| |
Transaction Fee on Purchases and Sales |
|
Transaction Fee on Reinvested Dividends |
|
| |
Management Fees |
% |
12b-1 Distribution Fee |
|
Other Expenses |
% |
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses1
|
% |
1 Year |
3 Years |
$ |
$ |
Plain Talk About Fund Expenses |
All funds have operating expenses. These expenses, which are deducted
from a fund’s gross income, are expressed as a percentage of the net assets
of the fund. Assuming that operating expenses remain as stated in the Fees
and Expenses section, Vanguard Core Bond ETF Shares’ expense ratio
would be 0.10%, or $1.00 per $1,000 of average net assets. |
Plain Talk About Costs of Investing |
Costs are an important consideration in choosing an ETF. That is because
you, as a shareholder, pay a proportionate share of the costs of operating a
fund and any transaction costs incurred when the fund buys or sells
securities. These costs can erode a substantial portion of the gross income
or the capital appreciation a fund achieves. Even seemingly small differences
in expenses can, over time, have a dramatic effect on a fund’s performance. |
Type of Bond (Maturity) |
After a 1%
Increase |
After a 1%
Decrease |
After a 2%
Increase |
After a 2%
Decrease |
Short-Term (2.5 years) |
$977 |
$1,024 |
$954 |
$1,049 |
Intermediate-Term (10 years) |
922 |
1,086 |
851 |
1,180 |
Long-Term (20 years) |
874 |
1,150 |
769 |
1,328 |
Plain Talk About Bonds and Interest Rates |
As a rule, when interest rates rise, bond prices fall. The opposite is also true:
Bond prices go up when interest rates fall. Why do bond prices and interest
rates move in opposite directions? Let’s assume that you hold a bond
offering a 4% yield. A year later, interest rates are on the rise and bonds of
comparable quality and maturity are offered with a 5% yield. With
higher-yielding bonds available, you would have trouble selling your 4% bond
for the price you paid—you would probably have to lower your asking price.
On the other hand, if interest rates were falling and 3% bonds were being
offered, you should be able to sell your 4% bond for more than you paid. |
How mortgage-backed securities are different: In general, declining interest
rates will not lift the prices of mortgage-backed securities—such as those
guaranteed by the Government National Mortgage Association—as much as
the prices of comparable bonds. Why? Because when interest rates fall, the
bond market tends to discount the prices of mortgage-backed securities for
prepayment risk—the possibility that homeowners will refinance their
mortgages at lower rates and cause the bonds to be paid off prior to maturity.
In part to compensate for this prepayment possibility, mortgage-backed
securities tend to offer higher yields than other bonds of comparable credit
quality and maturity. In contrast, when interest rates rise, prepayments tend
to slow down, subjecting mortgage-backed securities to extension risk—the
possibility that homeowners will repay their mortgages at slower rates. This
will lengthen the duration or average life of mortgage-backed securities held
by a fund and delay the fund’s ability to reinvest proceeds at higher interest
rates, making the fund more sensitive to changes in interest rates. |
Plain Talk About Bond Maturities |
A bond is issued with a specific maturity date—the date when the issuer must
pay back the bond’s principal (face value). Bond maturities range from less
than 1 year to more than 30 years. Typically, the longer a bond’s maturity, the
more price risk you, as a bond investor, will face as interest rates rise—but
also the higher the potential yield you could receive. Longer-term bonds are
generally more suitable for investors willing to take a greater risk of price
fluctuations to get higher and more stable interest income. Shorter-term bond
investors should be willing to accept lower yields and greater income
variability in return for less fluctuation in the value of their investment. The
stated maturity of a bond may differ from the effective maturity of a bond,
which takes into consideration that an action such as a call or refunding may
cause bonds to be repaid before their stated maturity dates. |
Plain Talk About Callable Bonds |
Although bonds are issued with clearly defined maturities, in some cases the
bond issuer has a right to call in (redeem) the bond earlier than its maturity
date. When a bond is called, the bondholder may have to replace it with
another bond with a lower yield than the original bond. One way for bond
investors to protect themselves against call risk is to purchase a bond early
in its lifetime, long before its call date. Another way is to buy bonds with lower
coupon rates or interest rates, which make them less likely to be called. |
Plain Talk About Credit Quality |
A bond’s credit quality rating is an assessment of the issuer’s ability to pay
interest on the bond and, ultimately, to repay the principal. The lower the
credit quality, the greater the perceived chance that the bond issuer will
default, or fail to meet its payment obligations. All things being equal, the
lower a bond’s credit quality, the higher its yield should be to compensate
investors for assuming additional risk. |
|
Credit Ratings of the Fund’s Investments
(Percentage of Fund Assets Under Normal Circumstances) | ||||
Vanguard Fund |
Issued or Backed
by U.S. Gov’t. or
its Agencies and
Instrumentalities |
High or
Highest
Quality
(Non-Gov’t.) |
Upper-
Medium
Quality |
Medium
Quality |
Non-
Investment-
Grade |
Vanguard Core Bond ETF |
——————————At least 95%—————————— |
No more
than 5% |
Plain Talk About Types of Bonds |
Bonds are issued (sold) by many sources: Corporations issue corporate
bonds; the federal government issues U.S. Treasury bonds; agencies of the
federal government issue agency bonds; financial institutions issue
asset-backed bonds; and mortgage holders issue “mortgage-backed”
pass-through certificates. Each issuer is responsible for paying back the
bond’s initial value as well as for making periodic interest payments. Many
bonds issued by government agencies and entities are neither guaranteed
nor insured by the U.S. government. |
Plain Talk About U.S. Government-Sponsored Enterprises |
A variety of U.S. government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs), such as the
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (FHLMC), the Federal National
Mortgage Association (FNMA), and the Federal Home Loan Banks (FHLBs),
issue debt and mortgage-backed securities. Although GSEs may be chartered
or sponsored by acts of Congress, they are not funded by congressional
appropriations. In September of 2008, the U.S. Treasury placed FNMA and
FHLMC under conservatorship and appointed the Federal Housing Finance
Agency (FHFA) to manage their daily operations. In addition, the U.S. Treasury
entered into purchase agreements with FNMA and FHLMC to provide them
with capital in exchange for senior preferred stock. Generally, a GSE’s
securities are neither issued nor guaranteed by the U.S. Treasury and are not
backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government. In most cases, these
securities are supported only by the credit of the GSE, standing alone. In some
cases, a GSE’s securities may be supported by the ability of the GSE to
