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Overall Morningstar
Rating™ |
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| As of 2009-10-31 |
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Out of
Muni Massachusetts Funds |
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| 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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Morningstar®
Style Box™ |
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Avg Duration |
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7.09 Yrs
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Avg Credit Quality |
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AA |
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| As of
2009-09-30 |
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| Day Change |
| $ -0.01 |
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| NAV (2009-11-10) |
| $ 10.12 |
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| YTD Return % (2009-11-10) |
| 9.42% |
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| Total Assets ($ mil) |
| 918 |
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| Growth of $10,000 |
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Fund: |
Vanguard MA Tax-Exempt |
| (from
1999-01-01
to 2009-10-31) |
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Category: |
Muni Massachusetts |
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Index: |
BarCap Municipal TR USD |
| Total Annualized Returns % |
1yr, 3yr and 5yr Returns as of 2009-11-10 |
| Inception date: 1998-12-09 |
10yr and Inception Returns as of 2009-10-31 |
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YTD Returns as of 2009-11-10 |
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YTD |
1 Year |
3 Year |
5 Year |
10 Year |
Since Inception |
| Fund |
10.08 |
10.29 |
3.87 |
4.06 |
5.52 |
4.59 |
| +/- Category |
-5.21 |
-3.31 |
1.25 |
0.85 |
0.73 |
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| +/- BarCap Municipal TR USD |
-2.06 |
-1.38 |
-0.38 |
-0.30 |
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| Standardized Annual Returns % more on standardized returns |
| Quarter-End (as of
2009-09-30) |
12.42 |
14.37 |
4.94 |
4.54 |
5.65 |
4.90 |
| Month-End (as of 2009-10-31) |
9.33 |
11.75 |
3.78 |
3.77 |
5.52 |
4.59 |
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| After Tax Returns % (as of
2009-09-30
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| On Distribution |
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11.75 |
3.78 |
3.77 |
5.52 |
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| On Distribution & Sale of Shares |
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9.16 |
3.83 |
3.82 |
5.41 |
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| Morningstar Rating |
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| # of compared funds covered (3 yrs : out of 75 funds), (5 yrs : out of 70 funds), (10 yrs : out of 59 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. |
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| 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. |
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| Sector Breakdown % |
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| General Obligations |
15.34 |
| Advance Refunded |
7.55 |
| State Appropriated Tobacco |
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| Non-state Appropriated Tobacco |
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| Education |
35.46 |
| Health |
4.71 |
| Housing |
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| Industrial |
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| Transportation |
16.69 |
| Utilities |
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| Water/Sewer |
16.75 |
| Misc. Revenue |
3.51 |
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| Bond Quality |
% of Bonds |
| AAA |
39.9 |
| AA |
35.7 |
| A |
19.1 |
| BBB |
3.9 |
| BB |
0.2 |
| B |
0.0 |
| Below B |
0.0 |
| Not Rated |
1.3 |
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| Asset Allocation |
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| % of Net Assets |
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Cash |
0.9 |
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Stocks |
0.0 |
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Bonds |
99.1 |
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Other |
0.0 |
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Foreign Stocks |
0.0 |
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(as a % of Assets) |
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| Data through 2009-07-31 |
Data through 2009-07-31 |
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| Holding Status |
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| Total Number of Stock Holdings |
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Turnover % |
29 |
| Total Number of Bond Holdings |
220 |
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30 Day SEC Yield % |
3.09 |
| % of Assets in Top 10 Holdings |
15.62 |
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ending as of
2009-09-30 |
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View Data Definitions |
| Top 10 Holdings |
Maturity
Date |
Amount
$000 |
Value
$000 |
% of Net
Assets |
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Massachusetts Bay Transn Auth 5.25% |
2033-07-01 |
15,000 |
18,143 |
1.93 |
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Massachusetts St Spl Obl Ded Ref Re 5.5% |
2027-01-01 |
15,000 |
17,846 |
1.90 |
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Massachusetts St Sch Bldg Auth 5% |
2024-08-15 |
15,000 |
16,794 |
1.78 |
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Massachusetts St Go Bds 5% |
2037-08-01 |
15,000 |
16,083 |
1.71 |
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Massachusetts Bay Transn Auth 5.25% |
2034-07-01 |
14,500 |
16,075 |
1.71 |
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Massachusetts St Sch Bldg Auth 5% |
2037-08-15 |
12,000 |
12,870 |
1.37 |
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Massachusetts St Go Bds 5.5% |
2030-08-01 |
10,000 |
12,598 |
1.34 |
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Massachusetts St Go Bds 5.5% |
2018-10-01 |
10,200 |
12,524 |
1.33 |
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Massachusetts St Wtr Res Auth 5% |
2036-08-01 |
11,370 |
12,058 |
1.28 |
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Massachusetts Bay Transn Auth 5% |
2031-07-01 |
10,000 |
11,998 |
1.27 |
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Data through 2009-07-31 |
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| Fund Inception: 1998-12-09 |
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Portfolio Manager (Start Date) |
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Marlin G. Brown (2008-03-28) |
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Brown has been a portfolio manager with Vanguard Fixed Income Group since 1996. He has worked in investment management since 1986. |
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Sales Charge %
(taken from prospectus dated 2009-03-27) |
| Front: |
None |
| Deferred: |
None |
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| Expense Ratio % |
0.12 |
based on net assets
(taken from annual report dated 2008-11-30)
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| Correspondence Information |
PO Box 2600
V26
Valley Forge,
PA
19482
United States |
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| Telephone: |
| 800-662-6237 |
| 610-669-1000 |
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