Joshua Barrickman - Vanguard Total Fund Manager
VBMFX Fund | USD 9.33 0.01 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 Total Bond Leadership Team
Elected by the shareholders, the Vanguard Total's board of directors comprises two types of representatives: Vanguard Total 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 Total's management team and ensure that shareholders' interests are well served. Vanguard Total'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 Total's outside directors are responsible for providing unbiased perspectives on the board's policies.
JoAnn Heisen, Independent Trustee | ||
Kathryn Hyatt, Treasurer | ||
Alfred Rankin, Independent Trustee | ||
Joshua Barrickman, Fund Manager | ||
Amy Gutmann, Independent Trustee | ||
Joseph Loughrey, Independent Trustee | ||
Andre Perold, Independent Trustee | ||
Peter Volanakis, Independent Trustee | ||
Heidi Stam, Secretary | ||
Emerson Fullwood, Independent Trustee | ||
Rajiv Gupta, Independent Trustee | ||
Thomas Higgins, CFO | ||
William McNabb, Chairman of the Board of Trustees and Presidentident, CEO |
Vanguard Fund Performance Indicators
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Total Asset | 3.41 B | ||||
Annual Yield | 0.01 % | ||||
Year To Date Return | 5.60 % | ||||
One Year Return | (0.21) % | ||||
Three Year Return | (3.53) % | ||||
Five Year Return | (0.12) % | ||||
Ten Year Return | 3.76 % | ||||
Net Asset | 229.33 B | ||||
Cash Position Weight | 0.80 % | ||||
Bond Positions Weight | 6.90 % |
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