| 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 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 2013-06-11
Hypothetical Growth of $10,000
Updated 05.31.2013
Trailing Total Returns
Updated 05.31.2013
| Total Return % | + / - Barclays US Agg Bond TR USD | + / - Barclays Govt/Credit 1-5 Yr TR USD | % Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year-to-date | 0.40 | 1.31 | 0.34 | 35 |
| 1-Month | -0.41 | 1.38 | 0.08 | 57 |
| 3-Month | 0.10 | 0.81 | 0.23 | 32 |
| 6-Month | 0.54 | 1.59 | 0.47 | 36 |
| 1-Year | 2.97 | 2.06 | 1.74 | 30 |
| 3-Year (Annualized) | 3.31 | -1.27 | 0.88 | 22 |
| 5-Year (Annualized) | 3.97 | -1.53 | 0.46 | 27 |
| 10-Year (Annualized) | 3.78 | -0.89 | 0.34 | 14 |
