N-CSRS 1 tm248933d3_ncsrs.htm N-CSRS

 

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM N-CSR

 

CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT

OF

REGISTERED MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES

 

Investment Company Act file number: 811-05628

 

Name of Registrant: Vanguard Malvern Funds
Address of Registrant: P.O. Box 2600
  Valley Forge, PA 19482

 

Name and address of agent for service: Anne E. Robinson, Esquire
  P.O. Box 876
  Valley Forge, PA 19482

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (610) 669-1000

 

Date of fiscal year end: September 30

 

Date of reporting period: October 1, 2023—March 31, 2024

 

 

 

 

 

 

Item 1: Reports to Shareholders

 

 

 

Semiannual Report   |   March 31, 2024
Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities Index Fund
See the inside front cover for important information about your fund’s annual and semiannual shareholder reports.

 

Important information about shareholder reports
Beginning in July 2024, amendments adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission will substantially impact the design, content, and transmission of shareholder reports. Shareholder reports will provide key fund information in a clear and concise format and must be mailed to each shareholder that has not elected to receive the reports electronically. Financial statements will no longer be included in the shareholder report but will be available at vanguard.com, can be mailed upon request, or can be accessed on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.
You may elect to receive shareholder reports and other communications from the fund electronically by contacting your financial intermediary (such as a broker-dealer or bank) or, if you invest directly with the fund, by calling Vanguard at one of the phone numbers on the back cover of this report or by logging on to vanguard.com.
Contents
About Your Fund’s Expenses

1
Financial Statements

4
Trustees Approve Advisory Arrangement

19
Liquidity Risk Management

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About Your Fund’s Expenses
As a shareholder of the fund, you incur ongoing costs, which include costs for portfolio management, administrative services, and shareholder reports (like this one), among others. Operating expenses, which are deducted from a fund’s gross income, directly reduce the investment return of the fund.
A fund’s expenses are expressed as a percentage of its average net assets. This figure is known as the expense ratio. The following examples are intended to help you understand the ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in your fund and to compare these costs with those of other mutual funds. The examples are based on an investment of $1,000 made at the beginning of the period shown and held for the entire period.
The accompanying table illustrates your fund’s costs in two ways:
Based on actual fund return. This section helps you to estimate the actual expenses that you paid over the period. The ”Ending Account Value“ shown is derived from the fund‘s actual return, and the third column shows the dollar amount that would have been paid by an investor who started with $1,000 in the fund. You may use the information here, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period.
To do so, simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number given for your fund under the heading ”Expenses Paid During Period.“
Based on hypothetical 5% yearly return. This section is intended to help you compare your fund‘s costs with those of other mutual funds. It assumes that the fund had a yearly return of 5% before expenses, but that the expense ratio is unchanged. In this case—because the return used is not the fund’s actual return—the results do not apply to your investment. The example is useful in making comparisons because the Securities and Exchange Commission requires all mutual funds to calculate expenses based on a 5% return. You can assess your fund’s costs by comparing this hypothetical example with the hypothetical examples that appear in shareholder reports of other funds.
Note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight and help you compare ongoing costs only and do not reflect transaction costs incurred by the fund for buying and selling securities. Further, the expenses do not include any purchase, redemption, or account service fees described in the fund prospectus. If such fees were applied to your account, your costs would be higher. Your fund does not carry a “sales load.”
The calculations assume no shares were bought or sold during the period. Your actual costs may have been higher or lower, depending on the amount of your investment and the timing of any purchases or redemptions.
You can find more information about the fund’s expenses, including annual expense ratios, in the Financial Statements section of this report. For additional information on operating expenses and other shareholder costs, please refer to your fund’s current prospectus.
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Six Months Ended March 31, 2024      
  Beginning
Account Value
9/30/2023
Ending
Account Value
3/31/2024
Expenses
Paid During
Period
Based on Actual Fund Return      
Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities Index Fund      
Investor Shares $1,000.00 $1,033.30 $0.71
ETF Shares 1,000.00 1,034.00 0.20
Admiral™ Shares 1,000.00 1,033.70 0.31
Institutional Shares 1,000.00 1,034.20 0.20
Based on Hypothetical 5% Yearly Return      
Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities Index Fund      
Investor Shares $1,000.00 $1,024.30 $0.71
ETF Shares 1,000.00 1,024.80 0.20
Admiral Shares 1,000.00 1,024.70 0.30
Institutional Shares 1,000.00 1,024.80 0.20
The calculations are based on expenses incurred in the most recent six-month period. The fund’s annualized six-month expense ratios for that period are 0.14% for Investor Shares, 0.04% for ETF Shares, 0.06% for Admiral Shares and 0.04% for Institutional Shares. The dollar amounts shown as “Expenses Paid” are equal to the annualized expense ratio multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days in the most recent six-month period, then divided by the number of days in the most recent 12-month period (183/366).
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Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities Index Fund
Distribution by Stated Maturity
As of March 31, 2024
Under 1 Year 20.9%
1 - 2 Years 19.6
2 - 3 Years 18.2
3 - 4 Years 20.2
4 - 5 Years 21.1
The table reflects the fund’s investments, except for short-term investments.
The fund may invest in derivatives (such as futures and swap contracts) for various reasons, including, but not limited to, attempting to remain fully invested and tracking its target index as closely as possible.
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Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities Index Fund
Financial Statements (unaudited)
Schedule of Investments
As of March 31, 2024
The fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year as an exhibit to its reports on Form N-PORT. The fund’s Form N-PORT reports are available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.
      Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000)
Market
Value
($000)
U.S. Government and Agency Obligations (99.7%)
U.S. Government Securities (99.7%)
  United States Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds   0.500%  4/15/24 1,659,581  1,659,840
  United States Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds   0.125%  7/15/24 2,678,362  2,678,780
  United States Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds   0.125% 10/15/24 2,394,448  2,378,361
  United States Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds   0.250%  1/15/25 2,449,952  2,407,461
  United States Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds   2.375%  1/15/25 1,671,209  1,669,120
  United States Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds   0.125%  4/15/25 1,959,108  1,909,824
  United States Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds   0.375%  7/15/25 2,689,643  2,629,547
  United States Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds   0.125% 10/15/25 2,384,582  2,313,417
  United States Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds   0.625%  1/15/26 2,263,517  2,197,733
  United States Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds   2.000%  1/15/26 1,080,160  1,074,928
  United States Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds   0.125%  4/15/26 1,838,344  1,760,502
  United States Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds   0.125%  7/15/26 2,256,779  2,162,277
  United States Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds   0.125% 10/15/26 2,548,788  2,430,907
  United States Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds   0.375%  1/15/27 2,101,381  2,003,863
  United States Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds   2.375%  1/15/27 1,044,023  1,052,179
  United States Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds   0.125%  4/15/27 2,603,670  2,452,739
  United States Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds   0.375%  7/15/27 2,317,413  2,205,164
  United States Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds   1.625% 10/15/27 2,610,968  2,586,082
  United States Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds   0.500%  1/15/28 2,366,004  2,239,201
  United States Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds   1.750%  1/15/28   982,177    974,196
  United States Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds   1.250%  4/15/28 2,578,361  2,505,441
  United States Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds   3.625%  4/15/28 1,005,334  1,068,638
  United States Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds   0.750%  7/15/28 2,061,988  1,970,487
  United States Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds   2.375% 10/15/28 2,653,262  2,716,277
  United States Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds   0.875%  1/15/29 1,768,660  1,686,860
  United States Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds   2.500%  1/15/29   906,711    931,504
Total U.S. Government and Agency Obligations (Cost $53,459,233) 51,665,328
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Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities Index Fund
      Coupon   Shares Market
Value

($000)
Temporary Cash Investments (0.1%)
Money Market Fund (0.1%)
1 Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund (Cost $66,980)   5.407%            669,916           66,978
Total Investments (99.8%) (Cost $53,526,213) 51,732,306
Other Assets and Liabilities—Net (0.2%) 112,086
Net Assets (100%) 51,844,392
Cost is in $000.      
See Note A in Notes to Financial Statements.
1 Affiliated money market fund available only to Vanguard funds and certain trusts and accounts managed by Vanguard. Rate shown is the 7-day yield.
  
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.
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Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities Index Fund
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
As of March 31, 2024
($000s, except shares, footnotes, and per-share amounts) Amount
Assets  
Investments in Securities, at Value  
Unaffiliated Issuers (Cost $53,459,233) 51,665,328
Affiliated Issuers (Cost $66,980) 66,978
Total Investments in Securities 51,732,306
Investment in Vanguard 1,565
Receivables for Accrued Income 139,165
Receivables for Capital Shares Issued 47,501
Total Assets 51,920,537
Liabilities  
Due to Custodian 15
Payables for Investment Securities Purchased 62,378
Payables for Capital Shares Redeemed 12,062
Payables for Distributions 609
Payables to Vanguard 1,081
Total Liabilities 76,145
Net Assets 51,844,392
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Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities Index Fund
Statement of Assets and Liabilities (continued)

At March 31, 2024, net assets consisted of:  
($000s, except shares, footnotes, and per-share amounts) Amount
Paid-in Capital 54,598,244
Total Distributable Earnings (Loss) (2,753,852)
Net Assets 51,844,392
 
Investor Shares—Net Assets  
Applicable to 122,493 outstanding $.001 par value shares of
beneficial interest (unlimited authorization)
2,936
Net Asset Value Per Share—Investor Shares $23.97
 
ETF Shares—Net Assets  
Applicable to 228,883,077 outstanding $.001 par value shares of
beneficial interest (unlimited authorization)
10,953,947
Net Asset Value Per Share—ETF Shares $47.86
 
Admiral Shares—Net Assets  
Applicable to 845,638,528 outstanding $.001 par value shares of
beneficial interest (unlimited authorization)
20,294,352
Net Asset Value Per Share—Admiral Shares $24.00
 
Institutional Shares—Net Assets  
Applicable to 857,476,879 outstanding $.001 par value shares of
beneficial interest (unlimited authorization)
20,593,157
Net Asset Value Per Share—Institutional Shares $24.02
  
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.
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Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities Index Fund
Statement of Operations
  Six Months Ended
March 31, 2024
  ($000)
Investment Income  
Income  
Interest1 423,288
Total Income 423,288
Expenses  
The Vanguard Group—Note B  
Investment Advisory Services 656
Management and Administrative—Investor Shares 5
Management and Administrative—ETF Shares 1,788
Management and Administrative—Admiral Shares 4,908
Management and Administrative—Institutional Shares 3,320
Marketing and Distribution—Investor Shares
Marketing and Distribution—ETF Shares 321
Marketing and Distribution—Admiral Shares 532
Marketing and Distribution—Institutional Shares 349
Custodian Fees 100
Shareholders’ Reports—Investor Shares (2)
Shareholders’ Reports—ETF Shares 199
Shareholders’ Reports—Admiral Shares 91
Shareholders’ Reports—Institutional Shares 6
Trustees’ Fees and Expenses 19
Other Expenses 31
Total Expenses 12,323
Expenses Paid Indirectly (1)
Net Expenses 12,322
Net Investment Income 410,966
Realized Net Gain (Loss)  
Investment Securities Sold1,2 (242,196)
Futures Contracts (8,014)
Realized Net Gain (Loss) (250,210)
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) of Investment Securities1 1,563,361
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations 1,724,117
1 Interest income, realized net gain (loss), capital gain distributions received, and change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) from an affiliated company of the fund were $8,122,000, $11,000, $3,000, and ($2,000), respectively. Purchases and sales are for temporary cash investment purposes.
2 Includes ($69,055,000) of net gain (loss) resulting from in-kind redemptions.
  
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.
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Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities Index Fund
Statement of Changes in Net Assets
  Six Months Ended
March 31,
2024
  Year Ended
September 30,
2023
  ($000)   ($000)
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets      
Operations      
Net Investment Income 410,966   1,368,384
Realized Net Gain (Loss) (250,210)   (623,865)
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) 1,563,361   1,022,149
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations 1,724,117   1,766,668
Distributions      
Investor Shares (40)   (305)
ETF Shares (262,856)   (863,192)
Admiral Shares (272,723)   (769,352)
Institutional Shares (269,880)   (691,589)
Total Distributions (805,499)   (2,324,438)
Capital Share Transactions      
Investor Shares (2,039)   (4,128)
ETF Shares (2,984,471)   (5,086,212)
Admiral Shares 143,653   (923,289)
Institutional Shares 1,363,988   2,105,645
Net Increase (Decrease) from Capital Share Transactions (1,478,869)   (3,907,984)
Total Increase (Decrease) (560,251)   (4,465,754)
Net Assets      
Beginning of Period 52,404,643   56,870,397
End of Period 51,844,392   52,404,643
  
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.
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Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities Index Fund
Financial Highlights
Investor Shares            
For a Share Outstanding
Throughout Each Period 
Six Months
Ended
March 31,
2024
Year Ended September 30,
2023 2022 2021 2020 2019
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period $23.51 $23.66 $25.90 $25.41 $24.57 $24.23
Investment Operations            
Net Investment Income1 .197 .561 .991 1.099 .272 .483
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments .583 .186 (1.734) .258 .862 .324
Total from Investment Operations .780 .747 (.743) 1.357 1.134 .807
Distributions            
Dividends from Net Investment Income (.320) (.897) (1.497) (.867) (.294) (.467)
Distributions from Realized Capital Gains
Total Distributions (.320) (.897) (1.497) (.867) (.294) (.467)
Net Asset Value, End of Period $23.97 $23.51 $23.66 $25.90 $25.41 $24.57
Total Return2 3.33% 3.20% -3.01% 5.38% 4.64% 3.36%
Ratios/Supplemental Data            
Net Assets, End of Period (Millions) $3 $5 $9 $7,825 $8,063 $7,014
Ratio of Total Expenses to Average Net Assets 0.14%3 0.14%3 0.14% 0.14% 0.14% 0.14%
Ratio of Net Investment Income to Average Net Assets 1.66% 2.36% 3.83% 4.25% 1.09% 1.98%
Portfolio Turnover Rate4 13% 28% 26% 19% 37% 26%
The expense ratio and net investment income ratio for the current period have been annualized.
1 Calculated based on average shares outstanding.
2 Total returns do not include account service fees that may have applied in the periods shown. Fund prospectuses provide information about any applicable account service fees.
3 The ratio of expenses to average net assets for the period net of reduction from custody fee offset arrangements was 0.14%.
4 Excludes the value of portfolio securities received or delivered as a result of in-kind purchases or redemptions of the fund’s capital shares, including ETF Creation Units.
  
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.
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Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities Index Fund
Financial Highlights
ETF Shares            
For a Share Outstanding
Throughout Each Period 
Six Months
Ended
March 31,
2024
Year Ended September 30,
2023 2022 2021 2020 2019
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period $47.25 $48.12 $52.56 $50.99 $49.03 $48.34
Investment Operations            
Net Investment Income1 .385 1.165 3.544 2.562 .634 1.003
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments 1.204 .364 (4.980) .195 1.677 .652
Total from Investment Operations 1.589 1.529 (1.436) 2.757 2.311 1.655
Distributions            
Dividends from Net Investment Income (.979) (2.399) (3.004) (1.187) (.351) (.965)
Distributions from Realized Capital Gains
Total Distributions (.979) (2.399) (3.004) (1.187) (.351) (.965)
Net Asset Value, End of Period $47.86 $47.25 $48.12 $52.56 $50.99 $49.03
Total Return 3.40% 3.28% -2.92% 5.48% 4.74% 3.46%
Ratios/Supplemental Data            
Net Assets, End of Period (Millions) $10,954 $13,783 $19,191 $17,203 $9,217 $6,884
Ratio of Total Expenses to Average Net Assets 0.04%2 0.04%2 0.04% 0.04% 0.05% 0.05%
Ratio of Net Investment Income to Average Net Assets 1.62% 2.46% 6.98% 4.95% 1.27% 2.07%
Portfolio Turnover Rate3 13% 28% 26% 19% 37% 26%
The expense ratio and net investment income ratio for the current period have been annualized.
1 Calculated based on average shares outstanding.
2 The ratio of expenses to average net assets for the period net of reduction from custody fee offset arrangements was 0.04%.
3 Excludes the value of portfolio securities received or delivered as a result of in-kind purchases or redemptions of the fund’s capital shares, including ETF Creation Units.
  
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.
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Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities Index Fund
Financial Highlights
Admiral Shares            
For a Share Outstanding
Throughout Each Period 
Six Months
Ended
March 31,
2024
Year Ended September 30,
2023 2022 2021 2020 2019
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period $23.54 $23.69 $25.93 $25.44 $24.60 $24.25
Investment Operations            
Net Investment Income1 .188 .606 1.843 1.257 .294 .500
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments .603 .161 (2.565) .123 .860 .332
Total from Investment Operations .791 .767 (.722) 1.380 1.154 .832
Distributions            
Dividends from Net Investment Income (.331) (.917) (1.518) (.890) (.314) (.482)
Distributions from Realized Capital Gains
Total Distributions (.331) (.917) (1.518) (.890) (.314) (.482)
Net Asset Value, End of Period $24.00 $23.54 $23.69 $25.93 $25.44 $24.60
Total Return2 3.37% 3.29% -2.92% 5.47% 4.72% 3.46%
Ratios/Supplemental Data            
Net Assets, End of Period (Millions) $20,294 $19,767 $20,803 $13,879 $8,541 $7,333
Ratio of Total Expenses to Average Net Assets 0.06%3 0.06%3 0.06% 0.06% 0.06% 0.06%
Ratio of Net Investment Income to Average Net Assets 1.58% 2.55% 7.25% 4.84% 1.18% 2.06%
Portfolio Turnover Rate4 13% 28% 26% 19% 37% 26%
The expense ratio and net investment income ratio for the current period have been annualized.
1 Calculated based on average shares outstanding.
2 Total returns do not include account service fees that may have applied in the periods shown. Fund prospectuses provide information about any applicable account service fees.
3 The ratio of expenses to average net assets for the period net of reduction from custody fee offset arrangements was 0.06%.
4 Excludes the value of portfolio securities received or delivered as a result of in-kind purchases or redemptions of the fund’s capital shares, including ETF Creation Units.
  
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.
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Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities Index Fund
Financial Highlights
Institutional Shares            
For a Share Outstanding
Throughout Each Period 
Six Months
Ended
March 31,
2024
Year Ended September 30,
2023 2022 2021 2020 2019
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period $23.55 $23.70 $25.95 $25.46 $24.62 $24.27
Investment Operations            
Net Investment Income1 .189 .623 1.760 1.219 .306 .517
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments .615 .149 (2.487) .166 .853 .319
Total from Investment Operations .804 .772 (.727) 1.385 1.159 .836
Distributions            
Dividends from Net Investment Income (.334) (.922) (1.523) (.895) (.319) (.486)
Distributions from Realized Capital Gains
Total Distributions (.334) (.922) (1.523) (.895) (.319) (.486)
Net Asset Value, End of Period $24.02 $23.55 $23.70 $25.95 $25.46 $24.62
Total Return 3.42% 3.31% -2.94% 5.49% 4.73% 3.48%
Ratios/Supplemental Data            
Net Assets, End of Period (Millions) $20,593 $18,850 $16,867 $16,238 $11,880 $9,967
Ratio of Total Expenses to Average Net Assets 0.04%2 0.04%2 0.04% 0.04% 0.04% 0.04%
Ratio of Net Investment Income to Average Net Assets 1.58% 2.62% 6.90% 4.69% 1.22% 2.08%
Portfolio Turnover Rate3 13% 28% 26% 19% 37% 26%
The expense ratio and net investment income ratio for the current period have been annualized.
1 Calculated based on average shares outstanding.
2 The ratio of expenses to average net assets for the period net of reduction from custody fee offset arrangements was 0.04%.
3 Excludes the value of portfolio securities received or delivered as a result of in-kind purchases or redemptions of the fund’s capital shares, including ETF Creation Units.
  
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.
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Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities Index Fund
Notes to Financial Statements
Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities Index Fund is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 as an open-end investment company, or mutual fund. The fund offers four classes of shares: Investor Shares, ETF Shares, Admiral Shares, and Institutional Shares. Each of the share classes has different eligibility and minimum purchase requirements, and is designed for different types of investors. ETF Shares are listed for trading on Nasdaq; they can be purchased and sold through a broker.
A. The following significant accounting policies conform to generally accepted accounting principles for U.S. investment companies. The fund consistently follows such policies in preparing its financial statements.
1. Security Valuation: Securities are valued as of the close of trading on the New York Stock Exchange (generally 4 p.m., Eastern time) on the valuation date. Bonds and other temporary cash investments are valued using the latest bid prices or using valuations based on a matrix system (which considers such factors as security prices, yields, maturities, and ratings), both as furnished by independent pricing services. Investments in Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund are valued at that fund's net asset value. Securities for which market quotations are not readily available, or whose values have been affected by events occurring before the fund’s pricing time but after the close of the securities’ primary markets, are valued by methods deemed by the valuation designee to represent fair value and subject to oversight by the board of trustees.
2. Futures Contracts: The fund uses futures contracts to invest in fixed income asset classes with greater efficiency and lower cost than is possible through direct investment, to add value when these instruments are attractively priced, or to adjust sensitivity to changes in interest rates. The primary risks associated with the use of futures contracts are imperfect correlation between changes in market values of bonds held by the fund and the prices of futures contracts, and the possibility of an illiquid market. Counterparty risk involving futures is mitigated because a regulated clearinghouse is the counterparty instead of the clearing broker. To further mitigate counterparty risk, the fund trades futures contracts on an exchange, monitors the financial strength of its clearing brokers and clearinghouse, and has entered into clearing agreements with its clearing brokers. The clearinghouse imposes initial margin requirements to secure the fund’s performance and requires daily settlement of variation margin representing changes in the market value of each contract. Any securities pledged as initial margin for open contracts are noted in the Schedule of Investments.
Futures contracts are valued at their quoted daily settlement prices. The notional amounts of the contracts are not recorded in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Fluctuations in the value of the contracts are recorded in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as an asset (liability) and in the Statement of Operations as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) until the contracts are closed, when they are recorded as realized gains (losses) on futures contracts.  
During the six months ended March 31, 2024, the fund’s average investments in long and short futures contracts represented 0% and less than 1% of net assets, based on the average of the notional amounts at each quarter-end during the period. The fund had no open futures contracts at March 31, 2024.
3. Federal Income Taxes: The fund intends to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company and distribute virtually all of its taxable income. The fund’s tax returns are open to examination by the relevant tax authorities until expiration of the applicable statute of limitations,
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which is generally three years after the filing of the tax return. Management has analyzed the fund’s tax positions taken for all open federal and state income tax years, and has concluded that no provision for income tax is required in the fund’s financial statements.
4. Distributions: Distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Distributions are determined on a tax basis at the fiscal year-end and may differ from net investment income and realized capital gains for financial reporting purposes.
5. Credit Facilities and Interfund Lending Program: The fund and certain other funds managed by The Vanguard Group ("Vanguard") participate in a $4.3 billion committed credit facility provided by a syndicate of lenders pursuant to a credit agreement and an uncommitted credit facility provided by Vanguard. Both facilities may be renewed annually. Each fund is individually liable for its borrowings, if any, under the credit facilities. Borrowings may be utilized for temporary or emergency purposes and are subject to the fund’s regulatory and contractual borrowing restrictions. With respect to the committed credit facility, the participating funds are charged administrative fees and an annual commitment fee of 0.10% of the undrawn committed amount of the facility, which are allocated to the funds based on a method approved by the fund’s board of trustees and included in Management and Administrative expenses on the fund’s Statement of Operations. Any borrowings under either facility bear interest at an agreed-upon spread plus the higher of the federal funds effective rate, the overnight bank funding rate, or the Daily Simple Secured Overnight Financing Rate inclusive of an additional agreed-upon spread. However, borrowings under the uncommitted credit facility may bear interest based upon an alternate rate agreed to by the fund and Vanguard.
In accordance with an exemptive order (the “Order”) from the SEC, the fund may participate in a joint lending and borrowing program that allows registered open-end Vanguard funds to borrow money from and lend money to each other for temporary or emergency purposes (the “Interfund Lending Program”), subject to compliance with the terms and conditions of the Order, and to the extent permitted by the fund’s investment objective and investment policies. Interfund loans and borrowings normally extend overnight but can have a maximum duration of seven days. Loans may be called on one business day’s notice. The interest rate to be charged is governed by the conditions of the Order and internal procedures adopted by the board of trustees. The board of trustees is responsible for overseeing the Interfund Lending Program. 
For the six months ended March 31, 2024, the fund did not utilize the credit facilities or the Interfund Lending Program.
6. Other: Interest income includes income distributions received from Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund and is accrued daily. Premiums and discounts on debt securities are amortized and accreted, respectively, to interest income over the lives of the respective securities, except for premiums on certain callable debt securities that are amortized to the earliest call date. Inflation adjustments to the face amount of inflation-indexed securities are included in interest income. Security transactions are accounted for on the date securities are bought or sold. Costs used to determine realized gains (losses) on the sale of investment securities are those of the specific securities sold.
Each class of shares has equal rights as to assets and earnings, except that each class separately bears certain class-specific expenses related to maintenance of shareholder accounts (included in Management and Administrative expenses) and shareholder reporting. Marketing and distribution expenses are allocated to each class of shares based on a method approved by the board of
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trustees. Income, other non-class-specific expenses, and gains and losses on investments are allocated to each class of shares based on its relative net assets.
B. In accordance with the terms of a Funds' Service Agreement (the “FSA”) between Vanguard and the fund, Vanguard furnishes to the fund investment advisory, corporate management, administrative, marketing, and distribution services at Vanguard’s cost of operations (as defined by the FSA). These costs of operations are allocated to the fund based on methods and guidelines approved by the board of trustees and are generally settled twice a month.
Upon the request of Vanguard, the fund may invest up to 0.40% of its net assets as capital in Vanguard. At March 31, 2024, the fund had contributed to Vanguard capital in the amount of $1,565,000, representing less than 0.01% of the fund’s net assets and 0.63% of Vanguard’s capital received pursuant to the FSA. The fund’s trustees and officers are also directors and employees, respectively, of Vanguard.
C. The fund’s custodian bank has agreed to reduce its fees when the fund maintains cash on deposit in the non-interest-bearing custody account. For the six months ended March 31, 2024, custodian fee offset arrangements reduced the fund’s expenses by $1,000 (an annual rate of less than 0.01% of average net assets).
D. Various inputs may be used to determine the value of the fund’s investments. These inputs are summarized in three broad levels for financial statement purposes. The inputs or methodologies used to value securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.
Level 1—Quoted prices in active markets for identical securities.
Level 2—Other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.).
Level 3—Significant unobservable inputs (including the fund’s own assumptions used to determine the fair value of investments). Any investments valued with significant unobservable inputs are noted on the Schedule of Investments.
The following table summarizes the market value of the fund’s investments as of March 31, 2024, based on the inputs used to value them:
  Level 1
($000)
Level 2
($000)
Level 3
($000)
Total
($000)
Investments        
Assets        
U.S. Government and Agency Obligations 51,665,328 51,665,328
Temporary Cash Investments 66,978 66,978
Total 66,978 51,665,328 51,732,306
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E. As of March 31, 2024, gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation for investments based on cost for U.S. federal income tax purposes were as follows:
  Amount
($000)
Tax Cost 53,550,033
Gross Unrealized Appreciation 29,677
Gross Unrealized Depreciation (1,847,404)
Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) (1,817,727)
The fund’s tax-basis capital gains and losses are determined only at the end of each fiscal year. For tax purposes, at September 30, 2023, the fund had available capital losses totaling $741,371,000 that may be carried forward indefinitely to offset future net capital gains. The fund will use these capital losses to offset net taxable capital gains, if any, realized during the year ending September 30, 2024; should the fund realize net capital losses for the year, the losses will be added to the loss carryforward balance above.
F. During the six months ended March 31, 2024, the fund purchased $7,163,519,000 of investment securities and sold $6,567,185,000 of investment securities, other than temporary cash investments. In addition, the fund purchased and sold investment securities of $255,506,000 and $2,914,172,000, respectively, in connection with in-kind purchases and redemptions of the fund's capital shares.
G. Capital share transactions for each class of shares were:
    
  Six Months Ended
March 31, 2024
  Year Ended
September 30, 2023
  Amount
($000)
Shares
(000)
  Amount
($000)
Shares
(000)
Investor Shares          
Issued 255 11   2,557 108
Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions 40 1   305 13
Redeemed (2,334) (99)   (6,990) (296)
Net Increase (Decrease)—Investor Shares (2,039) (87)   (4,128) (175)
ETF Shares          
Issued 322,923 6,802   2,054,940 43,399
Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions  
Redeemed (3,307,394) (69,600)   (7,141,152) (150,575)
Net Increase (Decrease)—ETF Shares (2,984,471) (62,798)   (5,086,212) (107,176)
Admiral Shares          
Issued 1,581,873 66,323   3,322,090 139,776
Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions 258,473 10,857   717,371 30,531
Redeemed (1,696,693) (71,385)   (4,962,750) (208,688)
Net Increase (Decrease)—Admiral Shares 143,653 5,795   (923,289) (38,381)
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  Six Months Ended
March 31, 2024
  Year Ended
September 30, 2023
  Amount
($000)
Shares
(000)
  Amount
($000)
Shares
(000)
Institutional Shares          
Issued 2,098,048 88,078   3,394,283 142,651
Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions 267,296 11,218   686,960 29,211
Redeemed (1,001,356) (42,122)   (1,975,598) (83,115)
Net Increase (Decrease)—Institutional Shares 1,363,988 57,174   2,105,645 88,747
H. Significant market disruptions, such as those caused by pandemics, natural or environmental disasters, war, acts of terrorism, or other events, can adversely affect local and global markets and normal market operations. Any such disruptions could have an adverse impact on the value of the fund’s investments and fund performance.
To the extent the fund’s investment portfolio reflects concentration in a particular market, industry, sector, country or asset class, the fund may be adversely affected by the performance of these concentrations and may be subject to increased price volatility and other risks.
Credit risk is the risk that a counterparty to a transaction or an issuer of a financial instrument will fail to pay interest and principal when due, or that perceptions of the issuer’s ability to make such payments will cause the price of an investment to decline. Investment in debt securities will generally increase credit risk.
The use of derivatives may expose the fund to various risks. Derivatives can be highly volatile, and any initial investment is generally small relative to the notional amount so that transactions may be leveraged in terms of market exposure. A relatively small market movement may have a potentially larger impact on derivatives than on standard securities. Leveraged derivatives positions can, therefore, increase volatility. Additional information regarding the fund’s use of derivative(s) and the specific risks associated is described under significant accounting policies.
I. Management has determined that no events or transactions occurred subsequent to March 31, 2024, that would require recognition or disclosure in these financial statements.
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Trustees Approve Advisory Arrangement
The board of trustees of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities Index Fund has renewed the fund’s investment advisory arrangement with The Vanguard Group, Inc. (Vanguard), through its Fixed Income Group. The board determined that continuing the fund’s internalized management structure was in the best interests of the fund and its shareholders.
The board based its decision upon an evaluation of the advisor’s investment staff, portfolio management process, and performance. This evaluation included information provided to the board by Vanguard’s Portfolio Review Department, which is responsible for fund and advisor oversight and product management. The Portfolio Review Department met regularly with the advisor and made presentations to the board during the fiscal year that directed the board’s focus to relevant information and topics.
The board, or an investment committee made up of board members, also received information throughout the year during advisor presentations conducted by the Portfolio Review Department. For each advisor presentation, the board was provided with letters and reports that included information about, among other things, the advisory firm and the advisor’s assessment of the investment environment, portfolio performance, and portfolio characteristics.
In addition, the board received periodic reports throughout the year, which included information about the fund’s performance relative to its peers and benchmark, as applicable, and updates, as needed, on the Portfolio Review Department’s ongoing assessment of the advisor.
Prior to their meeting, the trustees were provided with a memo and materials that summarized the information they received over the course of the year. They also considered the factors discussed below, among others. However, no single factor determined whether the board approved the arrangement. Rather, it was the totality of the circumstances that drove the board’s decision.
Nature, extent, and quality of services
The board reviewed the quality of the fund’s investment management services over both the short and long term and took into account the organizational depth and stability of the advisor. The board considered that Vanguard has been managing investments for more than four decades. The Fixed Income Group adheres to a sound, disciplined investment management process; the team has considerable experience, stability, and depth. Vanguard has managed the fund since its inception in 2012.
The board concluded that Vanguard’s experience, stability, depth, and performance, among other factors, warranted continuation of the advisory arrangement.
Investment performance
The board considered the short- and long-term performance of the fund, including any periods of outperformance or underperformance compared with its target index and peer group. The board concluded that the performance was such that the advisory arrangement should continue.
Cost
The board concluded that the fund’s expense ratio was below the average expense ratio charged by funds in its peer group and that the fund’s advisory expenses were also below the peer-group average.
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The board does not conduct a profitability analysis of Vanguard because of Vanguard’s unique structure. Unlike most other mutual fund management companies, Vanguard is owned by the funds it oversees.
The benefit of economies of scale
The board concluded that the fund’s arrangement with Vanguard ensures that the fund will realize economies of scale as it grows, with the cost to shareholders declining as fund assets increase.
The board will consider whether to renew the advisory arrangement again after a one-year period.
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Liquidity Risk Management
Vanguard funds (except for the money market funds) have adopted and implemented a written liquidity risk management program (the “Program”) as required by Rule 22e-4 under the Investment Company Act of 1940. Rule 22e-4 requires that each fund adopt a program that is reasonably designed to assess and manage the fund’s liquidity risk, which is the risk that the fund could not meet redemption requests without significant dilution of remaining investors’ interests in the fund.
Assessment and management of a fund’s liquidity risk under the Program take into consideration certain factors, such as the fund’s investment strategy and the liquidity of its portfolio investments during normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions, its short- and long-term cash-flow projections during both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions, and its cash and cash-equivalent holdings and access to other funding sources. As required by the rule, the Program includes policies and procedures for classification of fund portfolio holdings in four liquidity categories, maintaining certain levels of highly liquid investments, and limiting holdings of illiquid investments.
The board of trustees of Vanguard Malvern Funds approved the appointment of liquidity risk management program administrators responsible for administering Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities Index Fund's Program and for carrying out the specific responsibilities set forth in the Program, including reporting to the board on at least an annual basis regarding the Program’s operation, its adequacy, and the effectiveness of its implementation for the past year (the “Program Administrator Report”). The board has reviewed the Program Administrator Report covering the period from January 1, 2023, through December 31, 2023 (the “Review Period”). The Program Administrator Report stated that during the Review Period the Program operated and was implemented effectively to manage the fund’s liquidity risk.
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Semiannual Report  |  March 31, 2024
Vanguard Core Bond Fund
See the inside front cover for important information about your fund’s annual and semiannual shareholder reports.

 

Important information about shareholder reports
Beginning in July 2024, amendments adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission will substantially impact the design, content, and transmission of shareholder reports. Shareholder reports will provide key fund information in a clear and concise format and must be mailed to each shareholder that has not elected to receive the reports electronically. Financial statements will no longer be included in the shareholder report but will be available at vanguard.com, can be mailed upon request, or can be accessed on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.
You may elect to receive shareholder reports and other communications from the fund electronically by contacting your financial intermediary (such as a broker-dealer or bank) or, if you invest directly with the fund, by calling Vanguard at one of the phone numbers on the back cover of this report or by logging on to vanguard.com.

 

About Your Fund’s Expenses
As a shareholder of the fund, you incur ongoing costs, which include costs for portfolio management, administrative services, and shareholder reports (like this one), among others. Operating expenses, which are deducted from a fund’s gross income, directly reduce the investment return of the fund.
A fund‘s expenses are expressed as a percentage of its average net assets. This figure is known as the expense ratio. The following examples are intended to help you understand the ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in your fund and to compare these costs with those of other mutual funds. The examples are based on an investment of $1,000 made at the beginning of the period shown and held for the entire period.
The accompanying table illustrates your fund’s costs in two ways:
Based on actual fund return. This section helps you to estimate the actual expenses that you paid over the period. The ”Ending Account Value“ shown is derived from the fund’s actual return, and the third column shows the dollar amount that would have been paid by an investor who started with $1,000 in the fund. You may use the information here, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period.
To do so, simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number given for your fund under the heading ”Expenses Paid During Period.“
Based on hypothetical 5% yearly return. This section is intended to help you compare your fund‘s costs with those of other mutual funds. It assumes that the fund had a yearly return of 5% before expenses, but that the expense ratio is unchanged. In this case—because the return used is not the fund’s actual return—the results do not apply to your investment. The example is useful in making comparisons because the Securities and Exchange Commission requires all mutual funds to calculate expenses based on a 5% return. You can assess your fund’s costs by comparing this hypothetical example with the hypothetical examples that appear in shareholder reports of other funds.
Note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight and help you compare ongoing costs only and do not reflect transaction costs incurred by the fund for buying and selling securities. Further, the expenses do not include any purchase, redemption, or account service fees described in the fund prospectus. If such fees were applied to your account, your costs would be higher. Your fund does not carry a “sales load.”
The calculations assume no shares were bought or sold during the period. Your actual costs may have been higher or lower, depending on the amount of your investment and the timing of any purchases or redemptions.
You can find more information about the fund’s expenses, including annual expense ratios, in the Financial Statements section of this report. For additional information on operating expenses and other shareholder costs, please refer to your fund’s current prospectus.
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Six Months Ended March 31, 2024      
  Beginning
Account Value
9/30/2023
Ending
Account Value
3/31/2024
Expenses
Paid During
Period
Based on Actual Fund Return      
Core Bond Fund      
Investor Shares $1,000.00 $1,060.90 $1.03
Admiral™ Shares 1,000.00 1,061.90 0.52
Based on Hypothetical 5% Yearly Return      
Core Bond Fund      
Investor Shares $1,000.00 $1,024.00 $1.01
Admiral Shares 1,000.00 1,024.50 0.51
The calculations are based on expenses incurred in the most recent six-month period. The fund's annualized six-month expense ratios for that period are 0.20% for Investor Shares and 0.10% for Admiral Shares. The dollar amounts shown as “Expenses Paid” are equal to the annualized expense ratio multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days in the most recent six-month period, then divided by the number of days in the most recent 12-month period (183/366).
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Fund Allocation
As of March 31, 2024
Asset-Backed/Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities 5.1%
Corporate Bonds 36.5
Floating Rate Loan Interests 0.0
Sovereign Bonds 9.0
Taxable Municipal Bonds 0.0
U.S. Government and Agency Obligations 49.4
The table reflects the fund’s investments, except for short-term investments and derivatives. The agency and mortgage-backed securities may include issues from government-sponsored enterprises; such issues are generally not backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government.
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Financial Statements (unaudited)
Schedule of Investments
As of March 31, 2024
The fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year as an exhibit to its reports on Form N-PORT. The fund’s Form N-PORT reports are available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.
      Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000)
Market
Value

($000)
U.S. Government and Agency Obligations (50.3%)
U.S. Government Securities (26.9%)
United States Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds  0.250%          1/15/25  29,944     29,430
United States Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds  0.125%          4/15/25 196,979    192,057
United States Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds  0.125%         10/15/25  77,248     74,956
United States Treasury Note/Bond  0.500%          2/28/26  26,950     24,908
1 United States Treasury Note/Bond  2.250%          3/31/26  48,000     45,825
United States Treasury Note/Bond  3.750%          4/15/26  56,535     55,554
United States Treasury Note/Bond  3.625%          5/15/26  69,692     68,320
United States Treasury Note/Bond  0.750%          5/31/26   2,606      2,401
United States Treasury Note/Bond  2.125%          5/31/26  50,000     47,461
United States Treasury Note/Bond  4.500%          7/15/26  31,250     31,201
United States Treasury Note/Bond  1.875%          7/31/26  12,305     11,582
United States Treasury Note/Bond  4.375%          8/15/26  47,132     46,948
United States Treasury Note/Bond  4.625%         10/15/26  89,673     89,925
United States Treasury Note/Bond  1.125%         10/31/26  31,475     28,903
United States Treasury Note/Bond  1.250%         11/30/26  27,006     24,829
United States Treasury Note/Bond  1.625%         11/30/26   8,945      8,308
United States Treasury Note/Bond  4.000%          1/15/27  76,000     75,097
United States Treasury Note/Bond  1.875%          2/28/27  24,659     22,941
United States Treasury Note/Bond  0.500%          4/30/27  12,038     10,691
United States Treasury Note/Bond  2.750%          4/30/27  23,101     22,000
United States Treasury Note/Bond  0.375%          9/30/27  16,301     14,212
United States Treasury Note/Bond  0.500%         10/31/27  15,957     13,937
United States Treasury Note/Bond  4.125%         10/31/27  44,630     44,274
United States Treasury Note/Bond  0.625%         11/30/27  24,350     21,314
United States Treasury Note/Bond  3.875%         11/30/27  39,465     38,836
United States Treasury Note/Bond  1.250%          3/31/28  13,502     11,996
United States Treasury Note/Bond  3.625%          3/31/28  45,000     43,868
United States Treasury Note/Bond  1.250%          4/30/28  15,597     13,828
United States Treasury Note/Bond  2.875%          5/15/28  45,000     42,581
2 United States Treasury Note/Bond  1.250%          5/31/28  38,706     34,243
2 United States Treasury Note/Bond  1.250%          6/30/28  30,901     27,285
United States Treasury Note/Bond  1.000%          7/31/28  26,613     23,191
United States Treasury Note/Bond  1.125%          8/31/28  24,191     21,152
United States Treasury Note/Bond  1.250%          9/30/28  22,714     19,932
United States Treasury Note/Bond  4.625%          9/30/28  17,794     18,050
United States Treasury Note/Bond  1.375%         10/31/28  29,814     26,265
United States Treasury Note/Bond  1.500%         11/30/28  22,454     19,858
2 United States Treasury Note/Bond  4.375%         11/30/28  55,971     56,277
United States Treasury Note/Bond  1.750%          1/31/29  25,991     23,181
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      Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000)
Market
Value

($000)
United States Treasury Note/Bond  3.250%          6/30/29  38,185     36,419
United States Treasury Note/Bond  2.625%          7/31/29  16,820     15,537
United States Treasury Note/Bond  3.875%         11/30/29  23,852     23,420
United States Treasury Note/Bond  3.875%         12/31/29  25,000     24,547
United States Treasury Note/Bond  3.500%          1/31/30  14,754     14,196
United States Treasury Note/Bond  3.500%          4/30/30  53,213     51,134
United States Treasury Note/Bond  0.625%          5/15/30  35,467     28,640
United States Treasury Note/Bond  3.750%          5/31/30  15,778     15,364
United States Treasury Note/Bond  3.750%          6/30/30  15,817     15,399
United States Treasury Note/Bond  4.000%          7/31/30  73,889     72,942
United States Treasury Note/Bond  0.625%          8/15/30  51,500     41,232
United States Treasury Note/Bond  4.125%          8/31/30  95,000     94,406
United States Treasury Note/Bond  4.625%          9/30/30  74,435     76,063
United States Treasury Note/Bond  4.875%         10/31/30  18,498     19,174
United States Treasury Note/Bond  0.875%         11/15/30  20,000     16,188
United States Treasury Note/Bond  4.375%         11/30/30  37,186     37,488
United States Treasury Note/Bond  3.750%         12/31/30  16,917     16,446
United States Treasury Note/Bond  4.000%          1/31/31  18,438     18,199
United States Treasury Note/Bond  4.250%          2/28/31  18,074     18,108
United States Treasury Note/Bond  1.250%          8/15/31  45,000     36,647
United States Treasury Note/Bond  2.875%          5/15/32  16,689     15,156
United States Treasury Note/Bond  4.625%          2/15/40   6,372      6,597
United States Treasury Note/Bond  1.125%          8/15/40   5,646      3,492
United States Treasury Note/Bond  1.375%         11/15/40  20,619     13,254
United States Treasury Note/Bond  1.875%          2/15/41  53,566     37,329
United States Treasury Note/Bond  2.250%          5/15/41  20,000     14,775
United States Treasury Note/Bond  1.750%          8/15/41  24,580     16,580
3,4 United States Treasury Note/Bond  2.000%         11/15/41  47,400     33,239
4 United States Treasury Note/Bond  2.375%          2/15/42  48,270     35,886
United States Treasury Note/Bond  3.125%          2/15/42   8,081      6,760
United States Treasury Note/Bond  3.000%          5/15/42   6,500      5,319
United States Treasury Note/Bond  3.250%          5/15/42   9,670      8,220
United States Treasury Note/Bond  2.750%          8/15/42  38,075     29,877
United States Treasury Note/Bond  3.375%          8/15/42  29,466     25,451
United States Treasury Note/Bond  2.750%         11/15/42   6,900      5,398
United States Treasury Note/Bond  3.875%          2/15/43  25,964     24,000
United States Treasury Note/Bond  3.875%          5/15/43  38,104     35,175
United States Treasury Note/Bond  4.375%          8/15/43  39,898     39,437
United States Treasury Note/Bond  4.750%         11/15/43   3,700      3,839
United States Treasury Note/Bond  3.125%          8/15/44   9,000      7,367
United States Treasury Note/Bond  2.500%          5/15/46  20,000     14,416
United States Treasury Note/Bond  2.875%         11/15/46   4,750      3,658
United States Treasury Note/Bond  3.000%          2/15/47  33,500     26,334
United States Treasury Note/Bond  3.000%          5/15/47  32,970     25,881
United States Treasury Note/Bond  2.750%          8/15/47  12,000      8,974
United States Treasury Note/Bond  2.750%         11/15/47  20,000     14,934
United States Treasury Note/Bond  3.000%          2/15/48  41,750     32,643
United States Treasury Note/Bond  3.125%          5/15/48  30,134     24,079
United States Treasury Note/Bond  3.000%          8/15/48  21,854     17,046
United States Treasury Note/Bond  3.375%         11/15/48  23,301     19,464
United States Treasury Note/Bond  3.000%          2/15/49  43,912     34,210
United States Treasury Note/Bond  2.875%          5/15/49   7,500      5,702
United States Treasury Note/Bond  2.250%          8/15/49  16,000     10,665
United States Treasury Note/Bond  2.375%         11/15/49  17,615     12,055
United States Treasury Note/Bond  2.000%          2/15/50  18,309     11,460
5

 

Core Bond Fund
      Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000)
Market
Value

($000)
1 United States Treasury Note/Bond  1.250%          5/15/50  92,164     47,133
United States Treasury Note/Bond  2.375%          5/15/51  32,936     22,350
United States Treasury Note/Bond  1.875%         11/15/51   8,500      5,092
United States Treasury Note/Bond  2.250%          2/15/52  19,500     12,824
United States Treasury Note/Bond  2.875%          5/15/52  31,048     23,485
United States Treasury Note/Bond  3.000%          8/15/52   5,863      4,553
United States Treasury Note/Bond  4.000%         11/15/52  10,871     10,219
United States Treasury Note/Bond  3.625%          2/15/53  18,457     16,202
United States Treasury Note/Bond  3.625%          5/15/53  17,960     15,780
United States Treasury Note/Bond  4.750%         11/15/53  50,700     54,114
                                            2,939,590
Conventional Mortgage-Backed Securities (20.8%)  
5,6 Fannie Mae Pool  3.000%   10/1/46–3/1/48     493        420
5,6 Fannie Mae Pool  3.500%    7/1/47–2/1/50   1,149      1,029
5,6 Fannie Mae Pool  4.000%           9/1/42     172        164
5,6 Fannie Mae Pool  5.000%          10/1/49      30         30
5,6 Freddie Mac Gold Pool  3.000%    8/1/45–8/1/47  52,907     46,969
5,6 Freddie Mac Gold Pool  3.500%    3/1/45–2/1/50   1,583      1,423
5,6 Freddie Mac Gold Pool  4.000%   7/1/39–12/1/49   6,768      6,405
5,6 Freddie Mac Gold Pool  4.500%   12/1/39–2/1/49   1,478      1,450
5,6 Freddie Mac Gold Pool  5.000%   12/1/35–6/1/40     541        549
5,6 Freddie Mac Gold Pool  5.500%           5/1/40      82         85
5 Ginnie Mae I Pool  3.000%          4/15/45     126        114
5 Ginnie Mae I Pool  4.000%  7/15/45–8/15/45      41         39
5 Ginnie Mae I Pool  4.500%  2/15/39–9/15/46      38         38
5 Ginnie Mae I Pool  6.000%          7/15/37      23         25
5 Ginnie Mae II Pool  2.000% 11/20/50–6/20/52  80,151     65,605
5,7 Ginnie Mae II Pool  2.500%  5/20/50–5/15/54  79,720     66,093
5,7 Ginnie Mae II Pool  3.000%  5/20/43–5/15/54  91,408     80,449
5,7 Ginnie Mae II Pool  3.500% 10/20/43–4/15/54  66,234     60,475
5,7 Ginnie Mae II Pool  4.000% 11/20/42–4/15/54  52,086     48,918
5,7 Ginnie Mae II Pool  4.500%  4/20/48–5/15/54  44,475     42,954
5,7 Ginnie Mae II Pool  5.000%  8/20/48–4/15/54  34,264     33,690
5,7 Ginnie Mae II Pool  5.500%          4/15/54  38,250     38,232
5,7 Ginnie Mae II Pool  6.000%          4/15/54  51,000     51,454
5,7 Ginnie Mae II Pool  6.500%  3/15/54–4/15/54 137,700    140,002
5,6,7 UMBS Pool  1.500%   3/1/36–4/25/54  58,107     44,741
5,6,7 UMBS Pool  2.000%  10/1/35–4/25/54 512,355    420,408
5,6,7 UMBS Pool  2.500%  10/1/35–4/25/54 181,529    157,649
5,6,7 UMBS Pool  3.000%  12/1/37–4/25/54 304,418    268,663
5,6,7 UMBS Pool  3.500%   7/1/32–4/25/54 324,131    292,609
5,6,7 UMBS Pool  4.000%  12/1/38–5/25/54  35,830     35,165
5,6,7 UMBS Pool  4.500%   4/1/39–4/25/54  87,717     85,460
5,6,7 UMBS Pool  5.000%   8/1/39–4/25/54  97,734     95,941
5,6,7 UMBS Pool  5.500%  12/1/38–4/25/54  86,262     87,696
5,6,7 UMBS Pool  6.000%  11/1/52–4/25/54 103,787    105,067
                                            2,280,011
Nonconventional Mortgage-Backed Securities (2.6%)  
5,6 Fannie Mae REMICS  3.500%          3/25/43  26,073     23,705
5,6 Fannie Mae REMICS  4.500%          8/25/49   3,823      3,691
5,6 Freddie Mac REMICS  2.000%          9/25/47  12,780     10,978
5,6 Freddie Mac REMICS  2.500% 2/25/41–12/25/48  94,718     80,511
5,6 Freddie Mac REMICS  3.000% 7/15/43–12/15/46  85,090     74,292
5,6 Freddie Mac REMICS  3.500% 8/15/47–10/15/47  79,241     71,321
6

 

Core Bond Fund
      Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000)
Market
Value

($000)
5,6 Freddie Mac REMICS  4.500% 10/25/44–1/25/47  11,182     10,838
5 Ginnie Mae REMICS  4.500%          5/20/52   6,112      5,760
                                               281,096
Total U.S. Government and Agency Obligations (Cost $5,618,464) 5,500,697
Asset-Backed/Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities (5.1%)
5 Ally Auto Receivables Trust Series 2023-1  5.270%         11/15/28   1,230      1,237
5,8 Ally Auto Receivables Trust Series 2023-1  5.760%          1/15/29   1,120      1,130
5,8 Ally Auto Receivables Trust Series 2023-1  5.960%          3/15/29     900        902
5,8 Ally Auto Receivables Trust Series 2023-1  6.740%          4/15/34     590        588
5,8 Ally Auto Receivables Trust Series 2023-A  7.330%          1/17/34   1,440      1,490
5 Ally Auto Receivables Trust Series 2024-1  5.160%         10/15/29     870        867
5 Ally Auto Receivables Trust Series 2024-1  5.410%         11/15/29     620        618
5,8 Ally Auto Receivables Trust Series 2024-1  5.800%          2/16/32     610        609
5 AmeriCredit Automobile Receivables Trust Series 2020-2  2.130%          3/18/26     240        234
5 AmeriCredit Automobile Receivables Trust Series 2023-2  6.000%          7/18/29   4,160      4,226
5,8 Aventura Mall Trust Series 2018-AVM  4.112%           7/5/40   4,390      4,157
5,8 Avis Budget Rental Car Funding AESOP LLC Series 2022-5A  6.240%          4/20/27   1,390      1,388
5,8 Avis Budget Rental Car Funding AESOP LLC Series 2023-1A  6.230%          4/20/29     900        902
5,8 Avis Budget Rental Car Funding AESOP LLC Series 2023-2A  6.180%         10/20/27     250        250
5,8 Avis Budget Rental Car Funding AESOP LLC Series 2023-5A  5.780%          4/20/28   2,140      2,170
5,8 Avis Budget Rental Car Funding AESOP LLC Series 2023-7A  5.900%          8/21/28   1,050      1,069
5,8 Avis Budget Rental Car Funding AESOP LLC Series 2023-8A  6.020%          2/20/30   3,110      3,207
5,8 Avis Budget Rental Car Funding AESOP LLC Series 2024-1A  5.360%          6/20/30   4,040      4,060
5,8 Avis Budget Rental Car Funding AESOP LLC Series 2024-1A  5.850%          6/20/30   2,690      2,691
5,8 Avis Budget Rental Car Funding AESOP LLC Series 2024-1A  6.480%          6/20/30   2,030      2,055
5,8 Avis Budget Rental Car Funding AESOP LLC Series 2024-3A  5.230%         12/20/30     600        600
5,8 Avis Budget Rental Car Funding AESOP LLC Series 2024-3A  5.580%         12/20/30     500        499
5 BA Credit Card Trust Series 2023-A2  4.980%         11/15/28   9,750      9,773
5 BANK Series 2017-BNK4  3.625%          5/15/50      19         18
5 BANK Series 2019-BNK16  4.005%          2/15/52   1,280      1,216
5 BANK Series 2019-BNK23  2.920%         12/15/52   3,570      3,186
5 BANK Series 2022-BNK40  3.393%          3/15/64   7,590      6,776
5 BANK Series 2022-BNK43  4.399%          8/15/55  13,344     12,718
5 BANK Series 2023-5YR3  6.724%          9/15/56   1,600      1,697
5,8 Bank of America Auto Trust Series 2023-1A  5.390%          7/16/29   2,250      2,264
5,8 Bank of America Auto Trust Series 2023-2A  5.660%         11/15/29   1,520      1,543
5,8 Bayview Opportunity Master Fund VII Trust Series 2024-SN1  5.670%          8/15/28     680        681
5,8 Bayview Opportunity Master Fund VII Trust Series 2024-SN1  5.830%         12/15/28     760        762
5,8 Bayview Opportunity Master Fund VII Trust Series 2024-SN1  6.360%          7/16/29     920        925
5 BBCMS Mortgage Trust Series 2020-C6  2.639%          2/15/53     200        175
7

 

Core Bond Fund
      Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000)
Market
Value

($000)
5 BBCMS Mortgage Trust Series 2021-C9  2.299%          2/15/54   2,100      1,766
5 BBCMS Mortgage Trust Series 2022-C16  4.600%          6/15/55   2,150      2,086
5 BBCMS Mortgage Trust Series 2023-C22  6.804%         11/15/56     800        904
5 BBCMS Mortgage Trust Series 2024-5C25  5.946%          3/15/57  16,680     17,286
5 BBCMS Mortgage Trust Series 2024-5C25  6.358%          3/15/57   2,700      2,801
5 BBCMS Mortgage Trust Series 2024-C24  5.419%          2/15/57   4,680      4,814
5 Benchmark Mortgage Trust Series 2018-B1  3.666%          1/15/51   5,380      5,035
5 Benchmark Mortgage Trust Series 2020-B16  2.732%          2/15/53     200        176
5 Benchmark Mortgage Trust Series 2022-B36  4.470%          7/15/55  11,472     10,994
5 Benchmark Mortgage Trust Series 2023-B38  5.525%          4/15/56   1,700      1,752
5 Benchmark Mortgage Trust Series 2023-V3  6.363%          7/15/56   3,600      3,762
5 Benchmark Mortgage Trust Series 2024-V6  5.926%          3/15/29   5,000      5,175
5 BMO Mortgage Trust Series 2023-C7  6.160%         12/15/56  11,500     12,430
5 BMO Mortgage Trust Series 2024-5C3  5.739%          2/15/57   6,550      6,719
5 BMO Mortgage Trust Series 2024-C8  5.598%          3/15/57  11,000     11,437
5 BMW Vehicle Lease Trust Series 2023-2  5.980%          2/25/27   2,900      2,934
5,8 BPR Trust Series 2023-BRK2  6.899%          11/5/28   2,800      2,908
5,8 BX Trust Series 2019-OC11  3.202%          12/9/41   1,380      1,228
5 Capital One Prime Auto Receivables Trust Series 2023-2  5.740%         11/15/28   3,000      3,060
5 CarMax Auto Owner Trust Series 2023-1  4.650%          1/16/29     860        851
5 CarMax Auto Owner Trust Series 2023-3  5.260%          2/15/29   3,550      3,565
5 CarMax Auto Owner Trust Series 2023-4  5.960%          5/15/29   2,900      2,979
5 CarMax Auto Owner Trust Series 2024-1  4.920%         10/16/28   1,620      1,616
5 CarMax Auto Owner Trust Series 2024-1  4.940%          8/15/29     760        758
5 CD Mortgage Trust Series 2016-CD1  3.631%          8/10/49     270        188
5 CD Mortgage Trust Series 2017-CD4  3.514%          5/10/50     320        298
5 CD Mortgage Trust Series 2017-CD6  3.709%         11/13/50      30         27
5 CD Mortgage Trust Series 2018-CD7  4.013%          8/15/51   7,827      7,398
5 CD Mortgage Trust Series 2018-CD7  4.842%          8/15/51     100         90
5 CFCRE Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2016-C4  3.283%          5/10/58      61         58
5,8 Chase Auto Owner Trust Series 2024-1A  5.050%         10/25/29   1,120      1,123
5,8 Chase Auto Owner Trust Series 2024-1A  5.160%         11/26/29     320        321
5,8 Chase Auto Owner Trust Series 2024-1A  5.360%          1/25/30     300        301
5,8 Chase Auto Owner Trust Series 2024-1A  5.870%          6/25/31     440        441
5 Chase Issuance Trust Series 2024-A2  4.630%          1/15/31   7,440      7,410
5 Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2017-P8  3.203%          9/15/50      20         19
5 Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2017-P8  4.192%          9/15/50      60         54
5 Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2017-P8  4.257%          9/15/50      40         35
5 Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2018-C5  4.228%          6/10/51      45         43
5,8 Citizens Auto Receivables Trust Series 2023-1  5.780%         10/15/30   4,890      4,961
5,8 Citizens Auto Receivables Trust Series 2024-1  5.030%         10/15/30   1,470      1,465
5 CNH Equipment Trust Series 2023-B  5.600%          2/15/29   4,540      4,591
5 CNH Equipment Trust Series 2024-A  4.800%          7/15/31   1,410      1,401
5,8 COMM Mortgage Trust Series 2013-CR6  3.397%          3/10/46      98         90
5,8,9 Connecticut Avenue Securities Trust Series 2023-R07, SOFR30A + 1.950%  7.271%          9/25/43   1,786      1,803
5,8,9 Connecticut Avenue Securities Trust Series 2023-R08, SOFR30A + 1.500%  6.820%         10/25/43   1,755      1,762
5,8,9 Connecticut Avenue Securities Trust Series 2024-R01, SOFR30A + 1.050%  6.370%          1/25/44   4,812      4,813
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Core Bond Fund
      Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000)
Market
Value

($000)
5,8,9 Connecticut Avenue Securities Trust Series 2024-R02, SOFR30A + 1.100%  6.420%          2/25/44     694        695
5 CSAIL Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2020-C19  2.561%          3/15/53     250        211
5,8 DLLAA LLC Series 2023-1A  5.640%          2/22/28   3,130      3,161
5,8 DLLAA LLC Series 2023-1A  5.730%         10/20/31   1,770      1,795
5,8 DLLST LLC Series 2024-1A  4.930%          4/22/30     560        555
5 Drive Auto Receivables Trust Series 2024-1  5.310%          1/16/29   2,060      2,056
5 Drive Auto Receivables Trust Series 2024-1  5.430%         11/17/31   2,400      2,403
5,8 EDvestinU Private Education Loan Issue No. 1 LLC Series 2019-A  3.580%         11/25/38      25         24
5,8 Enterprise Fleet Financing LLC Series 2023-3  6.410%          6/20/30   1,020      1,058
5,8 Enterprise Fleet Financing LLC Series 2024-1  5.160%          9/20/30   1,450      1,446
5 Fifth Third Auto Trust Series 2023-1  5.520%          2/17/31   2,980      3,016
5 First National Master Note Trust Series 2023-2  5.770%          9/15/29   1,580      1,600
5 Ford Credit Auto Lease Trust Series 2023-B  6.200%          2/15/27   3,010      3,049
5 Ford Credit Auto Lease Trust Series 2023-B  6.430%          4/15/27   4,170      4,249
5 Ford Credit Auto Lease Trust Series 2024-A  5.290%          6/15/27   2,040      2,034
5,8 Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust Series 2020-1  2.540%          8/15/31     100         97
5,8 Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust Series 2022-1  3.880%         11/15/34     410        397
5,8 Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust Series 2022-1  4.670%         11/15/34   1,250      1,215
5,8 Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust Series 2023-1  4.850%          8/15/35  13,616     13,538
5,8 Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust Series 2023-2  5.280%          2/15/36   6,240      6,314
5 Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust Series 2023-B  5.060%          2/15/29   1,530      1,530
5 Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust Series 2023-C  5.490%          5/15/29   2,560      2,594
5 Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust Series 2023-C  5.930%          8/15/29   2,010      2,053
5 Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust Series 2023-C  6.370%          5/15/31   2,230      2,305
5,8 Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust Series 2024-1  4.870%          8/15/36     180        180
5,8 Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust Series 2024-1  5.240%          8/15/36   2,250      2,248
5 Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust Series 2024-A  5.260%         11/15/29   1,500      1,504
5,6,8,9 Freddie Mac STACR REMICS Trust Series 2023-HQA3, SOFR30A + 1.850%  7.170%         11/25/43     913        924
5,6,8,9 Freddie Mac STACR REMICS Trust Series 2023-HQA3, SOFR30A + 1.850%  7.170%         11/25/43     637        643
5,6,8,9 Freddie Mac STACR REMICS Trust Series 2024-DNA1, SOFR30A + 1.350%  6.670%          2/25/44   2,655      2,662
5,6,8 Freddie Mac STACR REMICS Trust Series 2024-HQA1  6.569%          3/25/44   2,500      2,502
5,8 GCAT Trust Series 2022-INV3  4.000%          8/25/52   7,123      6,418
5,8 GCAT Trust Series 2022-INV3  4.500%          8/25/52   4,832      4,480
5 GM Financial Automobile Leasing Trust Series 2023-3  5.880%          8/20/27   1,820      1,828
5 GM Financial Automobile Leasing Trust Series 2024-1  5.330%          3/20/28   1,910      1,910
5 GM Financial Consumer Automobile Receivables Trust Series 2023-1  4.590%          7/17/28      50         49
5 GM Financial Consumer Automobile Receivables Trust Series 2023-1  5.320%         10/16/28   2,080      2,074
5 GM Financial Consumer Automobile Receivables Trust Series 2023-3  5.340%         12/18/28   2,950      2,969
5 GM Financial Consumer Automobile Receivables Trust Series 2024-1  4.860%          6/18/29   1,060      1,059
5 GM Financial Consumer Automobile Receivables Trust Series 2024-1  5.160%          8/16/29     380        379
5,8 GM Financial Revolving Receivables Trust Series 2021-1  1.490%          6/12/34      70         63
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Core Bond Fund
      Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000)
Market
Value

($000)
5,8 GM Financial Revolving Receivables Trust Series 2021-1  1.670%          6/12/34     120        108
5,8 GM Financial Revolving Receivables Trust Series 2023-2  5.770%          8/11/36   4,220      4,357
5,8 GM Financial Revolving Receivables Trust Series 2023-2  6.210%          8/11/36   1,660      1,718
5,8 GM Financial Revolving Receivables Trust Series 2024-1  4.980%         12/11/36   3,690      3,706
5,8 GM Financial Revolving Receivables Trust Series 2024-1  5.230%         12/11/36     870        869
5,8 GMF Floorplan Owner Revolving Trust Series 2024-1A  5.330%          3/15/29   1,240      1,242
5,8 GMF Floorplan Owner Revolving Trust Series 2024-2A  5.060%          3/17/31   7,030      7,068
5,8 GMF Floorplan Owner Revolving Trust Series 2024-2A  5.350%          3/17/31     520        522
5,8 GreatAmerica Leasing Receivables Series 2024-1  5.080%         12/16/30     910        906
5 GS Mortgage Securities Trust Series 2014-GC24  4.521%          9/10/47     150        126
5 GS Mortgage Securities Trust Series 2019-GC38  3.968%          2/10/52     150        141
5 GS Mortgage Securities Trust Series 2020-GC45  2.911%          2/13/53     630        557
5 Harley-Davidson Motorcycle Trust Series 2023-B  5.780%          4/15/31   1,650      1,676
5,8 Hertz Vehicle Financing LLC Series 2022-2A  2.330%          6/26/28   3,120      2,857
5,8 Hertz Vehicle Financing III LLC Series 2022-1A  2.630%          6/25/26     160        154
5,8 Hertz Vehicle Financing III LLC Series 2023-3A  5.940%          2/25/28   2,500      2,537
5,8 Hertz Vehicle Financing III LLC Series 2023-4A  6.150%          3/25/30   3,500      3,623
5,8 Hertz Vehicle Financing III LP Series 2021-2A  1.680%         12/27/27     100         91
5,8 HPEFS Equipment Trust Series 2024-1A  5.330%          5/20/31   1,090      1,084
5,8 HPEFS Equipment Trust Series 2024-1A  5.820%         11/20/31   1,360      1,361
5,8 Hyundai Auto Lease Securitization Trust Series 2023-C  5.840%          9/15/27   1,100      1,111
5,8 Hyundai Auto Lease Securitization Trust Series 2024-A  5.070%          2/15/28   1,100      1,095
5,8 Hyundai Auto Lease Securitization Trust Series 2024-A  5.350%          5/15/28   6,630      6,621
5 Hyundai Auto Receivables Trust Series 2023-B  5.310%          8/15/29   1,480      1,494
5 Hyundai Auto Receivables Trust Series 2023-C  5.550%         12/17/29   1,700      1,727
5 Hyundai Auto Receivables Trust Series 2023-C  6.010%         12/17/29   5,830      5,939
5 Hyundai Auto Receivables Trust Series 2024-A  5.140%          1/15/31   1,320      1,315
5 Hyundai Auto Receivables Trust Series 2024-A  5.270%          7/15/31   1,080      1,076
5 John Deere Owner Trust Series 2023-B  5.110%          5/15/30   1,500      1,499
5 John Deere Owner Trust Series 2023-C  5.390%          8/15/30   1,970      1,989
5 JPMDB Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust Series 2017-C7  3.409%         10/15/50      60         56
5 JPMDB Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust Series 2018-C8  4.211%          6/15/51      50         47
5,8 Kubota Credit Owner Trust Series 2023-2A  5.230%          6/15/28   1,430      1,433
5,8 Kubota Credit Owner Trust Series 2024-1A  5.200%          1/15/30   1,200      1,201
5,8 Laurel Road Prime Student Loan Trust Series 2018-B  3.540%          5/26/43       4          4
5,8 M&T Bank Auto Receivables Trust Series 2024-1A  5.150%          2/17/32   1,410      1,409
5,8 M&T Bank Auto Receivables Trust Series 2024-1A  5.220%          2/17/32   1,850      1,850
5,8 MMAF Equipment Finance LLC Series 2024-A  4.950%          7/14/31   1,510      1,505
5 Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust Series 2013-C10  3.942%          7/15/46     200        164
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Core Bond Fund
      Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000)
Market
Value

($000)
5 Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust Series 2018-L1  4.407%         10/15/51   2,180      2,111
5,8 Morgan Stanley Residential Mortgage Loan Trust Series 2023-1  4.000%          2/25/53  54,103     48,645
5,8 MSBAM Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust Series 2012-CKSV  3.277%         10/15/30     893        796
5 MSWF Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2023-2  6.014%         12/15/56   8,690      9,297
5,8 Navient Private Education Loan Trust Series 2018-BA  3.610%         12/15/59      97         95
5,8,9 Navient Student Loan Trust Series 2023-BA, SOFR30A + 1.700%  7.019%          3/15/72     527        532
5,8 OBX Trust Series 2022-INV5  4.000%         10/25/52   3,275      2,951
5,8 Palisades Center Trust Series 2016-PLSD  2.713%          4/13/33     500        318
5,8 PFS Financing Corp. Series 2023-B  5.270%          5/15/28   1,780      1,782
5,8 PFS Financing Corp. Series 2023-C  5.520%         10/15/28   1,660      1,675
5,8 PFS Financing Corp. Series 2024-B  4.950%          2/15/29   9,240      9,206
5,8 Porsche Financial Auto Securitization Trust Series 2023-2A  5.790%         11/24/31   1,750      1,781
5,8 Progress Residential Trust Series 2022-SFR3  3.200%          4/17/39     138        130
5,8 Progress Residential Trust Series 2022-SFR3  3.600%          4/17/39     100         95
5,8 Progress Residential Trust Series 2022-SFR5  4.451%          6/17/39     118        115
5,8 Progress Residential Trust Series 2022-SFR5  4.896%          6/17/39     100         98
5,8 Progress Residential Trust Series 2024-SFR1  3.350%          2/17/41   1,580      1,455
5,7,8 Progress Residential Trust Series 2024-SFR2  3.300%          4/17/41   1,390      1,272
5,8 Santander Bank Auto Credit-Linked Notes Series 2023-B  5.933%         12/15/33     390        391
5,8 Santander Bank Auto Credit-Linked Notes Series 2023-B  6.663%         12/15/33     430        432
5 Santander Drive Auto Receivables Trust Series 2023-1  5.090%          5/15/30     840        830
5 Santander Drive Auto Receivables Trust Series 2023-6  5.930%          7/17/28   1,050      1,065
5 Santander Drive Auto Receivables Trust Series 2023-6  5.980%          4/16/29   1,490      1,514
5 Santander Drive Auto Receivables Trust Series 2023-6  6.400%          3/17/31   1,180      1,214
5 Santander Drive Auto Receivables Trust Series 2024-1  5.230%         12/15/28   1,650      1,647
5 Santander Drive Auto Receivables Trust Series 2024-1  5.450%          3/15/30   1,250      1,246
5,8 SBNA Auto Lease Trust Series 2023-A  6.520%          4/20/28   2,040      2,091
5,8 SBNA Auto Lease Trust Series 2024-A  5.240%          1/22/29   1,700      1,696
5,8 SBNA Auto Receivables Trust Series 2024-A  5.290%          9/17/29   2,050      2,048
5,8 SBNA Auto Receivables Trust Series 2024-A  5.590%          1/15/30     960        959
5,8 SBNA Auto Receivables Trust Series 2024-A  6.040%          4/15/30     930        930
5,8 SCCU Auto Receivables Trust Series 2023-1A  5.700%          8/15/29     530        532
5,8 SCOTT Trust Series 2023-SFS  5.910%          3/15/40   3,630      3,651
5,8 SFS Auto Receivables Securitization Trust Series 2023-1A  5.470%         12/20/29   1,820      1,838
5,8 SFS Auto Receivables Securitization Trust Series 2024-1A  4.940%          1/21/31   1,070      1,065
5,8 SFS Auto Receivables Securitization Trust Series 2024-1A  5.380%          1/21/31   1,910      1,914
5,8 SFS Auto Receivables Securitization Trust Series 2024-1A  5.510%          1/20/32     890        893
5,8 SMB Private Education Loan Trust Series 2016-A  2.700%          5/15/31      22         21
5,8 SMB Private Education Loan Trust Series 2017-B  2.820%         10/15/35      52         51
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Core Bond Fund
      Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000)
Market
Value

($000)
5,8 SMB Private Education Loan Trust Series 2018-B  3.600%          1/15/37     129        125
5,8 SMB Private Education Loan Trust Series 2018-C  3.630%         11/15/35     177        171
5,8 SMB Private Education Loan Trust Series 2024-A  5.240%          3/15/56   2,750      2,746
5,8 SoFi Professional Loan Program LLC Series 2017-D  2.650%          9/25/40      12         12
5,8 SoFi Professional Loan Program LLC Series 2017-F  2.840%          1/25/41      20         20
5 Synchrony Card Funding LLC Series 2023-A2  5.740%         10/15/29  13,920     14,127
5 Synchrony Card Funding LLC Series 2024-A1  5.040%          3/15/30   6,170      6,170
5,8 Tesla Auto Lease Trust Series 2023-B  6.220%          3/22/27   1,300      1,317
5,8 Tesla Electric Vehicle Trust Series 2023-1  5.380%          2/20/29     720        725
5,8 Tesla Electric Vehicle Trust Series 2023-1  5.820%          5/20/31     720        727
5,8 Toyota Auto Loan Extended Note Trust Series 2022-1A  3.820%          4/25/35     800        774
5 Toyota Auto Receivables Owner Trust Series 2024-A  4.770%          4/16/29   3,240      3,230
5,8 Toyota Lease Owner Trust Series 2023-B  5.710%         12/20/27   2,420      2,442
5,8 US Bank NA Series 2023-1  6.789%          8/25/32     563        566
5,8 Verizon Master Trust Series 2023-6  5.350%          9/22/31   3,030      3,088
5 Verizon Master Trust Series 2023-7  5.670%         11/20/29   4,020      4,086
5,8 Verizon Master Trust Series 2024-2  4.830%         12/22/31   7,730      7,724
5,8 Verizon Master Trust Series 2024-2  5.080%         12/22/31   4,680      4,639
5,8 Verizon Master Trust Series 2024-2  5.320%         12/22/31   5,790      5,734
5 Volkswagen Auto Lease Trust Series 2023-A  5.800%          4/20/28   1,520      1,533
5 Volkswagen Auto Loan Enhanced Trust Series 2023-1  5.010%          1/22/30   4,260      4,259
5 Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2018-C43  4.514%          3/15/51      50         45
5 Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2018-C46  4.152%          8/15/51      30         29
5 World Omni Auto Receivables Trust Series 2024-A  4.840%         10/15/29   3,570      3,564
5 World Omni Auto Receivables Trust Series 2024-A  5.090%         12/17/29   1,510      1,504
5 World Omni Auto Receivables Trust Series 2024-A  5.310%         10/15/30     780        778
Total Asset-Backed/Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities (Cost $554,573) 556,453
Corporate Bonds (36.6%)
Communications (3.6%)
8 Altice Financing SA  5.750%          8/15/29     110         88
7,8 AMC Networks Inc. 10.250%          1/15/29      20         20
AT&T Inc.  3.800%          2/15/27  12,130     11,743
10 AT&T Inc.  1.600%          5/19/28   1,400      1,414
10 AT&T Inc.  4.300%         11/18/34     600        681
AT&T Inc.  4.500%          5/15/35     700        653
AT&T Inc.  4.900%          8/15/37     500        474
AT&T Inc.  4.300%         12/15/42   6,240      5,365
AT&T Inc.  3.500%          9/15/53   9,980      7,047
AT&T Inc.  3.550%          9/15/55   4,238      2,960
AT&T Inc.  3.800%          12/1/57   4,000      2,893
AT&T Inc.  3.650%          9/15/59   8,837      6,153
Bell Telephone Co. of Canada or Bell Canada  5.550%          2/15/54  19,990     19,939
10 Booking Holdings Inc.  4.000%           3/1/44   3,300      3,605
8 Cable One Inc.  4.000%         11/15/30      70         55
8 CCO Holdings LLC  6.375%           9/1/29      30         28
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Core Bond Fund
      Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000)
Market
Value

($000)
8 CCO Holdings LLC  4.750%           3/1/30   1,265      1,085
8 CCO Holdings LLC  4.250%           2/1/31      40         33
Charter Communications Operating LLC  3.750%          2/15/28      70         65
Charter Communications Operating LLC  2.250%          1/15/29     200        170
Charter Communications Operating LLC  5.050%          3/30/29   1,480      1,427
Charter Communications Operating LLC  2.300%           2/1/32   7,360      5,679
Charter Communications Operating LLC  6.650%           2/1/34   9,352      9,583
Charter Communications Operating LLC  3.500%           3/1/42   3,580      2,385
Charter Communications Operating LLC  6.484%         10/23/45   2,100      1,948
Charter Communications Operating LLC  4.800%           3/1/50   1,390      1,028
11 CK Hutchison Group Telecom Finance SA  2.625%         10/17/34   2,751      2,527
Comcast Corp.  6.550%           7/1/39   4,080      4,552
Comcast Corp.  3.250%          11/1/39   1,990      1,560
Comcast Corp.  3.750%           4/1/40   3,800      3,157
Comcast Corp.  4.650%          7/15/42   1,200      1,099
Comcast Corp.  4.700%         10/15/48     168        154
Comcast Corp.  3.450%           2/1/50   1,500      1,100
Comcast Corp.  2.650%          8/15/62     300        171
Comcast Corp.  2.987%          11/1/63   5,000      3,072
8 Cox Communications Inc.  5.800%         12/15/53   4,710      4,657
8 CSC Holdings LLC 11.750%          1/31/29     125        125
8 CSC Holdings LLC  5.750%          1/15/30     285        151
8 CSC Holdings LLC  4.625%          12/1/30     290        147
8 CSC Holdings LLC  3.375%          2/15/31     100         68
8 Directv Financing LLC  5.875%          8/15/27     344        325
8 Directv Financing LLC  8.875%           2/1/30      70         70
Discovery Communications LLC  5.000%          9/20/37   1,600      1,399
Discovery Communications LLC  6.350%           6/1/40   1,734      1,698
Discovery Communications LLC  4.650%          5/15/50   6,440      5,013
Discovery Communications LLC  4.000%          9/15/55   2,000      1,365
8 DISH Network Corp. 11.750%         11/15/27     335        342
8 Frontier Communications Holdings LLC  5.000%           5/1/28     230        213
8 Frontier Communications Holdings LLC  6.000%          1/15/30     140        119
8 Gray Television Inc.  7.000%          5/15/27     110        102
Interpublic Group of Cos. Inc.  3.375%           3/1/41   2,040      1,522
5,10 Koninklijke KPN NV  3.875%          2/16/36   1,500      1,636
8 Level 3 Financing Inc.  3.875%         11/15/29      80         44
8 Level 3 Financing Inc. 10.500%          5/15/30      70         72
Meta Platforms Inc.  5.750%          5/15/63   4,220      4,525
Netflix Inc.  4.875%          4/15/28  23,405     23,354
Netflix Inc.  5.875%         11/15/28  58,569     60,876
Netflix Inc.  6.375%          5/15/29   1,960      2,088
8 News Corp.  3.875%          5/15/29     500        458
8 Nexstar Media Inc.  4.750%          11/1/28     805        734
8 Outfront Media Capital LLC  7.375%          2/15/31     105        110
Paramount Global  4.950%          1/15/31     974        866
Paramount Global  4.600%          1/15/45   4,660      3,208
Rogers Communications Inc.  5.000%          2/15/29  14,780     14,680
Rogers Communications Inc.  3.800%          3/15/32   6,440      5,795
Rogers Communications Inc.  4.550%          3/15/52   2,040      1,719
8 Scripps Escrow Inc.  5.875%          7/15/27     315        263
8 Scripps Escrow II Inc.  5.375%          1/15/31      80         49
8 Sirius XM Radio Inc.  5.000%           8/1/27      70         67
8 Sky Ltd.  3.750%          9/16/24     200        198
Sprint Capital Corp.  6.875%         11/15/28  16,790     17,870
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      Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000)
Market
Value

($000)
Sprint LLC  7.625%           3/1/26  27,766     28,669
8 Sunrise FinCo I BV  4.875%          7/15/31     225        201
5,10 TDC Net A/S  5.056%          5/31/28     500        554
Telefonica Emisiones SA  4.665%           3/6/38   4,056      3,693
Time Warner Cable LLC  7.300%           7/1/38   4,890      4,913
Time Warner Cable LLC  4.500%          9/15/42   6,620      4,907
T-Mobile USA Inc.  3.375%          4/15/29   4,770      4,414
T-Mobile USA Inc.  6.000%          6/15/54   6,340      6,773
T-Mobile USA Inc.  3.600%         11/15/60   2,442      1,712
T-Mobile USA Inc.  5.800%          9/15/62   3,740      3,866
8 Univision Communications Inc.  8.000%          8/15/28     185        188
8 Univision Communications Inc.  4.500%           5/1/29      15         13
8 Univision Communications Inc.  7.375%          6/30/30     225        223
Verizon Communications Inc.  4.125%          3/16/27     458        448
Verizon Communications Inc.  4.329%          9/21/28     200        196
Verizon Communications Inc.  3.400%          3/22/41   3,006      2,347
Verizon Communications Inc.  3.850%          11/1/42   2,693      2,212
Verizon Communications Inc.  4.862%          8/21/46   3,000      2,815
Verizon Communications Inc.  5.500%          2/23/54   7,380      7,452
Verizon Communications Inc.  3.000%         11/20/60   1,800      1,122
Verizon Communications Inc.  3.700%          3/22/61   2,065      1,510
8 Videotron Ltd.  3.625%          6/15/29     365        330
Vodafone Group plc  6.150%          2/27/37   2,850      3,044
Vodafone Group plc  4.375%          2/19/43   2,000      1,728
8 VZ Secured Financing BV  5.000%          1/15/32     370        318
Warnermedia Holdings Inc.  3.755%          3/15/27  32,390     30,901
Warnermedia Holdings Inc.  5.050%          3/15/42   7,801      6,691
Warnermedia Holdings Inc.  5.141%          3/15/52   9,640      8,002
8 WMG Acquisition Corp.  3.750%          12/1/29     840        753
                                              389,836
Consumer Discretionary (1.1%)
8 Amer Sports Co.  6.750%          2/16/31      60         60
American Axle & Manufacturing Inc.  5.000%          10/1/29     170        153
American Honda Finance Corp.  4.750%          1/12/26   3,581      3,558
Asbury Automotive Group Inc.  4.500%           3/1/28     961        913
AutoZone Inc.  6.250%          11/1/28   3,170      3,325
8 Beacon Roofing Supply Inc.  4.125%          5/15/29      15         14
8 Boyne USA Inc.  4.750%          5/15/29      50         46
8 Builders FirstSource Inc.  6.375%           3/1/34     215        216
8 Caesars Entertainment Inc.  6.500%          2/15/32      65         66
8 Camelot Return Merger Sub Inc.  8.750%           8/1/28     560        575
8 Carnival Corp.  5.750%           3/1/27     385        381
8 Carnival Corp.  4.000%           8/1/28     610        568
8 Carnival Corp.  6.000%           5/1/29      60         59
8 Carnival Corp. 10.500%           6/1/30      20         22
8 Carnival Holdings Bermuda Ltd. 10.375%           5/1/28     140        153
8 Churchill Downs Inc.  5.500%           4/1/27     325        319
8 Churchill Downs Inc.  4.750%          1/15/28     298        284
8 Churchill Downs Inc.  5.750%           4/1/30      65         63
8 Clarios Global LP  6.750%          5/15/25      46         46
8 Clarios Global LP  8.500%          5/15/27     270        270
Dana Inc.  4.250%           9/1/30     215        190
Dana Inc.  4.500%          2/15/32      95         82
Ford Motor Co.  9.625%          4/22/30      20         23
Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC  2.700%          8/10/26      70         65
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Core Bond Fund
      Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000)
Market
Value

($000)
Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC  4.950%          5/28/27   1,085      1,059
Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC  4.125%          8/17/27     100         95
Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC  3.815%          11/2/27     365        342
Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC  7.350%          11/4/27   7,315      7,672
Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC  6.800%          5/12/28     555        576
Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC  6.798%          11/7/28   3,880      4,047
Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC  2.900%          2/10/29     845        745
Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC  7.200%          6/10/30     205        217
Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC  7.122%          11/7/33   1,885      2,027
General Motors Co.  6.125%          10/1/25   1,000      1,008
General Motors Co.  5.200%           4/1/45   1,600      1,438
General Motors Financial Co. Inc.  3.500%          11/7/24   1,242      1,225
General Motors Financial Co. Inc.  2.900%          2/26/25     157        153
General Motors Financial Co. Inc.  4.350%           4/9/25     103        102
General Motors Financial Co. Inc.  2.750%          6/20/25  12,585     12,164
General Motors Financial Co. Inc.  6.050%         10/10/25   7,565      7,621
General Motors Financial Co. Inc.  1.250%           1/8/26   3,000      2,793
General Motors Financial Co. Inc.  2.400%         10/15/28   1,000        886
General Motors Financial Co. Inc.  5.850%           4/6/30   3,780      3,850
General Motors Financial Co. Inc.  6.400%           1/9/33   4,740      4,970
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.  9.500%          5/31/25      50         50
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.  5.000%          7/15/29     355        331
8 Hanesbrands Inc.  9.000%          2/15/31      85         87
8 Hilton Domestic Operating Co. Inc.  5.875%           4/1/29      25         25
Home Depot Inc.  2.950%          6/15/29   1,583      1,455
Home Depot Inc.  2.700%          4/15/30     480        428
Home Depot Inc.  5.950%           4/1/41   3,290      3,536
Home Depot Inc.  4.250%           4/1/46     720        622
Home Depot Inc.  3.900%          6/15/47     100         82
Home Depot Inc.  4.500%          12/6/48     500        444
Home Depot Inc.  3.125%         12/15/49     750        524
Home Depot Inc.  4.950%          9/15/52   1,165      1,110
Home Depot Inc.  3.500%          9/15/56   1,660      1,234
5,10 Kering SA  3.375%          2/27/33   5,200      5,573
5,10 Kering SA  3.875%           9/5/35     500        553
8 Lithia Motors Inc.  4.625%         12/15/27     285        273
8 Lithia Motors Inc.  3.875%           6/1/29   1,180      1,064
8 Lithia Motors Inc.  4.375%          1/15/31      20         18
8 Live Nation Entertainment Inc.  5.625%          3/15/26      20         20
8 Live Nation Entertainment Inc.  6.500%          5/15/27     900        910
8 Live Nation Entertainment Inc.  3.750%          1/15/28      15         14
Lowe's Cos. Inc.  3.100%           5/3/27     880        834
Lowe's Cos. Inc.  1.700%          9/15/28   1,840      1,609
Lowe's Cos. Inc.  4.450%           4/1/62   3,165      2,584
5,10 LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE  3.500%           9/7/33   1,900      2,111
5,10 McDonald's Corp.  4.125%         11/28/35   2,000      2,246
7 MGM Resorts International  6.500%          4/15/32     140        140
8 Miter Brands Acquisition Holdco Inc.  6.750%           4/1/32      70         70
8 NCL Corp. Ltd.  5.875%          2/15/27     314        310
8 NCL Corp. Ltd.  8.125%          1/15/29      30         32
8 NCL Corp. Ltd.  7.750%          2/15/29     178        185
Newell Brands Inc.  6.375%          9/15/27     323        319
Newell Brands Inc.  6.625%          9/15/29     177        173
8 Ontario Gaming GTA LP  8.000%           8/1/30     110        114
8 Penn Entertainment Inc.  5.625%          1/15/27      85         82
15

 

Core Bond Fund
      Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000)
Market
Value

($000)
7,8 Phinia Inc.  6.750%          4/15/29      30         30
5,10 RCI Banque SA  4.625%          10/2/26  16,500     18,099
5,10 Robert Bosch GmbH  4.375%           6/2/43     700        800
8 Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.  8.250%          1/15/29     274        290
8 Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.  9.250%          1/15/29      60         64
8 Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.  7.250%          1/15/30      42         44
Sally Holdings LLC  6.750%           3/1/32      20         20
Service Corp. International  4.000%          5/15/31      20         18
Starbucks Corp.  3.500%         11/15/50     600        445
8 Station Casinos LLC  6.625%          3/15/32      65         66
8 Studio City Co. Ltd.  7.000%          2/15/27     240        240
10 Tapestry Inc.  5.375%         11/27/27     500        559
5 Toyota Motor Credit Corp.  1.900%          1/13/27   4,045      3,734
5 Toyota Motor Credit Corp.  3.050%          3/22/27   3,775      3,591
Toyota Motor Credit Corp.  3.650%           1/8/29     279        266
5,10 Volkswagen International Finance NV  4.125%         11/15/25   3,000      3,252
5,10 Volkswagen International Finance NV  1.500%          1/21/41     700        528
8 Wyndham Hotels & Resorts Inc.  4.375%          8/15/28     125        116
                                              125,765
Consumer Staples (1.7%)
Altria Group Inc.  2.350%           5/6/25     880        851
Altria Group Inc.  4.400%          2/14/26   2,570      2,531
Altria Group Inc.  2.450%           2/4/32   2,945      2,391
Altria Group Inc.  5.800%          2/14/39   2,000      2,028
Altria Group Inc.  3.400%           2/4/41   3,000      2,202
Altria Group Inc.  5.375%          1/31/44     325        320
Altria Group Inc.  5.950%          2/14/49     135        137
Altria Group Inc.  4.450%           5/6/50     300        239
5 Anheuser-Busch Cos. LLC  4.700%           2/1/36   3,090      2,999
Anheuser-Busch InBev Finance Inc.  4.625%           2/1/44   4,250      3,912
5,10 Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV  2.750%          3/17/36   2,400      2,407
Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide Inc.  5.450%          1/23/39   6,230      6,428
Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide Inc.  4.350%           6/1/40   1,000        907
Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide Inc.  4.950%          1/15/42   1,117      1,088
8 B&G Foods Inc.  8.000%          9/15/28     120        125
BAT Capital Corp.  3.215%           9/6/26     200        190
BAT Capital Corp.  3.557%          8/15/27   3,471      3,285
BAT Capital Corp.  5.834%          2/20/31  14,980     15,172
BAT Capital Corp.  4.390%          8/15/37  12,490     10,495
BAT Capital Corp.  7.079%           8/2/43   4,745      5,066
BAT Capital Corp.  4.540%          8/15/47   2,930      2,257
BAT Capital Corp.  3.984%          9/25/50     975        686
BAT International Finance plc  1.668%          3/25/26      70         65
5,10 BAT Netherlands Finance BV  5.375%          2/16/31     600        700
5,10 British American Tobacco plc  3.000%        Perpetual   2,400      2,444
Conagra Brands Inc.  5.300%          10/1/26   4,860      4,865
8 Coty Inc.  5.000%          4/15/26      16         16
8 Coty Inc.  6.625%          7/15/30      75         76
8 Energizer Holdings Inc.  4.750%          6/15/28     529        491
8 Fiesta Purchaser Inc.  7.875%           3/1/31      15         15
Hormel Foods Corp.  1.800%          6/11/30     275        230
J M Smucker Co.  2.125%          3/15/32      85         69
J M Smucker Co.  6.500%         11/15/43   5,150      5,585
J M Smucker Co.  4.375%          3/15/45   2,000      1,712
8 JBS USA LUX SA  6.750%          3/15/34   4,610      4,844
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Core Bond Fund
      Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000)
Market
Value

($000)
8 JBS USA LUX SA  7.250%         11/15/53   7,540      8,095
8 KeHE Distributors LLC  9.000%          2/15/29     155        157
Kenvue Inc.  5.100%          3/22/43   3,385      3,367
5 Kimberly-Clark de Mexico SAB de CV  3.250%          3/12/25   7,000      6,837
Kraft Heinz Foods Co.  3.750%           4/1/30   6,720      6,307
Kroger Co.  2.200%           5/1/30   1,000        850
Kroger Co.  3.875%         10/15/46   3,125      2,412
8 Mondelez International Holdings Netherlands BV  1.250%          9/24/26   5,000      4,544
Mondelez International Inc.  2.750%          4/13/30   1,289      1,148
5,10 Nestle Finance International Ltd.  1.750%          11/2/37     500        453
8 Performance Food Group Inc.  6.875%           5/1/25      65         65
8 Performance Food Group Inc.  4.250%           8/1/29      80         73
Philip Morris International Inc.  5.000%         11/17/25   4,610      4,600
Philip Morris International Inc.  5.125%         11/17/27   3,655      3,673
Philip Morris International Inc.  4.875%          2/13/29  36,830     36,623
Philip Morris International Inc.  5.625%         11/17/29   3,000      3,090
Philip Morris International Inc.  5.125%          2/15/30   2,610      2,610
Philip Morris International Inc.  2.100%           5/1/30     200        170
Philip Morris International Inc.  5.500%           9/7/30     250        255
Philip Morris International Inc.  6.375%          5/16/38   7,000      7,660
10 Philip Morris International Inc.  1.450%           8/1/39   1,700      1,267
Philip Morris International Inc.  4.250%         11/10/44   2,050      1,718
8 Post Holdings Inc.  6.250%          2/15/32     110        111
Reynolds American Inc.  4.450%          6/12/25     328        324
Unilever Capital Corp.  2.125%           9/6/29     294        259
8 United Natural Foods Inc.  6.750%         10/15/28     153        127
8 US Foods Inc.  6.875%          9/15/28      25         26
8 US Foods Inc.  4.750%          2/15/29      48         46
8 US Foods Inc.  7.250%          1/15/32      40         42
                                              183,737
Energy (2.6%)
8 Antero Midstream Partners LP  6.625%           2/1/32     125        126
8 Antero Resources Corp.  5.375%           3/1/30     140        134
5 BP Capital Markets America Inc.  3.017%          1/16/27     248        237
BP Capital Markets America Inc.  3.543%           4/6/27   3,000      2,890
BP Capital Markets America Inc.  4.234%          11/6/28   6,933      6,789
BP Capital Markets plc  3.279%          9/19/27     278        265
Canadian Natural Resources Ltd.  2.950%          7/15/30   5,545      4,880
Canadian Natural Resources Ltd.  6.250%          3/15/38     670        696
5 Canadian Natural Resources Ltd.  4.950%           6/1/47     650        586
Cenovus Energy Inc.  4.250%          4/15/27   9,535      9,283
Cenovus Energy Inc.  6.750%         11/15/39     144        159
Cenovus Energy Inc.  5.400%          6/15/47     595        560
Cheniere Corpus Christi Holdings LLC  3.700%         11/15/29     705        656
Cheniere Energy Inc.  4.625%         10/15/28     305        296
Cheniere Energy Partners LP  4.000%           3/1/31     450        409
Cheniere Energy Partners LP  3.250%          1/31/32   2,800      2,384
Cheniere Energy Partners LP  5.950%          6/30/33   3,205      3,274
Chevron USA Inc.  3.250%         10/15/29   1,000        936
8 Civitas Resources Inc.  8.375%           7/1/28      95        100
8 Civitas Resources Inc.  8.625%          11/1/30      40         43
8 Civitas Resources Inc.  8.750%           7/1/31      65         70
8 CNX Resources Corp.  7.250%           3/1/32      90         92
8 Columbia Pipelines Holding Co. LLC  5.681%          1/15/34   5,675      5,637
17

 

Core Bond Fund
      Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000)
Market
Value

($000)
ConocoPhillips Co.  6.950%          4/15/29   1,000      1,099
ConocoPhillips Co.  4.300%         11/15/44     265        232
ConocoPhillips Co.  3.800%          3/15/52   1,000        781
ConocoPhillips Co.  5.300%          5/15/53   1,985      1,975
ConocoPhillips Co.  5.700%          9/15/63   1,190      1,246
8 Continental Resources Inc.  2.268%         11/15/26   2,000      1,842
Coterra Energy Inc.  4.375%          3/15/29   2,440      2,349
8 CrownRock LP  5.625%         10/15/25     205        204
DCP Midstream Operating LP  5.625%          7/15/27      59         59
8 DCP Midstream Operating LP  6.750%          9/15/37   8,440      9,148
Devon Energy Corp.  5.600%          7/15/41     200        193
8 Diamond Foreign Asset Co.  8.500%          10/1/30     140        147
Diamondback Energy Inc.  3.125%          3/24/31     215        191
8 DT Midstream Inc.  4.125%          6/15/29     455        419
8 DT Midstream Inc.  4.375%          6/15/31     230        208
5 Eastern Gas Transmission & Storage Inc.  3.600%         12/15/24      66         65
Enbridge Inc.  2.500%          2/14/25     920        896
Enbridge Inc.  1.600%          10/4/26   3,248      2,976
Enbridge Inc.  3.125%         11/15/29     450        411
Enbridge Inc.  6.700%         11/15/53   5,995      6,787
Energy Transfer LP  2.900%          5/15/25   9,500      9,220
Energy Transfer LP  4.400%          3/15/27   6,067      5,936
Energy Transfer LP  3.750%          5/15/30   1,420      1,310
Energy Transfer LP  5.750%          2/15/33   2,470      2,509
Energy Transfer LP  6.050%           6/1/41     700        704
Energy Transfer LP  6.500%           2/1/42   1,400      1,486
Energy Transfer LP  5.300%           4/1/44   1,825      1,680
Energy Transfer LP  5.150%          3/15/45   1,520      1,383
Energy Transfer LP  6.250%          4/15/49     400        411
Energy Transfer LP  5.950%          5/15/54  16,070     16,030
Enterprise Products Operating LLC  5.950%           2/1/41     380        402
Enterprise Products Operating LLC  4.850%          3/15/44   2,400      2,248
Enterprise Products Operating LLC  5.100%          2/15/45   2,000      1,919
Enterprise Products Operating LLC  4.900%          5/15/46     860        802
Enterprise Products Operating LLC  3.700%          1/31/51   1,000        773
EOG Resources Inc.  4.375%          4/15/30     430        421
EOG Resources Inc.  3.900%           4/1/35     200        182
8 EQM Midstream Partners LP  7.500%           6/1/27     170        174
8 EQM Midstream Partners LP  6.500%           7/1/27     155        156
EQM Midstream Partners LP  5.500%          7/15/28     275        271
8 EQM Midstream Partners LP  7.500%           6/1/30     147        157
EQT Corp.  3.900%          10/1/27   2,198      2,088
Exxon Mobil Corp.  4.227%          3/19/40   2,235      2,037
Exxon Mobil Corp.  4.114%           3/1/46   1,000        862
8 FS Luxembourg Sarl  8.875%          2/12/31     200        198
Genesis Energy LP  8.250%          1/15/29      90         92
Helmerich & Payne Inc.  2.900%          9/29/31   5,185      4,355
Hess Corp.  7.300%          8/15/31     185        209
8 Hilcorp Energy I LP  5.750%           2/1/29      80         78
8 Hilcorp Energy I LP  6.000%           2/1/31      95         93
Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP  5.800%          3/15/35   2,891      2,934
8 Kinetik Holdings LP  6.625%         12/15/28      70         71
Marathon Oil Corp.  5.300%           4/1/29   7,695      7,683
MPLX LP  1.750%           3/1/26   2,000      1,870
MPLX LP  4.500%          4/15/38   1,850      1,643
18

 

Core Bond Fund
      Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000)
Market
Value

($000)
MPLX LP  4.950%          3/14/52   1,500      1,317
MPLX LP  5.650%           3/1/53     476        465
8 Northern Natural Gas Co.  5.625%           2/1/54   3,275      3,328
NuStar Logistics LP  6.375%          10/1/30     230        232
Occidental Petroleum Corp.  5.500%          12/1/25   2,465      2,463
Occidental Petroleum Corp.  6.375%           9/1/28   1,860      1,936
Occidental Petroleum Corp.  6.625%           9/1/30   1,630      1,726
Occidental Petroleum Corp.  6.125%           1/1/31     993      1,028
Occidental Petroleum Corp.  7.500%           5/1/31   1,165      1,297
Occidental Petroleum Corp.  6.450%          9/15/36     440        469
Occidental Petroleum Corp.  6.600%          3/15/46     160        172
ONEOK Inc.  5.550%          11/1/26   3,720      3,755
ONEOK Inc.  5.650%          11/1/28   3,725      3,811
ONEOK Inc.  3.400%           9/1/29     500        461
ONEOK Inc.  5.800%          11/1/30   4,370      4,503
ONEOK Partners LP  6.125%           2/1/41   1,355      1,398
Ovintiv Inc.  5.650%          5/15/25   6,685      6,686
8 Permian Resources Operating LLC  7.750%          2/15/26     210        213
8 Permian Resources Operating LLC  5.875%           7/1/29     615        605
8 Permian Resources Operating LLC  7.000%          1/15/32     120        124
5 Petronas Capital Ltd.  3.500%          4/21/30  14,800     13,606
Phillips 66  4.650%         11/15/34   1,035        986
Phillips 66 Co.  5.250%          6/15/31   6,040      6,116
Phillips 66 Co.  5.650%          6/15/54   7,130      7,231
Pioneer Natural Resources Co.  1.900%          8/15/30   2,000      1,681
Pioneer Natural Resources Co.  2.150%          1/15/31   5,410      4,555
Plains All American Pipeline LP  3.550%         12/15/29   1,000        917
Plains All American Pipeline LP  4.900%          2/15/45     410        356
8 Raizen Fuels Finance SA  6.950%           3/5/54   3,400      3,496
Range Resources Corp.  8.250%          1/15/29     135        140
Sabine Pass Liquefaction LLC  5.625%           3/1/25     570        569
Sabine Pass Liquefaction LLC  5.875%          6/30/26   6,739      6,793
Sabine Pass Liquefaction LLC  4.200%          3/15/28   2,964      2,871
Sabine Pass Liquefaction LLC  4.500%          5/15/30   2,000      1,923
Shell International Finance BV  2.375%          11/7/29     985        877
Shell International Finance BV  4.550%          8/12/43     500        463
Shell International Finance BV  4.375%          5/11/45     500        447
Shell International Finance BV  3.750%          9/12/46     550        444
Shell International Finance BV  3.125%          11/7/49   1,300        923
Suncor Energy Inc.  6.500%          6/15/38     855        909
Suncor Energy Inc.  3.750%           3/4/51   1,168        861
8 Sunoco LP  7.000%          9/15/28     255        261
8 Tallgrass Energy Partners LP  7.375%          2/15/29     195        196
Targa Resources Corp.  6.150%           3/1/29   8,675      9,044
Targa Resources Corp.  6.125%          3/15/33   3,250      3,391
Targa Resources Corp.  6.500%          3/30/34   8,360      8,989
Targa Resources Partners LP  5.000%          1/15/28   1,500      1,477
Targa Resources Partners LP  6.875%          1/15/29     655        673
Targa Resources Partners LP  4.875%           2/1/31   1,500      1,439
5,10 TotalEnergies SE  2.000%        Perpetual     900        905
TransCanada PipeLines Ltd.  4.100%          4/15/30   2,915      2,755
TransCanada PipeLines Ltd.  2.500%         10/12/31   2,695      2,241
TransCanada PipeLines Ltd.  6.200%         10/15/37     900        941
Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Co. LLC  4.000%          3/15/28      75         72
Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Co. LLC  3.250%          5/15/30     780        706
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Core Bond Fund
      Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000)
Market
Value

($000)
8 Transocean Inc.  8.750%          2/15/30     162        169
8 Transocean Titan Financing Ltd.  8.375%           2/1/28     105        109
8 Valaris Ltd.  8.375%          4/30/30     220        227
Valero Energy Corp.  4.350%           6/1/28     205        200
Valero Energy Corp.  3.650%          12/1/51   2,000      1,441
8 Venture Global Calcasieu Pass LLC  3.875%          8/15/29     475        428
8 Venture Global Calcasieu Pass LLC  6.250%          1/15/30      85         86
8 Venture Global LNG Inc.  8.125%           6/1/28      75         77
8 Venture Global LNG Inc.  9.500%           2/1/29     330        356
8 Venture Global LNG Inc.  8.375%           6/1/31     105        108
8 Venture Global LNG Inc.  9.875%           2/1/32     235        253
8 Viper Energy Inc.  7.375%          11/1/31     105        109
8 Vital Energy Inc.  7.750%          7/31/29     105        106
Western Midstream Operating LP  4.500%           3/1/28   1,198      1,156
Western Midstream Operating LP  4.750%          8/15/28   2,614      2,536
Williams Cos. Inc.  4.650%          8/15/32   2,100      2,025
Williams Cos. Inc.  6.300%          4/15/40     200        211
Williams Cos. Inc.  5.100%          9/15/45     535        496
                                              279,453
Financials (13.2%)
5,10 ABN AMRO Bank NV  5.125%          2/22/33   2,200      2,436
AerCap Ireland Capital DAC  6.100%          1/15/27  20,760     21,097
AerCap Ireland Capital DAC  3.000%         10/29/28   9,235      8,363
AerCap Ireland Capital DAC  3.850%         10/29/41   2,700      2,134
5,10 Allianz SE  4.597%           9/7/38   1,200      1,321
Allstate Corp.  5.250%          3/30/33   7,910      7,935
American Express Co.  3.950%           8/1/25  14,600     14,350
American Express Co.  5.850%          11/5/27   4,100      4,222
American Express Co.  5.098%          2/16/28   8,780      8,768
American International Group Inc.  4.800%          7/10/45     715        666
Ameriprise Financial Inc.  3.700%         10/15/24     207        205
Ameriprise Financial Inc.  3.000%           4/2/25     694        678
8 AmWINS Group Inc.  6.375%          2/15/29     140        141
8 AmWINS Group Inc.  4.875%          6/30/29      25         23
Aon Global Ltd.  4.600%          6/14/44     478        418
Aon Global Ltd.  4.750%          5/15/45     505        453
Aon North America Inc.  5.125%           3/1/27   3,430      3,447
Aon North America Inc.  5.150%           3/1/29  14,080     14,161
Aon North America Inc.  5.750%           3/1/54  11,280     11,541
Ares Capital Corp.  5.875%           3/1/29   4,370      4,359
5,10 Argenta Spaarbank NV  1.000%         10/13/26   3,100      3,201
5,10 Argenta Spaarbank NV  1.000%          1/29/27   2,800      2,775
Athene Holding Ltd.  6.250%           4/1/54  22,530     22,857
9,12 Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd., 3M Australian Bank Bill Rate + 2.000%  6.356%          7/26/29   8,000      5,228
5,11 Aviva plc  6.875%          5/20/58   1,200      1,593
5,10 Banco de Sabadell SA  5.500%           9/8/29   1,200      1,363
Banco Santander SA  5.147%          8/18/25   5,000      4,964
Banco Santander SA  6.527%          11/7/27   4,800      4,926
Banco Santander SA  5.588%           8/8/28   3,000      3,043
Banco Santander SA  6.607%          11/7/28   2,000      2,115
Banco Santander SA  6.921%           8/8/33   2,000      2,091
Banco Santander SA  6.938%          11/7/33   1,140      1,258
5 Bank of America Corp.  3.366%          1/23/26   4,099      4,023
5 Bank of America Corp.  1.319%          6/19/26   1,755      1,668
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Core Bond Fund
      Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000)
Market
Value

($000)
Bank of America Corp.  5.933%          9/15/27  17,000     17,228
5 Bank of America Corp.  3.705%          4/24/28     244        233
5 Bank of America Corp.  3.970%           3/5/29   3,495      3,341
Bank of America Corp.  5.202%          4/25/29   4,840      4,844
5 Bank of America Corp.  2.087%          6/14/29   8,590      7,590
Bank of America Corp.  2.299%          7/21/32   3,000      2,455
5 Bank of America Corp.  2.972%           2/4/33   9,430      7,999
Bank of America Corp.  4.571%          4/27/33   5,500      5,222
5 Bank of America Corp.  4.078%          4/23/40   5,429      4,692
5 Bank of America Corp.  2.676%          6/19/41   1,700      1,207
Bank of America Corp.  3.311%          4/22/42     400        308
5 Bank of America Corp.  4.875%           4/1/44   1,000        946
5 Bank of America Corp.  3.946%          1/23/49   1,000        820
5 Bank of America Corp.  4.083%          3/20/51   2,000      1,642
5 Bank of America Corp.  2.831%         10/24/51   1,000        654
Bank of America NA  5.526%          8/18/26  15,900     16,059
5,10 Bank of Ireland Group plc  1.375%          8/11/31   1,000      1,009
Bank of New York Mellon Corp.  4.414%          7/24/26   4,190      4,139
Bank of New York Mellon Corp.  4.947%          4/26/27  28,200     28,081
5 Bank of New York Mellon Corp.  5.802%         10/25/28   3,370      3,461
Bank of New York Mellon Corp.  4.543%           2/1/29   3,000      2,952
5 Bank of New York Mellon Corp.  4.975%          3/14/30   9,880      9,883
Bank of New York Mellon Corp.  4.596%          7/26/30   2,900      2,849
5 Bank of New York Mellon Corp.  4.967%          4/26/34   5,370      5,268
5 Bank of New York Mellon Corp.  6.474%         10/25/34   4,670      5,084
5 Bank of New York Mellon Corp.  5.188%          3/14/35  14,000     13,935
5 Bank of Nova Scotia  3.450%          4/11/25   6,270      6,144
Bank of Nova Scotia  4.750%           2/2/26   7,200      7,149
Barclays plc  5.304%           8/9/26   3,400      3,383
Barclays plc  5.674%          3/12/28  15,460     15,510
Barclays plc  7.385%          11/2/28   2,000      2,120
11 Barclays plc  3.750%         11/22/30     500        605
10 Barclays plc  4.506%          1/31/33   2,800      3,089
Barclays plc  7.437%          11/2/33   3,556      3,953
Barclays plc  7.119%          6/27/34   7,870      8,375
Barclays plc  6.036%          3/12/55   8,420      8,756
Berkshire Hathaway Finance Corp.  3.850%          3/15/52   5,780      4,672
5,10 Blackstone Property Partners Europe Holdings Sarl  2.200%          7/24/25   1,000      1,045
5,10 Blackstone Property Partners Europe Holdings Sarl  1.000%         10/20/26  10,854     10,700
5,10 Blackstone Property Partners Europe Holdings Sarl  1.250%          4/26/27   1,000        976
5,10 Blackstone Property Partners Europe Holdings Sarl  1.000%           5/4/28   4,300      3,998
10 Blackstone Property Partners Europe Holdings Sarl  3.625%         10/29/29     800        809
5,10 Blackstone Property Partners Europe Holdings Sarl  1.625%          4/20/30     500        448
Blue Owl Capital Corp.  5.950%          3/15/29   4,590      4,565
5,10 BPCE SA  4.375%          7/13/28   2,500      2,761
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce  5.144%          4/28/25   8,993      8,966
Capital One Financial Corp.  3.750%          7/28/26   4,750      4,577
Capital One Financial Corp.  3.750%           3/9/27   1,000        960
Capital One Financial Corp.  7.149%         10/29/27  20,045     20,870
Capital One Financial Corp.  5.468%           2/1/29   1,060      1,058
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      Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000)
Market
Value

($000)
Capital One Financial Corp.  6.312%           6/8/29   4,760      4,891
Capital One Financial Corp.  5.700%           2/1/30  10,550     10,638
5 Capital One Financial Corp.  7.624%         10/30/31   7,000      7,731
Charles Schwab Corp.  2.450%           3/3/27   2,485      2,315
Charles Schwab Corp.  6.196%         11/17/29   5,470      5,684
Chubb INA Holdings Inc.  1.375%          9/15/30   1,582      1,289
Chubb INA Holdings Inc.  4.350%          11/3/45   1,710      1,523
Citigroup Inc.  2.014%          1/25/26   6,800      6,591
Citigroup Inc.  3.200%         10/21/26   1,524      1,451
Citigroup Inc.  4.450%          9/29/27   1,907      1,854
5 Citigroup Inc.  4.075%          4/23/29   2,243      2,147
Citigroup Inc.  6.174%          5/25/34   1,400      1,422
5 Citigroup Inc.  3.878%          1/24/39   1,500      1,277
Citigroup Inc.  4.650%          7/30/45   2,316      2,091
Citigroup Inc.  4.650%          7/23/48   1,000        905
5,10 CK Hutchison Finance 16 Ltd.  2.000%           4/6/28   5,400      5,474
5,11 Close Brothers Finance plc  2.750%         10/19/26   3,200      3,684
5,10 Cooperatieve Rabobank UA  3.822%          7/26/34   2,400      2,638
Corebridge Financial Inc.  3.500%           4/4/25   1,800      1,762
Corebridge Financial Inc.  3.650%           4/5/27   1,940      1,854
Corebridge Financial Inc.  3.850%           4/5/29   4,020      3,760
Corebridge Financial Inc.  3.900%           4/5/32   2,410      2,168
Corebridge Financial Inc.  4.350%           4/5/42   2,260      1,902
Corebridge Financial Inc.  4.400%           4/5/52   3,630      2,964
5,10 Credit Agricole SA  0.500%          9/21/29   4,500      4,240
5,10 Credit Mutuel Arkea SA  3.375%          9/19/27   6,400      6,888
5,10 Credit Suisse AG  1.500%          4/10/26   7,000      7,243
Credit Suisse AG  5.000%           7/9/27   5,810      5,757
Credit Suisse AG  7.500%          2/15/28   1,500      1,617
5,10 Crelan SA  6.000%          2/28/30   1,800      2,074
5,10 Danske Bank A/S  1.500%           9/2/30   2,000      2,070
10 Danske Bank A/S  4.125%          1/10/31   1,700      1,889
5,10 Danske Bank A/S  1.000%          5/15/31   9,700      9,812
Deutsche Bank AG  7.146%          7/13/27   1,000      1,028
Deutsche Bank AG  5.706%           2/8/28   3,540      3,536
Deutsche Bank AG  6.720%          1/18/29   1,000      1,034
Deutsche Bank AG  6.819%         11/20/29   1,000      1,045
Deutsche Bank AG  7.079%          2/10/34   2,000      2,057
Equitable Holdings Inc.  5.000%          4/20/48     290        263
Everest Reinsurance Holdings Inc.  3.500%         10/15/50   1,500      1,050
Fifth Third Bancorp  1.707%          11/1/27   1,000        909
Fifth Third Bancorp  3.950%          3/14/28   8,025      7,665
Fifth Third Bancorp  6.339%          7/27/29  26,299     27,096
Fifth Third Bancorp  5.631%          1/29/32   2,000      2,003
5 Fifth Third Bank NA  3.950%          7/28/25   2,599      2,546
FS KKR Capital Corp.  3.400%          1/15/26   1,200      1,138
8 GGAM Finance Ltd.  8.000%          2/15/27     130        134
8 GGAM Finance Ltd.  8.000%          6/15/28      40         42
7,8 GGAM Finance Ltd.  6.875%          4/15/29      55         55
8 Global Atlantic Fin Co.  7.950%          6/15/33  11,950     13,269
8 Global Atlantic Fin Co.  6.750%          3/15/54   6,530      6,697
Goldman Sachs Group Inc.  6.750%          10/1/37   5,000      5,453
5 Goldman Sachs Group Inc.  4.411%          4/23/39   5,128      4,582
Goldman Sachs Group Inc.  3.210%          4/22/42   1,500      1,126
5 Goldman Sachs Group Inc.  4.800%           7/8/44   3,480      3,208
22

