Vanguard Short-Term Bond Index Fund (VBIRX)

Fund Assets	65.45B
Expense Ratio	0.06%
Min. Investment	$3,000
Turnover	56.00%
Dividend (ttm)	0.39
Dividend Yield	3.78%
Dividend Growth	18.76%
Payout Frequency	Monthly
Ex-Dividend Date	Oct 31, 2025

Previous Close	10.33
YTD Return	2.59%
1-Year Return	3.21%
5-Year Return	4.13%
52-Week Low	10.08
52-Week High	10.37
Beta (5Y)	0.40
Holdings	2904
Inception Date	Nov 12, 2001

About VBIRX

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.

• Fund Family: Vanguard
• Category: Short-Term Bond
• Performance Rating: Below Average
• Risk Rating: Above Average
• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Ticker Symbol: VBIRX
• Share Class: Admiral Shares
• Index: Bloomberg 1-5 Y Govt/Credit Float Adj TR

Performance

VBIRX had a total return of 3.21% in the past year, including dividends. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 2.49%.

Equivalent ETF

VBIRX has an equivalent ETF with the ticker symbol BSV, the Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF. This is an ETF from the same fund company that follows the same index. It has an expense ratio of 0.03% compared to 0.06% for VBIRX.

Symbol	Name	Expense Ratio
BSV	Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF	0.03%

Other Share Classes

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

Symbol	Share Class	Expense Ratio
VBIPX	Institutional Plus Shares	0.03%
VBITX	Institutional Shares	0.04%
VBISX	Investor Shares	0.15%

Top 10 Holdings

9.10% of assets

Name	Symbol	Weight
US Treasury Note	T.3.625 08.31.30	2.19%
United States Treasury Notes	T.4 02.28.30	0.93%
United States Treasury Notes	T.3.875 07.31.30	0.81%
United States Treasury Notes	T.4.25 11.30.26	0.78%
Mktliq 12/31/2049	n/a	0.76%
United States Treasury Notes	T.4.25 06.30.29	0.76%
United States Treasury Notes	T.4.5 05.31.29	0.74%
United States Treasury Notes	T.4.625 04.30.29	0.72%
United States Treasury Notes	T.4 03.31.30	0.71%
United States Treasury Notes	T.4.125 01.31.27	0.70%

Dividend History

Ex-Dividend	Amount	Pay Date
Oct 31, 2025	$0.03452	Nov 3, 2025
Sep 30, 2025	$0.03319	Oct 1, 2025
Aug 29, 2025	$0.03403	Sep 2, 2025
Jul 31, 2025	$0.03387	Aug 1, 2025
Jun 30, 2025	$0.03262	Jul 1, 2025
May 30, 2025	$0.03346	Jun 2, 2025