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Vanguard Short-term Federal Fund: (MF: VSGBX)
(NASDAQ Mutual Funds) As of Oct 20, 2025 06:01 PM ET
$10.37 USD
+0.01 (0.10%)
Zacks MF Rank
2-Buy of 5 2
Latest Performance as of Sep 30, 2025
| Total Return %* | Percentile Rank Objective | |
|---|---|---|
| YTD | 4.62 | 76 |
| 3 months | 1.18 | 86 |
| 6 months | 2.62 | 46 |
| 1 Year | 4.18 | 27 |
| 3 Year | 4.34 | 53 |
| 5 Year | 1.34 | 38 |
| 10 Year | 1.70 | 49 |
* Annual for three years and beyond.
| Bull Market (9/02 - 10/07) | 16.70 |
| Bear Market (10/07 - 2/09) | 9.58 |
| Bull Market (2/09 - 3/21) | 32.26 |
Load Adjusted Returns as of Sep 30, 2025
| 1 Year | 4.18 |
| 5 Year | 1.34 |
| 10 Year | 1.70 |
| Since Inception | 4.23 |
Quarterly Return
| 1st Qtr. | 2nd Qtr. | 3rd Qtr. | 4th Qtr. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1.95 | 1.42 | 1.18 | NA |
| 2024 | 0.47 | 0.80 | 3.27 | -0.42 |
| 2023 | 1.25 | -0.57 | 0.08 | 3.03 |
| 2022 | -2.89 | -0.90 | -1.99 | 0.40 |
| 2021 | -0.20 | 0.23 | 0.00 | -0.62 |
| 2020 | 2.48 | 1.01 | 0.37 | 0.41 |
Annual Return
| 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % Total Return | 4.62 | 4.15 | 3.80 | -5.31 | -0.59 | 4.32 | 4.09 | 1.26 | 0.63 | 0.88 | 0.73 |
| % Total Return Rel to Index | -1.51 | 2.88 | -1.72 | 7.70 | 0.94 | -3.17 | -4.63 | 1.25 | -2.91 | -1.77 | 0.16 |
| % Total Return Rel to Peer | -0.97 | 2.10 | -0.42 | 5.05 | -1.83 | -2.98 | -2.50 | 2.04 | -1.81 | -1.60 | 1.66 |
| % Perf Quintile vs Peer* | 0.00 | 0.00 | 3.00 | 2.00 | 3.00 | 4.00 | 5.00 | 1.00 | 5.00 | 4.00 | 1.00 |
| % Dividends | 0.28 | 0.35 | 0.33 | 0.16 | 0.05 | 0.14 | 0.24 | 0.20 | 0.13 | 0.11 | 0.09 |
| % Yield | 2.63 | 3.32 | 3.48 | 1.60 | 0.44 | 1.23 | 2.21 | 1.83 | 1.24 | 1.03 | 0.82 |
| Capital Gains ($) | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.10 | 0.04 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.03 |
| 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%