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Vanguard Short-Term Investment-Grade Adm (VFSUX) Fund Ranking and Research
Ranking, Research and Recommendation of Vanguard Short-Term Investment-Grade Adm (VFSUX) Fund
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Last Trade: $10.74 on 5/17/2012, Change: -0.01 (-0.09%)
Fund Manager - Gregory Nassour
Fund Manager Information
Fund Manager Tenure: 4.0 yearsSimilar Funds: VFSIX VFSTX
Fund Family: Vanguard
Fund Category: Short-Term Bond
Fund Performance: Mar 31, 2012
Fundmojo Fund Grade: A (Score: 0.73) (What does this score mean?)
Nassour is a principal of Vanguard. He has been with Vanguard since 1992 and has worked in investment management since 1994. Nassour holds the Charted Financial Analyst designation. Get more insights on Gregory Nassour
Vanguard Short-Term Investment-Grade Adm Fund (VFSUX) Profile
Fund Profile and Description
Vanguard Short-Term Investment-Grade Adm Fund seeks to provide current income. Vanguard Short-Term Investment-Grade Adm Fund invests at least 80% of assets in short and intermediate term corporate bonds and other corporate fixed income obligations. It typically maintains an average weighted maturity of between one and four years. Vanguard Short-Term Investment-Grade Adm Fund may also invest in U.S. government securities, bank obligations, commercial paper, repurchase agreements, and dollar-denominated foreign securities.
What we like about Vanguard Short-Term Investment-Grade Adm (VFSUX) Fund
Data for Vanguard Short-Term Investment-Grade Adm Fund (VFSUX) as of Mar 31, 2012
- Vanguard Short-Term Investment-Grade Adm Fund (VFSUX) management has been with Vanguard Short-Term Investment-Grade Adm Fund for 4.0 years
- Vanguard Short-Term Investment-Grade Adm Fund (VFSUX) has good short-term performance (1-year return 2.98% vs 2.29% Short-Term Bond category median performance)
- Vanguard Short-Term Investment-Grade Adm Fund (VFSUX) has good mid-term performance (3-year return 6.90% vs 4.60% Short-Term Bond category median performance)
- Vanguard Short-Term Investment-Grade Adm Fund (VFSUX) has good Long-term performance (5-year return 4.39% vs 3.46% Short-Term Bond category median performance)
- Vanguard Short-Term Investment-Grade Adm Fund (VFSUX) ratio of up-years vs down years is greater than 2
- Vanguard Short-Term Investment-Grade Adm Fund (VFSUX) has a Morningstar rating of 4 and above
- Asset base in Vanguard Short-Term Investment-Grade Adm Fund (VFSUX) has been consistently increasing at a reasonable pace in the last 2 months. It shows investor confidence and market support
- Vanguard Short-Term Investment-Grade Adm Fund (VFSUX) has an annual stock turnover rate of 47.00% vs Short-Term Bond average of 91.22%. It is good that Vanguard Short-Term Investment-Grade Adm management does not trade extensively for its return.