 

Core Bond Fund
      Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000)
Market
Value

($000)
Goldman Sachs Group Inc.  4.750%         10/21/45   2,180      2,009
8 Howden UK Refinance plc  7.250%          2/15/31      75         75
8 Howden UK Refinance plc  8.125%          2/15/32      45         45
HSBC Holdings plc  0.976%          5/24/25   2,900      2,877
HSBC Holdings plc  4.300%           3/8/26     215        211
HSBC Holdings plc  3.900%          5/25/26     257        250
5 HSBC Holdings plc  2.099%           6/4/26   3,967      3,804
5 HSBC Holdings plc  4.292%          9/12/26     200        196
HSBC Holdings plc  5.887%          8/14/27  17,845     17,994
5 HSBC Holdings plc  4.041%          3/13/28     652        628
5 HSBC Holdings plc  4.583%          6/19/29     348        337
5 HSBC Holdings plc  3.973%          5/22/30     248        231
11 HSBC Holdings plc  6.800%          9/14/31   1,764      2,395
HSBC Holdings plc  6.547%          6/20/34   3,000      3,103
5 HSBC Holdings plc  6.500%          9/15/37   4,031      4,195
HSBC Holdings plc  6.332%           3/9/44   2,000      2,145
HSBC USA Inc.  5.625%          3/17/25   5,900      5,910
HSBC USA Inc.  5.294%           3/4/27  10,570     10,631
8 HUB International Ltd.  7.250%          6/15/30      45         46
8 HUB International Ltd.  7.375%          1/31/32      45         45
Huntington Bancshares Inc.  6.208%          8/21/29  10,500     10,751
Huntington Bancshares Inc.  5.023%          5/17/33   1,000        952
10 ING Groep NV  1.000%         11/13/30   3,500      3,582
Intercontinental Exchange Inc.  4.950%          6/15/52   1,600      1,517
Intercontinental Exchange Inc.  3.000%          9/15/60   1,000        632
Intercontinental Exchange Inc.  5.200%          6/15/62     350        342
Invesco Finance plc  5.375%         11/30/43     590        575
10 JAB Holdings BV  4.750%          6/29/32     800        917
10 JAB Holdings BV  5.000%          6/12/33   2,000      2,324
10 JAB Holdings BV  2.250%         12/19/39     700        579
5 JPMorgan Chase & Co.  2.005%          3/13/26   2,010      1,943
JPMorgan Chase & Co.  1.578%          4/22/27   2,000      1,854
JPMorgan Chase & Co.  5.040%          1/23/28   5,690      5,669
JPMorgan Chase & Co.  2.947%          2/24/28   6,253      5,874
JPMorgan Chase & Co.  4.323%          4/26/28   2,000      1,954
JPMorgan Chase & Co.  4.851%          7/25/28   3,370      3,342
JPMorgan Chase & Co.  2.069%           6/1/29   9,210      8,167
JPMorgan Chase & Co.  6.087%         10/23/29   5,300      5,507
JPMorgan Chase & Co.  6.400%          5/15/38   3,000      3,374
5 JPMorgan Chase & Co.  3.882%          7/24/38   1,304      1,125
JPMorgan Chase & Co.  5.500%         10/15/40     950        972
5 JPMorgan Chase & Co.  3.109%          4/22/41   5,930      4,517
JPMorgan Chase & Co.  5.600%          7/15/41   1,341      1,404
JPMorgan Chase & Co.  2.525%         11/19/41   2,620      1,829
JPMorgan Chase & Co.  3.157%          4/22/42   3,510      2,665
5 JPMorgan Chase & Co.  3.964%         11/15/48     660        540
5 JPMorgan Chase & Co.  3.109%          4/22/51   3,600      2,508
JPMorgan Chase & Co.  3.328%          4/22/52   1,750      1,267
JPMorgan Chase Bank NA  5.110%          12/8/26  13,910     13,946
5 KeyBank NA  4.150%           8/8/25   1,000        972
8 Lseg US Fin Corp.  4.875%          3/28/27   3,780      3,765
M&T Bank Corp.  7.413%         10/30/29  34,810     36,714
M&T Bank Corp.  6.082%          3/13/32  54,800     54,707
8 Macquarie Airfinance Holdings Ltd.  6.400%          3/26/29      80         81
8 Macquarie Airfinance Holdings Ltd.  6.500%          3/26/31      90         92
23

 

Core Bond Fund
      Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000)
Market
Value

($000)
Manufacturers & Traders Trust Co.  4.650%          1/27/26   6,740      6,592
Manufacturers & Traders Trust Co.  4.700%          1/27/28   5,290      5,098
Marsh & McLennan Cos. Inc.  3.500%          3/10/25     254        250
Marsh & McLennan Cos. Inc.  4.900%          3/15/49   2,000      1,863
Marsh & McLennan Cos. Inc.  5.700%          9/15/53   4,000      4,153
5 MDGH GMTN RSC Ltd.  3.000%          3/28/27   7,600      7,168
MetLife Inc.  4.875%         11/13/43   2,000      1,876
MetLife Inc.  5.000%          7/15/52   2,000      1,881
8 Midcap Financial Issuer Trust  5.625%          1/15/30     347        299
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc.  3.777%           3/2/25     636        626
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc.  1.412%          7/17/25     525        499
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc.  5.541%          4/17/26   6,200      6,198
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc.  3.751%          7/18/39     515        443
5 Morgan Stanley  3.875%          1/27/26     707        691
5 Morgan Stanley  2.188%          4/28/26   2,070      1,997
Morgan Stanley  3.625%          1/20/27     573        553
Morgan Stanley  3.950%          4/23/27   4,750      4,587
Morgan Stanley  2.475%          1/21/28   3,500      3,255
5 Morgan Stanley  3.591%          7/22/28     751        714
Morgan Stanley  5.123%           2/1/29   3,150      3,143
10 Morgan Stanley  0.495%         10/26/29   1,100      1,034
10 Morgan Stanley  3.790%          3/21/30   3,500      3,804
Morgan Stanley  4.889%          7/20/33   2,000      1,939
Morgan Stanley  6.627%          11/1/34   4,000      4,375
Morgan Stanley  5.948%          1/19/38   8,690      8,698
5 Morgan Stanley  3.971%          7/22/38   1,000        855
5 Morgan Stanley  4.457%          4/22/39     545        495
Morgan Stanley  6.375%          7/24/42   1,740      1,964
Morgan Stanley  4.300%          1/27/45     725        637
5 Morgan Stanley  2.802%          1/25/52   1,215        797
5 Morgan Stanley Bank NA  4.754%          4/21/26  13,200     13,112
5 Morgan Stanley Bank NA  4.952%          1/14/28  10,650     10,600
Nasdaq Inc.  5.650%          6/28/25   3,070      3,080
Nasdaq Inc.  5.350%          6/28/28  10,000     10,136
Nasdaq Inc.  2.500%         12/21/40   1,675      1,138
Nasdaq Inc.  3.950%           3/7/52     665        515
Nasdaq Inc.  5.950%          8/15/53   5,000      5,265
8 Nationstar Mortgage Holdings Inc.  5.125%         12/15/30      73         66
8 Nationstar Mortgage Holdings Inc.  7.125%           2/1/32      87         86
NatWest Group plc  5.583%           3/1/28   5,640      5,670
5 NatWest Group plc  3.073%          5/22/28   1,175      1,096
5 NatWest Group plc  4.892%          5/18/29   3,400      3,329
Navient Corp.  9.375%          7/25/30     100        107
5,10 Nordea Bank Abp  2.500%          5/23/29   2,300      2,368
OneMain Finance Corp.  3.500%          1/15/27     305        283
OneMain Finance Corp.  7.875%          3/15/30      35         36
7,8 Panther Escrow Issuer LLC  7.125%           6/1/31     120        122
8 Penske Truck Leasing Co. LP  4.000%          7/15/25   2,730      2,674
8 Penske Truck Leasing Co. LP  5.350%          1/12/27   4,190      4,195
11 Phoenix Group Holdings plc  5.867%          6/13/29     300        374
5 PNC Bank NA  3.100%         10/25/27     262        244
PNC Financial Services Group Inc.  3.150%          5/19/27   5,050      4,782
PNC Financial Services Group Inc.  6.615%         10/20/27   2,210      2,274
PNC Financial Services Group Inc.  5.300%          1/21/28   4,170      4,173
PNC Financial Services Group Inc.  5.582%          6/12/29   9,100      9,210
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Core Bond Fund
      Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000)
Market
Value

($000)
PNC Financial Services Group Inc.  5.068%          1/24/34   8,070      7,805
PNC Financial Services Group Inc.  5.939%          8/18/34   3,840      3,941
PNC Financial Services Group Inc.  6.875%         10/20/34  13,500     14,777
PNC Financial Services Group Inc.  5.676%          1/22/35  13,000     13,119
Progressive Corp.  2.500%          3/15/27   1,800      1,688
8 Protective Life Corp.  4.300%          9/30/28      85         82
5 Prudential Financial Inc.  3.000%          3/10/40   3,000      2,277
Prudential Financial Inc.  3.935%          12/7/49   2,530      2,000
5 Prudential Financial Inc.  4.350%          2/25/50     500        427
5 Prudential Financial Inc.  3.700%          3/13/51   1,000        766
Prudential Financial Inc.  6.500%          3/15/54   3,550      3,609
5,10 Raiffeisen Schweiz Genossenschaft  5.230%          11/1/27   5,200      5,873
11 Rothesay Life plc  8.000%         10/30/25   1,189      1,544
11 Rothesay Life plc  3.375%          7/12/26   1,942      2,341
5,11 Rothesay Life plc  7.734%          5/16/33     300        410
5 Royal Bank of Canada  4.950%          4/25/25  29,501     29,390
5 Royal Bank of Canada  4.875%          1/19/27  14,300     14,263
5 Royal Bank of Canada  6.000%          11/1/27  11,900     12,301
5 Royal Bank of Canada  5.200%           8/1/28   2,410      2,435
5 Royal Bank of Canada  5.150%           2/1/34   4,680      4,682
5,10 Societe Generale SA  1.000%         11/24/30   1,500      1,533
10 Standard Chartered plc  2.500%           9/9/30   1,500      1,575
State Street Corp.  5.820%          11/4/28     920        947
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc.  3.784%           3/9/26     290        283
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc.  5.880%          7/13/26  10,050     10,203
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc.  2.632%          7/14/26     427        404
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc.  3.446%          1/11/27     200        192
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc.  5.520%          1/13/28   6,500      6,627
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc.  6.184%          7/13/43   1,000      1,107
5,10 Swedbank AB  3.625%          8/23/32   6,300      6,644
Synovus Bank  5.625%          2/15/28   2,000      1,942
5,10 Talanx AG  4.000%         10/25/29   4,100      4,544
5 Toronto-Dominion Bank  5.532%          7/17/26   9,740      9,824
Toronto-Dominion Bank  5.156%          1/10/28   3,500      3,523
UBS AG  5.800%          9/11/25  27,670     27,864
UBS AG  5.650%          9/11/28  10,000     10,238
8 UBS Group AG  6.327%         12/22/27  12,060     12,312
8 UBS Group AG  4.282%           1/9/28  15,440     14,892
8 UBS Group AG  4.194%           4/1/31  10,000      9,290
8 UBS Group AG  5.699%           2/8/35  21,330     21,436
5 US Bancorp  3.900%          4/26/28     300        289
5 US Bancorp  4.548%          7/22/28   7,900      7,742
US Bancorp  4.653%           2/1/29   3,000      2,937
US Bancorp  5.775%          6/12/29  21,830     22,210
US Bancorp  5.850%         10/21/33   1,000      1,021
US Bancorp  4.839%           2/1/34   2,020      1,917
US Bancorp  5.836%          6/12/34   6,120      6,237
US Bancorp  5.678%          1/23/35  10,500     10,604
8 USI Inc.  7.500%          1/15/32      60         60
5 Wells Fargo & Co.  3.550%          9/29/25     540        526
5 Wells Fargo & Co.  2.164%          2/11/26   3,256      3,158
Wells Fargo & Co.  3.000%          4/22/26     504        482
5 Wells Fargo & Co.  2.188%          4/30/26   3,600      3,467
Wells Fargo & Co.  3.000%         10/23/26     545        516
5 Wells Fargo & Co.  3.196%          6/17/27     200        191
25

 

Core Bond Fund
      Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000)
Market
Value

($000)
5 Wells Fargo & Co.  3.584%          5/22/28   4,354      4,137
5 Wells Fargo & Co.  2.393%           6/2/28   6,500      5,950
Wells Fargo & Co.  6.303%         10/23/29   9,680     10,083
5,11 Wells Fargo & Co.  4.875%         11/29/35     700        830
5 Wells Fargo & Co.  3.068%          4/30/41   2,750      2,058
Wells Fargo & Co.  5.375%          11/2/43   2,550      2,465
5 Wells Fargo & Co.  4.400%          6/14/46     750        624
5 Wells Fargo & Co.  5.013%           4/4/51     450        423
5 Wells Fargo & Co.  4.611%          4/25/53     750        661
Wells Fargo Bank NA  4.811%          1/15/26  14,310     14,235
5 Wells Fargo Bank NA  5.450%           8/7/26  11,700     11,778
5 Wells Fargo Bank NA  6.600%          1/15/38     400        441
Westpac Banking Corp.  2.963%         11/16/40   1,175        822
Willis North America Inc.  2.950%          9/15/29   1,585      1,421
Willis North America Inc.  3.875%          9/15/49     680        512
                                            1,443,166
Health Care (3.7%)
AbbVie Inc.  4.800%          3/15/27  54,090     54,109
AbbVie Inc.  4.800%          3/15/29  84,560     84,727
AbbVie Inc.  3.200%         11/21/29     313        288
AbbVie Inc.  4.050%         11/21/39   8,632      7,685
AbbVie Inc.  4.875%         11/14/48   2,395      2,290
AbbVie Inc.  4.250%         11/21/49     725        627
AbbVie Inc.  5.500%          3/15/64   3,000      3,083
5 AdventHealth Obligated Group  2.795%         11/15/51   5,700      3,809
5 Allina Health System  3.887%          4/15/49   1,135        910
10 American Medical Systems Europe BV  3.375%           3/8/29  10,200     11,034
Amgen Inc.  2.200%          2/21/27   2,609      2,414
Amgen Inc.  3.150%          2/21/40   2,250      1,733
Amgen Inc.  4.950%          10/1/41   8,375      7,952
Amgen Inc.  5.650%           3/2/53   1,720      1,752
Amgen Inc.  5.750%           3/2/63   1,740      1,774
AstraZeneca Finance LLC  1.200%          5/28/26   1,000        923
AstraZeneca Finance LLC  1.750%          5/28/28   1,800      1,597
AstraZeneca plc  4.000%          9/18/42   3,990      3,429
10 Bayer AG  1.125%           1/6/30     500        458
Becton Dickinson & Co.  4.693%          2/13/28   2,200      2,177
Becton Dickinson & Co.  4.874%           2/8/29   7,590      7,546
10 Becton Dickinson & Co.  3.519%           2/8/31   4,600      4,973
Becton Dickinson & Co.  4.669%           6/6/47     300        269
5 Beth Israel Lahey Health Inc.  3.080%           7/1/51   3,635      2,367
Boston Scientific Corp.  1.900%           6/1/25   1,000        961
Boston Scientific Corp.  4.550%           3/1/39     392        367
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.  4.900%          2/22/27   6,140      6,160
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.  4.900%          2/22/29  16,875     16,962
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.  3.400%          7/26/29     666        626
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.  5.750%           2/1/31     450        472
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.  4.550%          2/20/48     680        608
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.  4.250%         10/26/49     450        384
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.  2.550%         11/13/50   3,250      2,004
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.  5.650%          2/22/64  12,790     13,163
8 Catalent Pharma Solutions Inc.  3.125%          2/15/29     250        239
8 Catalent Pharma Solutions Inc.  3.500%           4/1/30     655        626
Cencora Inc.  4.300%         12/15/47   3,400      2,943
Centene Corp.  2.450%          7/15/28   2,990      2,653
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($000)
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Value

($000)
Centene Corp.  3.000%         10/15/30       2          2
Centene Corp.  2.625%           8/1/31   1,290      1,059
5 Children's Hospital of Philadelphia  2.704%           7/1/50   2,850      1,889
5 CHRISTUS Health  4.341%           7/1/28     200        196
Cigna Group  1.250%          3/15/26     624        578
Cigna Group  4.800%          8/15/38   1,730      1,626
Cigna Group  3.400%          3/15/50   1,550      1,102
5 City of Hope  4.378%          8/15/48      80         66
CommonSpirit Health  2.760%          10/1/24     615        605
CVS Health Corp.  3.250%          8/15/29      20         18
CVS Health Corp.  4.780%          3/25/38  21,147     19,536
CVS Health Corp.  2.700%          8/21/40   1,300        904
8 DaVita Inc.  3.750%          2/15/31     165        138
DH Europe Finance II Sarl  2.600%         11/15/29     500        448
DH Europe Finance II Sarl  3.400%         11/15/49   1,120        840
Elevance Health Inc.  3.650%          12/1/27   1,985      1,899
Elevance Health Inc.  3.125%          5/15/50   1,000        694
Elevance Health Inc.  6.100%         10/15/52   2,085      2,258
Eli Lilly & Co.  2.500%          9/15/60   1,800      1,060
5,10 Fresenius Finance Ireland plc  0.875%          10/1/31   2,100      1,834
GE HealthCare Technologies Inc.  5.600%         11/15/25   5,375      5,393
GE HealthCare Technologies Inc.  5.857%          3/15/30   2,215      2,304
GE HealthCare Technologies Inc.  6.377%         11/22/52   1,425      1,608
Gilead Sciences Inc.  4.150%           3/1/47   1,660      1,395
HCA Inc.  5.250%          6/15/26     757        755
HCA Inc.  6.000%           4/1/54   6,275      6,368
IQVIA Inc.  6.250%           2/1/29     135        140
Kaiser Foundation Hospitals  3.150%           5/1/27   3,550      3,381
8 LifePoint Health Inc. 11.000%         10/15/30      85         91
8 Medline Borrower LP  3.875%           4/1/29     108         98
8 Medline Borrower LP  6.250%           4/1/29      65         65
8 Medline Borrower LP  5.250%          10/1/29      75         71
Medtronic Inc.  4.625%          3/15/45     305        287
Merck & Co. Inc.  5.150%          5/17/63   4,260      4,213
5 Mount Sinai Hospital  3.737%           7/1/49   1,200        893
8 Organon & Co.  4.125%          4/30/28     243        226
8 Organon & Co.  5.125%          4/30/31     395        350
8 Owens & Minor Inc.  6.625%           4/1/30      21         21
Pfizer Inc.  2.625%           4/1/30     865        771
Pfizer Investment Enterprises Pte. Ltd.  4.750%          5/19/33  12,000     11,820
Pfizer Investment Enterprises Pte. Ltd.  5.110%          5/19/43   7,060      6,896
Pfizer Investment Enterprises Pte. Ltd.  5.340%          5/19/63   4,920      4,821
8 Roche Holdings Inc.  4.909%           3/8/31  14,330     14,380
8 Roche Holdings Inc.  4.985%           3/8/34  12,860     12,941
8 Roche Holdings Inc.  5.218%           3/8/54  17,000     17,210
5,10 Sanofi SA  1.875%          3/21/38     500        463
Shire Acquisitions Investments Ireland DAC  3.200%          9/23/26       2          2
8 Star Parent Inc.  9.000%          10/1/30     130        138
7,8 Surgery Center Holdings Inc.  7.250%          4/15/32      60         61
Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.  2.050%          3/31/30     248        210
Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.  3.175%           7/9/50     355        247
Tenet Healthcare Corp.  6.250%           2/1/27     205        205
Tenet Healthcare Corp.  4.250%           6/1/29     118        110
8 Tenet Healthcare Corp.  6.750%          5/15/31     245        250
Teva Pharmaceutical Finance Netherlands III BV  5.125%           5/9/29     120        115
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      Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000)
Market
Value

($000)
Teva Pharmaceutical Finance Netherlands III BV  7.875%          9/15/29     130        139
Teva Pharmaceutical Finance Netherlands III BV  8.125%          9/15/31     180        197
Teva Pharmaceutical Finance Netherlands III BV  4.100%          10/1/46      59         41
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.  1.750%         10/15/28   1,000        883
UnitedHealth Group Inc.  3.700%          5/15/27     310        301
UnitedHealth Group Inc.  5.250%          2/15/28   1,150      1,171
UnitedHealth Group Inc.  3.850%          6/15/28     150        145
UnitedHealth Group Inc.  3.875%         12/15/28      95         92
UnitedHealth Group Inc.  2.750%          5/15/40     850        625
UnitedHealth Group Inc.  4.375%          3/15/42   1,170      1,060
UnitedHealth Group Inc.  6.050%          2/15/63   2,855      3,142
Utah Acquisition Sub Inc.  3.950%          6/15/26     200        193
Zoetis Inc.  5.400%         11/14/25   6,220      6,229
Zoetis Inc.  4.700%           2/1/43   1,820      1,666
Zoetis Inc.  3.950%          9/12/47   1,660      1,343
                                              408,372
Industrials (3.1%)
8 Advanced Drainage Systems Inc.  6.375%          6/15/30      90         90
8 Air Canada  3.875%          8/15/26     390        373
8 Allison Transmission Inc.  4.750%          10/1/27     200        193
8 American Airlines Inc.  5.500%          4/20/26     405        402
8 American Airlines Inc.  7.250%          2/15/28     103        105
8 American Airlines Inc.  5.750%          4/20/29     848        834
8 American Airlines Inc.  8.500%          5/15/29      98        104
8 American Builders & Contractors Supply Co. Inc.  4.000%          1/15/28      45         42
8 American Builders & Contractors Supply Co. Inc.  3.875%         11/15/29     180        162
5,12 Aurizon Finance Pty Ltd.  3.000%           3/9/28   3,900      2,313
Boeing Co.  2.750%           2/1/26   2,330      2,209
Boeing Co.  2.700%           2/1/27     466        429
Boeing Co.  3.200%           3/1/29     655        585
Boeing Co.  3.550%           3/1/38   2,500      1,885
Boeing Co.  5.705%           5/1/40   1,650      1,579
Boeing Co.  3.900%           5/1/49   2,000      1,425
Boeing Co.  3.750%           2/1/50   2,600      1,808
Boeing Co.  5.805%           5/1/50   7,956      7,523
Boeing Co.  5.930%           5/1/60   3,510      3,286
7,8 Bombardier Inc.  7.250%           7/1/31      90         90
Burlington Northern Santa Fe LLC  5.750%           5/1/40   6,800      7,184
Burlington Northern Santa Fe LLC  4.900%           4/1/44   1,000        950
Burlington Northern Santa Fe LLC  3.550%          2/15/50     304        231
Burlington Northern Santa Fe LLC  3.050%          2/15/51   1,520      1,041
Burlington Northern Santa Fe LLC  5.200%          4/15/54   4,060      4,018
Canadian Pacific Railway Co.  4.800%           8/1/45   3,540      3,273
8 Cargo Aircraft Management Inc.  4.750%           2/1/28     275        248
8 Chart Industries Inc.  7.500%           1/1/30      60         62
8 Chart Industries Inc.  9.500%           1/1/31      40         44
10 Cheung Kong Infrastructure Finance BVI Ltd.  1.000%         12/12/24   2,855      3,000
CSX Corp.  4.250%          3/15/29   2,860      2,801
CSX Corp.  4.750%         11/15/48   2,000      1,838
CSX Corp.  3.800%          4/15/50     900        701
CSX Corp.  4.250%          11/1/66   4,000      3,222
8 Daimler Truck Finance North America LLC  5.400%          9/20/28   1,650      1,674
8 Delta Air Lines Inc.  4.750%         10/20/28  35,257     34,478
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      Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000)
Market
Value

($000)
Delta Air Lines Inc.  3.750%         10/28/29     228        210
5,10 Deutsche Lufthansa AG  2.875%          5/16/27   6,100      6,370
8 EMRLD Borrower LP  6.625%         12/15/30     255        257
8 ERAC USA Finance LLC  4.600%           5/1/28  10,730     10,593
8 ERAC USA Finance LLC  7.000%         10/15/37  16,747     19,106
10 Fortive Corp.  3.700%          8/15/29  10,600     11,492
8 Gates Global LLC  6.250%          1/15/26      91         91
General Dynamics Corp.  4.250%           4/1/40   1,720      1,557
5,10 Heathrow Funding Ltd.  1.875%          3/14/34   2,800      2,545
10 Honeywell International Inc.  3.750%           3/1/36   4,100      4,458
Honeywell International Inc.  5.250%           3/1/54  18,350     18,484
Honeywell International Inc.  5.350%           3/1/64  12,840     13,011
L3Harris Technologies Inc.  5.250%           6/1/31  11,770     11,749
L3Harris Technologies Inc.  5.054%          4/27/45   1,200      1,128
Lockheed Martin Corp.  4.700%          5/15/46   1,660      1,547
Lockheed Martin Corp.  4.300%          6/15/62   2,540      2,149
Lockheed Martin Corp.  5.200%          2/15/64  14,800     14,641
8 Mileage Plus Holdings LLC  6.500%          6/20/27  38,959     39,233
5,10 Motability Operations Group plc  3.500%          7/17/31   3,100      3,348
5,11 Motability Operations Group plc  4.875%          1/17/43     800        977
Norfolk Southern Corp.  5.950%          3/15/64   4,250      4,530
Northrop Grumman Corp.  5.150%           5/1/40   2,000      1,960
Northrop Grumman Corp.  5.250%           5/1/50   1,340      1,311
Northrop Grumman Corp.  5.200%           6/1/54  19,410     18,891
Parker-Hannifin Corp.  3.250%          6/14/29   6,500      6,019
5,12 Qantas Airways Ltd.  3.150%          9/27/28  10,000      5,932
8 Roller Bearing Co. of America Inc.  4.375%         10/15/29     140        128
8 Rolls-Royce plc  3.625%         10/14/25      55         53
8 Rolls-Royce plc  5.750%         10/15/27     375        376
RTX Corp.  6.050%           6/1/36   2,879      3,031
RTX Corp.  4.875%         10/15/40  25,439     23,767
RTX Corp.  4.050%           5/4/47   2,000      1,631
RTX Corp.  5.375%          2/27/53   3,540      3,483
5 Ryder System Inc.  5.300%          3/15/27   2,740      2,760
5 Ryder System Inc.  5.250%           6/1/28   4,000      4,018
5,10 Siemens Financieringsmaatschappij NV  0.500%           9/5/34     500        412
Southwest Airlines Co.  5.250%           5/4/25     938        934
Southwest Airlines Co.  2.625%          2/10/30   2,250      1,957
8 Spirit AeroSystems Inc.  9.375%         11/30/29     153        167
8 Spirit AeroSystems Inc.  9.750%         11/15/30     175        196
8 TopBuild Corp.  3.625%          3/15/29     110        100
8 TopBuild Corp.  4.125%          2/15/32     310        274
8 TransDigm Inc.  6.750%          8/15/28     120        122
8 TransDigm Inc.  6.375%           3/1/29     269        270
8 TransDigm Inc.  6.875%         12/15/30     225        230
8 TransDigm Inc.  7.125%          12/1/31     235        242
8 TransDigm Inc.  6.625%           3/1/32      88         89
5,10 Traton Finance Luxembourg SA  4.250%          5/16/28     500        550
8 Triumph Group Inc.  9.000%          3/15/28     159        168
Union Pacific Corp.  3.250%           2/5/50     905        659
Union Pacific Corp.  3.839%          3/20/60   1,000        767
Union Pacific Corp.  3.850%          2/14/72   3,100      2,315
8 United Airlines Inc.  4.375%          4/15/26     723        699
8 United Airlines Inc.  4.625%          4/15/29     704        655
5 United Airlines Pass-Through Trust Class A Series 2020-1  5.875%         10/15/27     725        722
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      Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000)
Market
Value

($000)
8 WESCO Distribution Inc.  6.375%          3/15/29     180        182
8 WESCO Distribution Inc.  6.625%          3/15/32     145        147
                                              342,895
Materials (0.9%)
Air Products and Chemicals Inc.  2.700%          5/15/40   1,040        759
Albemarle Corp.  4.650%           6/1/27   1,000        981
8 Ardagh Metal Packaging Finance USA LLC  4.000%           9/1/29     215        173
8 Ardagh Packaging Finance plc  5.250%          4/30/25      26         25
8 Arsenal AIC Parent LLC  8.000%          10/1/30     135        142
8 ASP Unifrax Holdings Inc.  5.250%          9/30/28     270        174
8 Axalta Coating Systems Dutch Holding B BV  7.250%          2/15/31      55         57
Ball Corp.  2.875%          8/15/30     291        249
Ball Corp.  3.125%          9/15/31     300        256
8 Big River Steel LLC  6.625%          1/31/29     354        357
5 Braskem Netherlands Finance BV  4.500%          1/31/30   1,360      1,170
8 Braskem Netherlands Finance BV  8.500%          1/12/31   7,030      7,283
8 Canpack SA  3.875%         11/15/29     885        783
Celulosa Arauco y Constitucion SA  3.875%          11/2/27   1,164      1,089
8 Chemours Co.  4.625%         11/15/29     865        746
8 Cleveland-Cliffs Inc.  7.000%          3/15/32     245        248
10 Dow Chemical Co.  0.500%          3/15/27   5,000      4,948
Dow Chemical Co.  5.600%          2/15/54   9,935      9,891
DuPont de Nemours Inc.  5.319%         11/15/38     380        379
8 Element Solutions Inc.  3.875%           9/1/28     327        300
FMC Corp.  5.150%          5/18/26   4,605      4,580
FMC Corp.  4.500%          10/1/49     135        104
Freeport-McMoRan Inc.  4.375%           8/1/28     625        602
Freeport-McMoRan Inc.  5.450%          3/15/43     150        143
8 Georgia-Pacific LLC  2.100%          4/30/27     207        190
8 Georgia-Pacific LLC  2.300%          4/30/30   4,670      4,015
5,11 Glencore Finance Europe Ltd.  3.125%          3/26/26   6,800      8,224
8 Hudbay Minerals Inc.  4.500%           4/1/26     790        763
8 Kaiser Aluminum Corp.  4.500%           6/1/31     430        381
Linde Inc.  2.000%          8/10/50   1,000        566
10 Linde plc  1.625%          3/31/35   3,100      2,822
LYB International Finance III LLC  3.375%          10/1/40   2,600      1,946
Newmont Corp.  2.250%          10/1/30   2,540      2,165
8 Newmont Corp.  5.350%          3/15/34  12,160     12,230
8 NOVA Chemicals Corp.  8.500%         11/15/28      45         48
8 NOVA Chemicals Corp.  9.000%          2/15/30     145        150
8 Novelis Corp.  4.750%          1/30/30     127        117
8 Novelis Corp.  3.875%          8/15/31     333        286
Nucor Corp.  4.400%           5/1/48   1,650      1,466
Nucor Corp.  3.850%           4/1/52   1,500      1,191
Nutrien Ltd.  5.900%          11/7/24     700        700
Nutrien Ltd.  5.950%          11/7/25   1,795      1,810
Nutrien Ltd.  4.125%          3/15/35     180        163
Nutrien Ltd.  5.800%          3/27/53   2,345      2,393
8 Olympus Water US Holding Corp.  4.250%          10/1/28      50         45
8 Olympus Water US Holding Corp.  9.750%         11/15/28     480        512
8 Owens-Brockway Glass Container Inc.  7.250%          5/15/31      75         76
8 Pactiv Evergreen Group Issuer LLC  4.375%         10/15/28     290        271
RPM International Inc.  4.550%           3/1/29   1,660      1,612
8 Sealed Air Corp.  6.125%           2/1/28      40         40
8 Sealed Air Corp.  5.000%          4/15/29     115        110
30

 

Core Bond Fund
      Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000)
Market
Value

($000)
8 Sealed Air Corp.  7.250%          2/15/31      85         88
Sherwin-Williams Co.  4.500%           6/1/47     310        272
7,8 Smurfit Kappa Treasury ULC  5.200%          1/15/30   5,835      5,828
7,8 Smurfit Kappa Treasury ULC  5.438%           4/3/34   4,605      4,613
7,8 Smurfit Kappa Treasury ULC  5.777%           4/3/54   6,425      6,522
8 SNF Group SACA  3.125%          3/15/27     155        143
8 SNF Group SACA  3.375%          3/15/30     425        368
8 Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile SA  6.500%          11/7/33   4,100      4,284
8 Summit Materials LLC  7.250%          1/15/31      55         57
8 WR Grace Holdings LLC  5.625%          8/15/29      70         63
8 WR Grace Holdings LLC  7.375%           3/1/31      55         56
                                              102,025
Real Estate (1.0%)
Agree LP  2.000%          6/15/28   1,120        985
Alexandria Real Estate Equities Inc.  5.625%          5/15/54   6,550      6,432
American Tower Corp.  3.650%          3/15/27   4,000      3,835
American Tower Corp.  3.700%         10/15/49   1,500      1,115
5,10 Aroundtown SA  0.000%          7/16/26   1,100      1,048
5,10 Aroundtown SA  2.875%        Perpetual     400        230
10 ATF Netherlands BV  7.078%        Perpetual   1,000        685
COPT Defense Properties LP  2.250%          3/15/26   2,000      1,881
Crown Castle Inc.  4.450%          2/15/26     310        305
Crown Castle Inc.  4.750%          5/15/47     700        599
Crown Castle Inc.  5.200%          2/15/49     200        185
10 Digital Dutch Finco BV  1.250%           2/1/31   1,800      1,609
10 Digital Dutch Finco BV  1.000%          1/15/32   1,100        941
Digital Realty Trust LP  3.600%           7/1/29     200        184
ERP Operating LP  4.500%           7/1/44   3,385      2,933
Essex Portfolio LP  4.500%          3/15/48     920        774
Extra Space Storage LP  5.900%          1/15/31  10,440     10,804
Extra Space Storage LP  2.400%         10/15/31   2,070      1,702
Healthcare Realty Holdings LP  3.875%           5/1/25     775        758
5,10 Heimstaden Bostad AB  1.125%          1/21/26   3,500      3,398
Highwoods Realty LP  7.650%           2/1/34   7,143      7,794
Kilroy Realty LP  4.750%         12/15/28   3,452      3,299
Kilroy Realty LP  6.250%          1/15/36   8,020      7,843
Kimco Realty OP LLC  4.250%           4/1/45   2,180      1,739
Kimco Realty OP LLC  3.700%          10/1/49   1,660      1,205
8 Ladder Capital Finance Holdings LLLP  4.750%          6/15/29     555        504
MPT Operating Partnership LP  3.500%          3/15/31     575        399
Omega Healthcare Investors Inc.  5.250%          1/15/26     200        199
Prologis LP  1.750%           2/1/31   1,645      1,347
Prologis LP  5.250%          6/15/53   5,977      5,874
Prologis LP  5.250%          3/15/54   7,000      6,873
10 Public Storage Operating Co.  0.500%           9/9/30   1,595      1,421
Public Storage Operating Co.  5.350%           8/1/53   4,050      4,065
Realty Income Corp.  4.850%          3/15/30   2,000      1,978
10 Realty Income Corp.  5.125%           7/6/34   1,900      2,232
8 RHP Hotel Properties LP  6.500%           4/1/32      80         80
Sabra Health Care LP  3.200%          12/1/31   9,080      7,549
SBA Communications Corp.  3.125%           2/1/29     170        151
Simon Property Group LP  2.000%          9/13/24     189        186
Simon Property Group LP  3.250%         11/30/26     203        194
8 Starwood Property Trust Inc.  7.250%           4/1/29      40         40
5 UDR Inc.  2.950%           9/1/26     185        175
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Core Bond Fund
      Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000)
Market
Value

($000)
8 VICI Properties LP  4.625%          6/15/25     641        632
10 Vonovia SE  1.000%          6/16/33   4,500      3,656
11 Westfield America Management Ltd.  2.125%          3/30/25   3,724      4,532
11 Westfield America Management Ltd.  2.625%          3/30/29     938      1,037
                                              105,407
Technology (1.9%)
10 Apple Inc.  0.500%         11/15/31   1,000        908
Apple Inc.  4.100%           8/8/62   6,980      5,917
Block Inc.  3.500%           6/1/31      45         39
8 Boost Newco Borrower LLC  7.500%          1/15/31      75         79
Broadcom Inc.  3.150%         11/15/25   7,648      7,399
Broadcom Inc.  3.459%          9/15/26   9,390      9,033
Broadcom Inc.  5.000%          4/15/30   1,450      1,456
Broadcom Inc.  4.150%         11/15/30   4,650      4,398
8 Broadcom Inc.  4.150%          4/15/32   5,300      4,911
8 Broadcom Inc.  3.419%          4/15/33  10,040      8,689
8 Broadcom Inc.  3.137%         11/15/35   5,450      4,405
8 Broadcom Inc.  4.926%          5/15/37   6,350      6,021
Cisco Systems Inc.  4.800%          2/26/27  25,540     25,586
Cisco Systems Inc.  5.300%          2/26/54  11,430     11,732
Cisco Systems Inc.  5.350%          2/26/64  11,440     11,716
8 Cloud Software Group Inc.  6.500%          3/31/29     355        337
8 CommScope Inc.  7.125%           7/1/28     169         67
Cotiviti Holdings Inc.  7.625%          2/21/31      20         20
Dell International LLC  4.900%          10/1/26  12,457     12,372
Dell International LLC  6.100%          7/15/27     500        515
Dell International LLC  6.200%          7/15/30   2,051      2,159
Dell International LLC  8.350%          7/15/46     831      1,074
5,10 DXC Capital Funding DAC  0.950%          9/15/31     300        253
8 Entegris Inc.  4.750%          4/15/29   4,380      4,201
8 Entegris Inc.  5.950%          6/15/30     865        855
7,8 Esab Corp.  6.250%          4/15/29      85         85
Global Payments Inc.  1.500%         11/15/24   2,560      2,494
Global Payments Inc.  4.800%           4/1/26  10,258     10,149
8 Husky Injection Molding Systems Ltd.  9.000%          2/15/29      40         41
8 Imola Merger Corp.  4.750%          5/15/29     335        314
Intel Corp.  2.450%         11/15/29     237        210
Intel Corp.  4.900%           8/5/52   5,790      5,400
Intel Corp.  5.900%          2/10/63   1,490      1,578
KLA Corp.  5.000%          3/15/49   2,820      2,736
Kyndryl Holdings Inc.  6.350%          2/20/34   2,800      2,872
8 McAfee Corp.  7.375%          2/15/30     180        166
NXP BV  5.000%          1/15/33   4,050      3,955
NXP BV  3.250%          5/11/41   2,350      1,742
Oracle Corp.  2.650%          7/15/26     298        282
Oracle Corp.  2.300%          3/25/28   3,315      2,992
Oracle Corp.  3.850%          7/15/36   3,430      2,932
Oracle Corp.  3.600%           4/1/40   1,300      1,025
Oracle Corp.  3.650%          3/25/41   2,250      1,766
Oracle Corp.  3.950%          3/25/51   1,610      1,226
RELX Capital Inc.  3.000%          5/22/30   1,000        898
8 Seagate HDD Cayman  8.250%         12/15/29      90         97
8 Seagate HDD Cayman  8.500%          7/15/31      75         81
8 SS&C Technologies Inc.  5.500%          9/30/27      75         73
Texas Instruments Inc.  5.150%           2/8/54   9,710      9,731
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Core Bond Fund
      Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000)
Market
Value

($000)
Texas Instruments Inc.  5.050%          5/18/63   8,800      8,559
8 UKG Inc.  6.875%           2/1/31     140        143
Verisk Analytics Inc.  5.500%          6/15/45   4,200      4,098
VMware LLC  3.900%          8/21/27   3,550      3,401
VMware LLC  1.800%          8/15/28   6,520      5,682
VMware LLC  4.700%          5/15/30     500        487
VMware LLC  2.200%          8/15/31   6,140      4,993
8 Williams Scotsman Inc.  7.375%          10/1/31      40         42
Workday Inc.  3.700%           4/1/29   3,160      2,980
8 Xerox Holdings Corp.  8.875%         11/30/29      50         51
                                              207,423
Utilities (3.8%)
AEP Texas Inc.  5.400%           6/1/33   3,830      3,823
5 AEP Transmission Co. LLC  3.650%           4/1/50   2,800      2,120
5 AEP Transmission Co. LLC  2.750%          8/15/51   1,500        942
AEP Transmission Co. LLC  5.400%          3/15/53   3,240      3,222
8 AES Andes SA  6.300%          3/15/29     670        676
AES Corp.  5.450%           6/1/28   3,990      3,983
5 Alabama Power Co.  1.450%          9/15/30  11,293      9,133
Ameren Corp.  5.700%          12/1/26  16,540     16,758
Ameren Corp.  3.500%          1/15/31     700        633
Ameren Illinois Co.  1.550%         11/15/30   1,500      1,215
American Electric Power Co. Inc.  5.699%          8/15/25  15,230     15,255
10 Amprion GmbH  3.450%          9/22/27   1,700      1,833
5,10 Amprion GmbH  3.875%           9/7/28   2,300      2,526
5 Appalachian Power Co.  4.500%           3/1/49     500        404
Atmos Energy Corp.  6.200%         11/15/53   3,000      3,382
Berkshire Hathaway Energy Co.  2.850%          5/15/51   3,200      2,058
8 Calpine Corp.  4.500%          2/15/28     172        163
8 Calpine Corp.  5.125%          3/15/28     223        214
5 CenterPoint Energy Houston Electric LLC  2.350%           4/1/31   1,165        988
CenterPoint Energy Inc.  5.250%          8/10/26  27,000     27,054
CenterPoint Energy Inc.  4.250%          11/1/28     319        304
CenterPoint Energy Inc.  2.650%           6/1/31   2,730      2,312
8 Clearway Energy Operating LLC  4.750%          3/15/28     530        504
8 Clearway Energy Operating LLC  3.750%          1/15/32      22         18
CMS Energy Corp.  4.875%           3/1/44   1,135      1,058
Commonwealth Edison Co.  3.800%          10/1/42     685        555
5 Commonwealth Edison Co.  3.750%          8/15/47     490        380
Commonwealth Edison Co.  5.300%           2/1/53   3,110      3,064
5 Connecticut Light & Power Co.  4.150%           6/1/45     250        214
Connecticut Light & Power Co.  4.000%           4/1/48     307        251
5 Consolidated Edison Co. of New York Inc.  5.500%          12/1/39   1,645      1,661
Consolidated Edison Co. of New York Inc.  5.700%          6/15/40   4,120      4,192
Consolidated Edison Co. of New York Inc.  5.900%         11/15/53  11,210     11,954
Consumers Energy Co.  3.950%          7/15/47     900        744
5,12 DBNGP Finance Co. Pty Ltd.  4.225%          5/28/25   5,550      3,571
5 Dominion Energy Inc.  3.375%           4/1/30     405        368
5 Dominion Energy Inc.  4.050%          9/15/42     500        403
Dominion Energy South Carolina Inc.  5.450%           2/1/41   1,750      1,743
Dominion Energy South Carolina Inc.  4.600%          6/15/43     530        476
5 DTE Electric Co.  1.900%           4/1/28     615        552
DTE Energy Co.  4.875%           6/1/28   4,200      4,156
DTE Energy Co.  2.950%           3/1/30   1,000        880
Duke Energy Carolinas LLC  2.450%          8/15/29     970        860
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Core Bond Fund
      Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000)
Market
Value

($000)
Duke Energy Carolinas LLC  2.450%           2/1/30     585        514
Duke Energy Carolinas LLC  5.300%          2/15/40     250        247
Duke Energy Carolinas LLC  4.250%         12/15/41   1,528      1,312
Duke Energy Carolinas LLC  3.750%           6/1/45   2,579      2,008
Duke Energy Corp.  3.300%          6/15/41     500        373
Duke Energy Corp.  3.500%          6/15/51     500        351
Duke Energy Florida LLC  3.800%          7/15/28     241        232
Duke Energy Florida LLC  5.875%         11/15/33   1,000      1,057
Duke Energy Florida LLC  6.200%         11/15/53   3,150      3,475
Duke Energy Ohio Inc.  5.550%          3/15/54   9,830      9,806
Duke Energy Progress LLC  4.100%          5/15/42   3,400      2,864
Duke Energy Progress LLC  2.500%          8/15/50   3,483      2,095
8 EDP Finance BV  3.625%          7/15/24   9,134      9,069
5,10 Elia Transmission Belgium SA  0.875%          4/28/30   2,100      1,956
5,10 Enel Finance International NV  4.500%          2/20/43   1,000      1,125
5,10 Engie SA  4.250%          1/11/43   1,300      1,441
Entergy Corp.  2.800%          6/15/30   1,721      1,506
Entergy Louisiana LLC  4.200%           9/1/48     500        409
Entergy Texas Inc.  5.000%          9/15/52   1,410      1,290
Entergy Texas Inc.  5.800%           9/1/53   3,300      3,406
5,10 Eurogrid GmbH  3.722%          4/27/30   2,100      2,293
Evergy Kansas Central Inc.  3.250%           9/1/49   1,900      1,309
Eversource Energy  4.200%          6/27/24   8,930      8,893
5 Eversource Energy  1.400%          8/15/26   1,400      1,276
Exelon Corp.  5.150%          3/15/28   5,160      5,173
Exelon Corp.  4.050%          4/15/30     400        378
Exelon Corp.  3.350%          3/15/32   2,600      2,295
Exelon Corp.  5.100%          6/15/45   1,000        926
Exelon Corp.  4.450%          4/15/46   1,000        856
Exelon Corp.  4.100%          3/15/52   1,400      1,114
Exelon Corp.  5.600%          3/15/53   3,880      3,874
FirstEnergy Corp.  2.650%           3/1/30   3,190      2,745
5 FirstEnergy Corp.  2.250%           9/1/30   1,435      1,196
8 FirstEnergy Pennsylvania Electric Co.  5.150%          3/30/26   1,640      1,625
8 FirstEnergy Transmission LLC  2.866%          9/15/28   6,520      5,941
Georgia Power Co.  5.004%          2/23/27  17,110     17,134
Georgia Power Co.  5.125%          5/15/52   1,920      1,858
5,10 Iberdrola Finanzas SA  3.625%          7/13/33   2,000      2,188
8 ITC Holdings Corp.  4.950%          9/22/27  15,380     15,279
MidAmerican Energy Co.  5.300%           2/1/55  14,650     14,482
5,10 National Grid Electricity Distribution East Midlands plc  3.530%          9/20/28   3,600      3,886
National Grid plc  5.602%          6/12/28   5,720      5,831
5,10 National Grid plc  4.275%          1/16/35     900        998
National Rural Utilities Cooperative Finance Corp.  3.700%          3/15/29     177        167
Nevada Power Co.  6.000%          3/15/54   4,250      4,484
8 NextEra Energy Operating Partners LP  4.250%          7/15/24      25         25
8 Niagara Mohawk Power Corp.  5.664%          1/17/54   4,520      4,488
NiSource Inc.  5.250%          3/30/28   2,670      2,690
NRG Energy Inc.  6.625%          1/15/27      55         55
8 Oglethorpe Power Corp.  6.200%          12/1/53   3,500      3,681
Oncor Electric Delivery Co. LLC  3.800%          9/30/47   1,010        785
Pacific Gas & Electric Co.  3.150%           1/1/26   2,000      1,923
Pacific Gas & Electric Co.  3.000%          6/15/28   1,000        914
Pacific Gas & Electric Co.  5.550%          5/15/29   8,700      8,775
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      Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000)
Market
Value

($000)
Pacific Gas & Electric Co.  2.500%           2/1/31   3,000      2,496
Pacific Gas & Electric Co.  6.150%          1/15/33   3,260      3,365
Pacific Gas & Electric Co.  6.950%          3/15/34   4,970      5,446
Pacific Gas & Electric Co.  5.800%          5/15/34   6,030      6,082
Pacific Gas & Electric Co.  4.500%           7/1/40   1,472      1,256
Pacific Gas & Electric Co.  3.500%           8/1/50   1,172        802
Pacific Gas & Electric Co.  6.750%          1/15/53   4,300      4,690
PacifiCorp  5.450%          2/15/34   6,530      6,554
PacifiCorp  5.250%          6/15/35     313        308
PacifiCorp  6.250%         10/15/37   1,882      1,983
PacifiCorp  4.125%          1/15/49     525        412
PacifiCorp  4.150%          2/15/50     865        678
PECO Energy Co.  4.150%          10/1/44   1,515      1,286
5 Public Service Co. of Colorado  6.250%           9/1/37     550        587
Public Service Co. of Colorado  3.800%          6/15/47   1,000        767
Public Service Co. of Colorado  4.050%          9/15/49     500        391
5 Public Service Electric & Gas Co.  3.200%          5/15/29     261        242
5 Public Service Electric & Gas Co.  3.950%           5/1/42     806        677
5 Public Service Electric & Gas Co.  3.600%          12/1/47     500        387
Public Service Enterprise Group Inc.  5.200%           4/1/29  20,520     20,526
8 Rayburn Country Securitization LLC  2.307%          12/1/30   2,407      2,175
Sempra  3.700%           4/1/29   4,000      3,741
Southern California Edison Co.  5.650%          10/1/28   6,300      6,483
5 Southern California Edison Co.  4.200%           3/1/29   1,800      1,735
Southern California Edison Co.  4.500%           9/1/40   1,775      1,570
Southern California Edison Co.  4.000%           4/1/47     615        487
5 Southern Co.  3.700%          4/30/30     700        649
Southern Co.  4.400%           7/1/46     350        302
Tampa Electric Co.  3.875%          7/12/24   1,580      1,570
Union Electric Co.  3.900%          9/15/42     454        376
Union Electric Co.  4.000%           4/1/48     910        730
Union Electric Co.  3.900%           4/1/52   1,500      1,186
Union Electric Co.  5.450%          3/15/53   6,620      6,555
Virginia Electric & Power Co.  2.300%         11/15/31   1,000        831
Virginia Electric & Power Co.  4.000%          1/15/43   1,180        979
5 Virginia Electric & Power Co.  3.800%          9/15/47     500        386
Virginia Electric & Power Co.  5.450%           4/1/53   2,860      2,839
Virginia Electric & Power Co.  5.350%          1/15/54  10,060      9,849
8 Vistra Operations Co. LLC  5.500%           9/1/26     530        522
8 Vistra Operations Co. LLC  5.625%          2/15/27      65         64
8 Vistra Operations Co. LLC  7.750%         10/15/31      75         78
                                               412,717
Total Corporate Bonds (Cost $4,081,337) 4,000,796
Floating Rate Loan Interests (0.0%)
9 AAdvantage Loyalty IP Ltd. Initial Term Loan, TSFR3M + 4.750% 10.329%          4/20/28     615        638
9 Bausch + Lomb Corp. Initial Term Loan, TSFR1M + 3.250%  8.677%          5/10/27      90         89
9 Cloud Software Group Inc. First Lien Dollar Term Loan B, TSFR3M + 4.500%  9.909%          3/30/29     109        109
9,13 Cotiviti Holdings Inc. Term Loan, TSFR1M + 3.250%      —%          2/24/31      60         60
9 First Student Bidco Inc. Incremental Term Loan B, TSFR3M + 4.000%  9.402%          7/21/28     412        411
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Core Bond Fund
      Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000)
Market
Value

($000)
9 Hub International Ltd. Incremental Term Loan, TSFR3M + 3.250%  8.574%          6/20/30      35         35
9 McAfee Corp. Tranche B-1 Term Loan, TSFR1M + 3.750%  9.176%           3/1/29     177        177
9 Medline Borrower LP Initial Dollar Term Loan, TSFR1M + 3.000%  8.441%         10/23/28     222        222
9 SBA Senior Finance II LLC Initial Term Loan, TSFR1M + 2.000%  7.340%          1/25/31      15         15
9 Setanta Aircraft Leasing DAC Term Loan, TSFR3M + 2.000%  7.564%          11/5/28   1,745      1,748
9 SS&C Technologies Holdings Inc. Term Loan B-6, TSFR1M + 2.250%  7.680%          3/22/29      82         82
9 SS&C Technologies Holdings Inc. Term Loan B-7, TSFR1M + 2.250%  7.680%          3/22/29     160        160
Total Floating Rate Loan Interests (Cost $3,691) 3,746
Sovereign Bonds (9.0%)
Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank  4.250%          3/13/34  53,069     52,445
5 Bermuda  3.717%          1/25/27   3,159      3,010
5 Bermuda  3.375%          8/20/50   3,881      2,600
5,8 Central American Bank for Economic Integration  5.000%          1/25/27  37,450     37,330
Corp. Andina de Fomento  5.000%          1/24/29  43,546     43,426
5 Corp. Financiera de Desarrollo SA  2.400%          9/28/27     865        772
5 Corp. Nacional del Cobre de Chile  4.500%          9/16/25  12,900     12,669
5 Corp. Nacional del Cobre de Chile  3.625%           8/1/27   5,600      5,283
5 Corp. Nacional del Cobre de Chile  3.000%          9/30/29   4,950      4,378
5,8 Corp. Nacional del Cobre de Chile  5.950%           1/8/34   5,760      5,756
Ecopetrol SA  8.625%          1/19/29  11,295     11,960
5,8 Electricite de France SA  5.700%          5/23/28   5,925      6,009
5,8 Electricite de France SA  6.250%          5/23/33   4,295      4,495
5 Empresa Nacional del Petroleo  3.750%           8/5/26   4,188      3,994
5 Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd.  7.125%          2/11/25   4,500      4,478
5,10 European Union  0.300%          11/4/50  41,296     22,604
5,10 European Union  3.000%           3/4/53   9,784     10,046
Federative Republic of Brazil  7.125%          5/13/54  11,993     12,086
8,10 French Republic  3.250%          5/25/55  18,438     19,637
8,10 Hellenic Republic  3.375%          6/15/34  62,856     67,791
5,7,10,14 KFW  2.625%          4/26/29  35,092     37,765
5 Kingdom of Morocco  4.000%         12/15/50   1,000        684
5,8 Kingdom of Saudi Arabia  5.750%          1/16/54  35,375     34,989
8,10 Kingdom of Spain  3.250%          4/30/34  26,106     28,362
8,10 Kingdom of Spain  4.000%         10/31/54  11,819     13,222
5 Korea National Oil Corp.  0.875%          10/5/25   5,000      4,679
5 Oman Government Bond  4.750%          6/15/26  12,800     12,580
5,8 Ontario Teachers' Cadillac Fairview Properties Trust  3.875%          3/20/27     200        190
5,8 Ontario Teachers' Cadillac Fairview Properties Trust  4.125%           2/1/29     560        525
5 Paraguay Government Bond  4.700%          3/27/27   2,000      1,945
5 Paraguay Government Bond  4.950%          4/28/31   3,000      2,891
5 Perusahaan Perseroan Persero PT Perusahaan Listrik Negara  5.450%          5/21/28     954        955
5 Petroleos del Peru SA  5.625%          6/19/47   4,530      3,013
Petroleos Mexicanos  6.750%          9/21/47     945        629
Petroleos Mexicanos  6.950%          1/28/60   2,166      1,430
7 Province of Quebec  4.500%           4/3/29  54,283     54,291
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Core Bond Fund
      Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000)
Market
Value

($000)
5,10 Province of Quebec  3.125%          3/27/34  85,528     92,938
10 Republic of Bulgaria  4.375%          5/13/31  14,108     16,106
5 Republic of Colombia  4.500%          3/15/29  28,745     26,451
5 Republic of Colombia  3.000%          1/30/30   1,884      1,559
5 Republic of Colombia  7.500%           2/2/34   4,618      4,708
5,8 Republic of Costa Rica  7.300%         11/13/54   7,000      7,432
Republic of Costa Rica  7.300%         11/13/54   4,330      4,597
10 Republic of Iceland  3.500%          3/21/34  14,492     15,893
5,10 Republic of Indonesia  2.150%          7/18/24  11,400     12,194
5,10 Republic of Indonesia  3.375%          7/30/25  26,800     28,663
10 Republic of Indonesia  1.450%          9/18/26   3,000      3,053
5 Republic of Indonesia  4.150%          9/20/27   7,740      7,529
Republic of Indonesia  3.500%          1/11/28   7,152      6,787
Republic of Panama  8.125%          4/28/34     780        822
5 Republic of Panama  3.870%          7/23/60   3,932      2,259
5 Republic of Paraguay  5.000%          4/15/26   4,759      4,690
Republic of Peru  7.350%          7/21/25  44,060     45,108
Republic of Peru  2.844%          6/20/30  37,870     33,217
5 Republic of Peru  2.783%          1/23/31  10,937      9,387
5,10 Republic of Romania  2.125%           3/7/28   2,689      2,663
5,10 Republic of Romania  1.750%          7/13/30   2,172      1,923
8,10 Republic of Romania  5.375%          3/22/31  28,650     31,071
Republic of the Philippines  1.648%          6/10/31  11,700      9,346
5 Republic of Vietnam  4.800%         11/19/24   3,306      3,281
5,8 Saudi Arabian Oil Co.  2.875%          4/16/24     530        528
5 Saudi Arabian Oil Co.  2.875%          4/16/24  13,898     13,878
5 Saudi Arabian Oil Co.  1.625%         11/24/25  17,286     16,287
5,10 Societe Des Grands Projets EPIC  0.700%         10/15/60  12,500      5,563
State of Israel  5.375%          3/12/29   6,450      6,464
5,8,15 Ukraine Government Bond  6.876%          5/21/31   5,000      1,459
11 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland  2.750%           9/7/24   2,586      3,235
5 United Mexican States  6.350%           2/9/35  35,289     36,432
Total Sovereign Bonds (Cost $983,017) 984,442
Taxable Municipal Bonds (0.0%)
Houston TX GO  6.290%           3/1/32   1,340      1,419
New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority Revenue (Build America Bonds)  5.871%         11/15/39     700        717
Texas Private Activity Bond Surface Transportation Corp. Revenue (NTE Mobility Partners)  3.922%         12/31/49     700        581
Wisconsin General Fund Annual Appropriation Revenue  3.954%           5/1/36     500        466
Total Taxable Municipal Bonds (Cost $3,517) 3,183
          Shares  
Temporary Cash Investments (0.3%)
Money Market Fund (0.3%)
16 Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund
(Cost $29,203)
 5.407%                   292,105           29,205
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Core Bond Fund
    Expiration
Date
Contracts Exercise
Price
Notional
Amount
($000)
Market
Value

($000)
Options Purchased (0.1%)
Exchange-Traded Options (0.0%)
Put Options
10-Year U.S. Treasury Note Futures Contracts 4/26/24     588           $110.00  64,680        220
    Counterparty Expiration
Date
Exercise
Rate
Notional
Amount on
Underlying
Swap
($000)
 
Over-the-Counter Swaptions (0.1%)
Call Swaptions
2-Years Interest Rate Swap, Pays SOFR Annually, Receives 3.694% Annually   CITNA 5/21/24           3.694% 275,000         81
2-Years Interest Rate Swap, Pays SOFR Annually, Receives 3.750% Annually    BANA 5/22/24           3.750% 275,000        102
2-Years Interest Rate Swap, Pays SOFR Annually, Receives 4.294% Annually   CITNA 5/21/24           4.294% 275,000        563
2-Years Interest Rate Swap, Pays SOFR Annually, Receives 4.350% Annually    BANA 5/22/24           4.350% 275,000        683
10-Years Interest Rate Swap, Pays SOFR Annually, Receives 3.865% Annually   BNPSW 6/20/24           3.865% 150,000      2,751
10-Years Interest Rate Swap, Pays SOFR Annually, Receives 3.902% Annually    NGFP 6/18/24           3.902% 150,000      3,017
                                                7,197
Put Swaptions
10-Years Interest Rate Swap, Receives SOFR Annually, Pays 3.865% Annually   BNPSW 6/20/24           3.865% 150,000      1,720
10-Years Interest Rate Swap, Receives SOFR Annually, Pays 3.902% Annually    NGFP 6/18/24           3.902% 150,000      1,551
                                                 3,271
Total Options Purchased (Cost $13,597) 10,688
Total Investments (101.4%) (Cost $11,287,399)   11,089,210
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Core Bond Fund
      Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000)
Market
Value

($000)
Conventional Mortgage-Backed Securities—Liability for Sale Commitments (-0.7%)
5,6,7 UMBS Pool
(Proceeds $76,684)
 6.500%   9/1/36–4/25/54  (74,599)     (75,401)
Other Assets and Liabilities—Net (-0.7%)   (80,915)
Net Assets (100%)   10,932,894
Cost is in $000.
See Note A in Notes to Financial Statements.
1 Securities with a value of $977,000 have been segregated as collateral for certain open To Be Announced (TBA) transactions.
2 Securities with a value of $2,356,000 have been segregated as collateral for open forward currency contracts and over-the-counter swap contracts.
3 Securities with a value of $12,121,000 have been segregated as initial margin for open centrally cleared swap contracts.
4 Securities with a value of $27,070,000 have been segregated as initial margin for open futures contracts.
5 The average or expected maturity is shorter than the final maturity shown because of the possibility of interim principal payments and prepayments or the possibility of the issue being called.
6 The issuer was placed under federal conservatorship in September 2008; since that time, its daily operations have been managed by the Federal Housing Finance Agency and it receives capital from the U.S. Treasury, as needed to maintain a positive net worth, in exchange for senior preferred stock.
7 Includes securities purchased on a when-issued or delayed-delivery basis for which the fund has not taken delivery as of March 31, 2024.
8 Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. Such securities may be sold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At March 31, 2024, the aggregate value was $977,303,000, representing 8.9% of net assets.
9 Variable-rate security; rate shown is effective rate at period end. Certain variable-rate securities are not based on a published reference rate and spread but are determined by the issuer or agent based on current market conditions.
10 Face amount denominated in euro.
11 Face amount denominated in British pounds.
12 Face amount denominated in Australian dollars.
13 Represents an unsettled loan as of March 31, 2024. The coupon rate is not known until the settlement date.
14 Guaranteed by the Federal Republic of Germany.
15 Non-income-producing security—security in default.
16 Affiliated money market fund available only to Vanguard funds and certain trusts and accounts managed by Vanguard. Rate shown is the 7-day yield.
  3M—3-month.
  BANA—Bank of America, N.A.
  BNPSW—BNP Paribas.
  CITNA—Citibank, N.A.
  DAC—Designated Activity Company.
  GO—General Obligation Bond.
  NGFP—Nomura Global Financial Products Inc.
  REMICS—Real Estate Mortgage Investment Conduits.
  SOFR—Secured Overnight Financing Rate.
  SOFR30A—30 Day Average Secured Overnight Financing Rate.
  TSFR1M—CME Term Secured Overnight Financing Rate 1-Month.
  TSFR3M—CME Term Secured Overnight Financing Rate 3-Month.
  UMBS—Uniform Mortgage-Backed Securities.
39

 

Core Bond Fund

Derivative Financial Instruments Outstanding as of Period End

Options Written
  Counterparty Expiration
Date
Excercise
Rate
Notional
Amount on
Underlying
Swap
($000)
Market
Value
($000)
Over-the-Counter Swaptions        
Call Swaptions
2-Years Interest Rate Swap, Receives SOFR Annually, Pays 3.894% Annually CITNA 5/21/24 3.894% 275,000 (156)
2-Years Interest Rate Swap, Receives SOFR Annually, Pays 3.950% Annually BANA 5/22/24 3.950% 275,000 (194)
2-Years Interest Rate Swap, Receives SOFR Annually, Pays 4.094% Annually CITNA 5/21/24 4.094% 275,000 (298)
2-Years Interest Rate Swap, Receives SOFR Annually, Pays 4.150% Annually BANA 5/22/24 4.150% 275,000 (367)
10-Years Interest Rate Swap, Receives SOFR Annually, Pays 3.770% Annually BNPSW 3/20/25 3.770% 100,000 (3,664)
10-Years Interest Rate Swap, Receives SOFR Annually, Pays 3.804% Annually NGFP 3/18/25 3.804% 100,000 (3,802)
          (8,481)
Put Swaptions
10-Years Interest Rate Swap, Pays SOFR Annually, Receives 3.770% Annually BNPSW 3/20/25 3.770% 100,000 (2,928)
10-Years Interest Rate Swap, Pays SOFR Annually, Receives 3.804% Annually NGFP 3/18/25 3.804% 100,000 (2,803)
          (5,731)
Total Options Written (Premiums Received $16,917)       (14,212)
BANA—Bank of America, N.A.
BNPSW—BNP Paribas.
CITNA—Citibank, N.A.
NGFP—Nomura Global Financial Products Inc.
    
Futures Contracts
      ($000)
  Expiration Number of
Long (Short)
Contracts
Notional
Amount
Value and
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
Long Futures Contracts
2-Year U.S. Treasury Note June 2024 1,843 376,865 (569)
10-Year U.S. Treasury Note June 2024 1,755 194,449 466
Long U.S. Treasury Bond June 2024 414 49,861 237
Ultra 10-Year U.S. Treasury Note June 2024 1,977 226,583 421
        555
 
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Core Bond Fund
Futures Contracts (continued)
      ($000)
  Expiration Number of
Long (Short)
Contracts
Notional
Amount
Value and
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
Short Futures Contracts
5-Year U.S. Treasury Note June 2024 (2,213) (236,826) (327)
10-Year Japanese Government Bond June 2024 (175) (168,642) (219)
AUD 3-Year Treasury Bond June 2024 (106) (7,385) (1)
AUD 10-Year Treasury Bond June 2024 (281) (21,347) (21)
Euro-Bobl June 2024 (1,146) (146,200) (511)
Euro-Bund June 2024 (1,708) (245,776) (2,478)
Euro-Buxl June 2024 (646) (94,644) (1,761)
Euro-OAT June 2024 (216) (29,868) (320)
Euro-Schatz June 2024 (664) (75,719) 5
Long Gilt June 2024 (280) (35,319) (914)
Ultra Long U.S. Treasury Bond June 2024 (697) (89,913) 128
        (6,419)
        (5,864)
    
Forward Currency Contracts
  Contract
Settlement
Date
Contract Amount (000) Unrealized
Appreciation
($000)
Unrealized
(Depreciation)
($000)
Counterparty   Receive   Deliver
Deutsche Bank AG 4/26/24 EUR 1,786 USD 1,948 (20)
UBS AG 4/26/24 JPY 56,088 USD 379 (7)
Bank of America, N.A. 4/26/24 JPY 43,236 USD 287
UBS AG 4/26/24 MXN 1,172,015 USD 69,197 1,040
UBS AG 4/26/24 USD 15,660 AUD 23,651 238
State Street Bank & Trust Co. 4/26/24 USD 2,166 CHF 1,888 66
State Street Bank & Trust Co. 4/26/24 USD 264,858 EUR 242,313 3,188
Royal Bank of Canada 4/26/24 USD 259,391 EUR 237,254 3,184
BNP Paribas 4/26/24 USD 93,954 EUR 86,601 435
Bank of America, N.A. 4/26/24 USD 22,634 EUR 20,815 157
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. 4/26/24 USD 3,813 EUR 3,517 15
HSBC Bank plc 4/26/24 USD 2,687 EUR 2,488
Citibank, N.A. 4/26/24 USD 1,133 EUR 1,036 14
Barclays Bank plc 4/26/24 USD 1,050 EUR 969 3
HSBC Bank plc 4/26/24 USD 489 EUR 450 3
Royal Bank of Canada 4/26/24 USD 36,282 GBP 28,390 445
41

 

Core Bond Fund
Forward Currency Contracts (continued)
  Contract
Settlement
Date
Contract Amount (000) Unrealized
Appreciation
($000)
Unrealized
(Depreciation)
($000)
Counterparty   Receive   Deliver
State Street Bank & Trust Co. 4/26/24 USD 2,336 GBP 1,844 8
State Street Bank & Trust Co. 4/26/24 USD 1,612 JPY 238,255 32
Bank of America, N.A. 4/26/24 USD 380 JPY 57,357
UBS AG 4/26/24 USD 63,821 MXN 1,080,987 (962)
Toronto-Dominion Bank 4/26/24 USD 479 NZD 778 15
            8,843 (989)
AUD—Australian dollar.
CHF—Swiss franc.
EUR—euro.
GBP—British pound.
JPY—Japanese yen.
MXN—Mexican peso.
NZD—New Zealand dollar.
USD—U.S. dollar.
    
Centrally Cleared Credit Default Swaps
Reference Entity Termination
Date
  Notional
Amount
(000)
Periodic
Premium
Received
(Paid)1
(%)
Value
($000)
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
($000)
Credit Protection Purchased
CDX-NA-HY-S41-V2 12/20/28 USD 24,120 (5.000) (1,772) (1,577)
CDX-NA-IG-S42-V1 6/20/29 USD 634,704 (1.000) (14,447) (231)
            (1,808)
1 Periodic premium received/paid quarterly.
USD—U.S. dollar.
    
Over-the-Counter Credit Default Swaps
Reference
Entity
Termination
Date
Counterparty Notional
Amount
($000)
Periodic
Premium
Received
(Paid)1
(%)
Value
($000)
Remaining
Up-Front
Premium
Paid
(Received)
($000)
Unrealized
Appreciation
($000)
Unrealized
(Depreciation)
($000)
Credit Protection Sold/Moody's Rating
Berkshire Hathaway Inc./Aa2 12/20/24 BARC 600 1.000 4 3 1
Berkshire Hathaway Inc./Aa2 12/20/24 JPMC 600 1.000 4 2 2
42

 

Core Bond Fund
Over-the-Counter Credit Default Swaps (continued)
Reference
Entity
Termination
Date
Counterparty Notional
Amount
($000)
Periodic
Premium
Received
(Paid)1
(%)
Value
($000)
Remaining
Up-Front
Premium
Paid
(Received)
($000)
Unrealized
Appreciation
($000)
Unrealized
(Depreciation)
($000)
MetLife Inc./A3 6/20/24 BARC 700 1.000 2 2
Republic of South Africa/Ba2 12/20/25 BARC 360 1.000 (1) (6) 5
          9 (1) 10
Credit Protection Purchased
Bouygues SA 6/20/28 JPMC 8,2002 (1.000) (271) (145) (126)
Malaysia 6/20/29 GSI 12,300 (1.000) (332) (338) 6
Republic of Colombia 6/20/29 BANA 15,840 (1.000) 515 540 (25)
Republic of Colombia 6/20/29 JPMC 15,830 (1.000) 514 549 (35)
Republic of Peru 6/20/29 BANA 14,725 (1.000) (238) (215) (23)
Republic of Peru 6/20/29 JPMC 9,500 (1.000) (154) (143) (11)
Standard Chartered plc 12/20/28 MSCS 1,2002 (1.000) (25) (8) (17)
Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield SE 6/20/28 BARC 1,6002 (1.000) (10) 106 (116)
Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield SE 6/20/28 JPMC 1,3002 (1.000) (8) 59 (67)
          (9) 405 6 (420)
          404 16 (420)
1 Periodic premium received/paid quarterly.
2 Notional amount denominated in euro.
BANA—Bank of America, N.A.
BARC—Barclays Bank plc.
GSI—Goldman Sachs International.
JPMC—JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.
MSCS—Morgan Stanley Capital Services LLC.
The notional amount represents the maximum potential amount the fund could be required to pay as a seller of credit protection if the reference entity was subject to a credit event.
At March 31, 2024, the counterparties had deposited in segregated accounts securities with a value of $5,060,000 in connection with open forward currency contracts and over-the-counter swap contracts.
Centrally Cleared Interest Rate Swaps
Termination Date Future
Effective
Date
Notional
Amount
(000)
Interest
Rate
Received
(%)
Interest
Rate
(Paid)
(%)
Value
($000)
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
($000)
3/11/34 N/A 24,2901 3.3262 (3.899)3 2,035 2,035
6/21/34 6/20/244 17,6505 0.0006 (3.820)2 (53) (53)
6/21/34 6/20/244 8,8505 0.0006 (3.829)2 (33) (33)
43

 

Core Bond Fund
Centrally Cleared Interest Rate Swaps (continued)
Termination Date Future
Effective
Date
Notional
Amount
(000)
Interest
Rate
Received
(%)
Interest
Rate
(Paid)
(%)
Value
($000)
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
($000)
6/21/34 6/20/244 8,8505 0.0006 (3.803)2 (15) (15)
6/21/34 6/20/244 5,9005 3.8372 (0.000)6 26 26
6/21/34 6/20/244 4,3005 0.0006 (3.869)2 (30) (30)
8/15/39 6/3/244 43,8605 3.8682 (0.000)6 347 347
          2,277 2,277
1 Notional amount denominated in euro.
2 Interest payment received/paid annually.
3 Based on Euro Short Term Rate as of the most recent reset date. Interest payment received/paid annually.
4 Forward interest rate swap. In a forward interest rate swap, the fund and the counterparty agree to make periodic net payments beginning on a specified future effective date.
5 Notional amount denominated in U.S. dollar.
6 Based on Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR) as of the most recent reset date. Interest payment received/paid annually.
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.
44

 

Core Bond Fund
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
As of March 31, 2024
($000s, except shares, footnotes, and per-share amounts) Amount
Assets  
Investments in Securities, at Value  
Unaffiliated Issuers (Cost $11,258,196) 11,060,005
Affiliated Issuers (Cost $29,203) 29,205
Total Investments in Securities 11,089,210
Investment in Vanguard 323
Cash 21,215
Foreign Currency, at Value (Cost $2,501) 2,492
Receivables for Investment Securities Sold 1,733,977
Receivables for Accrued Income 90,414
Receivables for Capital Shares Issued 29,802
Swap Premiums Paid 1,259
Variation Margin Receivable—Centrally Cleared Swap Contracts 57
Unrealized Appreciation—Forward Currency Contracts 8,843
Unrealized Appreciation—Over-the-Counter Swap Contracts 16
Total Assets 12,977,608
Liabilities  
Liability for Sale Commitments, at Value (Proceeds $76,684) 75,401
Payables for Investment Securities Purchased 1,930,441
Payables for Capital Shares Redeemed 13,935
Payables for Distributions 6,943
Payables to Vanguard 485
Options Written, at Value (Premiums Received $16,917) 14,212
Swap Premiums Received 855
Variation Margin Payable—Futures Contracts 1,033
Unrealized Depreciation—Forward Currency Contracts 989
Unrealized Depreciation—Over-the-Counter Swap Contracts 420
Total Liabilities 2,044,714
Net Assets 10,932,894
45

 

Core Bond Fund
Statement of Assets and Liabilities (continued)


At March 31, 2024, net assets consisted of:

($000s, except shares, footnotes, and per-share amounts) Amount
Paid-in Capital 12,004,881
Total Distributable Earnings (Loss) (1,071,987)
Net Assets 10,932,894
 
Investor Shares—Net Assets  
Applicable to 29,563,844 outstanding $.001 par value shares of
beneficial interest (unlimited authorization)
264,390
Net Asset Value Per Share—Investor Shares $8.94
 
Admiral Shares—Net Assets  
Applicable to 596,660,400 outstanding $.001 par value shares of
beneficial interest (unlimited authorization)
10,668,504
Net Asset Value Per Share—Admiral Shares $17.88
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.
46

 

Core Bond Fund
Statement of Operations
  Six Months Ended
March 31, 2024
  ($000)
Investment Income  
Income  
Interest1 231,371
Total Income 231,371
Expenses  
The Vanguard Group—Note B  
Investment Advisory Services 623
Management and Administrative—Investor Shares 209
Management and Administrative—Admiral Shares 3,714
Marketing and Distribution—Investor Shares 10
Marketing and Distribution—Admiral Shares 261
Custodian Fees 73
Shareholders’ Reports—Investor Shares 7
Shareholders’ Reports—Admiral Shares 91
Trustees’ Fees and Expenses 4
Other Expenses 16
Total Expenses 5,008
Expenses Paid Indirectly (1)
Net Expenses 5,007
Net Investment Income 226,364
Realized Net Gain (Loss)  
Investment Securities Sold1 (150,795)
Futures Contracts 20,919
Options Purchased 96
Options Written (837)
Swap Contracts (10,730)
Forward Currency Contracts (7,718)
Foreign Currencies (766)
Realized Net Gain (Loss) (149,831)
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)  
Investment Securities1 497,534
Futures Contracts (14,707)
Options Purchased (2,909)
Options Written 2,705
Swap Contracts (16)
Forward Currency Contracts 4,908
Foreign Currencies 158
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) 487,673
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations 564,206
1 Interest income, realized net gain (loss), capital gain distributions received, and change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) from an affiliated company of the fund were $3,025,000, $5,000, $1,000, and ($2,000), respectively. Purchases and sales are for temporary cash investment purposes.
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.
47

 

Core Bond Fund
Statement of Changes in Net Assets
  Six Months Ended
March 31,
2024
  Year Ended
September 30,
2023
  ($000)   ($000)
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets      
Operations      
Net Investment Income 226,364   307,871
Realized Net Gain (Loss) (149,831)   (325,042)
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) 487,673   38,981
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations 564,206   21,810
Distributions      
Investor Shares (5,579)   (8,363)
Admiral Shares (223,364)   (293,943)
Total Distributions (228,943)   (302,306)
Capital Share Transactions      
Investor Shares 36,159   23,356
Admiral Shares 1,968,956   2,421,492
Net Increase (Decrease) from Capital Share Transactions 2,005,115   2,444,848
Total Increase (Decrease) 2,340,378   2,164,352
Net Assets      
Beginning of Period 8,592,516   6,428,164
End of Period 10,932,894   8,592,516
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.
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Core Bond Fund
Financial Highlights
Investor Shares            
For a Share Outstanding
Throughout Each Period
Six Months
Ended
March 31,
2024
Year Ended September 30,
2023 2022 2021 2020 2019
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period $8.62 $8.86 $10.67 $10.93 $10.24 $9.59
Investment Operations            
Net Investment Income1 .201 .353 .221 .125 .209 .311
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments .320 (.251) (1.810) (.126) .697 .645
Total from Investment Operations .521 .102 (1.589) (.001) .906 .956
Distributions            
Dividends from Net Investment Income (.201) (.342) (.213) (.117) (.216) (.306)
Distributions from Realized Capital Gains (.008) (.142)
Total Distributions (.201) (.342) (.221) (.259) (.216) (.306)
Net Asset Value, End of Period $8.94 $8.62 $8.86 $10.67 $10.93 $10.24
Total Return2 6.09% 1.07% -15.06% -0.03% 8.95% 10.15%
Ratios/Supplemental Data            
Net Assets, End of Period (Millions) $264 $220 $203 $246 $236 $117
Ratio of Total Expenses to Average Net Assets 0.20%3 0.20%3 0.20%3 0.20% 0.25% 0.25%
Ratio of Net Investment Income to Average Net Assets 4.54% 3.93% 2.22% 1.16% 1.96% 3.16%
Portfolio Turnover Rate4 172% 439% 499% 473% 383% 406%
The expense ratio and net investment income ratio for the current period have been annualized.
1 Calculated based on average shares outstanding.
2 Total returns do not include account service fees that may have applied in the periods shown. Fund prospectuses provide information about any applicable account service fees.
3 The ratio of expenses to average net assets for the period net of reduction from custody fee offset arrangements was 0.20%.
4 Includes 46%, 212%, 146%, 167%, 68%, and 32%, respectively, attributable to mortgage-dollar-roll activity.
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.
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Financial Highlights
Admiral Shares            
For a Share Outstanding
Throughout Each Period
Six Months
Ended
March 31,
2024
Year Ended September 30,
2023 2022 2021 2020 2019
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period $17.23 $17.72 $21.33 $21.86 $20.48 $19.18
Investment Operations            
Net Investment Income1 .411 .726 .473 .266 .436 .651
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments .649 (.514) (3.622) (.257) 1.407 1.290
Total from Investment Operations 1.060 .212 (3.149) .009 1.843 1.941
Distributions            
Dividends from Net Investment Income (.410) (.702) (.446) (.256) (.463) (.641)
Distributions from Realized Capital Gains (.015) (.283)
Total Distributions (.410) (.702) (.461) (.539) (.463) (.641)
Net Asset Value, End of Period $17.88 $17.23 $17.72 $21.33 $21.86 $20.48
Total Return2 6.19% 1.11% -14.93% 0.03% 9.11% 10.31%
Ratios/Supplemental Data            
Net Assets, End of Period (Millions) $10,669 $8,373 $6,225 $5,558 $3,212 $1,114
Ratio of Total Expenses to Average Net Assets 0.10%3 0.10%3 0.10%3 0.10% 0.10% 0.10%
Ratio of Net Investment Income to Average Net Assets 4.64% 4.05% 2.39% 1.24% 2.04% 3.31%
Portfolio Turnover Rate4 172% 439% 499% 473% 383% 406%
The expense ratio and net investment income ratio for the current period have been annualized.
1 Calculated based on average shares outstanding.
2 Total returns do not include account service fees that may have applied in the periods shown. Fund prospectuses provide information about any applicable account service fees.
3 The ratio of expenses to average net assets for the period net of reduction from custody fee offset arrangements was 0.10%.
4 Includes 46%, 212%, 146%, 167%, 68%, and 32%, respectively, attributable to mortgage-dollar-roll activity.
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.
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Notes to Financial Statements
Vanguard Core Bond Fund is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 as an open-end investment company, or mutual fund. The fund offers two classes of shares: Investor Shares and Admiral Shares. Each of the share classes has different eligibility and minimum purchase requirements, and is designed for different types of investors.
A.  The following significant accounting policies conform to generally accepted accounting principles for U.S. investment companies. The fund consistently follows such policies in preparing its financial statements.
1. Security Valuation: Securities are valued as of the close of trading on the New York Stock Exchange (generally 4 p.m., Eastern time) on the valuation date. Bonds and other temporary cash investments are valued using the latest bid prices or using valuations based on a matrix system (which considers such factors as security prices, yields, maturities, and ratings), both as furnished by independent pricing services. Structured debt securities, including mortgages and asset-backed securities, are valued using the latest bid prices or using valuations based on a matrix system that considers such factors as issuer, tranche, nominal or option-adjusted spreads, weighted average coupon, weighted average maturity, credit enhancements, and collateral, as furnished by independent pricing services. Investments in Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund are valued at that fund's net asset value. Securities for which market quotations are not readily available, or whose values have been affected by events occurring before the fund's pricing time but after the close of the securities’ primary markets, are valued by methods deemed by the valuation designee to represent fair value and subject to oversight by the board of trustees.
2. Foreign Currency: Securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars using exchange rates obtained from an independent third party as of the fund’s pricing time on the valuation date. Realized gains (losses) and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investment securities include the effects of changes in exchange rates since the securities were purchased, combined with the effects of changes in security prices. Fluctuations in the value of other assets and liabilities resulting from changes in exchange rates are recorded as unrealized foreign currency gains (losses) until the assets or liabilities are settled in cash, at which time they are recorded as realized foreign currency gains (losses).
3. To Be Announced (TBA) Transactions: A TBA transaction is an agreement to buy or sell mortgage-backed securities with agreed-upon characteristics (face amount, coupon, maturity) for settlement at a future date. The fund may be a seller of TBA transactions to reduce its exposure to the mortgage-backed securities market or in order to sell mortgage-backed securities it owns under delayed-delivery arrangements. When the fund is a buyer of TBA transactions, it maintains cash or short-term investments in an amount sufficient to meet the purchase price at the settlement date of the TBA transaction. The primary risk associated with TBA transactions is that a counterparty may default on its obligations. The fund mitigates its counterparty risk by, among other things, performing a credit analysis of counterparties, allocating transactions among numerous counterparties, and monitoring its exposure to each counterparty. The fund may also enter into a Master Securities Forward Transaction Agreement (MSFTA) with certain counterparties and require them to transfer collateral as security for their performance. In the absence of a default, the collateral pledged or received by the fund cannot be repledged, resold, or rehypothecated. Under an MSFTA, upon a counterparty default (including bankruptcy), the fund may terminate any TBA transactions with that counterparty, determine the net amount owed by either party in accordance with its MSFTA, and sell or retain any collateral held up to the net amount owed to the fund under the MSFTA.
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At March 31, 2024, counterparties had deposited in segregated accounts securities with a value of $1,010,000 and cash of $430,000 in connection with TBA transactions.
4. Mortgage Dollar Rolls: The fund enters into mortgage-dollar-roll transactions, in which the fund sells mortgage-backed securities to a dealer and simultaneously agrees to purchase similar securities in the future at a predetermined price. The proceeds of the securities sold in mortgage-dollar-roll transactions are typically invested in high-quality short-term fixed income securities. The fund forgoes principal and interest paid on the securities sold, and is compensated by interest earned on the proceeds of the sale and by a lower price on the securities to be repurchased. The fund also enters into mortgage-dollar-roll transactions in which the fund buys mortgage-backed securities from a dealer pursuant to a TBA transaction and simultaneously agrees to sell similar securities in the future at a predetermined price. The securities bought in mortgage-dollar-roll transactions are used to cover an open TBA sell position. The fund continues to earn interest on mortgage-backed security pools already held and receives a lower price on the securities to be sold in the future. The fund accounts for mortgage-dollar-roll transactions as purchases and sales; as such, these transactions may increase the fund’s portfolio turnover rate. Amounts to be received or paid in connection with open mortgage dollar rolls are included in Receivables for Investment Securities Sold or Payables for Investment Securities Purchased in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
5. Floating Rate Loan Interests: Floating rate loan interests represent interests in amounts owed by corporate or other borrowers. These instruments may be in the form of loans, trade claims or other receivables and may include standby financing commitments such as revolving credit facilities that obligate the fund to supply additional cash to the borrower on demand. Floating rate loan interests may be made directly with a borrower or acquired through assignment or participation. The fund's right to enforce a borrower’s compliance with the terms of the loan agreement, or benefit directly from the collateral supporting the loan, varies when the loan is a direct borrowing, an assignment, or a participation. Floating rate loan interests involve various risks including risk of loss in case of default, insolvency, or the bankruptcy of the borrower and are generally subject to restrictions on transfer with limited opportunities to sell them in secondary markets. The fund may also invest in loan commitments, which are contractual obligations for a future funding. The fund may earn a commitment fee on any unfunded portion of these commitments which is amortized to interest income over the commitment period. Both the funded portion of a floating rate loan interest as well as its unfunded commitment, if any, is reflected on the Schedule of Investments.
6. Options: The fund invests in options contracts on futures to adjust its exposure to the underlying investments. The primary risk associated with purchasing options is that if interest rates move in such a way that the exercise price of the option exceeds the value of the underlying investment, the position is worthless at expiration, and the fund loses the premium paid. The primary risk associated with selling options is that if interest rates move in such a way that the exercise price of the option exceeds the value of the underlying investment, the counterparty exercises the option, and the fund loses an amount equal to the market value of the option written less the premium received. Counterparty risk involving options on futures contracts is mitigated because a regulated clearinghouse is the counterparty instead of the clearing broker. To further mitigate counterparty risk, the fund trades options on futures contracts on an exchange, monitors the financial strength of its clearing brokers and clearinghouses, and has entered into clearing agreements with its clearing brokers.
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Options contracts on futures are valued at their quoted daily settlement prices. The premium paid for a purchased option is recorded in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as an asset that is subsequently adjusted daily to the current market value of the option purchased. The premium received for a written option is recorded in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as an asset with an equal liability that is subsequently adjusted daily to the current market value of the option written. The notional amounts of option contracts are not recorded in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Fluctuations in the value of the options are recorded in the Statement of Operations as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) until expired, closed, or exercised, at which time realized gains (losses) are recognized.
During the six months ended March 31, 2024, the fund’s average value of investments in options purchased and options written represented less than 1% and 0% of net assets, respectively, based on the average market values at each quarter-end during the period.
7. Swaptions: The fund invests in options on swaps, which are transacted over-the-counter (OTC) and not on an exchange. The fund enters into swaptions to adjust the fund's sensitivity to interest rates or to adjust its exposure to the underlying investments. The fund may purchase a swaption from a counterparty whereby the fund has the right to enter into a swap in which the fund will pay either a fixed percentage rate or a floating rate, which is reset periodically based on short-term interest rates, and receive a different floating rate, each applied to a notional amount. The fund may also sell a swaption to a counterparty whereby the fund grants the counterparty the right to enter into a swap in which the fund will pay a floating rate and receive a fixed rate, each applied to a notional amount. Swaptions also include options that allow an existing swap to be terminated or extended by one of the counterparties. Unlike exchange-traded options, which are standardized with respect to the underlying instrument, expiration date, contract size, and strike price, the terms of OTC options generally are established through negotiation with the other party to the option contract. Although this type of arrangement allows the purchaser or writer greater flexibility to tailor an option to its needs, OTC options generally involve greater credit risk than exchange-traded options. Credit risk involves the possibility that a counterparty may default on its obligation to pay net amounts due to the fund. The fund mitigates its counterparty risk by entering into swaptions with a diverse group of prequalified counterparties and monitoring their financial strength.
The primary risk associated with purchasing swaptions is that interest rates or the value of the underlying investments move in such a way that the exercise price of the swaption exceeds the value of the underlying investment, the position is worthless at expiration, and the fund loses the premium paid. The primary risk associated with selling swaptions is that interest rates or the value of the underlying investments move in such a way that the exercise price of the swaption exceeds the value of the underlying investment, the counterparty exercises the swaption, and the resulting interest rate swap results in a negative cash flow to the fund in an amount greater than the premium received. A risk associated with all types of swaptions is the possibility that a counterparty may default on its obligations under the swaption contract.
Swaptions are valued based on market quotations received from independent pricing services or recognized dealers. The premium paid for a purchased swaption is recorded in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as an asset and is subsequently adjusted daily based on the current market value of the swaption. The premium received for a written swaption is recorded in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as an asset with an equal liability and is subsequently adjusted daily based on the current market value of the swaption. The notional amounts of option contracts are not recorded in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Fluctuations in the value of swaptions are
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recorded in the Statement of Operations as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) until expired, closed, or exercised, at which time realized gains (losses) are recognized.
During the six months ended March 31, 2024, the fund’s average value of investments in swaptions purchased and swaptions written represented less than 1% of net assets, based on the average market values at each quarter-end during the period. The fund had no open swaption contracts at March 31, 2024.
8. Futures Contracts: The fund uses futures contracts to invest in fixed income asset classes with greater efficiency and lower cost than is possible through direct investment, to add value when these instruments are attractively priced, or to adjust sensitivity to changes in interest rates. The primary risks associated with the use of futures contracts are imperfect correlation between changes in market values of bonds held by the fund and the prices of futures contracts, and the possibility of an illiquid market. Counterparty risk involving futures is mitigated because a regulated clearinghouse is the counterparty instead of the clearing broker. To further mitigate counterparty risk, the fund trades futures contracts on an exchange, monitors the financial strength of its clearing brokers and clearinghouse, and has entered into clearing agreements with its clearing brokers. The clearinghouse imposes initial margin requirements to secure the fund’s performance and requires daily settlement of variation margin representing changes in the market value of each contract. Any securities pledged as initial margin for open contracts are noted in the Schedule of Investments.
Futures contracts are valued at their quoted daily settlement prices. The notional amounts of the contracts are not recorded in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Fluctuations in the value of the contracts are recorded in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as an asset (liability) and in the Statement of Operations as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) until the contracts are closed, when they are recorded as realized gains (losses) on futures contracts.
During the six months ended March 31, 2024, the fund’s average investments in long and short futures contracts represented 6% and 7% of net assets, respectively, based on the average of the notional amounts at each quarter-end during the period.
9. Forward Currency Contracts: The fund enters into forward currency contracts to protect the value of securities and related receivables and payables against changes in future foreign exchange rates. Risks associated with these types of forward currency contracts include movement in the values of the foreign currencies relative to the U.S. dollar and the ability of the counterparties to fulfill their obligations under the contracts. The fund mitigates its counterparty risk by entering into forward currency contracts only with a diverse group of prequalified counterparties, monitoring their financial strength, entering into master netting arrangements with its counterparties, and requiring its counterparties to transfer collateral as security for their performance. In the absence of a default, the collateral pledged or received by the fund cannot be repledged, resold, or rehypothecated. The master netting arrangements provide that, in the event of a counterparty’s default (including bankruptcy), the fund may terminate the forward currency contracts, determine the net amount owed by either party in accordance with its master netting arrangements, and sell or retain any collateral held up to the net amount owed to the fund under the master netting arrangements. The forward currency contracts contain provisions whereby a counterparty may terminate open contracts if the fund’s net assets decline below a certain level, triggering a payment by the fund if the fund is in a net liability position at the time of the termination. The payment amount would be reduced by any collateral the fund has pledged. Any securities pledged as collateral for open contracts are noted in the Schedule of Investments. The value of collateral
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received or pledged is compared daily to the value of the forward currency contracts exposure with each counterparty, and any difference, if in excess of a specified minimum transfer amount, is adjusted and settled within two business days.
Forward currency contracts are valued at their quoted daily prices obtained from an independent third party, adjusted for currency risk based on the expiration date of each contract. The notional amounts of the contracts are not recorded in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Fluctuations in the value of the contracts are recorded in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as an asset (liability) and in the Statement of Operations as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) until the contracts are closed, when they are recorded as realized gains (losses) on forward currency contracts.
During the six months ended March 31, 2024, the fund’s average investment in forward currency contracts represented 5% of net assets, based on the average of the notional amounts at each quarter-end during the period.
10. Swap Contracts: The fund invests in credit default swaps to adjust the overall credit risk of the fund or to actively overweight or underweight credit risk to a specific issuer or group of issuers. The fund may sell credit protection through credit default swaps to simulate investments in long positions that are either unavailable or considered to be less attractively priced in the bond market. The fund may purchase credit protection through credit default swaps to reduce credit exposure to a given issuer or issuers. Under the terms of the swaps, an up-front payment may be exchanged between the seller and buyer. In addition, the seller of the credit protection receives a periodic payment of premium from the buyer that is a fixed percentage applied to a notional amount. If, for example, the reference entity is subject to a credit event (such as bankruptcy, failure to pay, or obligation acceleration) during the term of the swap, the seller agrees to either physically settle or cash settle the swap contract. If the swap is physically settled, the seller agrees to pay the buyer an amount equal to the notional amount and take delivery of a debt instrument of the reference issuer with a par amount equal to such notional amount. If the swap is cash settled, the seller agrees to pay the buyer the difference between the notional amount and the final price for the relevant debt instrument, as determined either in a market auction or pursuant to a pre-agreed-upon valuation procedure.
The fund enters into interest rate swap transactions to adjust the fund’s sensitivity to changes in interest rates and maintain the ability to generate income at prevailing market rates. Under the terms of the swaps, one party pays the other either an amount that is a fixed percentage rate or a floating rate, which is reset periodically based on short-term interest rates, applied to a notional amount. In return, the counterparty agrees to pay a different floating rate, which is reset periodically based on short-term interest rates, applied to the same notional amount.
The fund enters into centrally cleared credit default and interest rate swaps to achieve the same objectives specified with respect to the equivalent over-the-counter swaps but with less counterparty risk because a regulated clearinghouse is the counterparty instead of the clearing broker or executing broker. The clearinghouse imposes initial margin requirements to secure the fund's performance, and requires daily settlement of variation margin representing changes in the market value of each contract. To further mitigate counterparty risk, the fund trades with a diverse group of prequalified executing brokers; monitors the financial strength of its clearing brokers, executing brokers, and clearinghouse; and has entered into agreements with its clearing brokers and executing brokers.
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The primary risk associated with selling credit protection is that, upon the occurrence of a defined credit event, the market value of the debt instrument received by the fund (or, in a cash settled swap, the debt instruments used to determine the settlement payment by the fund) will be significantly less than the amount paid by the fund and, in a physically settled swap, the fund may receive an illiquid debt instrument. A risk associated with all types of swaps is the possibility that a counterparty may default on its obligation to pay net amounts due to the fund. The fund’s maximum amount subject to counterparty risk is the unrealized appreciation on the swap contract. The fund mitigates its counterparty risk by entering into swaps only with a diverse group of prequalified counterparties, monitoring their financial strength, entering into master netting arrangements with its counterparties, and requiring its counterparties to transfer collateral as security for their performance. In the absence of a default, the collateral pledged or received by the fund cannot be repledged, resold, or rehypothecated. In the event of a counterparty’s default (including bankruptcy), the fund may terminate any swap contracts with that counterparty, determine the net amount owed by either party in accordance with its master netting arrangements, and sell or retain any collateral held up to the net amount owed to the fund under the master netting arrangements. The swap contracts contain provisions whereby a counterparty may terminate open contracts if the fund's net assets decline below a certain level, triggering a payment by the fund if the fund is in a net liability position at the time of the termination. The payment amount would be reduced by any collateral the fund has pledged. Any securities pledged as collateral for open contracts are noted in the Schedule of Investments. The value of collateral received or pledged is compared daily to the value of the swap contracts exposure with each counterparty, and any difference, if in excess of a specified minimum transfer amount, is adjusted and settled within two business days.
The notional amounts of swap contracts are not recorded in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Swaps are valued daily based on market quotations received from independent pricing services or recognized dealers and the change in value is recorded in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as an asset (liability) and in the Statement of Operations as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) until the seller of credit protection is required to take delivery (or, in a cash settled swap, pay the settlement amount determined) upon occurrence of a credit event, periodic payments are made, or the swap terminates, at which time realized gain (loss) is recorded. The net premium to be received or paid by the fund under swap contracts is accrued daily and recorded as realized gain (loss) over the life of the contract.
During the six months ended March 31, 2024, the fund's average amounts of investments in credit protection sold and credit protection purchased represented less than 1% and 6% of net assets, respectively, based on the average of notional amounts at each quarter-end during the period. The average amount of investments in interest rate swaps represented 4% of net assets, based on the average of notional amounts at each quarter-end during the period.
11. Federal Income Taxes: The fund intends to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company and distribute virtually all of its taxable income. The fund’s tax returns are open to examination by the relevant tax authorities until expiration of the applicable statute of limitations, which is generally three years after the filing of the tax return. Management has analyzed the fund’s tax positions taken for all open federal and state income tax years, and has concluded that no provision for income tax is required in the fund’s financial statements.
12. Distributions: Distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Distributions are determined on a tax basis at the fiscal year-end and may differ from net investment income and realized capital gains for financial reporting purposes.
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13. Credit Facilities and Interfund Lending Program: The fund and certain other funds managed by The Vanguard Group ("Vanguard") participate in a $4.3 billion committed credit facility provided by a syndicate of lenders pursuant to a credit agreement and an uncommitted credit facility provided by Vanguard. Both facilities may be renewed annually. Each fund is individually liable for its borrowings, if any, under the credit facilities. Borrowings may be utilized for temporary or emergency purposes and are subject to the fund’s regulatory and contractual borrowing restrictions. With respect to the committed credit facility, the participating funds are charged administrative fees and an annual commitment fee of 0.10% of the undrawn committed amount of the facility, which are allocated to the funds based on a method approved by the fund’s board of trustees and included in Management and Administrative expenses on the fund’s Statement of Operations. Any borrowings under either facility bear interest at an agreed-upon spread plus the higher of the federal funds effective rate, the overnight bank funding rate, or the Daily Simple Secured Overnight Financing Rate inclusive of an additional agreed-upon spread. However, borrowings under the uncommitted credit facility may bear interest based upon an alternate rate agreed to by the fund and Vanguard.
In accordance with an exemptive order (the “Order”) from the SEC, the fund may participate in a joint lending and borrowing program that allows registered open-end Vanguard funds to borrow money from and lend money to each other for temporary or emergency purposes (the “Interfund Lending Program”), subject to compliance with the terms and conditions of the Order, and to the extent permitted by the fund’s investment objective and investment policies. Interfund loans and borrowings normally extend overnight but can have a maximum duration of seven days. Loans may be called on one business day’s notice. The interest rate to be charged is governed by the conditions of the Order and internal procedures adopted by the board of trustees. The board of trustees is responsible for overseeing the Interfund Lending Program.
For the six months ended March 31, 2024, the fund did not utilize the credit facilities or the Interfund Lending Program.
14. Other: Interest income includes income distributions received from Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund and is accrued daily. Premiums and discounts on debt securities are amortized and accreted, respectively, to interest income over the lives of the respective securities, except for premiums on certain callable debt securities that are amortized to the earliest call date. Security transactions are accounted for on the date securities are bought or sold. Costs used to determine realized gains (losses) on the sale of investment securities are those of the specific securities sold.
Each class of shares has equal rights as to assets and earnings, except that each class separately bears certain class-specific expenses related to maintenance of shareholder accounts (included in Management and Administrative expenses) and shareholder reporting. Marketing and distribution expenses are allocated to each class of shares based on a method approved by the board of trustees. Income, other non-class-specific expenses, and gains and losses on investments are allocated to each class of shares based on its relative net assets.
B.  In accordance with the terms of a Funds’ Service Agreement (the “FSA”) between Vanguard and the fund, Vanguard furnishes to the fund investment advisory, corporate management, administrative, marketing, and distribution services at Vanguard’s cost of operations (as defined by the FSA). These costs of operations are allocated to the fund based on methods and guidelines approved by the board of trustees and are generally settled twice a month.
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Upon the request of Vanguard, the fund may invest up to 0.40% of its net assets as capital in Vanguard. At March 31, 2024, the fund had contributed to Vanguard capital in the amount of $323,000, representing less than 0.01% of the fund’s net assets and 0.13% of Vanguard’s capital received pursuant to the FSA. The fund’s trustees and officers are also directors and employees, respectively, of Vanguard.
C.  The fund’s custodian bank has agreed to reduce its fees when the fund maintains cash on deposit in the non-interest-bearing custody account. For the six months ended March 31, 2024, custodian fee offset arrangements reduced the fund’s expenses by $1,000 (an annual rate of less than 0.01% of average net assets).
D.  Various inputs may be used to determine the value of the fund’s investments and derivatives. These inputs are summarized in three broad levels for financial statement purposes. The inputs or methodologies used to value securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.
Level 1—Quoted prices in active markets for identical securities.
Level 2—Other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.).
Level 3—Significant unobservable inputs (including the fund’s own assumptions used to determine the fair value of investments). Any investments and derivatives valued with significant unobservable inputs are noted on the Schedule of Investments.
The following table summarizes the market value of the fund's investments and derivatives as of March 31, 2024, based on the inputs used to value them:
  Level 1
($000)
Level 2
($000)
Level 3
($000)
Total
($000)
Investments        
Assets        
U.S. Government and Agency Obligations 5,500,697 5,500,697
Asset-Backed/Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities 556,453 556,453
Corporate Bonds 4,000,796 4,000,796
Floating Rate Loan Interests 3,746 3,746
Sovereign Bonds 984,442 984,442
Taxable Municipal Bonds 3,183 3,183
Temporary Cash Investments 29,205 29,205
Options Purchased 220 10,468 10,688
Total 29,425 11,059,785 11,089,210
Liabilities        
Conventional Mortgage-Backed Securities—Liability for Sale Commitments 75,401 75,401
Derivative Financial Instruments        
Assets        
Futures Contracts1 1,257 1,257
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  Level 1
($000)
Level 2
($000)
Level 3
($000)
Total
($000)
Derivative Financial Instruments        
Forward Currency Contracts 8,843 8,843
Swap Contracts 2,4081 16 2,424
Total 3,665 8,859 12,524
Liabilities        
Options Written 14,212 14,212
Futures Contracts1 7,121 7,121
Forward Currency Contracts 989 989
Swap Contracts 1,9391 420 2,359
Total 9,060 15,621 24,681
1 Includes cumulative appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts and centrally cleared swaps, if any, as reported in the Schedule of Investments. Only current day’s variation margin is reported within the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
E.  At March 31, 2024, the fair values of derivatives were reflected in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as follows:
Statement of Assets and Liabilities Interest
Rate
Contracts
($000)
Foreign
Exchange
Contracts
($000)
Credit
Contracts
($000)
Total
($000)
Investments in Securities, at Value—Unaffiliated Issuers (Options Purchased) 10,688 10,688
Swap Premiums Paid 1,259 1,259
Unrealized Appreciation—Futures Contracts1 1,257 1,257
Unrealized Appreciation—Centrally Cleared Swap Contracts1 2,408 2,408
Unrealized Appreciation—Forward Currency Contracts 8,843 8,843
Unrealized Appreciation—Over-the-Counter Swap Contracts 16 16
Total Assets 14,353 8,843 1,275 24,471
         
Options Written, at Value 14,212 14,212
Swap Premiums Received 855 855
Unrealized Depreciation—Futures Contracts1 7,121 7,121
Unrealized Depreciation—Centrally Cleared Swap Contracts1 131 1,808 1,939
Unrealized Depreciation—Forward Currency Contracts 989 989
Unrealized Depreciation—Over-the-Counter Swap Contracts 420 420
Total Liabilities 21,464 989 3,083 25,536
1 Includes cumulative appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts and centrally cleared swaps, if any, as reported in the Schedule of Investments. Only current day’s variation margin is reported within the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
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Realized net gain (loss) and the change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on derivatives for the six months ended March 31, 2024, were:
Realized Net Gain (Loss) on Derivatives Interest
Rate
Contracts
($000)
Foreign
Exchange
Contracts
($000)
Credit
Contracts
($000)
Total
($000)
Futures Contracts 20,919 20,919
Options Purchased 96 96
Options Written (837) (837)
Swap Contracts 674 (11,404) (10,730)
Forward Currency Contracts (7,718) (7,718)
Realized Net Gain (Loss) on Derivatives 20,852 (7,718) (11,404) 1,730
 
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on Derivatives
Futures Contracts (14,707) (14,707)
Options Purchased (2,909) (2,909)
Options Written 2,705 2,705
Swap Contracts 2,053 (2,069) (16)
Forward Currency Contracts 4,908 4,908
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on Derivatives (12,858) 4,908 (2,069) (10,019)
F.  As of March 31, 2024, gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation for investments, derivatives, and sale commitments based on cost for U.S. federal income tax purposes were as follows:
  Amount
($000)
Tax Cost 11,212,645
Gross Unrealized Appreciation 115,642
Gross Unrealized Depreciation (326,231)
Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) (210,589)
The fund’s tax-basis capital gains and losses are determined only at the end of each fiscal year. For tax purposes, at September 30, 2023, the fund had available capital losses totaling $726,393,000 that may be carried forward indefinitely to offset future net capital gains. The fund will use these capital losses to offset net taxable capital gains, if any, realized during the year ending September 30, 2024; should the fund realize net capital losses for the year, the losses will be added to the loss carryforward balance above.
G.  During the six months ended March 31, 2024, the fund purchased $4,180,766,000 of investment securities and sold $2,771,374,000 of investment securities, other than U.S. government securities and temporary cash investments. Purchases and sales of U.S. government securities were $14,302,091,000 and $14,072,895,000, respectively.
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H.  Capital share transactions for each class of shares were:
  Six Months Ended
March 31, 2024
  Year Ended
September 30, 2023
  Amount
($000)
Shares
(000)
  Amount
($000)
Shares
(000)
Investor Shares          
Issued 89,422 10,086   98,619 10,981
Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions 5,073 572   7,701 859
Redeemed (58,336) (6,604)   (82,964) (9,254)
Net Increase (Decrease)—Investor Shares 36,159 4,054   23,356 2,586
Admiral Shares          
Issued 3,078,892 173,990   4,854,679 270,701
Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions 187,895 10,595   253,260 14,141
Redeemed (1,297,831) (73,990)   (2,686,447) (150,143)
Net Increase (Decrease)—Admiral Shares 1,968,956 110,595   2,421,492 134,699
I.  Significant market disruptions, such as those caused by pandemics, natural or environmental ‎disasters, war, acts of terrorism, or other events, can adversely affect local and global ‎markets and normal market operations. Any such disruptions could have an adverse impact on the value of the fund’s investments and fund performance.
To the extent the fund’s investment portfolio reflects concentration in a particular market, industry, sector, country or asset class, the fund may be adversely affected by the performance of these concentrations and may be subject to increased price volatility and other risks.
Credit risk is the risk that a counterparty to a transaction or an issuer of a financial instrument will fail to pay interest and principal when due, or that perceptions of the issuer’s ability to make such payments will cause the price of an investment to decline. Investment in debt securities will generally increase credit risk.
The use of derivatives may expose the fund to various risks. Derivatives can be highly volatile, and any initial investment is generally small relative to the notional amount so that transactions may be leveraged in terms of market exposure. A relatively small market movement may have a potentially larger impact on derivatives than on standard securities. Leveraged derivatives positions can, therefore, increase volatility. Additional information regarding the fund’s use of derivative(s) and the specific risks associated is described under significant accounting policies.
At March 31, 2024, one shareholder was the record or beneficial owner of 26% of the fund’s net assets. If this shareholder were to redeem its investment in the fund, the redemption might result in an increase in the fund’s expense ratio, cause the fund to incur higher transaction costs, or lead to the realization of taxable capital gains.
J.  Management has determined that no events or transactions occurred subsequent to March 31, 2024, that would require recognition or disclosure in these financial statements.
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Trustees Approve Advisory Arrangement
The board of trustees of Vanguard Core Bond Fund has renewed the fund’s investment advisory arrangement with The Vanguard Group, Inc. (Vanguard), through its Fixed Income Group. The board determined that continuing the fund’s internalized management structure was in the best interests of the fund and its shareholders.
The board based its decision upon an evaluation of the advisor’s investment staff, portfolio management process, and performance. This evaluation included information provided to the board by Vanguard’s Portfolio Review Department, which is responsible for fund and advisor oversight and product management. The Portfolio Review Department met regularly with the advisor and made presentations to the board during the fiscal year that directed the board’s focus to relevant information and topics.
The board, or an investment committee made up of board members, also received information throughout the year during advisor presentations conducted by the Portfolio Review Department. For each advisor presentation, the board was provided with letters and reports that included information about, among other things, the advisory firm and the advisor’s assessment of the investment environment, portfolio performance, and portfolio characteristics.
In addition, the board received periodic reports throughout the year, which included information about the fund’s performance relative to its peers and benchmark, as applicable, and updates, as needed on the Portfolio Review Department’s ongoing assessment of the advisor.
Prior to their meeting, the trustees were provided with a memo and materials that summarized the information they received over the course of the year. They also considered the factors discussed below, among others. However, no single factor determined whether the board approved the arrangement. Rather, it was the totality of the circumstances that drove the board’s decision.
Nature, extent, and quality of services
The board reviewed the quality of the investment management services provided to the fund since its inception in 2016; it also took into account the organizational depth and stability of the advisor. The board considered that Vanguard has been managing investments for more than four decades. The Fixed Income Group adheres to a sound, disciplined investment management process; the team has considerable experience, stability, and depth.
The board concluded that Vanguard’s experience, stability, depth, and performance, among other factors, warranted continuation of the advisory arrangement.
Investment performance
The board considered the performance of the fund since its inception in 2016, including any periods of outperformance or underperformance compared with a relevant benchmark index and peer group. The board concluded that the performance was such that the advisory arrangement should continue.
Cost
The board concluded that the fund’s expense ratio was below the average expense ratio charged by funds in its peer group and that the fund’s advisory expenses were also below the peer-group average.
The board does not conduct a profitability analysis of Vanguard because of Vanguard’s unique structure. Unlike most other mutual fund management companies, Vanguard is owned by the funds it oversees.
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The benefit of economies of scale
The board concluded that the fund’s arrangement with Vanguard ensures that the fund will realize economies of scale as it grows, with the cost to shareholders declining as fund assets increase.
The board will consider whether to renew the advisory arrangement again after a one-year period.
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Liquidity Risk Management
Vanguard funds (except for the money market funds) have adopted and implemented a written liquidity risk management program (the “Program”) as required by Rule 22e-4 under the Investment Company Act of 1940. Rule 22e-4 requires that each fund adopt a program that is reasonably designed to assess and manage the fund’s liquidity risk, which is the risk that the fund could not meet redemption requests without significant dilution of remaining investors’ interests in the fund.
Assessment and management of a fund’s liquidity risk under the Program take into consideration certain factors, such as the fund’s investment strategy and the liquidity of its portfolio investments during normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions, its short- and long-term cash-flow projections during both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions, and its cash and cash-equivalent holdings and access to other funding sources. As required by the rule, the Program includes policies and procedures for classification of fund portfolio holdings in four liquidity categories, maintaining certain levels of highly liquid investments, and limiting holdings of illiquid investments.
The board of trustees of Vanguard Malvern Funds approved the appointment of liquidity risk management program administrators responsible for administering Vanguard Core Bond Fund’s Program and for carrying out the specific responsibilities set forth in the Program, including reporting to the board on at least an annual basis regarding the Program’s operation, its adequacy, and the effectiveness of its implementation for the past year (the “Program Administrator Report”). The board has reviewed the Program Administrator Report covering the period from January 1, 2023, through December 31, 2023 (the “Review Period”). The Program Administrator Report stated that during the Review Period the Program operated and was implemented effectively to manage the fund’s liquidity risk.
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Semiannual Report  |  March 31, 2024
Vanguard Core Bond ETF
See the inside front cover for important information about your fund’s annual and semiannual shareholder reports.

 

Important information about shareholder reports
Beginning in July 2024, amendments adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission will substantially impact the design, content, and transmission of shareholder reports. Shareholder reports will provide key fund information in a clear and concise format and must be mailed to each shareholder that has not elected to receive the reports electronically. Financial statements will no longer be included in the shareholder report but will be available at vanguard.com, can be mailed upon request, or can be accessed on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.
You may elect to receive shareholder reports and other communications from the fund electronically by contacting your financial intermediary (such as a broker-dealer or bank) or, if you invest directly with the fund, by calling Vanguard at one of the phone numbers on the back cover of this report or by logging on to vanguard.com.

