# Vanguard Short-Term Investment-Grade Fund Admiral Shares (VFSUX): Mutual Fund Facts & Distributions > Markdown mirror of https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/vfsux for AI agents. Same live data as the HTML page, regenerated on the same refresh cycle. Not investment advice. - Issuer: Vanguard · Asset class: Core Investment Grade Bond - Strategy: Thematic · Inception: 2001-02-12 This fund aims to provide investors with exposure to a portfolio of short-duration, high and moderate credit quality investment-grade debt. It allocates capital across corporate bonds, pooled consumer credit, and U.S. government securities. While typically offering higher potential income than money market options, it inherently experiences share price fluctuations. Additionally, an increase in interest rates can cause the value of the underlying bonds, and consequently the fund's share price, to decline. It may be an appropriate choice for individuals with near-term savings goals who are c... ## Key Facts | Metric | Value | |---|---| | Price | $10.20 | | Expense Ratio | 0.09% | | Assets Under Management | $54.50B | | NAV | $10.19 | | Holdings Count | 1672 | | Distribution Yield (TTM) | 4.83% | | Annual Distribution (TTM) | $0.49 /share | | Distribution Frequency | Monthly | | 52-Week Range | $10.14 – $10.55 | | Beta | 0.40 | ## Latest Distribution - Amount: $0.0412 /share - Ex-date: 2026-09-30 - Pay date: 2026-10-01 ## Frequently Asked Questions ### What does VFSUX invest in? This fund aims to provide investors with exposure to a portfolio of short-duration, high and moderate credit quality investment-grade debt. It allocates capital across corporate bonds, pooled consumer credit, and U.S. government securities. While typically offering higher potential income than money market options, it inherently experiences share price fluctuations. Additionally, an increase in interest rates can cause the value of the underlying bonds, and consequently the fund's share price, to decline. It may be an appropriate choice for individuals with near-term savings goals who are comfortable with some degree of capital volatility. ### What is the expense ratio of VFSUX? Vanguard Short-Term Investment-Grade Fund Admiral Shares (VFSUX) charges an expense ratio of 0.09%. This is the annual fee deducted from fund assets to cover management and operations. ### What is VFSUX's dividend yield? VFSUX's trailing-twelve-month yield is 4.83%, calculated from the sum of dividends over the past year divided by the current price. ### What is the duration of VFSUX? Effective duration measures VFSUX's sensitivity to interest-rate changes: a duration of 6 means a 1% rate move shifts NAV by roughly 6% in the opposite direction. VFSUX's current duration is published on the fund's factsheet on the issuer's website. ### What is the credit quality of VFSUX? VFSUX's credit quality breakdown (the share of holdings rated AAA through CCC and below) is published on the fund's factsheet. Higher-quality (investment-grade) funds yield less but carry less default risk than high-yield / junk bond funds. ### What is the yield to maturity of VFSUX? Yield to maturity (YTM) is the total return you'd earn from VFSUX if every bond in the portfolio is held to maturity at the current price. VFSUX's YTM is published on the fund's factsheet on the issuer's website. It differs from the trailing-12-month yield because YTM reflects current bond prices rather than historical income paid. ### Does VFSUX pay a dividend? Yes, Vanguard Short-Term Investment-Grade Fund Admiral Shares (VFSUX) distributes dividends to shareholders. The trailing-twelve-month yield is 4.83%. Full dividend history is on this page. ### How often does VFSUX pay dividends? Vanguard Short-Term Investment-Grade Fund Admiral Shares pays dividends Monthly. Each ex-dividend date, record date, and payment date is listed in the dividend history table on this page. ### When is VFSUX's next ex-dividend date? The most recently announced ex-dividend date for VFSUX was 2026-09-30. The next ex-date typically follows Monthly; once announced it appears at the top of the dividend history table on this page. ### How much will VFSUX's expense ratio cost me over 30 years? On a $10,000 investment compounding at 7% gross return, a 0.09% expense ratio quietly compounds against your balance every year. The Fee Compounding Forecast card above projects the dollar drag for any holding period and assumption you pick. The typical result for a 1.0% expense ratio on a 30-year hold is roughly 25% of the final balance lost to fees. ### How does VFSUX charge its expense ratio? The expense ratio is deducted in tiny daily slices from VFSUX's net asset value (NAV). You never see a bill. The price quoted on every exchange is already net of fees. There's no "fee day" to avoid; the cost is continuous and built into the trading price. ### Why does VFSUX cost more than a fund like VOO? VFSUX's strategy (current expense ratio 0.09%) is different from a broad-market index tracker like VOO, so its fee belongs to a different cohort. The Cost Verdict card above shows you where VFSUX sits within its own category, which is the comparison that actually matters. ### Are there cheaper alternatives to VFSUX? The Lower-Fee Alternatives card above lists mutual funds following the same investment strategy as VFSUX (0.09%) but at a lower expense ratio. Each row shows the fee gap, the peer's AUM as a liquidity sanity-check, and a direct link to that fund's analysis page. Cheaper price doesn't automatically mean better. Verify the peer holds what you actually want. ## More on Dividend Data - Overview (HTML): https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/vfsux - Distribution history: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/vfsux/dividend - Holdings & diversification: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/vfsux/diversification - Fees & cheaper alternatives: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/vfsux/expenses - Peer comparison: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/vfsux/peers Data sourced from primary filings and market data providers; see https://www.dividenddata.com/methodology.