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BIVVanguard Intermediate-Term Bond Index Fund

Get income19y track recordRanked #10 of 1,622 in this goal

Tracks the performance of a market-weighted bond index with an intermediate-term maturity.

By Vanguard · Launched 2007

Annual Cost

0.03%

#190 of 5,562 · low cost

Fund Size

$52.2B

#60 of 5,562 · large

Dividend YieldGoal

4.17%

Track Record

19 years

#459 of 5,562 · established

Performance

Total-return NAV · USD
Growth of $10,000
$10,292+2.9%

Total-return NAV, USD. Net of fund fees, before tax.

Classification

How Beacon categorizes this fund

Asset class

Fixed income

Strategy

Index tracking

Index tracked

Bloomberg US 510 Year Government/Credit Float Adjusted Index

What it actually holds

By weight

Concentration

Top 10 holdings = 21.1% of fundwell diversified

United States Treasury Note/Bond
2.3%
United States Treasury Note/Bond
2.2%
United States Treasury Note/Bond
2.2%
United States Treasury Note/Bond
2.1%
United States Treasury Note/Bond
2.1%
United States Treasury Note/Bond
2.1%
United States Treasury Note/Bond
2.1%
United States Treasury Note/Bond
2.0%
United States Treasury Note/Bond
2.0%
United States Treasury Note/Bond
1.9%

Asset allocation

Bonds
99.7%
Cash
0.3%
Convertible
0.0%

Risk profile

Last 12 months · Sharpe & Sortino need 3+ years
Volatility (1Y)
4.0%Low

Year-on-year price swings

Max drawdown
-18.9%Moderate

Worst peak-to-trough loss

Sharpe (3Y)
0.20Below average
Sortino (3Y)
0.28Moderate downside risk

Bond profile

Avg maturity

9.8 years

Credit ratings

US Government
61.9%
AAA
59.7%
AA
3.3%
A
18.0%
BBB
19.0%

Where to buy

Listing

Exchange
NYSE Arca

Full fund details

Objective
Tracks the performance of a market-weighted bond index with an intermediate-term maturity.
Strategy
Employs an indexing approach to track the Bloomberg U.S. 510 Year Government/Credit Float Adjusted Index, which includes medium and larger U.S. government and investment-grade bonds with maturities between 5 and 10 years. Invests primarily through sampling.
Inception date
April 3, 2007
Fund family
Vanguard

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Data updated on 2026-06-19