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

NASDAQ · Mutual Fund · Delayed Price · Currency is USD
10.34
+0.01 (0.10%)
At close: Dec 26, 2025
2.27%
Fund Assets68.13B
Expense Ratio0.06%
Min. Investment$3,000
Turnover56.00%
Dividend (ttm)0.39
Dividend Yield3.80%
Dividend Growth17.53%
Payout FrequencyMonthly
Ex-Dividend DateNov 28, 2025
Previous Close10.33
YTD Return5.74%
1-Year Return6.27%
5-Year Return7.62%
52-Week Low9.73
52-Week High10.35
Beta (5Y)0.41
Holdings3019
Inception DateNov 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 6.27% in the past year, including dividends. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 5.47%.

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%

Top 10 Holdings

11.06% of assets
NameSymbolWeight
United States Treasury NotesT.3.5 11.30.302.17%
Mktliq 12/31/2049n/a2.08%
Us Dollarn/a1.13%
United States Treasury NotesT.3.5 09.30.290.91%
United States Treasury NotesT.4 02.28.300.87%
United States Treasury NotesT.3.5 10.31.270.79%
United States Treasury NotesT.3.625 09.30.300.79%
United States Treasury NotesT.3.625 08.31.290.79%
United States Treasury NotesT.4.375 07.15.270.76%
United States Treasury NotesT.4 07.31.290.75%
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Dividend History

Ex-DividendAmountPay Date
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
Jul 31, 2025$0.03387Aug 1, 2025
Jun 30, 2025$0.03262Jul 1, 2025
Full Dividend History