borrow from the U.S. Treasury or may be supported by the U.S. government in
some other way. Securities issued by the Government National Mortgage
Association (GNMA), however, are backed by the full faith and credit of the
U.S. government. |
Plain Talk About Derivatives |
Derivatives can take many forms. Some forms of derivatives—such as
exchange-traded futures and options on securities, commodities, or
indexes—have been trading on regulated exchanges for decades. These
types of derivatives are standardized contracts that can easily be bought and
sold and whose market values are determined and published daily. On the
other hand, non-exchange-traded derivatives—such as certain swap
agreements—tend to be more specialized or complex and may be more
difficult to accurately value. |
Plain Talk About Vanguard’s Unique Corporate Structure |
Vanguard is owned jointly by the funds it oversees and thus indirectly by the
shareholders in those funds. Most other mutual funds are operated by
management companies that are owned by third parties—either public or
private stockholders—and not by the funds they serve. |
Plain Talk About Distributions |
As a shareholder, you are entitled to your portion of a fund’s income from
interest as well as capital gains from the fund’s sale of investments. Income
consists of interest the fund earns from its money market and bond
investments. Capital gains are realized whenever the fund sells securities for
higher prices than it paid for them. These capital gains are either short-term
or long-term, depending on whether the fund held the securities for one year
or less or for more than one year. |
Vanguard Fund |
Inception
Date |
|
Vanguard
Fund Number |
CUSIP
Number |
Vanguard Core Bond ETF |
— |
|
V023 |
922020748 |
| |
Transaction Fee on Purchases and Sales |
|
Transaction Fee on Reinvested Dividends |
|
| |
Management Fees |
% |
12b-1 Distribution Fee |
|
Other Expenses |
% |
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses1
|
% |
1 Year |
3 Years |
$ |
$ |
Plain Talk About Fund Expenses |
All funds have operating expenses. These expenses, which are deducted
from a fund’s gross income, are expressed as a percentage of the net assets
of the fund. Assuming that operating expenses remain as stated in the Fees
and Expenses section, Vanguard Core-Plus Bond ETF Shares’ expense ratio
would be 0.20%, or $2.00 per $1,000 of average net assets. |
Plain Talk About Costs of Investing |
Costs are an important consideration in choosing an ETF. That is because
you, as a shareholder, pay a proportionate share of the costs of operating a
fund and any transaction costs incurred when the fund buys or sells
securities. These costs can erode a substantial portion of the gross income
or the capital appreciation a fund achieves. Even seemingly small differences
in expenses can, over time, have a dramatic effect on a fund’s performance. |
Type of Bond (Maturity) |
After a 1%
Increase |
After a 1%
Decrease |
After a 2%
Increase |
After a 2%
Decrease |
Short-Term (2.5 years) |
$977 |
$1,024 |
$954 |
$1,049 |
Intermediate-Term (10 years) |
922 |
1,086 |
851 |
1,180 |
Long-Term (20 years) |
874 |
1,150 |
769 |
1,328 |
Plain Talk About Bonds and Interest Rates |
As a rule, when interest rates rise, bond prices fall. The opposite is also true:
Bond prices go up when interest rates fall. Why do bond prices and interest
rates move in opposite directions? Let’s assume that you hold a bond
offering a 4% yield. A year later, interest rates are on the rise and bonds of
comparable quality and maturity are offered with a 5% yield. With
higher-yielding bonds available, you would have trouble selling your 4% bond
for the price you paid—you would probably have to lower your asking price.
On the other hand, if interest rates were falling and 3% bonds were being
offered, you should be able to sell your 4% bond for more than you paid. |
How mortgage-backed securities are different: In general, declining interest
rates will not lift the prices of mortgage-backed securities—such as those
guaranteed by the Government National Mortgage Association—as much as
the prices of comparable bonds. Why? Because when interest rates fall, the
bond market tends to discount the prices of mortgage-backed securities for
prepayment risk—the possibility that homeowners will refinance their
mortgages at lower rates and cause the bonds to be paid off prior to maturity.
In part to compensate for this prepayment possibility, mortgage-backed
securities tend to offer higher yields than other bonds of comparable credit
quality and maturity. In contrast, when interest rates rise, prepayments tend
to slow down, subjecting mortgage-backed securities to extension risk—the
possibility that homeowners will repay their mortgages at slower rates. This
will lengthen the duration or average life of mortgage-backed securities held
by a fund and delay the fund’s ability to reinvest proceeds at higher interest
rates, making the fund more sensitive to changes in interest rates. |
Plain Talk About Bond Maturities |
A bond is issued with a specific maturity date—the date when the issuer must
pay back the bond’s principal (face value). Bond maturities range from less
than 1 year to more than 30 years. Typically, the longer a bond’s maturity, the
more price risk you, as a bond investor, will face as interest rates rise—but
also the higher the potential yield you could receive. Longer-term bonds are
generally more suitable for investors willing to take a greater risk of price
fluctuations to get higher and more stable interest income. Shorter-term bond
investors should be willing to accept lower yields and greater income
variability in return for less fluctuation in the value of their investment. The
stated maturity of a bond may differ from the effective maturity of a bond,
which takes into consideration that an action such as a call or refunding may
cause bonds to be repaid before their stated maturity dates. |
Plain Talk About Callable Bonds |
Although bonds are issued with clearly defined maturities, in some cases the
bond issuer has a right to call in (redeem) the bond earlier than its maturity
date. When a bond is called, the bondholder may have to replace it with
another bond with a lower yield than the original bond. One way for bond
investors to protect themselves against call risk is to purchase a bond early
in its lifetime, long before its call date. Another way is to buy bonds with lower
coupon rates or interest rates, which make them less likely to be called. |
Plain Talk About Credit Quality |
A bond’s credit quality rating is an assessment of the issuer’s ability to pay
interest on the bond and, ultimately, to repay the principal. The lower the
credit quality, the greater the perceived chance that the bond issuer will
default, or fail to meet its payment obligations. All things being equal, the
lower a bond’s credit quality, the higher its yield should be to compensate
investors for assuming additional risk. |
|
Credit Ratings of the Fund’s Investments
(Percentage of Fund Assets Under Normal Circumstances) | ||||
Vanguard Fund |
Issued or Backed
by U.S. Gov’t. or
its Agencies and
Instrumentalities |
High or
Highest
Quality
(Non-Gov’t.) |
Upper-
Medium
Quality |
Medium
Quality |
Non-
Investment-
Grade |
Vanguard Core-Plus Bond ETF |
