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 4 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 2012-03-09
Hypothetical Growth of $10,000
Updated 03.31.2012
Trailing Total Returns
Updated 03.31.2012
| Total Return % | + / - BarCap US Agg Bond TR USD | + / - BarCap Govt/Credit 1-5 Yr TR USD | % Rank | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year-to-date | 1.58 | 1.28 | 1.04 | 37 | ||
| 1-Month | 0.11 | 0.66 | 0.20 | 54 | ||
| 3-Month | 1.58 | 1.28 | 1.04 | 37 | ||
| 6-Month | 2.06 | 0.63 | 1.09 | 39 | ||
| 1-Year | 2.89 | -4.82 | -0.52 | 30 | ||
| 3-Year (Annualized) | 6.78 | -0.05 | 2.84 | 21 | ||
| 5-Year (Annualized) | 4.28 | -1.97 | -0.35 | 24 | ||
| 10-Year (Annualized) | 4.14 | -1.66 | -0.22 | 23 |
