Vanguard Short-Term Investment-Grade Fund Investor Shares (VFSTX)
NASDAQ · Mutual Fund
· Delayed Price · Currency is USD
10.34
+0.01 (0.10%)
Feb 21, 2025, 8:07 AM EST
1.57% (1Y)
| Fund Assets | 54.98B |
| Expense Ratio | 0.20% |
| Min. Investment | $3,000 |
| Turnover | n/a |
| Dividend (ttm) | 0.42 |
| Dividend Yield | 4.11% |
| Dividend Growth | 31.57% |
| Payout Frequency | Monthly |
| Ex-Dividend Date | Jan 31, 2025 |
| Previous Close | 10.33 |
| YTD Return | 0.65% |
| 1-Year Return | 5.85% |
| 5-Year Return | 8.89% |
| 52-Week Low | 10.09 |
| 52-Week High | 10.48 |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.13 |
| Holdings | 2044 |
| 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 5.85% in the past year. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 3.73%, including dividends.
Top 10 Holdings
6.34% of assets| Name | Symbol | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| Mktliq 12/31/2049 | n/a | 1.29% |
| AbbVie Inc. | ABBV 4.8 03.15.27 | 0.79% |
| AbbVie Inc. | ABBV 4.8 03.15.29 | 0.69% |
| The Boeing Company | BA 2.196 02.04.26 | 0.67% |
| Pfizer Investment Enterprises Pte Ltd. | PFE 4.45 05.19.28 | 0.58% |
| United States Treasury Notes | T 0.75 01.31.28 | 0.55% |
| United States Treasury Notes | T 2.625 05.31.27 | 0.49% |
| United States Treasury Notes | T 4.25 12.31.26 | 0.45% |
| United States Treasury Notes | T 4.5 05.15.27 | 0.43% |
| KSA Sukuk Limited | KSA 5.25 06.04.27 144A | 0.41% |
Dividend History
| Ex-Dividend | Amount | Pay Date |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | $0.03628 | Sep 30, 2024 |
| Aug 30, 2024 | $0.03651 | Sep 3, 2024 |