VSGBX | VANGUARD SHORT-TERM FEDERAL FUND INVESTOR SHARES

Basic Info 10.01 0.01(0.10%)
May 20

VANGUARD SHORT-TERM FEDERAL FUND INVESTOR SHARES started on 02/27/1990

VANGUARD SHORT-TERM FEDERAL FUND INVESTOR SHARES is classified as asset class SHORT GOVERNMENT

VANGUARD SHORT-TERM FEDERAL FUND INVESTOR SHARES expense ratio is 0.10%

VANGUARD SHORT-TERM FEDERAL FUND INVESTOR SHARES rating is

(95%)

VANGUARD SHORT-TERM FEDERAL FUND INVESTOR SHARES (VSGBX) Dividend Info

VANGUARD SHORT-TERM FEDERAL FUND INVESTOR SHARES (VSGBX) dividend growth in the last 12 months is 41.39%

The trailing 12-month yield of VANGUARD SHORT-TERM FEDERAL FUND INVESTOR SHARES is 3.47%. its dividend history:

Date	Dividend
04/30/2024	0.0307
03/28/2024	0.0306
02/29/2024	0.0283
01/31/2024	0.0287
12/29/2023	0.0286
11/30/2023	0.0293
10/31/2023	0.0301
09/29/2023	0.0299
08/31/2023	0.0298
07/31/2023	0.0291
06/30/2023	0.0269
05/31/2023	0.0278
04/28/2023	0.0274
03/31/2023	0.0271
02/28/2023	0.0241
01/31/2023	0.0246
12/30/2022	0.0242
11/30/2022	0.0236
10/31/2022	0.0232
09/30/2022	0.0215
08/31/2022	0.0188
07/29/2022	0.0142
06/30/2022	0.0105
05/31/2022	0.0082
04/29/2022	0.0063
03/31/2022	0.006
02/28/2022	0.0059
01/31/2022	0.0058
12/31/2021	0.005
12/29/2021	0.0616
11/30/2021	0.0036
10/29/2021	0.0028
09/30/2021	0.003
08/31/2021	0.0034
07/30/2021	0.0036
06/30/2021	0.0043
05/28/2021	0.0055
04/30/2021	0.0057
03/31/2021	0.0435
02/26/2021	0.0052
01/29/2021	0.0034
12/31/2020	0.005
12/29/2020	0.042
11/30/2020	0.0047
10/30/2020	0.0059
09/30/2020	0.008
08/31/2020	0.0117
07/31/2020	0.0111
06/30/2020	0.0099
05/29/2020	0.0132
04/30/2020	0.0173
03/31/2020	0.019
02/28/2020	0.018
01/31/2020	0.019
12/31/2019	0.0182
11/29/2019	0.017
10/31/2019	0.0193
09/30/2019	0.0179
08/30/2019	0.0187
07/31/2019	0.0196
06/28/2019	0.0265
05/31/2019	0.0274
04/30/2019	0.0242
03/29/2019	0.0206
02/28/2019	0.0182
01/31/2019	0.0203
12/31/2018	0.02
11/30/2018	0.0187
10/31/2018	0.0187
09/28/2018	0.0175
08/31/2018	0.0177
07/31/2018	0.018
06/29/2018	0.0173
05/31/2018	0.0167
04/30/2018	0.0154
03/29/2018	0.0154
02/28/2018	0.0132
01/31/2018	0.0132
12/29/2017	0.0131
11/30/2017	0.0123
10/31/2017	0.0125
09/29/2017	0.011
08/31/2017	0.0117
07/31/2017	0.0112
06/30/2017	0.0118
05/31/2017	0.0104
04/28/2017	0.012
03/31/2017	0.02
02/28/2017	0.009
01/31/2017	0.009
12/30/2016	0.01
12/23/2016	0.027
11/30/2016	0.009
10/31/2016	0.01
09/30/2016	0.009
08/31/2016	0.011
07/29/2016	0.011
06/30/2016	0.01
05/31/2016	0.01
04/29/2016	0.009
03/31/2016	0.01
02/29/2016	0.008
01/29/2016	0.008
12/31/2015	0.009
12/24/2015	0.029
11/30/2015	0.008
10/30/2015	0.008
09/30/2015	0.008
08/31/2015	0.008
