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Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond Index Fund

mutual fund
VGAVX
Payout Change
Pending
Price as of:
$16.36 -0.04 -0.24%
primary theme
Emerging Markets Bond
share class
Instl (VGIVX) Admiral (VGAVX)
VGAVX (Mutual Fund)

Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond Index Fund

Payout Change
Pending
Price as of:
$16.36 -0.04 -0.24%
primary theme
Emerging Markets Bond
share class
Instl (VGIVX) Admiral (VGAVX)
VGAVX (Mutual Fund)

Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond Index Fund

Payout Change
Pending
Price as of:
$16.36 -0.04 -0.24%
primary theme
Emerging Markets Bond
share class
Instl (VGIVX) Admiral (VGAVX)

Name

As of 12/12/2024

Price

Aum/Mkt Cap

YIELD

Annualized forward dividend yield. Multiplies the most recent dividend payout amount by its frequency and divides by the previous close price.

Exp Ratio

Expense ratio is the fund’s total annual operating expenses, including management fees, distribution fees, and other expenses, expressed as a percentage of average net assets.

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Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond Index Fund

VGAVX | Fund

$16.36

$5.87 B

6.14%

$1.01

0.20%

Vitals

YTD Return

8.3%

1 yr return

9.3%

3 Yr Avg Return

-0.1%

5 Yr Avg Return

0.8%

Net Assets

$5.87 B

Holdings in Top 10

5.8%

52 WEEK LOW AND HIGH

$16.4
N/A
N/A

Expenses

OPERATING FEES

Expense Ratio 0.20%

SALES FEES

Front Load N/A

Deferred Load N/A

TRADING FEES

Turnover 16.00%

Redemption Fee N/A

Min Investment

Standard (Taxable)

$3,000

IRA

N/A

Fund Classification

Fund Type

Open End Mutual Fund

Name

As of 12/12/2024

Price

Aum/Mkt Cap

YIELD

Annualized forward dividend yield. Multiplies the most recent dividend payout amount by its frequency and divides by the previous close price.

Exp Ratio

Expense ratio is the fund’s total annual operating expenses, including management fees, distribution fees, and other expenses, expressed as a percentage of average net assets.

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Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond Index Fund

VGAVX | Fund

$16.36

$5.87 B

6.14%

$1.01

0.20%

VGAVX - Profile

Distributions

  • YTD Total Return 8.3%
  • 3 Yr Annualized Total Return -0.1%
  • 5 Yr Annualized Total Return 0.8%
  • Capital Gain Distribution Frequency N/A
  • Net Income Ratio 4.03%
DIVIDENDS
  • Dividend Yield 6.1%
  • Dividend Distribution Frequency Monthly

Fund Details

  • Legal Name
    Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond Index Fund
  • Fund Family Name
    The Vanguard Group, Inc.
  • Inception Date
    May 31, 2013
  • Shares Outstanding
    N/A
  • Share Class
    Admiral
  • Currency
    USD
  • Domiciled Country
    US
  • Manager
    Joshua Barrickman

Fund Description

The Fund employs an indexing investment approach designed to track the performance of the Bloomberg USD Emerging Markets Government RIC Capped Index. This Index includes U.S. dollar-denominated bonds that have maturities longer than one year and that were issued by emerging market governments and government-related issuers. The Index is capped, which means that its exposure to any particular bond issuer is limited to a maximum of 20% and its aggregate exposure to issuers that individually constitute 5% or more of the Index is limited to 48%. If the Index, as constituted based on market weights, exceeds the 20% or 48% limits, the excess is reallocated to bonds of other issuers represented in the Index.The Fund invests by sampling the Index, meaning that it holds a range of securities that, in the aggregate, approximates the full Index in terms of key risk factors and other characteristics. All of the Fund’s investments will be selected through the sampling process, and under normal circumstances at least 80% of the Fund’s assets will be invested in bonds included in the Index. The Fund maintains a dollar-weighted average maturity consistent with that of the Index. As of October 31, 2023, the dollar-weighted average maturity of the Index was 11.8 years.
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VGAVX - Performance

Return Ranking - Trailing

Period VGAVX Return Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
YTD 8.3% -4.7% 464.5% 34.13%
1 Yr 9.3% -2.6% 481.4% 36.86%
3 Yr -0.1%* -7.4% 59.3% 73.14%
5 Yr 0.8%* -7.2% 29.3% 47.78%
10 Yr 3.4%* -4.5% 14.7% 22.28%

* Annualized

Return Ranking - Calendar

Period VGAVX Return Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
2023 4.3% -10.6% 17.8% 62.80%
2022 -20.8% -29.1% -2.4% 75.97%
2021 -5.8% -24.0% 2.7% 27.96%
2020 1.2% -14.0% 9.7% 45.93%
2019 8.8% -6.4% 13.0% 40.23%

