Joshua Barrickman - Vanguard Mortgage-backed Fund Manager
| VMBSX Fund | USD 17.74 0.02 0.11% |
Mr. Barrickman is a principal, senior portfolio manager, and head of fixed income indexing Americas. He and his team manage bond index fund portfolios invested in U.S. and international bond markets . The team also manages several bond index ETFs. Mr. Barrickman, who joined Vanguard in 1998, has more than ten years of fixed income experience. He holds the Chartered Financial Analyst certification and earned a B.S. from Ohio Northern University and an M.B.A. from Lehigh University.
| Phone | 800-662-7447 |
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Vanguard Mortgage-backed Leadership Team
Elected by the shareholders, the Vanguard Mortgage-backed's board of directors comprises two types of representatives: Vanguard Mortgage-backed inside directors who are chosen from within the company, and outside directors, selected externally and held independent of Vanguard. The board's role is to monitor Vanguard Mortgage-backed's management team and ensure that shareholders' interests are well served. Vanguard Mortgage-backed's inside directors are responsible for reviewing and approving budgets prepared by upper management to implement core corporate initiatives and projects. On the other hand, Vanguard Mortgage-backed's outside directors are responsible for providing unbiased perspectives on the board's policies.
| Joshua Barrickman, Fund Manager | ||
| William Baird, Fund Manager |
Vanguard Fund Performance Indicators
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| Total Asset | 1.24 B | ||||
| Annual Yield | 0 % | ||||
| Year To Date Return | 4.99 % | ||||
| One Year Return | (0.59) % | ||||
| Three Year Return | (3.85) % | ||||
| Five Year Return | (0.90) % | ||||
| Ten Year Return | 3.04 % | ||||
| Net Asset | 17.33 B | ||||
| Last Dividend Paid | 0.02 | ||||
| Cash Position Weight | 2.41 % |
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