N-CSR 1 tm2010784d1_ncsr.htm N-CSR

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM N-CSR

 

CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT

OF

REGISTERED MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES

 

Investment Company Act file number: 811-02368

 

 

Name of Registrant: Vanguard Fixed Income Securities Funds
Address of Registrant: P.O. Box 2600
  Valley Forge, PA 19482
   
Name and address of agent for service: Anne E. Robinson, Esquire
  P.O. Box 876
  Valley Forge, PA 19482

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (610) 669-1000

 

Date of fiscal year end: January 31

 

Date of reporting period: February 1, 2019—January 31, 2020

 

 

 

Item 1: Reports to Shareholders

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   
   
   
   
Annual Report | January 31, 2020  
   
   
Vanguard U.S. Government Bond Funds
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Fund

 

Vanguard Short-Term Federal Fund

 

Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury Fund

 

Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Fund

 
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
See the inside front cover for important information about access to your fund’s annual and semiannual shareholder reports. 
   

 

 

 

Important information about access to shareholder reports

 

Beginning on January 1, 2021, as permitted by regulations adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission, paper copies of your funds annual and semiannual shareholder reports will no longer be sent to you by mail, unless you specifically request them. Instead, you will be notified by mail each time a report is posted on the website and will be provided with a link to access the report.

 

If you have already elected to receive shareholder reports electronically, you will not be affected by this change and do not need to take any action. You may elect to receive shareholder reports and other communications from the fund electronically by contacting your financial intermediary (such as a broker-dealer or bank) or, if you invest directly with the fund, by calling Vanguard at one of the phone numbers on the back cover of this report or by logging on to vanguard.com.

 

You may elect to receive paper copies of all future shareholder reports free of charge. If you invest through a financial intermediary, you can contact the intermediary to request that you continue to receive paper copies. If you invest directly with the fund, you can call Vanguard at one of the phone numbers on the back cover of this report or log on to vanguard.com. Your election to receive paper copies will apply to all the funds you hold through an intermediary or directly with Vanguard.

 

 

 

Contents  
   
A Note From Our Chairman 1
Your Fund’s Performance at a Glance 2
Advisor’s Report 3
About Your Fund’s Expenses 6
Short-Term Treasury Fund 8
Short-Term Federal Fund 25
Intermediate-Term Treasury Fund 45
Long-Term Treasury Fund 63

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Please note: The opinions expressed in this report are just that—informed opinions. They should not be considered promises or advice. Also, please keep in mind that the information and opinions cover the period through the date on the front of this report. Of course, the risks of investing in your fund are spelled out in the prospectus.

 

 

 

A Note From Our Chairman

 

 

 


 

Tim Buckley

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

 

 

 

Dear Shareholder,

 

These are challenging times. The markets plummet one day and bounce back the next as investors process the uncertainty surrounding the coronavirus outbreak.

 

At Vanguard, we tell investors to stay the coursein good times and bad. This means focusing on your investment goals, keeping a long-term perspective, being balanced across and diversified within asset classes, and limiting cost.

 

Vanguard investors have proven time and again that they know how to stay calm in a market downturn—an attribute that has served them well. But for those who are weathering their first bout of market volatility or could just use a friendly reminder, let me offer three points.

 

First, we stand by our counsel—stay the course.

 

Dont be tempted to time the markets. Its a losing strategy. An investment plan established during calmer times should not be abandoned in the midst of a market downturn. Although having exposure to different asset classes does not eliminate the risk of loss, we believe investors should let the potential benefits of diversification play out.

 

Second, whether youre new to investing or a seasoned financial advisor, dont feel that you need to go it alone. Our mission is to help you succeed, so reach out if we can be of help.

 

Our websites are constantly refreshed with our latest thinking on the markets and economy. And our experts offer practical advice on how to put this perspective to work in your portfolios.

 

And, finally, thank you.

 

Thank you for entrusting us with your financial success. Its a tremendous responsibility that we take very seriously. No matter the market conditions, we look forward to partnering with you and helping you reach your investment goals.

 

Sincerely,

 

 

 

Mortimer J. Buckley

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

March 3, 2020

 

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Your Funds Performance at a Glance

 

 

·     For the 12 months ended January 31, 2020, the returns of the funds in this report ranged from 3.91% for Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Fund to 21.84% for Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Fund. (Returns cited are for Investor Shares.) Although Admiral Shares of the Long-Term Treasury Fund outperformed that funds index slightly, Investor Shares of each fund underperformed their benchmarks.

 

·    The Federal Reserve cut interest rates three times during the fundsfiscal year. Its target rate now stands at 1.5%–1.75%, 75 basis points lower than it was at the beginning of the period. (A basis point is one-hundredth of a percentage point.) U.S. economic growth and labor market gains remained healthy, and inflation remained in check. In this environment, global bond yields generally fell and prices rose.

 

·    Relative performance was hindered primarily by the fundsstructurally shorter durations—that is, their lower levels of interest rate sensitivity—compared with their benchmarks. Out-of-benchmark allocations to agency mortgage-backed securities, on the other hand, helped the funds.

 

 

 

Market Barometer 

   Average Annual Total Returns 
   Periods Ended January 31, 2020 
   One Year   Three Years   Five Years 
Stocks
Russell 1000 Index (Large-caps)   21.39%   14.33%   12.13% 
Russell 2000 Index (Small-caps)   9.21   7.28   8.23 
Russell 3000 Index (Broad U.S. market)   20.53   13.82   11.85 
FTSE All-World ex US Index (International)   10.28   7.74   5.24 
              
Bonds             
Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index
(Broad taxable market)
   9.64%   4.62%   3.01% 
Bloomberg Barclays Municipal Bond Index
(Broad tax-exempt market)
   8.65   5.12   3.53 
FTSE Three-Month U.S. Treasury Bill Index   2.18   1.68   1.07 
              
CPI             
Consumer Price Index   2.49%   2.04%   2.00%

 

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Advisors Report

 

Falling interest rates and tame inflation helped boost the returns of U.S. bonds for the 12 months ended January 31, 2020. The returns of the four funds in this report ranged from 3.91% for Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Fund to 21.84% for Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Fund. (The returns and yields cited in this report are for Investor Shares.) Our duration and yield curve positions held back relative performance, and Investor Shares of each fund underperformed their benchmarks. (Admiral Shares of the Long-Term Treasury Fund slightly outperformed that funds benchmark.)

 

Investment environment

The financial markets during the period were driven largely by shifts in the outlook for global growth and monetary policy.

 

Gross domestic product—the broadest measure of economic activity—expanded at an annual rate of about 3%, after adjusting for inflation, in the first quarter of 2019. Its pace of growth then slowed amid weaker business confidence, trade disputes, and fading effects of tax cuts. The unemployment rate edged downward to finish the period at a half-century low of 3.6%. Although the trend helped keep consumers spending, the pace of job gains slowed. Inflation remained tame. The annualized core consumer price index (which excludes the volatile food and energy segments) remained at or a little above 2%.

 

After raising rates four times in 2018, the Federal Reserve began to reverse gears in March with an announcement that it would end its balance-sheet drawdown. It then lowered the federal funds rate in August, September, and October. Those cuts, the first in more than a decade, were justified by policymakers as insurancemeant to cushion the effects of trade policies and prolong an economic expansion in its 11th year.

 

Rate cuts and slowing growth contributed to declines in yields across the maturity spectrum. The Treasury yield curve was inverted for part of the period—that is, yields of shorter-term bonds were higher than those of longer-term bonds—but finished the year displaying a more typical upward slope.

 

Yields of U.S. Treasury Securities 

   January 31,   January 31, 
Maturity  2019   2020 
2 years  2.46%   1.31% 
3 years  2.43   1.33 
5 years  2.44   1.31 
10 years  2.63   1.51 
30 years  3.00   2.00 

 

Source: Vanguard. 

 

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Fed action pushed shorter-term Treasury yields significantly lower. The yield of the 2-year Treasury note fell 115 basis points over the period to 1.31%. (A basis point is one-hundredth of a percentage point. Changes in yields may reflect rounding.)

 

Demand for longer-term Treasury bonds was supported by escalating trade tensions, geopolitical flare-ups, and political uncertainties in Europe early in the period. While some of those concerns lessened later on, yields on these securities finished the period significantly lower. The yield of the 30-year Treasury note ended down 100 basis points at 2.00%.

 

Management of the funds

The fundsrelative performance was held back primarily by structurally shorter durations—that is, their levels of interest rate sensitivity—compared with their benchmarks. In general, bonds with shorter durations dont perform as well on a relative basis when interest rates are falling.

 

Our yield curve positions also did not perform as expected because geopolitical uncertainties led to a flight to quality during the summer that caused the yield curve to invert.

 

In response to this challenging environment, we looked to boost returns by adding higher-yielding asset classes to our portfolios. Strong selection in mortgage-backed securities helped returns. So did our positions in agency debt, which we overweighted in Vanguard Short-Term Federal Fund, and an out-of-benchmark allocation in the three Treasury Funds.

 

Our Treasury Funds also benefited from exposure to Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities, particularly earlier in the period when valuations were more attractive. Those fundsperformance also was helped by tactical plays with cash and futures contracts.

 

These positions in higher-yielding instruments helped offset much of the drag from our duration and yield curve positions. As a result, the returns of Investor Shares of our funds narrowly trailed those of their benchmarks for the period.

 

Outlook

Global growth is likely to keep softening, with trade tensions and policy uncertainty unlikely to ease substantially. The U.S. economy may fall below 2% trend growth in 2020, according to Vanguard economists.

 

Other major economies are likely to see a deceleration as well in 2020. China, the worlds second-largest economy, may see growth of around 5.8%. The coronavirus outbreak will weigh on its economy in the near term, but we see the potential for a rebound in the second half of the year amid anticipated government stimulus. In the euro area, growth may stay weak, at about 1%.

 

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This backdrop, along with modest wage gains and structural factors such as technology advancements and globalization, is unlikely to support a sustained rebound in inflation.

 

In the United States, inflation may trend closer to the Feds 2% target, but—given the structural forces still in play—not much higher.

 

We may see bouts of volatility related to growth, inflation, and interest rate expectations, but investors should look beyond short-term market movements and adhere to a long-term investment plan. Even in a low-yield bond environment, bonds can play a useful role as ballast in a portfolio, helping to provide downside protection alongside riskier assets such as equities.

 

Whatever the markets may bring, our experienced team of credit analysts, traders, quantitative analysts, and risk managers will continue to seek out opportunities to add to the funds performance.

 

John Hollyer, CFA, Principal and Global Head of Fixed Income Group

 

Gemma Wright-Casparius, Principal and Portfolio Manager

 

Brian Quigley, Portfolio Manager

 

Vanguard Fixed Income Group

 

February 19, 2020

 

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About Your Funds Expenses

 

As a shareholder of the fund, you incur ongoing costs, which include costs for portfolio management, administrative services, and shareholder reports (like this one), among others. Operating expenses, which are deducted from a funds gross income, directly reduce the investment return of the fund.

 

A funds expenses are expressed as a percentage of its average net assets. This figure is known as the expense ratio. The following examples are intended to help you understand the ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in your fund and to compare these costs with those of other mutual funds. The examples are based on an investment of $1,000 made at the beginning of the period shown and held for the entire period.

 

The accompanying table illustrates your funds costs in two ways:

 

·    Based on actual fund return. This section helps you to estimate the actual expenses that you paid over the period. The Ending Account Valueshown is derived from the funds actual return, and the third column shows the dollar amount that would have been paid by an investor who started with $1,000 in the fund. You may use the information here, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period.

 

To do so, simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number given for your fund under the heading Expenses Paid During Period.

 

·    Based on hypothetical 5% yearly return. This section is intended to help you compare your funds costs with those of other mutual funds. It assumes that the fund had a yearly return of 5% before expenses, but that the expense ratio is unchanged. In this case—because the return used is not the funds actual return—the results do not apply to your investment. The example is useful in making comparisons because the Securities and Exchange Commission requires all mutual funds to calculate expenses based on a 5% return. You can assess your funds costs by comparing this hypothetical example with the hypothetical examples that appear in shareholder reports of other funds.

 

Note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight and help you compare ongoing costs only and do not reflect transaction costs incurred by the fund for buying and selling securities. Further, the expenses do not include any purchase, redemption, or account service fees described in the fund prospectus. If such fees were applied to your account, your costs would be higher. Your fund does not carry a sales load.

 

The calculations assume no shares were bought or sold during the period. Your actual costs may have been higher or lower, depending on the amount of your investment and the timing of any purchases or redemptions.

 

You can find more information about the funds expenses, including annual expense ratios, in the Financial Statements section of this report. For additional information on operating expenses and other shareholder costs, please refer to your funds current prospectus.

 

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Six Months Ended January 31, 2020 

   Beginning   Ending   Expenses 
   Account Value   Account Value   Paid During 
   7/31/2019   1/31/2020   Period 
Based on Actual Fund Return
Short-Term Treasury Fund
Investor Shares  $1,000.00   $1,016.68   $1.02 
Admiral™ Shares  1,000.00   1,017.19   0.51 
Short-Term Federal Fund
Investor Shares  $1,000.00   $1,019.73   $1.02 
Admiral Shares  1,000.00   1,020.24   0.51 
Intermediate-Term Treasury Fund
Investor Shares  $1,000.00   $1,034.01   $1.03 
Admiral Shares  1,000.00   1,034.53   0.51 
Long-Term Treasury Fund
Investor Shares  $1,000.00   $1,104.97   $1.06 
Admiral Shares  1,000.00   1,105.52   0.53 
Based on Hypothetical 5% Yearly Return
Short-Term Treasury Fund
Investor Shares  $1,000.00   $1,024.20   $1.02 
Admiral Shares  1,000.00   1,024.70   0.51 
Short-Term Federal Fund
Investor Shares  $1,000.00   $1,024.20   $1.02 
Admiral Shares  1,000.00   1,024.70   0.51 
Intermediate-Term Treasury Fund
Investor Shares  $1,000.00   $1,024.20   $1.02 
Admiral Shares  1,000.00   1,024.70   0.51 
Long-Term Treasury Fund
Investor Shares  $1,000.00   $1,024.20   $1.02 
Admiral Shares  1,000.00   1,024.70   0.51 

The calculations are based on expenses incurred in the most recent six-month period. The fundsannualized six-month expense ratios for that period are: for the Short-Term Treasury Fund, 0.20% for Investor Shares and 0.10% for Admiral Shares; for the Short-Term Federal Fund, 0.20% for Investor Shares and 0.10% for Admiral Shares; for the Intermediate-Term Treasury Fund, 0.20% for Investor Shares and 0.10% for Admiral Shares; and for the Long-Term Treasury Fund, 0.20% for Investor Shares and 0.10% for Admiral Shares. The dollar amounts shown as Expenses Paidare equal to the annualized expense ratio multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days in the most recent six-month period, then divided by the number of days in the most recent 12-month period (184/365).

 

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Short-Term Treasury Fund

 

Performance Summary

 

All of the returns in this report represent past performance, which is not a guarantee of future results that may be achieved by the fund. (Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data cited. For performance data current to the most recent month-end, visit our website at vanguard.com/performance.) Note, too, that both investment returns and principal value can fluctuate widely, so an investors shares, when sold, could be worth more or less than their original cost. The returns shown do not reflect taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the sale of fund shares.

 

Cumulative Performance: January 31, 2010, Through January 31, 2020
Initial Investment of $10,000

 

 

 

   Average Annual Total Returns     
   Periods Ended January 31, 2020     
       Final Value 
   One   Five   Ten   of a $10,000 
   Year   Years   Years   Investment 
  Short-Term Treasury Fund Investor Shares  3.91%   1.35%   1.26%   $11,330 
  Bloomberg Barclays U.S. 1–5 Year Treasury Bond Index  4.85   1.65   1.71   11,851 
  Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index  9.64   3.01   3.79   14,501 

 

               Final Value 
   One   Five   Ten   of a $50,000 
   Year   Years   Years   Investment 
Short-Term Treasury Fund Admiral Shares  4.01%   1.45%   1.36%   $57,228 
Bloomberg Barclays U.S. 1–5 Year Treasury Bond Index  4.85   1.65   1.71   59,254 
Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index  9.64   3.01   3.79   72,507 

 

 

 

 

See Financial Highlights for dividend and capital gains information.

 

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Short-Term Treasury Fund

 

 

 

Sector Diversification

As of January 31, 2020

 

Asset-Backed 0.3%
Government Mortgage-Backed 19.2 
Treasury/Agency 80.5 

 

The table reflects the funds market exposure. Any holdings in short-term reserves are excluded. The agency and mortgage- backed securities sectors may include issues from government-sponsored enterprises; such issues are generally not backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government.

 

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Short-Term Treasury Fund

 

 

 

Financial Statements

 

Statement of Net Assets

As of January 31, 2020

 

The fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year as an exhibit to its reports on Form N-PORT. The funds Form N-PORT reports are available on the SECs website at www.sec.gov.

 

        Face   Market  
      Maturity Amount   Value·  
    Coupon Date ($000 ) ($000 )
U.S. Government and Agency Obligations (92.2%)          
U.S. Government Securities (84.7%)            
  United States Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds 0.125% 4/15/21 600,000   649,614  
  United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.750% 12/31/20 350,000   350,658  
  United States Treasury Note/Bond 2.500% 12/31/20 194,000   195,697  
  United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.375% 1/31/21 110,000   109,862  
1 United States Treasury Note/Bond 2.125% 1/31/21 254,000   255,509  
  United States Treasury Note/Bond 2.500% 1/31/21 78,000   78,756  
  United States Treasury Note/Bond 2.250% 2/15/21 245,000   246,877  
  United States Treasury Note/Bond 3.625% 2/15/21 82,000   83,768  
  United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.125% 2/28/21 360,000   358,592  
  United States Treasury Note/Bond 2.000% 2/28/21 300,000   301,593  
  United States Treasury Note/Bond 2.250% 3/31/21 156,000   157,390  
  United States Treasury Note/Bond 2.375% 4/15/21 75,000   75,796  
  United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.375% 4/30/21 135,000   134,853  
  United States Treasury Note/Bond 2.250% 4/30/21 182,000   183,764  
  United States Treasury Note/Bond 2.125% 5/31/21 93,000   93,843  
  United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.625% 6/30/21 43,000   43,121  
  United States Treasury Note/Bond 2.750% 9/15/21 3,600   3,678  
  United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.125% 9/30/21 45,000   44,810  
  United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.500% 9/30/21 180,000   180,338  
  United States Treasury Note/Bond 2.125% 9/30/21 75,000   75,914  
  United States Treasury Note/Bond 2.500% 2/15/22 75,000   76,734  
  United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.750% 5/15/22 25,000   25,242  
  United States Treasury Note/Bond 2.125% 5/15/22 138,000   140,458  
  United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.750% 7/15/22 92,000   92,949  
  United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.875% 7/31/22 120,000   121,631  
  United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.875% 8/31/22 85,000   86,209  
  United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.375% 10/15/22 235,000   235,367  
  United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.875% 10/31/22 50,000   50,758  
  United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.625% 11/15/22 170,000   171,435  
  United States Treasury Note/Bond 2.000% 11/30/22 316,000   322,023  
  United States Treasury Note/Bond 2.125% 12/31/22 140,000   143,259  
  United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.750% 1/31/23 103,000   104,336  
  United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.500% 2/28/23 17,000   17,101  
  United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.625% 4/30/23 140,000   141,422  
2 United States Treasury Note/Bond 2.750% 4/30/23 450,000   470,529  
  United States Treasury Note/Bond 2.750% 5/31/23 116,000   121,420  
  United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.375% 6/30/23 26,000   26,057  
  United States Treasury Note/Bond 2.750% 7/31/23 133,300   139,840  
  United States Treasury Note/Bond 2.750% 8/31/23 78,000   81,912  
  United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.375% 9/30/23 75,000   75,199  

 

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Short-Term Treasury Fund

 

        Face   Market  
      Maturity Amount   Value·  
    Coupon Date ($000 ) ($000 )
  United States Treasury Note/Bond 2.875% 9/30/23 65,000   68,626  
  United States Treasury Note/Bond 2.875% 10/31/23 22,000   23,251  
  United States Treasury Note/Bond 2.125% 11/30/23 20,000   20,609  
  United States Treasury Note/Bond 2.875% 11/30/23 130,000   137,556  
  United States Treasury Note/Bond 2.625% 12/31/23 130,000   136,479  
  United States Treasury Note/Bond 2.250% 1/31/24 98,000   101,568  
  United States Treasury Note/Bond 2.500% 1/31/24 122,000   127,605  
  United States Treasury Note/Bond 2.750% 2/15/24 45,000   47,538  
2 United States Treasury Note/Bond 2.125% 3/31/24 51,000   52,658  
  United States Treasury Note/Bond 2.000% 4/30/24 107,000   110,009  
  United States Treasury Note/Bond 2.250% 4/30/24 122,000   126,690  
  United States Treasury Note/Bond 2.500% 5/15/24 84,000   88,108  
  United States Treasury Note/Bond 2.000% 5/31/24 50,000   51,422  
  United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.500% 9/30/24 110,000   110,859  
  United States Treasury Note/Bond 2.250% 11/15/24 66,000   68,825  
            7,540,117  
Agency Bonds and Notes (1.0%)            
  Government Trust Certificate 0.000% 10/1/20 12,119   11,977  
  Private Export Funding Corp. 2.250% 3/15/20 5,800   5,805  
  Resolution Funding Corp. Principal Strip 0.000% 10/15/20 72,620   71,825  
            89,607  
Conventional Mortgage-Backed Securities (5.9%)          
3,4 Fannie Mae Pool 3.000% 9/1/49–1/1/50 154,042   157,815  
3,4 Fannie Mae Pool 3.500% 10/1/44–1/1/50 6,554   6,313  
3,4 Fannie Mae Pool 4.500% 7/1/47–7/1/49 91,603   98,669  
3,4 Freddie Mac Gold Pool 6.000% 10/1/27–4/1/28 51   58  
3 Ginnie Mae II Pool 3.000% 9/20/49–2/1/50 10,613   10,721  
3 Ginnie Mae II Pool 5.000% 3/20/49–3/1/50 141   211  
3,4 UMBS Pool 3.500% 2/1/49–2/1/50 77,818   81,232  
3,4 UMBS Pool 4.000% 2/1/47–2/1/50 141,651   148,238  
3,4 UMBS Pool 4.500% 8/1/49 23,537   25,299  
            528,556  
Nonconventional Mortgage-Backed Securities (0.6%)          
3,4 Fannie Mae REMICS 3.000% 9/25/44 3,695,656   3,787  
3,4 Freddie Mac REMICS 2.500% 10/25/49 5,897,323   5,996  
3 Ginnie Mae REMICS 2.000% 11/20/42 4,808   4,836  
3 Ginnie Mae REMICS 2.500% 11/20/47 1,964   2,003  
3 Ginnie Mae REMICS 3.000% 8/20/44 29,724   30,429  
3 Ginnie Mae REMICS 4.000% 10/20/47 2,879   3,030  
            50,081  
Total U.S. Government and Agency Obligations (Cost $8,146,897)     8,208,361  
Asset-Backed/Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities (1.3%)        
3,4 Fannie Mae-Aces 2012-124E 1.500% 11/25/42 2,236   2,175  
3,4 Fannie Mae-Aces 2013-104A 3.000% 10/25/33 12,576   13,219  
3,4 Fannie Mae-Aces 2013-20E 1.500% 3/25/43 2,597   2,525  
3,4 Fannie Mae-Aces 2017-67D 3.000% 2/25/44 5,594   5,806  
3,4 Fannie Mae-Aces 2018-91A 4.000% 12/25/46 15,149   16,016  
3,4 Fannie Mae-Aces 2019-68G 2.500% 5/25/48 2,652,868   2,689  
3,4 Fannie Mae-Aces 2019-83A 2.500% 12/25/49 2,464,947   2,493  
3,4 FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates 4122K 1.500% 10/15/42 1,638   1,593  
3,4 FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates 4194A 1.700% 4/15/43 2,355   2,336  

 

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Short-Term Treasury Fund

 

        Face   Market  
      Maturity Amount   Value·  
    Coupon Date ($000 ) ($000 )
3,4 FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates 4852D 4.000% 10/15/46 31,897   33,170  
3,4 FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates 4927F 2.250% 9/25/49 1,968   1,981  
3,4 FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates 4950A 2.500% 12/25/49 1,750   1,778  
3 Small Business Administration Participation Certs 2002-20L 5.100% 12/1/22 398   411  
3 Small Business Administration Participation Certs 2004-20G 5.190% 7/1/24 270   284  
3 Small Business Administration Participation Certs 2005-20J 5.090% 10/1/25 871   908  
3 Small Business Administration Participation Certs 2006-20D 5.640% 4/1/26 1,113   1,187  
3 Small Business Administration Participation Certs 2006-20L 5.120% 12/1/26 1,843   1,954  
3 Small Business Administration Participation Certs 2007-20D 5.320% 4/1/27 1,334   1,413  
3 Small Business Administration Participation Certs 2007-20G 5.820% 7/1/27 963   1,049  
3 Small Business Administration Participation Certs 2007-20I 5.560% 9/1/27 5,247   5,621  
3 Small Business Administration Participation Certs 2009-20I 4.200% 9/1/29 2,329   2,454  
3 Small Business Administration Participation Certs 2009-20J 3.920% 10/1/29 3,724   3,880  
3 Small Business Administration Participation Certs 2009-20K 4.090% 11/1/29 1,833   1,920  
3 Small Business Administration Participation Certs 2018-20C 5.230% 3/1/27 1,603   1,700  
3 Small Business Administration Participation Certs 2018-20E 5.310% 5/1/27 2,645   2,817  
3 Small Business Administration Participation Certs 2019-25L 5.520% 6/1/24 566   596  
Total Asset-Backed/Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities (Cost $111,020)   111,975  

 

      Shares      
Temporary Cash Investment (0.5%)            
Money Market Fund (0.5%)            
5 Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund
(Cost $46,444)
1.730%   464,361   46,445  

 

        Notional      
  Expiration   Exercise Amount      
  Date Contracts Price ($000 )    
Options Purchased (0.0%)            
Exchange-Traded Options (0.0%)            
Put Options              
  10-Year U.S. Treasury Note Futures Contracts 2/21/20 537 $127.00 68,199    
  10-Year U.S. Treasury Note Futures Contracts 2/21/20 1,615 $130.00 209,950   177  
Total Options Purchased (Cost $361)           177  
Total Investments (94.0%) (Cost $8,304,722)         8,366,958  

 

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      Face   Market  
    Maturity Amount   Value·  
  Coupon Date ($000 ) ($000 )
Conventional Mortgage-Backed Securities—Liability for Sale Commitments (-2.7%)      
3,4,6 Fannie Mae Pool 4.000% 12/1/46–3/1/50 (118,458 ) (124,170 )
3,4,6 UMBS Pool 3.000% 2/1/49–2/1/50 (112,600 ) (115,151 )
       
Total Conventional Mortgage-Backed Securities—Liability for Sale Commitments
(Proceeds $239,005)
  (239,321 )
Other Assets and Liabilities (8.7%)            
Other Assets         1,425,305  
Other Liabilities7         (654,579 )
          770,726  
Net Assets (100%)         8,898,363  

 

  Amount  
  ($000 )
Statement of Assets and Liabilities    
Assets    
Investments in Securities, at Value    
Unaffiliated Issuers 8,320,336  
Affiliated Issuers 46,445  
Options Purchased 177  
Total Investments in Securities 8,366,958  
Investment in Vanguard 388  
Receivables for Investment Securities Sold 1,358,430  
Receivables for Accrued Income 36,142  
Receivables for Capital Shares Issued 27,459  
Variation Margin Receivable—Futures Contracts 2,259  
Other Assets 627  
Total Assets 9,792,263  
Liabilities    
Payables for Investment Securities Purchased 638,510  
Payables for Capital Shares Redeemed 9,901  
Payables for Distributions 2,537  
Payables to Vanguard 1,959  
Liability for Sale Commitments 239,321  
Options Written, at Value7 853  
Variation Margin Payable—Futures Contracts 819  
Total Liabilities 893,900  
Net Assets 8,898,363  

 

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At January 31, 2020, net assets consisted of:

 

    Amount  
    ($000 )
Paid-in Capital   8,927,425  
Total Distributable Earnings (Loss)   (29,062 )
Net Assets   8,898,363  
       
Investor Shares—Net Assets      
Applicable to 61,537,173 outstanding $.001 par value shares of beneficial interest (unlimited authorization)   654,886  
Net Asset Value Per Share—Investor Shares   $10.64  
       
Admiral Shares—Net Assets      
Applicable to 774,605,563 outstanding $.001 par value shares of beneficial interest (unlimited authorization)   8,243,477  
Net Asset Value Per Share—Admiral Shares   $10.64  

 

·See Note A in Notes to Financial Statements.
1Securities with a value of $4,719,000 have been segregated as initial margin for open futures contracts.
2Securities with a value of $2,719,000 have been segregated as collateral for certain open To Be Announced (TBA) transactions.
3The average or expected maturity is shorter than the final maturity shown because of the possibility of interim principal payments and prepayments or the possibility of the issue being called.
4The issuer was placed under federal conservatorship in September 2008; since that time, its daily operations have been managed by the Federal Housing Finance Agency and it receives capital from the U.S. Treasury, as needed to maintain a positive net worth, in exchange for senior preferred stock.
5Affiliated money market fund available only to Vanguard funds and certain trusts and accounts managed by Vanguard. Rate shown is the 7-day yield.
6Includes securities purchased on a when-issued or delayed-delivery basis for which the fund has not taken delivery as of January 31, 2020.
7Includes premiums received of $403,000.
 REMICS—Real Estate Mortgage Investment Conduits.
 UMBS—Uniform Mortgage-Backed Securities.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Derivative Financial Instruments Outstanding as of Period End      
       
Options Written          
        Notional Market
  Expiration   Exercise Amount Value
  Date Contracts Price ($000) ($000)
Exchange-Traded Options          
Call Options          
10-Year U.S. Treasury Note Futures Contracts 2/21/20 114 $130.75 14,906 (134)
10-Year U.S. Treasury Note Futures Contracts 2/21/20 537 131.00 70,347 (537)
10-Year U.S. Treasury Note Futures Contracts 2/21/20 541 133.50 72,224 (85)
          (756)
           
Put Options          
10-Year U.S. Treasury Note Futures Contracts 2/21/20 2,148 $129.00 277,092 (67)
10-Year U.S. Treasury Note Futures Contracts 2/21/20 114 130.75 14,906 (30)
          (97)
           
Total Options Written (Premiums Received $403)         (853)
           
Futures Contracts          
          ($000)
          Value and
      Number of   Unrealized
      Long (Short) Notional Appreciation
  Expiration   Contracts Amount (Depreciation)
Long Futures Contracts          
2-Year U.S. Treasury Note March 2020   9,264 2,004,353 8,540
5-Year U.S. Treasury Note March 2020   478 57,513 2
10-Year U.S. Treasury Note March 2020   283 37,259 180
          8,722
           
Short Futures Contracts          
30-Year U.S. Treasury Bond March 2020   (463) (75,715) (2,988)
Ultra Long U.S. Treasury Bond March 2020   (253) (49,003) (370)
Ultra 10-Year U.S. Treasury Note March 2020   (190) (27,675) (701)
          (4,059)
          4,663

 

 

 

 

 

See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.

 

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Statement of Operations

 

    Year Ended
    January 31, 2020
    ($000)
Investment Income    
Income    
Interest1   214,643
Total Income   214,643
Expenses    
The Vanguard Group—Note B    
Investment Advisory Services   1,173
Management and Administrative—Investor Shares   1,152
Management and Administrative—Admiral Shares   6,110
Marketing and Distribution—Investor Shares   99
Marketing and Distribution—Admiral Shares   514
Custodian Fees   40
Auditing Fees   37
Shareholders’ Reports—Investor Shares   21
Shareholders’ Reports—Admiral Shares   106
Trustees’ Fees and Expenses   5
Total Expenses   9,257
Net Investment Income   205,386
Realized Net Gain (Loss)    
Investment Securities Sold1   77,712
Futures Contracts   9,314
Options Purchased   (557)
Options Written   1,422
Realized Net Gain (Loss)   87,891
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)    
Investment Securities1   42,880
Futures Contracts   4,139
Options Purchased   (175)
Options Written   (404)
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)   46,440
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations   339,717

1Interest income, realized net gain (loss), and change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) from an affiliated company of the fund were $7,741,000, ($4,000), and $9,000, respectively. Purchases and sales are for temporary cash investment purposes.

 

See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.

 

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Statement of Changes in Net Assets

 

    Year Ended January 31,
    2020   2019
    ($000)   ($000)
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets        
Operations        
Net Investment Income   205,386   171,682
Realized Net Gain (Loss)   87,891   (97,804)
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)   46,440   85,373
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations   339,717   159,251
Distributions        
Net Investment Income        
Investor Shares   (15,949)   (14,540)
Admiral Shares   (189,824)   (157,171)
Realized Capital Gain        
Investor Shares    
Admiral Shares    
Total Distributions   (205,773)   (171,711)
Capital Share Transactions        
Investor Shares   (27,066)   (64,568)
Admiral Shares   735,111   352,852
Net Increase (Decrease) from Capital Share Transactions   708,045   288,284
Total Increase (Decrease)   841,989   275,824
Net Assets        
Beginning of Period   8,056,374   7,780,550
End of Period   8,898,363   8,056,374

 

See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.

 

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Financial Highlights

 

 

Investor Shares

 

For a Share Outstanding     Year Ended January 31,
Throughout Each Period 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period $10.48 $10.49 $10.65 $10.73 $10.75
Investment Operations          
Net Investment Income .2451 .2271 .1271 .094 .074
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments .160 (.009) (.160) (.048) (.004)
Total from Investment Operations .405 .218 (.033) .046 .070
Distributions          
Dividends from Net Investment Income (.245) (.228) (.127) (.094) (.074)
Distributions from Realized Capital Gains (.032) (.016)
Total Distributions (.245) (.228) (.127) (.126) (.090)
Net Asset Value, End of Period $10.64 $10.48 $10.49 $10.65 $10.73
           
Total Return2 3.91% 2.11% -0.31% 0.43% 0.66%
           
Ratios/Supplemental Data          
Net Assets, End of Period (Millions) $655 $671 $737 $900 $1,005
Ratio of Total Expenses to Average Net Assets 0.20% 0.20% 0.20% 0.20% 0.20%
Ratio of Net Investment Income to Average Net Assets 2.30% 2.18% 1.20% 0.87% 0.69%
Portfolio Turnover Rate3 340% 282% 280% 249% 211%

1 Calculated based on average shares outstanding.

2 Total returns do not include account service fees that may have applied in the periods shown. Fund prospectuses provide information about any applicable account service fees.

3 Includes 5%, 37%, 7%, 3%, and 35% attributable to mortgage-dollar-roll activity.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.

 

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Financial Highlights

 

 

Admiral Shares

 

For a Share Outstanding     Year Ended January 31,
Throughout Each Period 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period $10.48 $10.49 $10.65 $10.73 $10.75
Investment Operations          
Net Investment Income .2541 .2381 .1381 .105 .085
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments .162 (.010) (.160) (.048) (.004)
Total from Investment Operations .416 .228 (.022) .057 .081
Distributions          
Dividends from Net Investment Income (.256) (.238) (.138) (.105) (.085)
Distributions from Realized Capital Gains (.032) (.016)
Total Distributions (.256) (.238) (.138) (.137) (.101)
Net Asset Value, End of Period $10.64 $10.48 $10.49 $10.65 $10.73
           
Total Return2 4.01% 2.21% -0.21% 0.53% 0.76%
           
Ratios/Supplemental Data          
Net Assets, End of Period (Millions) $8,243 $7,385 $7,044 $6,805 $6,271
Ratio of Total Expenses to Average Net Assets 0.10% 0.10% 0.10% 0.10% 0.10%
Ratio of Net Investment Income to Average Net Assets 2.40% 2.28% 1.30% 0.97% 0.79%
Portfolio Turnover Rate3 340% 282% 280% 249% 211%

1 Calculated based on average shares outstanding.

2 Total returns do not include account service fees that may have applied in the periods shown. Fund prospectuses provide information about any applicable account service fees.

3 Includes 5%, 37%, 7%, 3%, and 35% attributable to mortgage-dollar-roll activity.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

 

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Fund is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 as an open-end investment company, or mutual fund. The fund offers two classes of shares: Investor Shares and Admiral Shares. Each of the share classes has different eligibility and minimum purchase requirements, and is designed for different types of investors.

 

A.       The following significant accounting policies conform to generally accepted accounting principles for U.S. investment companies. The fund consistently follows such policies in preparing its financial statements.

 

1. Security Valuation: Securities are valued as of the close of trading on the New York Stock Exchange (generally 4 p.m., Eastern time) on the valuation date. Bonds and temporary cash investments are valued using the latest bid prices or using valuations based on a matrix system (which considers such factors as security prices, yields, maturities, and ratings), both as furnished by independent pricing services. Structured debt securities, including mortgages and asset-backed securities, are valued using the latest bid prices or using valuations based on a matrix system that considers such factors as issuer, tranche, nominal or option-adjusted spreads, weighted average coupon, weighted average maturity, credit enhancements, and collateral. Investments in Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund are valued at that funds net asset value. Securities for which market quotations are not readily available, or whose values have been affected by events occurring before the funds pricing time but after the close of the securitiesprimary markets, are valued by methods deemed by the board of trustees to represent fair value.

 

2. Futures and Options: The fund uses futures contracts and options on futures contracts to invest in fixed income asset classes with greater efficiency and lower cost than is possible through direct investment, to add value when these instruments are attractively priced, or to adjust sensitivity to changes in interest rates. The primary risks associated with the use of futures contracts are imperfect correlation between changes in market values of bonds held by the fund and the prices of futures contracts, and the possibility of an illiquid market. The primary risk associated with purchasing options is that interest rates move in such a way that the option is out-of-the-money, the position is worthless at expiration, and the fund loses the premium paid. The primary risk associated with writing options is that interest rates move in such a way that the option is in-the-money, the counterparty exercises the option, and the fund loses an amount equal to the market value of the option written less the premium received. Counterparty risk involving futures and exchange-traded options is mitigated because a regulated clearinghouse is the counterparty instead of the clearing broker. To further mitigate counterparty risk, the fund trades futures and options on an exchange, monitors the financial strength of its clearing brokers and clearinghouse, and has entered into clearing agreements with its clearing brokers. The clearinghouse imposes initial margin requirements to secure the funds performance and requires daily settlement of variation margin representing changes in the market value of each contract. Any assets pledged as initial margin for open contracts are noted in the Statement of Net Assets.

 

Futures contracts are valued at their quoted daily settlement prices. The notional amounts of the contracts are not recorded in the Statement of Net Assets. Fluctuations in the value of the contracts are recorded in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as an asset (liability) and in the Statement of Operations as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) until the contracts are closed, when they are recorded as realized futures gains (losses).

 

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During the year ended January 31, 2020, the funds average investments in long and short futures contracts represented 21% and 3% of net assets, respectively, based on the average of the notional amounts at each quarter-end during the period.

 

Options on futures contracts are also valued at their quoted daily settlement prices. The premium paid for a purchased option is recorded in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as an asset that is subsequently adjusted daily to the current market value of the option purchased. The premium received for a written option is recorded in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as an asset with an equal liability that is subsequently adjusted daily to the current market value of the option written. Fluctuations in the value of the options are recorded in the Statement of Operations as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) until expired, closed, or exercised, at which time realized gains (losses) are recognized.

 

During the year ended January 31, 2020, the funds average value of investments in options purchased and options written each represented less than 1% of net assets, based on the average market values at each quarter-end during the period.

 

3. To Be Announced (TBA) Transactions: A TBA transaction is an agreement to buy or sell mortgage-backed securities with agreed-upon characteristics (face amount, coupon, maturity) for settlement at a future date. The fund may be a seller of TBA transactions to reduce its exposure to the mortgage-backed securities market or in order to sell mortgage-backed securities it owns under delayed-delivery arrangements. When the fund is a buyer of TBA transactions, it maintains cash or short-term investments in an amount sufficient to meet the purchase price at the settlement date of the TBA transaction. The primary risk associated with TBA transactions is that a counterparty may default on its obligations. The fund mitigates its counterparty risk by, among other things, performing a credit analysis of counterparties, allocating transactions among numerous counterparties, and monitoring its exposure to each counterparty. The fund may also enter into a Master Securities Forward Transaction Agreement (MSFTA) with certain counterparties and require them to transfer collateral as security for their performance. In the absence of a default, the collateral pledged or received by the fund cannot be repledged, resold, or rehypothecated. Under an MSFTA, upon a counterparty default (including bankruptcy), the fund may terminate any TBA transactions with that counterparty, determine the net amount owed by either party in accordance with its master netting arrangements, and sell or retain any collateral held up to the net amount owed to the fund under the master netting arrangements.

 

4. Mortgage Dollar Rolls: The fund enters into mortgage-dollar-roll transactions, in which the fund sells mortgage-backed securities to a dealer and simultaneously agrees to purchase similar securities in the future at a predetermined price. The proceeds of the securities sold in mortgage-dollar-roll transactions are typically invested in high-quality short-term fixed income securities. The fund forgoes principal and interest paid on the securities sold, and is compensated by interest earned on the proceeds of the sale and by a lower price on the securities to be repurchased. The fund has also entered into mortgage-dollar-roll transactions in which the fund buys mortgage-backed securities from a dealer pursuant to a TBA transaction and simultaneously agrees to sell similar securities in the future at a predetermined price. The securities bought in mortgage-dollar-roll transactions are used to cover an open TBA sell position. The fund continues to earn interest on mortgage-backed security pools already held and receives a lower price on the securities to be sold in the future. The fund accounts for mortgage-dollar-roll transactions as purchases and sales; as such, these transactions

  

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may increase the funds portfolio turnover rate. Amounts to be received or paid in connection with open mortgage dollar rolls are included in Receivables for Investment Securities Sold or Payables for Investment Securities Purchased in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

 

5. Federal Income Taxes: The fund intends to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company and distribute all of its taxable income. Management has analyzed the funds tax positions taken for all open federal income tax years (January 31, 2017–2020), and has concluded that no provision for federal income tax is required in the funds financial statements.

 

6. Distributions: Distributions from net investment income are declared daily and paid on the first business day of the following month. Annual distributions from realized capital gains, if any, are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Distributions are determined on a tax basis and may differ from net investment income and realized capital gains for financial reporting purposes.

 

7. Credit Facility: The fund and certain other funds managed by The Vanguard Group (Vanguard) participate in a $4.3 billion committed credit facility provided by a syndicate of lenders pursuant to a credit agreement that may be renewed annually; each fund is individually liable for its borrowings, if any, under the credit facility. Borrowings may be utilized for temporary and emergency purposes, and are subject to the funds regulatory and contractual borrowing restrictions. The participating funds are charged administrative fees and an annual commitment fee of 0.10% of the undrawn amount of the facility; these fees are allocated to the funds based on a method approved by the funds board of trustees and included in Management and Administrative expenses on the funds Statement of Operations. Any borrowings under this facility bear interest at a rate based upon the higher of the one-month London Interbank Offered Rate, federal funds effective rate, or overnight bank funding rate plus an agreed-upon spread.

 

The fund had no borrowings outstanding at January 31, 2020, or at any time during the period then ended.

 

8. Other: Interest income includes income distributions received from Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund and is accrued daily. Premiums and discounts on debt securities are amortized and accreted, respectively, to interest income over the lives of the respective securities, except for premiums on certain callable debt securities that are amortized to the earliest call date. Security transactions are accounted for on the date securities are bought or sold. Costs used to determine realized gains (losses) on the sale of investment securities are those of the specific securities sold.

 

Each class of shares has equal rights as to assets and earnings, except that each class separately bears certain class-specific expenses related to maintenance of shareholder accounts (included in Management and Administrative expenses) and shareholder reporting. Marketing and distribution expenses are allocated to each class of shares based on a method approved by the board of trustees. Income, other non-class-specific expenses, and gains and losses on investments are allocated to each class of shares based on its relative net assets.

 

B.       In accordance with the terms of a FundsService Agreement (the FSA) between Vanguard and the fund, Vanguard furnishes to the fund investment advisory, corporate management, administrative, marketing, and distribution services at Vanguards cost of operations (as defined by the FSA). These costs of operations are allocated to the fund based on methods and guidelines approved by the board of trustees. Vanguard does not require reimbursement in the current period for certain costs of

 

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operations (such as deferred compensation/benefits and risk/insurance costs); the funds liability for these costs of operations is included in Payables to Vanguard on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. All other costs of operations payable to Vanguard are generally settled twice a month.

 

Upon the request of Vanguard, the fund may invest up to 0.40% of its net assets as capital in Vanguard. At January 31, 2020, the fund had contributed to Vanguard capital in the amount of $388,000, representing less than 0.01% of the funds net assets and 0.16% of Vanguards capital received pursuant to the FSA. The funds trustees and officers are also directors and employees, respectively, of Vanguard.

 

C.       Various inputs may be used to determine the value of the funds investments. These inputs are summarized in three broad levels for financial statement purposes. The inputs or methodologies used to value securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

 

Level 1—Quoted prices in active markets for identical securities.

Level 2—Other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.).

Level 3—Significant unobservable inputs (including the funds own assumptions used to determine the fair value of investments). Any investments valued with significant unobservable inputs are noted on the Statement of Net Assets.

 

The following table summarizes the market value of the funds investments and derivatives as of January 31, 2020, based on the inputs used to value them:

 

  Level 1  Level 2  Level 3 
Investments ($000) ($000) ($000)
U.S. Government and Agency Obligations     8,208,361    
Asset-Backed/Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities     111,975    
Temporary Cash Investments  46,445       
Options Purchased  177       
Conventional Mortgage-Backed Securities—Liability for Sale Commitments     (239,321)   
Options Written  (853)      
Futures Contracts—Assets1  2,259       
Futures Contracts—Liabilities1  (819)      
Total  47,209   8,081,015    

 

1 Represents variation margin on the last day of the reporting period.

 

D.       Permanent differences between book-basis and tax-basis components of net assets, if any, are reclassified among capital accounts in the financial statements to reflect their tax character. These reclassifications have no effect on net assets or net asset value per share.

 

Temporary differences between book-basis and tax-basis components of total distributable earnings (loss) arise when certain items of income, gain, or loss are recognized in different periods for financial statement and tax purposes; these differences will reverse at some time in the future. The differences are primarily related to the tax deferral of losses on wash sales and straddles; the

 

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realization of unrealized gains or losses on certain futures contracts and options; and payables for distributions. As of period end, the tax-basis components of total distributable earnings (loss) are detailed in the table as follows:

 

  Amount 
  ($000)
Undistributed Ordinary Income  3,550 
Undistributed Long-Term Gains   
Capital Loss Carryforwards (Non-expiring)*  (88,155)
Net Unrealized Gains (Losses)  59,570 

 

* The fund used capital loss carryforwards of $92,927,000 to offset taxable capital gains realized during the year ended January 31, 2020.

 

As of January 31, 2020, gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation for investments, derivatives, and sale commitments based on cost for U.S. federal income tax purposes were as follows:

 

  Amount 
  ($000)
Tax Cost  8,307,211 
Gross Unrealized Appreciation  63,008 
Gross Unrealized Depreciation  (3,438)
Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)  59,570 

 

E.       During the year ended January 31, 2020, the fund purchased $26,005,884,000 of investment securities and sold $24,886,520,000 of investment securities, other than temporary cash investments.

 

F.       Capital share transactions for each class of shares were:

 

  Year Ended January 31, 
  2020  2019 
  Amount  Shares  Amount  Shares 
  ($000)  (000) ($000)  (000)
Investor Shares                
Issued  276,043   26,184   224,749   21,543 
Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions  13,877   1,313   12,859   1,232 
Redeemed  (316,986)  (30,037)  (302,176)  (28,954)
Net Increase (Decrease)—Investor Shares  (27,066)  (2,540)  (64,568)  (6,179)
Admiral Shares                
Issued  2,554,837   241,901   2,652,005   254,299 
Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions  150,526   14,242   126,894   12,159 
Redeemed  (1,970,252)  (186,524)  (2,426,047)  (233,016)
Net Increase (Decrease)—Admiral Shares  735,111   69,619   352,852   33,442 

 

G.       Management has determined that no events or transactions occurred subsequent to January 31, 2020, that would require recognition or disclosure in these financial statements.

 

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Performance Summary

 

All of the returns in this report represent past performance, which is not a guarantee of future results that may be achieved by the fund. (Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data cited. For performance data current to the most recent month-end, visit our website at vanguard.com/performance.) Note, too, that both investment returns and principal value can fluctuate widely, so an investors shares, when sold, could be worth more or less than their original cost. The returns shown do not reflect taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the sale of fund shares.

 

Cumulative Performance: January 31, 2010, Through January 31, 2020

Initial Investment of $10,000

 

 

 

    Average Annual Total Returns  
    Periods Ended January 31, 2020  
          Final Value
    One
Year
  Five
Years
  Ten
Years
  of a $10,000
Investment
Short-Term Federal Fund Investor Shares 4.46% 1.60% 1.59% $11,710
Bloomberg Barclays U.S. 1–5 Year Government Bond Index 4.83  1.66  1.70  11,837
Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index 9.64  3.01  3.79  14,501

 

           Final Value
  One  Five  Ten  of a $50,000
  Year  Years  Years  Investment
Short-Term Federal Fund Admiral Shares 4.56% 1.70% 1.69% $59,150
Bloomberg Barclays U.S. 1–5 Year Government Bond Index 4.83  1.66  1.70  59,186
Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index 9.64  3.01  3.79  72,507

 

See Financial Highlights for dividend and capital gains information.

 

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Sector Diversification

As of January 31, 2020

 

Asset-Backed 4.9 %
Government Mortgage-Backed 72.8  
Treasury/Agency 21.7  
Other 0.6  

The table reflects the funds market exposure. Any holdings in short-term reserves are excluded. The agency and mortgage-backed securities sectors may include issues from government-sponsored enterprises; such issues are generally not backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government.

 

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Financial Statements

 

 

Statement of Net Assets

As of January 31, 2020

 

The fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year as an exhibit to its reports on Form N-PORT. The funds Form N-PORT reports are available on the SECs website at www.sec.gov.

 

      Maturity Face
Amount
  Market
Value·
 
    Coupon Date ($000 ) ($000 )
U.S. Government and Agency Obligations (60.8%)  
U.S. Government Securities (8.2%)  
1 United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.500% 1/31/22 155,000   155,484  
  United States Treasury Note/Bond 2.250% 4/15/22 43,000   43,860  
2 United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.750% 6/15/22 46,400   46,871  
  United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.375% 10/15/22 69,300   69,408  
  United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.625% 12/15/22 67,500   68,111  
1 United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.750% 12/31/24 8,400   8,571  
  United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.375% 1/31/25 18,100   18,148  
            410,453  
Agency Bonds and Notes (19.8%)  
3 AID-Israel 0.000% 11/1/24 6,905   6,371  
4 Fannie Mae Principal Strip 0.000% 1/15/30 5,100   4,196  
4,5 Fannie Mae Strip 405-1 0.000% 10/25/40 6,325   5,712  
  Federal Home Loan Banks 1.625% 12/20/21 180,000   180,866  
  Federal Home Loan Banks 1.500% 8/15/24 55,700   55,993  
  Federal Home Loan Banks 3.250% 11/16/28 21,500   24,246  
4 Federal National Mortgage Assn. 1.625% 1/7/25 300,000   302,994  
4 Freddie Mac Strips 0.000% 7/15/32 37,300   28,763  
  Government Trust Certificate 0.000% 4/1/20 10,419   10,388  
  Government Trust Certificate 0.000% 10/1/20 7,711   7,621  
  Private Export Funding Corp. 2.250% 3/15/20 12,393   12,403  
  Private Export Funding Corp. 4.300% 12/15/21 4,430   4,658  
  Private Export Funding Corp. 3.550% 1/15/24 15,500   16,686  
  Private Export Funding Corp. 2.450% 7/15/24 5,300   5,501  
  Resolution Funding Corp. 0.000% 1/15/28 6,400   5,533  
  Resolution Funding Corp. Interest Strip 0.000% 1/15/27 11,864   10,482  
  Resolution Funding Corp. Interest Strip 0.000% 10/15/27 9,894   8,599  
  Resolution Funding Corp. Interest Strip 0.000% 4/15/28 4,590   3,947  
  Resolution Funding Corp. Principal Strip 0.000% 7/15/20 69,270   68,773  
  Resolution Funding Corp. Principal Strip 0.000% 10/15/20 213,717   211,379  
  Tennessee Valley Authority Principal Strip 0.000% 11/1/25 17,342   15,686  
            990,797  
Conventional Mortgage-Backed Securities (21.3%)  
4,5 Fannie Mae Pool 2.000% 10/1/27–7/1/28 4,817   4,868  
4,5 Fannie Mae Pool 2.500% 2/1/28–8/1/34 93,014   94,742  
4,5 Fannie Mae Pool 3.000% 12/1/20–1/1/50 219,471   224,916  
4,5 Fannie Mae Pool 4.000% 3/1/20–3/1/50 118,791   127,556  
4,5 Fannie Mae Pool 4.500% 3/1/20–7/1/49 49,579   53,385  
4,5 Fannie Mae Pool 5.000% 8/1/20–9/1/49 63,082   69,254  

 

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      Maturity Face
Amount
  Market
Value·
 
    Coupon Date ($000 ) ($000 )
4,5 Fannie Mae Pool 5.500% 2/1/20–1/1/25 104   106  
4,5 Freddie Mac Gold Pool 2.000% 9/1/28–6/1/30 5,559   5,559  
4,5 Freddie Mac Gold Pool 2.500% 6/1/22–10/1/31 16,453   16,792  
4,5 Freddie Mac Gold Pool 3.000% 11/1/29–3/1/31 25,757   26,616  
4,5 Freddie Mac Gold Pool 3.500% 3/1/21–8/1/29 9,863   10,332  
4,5 Freddie Mac Gold Pool 4.000% 6/1/20–6/1/46 19,677   21,029  
4,5 Freddie Mac Gold Pool 4.500% 8/1/20–9/1/26 3,043   3,149  
4,5 Freddie Mac Gold Pool 5.000% 2/1/20–6/1/25 933   982  
4,5 Freddie Mac Pool 3.000% 10/1/49 7,467   7,598  
5 Ginnie Mae II Pool 3.000% 9/20/49–2/1/50 26,835   27,084  
5 Ginnie Mae II Pool 5.000% 3/20/49–3/1/50 297   401  
4,5 UMBS Pool 2.500% 9/1/34–2/1/35 78,879   80,274  
4,5 UMBS Pool 3.500% 8/1/29–2/1/50 225,295   233,327  
4,5 UMBS Pool 4.000% 2/1/47–2/1/50 39,091   40,980  
4,5 UMBS Pool 4.500% 8/1/49 12,634   13,580  
          1,062,530  
Nonconventional Mortgage-Backed Securities (11.5%)          
4,5 Fannie Mae REMICS 2.500% 6/25/40–9/25/45 12,465   12,701  
4,5 Fannie Mae REMICS 3.000% 9/25/44–3/25/48 50,707   51,683  
4,5 Fannie Mae REMICS 3.500% 10/25/44–10/25/48 34,621   35,727  
4,5 Freddie Mac REMICS 2.500% 10/15/41–10/25/49 88,865   90,195  
4,5 Freddie Mac REMICS 3.000% 11/25/47–10/25/48 20,828   21,366  
4,5 Freddie Mac REMICS 3.500% 5/15/40 3,574   3,674  
4,5 Freddie Mac REMICS 4.000% 8/15/48 20,286   21,192  
4,5 Freddie Mac REMICS 6.500% 5/15/24 5,087   5,444  
5 Ginnie Mae REMICS 1.500% 10/20/45–11/20/45 131,029   128,812  
5 Ginnie Mae REMICS 1.993% 12/20/42 6,052   6,046  
5 Ginnie Mae REMICS 2.000% 11/20/42 25,204   25,351  
5 Ginnie Mae REMICS 2.500% 9/20/43–11/20/47 7,462   7,574  
5 Ginnie Mae REMICS 3.000% 3/20/41–3/20/48 131,136   133,811  
5 Ginnie Mae REMICS 3.500% 4/20/48–5/20/49 9,400   9,988  
5 Ginnie Mae REMICS 4.000% 10/20/47–9/20/48 20,550   21,620  
          575,184  
Total U.S. Government and Agency Obligations (Cost $3,002,605)     3,038,964  
Asset-Backed/Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities (20.4%)        
4,5 Fannie Mae-Aces 2011-48D 3.000% 9/25/49 9,163   9,514  
4,5 Fannie Mae-Aces 2011-50F 3.000% 9/25/49 14,541   15,075  
4,5 Fannie Mae-Aces 2011-77A 3.000% 4/25/44 36,131   36,859  
4,5 Fannie Mae-Aces 2011-84A 5.250% 9/25/41 4,971   5,741  
4,5 Fannie Mae-Aces 2011-90A 3.500% 12/25/45 3,834   4,015  
4,5 Fannie Mae-Aces 2012-123F 1.500% 11/25/42 18,123   17,885  
4,5 Fannie Mae-Aces 2012-124E 1.500% 11/25/42 3,064   2,981  
4,5 Fannie Mae-Aces 2013-104A 3.000% 10/25/33 6,730   7,074  
4,5 Fannie Mae-Aces 2013-111B 2.125% 10/25/42 8,410   8,398  
4,5 Fannie Mae-Aces 2013-114D 2.250% 7/25/43 2,814   2,824  
4,5 Fannie Mae-Aces 2013-115A 2.000% 11/25/43 8,335   8,315  
4,5 Fannie Mae-Aces 2013-115B 2.100% 4/25/43 6,784   6,764  
4,5 Fannie Mae-Aces 2013-115B 2.250% 10/25/43 11,962   12,010  
4,5 Fannie Mae-Aces 2013-19A 3.500% 3/25/43 2,539   2,799  
4,5 Fannie Mae-Aces 2013-20E 1.500% 3/25/43 3,617   3,517  
4,5 Fannie Mae-Aces 2013-46B 1.700% 5/25/43 13,553   13,342  

 

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      Maturity Face
Amount
  Market
Value·
 
    Coupon Date ($000 ) ($000 )
4,5 Fannie Mae-Aces 2013-46C 1.700% 5/25/43 6,876   6,765  
4,5 Fannie Mae-Aces 2013-46D 1.500% 5/25/43 13,375   13,115  
4,5 Fannie Mae-Aces 2013-49B 1.650% 12/25/42 20,592   20,410  
4,5 Fannie Mae-Aces 2013-53G 1.500% 12/25/41 29,337   28,998  
4,5 Fannie Mae-Aces 2013-57G 1.750% 6/25/41 11,700   11,629  
4,5 Fannie Mae-Aces 2014-60E 2.000% 9/25/44 23,461   23,379  
4,5 Fannie Mae-Aces 2014-86A 2.000% 12/25/44 9,532   9,481  
4,5 Fannie Mae-Aces 2015-18E 1.750% 4/25/44 10,244   10,133  
4,5 Fannie Mae-Aces 2015-19 2.000% 12/25/44 19,685   19,614  
4,5 Fannie Mae-Aces 2015-73 1.600% 10/25/45 13,031   12,869  
4,5 Fannie Mae-Aces 2016-60B 2.500% 9/25/46 3,547   3,608  
4,5 Fannie Mae-Aces 2017-67D 3.000% 2/25/44 3,010   3,124  
4,5 Fannie Mae-Aces 2017-74C 3.000% 8/25/46 12,142   12,572  
4,5 Fannie Mae-Aces 2018-18D 3.500% 4/25/43 37,494   38,659  
4,5 Fannie Mae-Aces 2018-49E 3.500% 7/25/48 2,280   2,399  
4,5 Fannie Mae-Aces 2018-73E 4.000% 10/25/48 999   1,085  
4,5 Fannie Mae-Aces 2018-76E 3.500% 7/25/43 16,633   17,203  
4,5 Fannie Mae-Aces 2018-91A 4.000% 12/25/46 8,020   8,479  
4,5 Fannie Mae-Aces 2019-68G 2.500% 5/25/48 14,123   14,180  
4,5 Fannie Mae-Aces 2019-83A 2.500% 12/25/49 12,464   12,513  
4,5 FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates 4122C 1.500% 10/15/42 25,963   25,713  
4,5 FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates 4122H 1.500% 10/15/42 14,993   14,850  
4,5 FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates 4122K 1.500% 10/15/42 2,294   2,229  
4,5 FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates 4194A 1.700% 4/15/43 3,298   3,270  
4,5 FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates 4213D 1.750% 11/15/41 21,977   21,853  
4,5 FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates 4259B 2.250% 4/15/43 2,749   2,752  
4,5 FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates 4259B 2.250% 6/15/43 5,165   5,181  
4,5 FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates 4395E 2.500% 4/15/37 22,721   23,185  
4,5 FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates 4395E 1.750% 7/15/45 39,867   39,594  
4,5 FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates 4460A 1.750% 4/15/41 39,447   39,127  
4,5 FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates 4468F 1.600% 4/15/41 25,727   25,371  
4,5 FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates 4604E 2.750% 1/15/46 2,211   2,270  
4,5 FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates 4763C 4.000% 8/15/47 5,937   6,632  
4,5 FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates 4764B 3.000% 10/15/45 9,198   9,395  
4,5 FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates 4818J 4.000% 8/15/48 265   288  
4,5 FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates 4819E 4.000% 7/15/48 849   914  
4,5 FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates 4819E 4.000% 7/15/48 956   1,042  

 

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      Maturity Face
Amount
  Market
Value·
 
    Coupon Date ($000 ) ($000 )
4,5 FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates 4823E 4.000% 9/15/48 3,439   3,754  
4,5 FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates 4826A 4.000% 9/15/48 11,587   12,435  
4,5 FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates 4852D 4.000% 5/15/46 4,233   4,714  
4,5 FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates 4852D 4.000% 10/15/46 17,097   17,779  
4,5 FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates 4883A 4.000% 5/15/49 515   565  
4,5 FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates 4883A 4.000% 5/15/49 515   559  
4,5 FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates 4927F 2.250% 9/25/49 2,952   2,971  
4,5 FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates 4935A 2.750% 10/25/49 3,420   3,536  
4,5 FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates 4935A 2.500% 12/25/49 4,643   4,678  
4,5 FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates 4950A 2.500% 12/25/49 7,500   7,621  
5 Small Business Administration Participation Certs 2002-20L 5.100% 12/1/22 245   254  
5 Small Business Administration Participation Certs 2004-20G 5.190% 7/1/24 165   174  
5 Small Business Administration Participation Certs 2005-20A 4.860% 1/1/25 171   180  
5 Small Business Administration Participation Certs 2005-20B 4.625% 2/1/25 87   91  
5 Small Business Administration Participation Certs 2005-20C 4.950% 3/1/25 62   65  
5 Small Business Administration Participation Certs 2005-20G 4.750% 7/1/25 42   44  
5 Small Business Administration Participation Certs 2005-20J 5.090% 10/1/25 537   560  
5 Small Business Administration Participation Certs 2006-20D 5.640% 4/1/26 685   731  
5 Small Business Administration Participation Certs 2006-20H 5.700% 8/1/26 961   1,040  
5 Small Business Administration Participation Certs 2006-20J 5.370% 10/1/26 2,493   2,648  
5 Small Business Administration Participation Certs 2006-20K 5.360% 11/1/26 4,029   4,289  
5 Small Business Administration Participation Certs 2006-20L 5.120% 12/1/26 1,143   1,212  
5 Small Business Administration Participation Certs 2007-20D 5.320% 4/1/27 830   879  
5 Small Business Administration Participation Certs 2007-20G 5.820% 7/1/27 591   643  
5 Small Business Administration Participation Certs 2007-20I 5.560% 9/1/27 3,234   3,465  
5 Small Business Administration Participation Certs 2007-20L 5.290% 12/1/27 41   44  
5 Small Business Administration Participation Certs 2008-20B 5.160% 2/1/28 110   118  

 

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      Maturity Face
Amount
  Market
Value·
 
    Coupon Date ($000 ) ($000 )
5 Small Business Administration Participation Certs 2008-20C 5.490% 3/1/28 90   96  
5 Small Business Administration Participation Certs 2008-20D 5.370% 4/1/28 226   243  
5 Small Business Administration Participation Certs 2008-20F 5.680% 6/1/28 72   78  
5 Small Business Administration Participation Certs 2008-20H 6.020% 8/1/28 71   78  
5 Small Business Administration Participation Certs 2008-20J 5.630% 10/1/28 92   99  
5 Small Business Administration Participation Certs 2009-20A 5.720% 1/1/29 55   60  
5 Small Business Administration Participation Certs 2009-20D 4.310% 4/1/29 55   59  
5 Small Business Administration Participation Certs 2009-20I 4.200% 9/1/29 1,272   1,341  
5 Small Business Administration Participation Certs 2009-20J 3.920% 10/1/29 2,023   2,108  
5 Small Business Administration Participation Certs 2009-20K 4.090% 11/1/29 987   1,034  
5 Small Business Administration Participation Certs 2010-20H 3.520% 8/1/30 160   167  
5 Small Business Administration Participation Certs 2011-20B 4.220% 2/1/31 343   366  
5 Small Business Administration Participation Certs 2011-20H 3.290% 8/1/31 71   74  
5 Small Business Administration Participation Certs 2012-20I 2.200% 9/1/32 52   53  
5 Small Business Administration Participation Certs 2013-20G 3.150% 7/1/33 77   80  
5 Small Business Administration Participation Certs 2013-20K 3.380% 11/1/33 92   96  
5 Small Business Administration Participation Certs 2017-20 2.780% 12/1/37 2,355   2,457  
5 Small Business Administration Participation Certs 2017-20 3.310% 4/1/38 28,136   29,971  
5 Small Business Administration Participation Certs 2017-20 3.600% 6/1/38 14,790   16,010  
5 Small Business Administration Participation Certs 2017-20 3.370% 1/1/39 8,982   9,621  
5 Small Business Administration Participation Certs 2018-20 2.920% 1/1/38 11,893   12,474  
5 Small Business Administration Participation Certs 2018-20 3.220% 2/1/38 19,306   20,516  
5 Small Business Administration Participation Certs 2018-20C 5.230% 3/1/27 992   1,052  
5 Small Business Administration Participation Certs 2018-20C 3.200% 3/1/38 39,902   42,584  
5 Small Business Administration Participation Certs 2018-20E 5.310% 5/1/27 1,638   1,744  
5 Small Business Administration Participation Certs 2018-20E 3.500% 5/1/38 8,169   8,821  
5 Small Business Administration Participation Certs 2018-20J 3.770% 10/1/38 26,010   28,346  

 

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      Maturity Face
Amount
  Market
Value·
 
    Coupon Date ($000 ) ($000 )
5 Small Business Administration Participation Certs 2018-20J 2.690% 7/1/44 10,832   11,266  
5 Small Business Administration Participation Certs 2018-20K 3.870% 11/1/38 16,634   18,226  
5 Small Business Administration Participation Certs 2018-20L 3.540% 12/1/38 20,901   22,582  
5 Small Business Administration Participation Certs 2018-25F 3.670% 12/1/43 2,206   2,396  
5 Small Business Administration Participation Certs 2019-20C 3.200% 3/1/39 8,806   9,347  
5 Small Business Administration Participation Certs 2019-25E 3.070% 5/1/44 6,307   6,702  
5 Small Business Administration Participation Certs 2019-25F 2.770% 6/1/44 10,062   10,513  
5 Small Business Administration Participation Certs 2019-25H 2.310% 8/1/44 12,000   12,212  
5 Small Business Administration Participation Certs 2019-25K 2.480% 11/1/44 8,700   8,919  
5 Small Business Administration Participation Certs 2019-25L 5.520% 6/1/24 520   547  
5 Small Business Administration Participation Certs 2019-25L 2.380% 12/1/44 6,900   7,036  
Total Asset-Backed/Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities (Cost $990,036)   1,015,417  

 

        Shares      
Temporary Cash Investment (2.3%)            
Money Market Fund (2.3%)            
6 Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund
(Cost $117,310)
1.730%   1,172,900   117,314  

 

        Notional      
  Expiration   Exercise Amount      
  Date Contracts Price ($000 )    
Options Purchased (0.0%)            
Exchange-Traded Options (0.0%)            
Call Options              
  10-Year U.S. Treasury Note Futures Contracts 2/21/20 1,000 $131.50 131,500   719  
Put Options              
  10-Year U.S. Treasury Note Futures Contracts 2/21/20 1,000 $128.75 128,750   31  
  10-Year U.S. Treasury Note Futures Contracts 2/21/20 1,000 129.75 129,750   78  
              109  
Total Options Purchased (Cost $506)           828  
Total Investments (83.5%) (Cost $4,110,457)           4,172,523  

 

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      Maturity Face
Amount
  Market
Value·
 
    Coupon Date ($000 ) ($000 )
Conventional Mortgage-Backed Securities-Liability for Sale Commitments (-2.4%)
4,5,7 Fannie Mae Pool 3.500% 8/1/20–1/1/50 (74,902) (74,764)
4,5,7 UMBS Pool 3.000% 9/1/34–2/1/50 (42,139) (42,634)
Total Conventional Mortgage-Backed Securities-Liability for Sale Commitments
(Proceeds $117,793)
  (117,398)
Other Assets and Liabilities (18.9%)    
Other Assets  2,150,016 
Other Liabilities8  (1,211,065)
   938,951 
Net Assets (100%)  4,994,076 

 

  Amount 
  ($000)
Statement of Assets and Liabilities   
Assets   
Investments in Securities, at Value   
Unaffiliated Issuers 4,054,381 
Affiliated Issuers 117,314 
Options Purchased 828 
Total Investments in Securities 4,172,523 
Investment in Vanguard 216 
Receivables for Investment Securities Sold 2,127,222 
Receivables for Accrued Income 14,565 
Receivables for Capital Shares Issued 5,685 
Variation Margin Receivable—Futures Contracts 1,267 
Other Assets 1,061 
Total Assets 6,322,539 
Liabilities   
Payables for Investment Securities Purchased 1,202,840 
Payables for Capital Shares Redeemed 3,699 
Payables for Distributions 927 
Payables to Vanguard 1,733 
Liability for Sale Commitments 117,398 
Options Written, at Value8 186 
Variation Margin Payable—Futures Contracts 1,680 
Total Liabilities 1,328,463 
Net Assets 4,994,076 

 

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At January 31, 2020, net assets consisted of:

 

 

  Amount
  ($000)
Paid-in Capital 5,000,012
Total Distributable Earnings (Loss) (5,936)
Net Assets 4,994,076
   
Investor Shares — Net Assets  
Applicable to 57,745,064 outstanding $.001 par value shares of beneficial interest (unlimited authorization) 622,919
Net Asset Value Per Share—Investor Shares $10.79
   
Admiral Shares—Net Assets  
Applicable to 405,209,071 outstanding $.001 par value shares of beneficial interest (unlimited authorization) 4,371,157
Net Asset Value Per Share—Admiral Shares $10.79

 

See Note A in Notes to Financial Statements.
1Securities with a value of $2,916,000 have been segregated as collateral for certain open To Be Announced (TBA) transactions.
2Securities with a value of $4,142,000 have been segregated as initial margin for open futures contracts.
3U.S. government-guaranteed.
4The issuer was placed under federal conservatorship in September 2008; since that time, its daily operations have been managed by the Federal Housing Finance Agency and it receives capital from the U.S. Treasury, as needed to maintain a positive net worth, in exchange for senior preferred stock.
5The average or expected maturity is shorter than the final maturity shown because of the possibility of interim principal payments and prepayments or the possibility of the issue being called.
6Affiliated money market fund available only to Vanguard funds and certain trusts and accounts managed by Vanguard. Rate shown is the 7-day yield.
7Includes securities purchased on a when-issued or delayed-delivery basis for which the fund has not taken delivery as of January 31, 2020.
8Includes premiums received of $320,000.

REMICS—Real Estate Mortgage Investment Conduits.

UMBS—Uniform Mortgage-Backed Securities.

  

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Derivative Financial Instruments Outstanding as of Period End

 

Options Written          
        Notional Market
  Expiration   Exercise Amount Value
  Date Contracts Price ($000) ($000)
Exchange-Traded Options          
Call Options          
10-Year U.S. Treasury Note Futures Contracts 2/21/20 64 $130.75 8,368 (75)
           
Put Options          
10-Year U.S. Treasury Note Futures Contracts 2/21/20 2,000 $129.25 258,500 (94)
10-Year U.S. Treasury Note Futures Contracts 2/21/20 64 130.75 8,368 (17)
          (111)
           
Total Options Written (Premiums Received $320)         (186)

 

Futures Contracts          
          ($000)
          Value and
    Number of   Unrealized
    Long (Short) Notional Appreciation
  Expiration Contracts Amount (Depreciation)
Long Futures Contracts          
2-Year U.S. Treasury Note March 2020 3,663 792,524 2,621
5-Year U.S. Treasury Note March 2020 2,239 269,397 2,273
          4,894
           
Short Futures Contracts          
Ultra 10-Year U.S. Treasury Note March 2020 (2,172) (316,365) (7,135)
10-Year U.S. Treasury Note March 2020 (1,470) (193,535) (2,568)
30-Year U.S. Treasury Bond March 2020   (159) (26,001) (717)
Ultra Long U.S. Treasury Bond March 2020   (36) (6,973) (213)
          (10,633)
          (5,739)

 

See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.

 

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Statement of Operations

 

  Year Ended
  January 31, 2020
  ($000)
Investment Income  
Income  
Interest1 117,803
Total Income 117,803
Expenses  
The Vanguard Group—Note B  
Investment Advisory Services 646
Management and Administrative—Investor Shares 1,008
Management and Administrative—Admiral Shares 3,157
Marketing and Distribution—Investor Shares 79
Marketing and Distribution—Admiral Shares 269
Custodian Fees 23
Auditing Fees 38
Shareholders’ Reports—Investor Shares 20
Shareholders’ Reports—Admiral Shares 63
Trustees’ Fees and Expenses 2
Total Expenses 5,305
Net Investment Income 112,498
Realized Net Gain (Loss)  
Investment Securities Sold1 33,278
Futures Contracts (6,614)
Options Purchased (253)
Options Written 1,303
Realized Net Gain (Loss) 27,714
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)  
Investment Securities1 74,700
Futures Contracts (5,199)
Options Purchased 327
Options Written 161
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) 69,989
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations 210,201

 

1Interest income, realized net gain (loss), and change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) from an affiliated company of the fund were $4,837,000, ($40,000), and ($5,000), respectively. Purchases and sales are for temporary cash investment purposes.

 

See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.

 

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Statement of Changes in Net Assets

 

  Year Ended January 31,
  2020 2019
  ($000) ($000)
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets    
Operations    
Net Investment Income 112,498 99,235
Realized Net Gain (Loss) 27,714 (55,447)
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) 69,989 57,336
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations 210,201 101,124
Distributions    
Net Investment Income    
Investor Shares (13,781) (13,574)
Admiral Shares (98,841) (85,703)
Realized Capital Gain    
Investor Shares
Admiral Shares
Total Distributions (112,622) (99,277)
Capital Share Transactions    
Investor Shares (11,719) (97,313)
Admiral Shares 323,046 (277,358)
Net Increase (Decrease) from Capital Share Transactions 311,327 (374,671)
Total Increase (Decrease) 408,906 (372,824)
Net Assets    
Beginning of Period 4,585,170 4,957,994
End of Period 4,994,076 4,585,170

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.

