Performance
Trailing returns
| 1 day | +0.00% | ||||
| 1 week |
| -0.17% | |||
| 4 week |
| -0.24% | |||
| 3 month |
| -0.02% | |||
| YTD |
| -0.04% | |||
| 1 year | +0.75% |
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| 3 years* | +1.79% |
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| 5 years* | +2.97% |
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| *annualized | |||||
| Best 3 month return | +4.26% | |
| Worst 3 month return | -1.50% |
Morningstar statistics
Morningstar category: Short Government
| Return | Risk | Rating | |
| 3 years | Above Average | Average |
 
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| 5 years | Above Average | Average |
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| 10 years | Above Average | Average |
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| Overall | Above Average | Average |
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Key statistics
| Total assets | 5.66B | |
| Front load | - | |
| Deferred load | - | |
| Expense ratio | 0.20% | |
| Management fee | - | |
| Fund family | Vanguard |
Asset allocation
| Cash | 5.50% | |
| Stocks | 0.00% | |
| Bonds | 94.15% | |
| Other | 0.34% |
Purchase information
| Initial | US$3,000 | |
| Additional | US$100 | |
| AIP Initial | US$0 | |
| AIP Additional | US$100 |
10.770.00(0.00%)
May 24, 4:00PM EDT
Overall Morningstar RatingTM
Description
The investment seeks current income while maintaining limited price volatility. The fund invests at least 80% of assets in short-term bonds issued by the U.S. government and its agencies and instrumentalities, many of which are not backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government. It is expected to maintain a dollar-weighted average maturity of 1 to 4 years.
Fund filings (PDF) »
Fund filings (PDF) »
Asset manager:
Ronald Reardon (Started: Jan 2, 2005)
Ronald Reardon (Started: Jan 2, 2005)
Risk
| 1 year | 3 years | 5 years | 10 years | ||
| Alpha* | 0.17 | -0.08 | 0.54 | 0.14 | |
| Beta* | 0.22 | 0.40 | 0.41 | 0.44 | |
| Mean annual return | 0.09 | 0.18 | 0.25 | 0.27 | |
| R-squared* | 60.40 | 74.01 | 72.95 | 76.83 | |
| Standard deviation | 0.54 | 1.12 | 1.69 | 1.81 | |
| Sharpe ratio | 1.73 | 1.81 | 1.60 | 0.87 | |
| * Against standard index | |||||
Top 10 holdings
| Security | Net Assets | |
| US Treasury Bill | 5.31% | |
| US Treasury Note 0.75% | 4.90% | |
| FNMA 1.25% | 4.38% | |
| FNMA 0.5% | 3.86% | |
| FNMA 1.375% | 3.13% | |
| FHLBA 0.25% | 3.00% | |
| FNMA 0.5% | 3.00% | |
| FNMA 1.625% | 2.59% | |
| FHLMC 0.625% | 2.48% | |
| US Treasury Bill | 1.96% |