07/31/2015	0.008
06/30/2015	0.008
05/29/2015	0.008
04/30/2015	0.007
03/31/2015	0.013
02/27/2015	0.007
01/30/2015	0.007
12/31/2014	0.007
11/28/2014	0.006
10/31/2014	0.006
09/30/2014	0.006
08/29/2014	0.005
07/31/2014	0.005
06/30/2014	0.005
05/30/2014	0.005
04/30/2014	0.005
03/31/2014	0.005
02/28/2014	0.005
01/31/2014	0.006
12/31/2013	0.006
11/29/2013	0.005
10/31/2013	0.006
09/30/2013	0.005
08/30/2013	0.005
07/31/2013	0.005
06/28/2013	0.004
05/31/2013	0.005
04/30/2013	0.004
03/28/2013	0.01
02/28/2013	0.004
01/31/2013	0.005
12/31/2012	0.005
12/28/2012	0.09
11/30/2012	0.005
10/31/2012	0.005
09/28/2012	0.004
08/31/2012	0.005
07/31/2012	0.005
06/29/2012	0.005
05/31/2012	0.005
04/30/2012	0.005
03/30/2012	0.048
02/29/2012	0.006
01/31/2012	0.007
12/30/2011	0.007
12/29/2011	0.105
11/30/2011	0.008
10/31/2011	0.009
09/30/2011	0.009
08/31/2011	0.009
07/29/2011	0.01
06/30/2011	0.01
05/31/2011	0.009
04/29/2011	0.009
03/31/2011	0.01
02/28/2011	0.01
01/31/2011	0.011
12/31/2010	0.011
12/30/2010	0.106
11/30/2010	0.012
10/29/2010	0.012
09/30/2010	0.012
08/31/2010	0.014
07/30/2010	0.015
06/30/2010	0.016
05/28/2010	0.016
03/31/2010	0.014
03/29/2010	0.038
02/26/2010	0.016
01/29/2010	0.019
12/31/2009	0.018
12/30/2009	0.169
11/30/2009	0.017
10/30/2009	0.018
09/30/2009	0.019
08/31/2009	0.02
07/31/2009	0.021
06/30/2009	0.021
05/29/2009	0.024
04/30/2009	0.024
03/31/2009	0.027
03/26/2009	0.005
02/27/2009	0.027
01/30/2009	0.031
12/31/2008	0.033
11/28/2008	0.032
10/31/2008	0.034
09/30/2008	0.034
08/29/2008	0.035
07/31/2008	0.035
06/30/2008	0.034
05/30/2008	0.035
04/30/2008	0.034
03/31/2008	0.037
02/29/2008	0.036
01/31/2008	0.039
12/31/2007	0.039
11/30/2007	0.038
10/31/2007	0.039
09/28/2007	0.039
08/31/2007	0.039
07/31/2007	0.04
06/29/2007	0.039
05/31/2007	0.039
04/30/2007	0.039
03/30/2007	0.04
02/28/2007	0.036
01/31/2007	0.038
12/29/2006	0.037
11/30/2006	0.036
10/31/2006	0.037
09/29/2006	0.036
08/31/2006	0.037
07/31/2006	0.036
06/30/2006	0.034
05/31/2006	0.034
04/28/2006	0.033
03/31/2006	0.033
02/28/2006	0.03
01/31/2006	0.031
12/30/2005	0.031
11/30/2005	0.03
10/31/2005	0.03
09/30/2005	0.028
08/31/2005	0.029
07/29/2005	0.029
06/30/2005	0.027
05/31/2005	0.028
04/29/2005	0.026
03/31/2005	0.026
02/28/2005	0.024
01/31/2005	0.026
12/31/2004	0.043
11/30/2004	0.024
10/29/2004	0.025
09/30/2004	0.025
08/31/2004	0.025
07/30/2004	0.024
06/30/2004	0.023
05/28/2004	0.024
04/30/2004	0.023
03/31/2004	0.027
02/27/2004	0.023
01/30/2004	0.025
12/31/2003	0.037
11/28/2003	0.025
10/31/2003	0.026
09/30/2003	0.025
08/29/2003	0.022
07/31/2003	0.026
06/30/2003	0.029
05/30/2003	0.026
04/30/2003	0.026
03/31/2003	0.035
02/28/2003	0.038
