About VBIUX
Vanguard Intermediate-Term Bond Index Fund Institutional Plus Shares is a passively managed mutual fund that seeks to track the performance of the Bloomberg U.S. 5–10 Year Government/Credit Float Adjusted Index. The fund provides broad exposure to intermediate-term, investment-grade bonds in the United States, including U.S. Treasury securities, government agencies, and corporate issuers. Its portfolio is diversified across more than 2,200 holdings, primarily concentrated in maturities between five and ten years, resulting in an average effective maturity of approximately 7.2 years and an average duration of 6.1 years. This structure allows the fund to offer moderate current income while balancing interest rate sensitivity and credit quality. The majority of assets are invested in U.S. Treasury and agency securities, with additional exposure to finance, industrial, foreign, and utility sectors. Designed for institutional investors, the fund emphasizes low costs and efficient market coverage, playing a significant role as a core fixed income holding for large portfolios seeking broad, liquid access to intermediate-term bonds in U.S. financial markets.
Fund Family Vanguard
Category Intermediate Core Bond
Performance Rating Above Average
Risk Rating High
Stock Exchange Nasdaq
Ticker Symbol VBIUX
Share Class Institutional Plus Shares
Index Bloomberg US 5-10 Yr Gov/Cr Float Adj TR
VBIUX had a total return of -2.58% in the past year, including dividends. Since the fund's
inception, the average annual return has been 2.12%.
