VBIPX
VANGUARD SHORT-TERM BOND INDEX FUND
VANGUARD BOND INDEX FUNDS
ETFIndex fund

Average annual returns

Through 2025 · incl. N-PORT-derived 2025
1 year
6.11%
3 year
4.92%
5 year
1.55%
10 year

Standardized average annual total returns (before tax), from calendar-year returns; recent years derived from N-PORT monthly data.

Calendar-year returns

2020 onward derived from N-PORT monthly returns

Risk statistics

81 months through March 31, 2026
Volatility (ann.)
2.40%
Sharpe
1.79
Sortino
3.84
Max drawdown
-7.82%
Best month
1.91%
Worst month
-1.89%
Beta vs VBTLX
0.40
Correlation
0.91

Derived from N-PORT monthly total returns; distinct from the prospectus returns above.

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