VGAVX Alternatives & Similar Mutual Funds

Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond Index Fund Admiral Shares (VGAVX) belongs to the Government Bonds category. Below you'll find alternative mutual funds from the same category, ranked by key criteria, plus funds that investors commonly compare with VGAVX. Use the tables to find lower-cost options, better risk-adjusted returns, or a closer substitute for your current allocation.

Cheapest Alternatives to VGAVX

VGAVX charges 0.20% annually. There are 23 mutual funds in the Government Bonds category with lower expense ratios, going as low as 0.01%.

Symbol	Name	Expense Ratio	AUM	Inception
GUSTX	GMO U.S. Treasury Fund	0.01%	—	Mar 2009	VGAVX vs GUSTX
FNBGX	Fidelity Long-Term Treasury Bond Index Fund	0.03%	—	Dec 2005	VGAVX vs FNBGX
FUAMX	Fidelity Intermediate Treasury Bond Index Fund	0.03%	—	Dec 2005	VGAVX vs FUAMX
FUMBX	Fidelity Short-Term Treasury Bond Index Fund	0.03%	—	Dec 2005	VGAVX vs FUMBX
FUTBX	Fidelity SAI U.S. Treasury Bond Index Fund	0.03%	—	Mar 2016	VGAVX vs FUTBX

Best Risk-Adjusted Alternatives to VGAVX

VGAVX has a PortfoliosLab risk / return rank of 51. There are 13 mutual funds in the Government Bonds category with higher risk-adjusted ranks, going as high as 99.

Symbol	Name	Risk / Return Rank	AUM	Inception
DFFGX	DFA Short-Term Government Portfolio	99	1.81B	May 1987	VGAVX vs DFFGX
FEUGX	Federated Hermes Adjustable Rate Fund	99	—	Dec 1985	VGAVX vs FEUGX
GUSTX	GMO U.S. Treasury Fund	99	—	Mar 2009	VGAVX vs GUSTX
VSBIX	Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index Fund Institutio...	93	—	Aug 2010	VGAVX vs VSBIX
VSBSX	Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index Fund Admiral Sh...	92	33.80B	Dec 2009	VGAVX vs VSBSX

Top Performing VGAVX Alternatives (YTD)

VGAVX is at 0.37% YTD. There are 10 mutual funds in the Government Bonds category with higher YTD returns, going as high as 1.94%.

Symbol	Name	YTD Return	AUM	Inception
FEUGX	Federated Hermes Adjustable Rate Fund	1.94%	—	Dec 1985	VGAVX vs FEUGX
DFFGX	DFA Short-Term Government Portfolio	1.79%	1.81B	May 1987	VGAVX vs DFFGX
MDSIX	Integrity Short Term Government Fund	1.60%	—	Jun 2011	VGAVX vs MDSIX
GUSTX	GMO U.S. Treasury Fund	1.59%	—	Mar 2009	VGAVX vs GUSTX
RFBAX	Davis Government Bond Fund	0.94%	—	Nov 1994	VGAVX vs RFBAX

Lowest Volatility Alternatives to VGAVX

VGAVX has 4.18% 1-year volatility. There are 69 mutual funds in the Government Bonds category with lower 1-year volatility, going as low as 0.81%.

Symbol	Name	Volatility 1Y	AUM	Inception
DFFGX	DFA Short-Term Government Portfolio	0.81%	1.81B	May 1987	VGAVX vs DFFGX
GUSTX	GMO U.S. Treasury Fund	1.27%	—	Mar 2009	VGAVX vs GUSTX
VSBIX	Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index Fund Institutio...	1.30%	—	Aug 2010	VGAVX vs VSBIX
VSBSX	Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index Fund Admiral Sh...	1.30%	33.80B	Dec 2009	VGAVX vs VSBSX
FEUGX	Federated Hermes Adjustable Rate Fund	1.37%	—	Dec 1985	VGAVX vs FEUGX

Lowest Drawdown Alternatives to VGAVX

VGAVX has a 1-year max drawdown of -3.97%. There are 83 mutual funds in the Government Bonds category with shallower 1-year drawdowns, going as shallow as -0.20%.

Symbol	Name	Max Drawdown 1Y	AUM	Inception
GUSTX	GMO U.S. Treasury Fund	-0.20%	—	Mar 2009	VGAVX vs GUSTX
DFFGX	DFA Short-Term Government Portfolio	-0.30%	1.81B	May 1987	VGAVX vs DFFGX
FEUGX	Federated Hermes Adjustable Rate Fund	-0.32%	—	Dec 1985	VGAVX vs FEUGX
RFBAX	Davis Government Bond Fund	-0.77%	—	Nov 1994	VGAVX vs RFBAX
VSBIX	Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index Fund Institutio...	-0.81%	—	Aug 2010	VGAVX vs VSBIX

Other Mutual Funds from Vanguard

The 10 most viewed Vanguard mutual funds shown here include VTSAX, VFIAX, VTIAX and span 8 categories. AUM among these funds goes as high as $2T.

