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

NASDAQ · Mutual Fund · Delayed Price · Currency is USD
10.23
+0.01 (0.10%)
May 28, 2025, 8:09 AM EDT
2.51%
Fund Assets 64.48B
Expense Ratio 0.06%
Min. Investment $3,000
Turnover n/a
Dividend (ttm) 0.36
Dividend Yield 3.56%
Dividend Growth 30.17%
Payout Frequency Monthly
Ex-Dividend Date Apr 30, 2025
Previous Close 10.22
YTD Return 1.60%
1-Year Return 5.55%
5-Year Return 4.11%
52-Week Low 9.96
52-Week High 10.33
Beta (5Y) 0.41
Holdings 2844
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
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 5.55% 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

9.38% of assets
Name Symbol Weight
United States Treasury Notes T.3.875 04.30.30 1.50%
United States Treasury Notes T.4 02.28.30 1.31%
Mktliq 12/31/2049 n/a 1.13%
United States Treasury Notes T.4 03.31.30 0.99%
United States Treasury Notes T.4.25 11.30.26 0.87%
United States Treasury Notes T.4.125 11.30.29 0.79%
United States Treasury Notes T.4 01.31.29 0.71%
United States Treasury Notes T.4.25 02.28.29 0.70%
United States Treasury Notes T.4.125 02.28.27 0.69%
United States Treasury Notes T.4.375 12.31.29 0.69%
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Dividend History

Ex-Dividend Amount Pay Date
Apr 30, 2025 $0.03217 May 1, 2025
Mar 31, 2025 $0.03288 Apr 1, 2025
Feb 28, 2025 $0.02934 Mar 3, 2025
Jan 31, 2025 $0.03182 Feb 3, 2025
Dec 31, 2024 $0.03143 Jan 2, 2025
Nov 29, 2024 $0.03011 Dec 2, 2024
Full Dividend History