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Key Stats

Net Expense Ratio Total Assets Under Management Weighted Average Dividend Yield Turnover Ratio (Generic)
0.15% 144.86B -- 36.00%
1 Year Fund Level Flows 1 Year Total Returns (Daily) Annualized Total Returns Since Inception (Daily) Max Drawdown (Since Inception)
23.40B 4.91% Upgrade Upgrade

Basic Info

Investment Strategy
The Fund seeks to track the performance of a broad, market-weighted bond index. The index is the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Float Adjusted Index. This Index measures the performance of a wide spectrum of public, investment-grade, taxable, fixed income securities in the United States, all with maturities of more than 1 year.
General
Security Type Mutual Fund
Broad Asset Class Taxable Bond
Broad Category Fixed Income
Global Peer Group Bond USD Medium Term
Peer Group Core Bond Funds
Global Macro Bond HC
US Macro Short/Intermediate Investment-Grade Funds
YCharts Categorization --
YCharts Benchmark --
Prospectus Objective Core Bond 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
-1.463B Peer Group Low
4.389B Peer Group High
1 Year
% Rank: 1
23.40B
-2.945B Peer Group Low
23.42B Peer Group High
3 Months
% Rank: 1
-2.405B Peer Group Low
10.71B Peer Group High
3 Years
% Rank: 1
-13.63B Peer Group Low
82.10B Peer Group High
6 Months
% Rank: 1
-1.054B Peer Group Low
27.99B Peer Group High
5 Years
% Rank: 1
-14.91B Peer Group Low
139.13B Peer Group High
YTD
% Rank: 1
-3.547B Peer Group Low
19.90B Peer Group High
10 Years
% Rank: 1
-15.82B Peer Group Low
225.21B Peer Group High
Date Unavailable

Performance Versus Peer Group

 
20%
15%
10%
5%
0
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
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
YTD
-0.13%
8.61%
7.61%
-1.76%
-13.25%
5.60%
1.14%
6.94%
0.01%
8.72%
7.51%
-1.54%
-13.01%
5.53%
1.25%
7.11%
-0.10%
8.62%
7.31%
-1.73%
-13.19%
5.58%
1.24%
6.99%
-0.25%
10.11%
9.71%
-2.44%
-13.34%
5.99%
1.43%
8.43%
-0.61%
9.61%
9.84%
-1.86%
-14.14%
6.25%
1.39%
7.40%
1.27%
4.77%
4.61%
-1.16%
-5.61%
4.79%
3.64%
5.56%
As of December 05, 2025.

Fundamentals

General
Distribution Yield --
Dividend Yield TTM (12-3-25) 3.73%
30-Day SEC Yield (10-31-25) 3.99%
7-Day SEC Yield --
Number of Holdings 17721
Bond
Yield to Maturity (10-31-25) 4.31%
Effective Duration 5.80
Average Coupon 3.68%
Calculated Average Quality 2.327
Effective Maturity 12.18
Nominal Maturity 12.24
Number of Bond Holdings 17607
As of October 31, 2025

Asset Allocation

As of October 31, 2025.
Type % Net
Cash 0.30%
Stock 0.00%
Bond 97.75%
Convertible 0.00%
Preferred 0.00%
Other 1.95%
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Fees & Availability

Fees
Actual 12B-1 Fee --
Actual Management Fee 0.14%
Administration Fee 828.0K%
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 broad, market-weighted bond index. The index is the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Float Adjusted Index. This Index measures the performance of a wide spectrum of public, investment-grade, taxable, fixed income securities in the United States, all with maturities of more than 1 year.
General
Security Type Mutual Fund
Broad Asset Class Taxable Bond
Broad Category Fixed Income
Global Peer Group Bond USD Medium Term
Peer Group Core Bond Funds
Global Macro Bond HC
US Macro Short/Intermediate Investment-Grade Funds
YCharts Categorization --
YCharts Benchmark --
Prospectus Objective Core Bond 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 (12-3-25) 3.73%
30-Day SEC Yield (10-31-25) 3.99%
7-Day SEC Yield --
Number of Holdings 17721
Bond
Yield to Maturity (10-31-25) 4.31%
Effective Duration 5.80
Average Coupon 3.68%
Calculated Average Quality 2.327
Effective Maturity 12.18
Nominal Maturity 12.24
Number of Bond Holdings 17607
As of October 31, 2025

Fund Details

Key Dates
Inception Date 12/11/1986
Last Annual Report Date 12/31/2024
Last Prospectus Date 4/29/2025
Share Classes
VBMPX Inst
VBTIX Inst
VBTLX Admiral
VTBSX Inst
Attributes
Index Fund Yes
Inverse Fund No
Leveraged Fund --
Fund of Funds No
Currency Hedged Fund --
Synthetic Replication 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:VBMFX", "name")
Broad Asset Class: =YCI("M:VBMFX", "broad_asset_class")
Broad Category: =YCI("M:VBMFX", "broad_category_group")
Prospectus Objective: =YCI("M:VBMFX", "prospectus_objective")
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