10.62 Down -0.01 -0.09%
DETAILS
Symbol Value ($)
Morningstar Rating
Previous Close 10.63
Category Long-Term Bond
Net Assets 4.46 Bil
Yield 4.45%
Morningstar Risk Average
Morningstar Return Average
  • Last NAV update 5/20/2013 4:00 PM ET
INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE
NA
The investment seeks to provide a high and sustainable level of current income. The fund invests in a variety of high-quality and, to a lesser extent, medium-quality fixed income securities, at least 80% of which will be intermediate- and long-term investment-grade securities. High-quality fixed income securities are those rated the equivalent of A3 or better by Moody's Investors Service; medium-quality fixed income securities are those rated the equivalent of Baa1, Baa2, or Baa3. The fund's dollar-weighted average maturity is expected to fall within a range that is five years shorter than or five years longer than that of its benchmark index.
CUMULATIVE PERFORMANCE OF $10,000
  2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
Return 8.75% 10.71% 17.18% 11.66% -0.01%
Value ($) 10,875.00 12,039.71 14,108.13 15,753.14 15,751.56
  • Year to date performance as of 5/19/2013 8:00 PM ET
MANAGEMENT & PURCHASE INFO
Symbol Value ($)
Fund Family Vanguard
Fund Manager Lucius Hill, III
Tenure (Years) 5
Fund Status Open
Minimum Initial Purchase 3,000.00
Minimum IRA Investment NA
Front Load 0.00
Expense Ratio 0.22%
PERFORMANCE
Symbol Value ($)
1 Month -2.58%
3 Months 1.70%
1 Year 6.06%
3 Years* 10.73%
5 Years* 10.11%
  • * Annualized returns
  • Performance as of 5/19/2013 8:00 PM ET
PEER COMPARISON
  VWESX Long-Term Bond
5-Yr Return 10.11% 9.25%
Sharpe Ratio 1.49 1.63
Net Assets 4.46 Bil 579.10 Mil
Avg Market Cap NA 27.69 Bil
Avg P/E NA 16.76
Portfolio Turnover 21 90
HOLDINGS
Symbol Value ($)
Stocks 0.00%
Cash 2.30%
Fixed Income 97.62%
Other 0.08%
TOP 10 HOLDINGS
NAME % NET ASSETS
US Treasury Bond 4.5% 1.77%
Illinois St Go Bds 5.1% 1.44%
General Elec Cap Corp Mtn Be 6.75% 1.21%
California St Go Bds 7.3% 1.14%
General Elec Cap Corp Mtn Be 5.875% 1.04%
Hsbc Hldgs 6.8% 0.90%
Jpmorgan Chase 6.4% 0.89%
At&T 5.35% 0.83%
Wal-Mart Stores 6.2% 0.83%
California St Go Bds 7.6% 0.81%
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