 

About Your Fund’s Expenses
As a shareholder of the fund, you incur ongoing costs, which include costs for portfolio management, administrative services, and shareholder reports (like this one), among others. Operating expenses, which are deducted from a fund’s gross income, directly reduce the investment return of the fund.
A fund‘s expenses are expressed as a percentage of its average net assets. This figure is known as the expense ratio. The following examples are intended to help you understand the ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in your fund and to compare these costs with those of other mutual funds. The examples are based on an investment of $1,000 made at the beginning of the period shown and held for the entire period.
The accompanying table illustrates your fund’s costs in two ways:
Based on actual fund return. This section helps you to estimate the actual expenses that you paid over the period. The ”Ending Account Value“ shown is derived from the fund’s actual return, and the third column shows the dollar amount that would have been paid by an investor who started with $1,000 in the fund. You may use the information here, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period.
To do so, simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number given for your fund under the heading ”Expenses Paid During Period.“
Based on hypothetical 5% yearly return. This section is intended to help you compare your fund‘s costs with those of other mutual funds. It assumes that the fund had a yearly return of 5% before expenses, but that the expense ratio is unchanged. In this case—because the return used is not the fund’s actual return—the results do not apply to your investment. The example is useful in making comparisons because the Securities and Exchange Commission requires all mutual funds to calculate expenses based on a 5% return. You can assess your fund’s costs by comparing this hypothetical example with the hypothetical examples that appear in shareholder reports of other funds.
Note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight and help you compare ongoing costs only and do not reflect transaction costs incurred by the fund for buying and selling securities. Further, the expenses do not include any purchase, redemption, or account service fees described in the fund prospectus. If such fees were applied to your account, your costs would be higher. Your fund does not carry a “sales load.”
The calculations assume no shares were bought or sold during the period. Your actual costs may have been higher or lower, depending on the amount of your investment and the timing of any purchases or redemptions.
You can find more information about the fund’s expenses, including annual expense ratios, in the Financial Statements section of this report. For additional information on operating expenses and other shareholder costs, please refer to your fund’s current prospectus.
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Period Ended March 31, 2024      
Core Bond ETF Beginning
Account Value
12/12/2023
Ending
Account Value
3/31/2024
Expenses
Paid During
Period
Based on Actual Fund Return $1,000.00 $1,025.10 $0.30
Based on Hypothetical 5% Yearly Return 1,000.00 1,014.73 0.30
The calculations are based on expenses incurred in the period from inception on December 12, 2023, through March 31, 2024. The fund’s annualized expense ratio for that period is 0.10%. The dollar amounts shown as ”Expenses Paid” are equal to the annualized expense ratio multiplied by the average account value over the period from inception through March 31, 2024, multiplied by the number of days in that period, then divided by the number of days in the most recent 12-month period (110/366).
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Core Bond ETF
Fund Allocation
As of March 31, 2024
Asset-Backed/Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities 3.6%
Corporate Bonds 25.9
Sovereign Bonds 6.7
U.S. Government and Agency Obligations 63.8
The table reflects the fund’s investments, except for short-term investments and derivatives. The agency and mortgage-backed securities may include issues from government-sponsored enterprises; such issues are generally not backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government.
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Core Bond ETF
Financial Statements (unaudited)
Schedule of Investments
As of March 31, 2024
The fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year as an exhibit to its reports on Form N-PORT. The fund’s Form N-PORT reports are available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.
      Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000)
Market
Value

($000)
U.S. Government and Agency Obligations (74.0%)
U.S. Government Securities (54.9%)
United States Treasury Note/Bond  5.000%         9/30/25    465     466
1 United States Treasury Note/Bond  4.250%        10/15/25  1,800   1,785
United States Treasury Note/Bond  5.000%        10/31/25    470     471
United States Treasury Note/Bond  4.500%        11/15/25  1,265   1,259
United States Treasury Note/Bond  0.375%        11/30/25    258     240
United States Treasury Note/Bond  4.875%        11/30/25  2,673   2,677
United States Treasury Note/Bond  4.000%        12/15/25  1,524   1,505
United States Treasury Note/Bond  4.250%        12/31/25  6,900   6,844
2 United States Treasury Note/Bond  4.250%         1/31/26    497     493
United States Treasury Note/Bond  4.000%         2/15/26    958     946
United States Treasury Note/Bond  4.625%         2/28/26  1,000     999
United States Treasury Note/Bond  4.625%         3/15/26    669     669
United States Treasury Note/Bond  4.625%        10/15/26  1,268   1,272
United States Treasury Note/Bond  1.125%        10/31/26  1,175   1,079
United States Treasury Note/Bond  4.625%        11/15/26    500     502
United States Treasury Note/Bond  4.375%        12/15/26  1,226   1,222
United States Treasury Note/Bond  4.000%         1/15/27  2,381   2,353
United States Treasury Note/Bond  4.125%         2/15/27  1,941   1,925
United States Treasury Note/Bond  1.875%         2/28/27  1,348   1,254
United States Treasury Note/Bond  2.500%         3/31/27    100      95
United States Treasury Note/Bond  0.500%         4/30/27  1,656   1,471
United States Treasury Note/Bond  2.750%         7/31/27  1,173   1,114
United States Treasury Note/Bond  3.500%         4/30/28    651     631
United States Treasury Note/Bond  1.000%         7/31/28    731     637
United States Treasury Note/Bond  1.125%         8/31/28  1,682   1,471
United States Treasury Note/Bond  1.250%         9/30/28  1,239   1,087
United States Treasury Note/Bond  4.625%         9/30/28    141     143
United States Treasury Note/Bond  1.375%        10/31/28    657     579
1 United States Treasury Note/Bond  4.875%        10/31/28    186     191
United States Treasury Note/Bond  1.375%        12/31/28    638     560
United States Treasury Note/Bond  4.000%         1/31/29    135     134
United States Treasury Note/Bond  2.625%         2/15/29    491     456
United States Treasury Note/Bond  1.875%         2/28/29    550     493
United States Treasury Note/Bond  2.375%         3/31/29    456     418
United States Treasury Note/Bond  2.875%         4/30/29    467     438
United States Treasury Note/Bond  2.375%         5/15/29  1,800   1,646
United States Treasury Note/Bond  3.625%         3/31/30  1,252   1,212
United States Treasury Note/Bond  0.625%         5/15/30    756     610
United States Treasury Note/Bond  3.750%         5/31/30     82      80
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      Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000)
Market
Value

($000)
United States Treasury Note/Bond  0.625%         8/15/30  2,200   1,761
United States Treasury Note/Bond  4.125%         8/31/30    984     978
United States Treasury Note/Bond  4.625%         9/30/30    360     368
United States Treasury Note/Bond  4.875%        10/31/30     68      70
United States Treasury Note/Bond  4.375%        11/30/30    783     789
United States Treasury Note/Bond  3.750%        12/31/30    945     919
United States Treasury Note/Bond  4.000%         1/31/31    696     687
United States Treasury Note/Bond  4.250%         2/28/31    600     601
United States Treasury Note/Bond  1.625%         5/15/31    797     672
United States Treasury Note/Bond  1.250%         8/15/31  1,152     938
United States Treasury Note/Bond  1.375%        11/15/31    791     646
United States Treasury Note/Bond  2.875%         5/15/32    200     182
United States Treasury Note/Bond  2.750%         8/15/32    300     269
United States Treasury Note/Bond  3.500%         2/15/33    285     270
United States Treasury Note/Bond  3.375%         5/15/33  1,071   1,003
United States Treasury Note/Bond  3.875%         8/15/33  1,059   1,032
United States Treasury Note/Bond  4.500%        11/15/33    892     912
United States Treasury Note/Bond  4.000%         2/15/34  1,053   1,036
United States Treasury Note/Bond  4.500%         5/15/38    176     181
United States Treasury Note/Bond  3.500%         2/15/39    100      92
United States Treasury Note/Bond  4.250%         5/15/39    298     297
United States Treasury Note/Bond  4.500%         8/15/39    181     185
United States Treasury Note/Bond  4.375%        11/15/39    294     296
United States Treasury Note/Bond  4.625%         2/15/40    170     176
United States Treasury Note/Bond  1.125%         5/15/40    200     125
United States Treasury Note/Bond  4.375%         5/15/40    165     166
United States Treasury Note/Bond  1.125%         8/15/40    210     130
United States Treasury Note/Bond  3.875%         8/15/40    178     168
United States Treasury Note/Bond  1.750%         8/15/41    200     135
United States Treasury Note/Bond  3.250%         5/15/42    225     191
United States Treasury Note/Bond  3.375%         8/15/42    666     575
United States Treasury Note/Bond  4.000%        11/15/42    350     330
United States Treasury Note/Bond  3.125%         2/15/43     95      79
United States Treasury Note/Bond  3.875%         2/15/43    372     344
United States Treasury Note/Bond  3.875%         5/15/43    366     338
United States Treasury Note/Bond  3.625%         8/15/43    567     504
United States Treasury Note/Bond  4.375%         8/15/43    400     395
United States Treasury Note/Bond  3.750%        11/15/43    550     497
United States Treasury Note/Bond  4.750%        11/15/43    383     397
United States Treasury Note/Bond  3.625%         2/15/44    450     399
United States Treasury Note/Bond  3.000%        11/15/44    341     273
United States Treasury Note/Bond  2.250%         8/15/46    164     112
United States Treasury Note/Bond  2.875%        11/15/46     71      55
United States Treasury Note/Bond  3.000%         2/15/47    566     445
United States Treasury Note/Bond  3.000%         5/15/47    499     392
United States Treasury Note/Bond  2.750%         8/15/47    250     187
United States Treasury Note/Bond  2.750%        11/15/47    206     154
United States Treasury Note/Bond  3.000%         2/15/48    659     515
United States Treasury Note/Bond  3.125%         5/15/48    250     200
United States Treasury Note/Bond  3.000%         8/15/48    197     154
United States Treasury Note/Bond  3.375%        11/15/48    187     156
United States Treasury Note/Bond  3.000%         2/15/49    191     149
1,2 United States Treasury Note/Bond  2.875%         5/15/49    408     310
United States Treasury Note/Bond  2.250%         8/15/49    238     159
United States Treasury Note/Bond  2.375%        11/15/49    220     151
5

 

Core Bond ETF
      Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000)
Market
Value

($000)
United States Treasury Note/Bond  2.000%         2/15/50    300     188
United States Treasury Note/Bond  1.250%         5/15/50    397     203
United States Treasury Note/Bond  1.375%         8/15/50    788     416
United States Treasury Note/Bond  1.625%        11/15/50  1,008     569
United States Treasury Note/Bond  1.875%         2/15/51    575     346
United States Treasury Note/Bond  2.375%         5/15/51    391     265
United States Treasury Note/Bond  2.000%         8/15/51    398     247
United States Treasury Note/Bond  1.875%        11/15/51    262     157
United States Treasury Note/Bond  2.250%         2/15/52    706     464
United States Treasury Note/Bond  2.875%         5/15/52    450     340
United States Treasury Note/Bond  3.000%         8/15/52    632     491
United States Treasury Note/Bond  4.000%        11/15/52    900     846
United States Treasury Note/Bond  3.625%         2/15/53    455     399
United States Treasury Note/Bond  3.625%         5/15/53    421     370
United States Treasury Note/Bond  4.125%         8/15/53    292     281
United States Treasury Note/Bond  4.750%        11/15/53    614     655
United States Treasury Note/Bond  4.250%         2/15/54    535     526
                                          70,735
Conventional Mortgage-Backed Securities (19.1%)  
3,4 Ginnie Mae II Pool  2.000%         4/15/54  1,000     819
3,4 Ginnie Mae II Pool  2.500%         4/15/54  1,000     852
3,4 Ginnie Mae II Pool  3.000%         4/15/54  1,000     882
3,4 Ginnie Mae II Pool  3.500%         4/15/54    950     865
3,4 Ginnie Mae II Pool  4.000%         4/15/54    500     468
3,4 Ginnie Mae II Pool  4.500% 4/15/54–5/15/54    550     529
3,4 Ginnie Mae II Pool  5.000%         4/15/54    450     443
3,4 Ginnie Mae II Pool  5.500%         4/15/54    250     250
3,4 Ginnie Mae II Pool  6.000%         4/15/54    750     757
3,4 Ginnie Mae II Pool  6.500%         4/15/54    750     763
3,4,5 UMBS Pool  2.000%  1/1/51–4/25/54  5,699   4,512
3,4,5 UMBS Pool  2.500%         4/25/54  4,250   3,517
3,4,5 UMBS Pool  3.000%         4/25/54  2,750   2,369
3,4,5 UMBS Pool  3.500%         4/25/54  1,700   1,522
3,4,5 UMBS Pool  4.000% 4/25/54–5/25/54  1,475   1,368
3,4,5 UMBS Pool  4.500%         4/25/54  1,200   1,143
3,4,5 UMBS Pool  5.000%         4/25/54  1,250   1,220
3,4,5 UMBS Pool  5.500%         4/25/54  1,300   1,294
3,4,5 UMBS Pool  6.000%         4/25/54    825     833
3,4,5 UMBS Pool  6.500%         4/25/54    250     255
                                          24,661
Total U.S. Government and Agency Obligations (Cost $95,747) 95,396
Asset-Backed/Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities (4.2%)
3,6 Aventura Mall Trust Series 2018-AVM  4.112%          7/5/40    225     213
3,6 Avis Budget Rental Car Funding AESOP LLC Series 2023-1A  6.230%         4/20/29    100     100
3,6 Avis Budget Rental Car Funding AESOP LLC Series 2023-8A  6.020%         2/20/30    125     129
3,6 Avis Budget Rental Car Funding AESOP LLC Series 2024-1A  6.480%         6/20/30    100     101
3 BANK Series 2022-BNK40  3.393%         3/15/64    225     201
3 BBCMS Mortgage Trust Series 2024-5C25  5.946%         3/15/57    225     233
3 BBCMS Mortgage Trust Series 2024-5C25  6.358%         3/15/57    225     233
3 Benchmark Mortgage Trust Series 2022-B36  4.470%         7/15/55    225     216
3 BMO Mortgage Trust Series 2023-C7  6.160%        12/15/56    225     243
6

 

Core Bond ETF
      Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000)
Market
Value

($000)
3,6 BX Trust Series 2019-OC11  3.202%         12/9/41    225     200
3,6 Chase Auto Owner Trust Series 2024-1A  5.360%         1/25/30    125     125
3,6 Chase Auto Owner Trust Series 2024-1A  5.870%         6/25/31    125     125
3 Chase Issuance Trust Series 2024-A2  4.630%         1/15/31     90      90
3,6 Citizens Auto Receivables Trust Series 2024-1  5.030%        10/15/30    185     184
3 Drive Auto Receivables Trust Series 2024-1  5.430%        11/17/31    100     100
3,6 Enterprise Fleet Financing LLC Series 2024-1  5.160%         9/20/30    125     125
3,6 Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust Series 2023-1  4.850%         8/15/35    125     124
3,6 Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust Series 2024-1  5.240%         8/15/36    125     125
3 Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust Series 2024-A  5.260%        11/15/29    125     125
3,5,6,7 Freddie Mac STACR REMICS Trust Series 2024-DNA1, SOFR30A + 1.350%  6.670%         2/25/44    123     124
3 GM Financial Consumer Automobile Receivables Trust Series 2024-1  5.160%         8/16/29    125     125
3,6 GM Financial Revolving Receivables Trust Series 2023-1  5.120%         4/11/35    125     126
3,6 GMF Floorplan Owner Revolving Trust Series 2024-2A  5.060%         3/17/31    175     176
3,6 GMF Floorplan Owner Revolving Trust Series 2024-2A  5.350%         3/17/31    125     126
3,6 GreatAmerica Leasing Receivables Series 2024-1  5.080%        12/16/30     75      75
3,6 HPEFS Equipment Trust Series 2024-1A  5.820%        11/20/31    135     135
3,6 Hyundai Auto Lease Securitization Trust Series 2024-A  5.350%         5/15/28    125     125
3,6 M&T Bank Auto Receivables Trust Series 2024-1A  5.150%         2/17/32    125     125
3 Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust Series 2018-L1  4.407%        10/15/51    225     218
3,6 PFS Financing Corp. Series 2024-B  4.950%         2/15/29    125     125
3,6 Progress Residential Trust Series 2024-SFR1  3.350%         2/17/41    100      92
3 Santander Drive Auto Receivables Trust Series 2024-1  5.450%         3/15/30     75      75
3,6 SBNA Auto Receivables Trust Series 2024-A  6.040%         4/15/30     90      90
3,6 SFS Auto Receivables Securitization Trust Series 2024-1A  5.510%         1/20/32    125     125
3,6 SMB Private Education Loan Trust Series 2024-A  5.240%         3/15/56    100     100
3 Toyota Auto Receivables Owner Trust Series 2024-A  4.770%         4/16/29    185     184
3,6 Verizon Master Trust Series 2024-2  4.830%        12/22/31    190     190
3,6 Verizon Master Trust Series 2024-2  5.320%        12/22/31    125     124
Total Asset-Backed/Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities (Cost $5,453) 5,452
Corporate Bonds (30.1%)
Communications (3.5%)
AT&T Inc.  2.250%          2/1/32     70      57
AT&T Inc.  3.650%          6/1/51    190     139
AT&T Inc.  3.550%         9/15/55     30      21
AT&T Inc.  3.650%         9/15/59    120      84
Bell Telephone Co. of Canada or Bell Canada  5.550%         2/15/54    190     189
6 CCO Holdings LLC  4.750%          3/1/30     30      26
Charter Communications Operating LLC  2.300%          2/1/32     78      60
Charter Communications Operating LLC  4.400%          4/1/33    128     113
Charter Communications Operating LLC  6.650%          2/1/34      8       8
Charter Communications Operating LLC  3.500%          3/1/42     70      47
Charter Communications Operating LLC  6.484%        10/23/45     30      28
Comcast Corp.  3.750%          4/1/40    300     249
Comcast Corp.  2.987%         11/1/63     40      25
7

 

Core Bond ETF
      Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000)
Market
Value

($000)
6 CSC Holdings LLC  5.750%         1/15/30     45      24
Discovery Communications LLC  3.625%         5/15/30     90      80
Discovery Communications LLC  6.350%          6/1/40     30      29
Discovery Communications LLC  4.650%         5/15/50    140     109
Discovery Communications LLC  4.000%         9/15/55     80      55
6 DISH Network Corp. 11.750%        11/15/27     25      26
Meta Platforms Inc.  5.750%         5/15/63     40      43
Netflix Inc.  5.875%        11/15/28  1,340   1,393
6 Outfront Media Capital LLC  4.625%         3/15/30     10       9
Paramount Global  4.600%         1/15/45     75      52
Rogers Communications Inc.  5.000%         2/15/29    400     397
Rogers Communications Inc.  5.300%         2/15/34     70      69
Sprint Capital Corp.  8.750%         3/15/32     50      61
Time Warner Cable LLC  7.300%          7/1/38     30      30
Time Warner Cable LLC  5.875%        11/15/40    270     235
Time Warner Cable LLC  4.500%         9/15/42     30      22
T-Mobile USA Inc.  4.850%         1/15/29     90      89
T-Mobile USA Inc.  4.375%         4/15/40    100      89
T-Mobile USA Inc.  5.500%         1/15/55     55      55
T-Mobile USA Inc.  3.600%        11/15/60     30      21
T-Mobile USA Inc.  5.800%         9/15/62     40      41
6 Univision Communications Inc.  8.000%         8/15/28     45      46
Verizon Communications Inc.  3.400%         3/22/41    175     137
Verizon Communications Inc.  5.500%         2/23/54     80      81
Verizon Communications Inc.  3.700%         3/22/61     40      29
Vodafone Group plc  4.875%         6/19/49     70      63
Vodafone Group plc  5.625%         2/10/53     30      30
6 VZ Secured Financing BV  5.000%         1/15/32     30      26
Warnermedia Holdings Inc.  4.279%         3/15/32    105      94
Warnermedia Holdings Inc.  5.050%         3/15/42     25      21
                                           4,502
Consumer Discretionary (0.7%)
6 Boyne USA Inc.  4.750%         5/15/29     15      14
6 Caesars Entertainment Inc.  8.125%          7/1/27     10      10
6 Churchill Downs Inc.  5.750%          4/1/30     10      10
General Motors Co.  5.000%          4/1/35    100      95
General Motors Financial Co. Inc.  1.500%         6/10/26    350     322
General Motors Financial Co. Inc.  4.350%         1/17/27     90      88
General Motors Financial Co. Inc.  5.850%          4/6/30    117     119
Marriott International Inc.  4.875%         5/15/29    130     129
4 MGM Resorts International  6.500%         4/15/32     15      15
6 NCL Corp. Ltd.  7.750%         2/15/29     25      26
Newell Brands Inc.  6.375%         9/15/27     30      29
                                             857
Consumer Staples (1.2%)
Altria Group Inc.  3.875%         9/16/46      8       6
Altria Group Inc.  3.700%          2/4/51     30      21
Anheuser-Busch InBev Finance Inc.  4.900%          2/1/46    115     108
BAT Capital Corp.  5.834%         2/20/31    150     152
BAT Capital Corp.  6.421%          8/2/33    195     204
BAT Capital Corp.  4.390%         8/15/37     60      50
BAT Capital Corp.  4.540%         8/15/47     30      23
BAT Capital Corp.  4.758%          9/6/49    140     112
BAT Capital Corp.  7.081%          8/2/53     40      43
JBS USA LUX SA  5.750%          4/1/33     82      81
8

 

Core Bond ETF
      Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000)
Market
Value

($000)
6 JBS USA LUX SA  6.750%         3/15/34      8       8
JBS USA LUX SA  6.500%         12/1/52     10      10
6 JBS USA LUX SA  7.250%        11/15/53     93     100
6 KeHE Distributors LLC  9.000%         2/15/29     10      10
Keurig Dr Pepper Inc.  4.500%        11/15/45     30      26
Kraft Heinz Foods Co.  4.875%         10/1/49    200     181
6 Lamb Weston Holdings Inc.  4.125%         1/31/30     10       9
Philip Morris International Inc.  3.125%         8/17/27    130     123
Philip Morris International Inc.  5.250%         2/13/34    230     228
Philip Morris International Inc.  4.500%         3/20/42     70      61
                                           1,556
Energy (2.3%)
Canadian Natural Resources Ltd.  6.250%         3/15/38      8       8
Cheniere Energy Partners LP  3.250%         1/31/32    440     375
6 Civitas Resources Inc.  8.375%          7/1/28     25      26
6 Columbia Pipelines Holding Co. LLC  5.681%         1/15/34    350     348
6 DCP Midstream Operating LP  6.750%         9/15/37     58      63
Enbridge Energy Partners LP  7.375%        10/15/45    118     138
Enbridge Inc.  4.500%         6/10/44     70      60
Energy Transfer LP  3.750%         5/15/30     40      37
Energy Transfer LP  6.400%         12/1/30     35      37
Energy Transfer LP  6.550%         12/1/33     92      99
Energy Transfer LP  5.300%          4/1/44      8       7
Energy Transfer LP  5.000%         5/15/50     91      80
Energy Transfer LP  5.950%         5/15/54    170     170
Enterprise Products Operating LLC  4.850%         1/31/34    100      98
Enterprise Products Operating LLC  4.850%         8/15/42     50      47
Marathon Oil Corp.  5.300%          4/1/29     90      90
MPLX LP  5.650%          3/1/53      8       8
Occidental Petroleum Corp.  7.875%         9/15/31    255     289
Occidental Petroleum Corp.  6.600%         3/15/46     20      21
3 Petronas Capital Ltd.  3.500%         4/21/30    200     184
Phillips 66 Co.  5.250%         6/15/31     65      66
Phillips 66 Co.  5.650%         6/15/54     75      76
Pioneer Natural Resources Co.  1.900%         8/15/30    140     118
6 Raizen Fuels Finance SA  6.950%          3/5/54    200     206
Sabine Pass Liquefaction LLC  4.500%         5/15/30    150     144
Targa Resources Corp.  6.125%         3/15/33     70      73
6 Transocean Titan Financing Ltd.  8.375%          2/1/28     25      26
6 Venture Global LNG Inc.  8.125%          6/1/28     25      25
                                           2,919
Financials (8.9%)
AerCap Ireland Capital DAC  2.450%        10/29/26    270     251
AerCap Ireland Capital DAC  3.000%        10/29/28    100      91
Allstate Corp.  5.250%         3/30/33    160     160
American Express Co.  5.098%         2/16/28     80      80
6 AmWINS Group Inc.  6.375%         2/15/29     15      15
Aon Global Ltd.  4.750%         5/15/45    200     179
Aon North America Inc.  5.125%          3/1/27     30      30
Aon North America Inc.  5.150%          3/1/29    150     151
Aon North America Inc.  5.750%          3/1/54    110     113
Athene Holding Ltd.  6.250%          4/1/54    250     254
Banco Santander SA  6.607%         11/7/28    100     106
3 Bank of America Corp.  4.271%         7/23/29    620     598
Bank of America Corp.  5.468%         1/23/35     20      20
9

 

Core Bond ETF
      Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000)
Market
Value

($000)
3 Bank of America Corp.  4.443%         1/20/48    100      88
3 Bank of New York Mellon Corp.  3.442%          2/7/28    300     288
3 Bank of New York Mellon Corp.  4.975%         3/14/30    100     100
3 Bank of New York Mellon Corp.  4.967%         4/26/34     50      49
3 Bank of New York Mellon Corp.  6.474%        10/25/34     50      54
3 Bank of New York Mellon Corp.  5.188%         3/14/35    150     149
Barclays plc  5.674%         3/12/28    200     201
3 Barclays plc  5.088%         6/20/30      8       8
Barclays plc  6.036%         3/12/55    200     208
BlackRock Funding Inc.  5.250%         3/14/54    130     131
3,8 Blackstone Property Partners Europe Holdings Sarl  1.000%        10/20/26    100      99
6 BPCE SA  6.508%         1/18/35    108     109
Capital One Financial Corp.  5.468%          2/1/29    294     293
3 Citigroup Inc.  4.075%         4/23/29    400     383
Credit Suisse AG  7.500%         2/15/28    328     354
Deutsche Bank AG  5.371%          9/9/27    250     251
Deutsche Bank AG  5.706%          2/8/28    150     150
Fifth Third Bancorp  6.339%         7/27/29    410     422
Fifth Third Bancorp  5.631%         1/29/32     80      80
6 GGAM Finance Ltd.  8.000%         6/15/28     10      10
4,6 GGAM Finance Ltd.  6.875%         4/15/29     15      15
6 Global Atlantic Fin Co.  7.950%         6/15/33    108     120
6 Global Atlantic Fin Co.  6.750%         3/15/54     70      72
Goldman Sachs Group Inc.  6.750%         10/1/37     50      55
Goldman Sachs Group Inc.  6.250%          2/1/41    100     109
6 Howden UK Refinance plc  7.250%         2/15/31     10      10
HSBC Holdings plc  2.251%        11/22/27    200     184
3 HSBC Holdings plc  4.583%         6/19/29    200     194
Huntington National Bank  5.650%         1/10/30     50      50
JPMorgan Chase & Co.  5.040%         1/23/28    480     478
JPMorgan Chase & Co.  5.012%         1/23/30    260     259
JPMorgan Chase & Co.  5.336%         1/23/35    160     161
6 Lseg US Fin Corp.  4.875%         3/28/27    200     199
6 Lseg US Fin Corp.  5.297%         3/28/34    200     201
M&T Bank Corp.  4.553%         8/16/28    150     143
M&T Bank Corp.  6.082%         3/13/32    560     559
6 Macquarie Airfinance Holdings Ltd.  6.400%         3/26/29      2       2
6 Macquarie Airfinance Holdings Ltd.  6.500%         3/26/31      2       2
Manufacturers & Traders Trust Co.  4.700%         1/27/28    300     289
3 MDGH GMTN RSC Ltd.  3.000%         3/28/27    200     189
Morgan Stanley  5.123%          2/1/29    100     100
Morgan Stanley  5.173%         1/16/30     20      20
Morgan Stanley  5.466%         1/18/35     70      71
Morgan Stanley  5.948%         1/19/38      8       8
3 Morgan Stanley  4.457%         4/22/39    410     372
Nasdaq Inc.  2.500%        12/21/40    150     102
Nasdaq Inc.  6.100%         6/28/63     55      58
6 Nationstar Mortgage Holdings Inc.  5.000%          2/1/26     10      10
3 PNC Bank NA  4.050%         7/26/28    450     428
PNC Financial Services Group Inc.  6.615%        10/20/27     50      51
PNC Financial Services Group Inc.  5.939%         8/18/34    120     123
PNC Financial Services Group Inc.  5.676%         1/22/35     50      50
3 Prudential Financial Inc.  5.700%        12/14/36    100     105
Prudential Financial Inc.  6.500%         3/15/54     40      41
6 RGA Global Funding  5.500%         1/11/31    200     201
10

 

Core Bond ETF
      Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000)
Market
Value

($000)
6 Societe Generale SA  6.066%         1/19/35      8       8
3,4 Toronto-Dominion Bank  4.980%          4/5/27    100     100
3,4 Toronto-Dominion Bank  4.994%          4/5/29    110     110
3 US Bancorp  3.100%         4/27/26    400     383
US Bancorp  5.384%         1/23/30    150     151
US Bancorp  5.678%         1/23/35    150     151
3 Wells Fargo & Co.  3.068%         4/30/41    100      75
                                          11,484
Health Care (3.1%)
AbbVie Inc.  4.800%         3/15/27    725     725
AbbVie Inc.  4.800%         3/15/29    250     251
AbbVie Inc.  4.050%        11/21/39     70      62
AbbVie Inc.  5.400%         3/15/54    155     160
Aetna Inc.  3.875%         8/15/47    200     153
Amgen Inc.  4.200%          3/1/33    200     187
Amgen Inc.  5.600%          3/2/43     80      81
Amgen Inc.  4.563%         6/15/48     40      35
Amgen Inc.  5.750%          3/2/63     30      31
AstraZeneca Finance LLC  2.250%         5/28/31    250     211
Becton Dickinson & Co.  4.874%          2/8/29    100      99
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.  4.900%         2/22/27     60      60
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.  4.900%         2/22/29    170     171
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.  5.650%         2/22/64    130     134
6 Catalent Pharma Solutions Inc.  3.125%         2/15/29     30      29
6 Community Health Systems Inc.  5.625%         3/15/27     10       9
CVS Health Corp.  5.125%         2/21/30    622     624
CVS Health Corp.  4.125%          4/1/40    130     109
CVS Health Corp.  6.000%          6/1/63     70      72
6 DaVita Inc.  3.750%         2/15/31     30      25
Elevance Health Inc.  6.100%        10/15/52    100     108
6 Fortrea Holdings Inc.  7.500%          7/1/30     10      10
HCA Inc.  6.000%          4/1/54     90      91
6 Organon & Co.  5.125%         4/30/31     35      31
6 Roche Holdings Inc.  5.218%          3/8/54    220     223
Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.  3.375%          7/9/60    100      67
Teva Pharmaceutical Finance Netherlands III BV  5.125%          5/9/29     25      24
UnitedHealth Group Inc.  6.500%         6/15/37    100     113
Zoetis Inc.  4.700%          2/1/43    100      92
                                           3,987
Industrials (2.9%)
6 American Airlines Inc.  7.250%         2/15/28     25      25
Boeing Co.  2.196%          2/4/26    270     253
Boeing Co.  5.705%          5/1/40    100      96
Boeing Co.  5.930%          5/1/60     87      81
6 Delta Air Lines Inc.  4.750%        10/20/28    500     489
6 EMRLD Borrower LP  6.625%        12/15/30     30      30
6 ERAC USA Finance LLC  7.000%        10/15/37    150     171
6 Gates Global LLC  6.250%         1/15/26     10      10
Hillenbrand Inc.  6.250%         2/15/29     10      10
Honeywell International Inc.  5.250%          3/1/54    190     191
Honeywell International Inc.  5.350%          3/1/64    130     132
L3Harris Technologies Inc.  5.250%          6/1/31    120     120
Lockheed Martin Corp.  4.300%         6/15/62    100      85
Lockheed Martin Corp.  5.200%         2/15/64    110     109
6 Mileage Plus Holdings LLC  6.500%         6/20/27  1,268   1,276
11

 

Core Bond ETF
      Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000)
Market
Value

($000)
Norfolk Southern Corp.  3.050%         5/15/50    170     115
Norfolk Southern Corp.  5.950%         3/15/64     40      43
Northrop Grumman Corp.  5.200%          6/1/54    170     165
6 Rolls-Royce plc  3.625%        10/14/25     10      10
RTX Corp.  6.050%          6/1/36    120     126
RTX Corp.  4.875%        10/15/40    160     150
3 Ryder System Inc.  5.300%         3/15/27     30      30
6 TransDigm Inc.  6.375%          3/1/29      5       5
6 TransDigm Inc.  6.625%          3/1/32     10      10
                                           3,732
Materials (1.2%)
Ball Corp.  6.000%         6/15/29     10      10
Celulosa Arauco y Constitucion SA  3.875%         11/2/27    300     280
6 Chemours Co.  4.625%        11/15/29     30      26
Dow Chemical Co.  5.600%         2/15/54     85      85
Georgia-Pacific LLC  7.750%        11/15/29    100     114
6 Newmont Corp.  5.350%         3/15/34    130     131
6 NOVA Chemicals Corp.  8.500%        11/15/28     10      11
6 NOVA Chemicals Corp.  9.000%         2/15/30     15      15
Nutrien Ltd.  4.900%         3/27/28     70      70
Nutrien Ltd.  4.900%          6/1/43    200     181
4,6 Smurfit Kappa Treasury ULC  5.200%         1/15/30    200     200
4,6 Smurfit Kappa Treasury ULC  5.438%          4/3/34    200     200
Vale Overseas Ltd.  3.750%          7/8/30    300     270
6 WR Grace Holdings LLC  5.625%         8/15/29     10       9
                                           1,602
Real Estate (1.2%)
Crown Castle Inc.  3.800%         2/15/28    300     284
Extra Space Storage LP  3.900%          4/1/29    180     170
Highwoods Realty LP  7.650%          2/1/34     74      81
Kilroy Realty LP  4.750%        12/15/28     22      21
Kimco Realty OP LLC  4.250%          4/1/45      8       6
Mid-America Apartments LP  5.000%         3/15/34    195     192
Prologis LP  1.750%          2/1/31    100      82
Prologis LP  5.000%         3/15/34    150     149
Prologis LP  5.250%         3/15/54     50      49
Realty Income Corp.  5.125%         2/15/34    200     196
Regency Centers LP  5.250%         1/15/34    200     199
Sabra Health Care LP  3.200%         12/1/31      8       7
Sun Communities Operating LP  5.500%         1/15/29     90      90
                                           1,526
Technology (1.7%)
6 Broadcom Inc.  1.950%         2/15/28     90      80
Broadcom Inc.  4.750%         4/15/29    400     395
6 Broadcom Inc.  3.469%         4/15/34    272     233
6 Broadcom Inc.  4.926%         5/15/37    100      95
6 Broadcom Inc.  3.500%         2/15/41    100      78
Cisco Systems Inc.  4.800%         2/26/27    260     260
Cisco Systems Inc.  5.300%         2/26/54    120     123
Cisco Systems Inc.  5.350%         2/26/64    120     123
6 Cloud Software Group Inc.  6.500%         3/31/29     30      28
Dell International LLC  5.300%         10/1/29    500     506
Dell International LLC  8.350%         7/15/46      8      10
6 Entegris Inc.  4.750%         4/15/29     10      10
12

 

Core Bond ETF
      Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000)
Market
Value

($000)
4,6 Esab Corp.  6.250%         4/15/29     15      15
Intel Corp.  5.900%         2/10/63     20      21
Kyndryl Holdings Inc.  6.350%         2/20/34     30      31
6 SS&C Technologies Inc.  5.500%         9/30/27     10      10
Texas Instruments Inc.  5.150%          2/8/54    120     120
6 UKG Inc.  6.875%          2/1/31     45      46
Western Digital Corp.  2.850%          2/1/29      8       7
                                           2,191
Utilities (3.4%)
AEP Transmission Co. LLC  3.800%         6/15/49    140     109
Alabama Power Co.  5.850%        11/15/33    220     232
Ameren Corp.  5.000%         1/15/29    700     697
6 Clearway Energy Operating LLC  4.750%         3/15/28      5       5
Commonwealth Edison Co.  5.900%         3/15/36    100     106
3 Consolidated Edison Co. of New York Inc.  4.650%         12/1/48    110      98
Consumers Energy Co.  4.600%         5/30/29    110     109
Dominion Energy South Carolina Inc.  5.450%          2/1/41    129     128
Duke Energy Carolinas LLC  3.750%          6/1/45    170     132
Duke Energy Corp.  4.850%          1/5/29    175     173
Duke Energy Ohio Inc.  5.550%         3/15/54    100     100
Entergy Arkansas LLC  3.350%         6/15/52    110      76
Exelon Corp.  5.600%         3/15/53     50      50
3 Georgia Power Co.  4.750%          9/1/40    100      92
MidAmerican Energy Co.  5.300%          2/1/55     70      69
National Grid plc  5.418%         1/11/34    300     298
6 Niagara Mohawk Power Corp.  5.664%         1/17/54     30      30
6 Oglethorpe Power Corp.  6.200%         12/1/53     58      61
Pacific Gas & Electric Co.  4.200%          3/1/29     70      66
Pacific Gas & Electric Co.  5.550%         5/15/29     90      91
Pacific Gas & Electric Co.  5.800%         5/15/34     60      60
Pacific Gas & Electric Co.  4.500%          7/1/40     28      24
Pacific Gas & Electric Co.  3.300%          8/1/40      8       6
Pacific Gas & Electric Co.  6.750%         1/15/53     50      55
PacifiCorp  5.450%         2/15/34     60      60
Public Service Enterprise Group Inc.  5.200%          4/1/29    240     240
San Diego Gas & Electric Co.  5.550%         4/15/54    140     142
Southern California Edison Co.  4.875%          2/1/27    300     299
Southern California Edison Co.  5.200%          6/1/34    300     297
3 Southern California Gas Co.  3.950%         2/15/50    110      86
Tampa Electric Co.  4.900%          3/1/29    200     200
3 Virginia Electric & Power Co.  3.800%         9/15/47    200     155
3 Virginia Electric & Power Co.  4.625%         5/15/52     75      65
                                           4,411
Total Corporate Bonds (Cost $38,697) 38,767
Sovereign Bonds (7.7%)
Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank  4.250%         3/13/34    585     578
3,6 Central American Bank for Economic Integration  5.000%         1/25/27    245     244
Corp. Andina de Fomento  5.000%         1/24/29    290     289
3 Corp. Nacional del Cobre de Chile  3.000%         9/30/29    200     177
3,8 European Union  3.125%         12/4/30    150     166
3,8 European Union  0.700%          7/6/51    630     376
Federative Republic of Brazil  7.125%         5/13/54    286     288
6,8 French Republic  3.250%         5/25/55    246     262
6,8 Hellenic Republic  3.375%         6/15/34    713     769
13

 

Core Bond ETF
      Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000)
Market
Value

($000)
3,4,8,9 KFW  2.625%         4/26/29    408     439
3 Kingdom of Morocco  2.375%        12/15/27    200     178
3,6 Kingdom of Saudi Arabia  5.750%         1/16/54    500     494
6,8 Kingdom of Spain  3.250%         4/30/34    163     177
6,8 Kingdom of Spain  4.000%        10/31/54    148     166
3 Oman Government Bond  4.750%         6/15/26    200     197
3 Paraguay Government Bond  4.950%         4/28/31    200     193
Petroleos Mexicanos  4.500%         1/23/26    200     188
4 Province of Quebec  4.500%          4/3/29    635     635
3,8 Province of Quebec  3.125%         3/27/34    936   1,017
3 Republic of Colombia  4.500%         3/15/29    200     184
8 Republic of Iceland  3.500%         3/21/34    125     137
3,8 Republic of Indonesia  3.375%         7/30/25    100     107
3 Republic of Indonesia  4.150%         9/20/27    200     194
Republic of Indonesia  3.500%         1/11/28    300     285
3 Republic of Paraguay  5.000%         4/15/26    100      99
Republic of Peru  2.844%         6/20/30    200     175
3,8 Republic of Romania  1.750%         7/13/30    456     404
Republic of South Africa  4.300%        10/12/28    200     180
Republic of the Philippines  5.170%        10/13/27    200     201
3 Republic of Uzbekistan International Bond  5.375%         2/20/29    300     283
3 Saudi Arabian Oil Co.  1.625%        11/24/25    200     188
State of Israel  5.375%         3/12/29    280     281
3 United Mexican States  2.659%         5/24/31    200     167
3 United Mexican States  6.350%          2/9/35    215     222
Total Sovereign Bonds (Cost $9,923) 9,940
          Shares  
Temporary Cash Investments (2.5%)
Money Market Fund (2.5%)
10 Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund
(Cost $3,173)
 5.407%                 31,735        3,173
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Core Bond ETF
    Expiration
Date
Contracts Exercise
Price
Notional
Amount
($000)
Market
Value

($000)
Options Purchased (0.0%)
Exchange-Traded Options (0.0%)
Put Options
10-Year U.S. Treasury Note Futures Contracts
(Cost $3)
4/26/24       7          $110.00    770       3
Total Investments (118.5%) (Cost $152,996)   152,731
Other Assets and Liabilities—Net (-18.5%)   (23,828)
Net Assets (100%)   128,903
Cost is in $000.
See Note A in Notes to Financial Statements.
1 Securities with a value of $629,000 have been segregated as initial margin for open futures contracts.
2 Securities with a value of $256,000 have been segregated as initial margin for open centrally cleared swap contracts.
3 The average or expected maturity is shorter than the final maturity shown because of the possibility of interim principal payments and prepayments or the possibility of the issue being called.
4 Includes securities purchased on a when-issued or delayed-delivery basis for which the fund has not taken delivery as of March 31, 2024.
5 The issuer was placed under federal conservatorship in September 2008; since that time, its daily operations have been managed by the Federal Housing Finance Agency and it receives capital from the U.S. Treasury, as needed to maintain a positive net worth, in exchange for senior preferred stock.
6 Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. Such securities may be sold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At March 31, 2024, the aggregate value was $11,169,000, representing 8.7% of net assets.
7 Variable-rate security; rate shown is effective rate at period end. Certain variable-rate securities are not based on a published reference rate and spread but are determined by the issuer or agent based on current market conditions.
8 Face amount denominated in euro.
9 Guaranteed by the Federal Republic of Germany.
10 Affiliated money market fund available only to Vanguard funds and certain trusts and accounts managed by Vanguard. Rate shown is the 7-day yield.
  DAC—Designated Activity Company.
  REMICS—Real Estate Mortgage Investment Conduits.
  SOFR30A—30 Day Average Secured Overnight Financing Rate.
  UMBS—Uniform Mortgage-Backed Securities.

Derivative Financial Instruments Outstanding as of Period End

Futures Contracts
      ($000)
  Expiration Number of
Long (Short)
Contracts
Notional
Amount
Value and
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
Short Futures Contracts
2-Year U.S. Treasury Note June 2024 (9) (1,840) 2
5-Year U.S. Treasury Note June 2024 (97) (10,380) (11)
10-Year U.S. Treasury Note June 2024 (6) (665)
Euro-Bobl June 2024 (7) (893) (3)
Euro-Bund June 2024 (14) (2,015) (22)
Euro-Buxl June 2024 (6) (879) (12)
Euro-OAT June 2024 (1) (138) (1)
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Core Bond ETF
Futures Contracts (continued)
      ($000)
  Expiration Number of
Long (Short)
Contracts
Notional
Amount
Value and
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
Euro-Schatz June 2024 (1) (114)
Long Gilt June 2024 (2) (252) (7)
Long U.S. Treasury Bond June 2024 (4) (482) (4)
Mini 10-Year Japanese Government Bond June 2024 (18) (1,733)
Ultra 10-Year U.S. Treasury Note June 2024 (25) (2,865) (3)
Ultra Long U.S. Treasury Bond June 2024 (34) (4,386) (31)
        (92)
    
Forward Currency Contracts
  Contract
Settlement
Date
Contract Amount (000) Unrealized
Appreciation
($000)
Unrealized
(Depreciation)
($000)
Counterparty   Receive   Deliver
Bank of America, N.A. 4/26/24 EUR 14 USD 16
UBS AG 4/26/24 EUR 13 USD 14
Citibank, N.A. 4/26/24 EUR 6 USD 6
UBS AG 4/26/24 MXN 12,412 USD 733 11
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. 4/26/24 USD 2,714 EUR 2,483 34
Bank of America, N.A. 4/26/24 USD 1,020 EUR 940 5
Toronto-Dominion Bank 4/26/24 USD 21 EUR 19
UBS AG 4/26/24 USD 8 EUR 8
State Street Bank & Trust Co. 4/26/24 USD 5 EUR 4
State Street Bank & Trust Co. 4/26/24 USD 6 GBP 4
Toronto-Dominion Bank 4/26/24 USD 3 GBP 2
Bank of America, N.A. 4/26/24 USD 9 JPY 1,320
State Street Bank & Trust Co. 4/26/24 USD 728 MXN 12,281 (9)
            50 (9)
EUR—euro.
GBP—British pound.
JPY—Japanese yen.
MXN—Mexican peso.
USD—U.S. dollar.
    
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Centrally Cleared Credit Default Swaps
Reference Entity Termination
Date
  Notional
Amount
(000)
Periodic
Premium
Received
(Paid)1
(%)
Value
($000)
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
($000)
Credit Protection Sold
CDX-NA-HY-S41-V2 12/20/28 USD 1,000 5.000 73 21
CDX-NA-IG-S42-V1 6/20/29 USD 6,000 1.000 135
            21
1 Periodic premium received/paid quarterly.
USD—U.S. dollar.
    
Centrally Cleared Interest Rate Swaps
Termination Date Future
Effective
Date1
Notional
Amount
(000)2
Interest
Rate
Received3
(%)
Interest
Rate
(Paid)4
(%)
Value
($000)
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
($000)
8/15/39 6/3/24 460 3.868 (0.000) 4 4
1 Forward interest rate swap. In a forward interest rate swap, the fund and the counterparty agree to make periodic net payments beginning on a specified future effective date.
2 Notional amount denominated in U.S. dollar.
3 Interest payment received/paid annually.
4 Based on Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR) as of the most recent reset date. Interest payment received/paid annually.
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.
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Statement of Assets and Liabilities
As of March 31, 2024
($000s, except shares, footnotes, and per-share amounts) Amount
Assets  
Investments in Securities, at Value  
Unaffiliated Issuers (Cost $149,823) 149,558
Affiliated Issuers (Cost $3,173) 3,173
Total Investments in Securities 152,731
Investment in Vanguard 3
Cash 74
Foreign Currency, at Value (Cost $19) 19
Receivables for Investment Securities Sold 4,425
Receivables for Accrued Income 1,204
Variation Margin Receivable—Centrally Cleared Swap Contracts 1
Unrealized Appreciation—Forward Currency Contracts 50
Total Assets 158,507
Liabilities  
Payables for Investment Securities Purchased 29,582
Payables to Vanguard 5
Variation Margin Payable—Futures Contracts 8
Unrealized Depreciation—Forward Currency Contracts 9
Total Liabilities 29,604
Net Assets 128,903

At March 31, 2024, net assets consisted of:

   
Paid-in Capital 128,810
Total Distributable Earnings (Loss) 93
Net Assets 128,903
Net Assets  
Applicable to 1,690,000 outstanding $.001 par value shares of
beneficial interest (unlimited authorization)
128,903
Net Asset Value Per Share $76.27
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.
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Statement of Operations
  December 12, 20231 to
March 31, 2024
  ($000)
Investment Income  
Income  
Interest2 1,179
Total Income 1,179
Expenses  
The Vanguard Group—Note B  
Investment Advisory Services 2
Management and Administrative 15
Marketing and Distribution 1
Custodian Fees 2
Shareholders’ Reports 1
Trustees’ Fees and Expenses
Professional Services 4
Other Expenses
Total Expenses 25
Net Investment Income 1,154
Realized Net Gain (Loss)  
Investment Securities Sold2 (270)
Futures Contracts 222
Options Purchased (4)
Swap Contracts 2
Forward Currency Contracts (38)
Foreign Currencies 2
Realized Net Gain (Loss) (86)
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)  
Investment Securities2 (265)
Futures Contracts (92)
Options Purchased
Swap Contracts 25
Forward Currency Contracts 41
Foreign Currencies 1
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) (290)
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations 778
1 Inception.
2 Interest income, realized net gain (loss), capital gain distributions received, and change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) from an affiliated company of the fund were $102,000, less than $1,000, less than $1,000, and less than $1,000, respectively. Purchases and sales are for temporary cash investment purposes.
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.
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Statement of Changes in Net Assets
  December 12, 20231 to
March 31,
2024
  ($000)
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets  
Operations  
Net Investment Income 1,154
Realized Net Gain (Loss) (86)
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) (290)
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations 778
Distributions  
Total Distributions (685)
Capital Share Transactions  
Issued 148,897
Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions
Redeemed (20,087)
Net Increase (Decrease) from Capital Share Transactions 128,810
Total Increase (Decrease) 128,903
Net Assets  
Beginning of Period
End of Period 128,903
1 Inception.
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.
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Financial Highlights
  December 12,
20231 to
March 31,
2024
For a Share Outstanding
Throughout the Period
 
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period $75.00
Investment Operations  
Net Investment Income2 1.052
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments .828
Total from Investment Operations 1.880
Distributions  
Dividends from Net Investment Income (.610)
Distributions from Realized Capital Gains
Total Distributions (.610)
Net Asset Value, End of Period $76.27
Total Return 2.51%
Ratios/Supplemental Data  
Net Assets, End of Period (Millions) $129
Ratio of Total Expenses to Average Net Assets 0.10%
Ratio of Net Investment Income to Average Net Assets 4.60%
Portfolio Turnover Rate3 169%
The expense ratio and net investment income ratio for the current period have been annualized.
1 Inception.
2 Calculated based on average shares outstanding.
3 Includes 49% attributable to mortgage-dollar-roll activity.
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.
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Notes to Financial Statements
Vanguard Core Bond ETF is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 as an open-end investment company, or mutual fund. ETF Shares are listed for trading on Nasdaq; they can be purchased and sold through a broker.
A.  The following significant accounting policies conform to generally accepted accounting principles for U.S. investment companies. The fund consistently follows such policies in preparing its financial statements.
1. Security Valuation: Securities are valued as of the close of trading on the New York Stock Exchange (generally 4 p.m., Eastern time) on the valuation date. Bonds and other temporary cash investments are valued using the latest bid prices or using valuations based on a matrix system (which considers such factors as security prices, yields, maturities, and ratings), both as furnished by independent pricing services. Structured debt securities, including mortgages and asset-backed securities, are valued using the latest bid prices or using valuations based on a matrix system that considers such factors as issuer, tranche, nominal or option-adjusted spreads, weighted average coupon, weighted average maturity, credit enhancements, and collateral, as furnished by independent pricing services. Investments in Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund are valued at that fund's net asset value. Securities for which market quotations are not readily available, or whose values have been affected by events occurring before the fund's pricing time but after the close of the securities’ primary markets, are valued by methods deemed by the valuation designee to represent fair value and subject to oversight by the board of trustees.
2. Foreign Currency: Securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars using exchange rates obtained from an independent third party as of the fund’s pricing time on the valuation date. Realized gains (losses) and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investment securities include the effects of changes in exchange rates since the securities were purchased, combined with the effects of changes in security prices. Fluctuations in the value of other assets and liabilities resulting from changes in exchange rates are recorded as unrealized foreign currency gains (losses) until the assets or liabilities are settled in cash, at which time they are recorded as realized foreign currency gains (losses).
3. To Be Announced (TBA) Transactions: A TBA transaction is an agreement to buy or sell mortgage-backed securities with agreed-upon characteristics (face amount, coupon, maturity) for settlement at a future date. The fund may be a seller of TBA transactions to reduce its exposure to the mortgage-backed securities market or in order to sell mortgage-backed securities it owns under delayed-delivery arrangements. When the fund is a buyer of TBA transactions, it maintains cash or short-term investments in an amount sufficient to meet the purchase price at the settlement date of the TBA transaction. The primary risk associated with TBA transactions is that a counterparty may default on its obligations. The fund mitigates its counterparty risk by, among other things, performing a credit analysis of counterparties, allocating transactions among numerous counterparties, and monitoring its exposure to each counterparty. The fund may also enter into a Master Securities Forward Transaction Agreement (MSFTA) with certain counterparties and require them to transfer collateral as security for their performance. In the absence of a default, the collateral pledged or received by the fund cannot be repledged, resold, or rehypothecated. Under an MSFTA, upon a counterparty default (including bankruptcy), the fund may terminate any TBA transactions with that counterparty, determine the net amount owed by either party in accordance with its MSFTA, and sell or retain any collateral held up to the net amount owed to the fund under the MSFTA.
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4. Mortgage Dollar Rolls: The fund enters into mortgage-dollar-roll transactions, in which the fund sells mortgage-backed securities to a dealer and simultaneously agrees to purchase similar securities in the future at a predetermined price. The proceeds of the securities sold in mortgage-dollar-roll transactions are typically invested in high-quality short-term fixed income securities. The fund forgoes principal and interest paid on the securities sold, and is compensated by interest earned on the proceeds of the sale and by a lower price on the securities to be repurchased. The fund also enters into mortgage-dollar-roll transactions in which the fund buys mortgage-backed securities from a dealer pursuant to a TBA transaction and simultaneously agrees to sell similar securities in the future at a predetermined price. The securities bought in mortgage-dollar-roll transactions are used to cover an open TBA sell position. The fund continues to earn interest on mortgage-backed security pools already held and receives a lower price on the securities to be sold in the future. The fund accounts for mortgage-dollar-roll transactions as purchases and sales; as such, these transactions may increase the fund’s portfolio turnover rate. Amounts to be received or paid in connection with open mortgage dollar rolls are included in Receivables for Investment Securities Sold or Payables for Investment Securities Purchased in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
5. Options: The fund invests in options contracts on futures to adjust its exposure to the underlying investments. The primary risk associated with purchasing options is that if interest rates move in such a way that the exercise price of the option exceeds the value of the underlying investment, the position is worthless at expiration, and the fund loses the premium paid. The primary risk associated with selling options is that if interest rates move in such a way that the exercise price of the option exceeds the value of the underlying investment, the counterparty exercises the option, and the fund loses an amount equal to the market value of the option written less the premium received. Counterparty risk involving options on futures contracts is mitigated because a regulated clearinghouse is the counterparty instead of the clearing broker. To further mitigate counterparty risk, the fund trades options on futures contracts on an exchange, monitors the financial strength of its clearing brokers and clearinghouses, and has entered into clearing agreements with its clearing brokers.
Options contracts on futures are valued at their quoted daily settlement prices. The premium paid for a purchased option is recorded in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as an asset that is subsequently adjusted daily to the current market value of the option purchased. The premium received for a written option is recorded in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as an asset with an equal liability that is subsequently adjusted daily to the current market value of the option written. The notional amounts of option contracts are not recorded in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Fluctuations in the value of the options are recorded in the Statement of Operations as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) until expired, closed, or exercised, at which time realized gains (losses) are recognized.
During the period ended March 31, 2024, the fund’s average value of investments in options purchased and options written represented less than 1% and 0% of net assets, respectively, based on the average market values at each quarter-end during the period.
6. Futures Contracts: The fund uses futures contracts to invest in fixed income asset classes with greater efficiency and lower cost than is possible through direct investment, to add value when these instruments are attractively priced, or to adjust sensitivity to changes in interest rates. The primary risks associated with the use of futures contracts are imperfect correlation between changes in market values of bonds held by the fund and the prices of futures contracts, and the possibility of an illiquid market. Counterparty risk involving futures is mitigated because a regulated
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clearinghouse is the counterparty instead of the clearing broker. To further mitigate counterparty risk, the fund trades futures contracts on an exchange, monitors the financial strength of its clearing brokers and clearinghouse, and has entered into clearing agreements with its clearing brokers. The clearinghouse imposes initial margin requirements to secure the fund’s performance and requires daily settlement of variation margin representing changes in the market value of each contract. Any securities pledged as initial margin for open contracts are noted in the Schedule of Investments.
Futures contracts are valued at their quoted daily settlement prices. The notional amounts of the contracts are not recorded in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Fluctuations in the value of the contracts are recorded in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as an asset (liability) and in the Statement of Operations as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) until the contracts are closed, when they are recorded as realized gains (losses) on futures contracts.
During the period ended March 31, 2024, the fund’s average investments in long and short futures contracts represented 1% and 13% of net assets, respectively, based on the average of the notional amounts at each quarter-end during the period.
7. Forward Currency Contracts: The fund enters into forward currency contracts to protect the value of securities and related receivables and payables against changes in future foreign exchange rates. Risks associated with these types of forward currency contracts include movement in the values of the foreign currencies relative to the U.S. dollar and the ability of the counterparties to fulfill their obligations under the contracts. The fund mitigates its counterparty risk by entering into forward currency contracts only with a diverse group of prequalified counterparties, monitoring their financial strength, entering into master netting arrangements with its counterparties, and requiring its counterparties to transfer collateral as security for their performance. In the absence of a default, the collateral pledged or received by the fund cannot be repledged, resold, or rehypothecated. The master netting arrangements provide that, in the event of a counterparty’s default (including bankruptcy), the fund may terminate the forward currency contracts, determine the net amount owed by either party in accordance with its master netting arrangements, and sell or retain any collateral held up to the net amount owed to the fund under the master netting arrangements. The forward currency contracts contain provisions whereby a counterparty may terminate open contracts if the fund’s net assets decline below a certain level, triggering a payment by the fund if the fund is in a net liability position at the time of the termination. The payment amount would be reduced by any collateral the fund has pledged. Any securities pledged as collateral for open contracts are noted in the Schedule of Investments. The value of collateral received or pledged is compared daily to the value of the forward currency contracts exposure with each counterparty, and any difference, if in excess of a specified minimum transfer amount, is adjusted and settled within two business days.
Forward currency contracts are valued at their quoted daily prices obtained from an independent third party, adjusted for currency risk based on the expiration date of each contract. The notional amounts of the contracts are not recorded in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Fluctuations in the value of the contracts are recorded in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as an asset (liability) and in the Statement of Operations as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) until the contracts are closed, when they are recorded as realized gains (losses) on forward currency contracts.
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During the period ended March 31, 2024, the fund’s average investment in forward currency contracts represented 2% of net assets, based on the average of the notional amounts at each quarter-end during the period.
8. Swap Contracts: The fund invests in credit default swaps to adjust the overall credit risk of the fund or to actively overweight or underweight credit risk to a specific issuer or group of issuers. The fund may sell credit protection through credit default swaps to simulate investments in long positions that are either unavailable or considered to be less attractively priced in the bond market. The fund may purchase credit protection through credit default swaps to reduce credit exposure to a given issuer or issuers. Under the terms of the swaps, an up-front payment may be exchanged between the seller and buyer. In addition, the seller of the credit protection receives a periodic payment of premium from the buyer that is a fixed percentage applied to a notional amount. If, for example, the reference entity is subject to a credit event (such as bankruptcy, failure to pay, or obligation acceleration) during the term of the swap, the seller agrees to either physically settle or cash settle the swap contract. If the swap is physically settled, the seller agrees to pay the buyer an amount equal to the notional amount and take delivery of a debt instrument of the reference issuer with a par amount equal to such notional amount. If the swap is cash settled, the seller agrees to pay the buyer the difference between the notional amount and the final price for the relevant debt instrument, as determined either in a market auction or pursuant to a pre-agreed-upon valuation procedure.
The fund enters into interest rate swap transactions to adjust the fund’s sensitivity to changes in interest rates and maintain the ability to generate income at prevailing market rates. Under the terms of the swaps, one party pays the other either an amount that is a fixed percentage rate or a floating rate, which is reset periodically based on short-term interest rates, applied to a notional amount. In return, the counterparty agrees to pay a different floating rate, which is reset periodically based on short-term interest rates, applied to the same notional amount.
The fund enters into centrally cleared credit default and interest rate swaps to achieve the same objectives specified with respect to the equivalent over-the-counter swaps but with less counterparty risk because a regulated clearinghouse is the counterparty instead of the clearing broker or executing broker. The clearinghouse imposes initial margin requirements to secure the fund's performance, and requires daily settlement of variation margin representing changes in the market value of each contract. To further mitigate counterparty risk, the fund trades with a diverse group of prequalified executing brokers; monitors the financial strength of its clearing brokers, executing brokers, and clearinghouse; and has entered into agreements with its clearing brokers and executing brokers.
The primary risk associated with selling credit protection is that, upon the occurrence of a defined credit event, the market value of the debt instrument received by the fund (or, in a cash settled swap, the debt instruments used to determine the settlement payment by the fund) will be significantly less than the amount paid by the fund and, in a physically settled swap, the fund may receive an illiquid debt instrument. A risk associated with all types of swaps is the possibility that a counterparty may default on its obligation to pay net amounts due to the fund. The fund’s maximum amount subject to counterparty risk is the unrealized appreciation on the swap contract. The fund mitigates its counterparty risk by entering into swaps only with a diverse group of prequalified counterparties, monitoring their financial strength, entering into master netting arrangements with its counterparties, and requiring its counterparties to transfer collateral as security for their performance. In the absence of a default, the collateral pledged or received by the fund cannot be repledged, resold, or rehypothecated. In the event of a counterparty’s default
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(including bankruptcy), the fund may terminate any swap contracts with that counterparty, determine the net amount owed by either party in accordance with its master netting arrangements, and sell or retain any collateral held up to the net amount owed to the fund under the master netting arrangements. The swap contracts contain provisions whereby a counterparty may terminate open contracts if the fund's net assets decline below a certain level, triggering a payment by the fund if the fund is in a net liability position at the time of the termination. The payment amount would be reduced by any collateral the fund has pledged. Any securities pledged as collateral for open contracts are noted in the Schedule of Investments. The value of collateral received or pledged is compared daily to the value of the swap contracts exposure with each counterparty, and any difference, if in excess of a specified minimum transfer amount, is adjusted and settled within two business days.
The notional amounts of swap contracts are not recorded in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Swaps are valued daily based on market quotations received from independent pricing services or recognized dealers and the change in value is recorded in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as an asset (liability) and in the Statement of Operations as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) until the seller of credit protection is required to take delivery (or, in a cash settled swap, pay the settlement amount determined) upon occurrence of a credit event, periodic payments are made, or the swap terminates, at which time realized gain (loss) is recorded. The net premium to be received or paid by the fund under swap contracts is accrued daily and recorded as realized gain (loss) over the life of the contract.
During the period ended March 31, 2024, the fund's average amounts of investments in credit protection sold and credit protection purchased represented less than 1% and 0% of net assets, respectively, based on the average of notional amounts at each quarter-end during the period. The average amount of investments in interest rate swaps represented less than 1% of net assets, based on the average of notional amounts at each quarter-end during the period.
9. Federal Income Taxes: The fund intends to qualify as a regulated investment company and distribute virtually all of its taxable income. The fund’s tax returns are open to examination by the relevant tax authorities until expiration of the applicable statute of limitations, which is generally three years after the filing of the tax return. Management has analyzed the fund’s tax positions taken for all open federal and state income tax years, and has concluded that no provision for income tax is required in the fund’s financial statements.
10. Distributions: Distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Distributions are determined on a tax basis at the fiscal year-end and may differ from net investment income and realized capital gains for financial reporting purposes.
11. Credit Facilities and Interfund Lending Program: The fund and certain other funds managed by The Vanguard Group ("Vanguard") participate in a $4.3 billion committed credit facility provided by a syndicate of lenders pursuant to a credit agreement and an uncommitted credit facility provided by Vanguard. Both facilities may be renewed annually. Each fund is individually liable for its borrowings, if any, under the credit facilities. Borrowings may be utilized for temporary or emergency purposes and are subject to the fund’s regulatory and contractual borrowing restrictions. With respect to the committed credit facility, the participating funds are charged administrative fees and an annual commitment fee of 0.10% of the undrawn committed amount of the facility, which are allocated to the funds based on a method approved by the fund’s board of trustees and included in Management and Administrative expenses on the fund’s Statement of Operations. Any borrowings under either facility bear interest at an agreed-upon spread plus the
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higher of the federal funds effective rate, the overnight bank funding rate, or the Daily Simple Secured Overnight Financing Rate inclusive of an additional agreed-upon spread. However, borrowings under the uncommitted credit facility may bear interest based upon an alternate rate agreed to by the fund and Vanguard.
In accordance with an exemptive order (the “Order”) from the SEC, the fund may participate in a joint lending and borrowing program that allows registered open-end Vanguard funds to borrow money from and lend money to each other for temporary or emergency purposes (the “Interfund Lending Program”), subject to compliance with the terms and conditions of the Order, and to the extent permitted by the fund’s investment objective and investment policies. Interfund loans and borrowings normally extend overnight but can have a maximum duration of seven days. Loans may be called on one business day’s notice. The interest rate to be charged is governed by the conditions of the Order and internal procedures adopted by the board of trustees. The board of trustees is responsible for overseeing the Interfund Lending Program.
For the period ended March 31, 2024, the fund did not utilize the credit facilities or the Interfund Lending Program.
12. Other: Interest income includes income distributions received from Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund and is accrued daily. Premiums and discounts on debt securities are amortized and accreted, respectively, to interest income over the lives of the respective securities, except for premiums on certain callable debt securities that are amortized to the earliest call date. Security transactions are accounted for on the date securities are bought or sold. Costs used to determine realized gains (losses) on the sale of investment securities are those of the specific securities sold.
B.  In accordance with the terms of a Funds’ Service Agreement (the “FSA”) between Vanguard and the fund, Vanguard furnishes to the fund investment advisory, corporate management, administrative, marketing, and distribution services at Vanguard’s cost of operations (as defined by the FSA). These costs of operations are allocated to the fund based on methods and guidelines approved by the board of trustees and are generally settled twice a month.
Upon the request of Vanguard, the fund may invest up to 0.40% of its net assets as capital in Vanguard. At March 31, 2024, the fund had contributed to Vanguard capital in the amount of $3,000, representing less than 0.01% of the fund’s net assets and less than 0.01% of Vanguard’s capital received pursuant to the FSA. The fund’s trustees and officers are also directors and employees, respectively, of Vanguard.
C.  Various inputs may be used to determine the value of the fund’s investments and derivatives. These inputs are summarized in three broad levels for financial statement purposes. The inputs or methodologies used to value securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.
Level 1—Quoted prices in active markets for identical securities.
Level 2—Other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.).
Level 3—Significant unobservable inputs (including the fund’s own assumptions used to determine the fair value of investments). Any investments and derivatives valued with significant unobservable inputs are noted on the Schedule of Investments.
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The following table summarizes the market value of the fund's investments and derivatives as of March 31, 2024, based on the inputs used to value them:
  Level 1
($000)
Level 2
($000)
Level 3
($000)
Total
($000)
Investments        
Assets        
U.S. Government and Agency Obligations 95,396 95,396
Asset-Backed/Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities 5,452 5,452
Corporate Bonds 38,767 38,767
Sovereign Bonds 9,940 9,940
Temporary Cash Investments 3,173 3,173
Options Purchased 3 3
Total 3,176 149,555 152,731
Derivative Financial Instruments        
Assets        
Futures Contracts1 2 2
Forward Currency Contracts 50 50
Swap Contracts 251 25
Total 27 50 77
Liabilities        
Futures Contracts1 94 94
Forward Currency Contracts 9 9
Total 94 9 103
1 Includes cumulative appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts and centrally cleared swaps, if any, as reported in the Schedule of Investments. Only current day’s variation margin is reported within the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
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D.  At March 31, 2024, the fair values of derivatives were reflected in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as follows:
Statement of Assets and Liabilities Interest
Rate
Contracts
($000)
Foreign
Exchange
Contracts
($000)
Credit
Contracts
($000)
Total
($000)
Investments in Securities, at Value—Unaffiliated Issuers (Options Purchased) 3 3
Unrealized Appreciation—Futures Contracts1 2 2
Unrealized Appreciation—Centrally Cleared Swap Contracts1 4 21 25
Unrealized Appreciation—Forward Currency Contracts 50 50
Total Assets 9 50 21 80
         
Unrealized Depreciation—Futures Contracts1 94 94
Unrealized Depreciation—Forward Currency Contracts 9 9
Total Liabilities 94 9 103
1 Includes cumulative appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts and centrally cleared swaps, if any, as reported in the Schedule of Investments. Only current day’s variation margin is reported within the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
Realized net gain (loss) and the change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on derivatives for the period ended March 31, 2024, were:
Realized Net Gain (Loss) on Derivatives Interest
Rate
Contracts
($000)
Foreign
Exchange
Contracts
($000)
Credit
Contracts
($000)
Total
($000)
Futures Contracts 222 222
Options Purchased (4) (4)
Swap Contracts (4) 6 2
Forward Currency Contracts (38) (38)
Realized Net Gain (Loss) on Derivatives 214 (38) 6 182
 
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on Derivatives
Futures Contracts (92) (92)
Options Purchased
Swap Contracts 4 21 25
Forward Currency Contracts 41 41
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on Derivatives (88) 41 21 (26)
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E.  As of March 31, 2024, gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation for investments and derivatives based on cost for U.S. federal income tax purposes were as follows:
  Amount
($000)
Tax Cost 153,070
Gross Unrealized Appreciation 543
Gross Unrealized Depreciation (908)
Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) (365)
F.  During the period ended March 31, 2024, the fund purchased $62,225,000 of investment securities and sold $8,217,000 of investment securities, other than U.S. government securities and temporary cash investments. Purchases and sales of U.S. government securities were $260,758,000 and $164,801,000, respectively.
G.  Capital shares issued and redeemed were:
  December 12, 20231
to
March 31, 2024
  Shares
(000)
Issued 1,955
Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions
Redeemed (265)
Net Increase (Decrease) in Shares Outstanding 1,690
1 Inception.
H.  Significant market disruptions, such as those caused by pandemics, natural or environmental ‎disasters, war, acts of terrorism, or other events, can adversely affect local and global ‎markets and normal market operations. Any such disruptions could have an adverse impact on the value of the fund’s investments and fund performance.
To the extent the fund’s investment portfolio reflects concentration in a particular market, industry, sector, country or asset class, the fund may be adversely affected by the performance of these concentrations and may be subject to increased price volatility and other risks.
Credit risk is the risk that a counterparty to a transaction or an issuer of a financial instrument will fail to pay interest and principal when due, or that perceptions of the issuer’s ability to make such payments will cause the price of an investment to decline. Investment in debt securities will generally increase credit risk.
The use of derivatives may expose the fund to various risks. Derivatives can be highly volatile, and any initial investment is generally small relative to the notional amount so that transactions may be leveraged in terms of market exposure. A relatively small market movement may have a potentially larger impact on derivatives than on standard securities. Leveraged derivatives positions can,
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therefore, increase volatility. Additional information regarding the fund’s use of derivative(s) and the specific risks associated is described under significant accounting policies.
I.  Management has determined that no events or transactions occurred subsequent to March 31, 2024, that would require recognition or disclosure in these financial statements.
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Trustees Approve Advisory Arrangement
In September 2023, the Board of Vanguard Malvern Funds approved the launch of Vanguard Core Bond ETF, which utilizes an internalized management structure whereby The Vanguard Group, Inc. (Vanguard), through its Fixed Income Group, provides investment advisory services to the fund. The board determined that the investment advisory arrangement with Vanguard was in the best interests of the fund and its prospective shareholders. The fund was launched in December 2023.
The board based its decision upon an evaluation of the advisor’s investment staff, portfolio management process, and performance. This evaluation included information provided to the board by Vanguard’s Portfolio Review Department, which is responsible for fund and advisor oversight and product management. The trustees considered the factors discussed below, among others. However, no single factor determined whether the board approved the arrangement. Rather, it was the totality of the circumstances that drove the board’s decision.
Nature, extent, and quality of services
The board considered the quality of the investment management services to be provided to the fund and took into account the organizational depth and stability of the advisor. The board considered that Vanguard has been managing investments for more than four decades. The Fixed Income Group adheres to a sound, disciplined investment management process; the team has considerable experience, stability, and depth.
The board concluded that the advisor’s experience, stability, depth, and performance, among other factors, warranted approval of the advisory arrangement.
Investment performance
The board determined that the Fixed Income Group, in its management of other Vanguard funds, has a track record of consistent performance and disciplined investment processes.
Cost
The board concluded that the fund’s expense ratio will be below the average expense ratio charged by funds in its peer group and that the fund’s estimated advisory expense rate for the current fiscal year would also be below the peer-group average.
The board does not conduct a profitability analysis of Vanguard because of Vanguard’s unique structure. Unlike most other mutual fund management companies, Vanguard is owned by the funds it oversees.
The benefit of economies of scale
The board concluded that the fund’s arrangement with Vanguard ensures that the fund will realize economies of scale as it grows, with the cost to prospective shareholders declining as fund assets increase.
The board will consider whether to renew the advisory arrangement after a one-year period.
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Liquidity Risk Management
Vanguard funds (except for the money market funds) have adopted and implemented a written liquidity risk management program (the “Program”) as required by Rule 22e-4 under the Investment Company Act of 1940. Rule 22e-4 requires that each fund adopt a program that is reasonably designed to assess and manage the fund’s liquidity risk, which is the risk that the fund could not meet redemption requests without significant dilution of remaining investors’ interests in the fund.
Assessment and management of a fund’s liquidity risk under the Program take into consideration certain factors, such as the fund’s investment strategy and the liquidity of its portfolio investments during normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions, its short- and long-term cash-flow projections during both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions, and its cash and cash-equivalent holdings and access to other funding sources. As required by the rule, the Program includes policies and procedures for classification of fund portfolio holdings in four liquidity categories, maintaining certain levels of highly liquid investments, and limiting holdings of illiquid investments.
The board of trustees of Vanguard Malvern Funds approved the appointment of liquidity risk management program administrators responsible for administering Vanguard Core Bond ETF’s Program and for carrying out the specific responsibilities set forth in the Program, including reporting to the board on at least an annual basis regarding the Program’s operation, its adequacy, and the effectiveness of its implementation for the past year (the “Program Administrator Report”). The board has reviewed the Program Administrator Report covering the period from January 1, 2023, through December 31, 2023 (the “Review Period”). The Program Administrator Report stated that during the Review Period the Program operated and was implemented effectively to manage the fund’s liquidity risk.
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Semiannual Report   |   March 31, 2024
Vanguard Emerging Markets Bond Fund
See the inside front cover for important information about your fund’s annual and semiannual shareholder reports.

 

Important information about shareholder reports
Beginning in July 2024, amendments adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission will substantially impact the design, content, and transmission of shareholder reports. Shareholder reports will provide key fund information in a clear and concise format and must be mailed to each shareholder that has not elected to receive the reports electronically. Financial statements will no longer be included in the shareholder report but will be available at vanguard.com, can be mailed upon request, or can be accessed on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.
You may elect to receive shareholder reports and other communications from the fund electronically by contacting your financial intermediary (such as a broker-dealer or bank) or, if you invest directly with the fund, by calling Vanguard at one of the phone numbers on the back cover of this report or by logging on to vanguard.com.
Contents
About Your Fund’s Expenses

1
Financial Statements

4
Trustees Approve Advisory Arrangement

32
Liquidity Risk Management

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About Your Fund’s Expenses
As a shareholder of the fund, you incur ongoing costs, which include costs for portfolio management, administrative services, and shareholder reports (like this one), among others. Operating expenses, which are deducted from a fund’s gross income, directly reduce the investment return of the fund.
A fund’s expenses are expressed as a percentage of its average net assets. This figure is known as the expense ratio. The following examples are intended to help you understand the ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in your fund and to compare these costs with those of other mutual funds. The examples are based on an investment of $1,000 made at the beginning of the period shown and held for the entire period.
The accompanying table illustrates your fund’s costs in two ways:
Based on actual fund return. This section helps you to estimate the actual expenses that you paid over the period. The ”Ending Account Value“ shown is derived from the fund‘s actual return, and the third column shows the dollar amount that would have been paid by an investor who started with $1,000 in the fund. You may use the information here, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period.
To do so, simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number given for your fund under the heading ”Expenses Paid During Period.“
Based on hypothetical 5% yearly return. This section is intended to help you compare your fund‘s costs with those of other mutual funds. It assumes that the fund had a yearly return of 5% before expenses, but that the expense ratio is unchanged. In this case—because the return used is not the fund’s actual return—the results do not apply to your investment. The example is useful in making comparisons because the Securities and Exchange Commission requires all mutual funds to calculate expenses based on a 5% return. You can assess your fund’s costs by comparing this hypothetical example with the hypothetical examples that appear in shareholder reports of other funds.
Note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight and help you compare ongoing costs only and do not reflect transaction costs incurred by the fund for buying and selling securities. Further, the expenses do not include any purchase, redemption, or account service fees described in the fund prospectus. If such fees were applied to your account, your costs would be higher. Your fund does not carry a “sales load.”
The calculations assume no shares were bought or sold during the period. Your actual costs may have been higher or lower, depending on the amount of your investment and the timing of any purchases or redemptions.
You can find more information about the fund’s expenses, including annual expense ratios, in the Financial Statements section of this report. For additional information on operating expenses and other shareholder costs, please refer to your fund’s current prospectus.
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Six Months Ended March 31, 2024      
  Beginning
Account Value
9/30/2023
Ending
Account Value
3/31/2024
Expenses
Paid During
Period
Based on Actual Fund Return      
Emerging Markets Bond Fund      
Investor Shares $1,000.00 $1,118.30 $2.91
Admiral™ Shares 1,000.00 1,119.40 2.12
Based on Hypothetical 5% Yearly Return      
Emerging Markets Bond Fund      
Investor Shares $1,000.00 $1,022.25 $2.78
Admiral Shares 1,000.00 1,023.00 2.02
The calculations are based on expenses incurred in the most recent six-month period. The fund’s annualized six-month expense ratios for that period are 0.55% for Investor Shares and 0.40% for Admiral Shares. The dollar amounts shown as “Expenses Paid” are equal to the annualized expense ratio multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days in the most recent six-month period, then divided by the number of days in the most recent 12-month period (183/366).
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Emerging Markets Bond Fund
Fund Allocation
As of March 31, 2024
Brazil 8.2%
Mexico 8.0
South Africa 4.8
Colombia 4.5
Saudi Arabia 4.0
Romania 4.0
Egypt 3.8
Peru 3.8
Chile 3.7
Turkey 3.5
Oman 3.3
United States 3.2
Indonesia 3.2
Dominican Republic 2.6
Guatemala 2.4
Israel 2.4
Hungary 2.1
Paraguay 2.0
Uzbekistan 2.0
Bahrain 1.9
Angola 1.9
Malaysia 1.9
Nigeria 1.8
Ivory Coast 1.8
Panama 1.7
Ecuador 1.3
Costa Rica 1.3
Argentina 1.3
Poland 1.1
Ukraine 1.1
Ghana 1.1
Senegal 1.0
Azerbaijan 1.0
Other 8.3
The table reflects the fund’s investments, except for short-term investments and derivatives.
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Emerging Markets Bond Fund
Financial Statements (unaudited)
Schedule of Investments
As of March 31, 2024
The fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year as an exhibit to its reports on Form N-PORT. The fund’s Form N-PORT reports are available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.
    Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000)
Market
Value

($000)
U.S. Government and Agency Obligations (3.0%)    
1 United States Treasury Note/Bond  5.000%  8/31/25      33,000    33,067
  United States Treasury Note/Bond  4.625%  9/30/28       4,500     4,565
1,2 United States Treasury Note/Bond  1.375% 10/31/28      16,000    14,095
  United States Treasury Note/Bond  3.875%  8/15/33      17,505    17,045
  United States Treasury Note/Bond  3.125%  2/15/43      19,521    16,160
2,3 United States Treasury Note/Bond  3.000%  8/15/52      11,695     9,082
Total U.S. Government and Agency Obligations (Cost $95,396)   94,014
Corporate Bonds (16.8%)    
Azerbaijan (0.7%)                      
4 Southern Gas Corridor CJSC  6.875%  3/24/26      23,215    23,470
Brazil (3.0%)                      
  Braskem Netherlands Finance BV  4.500%  1/31/30       2,120     1,826
5 Braskem Netherlands Finance BV  8.500%  1/12/31      10,230    10,598
  Braskem Netherlands Finance BV  5.875%  1/31/50       7,000     5,417
5 CSN Resources SA  8.875%  12/5/30      11,220    11,561
5 FS Luxembourg Sarl  8.875%  2/12/31      12,600    12,472
  Petrobras Global Finance BV  8.750%  5/23/26         866       918
  Petrobras Global Finance BV  7.375%  1/17/27      32,869    34,164
  Petrobras Global Finance BV  5.999%  1/27/28       6,950     6,999
  Petrobras Global Finance BV  5.093%  1/15/30       2,000     1,905
5 Raizen Fuels Finance SA  6.950%   3/5/54       9,600     9,872
                 95,732
Chile (3.5%)                      
5 AES Andes SA  6.300%  3/15/29         930       939
5,6 Chile Electricity Lux MPC Sarl  6.010%  1/20/33       3,807     3,856
5 Corp. Nacional del Cobre de Chile  5.950%   1/8/34      44,100    44,069
  Empresa Nacional del Petroleo  3.750%   8/5/26      19,716    18,846
  Empresa Nacional del Petroleo  5.250%  11/6/29      15,289    14,959
5 Inversiones CMPC SA  6.125%  6/23/33       4,012     4,078
5 Inversiones CMPC SA  6.125%  2/26/34       8,100     8,217
5 Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile SA  6.500%  11/7/33      14,630    15,285
                 110,249
Colombia (0.9%)                      
  Ecopetrol SA  8.625%  1/19/29      25,413    26,908
Guatemala (0.3%)                      
5 Millicom International Cellular SA  7.375%   4/2/32       9,725     9,749
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Emerging Markets Bond Fund
    Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000)
Market
Value

($000)
India (0.2%)                      
5 Indiabulls Housing Finance Ltd.  9.700%   7/3/27       6,950     6,936
Indonesia (1.0%)                      
  Freeport Indonesia PT  4.763%  4/14/27       6,800     6,633
  Indonesia Asahan Aluminium PT / Mineral Industri Indonesia Persero PT  4.750%  5/15/25       3,270     3,229
  Perusahaan Perseroan Persero PT Perusahaan Listrik Negara  5.450%  5/21/28      14,929    14,947
  Perusahaan Perseroan Persero PT Perusahaan Listrik Negara  3.875%  7/17/29       3,000     2,787
7 Perusahaan Perseroan Persero PT Perusahaan Listrik Negara  1.875%  11/5/31       4,400     3,879
                 31,475
Kazakhstan (0.3%)                      
  KazMunayGas National Co. JSC  5.750%  4/19/47       1,840     1,598
  KazMunayGas National Co. JSC  6.375% 10/24/48       9,777     9,158
                 10,756
Malaysia (1.7%)                      
  Petronas Capital Ltd.  3.500%  4/21/30      59,524    54,739
Mexico (3.4%)                      
5 BBVA Bancomer SA  8.450%  6/29/38      12,300    12,966
8 Comision Federal de Electricidad  5.000%  9/29/36       5,436     4,775
  Petroleos Mexicanos  4.500%  1/23/26      11,270    10,576
  Petroleos Mexicanos  6.500%   6/2/41       3,605     2,454
  Petroleos Mexicanos  6.375%  1/23/45      10,525     6,789
  Petroleos Mexicanos  5.625%  1/23/46           1         1
  Petroleos Mexicanos  6.750%  9/21/47      51,896    34,548
  Petroleos Mexicanos  7.690%  1/23/50      16,953    12,170
  Petroleos Mexicanos  6.950%  1/28/60      35,739    23,594
                 107,873
Peru (0.6%)                      
  Petroleos del Peru SA  5.625%  6/19/47      26,548    17,703
South Africa (0.6%)                      
  Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd.  7.125%  2/11/25      19,247    19,154
  Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd.  8.450%  8/10/28       1,000       995
                 20,149
Turkey (0.2%)                      
5 WE Soda Investments Holding plc  9.500%  10/6/28       7,310     7,583
United Arab Emirates (0.4%)                      
  Galaxy Pipeline Assets Bidco Ltd.  2.625%  3/31/36      15,010    12,237
Venezuela (0.0%)                      
8,9 Petroleos de Venezuela SA  6.000% 11/15/26       2,850       270
9 Petroleos de Venezuela SA  5.375%  4/12/27         462        43
                 313
Total Corporate Bonds (Cost $555,156)   535,872
Sovereign Bonds (72.8%)    
Angola (1.8%)                      
  Republic of Angola  8.250%   5/9/28      17,490    16,859
  Republic of Angola  8.750%  4/14/32      23,720    21,841
  Republic of Angola  9.375%   5/8/48       4,229     3,655
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Emerging Markets Bond Fund
    Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000)
Market
Value

($000)
  Republic of Angola  9.125% 11/26/49      16,042    13,611
                 55,966
Argentina (1.2%)                      
  Republic of Argentina  1.000%   7/9/29         926       493
10 Republic of Argentina, 4.125% coupon rate effective 7/9/24  3.625%   7/9/35      23,726     9,846
10 Republic of Argentina, 4.875% coupon rate effective 7/9/29  3.500%   7/9/41      13,730     5,550
10 Republic of Argentina, 5.000% coupon rate effective 7/9/24  4.250%   1/9/38      46,545    21,584
                 37,473
Azerbaijan (0.2%)                      
8 Republic of Azerbaijan  3.500%   9/1/32       6,335     5,391
Bahrain (1.8%)                      
  Kingdom of Bahrain  5.250%  1/25/33       9,090     8,095
5 Kingdom of Bahrain  7.500%  2/12/36      34,515    35,382
  Kingdom of Bahrain  6.000%  9/19/44       3,500     2,904
  Kingdom of Bahrain  6.250%  1/25/51      11,589     9,631
                 56,012
Bermuda (0.2%)                      
  Government of Bermuda  5.000%  7/15/32       7,312     7,051
Brazil (4.6%)                      
  Federative Republic of Brazil  6.250%  3/18/31       7,245     7,390
  Federative Republic of Brazil  6.125%  3/15/34      91,045    90,116
  Federative Republic of Brazil  4.750%  1/14/50       5,000     3,749
  Federative Republic of Brazil  7.125%  5/13/54      44,996    45,344
                 146,599
Cameroon (0.2%)                      
7 Republic of Cameroon  5.950%   7/7/32       6,192     5,155
Colombia (3.3%)                      
11 Colombian TES  6.000%  4/28/28 171,891,800    39,567
  Republic of Colombia  3.000%  1/30/30       7,000     5,794
  Republic of Colombia  3.125%  4/15/31      37,345    29,837
  Republic of Colombia  8.000%  4/20/33       2,400     2,535
  Republic of Colombia  7.500%   2/2/34       3,500     3,568
  Republic of Colombia  8.750% 11/14/53      22,315    24,237
                 105,538
Costa Rica (1.2%)                      
5,8 Republic of Costa Rica  7.300% 11/13/54      36,685    38,949
Dominican Republic (2.4%)                      
  Dominican Republic  6.875%  1/29/26      18,890    19,104
  Dominican Republic  6.000%  7/19/28      28,951    28,821
  Dominican Republic  5.500%  2/22/29      29,045    28,208
                 76,133
Ecuador (1.3%)                      
8 Republic of Ecuador  0.000%  7/31/30       3,670     1,798
10 Republic of Ecuador, 5.500% coupon rate effective 7/31/24  3.500%  7/31/35      26,327    13,721
10 Republic of Ecuador, 6.900% coupon rate effective 7/31/24  6.000%  7/31/30      35,855    24,374
                 39,893
Egypt (3.6%)                      
  Arab Republic of Egypt  7.625%  5/29/32       1,600     1,365
  Arab Republic of Egypt  8.500%  1/31/47      28,549    22,707
  Arab Republic of Egypt  7.903%  2/21/48      32,091    24,392
  Arab Republic of Egypt  8.700%   3/1/49      20,457    16,560
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Emerging Markets Bond Fund
    Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000)
Market
Value

($000)
  Arab Republic of Egypt  8.875%  5/29/50      17,813    14,686
  Arab Republic of Egypt  8.750%  9/30/51      10,968     8,896
  Arab Republic of Egypt  8.150% 11/20/59      16,204    12,434
  Arab Republic of Egypt  7.500%  2/16/61       2,300     1,656
12 Egypt Treasury Bills  0.000%   3/4/25     350,000     5,814
12 Egypt Treasury Bills  0.000%  3/11/25     311,000     5,143
                 113,653
El Salvador (0.6%)                      
  Republic of El Salvador  6.375%  1/18/27         880       767
  Republic of El Salvador  8.625%  2/28/29      16,916    14,728
  Republic of El Salvador  7.625%  9/21/34       2,700     1,984
  Republic of El Salvador  7.125%  1/20/50       2,990     2,066
                 19,545
Ethiopia (0.2%)                      
9 Federal Republic of Ethiopia  6.625% 12/11/24      10,771     7,904
Gabon (0.3%)                      
  Republic of Gabon  6.950%  6/16/25       5,256     5,160
  Republic of Gabon  7.000% 11/24/31       4,678     3,994
                 9,154
Georgia (0.1%)                      
  Republic of Georgia  2.750%  4/22/26       5,000     4,658
Ghana (1.0%)                      
8,9 Republic of Ghana  8.950%  3/26/51      32,236    16,478
8,9 Republic of Ghana  8.750%  3/11/61      28,934    14,784
                 31,262
Guatemala (1.9%)                      
  Republic of Guatemala  4.875%  2/13/28       7,930     7,661
  Republic of Guatemala  5.250%  8/10/29       6,029     5,850
8 Republic of Guatemala  4.900%   6/1/30      14,590    13,933
5 Republic of Guatemala  7.050%  10/4/32      21,010    22,280
  Republic of Guatemala  6.600%  6/13/36       7,880     8,049
8 Republic of Guatemala  6.125%   6/1/50       3,650     3,397
                 61,170
Honduras (0.3%)                      
  Republic of Honduras  5.625%  6/24/30      10,273     9,135
Hungary (1.9%)                      
7 Republic of Hungary  5.000%  2/22/27      16,650    18,515
7 Republic of Hungary  5.375%  9/12/33      11,000    12,504
5 Republic of Hungary  5.500%  3/26/36      30,500    29,621
                 60,640
Indonesia (1.9%)                      
13 Indonesia Treasury Bond  7.000%  2/15/33 660,119,000    42,409
  Republic of Indonesia  4.150%  9/20/27      20,238    19,685
                 62,094
Israel (2.2%)                      
7 State of Israel  1.500%  1/16/29      19,090    18,302
  State of Israel  4.500%  1/17/33      19,870    18,478
  State of Israel  5.750%  3/12/54      34,400    32,994
                 69,774
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    Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000)
Market
Value

($000)
Ivory Coast (1.6%)                      
7,8 Ivory Coast  4.875%  1/30/32       3,980     3,693
5,8 Ivory Coast  8.250%  1/30/37      36,800    36,902
7,8 Ivory Coast  6.875% 10/17/40       2,815     2,624
7,8 Ivory Coast  6.625%  3/22/48      10,599     9,307
                 52,526
Jordan (0.5%)                      
  Kingdom of Jordan  7.500%  1/13/29      13,250    13,230
  Kingdom of Jordan  7.375% 10/10/47       2,565     2,269
                 15,499
Kazakhstan (0.2%)                      
14 Development Bank of Kazakhstan JSC 10.950%   5/6/26   3,450,000     7,065
Kenya (0.5%)                      
  Republic of Kenya  6.875%  6/24/24         912       911
  Republic of Kenya  7.000%  5/22/27         700       683
5 Republic of Kenya  9.750%  2/16/31      14,750    15,087
                 16,681
Lebanon (0.0%)                      
9 Lebanon Republic  8.250%  4/12/21       2,430       159
9 Lebanon Republic  6.100%  10/4/22       2,250       149
9 Lebanon Republic  6.650%  4/22/24       2,890       192
9 Lebanon Republic  7.000%  3/20/28       6,310       426
9 Lebanon Republic  6.650%  2/26/30       4,900       327
9 Lebanon Republic  7.150% 11/20/31       1,445        96
9 Lebanon Republic  8.200%  5/17/33       1,445        96
9 Lebanon Republic  8.250%  5/17/34       1,445        96
                 1,541
Mexico (4.1%)                      
15 Mexican Bonos  8.000%  5/24/35     687,485    37,632
  United Mexican States  2.659%  5/24/31      17,459    14,573
  United Mexican States  6.350%   2/9/35      29,150    30,094
  United Mexican States  4.400%  2/12/52      28,819    22,055
  United Mexican States  6.400%   5/7/54      25,168    25,114
                 129,468
Morocco (0.8%)                      
  Kingdom of Morocco  5.950%   3/8/28       2,897     2,929
7 Kingdom of Morocco  1.500% 11/27/31       3,750     3,244
  Kingdom of Morocco  6.500%   9/8/33       7,420     7,669
  Kingdom of Morocco  4.000% 12/15/50      17,964    12,278
                 26,120
Mozambique (0.2%)                      
  Republic of Mozambique  9.000%  9/15/31       6,850     5,875
Nigeria (1.7%)                      
  Republic of Nigeria  6.500% 11/28/27       7,790     7,336
  Republic of Nigeria  6.125%  9/28/28      10,164     9,192
  Republic of Nigeria  8.375%  3/24/29       3,360     3,284
  Republic of Nigeria  8.747%  1/21/31       3,497     3,385
  Republic of Nigeria  7.875%  2/16/32       5,291     4,803
  Republic of Nigeria  7.625% 11/28/47      11,000     8,569
  Republic of Nigeria  8.250%  9/28/51      19,597    16,089
                 52,658
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Emerging Markets Bond Fund
    Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000)
Market
Value

($000)
Oman (3.0%)                      
  Sultanate of Oman  4.750%  6/15/26      48,550    47,716
  Sultanate of Oman  6.750% 10/28/27       6,646     6,920
  Sultanate of Oman  6.500%   3/8/47       4,186     4,227
  Sultanate of Oman  6.750%  1/17/48      36,734    37,482
                 96,345
Pakistan (0.4%)                      
  Islamic Republic of Pakistan  8.875%   4/8/51      15,946    12,050
Panama (1.6%)                      
8 Republic of Panama  4.300%  4/29/53      19,218    12,363
8 Republic of Panama  3.870%  7/23/60      67,399    38,729
                 51,092
Paraguay (1.9%)                      
  Republic of Paraguay  5.000%  4/15/26       8,953     8,849
  Republic of Paraguay  4.700%  3/27/27      16,244    15,832
8 Republic of Paraguay  4.950%  4/28/31      36,067    34,798
                 59,479
Peru (3.0%)                      
  Corp. Financiera de Desarrollo SA  2.400%  9/28/27       1,903     1,704
  Republic of Peru  2.783%  1/23/31     107,643    92,385
                 94,089
Poland (1.0%)                      
7 Republic of Poland  2.750%  5/25/32       1,000     1,028
7 Republic of Poland  3.875%  2/14/33       7,493     8,347
7 Republic of Poland  4.250%  2/14/43       7,200     8,053
7 Republic of Poland  4.125%  1/11/44       7,000     7,688
  Republic of Poland  5.500%  3/18/54       6,850     6,798
                 31,914
Romania (3.7%)                      
7 Romania  6.625%  9/27/29       8,750    10,200
7 Romania  1.375%  12/2/29      14,403    12,915
7 Romania  1.750%  7/13/30      78,171    69,211
5,7 Romania  5.375%  3/22/31      20,980    22,753
7 Romania  2.000%  1/28/32       2,808     2,405
                 117,484
Russia (0.2%)                      
7,9 Russian Federation  2.650%  5/27/36      11,900     6,419
Saudi Arabia (3.7%)                      
  Kingdom of Saudi Arabia  3.250% 11/17/51      18,626    12,488
  Kingdom of Saudi Arabia  5.000%  1/18/53      26,321    23,571
5 Kingdom of Saudi Arabia  5.750%  1/16/54      73,000    72,203
  Kingdom of Saudi Arabia  5.750%  1/16/54      11,292    11,170
                 119,432
Senegal (0.9%)                      
8 Republic of Senegal  6.250%  5/23/33      12,786    10,914
7,8 Republic of Senegal  5.375%   6/8/37       2,946     2,301
8 Republic of Senegal  6.750%  3/13/48      22,795    16,926
                 30,141
South Africa (3.8%)                      
  Republic of South Africa  4.850%  9/30/29      12,234    10,970
16 Republic of South Africa  8.875%  2/28/35     517,478    21,759
16 Republic of South Africa  8.500%  1/31/37     318,850    12,403
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Emerging Markets Bond Fund
    Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000)
Market
Value

($000)
  Republic of South Africa  5.650%  9/27/47      13,502     9,791
  Republic of South Africa  5.750%  9/30/49      75,138    54,490
16 Republic of South Africa 11.625%  3/31/53     266,905    12,702
                 122,115
Sri Lanka (0.8%)                      
9 Republic of Sri Lanka  6.125%   6/3/25       8,504     5,100
9 Republic of Sri Lanka  6.825%  7/18/26      12,679     7,587
9 Republic of Sri Lanka  6.750%  4/18/28       5,319     3,140
9 Republic of Sri Lanka  7.850%  3/14/29      14,755     8,705
9 Republic of Sri Lanka  7.550%  3/28/30       1,686       991
                 25,523
Supranational (0.4%)                      
  Banque Ouest Africaine de Developpement  4.700% 10/22/31      13,800    11,919
Trinidad & Tobago (0.2%)                      
5 Republic of Trinidad & Tobago  5.950%  1/14/31       7,205     7,227
Tunisia (0.2%)                      
  Tunisian Republic  5.750%  1/30/25       6,535     6,168
Turkey (3.0%)                      
17 Republic of Turkey 26.200%  10/5/33     234,862     7,519
  Republic of Turkey  7.625%  5/15/34       5,070     5,090
  Republic of Turkey  5.750%  5/11/47      37,510    28,508
  Republic of Turkiye  9.375%  3/14/29       5,100     5,546
7 Republic of Turkiye  5.875%  5/21/30      27,710    29,807
  Republic of Turkiye  4.875%  4/16/43      26,220    18,397
                 94,867
Ukraine (1.0%)                      
9 Ukraine  7.750%   9/1/25      11,800     4,367
9 Ukraine  7.750%   9/1/26      18,898     6,785
9 Ukraine  7.750%   9/1/27      22,715     7,630
9 Ukraine  7.750%   9/1/28      19,305     6,352
9 Ukraine  7.750%   9/1/29       1,000       326
9 Ukraine  9.750%  11/1/30       2,160       760
9 Ukraine  6.876%  5/21/31       5,900     1,735
9 Ukraine  7.375%  9/25/34       4,700     1,377
9 Ukraine  7.253%  3/15/35       8,200     2,395
8 Ukreximbank Via Biz Finance plc  9.750%  1/22/25          25        24
                 31,751
Uzbekistan (1.8%)                      
5 Republic of Uzbekistan  7.850% 10/12/28      10,210    10,684
  Republic of Uzbekistan  7.850% 10/12/28       5,934     6,203
  Republic of Uzbekistan  5.375%  2/20/29      26,566    25,051
  Uzbekneftegaz JSC  4.750% 11/16/28      19,561    16,419
                 58,357
Venezuela (0.0%)                      
9 Republic of Venezuela 11.750% 10/21/26         640       116
9 Republic of Venezuela  7.000%  3/31/38       1,500       220
                 336
Vietnam (0.4%)                      
  Socialist Republic of Vietnam  4.800% 11/19/24      12,500    12,419
Total Sovereign Bonds (Cost $2,339,798)   2,319,709
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Emerging Markets Bond Fund
    Coupon   Shares Market
Value

($000)
Temporary Cash Investments (6.2%)    
Money Market Fund (6.2%)                      
18 Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund (Cost $197,329)  5.407%            1,973,681          197,328
    Counterparty Expiration
Date
Exercise
Price
Notional
Value
($000)
 
Options Purchased (0.0%)      
Foreign Currency Options (0.0%)      
Call Options                             
  USD HSBC  6/17/24 MXN 17.535 138,511       751
Total Options Purchased (Cost $1,074)     751
Total Investments (98.8%) (Cost $3,188,753)     3,147,674
Other Assets and Liabilities—Net (1.2%)     36,650
Net Assets (100.0%)     3,184,324
Cost is in $000.      
See Note A in Notes to Financial Statements.
1 Securities with a value of $3,041,000 have been segregated as collateral for open forward currency contracts and over-the-counter swap contracts.
2 Securities with a value of $7,247,000 have been segregated as initial margin for open futures contracts.
3 Securities with a value of $4,506,000 have been segregated as initial margin for open centrally cleared swap contracts.
4 Guaranteed by the Republic of Azerbaijan.
5 Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. Such securities may be sold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At March 31, 2024, the aggregate value was $449,269,000, representing 14.1% of net assets.
6 Guaranteed by the Republic of Chile.
7 Face amount denominated in euro.
8 The average or expected maturity is shorter than the final maturity shown because of the possibility of interim principal payments and prepayments or the possibility of the issue being called.
9 Non-income-producing security—security in default.
10 Step bond.
11 Face amount denominated in Colombian peso.
12 Face amount denominated in Egyptian pound.
13 Face amount denominated in Indonesian rupiah.
14 Face amount denominated in Kazakhstan tenge.
15 Face amount denominated in Mexican pesos.
16 Face amount denominated in South African rand.
17 Face amount denominated in Turkish lira.
18 Affiliated money market fund available only to Vanguard funds and certain trusts and accounts managed by Vanguard. Rate shown is the 7-day yield.
  HSBC—HSBC Bank USA, N.A.
  USD—U.S. dollar.
  MXN—Mexican peso.
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Emerging Markets Bond Fund

Derivative Financial Instruments Outstanding as of Period End

Futures Contracts
      ($000)
  Expiration Number of
Long (Short)
Contracts
Notional
Amount
Value and
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
Long Futures Contracts        
10-Year U.S. Treasury Note June 2024 3,289 364,411 852
5-Year U.S. Treasury Note June 2024 414 44,304 48
        900
Short Futures Contracts        
2-Year U.S. Treasury Note June 2024 (1,785) (365,005) 222
Euro-Bobl June 2024 (124) (15,819) (77)
Euro-Bund June 2024 (381) (54,825) (592)
Euro-Buxl June 2024 (37) (5,421) (102)
Ultra 10-Year U.S. Treasury Note June 2024 (1,168) (133,864) (654)
Ultra Long U.S. Treasury Bond June 2024 (143) (18,447) 29
        (1,174)
        (274)
    
Forward Currency Contracts
  Contract
Settlement
Date
Contract Amount (000) Unrealized
Appreciation
($000)
Unrealized
Depreciation
($000)
Counterparty Receive Deliver
UBS AG 6/20/24 CHF 37,003 USD 42,363 (963)
Morgan Stanley Capital Services Inc. 6/21/24 CLP 27,750,609 USD 29,534 (1,269)
Bank of America, N.A. 6/20/24 HUF 260,495 USD 717 (7)
Barclays Bank plc 6/20/24 INR 1,191,229 USD 14,337 (87)
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. 6/20/24 JPY 1,149,088 USD 7,843 (157)
State Street Bank & Trust Co. 6/20/24 KRW 29,727,171 USD 22,454 (332)
HSBC Bank plc 6/20/24 MXN 422,033 USD 24,912 152
State Street Bank & Trust Co. 6/20/24 USD 68,387 COP 269,461,179 (400)
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. 6/20/24 USD 17,355 CZK 400,970 258
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. 3/12/25 USD 8,797 EGP 510,241 (796)
BNP Paribas 6/20/24 USD 262,872 EUR 240,374 2,692
State Street Bank & Trust Co. 6/20/24 USD 27,931 EUR 25,663 153
State Street Bank & Trust Co. 6/20/24 USD 44,179 IDR 691,758,321 694
State Street Bank & Trust Co. 6/20/24 USD 16,048 JPY 2,401,778 (16)
Royal Bank of Canada 6/20/24 USD 62,449 MXN 1,056,146 (274)
BNP Paribas 6/20/24 USD 15,668 THB 566,390 40
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Emerging Markets Bond Fund
Forward Currency Contracts (continued)
  Contract
Settlement
Date
Contract Amount (000) Unrealized
Appreciation
($000)
Unrealized
Depreciation
($000)
Counterparty Receive Deliver
HSBC Bank plc 6/20/24 USD 14,973 THB 532,847 272
Barclays Bank plc 6/20/24 USD 51,277 ZAR 964,227 708
            4,969 (4,301)
CHF—Swiss franc.
CLP—Chilean peso.
COP—Colombian peso.
CZK—Czech koruna.
EGP—Egypt pound.
EUR—euro.
HUF—Hungarian forint.
IDR—Indonesian rupiah.
INR—Indian rupee.
JPY—Japanese yen.
KRW—Korean won.
MXN—Mexican peso.
THB—Thai baht.
USD—U.S. dollar.
ZAR—South African rand.
    
Over-the-Counter Credit Default Swaps
Reference
Entity
Termination
Date
Counterparty Notional
Amount
($000)
Periodic
Premium
Received
(Paid)1
(%)
Value
($000)
Remaining
Up-Front
Premium
Paid
(Received)
($000)
Unrealized
Appreciation
($000)
Unrealized
Depreciation
($000)
Credit Protection Sold/Moody's Rating
Petroleos Mexicanos/B3 6/21/24 BANA 19,740 1.000 (28) (104) 76
Republic of Indonesia/Baa2 6/21/29 MSCS 5,725 1.000 73 74 (1)
Republic of Mexico/Baa2 6/21/29 BANA 7,820 1.000 31 27 4
          76 (3) 80 (1)
Credit Protection Purchased
Federal Republic of Brazil 6/21/29 BARC 19,160 (1.000) 316 346 (30)
Petroleos Mexicanos 12/22/26 BARC 15,300 (1.000) 1,139 868 271
Republic of Colombia 6/21/29 MSCS 16,050 (1.000) 520 554 (34)
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Emerging Markets Bond Fund
Over-the-Counter Credit Default Swaps (continued)
Reference
Entity
Termination
Date
Counterparty Notional
Amount
($000)
Periodic
Premium
Received
(Paid)1
(%)
Value
($000)
Remaining
Up-Front
Premium
Paid
(Received)
($000)
Unrealized
Appreciation
($000)
Unrealized
Depreciation
($000)
Republic of Malaysia 6/21/29 GSI 7,430 (1.000) (202) (205) 3
Republic of Turkiye 6/21/29 BARC 19,710 (1.000) 1,739 1,936 (197)
          3,512 3,499 274 (261)
          3,588 3,496 354 (262)
1 Periodic premium received/paid quarterly.
BANA—Bank of America, N.A.
BARC—Barclays Bank plc.
GSI—Goldman Sachs International.
MSCS—Morgan Stanley Capital Services LLC.
The notional amount represents the maximum potential amount the fund could be required to pay as a seller of credit protection if the reference entity was subject to a credit event.
At March 31, 2024, the counterparties had deposited in segregated accounts securities with a value of $7,306,000 in connection with open forward currency contracts and open over-the-counter swap contracts.
Centrally Cleared Interest Rate Swaps
Termination
Date
Future
Effective
Date
Notional
Amount
($000)
Interest
Rate
Received
(%)
Interest
Rate
(Paid)
(%)
Value
($000)
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
($000)
7/24/25 7/24/241 62,985,8902 0.0003 (7.270)4 (494) (521)
5/31/29 N/A 187,1775 8.6906 (0.000)7 (61) (61)
          (555) (582)
1 Forward interest rate swap. In a forward interest rate swap, the fund and the counterparty agree to make periodic net payments beginning on a specified future effective date.
2 Notional amount denominated in Hungarian forint.
3 Based on Budapest Interbank Offered Rate as of the most recent reset date. Interest payment received/paid semiannually.
4 Interest payment received/paid at maturity.
5 Notional amount denominated in Mexican peso.
6 Interest payment received/paid every 28 days.
7 Based on 28-day Mexican Interbank Rate (TIIE) as of the most recent reset date. Interest payment received/paid every 28 days.
  
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.
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Emerging Markets Bond Fund
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
As of March 31, 2024
($000s, except shares, footnotes, and per-share amounts) Amount
Assets  
Investments in Securities, at Value  
Unaffiliated Issuers (Cost $2,991,424) 2,950,346
Affiliated Issuers (Cost $197,329) 197,328
Total Investments in Securities 3,147,674
Investment in Vanguard 92
Cash 81
Foreign Currency, at Value (Cost $2,084) 2,180
Receivables for Investment Securities Sold 9,021
Receivables for Accrued Income 49,062
Receivables for Capital Shares Issued 4,392
Swap Premiums Paid 3,805
Variation Margin Receivable—Centrally Cleared Swap Contracts 331
Unrealized Appreciation—Forward Currency Contracts 4,969
Unrealized Appreciation—Over-the-Counter Swap Contracts 354
Total Assets 3,221,961
Liabilities  
Payables for Investment Securities Purchased 23,475
Payables for Capital Shares Redeemed 6,521
Payables for Distributions 2,085
Payables to Vanguard 566
Swap Premiums Received 309
Variation Margin Payable—Futures Contracts 118
Unrealized Depreciation—Forward Currency Contracts 4,301
Unrealized Depreciation—Over-the-Counter Swap Contracts 262
Total Liabilities 37,637
Net Assets 3,184,324
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Emerging Markets Bond Fund
Statement of Assets and Liabilities (continued)

At March 31, 2024, net assets consisted of:  
($000s, except shares, footnotes, and per-share amounts) Amount
Paid-in Capital 3,550,547
Total Distributable Earnings (Loss) (366,223)
Net Assets 3,184,324
 
Investor Shares—Net Assets  
Applicable to 22,770,678 outstanding $.001 par value shares of
beneficial interest (unlimited authorization)
229,056
Net Asset Value Per Share—Investor Shares $10.06
 
Admiral Shares—Net Assets  
Applicable to 126,285,838 outstanding $.001 par value shares of
beneficial interest (unlimited authorization)
2,955,268
Net Asset Value Per Share—Admiral Shares $23.40
  
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.
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Emerging Markets Bond Fund
Statement of Operations
  Six Months Ended
March 31, 2024
  ($000)
Investment Income  
Income  
Interest1,2 113,064
Total Income 113,064
Expenses  
The Vanguard Group—Note B  
Investment Advisory Services 181
Management and Administrative—Investor Shares 517
Management and Administrative—Admiral Shares 4,982
Marketing and Distribution—Investor Shares 9
Marketing and Distribution—Admiral Shares 72
Custodian Fees 92
Shareholders’ Reports—Investor Shares 10
Shareholders’ Reports—Admiral Shares 51
Trustees’ Fees and Expenses 1
Other Expenses 14
Total Expenses 5,929
Expenses Paid Indirectly (32)
Net Expenses 5,897
Net Investment Income 107,167
Realized Net Gain (Loss)  
Investment Securities Sold1,3 (55,513)
Futures Contracts 10,602
Options Purchased (2,459)
Options Written 823
Swap Contracts (2,110)
Forward Currency Contracts (12,234)
Foreign Currencies (724)
Realized Net Gain (Loss) (61,615)
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Emerging Markets Bond Fund
Statement of Operations (continued)
  Six Months Ended
March 31, 2024
  ($000)
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)  
Investment Securities1 281,134
Futures Contracts 2,443
Options Purchased (988)
Options Written 246
Swap Contracts (708)
Forward Currency Contracts (5,921)
Foreign Currencies 807
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) 277,013
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations 322,565
1 Interest income, realized net gain (loss), capital gain distributions received, and change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) from an affiliated company of the fund were $3,881,000, $13,000, $1,000, and ($26,000), respectively. Purchases and sales are for temporary cash investment purposes.
2 Interest is net of foreign withholding taxes of $168,000.
3 Realized gain (loss) is net of foreign capital gain taxes of $105,000.
  
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.
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Emerging Markets Bond Fund
Statement of Changes in Net Assets
  Six Months Ended
March 31,
2024
  Year Ended
September 30,
2023
  ($000)   ($000)
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets      
Operations      
Net Investment Income 107,167   156,158
Realized Net Gain (Loss) (61,615)   (140,419)
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) 277,013   275,317
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations 322,565   291,056
Distributions      
Investor Shares (7,610)   (12,704)
Admiral Shares (102,887)   (154,393)
Total Distributions (110,497)   (167,097)
Capital Share Transactions      
Investor Shares 21,475   11,880
Admiral Shares 266,631   488,748
Net Increase (Decrease) from Capital Share Transactions 288,106   500,628
Total Increase (Decrease) 500,174   624,587
Net Assets      
Beginning of Period 2,684,150   2,059,563
End of Period 3,184,324   2,684,150
  
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.
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Emerging Markets Bond Fund
Financial Highlights
Investor Shares            
For a Share Outstanding
Throughout Each Period 
Six Months
Ended
March 31,
2024
Year Ended September 30,
2023 2022 2021 2020 2019
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period $9.34 $8.74 $11.88 $11.73 $11.19 $10.36
Investment Operations            
Net Investment Income1 .355 .594 .470 .386 .495 .524
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments .732 .644 (2.929) .304 .655 .826
Total from Investment Operations 1.087 1.238 (2.459) .690 1.150 1.350
Distributions            
Dividends from Net Investment Income (.367) (.638) (.488) (.391) (.400) (.520)
Distributions from Realized Capital Gains (.193) (.149) (.210)
Total Distributions (.367) (.638) (.681) (.540) (.610) (.520)
Net Asset Value, End of Period $10.06 $9.34 $8.74 $11.88 $11.73 $11.19
Total Return2 11.83% 14.30% -21.51% 5.91% 10.67% 13.40%
Ratios/Supplemental Data            
Net Assets, End of Period (Millions) $229 $193 $170 $348 $129 $64
Ratio of Total Expenses to Average Net Assets 0.55%3 0.55%3 0.55%3 0.55% 0.60% 0.60%
Ratio of Net Investment Income to Average Net Assets 7.32% 6.28% 4.44% 3.21% 4.40% 4.73%
Portfolio Turnover Rate 63% 121% 168% 186% 266% 272%
The expense ratio and net investment income ratio for the current period have been annualized.
1 Calculated based on average shares outstanding.
2 Total returns do not include account service fees that may have applied in the periods shown. Fund prospectuses provide information about any applicable account service fees.
3 The ratio of expenses to average net assets for the period net of reduction from custody fee offset arrangements was 0.55%.
  