——————————At least 65%—————————— |
No more
than 35% |
Plain Talk About High-Yield Bonds |
High-yield bonds, or “junk bonds,” are issued by companies or other entities
whose ability to pay interest and principal on the debt in a timely manner is
considered questionable. Such bonds are rated “below investment-grade” by
independent rating agencies and are considered speculative. Because they
have greater credit risk than investment-grade bonds, similar maturity
high-yield bonds typically must pay more interest to attract investors. Some
high-yield bonds are issued by smaller, less-seasoned companies, while
others are issued as part of a corporate restructuring, such as an acquisition,
a merger, or a leveraged buyout. Some high-yield bonds were once rated as
investment-grade but have been downgraded to junk bond status because of
financial difficulties experienced by their issuers. Conversely, an issuer’s
improving financial condition may result in an upgrading of its junk bonds to
investment-grade status. |
Plain Talk About Types of Bonds |
Bonds are issued (sold) by many sources: Corporations issue corporate
bonds; the federal government issues U.S. Treasury bonds; agencies of the
federal government issue agency bonds; financial institutions issue
asset-backed bonds; and mortgage holders issue “mortgage-backed”
pass-through certificates. Each issuer is responsible for paying back the
bond’s initial value as well as for making periodic interest payments. Many
bonds issued by government agencies and entities are neither guaranteed
nor insured by the U.S. government. |
Plain Talk About International Investing |
U.S. investors who invest in foreign securities will encounter risks not
typically associated with U.S. companies because foreign stock and bond
markets operate differently from the U.S. markets. For instance, foreign
companies and governments may not be subject to the same or similar
auditing, legal, tax, regulatory, financial reporting, accounting, and
recordkeeping standards and practices as U.S. companies and the U.S.
government, and their stocks and bonds may not be as liquid as those of
similar U.S. entities. In addition, foreign stock exchanges, brokers,
companies, bond markets, and dealers may be subject to less government
supervision and regulation than their counterparts in the United States.
Further, the imposition of economic or other sanctions on the United States
by a foreign country, or on a foreign country or issuer by the United States,
could impair a fund's ability to buy, sell, hold, receive, deliver, or otherwise
transact in certain investment securities or obtain exposure to foreign
securities and assets. These factors, among others, could negatively affect
the returns U.S. investors receive from foreign investments. |
Plain Talk About U.S. Government-Sponsored Enterprises |
A variety of U.S. government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs), such as the
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (FHLMC), the Federal National
Mortgage Association (FNMA), and the Federal Home Loan Banks (FHLBs),
issue debt and mortgage-backed securities. Although GSEs may be chartered
or sponsored by acts of Congress, they are not funded by congressional
appropriations. In September of 2008, the U.S. Treasury placed FNMA and
FHLMC under conservatorship and appointed the Federal Housing Finance
Agency (FHFA) to manage their daily operations. In addition, the U.S. Treasury
entered into purchase agreements with FNMA and FHLMC to provide them
with capital in exchange for senior preferred stock. Generally, a GSE’s
securities are neither issued nor guaranteed by the U.S. Treasury and are not
backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government. In most cases, these
securities are supported only by the credit of the GSE, standing alone. In some
cases, a GSE’s securities may be supported by the ability of the GSE to
borrow from the U.S. Treasury or may be supported by the U.S. government in
some other way. Securities issued by the Government National Mortgage
Association (GNMA), however, are backed by the full faith and credit of the
U.S. government. |
Plain Talk About Derivatives |
Derivatives can take many forms. Some forms of derivatives—such as
exchange-traded futures and options on securities, commodities, or
indexes—have been trading on regulated exchanges for decades. These
types of derivatives are standardized contracts that can easily be bought and
sold and whose market values are determined and published daily. On the
other hand, non-exchange-traded derivatives—such as certain swap
agreements—tend to be more specialized or complex and may be more
difficult to accurately value. |
Plain Talk About Vanguard’s Unique Corporate Structure |
Vanguard is owned jointly by the funds it oversees and thus indirectly by the
shareholders in those funds. Most other mutual funds are operated by
management companies that are owned by third parties—either public or
private stockholders—and not by the funds they serve. |
Plain Talk About Distributions |
As a shareholder, you are entitled to your portion of a fund’s income from
interest as well as capital gains from the fund’s sale of investments. Income
consists of interest the fund earns from its money market and bond
investments. Capital gains are realized whenever the fund sells securities for
higher prices than it paid for them. These capital gains are either short-term
or long-term, depending on whether the fund held the securities for one year
or less or for more than one year. |
Vanguard Fund |
Inception
Date |
|
Vanguard
Fund Number |
CUSIP
Number |
Vanguard Core-Plus Bond ETF |
— |
|
V022 |
922020755 |
B-1 | |
B-4 | |
B-4 | |
B-36 | |
B-36 | |
B-36 | |
B-49 | |
B-51 | |
B-53 | |
B-53 | |
B-59 | |
B-59 | |
B-61 |
|
|
Share Classes1
| |||
Vanguard Fund2
|
Investor |
Admiral |
Institutional |
Institutional Plus |
ETF |
Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities Index Fund |
VTIPX |
VTAPX |
VTSPX |
— |
VTIP3 |
Vanguard Institutional Short-Term Bond Fund |
— |
— |
— |
VISTX |
— |
Vanguard Institutional Intermediate-Term Bond Fund |
— |
— |
— |
VIITX |
— |
Vanguard Core Bond Fund |
VCORX |
VCOBX |
— |
— |
— |
Vanguard Emerging Markets Bond Fund |
VEMBX |
VEGBX |
— |
— |
— |
Vanguard Core-Plus Bond Fund |
VCPIX |
VCPAX |
— |
— |
— |
Vanguard Multi-Sector Income Bond Fund |
VMSIX |
VMSAX |
— |
— |
— |
Vanguard Core Bond ETF |
— |
— |
— |
— |
VCRB3 |
Vanguard Core-Plus Bond ETF |
— |
— |
— |
— |
VPLS3 |
Name, Year of Birth |
Position(s)
Held With Fund |
Vanguard
Funds’ Trustee/
Officer Since |
Principal Occupation(s)
During the Past Five Years,
Outside Directorships,
and Other Experience |
Number of
Vanguard Funds
Overseen by
Trustee/Officer |
Interested Trustee1
|
|
|
|
|
Mortimer J. Buckley
(1969) |
Chairman of the
Board, Chief
Executive
Officer, and
President |
January 2018 |
Chairman of the board (2019–present) of Vanguard
and of each of the investment companies served by
Vanguard; chief executive officer (2018–present) of
Vanguard; chief executive officer, president, and
trustee (2018–present) of each of the investment
companies served by Vanguard; president and
director (2017–present) of Vanguard; and president
(2018–present) of Vanguard Marketing Corporation.
