Vanguard Short-Term Investment-Grade

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Symbol: VFSTX

Expense Ratio: 0.20%

Vanguard Short-Term Investment-Grade invests in high-quality bonds maturing in one to five years.

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Manager Gregory Nassour delivers a 2.8% yield by playing around with the mix of short-term corporate debt, government bonds, and mortgage-and asset-backed securities.

See Kiplinger 25 at a Glance for the complete list of our favorite no-load mutual funds. Visit Kiplinger's Model Portfolios for three examples of how you can put Kiplinger 25 funds to work. And for the full collection of our Kiplinger 25 content, see KIPLINGER 25: A Guide to Our Favorite No-Load Funds.