Vanguard Short-Term Bond Index Fund Admiral Shares (VBIRX)

NASDAQ · Mutual Fund · Delayed Price · Currency is USD
10.36
+0.01 (0.10%)
At close: Feb 26, 2026
Fund Assets69.16B
Expense Ratio0.06%
Min. Investment$3,000
Turnover56.00%
Dividend (ttm)0.40
Dividend Yield3.86%
Dividend Growth15.17%
Payout FrequencyMonthly
Ex-Dividend DateJan 30, 2026
Previous Close10.35
YTD Return0.53%
1-Year Return5.59%
5-Year Return8.79%
52-Week Low9.81
52-Week High10.36
Beta (5Y)n/a
Holdings3151
Inception DateNov 12, 2001

About VBIRX

This index fund offers a low-cost, diversified approach to bond investing, providing broad exposure to U.S. investment-grade bonds with maturities from one to five years. Reflecting this goal, the fund invests about 30% of assets in corporate bonds and 70% in U.S. government bonds within that maturity range. A key risk of the fund is the fact that changes in interest rates can eventually lead to a decrease in income for the fund. Investors with a short-term savings goal who are willing to accept some price movement may wish to consider this fund.

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 5.59% in the past year, including dividends. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 5.50%.

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.

SymbolNameExpense Ratio
BSVVanguard Short-Term Bond ETF0.03%

Other Share Classes

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

SymbolShare ClassExpense Ratio
VBIPXInstitutional Plus Shares0.03%
VBITXInstitutional Shares0.04%
VBISXInvestor Shares0.15%

Dividend History

Ex-DividendAmountPay Date
Jan 30, 2026$0.03486Feb 2, 2026
Dec 31, 2025$0.03486Jan 2, 2026
Nov 28, 2025$0.03349Dec 1, 2025
Oct 31, 2025$0.03452Nov 3, 2025
Sep 30, 2025$0.03319Oct 1, 2025
Aug 29, 2025$0.03403Sep 2, 2025
Full Dividend History