Chief investment officer (2013–2017), managing
director (2002–2017), head of the Retail Investor
Group (2006–2012), and chief information officer
(2001–2006) of Vanguard. Member of the board of
governors of the Investment Company Institute and of
FINRA. |
206 |
1 Mr. Buckley is considered an “interested person” as defined in the 1940 Act because he is an officer of the Trust. | ||||
Independent Trustees |
|
|
|
|
Tara Bunch
(1962) |
Trustee |
November 2021 |
Head of Global Operations at Airbnb (2020–present).
Vice President of AppleCare (2012–2020). Member of
the board of Out & Equal, the University of California,
Berkeley School of Engineering, and Santa Clara
University’s School of Business. |
206 |
Emerson U. Fullwood
(1948) |
Trustee |
January 2008 |
Executive chief staff and marketing officer for North
America and corporate vice president (retired 2008) of
Xerox Corporation (document management products
and services). Former president of the Worldwide
Channels Group, Latin America, and Worldwide
Customer Service and executive chief staff officer of
Developing Markets of Xerox. Executive in residence
and 2009–2010 Distinguished Minett Professor at the
Rochester Institute of Technology. Member of the
board of directors of the University of Rochester
Medical Center, the Monroe Community College
Foundation, the United Way of Rochester, North
Carolina A&T University, Roberts Wesleyan College,
and the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra. Trustee of
the University of Rochester. |
206 |
F. Joseph Loughrey
(1949) |
Trustee |
October 2009 |
President and chief operating officer (retired 2009)
and vice chairman of the board (2008–2009) of
Cummins Inc. (industrial machinery). Director of the V
Foundation. Member of the advisory council for the
College of Arts and Letters at the University of Notre
Dame. Chairman of the board of Saint Anselm
College. |
206 |
Mark Loughridge
(1953) |
Lead
Independent
Trustee |
March 2012 |
Senior vice president and chief financial officer (retired
2013) of IBM (information technology services).
Fiduciary member of IBM’s Retirement Plan
Committee (2004–2013), senior vice president and
general manager (2002–2004) of IBM Global
Financing, vice president and controller (1998–2002)
of IBM, and a variety of other prior management roles
at IBM. Member of the Council on Chicago Booth. |
206 |
Name, Year of Birth |
Position(s)
Held With Fund |
Vanguard
Funds’ Trustee/
Officer Since |
Principal Occupation(s)
During the Past Five Years,
Outside Directorships,
and Other Experience |
Number of
Vanguard Funds
Overseen by
Trustee/Officer |
Scott C. Malpass
(1962) |
Trustee |
March 2012 |
Co-founder and managing partner (2022-present) of
Grafton Street Partners (investment advisory firm).
Chief investment officer and vice president of the
University of Notre Dame (retired 2020). Chair of the
board of Catholic Investment Services, Inc.
(investment advisors). Member of the board of
superintendence of the Institute for the Works of
Religion. Member of the Notre Dame 403(b)
Investment Committee and the board of directors of
Paxos Trust Company (finance). |
206 |
Deanna Mulligan
(1963) |
Trustee |
January 2018 |
Chief executive officer of Purposeful (2021–present).
Board chair (2020), chief executive officer
(2011–2020), and president (2010–2019) of The
Guardian Life Insurance Company of America. Chief
operating officer (2010–2011) and executive vice
president (2008–2010) of Individual Life and Disability
of The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America.
Director of DuPont. Member of the board of the
Economic Club of New York. Trustee of the
Partnership for New York City (business leadership),
the Chief Executives for Corporate Purpose, and the
New York-Presbyterian Hospital. |
206 |
André F. Perold
(1952) |
Trustee |
December 2004 |
George Gund Professor of Finance and Banking,
Emeritus at the Harvard Business School (retired
2011). Chief investment officer and partner of
HighVista Strategies LLC (private investment firm).
Board member of RIT Capital Partners (investment
firm). |
206 |
Sarah Bloom Raskin
(1961) |
Trustee |
January 2018 |
Deputy secretary (2014–2017) of the United States
Department of the Treasury. Governor (2010–2014) of
the Federal Reserve Board. Commissioner
(2007–2010) of financial regulation for the State of
Maryland. Colin W. Brown Distinguished Professor of
the Practice, Duke Law School (2021–present);
Rubenstein Fellow, Duke University (2017–2020);
Distinguished Fellow of the Global Financial Markets
Center, Duke Law School (2020–2022); and Senior
Fellow, Duke Center on Risk (2020–present). Partner
of Kaya Partners (climate policy advisory services).
Member of the board of directors of Arcadia (energy
solution technology). |
206 |
Grant Reid
(1959) |
Trustee |
July 2023 |
Chief executive officer and president (2014–2022) and
member of the board of directors (2015–2022) of
Mars, Incorporated (multinational manufacturer).
Member of the board of directors of Marriott
International, Inc. Chair of Agribusiness Task Force,
Sustainable Markets Initiative. |
206 |
David Thomas
(1956) |
Trustee |
July 2021 |
President of Morehouse College (2018–present).
