Vanguard Long-Term Investment-Grade
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VWESX
Performance
Trailing returns
| 1 day | +0.13% |
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| 1 week | +1.22% |
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| 4 week | +0.27% |
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| 3 month | +4.52% |
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| YTD | +10.40% |
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| 1 year | +28.08% |
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| 3 years* | +5.20% |
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| 5 years* | +5.16% |
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| *annualized | |||||
| Best 3 month return | +15.55% | |
| Worst 3 month return | -13.28% |
Morningstar statistics
Morningstar category: Long-Term Bond
| Return | Risk | Rating | |
| 3 years | Average | Above Average |
 
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| 5 years | Average | Above Average |
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| 10 years | Average | Average |
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| Overall | Average | Above Average |
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Key statistics
| Total assets | 7.78B | |
| Front load | - | |
| Deferred load | - | |
| Expense ratio | 0.28% | |
| Management fee | - | |
| Fund family | Vanguard |
Asset allocation
| Cash | 0.42% | |
| Stocks | 0.00% | |
| Bonds | 99.58% | |
| Other | 0.00% |
Purchase information
| Initial | $3,000 | |
| Additional | $100 | |
| IRA Initial | $3,000 | |
| AIP Initial | $3,000 | |
| AIP Additional | $100 |
9.11
-0.01 (-0.11%)
Nov 20, 8:00PM EST
Overall Morningstar RatingTM
Description
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. The average weighted maturity generally ranges from 15 to 25 years.
Fund filings (PDF) »
Fund filings (PDF) »
Asset manager:
Lucius T. Hill, III (Started: Feb 14, 2008)
Lucius T. Hill, III (Started: Feb 14, 2008)
Risk
| 1 year | 3 years | 5 years | 10 years | ||
| Alpha* | -13.01 | -1.06 | -3.02 | -3.17 | |
| Beta* | 3.45 | 1.10 | 2.78 | 2.36 | |
| Mean annual return | 2.64 | 0.51 | 0.46 | 0.62 | |
| R-squared* | 84.21 | 93.50 | 82.57 | 81.98 | |
| Standard deviation | 17.23 | 13.26 | 11.22 | 9.87 | |
| Sharpe ratio | 1.83 | 0.28 | 0.23 | 0.46 | |
| * Against standard index | |||||
Top 10 holdings
| Security | Net Assets | |
| Illinois St Go Bds 5.1% | 1.59% | |
| General Elec Cap 6.75% | 1.59% | |
| France Telecom Sa 8.5% | 1.34% | |
| Goldman Sachs Group 6.75% | 1.33% | |
| JPMORGAN CHASE | 1.23% | |
| Astrazeneca 6.45% | 1.13% | |
| U S Treas Bd Stripped Prin Pmt | 0.96% | |
| At&T Wireless Svcs 8.75% | 0.93% | |
| Vodafone Grp Plc New 6.15% | 0.87% | |
| Wachovia Bk Natl Assn 6.6% | 0.85% |