Vanguard Short-Term Bond Index Fund Institutional Shares (VBITX)
NASDAQ · Mutual Fund
· Delayed Price · Currency is USD
10.15
+0.01 (0.10%)
Feb 19, 2025, 1:59 PM EST
1.40% (1Y)
| Fund Assets | 51.33B |
| Expense Ratio | 0.05% |
| Min. Investment | $5,000,000 |
| Turnover | n/a |
| Dividend (ttm) | 0.35 |
| Dividend Yield | 3.43% |
| Dividend Growth | 36.93% |
| Payout Frequency | Monthly |
| Ex-Dividend Date | Jan 31, 2025 |
| Previous Close | 10.14 |
| YTD Return | 0.52% |
| 1-Year Return | 4.96% |
| 5-Year Return | 5.58% |
| 52-Week Low | n/a |
| 52-Week High | n/a |
| Beta (5Y) | n/a |
| Holdings | 2775 |
| Inception Date | Sep 27, 2011 |
About VBITX
The Vanguard Short-Term Bond Index Fund Institutional Shares (VBITX) seeks to track the performance of a market-weighted bond index with a short-term dollar-weighted average maturity. VBITX employs an indexing investment approach designed to track the performance of the Barclays Capital U.S. 1-5 Year Government/ Credit Float Adjusted Index.
Fund Family Vanguard
Category Short-Term Bond
Performance Rating Below Average
Risk Rating Average
Stock Exchange NASDAQ
Ticker Symbol VBITX
Share Class Institutional Shares
Index Bloomberg 1-5 Y Govt/Credit Float Adj TR
Performance
VBITX had a total return of 4.96% in the past year. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 1.42%, including dividends.
Equivalent ETF
VBITX 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 0.04% compared to 0.05% for VBITX.
| Symbol | Name | Expense Ratio |
|---|---|---|
| BSV | Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF | 0.04% |
Top 10 Holdings
8.46% of assets| Name | Symbol | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| United States Treasury Notes | T 4.25 01.31.30 | 1.65% |
| Mktliq 12/31/2049 | n/a | 0.90% |
| United States Treasury Notes | T 4.25 11.30.26 | 0.88% |
| United States Treasury Notes | T 4.125 11.30.29 | 0.86% |
| United States Treasury Notes | T 4.625 06.30.26 | 0.71% |
| United States Treasury Notes | T 4.125 01.31.27 | 0.70% |
| United States Treasury Notes | T 4.875 05.31.26 | 0.70% |
| United States Treasury Notes | T 1.5 01.31.27 | 0.69% |
| United States Treasury Notes | T 4.625 02.28.26 | 0.69% |
| United States Treasury Notes | T 4.25 06.30.29 | 0.69% |
Dividend History
| Ex-Dividend | Amount | Pay Date |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 31, 2025 | $0.03196 | Feb 3, 2025 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | $0.03158 | Jan 2, 2025 |
| Nov 29, 2024 | $0.03024 | Dec 2, 2024 |
| Oct 31, 2024 | $0.03061 | Nov 1, 2024 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | $0.02928 | Sep 30, 2024 |
| Aug 30, 2024 | $0.030 | Sep 3, 2024 |