Professor of Business Administration Emeritus at
Harvard University (2017–2018) and Dean
(2011–2016) and Professor of Management at
Georgetown University, McDonough School of
Business (2016–2017). Director of DTE Energy
Company. Trustee of Common Fund. |
206 |
Name, Year of Birth |
Position(s)
Held With Fund |
Vanguard
Funds’ Trustee/
Officer Since |
Principal Occupation(s)
During the Past Five Years,
Outside Directorships,
and Other Experience |
Number of
Vanguard Funds
Overseen by
Trustee/Officer |
Peter F. Volanakis
(1955) |
Trustee |
July 2009 |
President and chief operating officer (retired 2010) of
Corning Incorporated (communications equipment)
and director of Corning Incorporated (2000–2010) and
Dow Corning (2001–2010). Director (2012) of SPX
Corporation (multi-industry manufacturing). Overseer
of the Amos Tuck School of Business Administration,
Dartmouth College (2001–2013). Member of the BMW
Group Mobility Council. |
206 |
Executive Officers |
|
|
|
|
Jacqueline Angell
(1974) |
Chief
Compliance
Officer |
November 2022 |
Principal of Vanguard. Chief compliance officer
(2022–present) of Vanguard and of each of the
investment companies served by Vanguard. Chief
compliance officer (2018–2022) and deputy chief
compliance officer (2017–2019) of State Street. |
206 |
Christine Buchanan
(1970) |
Chief Financial
Officer |
November 2017 |
Principal of Vanguard. Chief financial officer
(2021–present) and treasurer (2017–2021) of each of
the investment companies served by Vanguard.
Partner (2005–2017) at KPMG (audit, tax, and
advisory services). |
206 |
John Galloway
(1973) |
Investment
Stewardship
Officer |
September 2020 |
Principal of Vanguard. Investment stewardship officer
(2020–present) of each of the investment companies
served by Vanguard. Head of Investor Advocacy
(2020–present) and head of Marketing Strategy and
Planning (2017–2020) at Vanguard. Special Assistant
to the President of the United States (2015). |
206 |
Ashley Grim
(1984) |
Treasurer |
February 2022 |
Treasurer (2022–present) of each of the investment
companies served by Vanguard. Fund transfer agent
controller (2019–2022) and director of Audit Services
(2017–2019) at Vanguard. Senior manager
(2015–2017) at PriceWaterhouseCoopers (audit and
assurance, consulting, and tax services). |
206 |
Jodi Miller
(1980) |
Finance Director |
September
2022 |
Principal of Vanguard. Finance director
(2022–present) of each of the investment companies
served by Vanguard. Head of Enterprise Investment
Services (2020–present), Head of Retail Client
Services & Operations (2020–2022), and Head of
Retail Strategic Support (2018–2020) at Vanguard. |
206 |
Anne E. Robinson
(1970) |
Secretary |
September 2016 |
General counsel (2016–present) of Vanguard.
Secretary (2016–present) of Vanguard and of each of
the investment companies served by Vanguard.
Managing director (2016–present) of Vanguard.
Managing director and general counsel of Global
Cards and Consumer Services (2014–2016) at
Citigroup. Counsel (2003–2014) at American Express.
Non-executive director of the board of National Grid
(energy). |
206 |
Michael Rollings
(1963) |
Finance Director |
February 2017 |
Finance director (2017–present) and treasurer (2017)
of each of the investment companies served by
Vanguard. Managing director (2016–present) of
Vanguard. Chief financial officer (2016–present) of
Vanguard. Director (2016–present) of Vanguard
Marketing Corporation. Executive vice president and
chief financial officer (2006–2016) of MassMutual
Financial Group. |
206 |
Trustee |
Aggregate
Compensation From
the Fund1
|
Total Compensation
From All Vanguard
Funds Paid to Trustees2
|
Mortimer J. Buckley |
— |
— |
Tara Bunch |
— |
$330,000 |
Emerson U. Fullwood |
— |
330,000 |
F. Joseph Loughrey |
— |
350,000 |
Mark Loughridge |
— |
400,000 |
Scott C. Malpass |
— |
330,000 |
Deanna Mulligan |
— |
330,000 |
André F. Perold |
— |
330,000 |
Sarah Bloom Raskin |
— |
350,000 |
Grant Reid3
|
— |
— |
David Thomas |
— |
330,000 |
Peter F. Volanakis |
— |
350,000 |
Vanguard Fund |
Trustee |
Dollar Range
of Fund Shares
Owned by Trustee |
Aggregate Dollar Range of
Vanguard Fund Shares
Owned by Trustee |
Vanguard Core Bond ETF |
Mortimer J. Buckley |
— |
— |
|
Tara Bunch |
— |
— |
|
Emerson U. Fullwood |
— |
— |
|
F. Joseph Loughrey |
— |
— |
|
Mark Loughridge |
— |
— |
|
Scott C. Malpass |
— |
— |
|
Deanna Mulligan |
— |
— |
|
André F. Perold |
— |
— |
|
Sarah Bloom Raskin |
— |
— |
|
Grant Reid |
|
|
|
David Thomas |
— |
— |
|
Peter F. Volanakis |
— |
— |
Portfolio Manager |
|
No. of
accounts |
Total assets |
No. of accounts with
performance-based
fees |
Total assets in
accounts with
performance-based
fees |
Arvind Narayanan |
Registered investment companies1
|
13 |
$226B |
0 |
$0 |
|
Other pooled investment vehicles |
1 |
$822.8M |
0 |
$0 |
|
Other accounts |
1 |
$30M |
0 |
$0 |
Brian W. Quigley |
Registered investment companies1
|
7 |
$60B |
0 |
$0 |
|
Other pooled investment vehicles |
0 |
$0 |
0 |
$0 |
|
Other accounts |
0 |
$0 |
0 |
$0 |
Daniel Shaykevich |
Registered investment companies1
|
14 |
$229B |
0 |
$0 |
|
Other pooled investment vehicles |
1 |
$822.8M |
0 |
$0 |
|
Other accounts |
1 |
$30M |
0 |
$0 |
B-1 | |
B-4 | |
B-4 | |
B-36 | |
B-36 | |
B-36 | |
B-49 | |
B-51 | |
B-53 | |
B-53 | |
B-59 | |
B-59 | |
B-61 |
|
|
Share Classes1
| |||
Vanguard Fund2
|
Investor |
Admiral |
Institutional |
Institutional Plus |
ETF |
Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities Index Fund |
VTIPX |
VTAPX |
VTSPX |
— |
VTIP3 |
Vanguard Institutional Short-Term Bond Fund |
— |
— |
— |
VISTX |
— |
Vanguard Institutional Intermediate-Term Bond Fund |
— |
— |
— |
VIITX |
— |
Vanguard Core Bond Fund |
VCORX |
VCOBX |
— |
— |
— |
Vanguard Emerging Markets Bond Fund |
VEMBX |
VEGBX |
— |
— |
— |
Vanguard Core-Plus Bond Fund |
VCPIX |
VCPAX |
— |
— |
— |
Vanguard Multi-Sector Income Bond Fund |
VMSIX |
VMSAX |
— |
— |
— |
Vanguard Core Bond ETF |
— |
— |
— |
— |
VCRB3 |
Vanguard Core-Plus Bond ETF |
— |
— |
— |
— |
VPLS3 |
Name, Year of Birth |
Position(s)
Held With Fund |
Vanguard
Funds’ Trustee/
Officer Since |
Principal Occupation(s)
During the Past Five Years,
Outside Directorships,
and Other Experience |
Number of
Vanguard Funds
Overseen by
Trustee/Officer |
Interested Trustee1
|
|
|
|
|
Mortimer J. Buckley
(1969) |
Chairman of the
Board, Chief
Executive
Officer, and
President |
January 2018 |
Chairman of the board (2019–present) of Vanguard
and of each of the investment companies served by
Vanguard; chief executive officer (2018–present) of
Vanguard; chief executive officer, president, and
trustee (2018–present) of each of the investment
companies served by Vanguard; president and
director (2017–present) of Vanguard; and president
(2018–present) of Vanguard Marketing Corporation.
