| Scorecard |
|---|
|
4 / 5 Stars
|
|
Lipper
5
5
5
5
1
|
|
Zacks Investment Research
5
(Strong Sell)
|
|
Standard & Poor's
5 / 5 Stars
|
|
TheStreet.com
C
(Hold)
|
Fund Performance
In the 2009 Award Winners edition of The Independent Adviser for Vanguard Investors, Dan Wiener says, "Of critical importance from a portfolio diversification/safety standpoint is that this fund seldom loses money."
2010-01-26
The fund's Value Line Growth Persistence rank, which awards funds that consistently outperform their broad universes, is 5 for one year, 4 for five years, and 3 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 % | + / - Barclays US Agg Bond TR USD | + / - Barclays Govt/Credit 1-5 Yr TR USD | % Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year-to-date | 0.78 | -0.11 | 0.22 | 35 |
| 1-Month | 0.32 | -0.69 | 0.03 | 43 |
| 3-Month | 0.72 | -0.88 | 0.08 | 34 |
| 6-Month | 1.07 | 0.16 | 0.33 | 32 |
| 1-Year | 3.31 | -0.37 | 1.50 | 32 |
| 3-Year (Annualized) | 3.23 | -2.28 | 0.48 | 28 |
| 5-Year (Annualized) | 3.99 | -1.74 | 0.48 | 29 |
| 10-Year (Annualized) | 3.81 | -1.24 | 0.20 | 19 |