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.
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Emerging Markets Bond Fund
Financial Highlights
Admiral Shares            
For a Share Outstanding
Throughout Each Period 
Six Months
Ended
March 31,
2024
Year Ended September 30,
2023 2022 2021 2020 2019
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period $21.72 $20.33 $27.64 $27.30 $26.03 $24.11
Investment Operations            
Net Investment Income1 .844 1.431 1.160 .942 1.192 1.228
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments 1.706 1.477 (6.844) .695 1.535 1.940
Total from Investment Operations 2.550 2.908 (5.684) 1.637 2.727 3.168
Distributions            
Dividends from Net Investment Income (.870) (1.518) (1.176) (.950) (.969) (1.248)
Distributions from Realized Capital Gains (.450) (.347) (.488)
Total Distributions (.870) (1.518) (1.626) (1.297) (1.457) (1.248)
Net Asset Value, End of Period $23.40 $21.72 $20.33 $27.64 $27.30 $26.03
Total Return2 11.94% 14.45% -21.39% 6.03% 10.89% 13.53%
Ratios/Supplemental Data            
Net Assets, End of Period (Millions) $2,955 $2,491 $1,890 $2,182 $854 $306
Ratio of Total Expenses to Average Net Assets 0.40%3 0.40%3 0.40%3 0.40% 0.45% 0.45%
Ratio of Net Investment Income to Average Net Assets 7.47% 6.49% 4.81% 3.37% 4.54% 4.88%
Portfolio Turnover Rate 63% 121% 168% 186% 266% 272%
The expense ratio and net investment income ratio for the current period have been annualized.
1 Calculated based on average shares outstanding.
2 Total returns do not include account service fees that may have applied in the periods shown. Fund prospectuses provide information about any applicable account service fees.
3 The ratio of expenses to average net assets for the period net of reduction from custody fee offset arrangements was 0.40%.
  
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.
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Notes to Financial Statements
Vanguard Emerging Markets Bond Fund is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 as an open-end investment company, or mutual fund. The fund offers two classes of shares: Investor Shares and Admiral Shares. Each of the share classes has different eligibility and minimum purchase requirements, and is designed for different types of investors.
A. The following significant accounting policies conform to generally accepted accounting principles for U.S. investment companies. The fund consistently follows such policies in preparing its financial statements.
1. Security Valuation: Securities are valued as of the close of trading on the New York Stock Exchange (generally 4 p.m., Eastern time) on the valuation date. Bonds and other temporary cash investments are valued using the latest bid prices or using valuations based on a matrix system (which considers such factors as security prices, yields, maturities, and ratings), both as furnished by independent pricing services. Investments in Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund are valued at that fund's net asset value. Securities for which market quotations are not readily available, or whose values have been affected by events occurring before the fund’s pricing time but after the close of the securities’ primary markets, are valued by methods deemed by the valuation designee to represent fair value and subject to oversight by the board of trustees. These procedures include obtaining quotations from an independent pricing service, monitoring news to identify significant market- or security-specific events, and evaluating changes in the values of foreign market proxies (for example, fixed income benchmark curves, foreign exchange rates, futures contracts, or exchange-traded funds), between the time the foreign markets close and the fund’s pricing time.
2. Foreign Currency: Securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars using exchange rates obtained from an independent third party as of the fund’s pricing time on the valuation date. Realized gains (losses) and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investment securities include the effects of changes in exchange rates since the securities were purchased, combined with the effects of changes in security prices. Fluctuations in the value of other assets and liabilities resulting from changes in exchange rates are recorded as unrealized foreign currency gains (losses) until the assets or liabilities are settled in cash, at which time they are recorded as realized foreign currency gains (losses).
3. Options: The fund invests in options on foreign currency, which are transacted over-the-counter (OTC) and not on an exchange. Unlike exchange-traded options, which are standardized with respect to the underlying instrument, expiration date, contract size, and strike price, the terms of OTC options generally are established through negotiation with the other party to the option contract. Although this type of arrangement allows the purchaser or writer greater flexibility to tailor an option to its needs, OTC options generally involve greater credit risk than exchange-traded options. Credit risk involves the possibility that a counterparty may default on its obligation to pay net amounts due to the fund. The fund mitigates its counterparty risk by entering into options with a diverse group of prequalified counterparties and monitoring their financial strength. The primary risk associated with purchasing options on foreign currency is that the value of the underlying foreign currencies may move in such a way that the exercise price of the option exceeds the value of the underlying investment, the position is worthless at expiration, and the fund loses the premium paid. The primary risk associated with selling options on foreign currency is that the value of the underlying foreign currencies may move in such a way that the exercise price of the option exceeds the value of the underlying investment, the counterparty exercises the option, and the fund loses an amount equal to the market value of the option written less the premium received.
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Options contracts on foreign currency are valued at their quoted daily settlement prices. The premium paid for a purchased option is recorded in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as an asset that is subsequently adjusted daily to the current market value of the option purchased. The premium received for a written option is recorded in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as an asset with an equal liability that is subsequently adjusted daily to the current market value of the option written. The notional amounts of option contracts are not recorded in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Fluctuations in the value of the options are recorded in the Statement of Operations as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) until expired, closed, or exercised, at which time realized gains (losses) are recognized.
During the six months ended March 31, 2024, the fund’s average value of investments in options purchased and options written represented less than 1% of net assets, based on the average market values at each quarter-end during the period.
4. Futures Contracts: The fund uses futures contracts to invest in fixed income asset classes with greater efficiency and lower cost than is possible through direct investment, to add value when these instruments are attractively priced, or to adjust sensitivity to changes in interest rates. The primary risks associated with the use of futures contracts are imperfect correlation between changes in market values of bonds held by the fund and the prices of futures contracts, and the possibility of an illiquid market. Counterparty risk involving futures is mitigated because a regulated clearinghouse is the counterparty instead of the clearing broker. To further mitigate counterparty risk, the fund trades futures contracts on an exchange, monitors the financial strength of its clearing brokers and clearinghouse, and has entered into clearing agreements with its clearing brokers. The clearinghouse imposes initial margin requirements to secure the fund’s performance and requires daily settlement of variation margin representing changes in the market value of each contract. Any securities pledged as initial margin for open contracts are noted in the Schedule of Investments.
Futures contracts are valued at their quoted daily settlement prices. The notional amounts of the contracts are not recorded in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Fluctuations in the value of the contracts are recorded in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as an asset (liability) and in the Statement of Operations as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) until the contracts are closed, when they are recorded as realized gains (losses) on futures contracts.
During the six months ended March 31, 2024, the fund’s average investments in long and short futures contracts represented 30% and 15% of net assets, respectively, based on the average of the notional amounts at each quarter-end during the period.
5. Forward Currency Contracts: The fund enters into forward currency contracts to protect the value of securities and related receivables and payables against changes in future foreign exchange rates. Risks associated with these types of forward currency contracts include movement in the values of the foreign currencies relative to the U.S. dollar and the ability of the counterparties to fulfill their obligations under the contracts. The fund mitigates its counterparty risk by entering into forward currency contracts only with a diverse group of prequalified counterparties, monitoring their financial strength, entering into master netting arrangements with its counterparties, and requiring its counterparties to transfer collateral as security for their performance. In the absence of a default, the collateral pledged or received by the fund cannot be repledged, resold, or rehypothecated. The master netting arrangements provide that, in the event of a counterparty’s default (including bankruptcy), the fund may terminate the forward currency contracts, determine the net amount owed by either party in accordance with its master netting arrangements, and sell
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or retain any collateral held up to the net amount owed to the fund under the master netting arrangements. The forward currency contracts contain provisions whereby a counterparty may terminate open contracts if the fund’s net assets decline below a certain level, triggering a payment by the fund if the fund is in a net liability position at the time of the termination. The payment amount would be reduced by any collateral the fund has pledged. Any securities pledged as collateral for open contracts are noted in the Schedule of Investments. The value of collateral received or pledged is compared daily to the value of the forward currency contracts exposure with each counterparty, and any difference, if in excess of a specified minimum transfer amount, is adjusted and settled within two business days. 
Forward currency contracts are valued at their quoted daily prices obtained from an independent third party, adjusted for currency risk based on the expiration date of each contract. The notional amounts of the contracts are not recorded in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Fluctuations in the value of the contracts are recorded in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as an asset (liability) and in the Statement of Operations as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) until the contracts are closed, when they are recorded as realized gains (losses) on forward currency contracts.
During the six months ended March 31, 2024, the fund’s average investment in forward currency contracts represented 26% of net assets, based on the average of the notional amounts at each quarter-end during the period.
6. Swap Contracts: The fund invests in credit default swaps to adjust the overall credit risk of the fund or to actively overweight or underweight credit risk to a specific issuer or group of issuers. The fund may sell credit protection through credit default swaps to simulate investments in long positions that are either unavailable or considered to be less attractively priced in the bond market. The fund may purchase credit protection through credit default swaps to reduce credit exposure to a given issuer or issuers. Under the terms of the swaps, an up-front payment may be exchanged between the seller and buyer. In addition, the seller of the credit protection receives a periodic payment of premium from the buyer that is a fixed percentage applied to a notional amount. If, for example, the reference entity is subject to a credit event (such as bankruptcy, failure to pay, or obligation acceleration) during the term of the swap, the seller agrees to either physically settle or cash settle the swap contract. If the swap is physically settled, the seller agrees to pay the buyer an amount equal to the notional amount and take delivery of a debt instrument of the reference issuer with a par amount equal to such notional amount. If the swap is cash settled, the seller agrees to pay the buyer the difference between the notional amount and the final price for the relevant debt instrument, as determined either in a market auction or pursuant to a pre-agreed-upon valuation procedure.
The fund enters into interest rate swap transactions to adjust the fund’s sensitivity to changes in interest rates and maintain the ability to generate income at prevailing market rates. Under the terms of the swaps, one party pays the other either an amount that is a fixed percentage rate or a floating rate, which is reset periodically based on short-term interest rates, applied to a notional amount. In return, the counterparty agrees to pay a different floating rate, which is reset periodically based on short-term interest rates, applied to the same notional amount.
The fund enters into centrally cleared credit default and interest rate swaps to achieve the same objectives specified with respect to the equivalent over-the-counter swaps but with less counterparty risk because a regulated clearinghouse is the counterparty instead of the clearing broker or executing broker. The clearinghouse imposes initial margin requirements to secure the
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fund’s performance, and requires daily settlement of variation margin representing changes in the market value of each contract. To further mitigate counterparty risk, the fund trades with a diverse group of prequalified executing brokers; monitors the financial strength of its clearing brokers, executing brokers, and clearinghouse; and has entered into agreements with its clearing brokers and executing brokers.
The primary risk associated with selling credit protection is that, upon the occurrence of a defined credit event, the market value of the debt instrument received by the fund (or, in a cash settled swap, the debt instruments used to determine the settlement payment by the fund) will be significantly less than the amount paid by the fund and, in a physically settled swap, the fund may receive an illiquid debt instrument. A risk associated with all types of swaps is the possibility that a counterparty may default on its obligation to pay net amounts due to the fund. The fund’s maximum amount subject to counterparty risk is the unrealized appreciation on the swap contract. The fund mitigates its counterparty risk by entering into swaps only with a diverse group of prequalified counterparties, monitoring their financial strength, entering into master netting arrangements with its counterparties, and requiring its counterparties to transfer collateral as security for their performance. In the absence of a default, the collateral pledged or received by the fund cannot be repledged, resold, or rehypothecated. In the event of a counterparty’s default (including bankruptcy), the fund may terminate any swap contracts with that counterparty, determine the net amount owed by either party in accordance with its master netting arrangements, and sell or retain any collateral held up to the net amount owed to the fund under the master netting arrangements. The swap contracts contain provisions whereby a counterparty may terminate open contracts if the fund’s net assets decline below a certain level, triggering a payment by the fund if the fund is in a net liability position at the time of the termination. The payment amount would be reduced by any collateral the fund has pledged. Any securities pledged as collateral for open contracts are noted in the Schedule of Investments. The value of collateral received or pledged is compared daily to the value of the swap contracts exposure with each counterparty, and any difference, if in excess of a specified minimum transfer amount, is adjusted and settled within two business days.
The notional amounts of swap contracts are not recorded in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Swaps are valued daily based on market quotations received from independent pricing services or recognized dealers and the change in value is recorded in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as an asset (liability) and in the Statement of Operations as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) until the seller of credit protection is required to take delivery (or, in a cash settled swap, pay the settlement amount determined) upon occurrence of a credit event, periodic payments are made, or the swap terminates, at which time realized gain (loss) is recorded. The net premium to be received or paid by the fund under swap contracts is accrued daily and recorded as realized gain (loss) over the life of the contract.
During the six months ended March 31, 2024, the fund’s average amounts of investments in credit protection sold and credit protection purchased represented 2% and 4% of net assets, respectively, based on the average of the notional amounts at each quarter-end during the period. The average amount of investments in interest rate swaps represented 10% of net assets, based on the average of notional amounts at each quarter-end during the period.
7. Federal Income Taxes: The fund intends to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company and distribute virtually all of its taxable income. The fund’s tax returns are open to examination by the relevant tax authorities until expiration of the applicable statute of limitations,
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which is generally three years after the filing of the tax return. Management has analyzed the fund’s tax positions taken for all open federal and state income tax years, and has concluded that no provision for income tax is required in the fund’s financial statements.
8. Distributions: Distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Distributions are determined on a tax basis at the fiscal year-end and may differ from net investment income and realized capital gains for financial reporting purposes.
9. Credit Facilities and Interfund Lending Program: The fund and certain other funds managed by The Vanguard Group ("Vanguard") participate in a $4.3 billion committed credit facility provided by a syndicate of lenders pursuant to a credit agreement and an uncommitted credit facility provided by Vanguard. Both facilities may be renewed annually. Each fund is individually liable for its borrowings, if any, under the credit facilities. Borrowings may be utilized for temporary or emergency purposes and are subject to the fund’s regulatory and contractual borrowing restrictions. With respect to the committed credit facility, the participating funds are charged administrative fees and an annual commitment fee of 0.10% of the undrawn committed amount of the facility, which are allocated to the funds based on a method approved by the fund’s board of trustees and included in Management and Administrative expenses on the fund’s Statement of Operations. Any borrowings under either facility bear interest at an agreed-upon spread plus the higher of the federal funds effective rate, the overnight bank funding rate, or the Daily Simple Secured Overnight Financing Rate inclusive of an additional agreed-upon spread. However, borrowings under the uncommitted credit facility may bear interest based upon an alternate rate agreed to by the fund and Vanguard.
In accordance with an exemptive order (the “Order”) from the SEC, the fund may participate in a joint lending and borrowing program that allows registered open-end Vanguard funds to borrow money from and lend money to each other for temporary or emergency purposes (the “Interfund Lending Program”), subject to compliance with the terms and conditions of the Order, and to the extent permitted by the fund’s investment objective and investment policies. Interfund loans and borrowings normally extend overnight but can have a maximum duration of seven days. Loans may be called on one business day’s notice. The interest rate to be charged is governed by the conditions of the Order and internal procedures adopted by the board of trustees. The board of trustees is responsible for overseeing the Interfund Lending Program. 
For the six months ended March 31, 2024, the fund did not utilize the credit facilities or the Interfund Lending Program.
10. Other: Interest income includes income distributions received from Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund and is accrued daily. Premiums and discounts on debt securities are amortized and accreted, respectively, to interest income over the lives of the respective securities, except for premiums on certain callable debt securities that are amortized to the earliest call date. Security transactions are accounted for on the date securities are bought or sold. Costs used to determine realized gains (losses) on the sale of investment securities are those of the specific securities sold.
Taxes on foreign dividends and capital gains have been provided for in accordance with the applicable countries’ tax rules and rates. Deferred foreign capital gains tax, if any, is accrued daily based upon net unrealized gains.
Each class of shares has equal rights as to assets and earnings, except that each class separately bears certain class-specific expenses related to maintenance of shareholder accounts (included in
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Management and Administrative expenses) and shareholder reporting. Marketing and distribution expenses are allocated to each class of shares based on a method approved by the board of trustees. Income, other non-class-specific expenses, and gains and losses on investments are allocated to each class of shares based on its relative net assets.
B. In accordance with the terms of a Funds' Service Agreement (the “FSA”) between Vanguard and the fund, Vanguard furnishes to the fund investment advisory, corporate management, administrative, marketing, and distribution services at Vanguard’s cost of operations (as defined by the FSA). These costs of operations are allocated to the fund based on methods and guidelines approved by the board of trustees and are generally settled twice a month.
Upon the request of Vanguard, the fund may invest up to 0.40% of its net assets as capital in Vanguard. At March 31, 2024, the fund had contributed to Vanguard capital in the amount of $92,000, representing less than 0.01% of the fund’s net assets and 0.04% of Vanguard’s capital received pursuant to the FSA. The fund’s trustees and officers are also directors and employees, respectively, of Vanguard.
C. The fund’s custodian bank has agreed to reduce its fees when the fund maintains cash on deposit in the non-interest-bearing custody account. For the six months ended March 31, 2024, custodian fee offset arrangements reduced the fund’s expenses by $32,000 (an annual rate of less than 0.01% of average net assets).
D. Various inputs may be used to determine the value of the fund’s investments and derivatives. These inputs are summarized in three broad levels for financial statement purposes. The inputs or methodologies used to value securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.
Level 1—Quoted prices in active markets for identical securities.
Level 2—Other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.).
Level 3—Significant unobservable inputs (including the fund’s own assumptions used to determine the fair value of investments). Any investments and derivatives valued with significant unobservable inputs are noted on the Schedule of Investments.
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The following table summarizes the market value of the fund’s investments and derivatives as of March 31, 2024, based on the inputs used to value them:
  Level 1
($000)
Level 2
($000)
Level 3
($000)
Total
($000)
Investments        
Assets        
U.S. Government and Agency Obligations 94,014 94,014
Corporate Bonds 535,872 535,872
Sovereign Bonds 2,319,709 2,319,709
Temporary Cash Investments 197,328 197,328
Options Purchased 751 751
Total 197,328 2,950,346 3,147,674
Derivative Financial Instruments        
Assets        
Futures Contracts1 1,151 1,151
Forward Currency Contracts 4,969 4,969
Swap Contracts 354 354
Total 1,151 5,323 6,474
Liabilities        
Futures Contracts1 1,425 1,425
Forward Currency Contracts 4,301 4,301
Swap Contracts 5821 262 844
Total 2,007 4,563 6,570
1 Includes cumulative appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts and centrally cleared swaps, if any, as reported in the Schedule of Investments. Only current day’s variation margin is reported within the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
E. At March 31, 2024, the fair values of derivatives were reflected in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as follows:
    
Statement of Assets and Liabilities Interest Rate
Contracts
($000)
Foreign
Exchange
Contracts
($000)
Credit
Contracts
($000)
Total
($000)
Investments in Secuties, at Value—Unaffiliated Issuers (Options Purchased) 751 751
Swap Premiums Paid 3,805 3,805
Unrealized Appreciation—Futures Contracts1 1,151 1,151
Unrealized Appreciation—Forward Currency Contracts 4,969 4,969
Unrealized Appreciation—
Over-the-Counter Swap Contracts
354 354
Total Assets 1,151 5,720 4,159 11,030
         
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Statement of Assets and Liabilities Interest Rate
Contracts
($000)
Foreign
Exchange
Contracts
($000)
Credit
Contracts
($000)
Total
($000)
Swap Premiums Received 309 309
Unrealized Depreciation—Futures Contracts1 1,425 1,425
Unrealized Depreciation—Centrally Cleared Swap Contracts1 582 582
Unrealized Depreciation—Forward Currency Contracts 4,301 4,301
Unrealized Depreciation—
Over-the-Counter Swap Contracts
262 262
Total Liabilities 2,007 4,301 571 6,879
1 Includes cumulative appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts and centrally cleared swaps, if any, as reported in the Schedule of Investments. Only current day’s variation margin is reported within the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
Realized net gain (loss) and the change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on derivatives for the six months ended March 31, 2024, were:
Realized Net Gain (Loss) on Derivatives Interest Rate
Contracts
($000)
Foreign
Exchange
Contracts
($000)
Credit
Contracts
($000)
Total
($000)
Futures Contracts 10,602 10,602
Options Purchased (2,459) (2,459)
Options Written 823 823
Swap Contracts 1,119 (3,229) (2,110)
Forward Currency Contracts (12,234) (12,234)
Realized Net Gain (Loss) on Derivatives 11,721 (13,870) (3,229) (5,378)
Change in Unrealized Appreciation
(Depreciation) on Derivatives
       
Futures Contracts 2,443 2,443
Options Purchased (988) (988)
Options Written 246 246
Swap Contracts (1,597) 889 (708)
Forward Currency Contracts (5,921) (5,921)
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on Derivatives 846 (6,663) 889 (4,928)
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F. As of March 31, 2024, gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation for investments and derivatives based on cost for U.S. federal income tax purposes were as follows:
  Amount
($000)
Tax Cost 3,177,125
Gross Unrealized Appreciation 125,805
Gross Unrealized Depreciation (151,856)
Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) (26,051)
The fund’s tax-basis capital gains and losses are determined only at the end of each fiscal year. For tax purposes, at September 30, 2023, the fund had available capital losses totaling $335,457,000 that may be carried forward indefinitely to offset future net capital gains. The fund will use these capital losses to offset net taxable capital gains, if any, realized during the year ending September 30, 2024; should the fund realize net capital losses for the year, the losses will be added to the loss carryforward balance above.
G. During the six months ended March 31, 2024, the fund purchased $1,800,272,000 of investment securities and sold $1,598,464,000 of investment securities, other than U.S. government securities and temporary cash investments. Purchases and sales of U.S. government securities were $112,529,000 and $85,790,000, respectively.
H. Capital share transactions for each class of shares were:
    
  Six Months Ended
March 31, 2024
  Year Ended
September 30, 2023
  Amount
($000)
Shares
(000)
  Amount
($000)
Shares
(000)
Investor Shares          
Issued 81,648 8,392   191,927 20,270
Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions 6,602 677   11,397 1,205
Redeemed (66,775) (6,976)   (191,444) (20,241)
Net Increase (Decrease)—Investor Shares 21,475 2,093   11,880 1,234
Admiral Shares          
Issued 569,621 25,206   1,165,057 52,664
Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions 88,695 3,913   134,961 6,130
Redeemed (391,685) (17,503)   (811,270) (37,059)
Net Increase (Decrease)—Admiral Shares 266,631 11,616   488,748 21,735
I. Significant market disruptions, such as those caused by pandemics, natural or environmental disasters, war, acts of terrorism, or other events, can adversely affect local and global markets and normal market operations. Any such disruptions could have an adverse impact on the value of the fund’s investments and fund performance.
To the extent the fund’s investment portfolio reflects concentration in a particular market, industry, sector, country or asset class, the fund may be adversely affected by the performance of these concentrations and may be subject to increased price volatility and other risks.
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Credit risk is the risk that a counterparty to a transaction or an issuer of a financial instrument will fail to pay interest and principal when due, or that perceptions of the issuer’s ability to make such payments will cause the price of an investment to decline. Investment in debt securities will generally increase credit risk.
The use of derivatives may expose the fund to various risks. Derivatives can be highly volatile, and any initial investment is generally small relative to the notional amount so that transactions may be leveraged in terms of market exposure. A relatively small market movement may have a potentially larger impact on derivatives than on standard securities. Leveraged derivatives positions can, therefore, increase volatility. Additional information regarding the fund’s use of derivative(s) and the specific risks associated is described under significant accounting policies.
At March 31, 2024, one shareholder was a record or beneficial owner of 40% of the fund’s net assets. If this shareholder were to redeem its investment in the fund, the redemption might result in an increase in the fund’s expense ratio, cause the fund to incur higher transaction costs, or lead to the realization of taxable capital gains.
J. Management has determined that no events or transactions occurred subsequent to March 31, 2024, that would require recognition or disclosure in these financial statements.
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Trustees Approve Advisory Arrangement
The board of trustees of Vanguard Emerging Markets Bond Fund has renewed the fund’s investment advisory arrangement with The Vanguard Group, Inc. (Vanguard), through its Fixed Income Group. The board determined that continuing the fund’s internalized management structure was in the best interests of the fund and its shareholders.
The board based its decision upon an evaluation of the advisor’s investment staff, portfolio management process, and performance. This evaluation included information provided to the board by Vanguard’s Portfolio Review Department, which is responsible for fund and advisor oversight and product management. The Portfolio Review Department met regularly with the advisor and made presentations to the board during the fiscal year that directed the board’s focus to relevant information and topics.
The board, or an investment committee made up of board members, also received information throughout the year during advisor presentations. For each advisor presentation, the board was provided with letters and reports that included information about, among other things, the advisory firm and the advisor’s assessment of the investment environment, portfolio performance, and portfolio characteristics.
In addition, the board received periodic reports throughout the year, which included information about the fund’s performance relative to its peers and benchmark, as applicable, and updates, as needed, on the Portfolio Review Department’s ongoing assessment of the advisor.
Prior to their meeting, the trustees were provided with a memo and materials that summarized the information they received over the course of the year. They also considered the factors discussed below, among others. However, no single factor determined whether the board approved the arrangement. Rather, it was the totality of the circumstances that drove the board’s decision.
Nature, extent, and quality of services
The board reviewed the quality of the investment management services provided to the fund since its inception in 2016; it also took into account the organizational depth and stability of the advisor. The board considered that Vanguard has been managing investments for more than four decades. The Fixed Income Group adheres to a sound, disciplined investment management process; the team has considerable experience, stability, and depth. The board concluded that Vanguard’s experience, stability, depth, and performance, among other factors, warranted continuation of the advisory arrangement.
Investment performance
The board considered performance of the fund since its inception in 2016, including any periods of outperformance or underperformance compared with a relevant benchmark index and peer group. The board concluded that the performance was such that the advisory arrangement should continue.
Cost
The board concluded that the fund’s expense ratio was below the average expense ratio charged by funds in its peer group and that the fund’s advisory expenses were also below the peer-group average.
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The board does not conduct a profitability analysis of Vanguard because of Vanguard’s unique structure. Unlike most other mutual fund management companies, Vanguard is owned by the funds it oversees.
The benefit of economies of scale
The board concluded that the fund’s arrangement with Vanguard ensures that the fund will realize economies of scale as it grows, with the cost to shareholders declining as fund assets increase.
The board will consider whether to renew the advisory arrangement again after a one-year period.
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Liquidity Risk Management
Vanguard funds (except for the money market funds) have adopted and implemented a written liquidity risk management program (the “Program”) as required by Rule 22e-4 under the Investment Company Act of 1940. Rule 22e-4 requires that each fund adopt a program that is reasonably designed to assess and manage the fund’s liquidity risk, which is the risk that the fund could not meet redemption requests without significant dilution of remaining investors’ interests in the fund.
Assessment and management of a fund’s liquidity risk under the Program take into consideration certain factors, such as the fund’s investment strategy and the liquidity of its portfolio investments during normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions, its short- and long-term cash-flow projections during both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions, and its cash and cash-equivalent holdings and access to other funding sources. As required by the rule, the Program includes policies and procedures for classification of fund portfolio holdings in four liquidity categories, maintaining certain levels of highly liquid investments, and limiting holdings of illiquid investments.
The board of trustees of Vanguard Malvern Funds approved the appointment of liquidity risk management program administrators responsible for administering Vanguard Emerging Markets Bond Fund's Program and for carrying out the specific responsibilities set forth in the Program, including reporting to the board on at least an annual basis regarding the Program’s operation, its adequacy, and the effectiveness of its implementation for the past year (the “Program Administrator Report”). The board has reviewed the Program Administrator Report covering the period from January 1, 2023, through December 31, 2023 (the “Review Period”). The Program Administrator Report stated that during the Review Period the Program operated and was implemented effectively to manage the fund’s liquidity risk.
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Vanguard Institutional Bond Funds
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See the inside front cover for important information about your fund’s annual and semiannual shareholder reports.

 

Important information about shareholder reports
Beginning in July 2024, amendments adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission will substantially impact the design, content, and transmission of shareholder reports. Shareholder reports will provide key fund information in a clear and concise format and must be mailed to each shareholder that has not elected to receive the reports electronically. Financial statements will no longer be included in the shareholder report but will be available at vanguard.com, can be mailed upon request, or can be accessed on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.
You may elect to receive shareholder reports and other communications from the fund electronically by contacting your financial intermediary (such as a broker-dealer or bank) or, if you invest directly with the fund, by calling Vanguard at one of the phone numbers on the back cover of this report or by logging on to vanguard.com.

 

About Your Fund’s Expenses
As a shareholder of the fund, you incur ongoing costs, which include costs for portfolio management, administrative services, and shareholder reports (like this one), among others. Operating expenses, which are deducted from a fund’s gross income, directly reduce the investment return of the fund.
A fund‘s expenses are expressed as a percentage of its average net assets. This figure is known as the expense ratio. The following examples are intended to help you understand the ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in your fund and to compare these costs with those of other mutual funds. The examples are based on an investment of $1,000 made at the beginning of the period shown and held for the entire period.
The accompanying table illustrates your fund’s costs in two ways:
Based on actual fund return. This section helps you to estimate the actual expenses that you paid over the period. The ”Ending Account Value“ shown is derived from the fund’s actual return, and the third column shows the dollar amount that would have been paid by an investor who started with $1,000 in the fund. You may use the information here, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period.
To do so, simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number given for your fund under the heading ”Expenses Paid During Period.“
Based on hypothetical 5% yearly return. This section is intended to help you compare your fund‘s costs with those of other mutual funds. It assumes that the fund had a yearly return of 5% before expenses, but that the expense ratio is unchanged. In this case—because the return used is not the fund’s actual return—the results do not apply to your investment. The example is useful in making comparisons because the Securities and Exchange Commission requires all mutual funds to calculate expenses based on a 5% return. You can assess your fund’s costs by comparing this hypothetical example with the hypothetical examples that appear in shareholder reports of other funds.
Note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight and help you compare ongoing costs only and do not reflect transaction costs incurred by the fund for buying and selling securities. Further, the expenses do not include any purchase, redemption, or account service fees described in the fund prospectus. If such fees were applied to your account, your costs would be higher. Your fund does not carry a “sales load.”
The calculations assume no shares were bought or sold during the period. Your actual costs may have been higher or lower, depending on the amount of your investment and the timing of any purchases or redemptions.
You can find more information about the fund’s expenses, including annual expense ratios, in the Financial Statements section of this report. For additional information on operating expenses and other shareholder costs, please refer to your fund’s current prospectus.
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Six Months Ended March 31, 2024      
  Beginning
Account Value
9/30/2023
Ending
Account Value
3/31/2024
Expenses
Paid During
Period
Based on Actual Fund Return      
Institutional Short-Term Bond Fund $1,000.00 $1,036.00 $0.10
Institutional Intermediate-Term Bond Fund $1,000.00 $1,048.80 $0.10
Based on Hypothetical 5% Yearly Return      
Institutional Short-Term Bond Fund $1,000.00 $1,024.90 $0.10
Institutional Intermediate-Term Bond Fund $1,000.00 $1,024.90 $0.10
The calculations are based on expenses incurred in the most recent six-month period. The funds’ annualized six-month expense ratio for that period are 0.02% for Institutional Short-Term Bond Fund and 0.02% for Institutional Intermediate-Term Bond Fund. The dollar amounts shown as “Expenses Paid” are equal to the annualized expense ratio multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days in the most recent six-month period, then divided by the number of days in the most recent 12-month period (183/366).
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Institutional Short-Term Bond Fund
Fund Allocation
As of March 31, 2024
Asset-Backed/Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities 37.3%
Corporate Bonds 34.0
Sovereign Bonds 2.2
Taxable Municipal Bonds 1.3
U.S. Government and Agency Obligations 25.2
The table reflects the fund’s investments, except for temporary cash investments and derivatives. The agency and mortgage-backed securities may include issues from government-sponsored enterprises; such issues are generally not backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government.
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Institutional Short-Term Bond Fund
Financial Statements (unaudited)
Schedule of Investments
As of March 31, 2024
The fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year as an exhibit to its reports on Form N-PORT. The fund’s Form N-PORT reports are available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.
      Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000)
Market
Value

($000)
U.S. Government and Agency Obligations (25.0%)
U.S. Government Securities (25.0%)
1 United States Treasury Note/Bond 2.625%  4/15/25  75,000    73,195
United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.250%  5/31/25 150,000   142,031
United States Treasury Note/Bond 4.250%  5/31/25 219,000   217,187
United States Treasury Note/Bond 2.875%  6/15/25 123,266   120,261
United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.250%  6/30/25  15,500    14,631
United States Treasury Note/Bond 4.625%  6/30/25  15,000    14,944
United States Treasury Note/Bond 4.750%  7/31/25 120,903   120,676
United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.250%  8/31/25  20,000    18,750
United States Treasury Note/Bond 5.000%  8/31/25 131,511   131,778
United States Treasury Note/Bond 4.250% 10/15/25  50,000    49,586
United States Treasury Note/Bond 5.000% 10/31/25  95,000    95,267
United States Treasury Note/Bond 4.500% 11/15/25  25,000    24,887
United States Treasury Note/Bond 4.875% 11/30/25  25,000    25,039
United States Treasury Note/Bond 4.000% 12/15/25  25,000    24,691
United States Treasury Note/Bond 4.250% 12/31/25 186,730   185,213
United States Treasury Note/Bond 4.250%  1/31/26   5,000     4,961
United States Treasury Note/Bond 2.500%  2/28/26  45,000    43,221
United States Treasury Note/Bond 4.625%  2/28/26  20,000    19,984
United States Treasury Note/Bond 2.250%  3/31/26  45,000    42,961
United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.750%  5/31/26 130,000   119,763
United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.375% 10/31/28  20,261    17,849
Total U.S. Government and Agency Obligations (Cost $1,511,094) 1,506,875
Asset-Backed/Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities (37.1%)
2 Ally Auto Receivables Trust Series 2022-1 3.450%  6/15/27   5,930     5,767
2 Ally Auto Receivables Trust Series 2023-1 5.460%  5/15/28  13,520    13,592
2 Ally Auto Receivables Trust Series 2023-1 5.270% 11/15/28   2,900     2,916
2 Ally Auto Receivables Trust Series 2024-1 4.940% 10/15/29   2,380     2,380
2 American Express Credit Account Master Trust Series 2023-1 4.870%  5/15/28  30,860    30,795
2 American Express Credit Account Master Trust Series 2023-2 4.800%  5/15/30  29,220    29,250
2 American Express Credit Account Master Trust Series 2023-4 5.150%  9/15/30  19,210    19,517
2,3 ARI Fleet Lease Trust Series 2022-A 3.120%  1/15/31   2,067     2,054
2,3 ARI Fleet Lease Trust Series 2022-A 3.430%  1/15/31   4,150     4,067
2,3 Aventura Mall Trust Series 2018-AVM 4.112%   7/5/40   1,860     1,761
2,3 Avis Budget Rental Car Funding AESOP LLC Series 2023-5A 5.780%  4/20/28  12,800    12,981
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      Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000)
Market
Value

($000)
2,3 Avis Budget Rental Car Funding AESOP LLC Series 2023-7A 5.900%  8/21/28   4,500     4,581
2,3 Avis Budget Rental Car Funding AESOP LLC Series 2023-8A 6.020%  2/20/30  11,410    11,767
2,3 Avis Budget Rental Car Funding AESOP LLC Series 2024-1A 5.360%  6/20/30  15,890    15,969
2,3 Avis Budget Rental Car Funding AESOP LLC Series 2024-3A 5.230% 12/20/30   6,180     6,175
2 BA Credit Card Trust Series 2023-A1 4.790%  5/15/28  27,460    27,332
2 BA Credit Card Trust Series 2023-A2 4.980% 11/15/28  26,600    26,664
2 BANK Series 2017-BNK6 3.254%  7/15/60     440       416
2 BANK Series 2017-BNK6 3.518%  7/15/60     420       397
2 BANK Series 2017-BNK7 3.435%  9/15/60     280       264
2 BANK Series 2017-BNK8 3.488% 11/15/50   1,120     1,032
2 BANK Series 2018-BNK10 3.641%  2/15/61     295       287
2 BANK Series 2019-BNK16 4.005%  2/15/52     520       494
2 BANK Series 2019-BNK19 3.183%  8/15/61     470       413
2 BANK Series 2019-BNK20 3.011%  9/15/62     100        89
2 BANK Series 2019-BNK23 2.920% 12/15/52   1,090       973
2 BANK Series 2020-BNK30 1.673% 12/15/53     700       626
2 BANK Series 2023-5YR3 6.724%  9/15/56     600       636
2,3 Bank of America Auto Trust Series 2023-1A 5.530%  2/15/28   7,930     7,968
2,3 Bank of America Auto Trust Series 2023-1A 5.390%  7/16/29   5,940     5,978
2,3 Bank of America Auto Trust Series 2023-2A 5.660% 11/15/29   5,590     5,675
2 Bank of America Merrill Lynch Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2017-BNK3 3.574%  2/15/50     160       152
2 BBCMS Mortgage Trust Series 2022-C16 4.021%  6/15/55     651       638
2 BBCMS Mortgage Trust Series 2023-5C23 6.675% 12/15/56     290       308
2 BBCMS Mortgage Trust Series 2024-5C25 5.946%  3/15/57   1,470     1,523
2 Benchmark Mortgage Trust Series 2018-B1 3.666%  1/15/51     940       880
2 Benchmark Mortgage Trust Series 2018-B8 3.963%  1/15/52     400       381
2 Benchmark Mortgage Trust Series 2020-B19 1.745%  9/15/53   1,000       889
2 Benchmark Mortgage Trust Series 2020-B21 1.798% 12/17/53     600       539
2 Benchmark Mortgage Trust Series 2023-V3 6.363%  7/15/56   1,490     1,557
2 Benchmark Mortgage Trust Series 2024-V6 5.926%  3/15/29   1,700     1,759
2 BMO Mortgage Trust Series 2024-5C3 5.739%  2/15/57   2,160     2,216
2 BMW Vehicle Lease Trust Series 2023-2 5.980%  2/25/27  12,300    12,445
2 BMW Vehicle Owner Trust Series 2022-A 3.440% 12/26/28  14,200    13,772
2 BMW Vehicle Owner Trust Series 2023-A 5.470%  2/25/28  10,770    10,814
2 BMW Vehicle Owner Trust Series 2023-A 5.250% 11/26/29   3,480     3,506
2,3 BPR Trust Series 2023-BRK2 6.899%  11/5/28   1,300     1,350
2,3 BX Trust Series 2019-OC11 3.202%  12/9/41     390       347
2 Capital One Multi-Asset Execution Trust Series 2019-A3 2.060%  8/15/28  13,103    12,254
2 Capital One Multi-Asset Execution Trust Series 2023-A1 4.420%  5/15/28   9,450     9,332
2 Capital One Prime Auto Receivables Trust Series 2022-2 3.690% 12/15/27  14,330    13,893
2 Capital One Prime Auto Receivables Trust Series 2023-1 4.870%  2/15/28  21,340    21,207
2 Capital One Prime Auto Receivables Trust Series 2023-1 4.760%  8/15/28   9,940     9,850
2 Capital One Prime Auto Receivables Trust Series 2023-2 5.820%  6/15/28  19,200    19,473
2 Capital One Prime Auto Receivables Trust Series 2023-2 5.740% 11/15/28  12,700    12,956
2 CarMax Auto Owner Trust Series 2022-1 1.700%  8/16/27  18,560    17,439
2 CarMax Auto Owner Trust Series 2022-2 3.620%  9/15/27  11,400    11,074
2 CarMax Auto Owner Trust Series 2023-1 4.650%  1/16/29   6,020     5,954
2 CarMax Auto Owner Trust Series 2023-2 5.050%  1/18/28  12,360    12,322
2 CarMax Auto Owner Trust Series 2023-2 5.010% 11/15/28   3,280     3,269
2 CarMax Auto Owner Trust Series 2023-3 5.280%  5/15/28  10,830    10,849
2 CarMax Auto Owner Trust Series 2023-3 5.260%  2/15/29   8,230     8,265
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      Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000)
Market
Value

($000)
2 CarMax Auto Owner Trust Series 2023-4 5.960%  5/15/29  12,300    12,636
2 CarMax Auto Owner Trust Series 2024-1 4.920% 10/16/28   3,700     3,691
2 CarMax Auto Owner Trust Series 2024-1 4.940%  8/15/29   1,650     1,646
2 Carvana Auto Receivables Trust Series 2020-P1 0.610%  10/8/26   2,896     2,827
2 Carvana Auto Receivables Trust Series 2021-P3 0.700% 11/10/26   6,459     6,259
2 Carvana Auto Receivables Trust Series 2021-P3 1.030%  6/10/27   5,590     5,181
2 Carvana Auto Receivables Trust Series 2022-P1 3.350%  2/10/27  12,287    12,094
2,3 CCG Receivables Trust Series 2023-2 6.280%  4/14/32   5,380     5,440
2 CD Mortgage Trust Series 2016-CD1 2.724%  8/10/49     540       498
2 CD Mortgage Trust Series 2017-CD5 3.684%  8/15/50   4,708     4,382
2 CD Mortgage Trust Series 2017-CD6 3.709% 11/13/50     250       228
2 CD Mortgage Trust Series 2018-CD7 4.013%  8/15/51   1,482     1,401
2 CFCRE Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2016-C4 3.283%  5/10/58     472       451
2,3 Chase Auto Owner Trust Series 2024-1A 5.130%  5/25/29   6,380     6,388
2,3 Chase Auto Owner Trust Series 2024-1A 5.050% 10/25/29   3,990     4,001
2 Chase Issuance Trust Series 2024-A2 4.630%  1/15/31  27,500    27,388
2,3 Chesapeake Funding II LLC Series 2020-1A 0.870%  8/15/32     371       370
2 Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2014-GC21 3.855%  5/10/47     306       306
2 Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2015-GC31 3.762%  6/10/48     850       824
2 Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2015-GC35 3.549% 11/10/48   4,800     4,653
2 Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2016-GC36 3.349%  2/10/49     570       545
2 Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2017-C4 3.471% 10/12/50     520       490
2 Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2017-P8 3.203%  9/15/50     800       748
2 Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2018-C5 4.228%  6/10/51     230       221
2,3 Citizens Auto Receivables Trust Series 2023-1 5.840%  1/18/28  15,560    15,692
2,3 Citizens Auto Receivables Trust Series 2023-1 5.780% 10/15/30  10,940    11,099
2,3 Citizens Auto Receivables Trust Series 2024-1 5.030% 10/15/30   2,690     2,680
2 CNH Equipment Trust Series 2022-A 3.030%  3/15/29   9,390     8,947
2 CNH Equipment Trust Series 2022-B 3.890%  8/16/27  10,540    10,356
2 CNH Equipment Trust Series 2022-B 3.910%  3/15/28   5,460     5,305
2 CNH Equipment Trust Series 2023-A 4.810%  8/15/28   8,510     8,454
2 CNH Equipment Trust Series 2023-A 4.770% 10/15/30   3,090     3,061
2 CNH Equipment Trust Series 2023-B 5.600%  2/15/29  19,280    19,495
2 CNH Equipment Trust Series 2024-A 4.800%  7/15/31   3,840     3,815
2 CSAIL Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2015-C4 3.808% 11/15/48   1,500     1,457
2 CSAIL Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2016-C7 3.502% 11/15/49     900       847
2 CSAIL Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2017-C8 3.392%  6/15/50   1,240     1,151
2 DBJPM Mortgage Trust Series 2017-C6 3.328%  6/10/50     740       689
2,3 Dell Equipment Finance Trust Series 2023-1 5.650%  9/22/28  10,810    10,834
2 Discover Card Execution Note Trust Series 2023-A1 4.310%  3/15/28  28,960    28,548
2 Discover Card Execution Note Trust Series 2023-A2 4.930%  6/15/28  37,090    37,018
2,3 DLLAA LLC Series 2023-1A 5.640%  2/22/28   7,490     7,564
2,3 DLLAA LLC Series 2023-1A 5.730% 10/20/31   4,240     4,299
2,3 DLLST LLC Series 2024-1A 4.930%  4/22/30   1,480     1,468
2,3,4 Edsouth Indenture No. 9 LLC Series 2015-1, SOFR30A + 0.914% 6.235% 10/25/56     212       210
2,3 Enterprise Fleet Financing LLC Series 2021-3 0.770%  8/20/27   2,728     2,681
2,3 Enterprise Fleet Financing LLC Series 2023-3 6.410%  6/20/30   4,370     4,533
2,3 Enterprise Fleet Financing LLC Series 2024-1 5.160%  9/20/30   4,880     4,867
2 Fifth Third Auto Trust Series 2023-1 5.520%  2/17/31  13,000    13,155
2 First National Master Note Trust Series 2023-1 5.130%  4/15/29   9,630     9,593
2 First National Master Note Trust Series 2023-2 5.770%  9/15/29   5,450     5,521
2 FIVE Mortgage Trust Series 2023-V1 5.668%  2/10/56     300       305
2 Ford Credit Auto Lease Trust Series 2024-A 5.050%  6/15/27   2,710     2,700
2,3 Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust Series 2022-1 3.880% 11/15/34  17,480    16,914
2 Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust Series 2022-A 1.560%  5/15/27  18,150    17,183
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      Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000)
Market
Value

($000)
2 Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust Series 2022-B 3.930%  8/15/27   8,900     8,711
2 Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust Series 2022-D 5.300%  3/15/28   8,570     8,598
2,3 Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust Series 2023-1 4.850%  8/15/35  24,530    24,390
2,3 Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust Series 2023-2 5.280%  2/15/36  22,430    22,695
2 Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust Series 2023-A 4.560% 12/15/28  18,480    18,285
2 Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust Series 2023-B 5.230%  5/15/28  16,610    16,642
2 Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust Series 2023-B 5.060%  2/15/29   4,850     4,851
2 Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust Series 2023-C 5.490%  5/15/29   9,440     9,566
2,3 Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust Series 2024-1 4.870%  8/15/36  14,230    14,201
2 Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust Series 2024-A 5.010%  9/15/29   4,700     4,710
2,3 Ford Credit Floorplan Master Owner Trust A Series 2023-1 4.920%  5/15/28  26,120    25,991
2 GM Financial Automobile Leasing Trust Series 2023-2 5.090%  5/20/27   3,750     3,738
2 GM Financial Consumer Automobile Receivables Trust Series 2021-4 0.990% 10/18/27   7,000     6,555
2 GM Financial Consumer Automobile Receivables Trust Series 2022-1 1.510%  4/17/28  13,020    12,208
2 GM Financial Consumer Automobile Receivables Trust Series 2022-2 3.250%  4/17/28  13,910    13,399
2 GM Financial Consumer Automobile Receivables Trust Series 2022-4 4.880%  8/16/28   8,270     8,214
2 GM Financial Consumer Automobile Receivables Trust Series 2023-1 4.660%  2/16/28   7,100     7,041
2 GM Financial Consumer Automobile Receivables Trust Series 2023-1 4.590%  7/17/28   3,330     3,294
2 GM Financial Consumer Automobile Receivables Trust Series 2023-2 4.430% 10/16/28  12,085    11,893
2 GM Financial Consumer Automobile Receivables Trust Series 2023-3 5.450%  6/16/28  12,510    12,565
2 GM Financial Consumer Automobile Receivables Trust Series 2023-3 5.340% 12/18/28   6,970     7,015
2 GM Financial Consumer Automobile Receivables Trust Series 2023-4 5.780%  8/16/28   8,000     8,117
2 GM Financial Consumer Automobile Receivables Trust Series 2024-1 4.860%  6/18/29   3,040     3,037
2,3 GM Financial Revolving Receivables Trust Series 2023-1 5.120%  4/11/35  15,710    15,797
2,3 GM Financial Revolving Receivables Trust Series 2023-2 5.770%  8/11/36  17,210    17,767
2,3 GM Financial Revolving Receivables Trust Series 2024-1 4.980% 12/11/36   7,900     7,933
2,3 GMF Floorplan Owner Revolving Trust Series 2023-1 5.340%  6/15/28  14,830    14,902
2,3 GMF Floorplan Owner Revolving Trust Series 2023-2 5.340%  6/15/30  10,480    10,622
2,3 GMF Floorplan Owner Revolving Trust Series 2024-1A 5.130%  3/15/29  17,420    17,463
2,3 GMF Floorplan Owner Revolving Trust Series 2024-2A 5.060%  3/17/31  16,400    16,489
2,3 Golden Credit Card Trust Series 2021-1A 1.140%  8/15/28  12,890    11,750
2,3 GreatAmerica Leasing Receivables Series 2024-1 4.980%  1/18/28   8,960     8,917
2,3 GreatAmerica Leasing Receivables Series 2024-1 5.080% 12/16/30   3,350     3,336
2,3 GreenState Auto Receivables Trust Series 2024-1A 5.190%  1/16/29   7,740     7,710
2 GS Mortgage Securities Trust Series 2015-GC34 3.244% 10/10/48   3,651     3,539
2 GS Mortgage Securities Trust Series 2015-GS1 3.470% 11/10/48   4,800     4,641
2 GS Mortgage Securities Trust Series 2018-GS10 4.155%  7/10/51     250       234
2 GS Mortgage Securities Trust Series 2019-GC42 3.001%  9/10/52     500       445
2 GS Mortgage Securities Trust Series 2020-GSA2 2.012% 12/12/53   1,360     1,082
2 Harley-Davidson Motorcycle Trust Series 2022-A 3.260%  1/15/30  11,160    10,779
2 Harley-Davidson Motorcycle Trust Series 2023-B 5.780%  4/15/31   7,010     7,122
2,3 Hertz Vehicle Financing LLC Series 2022-2A 2.330%  6/26/28   6,992     6,403
2,3 Hertz Vehicle Financing III LLC Series 2022-1A 1.990%  6/25/26  12,330    11,889
2,3 Hertz Vehicle Financing III LLC Series 2023-3A 5.940%  2/25/28   8,200     8,321
2 Honda Auto Receivables Owner Trust Series 2022-2 3.760% 12/18/28   6,080     5,927
7

 

Institutional Short-Term Bond Fund
      Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000)
Market
Value

($000)
2 Honda Auto Receivables Owner Trust Series 2023-1 4.970%  6/21/29  14,270    14,239
2 Honda Auto Receivables Owner Trust Series 2023-2 4.930% 11/15/27  14,480    14,438
2 Honda Auto Receivables Owner Trust Series 2023-2 4.910%  9/17/29   6,950     6,916
2 Honda Auto Receivables Owner Trust Series 2023-3 5.300% 12/18/29   8,750     8,808
2 Honda Auto Receivables Owner Trust Series 2024-1 5.170%  5/15/30  12,180    12,240
2,3 Hyundai Auto Lease Securitization Trust Series 2023-C 5.840%  9/15/27   4,710     4,758
2,3 Hyundai Auto Lease Securitization Trust Series 2024-A 5.070%  2/15/28   2,920     2,907
2 Hyundai Auto Receivables Trust Series 2022-A 2.350%  4/17/28  14,750    14,057
2 Hyundai Auto Receivables Trust Series 2023-A 4.480%  7/17/28  11,190    11,021
2 Hyundai Auto Receivables Trust Series 2023-B 5.480%  4/17/28  10,930    11,002
2 Hyundai Auto Receivables Trust Series 2023-B 5.310%  8/15/29   3,480     3,513
2 Hyundai Auto Receivables Trust Series 2023-C 5.550% 12/17/29   6,980     7,090
2 Hyundai Auto Receivables Trust Series 2024-A 4.920%  1/15/31   4,840     4,825
2 John Deere Owner Trust Series 2022-A 2.490%  1/16/29  10,535    10,101
2 John Deere Owner Trust Series 2023-B 5.180%  3/15/28   8,660     8,662
2 John Deere Owner Trust Series 2023-B 5.110%  5/15/30   4,770     4,766
2 John Deere Owner Trust Series 2023-C 5.390%  8/15/30   8,460     8,544
2 JP Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust Series 2016-JP3 2.870%  8/15/49     900       841
2 JPMBB Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust Series 2014-C18 4.079%  2/15/47     107       107
2 JPMBB Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust Series 2014-C26 3.494%  1/15/48   1,654     1,623
2 JPMBB Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust Series 2015-C32 3.598% 11/15/48     300       286
2 JPMDB Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust Series 2018-C8 4.211%  6/15/51     230       217
2,3 Kubota Credit Owner Trust Series 2022-1A 2.780%  2/15/28  10,320     9,823
2,3 Kubota Credit Owner Trust Series 2023-1A 5.070%  2/15/29   4,560     4,542
2,3 Kubota Credit Owner Trust Series 2023-2A 5.280%  1/18/28   7,440     7,455
2,3 Kubota Credit Owner Trust Series 2023-2A 5.230%  6/15/28   3,450     3,457
2,3 Kubota Credit Owner Trust Series 2024-1A 5.190%  7/17/28   5,960     5,956
2,3 Kubota Credit Owner Trust Series 2024-1A 5.200%  1/15/30   4,150     4,155
2,3 M&T Bank Auto Receivables Trust Series 2024-1A 5.150%  2/17/32   5,010     5,008
2,3 M&T Bank Auto Receivables Trust Series 2024-1A 5.220%  2/17/32   6,570     6,570
2 Mercedes-Benz Auto Lease Trust Series 2023-A 4.710%  2/15/29  13,110    12,987
2 Mercedes-Benz Auto Receivables Trust Series 2022-1 5.250%  2/15/29   7,500     7,523
2 Mercedes-Benz Auto Receivables Trust Series 2023-1 4.310%  4/16/29   7,190     7,072
2,3 MMAF Equipment Finance LLC Series 2020-A 0.970%   4/9/27  14,549    13,905
2,3 MMAF Equipment Finance LLC Series 2020-BA 0.850%  4/14/42   8,340     7,959
2,3 MMAF Equipment Finance LLC Series 2024-A 4.950%  7/14/31   4,140     4,126
2 Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust Series 2015-C20 3.249%  2/15/48   1,690     1,656
2 Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust Series 2015-C23 3.719%  7/15/50   1,450     1,412
2 Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust Series 2015-C24 3.479%  5/15/48   3,942     3,842
2 Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust Series 2015-C25 3.635% 10/15/48     200       194
2 Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust Series 2015-C27 3.473% 12/15/47   4,502     4,404
2 Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust Series 2017-C34 3.536% 11/15/52     460       428
2 Morgan Stanley Capital I Series 2017-HR2 3.509% 12/15/50     136       131
2 Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust Series 2015-MS1 3.510%  5/15/48   4,390     4,271
2 Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust Series 2016-UBS9 3.594%  3/15/49     900       859
2 Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust Series 2018-L1 4.407% 10/15/51     350       339
8

 

Institutional Short-Term Bond Fund
      Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000)
Market
Value

($000)
2,3,4 Navient Student Loan Trust Series 2023-BA, SOFR30A + 1.700% 7.019%  3/15/72   2,284     2,304
2,3 Navistar Financial Dealer Note Master Owner Trust II Series 2023-1 6.180%  8/25/28   6,700     6,752
2 Nissan Auto Lease Trust Series 2024-A 4.970%  9/15/28   2,270     2,259
2 Nissan Auto Receivables Owner Trust Series 2023-A 4.910% 11/15/27  22,460    22,359
2 Nissan Auto Receivables Owner Trust Series 2023-A 4.850%  6/17/30   8,390     8,343
2,3 PFS Financing Corp. Series 2023-B 5.270%  5/15/28   4,440     4,445
2,3 PFS Financing Corp. Series 2023-C 5.520% 10/15/28   7,230     7,294
2,3 PFS Financing Corp. Series 2024-B 4.950%  2/15/29  35,950    35,819
2,3 Porsche Financial Auto Securitization Trust Series 2023-1A 4.720%  6/23/31   6,550     6,493
2,3 Porsche Financial Auto Securitization Trust Series 2023-2A 5.790% 11/24/31   7,430     7,563
2,3 Progress Residential Trust Series 2022-SFR3 3.200%  4/17/39   3,995     3,761
2,3 Progress Residential Trust Series 2022-SFR5 4.451%  6/17/39   3,892     3,794
2,3 Progress Residential Trust Series 2024-SFR1 3.350%  2/17/41   5,110     4,706
2,3,5 Progress Residential Trust Series 2024-SFR2 3.300%  4/17/41   4,430     4,052
2,3 RESIMAC Premier Series 2020-1A 1.274%   2/7/52     368       366
2 Santander Drive Auto Receivables Trust Series 2023-6 5.930%  7/17/28   4,400     4,463
2,3 SBNA Auto Lease Trust Series 2023-A 6.520%  4/20/28   8,750     8,967
2,3 SBNA Auto Lease Trust Series 2024-A 5.240%  1/22/29   6,270     6,256
2,3 SBNA Auto Receivables Trust Series 2024-A 5.320% 12/15/28   5,940     5,933
2,3 SBNA Auto Receivables Trust Series 2024-A 5.210%  4/16/29   3,110     3,108
2,3 SCCU Auto Receivables Trust Series 2023-1A 5.700%  8/15/29   1,870     1,878
2,3 SCOTT Trust Series 2023-SFS 5.910%  3/15/40     310       312
2,3 SFS Auto Receivables Securitization Trust Series 2023-1A 5.470% 12/20/29   3,820     3,858
2,3 SFS Auto Receivables Securitization Trust Series 2024-1A 4.940%  1/21/31   3,040     3,026
2,3 SMB Private Education Loan Trust Series 2016-A 2.700%  5/15/31      28        28
2,3 SMB Private Education Loan Trust Series 2017-B 2.820% 10/15/35     159       154
2,3 SMB Private Education Loan Trust Series 2018-B 3.600%  1/15/37     392       380
2,3 SMB Private Education Loan Trust Series 2018-C 3.630% 11/15/35     784       761
2,3 SMB Private Education Loan Trust Series 2024-A 5.240%  3/15/56   9,790     9,775
2,3 SoFi Professional Loan Program LLC Series 2017-D 2.650%  9/25/40      62        60
2,3 SoFi Professional Loan Program LLC Series 2017-F 2.840%  1/25/41      65        63
2 Synchrony Card Funding LLC Series 2023-A1 5.540%  7/15/29   8,450     8,529
2 Synchrony Card Funding LLC Series 2023-A2 5.740% 10/15/29  47,910    48,621
2 Synchrony Card Funding LLC Series 2024-A1 5.040%  3/15/30  21,890    21,889
2,3 Tesla Auto Lease Trust Series 2023-A 5.940%  7/20/27   5,920     5,965
2,3 Tesla Auto Lease Trust Series 2023-B 6.220%  3/22/27   5,540     5,610
2,3 Tesla Electric Vehicle Trust Series 2023-1 5.380%  6/20/28   8,790     8,823
2,3 Tesla Electric Vehicle Trust Series 2023-1 5.380%  2/20/29   3,150     3,172
2,3 T-Mobile US Trust Series 2024-1A 5.050%  9/20/29  11,230    11,228
2,3 Toyota Auto Loan Extended Note Trust Series 2021-1A 1.070%  2/27/34  17,950    16,629
2,3 Toyota Auto Loan Extended Note Trust Series 2022-1A 3.820%  4/25/35  25,700    24,859
2,3 Toyota Auto Loan Extended Note Trust Series 2023-1A 4.930%  6/25/36   5,940     5,949
2 Toyota Auto Receivables Owner Trust Series 2022-A 1.540%  5/17/27  14,960    14,101
2 Toyota Auto Receivables Owner Trust Series 2022-B 3.110%  8/16/27  12,010    11,553
2 Toyota Auto Receivables Owner Trust Series 2022-C 3.770%  2/15/28  10,960    10,631
2 Toyota Auto Receivables Owner Trust Series 2022-D 5.430%  4/17/28  13,400    13,536
2 Toyota Auto Receivables Owner Trust Series 2023-A 4.420%  8/15/28   7,690     7,570
2 Toyota Auto Receivables Owner Trust Series 2023-B 4.710%  2/15/28  17,310    17,182
2 Toyota Auto Receivables Owner Trust Series 2023-B 4.660%  9/15/28  17,330    17,152
2 Toyota Auto Receivables Owner Trust Series 2023-C 5.010%  2/15/29   3,120     3,125
2 Toyota Auto Receivables Owner Trust Series 2024-A 4.770%  4/16/29   2,910     2,901
2,3 Toyota Lease Owner Trust Series 2023-B 5.710% 12/20/27  10,400    10,493
2,3 Toyota Lease Owner Trust Series 2024-A 5.260%  6/20/28   6,180     6,186
2,3 Trafigura Securitisation Finance plc Series 2021-1A 1.080%  1/15/25  15,430    15,095
9

 

Institutional Short-Term Bond Fund
      Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000)
Market
Value

($000)
2 UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2017-C7 3.418% 12/15/50   3,765     3,550
2 UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2017-C7 3.679% 12/15/50   1,495     1,402
2,3 UBS-BAMLL Trust Series 2012-WRM 3.663%  6/10/30      75        69
2 Verizon Master Trust Series 2023-1 4.490%  1/22/29  27,740    27,413
2 Verizon Master Trust Series 2023-4 5.160%  6/20/29  22,400    22,438
2,3 Verizon Master Trust Series 2023-6 5.350%  9/22/31  13,080    13,330
2 Verizon Master Trust Series 2023-7 5.670% 11/20/29  15,560    15,817
2,3 Verizon Master Trust Series 2024-2 4.830% 12/22/31  24,290    24,271
2 Volkswagen Auto Lease Trust Series 2023-A 5.800%  4/20/28   6,540     6,595
2 Volkswagen Auto Loan Enhanced Trust Series 2023-1 5.020%  6/20/28  14,850    14,829
2 Volkswagen Auto Loan Enhanced Trust Series 2023-1 5.010%  1/22/30   6,040     6,038
2,3 Volvo Financial Equipment LLC Series 2020-1A 0.600%  3/15/28   2,152     2,128
2 Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2015-C30 3.664%  9/15/58     700       678
2 Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2016-C32 3.560%  1/15/59     900       867
2 Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2017-C38 3.453%  7/15/50     520       489
2 Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2017-C39 3.157%  9/15/50     190       177
2 Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2017-C40 3.317% 10/15/50     600       568
2 Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2017-C40 3.581% 10/15/50   1,160     1,097
2 Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2017-C41 3.472% 11/15/50   1,430     1,341
2 Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2018-C46 4.152%  8/15/51     235       224
2 Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2018-C48 4.245%  1/15/52     261       255
2 Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2020-C58 1.849%  7/15/53   1,400     1,254
2 WFRBS Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2014-C21 3.410%  8/15/47     101       101
2 World Omni Auto Receivables Trust Series 2022-A 1.900%  3/15/28  13,580    12,770
2 World Omni Auto Receivables Trust Series 2022-B 3.440%  3/15/28  14,430    13,980
2 World Omni Auto Receivables Trust Series 2022-C 3.680%  9/15/28  11,930    11,549
2 World Omni Auto Receivables Trust Series 2022-D 5.700%  2/15/29   8,200     8,309
2 World Omni Auto Receivables Trust Series 2023-A 4.660%  5/15/29  10,350    10,229
2 World Omni Auto Receivables Trust Series 2023-B 4.680%  5/15/29   5,610     5,552
2 World Omni Auto Receivables Trust Series 2023-C 5.030% 11/15/29   3,060     3,064
2 World Omni Auto Receivables Trust Series 2023-D 5.850%  8/15/29   6,230     6,397
2 World Omni Auto Receivables Trust Series 2024-A 4.840% 10/15/29   7,390     7,378
Total Asset-Backed/Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities (Cost $2,247,091) 2,229,247
Corporate Bonds (33.9%)
Communications (0.5%)
Meta Platforms Inc. 3.500%  8/15/27  11,674    11,231
3 NTT Finance Corp. 1.162%   4/3/26  22,891    21,161
                               32,392
Consumer Discretionary (1.9%)
2 American Honda Finance Corp. 5.800%  10/3/25   7,445     7,517
2 American Honda Finance Corp. 4.950%   1/9/26   6,635     6,618
2 American Honda Finance Corp. 5.250%   7/7/26  11,495    11,563
3,5 BMW US Capital LLC 4.900%   4/2/27  20,000    19,954
3 Mercedes-Benz Finance North America LLC 4.900%   1/9/26  40,000    39,893
3 Mercedes-Benz Finance North America LLC 5.200%   8/3/26   4,590     4,597
3 Mercedes-Benz Finance North America LLC 4.800%  1/11/27   8,685     8,652
2,6 Toyota Finance Australia Ltd. 4.450%   4/6/26   8,660     5,620
Toyota Motor Credit Corp. 4.450%  5/18/26   6,215     6,155
2 Toyota Motor Credit Corp. 5.000%  3/19/27   4,920     4,934
                              115,503
Consumer Staples (1.7%)
2 Anheuser-Busch Cos. LLC 3.650%   2/1/26  22,313    21,801
3 Cargill Inc. 4.500%  6/24/26   3,340     3,312
Philip Morris International Inc. 5.000% 11/17/25  20,175    20,133
10

 

Institutional Short-Term Bond Fund
      Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000)
Market
Value

($000)
Philip Morris International Inc. 4.875%  2/13/26  47,570    47,411
Philip Morris International Inc. 4.750%  2/12/27   7,215     7,169
                               99,826
Energy (0.5%)
2 BP Capital Markets America Inc. 3.119%   5/4/26   8,354     8,048
2 SA Global Sukuk Ltd. 0.946%  6/17/24  23,812    23,607
                               31,655
Financials (25.2%)
American Express Co. 3.950%   8/1/25  47,596    46,780
American Express Co. 5.389%  7/28/27  15,850    15,908
American Express Co. 5.098%  2/16/28  33,380    33,333
Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd. 5.088%  12/8/25  10,000    10,002
Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd. 5.000%  3/18/26  22,320    22,303
2,4,6 Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd., 3M Australian Bank Bill Rate + 0.920% 5.269%  11/4/25   5,700     3,739
Banco Santander SA 6.527%  11/7/27  10,000    10,262
2 Bank of America Corp. 3.384%   4/2/26  13,795    13,491
2 Bank of America Corp. 1.319%  6/19/26   8,693     8,262
2 Bank of America Corp. 4.827%  7/22/26  44,610    44,204
2 Bank of America Corp. 1.197% 10/24/26  10,000     9,361
Bank of America Corp. 5.080%  1/20/27  22,347    22,240
2 Bank of America Corp. 1.658%  3/11/27  20,000    18,626
2 Bank of America Corp. 3.419% 12/20/28  10,500     9,855
Bank of Montreal 5.300%   6/5/26   9,000     9,024
Bank of New York Mellon Corp. 4.414%  7/24/26  15,500    15,310
2 Bank of New York Mellon Corp. 1.050% 10/15/26  16,400    14,888
Bank of New York Mellon Corp. 4.947%  4/26/27  20,000    19,916
2 Bank of New York Mellon Corp. 3.250%  5/16/27   3,420     3,262
2 Bank of New York Mellon Corp. 4.975%  3/14/30   5,600     5,602
Bank of Nova Scotia 5.450%  6/12/25  37,680    37,706
Bank of Nova Scotia 4.750%   2/2/26  15,000    14,893
Bank of Nova Scotia 1.350%  6/24/26   8,125     7,487
3 Banque Federative du Credit Mutuel SA 5.088%  1/23/27   5,000     4,994
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce 3.945%   8/4/25   3,000     2,947
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce 5.926%  10/2/26  20,000    20,379
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce 3.450%   4/7/27   6,200     5,931
Charles Schwab Corp. 1.150%  5/13/26  10,000     9,220
Chubb INA Holdings Inc. 3.350%   5/3/26   6,240     6,034
2 Citibank NA 5.488%  12/4/26   4,000     4,043
Commonwealth Bank of Australia 5.316%  3/13/26   5,000     5,031
2,4,6 Commonwealth Bank of Australia, 3M Australian Bank Bill Rate + 0.750% 5.090%  8/17/26  10,000     6,532
Credit Suisse AG 1.250%   8/7/26   2,000     1,822
Credit Suisse AG 5.000%   7/9/27   6,360     6,302
3 Danske Bank A/S 5.427%   3/1/28   5,150     5,163
3 F&G Global Funding 1.750%  6/30/26   2,361     2,139
2 Fifth Third Bank NA 3.950%  7/28/25   8,915     8,734
2 Goldman Sachs Bank USA 5.283%  3/18/27  25,000    24,975
HSBC Holdings plc 2.999%  3/10/26  19,530    19,026
2 HSBC Holdings plc 1.645%  4/18/26   7,445     7,132
2 HSBC Holdings plc 2.099%   6/4/26   3,000     2,877
2 HSBC Holdings plc 4.292%  9/12/26   1,130     1,109
HSBC Holdings plc 7.336%  11/3/26  10,000    10,292
HSBC Holdings plc 5.887%  8/14/27  19,000    19,158
HSBC Holdings plc 7.390%  11/3/28   5,425     5,770
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      Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000)
Market
Value

($000)
HSBC USA Inc. 5.294%   3/4/27   6,380     6,417
Intercontinental Exchange Inc. 4.000%  9/15/27   5,000     4,857
2 JPMorgan Chase & Co. 2.083%  4/22/26  24,280    23,400
JPMorgan Chase & Co. 3.200%  6/15/26  10,000     9,621
JPMorgan Chase & Co. 1.045% 11/19/26  12,980    12,106
2 JPMorgan Chase & Co. 3.960%  1/29/27  10,000     9,765
JPMorgan Chase & Co. 1.040%   2/4/27  10,000     9,248
JPMorgan Chase & Co. 1.578%  4/22/27  15,000    13,908
JPMorgan Chase & Co. 6.070% 10/22/27  21,660    22,095
JPMorgan Chase & Co. 5.040%  1/23/28  11,000    10,959
2 JPMorgan Chase & Co. 3.540%   5/1/28  15,413    14,722
JPMorgan Chase & Co. 4.851%  7/25/28   6,728     6,672
3 Macquarie Bank Ltd. 5.208%  6/15/26   3,472     3,468
Manufacturers & Traders Trust Co. 4.650%  1/27/26  23,260    22,749
Manufacturers & Traders Trust Co. 4.700%  1/27/28   8,260     7,960
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc. 1.412%  7/17/25   7,780     7,398
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc. 3.850%   3/1/26   4,735     4,623
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc. 3.837%  4/17/26     200       196
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc. 5.541%  4/17/26   7,800     7,798
Morgan Stanley 0.790%  5/30/25  16,600    16,442
2 Morgan Stanley 4.000%  7/23/25  24,556    24,149
Morgan Stanley 4.679%  7/17/26   8,773     8,678
Morgan Stanley 6.138% 10/16/26   8,000     8,091
Morgan Stanley 5.050%  1/28/27  10,120    10,083
2 Morgan Stanley 1.512%  7/20/27   3,630     3,331
2 Morgan Stanley Bank NA 4.754%  4/21/26  11,700    11,622
2 Morgan Stanley Bank NA 4.952%  1/14/28  11,860    11,804
3 National Securities Clearing Corp. 0.750%  12/7/25  10,000     9,309
NatWest Group plc 5.583%   3/1/28   3,400     3,418
Northern Trust Corp. 4.000%  5/10/27   4,300     4,189
2 PNC Bank NA 3.250%   6/1/25   8,470     8,256
PNC Financial Services Group Inc. 5.812%  6/12/26  35,810    35,934
PNC Financial Services Group Inc. 1.150%  8/13/26   1,300     1,184
PNC Financial Services Group Inc. 4.758%  1/26/27  10,000     9,909
PNC Financial Services Group Inc. 3.150%  5/19/27   3,100     2,935
PNC Financial Services Group Inc. 6.615% 10/20/27  22,760    23,423
PNC Financial Services Group Inc. 5.300%  1/21/28   5,200     5,204
PNC Financial Services Group Inc. 5.354%  12/2/28   2,100     2,109
Progressive Corp. 2.500%  3/15/27   2,100     1,969
2 Royal Bank of Canada 4.875%  1/12/26  20,000    19,934
2 Royal Bank of Canada 1.150%  7/14/26   5,350     4,901
2 Royal Bank of Canada 5.200%  7/20/26  40,000    40,116
2 Royal Bank of Canada 4.875%  1/19/27   8,500     8,478
Royal Bank of Canada 3.625%   5/4/27   2,100     2,020
State Street Corp. 3.550%  8/18/25  10,000     9,798
State Street Corp. 2.901%  3/30/26  15,273    14,870
State Street Corp. 2.650%  5/19/26     300       286
State Street Corp. 5.272%   8/3/26  49,330    49,570
State Street Corp. 4.993%  3/18/27  10,000    10,015
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc. 1.474%   7/8/25  21,853    20,809
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc. 5.464%  1/13/26   4,200     4,215
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc. 5.880%  7/13/26  21,540    21,868
3 Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank Ltd. 5.650%   3/9/26   7,000     7,048
Toronto-Dominion Bank 5.103%   1/9/26  10,000    10,012
2 Toronto-Dominion Bank 5.532%  7/17/26  29,230    29,481
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      Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000)
Market
Value

($000)
2 Toronto-Dominion Bank 1.250%  9/10/26  24,300    22,165
2,5 Toronto-Dominion Bank 4.980%   4/5/27  20,000    19,966
Truist Financial Corp. 4.000%   5/1/25   3,083     3,033
2 Truist Financial Corp. 3.700%   6/5/25  15,000    14,706
2 Truist Financial Corp. 4.260%  7/28/26   3,010     2,960
2 Truist Financial Corp. 5.900% 10/28/26  20,000    20,108
2 Truist Financial Corp. 6.047%   6/8/27  11,990    12,149
UBS AG 5.800%  9/11/25  30,000    30,210
UBS AG 5.650%  9/11/28  10,000    10,238
2,4,6 UBS AG, 3M Australian Bank Bill Rate + 0.870% 5.214%  7/30/25  15,000     9,793
3 UBS Group AG 4.703%   8/5/27  18,411    18,067
3 UBS Group AG 6.327% 12/22/27   2,950     3,012
2 US Bancorp 3.950% 11/17/25   4,105     4,022
2 US Bancorp 3.100%  4/27/26   3,000     2,876
US Bancorp 5.727% 10/21/26  33,330    33,508
US Bancorp 6.787% 10/26/27  10,000    10,358
2 US Bancorp 2.215%  1/27/28   1,340     1,236
2 Wells Fargo & Co. 3.550%  9/29/25   8,788     8,568
2 Wells Fargo & Co. 4.540%  8/15/26   9,074     8,958
Wells Fargo Bank NA 4.811%  1/15/26  10,000     9,948
2 Wells Fargo Bank NA 5.450%   8/7/26  37,630    37,880
2,4,6 Westpac Banking Corp., 3M Australian Bank Bill Rate + 0.750% 5.088%  2/16/26   5,300     3,465
2,4,6 Westpac Banking Corp., 3M Australian Bank Bill Rate + 0.950% 5.297% 11/11/25   1,400       919
                            1,517,631
Health Care (2.8%)
AbbVie Inc. 2.950% 11/21/26  13,315    12,674
AbbVie Inc. 4.800%  3/15/27  36,315    36,328
AstraZeneca Finance LLC 4.800%  2/26/27   7,690     7,685
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. 4.950%  2/20/26   3,660     3,660
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. 4.900%  2/22/27   1,230     1,234
Pfizer Investment Enterprises Pte. Ltd. 4.450%  5/19/26  99,050    98,043
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. 5.000%  12/5/26   4,000     4,016
UnitedHealth Group Inc. 1.150%  5/15/26   1,845     1,707
                              165,347
Industrials (0.5%)
2 John Deere Capital Corp. 4.750%   6/8/26   3,930     3,917
Tyco Electronics Group SA 4.500%  2/13/26  28,933    28,639
                               32,556
Real Estate (0.5%)
2 AvalonBay Communities Inc. 3.450%   6/1/25   3,035     2,973
Camden Property Trust 5.850%  11/3/26   4,000     4,076
Public Storage Operating Co. 1.500%  11/9/26   2,200     2,019
Realty Income Corp. 3.875%  4/15/25  10,000     9,839
Simon Property Group LP 3.500%   9/1/25  10,000     9,765
                               28,672
Technology (0.1%)
Intel Corp. 4.875%  2/10/26   3,315     3,306
Utilities (0.2%)
Commonwealth Edison Co. 2.550%  6/15/26   1,495     1,419
3 Korea East-West Power Co. Ltd. 3.600%   5/6/25   3,565     3,495
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Institutional Short-Term Bond Fund
      Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000)
Market
Value

($000)
2 PG&E Recovery Funding LLC 5.045%  7/15/32   3,366     3,374
Wisconsin Public Service Corp. 5.350% 11/10/25   2,425     2,435
                               10,723
Total Corporate Bonds (Cost $2,048,242) 2,037,611
Sovereign Bonds (2.2%)
2,3 Airport Authority Hong Kong 4.875%  1/12/26   4,310     4,304
2,3,7 Bank Gospodarstwa Krajowego 6.250% 10/31/28   1,000     1,042
2,3 Central American Bank for Economic Integration 5.000%  1/25/27   5,952     5,933
Export-Import Bank of Korea 3.250% 11/10/25  25,000    24,293
Export-Import Bank of Korea 4.875%  1/11/26   6,750     6,739
2,3 Kingdom of Saudi Arabia 4.750%  1/16/30  12,960    12,827
2 Korea Electric Power Corp. 3.625%  6/14/25  18,667    18,292
2 Korea National Oil Corp. 0.875%  10/5/25   5,000     4,678
2 QatarEnergy 1.375%  9/12/26   7,798     7,155
2 Republic of Chile 2.750%  1/31/27   7,645     7,163
2 Saudi Arabian Oil Co. 2.875%  4/16/24  13,170    13,151
State of Israel 5.375%  3/12/29   3,550     3,558
2,3 Tokyo Metropolitan Government 0.750%  7/16/25  21,000    19,796
3 Tokyo Metropolitan Government 4.625%   6/1/26   3,840     3,798
Total Sovereign Bonds (Cost $136,919) 132,729
Taxable Municipal Bonds (1.3%)
Florida State Board of Administration Finance Corp. Revenue 1.258%   7/1/25  56,750    54,104
University of California Revenue 0.883%  5/15/25  27,000    25,807
Total Taxable Municipal Bonds (Cost $83,750) 79,911
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Institutional Short-Term Bond Fund
      Coupon   Shares Market
Value

($000)
Temporary Cash Investments (0.6%)
Money Market Fund (0.6%)
8 Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund
(Cost $35,056)
5.407%          350,609          35,054
Total Investments (100.1%) (Cost $6,062,152)   6,021,427
Other Assets and Liabilities—Net (-0.1%)   (3,735)
Net Assets (100%)   6,017,692
Cost is in $000.
See Note A in Notes to Financial Statements.
1 Securities with a value of $6,548,000 have been segregated as initial margin for open futures contracts.
2 The average or expected maturity is shorter than the final maturity shown because of the possibility of interim principal payments and prepayments or the possibility of the issue being called.
3 Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. Such securities may be sold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At March 31, 2024, the aggregate value was $994,589,000, representing 16.5% of net assets.
4 Variable-rate security; rate shown is effective rate at period end. Certain variable-rate securities are not based on a published reference rate and spread but are determined by the issuer or agent based on current market conditions.
5 Includes securities purchased on a when-issued or delayed-delivery basis for which the fund has not taken delivery as of March 31, 2024.
6 Face amount denominated in Australian dollars.
7 Guaranteed by the Republic of Poland.
8 Affiliated money market fund available only to Vanguard funds and certain trusts and accounts managed by Vanguard. Rate shown is the 7-day yield.
  3M—3-month.
  SOFR30A—30 Day Average Secured Overnight Financing Rate.

Derivative Financial Instruments Outstanding as of Period End

Futures Contracts
      ($000)
  Expiration Number of
Long (Short)
Contracts
Notional
Amount
Value and
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
Long Futures Contracts
2-Year U.S. Treasury Note June 2024 1,690 345,579 (370)
10-Year U.S. Treasury Note June 2024 36 3,989 13
Long U.S. Treasury Bond June 2024 19 2,288 33
Ultra 10-Year U.S. Treasury Note June 2024 101 11,576 82
        (242)
 
Short Futures Contracts
5-Year U.S. Treasury Note June 2024 (3,169) (339,133) (272)
AUD 3-Year Treasury Bond June 2024 (65) (4,529)
        (272)
        (514)
    
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Institutional Short-Term Bond Fund
Forward Currency Contracts
  Contract
Settlement
Date
Contract Amount (000) Unrealized
Appreciation
($000)
Unrealized
(Depreciation)
($000)
Counterparty   Receive   Deliver
Barclays Bank plc 4/26/24 EUR 19,088 USD 20,870 (257)
Morgan Stanley Capital Services LLC 4/26/24 EUR 5,327 USD 5,799 (47)
Toronto-Dominion Bank 4/26/24 EUR 5,150 USD 5,653 (92)
Citibank, N.A. 4/26/24 EUR 2,018 USD 2,200 (21)
Bank of America, N.A. 4/26/24 EUR 1,950 USD 2,121 (15)
UBS AG 4/26/24 EUR 1,946 USD 2,118 (16)
Standard Chartered Bank 4/26/24 EUR 1,516 USD 1,654 (17)
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. 4/26/24 GBP 1,803 USD 2,296 (20)
UBS AG 4/26/24 GBP 1,693 USD 2,155 (18)
UBS AG 4/26/24 USD 31,003 AUD 46,821 471
State Street Bank & Trust Co. 4/26/24 USD 32,235 EUR 29,544 330
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. 4/26/24 USD 4,246 EUR 3,897 38
Citibank, N.A. 4/26/24 USD 4,149 EUR 3,834 8
Royal Bank of Canada 4/26/24 USD 2,577 GBP 2,017 30
            877 (503)
AUD—Australian dollar.
EUR—euro.
GBP—British pound.
USD—U.S. dollar.
At March 31, 2024, the counterparties had deposited in segregated accounts securities with a value of $429,000 in connection with open forward currency contracts.
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.
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Institutional Short-Term Bond Fund
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
As of March 31, 2024
($000s, except shares, footnotes, and per-share amounts) Amount
Assets  
Investments in Securities, at Value  
Unaffiliated Issuers (Cost $6,027,096) 5,986,373
Affiliated Issuers (Cost $35,056) 35,054
Total Investments in Securities 6,021,427
Investment in Vanguard 185
Cash 986
Foreign Currency, at Value (Cost $785) 778
Receivables for Accrued Income 41,031
Unrealized Appreciation—Forward Currency Contracts 877
Total Assets 6,065,284
Liabilities  
Payables for Investment Securities Purchased 47,030
Payables to Vanguard 53
Variation Margin Payable—Futures Contracts 6
Unrealized Depreciation—Forward Currency Contracts 503
Total Liabilities 47,592
Net Assets 6,017,692

At March 31, 2024, net assets consisted of:

   
Paid-in Capital 6,542,675
Total Distributable Earnings (Loss) (524,983)
Net Assets 6,017,692
   
Net Assets  
Applicable to 460,050,071 outstanding $.001 par value shares of
beneficial interest (unlimited authorization)
6,017,692
Net Asset Value Per Share $13.08
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.
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Institutional Short-Term Bond Fund
Statement of Operations
  Six Months Ended
March 31, 2024
  ($000)
Investment Income  
Income  
Interest1 156,429
Total Income 156,429
Expenses  
The Vanguard Group—Note B  
Investment Advisory Services 69
Management and Administrative 517
Marketing and Distribution 51
Custodian Fees 46
Shareholders’ Reports 8
Trustees’ Fees and Expenses 3
Other Expenses 9
Total Expenses 703
Expenses Paid Indirectly (2)
Net Expenses 701
Net Investment Income 155,728
Realized Net Gain (Loss)  
Investment Securities Sold1 (77,026)
Futures Contracts 934
Swap Contracts 11
Forward Currency Contracts (1,326)
Foreign Currencies 184
Realized Net Gain (Loss) (77,223)
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)  
Investment Securities1 177,120
Futures Contracts (765)
Swap Contracts 20
Forward Currency Contracts (75)
Foreign Currencies 4
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) 176,304
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations 254,809
1 Interest income, realized net gain (loss), capital gain distributions received, and change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) from an affiliated company of the fund were $2,495,000, $3,000, less than $1,000, and ($6,000), respectively. Purchases and sales are for temporary cash investment purposes.
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.
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Institutional Short-Term Bond Fund
Statement of Changes in Net Assets
  Six Months Ended
March 31,
2024
  Year Ended
September 30,
2023
  ($000)   ($000)
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets      
Operations      
Net Investment Income 155,728   290,698
Realized Net Gain (Loss) (77,223)   (259,823)
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) 176,304   215,825
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations 254,809   246,700
Distributions      
Total Distributions (157,819)   (291,695)
Capital Share Transactions      
Issued 154,660   460,117
Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions 157,819   291,695
Redeemed (2,545,860)   (2,040,277)
Net Increase (Decrease) from Capital Share Transactions (2,233,381)   (1,288,465)
Total Increase (Decrease) (2,136,391)   (1,333,460)
Net Assets      
Beginning of Period 8,154,083   9,487,543
End of Period 6,017,692   8,154,083
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.
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Institutional Short-Term Bond Fund
Financial Highlights
For a Share Outstanding
Throughout Each Period
Six Months
Ended
March 31,
2024
Year Ended September 30,
2023 2022 2021 2020 2019
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period $12.92 $13.00 $13.94 $14.06 $13.82 $13.55
Investment Operations            
Net Investment Income1 .290 .442 .181 .165 .316 .373
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments .172 (.074) (.855) (.070) .244 .271
Total from Investment Operations .462 .368 (.674) .095 .560 .644
Distributions            
Dividends from Net Investment Income (.302) (.448) (.177) (.165) (.320) (.374)
Distributions from Realized Capital Gains (.089) (.050)
Total Distributions (.302) (.448) (.266) (.215) (.320) (.374)
Net Asset Value, End of Period $13.08 $12.92 $13.00 $13.94 $14.06 $13.82
Total Return 3.60% 2.86% -4.89% 0.68% 4.10% 4.81%
Ratios/Supplemental Data            
Net Assets, End of Period (Millions) $6,018 $8,154 $9,488 $9,649 $8,256 $7,781
Ratio of Total Expenses to Average Net Assets 0.02%2 0.02%2 0.02%2 0.02% 0.02% 0.02%
Ratio of Net Investment Income to Average Net Assets 4.45% 3.39% 1.35% 1.18% 2.27% 2.73%
Portfolio Turnover Rate 57% 135%3 122%3 134%3 118% 83%
The expense ratio and net investment income ratio for the current period have been annualized.
1 Calculated based on average shares outstanding.
2 The ratio of expenses to average net assets for the period net of reduction from custody fee offset arrangements was 0.02%.
3 Includes 0%, 5%, and 16%, respectively, attributable to mortgage-dollar-roll activity.
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.
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Notes to Financial Statements
Vanguard Institutional Short-Term Bond Fund is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 as an open-end investment company, or mutual fund. The fund has been established by Vanguard as an investment vehicle for certain collective trusts and other accounts managed by Vanguard or its affiliates and qualifying education savings plans. The fund is offered to investors who meet certain administrative and service criteria and invest a minimum of $10 million. Certain of the fund’s investments are in corporate debt instruments; the issuers’ abilities to meet their obligations may be affected by economic developments in their respective industries.
A.  The following significant accounting policies conform to generally accepted accounting principles for U.S. investment companies. The fund consistently follows such policies in preparing its financial statements.
1. Security Valuation: Securities are valued as of the close of trading on the New York Stock Exchange (generally 4 p.m., Eastern time) on the valuation date. Bonds and other temporary cash investments are valued using the latest bid prices or using valuations based on a matrix system (which considers such factors as security prices, yields, maturities, and ratings), both as furnished by independent pricing services. Structured debt securities, including mortgages and asset-backed securities, are valued using the latest bid prices or using valuations based on a matrix system that considers such factors as issuer, tranche, nominal or option-adjusted spreads, weighted average coupon, weighted average maturity, credit enhancements, and collateral, as furnished by independent pricing services. Investments in Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund are valued at that fund's net asset value. Securities for which market quotations are not readily available, or whose values have been affected by events occurring before the fund's pricing time but after the close of the securities’ primary markets, are valued by methods deemed by the valuation designee to represent fair value and subject to oversight by the board of trustees.
2. Foreign Currency: Securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars using exchange rates obtained from an independent third party as of the fund’s pricing time on the valuation date. Realized gains (losses) and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investment securities include the effects of changes in exchange rates since the securities were purchased, combined with the effects of changes in security prices. Fluctuations in the value of other assets and liabilities resulting from changes in exchange rates are recorded as unrealized foreign currency gains (losses) until the assets or liabilities are settled in cash, at which time they are recorded as realized foreign currency gains (losses).
3. Mortgage Dollar Rolls: The fund enters into mortgage-dollar-roll transactions, in which the fund sells mortgage-backed securities to a dealer and simultaneously agrees to purchase similar securities in the future at a predetermined price. The proceeds of the securities sold in mortgage-dollar-roll transactions are typically invested in high-quality short-term fixed income securities. The fund forgoes principal and interest paid on the securities sold, and is compensated by interest earned on the proceeds of the sale and by a lower price on the securities to be repurchased. The fund also enters into mortgage-dollar-roll transactions in which the fund buys mortgage-backed securities from a dealer pursuant to a TBA transaction and simultaneously agrees to sell similar securities in the future at a predetermined price. The securities bought in mortgage-dollar-roll transactions are used to cover an open TBA sell position. The fund continues to earn interest on mortgage-backed security pools already held and receives a lower price on the securities to be sold in the future. The fund accounts for mortgage-dollar-roll transactions as purchases and sales; as such, these transactions may increase the fund’s portfolio turnover rate.
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Amounts to be received or paid in connection with open mortgage dollar rolls are included in Receivables for Investment Securities Sold or Payables for Investment Securities Purchased in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
4. Futures Contracts: The fund uses futures contracts to invest in fixed income asset classes with greater efficiency and lower cost than is possible through direct investment, to add value when these instruments are attractively priced, or to adjust sensitivity to changes in interest rates. The primary risks associated with the use of futures contracts are imperfect correlation between changes in market values of bonds held by the fund and the prices of futures contracts, and the possibility of an illiquid market. Counterparty risk involving futures is mitigated because a regulated clearinghouse is the counterparty instead of the clearing broker. To further mitigate counterparty risk, the fund trades futures contracts on an exchange, monitors the financial strength of its clearing brokers and clearinghouse, and has entered into clearing agreements with its clearing brokers. The clearinghouse imposes initial margin requirements to secure the fund’s performance and requires daily settlement of variation margin representing changes in the market value of each contract. Any securities pledged as initial margin for open contracts are noted in the Schedule of Investments.
Futures contracts are valued at their quoted daily settlement prices. The notional amounts of the contracts are not recorded in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Fluctuations in the value of the contracts are recorded in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as an asset (liability) and in the Statement of Operations as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) until the contracts are closed, when they are recorded as realized gains (losses) on futures contracts.
During the six months ended March 31, 2024, the fund’s average investments in long and short futures contracts represented 7% and 3% of net assets, respectively, based on the average of the notional amounts at each quarter-end during the period.
5. Forward Currency Contracts: The fund enters into forward currency contracts to protect the value of securities and related receivables and payables against changes in future foreign exchange rates. Risks associated with these types of forward currency contracts include movement in the values of the foreign currencies relative to the U.S. dollar and the ability of the counterparties to fulfill their obligations under the contracts. The fund mitigates its counterparty risk by entering into forward currency contracts only with a diverse group of prequalified counterparties, monitoring their financial strength, entering into master netting arrangements with its counterparties, and requiring its counterparties to transfer collateral as security for their performance. In the absence of a default, the collateral pledged or received by the fund cannot be repledged, resold, or rehypothecated. The master netting arrangements provide that, in the event of a counterparty’s default (including bankruptcy), the fund may terminate the forward currency contracts, determine the net amount owed by either party in accordance with its master netting arrangements, and sell or retain any collateral held up to the net amount owed to the fund under the master netting arrangements. The forward currency contracts contain provisions whereby a counterparty may terminate open contracts if the fund’s net assets decline below a certain level, triggering a payment by the fund if the fund is in a net liability position at the time of the termination. The payment amount would be reduced by any collateral the fund has pledged. Any securities pledged as collateral for open contracts are noted in the Schedule of Investments. The value of collateral received or pledged is compared daily to the value of the forward currency contracts exposure with each counterparty, and any difference, if in excess of a specified minimum transfer amount, is adjusted and settled within two business days.
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Forward currency contracts are valued at their quoted daily prices obtained from an independent third party, adjusted for currency risk based on the expiration date of each contract. The notional amounts of the contracts are not recorded in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Fluctuations in the value of the contracts are recorded in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as an asset (liability) and in the Statement of Operations as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) until the contracts are closed, when they are recorded as realized gains (losses) on forward currency contracts.
During the six months ended March 31, 2024, the fund’s average investment in forward currency contracts represented 1% of net assets, based on the average of the notional amounts at each quarter-end during the period.
6. Swap Contracts: The fund invests in credit default swaps to adjust the overall credit risk of the fund or to actively overweight or underweight credit risk to a specific issuer or group of issuers. The fund may sell credit protection through credit default swaps to simulate investments in long positions that are either unavailable or considered to be less attractively priced in the bond market. The fund may purchase credit protection through credit default swaps to reduce credit exposure to a given issuer or issuers. Under the terms of the swaps, an up-front payment may be exchanged between the seller and buyer. In addition, the seller of the credit protection receives a periodic payment of premium from the buyer that is a fixed percentage applied to a notional amount. If, for example, the reference entity is subject to a credit event (such as bankruptcy, failure to pay, or obligation acceleration) during the term of the swap, the seller agrees to either physically settle or cash settle the swap contract. If the swap is physically settled, the seller agrees to pay the buyer an amount equal to the notional amount and take delivery of a debt instrument of the reference issuer with a par amount equal to such notional amount. If the swap is cash settled, the seller agrees to pay the buyer the difference between the notional amount and the final price for the relevant debt instrument, as determined either in a market auction or pursuant to a pre-agreed-upon valuation procedure.
The primary risk associated with selling credit protection is that, upon the occurrence of a defined credit event, the market value of the debt instrument received by the fund (or, in a cash settled swap, the debt instruments used to determine the settlement payment by the fund) will be significantly less than the amount paid by the fund and, in a physically settled swap, the fund may receive an illiquid debt instrument. A risk associated with all types of swaps is the possibility that a counterparty may default on its obligation to pay net amounts due to the fund. The fund’s maximum amount subject to counterparty risk is the unrealized appreciation on the swap contract. The fund mitigates its counterparty risk by entering into swaps only with a diverse group of prequalified counterparties, monitoring their financial strength, entering into master netting arrangements with its counterparties, and requiring its counterparties to transfer collateral as security for their performance. In the absence of a default, the collateral pledged or received by the fund cannot be repledged, resold, or rehypothecated. In the event of a counterparty’s default (including bankruptcy), the fund may terminate any swap contracts with that counterparty, determine the net amount owed by either party in accordance with its master netting arrangements, and sell or retain any collateral held up to the net amount owed to the fund under the master netting arrangements. The swap contracts contain provisions whereby a counterparty may terminate open contracts if the fund's net assets decline below a certain level, triggering a payment by the fund if the fund is in a net liability position at the time of the termination. The payment amount would be reduced by any collateral the fund has pledged. Any securities pledged as collateral for open contracts are noted in the Schedule of Investments. The value of collateral received or pledged is compared daily to the value of the swap contracts exposure with each
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counterparty, and any difference, if in excess of a specified minimum transfer amount, is adjusted and settled within two business days.
The notional amounts of swap contracts are not recorded in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Swaps are valued daily based on market quotations received from independent pricing services or recognized dealers and the change in value is recorded in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as an asset (liability) and in the Statement of Operations as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) until the seller of credit protection is required to take delivery (or, in a cash settled swap, pay the settlement amount determined) upon occurrence of a credit event, periodic payments are made, or the swap terminates, at which time realized gain (loss) is recorded. The net premium to be received or paid by the fund under swap contracts is accrued daily and recorded as realized gain (loss) over the life of the contract.
During the six months ended March 31, 2024, the fund's average amounts of investments in credit protection sold and credit protection purchased represented less than 1% and 0% of net assets, respectively, based on the average of notional amounts at each quarter-end during the period. The fund had no open credit default swap contracts at March 31, 2024.
7. Federal Income Taxes: The fund intends to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company and distribute virtually all of its taxable income. The fund’s tax returns are open to examination by the relevant tax authorities until expiration of the applicable statute of limitations, which is generally three years after the filing of the tax return. Management has analyzed the fund’s tax positions taken for all open federal and state income tax years, and has concluded that no provision for income tax is required in the fund’s financial statements.
8. Distributions: Distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Distributions are determined on a tax basis at the fiscal year-end and may differ from net investment income and realized capital gains for financial reporting purposes.
9. Credit Facilities and Interfund Lending Program: The fund and certain other funds managed by The Vanguard Group ("Vanguard") participate in a $4.3 billion committed credit facility provided by a syndicate of lenders pursuant to a credit agreement and an uncommitted credit facility provided by Vanguard. Both facilities may be renewed annually. Each fund is individually liable for its borrowings, if any, under the credit facilities. Borrowings may be utilized for temporary or emergency purposes and are subject to the fund’s regulatory and contractual borrowing restrictions. With respect to the committed credit facility, the participating funds are charged administrative fees and an annual commitment fee of 0.10% of the undrawn committed amount of the facility, which are allocated to the funds based on a method approved by the fund’s board of trustees and included in Management and Administrative expenses on the fund’s Statement of Operations. Any borrowings under either facility bear interest at an agreed-upon spread plus the higher of the federal funds effective rate, the overnight bank funding rate, or the Daily Simple Secured Overnight Financing Rate inclusive of an additional agreed-upon spread. However, borrowings under the uncommitted credit facility may bear interest based upon an alternate rate agreed to by the fund and Vanguard.
In accordance with an exemptive order (the “Order”) from the SEC, the fund may participate in a joint lending and borrowing program that allows registered open-end Vanguard funds to borrow money from and lend money to each other for temporary or emergency purposes (the “Interfund Lending Program”), subject to compliance with the terms and conditions of the Order, and to the extent permitted by the fund’s investment objective and investment policies. Interfund loans and
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borrowings normally extend overnight but can have a maximum duration of seven days. Loans may be called on one business day’s notice. The interest rate to be charged is governed by the conditions of the Order and internal procedures adopted by the board of trustees. The board of trustees is responsible for overseeing the Interfund Lending Program.
For the six months ended March 31, 2024, the fund did not utilize the credit facilities or the Interfund Lending Program.
10. Other: Interest income includes income distributions received from Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund and is accrued daily. Premiums and discounts on debt securities are amortized and accreted, respectively, to interest income over the lives of the respective securities, except for premiums on certain callable debt securities that are amortized to the earliest call date. Security transactions are accounted for on the date securities are bought or sold. Costs used to determine realized gains (losses) on the sale of investment securities are those of the specific securities sold.
B.  In accordance with the terms of a Funds’ Service Agreement (the “FSA”) between Vanguard and the fund, Vanguard furnishes to the fund investment advisory, corporate management, administrative, marketing, and distribution services at Vanguard’s cost of operations (as defined by the FSA). These costs of operations are allocated to the fund based on methods and guidelines approved by the board of trustees and are generally settled twice a month.
Upon the request of Vanguard, the fund may invest up to 0.40% of its net assets as capital in Vanguard. At March 31, 2024, the fund had contributed to Vanguard capital in the amount of $185,000, representing less than 0.01% of the fund’s net assets and 0.07% of Vanguard’s capital received pursuant to the FSA. The fund’s trustees and officers are also directors and employees, respectively, of Vanguard.
C.  The fund’s custodian bank has agreed to reduce its fees when the fund maintains cash on deposit in the non-interest-bearing custody account. For the six months ended March 31, 2024, custodian fee offset arrangements reduced the fund’s expenses by $2,000 (an annual rate of less than 0.01% of average net assets).
D.  Various inputs may be used to determine the value of the fund’s investments and derivatives. These inputs are summarized in three broad levels for financial statement purposes. The inputs or methodologies used to value securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.
Level 1—Quoted prices in active markets for identical securities.
Level 2—Other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.).
Level 3—Significant unobservable inputs (including the fund’s own assumptions used to determine the fair value of investments). Any investments and derivatives valued with significant unobservable inputs are noted on the Schedule of Investments.
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The following table summarizes the market value of the fund's investments and derivatives as of March 31, 2024, based on the inputs used to value them:
  Level 1
($000)
Level 2
($000)
Level 3
($000)
Total
($000)
Investments        
Assets        
U.S. Government and Agency Obligations 1,506,875 1,506,875
Asset-Backed/Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities 2,229,247 2,229,247
Corporate Bonds 2,037,611 2,037,611
Sovereign Bonds 132,729 132,729
Taxable Municipal Bonds 79,911 79,911
Temporary Cash Investments 35,054 35,054
Total 35,054 5,986,373 6,021,427
Derivative Financial Instruments        
Assets        
Futures Contracts1 128 128
Forward Currency Contracts 877 877
Total 128 877 1,005
Liabilities        
Futures Contracts1 642 642
Forward Currency Contracts 503 503
Total 642 503 1,145
1 Includes cumulative appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts and centrally cleared swaps, if any, as reported in the Schedule of Investments. Only current day’s variation margin is reported within the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
E.  At March 31, 2024, the fair values of derivatives were reflected in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as follows:
Statement of Assets and Liabilities Interest
Rate
Contracts
($000)
Foreign
Exchange
Contracts
($000)
Total
($000)
Unrealized Appreciation—Futures Contracts1 128 128
Unrealized Appreciation—Forward Currency Contracts 877 877
Total Assets 128 877 1,005
       
Unrealized Depreciation—Futures Contracts1 642 642
Unrealized Depreciation—Forward Currency Contracts 503 503
Total Liabilities 642 503 1,145
1 Includes cumulative appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts and centrally cleared swaps, if any, as reported in the Schedule of Investments. Only current day’s variation margin is reported within the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
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Realized net gain (loss) and the change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on derivatives for the six months ended March 31, 2024, were:
Realized Net Gain (Loss) on Derivatives Interest
Rate
Contracts
($000)
Foreign
Exchange
Contracts
($000)
Credit
Contracts
($000)
Total
($000)
Futures Contracts 934 934
Swap Contracts 11 11
Forward Currency Contracts (1,326) (1,326)
Realized Net Gain (Loss) on Derivatives 934 (1,326) 11 (381)
 
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on Derivatives
Futures Contracts (765) (765)
Swap Contracts 20 20
Forward Currency Contracts (75) (75)
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on Derivatives (765) (75) 20 (820)
F.  As of March 31, 2024, gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation for investments and derivatives based on cost for U.S. federal income tax purposes were as follows:
  Amount
($000)
Tax Cost 6,067,124
Gross Unrealized Appreciation 13,306
Gross Unrealized Depreciation (59,143)
Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) (45,837)
The fund’s tax-basis capital gains and losses are determined only at the end of each fiscal year. For tax purposes, at September 30, 2023, the fund had available capital losses totaling $405,517,000 that may be carried forward indefinitely to offset future net capital gains. The fund will use these capital losses to offset net taxable capital gains, if any, realized during the year ending September 30, 2024; should the fund realize net capital losses for the year, the losses will be added to the loss carryforward balance above.
G.  During the six months ended March 31, 2024, the fund purchased $1,247,295,000 of investment securities and sold $2,786,600,000 of investment securities, other than U.S. government securities and temporary cash investments. Purchases and sales of U.S. government securities were $2,669,435,000 and $3,284,957,000, respectively.
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H.  Capital shares issued and redeemed were:
  Six Months Ended
March 31, 2024
  Year Ended
September 30, 2023
  Shares
(000)
  Shares
(000)
Issued 11,839   35,362
Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions 12,094   22,412
Redeemed (194,916)   (156,741)
Net Increase (Decrease) in Shares Outstanding (170,983)   (98,967)
I.  Significant market disruptions, such as those caused by pandemics, natural or environmental ‎disasters, war, acts of terrorism, or other events, can adversely affect local and global ‎markets and normal market operations. Any such disruptions could have an adverse impact on the value of the fund’s investments and fund performance.
To the extent the fund’s investment portfolio reflects concentration in a particular market, industry, sector, country or asset class, the fund may be adversely affected by the performance of these concentrations and may be subject to increased price volatility and other risks.
Credit risk is the risk that a counterparty to a transaction or an issuer of a financial instrument will fail to pay interest and principal when due, or that perceptions of the issuer’s ability to make such payments will cause the price of an investment to decline. Investment in debt securities will generally increase credit risk.
The use of derivatives may expose the fund to various risks. Derivatives can be highly volatile, and any initial investment is generally small relative to the notional amount so that transactions may be leveraged in terms of market exposure. A relatively small market movement may have a potentially larger impact on derivatives than on standard securities. Leveraged derivatives positions can, therefore, increase volatility. Additional information regarding the fund’s use of derivative(s) and the specific risks associated is described under significant accounting policies.
J.  Management has determined that no events or transactions occurred subsequent to March 31, 2024, that would require recognition or disclosure in these financial statements.
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Fund Allocation
As of March 31, 2024
Asset-Backed/Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities 12.1%
Corporate Bonds 31.2
Sovereign Bonds 2.2
Taxable Municipal Bonds 0.9
U.S. Government and Agency Obligations 53.6
The table reflects the fund’s investments, except for short-term investments and derivatives. The agency and mortgage-backed securities may include issues from government-sponsored enterprises; such issues are generally not backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government.
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Financial Statements (unaudited)
Schedule of Investments
As of March 31, 2024
The fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year as an exhibit to its reports on Form N-PORT. The fund’s Form N-PORT reports are available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.
      Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000)
Market
Value

($000)
U.S. Government and Agency Obligations (52.4%)
U.S. Government Securities (26.9%)
1 United States Treasury Note/Bond 3.875%          3/31/25   220,000    217,525
United States Treasury Note/Bond 2.625%          4/15/25    50,000     48,797
United States Treasury Note/Bond 2.750%          5/15/25   212,240    207,100
United States Treasury Note/Bond 2.875%          5/31/25    73,000     71,266
United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.250%          6/30/25    81,000     76,456
United States Treasury Note/Bond 4.625%          6/30/25   104,000    103,610
United States Treasury Note/Bond 3.000%          7/15/25   179,000    174,777
United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.250%          7/31/25    75,000     70,535
United States Treasury Note/Bond 4.750%          7/31/25   113,000    112,788
United States Treasury Note/Bond 3.125%          8/15/25   233,700    228,332
United States Treasury Note/Bond 5.000%          8/31/25    85,769     85,943
1 United States Treasury Note/Bond 3.500%          9/15/25   174,522    171,250
United States Treasury Note/Bond 5.000%          9/30/25   180,000    180,422
1 United States Treasury Note/Bond 4.250%         10/15/25   287,750    285,367
United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.250%         10/31/25   300,000    279,375
United States Treasury Note/Bond 4.500%         11/15/25   251,690    250,550
United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.375%          1/31/26    40,000     36,981
United States Treasury Note/Bond 4.250%          1/31/26    10,000      9,922
United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.625%          2/15/26   100,000     94,547
United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.500%          2/28/26   150,000    138,633
United States Treasury Note/Bond 4.625%          2/28/26    50,000     49,961
United States Treasury Note/Bond 3.750%          4/15/26   290,000    284,970
United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.750%          4/30/26   100,000     92,375
United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.750%          5/31/26   100,000     92,125
United States Treasury Note/Bond 4.500%          7/15/26   170,000    169,734
United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.625%          7/31/26   150,000    137,063
United States Treasury Note/Bond 4.375%          8/15/26   171,000    170,332
United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.750%          8/31/26   175,000    159,961
United States Treasury Note/Bond 4.625%          9/15/26    67,721     67,880
United States Treasury Note/Bond 4.625%         10/15/26   209,498    210,087
United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.125%         10/31/26   131,400    120,662
United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.625%         10/31/26    68,400     63,655
United States Treasury Note/Bond 2.000%         11/15/26   100,000     93,875
United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.250%         11/30/26    74,500     68,493
United States Treasury Note/Bond 4.375%         12/15/26    93,000     92,768
United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.250%         12/31/26    58,000     53,242
United States Treasury Note/Bond 4.000%          1/15/27    10,500     10,375
1,2 United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.875%          2/28/27   400,000    372,125
United States Treasury Note/Bond 2.750%          4/30/27   100,000     95,234
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      Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000)
Market
Value

($000)
United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.500%          5/31/27   130,000    115,111
United States Treasury Note/Bond 2.625%          5/31/27   200,000    189,531
United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.375%          7/31/27    45,000     39,459
United States Treasury Note/Bond 2.750%          7/31/27   140,000    132,956
3 United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.375%          9/30/27   100,000     87,188
United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.500%         10/31/27   100,000     87,344
United States Treasury Note/Bond 4.125%         10/31/27   105,000    104,163
United States Treasury Note/Bond 3.875%         11/30/27   145,000    142,689
United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.625%         12/31/27    66,400     57,955
United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.125%          2/29/28    72,400     64,131
United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.250%          3/31/28   190,017    168,818
1 United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.250%          4/30/28   232,478    206,106
United States Treasury Note/Bond 3.500%          4/30/28   104,041    100,920
United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.250%          5/31/28   156,154    138,147
United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.250%          6/30/28   151,858    134,086
United States Treasury Note/Bond 4.000%          6/30/28   225,000    222,504
United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.000%          7/31/28   162,698    141,776
United States Treasury Note/Bond 4.125%          7/31/28    65,320     64,932
1 United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.125%          8/31/28   211,451    184,887
United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.250%          9/30/28   137,844    120,958
1 United States Treasury Note/Bond 4.625%          9/30/28   170,700    173,154
United States Treasury Note/Bond 4.875%         10/31/28   100,000    102,516
United States Treasury Note/Bond 3.750%         12/31/28   170,000    166,388
United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.750%          1/31/29   100,000     89,188
United States Treasury Note/Bond 4.000%          1/31/29     1,800      1,782
United States Treasury Note/Bond 2.625%          2/15/29   100,000     92,906
United States Treasury Note/Bond 2.375%          3/31/29   100,000     91,641
United States Treasury Note/Bond 3.875%          5/15/43     8,428      7,780
United States Treasury Note/Bond 4.125%          8/15/53     7,535      7,243
                                       8,485,352
Agency Bonds and Notes (0.0%)
4 Tennessee Valley Authority 2.875%           2/1/27     1,280      1,225
Conventional Mortgage-Backed Securities (25.0%)  
4,5 Fannie Mae Pool 3.000%    3/1/43–3/1/48    12,608     10,860
4,5 Fannie Mae Pool 3.500%    7/1/47–2/1/50    21,023     18,805
4,5 Fannie Mae Pool 5.000%          10/1/49       549        536
4,5 Freddie Mac Gold Pool 2.000%    9/1/28–1/1/32     1,713      1,538
4,5 Freddie Mac Gold Pool 3.000%    8/1/32–8/1/47     5,370      4,639
4,5 Freddie Mac Gold Pool 3.500%    8/1/32–2/1/50    43,141     39,132
4,5 Freddie Mac Gold Pool 4.000%   7/1/29–12/1/49    50,329     47,564
4,5 Freddie Mac Gold Pool 4.500%    5/1/39–3/1/48    22,651     22,141
4,5 Freddie Mac Gold Pool 5.000%    7/1/39–2/1/49     3,165      3,234
4,5 Freddie Mac Gold Pool 5.500%           5/1/40     1,422      1,481
4,5 Freddie Mac Gold Pool 6.500%           5/1/37        22         23
4,5 Freddie Mac Gold Pool 7.000%           5/1/38        42         43
4 Ginnie Mae I Pool 2.500%  1/15/43–6/15/43       424        367
4 Ginnie Mae I Pool 3.000%  9/15/42–8/15/45    11,314     10,154
4 Ginnie Mae I Pool 3.500%  1/15/42–7/15/45     3,116      2,888
4 Ginnie Mae I Pool 4.000% 4/15/39–12/15/46     2,204      2,096
4 Ginnie Mae I Pool 4.500% 2/15/39–12/15/46    10,768     10,574
4 Ginnie Mae I Pool 5.000%  2/15/40–9/15/41       417        420
4 Ginnie Mae I Pool 5.500%  3/15/40–2/15/41       129        128
4 Ginnie Mae I Pool 6.000%  5/15/36–3/15/40       735        762
4 Ginnie Mae II Pool 2.000% 11/20/50–8/20/51   336,963    276,352
4,6 Ginnie Mae II Pool 2.500%  3/20/43–5/15/54   345,382    284,870
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      Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000)
Market
Value

