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Vanguard Short-Term Investment-Grade Fund Investor Shares VFSTX

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  • NAV / 1-Day Return 10.34  /  0.00
  • Total Assets 55.4B
  • Adj. Expense Ratio
    0.200%
  • Expense Ratio 0.200%
  • Distribution Fee Level Low
  • Share Class Type No Load
  • Category Short-Term Bond
  • Credit Quality / Interest Rate Sensitivity Medium/Limited
  • Min. Initial Investment 3,000
  • Status Open
  • TTM Yield 4.66%
  • Effective Duration 2.77 years

USD | NAV as of Aug 12, 2026 | 1-Day Return as of Aug 12, 2026, 12:13 AM GMT+0

Morningstar’s Analysis VFSTX

Will VFSTX outperform in the future?

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  • Process Pillar

    The Process Pillar is our assessment of how sensible, clearly defined, and repeatable VFSTX’s performance objective and investment process is for both security selection and portfolio construction.

  • People Pillar

    The People Pillar is our evaluation of the VFSTX 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 VFSTX’s parent organization’s priorities and whether they’re in line with investors’ interests.

Vanguard Short-Term Investment-Grade Management Change; Ratings Unchanged.

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Ken Noguchi

Analyst Note

Veteran portfolio manager Daniel Shaykevich transitioned off Vanguard Short-Term Investment-Grade on June 30, 2026, to focus on other active Vanguard fixed-income strategies, including emerging-market, core, and core-plus strategies. Shaykevich joined Vanguard in 2013 from BlackRock, bringing more than two decades of industry experience, and now he leads the firm’s emerging-market sector team.

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Portfolio Holdings VFSTX

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  • % Assets in Top 10 Holdings 6.4
Top 10 Holdings
% Portfolio Weight
Market Value USD
Sector

United States Treasury Notes

1.20 657M
Government

United States Treasury Notes

0.77 426M
Government

United States Treasury Notes

0.74 405M
Government

Abbott Laboratories

0.68 372M
Corporate

AbbVie Inc.

0.56 310M
Corporate

Boeing Co.

0.56 308M
Corporate

United States Treasury Notes

0.51 283M
Government

United States Treasury Notes

0.50 276M
Government

United States Treasury Notes

0.46 253M
Government

United States Treasury Notes

0.45 247M
Government

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