Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities Index Fund Institutional Shares (VMBIX)
| Fund Assets | 18.32B |
| Expense Ratio | 0.05% |
| Min. Investment | $5,000,000 |
| Turnover | 101.00% |
| Dividend (ttm) | 0.89 |
| Dividend Yield | 3.63% |
| Dividend Growth | 30.10% |
| Payout Frequency | Monthly |
| Ex-Dividend Date | Apr 30, 2024 |
| Previous Close | 24.62 |
| YTD Return | -1.12% |
| 1-Year Return | 1.36% |
| 5-Year Return | -2.69% |
| 52-Week Low | 22.93 |
| 52-Week High | 25.22 |
| Beta (5Y) | n/a |
| Holdings | 4999 |
| Inception Date | May 9, 2012 |
About VMBIX
The fund employs an indexing investment approach designed to track the performance of the Bloomberg U.S. MBS Float Adjusted Index. This index covers U.S. agency mortgage-backed pass-through securities issued by the GNMA, the FNMA, and the FHLMC. To be included in the index, pool aggregates must have at least $1 billion currently outstanding and a weighted average maturity of at least 1 year. All of the fund's investments will be selected through the sampling process, and at least 80% of the fund's assets will be invested in bonds included in the index.
Performance
VMBIX had a total return of 1.36% in the past year. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been -0.15%, including dividends.
Equivalent ETF
VMBIX has an equivalent ETF with the ticker symbol VMBS, the Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF. This is an ETF from the same fund company that follows the same index. It has an expense ratio of 0.04% compared to 0.05% for VMBIX.
| Symbol | Name | Expense Ratio |
|---|---|---|
| VMBS | Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF | 0.04% |
Other Share Classes
These are alternative share classes of the same fund, from the same provider.
| Symbol | Share Class | Expense Ratio |
|---|---|---|
| VMBSX | Admiral Shares | 0.07% |
Top 10 Holdings
4.85% of assets| Name | Symbol | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| Mktliq 12/31/2049 | n/a | 1.93% |
| Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. | FR SD8146 | 0.36% |
| Federal National Mortgage Association | FN MA4208 | 0.36% |
| Government National Mortgage Association | G2 MA6994 | 0.33% |
| Federal National Mortgage Association | FN MA4325 | 0.33% |
| Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. | FR SD8128 | 0.33% |
| Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. | FR SD8106 | 0.31% |
| Fnma Pass-Thru I | FN FS1560 | 0.31% |
| Federal National Mortgage Association | FN MA4305 | 0.30% |
| Government National Mortgage Association 6.16667% | G2SF 6 4.11 | 0.28% |
Dividend History
| Ex-Dividend | Amount | Pay Date |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 30, 2024 | $0.080 | May 1, 2024 |
| Mar 28, 2024 | $0.0791 | Apr 1, 2024 |
| Feb 29, 2024 | $0.0786 | Mar 1, 2024 |
| Jan 31, 2024 | $0.0775 | Feb 1, 2024 |
| Dec 21, 2023 | $0.0768 | Dec 22, 2023 |
| Nov 30, 2023 | $0.076 | Dec 1, 2023 |