($000)
4,6 Ginnie Mae II Pool 3.000%  3/20/27–5/15/54   303,076    266,822
4,6 Ginnie Mae II Pool 3.500% 10/20/43–4/15/54   236,026    216,024
4 Ginnie Mae II Pool 4.000%  2/20/34–6/20/52   163,250    154,466
4,6 Ginnie Mae II Pool 4.500%  4/20/48–5/15/54   165,272    159,844
4,6 Ginnie Mae II Pool 5.000%  4/20/40–4/15/54   154,882    152,541
4,6 Ginnie Mae II Pool 5.500%  4/20/40–4/15/54   142,303    142,236
4,6 Ginnie Mae II Pool 6.000%  2/20/41–4/15/54   131,754    132,927
4,6 Ginnie Mae II Pool 6.500%          4/15/54   100,000    101,672
4,5,6 UMBS Pool 1.500%   3/1/36–4/25/54   244,712    188,898
4,5,6 UMBS Pool 2.000%   5/1/28–4/25/54 1,933,670  1,586,700
4,5,6 UMBS Pool 2.500%  12/1/35–4/25/54 1,251,912  1,057,907
4,5,6 UMBS Pool 3.000%  7/1/32–12/25/54   848,412    747,387
4,5,6 UMBS Pool 3.500%  11/1/31–4/25/54   486,061    446,542
4,5,6 UMBS Pool 4.000%   5/1/32–4/25/54   360,902    344,786
4,5,6 UMBS Pool 4.500%  4/25/39–4/25/54   389,335    378,612
4,5,6 UMBS Pool 5.000%   6/1/39–4/25/54   356,991    351,133
4,5,6 UMBS Pool 5.500%  12/1/38–4/25/54   336,569    337,904
4,5,6 UMBS Pool 6.000%  10/1/52–4/25/54   254,972    258,649
4,5 UMBS Pool 6.500%   9/1/36–10/1/53   146,514    151,596
4,5 UMBS Pool 7.000%   10/1/37–9/1/38       137        147
                                       7,915,400
Nonconventional Mortgage-Backed Securities (0.5%)  
4,5 Fannie Mae REMICS 4.500%          8/25/49    14,654     14,147
4,5 Freddie Mac REMICS 2.500% 9/25/48–12/25/48   112,626     97,000
4,5 Freddie Mac REMICS 4.500% 10/25/44–1/25/47    44,090     42,732
                                          153,879
Total U.S. Government and Agency Obligations (Cost $16,960,338) 16,555,856
Asset-Backed/Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities (11.9%)
4 Ally Auto Receivables Trust Series 2022-1 3.450%          6/15/27     8,070      7,849
4 Ally Auto Receivables Trust Series 2023-1 5.460%          5/15/28    26,900     27,043
4 Ally Auto Receivables Trust Series 2023-1 5.270%         11/15/28     5,780      5,812
4 Ally Auto Receivables Trust Series 2024-1 4.940%         10/15/29    13,020     13,021
4 American Express Credit Account Master Trust Series 2023-1 4.870%          5/15/28    47,890     47,789
4 American Express Credit Account Master Trust Series 2023-2 4.800%          5/15/30    35,300     35,337
4 American Express Credit Account Master Trust Series 2023-4 5.150%          9/15/30    30,790     31,282
4,7 ARI Fleet Lease Trust Series 2022-A 3.120%          1/15/31     1,640      1,630
4,7 ARI Fleet Lease Trust Series 2022-A 3.430%          1/15/31     3,300      3,234
4,7 Aventura Mall Trust Series 2018-AVM 4.112%           7/5/40    12,650     11,979
4,7 Avis Budget Rental Car Funding AESOP LLC Series 2023-5A 5.780%          4/20/28    20,340     20,628
4,7 Avis Budget Rental Car Funding AESOP LLC Series 2023-7A 5.900%          8/21/28     7,170      7,298
4,7 Avis Budget Rental Car Funding AESOP LLC Series 2023-8A 6.020%          2/20/30    17,770     18,326
4,7 Avis Budget Rental Car Funding AESOP LLC Series 2024-1A 5.360%          6/20/30    21,940     22,049
4,7 Avis Budget Rental Car Funding AESOP LLC Series 2024-3A 5.230%         12/20/30    11,470     11,461
4 BA Credit Card Trust Series 2023-A1 4.790%          5/15/28    26,420     26,297
4 BA Credit Card Trust Series 2023-A2 4.980%         11/15/28    34,650     34,733
4 BANK Series 2017-BNK4 3.625%          5/15/50       280        265
4 BANK Series 2017-BNK6 3.254%          7/15/60     4,580      4,329
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Institutional Intermediate-Term Bond Fund
      Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000)
Market
Value

($000)
4 BANK Series 2017-BNK6 3.518%          7/15/60     1,110      1,050
4 BANK Series 2017-BNK7 3.175%          9/15/60    11,540     10,897
4 BANK Series 2018-BNK10 3.641%          2/15/61       800        779
4 BANK Series 2019-BNK16 4.005%          2/15/52     3,770      3,582
4 BANK Series 2019-BNK19 3.183%          8/15/61     3,910      3,438
4 BANK Series 2019-BNK20 3.011%          9/15/62     7,180      6,370
4 BANK Series 2019-BNK23 2.920%         12/15/52    15,870     14,161
4 BANK Series 2019-BNK24 2.960%         11/15/62    17,620     15,765
4 BANK Series 2020-BNK30 1.673%         12/15/53     5,050      4,515
4 BANK Series 2022-BNK40 3.393%          3/15/64     9,795      8,744
4 BANK Series 2022-BNK43 4.399%          8/15/55    22,550     21,492
4 BANK Series 2023-5YR3 6.724%          9/15/56     4,536      4,811
4,7 Bank of America Auto Trust Series 2023-1A 5.530%          2/15/28    12,740     12,800
4,7 Bank of America Auto Trust Series 2023-1A 5.390%          7/16/29     9,570      9,631
4,7 Bank of America Auto Trust Series 2023-2A 5.660%         11/15/29     7,725      7,842
4 Bank of America Merrill Lynch Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2017-BNK3 3.574%          2/15/50       330        314
4 Barclays Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2019-C5 3.063%         11/15/52    13,010     11,739
4 BBCMS Mortgage Trust Series 2020-C6 2.639%          2/15/53     2,515      2,205
4 BBCMS Mortgage Trust Series 2021-C9 2.299%          2/15/54     7,100      5,972
4 BBCMS Mortgage Trust Series 2022-C16 4.600%          6/15/55     8,620      8,364
4 BBCMS Mortgage Trust Series 2022-C17 4.441%          9/15/55     5,750      5,515
4 BBCMS Mortgage Trust Series 2023-5C23 6.675%         12/15/56     2,040      2,167
4 BBCMS Mortgage Trust Series 2023-C22 6.804%         11/15/56     2,600      2,939
4 BBCMS Mortgage Trust Series 2024-5C25 5.946%          3/15/57       190        197
4 BBCMS Mortgage Trust Series 2024-C24 5.419%          2/15/57     9,138      9,400
4 BBCMS Trust Series 2021-C10 2.492%          7/15/54     5,750      4,893
4 Benchmark Mortgage Trust Series 2018-B1 3.666%          1/15/51     5,010      4,689
4 Benchmark Mortgage Trust Series 2018-B8 3.963%          1/15/52     1,100      1,047
4 Benchmark Mortgage Trust Series 2019-B15 2.928%         12/15/72     6,000      5,219
4 Benchmark Mortgage Trust Series 2020-B19 1.745%          9/15/53     7,163      6,369
4 Benchmark Mortgage Trust Series 2020-B21 1.798%         12/17/53     4,400      3,950
4 Benchmark Mortgage Trust Series 2022-B36 4.470%          7/15/55    22,810     21,860
4 Benchmark Mortgage Trust Series 2023-B38 5.525%          4/15/56     3,236      3,335
4 Benchmark Mortgage Trust Series 2023-V3 6.363%          7/15/56    10,660     11,141
4 Benchmark Mortgage Trust Series 2024-V6 5.926%          3/15/29     9,700     10,039
4 BMO Mortgage Trust Series 2023-C7 6.160%         12/15/56    15,510     16,764
4 BMO Mortgage Trust Series 2024-5C3 5.739%          2/15/57    12,940     13,274
4 BMO Mortgage Trust Series 2024-C8 5.598%          3/15/57    20,300     21,106
4 BMW Vehicle Lease Trust Series 2023-2 5.980%          2/25/27    19,800     20,033
4 BMW Vehicle Owner Trust Series 2022-A 3.440%         12/26/28    11,800     11,444
4 BMW Vehicle Owner Trust Series 2023-A 5.470%          2/25/28    21,430     21,518
4 BMW Vehicle Owner Trust Series 2023-A 5.250%         11/26/29     6,930      6,981
4,7 BPR Trust Series 2023-BRK2 6.899%          11/5/28     6,000      6,230
4,7 BX Trust Series 2019-OC11 3.202%          12/9/41     2,540      2,260
4 Cantor Commercial Real Estate Lending Series 2019-CF3 3.006%          1/15/53     6,000      5,232
4 Capital One Multi-Asset Execution Trust Series 2019-A3 2.060%          8/15/28     9,340      8,735
4 Capital One Multi-Asset Execution Trust Series 2022-A3 4.950%         10/15/27    27,129     27,023
4 Capital One Multi-Asset Execution Trust Series 2023-A1 4.420%          5/15/28    10,550     10,418
4 Capital One Prime Auto Receivables Trust Series 2022-2 3.690%         12/15/27     2,000      1,939
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Institutional Intermediate-Term Bond Fund
      Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000)
Market
Value

($000)
4 Capital One Prime Auto Receivables Trust Series 2023-1 4.870%          2/15/28    14,660     14,568
4 Capital One Prime Auto Receivables Trust Series 2023-1 4.760%          8/15/28     6,820      6,758
4 Capital One Prime Auto Receivables Trust Series 2023-2 5.820%          6/15/28    30,800     31,238
4 Capital One Prime Auto Receivables Trust Series 2023-2 5.740%         11/15/28    20,300     20,708
4 CarMax Auto Owner Trust Series 2022-1 1.700%          8/16/27    10,070      9,462
4 CarMax Auto Owner Trust Series 2022-2 3.620%          9/15/27     9,600      9,326
4 CarMax Auto Owner Trust Series 2023-1 4.650%          1/16/29     3,370      3,333
4 CarMax Auto Owner Trust Series 2023-2 5.050%          1/18/28    14,140     14,097
4 CarMax Auto Owner Trust Series 2023-2 5.010%         11/15/28     3,720      3,708
4 CarMax Auto Owner Trust Series 2023-3 5.280%          5/15/28    21,670     21,709
4 CarMax Auto Owner Trust Series 2023-3 5.260%          2/15/29    16,460     16,531
4 CarMax Auto Owner Trust Series 2023-4 5.960%          5/15/29    19,800     20,342
4 CarMax Auto Owner Trust Series 2024-1 4.920%         10/16/28     8,680      8,659
4 CarMax Auto Owner Trust Series 2024-1 4.940%          8/15/29     4,090      4,081
4 Carvana Auto Receivables Trust Series 2020-P1 0.610%          10/8/26     1,582      1,545
4 Carvana Auto Receivables Trust Series 2021-P3 0.700%         11/10/26     9,653      9,353
4 Carvana Auto Receivables Trust Series 2021-P3 1.030%          6/10/27     8,360      7,749
4 Carvana Auto Receivables Trust Series 2022-P1 3.350%          2/10/27     5,153      5,071
4,7 CCG Receivables Trust Series 2023-2 6.280%          4/14/32     8,747      8,844
4 CCUBS Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2017-C1 3.283%         11/15/50     5,000      4,660
4 CD Mortgage Trust Series 2016-CD1 2.459%          8/10/49     6,586      6,135
4 CD Mortgage Trust Series 2017-CD4 3.514%          5/10/50       480        446
4 CD Mortgage Trust Series 2017-CD5 3.684%          8/15/50       320        298
4 CD Mortgage Trust Series 2017-CD6 3.709%         11/13/50     1,450      1,321
4 CD Mortgage Trust Series 2018-CD7 4.013%          8/15/51     4,137      3,911
4 CFCRE Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2016-C4 3.283%          5/10/58     3,376      3,228
4,7 Chase Auto Owner Trust Series 2024-1A 5.130%          5/25/29    10,050     10,062
4,7 Chase Auto Owner Trust Series 2024-1A 5.050%         10/25/29     6,300      6,317
4 Chase Issuance Trust Series 2024-A2 4.630%          1/15/31    39,990     39,826
4,7 Chesapeake Funding II LLC Series 2020-1A 0.870%          8/15/32       222        222
4 Citibank Credit Card Issuance Trust Series 2023-A1 5.230%          12/8/27    16,240     16,244
4 Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2014-GC21 3.855%          5/10/47     4,359      4,349
4 Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2015-GC31 3.762%          6/10/48       520        504
4 Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2015-GC35 3.549%         11/10/48    11,368     11,019
4 Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2016-GC37 3.314%          4/10/49     4,000      3,803
4 Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2017-P8 3.203%          9/15/50     4,560      4,265
4 Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2018-C5 4.228%          6/10/51        65         62
4 Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2019-C7 2.860%         12/15/72     6,000      5,328
4 Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2019-C7 3.042%         12/15/72     8,630      8,104
4 Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2019-C7 3.102%         12/15/72    15,500     13,871
4,7 Citizens Auto Receivables Trust Series 2023-1 5.840%          1/18/28    33,170     33,451
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Institutional Intermediate-Term Bond Fund
      Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000)
Market
Value

($000)
4,7 Citizens Auto Receivables Trust Series 2023-1 5.780%         10/15/30    23,800     24,145
4,7 Citizens Auto Receivables Trust Series 2024-1 5.030%         10/15/30     4,910      4,892
4 CNH Equipment Trust Series 2022-A 3.030%          3/15/29     2,610      2,487
4 CNH Equipment Trust Series 2022-B 3.890%          8/16/27     6,870      6,750
4 CNH Equipment Trust Series 2022-B 3.910%          3/15/28     2,200      2,138
4 CNH Equipment Trust Series 2023-A 4.810%          8/15/28    15,490     15,388
4 CNH Equipment Trust Series 2023-A 4.770%         10/15/30     4,920      4,874
4 CNH Equipment Trust Series 2023-B 5.600%          2/15/29    31,180     31,528
4 CNH Equipment Trust Series 2024-A 4.800%          7/15/31     7,750      7,700
4 COMM Mortgage Trust Series 2014-CR18 3.828%          7/15/47     3,172      3,157
4 COMM Mortgage Trust Series 2019-GC44 2.950%          8/15/57     9,970      8,913
4 CSAIL Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2015-C4 3.808%         11/15/48       857        832
4 CSAIL Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2016-C7 3.210%         11/15/49     3,283      3,148
4 CSAIL Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2016-C7 3.502%         11/15/49     2,713      2,552
4 CSAIL Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2017-C8 3.392%          6/15/50     8,560      7,944
4 CSAIL Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2019-C18 2.968%         12/15/52    17,500     15,314
4 CSAIL Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2020-C19 2.561%          3/15/53     4,500      3,799
4,7 Dell Equipment Finance Trust Series 2023-1 5.650%          9/22/28     8,440      8,459
4 Discover Card Execution Note Trust Series 2023-A1 4.310%          3/15/28    39,144     38,587
4 Discover Card Execution Note Trust Series 2023-A2 4.930%          6/15/28    36,750     36,679
4,7 DLLAA LLC Series 2023-1A 5.640%          2/22/28    14,140     14,280
4,7 DLLAA LLC Series 2023-1A 5.730%         10/20/31     8,020      8,132
4,7 DLLST LLC Series 2024-1A 4.930%          4/22/30     3,020      2,995
4,7,8 Edsouth Indenture No. 9 LLC Series 2015-1, SOFR30A + 0.914% 6.235%         10/25/56       107        106
4,7 Enterprise Fleet Financing LLC Series 2021-3 0.770%          8/20/27     3,874      3,807
4,7 Enterprise Fleet Financing LLC Series 2023-3 6.410%          6/20/30     6,960      7,220
4,7 Enterprise Fleet Financing LLC Series 2024-1 5.160%          9/20/30     7,045      7,027
4 Fifth Third Auto Trust Series 2023-1 5.520%          2/17/31    20,880     21,129
4 First National Master Note Trust Series 2023-1 5.130%          4/15/29    15,370     15,311
4 First National Master Note Trust Series 2023-2 5.770%          9/15/29     8,850      8,965
4 FIVE Mortgage Trust Series 2023-V1 5.668%          2/10/56     1,800      1,827
4 Ford Credit Auto Lease Trust Series 2024-A 5.050%          6/15/27     5,360      5,340
4,7 Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust Series 2022-1 3.880%         11/15/34    20,470     19,807
4 Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust Series 2022-A 1.560%          5/15/27     9,850      9,325
4 Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust Series 2022-B 3.930%          8/15/27    12,000     11,745
4 Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust Series 2022-D 5.300%          3/15/28     7,340      7,364
4,7 Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust Series 2023-1 4.850%          8/15/35    20,140     20,025
4,7 Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust Series 2023-2 5.280%          2/15/36    47,690     48,252
4 Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust Series 2023-A 4.560%         12/15/28     6,520      6,451
4 Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust Series 2023-B 5.230%          5/15/28    26,520     26,571
4 Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust Series 2023-B 5.060%          2/15/29     7,760      7,762
4 Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust Series 2023-C 5.490%          5/15/29    13,000     13,173
4,7 Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust Series 2024-1 4.870%          8/15/36    22,980     22,933
4 Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust Series 2024-A 5.010%          9/15/29    13,300     13,329
4,7 Ford Credit Floorplan Master Owner Trust A Series 2023-1 4.920%          5/15/28    40,220     40,022
4,7 GCAT Trust Series 2022-INV3 4.000%          8/25/52    34,662     31,231
4,7 GCAT Trust Series 2022-INV3 4.500%          8/25/52    23,611     21,888
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Institutional Intermediate-Term Bond Fund
      Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000)
Market
Value

($000)
4 GM Financial Automobile Leasing Trust Series 2023-2 5.050%          7/20/26    20,180     20,104
4 GM Financial Automobile Leasing Trust Series 2023-2 5.090%          5/20/27     5,980      5,961
4 GM Financial Consumer Automobile Receivables Trust Series 2021-4 0.990%         10/18/27    10,000      9,365
4 GM Financial Consumer Automobile Receivables Trust Series 2022-1 1.510%          4/17/28     6,980      6,545
4 GM Financial Consumer Automobile Receivables Trust Series 2022-2 3.250%          4/17/28     9,090      8,756
4 GM Financial Consumer Automobile Receivables Trust Series 2022-4 4.880%          8/16/28     5,260      5,224
4 GM Financial Consumer Automobile Receivables Trust Series 2023-1 4.660%          2/16/28     5,150      5,108
4 GM Financial Consumer Automobile Receivables Trust Series 2023-1 4.590%          7/17/28     2,010      1,989
4 GM Financial Consumer Automobile Receivables Trust Series 2023-2 4.430%         10/16/28     6,130      6,032
4 GM Financial Consumer Automobile Receivables Trust Series 2023-3 5.450%          6/16/28    24,840     24,950
4 GM Financial Consumer Automobile Receivables Trust Series 2023-3 5.340%         12/18/28    13,860     13,949
4 GM Financial Consumer Automobile Receivables Trust Series 2023-4 5.780%          8/16/28    13,000     13,191
4 GM Financial Consumer Automobile Receivables Trust Series 2024-1 4.860%          6/18/29     5,900      5,894
4,7 GM Financial Revolving Receivables Trust Series 2023-1 5.120%          4/11/35    24,970     25,109
4,7 GM Financial Revolving Receivables Trust Series 2023-2 5.770%          8/11/36    28,020     28,927
4,7 GM Financial Revolving Receivables Trust Series 2024-1 4.980%         12/11/36    14,430     14,491
4,7 GMF Floorplan Owner Revolving Trust Series 2023-1 5.340%          6/15/28    23,690     23,805
4,7 GMF Floorplan Owner Revolving Trust Series 2023-2 5.340%          6/15/30    18,390     18,639
4,7 GMF Floorplan Owner Revolving Trust Series 2024-1A 5.130%          3/15/29    27,580     27,648
4,7 GMF Floorplan Owner Revolving Trust Series 2024-2A 5.060%          3/17/31    25,300     25,437
4,7 Golden Credit Card Trust Series 2021-1A 1.140%          8/15/28    23,300     21,240
4,7 GreatAmerica Leasing Receivables Series 2024-1 4.980%          1/18/28    13,040     12,978
4,7 GreatAmerica Leasing Receivables Series 2024-1 5.080%         12/16/30     4,880      4,860
4,7 GreenState Auto Receivables Trust Series 2024-1A 5.190%          1/16/29    12,260     12,212
4 GS Mortgage Securities Trust Series 2015-GC34 3.244%         10/10/48     7,053      6,836
4 GS Mortgage Securities Trust Series 2015-GS1 3.470%         11/10/48     5,343      5,167
4 GS Mortgage Securities Trust Series 2018-GS10 4.155%          7/10/51       720        674
4 GS Mortgage Securities Trust Series 2019-GC38 3.968%          2/10/52     2,600      2,438
4 GS Mortgage Securities Trust Series 2020-GSA2 2.012%         12/12/53     9,640      7,667
4 Harley-Davidson Motorcycle Trust Series 2022-A 3.260%          1/15/30     5,340      5,158
4 Harley-Davidson Motorcycle Trust Series 2023-B 5.780%          4/15/31    11,340     11,521
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Institutional Intermediate-Term Bond Fund
      Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000)
Market
Value

($000)
4,7 Hertz Vehicle Financing LLC Series 2022-2A 2.330%          6/26/28     3,000      2,747
4,7 Hertz Vehicle Financing III LLC Series 2022-1A 1.990%          6/25/26     7,800      7,521
4,7 Hertz Vehicle Financing III LLC Series 2023-3A 5.940%          2/25/28    17,700     17,962
4,7 Hertz Vehicle Financing III LLC Series 2023-4A 6.150%          3/25/30    24,300     25,153
4,7 Hertz Vehicle Financing III LP Series 2021-2A 1.680%         12/27/27    11,710     10,686
4 Honda Auto Receivables Owner Trust Series 2022-2 3.760%         12/18/28     1,220      1,189
4 Honda Auto Receivables Owner Trust Series 2023-1 4.970%          6/21/29     6,870      6,855
4 Honda Auto Receivables Owner Trust Series 2023-2 4.930%         11/15/27    23,000     22,933
4 Honda Auto Receivables Owner Trust Series 2023-2 4.910%          9/17/29    11,050     10,995
4 Honda Auto Receivables Owner Trust Series 2023-3 5.410%          2/18/28    22,890     23,000
4 Honda Auto Receivables Owner Trust Series 2023-3 5.300%         12/18/29    18,750     18,873
4 Honda Auto Receivables Owner Trust Series 2024-1 5.170%          5/15/30    21,820     21,928
4,7 Hyundai Auto Lease Securitization Trust Series 2023-C 5.840%          9/15/27     7,545      7,622
4,7 Hyundai Auto Lease Securitization Trust Series 2024-A 5.070%          2/15/28     5,980      5,954
4 Hyundai Auto Receivables Trust Series 2022-A 2.350%          4/17/28     3,750      3,574
4 Hyundai Auto Receivables Trust Series 2023-A 4.480%          7/17/28     8,810      8,677
4 Hyundai Auto Receivables Trust Series 2023-B 5.480%          4/17/28    21,700     21,843
4 Hyundai Auto Receivables Trust Series 2023-B 5.310%          8/15/29     6,930      6,995
4 Hyundai Auto Receivables Trust Series 2023-C 5.550%         12/17/29    11,320     11,498
4 Hyundai Auto Receivables Trust Series 2024-A 4.920%          1/15/31    11,160     11,126
4 John Deere Owner Trust Series 2022-A 2.490%          1/16/29     2,710      2,598
4 John Deere Owner Trust Series 2023-B 5.180%          3/15/28    13,840     13,843
4 John Deere Owner Trust Series 2023-B 5.110%          5/15/30     7,620      7,614
4 John Deere Owner Trust Series 2023-C 5.390%          8/15/30    13,570     13,704
4 JP Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust Series 2016-JP3 2.870%          8/15/49     1,525      1,425
4 JPMBB Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust Series 2014-C18 4.079%          2/15/47       363        362
4 JPMBB Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust Series 2014-C26 3.494%          1/15/48    15,000     14,725
4 JPMBB Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust Series 2015-C32 3.598%         11/15/48     1,788      1,704
4 JPMDB Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust Series 2017-C7 3.409%         10/15/50       360        335
4 JPMDB Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust Series 2018-C8 4.211%          6/15/51        60         57
4,7 Kubota Credit Owner Trust Series 2022-1A 2.670%         10/15/26    15,000     14,642
4,7 Kubota Credit Owner Trust Series 2022-1A 2.780%          2/15/28     9,680      9,214
4,7 Kubota Credit Owner Trust Series 2023-1A 5.070%          2/15/29     3,570      3,556
4,7 Kubota Credit Owner Trust Series 2023-2A 5.280%          1/18/28    18,060     18,097
4,7 Kubota Credit Owner Trust Series 2023-2A 5.230%          6/15/28     6,520      6,533
4,7 Kubota Credit Owner Trust Series 2024-1A 5.190%          7/17/28    10,040     10,034
4,7 Kubota Credit Owner Trust Series 2024-1A 5.200%          1/15/30     7,000      7,009
4,7 M&T Bank Auto Receivables Trust Series 2024-1A 5.150%          2/17/32     7,920      7,916
4,7 M&T Bank Auto Receivables Trust Series 2024-1A 5.220%          2/17/32    10,390     10,391
4 Mercedes-Benz Auto Lease Trust Series 2023-A 4.710%          2/15/29    20,890     20,693
37

 

Institutional Intermediate-Term Bond Fund
      Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000)
Market
Value

($000)
4 Mercedes-Benz Auto Receivables Trust Series 2022-1 5.250%          2/15/29     6,320      6,339
4 Mercedes-Benz Auto Receivables Trust Series 2023-1 4.310%          4/16/29     4,050      3,983
4,7 MMAF Equipment Finance LLC Series 2020-BA 0.850%          4/14/42     4,800      4,581
4,7 MMAF Equipment Finance LLC Series 2024-A 4.950%          7/14/31     8,350      8,321
4 Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust Series 2015-C20 3.249%          2/15/48        60         59
4 Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust Series 2015-C23 3.719%          7/15/50     7,440      7,246
4 Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust Series 2015-C24 3.479%          5/15/48     9,034      8,805
4 Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust Series 2015-C25 3.372%         10/15/48     2,500      2,433
4 Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust Series 2015-C25 3.635%         10/15/48     1,648      1,599
4 Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust Series 2015-C27 3.473%         12/15/47     9,568      9,359
4 Morgan Stanley Capital I Series 2017-HR2 3.509%         12/15/50       950        918
4 Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust Series 2015-MS1 3.510%          5/15/48     9,329      9,076
4 Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust Series 2016-UBS9 3.594%          3/15/49     5,373      5,127
4 Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust Series 2018-L1 4.407%         10/15/51     1,000        969
4 Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust Series 2019-L3 3.127%         11/15/52    13,640     12,094
4 Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust Series 2021-L6 2.444%          6/15/54     2,600      2,163
4 MSWF Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2023-2 6.014%         12/15/56     9,640     10,313
4,7,8 Navient Student Loan Trust Series 2023-BA, SOFR30A + 1.700% 7.019%          3/15/72     3,680      3,712
4,7 Navistar Financial Dealer Note Master Owner Trust II Series 2023-1 6.180%          8/25/28    10,740     10,824
4 Nissan Auto Lease Trust Series 2024-A 4.970%          9/15/28     4,580      4,558
4 Nissan Auto Receivables Owner Trust Series 2023-A 4.910%         11/15/27    33,040     32,891
4 Nissan Auto Receivables Owner Trust Series 2023-A 4.850%          6/17/30    12,360     12,291
4,7 OBX Trust Series 2022-INV5 4.000%         10/25/52    15,592     14,049
4,7 PFS Financing Corp. Series 2023-B 5.270%          5/15/28     7,060      7,068
4,7 PFS Financing Corp. Series 2023-C 5.520%         10/15/28    11,650     11,753
4,7 PFS Financing Corp. Series 2024-B 4.950%          2/15/29    54,685     54,485
4,7 Porsche Financial Auto Securitization Trust Series 2023-1A 4.810%          9/22/28    24,960     24,820
4,7 Porsche Financial Auto Securitization Trust Series 2023-1A 4.720%          6/23/31    10,450     10,359
4,7 Porsche Financial Auto Securitization Trust Series 2023-2A 5.790%         11/24/31    11,820     12,031
4,7 Progress Residential Trust Series 2022-SFR3 3.200%          4/17/39     4,349      4,094
4,7 Progress Residential Trust Series 2022-SFR5 4.451%          6/17/39     5,321      5,187
4,7 Progress Residential Trust Series 2024-SFR1 3.350%          2/17/41     7,560      6,963
4,6,7 Progress Residential Trust Series 2024-SFR2 3.300%          4/17/41     6,890      6,303
4,7 RESIMAC Premier Series 2020-1A 1.274%           2/7/52       219        218
4 Santander Drive Auto Receivables Trust Series 2023-6 5.930%          7/17/28     6,760      6,857
4,7 SBNA Auto Lease Trust Series 2023-A 6.520%          4/20/28    13,920     14,266
4,7 SBNA Auto Lease Trust Series 2024-A 5.240%          1/22/29     9,130      9,109
4,7 SBNA Auto Receivables Trust Series 2024-A 5.320%         12/15/28     8,840      8,830
4,7 SBNA Auto Receivables Trust Series 2024-A 5.210%          4/16/29     4,640      4,637
38

 

Institutional Intermediate-Term Bond Fund
      Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000)
Market
Value

($000)
4,7 SCCU Auto Receivables Trust Series 2023-1A 5.700%          8/15/29     3,090      3,103
4,7 SCOTT Trust Series 2023-SFS 5.910%          3/15/40     2,220      2,233
4,7 SFS Auto Receivables Securitization Trust Series 2023-1A 5.470%         12/20/29     9,220      9,311
4,7 SFS Auto Receivables Securitization Trust Series 2024-1A 4.940%          1/21/31     5,890      5,863
4,7 SMB Private Education Loan Trust Series 2016-A 2.700%          5/15/31        19         19
4,7 SMB Private Education Loan Trust Series 2017-B 2.820%         10/15/35       104        101
4,7 SMB Private Education Loan Trust Series 2018-B 3.600%          1/15/37       240        233
4,7 SMB Private Education Loan Trust Series 2018-C 3.630%         11/15/35       431        418
4,7 SMB Private Education Loan Trust Series 2024-A 5.240%          3/15/56    15,510     15,486
4,7 SoFi Professional Loan Program LLC Series 2017-D 2.650%          9/25/40        35         34
4,7 SoFi Professional Loan Program LLC Series 2017-F 2.840%          1/25/41        43         42
4 Synchrony Card Funding LLC Series 2022-A2 3.860%          7/15/28    12,000     11,768
4 Synchrony Card Funding LLC Series 2023-A1 5.540%          7/15/29    27,240     27,494
4 Synchrony Card Funding LLC Series 2023-A2 5.740%         10/15/29    86,510     87,795
4 Synchrony Card Funding LLC Series 2024-A1 5.040%          3/15/30    34,680     34,679
4,7 Tesla Auto Lease Trust Series 2023-A 5.940%          7/20/27     9,480      9,552
4,7 Tesla Auto Lease Trust Series 2023-B 6.220%          3/22/27     8,970      9,084
4,7 Tesla Electric Vehicle Trust Series 2023-1 5.380%          6/20/28    11,470     11,513
4,7 Tesla Electric Vehicle Trust Series 2023-1 5.380%          2/20/29     4,100      4,128
4,7 T-Mobile US Trust Series 2024-1A 5.050%          9/20/29    20,100     20,096
4,7 Toyota Auto Loan Extended Note Trust Series 2021-1A 1.070%          2/27/34    13,340     12,359
4,7 Toyota Auto Loan Extended Note Trust Series 2022-1A 3.820%          4/25/35    24,670     23,863
4,7 Toyota Auto Loan Extended Note Trust Series 2023-1A 4.930%          6/25/36    18,060     18,088
4 Toyota Auto Receivables Owner Trust Series 2022-A 1.540%          5/17/27     9,540      8,992
4 Toyota Auto Receivables Owner Trust Series 2022-B 3.110%          8/16/27     7,990      7,686
4 Toyota Auto Receivables Owner Trust Series 2022-C 3.770%          2/15/28     2,630      2,551
4 Toyota Auto Receivables Owner Trust Series 2022-D 5.430%          4/17/28     9,450      9,546
4 Toyota Auto Receivables Owner Trust Series 2023-A 4.420%          8/15/28     4,340      4,272
4 Toyota Auto Receivables Owner Trust Series 2023-B 4.710%          2/15/28    27,650     27,446
4 Toyota Auto Receivables Owner Trust Series 2023-B 4.660%          9/15/28    27,670     27,385
4 Toyota Auto Receivables Owner Trust Series 2023-C 5.160%          4/17/28    28,110     28,136
4 Toyota Auto Receivables Owner Trust Series 2023-C 5.010%          2/15/29    12,880     12,900
4 Toyota Auto Receivables Owner Trust Series 2024-A 4.770%          4/16/29     6,965      6,943
4,7 Toyota Lease Owner Trust Series 2023-B 5.710%         12/20/27    16,680     16,829
4,7 Toyota Lease Owner Trust Series 2024-A 5.260%          6/20/28    10,960     10,970
39

 

Institutional Intermediate-Term Bond Fund
      Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000)
Market
Value

($000)
4,7 Trafigura Securitisation Finance plc Series 2021-1A 1.080%          1/15/25    11,570     11,319
4 UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2017-C7 3.418%         12/15/50     2,902      2,736
4,7 UBS-BAMLL Trust Series 2012-WRM 3.663%          6/10/30       140        128
4 Verizon Master Trust Series 2023-1 4.490%          1/22/29    19,350     19,122
4 Verizon Master Trust Series 2023-2 4.890%          4/13/28    22,150     22,031
4 Verizon Master Trust Series 2023-4 5.160%          6/20/29    47,480     47,561
4,7 Verizon Master Trust Series 2023-6 5.350%          9/22/31    20,970     21,371
4 Verizon Master Trust Series 2023-7 5.670%         11/20/29    23,920     24,315
4,7 Verizon Master Trust Series 2024-2 4.830%         12/22/31    33,560     33,533
4 Volkswagen Auto Lease Trust Series 2023-A 5.800%          4/20/28    10,485     10,573
4 Volkswagen Auto Loan Enhanced Trust Series 2023-1 5.020%          6/20/28    23,650     23,616
4 Volkswagen Auto Loan Enhanced Trust Series 2023-1 5.010%          1/22/30     9,620      9,617
4,7 Volvo Financial Equipment LLC Series 2020-1A 0.600%          3/15/28     1,237      1,224
4 Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2015-C30 3.664%          9/15/58     2,380      2,305
4 Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2016-C32 3.560%          1/15/59     2,139      2,060
4 Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2017-C38 3.453%          7/15/50     1,285      1,209
4 Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2017-C40 3.317%         10/15/50     3,200      3,029
4 Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2017-C40 3.581%         10/15/50     3,040      2,874
4 Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2017-C41 3.472%         11/15/50     3,160      2,964
4 Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2017-C42 3.589%         12/15/50     4,890      4,487
4 Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2018-C46 4.152%          8/15/51     1,095      1,042
4 Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2018-C47 4.442%          9/15/61       870        845
4 Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2018-C48 4.245%          1/15/52       913        893
4 Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2020-C58 1.849%          7/15/53     2,850      2,553
4 WFRBS Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2014-C21 3.410%          8/15/47        10         10
4 WFRBS Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2014-C24 3.607%         11/15/47     2,190      2,152
4 World Omni Auto Receivables Trust Series 2022-A 1.900%          3/15/28     9,420      8,858
4 World Omni Auto Receivables Trust Series 2022-B 3.440%          3/15/28     7,570      7,334
4 World Omni Auto Receivables Trust Series 2022-C 3.680%          9/15/28     1,670      1,617
4 World Omni Auto Receivables Trust Series 2022-D 5.700%          2/15/29     6,940      7,032
4 World Omni Auto Receivables Trust Series 2023-A 4.830%          5/15/28    13,000     12,919
4 World Omni Auto Receivables Trust Series 2023-A 4.660%          5/15/29     7,550      7,462
4 World Omni Auto Receivables Trust Series 2023-B 4.680%          5/15/29     4,390      4,345
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Institutional Intermediate-Term Bond Fund
      Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000)
Market
Value

($000)
4 World Omni Auto Receivables Trust Series 2023-C 5.150%         11/15/28    23,000     23,023
4 World Omni Auto Receivables Trust Series 2023-C 5.030%         11/15/29     8,940      8,951
4 World Omni Auto Receivables Trust Series 2023-D 5.850%          8/15/29     9,905     10,171
4 World Omni Auto Receivables Trust Series 2024-A 4.840%         10/15/29    13,540     13,518
Total Asset-Backed/Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities (Cost $3,796,114) 3,752,226
Corporate Bonds (30.4%)
Communications (0.8%)
Comcast Corp. 3.950%         10/15/25    12,400     12,195
Comcast Corp. 3.150%          2/15/28    28,825     27,188
Comcast Corp. 4.150%         10/15/28    40,135     39,171
Comcast Corp. 4.550%          1/15/29    11,670     11,585
Comcast Corp. 2.650%           2/1/30    10,970      9,758
Comcast Corp. 3.400%           4/1/30    11,500     10,640
Comcast Corp. 1.950%          1/15/31    10,000      8,301
Comcast Corp. 4.250%          1/15/33    12,000     11,361
Meta Platforms Inc. 3.500%          8/15/27    30,422     29,267
Meta Platforms Inc. 4.800%          5/15/30    10,174     10,231
Meta Platforms Inc. 3.850%          8/15/32    21,350     20,021
Meta Platforms Inc. 4.950%          5/15/33    12,500     12,649
7 NTT Finance Corp. 1.162%           4/3/26    34,635     32,018
7 NTT Finance Corp. 2.065%           4/3/31     4,335      3,584
Walt Disney Co. 3.375%         11/15/26     2,200      2,117
                                         240,086
Consumer Discretionary (1.9%)
Amazon.com Inc. 3.150%          8/22/27     7,000      6,672
Amazon.com Inc. 1.650%          5/12/28    10,000      8,927
Amazon.com Inc. 1.500%           6/3/30     8,152      6,806
Amazon.com Inc. 2.100%          5/12/31     9,965      8,441
Amazon.com Inc. 4.700%          12/1/32    11,490     11,533
4 American Honda Finance Corp. 5.250%           7/7/26    39,380     39,612
4 American Honda Finance Corp. 2.350%           1/8/27    25,000     23,377
American Honda Finance Corp. 4.600%          4/17/30    46,580     45,839
4 American Honda Finance Corp. 1.800%          1/13/31    12,000      9,931
4 American Honda Finance Corp. 4.900%          1/10/34    12,500     12,299
6,7 BMW US Capital LLC 4.900%           4/2/27    49,000     48,888
Home Depot Inc. 1.500%          9/15/28     5,505      4,831
Home Depot Inc. 3.900%          12/6/28     7,700      7,480
Home Depot Inc. 2.950%          6/15/29    19,485     17,913
Home Depot Inc. 2.700%          4/15/30    16,365     14,580
Home Depot Inc. 1.875%          9/15/31     8,965      7,321
Home Depot Inc. 3.250%          4/15/32    12,425     11,107
7 Mercedes-Benz Finance North America LLC 4.800%          3/30/26    25,125     24,961
7 Mercedes-Benz Finance North America LLC 5.200%           8/3/26    14,530     14,553
7 Mercedes-Benz Finance North America LLC 4.800%          1/11/27    41,315     41,157
7 Mercedes-Benz Finance North America LLC 4.800%          3/30/28    29,010     28,860
7 Mercedes-Benz Finance North America LLC 4.850%          1/11/29    20,000     19,896
7 Mercedes-Benz Finance North America LLC 5.000%          1/11/34    20,000     19,806
TJX Cos. Inc. 3.875%          4/15/30    10,000      9,522
4 Toyota Motor Credit Corp. 1.125%          6/18/26    40,000     36,826
4 Toyota Motor Credit Corp. 4.550%          9/20/27    31,620     31,312
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      Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000)
Market
Value

($000)
Toyota Motor Credit Corp. 4.625%          1/12/28     7,185      7,160
4 Toyota Motor Credit Corp. 5.250%          9/11/28    15,000     15,263
Toyota Motor Credit Corp. 3.650%           1/8/29    20,000     19,056
Toyota Motor Credit Corp. 5.550%         11/20/30    12,505     12,942
Toyota Motor Credit Corp. 5.100%          3/21/31    19,450     19,605
4 Toyota Motor Credit Corp. 4.800%           1/5/34    17,205     16,915
4 Yale University 1.482%          4/15/30     6,000      5,039
                                         608,430
Consumer Staples (1.9%)
Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide Inc. 4.750%          1/23/29    20,693     20,681
Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide Inc. 3.500%           6/1/30    51,000     47,475
Archer-Daniels-Midland Co. 4.500%          8/15/33     8,570      8,286
Brown-Forman Corp. 4.750%          4/15/33     8,885      8,794
7 Cargill Inc. 4.500%          6/24/26    13,162     13,053
Coca-Cola Co. 1.375%          3/15/31     5,000      4,060
Colgate-Palmolive Co. 3.250%          8/15/32    12,460     11,270
Costco Wholesale Corp. 1.600%          4/20/30    34,018     28,645
Estee Lauder Cos. Inc. 2.375%          12/1/29     4,750      4,175
Estee Lauder Cos. Inc. 4.650%          5/15/33     4,685      4,594
Hershey Co. 2.450%         11/15/29    10,000      8,929
Hershey Co. 1.700%           6/1/30     5,000      4,198
Hershey Co. 4.500%           5/4/33     8,690      8,589
Kenvue Inc. 4.900%          3/22/33    10,000      9,995
Kimberly-Clark Corp. 3.100%          3/26/30    10,507      9,630
7 Mars Inc. 4.750%          4/20/33     8,870      8,697
PepsiCo Inc. 2.750%          3/19/30     2,130      1,917
PepsiCo Inc. 1.625%           5/1/30    11,745      9,854
PepsiCo Inc. 1.950%         10/21/31     2,575      2,140
PepsiCo Inc. 3.900%          7/18/32       990        937
Philip Morris International Inc. 5.000%         11/17/25    14,410     14,380
Philip Morris International Inc. 4.875%          2/13/26    20,000     19,933
Philip Morris International Inc. 4.750%          2/12/27     9,595      9,534
Philip Morris International Inc. 5.125%         11/17/27    60,575     60,874
Philip Morris International Inc. 4.875%          2/15/28    24,115     24,059
Philip Morris International Inc. 3.375%          8/15/29    15,000     13,912
Philip Morris International Inc. 5.625%         11/17/29    26,265     27,050
Philip Morris International Inc. 5.125%          2/15/30    41,850     41,854
Philip Morris International Inc. 5.500%           9/7/30     3,000      3,060
Philip Morris International Inc. 5.125%          2/13/31    23,310     23,159
Philip Morris International Inc. 5.750%         11/17/32    17,680     18,250
Philip Morris International Inc. 5.375%          2/15/33    17,675     17,796
Philip Morris International Inc. 5.625%           9/7/33     2,000      2,046
Philip Morris International Inc. 5.250%          2/13/34    34,715     34,382
Procter & Gamble Co. 4.050%          1/26/33     7,440      7,217
7 Reckitt Benckiser Treasury Services plc 3.000%          6/26/27     7,000      6,540
Target Corp. 3.375%          4/15/29       870        821
Target Corp. 2.350%          2/15/30    11,910     10,478
Target Corp. 2.650%          9/15/30     1,435      1,269
Target Corp. 4.500%          9/15/32     4,510      4,418
Unilever Capital Corp. 2.125%           9/6/29    21,050     18,548
Walmart Inc. 4.000%          4/15/30    14,875     14,523
                                         590,022
Energy (0.8%)
BP Capital Markets America Inc. 3.410%          2/11/26     6,722      6,534
4 BP Capital Markets America Inc. 3.119%           5/4/26    19,465     18,752
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      Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000)
Market
Value

($000)
4 BP Capital Markets America Inc. 3.017%          1/16/27     2,630      2,511
BP Capital Markets America Inc. 4.234%          11/6/28     8,000      7,834
BP Capital Markets America Inc. 1.749%          8/10/30     8,280      6,909
BP Capital Markets America Inc. 2.721%          1/12/32    22,386     19,282
BP Capital Markets America Inc. 4.812%          2/13/33    22,000     21,702
BP Capital Markets plc 3.279%          9/19/27    13,162     12,528
BP Capital Markets plc 3.723%         11/28/28     2,095      2,004
Chevron Corp. 2.236%          5/11/30     1,300      1,138
Enterprise Products Operating LLC 4.850%          1/31/34    30,860     30,394
4 Galaxy Pipeline Assets Bidco Ltd. 2.625%          3/31/36    22,000     17,935
4 Petronas Capital Ltd. 3.500%          4/21/30    18,743     17,230
4 Petronas Energy Canada Ltd. 2.112%          3/23/28    13,860     12,449
4 SA Global Sukuk Ltd. 0.946%          6/17/24     2,822      2,798
Schlumberger Investment SA 4.500%          5/15/28    17,250     17,166
Schlumberger Investment SA 4.850%          5/15/33    11,870     11,886
Shell International Finance BV 3.875%         11/13/28     2,135      2,072
Shell International Finance BV 2.375%          11/7/29    23,115     20,575
Shell International Finance BV 2.750%           4/6/30     6,080      5,469
TotalEnergies Capital International SA 3.455%          2/19/29     6,040      5,727
TotalEnergies Capital International SA 2.829%          1/10/30    10,295      9,306
                                         252,201
Financials (16.9%)
Aflac Inc. 1.125%          3/15/26     3,375      3,130
American Express Co. 4.990%           5/1/26    45,800     45,522
American Express Co. 2.550%           3/4/27    15,400     14,376
American Express Co. 5.389%          7/28/27    49,150     49,330
American Express Co. 5.850%          11/5/27     7,600      7,826
American Express Co. 5.098%          2/16/28    26,870     26,833
American Express Co. 5.282%          7/27/29    10,000     10,057
American Express Co. 4.420%           8/3/33     5,000      4,768
Ameriprise Financial Inc. 3.000%           4/2/25    30,000     29,290
Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd. 5.375%           7/3/25     4,790      4,802
4 Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd. 4.750%          1/18/27    20,000     19,975
4,8,9 Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd., 3M Australian Bank Bill Rate + 0.920% 5.269%          11/4/25     2,600      1,705
Banco Santander SA 6.527%          11/7/27    15,200     15,598
Banco Santander SA 5.588%           8/8/28     9,229      9,361
4 Bank of America Corp. 3.366%          1/23/26    44,735     43,903
4 Bank of America Corp. 3.384%           4/2/26    45,005     44,012
4 Bank of America Corp. 1.319%          6/19/26    24,960     23,721
4 Bank of America Corp. 4.827%          7/22/26    51,020     50,556
Bank of America Corp. 5.080%          1/20/27    15,424     15,350
4 Bank of America Corp. 3.559%          4/23/27     2,777      2,679
Bank of America Corp. 1.734%          7/22/27    28,000     25,820
4 Bank of America Corp. 3.824%          1/20/28    22,156     21,335
4 Bank of America Corp. 2.551%           2/4/28    14,330     13,315
4 Bank of America Corp. 3.705%          4/24/28     5,800      5,547
Bank of America Corp. 4.376%          4/27/28    13,000     12,690
4 Bank of America Corp. 4.948%          7/22/28    11,480     11,387
Bank of America Corp. 6.204%         11/10/28     8,510      8,802
4 Bank of America Corp. 3.419%         12/20/28    34,922     32,778
4 Bank of America Corp. 3.970%           3/5/29    16,624     15,891
Bank of America Corp. 5.202%          4/25/29    35,160     35,191
4 Bank of America Corp. 2.087%          6/14/29    23,300     20,587
4 Bank of America Corp. 3.974%           2/7/30     1,960      1,857
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Institutional Intermediate-Term Bond Fund
      Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000)
Market
Value

($000)
4 Bank of America Corp. 3.194%          7/23/30    23,795     21,593
4 Bank of America Corp. 2.884%         10/22/30    17,816     15,828
4 Bank of America Corp. 2.496%          2/13/31        75         65
4 Bank of America Corp. 2.592%          4/29/31     7,500      6,465
4 Bank of America Corp. 1.898%          7/23/31    29,543     24,249
4 Bank of America Corp. 1.922%         10/24/31     5,000      4,076
4 Bank of America Corp. 2.651%          3/11/32     5,110      4,313
Bank of America Corp. 2.687%          4/22/32    35,400     29,918
Bank of America Corp. 2.299%          7/21/32    35,200     28,806
4 Bank of America Corp. 2.972%           2/4/33    21,960     18,627
Bank of America Corp. 4.571%          4/27/33    12,100     11,488
4 Bank of America Corp. 5.015%          7/22/33    20,330     20,002
Bank of America Corp. 5.288%          4/25/34    10,000      9,970
Bank of America Corp. 5.468%          1/23/35    30,000     30,213
Bank of America NA 5.526%          8/18/26    52,900     53,430
Bank of Montreal 5.300%           6/5/26    20,000     20,053
4 Bank of Montreal 1.250%          9/15/26    11,520     10,509
4 Bank of Montreal 4.700%          9/14/27    12,000     11,893
Bank of Montreal 5.203%           2/1/28     5,900      5,943
Bank of New York Mellon Corp. 4.414%          7/24/26    19,831     19,588
Bank of New York Mellon Corp. 4.947%          4/26/27   145,000    144,390
4 Bank of New York Mellon Corp. 3.250%          5/16/27    21,080     20,106
4 Bank of New York Mellon Corp. 3.442%           2/7/28     7,827      7,505
4 Bank of New York Mellon Corp. 5.802%         10/25/28     9,000      9,243
4 Bank of New York Mellon Corp. 6.317%         10/25/29    12,402     13,087
Bank of New York Mellon Corp. 4.596%          7/26/30     9,650      9,479
4 Bank of New York Mellon Corp. 5.834%         10/25/33    10,000     10,438
Bank of New York Mellon Corp. 4.706%           2/1/34    10,000      9,629
4 Bank of New York Mellon Corp. 5.188%          3/14/35    30,000     29,861
7 Bank of New Zealand 5.076%          1/30/29    30,000     29,960
4 Bank of Nova Scotia 3.450%          4/11/25    23,000     22,538
Bank of Nova Scotia 5.450%          6/12/25    47,320     47,352
Bank of Nova Scotia 1.050%           3/2/26    14,350     13,276
Bank of Nova Scotia 1.350%          6/24/26     5,000      4,607
Bank of Nova Scotia 2.700%           8/3/26     5,674      5,369
Bank of Nova Scotia 1.300%          9/15/26     7,200      6,574
Bank of Nova Scotia 1.950%           2/2/27     1,620      1,491
Bank of Nova Scotia 5.250%          6/12/28    18,290     18,450
Bank of Nova Scotia 4.850%           2/1/30     2,098      2,083
Bank of Nova Scotia 2.150%           8/1/31     5,000      4,107
Bank of Nova Scotia 2.450%           2/2/32     2,500      2,069
Bank of Nova Scotia 5.650%           2/1/34    10,000     10,293
7 Banque Federative du Credit Mutuel SA 5.088%          1/23/27    20,000     19,974
Berkshire Hathaway Finance Corp. 2.875%          3/15/32    10,700      9,464
BlackRock Funding Inc. 5.000%          3/14/34    12,000     12,050
BlackRock Inc. 2.400%          4/30/30     2,256      1,977
BlackRock Inc. 1.900%          1/28/31     2,800      2,331
BlackRock Inc. 4.750%          5/25/33    10,000      9,939
7 BPCE SA 5.203%          1/18/27    10,000     10,019
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce 3.300%           4/7/25    18,736     18,334
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce 5.144%          4/28/25    62,100     61,911
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce 1.250%          6/22/26     9,975      9,181
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce 5.926%          10/2/26    10,000     10,190
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce 6.092%          10/3/33    10,000     10,526
Cboe Global Markets Inc. 1.625%         12/15/30     7,008      5,734
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      Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000)
Market
Value

($000)
Cboe Global Markets Inc. 3.000%          3/16/32     9,500      8,286
Charles Schwab Corp. 3.625%           4/1/25     3,670      3,605
Charles Schwab Corp. 3.200%           3/2/27    10,000      9,523
Charles Schwab Corp. 2.450%           3/3/27    23,980     22,339
Charles Schwab Corp. 3.300%           4/1/27     4,574      4,355
Charles Schwab Corp. 3.200%          1/25/28     4,143      3,890
Charles Schwab Corp. 4.000%           2/1/29     8,980      8,648
Charles Schwab Corp. 5.643%          5/19/29     8,000      8,117
Charles Schwab Corp. 3.250%          5/22/29     6,955      6,446
Charles Schwab Corp. 2.900%           3/3/32     9,500      8,142
Charles Schwab Corp. 5.853%          5/19/34     8,000      8,184
Chubb INA Holdings Inc. 3.350%           5/3/26    26,845     25,958
Chubb INA Holdings Inc. 1.375%          9/15/30    19,939     16,244
Chubb INA Holdings Inc. 5.000%          3/15/34    18,450     18,504
4 Citibank NA 5.488%          12/4/26    16,140     16,312
CME Group Inc. 2.650%          3/15/32    14,133     12,204
4 Cooperatieve Rabobank UA 5.500%          7/18/25    36,730     36,860
Credit Suisse AG 5.000%           7/9/27    26,867     26,621
7 Danske Bank A/S 1.549%          9/10/27     2,846      2,594
7 DNB Bank ASA 1.535%          5/25/27    10,000      9,202
Franklin Resources Inc. 1.600%         10/30/30     5,000      4,085
7 GA Global Funding Trust 5.500%           1/8/29    15,000     15,053
HSBC Holdings plc 4.180%          12/9/25     7,900      7,803
HSBC Holdings plc 4.300%           3/8/26     4,840      4,751
HSBC Holdings plc 2.999%          3/10/26    52,385     51,033
4 HSBC Holdings plc 1.645%          4/18/26    29,410     28,175
HSBC Holdings plc 3.900%          5/25/26     3,650      3,553
4 HSBC Holdings plc 2.099%           6/4/26    29,727     28,504
4 HSBC Holdings plc 4.292%          9/12/26     9,308      9,135
HSBC Holdings plc 1.589%          5/24/27    13,330     12,264
HSBC Holdings plc 2.251%         11/22/27     6,200      5,714
HSBC Holdings plc 4.755%           6/9/28     5,500      5,390
4 HSBC Holdings plc 2.013%          9/22/28    25,000     22,335
HSBC Holdings plc 7.390%          11/3/28    10,845     11,534
HSBC Holdings plc 6.161%           3/9/29    10,000     10,270
4 HSBC Holdings plc 4.583%          6/19/29     8,855      8,581
HSBC Holdings plc 2.206%          8/17/29    10,000      8,764
HSBC Holdings plc 4.950%          3/31/30    10,000      9,923
4 HSBC Holdings plc 2.357%          8/18/31     7,440      6,196
HSBC Holdings plc 2.804%          5/24/32    10,000      8,371
HSBC Holdings plc 2.871%         11/22/32     4,000      3,341
HSBC Holdings plc 5.402%          8/11/33     3,000      2,991
HSBC Holdings plc 6.254%           3/9/34     8,500      8,958
Huntington National Bank 4.552%          5/17/28     5,000      4,843
Huntington National Bank 5.650%          1/10/30     6,250      6,287
Intercontinental Exchange Inc. 4.000%          9/15/27    10,500     10,200
Intercontinental Exchange Inc. 4.350%          6/15/29    14,700     14,325
Intercontinental Exchange Inc. 1.850%          9/15/32     5,200      4,067
Intercontinental Exchange Inc. 4.600%          3/15/33    12,500     12,113
Invesco Finance plc 3.750%          1/15/26     1,897      1,849
JPMorgan Chase & Co. 5.546%         12/15/25    15,750     15,734
JPMorgan Chase & Co. 2.595%          2/24/26     4,546      4,429
4 JPMorgan Chase & Co. 2.083%          4/22/26    60,410     58,221
JPMorgan Chase & Co. 4.080%          4/26/26     5,000      4,923
JPMorgan Chase & Co. 3.200%          6/15/26    21,430     20,618
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Institutional Intermediate-Term Bond Fund
      Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000)
Market
Value

($000)
JPMorgan Chase & Co. 1.045%         11/19/26    11,045     10,301
JPMorgan Chase & Co. 4.125%         12/15/26     8,190      7,984
4 JPMorgan Chase & Co. 3.960%          1/29/27    12,891     12,588
JPMorgan Chase & Co. 1.578%          4/22/27    10,000      9,272
JPMorgan Chase & Co. 1.470%          9/22/27    12,000     10,945
JPMorgan Chase & Co. 6.070%         10/22/27    18,340     18,708
JPMorgan Chase & Co. 5.040%          1/23/28    94,990     94,639
4 JPMorgan Chase & Co. 3.782%           2/1/28     3,910      3,765
JPMorgan Chase & Co. 2.947%          2/24/28     4,685      4,401
4 JPMorgan Chase & Co. 3.540%           5/1/28    27,440     26,210
4 JPMorgan Chase & Co. 3.509%          1/23/29     8,575      8,109
4 JPMorgan Chase & Co. 4.005%          4/23/29    19,835     19,000
JPMorgan Chase & Co. 2.069%           6/1/29    36,944     32,760
4 JPMorgan Chase & Co. 4.452%          12/5/29    42,077     41,018
JPMorgan Chase & Co. 5.012%          1/23/30    18,401     18,324
4 JPMorgan Chase & Co. 3.702%           5/6/30     4,600      4,309
4 JPMorgan Chase & Co. 2.739%         10/15/30    20,000     17,710
4 JPMorgan Chase & Co. 4.493%          3/24/31    12,900     12,470
JPMorgan Chase & Co. 1.764%         11/19/31    10,904      8,838
JPMorgan Chase & Co. 1.953%           2/4/32     8,830      7,188
JPMorgan Chase & Co. 2.580%          4/22/32    40,675     34,331
JPMorgan Chase & Co. 2.545%          11/8/32    15,000     12,470
JPMorgan Chase & Co. 4.586%          4/26/33     8,790      8,413
JPMorgan Chase & Co. 4.912%          7/25/33     7,600      7,434
JPMorgan Chase & Co. 5.350%           6/1/34    21,970     22,058
JPMorgan Chase & Co. 6.254%         10/23/34     7,000      7,476
7 Macquarie Bank Ltd. 5.208%          6/15/26    12,828     12,814
Manufacturers & Traders Trust Co. 4.650%          1/27/26     5,000      4,890
Manufacturers & Traders Trust Co. 4.700%          1/27/28    38,940     37,528
Marsh & McLennan Cos. Inc. 2.250%         11/15/30     5,800      4,941
Mastercard Inc. 2.950%           6/1/29    11,000     10,133
Mastercard Inc. 2.000%         11/18/31     5,850      4,834
4 MDGH GMTN RSC Ltd. 2.500%          11/7/24       624        611
MetLife Inc. 4.550%          3/23/30     5,165      5,115
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc. 1.412%          7/17/25    10,917     10,381
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc. 5.719%          2/20/26     3,900      3,903
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc. 3.837%          4/17/26       575        565
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc. 2.757%          9/13/26     1,807      1,708
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc. 1.538%          7/20/27    10,800      9,945
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc. 1.640%         10/13/27    11,500     10,522
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc. 5.017%          7/20/28    18,300     18,239
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc. 5.422%          2/22/29     7,330      7,401
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc. 3.741%           3/7/29     6,550      6,230
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc. 5.242%          4/19/29    10,500     10,575
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc. 3.195%          7/18/29     8,000      7,328
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc. 5.475%          2/22/31     3,710      3,769
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc. 2.309%          7/20/32    10,000      8,324
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc. 2.494%         10/13/32     7,000      5,849
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc. 5.133%          7/20/33     3,800      3,799
Mizuho Financial Group Inc. 1.554%           7/9/27     8,000      7,353
Mizuho Financial Group Inc. 5.778%           7/6/29    17,670     18,061
4 Mizuho Financial Group Inc. 3.153%          7/16/30     5,400      4,892
4 Mizuho Financial Group Inc. 2.869%          9/13/30     4,000      3,553
Mizuho Financial Group Inc. 5.739%          5/27/31    10,000     10,266
4 Mizuho Financial Group Inc. 2.201%          7/10/31     5,000      4,179
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      Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000)
Market
Value

($000)
Mizuho Financial Group Inc. 5.748%           7/6/34    15,000     15,456
Morgan Stanley 0.790%          5/30/25    21,800     21,592
4 Morgan Stanley 4.000%          7/23/25    16,355     16,084
4 Morgan Stanley 3.875%          1/27/26     8,000      7,815
Morgan Stanley 3.625%          1/20/27     3,625      3,500
Morgan Stanley 5.050%          1/28/27    18,480     18,413
Morgan Stanley 1.593%           5/4/27     3,575      3,306
4 Morgan Stanley 1.512%          7/20/27     3,644      3,344
Morgan Stanley 2.475%          1/21/28    11,900     11,067
Morgan Stanley 6.296%         10/18/28    42,436     43,908
4 Morgan Stanley 3.772%          1/24/29    25,000     23,785
Morgan Stanley 5.123%           2/1/29    24,090     24,035
4 Morgan Stanley 5.164%          4/20/29    10,000      9,992
Morgan Stanley 5.173%          1/16/30    25,000     25,028
4 Morgan Stanley 2.699%          1/22/31    17,775     15,532
4 Morgan Stanley 3.622%           4/1/31    20,000     18,350
4 Morgan Stanley 1.794%          2/13/32    42,486     33,960
4 Morgan Stanley 1.928%          4/28/32     8,285      6,648
4 Morgan Stanley 2.239%          7/21/32    21,500     17,529
4 Morgan Stanley 2.511%         10/20/32    10,000      8,261
Morgan Stanley 4.889%          7/20/33    22,950     22,256
Morgan Stanley 6.342%         10/18/33    29,000     31,066
4 Morgan Stanley 5.250%          4/21/34    19,420     19,237
Morgan Stanley 5.466%          1/18/35    10,000     10,086
4 Morgan Stanley Bank NA 4.754%          4/21/26    58,300     57,913
4 Morgan Stanley Bank NA 4.952%          1/14/28    43,050     42,848
NatWest Group plc 5.778%           3/1/35    14,920     15,126
7 New York Life Global Funding 1.850%           8/1/31     5,000      4,017
7 New York Life Global Funding 4.550%          1/28/33    10,000      9,647
7 New York Life Global Funding 5.000%           1/9/34     9,250      9,141
4 NongHyup Bank 1.250%          7/28/26    20,000     18,249
Northern Trust Corp. 4.000%          5/10/27    15,400     15,002
Northern Trust Corp. 6.125%          11/2/32    10,000     10,560
4 PNC Bank NA 3.100%         10/25/27    17,317     16,154
PNC Financial Services Group Inc. 5.812%          6/12/26    23,870     23,953
PNC Financial Services Group Inc. 3.150%          5/19/27    32,129     30,424
PNC Financial Services Group Inc. 6.615%         10/20/27     8,820      9,077
PNC Financial Services Group Inc. 5.300%          1/21/28    16,590     16,602
PNC Financial Services Group Inc. 5.354%          12/2/28     7,900      7,932
PNC Financial Services Group Inc. 3.450%          4/23/29    11,370     10,612
PNC Financial Services Group Inc. 5.582%          6/12/29   102,000    103,237
PNC Financial Services Group Inc. 2.550%          1/22/30    41,508     36,213
PNC Financial Services Group Inc. 6.037%         10/28/33    10,000     10,340
PNC Financial Services Group Inc. 5.068%          1/24/34    24,660     23,851
PNC Financial Services Group Inc. 6.875%         10/20/34     4,500      4,926
Progressive Corp. 2.500%          3/15/27     6,700      6,282
Progressive Corp. 3.200%          3/26/30     8,620      7,870
Progressive Corp. 4.950%          6/15/33    10,000      9,984
4 Prudential Financial Inc. 1.500%          3/10/26     4,500      4,212
Royal Bank of Canada 1.200%          4/27/26    17,540     16,207
4 Royal Bank of Canada 1.150%          7/14/26    16,170     14,812
4 Royal Bank of Canada 5.200%          7/20/26    80,000     80,233
4 Royal Bank of Canada 1.400%          11/2/26    12,950     11,831
4 Royal Bank of Canada 4.875%          1/19/27    16,500     16,457
Royal Bank of Canada 3.625%           5/4/27     6,700      6,445
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      Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000)
Market
Value

($000)
4 Royal Bank of Canada 4.240%           8/3/27     4,100      4,006
4 Royal Bank of Canada 5.200%           8/1/28    12,470     12,599
4 Royal Bank of Canada 4.950%           2/1/29    10,000     10,005
Royal Bank of Canada 3.875%           5/4/32     7,300      6,739
4 Royal Bank of Canada 5.000%           2/1/33     8,552      8,513
4 Royal Bank of Canada 5.150%           2/1/34    10,000     10,005
State Street Corp. 4.857%          1/26/26     8,520      8,469
State Street Corp. 2.650%          5/19/26     1,125      1,073
State Street Corp. 5.272%           8/3/26    83,670     84,077
State Street Corp. 2.203%           2/7/28     9,580      8,875
State Street Corp. 3.152%          3/30/31    11,280     10,135
State Street Corp. 4.821%          1/26/34     3,000      2,917
State Street Corp. 5.159%          5/18/34    10,000      9,940
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc. 1.474%           7/8/25    18,295     17,421
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc. 5.464%          1/13/26    15,800     15,856
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc. 5.880%          7/13/26    43,080     43,736
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc. 2.632%          7/14/26    14,962     14,171
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc. 1.402%          9/17/26    14,400     13,164
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc. 3.446%          1/11/27    10,290      9,865
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc. 3.364%          7/12/27     1,980      1,882
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc. 3.352%         10/18/27    21,000     19,853
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc. 5.520%          1/13/28    11,080     11,296
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc. 3.544%          1/17/28     4,040      3,845
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc. 1.902%          9/17/28    24,260     21,257
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc. 4.306%         10/16/28     2,850      2,807
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc. 3.040%          7/16/29    13,550     12,287
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc. 2.750%          1/15/30    12,030     10,657
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc. 2.130%           7/8/30    12,500     10,468
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc. 2.222%          9/17/31     2,500      2,045
7 Svenska Handelsbanken AB 3.950%          6/10/27    15,000     14,563
7 Svenska Handelsbanken AB 1.418%          6/11/27     5,400      4,922
Toronto-Dominion Bank 3.766%           6/6/25    22,592     22,195
4 Toronto-Dominion Bank 1.150%          6/12/25    11,000     10,476
4 Toronto-Dominion Bank 5.532%          7/17/26    58,460     58,962
4 Toronto-Dominion Bank 1.250%          9/10/26    15,680     14,303
4 Toronto-Dominion Bank 2.800%          3/10/27    27,500     25,888
4,6 Toronto-Dominion Bank 4.980%           4/5/27    14,290     14,266
Toronto-Dominion Bank 4.108%           6/8/27    26,700     25,989
Toronto-Dominion Bank 5.156%          1/10/28    13,625     13,714
4,6 Toronto-Dominion Bank 4.994%           4/5/29    26,730     26,719
4 Toronto-Dominion Bank 3.625%          9/15/31     1,250      1,196
4 Toronto-Dominion Bank 3.200%          3/10/32    41,145     36,141
Toronto-Dominion Bank 4.456%           6/8/32    16,785     16,051
4 Truist Bank 4.050%          11/3/25    32,675     32,095
4 Truist Bank 2.250%          3/11/30     5,950      4,952
4 Truist Financial Corp. 4.873%          1/26/29    10,000      9,825
4 Truist Financial Corp. 1.950%           6/5/30    10,523      8,703
4 Truist Financial Corp. 6.123%         10/28/33    18,333     18,923
4 Truist Financial Corp. 5.122%          1/26/34     6,500      6,248
4 Truist Financial Corp. 5.867%           6/8/34     6,180      6,254
UBS AG 5.800%          9/11/25    30,000     30,210
UBS AG 5.650%          9/11/28    15,000     15,357
7 UBS Group AG 4.703%           8/5/27     8,220      8,067
7 UBS Group AG 6.327%         12/22/27    14,711     15,018
7 UBS Group AG 4.282%           1/9/28    20,000     19,290
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      Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000)
Market
Value

($000)
7 UBS Group AG 6.442%          8/11/28    25,000     25,747
7 UBS Group AG 5.428%           2/8/30    15,000     15,014
4 US Bancorp 3.950%         11/17/25    21,617     21,178
4 US Bancorp 3.100%          4/27/26     3,024      2,899
4 US Bancorp 2.215%          1/27/28     6,309      5,818
4 US Bancorp 3.900%          4/26/28     7,700      7,407
US Bancorp 4.653%           2/1/29     6,220      6,089
US Bancorp 5.775%          6/12/29    14,000     14,244
US Bancorp 5.384%          1/23/30    34,250     34,401
4 US Bancorp 1.375%          7/22/30    10,000      8,032
4 US Bancorp 4.967%          7/22/33    35,965     34,031
US Bancorp 5.850%         10/21/33    18,000     18,373
4 Wells Fargo & Co. 3.550%          9/29/25     5,920      5,772
4 Wells Fargo & Co. 2.164%          2/11/26     5,350      5,189
Wells Fargo & Co. 3.000%          4/22/26    20,000     19,130
4 Wells Fargo & Co. 2.188%          4/30/26    10,000      9,632
Wells Fargo & Co. 3.000%         10/23/26    16,620     15,734
4 Wells Fargo & Co. 3.196%          6/17/27     7,100      6,779
4 Wells Fargo & Co. 3.526%          3/24/28    12,000     11,420
4 Wells Fargo & Co. 3.584%          5/22/28    23,390     22,226
4 Wells Fargo & Co. 2.393%           6/2/28     9,270      8,485
4 Wells Fargo & Co. 4.808%          7/25/28     7,233      7,126
Wells Fargo & Co. 6.303%         10/23/29    30,320     31,582
4 Wells Fargo & Co. 2.572%          2/11/31    10,000      8,615
4 Wells Fargo & Co. 4.897%          7/25/33    15,900     15,307
Wells Fargo & Co. 5.389%          4/24/34    15,000     14,884
Wells Fargo Bank NA 4.811%          1/15/26    30,000     29,843
4 Wells Fargo Bank NA 5.450%           8/7/26    53,170     53,523
Westpac Banking Corp. 3.350%           3/8/27     1,170      1,123
4,8,9 Westpac Banking Corp., 3M Australian Bank Bill Rate + 0.750% 5.088%          2/16/26    19,700     12,880
4,8,9 Westpac Banking Corp., 3M Australian Bank Bill Rate + 0.950% 5.297%         11/11/25     5,100      3,347
                                       5,351,883
Health Care (2.8%)
AbbVie Inc. 2.950%         11/21/26    10,000      9,519
AbbVie Inc. 4.800%          3/15/29    23,270     23,316
AbbVie Inc. 4.950%          3/15/31    43,055     43,434
AbbVie Inc. 5.050%          3/15/34    41,250     41,749
4 Ascension Health 2.532%         11/15/29     2,500      2,230
AstraZeneca Finance LLC 4.900%          2/26/31    25,000     25,084
AstraZeneca Finance LLC 4.875%           3/3/33    10,000      9,974
AstraZeneca Finance LLC 5.000%          2/26/34    37,390     37,533
AstraZeneca plc 1.375%           8/6/30    26,523     21,651
4 Bon Secours Mercy Health Inc. 4.302%           7/1/28     7,000      6,822
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. 4.900%          2/22/27     2,455      2,463
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. 4.900%          2/22/29    10,545     10,599
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. 3.400%          7/26/29    12,720     11,949
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. 5.750%           2/1/31     8,575      8,992
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. 5.100%          2/22/31     8,950      9,032
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. 5.200%          2/22/34    42,855     43,512
4 Cedars-Sinai Health System 2.288%          8/15/31     2,000      1,677
7 CSL Finance plc 4.250%          4/27/32    13,335     12,693
Eli Lilly & Co. 3.375%          3/15/29     8,803      8,352
Eli Lilly & Co. 4.700%          2/27/33     2,855      2,844
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      Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000)
Market
Value

($000)
Eli Lilly & Co. 4.700%           2/9/34    24,930     24,811
GlaxoSmithKline Capital plc 3.375%           6/1/29    12,762     12,040
Merck & Co. Inc. 1.900%         12/10/28     4,840      4,294
Merck & Co. Inc. 3.400%           3/7/29     9,790      9,275
Merck & Co. Inc. 4.300%          5/17/30    12,500     12,229
Merck & Co. Inc. 1.450%          6/24/30    12,925     10,643
Merck & Co. Inc. 2.150%         12/10/31    14,885     12,455
Novartis Capital Corp. 2.200%          8/14/30    27,712     24,063
Pfizer Inc. 2.625%           4/1/30     4,545      4,049
Pfizer Investment Enterprises Pte. Ltd. 4.450%          5/19/28    67,860     66,877
Pfizer Investment Enterprises Pte. Ltd. 4.650%          5/19/30    63,585     62,917
Pfizer Investment Enterprises Pte. Ltd. 4.750%          5/19/33    38,620     38,042
4 Providence St. Joseph Health Obligated Group 2.746%          10/1/26       278        260
4 Providence St. Joseph Health Obligated Group 2.532%          10/1/29     5,000      4,377
7 Roche Holdings Inc. 1.930%         12/13/28    22,500     19,853
7 Roche Holdings Inc. 4.909%           3/8/31    25,745     25,835
7 Roche Holdings Inc. 4.985%           3/8/34    25,700     25,861
Sutter Health 5.164%          8/15/33     3,785      3,815
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. 5.000%          12/5/26    13,165     13,217
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. 5.000%          1/31/29    14,055     14,184
UnitedHealth Group Inc. 3.875%         12/15/28     8,345      8,049
UnitedHealth Group Inc. 4.250%          1/15/29    47,195     46,253
UnitedHealth Group Inc. 5.300%          2/15/30     5,655      5,787
UnitedHealth Group Inc. 4.900%          4/15/31    39,835     39,853
UnitedHealth Group Inc. 2.300%          5/15/31    11,500      9,729
UnitedHealth Group Inc. 4.500%          4/15/33    15,185     14,697
UnitedHealth Group Inc. 5.000%          4/15/34    23,975     23,999
                                         870,889
Industrials (1.3%)
Burlington Northern Santa Fe LLC 3.250%          6/15/27     7,535      7,198
Canadian National Railway Co. 3.850%           8/5/32    26,900     24,982
Cummins Inc. 4.900%          2/20/29     7,140      7,183
Emerson Electric Co. 1.800%         10/15/27       879        794
Emerson Electric Co. 2.000%         12/21/28    17,890     15,904
7 ERAC USA Finance LLC 5.000%          2/15/29    16,470     16,503
General Dynamics Corp. 3.500%           4/1/27    28,930     27,947
General Dynamics Corp. 2.625%         11/15/27    18,985     17,632
General Dynamics Corp. 3.750%          5/15/28     5,580      5,407
General Dynamics Corp. 3.625%           4/1/30     4,100      3,856
General Dynamics Corp. 2.250%           6/1/31     5,000      4,237
Honeywell International Inc. 4.250%          1/15/29    15,125     14,887
Honeywell International Inc. 1.750%           9/1/31    20,250     16,433
4 John Deere Capital Corp. 4.750%           6/8/26     5,903      5,883
4 John Deere Capital Corp. 1.050%          6/17/26    37,500     34,500
4 John Deere Capital Corp. 2.350%           3/8/27    13,070     12,207
4 John Deere Capital Corp. 4.950%          7/14/28    15,000     15,120
John Deere Capital Corp. 4.500%          1/16/29    23,520     23,281
4 John Deere Capital Corp. 4.700%          6/10/30    17,625     17,538
4 John Deere Capital Corp. 2.000%          6/17/31    25,000     20,740
4 John Deere Capital Corp. 3.900%           6/7/32     2,665      2,500
Lockheed Martin Corp. 5.100%         11/15/27    16,210     16,407
Lockheed Martin Corp. 4.450%          5/15/28     5,250      5,201
Lockheed Martin Corp. 4.500%          2/15/29    35,460     35,162
Lockheed Martin Corp. 1.850%          6/15/30     5,895      4,973
Lockheed Martin Corp. 3.900%          6/15/32    14,670     13,775
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      Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000)
Market
Value

($000)
Lockheed Martin Corp. 5.250%          1/15/33    13,300     13,663
Rockwell Automation Inc. 1.750%          8/15/31     7,500      6,053
7 Siemens Financieringsmaatschappij NV 1.200%          3/11/26    29,050     27,070
Tyco Electronics Group SA 4.500%          2/13/26     5,550      5,494
                                         422,530
Materials (0.4%)
Air Products and Chemicals Inc. 4.750%           2/8/31    10,265     10,222
Air Products and Chemicals Inc. 4.850%           2/8/34    26,665     26,379
BHP Billiton Finance USA Ltd. 4.750%          2/28/28    10,300     10,274
7 Georgia-Pacific LLC 0.950%          5/15/26    50,855     46,621
7 Georgia-Pacific LLC 2.300%          4/30/30    13,980     12,020
Linde Inc. 1.100%          8/10/30    12,430     10,047
                                         115,563
Real Estate (0.7%)
4 AvalonBay Communities Inc. 3.450%           6/1/25    11,190     10,962
4 AvalonBay Communities Inc. 3.350%          5/15/27     2,960      2,824
4 AvalonBay Communities Inc. 3.200%          1/15/28     2,250      2,117
AvalonBay Communities Inc. 1.900%          12/1/28     5,000      4,387
4 AvalonBay Communities Inc. 2.300%           3/1/30     5,000      4,328
AvalonBay Communities Inc. 5.000%          2/15/33     3,300      3,269
Camden Property Trust 5.850%          11/3/26     8,000      8,153
Camden Property Trust 4.900%          1/15/34    10,000      9,725
ERP Operating LP 2.850%          11/1/26     3,000      2,841
ERP Operating LP 4.150%          12/1/28    11,480     11,133
ERP Operating LP 3.000%           7/1/29     8,120      7,385
ERP Operating LP 2.500%          2/15/30     1,500      1,313
ERP Operating LP 1.850%           8/1/31     4,750      3,855
Mid-America Apartments LP 5.000%          3/15/34    22,150     21,814
Prologis LP 2.125%          4/15/27     3,600      3,316
Prologis LP 1.250%         10/15/30    10,000      8,020
Prologis LP 1.750%           2/1/31     7,783      6,374
Prologis LP 4.625%          1/15/33     7,817      7,593
Public Storage Operating Co. 1.850%           5/1/28     5,710      5,086
Public Storage Operating Co. 1.950%          11/9/28     3,500      3,092
Public Storage Operating Co. 5.125%          1/15/29     2,670      2,716
Public Storage Operating Co. 3.385%           5/1/29    11,800     11,060
Public Storage Operating Co. 2.300%           5/1/31     9,170      7,750
Public Storage Operating Co. 5.100%           8/1/33     7,500      7,534
Realty Income Corp. 3.875%          4/15/25    18,632     18,332
Realty Income Corp. 0.750%          3/15/26     4,710      4,320
Realty Income Corp. 4.125%         10/15/26    16,355     15,975
Simon Property Group LP 3.500%           9/1/25     7,754      7,572
Simon Property Group LP 1.375%          1/15/27     5,000      4,547
Simon Property Group LP 3.375%          6/15/27    10,780     10,285
Simon Property Group LP 3.375%          12/1/27     1,068      1,012
Simon Property Group LP 2.450%          9/13/29     3,300      2,905
Simon Property Group LP 2.650%          7/15/30    11,500     10,048
                                         231,643
Technology (1.3%)
Adobe Inc. 2.150%           2/1/27    33,206     31,001
Analog Devices Inc. 1.700%          10/1/28     9,350      8,220
Analog Devices Inc. 2.100%          10/1/31    14,030     11,637
Apple Inc. 3.250%           8/8/29    22,470     21,105
Cisco Systems Inc. 4.850%          2/26/29    30,680     30,913
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      Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000)
Market
Value

($000)
Cisco Systems Inc. 4.950%          2/26/31    37,410     37,723
Cisco Systems Inc. 5.050%          2/26/34    19,960     20,214
Intel Corp. 4.875%          2/10/26    12,232     12,197
Intel Corp. 3.750%          3/25/27     4,660      4,524
Intel Corp. 1.600%          8/12/28    19,100     16,755
Intel Corp. 2.450%         11/15/29    14,155     12,540
International Business Machines Corp. 3.450%          2/19/26     2,500      2,431
International Business Machines Corp. 3.300%          5/15/26    46,875     45,222
NVIDIA Corp. 1.550%          6/15/28    28,000     24,953
QUALCOMM Inc. 1.300%          5/20/28    15,188     13,328
S&P Global Inc. 2.700%           3/1/29    48,460     44,039
S&P Global Inc. 2.500%          12/1/29    10,680      9,456
S&P Global Inc. 2.900%           3/1/32    12,820     11,163
Salesforce Inc. 1.500%          7/15/28    14,138     12,440
Salesforce Inc. 1.950%          7/15/31     7,425      6,165
Texas Instruments Inc. 4.600%          2/15/28    23,860     23,877
Texas Instruments Inc. 2.250%           9/4/29    10,000      8,855
Texas Instruments Inc. 1.750%           5/4/30     9,245      7,807
Texas Instruments Inc. 3.650%          8/16/32     6,365      5,898
                                         422,463
Utilities (1.6%)
AEP Transmission Co. LLC 3.100%          12/1/26     8,040      7,646
Ameren Illinois Co. 1.550%         11/15/30     8,575      6,948
4 CenterPoint Energy Houston Electric LLC 2.350%           4/1/31     8,745      7,416
CenterPoint Energy Houston Electric LLC 4.950%           4/1/33     4,770      4,736
CenterPoint Energy Resources Corp. 5.250%           3/1/28    10,000     10,101
Commonwealth Edison Co. 2.550%          6/15/26     8,002      7,595
4 Commonwealth Edison Co. 3.150%          3/15/32     3,000      2,650
Commonwealth Edison Co. 4.900%           2/1/33    11,320     11,236
4 Connecticut Light & Power Co. 3.200%          3/15/27    21,650     20,674
Consumers Energy Co. 3.600%          8/15/32     4,500      4,074
4 Dominion Energy South Carolina Inc. 2.300%          12/1/31    10,000      8,275
4 DTE Electric Co. 1.900%           4/1/28     4,400      3,946
DTE Electric Co. 2.250%           3/1/30     6,000      5,193
Duke Energy Carolinas LLC 3.950%         11/15/28     6,005      5,808
Duke Energy Carolinas LLC 2.450%          8/15/29     7,430      6,584
Duke Energy Carolinas LLC 2.450%           2/1/30     2,735      2,403
Duke Energy Carolinas LLC 2.550%          4/15/31    15,576     13,434
Duke Energy Carolinas LLC 4.950%          1/15/33    17,470     17,372
Duke Energy Florida LLC 3.200%          1/15/27    17,632     16,836
Duke Energy Florida LLC 3.800%          7/15/28    10,765     10,354
Duke Energy Florida LLC 2.500%          12/1/29    16,960     15,034
Duke Energy Florida LLC 2.400%         12/15/31     5,000      4,196
Duke Energy Ohio Inc. 5.250%           4/1/33     1,990      2,011
Duke Energy Progress LLC 3.700%           9/1/28    12,100     11,576
Duke Energy Progress LLC 3.450%          3/15/29     1,520      1,430
Duke Energy Progress LLC 2.000%          8/15/31    12,500     10,193
Entergy Arkansas LLC 3.500%           4/1/26    10,288      9,991
Entergy Arkansas LLC 5.150%          1/15/33     4,480      4,495
Entergy Louisiana LLC 2.400%          10/1/26     5,560      5,208
Entergy Louisiana LLC 1.600%         12/15/30     4,435      3,544
Evergy Kansas Central Inc. 2.550%           7/1/26    13,385     12,691
Florida Power & Light Co. 2.450%           2/3/32     5,000      4,215
4 Kentucky Utilities Co. 5.450%          4/15/33     7,630      7,804
4 Korea East-West Power Co. Ltd. 1.750%           5/6/25    15,000     14,420
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      Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000)
Market
Value

($000)
7 Korea East-West Power Co. Ltd. 3.600%           5/6/25    11,435     11,211
4 Louisville Gas & Electric Co. 5.450%          4/15/33     6,100      6,218
MidAmerican Energy Co. 3.100%           5/1/27     1,170      1,112
National Rural Utilities Cooperative Finance Corp. 3.400%           2/7/28     9,675      9,166
National Rural Utilities Cooperative Finance Corp. 3.900%          11/1/28    10,945     10,516
National Rural Utilities Cooperative Finance Corp. 3.700%          3/15/29     9,996      9,458
4 Nevada Power Co. 2.400%           5/1/30     8,360      7,213
Oklahoma Gas & Electric Co. 5.400%          1/15/33     8,690      8,872
Oncor Electric Delivery Co. LLC 0.550%          10/1/25    13,000     12,168
Oncor Electric Delivery Co. LLC 4.300%          5/15/28     5,000      4,892
Oncor Electric Delivery Co. LLC 3.700%         11/15/28     8,555      8,112
Oncor Electric Delivery Co. LLC 2.750%          5/15/30    12,750     11,315
4 PG&E Recovery Funding LLC 5.045%          7/15/32     2,398      2,403
PPL Electric Utilities Corp. 4.850%          2/15/34     9,950      9,792
4 Public Service Electric & Gas Co. 2.250%          9/15/26     5,000      4,691
4 Public Service Electric & Gas Co. 3.000%          5/15/27     5,430      5,135
4 Public Service Electric & Gas Co. 3.700%           5/1/28     1,980      1,902
4 Public Service Electric & Gas Co. 3.650%           9/1/28     2,730      2,608
4 Public Service Electric & Gas Co. 2.450%          1/15/30     7,500      6,555
4 Public Service Electric & Gas Co. 4.650%          3/15/33     9,990      9,721
4 Public Service Electric & Gas Co. 5.200%           3/1/34    10,000     10,121
Union Electric Co. 2.950%          6/15/27     1,177      1,108
Union Electric Co. 2.950%          3/15/30    15,000     13,389
6 Union Electric Co. 5.200%           4/1/34    12,500     12,521
4 Virginia Electric & Power Co. 3.100%          5/15/25     6,210      6,057
4 Virginia Electric & Power Co. 3.150%          1/15/26     5,700      5,505
4 Virginia Electric & Power Co. 2.950%         11/15/26    10,000      9,505
4 Virginia Electric & Power Co. 3.500%          3/15/27     6,260      6,013
Virginia Electric & Power Co. 5.000%           4/1/33    15,190     14,985
Wisconsin Electric Power Co. 4.750%          9/30/32     7,500      7,390
Wisconsin Public Service Corp. 5.350%         11/10/25     5,575      5,597
                                          515,340
Total Corporate Bonds (Cost $9,959,635) 9,621,050
Sovereign Bonds (2.1%)
4,7 Airport Authority Hong Kong 4.875%          1/12/26    15,690     15,668
4 Arab Petroleum Investments Corp. 1.460%          6/30/25     2,880      2,738
4,7,10 Bank Gospodarstwa Krajowego 6.250%         10/31/28    20,430     21,296
4 Bermuda 3.717%          1/25/27    11,758     11,202
4 Bermuda 4.750%          2/15/29    10,984     10,646
4 Bermuda 2.375%          8/20/30     5,000      4,187
4 Bermuda 5.000%          7/15/32    11,700     11,268
4,7 Central American Bank for Economic Integration 5.000%          1/25/27    29,484     29,390
4,11 Development Bank of Japan Inc. 2.750%          9/16/25     8,500      8,207
Export-Import Bank of Korea 4.875%          1/11/26    14,900     14,876
Export-Import Bank of Korea 2.625%          5/26/26     2,000      1,905
4,7 Kingdom of Saudi Arabia 4.750%          1/16/30    62,400     61,762
4 Kingdom of Saudi Arabia 4.750%          1/16/30    14,870     14,710
4 Korea Electric Power Corp. 1.125%          6/15/25    18,400     17,495
4 Korea Gas Corp. 3.875%          7/13/27    35,000     33,739
Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power Co. Ltd. 1.250%          4/27/26    35,000     32,268
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      Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000)
Market
Value

($000)
Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power Co. Ltd. 4.250%          7/27/27    35,000     34,071
4,7 Ontario Teachers' Cadillac Fairview Properties Trust 3.875%          3/20/27     6,600      6,257
4,7 Ontario Teachers' Cadillac Fairview Properties Trust 4.125%           2/1/29    24,580     23,049
4,7 Ontario Teachers' Finance Trust 1.250%          9/27/30    25,000     20,289
4 QatarEnergy 1.375%          9/12/26     7,202      6,608
4 QatarEnergy 2.250%          7/12/31    10,000      8,394
4 Republic of Chile 2.750%          1/31/27    66,596     62,396
4 Republic of Chile 4.850%          1/22/29    30,000     29,803
4 Republic of Poland 5.125%          9/18/34    14,425     14,391
4 Saudi Arabian Oil Co. 1.625%         11/24/25     7,190      6,775
4 Saudi Arabian Oil Co. 3.500%          4/16/29     5,160      4,819
4,12 State of Israel 1.500%          1/16/29     6,270      6,011
State of Israel 5.375%          3/12/29     9,220      9,241
State of Israel 4.500%          1/17/33     9,000      8,369
4 Temasek Financial I Ltd. 3.625%           8/1/28    29,500     28,499
4 Temasek Financial I Ltd. 1.000%          10/6/30     5,000      3,999
4,7 Temasek Financial I Ltd. 1.625%           8/2/31   125,000    102,613
4,7 Tokyo Metropolitan Government 4.625%           6/1/26    14,160     14,005
Total Sovereign Bonds (Cost $720,940) 680,946
Taxable Municipal Bonds (0.9%)
California GO 2.650%           4/1/26    50,000     48,083
Dallas TX Waterworks & Sewer System Revenue 2.589%          10/1/27     1,450      1,363
Florida State Board of Administration Finance Corp. Revenue 1.705%           7/1/27    75,000     67,996
Florida State Board of Administration Finance Corp. Revenue 2.154%           7/1/30    55,000     46,980
New York City NY GO 3.750%           6/1/28     1,020        988
New York City NY GO 2.330%          10/1/29     5,000      4,454
University of California Revenue 3.063%           7/1/25     3,430      3,354
University of California Revenue 1.316%          5/15/27    25,000     22,651
University of California Revenue 3.349%           7/1/29    48,635     45,984
University of California Revenue 1.614%          5/15/30    34,665     29,244
13 Wisconsin General Fund Annual Appropriation Revenue 5.700%           5/1/26     1,915      1,927
Total Taxable Municipal Bonds (Cost $305,938) 273,024
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      Coupon   Shares Market
Value

($000)
Temporary Cash Investments (0.8%)
Money Market Fund (0.8%)
14 Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund
(Cost $246,862)
5.407%                   2,469,115           246,862
Total Investments (98.5%) (Cost $31,989,827)   31,129,964
Other Assets and Liabilities—Net (1.5%)   461,806
Net Assets (100%)   31,591,770
Cost is in $000.
See Note A in Notes to Financial Statements.
1 Securities with a value of $9,868,000 have been segregated as collateral for certain open To Be Announced (TBA) transactions.
2 Securities with a value of $632,000 have been segregated as collateral for open forward currency contracts.
3 Securities with a value of $23,728,000 have been segregated as initial margin for open futures contracts.
4 The average or expected maturity is shorter than the final maturity shown because of the possibility of interim principal payments and prepayments or the possibility of the issue being called.
5 The issuer was placed under federal conservatorship in September 2008; since that time, its daily operations have been managed by the Federal Housing Finance Agency and it receives capital from the U.S. Treasury, as needed to maintain a positive net worth, in exchange for senior preferred stock.
6 Includes securities purchased on a when-issued or delayed-delivery basis for which the fund has not taken delivery as of March 31, 2024.
7 Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. Such securities may be sold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At March 31, 2024, the aggregate value was $2,301,429,000, representing 7.3% of net assets.
8 Variable-rate security; rate shown is effective rate at period end. Certain variable-rate securities are not based on a published reference rate and spread but are determined by the issuer or agent based on current market conditions.
9 Face amount denominated in Australian dollars.
10 Guaranteed by the Republic of Poland.
11 Guaranteed by the Government of Japan.
12 Face amount denominated in euro.
13 Scheduled principal and interest payments are guaranteed by Assured Guaranty Municipal Corp.
14 Affiliated money market fund available only to Vanguard funds and certain trusts and accounts managed by Vanguard. Rate shown is the 7-day yield.
  3M—3-month.
  GO—General Obligation Bond.
  REMICS—Real Estate Mortgage Investment Conduits.
  SOFR30A—30 Day Average Secured Overnight Financing Rate.
  UMBS—Uniform Mortgage-Backed Securities.
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Derivative Financial Instruments Outstanding as of Period End

Futures Contracts
      ($000)
  Expiration Number of
Long (Short)
Contracts
Notional
Amount
Value and
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
Long Futures Contracts
2-Year U.S. Treasury Note June 2024 4,596 939,810 (1,192)
5-Year U.S. Treasury Note June 2024 5,416 579,597
Ultra Long U.S. Treasury Bond June 2024 76 9,804 208
        (984)
 
Short Futures Contracts
10-Year U.S. Treasury Note June 2024 (4,742) (525,399) (298)
Euro-Bobl June 2024 (41) (5,231) (26)
Long U.S. Treasury Bond June 2024 (562) (67,686) (630)
Ultra 10-Year U.S. Treasury Note June 2024 (3,826) (438,495) (1,654)
        (2,608)
        (3,592)
    
Forward Currency Contracts
  Contract
Settlement
Date
Contract Amount (000) Unrealized
Appreciation
($000)
Unrealized
(Depreciation)
($000)
Counterparty   Receive   Deliver
Barclays Bank plc 4/26/24 EUR 52,786 USD 57,713 (711)
Morgan Stanley Capital Services LLC 4/26/24 EUR 24,030 USD 26,169 (221)
Toronto-Dominion Bank 4/26/24 EUR 17,348 USD 19,043 (309)
Bank of America, N.A. 4/26/24 EUR 7,288 USD 7,927 (57)
UBS AG 4/26/24 EUR 7,274 USD 7,914 (59)
Citibank, N.A. 4/26/24 EUR 6,356 USD 6,930 (67)
Standard Chartered Bank 4/26/24 EUR 5,184 USD 5,655 (56)
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. 4/26/24 GBP 6,120 USD 7,793 (68)
Barclays Bank plc 4/26/24 GBP 5,768 USD 7,343 (62)
UBS AG 4/26/24 USD 19,904 AUD 30,060 302
State Street Bank & Trust Co. 4/26/24 USD 108,149 EUR 99,113 1,118
Morgan Stanley Capital Services LLC 4/26/24 USD 16,144 EUR 14,944 6
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Forward Currency Contracts (continued)
  Contract
Settlement
Date
Contract Amount (000) Unrealized
Appreciation
($000)
Unrealized
(Depreciation)
($000)
Counterparty   Receive   Deliver
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. 4/26/24 USD 14,462 EUR 13,275 128
Royal Bank of Canada 4/26/24 USD 16,487 GBP 12,905 196
            1,750 (1,610)
AUD—Australian dollar.
EUR—euro.
GBP—British pound.
USD—U.S. dollar.
At March 31, 2024, the counterparties had deposited in segregated accounts securities with a value of $931,000 in connection with open forward currency contracts.
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.
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Statement of Assets and Liabilities
As of March 31, 2024
($000s, except shares, footnotes, and per-share amounts) Amount
Assets  
Investments in Securities, at Value  
Unaffiliated Issuers (Cost $31,742,965) 30,883,102
Affiliated Issuers (Cost $246,862) 246,862
Total Investments in Securities 31,129,964
Investment in Vanguard 962
Foreign Currency, at Value (Cost $4,757) 4,710
Receivables for Investment Securities Sold 2,892,253
Receivables for Accrued Income 214,251
Unrealized Appreciation—Forward Currency Contracts 1,750
Total Assets 34,243,890
Liabilities  
Due to Custodian 62
Payables for Investment Securities Purchased 2,649,130
Payables to Vanguard 277
Variation Margin Payable—Futures Contracts 1,041
Unrealized Depreciation—Forward Currency Contracts 1,610
Total Liabilities 2,652,120
Net Assets 31,591,770

At March 31, 2024, net assets consisted of:

   
Paid-in Capital 34,771,907
Total Distributable Earnings (Loss) (3,180,137)
Net Assets 31,591,770
   
Net Assets  
Applicable to 1,494,576,211 outstanding $.001 par value shares of
beneficial interest (unlimited authorization)
31,591,770
Net Asset Value Per Share $21.14
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.
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Statement of Operations
  Six Months Ended
March 31, 2024
  ($000)
Investment Income  
Income  
Interest1 647,359
Total Income 647,359
Expenses  
The Vanguard Group—Note B  
Investment Advisory Services 1,968
Management and Administrative 796
Marketing and Distribution 219
Custodian Fees 114
Shareholders’ Reports 8
Trustees’ Fees and Expenses 13
Other Expenses 9
Total Expenses 3,127
Expenses Paid Indirectly (2)
Net Expenses 3,125
Net Investment Income 644,234
Realized Net Gain (Loss)  
Investment Securities Sold1 (418,027)
Futures Contracts (4,543)
Swap Contracts 259
Forward Currency Contracts (2,621)
Foreign Currencies 333
Realized Net Gain (Loss) (424,599)
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)  
Investment Securities1 1,273,046
Futures Contracts (23,301)
Swap Contracts 180
Forward Currency Contracts (1,392)
Foreign Currencies (8)
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) 1,248,525
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations 1,468,160
1 Interest income, realized net gain (loss), capital gain distributions received, and change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) from an affiliated company of the fund were $6,728,000, $12,000, $1,000, and ($2,000), respectively. Purchases and sales are for temporary cash investment purposes.
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.
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Statement of Changes in Net Assets
  Six Months Ended
March 31,
2024
  Year Ended
September 30,
2023
  ($000)   ($000)
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets      
Operations      
Net Investment Income 644,234   1,047,186
Realized Net Gain (Loss) (424,599)   (1,081,315)
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) 1,248,525   636,922
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations 1,468,160   602,793
Distributions      
Total Distributions (649,319)   (1,051,359)
Capital Share Transactions      
Issued 894,030   2,269,543
Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions 649,319   1,051,359
Redeemed (1,125,469)   (2,835,245)
Net Increase (Decrease) from Capital Share Transactions 417,880   485,657
Total Increase (Decrease) 1,236,721   37,091
Net Assets      
Beginning of Period 30,355,049   30,317,958
End of Period 31,591,770   30,355,049
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.
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Financial Highlights
For a Share Outstanding
Throughout Each Period
Six Months
Ended
March 31,
2024
Year Ended September 30,
2023 2022 2021 2020 2019
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period $20.58 $20.89 $23.75 $24.31 $23.43 $22.39
Investment Operations            
Net Investment Income1 .433 .704 .370 .304 .517 .656
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments .564 (.306) (2.693) (.334) .880 1.034
Total from Investment Operations .997 .398 (2.323) (.030) 1.397 1.690
Distributions            
Dividends from Net Investment Income (.437) (.708) (.366) (.304) (.517) (.650)
Distributions from Realized Capital Gains (.171) (.226)
Total Distributions (.437) (.708) (.537) (.530) (.517) (.650)
Net Asset Value, End of Period $21.14 $20.58 $20.89 $23.75 $24.31 $23.43
Total Return 4.88% 1.88% -9.93% -0.13% 6.02% 7.66%
Ratios/Supplemental Data            
Net Assets, End of Period (Millions) $31,592 $30,355 $30,318 $33,037 $30,049 $21,906
Ratio of Total Expenses to Average Net Assets 0.02%2 0.02%2 0.02%2 0.02% 0.02% 0.02%
Ratio of Net Investment Income to Average Net Assets 4.12% 3.34% 1.64% 1.27% 2.16% 2.86%
Portfolio Turnover Rate3 121% 395% 426% 414% 347% 323%
The expense ratio and net investment income ratio for the current period have been annualized.
1 Calculated based on average shares outstanding.
2 The ratio of expenses to average net assets for the period net of reduction from custody fee offset arrangements was 0.02%.
3 Includes 46%, 206%, 146%, 151%, 114%, and 46%, respectively, attributable to mortgage-dollar-roll activity.
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.
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Notes to Financial Statements
Vanguard Institutional Intermediate-Term Bond Fund is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 as an open-end investment company, or mutual fund. The fund has been established by Vanguard as an investment vehicle for certain collective trusts and other accounts managed by Vanguard or its affiliates and qualifying education savings plans. The fund is offered to investors who meet certain administrative and service criteria and invest a minimum of $10 million. Certain of the fund’s investments are in corporate debt instruments; the issuers’ abilities to meet their obligations may be affected by economic developments in their respective industries.
A.  The following significant accounting policies conform to generally accepted accounting principles for U.S. investment companies. The fund consistently follows such policies in preparing its financial statements.
1. Security Valuation: Securities are valued as of the close of trading on the New York Stock Exchange (generally 4 p.m., Eastern time) on the valuation date. Bonds and other temporary cash investments are valued using the latest bid prices or using valuations based on a matrix system (which considers such factors as security prices, yields, maturities, and ratings), both as furnished by independent pricing services. Structured debt securities, including mortgages and asset-backed securities, are valued using the latest bid prices or using valuations based on a matrix system that considers such factors as issuer, tranche, nominal or option-adjusted spreads, weighted average coupon, weighted average maturity, credit enhancements, and collateral, as furnished by independent pricing services. Investments in Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund are valued at that fund's net asset value. Securities for which market quotations are not readily available, or whose values have been affected by events occurring before the fund's pricing time but after the close of the securities’ primary markets, are valued by methods deemed by the valuation designee to represent fair value and subject to oversight by the board of trustees.
2. Foreign Currency: Securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars using exchange rates obtained from an independent third party as of the fund’s pricing time on the valuation date. Realized gains (losses) and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investment securities include the effects of changes in exchange rates since the securities were purchased, combined with the effects of changes in security prices. Fluctuations in the value of other assets and liabilities resulting from changes in exchange rates are recorded as unrealized foreign currency gains (losses) until the assets or liabilities are settled in cash, at which time they are recorded as realized foreign currency gains (losses).
3. To Be Announced (TBA) Transactions: A TBA transaction is an agreement to buy or sell mortgage-backed securities with agreed-upon characteristics (face amount, coupon, maturity) for settlement at a future date. The fund may be a seller of TBA transactions to reduce its exposure to the mortgage-backed securities market or in order to sell mortgage-backed securities it owns under delayed-delivery arrangements. When the fund is a buyer of TBA transactions, it maintains cash or short-term investments in an amount sufficient to meet the purchase price at the settlement date of the TBA transaction. The primary risk associated with TBA transactions is that a counterparty may default on its obligations. The fund mitigates its counterparty risk by, among other things, performing a credit analysis of counterparties, allocating transactions among numerous counterparties, and monitoring its exposure to each counterparty. The fund may also enter into a Master Securities Forward Transaction Agreement (MSFTA) with certain counterparties and require them to transfer collateral as security for their performance. In the absence of a default, the collateral pledged or received by the fund cannot be repledged, resold, or rehypothecated. Under an MSFTA, upon a counterparty default (including bankruptcy), the fund
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may terminate any TBA transactions with that counterparty, determine the net amount owed by either party in accordance with its MSFTA, and sell or retain any collateral held up to the net amount owed to the fund under the MSFTA.
At March 31, 2024, counterparties had deposited in segregated accounts securities with a value of $2,633,000 in connection with TBA transactions.
4. Mortgage Dollar Rolls: The fund enters into mortgage-dollar-roll transactions, in which the fund sells mortgage-backed securities to a dealer and simultaneously agrees to purchase similar securities in the future at a predetermined price. The proceeds of the securities sold in mortgage-dollar-roll transactions are typically invested in high-quality short-term fixed income securities. The fund forgoes principal and interest paid on the securities sold, and is compensated by interest earned on the proceeds of the sale and by a lower price on the securities to be repurchased. The fund also enters into mortgage-dollar-roll transactions in which the fund buys mortgage-backed securities from a dealer pursuant to a TBA transaction and simultaneously agrees to sell similar securities in the future at a predetermined price. The securities bought in mortgage-dollar-roll transactions are used to cover an open TBA sell position. The fund continues to earn interest on mortgage-backed security pools already held and receives a lower price on the securities to be sold in the future. The fund accounts for mortgage-dollar-roll transactions as purchases and sales; as such, these transactions may increase the fund’s portfolio turnover rate. Amounts to be received or paid in connection with open mortgage dollar rolls are included in Receivables for Investment Securities Sold or Payables for Investment Securities Purchased in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
5. Futures Contracts: The fund uses futures contracts to invest in fixed income asset classes with greater efficiency and lower cost than is possible through direct investment, to add value when these instruments are attractively priced, or to adjust sensitivity to changes in interest rates. The primary risks associated with the use of futures contracts are imperfect correlation between changes in market values of bonds held by the fund and the prices of futures contracts, and the possibility of an illiquid market. Counterparty risk involving futures is mitigated because a regulated clearinghouse is the counterparty instead of the clearing broker. To further mitigate counterparty risk, the fund trades futures contracts on an exchange, monitors the financial strength of its clearing brokers and clearinghouse, and has entered into clearing agreements with its clearing brokers. The clearinghouse imposes initial margin requirements to secure the fund’s performance and requires daily settlement of variation margin representing changes in the market value of each contract. Any securities pledged as initial margin for open contracts are noted in the Schedule of Investments.
Futures contracts are valued at their quoted daily settlement prices. The notional amounts of the contracts are not recorded in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Fluctuations in the value of the contracts are recorded in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as an asset (liability) and in the Statement of Operations as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) until the contracts are closed, when they are recorded as realized gains (losses) on futures contracts.
During the six months ended March 31, 2024, the fund’s average investments in long and short futures contracts represented 4% and 2% of net assets, respectively, based on the average of the notional amounts at each quarter-end during the period.
6. Forward Currency Contracts: The fund enters into forward currency contracts to protect the value of securities and related receivables and payables against changes in future foreign exchange
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rates. Risks associated with these types of forward currency contracts include movement in the values of the foreign currencies relative to the U.S. dollar and the ability of the counterparties to fulfill their obligations under the contracts. The fund mitigates its counterparty risk by entering into forward currency contracts only with a diverse group of prequalified counterparties, monitoring their financial strength, entering into master netting arrangements with its counterparties, and requiring its counterparties to transfer collateral as security for their performance. In the absence of a default, the collateral pledged or received by the fund cannot be repledged, resold, or rehypothecated. The master netting arrangements provide that, in the event of a counterparty’s default (including bankruptcy), the fund may terminate the forward currency contracts, determine the net amount owed by either party in accordance with its master netting arrangements, and sell or retain any collateral held up to the net amount owed to the fund under the master netting arrangements. The forward currency contracts contain provisions whereby a counterparty may terminate open contracts if the fund’s net assets decline below a certain level, triggering a payment by the fund if the fund is in a net liability position at the time of the termination. The payment amount would be reduced by any collateral the fund has pledged. Any securities pledged as collateral for open contracts are noted in the Schedule of Investments. The value of collateral received or pledged is compared daily to the value of the forward currency contracts exposure with each counterparty, and any difference, if in excess of a specified minimum transfer amount, is adjusted and settled within two business days.
Forward currency contracts are valued at their quoted daily prices obtained from an independent third party, adjusted for currency risk based on the expiration date of each contract. The notional amounts of the contracts are not recorded in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Fluctuations in the value of the contracts are recorded in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as an asset (liability) and in the Statement of Operations as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) until the contracts are closed, when they are recorded as realized gains (losses) on forward currency contracts.
During the six months ended March 31, 2024, the fund’s average investment in forward currency contracts represented 1% of net assets, based on the average of the notional amounts at each quarter-end during the period.
7. Swap Contracts: The fund invests in credit default swaps to adjust the overall credit risk of the fund or to actively overweight or underweight credit risk to a specific issuer or group of issuers. The fund may sell credit protection through credit default swaps to simulate investments in long positions that are either unavailable or considered to be less attractively priced in the bond market. The fund may purchase credit protection through credit default swaps to reduce credit exposure to a given issuer or issuers. Under the terms of the swaps, an up-front payment may be exchanged between the seller and buyer. In addition, the seller of the credit protection receives a periodic payment of premium from the buyer that is a fixed percentage applied to a notional amount. If, for example, the reference entity is subject to a credit event (such as bankruptcy, failure to pay, or obligation acceleration) during the term of the swap, the seller agrees to either physically settle or cash settle the swap contract. If the swap is physically settled, the seller agrees to pay the buyer an amount equal to the notional amount and take delivery of a debt instrument of the reference issuer with a par amount equal to such notional amount. If the swap is cash settled, the seller agrees to pay the buyer the difference between the notional amount and the final price for the relevant debt instrument, as determined either in a market auction or pursuant to a pre-agreed-upon valuation procedure.
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The primary risk associated with selling credit protection is that, upon the occurrence of a defined credit event, the market value of the debt instrument received by the fund (or, in a cash settled swap, the debt instruments used to determine the settlement payment by the fund) will be significantly less than the amount paid by the fund and, in a physically settled swap, the fund may receive an illiquid debt instrument. A risk associated with all types of swaps is the possibility that a counterparty may default on its obligation to pay net amounts due to the fund. The fund’s maximum amount subject to counterparty risk is the unrealized appreciation on the swap contract. The fund mitigates its counterparty risk by entering into swaps only with a diverse group of prequalified counterparties, monitoring their financial strength, entering into master netting arrangements with its counterparties, and requiring its counterparties to transfer collateral as security for their performance. In the absence of a default, the collateral pledged or received by the fund cannot be repledged, resold, or rehypothecated. In the event of a counterparty’s default (including bankruptcy), the fund may terminate any swap contracts with that counterparty, determine the net amount owed by either party in accordance with its master netting arrangements, and sell or retain any collateral held up to the net amount owed to the fund under the master netting arrangements. The swap contracts contain provisions whereby a counterparty may terminate open contracts if the fund's net assets decline below a certain level, triggering a payment by the fund if the fund is in a net liability position at the time of the termination. The payment amount would be reduced by any collateral the fund has pledged. Any securities pledged as collateral for open contracts are noted in the Schedule of Investments. The value of collateral received or pledged is compared daily to the value of the swap contracts exposure with each counterparty, and any difference, if in excess of a specified minimum transfer amount, is adjusted and settled within two business days.
The notional amounts of swap contracts are not recorded in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Swaps are valued daily based on market quotations received from independent pricing services or recognized dealers and the change in value is recorded in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as an asset (liability) and in the Statement of Operations as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) until the seller of credit protection is required to take delivery (or, in a cash settled swap, pay the settlement amount determined) upon occurrence of a credit event, periodic payments are made, or the swap terminates, at which time realized gain (loss) is recorded. The net premium to be received or paid by the fund under swap contracts is accrued daily and recorded as realized gain (loss) over the life of the contract.
During the six months ended March 31, 2024, the fund's average amounts of investments in credit protection sold and credit protection purchased represented less than 1% and 0% of net assets, respectively, based on the average of notional amounts at each quarter-end during the period. The fund had no open credit default swap contracts at March 31, 2024.
8. Federal Income Taxes: The fund intends to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company and distribute virtually all of its taxable income. The fund’s tax returns are open to examination by the relevant tax authorities until expiration of the applicable statute of limitations, which is generally three years after the filing of the tax return. Management has analyzed the fund’s tax positions taken for all open federal and state income tax years, and has concluded that no provision for income tax is required in the fund’s financial statements.
9. Distributions: Distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Distributions are determined on a tax basis at the fiscal year-end and may differ from net investment income and realized capital gains for financial reporting purposes.
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10. Credit Facilities and Interfund Lending Program: The fund and certain other funds managed by The Vanguard Group ("Vanguard") participate in a $4.3 billion committed credit facility provided by a syndicate of lenders pursuant to a credit agreement and an uncommitted credit facility provided by Vanguard. Both facilities may be renewed annually. Each fund is individually liable for its borrowings, if any, under the credit facilities. Borrowings may be utilized for temporary or emergency purposes and are subject to the fund’s regulatory and contractual borrowing restrictions. With respect to the committed credit facility, the participating funds are charged administrative fees and an annual commitment fee of 0.10% of the undrawn committed amount of the facility, which are allocated to the funds based on a method approved by the fund’s board of trustees and included in Management and Administrative expenses on the fund’s Statement of Operations. Any borrowings under either facility bear interest at an agreed-upon spread plus the higher of the federal funds effective rate, the overnight bank funding rate, or the Daily Simple Secured Overnight Financing Rate inclusive of an additional agreed-upon spread. However, borrowings under the uncommitted credit facility may bear interest based upon an alternate rate agreed to by the fund and Vanguard.
In accordance with an exemptive order (the “Order”) from the SEC, the fund may participate in a joint lending and borrowing program that allows registered open-end Vanguard funds to borrow money from and lend money to each other for temporary or emergency purposes (the “Interfund Lending Program”), subject to compliance with the terms and conditions of the Order, and to the extent permitted by the fund’s investment objective and investment policies. Interfund loans and borrowings normally extend overnight but can have a maximum duration of seven days. Loans may be called on one business day’s notice. The interest rate to be charged is governed by the conditions of the Order and internal procedures adopted by the board of trustees. The board of trustees is responsible for overseeing the Interfund Lending Program.
For the six months ended March 31, 2024, the fund did not utilize the credit facilities or the Interfund Lending Program.
11. Other: Interest income includes income distributions received from Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund and is accrued daily. Premiums and discounts on debt securities are amortized and accreted, respectively, to interest income over the lives of the respective securities, except for premiums on certain callable debt securities that are amortized to the earliest call date. Security transactions are accounted for on the date securities are bought or sold. Costs used to determine realized gains (losses) on the sale of investment securities are those of the specific securities sold.
B.  In accordance with the terms of a Funds’ Service Agreement (the “FSA”) between Vanguard and the fund, Vanguard furnishes to the fund investment advisory, corporate management, administrative, marketing, and distribution services at Vanguard’s cost of operations (as defined by the FSA). These costs of operations are allocated to the fund based on methods and guidelines approved by the board of trustees and are generally settled twice a month.
Upon the request of Vanguard, the fund may invest up to 0.40% of its net assets as capital in Vanguard. At March 31, 2024, the fund had contributed to Vanguard capital in the amount of $962,000, representing less than 0.01% of the fund’s net assets and 0.38% of Vanguard’s capital received pursuant to the FSA. The fund’s trustees and officers are also directors and employees, respectively, of Vanguard.
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C.  The fund’s custodian bank has agreed to reduce its fees when the fund maintains cash on deposit in the non-interest-bearing custody account. For the six months ended March 31, 2024, custodian fee offset arrangements reduced the fund’s expenses by $2,000 (an annual rate of less than 0.01% of average net assets).
D.  Various inputs may be used to determine the value of the fund’s investments and derivatives. These inputs are summarized in three broad levels for financial statement purposes. The inputs or methodologies used to value securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.
Level 1—Quoted prices in active markets for identical securities.
Level 2—Other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.).
Level 3—Significant unobservable inputs (including the fund’s own assumptions used to determine the fair value of investments). Any investments and derivatives valued with significant unobservable inputs are noted on the Schedule of Investments.
The following table summarizes the market value of the fund's investments and derivatives as of March 31, 2024, based on the inputs used to value them:
  Level 1
($000)
Level 2
($000)
Level 3
($000)
Total
($000)
Investments        
Assets        
U.S. Government and Agency Obligations 16,555,856 16,555,856
Asset-Backed/Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities 3,752,226 3,752,226
Corporate Bonds 9,621,050 9,621,050
Sovereign Bonds 680,946 680,946
Taxable Municipal Bonds 273,024 273,024
Temporary Cash Investments 246,862 246,862
Total 246,862 30,883,102 31,129,964
Derivative Financial Instruments        
Assets        
Futures Contracts1 208 208
Forward Currency Contracts 1,750 1,750
Total 208 1,750 1,958
Liabilities        
Futures Contracts1 3,800 3,800
Forward Currency Contracts 1,610 1,610
Total 3,800 1,610 5,410
1 Includes cumulative appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts and centrally cleared swaps, if any, as reported in the Schedule of Investments. Only current day’s variation margin is reported within the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
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E.  At March 31, 2024, the fair values of derivatives were reflected in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as follows:
Statement of Assets and Liabilities Interest
Rate
Contracts
($000)
Foreign
Exchange
Contracts
($000)
Total
($000)
Unrealized Appreciation—Futures Contracts1 208 208
Unrealized Appreciation—Forward Currency Contracts 1,750 1,750
Total Assets 208 1,750 1,958
       
Unrealized Depreciation—Futures Contracts1 3,800 3,800
Unrealized Depreciation—Forward Currency Contracts 1,610 1,610
Total Liabilities 3,800 1,610 5,410
1 Includes cumulative appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts and centrally cleared swaps, if any, as reported in the Schedule of Investments. Only current day’s variation margin is reported within the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
Realized net gain (loss) and the change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on derivatives for the six months ended March 31, 2024, were:
Realized Net Gain (Loss) on Derivatives Interest
Rate
Contracts
($000)
Foreign
Exchange
Contracts
($000)
Credit
Contracts
($000)
Total
($000)
Futures Contracts (4,543) (4,543)
Swap Contracts 259 259
Forward Currency Contracts (2,621) (2,621)
Realized Net Gain (Loss) on Derivatives (4,543) (2,621) 259 (6,905)
 
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on Derivatives
Futures Contracts (23,301) (23,301)
Swap Contracts 180 180
Forward Currency Contracts (1,392) (1,392)
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on Derivatives (23,301) (1,392) 180 (24,513)
F.  As of March 31, 2024, gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation for investments and derivatives based on cost for U.S. federal income tax purposes were as follows:
  Amount
($000)
Tax Cost 31,997,829
Gross Unrealized Appreciation 166,410
Gross Unrealized Depreciation (1,037,727)
Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) (871,317)
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The fund’s tax-basis capital gains and losses are determined only at the end of each fiscal year. For tax purposes, at September 30, 2023, the fund had available capital losses totaling $1,876,394,000 that may be carried forward indefinitely to offset future net capital gains. The fund will use these capital losses to offset net taxable capital gains, if any, realized during the year ending September 30, 2024; should the fund realize net capital losses for the year, the losses will be added to the loss carryforward balance above.
G.  During the six months ended March 31, 2024, the fund purchased $3,691,898,000 of investment securities and sold $4,537,396,000 of investment securities, other than U.S. government securities and temporary cash investments. Purchases and sales of U.S. government securities were $33,817,869,000 and $34,075,693,000, respectively.
H.  Capital shares issued and redeemed were:
  Six Months Ended
March 31, 2024
  Year Ended
September 30, 2023
  Shares
(000)
  Shares
(000)
Issued 42,713   107,883
Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions 30,889   49,889
Redeemed (53,782)   (134,338)
Net Increase (Decrease) in Shares Outstanding 19,820   23,434
I.  Significant market disruptions, such as those caused by pandemics, natural or environmental ‎disasters, war, acts of terrorism, or other events, can adversely affect local and global ‎markets and normal market operations. Any such disruptions could have an adverse impact on the value of the fund’s investments and fund performance.
To the extent the fund’s investment portfolio reflects concentration in a particular market, industry, sector, country or asset class, the fund may be adversely affected by the performance of these concentrations and may be subject to increased price volatility and other risks.
Credit risk is the risk that a counterparty to a transaction or an issuer of a financial instrument will fail to pay interest and principal when due, or that perceptions of the issuer’s ability to make such payments will cause the price of an investment to decline. Investment in debt securities will generally increase credit risk.
The use of derivatives may expose the fund to various risks. Derivatives can be highly volatile, and any initial investment is generally small relative to the notional amount so that transactions may be leveraged in terms of market exposure. A relatively small market movement may have a potentially larger impact on derivatives than on standard securities. Leveraged derivatives positions can, therefore, increase volatility. Additional information regarding the fund’s use of derivative(s) and the specific risks associated is described under significant accounting policies.
J.  Management has determined that no events or transactions occurred subsequent to March 31, 2024, that would require recognition or disclosure in these financial statements.
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Trustees Approve Advisory Arrangements
The board of trustees of Vanguard Institutional Short-Term Bond Fund and Vanguard Institutional Intermediate-Term Bond Fund has renewed each fund’s investment advisory arrangement with The Vanguard Group, Inc. (Vanguard), through its Fixed Income Group. The board determined that continuing each fund’s internalized management structure was in the best interests of each fund and its shareholders.
The board based its decisions upon an evaluation of the advisor’s investment staff, portfolio management process, and performance. This evaluation included information provided to the board by Vanguard’s Portfolio Review Department, which is responsible for fund and advisor oversight and product management. The Portfolio Review Department met regularly with the advisor and made presentations to the board during the fiscal year that directed the board’s focus to relevant information and topics.
The board, or an investment committee made up of board members, also received information throughout the year during advisor presentations conducted by the Portfolio Review Department. For each advisor presentation, the board was provided with letters and reports that included information about, among other things, the advisory firm and the advisor’s assessment of the investment environment, portfolio performance, and portfolio characteristics.
In addition, the board received periodic reports throughout the year, which included information about the fund’s performance relative to its peers and benchmark, as applicable, and updates, as needed, on the Portfolio Review Department’s ongoing assessment of the advisors.
Prior to their meeting, the trustees were provided with a memo and materials that summarized the information they received over the course of the year. They also considered the factors discussed below, among others. However, no single factor determined whether the board approved the arrangements. Rather, it was the totality of the circumstances that drove the board’s decision.
Nature, extent, and quality of services
The board reviewed the quality of the investment management services provided to the funds since their inceptions in 2015; it also took into account the organizational depth and stability of the advisor. The board considered that Vanguard has been managing investments for more than four decades. The Fixed Income Group adheres to a sound, disciplined investment management process; the team has considerable experience, stability, and depth.
The board concluded that Vanguard’s experience, stability, depth, and performance, among other factors, warranted continuation of the advisory arrangements.
Investment performance
The board considered the performance of each fund since its inception in 2015, including any periods of outperformance or underperformance compared with a relevant benchmark index and peer group. The board concluded that the performance was such that the advisory arrangements should continue.
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Cost
The board concluded that each fund’s expense ratio was below the average expense ratio charged by funds in its peer group and that each fund’s advisory expenses were also below the peer-group average.
The board does not conduct a profitability analysis of Vanguard because of Vanguard’s unique structure. Unlike most other mutual fund management companies, Vanguard is owned by the funds it oversees.
The benefit of economies of scale
The board concluded that the funds’ arrangements with Vanguard ensure that the funds will realize economies of scale as they grow, with the cost to shareholders declining as fund assets increase.
The board will consider whether to renew the advisory arrangements again after a one-year period.
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Liquidity Risk Management
Vanguard funds (except for the money market funds) have adopted and implemented a written liquidity risk management program (the “Program”) as required by Rule 22e-4 under the Investment Company Act of 1940. Rule 22e-4 requires that each fund adopt a program that is reasonably designed to assess and manage the fund’s liquidity risk, which is the risk that the fund could not meet redemption requests without significant dilution of remaining investors’ interests in the fund.
Assessment and management of a fund’s liquidity risk under the Program take into consideration certain factors, such as the fund’s investment strategy and the liquidity of its portfolio investments during normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions, its short- and long-term cash-flow projections during both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions, and its cash and cash-equivalent holdings and access to other funding sources. As required by the rule, the Program includes policies and procedures for classification of fund portfolio holdings in four liquidity categories, maintaining certain levels of highly liquid investments, and limiting holdings of illiquid investments.
The board of trustees of Vanguard Malvern Funds approved the appointment of liquidity risk management program administrators responsible for administering the Program for Vanguard Institutional Short-Term Bond Fund and Vanguard Institutional Intermediate-Term Bond Fund, and for carrying out the specific responsibilities set forth in the Program, including reporting to the board on at least an annual basis regarding the Program's operation, its adequacy, and the effectiveness of its implementation for the past year (the “Program Administrator Report”). The board has reviewed the Program Administrator Report covering the period from January 1, 2023, through December 31, 2023 (the “Review Period”). The Program Administrator Report stated that during the Review Period the Program operated and was implemented effectively to manage the funds' liquidity risk.
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Semiannual Report  |  March 31, 2024
Vanguard Core-Plus Bond Fund
See the inside front cover for important information about your fund’s annual and semiannual shareholder reports.

