Vanguard Short-Term Bond Fund is a fine offering that accurately captures the exposure of the short-term investment-grade U.S. government and investment-grade corporate bond market for a low fee. Under our enhanced ratings framework, the Morningstar Analyst Rating for the fund’s more expensive share classes has been downgraded to a Morningstar Analyst Rating of Bronze from Silver. The cheaper share classes retain Morningstar Analyst Ratings of Silver.
Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF BSV
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Morningstar’s Analysis
The Morningstar Analysis section contains a thorough evaluation of an investment’s merits and drawbacks and often discusses the most important or decisive factors leading to the fund’s overall rating.
The Morningstar Analysis section contains a thorough evaluation of an investment’s merits and drawbacks and often discusses the most important or decisive factors leading to the fund’s overall rating.
Will BSV outperform in future?
Get our overall rating based on a fundamental assessment of the pillars below.
Process Pillar
The Process Pillar is our assessment of how sensible, clearly defined, and repeatable BSV’s performance objective and investment process is for both security selection and portfolio construction.
People Pillar
The People Pillar is our evaluation of the BSV management team’s experience and ability. We find that high-quality management teams deliver superior performance relative to their benchmarks and/or peers.
Parent Pillar
The Parent Pillar is our rating of BSV’s parent organization’s priorities and whether they’re in line with investors’ interests.
A solid pick for exposure to the short-term government and credit bond market.
