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as of 03/17/2025
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as of 03/17/2025
CUSIP | 921931309 |
|---|---|
Management style | Index |
Asset class | Balanced |
Category | Moderate Allocation |
Inception date | 12/01/2000 |
Fund Number | 0869 |
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as of 03/17/2025
NAV change
as of 03/17/2025
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as of 03/17/2025
This index fund offers investors an easy, low-cost way to gain exposure to stocks and bonds. The fund invests roughly 60% in stocks and 40% in bonds by tracking two indexes that represent broad barometers for the U.S. equity and U.S. taxable bond markets. The fund’s broad diversification is important, because one or two holdings should not have a sizeable impact on the fund. Investors with a long-term time horizon who want growth and some income—and who are willing to accept stock and bond market volatility—may wish to consider this as a core holding in their portfolio.
Vanguard Fixed Income Group
Vanguard Equity Index Group
as of 02/28/2025
Recent returns
Average annual
| Month-end | 3-Month total | YTD | 1-yr | 3-yr | 5-yr | 10-yr | Since inception 12/01/2000 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
VBAIX | -0.34% | -0.79% | 1.75% | 12.82% | 6.78% | 9.43% | 8.13% | 7.04% |
| -0.29% | -0.70% | 1.79% | 12.87% | 6.97% | 9.76% | 8.34% | 7.16% |
as of 12/31/2024
| Year | 1st Qtr | 2nd Qtr | 3rd Qtr | 4th Qtr | Year-end | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2024 | 5.74% | 2.04% | 5.77% | 0.43% | 14.60% | 14.49% |
| 2023 | 5.57% | 4.63% | -3.21% | 9.98% | 17.58% | 17.69% |
| 2022 | -5.59% | -12.13% | -4.46% | 4.90% | -16.87% | -16.41% |
| 2021 | 2.35% | 5.79% | -0.01% | 5.48% | 14.20% | 14.28% |
| 2020 | -11.59% | 14.24% | 5.75% | 8.99% | 16.41% | 17.34% |
| 2019 | 9.57% | 3.74% | 1.68% | 5.39% | 21.79% | 21.87% |
| 2018 | -0.87% | 2.28% | 4.26% | -8.06% | -2.82% | -2.80% |
| 2017 | 3.78% | 2.43% | 3.02% | 3.96% | 13.86% | 13.93% |
| 2016 | 1.98% | 2.57% | 2.82% | 1.18% | 8.81% | 8.89% |
| 2015 | 1.78% | -0.70% | -3.80% | 3.38% | 0.52% | 0.76% |
as of 12/31/2024
| Year | Capital return by NAV | Income return by NAV | Total return by NAV | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 12.17% | 2.43% | 14.60% | 14.49% |
| 2023 | 15.10% | 2.48% | 17.58% | 17.69% |
| 2022 | -18.41% | 1.55% | -16.87% | -16.41% |
| 2021 | 12.57% | 1.63% | 14.20% | 14.28% |
| 2020 | 14.21% | 2.20% | 16.41% | 17.34% |
| 2019 | 19.11% | 2.69% | 21.79% | 21.87% |
| 2018 | -4.95% | 2.14% | -2.82% | -2.80% |
| 2017 | 11.57% | 2.29% | 13.86% | 13.93% |
| 2016 | 6.50% | 2.31% | 8.81% | 8.89% |
| 2015 | -1.55% | 2.07% | 0.52% | 0.76% |
| 2014 | 7.85% | 2.15% | 10.00% | 10.06% |
| 2013 | 15.82% | 2.28% | 18.11% | 18.25% |
| 2012 | 9.09% | 2.41% | 11.51% | 11.72% |
| 2011 | 1.87% | 2.44% | 4.31% | 4.65% |
| 2010 | 10.49% | 2.85% | 13.34% | 13.45% |
as of 02/28/2025
| 1-yr | 3-yr | 5-yr | 10-yr | Since inception 12/01/2000 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VBAIX | 12.82% | 21.76% | 56.89% | 118.57% | 420.87% |
| 12.87% | 22.39% | 59.29% | 122.71% | — |
VBAIX
0.06%
Average expense ratio of similar funds2
0.78%
Purchase fee
None
Fund family redemption fee
None
None
The performance data shown represent past performance, which is not a guarantee of future results. Investment returns and principal value will fluctuate so that investors' shares, when sold, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data cited.
Performance data do not reflect the deduction of the $25 annual account service fee that may be applied to certain accounts. If this fee was included, performance would be lower.
