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Vanguard Short-term Investment Grade Fund Investor Shrs: (MF: VFSTX)
(NASDAQ Mutual Funds) As of Dec 8, 2025 05:50 PM ET
$10.51 USD
0.00 (NA)
Zacks MF Rank
3-Hold of 5 3
Latest Performance as of Oct 31, 2025
| Total Return %* | Percentile Rank Objective | |
|---|---|---|
| YTD | 5.83 | 57 |
| 3 months | 1.82 | 60 |
| 6 months | 3.09 | 74 |
| 1 Year | 6.38 | 38 |
| 3 Year | 6.33 | 58 |
| 5 Year | 2.19 | 43 |
| 10 Year | 2.60 | 56 |
* Annual for three years and beyond.
| Bull Market (9/02 - 10/07) | 20.60 |
| Bear Market (10/07 - 2/09) | -2.15 |
| Bull Market (2/09 - 3/21) | 69.33 |
Load Adjusted Returns as of Oct 31, 2025
| 1 Year | 5.13 |
| 5 Year | 2.14 |
| 10 Year | 2.58 |
| Since Inception | 5.42 |
Quarterly Return
| 1st Qtr. | 2nd Qtr. | 3rd Qtr. | 4th Qtr. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1.97 | 1.82 | 1.63 | NA |
| 2024 | 0.64 | 0.92 | 3.72 | -0.38 |
| 2023 | 1.85 | -0.14 | 0.33 | 3.92 |
| 2022 | -3.82 | -1.88 | -1.89 | 1.69 |
| 2021 | -0.49 | 0.65 | 0.11 | -0.70 |
| 2020 | -1.52 | 4.81 | 0.90 | 0.95 |
Annual Return
| 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % Total Return | 5.83 | 4.95 | 6.06 | -5.84 | -0.42 | 5.14 | 5.73 | 0.86 | 2.02 | 2.72 | 0.87 |
| % Total Return Rel to Index | -1.04 | 3.69 | 0.53 | 7.17 | 1.11 | -2.35 | -2.99 | 0.84 | -1.52 | 0.06 | 0.30 |
| % Total Return Rel to Peer | -0.20 | 0.56 | -1.11 | 4.30 | -0.48 | -1.89 | -2.51 | 1.77 | -1.57 | -0.80 | 1.85 |
| % Perf Quintile vs Peer* | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4.00 | 2.00 | 3.00 | 3.00 | 4.00 | 2.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 1.00 |
| % Dividends | 0.39 | 0.41 | 0.31 | 0.19 | 0.17 | 0.24 | 0.30 | 0.27 | 0.21 | 0.20 | 0.19 |
| % Yield | 3.57 | 3.87 | 4.35 | 1.84 | 1.53 | 2.13 | 2.70 | 2.55 | 1.90 | 1.85 | 1.73 |
| Capital Gains ($) | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.04 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.00 |
| Expense Ratio | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.20 |
* 1 = Top 20%, 5 = Bottom 20%