mod
Dividend Distribution Frequency Monthly Monthly Monthly Monthly

Net Income Ratio Analysis

VBIRX Category Low Category High VBIRX % Rank
Net Income Ratio 1.16% -1.27% 4.98% 50.42%

Capital Gain Distribution Analysis

VBIRX Category Low Category High Capital Mode
Capital Gain Distribution Frequency None Annually Annually Annually

Dividend Payout History

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VBIRX - Fund Manager Analysis

Managers

Joshua Barrickman

Start Date

Tenure

Tenure Rank

Feb 22, 2013

9.27

9.3%

Joshua C. Barrickman, CFA, Principal of Vanguard and head of Vanguard’s Fixed Income Indexing Americas. He has been with Vanguard since 1998, has worked in investment management since 1999, has managed investment portfolios since 2005, and has co-managed the Fund since 2013. He has managed the Vanguard Variable Insurance Funds Global Bond Index Portfolio since its inception in 2017. Education: B.S., Ohio Northern University; M.B.A., Lehigh University.

Tenure Analysis

Category Low Category High Category Average Category Mode
0.07 28.77 6.16 2.41

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