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Vanguard Balanced Index Fund Admiral Shares (VBIAX...
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Fund Info

ISIN

US9219312009

CUSIP

921931200

Issuer

Vanguard

Inception Date

Nov 13, 2000

Asset Class

Multi-Asset

Asset Class Size

Large-Cap

Asset Class Style

Blend

Expense Ratio

VBIAX has an expense ratio of 0.07%, which is considered low compared to other funds.


Expense ratio chart for VBIAX: current value at 0.07% compared with the broader market ranging from 0.00% to 2.12%.0.50%1.00%1.50%2.00%0.07%

Share Price Chart


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Compare to other instruments

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Performance

Performance Chart

The chart shows the growth of an initial investment of $10,000 in Vanguard Balanced Index Fund Admiral Shares, comparing it to the performance of the S&P 500 index or another benchmark. All prices have been adjusted for splits and dividends.


280.00%300.00%320.00%340.00%360.00%380.00%JulyAugustSeptemberOctoberNovemberDecember
361.39%
338.91%
VBIAX (Vanguard Balanced Index Fund Admiral Shares)
Benchmark (^GSPC)

Returns By Period

Vanguard Balanced Index Fund Admiral Shares had a return of 14.73% year-to-date (YTD) and 15.09% in the last 12 months. Over the past 10 years, Vanguard Balanced Index Fund Admiral Shares had an annualized return of 7.48%, while the S&P 500 had an annualized return of 11.06%, indicating that Vanguard Balanced Index Fund Admiral Shares did not perform as well as the benchmark.


VBIAX

YTD

14.73%

1M

-0.47%

6M

6.58%

1Y

15.09%

5Y*

7.05%

10Y*

7.48%

^GSPC (Benchmark)

YTD

24.34%

1M

0.23%

6M

8.53%

1Y

24.95%

5Y*

13.01%

10Y*

11.06%

Monthly Returns

The table below presents the monthly returns of VBIAX, with color gradation from worst to best to easily spot seasonal factors. Returns are adjusted for dividends.


JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecTotal
20240.63%2.72%1.87%-3.64%3.53%2.28%2.00%1.88%1.77%-1.40%4.46%14.73%
20235.42%-2.42%2.27%0.87%-0.19%3.93%2.13%-1.43%-3.89%-2.19%7.40%2.63%14.83%
2022-4.51%-1.97%0.41%-6.99%0.14%-5.66%6.50%-3.30%-7.26%4.27%4.62%-4.24%-17.59%
2021-0.50%1.29%1.15%3.46%0.36%1.88%1.50%1.66%-3.11%4.04%-0.75%0.73%12.14%
20200.84%-4.22%-8.66%8.58%3.45%1.72%3.99%3.88%-2.11%-1.46%7.64%1.88%15.19%
20195.58%2.10%1.65%2.39%-3.21%4.66%0.97%-0.11%0.83%1.39%2.23%1.48%21.58%
20182.74%-2.61%-0.96%-0.06%1.96%0.40%2.01%2.34%-0.16%-4.71%1.45%-4.91%-2.87%
20171.25%2.51%0.02%0.93%0.92%0.55%1.28%0.45%1.26%1.34%1.76%0.81%13.89%
2016-2.81%0.28%4.63%0.54%1.07%0.93%2.64%0.10%0.07%-1.68%1.64%1.21%8.77%
2015-0.78%2.95%-0.41%0.10%0.67%-1.42%1.31%-3.69%-1.45%4.64%0.20%-1.38%0.50%
2014-1.24%3.02%0.24%0.36%1.75%1.57%-1.28%2.95%-1.54%2.09%1.77%0.02%9.99%
20133.03%0.98%2.40%1.43%0.70%-1.41%3.37%-1.92%2.57%2.87%1.56%1.33%18.10%

Risk-Adjusted Performance

Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank

With an overall rank of 87, VBIAX is among the top 13% of mutual funds on our website when it comes to balancing risk and reward. Below is a breakdown of how it compares using common performance measures.


The Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank of VBIAX is 8787
Overall Rank
The Sharpe Ratio Rank of VBIAX is 8888
Sharpe Ratio Rank
The Sortino Ratio Rank of VBIAX is 8888
Sortino Ratio Rank
The Omega Ratio Rank of VBIAX is 8686
Omega Ratio Rank
The Calmar Ratio Rank of VBIAX is 8282
Calmar Ratio Rank
The Martin Ratio Rank of VBIAX is 8989
Martin Ratio Rank
The risk-adjusted ranks indicate the investment's position relative to the market. A rank closer to 100 signifies top-performing investments, while a rank closer to 0 might suggest underperformance, based on the selected ratio. The values are calculated based on the past 12 months of returns.

Risk-Adjusted Performance Indicators

The charts below present risk-adjusted performance metrics for Vanguard Balanced Index Fund Admiral Shares (VBIAX) and compare them to a chosen benchmark (^GSPC). These indicators evaluate an investment's returns against its associated risks.