 

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Financial Highlights

 

 

 

Investor Shares

 

For a Share Outstanding     Year Ended January 31,
Throughout Each Period 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period $10.57 $10.55 $10.70 $10.79 $10.82
Investment Operations          
Net Investment Income .2461 .2081 .1421 .116 .095
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments .221 .021 (.144) (.063) .005
Total from Investment Operations .467 .229 (.002) .053 .100
Distributions          
Dividends from Net Investment Income (.247) (.209) (.142) (.116) (.095)
Distributions from Realized Capital Gains (.006) (.027) (.035)
Total Distributions (.247) (.209) (.148) (.143) (.130)
Net Asset Value, End of Period $10.79 $10.57 $10.55 $10.70 $10.79
           
Total Return2 4.46% 2.20% -0.02% 0.49% 0.93%
           
Ratios/Supplemental Data          
Net Assets, End of Period (Millions) $623 $622 $719 $827 $817
Ratio of Total Expenses to Average Net Assets 0.20% 0.20% 0.20% 0.20% 0.20%
Ratio of Net Investment Income to Average Net Assets 2.30% 1.98% 1.33% 1.07% 0.88%
Portfolio Turnover Rate3 499% 327% 211% 304% 314%

 

1Calculated based on average shares outstanding.
2Total returns do not include account service fees that may have applied in the periods shown. Fund prospectuses provide information about any applicable account service fees.
3Includes 32%, 90%, 30%, 38%, and 75% attributable to mortgage-dollar-roll activity.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.

 

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Financial Highlights

 

 

 

Admiral Shares 

 

For a Share Outstanding     Year Ended January 31,
Throughout Each Period 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period $10.57 $10.55 $10.70 $10.79 $10.82
Investment Operations          
Net Investment Income .2571 .2191 .1531 .127 .105
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments .220 .020 (.144) (.063) .005
Total from Investment Operations .477 .239 .009 .064 .110
Distributions          
Dividends from Net Investment Income (.257) (.219) (.153) (.127) (.105)
Distributions from Realized Capital Gains (.006) (.027) (.035)
Total Distributions (.257) (.219) (.159) (.154) (.140)
Net Asset Value, End of Period $10.79 $10.57 $10.55 $10.70 $10.79
           
Total Return2 4.56% 2.30% 0.08% 0.59% 1.03%
           
Ratios/Supplemental Data          
Net Assets, End of Period (Millions) $4,371 $3,963 $4,239 $4,819 $4,342
Ratio of Total Expenses to Average Net Assets 0.10% 0.10% 0.10% 0.10% 0.10%
Ratio of Net Investment Income to Average Net Assets 2.40% 2.08% 1.43% 1.17% 0.98%
Portfolio Turnover Rate3 499% 327% 211% 304% 314%

 

1Calculated based on average shares outstanding.
2Total returns do not include account service fees that may have applied in the periods shown. Fund prospectuses provide information about any applicable account service fees.
3Includes 32%, 90%, 30%, 38%, and 75% attributable to mortgage-dollar-roll activity.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

 

 

Vanguard Short-Term Federal Fund is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 as an open-end investment company, or mutual fund. The fund offers two classes of shares: Investor Shares and Admiral Shares. Each of the share classes has different eligibility and minimum purchase requirements, and is designed for different types of investors.

 

A.  The following significant accounting policies conform to generally accepted accounting principles for U.S. investment companies. The fund consistently follows such policies in preparing its financial statements.

 

1. Security Valuation: Securities are valued as of the close of trading on the New York Stock Exchange (generally 4 p.m., Eastern time) on the valuation date. Bonds and temporary cash investments are valued using the latest bid prices or using valuations based on a matrix system (which considers such factors as security prices, yields, maturities, and ratings), both as furnished by independent pricing services. Structured debt securities, including mortgages and asset-backed securities, are valued using the latest bid prices or using valuations based on a matrix system that considers such factors as issuer, tranche, nominal or option-adjusted spreads, weighted average coupon, weighted average maturity, credit enhancements, and collateral. Investments in Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund are valued at that funds net asset value. Securities for which market quotations are not readily available, or whose values have been affected by events occurring before the funds pricing time but after the close of the securitiesprimary markets, are valued by methods deemed by the board of trustees to represent fair value.

 

2. Futures and Options: The fund uses futures contracts and options on futures contracts to invest in fixed income asset classes with greater efficiency and lower cost than is possible through direct investment, to add value when these instruments are attractively priced, or to adjust sensitivity to changes in interest rates. The primary risks associated with the use of futures contracts are imperfect correlation between changes in market values of bonds held by the fund and the prices of futures contracts, and the possibility of an illiquid market. The primary risk associated with purchasing options is that interest rates move in such a way that the option is out-of-the-money, the position is worthless at expiration, and the fund loses the premium paid. The primary risk associated with writing options is that interest rates move in such a way that the option is in-the-money, the counterparty exercises the option, and the fund loses an amount equal to the market value of the option written less the premium received. Counterparty risk involving futures and exchange-traded options is mitigated because a regulated clearinghouse is the counterparty instead of the clearing broker. To further mitigate counterparty risk, the fund trades futures and options on an exchange, monitors the financial strength of its clearing brokers and clearinghouse, and has entered into clearing agreements with its clearing brokers. The clearinghouse imposes initial margin requirements to secure the funds performance and requires daily settlement of variation margin representing changes in the market value of each contract. Any assets pledged as initial margin for open contracts are noted in the Statement of Net Assets.

 

Futures contracts are valued at their quoted daily settlement prices. The notional amounts of the contracts are not recorded in the Statement of Net Assets. Fluctuations in the value of the contracts are recorded in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as an asset (liability) and in the Statement of Operations as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) until the contracts are closed, when they are recorded as realized futures gains (losses).

 

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During the year ended January 31, 2020, the funds average investments in long and short futures contracts represented 19% and 7% of net assets, respectively, based on the average of the notional amounts at each quarter-end during the period.

 

Options on futures contracts are also valued at their quoted daily settlement prices. The premium paid for a purchased option is recorded in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as an asset that is subsequently adjusted daily to the current market value of the option purchased. The premium received for a written option is recorded in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as an asset with an equal liability that is subsequently adjusted daily to the current market value of the option written. Fluctuations in the value of the options are recorded in the Statement of Operations as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) until expired, closed, or exercised, at which time realized gains (losses) are recognized.

 

During the year ended January 31, 2020, the funds average value of investments in options purchased and options written each represented less than 1% of net assets, based on the average market values at each quarter-end during the period.

 

3. To Be Announced (TBA) Transactions: A TBA transaction is an agreement to buy or sell mortgage-backed securities with agreed-upon characteristics (face amount, coupon, maturity) for settlement at a future date. The fund may be a seller of TBA transactions to reduce its exposure to the mortgage-backed securities market or in order to sell mortgage-backed securities it owns under delayed-delivery arrangements. When the fund is a buyer of TBA transactions, it maintains cash or short-term investments in an amount sufficient to meet the purchase price at the settlement date of the TBA transaction. The primary risk associated with TBA transactions is that a counterparty may default on its obligations. The fund mitigates its counterparty risk by, among other things, performing a credit analysis of counterparties, allocating transactions among numerous counterparties, and monitoring its exposure to each counterparty. The fund may also enter into a Master Securities Forward Transaction Agreement (MSFTA) with certain counterparties and require them to transfer collateral as security for their performance. In the absence of a default, the collateral pledged or received by the fund cannot be repledged, resold, or rehypothecated. Under an MSFTA, upon a counterparty default (including bankruptcy), the fund may terminate any TBA transactions with that counterparty, determine the net amount owed by either party in accordance with its master netting arrangements, and sell or retain any collateral held up to the net amount owed to the fund under the master netting arrangements.

 

4. Mortgage Dollar Rolls: The fund enters into mortgage-dollar-roll transactions, in which the fund sells mortgage-backed securities to a dealer and simultaneously agrees to purchase similar securities in the future at a predetermined price. The proceeds of the securities sold in mortgage-dollar-roll transactions are typically invested in high-quality short-term fixed income securities. The fund forgoes principal and interest paid on the securities sold, and is compensated by interest earned on the proceeds of the sale and by a lower price on the securities to be repurchased. The fund has also entered into mortgage-dollar-roll transactions in which the fund buys mortgage-backed securities from a dealer pursuant to a TBA transaction and simultaneously agrees to sell similar securities in the future at a predetermined price. The securities bought in mortgage-dollar-roll transactions are used to cover an open TBA sell position. The fund continues to earn interest on mortgage-backed security pools already held and receives a lower price on the securities to be sold in the future. The fund accounts for mortgage-dollar-roll transactions as purchases and sales; as such, these

 

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transactions may increase the funds portfolio turnover rate. Amounts to be received or paid in connection with open mortgage dollar rolls are included in Receivables for Investment Securities Sold or Payables for Investment Securities Purchased in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

 

5. Federal Income Taxes: The fund intends to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company and distribute all of its taxable income. Management has analyzed the funds tax positions taken for all open federal income tax years (January 31, 2017–2020), and has concluded that no provision for federal income tax is required in the funds financial statements.

 

6. Distributions: Distributions from net investment income are declared daily and paid on the first business day of the following month. Annual distributions from realized capital gains, if any, are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Distributions are determined on a tax basis and may differ from net investment income and realized capital gains for financial reporting purposes.

 

7. Credit Facility: The fund and certain other funds managed by The Vanguard Group (Vanguard) participate in a $4.3 billion committed credit facility provided by a syndicate of lenders pursuant to a credit agreement that may be renewed annually; each fund is individually liable for its borrowings, if any, under the credit facility. Borrowings may be utilized for temporary and emergency purposes, and are subject to the funds regulatory and contractual borrowing restrictions. The participating funds are charged administrative fees and an annual commitment fee of 0.10% of the undrawn amount of the facility; these fees are allocated to the funds based on a method approved by the funds board of trustees and included in Management and Administrative expenses on the funds Statement of Operations. Any borrowings under this facility bear interest at a rate based upon the higher of the one-month London Interbank Offered Rate, federal funds effective rate, or overnight bank funding rate plus an agreed-upon spread.

 

The fund had no borrowings outstanding at January 31, 2020, or at any time during the period then ended.

 

8. Other: Interest income includes income distributions received from Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund and is accrued daily. Premiums and discounts on debt securities are amortized and accreted, respectively, to interest income over the lives of the respective securities, except for premiums on certain callable debt securities that are amortized to the earliest call date. Security transactions are accounted for on the date securities are bought or sold. Costs used to determine realized gains (losses) on the sale of investment securities are those of the specific securities sold.

 

Each class of shares has equal rights as to assets and earnings, except that each class separately bears certain class-specific expenses related to maintenance of shareholder accounts (included in Management and Administrative expenses) and shareholder reporting. Marketing and distribution expenses are allocated to each class of shares based on a method approved by the board of trustees. Income, other non-class-specific expenses, and gains and losses on investments are allocated to each class of shares based on its relative net assets.

 

B.  In accordance with the terms of a FundsService Agreement (the FSA) between Vanguard and the fund, Vanguard furnishes to the fund investment advisory, corporate management, administrative, marketing, and distribution services at Vanguards cost of operations (as defined by the FSA). These costs of operations are allocated to the fund based on methods and guidelines approved by the board of trustees. Vanguard does not require reimbursement in the current period for certain costs of

 

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operations (such as deferred compensation/benefits and risk/insurance costs); the funds liability for these costs of operations is included in Payables to Vanguard on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. All other costs of operations payable to Vanguard are generally settled twice a month.

 

Upon the request of Vanguard, the fund may invest up to 0.40% of its net assets as capital in Vanguard. At January 31, 2020, the fund had contributed to Vanguard capital in the amount of $216,000, representing less than 0.01% of the funds net assets and 0.09% of Vanguards capital received pursuant to the FSA. The funds trustees and officers are also directors and employees, respectively, of Vanguard.

 

C.  Various inputs may be used to determine the value of the funds investments. These inputs are summarized in three broad levels for financial statement purposes. The inputs or methodologies used to value securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

 

Level 1—Quoted prices in active markets for identical securities.

Level 2—Other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.).

Level 3—Significant unobservable inputs (including the funds own assumptions used to determine the fair value of investments). Any investments valued with significant unobservable inputs are noted on the Statement of Net Assets.

 

The following table summarizes the market value of the funds investments and derivatives as of January 31, 2020, based on the inputs used to value them:

 

  Level 1 Level 2 Level 3
Investments ($000) ($000) ($000)
U.S. Government and Agency Obligations 3,038,964
Asset-Backed/Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities 1,015,417
Temporary Cash Investments 117,314
Options Purchased 828
Conventional Mortgage-Backed Securities–Liability for Sale Commitments (117,398)
Options Written (186)
Futures Contracts—Assets1 1,267
Futures Contracts—Liabilities1 (1,680)
Total 117,543 3,936,983

 

1 Represents variation margin on the last day of the reporting period.

 

D.  Permanent differences between book-basis and tax-basis components of net assets, if any, are reclassified among capital accounts in the financial statements to reflect their tax character. These reclassifications have no effect on net assets or net asset value per share.

 

Temporary differences between book-basis and tax-basis components of total distributable earnings (loss) arise when certain items of income, gain, or loss are recognized in different periods for financial statement and tax purposes; these differences will reverse at some time in the future. The differences are primarily related to the tax deferral of losses on wash sales and straddles; the

 

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realization of unrealized gains or losses on certain futures contracts and options; and payables for distributions. As of period end, the tax-basis components of total distributable earnings (loss) are detailed in the table as follows:

 

  Amount
  ($000)
Undistributed Ordinary Income 1,671
Undistributed Long-Term Gains
Capital Loss Carryforwards (Non-expiring)* (66,304)
Net Unrealized Gains (Losses) 61,084

 

*The fund used capital loss carryforwards of $23,836,000 to offset taxable capital gains realized during the year ended January 31, 2020.

 

As of January 31, 2020, gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation for investments, derivatives, and sale commitments based on cost for U.S. federal income tax purposes were as follows:

 

  Amount
  ($000)
Tax Cost 4,111,006
Gross Unrealized Appreciation 66,551
Gross Unrealized Depreciation (5,467)
Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) 61,084

 

E.  During the year ended January 31, 2020, the fund purchased $18,533,028,000 of investment securities and sold $18,506,929,000 of investment securities, other than temporary cash investments.

 

F.  Capital share transactions for each class of shares were:

 

        Year Ended January 31,
    2020     2019
  Amount Shares   Amount Shares
  ($000) (000)   ($000) (000)
Investor Shares          
Issued 210,669 19,720   152,102 14,484
Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions 12,178 1,138   12,316 1,172
Redeemed (234,566) (22,019)   (261,731) (24,884)
Net Increase (Decrease)—Investor Shares (11,719) (1,161)   (97,313) (9,228)
Admiral Shares          
Issued 1,620,521 151,597   1,380,847 131,440
Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions 86,596 8,093   75,143 7,150
Redeemed (1,384,071) (129,514)   (1,733,348) (165,176)
Net Increase (Decrease)—Admiral Shares 323,046 30,176   (277,358) (26,586)

 

 

G.  Management has determined that no events or transactions occurred subsequent to January 31, 2020, that would require recognition or disclosure in these financial statements.

 

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Performance Summary

 

 

All of the returns in this report represent past performance, which is not a guarantee of future results that may be achieved by the fund. (Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data cited. For performance data current to the most recent month-end, visit our website at vanguard.com/performance.) Note, too, that both investment returns and principal value can fluctuate widely, so an investors shares, when sold, could be worth more or less than their original cost. The returns shown do not reflect taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the sale of fund shares.

 

Cumulative Performance: January 31, 2010, Through January 31, 2020

Initial Investment of $10,000

 

 

 

    Average Annual Total Returns  
    Periods Ended January 31, 2020  
          Final Value
    One Five Ten of a $10,000
    Year Years Years Investment
Intermediate-Term Treasury Fund Investor Shares 7.98% 2.19% 3.22% $13,732
Bloomberg Barclays U.S. 5–10 Year Treasury Bond Index 9.59 2.62 4.06 14,889
Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index 9.64 3.01 3.79 14,501

 

        Final Value
  One Five Ten of a $50,000
  Year Years Years Investment
Intermediate-Term Treasury Fund Admiral Shares 8.09% 2.29% 3.33% $69,362
Bloomberg Barclays U.S. 5–10 Year Treasury Bond Index 9.59 2.62 4.06 74,443
Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index 9.64 3.01 3.79 72,507

 

 

 

 

See Financial Highlights for dividend and capital gains information.

 

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Sector Diversification

As of January 31, 2020

 

Asset-Backed   5.3%
Government Mortgage-Backed   11.0 
Treasury/Agency   83.7 

 

The table reflects the funds market exposure. Any holdings in short-term reserves are excluded. The agency and mortgage-backed securities sectors may include issues from government-sponsored enterprises; such issues are generally not backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government.

 

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Financial Statements

 

 

Statement of Net Assets

As of January 31, 2020

 

The fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year as an exhibit to its reports on Form N-PORT. The funds Form N-PORT reports are available on the SECs website at www.sec.gov.

 

        Face   Market  
      Maturity Amount   Value·  
    Coupon Date ($000 ) ($000 )
U.S. Government and Agency Obligations (90.4%)          
U.S. Government Securities (84.7%)            
  United States Treasury Note/Bond 2.750% 4/30/23 24,200   25,304  
  United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.750% 5/15/23 56,000   56,787  
  United States Treasury Note/Bond 2.750% 5/31/23 128,000   133,980  
  United States Treasury Note/Bond 2.750% 7/31/23 9,100   9,546  
  United States Treasury Note/Bond 2.750% 8/31/23 72,000   75,612  
  United States Treasury Note/Bond 2.875% 9/30/23 110,000   116,136  
1 United States Treasury Note/Bond 2.875% 10/31/23 228,000   240,969  
  United States Treasury Note/Bond 2.750% 11/15/23 50,000   52,648  
  United States Treasury Note/Bond 2.875% 11/30/23 97,300   102,955  
  United States Treasury Note/Bond 2.250% 12/31/23 53,000   54,896  
  United States Treasury Note/Bond 2.625% 12/31/23 82,000   86,087  
  United States Treasury Note/Bond 2.250% 1/31/24 133,000   137,843  
  United States Treasury Note/Bond 2.500% 1/31/24 81,800   85,558  
  United States Treasury Note/Bond 2.750% 2/15/24 81,000   85,569  
  United States Treasury Note/Bond 2.125% 2/29/24 87,000   89,787  
  United States Treasury Note/Bond 2.375% 2/29/24 49,000   51,052  
  United States Treasury Note/Bond 2.000% 4/30/24 37,000   38,040  
  United States Treasury Note/Bond 2.500% 5/15/24 108,000   113,282  
  United States Treasury Note/Bond 2.000% 5/31/24 51,500   52,965  
  United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.750% 6/30/24 118,600   120,768  
  United States Treasury Note/Bond 2.000% 6/30/24 30,000   30,872  
  United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.875% 8/31/24 60,000   61,463  
  United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.375% 1/31/25 20,700   20,755  
  United States Treasury Note/Bond 2.500% 1/31/25 48,000   50,708  
  United States Treasury Note/Bond 2.125% 5/15/25 91,800   95,444  
  United States Treasury Note/Bond 2.875% 5/31/25 129,300   139,422  
  United States Treasury Note/Bond 2.750% 6/30/25 89,000   95,467  
  United States Treasury Note/Bond 2.875% 7/31/25 45,300   48,924  
  United States Treasury Note/Bond 2.000% 8/15/25 139,250   143,993  
  United States Treasury Note/Bond 3.000% 9/30/25 145,900   158,825  
  United States Treasury Note/Bond 3.000% 10/31/25 83,000   90,431  
  United States Treasury Note/Bond 2.250% 11/15/25 169,500   177,711  
  United States Treasury Note/Bond 2.875% 11/30/25 73,000   79,114  
  United States Treasury Note/Bond 2.625% 12/31/25 94,000   100,624  
  United States Treasury Note/Bond 2.625% 1/31/26 89,000   95,314  
  United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.625% 2/15/26 82,884   84,010  
  United States Treasury Note/Bond 6.000% 2/15/26 17,000   21,558  
  United States Treasury Note/Bond 2.500% 2/28/26 85,000   90,485  

 

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        Face   Market  
      Maturity Amount   Value·  
    Coupon Date ($000 ) ($000 )
  United States Treasury Note/Bond 2.250% 3/31/26 163,700   171,986  
  United States Treasury Note/Bond 2.375% 4/30/26 47,400   50,170  
  United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.625% 5/15/26 183,000   185,487  
  United States Treasury Note/Bond 2.125% 5/31/26 155,300   162,119  
  United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.875% 6/30/26 50,000   51,437  
  United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.500% 8/15/26 203,000   204,141  
  United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.375% 8/31/26 33,000   32,928  
  United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.625% 10/31/26 102,000   103,355  
  United States Treasury Note/Bond 6.500% 11/15/26 5,000   6,655  
  United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.625% 11/30/26 82,000   83,089  
  United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.750% 12/31/26 73,000   74,574  
  United States Treasury Note/Bond 6.625% 2/15/27 7,000   9,454  
2 United States Treasury Note/Bond 6.125% 11/15/27 14,000   18,856  
  United States Treasury Note/Bond 2.750% 2/15/28 75,000   82,359  
  United States Treasury Note/Bond 2.875% 8/15/28 135,500   150,680  
  United States Treasury Note/Bond 5.500% 8/15/28 10,000   13,236  
1 United States Treasury Note/Bond 3.125% 11/15/28 263,500   299,030  
  United States Treasury Note/Bond 5.250% 11/15/28 19,500   25,582  
  United States Treasury Note/Bond 2.625% 2/15/29 107,000   117,231  
  United States Treasury Note/Bond 5.250% 2/15/29 10,000   13,183  
  United States Treasury Note/Bond 2.375% 5/15/29 149,000   160,291  
  United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.625% 8/15/29 55,000   55,584  
  United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.750% 11/15/29 8,000   8,174  
            5,394,505  
Agency Bonds and Notes (2.0%)            
3 AID-Israel 0.000% 11/1/24 50,000   46,134  
3 AID-Israel 0.000% 8/15/25 15,929   14,462  
  Private Export Funding Corp. 4.300% 12/15/21 4,150   4,364  
  Private Export Funding Corp. 3.550% 1/15/24 18,500   19,915  
  Private Export Funding Corp. 2.450% 7/15/24 6,085   6,316  
  Resolution Funding Corp. 0.000% 1/15/28 7,800   6,743  
  Resolution Funding Corp. Interest Strip 0.000% 1/15/27 14,588   12,888  
  Resolution Funding Corp. Interest Strip 0.000% 10/15/27 12,004   10,433  
  Resolution Funding Corp. Interest Strip 0.000% 4/15/28 5,560   4,781  
            126,036  
Conventional Mortgage-Backed Securities (2.8%)          
4,5 Fannie Mae Pool 3.000% 9/1/49–1/1/50 105,977   108,604  
4,5 Fannie Mae Pool 4.000% 1/1/49–3/1/50 36,767   38,098  
4 Ginnie Mae II Pool 3.000% 9/20/49–2/1/50 5,656   5,723  
4 Ginnie Mae II Pool 4.500% 2/1/50    
4 Ginnie Mae II Pool 5.000% 3/20/49–3/1/50 469   571  
4,5 UMBS Pool 3.500% 4/1/49–2/1/50 23,237   24,020  
            177,016  
Nonconventional Mortgage-Backed Securities (0.9%)          
4,5 Fannie Mae REMICS 1.750% 3/25/46 12,292   12,170  
4,5 Fannie Mae REMICS 2.500% 9/25/49–12/25/49 21,868   22,449  
4,5 Freddie Mac REMICS 4.000% 5/15/48–7/15/48 14,677   15,940  
4 Ginnie Mae REMICS 3.000% 11/20/45–8/20/46 2,126   2,260  
4 Ginnie Mae REMICS 3.500% 6/20/48–5/20/49 4,550   4,884  
            57,703  
Total U.S. Government and Agency Obligations (Cost $5,561,112)     5,755,260  

 

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        Face   Market  
      Maturity Amount   Value  
    Coupon Date ($000 ) ($000 )
Asset-Backed/Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities (5.8%)        
         
4,5 Fannie Mae-Aces 2013-19A 3.500% 3/25/43 2,159   2,380  
4,5 Fannie Mae-Aces 2016-53KA 1.850% 8/25/46 5,646   5,612  
4,5 Fannie Mae-Aces 2018-49E 3.500% 7/25/48 528   556  
4,5 Fannie Mae-Aces 2018-73E 4.000% 10/25/48 841   914  
4,5 Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp 2017-357A 2.500% 9/15/47 9,004   9,196  
4,5 FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates 4818J 4.000% 8/15/48 212   230  
4,5 FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates 4819E 4.000% 7/15/48 796   869  
4,5 FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates 4819E 4.000% 7/15/48 690   743  
4,5 FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates 4823E 4.000% 9/15/48 2,910   3,177  
4,5 FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates 4826A 4.000% 9/15/48 741   795  
4,5 FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates 4883A 4.000% 5/15/49 515   559  
4,5 FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates 4883A 4.000% 5/15/49 515   565  
4 Small Business Administration Participation Certs 2017-20 2.780% 12/1/37 2,879   3,003  
4 Small Business Administration Participation Certs 2017-20 3.310% 4/1/38 34,788   37,056  
4 Small Business Administration Participation Certs 2017-20 3.600% 6/1/38 17,564   19,012  
4 Small Business Administration Participation Certs 2017-20 3.370% 1/1/39 11,181   11,977  
4 Small Business Administration Participation Certs 2018-20 2.920% 1/1/38 14,733   15,452  
4 Small Business Administration Participation Certs 2018-20 3.220% 2/1/38 23,907   25,405  
4 Small Business Administration Participation Certs 2018-20C 3.200% 3/1/38 49,720   53,062  
4 Small Business Administration Participation Certs 2018-20E 3.500% 5/1/38 9,985   10,782  
4 Small Business Administration Participation Certs 2018-20J 3.770% 10/1/38 30,645   33,397  
4 Small Business Administration Participation Certs 2018-20J 2.690% 7/1/44 13,786   14,339  
4 Small Business Administration Participation Certs 2018-20k 3.870% 11/1/38 21,154   23,177  
4 Small Business Administration Participation Certs 2018-20L 3.540% 12/1/38 26,792   28,946  
4 Small Business Administration Participation Certs 2018-25F 3.670% 12/1/43 2,590   2,812  
4 Small Business Administration Participation Certs 2019-20C 3.200% 3/1/39 10,861   11,528  
4 Small Business Administration Participation Certs 2019-25E 3.070% 5/1/44 8,102   8,610  
4 Small Business Administration Participation Certs 2019-25F 2.770% 6/1/44 13,159   13,748  

 

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        Face   Market  
      Maturity Amount   Value·  
    Coupon Date ($000 )  ($000 ) 
               
4 Small Business Administration Participation Certs 2019-25H 2.310% 8/1/44 15,000   15,264  
4 Small Business Administration Participation Certs 2019-25K 2.480% 11/1/44 10,300   10,560  
4 Small Business Administration Participation Certs 2019-25L 2.380% 12/1/44 8,100   8,259  
Total Asset-Backed/Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities (Cost $350,486)     371,985  

 

        Shares      
Temporary Cash Investment (0.7%)            
             
Money Market Fund (0.7%)            
6 Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund
(Cost $44,321)
1.730%   443,150   44,324  
               

 

        Notional      
    Expiration   Exercise Amount      
    Date Contracts Price ($000 )     
Options Purchased (0.0%)            
Exchange-Traded Options (0.0%)            
Put Options            
  10-Year U.S. Treasury Note Futures Contracts 2/21/20  375 $127.00 47,625    
  10-Year U.S. Treasury Note Futures Contracts 2/21/20 1,136 $130.00 147,680   124  
Total Options Purchased (Cost $254)       124  
Total Investments (96.9%) (Cost $5,956,173)       6,171,693  
Conventional Mortgage-Backed Securities—Liability for Sale Commitments (-1.6%)    
     
4,5 Fannie Mae Pool 3.500% 1/1/49–1/1/50 (13,957)   (14,572)  
4,5 UMBS Pool 3.000% 2/1/49–2/1/50 (63,900)   (65,348)  
4,5 UMBS Pool 4.000% 3/1/49–2/1/50 (19,903)   (20,771)  
               
Total Conventional Mortgage-Backed Securities – Liability for Sale Commitments (Proceeds $100,335)   (100,691)  
Other Assets and Liabilities (4.7%)            
Other Assets         673,061  
Other Liabilities7         (375,910 )
            297,151  
Net Assets (100%)         6,368,153  

 

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  Amount  
  ($000 )
Statement of Assets and Liabilities    
Assets    
Investments in Securities, at Value    
Unaffiliated Issuers 6,127,245  
Affiliated Issuers 44,324  
Options Purchased 124  
Total Investments in Securities 6,171,693  
Investment in Vanguard 271  
Receivables for Investment Securities Sold 625,787  
Receivables for Accrued Income 36,550  
Receivables for Capital Shares Issued 8,578  
Variation Margin Receivable—Futures Contracts 1,737  
Other Assets 138  
     
Total Assets 6,844,754  
Liabilities    
Payables for Investment Securities Purchased 367,295  
Liability for Sale Commitments 100,691  
Payables for Capital Shares Redeemed 3,364  
Payables for Distributions 1,582  
Payables to Vanguard 1,983  
Options Written, at Value7 598  
Variation Margin Payable—Futures Contracts 1,088  
     
Total Liabilities 476,601  
Net Assets 6,368,153  
     
At January 31, 2020, net assets consisted of:    
  Amount  
  ($000 )
     
Paid-in Capital 6,246,164  
Total Distributable Earnings (Loss) 121,989  
     
Net Assets 6,368,153  
     
Investor Shares—Net Assets    
Applicable to 79,225,217 outstanding $.001 par value shares of beneficial interest (unlimited authorization) 916,630  
Net Asset Value Per Share—Investor Shares $11.57  

 

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  Amount
  ($000)
Admiral Shares—Net Assets  
Applicable to 471,182,910 outstanding $.001 par value shares of beneficial interest (unlimited authorization) 5,451,523
Net Asset Value Per Share—Admiral Shares $11.57

· See Note A in Notes to Financial Statements.

1 Securities with a value of $817,000 have been segregated as collateral for certain open To Be Announced (TBA) transactions.

2 Securities with a value of $2,734,000 have been segregated as initial margin for open futures contracts.

3 U.S. government-guaranteed.

4 The average or expected maturity is shorter than the final maturity shown because of the possibility of interim principal payments and prepayments or the possibility of the issue being called.

5 The issuer was placed under federal conservatorship in September 2008; since that time, its daily operations have been managed by the Federal Housing Finance Agency and it receives capital from the U.S. Treasury, as needed to maintain a positive net worth, in exchange for senior preferred stock.

6 Affiliated money market fund available only to Vanguard funds and certain trusts and accounts managed by Vanguard. Rate shown is the 7-day yield.

7 Includes premiums received of $284,000.

REMICS—Real Estate Mortgage Investment Conduits.

UMBS—Uniform Mortgage-Backed Securities.

 

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Derivative Financial Instruments Outstanding as of Period End        
         
Options Written             
         Notional  Market 
  Expiration    Exercise Amount  Value 
  Date Contracts  Price ($000) ($000)
Exchange-Traded Options             
Call Options             
10-Year U.S. Treasury Note Futures Contracts 2/21/20 81  $130.75 10,591  (95)
10-Year U.S. Treasury Note Futures Contracts 2/21/20 375  131.00 49,125  (375)
10-Year U.S. Treasury Note Futures Contracts 2/21/20 376  133.50 50,196  (59)
            (529)
              
Put Options             
10-Year U.S. Treasury Note Futures Contracts 2/21/20 1,520  $129.00 196,080  (47)
10-Year U.S. Treasury Note Futures Contracts 2/21/20 81  130.75 10,591  (22)
            (69)
              
Total Options Written (Premiums Received $284)           (598)
              
Futures Contracts             
            ($000)
            Value and 
    Number of       Unrealized 
    Long (Short)    Notional  Appreciation 
  Expiration Contracts    Amount  (Depreciation) 
Long Futures Contracts             
5-Year U.S. Treasury Note March 2020 6,630    797,724  3,391 
Ultra 10-Year U.S. Treasury Note March 2020 187    27,238  806 
2-Year U.S. Treasury Note March 2020 50    10,818  45 
            4,242 
              
Short Futures Contracts             
10-Year U.S. Treasury Note March 2020 (1,746)   (229,872) (4,007)
30-Year U.S. Treasury Bond March 2020 (324)   (52,984) (2,091)
Ultra Long U.S. Treasury Bond March 2020 (179)   (34,670) (261)
            (6,359)
            (2,117)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.

 

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Statement of Operations

 

 

 

  Year Ended
  January 31, 2020
  ($000)
Investment Income  
Income  
Interest1 148,841
Total Income 148,841
Expenses  
The Vanguard Group—Note B  
Investment Advisory Services 825
Management and Administrative—Investor Shares 1,472
Management and Administrative—Admiral Shares 4,017
Marketing and Distribution—Investor Shares 103
Marketing and Distribution—Admiral Shares 335
Custodian Fees 29
Auditing Fees 38
Shareholders’ Reports—Investor Shares 30
Shareholders’ Reports—Admiral Shares 44
Trustees’ Fees and Expenses 3
Total Expenses 6,896
Net Investment Income 141,945
Realized Net Gain (Loss)  
Investment Securities Sold1 171,180
Futures Contracts (3,245)
Options Purchased (392)
Options Written 1,028
Realized Net Gain (Loss) 168,571
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)  
Investment Securities1 158,292
Futures Contracts (1,165)
Options Purchased (123)
Options Written (281)
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) 156,723
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations 467,239

 

1Interest income, realized net gain (loss), and change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) from an affiliated company of the fund were $1,097,000, ($14,000), and $3,000, respectively. Purchases and sales are for temporary cash investment purposes.

 

 

 

 

 

 

See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.

 

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Statement of Changes in Net Assets

 

 

 

  Year Ended January 31,
  2020 2019
  ($000) ($000)
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets    
Operations    
Net Investment Income 141,945 147,133
Realized Net Gain (Loss) 168,571 (157,952)
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) 156,723 195,785
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations 467,239 184,966
Distributions    
Net Investment Income    
Investor Shares (19,628) (21,125)
Admiral Shares (122,275) (126,005)
Realized Capital Gain    
Investor Shares
Admiral Shares
Total Distributions (141,903) (147,130)
Capital Share Transactions    
Investor Shares 33,277 (134,125)
Admiral Shares 196,463 (158,042)
Net Increase (Decrease) from Capital Share Transactions 229,740 (292,167)
Total Increase (Decrease) 555,076 (254,331)
Net Assets    
Beginning of Period 5,813,077 6,067,408
End of Period 6,368,153 5,813,077

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.

 

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Financial Highlights

 

 

 

Investor Shares

 

For a Share Outstanding     Year Ended January 31,
Throughout Each Period 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period $10.96 $10.88 $11.11 $11.51 $11.66
Investment Operations          
Net Investment Income .2551 .2601 .1981 .177 .188
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments .611 .081 (.230) (.271) (.057)
Total from Investment Operations .866 .341 (.032) (.094) .131
Distributions          
Dividends from Net Investment Income (.256) (.261) (.198) (.177) (.188)
Distributions from Realized Capital Gains (.129) (.093)
Total Distributions (.256) (.261) (.198) (.306) (.281)
Net Asset Value, End of Period $11.57 $10.96 $10.88 $11.11 $11.51
           
Total Return2 7.98% 3.20% -0.31% -0.84% 1.17%
           
Ratios/Supplemental Data          
Net Assets, End of Period (Millions) $917 $837 $967 $1,185 $1,326
Ratio of Total Expenses to Average Net Assets 0.20% 0.20% 0.20% 0.20% 0.20%
Ratio of Net Investment Income to Average Net Assets 2.27% 2.42% 1.78% 1.53% 1.64%
Portfolio Turnover Rate3 214% 231% 181% 152% 142%

 

1Calculated based on average shares outstanding.
2Total returns do not include account service fees that may have applied in the periods shown. Fund prospectuses provide information about any applicable account service fees.
3Includes 5%, 35%, 6%, 3%, and 34% attributable to mortgage-dollar-roll activity.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.

 

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Financial Highlights

 

 

 

Admiral Shares

 

For a Share Outstanding     Year Ended January 31,
Throughout Each Period 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period $10.96 $10.88 $11.11 $11.51 $11.66
Investment Operations          
Net Investment Income .2671 .2721 .2101 .188 .199
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments .610 .080 (.230) (.271) (.057)
Total from Investment Operations .877 .352 (.020) (.083) .142
Distributions          
Dividends from Net Investment Income (.267) (.272) (.210) (.188) (.199)
Distributions from Realized Capital Gains (.129) (.093)
Total Distributions (.267) (.272) (.210) (.317) (.292)
Net Asset Value, End of Period $11.57 $10.96 $10.88 $11.11 $11.51
           
Total Return2 8.09% 3.30% -0.21% -0.74% 1.27%
           
Ratios/Supplemental Data          
Net Assets, End of Period (Millions) $5,452 $4,976 $5,100 $5,190 $4,849
Ratio of Total Expenses to Average Net Assets 0.10% 0.10% 0.10% 0.10% 0.10%
Ratio of Net Investment Income to Average Net Assets 2.37% 2.52% 1.88% 1.63% 1.74%
Portfolio Turnover Rate3 214% 231% 181% 152% 142%

 

1Calculated based on average shares outstanding.
2Total returns do not include account service fees that may have applied in the periods shown. Fund prospectuses provide information about any applicable account service fees.
3Includes 5%, 35%, 6%, 3%, and 34% attributable to mortgage-dollar-roll activity.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

 

 

Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury Fund is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 as an open-end investment company, or mutual fund. The fund offers two classes of shares: Investor Shares and Admiral Shares. Each of the share classes has different eligibility and minimum purchase requirements, and is designed for different types of investors.

 

A.  The following significant accounting policies conform to generally accepted accounting principles for U.S. investment companies. The fund consistently follows such policies in preparing its financial statements.

 

1. Security Valuation: Securities are valued as of the close of trading on the New York Stock Exchange (generally 4 p.m., Eastern time) on the valuation date. Bonds and temporary cash investments are valued using the latest bid prices or using valuations based on a matrix system (which considers such factors as security prices, yields, maturities, and ratings), both as furnished by independent pricing services. Structured debt securities, including mortgages and asset-backed securities, are valued using the latest bid prices or using valuations based on a matrix system that considers such factors as issuer, tranche, nominal or option-adjusted spreads, weighted average coupon, weighted average maturity, credit enhancements, and collateral. Investments in Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund are valued at that funds net asset value. Securities for which market quotations are not readily available, or whose values have been affected by events occurring before the funds pricing time but after the close of the securitiesprimary markets, are valued by methods deemed by the board of trustees to represent fair value.

 

2. Futures and Options: The fund uses futures contracts and options on futures contracts to invest in fixed income asset classes with greater efficiency and lower cost than is possible through direct investment, to add value when these instruments are attractively priced, or to adjust sensitivity to changes in interest rates. The primary risks associated with the use of futures contracts are imperfect correlation between changes in market values of bonds held by the fund and the prices of futures contracts, and the possibility of an illiquid market. The primary risk associated with purchasing options is that interest rates move in such a way that the option is out-of-the-money, the position is worthless at expiration, and the fund loses the premium paid. The primary risk associated with writing options is that interest rates move in such a way that the option is in-the-money, the counterparty exercises the option, and the fund loses an amount equal to the market value of the option written less the premium received. Counterparty risk involving futures and exchange-traded options is mitigated because a regulated clearinghouse is the counterparty instead of the clearing broker. To further mitigate counterparty risk, the fund trades futures and options on an exchange, monitors the financial strength of its clearing brokers and clearinghouse, and has entered into clearing agreements with its clearing brokers. The clearinghouse imposes initial margin requirements to secure the funds performance and requires daily settlement of variation margin representing changes in the market value of each contract. Any assets pledged as initial margin for open contracts are noted in the Statement of Net Assets.

 

Futures contracts are valued at their quoted daily settlement prices. The notional amounts of the contracts are not recorded in the Statement of Net Assets. Fluctuations in the value of the contracts are recorded in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as an asset (liability) and in the Statement of Operations as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) until the contracts are closed, when they are recorded as realized futures gains (losses).

 

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During the year ended January 31, 2020, the funds average investments in long and short futures contracts represented 11% and 7% of net assets, respectively, based on the average of the notional amounts at each quarter-end during the period.

 

Options on futures contracts are also valued at their quoted daily settlement prices. The premium paid for a purchased option is recorded in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as an asset that is subsequently adjusted daily to the current market value of the option purchased. The premium received for a written option is recorded in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as an asset with an equal liability that is subsequently adjusted daily to the current market value of the option written. Fluctuations in the value of the options are recorded in the Statement of Operations as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) until expired, closed, or exercised, at which time realized gains (losses) are recognized.

 

During the year ended January 31, 2020, the funds average value of investments in options purchased and options written each represented less than 1% of net assets, based on the average market values at each quarter-end during the period.

 

3. To Be Announced (TBA) Transactions: A TBA transaction is an agreement to buy or sell mortgage-backed securities with agreed-upon characteristics (face amount, coupon, maturity) for settlement at a future date. The fund may be a seller of TBA transactions to reduce its exposure to the mortgage-backed securities market or in order to sell mortgage-backed securities it owns under delayed-delivery arrangements. When the fund is a buyer of TBA transactions, it maintains cash or short-term investments in an amount sufficient to meet the purchase price at the settlement date of the TBA transaction. The primary risk associated with TBA transactions is that a counterparty may default on its obligations. The fund mitigates its counterparty risk by, among other things, performing a credit analysis of counterparties, allocating transactions among numerous counterparties, and monitoring its exposure to each counterparty. The fund may also enter into a Master Securities Forward Transaction Agreement (MSFTA) with certain counterparties and require them to transfer collateral as security for their performance. In the absence of a default, the collateral pledged or received by the fund cannot be repledged, resold, or rehypothecated. Under an MSFTA, upon a counterparty default (including bankruptcy), the fund may terminate any TBA transactions with that counterparty, determine the net amount owed by either party in accordance with its master netting arrangements, and sell or retain any collateral held up to the net amount owed to the fund under the master netting arrangements.

 

4. Mortgage Dollar Rolls: The fund enters into mortgage-dollar-roll transactions, in which the fund sells mortgage-backed securities to a dealer and simultaneously agrees to purchase similar securities in the future at a predetermined price. The proceeds of the securities sold in mortgage-dollar-roll transactions are typically invested in high-quality short-term fixed income securities. The fund forgoes principal and interest paid on the securities sold, and is compensated by interest earned on the proceeds of the sale and by a lower price on the securities to be repurchased. The fund has also entered into mortgage-dollar-roll transactions in which the fund buys mortgage-backed securities from a dealer pursuant to a TBA transaction and simultaneously agrees to sell similar securities in the future at a predetermined price. The securities bought in mortgage-dollar-roll transactions are used to cover an open TBA sell position. The fund continues to earn interest on mortgage-backed security pools already held and receives a lower price on the securities to be sold in the future. The fund accounts for mortgage-dollar-roll transactions as purchases and sales; as such, these transactions may increase the funds portfolio turnover rate. Amounts to be received or paid in connection with open mortgage dollar rolls are included in Receivables for Investment Securities Sold or Payables for Investment Securities Purchased in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

 

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5. Federal Income Taxes: The fund intends to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company and distribute all of its taxable income. Management has analyzed the funds tax positions taken for all open federal income tax years (January 31, 2017–2020), and has concluded that no provision for federal income tax is required in the funds financial statements.

 

6. Distributions: Distributions from net investment income are declared daily and paid on the first business day of the following month. Annual distributions from realized capital gains, if any, are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Distributions are determined on a tax basis and may differ from net investment income and realized capital gains for financial reporting purposes.

 

7. Credit Facility: The fund and certain other funds managed by The Vanguard Group (Vanguard) participate in a $4.3 billion committed credit facility provided by a syndicate of lenders pursuant to a credit agreement that may be renewed annually; each fund is individually liable for its borrowings, if any, under the credit facility. Borrowings may be utilized for temporary and emergency purposes, and are subject to the funds regulatory and contractual borrowing restrictions. The participating funds are charged administrative fees and an annual commitment fee of 0.10% of the undrawn amount of the facility; these fees are allocated to the funds based on a method approved by the funds board of trustees and included in Management and Administrative expenses on the funds Statement of Operations. Any borrowings under this facility bear interest at a rate based upon the higher of the one-month London Interbank Offered Rate, federal funds effective rate, or overnight bank funding rate plus an agreed-upon spread.

 

The fund had no borrowings outstanding at January 31, 2020, or at any time during the period then ended.

 

8. Other: Interest income includes income distributions received from Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund and is accrued daily. Premiums and discounts on debt securities are amortized and accreted, respectively, to interest income over the lives of the respective securities, except for premiums on certain callable debt securities that are amortized to the earliest call date. Security transactions are accounted for on the date securities are bought or sold. Costs used to determine realized gains (losses) on the sale of investment securities are those of the specific securities sold.

 

Each class of shares has equal rights as to assets and earnings, except that each class separately bears certain class-specific expenses related to maintenance of shareholder accounts (included in Management and Administrative expenses) and shareholder reporting. Marketing and distribution expenses are allocated to each class of shares based on a method approved by the board of trustees. Income, other non-class-specific expenses, and gains and losses on investments are allocated to each class of shares based on its relative net assets.

 

B.  In accordance with the terms of a FundsService Agreement (the FSA) between Vanguard and the fund, Vanguard furnishes to the fund investment advisory, corporate management, administrative, marketing, and distribution services at Vanguards cost of operations (as defined by the FSA). These costs of operations are allocated to the fund based on methods and guidelines approved by the board of trustees. Vanguard does not require reimbursement in the current period for certain costs of operations (such as deferred compensation/benefits and risk/insurance costs); the funds liability for these costs of operations is included in Payables to Vanguard on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. All other costs of operations payable to Vanguard are generally settled twice a month.

 

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Upon the request of Vanguard, the fund may invest up to 0.40% of its net assets as capital in Vanguard. At January 31, 2020, the fund had contributed to Vanguard capital in the amount of $271,000, representing less than 0.01% of the funds net assets and 0.11% of Vanguards capital received pursuant to the FSA. The funds trustees and officers are also directors and employees, respectively, of Vanguard.

 

C.  Various inputs may be used to determine the value of the funds investments. These inputs are summarized in three broad levels for financial statement purposes. The inputs or methodologies used to value securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

 

Level 1—Quoted prices in active markets for identical securities.

Level 2—Other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.).

Level 3—Significant unobservable inputs (including the funds own assumptions used to determine the fair value of investments). Any investments valued with significant unobservable inputs are noted on the Statement of Net Assets.

 

The following table summarizes the market value of the funds investments and derivatives as of January 31, 2020, based on the inputs used to value them:

 

  Level 1  Level 2  Level 3 
Investments ($000) ($000) ($000)
U.S. Government and Agency Obligations     5,755,260    
Asset-Backed/Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities     371,985    
Temporary Cash Investments  44,324       
Options Purchased  124       
Conventional Mortgage-Backed Securities—Liability for Sale Commitments     (100,691)   
Options Written  (598)      
Futures Contracts—Assets1  1,737       
Futures Contracts—Liabilities1  (1,088)      
Total  44,499   6,026,554    

 

1 Represents variation margin on the last day of the reporting period.

 

D.  Permanent differences between book-basis and tax-basis components of net assets, if any, are reclassified among capital accounts in the financial statements to reflect their tax character. These reclassifications have no effect on net assets or net asset value per share.

 

Temporary differences between book-basis and tax-basis components of total distributable earnings (loss) arise when certain items of income, gain, or loss are recognized in different periods for financial statement and tax purposes; these differences will reverse at some time in the future. The differences are primarily related to the tax deferral of losses on wash sales and straddles; the

 

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realization of unrealized gains or losses on certain futures contracts and options; and payables for distributions. As of period end, the tax-basis components of total distributable earnings (loss) are detailed in the table as follows:

 

    Amount 
    ($000)
Undistributed Ordinary Income   3,296 
Undistributed Long-Term Gains    
Capital Loss Carryforwards (Non-expiring)*   (89,173)
Net Unrealized Gains (Losses)   211,080 

 

* The fund used capital loss carryforwards of $168,829,000 to offset taxable capital gains realized during the year ended January 31, 2020.

 

As of January 31, 2020, gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation for investments, derivatives and sale commitments based on cost for U.S. federal income tax purposes were as follows:

 

  Amount 
  ($000)
Tax Cost  5,960,133 
Gross Unrealized Appreciation  212,733 
Gross Unrealized Depreciation  (1,653)
Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)  211,080 

 

E.  During the year ended January 31, 2020, the fund purchased $12,616,283,000 of investment securities and sold $12,832,621,000 of investment securities, other than temporary cash investments.

 

F.  Capital share transactions for each class of shares were:

 

  Year Ended January 31,
  2020   2019
  Amount  Shares      Amount  Shares 
  ($000) (000) ($000) (000)
Investor Shares            
Issued 232,837  20,585  187,620  17,368 
Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions 17,969  1,591  19,184  1,777 
Redeemed (217,529) (19,329) (340,929) (31,640)
Net Increase (Decrease)—Investor Shares 33,277  2,847  (134,125) (12,495)
Admiral Shares            
Issued 1,426,848  126,322  1,151,931  106,887 
Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions 102,003  9,033  105,249  9,749 
Redeemed (1,332,388) (118,220) (1,415,222) (131,219)
Net Increase (Decrease)—Admiral Shares 196,463  17,135  (158,042) (14,583)

 

G.  Management has determined that no events or transactions occurred subsequent to January 31, 2020, that would require recognition or disclosure in these financial statements.

 

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Performance Summary

 

 

All of the returns in this report represent past performance, which is not a guarantee of future results that may be achieved by the fund. (Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data cited. For performance data current to the most recent month-end, visit our website at vanguard.com/performance.) Note, too, that both investment returns and principal value can fluctuate widely, so an investors shares, when sold, could be worth more or less than their original cost. The returns shown do not reflect taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the sale of fund shares.

 


Cumulative Performance: January 31, 2010, Through January 31, 2020

Initial Investment of $10,000

 

 

 

    Average Annual Total Returns   
    Periods Ended January 31, 2020   
             Final Value
    One  Five  Ten  of a $10,000
    Year  Years  Years  Investment
Long-Term Treasury Fund Investor Shares 21.84% 3.59% 7.23% $20,097
Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Long Treasury Bond Index 21.87  3.80  7.44  20,499
Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index 9.64  3.01  3.79  14,501

 

           Final Value
  One  Five  Ten  of a $50,000
  Year  Years  Years  Investment
Long-Term Treasury Fund Admiral Shares 21.96% 3.69% 7.34% $101,508
Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Long Treasury Bond Index 21.87  3.80  7.44  102,494
Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index 9.64  3.01  3.79  72,507

 

 

 

 

 

See Financial Highlights for dividend and capital gains information.

 

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Sector Diversification

As of January 31, 2020

 

Government Mortgage-Backed  10.9%
Treasury/Agency  89.1 

 

The table reflects the funds market exposure. Any holdings in short-term reserves are excluded. The agency and mortgage-backed securities sectors may include issues from government-sponsored enterprises; such issues are generally not backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government.

 

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Financial Statements

 

Statement of Net Assets

As of January 31, 2020

 

The fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year as an exhibit to its reports on Form N-PORT. The funds Form N-PORT reports are available on the SECs website at www.sec.gov.

 

        Face   Market  
      Maturity Amount   Value·  
    Coupon Date  ($000 ) ($000 )
U.S. Government and Agency Obligations (95.7%)          
U.S. Government Securities (89.0%)            
  United States Treasury Note/Bond 4.375% 2/15/38 2,122   2,982  
  United States Treasury Note/Bond 4.500% 8/15/39 20,467   29,494  
  United States Treasury Note/Bond 4.625% 2/15/40 36,700   53,869  
  United States Treasury Note/Bond 4.375% 5/15/40 57,111   81,454  
  United States Treasury Note/Bond 3.875% 8/15/40 27,191   36,478  
  United States Treasury Note/Bond 4.250% 11/15/40 62,748   88,299  
  United States Treasury Note/Bond 4.750% 2/15/41 51,417   77,062  
  United States Treasury Note/Bond 4.375% 5/15/41 39,963   57,284  
  United States Treasury Note/Bond 3.750% 8/15/41 48,771   64,529  
  United States Treasury Note/Bond 3.125% 11/15/41 26,608   32,246  
  United States Treasury Note/Bond 3.125% 2/15/42 17,290   20,963  
  United States Treasury Note/Bond 3.000% 5/15/42 10,149   12,067  
  United States Treasury Note/Bond 2.750% 8/15/42 24,898   28,446  
  United States Treasury Note/Bond 2.750% 11/15/42 67,652   77,272  
  United States Treasury Note/Bond 3.125% 2/15/43 69,711   84,426  
  United States Treasury Note/Bond 2.875% 5/15/43 98,046   114,254  
  United States Treasury Note/Bond 3.625% 8/15/43 91,164   119,283  
  United States Treasury Note/Bond 3.750% 11/15/43 111,157   148,307  
  United States Treasury Note/Bond 3.625% 2/15/44 108,048   141,695  
  United States Treasury Note/Bond 3.375% 5/15/44 58,925   74,503  
  United States Treasury Note/Bond 3.125% 8/15/44 102,849   125,106  
  United States Treasury Note/Bond 3.000% 11/15/44 77,901   92,934  
  United States Treasury Note/Bond 2.500% 2/15/45 8,000   8,759  
  United States Treasury Note/Bond 3.000% 5/15/45 111,005   132,720  
  United States Treasury Note/Bond 2.875% 8/15/45 100,839   118,171  
  United States Treasury Note/Bond 3.000% 11/15/45 77,619   93,058  
  United States Treasury Note/Bond 2.500% 2/15/46 68,795   75,524  
  United States Treasury Note/Bond 2.500% 5/15/46 82,510   90,658  
  United States Treasury Note/Bond 2.250% 8/15/46 75,940   79,560  
  United States Treasury Note/Bond 2.875% 11/15/46 66,969   79,012  
  United States Treasury Note/Bond 3.000% 2/15/47 106,998   129,351  
  United States Treasury Note/Bond 3.000% 5/15/47 54,137   65,472  
1 United States Treasury Note/Bond 2.750% 8/15/47 84,117   97,339  
  United States Treasury Note/Bond 2.750% 11/15/47 88,490   102,482  
  United States Treasury Note/Bond 3.000% 2/15/48 91,304   110,763  
  United States Treasury Note/Bond 3.125% 5/15/48 74,462   92,507  
  United States Treasury Note/Bond 3.000% 8/15/48 91,833   111,720  
  United States Treasury Note/Bond 3.375% 11/15/48 123,361   160,658  
  United States Treasury Note/Bond 3.000% 2/15/49 92,640   113,079  

 

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        Face   Market  
      Maturity Amount   Value·  
    Coupon Date ($000 ) ($000 )
2 United States Treasury Note/Bond 2.875% 5/15/49 190,861   227,930  
  United States Treasury Note/Bond 2.250% 8/15/49 70,300   74,210  
  United States Treasury Note/Bond 2.375% 11/15/49 66,900   72,534  
            3,598,460  
Agency Bonds and Notes (2.1%)            
3 Fannie Mae Interest Strip 0.000% 5/15/29 4,592   3,842  
3 Fannie Mae Principal Strip 0.000% 5/15/30 25,912   21,159  
3 Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. 0.000% 12/14/29 20,000   16,516  
3 Freddie Mac Coupon Strips 0.000% 3/15/28 1,771   1,522  
3 Freddie Mac Coupon Strips 0.000% 9/15/28 1,000   849  
3 Freddie Mac Coupon Strips 0.000% 1/15/30 15,658   12,870  
3 Freddie Mac Coupon Strips 0.000% 3/15/30 12,896   10,565  
  Resolution Funding Corp. Interest Strip 0.000% 4/15/28 21,802   18,747  
            86,070  
Conventional Mortgage-Backed Securities (4.4%)          
3,4 Fannie Mae Pool 3.000% 9/1/49–1/1/50 36,260   37,117  
3,4 Fannie Mae Pool 3.500% 1/1/45–1/1/50 4,575   4,681  
3,4 Fannie Mae Pool 4.000% 12/1/46–3/1/50 32,171   33,408  
3,4 Fannie Mae Pool 4.500% 7/1/47–7/1/49 42,213   45,469  
3,4 Fannie Mae Pool 6.000% 2/1/26–11/1/28 7   9  
4 Ginnie Mae II Pool 3.000% 9/20/49–2/1/50 8,636   8,727  
4 Ginnie Mae II Pool 5.000% 3/20/49–3/1/50 198   267  
3,4 UMBS Pool 3.500% 2/1/49–2/1/50 34,937   36,477  
3,4 UMBS Pool 4.500% 8/1/49 10,799   11,608  
            177,763  
Nonconventional Mortgage-Backed Securities (0.2%)          
4 Ginnie Mae REMICS 3.000% 11/20/45–8/20/46 1,730   1,839  
4 Ginnie Mae REMICS 3.500% 6/20/48–5/20/49 3,700   3,972  
4 Ginnie Mae REMICS 4.000% 10/20/47 1,329   1,398  
            7,209  
Total U.S. Government and Agency Obligations (Cost $3,317,778)     3,869,502  
Asset-Backed/Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities (0.8%)        
3,4 Fannie Mae-Aces 2013-104A 3.000% 10/25/33 5,694   5,985  
3,4 Fannie Mae-Aces 2013-19A 3.500% 3/25/43 1,778   1,960  
3,4 Fannie Mae-Aces 2017-67D 3.000% 2/25/44 2,608   2,707  
3,4 Fannie Mae-Aces 2018-49E 3.500% 7/25/48 527   554  
3,4 Fannie Mae-Aces 2018-73E 4.000% 10/25/48 683   742  
3,4 FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates 4818J 4.000% 8/15/48 212   230  
3,4 FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates 4819E 4.000% 7/15/48 584   629  
3,4 FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates 4819E 4.000% 7/15/48 637   695  
3,4 FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates 4823E 4.000% 9/15/48 2,381   2,599  
3,4 FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates 4826A 4.000% 9/15/48 582   625  
3,4 FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates 4852D 4.000% 10/15/46 14,925   15,521  
Total Asset-Backed/Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities (Cost $32,040)   32,247  

 

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              Market  
              Value·  
      Coupon   Shares   ($000)  
Temporary Cash Investment (1.2%)            
Money Market Fund (1.2%)              
5 Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund            
  (Cost $47,111)   1.730%   471,030   47,112  
                 
          Notional      
    Expiration   Exercise Amount      
    Date Contracts Price ($000 )    
Options Purchased (0.0%)              
Exchange-Traded Options (0.0%)            
Put Options              
  10-Year U.S. Treasury Note Futures Contracts 2/21/20 229 $127.00 29,083    
  10-Year U.S. Treasury Note Futures Contracts 2/21/20 702 130.00 91,260   77  
Total Options Purchased (Cost $158)         77  
Total Investments (97.7%) (Cost $3,397,087)       3,948,938  
           
          Face      
        Maturity Amount      
      Coupon Date ($000 )  
Conventional Mortgage-Backed Securities-Liability for Sale Commitments (-1.4%)  
3,4,6 UMBS Pool   3.000% 2/1/49–2/1/50 (31,450 ) (32,163 )
3,4,6 UMBS Pool   4.000% 3/1/49–2/1/50 (24,432 ) (25,508 )
Total Conventional Mortgage-Backed Securities-Liability for Sale Commitments (proceeds $57,243)   (57,671)  
Other Assets and Liabilities (3.7%)  
Other Assets           364,242  
Other Liabilities7           (213,307 )
              150,935  
Net Assets (100%)           4,042,202  

 

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  Amount  
  ($000
Statement of Assets and Liabilities    
Assets    
Investments in Securities, at Value    
Unaffiliated Issuers 3,901,749  
Affiliated Issuers 47,112  
Options Purchased 77  
Total Investments in Securities 3,948,938  
Investment in Vanguard 164  
Receivables for Investment Securities Sold 319,687  
Receivables for Accrued Income 31,929  
Receivables for Capital Shares Issued 10,826  
Variation Margin Receivable—Futures Contracts 1,573  
Other Assets 63  
Total Assets 4,313,180  
Liabilities    
Payables for Investment Securities Purchased 202,375  
Payables for Capital Shares Redeemed 7,600  
Payables for Distributions 940  
Payables to Vanguard 1,798  
Liability for Sale Commitments 57,671  
Options Written, at Value7 367  
Variation Margin Payable—Futures Contracts 223  
Other Liabilities 4  
Total Liabilities 270,978  
Net Assets 4,042,202  

 

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At January 31, 2020, net assets consisted of:

 

  Amount  
  ($000 )
Paid-in Capital 3,453,086  
Total Distributable Earnings (Loss) 589,116  
Net Assets 4,042,202  
     
Investor Shares—Net Assets    
Applicable to 69,146,236 outstanding $.001 par value shares of beneficial interest (unlimited authorization) 971,208  
Net Asset Value Per Share—Investor Shares $14.05  
     
Admiral Shares—Net Assets    
Applicable to 218,641,691 outstanding $.001 par value shares of beneficial interest (unlimited authorization) 3,070,994  
Net Asset Value Per Share—Admiral Shares $14.05  

See Note A in Notes to Financial Statements.
1Securities with a value of $8,436,000 have been segregated as initial margin for open futures contracts.
2Securities with a value of $303,000 have been segregated as collateral for certain open To Be Announced (TBA) transactions.
3The issuer was placed under federal conservatorship in September 2008; since that time, its daily operations have been managed by the Federal Housing Finance Agency and it receives capital from the U.S. Treasury, as needed to maintain a positive net worth, in exchange for senior preferred stock.
4The average or expected maturity is shorter than the final maturity shown because of the possibility of interim principal payments and prepayments or the possibility of the issue being called.
5Affiliated money market fund available only to Vanguard funds and certain trusts and accounts managed by Vanguard. Rate shown is the 7-day yield.
6Includes securities purchased on a when-issued or delayed-delivery basis for which the fund has not taken delivery as of January 31, 2020.
7Includes premiums received of $176,000.

REMICS—Real Estate Mortgage Investment Conduits.

UMBS—Uniform Mortgage-Backed Securities.

 

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Derivative Financial Instruments Outstanding as of Period End      
       
Options Written          
        Notional Market
  Expiration   Exercise Amount Value
  Date Contracts Price ($000) ($000)
Exchange-Traded Options          
Call Options          
10-Year U.S. Treasury Note Futures Contracts 2/21/20 51 $130.75 6,668 (60)
10-Year U.S. Treasury Note Futures Contracts 2/21/20 229 131.00 29,999 (228)
10-Year U.S. Treasury Note Futures Contracts 2/21/20 228 133.50 30,438 (36)
          (324)
           
Put Options          
10-Year U.S. Treasury Note Futures Contracts 2/21/20 948 $129.00 122,292 (30)
10-Year U.S. Treasury Note Futures Contracts 2/21/20 51 130.75 6,668 (13)
          (43)
           
Total Options Written (Premiums Received $176)       (367)
         
Futures Contracts          
          ($000)

 

        Value and
    Number of   Unrealized
    Long (Short) Notional Appreciation
  Expiration Contracts Amount (Depreciation)
Long Futures Contracts        
Ultra Long U.S. Treasury Bond March 2020 1,012 196,012 6,374
30-Year U.S. Treasury Bond March 2020 551 90,106 2,450
5-Year U.S. Treasury Note March 2020 533 64,131 206
2-Year U.S. Treasury Note March 2020 171 36,997 153
10-Year U.S. Treasury Note March 2020 246 32,387 186
        9,369
         
Short Futures Contracts        
Ultra 10-Year U.S. Treasury Note March 2020 (181) (26,364) (593)
        8,776

 

See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.

 

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Statement of Operations

 

 

  Year Ended
  January 31, 2020
  ($000)
Investment Income  
Income  
Interest1 101,663
Total Income 101,663
Expenses  
The Vanguard Group—Note B  
Investment Advisory Services 507
Management and Administrative—Investor Shares 1,482
Management and Administrative—Admiral Shares 2,156
Marketing and Distribution—Investor Shares 98
Marketing and Distribution—Admiral Shares 182
Custodian Fees 18
Auditing Fees 35
Shareholders’ Reports—Investor Shares 53
Shareholders’ Reports—Admiral Shares 40
Trustees’ Fees and Expenses 2
Total Expenses 4,573
Net Investment Income 97,090
Realized Net Gain (Loss)  
Investment Securities Sold1,2 144,165
Futures Contracts 5,310
Options Purchased (242)
Options Written 620
Realized Net Gain (Loss) 149,853
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)  
Investment Securities1 482,373
Futures Contracts 8,752
Options Purchased (77)
Options Written (172)
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) 490,876
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations 737,819

1Interest income, realized net gain (loss), and change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) from an affiliated company of the fund were $843,000, ($4,000), and ($1,000), respectively. Purchases and sales are for temporary cash investment purposes.
2Includes $32,271,000 of net gain (loss) resulting from in-kind redemptions; such gain (loss) is not taxable to the fund.

 

See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.

 

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Statement of Changes in Net Assets

 

 

  Year Ended January 31,
  2020 2019
  ($000) ($000)
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets    
Operations    
Net Investment Income 97,090 97,542
Realized Net Gain (Loss) 149,853 (74,918)
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) 490,876 38,286
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations 737,819 60,910
Distributions    
Net Investment Income    
Investor Shares (22,594) (22,930)
Admiral Shares (74,640) (74,609)
Realized Capital Gain1    
Investor Shares (2,497)
Admiral Shares (7,810)
Total Distributions (107,541) (97,539)
Capital Share Transactions    
Investor Shares 29,041 (78,880)
Admiral Shares 56,913 (28,926)
Net Increase (Decrease) from Capital Share Transactions 85,954 (107,806)
Total Increase (Decrease) 716,232 (144,435)
Net Assets    
Beginning of Period 3,325,970 3,470,405
End of Period 4,042,202 3,325,970

1Includes fiscal 2020 and 2019 short-term gain distributions totaling $0 and $0, respectively. Short-term gain distributions are treated as ordinary income dividends for tax purposes.

 

See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.

 

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Financial Highlights

 

 

Investor Shares

 

For a Share Outstanding     Year Ended January 31,
Throughout Each Period 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period $11.86 $11.96 $11.79 $12.80 $14.19
Investment Operations          
Net Investment Income .3311 .3341 .3281 .332 .351
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments 2.226 (.100) .170 (.725) (1.070)
Total from Investment Operations 2.557 .234 .498 (.393) (.719)
Distributions          
Dividends from Net Investment Income (.331) (.334) (.328) (.332) (.351)
Distributions from Realized Capital Gains (.036) (.285) (.320)
Total Distributions (.367) (.334) (.328) (.617) (.671)
Net Asset Value, End of Period $14.05 $11.86 $11.96 $11.79 $12.80
           
Total Return2 21.84% 2.05% 4.21% -3.21% -4.91%
           
Ratios/Supplemental Data          
Net Assets, End of Period (Millions) $971 $794 $882 $995 $1,148
Ratio of Total Expenses to Average Net Assets 0.20% 0.20% 0.20% 0.20% 0.20%
Ratio of Net Investment Income to Average Net Assets 2.55% 2.89% 2.70% 2.53% 2.76%
Portfolio Turnover Rate3 96%4 122% 103%4 94% 117%

1Calculated based on average shares outstanding.
2Total returns do not include account service fees that may have applied in the periods shown. Fund prospectuses provide information about any applicable account service fees.
3Includes 4%, 34%, 6%, 3%, and 36% attributable to mortgage-dollar-roll activity.
4Excludes the value of portfolio securities received or delivered as a result of in-kind purchases or redemptions of the funds capital shares.

 

See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.

 

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Admiral Shares

 

For a Share Outstanding   Year Ended January 31,
Throughout Each Period 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period $11.86 $11.96 $11.79 $12.80 $14.19
Investment Operations          
Net Investment Income .3441 .3461 .3401 .345 .363
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments 2.226 (.100) .170 (.725) (1.070)
Total from Investment Operations 2.570 .246 .510 (.380) (.707)
Distributions          
Dividends from Net Investment Income (.344) (.346) (.340) (.345) (.363)
Distributions from Realized Capital Gains (.036) (.285) (.320)
Total Distributions (.380) (.346) (.340) (.630) (.683)
Net Asset Value, End of Period $14.05 $11.86 $11.96 $11.79 $12.80
           
Total Return2 21.96% 2.16% 4.32% -3.12% -4.81%
           
Ratios/Supplemental Data          
Net Assets, End of Period (Millions) $3,071 $2,532 $2,588 $2,509 $2,400
Ratio of Total Expenses to Average Net Assets 0.10% 0.10% 0.10% 0.10% 0.10%
Ratio of Net Investment Income to Average Net Assets 2.65% 2.99% 2.80% 2.63% 2.86%
Portfolio Turnover Rate3 96%4 122% 103%4 94% 117%

1Calculated based on average shares outstanding.
2Total returns do not include account service fees that may have applied in the periods shown. Fund prospectuses provide information about any applicable account service fees.
3Includes 4%, 34%, 6%, 3%, and 36% attributable to mortgage-dollar-roll activity.
4Excludes the value of portfolio securities received or delivered as a result of in-kind purchases or redemptions of the funds capital shares.

 

See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

 

 

Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Fund is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 as an open-end investment company, or mutual fund. The fund offers two classes of shares: Investor Shares and Admiral Shares. Each of the share classes has different eligibility and minimum purchase requirements, and is designed for different types of investors.

 

A.  The following significant accounting policies conform to generally accepted accounting principles for U.S. investment companies. The fund consistently follows such policies in preparing its financial statements.

 

1. Security Valuation: Securities are valued as of the close of trading on the New York Stock Exchange (generally 4 p.m., Eastern time) on the valuation date. Bonds and temporary cash investments are valued using the latest bid prices or using valuations based on a matrix system (which considers such factors as security prices, yields, maturities, and ratings), both as furnished by independent pricing services. Structured debt securities, including mortgages and asset-backed securities, are valued using the latest bid prices or using valuations based on a matrix system that considers such factors as issuer, tranche, nominal or option-adjusted spreads, weighted average coupon, weighted average maturity, credit enhancements, and collateral. Investments in Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund are valued at that funds net asset value. Securities for which market quotations are not readily available, or whose values have been affected by events occurring before the funds pricing time but after the close of the securitiesprimary markets, are valued by methods deemed by the board of trustees to represent fair value.

 

2. Futures and Options: The fund uses futures contracts and options on futures contracts to invest in fixed income asset classes with greater efficiency and lower cost than is possible through direct investment, to add value when these instruments are attractively priced, or to adjust sensitivity to changes in interest rates. The primary risks associated with the use of futures contracts are imperfect correlation between changes in market values of bonds held by the fund and the prices of futures contracts, and the possibility of an illiquid market. The primary risk associated with purchasing options is that interest rates move in such a way that the option is out-of-the-money, the position is worthless at expiration, and the fund loses the premium paid. The primary risk associated with writing options is that interest rates move in such a way that the option is in-the-money, the counterparty exercises the option, and the fund loses an amount equal to the market value of the option written less the premium received. Counterparty risk involving futures and exchange-traded options is mitigated because a regulated clearinghouse is the counterparty instead of the clearing broker. To further mitigate counterparty risk, the fund trades futures and options on an exchange, monitors the financial strength of its clearing brokers and clearinghouse, and has entered into clearing agreements with its clearing brokers. The clearinghouse imposes initial margin requirements to secure the funds performance and requires daily settlement of variation margin representing changes in the market value of each contract. Any assets pledged as initial margin for open contracts are noted in the Statement of Net Assets.

 

Futures contracts are valued at their quoted daily settlement prices. The notional amounts of the contracts are not recorded in the Statement of Net Assets. Fluctuations in the value of the contracts are recorded in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as an asset (liability) and in the Statement of Operations as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) until the contracts are closed, when they are recorded as realized futures gains (losses).

 

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During the year ended January 31, 2020, the funds average investments in long and short futures contracts represented 10% and 5% of net assets, respectively, based on the average of the notional amounts at each quarter-end during the period.

 

Options on futures contracts are also valued at their quoted daily settlement prices. The premium paid for a purchased option is recorded in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as an asset that is subsequently adjusted daily to the current market value of the option purchased. The premium received for a written option is recorded in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as an asset with an equal liability that is subsequently adjusted daily to the current market value of the option written. Fluctuations in the value of the options are recorded in the Statement of Operations as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) until expired, closed, or exercised, at which time realized gains (losses) are recognized.

 

During the year ended January 31, 2020, the funds average value of investments in options purchased and options written each represented less than 1% of net assets, based on the average market values at each quarter-end during the period.

 

3. To Be Announced (TBA) Transactions: A TBA transaction is an agreement to buy or sell mortgage-backed securities with agreed-upon characteristics (face amount, coupon, maturity) for settlement at a future date. The fund may be a seller of TBA transactions to reduce its exposure to the mortgage-backed securities market or in order to sell mortgage-backed securities it owns under delayed-delivery arrangements. When the fund is a buyer of TBA transactions, it maintains cash or short-term investments in an amount sufficient to meet the purchase price at the settlement date of the TBA transaction. The primary risk associated with TBA transactions is that a counterparty may default on its obligations. The fund mitigates its counterparty risk by, among other things, performing a credit analysis of counterparties, allocating transactions among numerous counterparties, and monitoring its exposure to each counterparty. The fund may also enter into a Master Securities Forward Transaction Agreement (MSFTA) with certain counterparties and require them to transfer collateral as security for their performance. In the absence of a default, the collateral pledged or received by the fund cannot be repledged, resold, or rehypothecated. Under an MSFTA, upon a counterparty default (including bankruptcy), the fund may terminate any TBA transactions with that counterparty, determine the net amount owed by either party in accordance with its master netting arrangements, and sell or retain any collateral held up to the net amount owed to the fund under the master netting arrangements.

 

4. Mortgage Dollar Rolls: The fund enters into mortgage-dollar-roll transactions, in which the fund sells mortgage-backed securities to a dealer and simultaneously agrees to purchase similar securities in the future at a predetermined price. The proceeds of the securities sold in mortgage-dollar-roll transactions are typically invested in high-quality short-term fixed income securities. The fund forgoes principal and interest paid on the securities sold, and is compensated by interest earned on the proceeds of the sale and by a lower price on the securities to be repurchased. The fund has also entered into mortgage-dollar-roll transactions in which the fund buys mortgage-backed securities from a dealer pursuant to a TBA transaction and simultaneously agrees to sell similar securities in the future at a predetermined price. The securities bought in mortgage-dollar-roll transactions are used to cover an open TBA sell position. The fund continues to earn interest on mortgage-backed security pools already held and receives a lower price on the securities to be sold in the future. The fund accounts for mortgage-dollar-roll transactions as purchases and sales; as such, these transactions

 

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may increase the funds portfolio turnover rate. Amounts to be received or paid in connection with open mortgage dollar rolls are included in Receivables for Investment Securities Sold or Payables for Investment Securities Purchased in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

 

5. Federal Income Taxes: The fund intends to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company and distribute all of its taxable income. Management has analyzed the funds tax positions taken for all open federal income tax years (January 31, 2017–2020), and has concluded that no provision for federal income tax is required in the funds financial statements.