 

Important information about shareholder reports
Beginning in July 2024, amendments adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission will substantially impact the design, content, and transmission of shareholder reports. Shareholder reports will provide key fund information in a clear and concise format and must be mailed to each shareholder that has not elected to receive the reports electronically. Financial statements will no longer be included in the shareholder report but will be available at vanguard.com, can be mailed upon request, or can be accessed on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.
You may elect to receive shareholder reports and other communications from the fund electronically by contacting your financial intermediary (such as a broker-dealer or bank) or, if you invest directly with the fund, by calling Vanguard at one of the phone numbers on the back cover of this report or by logging on to vanguard.com.

 

About Your Fund’s Expenses
As a shareholder of the fund, you incur ongoing costs, which include costs for portfolio management, administrative services, and shareholder reports (like this one), among others. Operating expenses, which are deducted from a fund’s gross income, directly reduce the investment return of the fund.
A fund‘s expenses are expressed as a percentage of its average net assets. This figure is known as the expense ratio. The following examples are intended to help you understand the ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in your fund and to compare these costs with those of other mutual funds. The examples are based on an investment of $1,000 made at the beginning of the period shown and held for the entire period.
The accompanying table illustrates your fund’s costs in two ways:
Based on actual fund return. This section helps you to estimate the actual expenses that you paid over the period. The ”Ending Account Value“ shown is derived from the fund’s actual return, and the third column shows the dollar amount that would have been paid by an investor who started with $1,000 in the fund. You may use the information here, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period.
To do so, simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number given for your fund under the heading ”Expenses Paid During Period.“
Based on hypothetical 5% yearly return. This section is intended to help you compare your fund‘s costs with those of other mutual funds. It assumes that the fund had a yearly return of 5% before expenses, but that the expense ratio is unchanged. In this case—because the return used is not the fund’s actual return—the results do not apply to your investment. The example is useful in making comparisons because the Securities and Exchange Commission requires all mutual funds to calculate expenses based on a 5% return. You can assess your fund’s costs by comparing this hypothetical example with the hypothetical examples that appear in shareholder reports of other funds.
Note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight and help you compare ongoing costs only and do not reflect transaction costs incurred by the fund for buying and selling securities. Further, the expenses do not include any purchase, redemption, or account service fees described in the fund prospectus. If such fees were applied to your account, your costs would be higher. Your fund does not carry a “sales load.”
The calculations assume no shares were bought or sold during the period. Your actual costs may have been higher or lower, depending on the amount of your investment and the timing of any purchases or redemptions.
You can find more information about the fund’s expenses, including annual expense ratios, in the Financial Statements section of this report. For additional information on operating expenses and other shareholder costs, please refer to your fund’s current prospectus.
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Six Months Ended March 31, 2024      
  Beginning
Account Value
9/30/2023
Ending
Account Value
3/31/2024
Expenses
Paid During
Period
Based on Actual Fund Return      
Core-Plus Bond Fund      
Investor Shares $1,000.00 $1,067.30 $1.55
Admiral™ Shares 1,000.00 1,067.80 1.03
Based on Hypothetical 5% Yearly Return      
Core-Plus Bond Fund      
Investor Shares $1,000.00 $1,023.50 $1.52
Admiral Shares 1,000.00 1,024.00 1.01
The calculations are based on expenses incurred in the most recent six-month period. The fund's annualized six-month expense ratios for that period are 0.30% for Investor Shares and 0.20% for Admiral Shares. The dollar amounts shown as “Expenses Paid” are equal to the annualized expense ratio multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days in the most recent six-month period, then divided by the number of days in the most recent 12-month period (183/366).
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Core-Plus Bond Fund
Fund Allocation
As of March 31, 2024
Asset-Backed/Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities 5.5%
Corporate Bonds 40.7
Floating Rate Loan Interests 0.9
Sovereign Bonds 17.2
U.S. Government and Agency Obligations 35.7
The table reflects the fund’s investments, except for short-term investments and derivatives. The agency and mortgage-backed securities may include issues from government-sponsored enterprises; such issues are generally not backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government.
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Core-Plus Bond Fund
Financial Statements (unaudited)
Schedule of Investments
As of March 31, 2024
The fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year as an exhibit to its reports on Form N-PORT. The fund’s Form N-PORT reports are available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.
      Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000)
Market
Value

($000)
U.S. Government and Agency Obligations (35.5%)
U.S. Government Securities (9.6%)
United States Treasury Note/Bond  0.375%          1/31/26     3,271   3,024
United States Treasury Note/Bond  3.750%          4/15/26     2,623   2,578
United States Treasury Note/Bond  3.625%          5/15/26     2,530   2,480
United States Treasury Note/Bond  1.125%         10/31/26     1,737   1,595
United States Treasury Note/Bond  1.250%         11/30/26     1,689   1,553
United States Treasury Note/Bond  1.625%         11/30/26     1,678   1,558
United States Treasury Note/Bond  1.875%          2/28/27     1,927   1,793
United States Treasury Note/Bond  0.500%          4/30/27     1,505   1,337
United States Treasury Note/Bond  2.750%          4/30/27     1,806   1,720
United States Treasury Note/Bond  0.500%         10/31/27     1,113     972
United States Treasury Note/Bond  0.625%         11/30/27     1,500   1,313
United States Treasury Note/Bond  3.875%         11/30/27     1,060   1,043
United States Treasury Note/Bond  3.750%          5/31/30       668     650
United States Treasury Note/Bond  3.750%          6/30/30       574     559
United States Treasury Note/Bond  4.000%          7/31/30     1,844   1,820
United States Treasury Note/Bond  4.125%          8/31/30     1,363   1,355
United States Treasury Note/Bond  4.625%          9/30/30     1,328   1,357
United States Treasury Note/Bond  4.875%         10/31/30     1,736   1,799
United States Treasury Note/Bond  4.375%         11/30/30     2,181   2,199
United States Treasury Note/Bond  3.750%         12/31/30     1,764   1,715
United States Treasury Note/Bond  4.000%          1/31/31     1,297   1,280
United States Treasury Note/Bond  4.250%          2/28/31       848     850
United States Treasury Note/Bond  2.875%          5/15/32     1,565   1,421
United States Treasury Note/Bond  2.000%         11/15/41       187     131
1 United States Treasury Note/Bond  3.250%          5/15/42     1,866   1,586
United States Treasury Note/Bond  2.750%          8/15/42       737     578
United States Treasury Note/Bond  2.750%         11/15/42       347     271
United States Treasury Note/Bond  3.125%          2/15/43     2,500   2,070
United States Treasury Note/Bond  3.875%          2/15/43     1,089   1,007
United States Treasury Note/Bond  3.875%          5/15/43     1,533   1,415
United States Treasury Note/Bond  2.875%         11/15/46       233     179
United States Treasury Note/Bond  3.000%          2/15/47       969     762
United States Treasury Note/Bond  3.000%          5/15/47       886     696
United States Treasury Note/Bond  2.750%          8/15/47       521     390
United States Treasury Note/Bond  2.750%         11/15/47       516     385
United States Treasury Note/Bond  3.000%          2/15/48       589     461
United States Treasury Note/Bond  3.125%          5/15/48       653     522
United States Treasury Note/Bond  3.000%          2/15/49       900     701
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Core-Plus Bond Fund
      Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000)
Market
Value

($000)
United States Treasury Note/Bond  2.000%          2/15/50       900     563
United States Treasury Note/Bond  1.250%          5/15/50     2,564   1,311
                                              48,999
Conventional Mortgage-Backed Securities (23.2%)  
2,3 Freddie Mac Gold Pool  3.000%    8/1/45–4/1/47     2,502   2,222
2,3 Freddie Mac Gold Pool  4.000%    6/1/48–7/1/48       498     470
2 Ginnie Mae II Pool  2.000% 11/20/50–6/20/52     5,530   4,526
2,4 Ginnie Mae II Pool  2.500%  5/20/50–5/15/54     6,112   5,079
2,4,5 Ginnie Mae II Pool  3.000%  9/20/50–5/15/54     4,264   3,721
2 Ginnie Mae II Pool  3.500%          4/20/52     3,200   2,922
2,4 Ginnie Mae II Pool  4.000%  7/20/47–4/15/54     2,427   2,281
2,4 Ginnie Mae II Pool  4.500%  4/20/48–5/15/54     2,287   2,212
2,4 Ginnie Mae II Pool  5.000%          4/15/54     2,000   1,966
2,4 Ginnie Mae II Pool  5.500%          4/15/54     1,500   1,499
2,4 Ginnie Mae II Pool  6.000%          4/15/54     1,000   1,009
2,4 Ginnie Mae II Pool  6.500%          4/15/54     5,300   5,389
2,3 UMBS Pool  1.500%    3/1/36–7/1/51     3,689   2,852
2,3,4 UMBS Pool  2.000%  10/1/35–4/25/54    32,827  26,907
2,3,4 UMBS Pool  2.500%  10/1/35–4/25/54    12,339  10,577
2,3,4 UMBS Pool  3.000%  12/1/41–4/25/54    15,486  13,647
2,3,4 UMBS Pool  3.500%   7/1/32–4/25/54    16,052  14,538
2,3,4 UMBS Pool  4.000%   6/1/42–5/25/54     1,130   1,162
2,3,4 UMBS Pool  4.500%  4/25/39–4/25/54     4,717   4,627
2,3 UMBS Pool  5.000%  12/1/48–10/1/52     3,569   3,511
2,3,4 UMBS Pool  5.500%  10/1/52–4/25/54     2,956   2,967
2,3,4 UMBS Pool  6.000%  11/1/52–4/25/54     4,574   4,632
                                             118,716
Nonconventional Mortgage-Backed Securities (2.7%)  
2,3 Fannie Mae REMICS  3.500%          3/25/43     1,179   1,071
2,3 Fannie Mae REMICS  4.500%          8/25/49       212     205
2,3 Freddie Mac REMICS  2.000%          9/25/47       590     507
2,3 Freddie Mac REMICS  2.500% 2/25/41–12/25/48     4,873   4,147
2,3 Freddie Mac REMICS  3.000% 7/15/43–12/15/46     4,276   3,734
2,3 Freddie Mac REMICS  3.500% 8/15/47–10/15/47     3,958   3,562
2,3 Freddie Mac REMICS  4.500% 10/25/44–1/25/47       633     613
2 Ginnie Mae REMICS  4.500%          5/20/52       300     283
                                               14,122
Total U.S. Government and Agency Obligations (Cost $185,271) 181,837
Asset-Backed/Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities (5.4%)
2 Ally Auto Receivables Trust Series 2023-1  5.270%         11/15/28        90      91
2,6 Ally Auto Receivables Trust Series 2023-1  5.760%          1/15/29        40      40
2,6 Ally Auto Receivables Trust Series 2023-1  5.960%          3/15/29        30      30
2,6 Ally Auto Receivables Trust Series 2023-1  6.740%          4/15/34        20      20
2,6 Ally Auto Receivables Trust Series 2023-A  7.330%          1/17/34        60      62
2,6 Ally Auto Receivables Trust Series 2024-1  5.800%          2/16/32        20      20
2 AmeriCredit Automobile Receivables Trust Series 2023-2  6.000%          7/18/29       190     193
2,6 Aventura Mall Trust Series 2018-AVM  4.112%           7/5/40       330     312
2,6 Avis Budget Rental Car Funding AESOP LLC Series 2022-5A  6.240%          4/20/27        40      40
2,6 Avis Budget Rental Car Funding AESOP LLC Series 2023-1A  6.230%          4/20/29       100     100
2,6 Avis Budget Rental Car Funding AESOP LLC Series 2023-2A  6.180%         10/20/27       100     100
5

 

Core-Plus Bond Fund
      Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000)
Market
Value

($000)
2,6 Avis Budget Rental Car Funding AESOP LLC Series 2023-5A  5.780%          4/20/28       170     172
2,6 Avis Budget Rental Car Funding AESOP LLC Series 2023-7A  5.900%          8/21/28       100     102
2,6 Avis Budget Rental Car Funding AESOP LLC Series 2023-8A  6.020%          2/20/30       140     144
2,6 Avis Budget Rental Car Funding AESOP LLC Series 2024-1A  5.360%          6/20/30       150     151
2,6 Avis Budget Rental Car Funding AESOP LLC Series 2024-1A  5.850%          6/20/30       110     110
2,6 Avis Budget Rental Car Funding AESOP LLC Series 2024-1A  6.480%          6/20/30       100     101
2 BANK Series 2019-BNK16  4.005%          2/15/52        80      76
2 BANK Series 2019-BNK23  2.920%         12/15/52     1,300   1,160
2 BANK Series 2022-BNK40  3.393%          3/15/64       450     402
2 BANK Series 2022-BNK43  4.399%          8/15/55       770     734
2 BANK Series 2023-5YR3  6.724%          9/15/56       100     106
2,6 Bank of America Auto Trust Series 2023-1A  5.390%          7/16/29       160     161
2,6 Bayview Opportunity Master Fund VII Trust Series 2024-SN1  6.360%          7/16/29        40      40
2 BBCMS Mortgage Trust Series 2021-C9  2.299%          2/15/54       100      84
2 BBCMS Mortgage Trust Series 2022-C16  4.600%          6/15/55       200     194
2 BBCMS Mortgage Trust Series 2024-5C25  5.946%          3/15/57       360     373
2 BBCMS Mortgage Trust Series 2024-5C25  6.358%          3/15/57       200     208
2 BBCMS Mortgage Trust Series 2024-C24  5.419%          2/15/57       280     288
2 Benchmark Mortgage Trust Series 2018-B1  3.666%          1/15/51       140     131
2 Benchmark Mortgage Trust Series 2022-B36  4.470%          7/15/55       750     719
2 Benchmark Mortgage Trust Series 2023-B38  5.525%          4/15/56       100     103
2 Benchmark Mortgage Trust Series 2023-V3  6.363%          7/15/56       230     240
2 Benchmark Mortgage Trust Series 2024-V6  5.926%          3/15/29       300     310
2 BMO Mortgage Trust Series 2023-C7  6.160%         12/15/56       700     757
2 BMO Mortgage Trust Series 2024-5C3  5.739%          2/15/57       390     400
2 BMO Mortgage Trust Series 2024-C8  5.598%          3/15/57       600     624
2,6 BPR Trust Series 2023-BRK2  6.899%          11/5/28       200     208
2,6 BX Trust Series 2019-OC11  3.202%          12/9/41        80      71
2 CarMax Auto Owner Trust Series 2023-1  4.650%          1/16/29        70      69
2 CarMax Auto Owner Trust Series 2023-3  5.260%          2/15/29       260     261
2 CD Mortgage Trust Series 2017-CD4  3.514%          5/10/50     1,130   1,051
2 CD Mortgage Trust Series 2018-CD7  4.013%          8/15/51       209     197
2 CD Mortgage Trust Series 2018-CD7  4.842%          8/15/51        50      45
2,6 Chase Auto Owner Trust Series 2024-1A  5.050%         10/25/29        40      40
2,6 Chase Auto Owner Trust Series 2024-1A  5.160%         11/26/29        10      10
2,6 Chase Auto Owner Trust Series 2024-1A  5.360%          1/25/30        10      10
2,6 Chase Auto Owner Trust Series 2024-1A  5.870%          6/25/31        20      20
2 Chase Issuance Trust Series 2024-A2  4.630%          1/15/31       280     279
2 Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2015-GC31  3.762%          6/10/48     1,300   1,261
2,6 Citizens Auto Receivables Trust Series 2023-1  5.780%         10/15/30       370     375
2,6 Citizens Auto Receivables Trust Series 2024-1  5.030%         10/15/30        50      50
2,6,7 Connecticut Avenue Securities Trust Series 2023-R07, SOFR30A + 1.950%  7.271%          9/25/43        54      54
2,6,7 Connecticut Avenue Securities Trust Series 2023-R08, SOFR30A + 1.500%  6.820%         10/25/43        72      73
2,6,7 Connecticut Avenue Securities Trust Series 2024-R01, SOFR30A + 1.050%  6.370%          1/25/44       183     183
2,6,7 Connecticut Avenue Securities Trust Series 2024-R02, SOFR30A + 1.100%  6.420%          2/25/44        20      20
6

 

Core-Plus Bond Fund
      Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000)
Market
Value

($000)
2,6 DLLAA LLC Series 2023-1A  5.640%          2/22/28       230     232
2,6 DLLAA LLC Series 2023-1A  5.730%         10/20/31       130     132
2,6 DLLST LLC Series 2024-1A  4.930%          4/22/30        20      20
2 Drive Auto Receivables Trust Series 2024-1  5.310%          1/16/29        80      80
2 Drive Auto Receivables Trust Series 2024-1  5.430%         11/17/31        90      90
2,6 Enterprise Fleet Financing LLC Series 2023-3  6.410%          6/20/30        50      52
2 Fifth Third Auto Trust Series 2023-1  5.520%          2/17/31       140     142
2 First National Master Note Trust Series 2023-2  5.770%          9/15/29        70      71
2 Ford Credit Auto Lease Trust Series 2023-B  6.200%          2/15/27       140     142
2 Ford Credit Auto Lease Trust Series 2023-B  6.430%          4/15/27       190     194
2 Ford Credit Auto Lease Trust Series 2024-A  5.290%          6/15/27        70      70
2,6 Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust Series 2022-1  4.670%         11/15/34       150     146
2,6 Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust Series 2023-1  4.850%          8/15/35       360     358
2,6 Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust Series 2023-2  5.280%          2/15/36       310     314
2 Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust Series 2023-B  5.060%          2/15/29       110     110
2 Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust Series 2023-C  5.930%          8/15/29        70      72
2 Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust Series 2023-C  6.370%          5/15/31        70      72
2,6 Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust Series 2024-1  4.870%          8/15/36       100     100
2,6 Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust Series 2024-1  5.240%          8/15/36       100     100
2 Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust Series 2024-A  5.260%         11/15/29       100     100
2,3,6,7 Freddie Mac STACR REMICS Trust Series 2023-HQA3, SOFR30A + 1.850%  7.170%         11/25/43        39      40
2,3,6,7 Freddie Mac STACR REMICS Trust Series 2023-HQA3, SOFR30A + 1.850%  7.170%         11/25/43        28      28
2,3,6,7 Freddie Mac STACR REMICS Trust Series 2024-DNA1, SOFR30A + 1.350%  6.670%          2/25/44        99      99
2,3,6 Freddie Mac STACR REMICS Trust Series 2024-HQA1  6.569%          3/25/44        80      80
2,6 GCAT Trust Series 2022-INV3  4.000%          8/25/52       445     401
2,6 GCAT Trust Series 2022-INV3  4.500%          8/25/52       316     293
2 GM Financial Automobile Leasing Trust Series 2023-3  5.880%          8/20/27        90      90
2 GM Financial Automobile Leasing Trust Series 2024-1  5.330%          3/20/28        70      70
2 GM Financial Consumer Automobile Receivables Trust Series 2023-1  5.320%         10/16/28       180     180
2 GM Financial Consumer Automobile Receivables Trust Series 2023-3  5.340%         12/18/28       220     221
2 GM Financial Consumer Automobile Receivables Trust Series 2024-1  5.160%          8/16/29        10      10
2,6 GM Financial Revolving Receivables Trust Series 2023-2  5.770%          8/11/36       180     186
2,6 GM Financial Revolving Receivables Trust Series 2023-2  6.210%          8/11/36        70      72
2,6 GM Financial Revolving Receivables Trust Series 2024-1  5.230%         12/11/36        30      30
2,6 GMF Floorplan Owner Revolving Trust Series 2024-1A  5.330%          3/15/29        50      50
2,6 GMF Floorplan Owner Revolving Trust Series 2024-2A  5.060%          3/17/31       250     251
2,6 GMF Floorplan Owner Revolving Trust Series 2024-2A  5.350%          3/17/31        20      20
2,6 GreatAmerica Leasing Receivables Series 2024-1  5.080%         12/16/30        30      30
2,6 Hertz Vehicle Financing LLC Series 2022-2A  2.330%          6/26/28       100      92
2,6 Hertz Vehicle Financing III LLC Series 2022-1A  2.630%          6/25/26       100      96
2,6 Hertz Vehicle Financing III LLC Series 2023-3A  5.940%          2/25/28       100     101
7

 

Core-Plus Bond Fund
      Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000)
Market
Value

($000)
2,6 Hertz Vehicle Financing III LLC Series 2023-4A  6.150%          3/25/30       200     207
2,6 HPEFS Equipment Trust Series 2024-1A  5.820%         11/20/31       250     250
2,6 Hyundai Auto Lease Securitization Trust Series 2024-A  5.350%          5/15/28       270     270
2 Hyundai Auto Receivables Trust Series 2023-B  5.310%          8/15/29       110     111
2 Hyundai Auto Receivables Trust Series 2023-C  6.010%         12/17/29       250     255
2 Hyundai Auto Receivables Trust Series 2024-A  5.270%          7/15/31        50      50
2 John Deere Owner Trust Series 2023-B  5.110%          5/15/30       110     110
2,6 Kubota Credit Owner Trust Series 2023-2A  5.230%          6/15/28       100     100
2,6 Kubota Credit Owner Trust Series 2024-1A  5.200%          1/15/30       100     100
2,6 M&T Bank Auto Receivables Trust Series 2024-1A  5.150%          2/17/32       100     100
2 Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust Series 2018-L1  4.407%         10/15/51       130     126
2,6 Morgan Stanley Residential Mortgage Loan Trust Series 2023-1  4.000%          2/25/53     3,528   3,172
2 MSWF Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2023-2  6.014%         12/15/56       520     556
2,6,7 Navient Student Loan Trust Series 2023-BA, SOFR30A + 1.700%  7.019%          3/15/72         9       9
2,6 OBX Trust Series 2022-INV5  4.000%         10/25/52       140     126
2,6 Palisades Center Trust Series 2016-PLSD  2.713%          4/13/33       250     159
2,6 PFS Financing Corp. Series 2023-B  5.270%          5/15/28       130     130
2,6 PFS Financing Corp. Series 2023-C  5.520%         10/15/28       100     101
2,6 Progress Residential Trust Series 2022-SFR3  3.200%          4/17/39        98      93
2,6 Progress Residential Trust Series 2022-SFR5  4.896%          6/17/39       100      98
2,6 Progress Residential Trust Series 2024-SFR1  3.350%          2/17/41       100      92
2 Santander Drive Auto Receivables Trust Series 2023-1  5.090%          5/15/30        70      69
2 Santander Drive Auto Receivables Trust Series 2023-6  5.980%          4/16/29        50      51
2 Santander Drive Auto Receivables Trust Series 2023-6  6.400%          3/17/31        40      41
2 Santander Drive Auto Receivables Trust Series 2024-1  5.230%         12/15/28        50      50
2 Santander Drive Auto Receivables Trust Series 2024-1  5.450%          3/15/30        40      40
2,6 SBNA Auto Lease Trust Series 2023-A  6.520%          4/20/28        90      92
2,6 SBNA Auto Receivables Trust Series 2024-A  5.290%          9/17/29        70      70
2,6 SBNA Auto Receivables Trust Series 2024-A  5.590%          1/15/30        30      30
2,6 SBNA Auto Receivables Trust Series 2024-A  6.040%          4/15/30        30      30
2,6 SCCU Auto Receivables Trust Series 2023-1A  5.700%          8/15/29        20      20
2,6 SCOTT Trust Series 2023-SFS  5.910%          3/15/40       220     221
2,6 SFS Auto Receivables Securitization Trust Series 2023-1A  5.470%         12/20/29       140     141
2,6 SFS Auto Receivables Securitization Trust Series 2024-1A  5.380%          1/21/31        80      80
2,6 SFS Auto Receivables Securitization Trust Series 2024-1A  5.510%          1/20/32        30      30
2,6 SMB Private Education Loan Trust Series 2024-A  5.240%          3/15/56       100     100
2 Synchrony Card Funding LLC Series 2023-A2  5.740%         10/15/29       550     558
2,6 Tesla Auto Lease Trust Series 2023-B  6.220%          3/22/27        60      61
2,6 Tesla Electric Vehicle Trust Series 2023-1  5.380%          2/20/29        30      30
2,6 Tesla Electric Vehicle Trust Series 2023-1  5.820%          5/20/31        30      30
2,6 Toyota Auto Loan Extended Note Trust Series 2022-1A  3.820%          4/25/35        60      58
2,6 Verizon Master Trust Series 2023-6  5.350%          9/22/31       140     143
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Core-Plus Bond Fund
      Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000)
Market
Value

($000)
2,6 Verizon Master Trust Series 2024-2  4.830%         12/22/31       280     280
2,6 Verizon Master Trust Series 2024-2  5.080%         12/22/31       190     188
2,6 Verizon Master Trust Series 2024-2  5.320%         12/22/31       230     228
2 Volkswagen Auto Loan Enhanced Trust Series 2023-1  5.010%          1/22/30       330     330
2 World Omni Auto Receivables Trust Series 2024-A  5.090%         12/17/29        60      60
2 World Omni Auto Receivables Trust Series 2024-A  5.310%         10/15/30        30      30
Total Asset-Backed/Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities (Cost $27,876) 27,488
Corporate Bonds (39.5%)
Communications (3.9%)
6 Altice Financing SA  5.750%          8/15/29        30      24
4,6 AMC Networks Inc. 10.250%          1/15/29        10      10
AT&T Inc.  3.800%          2/15/27       830     804
8 AT&T Inc.  1.600%          5/19/28       200     202
AT&T Inc.  4.900%          8/15/37       113     107
AT&T Inc.  4.300%         12/15/42       150     129
AT&T Inc.  3.500%          9/15/53       350     247
AT&T Inc.  3.550%          9/15/55       224     156
AT&T Inc.  3.650%          9/15/59       545     379
Bell Telephone Co. of Canada or Bell Canada  5.550%          2/15/54       760     758
8 Booking Holdings Inc.  3.500%           3/1/29       100     109
6 Cable One Inc.  4.000%         11/15/30        40      31
6 CCO Holdings LLC  5.000%           2/1/28        75      70
6 CCO Holdings LLC  6.375%           9/1/29       275     261
6 CCO Holdings LLC  4.750%           3/1/30       285     244
6 CCO Holdings LLC  4.250%           2/1/31        15      12
Charter Communications Operating LLC  6.650%           2/1/34       198     203
Charter Communications Operating LLC  6.484%         10/23/45       140     130
9 CK Hutchison Group Telecom Finance SA  2.000%         10/17/27       200     226
Comcast Corp.  6.550%           7/1/39       150     167
Comcast Corp.  3.750%           4/1/40       283     235
Comcast Corp.  3.450%           2/1/50        73      54
Comcast Corp.  2.987%          11/1/63       367     225
6 Cox Communications Inc.  4.800%           2/1/35       170     158
6 Cox Communications Inc.  5.800%         12/15/53       240     237
6 CSC Holdings LLC 11.750%          1/31/29       105     105
6 CSC Holdings LLC  5.750%          1/15/30        25      13
6 CSC Holdings LLC  4.625%          12/1/30        25      13
6 CSC Holdings LLC  3.375%          2/15/31        75      51
6 Directv Financing LLC  5.875%          8/15/27       228     216
6 Directv Financing LLC  8.875%           2/1/30        25      25
Discovery Communications LLC  3.950%          3/20/28       113     107
Discovery Communications LLC  6.350%           6/1/40       259     254
Discovery Communications LLC  4.650%          5/15/50       340     265
6 DISH DBS Corp.  5.750%          12/1/28        20      14
6 DISH Network Corp. 11.750%         11/15/27       120     123
6 Frontier Communications Holdings LLC  6.000%          1/15/30        75      64
6 Gray Television Inc.  7.000%          5/15/27        20      19
Interpublic Group of Cos. Inc.  3.375%           3/1/41       140     104
6 Level 3 Financing Inc.  4.250%           7/1/28       170      80
6 Level 3 Financing Inc.  3.875%         11/15/29        55      31
6 Level 3 Financing Inc. 10.500%          5/15/30        55      57
Netflix Inc.  4.875%          4/15/28       530     529
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Core-Plus Bond Fund
      Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000)
Market
Value

($000)
Netflix Inc.  5.875%         11/15/28     2,759   2,868
2,8 Netflix Inc.  3.875%         11/15/29       100     110
6 News Corp.  3.875%          5/15/29       320     293
6 Nexstar Media Inc.  4.750%          11/1/28       115     105
6 Outfront Media Capital LLC  7.375%          2/15/31        45      47
Paramount Global  4.950%          1/15/31        44      39
Paramount Global  4.600%          1/15/45       210     145
Rogers Communications Inc.  5.000%          2/15/29       710     705
Rogers Communications Inc.  3.800%          3/15/32       310     279
Rogers Communications Inc.  4.550%          3/15/52       120     101
6 Scripps Escrow Inc.  5.875%          7/15/27       100      84
6 Scripps Escrow II Inc.  5.375%          1/15/31        30      18
Sprint Capital Corp.  6.875%         11/15/28       860     915
Sprint LLC  7.625%           3/1/26     1,520   1,569
6 Sunrise FinCo I BV  4.875%          7/15/31       135     120
6 Sunrise HoldCo IV BV  5.500%          1/15/28        40      38
Telefonica Emisiones SA  4.665%           3/6/38       300     273
Time Warner Cable LLC  7.300%           7/1/38       240     241
Time Warner Cable LLC  4.500%          9/15/42       386     286
T-Mobile USA Inc.  3.375%          4/15/29       100      93
T-Mobile USA Inc.  3.600%         11/15/60       137      96
T-Mobile USA Inc.  5.800%          9/15/62       260     269
6 Univision Communications Inc.  8.000%          8/15/28       110     112
6 Univision Communications Inc.  4.500%           5/1/29         5       4
6 Univision Communications Inc.  7.375%          6/30/30       180     178
Verizon Communications Inc.  3.400%          3/22/41       190     148
Verizon Communications Inc.  3.850%          11/1/42        57      47
Verizon Communications Inc.  4.862%          8/21/46       210     197
Verizon Communications Inc.  5.500%          2/23/54       360     364
6 Videotron Ltd.  3.625%          6/15/29       130     117
6 Virgin Media Finance plc  5.000%          7/15/30       200     169
Vodafone Group plc  6.150%          2/27/37       200     214
6 VZ Secured Financing BV  5.000%          1/15/32        80      69
Warnermedia Holdings Inc.  3.755%          3/15/27     1,560   1,488
Warnermedia Holdings Inc.  5.050%          3/15/42       493     423
Warnermedia Holdings Inc.  5.141%          3/15/52       285     237
                                              19,709
Consumer Discretionary (1.7%)
6 1011778 BC ULC  3.875%          1/15/28        85      80
6 Amer Sports Co.  6.750%          2/16/31        25      25
American Axle & Manufacturing Inc.  5.000%          10/1/29        70      63
American Honda Finance Corp.  4.750%          1/12/26       215     214
8 American Honda Finance Corp.  3.750%         10/25/27       200     218
6 Asbury Automotive Group Inc.  5.000%          2/15/32       150     136
AutoZone Inc.  6.250%          11/1/28       170     178
6 Boyne USA Inc.  4.750%          5/15/29        20      19
6 Builders FirstSource Inc.  6.375%           3/1/34        95      95
6 Caesars Entertainment Inc.  7.000%          2/15/30        85      87
6 Caesars Entertainment Inc.  6.500%          2/15/32        25      25
6 Camelot Return Merger Sub Inc.  8.750%           8/1/28       170     174
6 Carnival Corp.  5.750%           3/1/27        80      79
6 Carnival Corp.  4.000%           8/1/28       200     186
6 Carnival Corp.  6.000%           5/1/29        15      15
6 Carnival Corp. 10.500%           6/1/30        10      11
6 Carnival Holdings Bermuda Ltd. 10.375%           5/1/28        50      55
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Core-Plus Bond Fund
      Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000)
Market
Value

($000)
6 Cedar Fair LP  5.500%           5/1/25       290     289
6 Churchill Downs Inc.  5.750%           4/1/30       195     188
6 Clarios Global LP  8.500%          5/15/27       100     100
Dana Inc.  4.250%           9/1/30        65      57
Dana Inc.  4.500%          2/15/32        30      26
Ford Motor Co.  9.625%          4/22/30        10      12
Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC  2.700%          8/10/26       205     191
Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC  4.950%          5/28/27        75      73
Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC  6.800%          5/12/28       315     327
Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC  2.900%          2/10/29       310     273
Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC  7.200%          6/10/30        75      80
Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC  7.122%          11/7/33       255     274
6 Garda World Security Corp.  7.750%          2/15/28       170     174
General Motors Co.  5.200%           4/1/45        50      45
General Motors Financial Co. Inc.  2.750%          6/20/25       695     672
General Motors Financial Co. Inc.  5.850%           4/6/30       250     255
General Motors Financial Co. Inc.  6.400%           1/9/33       250     262
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.  9.500%          5/31/25        15      15
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.  5.000%          7/15/29       175     163
6 Hanesbrands Inc.  9.000%          2/15/31        35      36
6 Hilton Domestic Operating Co. Inc.  5.875%           4/1/29        12      12
6 Hilton Domestic Operating Co. Inc.  3.750%           5/1/29        55      50
Home Depot Inc.  5.950%           4/1/41       210     226
Home Depot Inc.  4.950%          9/15/52       110     105
KB Home  7.250%          7/15/30       115     119
6 Lithia Motors Inc.  4.625%         12/15/27       260     250
6 Live Nation Entertainment Inc.  6.500%          5/15/27       190     192
Lowe's Cos. Inc.  4.450%           4/1/62       210     172
6 Masonite International Corp.  5.375%           2/1/28       105     105
4 MGM Resorts International  6.500%          4/15/32        50      50
6 Miter Brands Acquisition Holdco Inc.  6.750%           4/1/32        30      30
6 NCL Corp. Ltd.  5.875%          2/15/27       200     197
6 NCL Corp. Ltd.  8.125%          1/15/29        10      11
6 NCL Corp. Ltd.  7.750%          2/15/29       110     114
Newell Brands Inc.  6.375%          9/15/27       150     148
Newell Brands Inc.  6.625%          9/15/29        90      88
6 Ontario Gaming GTA LP  8.000%           8/1/30        40      41
4,6 Phinia Inc.  6.750%          4/15/29        15      15
2,8 RCI Banque SA  4.625%          10/2/26       400     439
6 Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.  8.250%          1/15/29       140     148
6 Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.  9.250%          1/15/29        20      22
6 Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.  7.250%          1/15/30        18      19
Sally Holdings LLC  6.750%           3/1/32        10      10
Service Corp. International  4.000%          5/15/31         5       5
6 Station Casinos LLC  6.625%          3/15/32        35      35
6 Studio City Co. Ltd.  7.000%          2/15/27       125     125
6 Vail Resorts Inc.  6.250%          5/15/25       145     145
2,8 Volkswagen International Finance NV  3.875%          3/29/26       200     216
2,8 Volkswagen Leasing GmbH  0.375%          7/20/26       300     300
                                               8,561
Consumer Staples (1.9%)
6 Albertsons Cos. Inc.  6.500%          2/15/28        55      56
Altria Group Inc.  3.400%           2/4/41       155     114
Altria Group Inc.  3.875%          9/16/46       170     127
Altria Group Inc.  3.700%           2/4/51       170     119
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      Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000)
Market
Value

($000)
2 Anheuser-Busch Cos. LLC  4.700%           2/1/36       200     194
Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide Inc.  5.450%          1/23/39       150     155
Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide Inc.  4.750%          4/15/58       141     130
B&G Foods Inc.  5.250%          9/15/27        80      75
6 B&G Foods Inc.  8.000%          9/15/28        40      42
BAT Capital Corp.  3.557%          8/15/27       237     224
BAT Capital Corp.  5.834%          2/20/31       720     729
BAT Capital Corp.  7.079%           8/2/43       635     678
BAT Capital Corp.  4.540%          8/15/47       194     149
2,8 British American Tobacco plc  3.000%        Perpetual       100     102
8 CK Hutchison Europe Finance 18 Ltd.  1.250%          4/13/25       100     105
Conagra Brands Inc.  5.300%          10/1/26       285     285
6 Coty Inc.  5.000%          4/15/26         6       6
6 Coty Inc.  6.625%          7/15/30        30      30
6 Energizer Holdings Inc.  4.750%          6/15/28       208     193
6 Energizer Holdings Inc.  4.375%          3/31/29       180     161
6 Fiesta Purchaser Inc.  7.875%           3/1/31         5       5
6 Imperial Brands Finance plc  6.125%          7/27/27       200     204
J M Smucker Co.  6.500%         11/15/43       270     293
6 JBS USA LUX SA  6.750%          3/15/34       240     252
6 JBS USA LUX SA  7.250%         11/15/53       530     569
6 KeHE Distributors LLC  9.000%          2/15/29        60      61
Kenvue Inc.  5.100%          3/22/43       140     139
Keurig Dr Pepper Inc.  4.500%         11/15/45       350     307
2 Kimberly-Clark de Mexico SAB de CV  3.250%          3/12/25     1,000     977
Kraft Heinz Foods Co.  3.750%           4/1/30       320     300
Kroger Co.  4.450%           2/1/47        93      80
6 Lamb Weston Holdings Inc.  4.125%          1/31/30       141     129
6 Performance Food Group Inc.  5.500%         10/15/27        60      59
6 Performance Food Group Inc.  4.250%           8/1/29        20      18
Philip Morris International Inc.  5.125%         11/17/27       290     291
Philip Morris International Inc.  4.875%          2/13/29     1,380   1,372
Philip Morris International Inc.  5.625%         11/17/29       225     232
Philip Morris International Inc.  2.100%           5/1/30       387     329
Philip Morris International Inc.  4.500%          3/20/42       106      93
6 Post Holdings Inc.  5.500%         12/15/29        41      39
6 Post Holdings Inc.  6.250%          2/15/32       105     106
2,8 Swedish Match AB  0.875%          2/26/27       100      99
6 United Natural Foods Inc.  6.750%         10/15/28        82      68
6 US Foods Inc.  6.875%          9/15/28        10      10
6 US Foods Inc.  4.750%          2/15/29        24      23
6 US Foods Inc.  7.250%          1/15/32        20      21
                                               9,750
Energy (3.2%)
6 Antero Midstream Partners LP  6.625%           2/1/32        45      45
6 Antero Resources Corp.  5.375%           3/1/30       130     125
BP Capital Markets America Inc.  3.060%          6/17/41       226     172
2,8 BP Capital Markets BV  3.773%          5/12/30       100     110
Canadian Natural Resources Ltd.  2.950%          7/15/30       185     163
Canadian Natural Resources Ltd.  6.250%          3/15/38        63      65
2 Canadian Natural Resources Ltd.  4.950%           6/1/47        90      81
Cenovus Energy Inc.  4.250%          4/15/27       460     448
Cheniere Energy Partners LP  4.000%           3/1/31       130     118
Cheniere Energy Partners LP  3.250%          1/31/32       160     136
Cheniere Energy Partners LP  5.950%          6/30/33       100     102
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      Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000)
Market
Value

($000)
6 Civitas Resources Inc.  8.375%           7/1/28        60      63
6 Civitas Resources Inc.  8.625%          11/1/30        20      21
6 Civitas Resources Inc.  8.750%           7/1/31        40      43
6 CNX Resources Corp.  7.375%          1/15/31        45      46
6 CNX Resources Corp.  7.250%           3/1/32        30      31
6 Columbia Pipelines Holding Co. LLC  5.681%          1/15/34       270     268
ConocoPhillips Co.  3.800%          3/15/52       140     109
6 Continental Resources Inc.  2.268%         11/15/26       200     184
6 CrownRock LP  5.625%         10/15/25       140     140
DCP Midstream Operating LP  5.625%          7/15/27       240     242
6 DCP Midstream Operating LP  6.750%          9/15/37       450     488
Devon Energy Corp.  4.750%          5/15/42       113      98
6 Diamond Foreign Asset Co.  8.500%          10/1/30        60      63
6 DT Midstream Inc.  4.125%          6/15/29       270     249
Enbridge Inc.  6.200%         11/15/30       540     572
Enbridge Inc.  6.700%         11/15/53       205     232
Energy Transfer LP  2.900%          5/15/25       500     485
Energy Transfer LP  4.400%          3/15/27       415     406
Energy Transfer LP  5.300%           4/1/44       120     110
Energy Transfer LP  5.150%          3/15/45       200     182
Energy Transfer LP  5.400%          10/1/47       339     313
Energy Transfer LP  5.950%          5/15/54       555     554
Enterprise Products Operating LLC  3.700%          1/31/51       305     236
EOG Resources Inc.  4.375%          4/15/30        20      20
6 EQM Midstream Partners LP  7.500%           6/1/27        95      97
EQM Midstream Partners LP  5.500%          7/15/28       235     232
6 EQM Midstream Partners LP  7.500%           6/1/30       125     134
Exxon Mobil Corp.  2.995%          8/16/39       339     265
Genesis Energy LP  8.250%          1/15/29        35      36
Hess Corp.  7.300%          8/15/31        15      17
6 Kinetik Holdings LP  6.625%         12/15/28        30      31
Marathon Oil Corp.  5.300%           4/1/29       360     359
MPLX LP  4.500%          4/15/38       200     178
MPLX LP  4.950%          3/14/52        50      44
MPLX LP  5.650%           3/1/53        49      48
6 Northern Natural Gas Co.  5.625%           2/1/54       155     158
Occidental Petroleum Corp.  5.500%          12/1/25       140     140
Occidental Petroleum Corp.  6.375%           9/1/28       197     205
Occidental Petroleum Corp.  6.625%           9/1/30        89      94
Occidental Petroleum Corp.  7.500%           5/1/31        70      78
Occidental Petroleum Corp.  6.600%          3/15/46        45      48
ONEOK Inc.  5.550%          11/1/26       210     212
ONEOK Inc.  5.650%          11/1/28       210     215
ONEOK Inc.  5.800%          11/1/30       230     237
Ovintiv Inc.  5.650%          5/15/25       420     420
6 Permian Resources Operating LLC  7.750%          2/15/26       110     111
6 Permian Resources Operating LLC  6.875%           4/1/27        40      40
6 Permian Resources Operating LLC  5.875%           7/1/29       180     177
6 Permian Resources Operating LLC  9.875%          7/15/31        20      22
6 Permian Resources Operating LLC  7.000%          1/15/32        45      47
Petrobras Global Finance BV  7.375%          1/17/27       340     353
Phillips 66 Co.  5.250%          6/15/31       290     294
Phillips 66 Co.  5.650%          6/15/54       345     350
Pioneer Natural Resources Co.  2.150%          1/15/31       310     261
6 Raizen Fuels Finance SA  6.950%           3/5/54       300     309
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Core-Plus Bond Fund
      Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000)
Market
Value

($000)
Range Resources Corp.  8.250%          1/15/29        70      73
Sabine Pass Liquefaction LLC  5.875%          6/30/26       280     282
Sabine Pass Liquefaction LLC  4.500%          5/15/30       700     673
6 Seadrill Finance Ltd.  8.375%           8/1/30        20      21
Suncor Energy Inc.  4.000%         11/15/47       147     114
Suncor Energy Inc.  3.750%           3/4/51        60      44
6 Sunoco LP  7.000%          9/15/28       115     118
6 Tallgrass Energy Partners LP  7.375%          2/15/29        70      70
Targa Resources Corp.  6.150%           3/1/29       455     474
Targa Resources Corp.  6.125%          3/15/33       175     183
Targa Resources Corp.  6.500%          3/30/34       420     452
Targa Resources Partners LP  6.875%          1/15/29        45      46
Targa Resources Partners LP  4.875%           2/1/31       100      96
TransCanada PipeLines Ltd.  4.100%          4/15/30       150     142
TransCanada PipeLines Ltd.  5.100%          3/15/49        65      60
6 Transocean Inc.  8.750%          2/15/30        54      56
6 Transocean Titan Financing Ltd.  8.375%           2/1/28       170     177
6 Valaris Ltd.  8.375%          4/30/30       173     178
Valero Energy Corp.  3.650%          12/1/51       100      72
6 Venture Global Calcasieu Pass LLC  3.875%          8/15/29       200     180
6 Venture Global Calcasieu Pass LLC  6.250%          1/15/30        35      35
6 Venture Global LNG Inc.  8.125%           6/1/28        20      20
6 Venture Global LNG Inc.  9.500%           2/1/29       150     162
6 Venture Global LNG Inc.  8.375%           6/1/31        70      72
6 Venture Global LNG Inc.  9.875%           2/1/32        95     102
6 Viper Energy Inc.  7.375%          11/1/31        45      47
6 Vital Energy Inc.  7.750%          7/31/29        50      50
Western Midstream Operating LP  4.500%           3/1/28       235     227
Western Midstream Operating LP  4.750%          8/15/28       236     229
                                              16,387
Financials (13.4%)
2,8 ABN AMRO Bank NV  5.125%          2/22/33       100     111
AerCap Ireland Capital DAC  2.450%         10/29/26       150     139
AerCap Ireland Capital DAC  6.100%          1/15/27       860     874
AerCap Ireland Capital DAC  3.850%         10/29/41       300     237
Allstate Corp.  5.250%          3/30/33       430     431
American Express Co.  3.950%           8/1/25     1,000     983
American Express Co.  5.850%          11/5/27       500     515
American Express Co.  5.098%          2/16/28       420     419
6 AmWINS Group Inc.  6.375%          2/15/29        50      50
6 AmWINS Group Inc.  4.875%          6/30/29        10       9
Aon North America Inc.  5.125%           3/1/27       160     161
Aon North America Inc.  5.150%           3/1/29       670     674
Aon North America Inc.  5.750%           3/1/54       540     552
Ares Capital Corp.  5.875%           3/1/29       220     219
2,8 Argenta Spaarbank NV  1.000%         10/13/26       100     103
6 Athene Global Funding  1.985%          8/19/28       750     649
Athene Holding Ltd.  6.250%           4/1/54     1,060   1,075
9 Aviva plc  6.125%         11/14/36       100     128
Bank of America Corp.  5.933%          9/15/27     1,000   1,013
2 Bank of America Corp.  4.078%          4/23/40       340     294
2 Bank of America Corp.  2.831%         10/24/51       100      65
Bank of New York Mellon Corp.  4.414%          7/24/26       290     286
Bank of New York Mellon Corp.  4.947%          4/26/27     1,800   1,792
2 Bank of New York Mellon Corp.  5.802%         10/25/28       450     462
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      Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000)
Market
Value

($000)
2 Bank of New York Mellon Corp.  4.975%          3/14/30       460     460
2 Bank of New York Mellon Corp.  4.967%          4/26/34       260     255
2 Bank of New York Mellon Corp.  6.474%         10/25/34       230     250
2 Bank of New York Mellon Corp.  5.188%          3/14/35       700     697
2 Bank of Nova Scotia  3.450%          4/11/25       440     431
Bank of Nova Scotia  4.750%           2/2/26       500     496
Barclays plc  5.304%           8/9/26       200     199
Barclays plc  5.674%          3/12/28       720     722
Barclays plc  7.385%          11/2/28       200     212
Barclays plc  7.119%          6/27/34       570     607
Barclays plc  6.036%          3/12/55       400     416
2,8 Blackstone Property Partners Europe Holdings Sarl  2.200%          7/24/25       100     105
2,8 Blackstone Property Partners Europe Holdings Sarl  1.250%          4/26/27       100      98
2,8 Blackstone Property Partners Europe Holdings Sarl  1.000%           5/4/28       200     186
Blue Owl Capital Corp.  5.950%          3/15/29       220     219
2,8 BNP Paribas SA  1.125%          1/15/32       200     198
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce  5.144%          4/28/25       620     618
Capital One Financial Corp.  3.750%          7/28/26       250     241
Capital One Financial Corp.  3.750%           3/9/27       140     134
Capital One Financial Corp.  7.149%         10/29/27     1,010   1,052
Capital One Financial Corp.  5.468%           2/1/29       140     140
Capital One Financial Corp.  6.312%           6/8/29       290     298
Capital One Financial Corp.  5.700%           2/1/30     1,000   1,008
2 Capital One Financial Corp.  7.624%         10/30/31       300     331
Charles Schwab Corp.  2.450%           3/3/27       215     200
Charles Schwab Corp.  6.196%         11/17/29       280     291
Citigroup Inc.  2.014%          1/25/26       500     485
Citigroup Inc.  4.650%          7/30/45       145     131
2,8 CK Hutchison Finance 16 Ltd.  2.000%           4/6/28       200     203
2,9 Close Brothers Finance plc  2.750%         10/19/26       200     230
Corebridge Financial Inc.  3.500%           4/4/25       100      98
Corebridge Financial Inc.  3.650%           4/5/27       150     143
Corebridge Financial Inc.  3.850%           4/5/29       330     309
Corebridge Financial Inc.  3.900%           4/5/32       200     180
Corebridge Financial Inc.  4.350%           4/5/42       190     160
Corebridge Financial Inc.  4.400%           4/5/52       300     245
6 Credit Acceptance Corp.  9.250%         12/15/28        55      59
2,8 Credit Mutuel Arkea SA  3.375%          9/19/27       200     215
2,8 Credit Suisse AG  0.250%           1/5/26       100     102
2,8 Credit Suisse AG  1.500%          4/10/26       200     207
Credit Suisse AG  5.000%           7/9/27       800     793
Credit Suisse AG  7.500%          2/15/28       500     539
2,8 Crelan SA  6.000%          2/28/30       100     115
2,8 Danske Bank A/S  2.500%          6/21/29       100     107
2,8 Deutsche Bank AG  1.625%          1/20/27       100     102
Deutsche Bank AG  7.146%          7/13/27        25      26
Deutsche Bank AG  5.706%           2/8/28       120     120
Deutsche Bank AG  6.720%          1/18/29        25      26
Equitable Holdings Inc.  5.000%          4/20/48       150     136
Fifth Third Bancorp  1.707%          11/1/27        50      45
Fifth Third Bancorp  6.339%          7/27/29       490     505
Fifth Third Bancorp  5.631%          1/29/32       200     200
2 Fifth Third Bank NA  3.950%          7/28/25       285     279
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      Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000)
Market
Value

($000)
6 GGAM Finance Ltd.  8.000%          2/15/27        60      62
6 GGAM Finance Ltd.  8.000%          6/15/28        15      16
4,6 GGAM Finance Ltd.  6.875%          4/15/29        20      20
6 Global Atlantic Fin Co.  7.950%          6/15/33       940   1,044
6 Global Atlantic Fin Co.  6.750%          3/15/54       310     318
2,9 Goldman Sachs Group Inc.  7.250%          4/10/28       100     136
Goldman Sachs Group Inc.  6.750%          10/1/37       200     218
2 Goldman Sachs Group Inc.  4.411%          4/23/39       300     268
Goldman Sachs Group Inc.  2.908%          7/21/42       225     162
2 Goldman Sachs Group Inc.  4.800%           7/8/44       140     129
Goldman Sachs Group Inc.  4.750%         10/21/45       144     133
6 Greystar Real Estate Partners LLC  7.750%           9/1/30        25      26
6 Howden UK Refinance plc  7.250%          2/15/31        25      25
6 Howden UK Refinance plc  8.125%          2/15/32        15      15
2,9 HSBC Holdings plc  1.750%          7/24/27       200     233
HSBC Holdings plc  5.887%          8/14/27     1,000   1,008
HSBC Holdings plc  6.332%           3/9/44       175     188
HSBC USA Inc.  5.625%          3/17/25       500     501
HSBC USA Inc.  5.294%           3/4/27       510     513
6 HUB International Ltd.  7.250%          6/15/30        20      21
6 HUB International Ltd.  7.375%          1/31/32        25      25
Huntington Bancshares Inc.  6.208%          8/21/29       500     512
8 ING Groep NV  1.000%         11/13/30       200     205
Intercontinental Exchange Inc.  4.950%          6/15/52       100      95
8 JAB Holdings BV  1.000%         12/20/27       200     197
JPMorgan Chase & Co.  5.040%          1/23/28       300     299
JPMorgan Chase & Co.  6.400%          5/15/38       200     225
JPMorgan Chase & Co.  5.500%         10/15/40        50      51
2 JPMorgan Chase & Co.  3.109%          4/22/41       420     320
JPMorgan Chase & Co.  5.600%          7/15/41        30      31
JPMorgan Chase & Co.  3.157%          4/22/42       170     129
2 JPMorgan Chase & Co.  3.109%          4/22/51       170     118
JPMorgan Chase & Co.  3.328%          4/22/52        30      22
JPMorgan Chase Bank NA  5.110%          12/8/26       690     692
2 KeyBank NA  4.150%           8/8/25       100      97
6 Lseg US Fin Corp.  4.875%          3/28/27       200     199
M&T Bank Corp.  6.082%          3/13/32     2,550   2,546
6 Macquarie Airfinance Holdings Ltd.  6.400%          3/26/29        30      30
6 Macquarie Airfinance Holdings Ltd.  6.500%          3/26/31        30      31
Manufacturers & Traders Trust Co.  4.700%          1/27/28     4,230   4,077
2 MDGH GMTN RSC Ltd.  3.000%          3/28/27     1,000     943
MetLife Inc.  4.875%         11/13/43       100      94
MetLife Inc.  5.000%          7/15/52       100      94
Morgan Stanley  3.950%          4/23/27       250     241
Morgan Stanley  5.123%           2/1/29       365     364
8 Morgan Stanley  3.790%          3/21/30       100     109
Morgan Stanley  5.466%          1/18/35       350     353
Morgan Stanley  5.948%          1/19/38       610     611
2 Morgan Stanley  3.971%          7/22/38       175     150
2 Morgan Stanley  4.457%          4/22/39       140     127
Morgan Stanley  4.300%          1/27/45       180     158
2 Morgan Stanley  2.802%          1/25/52        50      33
7,8 Morgan Stanley, 3M EURIBOR + 0.650%  4.585%          3/19/27       200     216
2 Morgan Stanley Bank NA  4.754%          4/21/26       800     795
2 Morgan Stanley Bank NA  4.952%          1/14/28       560     557
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      Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000)
Market
Value

($000)
Nasdaq Inc.  5.650%          6/28/25       120     120
Nasdaq Inc.  5.350%          6/28/28       600     608
Nasdaq Inc.  3.950%           3/7/52        45      35
Nasdaq Inc.  5.950%          8/15/53       300     316
6 Nationstar Mortgage Holdings Inc.  5.125%         12/15/30        25      23
6 Nationstar Mortgage Holdings Inc.  7.125%           2/1/32        35      35
NatWest Group plc  5.583%           3/1/28       270     271
2 NatWest Group plc  4.892%          5/18/29       200     196
9 NatWest Group plc  3.622%          8/14/30       400     490
Navient Corp.  9.375%          7/25/30        40      43
6 New York Life Global Funding  4.850%           1/9/28       500     498
OneMain Finance Corp.  3.500%          1/15/27        65      60
OneMain Finance Corp.  7.875%          3/15/30        15      16
4,6 Panther Escrow Issuer LLC  7.125%           6/1/31        60      61
6 PennyMac Financial Services Inc.  7.875%         12/15/29        25      26
6 Penske Truck Leasing Co. LP  4.000%          7/15/25       170     167
6 Penske Truck Leasing Co. LP  5.350%          1/12/27       200     200
9 Phoenix Group Holdings plc  6.625%         12/18/25       100     128
PNC Financial Services Group Inc.  3.150%          5/19/27       240     227
PNC Financial Services Group Inc.  6.615%         10/20/27       310     319
PNC Financial Services Group Inc.  5.068%          1/24/34       525     508
PNC Financial Services Group Inc.  5.939%          8/18/34       230     236
PNC Financial Services Group Inc.  6.875%         10/20/34       900     985
PNC Financial Services Group Inc.  5.676%          1/22/35       620     626
Prudential Financial Inc.  3.935%          12/7/49       250     198
Prudential Financial Inc.  6.500%          3/15/54       170     173
9 Rothesay Life plc  8.000%         10/30/25       100     130
9 Rothesay Life plc  3.375%          7/12/26       100     121
2 Royal Bank of Canada  4.950%          4/25/25     1,933   1,926
2 Royal Bank of Canada  4.875%          1/19/27       700     698
2 Royal Bank of Canada  6.000%          11/1/27       500     517
2 Royal Bank of Canada  5.200%           8/1/28       120     121
2 Royal Bank of Canada  5.150%           2/1/34       220     220
6 Societe Generale SA  5.634%          1/19/30       300     299
6 Societe Generale SA  6.066%          1/19/35       300     302
State Street Corp.  5.820%          11/4/28       300     309
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc.  5.880%          7/13/26       720     731
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc.  5.520%          1/13/28       400     408
2,8 Swedbank AB  3.625%          8/23/32       200     211
Synovus Bank  5.625%          2/15/28       250     243
2 Toronto-Dominion Bank  5.532%          7/17/26       490     494
6 UBS Group AG  6.327%         12/22/27       350     357
6 UBS Group AG  4.282%           1/9/28     1,430   1,379
6 UBS Group AG  5.699%           2/8/35     1,370   1,377
2 US Bancorp  4.548%          7/22/28       500     490
US Bancorp  5.775%          6/12/29       940     956
US Bancorp  5.850%         10/21/33       200     204
US Bancorp  4.839%           2/1/34       100      95
US Bancorp  5.836%          6/12/34       340     347
US Bancorp  5.678%          1/23/35       530     535
6 USI Inc.  7.500%          1/15/32        25      25
2 Wells Fargo & Co.  2.164%          2/11/26       300     291
2 Wells Fargo & Co.  2.393%           6/2/28       400     366
2 Wells Fargo & Co.  3.068%          4/30/41       175     131
Wells Fargo & Co.  5.375%          11/2/43       155     150
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      Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000)
Market
Value

($000)
2 Wells Fargo & Co.  4.611%          4/25/53        50      44
Wells Fargo Bank NA  4.811%          1/15/26       690     686
2 Wells Fargo Bank NA  5.450%           8/7/26       500     503
Willis North America Inc.  2.950%          9/15/29       904     810
                                              68,688
Health Care (3.8%)
AbbVie Inc.  4.800%          3/15/27     2,525   2,526
AbbVie Inc.  4.800%          3/15/29     4,180   4,188
AbbVie Inc.  4.050%         11/21/39       702     625
AbbVie Inc.  5.500%          3/15/64       125     129
2 AdventHealth Obligated Group  2.795%         11/15/51       350     234
6 Alcon Finance Corp.  3.800%          9/23/49       200     156
8 American Medical Systems Europe BV  3.375%           3/8/29       200     216
Amgen Inc.  4.950%          10/1/41       450     427
Amgen Inc.  5.650%           3/2/53       145     148
Amgen Inc.  5.750%           3/2/63       115     117
AstraZeneca plc  4.000%          9/18/42       260     223
AstraZeneca plc  4.375%          8/17/48       311     278
Becton Dickinson & Co.  4.693%          2/13/28       180     178
Becton Dickinson & Co.  4.874%           2/8/29       365     363
2 Beth Israel Lahey Health Inc.  3.080%           7/1/51       240     156
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.  4.900%          2/22/27       295     296
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.  4.900%          2/22/29       845     849
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.  2.350%         11/13/40       254     173
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.  2.550%         11/13/50       180     111
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.  5.650%          2/22/64       610     628
6 Catalent Pharma Solutions Inc.  3.125%          2/15/29       100      96
6 Catalent Pharma Solutions Inc.  3.500%           4/1/30       125     120
Cencora Inc.  4.300%         12/15/47       300     260
Cigna Group  4.800%          8/15/38       100      94
2 CommonSpirit Health  4.350%          11/1/42       300     260
6 Community Health Systems Inc.  8.000%          3/15/26        89      89
CVS Health Corp.  4.300%          3/25/28       574     560
CVS Health Corp.  1.750%          8/21/30       476     391
6 DaVita Inc.  3.750%          2/15/31        40      34
Elevance Health Inc.  3.650%          12/1/27       315     301
Elevance Health Inc.  3.125%          5/15/50        50      35
Elevance Health Inc.  6.100%         10/15/52       210     227
6 Fortrea Holdings Inc.  7.500%           7/1/30        40      41
GE HealthCare Technologies Inc.  5.600%         11/15/25       370     371
GE HealthCare Technologies Inc.  6.377%         11/22/52       100     113
Gilead Sciences Inc.  4.150%           3/1/47       110      92
HCA Inc.  6.000%           4/1/54       300     305
6 LifePoint Health Inc. 11.000%         10/15/30        35      37
6 Medline Borrower LP  3.875%           4/1/29        28      26
6 Medline Borrower LP  6.250%           4/1/29        25      25
Merck & Co. Inc.  5.150%          5/17/63       265     262
6 Owens & Minor Inc.  6.625%           4/1/30        15      15
Pfizer Investment Enterprises Pte. Ltd.  4.750%          5/19/33       400     394
Pfizer Investment Enterprises Pte. Ltd.  5.340%          5/19/63       155     152
6 Roche Holdings Inc.  4.909%           3/8/31       670     672
6 Roche Holdings Inc.  4.985%           3/8/34       645     649
6 Roche Holdings Inc.  5.218%           3/8/54       395     400
6 Star Parent Inc.  9.000%          10/1/30        57      60
4,6 Surgery Center Holdings Inc.  7.250%          4/15/32        20      20
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      Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000)
Market
Value

($000)
Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.  3.375%           7/9/60       200     135
Tenet Healthcare Corp.  6.250%           2/1/27       130     130
Tenet Healthcare Corp.  6.125%          10/1/28        70      70
Tenet Healthcare Corp.  4.250%           6/1/29        60      56
6 Tenet Healthcare Corp.  6.750%          5/15/31        95      97
Teva Pharmaceutical Finance Netherlands III BV  5.125%           5/9/29        45      43
Teva Pharmaceutical Finance Netherlands III BV  7.875%          9/15/29        55      59
Teva Pharmaceutical Finance Netherlands III BV  8.125%          9/15/31        75      82
Teva Pharmaceutical Finance Netherlands III BV  4.100%          10/1/46        29      20
UnitedHealth Group Inc.  3.700%          5/15/27        20      19
UnitedHealth Group Inc.  5.250%          2/15/28        80      81
UnitedHealth Group Inc.  2.750%          5/15/40       315     232
UnitedHealth Group Inc.  6.050%          2/15/63       100     110
Zoetis Inc.  4.700%           2/1/43       105      96
                                              19,352
Industrials (3.3%)
6 Advanced Drainage Systems Inc.  6.375%          6/15/30        75      75
6 Air Canada  3.875%          8/15/26       200     191
8 ALD SA  4.375%         11/23/26       100     109
6 Allison Transmission Inc.  4.750%          10/1/27       155     149
6 American Airlines Inc.  7.250%          2/15/28        44      45
6 American Builders & Contractors Supply Co. Inc.  4.000%          1/15/28       185     173
Boeing Co.  5.150%           5/1/30       574     555
Boeing Co.  5.805%           5/1/50       250     236
4,6 Bombardier Inc.  7.250%           7/1/31        45      45
Burlington Northern Santa Fe LLC  5.750%           5/1/40       450     476
Burlington Northern Santa Fe LLC  5.200%          4/15/54       220     218
6 Chart Industries Inc.  7.500%           1/1/30        25      26
6 Chart Industries Inc.  9.500%           1/1/31        15      16
6 Clean Harbors Inc.  4.875%          7/15/27        75      73
6 Clean Harbors Inc.  6.375%           2/1/31        50      50
CSX Corp.  3.800%          11/1/46       283     225
6 Daimler Truck Finance North America LLC  5.400%          9/20/28       160     162
6 Delta Air Lines Inc.  4.750%         10/20/28     2,041   1,996
2,8 Deutsche Lufthansa AG  2.875%          5/16/27       100     105
6 EMRLD Borrower LP  6.625%         12/15/30       105     106
6 ERAC USA Finance LLC  4.600%           5/1/28       180     178
6 ERAC USA Finance LLC  7.000%         10/15/37       920   1,050
8 Fortive Corp.  3.700%          8/15/29       300     325
6 Gates Global LLC  6.250%          1/15/26        33      33
2,9 Heathrow Funding Ltd.  6.750%          12/3/26       100     131
8 Honeywell International Inc.  3.375%           3/1/30       300     324
Honeywell International Inc.  5.250%           3/1/54       460     463
Honeywell International Inc.  5.350%           3/1/64       610     618
L3Harris Technologies Inc.  5.250%           6/1/31       550     549
Lockheed Martin Corp.  4.700%          5/15/46       110     103
Lockheed Martin Corp.  4.300%          6/15/62       360     305
Lockheed Martin Corp.  5.200%          2/15/64       710     702
6 Mileage Plus Holdings LLC  6.500%          6/20/27     2,450   2,467
Northrop Grumman Corp.  5.200%           6/1/54       980     954
6 Roller Bearing Co. of America Inc.  4.375%         10/15/29       105      96
6 Rolls-Royce plc  3.625%         10/14/25       180     175
RTX Corp.  4.875%         10/15/40       580     542
RTX Corp.  5.375%          2/27/53       240     236
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Face
Amount
($000)
Market
Value

($000)
2 Ryder System Inc.  5.300%          3/15/27       130     131
6 Siemens Financieringsmaatschappij NV  2.875%          3/11/41       620     471
6 Spirit AeroSystems Inc.  9.375%         11/30/29        64      70
6 Spirit AeroSystems Inc.  9.750%         11/15/30        83      93
6 TopBuild Corp.  3.625%          3/15/29       135     123
6 TopBuild Corp.  4.125%          2/15/32        35      31
6 TransDigm Inc.  6.750%          8/15/28       300     304
6 TransDigm Inc.  6.375%           3/1/29        96      96
6 TransDigm Inc.  6.875%         12/15/30        75      77
6 TransDigm Inc.  7.125%          12/1/31       105     108
6 TransDigm Inc.  6.625%           3/1/32        33      33
2,8 Traton Finance Luxembourg SA  4.000%          9/16/25       400     432
6 Triumph Group Inc.  9.000%          3/15/28        78      82
Union Pacific Corp.  3.839%          3/20/60       170     130
Union Pacific Corp.  3.850%          2/14/72       200     149
6 United Airlines Inc.  4.375%          4/15/26       230     222
6 United Airlines Inc.  4.625%          4/15/29        30      28
2 United Airlines Pass-Through Trust Class A Series 2020-1  5.875%         10/15/27        54      54
6 WESCO Distribution Inc.  6.375%          3/15/29        80      81
6 WESCO Distribution Inc.  6.625%          3/15/32        65      66
                                              17,063
Materials (1.4%)
Albemarle Corp.  4.650%           6/1/27       100      98
6 Ardagh Metal Packaging Finance USA LLC  4.000%           9/1/29        90      73
6 Arsenal AIC Parent LLC  8.000%          10/1/30        45      47
6 ASP Unifrax Holdings Inc.  5.250%          9/30/28        20      13
6 Axalta Coating Systems Dutch Holding B BV  7.250%          2/15/31        25      26
6 Axalta Coating Systems LLC  4.750%          6/15/27       180     174
Ball Corp.  6.875%          3/15/28        80      82
Ball Corp.  6.000%          6/15/29        60      61
Ball Corp.  2.875%          8/15/30        70      60
Ball Corp.  3.125%          9/15/31        90      77
6 Big River Steel LLC  6.625%          1/31/29       190     191
2 Braskem Netherlands Finance BV  4.500%          1/31/30       200     172
6 Braskem Netherlands Finance BV  8.500%          1/12/31       820     849
6 Canpack SA  3.875%         11/15/29       265     234
6 Chemours Co.  5.750%         11/15/28        10       9
6 Chemours Co.  4.625%         11/15/29       250     216
6 Cleveland-Cliffs Inc.  7.000%          3/15/32       110     111
Dow Chemical Co.  5.600%          2/15/54       480     478
6 Element Solutions Inc.  3.875%           9/1/28       270     247
FMC Corp.  5.150%          5/18/26       165     164
6 Georgia-Pacific LLC  2.300%          4/30/30       250     215
2,9 Glencore Finance Europe Ltd.  3.125%          3/26/26       100     121
6 Hudbay Minerals Inc.  4.500%           4/1/26       190     184
6 Kaiser Aluminum Corp.  4.500%           6/1/31       145     128
LYB International Finance III LLC  3.375%          10/1/40       339     254
6 Newmont Corp.  5.350%          3/15/34       570     573
6 NOVA Chemicals Corp.  8.500%         11/15/28        20      21
6 NOVA Chemicals Corp.  9.000%          2/15/30        80      83
6 Novelis Corp.  4.750%          1/30/30        96      88
6 Novelis Corp.  3.875%          8/15/31       152     131
Nucor Corp.  4.400%           5/1/48       110      98
Nucor Corp.  3.850%           4/1/52       100      79
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      Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000)
Market
Value

($000)
Nutrien Ltd.  5.900%          11/7/24        50      50
Nutrien Ltd.  5.950%          11/7/25       125     126
Nutrien Ltd.  5.800%          3/27/53       155     158
6 Olympus Water US Holding Corp.  4.250%          10/1/28       111     101
6 Olympus Water US Holding Corp.  9.750%         11/15/28       175     187
6 Olympus Water US Holding Corp.  6.250%          10/1/29        40      36
6 Owens-Brockway Glass Container Inc.  7.250%          5/15/31        30      30
6 Sealed Air Corp.  6.125%           2/1/28        95      95
6 Sealed Air Corp.  5.000%          4/15/29        35      34
6 Sealed Air Corp.  7.250%          2/15/31        40      42
4,6 Smurfit Kappa Treasury ULC  5.200%          1/15/30       205     205
4,6 Smurfit Kappa Treasury ULC  5.438%           4/3/34       200     200
4,6 Smurfit Kappa Treasury ULC  5.777%           4/3/54       320     325
6 SNF Group SACA  3.125%          3/15/27        55      51
6 SNF Group SACA  3.375%          3/15/30       255     221
6 Summit Materials LLC  7.250%          1/15/31        20      21
6 WR Grace Holdings LLC  5.625%          8/15/29        50      45
6 WR Grace Holdings LLC  7.375%           3/1/31        35      35
                                               7,319
Real Estate (1.2%)
2,9 Akelius Residential Property AB  2.375%          8/15/25       100     120
Alexandria Real Estate Equities Inc.  5.625%          5/15/54       310     305
8 American Tower Corp.  0.450%          1/15/27       150     148
2,8 Aroundtown SA  1.625%        Perpetual       100      52
8 ATF Netherlands BV  7.078%        Perpetual       100      69
Brixmor Operating Partnership LP  2.250%           4/1/28       815     724
COPT Defense Properties LP  2.250%          3/15/26       545     513
8 Digital Dutch Finco BV  0.625%          7/15/25       100     103
ERP Operating LP  4.500%           7/1/44       230     199
Extra Space Storage LP  5.900%          1/15/31       520     538
2,8 Heimstaden Bostad AB  1.125%          1/21/26       200     194
Highwoods Realty LP  7.650%           2/1/34       300     327
Kilroy Realty LP  6.250%          1/15/36       410     401
Kimco Realty OP LLC  4.250%           4/1/45        75      60
Kimco Realty OP LLC  3.700%          10/1/49       110      80
6 Ladder Capital Finance Holdings LLLP  4.750%          6/15/29        95      86
MPT Operating Partnership LP  3.500%          3/15/31       170     118
2,8 Prologis International Funding II SA  3.625%           3/7/30       100     107
Prologis LP  1.750%           2/1/31       100      82
Prologis LP  5.250%          6/15/53       402     395
Prologis LP  5.250%          3/15/54       300     295
Public Storage Operating Co.  5.350%           8/1/53       240     241
2,9 Realty Income Corp.  1.875%          1/14/27       100     115
Realty Income Corp.  4.850%          3/15/30        50      50
6 RHP Hotel Properties LP  6.500%           4/1/32        35      35
Sabra Health Care LP  3.200%          12/1/31       510     424
SBA Communications Corp.  3.875%          2/15/27        50      48
SBA Communications Corp.  3.125%           2/1/29        50      44
6 Starwood Property Trust Inc.  7.250%           4/1/29        15      15
6 VICI Properties LP  4.625%          6/15/25       190     187
9 Westfield America Management Ltd.  2.125%          3/30/25       100     122
                                               6,197
Technology (1.9%)
Apple Inc.  4.100%           8/8/62       340     288
Block Inc.  2.750%           6/1/26        10       9
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      Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000)
Market
Value

($000)
Block Inc.  3.500%           6/1/31        30      26
6 Boost Newco Borrower LLC  7.500%          1/15/31        35      37
Broadcom Inc.  3.150%         11/15/25       500     484
Broadcom Inc.  3.459%          9/15/26       610     587
Broadcom Inc.  4.150%         11/15/30       190     180
6 Broadcom Inc.  4.150%          4/15/32       285     264
6 Broadcom Inc.  3.419%          4/15/33       510     441
6 Broadcom Inc.  4.926%          5/15/37       890     844
6 Central Parent LLC  8.000%          6/15/29        60      62
Cisco Systems Inc.  4.800%          2/26/27     1,220   1,222
Cisco Systems Inc.  5.350%          2/26/64       550     563
6 Cloud Software Group Inc.  6.500%          3/31/29        40      38
6 Cloud Software Group Inc.  9.000%          9/30/29        75      72
Cotiviti Holdings Inc.  7.625%          2/21/31         5       5
Dell International LLC  4.900%          10/1/26       160     159
Dell International LLC  8.350%          7/15/46        46      60
6 Entegris Inc.  4.750%          4/15/29       395     379
6 Entegris Inc.  5.950%          6/15/30       300     297
4,6 Esab Corp.  6.250%          4/15/29        30      30
8 Fidelity National Information Services Inc.  1.000%          12/3/28       100      96
Global Payments Inc.  4.800%           4/1/26       540     534
6 Husky Injection Molding Systems Ltd.  9.000%          2/15/29        20      21
6 Imola Merger Corp.  4.750%          5/15/29       155     145
Intel Corp.  4.100%          5/19/46       186     157
Intel Corp.  4.900%           8/5/52       100      93
Intel Corp.  5.900%          2/10/63       120     127
Kyndryl Holdings Inc.  6.350%          2/20/34       140     144
6 McAfee Corp.  7.375%          2/15/30       115     106
Oracle Corp.  3.850%          7/15/36       250     214
Oracle Corp.  4.000%         11/15/47       424     331
6 Seagate HDD Cayman  8.250%         12/15/29        30      32
6 Seagate HDD Cayman  8.500%          7/15/31        25      27
Texas Instruments Inc.  5.150%           2/8/54       460     461
Texas Instruments Inc.  5.050%          5/18/63       410     399
6 UKG Inc.  6.875%           2/1/31        65      66
VMware LLC  3.900%          8/21/27       187     179
VMware LLC  1.800%          8/15/28       360     314
VMware LLC  2.200%          8/15/31       290     236
6 Williams Scotsman Inc.  7.375%          10/1/31        20      21
6 Xerox Holdings Corp.  8.875%         11/30/29        25      25
                                               9,775
Utilities (3.8%)
2 AEP Transmission Co. LLC  3.650%           4/1/50       200     151
AEP Transmission Co. LLC  5.400%          3/15/53       130     129
AES Corp.  5.450%           6/1/28       250     250
2 Alabama Power Co.  1.450%          9/15/30       730     590
Ameren Corp.  5.700%          12/1/26       830     841
American Electric Power Co. Inc.  5.699%          8/15/25       920     921
8 Amprion GmbH  3.450%          9/22/27       100     108
2,8 Amprion GmbH  3.875%           9/7/28       100     110
Atmos Energy Corp.  6.200%         11/15/53       170     192
Berkshire Hathaway Energy Co.  1.650%          5/15/31       226     181
Berkshire Hathaway Energy Co.  4.250%         10/15/50       339     275
6 Calpine Corp.  4.500%          2/15/28        70      67
6 Calpine Corp.  5.125%          3/15/28        80      77
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      Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000)
Market
Value

($000)
6 Calpine Corp.  4.625%           2/1/29        30      28
CenterPoint Energy Houston Electric LLC  5.300%           4/1/53        70      70
CenterPoint Energy Inc.  5.250%          8/10/26     1,500   1,503
CenterPoint Energy Inc.  3.700%           9/1/49       200     148
6 Clearway Energy Operating LLC  4.750%          3/15/28       265     252
6 Clearway Energy Operating LLC  3.750%          1/15/32        10       8
Consolidated Edison Co. of New York Inc.  5.700%          6/15/40       280     285
Consolidated Edison Co. of New York Inc.  5.900%         11/15/53       560     597
DTE Energy Co.  2.950%           3/1/30       200     176
Duke Energy Carolinas LLC  3.750%           6/1/45       130     101
Duke Energy Corp.  3.300%          6/15/41       226     169
Duke Energy Florida LLC  5.875%         11/15/33        60      63
Duke Energy Florida LLC  6.200%         11/15/53       170     188
Duke Energy Ohio Inc.  5.650%           4/1/53       160     162
Duke Energy Ohio Inc.  5.550%          3/15/54       460     459
Duke Energy Progress LLC  4.100%          5/15/42       200     168
6 EDP Finance BV  3.625%          7/15/24       590     586
6 Enel Finance America LLC  2.875%          7/12/41       300     204
2,8 Enel Finance International NV  0.000%          6/17/27       400     388
Entergy Texas Inc.  5.000%          9/15/52        70      64
Entergy Texas Inc.  5.800%           9/1/53       160     165
Eversource Energy  4.200%          6/27/24       572     570
Exelon Corp.  4.450%          4/15/46       660     565
Exelon Corp.  4.100%          3/15/52       100      80
Exelon Corp.  5.600%          3/15/53       190     190
FirstEnergy Corp.  2.650%           3/1/30       120     103
2 FirstEnergy Corp.  2.250%           9/1/30        70      58
6 FirstEnergy Pennsylvania Electric Co.  5.150%          3/30/26       110     109
6 FirstEnergy Transmission LLC  4.550%           4/1/49       180     152
Georgia Power Co.  5.004%          2/23/27       820     821
Georgia Power Co.  5.125%          5/15/52       100      97
MidAmerican Energy Co.  5.300%           2/1/55       710     702
2,8 National Grid Electricity Distribution East Midlands plc  3.530%          9/20/28       200     216
9 National Grid Electricity Distribution plc  3.500%         10/16/26       200     242
National Grid plc  5.602%          6/12/28       350     357
Nevada Power Co.  6.000%          3/15/54       200     211
6 NextEra Energy Operating Partners LP  4.250%          7/15/24        30      30
6 Niagara Mohawk Power Corp.  5.664%          1/17/54       220     218
Pacific Gas & Electric Co.  3.150%           1/1/26       225     216
Pacific Gas & Electric Co.  5.550%          5/15/29       420     424
Pacific Gas & Electric Co.  2.500%           2/1/31        57      47
Pacific Gas & Electric Co.  6.150%          1/15/33       220     227
Pacific Gas & Electric Co.  5.800%          5/15/34       290     292
Pacific Gas & Electric Co.  4.500%           7/1/40        79      67
Pacific Gas & Electric Co.  3.300%           8/1/40        80      59
Pacific Gas & Electric Co.  3.500%           8/1/50        57      39
Pacific Gas & Electric Co.  6.750%          1/15/53       200     218
PacifiCorp  5.450%          2/15/34       310     311
PPL Electric Utilities Corp.  5.250%          5/15/53       230     228
Public Service Enterprise Group Inc.  5.200%           4/1/29       970     970
6 Rayburn Country Securitization LLC  2.307%          12/1/30       177     160
Sempra  3.700%           4/1/29       300     281
Tampa Electric Co.  3.875%          7/12/24       100      99
Union Electric Co.  5.450%          3/15/53       450     446
2 Virginia Electric & Power Co.  3.800%          9/15/47       700     541
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      Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000)
Market
Value

($000)
Virginia Electric & Power Co.  5.450%           4/1/53       140     139
6 Vistra Operations Co. LLC  5.000%          7/31/27       130     126
6 Vistra Operations Co. LLC  7.750%         10/15/31       135     141
                                               19,428
Total Corporate Bonds (Cost $205,803) 202,229
Floating Rate Loan Interests (0.8%)
7 AAdvantage Loyalty IP Ltd. Initial Term Loan, TSFR3M + 4.750% 10.329%          4/20/28     1,775   1,842
7 Bausch + Lomb Corp. Initial Term Loan, TSFR1M + 3.250%  8.677%          5/10/27        30      30
7 Bausch Health Cos. Inc. Second Amendment Term Loan, TSFR1M + 5.250% 10.679%           2/1/27       150     117
7 Berry Global Inc. Term Loan Z, TSFR1M + 1.750%  7.182%           7/1/26       391     392
7 Boost Newco Borrower LLC Initial Term Loan, TSFR3M + 3.000%  8.309%          1/31/31        10      10
7 Chemours Co. Tranche B-3 Term Loan, TSFR1M + 3.500%  8.830%          8/18/28        66      65
7 Cloud Software Group Inc. First Lien Dollar Term Loan B, TSFR3M + 4.500%  9.909%          3/30/29       109     108
7,10 Cotiviti Holdings Inc. Term Loan, TSFR1M + 3.250%      —%          2/24/31        20      20
7 DaVita Inc. Tranche B-1 Term Loan, TSFR1M + 1.750%  7.192%          8/12/26       126     126
7 First Student Bidco Inc. Incremental Term Loan B, TSFR3M + 4.000%  9.402%          7/21/28       107     107
7 First Student Bidco Inc. Initial Term Loan B, TSFR3M + 3.000%  8.610%          7/21/28        84      84
7 First Student Bidco Inc. Initial Term Loan C, TSFR3M + 3.000%  8.610%          7/21/28        24      24
7 Hub International Ltd. Incremental Term Loan, TSFR3M + 3.250%  8.574%          6/20/30        45      45
7 McAfee Corp. Tranche B-1 Term Loan, TSFR1M + 3.750%  9.176%           3/1/29       108     108
7 Medline Borrower LP Initial Dollar Term Loan, TSFR1M + 3.000%  8.441%         10/23/28       328     328
7 Mileage Plus Holdings LLC Initial Term Loan, TSFR3M + 5.250% 10.733%          6/21/27        33      34
7 MIWD Holdco II LLC Term Loan, TSFR1M + 3.500%  8.816%          3/20/31        10      10
7 NCR Atleos LLC Term Loan B, TSFR3M + 4.750% 10.163%          3/27/29        55      55
7 SBA Senior Finance II LLC Initial Term Loan, TSFR1M + 2.000%  7.340%          1/25/31        55      55
7 SkyMiles IP Ltd. Initial Term Loan, TSFR3M + 3.750%  9.068%         10/20/27       217     224
7 SS&C Technologies Holdings Inc. Term Loan B-6, TSFR1M + 2.250%  7.680%          3/22/29        55      55
7 SS&C Technologies Holdings Inc. Term Loan B-7, TSFR1M + 2.250%  7.680%          3/22/29       107     108
7 Star Parent Inc. Term Loan, TSFR3M + 4.000%  9.309%          9/27/30        25      25
7 Truist Insurance Holdings LLC Second Lien Term Loan, TSFR1M + 4.750% 10.074%           3/8/32        25      25
7 United AirLines Inc. Term Loan B, TSFR3M + 2.750%  8.076%          2/22/31        10      10
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      Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000)
Market
Value

($000)
7 Wyndham Hotels & Resorts Inc. Term Loan B, TSFR1M + 2.250%  7.677%          5/24/30       293     293
Total Floating Rate Loan Interests (Cost $4,278) 4,300
Sovereign Bonds (16.7%)
11 Arab Republic of Egypt  0.000%          3/11/25    47,000     777
2 Arab Republic of Egypt  8.700%           3/1/49       350     283
2 Arab Republic of Egypt  8.875%          5/29/50       200     165
2 Argentine Republic  3.625%           7/9/35     1,000     415
Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank  4.250%          3/13/34     2,498   2,469
2 Bermuda  3.717%          1/25/27       200     191
2,6 Central American Bank for Economic Integration  5.000%          1/25/27     1,819   1,813
Corp. Andina de Fomento  5.000%          1/24/29     2,102   2,096
2,6 Corp. Nacional del Cobre de Chile  5.950%           1/8/34     1,400   1,399
2 Empresa Nacional del Petroleo  3.750%           8/5/26       430     410
2 Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd.  7.125%          2/11/25       400     398
2,8 European Union  0.300%          11/4/50     2,695   1,475
2,8 European Union  3.000%           3/4/53       473     486
2 Federal Republic of Nigeria  6.500%         11/28/27       200     188
Federative Republic of Brazil  6.125%          3/15/34     2,690   2,663
Federative Republic of Brazil  7.125%          5/13/54       200     202
6,8 French Republic  3.250%          5/25/55       870     927
2 Gabonese Republic  6.950%          6/16/25       200     196
6,8 Hellenic Republic  3.375%          6/15/34     3,014   3,251
2,6 Ivory Coast Government Bond  8.250%          1/30/37     1,600   1,604
2 Kingdom of Bahrain  5.250%          1/25/33       300     267
2 Kingdom of Bahrain  6.250%          1/25/51       200     166
2 Kingdom of Morocco  2.375%         12/15/27       400     357
2 Kingdom of Morocco  4.000%         12/15/50       255     174
2,6 Kingdom of Saudi Arabia  5.750%          1/16/54     3,125   3,091
6,8 Kingdom of Spain  3.250%          4/30/34     1,254   1,362
6,8 Kingdom of Spain  4.000%         10/31/54       581     650
2 Oman Government Bond  4.875%           2/1/25       500     495
2 Oman Government Bond  4.750%          6/15/26     2,400   2,359
2 Paraguay Government Bond  4.700%          3/27/27     1,519   1,477
2,8 Perusahaan Perseroan Persero PT Perusahaan Listrik Negara  2.875%         10/25/25       800     846
2 Petroleos del Peru SA  5.625%          6/19/47       427     284
Petroleos Mexicanos  6.750%          9/21/47     1,990   1,325
Petroleos Mexicanos  6.950%          1/28/60     2,384   1,574
2 Petroliam Nasional Bhd.  7.625%         10/15/26     2,600   2,753
2,8 Province of Quebec  3.125%          3/27/34     4,011   4,358
2,12 Republic of Colombia  6.000%          4/28/28 6,000,000   1,381
2 Republic of Colombia  4.500%          3/15/29     6,460   5,944
2 Republic of Colombia  3.000%          1/30/30     5,810   4,809
2,6 Republic of Costa Rica  7.300%         11/13/54       500     531
2 Republic of Ecuador  6.000%          7/31/30       990     673
2 Republic of El Salvador  7.650%          6/15/35       180     137
2,13 Republic of Ghana  8.950%          3/26/51       200     102
8 Republic of Iceland  3.500%          3/21/34       745     817
2,8 Republic of Indonesia  2.150%          7/18/24       500     535
2,8 Republic of Indonesia  3.375%          7/30/25     1,000   1,070
2 Republic of Paraguay  5.000%          4/15/26     1,510   1,488
Republic of Peru  7.350%          7/21/25     3,060   3,133
Republic of Peru  2.844%          6/20/30     1,250   1,096
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      Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000)
Market
Value

($000)
2,8 Republic of Romania  2.125%           3/7/28       633     627
2,8 Republic of Romania  1.750%          7/13/30       132     117
6,8 Republic of Romania  5.375%          3/22/31       950   1,030
2,14 Republic of South Africa  8.500%          1/31/37    31,000   1,206
2,8 Republic of the Philippines  0.875%          5/17/27     6,408   6,329
Republic of Turkiye  9.375%          3/14/29       300     326
Republic of Turkiye  7.625%          5/15/34       650     652
Republic of Turkiye  4.875%          4/16/43       200     140
2 Republic of Uzbekistan International Bond  7.850%         10/12/28       333     348
2 Republic of Uzbekistan International Bond  5.375%          2/20/29       867     818
2 Republic of Vietnam  4.800%         11/19/24     2,158   2,142
2 Saudi Arabian Oil Co.  2.875%          4/16/24     1,572   1,570
2,8 Societe Des Grands Projets EPIC  0.700%         10/15/60       700     312
2,15 Southern Gas Corridor CJSC  6.875%          3/24/26       965     976
State of Israel  4.500%          1/17/33       605     563
State of Israel  5.750%          3/12/54       340     326
2,13 Ukraine Government Bond  6.876%          5/21/31     1,050     309
2 United Mexican States  6.350%           2/9/35     2,435   2,514
2,6 Uzbekneftegaz JSC  4.750%         11/16/28       600     503
Total Sovereign Bonds (Cost $85,893) 85,470
          Shares  
Temporary Cash Investments (0.4%)
Money Market Fund (0.4%)
16 Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund
(Cost $2,278)
 5.407%                      22,790        2,278
    Expiration
Date
Contracts Exercise
Price
Notional
Amount
($000)
 
Options Purchased (0.1%)
Exchange-Traded Options (0.0%)
Put Options
10-Year U.S. Treasury Note Futures Contracts 4/26/24      28           $110.00     3,080      11
    Counterparty Expiration
Date
Exercise
Rate
Notional
Amount on
Underlying
Swap
($000)
 
Over-the-Counter Swaptions (0.1%)
Call Swaptions
2-Years Interest Rate Swap, Pays SOFR Annually, Receives 3.694% Annually   CITNA 5/21/24           3.694%    13,100       4
2-Years Interest Rate Swap, Pays SOFR Annually, Receives 3.750% Annually    BANA 5/22/24           3.750%    13,100       5
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    Counterparty Expiration
Date
Exercise
Rate
Notional
Amount on
Underlying
Swap
($000)
Market
Value

($000)
2-Years Interest Rate Swap, Pays SOFR Annually, Receives 4.294% Annually   CITNA 5/21/24           4.294%    13,100      27
2-Years Interest Rate Swap, Pays SOFR Annually, Receives 4.350% Annually    BANA 5/22/24           4.350%    13,100      32
10-Years Interest Rate Swap, Pays SOFR Annually, Receives 3.865% Annually   BNPSW 6/20/24           3.865%     7,000     128
10-Years Interest Rate Swap, Pays SOFR Annually, Receives 3.902% Annually    NGFP 6/18/24           3.902%     7,100     143
                                                 339
Put Swaptions
10-Years Interest Rate Swap, Receives SOFR Annually, Pays 3.865% Annually   BNPSW 6/20/24           3.865%     7,000      80
10-Years Interest Rate Swap, Receives SOFR Annually, Pays 3.902% Annually    NGFP 6/18/24           3.902%     7,100      74
5-Year CDX-NA-IG-S41-V1, Credit Protection Purchased, Pays 1.000% Quarterly    BANA 5/15/24           0.575%    11,790       3
5-Year CDX-NA-IG-S41-V1, Credit Protection Purchased, Pays 1.000% Quarterly     GSI 4/17/24           0.600%    22,680      —
                                                  157
Total Options Purchased (Cost $729) 507
Total Investments (98.4%) (Cost $512,128)   504,109
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      Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000)
Market
Value

($000)
Conventional Mortgage-Backed Securities—Liability for Sale Commitments (-0.9%)
2,3,4 UMBS Pool
(Proceeds $4,424)
 6.500%  10/1/53–4/25/54     (4,321)   (4,401)
Other Assets and Liabilities—Net (2.5%)   12,809
Net Assets (100%)   512,517
Cost is in $000.
See Note A in Notes to Financial Statements.
1 Securities with a value of $820,000 have been segregated as initial margin for open centrally cleared swap contracts.
2 The average or expected maturity is shorter than the final maturity shown because of the possibility of interim principal payments and prepayments or the possibility of the issue being called.
3 The issuer was placed under federal conservatorship in September 2008; since that time, its daily operations have been managed by the Federal Housing Finance Agency and it receives capital from the U.S. Treasury, as needed to maintain a positive net worth, in exchange for senior preferred stock.
4 Includes securities purchased on a when-issued or delayed-delivery basis for which the fund has not taken delivery as of March 31, 2024.
5 Securities with a value of $1,784,000 have been segregated as initial margin for open futures contracts.
6 Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. Such securities may be sold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At March 31, 2024, the aggregate value was $71,376,000, representing 13.9% of net assets.
7 Variable-rate security; rate shown is effective rate at period end. Certain variable-rate securities are not based on a published reference rate and spread but are determined by the issuer or agent based on current market conditions.
8 Face amount denominated in euro.
9 Face amount denominated in British pounds.
10 Represents an unsettled loan as of March 31, 2024. The coupon rate is not known until the settlement date.
11 Face amount denominated in Egyptian pounds.
12 Face amount denominated in Colombian pesos.
13 Non-income-producing security—security in default.
14 Face amount denominated in South African rand.
15 Guaranteed by the Republic of Azerbaijan.
16 Affiliated money market fund available only to Vanguard funds and certain trusts and accounts managed by Vanguard. Rate shown is the 7-day yield.
  3M—3-month.
  BANA—Bank of America, N.A.
  BNPSW—BNP Paribas.
  CITNA—Citibank, N.A.
  DAC—Designated Activity Company.
  EURIBOR—Euro Interbank Offered Rate.
  GSI—Goldman Sachs International.
  NGFP—Nomura Global Financial Products Inc.
  REMICS—Real Estate Mortgage Investment Conduits.
  SOFR—Secured Overnight Financing Rate.
  SOFR30A—30 Day Average Secured Overnight Financing Rate.
  TSFR1M—CME Term Secured Overnight Financing Rate 1-Month.
  TSFR3M—CME Term Secured Overnight Financing Rate 3-Month.
  UMBS—Uniform Mortgage-Backed Securities.
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Derivative Financial Instruments Outstanding as of Period End

Options Written
  Counterparty Expiration
Date
Excercise
Rate
Notional
Amount on
Underlying
Swap
($000)
Market
Value
($000)
Over-the-Counter Swaptions        
Call Swaptions
2-Years Interest Rate Swap, Receives SOFR Annually, Pays 3.894% Annually CITNA 5/21/24 3.894% 13,100 (7)
2-Years Interest Rate Swap, Receives SOFR Annually, Pays 3.950% Annually BANA 5/22/24 3.950% 13,100 (9)
2-Years Interest Rate Swap, Receives SOFR Annually, Pays 4.094% Annually CITNA 5/21/24 4.094% 13,100 (14)
2-Years Interest Rate Swap, Receives SOFR Annually, Pays 4.150% Annually BANA 5/22/24 4.150% 13,100 (18)
10-Years Interest Rate Swap, Receives SOFR Annually, Pays 3.770% Annually BNPSW 3/20/25 3.770% 4,700 (172)
10-Years Interest Rate Swap, Receives SOFR Annually, Pays 3.804% Annually NGFP 3/18/25 3.804% 4,700 (179)
          (399)
Put Swaptions
10-Years Interest Rate Swap, Pays SOFR Annually, Receives 3.770% Annually BNPSW 3/20/25 3.770% 4,700 (138)
10-Years Interest Rate Swap, Pays SOFR Annually, Receives 3.804% Annually NGFP 3/18/25 3.804% 4,700 (132)
          (270)
Total Options Written (Premiums Received $797)       (669)
BANA—Bank of America, N.A.
BNPSW—BNP Paribas.
CITNA—Citibank, N.A.
NGFP—Nomura Global Financial Products Inc.
    
Futures Contracts
      ($000)
  Expiration Number of
Long (Short)
Contracts
Notional
Amount
Value and
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
Long Futures Contracts
2-Year U.S. Treasury Note June 2024 98 20,040 (29)
5-Year U.S. Treasury Note June 2024 5 535
10-Year U.S. Treasury Note June 2024 124 13,739 32
Long U.S. Treasury Bond June 2024 62 7,467 13
Ultra 10-Year U.S. Treasury Note June 2024 17 1,948 1
Ultra Long U.S. Treasury Bond June 2024 29 3,741 49
        66
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Futures Contracts (continued)
      ($000)
  Expiration Number of
Long (Short)
Contracts
Notional
Amount
Value and
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
Short Futures Contracts
10-Year Japanese Government Bond June 2024 (10) (9,637) (7)
AUD 10-Year Treasury Bond June 2024 (11) (836) (1)
Euro-Bobl June 2024 (66) (8,420) (39)
Euro-Bund June 2024 (62) (8,922) (96)
Euro-Buxl June 2024 (32) (4,688) (87)
Euro-OAT June 2024 (10) (1,383) (15)
Euro-Schatz June 2024 (9) (1,026) (1)
Long Gilt June 2024 (11) (1,387) (36)
Mini 10-Year Japanese Government Bond June 2024 (15) (1,444) 1
        (281)
        (215)
    
Forward Currency Contracts
  Contract
Settlement
Date
Contract Amount (000) Unrealized
Appreciation
($000)
Unrealized
(Depreciation)
($000)
Counterparty   Receive   Deliver
State Street Bank & Trust Co. 4/26/24 CHF 42 USD 49 (1)
Citibank, N.A. 4/26/24 EUR 415 USD 454 (5)
State Street Bank & Trust Co. 4/26/24 EUR 114 USD 124 (1)
UBS AG 4/26/24 EUR 98 USD 108 (2)
Bank of America, N.A. 4/26/24 EUR 96 USD 104
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. 4/26/24 GBP 74 USD 94 (1)
UBS AG 4/26/24 JPY 4,295 USD 29 (1)
Bank of America, N.A. 4/26/24 JPY 2,903 USD 19
UBS AG 4/26/24 MXN 76,844 USD 4,537 68
Deutsche Bank AG 4/26/24 USD 35 AUD 52
State Street Bank & Trust Co. 4/26/24 USD 1 AUD 2
State Street Bank & Trust Co. 6/20/24 USD 1,380 COP 5,482,296 (19)
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. 3/12/25 USD 624 EGP 36,185 (55)
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. 4/26/24 USD 28,939 EUR 26,474 350
BNP Paribas 4/26/24 USD 4,362 EUR 4,021 20
Toronto-Dominion Bank 4/26/24 USD 320 EUR 294 3
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Forward Currency Contracts (continued)
  Contract
Settlement
Date
Contract Amount (000) Unrealized
Appreciation
($000)
Unrealized
(Depreciation)
($000)
Counterparty   Receive   Deliver
Toronto-Dominion Bank 4/26/24 USD 104 EUR 97
Barclays Bank plc 4/26/24 USD 55 EUR 51
UBS AG 4/26/24 USD 22 EUR 21
State Street Bank & Trust Co. 4/26/24 USD 12 EUR 11
State Street Bank & Trust Co. 4/26/24 USD 2,763 GBP 2,163 32
Toronto-Dominion Bank 4/26/24 USD 62 GBP 49 1
Société Generale 4/26/24 USD 17 GBP 14
State Street Bank & Trust Co. 4/26/24 USD 234 JPY 34,434 6
Bank of America, N.A. 4/26/24 USD 24 JPY 3,669
UBS AG 4/26/24 USD 4,364 MXN 73,916 (66)
Toronto-Dominion Bank 4/26/24 USD 29 NZD 47 1
BNP Paribas 4/26/24 USD 1,229 ZAR 22,946 20
            501 (151)
AUD—Australian dollar.
CHF—Swiss franc.
COP—Colombian peso.
EGP—Egyptian pound.
EUR—euro.
GBP—British pound.
JPY—Japanese yen.
MXN—Mexican peso.
NZD—New Zealand dollar.
USD—U.S. dollar.
ZAR—South African rand.
    
Centrally Cleared Credit Default Swaps
Reference Entity Termination
Date
  Notional
Amount
(000)
Periodic
Premium
Received
(Paid)1
(%)
Value
($000)
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
($000)
Credit Protection Purchased
CDX-NA-IG-S42-V1 6/20/29 USD 50,271 (1.000) (1,144) (18)
1 Periodic premium received/paid quarterly.
USD—U.S. dollar.
    