Symbol	Name	Category	Risk / Return Rank	YTD Return	AUM	Inception
VTSAX	Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund Admiral Sha...	Large Cap Blend Equities	59	10.50%	2.30T	Nov 2000	VGAVX vs VTSAX
VFIAX	Vanguard 500 Index Fund Admiral Shares	S&P 500, Large Cap Blend Equities	59	10.10%	1.70T	Nov 2000	VGAVX vs VFIAX
VTIAX	Vanguard Total International Stock Index Fund Admi...	Foreign Large Cap Equities	70	12.86%	651.00B	Nov 2010	VGAVX vs VTIAX
VIGAX	Vanguard Growth Index Fund Admiral Shares	Large Cap Growth Equities	16	4.99%	378.80B	Nov 2000	VGAVX vs VIGAX
VWELX	Vanguard Wellington Fund Investor Shares	Diversified Portfolio	50	5.37%	123.40B	Jul 1929	VGAVX vs VWELX
VBTLX	Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund Admiral Shar...	Total Bond Market	13	-0.91%	398.10B	Nov 2001	VGAVX vs VBTLX
VIGIX	Vanguard Growth Index Fund Institutional Shares	Large Cap Growth Equities	16	5.01%	378.80B	May 1998	VGAVX vs VIGIX
VITAX	Vanguard Information Technology Index Fund Admiral...	Technology Equities	40	20.41%	169.20B	Mar 2004	VGAVX vs VITAX
VDIGX	Vanguard Dividend Growth Fund	Dividend, Large Cap Blend Equities	30	5.07%	35.70B	May 1992	VGAVX vs VDIGX
VBIAX	Vanguard Balanced Index Fund Admiral Shares	Diversified Portfolio	59	6.08%	63.70B	Nov 2000	VGAVX vs VBIAX

Often Compared With VGAVX

Investors most often compare VGAVX with VEGBX, FEDCX, VCEB. These 20 comparison targets span 12 categories, based on PortfoliosLab usage data.

Symbol	Name	Category	Risk / Return Rank	YTD Return	AUM	Inception
VEGBX	Vanguard Emerging Markets Bond Fund Admiral Shares	Emerging Markets Bonds	82	2.14%	—	Dec 2017	VGAVX vs VEGBX
FEDCX	Fidelity Series Emerging Markets Debt Fund	Emerging Markets Bonds	85	2.70%	—	Mar 2011	VGAVX vs FEDCX
VCEB	Vanguard ESG U.S. Corporate Bond ETF	Corporate Bonds, ESG	19	-0.73%	1.20B	Sep 2020	VGAVX vs VCEB
SWPPX	Schwab S&P 500 Index Fund	Large Cap Blend Equities, S&P 500	59	10.09%	144.34B	May 1997	VGAVX vs SWPPX
VOO	Vanguard S&P 500 ETF	S&P 500	78	11.72%	1.70T	Sep 2010	VGAVX vs VOO
VEMBX	Vanguard Emerging Markets Bond Fund Investor Share...	Emerging Markets Bonds, Actively Managed	81	2.04%	5.90B	Mar 2016	VGAVX vs VEMBX
VEXAX	Vanguard Extended Market Index Fund Admiral Shares	Mid Cap Blend Equities	39	13.51%	97.70B	Nov 2000	VGAVX vs VEXAX
LQD	iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ET...	Corporate Bonds, Investment Grade Bonds	16	-1.09%	33.05B	Jul 2002	VGAVX vs LQD
VTABX	Vanguard Total International Bond Index Fund Admir...	Global Bonds	8	0.05%	123.30B	May 2013	VGAVX vs VTABX
VTI	Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF	Large Cap Blend Equities	78	12.18%	2.30T	May 2001	VGAVX vs VTI
VBLAX	Vanguard Long-Term Bond Index Fund Admiral Shares	Total Bond Market	4	-3.42%	8.70B	Feb 2019	VGAVX vs VBLAX
VSGBX	Vanguard Short-Term Federal Fund Investor Shares	Total Bond Market	50	0.34%	4.50B	Dec 1987	VGAVX vs VSGBX
PELBX	PIMCO Emerging Markets Local Currency and Bond Fun...	Emerging Markets Bonds	45	1.68%	—	Dec 2006	VGAVX vs PELBX
VGCIX	Vanguard Global Credit Bond Fund Investor Shares	Total Bond Market	22	0.09%	1.00B	Nov 2018	VGAVX vs VGCIX
VGIVX	Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond Index Fu...	Government Bonds	53	0.48%	6.80B	Feb 2015	VGAVX vs VGIVX
VWIAX	Vanguard Wellesley Income Fund Admiral Shares	Diversified Portfolio	66	3.58%	47.40B	May 2001	VGAVX vs VWIAX
PRGMX	T. Rowe Price GNMA Fund	Government Bonds	29	-0.48%	—	Nov 1985	VGAVX vs PRGMX
BIAZX	Brown Advisory Mortgage Securities Fund	Government Bonds	21	-0.85%	—	Dec 2013	VGAVX vs BIAZX
FBLTX	Fidelity SAI Long-Term Treasury Bond Index Fund	Government Bonds	3	-3.98%	—	Oct 2015	VGAVX vs FBLTX
LTUSX	Thornburg Limited Term U.S. Government Fund	Government Bonds	22	-0.14%	—	Nov 1987	VGAVX vs LTUSX

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