Vanguard Commodity Strategy Admiral (VCMDX)

Fund Assets	2.79B
Expense Ratio	0.161%
Min. Investment	$50,000
Turnover	25.00%
Dividend (ttm)	3.96
Dividend Yield	11.90%
Dividend Growth	611.60%
Payout Frequency	Annual
Ex-Dividend Date	Dec 17, 2025

Previous Close	33.29
YTD Return	27.99%
1-Year Return	32.74%
5-Year Return	63.07%
52-Week Low	25.59
52-Week High	43.52
Beta (5Y)	0.29
Holdings	29
Inception Date	Jun 25, 2019

About VCMDX

The Vanguard Commodity Strategy Fund Admiral Shares is designed to offer investors a dual benefit: safeguarding against inflationary pressures and enhancing the diversification of traditional stock and bond portfolios. To achieve this, the fund primarily invests in commodity-linked derivative instruments. Its objective is to optimize inflation protection while striving to outperform its specific benchmark and mitigate long-term volatility within a broadly diversified investment strategy. This commodity exposure is strategically underpinned by a blend of short-term Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities (TIPS) and Treasury bills (T-bills).

• Fund Family: Vanguard
• Category: Commodities Broad Basket
• Performance Rating: Average
• Risk Rating: Average
• Stock Exchange: Nasdaq
• Ticker Symbol: VCMDX
• Share Class: Admiral Shares
• Index: Bloomberg Commodity TR

Performance

VCMDX had a total return of 32.74% in the past year, including dividends. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 13.04%.

Top 10 Holdings

53.83% of assets

Name	Symbol	Weight
Csf Portfolio	n/a	16.48%
Mktliq 12/31/2049	n/a	5.29%
United States Treasury Notes	TII.1.125 10.15.30	4.24%
United States Treasury Notes	TII.1.25 04.15.31	4.19%
United States Treasury Notes	TII.1.625 04.15.30	4.17%
United States Treasury Notes	TII.1.625 10.15.29	4.08%
United States Treasury Notes	TII.2.125 04.15.29	3.93%
United States Treasury Notes	TII.2.375 10.15.28	3.91%
United States Treasury Notes	TII.1.625 10.15.27	3.80%
United States Treasury Notes	TII.0.125 04.15.27	3.73%

Dividend History

Ex-Dividend	Amount	Pay Date
Dec 17, 2025	$3.9558	Dec 18, 2025
Dec 18, 2024	$0.5559	Dec 19, 2024
Dec 19, 2023	$0.6166	Dec 20, 2023
Dec 19, 2022	$3.884	Dec 20, 2022
Dec 20, 2021	$8.385	Dec 21, 2021
Dec 16, 2020	$0.1336	Dec 17, 2020

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Last checked:

Oct 16, 2026

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