01/31/2003	0.042
12/31/2002	0.164
11/29/2002	0.043
10/31/2002	0.031
09/30/2002	0.034
08/30/2002	0.035
07/31/2002	0.036
06/28/2002	0.039
05/31/2002	0.052
04/30/2002	0.052
03/28/2002	0.041
02/28/2002	0.032
01/31/2002	0.034
12/31/2001	0.039
11/30/2001	0.041
10/31/2001	0.041
09/28/2001	0.041
08/31/2001	0.045
07/31/2001	0.048
06/29/2001	0.048
05/31/2001	0.048
04/30/2001	0.05
03/30/2001	0.054
02/28/2001	0.045
01/31/2001	0.049
12/29/2000	0.052
11/30/2000	0.053
10/31/2000	0.052
09/29/2000	0.051
08/31/2000	0.054
07/31/2000	0.051
06/30/2000	0.05
05/31/2000	0.051
04/28/2000	0.05
03/31/2000	0.05
02/29/2000	0.046
01/31/2000	0.048
12/31/1999	0.048
11/30/1999	0.049
10/29/1999	0.048
09/30/1999	0.047
08/31/1999	0.047
07/30/1999	0.046
06/30/1999	0.048
05/28/1999	0.048
04/30/1999	0.046
03/31/1999	0.048
02/26/1999	0.043
01/29/1999	0.047
12/31/1998	0.048
11/30/1998	0.047
10/30/1998	0.048
09/30/1998	0.047
08/31/1998	0.05
07/31/1998	0.05
06/30/1998	0.049
05/29/1998	0.05
04/30/1998	0.049
03/31/1998	0.05
02/27/1998	0.045
01/30/1998	0.049
12/31/1997	0.052
11/28/1997	0.051
10/31/1997	0.053
09/30/1997	0.051
08/29/1997	0.052
07/31/1997	0.051
06/30/1997	0.05
05/30/1997	0.052
04/30/1997	0.05
03/31/1997	0.052
02/28/1997	0.048
01/31/1997	0.053
12/31/1996	0.052
11/29/1996	0.051
10/31/1996	0.052
09/30/1996	0.051
08/30/1996	0.052
07/31/1996	0.052
06/28/1996	0.051
05/31/1996	0.052
04/30/1996	0.05
03/29/1996	0.051
02/29/1996	0.049
01/31/1996	0.05
12/29/1995	0.051
11/30/1995	0.049
10/31/1995	0.05
09/29/1995	0.049
08/31/1995	0.051
07/31/1995	0.051
06/30/1995	0.05
05/31/1995	0.052
04/28/1995	0.05
03/31/1995	0.052
02/28/1995	0.047
01/31/1995	0.049
12/30/1994	0.048
11/30/1994	0.047
10/31/1994	0.046
09/30/1994	0.046
08/31/1994	0.047
07/29/1994	0.047
06/30/1994	0.046
05/31/1994	0.045
04/29/1994	0.043
03/31/1994	0.054
02/28/1994	0.043
01/31/1994	0.042
12/31/1993	0.129
11/30/1993	0.041
10/29/1993	0.04
09/30/1993	0.04
08/31/1993	0.041
07/30/1993	0.042
06/30/1993	0.045
05/28/1993	0.048
04/30/1993	0.046
03/31/1993	0.047
02/26/1993	0.07
01/29/1993	0.047
12/31/1992	0.048
11/30/1992	0.113
10/30/1992	0.048
09/30/1992	0.049
08/31/1992	0.05
07/31/1992	0.052
06/30/1992	0.053
05/29/1992	0.054
04/30/1992	0.054
03/31/1992	0.055
02/28/1992	0.148
01/31/1992	0.055
12/31/1991	0.103
11/29/1991	0.059
10/31/1991	0.06
09/30/1991	0.06
08/30/1991	0.061
07/31/1991	0.061
06/28/1991	0.061
05/31/1991	0.062
04/30/1991	0.062
03/28/1991	0.062
02/28/1991	0.093
01/31/1991	0.065
12/31/1990	0.067
11/30/1990	0.066
10/31/1990	0.067
09/28/1990	0.066
08/31/1990	0.068
07/31/1990	0.068
06/29/1990	0.067
05/31/1990	0.068
04/30/1990	0.067
03/30/1990	0.069
02/28/1990	0.065

