Vanguard Short-Term Federal Adm  VSGDX
  Morningstar Report
Overall Morningstar
Rating™
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As of 2009-10-31
Out of
Short Government 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
   2.07 Yrs
   Avg Credit Quality
   AAA
As of 2009-09-30
Day Change
$ 0.00
  
NAV (2009-11-20)
$ 11.00
  
YTD Return % (2009-11-20)
3.60%
  
Total Assets ($ mil)
4,754
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  Performance    
Growth of $10,000 Fund: Vanguard Short-Term Federal Adm
(from 2001-02-12 to 2009-10-31) Category: Short Government
Index: BarCap US Agg Bond TR USD
Total Annualized Returns % 1yr, 3yr and 5yr Returns as of 2009-11-20
Inception date: 2001-02-12 10yr and Inception Returns as of 2009-10-31
YTD Returns as of 2009-11-20
YTD 1 Year 3 Year 5 Year 10 Year Since Inception
Fund 3.60 7.00 6.18 4.94 --- 4.80
+/- Category 0.18 0.82 1.21 1.14 --- ---
+/- BarCap US Agg Bond TR USD -3.31 -5.49 -0.27 -0.33 --- ---
Standardized Annual Returns %   more on standardized returns
Quarter-End (as of 2009-09-30) 2.76 6.78 6.14 4.76 --- 4.80
Month-End (as of 2009-10-31) 3.12 7.21 6.10 4.74 --- 4.80
After Tax Returns % (as of 2009-09-30 )  
On Distribution --- 6.15 4.69 3.37 --- ---
On Distribution & Sale of Shares --- 4.68 4.38 3.24 --- ---
Morningstar Rating --- --- --- ---
# of compared funds covered (3 yrs : out of 150 funds), (5 yrs : out of 145 funds), (10 yrs : out of 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 77.15
US Treasuries 6.17
TIPS 0.00
US Agency 70.98
Mortgage 10.46
Mortgage Pass-Thru 10.46
Mortgage CMO 0.00
Mortgage ARM 0.00
Credit 0.00
US Corporate 0.00
Asset-Backed 0.00
Convertible 0.00
Municipal 0.00
Corporate Inflation-Protected 0.00
Foreign 0.00
Foreign Corp 0.00
Foreign Govt 0.00
Cash 12.39
Bond Quality % of Bonds
AAA 97.8
AA 0.0
A 0.0
BBB 0.0
BB 0.0
B 0.0
Below B 0.0
Not Rated 2.2
 
Asset Allocation
% of Net Assets
Cash 12.3
Stocks 0.0
Bonds 87.0
Other 0.7
Foreign Stocks 0.0
(as a % of Assets)
Data through 2009-09-30 Data through 2009-09-30
 
Holding Status
Total Number of Stock Holdings Turnover % 109
Total Number of Bond Holdings 156 30 Day SEC Yield % 1.53
% of Assets in Top 10 Holdings 41.72 ending as of 2009-09-30
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Top 10 Holdings Maturity
Date
Amount
$000
Value
$000
% of Net
Assets
FHLMC 1.75% 2012-06-15 291,000 292,653 6.07
FHLMC 2.125% 2012-09-21 287,000 290,811 6.03
FNMA 1.375% 2011-04-28 281,000 283,521 5.88
FHLMC 1.625% 2011-04-26 231,500 234,470 4.86
FHLMC 2.5% 2014-04-23 209,500 209,873 4.35
FNMA --- 170,000 172,543 3.58
FHLMC 1.75% 2012-04-13 170,000 169,963 3.52
United States Treas Nts 1% 2011-09-30 128,500 128,600 2.67
FNMA 2014-03-10 120,000 121,082 2.51
FHLMC 4.625% 2012-10-25 100,000 108,720 2.25
Data through 2009-09-30
  Other Information
Fund Inception: 2001-02-12
Portfolio Manager  (Start Date)
Ronald M. Reardon  (2005-01-02)
Reardon is a portfolio manager with Vanguard, his employer since 2001.
Sales Charge %
(taken from prospectus dated 2009-05-29)
Front: None
Deferred: None
Expense Ratio % 0.11
based on net assets
(taken from annual report dated 2009-01-31)
Correspondence Information
PO Box 2600
V26
Valley Forge,  PA  19482
United States
Telephone:
800-662-2739
610-669-1000
Data on this page does not include the fund's short positions (if any).
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