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Vanguard Short-Term Corp Bd Idx I

VSTBX - Snapshot

Vitals

  • YTD Return 0.0%
  • 3 Yr Annualized Return 4.2%
  • 5 Yr Annualized Return 3.6%
  • Net Assets $42.9 B
  • Holdings in Top 10 2.3%

52 WEEK LOW AND HIGH

$27.69
$25.42
$27.71

Expenses

OPERATING RELATED FEES

  • Expense Ratio 0.05%

SALES FEES

  • Front Load N/A
  • Deferred Load N/A

BROKERAGE FEES

  • Turnover 56.00%

TRADING FEES

  • Max Redemption Fee N/A

Min Investment

  • Standard (Taxable) $5,000,000
  • IRA N/A

Fund Classification

Compare VSTBX to Popular U.S. Short-Term Bond Duration Funds and ETFs

Overview

Income Profile

Income Risk

Returns Profile

Allocations

Expenses

About

Vanguard Short Term Investment Grade Fund

Fund

$11.02

0.00%

$72.47 B

2.23%

$0.25

-0.09%

-

Vanguard Short-Term Bond Index Fund

BSV | ETF

$82.79

-0.05%

$61.16 B

1.79%

$1.48

-0.13%

-

Vanguard Short-Term Bond Index Fund

Fund

$10.86

0.00%

$61.16 B

-

$0.00

-0.09%

-

Lord Abbett Short Duration Income Fund

Fund

$4.22

0.00%

$56.26 B

2.86%

$0.12

0.24%

-

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond Index Fund

VCSH | ETF

$83.13

-0.02%

$42.95 B

2.27%

$1.89

-0.14%

-

VSTBX - Profile

Distributions

  • YTD Total Return 0.0%
  • 3 Yr Annualized Total Return 4.2%
  • 5 Yr Annualized Total Return 3.6%
  • Capital Gain Distribution Frequency Annually
  • Net Income Ratio 2.63%
DIVIDENDS
  • Dividend Yield 0.0%
  • Dividend Distribution Frequency Monthly

Fund Details

  • Legal Name
    Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond Index Fund
  • Fund Family Name
    Vanguard
  • Inception Date
    Nov 19, 2009
  • Shares Outstanding
    N/A
  • Share Class
    Inst
  • Currency
    USD
  • Domiciled Country
    United States
  • Manager
    Joshua Barrickman

Fund Description

The fund employs an indexing investment approach designed to track the performance of the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. 1-5 Year Corporate Bond Index. This index includes U.S. dollar-denominated, investment-grade, fixed-rate, taxable securities issued by industrial, utility, and financial companies, with maturities between 1 and 5 years. Under normal circumstances, at least 80% of the fund's assets will be invested in bonds included in the index.

VSTBX - Performance

Return Ranking - Trailing

Period VSTBX Return Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
YTD 0.0% -1.6% 2.1% 53.20%
1 Yr 5.1% -4.6% 8.1% 20.54%
3 Yr 4.2%* 0.7% 5.4% 6.10%
5 Yr 3.6%* 0.9% 6.0% 10.00%
10 Yr 3.1%* 0.3% 4.4% 5.54%

* Annualized

Return Ranking - Calendar

Period VSTBX Return Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
2020 2.7% -23.0% 206.3% 22.88%
2019 3.8% -2.4% 5.0% 4.13%
2018 -1.7% -50.6% 1.0% 69.77%
2017 0.2% -1.6% 2.8% 24.58%
2016 0.5% -65.8% 7.1% 35.12%

Total Return Ranking - Trailing

Period VSTBX Return Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
YTD 0.0% -1.6% 2.1% 53.20%
1 Yr 5.1% -6.3% 8.1% 17.34%
3 Yr 4.2%* -0.4% 5.4% 5.75%
5 Yr 3.6%* 0.2% 6.0% 8.68%
10 Yr 3.1%* 0.2% 4.4% 5.30%