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Over-the-Counter Credit Default Swaps
Reference
Entity
Termination
Date
Counterparty Notional
Amount
($000)
Periodic
Premium
Received
(Paid)1
(%)
Value
($000)
Remaining
Up-Front
Premium
Paid
(Received)
($000)
Unrealized
Appreciation
($000)
Unrealized
(Depreciation)
($000)
Credit Protection Sold/Moody's Rating
People's Republic of China/A1 6/20/29 GSI 315 1.000 4 4
 
Credit Protection Purchased
Malaysia 6/20/29 GSI 614 (1.000) (17) (17)
Petroleos Mexicanos 12/20/26 BARC 2,000 (1.000) 149 113 36
Republic of Colombia 6/20/29 BANA 1,090 (1.000) 35 37 (2)
Republic of Colombia 6/20/29 JPMC 9,685 (1.000) 316 337 (21)
Republic of Peru 6/20/29 BANA 775 (1.000) (13) (11) (2)
Republic of Peru 6/20/29 JPMC 500 (1.000) (8) (8)
          462 451 36 (25)
          466 455 36 (25)
1 Periodic premium received/paid quarterly.
BANA—Bank of America, N.A.
BARC—Barclays Bank plc.
GSI—Goldman Sachs International.
JPMC—JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.
The notional amount represents the maximum potential amount the fund could be required to pay as a seller of credit protection if the reference entity was subject to a credit event.
At March 31, 2024, the counterparties had deposited in segregated accounts securities with a value of $289,000 in connection with open forward currency contracts and over-the-counter swap contracts.
Centrally Cleared Interest Rate Swaps
Termination Date Future
Effective
Date
Notional
Amount
(000)
Interest
Rate
Received
(%)
Interest
Rate
(Paid)
(%)
Value
($000)
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
($000)
3/15/26 N/A 5001 5.1912 (3.750)3 8 5
3/15/28 N/A 6001 5.1912 (3.500)3 12 8
3/11/34 N/A 1,3004 3.3263 (3.899)5 109 109
6/21/34 6/20/246 8507 0.0008 (3.820)3 (3) (3)
6/21/34 6/20/246 4007 0.0008 (3.829)3 (1) (1)
6/21/34 6/20/246 4007 0.0008 (3.803)3 (1) (1)
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Centrally Cleared Interest Rate Swaps (continued)
Termination Date Future
Effective
Date
Notional
Amount
(000)
Interest
Rate
Received
(%)
Interest
Rate
(Paid)
(%)
Value
($000)
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
($000)
6/21/34 6/20/246 3007 3.8373 (0.000)8 1 1
6/21/34 6/20/246 2007 0.0008 (3.869)3 (1) (1)
8/15/39 6/3/246 2,1007 3.8683 (0.000)8 17 17
          141 134
1 Notional amount denominated in British pound.
2 Based on Sterling Overnight Index Average Rate (SONIA) as of the most recent reset date. Interest payment received/paid annually.
3 Interest payment received/paid annually.
4 Notional amount denominated in euro.
5 Based on Euro Short Term Rate as of the most recent reset date. Interest payment received/paid annually.
6 Forward interest rate swap. In a forward interest rate swap, the fund and the counterparty agree to make periodic net payments beginning on a specified future effective date.
7 Notional amount denominated in U.S. dollar.
8 Based on Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR) as of the most recent reset date. Interest payment received/paid annually.
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.
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Statement of Assets and Liabilities
As of March 31, 2024
($000s, except shares, footnotes, and per-share amounts) Amount
Assets  
Investments in Securities, at Value  
Unaffiliated Issuers (Cost $509,850) 501,831
Affiliated Issuers (Cost $2,278) 2,278
Total Investments in Securities 504,109
Investment in Vanguard 15
Cash 108
Foreign Currency, at Value (Cost $69) 69
Receivables for Investment Securities Sold 64,722
Receivables for Accrued Income 4,324
Receivables for Capital Shares Issued 570
Swap Premiums Paid 491
Variation Margin Receivable—Centrally Cleared Swap Contracts 2
Unrealized Appreciation—Forward Currency Contracts 501
Unrealized Appreciation—Over-the-Counter Swap Contracts 36
Total Assets 574,947
Liabilities  
Liability for Sale Commitments, at Value (Proceeds $4,424) 4,401
Payables for Investment Securities Purchased 55,898
Payables for Capital Shares Redeemed 775
Payables for Distributions 398
Payables to Vanguard 47
Options Written, at Value (Premiums Received $797) 669
Swap Premiums Received 36
Variation Margin Payable—Futures Contracts 30
Unrealized Depreciation—Forward Currency Contracts 151
Unrealized Depreciation—Over-the-Counter Swap Contracts 25
Total Liabilities 62,430
Net Assets 512,517
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Statement of Assets and Liabilities (continued)


At March 31, 2024, net assets consisted of:

($000s, except shares, footnotes, and per-share amounts) Amount
Paid-in Capital 580,830
Total Distributable Earnings (Loss) (68,313)
Net Assets 512,517
 
Investor Shares—Net Assets  
Applicable to 7,554,374 outstanding $.001 par value shares of
beneficial interest (unlimited authorization)
64,373
Net Asset Value Per Share—Investor Shares $8.52
 
Admiral Shares—Net Assets  
Applicable to 26,296,222 outstanding $.001 par value shares of
beneficial interest (unlimited authorization)
448,144
Net Asset Value Per Share—Admiral Shares $17.04
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.
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Statement of Operations
  Six Months Ended
March 31, 2024
  ($000)
Investment Income  
Income  
Interest1 12,341
Total Income 12,341
Expenses  
The Vanguard Group—Note B  
Investment Advisory Services 30
Management and Administrative—Investor Shares 64
Management and Administrative—Admiral Shares 336
Marketing and Distribution—Investor Shares 2
Marketing and Distribution—Admiral Shares 11
Custodian Fees 31
Shareholders’ Reports—Investor Shares 6
Shareholders’ Reports—Admiral Shares 8
Trustees’ Fees and Expenses
Other Expenses 16
Total Expenses 504
Net Investment Income 11,837
Realized Net Gain (Loss)  
Investment Securities Sold1 (9,337)
Futures Contracts 992
Options Purchased 10
Options Written (44)
Swap Contracts (853)
Forward Currency Contracts (667)
Foreign Currencies (41)
Realized Net Gain (Loss) (9,940)
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)  
Investment Securities1 29,243
Futures Contracts (766)
Options Purchased (222)
Options Written 128
Swap Contracts (79)
Forward Currency Contracts 173
Foreign Currencies 6
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) 28,483
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations 30,380
1 Interest income, realized net gain (loss), capital gain distributions received, and change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) from an affiliated company of the fund were $150,000, $2,000, less than $1,000, and less than $1,000, respectively. Purchases and sales are for temporary cash investment purposes.
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.
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Statement of Changes in Net Assets
  Six Months Ended
March 31,
2024
  Year Ended
September 30,
2023
  ($000)   ($000)
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets      
Operations      
Net Investment Income 11,837   21,297
Realized Net Gain (Loss) (9,940)   (20,805)
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) 28,483   10,560
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations 30,380   11,052
Distributions      
Investor Shares (1,341)   (1,711)
Admiral Shares (10,562)   (19,298)
Total Distributions (11,903)   (21,009)
Capital Share Transactions      
Investor Shares 19,287   6,667
Admiral Shares 15,306   20,542
Net Increase (Decrease) from Capital Share Transactions 34,593   27,209
Total Increase (Decrease) 53,070   17,252
Net Assets      
Beginning of Period 459,447   442,195
End of Period 512,517   459,447
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.
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Financial Highlights
Investor Shares      
For a Share Outstanding
Throughout Each Period
Six Months
Ended
March 31,
2024
Year Ended
September 30,
2023
October 12,
20211 to
September 30,
2022
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period $8.18 $8.35 $10.00
Investment Operations      
Net Investment Income2 .205 .365 .213
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments .341 (.176) (1.655)
Total from Investment Operations .546 .189 (1.442)
Distributions      
Dividends from Net Investment Income (.206) (.359) (.208)
Distributions from Realized Capital Gains
Total Distributions (.206) (.359) (.208)
Net Asset Value, End of Period $8.52 $8.18 $8.35
Total Return3 6.73% 2.19% -14.57%
Ratios/Supplemental Data      
Net Assets, End of Period (Millions) $64 $43 $38
Ratio of Total Expenses to Average Net Assets 0.30% 0.30%4 0.30%4,5
Ratio of Net Investment Income to Average Net Assets 4.85% 4.29% 2.46%5
Portfolio Turnover Rate6 240% 488% 542%
The expense ratio and net investment income ratio for the current period have been annualized.
1 Subscription period for the fund was October 12, 2021, to October 22, 2021, during which time all assets were held in cash. Performance measurement began October 25, 2021, the first business day after the subscription period, at a net asset value of $10.00.
2 Calculated based on average shares outstanding.
3 Total returns do not include account service fees that may have applied in the periods shown. Fund prospectuses provide information about any applicable account service fees.
4 The ratio of expenses to average net assets for the period net of reduction from custody fee offset arrangements was 0.30%.
5 Annualized.
6 Includes 65%, 235%, and 150%, respectively, attributable to mortgage-dollar-roll activity.
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.
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Financial Highlights
Admiral Shares      
For a Share Outstanding
Throughout Each Period
Six Months
Ended
March 31,
2024
Year Ended
September 30,
2023
October 12,
20211 to
September 30,
2022
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period $16.36 $16.70 $20.00
Investment Operations      
Net Investment Income2 .417 .745 .451
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments .683 (.350) (3.318)
Total from Investment Operations 1.100 .395 (2.867)
Distributions      
Dividends from Net Investment Income (.420) (.735) (.433)
Distributions from Realized Capital Gains
Total Distributions (.420) (.735) (.433)
Net Asset Value, End of Period $17.04 $16.36 $16.70
Total Return3 6.78% 2.29% -14.49%
Ratios/Supplemental Data      
Net Assets, End of Period (Millions) $448 $416 $405
Ratio of Total Expenses to Average Net Assets 0.20% 0.20%4 0.20%4,5
Ratio of Net Investment Income to Average Net Assets 4.96% 4.38% 2.61%5
Portfolio Turnover Rate6 240% 488% 542%
The expense ratio and net investment income ratio for the current period have been annualized.
1 Subscription period for the fund was October 12, 2021, to October 22, 2021, during which time all assets were held in cash. Performance measurement began October 25, 2021, the first business day after the subscription period, at a net asset value of $20.00.
2 Calculated based on average shares outstanding.
3 Total returns do not include account service fees that may have applied in the periods shown. Fund prospectuses provide information about any applicable account service fees.
4 The ratio of expenses to average net assets for the period net of reduction from custody fee offset arrangements was 0.20%.
5 Annualized.
6 Includes 65%, 235%, and 150%, respectively, attributable to mortgage-dollar-roll activity.
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.
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Notes to Financial Statements
Vanguard Core-Plus Bond Fund is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 as an open-end investment company, or mutual fund. The fund offers two classes of shares: Investor Shares and Admiral Shares. Each of the share classes has different eligibility and minimum purchase requirements, and is designed for different types of investors.
A.  The following significant accounting policies conform to generally accepted accounting principles for U.S. investment companies. The fund consistently follows such policies in preparing its financial statements.
1. Security Valuation: Securities are valued as of the close of trading on the New York Stock Exchange (generally 4 p.m., Eastern time) on the valuation date. Bonds and other temporary cash investments are valued using the latest bid prices or using valuations based on a matrix system (which considers such factors as security prices, yields, maturities, and ratings), both as furnished by independent pricing services. Structured debt securities, including mortgages and asset-backed securities, are valued using the latest bid prices or using valuations based on a matrix system that considers such factors as issuer, tranche, nominal or option-adjusted spreads, weighted average coupon, weighted average maturity, credit enhancements, and collateral, as furnished by independent pricing services. Investments in Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund are valued at that fund's net asset value. Securities for which market quotations are not readily available, or whose values have been affected by events occurring before the fund's pricing time but after the close of the securities’ primary markets, are valued by methods deemed by the valuation designee to represent fair value and subject to oversight by the board of trustees.
2. Foreign Currency: Securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars using exchange rates obtained from an independent third party as of the fund’s pricing time on the valuation date. Realized gains (losses) and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investment securities include the effects of changes in exchange rates since the securities were purchased, combined with the effects of changes in security prices. Fluctuations in the value of other assets and liabilities resulting from changes in exchange rates are recorded as unrealized foreign currency gains (losses) until the assets or liabilities are settled in cash, at which time they are recorded as realized foreign currency gains (losses).
3. To Be Announced (TBA) Transactions: A TBA transaction is an agreement to buy or sell mortgage-backed securities with agreed-upon characteristics (face amount, coupon, maturity) for settlement at a future date. The fund may be a seller of TBA transactions to reduce its exposure to the mortgage-backed securities market or in order to sell mortgage-backed securities it owns under delayed-delivery arrangements. When the fund is a buyer of TBA transactions, it maintains cash or short-term investments in an amount sufficient to meet the purchase price at the settlement date of the TBA transaction. The primary risk associated with TBA transactions is that a counterparty may default on its obligations. The fund mitigates its counterparty risk by, among other things, performing a credit analysis of counterparties, allocating transactions among numerous counterparties, and monitoring its exposure to each counterparty. The fund may also enter into a Master Securities Forward Transaction Agreement (MSFTA) with certain counterparties and require them to transfer collateral as security for their performance. In the absence of a default, the collateral pledged or received by the fund cannot be repledged, resold, or rehypothecated. Under an MSFTA, upon a counterparty default (including bankruptcy), the fund may terminate any TBA transactions with that counterparty, determine the net amount owed by either party in accordance with its MSFTA, and sell or retain any collateral held up to the net amount owed to the fund under the MSFTA.
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4. Mortgage Dollar Rolls: The fund enters into mortgage-dollar-roll transactions, in which the fund sells mortgage-backed securities to a dealer and simultaneously agrees to purchase similar securities in the future at a predetermined price. The proceeds of the securities sold in mortgage-dollar-roll transactions are typically invested in high-quality short-term fixed income securities. The fund forgoes principal and interest paid on the securities sold, and is compensated by interest earned on the proceeds of the sale and by a lower price on the securities to be repurchased. The fund also enters into mortgage-dollar-roll transactions in which the fund buys mortgage-backed securities from a dealer pursuant to a TBA transaction and simultaneously agrees to sell similar securities in the future at a predetermined price. The securities bought in mortgage-dollar-roll transactions are used to cover an open TBA sell position. The fund continues to earn interest on mortgage-backed security pools already held and receives a lower price on the securities to be sold in the future. The fund accounts for mortgage-dollar-roll transactions as purchases and sales; as such, these transactions may increase the fund’s portfolio turnover rate. Amounts to be received or paid in connection with open mortgage dollar rolls are included in Receivables for Investment Securities Sold or Payables for Investment Securities Purchased in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
5. Floating Rate Loan Interests: Floating rate loan interests represent interests in amounts owed by corporate or other borrowers. These instruments may be in the form of loans, trade claims or other receivables and may include standby financing commitments such as revolving credit facilities that obligate the fund to supply additional cash to the borrower on demand. Floating rate loan interests may be made directly with a borrower or acquired through assignment or participation. The fund's right to enforce a borrower’s compliance with the terms of the loan agreement, or benefit directly from the collateral supporting the loan, varies when the loan is a direct borrowing, an assignment, or a participation. Floating rate loan interests involve various risks including risk of loss in case of default, insolvency, or the bankruptcy of the borrower and are generally subject to restrictions on transfer with limited opportunities to sell them in secondary markets. The fund may also invest in loan commitments, which are contractual obligations for a future funding. The fund may earn a commitment fee on any unfunded portion of these commitments which is amortized to interest income over the commitment period. Both the funded portion of a floating rate loan interest as well as its unfunded commitment, if any, is reflected on the Schedule of Investments.
6. Options: The fund invests in options contracts on futures to adjust its exposure to the underlying investments. The primary risk associated with purchasing options is that if interest rates move in such a way that the exercise price of the option exceeds the value of the underlying investment, the position is worthless at expiration, and the fund loses the premium paid. The primary risk associated with selling options is that if interest rates move in such a way that the exercise price of the option exceeds the value of the underlying investment, the counterparty exercises the option, and the fund loses an amount equal to the market value of the option written less the premium received. Counterparty risk involving options on futures contracts is mitigated because a regulated clearinghouse is the counterparty instead of the clearing broker. To further mitigate counterparty risk, the fund trades options on futures contracts on an exchange, monitors the financial strength of its clearing brokers and clearinghouses, and has entered into clearing agreements with its clearing brokers.
Options contracts on futures are valued at their quoted daily settlement prices. The premium paid for a purchased option is recorded in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as an asset that is subsequently adjusted daily to the current market value of the option purchased. The premium received for a written option is recorded in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as an asset with
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an equal liability that is subsequently adjusted daily to the current market value of the option written. The notional amounts of option contracts are not recorded in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Fluctuations in the value of the options are recorded in the Statement of Operations as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) until expired, closed, or exercised, at which time realized gains (losses) are recognized.
During the six months ended March 31, 2024, the fund’s average value of investments in options purchased and options written represented less than 1% and 0% of net assets, respectively, based on the average market values at each quarter-end during the period.
7. Swaptions: The fund invests in options on swaps, which are transacted over-the-counter (OTC) and not on an exchange. The fund enters into swaptions to adjust the fund's sensitivity to interest rates or to adjust its exposure to the underlying investments. The fund may purchase a swaption from a counterparty whereby the fund has the right to enter into a swap in which the fund will pay either a fixed percentage rate or a floating rate, which is reset periodically based on short-term interest rates, and receive a different floating rate, each applied to a notional amount. The fund may also sell a swaption to a counterparty whereby the fund grants the counterparty the right to enter into a swap in which the fund will pay a floating rate and receive a fixed rate, each applied to a notional amount. Swaptions also include options that allow an existing swap to be terminated or extended by one of the counterparties. Unlike exchange-traded options, which are standardized with respect to the underlying instrument, expiration date, contract size, and strike price, the terms of OTC options generally are established through negotiation with the other party to the option contract. Although this type of arrangement allows the purchaser or writer greater flexibility to tailor an option to its needs, OTC options generally involve greater credit risk than exchange-traded options. Credit risk involves the possibility that a counterparty may default on its obligation to pay net amounts due to the fund. The fund mitigates its counterparty risk by entering into swaptions with a diverse group of prequalified counterparties and monitoring their financial strength.
The primary risk associated with purchasing swaptions is that interest rates or the value of the underlying investments move in such a way that the exercise price of the swaption exceeds the value of the underlying investment, the position is worthless at expiration, and the fund loses the premium paid. The primary risk associated with selling swaptions is that interest rates or the value of the underlying investments move in such a way that the exercise price of the swaption exceeds the value of the underlying investment, the counterparty exercises the swaption, and the resulting interest rate swap results in a negative cash flow to the fund in an amount greater than the premium received. A risk associated with all types of swaptions is the possibility that a counterparty may default on its obligations under the swaption contract.
Swaptions are valued based on market quotations received from independent pricing services or recognized dealers. The premium paid for a purchased swaption is recorded in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as an asset and is subsequently adjusted daily based on the current market value of the swaption. The premium received for a written swaption is recorded in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as an asset with an equal liability and is subsequently adjusted daily based on the current market value of the swaption. The notional amounts of option contracts are not recorded in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Fluctuations in the value of swaptions are recorded in the Statement of Operations as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) until expired, closed, or exercised, at which time realized gains (losses) are recognized.
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During the six months ended March 31, 2024, the fund’s average value of investments in swaptions purchased and swaptions written represented less than 1% of net assets, based on the average market values at each quarter-end during the period.
8. Futures Contracts: The fund uses futures contracts to invest in fixed income asset classes with greater efficiency and lower cost than is possible through direct investment, to add value when these instruments are attractively priced, or to adjust sensitivity to changes in interest rates. The primary risks associated with the use of futures contracts are imperfect correlation between changes in market values of bonds held by the fund and the prices of futures contracts, and the possibility of an illiquid market. Counterparty risk involving futures is mitigated because a regulated clearinghouse is the counterparty instead of the clearing broker. To further mitigate counterparty risk, the fund trades futures contracts on an exchange, monitors the financial strength of its clearing brokers and clearinghouse, and has entered into clearing agreements with its clearing brokers. The clearinghouse imposes initial margin requirements to secure the fund’s performance and requires daily settlement of variation margin representing changes in the market value of each contract. Any securities pledged as initial margin for open contracts are noted in the Schedule of Investments.
Futures contracts are valued at their quoted daily settlement prices. The notional amounts of the contracts are not recorded in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Fluctuations in the value of the contracts are recorded in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as an asset (liability) and in the Statement of Operations as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) until the contracts are closed, when they are recorded as realized gains (losses) on futures contracts.
During the six months ended March 31, 2024, the fund’s average investments in long and short futures contracts represented 10% and 6% of net assets, respectively, based on the average of the notional amounts at each quarter-end during the period.
9. Forward Currency Contracts: The fund enters into forward currency contracts to protect the value of securities and related receivables and payables against changes in future foreign exchange rates. Risks associated with these types of forward currency contracts include movement in the values of the foreign currencies relative to the U.S. dollar and the ability of the counterparties to fulfill their obligations under the contracts. The fund mitigates its counterparty risk by entering into forward currency contracts only with a diverse group of prequalified counterparties, monitoring their financial strength, entering into master netting arrangements with its counterparties, and requiring its counterparties to transfer collateral as security for their performance. In the absence of a default, the collateral pledged or received by the fund cannot be repledged, resold, or rehypothecated. The master netting arrangements provide that, in the event of a counterparty’s default (including bankruptcy), the fund may terminate the forward currency contracts, determine the net amount owed by either party in accordance with its master netting arrangements, and sell or retain any collateral held up to the net amount owed to the fund under the master netting arrangements. The forward currency contracts contain provisions whereby a counterparty may terminate open contracts if the fund’s net assets decline below a certain level, triggering a payment by the fund if the fund is in a net liability position at the time of the termination. The payment amount would be reduced by any collateral the fund has pledged. Any securities pledged as collateral for open contracts are noted in the Schedule of Investments. The value of collateral received or pledged is compared daily to the value of the forward currency contracts exposure with each counterparty, and any difference, if in excess of a specified minimum transfer amount, is adjusted and settled within two business days.
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Forward currency contracts are valued at their quoted daily prices obtained from an independent third party, adjusted for currency risk based on the expiration date of each contract. The notional amounts of the contracts are not recorded in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Fluctuations in the value of the contracts are recorded in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as an asset (liability) and in the Statement of Operations as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) until the contracts are closed, when they are recorded as realized gains (losses) on forward currency contracts.
During the six months ended March 31, 2024, the fund’s average investment in forward currency contracts represented 6% of net assets, based on the average of the notional amounts at each quarter-end during the period.
10. Swap Contracts: The fund invests in credit default swaps to adjust the overall credit risk of the fund or to actively overweight or underweight credit risk to a specific issuer or group of issuers. The fund may sell credit protection through credit default swaps to simulate investments in long positions that are either unavailable or considered to be less attractively priced in the bond market. The fund may purchase credit protection through credit default swaps to reduce credit exposure to a given issuer or issuers. Under the terms of the swaps, an up-front payment may be exchanged between the seller and buyer. In addition, the seller of the credit protection receives a periodic payment of premium from the buyer that is a fixed percentage applied to a notional amount. If, for example, the reference entity is subject to a credit event (such as bankruptcy, failure to pay, or obligation acceleration) during the term of the swap, the seller agrees to either physically settle or cash settle the swap contract. If the swap is physically settled, the seller agrees to pay the buyer an amount equal to the notional amount and take delivery of a debt instrument of the reference issuer with a par amount equal to such notional amount. If the swap is cash settled, the seller agrees to pay the buyer the difference between the notional amount and the final price for the relevant debt instrument, as determined either in a market auction or pursuant to a pre-agreed-upon valuation procedure.
The fund enters into interest rate swap transactions to adjust the fund’s sensitivity to changes in interest rates and maintain the ability to generate income at prevailing market rates. Under the terms of the swaps, one party pays the other either an amount that is a fixed percentage rate or a floating rate, which is reset periodically based on short-term interest rates, applied to a notional amount. In return, the counterparty agrees to pay a different floating rate, which is reset periodically based on short-term interest rates, applied to the same notional amount.
The fund enters into centrally cleared credit default and interest rate swaps to achieve the same objectives specified with respect to the equivalent over-the-counter swaps but with less counterparty risk because a regulated clearinghouse is the counterparty instead of the clearing broker or executing broker. The clearinghouse imposes initial margin requirements to secure the fund's performance, and requires daily settlement of variation margin representing changes in the market value of each contract. To further mitigate counterparty risk, the fund trades with a diverse group of prequalified executing brokers; monitors the financial strength of its clearing brokers, executing brokers, and clearinghouse; and has entered into agreements with its clearing brokers and executing brokers.
The primary risk associated with selling credit protection is that, upon the occurrence of a defined credit event, the market value of the debt instrument received by the fund (or, in a cash settled swap, the debt instruments used to determine the settlement payment by the fund) will be significantly less than the amount paid by the fund and, in a physically settled swap, the fund may
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receive an illiquid debt instrument. A risk associated with all types of swaps is the possibility that a counterparty may default on its obligation to pay net amounts due to the fund. The fund’s maximum amount subject to counterparty risk is the unrealized appreciation on the swap contract. The fund mitigates its counterparty risk by entering into swaps only with a diverse group of prequalified counterparties, monitoring their financial strength, entering into master netting arrangements with its counterparties, and requiring its counterparties to transfer collateral as security for their performance. In the absence of a default, the collateral pledged or received by the fund cannot be repledged, resold, or rehypothecated. In the event of a counterparty’s default (including bankruptcy), the fund may terminate any swap contracts with that counterparty, determine the net amount owed by either party in accordance with its master netting arrangements, and sell or retain any collateral held up to the net amount owed to the fund under the master netting arrangements. The swap contracts contain provisions whereby a counterparty may terminate open contracts if the fund's net assets decline below a certain level, triggering a payment by the fund if the fund is in a net liability position at the time of the termination. The payment amount would be reduced by any collateral the fund has pledged. Any securities pledged as collateral for open contracts are noted in the Schedule of Investments. The value of collateral received or pledged is compared daily to the value of the swap contracts exposure with each counterparty, and any difference, if in excess of a specified minimum transfer amount, is adjusted and settled within two business days.
The notional amounts of swap contracts are not recorded in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Swaps are valued daily based on market quotations received from independent pricing services or recognized dealers and the change in value is recorded in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as an asset (liability) and in the Statement of Operations as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) until the seller of credit protection is required to take delivery (or, in a cash settled swap, pay the settlement amount determined) upon occurrence of a credit event, periodic payments are made, or the swap terminates, at which time realized gain (loss) is recorded. The net premium to be received or paid by the fund under swap contracts is accrued daily and recorded as realized gain (loss) over the life of the contract.
During the six months ended March 31, 2024, the fund's average amounts of investments in credit protection sold and credit protection purchased represented less than 1% and 8% of net assets, respectively, based on the average of notional amounts at each quarter-end during the period. The average amount of investments in interest rate swaps represented 6% of net assets, based on the average of notional amounts at each quarter-end during the period.
11. Federal Income Taxes: The fund intends to qualify as a regulated investment company and distribute virtually all of its taxable income. The fund’s tax returns are open to examination by the relevant tax authorities until expiration of the applicable statute of limitations, which is generally three years after the filing of the tax return. Management has analyzed the fund’s tax positions taken for all open federal and state income tax years, and has concluded that no provision for income tax is required in the fund’s financial statements.
12. Distributions: Distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Distributions are determined on a tax basis at the fiscal year-end and may differ from net investment income and realized capital gains for financial reporting purposes.
13. Credit Facilities and Interfund Lending Program: The fund and certain other funds managed by The Vanguard Group ("Vanguard") participate in a $4.3 billion committed credit facility provided by a syndicate of lenders pursuant to a credit agreement and an uncommitted credit facility provided by
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Vanguard. Both facilities may be renewed annually. Each fund is individually liable for its borrowings, if any, under the credit facilities. Borrowings may be utilized for temporary or emergency purposes and are subject to the fund’s regulatory and contractual borrowing restrictions. With respect to the committed credit facility, the participating funds are charged administrative fees and an annual commitment fee of 0.10% of the undrawn committed amount of the facility, which are allocated to the funds based on a method approved by the fund’s board of trustees and included in Management and Administrative expenses on the fund’s Statement of Operations. Any borrowings under either facility bear interest at an agreed-upon spread plus the higher of the federal funds effective rate, the overnight bank funding rate, or the Daily Simple Secured Overnight Financing Rate inclusive of an additional agreed-upon spread. However, borrowings under the uncommitted credit facility may bear interest based upon an alternate rate agreed to by the fund and Vanguard.
In accordance with an exemptive order (the “Order”) from the SEC, the fund may participate in a joint lending and borrowing program that allows registered open-end Vanguard funds to borrow money from and lend money to each other for temporary or emergency purposes (the “Interfund Lending Program”), subject to compliance with the terms and conditions of the Order, and to the extent permitted by the fund’s investment objective and investment policies. Interfund loans and borrowings normally extend overnight but can have a maximum duration of seven days. Loans may be called on one business day’s notice. The interest rate to be charged is governed by the conditions of the Order and internal procedures adopted by the board of trustees. The board of trustees is responsible for overseeing the Interfund Lending Program.
For the six months ended March 31, 2024, the fund did not utilize the credit facilities or the Interfund Lending Program.
14. Other: Interest income includes income distributions received from Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund and is accrued daily. Premiums and discounts on debt securities are amortized and accreted, respectively, to interest income over the lives of the respective securities, except for premiums on certain callable debt securities that are amortized to the earliest call date. Security transactions are accounted for on the date securities are bought or sold. Costs used to determine realized gains (losses) on the sale of investment securities are those of the specific securities sold.
Each class of shares has equal rights as to assets and earnings, except that each class separately bears certain class-specific expenses related to maintenance of shareholder accounts (included in Management and Administrative expenses) and shareholder reporting. Marketing and distribution expenses are allocated to each class of shares based on a method approved by the board of trustees. Income, other non-class-specific expenses, and gains and losses on investments are allocated to each class of shares based on its relative net assets.
B.  In accordance with the terms of a Funds’ Service Agreement (the “FSA”) between Vanguard and the fund, Vanguard furnishes to the fund investment advisory, corporate management, administrative, marketing, and distribution services at Vanguard’s cost of operations (as defined by the FSA). These costs of operations are allocated to the fund based on methods and guidelines approved by the board of trustees and are generally settled twice a month.
Upon the request of Vanguard, the fund may invest up to 0.40% of its net assets as capital in Vanguard. At March 31, 2024, the fund had contributed to Vanguard capital in the amount of $15,000, representing less than 0.01% of the fund’s net assets and 0.01% of Vanguard’s capital
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received pursuant to the FSA. The fund’s trustees and officers are also directors and employees, respectively, of Vanguard.
C.  Various inputs may be used to determine the value of the fund’s investments and derivatives. These inputs are summarized in three broad levels for financial statement purposes. The inputs or methodologies used to value securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.
Level 1—Quoted prices in active markets for identical securities.
Level 2—Other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.).
Level 3—Significant unobservable inputs (including the fund’s own assumptions used to determine the fair value of investments). Any investments and derivatives valued with significant unobservable inputs are noted on the Schedule of Investments.
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The following table summarizes the market value of the fund's investments and derivatives as of March 31, 2024, based on the inputs used to value them:
  Level 1
($000)
Level 2
($000)
Level 3
($000)
Total
($000)
Investments        
Assets        
U.S. Government and Agency Obligations 181,837 181,837
Asset-Backed/Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities 27,488 27,488
Corporate Bonds 202,229 202,229
Floating Rate Loan Interests 4,300 4,300
Sovereign Bonds 85,470 85,470
Temporary Cash Investments 2,278 2,278
Options Purchased 11 496 507
Total 2,289 501,820 504,109
Liabilities        
Conventional Mortgage-Backed Securities—Liability for Sale Commitments 4,401 4,401
Derivative Financial Instruments        
Assets        
Futures Contracts1 96 96
Forward Currency Contracts 501 501
Swap Contracts 1401 36 176
Total 236 537 773
Liabilities        
Options Written 669 669
Futures Contracts1 311 311
Forward Currency Contracts 151 151
Swap Contracts 241 25 49
Total 335 845 1,180
1 Includes cumulative appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts and centrally cleared swaps, if any, as reported in the Schedule of Investments. Only current day’s variation margin is reported within the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
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D.  At March 31, 2024, the fair values of derivatives were reflected in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as follows:
Statement of Assets and Liabilities Interest
Rate
Contracts
($000)
Foreign
Exchange
Contracts
($000)
Credit
Contracts
($000)
Total
($000)
Investments in Securities, at Value—Unaffiliated Issuers (Options Purchased) 504 3 507
Swap Premiums Paid 491 491
Unrealized Appreciation—Futures Contracts1 96 96
Unrealized Appreciation—Centrally Cleared Swap Contracts1 140 140
Unrealized Appreciation—Forward Currency Contracts 501 501
Unrealized Appreciation—Over-the-Counter Swap Contracts 36 36
Total Assets 740 501 530 1,771
         
Options Written, at Value 669 669
Swap Premiums Received 36 36
Unrealized Depreciation—Futures Contracts1 311 311
Unrealized Depreciation—Centrally Cleared Swap Contracts1 6 18 24
Unrealized Depreciation—Forward Currency Contracts 151 151
Unrealized Depreciation—Over-the-Counter Swap Contracts 25 25
Total Liabilities 986 151 79 1,216
1 Includes cumulative appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts and centrally cleared swaps, if any, as reported in the Schedule of Investments. Only current day’s variation margin is reported within the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
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Realized net gain (loss) and the change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on derivatives for the six months ended March 31, 2024, were:
Realized Net Gain (Loss) on Derivatives Interest
Rate
Contracts
($000)
Foreign
Exchange
Contracts
($000)
Credit
Contracts
($000)
Total
($000)
Futures Contracts 992 992
Options Purchased 10 10
Options Written (44) (44)
Swap Contracts 62 (915) (853)
Forward Currency Contracts (667) (667)
Realized Net Gain (Loss) on Derivatives 1,020 (667) (915) (562)
 
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on Derivatives
Futures Contracts (766) (766)
Options Purchased (138) (84) (222)
Options Written 128 128
Swap Contracts 48 (127) (79)
Forward Currency Contracts 173 173
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on Derivatives (728) 173 (211) (766)
E.  As of March 31, 2024, gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation for investments, derivatives, and sale commitments based on cost for U.S. federal income tax purposes were as follows:
  Amount
($000)
Tax Cost 508,255
Gross Unrealized Appreciation 6,498
Gross Unrealized Depreciation (14,997)
Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) (8,499)
The fund’s tax-basis capital gains and losses are determined only at the end of each fiscal year. For tax purposes, at September 30, 2023, the fund had available capital losses totaling $52,107,000 that may be carried forward indefinitely to offset future net capital gains. The fund will use these capital losses to offset net taxable capital gains, if any, realized during the year ending September 30, 2024; should the fund realize net capital losses for the year, the losses will be added to the loss carryforward balance above.
F.  During the six months ended March 31, 2024, the fund purchased $244,598,000 of investment securities and sold $221,868,000 of investment securities, other than U.S. government securities and temporary cash investments. Purchases and sales of U.S. government securities were $744,918,000 and $763,071,000, respectively.
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G.  Capital share transactions for each class of shares were:
  Six Months Ended
March 31, 2024
  Year Ended
September 30, 2023
  Amount
($000)
Shares
(000)
  Amount
($000)
Shares
(000)
Investor Shares          
Issued 33,312 3,953   20,715 2,434
Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions 1,032 123   1,393 164
Redeemed (15,057) (1,796)   (15,441) (1,815)
Net Increase (Decrease)—Investor Shares 19,287 2,280   6,667 783
Admiral Shares          
Issued 139,047 8,250   213,938 12,595
Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions 8,621 512   13,625 803
Redeemed (132,362) (7,914)   (207,021) (12,180)
Net Increase (Decrease)—Admiral Shares 15,306 848   20,542 1,218
H.  Significant market disruptions, such as those caused by pandemics, natural or environmental ‎disasters, war, acts of terrorism, or other events, can adversely affect local and global ‎markets and normal market operations. Any such disruptions could have an adverse impact on the value of the fund’s investments and fund performance.
To the extent the fund’s investment portfolio reflects concentration in a particular market, industry, sector, country or asset class, the fund may be adversely affected by the performance of these concentrations and may be subject to increased price volatility and other risks.
Credit risk is the risk that a counterparty to a transaction or an issuer of a financial instrument will fail to pay interest and principal when due, or that perceptions of the issuer’s ability to make such payments will cause the price of an investment to decline. Investment in debt securities will generally increase credit risk.
The use of derivatives may expose the fund to various risks. Derivatives can be highly volatile, and any initial investment is generally small relative to the notional amount so that transactions may be leveraged in terms of market exposure. A relatively small market movement may have a potentially larger impact on derivatives than on standard securities. Leveraged derivatives positions can, therefore, increase volatility. Additional information regarding the fund’s use of derivative(s) and the specific risks associated is described under significant accounting policies.
I.  Management has determined that no events or transactions occurred subsequent to March 31, 2024, that would require recognition or disclosure in these financial statements.
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Trustees Approve Advisory Arrangement
The board of trustees of Vanguard Core-Plus Bond Fund has renewed the fund’s investment advisory arrangement with The Vanguard Group, Inc. (Vanguard), through its Fixed Income Group. The board determined that continuing the fund’s internalized management structure was in the best interests of the fund and its shareholders.
The board based its decision upon an evaluation of the advisor’s investment staff, portfolio management process, and performance. This evaluation included information provided to the board by Vanguard’s Portfolio Review Department, which is responsible for fund and advisor oversight and product management. The Portfolio Review Department met regularly with the advisors and made presentations to the board during the fiscal year that directed the board’s focus to relevant information and topics.
The board, or an investment committee made up of board members, also received information throughout the year during advisor presentations conducted by the Portfolio Review Department. For each advisor presentation, the board was provided with letters and reports that included information about, among other things, the advisory firm and the advisor’s assessment of the investment environment, portfolio performance, and portfolio characteristics.
In addition, the board received periodic reports throughout the year, which included information about the fund’s performance relative to its peers and benchmark, as applicable, and updates, as needed, on the Portfolio Review Department’s ongoing assessment of the advisor.
Prior to their meeting, the trustees were provided with a memo and materials that summarized the information they received over the course of the year. They also considered the factors discussed below, among others. However, no single factor determined whether the board approved the arrangement. Rather, it was the totality of the circumstances that drove the board’s decisions.
Nature, extent, and quality of services
The board considered the quality of the investment management services provided to the fund since its inception in 2021; it also took into account the organizational depth and stability of the advisor. The board considered that Vanguard has been managing investments for more than four decades. The Fixed Income Group adheres to a sound, disciplined investment management process; the team has considerable experience, stability, and depth.
The board concluded that Vanguard’s experience, stability, depth, and performance, among other factors, warranted continuation of the advisory arrangement.
Investment performance
The board considered the fund’s performance since its inception in 2021, including any periods of outperformance or underperformance compared with its target index and peer group. The board concluded that the performance was such that the advisory arrangement should continue.
Cost
The board concluded that the fund’s expense ratio was below the average expense ratio charged by funds in its peer group and that the fund’s advisory expenses were also below the peer-group average.
The board does not conduct a profitability analysis of Vanguard because of Vanguard’s unique structure. Unlike most other mutual fund management companies, Vanguard is owned by the funds it oversees.
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The benefit of economies of scale
The board concluded that the fund’s arrangement with Vanguard ensures that the fund will realize economies of scale as it grows, with the cost to shareholders declining as fund assets increase.
The board will consider whether to renew the advisory arrangement again after a one-year period.
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Liquidity Risk Management
Vanguard funds (except for the money market funds) have adopted and implemented a written liquidity risk management program (the “Program”) as required by Rule 22e-4 under the Investment Company Act of 1940. Rule 22e-4 requires that each fund adopt a program that is reasonably designed to assess and manage the fund’s liquidity risk, which is the risk that the fund could not meet redemption requests without significant dilution of remaining investors’ interests in the fund.
Assessment and management of a fund’s liquidity risk under the Program take into consideration certain factors, such as the fund’s investment strategy and the liquidity of its portfolio investments during normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions, its short- and long-term cash-flow projections during both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions, and its cash and cash-equivalent holdings and access to other funding sources. As required by the rule, the Program includes policies and procedures for classification of fund portfolio holdings in four liquidity categories, maintaining certain levels of highly liquid investments, and limiting holdings of illiquid investments.
The board of trustees of Vanguard Malvern Funds approved the appointment of liquidity risk management program administrators responsible for administering Vanguard Core-Plus Bond Fund’s Program and for carrying out the specific responsibilities set forth in the Program, including reporting to the board on at least an annual basis regarding the Program’s operation, its adequacy, and the effectiveness of its implementation for the past year (the “Program Administrator Report”). The board has reviewed the Program Administrator Report covering the period from January 1, 2023, through December 31, 2023 (the “Review Period”). The Program Administrator Report stated that during the Review Period the Program operated and was implemented effectively to manage the fund’s liquidity risk.
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Semiannual Report  |  March 31, 2024
Vanguard Core-Plus Bond ETF
See the inside front cover for important information about your fund’s annual and semiannual shareholder reports.

 

Important information about shareholder reports
Beginning in July 2024, amendments adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission will substantially impact the design, content, and transmission of shareholder reports. Shareholder reports will provide key fund information in a clear and concise format and must be mailed to each shareholder that has not elected to receive the reports electronically. Financial statements will no longer be included in the shareholder report but will be available at vanguard.com, can be mailed upon request, or can be accessed on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.
You may elect to receive shareholder reports and other communications from the fund electronically by contacting your financial intermediary (such as a broker-dealer or bank) or, if you invest directly with the fund, by calling Vanguard at one of the phone numbers on the back cover of this report or by logging on to vanguard.com.

 

About Your Fund’s Expenses
As a shareholder of the fund, you incur ongoing costs, which include costs for portfolio management, administrative services, and shareholder reports (like this one), among others. Operating expenses, which are deducted from a fund’s gross income, directly reduce the investment return of the fund.
A fund‘s expenses are expressed as a percentage of its average net assets. This figure is known as the expense ratio. The following examples are intended to help you understand the ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in your fund and to compare these costs with those of other mutual funds. The examples are based on an investment of $1,000 made at the beginning of the period shown and held for the entire period.
The accompanying table illustrates your fund’s costs in two ways:
Based on actual fund return. This section helps you to estimate the actual expenses that you paid over the period. The ”Ending Account Value“ shown is derived from the fund’s actual return, and the third column shows the dollar amount that would have been paid by an investor who started with $1,000 in the fund. You may use the information here, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period.
To do so, simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number given for your fund under the heading ”Expenses Paid During Period.“
Based on hypothetical 5% yearly return. This section is intended to help you compare your fund‘s costs with those of other mutual funds. It assumes that the fund had a yearly return of 5% before expenses, but that the expense ratio is unchanged. In this case—because the return used is not the fund’s actual return—the results do not apply to your investment. The example is useful in making comparisons because the Securities and Exchange Commission requires all mutual funds to calculate expenses based on a 5% return. You can assess your fund’s costs by comparing this hypothetical example with the hypothetical examples that appear in shareholder reports of other funds.
Note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight and help you compare ongoing costs only and do not reflect transaction costs incurred by the fund for buying and selling securities. Further, the expenses do not include any purchase, redemption, or account service fees described in the fund prospectus. If such fees were applied to your account, your costs would be higher. Your fund does not carry a “sales load.”
The calculations assume no shares were bought or sold during the period. Your actual costs may have been higher or lower, depending on the amount of your investment and the timing of any purchases or redemptions.
You can find more information about the fund’s expenses, including annual expense ratios, in the Financial Statements section of this report. For additional information on operating expenses and other shareholder costs, please refer to your fund’s current prospectus.
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Core-Plus Bond ETF Beginning
Account Value
12/6/2023
Ending
Account Value
3/31/2024
Expenses
Paid During
Period
Based on Actual Fund Return $1,000.00 $1,027.70 $0.64
Based on Hypothetical 5% Yearly Return 1,000.00 1,015.21 0.64
The calculations are based on expenses incurred in the period from inception on December 6, 2023, through March 31, 2024. The fund’s annualized expense ratio for that period is 0.20%. The dollar amounts shown as ”Expenses Paid” are equal to the annualized expense ratio multiplied by the average account value over the period from inception through March 31, 2024, multiplied by the number of days in that period, then divided by the number of days in the most recent 12-month period (116/366).
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Fund Allocation
As of March 31, 2024
Asset-Backed/Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities 2.9%
Corporate Bonds 29.0
Floating Rate Loan Interests 0.1
Sovereign Bonds 12.2
U.S. Government and Agency Obligations 55.8
The table reflects the fund’s investments, except for short-term investments and derivatives. The agency and mortgage-backed securities may include issues from government-sponsored enterprises; such issues are generally not backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government.
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Financial Statements (unaudited)
Schedule of Investments
As of March 31, 2024
The fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year as an exhibit to its reports on Form N-PORT. The fund’s Form N-PORT reports are available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.
      Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000)
Market
Value

($000)
U.S. Government and Agency Obligations (66.0%)
U.S. Government Securities (45.0%)
United States Treasury Note/Bond  5.000%        10/31/25    481     482
United States Treasury Note/Bond  4.500%        11/15/25  1,771   1,763
United States Treasury Note/Bond  4.875%        11/30/25  3,104   3,109
United States Treasury Note/Bond  4.000%        12/15/25  1,140   1,126
United States Treasury Note/Bond  4.250%        12/31/25  5,640   5,594
United States Treasury Note/Bond  4.250%         1/31/26    486     482
United States Treasury Note/Bond  4.625%         3/15/26    934     933
United States Treasury Note/Bond  3.750%         4/15/26    328     322
United States Treasury Note/Bond  0.625%         7/31/26    422     386
United States Treasury Note/Bond  4.625%        10/15/26    763     765
1 United States Treasury Note/Bond  1.125%        10/31/26  1,101   1,011
United States Treasury Note/Bond  4.625%        11/15/26    671     673
United States Treasury Note/Bond  1.250%        11/30/26    283     260
United States Treasury Note/Bond  4.375%        12/15/26  1,567   1,563
United States Treasury Note/Bond  4.000%         1/15/27    943     932
United States Treasury Note/Bond  4.125%         2/15/27    562     557
United States Treasury Note/Bond  1.875%         2/28/27  1,253   1,166
United States Treasury Note/Bond  2.500%         3/31/27    225     213
United States Treasury Note/Bond  2.750%         7/31/27    713     677
United States Treasury Note/Bond  3.125%         8/31/27    429     412
United States Treasury Note/Bond  3.500%         4/30/28    294     285
United States Treasury Note/Bond  1.250%         5/31/28    240     212
United States Treasury Note/Bond  1.250%         6/30/28    195     172
United States Treasury Note/Bond  1.000%         7/31/28    630     549
United States Treasury Note/Bond  4.125%         7/31/28    311     309
United States Treasury Note/Bond  1.125%         8/31/28    530     463
United States Treasury Note/Bond  4.375%         8/31/28    304     305
United States Treasury Note/Bond  1.250%         9/30/28  1,058     928
1,2 United States Treasury Note/Bond  4.625%         9/30/28    322     327
United States Treasury Note/Bond  1.375%        10/31/28    318     280
1,2 United States Treasury Note/Bond  4.875%        10/31/28    294     301
United States Treasury Note/Bond  1.500%        11/30/28    228     202
United States Treasury Note/Bond  1.375%        12/31/28    182     160
United States Treasury Note/Bond  1.750%         1/31/29    180     161
United States Treasury Note/Bond  4.000%         1/31/29    169     167
United States Treasury Note/Bond  2.375%         3/31/29    131     120
United States Treasury Note/Bond  2.875%         4/30/29    143     134
United States Treasury Note/Bond  3.625%         3/31/30  1,954   1,892
United States Treasury Note/Bond  3.500%         4/30/30    927     891
4

 

Core-Plus Bond ETF
      Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000)
Market
Value

($000)
United States Treasury Note/Bond  0.625%         5/15/30    555     448
United States Treasury Note/Bond  0.625%         8/15/30    668     535
United States Treasury Note/Bond  4.125%         8/31/30  2,120   2,107
United States Treasury Note/Bond  4.875%        10/31/30    566     587
United States Treasury Note/Bond  0.875%        11/15/30    401     325
United States Treasury Note/Bond  4.375%        11/30/30    779     785
United States Treasury Note/Bond  3.750%        12/31/30    718     698
United States Treasury Note/Bond  4.000%         1/31/31    286     282
United States Treasury Note/Bond  1.125%         2/15/31     97      80
United States Treasury Note/Bond  1.625%         5/15/31    376     317
United States Treasury Note/Bond  1.250%         8/15/31    413     336
United States Treasury Note/Bond  1.375%        11/15/31    579     473
United States Treasury Note/Bond  2.750%         8/15/32    240     215
United States Treasury Note/Bond  4.125%        11/15/32    361     359
United States Treasury Note/Bond  3.500%         2/15/33  1,229   1,164
United States Treasury Note/Bond  3.375%         5/15/33    425     398
United States Treasury Note/Bond  3.875%         8/15/33    573     558
United States Treasury Note/Bond  4.500%        11/15/33    510     521
United States Treasury Note/Bond  4.000%         2/15/34    457     449
United States Treasury Note/Bond  4.500%         5/15/38    350     361
United States Treasury Note/Bond  4.250%         5/15/39    377     376
United States Treasury Note/Bond  4.500%         8/15/39    204     209
United States Treasury Note/Bond  4.375%        11/15/39    145     146
United States Treasury Note/Bond  1.125%         5/15/40     39      24
United States Treasury Note/Bond  4.375%         5/15/40    189     190
United States Treasury Note/Bond  3.875%         8/15/40    451     425
United States Treasury Note/Bond  1.750%         8/15/41     90      61
United States Treasury Note/Bond  2.000%        11/15/41    137      96
United States Treasury Note/Bond  3.375%         8/15/42    298     257
United States Treasury Note/Bond  3.125%         2/15/43    380     315
United States Treasury Note/Bond  3.875%         2/15/43    337     312
United States Treasury Note/Bond  3.875%         5/15/43    256     236
United States Treasury Note/Bond  3.625%         8/15/43    177     157
United States Treasury Note/Bond  4.375%         8/15/43    971     959
United States Treasury Note/Bond  3.750%        11/15/43    488     441
United States Treasury Note/Bond  4.750%        11/15/43    389     404
United States Treasury Note/Bond  3.625%         2/15/44    191     169
United States Treasury Note/Bond  3.375%         5/15/44     89      76
United States Treasury Note/Bond  3.125%         8/15/44     91      75
United States Treasury Note/Bond  3.000%        11/15/44     92      74
United States Treasury Note/Bond  2.250%         8/15/46    109      75
United States Treasury Note/Bond  2.875%        11/15/46     55      42
United States Treasury Note/Bond  3.000%         2/15/47    375     295
United States Treasury Note/Bond  3.000%         5/15/47    340     267
United States Treasury Note/Bond  3.000%         2/15/48    345     270
United States Treasury Note/Bond  3.125%         5/15/48    117      94
United States Treasury Note/Bond  3.000%         8/15/48    110      86
United States Treasury Note/Bond  3.375%        11/15/48    276     231
United States Treasury Note/Bond  2.875%         5/15/49     38      29
United States Treasury Note/Bond  2.000%         2/15/50    169     106
United States Treasury Note/Bond  1.250%         5/15/50    200     102
United States Treasury Note/Bond  1.375%         8/15/50    331     175
United States Treasury Note/Bond  2.375%         5/15/51    500     339
United States Treasury Note/Bond  2.000%         8/15/51     98      61
United States Treasury Note/Bond  1.875%        11/15/51    234     140
5

 

Core-Plus Bond ETF
      Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000)
Market
Value

($000)
United States Treasury Note/Bond  2.250%         2/15/52    248     163
United States Treasury Note/Bond  2.875%         5/15/52    500     378
United States Treasury Note/Bond  3.000%         8/15/52    960     746
United States Treasury Note/Bond  4.000%        11/15/52    524     493
United States Treasury Note/Bond  3.625%         2/15/53    570     500
United States Treasury Note/Bond  3.625%         5/15/53    401     352
United States Treasury Note/Bond  4.125%         8/15/53     83      80
United States Treasury Note/Bond  4.750%        11/15/53    360     384
United States Treasury Note/Bond  4.250%         2/15/54    212     209
                                          51,901
Conventional Mortgage-Backed Securities (21.0%)  
3,4 Ginnie Mae II Pool  2.000%         4/15/54  1,250   1,024
3,4 Ginnie Mae II Pool  2.500%         4/15/54  1,400   1,193
3,4 Ginnie Mae II Pool  3.000%         4/15/54  1,000     883
3,4 Ginnie Mae II Pool  3.500%         4/15/54    900     819
3,4 Ginnie Mae II Pool  4.000%         4/15/54    500     468
3,4 Ginnie Mae II Pool  4.500% 4/15/54–5/15/54    300     288
3,4 Ginnie Mae II Pool  5.000%         4/15/54    500     492
3,4 Ginnie Mae II Pool  5.500%         4/15/54    250     250
3,4 Ginnie Mae II Pool  6.000%         4/15/54    500     504
3,4 Ginnie Mae II Pool  6.500%         4/15/54    500     508
3,4,5 UMBS Pool  2.000%  1/1/51–4/25/54  6,981   5,531
3,4,5 UMBS Pool  2.500%         4/25/54  5,000   4,138
3,4,5 UMBS Pool  3.000%         4/25/54  2,500   2,153
3,4,5 UMBS Pool  3.500%         4/25/54  1,650   1,478
3,4,5 UMBS Pool  4.000% 4/25/54–5/25/54  1,350   1,251
3,4,5 UMBS Pool  4.500%         4/25/54    900     857
3,4,5 UMBS Pool  5.000%         4/25/54    850     830
3,4,5 UMBS Pool  5.500%         4/25/54  1,000     996
3,4,5 UMBS Pool  6.000%         4/25/54    575     581
                                          24,244
Total U.S. Government and Agency Obligations (Cost $76,420) 76,145
Asset-Backed/Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities (3.5%)
3,6 Aventura Mall Trust Series 2018-AVM  4.112%          7/5/40    225     213
3,6 Avis Budget Rental Car Funding AESOP LLC Series 2023-1A  6.230%         4/20/29    100     100
3,6 Avis Budget Rental Car Funding AESOP LLC Series 2023-8A  6.020%         2/20/30     75      77
3,6 Avis Budget Rental Car Funding AESOP LLC Series 2024-1A  6.480%         6/20/30    100     101
3 BANK Series 2022-BNK40  3.393%         3/15/64    225     201
3 BBCMS Mortgage Trust Series 2024-5C25  5.946%         3/15/57    225     233
3 BBCMS Mortgage Trust Series 2024-5C25  6.358%         3/15/57    225     234
3 Benchmark Mortgage Trust Series 2022-B36  4.470%         7/15/55    225     216
3 BMO Mortgage Trust Series 2023-C7  6.160%        12/15/56    225     243
3,6 BX Trust Series 2019-OC11  3.202%         12/9/41    225     200
3,6 Chase Auto Owner Trust Series 2024-1A  5.360%         1/25/30     85      85
3,6 Chase Auto Owner Trust Series 2024-1A  5.870%         6/25/31     85      85
3 Chase Issuance Trust Series 2024-A2  4.630%         1/15/31     60      60
3,6 Citizens Auto Receivables Trust Series 2024-1  5.030%        10/15/30    115     115
3 Drive Auto Receivables Trust Series 2024-1  5.430%        11/17/31     70      70
3,6 Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust Series 2023-1  4.850%         8/15/35     75      75
3,6 Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust Series 2024-1  5.240%         8/15/36    100     100
3 Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust Series 2024-A  5.260%        11/15/29     85      85
6

 

Core-Plus Bond ETF
      Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000)
Market
Value

($000)
3,5,6,7 Freddie Mac STACR REMICS Trust Series 2024-DNA1, SOFR30A + 1.350%  6.670%         2/25/44     84      84
3 GM Financial Consumer Automobile Receivables Trust Series 2024-1  5.160%         8/16/29     75      75
3,6 GM Financial Revolving Receivables Trust Series 2023-1  5.120%         4/11/35     75      75
3,6 GMF Floorplan Owner Revolving Trust Series 2024-2A  5.060%         3/17/31    125     126
3,6 GMF Floorplan Owner Revolving Trust Series 2024-2A  5.350%         3/17/31     85      85
3,6 GreatAmerica Leasing Receivables Series 2024-1  5.080%        12/16/30     50      50
3,6 HPEFS Equipment Trust Series 2024-1A  5.820%        11/20/31    100     100
3,6 Hyundai Auto Lease Securitization Trust Series 2024-A  5.350%         5/15/28     75      75
3,6 M&T Bank Auto Receivables Trust Series 2024-1A  5.150%         2/17/32     85      85
3 Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust Series 2018-L1  4.407%        10/15/51    200     194
3,6 Progress Residential Trust Series 2024-SFR1  3.350%         2/17/41    100      92
3 Santander Drive Auto Receivables Trust Series 2024-1  5.450%         3/15/30     50      50
3,6 SBNA Auto Receivables Trust Series 2024-A  6.040%         4/15/30     60      60
3,6 SFS Auto Receivables Securitization Trust Series 2024-1A  5.510%         1/20/32     75      75
3,6 SMB Private Education Loan Trust Series 2024-A  5.240%         3/15/56    100     100
3,6 Verizon Master Trust Series 2024-2  4.830%        12/22/31    110     110
3,6 Verizon Master Trust Series 2024-2  5.320%        12/22/31     75      74
Total Asset-Backed/Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities (Cost $4,003) 4,003
Corporate Bonds (34.2%)
Communications (3.5%)
6 Altice Financing SA  5.750%         8/15/29     80      64
6 Altice France SA  5.125%         7/15/29     12       8
AT&T Inc.  3.800%         2/15/27      7       7
AT&T Inc.  4.350%          3/1/29      7       7
AT&T Inc.  4.900%         8/15/37     25      24
AT&T Inc.  4.300%        12/15/42     15      13
AT&T Inc.  3.650%          6/1/51    110      81
AT&T Inc.  3.550%         9/15/55     25      17
AT&T Inc.  3.650%         9/15/59     90      63
Bell Telephone Co. of Canada or Bell Canada  5.550%         2/15/54    190     190
6 CCO Holdings LLC  5.375%          6/1/29     70      64
6 CCO Holdings LLC  4.750%          3/1/30     35      30
Charter Communications Operating LLC  2.300%          2/1/32     60      46
Charter Communications Operating LLC  4.400%          4/1/33    120     106
Charter Communications Operating LLC  6.650%          2/1/34     30      31
Charter Communications Operating LLC  6.484%        10/23/45      7       6
Comcast Corp.  3.750%          4/1/40     15      12
Comcast Corp.  2.987%         11/1/63    130      80
6 Cox Communications Inc.  4.800%          2/1/35     15      14
6 CSC Holdings LLC  5.750%         1/15/30     10       5
6 CSC Holdings LLC  4.125%         12/1/30     85      60
Discovery Communications LLC  6.350%          6/1/40     20      20
Discovery Communications LLC  4.650%         5/15/50     67      52
Discovery Communications LLC  4.000%         9/15/55    100      68
6 DISH DBS Corp.  5.750%         12/1/28      6       4
6 DISH Network Corp. 11.750%        11/15/27     55      56
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      Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000)
Market
Value

($000)
6 Frontier Communications Holdings LLC  6.000%         1/15/30     14      12
6 Frontier Communications Holdings LLC  8.625%         3/15/31     65      66
Interpublic Group of Cos. Inc.  3.375%          3/1/41     25      19
Meta Platforms Inc.  4.450%         8/15/52    100      89
Meta Platforms Inc.  5.750%         5/15/63     17      18
Netflix Inc.  5.875%        11/15/28    800     832
6 Outfront Media Capital LLC  4.625%         3/15/30     60      54
Paramount Global  4.600%         1/15/45     37      25
Rogers Communications Inc.  5.000%         2/15/29    600     596
Rogers Communications Inc.  3.800%         3/15/32     20      18
Rogers Communications Inc.  5.300%         2/15/34     50      50
Rogers Communications Inc.  4.550%         3/15/52     15      13
Sprint Capital Corp.  8.750%         3/15/32     15      18
Sprint LLC  7.625%          3/1/26     25      26
6 Sunrise FinCo I BV  4.875%         7/15/31     30      27
Time Warner Cable LLC  7.300%          7/1/38     15      15
Time Warner Cable LLC  5.875%        11/15/40     70      61
Time Warner Cable LLC  4.500%         9/15/42      7       5
T-Mobile USA Inc.  4.850%         1/15/29    100      99
T-Mobile USA Inc.  4.375%         4/15/40    100      89
T-Mobile USA Inc.  5.500%         1/15/55     60      60
T-Mobile USA Inc.  3.600%        11/15/60     25      18
6 Univision Communications Inc.  8.000%         8/15/28     35      36
6 Univision Communications Inc.  7.375%         6/30/30     23      23
Verizon Communications Inc.  3.400%         3/22/41     80      62
Verizon Communications Inc.  3.850%         11/1/42     15      12
Verizon Communications Inc.  5.500%         2/23/54     70      71
Vodafone Group plc  5.625%         2/10/53     70      69
6 VZ Secured Financing BV  5.000%         1/15/32     55      47
Walt Disney Co.  4.750%        11/15/46     10       9
Warnermedia Holdings Inc.  3.755%         3/15/27    107     102
Warnermedia Holdings Inc.  4.279%         3/15/32    219     196
Warnermedia Holdings Inc.  5.050%         3/15/42     17      15
Warnermedia Holdings Inc.  5.141%         3/15/52     15      12
                                           3,992
Consumer Discretionary (1.4%)
6 1011778 BC ULC  3.875%         1/15/28     16      15
Amazon.com Inc.  3.950%         4/13/52     10       8
American Axle & Manufacturing Inc.  5.000%         10/1/29     75      67
6 Boyne USA Inc.  4.750%         5/15/29     60      56
6 Caesars Entertainment Inc.  8.125%          7/1/27     50      51
6 Carnival Corp.  4.000%          8/1/28     18      17
6 Carnival Corp.  6.000%          5/1/29      8       8
6 Carnival Holdings Bermuda Ltd. 10.375%          5/1/28     30      33
6 Churchill Downs Inc.  5.750%          4/1/30     46      44
General Motors Co.  5.000%          4/1/35     70      66
General Motors Financial Co. Inc.  2.750%         6/20/25      7       7
General Motors Financial Co. Inc.  6.050%        10/10/25      7       7
General Motors Financial Co. Inc.  1.500%         6/10/26    397     365
General Motors Financial Co. Inc.  5.850%          4/6/30    262     267
General Motors Financial Co. Inc.  6.400%          1/9/33     15      16
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.  5.000%         7/15/29     18      17
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.  5.250%         4/30/31     30      28
6 Hanesbrands Inc.  9.000%         2/15/31     70      72
Home Depot Inc.  5.950%          4/1/41      7       8
8

 

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      Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000)
Market
Value

($000)
Home Depot Inc.  4.950%         9/15/52      7       7
Home Depot Inc.  3.500%         9/15/56     15      11
6 Live Nation Entertainment Inc.  6.500%         5/15/27     12      12
Marriott International Inc.  4.875%         5/15/29    120     119
6 NCL Corp. Ltd.  5.875%         2/15/27     10      10
6 NCL Corp. Ltd.  7.750%         2/15/29     42      44
6 NCL Finance Ltd.  6.125%         3/15/28     60      59
Newell Brands Inc.  6.375%         9/15/27     67      66
6 Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.  8.250%         1/15/29     37      39
3 Toyota Motor Credit Corp.  3.050%         3/22/27     15      14
6 Wyndham Hotels & Resorts Inc.  4.375%         8/15/28    120     111
                                           1,644
Consumer Staples (1.3%)
Altria Group Inc.  3.875%         9/16/46      7       5
Altria Group Inc.  3.700%          2/4/51     25      17
3 Anheuser-Busch Cos. LLC  4.700%          2/1/36     20      19
Anheuser-Busch InBev Finance Inc.  4.900%          2/1/46     40      38
Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide Inc.  5.450%         1/23/39     25      26
Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide Inc.  4.750%         4/15/58     10       9
BAT Capital Corp.  3.557%         8/15/27     25      24
BAT Capital Corp.  5.834%         2/20/31    140     142
BAT Capital Corp.  6.421%          8/2/33    134     140
BAT Capital Corp.  4.540%         8/15/47      7       5
BAT Capital Corp.  4.758%          9/6/49    152     121
6 Coty Inc.  5.000%         4/15/26     30      29
6 Coty Inc.  4.750%         1/15/29     30      28
6 Energizer Holdings Inc.  4.375%         3/31/29     50      45
JBS USA LUX SA  5.750%          4/1/33     90      89
6 JBS USA LUX SA  6.750%         3/15/34     15      16
JBS USA LUX SA  6.500%         12/1/52     10      10
6 JBS USA LUX SA  7.250%        11/15/53     94     101
6 KeHE Distributors LLC  9.000%         2/15/29     50      51
Keurig Dr Pepper Inc.  4.500%        11/15/45     60      53
Kraft Heinz Foods Co.  3.750%          4/1/30     10       9
Kraft Heinz Foods Co.  4.875%         10/1/49    150     136
Kroger Co.  4.450%          2/1/47     10       9
6 Lamb Weston Holdings Inc.  4.125%         1/31/30     58      53
PepsiCo Inc.  2.625%         7/29/29     25      23
Philip Morris International Inc.  5.125%        11/17/27      7       7
Philip Morris International Inc.  5.625%        11/17/29      7       7
Philip Morris International Inc.  5.250%         2/13/34    230     228
Philip Morris International Inc.  4.500%         3/20/42     15      13
6 Post Holdings Inc.  5.500%        12/15/29      8       8
6 Post Holdings Inc.  6.250%         2/15/32     50      50
Target Corp.  2.950%         1/15/52     30      20
                                           1,531
Energy (2.9%)
BP Capital Markets America Inc.  2.721%         1/12/32     25      21
BP Capital Markets America Inc.  3.060%         6/17/41     25      19
Canadian Natural Resources Ltd.  2.950%         7/15/30     10       9
Canadian Natural Resources Ltd.  6.250%         3/15/38     15      16
3 Canadian Natural Resources Ltd.  4.950%          6/1/47     10       9
Cheniere Corpus Christi Holdings LLC  3.700%        11/15/29     10       9
Cheniere Energy Partners LP  3.250%         1/31/32    460     392
Cheniere Energy Partners LP  5.950%         6/30/33     10      10
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Core-Plus Bond ETF
      Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000)
Market
Value

($000)
6 Civitas Resources Inc.  8.375%          7/1/28     22      23
6 Civitas Resources Inc.  8.750%          7/1/31     20      21
6 CNX Resources Corp.  7.375%         1/15/31     17      17
ConocoPhillips Co.  3.800%         3/15/52     20      16
DCP Midstream Operating LP  5.625%         7/15/27     10      10
6 DCP Midstream Operating LP  6.750%         9/15/37     70      76
6 Diamond Foreign Asset Co.  8.500%         10/1/30     17      18
6 DT Midstream Inc.  4.125%         6/15/29     43      40
Enbridge Energy Partners LP  7.375%        10/15/45     50      58
Enbridge Inc.  6.200%        11/15/30     10      11
Enbridge Inc.  6.700%        11/15/53     10      11
Energy Transfer LP  4.400%         3/15/27     10      10
Energy Transfer LP  6.400%         12/1/30     67      71
Energy Transfer LP  6.550%         12/1/33    159     170
Energy Transfer LP  5.300%          4/1/44     10       9
Energy Transfer LP  5.150%         3/15/45     10       9
Energy Transfer LP  5.000%         5/15/50     97      85
Energy Transfer LP  5.950%         5/15/54    110     110
Enterprise Products Operating LLC  4.850%         1/31/34    110     108
Enterprise Products Operating LLC  3.700%         1/31/51     15      12
EQM Midstream Partners LP  5.500%         7/15/28     35      34
Exxon Mobil Corp.  2.995%         8/16/39     10       8
Exxon Mobil Corp.  3.095%         8/16/49     10       7
Halliburton Co.  4.850%        11/15/35    100      97
6 Kinetik Holdings LP  6.625%        12/15/28     60      61
Marathon Oil Corp.  5.300%          4/1/29     80      80
MPLX LP  5.650%          3/1/53     10      10
Occidental Petroleum Corp.  7.500%          5/1/31     10      11
Occidental Petroleum Corp.  7.875%         9/15/31    277     314
Occidental Petroleum Corp.  6.600%         3/15/46     40      43
ONEOK Inc.  5.550%         11/1/26     30      30
ONEOK Inc.  5.650%         11/1/28     10      10
ONEOK Inc.  5.800%         11/1/30     10      10
6 Permian Resources Operating LLC  6.875%          4/1/27     50      50
6 Permian Resources Operating LLC  7.000%         1/15/32      5       5
3 Petronas Capital Ltd.  3.500%         4/21/30    200     184
Phillips 66  5.875%          5/1/42    100     105
Phillips 66 Co.  5.250%         6/15/31     60      61
Phillips 66 Co.  5.650%         6/15/54     70      71
6 Raizen Fuels Finance SA  6.950%          3/5/54    200     206
Range Resources Corp.  8.250%         1/15/29     70      73
Sabine Pass Liquefaction LLC  5.875%         6/30/26     15      15
Sabine Pass Liquefaction LLC  4.500%         5/15/30     30      29
Shell International Finance BV  2.750%          4/6/30     40      36
Suncor Energy Inc.  4.000%        11/15/47     30      23
Targa Resources Corp.  6.150%          3/1/29     65      68
Targa Resources Corp.  6.125%         3/15/33     15      16
Targa Resources Partners LP  6.875%         1/15/29     10      10
TransCanada PipeLines Ltd.  4.100%         4/15/30     25      24
6 Transocean Titan Financing Ltd.  8.375%          2/1/28     41      43
6 Valaris Ltd.  8.375%         4/30/30     49      50
6 Venture Global Calcasieu Pass LLC  3.875%         8/15/29     11      10
6 Venture Global LNG Inc.  8.125%          6/1/28     20      20
6 Venture Global LNG Inc.  8.375%          6/1/31      5       5
6 Venture Global LNG Inc.  9.875%          2/1/32    120     129
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Core-Plus Bond ETF
      Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000)
Market
Value

($000)
Western Midstream Operating LP  4.500%          3/1/28     10      10
Western Midstream Operating LP  4.750%         8/15/28     40      39
Williams Cos. Inc.  4.650%         8/15/32     10      10
                                           3,377
Financials (10.3%)
AerCap Ireland Capital DAC  3.000%        10/29/28    210     190
American Express Co.  3.950%          8/1/25     15      15
American Express Co.  5.850%         11/5/27     25      26
American Express Co.  5.098%         2/16/28     80      80
American Express Co.  6.489%        10/30/31      7       8
6 AmWINS Group Inc.  6.375%         2/15/29     75      75
Aon Corp.  5.350%         2/28/33     12      12
Aon North America Inc.  5.125%          3/1/27     30      30
Aon North America Inc.  5.150%          3/1/29    140     141
Aon North America Inc.  5.750%          3/1/54    110     113
Athene Holding Ltd.  6.250%          4/1/54    230     233
Banco Santander SA  6.607%         11/7/28    100     106
Banco Santander SA  6.938%         11/7/33     75      83
3 Bank of America Corp.  1.197%        10/24/26    200     187
3 Bank of America Corp.  3.970%          3/5/29    120     115
3 Bank of America Corp.  2.972%          2/4/33     15      13
Bank of America Corp.  5.468%         1/23/35     20      20
3 Bank of America Corp.  4.078%         4/23/40      7       6
3 Bank of America Corp.  4.443%         1/20/48    100      88
3 Bank of America Corp.  2.831%        10/24/51      7       5
3 Bank of New York Mellon Corp.  3.442%          2/7/28    100      96
3 Bank of New York Mellon Corp.  4.975%         3/14/30    100     100
Bank of New York Mellon Corp.  4.706%          2/1/34     25      24
3 Bank of New York Mellon Corp.  4.967%         4/26/34     50      49
3 Bank of New York Mellon Corp.  6.474%        10/25/34     50      54
3 Bank of New York Mellon Corp.  5.188%         3/14/35    150     149
Bank of Nova Scotia  4.750%          2/2/26      7       7
Barclays plc  5.304%          8/9/26    200     199
Barclays plc  5.674%         3/12/28    200     201
3 Barclays plc  5.088%         6/20/30    200     192
Barclays plc  6.036%         3/12/55    200     208
Berkshire Hathaway Finance Corp.  4.200%         8/15/48    100      88
BlackRock Funding Inc.  5.250%         3/14/54    120     121
3,8 Blackstone Property Partners Europe Holdings Sarl  1.000%        10/20/26    100      99
6 BPCE SA  6.508%         1/18/35    100     101
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce  5.144%         4/28/25     15      15
Capital One Financial Corp.  3.750%         7/28/26      9       9
Capital One Financial Corp.  3.750%          3/9/27     15      14
Capital One Financial Corp.  5.468%          2/1/29    215     215
Capital One Financial Corp.  6.312%          6/8/29     15      15
Charles Schwab Corp.  6.196%        11/17/29     15      16
Citigroup Inc.  2.014%         1/25/26     45      44
3 Citigroup Inc.  4.075%         4/23/29    350     335
6 Cooperatieve Rabobank UA  3.649%          4/6/28    200     190
Corebridge Financial Inc.  3.500%          4/4/25     20      20
Corebridge Financial Inc.  3.650%          4/5/27     50      48
Corebridge Financial Inc.  3.850%          4/5/29     30      28
Corebridge Financial Inc.  4.350%          4/5/42     15      13
Corebridge Financial Inc.  4.400%          4/5/52     15      12
11

 

Core-Plus Bond ETF
      Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000)
Market
Value

($000)
Credit Suisse AG  7.500%         2/15/28  1,024   1,104
Deutsche Bank AG  5.706%          2/8/28    150     150
Fifth Third Bancorp  6.339%         7/27/29    493     508
Fifth Third Bancorp  5.631%         1/29/32     80      80
3 Fifth Third Bank NA  3.950%         7/28/25    200     196
6 GGAM Finance Ltd.  8.000%         2/15/27     40      41
6 Global Atlantic Fin Co.  7.950%         6/15/33    137     152
6 Global Atlantic Fin Co.  6.750%         3/15/54     60      62
Goldman Sachs Group Inc.  6.750%         10/1/37     69      75
3 Goldman Sachs Group Inc.  4.411%         4/23/39     25      22
Goldman Sachs Group Inc.  6.250%          2/1/41    100     109
6 Howden UK Refinance plc  7.250%         2/15/31     60      60
HSBC Holdings plc  5.887%         8/14/27    100     101
Huntington Bancshares Inc.  5.023%         5/17/33     18      17
Huntington National Bank  5.650%         1/10/30    100     101
JPMorgan Chase & Co.  5.040%         1/23/28     50      50
JPMorgan Chase & Co.  5.012%         1/23/30     20      20
JPMorgan Chase & Co.  5.336%         1/23/35     50      50
JPMorgan Chase & Co.  6.400%         5/15/38     25      28
3 JPMorgan Chase & Co.  3.109%         4/22/41     15      11
JPMorgan Chase & Co.  3.328%         4/22/52     15      11
6 Lseg US Fin Corp.  4.875%         3/28/27    200     199
6 Lseg US Fin Corp.  5.297%         3/28/34    200     201
M&T Bank Corp.  4.553%         8/16/28    175     167
M&T Bank Corp.  7.413%        10/30/29     49      52
M&T Bank Corp.  6.082%         3/13/32    540     539
6 Macquarie Airfinance Holdings Ltd.  6.400%         3/26/29      5       5
6 Macquarie Airfinance Holdings Ltd.  6.500%         3/26/31      5       5
Manufacturers & Traders Trust Co.  4.700%         1/27/28    250     241
3 MDGH GMTN RSC Ltd.  3.000%         3/28/27    200     189
MetLife Inc.  4.875%        11/13/43     10       9
3 Morgan Stanley  4.000%         7/23/25     20      20
Morgan Stanley  5.050%         1/28/27      9       9
Morgan Stanley  5.123%          2/1/29    140     140
Morgan Stanley  5.173%         1/16/30     20      20
Morgan Stanley  5.466%         1/18/35     70      71
Morgan Stanley  5.948%         1/19/38     40      40
3 Morgan Stanley  3.971%         7/22/38     25      21
3 Morgan Stanley  4.457%         4/22/39    165     150
Morgan Stanley  6.375%         7/24/42    100     113
Morgan Stanley  4.300%         1/27/45     15      13
Nasdaq Inc.  5.350%         6/28/28    110     111
Nasdaq Inc.  2.500%        12/21/40    100      68
Nasdaq Inc.  6.100%         6/28/63     55      58
6 Nationstar Mortgage Holdings Inc.  5.000%          2/1/26     60      59
Navient Corp.  9.375%         7/25/30     18      19
Nomura Holdings Inc.  5.842%         1/18/28    200     203
OneMain Finance Corp.  3.500%         1/15/27     26      24
6 Penske Truck Leasing Co. LP  6.200%         6/15/30     10      10
3 PNC Bank NA  4.050%         7/26/28    591     563
PNC Financial Services Group Inc.  6.615%        10/20/27     50      51
PNC Financial Services Group Inc.  5.939%         8/18/34    158     162
PNC Financial Services Group Inc.  5.676%         1/22/35     50      50
3 Prudential Financial Inc.  5.700%        12/14/36    100     105
Prudential Financial Inc.  6.500%         3/15/54     40      41
12

 

Core-Plus Bond ETF
      Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000)
Market
Value

($000)
6 RGA Global Funding  5.500%         1/11/31    200     201
3 Royal Bank of Canada  3.970%         7/26/24     15      15
6 Societe Generale SA  5.634%         1/19/30     50      50
6 Societe Generale SA  6.066%         1/19/35     50      50
State Street Corp.  5.820%         11/4/28     15      15
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc.  6.184%         7/13/43     40      44
3 Toronto-Dominion Bank  5.532%         7/17/26     10      10
3,4 Toronto-Dominion Bank  4.994%          4/5/29     90      90
US Bancorp  4.653%          2/1/29    200     196
US Bancorp  5.775%         6/12/29      9       9
US Bancorp  5.384%         1/23/30     50      50
US Bancorp  5.850%        10/21/33     25      26
US Bancorp  5.836%         6/12/34     15      15
US Bancorp  5.678%         1/23/35     50      51
6 USI Inc.  7.500%         1/15/32     70      70
3 Wells Fargo & Co.  2.393%          6/2/28     20      18
3 Wells Fargo & Co.  3.068%         4/30/41    115      86
3 Wells Fargo & Co.  4.611%         4/25/53     15      13
Willis North America Inc.  2.950%         9/15/29     15      13
                                          11,906
Health Care (3.9%)
AbbVie Inc.  4.800%         3/15/27    540     540
AbbVie Inc.  4.800%         3/15/29    220     220
AbbVie Inc.  4.050%        11/21/39     25      22
AbbVie Inc.  5.400%         3/15/54    130     134
3 AdventHealth Obligated Group  2.795%        11/15/51     15      10
Amgen Inc.  4.200%          3/1/33    200     187
Amgen Inc.  4.950%         10/1/41      7       7
Amgen Inc.  5.600%          3/2/43    145     147
Amgen Inc.  5.650%          3/2/53     15      15
6 Bausch + Lomb Corp.  8.375%         10/1/28     70      72
Becton Dickinson & Co.  4.693%         2/13/28     15      15
Becton Dickinson & Co.  4.874%          2/8/29     80      79
3 Beth Israel Lahey Health Inc.  3.080%          7/1/51     10       6
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.  4.900%         2/22/27     60      60
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.  4.900%         2/22/29    170     171
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.  2.350%        11/13/40     15      10
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.  2.550%        11/13/50     10       6
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.  5.650%         2/22/64    115     118
6 Catalent Pharma Solutions Inc.  3.125%         2/15/29     54      52
Cencora Inc.  4.300%        12/15/47     25      22
Centene Corp.  2.450%         7/15/28     25      22
Centene Corp.  3.000%        10/15/30      7       6
Cigna Group  4.800%         8/15/38     15      14
6 Community Health Systems Inc.  8.000%         3/15/26     61      61
CVS Health Corp.  5.125%         2/21/30    775     777
CVS Health Corp.  1.750%         8/21/30    235     193
CVS Health Corp.  6.000%          6/1/63     17      17
6 DaVita Inc.  3.750%         2/15/31     14      12
Elevance Health Inc.  3.125%         5/15/50     17      12
Elevance Health Inc.  3.600%         3/15/51    100      75
Elevance Health Inc.  6.100%        10/15/52    110     119
6 Fortrea Holdings Inc.  7.500%          7/1/30     50      52
Gilead Sciences Inc.  4.600%          9/1/35    100      96
Gilead Sciences Inc.  4.150%          3/1/47     15      13
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Date
Face
Amount
($000)
Market
Value

($000)
HCA Inc.  6.000%          4/1/54     80      81
Humana Inc.  5.750%          3/1/28    200     205
6 Medline Borrower LP  3.875%          4/1/29     31      28
6 Organon & Co.  5.125%         4/30/31     75      66
Pfizer Investment Enterprises Pte. Ltd.  4.650%         5/19/30     15      15
Pfizer Investment Enterprises Pte. Ltd.  5.110%         5/19/43      7       7
Pfizer Investment Enterprises Pte. Ltd.  5.340%         5/19/63     17      17
6 Roche Holdings Inc.  5.218%          3/8/54    220     223
Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.  3.375%          7/9/60    200     135
Tenet Healthcare Corp.  6.250%          2/1/27     25      25
Tenet Healthcare Corp.  4.625%         6/15/28     30      29
Tenet Healthcare Corp.  6.125%         10/1/28     10      10
Teva Pharmaceutical Finance Netherlands III BV  5.125%          5/9/29     56      54
UnitedHealth Group Inc.  6.500%         6/15/37    100     113
UnitedHealth Group Inc.  6.050%         2/15/63     15      16
Zoetis Inc.  4.700%          2/1/43    107      98
                                           4,484
Industrials (3.6%)
6 American Airlines Inc.  7.250%         2/15/28     40      41
6 American Builders & Contractors Supply Co. Inc.  4.000%         1/15/28      5       5
6 American Builders & Contractors Supply Co. Inc.  3.875%        11/15/29     70      63
Boeing Co.  2.196%          2/4/26    230     215
Boeing Co.  3.250%          2/1/35    100      79
Boeing Co.  5.705%          5/1/40     50      48
Boeing Co.  5.930%          5/1/60     79      74
Burlington Northern Santa Fe LLC  5.750%          5/1/40     30      32
Canadian Pacific Railway Co.  4.800%          8/1/45     15      14
CSX Corp.  3.800%         11/1/46     30      24
6 Delta Air Lines Inc.  4.750%        10/20/28    500     489
6 EMRLD Borrower LP  6.625%        12/15/30     90      91
6 ERAC USA Finance LLC  7.000%        10/15/37     95     108
6 Gates Global LLC  6.250%         1/15/26     60      60
General Dynamics Corp.  3.750%         5/15/28     10      10
General Dynamics Corp.  2.850%          6/1/41     15      11
Hillenbrand Inc.  6.250%         2/15/29     70      70
Honeywell International Inc.  5.250%          3/1/54    180     181
Honeywell International Inc.  5.350%          3/1/64    130     132
L3Harris Technologies Inc.  5.250%          6/1/31    110     110
Lockheed Martin Corp.  4.700%         5/15/46     15      14
Lockheed Martin Corp.  4.300%         6/15/62    120     101
Lockheed Martin Corp.  5.200%         2/15/64    110     109
6 Mileage Plus Holdings LLC  6.500%         6/20/27  1,346   1,355
Northrop Grumman Corp.  5.200%          6/1/54    160     156
Parker-Hannifin Corp.  3.250%         6/14/29     50      46
6 Rolls-Royce plc  3.625%        10/14/25     60      58
RTX Corp.  5.400%          5/1/35     40      41
RTX Corp.  4.875%        10/15/40    230     215
3 Ryder System Inc.  5.300%         3/15/27     30      30
6 TransDigm Inc.  6.750%         8/15/28     40      41
6 TransDigm Inc.  6.375%          3/1/29     25      25
6 TransDigm Inc.  6.625%          3/1/32     50      50
Union Pacific Corp.  3.839%         3/20/60     20      15
6 United Airlines Inc.  4.375%         4/15/26     68      66
6 United Airlines Inc.  4.625%         4/15/29      9       8
                                           4,187
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      Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000)
Market
Value

($000)
Materials (1.5%)
Ball Corp.  6.000%         6/15/29     30      30
Ball Corp.  2.875%         8/15/30     24      21
Celulosa Arauco y Constitucion SA  3.875%         11/2/27    300     281
6 Chemours Co.  4.625%        11/15/29     70      60
Dow Chemical Co.  5.600%         2/15/54     80      80
6 Georgia-Pacific LLC  2.300%         4/30/30     15      13
LYB International Finance III LLC  3.375%         10/1/40     15      11
6 Newmont Corp.  5.350%         3/15/34    120     121
6 NOVA Chemicals Corp.  8.500%        11/15/28     50      53
6 NOVA Chemicals Corp.  9.000%         2/15/30     60      62
Nutrien Ltd.  5.900%         11/7/24     15      15
Nutrien Ltd.  5.950%         11/7/25     25      25
Nutrien Ltd.  4.900%          6/1/43     60      54
Nutrien Ltd.  5.800%         3/27/53     10      10
6 Olympus Water US Holding Corp.  9.750%        11/15/28     60      64
6 Sealed Air Corp.  5.000%         4/15/29     16      15
Sherwin-Williams Co.  2.950%         8/15/29     15      14
4,6 Smurfit Kappa Treasury ULC  5.200%         1/15/30    200     200
4,6 Smurfit Kappa Treasury ULC  5.438%          4/3/34    200     200
6 SNF Group SACA  3.125%         3/15/27     75      69
Vale Overseas Ltd.  3.750%          7/8/30    300     270
6 WR Grace Holdings LLC  5.625%         8/15/29     90      81
                                           1,749
Real Estate (0.9%)
Alexandria Real Estate Equities Inc.  4.750%         4/15/35     15      14
COPT Defense Properties LP  2.250%         3/15/26     10       9
ERP Operating LP  4.500%          7/1/44     25      22
Extra Space Storage LP  5.500%          7/1/30     15      15
Extra Space Storage LP  5.900%         1/15/31     15      16
Healthpeak OP LLC  5.250%        12/15/32     15      15
Highwoods Realty LP  7.650%          2/1/34     71      78
Kilroy Realty LP  4.750%        12/15/28     23      22
Kimco Realty OP LLC  4.250%          4/1/45     10       8
Mid-America Apartments LP  5.000%         3/15/34    185     182
NNN REIT Inc.  5.600%        10/15/33     15      15
Prologis LP  1.750%          2/1/31    115      94
Prologis LP  5.250%         6/15/53     15      15
Public Storage Operating Co.  5.350%          8/1/53     10      10
Realty Income Corp.  5.125%         2/15/34    200     196
Regency Centers LP  5.250%         1/15/34    200     199
Sabra Health Care LP  3.200%         12/1/31     15      12
Sun Communities Operating LP  5.500%         1/15/29     60      60
6 VICI Properties LP  4.625%         6/15/25     15      15
                                             997
Technology (1.5%)
Apple Inc.  4.100%          8/8/62     15      13
6 Boost Newco Borrower LLC  7.500%         1/15/31     48      50
Broadcom Inc.  3.150%        11/15/25     40      39
Broadcom Inc.  3.459%         9/15/26     15      14
Broadcom Inc.  4.150%        11/15/30     10       9
6 Broadcom Inc.  3.419%         4/15/33     20      17
6 Broadcom Inc.  3.469%         4/15/34    381     327
6 Broadcom Inc.  4.926%         5/15/37    230     218
Cisco Systems Inc.  4.800%         2/26/27    240     240
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      Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000)
Market
Value

($000)
Cisco Systems Inc.  5.300%         2/26/54    110     113
Cisco Systems Inc.  5.350%         2/26/64    100     102
6 Cloud Software Group Inc.  6.500%         3/31/29     40      38
6 Cloud Software Group Inc.  9.000%         9/30/29     21      20
Dell International LLC  4.900%         10/1/26     15      15
Dell International LLC  8.350%         7/15/46      5       7
6 Entegris Inc.  4.750%         4/15/29     60      58
Intel Corp.  4.100%         5/19/46     30      25
Kyndryl Holdings Inc.  6.350%         2/20/34     30      31
6 McAfee Corp.  7.375%         2/15/30     15      14
Oracle Corp.  3.250%         5/15/30     10       9
Oracle Corp.  4.000%        11/15/47     40      31
6 Seagate HDD Cayman  8.250%        12/15/29     18      19
6 SS&C Technologies Inc.  5.500%         9/30/27     60      59
Texas Instruments Inc.  5.150%          2/8/54    100     100
6 UKG Inc.  6.875%          2/1/31    100     102
VMware LLC  3.900%         8/21/27     10      10
VMware LLC  2.200%         8/15/31     10       8
Western Digital Corp.  2.850%          2/1/29     75      65
Workday Inc.  3.700%          4/1/29     25      24
                                           1,777
Utilities (3.4%)
3 AEP Transmission Co. LLC  3.650%          4/1/50     10       8
3 Alabama Power Co.  1.450%         9/15/30     15      12
Ameren Corp.  5.700%         12/1/26     10      10
Ameren Corp.  5.000%         1/15/29    700     697
American Electric Power Co. Inc.  5.699%         8/15/25     15      15
Atmos Energy Corp.  6.200%        11/15/53     15      17
Berkshire Hathaway Energy Co.  1.650%         5/15/31     25      20
Berkshire Hathaway Energy Co.  4.250%        10/15/50     10       8
6 Calpine Corp.  4.500%         2/15/28     11      10
6 Calpine Corp.  5.125%         3/15/28     16      15
6 Clearway Energy Operating LLC  4.750%         3/15/28     15      14
3 Consolidated Edison Co. of New York Inc.  5.500%         12/1/39     10      10
Consolidated Edison Co. of New York Inc.  5.700%         6/15/40     10      10
3 Consolidated Edison Co. of New York Inc.  4.650%         12/1/48     90      80
Consolidated Edison Co. of New York Inc.  5.900%        11/15/53     15      16
Consumers Energy Co.  4.600%         5/30/29    120     119
Dominion Energy South Carolina Inc.  5.450%          2/1/41    267     266
Duke Energy Carolinas LLC  3.750%          6/1/45     60      47
Duke Energy Corp.  4.850%          1/5/29    200     198
Duke Energy Ohio Inc.  5.550%         3/15/54    100     100
Entergy Arkansas LLC  3.350%         6/15/52     90      62
Entergy Texas Inc.  5.000%         9/15/52     25      23
Exelon Corp.  4.100%         3/15/52    130     103
Exelon Corp.  5.600%         3/15/53    130     130
6 FirstEnergy Pennsylvania Electric Co.  5.150%         3/30/26     15      15
6 FirstEnergy Transmission LLC  2.866%         9/15/28     15      14
6 FirstEnergy Transmission LLC  4.550%          4/1/49     15      13
Georgia Power Co.  4.950%         5/17/33     25      25
Georgia Power Co.  5.125%         5/15/52     15      15
MidAmerican Energy Co.  5.300%          2/1/55     70      69
National Grid plc  5.418%         1/11/34    300     298
6 Niagara Mohawk Power Corp.  5.664%         1/17/54     30      30
6 Oglethorpe Power Corp.  6.200%         12/1/53     40      42
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      Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000)
Market
Value

($000)
Pacific Gas & Electric Co.  3.150%          1/1/26     15      14
Pacific Gas & Electric Co.  5.550%         5/15/29     90      91
Pacific Gas & Electric Co.  2.500%          2/1/31     15      12
Pacific Gas & Electric Co.  6.150%         1/15/33     10      10
Pacific Gas & Electric Co.  6.950%         3/15/34     10      11
Pacific Gas & Electric Co.  5.800%         5/15/34     50      50
Pacific Gas & Electric Co.  4.500%          7/1/40     10       9
Pacific Gas & Electric Co.  3.300%          8/1/40     15      11
Pacific Gas & Electric Co.  6.750%         1/15/53     40      44
PacifiCorp  5.450%         2/15/34     60      60
PPL Electric Utilities Corp.  5.250%         5/15/53     25      25
Public Service Enterprise Group Inc.  5.200%          4/1/29    210     210
Southern California Edison Co.  4.875%          2/1/27    300     299
Southern California Edison Co.  5.200%          6/1/34    300     297
3 Southern California Gas Co.  3.950%         2/15/50     90      70
Southern Co.  5.700%        10/15/32     10      10
3 Virginia Electric & Power Co.  4.625%         5/15/52     75      65
6 Vistra Operations Co. LLC  5.000%         7/31/27     64      62
                                           3,861
Total Corporate Bonds (Cost $39,474) 39,505
Floating Rate Loan Interests (0.1%)
7 AAdvantage Loyalty IP Ltd. Initial Term Loan, TSFR3M + 4.750% 10.329%         4/20/28     38      39
7 Bausch + Lomb Corp. Initial Term Loan, TSFR1M + 3.250%  8.677%         5/10/27     49      49
7 Cloud Software Group Inc. First Lien Dollar Term Loan B, TSFR3M + 4.500%  9.909%         3/30/29     30      30
7 Star Parent Inc. Term Loan, TSFR3M + 4.000%  9.309%         9/27/30     30      30
Total Floating Rate Loan Interests (Cost $146) 148
Sovereign Bonds (14.5%)
9 Arab Republic of Egypt  0.000%         3/11/25 10,000     165
3 Arab Republic of Egypt  8.700%          3/1/49    200     162
Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank  4.250%         3/13/34    595     588
3,6 Central American Bank for Economic Integration  5.000%         1/25/27    263     262
Corp. Andina de Fomento  5.000%         1/24/29    294     293
3 Corp. Nacional del Cobre de Chile  3.625%          8/1/27    400     377
3 Dominican Republic  6.875%         1/29/26    410     414
3 Empresa Nacional del Petroleo  5.250%         11/6/29    250     244
3,8 European Union  3.125%         12/4/30    150     166
3,8 European Union  0.700%          7/6/51    625     374
3 Federal Republic of Nigeria  8.375%         3/24/29    200     195
Federative Republic of Brazil  6.125%         3/15/34    525     520
6,8 French Republic  3.250%         5/25/55    247     263
6,8 Hellenic Republic  3.375%         6/15/34    655     706
3,6 Ivory Coast Government Bond  8.250%         1/30/37    200     201
3,6 Kingdom of Bahrain  7.500%         2/12/36    400     410
3,6 Kingdom of Saudi Arabia  5.750%         1/16/54    650     643
6,8 Kingdom of Spain  3.250%         4/30/34    174     189
6,8 Kingdom of Spain  4.000%        10/31/54    150     168
3 Oman Government Bond  4.750%         6/15/26    400     393
3 Paraguay Government Bond  4.700%         3/27/27    400     389
3 Paraguay Government Bond  4.950%         4/28/31    200     193
3 Petroleos del Peru SA  4.750%         6/19/32    200     157
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      Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000)
Market
Value

($000)
Petroleos Mexicanos  4.500%         1/23/26    200     188
Petroleos Mexicanos  6.750%         9/21/47    400     266
Petroleos Mexicanos  6.950%         1/28/60    100      66
3 Petroliam Nasional Bhd.  7.625%        10/15/26    400     424
3,8 Province of Quebec  3.125%         3/27/34    853     927
3 Republic of Colombia  4.500%         3/15/29    950     874
3 Republic of Colombia  8.000%         4/20/33    200     211
Republic of Costa Rica  7.300%        11/13/54    200     212
3 Republic of Ecuador  6.000%         7/31/30    210     143
8 Republic of Iceland  3.500%         3/21/34    126     138
3,8 Republic of Indonesia  2.150%         7/18/24    100     107
3,8 Republic of Indonesia  3.375%         7/30/25    100     107
3 Republic of Indonesia  4.150%         9/20/27    460     447
Republic of Indonesia  3.500%         1/11/28  1,240   1,177
Republic of Peru  7.350%         7/21/25    200     205
3,8 Republic of Romania  1.750%         7/13/30    440     390
Republic of South Africa  4.875%         4/14/26    200     195
3,10 Republic of South Africa  8.500%         1/31/37  4,350     169
Republic of the Philippines  5.170%        10/13/27    200     201
Republic of Turkiye  9.375%         3/14/29    200     218
Republic of Turkiye  7.625%         5/15/34    200     201
3 Republic of Uzbekistan International Bond  5.375%         2/20/29    500     471
3 Saudi Arabian Oil Co.  1.625%        11/24/25    200     188
3,11 Southern Gas Corridor CJSC  6.875%         3/24/26    300     303
State of Israel  5.750%         3/12/54    200     192
12 Ukraine Government Bond  7.750%          9/1/28    100      33
3 United Mexican States  5.000%          5/7/29    600     592
3 United Mexican States  2.659%         5/24/31    300     250
3 United Mexican States  6.350%          2/9/35    320     330
Total Sovereign Bonds (Cost $16,585) 16,697
          Shares  
Temporary Cash Investments (0.9%)
Money Market Fund (0.9%)
13 Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund
(Cost $1,062)
 5.407%                 10,619        1,062
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    Expiration
Date
Contracts Exercise
Price
Notional
Amount
($000)
Market
Value

($000)
Options Purchased (0.0%)
Exchange-Traded Options (0.0%)
Put Options
10-Year U.S. Treasury Note Futures Contracts
(Cost $3)
4/26/24       7          $110.00    770       3
Total Investments (119.2%) (Cost $137,693)   137,563
Other Assets and Liabilities—Net (-19.2%)   (22,178)
Net Assets (100%)   115,385
Cost is in $000.
See Note A in Notes to Financial Statements.
1 Securities with a value of $580,000 have been segregated as initial margin for open futures contracts.
2 Securities with a value of $46,000 have been segregated as initial margin for open centrally cleared swap contracts.
3 The average or expected maturity is shorter than the final maturity shown because of the possibility of interim principal payments and prepayments or the possibility of the issue being called.
4 Includes securities purchased on a when-issued or delayed-delivery basis for which the fund has not taken delivery as of March 31, 2024.
5 The issuer was placed under federal conservatorship in September 2008; since that time, its daily operations have been managed by the Federal Housing Finance Agency and it receives capital from the U.S. Treasury, as needed to maintain a positive net worth, in exchange for senior preferred stock.
6 Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. Such securities may be sold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At March 31, 2024, the aggregate value was $14,127,000, representing 12.2% of net assets.
7 Variable-rate security; rate shown is effective rate at period end. Certain variable-rate securities are not based on a published reference rate and spread but are determined by the issuer or agent based on current market conditions.
8 Face amount denominated in euro.
9 Face amount denominated in Egyptian pounds.
10 Face amount denominated in South African rand.
11 Guaranteed by the Republic of Azerbaijan.
12 Non-income-producing security—security in default.
13 Affiliated money market fund available only to Vanguard funds and certain trusts and accounts managed by Vanguard. Rate shown is the 7-day yield.
  DAC—Designated Activity Company.
  REIT—Real Estate Investment Trust.
  REMICS—Real Estate Mortgage Investment Conduits.
  SOFR30A—30 Day Average Secured Overnight Financing Rate.
  TSFR1M—CME Term Secured Overnight Financing Rate 1-Month.
  TSFR3M—CME Term Secured Overnight Financing Rate 3-Month.
  UMBS—Uniform Mortgage-Backed Securities.
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Derivative Financial Instruments Outstanding as of Period End

Futures Contracts
      ($000)
  Expiration Number of
Long (Short)
Contracts
Notional
Amount
Value and
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
Short Futures Contracts
2-Year U.S. Treasury Note June 2024 (14) (2,863) 1
5-Year U.S. Treasury Note June 2024 (88) (9,417) (14)
10-Year U.S. Treasury Note June 2024 (13) (1,440)
Euro-Bobl June 2024 (3) (383) (2)
Euro-Bund June 2024 (13) (1,871) (20)
Euro-Buxl June 2024 (6) (879) (12)
Euro-OAT June 2024 (1) (138) (1)
Euro-Schatz June 2024 (1) (114)
Long Gilt June 2024 (2) (252) (7)
Long U.S. Treasury Bond June 2024 (11) (1,325) (15)
Mini 10-Year Japanese Government Bond June 2024 (16) (1,540)
Ultra 10-Year U.S. Treasury Note June 2024 (34) (3,897) (10)
Ultra Long U.S. Treasury Bond June 2024 (19) (2,451) (5)
        (85)
    
Forward Currency Contracts
  Contract
Settlement
Date
Contract Amount (000) Unrealized
Appreciation
($000)
Unrealized
(Depreciation)
($000)
Counterparty   Receive   Deliver
Bank of America, N.A. 4/26/24 EUR 14 USD 15
UBS AG 4/26/24 EUR 13 USD 14
Citibank, N.A. 4/26/24 EUR 6 USD 6
UBS AG 4/26/24 JPY 818 USD 6
UBS AG 4/26/24 MXN 16,776 USD 990 15
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. 3/12/25 USD 133 EGP 7,699 (12)
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. 4/26/24 USD 2,750 EUR 2,513 34
Bank of America, N.A. 4/26/24 USD 930 EUR 857 5
UBS AG 4/26/24 USD 72 EUR 66 1
Toronto-Dominion Bank 4/26/24 USD 20 EUR 18
State Street Bank & Trust Co. 4/26/24 USD 5 EUR 4
State Street Bank & Trust Co. 4/26/24 USD 6 GBP 4
Toronto-Dominion Bank 4/26/24 USD 3 GBP 2
Bank of America, N.A. 4/26/24 USD 10 JPY 1,415
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Forward Currency Contracts (continued)
  Contract
Settlement
Date
Contract Amount (000) Unrealized
Appreciation
($000)
Unrealized
(Depreciation)
($000)
Counterparty   Receive   Deliver
State Street Bank & Trust Co. 4/26/24 USD 4 JPY 606
State Street Bank & Trust Co. 4/26/24 USD 983 MXN 16,599 (11)
UBS AG 4/26/24 USD 183 ZAR 3,422 2
            57 (23)
EGP—Egyptian pound.
EUR—euro.
GBP—British pound.
JPY—Japanese yen.
MXN—Mexican peso.
USD—U.S. dollar.
ZAR—South African rand.
    
Centrally Cleared Credit Default Swaps
Reference Entity Termination
Date
  Notional
Amount
(000)
Periodic
Premium
Received
(Paid)1
(%)
Value
($000)
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
($000)
Credit Protection Sold
CDX-NA-IG-S42-V1 6/20/29 USD 578 1.000 (14) (26)
1 Periodic premium received/paid quarterly.
USD—U.S. dollar.
    
Over-the-Counter Credit Default Swaps
Reference
Entity
Termination
Date
Counterparty Notional
Amount
($000)
Periodic
Premium
Received
(Paid)1
(%)
Value
($000)
Remaining
Up-Front
Premium
Paid
(Received)
($000)
Unrealized
Appreciation
($000)
Unrealized
(Depreciation)
($000)
Credit Protection Purchased
Republic of Colombia 6/20/29 JPMC 465 (1.000) 15 16 (1)
1 Periodic premium received/paid quarterly.
JPMC—JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.
The notional amount represents the maximum potential amount the fund could be required to pay as a seller of credit protection if the reference entity was subject to a credit event.
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Centrally Cleared Interest Rate Swaps
Termination Date Future
Effective
Date1
Notional
Amount
(000)2
Interest
Rate
Received3
(%)
Interest
Rate
(Paid)4
(%)
Value
($000)
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
($000)
8/15/39 6/3/24 430 3.868 (0.000) 3 3
1 Forward interest rate swap. In a forward interest rate swap, the fund and the counterparty agree to make periodic net payments beginning on a specified future effective date.
2 Notional amount denominated in U.S. dollar.
3 Interest payment received/paid annually.
4 Based on Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR) as of the most recent reset date. Interest payment received/paid annually.
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.
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Statement of Assets and Liabilities
As of March 31, 2024
($000s, except shares, footnotes, and per-share amounts) Amount
Assets  
Investments in Securities, at Value  
Unaffiliated Issuers (Cost $136,631) 136,501
Affiliated Issuers (Cost $1,062) 1,062
Total Investments in Securities 137,563
Investment in Vanguard 3
Cash 98
Foreign Currency, at Value (Cost $23) 23
Receivables for Investment Securities Sold 4,052
Receivables for Accrued Income 1,050
Receivables for Capital Shares Issued 3,065
Swap Premiums Paid 16
Variation Margin Receivable—Centrally Cleared Swap Contracts 1
Unrealized Appreciation—Forward Currency Contracts 57
Total Assets 145,928
Liabilities  
Payables for Investment Securities Purchased 30,506
Payables to Vanguard 10
Variation Margin Payable—Futures Contracts 3
Unrealized Depreciation—Forward Currency Contracts 23
Unrealized Depreciation—Over-the-Counter Swap Contracts 1
Total Liabilities 30,543
Net Assets 115,385

At March 31, 2024, net assets consisted of:

   
Paid-in Capital 115,387
Total Distributable Earnings (Loss) (2)
Net Assets 115,385
Net Assets  
Applicable to 1,510,000 outstanding $.001 par value shares of
beneficial interest (unlimited authorization)
115,385
Net Asset Value Per Share $76.41
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.
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Statement of Operations
  December 6, 20231 to
March 31, 2024
  ($000)
Investment Income  
Income  
Interest2 1,215
Total Income 1,215
Expenses  
The Vanguard Group—Note B  
Investment Advisory Services 2
Management and Administrative 37
Marketing and Distribution 1
Custodian Fees 4
Shareholders’ Reports 1
Trustees’ Fees and Expenses
Professional Services 4
Other Expenses
Total Expenses 49
Expenses Paid Indirectly (1)
Net Expenses 48
Net Investment Income 1,167
Realized Net Gain (Loss)  
Investment Securities Sold2 (431)
Futures Contracts 251
Options Purchased (4)
Swap Contracts (48)
Forward Currency Contracts (39)
Foreign Currencies 2
Realized Net Gain (Loss) (269)
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)  
Investment Securities2 (130)
Futures Contracts (85)
Options Purchased
Swap Contracts (24)
Forward Currency Contracts 34
Foreign Currencies
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) (205)
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations 693
1 Inception.
2 Interest income, realized net gain (loss), capital gain distributions received, and change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) from an affiliated company of the fund were $55,000, less than $1,000, less than $1,000, and less than $1,000, respectively. Purchases and sales are for temporary cash investment purposes.
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.
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Statement of Changes in Net Assets
  December 6, 20231 to
March 31,
2024
  ($000)
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets  
Operations  
Net Investment Income 1,167
Realized Net Gain (Loss) (269)
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) (205)
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations 693
Distributions  
Total Distributions (695)
Capital Share Transactions  
Issued 130,565
Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions
Redeemed (15,178)
Net Increase (Decrease) from Capital Share Transactions 115,387
Total Increase (Decrease) 115,385
Net Assets  
Beginning of Period
End of Period 115,385
1 Inception.
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.
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Financial Highlights
  December 6,
20231 to
March 31,
2024
For a Share Outstanding
Throughout the Period
 
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period $75.00
Investment Operations  
Net Investment Income2 1.158
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments .922
Total from Investment Operations 2.080
Distributions  
Dividends from Net Investment Income (.670)
Distributions from Realized Capital Gains
Total Distributions (.670)
Net Asset Value, End of Period $76.41
Total Return 2.77%
Ratios/Supplemental Data  
Net Assets, End of Period (Millions) $115
Ratio of Total Expenses to Average Net Assets 0.20%3
Ratio of Net Investment Income to Average Net Assets 4.80%
Portfolio Turnover Rate4 177%
The expense ratio and net investment income ratio for the current period have been annualized.
1 Inception.
2 Calculated based on average shares outstanding.
3 The ratio of expenses to average net assets for the period net of reduction from custody fee offset arrangements was 0.20%.
4 Includes 50% attributable to mortgage-dollar-roll activity.
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.
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Notes to Financial Statements
Vanguard Core-Plus Bond ETF is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 as an open-end investment company, or mutual fund. ETF Shares are listed for trading on Nasdaq; they can be purchased and sold through a broker.
A.  The following significant accounting policies conform to generally accepted accounting principles for U.S. investment companies. The fund consistently follows such policies in preparing its financial statements.
1. Security Valuation: Securities are valued as of the close of trading on the New York Stock Exchange (generally 4 p.m., Eastern time) on the valuation date. Bonds and other temporary cash investments are valued using the latest bid prices or using valuations based on a matrix system (which considers such factors as security prices, yields, maturities, and ratings), both as furnished by independent pricing services. Structured debt securities, including mortgages and asset-backed securities, are valued using the latest bid prices or using valuations based on a matrix system that considers such factors as issuer, tranche, nominal or option-adjusted spreads, weighted average coupon, weighted average maturity, credit enhancements, and collateral, as furnished by independent pricing services. Investments in Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund are valued at that fund's net asset value. Securities for which market quotations are not readily available, or whose values have been affected by events occurring before the fund's pricing time but after the close of the securities’ primary markets, are valued by methods deemed by the valuation designee to represent fair value and subject to oversight by the board of trustees.
2. Foreign Currency: Securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars using exchange rates obtained from an independent third party as of the fund’s pricing time on the valuation date. Realized gains (losses) and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investment securities include the effects of changes in exchange rates since the securities were purchased, combined with the effects of changes in security prices. Fluctuations in the value of other assets and liabilities resulting from changes in exchange rates are recorded as unrealized foreign currency gains (losses) until the assets or liabilities are settled in cash, at which time they are recorded as realized foreign currency gains (losses).
3. To Be Announced (TBA) Transactions: A TBA transaction is an agreement to buy or sell mortgage-backed securities with agreed-upon characteristics (face amount, coupon, maturity) for settlement at a future date. The fund may be a seller of TBA transactions to reduce its exposure to the mortgage-backed securities market or in order to sell mortgage-backed securities it owns under delayed-delivery arrangements. When the fund is a buyer of TBA transactions, it maintains cash or short-term investments in an amount sufficient to meet the purchase price at the settlement date of the TBA transaction. The primary risk associated with TBA transactions is that a counterparty may default on its obligations. The fund mitigates its counterparty risk by, among other things, performing a credit analysis of counterparties, allocating transactions among numerous counterparties, and monitoring its exposure to each counterparty. The fund may also enter into a Master Securities Forward Transaction Agreement (MSFTA) with certain counterparties and require them to transfer collateral as security for their performance. In the absence of a default, the collateral pledged or received by the fund cannot be repledged, resold, or rehypothecated. Under an MSFTA, upon a counterparty default (including bankruptcy), the fund may terminate any TBA transactions with that counterparty, determine the net amount owed by either party in accordance with its MSFTA, and sell or retain any collateral held up to the net amount owed to the fund under the MSFTA.
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At March 31, 2024, counterparties had deposited in segregated accounts securities with a value of $112,000 in connection with TBA transactions.
4. Mortgage Dollar Rolls: The fund enters into mortgage-dollar-roll transactions, in which the fund sells mortgage-backed securities to a dealer and simultaneously agrees to purchase similar securities in the future at a predetermined price. The proceeds of the securities sold in mortgage-dollar-roll transactions are typically invested in high-quality short-term fixed income securities. The fund forgoes principal and interest paid on the securities sold, and is compensated by interest earned on the proceeds of the sale and by a lower price on the securities to be repurchased. The fund also enters into mortgage-dollar-roll transactions in which the fund buys mortgage-backed securities from a dealer pursuant to a TBA transaction and simultaneously agrees to sell similar securities in the future at a predetermined price. The securities bought in mortgage-dollar-roll transactions are used to cover an open TBA sell position. The fund continues to earn interest on mortgage-backed security pools already held and receives a lower price on the securities to be sold in the future. The fund accounts for mortgage-dollar-roll transactions as purchases and sales; as such, these transactions may increase the fund’s portfolio turnover rate. Amounts to be received or paid in connection with open mortgage dollar rolls are included in Receivables for Investment Securities Sold or Payables for Investment Securities Purchased in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
5. Floating Rate Loan Interests: Floating rate loan interests represent interests in amounts owed by corporate or other borrowers. These instruments may be in the form of loans, trade claims or other receivables and may include standby financing commitments such as revolving credit facilities that obligate the fund to supply additional cash to the borrower on demand. Floating rate loan interests may be made directly with a borrower or acquired through assignment or participation. The fund's right to enforce a borrower’s compliance with the terms of the loan agreement, or benefit directly from the collateral supporting the loan, varies when the loan is a direct borrowing, an assignment, or a participation. Floating rate loan interests involve various risks including risk of loss in case of default, insolvency, or the bankruptcy of the borrower and are generally subject to restrictions on transfer with limited opportunities to sell them in secondary markets. The fund may also invest in loan commitments, which are contractual obligations for a future funding. The fund may earn a commitment fee on any unfunded portion of these commitments which is amortized to interest income over the commitment period. Both the funded portion of a floating rate loan interest as well as its unfunded commitment, if any, is reflected on the Schedule of Investments.
6. Options: The fund invests in options contracts on futures to adjust its exposure to the underlying investments. The primary risk associated with purchasing options is that if interest rates move in such a way that the exercise price of the option exceeds the value of the underlying investment, the position is worthless at expiration, and the fund loses the premium paid. The primary risk associated with selling options is that if interest rates move in such a way that the exercise price of the option exceeds the value of the underlying investment, the counterparty exercises the option, and the fund loses an amount equal to the market value of the option written less the premium received. Counterparty risk involving options on futures contracts is mitigated because a regulated clearinghouse is the counterparty instead of the clearing broker. To further mitigate counterparty risk, the fund trades options on futures contracts on an exchange, monitors the financial strength of its clearing brokers and clearinghouses, and has entered into clearing agreements with its clearing brokers.
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Options contracts on futures are valued at their quoted daily settlement prices. The premium paid for a purchased option is recorded in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as an asset that is subsequently adjusted daily to the current market value of the option purchased. The premium received for a written option is recorded in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as an asset with an equal liability that is subsequently adjusted daily to the current market value of the option written. The notional amounts of option contracts are not recorded in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Fluctuations in the value of the options are recorded in the Statement of Operations as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) until expired, closed, or exercised, at which time realized gains (losses) are recognized.
During the period ended March 31, 2024, the fund’s average value of investments in options purchased and options written represented less than 1% and 0% of net assets, respectively, based on the average market values at each quarter-end during the period.
7. Futures Contracts: The fund uses futures contracts to invest in fixed income asset classes with greater efficiency and lower cost than is possible through direct investment, to add value when these instruments are attractively priced, or to adjust sensitivity to changes in interest rates. The primary risks associated with the use of futures contracts are imperfect correlation between changes in market values of bonds held by the fund and the prices of futures contracts, and the possibility of an illiquid market. Counterparty risk involving futures is mitigated because a regulated clearinghouse is the counterparty instead of the clearing broker. To further mitigate counterparty risk, the fund trades futures contracts on an exchange, monitors the financial strength of its clearing brokers and clearinghouse, and has entered into clearing agreements with its clearing brokers. The clearinghouse imposes initial margin requirements to secure the fund’s performance and requires daily settlement of variation margin representing changes in the market value of each contract. Any securities pledged as initial margin for open contracts are noted in the Schedule of Investments.
Futures contracts are valued at their quoted daily settlement prices. The notional amounts of the contracts are not recorded in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Fluctuations in the value of the contracts are recorded in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as an asset (liability) and in the Statement of Operations as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) until the contracts are closed, when they are recorded as realized gains (losses) on futures contracts.
During the period ended March 31, 2024, the fund’s average investments in long and short futures contracts represented 1% and 15% of net assets, respectively, based on the average of the notional amounts at each quarter-end during the period.
8. Forward Currency Contracts: The fund enters into forward currency contracts to protect the value of securities and related receivables and payables against changes in future foreign exchange rates. Risks associated with these types of forward currency contracts include movement in the values of the foreign currencies relative to the U.S. dollar and the ability of the counterparties to fulfill their obligations under the contracts. The fund mitigates its counterparty risk by entering into forward currency contracts only with a diverse group of prequalified counterparties, monitoring their financial strength, entering into master netting arrangements with its counterparties, and requiring its counterparties to transfer collateral as security for their performance. In the absence of a default, the collateral pledged or received by the fund cannot be repledged, resold, or rehypothecated. The master netting arrangements provide that, in the event of a counterparty’s default (including bankruptcy), the fund may terminate the forward currency contracts, determine the net amount owed by either party in accordance with its master netting arrangements, and sell
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or retain any collateral held up to the net amount owed to the fund under the master netting arrangements. The forward currency contracts contain provisions whereby a counterparty may terminate open contracts if the fund’s net assets decline below a certain level, triggering a payment by the fund if the fund is in a net liability position at the time of the termination. The payment amount would be reduced by any collateral the fund has pledged. Any securities pledged as collateral for open contracts are noted in the Schedule of Investments. The value of collateral received or pledged is compared daily to the value of the forward currency contracts exposure with each counterparty, and any difference, if in excess of a specified minimum transfer amount, is adjusted and settled within two business days.
Forward currency contracts are valued at their quoted daily prices obtained from an independent third party, adjusted for currency risk based on the expiration date of each contract. The notional amounts of the contracts are not recorded in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Fluctuations in the value of the contracts are recorded in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as an asset (liability) and in the Statement of Operations as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) until the contracts are closed, when they are recorded as realized gains (losses) on forward currency contracts.
During the period ended March 31, 2024, the fund’s average investment in forward currency contracts represented 3% of net assets, based on the average of the notional amounts at each quarter-end during the period.
9. Swap Contracts: The fund invests in credit default swaps to adjust the overall credit risk of the fund or to actively overweight or underweight credit risk to a specific issuer or group of issuers. The fund may sell credit protection through credit default swaps to simulate investments in long positions that are either unavailable or considered to be less attractively priced in the bond market. The fund may purchase credit protection through credit default swaps to reduce credit exposure to a given issuer or issuers. Under the terms of the swaps, an up-front payment may be exchanged between the seller and buyer. In addition, the seller of the credit protection receives a periodic payment of premium from the buyer that is a fixed percentage applied to a notional amount. If, for example, the reference entity is subject to a credit event (such as bankruptcy, failure to pay, or obligation acceleration) during the term of the swap, the seller agrees to either physically settle or cash settle the swap contract. If the swap is physically settled, the seller agrees to pay the buyer an amount equal to the notional amount and take delivery of a debt instrument of the reference issuer with a par amount equal to such notional amount. If the swap is cash settled, the seller agrees to pay the buyer the difference between the notional amount and the final price for the relevant debt instrument, as determined either in a market auction or pursuant to a pre-agreed-upon valuation procedure.
The fund enters into interest rate swap transactions to adjust the fund’s sensitivity to changes in interest rates and maintain the ability to generate income at prevailing market rates. Under the terms of the swaps, one party pays the other either an amount that is a fixed percentage rate or a floating rate, which is reset periodically based on short-term interest rates, applied to a notional amount. In return, the counterparty agrees to pay a different floating rate, which is reset periodically based on short-term interest rates, applied to the same notional amount.
The fund enters into centrally cleared credit default and interest rate swaps to achieve the same objectives specified with respect to the equivalent over-the-counter swaps but with less counterparty risk because a regulated clearinghouse is the counterparty instead of the clearing broker or executing broker. The clearinghouse imposes initial margin requirements to secure the
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fund's performance, and requires daily settlement of variation margin representing changes in the market value of each contract. To further mitigate counterparty risk, the fund trades with a diverse group of prequalified executing brokers; monitors the financial strength of its clearing brokers, executing brokers, and clearinghouse; and has entered into agreements with its clearing brokers and executing brokers.
The primary risk associated with selling credit protection is that, upon the occurrence of a defined credit event, the market value of the debt instrument received by the fund (or, in a cash settled swap, the debt instruments used to determine the settlement payment by the fund) will be significantly less than the amount paid by the fund and, in a physically settled swap, the fund may receive an illiquid debt instrument. A risk associated with all types of swaps is the possibility that a counterparty may default on its obligation to pay net amounts due to the fund. The fund’s maximum amount subject to counterparty risk is the unrealized appreciation on the swap contract. The fund mitigates its counterparty risk by entering into swaps only with a diverse group of prequalified counterparties, monitoring their financial strength, entering into master netting arrangements with its counterparties, and requiring its counterparties to transfer collateral as security for their performance. In the absence of a default, the collateral pledged or received by the fund cannot be repledged, resold, or rehypothecated. In the event of a counterparty’s default (including bankruptcy), the fund may terminate any swap contracts with that counterparty, determine the net amount owed by either party in accordance with its master netting arrangements, and sell or retain any collateral held up to the net amount owed to the fund under the master netting arrangements. The swap contracts contain provisions whereby a counterparty may terminate open contracts if the fund's net assets decline below a certain level, triggering a payment by the fund if the fund is in a net liability position at the time of the termination. The payment amount would be reduced by any collateral the fund has pledged. Any securities pledged as collateral for open contracts are noted in the Schedule of Investments. The value of collateral received or pledged is compared daily to the value of the swap contracts exposure with each counterparty, and any difference, if in excess of a specified minimum transfer amount, is adjusted and settled within two business days.
The notional amounts of swap contracts are not recorded in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Swaps are valued daily based on market quotations received from independent pricing services or recognized dealers and the change in value is recorded in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as an asset (liability) and in the Statement of Operations as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) until the seller of credit protection is required to take delivery (or, in a cash settled swap, pay the settlement amount determined) upon occurrence of a credit event, periodic payments are made, or the swap terminates, at which time realized gain (loss) is recorded. The net premium to be received or paid by the fund under swap contracts is accrued daily and recorded as realized gain (loss) over the life of the contract.
During the period ended March 31, 2024, the fund's average amounts of investments in credit protection sold and credit protection purchased represented less than 1% of net assets, based on the average of notional amounts at each quarter-end during the period. The average amount of investments in interest rate swaps represented less than 1% of net assets, based on the average of notional amounts at each quarter-end during the period.
10. Federal Income Taxes: The fund intends to qualify as a regulated investment company and distribute virtually all of its taxable income. The fund’s tax returns are open to examination by the relevant tax authorities until expiration of the applicable statute of limitations, which is generally
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three years after the filing of the tax return. Management has analyzed the fund’s tax positions taken for all open federal and state income tax years, and has concluded that no provision for income tax is required in the fund’s financial statements.
11. Distributions: Distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Distributions are determined on a tax basis at the fiscal year-end and may differ from net investment income and realized capital gains for financial reporting purposes.
12. Credit Facilities and Interfund Lending Program: The fund and certain other funds managed by The Vanguard Group ("Vanguard") participate in a $4.3 billion committed credit facility provided by a syndicate of lenders pursuant to a credit agreement and an uncommitted credit facility provided by Vanguard. Both facilities may be renewed annually. Each fund is individually liable for its borrowings, if any, under the credit facilities. Borrowings may be utilized for temporary or emergency purposes and are subject to the fund’s regulatory and contractual borrowing restrictions. With respect to the committed credit facility, the participating funds are charged administrative fees and an annual commitment fee of 0.10% of the undrawn committed amount of the facility, which are allocated to the funds based on a method approved by the fund’s board of trustees and included in Management and Administrative expenses on the fund’s Statement of Operations. Any borrowings under either facility bear interest at an agreed-upon spread plus the higher of the federal funds effective rate, the overnight bank funding rate, or the Daily Simple Secured Overnight Financing Rate inclusive of an additional agreed-upon spread. However, borrowings under the uncommitted credit facility may bear interest based upon an alternate rate agreed to by the fund and Vanguard.
In accordance with an exemptive order (the “Order”) from the SEC, the fund may participate in a joint lending and borrowing program that allows registered open-end Vanguard funds to borrow money from and lend money to each other for temporary or emergency purposes (the “Interfund Lending Program”), subject to compliance with the terms and conditions of the Order, and to the extent permitted by the fund’s investment objective and investment policies. Interfund loans and borrowings normally extend overnight but can have a maximum duration of seven days. Loans may be called on one business day’s notice. The interest rate to be charged is governed by the conditions of the Order and internal procedures adopted by the board of trustees. The board of trustees is responsible for overseeing the Interfund Lending Program.
For the period ended March 31, 2024, the fund did not utilize the credit facilities or the Interfund Lending Program.
13. Other: Interest income includes income distributions received from Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund and is accrued daily. Premiums and discounts on debt securities are amortized and accreted, respectively, to interest income over the lives of the respective securities, except for premiums on certain callable debt securities that are amortized to the earliest call date. Security transactions are accounted for on the date securities are bought or sold. Costs used to determine realized gains (losses) on the sale of investment securities are those of the specific securities sold.
B.  In accordance with the terms of a Funds’ Service Agreement (the “FSA”) between Vanguard and the fund, Vanguard furnishes to the fund investment advisory, corporate management, administrative, marketing, and distribution services at Vanguard’s cost of operations (as defined by the FSA). These costs of operations are allocated to the fund based on methods and guidelines approved by the board of trustees and are generally settled twice a month.
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Upon the request of Vanguard, the fund may invest up to 0.40% of its net assets as capital in Vanguard. At March 31, 2024, the fund had contributed to Vanguard capital in the amount of $3,000, representing less than 0.01% of the fund’s net assets and less than 0.01% of Vanguard’s capital received pursuant to the FSA. The fund’s trustees and officers are also directors and employees, respectively, of Vanguard.
C.  The fund’s custodian bank has agreed to reduce its fees when the fund maintains cash on deposit in the non-interest-bearing custody account. For the period ended March 31, 2024, custodian fee offset arrangements reduced the fund’s expenses by $1,000 (an annual rate of less than 0.01% of average net assets).
D.  Various inputs may be used to determine the value of the fund’s investments and derivatives. These inputs are summarized in three broad levels for financial statement purposes. The inputs or methodologies used to value securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.
Level 1—Quoted prices in active markets for identical securities.
Level 2—Other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.).
Level 3—Significant unobservable inputs (including the fund’s own assumptions used to determine the fair value of investments). Any investments and derivatives valued with significant unobservable inputs are noted on the Schedule of Investments.
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The following table summarizes the market value of the fund's investments and derivatives as of March 31, 2024, based on the inputs used to value them:
  Level 1
($000)
Level 2
($000)
Level 3
($000)
Total
($000)
Investments        
Assets        
U.S. Government and Agency Obligations 76,145 76,145
Asset-Backed/Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities 4,003 4,003
Corporate Bonds 39,505 39,505
Floating Rate Loan Interests 148 148
Sovereign Bonds 16,697 16,697
Temporary Cash Investments 1,062 1,062
Options Purchased 3 3
Total 1,065 136,498 137,563
Derivative Financial Instruments        
Assets        
Futures Contracts1 1 1
Forward Currency Contracts 57 57
Swap Contracts 31 3
Total 4 57 61
Liabilities        
Futures Contracts1 86 86
Forward Currency Contracts 23 23
Swap Contracts 261 1 27
Total 112 24 136
1 Includes cumulative appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts and centrally cleared swaps, if any, as reported in the Schedule of Investments. Only current day’s variation margin is reported within the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
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E.  At March 31, 2024, the fair values of derivatives were reflected in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as follows:
Statement of Assets and Liabilities Interest
Rate
Contracts
($000)
Foreign
Exchange
Contracts
($000)
Credit
Contracts
($000)
Total
($000)
Investments in Securities, at Value—Unaffiliated Issuers (Options Purchased) 3 3
Swap Premiums Paid 16 16
Unrealized Appreciation—Futures Contracts1 1 1
Unrealized Appreciation—Centrally Cleared Swap Contracts1 3 3
Unrealized Appreciation—Forward Currency Contracts 57 57
Total Assets 7 57 16 80
         
Unrealized Depreciation—Futures Contracts1 86 86
Unrealized Depreciation—Centrally Cleared Swap Contracts1 26 26
Unrealized Depreciation—Forward Currency Contracts 23 23
Unrealized Depreciation—Over-the-Counter Swap Contracts 1 1
Total Liabilities 86 23 27 136
1 Includes cumulative appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts and centrally cleared swaps, if any, as reported in the Schedule of Investments. Only current day’s variation margin is reported within the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
Realized net gain (loss) and the change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on derivatives for the period ended March 31, 2024, were:
Realized Net Gain (Loss) on Derivatives Interest
Rate
Contracts
($000)
Foreign
Exchange
Contracts
($000)
Credit
Contracts
($000)
Total
($000)
Futures Contracts 251 251
Options Purchased (4) (4)
Swap Contracts (4) (44) (48)
Forward Currency Contracts (39) (39)
Realized Net Gain (Loss) on Derivatives 243 (39) (44) 160
 
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on Derivatives
Futures Contracts (85) (85)
Options Purchased
Swap Contracts 3 (27) (24)
Forward Currency Contracts 34 34
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on Derivatives (82) 34 (27) (75)
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F.  As of March 31, 2024, gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation for investments and derivatives based on cost for U.S. federal income tax purposes were as follows:
  Amount
($000)
Tax Cost 137,758
Gross Unrealized Appreciation 606
Gross Unrealized Depreciation (860)
Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) (254)
G.  During the period ended March 31, 2024, the fund purchased $72,989,000 of investment securities and sold $12,982,000 of investment securities, other than U.S. government securities and temporary cash investments. Purchases and sales of U.S. government securities were $238,463,000 and $161,654,000, respectively.
H.  Capital shares issued and redeemed were:
  December 6, 20231
to
March 31, 2024
  Shares
(000)
Issued 1,710
Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions
Redeemed (200)
Net Increase (Decrease) in Shares Outstanding 1,510
1 Inception.
I.  Significant market disruptions, such as those caused by pandemics, natural or environmental ‎disasters, war, acts of terrorism, or other events, can adversely affect local and global ‎markets and normal market operations. Any such disruptions could have an adverse impact on the value of the fund’s investments and fund performance.
To the extent the fund’s investment portfolio reflects concentration in a particular market, industry, sector, country or asset class, the fund may be adversely affected by the performance of these concentrations and may be subject to increased price volatility and other risks.
Credit risk is the risk that a counterparty to a transaction or an issuer of a financial instrument will fail to pay interest and principal when due, or that perceptions of the issuer’s ability to make such payments will cause the price of an investment to decline. Investment in debt securities will generally increase credit risk.
The use of derivatives may expose the fund to various risks. Derivatives can be highly volatile, and any initial investment is generally small relative to the notional amount so that transactions may be leveraged in terms of market exposure. A relatively small market movement may have a potentially larger impact on derivatives than on standard securities. Leveraged derivatives positions can,
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therefore, increase volatility. Additional information regarding the fund’s use of derivative(s) and the specific risks associated is described under significant accounting policies.
J.  Management has determined that no events or transactions occurred subsequent to March 31, 2024, that would require recognition or disclosure in these financial statements.
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Trustees Approve Advisory Arrangement
In September 2023, the Board of Vanguard Malvern Funds approved the launch of Vanguard Core-Plus Bond ETF, which utilizes an internalized management structure whereby The Vanguard Group, Inc. (Vanguard), through its Fixed Income Group, provides investment advisory services to the fund. The board determined that the investment advisory arrangement with Vanguard was in the best interests of the fund and its prospective shareholders. The fund was launched in December 2023.
The board based its decision upon an evaluation of the advisor’s investment staff, portfolio management process, and performance. This evaluation included information provided to the board by Vanguard’s Portfolio Review Department, which is responsible for fund and advisor oversight and product management. The trustees considered the factors discussed below, among others. However, no single factor determined whether the board approved the arrangement. Rather, it was the totality of the circumstances that drove the board’s decision.
Nature, extent, and quality of services
The board considered the quality of the investment management services to be provided to the fund and took into account the organizational depth and stability of the advisor. The board considered that Vanguard has been managing investments for more than four decades. The Fixed Income Group adheres to a sound, disciplined investment management process; the team has considerable experience, stability, and depth.
The board concluded that the advisor’s experience, stability, depth, and performance, among other factors, warranted approval of the advisory arrangement.
Investment performance
The board determined that the Fixed Income Group, in its management of other Vanguard funds, has a track record of consistent performance and disciplined investment processes.
Cost
The board concluded that the fund’s expense ratio will be below the average expense ratio charged by funds in its peer group and that the fund’s estimated advisory expense rate for the current fiscal year would also be below the peer-group average.
The board does not conduct a profitability analysis of Vanguard because of Vanguard’s unique structure. Unlike most other mutual fund management companies, Vanguard is owned by the funds it oversees.
The benefit of economies of scale
The board concluded that the fund’s arrangement with Vanguard ensures that the fund will realize economies of scale as it grows, with the cost to prospective shareholders declining as fund assets increase.
The board will consider whether to renew the advisory arrangement after a one-year period.
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Liquidity Risk Management
Vanguard funds (except for the money market funds) have adopted and implemented a written liquidity risk management program (the “Program”) as required by Rule 22e-4 under the Investment Company Act of 1940. Rule 22e-4 requires that each fund adopt a program that is reasonably designed to assess and manage the fund’s liquidity risk, which is the risk that the fund could not meet redemption requests without significant dilution of remaining investors’ interests in the fund.
Assessment and management of a fund’s liquidity risk under the Program take into consideration certain factors, such as the fund’s investment strategy and the liquidity of its portfolio investments during normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions, its short- and long-term cash-flow projections during both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions, and its cash and cash-equivalent holdings and access to other funding sources. As required by the rule, the Program includes policies and procedures for classification of fund portfolio holdings in four liquidity categories, maintaining certain levels of highly liquid investments, and limiting holdings of illiquid investments.
The board of trustees of Vanguard Malvern Funds approved the appointment of liquidity risk management program administrators responsible for administering Vanguard Core-Plus Bond ETF’s Program and for carrying out the specific responsibilities set forth in the Program, including reporting to the board on at least an annual basis regarding the Program’s operation, its adequacy, and the effectiveness of its implementation for the past year (the “Program Administrator Report”). The board has reviewed the Program Administrator Report covering the period from January 1, 2023, through December 31, 2023 (the “Review Period”). The Program Administrator Report stated that during the Review Period the Program operated and was implemented effectively to manage the fund’s liquidity risk.
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Semiannual Report  |  March 31, 2024
Vanguard Multi-Sector Income Bond Fund
See the inside front cover for important information about your fund’s annual and semiannual shareholder reports.

