| Scorecard |
|---|
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5 / 5 Stars
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Lipper
5
5
4
5
2
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Zacks Investment Research
3
(Hold)
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Standard & Poor's
5 / 5 Stars
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TheStreet.com
B-
(Buy)
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Fund Performance
In the 2009 Award Winners edition of The Independent Adviser for Vanguard Investors, Dan Wiener says, "The fund, which is more than three-quarters of a century old, has been stalwart through some of the worst stock and bond bear markets in history. Like the Energizer bunny, however, it just keeps going."
2010-01-26
The fund's Value Line Growth Persistence rank, which awards funds that consistently outperform their broad universes, is 3 for one year, 3 for five years, and 2 for 10 years. Scores are on a 1 to 5 scale, with 1 being the best and 5 the worst.
Value Line 2013-03-12
Hypothetical Growth of $10,000
Updated 04.30.2013
Trailing Total Returns
Updated 04.30.2013
| Total Return % | + / - Morningstar Moderate Target Risk | + / - Morningstar Moderately Aggr Target Risk | % Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year-to-date | 9.48 | 2.84 | 0.89 | 9 |
| 1-Month | 2.28 | 0.83 | 0.63 | 7 |
| 3-Month | 5.80 | 2.18 | 1.44 | 7 |
| 6-Month | 10.54 | 2.00 | -0.80 | 20 |
| 1-Year | 14.70 | 3.95 | 1.43 | 11 |
| 3-Year (Annualized) | 10.78 | 1.88 | 0.93 | 10 |
| 5-Year (Annualized) | 6.46 | 1.21 | 1.61 | 8 |
| 10-Year (Annualized) | 8.93 | 0.61 | -0.30 | 3 |