 

6. Distributions: Distributions from net investment income are declared daily and paid on the first business day of the following month. Annual distributions from realized capital gains, if any, are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Distributions are determined on a tax basis and may differ from net investment income and realized capital gains for financial reporting purposes.

 

7. Credit Facility: The fund and certain other funds managed by The Vanguard Group (Vanguard) participate in a $4.3 billion committed credit facility provided by a syndicate of lenders pursuant to a credit agreement that may be renewed annually; each fund is individually liable for its borrowings, if any, under the credit facility. Borrowings may be utilized for temporary and emergency purposes, and are subject to the funds regulatory and contractual borrowing restrictions. The participating funds are charged administrative fees and an annual commitment fee of 0.10% of the undrawn amount of the facility; these fees are allocated to the funds based on a method approved by the funds board of trustees and included in Management and Administrative expenses on the funds Statement of Operations. Any borrowings under this facility bear interest at a rate based upon the higher of the one-month London Interbank Offered Rate, federal funds effective rate, or overnight bank funding rate plus an agreed-upon spread.

 

The fund had no borrowings outstanding at January 31, 2020, or at any time during the period then ended.

 

8. Other: Interest income includes income distributions received from Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund and is accrued daily. Premiums and discounts on debt securities are amortized and accreted, respectively, to interest income over the lives of the respective securities, except for premiums on certain callable debt securities that are amortized to the earliest call date. Security transactions are accounted for on the date securities are bought or sold. Costs used to determine realized gains (losses) on the sale of investment securities are those of the specific securities sold.

 

Each class of shares has equal rights as to assets and earnings, except that each class separately bears certain class-specific expenses related to maintenance of shareholder accounts (included in Management and Administrative expenses) and shareholder reporting. Marketing and distribution expenses are allocated to each class of shares based on a method approved by the board of trustees. Income, other non-class-specific expenses, and gains and losses on investments are allocated to each class of shares based on its relative net assets.

 

B.  In accordance with the terms of a FundsService Agreement (the FSA) between Vanguard and the fund, Vanguard furnishes to the fund investment advisory, corporate management, administrative, marketing, and distribution services at Vanguards cost of operations (as defined by the FSA). These costs of operations are allocated to the fund based on methods and guidelines approved by the board of trustees. Vanguard does not require reimbursement in the current period for certain costs of

 

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operations (such as deferred compensation/benefits and risk/insurance costs); the funds liability for these costs of operations is included in Payables to Vanguard on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. All other costs of operations payable to Vanguard are generally settled twice a month.

 

Upon the request of Vanguard, the fund may invest up to 0.40% of its net assets as capital in Vanguard. At January 31, 2020, the fund had contributed to Vanguard capital in the amount of $164,000, representing less than 0.01% of the funds net assets and 0.07% of Vanguards capital received pursuant to the FSA. The funds trustees and officers are also directors and employees, respectively, of Vanguard.

 

C.  Various inputs may be used to determine the value of the funds investments. These inputs are summarized in three broad levels for financial statement purposes. The inputs or methodologies used to value securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

 

Level 1—Quoted prices in active markets for identical securities.

Level 2—Other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.).

Level 3—Significant unobservable inputs (including the funds own assumptions used to determine the fair value of investments). Any investments valued with significant unobservable inputs are noted on the Statement of Net Assets.

 

The following table summarizes the market value of the funds investments and derivatives as of January 31, 2020, based on the inputs used to value them:

 

  Level 1  Level 2  Level 3 
Investments ($000) ($000) ($000)
U.S. Government and Agency Obligations   3,869,502   
Asset-Backed/Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities   32,247   
Temporary Cash Investments 47,112     
Options Purchased 77     
Conventional Mortgage-Backed Securities—Liability for Sale Commitments   (57,671)  
Options Written (367)    
Futures Contracts—Assets1 1,573     
Futures Contracts—Liabilities1 (223)    
Total 48,172  3,844,078   

1 Represents variation margin on the last day of the reporting period.

 

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D.  Permanent differences between book-basis and tax-basis components of net assets are reclassified among capital accounts in the financial statements to reflect their tax character. These reclassifications have no effect on net assets or net asset value per share. As of period end, permanent differences primarily attributable to the accounting for in-kind redemptions and distributions in connection with fund share redemptions were reclassified between the following accounts:

 

  Amount 
  ($000)
Paid-in Capital 33,944 
Total Distributable Earnings (Loss) (33,944)

 

Temporary differences between book-basis and tax-basis components of total distributable earnings (loss) arise when certain items of income, gain, or loss are recognized in different periods for financial statement and tax purposes; these differences will reverse at some time in the future. The differences are primarily related to the tax deferral of losses on wash sales and straddles; the realization of unrealized gains or losses on certain futures contracts and options; and payables for distributions. As of period end, the tax-basis components of total distributable earnings (loss) are detailed in the table as follows:

 

  Amount 
  ($000)
Undistributed Ordinary Income 13,201 
Undistributed Long-Term Gains 27,327 
Capital Loss Carryforwards (Non-expiring)*  
Net Unrealized Gains (Losses) 551,090 

 

* The fund used capital loss carryforwards of $75,693,000 to offset taxable capital gains realized during the year ended January 31, 2020.

 

As of January 31, 2020, gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation for investments, sale commitments and derivatives based on cost for U.S. federal income tax purposes were as follows:

 

  Amount 
  ($000)
Tax Cost 3,397,343 
Gross Unrealized Appreciation 552,358 
Gross Unrealized Depreciation (1,268)
Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) 551,090 

 

E.  During the year ended January 31, 2020, the fund purchased $3,483,358,000 of investment securities and sold $3,632,551,000 of investment securities, other than temporary cash investments. Purchases and sales include $0 and $175,996,000, respectively, in connection with in-kind purchases and redemptions of the funds capital shares.

 

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F.  Capital share transactions for each class of shares were:

 

        Year Ended January 31, 
     2020           2019 
  Amount  Shares  Amount  Shares 
  ($000) (000) ($000) (000)
Investor Shares            
Issued 260,097  19,936  144,259  12,425 
Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions 23,396  1,791  21,523  1,850 
Redeemed (254,452) (19,530) (244,662) (21,087)
Net Increase (Decrease)—Investor Shares 29,041  2,197  (78,880) (6,812)
Admiral Shares            
Issued 902,904  69,193  656,780  56,574 
Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions 71,329  5,465  64,936  5,585 
Redeemed (917,320) (69,588) (750,642) (64,939)
Net Increase (Decrease)—Admiral Shares 56,913  5,070  (28,926) (2,780)

 

G.  Management has determined that no events or transactions occurred subsequent to January 31, 2020, that would require recognition or disclosure in these financial statements.

 

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

To the Board of Trustees of Vanguard Fixed Income Securities Funds and Shareholders of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Fund, Vanguard Short-Term Federal Fund, Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury Fund and Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Fund

 

Opinions on the Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying statements of net assets and statements of assets and liabilities of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Fund, Vanguard Short-Term Federal Fund, Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury Fund and Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Fund (four of the funds constituting Vanguard Fixed Income Securities Funds, hereafter collectively referred to as the Funds) as of January 31, 2020, the related statements of operations for the year ended January 31, 2020, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period ended January 31, 2020, including the related notes, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period ended January 31, 2020 (collectively referred to as the financial statements). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of each of the Funds as of January 31, 2020, the results of each of their operations for the year then ended, the changes in each of their net assets for each of the two years in the period ended January 31, 2020 and each of the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period ended January 31, 2020 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

 

Basis for Opinions

These financial statements are the responsibility of the Fundsmanagement. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Fundsfinancial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Funds in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

 

We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud.

 

Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of January 31, 2020 by correspondence with the custodian, transfer agent and brokers; when replies were not received from brokers, we performed other auditing procedures. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinions.

 

 

/s/PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

March 16, 2020

 

We have served as the auditor of one or more investment companies in The Vanguard Group of Funds since 1975.

 

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Special 2019 tax information (unaudited) for Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Fund

 

This information for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2020, is included pursuant to provisions of the Internal Revenue Code.

 

For nonresident alien shareholders, 98.8% of income dividends are interest-related dividends.

 

 

Special 2019 tax information (unaudited) for Vanguard Short-Term Federal Fund

 

This information for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2020, is included pursuant to provisions of the Internal Revenue Code.

 

For nonresident alien shareholders, 97.7% of income dividends are interest-related dividends.

 

 

Special 2019 tax information (unaudited) for Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury Fund

 

This information for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2020, is included pursuant to provisions of the Internal Revenue Code.

 

For nonresident alien shareholders, 99.6% of income dividends are interest-related dividends.

 

 

Special 2019 tax information (unaudited) for Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Fund

 

This information for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2020, is included pursuant to provisions of the Internal Revenue Code.

 

The fund distributed $11,623,000 as capital gain dividends (20% rate gain distributions) to shareholders during the fiscal year.

 

For nonresident alien shareholders, 99.7% of income dividends are interest-related dividends.

 

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The People Who Govern Your Fund

 

The trustees of your mutual fund are there to see that the fund is operated and managed in your best interests since, as a shareholder, you are a part owner of the fund. Your funds trustees also serve on the board of directors of The Vanguard Group, Inc., which is owned by the Vanguard funds and provides services to them.

 

A majority of Vanguards board members are independent, meaning that they have no affiliation with Vanguard or the funds they oversee, apart from the sizable personal investments they have made as private individuals. The independent board members have distinguished backgrounds in business, academia, and public service. Each of the trustees and executive officers oversees 213 Vanguard funds.

 

Information for each trustee and executive officer of the fund appears below. That information, as well as the Vanguard fund count, is as of the date on the cover of this fund report. The mailing address of the trustees and officers is P.O. Box 876, Valley Forge, PA 19482. More information about the trustees is in the Statement of Additional Information, which can be obtained, without charge, by contacting Vanguard at 800-662-7447, or online at vanguard.com.

 

Interested Trustee1

 

Mortimer J. Buckley

Born in 1969. Trustee since January 2018. Principal occupation(s) during the past five years and other experience: 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. Chairman of the board (2011–2017) and trustee (2009–2017) of the Childrens Hospital of Philadelphia; and trustee (2018–present) and vice chair (2019–present) of The Shipley School.

 

Independent Trustees

 

Emerson U. Fullwood

Born in 1948. Trustee since January 2008. Principal occupation(s) during the past five years and other experience: 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. Director of SPX FLOW, Inc. (multi-industry manufacturing). Director of the University of Rochester Medical Center, the Monroe Community College Foundation, the United Way of Rochester, North Carolina A&T University, and Roberts Wesleyan College. Trustee of the University of Rochester.

 

Amy Gutmann

Born in 1949. Trustee since June 2006. Principal occupation(s) during the past five years and other experience: president (2004–present) of the University of Pennsylvania. Christopher H. Browne Distinguished Professor of Political Science, School of Arts and Sciences, and professor of communication, Annenberg School for Communication, with secondary faculty appointments in the Department of Philosophy, School of Arts and Sciences, and at the Graduate School of Education, University of Pennsylvania.

 

F. Joseph Loughrey

Born in 1949. Trustee since October 2009. Principal occupation(s) during the past five years and other experience: president and chief operating officer (retired 2009) and vice chairman of the board (2008–2009) of Cummins Inc. (industrial machinery). Chairman of the board of Hillenbrand, Inc. (specialized consumer services) and the Lumina Foundation. Director of the V Foundation. Member of the advisory

 

1Mr. Buckley is considered an interested person,as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, because he is an officer of the Vanguard funds.

 

 

 

council for the College of Arts and Letters and chair of the advisory board to the Kellogg Institute for International Studies, both at the University of Notre Dame.

 

Mark Loughridge

Born in 1953. Trustee since March 2012. Principal occupation(s) during the past five years and other experience: senior vice president and chief financial officer (retired 2013) of IBM (information technology services). Fiduciary member of IBMs 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.

 

Scott C. Malpass

Born in 1962. Trustee since March 2012. Principal occupation(s) during the past five years and other experience: chief investment officer (1989–present) and vice president (1996–present) of the University of Notre Dame. Assistant professor of finance at the Mendoza College of Business, University of Notre Dame, and member of the Notre Dame 403(b) Investment Committee. Member of the board of TIFF Advisory Services, Inc. Member of the board of Catholic Investment Services, Inc. (investment advisors) and the board of superintendence of the Institute for the Works of Religion.

 

Deanna Mulligan

Born in 1963. Trustee since January 2018. Principal occupation(s) during the past five years and other experience: chief executive officer (2011–present) of The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America. President (2010–2019), chief operating officer (2010–2011), and executive vice president (2008–2010) of Individual Life and Disability of The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America. Member of the board of The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America, the American Council of Life Insurers, and the Economic Club of New York. Trustee of the Partnership for New York City (business leadership), Chief Executives for Corporate Purpose, NewYork- Presbyterian Hospital, Catalyst, and the Bruce Museum (arts and science). Member of the Advisory Council for the Stanford Graduate School of Business.

 

André F. Perold

Born in 1952. Trustee since December 2004. Principal occupation(s) during the past five years and other experience: George Gund Professor of Finance and Banking, Emeritus at the Harvard Business School (retired 2011). Chief investment officer and co-managing partner of HighVista Strategies (private investment firm). Member of the board of advisors and the investment committee of the Museum of Fine Arts Boston. Member of the board (2018–present) of RIT Capital Partners (investment firm). Member of the investment committee of Partners Health Care System.

 

Sarah Bloom Raskin

Born in 1961. Trustee since January 2018. Principal occupation(s) during the past five years and other experience: 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. Member of the board of directors (2012–2014) of Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation. Director (2017–present) of i(x) Investments, LLC; director (2017–present) of Reserve Trust. Rubenstein Fellow (2017–present) of Duke University; trustee (2017–present) of Amherst College, and trustee (2019–present) of the Folger Shakespeare Library.

 

Peter F. Volanakis

Born in 1955. Trustee since July 2009. Principal occupation(s) during the past five years and other experience: 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). Chairman of the board of trustees of Colby-Sawyer College. Member of the board of Hypertherm Inc. (industrial cutting systems, software, and consumables).

 

 

 

Executive Officers

 

John Bendl

Born in 1970. Principal occupation(s) during the past five years and other experience: principal of Vanguard. Chief financial officer (2019–present) of each of the investment companies served by Vanguard. Chief accounting officer, treasurer, and controller of Vanguard (2017–present). Partner (2003–2016) at KPMG (audit, tax, and advisory services).

 

Glenn Booraem

Born in 1967. Principal occupation(s) during the past five years and other experience: principal of Vanguard. Investment stewardship officer (2017–present), treasurer (2015–2017), controller (2010–2015), and assistant controller (2001–2010) of each of the investment companies served by Vanguard.

 

Christine M. Buchanan

Born in 1970. Principal occupation(s) during the past five years and other experience: principal of Vanguard. Treasurer (2017–present) of each of the investment companies served by Vanguard. Partner (2005–2017) at KPMG (audit, tax, and advisory services).

 

David Cermak

Born in 1960. Principal occupation(s) during the past five years and other experience: principal of Vanguard. Finance director (2019–present) of each of the investment companies served by Vanguard. Managing director and head (2017–present) of Vanguard Investments Singapore. Managing director and head (2017–2019) of Vanguard Investments Hong Kong. Representative director and head (2014–2017) of Vanguard Investments Japan.

 

Thomas J. Higgins

Born in 1957. Principal occupation(s) during the past five years and other experience: principal of Vanguard. Finance director (2019–present), chief financial officer (2008–2019), and treasurer (1998–2008) of each of the investment companies served by Vanguard.

 

Peter Mahoney

Born in 1974. Principal occupation(s) during the past five years and other experience: principal of Vanguard. Controller (2015–present) of each of the investment companies served by Vanguard. Head of International Fund Services (2008–2014) at Vanguard.

 

Anne E. Robinson

Born in 1970. Principal occupation(s) during the past five years and other experience: 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.

 

Michael Rollings

Born in 1963. Principal occupation(s) during the past five years and other experience: 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.

 

John E. Schadl

Born in 1972. Principal occupation(s) during the past five years and other experience: principal of Vanguard. Chief compliance officer (2019–present) of Vanguard and of each of the investment companies served by Vanguard. Assistant vice president (2019–present) of Vanguard Marketing Corporation.

 

 

Vanguard Senior Management Team

 

 

Joseph Brennan Chris D. McIsaac
Mortimer J. Buckley James M. Norris
Gregory Davis Thomas M. Rampulla
John James Karin A. Risi
Martha G. King Anne E. Robinson
John T. Marcante Michael Rollings

 

 

 

   

  

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Annual Report | January 31, 2020  
   
   
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Vanguard Short-Term Investment-Grade Fund

Vanguard Intermediate-Term Investment-Grade Fund

Vanguard Long-Term Investment-Grade Fund

 
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
See the inside front cover for important information about access to your fund’s annual and semiannual shareholder reports. 
   

 

 

 

 

Important information about access to shareholder reports

 

Beginning on January 1, 2021, as permitted by regulations adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission, paper copies of your fund’s annual and semiannual shareholder reports will no longer be sent to you by mail, unless you specifically request them. Instead, you will be notified by mail each time a report is posted on the website and will be provided with a link to access the report.

 

If you have already elected to receive shareholder reports electronically, you will not be affected by this change and do not need to take any action. You may elect to receive shareholder reports and other communications from the fund electronically by contacting your financial intermediary (such as a broker-dealer or bank) or, if you invest directly with the fund, by calling Vanguard at one of the phone numbers on the back cover of this report or by logging on to vanguard.com.

 

You may elect to receive paper copies of all future shareholder reports free of charge. If you invest through a financial intermediary, you can contact the intermediary to request that you continue to receive paper copies. If you invest directly with the fund, you can call Vanguard at one of the phone numbers on the back cover of this report or log on to vanguard.com. Your election to receive paper copies will apply to all the funds you hold through an intermediary or directly with Vanguard.

 

 

 

Contents  
   
A Note From Our Chairman 1
Your Fund’s Performance at a Glance 2
Advisors’ Report 3
About Your Fund’s Expenses 8
Short-Term Investment-Grade Fund 10
Intermediate-Term Investment-Grade Fund 51
Long-Term Investment-Grade Fund 88

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Please note: The opinions expressed in this report are just that—informed opinions. They should not be considered promises or advice. Also, please keep in mind that the information and opinions cover the period through the date on the front of this report. Of course, the risks of investing in your fund are spelled out in the prospectus.

 

 

 

 

A Note From Our Chairman

 

 

 

 

 

Tim Buckley

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

 

 

 

Dear Shareholder,

 

These are challenging times. The markets plummet one day and bounce back the next as investors process the uncertainty surrounding the coronavirus outbreak.

 

At Vanguard, we tell investors to “stay the course” in good times and bad. This means focusing on your investment goals, keeping a long-term perspective, being balanced across and diversified within asset classes, and limiting cost.

 

Vanguard investors have proven time and again that they know how to stay calm in a market downturn—an attribute that has served them well. But for those who are weathering their first bout of market volatility or could just use a friendly reminder, let me offer three points.

 

First, we stand by our counsel—“stay the course.”

 

Don’t be tempted to time the markets. It’s a losing strategy. An investment plan established during calmer times should not be abandoned in the midst of a market downturn. Although having exposure to different asset classes does not eliminate the risk of loss, we believe investors should let the potential benefits of diversification play out.

 

Second, whether you’re new to investing or a seasoned financial advisor, don’t feel that you need to go it alone. Our mission is to help you succeed, so reach out if we can be of help.

 

Our websites are constantly refreshed with our latest thinking on the markets and economy. And our experts offer practical advice on how to put this perspective to work in your portfolios.

 

And, finally, thank you.

 

Thank you for entrusting us with your financial success. It’s a tremendous responsibility that we take very seriously. No matter the market conditions, we look forward to partnering with you and helping you reach your investment goals.

 

Sincerely,

 

Mortimer J. Buckley

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

March 3, 2020

 

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Your Fund’s Performance at a Glance

 

 

•     The 12 months ended January 31, 2020, were marked by concerns about global growth, trade disputes, geopolitical tensions, and uncertainty surrounding the United Kingdom’s exit from the European Union. This challenging outlook prompted the U.S. Federal Reserve to cut rates three times in 2019; other major central banks adopted more accommodative monetary policies as well. Corporate earnings generally proved more resilient than expected and corporate defaults remained low, which contributed to a narrower average yield spread for corporate bonds versus Treasuries.

 

•     Returns of the funds in this report ranged from 5.79% for Investor Shares of Vanguard Short-Term Investment-Grade Fund to 23.43% for Admiral Shares of Vanguard Long-Term Investment-Grade Fund. The funds’ results compared with those of their benchmarks were mixed.

 

•     Shorter-than-benchmark durations hurt the Short-Term Fund and even more so Vanguard Intermediate-Term Investment-Grade Fund as interest rates declined meaningfully during the 12 months. A tilt toward higher-quality bonds also detracted as credit spreads compressed.

 

•     Although the Long-Term Fund’s duration profile hurt relative performance, its allocation to BBB-rated bonds and security selection helped it outperform its benchmark.

 

 

 

Market Barometer      
    Average Annual Total Returns
    Periods Ended January 31, 2020
  One Year Three Years Five Years
Stocks      
Russell 1000 Index (Large-caps) 21.39% 14.33% 12.13%
Russell 2000 Index (Small-caps) 9.21 7.28 8.23
Russell 3000 Index (Broad U.S. market) 20.53 13.82 11.85
FTSE All-World ex US Index (International) 10.28 7.74 5.24
       
Bonds      
Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index (Broad taxable market) 9.64% 4.62% 3.01%
Bloomberg Barclays Municipal Bond Index (Broad tax-exempt market) 8.65 5.12 3.53
FTSE Three-Month U.S. Treasury Bill Index 2.18 1.68 1.07
       
CPI      
Consumer Price Index 2.49% 2.04% 2.00%

 

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Advisors’ Report

 

 

Vanguard Fixed Income Group

 

For the Short-, Intermediate-, and Long-Term Investment-Grade Funds

 

For the 12 months ended January 31, 2020, falling bond yields and rising prices led to strong returns across the fixed income market. Vanguard Short-Term Investment-Grade Fund returned almost 6%, and Vanguard Intermediate-Term Investment-Grade Fund returned close to 11%. (All returns and yields cited are for the funds’ Investor Shares.) The funds’ results lagged those of their benchmark indexes.

 

We also manage about 10% of the assets of Vanguard Long-Term Investment-Grade Fund. The fund returned more than 23%, outpacing its benchmark index.

 

The 30-day SEC yields of the Short-Term Fund and Intermediate-Term Fund were slightly above 2% on January 31. For the Long-Term Fund, it was nearly 3%. The three funds’ yields ended the fiscal year more than a percentage point lower than a year earlier. The 30-day SEC yield is a proxy for a portfolio’s potential annualized rate of income.

 

Investment environment

The financial markets were driven largely by shifts in the outlook for global growth and monetary policy during the fiscal year.

 

In the first quarter of 2019, gross domestic product—the broadest measure of economic activity—expanded at an annual rate of about 3% after adjusting for inflation. Its pace of growth then slowed amid weaker business confidence, trade disputes, and lessening effects from tax cuts. The unemployment rate edged downward, hitting a half-century low during the 12 months. The strong labor market helped keep consumers spending, even as the pace of job gains softened. Inflation remained tame. The annualized core consumer price index (which excludes the volatile food and energy segments) remained not far from 2%.

 

After raising the federal funds rate four times in 2018, the Federal Reserve reversed gears in March with an announcement that it would end its balance-sheet drawdown. It then lowered rates by a quarter percentage point in August, September, and October. The cuts—the first in more than a decade—

 

 

Yields of U.S. Treasury Securities    
  January 31, January 31,
Maturity 2019 2020
2 years 2.46% 1.31%
3 years 2.43 1.33
5 years 2.44 1.31
10 years 2.63 1.51
30 years 3.00 2.00
Source: Vanguard.    

 

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were justified by policymakers as insurance to cushion the effects of trade policies and prolong an economic expansion already in its 11th year.

 

Rate cuts and slowing growth contributed to declining yields across the maturity spectrum. The U.S. Treasury yield curve was inverted for part of the fiscal year—yields of shorter-term bonds were higher than those of longer-term bonds—but finished with a more typical upward slope.

 

Fed action pushed shorter-term Treasury yields significantly lower. The yield of the 2-year Treasury note fell to 1.31%.from 2.46% at the end of January 2019.

 

Escalating trade tensions, geopolitical flare-ups, and political uncertainties in Europe supported demand for longer-term Treasury bonds early in the fiscal year. Although some of those concerns eventually eased, yields of these securities finished the period lower. The yield of the bellwether 10-year Treasury note fell 112 basis points to 1.51%. (A basis point is one-hundredth of a percentage point.)

 

Management of the funds

The conservative and broadly diversified positioning of the Short-Term Fund and the Intermediate-Term Fund dampened their performance relative to their benchmarks.

 

Both funds have durations that are shorter than those of their benchmarks. (Duration is a measure of the price sensitivity of holdings to changes in interest rates.) Although that positioning can provide some cushion in an environment of rising interest rates, it was a detractor, especially for the Intermediate-Term Fund, during a period when interest rates declined significantly.

 

The funds’ bias toward higher-quality bonds didn’t play out well, as credit spreads compressed amid liquidity support from the Fed and still-healthy corporate fundamentals. Specifically, we were underweighted in bonds on the bottom rung of the investment-grade ladder. This was partly because of signs that the economy was slowing, which stood to affect the prices of these securities more than those of their higher-rated counterparts and potentially result in their being downgraded to junk-bond status.

 

For diversification purposes, we held out-of-benchmark allocations to high-quality sectors, including Treasuries, non-U.S. sovereigns, commercial mortgage-backed securities, and asset-backed securities (typically made up of pooled auto loans, credit card debt, and student loans), which we thought would do well given U.S. consumer strength. These sectors, however, didn’t perform as well as corporate bonds.

 

For the Long-Term Fund, our curve positioning was a positive. Given the sell-off we had seen in the fourth quarter of 2018 and the steepening of the corporate bond curve, holding some very long-dated maturities worked out well.

 

For all three funds, security selection was generally positive. Our relatively small allocation to higher-quality sovereign emerging-market debt added value.

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Outlook

Global growth is set to keep softening, with trade tensions and policy uncertainty unlikely to lessen substantially. Vanguard economists expect the U.S. economy to fall below 2% trend growth in 2020.

 

Other major economies are likely to see a deceleration as well in 2020. Growth in China, the world’s second-largest economy, is set to slow. The coronavirus will weigh on the country’s economy in the near term, but we foresee the potential for a rebound in the second half of the year amid anticipated government stimulus. In the euro area, growth is expected to stay weak, around 1%.

 

This backdrop, along with modest wage gains and structural factors such as technology advancements and globalization, is unlikely to support a sustained rebound in inflation.

 

In the United States, inflation may trend closer to the Fed’s 2% target but—given the structural forces still in play—not much higher.

 

We may see bouts of volatility related to growth, inflation, and interest-rate expectations, but it’s worth restating that investors should look beyond short-term market movements and adhere to a long-term investment plan. Even in a low-yield environment, bonds can play a useful role as ballast in a portfolio, helping to provide downside protection from riskier assets such as equities.

 

Whatever the markets may bring, our experienced team of credit analysts, traders, quantitative analysts, and risk managers will continue to seek opportunities to add to the funds’ performance.

 

John Hollyer, CFA, Principal and Global Head of Fixed Income Group

 

Daniel Shaykevich, Principal and Portfolio Manager

 

Samuel C. Martinez, CFA, Portfolio Manager

 

Arvind Narayanan, CFA Portfolio Manager

 

February 21, 2020

 

 

Wellington Management Company LLP

For the Long-Term Investment-Grade Fund

 

Vanguard Long-Term Investment-Grade Fund returned 23.31% for Investor Shares and 23.43% for Admiral Shares for the 12 months ended January 31, 2020. It out-performed its benchmark, the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Long Credit A or Better Bond Index, which returned 22.70%.

 

The portion of the Long-Term Investment-Grade Fund that we manage (the “portfolio”) invests primarily in corporate bonds with 10 to 30 years until maturity. The portfolio’s returns are influenced by the direction of interest rates and by economic conditions that affect the creditworthiness of corporate bond issuers.

 

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Investment environment

Global fixed income markets generated positive total returns, driven by a decline in sovereign yields across most markets— particularly in the first three quarters of the year. By the end of the 12 months, yields increased across most markets despite continued accommodative global central bank policies aimed at stabilizing economic activity. Geopolitical uncertainty remained elevated amid U.S.-China trade talks, Brexit negotiations, and U.S. presidential impeachment proceedings. Despite these concerns, corporate bond spreads tightened on optimism that monetary accommodation could offset the drag on global growth from restrictive trade policies.

 

Global monetary policies continued along a more dovish path in aggregate. The U.S. Federal Reserve cut rates three times before deciding to take a more patient approach on future adjustments. The European Central Bank launched a package of stimulus measures that included a rate cut, resumption of asset purchases to continue “as long as necessary,” and the introduction of tiered deposit rates to exempt banks from negative interest rates.

 

Most major spread sectors posted positive returns against a backdrop of dovish global central bank policies and progress in the U.S.-China talks. Higher-yielding sectors outperformed investment-grade credit, benefiting from continued demand for yield-producing assets.

 

The portfolio’s successes

In aggregate, sector positioning contributed favorably to relative results, most notably in energy and capital goods. Security selection in consumer noncyclicals also helped relative returns. We continued to hold a modest allocation to structured finance for its diversification benefits and attractive risk/ reward profile. Overall, this exposure had a small positive impact on relative results.

 

The portfolio’s shortfalls

An underweight to real estate investment trusts and consumer noncyclicals detracted from relative performance. Selection in the basic industry sector also hurt relative performance.

 

Outlook

Our base case is that the U.S. economy’s above-trend pace will continue to slow closer to trend because of fading fiscal stimulus, policy uncertainty stemming from the upcoming election, and global trade concerns. The labor market remains strong, and household balance sheets are in good shape.

 

Leverage has stabilized in the last year and is not moving lower as it had from 2016 to 2018. Debt pay-down in the levered BBB bucket is occurring but at a very modest pace. Profit margins remain at historically elevated levels for the broad investment-grade corporate universe. Although we believe that BBB-rated issuers are sufficiently capitalized and well-positioned to service current debt levels, valuations appear tight and could widen materially following any company missteps on their deleveraging

 

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paths. Fundamentals are weaker in more cyclical, globally exposed sectors, while more domestic and service-oriented industries remain steady.

 

Fewer large-scale M&A transactions and a shift in issuance to the euro market because of lower borrowing costs should keep supply at flat-to-lower levels in 2020. All-in yield valuations are historically low, which makes us cautious on total return expectations. Given low yield levels, we do not expect pension demand to materialize for long-duration assets. We intend to reduce risk further if spreads continue to tighten closer to record levels.

 

Scott I. St. John, CFA

Senior Managing Director

and Fixed Income Portfolio Manager

 

February 21, 2020

 

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About Your Fund’s Expenses

 

 

As a shareholder of the fund, you incur ongoing costs, which include costs for portfolio management, administrative services, and shareholder reports (like this one), among others. Operating expenses, which are deducted from a fund’s gross income, directly reduce the investment return of the fund.

 

A fund’s expenses are expressed as a percentage of its average net assets. This figure is known as the expense ratio. The following examples are intended to help you understand the ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in your fund and to compare these costs with those of other mutual funds. The examples are based on an investment of $1,000 made at the beginning of the period shown and held for the entire period.

 

The accompanying table illustrates your fund’s costs in two ways:

 

•    Based on actual fund return. This section helps you to estimate the actual expenses that you paid over the period. The “Ending Account Value” shown is derived from the fund’s actual return, and the third column shows the dollar amount that would have been paid by an investor who started with $1,000 in the fund. You may use the information here, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period.

 

To do so, simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number given for your fund under the heading “Expenses Paid During Period.”

 

•    Based on hypothetical 5% yearly return. This section is intended to help you compare your fund’s costs with those of other mutual funds. It assumes that the fund had a yearly return of 5% before expenses, but that the expense ratio is unchanged. In this case—because the return used is not the fund’s actual return—the results do not apply to your investment. The example is useful in making comparisons because the Securities and Exchange Commission requires all mutual funds to calculate expenses based on a 5% return. You can assess your fund’s costs by comparing this hypothetical example with the hypothetical examples that appear in shareholder reports of other funds.

 

Note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight and help you compare ongoing costs only and do not reflect transaction costs incurred by the fund for buying and selling securities. Further, the expenses do not include any purchase, redemption, or account service fees described in the fund prospectus. If such fees were applied to your account, your costs would be higher. Your fund does not carry a “sales load.”

 

The calculations assume no shares were bought or sold during the period. Your actual costs may have been higher or lower, depending on the amount of your investment and the timing of any purchases or redemptions.

 

You can find more information about the fund’s expenses, including annual expense ratios, in the Financial Statements section of this report. For additional information on operating expenses and other shareholder costs, please refer to your fund’s current prospectus.

 

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Six Months Ended January 31, 2020      
       
  Beginning Ending Expenses
  Account Value Account Value Paid During
  7/31/2019 1/31/2020 Period
Based on Actual Fund Return      
Short-Term Investment-Grade Fund      
Investor Shares $1,000.00 $1,023.20 $1.02
Admiral™ Shares 1,000.00 1,023.71 0.51
Institutional Shares 1,000.00 1,023.87 0.36
Intermediate-Term Investment-Grade Fund      
Investor Shares $1,000.00 $1,044.04 $1.03
Admiral Shares 1,000.00 1,044.57 0.52
Long-Term Investment-Grade Fund      
Investor Shares $1,000.00 $1,099.17 $1.16
Admiral Shares 1,000.00 1,091.72 0.63
Based on Hypothetical 5% Yearly Return      
Short-Term Investment-Grade Fund      
Investor Shares $1,000.00 $1,024.20 $1.02
Admiral Shares 1,000.00 1,024.70 0.51
Institutional Shares 1,000.00 1,024.85 0.36
Intermediate-Term Investment-Grade Fund      
Investor Shares $1,000.00 $1,024.20 $1.02
Admiral Shares 1,000.00 1,024.70 0.51
Long-Term Investment-Grade Fund      
Investor Shares $1,000.00 $1,024.10 $1.12
Admiral Shares 1,000.00 1,024.60 0.61

 

The calculations are based on expenses incurred in the most recent six-month period. The funds’ annualized six-month expense ratios for that period are: for the Short-Term Investment-Grade Fund, 0.20% for Investor Shares, 0.10% for Admiral Shares, and 0.07% for Institutional Shares; for the Intermediate-Term Investment-Grade Fund, 0.20% for Investor Shares and 0.10% for Admiral Shares; for the Long-Term Investment-Grade Fund, 0.22% for Investor Shares and 0.12% for Admiral Shares. The dollar amounts shown as “Expenses Paid” are equal to the annualized expense ratio multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days in the most recent six-month period, then divided by the number of days in the most recent 12-month period (184/365).

 

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Performance Summary

 

 

 

All of the returns in this report represent past performance, which is not a guarantee of future results that may be achieved by the fund. (Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data cited. For performance data current to the most recent month-end, visit our website at vanguard.com/performance.) Note, too, that both investment returns and principal value can fluctuate widely, so an investor’s shares, when sold, could be worth more or less than their original cost. The returns shown do not reflect taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the sale of fund shares.

 

 

Cumulative Performance: January 31, 2010, Through January 31, 2020

Initial Investment of $10,000

 

 


    Average Annual Total Returns  
    Periods Ended January 31, 2020  
          Final Value
    One Five Ten of a $10,000
    Year Years Years Investment
Short-Term Investment-Grade Fund Investor Shares 5.79% 2.47% 2.61% $12,945
Bloomberg Barclays U.S. 1–5 Year Credit Bond Index 6.46 2.69 3.03 13,473
Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index 9.64 3.01 3.79 14,501

 

 

        Final Value
  One Five Ten of a $50,000
  Year Years Years Investment
Short-Term Investment-Grade Fund Admiral Shares 5.90% 2.57% 2.72% $65,371
Bloomberg Barclays U.S. 1–5 Year Credit Bond Index 6.46 2.69 3.03 67,365
Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index 9.64 3.01 3.79 72,507

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

See Financial Highlights for dividend and capital gains information.

  

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  Average Annual Total Returns  
  Periods Ended January 31, 2020  
        Final Value
  One Five Ten of a $5,000,000
  Year Years Years Investment
Short-Term Investment-Grade Fund Institutional Shares 5.93% 2.60% 2.75% $6,557,989
Bloomberg Barclays U.S. 1–5 Year Credit Bond Index 6.46 2.69 3.03 6,736,466
Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index 9.64 3.01 3.79 7,250,665

 

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Sector Diversification

As of January 31, 2020

 

Asset-Backed/Commercial Mortgage-Backed 20.8%
Finance 27.2
Foreign 4.4
Government Mortgage-Backed 3.3
Industrial 33.9
Treasury/Agency 5.8
Utilities 4.4
Other 0.2

 

The table reflects the fund’s market exposure. Any holdings in short-term reserves are excluded. The agency and mortgage-backed securities sectors may include issues from government-sponsored enterprises; such issues are generally not backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government.

 

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Financial Statements

 

 

Statement of Net Assets — Investments Summary

As of January 31, 2020

 

This Statement summarizes the fund’s holdings by asset type. Details are reported for each of the fund’s 50 largest individual holdings and for investments that, in total for any issuer, represent more than 1% of the fund’s net assets. The total value of smaller holdings is reported as a single amount within each category.

 

The fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) four times in each fiscal year. For the second and fourth quarters the complete list of the fund’s holdings is available on vanguard.com and on Form N-CSR, or you can have it mailed to you without charge by calling 800-662-7447. For the first and third quarters of each fiscal year, the complete list of the fund’s holdings is available as an exhibit to its reports on Form N-PORT. The fund’s Form N-CSR and Form N-PORT reports are available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.

 

        Face Market Percentage
      Maturity Amount Value• of Net
    Coupon Date ($000) ($000) Assets
U.S. Government and Agency Obligations        
U.S. Government Securities          
  United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.750% 12/31/20 500,000 500,940 0.8%
  United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.375% 1/31/22 500,000 500,470 0.8%
  United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.625% 12/31/21 400,000 402,124 0.6%
  United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.500% 11/30/21 400,000 401,064 0.6%
  United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.750% 12/31/24 350,000 357,108 0.6%
  United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.375% 1/31/25 325,000 325,865 0.5%
1 United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.875% 4/30/22 300,000 303,609 0.5%
  United States Treasury Note/Bond 2.375% 4/15/21 275,000 277,921 0.4%
1 United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.750% 11/15/29 200,000 204,344 0.3%
‡,2 United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.750%–2.875% 12/31/20–8/15/28 335,300 341,226 0.6%
    3,614,671 5.7%
Nonconventional Mortgage-Backed Securities        
3,4,5 Fannie Mae Pool, 12M USD LIBOR + 1.704% 4.829% 2/1/37 449 476 0.0%
3,4,5 Fannie Mae Pool, 12M USD LIBOR + 1.750% 4.000% 9/1/32 184 194 0.0%
3,4,5 Fannie Mae Pool, 12M USD LIBOR + 1.760% 4.373% 8/1/37 374 379 0.0%
3,4,5 Fannie Mae Pool, 12M USD LIBOR + 1.785% 4.035%–4.410% 8/1/33 1,597 1,660 0.0%
3,4,5 Fannie Mae Pool, 12M USD LIBOR + 1.800% 4.486% 7/1/33 1,477 1,524 0.0%
3,4,5 Fannie Mae Pool, 12M USD LIBOR + 1.960% 4.585% 5/1/33 81 86 0.0%
3,4,5 Fannie Mae Pool, 1Y CMT + 2.000% 3.700% 12/1/32 188 193 0.0%
3,4,5 Fannie Mae Pool, 1Y CMT + 2.125% 4.602% 6/1/33 849 884 0.0%

 

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        Face Market Percentage
      Maturity Amount Value• of Net
    Coupon Date ($000) ($000) Assets
3,4,5 Fannie Mae Pool, 1Y CMT + 2.185% 4.560% 7/1/32 132 140 0.0%
3,4,5 Fannie Mae Pool, 1Y CMT + 2.210% 4.733% 5/1/33 1,017 1,075 0.0%
3,4 Fannie Mae REMICS 2.500%–3.500% 6/25/40–10/25/48 154,508 158,177 0.2%
3 Ginnie Mae REMICS 1.500% 10/20/45 166,484 163,306 0.3%
  Nonconventional Mortgage-Backed Securities—Other †   482,724 0.8%
          810,818 1.3%
Total U.S. Government and Agency Obligations (Cost $4,408,169)   4,425,489 7.0%
Asset-Backed/Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities      
3,6 ARL Second LLC 2014-1A 2.920% 6/15/44 10,097 10,154 0.0%
3 Banc of America Commercial Mortgage Trust 2015-UBS7 3.429%–4.506% 9/15/48 19,420 20,733 0.0%
3 Banc of America Commercial Mortgage Trust 2017-BNK3 3.574% 2/15/50 4,760 5,224 0.0%
3 Banc of America Funding 2006-H Trust 4.157% 9/20/46 7,250 6,520 0.0%
3 Bank of America Mortgage Trust 2002-J 4.553% 9/25/32 16 16 0.0%
3,6 Chrysler Capital Auto Receivables Trust 2016-AA 4.220% 2/15/23 26,030 26,129 0.0%
3 COMM 2012-CCRE2 Mortgage Trust 3.147%–3.791% 8/15/45 7,025 7,237 0.0%
3,6 COMM 2012-CCRE3 Mortgage Trust 2.822%–3.416% 10/15/45 35,214 35,898 0.1%
3 COMM 2012-CCRE4 Mortgage Trust 2.853%–3.251% 10/15/45 12,894 13,135 0.0%
3 COMM 2012-CCRE5 Mortgage Trust 2.771% 12/10/45 2,640 2,698 0.0%
3 COMM 2013-CCRE10 Mortgage Trust 3.795% 8/10/46 7,055 7,311 0.0%
3 COMM 2013-CCRE11 Mortgage Trust 3.983%–4.258% 8/10/50 57,291 61,700 0.1%
3 COMM 2013-CCRE12 Mortgage Trust 3.623%–4.046% 10/10/46 60,784 64,410 0.1%
3 COMM 2013-CCRE13 Mortgage Trust 4.194%–5.052% 11/10/46 45,447 48,979 0.1%
3,6 COMM 2013-CCRE6 Mortgage Trust 3.147%–3.397% 3/10/46 19,740 20,333 0.0%
3 COMM 2013-CCRE8 Mortgage Trust 3.334%–3.612% 6/10/46 41,979 44,031 0.1%
3,6 COMM 2013-CCRE9 Mortgage Trust 4.363%–4.387% 7/10/45 36,856 37,772 0.1%
3,6 COMM 2013-LC13 Mortgage Trust 3.774%–4.557% 8/10/46 40,156 43,023 0.1%
3 COMM 2013-LC6 Mortgage Trust 2.941% 1/10/46 4,100 4,214 0.0%
3,6 COMM 2013-SFS Mortgage Trust 3.086% 4/12/35 5,490 5,662 0.0%
3,6 COMM 2014-277P Mortgage Trust 3.732% 8/10/49 33,245 35,698 0.1%
3 COMM 2014-CCRE14 Mortgage Trust 3.955%–4.236% 2/10/47 20,910 22,637 0.0%

 

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        Face Market Percentage
      Maturity Amount Value• of Net
    Coupon Date ($000) ($000) Assets
3 COMM 2014-CCRE15 Mortgage Trust 2.928%–4.426% 2/10/47 38,656 41,313 0.1%
3 COMM 2014-CCRE17 Mortgage Trust 3.700%–4.946% 5/10/47 87,171 93,918 0.2%
3 COMM 2014-CCRE18 Mortgage Trust 3.550%–3.828% 7/15/47 40,234 43,059 0.1%
3 COMM 2014-CCRE20 Mortgage Trust 3.326%–3.590% 11/10/47 58,205 62,107 0.1%
3 COMM 2014-CCRE21 Mortgage Trust 3.528% 12/10/47 34,680 36,846 0.1%
3 COMM 2014-LC17 Mortgage Trust 3.917% 10/10/47 11,922 12,905 0.0%
3 COMM 2015-CCRE22 Mortgage Trust 3.309% 3/10/48 36,015 38,320 0.1%
3 COMM 2015-CCRE24 Mortgage Trust 3.696% 8/10/48 11,921 12,959 0.0%
3 COMM 2015-CCRE25 Mortgage Trust 3.759% 8/10/48 39,667 43,213 0.1%
3 COMM 2015-CCRE26 Mortgage Trust 3.630% 10/10/48 22,007 23,884 0.0%
3 COMM 2015-CCRE27 Mortgage Trust 3.612%–4.620% 10/10/48 20,092 21,709 0.0%
3 COMM 2015-LC19 Mortgage Trust 3.183% 2/10/48 9,930 10,506 0.0%
3 COMM 2019-G44 Mortgage Trust 2.950% 8/15/57 18,400 19,502 0.0%
3,6 Drive Auto Receivables Trust 2016-BA 4.530% 8/15/23 14,408 14,551 0.0%
3,6 Drive Auto Receivables Trust 2016-C 4.180% 3/15/24 20,682 20,928 0.0%
3 Drive Auto Receivables Trust 2017-1 3.840% 3/15/23 2,314 2,338 0.0%
3 Drive Auto Receivables Trust 2018-2 3.630%–4.140% 8/15/24 45,142 45,844 0.1%
3 Drive Auto Receivables Trust 2018-3 3.370%–4.300% 9/15/22–9/16/24 50,268 51,037 0.1%
3 Drive Auto Receivables Trust 2018-5 3.680%–4.300% 7/15/23–4/15/26 65,920 67,585 0.1%
3 Drive Auto Receivables Trust 2019-2 3.040%–3.690% 3/15/23–8/17/26 23,350 23,932 0.0%
3 Drive Auto Receivables Trust 2020-1 2.020% 11/15/23 13,810 13,858 0.0%
3,4 Fannie Mae-Aces 2011-48D 3.000% 9/25/49 21,341 22,159 0.0%
3,4 Fannie Mae-Aces 2011-50F 3.000% 9/25/49 36,031 37,355 0.1%
3,4 Fannie Mae-Aces 2011-77A 3.000% 4/25/44 95,088 97,005 0.2%
3,4 Fannie Mae-Aces 2011-90A 3.500% 12/25/45 8,763 9,177 0.0%
3,4 Fannie Mae-Aces 2012-124E 1.500% 11/25/42 28,525 27,751 0.0%
3,4 Fannie Mae-Aces 2013-111B 2.125% 10/25/42 21,570 21,537 0.0%
3,4 Fannie Mae-Aces 2013-114D 2.250% 7/25/43 7,217 7,243 0.0%
3,4 Fannie Mae-Aces 2013-115A 2.000% 11/25/43 21,376 21,324 0.0%
3,4 Fannie Mae-Aces 2013-115B 2.100%–2.250% 4/25/43–10/25/43 48,078 48,149 0.1%
3,4 Fannie Mae-Aces 2013-20E 1.500% 3/25/43 33,336 32,416 0.1%
3,4 Fannie Mae-Aces 2013-46B 1.700% 5/25/43 34,538 34,000 0.1%
3,4 Fannie Mae-Aces 2013-46C 1.700% 5/25/43 17,523 17,239 0.0%

 

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        Face Market Percentage
      Maturity Amount Value• of Net
    Coupon Date ($000) ($000) Assets
3,4 Fannie Mae-Aces 2013-46D 1.500% 5/25/43 34,084 33,422 0.1%
3,4 Fannie Mae-Aces 2014-60E 2.000% 9/25/44 60,169 59,959 0.1%
3,4 Fannie Mae-Aces 2014-86A 2.000% 12/25/44 24,447 24,315 0.0%
3,4 Fannie Mae-Aces 2015-18E 1.750% 4/25/44 26,106 25,823 0.0%
3,4 Fannie Mae-Aces 2015-19 2.000% 12/25/44 50,486 50,303 0.1%
3,4 Fannie Mae-Aces 2015-73 1.600% 10/25/45 33,207 32,796 0.1%
3,4 Fannie Mae-Aces 2016-60B 2.500% 9/25/46 46,527 47,336 0.1%
3,4 Fannie Mae-Aces 2019-68G 2.500% 5/25/48 32,319 32,762 0.1%
3,4 Fannie Mae-Aces 2019-83A 2.500% 12/25/49 29,086 29,414 0.1%
3 Ford Credit Auto Lease Trust 2018-A 3.170% 9/15/21 11,780 11,861 0.0%
3 Ford Credit Auto Lease Trust 2019-A 2.900%–3.250% 5/15/22–7/15/22 56,200 56,883 0.1%
3 Ford Credit Auto Lease Trust 2020-A 1.850% 3/15/23 34,430 34,525 0.1%
3,6 Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust 2016-REV1 2.310% 8/15/27 10,240 10,304 0.0%
3,6 Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust 2016-REV2 2.030% 12/15/27 48,890 49,013 0.1%
3,6 Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust 2017-1 2.620% 8/15/28 14,055 14,335 0.0%
3,6 Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust 2017-2 2.360%–2.750% 3/15/29 52,637 53,477 0.1%
3,6 Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust 2018-2 3.760% 1/15/30 7,305 7,613 0.0%
3,6 Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust 2018-REV1 3.190%–3.340% 7/15/31 119,750 126,216 0.2%
3,6 Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust 2018-REV2 3.470%–3.610% 1/15/30 35,895 37,685 0.1%
3 Ford Credit Floorplan Master Owner Trust A Series 2018-1 2.950% 5/15/23 83,210 84,474 0.1%
3 Ford Credit Floorplan Master Owner Trust A Series 2018-3 3.520% 10/15/23 52,330 53,954 0.1%
3 Ford Credit Floorplan Master Owner Trust A Series 2019-1 2.840% 3/15/24 45,500 46,628 0.1%
3 Ford Credit Floorplan Master Owner Trust A Series 2019-2 3.250% 4/15/26 7,753 8,039 0.0%
3,6 GS Mortgage Securities Corporation Trust 2012-ALOHA 3.551% 4/10/34 32,716 33,942 0.1%
3,6 GS Mortgage Securities Trust 2010-C2 5.352% 12/10/43 3,530 3,608 0.0%
3,6 GS Mortgage Securities Trust 2011-GC3 5.824% 3/10/44 2,280 2,347 0.0%
3,6 GS Mortgage Securities Trust 2012-BWTR 2.954% 11/5/34 36,047 36,925 0.1%
3,6 GS Mortgage Securities Trust 2012-GC6 4.948% 1/10/45 1,000 1,047 0.0%
3 GS Mortgage Securities Trust 2012-GCJ7 5.875% 5/10/45 7,150 7,518 0.0%

 

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        Face Market Percentage
      Maturity Amount Value• of Net
    Coupon Date ($000) ($000) Assets
3,6 GS Mortgage Securities Trust 2013-GC13 4.186%–4.219% 7/10/46 28,584 30,534 0.1%
3 GS Mortgage Securities Trust 2013-GCJ12 3.135%–3.777% 6/10/46 21,310 22,107 0.0%
3 GS Mortgage Securities Trust 2013-GCJ14 3.817%–4.243% 8/10/46 77,234 82,139 0.1%
3 GS Mortgage Securities Trust 2014-GC20 3.998%–4.258% 4/10/47 45,283 48,757 0.1%
3 GS Mortgage Securities Trust 2014-GC24 3.931%–4.665% 9/10/47 86,227 91,107 0.1%
3 GS Mortgage Securities Trust 2014-GC26 3.364%–3.629% 11/10/47 66,660 71,247 0.1%
3 GS Mortgage Securities Trust 2015-GC28 3.136%–3.396% 2/10/48 75,389 79,737 0.1%
3 GS Mortgage Securities Trust 2015-GC30 3.382% 5/10/50 12,225 13,077 0.0%
3 GS Mortgage Securities Trust 2015-GC32 3.764% 7/10/48 4,636 5,058 0.0%
3 GS Mortgage Securities Trust 2015-GC34 3.244%–4.807% 10/10/48 48,952 52,515 0.1%
3 GS Mortgage Securities Trust 2016-GS3 2.850% 10/10/49 11,930 12,495 0.0%
3 GS Mortgage Securities Trust 2017-GS6 3.433% 5/10/50 13,006 14,100 0.0%
3 GS Mortgage Securities Trust 2018-GS10 4.155% 7/10/51 8,565 9,790 0.0%
3 GS Mortgage Securities Trust 2018-GS9 3.992% 3/10/51 4,990 5,623 0.0%
3 GS Mortgage Securities Trust 2019-GC40 3.160% 7/10/52 3,920 4,223 0.0%
3 GS Mortgage Securities Trust 2019-GC42 3.001% 9/1/52 14,800 15,759 0.0%
3 GS Mortgage Securities Trust 2020-GC45 2.911% 2/13/53 10,525 11,131 0.0%
3 Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors Trust MLMI Series 2003-A2 3.409% 2/25/33 534 516 0.0%
3 Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors Trust MLMI Series 2003-A4 4.818% 7/25/33 288 281 0.0%
3,6 Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust 2012-CKSV 3.277% 10/15/30 37,985 38,554 0.1%
3 Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust 2012-C5 3.176%–3.792% 8/15/45 23,548 24,233 0.0%
3 Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust 2012-C6 2.858% 11/15/45 4,827 4,933 0.0%
3 Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust 2013-C10 4.217% 7/15/46 31,865 33,990 0.1%

  

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        Face Market Percentage
      Maturity Amount Value• of Net
    Coupon Date ($000) ($000) Assets
3 Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust 2013-C11 3.960%–4.298% 8/15/46 32,309 34,446 0.1%
3 Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust 2013-C12 3.824%–4.259% 10/15/46 9,451 9,944 0.0%
3 Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust 2013-C13 4.039% 11/15/46 8,300 8,938 0.0%
3 Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust 2013-C7 2.918%–3.214% 2/15/46 9,340 9,592 0.0%
3 Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust 2013-C9 3.102% 5/15/46 27,425 28,446 0.0%
3 Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust 2014-C14 4.064%–4.384% 2/15/47 34,100 36,824 0.1%
3 Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust 2014-C15 3.773%–5.073% 4/15/47 61,824 66,427 0.1%
3 Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust 2014-C16 3.892%–4.929% 6/15/47 84,737 90,871 0.1%
3 Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust 2014-C17 3.741%–4.011% 8/15/47 39,638 42,482 0.1%
3 Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust 2014-C18 3.923% 10/15/47 13,400 14,521 0.0%
3 Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust 2014-C19 3.326%–3.526% 12/15/47 40,299 42,450 0.1%
3 Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust 2015-C20 3.069%–3.249% 2/15/48 59,739 62,549 0.1%
3 Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust 2015-C23 3.451%–3.719% 7/15/50 27,998 30,182 0.1%
3 Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust 2015-C24 3.479%–3.732% 5/15/48 48,384 52,182 0.1%
3 Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust 2015-C25 3.635% 10/15/48 8,498 9,218 0.0%
3 Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust 2016-C29 3.058%–4.907% 5/15/49 35,859 38,318 0.1%
3 Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust 2016-C32 3.720% 12/15/49 62,449 68,753 0.1%
3 Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust 2017-C34 3.536% 11/15/52 19,660 21,539 0.0%

  

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        Face Market Percentage
      Maturity Amount Value of Net
    Coupon Date ($000) ($000) Assets
3 Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust 2012-C4 3.244%–3.773% 3/15/45 18,552 18,956 0.0%
3,6 Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust 2012-STAR 3.201% 8/5/34 17,287 17,748 0.0%
3,6 Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust 2014-150E 3.912% 9/9/32 27,955 30,040 0.1%
3,6 Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust 2014-CPT 3.350% 7/13/29 24,440 24,888 0.0%
3,6 Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust 2015-420 3.727% 10/12/50 28,674 30,432 0.1%
3 Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust 2015-UBS8 3.809%–4.738% 12/15/48 53,382 58,092 0.1%
3 Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust 2016-BNK2 3.049% 11/15/49 11,960 12,710 0.0%
3 Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust 2016-UB11 2.782% 8/15/49 34,680 36,119 0.1%
3 Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust 2016-UBS9 3.594% 3/15/49 20,170 21,821 0.0%
3 Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust 2017-HR2 3.509%–3.587% 12/15/50 12,185 13,265 0.0%
3 Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust 2018-H4 4.247% 12/15/51 4,440 4,967 0.0%
3 Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust 2019-L3 3.127% 11/15/52 14,740 15,849 0.0%
3 Santander Drive Auto Receivables Trust 2016-2 3.390% 4/15/22 4,120 4,148 0.0%
3 Santander Drive Auto Receivables Trust 2017-3 2.760% 12/15/22 5,460 5,477 0.0%
3 Santander Drive Auto Receivables Trust 2018-1 2.960%–3.320% 3/15/24 50,500 50,889 0.1%
3 Santander Drive Auto Receivables Trust 2018-3 4.070% 8/15/24 40,900 42,006 0.1%
3 Santander Drive Auto Receivables Trust 2018-4 3.980% 12/15/25 21,750 22,445 0.0%
3 Santander Drive Auto Receivables Trust 2018-5 4.190% 12/16/24 35,530 36,642 0.1%
3 Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2012-LC5 2.918%–3.539% 10/15/45 28,088 28,803 0.0%
3 Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2013-LC12 3.928%–4.420% 7/15/46 46,692 49,845 0.1%
3 Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2014-LC16 3.817%–4.458% 8/15/50 69,280 74,037 0.1%
3 Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2014-LC18 3.405% 12/15/47 31,300 33,429 0.1%
3 Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2015-C26 3.166% 2/15/48 29,810 31,522 0.1%
3 Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2015-C27 3.190%–3.451% 2/15/48 81,716 86,805 0.1%

 

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        Face Market Percentage
      Maturity Amount Value of Net
    Coupon Date ($000) ($000) Assets
3 Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2015-C29 3.637%–4.363% 6/15/48 67,632 73,015 0.1%
3 Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2015-C30 3.411%–4.646% 9/15/58 71,324 76,902 0.1%
3 Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2015-LC22 3.839%–4.685% 9/15/58 46,062 50,187 0.1%
3 Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2015-SG1 3.789% 9/15/48 34,490 37,548 0.1%
3 Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2016-BNK1 2.652% 8/15/49 23,085 23,894 0.0%
3 Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2016-C32 3.560% 1/15/59 35,600 38,635 0.1%
3 Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2016-C37 3.525%–3.794% 12/15/49 21,557 23,571 0.0%
3 Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2017-C38 3.453% 7/15/50 15,680 17,093 0.0%
3 Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2017-C39 3.157%–3.418% 9/15/50 71,030 77,023 0.1%
3 Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2017-C40 3.581% 10/15/50 45,250 49,708 0.1%
3 Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2017-C41 3.472% 11/15/50 39,807 43,418 0.1%
3 Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2017-C42 3.589% 12/15/50 12,935 14,254 0.0%
3 Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2017-RC1 3.631% 1/15/60 7,660 8,417 0.0%
3 Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C43 4.012%–4.514% 3/15/51 49,263 55,141 0.1%
3 Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C46 4.152% 8/15/51 14,035 16,027 0.0%
3 Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C47 4.365%–4.442% 9/15/61 43,350 49,834 0.1%
3 Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C48 4.245% 1/15/52 6,553 7,379 0.0%
3 Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2019-C49 3.933%–4.023% 3/15/52 14,214 15,995 0.0%
3 Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2019-C50 3.635% 5/15/52 10,300 11,298 0.0%
3 Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2019-C52 2.892% 8/15/52 17,648 18,571 0.0%
3 Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2019-C54 3.146% 12/15/52 18,770 20,178 0.0%
§,6 Asset-Backed/Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities—Other † 9,294,373 14.7%
Total Asset-Backed/Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities
(Cost $14,270,458) 14,728,691 23.3%

 

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        Face Market Percentage
      Maturity Amount Value of Net
    Coupon Date ($000) ($000) Assets
Corporate Bonds          
Finance          
  Banking          
  American Express Co. 3.700% 8/3/23 159,598 169,453 0.3%
6 Banco Santander Chile 2.500% 12/15/20 82,290 82,404 0.1%
  Banco Santander SA 2.706%–3.125% 2/23/23–6/27/24 54,800 56,313 0.1%
3 Bank of America Corp. 2.328% 10/1/21 162,270 162,614 0.3%
3,7 Bank of America Corp. 0.736%–4.125% 4/19/21–10/22/25 584,556 603,413 1.0%
3 Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce 2.606% 7/22/23 153,868 156,415 0.2%
  Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce 3.500% 9/13/23 141,180 149,784 0.2%
  Citibank NA 2.850% 2/12/21 262,150 264,779 0.4%
  Goldman Sachs Group Inc. 2.600% 12/27/20 210,375 210,903 0.3%
  Goldman Sachs Group Inc. 2.875% 2/25/21 158,874 160,455 0.3%
3,7 Goldman Sachs Group Inc. 1.375%–5.750% 9/15/20–1/23/25 488,543 507,168 0.8%
5,8 Goldman Sachs Group Inc., 3M Australian Bank Bill Rate + 1.200% 2.080%–2.102% 8/26/20–5/16/23 24,570 16,468 0.0%
5,8 Goldman Sachs Group Inc., 3M Australian Bank Bill Rate + 1.370% 2.261% 9/8/21 19,280 13,025 0.0%
3,7 JPMorgan Chase & Co. 2.295%–4.500% 3/1/21–10/15/25 732,046 759,614 1.2%
3 JPMorgan Chase Bank NA 3.086% 4/26/21 34,025 34,131 0.1%
  Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc. 2.665% 7/25/22 152,118 155,189 0.2%
  Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc. 2.190%–3.761% 3/1/21–7/18/24 532,158 552,448 0.9%
6 Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp. 2.650% 10/19/20 18,345 18,471 0.0%
  Morgan Stanley 2.625% 11/17/21 242,879 246,503 0.4%
  Morgan Stanley 3.125% 1/23/23 155,676 161,500 0.3%
3 Morgan Stanley 2.500%–5.500% 4/21/21–7/22/25 179,105 184,450 0.3%
  MUFG Americas Holdings Corp. 3.500% 6/18/22 21,000 21,806 0.0%
6 MUFG Bank Ltd. 2.750%–2.850% 9/14/20–9/8/21 109,951 110,831 0.2%
  MUFG Union Bank NA 2.100%–3.150% 4/1/22–12/9/22 152,775 156,302 0.2%
  Santander Holdings USA Inc. 3.400%–3.700% 3/28/22–6/7/24 149,290 154,273 0.2%
3 Santander UK Group Holdings plc 3.373%–4.796% 1/5/24–11/15/24 93,994 98,548 0.2%
6 Santander UK plc 2.100%–5.000% 11/15/21–3/13/24 132,856 138,191 0.2%
  Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp. 2.450% 10/20/20 6,400 6,422 0.0%
  Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc. 2.348%–3.936% 10/19/21–1/15/25 571,002 586,550 0.9%
5,8 Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc., 3M Australian Bank Bill Rate + 1.270% 2.190% 3/29/22 41,051 27,699 0.0%
  Toronto-Dominion Bank 3.250% 6/11/21 175,910 179,741 0.3%
  Toronto-Dominion Bank 3.500% 7/19/23 164,890 174,808 0.3%
  Truist Bank 2.800% 5/17/22 155,900 159,585 0.3%
3 Truist Bank 2.150%–3.689% 10/26/21–12/6/24 450,134 461,472 0.7%
  Truist Financial Corp. 2.050%–3.950% 5/10/21–8/1/24 171,735 177,246 0.3%

 

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        Face Market Percentage
      Maturity Amount Value of Net
    Coupon Date ($000) ($000) Assets
3 Wells Fargo & Co. 2.100%–4.600% 4/1/21–10/30/25 406,077 418,072 0.7%
5,8 Wells Fargo & Co., 3M Australian Bank Bill Rate + 1.100% 1.984% 4/27/22 21,453 14,463 0.0%
5,8 Wells Fargo & Co., 3M Australian Bank Bill Rate + 1.320% 2.204% 7/27/21 66,905 45,203 0.1%
3 Wells Fargo Bank NA 3.325% 7/23/21 341,595 344,420 0.5%
  Wells Fargo Bank NA 3.550% 8/14/23 137,290 145,181 0.2%
3,9 Wells Fargo Bank NA 2.082%–5.250% 10/22/21–8/1/23 254,095 265,394 0.4%
  Westpac Banking Corp. 2.750% 1/11/23 157,175 161,963 0.3%
§,6 Banking—Other †       6,238,312 9.9%
§,6 Brokerage †       230,832 0.4%
6 Finance Companies †       122,000 0.2%
  Insurance          
  Coventry Health Care Inc. 5.450% 6/15/21 8,200 8,539 0.0%
6 Insurance—Other †       900,741 1.5%
6 Real Estate Investment Trusts †       840,605 1.3%
          16,854,699 26.7%
Industrial          
6 Basic Industry †       557,497 0.9%
  Capital Goods          
  United Technologies Corp. 3.650% 8/16/23 299,495 318,729 0.5%
6 Capital Goods—Other †       1,541,141 2.4%
  Communication          
  Charter Communications Operating LLC / Charter Communications Operating Capital 4.464% 7/23/22 166,415 175,887 0.3%
  ViacomCBS Inc. 4.250% 9/1/23 136,705 147,130 0.2%
6 Communication—Other †       2,116,036 3.4%
  Consumer Cyclical          
8 Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC 2.979%–5.584% 6/2/20–3/18/24 170,214 165,863 0.3%
6 Consumer Cyclical—Other †       1,770,188 2.8%
  Consumer Noncyclical          
6 AbbVie Inc. 2.300% 11/21/22 272,000 275,101 0.4%
6 AbbVie Inc. 2.600% 11/21/24 158,300 161,648 0.3%
6 AbbVie Inc. 2.150%–3.750% 5/14/21–11/14/23 391,588 399,941 0.6%
  Altria Group Inc. 3.490% 2/14/22 145,750 150,426 0.2%
  BAT Capital Corp. 2.764% 8/15/22 144,300 147,187 0.2%
6 Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. 2.600% 5/16/22 186,865 190,709 0.3%
  CVS Health Corp. 3.700% 3/9/23 309,400 324,443 0.5%
  CVS Health Corp. 2.125%–4.000% 3/9/21–8/15/24 348,824 357,813 0.6%
  GlaxoSmithKline Capital plc 2.875% 6/1/22 239,600 245,985 0.4%
  Keurig Dr Pepper Inc. 3.551% 5/25/21 150,087 153,572 0.2%
6 Reckitt Benckiser Treasury Services plc 2.375% 6/24/22 176,448 178,590 0.3%
  Shire Acquisitions Investments Ireland DAC 2.400% 9/23/21 255,895 257,942 0.4%
  Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. 4.000% 11/26/21 174,970 181,454 0.3%
6 Consumer Noncyclical—Other †       3,572,954 5.7%

 

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        Face Market Percentage
      Maturity Amount Value of Net
    Coupon Date ($000) ($000) Assets
  Energy          
  Energy Transfer Operating LP 3.600%–5.875% 10/1/20–4/15/24 301,089 317,519 0.5%
6 Midwest Connector Capital Co. LLC 3.625%–3.900% 4/1/22–4/1/24 93,951 98,079 0.1%
  Occidental Petroleum Corp. 2.700% 8/15/22 148,054 150,248 0.2%
  Regency Energy Partners LP / Regency Energy Finance Corp. 4.500%–5.875% 3/1/22–11/1/23 220,179 234,253 0.4%
  Sunoco Logistics Partners Operations LP 3.450%–4.400% 4/1/214/1/24 114,020 118,577 0.2%
6 Energy—Other †       3,411,115 5.4%
6 Other Industrial †       95,297 0.2%
  Technology          
  Fiserv Inc. 2.750% 7/1/24 162,965 168,045 0.3%
  International Business Machines Corp. 2.850% 5/13/22 215,910 221,573 0.4%
  Oracle Corp. 2.400% 9/15/23 140,318 143,792 0.2%
6 Technology—Other       1,668,684 2.6%
6 Transportation †       1,041,064 1.6%
          21,058,482 33.3%
Utilities          
  Electric          
5,6 Dominion Energy Inc.,3M USD LIBOR + 0.400% 2.307% 12/1/20 195,160 195,408 0.3%
  Duke Energy Corp. 3.227% 3/11/22 290,625 298,082 0.5%
  NextEra Energy Capital Holdings Inc. 3.300% 8/15/22 280,890 290,581 0.5%
6 Electric—Other †       1,867,573 2.9%
6 Natural Gas †       99,935 0.1%
          2,751,579 4.3%
Total Corporate Bonds (Cost $39,847,427)     40,664,760 64.3%
Sovereign Bonds          
6 Emirate of Abu Dhabi 2.125% 9/30/24 189,450 190,581 0.3%
6 Province of Alberta 1.750% 8/26/20 149,451 149,503 0.2%
  Republic of Lithuania 7.375% 2/11/20 144,433 144,610 0.2%
6 Sovereign Bonds—Other       2,594,725 4.1%
Total Sovereign Bonds (Cost $3,020,966)     3,079,419 4.8%
Taxable Municipal Bonds (Cost $31,891) †     32,408 0.1%
             
        Shares    
Temporary Cash Investment          
Money Market Fund          
10 Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund
(Cost $158,244)
1.730%   1,582,252 158,257 0.3%

 

 

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          Notional Market Percentage
  Expiration   Exercise Amount Value of Net
    Date Contracts Price ($000) ($000) Assets
Options Purchased            
Exchange-Traded Options            
Put Options            
  10-Year U.S. Treasury Note Futures Contracts 2/21/20 1,514 $130.00 196,820 166 0.0%
               
          Notional    
          Amount on    
          Underlying    
      Expiration Exercise Swap    
  Counterparty Date Rate ($000)    
Over-the-Counter Swaptions            
Call Swaptions            
  1-Year Interest Rate Swap, Pays 3M USD LIBOR Quarterly, Receives 1.608% Semiannually MSCS 3/4/20 1.608% 923,120 1,077 0.0%
  10-Year Interest Rate Swap, Pays 3M USD LIBOR Quarterly, Receives 1.130% Semiannually BNPSW 9/21/20 1.130% 92,111 824 0.0%
            1,901 0.0%
Put Swaptions            
  1-Year Interest Rate Swap, Receives 3M LIBOR Quarterly, Pays 1.608% Semiannually MSCS 3/4/20 1.608% 923,120 108 0.0%
  2-Year Interest Rate Swap, Receives 3M LIBOR Quarterly, Pays 1.538% Semiannually BNPSW 4/29/20 1.538% 460,393 329 0.0%
  5-Year CDX-NA-HY-S33-V2, Credit Protection Sold, Receives 5.000% Quarterly BNPSW 3/18/20 1.060% 60,855 235 0.0%
  5-Year CDX-NA-IG-S33-V1, Credit Protection Sold, Receives 1.000% Quarterly GSI 2/19/20 0.600% 183,272 59 0.0%
  5-Year CDX-NA-IG-S33-V1, Credit Protection Sold, Receives 1.000% Quarterly JPMC 3/18/20 0.550% 121,731 158 0.0%
  5-Year CDX-NA-IG-S33-V1, Credit Protection Sold, Receives 1.000% Quarterly MSCS 2/19/20 0.525% 122,178 104 0.0%
  5-Year CDX-NA-IG-S33-V1, Credit Protection Sold, Receives 1.000% Quarterly MSCS 3/18/20 0.550% 183,272 238 0.0%
            1,231 0.0%
Total Options Purchased (Cost $4,112)       3,298 0.0%
Total Investments (Cost $61,741,267)       63,092,322 99.8%

 

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    Percentage
  Amount of Net
  ($000) Assets
Other Assets and Liabilities    
Other Assets    
Investment in Vanguard 2,728  
Receivables for Investment Securities Sold 2,334,206  
Receivables for Accrued Income 409,433  
Receivables for Capital Shares Issued 71,888  
Variation Margin Receivable—Futures Contracts 174  
Variation Margin Receivable—CC Swap Contracts 456  
Unrealized Appreciation—Forward Currency Contracts 33,058  
Unrealized Appreciation—OTC Swap Contracts 2,184  
Other Assets 25,178  
Total Other Assets 2,879,305 4.6%
Liabilities    
Payables for Investment Securities Purchased (2,610,655)  
Payables for Capital Shares Redeemed (73,982)  
Payables for Distributions (21,862)  
Payables to Vanguard (16,467)  
Variation Margin Payable—Futures Contracts (5,114)  
Variation Margin Payable—CC Swap Contracts (2,954)  
Unrealized Depreciation—Forward Currency Contracts (1,144)  
Unrealized Depreciation—OTC Swap Contracts (11,407)  
Options Written, at Value11 (7,354)  
Other Liabilities (8)  
Total Liabilities (2,750,947) (4.4%)
Net Assets 63,220,680 100.0%
     
     
At January 31, 2020, net assets consisted of:    
     
    Amount
    ($000)
Paid-in Capital   62,532,425
Total Distributable Earnings (Loss)   688,255
Net Assets   63,220,680
     
Investor Shares—Net Assets    
Applicable to 757,077,433 outstanding $.001 par value shares of beneficial interest (unlimited authorization)   8,179,227
Net Asset Value Per Share—Investor Shares   $10.80
     
Admiral Shares—Net Assets    
Applicable to 4,092,236,566 outstanding $.001 par value shares of beneficial interest (unlimited authorization)   44,211,217
Net Asset Value Per Share—Admiral Shares   $10.80

 

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  Amount
  ($000)
Institutional Shares—Net Assets  
Applicable to 1,002,455,973 outstanding $.001 par value shares of beneficial interest (unlimited authorization) 10,830,236
Net Asset Value Per Share—Institutional Shares $10.80

 

 

See Note A in Notes to Financial Statements.
§Security value determined using significant unobservable inputs.
Represents the aggregate value, by category, of securities that are not among the 50 largest holdings and, in total for any issuer, represent 1% or less of net assets.
Securities with a value of $54,084.000 have been segregated as initial margin for open centrally cleared swap contracts.
1Securities with a value of $2,781,000 have been segregated as collateral for open forward currency contracts and open over-the-counter swap contracts.
2Securities with a value of $39,733,000 have been segregated as initial margin for open futures contracts.
3The average or expected maturity is shorter than the final maturity shown because of the possibility of interim principal payments and prepayments or the possibility of the issue being called.
4The issuer was placed under federal conservatorship in September 2008; since that time, its daily operations have been managed by the Federal Housing Finance Agency and it receives capital from the U.S. Treasury, as needed to maintain a positive net worth, in exchange for senior preferred stock.
5Adjustable-rate security; rate shown is effective rate at period end. Certain adjustable-rate securities are not based on a published reference rate and spread but are determined by the issuer or agent based on current market conditions.
6Certain of the fund’s securities are exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. Such securities may be sold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At January 31, 2020, the aggregate value of these securities was $11,590,543,000, representing 18.3% of net assets.
7Face amount denominated in euro.
8Face amount denominated in Australian dollars.
9Face amount denominated in British pounds.
10Affiliated money market fund available only to Vanguard funds and certain trusts and accounts managed by Vanguard. Rate shown is the 7-day yield.
11Includes premiums received of $6,958,000.

CC—Centrally Cleared.

CMT—Constant Maturing Treasury Rate.

BNPSW—BNP Paribas.

GSI—Goldman Sachs International.

JPMC—JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.