Chief investment officer (2013–2017), managing
director (2002–2017), head of the Retail Investor
Group (2006–2012), and chief information officer
(2001–2006) of Vanguard. Member of the board of
governors of the Investment Company Institute and of
FINRA. |
206 |
1 Mr. Buckley is considered an “interested person” as defined in the 1940 Act because he is an officer of the Trust. | ||||
Independent Trustees |
|
|
|
|
Tara Bunch
(1962) |
Trustee |
November 2021 |
Head of Global Operations at Airbnb (2020–present).
Vice President of AppleCare (2012–2020). Member of
the board of Out & Equal, the University of California,
Berkeley School of Engineering, and Santa Clara
University’s School of Business. |
206 |
Emerson U. Fullwood
(1948) |
Trustee |
January 2008 |
Executive chief staff and marketing officer for North
America and corporate vice president (retired 2008) of
Xerox Corporation (document management products
and services). Former president of the Worldwide
Channels Group, Latin America, and Worldwide
Customer Service and executive chief staff officer of
Developing Markets of Xerox. Executive in residence
and 2009–2010 Distinguished Minett Professor at the
Rochester Institute of Technology. Member of the
board of directors of the University of Rochester
Medical Center, the Monroe Community College
Foundation, the United Way of Rochester, North
Carolina A&T University, Roberts Wesleyan College,
and the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra. Trustee of
the University of Rochester. |
206 |
F. Joseph Loughrey
(1949) |
Trustee |
October 2009 |
President and chief operating officer (retired 2009)
and vice chairman of the board (2008–2009) of
Cummins Inc. (industrial machinery). Director of the V
Foundation. Member of the advisory council for the
College of Arts and Letters at the University of Notre
Dame. Chairman of the board of Saint Anselm
College. |
206 |
Mark Loughridge
(1953) |
Lead
Independent
Trustee |
March 2012 |
Senior vice president and chief financial officer (retired
2013) of IBM (information technology services).
Fiduciary member of IBM’s Retirement Plan
Committee (2004–2013), senior vice president and
general manager (2002–2004) of IBM Global
Financing, vice president and controller (1998–2002)
of IBM, and a variety of other prior management roles
at IBM. Member of the Council on Chicago Booth. |
206 |
Name, Year of Birth |
Position(s)
Held With Fund |
Vanguard
Funds’ Trustee/
Officer Since |
Principal Occupation(s)
During the Past Five Years,
Outside Directorships,
and Other Experience |
Number of
Vanguard Funds
Overseen by
Trustee/Officer |
Scott C. Malpass
(1962) |
Trustee |
March 2012 |
Co-founder and managing partner (2022-present) of
Grafton Street Partners (investment advisory firm).
Chief investment officer and vice president of the
University of Notre Dame (retired 2020). Chair of the
board of Catholic Investment Services, Inc.
(investment advisors). Member of the board of
superintendence of the Institute for the Works of
Religion. Member of the Notre Dame 403(b)
Investment Committee and the board of directors of
Paxos Trust Company (finance). |
206 |
Deanna Mulligan
(1963) |
Trustee |
January 2018 |
Chief executive officer of Purposeful (2021–present).
Board chair (2020), chief executive officer
(2011–2020), and president (2010–2019) of The
Guardian Life Insurance Company of America. Chief
operating officer (2010–2011) and executive vice
president (2008–2010) of Individual Life and Disability
of The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America.
Director of DuPont. Member of the board of the
Economic Club of New York. Trustee of the
Partnership for New York City (business leadership),
the Chief Executives for Corporate Purpose, and the
New York-Presbyterian Hospital. |
206 |
André F. Perold
(1952) |
Trustee |
December 2004 |
George Gund Professor of Finance and Banking,
Emeritus at the Harvard Business School (retired
2011). Chief investment officer and partner of
HighVista Strategies LLC (private investment firm).
Board member of RIT Capital Partners (investment
firm). |
206 |
Sarah Bloom Raskin
(1961) |
Trustee |
January 2018 |
Deputy secretary (2014–2017) of the United States
Department of the Treasury. Governor (2010–2014) of
the Federal Reserve Board. Commissioner
(2007–2010) of financial regulation for the State of
Maryland. Colin W. Brown Distinguished Professor of
the Practice, Duke Law School (2021–present);
Rubenstein Fellow, Duke University (2017–2020);
Distinguished Fellow of the Global Financial Markets
Center, Duke Law School (2020–2022); and Senior
Fellow, Duke Center on Risk (2020–present). Partner
of Kaya Partners (climate policy advisory services).
