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Vanguard Long-Term Investment-Grade Fund Investor Shares VWESX
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Rating D
Reward Index Weak
Reward Grade D+
Risk Index Weak
Risk Grade D+
Company Info VWESX-NASDAQ Click to
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Provider Vanguard
Manager/Tenure (Years) Scott I. St. John (12), Daniel Shaykevich (8), Arvind Narayanan (6), 1 other
Website http://www.vanguard.com
Fund Information VWESX-NASDAQ Click to
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Fund Name Vanguard Long-Term Investment-Grade Fund Investor Shares
Category Long-Term Bond
Sub-Category US Fixed Income
Prospectus Objective Corporate Bond - High Quality
Inception Date Jul 09, 1973
Open/Closed To New Investors Open
Minimum Initial Investment 3,000.00
Minimum Subsequent Investment 1.00
Front End Fee --
Back End Fee --
Dividends and Shares VWESX-NASDAQ Click to
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Dividend Yield 5.05%
Dividend VWESX-NASDAQ Click to
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Dividend Yield (Forward) --
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Cash 0.70%
Stock 0.05%
U.S. Stock 0.05%
Non-U.S. Stock 0.00%
Bond 99.25%
U.S. Bond 86.53%
Non-U.S. Bond 12.72%
Preferred 0.00%
Convertible 0.00%
Other Net 0.00%
Price History VWESX-NASDAQ Click to
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7-Day Total Return 1.28%
30-Day Total Return 1.05%
60-Day Total Return 0.91%
90-Day Total Return -0.95%
Year to Date Total Return 0.79%
1-Year Total Return 7.80%
2-Year Total Return 9.50%
3-Year Total Return 10.71%
5-Year Total Return -10.50%
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NAV VWESX-NASDAQ Click to
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Nav $7.58
1-Month Low NAV $7.36
1-Month High NAV $7.58
52-Week Low NAV $7.36
52-Week Low NAV (Date) May 19, 2026
52-Week High NAV $7.97
52-Week High Price (Date) Oct 28, 2025
Beta / Standard Deviation VWESX-NASDAQ Click to
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Beta 1.97
Standard Deviation 11.35
Balance Sheet VWESX-NASDAQ Click to
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Total Assets 10.22B
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Expense Ratio 0.21%
Turnover Ratio 60.00%
Performance VWESX-NASDAQ Click to
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Last Bull Market Total Return 7.94%
Last Bear Market Total Return -12.06%