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PERFORMANCE REV I EW
VANGUARD VARIABLE ANNUITIES
Fund (fund #)
Advice
6/30
Price
June
Return
YTD
Return
12-Mo.
Return
3-Year
Return
5-Year
Return Risk
Money Market Annuity (64)
— $1.90
0.0% 0.1% 0.0% -0.1% -0.1% —
Short-Term Inv.-Grade Annuity (144)
Buy
$19.06
0.9% 3.0% 3.0% 2.2% 2.1% 0.46
Total Bond Market Annuity (67)
Hold
$38.79
1.9% 5.3% 5.8% 3.6% 3.3% 0.99
High-Yield Bond Annuity (146)
Buy
$30.49
0.6% 5.6% 1.8% 4.2% 5.5% 1.72
Conservative Allocation Annuity (801)
Hold
$26.89
1.1% 4.3% 3.4% 5.8% — 0.43
Moderate Allocation Annuity (803)
Hold
$28.85
0.7% 3.8% 1.8% 6.6% — 0.61
Balanced Annuity (69)
Buy
$86.38
0.7% 4.8% 4.4% 8.0% 8.6% 0.67
Capital Growth Annuity (603)
Buy
$39.21
-2.2% -1.5% 0.4% 11.9% 12.0% 0.99
Diversified Value Annuity (145)
Buy
$29.25
-0.3% 4.3% 0.8% 7.8% 10.0% 0.97
Equity Income Annuity (8)
Buy
$76.09
1.6% 7.5% 8.7% 10.6% 12.3% 0.94
Equity Index Annuity (68)
Buy
$83.30
0.2% 3.6% 3.6% 11.2% 11.6% 1.00
Growth Annuity (10)
Hold
$41.13
-2.0% -3.3% -1.4% 12.9% 11.8% 1.05
MidCap Index Annuity (143)
Buy
$47.79
-0.1% 3.3% -1.3% 10.3% 10.1% 1.06
REIT Index Annuity (147)
Hold
$61.71
6.9% 13.3% 23.4% 12.9% 11.9% 1.40
Small Company Growth Annuity (160)
Hold
$63.73
0.4% 1.1% -8.3% 8.0% 8.9% 1.36
Total Stock Market Annuity (604)
Hold
$30.18
0.1% 3.4% 1.7% 10.6% 11.1% 1.02
International Annuity (86)
Buy
$36.08
-1.2% -1.7% -8.8% 3.6% 2.0% 1.26
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.
6/30
Price
June
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 $10.02
0.3% 1.0% 1.0% — — 0.8% 0.86% — — — — — —
Short-Term Treasury (32)
VFISX
Sell
2.3 $10.80
0.7% 1.9% 1.7% 1.1% 1.0% 0.8% 0.50% — — — — — 0.37
Short-Term Federal (49)
VSGBX
Sell
3.0 $10.86
0.7% 1.9% 2.1% 1.4% 1.3% 1.0% 0.84% — — — — — 0.35
Short-Term Inflation Index (1967)
VTIPX
Hold 2.6 $24.77
1.0% 2.6% 1.6% 0.5% — 0.0% -0.78% — — — — — 0.62
Short-Term Investment-Grade (39)
VFSTX
Buy 3.4 $10.77
0.8% 3.0% 3.2% 2.5% 2.3% 2.1% 1.64% — — — — — 0.44
Short-Term Bond Index (132)
VBISX
Hold 2.8 $10.62
1.0% 2.5% 2.4% 1.7% 1.6% 1.3% 1.04% — — — — — 0.48
Inflation-Protected Sec. (119)
VIPSX
Hold 8.7 $13.66
2.3% 6.4% 4.5% 2.3% 2.6% 0.7% -0.19% — — — — — 1.44
Intermed. Treasury (35)
VFITX
Sell
5.8 $11.74
2.0% 5.2% 6.0% 3.5% 3.4% 1.6% 1.05% — — — — — 1.19
Intermed. Investment-Grade (71)
VFICX
Buy 6.6 $10.08
1.8% 6.1% 7.0% 5.0% 5.0% 2.9% 2.39% — — — — — 1.06
Intermed.-Term Bond Index (314)
VBIIX
Hold 7.3 $11.88
2.4% 6.8% 7.7% 5.0% 4.9% 2.5% 1.99% — — — — — 1.35
Total Bond Market (84)
VBMFX Hold 8.0 $11.09
1.9% 5.5% 6.0% 3.9% 3.6% 2.3% 1.90% — — — — — 1.00
Core Bond (1320)
VCORX
Buy 8.2 $10.24
2.0% — — — — — 1.78% — — — — — —
GNMA (36)
VFIIX
Hold 5.2 $10.85
0.7% 3.0% 4.2% 3.8% 3.0% 2.4% 1.98% — — — — — 0.58
Long-Term Treasury (83)
VUSTX
Sell
25.1 $13.89
6.6% 15.5% 19.8% 10.3% 10.2% 2.4% 2.05% — — — — — 3.84
Long-Term Investment-Grade (28)
VWESX Hold 23.5 $10.95
4.0% 13.2% 16.3% 9.7% 9.3% 4.0% 3.51% — — — — — 2.74
