Vanguard Short Term Investment Grade Fund (VFSTX)

NASDAQ · Mutual Fund · Delayed Price · Currency is USD
10.49
-0.01 (-0.10%)
Aug 15, 2025, 8:09 AM EDT
1.06%
Fund Assets 52.75B
Expense Ratio 0.20%
Min. Investment $3,000
Turnover 75.00%
Dividend (ttm) 0.46
Dividend Yield 4.33%
Dividend Growth 19.81%
Payout Frequency Monthly
Ex-Dividend Date Jul 31, 2025
Previous Close 10.50
YTD Return 2.48%
1-Year Return 3.61%
5-Year Return 7.65%
52-Week Low 10.26
52-Week High 10.50
Beta (5Y) 0.11
Holdings 2097
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
Stock Exchange NASDAQ
Ticker Symbol VFSTX
Share Class Investor Shares
Index Bloomberg 1-5 Y Credit TR

Performance

VFSTX had a total return of 3.61% in the past year, including dividends. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 3.74%.

Other Share Classes

These are alternative share classes of the same fund, from the same provider.

Symbol Share Class Expense Ratio
VFSIX Institutional Shares 0.07%
VFSUX Admiral Shares 0.10%

Top 10 Holdings

6.50% of assets
Name Symbol Weight
United States Treasury Notes T.3.75 08.31.26 1.12%
United States Treasury Notes T.4.25 01.31.30 0.72%
The Boeing Company BA.2.196 02.04.26 0.67%
AbbVie Inc. ABBV.4.8 03.15.29 0.65%
United States Treasury Notes T.4.375 07.31.26 0.62%
Pfizer Investment Enterprises Pte Ltd. PFE.4.45 05.19.28 0.59%
AbbVie Inc. ABBV.4.8 03.15.27 0.58%
United States Treasury Notes T.4.375 12.31.29 0.53%
United States Treasury Notes T.4.625 04.30.29 0.52%
United States Treasury Notes T.4.125 03.31.29 0.50%
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Dividend History

Ex-Dividend Amount Pay Date
Jul 31, 2025 $0.04033 Aug 1, 2025
Jun 30, 2025 $0.04013 Jul 1, 2025
May 30, 2025 $0.0397 Jun 2, 2025
Apr 30, 2025 $0.03931 May 1, 2025
Mar 31, 2025 $0.03809 Apr 1, 2025
Feb 28, 2025 $0.03726 Mar 3, 2025
Full Dividend History