LIBOR—London Interbank Offered Rate.

MSCS—Morgan Stanley Capital Services LLC.

OTC—Over-the-Counter.

REMICS—Real Estate Mortgage Investment Conduits.

 

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Derivative Financial Instruments Outstanding as of Period End      
       
Options Written          
        Notional Market
  Expiration   Exercise Amount Value
  Date Contracts Price ($000) ($000)
Exchange-Traded Options          
Call Options          
10-Year U.S. Treasury Note Futures Contracts 2/21/20 810 $130.75 105,908 (949)
10-Year U.S. Treasury Note Futures Contracts 2/21/20 1,514 $133.50 202,119 (237)
          (1,186)
           
Put Options          
10-Year U.S. Treasury Note Futures Contracts 2/21/20 810 $130.75 105,908 (215)
          (1,401)
           
        Notional  
        Amount on  
        Underlying Market
    Expiration Exercise Swap Value
  Counterparty Date Rate ($000) ($000)
Over-the-Counter Swaptions          
Call Swaptions          
2-Year Interest Rate Swap, Receives 3M USD LIBOR Quarterly, Pays 1.528% Semiannually MSCS 3/4/20 1.528% 461,560 (1,681)
10-Year Interest Rate Swap, Receives 3M USD LIBOR Quarterly, Pays 1.836% Semiannually GSCM 4/9/20 1.836% 60,899 (2,267)
5-Year CDX-NA-IG-S33-V1, Credit Protection Sold, Receives 1.000% Quarterly GSI 2/19/20 0.525% 183,272 (330)
5-Year CDX-NA-IG-S33-V1, Credit Protection Sold, Receives 1.000% Quarterly MSCS 2/19/20 0.475% 122,178 (56)
5-Year CDX-NA-IG-S33-V1, Credit Protection Sold, Receives 1.000% Quarterly MSCS 3/18/20 0.500% 183,272 (258)
          (4,592)
           
Put Swaptions          
2-Year Interest Rate Swap, Pays 3M USD LIBOR Quarterly, Receives 1.638% Semiannually BNPSW 4/29/20 1.638% 920,786 (322)
2-Year Interest Rate Swap, Pays 3M USD LIBOR Quarterly, Receives 1.528% Semiannually MSCS 3/4/20 1.528% 461,560 (156)

 

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Options Written (continued)          
        Notional  
        Amount on  
        Underlying Market
    Expiration Exercise Swap Value
  Counterparty Date Rate ($000) ($000)
10-Year Interest Rate Swap, Pays 3M USD LIBOR Quarterly, Receives 1.836% Semiannually GSCM 4/9/20 1.836% 60,899 (126)
5-Year CDX-NA-IG-S33-V1 Credit Protection Purchased, Pays 1.000% Quarterly GSI 2/19/20 0.525% 183,272 (155)
5-Year CDX-NA-IG-S33-V1 Credit Protection Purchased, Pays 1.000% Quarterly MSCS 2/19/20 0.475% 122,178 (228)
5-Year CDX-NA-IG-S33-V1 Credit Protection Purchased, Pays 1.000% Quarterly MSCS 3/18/20 0.500% 183,272 (374)
          (1,361)
          (5,953)
Total Options Written (Premiums Received $6,958)         (7,354)

 

BNPSW—BNP Paribas.

GSI—Goldman Sachs International.

GSCM—Goldman Sachs Bank USA.

MSCS—Morgan Stanley Capital Services LLC.

 

 

Futures Contracts        
        ($000)
        Value and
    Number of   Unrealized
    Long (Short) Notional Appreciation
  Expiration Contracts Amount (Depreciation)
Long Futures Contracts        
10-Year U.S. Treasury Note March 2020 357 47,001 13
5-Year U.S. Treasury Note March 2020 300 36,096 34
        47
         
Short Futures Contracts        
2-Year U.S. Treasury Note March 2020 (4,106) (888,372) (926)
Euro-Schatz March 2020 (5,135) (638,323) (782)
Euro-Bobl March 2020 (1,724) (258,045) (1,800)
Ultra 10-Year U.S. Treasury Note March 2020 (1,493) (217,465) (2,413)
Ultra Long U.S. Treasury Bond March 2020 (716) (138,680) (1,047)
Euro-Bund March 2020 (706) (137,055) (2,539)
AUD 3-Year Treasury Bond March 2020 (836) (64,906) (119)
Long Gilt March 2020 (295) (52,566) (588)
AUD 10-Year Treasury Bond March 2020 (174) (17,225) (253)

 

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Futures Contracts (continued)        
        ($000)
        Value and
    Number of   Unrealized
    Long (Short) Notional Appreciation
  Expiration Contracts Amount (Depreciation)
Euro-BTP March 2020 (92) (15,104) (627)
Euro-Buxl March 2020 (16) (3,742) (146)
        (11,240)
        (11,193)

 

Forward Currency Contracts
  Contract         Unrealized Unrealized
  Settlement     Contract Amount (000)   Appreciation (Depreciation)
Counterparty Date     Receive   Deliver   ($000) ($000)
Royal Bank of Canada 3/18/20   EUR 60,211 USD 67,244   (272)
BNP Paribas 3/18/20   EUR 57,646 USD 64,139   (20)
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC 3/18/20   GBP 9,208 USD 12,110   64
HSBC Bank USA, N.A. 3/18/20   USD 587,394 EUR 521,653   7,162
Toronto-Dominion Bank 3/18/20   USD 578,833 AUD 838,274   17,211
Morgan Stanley Capital Services LLC 3/18/20   USD 277,993 EUR 247,260   2,968
Royal Bank of Canada 3/18/20   USD 216,376 EUR 194,035   552
Royal Bank of Canada 3/18/20   USD 210,458 GBP 157,473   2,249
UBS AG 3/18/20   USD 118,072 EUR 106,077   82
Goldman Sachs Bank USA 3/18/20   USD 66,336 EUR 59,450   210
BNP Paribas 3/18/20   USD 64,645 AUD 94,222   1,520
Morgan Stanley Capital Services LLC 3/18/20   USD 54,706 EUR 49,233   (57)
Bank of America, N.A. 3/18/20   USD 52,965 EUR 47,894   (308)
Deutsche Bank AG 3/18/20   USD 38,508 EUR 34,813   (214)
Morgan Stanley Capital Services LLC 3/18/20   USD 26,895 AUD 39,081   712
Bank of America, N.A. 3/18/20   USD 19,746 GBP 15,000   (87)
BNP Paribas 3/18/20   USD 19,293 EUR 17,475   (144)
Bank of America, N.A. 3/18/20   USD 13,490 EUR 12,030   109
Citigroup Global Markets Inc. 3/18/20   USD 4,266 GBP 3,257   (41)
Bank of America, N.A. 3/18/20   USD 3,918 AUD 5,662   125
Citigroup Global Markets Inc. 3/18/20   USD 3,036 AUD 4,390   94
HSBC Bank USA, N.A. 3/18/20   USD 154 JPY 16,803   (1)
                33,058 (1,144)

 

AUD—Australian dollar.

EUR—euro.

GBP—British pound.

JPY—Japanese yen.

USD—U.S. dollar.

 

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Centrally Cleared Credit Default Swaps                
        Periodic          
        Premium       Unrealized  
        Received       Appreciation  
  Termination Notional Amount (Paid )1 Value   (Depreciation )
Reference Entity Date   (000) (% ) ($000 ) ($000 )
Credit Protection Sold                  
CDX-NA-IG-S33-V1 12/20/29 USD 64,218 1.000   58   649  
                   
Credit Protection Purchased                  
CDX-NA-HY-S33-V2 12/20/24 USD 30,125 (5.000 ) (2,502 ) 342  
CDX-NA-IG-S33-V1 12/20/22 USD 183,467 (1.000 ) (3,895 ) (104 )
CDX-NA-IG-S33-V1 12/20/24 USD 12,608 (1.000 ) (297 ) 16  
iTraxx Europe-S32-V1 12/20/24 EUR 126,550 (1.000 ) (3,715 ) (235 )
                19  
                668  

 

1 Periodic premium received/paid quarterly.

EUR—euro.

USD—U.S. dollar.

 

 

Over-the-Counter Credit Default Swaps                      
                  Remaining          
          Periodic       Up-Front          
          Premium       Premium          
      Notional   Received       Received   Unrealized   Unrealized  
Reference Termination   Amount   (Paid )2 Value   (Paid ) Appreciation   (Depreciation )
Entity Date Counterparty ($000 ) (% ) ($000 ($000 ) ($000 ) ($000 )
Credit Protection Sold/Moody’s Rating                        
Berkshire Hathaway Inc./Aa2 6/20/22 BARC 32,955   1.000   632   (268 ) 364    
Berkshire Hathaway Inc./Aa2 12/20/22 BARC 16,580   1.000   372   (164 ) 208    
Boeing Co./A2 6/20/24 GSI 24,365   1.000   360   (519 )   (159 )
Metlife Inc./A3 12/20/20 GSCM 14,025   1.000   110     110    
Metlife Inc./A3 12/20/21 BARC 6,575   1.000   100   (4 ) 96    
People’s Republic of China/A3 6/20/22 BNPSW 26,335   1.000   501   (109 ) 392    
People’s Republic of China/A3 6/20/24 GSI 20,715   1.000   542   (418 ) 124    
Republic of Turkey/Ba2 12/20/24 HSBCC 6,790   1.000   (430 ) 896   466    
Verizon Communications Inc./Baa1 12/20/22 GSI 33,580   1.000   697   (335 ) 362    
              2,884   (921 ) 2,122   (159 )

 

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Over-the-Counter Credit Default Swaps (continued)                      
                  Remaining          
          Periodic       Up-Front          
          Premium       Premium          
      Notional   Received       Received   Unrealized   Unrealized  
Reference Termination   Amount   (Paid )2 Value   (Paid ) Appreciation   (Depreciation )
Entity Date Counterparty ($000 ) (% ) ($000 ) ($000 ) ($000 ) ($000 )
Credit Protection Purchased                            
American International Group Inc. 6/20/20 BOANA 11,720   (1.000 ) (44 ) 17     (27 )
American International Group Inc. 6/20/20 BOANA 11,720   (1.000 ) (44 ) 17     (27 )
American International Group Inc. 12/20/20 GSCM 14,025   (1.000 ) (119 ) 56     (63 )
American International Group Inc. 12/20/20 GSCM 6,990   (1.000 ) (60 ) (19 )   (79 )
Autozone Inc. 12/20/20 GSCM 9,760   (1.000 ) (84 ) 62     (22 )
Bank of America Corp. 3/20/20 GSCM 21,610   (1.000 ) (27 ) 9     (18 )
Bank of China Ltd. 12/20/21 BNPSW 13,100   (1.000 ) (215 ) (17 )   (232 )
Bank of China Ltd. 6/20/22 BNPSW 26,335   (1.000 ) (522 ) 2     (520 )
Bank of China Ltd. 6/20/23 BNPSW 19,485   (1.000 ) (486 ) 213     (273 )
Commerzbank AG 6/20/21 BOANA 24,410   (1.000 ) (258 ) (80 )   (338 )
CVS Health Corp. 12/20/20 BOANA 9,760   (1.000 ) (80 ) 60     (20 )
CVS Health Corp. 12/20/20 BOANA 9,760   (1.000 ) (81 ) 61     (20 )
CVS Health Corp. 12/20/20 BOANA 4,880   (1.000 ) (40 ) 30     (10 )
CVS Health Corp. 12/20/20 BOANA 4,880   (1.000 ) (40 ) 23     (17 )
CVS Health Corp. 12/20/21 BARC 19,535   (1.000 ) (304 ) 246     (58 )
CVS Health Corp. 12/20/21 BARC 6,620   (1.000 ) (103 ) 81     (22 )
CVS Health Corp. 12/20/21 JPMC 29,300   (1.000 ) (455 ) 321     (134 )
Deutsche Bank AG 12/20/22 JPMC 33,535   (1.000 ) (185 ) 93     (92 )
Deutsche Bank AG 12/20/24 GSI 7,950 1 (1.000 ) 62 (209 )   (147 )
Dominion Energy Inc. 12/20/20 JPMC 97,580   (1.000 ) (858 ) 589     (269 )

 

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Over-the-Counter Credit Default Swaps (continued)                      
                  Remaining          
          Periodic       Up-Front          
          Premium       Premium          
      Notional   Received       Received   Unrealized   Unrealized  
Reference Termination   Amount   (Paid )2 Value   (Paid ) Appreciation   (Depreciation )
Entity Date Counterparty ($000 ) (% ) ($000 ) ($000 ) ($000 ) ($000 )
Dominion Energy Inc. 12/20/20 JPMC 97,580   (1.000 ) (858 ) 615     (243 )
Federation of Malaysia 12/20/24 BNPSW 13,595   (1.000 ) (379 ) 317     (62 )
Federative Republic of Brazil 12/20/24 GSI 17,664   (1.000 ) 23   (165 )   (142 )
Federative Republic of Brazil 12/20/24 MSCS 9,300   (1.000 ) 12   (87 )   (75 )
Federative Republic of Brazil 12/20/25 BOANA 23,222   (1.000 ) 257   (3,927 )   (3,670 )
Federative Republic of Brazil 12/20/25 GSCM 10,925   (1.000 ) 121   (1,724 )   (1,603 )
Lincoln National Corp. 6/20/21 BARC 3,340   (1.000 ) (41 ) (26 )   (67 )
Lincoln National Corp. 6/20/21 BARC 3,335   (1.000 ) (41 ) 25     (16 )
Lincoln National Corp. 12/20/21 BARC 6,575   (1.000 ) (105 ) (6 )   (111 )
McDonald’s Corp. 6/20/22 GSI 26,675   (1.000 ) (588 ) 408     (180 )
Raytheon Co. 12/20/21 GSI 24,420   (1.000 ) (445 ) 339     (106 )
Raytheon Co. 12/20/21 GSI 24,415   (1.000 ) (445 ) 336     (109 )
Republic of Chile 12/20/24 GSI 9,710   (1.000 ) (230 ) 280   50    
Republic of Colombia 12/20/24 GSI 9,157   (1.000 ) (85 ) 97   12    
Republic of Colombia 12/20/24 MSCS 29,205   (1.000 ) (272 ) 108     (164 )
Republic of South Africa 12/20/24 JPMC 18,875   (1.000 ) 723   (729 )   (6 )
Republic of South Africa 12/20/24 MSCS 4,600   (1.000 ) 176   (180 )   (4 )
Republic of Turkey 12/20/22 HSBCC 9,630   (1.000 ) 204   (687 )   (483 )
Republic of Turkey 12/20/24 MSCS 16,070   (1.000 ) 997   (1,925 )   (928 )
Societe Generale SA 12/20/21 JPMC 9,765   (1.000 ) (171 ) 23     (148 )
Standard Chartered Bank 12/20/21 JPMC 16,475   (1.000 ) (284 ) (14 )   (298 )

 

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Over-the-Counter Credit Default Swaps (continued)                      
                  Remaining          
          Periodic       Up-Front          
          Premium       Premium          
      Notional   Received       Received   Unrealized   Unrealized  
Reference Termination   Amount   (Paid )2 Value   (Paid ) Appreciation   (Depreciation )
Entity Date Counterparty ($000 ) (% ) ($000 ) ($000 ) ($000 ) ($000 )
State of Qatar 6/20/22 BOANA 1,500   (1.000 ) (29 ) (9 )   (38 )
State of Qatar 6/20/22 CITNA 3,450   (1.000 ) (67 ) (19 )   (86 )
United Mexican States 12/20/24 CITNA 8,785   (1.000 ) (75 ) (61 )   (136 )
United Mexican States 12/20/24 GSI 15,180   (1.000 ) (129 ) 70     (59 )
United Mexican States 12/20/24 GSI 7,275   (1.000 ) (62 ) 33     (29 )
UnitedHealth Group Inc. 6/20/20 CSFBI 19,530   (1.000 ) (73 ) 57     (16 )
Wells Fargo & Co. 9/20/20 BOANA 25,940   (1.000 ) (149 ) 68     (81 )
              (5,958 ) (5,228 ) 62   (11,248 )
              (3,074 ) (6,149 ) 2,184   (11,407 )

 

  

The notional amount represents the maximum potential amount the fund could be required to pay as a seller of credit protection if the reference entity was subject to a credit event.

 

1 Notional amount denominated in euro.

2 Periodic premium received/paid quarterly.

BARC—Barclays Bank plc.

BNPSW—BNP Paribas.

BOANA—Bank of America, N.A.

CITNA—Citibank, N.A.

CSFBI—Credit Suisse First Boston International.

GSCM—Goldman Sachs Bank USA.

GSI—Goldman Sachs International.

HSBCC—HSBC Bank USA, N.A.

JPMC—JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.

MSCS—Morgan Stanley Capital Services LLC.

 

 

At January 31, 2020, the counterparties had deposited in segregated accounts securities with a value of $18,191,000 and cash of $20,210,000 in connection with open forward currency contracts and open over-the-counter swap contracts.

 

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Centrally Cleared Interest Rate Swaps                          
            Fixed   Floating          
            Interest   Interest          
            Rate   Rate       Unrealized  
    Future   Notional   Received   Received       Appreciation  
    Effective   Amount   (Paid )2 (Paid )3 Value   (Depreciation )
Termination Date   Date   ($000 ) (% ) (% ) ($000 ) ($000 )
3/18/21   3/18/201   240,570   1.750   (0.000 ) 627   399  
3/7/22   3/6/201   63,324   (1.584 ) 0.000   (279 ) (280 )
3/18/22   3/18/201   245,586   (1.750 ) 0.000   (1,925 ) (1,214 )
3/20/23   3/18/201   331,628   (1.750 ) 0.000   (4,308 ) (2,732 )
3/18/24   3/18/201   201,832   (1.750 ) 0.000   (3,503 ) (2,335 )
3/18/25   3/18/201   291,954   (1.750 ) 0.000   (6,117 ) (4,400 )
3/18/27   3/18/201   112,154   (2.000 ) 0.000   (4,738 ) (2,365 )
1/23/30   N/A   11,767   (1.737 ) 1.806   (351 ) (351 )
1/29/30   N/A   19,488   1.550   (1.775 ) 155   154  
1/29/30   N/A   17,530   1.550   (1.775 ) 138   138  
2/4/30   2/4/201   6,721   1.448   (0.000 ) (12 ) (12 )
                    (20,313 ) (12,998 )

 

1Forward interest rate swap. In a forward interest rate swap, the fund and the counterparty agree to make periodic net payments beginning on a specified future effective date.
2Fixed interest payment received/paid semiannually.
3Based on 3-month LIBOR as of the most recent payment date. Floating interest payment received/paid quarterly.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.

 

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Statement of Operations

 

 

  Year Ended  
  January 31, 2020  
  ($000 )
Investment Income    
Income    
Interest1 1,800,419  
Total Income 1,800,419  
Expenses    
The Vanguard Group—Note B    
Investment Advisory Services 8,269  
Management and Administrative—Investor Shares 13,865  
Management and Administrative—Admiral Shares 33,000  
Management and Administrative—Institutional Shares 5,307  
Marketing and Distribution—Investor Shares 850  
Marketing and Distribution—Admiral Shares 2,514  
Marketing and Distribution—Institutional Shares 413  
Custodian Fees 317  
Auditing Fees 49  
Shareholders’ Reports—Investor Shares 162  
Shareholders’ Reports—Admiral Shares 433  
Shareholders’ Reports—Institutional Shares 21  
Trustees’ Fees and Expenses 32  
Total Expenses 65,232  
Net Investment Income 1,735,187  
Realized Net Gain (Loss)    
Investment Securities Sold1 288,392  
Futures Contracts (183,741 )
Options Purchased 672  
Options Written 24,650  
Swap Contracts (87,506 )
Forward Currency Contracts 42,139  
Foreign Currencies (7,167 )
Realized Net Gain (Loss) 77,439  
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)    
Investment Securities1 1,581,851  
Futures Contracts 15,380  
Options Purchased (1,113 )
Options Written 208  
Swap Contracts (4,987 )

 

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Statement of Operations (continued)  
  Year Ended
  January 31, 2020
  ($000)
Forward Currency Contracts 48,917
Foreign Currencies 161
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) 1,640,417
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations 3,453,043

 

1Interest income, realized net gain (loss), and change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) from an affiliated company of the fund were $23,100,000, $434,000, and ($42,000), respectively. Purchases and sales are for temporary cash investment purposes.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.

 

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Statement of Changes in Net Assets

 

 

  Year Ended January 31,  
  2020   2019  
  ($000 )  ($000 )
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets        
Operations        
Net Investment Income 1,735,187   1,684,700  
Realized Net Gain (Loss) 77,439   (577,386 )
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) 1,640,417   172,421  
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations 3,453,043   1,279,735  
Distributions        
Net Investment Income        
Investor Shares (225,153 ) (229,139 )
Admiral Shares (1,227,964 ) (1,151,441 )
Institutional Shares (305,277 ) (303,737 )
Realized Capital Gain        
Investor Shares    
Admiral Shares    
Institutional Shares    
Total Distributions (1,758,394 ) (1,684,317 )
Capital Share Transactions        
Investor Shares 108,286   (1,424,483 )
Admiral Shares 2,814,824   (1,672,327 )
Institutional Shares 438,767   (1,389,223 )
Net Increase (Decrease) from Capital Share Transactions 3,361,877   (4,486,033 )
Total Increase (Decrease) 5,056,526   (4,890,615 )
Net Assets        
Beginning of Period 58,164,154   63,054,769  
End of Period 63,220,680   58,164,154  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.

 

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Financial Highlights

 

 

Investor Shares          
           
For a Share Outstanding     Year Ended January 31,
Throughout Each Period 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period $10.50 $10.57 $10.65 $10.60 $10.73
Investment Operations          
Net Investment Income .2971 .2831 .2241 .213 .204
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments .304 (.069) (.087) .053 (.123)
Total from Investment Operations .601 .214 .137 .266 .081
Distributions          
Dividends from Net Investment Income (.301) (.284) (.215) (.205) (.209)
Distributions from Realized Capital Gains (.002) (.011) (.002)
Total Distributions (.301) (.284) (.217) (.216) (.211)
Net Asset Value, End of Period $10.80 $10.50 $10.57 $10.65 $10.60
           
Total Return2 5.79% 2.07% 1.29% 2.52% 0.77%
           
Ratios/Supplemental Data          
Net Assets, End of Period (Millions) $8,179 $7,846 $9,333 $9,558 $9,840
Ratio of Total Expenses to Average Net Assets 0.20% 0.20% 0.20% 0.20% 0.20%
Ratio of Net Investment Income to Average Net Assets 2.78% 2.71% 2.11% 2.00% 1.91%
Portfolio Turnover Rate 76%3 71%3 86% 68% 75%

 

1Calculated based on average shares outstanding.
2Total returns do not include account service fees that may have applied in the periods shown. Fund prospectuses provide information about any applicable account service fees.
3Includes 1% and 1% attributable to mortgage-dollar-roll activity.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.

 

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Financial Highlights

 

 

 

Admiral Shares

 

For a Share Outstanding     Year Ended January 31,
Throughout Each Period 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period $10.50 $10.57 $10.65 $10.60 $10.73
Investment Operations          
Net Investment Income .3081 .2941 .2361 .224 .215
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments .304 (.070) (.088) .053 (.123)
Total from Investment Operations .612 .224 .148 .277 .092
Distributions          
Dividends from Net Investment Income (.312) (.294) (.226) (.216) (.220)
Distributions from Realized Capital Gains (.002) (.011) (.002)
Total Distributions (.312) (.294) (.228) (.227) (.222)
Net Asset Value, End of Period $10.80 $10.50 $10.57 $10.65 $10.60
           
Total Return2 5.90% 2.17% 1.39% 2.62% 0.87%
           
Ratios/Supplemental Data          
Net Assets, End of Period (Millions) $44,211 $40,218 $42,156 $38,564 $33,857
Ratio of Total Expenses to Average Net Assets 0.10% 0.10% 0.10% 0.10% 0.10%
Ratio of Net Investment Income to Average Net Assets 2.88% 2.81% 2.21% 2.10% 2.01%
Portfolio Turnover Rate 76%3 71%3 86% 68% 75%

 

1Calculated based on average shares outstanding.
2Total returns do not include account service fees that may have applied in the periods shown. Fund prospectuses provide information about any applicable account service fees.
3Includes 1% and 1% attributable to mortgage-dollar-roll activity.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.

 

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Institutional Shares

 

For a Share Outstanding     Year Ended January 31,
Throughout Each Period 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period $10.50 $10.57 $10.65 $10.60 $10.73
Investment Operations          
Net Investment Income .3111 .2971 .2401 .227 .218
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments .304 (.070) (.089) .053 (.123)
Total from Investment Operations .615 .227 .151 .280 .095
Distributions          
Dividends from Net Investment Income (.315) (.297) (.229) (.219) (.223)
Distributions from Realized Capital Gains (.002) (.011) (.002)
Total Distributions (.315) (.297) (.231) (.230) (.225)
Net Asset Value, End of Period $10.80 $10.50 $10.57 $10.65 $10.60
           
Total Return 5.93% 2.20% 1.42% 2.65% 0.90%
           
Ratios/Supplemental Data          
Net Assets, End of Period (Millions) $10,830 $10,100 $11,566 $9,949 $9,205
Ratio of Total Expenses to Average Net Assets 0.07% 0.07% 0.07% 0.07% 0.07%
Ratio of Net Investment Income to Average Net Assets 2.91% 2.84% 2.24% 2.13% 2.04%
Portfolio Turnover Rate 76%2 71%2 86% 68% 75%

 

1Calculated based on average shares outstanding.
2Includes 1% and 1% attributable to mortgage-dollar-roll activity.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

 

 

 

Vanguard Short-Term Investment-Grade Fund is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 as an open-end investment company, or mutual fund. Certain of the fund’s investments are in corporate debt instruments; the issuers’ abilities to meet their obligations may be affected by economic developments in their respective industries. The fund invests in securities of foreign issuers, which may subject it to investment risks not normally associated with investing in securities of U.S. corporations. To minimize the currency risk associated with investment in securities denominated in currencies other than the U.S. dollar, the fund attempts to hedge its currency exposures. The fund offers three classes of shares: Investor Shares, Admiral Shares, and Institutional Shares. Each of the share classes has different eligibility and minimum purchase requirements, and is designed for different types of investors.

 

A.  The following significant accounting policies conform to generally accepted accounting principles for U.S. investment companies. The fund consistently follows such policies in preparing its financial statements.

 

1. Security Valuation: Securities are valued as of the close of trading on the New York Stock Exchange (generally 4 p.m., Eastern time) on the valuation date. Bonds and temporary cash investments are valued using the latest bid prices or using valuations based on a matrix system (which considers such factors as security prices, yields, maturities, and ratings), both as furnished by independent pricing services. Structured debt securities, including mortgages and asset-backed securities, are valued using the latest bid prices or using valuations based on a matrix system that considers such factors as issuer, tranche, nominal or option-adjusted spreads, weighted average coupon, weighted average maturity, credit enhancements, and collateral. Investments in Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund are valued at that fund’s net asset value. Securities for which market quotations are not readily available, or whose values have been affected by events occurring before the fund’s pricing time but after the close of the securities’ primary markets, are valued at their fair values calculated according to procedures adopted by the board of trustees. These procedures include obtaining quotations from an independent pricing service, monitoring news to identify significant market- or security-specific events, and evaluating changes in the values of foreign market proxies (for example, ADRs, futures contracts, or exchange-traded funds), between the time the foreign markets close and the fund’s pricing time. When fair-value pricing is employed, the prices of securities used by a fund to calculate its net asset value may differ from quoted or published prices for the same securities.

 

2. Foreign Currency: Securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars using exchange rates obtained from an independent third party as of the fund’s pricing time on the valuation date. Realized gains (losses) and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investment securities include the effects of changes in exchange rates since the securities were purchased, combined with the effects of changes in security prices. Fluctuations in the value of other assets and liabilities resulting from changes in exchange rates are recorded as unrealized foreign currency gains (losses) until the assets or liabilities are settled in cash, at which time they are recorded as realized foreign currency gains (losses).

 

3. Futures Contracts: The fund uses futures contracts to invest in fixed income asset classes with greater efficiency and lower cost than is possible through direct investment, to add value when these instruments are attractively priced, or to adjust sensitivity to changes in interest rates. The primary risks associated with the use of futures contracts are imperfect correlation between changes in market values of bonds held by the fund and the prices of futures contracts, and the possibility of an illiquid market. Counterparty risk involving futures is mitigated because a regulated

 

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clearinghouse is the counterparty instead of the clearing broker. To further mitigate counterparty risk, the fund trades futures contracts on an exchange, monitors the financial strength of its clearing brokers and clearinghouse, and has entered into clearing agreements with its clearing brokers. The clearinghouse imposes initial margin requirements to secure the fund’s performance and requires daily settlement of variation margin representing changes in the market value of each contract. Any assets pledged as initial margin for open contracts are noted in the Statement of Net Assets.

 

Futures contracts are valued at their quoted daily settlement prices. The notional amounts of the contracts are not recorded in the Statement of Net Assets. Fluctuations in the value of the contracts are recorded in the Statement of Net Assets as an asset (liability) and in the Statement of Operations as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) until the contracts are closed, when they are recorded as realized futures gains (losses).

 

During the year ended January 31, 2020, the fund’s average investments in long and short futures contracts represented 8% and 4% of net assets, respectively, based on the average of the notional amounts at each quarter-end during the period.

 

4. Forward Currency Contracts: The fund enters into forward currency contracts to protect the value of securities and related receivables and payables against changes in future foreign exchange rates. The fund’s risks in using these contracts include movement in the values of the foreign currencies relative to the U.S. dollar and the ability of the counterparties to fulfill their obligations under the contracts. The fund mitigates its counterparty risk by entering into forward currency contracts only with a diverse group of prequalified counterparties, monitoring their financial strength, entering into master netting arrangements with its counterparties, and requiring its counterparties to transfer collateral as security for their performance. In the absence of a default, the collateral pledged or received by the fund cannot be repledged, resold, or rehypothecated. The master netting arrangements provide that, in the event of a counterparty’s default (including bankruptcy), the fund may terminate the forward currency contracts, determine the net amount owed by either party in accordance with its master netting arrangements, and sell or retain any collateral held up to the net amount owed to the fund under the master netting arrangements. The forward currency contracts contain provisions whereby a counterparty may terminate open contracts if the fund’s net assets decline below a certain level, triggering a payment by the fund if the fund is in a net liability position at the time of the termination. The payment amount would be reduced by any collateral the fund has pledged. Any assets pledged as collateral for open contracts are noted in the Statement of Net Assets. The value of collateral received or pledged is compared daily to the value of the forward currency contracts exposure with each counterparty, and any difference, if in excess of a specified minimum transfer amount, is adjusted and settled within two business days.

 

Forward currency contracts are valued at their quoted daily prices obtained from an independent third party, adjusted for currency risk based on the expiration date of each contract. The notional amounts of the contracts are not recorded in the Statement of Net Assets. Fluctuations in the value of the contracts are recorded in the Statement of Net Assets as an asset (liability) and in the Statement of Operations as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) until the contracts are closed, when they are recorded as realized forward currency contract gains (losses).

 

During the year ended January 31, 2020, the fund’s average investment in forward currency contracts represented 3% of net assets, based on the average of notional amounts at each quarter-end during the period.

 

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5. Swap Contracts: The fund invests in credit default swaps to adjust the overall credit risk of the fund or to actively overweight or underweight credit risk to a specific issuer or group of issuers. The fund may sell credit protection through credit default swaps to simulate investments in long positions that are either unavailable or considered to be less attractively priced in the bond market. The fund may purchase credit protection through credit default swaps to reduce credit exposure to a given issuer or issuers. Under the terms of the swaps, an up-front payment may be exchanged between the seller and buyer. In addition, the seller of the credit protection receives a periodic payment of premium from the buyer that is a fixed percentage applied to a notional amount. If, for example, the reference entity is subject to a credit event (such as bankruptcy, failure to pay, or obligation acceleration) during the term of the swap, the seller agrees to either physically settle or cash settle the swap contract. If the swap is physically settled, the seller agrees to pay the buyer an amount equal to the notional amount and take delivery of a debt instrument of the reference issuer with a par amount equal to such notional amount. If the swap is cash settled, the seller agrees to pay the buyer the difference between the notional amount and the final price for the relevant debt instrument, as determined either in a market auction or pursuant to a pre-agreed-upon valuation procedure.

 

The fund enters into interest rate swap transactions to adjust the fund’s sensitivity to changes in interest rates and maintain the ability to generate income at prevailing market rates. Under the terms of the swaps, one party pays the other an amount that is a fixed percentage rate applied to a notional amount. In return, the counterparty agrees to pay a floating rate, which is reset periodically based on short-term interest rates, applied to the same notional amount.

 

The notional amounts of swap contracts are not recorded in the Statement of Net Assets. Swaps are valued daily based on market quotations received from independent pricing services or recognized dealers and the change in value is recorded in the Statement of Net Assets as an asset (liability) and in the Statement of Operations as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) until the seller of credit protection is required to take delivery (or, in a cash settled swap, pay the settlement amount determined) upon occurrence of a credit event, periodic payments are made, or the swap terminates, at which time realized gain (loss) is recorded. The net premium to be received or paid by the fund under swap contracts is accrued daily and recorded as realized gain (loss) over the life of the contract.

 

The primary risk associated with selling credit protection is that, upon the occurrence of a defined credit event, the market value of the debt instrument received by the fund (or, in a cash settled swap, the debt instruments used to determine the settlement payment by the fund) will be significantly less than the amount paid by the fund and, in a physically settled swap, the fund may receive an illiquid debt instrument. A risk associated with all types of swaps is the possibility that a counterparty may default on its obligation to pay net amounts due to the fund. The fund’s maximum amount subject to counterparty risk is the unrealized appreciation on the swap contract. The fund mitigates its counterparty risk by entering into swaps only with a diverse group of prequalified counterparties, monitoring their financial strength, entering into master netting arrangements with its counterparties, and requiring its counterparties to transfer collateral as security for their performance. In the absence of a default, the collateral pledged or received by the fund cannot be repledged, resold, or rehypothecated. In the event of a counterparty’s default (including bankruptcy), the fund may terminate any swap contracts with that counterparty, determine the net amount owed by either party in accordance with its master netting arrangements, and sell or retain any collateral held up to the net amount owed to the fund under the master netting arrangements. The swap contracts contain provisions whereby a counterparty may terminate open contracts if the

 

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fund’s net assets decline below a certain level, triggering a payment by the fund if the fund is in a net liability position at the time of the termination. The payment amount would be reduced by any collateral the fund has pledged. Any securities pledged as collateral for open contracts are noted in the Statement of Net Assets. The value of collateral received or pledged is compared daily to the value of the swap contracts exposure with each counterparty, and any difference, if in excess of a specified minimum transfer amount, is adjusted and settled within two business days.

 

The fund enters into centrally cleared interest rate and credit default swaps to achieve the same objectives specified with respect to the equivalent over-the-counter swaps but with less counterparty risk because a regulated clearinghouse is the counterparty instead of the clearing broker or executing broker. The clearinghouse imposes initial margin requirements to secure the fund’s performance, and requires daily settlement of variation margin representing changes in the market value of each contract. To further mitigate counterparty risk, the fund trades with a diverse group of prequalified executing brokers; monitors the financial strength of its clearing brokers, executing brokers, and clearinghouse; and has entered into agreements with its clearing brokers and executing brokers.

 

During the year ended January 31, 2020, the fund’s average amounts of investments in credit protection sold and credit protection purchased represented 1% and 2% of net assets, respectively, based on the average of notional amounts at each quarter-end during the period. The average amount of investments in interest rate swaps represented 3% of net assets, based on the average of notional amounts at each quarter-end during the period.

 

6. Options: The fund invests in options contracts on futures and swaps to adjust its exposure to the underlying investments. The primary risk associated with purchasing options is that the value of the underlying investments may move in such a way that the option is out-of-the-money (the exercise price of the option exceeds the value of the underlying investment), the position is worthless at expiration, and the fund loses the premium paid. The primary risk associated with selling options is that the value of the underlying investments may move in such a way that the option is in-the-money (the exercise price of the option exceeds the value of the underlying investment), the counterparty exercises the option, and the fund loses an amount equal to the market value of the option written less the premium received.

 

The fund invests in options on futures, which are exchange-traded. Counterparty risk involving exchange-traded options on futures is mitigated because a regulated clearinghouse is the counterparty instead of the clearing broker. To further mitigate counterparty risk, the fund trades options on futures on an exchange, monitors the financial strength of its clearing brokers and clearinghouses, and has entered into clearing agreements with its clearing brokers.

 

The fund invests in options on swaps (swaptions), which are transacted over-the-counter (OTC) and not on an exchange. A receiver swaption gives the owner the right to receive the total return of a specified asset, reference rate, or index. A payer swaption gives the owner the right to pay the total return of a specified asset, reference rate, or index. Swaptions also include options that allow an existing swap to be terminated or extended by one of the counterparties. Unlike exchange-traded options, which are standardized with respect to the underlying instrument, expiration date, contract size, and strike price, the terms of OTC options generally are established through negotiation with the other party to the option contract. Although this type of arrangement allows the purchaser or writer greater flexibility to tailor an option to its needs, OTC options generally involve greater credit risk than exchange-traded options. Credit risk involves the possibility that a counterparty may

 

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default on its obligation to pay net amounts due to the fund. The fund mitigates its counterparty risk by entering into swaptions with a diverse group of prequalified counterparties and monitoring their financial strength.

 

Options on futures contracts are valued at their quoted daily settlement prices. Swaptions are valued daily based on market quotations received from independent pricing services or recognized dealers. The premium paid for a purchased option is recorded in the Statement of Net Assets as an asset that is subsequently adjusted daily to the current market value of the option purchased. The premium received for a written option is recorded in the Statement of Net Assets as an asset with an equal liability that is subsequently adjusted daily to the current market value of the option written. Fluctuations in the value of the options are recorded in the Statement of Operations as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) until expired, closed, or exercised, at which time realized gains (losses) are recognized.

 

During the year ended January 31, 2020, the fund’s average value of investments in options purchased and options written each represented less than 1% of net assets, based on the average market values at each quarter-end during the period.

 

7. To Be Announced (TBA) Transactions: A TBA transaction is an agreement to buy or sell mortgage-backed securities with agreed-upon characteristics (face amount, coupon, maturity) for settlement at a future date. The fund may be a seller of TBA transactions to reduce its exposure to the mortgage-backed securities market or in order to sell mortgage-backed securities it owns under delayed-delivery arrangements. When the fund is a buyer of TBA transactions, it maintains cash or short-term investments in an amount sufficient to meet the purchase price at the settlement date of the TBA transaction. The primary risk associated with TBA transactions is that a counterparty may default on its obligations. The fund mitigates its counterparty risk by, among other things, performing a credit analysis of counterparties, allocating transactions among numerous counterparties, and monitoring its exposure to each counterparty. The fund may also enter into a Master Securities Forward Transaction Agreement (MSFTA) with certain counterparties and require them to transfer collateral as security for their performance. In the absence of a default, the collateral pledged or received by the fund cannot be repledged, resold, or rehypothecated. Under an MSFTA, upon a counterparty default (including bankruptcy), the fund may terminate any TBA transactions with that counterparty, determine the net amount owed by either party in accordance with its master netting arrangements, and sell or retain any collateral held up to the net amount owed to the fund under the master netting arrangements.

 

8. Mortgage Dollar Rolls: The fund enters into mortgage-dollar-roll transactions, in which the fund sells mortgage-backed securities to a dealer and simultaneously agrees to purchase similar securities in the future at a predetermined price. The proceeds of the securities sold in mortgage-dollar-roll transactions are typically invested in high-quality short-term fixed income securities. The fund forgoes principal and interest paid on the securities sold, and is compensated by interest earned on the proceeds of the sale and by a lower price on the securities to be repurchased. The fund accounts for mortgage-dollar-roll transactions as purchases and sales; as such, these transactions may increase the fund’s portfolio turnover rate. Amounts to be received or paid in connection with open mortgage dollar rolls are included in Receivables for Investment Securities Sold or Payables for Investment Securities Purchased in the Statement of Net Assets.

 

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9. Federal Income Taxes: The fund intends to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company and distribute all of its taxable income. Management has analyzed the fund’s tax positions taken for all open federal income tax years (January 31, 2017–2020), and has concluded that no provision for federal income tax is required in the fund’s financial statements.

 

10. Distributions: Distributions from net investment income are declared daily and paid on the first business day of the following month. Annual distributions from realized capital gains, if any, are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Distributions are determined on a tax basis and may differ from net investment income and realized capital gains for financial reporting purposes.

 

11. Credit Facility: The fund and certain other funds managed by The Vanguard Group (“Vanguard”) participate in a $4.3 billion committed credit facility provided by a syndicate of lenders pursuant to a credit agreement that may be renewed annually; each fund is individually liable for its borrowings, if any, under the credit facility. Borrowings may be utilized for temporary and emergency purposes, and are subject to the fund’s regulatory and contractual borrowing restrictions. The participating funds are charged administrative fees and an annual commitment fee of 0.10% of the undrawn amount of the facility; these fees are allocated to the funds based on a method approved by the fund’s board of trustees and included in Management and Administrative expenses on the fund’s Statement of Operations. Any borrowings under this facility bear interest at a rate based upon the higher of the one-month London Interbank Offered Rate, federal funds effective rate, or overnight bank funding rate plus an agreed-upon spread.

 

The fund had no borrowings outstanding at January 31, 2020, or at any time during the period then ended.

 

12. Other: Interest income includes income distributions received from Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund and is accrued daily. Premiums and discounts on debt securities are amortized and accreted, respectively, to interest income over the lives of the respective securities, except for premiums on certain callable debt securities that are amortized to the earliest call date. Security transactions are accounted for on the date securities are bought or sold. Costs used to determine realized gains (losses) on the sale of investment securities are those of the specific securities sold.

 

Each class of shares has equal rights as to assets and earnings, except that each class separately bears certain class-specific expenses related to maintenance of shareholder accounts (included in Management and Administrative expenses) and shareholder reporting. Marketing and distribution expenses are allocated to each class of shares based on a method approved by the board of trustees. Income, other non-class-specific expenses, and gains and losses on investments are allocated to each class of shares based on its relative net assets.

 

B.  In accordance with the terms of a Funds’ Service Agreement (the “FSA”) between Vanguard and the fund, Vanguard furnishes to the fund investment advisory, corporate management, administrative, marketing, and distribution services at Vanguard’s cost of operations (as defined by the FSA). These costs of operations are allocated to the fund based on methods and guidelines approved by the board of trustees. Vanguard does not require reimbursement in the current period for certain costs of operations (such as deferred compensation/benefits and risk/insurance costs); the fund’s liability for these costs of operations is included in Payables to Vanguard on the Statement of Net Assets. All other costs of operations payable to Vanguard are generally settled twice a month.

  

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Upon the request of Vanguard, the fund may invest up to 0.40% of its net assets as capital in Vanguard. At January 31, 2020, the fund had contributed to Vanguard capital in the amount of $2,728,000, representing less than 0.01% of the fund’s net assets and 1.09% of Vanguard’s capital received pursuant to the FSA. The fund’s trustees and officers are also directors and employees, respectively, of Vanguard.

 

C.  Various inputs may be used to determine the value of the fund’s investments. These inputs are summarized in three broad levels for financial statement purposes. The inputs or methodologies used to value securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

 

Level 1—Quoted prices in active markets for identical securities.

Level 2—Other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.).

Level 3—Significant unobservable inputs (including the fund’s own assumptions used to determine the fair value of investments). Any investments valued with significant unobservable inputs are noted on the Statement of Net Assets.

 

The following table summarizes the market value of the fund’s investments and derivatives as of January 31, 2020, based on the inputs used to value them:

 

  Level 1 Level 2 Level 3
Investments ($000) ($000) ($000)
U.S. Government and Agency Obligations 4,425,489
Asset-Backed/Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities 14,693,709 34,982
Corporate Bonds 40,664,757 3
Sovereign Bonds 3,079,419
Taxable Municipal Bonds 32,408
Temporary Cash Investments 158,257
Options Purchased 166 3,132
Options Written (1,401) (5,953)
Futures Contracts—Assets1 174
Futures Contracts—Liabilities1 (5,114)
Forward Currency Contracts—Assets 33,058
Forward Currency Contracts—Liabilities (1,144)
Swap Contracts—Assets 4561 2,184
Swap Contracts—Liabilities (2,954)1 (11,407)
Total 149,584 62,915,652 34,985

 

1Represents variation margin on the last day of the reporting period.

   

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D.  At January 31, 2020, the fair values of derivatives were reflected in the Statement of Net Assets as follows:

 

Interest Rate Currency Credit  
  Contracts Contracts Contracts Total
Statement of Net Assets Caption ($000) ($000) ($000) ($000)
Options Purchased 2,504 794 3,298
Variation Margin Receivable—Futures Contracts 174 174
Variation Margin Receivable—CC Swap Contracts 265 191 456
Unrealized Appreciation—Forward Currency Contracts 33,058 33,058
Unrealized Appreciation—OTC Swap Contracts 2,184 2,184
Total Assets 2,943 33,058 3,169 39,170
         
Options Written (5,953) (1,401) (7,354)
Variation Margin Payable—Futures Contracts (5,114) (5,114)
Variation Margin Payable—CC Swap Contracts (2,737) (217) (2,954)
Unrealized Depreciation—Forward Currency Contracts (1,144) (1,144)
Unrealized Depreciation—OTC Swap Contracts (11,407) (11,407)
Total Liabilities (13,804) (1,144) (13,025) (27,973)

 

Realized net gain (loss) and the change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on derivatives for the year ended January 31, 2020, were:

 

  Interest Rate Currency Credit  
  Contracts Contracts Contracts Total
Realized Net Gain (Loss) on Derivatives ($000) ($000) ($000) ($000)
Futures Contracts (183,741) (183,741)
Options Purchased 2,640 (1,968) 672
Options Written 15,852 8,798 24,650
Swap Contracts (71,375) (16,131) (87,506)
Forward Currency Contracts 42,139 42,139
Realized Net Gain (Loss) on Derivatives (236,624) 42,139 (9,301) (203,786)
         
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on Derivatives      
Futures Contracts 15,380 15,380
Options Purchased (1,146) 33 (1,113)
Options Written (765) 973 208
Swap Contracts (2,467) (2,520) (4,987)
Forward Currency Contracts 48,917 48,917
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on Derivatives 11,002 48,917 (1,514) 58,405

 

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E.       Permanent differences between book-basis and tax-basis components of net assets are reclassified among capital accounts in the financial statements to reflect their tax character. These reclassifications have no effect on net assets or net asset value per share. As of period end, permanent differences primarily attributable to the accounting for foreign currency transactions and swap agreements were reclassified between the individual components of total distributable earnings (loss).

 

   Amount 
   ($000)
Paid-in Capital   
Total Distributable Earnings (Loss)   

 

Temporary differences between book-basis and tax-basis components of total distributable earnings (loss) arise when certain items of income, gain, or loss are recognized in different periods for financial statement and tax purposes; these differences will reverse at some time in the future. The differences are primarily related to the tax deferral of losses on wash sales and straddles; the realization of unrealized gains or losses on certain futures contracts, forward currency contracts and options, payables for distributions; and the tax recognition of gain or loss from foreign currency hedges. As of period end, the tax-basis components of total distributable earnings (loss) are detailed in the table as follows:

 

   Amount 
   ($000)
Undistributed Ordinary Income  36,586 
Undistributed Long-Term Gains   
Capital Loss Carryforwards (Non-expiring)*  (647,892)
Net Unrealized Gains (Losses)  1,334,563 

 

* The fund used capital loss carryforwards of $109,930,000 to offset taxable capital gains realized during the year ended January 31, 2020.

 

As of January 31, 2020, gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation for investments and derivatives based on cost for U.S. federal income tax purposes were as follows:

 

   Amount 
   ($000)
Tax Cost  61,736,452 
Gross Unrealized Appreciation  1,467,481 
Gross Unrealized Depreciation  (133,134)
Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)  1,334,347 

 

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F.       During the year ended January 31, 2020, the fund purchased $36,595,813,000 of investment securities and sold $29,484,775,000 of investment securities, other than U.S. government securities and temporary cash investments. Purchases and sales of U.S. government securities were $13,935,265,000 and $14,565,399,000, respectively.

 

G.       Capital share transactions for each class of shares were:

 

    Year Ended January 31,
    2020     2019
  Amount Shares   Amount Shares
  ($000) (000)   ($000) (000)
Investor Shares          
Issued 1,636,784 153,429   1,325,422 126,687
Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions 209,166 19,568   206,614 19,752
Redeemed (1,737,664) (162,876)   (2,956,519) (282,593)
Net Increase (Decrease)—Investor Shares 108,286 10,121   (1,424,483) (136,154)
Admiral Shares          
Issued 11,770,080 1,102,886   11,332,613 1,083,427
Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions 981,607 91,821   920,232 87,968
Redeemed (9,936,863) (931,111)   (13,925,172) (1,331,637)
Net Increase (Decrease)—Admiral Shares 2,814,824 263,596   (1,672,327) (160,242)
Institutional Shares          
Issued 2,677,282 250,889   3,255,614 311,004
Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions 282,087 26,388   271,951 25,995
Redeemed (2,520,602) (236,348)   (4,916,788) (469,832)
Net Increase (Decrease)—Institutional Shares 438,767 40,929   (1,389,223) (132,833)

 

 

H.       Management has determined that no events or transactions occurred subsequent to January 31, 2020, that would require recognition or disclosure in these financial statements.

  

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Performance Summary

 

 

 

All of the returns in this report represent past performance, which is not a guarantee of future results that may be achieved by the fund. (Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data cited. For performance data current to the most recent month-end, visit our website at vanguard.com/performance.) Note, too, that both investment returns and principal value can fluctuate widely, so an investor’s shares, when sold, could be worth more or less than their original cost. The returns shown do not reflect taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the sale of fund shares.

 

 

Cumulative Performance: January 31, 2010, Through January 31, 2020

Initial Investment of $10,000

 

 

  

 

    Average Annual Total Returns  
    Periods Ended January 31, 2020  
          Final Value
    One Five Ten of a $10,000
    Year Years Years Investment
Intermediate-Term Investment-Grade Fund Investor Shares 10.76% 3.68% 4.97% $16,244
Bloomberg Barclays U.S. 5–10 Year Credit Bond Index 13.55 4.48 5.82 17,606
Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index 9.64 3.01 3.79 14,501
           
           
          Final Value
    One Five Ten of a $50,000
    Year Years Years Investment
Intermediate-Term Investment-Grade Fund Admiral Shares 10.87% 3.79% 5.08% $82,050
Bloomberg Barclays U.S. 5–10 Year Credit Bond Index 13.55 4.48 5.82 88,029
Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index 9.64 3.01 3.79 72,507

 

 

 

 

 

See Financial Highlights for dividend and capital gains information.

 

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Sector Diversification

As of January 31, 2020

 

Asset-Backed 6.4%
Commercial Mortgage-Backed 10.0
Finance 28.4
Foreign 5.4
Government Mortgage-Backed 8.0
Industrial 32.2
Treasury/Agency 5.3
Utilities 4.1
Other 0.2

 

The table reflects the fund’s market exposure. Any holdings in short-term reserves are excluded. The agency and mortgage-backed securities sectors may include issues from government-sponsored enterprises; such issues are generally not backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government.

 

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Financial Statements

 

 

Statement of Net Assets—Investments Summary

As of January 31, 2020

 

This Statement summarizes the fund’s holdings by asset type. Details are reported for each of the fund’s 50 largest individual holdings and for investments that, in total for any issuer, represent more than 1% of the fund’s net assets. The total value of smaller holdings is reported as a single amount within each category.

 

The fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) four times in each fiscal year. For the second and fourth quarters the complete list of the fund’s holdings is available on vanguard.com and on Form N-CSR, or you can have it mailed to you without charge by calling 800-662-7447. For the first and third quarters of each fiscal year, the complete list of the fund’s holdings is available as an exhibit to its reports on Form N-PORT. The fund’s Form N-CSR and Form N-PORT reports are available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.

 

        Face Market Percentage
      Maturity Amount Value• of Net
    Coupon Date ($000) ($000) Assets
U.S. Government and Agency Obligations          
U.S. Government Securities          
1 United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.500% 11/30/24 350,000 353,006 1.1%
  United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.500% 10/31/24 250,000 252,030 0.8%
  United States Treasury Note/Bond 2.875% 4/30/25 200,000 215,438 0.6%
1 United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.875% 6/30/26 200,000 205,750 0.6%
  United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.750% 11/15/29 200,000 204,344 0.6%
  United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.625% 8/15/29 175,000 176,858 0.5%
2,3,4 United States Treasury Note/Bond 2.875% 5/15/28 140,000 155,357 0.5%
  United States Treasury Note/Bond 2.875% 5/31/25 135,000 145,568 0.4%
  United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.625% 10/31/26 50,000 50,664 0.2%
          1,759,015 5.3%
             
Agency Notes †       6,871 0.0%
           
Conventional Mortgage-Backed Securities          
5,6 Fannie Mae Pool 3.000% 12/1/49 232,119 235,698 0.7%
5,6 Fannie Mae Pool 3.000%–5.000% 11/1/42–3/1/50 193,403 208,066 0.6%
  Conventional Mortgage-Backed Securities—Other †     57,073 0.2%
          500,837 1.5%
  Nonconventional Mortgage-Backed Securities          
5,6 Fannie Mae REMICS 1.750% 3/25/46 82,530 81,706 0.2%
5,6 Fannie Mae REMICS 2.500% 9/25/49 25,600 26,304 0.1%
  Nonconventional Mortgage-Backed Securities—Other †     161,360 0.5%
      269,370 0.8%
Total U.S. Government and Agency Obligations (Cost $2,483,549)     2,536,093 7.6%

   

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        Face Market Percentage
      Maturity Amount Value• of Net
    Coupon Date ($000) ($000) Assets
Asset-Backed/Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities      
5,7 ARL Second LLC 2014-1A 2.920% 6/15/44 3,855 3,877 0.0%
5 Banc of America Commercial Mortgage Trust 2015-UBS7 3.429%–4.506% 9/15/48 7,626 8,143 0.0%
5 Banc of America Commercial Mortgage Trust 2017-BNK3 3.574% 2/15/50 1,540 1,690 0.0%
5,7 Chrysler Capital Auto Receivables Trust 2016-AA 4.220% 2/15/23 8,530 8,562 0.0%
5,7 Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust 2012-GC8 3.683% 9/10/45 2,017 2,083 0.0%
5 Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust 2013-GC11 3.093% 4/10/46 6,015 6,220 0.0%
5 Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust 2013-GC15 3.942%–4.371% 9/10/46 2,564 2,740 0.0%
5 Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust 2014-GC19 3.753%–4.023% 3/10/47 16,764 18,043 0.1%
5 Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust 2014-GC21 3.575%–3.855% 5/10/47 23,288 24,798 0.1%
5 Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust 2014-GC23 3.356%–4.586% 7/10/47 17,385 18,522 0.1%
5 Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust 2014-GC25 3.372%–4.676% 10/10/47 23,444 25,042 0.1%
5 Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust 2015-GC27 3.137% 2/10/48 6,418 6,769 0.0%
5 Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust 2015-GC31 3.762% 6/10/48 38,770 42,230 0.1%
5 Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust 2015-GC33 3.778%–4.725% 9/10/58 25,499 27,851 0.1%
5 Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust 2016-C1 3.209% 5/10/49 9,545 10,210 0.0%
5 Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust 2016-C2 2.575% 8/10/49 7,470 7,683 0.0%
5 Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust 2016-GC37 3.050% 4/10/49 22,200 23,413 0.1%
5 Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust 2016-P4 2.902% 7/10/49 19,310 20,311 0.1%
5 Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust 2017-C4 3.471% 10/12/50 6,425 7,016 0.0%
5 Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust 2017-P8 3.465%–4.411% 9/15/50 19,670 21,350 0.1%
5 Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C5 4.228% 6/10/51 900 1,035 0.0%
5 Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C6 4.343%–4.412% 11/10/51 18,880 21,761 0.1%
5 Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust 2019-C7 2.860%–3.102% 12/15/72 51,268 54,484 0.2%
5,7 Drive Auto Receivables Trust 2016-BA 4.530% 8/15/23 7,357 7,429 0.0%
5,7 Drive Auto Receivables Trust 2016-C 4.180% 3/15/24 9,441 9,553 0.0%
5 Drive Auto Receivables Trust 2017-1 3.840% 3/15/23 1,581 1,598 0.0%
5 Drive Auto Receivables Trust 2018-2 3.630%–4.140% 8/15/24 18,913 19,208 0.1%

  

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        Face Market Percentage
      Maturity Amount Value• of Net
    Coupon Date ($000) ($000) Assets
5 Drive Auto Receivables Trust 2018-3 3.370%–4.300% 9/15/22–9/16/24 25,128 25,512 0.1%
5 Drive Auto Receivables Trust 2018-5 3.680%–4.300% 7/15/23–4/15/26 33,460 34,305 0.1%
5 Drive Auto Receivables Trust 2019-2 3.690% 8/17/26 5,630 5,821 0.0%
5,6 Fannie Mae-Aces 2011-84A 5.250% 9/25/41 14,376 16,603 0.1%
5,6 Fannie Mae-Aces 2013-19A 3.500% 3/25/43 20,189 22,256 0.1%
5,6 Fannie Mae-Aces 2016-53KA 1.850% 8/25/46 37,910 37,680 0.1%
5,6 Fannie Mae-Aces 2018-49E 3.500% 7/25/48 2,108 2,217 0.0%
5,6 Fannie Mae-Aces 2018-73E 4.000% 10/25/48 7,779 8,453 0.0%
5,6 FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates 4945F 2.500% 9/25/49 77,652 79,471 0.2%
5,7 GS Mortgage Securities Corporation Trust 2012-ALOHA 3.551% 4/10/34 5,430 5,634 0.0%
5,7 GS Mortgage Securities Trust 2010-C2 5.352% 12/10/43 1,370 1,400 0.0%
5,7 GS Mortgage Securities Trust 2011-GC3 5.824% 3/10/44 2,650 2,728 0.0%
5,7 GS Mortgage Securities Trust 2012-BWTR 2.954% 11/5/34 7,625 7,811 0.0%
5,7 GS Mortgage Securities Trust 2012-GC6 4.948% 1/10/45 1,025 1,073 0.0%
5 GS Mortgage Securities Trust 2012-GCJ7 5.875% 5/10/45 2,140 2,250 0.0%
5,7 GS Mortgage Securities Trust 2013-GC13 4.186%–4.219% 7/10/46 1,395 1,464 0.0%
5 GS Mortgage Securities Trust 2013-GCJ12 3.135%–3.777% 6/10/46 5,678 5,890 0.0%
5 GS Mortgage Securities Trust 2013-GCJ14 3.817%–4.243% 8/10/46 6,677 6,995 0.0%
5 GS Mortgage Securities Trust 2014-GC20 3.998%–4.258% 4/10/47 11,859 12,767 0.0%
5 GS Mortgage Securities Trust 2014-GC24 3.931%–4.665% 9/10/47 27,220 28,878 0.1%
5 GS Mortgage Securities Trust 2014-GC26 3.364%–3.629% 11/10/47 25,550 27,304 0.1%
5 GS Mortgage Securities Trust 2015-GC28 3.136% 2/10/48 9,286 9,739 0.0%
5 GS Mortgage Securities Trust 2015-GC30 3.382% 5/10/50 2,398 2,565 0.0%
5 GS Mortgage Securities Trust 2015-GC32 3.764% 7/10/48 4,615 5,035 0.0%
5 GS Mortgage Securities Trust 2015-GC34 3.244%–4.807% 10/10/48 24,930 26,703 0.1%
5 GS Mortgage Securities Trust 2016-GS3 2.850% 10/10/49 2,220 2,325 0.0%
5 GS Mortgage Securities Trust 2017-GS6 3.433% 5/10/50 10,220 11,079 0.0%
5 GS Mortgage Securities Trust 2018-GS10 4.155% 7/10/51 5,335 6,098 0.0%
5 GS Mortgage Securities Trust 2019-GC38 3.968% 2/10/52 3,080 3,506 0.0%

 

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        Face Market Percentage
      Maturity Amount Value• of Net
    Coupon Date ($000) ($000) Assets
5 GS Mortgage Securities Trust 2019-GC40 3.160% 7/10/52 6,528 7,033 0.0%
5 GS Mortgage Securities Trust 2019-GS4 3.001% 9/1/52 13,130 13,981 0.1%
5 GS Mortgage Securities Trust 2020-GC45 2.843%–2.911% 2/13/53 48,696 51,455 0.1%
5,7 Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust 2012-CKSV 3.277% 10/15/30 11,190 11,358 0.0%
5 Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust 2012-C5 3.176%–3.792% 8/15/45 24,502 25,388 0.1%
5 Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust 2012-C6 2.858% 11/15/45 5,277 5,393 0.0%
5 Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust 2013-C10 4.217% 7/15/46 3,074 3,215 0.0%
5 Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust 2013-C11 3.960%–4.298% 8/15/46 14,888 15,778 0.1%
5 Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust 2013-C12 3.824%–4.259% 10/15/46 2,639 2,817 0.0%
5 Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust 2013-C13 4.039% 11/15/46 400 431 0.0%
5 Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust 2013-C7 2.918%–3.214% 2/15/46 4,470 4,590 0.0%
5 Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust 2013-C9 3.102% 5/15/46 12,980 13,463 0.1%
5 Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust 2014-C14 4.064%–4.384% 2/15/47 3,900 4,211 0.0%
5 Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust 2014-C15 3.773%–5.073% 4/15/47 32,837 35,393 0.1%
5 Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust 2014-C16 3.892%–4.929% 6/15/47 19,323 20,728 0.1%
5 Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust 2014-C17 3.741%–4.011% 8/15/47 30,076 32,256 0.1%
5 Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust 2014-C18 3.923% 10/15/47 5,430 5,884 0.0%
5 Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust 2014-C19 3.326%–3.526% 12/15/47 10,713 11,203 0.0%
5 Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust 2015-C20 3.069%–3.249% 2/15/48 19,092 19,941 0.1%

 

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        Face Market Percentage
      Maturity Amount Value• of Net
    Coupon Date ($000) ($000) Assets
5 Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust 2015-C23 3.451%–3.719% 7/15/50 9,400 10,082 0.0%
5 Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust 2015-C24 3.479%–3.732% 5/15/48 38,730 42,036 0.1%
5 Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust 2015-C25 3.635% 10/15/48 8,263 8,963 0.0%
5 Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust 2016-C29 3.058%–4.907% 5/15/49 25,849 27,616 0.1%
5 Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust 2016-C32 3.720% 12/15/49 30,527 33,609 0.1%
5 Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust 2017-C34 3.536% 11/15/52 6,550 7,176 0.0%
5 Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust 2012-C4 3.244%–3.773% 3/15/45 4,700 4,820 0.0%
5,7 Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust 2012-STAR 3.201% 8/5/34 6,407 6,578 0.0%
5,7 Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust 2014-150E 3.912% 9/9/32 6,370 6,845 0.0%
5,7 Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust 2014-CPT 3.350% 7/13/29 2,795 2,846 0.0%
5,7 Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust 2015-420 3.727% 10/12/50 4,398 4,668 0.0%
5 Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust 2015-UBS8 3.809%–4.738% 12/15/48 54,215 59,212 0.2%
5 Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust 2016-BNK2 3.049% 11/15/49 5,260 5,590 0.0%
5 Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust 2016-UB11 2.782% 8/15/49 32,178 33,513 0.1%
5 Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust 2016-UBS9 3.594% 3/15/49 10,920 11,814 0.0%
5 Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust 2017-HR2 3.509%–3.587% 12/15/50 6,306 6,865 0.0%
5 Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust 2018-H4 4.247% 12/15/51 6,730 7,529 0.0%
5 Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust 2019-L3 3.127% 11/15/52 23,310 25,064 0.1%
5 Morgan Stanley Captial I Trust 2016-BNK2 2.791% 11/15/49 8,300 8,594 0.0%
5 Santander Drive Auto Receivables Trust 2016-2 3.390% 4/15/22 1,440 1,450 0.0%
5 Santander Drive Auto Receivables Trust 2017-3 2.760% 12/15/22 3,773 3,785 0.0%
5 Santander Drive Auto Receivables Trust 2018-1 2.960%–3.320% 3/15/24 13,520 13,624 0.1%
5 Santander Drive Auto Receivables Trust 2018-3 4.070% 8/15/24 21,950 22,544 0.1%
5 Santander Drive Auto Receivables Trust 2018-4 3.980% 12/15/25 11,000 11,351 0.0%

 

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        Face Market Percentage
      Maturity Amount Value• of Net
    Coupon Date ($000) ($000) Assets
5 Santander Drive Auto Receivables Trust 2018-5 4.190% 12/16/24 17,580 18,130 0.1%
5 Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2012- LC5 2.918%–3.539% 10/15/45 12,847 13,257 0.1%
5 Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2013-LC12 3.928%–4.218% 7/15/46 8,696 9,304 0.0%
5 Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2014-LC16 3.548%–4.458% 8/15/50 30,410 32,437 0.1%
5 Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2014-LC18 3.405% 12/15/47 13,210 14,109 0.1%
5 Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2015-C26 3.166% 2/15/48 30,685 32,447 0.1%
5 Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2015-C27 3.451% 2/15/48 15,822 16,949 0.1%
5 Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2015-C29 3.637%–4.363% 6/15/48 19,003 20,542 0.1%
5 Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2015-C30 3.411%–4.646% 9/15/58 16,600 17,852 0.1%
5 Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2015-LC22 3.839%–4.685% 9/15/58 18,104 19,740 0.1%
5 Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2015-SG1 3.789% 9/15/48 23,664 25,762 0.1%
5 Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2016-BNK1 2.652% 8/15/49 12,670 13,114 0.0%
5 Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2016-C32 3.560% 1/15/59 9,166 9,947 0.0%
5 Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2016-C37 3.525%–3.794% 12/15/49 21,880 24,148 0.1%
5 Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2017-C38 3.453% 7/15/50 6,905 7,527 0.0%
5 Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2017-C39 3.157%–3.418% 9/15/50 22,830 24,768 0.1%
5 Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2017- C40 3.581% 10/15/50 15,380 16,895 0.1%
5 Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2017-C41 3.472% 11/15/50 12,360 13,481 0.1%

 

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      Face Market Percentage
    Maturity Amount Value• of Net
  Coupon Date ($000) ($000) Assets
5 Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2017-C42 3.589% 12/15/50 6,745 7,433 0.0%
5 Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2017-RC1 3.631% 1/15/60 2,712 2,980 0.0%
5 Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C43 4.514% 3/15/51 12,380 13,195 0.0%
5 Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C46 4.152% 8/15/51 4,315 4,927 0.0%
5 Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C47 4.365%–4.442% 9/15/61 13,290 15,315 0.1%
5 Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C48 4.245% 1/15/52 11,180 12,589 0.0%
5 Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2019-C49 3.933%–4.023% 3/15/52 6,050 6,810 0.0%
5 Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2019-C50 3.635% 5/15/52 3,710 4,069 0.0%
5 Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2019-C52 2.892% 8/15/52 7,970 8,387 0.0%
5 Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2019-C54 3.146% 12/15/52 7,390 7,944 0.0%
§,7 Asset-Backed/Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities—Other †   4,138,615 12.3%
Total Asset-Backed/Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities
(Cost $5,814,784)
    6,008,548 17.9%
Corporate Bonds        
Finance          
  Banking          
  Banco Santander SA 2.706%–4.379% 6/27/24–6/27/29 138,315 147,016 0.4%
5 Bank of America Corp. 2.884%–4.271% 3/15/25–10/22/30 412,130 444,444 1.3%
  Bank of Montreal 3.300% 2/5/24 76,000 80,120 0.2%
  Credit Suisse AG 3.625% 9/9/24 67,150 71,959 0.2%
  Goldman Sachs Group Inc. 3.750% 5/22/25 86,497 93,186 0.3%
5 Goldman Sachs Group Inc. 3.272%–4.223% 7/8/24–5/1/29 187,418 201,608 0.6%
8,9 Goldman Sachs Group Inc., 3M
Australian Bank Bill Rate + 1.550%
2.477% 5/2/24 30,700 20,841 0.1%
5 HSBC Holdings plc 4.041% 3/13/28 75,599 82,643 0.3%
5 HSBC Holdings plc 2.633%–4.583% 5/18/24–5/22/30 238,458 258,789 0.8%
8,9 HSBC Holdings plc, 3M
Australian Bank Bill Rate + 1.100%
2.002% 2/16/24 28,200 18,855 0.1%
5 JPMorgan Chase & Co. 1.090%–4.005% 3/1/24–7/24/38 440,145 470,948 1.4%

 

59

 

Intermediate-Term Investment-Grade Fund

 

 

 

 

 

        Face Market  Percentage
      Maturity Amount Value· of Net
    Coupon Date ($000) ($000) Assets
  Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc. 3.777% 3/2/25 91,027 98,321 0.3%
  Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc. 3.195% 7/18/29 72,000 76,251 0.2%
  Morgan Stanley 3.875% 1/27/26 85,427 93,196 0.3%
  Morgan Stanley 3.625% 1/20/27 69,180 75,170 0.2%
5  Morgan Stanley 2.699%–4.000% 4/29/25–1/22/31 158,701 168,148 0.5%
  Royal Bank of Canada 2.250% 11/1/24 90,679 92,263 0.3%
  Santander Holdings USA Inc. 3.500%–4.400% 6/7/24–7/13/27 41,222 43,314 0.1%
7 Santander UK Group Holdings plc 4.750% 9/15/25 17,061 18,599 0.1%
  Santander UK plc 2.875%–4.000% 3/13/24–6/18/24 46,110 48,896 0.2%
  Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc. 3.040% 7/16/29 114,000 119,642 0.4%
  Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc. 2.632%–4.306% 7/16/24–1/15/30 230,912 242,370 0.7%
  Truist Bank 3.200% 4/1/24 102,525 107,771 0.3%
  Wells Fargo & Co. 3.000% 4/22/26 77,841 81,236 0.2%
5 Wells Fargo & Co. 2.406%–4.150% 9/9/24–10/30/30 283,756 298,413 0.9%
10 Wells Fargo Bank NA 5.250% 8/1/23 6,500 9,709 0.0%
§,7 Banking—Other †       3,315,021 9.8%
7 Brokerage †       507,812 1.5%
7 Finance Companies †       68,471 0.2%
7 Insurance †       876,619 2.6%
  Other Finance †       8,929 0.0%
7 Real Estate Investment Trusts †     1,132,010 3.4%
          9,372,570 27.9%
Industrial          
7 Basic Industry †       322,170 0.9%
  Capital Goods          
  Lockheed Martin Corp. 3.550% 1/15/26 65,444 71,447 0.2%
  United Technologies Corp. 3.125% 5/4/27 75,965 81,485 0.3%
7 Capital Goods—Other †       599,534 1.7%
  Communication          
  Comcast Corp. 3.375% 8/15/25 84,848 91,144 0.3%
  Comcast Corp. 2.350%–4.150% 2/15/25–2/1/30 232,074 249,202 0.7%
7 Sky Ltd. 3.750% 9/16/24 20,000 21,500 0.1%
7 Communication—Other †       810,201 2.4%
  Consumer Cyclical          
  Visa Inc. 3.150% 12/14/25 120,737 129,732 0.4%
7 Consumer Cyclical—Other †     1,072,758 3.2%
  Consumer Noncyclical          
7 AbbVie Inc. 2.150% 11/19/21 75,000 75,427 0.2%
7,8 AbbVie Inc. 2.950% 11/21/26 70,225 72,456 0.2%
7 Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. 2.900% 7/26/24 85,000 88,725 0.3%
7 Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. 3.200% 6/15/26 81,124 86,649 0.2%
  Gilead Sciences Inc. 3.500% 2/1/25 81,507 87,335 0.3%
  Medtronic Inc. 3.500% 3/15/25 69,286 75,038 0.2%
  Reynolds American Inc. 4.450% 6/12/25 72,408 79,219 0.2%
7 Consumer Noncyclical—Other †     2,223,386 6.7%

 

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Intermediate-Term Investment-Grade Fund

 

 

 

 

 

        Face Market  Percentage
      Maturity Amount Value• of Net
    Coupon Date ($000) ($000) Assets
  Energy          

 

 

BP Capital Markets America Inc. 3.017%–4.234% 4/14/24–11/6/28 210,647 226,443 0.7%
  BP Capital Markets plc 3.279%–3.814% 2/10/24–9/19/27 106,158 113,704 0.3%
  ConocoPhillips Co. 4.950% 3/15/26 67,877 79,270 0.2%
  Exxon Mobil Corp. 2.275% 8/16/26 70,000 71,551 0.2%
  Shell International Finance BV 3.250% 5/11/25 85,903 91,884 0.3%
7 Energy—Other †       1,368,425 4.1%
  Other Industrial †       11,373 0.0%
  Technology          
  Apple Inc. 2.750% 1/13/25 68,358 71,572 0.2%
  Apple Inc. 3.250% 2/23/26 88,151 94,985 0.3%
  Apple Inc. 2.450% 8/4/26 69,739 71,997 0.2%
  Apple Inc. 0.500%–3.450% 2/9/24–11/15/31 309,085 327,486 1.0%
  Fiserv Inc. 3.200% 7/1/26 92,520 97,721 0.3%

 

 

International Business Machines Corp. 3.300% 5/15/26 108,665 116,966 0.4%
  International Business          
  Machines Corp. 3.500% 5/15/29 73,015 80,222 0.2%
  Microsoft Corp. 2.400% 8/8/26 97,672 101,235 0.3%
  QUALCOMM Inc. 3.250% 5/20/27 85,553 91,827 0.3%
7 Technology—Other        923,702 2.7%
7 Transportation †       389,997 1.2%
          10,567,768 31.4%
Utilities          
7 Electric †       1,239,302 3.7%
7 Natural Gas †       74,097 0.2%
  Other Utility †       22,802 0.1%
          1,336,201 4.0%
Total Corporate Bonds (Cost $20,209,861)       21,276,539 63.3%
Sovereign Bonds          
7 Emirate of Abu Dhabi 2.125% 9/30/24 91,000 91,543 0.3%
  Kingdom of Saudi Arabia 2.375% 10/26/21 131,077 132,166 0.4%
  Republic of Indonesia 3.750% 4/25/22 88,508 91,555 0.3%
  State of Qatar 3.375% 3/14/24 75,402 79,549 0.2%
7 Sovereign Bonds—Other        1,662,841 4.9%
Total Sovereign Bonds (Cost $1,980,351)       2,057,654 6.1%
Taxable Municipal Bonds (Cost $59,185) †       62,345 0.2%
Common Stocks (Cost $48,288) †       50,142 0.2%
             
        Shares    
Temporary Cash Investment          
Money Market Fund          
11 Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund
(Cost $1,127,549)
1.730%   11,273,586 1,127,584 3.3%

 

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        Notional Market Percentage
  Expiration   Exercise Amount Value• of Net
  Date Contracts Price ($000) ($000) Assets
Options Purchased            
Exchange-Traded Options (0.0%)            
Put Options            
  10-Year U.S. Treasury Note Futures Contracts 2/21/20 797 $130.00 103,610 87 0.0%
               
          Notional    
          Amount on    
          Underlying    
      Expiration Exercise Swap    
    Counterparty Date Rate ($000)    
Over-the-Counter Swaptions (0.0%)            
Call Swaptions            

 

 

 

 

10-Year Interest Rate Swap,
Pays 3M USD LIBOR
Quarterly, Receives 1.130%
Semiannually
BNPSW 9/21/20 1.130% 47,725 427 0.0%
  Put Swaptions            

 

 

 

5-Year CDX-NA-HY-33-V2,
Credit Protection Sold,
Receives 5.000% Quarterly
BNPSW 3/18/20 1.060% 31,980 124 0.0%

 

 

 

5-Year CDX-NA-IG-33-V1,
Credit Protection Sold,
Receives 1.000% Quarterly
MSCS 2/19/20 0.525% 63,590 54 0.0%

 

 

 

5-Year CDX-NA-IG-33-V1,
Credit Protection Sold,
Receives 1.000% Quarterly
JPMC 3/18/20 0.550% 63,960 83 0.0%

 

 

 

5-Year CDX-NA-IG-33-V1,
Credit Protection Sold,
Receives 1.000% Quarterly
GSI 2/19/20 0.600% 95,380 31 0.0%

 

 

 

5-Year CDX-NA-IG-33-V1,
Credit Protection Sold,
Receives 1.000% Quarterly
MSCS 3/18/20 0.550% 95,380 124 0.0%

 

 

 

5-Year CDX-NA-IG-33-V1,
Credit Protection Sold,
Receives 1.000% Quarterly
BOANA 3/18/20 0.475% 200,000 532 0.0%

 

 

 

5-Year CDX-NA-IG-33-V1,
Credit Protection Sold,
Receives 1.000% Quarterly
MSCS 3/18/20 0.475% 470,000 1,251 0.0%
            2,626 0.0%
Total Options Purchased (Cost $1,939)         2,713 0.0%
Total Investments (Cost $31,725,506)         33,121,618 98.6%

 

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      Face Market Percentage
    Maturity Amount Value of Net
  Coupon Date ($000) ($000) Assets
Conventional Mortgage-Backed Securities—Liability for Sale Commitments (-0.7%)    
5,6,12 UMBS Pool 3.000% 2/1/49–2/1/50 (238,350) (243,751) -0.7%
5,6,12 UMBS Pool 4.000% 1/1/50–2/1/50 (3,600) (3,760) -0.0%
Total Conventional Mortgage-Backed Securities—Liability for Sale Commitments (Proceeds $244,695)       (247,511) -0.7%
       
        Amount  
        ($000)  
Other Assets and Liabilities          
Other Assets       2,669,375 7.9%
Other Liabilities       (1,938,668) (5.8%)
        730,707 2.1%
Net Assets       33,604,814 100%
           
          Amount
          ($000)
Statement of Assets and Liabilities          
Assets          
Investments in Securities, at Value          
Unaffiliated Issuers         31,991,321
Affiliated Issuers         1,127,584
Options Purchased         2,713
Total Investments in Securities         33,121,618
Investment in Vanguard         1,433
Receivables for Investment Securities Sold         2,375,988
Receivables for Accrued Income         221,672
Receivables for Capital Shares Issued         30,344
Variation Margin Receivable—Futures Contracts         9,344
Variation Margin Receivable—CC Swap Contracts         220
Unrealized Appreciation—Forwards Contracts         9,713
Unrealized Appreciation—OTC Swap Contracts         2,502
Other Assets         18,159
Total Assets         35,790,993
Liabilities          
Payables for Investment Securities Purchased         (1,879,222)
Payables for Capital Shares Redeemed         (24,808)
Payables for Distributions         (11,198)
Payables to Vanguard         (9,937)
Liability for Sale Commitments         (247,511)
Options Written, at Value         (2,732)
Variation Margin Payable—Futures Contracts         (3,656)
Variation Margin Payable—CC Swap Contracts         (1,367)
Unrealized Depreciation—Forwards Contracts         (368)
Unrealized Depreciation—OTC Swap Contracts         (5,323)
Other Liabilities         (57)
Total Liabilities         (2,186,179)
Net Assets         33,604,814

 

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At January 31, 2020, net assets consisted of:

 

  Amount
  ($000)
Paid-in Capital 32,007,496
Total Distributable Earnings (Loss) 1,597,318
Net Assets 33,604,814
   
Investor Shares—Net Assets  
Applicable to 240,295,743 outstanding $.001 par value shares of beneficial interest (unlimited authorization) 2,458,630
Net Asset Value Per Share—Investor Shares $10.23
   
Admiral Shares—Net Assets  
Applicable to 3,044,094,306 outstanding $.001 par value shares of beneficial interest (unlimited authorization) 31,146,184
Net Asset Value Per Share—Admiral Shares $10.23

See Note A in Notes to Financial Statements.
§ Security value determined using significant unobservable inputs.
Represents the aggregate value, by category, of securities that are not among the 50 largest holdings and, in total for any issuer, represent 1% or less of net assets.
1 Securities with a value of $3,176,000 have been segregated as collateral for certain open To Be Announced (TBA) transactions.
2 Securities with a value of $9,543,000 have been segregated as initial margin for open centrally cleared swap contracts.
3 Securities with a value of $30,311,000 have been segregated as initial margin for open futures contracts.
4 Securities with a value of $1,548,000 have been segregated as collateral for open forward currency contracts and over-the-counter swap contracts.
5 The average or expected maturity is shorter than the final maturity shown because of the possibility of interim principal payments and prepayments or the possibility of the issue being called.
6 The issuer was placed under federal conservatorship in September 2008; since that time, its daily operations have been managed by the Federal Housing Finance Agency and it receives capital from the U.S. Treasury, as needed to maintain a positive net worth, in exchange for senior preferred stock.
7 Certain of the fund’s securities are exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. Such securities may be sold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At January 31, 2020, the aggregate value of these securities was $4,314,719,000, representing 12.8% of net assets.
8 Adjustable-rate security; rate shown is effective rate at period end. Certain adjustable-rate securities are not based on a published reference rate and spread but are determined by the issuer or agent based on current market conditions.
9 Face amount denominated in Australian dollars.
10 Face amount denominated in British pounds.
11 Affiliated money market fund available only to Vanguard funds and certain trusts and accounts managed by Vanguard. Rate shown is the 7-day yield.
12 Includes securities purchased on a when-issued or delayed-delivery basis for which the fund has not taken delivery as of January 31, 2020.