Sharpe ratio
The chart of Sharpe ratio for VBIAX, currently valued at 1.90, compared to the broader market-1.000.001.002.003.004.001.902.10
The chart of Sortino ratio for VBIAX, currently valued at 2.63, compared to the broader market-2.000.002.004.006.008.0010.002.632.80
The chart of Omega ratio for VBIAX, currently valued at 1.35, compared to the broader market0.501.001.502.002.503.003.501.351.39
The chart of Calmar ratio for VBIAX, currently valued at 1.89, compared to the broader market0.002.004.006.008.0010.0012.0014.001.893.09
The chart of Martin ratio for VBIAX, currently valued at 11.78, compared to the broader market0.0020.0040.0060.0011.7813.49
VBIAX
^GSPC

The current Vanguard Balanced Index Fund Admiral Shares Sharpe ratio is 1.90. This value is calculated based on the past 1 year of trading data and takes into account price changes and dividends.

Use the chart below to compare the Sharpe ratio of Vanguard Balanced Index Fund Admiral Shares with the selected benchmark, providing insights into the investment's historical performance in terms of risk-adjusted returns. Go to the Sharpe ratio tool for more fine-grained control over the calculation options.


Rolling 12-month Sharpe Ratio1.001.502.002.503.003.50JulyAugustSeptemberOctoberNovemberDecember
1.90
2.10
VBIAX (Vanguard Balanced Index Fund Admiral Shares)
Benchmark (^GSPC)

Dividends

Dividend History

Vanguard Balanced Index Fund Admiral Shares provided a 1.53% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $0.77 per share. The fund has been increasing its distributions for 2 consecutive years.


1.40%1.60%1.80%2.00%2.20%2.40%$0.00$0.20$0.40$0.60$0.80$1.0020132014201520162017201820192020202120222023
Dividends
Dividend Yield
PeriodTTM20232022202120202019201820172016201520142013
Dividend$0.77$0.91$0.77$0.68$0.73$0.83$0.76$0.68$0.65$0.61$0.57$0.51

Dividend yield

1.53%2.04%1.93%1.39%1.66%2.12%2.32%1.95%2.09%2.09%1.92%1.85%

Monthly Dividends

The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for Vanguard Balanced Index Fund Admiral Shares. The dividends shown in the table have been adjusted to account for any splits that may have occurred.


JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecTotal
2024$0.00$0.00$0.25$0.00$0.00$0.26$0.00$0.00$0.26$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.77
2023$0.00$0.00$0.21$0.00$0.00$0.22$0.00$0.00$0.23$0.00$0.00$0.25$0.91
2022$0.00$0.00$0.17$0.00$0.00$0.19$0.00$0.00$0.19$0.00$0.00$0.22$0.77
2021$0.00$0.00$0.17$0.00$0.00$0.17$0.00$0.00$0.17$0.00$0.00$0.18$0.68
2020$0.00$0.00$0.20$0.00$0.00$0.18$0.00$0.00$0.17$0.00$0.00$0.18$0.73
2019$0.00$0.00$0.23$0.00$0.00$0.19$0.00$0.00$0.19$0.00$0.00$0.23$0.83
2018$0.00$0.00$0.18$0.00$0.00$0.18$0.00$0.00$0.20$0.00$0.00$0.20$0.76
2017$0.00$0.00$0.16$0.00$0.00$0.15$0.00$0.00$0.18$0.00$0.00$0.19$0.68
2016$0.00$0.00$0.15$0.00$0.00$0.15$0.00$0.00$0.16$0.00$0.00$0.20$0.65
2015$0.00$0.00$0.15$0.00$0.00$0.13$0.00$0.00$0.15$0.00$0.00$0.18$0.61
2014$0.00$0.00$0.14$0.00$0.00$0.13$0.00$0.00$0.14$0.00$0.00$0.17$0.57
2013$0.11$0.00$0.00$0.13$0.00$0.00$0.13$0.00$0.00$0.14$0.51

Drawdowns

Drawdowns Chart

The Drawdowns chart displays portfolio losses from any high point along the way. Drawdowns are calculated considering price movements and all distributions paid, if any.


-8.00%-6.00%-4.00%-2.00%0.00%JulyAugustSeptemberOctoberNovemberDecember
-2.69%
-2.62%
VBIAX (Vanguard Balanced Index Fund Admiral Shares)
Benchmark (^GSPC)

Worst Drawdowns

The table below displays the maximum drawdowns of the Vanguard Balanced Index Fund Admiral Shares. A maximum drawdown is a measure of risk, indicating the largest reduction in portfolio value due to a series of losing trades.

The maximum drawdown for the Vanguard Balanced Index Fund Admiral Shares was 35.90%, occurring on Mar 9, 2009. Recovery took 418 trading sessions.

The current Vanguard Balanced Index Fund Admiral Shares drawdown is 2.69%.


Depth

Start

To Bottom

Bottom

To Recover

End

Total

-35.9%Oct 10, 2007355Mar 9, 2009418Nov 2, 2010773
-24.25%Feb 2, 2001421Oct 9, 2002314Jan 8, 2004735
-22.97%Dec 28, 2021202Oct 14, 2022419Jun 17, 2024621
-22.78%Feb 20, 202023Mar 23, 202082Jul 20, 2020105
-11.92%Sep 21, 201865Dec 24, 201859Mar 21, 2019124

Volatility

Volatility Chart

The current Vanguard Balanced Index Fund Admiral Shares volatility is 2.86%, representing the average percentage change in the investments's value, either up or down over the past month. The chart below shows the rolling one-month volatility.


1.00%2.00%3.00%4.00%5.00%6.00%JulyAugustSeptemberOctoberNovemberDecember
2.86%
3.79%
VBIAX (Vanguard Balanced Index Fund Admiral Shares)
Benchmark (^GSPC)
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