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4 / 5 Stars
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Lipper
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Zacks Investment Research
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Standard & Poor's
3 / 5 Stars
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TheStreet.com
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U.S. News evaluated 111 Short-Term Bond Funds. Our list highlights the top-rated funds for long-term investors based on the ratings of leading fund industry researchers.
Performance
The fund has returned 4.07 percent over the past year, and 4.18 percent over the past three years.
| Trailing Returns | Updated 04.30.2013 |
|---|---|
| Year to date | 1.1% |
| 1 Year | 4.1% |
| 3 Years (Annualized) | 4.2% |
| 5 Years (Annualized) | N/A |
| 10 Years (Annualized) | N/A |
Summary
The investment seeks to track the performance of a market-weighted corporate bond index with a short-term dollar-weighted average maturity. The fund employs an indexing investment approach designed to track the performance of the Barclays U.S. 1-5 Year Corporate Bond Index. This index includes U.S. dollar-denominated, investment-grade, fixed-rate, taxable securities issued by industrial, utility, and financial companies, with maturities between 1 and 5 years. At least 80% of the fund's assets will be invested in bonds included in the index.
Fees
Fees are Low compared to funds in the same category.
Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond Index Fund has an expense ratio of 0.12 percent.
Risk
Risk is High compared to funds in the same category according to Morningstar.
