Mutual Fund Insights: Vanguard Target Retirement 2015 Fund (VTXVX)

In-depth Analysis of Vanguard Target Retirement 2015 Fund (VTXVX)

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See Vanguard Target Retirement 2015 Fund (VTXVX) performance details as of January 31, 2010

  

Last Trade: $11.76 on 3/17/2010, Change: +0.05 (0.43%)

  

Fund Manager - Duane F. Kelly

Fund Manager Tenure: 6.4 years
Fundmojo Fund Grade: B (Score: 0.69)     (What does this score mean?)

Duane F. Kelly, Principal of Vanguard. He has been with Vanguard since 1989; has managed investment portfolios since 1992; and has co-managed the Fund since 2009. Education: B.S., LaSalle University.  Get more insights on Duane F. Kelly

  

 What we like about Vanguard Target Retirement 2015 Fund (VTXVX)

Data for Vanguard Target Retirement 2015 Fund (VTXVX) as of January 31, 2010

• Vanguard Target Retirement 2015 Fund (VTXVX) management has been with Vanguard Target Retirement 2015 Fund for 6.4 years
• Vanguard Target Retirement 2015 Fund (VTXVX) has good mid-term performance (3-year return -1.24% vs -3.32% Target Date 2011-2015 category average)
• Vanguard Target Retirement 2015 Fund (VTXVX) has good Long-term performance (5-year return 2.82% vs 2.07% Target Date 2011-2015 category average)
• Vanguard Target Retirement 2015 Fund (VTXVX) ratio of up-years vs down years is greater than 2
• Vanguard Target Retirement 2015 Fund (VTXVX) has an annual stock turnover rate of 37.00% vs Target Date 2011-2015 average of 37.13%. It is good that Vanguard Target Retirement 2015 management does not trade extensively for its return.
• Vanguard Target Retirement 2015 Fund (VTXVX) is less volatile than its peers as it has a 3-year Standard Deviation of 13.93, lower than category average of 15.14
• Vanguard Target Retirement 2015 Fund (VTXVX) has a lower management fee than its Target Date 2011-2015 average: 0.17% vs 0.62%
• Vanguard Target Retirement 2015 Fund (VTXVX) is a true no-load fund as it has no load and no 12b1 promotion, distributions, marketing expenses

  

 What we are cautious about Vanguard Target Retirement 2015 Fund (VTXVX)

Data for Vanguard Target Retirement 2015 Fund (VTXVX) as of January 31, 2010

• Vanguard Target Retirement 2015 Fund (VTXVX) has a less-than-ideal short-term performance (1-year return 26.55% vs 27.60% Target Date 2011-2015 category average)
• Vanguard Target Retirement 2015 Fund (VTXVX) has a Morningstar rating of 3 and below

See Vanguard Target Retirement 2015 Fund (VTXVX) performance details as of January 31, 2010

  

  

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Vanguard Target Retirement 2015 Fund (VTXVX) Net Asset

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Date	Net Asset
01/2010	$10.54B
11/2009	$10.18B
10/2009	$9.53B

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Vanguard Target Retirement 2015 Fund (VTXVX) Portfolio Allocation

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Date	Cash	Stock	Bond	Other
09/2009	3%	60.56%	35.32%	1.12%
06/2009	2.06%	60.88%	36.46%	0.61%
03/2009	2.35%	61.27%	35.57%	0.81%

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Most Recent Top 10 Holdings in Vanguard Target Retirement 2015 Fund (VTXVX)

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30-Sep-09 Vanguard Total Stock Mkt Idx [48.73%] Vanguard Total Bond Market II Idx Inv [38.97%] Vanguard European Stock Index [6.07%] Vanguard Pacific Stock Index [3.18%] Vanguard Emerging Mkts Stock Idx [3.02%] CMT Market Liquidity Rate [0.03%] N/A [0%] N/A [0%] N/A [0%] N/A [0%]

30-Jun-09 Vanguard Total Stock Mkt Idx [49.14%] Vanguard Total Bond Market II Idx Inv [38.59%] Vanguard European Stock Index [6.23%] Vanguard Pacific Stock Index [3.34%] Vanguard Emerging Mkts Stock Idx [2.66%] CMT Market Liquidity Rate [0.04%] N/A [0%] N/A [0%] N/A [0%] N/A [0%]

31-Mar-09 Vanguard Total Stock Mkt Idx [49.55%] Vanguard Total Bond Market II Idx Inv [37.99%] Vanguard European Stock Index [6.45%] Vanguard Pacific Stock Index [3.52%] Vanguard Emerging Mkts Stock Idx [2.48%] N/A [0%] N/A [0%] N/A [0%] N/A [0%] N/A [0%]

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