Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities Index Fund ETF Shares
Vanguard·Tracks Bloomberg US MBS Float Adjusted Index·Inception Nov 19, 2009
Composite score
Based on a 0.030% expense ratio.
Based on $17.59B in net assets.
Top-10 holdings represent 8.0% of net assets.
US Aggregate Bond base · ETF wrapper · 4.32% TTM yield.
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Top holdings
| # | Holding | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vanguard Cmt Funds-Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund | 5.08% |
| 2 | Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac | 0.52% |
| 3 | Ginnie Mae II Pool | 0.36% |
| 4 | Ginnie Mae II Pool | 0.32% |
| 5 | Ginnie Mae II Pool | 0.31% |
| 6 | Fannie Mae Pool | 0.29% |
| 7 | Ginnie Mae II Pool | 0.29% |
| 8 | Ginnie Mae II Pool | 0.29% |
| 9 | Ginnie Mae II Pool | 0.28% |
| 10 | Freddie Mac Pool | 0.27% |
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