Closing price as of 03/17/2025
NAV
NAV change
52-week High
as of 12/06/2024
52-week Low
as of 04/19/2024
52-week Difference
| Name | Date | NAV |
|---|---|---|
| VBAIX | 03/17/2025 | $47.85 |
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as of 02/28/2025
| Fundamental | VBAIX | |
|---|---|---|
| Number of stocks | 3186 | 3566 |
| Median market cap | $204.4 B | $204.4 B |
| Earnings growth rate | 18.7% | 18.7% |
| P/E ratio | 26.1x | 26.1x |
| P/B ratio | 4.4x | 4.4x |
| Return on equity | 23.0% | 23.0% |
| Foreign holdings | 0.1% | — |
| Fundamental | VBAIX | |
|---|---|---|
| Number of bonds | 10163 | 13723 |
| Yield to maturity | 4.6% | 4.6% |
| Average coupon | 3.6% | 3.7% |
| Average effective maturity | 8.3 years | 8.3 years |
| Average duration | 5.9 years | 6.0 years |
| Fundamental | VBAIX | |
|---|---|---|
| Fund total net assets as of 02/28/2025 | $58.2 B | — |
| Share class total net assets | $11.3 B | — |
as of 02/28/2025
Equity
Market Captialization Large Investment Style Blend
Fixed Income
Quality
Duration
Short
Medium
Long
as of 02/28/2025
Weighted equity exposures exclude any temporary cash investments and equity index futures. Some short-term fixed income securities are classified as cash and are excluded from the weighted bond exposures.
as of 02/28/2025
| Ticker | Holdings | Shares | Market value |
|---|---|---|---|
| AAPL | Apple Inc. | 9,230,746 | $2,232,363,613 |
| MSFT | Microsoft Corp. | 4,540,088 | $1,802,369,535 |
| NVDA | NVIDIA Corp. | 14,207,450 | $1,774,794,654 |
| AMZN | Amazon.com Inc. | 5,778,875 | $1,226,739,585 |
| META | Facebook Inc. Class A | 1,331,244 | $889,537,241 |
| GOOGL | Alphabet Inc. Class A | 3,568,397 | $607,626,641 |
| AVGO | Broadcom Inc. | 2,852,194 | $568,813,049 |
| BRK.B | Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Class B | 993,563 | $510,522,476 |
| GOOG | Alphabet Inc. Class C | 2,872,241 | $494,657,345 |
| TSLA | Tesla Inc. | 1,666,254 | $488,179,097 |
| Ticker | Holdings | Shares | Market value |
|---|---|---|---|
| AAPL | Apple Inc. | 9,230,746 | $2,232,363,613 |
| MSFT | Microsoft Corp. | 4,540,088 | $1,802,369,535 |
| NVDA | NVIDIA Corp. | 14,207,450 | $1,774,794,654 |
| AMZN | Amazon.com Inc. | 5,778,875 | $1,226,739,585 |
| META | Facebook Inc. Class A | 1,331,244 | $889,537,241 |
| GOOGL | Alphabet Inc. Class A | 3,568,397 | $607,626,641 |
| AVGO | Broadcom Inc. | 2,852,194 | $568,813,049 |
| BRK.B | Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Class B | 993,563 | $510,522,476 |
| GOOG | Alphabet Inc. Class C | 2,872,241 | $494,657,345 |
| TSLA | Tesla Inc. | 1,666,254 | $488,179,097 |
| Ticker | Holdings | Shares | Market value |
|---|---|---|---|
| AAPL | Apple Inc. | 9,230,746 | $2,232,363,613 |
| MSFT | Microsoft Corp. | 4,540,088 | $1,802,369,535 |
| NVDA | NVIDIA Corp. | 14,207,450 | $1,774,794,654 |
| AMZN | Amazon.com Inc. | 5,778,875 | $1,226,739,585 |
| META | Facebook Inc. Class A | 1,331,244 | $889,537,241 |
| GOOGL | Alphabet Inc. Class A | 3,568,397 | $607,626,641 |
| AVGO | Broadcom Inc. | 2,852,194 | $568,813,049 |
| BRK.B | Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Class B | 993,563 | $510,522,476 |
| GOOG | Alphabet Inc. Class C | 2,872,241 | $494,657,345 |
| TSLA | Tesla Inc. | 1,666,254 | $488,179,097 |
as of 02/28/2025
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Sara Devereux, principal and global head of Fixed Income Group, has direct oversight responsibility for all money market, bond, and stable value portfolios managed by the Fixed Income Group. The Fixed Income Group offers actively managed investments in U.S. Treasury, corporate, and tax-exempt securities, as well as passively managed index portfolios. Since 1981, it has refined techniques in total-return management, credit research, and index sampling to seek to deliver consistent performance with transparency and risk control.
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