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

NASDAQ · Mutual Fund · Delayed Price · Currency is USD
10.25
0.00 (0.00%)
Aug 1, 2025, 8:09 AM EDT
Fund Assets64.17B
Expense Ratio0.06%
Min. Investment$3,000
Turnovern/a
Dividend (ttm)0.37
Dividend Yield3.64%
Dividend Growth25.19%
Payout FrequencyMonthly
Ex-Dividend DateJun 30, 2025
Previous Close10.25
YTD Return1.80%
1-Year Return3.01%
5-Year Return3.26%
52-Week Low10.08
52-Week High10.33
Beta (5Y)0.41
Holdings2878
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
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 3.01% in the past year, including dividends. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 2.48%.

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

9.16% of assets
NameSymbolWeight
United States Treasury NotesT.4 05.31.302.27%
Mktliq 12/31/2049n/a0.98%
United States Treasury NotesT.4 02.28.300.92%
United States Treasury NotesT.4.25 11.30.260.81%
United States Treasury NotesT.4.125 03.31.290.72%
United States Treasury NotesT.4 03.31.300.71%
United States Treasury NotesT.4.625 04.30.290.71%
United States Treasury NotesT.1.5 01.31.270.68%
United States Treasury NotesT.4.125 02.28.270.68%
United States Treasury NotesT.4.25 02.28.290.68%

Dividend History

Ex-DividendAmountPay Date
Jun 30, 2025$0.03262Jul 1, 2025
May 30, 2025$0.03346Jun 2, 2025
Apr 30, 2025$0.03217May 1, 2025
Mar 31, 2025$0.03288Apr 1, 2025
Feb 28, 2025$0.02934Mar 3, 2025
Jan 31, 2025$0.03182Feb 3, 2025
Full Dividend History