Total Return Ranking - Trailing

Period VGAVX Return Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
YTD 8.3% -4.7% 464.5% 34.13%
1 Yr 9.3% -2.6% 481.4% 36.86%
3 Yr -0.1%* -7.4% 59.3% 73.14%
5 Yr 0.8%* -7.2% 29.3% 47.78%
10 Yr 3.4%* -4.5% 14.7% 22.28%

* Annualized

Total Return Ranking - Calendar

Period VGAVX Return Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
2023 10.4% -0.6% 20.0% 71.33%
2022 -16.7% -27.6% -1.7% 78.80%
2021 -1.9% -18.5% 7.4% 29.75%
2020 5.8% -7.8% 18.0% 39.63%
2019 14.0% -3.0% 23.0% 37.97%

NAV & Total Return History

VGAVX - Holdings

Concentration Analysis

VGAVX Category Low Category High VGAVX % Rank
Net Assets 5.87 B 565 K 14.8 B 4.44%
Number of Holdings 733 4 1860 16.38%
Net Assets in Top 10 320 M -134 M 1.25 B 20.82%
Weighting of Top 10 5.84% 5.8% 102.5% 99.66%

Top 10 Holdings

  1. ARGENTINA 0.78%
  2. ARGENTINA 0.76%
  3. Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund 0.70%
  4. ICBC LTD 0.53%
  5. PETROLEOS MEXICA 0.53%
  6. PETROLEOS MEXICA 0.53%
  7. QATAR STATE OF 0.52%
  8. QATAR STATE OF 0.51%
  9. SAUDI INT BOND 0.50%
  10. ARGENTINA 0.48%

Asset Allocation

Weighting Return Low Return High VGAVX % Rank
Bonds 		98.03% 0.00% 100.50% 14.68%
Cash 		1.98% 0.00% 29.76% 80.89%
Stocks 		0.00% -0.01% 96.78% 88.40%
Preferred Stocks 		0.00% 0.00% 2.24% 89.08%
Convertible Bonds 		0.00% 0.00% 8.47% 94.83%
Other 		0.00% -10.15% 91.74% 62.80%

Bond Sector Breakdown

Weighting Return Low Return High VGAVX % Rank
Government 		92.00% 0.00% 99.79% 3.45%
Corporate 		7.51% 0.00% 91.26% 79.31%
Cash & Equivalents 		0.70% 0.00% 23.23% 71.33%
Securitized 		0.00% 0.00% 2.41% 88.62%
Municipal 		0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 87.93%
Derivative 		0.00% -1.67% 13.76% 55.29%

Bond Geographic Breakdown

Weighting Return Low Return High VGAVX % Rank
US 		98.03% -42.31% 99.16% 4.44%
Non US 		0.00% 0.00% 132.49% 97.95%

VGAVX - Expenses

Operational Fees

VGAVX Fees (% of AUM) Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
Expense Ratio 0.20% 0.02% 32.92% 99.32%
Management Fee 0.19% 0.00% 1.10% 1.37%
12b-1 Fee N/A 0.00% 1.00% N/A
Administrative Fee N/A 0.02% 0.65% N/A

Sales Fees

VGAVX Fees (% of AUM) Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
Front Load N/A 0.75% 5.75% N/A
Deferred Load N/A 1.00% 4.00% N/A

Trading Fees

VGAVX Fees (% of AUM) Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
Max Redemption Fee N/A 0.75% 2.00% N/A

Related Fees

Turnover provides investors a proxy for the trading fees incurred by mutual fund managers who frequently adjust position allocations. Higher turnover means higher trading fees.

VGAVX Fees (% of AUM) Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
Turnover 16.00% 0.00% 218.00% 2.34%

VGAVX - Distributions

Dividend Yield Analysis

VGAVX Category Low Category High VGAVX % Rank
Dividend Yield 6.14% 0.00% 22.22% 43.34%

Dividend Distribution Analysis

VGAVX Category Low Category High Category Mod
Dividend Distribution Frequency Monthly Quarterly Monthly Monthly

Net Income Ratio Analysis

VGAVX Category Low Category High VGAVX % Rank
Net Income Ratio 4.03% -2.28% 8.00% 51.75%

Capital Gain Distribution Analysis

VGAVX Category Low Category High Capital Mode
Capital Gain Distribution Frequency Annually Annually Annually

Distributions History

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VGAVX - Fund Manager Analysis

Managers

Joshua Barrickman

Start Date

Tenure

Tenure Rank

May 31, 2013

9.01

9.0%

Joshua C. Barrickman, CFA, Principal of Vanguard and head of Vanguard’s Fixed Income Indexing Americas. He has been with Vanguard since 1998, has worked in investment management since 1999, has managed investment portfolios since 2005, and has co-managed the Fund since 2013. He has managed the Vanguard Variable Insurance Funds Global Bond Index Portfolio since its inception in 2017. Education: B.S., Ohio Northern University; M.B.A., Lehigh University.

Tenure Analysis

Category Low Category High Category Average Category Mode
0.15 23.87 6.5 6.11

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