| Ticker: | VUSTX |
| Manager: | David R. Glocke |
| Manager Since: | 05/01 |
| NAV (06/19/2013): | 12.05 |
| Objective: | Fixed Income - Government |
| Peer: | GS LT |
| Net Assets ($mil): | 1349.00 |
| Inception: | 05/19/1986 |
VUSTX : Description
The fund was incepted in May 1986 and is managed by the Vanguard Group. The fund's main objective is to seek a high level of current income and preserve investors' principal. The Fund invests at least 85% of its assets in long-term bonds whose interest and principal payments are backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government. At least 65% of the Fund's assets will always be invested in U.S. Treasury securities. The Fund maintains a dollar-weighted average maturity of between 15 and 30 years. Dividends are declared daily and distributed monthly. Capital gains, if any, are distributed annually in December.
VUSTX : Composition - 05/13
| Stocks | 0.00% |
| Foreign Stocks | 0.00% |
| Cash | 0.25% |
| Bonds | 98.87% |
| Foreign Bonds | 0.00% |
| Preferred | 0.00% |
| Convertible | 0.00% |
| Other | 0.88% |
| Foreign Hedged | 0.00% |
VUSTX : Style Analysis - 05/13
| Large Growth | NA |
| Large Value | NA |
| Small Growth | NA |
| Small Value | NA |
| Foreign Stock | NA |
| Emerging Market | NA |
| Precious Metals | NA |
| Intermediate Bond | NA |
| High Yield Bond | NA |
| Foreign Bond | NA |
VUSTX : Risk Analysis
| Beta v. S&P 500 | -0.15 |
| Beta v. EAFE | -0.24 |
| Beta v. Barclays Agg Bond | 3.07 |
| Alpha 3 Yr | -9.02 |
| Alpha 5 Yr | -5.87 |
| R-Sq 3 Yr | 0.58 |
| R-Sq 5 Yr | 0.56 |
| Std Dev 3 Yr | 12.91 |
| Std Dev 5 Yr | 13.67 |
| Sharpe 3 Yr | 0.99 |
| Sharpe 5 Yr | 0.69 |
VUSTX : Fees
| Expense Ratio | 0.20 |
| % Max Load | NA |
| % Min Load | NA |
| % Deferred Load | NA |
| % Redemption | NA |
| % Max 12 B1 Fee | 0.00 |
| % Max Mgt Fee | 0.17 |
VUSTX : Purchase Choices:
| Min Initial Investment | 3000 |
| Min Subsequent Investment | 100 |
VUSTX : Returns Analysis - Annual
| 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | YTD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NAV ($) | 11.37 | 11.51 | 11.55 | 11.13 | 11.50 | 13.38 | 10.90 | 11.07 | 13.34 | 13.07 | 12.05 |
| Total Return (%) | 2.67 | 7.08 | 6.70 | 1.71 | 8.86 | 22.51 | -13.25 | 8.93 | 29.29 | 2.00 | 1.51 |
| Annual Dividend Yield (%) | 4.65 | 4.72 | 4.79 | 4.68 | 4.04 | 3.59 | 4.01 | 3.90 | 2.68 | 2.64 | 2.70 |
| Relative Performance | |||||||||||
| Rel Performance-S&P500(%) | -14.31 | 27.46 | 42.68 | -26.11 | 19.05 | 180.75 | -191.88 | 23.70 | 214.31 | -22.30 | 6.31 |
| Rel Performance-Obj.Ret.(%) | 5.96 | 49.28 | 52.69 | -6.73 | 32.69 | 206.97 | -181.00 | 40.58 | 237.54 | -14.26 | 9.01 |
| Ret.Quintile vs Obj(1 is best) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| Turnover, Yields, and Gains | |||||||||||
| Fund Assets Net($mil) | 1,489 | 1,400 | 1,532 | 1,353 | 1,300 | 1,555 | 1,555 | 1,662 | 1,252 | 1,689 | 1,349 |
| Annual Turnover (%) | 100.00 | 64.00 | 38.00 | 25.00 | 68.00 | 37.00 | 80.00 | 77.00 | 52.00 | 229.00 | 105.00 |
| Annual Dividend Paid ($) | 0.56 | 0.57 | 0.58 | 0.54 | 0.49 | 0.50 | 0.47 | 0.46 | 0.38 | 0.36 | 0.12 |
| Annual Capital Gains Paid($) | 0.13 | 0.07 | 0.13 | 0.05 | 0.09 | 0.11 | 0.26 | 0.33 | 0.51 | 0.15 | 0.00 |
VUSTX : Returns Analysis - Trailing Total Return
| 1 Month | 3 Month | 6 Month | YTD | 1 Year | 3 Year | 5 Year | 10 Year | 15 Year | 20 Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Return (through 05/13) | 3.87% | 4.95% | -0.58% | 1.51% | 5.24% | 12.04% | 8.69% | 7.00% | 7.55% | 7.80% |
| Ret. Percentile vs. Obj. (1 is best) | 2 | 3 | 95 | 14 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
VUSTX : Stock Portfolio Snapshot - 05/13
| Average Price/Earnings | NA |
| Average Price/Book | NA |
| Average EPS Growth | NA |
| Average Market Value | NA |
VUSTX : Stock Sector Breakout - 05/13
VUSTX : Top Holdings - 05/13
| Name | Weight | Shares |
|---|---|---|
| Data not available | ||