BNPSW—BNP Paribas.

BOANA—Bank of America, N.A.

CC—Centrally Cleared.

GSI—Goldman Sachs International.

JPMC—JP Morgan Chase Bank.

MSCS—Morgan Stanley Capital Services LLC.

OTC—Over-the-Counter.

REMICS—Real Estate Mortgage Investment Conduits.

UMBS—Uniform Mortgage-Backed Securities.

 

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Derivative Financial Instruments Outstanding as of Period End      
       
Options Written          
        Notional Market
  Expiration   Exercise Amount Value
  Date Contracts Price ($000) ($000)
Exchange-Traded Options          
Call Options          
10-Year U.S. Treasury Note Futures Contracts 2/21/20 797 $133.50 106,400 (125)
10-Year U.S. Treasury Note Futures Contracts 2/21/20 429 130.75 56,092 (503)
          (628)
           
Put Options          
10-Year U.S. Treasury Note Futures Contracts 2/21/20 429 $130.75 56,092 (114)
          (742)
           
        Notional  
        Amount on  
        Underlying Market
    Expiration Exercise Swap Value
  Counterparty Date Rate ($000) ($000)
Over-the-Counter Swaptions          
Call Swaptions          
10-Year Interest Rate Swap, Receives 3M USD LIBOR Quarterly, Pays 1.836% Semiannually GSCM 4/9/20 1.836% 32,117 (1,195)
5-Year CDX-NA-IG-33-V1, Credit Protection Sold, Receives 1.000% Quarterly GSI 2/19/20 0.525% 95,380 (172)
5-Year CDX-NA-IG-33-V1, Credit Protection Sold, Receives 1.000% Quarterly MSCS 3/18/20 0.500% 95,380 (134)
5-Year CDX-NA-IG-33-V1, Credit Protection Sold, Receives 1.000% Quarterly MSCS 2/19/20 0.475% 63,590 (29)
          (1,530)

 

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Options Written (continued)          
        Notional  
        Amount on  
        Underlying Market
    Expiration Exercise Swap Value
  Counterparty Date Rate ($000) ($000)
Put Swaptions          
10-Year Interest Rate Swap, Pays 3M USD LIBOR Quarterly, Receives 1.836% Semiannually GSCM 4/9/20 1.836% 32,117 (66)
5-Year CDX-NA-IG-33-V1, Credit Protection Purchased, Pays 1.000% Quarterly GSI 2/19/20 0.525% 95,380 (81)
5-Year CDX-NA-IG-33-V1, Credit Protection Purchased, Pays 1.000% Quarterly MSCS 3/18/20 0.500% 95,380 (194)
5-Year CDX-NA-IG-33-V1, Credit Protection Purchased, Pays 1.000% Quarterly MSCS 2/19/20 0.475% 63,590 (119)
          (460)
          (1,990)
Total Options Written (Premiums Received $2,286)         (2,732)

GSCM—Goldman Sachs Bank USA.

GSI—Goldman Sachs International.

MSCS—Morgan Stanley Capital Services LLC.

 

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Futures Contracts        
        ($000)
        Value and
    Number of   Unrealized
    Long (Short) Notional Appreciation
  Expiration Contracts Amount (Depreciation)
Long Futures Contracts        
10-Year U.S. Treasury Note March 2020 15,037 1,979,715 31,707
5-Year U.S. Treasury Note March 2020 14,561 1,751,984 18,541
        50,248
         
Short Futures Contracts        
2-Year U.S. Treasury Note March 2020 (3,752) (811,780) (1,890)
Ultra Long U.S. Treasury Bond March 2020 (945) (183,035) (5,100)
Euro-Bund March 2020 (674) (130,843) (2,789)
30-Year U.S. Treasury Bond March 2020 (520) (85,036) (2,403)
Ultra 10-Year U.S. Treasury Note March 2020 (540) (78,654) (1,137)
AUD 3-Year Treasury Bond March 2020 (652) (50,621) (93)
Euro-Buxl March 2020 (208) (48,651) (1,973)
Long Gilt March 2020 (160) (28,510) (288)
Euro-Bobl March 2020 (156) (23,350) (183)
Euro-Schatz March 2020 (187) (23,246) (31)
AUD 10-Year Treasury Bond March 2020 (169) (16,730) (246)
Euro-BTP March 2020 (48) (7,880) (327)
        (16,460)
        33,788

 

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Forward Currency Contracts
  Contract         Unrealized Unrealized
  Settlement     Contract Amount (000)   Appreciation (Depreciation)
Counterparty Date     Receive   Deliver   ($000) ($000)
Goldman Sachs Bank USA 3/18/20   EUR 24,887 USD 27,770   (88)
BNP Paribas 3/18/20   EUR 24,235 USD 26,965   (9)
BNP Paribas 3/18/20   EUR 8,764 USD 9,702   46
BNP Paribas 3/18/20   GBP 2,310 USD 3,024   30
Toronto-Dominion Bank 3/18/20   GBP 2,068 USD 2,693   42
Bank of America, N.A. 3/18/20   GBP 1,342 USD 1,764   10
HSBC Bank USA, N.A. 3/18/20   USD 243,626 EUR 216,359   2,971
Toronto-Dominion Bank 3/18/20   USD 155,756 AUD 225,569   4,631
Royal Bank of Canada 3/18/20   USD 45,293 GBP 33,890   484
Bank of America, N.A. 3/18/20   USD 37,203 ZAR 541,276   1,364
Bank of America, N.A. 3/18/20   USD 32,278 EUR 29,188   (187)
Deutsche Bank AG 3/18/20   USD 21,102 EUR 18,968   5
State Street Bank & Trust Co. 3/18/20   USD 9,301 EUR 8,326   40
Morgan Stanley Capital Services LLC 3/18/20   USD 9,148 GBP 6,974   (73)
Bank of America, N.A. 3/18/20   USD 5,550 EUR 4,967   24
Bank of America, N.A. 3/18/20   USD 2,421 AUD 3,529   57
HSBC Bank USA, N.A. 3/18/20   USD 1,293 EUR 1,171   (9)
Morgan Stanley Capital Services LLC 3/18/20   USD 754 EUR 670   9
Barclays Bank plc 3/18/20   USD 191 EUR 173   (1)
HSBC Bank USA, N.A. 3/18/20   USD 76 JPY 8,326   (1)
                9,713 (368)

 

AUD—Australian dollar.

EUR—euro.

GBP—British pound.

JPY—Japanese yen.

USD—U.S. dollar.

ZAR—South African rand.

 

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Centrally Cleared Credit Default Swaps                   
             Periodic         
             Premium       Unrealized 
             Received       Appreciation 
   Termination  Notional Amount    (Paid)1  Value   (Depreciation)
Reference Entity  Date      (000)   (%)  ($000)  ($000)
Credit Protection Sold                          
CDX-NA-IG-S33-V1  12/20/24  USD   125,736    1.000    2,938    (134)
CDX-NA-IG-S33-V1  12/20/29  USD   33,275    1.000    30    336 
                    2,968    202 
                           
Credit Protection Purchased                          
CDX-NA-HY-S33-V2  12/20/24  USD   15,830    (5.000)   (1,315)   180 
CDX-NA-IG-S33-V1  12/20/22  USD   95,065    (1.000)   (2,018)   (54)
iTraxx Europe-S32-V1  12/20/24  EUR   63,375    (1.000)   (1,861)   (117)
                    (5,194)   9 
                    (2,226)   211 

 

1 Periodic premium received/paid quarterly.

EUR—euro.

USD—U.S. dollar.

 

Over-the-Counter Credit Default Swaps                        
                      Remaining         
              Periodic       Up-Front         
              Premium       Premium         
          Notional   Received       Received   Unrealized   Unrealized 
Reference  Termination      Amount   (Paid)1  Value   (Paid)  Appreciation   (Depreciation)
Entity  Date  Counterparty  ($000)   (%)  ($000)  ($000)  ($000)  ($000)
Credit Protection Sold/Moody’s Rating                             
America Movil /A3  12/20/22  BARC   15,000    1.000    135    84    219     
Berkshire Hathaway Inc./Aa2  6/20/22  BARC   15,760    1.000    302    (128)   174     
Berkshire Hathaway Inc./Aa2  12/20/22  BARC   7,605    1.000    171    (75)   96     
Berkshire Hathaway Inc./Aa2  12/20/24  BARC   19,400    1.000    607    (561)   46     
Berkshire Hathaway Inc./Aa2  12/20/24  JPMC   9,400    1.000    294    (263)   31     
Metlife Inc./A3  12/20/20  GSCM   5,625    1.000    44        44     
Metlife Inc./A3  12/20/21  BARC   3,165    1.000    48    (2)   46     
Metlife Inc./A3  6/20/24  BARC   24,300    1.000    612    (19)   593     
People’s Republic of China/A3  6/20/22  BNPSW   22,800    1.000    434    (94)   340     

 

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Over-the-Counter Credit Default Swaps (continued)                             
                         Remaining           
               Periodic         Up-Front           
               Premium         Premium           
          Notional    Received         Received    Unrealized    Unrealized 
Reference  Termination      Amount    (Paid)   Value    (Paid   Appreciation    (Depreciation
Entity  Date  Counterparty  ($000)   (%)  ($000)  ($000)  ($000)  ($000)
Republic of Turkey/Ba2  12/20/24  HSBCC   9,650    1.000    (611)   1,273    662     
Verizon Communications Inc./Baa1  12/20/22  GSI   15,585    1.000    325    (157)   168     
                    2,361    58    2,419     
                                     
                         Remaining           
               Periodic         Up-Front           
               Premium         Premium           
          Notional    Received         Received    Unrealized    Unrealized 
Reference  Termination      Amount    (Paid)2    Value    (Paid)   Appreciation    (Depreciation) 
Entity  Date  Counterparty   ($000)   (%)  ($000)  ($000)  ($000)  ($000)
Credit Protection Purchased                                 
American International Group Inc.  12/20/20  GSCM   5,625    (1.000)   (48)   23        (25)
American International Group Inc.  12/20/20  GSCM   2,835    (1.000)   (24)   (8)       (32)
Bank of America Corp.  3/20/20  GSCM   7,870    (1.000)   (10)   4        (6)
Bank of China Ltd.  12/20/21  BNPSW   6,200    (1.000)   (102)   (8)       (110)
Bank of China Ltd.  6/20/22  BNPSW   22,800    (1.000)   (452)   2        (450)
Commerzbank AG  6/20/21  BOANA   24,495    (1.000)   (259)   (128)       (387)
CVS Health Corp.  12/20/21  BARC   3,220    (1.000)   (50)   39        (11)
CVS Health Corp.  12/20/21  BOANA   15,000    (1.000)   (233)   186        (47)
Deutsche Bank AG  12/20/22  JPMC   15,195    (1.000)   (84)   42        (42)
Deutsche Bank AG  12/20/24  GSI   4,050    (1.000)   32    (107)       (75)
Federative Republic of Brazil  12/20/24  BARC   20,000    (1.000)   25    (173)       (148)
Federative Republic of Brazil  12/20/24  BOANA   20,000    (1.000)   26    (155)       (129)

 

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Over-the-Counter Credit Default Swaps (continued)                        
                         Remaining           
               Periodic         Up-Front           
               Premium         Premium           
          Notional    Received         Received    Unrealized    Unrealized 
Reference  Termination      Amount    (Paid)2   Value    (Paid   Appreciation    (Depreciation
Entity  Date  Counterparty  ($000)   (%  ($000)  ($000)  ($000)  ($000)
Federative Republic of Brazil  12/20/24  GSI   17,664    (1.000)   23    (165)       (142)
Federative Republic of Brazil  12/20/24  JPMC   16,900    (1.000)   21    (278)       (257)
Federative Republic of Brazil  12/20/24  MSCS   9,800    (1.000)   12    (161)       (149)
Federative Republic of Brazil  12/20/24  MSCS   9,300    (1.000)   12    (87)       (75)
Federative Republic of Brazil  12/20/25  BOANA   3,885    (1.000)   43    (657)       (614)
Federative Republic of Brazil  12/20/25  GSCM   2,485    (1.000)   28    (391)       (363)
JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.  12/20/20  MSCS   25,000    (1.000)   (196)   28        (168)
Lincoln National Corp.  6/20/21  BARC   10,000    (1.000)   (124)   (61)       (185)
Lincoln National Corp.  6/20/21  BARC   1,555    (1.000)   (19)   (12)       (31)
Lincoln National Corp.  6/20/21  BARC   1,550    (1.000)   (19)   12        (7)
Lincoln National Corp.  12/20/21  BARC   3,165    (1.000)   (50)   (3)       (53)
McDonald’s Corp.  6/20/22  GSI   12,325    (1.000)   (272)   188        (84)
Republic of Colombia  12/20/24  BARC   15,000    (1.000)   (130)   126        (4)
Republic of Colombia  12/20/24  BOANA   25,000    (1.000)   (215)   221    6     
Republic of Colombia  12/20/24  GSI   24,700    (1.000)   (230)   274    44     
Republic of Colombia  12/20/24  MSCS   5,470    (1.000)   (51)   20        (31)
Republic of South Africa  12/20/24  JPMC   11,520    (1.000)   441    (445)       (4)
Republic of South Africa  12/20/24  MSCS   23,775    (1.000)   910    (877)   33     
Republic of South Africa  12/20/24  MSCS   4,800    (1.000)   184    (188)       (4)

 

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Over-the-Counter Credit Default Swaps (continued)                     
                     Remaining         
             Periodic       Up-Front         
             Premium       Premium         
         Notional   Received       Received   Unrealized   Unrealized 
Reference  Termination     Amount   (Paid)2  Value   (Paid)   Appreciation   (Depreciation) 
Entity  Date  Counterparty  ($000)   (%)   ($000)  ($000)  ($000)  ($000)
Republic of Turkey  12/20/22  HSBCC   13,700    (1.000)   290    (978)       (688)
Societe Generale SA  12/20/21  JPMC   14,675    (1.000)   (257)   34        (223)
Standard Chartered Bank  12/20/21  JPMC   7,945    (1.000)   (137)   (7)       (144)
State of Qatar  6/20/22  BOANA   1,360    (1.000)   (26)   (8)       (34)
State of Qatar  6/20/22  CITNA   2,640    (1.000)   (51)   (15)       (66)
United Mexican States  12/20/24  BARC   640    (1.000)   (5)   (4)       (9)
United Mexican States  12/20/24  BNPSW   25,445    (1.000)   (216)   (202)       (418)
United Mexican States  12/20/24  GSI   17,500    (1.000)   (149)   81        (68)
Wells Fargo & Co.  9/20/20  BOANA   9,700    (1.000)   (56)   16        (40)
                    (1,418)   (3,822)   83    (5,323)
                    943    (3,764)   2,502    (5,323)

 

The notional amount represents the maximum potential amount the fund could be required to pay as a seller of credit protection if the reference entity was subject to a credit event.

 

1 Notional amount denominated in euro.

2 Periodic premium received/paid quarterly.

BARC—Barclays Bank plc.

BNPSW—BNP Paribas.

BOANA—Bank of America, N.A.

CITNA—Citibank N.A.

GSCM—Goldman Sachs Bank USA.

GSI—Goldman Sachs International.

HSBCC—HSBC Bank USA, N.A.

JPMC—JP Morgan Chase Bank.

MSCS—Morgan Stanley Capital Services LLC.

 

At January 31, 2020, the counterparties had deposited in segregated accounts securities with a value of $7,991,000 and cash of $5,790,000 in connection with open forward currency contracts and open over-the-counter swap contracts.

 

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Centrally Cleared Interest Rate Swaps                    
          Fixed   Floating         
          Interest   Interest         
          Rate   Rate       Unrealized 
   Future  Notional   Received   Received       Appreciation 
   Effective  Amount   (Paid)2   (Paid)  Value   (Depreciation)
Termination Date  Date  ($000)   (%   (%  ($000)  ($000)
3/18/21  3/18/201   103,128    1.750    0.000    269    171 
3/18/22  3/18/201   143,046    (1.750)   0.000    (1,121)   (692)
3/20/23  3/18/201   127,092    (1.750)   0.000    (1,651)   (1,047)
3/18/24  3/18/201   77,907    (1.750)   0.000    (1,352)   (901)
3/18/25  3/18/201   113,509    (1.750)   0.000    (2,378)   (1,709)
3/18/27  3/18/201   43,732    (2.000)   0.000    (1,848)   (922)
1/23/30  N/A   6,097    (1.737)   1.806    (182)   (182)
1/29/30  N/A   10,278    1.550    (1.775)   81    81 
1/29/30  N/A   9,245    1.550    (1.775)   73    73 
2/4/30  2/4/201   3,544    1.448    0.000    (6)   (6)
                      (8,115)   (5,134)

 

1Forward interest rate swap. In a forward interest rate swap, the fund and the counterparty agree to make periodic net payments beginning on a specified future effective date.
2Fixed interest payment received/paid semiannually.
3Based on 3M LIBOR as of the most recent payment date. Floating interest payment received/paid quarterly.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.

 

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Statement of Operations

 

 

   Year Ended 
   January 31, 2020 
   ($000)
Investment Income     
Income     
Dividends   680 
Interest1   992,453 
Total Income   993,133 
Expenses     
The Vanguard Group—Note B     
Investment Advisory Services   4,225 
Management and Administrative—Investor Shares   3,888 
Management and Administrative—Admiral Shares   22,132 
Marketing and Distribution—Investor Shares   258 
Marketing and Distribution—Admiral Shares   1,664 
Custodian Fees   270 
Auditing Fees   44 
Shareholders’ Reports—Investor Shares   62 
Shareholders’ Reports—Admiral Shares   475 
Trustees’ Fees and Expenses   16 
Total Expenses   33,034 
Net Investment Income   960,099 
Realized Net Gain (Loss)     
Investment Securities Sold1   545,679 
Futures Contracts   221,640 
Options Purchased   (314)
Options Written   12,453 
Swap Contracts   (42,374)
Forward Currency Contracts   15,376 
Foreign Currencies   (1,422)
Realized Net Gain (Loss)   751,038 
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)     
Investment Securities1   1,510,612 
Futures Contracts   (54,363)
Options Purchased   774 
Options Written   (66)
Swap Contracts   (3,172)
Forward Currency Contracts   20,059 
Foreign Currencies   (98)
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)   1,473,746 
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations   3,184,883 

 

1Interest income, realized net gain (loss), and change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) from an affiliated company of the fund were $15,277,000, ($14,000), and $23,000, respectively. Purchases and sales are for temporary cash investment purposes.

 

See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.

 

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Statement of Changes in Net Assets

 

 

   Year Ended January 31, 
   2020   2019 
   ($000)  ($000)
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets          
Operations          
Net Investment Income   960,099    956,302 
Realized Net Gain (Loss)   751,038    (500,407)
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)   1,473,746    217,239 
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations   3,184,883    673,134 
Distributions          
Net Investment Income          
Investor Shares   (68,732)   (70,981)
Admiral Shares   (894,326)   (894,900)
Realized Capital Gain          
Investor Shares        
Admiral Shares        
Total Distributions   (963,058)   (965,881)
Capital Share Transactions          
Investor Shares   179,825    (329,408)
Admiral Shares   2,077,386    275,334 
Net Increase (Decrease) from Capital Share Transactions   2,257,211    (54,074)
Total Increase (Decrease)   4,479,036    (346,821)
Net Assets          
Beginning of Period   29,125,778    29,472,599 
End of Period   33,604,814    29,125,778 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.

 

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Financial Highlights

 

 

Investor Shares
                
For a Share Outstanding Year Ended January 31, 
Throughout Each Period 2020  2019  2018  2017  2016 
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period $9.52  $9.61  $9.66  $9.72  $10.06 
Investment Operations               
Net Investment Income .3001 .3001 .2771 .278  .288 
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments .711  (.087) (.034) .030  (.288)
Total from Investment Operations 1.011  .213  .243  .308  .000 
Distributions               
Dividends from Net Investment Income (.301) (.303) (.274) (.276) (.296)
Distributions from Realized Capital Gains     (.016) (.092) (.044)
Total Distributions (.301) (.303) (.290) (.368) (.340)
Net Asset Value, End of Period $10.23  $9.52  $9.61  $9.66  $9.72 
                
Total Return2 10.76% 2.31% 2.47% 3.16% 0.03%
                
Ratios/Supplemental Data               
Net Assets, End of Period (Millions) $2,459  $2,115  $2,472  $2,671  $2,701 
Ratio of Total Expenses to Average Net Assets 0.20% 0.20% 0.20% 0.20% 0.20%
Ratio of Net Investment Income to Average Net Assets 3.03% 3.20% 2.84% 2.80% 2.94%
Portfolio Turnover Rate 114%3 73%3 63% 68% 70%

1Calculated based on average shares outstanding.
2Total returns do not include account service fees that may have applied in the periods shown. Fund prospectuses provide information about any applicable account service fees.
3Includes 1% and 1% attributable to mortgage-dollar-roll activity.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.

 

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Admiral Shares
           
For a Share Outstanding          Year Ended January 31,  
Throughout Each Period 2020  2019  2018  2017  2016 
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period $9.52  $9.61  $9.66  $9.72  $10.06 
Investment Operations               
Net Investment Income .3091 .3101 .2881 .288  .298 
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments .712  (.087) (.039) .030  (.288)
Total from Investment Operations 1.021  .223  .249  .318  .010 
Distributions               
Dividends from Net Investment Income (.311) (.313) (.283) (.286) (.306)
Distributions from Realized Capital Gains     (.016) (.092) (.044)
Total Distributions (.311) (.313) (.299) (.378) (.350)
Net Asset Value, End of Period $10.23  $9.52  $9.61  $9.66  $9.72 
                
Total Return2 10.87%  2.41% 2.58%  3.27% 0.13%
                
Ratios/Supplemental Data               
Net Assets, End of Period (Millions) $31,146  $27,011  $27,000  $25,145  $18,764 
Ratio of Total Expenses to Average Net Assets 0.10%  0.10% 0.10%  0.10%  0.10% 
Ratio of Net Investment Income to Average Net Assets 3.13%  3.30% 2.94%  2.90%  3.04% 
Portfolio Turnover Rate 114%3  73%3 63%  68%  70% 

1Calculated based on average shares outstanding.
2Total returns do not include account service fees that may have applied in the periods shown. Fund prospectuses provide information about any applicable account service fees.
3Includes 1% and 1% attributable to mortgage-dollar-roll activity.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

 

 

Vanguard Intermediate-Term Investment-Grade Fund is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 as an open-end investment company, or mutual fund. Certain of the fund’s investments are in corporate debt instruments; the issuers’ abilities to meet their obligations may be affected by economic developments in their respective industries. The fund invests in securities of foreign issuers, which may subject it to investment risks not normally associated with investing in securities of U.S. corporations. To minimize the currency risk associated with investment in securities denominated in currencies other than the U.S. dollar, the fund attempts to hedge its currency exposures. The fund offers two classes of shares: Investor Shares and Admiral Shares. Each of the share classes has different eligibility and minimum purchase requirements, and is designed for different types of investors.

 

A.  The following significant accounting policies conform to generally accepted accounting principles for U.S. investment companies. The fund consistently follows such policies in preparing its financial statements.

 

1. Security Valuation: Securities are valued as of the close of trading on the New York Stock Exchange (generally 4 p.m., Eastern time) on the valuation date. Bonds and temporary cash investments are valued using the latest bid prices or using valuations based on a matrix system (which considers such factors as security prices, yields, maturities, and ratings), both as furnished by independent pricing services. Structured debt securities, including mortgages and asset-backed securities, are valued using the latest bid prices or using valuations based on a matrix system that considers such factors as issuer, tranche, nominal or option-adjusted spreads, weighted average coupon, weighted average maturity, credit enhancements, and collateral. Equity securities are valued at the latest quoted sales prices or official closing prices taken from the primary market in which each security trades; such securities not traded on the valuation date are valued at the mean of the latest quoted bid and asked prices. Investments in Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund are valued at that fund’s net asset value. Securities for which market quotations are not readily available, or whose values have been affected by events occurring before the fund’s pricing time but after the close of the securities’ primary markets, are valued at their fair values calculated according to procedures adopted by the board of trustees. These procedures include obtaining quotations from an independent pricing service, monitoring news to identify significant market- or security-specific events, and evaluating changes in the values of foreign market proxies (for example, ADRs, futures contracts, or exchange-traded funds), between the time the foreign markets close and the fund’s pricing time. When fair-value pricing is employed, the prices of securities used by a fund to calculate its net asset value may differ from quoted or published prices for the same securities.

 

2. Foreign Currency: Securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars using exchange rates obtained from an independent third party as of the fund’s pricing time on the valuation date. Realized gains (losses) and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investment securities include the effects of changes in exchange rates since the securities were purchased, combined with the effects of changes in security prices. Fluctuations in the value of other assets and liabilities resulting from changes in exchange rates are recorded as unrealized foreign currency gains (losses) until the assets or liabilities are settled in cash, at which time they are recorded as realized foreign currency gains (losses).

 

3. Futures Contracts: The fund uses futures contracts to invest in fixed income asset classes with greater efficiency and lower cost than is possible through direct investment, to add value when these instruments are attractively priced, or to adjust sensitivity to changes in interest rates. The primary risks associated with the use of futures contracts are imperfect correlation between

 

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changes in market values of bonds held by the fund and the prices of futures contracts, and the possibility of an illiquid market. Counterparty risk involving futures is mitigated because a regulated clearinghouse is the counterparty instead of the clearing broker. To further mitigate counterparty risk, the fund trades futures contracts on an exchange, monitors the financial strength of its clearing brokers and clearinghouse, and has entered into clearing agreements with its clearing brokers. The clearinghouse imposes initial margin requirements to secure the fund’s performance and requires daily settlement of variation margin representing changes in the market value of each contract. Any assets pledged as initial margin for open contracts are noted in the Statement of Net Assets.

 

Futures contracts are valued at their quoted daily settlement prices. The notional amounts of the contracts are not recorded in the Statement of Net Assets. Fluctuations in the value of the contracts are recorded in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as an asset (liability) and in the Statement of Operations as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) until the contracts are closed, when they are recorded as realized futures gains (losses).

 

During the year ended January 31, 2020, the fund’s average investments in long and short futures contracts represented 15% and 6% of net assets, respectively, based on the average of the notional amounts at each quarter-end during the period.

 

4. Forward Currency Contracts: The fund enters into forward currency contracts to protect the value of securities and related receivables and payables against changes in future foreign exchange rates. The fund’s risks in using these contracts include movement in the values of the foreign currencies relative to the U.S. dollar and the ability of the counterparties to fulfill their obligations under the contracts. The fund mitigates its counterparty risk by entering into forward currency contracts only with a diverse group of prequalified counterparties, monitoring their financial strength, entering into master netting arrangements with its counterparties, and requiring its counterparties to transfer collateral as security for their performance. In the absence of a default, the collateral pledged or received by the fund cannot be repledged, resold, or rehypothecated. The master netting arrangements provide that, in the event of a counterparty’s default (including bankruptcy), the fund may terminate the forward currency contracts, determine the net amount owed by either party in accordance with its master netting arrangements, and sell or retain any collateral held up to the net amount owed to the fund under the master netting arrangements. The forward currency contracts contain provisions whereby a counterparty may terminate open contracts if the fund’s net assets decline below a certain level, triggering a payment by the fund if the fund is in a net liability position at the time of the termination. The payment amount would be reduced by any collateral the fund has pledged. Any assets pledged as collateral for open contracts are noted in the Statement of Net Assets. The value of collateral received or pledged is compared daily to the value of the forward currency contracts exposure with each counterparty, and any difference, if in excess of a specified minimum transfer amount, is adjusted and settled within two business days.

 

Forward currency contracts are valued at their quoted daily prices obtained from an independent third party, adjusted for currency risk based on the expiration date of each contract. The notional amounts of the contracts are not recorded in the Statement of Net Assets. Fluctuations in the value of the contracts are recorded in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as an asset (liability) and in the Statement of Operations as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) until the contracts are closed, when they are recorded as realized forward currency contract gains (losses).

 

During the year ended January 31, 2020, the fund’s average investment in forward currency contracts represented 2% of net assets, based on the average of notional amounts at each quarter-end during the period.

 

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5. Swap Contracts: The fund invests in credit default swaps to adjust the overall credit risk of the fund or to actively overweight or underweight credit risk to a specific issuer or group of issuers. The fund may sell credit protection through credit default swaps to simulate investments in long positions that are either unavailable or considered to be less attractively priced in the bond market. The fund may purchase credit protection through credit default swaps to reduce credit exposure to a given issuer or issuers. Under the terms of the swaps, an up-front payment may be exchanged between the seller and buyer. In addition, the seller of the credit protection receives a periodic payment of premium from the buyer that is a fixed percentage applied to a notional amount. If, for example, the reference entity is subject to a credit event (such as bankruptcy, failure to pay, or obligation acceleration) during the term of the swap, the seller agrees to either physically settle or cash settle the swap contract. If the swap is physically settled, the seller agrees to pay the buyer an amount equal to the notional amount and take delivery of a debt instrument of the reference issuer with a par amount equal to such notional amount. If the swap is cash settled, the seller agrees to pay the buyer the difference between the notional amount and the final price for the relevant debt instrument, as determined either in a market auction or pursuant to a pre-agreed-upon valuation procedure.

 

The fund enters into interest rate swap transactions to adjust the fund’s sensitivity to changes in interest rates and maintain the ability to generate income at prevailing market rates. Under the terms of the swaps, one party pays the other an amount that is a fixed percentage rate applied to a notional amount. In return, the counterparty agrees to pay a floating rate, which is reset periodically based on short-term interest rates, applied to the same notional amount.

 

The notional amounts of swap contracts are not recorded in the Statement of Net Assets. Swaps are valued daily based on market quotations received from independent pricing services or recognized dealers and the change in value is recorded in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as an asset (liability) and in the Statement of Operations as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) until the seller of credit protection is required to take delivery (or, in a cash settled swap, pay the settlement amount determined) upon occurrence of a credit event, periodic payments are made, or the swap terminates, at which time realized gain (loss) is recorded. The net premium to be received or paid by the fund under swap contracts is accrued daily and recorded as realized gain (loss) over the life of the contract.

 

The primary risk associated with selling credit protection is that, upon the occurrence of a defined credit event, the market value of the debt instrument received by the fund (or, in a cash settled swap, the debt instruments used to determine the settlement payment by the fund) will be significantly less than the amount paid by the fund and, in a physically settled swap, the fund may receive an illiquid debt instrument. A risk associated with all types of swaps is the possibility that a counterparty may default on its obligation to pay net amounts due to the fund. The fund’s maximum amount subject to counterparty risk is the unrealized appreciation on the swap contract. The fund mitigates its counterparty risk by entering into swaps only with a diverse group of prequalified counterparties, monitoring their financial strength, entering into master netting arrangements with its counterparties, and requiring its counterparties to transfer collateral as security for their performance. In the absence of a default, the collateral pledged or received by the fund cannot be repledged, resold, or rehypothecated. In the event of a counterparty’s default (including bankruptcy), the fund may terminate any swap contracts with that counterparty, determine the net amount owed by either party in accordance with its master netting arrangements, and sell or retain any collateral held up to the net amount owed to the fund under the master netting arrangements. The swap contracts contain provisions whereby a counterparty may terminate open contracts if the fund’s net assets decline below a certain level, triggering a payment by the fund if the fund is in a net liability position

 

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at the time of the termination. The payment amount would be reduced by any collateral the fund has pledged. Any securities pledged as collateral for open contracts are noted in the Statement of Net Assets. The value of collateral received or pledged is compared daily to the value of the swap contracts exposure with each counterparty, and any difference, if in excess of a specified minimum transfer amount, is adjusted and settled within two business days.

 

The fund enters into centrally cleared interest rate and credit default swaps to achieve the same objectives specified with respect to the equivalent over-the-counter swaps but with less counterparty risk because a regulated clearinghouse is the counterparty instead of the clearing broker or executing broker. The clearinghouse imposes initial margin requirements to secure the fund’s performance, and requires daily settlement of variation margin representing changes in the market value of each contract. To further mitigate counterparty risk, the fund trades with a diverse group of prequalified executing brokers; monitors the financial strength of its clearing brokers, executing brokers, and clearinghouse; and has entered into agreements with its clearing brokers and executing brokers.

 

During the year ended January 31, 2020, the fund’s average amounts of investments in credit protection sold and credit protection purchased represented 1% and 2% of net assets, respectively, based on the average of notional amounts at each quarter-end during the period. The average amount of investments in interest rate swaps represented 2% of net assets, based on the average of notional amounts at each quarter-end during the period.

 

6. Options: The fund invests in options contracts on futures and swaps to adjust its exposure to the underlying investments. The primary risk associated with purchasing options is that the value of the underlying investments may move in such a way that the option is out-of-the-money (the exercise price of the option exceeds the value of the underlying investment), the position is worthless at expiration, and the fund loses the premium paid. The primary risk associated with selling options is that the value of the underlying investments may move in such a way that the option is in-the-money (the exercise price of the option exceeds the value of the underlying investment), the counterparty exercises the option, and the fund loses an amount equal to the market value of the option written less the premium received.

 

The fund invests in options on futures, which are exchange-traded. Counterparty risk involving exchange-traded options on futures is mitigated because a regulated clearinghouse is the counterparty instead of the clearing broker. To further mitigate counterparty risk, the fund trades options on futures on an exchange, monitors the financial strength of its clearing brokers and clearinghouses, and has entered into clearing agreements with its clearing brokers.

 

The fund invests in options on swaps (swaptions), which are transacted over-the-counter (OTC) and not on an exchange. A receiver swaption gives the owner the right to receive the total return of a specified asset, reference rate, or index. A payer swaption gives the owner the right to pay the total return of a specified asset, reference rate, or index. Swaptions also include options that allow an existing swap to be terminated or extended by one of the counterparties. Unlike exchange-traded options, which are standardized with respect to the underlying instrument, expiration date, contract size, and strike price, the terms of OTC options generally are established through negotiation with the other party to the option contract. Although this type of arrangement allows the purchaser or writer greater flexibility to tailor an option to its needs, OTC options generally involve greater credit risk than exchange-traded options. Credit risk involves the possibility that a counterparty may default on its obligation to pay net amounts due to the fund. The fund mitigates its counterparty risk by entering into swaptions with a diverse group of prequalified counterparties and monitoring their financial strength.

 

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Options on futures contracts are valued at their quoted daily settlement prices. Swaptions are valued daily based on market quotations received from independent pricing services or recognized dealers. The premium paid for a purchased option is recorded in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as an asset that is subsequently adjusted daily to the current market value of the option purchased. The premium received for a written option is recorded in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as an asset with an equal liability that is subsequently adjusted daily to the current market value of the option written. Fluctuations in the value of the options are recorded in the Statement of Operations as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) until expired, closed, or exercised, at which time realized gains (losses) are recognized.

 

During the year ended January 31, 2020, the fund’s average value of investments in options purchased and options written each represented less than 1% of net assets, respectively, based on the average market values at each quarter-end during the period.

 

7. To Be Announced (TBA) Transactions: A TBA transaction is an agreement to buy or sell mortgage-backed securities with agreed-upon characteristics (face amount, coupon, maturity) for settlement at a future date. The fund may be a seller of TBA transactions to reduce its exposure to the mortgage-backed securities market or in order to sell mortgage-backed securities it owns under delayed-delivery arrangements. When the fund is a buyer of TBA transactions, it maintains cash or short-term investments in an amount sufficient to meet the purchase price at the settlement date of the TBA transaction. The primary risk associated with TBA transactions is that a counterparty may default on its obligations. The fund mitigates its counterparty risk by, among other things, performing a credit analysis of counterparties, allocating transactions among numerous counterparties, and monitoring its exposure to each counterparty. The fund may also enter into a Master Securities Forward Transaction Agreement (MSFTA) with certain counterparties and require them to transfer collateral as security for their performance. In the absence of a default, the collateral pledged or received by the fund cannot be repledged, resold, or rehypothecated. Under an MSFTA, upon a counterparty default (including bankruptcy), the fund may terminate any TBA transactions with that counterparty, determine the net amount owed by either party in accordance with its master netting arrangements, and sell or retain any collateral held up to the net amount owed to the fund under the master netting arrangements.

 

8. Mortgage Dollar Rolls: The fund enters into mortgage-dollar-roll transactions, in which the fund sells mortgage-backed securities to a dealer and simultaneously agrees to purchase similar securities in the future at a predetermined price. The proceeds of the securities sold in mortgage-dollar-roll transactions are typically invested in high-quality short-term fixed income securities. The fund forgoes principal and interest paid on the securities sold, and is compensated by interest earned on the proceeds of the sale and by a lower price on the securities to be repurchased. The fund has also entered into mortgage-dollar-roll transactions in which the fund buys mortgage-backed securities from a dealer pursuant to a TBA transaction and simultaneously agrees to sell similar securities in the future at a predetermined price. The securities bought in mortgage-dollar-roll transactions are used to cover an open TBA sell position. The fund continues to earn interest on mortgage-backed security pools already held and receives a lower price on the securities to be sold in the future. The fund accounts for mortgage-dollar-roll transactions as purchases and sales; as such, these transactions may increase the fund’s portfolio turnover rate. Amounts to be received or paid in connection with open mortgage dollar rolls are included in Receivables for Investment Securities Sold or Payables for Investment Securities Purchased in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

 

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9. Federal Income Taxes: The fund intends to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company and distribute all of its taxable income. Management has analyzed the fund’s tax positions taken for all open federal income tax years (January 31, 2017–2020), and has concluded that no provision for federal income tax is required in the fund’s financial statements.

 

10. Distributions: Distributions from net investment income are declared daily and paid on the first business day of the following month. Annual distributions from realized capital gains, if any, are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Distributions are determined on a tax basis and may differ from net investment income and realized capital gains for financial reporting purposes.

 

11. Credit Facility: The fund and certain other funds managed by The Vanguard Group (“Vanguard”) participate in a $4.3 billion committed credit facility provided by a syndicate of lenders pursuant to a credit agreement that may be renewed annually; each fund is individually liable for its borrowings, if any, under the credit facility. Borrowings may be utilized for temporary and emergency purposes, and are subject to the fund’s regulatory and contractual borrowing restrictions. The participating funds are charged administrative fees and an annual commitment fee of 0.10% of the undrawn amount of the facility; these fees are allocated to the funds based on a method approved by the fund’s board of trustees and included in Management and Administrative expenses on the fund’s Statement of Operations. Any borrowings under this facility bear interest at a rate based upon the higher of the one-month London Interbank Offered Rate, federal funds effective rate, or overnight bank funding rate plus an agreed-upon spread.

 

The fund had no borrowings outstanding at January 31, 2020, or at any time during the period then ended.

 

12. Other: Interest income includes income distributions received from Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund and is accrued daily. Premiums and discounts on debt securities are amortized and accreted, respectively, to interest income over the lives of the respective securities, except for premiums on certain callable debt securities that are amortized to the earliest call date. Security transactions are accounted for on the date securities are bought or sold. Costs used to determine realized gains (losses) on the sale of investment securities are those of the specific securities sold.

 

Each class of shares has equal rights as to assets and earnings, except that each class separately bears certain class-specific expenses related to maintenance of shareholder accounts (included in Management and Administrative expenses) and shareholder reporting. Marketing and distribution expenses are allocated to each class of shares based on a method approved by the board of trustees. Income, other non-class-specific expenses, and gains and losses on investments are allocated to each class of shares based on its relative net assets.

 

B.  In accordance with the terms of a Funds’ Service Agreement (the “FSA”) between Vanguard and the fund, Vanguard furnishes to the fund investment advisory, corporate management, administrative, marketing, and distribution services at Vanguard’s cost of operations (as defined by the FSA). These costs of operations are allocated to the fund based on methods and guidelines approved by the board of trustees. Vanguard does not require reimbursement in the current period for certain costs of operations (such as deferred compensation/benefits and risk/insurance costs); the fund’s liability for these costs of operations is included in Payables to Vanguard on the Statement of Net Assets. All other costs of operations payable to Vanguard are generally settled twice a month.

 

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Upon the request of Vanguard, the fund may invest up to 0.40% of its net assets as capital in Vanguard. At January 31, 2020, the fund had contributed to Vanguard capital in the amount of $1,433,000, representing less than 0.01% of the fund’s net assets and 0.57% of Vanguard’s capital received pursuant to the FSA. The fund’s trustees and officers are also directors and employees, respectively, of Vanguard.

 

C.  Various inputs may be used to determine the value of the fund’s investments. These inputs are summarized in three broad levels for financial statement purposes. The inputs or methodologies used to value securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

 

Level 1—Quoted prices in active markets for identical securities.

Level 2—Other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.).

Level 3—Significant unobservable inputs (including the fund’s own assumptions used to determine the fair value of investments). Any investments valued with significant unobservable inputs are noted on the Statement of Net Assets.

 

The following table summarizes the market value of the fund’s investments and derivatives as of January 31, 2020, based on the inputs used to value them:

 

  Level 1  Level 2  Level 3 
Investments ($000) ($000) ($000)
U.S. Government and Agency Obligations     2,536,093    
Asset-Backed/Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities     5,995,056   13,492 
Corporate Bonds     21,276,536   3 
Sovereign Bonds     2,057,654    
Taxable Municipal Bonds     62,345    
Common Stocks  50,142       
Temporary Cash Investments  1,127,584       
Option Purchased  87   2,626    
Conventional Mortgage-Backed Securities—Liability for Sale Commitments     (247,511)   
Option Written  (742)  (1,990)   
Futures Contracts—Assets1  9,344       
Futures Contracts—Liabilities1  (3,656)      
Forward Currency Contracts—Assets     9,713    
Forward Currency Contracts—Liabilities     (368)   
Swap Contracts—Assets  2201   2,502    
Swap Contracts—Liabilities  (1,367)1  (5,323)   
Total  1,181,612   31,687,333   13,495 
1 Represents variation margin on the last day of the reporting period.            

 

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D.  At January 31, 2020, the fair values of derivatives were reflected in the Statement of Net Assets as follows:

 

  Interest Rate  Currency  Credit    
  Contracts  Contracts  Contracts  Total 
Statement of Net Assets Caption ($000) ($000) ($000) ($000)
Options Purchased  514      2,199   2,713 
Variation Margin Receivable—Futures Contracts  9,344         9,344 
Variation Margin Receivable—CC Swap Contracts  127      93   220 
Unrealized Appreciation—Forward Currency Contracts     9,713      9,713 
Unrealized Appreciation—OTC Swap Contracts        2,502   2,502 
Total Assets  9,985   9,713   4,794   24,492 
                 
Options Written  (2,003)     (729)  (2,732)
Variation Margin Payable—Futures Contracts  (3,656)        (3,656)
Variation Margin Payable—CC Swap Contracts  (1,108)     (259)  (1,367)
Unrealized Depreciation—Forward Currency Contracts     (368)     (368)
Unrealized Depreciation—OTC Swap Contracts        (5,323)  (5,323)
Total Liabilities  (6,767)  (368)  (6,311)  (13,446)

 

Realized net gain (loss) and the change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on derivatives for the year ended January 31, 2020, were:

 

  Interest Rate  Currency  Credit    
  Contracts  Contracts  Contracts  Total 
Realized Net Gain (Loss) on Derivatives ($000) ($000) ($000) ($000)
Futures Contracts  221,640         221,640 
Options Purchased  1,113      (1,427)  (314)
Options Written  7,014      5,439   12,453 
Forward Currency Contracts     15,376      15,376 
Swap Contracts  (34,384)     (7,990)  (42,374)
Realized Net Gain (Loss) on Derivatives  195,383   15,376   (3,978)  206,781 
                 
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on Derivatives                
Futures Contracts  (54,363)        (54,363)
Options Purchased  (32)     806   774 
Options Written  (562)     496   (66)
Forward Currency Contracts     20,059      20,059 
Swap Contracts  (691)     (2,481)  (3,172)
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on Derivatives  (55,648)  20,059   (1,179)  (36,768)

 

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Intermediate-Term Investment-Grade Fund

 

 

 

 

 

E.  Permanent differences between book-basis and tax-basis components of net assets are reclassified among capital accounts in the financial statements to reflect their tax character. These reclassifications have no effect on net assets or net asset value per share. As of period end, permanent differences primarily attributable to the accounting for foreign currency transactions, distributions in connection with fund share redemptions, and swap agreements were reclassified between the following accounts:

 

  Amount 
  ($000)
Paid-in Capital  8,001 
Total Distributable Earnings (Loss)  (8,001)

 

Temporary differences between book-basis and tax-basis components of total distributable earnings (loss) arise when certain items of income, gain, or loss are recognized in different periods for financial statement and tax purposes; these differences will reverse at some time in the future. The differences are primarily related to the tax deferral of losses on wash sales; the realization of unrealized gains or losses on certain futures contracts, forward currency contracts and options; payables for distributions; and the tax recognition of gain or loss from foreign currency hedges. As of period end, the tax-basis components of total distributable earnings (loss) are detailed in the table as follows:

 

  Amount 
  ($000)
Undistributed Ordinary Income  180,770 
Undistributed Long-Term Gains  38,857 
Capital Loss Carryforwards*   
Net Unrealized Gains (Losses)  1,397,078 

 

* The fund used capital loss carryforwards of $485,416,000 to offset taxable capital gains realized during the year ended January 31, 2020.

 

As of January 31, 2020, gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation for investments, derivatives and sale commitments based on cost for U.S. federal income tax purposes were as follows:

 

  Amount 
  ($000)
Tax Cost  31,715,654 
Gross Unrealized Appreciation  1,451,037 
Gross Unrealized Depreciation  (53,949)
Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)  1,397,088 

 

 86 

 

 

Intermediate-Term Investment-Grade Fund

 

 

 

 

 

 

F.  During the year ended January 31, 2020, the fund purchased $24,507,928,000 of investment securities and sold $23,510,516,000 of investment securities, other than U.S. government securities and temporary cash investments. Purchases and sales of U.S. government securities were $10,317,062,000 and $10,309,732,000, respectively.

 

The fund purchased securities from and sold securities to other Vanguard funds or accounts managed by Vanguard or its affiliates, in accordance with procedures adopted by the board of trustees in compliance with Rule 17a-7 of the Investment Company Act of 1940. For the year ended January 31, 2020, such purchases and sales were $490,948,000 and $4,835,085,000, respectively; these amounts are included in the purchases and sales of investment securities noted above.

 

G. Capital share transactions for each class of shares were:         
        Year Ended January 31, 
     2020     2019 
  Amount  Shares  Amount  Shares 
  ($000)  (000) ($000)  (000)
Investor Shares                
Issued  694,995   70,141   409,991   43,707 
Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions  61,073   6,151   62,607   6,654 
Redeemed  (576,243)  (58,273)  (802,006)  (85,353)
Net Increase (Decrease)—Investor Shares  179,825   18,019   (329,408)  (34,992)
Admiral Shares                
Issued  7,117,223   718,767   6,514,554   693,184 
Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions  755,605   76,093   764,312   81,254 
Redeemed  (5,795,442)  (589,254)  (7,003,532)  (745,703)
Net Increase (Decrease)—Admiral Shares  2,077,386   205,606   275,334   28,735 

 

 

H.  Management has determined that no events or transactions occurred subsequent to January 31, 2020, that would require recognition or disclosure in these financial statements.

 

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Long-Term Investment-Grade Fund

 

 

Performance Summary

 

 

All of the returns in this report represent past performance, which is not a guarantee of future results that may be achieved by the fund. (Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data cited. For performance data current to the most recent month-end, visit our website at vanguard.com/performance.) Note, too, that both investment returns and principal value can fluctuate widely, so an investor’s shares, when sold, could be worth more or less than their original cost. The returns shown do not reflect taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the sale of fund shares.

 

Cumulative Performance: January 31, 2010, Through January 31, 2020

Initial Investment of $10,000

 

 

 

 


  Average Annual Total Returns  
  Periods Ended January 31, 2020  
        Final Value
  One Five Ten of a $10,000
  Year Years Years Investment
Long-Term Investment-Grade Fund Investor Shares 23.31% 5.83% 8.32% $22,233
Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Long Credit A or Better Bond Index 22.70 5.67 8.09 21,765
Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index 9.64 3.01 3.79 14,501

 

         
        Final Value
  One Five Ten of a $50,000
  Year Years Years Investment
Long-Term Investment-Grade Fund Admiral Shares 23.43% 5.93% 8.43% $112,294
Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Long Credit A or Better Bond Index 22.70 5.67 8.09 108,827
Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index 9.64 3.01 3.79 72,507

 

 

 

 

 

See Financial Highlights for dividend and capital gains information.

 

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Long-Term Investment-Grade Fund

 

 

Sector Diversification

As of January 31, 2020

 

Asset-Backed 0.1%
Commercial Mortgage-Backed 0.6
Finance 21.5
Foreign 1.3
Government Mortgage-Backed 1.6
Industrial 41.4
Treasury/Agency 9.1
Utilities 15.3
Other 9.1

 

The table reflects the fund’s market exposure. Any holdings in short-term reserves are excluded. The agency and mortgage-backed securities sectors may include issues from government-sponsored enterprises; such issues are generally not backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government.

 

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Long-Term Investment-Grade Fund

 

 

Financial Statements

 

 

Statement of Net Assets—Investments Summary

As of January 31, 2020

 

This Statement summarizes the fund’s holdings by asset type. Details are reported for each of the fund’s 50 largest individual holdings and for investments that, in total for any issuer, represent more than 1% of the fund’s net assets. The total value of smaller holdings is reported as a single amount within each category.

 

The fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) four times in each fiscal year. For the second and fourth quarters the complete list of the fund’s holdings is available on vanguard.com and on Form N-CSR, or you can have it mailed to you without charge by calling 800-662-7447. For the first and third quarters of each fiscal year, the complete list of the fund’s holdings is available as an exhibit to its reports on Form N-PORT. The fund’s Form N-CSR and Form N-PORT reports are available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.

 

        Face   Market   Percentage
      Maturity Amount   Value•   of Net
    Coupon Date ($000 ) ($000 ) Assets
U.S. Government and Agency Obligations            
U.S. Government Securities            
1,2,3 United States Treasury Note/Bond 4.500% 2/15/36 172,000   239,563   1.2%
  United States Treasury Note/Bond 4.750% 2/15/37 109,059   157,830   0.8%
  United States Treasury Note/Bond 4.750% 2/15/41 100,000   149,875   0.7%
  United States Treasury Note/Bond 3.750% 8/15/41 90,000   119,081   0.6%
  United States Treasury Note/Bond 3.000% 11/15/44 64,210   76,601   0.4%
  United States Treasury Note/Bond 2.875% 8/15/45 65,055   76,237   0.4%
  United States Treasury Note/Bond 5.000% 5/15/37 50,000   74,469   0.4%
3 United States Treasury Note/Bond 3.000% 11/15/45 59,882   71,793   0.4%
  United States Treasury Note/Bond 2.375% 5/15/29 65,000   69,926   0.3%
3 United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.375%–4.375% 8/15/22–11/15/49 524,212   613,810   3.0%
  U.S. Government Securities—Other †       26,896   0.1%
            1,676,081   8.3%
Agency Notes †         62,871   0.3%
                 
Conventional Mortgage-Backed Securities (1.6%)          
4,5 Fannie Mae Pool 2.980%–4.180% 8/1/30–9/1/34 285,491   328,179   1.6%
                 
Nonconventional Mortgage-Backed Securities          
4,5 Fannie Mae REMICS 3.000%–3.500% 7/25/47–4/25/59 46,317   52,537   0.2%
  Nonconventional Mortgage-Backed Securities—Other †     53,535   0.3%
            106,072   0.5%
Total U.S. Government and Agency Obligations (Cost $1,966,363)   2,173,203   10.7%
Asset-Backed/Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities (Cost $113,148) †   123,468   0.6%

 

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Long-Term Investment-Grade Fund

 

 

        Face   Market   Percentage
      Maturity Amount   Value•   of Net
    Coupon Date ($000 ) ($000 ) Assets
Corporate Bonds              
Finance              
  Banking              
5 Bank of America Corp. 4.244% 4/24/38 80,255   95,789   0.5%
5 Bank of America Corp. 3.946% 1/23/49 62,960   73,915   0.4%
5 Bank of America Corp. 2.884%–5.875% 4/24/28–3/15/50 175,885   210,453   1.0%
  Bank of America NA 6.000% 10/15/36 20,450   29,123   0.1%
  Bank One Corp. 8.000% 4/29/27 7,080   9,619   0.0%
5 Citigroup Inc. 3.878% 1/24/39 69,980   80,180   0.4%
5 Citigroup Inc. 2.666%–4.650% 11/5/30–7/23/48 133,559   157,151   0.8%
5 Goldman Sachs Group Inc. 4.017% 10/31/38 139,440   157,468   0.8%
5 Goldman Sachs Group Inc. 4.223%–6.250% 5/1/29–10/21/45 111,411   135,683   0.7%
  HSBC Holdings plc 6.800% 6/1/38 48,749   71,055   0.3%
5 JPMorgan Chase & Co. 3.964% 11/15/48 101,246   120,613   0.6%
5 JPMorgan Chase & Co. 3.882% 7/24/38 72,532   82,755   0.4%
  JPMorgan Chase & Co. 6.400% 5/15/38 54,099   80,148   0.4%
5 JPMorgan Chase & Co. 2.739%–5.600% 7/23/29–1/23/49 250,813   296,268   1.4%
5 Morgan Stanley 3.971% 7/22/38 103,500   118,354   0.6%
5 Morgan Stanley 2.699%–7.250% 1/22/31–1/22/47 159,736   199,309   1.0%
  Wachovia Corp. 5.500% 8/1/35 2,322   3,085   0.0%
  Wells Fargo & Co. 5.606% 1/15/44 130,765   177,606   0.9%
  Wells Fargo & Co. 5.375% 11/2/43 55,167   73,272   0.4%
5 Wells Fargo & Co. 2.879%–4.900% 10/30/30–12/7/46 138,665   162,231   0.8%
  Wells Fargo Bank NA 6.600% 1/15/38 500   743   0.0%
6 Banking—Other †         117,916   0.6%
6 Brokerage †         39,772   0.2%
  Insurance              
  Berkshire Hathaway Finance Corp. 4.250% 1/15/49 67,922   83,087   0.4%
  Berkshire Hathaway Finance Corp. 4.200%–4.400% 5/15/42–8/15/48 34,195   41,503   0.2%
  Berkshire Hathaway Inc. 4.500% 2/11/43 47,747   60,435   0.3%
  MetLife Inc. 4.125% 8/13/42 56,081   67,061   0.3%
  Prudential Financial Inc. 3.700% 3/13/51 67,884   73,024   0.4%
  UnitedHealth Group Inc. 4.750% 7/15/45 53,920   67,356   0.3%
  UnitedHealth Group Inc. 3.500%–6.875% 3/15/36–8/15/59 231,602   273,415   1.4%
6 Insurance—Other †         434,547   2.1%
  Other Finance †         949   0.0%
6 Real Estate Investment Trusts †       76,098   0.4%
            3,669,983   18.1%
Industrial              
6 Basic Industry †         96,072   0.5%
6 Capital Goods †         475,237   2.3%
  Communication              
  Comcast Corp. 4.950% 10/15/58 95,256   129,996   0.6%
  Comcast Corp. 3.969% 11/1/47 83,688   95,501   0.5%
  Comcast Corp. 4.750% 3/1/44 60,670   77,840   0.4%
  Comcast Corp. 4.600% 10/15/38 54,153   66,773   0.3%
  Comcast Corp. 3.200%–6.500% 10/15/30–11/1/52 317,612   379,916   1.9%
  NBCUniversal Media LLC 4.450%–5.950% 4/1/41–1/15/43 39,597   51,763   0.2%
6 Communication—Other †       319,795   1.6%

 

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Long-Term Investment-Grade Fund

 

 

        Face   Market   Percentage
      Maturity Amount   Value•   of Net
    Coupon Date ($000 ) ($000 ) Assets
  Consumer Cyclical              
  Amazon.com Inc. 4.050% 8/22/47 98,575   121,650   0.6%
3 Amazon.com Inc. 3.875%–4.950% 12/5/34–8/22/57 105,973   131,281   0.6%
  Home Depot Inc. 4.875% 2/15/44 60,115   77,799   0.4%
  Home Depot Inc. 3.125%–5.950% 12/16/36–9/15/56 148,959   192,743   1.0%
  Walmart Inc. 3.950% 6/28/38 96,757   115,376   0.6%
  Walmart Inc. 3.625% 12/15/47 70,485   80,459   0.4%
  Walmart Inc. 2.950%–5.625% 4/1/40–9/24/49 55,178   67,406   0.3%
6 Consumer Cyclical—Other †       401,359   2.0%
  Consumer Noncyclical              
  Johnson & Johnson 3.400%–3.750% 3/1/36–3/3/47 190,272   217,626   1.1%
  Merck & Co. Inc. 3.700% 2/10/45 75,455   87,122   0.4%
  Pfizer Inc. 3.900%–7.200% 9/15/38–3/15/49 162,393   210,990   1.0%
  Wyeth LLC 5.950% 4/1/37 53,438   75,433   0.4%
  Wyeth LLC 6.500% 2/1/34 1,240   1,817   0.0%
6 Consumer Noncyclical—Other †       1,626,764   8.0%
  Energy            
  Shell International Finance BV 3.125%–6.375% 5/11/35–11/7/49 195,049   234,730   1.2%
6 Energy—Other †         228,592   1.1%
6 Other Industrial †         114,493   0.6%
  Technology              
  Apple Inc. 0.500%–4.650% 11/15/31–9/11/49 328,692   390,668   1.9%
  International Business Machines Corp. 4.150% 5/15/39 104,215   122,245   0.6%
  International Business Machines Corp. 4.250% 5/15/49 82,845   99,592   0.5%
  International Business Machines Corp. 4.000% 6/20/42 10,633   12,367   0.1%
  Microsoft Corp. 3.700% 8/8/46 85,523   100,896   0.5%
  Microsoft Corp. 4.450% 11/3/45 70,491   91,896   0.5%
  Microsoft Corp. 3.750% 2/12/45 77,054   90,784   0.4%
  Microsoft Corp. 4.250% 2/6/47 66,314   84,660   0.4%
  Microsoft Corp. 3.450%–5.300% 2/12/35–2/6/57 209,338   259,782   1.3%
  Oracle Corp. 4.000% 7/15/46 87,046   101,062   0.5%
  Oracle Corp. 6.500% 4/15/38 47,155   71,584   0.4%
  Oracle Corp. 3.800%–6.125% 7/8/34–5/15/55 201,132   248,330   1.2%
  QUALCOMM Inc. 4.300% 5/20/47 56,906   67,805   0.3%
6 Technology—Other †         271,216   1.3%
  Transportation              
  Burlington Northern Santa Fe LLC 3.550%–7.950% 8/15/30–2/15/50 231,276   284,071   1.4%
6 Transportation—Other †         136,482   0.7%
            8,111,973   40.0%
Utilities              
  Electric              
  Baltimore Gas & Electric Co. 3.200%–6.350% 10/1/36–9/15/49 29,584   35,928   0.2%
  Berkshire Hathaway Energy Co. 4.500%–6.125% 4/1/36–2/1/45 85,128   108,677   0.5%
  Commonwealth Edison Co. 3.650%–5.900% 3/15/36–3/1/49 119,011   141,566   0.7%
  Consolidated Edison Co. of New York Inc. 3.700%–6.750% 6/15/33–11/15/59 185,914   231,763   1.1%

 

 92 

 

 

Long-Term Investment-Grade Fund

 

 

        Face   Market   Percentage
      Maturity Amount   Value   of Net
    Coupon Date ($000 ) ($000 ) Assets
  Dominion Energy South Carolina Inc. 4.600%–6.625% 2/1/32–6/15/43 51,415   71,417   0.4%
  Duke Energy Carolinas LLC 6.100% 6/1/37 50,843   70,846   0.3%
  Duke Energy Carolinas LLC 3.200%–6.450% 10/15/32–8/15/49 91,100   106,583   0.5%
  Duke Energy Florida LLC 4.200%–6.350% 9/15/37–7/15/48 2,958   4,011   0.0%
  Duke Energy Indiana LLC 3.250%–6.450% 10/15/35–10/1/49 59,958   78,616   0.4%
  Duke Energy Ohio Inc. 3.700%–4.300% 6/15/46–2/1/49 28,609   34,201   0.2%
  Duke Energy Progress LLC 3.700%–4.200% 5/15/42–10/15/46 104,486   122,013   0.6%
  MidAmerican Energy Co. 3.150%–5.800% 10/15/36–4/15/50 74,229   92,690   0.5%
  Nevada Power Co. 3.125%–6.650% 4/1/36–8/1/50 45,750   60,019   0.3%
  PacifiCorp 4.100%–6.350% 6/15/35–2/15/50 161,113   215,931   1.1%
  PECO Energy Co. 3.700%–4.800% 10/15/43–3/1/48 53,502   62,828   0.3%
  Potomac Electric Power Co. 4.150%–7.900% 11/15/37–3/15/43 16,821   20,200   0.1%
  Virginia Electric & Power Co. 6.000% 5/15/37 57,203   80,321   0.4%
  Virginia Electric & Power Co. 3.300%–6.350% 11/30/37–12/1/49 66,437   79,086   0.4%
6 Electric—Other †         1,365,301   6.7%
6 Natural Gas †         112,534   0.6%
            3,094,531   15.3%
Total Corporate Bonds (Cost $12,359,442)       14,876,487   73.4%
6Sovereign Bonds (Cost $238,727) †       253,943   1.3%
Taxable Municipal Bonds              
  California GO 7.600% 11/1/40 64,585   112,378   0.6%
  California GO 7.300% 10/1/39 69,661   111,376   0.6%
  California GO 4.500%–7.625% 4/1/33–3/1/40 114,236   165,776   0.8%
  New Jersey Turnpike Authority Revenue 7.102% 1/1/41 42,407   68,181   0.3%
  New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority Revenue (Dedicated Tax Fund) 7.336% 11/15/39 54,854   89,730   0.4%
  Taxable Municipal Bonds—Other †       1,506,231   7.4%
Total Taxable Municipal Bonds (Cost $1,589,429)     2,053,672   10.1%
           
        Shares        
Temporary Cash Investments            
Money Market Fund              
7 Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund 1.730%   718,627   71,877   0.3%

 

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Long-Term Investment-Grade Fund

 

 

        Face   Market   Percentage
      Maturity Amount   Value•   of Net
    Coupon Date ($000 ) ($000 ) Assets
Repurchase Agreements              
  Bank of America Securities, LLC (Dated 1/31/20, Repurchase Value $40,005,000, collateralized by Government National Mortgage Assn. 3.000%–4.000%, 5/15/43–1/20/50, with a value of $40,800,000) 1.590% 2/3/20 40,000   40,000   0.2%
  Barclays Capital Inc. (Dated 1/31/20, Repurchase Value $16,302,000, collateralized by U.S. Treasury Note/Bond 1.875%, 7/31/26, with a value of $16,626,000) 1.570% 2/3/20 16,300   16,300   0.1%
  Citigroup Global Markets Inc. (Dated 1/31/20, Repurchase Value $148,519,000, collateralized by U.S. Treasury Bill 0.000%, 12/31/20–1/28/21, and U.S. Treasury Note/Bond 1.375%–1.690%, 1/31/22–1/31/27, with a value of $151,470,000) 1.560% 2/3/20 148,500   148,500   0.7%
  RBC Capital Markets LLC (Dated 1/31/20, Repurchase Value $82,411,000, collateralized by Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. 3.000%, 10/1/49, and Federal National Mortgage Assn. 3.500%–4.500%, 2/1/41–12/1/49, with a value of $84,048,000) 1.580% 2/3/20 82,400   82,400   0.4%
  Wells Fargo & Co. (Dated 1/31/20, Repurchase Value $301,840,000, collateralized by Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. 2.000%–5.500%, 6/1/30–2/1/49, and Federal National Mortgage Assn. 2.500%–4.500%, 12/1/24– 6/1/57, with a value of $307,836,000) 1.590% 2/3/20 301,800   301,800   1.5%
            589,000   2.9%
Total Temporary Cash Investments (Cost $660,864)       660,877   3.2%

 

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          Notional   Market   Percentage
  Expiration   Exercise Amount   Value   of Net
    Date Contracts Price ($000 ($000 Assets
Options Purchased                
Exchange-Traded Options (0.0%)              
Put Options                
  10-Year U.S. Treasury Note Futures Contracts 2/21/20 44 $130.00 5,720   5   0.0%
                   
          Notional        
          Amount on        
          Underlying        
      Expiration Exercise Swap        
  Counterparty Date Rate ($000 )       
Over-the-Counter Swaptions (0.0%)              
Call Swaptions                
  10-Year Interest Rate Swap, Pays 3M USD LIBOR Quarterly, Receives 1.130% Semiannually BNPSW 9/21/20 1.130% 2,786   25   0.0%
Put Swaptions                
  5-Year CDX-NA-HY-S33-V2, Credit Protection Sold, Receives 1.000% Quarterly BNPSW 3/18/20 1.060% 2,700   10   0.0%
  5-Year CDX-NA-IG-S33-V1, Credit Protection Sold, Receives 1.000% Quarterly GSI 2/19/20 0.600% 8,125   2   0.0%
  5-Year CDX-NA-IG-S33-V1, Credit Protection Sold, Receives 1.000% Quarterly JPMC 3/18/20 0.550% 5,395   7   0.0%
  5-Year CDX-NA-IG-S33-V1, Credit Protection Sold, Receives 1.000% Quarterly MSCS 2/19/20 0.525% 5,415   5   0.0%
  5-Year CDX-NA-IG-S33-V1, Credit Protection Sold, Receives 1.000% Quarterly MSCS 3/18/20 0.550% 8,125   11   0.0%
              60   0.0%
Total Options Purchased (Cost $65)         65   0.0%
Total Investments (Cost $16,928,038)         20,141,715   99.3%

 

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       Percentage 
   Amount   of Net 
   ($000)   Assets 
Other Assets and Liabilities           
Other Assets          
Investment in Vanguard   849      
Receivables for Investment Securities Sold   22,681      
Receivables for Accrued Income   191,491      
Receivables for Capital Shares Issued   12,678      
Variation Margin Receivable—Futures Contracts   2,753      
Variation Margin Receivable—CC Swap Contracts   12      
Unrealized Appreciation—Forward Currency Contracts   386      
Unrealized Appreciation—OTC Swap Contracts   161      
Other Assets   2,859      
Total Other Assets   233,870    1.2%
Liabilities          
Payables for Investment Securities Purchased   (51,931)     
Payables to Investment Advisor   (727)     
Payables for Capital Shares Redeemed   (22,495)     
Payables for Distributions   (8,247)     
Payables to Vanguard   (9,161)     
Options Written, at Value8   (174)     
Variation Margin Payable—Futures Contracts   (1,072)     
Variation Margin Payable—CC Swap Contracts   (4,692)     
Unrealized Depreciation—Forward Currency Contracts   (22)     
Unrealized Depreciation—OTC Swap Contracts   (233)     
Other Liabilities   (196)     
Total Liabilities   (98,950)   (0.5%)
Net Assets   20,276,635    100.0%
           
At January 31, 2020, net assets consisted of:          
         Amount 
        ($000)
Paid-in Capital        16,943,848 
Total Distributable Earnings (Loss)        3,332,787 
Net Assets        20,276,635 

 

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   Amount 
   ($000)
Investor Shares—Net Assets    
Applicable to 430,571,299 outstanding $.001 par value shares of beneficial interest (unlimited authorization)  4,941,949 
Net Asset Value Per Share—Investor Shares  $11.48 
     
Admiral Shares—Net Assets    
Applicable to 1,336,039,824 outstanding $.001 par value shares of beneficial interest (unlimited authorization)  15,334,686 
Net Asset Value Per Share—Admiral Shares  $11.48 

 

See Note A in Notes to Financial Statements.
Represents the aggregate value, by category, of securities that are not among the 50 largest holdings and, in total for any issuer, represent 1% or less of net assets.
1Securities with a value of $453,000 have been segregated as collateral for open forward currency contracts and over-the-counter swap contracts.
2Securities with a value of $132,596,000 have been segregated as initial margin for open centrally cleared swap contracts.
3Securities with a value of $13,481,000 have been segregated as initial margin for open futures contracts.
4The issuer was placed under federal conservatorship in September 2008; since that time, its daily operations have been managed by the Federal Housing Finance Agency and it receives capital from the U.S. Treasury, as needed to maintain a positive net worth, in exchange for senior preferred stock.
5The average or expected maturity is shorter than the final maturity shown because of the possibility of interim principal payments and prepayments or the possibility of the issue being called.
6Certain of the fund’s securities are exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. Such securities may be sold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At January 31, 2020, the aggregate value of these securities was $722,609,000, representing 3.6% of net assets.
7Affiliated money market fund available only to Vanguard funds and certain trusts and accounts managed by Vanguard. Rate shown is the 7-day yield.
8Includes premiums received of $154,000.

BNPSW—BNP Paribas.

CC—Centrally Cleared.

GO—General Obligation Bond.

GSI—Goldman Sachs International.

JPMC—JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.

MSCS—Morgan Stanley Capital Services LLC.

OTC—Over-the-Counter.

REMICS—Real Estate Mortgage Investment Conduits.