Dividend Growth History for VANGUARD SHORT-TERM FEDERAL FUND INVESTOR SHARES (VSGBX)

Year	Payout Amount	Year Start Yield	Annual Payout Growth (YoY)	CAGR to 2023
2023	$0.3347	3.32%	98.99%	-
2022	$0.1682	1.56%	11.69%	98.99%
2021	$0.1506	1.37%	-18.51%	49.08%
2020	$0.1848	1.72%	-25.45%	21.89%
2019	$0.2479	2.35%	22.84%	7.79%
2018	$0.2018	1.90%	40.14%	10.65%
2017	$0.144	1.35%	1.41%	15.09%
2016	$0.142	1.33%	10.94%	13.03%
2015	$0.128	1.19%	93.94%	12.77%
2014	$0.066	0.62%	3.13%	19.77%
2013	$0.064	0.59%	-67.18%	17.99%
2012	$0.195	1.80%	-9.72%	5.03%
2011	$0.216	2.01%	-28.24%	3.72%
2010	$0.301	2.80%	-31.75%	0.82%
2009	$0.441	4.07%	5.50%	-1.95%
2008	$0.418	3.95%	-10.11%	-1.47%
2007	$0.465	4.52%	12.32%	-2.03%
2006	$0.414	4.03%	23.95%	-1.24%
2005	$0.334	3.21%	7.40%	0.01%
2004	$0.311	2.94%	-12.89%	0.39%
2003	$0.357	3.35%	-39.80%	-0.32%
2002	$0.593	5.68%	8.01%	-2.69%
2001	$0.549	5.36%	-9.70%	-2.22%
2000	$0.608	6.15%	7.61%	-2.56%
1999	$0.565	5.51%	-2.92%	-2.16%
1998	$0.582	5.73%	-5.37%	-2.19%
1997	$0.615	6.10%	0.33%	-2.31%
1996	$0.613	5.98%	2.00%	-2.22%
1995	$0.601	6.21%	8.48%	-2.07%
1994	$0.554	5.37%	-12.89%	-1.72%
1993	$0.636	6.17%	-18.36%	-2.12%
1992	$0.779	7.47%	-3.71%	-2.69%
1991	$0.809	8.03%	9.62%	-2.72%
1990	$0.738	7.47%	-	-2.37%

Dividend Growth Chart for VANGUARD SHORT-TERM FEDERAL FUND INVESTOR SHARES (VSGBX)

VANGUARD SHORT-TERM FEDERAL FUND INVESTOR SHARES (VSGBX) Historical Returns And Risk Info

From 04/18/1988 to 05/20/2024, the compound annualized total return (dividend reinvested) of VANGUARD SHORT-TERM FEDERAL FUND INVESTOR SHARES (VSGBX) is 3.975%. Its cumulative total return (dividend reinvested) is 279.598%.

From 04/18/1988 to 05/20/2024, the Maximum Drawdown of VANGUARD SHORT-TERM FEDERAL FUND INVESTOR SHARES (VSGBX) is 7.3%.

