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Vanguard Short-term Bond Index Fd Instl: (MF: VBITX)
(NASDAQ Mutual Funds) As of Nov 6, 2025 05:24 PM ET
$10.33 USD
+0.02 (0.19%)
Zacks MF Rank
NA
Latest Performance as of Sep 30, 2025
| Total Return %* | Percentile Rank Objective | |
|---|---|---|
| YTD | 4.83 | 74 |
| 3 months | 1.28 | 85 |
| 6 months | 2.75 | 82 |
| 1 Year | 4.05 | 54 |
| 3 Year | 4.86 | 78 |
| 5 Year | 1.33 | 57 |
| 10 Year | 1.93 | 71 |
* Annual for three years and beyond.
| Bull Market (9/02 - 10/07) | NA |
| Bear Market (10/07 - 2/09) | NA |
| Bull Market (2/09 - 3/21) | NA |
Load Adjusted Returns as of Sep 30, 2025
| 1 Year | 4.05 |
| 5 Year | 1.33 |
| 10 Year | 1.93 |
| Since Inception | 1.77 |
Quarterly Return
| 1st Qtr. | 2nd Qtr. | 3rd Qtr. | 4th Qtr. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2.02 | 1.45 | 1.28 | NA |
| 2024 | 0.17 | 0.84 | 3.48 | -0.75 |
| 2023 | 1.92 | -0.63 | 0.15 | 3.39 |
| 2022 | -3.57 | -1.15 | -2.10 | 1.07 |
| 2021 | -0.59 | 0.30 | 0.00 | -0.67 |
| 2020 | 2.23 | 1.78 | 0.33 | 0.28 |
Annual Return
| 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % Total Return | 4.83 | 3.74 | 4.88 | -5.69 | -0.96 | 4.71 | 4.87 | 1.36 | 1.19 | 1.49 | 0.98 |
| % Total Return Rel to Index | -1.29 | 2.48 | -0.64 | 7.32 | 0.57 | -2.79 | -3.85 | 1.35 | -2.35 | -1.16 | 0.41 |
| % Total Return Rel to Peer | -0.99 | -0.12 | -1.51 | 3.82 | -1.63 | -1.22 | -3.10 | 2.51 | -2.81 | -3.64 | 2.96 |
| % Perf Quintile vs Peer* | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5.00 | 2.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 1.00 | 5.00 | 5.00 | 1.00 |
| % Dividends | 0.29 | 0.34 | 0.24 | 0.13 | 0.12 | 0.19 | 0.23 | 0.20 | 0.17 | 0.15 | 0.14 |
| % Yield | 2.73 | 3.23 | 3.63 | 1.29 | 1.13 | 1.72 | 2.16 | 1.94 | 1.60 | 1.43 | 1.28 |
| Capital Gains ($) | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.02 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.01 |
| Expense Ratio | 0.04 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.06 |
* 1 = Top 20%, 5 = Bottom 20%