Short Passive Bonds

Vanguard Short-Term Bond Index Fund

Vanguard Short-Term Bond Index Fund (the “Fund”) seeks to track the performance of a market-weighted bond index with a short-term dollar-weighted average maturity.

$10.02

Key Metrics

TER 0.06% per year
Distribution policy Distributing
Fund size USD 69,752 M
Inception date November 12, 2001
Holdings 3,186
Fund currency USD
Fund domicile US
Provider Vanguard
For full official fund details, factsheets, and holdings, visit investor.vanguard.com (opens in new tab).

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Historical Return

Last updated: Oct 15, 2026
1 Year +0.0% +4.1% Div
3 Years (avg.) +0.0% +4.1% Div
5 Years (avg.) +0.0% +4.1% Div

Risk & Analysis Metrics

Last updated: Oct 15, 2026

Volatility

N/A 1 Year
N/A 3 Years
N/A 5 Years
N/A 10 Years

Max Drawdown

N/A 1 Year
N/A 3 Years
N/A 5 Years
N/A 10 Years

Sharpe Ratio

N/A 1 Year
N/A 3 Years
N/A 5 Years
N/A 10 Years

Distributions

*by ETF Portfolio Weight Last updated: Oct 15, 2026

Profit Margin Distribution

< 0%
2%
1y 3y N/A N/A
0 - 5%
10%
1y 3y N/A N/A
5 - 10%
14%
1y 3y N/A N/A
10 - 15%
16%
1y 3y N/A N/A
15 - 20%
24%
1y 3y N/A N/A
20 - 30%
21%
1y 3y N/A N/A
30 - 40%
7%
1y 3y N/A N/A
> 40%
5%
1y 3y N/A N/A

P/E Ratio Distribution

< 0
3%
1y 3y N/A N/A
0 - 10
9%
1y 3y N/A N/A
10 - 15
32%
1y 3y N/A N/A
15 - 20
20%
1y 3y N/A N/A
20 - 25
12%
1y 3y N/A N/A
25 - 35
11%
1y 3y N/A N/A
35 - 50
8%
1y 3y N/A N/A
> 50
5%
1y 3y N/A N/A

Discounted Cash Flow

Weighted Average Undervaluation
N/A
Undervalued
> 60%
0%
1y 3y N/A N/A
45 - 60%
0%
1y 3y N/A N/A
30 - 45%
0%
1y 3y N/A N/A
15 - 30%
0%
1y 3y N/A N/A
Fair (&plusmn;15%)
0%
1y 3y N/A N/A
Overvalued
15 - 30%
0%
1y 3y N/A N/A
30 - 45%
0%
1y 3y N/A N/A
45 - 60%
0%
1y 3y N/A N/A
> 60%
0%
1y 3y N/A N/A

Market Cap Size Distribution

Micro Cap
1.0%
1y 3y N/A N/A
Small Cap
0.6%
1y 3y N/A N/A
Mid Cap
4.0%
1y 3y N/A N/A
Large Cap
46.4%
1y 3y N/A N/A
Mega Cap
48.0%
1y 3y N/A N/A
Micro: < $300M Small: $300M–$2B Mid: $2B–$10B Large: $10B–$200B Mega: > $200B

Portfolio Concentration

*by ETF Portfolio Weight Last updated: Oct 15, 2026
2.0% Top 5 Holdings
3.5% Top 10 Holdings
12.6% Top 50 Holdings
21.0% Top 100 Holdings
Top 5 Companies
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0.5%
JPM Alerian MLP Index ETN
0.4%
GS Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
0.4%
JPM Alerian MLP Index ETN
0.3%
BAC Bank Of America Corp.
0.3%

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Finance and Insurance 6.0%
Manufacturing 4.0%
Information 1.7%
Financial Services 1.3%
Utilities 1.0%
Retail Trade 0.8%
Finance 0.6%
Transportation and Warehousing 0.6%
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services 0.2%
Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services 0.2%
Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction 0.2%
Wholesale Trade 0.1%
Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 0.1%
Industrials 0.1%
Accommodation and Food Services 0.1%
Construction 0.1%
Health Care and Social Assistance 0.1%
Health Technology 0.1%
Energy 0.0%
Management of Companies and Enterprises 0.0%
Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation 0.0%
Healthcare 0.0%
Communications 0.0%
Technology 0.0%
Other 82.5%

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