U.S. Investment Grade Credit Index Fund

The Vanguard U.S. Investment Grade Credit Index Fund is a world class fixed income fund.

The Fundamentals of the fund

Number of bonds 6,306
Effective Yield To Maturity 2.9%
Average coupon 3.8%
Average maturity 9.3 years
Average quality A
Average duration 6.5 years
Cash investments 0.6%.

The Fund holds:

AAA 13.6%
AA 11.0%
A 32.8%
BBB 40.6%
Less than BBB 0.0%
Not Rated 2.0%

Total 100%

Assets of the fund:-

Corporate-Industrial 41.4%
Corporate-Financial Institutions 24.3%
Gov-Related-Agency 10.3%
Gov-Related-Sovereign 4.8%
Corporate-Utility 4.8%
Gov-Related-Supranational 4.1%
Securitized-Commercial Mortgage Backed Security 3.7%
Gov-Related-Local Authority 3.0%
Securitized-Asset Backed Security 1.7%
Treasury 1.3%
Cash 0.6%
Securitized-Mortgage Backed Security Pass-through 0.0%
Other 0.0%

Total 100.0%

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