Vanguard Short-Term Investment-Grade Fund Investor Shares (VFSTX)
NASDAQ · Mutual Fund
· Delayed Price · Currency is USD
10.35
+0.01 (0.10%)
Oct 29, 2024, 8:01 PM EDT
4.44% (1Y)
| Fund Assets | 55.24B |
| Expense Ratio | 0.20% |
| Min. Investment | $3,000 |
| Turnover | 70.00% |
| Dividend (ttm) | 0.40 |
| Dividend Yield | 3.83% |
| Dividend Growth | 41.34% |
| Payout Frequency | Monthly |
| Ex-Dividend Date | Sep 30, 2024 |
| Previous Close | 10.34 |
| YTD Return | 4.15% |
| 1-Year Return | 8.14% |
| 5-Year Return | 9.04% |
| 52-Week Low | 9.89 |
| 52-Week High | 10.48 |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.47 |
| Holdings | 2019 |
| Inception Date | Oct 29, 1982 |
About VFSTX
The investment seeks to provide current income while maintaining limited price volatility. The fund invests in a variety of high-quality and, to a lesser extent, medium-quality fixed income securities, at least 80% of which will be short- and intermediate-term investment-grade securities. High-quality fixed income securities are those rated the equivalent of A3 or better; medium-quality fixed income securities are those rated the equivalent of Baa1, Baa2, or Baa3.
Fund Family Vanguard
Category Short-Term Bond
Performance Rating Above Average
Risk Rating Average
Stock Exchange NASDAQ
Ticker Symbol VFSTX
Index Bloomberg 1-5 Y Credit TR
Performance
VFSTX had a total return of 8.14% in the past year. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 3.73%, including dividends.
Top 10 Holdings
7.20% of assets| Name | Symbol | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| United States Treasury Note/Bond - US TREASURY N/B | T 0.5 02.28.26 | 1.29% |
| Vanguard Cmt Funds-Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund - Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund | n/a | 0.90% |
| ABBVIE INC | ABBV 4.8 03.15.27 | 0.81% |
| Boeing Co/The - BOEING CO | BA 2.196 02.04.26 | 0.70% |
| ABBVIE INC | ABBV 4.8 03.15.29 | 0.69% |
| Pfizer Investment Enterprises Pte Ltd - PFIZER INVSTMNT | PFE 4.45 05.19.26 | 0.62% |
| United States Treasury Note/Bond - US TREASURY N/B | T 0.375 01.31.26 | 0.60% |
| Pfizer Investment Enterprises Pte Ltd - PFIZER INVSTMNT | PFE 4.45 05.19.28 | 0.59% |
| United States Treasury Note/Bond - US TREASURY N/B | T 4.625 02.28.26 | 0.51% |
| United States Treasury Note/Bond - US TREASURY N/B | T 2.625 05.31.27 | 0.48% |
Dividend History
| Ex-Dividend | Amount | Pay Date |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2024 | $0.03628 | Sep 30, 2024 |
| Aug 30, 2024 | $0.03651 | Sep 3, 2024 |
| Jul 31, 2024 | $0.03611 | Aug 1, 2024 |
| Jun 28, 2024 | $0.0353 | Jul 1, 2024 |
| May 31, 2024 | $0.03472 | Jun 3, 2024 |
| Apr 30, 2024 | $0.03344 | May 1, 2024 |