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PERFORMANCE REV I EW
VANGUARD VARIABLE ANNUITIES
Fund (fund #)
Advice
5/31
Price
May
Return
YTD
Return
12-Mo.
Return
3-Year
Return
5-Year
Return Risk
Money Market Annuity (64)
— $1.90
0.0% 0.0% -0.0% -0.1% -0.1% —
Short-Term Inv.-Grade Annuity (144)
Buy
$18.88
-0.1% 2.0% 1.7% 1.6% 1.8% 0.46
Total Bond Market Annuity (67)
Hold
$38.06
-0.0% 3.3% 2.6% 2.4% 2.9% 0.99
High-Yield Bond Annuity (146)
Buy
$30.29
-0.0% 5.0% -0.1% 3.0% 5.1% 1.87
Conservative Allocation Annuity (801)
Hold
$26.60
0.4% 3.2% 0.7% 4.8% — 0.42
Moderate Allocation Annuity (803)
Hold
$28.64
0.6% 3.1% -0.7% 5.6% — 0.61
Balanced Annuity (69)
Buy
$85.77
0.8% 4.1% 1.7% 7.3% 8.2% 0.67
Capital Growth Annuity (603)
Buy
$40.11
3.0% 0.8% -0.1% 12.2% 12.1% 0.98
Diversified Value Annuity (145)
Buy
$29.35
0.8% 4.7% -1.1% 7.6% 9.7% 0.97
Equity Income Annuity (8)
Buy
$74.90
1.4% 5.8% 3.9% 9.9% 11.6% 0.93
Equity Index Annuity (68)
Buy
$83.12
1.8% 3.4% 1.3% 10.6% 11.2% 1.00
Growth Annuity (10)
Hold
$41.95
3.0% -1.4% -0.2% 13.1% 12.0% 1.04
MidCap Index Annuity (143)
Buy
$47.85
1.8% 3.5% -3.0% 9.9% 9.6% 1.07
REIT Index Annuity (147)
Hold
$57.75
2.3% 6.0% 10.1% 9.7% 9.7% 1.35
Small Company Growth Annuity (160)
Hold
$63.47
1.8% 0.6% -7.9% 7.7% 8.5% 1.38
Total Stock Market Annuity (604)
Hold
$30.13
1.8% 3.2% -0.2% 10.0% 10.7% 1.02
International Annuity (86)
Buy
$36.53
-0.1% -0.5% -10.2% 2.5% 2.0% 1.25
Our ratings:
BUY: Best choice. Generally funds held in our
Model Portfolios or funds with similar objectives. HOLD:
Current prospects for the fund are not as good as those with
a Buy rating. However, investors who own shares in the fund
may wish to assess tax costs of trading into a Buy-rated fund.
SELL: The fund’s long-term prospects are not as compelling as
other funds’, or other factors may make the fund unattractive
compared to alternatives. “+” is a rating upgrade over the
previous month; “-” is a downgrade.
Investors should weigh all tax implications of fund switches
before making a sale or purchase. Some closed funds are
available for purchase by high-net-worth investors. All funds
charge a $20 annual account fee unless you have $10,000 in
the fund, $100,000 with Vanguard or accept all paperwork
through online means.
Minimum
refers to the dollar amount (e.g., $3K means
$3,000) needed to open a new taxable account.
Loads
are
denoted with an “f” for front-end and “r” for back-end.
Holding periods are noted for loads imposed on sales of
shares held less than two months (<2 mo.) or one year (<1).
3-year
and
5-year returns
are compound, annualized
returns.
Average maturity
is in years for bond funds and
days for money market funds.
12-month yields
are based
on trailing 12-month dividend/income distributions.
SEC
yields
are reported 30-day yields.
Taxable equivalent
yields
are based on SEC yields. For state funds, taxable
equivalent yields incorporate state taxes.
Risk
is fund vola-
tility measured over the previous 24 months. Equity fund risk
is measured against the S&P 500 index. Bond fund risk is
measured against the Barclays Aggregate Bond index.
Annuity ratings
May differ from taxable funds since choices
in the annuity area are more limited.
* Tax equivalent yields incorporate the 3.8% health care sur-
tax into the 33%, 35% and 39.6% tax rates.
** Fund sold with a 0.75% front-end load
*** Fund sold with a 0.25% front-end load
VANGUARD INCOME FUNDS
Fund (fund #)
Ticker Advice
Avg.
Mat.