- Vanguard Short-Term Investment-Grade Adm Fund (VFSUX) has a lower management fee than its Short-Term Bond average: 0.11% vs 0.85%
- Vanguard Short-Term Investment-Grade Adm Fund (VFSUX) is a true no-load fund as it has no load and no 12b1 promotion, distributions, marketing expenses
What we are cautious about Vanguard Short-Term Investment-Grade Adm (VFSUX) Fund
Data for Vanguard Short-Term Investment-Grade Adm Fund (VFSUX) as of Mar 31, 2012
- Vanguard Short-Term Investment-Grade Adm Fund (VFSUX) is more volatile than its peers as it has a 3-year Standard Deviation of 2.54 that is higher than category average of 2.05
Compare with other top Short-Term Bond category mutual funds
Aadditional top Short-Term Bond mutual funds for your consideration
| Fund | Year to Date | 1 Year | 3 year | 5 year | |
| Vanguard Short-Term Investment-Grade Adm | 1.60 | 2.98 | 6.90 | 4.39 | |
| PIMCO Low Duration III Admin (PDRAX) | 1.51 | 2.65 | 7.04 | 4.60 | Compare |
| Hartford Short Duration I (HSDIX) | 1.72 | 2.62 | 5.80 | 3.34 | Compare |
| Cavanal Hill Short Term Inc Inv (APSTX) | 1.27 | 3.26 | 9.81 | 2.79 | Compare |
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Compare with Short-Term Bond category EFTs
Some Short-Term Bond ETFs for your consideration
| ETF | Year to Date | One Year | Three Year | Vanguard Short-Term Corp Bd Idx ETF (VCSH) | 1.89% | 4.36% | 0 | Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF (BSV) | 0.40% | 3.32% | 3.50% | SPDR Barclays Capital Short Term Corp Bd (SCPB) | 1.67% | 2.60% | 0 | iShares Barclays 1-3 Year Credit Bond (CSJ) | 1.14% | 2.46% | 4.72% | iShares Floating Rate Note Fund (FLOT) | 2.41% | 0 | 0 |
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Vanguard Short-Term Investment-Grade Adm (VFSUX) Fund Net Asset
Track net asset change of Vanguard Short-Term Investment-Grade Adm fund (VFSUX)
| Date | Net Asset |
| 03/2012 | $38.25B |
| 02/2012 | $37.94B |
| 01/2012 | $37.57B |
Vanguard Short-Term Investment-Grade Adm (VFSUX) Fund Portfolio Allocation
Track portfolio allocation change of Vanguard Short-Term Investment-Grade Adm fund (VFSUX)
| Date | Cash | Stock | Bond | Other |
| 12/2011 | 11.96% | 0% | 87.65% | 0.23% |
| 09/2011 | 11.44% | 0% | 88.18% | 0.22% |
| 06/2011 | 9.76% | 0% | 89.85% | 0.22% |
Top 10 Holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Investment-Grade Adm (VFSUX) Fund
Discover what Vanguard Short-Term Investment-Grade Adm Fund (VFSUX) manager is buying
US Treasury Note 0.5% [0.96%] General Elec 5% [0.72%] Cap One Cc Tr 2007-2a 5.4% [0.7%] Cs First Boston Ny Brh Sr Mtn 5% [0.56%] US Treasury Note 1.375% [0.54%] Credit Suisse New York Branch 5.5% [0.53%] | US Treasury Note 0.5% [0.91%] Deutsche Bk Ag 2.375% [0.71%] General Elec 5% [0.68%] Cap One Cc Tr 2007-2a 5.4% [0.66%] US Treasury Note 0.625% [0.58%] Cs First Boston Ny Brh Sr Mtn 5% [0.53%] US Treasury Note 1.375% [0.51%] | US Treasury Note 0.875% [1.61%] United States Treas Nts 1% [1.6%] US Treasury Note 1% [1.52%] US Treasury Note 3.5% [1.11%] Deutsche Bk Ag 2.375% [0.75%] US Treasury Note [0.72%] Cap One Cc Tr 2007-2a FRN [0.66%] Cap One Cc Tr 2007-2a 5.4% [0.66%] United States Treas Nts 1.375% [0.65%] |
Latest News on Vanguard Short-Term Investment-Grade Adm (VFSUX) Fund
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Popular pages on Vanguard Short-Term Investment-Grade Adm (VFSUX) Fund
- Vanguard Short-Term Investment-Grade Adm (VFSUX) Fund Research and Recommendation
- Vanguard Short-Term Investment-Grade Adm (VFSUX) Fund Performance Data
- Vanguard Short-Term Investment-Grade Adm (VFSUX) Fund Manager Information
- Historic Vanguard Short-Term Investment-Grade Adm (VFSUX) Fund Asset Allocation Report
- Historic Vanguard Short-Term Investment-Grade Adm (VFSUX) Fund Top 10 Holding Tracking
- Historic Vanguard Short-Term Investment-Grade Adm (VFSUX) Fund Asset Under Management Tracking
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