- Portfolio Overview
- Holdings
- Performance
- Calculators
- Rolling Returns
- Drawdowns
Portfolio Overview
This portfolio is for fixed income investments in Vanguard brokerage. It invests in a no load no transaction fee total return bond fund and rebalances every month. It obeys the 3 month minimum holding period requirement for every fund. Please see the following newsletters for more detailed description:
- September 22, 2014: Why Total Return Bond Funds?
- June 3, 2013: Total Return Bond Fund Portfolios For Major Brokerages
For its smart usage in other asset allocation portfolios, see the following:
Candidate funds in this portfolio (note: these funds have the lowest minimum amount requirement (<= $5,000). If you have a larger amount, you should use other class of the same fund to lower your expense fee).
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Holdings
Historical Performance
Vanguard Brokerage Total Return Bond Historical Returns
| Name | YTD Return | 1Yr AR | 3Yr AR | 5Yr AR | 10Yr AR | 15Yr AR | 20Yr AR | Inception |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard Brokerage Total Return Bond | 0.84% | 3.34% | 1.97% | 2.07% | 2.36% | 4.33% | 5.77% | 6.18% |
| VFINX (VANGUARD 500 INDEX FUND INVESTOR SHARES) | -4.31% | 8.32% | 8.91% | 18.53% | 12.39% | 13.02% | 10.12% | 8.27% |
| VSMGX (VANGUARD LIFESTRATEGY MODERATE GROWTH FUND INVESTOR SHARES) | 0.22% | 6.30% | 4.36% | 9.01% | 5.84% | 6.67% | 5.91% | 5.57% |
| Ticker/Portfolio | Last 1 Week | 1 Yr | 3 Yr | 5 Yr | 10 Yr | 15 Yr | 20 Yr | Inception | YTD | 2024 | 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 | 1989 | 1988 | 1987 | 1986 | 1985 | 1984 | 1983 | 1982 | 1981 | 1980 | 1979 | |
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| Annualized Return (%) | Vanguard Brok...turn Bond | -0.25 | 3.34 | 1.97 | 2.07 | 2.36 | 4.33 | 5.77 | 6.18 | 0.84 | 2.75 | 0.99 | -3.13 | 2.36 | 0.24 | 9.43 | -0.83 | 7.19 | 7.47 | -1.34 | 5.34 | 3.29 | 16.14 | 6.56 | 15.88 | 23.04 | -1.67 | 8.69 | 11.00 | 4.01 | 7.60 | 28.84 | 4.14 | -3.92 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| VFINX (VANGUA...R SHARES) | -2.69 | 8.32 | 8.91 | 18.53 | 12.39 | 13.02 | 10.12 | 8.27 | -4.31 | 24.84 | 26.12 | -18.24 | 28.53 | 18.74 | 31.33 | -4.55 | 21.66 | 11.83 | 1.23 | 13.52 | 32.17 | 15.82 | 1.96 | 14.91 | 26.52 | -37.02 | 5.39 | 15.64 | 4.77 | 10.74 | 28.50 | -22.17 | -12.03 | -9.05 | 21.08 | 28.62 | 33.18 | 22.87 | 37.45 | 1.18 | 10.15 | 8.24 | 32.05 | -3.33 | 28.37 | 14.92 | 3.97 | 9.30 | 22.60 | 3.67 | 17.07 | 19.25 | -8.55 | 27.89 | -2.07 | |
| VSMGX (VANGUA...R SHARES) | -1.44 | 6.30 | 4.36 | 9.01 | 5.84 | 6.67 | 5.91 | 5.57 | 0.22 | 10.28 | 15.51 | -16.01 | 10.08 | 13.59 | 19.30 | -6.28 | 14.86 | 7.09 | -2.21 | 6.38 | 14.73 | 9.78 | 0.12 | 13.14 | 20.35 | -26.49 | 7.21 | 13.30 | 5.68 | 11.76 | 22.40 | -10.34 | -4.78 | 1.27 | 14.09 | 21.59 | 17.90 | 10.77 | 26.58 | 2.04 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | |
| Sharpe Ratio | Vanguard Brok...turn Bond | NA | 0.29 | -0.27 | -0.06 | 0.31 | NA | NA | 0.97 | 0.06 | -0.19 | -0.52 | -2.33 | 0.77 | 0.00 | 2.24 | -1.26 | 2.78 | 2.02 | -0.42 | 1.77 | 0.98 | 5.21 | 1.67 | 3.16 | 4.25 | -0.37 | 1.27 | 2.19 | 0.56 | 0.94 | 5.30 | 0.70 | -0.50 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| VFINX (VANGUA...R SHARES) | NA | 0.41 | 0.87 | 0.81 | 0.62 | NA | NA | 0.45 | 0.07 | 1.67 | 1.73 | -0.82 | 2.17 | 0.53 | 2.39 | -0.35 | 3.16 | 0.89 | 0.08 | 1.19 | 2.90 | 1.25 | 0.08 | 0.82 | 0.97 | -0.92 | 0.14 | 1.22 | 0.24 | 0.88 | 1.63 | -0.90 | -0.68 | -0.60 | 0.97 | 1.23 | 1.61 | 1.62 | 4.31 | -0.19 | 0.90 | 0.57 | 1.91 | -0.55 | 1.71 | 0.59 | -0.01 | 0.30 | 1.47 | -0.26 | 0.79 | 0.63 | -1.30 | 1.17 | -3.84 | |