5/31
Price
May
Return
YTD
Return
12-Mo.
Return
3-Year
Return
5-Year
Return
12-Mo.
Yield
SEC
Yield
—— Tax Equivalent Yield ——
Risk
25% 28% 36.8%
*
38.8%
*
43.4%
*
TAXABLE INCOME
Ultra-Short-Term Bond (1492)
VUBFX
Buy 1.3 $10.00
0.1% 0.7% 0.7% — — 0.7% 0.88% — — — — — —
Short-Term Treasury (32)
VFISX
Sell
2.2 $10.73 -0.1% 1.1% 0.9% 0.8% 0.8% 0.7% 0.57% — — — — — 0.36
Short-Term Federal (49)
VSGBX
Sell
2.7 $10.79 -0.1% 1.2% 1.1% 1.0% 1.1% 0.9% 0.95% — — — — — 0.35
Short-Term Inflation Index (1967)
VTIPX
Hold 2.7 $24.52 -0.1% 1.6% 0.5% -0.2% — 0.0% -0.87% — — — — — 0.62
Short-Term Investment-Grade (39)
VFSTX
Buy 3.3 $10.70 -0.0% 2.2% 2.0% 1.9% 2.1% 2.0% 1.56% — — — — — 0.44
Short-Term Bond Index (132)
VBISX
Hold 2.8 $10.53 -0.2% 1.5% 1.3% 1.2% 1.4% 1.3% 1.12% — — — — — 0.47
Inflation-Protected Sec. (119)
VIPSX
Hold 8.8 $13.36 -0.7% 4.0% 1.3% 0.2% 2.2% 0.7% -0.21% — — — — — 1.47
Intermed. Treasury (35)
VFITX
Sell
5.6 $11.52 -0.2% 3.1% 3.1% 2.2% 3.0% 1.6% 1.19% — — — — — 1.22
Intermed. Investment-Grade (71)
VFICX
Buy 6.6 $9.92 -0.2% 4.1% 3.8% 3.5% 4.4% 2.9% 2.42% — — — — — 1.09
Intermed.-Term Bond Index (314)
VBIIX
Hold 7.3 $11.62 -0.2% 4.3% 3.7% 3.1% 4.3% 2.6% 2.12% — — — — — 1.36
Total Bond Market (84)
VBMFX Hold 8.0 $10.90
0.0% 3.5% 3.0% 2.7% 3.1% 2.4% 1.97% — — — — — 1.00
Core Bond (1320)
VCORX
Buy 7.3 $10.06
0.0% — — — — — 1.76% — — — — — —
GNMA (36)
VFIIX
Hold 5.9 $10.79
0.2% 2.3% 2.6% 3.2% 2.9% 2.4% 2.18% — — — — — 0.62
Long-Term Treasury (83)
VUSTX
Sell
24.8 $13.07
0.8% 8.4% 8.3% 6.8% 8.4% 2.6% 2.27% — — — — — 3.91
Long-Term Investment-Grade (28)
VWESX Hold 23.2 $10.56
0.1% 8.9% 8.2% 6.5% 8.0% 4.1% 3.65% — — — — — 2.85
Long-Term Bond Index (522)
VBLTX
Sell
24.3 $14.15
0.1% 8.9% 6.5% 5.8% 7.6% 3.8% 3.53% — — — — — 2.98
High-Yield Corporate (29)
VWEHX Buy 6.8 $5.68 -0.0% 4.9% 0.2% 3.3% 5.5% 5.6% 5.56% — — — — — 1.94
Emerging Mkts. Gov’t Bond Idx. (1120)** VGOVX
Buy 10.2 $9.68 -0.2% 6.4% 3.8% 3.2% — 4.5% 4.45% — — — — — 1.82
Emerging Markets Bond (1431)
VEMBX
— 8.2 $10.28
0.0% — — — — — 4.74% — — — — — —
Total International Bond Index (1231)
VTIBX
Hold 9.2 $10.92
0.7% 4.0% 4.4% 4.5% — 1.5% 0.61% — — — — — 1.05
MONEY MARKET
Treasury MM (11)
VUSXX
— 54 $1.00
0.0% 0.1% 0.1% 0.0% 0.0% 0.1% 0.26% — — — — — —
Federal MM (33)
VMFXX
— 53 $1.00
0.0% 0.1% 0.2% 0.1% 0.0% 0.2% 0.30% — — — — — —
Prime MM (30)
VMMXX — 50 $1.00
0.0% 0.2% 0.2% 0.1% 0.1% 0.2% 0.45% — — — — — —
Tax-Exempt Money Market (45)
