About VUBFX
The fund’s investment objective is to seek to provide current income while maintaining limited price volatility. The fund invests in a diversified portfolio of high-quality and, to a lesser extent, medium-quality fixed income securities. The fund is expected to maintain a dollar-weighted average maturity of 0 to 2 years. Under normal circumstances, the fund will invest at least 80% of its assets in fixed income securities. The fund is designed to give investors low-cost exposure to money market instruments and short-term high-quality bonds, including asset-backed, government, and investment-grade corporate securities. Although short-term bond funds tend to have a higher yield than money market funds, their share price fluctuates. Because the Ultra-Short-Term Bond Fund will subject investors to principal risk, the fund shouldn’t be viewed as a substitute for a money market fund. Additionally, increases in interest rates can cause the prices of the bonds in the portfolio, and thus the fund’s share price, to decrease.The Ultra-Short-Term Bond Fund is a stand alone product and is separate and distinct from the Vanguard Ultra-Short Bond ETF (VUSB). Differences in scale, certain investment processes, and underlying holdings are expected to produce different investment returns by the funds.
Fund Family Vanguard
Category Ultrashort Bond
Performance Rating Average
Risk Rating Average
Stock Exchange NASDAQ
Ticker Symbol VUBFX
Share Class Investor Shares
Index Bloomberg 1 Y US Treasury Bellwethers TR
VUBFX had a total return of 5.10% in the past year, including dividends. Since the fund's
inception, the average annual return has been 4.70%.
