Vanguard Short-Term Investment-Grade Fund Investor Shares (VFSTX)
NASDAQ · Mutual Fund
· Delayed Price · Currency is USD
10.30
+0.01 (0.10%)
Dec 20, 2024, 8:01 PM EST
1.08% (1Y)
| Fund Assets | 54.92B |
| Expense Ratio | 0.20% |
| Min. Investment | $3,000 |
| Turnover | 70.00% |
| Dividend (ttm) | 0.41 |
| Dividend Yield | 3.99% |
| Dividend Growth | 36.02% |
| Payout Frequency | Monthly |
| Ex-Dividend Date | Nov 29, 2024 |
| Previous Close | 10.29 |
| YTD Return | 3.31% |
| 1-Year Return | 4.04% |
| 5-Year Return | 8.43% |
| 52-Week Low | 10.09 |
| 52-Week High | 10.48 |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.47 |
| Holdings | 2010 |
| 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 4.04% in the past year. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 5.36%, including dividends.
Top 10 Holdings
7.49% of assets| Name | Symbol | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| Mktliq 12/31/2049 | n/a | 1.13% |
| Federal National Mortgage Association 5.5% | FNCL 5.5 10.11 | 1.00% |
| Federal National Mortgage Association | FNCL 5 10.11 | 1.00% |
| AbbVie Inc. | ABBV 4.8 03.15.27 | 0.81% |
| The Boeing Company | BA 2.196 02.04.26 | 0.70% |
| AbbVie Inc. | ABBV 4.8 03.15.29 | 0.70% |
| Us Dollar | n/a | 0.60% |
| Pfizer Investment Enterprises Pte Ltd. | PFE 4.45 05.19.28 | 0.59% |
| United States Treasury Notes | T 2.625 05.31.27 | 0.49% |
| Pfizer Investment Enterprises Pte Ltd. | PFE 4.45 05.19.26 | 0.47% |
Dividend History
| Ex-Dividend | Amount | Pay Date |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 29, 2024 | $0.03636 | Dec 2, 2024 |
| Oct 31, 2024 | $0.03672 | Nov 1, 2024 |
| 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 |