VFSTX : Vanguard Short-Term Investment-Grade Fund Investor Shares

VFSTX is a Bond Market High Yield Bond with LOW fees.

VFSTX

Vanguard Short-Term Investment-Grade Fund Investor Shares

FI Score

81 /100

Expense Ratio Rating

9 /10

Expense Rating

8 /10

Market Score

10 /10

Category Score

0 /10

Market Size

10 /10

81% FI Score
  • vfstx
  • Mutual Fund
  • Bond
  • High Yield Bond

Vanguard Short-Term Investment-Grade Fund Investor Shares

Expenses: 0.20% (Better than 1% of similar funds)

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Fund Summary

The investment seeks to provide current income while maintaining limited price volatility. The fund invests in a variety of high-quality and, to a lesser extent, medium-quality fixed income securities, at least 80% of which will be short- and intermediate-term investment-grade securities. High-quality fixed income securities are those rated the equivalent of A3 or better; medium-quality fixed income securities are those rated the equivalent of Baa1, Baa2, or Baa3.

Largest Holdings

Amount Holding
1.31% United States Treasury Notes 1.12%
1.08% United States Treasury Notes 0.5%
0.87% United States Treasury Notes 1.38%
0.56% CVS Health Corp 3.7%
0.53% United States Treasury Notes 1.88%
0.50% Duke Energy Corp 3.23%
0.44% GlaxoSmithKline Capital plc 2.88%
0.44% Shire Acquisitions Investments Ireland DAC 2.4%
0.43% United States Treasury Notes 1.5%
0.43% International Business Machines Corporation 2.85%
0.42% AbbVie Inc. 2.3%
0.37% Morgan Stanley 2.62%
0.36% Bristol-Myers Squibb Company 2.6%
0.35% NEXTERA ENERGY CAPITAL HLDGS INC 3.3%
0.32% Emirate of Abu Dhabi 2.12%
0.32% AbbVie Inc. 2.6%
0.30% Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited 4%
0.30% Bank of America Corporation 3.55%
0.30% Reckitt Benckiser Treasury Services PLC 2.38%
0.30% The Toronto-Dominion Bank 3.5%
0.29% Charter Communications Operating, LLC/Charter Communications Operating Capi
0.29% American Express Company 3.7%
0.28% Morgan Stanley 3.12%
0.28% FiServ Inc. 2.75%
0.27% Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc 2.7%

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