Vanguard Long-Term Investment-Grade  VWESX
  Morningstar Report
Overall Morningstar
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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
   11.73 Yrs
   Avg Credit Quality
   A
As of 2009-09-30
Day Change
$ -0.02
  
NAV (2009-11-10)
$ 9.00
  
YTD Return % (2009-11-10)
8.79%
  
Total Assets ($ mil)
7,778
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  Performance    
Growth of $10,000 Fund: Vanguard Long-Term Investment-Grade
(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: 1973-07-09 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 10.29 26.29 5.08 5.13 7.24 8.58
+/- Category -5.11 -4.18 -0.71 0.84 0.32 ---
+/- BarCap US Agg Bond TR USD 3.38 13.80 -1.37 -0.14 --- ---
Standardized Annual Returns %   more on standardized returns
Quarter-End (as of 2009-09-30) 11.13 23.44 6.15 5.54 7.34 8.63
Month-End (as of 2009-10-31) 10.35 35.03 5.43 5.07 7.24 8.58
After Tax Returns % (as of 2009-09-30 )  
On Distribution --- 32.15 3.25 2.97 4.92 ---
On Distribution & Sale of Shares --- 22.57 3.32 3.07 4.80 ---
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 3.59
US Treasuries 1.78
TIPS 0.00
US Agency 1.80
Mortgage 0.55
Mortgage Pass-Thru 0.55
Mortgage CMO 0.00
Mortgage ARM 0.00
Credit 82.30
US Corporate 77.28
Asset-Backed 0.00
Convertible 0.00
Municipal 5.02
Corporate Inflation-Protected 0.00
Foreign 13.15
Foreign Corp 12.12
Foreign Govt 1.02
Cash 0.42
Bond Quality % of Bonds
AAA 5.7
AA 18.5
A 53.3
BBB 19.8
BB 0.7
B 0.0
Below B 0.1
Not Rated 1.8
 
Asset Allocation
% of Net Assets
Cash 0.4
Stocks 0.0
Bonds 99.6
Other 0.0
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 % 24
Total Number of Bond Holdings 336 30 Day SEC Yield % 5.63
% of Assets in Top 10 Holdings 11.53 ending as of 2009-09-30
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Top 10 Holdings Maturity
Date
Amount
$000
Value
$000
% of Net
Assets
General Elec Cap 6.75% 2032-03-15 117,095 120,529 1.57
Illinois St Go Bds 5.1% 2033-06-01 121,265 113,608 1.48
France Telecom Sa 8.5% 2031-03-01 81,255 111,224 1.45
Goldman Sachs Grp 6.75% 2037-10-01 94,160 97,308 1.27
JPMORGAN CHASE 2038-05-15 81,000 91,069 1.19
Astrazeneca 6.45% 2037-09-15 70,000 82,274 1.07
U S Treas Bd Stripped Prin Pmt --- 217,000 73,645 0.96
At&T Wireless Svcs 8.75% 2031-03-01 50,000 66,470 0.87
Wachovia Bk Natl Assn 6.6% 2038-01-15 60,225 66,077 0.86
Vodafone Grp Plc New 6.15% 2037-02-27 58,180 61,810 0.81
Data through 2009-07-31
  Other Information
Fund Inception: 1973-07-09
Portfolio Manager  (Start Date)
Lucius T. Hill, III  (2008-02-14)
Hill, III, senior vice president and fixed income portfolio manager of Wellington Management, joined Wellington Management as an investment professional in 1993.
Sales Charge %
(taken from prospectus dated 2009-05-29)
Front: None
Deferred: None
Expense Ratio % 0.23
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
800-997-2798
Data on this page does not include the fund's short positions (if any).
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