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Fund Info

ISINUS9219397083
CUSIP921939708
IssuerVanguard
Inception DateJun 25, 2019
CategoryCommodities
Min. Investment$50,000
Home Pageadvisors.vanguard.com
Asset ClassEquity

Expense Ratio

The Vanguard Commodity Strategy Fund Admiral Shares has a high expense ratio of 0.20%, indicating higher-than-average management fees.


Expense ratio chart for VCMDX: current value at 0.20% compared with the broader market ranging from 0.00% to 2.12%.0.50%1.00%1.50%2.00%0.20%

Share Price Chart


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Vanguard Commodity Strategy Fund Admiral Shares

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Performance

Performance Chart

The chart shows the growth of an initial investment of $10,000 in Vanguard Commodity Strategy 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.


-10.00%0.00%10.00%20.00%30.00%NovemberDecember2024FebruaryMarchApril
2.64%
21.13%
VCMDX (Vanguard Commodity Strategy Fund Admiral Shares)
Benchmark (^GSPC)

S&P 500

Returns By Period

Vanguard Commodity Strategy Fund Admiral Shares had a return of 5.79% year-to-date (YTD) and 1.83% in the last 12 months.


PeriodReturnBenchmark
Year-To-Date5.79%6.33%
1 month3.61%-2.81%
6 months2.65%21.13%
1 year1.83%24.56%
5 years (annualized)N/A11.55%
10 years (annualized)N/A10.55%

Monthly Returns Heatmap


JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
20240.20%-1.74%4.03%
2023-1.74%0.42%-0.88%-1.88%

Risk-Adjusted Performance

Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank

The current rank of VCMDX is 9, indicating that it is in the bottom 9% of the market in terms of risk-adjusted performance. This ranking is based on the combined values of the indicators listed below.

The Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank of VCMDX is 99
Vanguard Commodity Strategy Fund Admiral Shares(VCMDX)
The Sharpe Ratio Rank of VCMDX is 99Sharpe Ratio Rank
The Sortino Ratio Rank of VCMDX is 99Sortino Ratio Rank
The Omega Ratio Rank of VCMDX is 99Omega Ratio Rank
The Calmar Ratio Rank of VCMDX is 99Calmar Ratio Rank
The Martin Ratio Rank of VCMDX is 99Martin 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 Commodity Strategy Fund Admiral Shares (VCMDX) and compare them to a chosen benchmark (^GSPC). These indicators evaluate an investment's returns against its associated risks.


VCMDX
Sharpe ratio
The chart of Sharpe ratio for VCMDX, currently valued at 0.06, compared to the broader market-1.000.001.002.003.004.000.06
Sortino ratio
The chart of Sortino ratio for VCMDX, currently valued at 0.18, compared to the broader market-2.000.002.004.006.008.0010.0012.000.18
Omega ratio
The chart of Omega ratio for VCMDX, currently valued at 1.02, compared to the broader market0.501.001.502.002.503.001.02
Calmar ratio
The chart of Calmar ratio for VCMDX, currently valued at 0.03, compared to the broader market0.002.004.006.008.0010.0012.000.03
Martin ratio
The chart of Martin ratio for VCMDX, currently valued at 0.17, compared to the broader market0.0010.0020.0030.0040.0050.0060.000.17
^GSPC
Sharpe ratio
The chart of Sharpe ratio for ^GSPC, currently valued at 1.91, compared to the broader market-1.000.001.002.003.004.001.91
Sortino ratio
The chart of Sortino ratio for ^GSPC, currently valued at 2.77, compared to the broader market-2.000.002.004.006.008.0010.0012.002.77
Omega ratio
The chart of Omega ratio for ^GSPC, currently valued at 1.33, compared to the broader market0.501.001.502.002.503.001.33
Calmar ratio
The chart of Calmar ratio for ^GSPC, currently valued at 1.46, compared to the broader market0.002.004.006.008.0010.0012.001.46
Martin ratio
The chart of Martin ratio for ^GSPC, currently valued at 7.61, compared to the broader market0.0010.0020.0030.0040.0050.0060.007.61

Sharpe Ratio

The current Vanguard Commodity Strategy Fund Admiral Shares Sharpe ratio is 0.06. A Sharpe ratio between 0 and 1.0 is considered sub-optimal.


Rolling 12-month Sharpe Ratio-1.000.001.002.003.00NovemberDecember2024FebruaryMarchApril
0.06
1.91
VCMDX (Vanguard Commodity Strategy Fund Admiral Shares)
Benchmark (^GSPC)

Dividends

Dividend History

Vanguard Commodity Strategy Fund Admiral Shares granted a 2.36% dividend yield in the last twelve months. The annual payout for that period amounted to $0.62 per share.


PeriodTTM20232022202120202019
Dividend$0.62$0.62$3.88$8.39$0.13$0.15

Dividend yield

2.36%2.50%14.21%30.56%0.50%0.60%

Monthly Dividends

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


JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2024$0.00$0.00$0.00
2023$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.62
2022$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$3.88
2021$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$8.39
2020$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.13
2019$0.15

Drawdowns

Drawdowns Chart

The Drawdowns chart displays portfolio losses from any high point along the way.


-25.00%-20.00%-15.00%-10.00%-5.00%0.00%NovemberDecember2024FebruaryMarchApril
-18.44%
-3.48%
VCMDX (Vanguard Commodity Strategy Fund Admiral Shares)
Benchmark (^GSPC)

Worst Drawdowns

The table below displays the maximum drawdowns of the Vanguard Commodity Strategy 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 Commodity Strategy Fund Admiral Shares was 26.67%, occurring on Mar 18, 2020. Recovery took 188 trading sessions.

The current Vanguard Commodity Strategy Fund Admiral Shares drawdown is 18.44%.


Depth

Start

To Bottom

Bottom

To Recover

End

Total

-26.67%Jan 7, 202050Mar 18, 2020188Dec 14, 2020238
-25.45%Jun 10, 2022244May 31, 2023
-9.91%Mar 9, 20226Mar 16, 202222Apr 18, 202228
-8.54%Oct 26, 202126Dec 1, 202129Jan 12, 202255
-7.84%Apr 19, 202216May 10, 202218Jun 6, 202234

Volatility

Volatility Chart

The current Vanguard Commodity Strategy Fund Admiral Shares volatility is 2.33%, 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.


2.00%3.00%4.00%5.00%NovemberDecember2024FebruaryMarchApril
2.33%
3.59%
VCMDX (Vanguard Commodity Strategy Fund Admiral Shares)
Benchmark (^GSPC)