| VSMGX (VANGUA...R SHARES) | NA | 0.62 | 0.73 | 0.56 | 0.47 | NA | NA | 0.50 | 0.72 | 0.87 | 1.45 | -1.22 | 1.32 | 0.70 | 2.77 | -0.87 | 3.75 | 0.83 | -0.26 | 1.01 | 2.16 | 1.23 | 0.01 | 1.18 | 1.12 | -0.98 | 0.39 | 1.34 | 0.49 | 1.49 | 2.09 | -0.75 | -0.59 | -0.24 | 1.06 | 1.56 | 1.56 | 0.91 | 4.18 | 4.60 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | |
| Standard Deviation(%) | Vanguard Brok...turn Bond | NA | 4.26 | 4.19 | 3.73 | 4.16 | NA | NA | 5.06 | 3.53 | 4.57 | 5.12 | 1.96 | 3.02 | 8.30 | 3.56 | 1.76 | 2.35 | 3.59 | 3.29 | 3.01 | 3.31 | 3.09 | 3.91 | 5.00 | 5.39 | 7.13 | 4.37 | 3.46 | 3.12 | 7.07 | 5.31 | 4.26 | 12.64 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| VFINX (VANGUA...R SHARES) | NA | 19.74 | 17.49 | 17.52 | 18.48 | NA | NA | 18.11 | 25.21 | 12.67 | 13.09 | 24.19 | 13.11 | 34.69 | 12.48 | 17.11 | 6.68 | 13.11 | 15.51 | 11.39 | 11.07 | 12.74 | 23.36 | 18.07 | 27.22 | 40.99 | 16.02 | 10.04 | 10.29 | 11.10 | 17.04 | 25.96 | 21.55 | 22.20 | 18.17 | 20.48 | 18.21 | 11.77 | 7.77 | 9.92 | 8.83 | 9.93 | 14.69 | 16.06 | 13.09 | 17.07 | 33.80 | 16.55 | 11.67 | 12.80 | 13.62 | 18.09 | 14.61 | 16.53 | 23.80 | |
| VSMGX (VANGUA...R SHARES) | NA | 10.40 | 10.23 | 10.12 | 10.41 | NA | NA | 11.49 | 12.78 | 7.69 | 8.26 | 14.34 | 7.62 | 19.08 | 6.43 | 8.81 | 3.80 | 8.31 | 8.51 | 6.28 | 6.80 | 7.99 | 14.68 | 11.10 | 18.01 | 27.95 | 10.37 | 7.43 | 6.96 | 7.25 | 10.38 | 15.37 | 12.42 | 12.30 | 10.07 | 11.65 | 9.10 | 7.74 | 5.41 | 15.57 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | |
| Draw Down(%) | Vanguard Brok...turn Bond | NA | 4.69 | 8.06 | 8.06 | 16.36 | NA | NA | 16.36 | 3.02 | 3.60 | 8.06 | 4.43 | 2.29 | 16.36 | 2.06 | 1.76 | 0.92 | 3.38 | 3.64 | 3.41 | 5.09 | 2.93 | 3.60 | 4.17 | 2.17 | 7.29 | 3.09 | 2.91 | 2.81 | 7.56 | 6.18 | 5.11 | 11.05 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| VFINX (VANGUA...R SHARES) | NA | 18.76 | 18.76 | 24.59 | 33.83 | NA | NA | 55.25 | 18.76 | 8.45 | 9.97 | 24.59 | 5.14 | 33.83 | 6.63 | 19.40 | 2.60 | 10.29 | 12.05 | 7.30 | 5.59 | 9.60 | 18.71 | 15.66 | 27.17 | 47.73 | 9.88 | 7.47 | 7.01 | 7.47 | 13.79 | 33.02 | 29.18 | 16.55 | 11.81 | 19.20 | 10.79 | 7.45 | 2.50 | 8.48 | 4.84 | 5.63 | 5.57 | 19.19 | 7.35 | 7.24 | 33.08 | 11.63 | 7.51 | 10.58 | 7.02 | 13.21 | 15.61 | 16.03 | 2.40 | |
| VSMGX (VANGUA...R SHARES) | NA | 9.62 | 12.88 | 22.29 | 22.43 | NA | NA | 41.18 | 9.62 | 4.17 | 8.15 | 21.74 | 3.53 | 22.43 | 3.12 | 11.47 | 1.14 | 6.20 | 8.34 | 4.70 | 5.67 | 6.27 | 12.90 | 8.64 | 19.61 | 36.81 | 6.11 | 6.13 | 4.74 | 5.89 | 8.91 | 20.06 | 17.93 | 8.77 | 6.26 | 11.99 | 6.02 | 4.75 | 1.82 | 1.89 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | |
| Yield(%) | Vanguard Brok...turn Bond | NA | 4.80 | 3.36 | 3.24 | 3.67 | NA | NA | 5.16 | NA | 1.48 | 4.61 | 1.91 | 2.93 | 2.78 | 3.48 | 3.05 | 4.60 | 3.52 | 4.17 | 5.29 | 4.93 | 7.55 | 6.40 | 6.32 | 5.40 | 4.96 | 6.11 | 5.52 | 5.98 | 6.75 | 7.24 | 6.04 | 7.56 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| VFINX (VANGUA...R SHARES) | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | |
| VSMGX (VANGUA...R SHARES) | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Data as of 03/31/2025, AR inception is 12/31/2000
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Rolling Returns
From 12/31/2000 to 06/18/2025, the worst annualized return of 3-year rolling returns for Vanguard Brokerage Total Return Bond is
-0.87%.
From 12/31/2000 to 06/18/2025, the worst annualized return of 5-year rolling returns for Vanguard Brokerage Total Return Bond is
0.19%.
From 12/31/2000 to 06/18/2025, the worst annualized return of 10-year rolling returns for Vanguard Brokerage Total Return Bond is
1.99%.
From 12/31/2000 to 06/18/2025, the worst annualized return of 20-year rolling returns for Vanguard Brokerage Total Return Bond is
5.67%.
Maximum Drawdown
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