C000155404 Performance — Vanguard Institutional Target Retirement 2040 Fund, Institutional Shares

Data updated: 2022-03-01

C000155404 returned +14.74% over one year to Dec 2021. Over one year the fund beat its Target-Date category average: $100 grew to $115, against $112 for the category. Volatility over the past 12 months was 7.63% a year. In the 12 months to Dec 2021 the fund took in a net $13.2B, and assets reached $51.39B.

C000155404 Growth of $100

What $100 invested in Vanguard Institutional Target Retirement 2040 Fund grew to, compounded from monthly returns reported on SEC Form N-PORT, against the Target-Date category average over the same months.

PeriodC000155404Category average
1 year (Jan 2021 – Dec 2021)$115$112
Since data start (Jul 2019 – Dec 2021)$143$135

C000155404 Trailing Returns

Total returns to Dec 2021, from SEC N-PORT.

PeriodTotal return
1 year+14.74%
3 years (annualised)+15.37%

C000155404 Annual Returns

Calendar-year total returns of Vanguard Institutional Target Retirement 2040 Fund, compounded from monthly SEC N-PORT returns. Partial years show the months covered.

YearTotal return
2021+14.74%
2020+15.44%
2019 (Jul–Dec)+7.92%

C000155404 Monthly Returns

Monthly total returns as reported on SEC Form N-PORT.

YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2021−0.3%+2.1%+2.1%+3.5%+1.2%+1.3%+0.7%+1.9%−3.5%+4.0%−2.0%+3.1%
2020−0.7%−6.0%−12.3%+9.5%+4.3%+2.6%+4.4%+4.7%−2.4%−1.8%+10.3%+4.1%
2019——————+0.2%−1.3%+1.6%+2.2%+2.2%+2.8%

C000155404 Risk

Risk measures from monthly returns over Jan 2021 – Dec 2021.

  • 1-year volatility (annualised): 7.63%
  • Best month: +4.03% (Oct 2021)
  • Worst month: −3.46% (Sep 2021)

C000155404 Fund Flows

Monthly money in and out of Vanguard Institutional Target Retirement 2040 Fund, from SEC Form N-PORT.

  • 12-month net flow: $13.2B
  • 12-month gross sales (incl. reinvestments): $19.6B
  • Sales ÷ redemptions: 3.06×
MonthSalesRedemptionsNet flow
Dec 2021$1.7B$1.8B−$93.9M
Nov 2021$1.1B$322.6M$749.8M
Oct 2021$1.1B$400.1M$660.8M
Sep 2021$881.1M$817.4M$63.8M
Aug 2021$2.2B$343.4M$1.8B
Jul 2021$1.4B$367.1M$1.0B
Jun 2021$1.6B$473.5M$1.2B
May 2021$2.2B$424.5M$1.7B
Apr 2021$2.6B$232.5M$2.3B
Mar 2021$2.7B$403.0M$2.3B
Feb 2021$1.4B$416.6M$981.5M
Jan 2021$840.7M$434.8M$406.0M

C000155404 Assets Under Management

Net assets of Vanguard Institutional Target Retirement 2040 Fund by report date, from SEC N-PORT filings.

Report dateNet assets
2021-12-31$51.39B
2021-09-30$48.64B
2021-06-30$46.22B
2021-03-31$38.49B
2020-12-31$33.49B
2020-09-30$29.27B
2020-06-30$27.68B
2020-03-31$23.12B
2019-12-31$26.96B
2019-09-30$25.16B

For information only. Not investment advice: figures are as reported in SEC filings and may contain errors or be out of date. Past performance does not guarantee future results.