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Vanguard Short-term Investment Grade Fund Investor Shrs: (MF: VFSTX)
(NASDAQ Mutual Funds) As of May 2, 2025 08:00 PM ET
$10.38 USD
-0.03 (-0.29%)
Zacks MF Rank
4-Sell of 5 4
Fund Description
Incepted in October 1982, this fund is managed by Vanguard Group. The objective of this fund is to seek income while maintaining a high degree of stability of principal. The fund invests in a variety of high-quality and, to a lesser extent, medium-quality fixed income securities. The fund also invests to a limited extent in non-investment-grade and fixed income securities, mainly short-term and intermediate-term corporate bonds. The fund declares dividends daily and distributes them on the first business day of each month. The fund distributes capital gains annually in December.
Load Information
| Ticker | Max Load % |
Deferred Load % |
Red. Fee % |
12B-1 Fee % |
Mgmt Fee % |
Expense Ratio % |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard Short-Term Inv Grade Inv | VFSTX | NA | NA | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.19 | 0.20 |
Return Data
| Ticker | Nav | Inception Date | % yield | 1 year return | 2 year return | 3 year return | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard Short-Term Inv Gr Inc Inv | VFSTX | 10.38 | 10/29/1982 | 4.18 | 6.35 | 3.58 | 2.59 |
| Vanguard Short-Term Inv Gr Inc Inst | VFSIX | 10.28 | 9/30/1997 | 4.31 | 6.48 | 3.71 | 2.72 |
| Vanguard Short-Term Inv-Grade Adm | VFSUX | 10.32 | 2/12/2001 | 4.28 | 6.45 | 3.68 | 2.69 |
Investment Information
| Ticker | Minimum Initial Investment ($) | Minimum Subsequent Investment ($) | Minimum Initial IRA ($) | Dividend Frequency | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard Short-Term Inv Grade Inv | VFSTX | 3000 | 1 | 0 | M |
Contact Information
| Family | Vanguard Group |
| Address | 100 Vanguard Blvd. Malvern, PA 19355 |
| Phone | 800 662-7447 |