 

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Derivative Financial Instruments Outstanding as of Period End          
           
Options Written              
        Notional   Market  
  Expiration   Exercise Amount   Value  
  Date Contracts Price ($000 ) ($000 )
Exchange-Traded Options              
Call Options              
10-Year U.S. Treasury Note Futures Contracts 2/21/20 24 $130.75 3,138   (28 )
10-Year U.S. Treasury Note Futures Contracts 2/21/20 44 133.50 5,874   (7 )
            (35 )
               
Put Options              
10-Year U.S. Treasury Note Futures Contracts 2/21/20 24 $130.75 3,138   (6 )
            (41 )
               
        Notional      
        Amount on      
        Underlying   Market  
    Expiration Exercise Swap   Value  
  Counterparty Date Rate ($000 ) ($000 )
Over-the-Counter Swaptions              
Call Swaptions              
10-Year Interest Rate Swap, Receives 3M USD LIBOR Quarterly, Pays 1.836% Semiannually GSCM 4/9/20 1.836% 1,790   (67 )
5-Year CDX-NA-IG-S33-V1, Credit Protection Sold, Receives 1.000% Quarterly GSI 2/19/20 0.525% 8,125   (15 )
5-Year CDX-NA-IG-S33-V1, Credit Protection Sold, Receives 1.000% Quarterly MSCS 2/19/20 0.475% 5,415   (2 )
5-Year CDX-NA-IG-S33-V1, Credit Protection Sold, Receives 1.000% Quarterly MSCS 3/18/20 0.500% 8,125   (11 )
            (95 )

 

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Options Written (continued)

                Notional      
                Amount on      
                Underlying   Market  
        Expiration   Exercise   Swap   Value  
    Counterparty   Date   Rate   ($000 ) ($000 )
Put Swaptions                      
10-Year Interest Rate Swap, Pays 3M USD LIBOR Quarterly, Receives 1.836% Semiannually   GSCM   4/9/20   1.836 % 1,790   (4 )
5-Year CDX-NA-IG-S33-V1, Credit Protection Purchased, Pays 1.000% Quarterly   GSI   2/19/20   0.525 % 8,125   (7 )
5-Year CDX-NA-IG-S33-V1, Credit Protection Purchased, Pays 1.000% Quarterly   MSCS   2/19/20   0.475 % 5,415   (10 )
5-Year CDX-NA-IG-S33-V1, Credit Protection Purchased, Pays 1.000% Quarterly   MSCS   3/18/20   0.500 % 8,125   (17 )
                    (38 )
                    (133 )
Total Options Written (Premiums Received $154)                   (174 )

 

GSCM—Goldman Sachs Bank USA.

 

GSI—Goldman Sachs International.

 

MSCS—Morgan Stanley Capital Services LLC.

 

 

Futures Contracts

 

                ($000 )
                Value and  
        Number of       Unrealized  
        Long (Short ) Notional   Appreciation  
    Expiration   Contracts   Amount   (Depreciation )
Long Futures Contracts                  
30-Year U.S. Treasury Bond   March 2020   3,756   614,224   16,817  
5-Year U.S. Treasury Note   March 2020   717   86,270   678  
Ultra Long U.S. Treasury Bond   March 2020   188   36,413   1,108  
Ultra 10-Year U.S. Treasury Note   March 2020   38   5,535   2  
Euro-Schatz   March 2020   12   1,492   2  
                18,607  
                   
Short Futures Contracts                  
10-Year U.S. Treasury Note   March 2020   (1,613 ) (212,362 ) (3,388 )
2-Year U.S. Treasury Note   March 2020   (278 ) (60,148 ) (197 )
Euro-Bund   March 2020   (47 ) (9,124 ) (162 )
Euro-Buxl   March 2020   (34 ) (7,953 ) (309 )
Long Gilt   March 2020   (44 ) (7,840 ) (85 )
Ultra Long U.S. Treasury Bond   March 2020   (30 ) (5,811 ) (24 )
Euro-Bobl   March 2020   (6 ) (898 ) (5 )
Euro-BTP   March 2020   (3 ) (493 ) (20 )
                (4,190 )
                14,417  

 

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Forward Currency Contracts

 

    Contract                   Unrealized   Unrealized  
    Settlement   Contract Amount (000)   Appreciation   (Depreciation )
Counterparty   Date       Receive       Deliver   ($000 ) ($000 )
BNP Paribas   3/18/20   EUR   4,501   USD   5,008     (2 )
Bank of America, N.A.   3/18/20   GBP   1,393   USD   1,821   21    
BNP Paribas   3/18/20   GBP   619   USD   810   8    
HSBC Bank USA, N.A.   3/18/20   EUR   149   USD   166      
HSBC Bank USA, N.A.   3/18/20   USD   20,215   EUR   17,952   246    
Royal Bank of Canada   3/18/20   USD   9,881   GBP   7,394   106    
Bank of America, N.A.   3/18/20   USD   3,085   EUR   2,790     (18 )
Deutsche Bank AG   3/18/20   USD   250   EUR   224      
Toronto-Dominion Bank   3/18/20   USD   131   AUD   189   4    
Morgan Stanley Capital Services LLC   3/18/20   USD   128   EUR   114   1    
HSBC Bank USA, N.A.   3/18/20   USD   95   EUR   86     (1 )
Bank of America, N.A.   3/18/20   USD   92   EUR   83      
Citigroup Global Markets Inc.   3/18/20   USD   70   GBP   53     (1 )
State Street Bank & Trust Co.   3/18/20   USD   69   EUR   62      
Barclays Bank plc   3/18/20   USD   65   EUR   59      
Royal Bank of Canada   3/18/20   USD   10   EUR   9      
HSBC Bank USA, N.A.   3/18/20   USD   4   JPY   447      
                        386   (22 )

 

AUD—Australian dollar.

EUR—euro.

GBP—British pound.

JPY—Japanese yen.

USD—U.S. dollar.

 

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Centrally Cleared Credit Default Swaps

 

                Periodic          
                Premium       Unrealized  
                Received       Appreciation  
    Termination   Notional Amount   (Paid )1 Value   (Depreciation )
Reference Entity   Date       (000 ) (% ) ($000 ) ($000 )
Credit Protection Sold                          
CDX-NA-IG-S33-V1   12/20/24   USD   1,694   1.000   40    
CDX-NA-IG-S33-V1   12/20/24   USD   4,008,812   1.000   93,680   7,201  
CDX-NA-IG-S33-V1   12/20/29   USD   2,965   1.000   3   30  
                    93,723   7,231  
                           
Credit Protection Purchased                          
CDX-NA-HY-S33-V2   12/20/24   USD   1,337   (5.000 ) (111 ) 15  
CDX-NA-IG-S33-V1   12/20/22   USD   8,480   (1.000 ) (180 ) (5 )
iTraxx Europe-S32-V1   12/20/24   EUR   3,610   (1.000 ) (106 ) (7 )
                    (397 ) 3  
                    93,326   7,234  

 

1 Periodic premium received/paid quarterly.

EUR— euro.

USD—U.S. dollar.

 

Over-the-Counter Credit Default Swaps

                        Remaining          
                Periodic       Up-Front          
                Premium       Premium          
            Notional   Received       Received   Unrealized   Unrealized  
Reference   Termination       Amount   (Paid )1 Value   (Paid ) Appreciation   (Depreciation )
Entity   Date   Counterparty   ($000 ) (% ) ($000 ) ($000 ) ($000 ) ($000 )
Credit Protection Sold/Moody’s Rating                                  
Metlife Inc./A3   12/20/21   GSI   10,000   1.000   152   (12 ) 140    
                                   
Credit Protection Purchased                                  
Bank of China Ltd.   12/20/21   BNPSW   300   (1.000 ) (5 )     (5 )
Federation of Malaysia   12/20/24   BNPSW   3,500   (1.000 ) (98 ) 82     (16 )
Federative Republic of Brazil   12/20/24   GSI   1,536   (1.000 ) 2   (14 )   (12 )
Federative Republic of Brazil   12/20/24   MSCS   3,680   (1.000 ) 5   (61 )   (56 )
Federative Republic of Brazil   12/20/25   BOANA   315   (1.000 ) 3   (53 )   (50 )
Federative Republic of Brazil   12/20/25   GSCM   315   (1.000 ) 3   (50 )   (47 )

 

 

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Over-the-Counter Credit Default Swaps (continued)

                        Remaining          
                Periodic       Up-Front          
                Premium       Premium          
            Notional   Received       Received   Unrealized   Unrealized  
Reference   Termination       Amount   (Paid )1 Value   (Paid ) Appreciation   (Depreciation )
Entity   Date   Counterparty   ($000 ) (% ) ($000 ) ($000 ) ($000 ) ($000 )
Republic of Chile   12/20/24   GSI   3,000   (1.000 ) (71 ) 87   16    
Republic of Colombia   12/20/24   GSI   3,000   (1.000 ) (28 ) 33   5    
Republic of Colombia   12/20/24   JPMC   6,000   (1.000 ) (56 ) 23     (33 )
Republic of Peru   12/20/24   CITNA   4,650   (1.000 ) (119 ) 108     (10 )
United Mexican States   12/20/24   GSI   1,000   (1.000 ) (8 ) 5     (4 )
                    (371 ) 159   21   (233 )
                    (219 ) 147   161   (233 )

 

The notional amount represents the maximum potential amount the fund could be required to pay as a seller of credit protection if the reference entity was subject to a credit event.

 

1 Periodic premium received/paid quarterly.

BNPSW—BNP Paribas.

BOANA—Bank of America, N.A.

CITNA—Citibank N.A.

GSCM—Goldman Sachs Bank USA.

GSI—Goldman Sachs International.

JPMC—JP Morgan Chase Bank.

MSCS—Morgan Stanley Capital Services LLC.

 

Centrally Cleared Interest Rate Swaps

            Fixed   Floating          
            Interest   Interest          
            Rate   Rate       Unrealized  
    Future   Notional   Received   Received       Appreciation  
    Effective   Amount   (Paid )2 (Paid )3 Value   (Depreciation )
Termination Date   Date   ($000 ) (% ) (% ) ($000 ) ($000 )
1/23/30   N/A   356   (1.737 ) 1.806   (11 ) (11 )
1/29/30   N/A   573   1.550   (1.775 ) 5   5  
1/29/30   N/A   515   1.550   (1.775 ) 4   4  
2/4/30   2/4/201   198   1.448   (0.000 )    
                    (2 ) (2 )

 

1Forward interest rate swap. In a forward interest rate swap, the fund and the counterparty agree to make periodic net payments beginning on a specified future effective date.
2Fixed interest payment received/paid semiannually.
3Based on 3-month London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) as of the most recent payment date. Floating interest payment received/ paid quarterly.

 

 

See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.

 

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Statement of Operations

 

 

    Year Ended  
    January 31, 2020  
    ($000 )
Investment Income      
Income      
Interest1   704,550  
Total Income   704,550  
Expenses      
Investment Advisory Fees—Note B   3,059  
The Vanguard Group—Note C      
Management and Administrative—Investor Shares   8,390  
Management and Administrative—Admiral Shares   12,951  
Marketing and Distribution—Investor Shares   432  
Marketing and Distribution—Admiral Shares   774  
Custodian Fees   144  
Auditing Fees   24  
Shareholders’ Reports—Investor Shares   106  
Shareholders’ Reports—Admiral Shares   36  
Trustees’ Fees and Expenses   20  
Total Expenses   25,936  
Net Investment Income   678,614  
Realized Net Gain (Loss)      
Investment Securities Sold1,2   493,882  
Futures Contracts   88,296  
Options Purchased   (33 )
Options Written   789  
Swap Contracts   55,465  
Forward Currency Contracts   488  
Foreign Currencies   67  
Realized Net Gain (Loss)   638,954  
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)      
Investment Securities1   2,623,925  
Futures Contracts   (693 )
Options Purchased   2  
Options Written   (3 )
Swap Contracts   (3,824 )
Forward Currency Contracts   464  
Foreign Currencies   52  
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)   2,619,923  
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations   3,937,491  

 

1Interest income, realized net gain (loss), and change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) from affiliated companies of the fund were $8,699,000, $75,000, and $13,000, respectively.
2Includes $102,022,000 of net gain (loss) resulting from in-kind redemptions; such gain (loss) is not taxable to the fund.

 

See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.

 

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Statement of Changes in Net Assets

 

 

    Year Ended January 31,  
    2020   2019  
    ($000 ) ($000 )
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets          
Operations          
Net Investment Income   678,614   673,555  
Realized Net Gain (Loss)   638,954   (103,190 )
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)   2,619,923   (780,572 )
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations   3,937,491   (210,207 )
Distributions          
Net Investment Income          
Investor Shares   (168,843 ) (179,674 )
Admiral Shares   (539,881 ) (520,769 )
Realized Capital Gain1          
Investor Shares   (62,338 ) (15,039 )
Admiral Shares   (191,528 ) (40,061 )
Total Distributions   (962,590 ) (755,543 )
Capital Share Transactions          
Investor Shares   116,420   (200,780 )
Admiral Shares   266,731   1,589,227  
Net Increase (Decrease) from Capital Share Transactions   383,151   1,388,447  
Total Increase (Decrease)   3,358,052   422,697  
Net Assets          
Beginning of Period   16,918,583   16,495,886  
End of Period   20,276,635   16,918,583  

 

1Includes fiscal 2020 and 2019 short-term gain distributions totaling $125,194,000 and $3,058,000, respectively. Short-term gain distributions are treated as ordinary income dividends for tax purposes.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.

 

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Financial Highlights

 

 

Investor Shares

 

For a Share Outstanding           Year Ended January 31,  
Throughout Each Period   2020   2019   2018   2017   2016  
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period   $9.79   $10.40   $10.06   $10.00   $11.34  
Investment Operations                      
Net Investment Income   .381 1 .397 1 .405 1 .416   .430  
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments   1.854   (.560 ) .520   .260   (1.148 )
Total from Investment Operations   2.235   (.163 ) .925   .676   (.718 )
Distributions                      
Dividends from Net Investment Income   (.399 ) (.413 ) (.421 ) (.435 ) (.446 )
Distributions from Realized Capital Gains   (.146 ) (.034 ) (.164 ) (.181 ) (.176 )
Total Distributions   (.545 ) (.447 ) (.585 ) (.616 ) (.622 )
Net Asset Value, End of Period   $11.48   $9.79   $10.40   $10.06   $10.00  
                       
Total Return2   23.31%   -1.45%   9.28%   6.71%   -6.33%  
                       
Ratios/Supplemental Data                      
Net Assets, End of Period (Millions)   $4,942   $4,098   $4,570   $4,069   $3,860  
Ratio of Total Expenses to Average Net Assets   0.22%   0.22%   0.22%   0.22%   0.21%  
Ratio of Net Investment Income to Average Net Assets   3.57%   4.08%   3.87%   3.92%   4.18%  
Portfolio Turnover Rate   34%3   32%3   27%   24%   35%4  

 

1Calculated based on average shares outstanding.
2Total returns do not include account service fees that may have applied in the periods shown. Fund prospectuses provide information about any applicable account service fees.
3Includes 1% and 0% attributable to mortgage-dollar-roll activity.
4Excludes the value of portfolio securities received or delivered as a result of in-kind purchases or redemptions of the fund’s capital shares.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.

 

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Financial Highlights

 

 

Admiral Shares

 

For a Share Outstanding       Year Ended January 31,  
Throughout Each Period   2020   2019   2018   2017   2016  
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period   $9.79   $10.40   $10.06   $10.00   $11.34  
Investment Operations                      
Net Investment Income   .392 1 .407 1 .415 1 .426   .440  
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments   1.853   (.560 ) .520   .260   (1.148 )
Total from Investment Operations   2.245   (.153 ) .935   .686   (.708 )
Distributions                      
Dividends from Net Investment Income   (.409 ) (.423 ) (.431 ) (.445 ) (.456 )
Distributions from Realized Capital Gains   (.146 ) (.034 ) (.164 ) (.181 ) (.176 )
Total Distributions   (.555 ) (.457 ) (.595 ) (.626 ) (.632 )
Net Asset Value, End of Period   $11.48   $9.79   $10.40   $10.06   $10.00  
                       
Total Return2   23.43%   -1.35%   9.39%   6.82%   -6.23%  
                       
Ratios/Supplemental Data                      
Net Assets, End of Period (Millions)   $15,335   $12,820   $11,925   $10,336   $9,946  
Ratio of Total Expenses to Average Net Assets   0.12%   0.12%   0.12%   0.11%   0.12%  
Ratio of Net Investment Income to Average Net Assets   3.67%   4.18%   3.97%   4.03%   4.27%  
Portfolio Turnover Rate   34%3   32%3   27%   24%   35%4  

 

1Calculated based on average shares outstanding.
2Total returns do not include account service fees that may have applied in the periods shown. Fund prospectuses provide information about any applicable account service fees.
3Includes 1% and 0% attributable to mortgage-dollar-roll activity.
4Excludes the value of portfolio securities received or delivered as a result of in-kind purchases or redemptions of the fund’s capital shares.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

 

 

Vanguard Long-Term Investment-Grade Fund is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 as an open-end investment company, or mutual fund. Certain of the fund’s investments are in corporate debt instruments; the issuers’ abilities to meet their obligations may be affected by economic developments in their respective industries. The fund invests in securities of foreign issuers, which may subject it to investment risks not normally associated with investing in securities of U.S. corporations. To minimize the currency risk associated with investment in securities denominated in currencies other than the U.S. dollar, the fund attempts to hedge its currency exposures. The fund offers two classes of shares: Investor Shares and Admiral Shares. Each of the share classes has different eligibility and minimum purchase requirements, and is designed for different types of investors.

 

A.   The following significant accounting policies conform to generally accepted accounting principles for U.S. investment companies. The fund consistently follows such policies in preparing its financial statements.

 

1. Security Valuation: Securities are valued as of the close of trading on the New York Stock Exchange (generally 4 p.m., Eastern time) on the valuation date. Bonds and temporary cash investments are valued using the latest bid prices or using valuations based on a matrix system (which considers such factors as security prices, yields, maturities, and ratings), both as furnished by independent pricing services. Structured debt securities, including mortgages and asset-backed securities, are valued using the latest bid prices or using valuations based on a matrix system that considers such factors as issuer, tranche, nominal or option-adjusted spreads, weighted average coupon, weighted average maturity, credit enhancements, and collateral. Investments in Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund are valued at that fund’s net asset value. Securities for which market quotations are not readily available, or whose values have been affected by events occurring before the fund’s pricing time but after the close of the securities’ primary markets, are valued at their fair values calculated according to procedures adopted by the board of trustees. These procedures include obtaining quotations from an independent pricing service, monitoring news to identify significant market- or security-specific events, and evaluating changes in the values of foreign market proxies (for example, ADRs, futures contracts, or exchange-traded funds), between the time the foreign markets close and the fund’s pricing time. When fair-value pricing is employed, the prices of securities used by a fund to calculate its net asset value may differ from quoted or published prices for the same securities.

 

2. Foreign Currency: Securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars using exchange rates obtained from an independent third party as of the fund’s pricing time on the valuation date. Realized gains (losses) and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investment securities include the effects of changes in exchange rates since the securities were purchased, combined with the effects of changes in security prices. Fluctuations in the value of other assets and liabilities resulting from changes in exchange rates are recorded as unrealized foreign currency gains (losses) until the assets or liabilities are settled in cash, at which time they are recorded as realized foreign currency gains (losses).

 

3. Futures Contracts: The fund uses futures contracts to invest in fixed income asset classes with greater efficiency and lower cost than is possible through direct investment, to add value when these instruments are attractively priced, or to adjust sensitivity to changes in interest rates. The primary risks associated with the use of futures contracts are imperfect correlation between changes in market values of bonds held by the fund and the prices of futures contracts, and the possibility of an illiquid market. Counterparty risk involving futures is mitigated because a regulated

  

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clearinghouse is the counterparty instead of the clearing broker. To further mitigate counterparty risk, the fund trades futures contracts on an exchange, monitors the financial strength of its clearing brokers and clearinghouse, and has entered into clearing agreements with its clearing brokers. The clearinghouse imposes initial margin requirements to secure the fund’s performance and requires daily settlement of variation margin representing changes in the market value of each contract. Any assets pledged as initial margin for open contracts are noted in the Statement of Net Assets.

 

Futures contracts are valued at their quoted daily settlement prices. The notional amounts of the contracts are not recorded in the Statement of Net Assets. Fluctuations in the value of the contracts are recorded in the Statement of Net Assets as an asset (liability) and in the Statement of Operations as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) until the contracts are closed, when they are recorded as realized futures gains (losses).

 

During the year ended January 31, 2020, the fund’s average investments in long and short futures contracts represented 4% and 2% of net assets, respectively, based on the average of the notional amounts at each quarter-end during the period.

 

4. Forward Currency Contracts: The fund enters into forward currency contracts to protect the value of securities and related receivables and payables against changes in future foreign exchange rates. The fund’s risks in using these contracts include movement in the values of the foreign currencies relative to the U.S. dollar and the ability of the counterparties to fulfill their obligations under the contracts. The fund mitigates its counterparty risk by entering into forward currency contracts only with a diverse group of prequalified counterparties, monitoring their financial strength, entering into master netting arrangements with its counterparties, and requiring its counterparties to transfer collateral as security for their performance. In the absence of a default, the collateral pledged or received by the fund cannot be repledged, resold, or rehypothecated. The master netting arrangements provide that, in the event of a counterparty’s default (including bankruptcy), the fund may terminate the forward currency contracts, determine the net amount owed by either party in accordance with its master netting arrangements, and sell or retain any collateral held up to the net amount owed to the fund under the master netting arrangements. The forward currency contracts contain provisions whereby a counterparty may terminate open contracts if the fund’s net assets decline below a certain level, triggering a payment by the fund if the fund is in a net liability position at the time of the termination. The payment amount would be reduced by any collateral the fund has pledged. Any assets pledged as collateral for open contracts are noted in the Statement of Net Assets. The value of collateral received or pledged is compared daily to the value of the forward currency contracts exposure with each counterparty, and any difference, if in excess of a specified minimum transfer amount, is adjusted and settled within two business days.

 

Forward currency contracts are valued at their quoted daily prices obtained from an independent third party, adjusted for currency risk based on the expiration date of each contract. The notional amounts of the contracts are not recorded in the Statement of Net Assets. Fluctuations in the value of the contracts are recorded in the Statement of Net Assets as an asset (liability) and in the Statement of Operations as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) until the contracts are closed, when they are recorded as realized forward currency contract gains (losses).

 

During the year ended January 31, 2020, the fund’s average investment in forward currency contracts represented less than 1% of net assets, based on the average of notional amounts at each quarter-end during the period.

 

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5. Swap Contracts: The fund invests in credit default swaps to adjust the overall credit risk of the fund or to actively overweight or underweight credit risk to a specific issuer or group of issuers. The fund may sell credit protection through credit default swaps to simulate investments in long positions that are either unavailable or considered to be less attractively priced in the bond market. The fund may purchase credit protection through credit default swaps to reduce credit exposure to a given issuer or issuers. Under the terms of the swaps, an up-front payment may be exchanged between the seller and buyer. In addition, the seller of the credit protection receives a periodic payment of premium from the buyer that is a fixed percentage applied to a notional amount. If, for example, the reference entity is subject to a credit event (such as bankruptcy, failure to pay, or obligation acceleration) during the term of the swap, the seller agrees to either physically settle or cash settle the swap contract. If the swap is physically settled, the seller agrees to pay the buyer an amount equal to the notional amount and take delivery of a debt instrument of the reference issuer with a par amount equal to such notional amount. If the swap is cash settled, the seller agrees to pay the buyer the difference between the notional amount and the final price for the relevant debt instrument, as determined either in a market auction or pursuant to a pre-agreed-upon valuation procedure.

 

The fund enters into interest rate swap transactions to adjust the fund’s sensitivity to changes in interest rates and maintain the ability to generate income at prevailing market rates. Under the terms of the swaps, one party pays the other an amount that is a fixed percentage rate applied to a notional amount. In return, the counterparty agrees to pay a floating rate, which is reset periodically based on short-term interest rates, applied to the same notional amount.

 

The notional amounts of swap contracts are not recorded in the Statement of Net Assets. Swaps are valued daily based on market quotations received from independent pricing services or recognized dealers and the change in value is recorded in the Statement of Net Assets as an asset (liability) and in the Statement of Operations as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) until the seller of credit protection is required to take delivery (or, in a cash settled swap, pay the settlement amount determined) upon occurrence of a credit event, periodic payments are made, or the swap terminates, at which time realized gain (loss) is recorded. The net premium to be received or paid by the fund under swap contracts is accrued daily and recorded as realized gain (loss) over the life of the contract.

 

The primary risk associated with selling credit protection is that, upon the occurrence of a defined credit event, the market value of the debt instrument received by the fund (or, in a cash settled swap, the debt instruments used to determine the settlement payment by the fund) will be significantly less than the amount paid by the fund and, in a physically settled swap, the fund may receive an illiquid debt instrument. A risk associated with all types of swaps is the possibility that a counterparty may default on its obligation to pay net amounts due to the fund. The fund’s maximum amount subject to counterparty risk is the unrealized appreciation on the swap contract. The fund mitigates its counterparty risk by entering into swaps only with a diverse group of prequalified counterparties, monitoring their financial strength, entering into master netting arrangements with its counterparties, and requiring its counterparties to transfer collateral as security for their performance. In the absence of a default, the collateral pledged or received by the fund cannot be repledged, resold, or rehypothecated. In the event of a counterparty’s default (including bankruptcy), the fund may terminate any swap contracts with that counterparty, determine the net amount owed by either party in accordance with its master netting arrangements, and sell or retain any collateral held up to the net amount owed to the fund under the master netting arrangements. The swap contracts contain provisions whereby a counterparty may terminate open contracts if the fund’s net assets decline below a certain level, triggering a payment by the fund if the fund is in a net liability position

  

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at the time of the termination. The payment amount would be reduced by any collateral the fund has pledged. Any securities pledged as collateral for open contracts are noted in the Statement of Net Assets. The value of collateral received or pledged is compared daily to the value of the swap contracts exposure with each counterparty, and any difference, if in excess of a specified minimum transfer amount, is adjusted and settled within two business days.

 

The fund enters into centrally cleared interest rate and credit default swaps to achieve the same objectives specified with respect to the equivalent over-the-counter swaps but with less counterparty risk because a regulated clearinghouse is the counterparty instead of the clearing broker or executing broker. The clearinghouse imposes initial margin requirements to secure the fund’s performance, and requires daily settlement of variation margin representing changes in the market value of each contract. To further mitigate counterparty risk, the fund trades with a diverse group of prequalified executing brokers; monitors the financial strength of its clearing brokers, executing brokers, and clearinghouse; and has entered into agreements with its clearing brokers and executing brokers.

 

During the year ended January 31, 2020, the fund’s average amounts of investments in credit protection sold and credit protection purchased represented 18% and less than 1% of net assets, respectively, based on the average of notional amounts at each quarter-end during the period. The average amount of investments in interest rate swaps represented less than 1% of net assets, based on the average of notional amounts at each quarter-end during the period.

 

6. Options: The fund invests in options contracts on futures and swaps to adjust its exposure to the underlying investments. The primary risk associated with purchasing options is that the value of the underlying investments may move in such a way that the option is out-of-the-money (the exercise price of the option exceeds the value of the underlying investment), the position is worthless at expiration, and the fund loses the premium paid. The primary risk associated with selling options is that the value of the underlying investments may move in such a way that the option is in-the-money (the exercise price of the option exceeds the value of the underlying investment), the counterparty exercises the option, and the fund loses an amount equal to the market value of the option written less the premium received.

 

The fund invests in options on futures, which are exchange-traded. Counterparty risk involving exchange-traded options on futures is mitigated because a regulated clearinghouse is the counterparty instead of the clearing broker. To further mitigate counterparty risk, the fund trades options on futures on an exchange, monitors the financial strength of its clearing brokers and clearinghouses, and has entered into clearing agreements with its clearing brokers.

 

The fund invests in options on swaps (swaptions), which are transacted over-the-counter (OTC) and not on an exchange. A receiver swaption gives the owner the right to receive the total return of a specified asset, reference rate, or index. A payer swaption gives the owner the right to pay the total return of a specified asset, reference rate, or index. Swaptions also include options that allow an existing swap to be terminated or extended by one of the counterparties. Unlike exchange-traded options, which are standardized with respect to the underlying instrument, expiration date, contract size, and strike price, the terms of OTC options generally are established through negotiation with the other party to the option contract. Although this type of arrangement allows the purchaser or writer greater flexibility to tailor an option to its needs, OTC options generally involve greater credit risk than exchange-traded options. Credit risk involves the possibility that a counterparty may default on its obligation to pay net amounts due to the fund. The fund mitigates its counterparty risk by entering into swaptions with a diverse group of prequalified counterparties and monitoring their financial strength.

 

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Options on futures contracts are valued at their quoted daily settlement prices. Swaptions are valued daily based on market quotations received from independent pricing services or recognized dealers. The premium paid for a purchased option is recorded in the Statement of Net Assets as an asset that is subsequently adjusted daily to the current market value of the option purchased. The premium received for a written option is recorded in the Statement of Net Assets as an asset with an equal liability that is subsequently adjusted daily to the current market value of the option written. Fluctuations in the value of the options are recorded in the Statement of Operations as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) until expired, closed, or exercised, at which time realized gains (losses) are recognized.

 

During the year ended January 31, 2020, the fund’s average value of investments in options purchased and options written each represented less than 1% of net assets, respectively, based on the average market values at each quarter-end during the period.

 

7. To Be Announced (TBA) Transactions: A TBA transaction is an agreement to buy or sell mortgage-backed securities with agreed-upon characteristics (face amount, coupon, maturity) for settlement at a future date. The fund may be a seller of TBA transactions to reduce its exposure to the mortgage-backed securities market or in order to sell mortgage-backed securities it owns under delayed-delivery arrangements. When the fund is a buyer of TBA transactions, it maintains cash or short-term investments in an amount sufficient to meet the purchase price at the settlement date of the TBA transaction. The primary risk associated with TBA transactions is that a counterparty may default on its obligations. The fund mitigates its counterparty risk by, among other things, performing a credit analysis of counterparties, allocating transactions among numerous counterparties, and monitoring its exposure to each counterparty. The fund may also enter into a Master Securities Forward Transaction Agreement (MSFTA) with certain counterparties and require them to transfer collateral as security for their performance. In the absence of a default, the collateral pledged or received by the fund cannot be repledged, resold, or rehypothecated. Under an MSFTA, upon a counterparty default (including bankruptcy), the fund may terminate any TBA transactions with that counterparty, determine the net amount owed by either party in accordance with its master netting arrangements, and sell or retain any collateral held up to the net amount owed to the fund under the master netting arrangements.

 

8. Mortgage Dollar Rolls: The fund enters into mortgage-dollar-roll transactions, in which the fund sells mortgage-backed securities to a dealer and simultaneously agrees to purchase similar securities in the future at a predetermined price. The proceeds of the securities sold in mortgage-dollar-roll transactions are typically invested in high-quality short-term fixed income securities. The fund forgoes principal and interest paid on the securities sold, and is compensated by interest earned on the proceeds of the sale and by a lower price on the securities to be repurchased. The fund accounts for mortgage-dollar-roll transactions as purchases and sales; as such, these transactions may increase the fund’s portfolio turnover rate. Amounts to be received or paid in connection with open mortgage dollar rolls are included in Receivables for Investment Securities Sold or Payables for Investment Securities Purchased in the Statement of Net Assets.

 

9. Repurchase Agreements: The fund enters into repurchase agreements with institutional counterparties. Securities pledged as collateral to the fund under repurchase agreements are held by a custodian bank until the agreements mature, and in the absence of a default, such collateral cannot be repledged, resold, or rehypothecated. Each agreement requires that the market value of the collateral be sufficient to cover payments of interest and principal. The fund further mitigates its counterparty risk by entering into repurchase agreements only with a diverse group of prequalified

 

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counterparties, monitoring their financial strength, and entering into master repurchase agreements with its counterparties. The master repurchase agreements provide that, in the event of a counterparty’s default (including bankruptcy), the fund may terminate any repurchase agreements with that counterparty, determine the net amount owed, and sell or retain the collateral up to the net amount owed to the fund. Such action may be subject to legal proceedings, which may delay or limit the disposition of collateral.

 

10. Federal Income Taxes: The fund intends to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company and distribute all of its taxable income. Management has analyzed the fund’s tax positions taken for all open federal income tax years (January 31, 2017–2020), and has concluded that no provision for federal income tax is required in the fund’s financial statements.

 

11. Distributions: Distributions from net investment income are declared daily and paid on the first business day of the following month. Annual distributions from realized capital gains, if any, are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Distributions are determined on a tax basis and may differ from net investment income and realized capital gains for financial reporting purposes.

 

12. Credit Facility: The fund and certain other funds managed by The Vanguard Group (“Vanguard”) participate in a $4.3 billion committed credit facility provided by a syndicate of lenders pursuant to a credit agreement that may be renewed annually; each fund is individually liable for its borrowings, if any, under the credit facility. Borrowings may be utilized for temporary and emergency purposes, and are subject to the fund’s regulatory and contractual borrowing restrictions. The participating funds are charged administrative fees and an annual commitment fee of 0.10% of the undrawn amount of the facility; these fees are allocated to the funds based on a method approved by the fund’s board of trustees and included in Management and Administrative expenses on the fund’s Statement of Operations. Any borrowings under this facility bear interest at a rate based upon the higher of the one-month London Interbank Offered Rate, federal funds effective rate, or overnight bank funding rate plus an agreed-upon spread.

 

The fund had no borrowings outstanding at January 31, 2020, or at any time during the period then ended.

 

13. Other: Interest income includes income distributions received from Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund and is accrued daily. Premiums and discounts on debt securities are amortized and accreted, respectively, to interest income over the lives of the respective securities, except for premiums on certain callable debt securities that are amortized to the earliest call date. Security transactions are accounted for on the date securities are bought or sold. Costs used to determine realized gains (losses) on the sale of investment securities are those of the specific securities sold.

 

Each class of shares has equal rights as to assets and earnings, except that each class separately bears certain class-specific expenses related to maintenance of shareholder accounts (included in Management and Administrative expenses) and shareholder reporting. Marketing and distribution expenses are allocated to each class of shares based on a method approved by the board of trustees. Income, other non-class-specific expenses, and gains and losses on investments are allocated to each class of shares based on its relative net assets.

 

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B.   Wellington Management Company LLP provides investment advisory services to a portion of the fund for a fee calculated at an annual percentage rate of average net assets managed by the advisor.

 

Vanguard provides investment advisory services to a portion of the fund as described below; the fund paid Vanguard advisory fees of $239,000 for the year ended January 31, 2020.

 

For the year ended January 31, 2020, the aggregate investment advisory fee paid to all advisors represented an effective annual rate of 0.02% of the fund’s average net assets.

 

C.   In accordance with the terms of a Funds’ Service Agreement (the “FSA”) between Vanguard and the fund, Vanguard furnishes to the fund investment advisory, corporate management, administrative, marketing, and distribution services at Vanguard’s cost of operations (as defined by the FSA). These costs of operations are allocated to the fund based on methods and guidelines approved by the board of trustees. Vanguard does not require reimbursement in the current period for certain costs of operations (such as deferred compensation/benefits and risk/insurance costs); the fund’s liability for these costs of operations is included in Payables to Vanguard on the Statement of Net Assets. All other costs of operations payable to Vanguard are generally settled twice a month.

 

Upon the request of Vanguard, the fund may invest up to 0.40% of its net assets as capital in Vanguard. At January 31, 2020, the fund had contributed to Vanguard capital in the amount of $849,000, representing less than 0.01% of the fund’s net assets and 0.34% of Vanguard’s capital received pursuant to the FSA. The fund’s trustees and officers are also directors and employees, respectively, of Vanguard.

 

D.   Various inputs may be used to determine the value of the fund’s investments. These inputs are summarized in three broad levels for financial statement purposes. The inputs or methodologies used to value securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

 

Level 1—Quoted prices in active markets for identical securities.

Level 2—Other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.).

Level 3—Significant unobservable inputs (including the fund’s own assumptions used to determine the fair value of investments). Any investments valued with significant unobservable inputs are noted on the Statement of Net Assets.

 

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The following table summarizes the market value of the fund’s investments and derivatives as of January 31, 2020, based on the inputs used to value them:

 

  Level 1 Level 2 Level 3
Investments ($000) ($000) ($000)
U.S. Government and Agency Obligations 2,173,203
Asset-Backed/Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities 123,468
Corporate Bonds 14,876,487
Sovereign Bonds 253,943
Taxable Municipal Bonds 2,053,672
Temporary Cash Investments 71,877 589,000
Option Purchased 5 60
Option Written (41) (133)
Futures Contracts—Assets1 2,753
Futures Contracts—Liabilities1 (1,072)
Forward Currency Contracts—Assets 386
Forward Currency Contracts—Liabilities (22)
Swap Contracts—Assets 121 161
Swap Contracts—Liabilities (4,692)1 (233)
Total 68,842 20,069,992
1 Represents variation margin on the last day of the reporting period.      

 

 

E.   At January 31, 2020, the fair values of derivatives were reflected in the Statement of Net Assets as follows:

 

  Interest Rate Currency Credit  
  Contracts Contracts Contracts Total
Statement of Net Assets Caption ($000) ($000) ($000) ($000)
Options Purchased 30 35 65
Variation Margin Receivable—Futures Contracts 2,753 2,753
Variation Margin Receivable—CC Swap Contracts 4 8 12
Unrealized Appreciation—Forward Currency Contracts 386 386
Unrealized Appreciation—OTC Swap Contracts 161 161
Total Assets 2,787 386 204 3,377
         
Options Written (112) (62) (174)
Variation Margin Payable—Futures Contracts (1,072) (1,072)
Variation Margin Payable—CC Swap Contracts (3) (4,689) (4,692)
Unrealized Depreciation—Forward Currency Contracts (22) (22)
Unrealized Depreciation—OTC Swap Contracts (233) (233)
Total Liabilities (1,187) (22) (4,984) (6,193)

 

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Realized net gain (loss) and the change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on derivatives for the year ended January 31, 2020, were:

 

  Interest Rate Currency Credit  
  Contracts Contracts Contracts Total
Realized Net Gain (Loss) on Derivatives ($000) ($000) ($000) ($000)
Futures Contracts 88,296 88,296
Options Purchased 63 (96) (33)
Options Written 436 353 789
Swap Contracts (6,854) 62,319 55,465
Forward Currency Contracts 488 488
Realized Net Gain (Loss) on Derivatives 81,941 488 62,576 145,005
         
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on Derivatives      
Futures Contracts (693) (693)
Options Purchased 2 2
Options Written (35) 32 (3)
Swap Contracts (79) (3,745) (3,824)
Forward Currency Contracts 464 464
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on Derivatives (807) 464 (3,711) (4,054)

 

F.   Permanent differences between book-basis and tax-basis components of net assets are reclassified among capital accounts in the financial statements to reflect their tax character. These reclassifications have no effect on net assets or net asset value per share. As of period end, permanent differences primarily attributable to the accounting for in-kind redemptions, foreign currency transactions, distributions in connection with fund share redemptions, and swap agreements were reclassified between the following accounts:

 

  Amount
  ($000)
Paid-in Capital 128,631
Total Distributable Earnings (Loss) (128,631)

 

Temporary differences between book-basis and tax-basis components of total distributable earnings (loss) arise when certain items of income, gain, or loss are recognized in different periods for financial statement and tax purposes; these differences will reverse at some time in the future. The differences are primarily related to the tax deferral of losses on wash sales and straddles; the realization of unrealized gains or losses on certain futures contracts, forward currency contracts and options; payables

 

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for distributions; and the tax recognition of gain or loss from foreign currency hedges. As of period end, the tax-basis components of total distributable earnings (loss) are detailed in the table as follows:

 

  Amount
  ($000)
Undistributed Ordinary Income 48,248
Undistributed Long-Term Gains 85,827
Capital Loss Carryforwards (Non-expiring)* -
Net Unrealized Gains (Losses) 3,214,906

 

* The fund used capital loss carryforwards of $103,547,000 to offset taxable capital gains realized during the year ended January 31, 2020.

 

As of January 31, 2020, gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation for investments and derivatives based on cost for U.S. federal income tax purposes were as follows:

 

  Amount
  ($000)
Tax Cost 16,933,854
Gross Unrealized Appreciation 3,216,222
Gross Unrealized Depreciation (1,311)
Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) 3,214,911

 

G.   During the year ended January 31, 2020, the fund purchased $4,696,594,000 of investment securities and sold $5,183,666,000 of investment securities, other than U.S. government securities and temporary cash investments. Purchases and sales of U.S. government securities were $1,991,144,000 and $1,402,475,000, respectively. Total purchases and sales include $0 and $619,972,000, respectively, in connection with in-kind purchases and redemptions of the fund’s capital shares.

 

H.   Capital share transactions for each class of shares were:

 

        Year Ended January 31,
    2020     2019
  Amount Shares   Amount Shares
  ($000) (000)   ($000) (000)
Investor Shares          
Issued 735,547 69,079   602,780 61,987
Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions 222,754 20,587   180,741 18,566
Redeemed (841,881) (77,813)   (984,301) (101,375)
Net Increase (Decrease)—Investor Shares 116,420 11,853   (200,780) (20,822)
Admiral Shares          
Issued 2,992,646 277,964   2,988,931 307,348
Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions 605,130 55,918   452,831 46,505
Redeemed (3,331,045) (307,633)   (1,852,535) (190,934)
Net Increase (Decrease)—Admiral Shares 266,731 26,249   1,589,227 162,919

 

 

I.   Management has determined that no events or transactions occurred subsequent to January 31, 2020, that would require recognition or disclosure in these financial statements.

 

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

To the Board of Trustees of Vanguard Fixed Income Securities Funds and Shareholders of Vanguard Short-Term Investment-Grade Fund, Vanguard Intermediate-Term Investment-Grade Fund and Vanguard Long-Term Investment-Grade Fund

 

Opinions on the Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying statements of net assets—investments summary of Vanguard Short-Term Investment-Grade Fund, Vanguard Intermediate-Term Investment-Grade Fund and Vanguard Long-Term Investment-Grade Fund and statement of assets and liabilities of Vanguard Intermediate-Term Investment-Grade Fund (three of the funds constituting Vanguard Fixed Income Securities Funds, hereafter collectively referred to as the “Funds”) as of January 31, 2020, the related statements of operations for the year ended January 31, 2020, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period ended January 31, 2020, including the related notes, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period ended January 31, 2020 (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of each of the Funds as of January 31, 2020, the results of each of their operations for the year then ended, the changes in each of their net assets for each of the two years in the period ended January 31, 2020 and each of the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period ended January 31, 2020 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

 

Basis for Opinions

These financial statements are the responsibility of the Funds’ management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Funds’ financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (“PCAOB”) and are required to be independent with respect to the Funds in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

 

We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud.

 

Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of January 31, 2020 by correspondence with the custodian, transfer agent and brokers; when replies were not received from brokers, we performed other auditing procedures. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinions.

 

 

 

 

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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

March 16, 2020

 

We have served as the auditor of one or more investment companies in The Vanguard Group of Funds since 1975.

 

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Special 2019 tax information (unaudited) for Vanguard Short-Term Investment-Grade Fund

 

This information for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2020, is included pursuant to provisions of the Internal Revenue Code.

 

For nonresident alien shareholders, 76.3% of income dividends are interest-related dividends.

 

 

Special 2019 tax information (unaudited) for Vanguard Intermediate-Term Investment-Grade Fund

 

This information for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2020, is included pursuant to provisions of the Internal Revenue Code.

 

The fund distributed $1,554,000 as capital gain dividends (20% rate gain distributions) to shareholders during the fiscal year.

 

For nonresident alien shareholders, 75.8% of income dividends are interest-related dividends.

 

 

Special 2019 tax information (unaudited) for Vanguard Long-Term Investment-Grade Fund

 

This information for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2020, is included pursuant to provisions of the Internal Revenue Code.

 

The fund distributed $143,965,000 as capital gain dividends (20% rate gain distributions) to shareholders during the fiscal year.

 

For nonresident alien shareholders, 100% of short-term capital gain dividends distributed by the fund are qualified short-term capital gains.

 

For nonresident alien shareholders, 76.0% of income dividends are interest-related dividends.

  

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The People Who Govern Your Fund

 

 

The trustees of your mutual fund are there to see that the fund is operated and managed in your best interests since, as a shareholder, you are a part owner of the fund. Your fund’s trustees also serve on the board of directors of The Vanguard Group, Inc., which is owned by the Vanguard funds and provides services to them.

 

A majority of Vanguard’s board members are independent, meaning that they have no affiliation with Vanguard or the funds they oversee, apart from the sizable personal investments they have made as private individuals. The independent board members have distinguished backgrounds in business, academia, and public service. Each of the trustees and executive officers oversees 213 Vanguard funds.

 

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Interested Trustee1

 

Mortimer J. Buckley

Born in 1969. Trustee since January 2018. Principal occupation(s) during the past five years and other experience: 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. Chairman of the board (2011–2017) and trustee (2009–2017) of the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia; and trustee (2018–present) and vice chair (2019–present) of The Shipley School.

 

 

Independent Trustees

 

Emerson U. Fullwood

Born in 1948. Trustee since January 2008. Principal occupation(s) during the past five years and other experience: 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. Director of SPX FLOW, Inc. (multi-industry manufacturing). Director of the University of Rochester Medical Center, the Monroe Community College Foundation, the United Way of Rochester, North Carolina A&T University, and Roberts Wesleyan College. Trustee of the University of Rochester.

 

Amy Gutmann

Born in 1949. Trustee since June 2006. Principal occupation(s) during the past five years and other experience: president (2004–present) of the University of Pennsylvania. Christopher H. Browne Distinguished Professor of Political Science, School of Arts and Sciences, and professor of communication, Annenberg School for Communication, with secondary faculty appointments in the Department of Philosophy, School of Arts and Sciences, and at the Graduate School of Education, University of Pennsylvania.

 

F. Joseph Loughrey

Born in 1949. Trustee since October 2009. Principal occupation(s) during the past five years and other experience: president and chief operating officer (retired 2009) and vice chairman of the board (2008–2009) of Cummins Inc. (industrial machinery). Chairman of the board of Hillenbrand, Inc. (specialized consumer services) and the Lumina Foundation. Director of the V Foundation. Member of the advisory

 

1Mr. Buckley is considered an “interested person,” as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, because he is an officer of the Vanguard funds.

 

  

 

 

council for the College of Arts and Letters and chair of the advisory board to the Kellogg Institute for International Studies, both at the University of Notre Dame.

 

Mark Loughridge

Born in 1953. Trustee since March 2012. Principal occupation(s) during the past five years and other experience: 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.

 

Scott C. Malpass

Born in 1962. Trustee since March 2012. Principal occupation(s) during the past five years and other experience: chief investment officer (1989–present) and vice president (1996–present) of the University of Notre Dame. Assistant professor of finance at the Mendoza College of Business, University of Notre Dame, and member of the Notre Dame 403(b) Investment Committee. Member of the board of TIFF Advisory Services, Inc. Member of the board of Catholic Investment Services, Inc. (investment advisors) and the board of superintendence of the Institute for the Works of Religion.

 

Deanna Mulligan

Born in 1963. Trustee since January 2018. Principal occupation(s) during the past five years and other experience: chief executive officer (2011–present) of The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America. President (2010–2019), chief operating officer (2010–2011), and executive vice president (2008–2010) of Individual Life and Disability of The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America. Member of the board of The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America, the American Council of Life Insurers, and the Economic Club of New York. Trustee of the Partnership for New York City (business leadership), Chief Executives for Corporate Purpose, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, Catalyst, and the Bruce Museum (arts and science). Member of the Advisory Council for the Stanford Graduate School of Business.

 

André F. Perold

Born in 1952. Trustee since December 2004. Principal occupation(s) during the past five years and other experience: George Gund Professor of Finance and Banking, Emeritus at the Harvard Business School (retired 2011). Chief investment officer and co-managing partner of HighVista Strategies (private investment firm). Member of the board of advisors and the investment committee of the Museum of Fine Arts Boston. Member of the board (2018–present) of RIT Capital Partners (investment firm). Member of the investment committee of Partners Health Care System.

 

Sarah Bloom Raskin

Born in 1961. Trustee since January 2018. Principal occupation(s) during the past five years and other experience: 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. Member of the board of directors (2012–2014) of Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation. Director (2017–present) of i(x) Investments, LLC; director (2017–present) of Reserve Trust. Rubenstein Fellow (2017–present) of Duke University; trustee (2017–present) of Amherst College, and trustee (2019–present) of the Folger Shakespeare Library.

 

Peter F. Volanakis

Born in 1955. Trustee since July 2009. Principal occupation(s) during the past five years and other experience: 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). Chairman of the board of trustees of Colby-Sawyer College. Member of the board of Hypertherm Inc. (industrial cutting systems, software, and consumables).

 

  

 

 

Executive Officers

 

John Bendl

Born in 1970. Principal occupation(s) during the past five years and other experience: principal of Vanguard. Chief financial officer (2019–present) of each of the investment companies served by Vanguard. Chief accounting officer, treasurer, and controller of Vanguard (2017–present). Partner (2003–2016) at KPMG (audit, tax, and advisory services).

 

Glenn Booraem

Born in 1967. Principal occupation(s) during the past five years and other experience: principal of Vanguard. Investment stewardship officer (2017–present), treasurer (2015–2017), controller (2010–2015), and assistant controller (2001–2010) of each of the investment companies served by Vanguard.

 

Christine M. Buchanan

Born in 1970. Principal occupation(s) during the past five years and other experience: principal of Vanguard. Treasurer (2017–present) of each of the investment companies served by Vanguard. Partner (2005–2017) at KPMG (audit, tax, and advisory services).

 

David Cermak

Born in 1960. Principal occupation(s) during the past five years and other experience: principal of Vanguard. Finance director (2019–present) of each of the investment companies served by Vanguard. Managing director and head (2017–present) of Vanguard Investments Singapore. Managing director and head (2017–2019) of Vanguard Investments Hong Kong. Representative director and head (2014–2017) of Vanguard Investments Japan.

 

Thomas J. Higgins

Born in 1957. Principal occupation(s) during the past five years and other experience: principal of Vanguard. Finance director (2019–present), chief financial officer (2008–2019), and treasurer (1998–2008) of each of the investment companies served by Vanguard.

 

Peter Mahoney

Born in 1974. Principal occupation(s) during the past five years and other experience: principal of Vanguard. Controller (2015–present) of each of the investment companies served by Vanguard. Head of International Fund Services (2008–2014) at Vanguard.

 

Anne E. Robinson

Born in 1970. Principal occupation(s) during the past five years and other experience: 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.

 

Michael Rollings

Born in 1963. Principal occupation(s) during the past five years and other experience: 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.

 

John E. Schadl

Born in 1972. Principal occupation(s) during the past five years and other experience: principal of Vanguard. Chief compliance officer (2019–present) of Vanguard and of each of the investment companies served by Vanguard. Assistant vice president (2019–present) of Vanguard Marketing Corporation.

 

 

Vanguard Senior Management Team

 

Joseph Brennan Chris D. McIsaac
Mortimer J. Buckley James M. Norris
Gregory Davis Thomas M. Rampulla
John James Karin A. Risi
Martha G. King Anne E. Robinson
John T. Marcante Michael Rollings

 

  

 

 

 

 

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Beginning on January 1, 2021, as permitted by regulations adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission, paper copies of your fund’s annual and semiannual shareholder reports will no longer be sent to you by mail, unless you specifically request them. Instead, you will be notified by mail each time a report is posted on the website and will be provided with a link to access the report.

 

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Contents

 

A Note From Our Chairman 1
   
Your Fund’s Performance at a Glance 2
   
Advisor’s Report 3
   
About Your Fund’s Expenses 6
   
Performance Summary 8
   
Financial Statements 10

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Please note: The opinions expressed in this report are just that—informed opinions. They should not be considered promises or advice. Also, please keep in mind that the information and opinions cover the period through the date on the front of this report. Of course, the risks of investing in your fund are spelled out in the prospectus.

 

 

 

  

A Note From Our Chairman

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tim Buckley

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

 

 

 

Dear Shareholder,

 

These are challenging times. The markets plummet one day and bounce back the next as investors process the uncertainty surrounding the coronavirus outbreak.

 

At Vanguard, we tell investors to “stay the course” in good times and bad. This means focusing on your investment goals, keeping a long-term perspective, being balanced across and diversified within asset classes, and limiting cost.

 

Vanguard investors have proven time and again that they know how to stay calm in a market downturn—an attribute that has served them well. But for those who are weathering their first bout of market volatility or could just use a friendly reminder, let me offer three points.

 

First, we stand by our counsel—“stay the course.”

 

Don’t be tempted to time the markets. It’s a losing strategy. An investment plan established during calmer times should not be abandoned in the midst of a market downturn. Although having exposure to different asset classes does not eliminate the risk of loss, we believe investors should let the potential benefits of diversification play out.

 

Second, whether you’re new to investing or a seasoned financial advisor, don’t feel that you need to go it alone. Our mission is to help you succeed, so reach out if we can be of help.

 

Our websites are constantly refreshed with our latest thinking on the markets and economy. And our experts offer practical advice on how to put this perspective to work in your portfolios.

 

And, finally, thank you.

 

Thank you for entrusting us with your financial success. It’s a tremendous responsibility that we take very seriously. No matter the market conditions, we look forward to partnering with you and helping you reach your investment goals.

 

Sincerely,

 

 

 

Mortimer J. Buckley

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

March 3, 2020

 

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Your Fund’s Performance at a Glance

 

 

   The fiscal year ended January 31, 2020, was marked by concerns about global growth, trade disputes, geopolitical tensions, and uncertainty surrounding the United Kingdom’s exit from the European Union. The more challenging outlook prompted the U.S. Federal Reserve to cut short-term interest rates three times in 2019 after raising them four times in 2018. Other major central banks adopted more accommodative monetary policies as well.

 

  Fed action contributed to short-term yields falling; longer-term yields fell amid lower growth and inflation expectations. The average yield spread for corporate bonds versus Treasuries narrowed.

 

  Vanguard Ultra-Short-Term Bond Fund returned 3.21% for Investor Shares and 3.31% for Admiral Shares. These results were above the 2.91% return of the benchmark index.

 

  That index consists of a single bond (the most recently issued 1-year Treasury). The fund, however, maintains exposure to investment-grade credit, securitized issues, and money market securities.

 

  Over the period, the relative performance of the fund was driven primarily by its allocations to corporate bonds and asset-backed securities.

 

 

 

Market Barometer

 

    Average Annual Total Returns  
    Periods Ended January 31, 2020  
    One Year   Three Years   Five Years  
Stocks              
Russell 1000 Index (Large-caps)   21.39%   14.33%   12.13%  
Russell 2000 Index (Small-caps)   9.21   7.28   8.23  
Russell 3000 Index (Broad U.S. market)   20.53   13.82   11.85  
FTSE All-World ex US Index (International)   10.28   7.74   5.24  
               
Bonds              
Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index              
(Broad taxable market)   9.64%   4.62%   3.01%  
Bloomberg Barclays Municipal Bond Index              
(Broad tax-exempt market)   8.65   5.12   3.53  
FTSE Three-Month U.S. Treasury Bill Index   2.18   1.68   1.07  
               
CPI              
Consumer Price Index   2.49%   2.04%   2.00%  

 

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Advisor’s Report

 

 

For the 12 months ended January 31, 2020, Vanguard Ultra-Short-Term Bond Fund returned 3.21% for Investor Shares and 3.31% for Admiral Shares. Its benchmark, the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Treasury Bellwethers: 1 Year Index, which consists of a single 1-year Treasury note, returned 2.91%.

 

The fund’s 30-day SEC yield declined from close to 3% to about 2%. This yield is a proxy for a portfolio’s potential annualized rate of income.

 

Investment environment

The financial markets were driven largely by shifts in the outlook for global growth and monetary policy during the fiscal year.

 

Gross domestic product—the broadest measure of economic activity—expanded at an annual rate of about 3% after adjusting for inflation in the first quarter of 2019. Its pace of growth then slowed amid weaker business confidence, trade disputes, and lessening effects from tax cuts.

 

The unemployment rate hit a half-century low during the period, which helped keep consumers spending, but the pace of job gains softened. Inflation remained tame. The annualized core consumer price index (which excludes the volatile food and energy segments) stayed at or a little above 2%.

 

After raising rates four times in 2018, the Federal Reserve began to reverse gears in March 2019 with an announcement that it would end its balance-sheet drawdown. It went on to lower the federal funds rate in August, September, and October. Those cuts, the first in more than a decade, were justified by policymakers as “insurance” meant to cushion the effects of trade policies and prolong an economic expansion already in its 11th year.

 

Rate cuts and slowing growth contributed to declines in yields across the maturity spectrum. The U.S. Treasury yield curve was inverted for part of the period—yields of shorter-term bonds were higher than those of longer-term bonds. But it finished the year displaying a more typical upward slope.

 

Yields of U.S. Treasury Securities

 

    January 31,   January 31,  
Maturity   2019   2020  
2 years   2.46%   1.31%  
3 years   2.43   1.33  
5 years   2.44   1.31  
10 years   2.63   1.51  
30 years   3.00   2.00  

 

Source: Vanguard.

  

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Fed action pushed shorter-term U.S. Treasury yields significantly lower. The yield of the 2-year Treasury note fell to 1.31% from 2.46% at the end of January 2019.

 

Demand for longer-term Treasury bonds was supported by escalating trade tensions, geopolitical flare-ups, and political uncertainties in Europe early in the year. While some of those concerns lessened later on, yields on these securities finished lower. The yield of the bellwether 10-year Treasury note ended down 112 basis points at 1.51%. (A basis point is one-hundredth of a percentage point.)

 

Management of the fund

The fund’s mandate is to generate income for investors without taking on meaningful interest rate risk. We look for diversified sources to generate that income. The challenge during this fiscal year was that the yield curve inverted at times; this compressed risk premia in all the traditional spread sectors we consider investing in.

 

Because we remained positive on the very front end of spread curves, we still had significant allocations to corporate paper and asset-backed securities maturing in 1 year or less. These were mostly high-quality securities made up of pooled auto loans, credit-card debt, and student loans. Fears of a recession arose in the first part of the period, but market sentiment improved later on and credit spreads tightened, which helped the fund outperform its benchmark.

 

As we don’t take directional interest rate bets, we maintained the fund’s duration (a measure of the sensitivity of bond and bond mutual fund prices to changes in interest rates) at close to one year, in line with that of its benchmark.

 

Outlook

Global growth is set to keep softening, with trade tensions and policy uncertainty unlikely to lessen substantially. The U.S. economy may fall below 2% trend growth in 2020, according to our economists in Vanguard Investment Strategy Group.

 

Other major regions are likely to see a deceleration as well in 2020. China, the world’s second-largest economy, is set to slow. The coronavirus will weigh on it in the near term, but we foresee the potential for a rebound in the second half of the year amid anticipated government stimulus. In the euro area, growth may stay weak at about 1%.

 

This backdrop, along with modest wage gains and structural factors such as technological advancements and globalization, is unlikely to support a sustained rebound in inflation. In the United States, inflation may trend closer to the Fed’s target, but—given the structural forces still in play—not much higher.

 

Going forward, we may see bouts of volatility related to growth, inflation, and interest rate expectations. But it’s worth restating that investors should look beyond short-term market movements and adhere to a long-term investment plan. Even in a

 

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low-yield environment, bonds can play a useful role as ballast in a portfolio, helping to provide downside protection from riskier assets such as equities.

 

Whatever the markets may bring, our experienced team of credit analysts, traders, quantitative analysts, and risk managers will continue to seek out opportunities to add to the fund’s performance.

 

Samuel C. Martinez, CFA,

Portfolio Manager

 

Daniel Shaykevich, Principal

and Portfolio Manager

 

Arvind Narayanan, CFA,

Portfolio Manager

 

Vanguard Fixed Income Group

 

February 21, 2020

 

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About Your Fund’s Expenses

 

 

As a shareholder of the fund, you incur ongoing costs, which include costs for portfolio management, administrative services, and shareholder reports (like this one), among others. Operating expenses, which are deducted from a fund’s gross income, directly reduce the investment return of the fund.

 

A fund’s expenses are expressed as a percentage of its average net assets. This figure is known as the expense ratio. The following examples are intended to help you understand the ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in your fund and to compare these costs with those of other mutual funds. The examples are based on an investment of $1,000 made at the beginning of the period shown and held for the entire period.

 

The accompanying table illustrates your fund’s costs in two ways:

 

   Based on actual fund return. This section helps you to estimate the actual expenses that you paid over the period. The ”Ending Account Value“ shown is derived from the fund‘s actual return, and the third column shows the dollar amount that would have been paid by an investor who started with $1,000 in the fund. You may use the information here, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period.

 

To do so, simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number given for your fund under the heading ”Expenses Paid During Period.“

 

   Based on hypothetical 5% yearly return. This section is intended to help you compare your fund‘s costs with those of other mutual funds. It assumes that the fund had a yearly return of 5% before expenses, but that the expense ratio is unchanged. In this case—because the return used is not the fund’s actual return—the results do not apply to your investment. The example is useful in making comparisons because the Securities and Exchange Commission requires all mutual funds to calculate expenses based on a 5% return. You can assess your fund’s costs by comparing this hypothetical example with the hypothetical examples that appear in shareholder reports of other funds.

 

Note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight and help you compare ongoing costs only and do not reflect transaction costs incurred by the fund for buying and selling securities. Further, the expenses do not include any purchase, redemption, or account service fees described in the fund prospectus. If such fees were applied to your account, your costs would be higher. Your fund does not carry a “sales load.”

 

The calculations assume no shares were bought or sold during the period. Your actual costs may have been higher or lower, depending on the amount of your investment and the timing of any purchases or redemptions.

 

You can find more information about the fund’s expenses, including annual expense ratios, in the Financial Statements section of this report. For additional information on operating expenses and other shareholder costs, please refer to your fund’s current prospectus.

 

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Six Months Ended January 31, 2020

 

  Beginning Ending Expenses
  Account Value Account Value Paid During
Ultra-Short-Term Bond Fund 7/31/2019 1/31/2020 Period
Based on Actual Fund Return      
Investor Shares $1,000.00 $1,014.36 $1.02
Admiral™ Shares 1,000.00 1,014.36 0.51
Based on Hypothetical 5% Yearly Return      
Investor Shares $1,000.00 $1,024.20 $1.02
Admiral Shares 1,000.00 1,024.70 0.51

The calculations are based on expenses incurred in the most recent six-month period. The fund’s annualized six-month expense ratios for that period are 0.20% for Investor Shares and 0.10% for Admiral Shares. The dollar amounts shown as “Expenses Paid” are equal to the annualized expense ratio multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days in the most recent six-month period, then divided by the number of days in the most recent 12-month period (184/365).

 

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Performance Summary

 

 

All of the returns in this report represent past performance, which is not a guarantee of future results that may be achieved by the fund. (Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data cited. For performance data current to the most recent month-end, visit our website at vanguard.com/performance.) Note, too, that both investment returns and principal value can fluctuate widely, so an investor’s shares, when sold, could be worth more or less than their original cost. The returns shown do not reflect taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the sale of fund shares.

 

Cumulative Performance: February 24, 2015, Through January 31, 2020

Initial Investment of $10,000

 

 

 

    Average Annual Total Returns    
    Periods Ended January 31, 2020    
      Since   Final Value
    One Inception   of a $10,000
    Year (2/24/2015)   Investment
Ultra-Short-Term Bond Fund Investor Shares 3.21% 1.67%   $10,854
Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Treasury Bellwethers: 1 Year Index 2.91 1.38   10,701
Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index 9.64 3.25   11,707

"Since Inception" performance is calculated from the Investor Shares’ inception date for both the fund and its comparative standard(s).

 

      Since   Final Value
    One Inception   of a $50,000
    Year (2/24/2015)   Investment
Ultra-Short-Term Bond Fund Admiral Shares 3.31% 1.77%   $54,510
Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Treasury Bellwethers: 1 Year Index 2.91 1.38   53,503
Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index 9.64 3.25   58,537

"Since Inception" performance is calculated from the Admiral Shares’ inception date for both the fund and its comparative standard(s).

 

 

 

 

 

See Financial Highlights for dividend and capital gains information.

 

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Sector Diversification

As of January 31, 2020

 

Asset-Backed/Commercial Mortgage-Backed 41.6%
Finance 21.8
Foreign 7.9
Industrial 15.7
Utilities 1.8
Short-Term Reserves 11.2

The table reflects the fund’s market exposure. The agency and mortgage-backed securities sectors may include issues from government-sponsored enterprises; such issues are generally not backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government.

 

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Financial Statements

 

 

Statement of Net Assets

As of January 31, 2020

 

The fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year as an exhibit to its reports on Form N-PORT. The fund’s Form N-PORT reports are available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.

