Vanguard High-Yield Corporate Fund Admiral Shares
VWEAX
NASDAQ
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| Rating | ||||
| Reward Index | Fair | |||
| Reward Grade | C | |||
| Risk Index | Good | |||
| Risk Grade | B- | |||
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| Provider | Vanguard | |||
| Manager/Tenure (Years) | Michael Chang (4), Elizabeth H. Shortsleeve (4) | |||
| Website | http://www.vanguard.com | |||
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| Fund Name | Vanguard High-Yield Corporate Fund Admiral Shares | |||
| Category | High Yield Bond | |||
| Sub-Category | US Fixed Income | |||
| Prospectus Objective | Corporate Bond - High Yield | |||
| Inception Date | Nov 12, 2001 | |||
| Open/Closed To New Investors | Open | |||
| Minimum Initial Investment | 50,000.00 | |||
| Minimum Subsequent Investment | 1.00 | |||
| Front End Fee | -- | |||
| Back End Fee | -- | |||
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| Dividend Yield | 6.38% | |||
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| Dividend Yield (Forward) | 2.29% | |||
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| Cash | 3.66% | |||
| Stock | 0.61% | |||
| U.S. Stock | 0.61% | |||
| Non-U.S. Stock | 0.00% | |||
| Bond | 95.68% | |||
| U.S. Bond | 82.87% | |||
| Non-U.S. Bond | 12.81% | |||
| Preferred | 0.05% | |||
| Convertible | 0.00% | |||
| Other Net | 0.00% | |||
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| 7-Day Total Return | -0.25% | |||
| 30-Day Total Return | 0.51% | |||
| 60-Day Total Return | 0.48% | |||
| 90-Day Total Return | 1.03% | |||
| Year to Date Total Return | 2.11% | |||
| 1-Year Total Return | 4.78% | |||
| 2-Year Total Return | 12.83% | |||
| 3-Year Total Return | 25.71% | |||
| 5-Year Total Return | 21.11% | |||
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| 1-Month Low Price | -- | |||
| 1-Month High Price | -- | |||
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| 52-Week Low Price (Date) | -- | |||
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| Nav | $5.45 | |||
| 1-Month Low NAV | $5.45 | |||
| 1-Month High NAV | $5.47 | |||
| 52-Week Low NAV | $5.41 | |||
| 52-Week Low NAV (Date) | Mar 27, 2026 | |||
| 52-Week High NAV | $5.57 | |||
| 52-Week High Price (Date) | Feb 20, 2026 | |||
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| Beta | 0.64 | |||
| Standard Deviation | 4.03 | |||
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| Total Assets | 25.77B | |||
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| Expense Ratio | 0.12% | |||
| Turnover Ratio | 44.00% | |||
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| Last Bull Market Total Return | 8.10% | |||
| Last Bear Market Total Return | -8.61% | |||