VMSXX
— 24 $1.00
0.0% 0.1% 0.1% 0.0% 0.0% 0.1% 0.30% 0.4% 0.4% 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% —
CA Tax-Exempt MM (62)
VCTXX
— 13 $1.00
0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.25% 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 0.5% 0.5% —
NJ Tax-Exempt MM (95)
VNJXX
— 46 $1.00
0.0% 0.0% 0.1% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.26% 0.4% 0.4% 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% —
NY Tax-Exempt MM (163)
VYFXX
— 16 $1.00
0.0% 0.0% 0.1% 0.0% 0.0% 0.1% 0.25% 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 0.5% —
OH Tax-Exempt MM (96)
VOHXX
— 39 $1.00
0.0% 0.1% 0.1% 0.0% 0.0% 0.1% 0.29% 0.4% 0.4% 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% —
PA Tax-Exempt MM (63)
VPTXX
— 15 $1.00
0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.24% 0.3% 0.3% 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% —
TAX-FREE INCOME
Short-Term Tax-Exempt (41)
VWSTX Buy 1.4 $15.81 -0.1% 0.4% 0.8% 0.6% 0.7% 0.7% 0.66% 0.9% 0.9% 1.0% 1.1% 1.2% 0.12
Limited-Term Tax-Exempt (31)
VMLTX
Buy 2.9 $11.04 -0.1% 0.8% 2.0% 1.4% 1.6% 1.5% 0.89% 1.2% 1.2% 1.4% 1.5% 1.6% 0.37
Intermed.-Term Tax-Exempt (42)
VWITX
Buy 5.3 $14.43
0.1% 2.3% 5.3% 3.6% 4.4% 2.8% 1.32% 1.8% 1.8% 2.1% 2.2% 2.3% 0.68
Tax-Exempt Bond Index (1491)***
VTEBX Hold 5.5 $10.36
0.3% 2.6% — — — — 1.40% 1.9% 1.9% 2.2% 2.3% 2.5% 0.74
Long-Term Tax-Exempt (43)
VWLTX Hold 6.4 $11.96
0.5% 3.3% 7.2% 4.9% 5.9% 3.5% 1.83% 2.4% 2.5% 2.9% 3.0% 3.2% 0.83
High-Yield Tax-Exempt (44)
VWAHX Hold 6.8 $11.55
0.7% 3.6% 7.4% 5.0% 6.4% 3.6% 2.34% 3.1% 3.3% 3.7% 3.8% 4.1% 0.81
STATETAX-FREE
CA Intermed. Tax-Exempt (100)
VCAIX
Buy 5.5 $12.00
0.1% 2.4% 5.5% 4.1% 5.0% 2.7% 1.25% 1.9% 1.9% 2.2% 2.3% 2.5% 0.69
CA Long-T. Tax-Exempt (75)
VCITX
Sell
6.6 $12.43
0.4% 3.2% 7.4% 5.4% 6.5% 3.4% 1.65% 2.5% 2.6% 2.9% 3.0% 3.2% 0.85
MA Tax-Exempt (168)
VMATX Sell
6.1 $11.10
0.3% 2.9% 6.7% 4.7% 5.2% 3.0% 1.60% 2.3% 2.3% 2.7% 2.8% 3.0% 0.88
NJ Long-T. Tax-Exempt (14)
VNJTX
Sell
6.3 $12.34
0.7% 3.5% 7.6% 4.4% 5.4% 3.5% 2.26% 3.3% 3.4% 3.9% 4.1% 4.4% 0.99
NY Long-T. Tax-Exempt (76)
VNYTX
Sell
6.1 $12.11
0.3% 3.0% 6.9% 4.9% 5.5% 3.2% 1.59% 2.3% 2.4% 2.8% 2.8% 3.1% 0.79
OH Long-T. Tax-Exempt (97)
VOHIX
Sell
6.1 $12.90
0.6% 3.4% 7.3% 5.1% 5.8% 3.2% 1.83% 2.6% 2.7% 3.1% 3.2% 3.5% 0.85
PA Long-T. Tax-Exempt (77)
VPAIX
Sell
5.6 $11.89
0.5% 3.0% 6.8% 4.9% 5.6% 3.5% 1.88% 2.6% 2.7% 3.1% 3.2% 3.4% 0.79