 

        Face   Market  
      Maturity Amount   Value•  
    Coupon Date ($000 ($000
Asset-Backed/Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities (41.7%)            
1 Ally Auto Receivables Trust 2017-5 2.220% 10/17/22 1,600   1,607  
1 Ally Master Owner Trust Series 2017-3 2.040% 6/15/22 55,000   55,051  
1 Ally Master Owner Trust Series 2018-2 3.290% 5/15/23 10,640   10,851  
1 American Express Credit Account Master Trust 2017-1 2.100% 9/15/22 8,586   8,586  
1 AmeriCredit Automobile Receivables Trust 2016-2 3.650% 5/9/22 195   197  
1 AmeriCredit Automobile Receivables Trust 2016-4 2.410% 7/8/22 34,000   34,098  
1 AmeriCredit Automobile Receivables Trust 2017-4 2.040% 7/18/22 6,305   6,307  
1 AmeriCredit Automobile Receivables Trust 2019-3 2.170% 1/18/23 11,000   11,020  
1,2 ARI Fleet Lease Trust 2017-A 1.910% 4/15/26 1,218   1,217  
1,2 ARI Fleet Lease Trust 2018-B 3.220% 8/16/27 5,518   5,570  
1,2 ARL Second LLC 2014-1A 2.920% 6/15/44 169   170  
1,2 Avis Budget Rental Car Funding AESOP LLC 2014-2A 2.500% 2/20/21 7,039   7,040  
1,2 Avis Budget Rental Car Funding AESOP LLC 2015-1A 2.500% 7/20/21 15,748   15,761  
1,2 Avis Budget Rental Car Funding AESOP LLC 2015-2A 2.630% 12/20/21 20,930   21,007  
1,2 Avis Budget Rental Car Funding AESOP LLC 2016-1A 2.990% 6/20/22 11,830   11,985  
1,2 Avis Budget Rental Car Funding AESOP LLC 2016-2A 2.720% 11/20/22 5,245   5,306  
1 BMW Vehicle Lease Trust 2019-1 2.840% 11/22/21 21,000   21,203  
1 BMW Vehicle Lease Trust 2019-1 2.920% 8/22/22 6,500   6,606  
1,3 Brazos Higher Education Authority Inc. Series 2011-1, 3M USD LIBOR + 0.800% 2.710% 2/25/30 96   96  
1 California Republic Auto Receivables Trust 2016-2 2.520% 5/16/22 210   211  
1 California Republic Auto Receivables Trust 2018-1 3.140% 8/15/22 14,382   14,463  
1 California Republic Auto Receivables Trust 2018-1 3.560% 3/15/23 5,000   5,099  
1,2 Canadian Pacer Auto Receivables Trust A Series 2018 3.000% 6/21/21 3,563   3,570  
1,2 Canadian Pacer Auto Receivables Trust A Series 2019 2.780% 3/21/22 21,821   21,928  

 

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      Face   Market  
      Maturity Amount   Value•  
    Coupon Date ($000 ($000
1,2 Canadian Pacer Auto Receivable Trust A Series 2020 1.770% 11/21/22 32,500   32,498  
1 Capital Auto Receivables Asset Trust 2016-3 2.650% 1/20/24 40   40  
1,2 Capital Auto Receivables Asset Trust 2018-1 2.930% 6/20/22 4,025   4,057  
1,2 Capital Auto Receivables Asset Trust 2018-2 3.270% 6/20/23 15,000   15,097  
1 CarMax Auto Owner Trust 2016-2 2.160% 12/15/21 90   90  
1 CarMax Auto Owner Trust 2016-3 1.390% 5/17/21 292   292  
1 CarMax Auto Owner Trust 2016-4 2.910% 4/17/23 6,520   6,551  
1 CarMax Auto Owner Trust 2018-1 2.480% 11/15/22 24,083   24,224  
1 CarMax Auto Owner Trust 2019-1 3.050% 3/15/24 1,850   1,888  
1 CarMax Auto Owner Trust 2019-4 2.010% 3/15/23 23,000   23,073  
1,2 Chesapeake Funding II LLC 2017-2A 1.990% 5/15/29 2,503   2,504  
1,2 Chesapeake Funding II LLC 2017-3A 1.910% 8/15/29 7,102   7,100  
1,2 Chesapeake Funding II LLC 2017-4A 2.120% 11/15/29 17,070   17,085  
1,2 Chesapeake Funding II LLC 2018-1 3.040% 4/15/30 9,721   9,820  
1,2 Chesapeake Funding II LLC 2018-2A 3.230% 8/15/30 54,640   55,628  
1,2 Chesapeake Funding II LLC 2019-1 2.940% 4/15/31 21,505   21,801  
1,2 Chesapeake Funding II LLC 2019-2 1.950% 9/15/31 28,762   28,709  
1,2 Chrysler Capital Auto Receivables Trust 2016-AA 4.220% 2/15/23 570   572  
1,2 Chrysler Capital Auto Receivables Trust 2016-BA 1.870% 2/15/22 11,351   11,354  
1 CNH Equipment Trust 2019-A 2.960% 5/16/22 3,605   3,624  
1 COMM 2014-CCRE14 Mortgage Trust 3.147% 2/10/47 31   31  
1,2 Dell Equipment Finance Trust 2018-1 3.180% 6/22/23 3,990   4,026  
1,2 Dell Equipment Finance Trust 2019-1 2.780% 8/23/21 17,496   17,568  
1,2 DLL Securitization Trust Series 2018-A2 3.140% 10/20/20 2,844   2,845  
1,2 DLL Securitization Trust Series 2018-A3 3.460% 1/20/22 18,980   19,175  
1,2 DLL Securitization Trust Series 2018-A4 3.590% 6/20/24 180   185  
1,2 DLL Securitization Trust Series 2019-DA1 2.790% 11/22/21 21,606   21,686  
1,2 DLL Securitization Trust Series 2019-MA2 2.270% 5/20/22 50,000   50,085  
1,2 DLL Securitization Trust Series 2019-MT3 2.130% 1/20/22 50,000   50,069  
1,2 Drive Auto Receivables Trust 2016-BA 4.530% 8/15/23 1,429   1,443  
1,2 Drive Auto Receivables Trust 2016-C 4.180% 3/15/24 1,111   1,124  
1 Drive Auto Receivables Trust 2017-1 3.840% 3/15/23 5,357   5,411  
1 Drive Auto Receivables Trust 2018-1 3.810% 5/15/24 15,825   16,096  
1 Drive Auto Receivables Trust 2018-2 3.630% 8/15/24 4,031   4,054  
1 Drive Auto Receivables Trust 2018-3 3.370% 9/15/22 979   979  
1 Drive Auto Receivables Trust 2018-5 3.340% 10/15/22 21,462   21,500  
1 Drive Auto Receivables Trust 2018-5 3.680% 7/15/23 5,550   5,599  
1 Drive Auto Receivables Trust 2018-5 3.990% 1/15/25 4,488   4,603  
1 Drive Auto Receivables Trust 2019-2 3.040% 3/15/23 5,890   5,924  
1 Drive Auto Receivables Trust 2019-2 3.170% 11/15/23 18,000   18,194  
1 Drive Auto Receivables Trust 2019-3 2.630% 9/15/22 7,495   7,511  
1 Drive Auto Receivables Trust 2019-4 2.230% 1/16/24 13,400   13,419  
1 Drive Auto Receivables Trust 2020-1 1.990% 12/15/22 13,000   13,018  
1,2 Drive Auto Receivables Trust 2020-1 1.940% 9/15/23 15,000   15,000  
1 Drive Auto Receivables Trust 2020-1 2.020% 11/15/23 3,310   3,321  
1,2 DT Auto Owner Trust 2018-3 3.020% 2/15/22 6,320   6,330  
1,2 DT Auto Owner Trust 2019-2A 2.850% 9/15/22 8,012   8,039  
1,2 DT Auto Owner Trust 2019-3 2.550% 8/15/22 8,699   8,719  
1,2 Enterprise Fleet Financing LLC Series 2017-1 2.130% 7/20/22 191   191  
1,2 Enterprise Fleet Financing LLC Series 2017-2 1.970% 1/20/23 5,344   5,346  
1,2 Enterprise Fleet Financing LLC Series 2017-3 2.130% 5/22/23 4,097   4,103  

 

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      Face   Market  
      Maturity Amount   Value•
    Coupon Date ($000 ($000
1,2 Enterprise Fleet Financing LLC Series 2018-1 2.870% 10/20/23 7,892   7,937  
1,2 Enterprise Fleet Financing LLC Series 2018-3 3.380% 5/20/24 10,597   10,748  
1,2 Enterprise Fleet Financing LLC Series 2019-1 2.980% 10/20/24 10,666   10,782  
1,2 Enterprise Fleet Financing LLC Series 2019-3 2.060% 5/20/25 22,010   22,185  
1,2 Evergreen Credit Card Trust 2018-1 2.950% 3/15/23 3,750   3,796  
1,2,3,4 Fannie Mae Connecticut Avenue Securities 2019-R03, 1M USD LIBOR + 0.750% 2.411% 9/25/31 924   924  
1,2,3,4 Fannie Mae Connecticut Avenue Securities 2019-R04, 1M USD LIBOR + 0.750% 2.411% 6/25/39 11,285   11,289  
1,2,3,4 Fannie Mae Connecticut Avenue Securities 2019-R05, 1M USD LIBOR + 0.750% 2.411% 7/25/39 4,610   4,612  
1,2,3,4 Fannie Mae Connecticut Avenue Securities 2019-R06, 1M USD LIBOR + 0.750% 2.411% 9/25/39 22,288   22,301  
1,2,3,4  Fannie Mae Connecticut Avenue Securities 2019-R07, 1M USD LIBOR + 0.770% 2.431% 10/25/39 34,007   34,017  
1 Fifth Third Auto Trust 2019-1 2.660% 5/16/22 16,818   16,884  
1,2 Flagship Credit Auto Trust 2017-1 2.830% 3/15/23 608   609  
1,2 Flagship Credit Auto Trust 2017-4 2.070% 4/15/22 2,578   2,578  
1,2 Flagship Credit Auto Trust 2018-1 2.590% 6/15/22 4,829   4,834  
1,2 Flagship Credit Auto Trust 2018-3 3.070% 2/15/23 6,929   6,970  
1 Ford Credit Auto Lease Trust 2018-A 3.050% 8/15/21 18,750   18,864  
1 Ford Credit Auto Lease Trust 2018-A 3.170% 9/15/21 220   222  
1 Ford Credit Auto Lease Trust 2019-A 2.900% 5/15/22 16,490   16,673  
1 Ford Credit Auto Lease Trust 2020-A 1.800% 7/15/22 19,000   19,025  
1 Ford Credit Auto Lease Trust 2020-A 1.850% 3/15/23 13,200   13,237  
1,2 Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust 2015-REV2 2.440% 1/15/27 50,000   50,126  
1 Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust 2016-B 1.520% 8/15/21 274   274  
1,2 Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust 2016-REV2 2.030% 12/15/27 16,724   16,766  
1 Ford Credit Floorplan Master Owner Trust A Series 2017-2 2.340% 9/15/22 3,000   3,009  
1 Ford Credit Floorplan Master Owner Trust A Series 2018-3 3.520% 10/15/23 12,726   13,121  
1,3,4 Freddie Mac Structured Agency Credit Risk Debt Notes 2016-DNA3, 1M USD LIBOR + 2.000% 3.661% 12/25/28 20   20  
1,2,4 Freddie Mac Structured Agency Credit Risk Debt Notes 2018-SPI1 3.734% 2/25/48 953   959  
1,2,4 Freddie Mac Structured Agency Credit Risk Debt Notes 2018-SPI2 3.813% 5/25/48 886   892  
1,2,3,4 Freddie Mac Structured Agency Credit Risk Debt Notes 2019-DNA3, 1M USD LIBOR + 0.730% 2.391% 7/25/49 2,125   2,125  
1,2,3,4 Freddie Mac Structured Agency Credit Risk Debt Notes 2019-DNA4, 1M USD LIBOR + 0.700% 2.361% 10/25/49 3,807   3,808  
1,2,3,4 Freddie Mac Structured Agency Credit Risk Debt Notes 2019-HQA2, 1M USD LIBOR + 0.700% 2.361% 4/25/49 1,401   1,401  
1,2,3,4 Freddie Mac Structured Agency Credit Risk Debt Notes 2019-HQA3, 1M USD LIBOR + 0.750% 2.411% 9/25/49 3,011   3,012  
1,2,3,4 Freddie Mac Structured Agency Credit Risk Debt Notes 2020-DNA1, 1M USD LIBOR + 0.700% 2.359% 1/25/50 10,200   10,200  

  

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      Face   Market  
      Maturity Amount   Value•  
    Coupon Date ($000 ($000
§,1,2,3,4 Freddie Mac Structured Agency Credit Risk Debt Notes 2020-HQA1, 1M USD LIBOR + 0.750% 2.399% 1/25/50 3,800   3,800  
1 GM Financial Automobile Leasing Trust 2017-3 2.730% 9/20/21 450   450  
1 GM Financial Automobile Leasing Trust 2019-2 2.670% 6/21/21 17,633   17,701  
1 GM Financial Automobile Leasing Trust 2019-3 2.030% 6/20/22 14,570   14,595  
1,2 GM Financial Consumer Automobile 2017-3 2.130% 3/16/23 1,500   1,509  
1,2 GM Financial Consumer Automobile 2017-3 2.330% 3/16/23 40   40  
1 GM Financial Consumer Automobile 2020-1 1.830% 1/17/23 10,000   10,021  
1,2 GMF Floorplan Owner Revolving Trust 2017-2 2.130% 7/15/22 55,000   55,046  
1,2 GMF Floorplan Owner Revolving Trust 2018-1 3.060% 3/15/22 3,250   3,254  
1,2 GMF Floorplan Owner Revolving Trust 2018-1 3.250% 3/15/22 3,000   3,002  
1,2 GMF Floorplan Owner Revolving Trust 2018-1 3.500% 3/15/22 4,624   4,629  
1,2 GMF Floorplan Owner Revolving Trust 2018-3 3.680% 9/15/22 1,430   1,442  
1,2 GMF Floorplan Owner Revolving Trust 2018-4 3.440% 3/15/23 1,144   1,159  
1,2 GMF Floorplan Owner Revolving Trust 2018-4 3.500% 9/15/23 40,025   41,149  
1,2 Golden Credit Card Trust 2018-1A 2.620% 1/15/23 370   373  
1,2,3 Gosforth Funding 2017-1A plc, 3M USD LIBOR + 0.470% 2.373% 12/19/59 6,301   6,301  
1,2,3 Gosforth Funding 2018-1A plc, 3M USD LIBOR + 0.450% 2.360% 8/25/60 8,251   8,243  
1,2 GreatAmerica Leasing Receivables Funding LLC Series 2019-1 2.970% 6/15/21 18,283   18,346  
2 GTP Acquisition Partners I LLC 2.350% 6/15/20 1,070   1,070  
1 Harley-Davidson Motorcycle Trust 2019-A 2.370% 5/15/22 13,798   13,823  
1 Harley-Davidson Motorcycles 2020-A 1.830% 1/17/23 17,000   17,021  
1,2 Hertz Fleet Lease Funding LP 2018-1 3.230% 5/10/32 25,417   25,631  
1,2 Hertz Fleet Lease Funding LP 2019-1 2.700% 1/10/33 43,500   43,950  
1,2 Hertz Vehicle Financing II LP 2015-1A 2.730% 3/25/21 34,664   34,693  
1,2 Hertz Vehicle Financing II LP 2015-2A 2.960% 10/25/21 40,000   40,250  
1,2 Hertz Vehicle Financing II LP 2015-3A 2.670% 9/25/21 21,102   21,178  
1,2 Hertz Vehicle Financing II LP 2016-2A 2.950% 3/25/22 1,743   1,763  
1,2,3 Holmes Master Issuer plc 2018-1, 3M USD LIBOR + 0.360% 2.191% 10/15/54 6,480   6,479  
1,2,3 Holmes Master Issuer plc 2018-2A, 3M USD LIBOR + 0.420% 2.251% 10/15/54 8,181   8,178  
1 Honda Auto Receivables 2017-4 Owner Trust 2.210% 3/21/24 800   805  
1,2 HPEFS Equipment Trust 2019-1 2.190% 9/20/29 10,600   10,623  
1,2 HPEFS Equipment Trust 2019-1 2.210% 9/20/29 2,100   2,108  
1,2 Hyundai Auto Lease Securitization Trust 2019-A 2.980% 7/15/22 15,000   15,203  
1,2 Hyundai Auto Lease Securitization Trust 2019-B 2.040% 8/15/22 16,130   16,210  

 

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      Face   Market  
      Maturity Amount   Value•
    Coupon Date ($000 ($000
1,2 Hyundai Auto Lease Securitization Trust 2020-A 1.950% 7/17/23 14,730   14,802  
1,2 Kubota Credit Owner Trust 2018-1A 2.800% 2/16/21 3,490   3,492  
1,2,3 Lanark Master Issuer plc 2018-1A, 3M USD LIBOR + 0.420% 2.319% 12/22/69 3,968   3,959  
1,3 Lanark Master Issuer plc 2018-2A, 3M USD LIBOR + 0.420% 2.319% 12/22/69 15,320   15,327  
1 Mercedes-Benz Auto Lease Trust 2019-A 2.000% 10/17/22 5,820   5,837  
1 Mercedes-Benz Auto Lease Trust 2020-A 1.840% 12/15/22 16,870   16,900  
1,2 MMAF Equipment Finance LLC 2018-A 2.920% 7/12/21 2,790   2,796  
1,2 MMAF Equipment Finance LLC 2019-A 2.840% 1/10/22 17,362   17,450  
1,2 MMAF Equipment Finance LLC 2019-B 2.070% 10/12/22 16,250   16,278  
1,2,3 Motor plc 2017-1A, 1M USD LIBOR + 0.530% 2.191% 9/25/24 3,275   3,274  
1,2 Navient Student Loan Trust 2018-A 2.530% 2/18/42 7,361   7,369  
1,2 Navient Student Loan Trust 2019-A 3.030% 1/15/43 3,151   3,160  
1,2,3 Navient Student Loan Trust 2019-A, 1M USD LIBOR + 0.400% 2.076% 12/15/59 15,130   15,131  
1,2 Navient Student Loan Trust 2019-CA 2.820% 2/15/68 21,976   22,061  
1,2 Navient Student Loan Trust 2019-E 2.390% 5/15/68 43,339   43,574  
1,2 Navient Student Loan Trust 2019-F 2.180% 8/15/68 19,302   19,352  
1,3 New Mexico Educational Assistance Foundation 2013-1, 1M USD LIBOR + 0.700% 2.481% 1/2/25 44   44  
1 Nissan Auto Lease Trust 2019-A 2.710% 7/15/21 30,850   30,958  
1 Nissan Auto Lease Trust 2019-B 2.270% 7/15/22 27,000   27,221  
1 Nissan Auto Lease Trust 2020-A 1.800% 5/16/22 36,000   36,058  
1 Nissan Auto Lease Trust 2020-A 1.840% 1/17/23 17,600   17,665  
1 Nissan Auto Receivables 2017-C Owner Trust 2.280% 2/15/24 320   322  
1,2,3 Pepper Residential Securities Trust 2018-A, 1M USD LIBOR + 0.950% 2.634% 3/12/47 2,756   2,757  
1,2,3 Pepper Residential Securities Trust 2019-1, 1M USD LIBOR + 0.480% 2.164% 10/13/20 30,000   30,028  
1,2,3 Pepper Residential Securities Trust 2019-1A, 1M USD LIBOR + 0.350% 2.027% 4/14/20 24,000   23,998  
1,2,3 Pepper Residential Securities Trust 2021-A1U, 1M USD LIBOR + 0.880% 2.550% 1/16/60 9,329   9,323  
1,2,3 Pepper Residential Securities Trust 2022-A1U, 1M USD LIBOR + 1.000% 2.654% 6/20/60 17,208   17,201  
1,2,3 Pepper Residential Securities Trust 2024-A1U, 1M USD LIBOR + 0.900% 2.554% 11/18/60 13,154   13,161  
1,2,3 Permanent Master Issuer plc 2018-1A, 3M USD LIBOR + 0.380% 2.211% 7/15/58 14,963   14,961  
1,2 PFS Financing Corp 2017-B 2.220% 7/15/22 340   341  
1,2 PFS Financing Corp. 2017-D 2.400% 10/17/22 430   432  
1,2 PFS Financing Corp. 2018-D 3.190% 4/17/23 250   254  
1,2,3 Resimac Premier Series 2017-1A, 1M USD LIBOR + 0.950% 2.634% 9/11/48 6,793   6,799  
1,2,3 Resimac Premier Series 2018-1NCA, 1M USD LIBOR + 0.850% 2.584% 12/5/59 10,540   10,547  
1 Santander Drive Auto Receivables Trust 2016-3 2.800% 8/15/22 5,500   5,541  
1 Santander Drive Auto Receivables Trust 2017-2 3.490% 7/17/23 10,000   10,138  

  

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      Face   Market  
      Maturity Amount   Value•
    Coupon Date ($000 ($000
1 Santander Drive Auto Receivables Trust 2017-3 2.760% 12/15/22 104   105  
1 Santander Drive Auto Receivables Trust 2018-2 3.030% 9/15/22 13,183   13,207  
1 Santander Drive Auto Receivables Trust 2018-3 3.290% 10/17/22 17,517   17,559  
1 Santander Drive Auto Receivables Trust 2018-3 3.510% 8/15/23 16,000   16,172  
1 Santander Drive Auto Receivables Trust 2018-5 3.190% 3/15/22 7,579   7,582  
1,2 Santander Retail Auto Lease Trust 2018-A 2.930% 5/20/21 52,378   52,537  
1,2 Santander Retail Auto Lease Trust 2019-B 2.290% 4/20/22 41,717   41,958  
1,2 Santander Retail Auto Lease Trust 2019-C 1.890% 9/20/22 40,000   40,091  
1,2 SBA Tower Trust 3.156% 10/8/20 50,000   50,043  
1,2 Securitized Term Auto Receivables Trust 2018-1A 2.807% 12/29/20 1,452   1,451  
1,2 Securitized Term Auto Receivables Trust 2018-1A 3.068% 1/25/22 21,760   21,880  
1,2 Securitized Term Auto Receivables Trust 2018-1A 3.298% 11/25/22 2,147   2,192  
1,2,3 SMB Private Education Loan Trust 2019-B,            
  1M USD LIBOR + 0.350% 2.026% 7/15/26 10,641   10,640  
1,2 SoFi Professional Loan Program 2018-A LLC 2.390% 2/25/42 16,586   16,614  
1,2 SoFi Professional Loan Program 2018-B LLC 2.640% 8/25/47 11,406   11,424  
1,2 SoFi Professional Loan Program 2018-C LLC 3.080% 1/25/48 18,471   18,552  
1,2 SoFi Professional Loan Program 2018-D LLC 3.120% 2/25/48 12,784   12,861  
1,2 SoFi Professional Loan Program 2019-A LLC 3.180% 6/15/48 13,349   13,434  
1,2 SoFi Professional Loan Program 2019-B LLC 2.780% 8/17/48 27,502   27,648  
1,2 SoFi Professional Loan Program 2019-C LLC 2.130% 11/16/48 19,574   19,624  
1,2 SoFi Professional Loan Program 2020-A LLC 2.060% 5/15/46 12,000   12,027  
1 Synchrony Card Issuance Trust 2018-A1 3.380% 9/15/24 12,225   12,564  
1,2 TCF Auto Receivables Owner Trust 2016-PT1 1.930% 6/15/22 4,811   4,808  
1,2 Tesla Auto Lease Trust 2018-A 2.970% 4/20/20 77   77  
1,2 Tesla Auto Lease Trust 2018-A 3.300% 5/20/20 290   290  
1,2 Tesla Auto Lease Trust 2018-A 2.130% 4/20/22 29,000   29,052  
1,2 Tesla Auto Lease Trust 2018-B 3.710% 8/20/21 15,418   15,660  
1,2 Tidewater Auto Receivables Trust 2018-AA 3.120% 7/15/22 665   666  
1 Toyota Auto Receivables 2019-B Owner Trust 2.570% 8/15/23 55,751   56,682  
1,2 Transportation Finance Equipment Trust 2019-1 1.900% 1/24/22 18,000   17,991  
1,2 Trillium Credit Card Trust II 2019-2A 3.038% 1/26/24 48,980   49,550  
1,2 Trip Rail Master Funding LLC 2017-1A 2.709% 8/15/47 504   505  
1 USAA Auto Owner Trust 2019-1 2.160% 7/17/23 6,890   6,931  
1,2 Verizon Owner Trust 2017-2 2.380% 12/20/21 3,260   3,270  
1,2 Verizon Owner Trust 2017-3 2.380% 4/20/22 340   341  
1,2 Verizon Owner Trust 2017-3 2.530% 4/20/22 9,030   9,068  
1,2 Verizon Owner Trust 2018-1 3.050% 9/20/22 350   353  
1,2 Verizon Owner Trust 2018-1 3.200% 9/20/22 1,850   1,873  
1 Verizon Owner Trust 2019-A 2.930% 9/20/23 49,303   50,346  
1,2 VNDO 2013-PENN Mortgage Trust 4.079% 12/13/29 8,910   9,007  
1,2 Volvo Financial Equipment LLC Series 2017-1A 1.920% 3/15/21 1,158   1,158  
1 Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2013-LC12 1.676% 7/15/46 27   26  
1 WFRBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2013-C18 3.027% 12/15/46 1   1  

 

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      Face   Market  
      Maturity Amount   Value•
    Coupon Date ($000 ($000 )
1,2 Wheels SPV 2 LLC 2017-1A 1.880% 4/20/26 1,675   1,673  
1 World Omni Auto Receivables Trust 2016-B 1.730% 7/15/23 2,510   2,507  
1 World Omni Auto Receivables Trust 2018-A 2.500% 4/17/23 6,574   6,616  
1 World Omni Auto Receivables Trust 2018-D 3.010% 4/15/22 15,037   15,098  
1 World Omni Auto Receivables Trust 2019-B 2.630% 6/15/22 21,140   21,215  
1 World Omni Automobile Lease Securitization Trust 2018-B 3.190% 12/15/21 679   688  
1 World Omni Automobile Lease Securitization Trust 2019-A 2.890% 11/15/21 14,841   14,918  
1 World Omni Automobile Lease Securitization Trust 2019-A 2.940% 5/16/22 17,500   17,778  
Total Asset-Backed/Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities (Cost $2,871,643)     2,881,619  
Corporate Bonds (39.3%)            
Finance (21.8%)            
  Banking (18.0%)            
2 ABN AMRO Bank NV 2.650% 1/19/21 1,784   1,800  
  American Express Co. 2.200% 10/30/20 28,605   28,660  
2 ANZ New Zealand Int’l Ltd. 2.200% 7/17/20 4,095   4,102  
2 ANZ New Zealand Int’l Ltd. 2.125% 7/28/21 30,000   30,169  
2 Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd. 4.875% 1/12/21 2,418   2,488  
1 Bank of America Corp. 2.369% 7/21/21 65,000   65,159  
3 Bank of Montreal, 3M USD LIBOR + 0.340% 2.188% 7/13/20 40,000   40,050  
  Bank of New York Mellon Corp. 4.150% 2/1/21 17,664   18,083  
  Bank of New York Mellon Corp. 2.050% 5/3/21 10,780   10,833  
  Bank of New York Mellon Corp. 3.550% 9/23/21 16,040   16,501  
2 Banque Federative du Credit Mutuel SA 2.200% 7/20/20 46,854   46,951  
2 Banque Federative du Credit Mutuel SA 2.500% 4/13/21 3,000   3,027  
  BPCE SA 2.650% 2/3/21 3,907   3,947  
  BPCE SA 2.750% 12/2/21 1,950   1,986  
  Capital One NA 2.250% 9/13/21 1,505   1,516  
  Citibank NA 2.125% 10/20/20 17,095   17,138  
1 Citibank NA 2.844% 5/20/22 3,000   3,041  
  Citizens Bank NA 2.250% 10/30/20 3,500   3,509  
  Citizens Bank NA 2.550% 5/13/21 13,725   13,845  
  Commonwealth Bank of Australia 2.300% 3/12/20 27,090   27,107  
  Commonwealth Bank of Australia 2.400% 11/2/20 21,615   21,719  
2 Commonwealth Bank of Australia 2.000% 9/6/21 11,329   11,377  
  Credit Suisse Group Funding Guernsey Ltd. 2.750% 3/26/20 25,000   25,032  
  Credit Suisse Group Funding Guernsey Ltd. 3.450% 4/16/21 2,340   2,385  
2 Danske Bank A/S 2.750% 9/17/20 49,155   49,360  
  Discover Bank 7.000% 4/15/20 3,665   3,698  
  Discover Bank 3.200% 8/9/21 4,017   4,097  
2 DNB Bank ASA 2.125% 10/2/20 20,000   20,025  
  Goldman Sachs Group Inc. 2.750% 9/15/20 63,100   63,351  
3,5 Goldman Sachs Group Inc., 3M Australian Bank Bill Rate + 1.200% 2.080% 8/26/20 3,450   2,317  
  HSBC Bank USA NA 4.875% 8/24/20 10,000   10,169  
  HSBC Holdings plc 3.400% 3/8/21 10,000   10,172  
  HSBC Holdings plc 5.100% 4/5/21 780   809  
  HSBC Holdings plc 2.950% 5/25/21 17,620   17,875  
  HSBC USA Inc. 5.000% 9/27/20 15,000   15,300  
  Huntington National Bank 2.375% 3/10/20 13,755   13,755  
  Huntington National Bank 2.875% 8/20/20 16,561   16,644  

 

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      Face   Market  
      Maturity Amount   Value•  
    Coupon Date ($000 ($000 )
  ICICI Bank Ltd./Hong Kong 5.750% 11/16/20 2,800   2,872  
2 ING Bank NV 2.050% 8/15/21 7,000   7,030  
  JPMorgan Chase & Co. 2.295% 8/15/21 6,500   6,516  
1 JPMorgan Chase Bank NA 3.086% 4/26/21 17,229   17,283  
  Lloyds Bank plc 2.700% 8/17/20 9,013   9,060  
2 Macquarie Bank Ltd. 2.850% 7/29/20 5,000   5,025  
  Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc. 2.950% 3/1/21 11,513   11,660  
  Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc. 2.190% 9/13/21 20,155   20,268  
2 Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp. 2.650% 10/19/20 20,000   20,138  
2 Mizuho Financial Group Inc. 2.632% 4/12/21 9,850   9,951  
  Mizuho Financial Group Inc. 2.273% 9/13/21 6,545   6,589  
  Morgan Stanley 2.800% 6/16/20 13,387   13,437  
  Morgan Stanley 5.500% 7/24/20 9,900   10,073  
  Morgan Stanley 5.750% 1/25/21 21,650   22,462  
3 Morgan Stanley, SOFR + 0.700% 2.272% 1/20/23 20,000   20,041  
2 MUFG Bank Ltd. 2.300% 3/5/20 11,830   11,836  
  National Australia Bank Ltd. 2.500% 1/12/21 10,000   10,078  
  National Australia Bank Ltd. 2.625% 1/14/21 20,000   20,175  
  National Bank of Canada 2.150% 6/12/20 7,000   7,007  
2 Nordea Bank AB 2.125% 5/29/20 4,370   4,375  
  PNC Bank NA 2.600% 7/21/20 44,145   44,270  
  PNC Bank NA 2.150% 4/29/21 14,856   14,912  
  PNC Funding Corp. 5.125% 2/8/20 3,840   3,841  
  Royal Bank of Canada 2.150% 10/26/20 53,790   53,963  
  Santander Holdings USA Inc. 2.650% 4/17/20 19,205   19,218  
  Santander UK Group Holdings plc 2.875% 10/16/20 6,078   6,123  
  Santander UK Group Holdings plc 3.125% 1/8/21 5,000   5,058  
  Santander UK plc 2.125% 11/3/20 1,500   1,504  
  Santander UK plc 2.500% 1/5/21 5,194   5,231  
  Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp. 2.650% 7/23/20 2,520   2,531  
  Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp. 2.450% 10/20/20 2,290   2,298  
  Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc. 2.442% 10/19/21 4,080   4,129  
  Svenska Handelsbanken AB 3.350% 5/24/21 2,098   2,143  
  Svenska Handelsbanken AB 1.875% 9/7/21 12,230   12,268  
3 Toronto-Dominion Bank, 3M USD LIBOR + 0.280% 2.168% 6/11/20 20,000   20,025  
  Truist Financial Corp. 2.625% 6/29/20 8,000   8,020  
  Truist Financial Corp. 2.050% 5/10/21 10,000   10,038  
2 UBS AG 2.450% 12/1/20 15,635   15,713  
2 UBS Group Funding Jersey Ltd. 2.950% 9/24/20 30,142   30,361  
2 UBS Group Funding Jersey Ltd. 3.000% 4/15/21 13,330   13,528  
  US Bancorp 2.350% 1/29/21 4,250   4,271  
  US Bancorp 4.125% 5/24/21 19,555   20,141  
  Wells Fargo & Co. 4.600% 4/1/21 35,000   36,110  
  Wells Fargo Bank NA 2.600% 1/15/21 5,000   5,044  
  Westpac Banking Corp. 2.600% 11/23/20 11,200   11,279  
3 Westpac Banking Corp., 3M USD LIBOR + 0.280% 2.190% 5/15/20 10,000   10,010  
  Zions Bancorp NA 3.500% 8/27/21 15,360   15,692  

 

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      Face   Market  
      Maturity Amount   Value
    Coupon Date ($000 ($000 )
  Brokerage (0.2%)            
  Ameriprise Financial Inc. 5.300% 3/15/20 11,570   11,616  
               
  Finance Companies (0.3%)            
  AerCap Ireland Capital DAC / AerCap Global Aviation Trust 4.625% 10/30/20 21,492   21,868  
               
  Insurance (3.2%)            
2 AIG Global Funding 2.700% 12/15/21 3,910   3,972  
  Anthem Inc. 2.500% 11/21/20 25,000   25,137  
  Aon plc 2.800% 3/15/21 4,001   4,048  
  AXIS Specialty Finance LLC 5.875% 6/1/20 4,600   4,657  
  Chubb INA Holdings Inc. 2.300% 11/3/20 20,888   20,952  
  Manulife Financial Corp. 4.900% 9/17/20 24,150   24,607  
2 Metropolitan Life Global Funding I 1.950% 9/15/21 20,000   20,105  
2 Metropolitan Life Global Funding I 3.450% 10/9/21 30,000   30,882  
2 Pricoa Global Funding I 2.200% 6/3/21 12,000   12,068  
2 Protective Life Global Funding 2.700% 11/25/20 50,840   51,230  
  Prudential Financial Inc. 4.500% 11/15/20 1,423   1,453  
2 Reliance Standard Life Global Funding II 3.050% 1/20/21 15,000   15,185  
  WR Berkley Corp. 5.375% 9/15/20 6,618   6,738  
               
  Real Estate Investment Trusts (0.1%)            
  Federal Realty Investment Trust 2.550% 1/15/21 2,700   2,719  
  Simon Property Group LP 2.500% 9/1/20 8,510   8,532  
            1,507,363  
Industrial (15.7%)            
  Basic Industry (1.5%)            
2 Air Liquide Finance SA 1.750% 9/27/21 15,965   15,978  
  DuPont de Nemours Inc. 3.766% 11/15/20 13,000   13,193  
  Eastman Chemical Co. 3.500% 12/1/21 18,332   18,869  
  International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. 3.400% 9/25/20 24,000   24,200  
  Newmont Corp. 3.625% 6/9/21 20,748   21,168  
  Nutrien Ltd. 4.875% 3/30/20 12,850   12,915  
               
  Capital Goods (0.6%)            
  Caterpillar Financial Services Corp. 1.850% 9/4/20 5,091   5,094  
  CNH Industrial Capital LLC 4.375% 11/6/20 6,060   6,166  
  United Technologies Corp. 4.500% 4/15/20 29,000   29,164  
               
  Communication (1.1%)            
  America Movil SAB de CV 5.000% 3/30/20 1,909   1,918  
  Charter Communications Operating LLC / Charter Communications Operating Capital 3.579% 7/23/20 20,848   20,968  
2 Fox Corp. 3.666% 1/25/22 30,000   31,079  
  Interpublic Group of Cos. Inc. 3.500% 10/1/20 24,000   24,251  
               
  Consumer Cyclical (2.4%)            
6 American Honda Finance Corp. 3.150% 1/8/21 15,000   15,207  
3 American Honda Finance Corp., 3M USD LIBOR + 0.260% 2.154% 6/16/20 35,000   35,026  
2 BMW US Capital LLC 2.150% 4/6/20 3,000   3,000  
2 BMW US Capital LLC 3.250% 8/14/20 18,000   18,138  
  General Motors Financial Co. Inc. 3.700% 11/24/20 9,000   9,118  

 

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      Face   Market  
      Maturity Amount   Value•  
    Coupon Date ($000 ($000 )
2 Harley-Davidson Financial Services Inc. 2.150% 2/26/20 15,731   15,730  
2 Harley-Davidson Financial Services Inc. 2.400% 6/15/20 6,650   6,649  
2 Nissan Motor Acceptance Corp. 2.550% 3/8/21 16,540   16,599  
  Toyota Motor Credit Corp. 3.050% 1/8/21 10,000   10,125  
2 Volkswagen Group of America Finance LLC 3.875% 11/13/20 32,000   32,489  
               
  Consumer Noncyclical (3.3%)            
  AbbVie Inc. 2.300% 5/14/21 33,000   33,207  
  AstraZeneca plc 2.375% 11/16/20 3,289   3,307  
  Baxter International Inc. 1.700% 8/15/21 2,500   2,501  
2 Bayer US Finance LLC 3.000% 10/8/21 6,220   6,343  
2 Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. 2.550% 5/14/21 20,000   20,225  
3 Cigna Corp., 3M USD LIBOR + 0.350% 2.250% 3/17/20 15,000   15,003  
  CVS Health Corp. 2.800% 7/20/20 22,000   22,076  
  CVS Health Corp. 2.125% 6/1/21 5,000   5,023  
  Express Scripts Holding Co. 2.600% 11/30/20 15,000   15,082  
  Mead Johnson Nutrition Co. 3.000% 11/15/20 11,770   11,885  
2 Pernod Ricard SA 4.450% 1/15/22 25,000   26,235  
  Reynolds American Inc. 6.875% 5/1/20 8,304   8,405  
  Shire Acquisitions Investments Ireland DAC 2.400% 9/23/21 30,000   30,240  
  Zimmer Biomet Holdings Inc. 2.700% 4/1/20 32,000   32,020  
               
  Energy (5.0%)            
  Apache Corp. 3.625% 2/1/21 16,096   16,273  
  BP Capital Markets America Inc. 4.500% 10/1/20 30,000   30,527  
  BP Capital Markets plc 2.315% 2/13/20 19,000   19,002  
  BP Capital Markets plc 3.561% 11/1/21 6,018   6,216  
  Energy Transfer Operating LP 4.150% 10/1/20 20,000   20,300  
  Enterprise Products Operating LLC 3.500% 2/1/22 25,000   25,828  
  EOG Resources Inc. 4.100% 2/1/21 20,986   21,452  
  Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP 6.500% 4/1/20 4,000   4,030  
  Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP 5.300% 9/15/20 12,050   12,300  
  Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP 3.500% 3/1/21 5,000   5,086  
  Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP 5.000% 10/1/21 700   731  
  Kinder Morgan Inc. 6.500% 9/15/20 5,551   5,710  
2 Kinder Morgan Inc. 5.000% 2/15/21 1,790   1,843  
  Marathon Petroleum Corp. 3.400% 12/15/20 11,733   11,870  
  Marathon Petroleum Corp. 5.125% 3/1/21 17,535   18,147  
2 Midwest Connector Capital Co. LLC 3.625% 4/1/22 5,835   6,019  
  Pioneer Natural Resources Co. 3.450% 1/15/21 1,000   1,013  
  Plains All American Pipeline LP / PAA Finance Corp. 5.000% 2/1/21 2,035   2,079  
  Regency Energy Partners LP / Regency Energy Finance Corp. 5.875% 3/1/22 3,515   3,742  
  Sabine Pass Liquefaction LLC 5.625% 2/1/21 23,168   23,747  
  Shell International Finance BV 1.875% 5/10/21 31,700   31,816  
  Sunoco Logistics Partners Operations LP 4.400% 4/1/21 2,000   2,048  
  Total Capital International SA 2.218% 7/12/21 15,000   15,118  
  TransCanada PipeLines Ltd. 3.800% 10/1/20 5,710   5,775  
3 Western Midstream Operating LP, 3M USD LIBOR + 0.850% 2.698% 1/13/23 20,000   19,997  
  Williams Cos. Inc. 5.250% 3/15/20 31,675   31,784  

  

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      Face   Market  
      Maturity Amount   Value•  
    Coupon Date ($000 ($000 )
  Technology (0.6%)            
  International Business Machines Corp. 2.800% 5/13/21 40,000   40,610  
               
  Transportation (1.2%)            
1 Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway Co. 1999-2 Pass Through Trust 7.570% 1/2/21 99   103  
1 Continental Airlines 2001-1 Class A-1 Pass Through Trust 6.703% 6/15/21 1,841   1,925  
1 Continental Airlines 2010-1 Class A Pass Through Trust 4.750% 7/12/22 2,915   2,979  
1 Delta Air Lines 2007-1 Class B Pass Through Trust 8.021% 8/10/22 5,562   6,099  
  Delta Air Lines Inc. 2.875% 3/13/20 18,000   18,019  
  FedEx Corp. 3.400% 1/14/22 15,000   15,450  
2 Penske Truck Leasing Co. LP / PTL Finance Corp. 3.650% 7/29/21 25,000   25,631  
1 Southwest Airlines Co. 2007-1 Pass Through Trust 6.650% 8/1/22 3,735   3,954  
1 Southwest Airlines Co. 2007-1 Pass Through Trust 6.150% 2/1/24 8,278   8,800  
1 US Airways 2001-1C Pass Through Trust 7.346% 9/20/23 2,488   2,673  
            1,087,292  
Utilities (1.8%)            
  Electric (1.8%)            
  Alabama Power Co. 3.375% 10/1/20 21,785   21,986  
  Ameren Corp. 2.700% 11/15/20 5,000   5,025  
  CenterPoint Energy Inc. 3.600% 11/1/21 25,000   25,660  
  Dominion Energy Inc. 2.000% 8/15/21 6,793   6,811  
2 EDP Finance BV 5.250% 1/14/21 1,600   1,650  
  Exelon Corp. 2.850% 6/15/20 5,000   5,012  
  Exelon Corp. 5.150% 12/1/20 7,358   7,504  
  LG&E & KU Energy LLC 3.750% 11/15/20 13,807   13,928  
  NextEra Energy Capital Holdings Inc. 2.900% 4/1/22 1,810   1,853  
  NextEra Energy Capital Holdings Inc. 3.300% 8/15/22 15,190   15,714  
  Pinnacle West Capital Corp. 2.250% 11/30/20 12,000   12,053  
  Puget Energy Inc. 6.000% 9/1/21 7,829   8,320  
            125,516  
Total Corporate Bonds (Cost $2,699,521)         2,720,171  
Sovereign Bonds (7.9%)            
  Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior SA 3.250% 5/7/20 8,758   8,779  
  Corp. Nacional del Cobre de Chile 3.750% 11/4/20 1,000   1,012  
  Corp. Financiera de Desarrollo SA 4.750% 2/8/22 4,000   4,194  
2 Corp. Nacional del Cobre de Chile 3.750% 11/4/20 53,022   53,638  
  Empresa Nacional del Petroleo 4.750% 12/6/21 15,038   15,656  
  Export-Import Bank of India 3.125% 7/20/21 3,235   3,275  
  ICBCIL Finance Co. Ltd. 3.000% 4/5/20 10,000   10,009  
7 Japan 2.500% 3/20/20 10,000,000   92,592  
7 Japan Treasury Discount Bill 0.000% 2/10/20 6,000,000   55,375  
7 Japan Treasury Discount Bill 0.000% 3/16/20 6,000,000   55,382  
7 Japan Treasury Discount Bill 0.000% 4/13/20 6,500,000   60,007  
3 Korea Development Bank, 3M USD LIBOR + 0.550% 2.437% 3/12/21 10,000   10,025  

 

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      Face   Market  
      Maturity Amount   Value•  
    Coupon Date ($000 ($000 )
3 Korea Development Bank, 3M USD            
  LIBOR + 0.675% 2.577% 9/19/20 10,325   10,346  
  Pertamina Persero PT 5.250% 5/23/21 33,000   34,182  
  Perusahaan Penerbit SBSN Indonesia III 3.400% 3/29/21 3,400   3,453  
  Republic of Colombia 11.750% 2/25/20 3,264   3,283  
  Republic of Croatia 6.625% 7/14/20 27,310   27,838  
  Republic of Croatia 6.375% 3/24/21 7,000   7,342  
  Republic of Honduras 8.750% 12/16/20 762   801  
  Republic of Hungary 6.375% 3/29/21 26,000   27,400  
  Republic of Latvia 5.250% 6/16/21 1,500   1,567  
  Republic of Lithuania 7.375% 2/11/20 18,100   18,122  
  Republic of Romania 6.750% 2/7/22 14,040   15,323  
  Sinopec Group Overseas Development            
  2015 Ltd. 2.500% 4/28/20 7,110   7,121  
  Sinopec Group Overseas Development            
  2017 Ltd. 2.375% 4/12/20 10,000   10,006  
  State Grid Overseas Investment 2016 Ltd. 2.250% 5/4/20 7,400   7,404  
2 State Grid Overseas Investment 2016 Ltd. 2.125% 5/18/21 3,880   3,881  
Total Sovereign Bonds (Cost $549,376)         548,013  
               
        Shares      
Temporary Cash Investments (11.2%)            
Money Market Fund (7.6%)            
8 Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund 1.730%   5,250,720   525,177  
               
        Face      
        Amount      
        ($000 )    
U.S. Government and Agency Obligations (3.6%)            
9 United States Treasury Bill 1.516% 12/31/20 250,000   246,692  
Total Temporary Cash Investments (Cost $771,661)         771,869  
Total Investments (100.1%) (Cost $6,892,201)         6,921,672  
               
            Amount  
            ($000 ) 
Other Assets and Liabilities (-0.1%)            
Other Assets         65,830  
Liabilities         (73,382 )
            (7,552 ) 
Net Assets (100%)         6,914,120  

 

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  Amount
  ($000)
Statement of Assets and Liabilities  
Assets  
Investments in Securities, at Value  
Unaffiliated Issuers 6,396,495
Affiliated Issuers 525,177
Total Investments in Securities 6,921,672
Investment in Vanguard 296
Receivables for Accrued Income 30,430
Receivables for Capital Shares Issued 27,424
Variation Margin Receivable—Futures Contracts 1,030
Unrealized Appreciation—Forward Currency Contracts 1,875
Unrealized Appreciation—OTC Swap Contracts 44
Other Assets 4,731
Total Assets 6,987,502
Liabilities  
Payables for Investment Securities Purchased 59,392
Payables for Capital Shares Redeemed 9,165
Payables for Distributions 2,403
Payables to Vanguard 470
Variation Margin Payable—Futures Contracts 703
Unrealized Depreciation—Forward Currency Contracts 1,249
Total Liabilities 73,382
Net Assets 6,914,120

 

At January 31, 2020, net assets consisted of:

 

  Amount
  ($000)
Paid-in Capital 6,885,236
Total Distributable Earnings (Loss) 28,884
Net Assets 6,914,120
   
Investor Shares—Net Assets  
Applicable to 46,949,676 outstanding $.001 par value shares of beneficial interest (unlimited authorization) 471,316
Net Asset Value Per Share—Investor Shares $10.04

 

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  Amount
  ($000)
Admiral Shares—Net Assets  
Applicable to 320,862,511 outstanding $.001 par value shares of beneficial interest (unlimited authorization) 6,442,804
Net Asset Value Per Share—Admiral Shares $20.08

 

See Note A in Notes to Financial Statements.
   
§ Security value determined using significant unobservable inputs.
   
1 The average or expected maturity is shorter than the final maturity shown because of the possibility of interim principal payments and prepayments or the possibility of the issue being called.
   
2 Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. Such securities may be sold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At January 31, 2020, the aggregate value of these securities was $2,630,856,000, representing 38.1% of net assets.
   
3 Adjustable-rate security; rate shown is effective rate at period end. Certain adjustable-rate securities are not based on a published reference rate and spread but are determined by the issuer or agent based on current market conditions.
   
4 The issuer was placed under federal conservatorship in September 2008; since that time, its daily operations have been managed by the Federal Housing Finance Agency and it receives capital from the U.S. Treasury, as needed to maintain a positive net worth, in exchange for senior preferred stock.
   
5 Face amount denominated in Australian dollars.
   
6 Securities with a value of $2,433,000 have been segregated as initial margin for open futures contracts.
   
7 Face amount denominated in Japanese yen.
   
8 Affiliated money market fund available only to Vanguard funds and certain trusts and accounts managed by Vanguard. Rate shown is the 7-day yield.
   
9 Securities with a value of $335,000 have been segregated as collateral for open forward currency contracts.
   
  LIBOR—London Interbank Offered Rate.
   
  OTC— Over-the-Counter.
   
  SOFR—Secured Overnight Financing Rate.

 

 

Derivative Financial Instruments Outstanding as of Period End

 

Futures Contracts          
          ($000)
          Value and
    Number of     Unrealized
    Long (Short ) Notional Appreciation
  Expiration Contracts   Amount (Depreciation)
Long Futures Contracts          
2-Year U.S. Treasury Note March 2020 6,835   1,478,816 3,337
           
Short Futures Contracts          
5-Year U.S. Treasury Note March 2020 (2,725 ) (327,873) (3,673)
          (336)

 

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Forward Currency Contracts
  Contract       Unrealized Unrealized
  Settlement     Contract Amount (000) Appreciation (Depreciation)
Counterparty Date     Receive   Deliver ($000) ($000)
State Street Bank & Trust Co. 2/4/20   JPY 125,000 USD 1,167 (13)
Citigroup Global Markets Inc. 3/23/20   USD 94,445 JPY 10,270,450 (614)
Citigroup Global Markets Inc.  4/13/20   USD 59,632 JPY 6,500,000 (601)
State Street Bank & Trust Co. 2/4/20   USD 57,174 JPY 6,000,000 1,789
State Street Bank & Trust Co. 3/16/20   USD 55,566 JPY 6,002,220 36
Standard Chartered Bank 4/13/20   USD 54,421 JPY 5,875,000 (21)
Toronto-Dominion Bank 3/18/20   USD 1,695 AUD 2,454 50
              1,875 (1,249)

 

AUD—Australian dollar.

 

JPY—Japanese yen.

 

USD—U.S. dollar.

 

At January 31, 2020, a counterparty had deposited in a segregated account securities with a value of $13,653,000 in connection with open forward currency contracts.

 

 

Over-the-Counter Credit Default Swaps                  
                  Remaining          
          Periodic       Up-Front          
          Premium       Premium          
      Notional   Received       Received   Unrealized   Unrealized  
Reference Termination   Amount   (Paid )1 Value   (Paid ) Appreciation   (Depreciation )
Entity Date Counterparty ($000 ) (% ) ($000)   ($000 ) ($000 ) ($000 )
Credit Protection Sold/Moody’s Rating                            
Oriental Republic of Uruguay/Baa2 9/20/20 BOANA 21,650   1.000   106   (62 ) 44    

 

The notional amount represents the maximum potential amount the fund could be required to pay as a seller of credit protection if the reference entity was subject to a credit event.

 

1 Periodic premium received/paid quarterly.

 

BOANA—Bank of America, N.A.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
  See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.

 

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Statement of Operations

 

 

  Year Ended
  January 31, 2020
  ($000)
Investment Income  
Income  
Dividends 814
Interest1 168,191
Total Income 169,005
Expenses  
The Vanguard Group—Note B  
Investment Advisory Services 852
Management and Administrative—Investor Shares 659
Management and Administrative—Admiral Shares 4,544
Marketing and Distribution—Investor Shares 59
Marketing and Distribution—Admiral Shares 382
Custodian Fees 54
Auditing Fees 40
Shareholders’ Reports—Investor Shares 8
Shareholders’ Reports—Admiral Shares 21
Trustees’ Fees and Expenses 3
Total Expenses 6,622
Expenses Paid Indirectly (30)
Net Expenses 6,592
Net Investment Income 162,413
Realized Net Gain (Loss)  
Investment Securities Sold1 454
Futures Contracts (3,228)
Swap Contracts 170
Forward Currency Contracts 8,310
Foreign Currencies (606)
Realized Net Gain (Loss) 5,100
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)  
Investment Securities1 31,829
Futures Contracts (2,856)
Swap Contracts (10)
Forward Currency Contracts 3,678
Foreign Currencies (31)
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) 32,610
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations 200,123

 

1 Interest income, realized net gain (loss), and change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) from an affiliated company of the fund were $6,022,000, $28,000, and $8,000, respectively. Purchases and sales are for temporary cash investment purposes.
   
  See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.

 

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Statement of Changes in Net Assets

 

 

  Year Ended January 31,
  2020 2019
  ($000) ($000)
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets    
Operations    
Net Investment Income 162,413 108,104
Realized Net Gain (Loss) 5,100 (1,478)
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) 32,610 7,373
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations 200,123 113,999
Distributions    
Net Investment Income    
Investor Shares (10,116) (5,404)
Admiral Shares (154,654) (102,561)
Realized Capital Gain    
Investor Shares
Admiral Shares
Total Distributions (164,770) (107,965)
Capital Share Transactions    
Investor Shares 160,119 130,361
Admiral Shares 1,165,013 1,764,475
Net Increase (Decrease) from Capital Share Transactions 1,325,132 1,894,836
Total Increase (Decrease) 1,360,485 1,900,870
Net Assets    
Beginning of Period 5,553,635 3,652,765
End of Period 6,914,120 5,553,635

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
  See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.

 

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Financial Highlights

 

 

Investor Shares

 

                    Feb. 10,  
                    20151 to  
For a Share Outstanding       Year Ended January 31,   Jan. 31,  
Throughout Each Period   2020   2019   2018   2017   2016  
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period   $9.98   $9.97   $10.00   $9.99   $10.00  
Investment Operations                      
Net Investment Income   .252 2 .227 2 .154 2 .106   .054  
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments   .065   .003   (.037 ) .006   (.010 )
Total from Investment Operations   .317   .230   .117   .112   .044  
Distributions                      
Dividends from Net Investment Income   (.257 ) (.220 ) (.145 ) (.102 ) (.054 )
Distributions from Realized Capital Gains       (.002 )    
Total Distributions   (.257 ) (.220 ) (.147 ) (.102 ) (.054 )
Net Asset Value, End of Period   $10.04   $9.98   $9.97   $10.00   $9.99  
                       
Total Return3   3.21%   2.34%   1.17%   1.13%   0.44%  
                       
Ratios/Supplemental Data                      
Net Assets, End of Period (Millions)   $471   $309   $179   $131   $47  
Ratio of Total Expenses to Average Net Assets   0.20%   0.20%   0.20%   0.20%   0.20%4  
Ratio of Net Investment Income to Average Net Assets   2.53%   2.28%   1.54%   1.11%   0.66%4  
Portfolio Turnover Rate   70%   61%   70%   81%   24%  

 

1 Subscription period for the fund was February 10, 2015, to February 23, 2015, during which time all assets were held in money market instruments. Performance measurement began February 24, 2015, at a net asset value of $10.00.
   
2 Calculated based on average shares outstanding.
   
3 Total returns do not include account service fees that may have applied in the periods shown. Fund prospectuses provide information about any applicable account service fees.
   
4 Annualized.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.

 

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Financial Highlights

 

 

Admiral Shares

 

                    Feb. 10,  
                    20151 to  
For a Share Outstanding       Year Ended January 31,   Jan. 31,  
Throughout Each Period   2020   2019   2018   2017   2016  
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period   $19.96   $19.94   $20.00   $19.98   $20.00  
Investment Operations                      
Net Investment Income   .527 2 .473 2 .328 2 .228   .122  
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments   .126   .008   (.077 ) .015   (.021 )
Total from Investment Operations   .653   .481   .251   .243   .101  
Distributions                      
Dividends from Net Investment Income   (.533 ) (.461 ) (.307 ) (.223 ) (.121 )
Distributions from Realized Capital Gains       (.004 )    
Total Distributions   (.533 ) (.461 ) (.311 ) (.223 ) (.121 )
Net Asset Value, End of Period   $20.08   $19.96   $19.94   $20.00   $19.98  
                       
Total Return3   3.31%   2.44%   1.26%   1.22%   0.51%  
                       
Ratios/Supplemental Data                      
Net Assets, End of Period (Millions)   $6,443   $5,244   $3,474   $2,024   $465  
Ratio of Total Expenses to Average Net Assets   0.10%   0.10%   0.10%   0.12%   0.12%4  
Ratio of Net Investment Income to Average Net Assets   2.63%   2.38%   1.64%   1.19%   0.74%4  
Portfolio Turnover Rate   70%   61%   70%   81%   24%  

 

1 Subscription period for the fund was February 10, 2015, to February 23, 2015, during which time all assets were held in money market instruments. Performance measurement began February 24, 2015, at a net asset value of $20.00.
   
2 Calculated based on average shares outstanding.
   
3 Total returns do not include account service fees that may have applied in the periods shown. Fund prospectuses provide information about any applicable account service fees.
   
4 Annualized.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
  See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

 

 

Vanguard Ultra-Short-Term Bond Fund is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 as an open-end investment company, or mutual fund. Certain of the fund’s investments are in corporate debt instruments; the issuers’ abilities to meet their obligations may be affected by economic developments in their respective industries. The fund offers two classes of shares: Investor Shares and Admiral Shares. Each of the share classes has different eligibility and minimum purchase requirements, and is designed for different types of investors.

 

A. The following significant accounting policies conform to generally accepted accounting principles for U.S. investment companies. The fund consistently follows such policies in preparing its financial statements.

 

1. Security Valuation: Securities are valued as of the close of trading on the New York Stock Exchange (generally 4 p.m., Eastern time) on the valuation date. Bonds and temporary cash investments are valued using the latest bid prices or using valuations based on a matrix system (which considers such factors as security prices, yields, maturities, and ratings), both as furnished by independent pricing services. Structured debt securities, including mortgages and asset-backed securities, are valued using the latest bid prices or using valuations based on a matrix system that considers such factors as issuer, tranche, nominal or option-adjusted spreads, weighted average coupon, weighted average maturity, credit enhancements, and collateral. Equity securities are valued at the latest quoted sales prices or official closing prices taken from the primary market in which each security trades; such securities not traded on the valuation date are valued at the mean of the latest quoted bid and asked prices. Investments in Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund are valued at that fund’s net asset value. Securities for which market quotations are not readily available, or whose values have been affected by events occurring before the fund’s pricing time but after the close of the securities’ primary markets, are valued at their fair values calculated according to procedures adopted by the board of trustees. These procedures include obtaining quotations from an independent pricing service, monitoring news to identify significant market- or security-specific events, and evaluating changes in the values of foreign market proxies (for example, ADRs, futures contracts, or exchange-traded funds), between the time the foreign markets close and the fund’s pricing time. When fair-value pricing is employed, the prices of securities used by a fund to calculate its net asset value may differ from quoted or published prices for the same securities.

 

2. Foreign Currency: Securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars using exchange rates obtained from an independent third party as of the fund’s pricing time on the valuation date. Realized gains (losses) and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investment securities include the effects of changes in exchange rates since the securities were purchased, combined with the effects of changes in security prices. Fluctuations in the value of other assets and liabilities resulting from changes in exchange rates are recorded as unrealized foreign currency gains (losses) until the assets or liabilities are settled in cash, at which time they are recorded as realized foreign currency gains (losses).

 

3. Futures Contracts: The fund uses futures contracts to invest in fixed income asset classes with greater efficiency and lower cost than is possible through direct investment, to add value when these instruments are attractively priced, or to adjust sensitivity to changes in interest rates. The primary risks associated with the use of futures contracts are imperfect correlation between changes in market values of bonds held by the fund and the prices of futures contracts, and the possibility of an illiquid market. Counterparty risk involving futures is mitigated because a regulated clearinghouse is the counterparty instead of the clearing broker. To further mitigate counterparty risk, the fund trades futures contracts on an exchange, monitors the financial strength of its clearing brokers and

 

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clearinghouse, and has entered into clearing agreements with its clearing brokers. The clearinghouse imposes initial margin requirements to secure the fund’s performance and requires daily settlement of variation margin representing changes in the market value of each contract. Any assets pledged as initial margin for open contracts are noted in the Statement of Net Assets.

 

Futures contracts are valued at their quoted daily settlement prices. The notional amounts of the contracts are not recorded in the Statement of Net Assets. Fluctuations in the value of the contracts are recorded in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as an asset (liability) and in the Statement of Operations as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) until the contracts are closed, when they are recorded as realized futures gains (losses).

 

During the year ended January 31, 2020, the fund’s average investments in long and short futures contracts represented 19% and 5% of net assets, respectively, based on the average of the notional amounts at each quarter-end during the period.

 

4. Forward Currency Contracts: The fund enters into forward currency contracts to protect the value of securities and related receivables and payables against changes in future foreign exchange rates. The fund’s risks in using these contracts include movement in the values of the foreign currencies relative to the U.S. dollar and the ability of the counterparties to fulfill their obligations under the contracts. The fund mitigates its counterparty risk by entering into forward currency contracts only with a diverse group of prequalified counterparties, monitoring their financial strength, entering into master netting arrangements with its counterparties, and requiring its counterparties to transfer collateral as security for their performance. In the absence of a default, the collateral pledged or received by the fund cannot be repledged, resold, or rehypothecated. The master netting arrangements provide that, in the event of a counterparty’s default (including bankruptcy), the fund may terminate the forward currency contracts, determine the net amount owed by either party in accordance with its master netting arrangements, and sell or retain any collateral held up to the net amount owed to the fund under the master netting arrangements. The forward currency contracts contain provisions whereby a counterparty may terminate open contracts if the fund’s net assets decline below a certain level, triggering a payment by the fund if the fund is in a net liability position at the time of the termination. The payment amount would be reduced by any collateral the fund has pledged. Any assets pledged as collateral for open contracts are noted in the Statement of Net Assets. The value of collateral received or pledged is compared daily to the value of the forward currency contracts exposure with each counterparty, and any difference, if in excess of a specified minimum transfer amount, is adjusted and settled within two business days.

 

Forward currency contracts are valued at their quoted daily prices obtained from an independent third party, adjusted for currency risk based on the expiration date of each contract. The notional amounts of the contracts are not recorded in the Statement of Net Assets. Fluctuations in the value of the contracts are recorded in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as an asset (liability) and in the Statement of Operations as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) until the contracts are closed, when they are recorded as realized forward currency contract gains (losses).

 

During the year ended January 31, 2020, the fund’s average investment in forward currency contracts represented 3% of net assets, based on the average of notional amounts at each quarter-end during the period.

 

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5. Swap Contracts: The fund invests in credit default swaps to adjust the overall credit risk of the fund or to actively overweight or underweight credit risk to a specific issuer or group of issuers. The fund may sell credit protection through credit default swaps to simulate investments in long positions that are either unavailable or considered to be less attractively priced in the bond market. The fund may purchase credit protection through credit default swaps to reduce credit exposure to a given issuer or issuers. Under the terms of the swaps, an up-front payment may be exchanged between the seller and buyer. In addition, the seller of the credit protection receives a periodic payment of premium from the buyer that is a fixed percentage applied to a notional amount. If, for example, the reference entity is subject to a credit event (such as bankruptcy, failure to pay, or obligation acceleration) during the term of the swap, the seller agrees to either physically settle or cash settle the swap contract. If the swap is physically settled, the seller agrees to pay the buyer an amount equal to the notional amount and take delivery of a debt instrument of the reference issuer with a par amount equal to such notional amount. If the swap is cash settled, the seller agrees to pay the buyer the difference between the notional amount and the final price for the relevant debt instrument, as determined either in a market auction or pursuant to a pre-agreed-upon valuation procedure.

 

The notional amounts of swap contracts are not recorded in the Statement of Net Assets. Swaps are valued daily based on market quotations received from independent pricing services or recognized dealers and the change in value is recorded in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as an asset (liability) and in the Statement of Operations as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) until the seller of credit protection is required to take delivery (or, in a cash settled swap, pay the settlement amount determined) upon occurrence of a credit event, periodic payments are made, or the swap terminates, at which time realized gain (loss) is recorded. The net premium to be received or paid by the fund under swap contracts is accrued daily and recorded as realized gain (loss) over the life of the contract.

 

The primary risk associated with selling credit protection is that, upon the occurrence of a defined credit event, the market value of the debt instrument received by the fund (or, in a cash settled swap, the debt instruments used to determine the settlement payment by the fund) will be significantly less than the amount paid by the fund and, in a physically settled swap, the fund may receive an illiquid debt instrument. A risk associated with all types of swaps is the possibility that a counterparty may default on its obligation to pay net amounts due to the fund. The fund’s maximum amount subject to counterparty risk is the unrealized appreciation on the swap contract. The fund mitigates its counterparty risk by entering into swaps only with a diverse group of prequalified counterparties, monitoring their financial strength, entering into master netting arrangements with its counterparties, and requiring its counterparties to transfer collateral as security for their performance. In the absence of a default, the collateral pledged or received by the fund cannot be repledged, resold, or rehypothecated. In the event of a counterparty’s default (including bankruptcy), the fund may terminate any swap contracts with that counterparty, determine the net amount owed by either party in accordance with its master netting arrangements, and sell or retain any collateral held up to the net amount owed to the fund under the master netting arrangements. The swap contracts contain provisions whereby a counterparty may terminate open contracts if the fund’s net assets decline below a certain level, triggering a payment by the fund if the fund is in a net liability position at the time of the termination. The payment amount would be reduced by any collateral the fund has pledged. Any securities pledged as collateral for open contracts are noted in the Statement of Net Assets. The value of collateral received or pledged is compared daily to the value of the swap contracts exposure with each counterparty, and any difference, if in excess of a specified minimum transfer amount, is adjusted and settled within two business days.

 

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During the year ended January 31, 2020, the fund’s average amounts of investments in credit protection sold and credit protection purchased represented less than 1% and 0% of net assets, respectively, based on the average of notional amounts at each quarter-end during the period.

 

6. Federal Income Taxes: The fund intends to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company and distribute all of its taxable income. Management has analyzed the fund’s tax positions taken for all open federal income tax years (January 31, 2017–2020), and has concluded that no provision for federal income tax is required in the fund’s financial statements.

 

7. Distributions: Distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Distributions are determined on a tax basis and may differ from net investment income and realized capital gains for financial reporting purposes.

 

8. Credit Facility: The fund and certain other funds managed by The Vanguard Group (“Vanguard”) participate in a $4.3 billion committed credit facility provided by a syndicate of lenders pursuant to a credit agreement that may be renewed annually; each fund is individually liable for its borrowings, if any, under the credit facility. Borrowings may be utilized for temporary and emergency purposes, and are subject to the fund’s regulatory and contractual borrowing restrictions. The participating funds are charged administrative fees and an annual commitment fee of 0.10% of the undrawn amount of the facility; these fees are allocated to the funds based on a method approved by the fund’s board of trustees and included in Management and Administrative expenses on the fund’s Statement of Operations. Any borrowings under this facility bear interest at a rate based upon the higher of the one-month London Interbank Offered Rate, federal funds effective rate, or overnight bank funding rate plus an agreed-upon spread.

 

The fund had no borrowings outstanding at January 31, 2020, or at any time during the period then ended.

 

9. Other: Dividend Income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Interest income includes income distributions received from Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund and is accrued daily. Premiums and discounts on debt securities are amortized and accreted, respectively, to interest income over the lives of the respective securities, except for premiums on certain callable debt securities that are amortized to the earliest call date. Security transactions are accounted for on the date securities are bought or sold. Costs used to determine realized gains (losses) on the sale of investment securities are those of the specific securities sold.

 

Each class of shares has equal rights as to assets and earnings, except that each class separately bears certain class-specific expenses related to maintenance of shareholder accounts (included in Management and Administrative expenses) and shareholder reporting. Marketing and distribution expenses are allocated to each class of shares based on a method approved by the board of trustees. Income, other non-class-specific expenses, and gains and losses on investments are allocated to each class of shares based on its relative net assets.

 

B. In accordance with the terms of a Funds’ Service Agreement (the “FSA”) between Vanguard and the fund, Vanguard furnishes to the fund investment advisory, corporate management, administrative, marketing, and distribution services at Vanguard’s cost of operations (as defined by the FSA). These costs of operations are allocated to the fund based on methods and guidelines approved by the board of trustees. Vanguard does not require reimbursement in the current period for certain costs of operations (such as deferred compensation/benefits and risk/insurance costs);

 

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the fund’s liability for these costs of operations is included in Payables to Vanguard on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. All other costs of operations payable to Vanguard are generally settled twice a month.

 

Upon the request of Vanguard, the fund may invest up to 0.40% of its net assets as capital in Vanguard. At January 31, 2020, the fund had contributed to Vanguard capital in the amount of $296,000, representing less than 0.01% of the fund’s net assets and 0.12% of Vanguard’s capital received pursuant to the FSA. The fund’s trustees and officers are also directors and employees, respectively, of Vanguard.

 

C. The fund’s custodian bank has agreed to reduce its fees when the fund maintains cash on deposit in the non-interest bearing custody account. For the year ended January 31, 2020, custodian fee offset arrangements reduced the fund’s expenses by $30,000 (an annual rate of less than 0.01% of average net assets).

 

D. Various inputs may be used to determine the value of the fund’s investments. These inputs are summarized in three broad levels for financial statement purposes. The inputs or methodologies used to value securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

 

Level 1—Quoted prices in active markets for identical securities.

Level 2—Other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.).

Level 3—Significant unobservable inputs (including the fund’s own assumptions used to determine the fair value of investments). Any investments valued with significant unobservable inputs are noted on the Statement of Net Assets.

 

The following table summarizes the market value of the fund’s investments and derivatives as of January 31, 2020, based on the inputs used to value them:

 

  Level 1 Level 2 Level 3
Investments ($000) ($000) ($000)
Asset-Backed/Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities 2,877,819 3,800
Corporate Bonds 2,720,171
Sovereign Bonds 548,013
Temporary Cash Investments 525,177 246,692
Futures Contracts—Assets1 1,030
Futures Contracts—Liabilities1 (703)
Forward Currency Contracts—Assets 1,875
Forward Currency Contracts—Liabilities (1,249)
Swap Contracts—Assets 44
Total 525,504 6,393,365 3,800

 

1 Represents variation margin on the last day of the reporting period.

 

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E. At January 31, 2020, the fair values of derivatives were reflected in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as follows:

 

    Interest Rate   Currency   Credit      
    Contracts   Contracts   Contracts   Total  
Statement of Assets and Liabilities Caption   ($000 ) ($000 ) ($000 ) ($000 )
Variation Margin Receivable—Futures Contracts   1,030       1,030  
Unrealized Appreciation—Forward Currency Contracts     1,875     1,875  
Unrealized Appreciation—OTC Swap Contracts       44   44  
Total Assets   1,030   1,875   44   2,949  
                   
Variation Margin Payable—Futures Contracts   (703 )     (703 )
Unrealized Depreciation—Forward Currency Contracts     (1,249 )   (1,249 )
Total Liabilities   (703 ) (1,249 )   (1,952 )

 

Realized net gain (loss) and the change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on derivatives for the year ended January 31, 2020, were:

 

    Interest Rate   Currency   Credit      
    Contracts   Contracts   Contracts   Total  
Realized Net Gain (Loss) on Derivatives   ($000 ) ($000 ) ($000 ) ($000 )
Futures Contracts   (3,228 )     (3,228 )
Swap Contracts       170   170  
Forward Currency Contracts     8,310     8,310  
Realized Net Gain (Loss) on Derivatives   (3,228 ) 8,310   170   5,252  
                   
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on Derivatives                  
Futures Contracts   (2,856 )     (2,856 )
Swap Contracts       (10 ) (10 )
Forward Currency Contracts     3,678     3,678  
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on Derivatives   (2,856 ) 3,678   (10 ) 812  

 

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F. Permanent differences between book-basis and tax-basis components of net assets are reclassified among capital accounts in the financial statements to reflect their tax character. These reclassifications have no effect on net assets or net asset value per share. As of period end, permanent differences primarily attributable to the accounting for foreign currency transactions and swap agreements were reclassified between the individual components of total distributable earnings (loss).

 

  Amount  
  ($000 )
Paid-in Capital  
Total Distributable Earnings (Loss)  

 

Temporary differences between book-basis and tax-basis components of total distributable earnings (loss) arise when certain items of income, gain, or loss are recognized in different periods for financial statement and tax purposes; these differences will reverse at some time in the future. The differences are primarily related to the tax deferral of losses on wash sales and straddles; the realization of unrealized gains or losses on certain futures contracts and forward currency contracts; payables for distributions; and the tax recognition of gain or loss from foreign currency hedges. As of period end, the tax-basis components of total distributable earnings (loss) are detailed in the table as follows:

 

  Amount  
  ($000 )
Undistributed Ordinary Income 4,010  
Undistributed Long-Term Gains  
Capital Loss Carryforwards (Non-expiring)* (4,142 )
Net Unrealized Gains (Losses) 31,530  

 

* The fund used capital loss carryforwards of $957,000 to offset taxable capital gains realized during the year ended January 31, 2020.

As of January 31, 2020, gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation for investments and derivatives based on cost for U.S. federal income tax purposes were as follows:

 

  Amount  
  ($000 )
Tax Cost 6,890,250  
Gross Unrealized Appreciation 35,402  
Gross Unrealized Depreciation (3,874 )
Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) 31,528  

 

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G. During the year ended January 31, 2020, the fund purchased $3,994,502,000 of investment securities and sold $3,203,200,000 of investment securities, other than U.S. government securities and temporary cash investments. Purchases and sales of U.S. government securities were $0 and $78,981,000, respectively.

 

The fund purchased securities from and sold securities to other Vanguard funds or accounts managed by Vanguard or its affiliates, in accordance with procedures adopted by the board of trustees in compliance with Rule 17a-7 of the Investment Company Act of 1940. For the year ended January 31, 2020, such purchases and sales were $1,747,787,000 and $343,000, respectively; these amounts are included in the purchases and sales of investment securities noted above.

 

H. Capital share transactions for each class of shares were:

 

    Year Ended January 31,  
        2020       2019  
    Amount   Shares   Amount   Shares  
    ($000 ) (000 ) ($000 ) (000 )
Investor Shares                  
Issued   356,647   35,565   377,693   37,908  
Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions   9,370   935   4,931   495  
Redeemed   (205,898 ) (20,539 ) (252,263 ) (25,323 )
Net Increase (Decrease)—Investor Shares   160,119   15,961   130,361   13,080  
Admiral Shares                  
Issued   3,625,221   180,754   3,986,367   200,028  
Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions   129,020   6,437   85,418   4,289  
Redeemed   (2,589,228 ) (129,098 ) (2,307,310 ) (115,769 )
Net Increase (Decrease)—Admiral Shares   1,165,013   58,093   1,764,475   88,548  

 

I. Management has determined that no events or transactions occurred subsequent to January 31, 2020, that would require recognition or disclosure in these financial statements.

 

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

To the Board of Trustees of Vanguard Fixed Income Securities Funds and Shareholders of Vanguard Ultra-Short-Term Bond Fund

 

Opinion on the Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying statement of net assets and statement of assets and liabilities of Vanguard Ultra-Short-Term Bond Fund (one of the funds constituting Vanguard Fixed Income Securities Funds, referred to hereafter as the “Fund”) as of January 31, 2020, the related statement of operations for the year ended January 31, 2020, the statement of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period ended January 31, 2020, including the related notes, and the financial highlights for each of the periods indicated therein (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Fund as of January 31, 2020, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period ended January 31, 2020 and the financial highlights for each of the periods indicated therein in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

 

Basis for Opinion

These financial statements are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Fund’s financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (“PCAOB”) and are required to be independent with respect to the Fund in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

 

We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud.

 

Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of January 31, 2020 by correspondence with the custodian, transfer agent and brokers; when replies were not received from brokers, we performed other auditing procedures. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

 

 

 

/s/PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

March 16, 2020

 

We have served as the auditor of one or more investment companies in The Vanguard Group of Funds since 1975.

 

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Special 2019 tax information (unaudited) for Vanguard Ultra-Short-Term Bond Fund

 

This information for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2020, is included pursuant to provisions of the Internal Revenue Code.

 

For nonresident alien shareholders, 70.3% of income dividends are interest-related dividends.

 

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Neither Barclays Bank Plc, Barclays Capital Inc., or any affiliate (collectively Barclays) or Bloomberg is the issuer or producer of the Ultra-Short-Term Bond Fund and neither Bloomberg nor Barclays has any responsibilities, obligations or duties to investors in the Ultra-Short-Term Bond Fund. The Index is licensed for use by The Vanguard Group, Inc. (Vanguard) as the sponsor of the Ultra-Short-Term Bond Fund. Bloomberg and Barclays’ only relationship with Vanguard in respect of the Index is the licensing of the Index, which is determined, composed and calculated by BISL, or any successor thereto, without regard to the Issuer or the Ultra-Short-Term Bond Fund or the owners of the Ultra-Short-Term Bond Fund.

 

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The licensing agreement between Bloomberg and Barclays is solely for the benefit of Bloomberg and Barclays and not for the benefit of the owners of the Ultra-Short-Term Bond Fund, investors or other third parties. In addition, the licensing agreement between Vanguard and Bloomberg is solely for the benefit of Vanguard and Bloomberg and not for the benefit of the owners of the Ultra-Short-Term Bond Fund, investors or other third parties.

 

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The People Who Govern Your Fund

 

The trustees of your mutual fund are there to see that the fund is operated and managed in your best interests since, as a shareholder, you are a part owner of the fund. Your fund’s trustees also serve on the board of directors of The Vanguard Group, Inc., which is owned by the Vanguard funds and provides services to them.

 

A majority of Vanguard’s board members are independent, meaning that they have no affiliation with Vanguard or the funds they oversee, apart from the sizable personal investments they have made as private individuals. The independent board members have distinguished backgrounds in business, academia, and public service. Each of the trustees and executive officers oversees 213 Vanguard funds.

 

Information for each trustee and executive officer of the fund appears below. That information, as well as the Vanguard fund count, is as of the date on the cover of this fund report. The mailing address of the trustees and officers is P.O. Box 876, Valley Forge, PA 19482. More information about the trustees is in the Statement of Additional Information, which can be obtained, without charge, by contacting Vanguard at 800-662-7447, or online at vanguard.com.

 

 

Interested Trustee1

 

Mortimer J. Buckley

Born in 1969. Trustee since January 2018. Principal occupation(s) during the past five years and other experience: 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. Chairman of the board (2011–2017) and trustee (2009–2017) of the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia; and trustee (2018–present) and vice chair (2019–present) of The Shipley School.

 

 

Independent Trustees

 

Emerson U. Fullwood

Born in 1948. Trustee since January 2008. Principal occupation(s) during the past five years and other experience: 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. Director of SPX FLOW, Inc. (multi-industry manufacturing). Director of the University of Rochester Medical Center, the Monroe Community College Foundation, the United Way of Rochester, North Carolina A&T University, and Roberts Wesleyan College. Trustee of the University of Rochester.

 

Amy Gutmann

Born in 1949. Trustee since June 2006. Principal occupation(s) during the past five years and other experience: president (2004–present) of the University of Pennsylvania. Christopher H. Browne Distinguished Professor of Political Science, School of Arts and Sciences, and professor of communication, Annenberg School for Communication, with secondary faculty appointments in the Department of Philosophy, School of Arts and Sciences, and at the Graduate School of Education, University of Pennsylvania.

 

F. Joseph Loughrey

Born in 1949. Trustee since October 2009. Principal occupation(s) during the past five years and other experience: president and chief operating officer (retired 2009) and vice chairman of the board (2008–2009) of Cummins Inc. (industrial machinery). Chairman of the board of Hillenbrand, Inc. (specialized consumer services) and the Lumina Foundation. Director of the V Foundation. Member of the advisory

 

1 Mr. Buckley is considered an “interested person,” as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, because he is an officer of the Vanguard funds.

 

 

council for the College of Arts and Letters and chair of the advisory board to the Kellogg Institute for International Studies, both at the University of Notre Dame.

 

Mark Loughridge

Born in 1953. Trustee since March 2012. Principal occupation(s) during the past five years and other experience: 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.

 

Scott C. Malpass

Born in 1962. Trustee since March 2012. Principal occupation(s) during the past five years and other experience: chief investment officer (1989–present) and vice president (1996–present) of the University of Notre Dame. Assistant professor of finance at the Mendoza College of Business, University of Notre Dame, and member of the Notre Dame 403(b) Investment Committee. Member of the board of TIFF Advisory Services, Inc. Member of the board of Catholic Investment Services, Inc. (investment advisors) and the board of superintendence of the Institute for the Works of Religion.

 

Deanna Mulligan

Born in 1963. Trustee since January 2018. Principal occupation(s) during the past five years and other experience: chief executive officer (2011–present) of The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America. President (2010–2019), chief operating officer (2010–2011), and executive vice president (2008–2010) of Individual Life and Disability of The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America. Member of the board of The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America, the American Council of Life Insurers, and the Economic Club of New York. Trustee of the Partnership for New York City (business leadership), Chief Executives for Corporate Purpose, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, Catalyst, and the Bruce Museum (arts and science). Member of the Advisory Council for the Stanford Graduate School of Business.

 

André F. Perold

Born in 1952. Trustee since December 2004. Principal occupation(s) during the past five years and other experience: George Gund Professor of Finance and Banking, Emeritus at the Harvard Business School (retired 2011). Chief investment officer and co-managing partner of HighVista Strategies (private investment firm). Member of the board of advisors and the investment committee of the Museum of Fine Arts Boston. Member of the board (2018–present) of RIT Capital Partners (investment firm). Member of the investment committee of Partners Health Care System.

 

Sarah Bloom Raskin

Born in 1961. Trustee since January 2018. Principal occupation(s) during the past five years and other experience: 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. Member of the board of directors (2012–2014) of Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation. Director (2017–present) of i(x) Investments, LLC; director (2017–present) of Reserve Trust. Rubenstein Fellow (2017–present) of Duke University; trustee (2017–present) of Amherst College, and trustee (2019–present) of the Folger Shakespeare Library.

 

Peter F. Volanakis

Born in 1955. Trustee since July 2009. Principal occupation(s) during the past five years and other experience: 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). Chairman of the board of trustees of Colby-Sawyer College. Member of the board of Hypertherm Inc. (industrial cutting systems, software, and consumables).

 

 

Executive Officers

 

John Bendl

Born in 1970. Principal occupation(s) during the past five years and other experience: principal of Vanguard. Chief financial officer (2019–present) of each of the investment companies served by Vanguard. Chief accounting officer, treasurer, and controller of Vanguard (2017–present). Partner (2003–2016) at KPMG (audit, tax, and advisory services).

 

Glenn Booraem

Born in 1967. Principal occupation(s) during the past five years and other experience: principal of Vanguard. Investment stewardship officer (2017–present), treasurer (2015–2017), controller (2010–2015), and assistant controller (2001–2010) of each of the investment companies served by Vanguard.

 

Christine M. Buchanan

Born in 1970. Principal occupation(s) during the past five years and other experience: principal of Vanguard. Treasurer (2017–present) of each of the investment companies served by Vanguard. Partner (2005–2017) at KPMG (audit, tax, and advisory services).

 

David Cermak

Born in 1960. Principal occupation(s) during the past five years and other experience: principal of Vanguard. Finance director (2019–present) of each of the investment companies served by Vanguard. Managing director and head (2017–present) of Vanguard Investments Singapore. Managing director and head (2017–2019) of Vanguard Investments Hong Kong. Representative director and head (2014–2017) of Vanguard Investments Japan.

 

Thomas J. Higgins

Born in 1957. Principal occupation(s) during the past five years and other experience: principal of Vanguard. Finance director (2019–present), chief financial officer (2008–2019), and treasurer (1998–2008) of each of the investment companies served by Vanguard.

 

Peter Mahoney

Born in 1974. Principal occupation(s) during the past five years and other experience: principal of Vanguard. Controller (2015–present) of each of the investment companies served by Vanguard. Head of International Fund Services (2008–2014) at Vanguard.

 

Anne E. Robinson

Born in 1970. Principal occupation(s) during the past five years and other experience: 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.

 

Michael Rollings

Born in 1963. Principal occupation(s) during the past five years and other experience: 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.

 

John E. Schadl

Born in 1972. Principal occupation(s) during the past five years and other experience: principal of Vanguard. Chief compliance officer (2019–present) of Vanguard and of each of the investment companies served by Vanguard. Assistant vice president (2019–present) of Vanguard Marketing Corporation.

 

 

Vanguard Senior Management Team

 

Joseph Brennan Chris D. McIsaac
Mortimer J. Buckley James M. Norris
Gregory Davis Thomas M. Rampulla
John James Karin A. Risi
Martha G. King Anne E. Robinson
John T. Marcante Michael Rollings

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Vanguard High-Yield Corporate Fund
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
See the inside front cover for important information about access to your fund’s annual and semiannual shareholder reports.
   

 

 

 

 

Important information about access to shareholder reports

 

Beginning on January 1, 2021, as permitted by regulations adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission, paper copies of your fund’s annual and semiannual shareholder reports will no longer be sent to you by mail, unless you specifically request them. Instead, you will be notified by mail each time a report is posted on the website and will be provided with a link to access the report.

