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

NASDAQ · Mutual Fund · Delayed Price · Currency is USD

10.33

-0.01 (-0.10%)

Dec 8, 2025, 8:10 AM EST

1.37% (1Y)

Fund Assets	65.45B
Expense Ratio	0.06%
Min. Investment	$3,000
Turnover	56.00%
Dividend (ttm)	0.39
Dividend Yield	3.80%
Dividend Growth	17.53%
Payout Frequency	Monthly
Ex-Dividend Date	Nov 28, 2025

Previous Close	10.34
YTD Return	5.63%
1-Year Return	5.34%
5-Year Return	7.62%
52-Week Low	9.73
52-Week High	10.35
Beta (5Y)	0.40
Holdings	2882
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 5.34% in the past year, including dividends. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 5.48%.

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.

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

9.02% of assets

Name	Symbol	Weight
US TREASURY N/B	T.3.625 10.31.30	1.32%
Mktliq 12/31/2049	n/a	1.23%
United States Treasury Notes	T.4 02.28.30	0.91%
US Treasury Note	T.3.625 09.30.30	0.83%
US TREASURY N/B	T.3.5 10.31.27	0.82%
United States Treasury Notes	T.3.625 08.31.29	0.81%
United States Treasury Notes	T.4 07.31.29	0.79%
United States Treasury Notes	T.3.875 07.31.30	0.79%
United States Treasury Notes	T.3.5 09.30.29	0.77%
United States Treasury Notes	T.4.25 06.30.29	0.75%

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Dividend History

Ex-Dividend	Amount	Pay Date
Nov 28, 2025	$0.03349	Dec 1, 2025
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

Full Dividend History