From 04/18/1988 to 05/20/2024, the Sharpe Ratio of VANGUARD SHORT-TERM FEDERAL FUND INVESTOR SHARES (VSGBX) is 0.92.

From 04/18/1988 to 05/20/2024, the Annualized Standard Deviation of VANGUARD SHORT-TERM FEDERAL FUND INVESTOR SHARES (VSGBX) is 2.3%.

From 04/18/1988 to 05/20/2024, the Beta of VANGUARD SHORT-TERM FEDERAL FUND INVESTOR SHARES (VSGBX) is 0.92.

	Last 1 Week*	YTD*(2024)	1 Yr	3 Yr	5 Yr	10 Yr	15 Yr	20 Yr	Inception**	2023	2022	2021	2020	2019	2018	2017	2016	2015	2014	2013	2012	2011	2010	2009	2008	2007	2006	2005	2004	2003	2002	2001	2000	1999	1998	1997	1996	1995	1994	1993	1992	1991	1990
Annualized Return(%)	0.2	0.5	2.9	-0.6	1.0	1.1	1.3	2.2	4.0	3.8	-5.3	-0.5	4.4	4.1	1.3	0.7	1.1	0.7	1.2	-0.3	1.4	2.8	3.1	2.8	7.1	7.4	4.3	1.8	1.3	2.2	7.9	8.6	9.2	2.1	7.2	6.5	4.8	12.3	-0.9	7.0	6.2	12.2	9.7
Sharpe Ratio	NA	-0.92	-0.35	-1.02	-0.25	0.0	NA	NA	0.92	-0.13	-2.22	-0.5	2.47	1.48	-0.04	0.05	0.69	0.46	0.98	-0.3	1.37	1.75	1.61	1.06	1.82	1.85	0.55	-0.21	0.2	0.68	2.55	1.97	2.06	-0.49	1.43	1.16	0.44	3.1	-1.39	2.04	1.14	2.91	2.13
Draw Down(%)	NA	1.1	1.2	7.3	7.3	7.3	NA	NA	7.3	1.9	6.6	0.9	0.9	1.0	0.8	0.8	1.3	0.9	0.5	1.5	0.6	0.7	1.8	1.2	2.2	0.9	0.7	1.0	2.1	1.7	1.3	2.1	0.8	1.2	1.0	1.0	1.7	1.0	3.4	1.0	2.2	0.8	1.0
Standard Deviation(%)	NA	2.6	2.8	2.9	2.5	2.0	NA	NA	2.3	3.5	3.0	1.2	1.7	1.8	1.3	1.2	1.4	1.5	1.2	1.2	1.0	1.6	1.9	2.6	3.4	2.4	1.9	1.7	2.0	2.3	2.7	3.2	2.5	2.4	2.7	2.5	2.9	2.7	2.8	2.4	3.3	2.9	3.0
Treynor Ratio	NA	-0.03	-0.01	-0.03	-0.01	0.0	NA	NA	0.02	0.0	-0.07	-0.01	0.05	0.03	0.0	0.0	0.01	0.01	0.02	0.0	0.02	0.03	0.03	0.03	0.07	0.05	0.01	0.0	0.0	0.02	0.08	0.07	0.05	-0.01	0.04	0.03	0.01	0.1	-0.04	0.05	0.04	0.08	0.0
Alpha	NA	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	NA	NA	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.01	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.01	0.0	0.04	NA
Beta	NA	0.9	0.93	0.93	0.92	0.9	NA	NA	0.92	0.92	0.97	0.71	0.83	0.88	0.76	0.82	0.82	0.85	0.77	0.92	0.76	0.9	0.99	1.0	0.89	0.88	0.87	0.85	0.9	0.9	0.88	0.94	0.93	0.9	0.94	1.01	0.89	0.87	0.96	1.0	0.98	1.06	NA
RSquare	NA	0.86	0.89	0.87	0.81	0.76	NA	NA	0.73	0.89	0.87	0.42	0.46	0.75	0.56	0.51	0.63	0.65	0.52	0.57	0.44	0.65	0.77	0.79	0.75	0.82	0.79	0.67	0.84	0.83	0.83	0.87	0.83	0.85	0.85	0.86	0.88	0.88	0.88	0.77	0.71	0.15	0.0
Yield(%)	N/A	1.2	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	3.4	1.6	1.2	1.7	2.5	2.1	1.2	1.4	1.4	0.5	0.3	1.5	2.0	2.9	4.1	4.0	4.7	4.1	3.4	2.6	3.5	5.6	5.3	6.1	5.8	5.8	5.9	5.9	6.2	5.4	6.2	7.5	7.8	7.7
Dividend Growth(%)	N/A	-64.7	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	100.0	30.8	-27.8	-30.8	18.2	69.2	-13.3	0.0	200.0	66.7	-81.2	-27.3	-29.0	-29.5	4.8	-12.5	14.3	20.0	29.6	-27.0	-36.2	7.4	-10.0	1.7	0.0	-1.7	0.0	0.0	7.1	-12.5	-17.9	-1.3	3.9	N/A