Member of the board of directors of Arcadia (energy
solution technology). |
206 |
Grant Reid
(1959) |
Trustee |
July 2023 |
Chief executive officer and president (2014–2022) and
member of the board of directors (2015–2022) of
Mars, Incorporated (multinational manufacturer).
Member of the board of directors of Marriott
International, Inc. Chair of Agribusiness Task Force,
Sustainable Markets Initiative. |
206 |
David Thomas
(1956) |
Trustee |
July 2021 |
President of Morehouse College (2018–present).
Professor of Business Administration Emeritus at
Harvard University (2017–2018) and Dean
(2011–2016) and Professor of Management at
Georgetown University, McDonough School of
Business (2016–2017). Director of DTE Energy
Company. Trustee of Common Fund. |
206 |
Name, Year of Birth |
Position(s)
Held With Fund |
Vanguard
Funds’ Trustee/
Officer Since |
Principal Occupation(s)
During the Past Five Years,
Outside Directorships,
and Other Experience |
Number of
Vanguard Funds
Overseen by
Trustee/Officer |
Peter F. Volanakis
(1955) |
Trustee |
July 2009 |
President and chief operating officer (retired 2010) of
Corning Incorporated (communications equipment)
and director of Corning Incorporated (2000–2010) and
Dow Corning (2001–2010). Director (2012) of SPX
Corporation (multi-industry manufacturing). Overseer
of the Amos Tuck School of Business Administration,
Dartmouth College (2001–2013). Member of the BMW
Group Mobility Council. |
206 |
Executive Officers |
|
|
|
|
Jacqueline Angell
(1974) |
Chief
Compliance
Officer |
November 2022 |
Principal of Vanguard. Chief compliance officer
(2022–present) of Vanguard and of each of the
investment companies served by Vanguard. Chief
compliance officer (2018–2022) and deputy chief
compliance officer (2017–2019) of State Street. |
206 |
Christine Buchanan
(1970) |
Chief Financial
Officer |
November 2017 |
Principal of Vanguard. Chief financial officer
(2021–present) and treasurer (2017–2021) of each of
the investment companies served by Vanguard.
Partner (2005–2017) at KPMG (audit, tax, and
advisory services). |
206 |
John Galloway
(1973) |
Investment
Stewardship
Officer |
September 2020 |
Principal of Vanguard. Investment stewardship officer
(2020–present) of each of the investment companies
served by Vanguard. Head of Investor Advocacy
(2020–present) and head of Marketing Strategy and
Planning (2017–2020) at Vanguard. Special Assistant
to the President of the United States (2015). |
206 |
Ashley Grim
(1984) |
Treasurer |
February 2022 |
Treasurer (2022–present) of each of the investment
companies served by Vanguard. Fund transfer agent
controller (2019–2022) and director of Audit Services
(2017–2019) at Vanguard. Senior manager
(2015–2017) at PriceWaterhouseCoopers (audit and
assurance, consulting, and tax services). |
206 |
Jodi Miller
(1980) |
Finance Director |
September
2022 |
Principal of Vanguard. Finance director
(2022–present) of each of the investment companies
served by Vanguard. Head of Enterprise Investment
Services (2020–present), Head of Retail Client
Services & Operations (2020–2022), and Head of
Retail Strategic Support (2018–2020) at Vanguard. |
206 |
Anne E. Robinson
(1970) |
Secretary |
September 2016 |
General counsel (2016–present) of Vanguard.
Secretary (2016–present) of Vanguard and of each of
the investment companies served by Vanguard.
Managing director (2016–present) of Vanguard.
Managing director and general counsel of Global
Cards and Consumer Services (2014–2016) at
Citigroup. Counsel (2003–2014) at American Express.
Non-executive director of the board of National Grid
(energy). |
206 |
Michael Rollings
(1963) |
Finance Director |
February 2017 |
Finance director (2017–present) and treasurer (2017)
of each of the investment companies served by
Vanguard. Managing director (2016–present) of
Vanguard. Chief financial officer (2016–present) of
Vanguard. Director (2016–present) of Vanguard
Marketing Corporation. Executive vice president and
chief financial officer (2006–2016) of MassMutual
Financial Group. |
206 |
Trustee |
Aggregate
Compensation From
the Fund1
|
Total Compensation
From All Vanguard
Funds Paid to Trustees2
|
Mortimer J. Buckley |
— |
— |
Tara Bunch |
— |
$330,000 |
Emerson U. Fullwood |
— |
330,000 |
F. Joseph Loughrey |
— |
350,000 |
Mark Loughridge |
— |
400,000 |
Scott C. Malpass |
— |
330,000 |
Deanna Mulligan |
— |
330,000 |
André F. Perold |
— |
330,000 |
Sarah Bloom Raskin |
— |
350,000 |
Grant Reid3
|
— |
— |
David Thomas |
— |
330,000 |
Peter F. Volanakis |
— |
350,000 |
Vanguard Fund |
Trustee |
Dollar Range
of Fund Shares
Owned by Trustee |
Aggregate Dollar Range of
Vanguard Fund Shares
Owned by Trustee |
Vanguard Core-Plus Bond ETF |
Mortimer J. Buckley |
— |
— |
|
Tara Bunch |
— |
— |
|
Emerson U. Fullwood |
— |
— |
|
F. Joseph Loughrey |
— |
— |
|
Mark Loughridge |
— |
— |
|
Scott C. Malpass |
— |
— |
|
Deanna Mulligan |
— |
— |
|
André F. Perold |
— |
— |
|
Sarah Bloom Raskin |
— |
— |
|
Grant Reid |
|
|
|
David Thomas |
— |
— |
|
Peter F. Volanakis |
— |
— |
Portfolio Manager |
|
No. of
accounts |
Total assets |
No. of accounts with
performance-based
fees |
Total assets in
accounts with
performance-based
fees |
Arvind Narayanan |
Registered investment companies1
|
13 |
$226B |
0 |
$0 |
|
Other pooled investment vehicles |
1 |
$822.8M |
0 |
$0 |
|
Other accounts |
1 |
$30M |
0 |
$0 |
Brian W. Quigley |
