Insights to help make informed decisions
This quarter, we highlight some key trends from How America Saves 2024, specifically those that relate to participants who are invested in target-date funds (TDFs). We also shed light on how changes in regulation, such as the passing of the SECURE 2.0 Act, may impact TDF investing and spending patterns.
"How America is saving with Vanguard Target Retirement Funds"
Performance of key Vanguard index funds
Fund name(Inception date) |
Q4 2023
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Q1 2024
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Q2 2024
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Q3 2024
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1 year
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Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund (07/07/1997) |
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10.00% | 3.25% | 6.17% | 35.23% | ||
Vanguard Total International Stock Index Fund (11/29/2010) |
9.98% | 4.32% | 0.80% | 8.03% | 24.92% | ||
Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund (09/18/1995) |
6.69% | -0.79% |
0.18% | 5.07% | 11.42% | ||
Vanguard Total International Bond Index Fund (05/31/2013) |
6.54% | 0.10% | -0.58% | 4.12% |
10.39% | ||
Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities Index Fund (10/17/2012) |
2.55% | 0.85% | 1.43% | 2.50% | 7.53% |
Source of performance figures: Vanguard, Institutional share class, as of September 30, 2024.
The performance data shown represent past performance, which is not a guarantee of future results. Investment returns and principal value will fluctuate, so investors' shares, when sold, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data cited. For performance data current to the most recent month-end, visit our website at institutional.vanguard.com. Standard performance of the funds can be located in the Quarterly Review Appendix.
Investments in target-date funds are subject to the risks of their underlying funds. The year in the fund name refers to the approximate year (the target date) when an investor in the fund would retire and leave the workforce. The fund will gradually shift its emphasis from more aggressive investments to more conservative ones based on its target date. An investment in target-date funds is not guaranteed at any time, including on or after the target date.
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