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VANGUARD SHORT-TERM FEDERAL FUND INVESTOR SHARES (VSGBX) Historical Return Chart

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VANGUARD SHORT-TERM FEDERAL FUND INVESTOR SHARES (VSGBX) Rolling Returns Charts

A rolling return for a period such as 5-year, as of a specific date, represents the investment’s performance over the preceding five years leading up to that date. In the 5-year rolling chart, the value on any given date corresponds to the annualized return for the preceding 5 years up to that very date. Thus, for instance, the chart value on 8/28/2015 reflects the annualized return from 8/28/2010 to 8/28/2015. A 5-year rolling return chart for an investment (stock, fund or portfolio) depicts the return sequence of 5-year trailing returns for the dates in the chart.

These rolling returns contrast with the most recent 3, 5, 10, and 15-year returns, as they solely depict the returns for those respective periods leading up to the most recent date, without encompassing every date in the historical record.

Rolling return charts offer a more precise insight into a portfolio’s risk and return stability (including funds or individual stocks). This is particularly true when focusing on the minimal return points within a rolling return chart as a measure of a fund or a portfolio's risk. A well-known observation, often attributed to ‘Murphy’s law’, is that it tends to perform poorly when investors decide to follow an investment due to its recent strong returns. Sound familiar? Information regarding minimum rolling returns could help mitigate this predicament. Investors can opt for an investment showcasing high minimum rolling returns within their preferred holding durations. In fact, merely possessing knowledge of such minimum rolling period returns can anchor investors’ expectations.

For instance, let’s consider an investor who follows a model portfolio (or even simply purchases and holds a fund like VFINX or SPY) for 10 years. Armed with knowledge of this portfolio’s minimum 10-year rolling return since its inception date or the fund’s inception (in the case of VFINX, recognizing that the minimum 10-year rolling return since 1987 could be as low as -2.24%), the investor should reasonably anticipate the potential for the portfolio to incur losses over the forthcoming 10 years.

Minimum rolling return for a period such as 10-year offers a different and often better historical risk and return metric than other popular risk and return metrics such as Sharpe ratio, standard deviation (volatility) or maximum drawdown.

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From 04/18/1988 to 05/20/2024, the worst annualized return of 3-year rolling returns for VANGUARD SHORT-TERM FEDERAL FUND INVESTOR SHARES (VSGBX) is -1.61%.

From 04/18/1988 to 05/20/2024, the worst annualized return of 5-year rolling returns for VANGUARD SHORT-TERM FEDERAL FUND INVESTOR SHARES (VSGBX) is 0.48%.

From 04/18/1988 to 05/20/2024, the worst annualized return of 10-year rolling returns for VANGUARD SHORT-TERM FEDERAL FUND INVESTOR SHARES (VSGBX) is 0.62%.

From 04/18/1988 to 05/20/2024, the worst annualized return of 20-year rolling returns for VANGUARD SHORT-TERM FEDERAL FUND INVESTOR SHARES (VSGBX) is 1.97%.

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