Registered investment companies1
|
7 |
$60B |
0 |
$0 |
|
Other pooled investment vehicles |
0 |
$0 |
0 |
$0 |
|
Other accounts |
0 |
$0 |
0 |
$0 |
Daniel Shaykevich |
Registered investment companies1
|
14 |
$229B |
0 |
$0 |
|
Other pooled investment vehicles |
1 |
$822.8M |
0 |
$0 |
|
Other accounts |
1 |
$30M |
0 |
$0 |
Michael Chang |
Registered investment companies1
|
4 |
$24.3 |
0 |
$0 |
|
Other pooled investment vehicles |
0 |
$0 |
0 |
$0 |
|
Other accounts |
0 |
$0 |
0 |
$0 |
(a) |
Articles of Incorporation, Amended and Restated Agreement and Declaration of Trust, is filed herewith. |
(b) |
By-Laws, Amended and Restated By-Laws, filed with Post-Effective Amendment No. 86, dated January 31, 2021,
are hereby incorporated by reference. |
(c) |
Instruments Defining Rights of Security Holders, reference is made to Articles III and V of the Registrant’s Amended
and Restated Agreement and Declaration of Trust, refer to Exhibit (a) above. |
(d) |
Investment Advisory Contracts. The Vanguard Group, Inc., provides investment advisory services to the Funds
pursuant to the Fifth Amended and Restated Funds’ Service Agreement, refer to Exhibit (h) below. |
(e) |
Underwriting Contracts, not applicable. |
(f) |
Bonus or Profit Sharing Contracts, reference is made to the section entitled “Management of the Funds” in Part B of
this Registration Statement. |
(g) |
|
(h) |
Other Material Contracts, Fifth Amended and Restated Funds’ Service Agreement, filed with Post-Effective
Amendment No. 86, dated January 31, 2021, is hereby incorporated by reference. Form of Fund of Funds
Investment Agreement, filed with Post-Effective Amendment No. 89, dated January 31, 2022, is hereby incorporated
by reference. |
(i) |
Legal Opinion, not applicable. |
(j) |
Other Opinions, Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm, not applicable. |
(k) |
Omitted Financial Statements, not applicable. |
(l) |
Initial Capital Agreements, not applicable. |
(m) |
Rule 12b-1 Plan, not applicable. |
(n) |
|
(o) |
Reserved. |
(p) |
Codes of Ethics, for The Vanguard Group, Inc., filed with Post-Effective Amendment No. 90, dated January 31,
2023, are hereby incorporated by reference. |
(a) |
Vanguard Marketing Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of The Vanguard Group, Inc., is the principal
underwriter of each fund within the Vanguard group of investment companies, a family of over 200 funds. |
(b) |
The principal business address of each named director and officer of Vanguard Marketing Corporation is 100
Vanguard Boulevard, Malvern, PA 19355. |
Name |
Positions and Office with Underwriter |
Positions and Office with Funds |
Matthew J. Benchener |
Vice President and Chief Executive Officer
Designee |
None |
Karin A. Risi |
Vice President |
None |
Thomas M. Rampulla |
Vice President |
None |
Michael Rollings |
Vice President |
Finance Director |
John E. Bisordi |
General Counsel and Vice President |
None |
Tara Buckley |
Vice President and Assistant Secretary |
None |
Matthew C. Brancato |
Vice President |
None |
Mortimer J. Buckley |
President |
Chief Executive Officer and President |
Beth Morales Singh |
Secretary |
None |
Erica Green |
Chief Compliance Officer |
None |
Sarah Green |
Anti-Money Laundering Officer |
None |
Nitin Tandon |
Chief Information Officer |
None |
Manish Nagar |
Chief Information Security Officer |
None |
Salvatore L. Pantalone |
Principal Financial Officer and Treasurer |
None |
Matthew Tretter |
Principal Operations Officer |
None |
Danielle Corey |
Annuity and Insurance Officer |
None |
Jeff Seglem |
Annuity and Insurance Officer |
None |
Barbara Bock |
Controller |
None |
Jason Botzler |
Vice President |
None |
Jon Cleborne |
Vice President |
None |
Kaitlyn Holmes |
Vice President |
None |
Andrew Kadjeski |
Vice President |
None |
Amy M. Laursen |
Vice President |
None |
Paul M. Jakubowski |
Vice President |
None |
John James |
Vice President |
None |
James D. Martielli |
Vice President |
None |
Armond E. Mosley |
Vice President |
None |
David Petty |
Vice President |
None |
David MacBride |
Vice President |
None |
Massy Williams |
Vice President |
None |
Name |
Positions and Office with Underwriter |
Positions and Office with Funds |
Jacob Buttery |
Assistant Secretary |
None |
Janelle McDonald |
Vice President |
None |
Parks Strobridge |
Vice President |
None |
(c) |
Not applicable. |
Signature |
Title |
Date |
/s/ Mortimer J. Buckley*
Mortimer J. Buckley |
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer |
December 6, 2023 |
/s/ Tara Bunch*
Tara Bunch |
Trustee |
December 6, 2023 |
/s/ Emerson U. Fullwood*
Emerson U. Fullwood |
Trustee |
December 6, 2023 |
/s/ F. Joseph Loughrey*
F. Joseph Loughrey |
Trustee |
December 6, 2023 |
/s/ Mark Loughridge*
Mark Loughridge |
Trustee |
December 6, 2023 |
/s/ Scott C. Malpass*
Scott C. Malpass |
Trustee |
December 6, 2023 |
/s/ Deanna Mulligan*
Deanna Mulligan |
Trustee |
December 6, 2023 |
/s/ André F. Perold*
André F. Perold |
Trustee |
December 6, 2023 |
/s/ Sarah Bloom Raskin*
Sarah Bloom Raskin |
Trustee |
December 6, 2023 |
/s/ Grant Reid*
Grant Reid |
Trustee |
December 6, 2023 |
/s/ David Thomas*
David Thomas |
Trustee |
December 6, 2023 |
/s/ Peter F. Volanakis*
Peter F. Volanakis |
Trustee |
December 6, 2023 |
Signature |
Title |
Date |
/s/ Christine Buchanan*
Christine Buchanan |
Chief Financial Officer |
December 6, 2023 |