Vanguard Long-Term Bond Index  VBLTX
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As of 2009-10-31
Out of
Long-Term Bond Funds
Rating derived from a weighted average of the fund's 3, 5, 10-year rating which are based on risk-adjusted performance.
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   Avg Duration
   11.59 Yrs
   Avg Credit Quality
   AA
As of 2009-09-30
Day Change
$ -0.01
  
NAV (2009-11-10)
$ 11.72
  
YTD Return % (2009-11-10)
2.29%
  
Total Assets ($ mil)
2,935
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  Performance    
Growth of $10,000 Fund: Vanguard Long-Term Bond Index
(from 1999-01-01 to 2009-10-31) Category: Long-Term Bond
Index: BarCap US Agg Bond TR USD
Total Annualized Returns % 1yr, 3yr and 5yr Returns as of 2009-11-10
Inception date: 1994-03-01 10yr and Inception Returns as of 2009-10-31
YTD Returns as of 2009-11-10
YTD 1 Year 3 Year 5 Year 10 Year Since Inception
Fund 3.69 17.13 6.17 5.67 7.74 7.54
+/- Category -11.71 -13.34 0.38 1.38 0.82 ---
+/- BarCap US Agg Bond TR USD -3.22 4.64 -0.28 0.40 --- ---
Standardized Annual Returns %   more on standardized returns
Quarter-End (as of 2009-09-30) 4.81 18.47 7.10 6.05 7.87 7.65
Month-End (as of 2009-10-31) 3.86 26.55 6.38 5.53 7.74 7.54
After Tax Returns % (as of 2009-09-30 )  
On Distribution --- 24.21 4.39 3.59 5.52 ---
On Distribution & Sale of Shares --- 17.16 4.25 3.56 5.32 ---
Morningstar Rating --- --- ---
# of compared funds covered (3 yrs : out of 38 funds), (5 yrs : out of 29 funds), (10 yrs : out of 15 funds). Ratings are based on risk-adjusted performance. The maximum initial sales fee is none, the maximum deferred sales fee is none, and the maximum redemption sales fee is none.
The performance quoted represents past performance and does not guarantee future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate thus an investor's shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted herein.
  Portfolio Profile    
Sector Breakdown %
US Government 44.69
US Treasuries 40.07
TIPS 0.00
US Agency 4.63
Mortgage 0.45
Mortgage Pass-Thru 0.45
Mortgage CMO 0.00
Mortgage ARM 0.00
Credit 41.05
US Corporate 38.43
Asset-Backed 0.32
Convertible 0.00
Municipal 2.31
Corporate Inflation-Protected 0.00
Foreign 12.81
Foreign Corp 7.92
Foreign Govt 4.89
Cash 0.99
Bond Quality % of Bonds
AAA 45.8
AA 7.7
A 23.3
BBB 23.2
BB 0.0
B 0.0
Below B 0.0
Not Rated 0.0
 
Asset Allocation
% of Net Assets
Cash 1.0
Stocks 0.0
Bonds 98.9
Other 0.1
Foreign Stocks 0.0
(as a % of Assets)
Data through 2009-07-31 Data through 2009-07-31
 
Holding Status
Total Number of Stock Holdings Turnover % 67
Total Number of Bond Holdings 829 30 Day SEC Yield % 4.98
% of Assets in Top 10 Holdings 25.76 ending as of 2009-09-30
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Top 10 Holdings Maturity
Date
Amount
$000
Value
$000
% of Net
Assets
US Treasury Bond 8% 2021-11-15 97,295 137,764 4.87
US Treasury Bond 4.25% 2039-05-15 86,970 90,000 3.18
US Treasury Bond 6.25% 2023-08-15 68,300 85,642 3.03
United States Treas Bds 4.5% 2038-05-15 68,110 73,314 2.59
US Treasury Bond 5% 2037-05-15 52,325 60,656 2.14
US Treasury Bond 7.125% 2023-02-15 44,935 60,269 2.13
United States Treas Bds 3.5% 2039-02-15 65,783 59,605 2.11
US Treasury Bond 6.375% 2027-08-15 42,720 55,556 1.96
US Treasury Bond 5.375% 2031-02-15 45,690 54,321 1.92
US Treasury Bond 8.125% 2021-08-15 36,360 51,790 1.83
Data through 2009-07-31
  Other Information
Fund Inception: 1994-03-01
Portfolio Manager  (Start Date)
Kenneth Volpert  (2005-01-31)
Volpert is a principal and portfolio manager of the Vanguard Group, his employer since 1992. He entered the company as an assistant vice president and senior portfolio manager and is currently the head of Vanguard’s Bond Index Group. His previous employers include Mellon Bond Associates and Investment & Capital Management Corporation. Volpert has worked in investment management since 1981 and holds the designation of Chartered Financial Analyst. He is also a member of the AIMR and the Investment Analysts Society of Philadelphia.
Gregory Davis  (2008-04-24)
Davis is principal of Vanguard and head of Vanguard's Bond Index Group. He has worked in investment management with Vanguard since 1999, managed portfolio investments since 2000, managed the Short-Term Bond Index Fund since 2005 and co-managed the Total Bond Market Index and Long-Term Bond Index Funds since 2008.
Sales Charge %
(taken from prospectus dated 2009-04-24)
Front: None
Deferred: None
Expense Ratio % 0.19
based on net assets
(taken from annual report dated 2008-12-31)
Correspondence Information
PO Box 2600
V26
Valley Forge,  PA  19482
United States
Telephone:
800-662-6273
610-669-1000
Data on this page does not include the fund's short positions (if any).
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