Vanguard Short-Term Investment-Grade Fund Investor Shares (VFSTX)
NASDAQ · Mutual Fund
· Delayed Price · Currency is USD
10.36
0.00 (0.00%)
Apr 17, 2025, 8:04 PM EDT
2.68% (1Y)
| Fund Assets | 52.58B |
| Expense Ratio | 0.20% |
| Min. Investment | $3,000 |
| Turnover | n/a |
| Dividend (ttm) | 0.44 |
| Dividend Yield | 4.22% |
| Dividend Growth | 26.73% |
| Payout Frequency | Monthly |
| Ex-Dividend Date | Mar 31, 2025 |
| Previous Close | 10.36 |
| YTD Return | 1.21% |
| 1-Year Return | 6.71% |
| 5-Year Return | 10.06% |
| 52-Week Low | 10.09 |
| 52-Week High | 10.48 |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.12 |
| Holdings | 2133 |
| 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
Share Class Investor Shares
Index Bloomberg 1-5 Y Credit TR
Performance
VFSTX had a total return of 6.71% in the past year, including dividends. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 3.73%.
Top 10 Holdings
5.65% of assets| Name | Symbol | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| Vanguard Cmt Funds-Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund - Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund | n/a | 0.74% |
| ABBVIE INC | ABBV 4.8 03.15.27 | 0.71% |
| ABBVIE INC | ABBV 4.8 03.15.29 | 0.68% |
| Boeing Co/The - BOEING CO | BA 2.196 02.04.26 | 0.67% |
| Pfizer Investment Enterprises Pte Ltd - PFIZER INVSTMNT | PFE 4.45 05.19.28 | 0.58% |
| United States Treasury Note/Bond - US TREASURY N/B | T 2.625 05.31.27 | 0.48% |
| United States Treasury Note/Bond - US TREASURY N/B | T 4.5 03.31.26 | 0.46% |
| United States Treasury Note/Bond - US TREASURY N/B | T 4.25 12.31.26 | 0.45% |
| United States Treasury Note/Bond - US TREASURY N/B | T 0.5 04.30.27 | 0.44% |
| United States Treasury Note/Bond - US TREASURY N/B | T 1.25 05.31.28 | 0.43% |
Dividend History
| Ex-Dividend | Amount | Pay Date |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2025 | $0.03809 | Apr 1, 2025 |
| Feb 28, 2025 | $0.03726 | Mar 3, 2025 |
| Jan 31, 2025 | $0.03756 | Feb 3, 2025 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | $0.03678 | Jan 2, 2025 |
| Nov 29, 2024 | $0.03636 | Dec 2, 2024 |
| Oct 31, 2024 | $0.03672 | Nov 1, 2024 |