 

Important information about shareholder reports
Beginning in July 2024, amendments adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission will substantially impact the design, content, and transmission of shareholder reports. Shareholder reports will provide key fund information in a clear and concise format and must be mailed to each shareholder that has not elected to receive the reports electronically. Financial statements will no longer be included in the shareholder report but will be available at vanguard.com, can be mailed upon request, or can be accessed on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.
You may elect to receive shareholder reports and other communications from the fund electronically by contacting your financial intermediary (such as a broker-dealer or bank) or, if you invest directly with the fund, by calling Vanguard at one of the phone numbers on the back cover of this report or by logging on to vanguard.com.

 

About Your Fund’s Expenses
As a shareholder of the fund, you incur ongoing costs, which include costs for portfolio management, administrative services, and shareholder reports (like this one), among others. Operating expenses, which are deducted from a fund’s gross income, directly reduce the investment return of the fund.
A fund‘s expenses are expressed as a percentage of its average net assets. This figure is known as the expense ratio. The following examples are intended to help you understand the ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in your fund and to compare these costs with those of other mutual funds. The examples are based on an investment of $1,000 made at the beginning of the period shown and held for the entire period.
The accompanying table illustrates your fund’s costs in two ways:
Based on actual fund return. This section helps you to estimate the actual expenses that you paid over the period. The ”Ending Account Value“ shown is derived from the fund’s actual return, and the third column shows the dollar amount that would have been paid by an investor who started with $1,000 in the fund. You may use the information here, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period.
To do so, simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number given for your fund under the heading ”Expenses Paid During Period.“
Based on hypothetical 5% yearly return. This section is intended to help you compare your fund‘s costs with those of other mutual funds. It assumes that the fund had a yearly return of 5% before expenses, but that the expense ratio is unchanged. In this case—because the return used is not the fund’s actual return—the results do not apply to your investment. The example is useful in making comparisons because the Securities and Exchange Commission requires all mutual funds to calculate expenses based on a 5% return. You can assess your fund’s costs by comparing this hypothetical example with the hypothetical examples that appear in shareholder reports of other funds.
Note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight and help you compare ongoing costs only and do not reflect transaction costs incurred by the fund for buying and selling securities. Further, the expenses do not include any purchase, redemption, or account service fees described in the fund prospectus. If such fees were applied to your account, your costs would be higher. Your fund does not carry a “sales load.”
The calculations assume no shares were bought or sold during the period. Your actual costs may have been higher or lower, depending on the amount of your investment and the timing of any purchases or redemptions.
You can find more information about the fund’s expenses, including annual expense ratios, in the Financial Statements section of this report. For additional information on operating expenses and other shareholder costs, please refer to your fund’s current prospectus.
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Six Months Ended March 31, 2024      
  Beginning
Account Value
9/30/2023
Ending
Account Value
3/31/2024
Expenses
Paid During
Period
Based on Actual Fund Return      
Multi-Sector Income Bond Fund      
Investor Shares $1,000.00 $1,082.30 $2.08
Admiral™ Shares 1,000.00 1,082.80 1.56
Based on Hypothetical 5% Yearly Return      
Multi-Sector Income Bond Fund      
Investor Shares $1,000.00 $1,023.00 $2.02
Admiral Shares 1,000.00 1,023.50 1.52
The calculations are based on expenses incurred in the most recent six-month period. The fund's annualized six-month expense ratios for that period are 0.40% for Investor Shares and 0.30% for Admiral Shares. The dollar amounts shown as “Expenses Paid” are equal to the annualized expense ratio multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days in the most recent six-month period, then divided by the number of days in the most recent 12-month period (183/366).
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Fund Allocation
As of March 31, 2024
 
United States 69.5%
Mexico 2.5
United Kingdom 2.4
Canada 2.4
Saudi Arabia 2.2
Brazil 1.9
Germany 1.4
Switzerland 1.3
Colombia 1.3
Ireland 1.1
Oman 1.0
Other 13.0
The table reflects the fund’s investments, except for short-term investments and derivatives.
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Financial Statements (unaudited)
Schedule of Investments
As of March 31, 2024
The fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year as an exhibit to its reports on Form N-PORT. The fund’s Form N-PORT reports are available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.
      Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000)
Market
Value

($000)
U.S. Government and Agency Obligations (7.7%)
United States Treasury Note/Bond  1.375%         10/31/28    500     440
United States Treasury Note/Bond  1.625%          5/15/31    425     358
1 United States Treasury Note/Bond  1.875%  2/28/27–2/15/41  1,300   1,139
United States Treasury Note/Bond  2.250%          5/15/41    287     212
United States Treasury Note/Bond  2.750%          4/30/27    816     777
United States Treasury Note/Bond  3.000%  2/15/47–8/15/48    875     684
2 United States Treasury Note/Bond  3.250%  6/30/27–5/15/42    997     937
United States Treasury Note/Bond  3.375%          8/15/42    103      89
United States Treasury Note/Bond  3.875%  8/15/33–5/15/43    969     928
United States Treasury Note/Bond  4.000% 1/15/27–11/15/52  1,299   1,269
United States Treasury Note/Bond  4.125%          6/15/26    500     495
United States Treasury Note/Bond  4.250%  1/31/26–5/15/39    747     742
United States Treasury Note/Bond  4.375%         11/30/30     40      40
United States Treasury Note/Bond  4.500%          8/15/39    345     353
2 United States Treasury Note/Bond  4.625% 10/15/26–2/15/40  2,161   2,193
United States Treasury Note/Bond  4.750%         11/15/53    203     217
United States Treasury Note/Bond  4.875%         11/30/25  1,000   1,002
Total U.S. Government and Agency Obligations (Cost $11,930) 11,875
Corporate Bonds (72.5%)
Australia (0.1%)
Rio Tinto Finance USA plc  5.000%           3/9/33     50      50
3 Westpac Banking Corp.  2.894%           2/4/30    100      97
                                        147
Brazil (0.9%)
3 Braskem Netherlands Finance BV  5.875%          1/31/50    200     155
Petrobras Global Finance BV  8.750%          5/23/26     20      21
Petrobras Global Finance BV  7.375%          1/17/27    940     977
4 Raizen Fuels Finance SA  6.950%           3/5/54    200     206
                                      1,359
Canada (2.4%)
4 1011778 BC ULC  3.875%          1/15/28    180     169
4 1011778 BC ULC  3.500%          2/15/29    200     183
4 Air Canada  3.875%          8/15/26    270     258
Bank of Montreal  3.088%          1/10/37     95      78
3 Bank of Nova Scotia  3.450%          4/11/25    200     196
4 Bombardier Inc.  8.750%         11/15/30    300     321
4,5 Bombardier Inc.  7.250%           7/1/31    215     216
Canadian Natural Resources Ltd.  2.950%          7/15/30     40      35
3 Canadian Natural Resources Ltd.  4.950%           6/1/47     10       9
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      Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000)
Market
Value

($000)
Enbridge Inc.  5.700%           3/8/33    300     307
4 Garda World Security Corp.  7.750%          2/15/28     60      61
4 Hudbay Minerals Inc.  4.500%           4/1/26     80      77
4 Hudbay Minerals Inc.  6.125%           4/1/29    150     148
4 Husky Injection Molding Systems Ltd.  9.000%          2/15/29     45      46
4 NOVA Chemicals Corp.  9.000%          2/15/30    490     506
Nutrien Ltd.  4.900%          3/27/28     25      25
Nutrien Ltd.  4.200%           4/1/29    100      97
4 Ontario Gaming GTA LP  8.000%           8/1/30     50      52
Rogers Communications Inc.  5.000%          2/15/29    200     199
3 Royal Bank of Canada  4.900%          1/12/28    350     350
3 Royal Bank of Canada  5.150%           2/1/34     60      60
3 Toronto-Dominion Bank  5.532%          7/17/26    100     101
4 Videotron Ltd.  3.625%          6/15/29    180     162
                                      3,656
Chile (0.1%)
4 Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile SA  6.500%          11/7/33    200     209
China (0.1%)
NXP BV  5.000%          1/15/33    140     137
Finland (0.0%)
4 Amer Sports Co.  6.750%          2/16/31     55      55
France (0.5%)
4 Altice France SA  5.125%          7/15/29    400     270
4 SNF Group SACA  3.125%          3/15/27    410     379
4 SNF Group SACA  3.375%          3/15/30     70      61
                                        710
Germany (1.4%)
4,5 BMW US Capital LLC  4.900%           4/2/27  1,000     998
4 Daimler Truck Finance North America LLC  5.400%          9/20/28    150     152
4 Daimler Truck Finance North America LLC  5.500%          9/20/33    150     152
Deutsche Bank AG  7.146%          7/13/27    150     154
Deutsche Bank AG  5.706%           2/8/28    150     150
Deutsche Bank AG  6.819%         11/20/29     75      78
4 Volkswagen Group of America Finance LLC  6.000%         11/16/26    200     204
4 Volkswagen Group of America Finance LLC  6.450%         11/16/30    200     212
                                      2,100
Ireland (1.1%)
AerCap Ireland Capital DAC  2.450%         10/29/26    370     344
AerCap Ireland Capital DAC  6.100%          1/15/27    200     203
AerCap Ireland Capital DAC  5.750%           6/6/28    150     152
4 GGAM Finance Ltd.  8.000%          2/15/27    375     387
4 GGAM Finance Ltd.  8.000%          6/15/28    100     104
4,5 GGAM Finance Ltd.  6.875%          4/15/29    135     136
4,5 Smurfit Kappa Treasury ULC  5.200%          1/15/30    200     200
4,5 Smurfit Kappa Treasury ULC  5.438%           4/3/34    200     200
                                      1,726
Israel (0.5%)
Teva Pharmaceutical Finance Netherlands III BV  5.125%           5/9/29     25      24
Teva Pharmaceutical Finance Netherlands III BV  7.875%          9/15/29    310     332
Teva Pharmaceutical Finance Netherlands III BV  8.125%          9/15/31    225     246
Teva Pharmaceutical Finance Netherlands III BV  4.100%          10/1/46    180     124
                                        726
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Multi-Sector Income Bond Fund
      Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000)
Market
Value

($000)
Japan (0.8%)
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc.  0.962%         10/11/25    200     195
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc.  5.422%          2/22/29    200     202
3 Mizuho Financial Group Inc.  2.201%          7/10/31     50      42
Nomura Holdings Inc.  2.172%          7/14/28    150     132
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc.  5.880%          7/13/26    430     436
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc.  2.130%           7/8/30     50      42
4 Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank Ltd.  5.650%           3/9/26    200     201
                                      1,250
Luxembourg (0.1%)
4 Altice Financing SA  5.750%          8/15/29    175     140
Macao (0.0%)
4 Studio City Co. Ltd.  7.000%          2/15/27     50      50
Netherlands (0.3%)
4 Sunrise FinCo I BV  4.875%          7/15/31    280     250
4 Sunrise HoldCo IV BV  5.500%          1/15/28     85      82
4 VZ Secured Financing BV  5.000%          1/15/32     30      26
4 Ziggo BV  4.875%          1/15/30    140     125
                                        483
Norway (0.0%)
4 Seadrill Finance Ltd.  8.375%           8/1/30     25      26
Poland (0.5%)
4 Canpack SA  3.125%          11/1/25    290     279
4 Canpack SA  3.875%         11/15/29    520     460
                                        739
Spain (0.1%)
Banco Santander SA  6.607%          11/7/28    100     106
Banco Santander SA  6.921%           8/8/33     50      52
                                        158
Switzerland (1.3%)
Credit Suisse AG  2.950%           4/9/25    150     146
Credit Suisse AG  5.000%           7/9/27     50      50
Credit Suisse AG  7.500%          2/15/28     50      54
UBS AG  5.800%          9/11/25    700     705
4 UBS Group AG  6.327%         12/22/27    200     204
4 UBS Group AG  4.282%           1/9/28    300     289
4 UBS Group AG  4.194%           4/1/31    250     232
4 UBS Group AG  5.699%           2/8/35    370     372
                                      2,052
United Kingdom (2.4%)
4 BAE Systems plc  5.125%          3/26/29    200     201
4 BAE Systems plc  5.250%          3/26/31    200     201
Barclays plc  5.674%          3/12/28    200     201
Barclays plc  7.119%          6/27/34    230     245
BAT Capital Corp.  3.557%          8/15/27     61      58
BAT Capital Corp.  7.750%         10/19/32    180     203
BAT Capital Corp.  6.421%           8/2/33     85      89
BAT International Finance plc  5.931%           2/2/29    100     103
Diageo Capital plc  5.500%          1/24/33    100     104
4 Howden UK Refinance plc  7.250%          2/15/31    140     141
4 Howden UK Refinance plc  8.125%          2/15/32     40      40
HSBC Holdings plc  5.887%          8/14/27    275     277
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Date
Face
Amount
($000)
Market
Value

($000)
3 HSBC Holdings plc  2.013%          9/22/28    200     179
HSBC Holdings plc  7.399%         11/13/34     70      76
4 Lseg US Fin Corp.  4.875%          3/28/27    200     199
4 Macquarie Airfinance Holdings Ltd.  6.400%          3/26/29     70      71
4 Macquarie Airfinance Holdings Ltd.  6.500%          3/26/31     80      81
National Grid plc  5.602%          6/12/28     70      71
NatWest Group plc  5.516%          9/30/28    200     200
3 NatWest Group plc  3.754%          11/1/29    200     197
4 Rolls-Royce plc  3.625%         10/14/25    265     257
4 Virgin Media Finance plc  5.000%          7/15/30    200     169
4 Virgin Media Secured Finance plc  4.500%          8/15/30    140     121
4,5 Vmed O2 UK Financing I plc  7.750%          4/15/32    215     216
                                      3,700
United States (59.7%)
AbbVie Inc.  4.800%          3/15/29  1,535   1,538
4 Advanced Drainage Systems Inc.  6.375%          6/15/30    280     281
AEP Texas Inc.  5.400%           6/1/33     50      50
AES Corp.  5.450%           6/1/28     50      50
AES Corp.  2.450%          1/15/31    100      82
Albemarle Corp.  4.650%           6/1/27      5       5
4 Albertsons Cos. Inc.  6.500%          2/15/28    200     202
4 Allison Transmission Inc.  4.750%          10/1/27    210     202
Allstate Corp.  5.250%          3/30/33    170     171
4,5 AMC Networks Inc. 10.250%          1/15/29     85      86
Ameren Corp.  5.700%          12/1/26    540     547
Ameren Illinois Co.  4.950%           6/1/33     50      50
4 American Airlines Inc.  5.500%          4/20/26    112     112
4 American Airlines Inc.  7.250%          2/15/28     94      95
4 American Airlines Inc.  5.750%          4/20/29    125     123
4 American Airlines Inc.  8.500%          5/15/29    200     211
American Axle & Manufacturing Inc.  5.000%          10/1/29    360     323
4 American Builders & Contractors Supply Co. Inc.  4.000%          1/15/28    145     136
4 American Builders & Contractors Supply Co. Inc.  3.875%         11/15/29     75      67
American Electric Power Co. Inc.  5.200%          1/15/29    190     190
American Express Co.  3.950%           8/1/25    110     108
American Express Co.  5.850%          11/5/27     90      93
American Express Co.  5.098%          2/16/28    120     120
American Express Co.  6.489%         10/30/31    200     214
American Tower Corp.  2.100%          6/15/30     50      42
Amgen Inc.  5.150%           3/2/28    165     166
Amgen Inc.  3.000%          2/22/29     90      83
Amgen Inc.  5.250%           3/2/30    135     137
4 AmWINS Group Inc.  6.375%          2/15/29    120     121
4 AmWINS Group Inc.  4.875%          6/30/29    100      93
4 Antero Midstream Partners LP  6.625%           2/1/32    105     105
4 Antero Resources Corp.  5.375%           3/1/30     80      77
Aon North America Inc.  5.125%           3/1/27     50      50
Aon North America Inc.  5.150%           3/1/29    190     191
4 Ardagh Metal Packaging Finance USA LLC  4.000%           9/1/29    260     210
Ares Capital Corp.  5.875%           3/1/29     70      70
4 Arsenal AIC Parent LLC  8.000%          10/1/30    315     331
4 Asbury Automotive Group Inc.  5.000%          2/15/32     50      45
4 ASP Unifrax Holdings Inc.  5.250%          9/30/28    215     139
AT&T Inc.  2.300%           6/1/27    860     793
AT&T Inc.  2.750%           6/1/31    155     133
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      Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000)
Market
Value

($000)
AT&T Inc.  5.400%          2/15/34     58      59
4 AthenaHealth Group Inc.  6.500%          2/15/30    160     146
Atmos Energy Corp.  5.900%         11/15/33     50      53
AutoZone Inc.  6.250%          11/1/28     40      42
4 Axalta Coating Systems Dutch Holding B BV  7.250%          2/15/31    215     223
4 Axalta Coating Systems LLC  4.750%          6/15/27    160     154
B&G Foods Inc.  5.250%          9/15/27    160     150
4 B&G Foods Inc.  8.000%          9/15/28    140     146
Ball Corp.  6.875%          3/15/28    125     128
Ball Corp.  6.000%          6/15/29     75      76
Ball Corp.  2.875%          8/15/30    250     213
Ball Corp.  3.125%          9/15/31     60      51
3 Bank of America Corp.  3.384%           4/2/26    370     362
Bank of America Corp.  1.734%          7/22/27    183     169
Bank of America Corp.  5.933%          9/15/27    450     456
3 Bank of America Corp.  3.970%           3/5/29     50      48
3 Bank of America Corp.  2.087%          6/14/29    100      88
3 Bank of America Corp.  4.271%          7/23/29     90      87
3 Bank of America Corp.  3.194%          7/23/30    100      91
3 Bank of America Corp.  1.922%         10/24/31    180     147
Bank of America Corp.  5.468%          1/23/35     50      50
3 Bank of New York Mellon Corp.  3.400%          1/29/28     40      38
3 Bank of New York Mellon Corp.  5.802%         10/25/28    100     103
Bank of New York Mellon Corp.  4.543%           2/1/29    100      98
3 Bank of New York Mellon Corp.  4.975%          3/14/30    130     130
3 Bank of New York Mellon Corp.  5.834%         10/25/33    100     104
3 Bank of New York Mellon Corp.  4.967%          4/26/34     70      69
3 Bank of New York Mellon Corp.  6.474%         10/25/34     70      76
3 Bank of New York Mellon Corp.  5.188%          3/14/35    200     199
Bath & Body Works Inc.  6.875%          11/1/35     75      77
4 Bausch + Lomb Corp.  8.375%          10/1/28    100     103
4 Beacon Roofing Supply Inc.  4.125%          5/15/29    100      91
4 Beacon Roofing Supply Inc.  6.500%           8/1/30    200     203
Becton Dickinson & Co.  4.693%          2/13/28    125     124
Becton Dickinson & Co.  4.874%           2/8/29    100      99
Berkshire Hathaway Energy Co.  3.700%          7/15/30     90      84
4 Big River Steel LLC  6.625%          1/31/29    110     111
BlackRock Funding Inc.  5.000%          3/14/34    160     161
4 Blackstone Holdings Finance Co. LLC  2.000%          1/30/32     69      54
Block Inc.  2.750%           6/1/26     20      19
Block Inc.  3.500%           6/1/31     65      57
Blue Owl Capital Corp.  5.950%          3/15/29     60      60
4 Boost Newco Borrower LLC  7.500%          1/15/31    110     115
Boyd Gaming Corp.  4.750%          12/1/27    150     145
4 Boyne USA Inc.  4.750%          5/15/29    175     162
BP Capital Markets America Inc.  4.234%          11/6/28    228     223
BP Capital Markets America Inc.  3.633%           4/6/30     45      42
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.  4.900%          2/22/29    255     256
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.  3.400%          7/26/29     45      42
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.  5.750%           2/1/31     30      31
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.  5.100%          2/22/31    250     252
Broadcom Inc.  4.150%         11/15/30    440     416
4 Broadcom Inc.  4.150%          4/15/32     65      60
Broadcom Inc.  4.300%         11/15/32    100      94
4 Broadcom Inc.  3.419%          4/15/33     90      78
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      Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000)
Market
Value

($000)
4 Builders FirstSource Inc.  6.375%           3/1/34    315     316
4 Cable One Inc.  4.000%         11/15/30    269     210
4 Caesars Entertainment Inc.  7.000%          2/15/30     30      31
4 Caesars Entertainment Inc.  6.500%          2/15/32    120     121
4 Calpine Corp.  4.500%          2/15/28    239     227
4 Calpine Corp.  5.125%          3/15/28    206     198
4 Calpine Corp.  4.625%           2/1/29    175     162
4 Camelot Return Merger Sub Inc.  8.750%           8/1/28    205     210
Capital One Financial Corp.  7.149%         10/29/27    400     416
Capital One Financial Corp.  6.312%           6/8/29    100     103
Capital One Financial Corp.  5.700%           2/1/30    300     303
4 Carnival Corp.  5.750%           3/1/27    340     336
4 Carnival Corp.  4.000%           8/1/28    130     121
4 Carnival Corp.  6.000%           5/1/29    175     173
4 Carnival Corp. 10.500%           6/1/30      5       5
4 Carnival Holdings Bermuda Ltd. 10.375%           5/1/28     90      98
4 Catalent Pharma Solutions Inc.  3.125%          2/15/29    210     201
4 Catalent Pharma Solutions Inc.  3.500%           4/1/30    365     349
4 CCO Holdings LLC  5.000%           2/1/28    180     168
4 CCO Holdings LLC  6.375%           9/1/29     80      76
4 CCO Holdings LLC  4.750%           3/1/30  1,080     926
4 CCO Holdings LLC  4.250%           2/1/31    150     122
Centene Corp.  2.450%          7/15/28    240     213
Centene Corp.  3.000%         10/15/30     90      77
CenterPoint Energy Houston Electric LLC  5.200%          10/1/28     40      41
CenterPoint Energy Houston Electric LLC  4.950%           4/1/33     10      10
4 Central Parent LLC  8.000%          6/15/29    155     161
Charles Schwab Corp.  5.643%          5/19/29     60      61
Charles Schwab Corp.  6.196%         11/17/29     70      73
4 Chart Industries Inc.  7.500%           1/1/30     20      21
4 Chart Industries Inc.  9.500%           1/1/31    210     229
Charter Communications Operating LLC  6.150%         11/10/26    500     504
Charter Communications Operating LLC  3.750%          2/15/28    640     594
4 Chemours Co.  5.750%         11/15/28     10       9
4 Chemours Co.  4.625%         11/15/29    540     466
Cheniere Energy Partners LP  4.000%           3/1/31    130     118
Cheniere Energy Partners LP  3.250%          1/31/32     30      26
Cheniere Energy Partners LP  5.950%          6/30/33     35      36
4 Churchill Downs Inc.  4.750%          1/15/28    280     266
4 Churchill Downs Inc.  5.750%           4/1/30     65      63
Cisco Systems Inc.  4.850%          2/26/29    250     252
Cisco Systems Inc.  4.950%          2/26/31    370     373
Citigroup Inc.  4.400%          6/10/25    185     182
Citigroup Inc.  3.700%          1/12/26    100      97
3 Citigroup Inc.  3.668%          7/24/28    140     133
Citigroup Inc.  4.125%          7/25/28     75      72
3 Citigroup Inc.  2.666%          1/29/31    195     169
4 Civitas Resources Inc.  8.375%           7/1/28    205     216
4 Civitas Resources Inc.  8.625%          11/1/30    225     242
4 Civitas Resources Inc.  8.750%           7/1/31     75      80
4 Clarios Global LP  6.250%          5/15/26     80      80
4 Clarios Global LP  8.500%          5/15/27    275     275
4 Clean Harbors Inc.  4.875%          7/15/27     80      78
4 Clean Harbors Inc.  6.375%           2/1/31     20      20
4 Clearway Energy Operating LLC  4.750%          3/15/28    360     342
9

 

Multi-Sector Income Bond Fund
      Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000)
Market
Value

($000)
4 Clearway Energy Operating LLC  3.750%          2/15/31    140     121
4 Clearway Energy Operating LLC  3.750%          1/15/32    124     104
4 Cleveland-Cliffs Inc.  6.750%          4/15/30    100     100
4 Cleveland-Cliffs Inc.  7.000%          3/15/32    270     274
4 Cloud Software Group Inc.  6.500%          3/31/29    115     109
4 Cloud Software Group Inc.  9.000%          9/30/29    295     283
CNH Industrial Capital LLC  4.550%          4/10/28    300     294
4 CNX Resources Corp.  6.000%          1/15/29    140     137
4 CNX Resources Corp.  7.375%          1/15/31     15      15
4 CNX Resources Corp.  7.250%           3/1/32     80      81
4 Columbia Pipelines Holding Co. LLC  5.681%          1/15/34     75      74
4 CommScope Inc.  7.125%           7/1/28     90      36
4 Community Health Systems Inc.  8.000%          3/15/26    173     173
4 Community Health Systems Inc.  5.625%          3/15/27    150     138
4 Community Health Systems Inc.  4.750%          2/15/31    150     116
Conagra Brands Inc.  5.300%          10/1/26     55      55
Constellation Brands Inc.  2.250%           8/1/31     50      41
Corebridge Financial Inc.  3.500%           4/4/25     10      10
Corebridge Financial Inc.  3.650%           4/5/27     60      57
Corebridge Financial Inc.  3.850%           4/5/29     10       9
Corebridge Financial Inc.  3.900%           4/5/32     60      54
Cotiviti Holdings Inc.  7.625%          2/21/31     15      15
4 Coty Inc.  5.000%          4/15/26      6       6
4 Coty Inc.  4.750%          1/15/29    100      95
4 Coty Inc.  6.625%          7/15/30    250     254
4 Credit Acceptance Corp.  9.250%         12/15/28    375     403
4 CrownRock LP  5.625%         10/15/25    190     189
4 CSC Holdings LLC 11.750%          1/31/29    105     105
4 CSC Holdings LLC  5.750%          1/15/30     95      50
4 CSC Holdings LLC  4.125%          12/1/30    180     128
4 CSC Holdings LLC  4.625%          12/1/30    100      51
4 CSC Holdings LLC  3.375%          2/15/31     25      17
4 CSC Holdings LLC  4.500%         11/15/31    225     159
CubeSmart LP  2.500%          2/15/32     45      37
CVS Health Corp.  4.300%          3/25/28    153     149
CVS Health Corp.  5.300%           6/1/33    200     200
Dana Inc.  4.250%           9/1/30     30      27
Dana Inc.  4.500%          2/15/32     15      13
4 DaVita Inc.  3.750%          2/15/31    220     184
Dell International LLC  5.850%          7/15/25    305     307
Dell International LLC  4.900%          10/1/26    325     323
4 Delta Air Lines Inc.  7.000%           5/1/25    165     167
4 Delta Air Lines Inc.  4.750%         10/20/28  1,042   1,019
Devon Energy Corp.  5.850%         12/15/25    100     101
4 Diamond Foreign Asset Co.  8.500%          10/1/30    285     300
Diamondback Energy Inc.  3.125%          3/24/31      5       4
4 Directv Financing LLC  5.875%          8/15/27    195     184
4 Directv Financing LLC  8.875%           2/1/30    265     264
Discovery Communications LLC  4.125%          5/15/29    500     469
4 DISH Network Corp. 11.750%         11/15/27    495     506
4 DT Midstream Inc.  4.125%          6/15/29    460     424
3 DTE Energy Co.  3.400%          6/15/29     50      46
Duke Energy Corp.  5.000%          12/8/27     10      10
Duke Energy Progress LLC  3.400%           4/1/32     50      45
eBay Inc.  1.400%          5/10/26    539     499
10

 

Multi-Sector Income Bond Fund
      Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000)
Market
Value

($000)
eBay Inc.  5.950%         11/22/27     10      10
4 Element Solutions Inc.  3.875%           9/1/28    245     225
4 EMRLD Borrower LP  6.625%         12/15/30    165     167
4 Energizer Holdings Inc.  4.750%          6/15/28    322     299
4 Energizer Holdings Inc.  4.375%          3/31/29     70      63
Energy Transfer LP  4.400%          3/15/27     70      68
3 Energy Transfer LP  5.500%           6/1/27    164     165
Energy Transfer LP  5.250%          4/15/29     70      70
Energy Transfer LP  6.400%          12/1/30    165     174
Energy Transfer LP  5.750%          2/15/33     40      41
4 Entegris Inc.  4.375%          4/15/28    115     108
4 Entegris Inc.  4.750%          4/15/29     55      53
4 Entegris Inc.  5.950%          6/15/30    250     247
Enterprise Products Operating LLC  2.800%          1/31/30    160     143
4 EQM Midstream Partners LP  7.500%           6/1/27     50      51
EQM Midstream Partners LP  5.500%          7/15/28     80      79
4 EQM Midstream Partners LP  7.500%           6/1/30    150     160
4 EQM Midstream Partners LP  4.750%          1/15/31    275     256
4 ERAC USA Finance LLC  4.600%           5/1/28     80      79
ERP Operating LP  2.500%          2/15/30     40      35
4,5 Esab Corp.  6.250%          4/15/29    285     286
Exelon Corp.  5.150%          3/15/28     60      60
Exelon Corp.  3.350%          3/15/32     80      71
Extra Space Storage LP  5.900%          1/15/31    130     135
4 Fiesta Purchaser Inc.  7.875%           3/1/31     15      15
Fifth Third Bancorp  3.950%          3/14/28    100      96
Fifth Third Bancorp  4.055%          4/25/28    586     556
Fifth Third Bancorp  6.339%          7/27/29    100     103
Fifth Third Bancorp  5.631%          1/29/32    170     170
3 Fifth Third Bank NA  3.950%          7/28/25    100      98
4 FirstEnergy Pennsylvania Electric Co.  5.150%          3/30/26     40      40
4 FirstEnergy Transmission LLC  2.866%          9/15/28     80      73
FMC Corp.  5.650%          5/18/33     60      59
Ford Motor Co.  9.625%          4/22/30      5       6
Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC  2.700%          8/10/26      5       5
Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC  3.815%          11/2/27    110     103
Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC  6.800%          5/12/28    320     332
Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC  7.200%          6/10/30     95     101
4 Fortrea Holdings Inc.  7.500%           7/1/30     45      46
Fox Corp.  6.500%         10/13/33     75      79
4 Frontier Communications Holdings LLC  5.000%           5/1/28    295     274
Frontier Communications Holdings LLC  5.875%          11/1/29     75      63
4 Frontier Communications Holdings LLC  6.000%          1/15/30    100      85
4 Gates Global LLC  6.250%          1/15/26    180     180
GE HealthCare Technologies Inc.  5.650%         11/15/27    250     255
General Motors Financial Co. Inc.  4.350%          1/17/27    275     269
General Motors Financial Co. Inc.  5.000%           4/9/27    125     124
General Motors Financial Co. Inc.  3.850%           1/5/28     50      48
General Motors Financial Co. Inc.  5.850%           4/6/30    120     122
General Motors Financial Co. Inc.  5.750%           2/8/31    165     167
General Motors Financial Co. Inc.  6.400%           1/9/33     60      63
Genesis Energy LP  8.250%          1/15/29    150     154
Georgia Power Co.  5.004%          2/23/27    240     240
Georgia Power Co.  3.250%          3/30/27    100      95
Georgia Power Co.  4.700%          5/15/32     20      20
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      Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000)
Market
Value

($000)
Georgia Power Co.  4.950%          5/17/33    122     120
4 Georgia-Pacific LLC  2.300%          4/30/30     50      43
4 Global Atlantic Fin Co.  7.950%          6/15/33    230     255
Global Payments Inc.  2.150%          1/15/27     40      37
Global Payments Inc.  5.400%          8/15/32    150     149
3 Goldman Sachs Group Inc.  3.272%          9/29/25    270     267
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.  9.500%          5/31/25    260     262
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.  5.000%          7/15/29    250     233
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.  5.250%          7/15/31    345     314
4 Graphic Packaging International LLC  3.750%           2/1/30    150     134
4 Gray Television Inc.  7.000%          5/15/27    270     251
4 Greystar Real Estate Partners LLC  7.750%           9/1/30     25      26
Haleon US Capital LLC  3.625%          3/24/32     15      14
4 Hanesbrands Inc.  9.000%          2/15/31    275     282
HCA Inc.  3.625%          3/15/32    100      88
Helmerich & Payne Inc.  2.900%          9/29/31     30      25
Hess Corp.  7.300%          8/15/31      5       6
Highwoods Realty LP  7.650%           2/1/34    108     118
Hillenbrand Inc.  6.250%          2/15/29    150     151
4 Hilton Domestic Operating Co. Inc.  5.875%           4/1/29     30      30
4 Hilton Domestic Operating Co. Inc.  3.750%           5/1/29     55      50
4 HUB International Ltd.  7.250%          6/15/30     50      51
4 HUB International Ltd.  7.375%          1/31/32     55      55
Huntington Bancshares Inc.  5.023%          5/17/33     35      33
4 Imola Merger Corp.  4.750%          5/15/29    410     384
Intel Corp.  4.875%          2/10/28     80      80
Intel Corp.  5.125%          2/10/30    140     142
Intel Corp.  5.200%          2/10/33     30      30
Intercontinental Exchange Inc.  2.100%          6/15/30     40      34
IQVIA Inc.  6.250%           2/1/29    220     228
4 ITC Holdings Corp.  4.950%          9/22/27    370     368
J M Smucker Co.  6.200%         11/15/33     50      53
Jacobs Engineering Group Inc.  5.900%           3/1/33    100     101
JBS USA LUX SA  5.750%           4/1/33     40      39
4 JBS USA LUX SA  6.750%          3/15/34     55      58
JPMorgan Chase & Co.  1.578%          4/22/27    150     139
JPMorgan Chase & Co.  1.470%          9/22/27    187     171
JPMorgan Chase & Co.  4.323%          4/26/28     50      49
3 JPMorgan Chase & Co.  4.005%          4/23/29     50      48
JPMorgan Chase & Co.  5.012%          1/23/30    270     269
JPMorgan Chase & Co.  1.953%           2/4/32    228     186
JPMorgan Chase & Co.  2.580%          4/22/32     45      38
JPMorgan Chase & Co.  4.586%          4/26/33      5       5
4 Kaiser Aluminum Corp.  4.625%           3/1/28    205     193
4 Kaiser Aluminum Corp.  4.500%           6/1/31     40      35
KB Home  7.250%          7/15/30     30      31
4 KeHE Distributors LLC  9.000%          2/15/29    185     187
Kenvue Inc.  5.000%          3/22/30     60      61
Keurig Dr Pepper Inc.  3.200%           5/1/30     50      45
Kilroy Realty LP  6.250%          1/15/36    110     108
Kinder Morgan Inc.  4.800%           2/1/33     45      43
4 Kinetik Holdings LP  6.625%         12/15/28    250     254
Kraft Heinz Foods Co.  3.750%           4/1/30    159     149
Kyndryl Holdings Inc.  6.350%          2/20/34     40      41
L3Harris Technologies Inc.  5.250%           6/1/31    160     160
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Multi-Sector Income Bond Fund
      Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000)
Market
Value

($000)
4 Ladder Capital Finance Holdings LLLP  5.250%          10/1/25    100      98
4 Ladder Capital Finance Holdings LLLP  4.750%          6/15/29    145     132
Lamar Media Corp.  3.750%          2/15/28    200     187
4 Lamb Weston Holdings Inc.  4.125%          1/31/30    603     550
4 Level 3 Financing Inc.  4.250%           7/1/28    120      56
4 Level 3 Financing Inc.  3.875%         11/15/29    100      56
4 Level 3 Financing Inc. 10.500%          5/15/30    255     263
4 LifePoint Health Inc. 11.000%         10/15/30    305     326
4 Lithia Motors Inc.  4.625%         12/15/27    110     106
4 Lithia Motors Inc.  3.875%           6/1/29    200     180
4 Live Nation Entertainment Inc.  4.875%          11/1/24     85      84
4 Live Nation Entertainment Inc.  5.625%          3/15/26    120     119
4 Live Nation Entertainment Inc.  6.500%          5/15/27    110     111
4 Live Nation Entertainment Inc.  3.750%          1/15/28    150     139
Lockheed Martin Corp.  5.250%          1/15/33    229     235
LPL Holdings Inc.  6.750%         11/17/28    140     147
M&T Bank Corp.  4.553%          8/16/28    686     655
M&T Bank Corp.  7.413%         10/30/29    460     485
M&T Bank Corp.  6.082%          3/13/32    750     749
M&T Bank Corp.  5.053%          1/27/34     20      19
Marathon Oil Corp.  5.300%           4/1/29    110     110
Marriott International Inc.  4.875%          5/15/29     50      50
4 Masonite International Corp.  5.375%           2/1/28    155     155
4 Match Group Holdings II LLC  4.625%           6/1/28     40      38
4 Match Group Holdings II LLC  5.625%          2/15/29     15      15
4 Match Group Holdings II LLC  4.125%           8/1/30     10       9
4 Match Group Holdings II LLC  3.625%          10/1/31    125     106
4 McAfee Corp.  7.375%          2/15/30    205     189
4 Medline Borrower LP  3.875%           4/1/29    155     141
4 Medline Borrower LP  6.250%           4/1/29     60      60
4 Medline Borrower LP  5.250%          10/1/29    100      95
5 MGM Resorts International  6.500%          4/15/32    215     214
4 Michaels Cos. Inc.  5.250%           5/1/28     65      55
MidAmerican Energy Co.  3.100%           5/1/27    100      95
4 Mileage Plus Holdings LLC  6.500%          6/20/27    926     933
4 Miter Brands Acquisition Holdco Inc.  6.750%           4/1/32     80      80
Mondelez International Inc.  2.750%          4/13/30     28      25
3 Morgan Stanley  4.000%          7/23/25     50      49
Morgan Stanley  5.050%          1/28/27    145     144
3 Morgan Stanley  1.512%          7/20/27    180     165
Morgan Stanley  2.475%          1/21/28    100      93
Morgan Stanley  5.123%           2/1/29     50      50
3 Morgan Stanley  5.164%          4/20/29    300     300
Morgan Stanley  5.173%          1/16/30    260     260
3 Morgan Stanley  1.794%          2/13/32     25      20
Morgan Stanley  4.889%          7/20/33     50      48
Morgan Stanley  5.466%          1/18/35     50      50
Morgan Stanley  5.297%          4/20/37     40      38
MPLX LP  4.000%          3/15/28     45      43
MPLX LP  5.000%           3/1/33     35      34
MPT Operating Partnership LP  4.625%           8/1/29    185     142
MPT Operating Partnership LP  3.500%          3/15/31     75      52
Nasdaq Inc.  5.350%          6/28/28    250     253
4 Nationstar Mortgage Holdings Inc.  5.125%         12/15/30     60      54
4 Nationstar Mortgage Holdings Inc.  7.125%           2/1/32     75      74
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Multi-Sector Income Bond Fund
      Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000)
Market
Value

($000)
Navient Corp.  9.375%          7/25/30    295     315
4 NCL Corp. Ltd.  5.875%          2/15/27    215     212
4 NCL Corp. Ltd.  8.125%          1/15/29     20      21
4 NCL Corp. Ltd.  7.750%          2/15/29     35      36
4 NCL Finance Ltd.  6.125%          3/15/28    150     148
Netflix Inc.  5.875%         11/15/28    458     476
Newell Brands Inc.  6.375%          9/15/27    344     339
Newell Brands Inc.  6.625%          9/15/29     56      55
Newmont Corp.  2.800%          10/1/29    150     135
4 News Corp.  3.875%          5/15/29    345     316
4 Nexstar Media Inc.  5.625%          7/15/27    235     226
4 Nexstar Media Inc.  4.750%          11/1/28    120     109
NextEra Energy Capital Holdings Inc.  5.749%           9/1/25    170     171
4 NextEra Energy Operating Partners LP  4.250%          7/15/24    373     370
NiSource Inc.  5.250%          3/30/28     30      30
NiSource Inc.  5.400%          6/30/33     20      20
NNN REIT Inc.  5.600%         10/15/33     50      51
4 Novelis Corp.  3.250%         11/15/26    200     186
4 Novelis Corp.  4.750%          1/30/30     41      38
4 Novelis Corp.  3.875%          8/15/31    171     147
Nucor Corp.  3.125%           4/1/32     10       9
Occidental Petroleum Corp.  6.625%           9/1/30     50      53
Occidental Petroleum Corp.  6.125%           1/1/31     25      26
Occidental Petroleum Corp.  6.600%          3/15/46     10      11
4 Olympus Water US Holding Corp.  4.250%          10/1/28    280     254
4 Olympus Water US Holding Corp.  9.750%         11/15/28    230     245
4 Olympus Water US Holding Corp.  6.250%          10/1/29    140     128
OneMain Finance Corp.  3.500%          1/15/27    440     408
OneMain Finance Corp.  3.875%          9/15/28     75      67
OneMain Finance Corp.  9.000%          1/15/29    100     106
OneMain Finance Corp.  7.875%          3/15/30     55      57
ONEOK Inc.  5.550%          11/1/26     40      40
ONEOK Inc.  5.800%          11/1/30     55      57
Oracle Corp.  6.250%          11/9/32     50      54
4 Organon & Co.  4.125%          4/30/28    251     234
4 Organon & Co.  5.125%          4/30/31    305     270
4 Outfront Media Capital LLC  4.250%          1/15/29    210     190
4 Outfront Media Capital LLC  7.375%          2/15/31    300     315
4 Owens & Minor Inc.  6.625%           4/1/30     15      15
4 Owens-Brockway Glass Container Inc.  7.250%          5/15/31     35      36
Pacific Gas & Electric Co.  3.450%           7/1/25     80      78
Pacific Gas & Electric Co.  2.100%           8/1/27    190     171
Pacific Gas & Electric Co.  6.950%          3/15/34     60      66
Pacific Gas & Electric Co.  5.800%          5/15/34    230     232
PacifiCorp  5.450%          2/15/34     90      90
4 Pactiv Evergreen Group Issuer Inc.  4.000%         10/15/27    140     131
4 Pactiv Evergreen Group Issuer LLC  4.375%         10/15/28    100      93
4,5 Panther Escrow Issuer LLC  7.125%           6/1/31    135     137
Paramount Global  4.950%          1/15/31     48      43
Parker-Hannifin Corp.  3.250%          6/14/29    300     278
4 Penn Entertainment Inc.  4.125%           7/1/29    140     121
4 PennyMac Financial Services Inc.  7.875%         12/15/29    250     257
4 Performance Food Group Inc.  6.875%           5/1/25    375     375
4 Performance Food Group Inc.  5.500%         10/15/27     70      69
4 Performance Food Group Inc.  4.250%           8/1/29    160     147
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      Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000)
Market
Value

($000)
4 Permian Resources Operating LLC  7.750%          2/15/26    240     243
4 Permian Resources Operating LLC  6.875%           4/1/27     15      15
4 Permian Resources Operating LLC  5.875%           7/1/29     85      84
4 Permian Resources Operating LLC  9.875%          7/15/31     25      28
4 Permian Resources Operating LLC  7.000%          1/15/32    265     275
Pfizer Investment Enterprises Pte. Ltd.  4.450%          5/19/28    170     168
Pfizer Investment Enterprises Pte. Ltd.  4.650%          5/19/30     25      25
Pfizer Investment Enterprises Pte. Ltd.  4.750%          5/19/33    145     143
Philip Morris International Inc.  5.125%         11/17/27     20      20
Philip Morris International Inc.  4.875%          2/15/28     50      50
Philip Morris International Inc.  4.875%          2/13/29    220     219
Philip Morris International Inc.  5.625%         11/17/29     20      21
Philip Morris International Inc.  5.125%          2/15/30     50      50
Philip Morris International Inc.  5.500%           9/7/30      5       5
Philip Morris International Inc.  5.750%         11/17/32     20      21
Phillips 66 Co.  5.250%          6/15/31     85      86
4,5 Phinia Inc.  6.750%          4/15/29    145     146
Pioneer Natural Resources Co.  1.900%          8/15/30    100      84
Pioneer Natural Resources Co.  2.150%          1/15/31     60      51
PNC Financial Services Group Inc.  6.615%         10/20/27     90      93
PNC Financial Services Group Inc.  5.354%          12/2/28    145     146
PNC Financial Services Group Inc.  5.582%          6/12/29    150     152
PNC Financial Services Group Inc.  6.037%         10/28/33    250     259
PNC Financial Services Group Inc.  5.068%          1/24/34     10      10
PNC Financial Services Group Inc.  6.875%         10/20/34    100     109
PNC Financial Services Group Inc.  5.676%          1/22/35    200     202
4 Post Holdings Inc.  5.500%         12/15/29     82      79
4 Post Holdings Inc.  6.250%          2/15/32    220     222
Prudential Financial Inc.  6.500%          3/15/54     50      51
Public Storage Operating Co.  1.950%          11/9/28    100      88
Range Resources Corp.  8.250%          1/15/29    350     364
Realty Income Corp.  4.625%          11/1/25    155     153
Realty Income Corp.  2.200%          6/15/28    192     172
Realty Income Corp.  2.700%          2/15/32     45      38
Republic Services Inc.  5.000%           4/1/34     40      40
4 RHP Hotel Properties LP  6.500%           4/1/32    150     150
4 Rocket Mortgage LLC  3.625%           3/1/29    215     193
4 Rocket Mortgage LLC  3.875%           3/1/31     35      31
4 Roller Bearing Co. of America Inc.  4.375%         10/15/29    200     183
4 Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.  8.250%          1/15/29    418     442
4 Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.  9.250%          1/15/29     30      32
4 Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.  7.250%          1/15/30    240     249
RTX Corp.  5.750%          11/8/26    500     508
RTX Corp.  2.250%           7/1/30    250     214
Ryder System Inc.  6.600%          12/1/33    125     136
Sabine Pass Liquefaction LLC  5.875%          6/30/26     60      60
Sabine Pass Liquefaction LLC  4.500%          5/15/30    100      96
Sabra Health Care LP  3.200%          12/1/31     30      25
Sally Holdings LLC  6.750%           3/1/32     25      25
Santander Holdings USA Inc.  6.499%           3/9/29     10      10
SBA Communications Corp.  3.875%          2/15/27    200     190
SBA Communications Corp.  3.125%           2/1/29    100      89
4 Scripps Escrow Inc.  5.875%          7/15/27     85      71
4 Scripps Escrow II Inc.  5.375%          1/15/31     15       9
4 Seagate HDD Cayman  8.250%         12/15/29     55      59
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Multi-Sector Income Bond Fund
      Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000)
Market
Value

($000)
4 Seagate HDD Cayman  8.500%          7/15/31     40      43
4 Sealed Air Corp.  4.000%          12/1/27    380     356
4 Sealed Air Corp.  6.125%           2/1/28     55      55
4 Sealed Air Corp.  5.000%          4/15/29    255     245
4 Sealed Air Corp.  7.250%          2/15/31    300     312
Service Corp. International  3.375%          8/15/30    380     329
4 Sirius XM Radio Inc.  4.000%          7/15/28    200     183
Southern California Edison Co.  5.200%           6/1/34    240     238
3 Southern Co.  3.700%          4/30/30     75      70
4 Spirit AeroSystems Inc.  9.375%         11/30/29    202     220
4 Spirit AeroSystems Inc.  9.750%         11/15/30    460     515
Sprint Capital Corp.  6.875%         11/15/28    210     224
Sprint Capital Corp.  8.750%          3/15/32    200     242
Sprint LLC  7.625%           3/1/26    100     103
4 SS&C Technologies Inc.  5.500%          9/30/27     95      93
4 Star Parent Inc.  9.000%          10/1/30    175     185
4 Starwood Property Trust Inc.  7.250%           4/1/29    200     202
4 Station Casinos LLC  6.625%          3/15/32     80      81
4 Summit Materials LLC  7.250%          1/15/31    150     156
4 Sunoco LP  7.000%          9/15/28    175     179
4,5 Surgery Center Holdings Inc.  7.250%          4/15/32     60      61
Take-Two Interactive Software Inc.  3.700%          4/14/27     10      10
4 Tallgrass Energy Partners LP  7.375%          2/15/29    625     628
Tapestry Inc.  7.350%         11/27/28    100     105
Targa Resources Corp.  6.150%           3/1/29    105     109
Targa Resources Corp.  6.125%          3/15/33     45      47
Targa Resources Corp.  6.500%          3/30/34    105     113
Targa Resources Partners LP  4.000%          1/15/32      8       7
Teledyne Technologies Inc.  2.750%           4/1/31     20      17
Tenet Healthcare Corp.  6.250%           2/1/27     80      80
Tenet Healthcare Corp.  5.125%          11/1/27    100      98
Tenet Healthcare Corp.  6.125%          10/1/28    280     279
Tenet Healthcare Corp.  4.250%           6/1/29     40      37
4 Tenet Healthcare Corp.  6.750%          5/15/31    315     321
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.  4.950%         11/21/32     95      95
T-Mobile USA Inc.  2.625%          4/15/26    470     446
T-Mobile USA Inc.  2.625%          2/15/29    153     137
T-Mobile USA Inc.  3.375%          4/15/29    100      93
T-Mobile USA Inc.  3.875%          4/15/30    115     108
4 TopBuild Corp.  3.625%          3/15/29    125     114
3 Toyota Motor Credit Corp.  5.000%          3/19/27    195     196
Toyota Motor Credit Corp.  5.100%          3/21/31    195     197
4 TransDigm Inc.  6.750%          8/15/28    615     624
4 TransDigm Inc.  6.375%           3/1/29    234     235
4 TransDigm Inc.  6.875%         12/15/30     80      82
4 TransDigm Inc.  7.125%          12/1/31    200     206
4 TransDigm Inc.  6.625%           3/1/32     77      78
4 Transocean Inc. 11.500%          1/30/27     50      52
4 Transocean Inc.  8.750%          2/15/30    482     502
4 Transocean Titan Financing Ltd.  8.375%           2/1/28     75      78
4 Triumph Group Inc.  9.000%          3/15/28    172     181
3 Truist Financial Corp.  6.047%           6/8/27     80      81
3 Truist Financial Corp.  7.161%         10/30/29     60      64
3 Truist Financial Corp.  6.123%         10/28/33     15      15
4 UKG Inc.  6.875%           2/1/31    165     168
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      Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000)
Market
Value

($000)
4 United Airlines Inc.  4.375%          4/15/26    140     135
4 United Airlines Inc.  4.625%          4/15/29     18      17
3 United Airlines Pass-Through Trust Class A Series 2020-1  5.875%         10/15/27    162     161
4 United Natural Foods Inc.  6.750%         10/15/28    325     270
4 United Wholesale Mortgage LLC  5.500%         11/15/25    340     337
4 United Wholesale Mortgage LLC  5.500%          4/15/29     50      47
UnitedHealth Group Inc.  5.350%          2/15/33     20      21
4 Univision Communications Inc.  8.000%          8/15/28    400     408
4 Univision Communications Inc.  7.375%          6/30/30    195     193
3 US Bancorp  4.548%          7/22/28     80      78
US Bancorp  5.775%          6/12/29    330     336
US Bancorp  5.384%          1/23/30    110     110
US Bancorp  4.839%           2/1/34    250     237
US Bancorp  5.836%          6/12/34    100     102
US Bancorp  5.678%          1/23/35    110     111
4 US Foods Inc.  6.875%          9/15/28     15      15
4 US Foods Inc.  4.750%          2/15/29    305     289
4 US Foods Inc.  7.250%          1/15/32     30      31
4 USI Inc.  7.500%          1/15/32    135     135
4 Vail Resorts Inc.  6.250%          5/15/25     70      70
4 Valaris Ltd.  8.375%          4/30/30    505     520
4 Venture Global Calcasieu Pass LLC  3.875%          8/15/29    250     225
4 Venture Global Calcasieu Pass LLC  6.250%          1/15/30      5       5
4 Venture Global LNG Inc.  8.125%           6/1/28     95      97
4 Venture Global LNG Inc.  9.500%           2/1/29    550     593
4 Venture Global LNG Inc.  8.375%           6/1/31    145     150
4 Venture Global LNG Inc.  9.875%           2/1/32    180     194
4 Veralto Corp.  5.500%          9/18/26    230     231
Verizon Communications Inc.  1.680%         10/30/30     50      41
4 Viper Energy Inc.  7.375%          11/1/31     85      88
3 Virginia Electric & Power Co.  2.875%          7/15/29     90      82
Virginia Electric & Power Co.  5.000%          1/15/34    200     197
4 Vistra Operations Co. LLC  5.125%          5/13/25     10      10
4 Vistra Operations Co. LLC  5.625%          2/15/27     75      74
4 Vistra Operations Co. LLC  5.000%          7/31/27     80      78
4 Vistra Operations Co. LLC  4.375%           5/1/29    350     324
4 Vistra Operations Co. LLC  7.750%         10/15/31    180     188
4 Vital Energy Inc.  7.750%          7/31/29    275     277
VMware LLC  1.800%          8/15/28     30      26
VMware LLC  4.700%          5/15/30    161     157
VMware LLC  2.200%          8/15/31     60      49
Warnermedia Holdings Inc.  3.755%          3/15/27     16      15
Warnermedia Holdings Inc.  4.054%          3/15/29    205     192
Warnermedia Holdings Inc.  4.279%          3/15/32     50      45
3 Wells Fargo & Co.  4.100%           6/3/26    100      97
3 Wells Fargo & Co.  2.393%           6/2/28    125     114
3 Wells Fargo & Co.  5.574%          7/25/29    110     111
3 Wells Fargo & Co.  4.897%          7/25/33     75      72
Wells Fargo & Co.  5.389%          4/24/34    125     124
3 Wells Fargo & Co.  5.557%          7/25/34     70      70
Wells Fargo & Co.  6.491%         10/23/34    100     107
3 Wells Fargo Bank NA  5.450%           8/7/26    100     101
4 WESCO Distribution Inc.  7.125%          6/15/25    320     320
4 WESCO Distribution Inc.  6.375%          3/15/29    200     202
4 WESCO Distribution Inc.  6.625%          3/15/32    160     163
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      Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000)
Market
Value

($000)
Williams Cos. Inc.  4.900%          3/15/29    625     621
4 Williams Scotsman Inc.  7.375%          10/1/31     30      31
4 WMG Acquisition Corp.  3.750%          12/1/29    370     331
4 WR Grace Holdings LLC  5.625%          8/15/29    265     237
4 WR Grace Holdings LLC  7.375%           3/1/31    325     330
4 Wyndham Hotels & Resorts Inc.  4.375%          8/15/28    300     279
4 Xerox Holdings Corp.  8.875%         11/30/29     55      56
                                     91,954
Zambia (0.2%)
4 First Quantum Minerals Ltd.  9.375%           3/1/29    305     316
Total Corporate Bonds (Cost $110,414) 111,693
Floating Rate Loan Interests (2.2%)
United States (2.2%)
6 AAdvantage Loyalty IP Ltd. Initial Term Loan, TSFR3M + 4.750% 10.329%          4/20/28    467     485
6 Asurion LLC B-11 Term Loan, TSFR1M + 4.250%  9.677%          8/19/28    199     192
6 Bausch + Lomb Corp. Initial Term Loan, TSFR1M + 3.250%  8.677%          5/10/27     85      84
6 Bausch Health Cos. Inc. Second Amendment Term Loan, TSFR1M + 5.250% 10.679%           2/1/27     50      39
6 Boost Newco Borrower LLC Initial Term Loan, TSFR3M + 3.000%  8.309%          1/31/31     10      10
6 Chemours Co. Tranche B-3 Term Loan, TSFR1M + 3.500%  8.830%          8/18/28    165     164
6 Cloud Software Group Inc. First Lien Dollar Term Loan B, TSFR3M + 4.500%  9.909%          3/30/29    337     335
6,7 Cotiviti Holdings Inc. Term Loan, TSFR1M + 3.250%      —%          2/24/31     50      50
6 DaVita Inc. Tranche B-1 Term Loan, TSFR1M + 1.750%  7.192%          8/12/26     44      44
6 First Student Bidco Inc. Incremental Term Loan B, TSFR3M + 4.000%  9.402%          7/21/28     36      36
6 First Student Bidco Inc. Initial Term Loan B, TSFR3M + 3.000%  8.610%          7/21/28    399     398
6 First Student Bidco Inc. Initial Term Loan C, TSFR3M + 3.000%  8.610%          7/21/28    122     122
6 Hub International Ltd. Incremental Term Loan, TSFR3M + 3.250%  8.574%          6/20/30     70      70
6 McAfee Corp. Tranche B-1 Term Loan, TSFR1M + 3.750%  9.176%           3/1/29    187     187
6 Medline Borrower LP Initial Dollar Term Loan, TSFR1M + 3.000%  8.441%         10/23/28     65      65
6 Mileage Plus Holdings LLC Initial Term Loan, TSFR3M + 5.250% 10.733%          6/21/27    210     216
6 MIWD Holdco II LLC Term Loan, TSFR1M + 3.500%  8.816%          3/20/31     20      20
6 NCR Atleos LLC Term Loan B, TSFR3M + 4.750% 10.163%          3/27/29     85      85
6 SBA Senior Finance II LLC Initial Term Loan, TSFR1M + 2.000%  7.340%          1/25/31    171     171
6 SkyMiles IP Ltd. Initial Term Loan, TSFR3M + 3.750%  9.068%         10/20/27     56      58
6 SS&C Technologies Holdings Inc. Term Loan B-6, TSFR1M + 2.250%  7.680%          3/22/29     15      16
6 SS&C Technologies Holdings Inc. Term Loan B-7, TSFR1M + 2.250%  7.680%          3/22/29     30      30
6 Star Parent Inc. Term Loan, TSFR3M + 4.000%  9.309%          9/27/30    235     233
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      Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000)
Market
Value

($000)
6 Truist Insurance Holdings LLC Second Lien Term Loan, TSFR1M + 4.750% 10.074%           3/8/32     70      70
6 United AirLines Inc. Term Loan B, TSFR3M + 2.750%  8.076%          2/22/31     30      30
6 Wyndham Hotels & Resorts Inc. Term Loan B, TSFR1M + 2.250%  7.677%          5/24/30     88      88
Total Floating Rate Loan Interests (Cost $3,250) 3,298
Sovereign Bonds (17.7%)
Angola (0.1%)
3 Republic of Angola  8.750%          4/14/32    200     184
Argentina (0.3%)
3 Argentine Republic  3.625%           7/9/35    625     259
3 Argentine Republic  4.250%           1/9/38    580     269
                                        528
Azerbaijan (0.1%)
3,8 Southern Gas Corridor CJSC  6.875%          3/24/26    200     202
Bahrain (0.3%)
3,4 Kingdom of Bahrain  7.500%          2/12/36    450     461
Brazil (1.0%)
Federative Republic of Brazil  6.125%          3/15/34  1,600   1,584
Bulgaria (0.2%)
9 Republic of Bulgaria  4.375%          5/13/31    250     285
Chile (0.5%)
3,4 Corp. Nacional del Cobre de Chile  5.950%           1/8/34    540     540
3 Empresa Nacional del Petroleo  5.250%          11/6/29    200     195
                                        735
Colombia (1.3%)
Ecopetrol SA  8.625%          1/19/29    983   1,041
3 Republic of Colombia  4.500%          3/15/29    200     184
3 Republic of Colombia  3.000%          1/30/30    848     702
                                      1,927
Costa Rica (0.2%)
3,4 Republic of Costa Rica  7.300%         11/13/54    300     318
Dominican Republic (0.6%)
3 Dominican Republic  6.000%          7/19/28    900     895
Ecuador (0.2%)
3 Republic of Ecuador  6.000%          7/31/30    560     381
Egypt (0.4%)
3 Arab Republic of Egypt  8.500%          1/31/47    200     159
3 Arab Republic of Egypt  8.700%           3/1/49    450     365
3 Arab Republic of Egypt  8.750%          9/30/51    200     162
                                        686
El Salvador (0.0%)
3 Republic of El Salvador  8.625%          2/28/29     85      74
Germany (0.1%)
9 Federal Republic of Germany  1.250%          8/15/48     97      82
Ghana (0.1%)
3,10 Republic of Ghana  8.950%          3/26/51    200     102
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      Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000)
Market
Value

($000)
Guatemala (0.3%)
3 Republic of Guatemala  5.250%          8/10/29    500     484
Hungary (0.1%)
3,9 Republic of Hungary  0.125%          9/21/28    200     182
Indonesia (0.1%)
3 Perusahaan Perseroan Persero PT Perusahaan Listrik Negara  3.875%          7/17/29    200     186
Israel (0.3%)
State of Israel  5.750%          3/12/54    410     393
Ivory Coast (0.4%)
3,4 Ivory Coast Government Bond  8.250%          1/30/37    200     201
3,9 Ivory Coast Government Bond  6.625%          3/22/48    400     351
                                        552
Mexico (2.5%)
Petroleos Mexicanos  6.875%           8/4/26    200     194
Petroleos Mexicanos  6.500%           6/2/41     46      31
Petroleos Mexicanos  5.625%          1/23/46    800     479
Petroleos Mexicanos  6.750%          9/21/47    759     505
Petroleos Mexicanos  6.950%          1/28/60     54      36
3 United Mexican States  2.659%          5/24/31    938     783
3 United Mexican States  6.350%           2/9/35  1,325   1,368
3 United Mexican States  4.400%          2/12/52    550     421
                                      3,817
Morocco (0.5%)
3 Kingdom of Morocco  6.500%           9/8/33    540     558
3 Kingdom of Morocco  4.000%         12/15/50    290     198
                                        756
Nigeria (0.2%)
3 Federal Republic of Nigeria  7.375%          9/28/33    200     171
3 Federal Republic of Nigeria  7.625%         11/28/47    200     156
                                        327
Oman (1.0%)
3 Oman Government Bond  4.750%          6/15/26  1,000     983
3 Oman Government Bond  6.500%           3/8/47    200     202
3 Oman Government Bond  6.750%          1/17/48    300     306
                                      1,491
Panama (0.4%)
3 Republic of Panama  3.870%          7/23/60    400     230
3 Republic of Panama  4.500%          1/19/63    600     383
                                        613
Paraguay (0.7%)
3 Paraguay Government Bond  4.700%          3/27/27    400     389
3 Paraguay Government Bond  2.739%          1/29/33    200     162
3 Paraguay Government Bond  3.849%          6/28/33    600     524
                                      1,075
Peru (0.5%)
3 Petroleos del Peru SA  5.625%          6/19/47    350     233
3 Republic of Peru  2.783%          1/23/31    545     468
                                        701
Philippines (0.3%)
Republic of the Philippines  2.457%           5/5/30    500     433
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      Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000)
Market
Value

($000)
Romania (0.8%)
3,9 Republic of Romania  6.625%          9/27/29    200     233
3,9 Republic of Romania  1.750%          7/13/30    700     620
4,9 Republic of Romania  5.375%          3/22/31    380     412
                                      1,265
Saudi Arabia (2.2%)
3 Kingdom of Saudi Arabia  5.000%          1/18/53    200     179
3,4 Kingdom of Saudi Arabia  5.750%          1/16/54  3,000   2,967
3 Saudi Arabian Oil Co.  3.500%          4/16/29    220     206
                                      3,352
Senegal (0.2%)
3 Republic of Senegal  6.250%          5/23/33    235     200
3 Republic of Senegal  6.750%          3/13/48    250     186
                                        386
South Africa (0.6%)
Republic of South Africa  4.850%          9/30/29  1,000     897
Turkey (0.8%)
Republic of Turkiye  9.375%          3/14/29    200     218
Republic of Turkiye  7.625%          5/15/34    900     903
Republic of Turkiye  4.875%          4/16/43    200     140
                                      1,261
Ukraine (0.1%)
3,10 Ukraine Government Bond  7.750%           9/1/26    350     125
3,10 Ukraine Government Bond  7.375%          9/25/34    300      88
                                        213
Uzbekistan (0.3%)
3 Republic of Uzbekistan International Bond  7.850%         10/12/28    200     209
3 Republic of Uzbekistan International Bond  5.375%          2/20/29    227     214
                                         423
Total Sovereign Bonds (Cost $26,920) 27,251
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      Coupon   Shares Market
Value

($000)
Temporary Cash Investments (0.8%)
Money Market Fund (0.8%)
11 Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund
(Cost $1,246)
 5.407%                   12,467        1,246
Total Investments (100.9%) (Cost $153,760)   155,363
Other Assets and Liabilities—Net (-0.9%)   (1,334)
Net Assets (100%)   154,029
Cost is in $000.
See Note A in Notes to Financial Statements.
1 Securities with a value of $107,000 have been segregated as initial margin for open centrally cleared swap contracts.
2 Securities with a value of $173,000 have been segregated as initial margin for open futures contracts.
3 The average or expected maturity is shorter than the final maturity shown because of the possibility of interim principal payments and prepayments or the possibility of the issue being called.
4 Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. Such securities may be sold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At March 31, 2024, the aggregate value was $62,947,000, representing 40.9% of net assets.
5 Includes securities purchased on a when-issued or delayed-delivery basis for which the fund has not taken delivery as of March 31, 2024.
6 Variable-rate security; rate shown is effective rate at period end. Certain variable-rate securities are not based on a published reference rate and spread but are determined by the issuer or agent based on current market conditions.
7 Represents an unsettled loan as of March 31, 2024. The coupon rate is not known until the settlement date.
8 Guaranteed by the Republic of Azerbaijan.
9 Face amount denominated in euro.
10 Non-income-producing security—security in default.
11 Affiliated money market fund available only to Vanguard funds and certain trusts and accounts managed by Vanguard. Rate shown is the 7-day yield.
  DAC—Designated Activity Company.
  REIT—Real Estate Investment Trust.
  TSFR1M—CME Term Secured Overnight Financing Rate 1-Month.
  TSFR3M—CME Term Secured Overnight Financing Rate 3-Month.

Derivative Financial Instruments Outstanding as of Period End

Futures Contracts
      ($000)
  Expiration Number of
Long (Short)
Contracts
Notional
Amount
Value and
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
Long Futures Contracts
2-Year U.S. Treasury Note June 2024 28 5,726 (8)
10-Year U.S. Treasury Note June 2024 42 4,653 (2)
Long U.S. Treasury Bond June 2024 1 120
        (10)
 
Short Futures Contracts
5-Year U.S. Treasury Note June 2024 (66) (7,063)
Euro-Bobl June 2024 (6) (765) (4)
Euro-Bund June 2024 (5) (719) (6)
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Futures Contracts (continued)
      ($000)
  Expiration Number of
Long (Short)
Contracts
Notional
Amount
Value and
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
Euro-Buxl June 2024 (2) (293) (5)
Ultra 10-Year U.S. Treasury Note June 2024 (11) (1,261) 2
Ultra Long U.S. Treasury Bond June 2024 (8) (1,032) 5
        (8)
        (18)
    
Forward Currency Contracts
  Contract
Settlement
Date
Contract Amount (000) Unrealized
Appreciation
($000)
Unrealized
(Depreciation)
($000)
Counterparty   Receive   Deliver
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. 4/26/24 EUR 107 USD 117 (1)
UBS AG 4/26/24 EUR 33 USD 36
Citibank, N.A. 4/26/24 EUR 16 USD 17
UBS AG 4/26/24 MXN 283 USD 17
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. 4/26/24 USD 2,358 EUR 2,156 29
            29 (1)
EUR—euro.
MXN—Mexican peso.
USD—U.S. dollar.
    
Centrally Cleared Credit Default Swaps
Reference Entity Termination
Date
  Notional
Amount
(000)
Periodic
Premium
Received
(Paid)1
(%)
Value
($000)
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
($000)
Credit Protection Sold
CDX-NA-HY-S41-V2 12/20/28 USD 1,417 5.000 104 93
1 Periodic premium received/paid quarterly.
USD—U.S. dollar.
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.
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Statement of Assets and Liabilities
As of March 31, 2024
($000s, except shares, footnotes, and per-share amounts) Amount
Assets  
Investments in Securities, at Value  
Unaffiliated Issuers (Cost $152,514) 154,117
Affiliated Issuers (Cost $1,246) 1,246
Total Investments in Securities 155,363
Investment in Vanguard 4
Cash 261
Foreign Currency, at Value (Cost $6) 6
Receivables for Investment Securities Sold 1,057
Receivables for Accrued Income 2,096
Receivables for Capital Shares Issued 520
Unrealized Appreciation—Forward Currency Contracts 29
Total Assets 159,336
Liabilities  
Payables for Investment Securities Purchased 4,904
Payables for Capital Shares Redeemed 165
Payables for Distributions 211
Payables to Vanguard 21
Variation Margin Payable—Futures Contracts 5
Variation Margin Payable—Centrally Cleared Swap Contracts
Unrealized Depreciation—Forward Currency Contracts 1
Total Liabilities 5,307
Net Assets 154,029

At March 31, 2024, net assets consisted of:

   
Paid-in Capital 154,684
Total Distributable Earnings (Loss) (655)
Net Assets 154,029
 
Investor Shares—Net Assets  
Applicable to 2,152,904 outstanding $.001 par value shares of
beneficial interest (unlimited authorization)
19,246
Net Asset Value Per Share—Investor Shares $8.94
 
Admiral Shares—Net Assets  
Applicable to 7,538,621 outstanding $.001 par value shares of
beneficial interest (unlimited authorization)
134,783
Net Asset Value Per Share—Admiral Shares $17.88
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.
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Statement of Operations
  Six Months Ended
March 31, 2024
  ($000)
Investment Income  
Income  
Interest1 4,034
Total Income 4,034
Expenses  
The Vanguard Group—Note B  
Investment Advisory Services
Management and Administrative—Investor Shares 33
Management and Administrative—Admiral Shares 138
Marketing and Distribution—Investor Shares 1
Marketing and Distribution—Admiral Shares 3
Custodian Fees 10
Shareholders’ Reports—Investor Shares 6
Shareholders’ Reports—Admiral Shares 5
Trustees’ Fees and Expenses
Professional Services 7
Other Expenses 6
Total Expenses 209
Expense Reduction—Note B (9)
Net Expenses 200
Net Investment Income 3,834
Realized Net Gain (Loss)  
Investment Securities Sold1 (228)
Futures Contracts 183
Swap Contracts 118
Forward Currency Contracts (14)
Foreign Currencies (6)
Realized Net Gain (Loss) 53
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)  
Investment Securities1 5,718
Futures Contracts 39
Swap Contracts 89
Forward Currency Contracts 20
Foreign Currencies
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) 5,866
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations 9,753
1 Interest income, realized net gain (loss), capital gain distributions received, and change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) from an affiliated company of the fund were $67,000, ($1,000), less than $1,000, and less than $1,000, respectively. Purchases and sales are for temporary cash investment purposes.
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.
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Statement of Changes in Net Assets
  Six Months Ended
March 31,
2024
  Year Ended
September 30,
2023
  ($000)   ($000)
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets      
Operations      
Net Investment Income 3,834   3,886
Realized Net Gain (Loss) 53   (1,240)
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) 5,866   (942)
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations 9,753   1,704
Distributions      
Investor Shares (506)   (515)
Admiral Shares (3,402)   (3,406)
Total Distributions (3,908)   (3,921)
Capital Share Transactions      
Investor Shares 3,452   14,626
Admiral Shares 45,592   65,203
Net Increase (Decrease) from Capital Share Transactions 49,044   79,829
Total Increase (Decrease) 54,889   77,612
Net Assets      
Beginning of Period 99,140   21,528
End of Period 154,029   99,140
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.
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Financial Highlights
Investor Shares      
For a Share Outstanding
Throughout Each Period
Six Months
Ended
March 31,
2024
Year Ended
September 30,
2023
October 12,
20211 to
September 30,
2022
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period $8.51 $8.32 $10.00
Investment Operations      
Net Investment Income2 .262 .490 .296
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments .430 .157 (1.665)
Total from Investment Operations .692 .647 (1.369)
Distributions      
Dividends from Net Investment Income (.262) (.457) (.294)
Distributions from Realized Capital Gains (.017)
Total Distributions (.262) (.457) (.311)
Net Asset Value, End of Period $8.94 $8.51 $8.32
Total Return3 8.23% 7.80% -13.94%
Ratios/Supplemental Data      
Net Assets, End of Period (Millions) $19 $15 $1
Ratio of Total Expenses to Average Net Assets4 0.40% 0.40% 0.40%5
Ratio of Net Investment Income to Average Net Assets 5.97% 5.62% 3.30%5
Portfolio Turnover Rate 35% 94% 118%
The expense ratio and net investment income ratio for the current period have been annualized.
1 Inception.
2 Calculated based on average shares outstanding.
3 Total returns do not include account service fees that may have applied in the periods shown. Fund prospectuses provide information about any applicable account service fees.
4 Vanguard and the board of trustees have agreed to temporarily limit certain expenses for the Investor Shares. The fund is not obligated to repay this amount to Vanguard. The ratio of total expenses to average net assets before an expense reduction was 0.49% for 2024. For the year ended September 30, 2023 and the period ended September 30, 2022, there were no expense reductions.
5 Annualized.
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.
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Financial Highlights
Admiral Shares      
For a Share Outstanding
Throughout Each Period
Six Months
Ended
March 31,
2024
Year Ended
September 30,
2023
October 12,
20211 to
September 30,
2022
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period $17.02 $16.63 $20.00
Investment Operations      
Net Investment Income2 .533 .979 .611
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments .859 .342 (3.341)
Total from Investment Operations 1.392 1.321 (2.730)
Distributions      
Dividends from Net Investment Income (.532) (.931) (.606)
Distributions from Realized Capital Gains (.034)
Total Distributions (.532) (.931) (.640)
Net Asset Value, End of Period $17.88 $17.02 $16.63
Total Return3 8.28% 7.97% -13.91%
Ratios/Supplemental Data      
Net Assets, End of Period (Millions) $135 $84 $21
Ratio of Total Expenses to Average Net Assets 0.30% 0.30% 0.30%4
Ratio of Net Investment Income to Average Net Assets 6.06% 5.62% 3.40%4
Portfolio Turnover Rate 35% 94% 118%
The expense ratio and net investment income ratio for the current period have been annualized.
1 Inception.
2 Calculated based on average shares outstanding.
3 Total returns do not include account service fees that may have applied in the periods shown. Fund prospectuses provide information about any applicable account service fees.
4 Annualized.
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.
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Notes to Financial Statements
Vanguard Multi-Sector Income Bond Fund is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 as an open-end investment company, or mutual fund. The fund offers two classes of shares: Investor Shares and Admiral Shares. Each of the share classes has different eligibility and minimum purchase requirements, and is designed for different types of investors.
A.  The following significant accounting policies conform to generally accepted accounting principles for U.S. investment companies. The fund consistently follows such policies in preparing its financial statements.
1. Security Valuation: Securities are valued as of the close of trading on the New York Stock Exchange (generally 4 p.m., Eastern time) on the valuation date. Bonds and other temporary cash investments are valued using the latest bid prices or using valuations based on a matrix system (which considers such factors as security prices, yields, maturities, and ratings), both as furnished by independent pricing services. Investments in Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund are valued at that fund's net asset value. Securities for which market quotations are not readily available, or whose values have been affected by events occurring before the fund's pricing time but after the close of the securities’ primary markets, are valued by methods deemed by the valuation designee to represent fair value and subject to oversight by the board of trustees.
2. Foreign Currency: Securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars using exchange rates obtained from an independent third party as of the fund’s pricing time on the valuation date. Realized gains (losses) and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investment securities include the effects of changes in exchange rates since the securities were purchased, combined with the effects of changes in security prices. Fluctuations in the value of other assets and liabilities resulting from changes in exchange rates are recorded as unrealized foreign currency gains (losses) until the assets or liabilities are settled in cash, at which time they are recorded as realized foreign currency gains (losses).
3. Floating Rate Loan Interests: Floating rate loan interests represent interests in amounts owed by corporate or other borrowers. These instruments may be in the form of loans, trade claims or other receivables and may include standby financing commitments such as revolving credit facilities that obligate the fund to supply additional cash to the borrower on demand. Floating rate loan interests may be made directly with a borrower or acquired through assignment or participation. The fund's right to enforce a borrower’s compliance with the terms of the loan agreement, or benefit directly from the collateral supporting the loan, varies when the loan is a direct borrowing, an assignment, or a participation. Floating rate loan interests involve various risks including risk of loss in case of default, insolvency, or the bankruptcy of the borrower and are generally subject to restrictions on transfer with limited opportunities to sell them in secondary markets. The fund may also invest in loan commitments, which are contractual obligations for a future funding. The fund may earn a commitment fee on any unfunded portion of these commitments which is amortized to interest income over the commitment period. Both the funded portion of a floating rate loan interest as well as its unfunded commitment, if any, is reflected on the Schedule of Investments.
4. Futures Contracts: The fund uses futures contracts to invest in fixed income asset classes with greater efficiency and lower cost than is possible through direct investment, to add value when these instruments are attractively priced, or to adjust sensitivity to changes in interest rates. The primary risks associated with the use of futures contracts are imperfect correlation between changes in market values of bonds held by the fund and the prices of futures contracts, and the possibility of an illiquid market. Counterparty risk involving futures is mitigated because a regulated
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clearinghouse is the counterparty instead of the clearing broker. To further mitigate counterparty risk, the fund trades futures contracts on an exchange, monitors the financial strength of its clearing brokers and clearinghouse, and has entered into clearing agreements with its clearing brokers. The clearinghouse imposes initial margin requirements to secure the fund’s performance and requires daily settlement of variation margin representing changes in the market value of each contract. Any securities pledged as initial margin for open contracts are noted in the Schedule of Investments.
Futures contracts are valued at their quoted daily settlement prices. The notional amounts of the contracts are not recorded in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Fluctuations in the value of the contracts are recorded in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as an asset (liability) and in the Statement of Operations as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) until the contracts are closed, when they are recorded as realized gains (losses) on futures contracts.
During the six months ended March 31, 2024, the fund’s average investments in long and short futures contracts represented 6% and 6% of net assets, respectively, based on the average of the notional amounts at each quarter-end during the period.
5. Forward Currency Contracts: The fund enters into forward currency contracts to protect the value of securities and related receivables and payables against changes in future foreign exchange rates. Risks associated with these types of forward currency contracts include movement in the values of the foreign currencies relative to the U.S. dollar and the ability of the counterparties to fulfill their obligations under the contracts. The fund mitigates its counterparty risk by entering into forward currency contracts only with a diverse group of prequalified counterparties, monitoring their financial strength, entering into master netting arrangements with its counterparties, and requiring its counterparties to transfer collateral as security for their performance. In the absence of a default, the collateral pledged or received by the fund cannot be repledged, resold, or rehypothecated. The master netting arrangements provide that, in the event of a counterparty’s default (including bankruptcy), the fund may terminate the forward currency contracts, determine the net amount owed by either party in accordance with its master netting arrangements, and sell or retain any collateral held up to the net amount owed to the fund under the master netting arrangements. The forward currency contracts contain provisions whereby a counterparty may terminate open contracts if the fund’s net assets decline below a certain level, triggering a payment by the fund if the fund is in a net liability position at the time of the termination. The payment amount would be reduced by any collateral the fund has pledged. Any securities pledged as collateral for open contracts are noted in the Schedule of Investments. The value of collateral received or pledged is compared daily to the value of the forward currency contracts exposure with each counterparty, and any difference, if in excess of a specified minimum transfer amount, is adjusted and settled within two business days.
Forward currency contracts are valued at their quoted daily prices obtained from an independent third party, adjusted for currency risk based on the expiration date of each contract. The notional amounts of the contracts are not recorded in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Fluctuations in the value of the contracts are recorded in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as an asset (liability) and in the Statement of Operations as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) until the contracts are closed, when they are recorded as realized gains (losses) on forward currency contracts.
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During the six months ended March 31, 2024, the fund’s average investment in forward currency contracts represented 2% of net assets, based on the average of the notional amounts at each quarter-end during the period.
6. Swap Contracts: The fund invests in credit default swaps to adjust the overall credit risk of the fund or to actively overweight or underweight credit risk to a specific issuer or group of issuers. The fund may sell credit protection through credit default swaps to simulate investments in long positions that are either unavailable or considered to be less attractively priced in the bond market. The fund may purchase credit protection through credit default swaps to reduce credit exposure to a given issuer or issuers. Under the terms of the swaps, an up-front payment may be exchanged between the seller and buyer. In addition, the seller of the credit protection receives a periodic payment of premium from the buyer that is a fixed percentage applied to a notional amount. If, for example, the reference entity is subject to a credit event (such as bankruptcy, failure to pay, or obligation acceleration) during the term of the swap, the seller agrees to either physically settle or cash settle the swap contract. If the swap is physically settled, the seller agrees to pay the buyer an amount equal to the notional amount and take delivery of a debt instrument of the reference issuer with a par amount equal to such notional amount. If the swap is cash settled, the seller agrees to pay the buyer the difference between the notional amount and the final price for the relevant debt instrument, as determined either in a market auction or pursuant to a pre-agreed-upon valuation procedure.
The fund enters into centrally cleared credit default swaps to achieve the same objectives specified with respect to the equivalent over-the-counter swaps but with less counterparty risk because a regulated clearinghouse is the counterparty instead of the clearing broker or executing broker. The clearinghouse imposes initial margin requirements to secure the fund's performance, and requires daily settlement of variation margin representing changes in the market value of each contract. To further mitigate counterparty risk, the fund trades with a diverse group of prequalified executing brokers; monitors the financial strength of its clearing brokers, executing brokers, and clearinghouse; and has entered into agreements with its clearing brokers and executing brokers.
The primary risk associated with selling credit protection is that, upon the occurrence of a defined credit event, the market value of the debt instrument received by the fund (or, in a cash settled swap, the debt instruments used to determine the settlement payment by the fund) will be significantly less than the amount paid by the fund and, in a physically settled swap, the fund may receive an illiquid debt instrument. A risk associated with all types of swaps is the possibility that a counterparty may default on its obligation to pay net amounts due to the fund. The fund’s maximum amount subject to counterparty risk is the unrealized appreciation on the swap contract. The fund mitigates its counterparty risk by entering into swaps only with a diverse group of prequalified counterparties, monitoring their financial strength, entering into master netting arrangements with its counterparties, and requiring its counterparties to transfer collateral as security for their performance. In the absence of a default, the collateral pledged or received by the fund cannot be repledged, resold, or rehypothecated. In the event of a counterparty’s default (including bankruptcy), the fund may terminate any swap contracts with that counterparty, determine the net amount owed by either party in accordance with its master netting arrangements, and sell or retain any collateral held up to the net amount owed to the fund under the master netting arrangements. The swap contracts contain provisions whereby a counterparty may terminate open contracts if the fund's net assets decline below a certain level, triggering a payment by the fund if the fund is in a net liability position at the time of the termination. The payment amount would be reduced by any collateral the fund has pledged. Any securities pledged as collateral for open contracts are noted in the Schedule of Investments. The value of collateral
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received or pledged is compared daily to the value of the swap contracts exposure with each counterparty, and any difference, if in excess of a specified minimum transfer amount, is adjusted and settled within two business days.
The notional amounts of swap contracts are not recorded in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Swaps are valued daily based on market quotations received from independent pricing services or recognized dealers and the change in value is recorded in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as an asset (liability) and in the Statement of Operations as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) until the seller of credit protection is required to take delivery (or, in a cash settled swap, pay the settlement amount determined) upon occurrence of a credit event, periodic payments are made, or the swap terminates, at which time realized gain (loss) is recorded. The net premium to be received or paid by the fund under swap contracts is accrued daily and recorded as realized gain (loss) over the life of the contract.
During the six months ended March 31, 2024, the fund's average amounts of investments in credit protection sold and credit protection purchased represented 3% and 0% of net assets, respectively, based on the average of notional amounts at each quarter-end during the period.
7. Federal Income Taxes: The fund intends to qualify as a regulated investment company and distribute virtually all of its taxable income. The fund’s tax returns are open to examination by the relevant tax authorities until expiration of the applicable statute of limitations, which is generally three years after the filing of the tax return. Management has analyzed the fund’s tax positions taken for all open federal and state income tax years, and has concluded that no provision for income tax is required in the fund’s financial statements.
8. Distributions: Distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Distributions are determined on a tax basis at the fiscal year-end and may differ from net investment income and realized capital gains for financial reporting purposes.
9. Credit Facilities and Interfund Lending Program: The fund and certain other funds managed by The Vanguard Group ("Vanguard") participate in a $4.3 billion committed credit facility provided by a syndicate of lenders pursuant to a credit agreement and an uncommitted credit facility provided by Vanguard. Both facilities may be renewed annually. Each fund is individually liable for its borrowings, if any, under the credit facilities. Borrowings may be utilized for temporary or emergency purposes and are subject to the fund’s regulatory and contractual borrowing restrictions. With respect to the committed credit facility, the participating funds are charged administrative fees and an annual commitment fee of 0.10% of the undrawn committed amount of the facility, which are allocated to the funds based on a method approved by the fund’s board of trustees and included in Management and Administrative expenses on the fund’s Statement of Operations. Any borrowings under either facility bear interest at an agreed-upon spread plus the higher of the federal funds effective rate, the overnight bank funding rate, or the Daily Simple Secured Overnight Financing Rate inclusive of an additional agreed-upon spread. However, borrowings under the uncommitted credit facility may bear interest based upon an alternate rate agreed to by the fund and Vanguard.
In accordance with an exemptive order (the “Order”) from the SEC, the fund may participate in a joint lending and borrowing program that allows registered open-end Vanguard funds to borrow money from and lend money to each other for temporary or emergency purposes (the “Interfund Lending Program”), subject to compliance with the terms and conditions of the Order, and to the extent permitted by the fund’s investment objective and investment policies. Interfund loans and
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borrowings normally extend overnight but can have a maximum duration of seven days. Loans may be called on one business day’s notice. The interest rate to be charged is governed by the conditions of the Order and internal procedures adopted by the board of trustees. The board of trustees is responsible for overseeing the Interfund Lending Program.
For the six months ended March 31, 2024, the fund did not utilize the credit facilities or the Interfund Lending Program.
10. Other: Interest income includes income distributions received from Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund and is accrued daily. Premiums and discounts on debt securities are amortized and accreted, respectively, to interest income over the lives of the respective securities, except for premiums on certain callable debt securities that are amortized to the earliest call date. Security transactions are accounted for on the date securities are bought or sold. Costs used to determine realized gains (losses) on the sale of investment securities are those of the specific securities sold.
Each class of shares has equal rights as to assets and earnings, except that each class separately bears certain class-specific expenses related to maintenance of shareholder accounts (included in Management and Administrative expenses) and shareholder reporting. Marketing and distribution expenses are allocated to each class of shares based on a method approved by the board of trustees. Income, other non-class-specific expenses, and gains and losses on investments are allocated to each class of shares based on its relative net assets.
B.  In accordance with the terms of a Funds’ Service Agreement (the “FSA”) between Vanguard and the fund, Vanguard furnishes to the fund investment advisory, corporate management, administrative, marketing, and distribution services at Vanguard’s cost of operations (as defined by the FSA). These costs of operations are allocated to the fund based on methods and guidelines approved by the board of trustees and are generally settled twice a month.
Upon the request of Vanguard, the fund may invest up to 0.40% of its net assets as capital in Vanguard. At March 31, 2024, the fund had contributed to Vanguard capital in the amount of $4,000, representing less than 0.01% of the fund’s net assets and less than 0.01% of Vanguard’s capital received pursuant to the FSA. The fund’s trustees and officers are also directors and employees, respectively, of Vanguard.
Vanguard and the board of trustees have agreed to temporarily limit certain expenses for the fund's Investor Shares. Vanguard and the board of trustees may terminate the temporary expense limitation at any time. The fund is not obligated to repay this amount to Vanguard. For the six months ended March 31, 2024, Investor Shares expenses were reduced by $9,000 (an annual effective rate of 0.09% of the Investor Shares average net assets).
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C.  Various inputs may be used to determine the value of the fund’s investments and derivatives. These inputs are summarized in three broad levels for financial statement purposes. The inputs or methodologies used to value securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.
Level 1—Quoted prices in active markets for identical securities.
Level 2—Other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.).
Level 3—Significant unobservable inputs (including the fund’s own assumptions used to determine the fair value of investments). Any investments and derivatives valued with significant unobservable inputs are noted on the Schedule of Investments.
The following table summarizes the market value of the fund's investments and derivatives as of March 31, 2024, based on the inputs used to value them:
  Level 1
($000)
Level 2
($000)
Level 3
($000)
Total
($000)
Investments        
Assets        
U.S. Government and Agency Obligations 11,875 11,875
Corporate Bonds 111,693 111,693
Floating Rate Loan Interests 3,298 3,298
Sovereign Bonds 27,251 27,251
Temporary Cash Investments 1,246 1,246
Total 1,246 154,117 155,363
Derivative Financial Instruments        
Assets        
Futures Contracts1 7 7
Forward Currency Contracts 29 29
Swap Contracts 931 93
Total 100 29 129
Liabilities        
Futures Contracts1 25 25
Forward Currency Contracts 1 1
Total 25 1 26
1 Includes cumulative appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts and centrally cleared swaps, if any, as reported in the Schedule of Investments. Only current day’s variation margin is reported within the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
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D.  At March 31, 2024, the fair values of derivatives were reflected in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as follows:
Statement of Assets and Liabilities Interest
Rate
Contracts
($000)
Foreign
Exchange
Contracts
($000)
Credit
Contracts
($000)
Total
($000)
Unrealized Appreciation—Futures Contracts1 7 7
Unrealized Appreciation—Centrally Cleared Swap Contracts1 93 93
Unrealized Appreciation—Forward Currency Contracts 29 29
Total Assets 7 29 93 129
         
Unrealized Depreciation—Futures Contracts1 25 25
Unrealized Depreciation—Forward Currency Contracts 1 1
Total Liabilities 25 1 26
1 Includes cumulative appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts and centrally cleared swaps, if any, as reported in the Schedule of Investments. Only current day’s variation margin is reported within the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
Realized net gain (loss) and the change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on derivatives for the six months ended March 31, 2024, were:
Realized Net Gain (Loss) on Derivatives Interest
Rate
Contracts
($000)
Foreign
Exchange
Contracts
($000)
Credit
Contracts
($000)
Total
($000)
Futures Contracts 183 183
Swap Contracts 118 118
Forward Currency Contracts (14) (14)
Realized Net Gain (Loss) on Derivatives 183 (14) 118 287
 
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on Derivatives
Futures Contracts 39 39
Swap Contracts 89 89
Forward Currency Contracts 20 20
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on Derivatives 39 20 89 148
E.  As of March 31, 2024, gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation for investments and derivatives based on cost for U.S. federal income tax purposes were as follows:
  Amount
($000)
Tax Cost 153,818
Gross Unrealized Appreciation 3,255
Gross Unrealized Depreciation (1,607)
Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) 1,648
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The fund’s tax-basis capital gains and losses are determined only at the end of each fiscal year. For tax purposes, at September 30, 2023, the fund had available capital losses totaling $2,542,000 that may be carried forward indefinitely to offset future net capital gains. The fund will use these capital losses to offset net taxable capital gains, if any, realized during the year ending September 30, 2024; should the fund realize net capital losses for the year, the losses will be added to the loss carryforward balance above.
F.  During the six months ended March 31, 2024, the fund purchased $79,671,000 of investment securities and sold $33,914,000 of investment securities, other than U.S. government securities and temporary cash investments. Purchases and sales of U.S. government securities were $14,104,000 and $9,861,000, respectively.
G.  Capital share transactions for each class of shares were:
  Six Months Ended
March 31, 2024
  Year Ended
September 30, 2023
  Amount
($000)
Shares
(000)
  Amount
($000)
Shares
(000)
Investor Shares          
Issued 11,037 1,255   24,212 2,758
Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions 366 42   384 44
Redeemed (7,951) (911)   (9,970) (1,138)
Net Increase (Decrease)—Investor Shares 3,452 386   14,626 1,664
Admiral Shares          
Issued 62,850 3,578   105,064 5,981
Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions 2,480 141   2,796 161
Redeemed (19,738) (1,120)   (42,657) (2,444)
Net Increase (Decrease)—Admiral Shares 45,592 2,599   65,203 3,698
H.  Significant market disruptions, such as those caused by pandemics, natural or environmental ‎disasters, war, acts of terrorism, or other events, can adversely affect local and global ‎markets and normal market operations. Any such disruptions could have an adverse impact on the value of the fund’s investments and fund performance.
To the extent the fund’s investment portfolio reflects concentration in a particular market, industry, sector, country or asset class, the fund may be adversely affected by the performance of these concentrations and may be subject to increased price volatility and other risks.
Credit risk is the risk that a counterparty to a transaction or an issuer of a financial instrument will fail to pay interest and principal when due, or that perceptions of the issuer’s ability to make such payments will cause the price of an investment to decline. Investment in debt securities will generally increase credit risk.
The use of derivatives may expose the fund to various risks. Derivatives can be highly volatile, and any initial investment is generally small relative to the notional amount so that transactions may be leveraged in terms of market exposure. A relatively small market movement may have a potentially larger impact on derivatives than on standard securities. Leveraged derivatives positions can,
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therefore, increase volatility. Additional information regarding the fund’s use of derivative(s) and the specific risks associated is described under significant accounting policies.
I.  Management has determined that no events or transactions occurred subsequent to March 31, 2024, that would require recognition or disclosure in these financial statements.
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Trustees Approve Advisory Arrangement
The board of trustees of Vanguard Multi-Sector Income Bond Fund has renewed the fund’s investment advisory arrangement with The Vanguard Group, Inc. (Vanguard), through its Fixed Income Group. The board determined that continuing the fund’s internalized management structure was in the best interests of the fund and its shareholders.
The board based its decision upon an evaluation of the advisor’s investment staff, portfolio management process, and performance. This evaluation included information provided to the board by Vanguard’s Portfolio Review Department, which is responsible for fund and advisor oversight and product management. The Portfolio Review Department met regularly with the advisor and made presentations to the board during the fiscal year that directed the board’s focus to relevant information and topics.
The board, or an investment committee made up of board members, also received information throughout the year during advisor presentations conducted by the Portfolio Review Department. For each advisor presentation, the board was provided with letters and reports that included information about, among other things, the advisory firm and the advisor’s assessment of the investment environment, portfolio performance, and portfolio characteristics.
In addition, the board received periodic reports throughout the year, which included information about the fund’s performance relative to its peers and benchmark, as applicable, and updates, as needed, on the Portfolio Review Department’s ongoing assessment of the advisor.
Prior to their meeting, the trustees were provided with a memo and materials that summarized the information they received over the course of the year. The board also considered the factors discussed below, among others. However, no single factor determined whether the board approved the arrangement. Rather, it was the totality of the circumstances that drove the board’s decision.
Nature, extent, and quality of services
The board reviewed the quality of the investment management services provided to the fund since its inception in 2021; it also took into account the organizational depth and stability of the advisor. The board considered that Vanguard has been managing investments for more than four decades. The Fixed Income Group adheres to a sound, disciplined investment management process; the team has considerable experience, stability, and depth.
The board concluded that Vanguard’s experience, stability, depth, and performance, among other factors, warranted continuation of the advisory arrangement.
Investment performance
The board considered the fund’s performance since its inception in 2021, including any periods of outperformance or underperformance compared with a relevant benchmark index and peer group. The board concluded that the performance was such that the advisory arrangement should continue.
Cost
The board concluded that the fund’s expense ratio was below the average expense ratio charged by funds in its peer group and that the fund’s advisory expenses were also below the peer-group average.
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The board does not conduct a profitability analysis of Vanguard because of Vanguard’s unique structure. Unlike most other mutual fund management companies, Vanguard is owned by the funds it oversees.
The benefit of economies of scale
The board concluded that the fund’s arrangement with Vanguard ensures that the fund will realize economies of scale as it grows, with the cost to shareholders declining as fund assets increase.
The board will consider whether to renew the advisory arrangement again after a one-year period.
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Liquidity Risk Management
Vanguard funds (except for the money market funds) have adopted and implemented a written liquidity risk management program (the “Program”) as required by Rule 22e-4 under the Investment Company Act of 1940. Rule 22e-4 requires that each fund adopt a program that is reasonably designed to assess and manage the fund’s liquidity risk, which is the risk that the fund could not meet redemption requests without significant dilution of remaining investors’ interests in the fund.
Assessment and management of a fund’s liquidity risk under the Program take into consideration certain factors, such as the fund’s investment strategy and the liquidity of its portfolio investments during normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions, its short- and long-term cash-flow projections during both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions, and its cash and cash-equivalent holdings and access to other funding sources. As required by the rule, the Program includes policies and procedures for classification of fund portfolio holdings in four liquidity categories, maintaining certain levels of highly liquid investments, and limiting holdings of illiquid investments.
The board of trustees of Vanguard Malvern Funds approved the appointment of liquidity risk management program administrators responsible for administering Vanguard Multi-Sector Income Bond Fund’s Program and for carrying out the specific responsibilities set forth in the Program, including reporting to the board on at least an annual basis regarding the Program’s operation, its adequacy, and the effectiveness of its implementation for the past year (the “Program Administrator Report”). The board has reviewed the Program Administrator Report covering the period from January 1, 2023, through December 31, 2023 (the “Review Period”). The Program Administrator Report stated that during the Review Period the Program operated and was implemented effectively to manage the fund’s liquidity risk.
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Item 2: Code of Ethics.

 

Not applicable.

 

Item 3: Audit Committee Financial Expert.

 

Not applicable.

 

Item 4: Principal Accountant Fees and Services.

 

Not applicable.

 

Item 5: Audit Committee of Listed Registrants.

 

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Item 6: Investments.

 

Not applicable. The complete schedule of investments is included as part of the report to shareholders filed under Item 1 of this Form.

 

Item 7: Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

 

Not applicable.

 

Item 8: Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

 

Not applicable.

 

Item 9: Purchase of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers.

 

Not applicable.

 

Item 10: Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

 

Not applicable.

 

Item 11: Controls and Procedures.

 

(a) Disclosure Controls and Procedures. The Principal Executive and Financial Officers concluded that the Registrant’s Disclosure Controls and Procedures are effective based on their evaluation of the Disclosure Controls and Procedures as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of this report.

 

(b) Internal Control Over Financial Reporting. In February 2024, a third-party service provider began performing security pricing services for the Registrant. There were no other changes in the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

Item 12: Disclosure of Securities Lending Activities for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

 

Not applicable.

 

Item 13: Exhibits.

 

(a)(1) Code of Ethics filed herewith.
(a)(2) Certifications filed herewith.
(a)(2) Certifications filed herewith.

 

 

 

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

  VANGUARD Malvern FUNDS  
     
BY: /s/ MORTIMER J. BUCKLEY*  
  MORTIMER J. BUCKLEY  
  CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER  

 

Date: May 20, 2024

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

  VANGUARD Malvern FUNDS  
     
BY: /s/ MORTIMER J. BUCKLEY*  
  MORTIMER J. BUCKLEY  
  CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER  

 

Date: May 20, 2024

 

  VANGUARD Malvern FUNDS  
     
BY: /s/ CHRISTINE BUCHANAN*  
  CHRISTINE BUCHANAN  
  CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER  

 

Date: May 20, 2024

 

* By:  /s/ Anne E. Robinson  

 

Anne E. Robinson, pursuant to a Power of Attorney  filed on January 11, 2024 (see File Number 33-34494); a Power of Attorney  filed on July 21, 2023 (see File Number 33-53683), Incorporated by Reference; and a Power of Attorney  filed on March 29, 2023 (see File Number 2-11444), Incorporated by Reference.