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Key Stats

Net Expense Ratio Total Assets Under Management Weighted Average Dividend Yield Turnover Ratio (Generic)
0.15% 69.99B -- 56.00%
1 Year Fund Level Flows 1 Year Total Returns (Daily) Annualized Total Returns Since Inception (Daily) Max Drawdown (Since Inception)
8.780B 3.98%

Basic Info

Investment Strategy
The Fund seeks to track the performance of a market-weighted bond index with a short-term dollar-weighted average maturity. The Fund employs an indexing investment approach designed to track the performance of the Bloomberg U.S. 1-5 Year Government/ Credit Float Adjusted Index.
General
Security Type Mutual Fund
Equity Style --
Broad Asset Class Taxable Bond
Broad Category Fixed Income
Global Peer Group Bond USD Short Term
Peer Group Short Investment Grade Debt Funds
Global Macro Bond Short Term
US Macro Short/Intermediate Investment-Grade Funds
YCharts Categorization --
YCharts Benchmark --
Prospectus Objective Short Investment Grade Debt Funds
Fund Owner Firm Name Vanguard
Broad Asset Class Benchmark Index
^BBUSATR 100.0%

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Net Fund Flows Versus Peer Group

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1M
3M
6M
YTD
1Y
3Y
5Y
10Y
 
80.00B
60.00B
40.00B
20.00B
0
-20.00B
1 Month
% Rank: 1
-3.114B Peer Group Low
938.53M Peer Group High
1 Year
% Rank: 1
8.780B
-4.791B Peer Group Low
8.780B Peer Group High
3 Months
% Rank: 1
-3.225B Peer Group Low
5.150B Peer Group High
3 Years
% Rank: 5
-12.80B Peer Group Low
6.976B Peer Group High
6 Months
% Rank: 1
-4.253B Peer Group Low
5.151B Peer Group High
5 Years
% Rank: 3
-23.95B Peer Group Low
9.188B Peer Group High
YTD
% Rank: 1
-3.225B Peer Group Low
5.150B Peer Group High
10 Years
% Rank: 1
-10.16B Peer Group Low
23.75B Peer Group High
Date Unavailable

Performance Versus Peer Group

 
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Name
1M
3M
YTD
1Y
3Y
5Y
10Y
15Y
Total Return (NAV)
12.00%
12.00%
12.00%
12.00%
12.00%
12.00%
12.00%
12.00%
Peer Group Rtn. (NAV)
12.00%
12.00%
12.00%
12.00%
12.00%
12.00%
12.00%
12.00%
% Rank in Peer Group (NAV)
5.0
5.0
5.0
5.0
5.0
5.0
5.0
5.0
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Annual Total Returns Versus Peers

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Name
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
YTD
4.77%
4.61%
-1.16%
-5.61%
4.79%
3.64%
5.98%
0.10%
8.72%
7.51%
-1.54%
-13.01%
5.53%
1.25%
7.30%
0.17%
10.11%
9.71%
-2.44%
-13.34%
5.99%
1.43%
8.46%
-0.12%
4.02%
3.27%
0.98%
-2.84%
6.22%
5.55%
5.51%
0.57%
8.62%
7.31%
-1.73%
-13.19%
5.58%
1.24%
7.09%
0.16%
6.84%
5.05%
-0.43%
-5.72%
6.15%
4.96%
6.75%
0.20%
As of April 04, 2026.

Fundamentals

General
Distribution Yield --
Dividend Yield TTM (4-1-26) 3.85%
30-Day SEC Yield (2-28-26) 3.57%
7-Day SEC Yield --
Number of Holdings 3199
Bond
Yield to Maturity (2-28-26) 3.62%
Effective Duration 2.60
Average Coupon 3.44%
Calculated Average Quality 2.338
Effective Maturity 2.914
Nominal Maturity 2.968
Number of Bond Holdings 3077
As of February 28, 2026

Asset Allocation

As of February 28, 2026.
Type % Net
Cash 0.49%
Stock 0.00%
Bond 98.55%
Convertible 0.00%
Preferred 0.00%
Other 0.97%
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Top 10 Holdings

Name % Weight Price % Change
United States of America (Government) 3.5% 28-FEB-2031
2.22% -- --
United States of America USGB 3.5 01/31/2028 FIX USD Government 1.15% 99.44 -0.01%
United States of America (Government) 3.75% 31-JAN-2031
0.98% -- --
Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund
0.97% -- --
United States of America USGB 4.0 02/28/2030 FIX USD Government 0.89% 100.35 -0.04%
United States of America USGB 4.25 06/30/2029 FIX USD Government 0.87% 101.19 -0.05%
United States of America USGB 3.375 12/31/2027 FIX USD Government 0.87% 99.25 -0.00%
United States of America USGB 0.875 11/15/2030 FIX USD Government 0.83% 87.19 -0.03%
United States of America USGB 3.625 09/30/2030 FIX USD Government 0.80% 98.73 -0.05%
United States of America USGB 4.0 07/31/2029 FIX USD Government 0.79% 100.44 -0.04%

Fees & Availability

Fees
Actual 12B-1 Fee --
Actual Management Fee 0.14%
Administration Fee 61.00K%
Maximum Front Load --
Maximum Deferred Load --
Maximum Redemption Fee --
General Availability
Available for Insurance Product No
Available for RRSP No
Purchase Details
Open to New Investors No
Minimum Initial Investment 0.00 None
Minimum Subsequent Investment 0.00 None

Basic Info

Investment Strategy
The Fund seeks to track the performance of a market-weighted bond index with a short-term dollar-weighted average maturity. The Fund employs an indexing investment approach designed to track the performance of the Bloomberg U.S. 1-5 Year Government/ Credit Float Adjusted Index.
General
Security Type Mutual Fund
Equity Style --
Broad Asset Class Taxable Bond
Broad Category Fixed Income
Global Peer Group Bond USD Short Term
Peer Group Short Investment Grade Debt Funds
Global Macro Bond Short Term
US Macro Short/Intermediate Investment-Grade Funds
YCharts Categorization --
YCharts Benchmark --
Prospectus Objective Short Investment Grade Debt Funds
Fund Owner Firm Name Vanguard
Broad Asset Class Benchmark Index
^BBUSATR 100.0%

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Fundamentals

General
Distribution Yield --
Dividend Yield TTM (4-1-26) 3.85%
30-Day SEC Yield (2-28-26) 3.57%
7-Day SEC Yield --
Number of Holdings 3199
Bond
Yield to Maturity (2-28-26) 3.62%
Effective Duration 2.60
Average Coupon 3.44%
Calculated Average Quality 2.338
Effective Maturity 2.914
Nominal Maturity 2.968
Number of Bond Holdings 3077
As of February 28, 2026

Fund Details

Key Dates
Inception Date 3/1/1994
Share Classes
VBIPX Inst
VBIRX Admiral
VBITX Inst
Attributes
Inverse Fund No
Leveraged Fund --
Currency Hedged Fund --
Socially Responsible Fund No

Top Portfolio Holders

Name % Weight
Portfolio A 5.00%
Portfolio B 3.50%
Portfolio C 2.25%
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Excel Add-In Codes

Name: =YCI("M:VBISX", "name")
Broad Asset Class: =YCI("M:VBISX", "broad_asset_class")
Broad Category: =YCI("M:VBISX", "broad_category_group")
Prospectus Objective: =YCI("M:VBISX", "prospectus_objective")
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