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%

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