* Annualized

Total Return Ranking - Calendar

Period VSTBX Return Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
2020 2.7% -23.0% 206.3% 22.88%
2019 3.8% -2.3% 7.2% 5.03%
2018 -1.7% -4.2% 6.5% 75.39%
2017 0.2% -1.6% 5.9% 37.92%
2016 0.5% -65.2% 10.7% 46.09%

NAV & Total Return History

VSTBX - Holdings

Concentration Analysis

VSTBX Category Low Category High VSTBX % Rank
Net Assets 42.9 B 4.42 M 72.5 B 3.48%
Number of Holdings 2312 3 4692 2.50%
Net Assets in Top 10 979 M -153 M 7.31 B 20.80%
Weighting of Top 10 2.30% 2.3% 100.0% 100.00%

Top 10 Holdings

  1. United States Treasury Notes 0.12% 0.33%
  2. Bank of America Corporation 0.31%
  3. Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. 0.25%
  4. Charter Communications Operating, LLC/Charter Communications Operating Capi 0.25%
  5. Apple Inc. 0.24%
  6. Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. 0.23%
  7. AT&T Inc 0.23%
  8. JPMorgan Chase & Co. 0.21%
  9. Dell International L.L.C. and EMC Corporation 0.20%
  10. Visa Inc 0.20%

Asset Allocation

Weighting Return Low Return High VSTBX % Rank
Bonds 		94.13% 32.11% 171.18% 36.11%
Convertible Bonds 		5.79% 0.00% 22.69% 5.49%
Cash 		0.08% -74.00% 66.46% 90.02%
Stocks 		0.00% -1.00% 6.71% 67.05%
Preferred Stocks 		0.00% 0.00% 47.96% 70.72%
Other 		0.00% -6.41% 20.42% 63.89%

Bond Sector Breakdown

Weighting Return Low Return High VSTBX % Rank
Corporate 		99.85% 0.00% 99.95% 0.67%
Cash & Equivalents 		0.08% 0.00% 66.46% 99.50%
Securitized 		0.07% 0.00% 88.90% 91.01%
Derivative 		0.00% 0.00% 26.94% 67.89%
Municipal 		0.00% 0.00% 22.58% 85.02%
Government 		0.00% 0.00% 76.57% 98.67%

Bond Geographic Breakdown

Weighting Return Low Return High VSTBX % Rank
US 		80.10% 0.00% 135.33% 46.59%
Non US 		14.03% -19.58% 82.71% 43.59%

VSTBX - Expenses

Operational Fees

VSTBX Fees (% of AUM) Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
Expense Ratio 0.05% 0.01% 34.57% 98.96%
Management Fee 0.05% 0.00% 1.19% 6.95%
12b-1 Fee N/A 0.00% 1.00% N/A
Administrative Fee N/A 0.01% 0.50% N/A

Sales Fees

VSTBX Fees (% of AUM) Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
Front Load N/A 1.00% 5.75% N/A
Deferred Load N/A 0.50% 5.00% N/A

Trading Fees

VSTBX 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.

VSTBX Fees (% of AUM) Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
Turnover 56.00% 0.00% 496.37% 34.75%

VSTBX - Distributions

Dividend Yield Analysis

VSTBX Category Low Category High VSTBX % Rank
Dividend Yield 0.00% 0.00% 2.73% 63.91%

Dividend Distribution Analysis

VSTBX Category Low Category High Category Mod
Dividend Distribution Frequency Monthly Annually Monthly Monthly

Net Income Ratio Analysis

VSTBX Category Low Category High VSTBX % Rank
Net Income Ratio 2.63% -9.96% 4.42% 19.11%

Capital Gain Distribution Analysis

VSTBX Category Low Category High Capital Mode
Capital Gain Distribution Frequency Annually Annually Annually Annually

Dividend Payout History

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VSTBX - Fund Manager Analysis

Managers

Joshua Barrickman

Start Date

Tenure

Tenure Rank

Nov 19, 2009

11.12

11.1%

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. Education: B.S., Ohio Northern University; M.B.A., Lehigh University.

Tenure Analysis

Category Low Category High Category Average Category Mode
0.06 27.92 5.87 1.0

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