- What are the top holdings of VFICX?
- Vanguard Intermediate-Term Investment-Grade Fund Investor Shares holds 1283 securities in total. The largest positions and their portfolio weights are listed on the Holdings tab.
- How many holdings does VFICX have?
- VFICX holds 1283 positions as reported by the fund's most recent disclosure.
- What sectors does VFICX invest in?
- Vanguard Intermediate-Term Investment-Grade Fund Investor Shares (VFICX) allocates across the sectors shown above. The largest exposure tops the list; the rest follow in descending weight order.
- What sector is VFICX most exposed to?
- VFICX's full sector breakdown is on the Sectors tab. The largest sector weight is shown there along with the rest of the allocation.
- Is VFICX a US-only fund?
- The country allocation card on this page shows VFICX's geographic exposure. Funds with > 95% US weight are effectively US-only; international or global funds will show meaningful weights across multiple countries.
- What does VFICX invest in?
- This fund aims to provide broad access to a diverse portfolio of medium to high-quality, investment-grade debt instruments, typically maturing between five and ten years on average. To meet this objective, it allocates capital across corporate debt, aggregated consumer loans (such as asset-backed securities), and obligations issued by the U.S. government, all within this intermediate maturity window. A key risk for the fund involves interest rate fluctuations: an increase in rates could diminish the value of its bond holdings, while a decrease might eventually lead to a reduction in the income generated by the portfolio. Given its focused investment approach within a specific duration segment of the fixed-income market, this fund can act as a valuable supplement to a primary bond allocation in an investor's overall portfolio.