Long-Term Bond Index (522)
VBLTX
Sell
24.1 $14.83
5.1% 14.5% 16.0% 9.2% 9.1% 3.6% 3.32% — — — — — 2.94
High-Yield Corporate (29)
VWEHX Buy 6.8 $5.70
0.8% 5.7% 2.4% 4.6% 5.9% 5.6% 5.50% — — — — — 1.79
Emerging Mkts. Gov’t Bond Idx. (1120)** VGOVX
Buy 10.0 $9.95
3.2% 9.8% 8.8% 6.0% — 4.5% 1.31% — — — — — 1.81
Emerging Markets Bond (1431)
VEMBX
— 9.7 $10.58
3.3% — — — — — 4.57% — — — — — —
Total International Bond Index (1231)
VTIBX
Hold 9.2 $11.11
1.8% 5.9% 7.9% 5.6% — 1.5% 0.57% — — — — — 1.02
MONEY MARKET
Treasury MM (11)
VUSXX
— 57 $1.00
0.0% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.0% 0.1% 0.24% — — — — — —
Federal MM (33)
VMFXX
— 52 $1.00
0.0% 0.1% 0.2% 0.1% 0.0% 0.2% 0.32% — — — — — —
Prime MM (30)
VMMXX — 53 $1.00
0.0% 0.2% 0.2% 0.1% 0.1% 0.2% 0.45% — — — — — —
Tax-Exempt Money Market (45)
VMSXX
— 28 $1.00
0.0% 0.1% 0.1% 0.0% 0.0% 0.1% 0.33% 0.4% 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 0.6% —
CA Tax-Exempt MM (62)
VCTXX
— 25 $1.00
0.0% 0.1% 0.1% 0.0% 0.0% 0.1% 0.28% 0.4% 0.4% 0.5% 0.5% 0.6% —
NJ Tax-Exempt MM (95)
VNJXX
— 45 $1.00
0.0% 0.1% 0.1% 0.0% 0.0% 0.1% 0.29% 0.4% 0.4% 0.5% 0.5% 0.6% —
NY Tax-Exempt MM (163)
VYFXX
— 19 $1.00
0.0% 0.1% 0.1% 0.0% 0.0% 0.1% 0.29% 0.4% 0.4% 0.5% 0.5% 0.6% —
OH Tax-Exempt MM (96)
VOHXX
— 38 $1.00
0.0% 0.1% 0.1% 0.0% 0.0% 0.1% 0.32% 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 0.6% 0.6% —
PA Tax-Exempt MM (63)
VPTXX
— 20 $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% —
TAX-FREE INCOME
Short-Term Tax-Exempt (41)
VWSTX Buy 1.5 $15.85
0.3% 0.7% 1.1% 0.8% 0.8% 0.7% 0.67% 0.9% 0.9% 1.1% 1.1% 1.2% 0.13
Limited-Term Tax-Exempt (31)
VMLTX
Buy 2.9 $11.10
0.7% 1.5% 2.6% 1.9% 1.7% 1.5% 0.90% 1.2% 1.3% 1.4% 1.5% 1.6% 0.36
Intermed.-Term Tax-Exempt (42)
VWITX
Buy 5.4 $14.60
1.4% 3.8% 6.9% 5.0% 4.7% 2.7% 1.29% 1.7% 1.8% 2.0% 2.1% 2.3% 0.66
Tax-Exempt Bond Index (1491)***
VTEBX Hold 5.6 $10.51
1.6% 4.2% — — — — 1.32% 1.8% 1.8% 2.1% 2.2% 2.3% 0.73
Long-Term Tax-Exempt (43)
VWLTX Hold 6.4 $12.16
2.0% 5.3% 9.5% 6.8% 6.2% 3.5% 1.72% 2.3% 2.4% 2.7% 2.8% 3.0% 0.83
High-Yield Tax-Exempt (44)
VWAHX Hold 6.6 $11.76
2.1% 5.8% 10.0% 7.0% 6.7% 3.6% 2.22% 3.0% 3.1% 3.5% 3.6% 3.9% 0.83
STATETAX-FREE
CA Intermed. Tax-Exempt (100)
VCAIX
Buy 5.5 $12.15
1.5% 3.9% 7.1% 5.5% 5.3% 2.6% 1.18% 1.8% 1.8% 2.1% 2.1% 2.3% 0.68
CA Long-T. Tax-Exempt (75)
VCITX
Sell
6.8 $12.66
2.1% 5.4% 9.9% 7.4% 6.8% 3.3% 1.56% 2.3% 2.4% 2.8% 2.8% 3.1% 0.86
MA Tax-Exempt (168)
VMATX Sell
6.3 $11.28
1.9% 4.8% 8.9% 6.5% 5.6% 2.9% 1.51% 2.1% 2.2% 2.5% 2.6% 2.8% 0.86
NJ Long-T. Tax-Exempt (14)
VNJTX
Sell
6.3 $12.56
2.1% 5.6% 9.9% 6.3% 5.8% 3.4% 2.13% 3.1% 3.2% 3.7% 3.8% 4.1% 0.98
NY Long-T. Tax-Exempt (76)
VNYTX
Sell
6.2 $12.31
1.9% 5.0% 9.1% 6.8% 5.8% 3.1% 1.47% 2.1% 2.2% 2.6% 2.6% 2.8% 0.80
OH Long-T. Tax-Exempt (97)
VOHIX
Sell
6.2 $13.12
2.0% 5.4% 9.6% 7.1% 6.1% 3.2% 1.69% 2.4% 2.5% 2.9% 3.0% 3.2% 0.85
PA Long-T. Tax-Exempt (77)
VPAIX
Sell
6.0 $12.07
1.8% 4.9% 8.8% 6.7% 5.9% 3.5% 1.75% 2.4% 2.5% 2.9% 3.0% 3.2% 0.78