Vanguard Balanced Index I (VBAIX)

Fund Assets	62.53B
Expense Ratio	0.038%
Min. Investment	$5,000,000
Turnover	31.00%
Dividend (ttm)	1.19
Dividend Yield	2.18%
Dividend Growth	7.42%
Payout Frequency	Quarterly
Ex-Dividend Date	Sep 28, 2026

Previous Close	54.27
YTD Return	7.80%
1-Year Return	8.77%
5-Year Return	40.42%
52-Week Low	48.96
52-Week High	55.50
Beta (5Y)	0.62
Holdings	15000
Inception Date	Dec 1, 2000

About VBAIX

As an economical and straightforward index fund, it offers investors broad access to both equity and fixed income markets. The fund maintains an approximate allocation of 60% to equities and 40% to bonds, achieving this by mirroring the performance of two broad benchmark indices representing the overall U.S. stock market and U.S. taxable bond market, respectively. A key benefit of its extensive diversification is that the impact of any single holding on the fund's overall performance is substantially minimized. This fund may be well-suited as a foundational component for investors with a protracted investment horizon who are seeking a combination of capital appreciation and modest income, and are comfortable with the inherent volatility of both the stock and bond markets.

• Fund Family: Vanguard
• Category: Allocation--50% to 70% Equity
• Performance Rating: Above Average
• Risk Rating: Average
• Stock Exchange: Nasdaq
• Ticker Symbol: VBAIX
• Share Class: Institutional Shares
• Index: CRSP US Total Stock Market TR

Performance

VBAIX had a total return of 8.77% in the past year, including dividends. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 7.30%.

Other Share Classes

These are alternative share classes of the same fund, from the same provider.

Symbol	Share Class	Expense Ratio
VBIAX	Admiral Shares	0.07%
VBINX	Investor Shares	0.18%

Top 10 Holdings

21.56% of assets

Name	Symbol	Weight
NVIDIA Corporation	NVDA	4.44%
Apple Inc.	AAPL	4.12%
Microsoft Corporation	MSFT	3.23%
Amazon.com, Inc.	AMZN	2.05%
Alphabet Inc.	GOOGL	1.71%
Broadcom Inc.	AVGO	1.42%
Alphabet Inc.	GOOG	1.36%
Meta Platforms, Inc.	META	1.36%
Micron Technology, Inc.	MU	1.02%
Tesla, Inc.	TSLA	0.85%

Dividend History

Ex-Dividend	Amount	Pay Date
Sep 28, 2026	$0.3043	Sep 29, 2026
Jun 26, 2026	$0.3009	Jun 29, 2026
Mar 27, 2026	$0.68918	Mar 30, 2026
Dec 23, 2025	$1.62912	Dec 24, 2025
Sep 29, 2025	$0.2782	Sep 30, 2025
Jun 30, 2025	$0.2704	Jul 1, 2025

Data Sources: Tiingo, Financial Modeling Prep, and more

Historical data is provided by Tiingo. Delayed stock pricing data is provided by Financial Modeling Prep. Several fund data points are also provided by Finnhub.

Last checked:

Oct 22, 2026

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