Vanguard Short-Term Bond Index Fund (VBISX)

NASDAQ · Mutual Fund · Delayed Price · Currency is USD
10.33
+0.01 (0.10%)
Aug 29, 2025, 9:30 AM EDT
0.10%
Fund Assets64.61B
Expense Ratio0.15%
Min. Investment$3,000
Turnover56.00%
Dividend (ttm)0.37
Dividend Yield3.60%
Dividend Growth21.47%
Payout FrequencyMonthly
Ex-Dividend DateAug 29, 2025
Previous Close10.32
YTD Return2.26%
1-Year Return2.25%
5-Year Return3.39%
52-Week Low10.08
52-Week High10.34
Beta (5Y)n/a
Holdings2910
Inception DateMar 1, 1994

About VBISX

Vanguard Short-Term Bond Index Fund Investor Shares is a U.S. mutual fund that tracks a market‑value‑weighted benchmark of investment‑grade bonds with maturities of one to five years. Its primary purpose is to provide broad, low‑cost exposure to short‑term U.S. government and high‑quality corporate debt, emphasizing stability and interest‑rate discipline over credit risk. The fund mirrors the Bloomberg U.S. 1–5 Year Government/Credit Index, using sampling to hold a diversified mix of Treasuries, government‑related securities, and investment‑grade corporates while excluding securitized debt. This design anchors the portfolio in high‑quality issuers and typically results in limited interest‑rate sensitivity relative to intermediate‑term strategies. The fund’s role in the market is as a core short‑duration building block for fixed income allocation, offering efficient liquidity management, income generation, and ballast during periods of widening credit spreads. With a long operating history since 1994 and a low expense structure, it is positioned as a straightforward tool for investors seeking systematic short‑term bond exposure aligned with a well‑known benchmark.

Fund Family Vanguard
Category Short-Term Bond
Stock Exchange NASDAQ
Ticker Symbol VBISX
Share Class Investor Shares
Index Bloomberg 1-5 Y Govt/Credit Float Adj TR

Performance

VBISX had a total return of 2.25% in the past year, including dividends. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 3.34%.

Equivalent ETF

VBISX 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 0.15% for VBISX.

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%
VBIRXAdmiral Shares0.06%

Top 10 Holdings

8.24% of assets
NameSymbolWeight
United States Treasury NotesT.3.875 07.31.301.54%
United States Treasury NotesT.4 02.28.300.94%
United States Treasury NotesT.4.25 11.30.260.79%
United States Treasury NotesT.4.5 05.31.290.73%
United States Treasury NotesT.4.625 04.30.290.72%
United States Treasury NotesT.4 03.31.300.72%
United States Treasury NotesT.4.125 01.31.270.71%
United States Treasury NotesT.1.5 01.31.270.70%
United States Treasury NotesT.4.125 03.31.290.70%
United States Treasury NotesT.3.875 07.31.270.69%
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Dividend History

Ex-DividendAmountPay Date
Aug 29, 2025$0.03324Sep 2, 2025
Jul 31, 2025$0.03305Aug 1, 2025
Jun 30, 2025$0.03186Jul 1, 2025
May 30, 2025$0.03264Jun 2, 2025
Apr 30, 2025$0.03141May 1, 2025
Mar 31, 2025$0.03207Apr 1, 2025
Full Dividend History