 

If you have already elected to receive shareholder reports electronically, you will not be affected by this change and do not need to take any action. You may elect to receive shareholder reports and other communications from the fund electronically by contacting your financial intermediary (such as a broker-dealer or bank) or, if you invest directly with the fund, by calling Vanguard at one of the phone numbers on the back cover of this report or by logging on to vanguard.com.

 

You may elect to receive paper copies of all future shareholder reports free of charge. If you invest through a financial intermediary, you can contact the intermediary to request that you continue to receive paper copies. If you invest directly with the fund, you can call Vanguard at one of the phone numbers on the back cover of this report or log on to vanguard.com. Your election to receive paper copies will apply to all the funds you hold through an intermediary or directly with Vanguard.

 

 

 

Contents  
   
   
A Note From Our Chairman 1
Your Fund’s Performance at a Glance 2
Advisor’s Report 3
About Your Fund’s Expenses 5
Performance Summary 7
Financial Statements 9

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Please note: The opinions expressed in this report are just that—informed opinions. They should not be considered promises or advice. Also, please keep in mind that the information and opinions cover the period through the date on the front of this report. Of course, the risks of investing in your fund are spelled out in the prospectus.

 

 

 

 

A Note From Our Chairman

 

 

Tim Buckley

 

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

 

 

 

Dear Shareholder,

 

These are challenging times. The markets plummet one day and bounce back the next as investors process the uncertainty surrounding the coronavirus outbreak.

 

At Vanguard, we tell investors to “stay the course” in good times and bad. This means focusing on your investment goals, keeping a long-term perspective, being balanced across and diversified within asset classes, and limiting cost.

 

Vanguard investors have proven time and again that they know how to stay calm in a market downturn—an attribute that has served them well. But for those who are weathering their first bout of market volatility or could just use a friendly reminder, let me offer three points.

 

First, we stand by our counsel—“stay the course.”

 

Don’t be tempted to time the markets. It’s a losing strategy. An investment plan established during calmer times should not be abandoned in the midst of a market downturn. Although having exposure to different asset classes does not eliminate the risk of loss, we believe investors should let the potential benefits of diversification play out.

 

Second, whether you’re new to investing or a seasoned financial advisor, don’t feel that you need to go it alone. Our mission is to help you succeed, so reach out if we can be of help.

 

Our websites are constantly refreshed with our latest thinking on the markets and economy. And our experts offer practical advice on how to put this perspective to work in your portfolios.

 

And, finally, thank you.

 

Thank you for entrusting us with your financial success. It’s a tremendous responsibility that we take very seriously. No matter the market conditions, we look forward to partnering with you and helping you reach your investment goals.

 

Sincerely,

 

 

Mortimer J. Buckley

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

March 3, 2020

 

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Your Fund’s Performance at a Glance

 

 

•    For the 12 months ended January 31, 2020, Vanguard High-Yield Corporate Fund returned 10.45% for Investor Shares and 10.55% for Admiral Shares. The results surpassed the 10.18% return of the fund’s benchmark, the High-Yield Corporate Composite Index.

 

•    Stocks and bonds recorded strong results for the fiscal year. Stocks benefited from accommodative monetary policies implemented by the Federal Reserve and other major central banks. With the U.S.-China trade conflict fueling economic growth concerns, investors were also drawn to assets, such as bonds, that are generally considered less risky.

 

•    U.S. Treasuries returned about 9%, mortgage-backed securities returned about 6%, and corporate bonds returned more than 14%. By credit quality, lower-rated investment-grade bonds generally outperformed higher-rated ones; by maturity, longer-dated bonds significantly outperformed shorter-dated ones.

 

•    Within the high-yield market, however, higher-quality bonds generally outperformed those of lower quality, with BB- and B-rated bonds posting higher returns than their CCC-rated counterparts.

 

•    For the ten years ended January 31, 2020, the fund posted an average annual return of 7.02% for Investor Shares and 7.12% for Admiral Shares. Its benchmark index had an average annual return of 7.03%.

 

 

 

Market Barometer

    Average Annual Total Returns
    Periods Ended January 31, 2020
  One Year Three Years Five Years
Stocks      
Russell 1000 Index (Large-caps) 21.39% 14.33% 12.13%
Russell 2000 Index (Small-caps) 9.21 7.28 8.23
Russell 3000 Index (Broad U.S. market) 20.53 13.82 11.85
FTSE All-World ex US Index (International) 10.28 7.74 5.24
       
Bonds      
Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index
(Broad taxable market)
9.64% 4.62% 3.01%
Bloomberg Barclays Municipal Bond Index
(Broad tax-exempt market)
8.65 5.12 3.53
FTSE Three-Month U.S. Treasury Bill Index 2.18 1.68 1.07
       
CPI      
Consumer Price Index 2.49% 2.04% 2.00%

 

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Advisor’s Report

 

 

For the 12 months ended January 31, 2020, Vanguard High-Yield Corporate Fund returned 10.45% for Investor Shares and 10.55% for Admiral Shares, compared with the 10.18% return of the custom index. The High-Yield Corporate Composite Index consists of 95% Bloomberg Barclays U.S. High-Yield Ba/B 2% Issuer Capped Index and 5% Bloomberg Barclays U.S. 1–5 Year Treasury Bond Index.

 

The investment environment

High-yield markets benefited from both decreasing interest rates and tighter credit spreads. Sovereign yields declined across most markets following the injection of monetary stimulus by the U.S. Federal Reserve and the European Central Bank. Geopolitical uncertainty remained elevated over the period amid an elusive U.S.-China trade agreement, the Brexit saga, and U.S. presidential impeachment proceedings.

 

Despite these concerns, high-yield bond spreads tightened because of optimism that monetary accommodation could offset the drag on global growth from restrictive trade policies. The Fed cut interest rates three times in 2019 but later adopted a wait-and-see stance to assess economic data and track trade negotiation developments.

 

The 10-year U.S. Treasury yield decreased to 1.51% at the end of January 2020 from 2.63% at the end of January 2019. Major central banks deployed more accommodative policies amid trade headwinds, geopolitical tensions, and weaker global growth data, contributing to the decline in Treasury yields.

 

This dynamic lifted bond prices—bond yields and prices move in opposite directions. The spread of the high-yield market tightened to 390 basis points over Treasuries as of January 31, 2020, from 423 basis points at the end of January 2019. (A basis point is one-hundredth of a percentage point.) The average price of high-yield bonds increased $5, to $101, during the period.

 

There was notable dispersion in performance by credit quality during the year as the high-yield market generally rewarded higher-quality credits. BB-rated bonds led, returning 11.22%, according to Bloomberg Barclays High Yield Index data, while CCC-rated bonds lagged, with a 3.68% return. B-rated bonds returned 9.56%.

 

We acknowledge that the risk of recession has increased as a result of the coronavirus outbreak, but our base case is that it will result in a short-term supply shock.

 

High-yield fundamentals and technicals remain supportive, and while we expect defaults to increase over the next 12 months, we do not believe we are on the verge of the next default cycle. Although high-yield spreads are within historical median ranges, there is a bifurcation in higher- and lower-quality spreads and we are finding attractive idiosyncratic opportunities.

 

We also expect bouts of spread-widening as the U.S. presidential campaign unfolds that may present attractive total-return opportunities.

 

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Overall, we forecast a below-coupon, but still positive, total return for high-yield securities in 2020, with security selection the key driver of benchmark-relative outperformance. While high-yield spreads appear tight by historical standards, the asset class may generate attractive income, in our view, and technicals remain supportive as the demand for income persists around much of the globe.

 

Moody’s trailing 12-month global issuer-weighted speculative-grade default rate ended December 2019 at 3.0%, below the long-term average of 4.2%. While instances of volatility may persist, we continue to take a long-term, issuer-specific approach to finding opportunities in this market.

 

Global political uncertainty and elevated trade tensions may contribute to market volatility. However, most of the high-yield companies in our opportunity set operate in domestically focused industries. While we are more uncertain about the long-term U.S. macroeconomic outlook, we continue to favor higher-quality issuers that are expected to benefit from a supportive U.S. consumer.

 

Global trade represents a key source of uncertainty. Global growth prospects likely hinge on whether trade-policy developments lead to stability or instead pull manufacturing down further and, with it, the consumer. However, we assign a low probability to U.S. and euro-area recession over the next year.

 

Our shortfalls

Positioning and security selection in the wirelines segment detracted from relative returns. Credit selection in utilities also hurt relative performance.

 

Our successes

The fund benefited from positioning and positive credit selection in financial institutions and energy, as well as credit selection in media and entertainment.

 

The fund’s positioning

The fund remains consistent in its investment objective and strategy and maintains meaningful exposure to relatively higher-quality names in the high-yield market. We believe these companies have more stable credit profiles and greater predictability of cash flows than those at the lower end of the quality spectrum.

 

We prefer higher-quality credits in an effort to minimize defaults and provide stable income. We continue to diversify the fund’s holdings by issuer and industry. We also continue to deemphasize non-cash-paying securities, preferred stocks, and equity-linked securities, such as convertibles, because of their potential for volatility.

 

Michael L. Hong, CFA, Senior Managing

Director and Fixed Income Portfolio

Manager

 

Wellington Management Company LLP

 

February 24, 2020

 

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About Your Fund’s Expenses

 

 

As a shareholder of the fund, you incur ongoing costs, which include costs for portfolio management, administrative services, and shareholder reports (like this one), among others. Operating expenses, which are deducted from a fund’s gross income, directly reduce the investment return of the fund.

 

A fund’s expenses are expressed as a percentage of its average net assets. This figure is known as the expense ratio. The following examples are intended to help you understand the ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in your fund and to compare these costs with those of other mutual funds. The examples are based on an investment of $1,000 made at the beginning of the period shown and held for the entire period.

 

The accompanying table illustrates your fund’s costs in two ways:

 

•    Based on actual fund return. This section helps you to estimate the actual expenses that you paid over the period. The “Ending Account Value” shown is derived from the fund’s actual return, and the third column shows the dollar amount that would have been paid by an investor who started with $1,000 in the fund. You may use the information here, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period.

 

To do so, simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number given for your fund under the heading “Expenses Paid During Period.”

 

•    Based on hypothetical 5% yearly return. This section is intended to help you compare your fund’s costs with those of other mutual funds. It assumes that the fund had a yearly return of 5% before expenses, but that the expense ratio is unchanged. In this case—because the return used is not the fund’s actual return—the results do not apply to your investment. The example is useful in making comparisons because the Securities and Exchange Commission requires all mutual funds to calculate expenses based on a 5% return. You can assess your fund’s costs by comparing this hypothetical example with the hypothetical examples that appear in shareholder reports of other funds.

 

Note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight and help you compare ongoing costs only and do not reflect transaction costs incurred by the fund for buying and selling securities. Further, the expenses do not include any purchase, redemption, or account service fees described in the fund prospectus. If such fees were applied to your account, your costs would be higher. Your fund does not carry a “sales load.”

 

The calculations assume no shares were bought or sold during the period. Your actual costs may have been higher or lower, depending on the amount of your investment and the timing of any purchases or redemptions.

 

You can find more information about the fund’s expenses, including annual expense ratios, in the Financial Statements section of this report. For additional information on operating expenses and other shareholder costs, please refer to your fund’s current prospectus.

 

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Six Months Ended January 31, 2020      
  Beginning Ending Expenses
  Account Value Account Value Paid During
High-Yield Corporate Fund 7/31/2019 1/31/2020 Period
Based on Actual Fund Return      
Investor Shares $1,000.00 $1,040.08 $1.18
Admiral™ Shares 1,000.00 1,040.60 0.67
Based on Hypothetical 5% Yearly Return      
Investor Shares $1,000.00 $1,024.05 $1.17
Admiral Shares 1,000.00 1,024.55 0.66

 

The calculations are based on expenses incurred in the most recent six-month period. The fund’s annualized six-month expense ratios for that period are 0.23% for Investor Shares and 0.13% for Admiral Shares. The dollar amounts shown as “Expenses Paid” are equal to the annualized expense ratio multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days in the most recent six-month period, then divided by the number of days in the most recent 12-month period (184/365).

 

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High-Yield Corporate Fund

 

 

Performance Summary

 

 

All of the returns in this report represent past performance, which is not a guarantee of future results that may be achieved by the fund. (Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data cited. For performance data current to the most recent month-end, visit our website at vanguard.com/performance.) Note, too, that both investment returns and principal value can fluctuate widely, so an investor’s shares, when sold, could be worth more or less than their original cost. The returns shown do not reflect taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the sale of fund shares.

 

 

Cumulative Performance: January 31, 2010, Through January 31, 2020

Initial Investment of $10,000

 

 

    Average Annual Total Returns  
    Periods Ended January 31, 2020  
          Final Value
    One Five Ten of a $10,000
    Year Years Years Investment
High-Yield Corporate Fund Investor Shares 10.45% 5.57% 7.02% $19,701
High-Yield Corporate Composite Index 10.18 5.67 7.03 19,727
Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Corporate High Yield Bond Index 9.40 6.00 7.44 20,493

 

High-Yield Corporate Composite Index: Consists of 95% Bloomberg Barclays U.S. High-Yield Ba/B 2% Issuer Capped Index and 5% Bloomberg Barclays U.S. 1–5 Year Treasury Bond Index.

 

        Final Value
  One Five Ten of a $50,000
  Year Years Years Investment
High-Yield Corporate Fund Admiral Shares 10.55% 5.67% 7.12% $99,509
High-Yield Corporate Composite Index 10.18 5.67 7.03 98,635
Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Corporate High Yield Bond Index 9.40 6.00 7.44 102,467

 

 

 

 

 

See Financial Highlights for dividend and capital gains information.

 

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High-Yield Corporate Fund

 

 

Sector Diversification

As of January 31, 2020

 

Basic Industry 3.3%
Capital Goods 12.7
Communication 19.3
Consumer Cyclical 13.8
Consumer Noncyclical 12.3
Energy 8.6
Finance 12.4
Other Industrial 0.8
Technology 10.3
Transportation 0.2
Treasury/Agency 4.0
Utilities 1.6
Other 0.7

 

The table reflects the fund’s market exposure. Any holdings in short-term reserves are excluded. The agency and mortgage-backed securities sectors may include issues from government-sponsored enterprises; such issues are generally not backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government.

 

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High-Yield Corporate Fund

 

 

Financial Statements

 

 

Statement of Net Assets

As of January 31, 2020

 

The fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year as an exhibit to its reports on Form N-PORT. The fund’s Form N-PORT reports are available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.

 

        Face   Market
      Maturity Amount   Value•
    Coupon Date ($000)   ($000)
U.S. Government and Agency Obligations (3.7%)        
U.S. Government Securities (3.7%)          
  United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.500% 4/15/20 250,000   249,923
1 United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.500% 7/15/20 250,000   249,960
  United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.625% 10/15/20 250,000   250,118
  United States Treasury Note/Bond 2.000% 1/15/21 250,000   251,132
Total U.S. Government and Agency Obligations (Cost $1,000,001)     1,001,133
Corporate Bonds (88.9%)          
Finance (11.2%)          
  Banking (3.1%)          
  Ally Financial Inc. 5.125% 9/30/24 56,315   62,721
  Ally Financial Inc. 5.750% 11/20/25 56,528   64,309
  Ally Financial Inc. 8.000% 11/1/31 7,355   10,372
  Barclays plc 4.375% 9/11/24 26,785   28,810
  Barclays plc 5.200% 5/12/26 15,000   16,923
2 BNP Paribas SA 6.750% 3/14/66 57,750   61,582
  CIT Group Inc. 5.250% 3/7/25 8,436   9,311
2 Credit Suisse AG 6.250% 12/31/50 163,170   180,091
2 ING Groep NV 6.875% 4/16/66 71,510   76,591
3 Intesa Sanpaolo SPA 5.017% 6/26/24 21,570   22,891
3 Intesa Sanpaolo SPA 5.710% 1/15/26 110,000   122,238
  Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc 6.125% 12/15/22 52,705   57,773
2 UBS Group AG 6.875% 3/22/66 114,390   118,892
             
  Finance Companies (5.2%)          
2,3 AerCap Global Aviation Trust 6.500% 6/15/45 125,050   139,587
  Aircastle Ltd. 5.000% 4/1/23 33,700   36,455
  Aircastle Ltd. 4.125% 5/1/24 53,980   57,066
3 Avolon Holdings Funding Ltd. 5.250% 5/15/24 50,695   55,511
  CIT Group Inc. 5.000% 8/15/22 78,781   83,606
  CIT Group Inc. 5.000% 8/1/23 67,070   72,184
  CIT Group Inc. 4.750% 2/16/24 27,340   29,254
3 Freedom Mortgage Corp. 8.250% 4/15/25 24,260   23,835
  Navient Corp. 7.250% 1/25/22 43,900   47,302
  Navient Corp. 6.500% 6/15/22 144,669   154,796
  Navient Corp. 5.500% 1/25/23 48,120   50,406
  Navient Corp. 7.250% 9/25/23 24,615   27,323
  Navient Corp. 6.750% 6/25/25 138,585   150,884
  Navient Corp. 5.625% 8/1/33 24,926   22,683
3 Park Aerospace Holdings Ltd. 5.500% 2/15/24 20,000   22,157
  Springleaf Finance Corp. 8.250% 12/15/20 36,210   37,930

 

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High-Yield Corporate Fund

 

 

        Face   Market
      Maturity Amount   Value•
    Coupon Date ($000)   ($000)
  Springleaf Finance Corp. 7.750% 10/1/21 69,567   74,958
  Springleaf Finance Corp. 6.125% 5/15/22 13,610   14,546
  Springleaf Finance Corp. 8.250% 10/1/23 17,136   19,985
  Springleaf Finance Corp. 6.125% 3/15/24 53,330   57,996
  Springleaf Finance Corp. 6.875% 3/15/25 23,455   26,533
  Springleaf Finance Corp. 7.125% 3/15/26 142,691   163,560
  Springleaf Finance Corp. 6.625% 1/15/28 25,345   28,577
             
  Insurance (2.4%)          
4,5 Asurion LLC. Bank Loan, 1M USD LIBOR + 3.000% 4.645% 11/3/24 99,820   99,945
  Centene Corp. 4.750% 1/15/25 20,000   20,700
3 Centene Corp. 5.375% 6/1/26 10,000   10,625
3 Centene Corp. 4.250% 12/15/27 27,685   28,862
3 Centene Corp. 4.625% 12/15/29 40,570   43,663
  CNO Financial Group Inc. 5.250% 5/30/25 57,853   64,940
  CNO Financial Group Inc. 5.250% 5/30/29 54,320   61,246
  Genworth Holdings Inc. 7.200% 2/15/21 28,015   28,996
  Genworth Holdings Inc. 7.625% 9/24/21 25,505   26,908
  Genworth Holdings Inc. 4.900% 8/15/23 49,580   49,332
  Genworth Holdings Inc. 4.800% 2/15/24 15,900   15,502
  MGIC Investment Corp. 5.750% 8/15/23 24,695   27,134
  Radian Group Inc. 4.500% 10/1/24 73,175   77,840
  Radian Group Inc. 4.875% 3/15/27 36,000   37,980
3 WellCare Health Plans Inc. 5.250% 4/1/25 41,580   43,087
3 WellCare Health Plans Inc. 5.375% 8/15/26 5,000   5,312
             
  Real Estate Investment Trusts (0.5%)          
  Felcor Lodging LP 6.000% 6/1/25 46,060   47,787
3 VICI Properties LP / VICI Note Co. Inc. 4.250% 12/1/26 42,250   43,306
3 VICI Properties LP / VICI Note Co. Inc. 4.625% 12/1/29 28,225   29,460
            2,992,263
Industrial (76.2%)          
  Basic Industry (3.1%)          
3 Alliance Resource Operating Partners LP / Alliance Resource Finance Corp. 7.500% 5/1/25 20,177   17,453
  Chemours Co. 6.625% 5/15/23 44,094   43,378
  Chemours Co. 7.000% 5/15/25 93,595   89,383
  Chemours Co. 5.375% 5/15/27 31,740   27,534
  Commercial Metals Co. 4.875% 5/15/23 6,540   6,834
  Commercial Metals Co. 5.750% 4/15/26 45,720   48,120
  Commercial Metals Co. 5.375% 7/15/27 19,735   20,648
3 Constellium NV 5.750% 5/15/24 34,862   35,821
3 Constellium NV 6.625% 3/1/25 68,600   70,830
3 Constellium NV 5.875% 2/15/26 10,195   10,577
3,6 CTC BondCo GmbH 5.250% 12/15/25 13,800   15,855
  Graphic Packaging International Inc. 4.125% 8/15/24 23,920   25,056
3 Graphic Packaging International LLC 4.750% 7/15/27 7,870   8,421
3 Novelis Corp. 5.875% 9/30/26 63,010   66,948
3 Novelis Corp. 4.750% 1/30/30 27,465   27,602
3,6 OCI NV 3.125% 11/1/24 31,590   35,645
3 OCI NV 5.250% 11/1/24 41,765   43,070
  Olin Corp. 5.125% 9/15/27 61,215   63,587
  Olin Corp. 5.625% 8/1/29 43,495   45,833
  Olin Corp. 5.000% 2/1/30 10,215   10,381

 

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High-Yield Corporate Fund

 

 

        Face   Market
      Maturity Amount   Value•
    Coupon Date ($000)   ($000)
  PolyOne Corp. 5.250% 3/15/23 6,310   6,768
4,5 Starfruit Finco B.V. Bank Loan, 1M USD LIBOR + 3.000% 4.949% 10/1/25 17,028   17,011
4,5 Starfruit Finco B.V. Bank Loan, 1M USD LIBOR + 3.000% 4.949% 10/1/25 3,311   3,308
3 Tronox Finance plc 5.750% 10/1/25 9,105   8,991
3 Tronox Inc. 6.500% 4/15/26 90,895   90,213
             
  Capital Goods (11.9%)          
3 American Builders & Contractors Supply Co. Inc. 5.875% 5/15/26 59,970   62,819
3 American Builders & Contractors Supply Co. Inc. 4.000% 1/15/28 33,107   33,272
3 ARD Finance SA 6.500% 6/30/27 18,990   19,560
3 Ardagh Packaging Finance plc / Ardagh Holdings USA Inc. 6.000% 2/15/25 126,361   131,889
3 Ardagh Packaging Finance plc / Ardagh Holdings USA Inc. 4.125% 8/15/26 51,660   53,210
3,7 Ardagh Packaging Finance plc / Ardagh Holdings USA Inc. 4.750% 7/15/27 5,520   7,568
3 Ardagh Packaging Finance plc / Ardagh Holdings USA Inc. 5.250% 8/15/27 24,300   25,454
3 Ashtead Capital Inc. 4.125% 8/15/25 46,175   47,387
3 Ashtead Capital Inc. 5.250% 8/1/26 17,715   18,911
3 Ashtead Capital Inc. 4.375% 8/15/27 46,175   48,022
  Ball Corp. 5.000% 3/15/22 8,535   9,015
  Ball Corp. 4.000% 11/15/23 15,403   16,231
6 Ball Corp. 4.375% 12/15/23 17,385   21,875
  Ball Corp. 5.250% 7/1/25 4,690   5,241
  Ball Corp. 4.875% 3/15/26 86,335   94,537
6 Ball Corp. 1.500% 3/15/27 44,040   48,783
3 BBA US Holdings Inc. 4.000% 3/1/28 65,710   64,642
3 Beacon Escrow Corp. 4.875% 11/1/25 86,460   85,920
3 Beacon Roofing Supply Inc. 4.500% 11/15/26 11,215   11,523
3 Berry Global Escrow Corp. 5.625% 7/15/27 7,055   7,514
3 Berry Global Inc. 4.500% 2/15/26 57,898   58,766
3 Berry Global Inc. 4.875% 7/15/26 53,380   55,945
3 Bombardier Inc. 5.750% 3/15/22 21,545   21,437
3 Bombardier Inc. 6.125% 1/15/23 76,319   75,174
3 Bombardier Inc. 7.500% 12/1/24 14,540   14,140
3 Bombardier Inc. 7.500% 3/15/25 47,116   45,349
3 Bombardier Inc. 7.875% 4/15/27 72,285   68,490
3 CD&R Waterworks Merger Sub LLC 6.125% 8/15/25 5,535   5,680
3 Cemex SAB de CV 6.125% 5/5/25 101,200   104,489
3 Cemex SAB de CV 7.750% 4/16/26 24,265   26,449
3 Clean Harbors Inc. 4.875% 7/15/27 32,416   34,077
3 Clean Harbors Inc. 5.125% 7/15/29 25,851   27,531
  Crown Americas LLC / Crown Americas Capital Corp. IV 4.500% 1/15/23 61,200   64,183
  Crown Americas LLC / Crown Americas Capital Corp. V 4.250% 9/30/26 6,000   6,240
  Crown Americas LLC / Crown Americas Capital Corp. VI 4.750% 2/1/26 23,465   24,345
3,6 Crown European Holdings SA 2.875% 2/1/26 51,200   60,985
3 Flex Acquisition Co. Inc. 6.875% 1/15/25 127,475   127,475

 

 11 

 

 

High-Yield Corporate Fund

 

 

        Face   Market
      Maturity Amount   Value•
    Coupon Date ($000)   ($000)
3 HD Supply Inc. 5.375% 10/15/26 38,211   40,456
3 Herc Holdings Inc. 5.500% 7/15/27 141,788   147,814
3 Jeld-Wen Inc. 4.625% 12/15/25 11,180   11,432
3 Jeld-Wen Inc. 4.875% 12/15/27 6,320   6,533
3 LANXESS AG 6.000% 4/1/24 13,801   14,146
3,6 Loxam SAS 4.250% 4/15/24 5,520   6,256
3 OI European Group BV 4.000% 3/15/23 22,215   22,493
3 Owens-Brockway Glass Container Inc. 5.000% 1/15/22 6,120   6,334
3 Owens-Brockway Glass Container Inc. 5.875% 8/15/23 70,800   75,756
3 Owens-Brockway Glass Container Inc. 6.375% 8/15/25 39,585   44,187
  Reynolds Group Issuer Inc. / Reynolds Group Issuer LLC / Reynolds Group Issuer Lu 5.750% 10/15/20 20,676   20,702
3 Reynolds Group Issuer Inc. / Reynolds Group Issuer LLC / Reynolds Group Issuer Lu 5.125% 7/15/23 63,805   65,241
3 Reynolds Group Issuer Inc. / Reynolds Group Issuer LLC / Reynolds Group Issuer Lu 7.000% 7/15/24 14,670   15,092
3 Standard Industries Inc. 5.500% 2/15/23 4,269   4,333
3 Standard Industries Inc. 5.375% 11/15/24 65,655   67,132
3 Standard Industries Inc. 6.000% 10/15/25 143,050   148,772
3 Standard Industries Inc. 5.000% 2/15/27 16,990   17,755
3 Standard Industries Inc. 4.750% 1/15/28 31,995   32,755
  TransDigm Inc. 6.500% 7/15/24 144,895   149,423
  TransDigm Inc. 6.500% 5/15/25 44,030   45,791
3 TransDigm Inc. 6.250% 3/15/26 20,000   21,600
  TransDigm Inc. 6.375% 6/15/26 41,650   43,941
3 TransDigm Inc. 5.500% 11/15/27 97,190   97,676
  TransDigm UK Holdings plc 6.875% 5/15/26 5,000   5,337
3,6 Trivium Packaging Finance BV 3.750% 8/15/26 6,095   7,073
3 Trivium Packaging Finance BV 5.500% 8/15/26 11,810   12,489
  United Rentals North America Inc. 5.500% 7/15/25 48,115   49,799
  United Rentals North America Inc. 4.625% 10/15/25 52,360   53,473
  United Rentals North America Inc. 5.875% 9/15/26 62,210   66,254
  United Rentals North America Inc. 6.500% 12/15/26 55,080   59,899
  United Rentals North America Inc. 5.500% 5/15/27 76,330   81,196
  United Rentals North America Inc. 3.875% 11/15/27 30,420   30,724
  United Rentals North America Inc. 4.875% 1/15/28 60,445   62,863
  United Rentals North America Inc. 5.250% 1/15/30 24,410   26,180
             
  Communication (18.1%)          
3 Altice Financing SA 6.625% 2/15/23 58,671   59,698
3,6 Altice Financing SA 2.250% 1/15/25 17,140   18,624
3 Altice Financing SA 7.500% 5/15/26 25,000   26,656
3,6 Altice Financing SA 3.000% 1/15/28 42,930   46,605
3 Altice Financing SA 5.000% 1/15/28 50,615   49,476
3,† Altice France SA 2.125% 2/15/25 11,415   12,411
3 Altice France SA 7.375% 5/1/26 154,734   164,405
3 Altice Luxembourg SA 7.625% 2/15/25 7,600   7,885
  Belo Corp. 7.750% 6/1/27 29,475   34,191
  Belo Corp. 7.250% 9/15/27 24,707   28,537
  CCO Holdings LLC / CCO Holdings Capital Corp. 5.250% 9/30/22 12,635   12,761
  CCO Holdings LLC / CCO Holdings Capital Corp. 5.125% 2/15/23 33,021   33,392
3 CCO Holdings LLC / CCO Holdings Capital Corp. 5.125% 5/1/23 99,510   101,003

 

 12 

 

 

High-Yield Corporate Fund

 

 

        Face   Market
      Maturity Amount   Value•
    Coupon Date ($000)   ($000)
  CCO Holdings LLC / CCO Holdings Capital Corp. 5.750% 9/1/23 33,450   33,826
  CCO Holdings LLC / CCO Holdings Capital Corp. 5.750% 1/15/24 2,184   2,225
3 CCO Holdings LLC / CCO Holdings Capital Corp. 5.375% 5/1/25 82,205   84,774
3 CCO Holdings LLC / CCO Holdings Capital Corp. 5.750% 2/15/26 47,140   49,497
3 CCO Holdings LLC / CCO Holdings Capital Corp. 5.500% 5/1/26 46,840   49,065
3 CCO Holdings LLC / CCO Holdings Capital Corp. 5.875% 5/1/27 14,255   15,003
3 CCO Holdings LLC / CCO Holdings Capital Corp. 5.000% 2/1/28 25,000   26,125
  CenturyLink Inc. 5.625% 4/1/20 2,500   2,509
  CenturyLink Inc. 5.800% 3/15/22 10,107   10,625
  CenturyLink Inc. 6.750% 12/1/23 23,920   26,581
  CenturyLink Inc. 7.500% 4/1/24 17,708   19,988
  Charter Communications Operating LLC / Charter Communications Operating Capital 6.484% 10/23/45 4,215   5,484
  CSC Holdings LLC 6.750% 11/15/21 74,262   79,924
3 CSC Holdings LLC 5.375% 7/15/23 26,366   26,959
3 CSC Holdings LLC 10.875% 10/15/25 5,000   5,538
3 CSC Holdings LLC 5.500% 5/15/26 142,685   149,284
3 CSC Holdings LLC 5.500% 4/15/27 78,015   82,793
  DISH DBS Corp. 6.750% 6/1/21 152,345   159,962
  DISH DBS Corp. 5.875% 7/15/22 105,934   110,966
  DISH DBS Corp. 5.000% 3/15/23 43,776   44,433
  DISH DBS Corp. 5.875% 11/15/24 87,950   88,830
  DISH DBS Corp. 7.750% 7/1/26 107,230   112,591
  Embarq Corp. 7.995% 6/1/36 23,035   25,482
  Gannett Co. Inc. 6.375% 10/15/23 22,021   22,494
3 Gray Escrow Inc. 7.000% 5/15/27 27,142   29,517
3 Gray Television Inc. 5.125% 10/15/24 77,032   79,536
3 Gray Television Inc. 5.875% 7/15/26 60,725   63,534
3 iHeartCommunications Inc. 4.750% 1/15/28 45,020   45,583
3 Lamar Media Corp. 3.750% 2/15/28 32,860   33,065
3 Lamar Media Corp. 4.000% 2/15/30 21,415   21,576
  Level 3 Financing Inc. 5.375% 8/15/22 55,038   55,244
  Level 3 Financing Inc. 5.625% 2/1/23 26,620   26,620
  Level 3 Financing Inc. 5.125% 5/1/23 36,380   36,516
  Netflix Inc. 5.375% 2/1/21 4,500   4,618
  Nokia Oyj 4.375% 6/12/27 51,270   54,223
3 Outfront Media Capital LLC / Outfront Media Capital Corp. 4.625% 3/15/30 56,004   57,684
  Quebecor Media Inc. 5.750% 1/15/23 103,907   112,220
3 Sinclair Television Group Inc. 5.625% 8/1/24 15,715   16,147
3 Sinclair Television Group Inc. 5.875% 3/15/26 90,410   94,930
3 Sinclair Television Group Inc. 5.125% 2/15/27 57,340   58,702
3 Sirius XM Radio Inc. 3.875% 8/1/22 43,500   44,044
3 Sirius XM Radio Inc. 4.625% 7/15/24 55,185   57,254
  Sprint Capital Corp. 6.875% 11/15/28 99,215   100,455
  Sprint Capital Corp. 8.750% 3/15/32 63,969   70,846
3 Sprint Communications Inc. 7.000% 3/1/20 73,700   73,884
  Sprint Corp. 7.875% 9/15/23 280,264   297,080

 

 13 

 

 

High-Yield Corporate Fund

 

 

        Face   Market
      Maturity Amount   Value•
    Coupon Date ($000)   ($000)
  Sprint Corp. 7.125% 6/15/24 70,886   73,101
  Sprint Corp. 7.625% 2/15/25 53,661   56,009
  T-Mobile USA Inc. 6.000% 4/15/24 17,553   18,080
  T-Mobile USA Inc. 5.125% 4/15/25 22,338   22,952
  T-Mobile USA Inc. 5.375% 4/15/27 102,055   109,199
  Telecom Italia Capital SA 6.375% 11/15/33 12,326   14,329
  Telecom Italia Capital SA 6.000% 9/30/34 33,530   37,554
  Telecom Italia Capital SA 7.721% 6/4/38 42,725   54,955
3 Telecom Italia SPA/Milano 5.303% 5/30/24 6,555   7,154
3 Telenet Finance Luxembourg Notes Sarl 5.500% 3/1/28 110,200   117,246
  Time Warner Cable LLC 5.875% 11/15/40 2,050   2,482
  Time Warner Cable LLC 5.500% 9/1/41 40,846   46,715
3 UPC Holding BV 5.500% 1/15/28 20,000   20,825
3 UPCB Finance IV Ltd. 5.375% 1/15/25 80,000   81,900
2 Viacom Inc. 5.875% 2/28/57 82,651   86,990
2 Viacom Inc. 6.250% 2/28/57 33,146   37,248
  Videotron Ltd. 5.000% 7/15/22 118,974   124,625
3 Videotron Ltd. 5.375% 6/15/24 12,673   13,750
3 Videotron Ltd. 5.125% 4/15/27 5,000   5,250
3 Virgin Media Finance plc 6.000% 10/15/24 58,255   60,003
3 Virgin Media Secured Finance plc 5.500% 8/15/26 32,522   34,067
3 Virgin Media Secured Finance plc 5.500% 5/15/29 27,780   29,238
3 VTR Finance BV 6.875% 1/15/24 79,760   81,555
3 WMG Acquisition Corp. 5.000% 8/1/23 26,706   27,307
3 WMG Acquisition Corp. 4.875% 11/1/24 72,596   74,955
3 WMG Acquisition Corp. 5.500% 4/15/26 90,226   94,963
3,6 WMG Acquisition Corp. 3.625% 10/15/26 7,030   8,190
  Zayo Group LLC / Zayo Capital Inc. 6.000% 4/1/23 107,300   109,580
3 Ziggo BV 5.500% 1/15/27 67,005   70,607
3 Ziggo BV 4.875% 1/15/30 59,000   60,662
             
  Consumer Cyclical (12.9%)          
3 1011778 BC ULC / New Red Finance Inc. 4.250% 5/15/24 136,714   139,619
3 1011778 BC ULC / New Red Finance Inc. 5.000% 10/15/25 115,010   118,460
3 1011778 BC ULC / New Red Finance Inc. 3.875% 1/15/28 28,645   28,752
3 Adient Global Holdings Ltd. 4.875% 8/15/26 119,917   113,022
3 Adient US LLC 7.000% 5/15/26 17,845   19,540
3 APX Group Inc. 8.875% 12/1/22 134,375   134,543
4,5 Bass Pro Group, LLC. Bank Loan, 3M USD LIBOR + 5.000% 6.645% 12/15/23 62,897   62,688
3 Boyd Gaming Corp. 4.750% 12/1/27 100,425   101,931
3 Cedar Fair LP 5.250% 7/15/29 31,623   33,362
  Cedar Fair LP / Canada’s Wonderland Co. / Magnum Management Corp. / Millennium Op 5.375% 4/15/27 27,005   28,592
  Cedar Fair LP / Canada’s Wonderland Co. / MagnumManagement Corp. 5.375% 6/1/24 15,675   16,067
3 CRC Escrow Issuer LLC / CRC Finco Inc. 5.250% 10/15/25 203,306   206,356
  Dana Holding Corp. 5.500% 12/15/24 34,460   35,451
  Delta Merger Sub Inc. 6.000% 9/15/26 58,115   63,636
3 FirstCash Inc. 5.375% 6/1/24 31,093   32,065
  GLP Capital LP / GLP Financing II Inc. 5.250% 6/1/25 14,310   15,993
  GLP Capital LP / GLP Financing II Inc. 5.375% 4/15/26 60,235   68,425
  GLP Capital LP / GLP Financing II Inc. 5.300% 1/15/29 41,865   48,328
  Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. 5.125% 11/15/23 8,000   8,120
  Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. 5.000% 5/31/26 52,202   54,290

 

 14 

 

 

High-Yield Corporate Fund

 

 

        Face   Market
      Maturity Amount   Value•
    Coupon Date ($000)   ($000)
  Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. 4.875% 3/15/27 112,833   116,218
3 Hanesbrands Inc. 4.625% 5/15/24 26,770   28,108
3 Hanesbrands Inc. 4.875% 5/15/26 24,510   25,827
  Hilton Domestic Operating Co. Inc. 4.250% 9/1/24 67,921   68,940
  Hilton Domestic Operating Co. Inc. 5.125% 5/1/26 81,320   84,979
  Hilton Domestic Operating Co. Inc. 4.875% 1/15/30 8,740   9,243
  Hilton Worldwide Finance LLC / Hilton Worldwide Finance Corp. 4.625% 4/1/25 105,130   107,101
  Hilton Worldwide Finance LLC / Hilton Worldwide Finance Corp. 4.875% 4/1/27 64,885   67,886
3 Jacobs Entertainment Inc. 7.875% 2/1/24 26,555   28,016
  KB Home 7.000% 12/15/21 7,810   8,347
  KB Home 7.500% 9/15/22 6,935   7,811
  KB Home 7.625% 5/15/23 41,775   47,101
  KB Home 4.800% 11/15/29 12,085   12,568
3 KFC Holding Co./Pizza Hut Holdings LLC/Taco Bell of America LLC 5.000% 6/1/24 64,095   65,938
3 KFC Holding Co./Pizza Hut Holdings LLC/Taco Bell of America LLC 5.250% 6/1/26 29,156   30,541
3 KFC Holding Co./Pizza Hut Holdings LLC/Taco Bell of America LLC 4.750% 6/1/27 24,810   26,144
  L Brands Inc. 6.694% 1/15/27 12,466   12,871
  L Brands Inc. 5.250% 2/1/28 42,804   42,483
  Lennar Corp. 4.125% 1/15/22 40,495   41,558
  Lennar Corp. 4.875% 12/15/23 21,825   23,407
  Lennar Corp. 4.500% 4/30/24 112,404   119,851
  Lennar Corp. 5.875% 11/15/24 4,860   5,461
  Lennar Corp. 5.250% 6/1/26 9,460   10,477
  Lennar Corp. 5.000% 6/15/27 42,955   47,358
  Lennar Corp. 4.750% 11/29/27 44,610   49,182
3,6 LHMC Finco Sarl 6.250% 12/20/23 46,210   53,717
3 LHMC Finco Sarl 7.875% 12/20/23 66,800   70,474
3 Lithia Motors Inc. 5.250% 8/1/25 5,708   5,893
3 Lithia Motors Inc. 4.625% 12/15/27 66,275   67,766
  Meritage Homes Corp. 5.125% 6/6/27 17,560   18,877
  MGM Growth Properties Operating Partnership LP / MGP Finance Co-Issuer Inc. 5.625% 5/1/24 5,000   5,444
  MGM Resorts International 6.000% 3/15/23 12,554   13,747
  MGM Resorts International 5.750% 6/15/25 50,000   55,625
  MGM Resorts International 5.500% 4/15/27 45,055   49,504
3 Panther BF Aggregator 2 LP / Panther Finance Co. Inc. 6.250% 5/15/26 20,000   21,475
3 Panther BF Aggregator 2 LP / Panther Finance Co. Inc. 8.500% 5/15/27 17,505   18,818
4,5 Panther BF Aggregator Bank Loan, 3M USD LIBOR + 3.500% 5.159% 4/30/26 25,810   25,950
3 Party City Holdings Inc. 6.125% 8/15/23 6,000   5,145
3 PetSmart Inc. 5.875% 6/1/25 41,731   42,774
  PulteGroup Inc. 5.500% 3/1/26 66,505   74,319
  PulteGroup Inc. 5.000% 1/15/27 4,315   4,768
  Service Corp. International 4.625% 12/15/27 33,435   34,940
  Service Corp. International 5.125% 6/1/29 50,495   53,714
3 Speedway Motorsports LLC / Speedway Funding II Inc. 4.875% 11/1/27 20,000   20,150
  Toll Brothers Finance Corp. 5.875% 2/15/22 4,000   4,225

 

 15 

 

 

High-Yield Corporate Fund

 

 

        Face   Market
      Maturity Amount   Value•
    Coupon Date ($000)   ($000)
  Toll Brothers Finance Corp. 4.375% 4/15/23 10,000   10,475
  Toll Brothers Finance Corp. 4.875% 11/15/25 9,595   10,483
  Toll Brothers Finance Corp. 4.875% 3/15/27 68,200   74,849
  Toll Brothers Finance Corp. 3.800% 11/1/29 25,000   25,097
3 VICI Properties LP / VICI Note Co. Inc. 3.750% 2/15/27 12,625   12,657
  William Lyon Homes Inc. 7.000% 8/15/22 2,972   2,978
  William Lyon Homes Inc. 5.875% 1/31/25 48,230   49,617
3 Wynn Las Vegas LLC / Wynn Las Vegas Capital Corp. 5.500% 3/1/25 117,416   122,406
3 Wynn Las Vegas LLC / Wynn Las Vegas Capital Corp. 5.250% 5/15/27 54,650   56,699
3 Wynn Resorts Finance LLC / Wynn Resorts Capital Corp. 5.125% 10/1/29 20,550   21,218
3 Yum Brands Inc. 4.750% 1/15/30 14,455   15,449
             
  Consumer Noncyclical (11.6%)          
3 Aramark Services Inc. 5.000% 4/1/25 54,020   56,046
  Aramark Services Inc. 4.750% 6/1/26 48,420   50,357
3 Aramark Services Inc. 5.000% 2/1/28 47,085   49,145
3 Avantor Inc. 6.000% 10/1/24 30,000   31,875
  B&G Foods Inc. 5.250% 4/1/25 38,900   39,678
  B&G Foods Inc. 5.250% 9/15/27 70,975   70,798
3 Bausch Health Americas Inc. 9.250% 4/1/26 17,325   19,729
3 Bausch Health Cos Inc. 6.500% 3/15/22 21,490   21,947
3 Bausch Health Cos. Inc. 5.500% 3/1/23 2,066   2,071
3 Bausch Health Cos. Inc. 5.875% 5/15/23 1,873   1,889
3 Bausch Health Cos. Inc. 7.000% 3/15/24 38,315   39,800
3 Bausch Health Cos. Inc. 5.500% 11/1/25 71,675   74,363
3 Bausch Health Cos. Inc. 7.000% 1/15/28 18,060   19,595
3 Bausch Health Cos. Inc. 7.250% 5/30/29 1,940   2,175
3 Catalent Pharma Solutions Inc. 5.000% 7/15/27 21,270   22,307
3 Change Healthcare Holdings LLC / Change Healthcare Finance Inc. 5.750% 3/1/25 69,800   70,672
3 Charles River Laboratories International Inc. 5.500% 4/1/26 21,738   23,151
3 Charles River Laboratories International Inc. 4.250% 5/1/28 12,490   12,646
  CHS/Community Health Systems Inc. 5.125% 8/1/21 15,235   15,235
  CHS/Community Health Systems Inc. 6.250% 3/31/23 120,190   122,444
3 CHS/Community Health Systems Inc. 8.125% 6/30/24 22,553   20,185
3,6 Darling Global Finance BV 3.625% 5/15/26 12,945   14,938
3 Darling Ingredients Inc. 5.250% 4/15/27 25,305   26,697
3,6 Diamond BC BV 5.625% 8/15/25 101,750   110,572
3 Endo Dac / Endo Finance LLC / Endo Finco Inc. 6.000% 2/1/25 64,855   44,750
3 Endo Finance LLC / Endo Ltd. / Endo Finco Inc. 6.000% 7/15/23 91,343   68,736
4,5 Froneri International plc Bank Loan, 1M USD LIBOR + 2.250% 3.895% 1/29/27 30,915   30,992
4,5 Froneri International plc Bank Loan, 1M USD LIBOR + 5.750% 7.395% 1/31/28 2,125   2,157
3,6 Grifols SA 1.625% 2/15/25 27,965   31,353
3,6 Grifols SA 2.250% 11/15/27 31,375   35,551
  HCA Inc. 6.250% 2/15/21 36,347   37,710
  HCA Inc. 7.500% 2/15/22 21,845   24,002
  HCA Inc. 5.875% 5/1/23 68,728   75,687
  HCA Inc. 5.375% 2/1/25 66,825   74,677
  HCA Inc. 7.690% 6/15/25 4,510   5,525

 

 16 

 

 

High-Yield Corporate Fund

 

 

        Face   Market
      Maturity Amount   Value•
    Coupon Date ($000)   ($000)
  HCA Inc. 5.875% 2/15/26 110,595   127,046
  HCA Inc. 5.250% 6/15/26 31,895   36,281
  HCA Inc. 5.625% 9/1/28 12,585   14,583
  HCA Inc. 5.875% 2/1/29 13,700   16,166
3 Hologic Inc. 4.375% 10/15/25 5,000   5,100
3 Hologic Inc. 4.625% 2/1/28 18,855   19,821
3 IQVIA Inc. 5.000% 5/15/27 74,182   78,262
3,6 IQVIA Inc. 2.250% 1/15/28 41,670   46,917
4,5 Lands’ End, Inc. Bank Loan, 3M USD LIBOR + 3.250% 4.895% 3/12/21 61,857   60,728
3 MPH Acquisition Holdings LLC 7.125% 6/1/24 53,485   51,947
3 Performance Food Group Inc. 5.500% 10/15/27 72,071   75,855
3 Polaris Intermediate Corp. 8.500% 12/1/22 82,880   77,286
3 Post Holdings Inc. 5.500% 3/1/25 56,995   59,061
3 Post Holdings Inc. 5.000% 8/15/26 117,433   121,837
3 Post Holdings Inc. 5.750% 3/1/27 37,091   39,131
3 Post Holdings Inc. 5.625% 1/15/28 90,650   96,202
3 Post Holdings Inc. 5.500% 12/15/29 16,000   16,920
3 Quintiles IMS Inc. 5.000% 10/15/26 66,310   69,543
  Revlon Consumer Products Corp. 5.750% 2/15/21 19,165   16,865
  Revlon Consumer Products Corp. 6.250% 8/1/24 67,860   30,876
4,5 Revlon Consumer Products Corp. Bank Loan, 1M USD LIBOR + 3.500% 5.409% 9/7/23 19,858   15,411
4,5 Revlon Consumer Products Corp. Bank Loan, 1M USD LIBOR + 3.500% 5.409% 9/7/23 5,921   4,595
4,5 Reynolds Consumer Products Inc. Bank Loan, 1M USD LIBOR + 1.750% 3.416% 1/29/27 24,735   24,828
  Tenet Healthcare Corp. 4.625% 7/15/24 9,660   9,914
  Teva Pharmaceutical Finance Co. BV 2.950% 12/18/22 13,080   12,540
  Teva Pharmaceutical Finance Netherlands III BV 2.200% 7/21/21 10,000   9,850
  Teva Pharmaceutical Finance Netherlands III BV 3.150% 10/1/26 87,800   75,069
  Teva Pharmaceutical Finance Netherlands III BV 6.750% 3/1/28 87,505   91,333
  Teva Pharmaceutical Finance Netherlands III BV 4.100% 10/1/46 10,000   7,650
3 TreeHouse Foods Inc. 6.000% 2/15/24 70,000   72,187
3 Valeant Pharmaceuticals International Inc. 9.000% 12/15/25 26,760   30,172
3 Valeant Pharmaceuticals International Inc. 8.500% 1/31/27 48,400   54,632
3 VRX Escrow Corp. 6.125% 4/15/25 154,710   159,351
3 West Street Merger Sub Inc. 6.375% 9/1/25 122,161   120,329
             
  Energy (8.1%)          
  AmeriGas Finance LLC / AmeriGas Finance Corp. 5.625% 5/20/24 46,910   49,959
  AmeriGas Finance LLC / AmeriGas Finance Corp. 5.875% 8/20/26 46,910   51,249
  AmeriGas Partners LP / AmeriGas Finance Corp. 5.500% 5/20/25 21,659   23,067
  AmeriGas Partners LP / AmeriGas Finance Corp. 5.750% 5/20/27 59,170   64,347
3 Blue Racer Midstream LLC / Blue Racer Finance Corp. 6.125% 11/15/22 44,736   43,506

 

 17 

 

 

High-Yield Corporate Fund

 

 

        Face   Market
      Maturity Amount   Value•
    Coupon Date ($000)   ($000)
3 Blue Racer Midstream LLC / Blue Racer Finance Corp. 6.625% 7/15/26 24,310   22,122
  Cheniere Corpus Christi Holdings LLC 7.000% 6/30/24 26,612   30,837
  Cheniere Corpus Christi Holdings LLC 5.875% 3/31/25 39,084   44,263
  Cheniere Corpus Christi Holdings LLC 5.125% 6/30/27 43,385   48,374
3 Cheniere Energy Partners LP 4.500% 10/1/29 53,654   54,459
3 Chesapeake Energy Corp. 11.500% 1/1/25 89,775   71,820
3 DCP Midstream Operating LP 4.750% 9/30/21 26,924   27,563
  DCP Midstream Operating LP 4.950% 4/1/22 38,299   39,639
  DCP Midstream Operating LP 3.875% 3/15/23 31,988   32,628
  DCP Midstream Operating LP 5.600% 4/1/44 26,895   26,155
  EnLink Midstream Partners LP 5.050% 4/1/45 9,295   7,064
  Ferrellgas LP / Ferrellgas Finance Corp. 6.500% 5/1/21 82,009   71,348
  Ferrellgas LP / Ferrellgas Finance Corp. 6.750% 1/15/22 16,317   13,869
  Ferrellgas LP / Ferrellgas Finance Corp. 6.750% 6/15/23 26,720   22,645
  Matador Resources Co. 5.875% 9/15/26 67,580   65,891
3 MEG Energy Corp. 6.375% 1/30/23 30,650   30,995
3 MEG Energy Corp. 7.000% 3/31/24 22,410   22,578
3 MEG Energy Corp. 6.500% 1/15/25 81,311   84,868
3 Noble Holding International Ltd. 7.875% 2/1/26 15,185   10,895
3 Parsley Energy LLC / Parsley Finance Corp. 5.375% 1/15/25 47,585   49,013
3 Parsley Energy LLC / Parsley Finance Corp. 5.250% 8/15/25 6,810   6,963
  QEP Resources Inc. 5.375% 10/1/22 42,485   42,485
  QEP Resources Inc. 5.250% 5/1/23 42,925   41,047
3 Rockies Express Pipeline LLC 7.500% 7/15/38 38,048   41,187
3 Rockies Express Pipeline LLC 6.875% 4/15/40 13,880   14,713
  SM Energy Co. 6.125% 11/15/22 30,015   29,640
  SM Energy Co. 5.000% 1/15/24 69,110   62,717
  SM Energy Co. 5.625% 6/1/25 54,040   48,501
  SM Energy Co. 6.750% 9/15/26 17,855   16,203
  SM Energy Co. 6.625% 1/15/27 9,500   8,574
  Sunoco LP / Sunoco Finance Corp. 4.875% 1/15/23 57,680   58,978
  Sunoco LP / Sunoco Finance Corp. 5.500% 2/15/26 82,984   85,474
  Sunoco LP / Sunoco Finance Corp. 6.000% 4/15/27 80,255   84,268
  Sunoco LP / Sunoco Finance Corp. 5.875% 3/15/28 18,335   19,252
3 Tallgrass Energy Partners LP / Tallgrass Energy Finance Corp. 4.750% 10/1/23 66,577   66,743
3 Tallgrass Energy Partners LP / Tallgrass Energy Finance Corp. 5.500% 9/15/24 24,498   24,743
3 Tallgrass Energy Partners LP / Tallgrass Energy Finance Corp. 5.500% 1/15/28 84,770   84,770
  Targa Resources Partners LP / Targa Resources Partners Finance Corp. 5.125% 2/1/25 10,000   10,275
  Targa Resources Partners LP / Targa Resources Partners Finance Corp. 6.875% 1/15/29 37,470   41,358
2,3 Transocean Guardian Ltd. 5.875% 1/15/24 48,825   49,862
2,3 Transocean Phoenix 2 Ltd. 7.750% 10/15/24 21,021   22,177
2,3 Transocean Pontus Ltd. 6.125% 8/1/25 41,993   43,253
2,3 Transocean Proteus Ltd. 6.250% 12/1/24 24,214   25,001
3 Vine Oil & Gas LP / Vine Oil & Gas Finance Corp. 8.750% 4/15/23 62,530   32,203
  Whiting Petroleum Corp. 6.625% 1/15/26 106,234   58,960
  WPX Energy Inc. 5.250% 9/15/24 112,100   117,144
  WPX Energy Inc. 5.750% 6/1/26 11,975   12,574

 

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        Face   Market
      Maturity Amount   Value•
    Coupon Date ($000)   ($000)
  Other Industrial (0.7%)          
3 Brand Energy & Infrastructure Services Inc. 8.500% 7/15/25 104,430   105,213
4,5 Core & Main LP Bank Loan, 3M USD LIBOR + 3.000% 4.512% 8/1/24 1,641   1,639
4,5 Core & Main LP Bank Loan, 3M USD LIBOR + 3.000% 4.512% 8/1/24 4,004   3,999
4,5 Core & Main LP Bank Loan, 3M USD LIBOR + 3.000% 4.664% 8/1/24 3,646   3,642
3 KAR Auction Services Inc. 5.125% 6/1/25 79,923   82,121
             
  Technology (9.6%)          
  Alcatel-Lucent USA Inc. 6.500% 1/15/28 56,315   58,497
  Alcatel-Lucent USA Inc. 6.450% 3/15/29 88,747   93,295
  CDK Global Inc. 5.000% 10/15/24 6,015   6,541
  CDK Global Inc. 5.875% 6/15/26 29,700   31,556
  CDK Global Inc. 4.875% 6/1/27 22,545   23,729
3 CDK Global Inc. 5.250% 5/15/29 25,050   26,803
  CDW LLC / CDW Finance Corp. 5.500% 12/1/24 20,655   22,979
  CDW LLC / CDW Finance Corp. 5.000% 9/1/25 31,255   32,466
  CDW LLC / CDW Finance Corp. 4.250% 4/1/28 92,250   95,363
3 Dun & Bradstreet Corp. 6.875% 8/15/26 32,229   35,331
4,5 Dun & Bradstreet Corp. Bank Loan, 3M USD LIBOR + 5.000% 6.661% 2/8/26 103,345   103,765
3 Entegris Inc. 4.625% 2/10/26 5,000   5,150
6 Equinix Inc. 2.875% 2/1/26 102,180   117,128
  Equinix Inc. 5.375% 5/15/27 47,030   51,028
4,5 Grizzly Acquisitions Inc. Bank Loan, 3M USD LIBOR + 3.250% 5.159% 10/1/25 23,404   23,287
  Infor US Inc. 6.500% 5/15/22 97,200   97,686
3 Iron Mountain Inc. 4.375% 6/1/21 14,300   14,336
  Iron Mountain Inc. 5.750% 8/15/24 28,364   28,612
3 Iron Mountain Inc. 4.875% 9/15/27 28,670   29,387
3 Iron Mountain Inc. 4.875% 9/15/29 68,270   69,635
3 MSCI Inc. 5.250% 11/15/24 8,991   9,227
3 MSCI Inc. 5.750% 8/15/25 62,816   65,486
3 MSCI Inc. 4.750% 8/1/26 10,330   10,834
3 MSCI Inc. 5.375% 5/15/27 28,181   30,576
3 MSCI Inc. 4.000% 11/15/29 89,580   91,596
  Nokia Oyj 3.375% 6/12/22 41,636   42,313
  Nokia Oyj 6.625% 5/15/39 124,674   149,453
3 Open Text Corp. 5.625% 1/15/23 57,998   58,795
3 Open Text Corp. 5.875% 6/1/26 81,555   85,939
  Pitney Bowes Inc. 4.625% 5/15/22 44,145   44,697
  Pitney Bowes Inc. 5.200% 4/1/23 76,725   76,725
  Pitney Bowes Inc. 4.625% 3/15/24 37,215   35,447
3,† PTC Inc. 3.625% 2/15/25 11,460   11,546
3,† PTC Inc. 4.000% 2/15/28 12,605   12,731
  Qorvo Inc. 5.500% 7/15/26 65,125   68,870
3 Qorvo Inc. 4.375% 10/15/29 81,508   84,768
3 Sensata Technologies BV 4.875% 10/15/23 10,000   10,675
3 Sensata Technologies BV 5.625% 11/1/24 19,290   21,291
3 Sensata Technologies BV 5.000% 10/1/25 52,750   57,102
3 Sensata Technologies Inc. 4.375% 2/15/30 12,638   12,701
3 Sensata Technologies UK Financing Co. plc 6.250% 2/15/26 49,705   52,190

 

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        Face   Market
      Maturity Amount   Value•
    Coupon Date ($000)   ($000)
4,5 SS&C Technologies Holdings Inc. Bank Loan, 1M USD LIBOR + 1.750% 3.395% 4/16/25 19,615   19,624
4,5 SS&C Technologies Holdings Inc. Bank Loan, 1M USD LIBOR + 1.750% 3.395% 4/16/25 28,290   28,255
4,5 SS&C Technologies Holdings Inc. Bank Loan, 1M USD LIBOR + 1.750% 3.395% 4/16/25 18,785   18,802
3 SS&C Technologies Inc. 5.500% 9/30/27 130,305   137,798
  Symantec Corp. 3.950% 6/15/22 11,455   11,713
3 Symantec Corp. 5.000% 4/15/25 138,816   141,592
  Western Digital Corp. 4.750% 2/15/26 78,703   83,819
  Xerox Corp. 2.800% 5/15/20 11,685   11,669
  Xerox Corp. 2.750% 9/1/20 7,000   6,977
  Xerox Corp. 4.125% 3/15/23 71,975   74,485
  Xerox Corp. 4.800% 3/1/35 29,269   27,732
  Xerox Corp. 6.750% 12/15/39 22,139   24,159
             
  Transportation (0.2%)          
  Avis Budget Car Rental LLC / Avis Budget Finance Inc. 5.500% 4/1/23 17,496   17,715
3 Avis Budget Car Rental LLC / Avis Budget Finance Inc. 6.375% 4/1/24 32,663   33,847
            20,435,881
Utilities (1.5%)          
  Electric (1.5%)          
  AES Corp. 4.500% 3/15/23 59,805   61,001
  AES Corp. 4.875% 5/15/23 21,494   21,763
  AES Corp. 5.500% 4/15/25 5,475   5,646
  AES Corp. 6.000% 5/15/26 5,920   6,260
  AES Corp. 5.125% 9/1/27 58,610   61,687
  AES Corp. 4.000% 3/15/21 20,000   20,250
3 NextEra Energy Operating Partners LP 4.250% 7/15/24 39,739   41,378
3 NextEra Energy Operating Partners LP 4.250% 9/15/24 38,850   40,550
3 NextEra Energy Operating Partners LP 3.875% 10/15/26 104,720   105,732
3 NextEra Energy Operating Partners LP 4.500% 9/15/27 24,185   25,152
            389,419
Total Corporate Bonds (Cost $23,234,936)         23,817,563
Sovereign Bonds (0.6%)          
3 DAE Funding LLC 4.000% 8/1/20 7,170   7,215
3 DAE Funding LLC 5.250% 11/15/21 26,185   27,199
3 DAE Funding LLC 4.500% 8/1/22 52,168   53,081
3 DAE Funding LLC 5.750% 11/15/23 2,500   2,625
3 DAE Funding LLC 5.000% 8/1/24 80,610   84,540
Total Sovereign Bonds (Cost $172,019)         174,660

 

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            Market
            Value•
        Shares   ($000)
Preferred Stocks (0.5%)          
  GMAC Capital Trust I Pfd. (Cost $123,777)     4,743,200   124,272
Common Stocks (0.1%)          
Utilities (0.1%)          
§ Homer City Generation LP (Cost $41,520)     2,020,431   14,446
             
        Face    
      Maturity Amount    
    Coupon Date ($000)    
Temporary Cash Investments (5.5%)          
Repurchase Agreements (5.5%)          
  Bank of America Securities, LLC (Dated 1/31/2020, Repurchase Value $267,735,000, Federal Home Loan Mortgage Assn., 2.000%–5.000%, 8/1/30–1/1/50, and Federal National Mortgage Assn., 2.500%–5.000%, 7/1/28–2/1/50, with a value of $273,054,000) 1.590% 2/3/20 267,700   267,700
  Credit Agricole Sec (Dated 1/31/2020, Repurchase Value $505,966,000, collateralized by U.S. Treasury Note/Bond, 1.750%–3.000%, 5/31/22–9/30/25, with a value of $516,018,000) 1.570% 2/3/20 505,900   505,900
  JP Morgan Securities LLC (Dated 1/31/2020, Repurchase Value $186,324,000, collateralized by U.S. Treasury Note/Bond, 1.500%, 10/31/24, with a value of $190,026,000) 1.570% 2/3/20 186,300   186,300
  RBC Capital Markets LLC (Dated 1/31/2020, Repurchase Value $242,232,000, Federal Home Loan Mortgage Assn., 3.000%–4.500%, 11/1/28–9/1/49, and Federal National Mortgage Assn., 3.000%–4.500%, 12/1/33–1/1/50, with a value of $247,044,000) 1.580% 2/3/20 242,200   242,200
  TD Securities (USA) LLC (Dated 1/31/2020, Repurchase Value $282,938,000, collateralized by Federal National Mortgage Assn. 3.500%–4.500%, 10/1/48–5/1/49, with a value of $288,558,000) 1.590% 2/3/20 282,900   282,900
Total Temporary Cash Investments (Cost $1,485,000)       1,485,000
Total Investments (99.3%) (Cost $26,057,253)         26,617,074

 

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  Amount
  ($000)
Other Assets and Liabilities (0.7%)  
Other Assets  
Investment in Vanguard 1,169
Receivables for Investment Securities Sold 75,320
Receivables for Accrued Income 338,355
Receivables for Capital Shares Issued 40,250
Other Assets 3,478
Total Other Assets 458,572
Liabilities  
Payables for Investment Securities Purchased (163,938)
Payables for Capital Shares Redeemed (58,651)
Payables to Investment Advisor (1,928)
Payables for Distributions (29,303)
Payables to Vanguard (13,010)
Variation Margin Payable—CC Swaps Contracts (1,082)
Unrealized Depreciation—Forward Currency Contracts (4,449)
Total Liabilities (272,361)
Net Assets (100%) 26,803,285
   
   
At January 31, 2020, net assets consisted of:  
  Amount
  ($000)
Paid-in Capital 26,515,739
Total Distributable Earnings (Loss) 287,546
Net Assets 26,803,285
   
Investor Shares—Net Assets  
Applicable to 690,339,980 outstanding $.001 par value shares of beneficial interest (unlimited authorization) 4,102,027
Net Asset Value Per Share—Investor Shares $5.94

 

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  Amount
  ($000)
Admiral Shares—Net Assets  
Applicable to 3,820,446,471 outstanding $.001 par value shares of beneficial interest (unlimited authorization) 22,701,258
Net Asset Value Per Share—Admiral Shares $5.94

 

See Note A in Notes to Financial Statements.
§Security value determined using significant unobservable inputs.
Includes securities purchased on a when-issued or delayed-delivery basis for which the fund has not taken delivery as of January 31, 2020.
1Securities with a value of $16,947,000 have been segregated as initial margin for open centrally cleared swap contracts.
2The average or expected maturity is shorter than the final maturity shown because of the possibility of interim principal payments and prepayments or the possibility of the issue being called.
3Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. Such securities may be sold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At January 31, 2020, the aggregate value of these securities was $11,845,079,000, representing 44.2% of net assets.
4Security is a senior, secured, high-yield floating-rate loan. These loans are debt obligations issued by public and private companies and are comparable to high-yield bonds from a ratings and leverage perspective. At January 31, 2020, the aggregate value of these securities was $550,626,000, representing 2.1% of net assets.
5Adjustable-rate security; rate shown is effective rate at period end. Certain adjustable-rate securities are not based on a published reference rate and spread but are determined by the issuer or agent based on current market conditions.
6Face amount denominated in euro.
7Face amount denominated in British pounds.

CC—Centrally Cleared.

LIBOR—London Interbank Offered Rate.

 

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Derivative Financial Instruments Outstanding as of Period End    
                 
Forward Currency Contracts              
  Contract           Unrealized Unrealized
  Settlement     Contract Amount (000) Appreciation (Depreciation)
Counterparty Date     Receive   Deliver ($000) ($000)
Citibank, N.A. 2/28/20   USD 669,992 EUR 606,986 (4,298)
Toronto-Dominion Bank 2/28/20   USD 12,520 EUR 11,347 (85)
Goldman Sachs International 2/28/20   USD 4,499 GBP 3,455 (66)
              (4,449)

 

EUR—euro.

GBP—British pound.

USD—U.S. dollar.

 

Centrally Cleared Credit Default Swaps          
        Periodic    
        Premium   Unrealized
        Received   Appreciation
  Termination Notional Amount (Paid)1 Value (Depreciation)
Reference Entity Date   (000) (%) ($000) ($000)
Credit Protection Sold            
CDX-NA-HY-S33-V1 12/20/24 USD 307,242 5.000 25,753 4,730

 

1 Periodic premium received/paid quarterly.

USD—U.S. dollar.

 

At January 31, 2020, counterparties had deposited in a segregated account securities with a value of $547,000 and cash of $7,000,000 in connection with open forward currency contracts and open centrally cleared swap contracts.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.

 

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Statement of Operations

 

 

  Year Ended
  January 31, 2020
  ($000)
Investment Income  
Income  
Dividends 9,952
Interest 1,345,385
Total Income 1,355,337
Expenses  
Investment Advisory Fees—Note B 7,379
The Vanguard Group—Note C  
Management and Administrative—Investor Shares 7,146
Management and Administrative—Admiral Shares 19,575
Marketing and Distribution—Investor Shares 476
Marketing and Distribution—Admiral Shares 1,294
Custodian Fees 117
Auditing Fees 40
Shareholders’ Reports—Investor Shares 110
Shareholders’ Reports—Admiral Shares 199
Trustees’ Fees and Expenses 28
Total Expenses 36,364
Net Investment Income 1,318,973
Realized Net Gain (Loss)  
Investment Securities Sold (20,852)
Swap Contracts 11,588
Forward Currency Contracts 31,405
Foreign Currencies (145)
Realized Net Gain (Loss) 21,996
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)  
Investment Securities 1,151,576
Swap Contracts 5,032
Forward Currency Contracts (330)
Foreign Currencies 10
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) 1,156,288
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations 2,497,257

 

 

 

 

 

 

See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.

 

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Statement of Changes in Net Assets

 

 

  Year Ended January 31,
  2020 2019
  ($000) ($000)
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets    
Operations    
Net Investment Income 1,318,973 1,322,249
Realized Net Gain (Loss) 21,996 151,778
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) 1,156,288 (1,137,081)
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations 2,497,257 336,946
Distributions    
Net Investment Income    
Investor Shares (204,765) (215,874)
Admiral Shares (1,145,812) (1,147,877)
Realized Capital Gain    
Investor Shares
Admiral Shares
Total Distributions (1,350,577) (1,363,751)
Capital Share Transactions    
Investor Shares 367,892 (421,201)
Admiral Shares 2,446,481 (576,699)
Net Increase (Decrease) from Capital Share Transactions 2,814,373 (997,900)
Total Increase (Decrease) 3,961,053 (2,024,705)
Net Assets    
Beginning of Period 22,842,232 24,866,937
End of Period 26,803,285 22,842,232

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.

 

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Financial Highlights

 

 

Investor Shares

 

For a Share Outstanding     Year Ended January 31,
Throughout Each Period 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period $5.67 $5.91 $5.86 $5.46 $5.98
Investment Operations          
Net Investment Income .3021 .3171 .3091 .315 .327
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments .278 (.230) .048 .404 (.495)
Total from Investment Operations .580 .087 .357 .719 (.168)
Distributions          
Dividends from Net Investment Income (.310) (.327) (.307) (.317) (.323)
Distributions from Realized Capital Gains (.002) (.029)
Total Distributions (.310) (.327) (.307) (.319) (.352)
Net Asset Value, End of Period $5.94 $5.67 $5.91 $5.86 $5.46
           
Total Return2 10.45% 1.61% 6.19% 13.43% -2.99%
           
Ratios/Supplemental Data          
Net Assets, End of Period (Millions) $4,102 $3,557 $4,146 $4,064 $3,604
Ratio of Total Expenses to Average Net Assets 0.23% 0.23% 0.23% 0.23% 0.23%
Ratio of Net Investment Income to Average Net Assets 5.16% 5.55% 5.20% 5.48% 5.61%
Portfolio Turnover Rate 28% 21% 27% 26% 34%

 

1Calculated based on average shares outstanding.
2Total returns do not include account service fees that may have applied in the periods shown. Fund prospectuses provide information about any applicable account service fees.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.

 

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Financial Highlights

 

 

Admiral Shares

 

For a Share Outstanding     Year Ended January 31,
Throughout Each Period 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period $5.67 $5.91 $5.86 $5.46 $5.98
Investment Operations          
Net Investment Income .3081 .3231 .3141 .320 .333
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments .278 (.230) .049 .404 (.495)
Total from Investment Operations .586 .093 .363 .724 (.162)
Distributions          
Dividends from Net Investment Income (.316) (.333) (.313) (.322) (.329)
Distributions from Realized Capital Gains (.002) (.029)
Total Distributions (.316) (.333) (.313) (.324) (.358)
Net Asset Value, End of Period $5.94 $5.67 $5.91 $5.86 $5.46
           
Total Return2 10.55% 1.71% 6.29% 13.54% -2.90%
           
Ratios/Supplemental Data          
Net Assets, End of Period (Millions) $22,701 $19,285 $20,721 $17,718 $13,183
Ratio of Total Expenses to Average Net Assets 0.13% 0.13% 0.13% 0.13% 0.13%
Ratio of Net Investment Income to Average Net Assets 5.26% 5.65% 5.30% 5.58% 5.71%
Portfolio Turnover Rate 28% 21% 27% 26% 34%

 

1Calculated based on average shares outstanding.
2Total returns do not include account service fees that may have applied in the periods shown. Fund prospectuses provide information about any applicable account service fees.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.

  

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Notes to Financial Statements

 

 

Vanguard High-Yield Corporate Fund is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 as an open-end investment company, or mutual fund. Certain of the fund’s investments are in corporate debt instruments; the issuers’ abilities to meet their obligations may be affected by economic developments in their respective industries. The fund invests in securities of foreign issuers, which may subject it to investment risks not normally associated with investting in securities of U.S. corporations. To minimize the currency risk associated with investment in securities denominated in currencies other than the U.S. dollar, the fund attempts to hedge its currency exposures. The fund offers two classes of shares: Investor Shares and Admiral Shares. Each of the share classes has different eligibility and minimum purchase requirements, and is designed for different types of investors.

 

A.  The following significant accounting policies conform to generally accepted accounting principles for U.S. investment companies. The fund consistently follows such policies in preparing its financial statements.

 

1. Security Valuation: Securities are valued as of the close of trading on the New York Stock Exchange (generally 4 p.m., Eastern time) on the valuation date. Equity securities are valued at the latest quoted sales prices or official closing prices taken from the primary market in which each security trades; such securities not traded on the valuation date are valued at the mean of the latest quoted bid and asked prices. Bonds and temporary cash investments are valued using the latest bid prices or using valuations based on a matrix system (which considers such factors as security prices, yields, maturities, and ratings), both as furnished by independent pricing services. Securities for which market quotations are not readily available, or whose values have been affected by events occurring before the fund’s pricing time but after the close of the securities’ primary markets, are valued at their fair values calculated according to procedures adopted by the board of trustees. These procedures include obtaining quotations from an independent pricing service, monitoring news to identify significant market- or security-specific events, and evaluating changes in the values of foreign market proxies (for example, ADRs, futures contracts, or exchange-traded funds), between the time the foreign markets close and the fund’s pricing time. When fair-value pricing is employed, the prices of securities used by a fund to calculate its net asset value may differ from quoted or published prices for the same securities.

 

2. Foreign Currency: Securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars using exchange rates obtained from an independent third party as of the fund’s pricing time on the valuation date. Realized gains (losses) and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investment securities include the effects of changes in exchange rates since the securities were purchased, combined with the effects of changes in security prices. Fluctuations in the value of other assets and liabilities resulting from changes in exchange rates are recorded as unrealized foreign currency gains (losses) until the assets or liabilities are settled in cash, at which time they are recorded as realized foreign currency gains (losses).

 

3. Forward Currency Contracts: The fund enters into forward currency contracts to protect the value of securities and related receivables and payables against changes in future foreign exchange rates. The fund’s risks in using these contracts include movement in the values of the foreign currencies relative to the U.S. dollar and the ability of the counterparties to fulfill their obligations under the contracts. The fund mitigates its counterparty risk by entering into forward currency contracts only with a diverse group of prequalified counterparties, monitoring their financial strength, entering into master netting arrangements with its counterparties, and requiring its counterparties to transfer collateral as security for their performance. In the absence of a default, the collateral pledged or

 

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received by the fund cannot be repledged, resold, or rehypothecated. The master netting arrangements provide that, in the event of a counterparty’s default (including bankruptcy), the fund may terminate the forward currency contracts, determine the net amount owed by either party in accordance with its master netting arrangements, and sell or retain any collateral held up to the net amount owed to the fund under the master netting arrangements. The forward currency contracts contain provisions whereby a counterparty may terminate open contracts if the fund’s net assets decline below a certain level, triggering a payment by the fund if the fund is in a net liability position at the time of the termination. The payment amount would be reduced by any collateral the fund has pledged. Any assets pledged as collateral for open contracts are noted in the Statement of Net Assets. The value of collateral received or pledged is compared daily to the value of the forward currency contracts exposure with each counterparty, and any difference, if in excess of a specified minimum transfer amount, is adjusted and settled within two business days.

 

Forward currency contracts are valued at their quoted daily prices obtained from an independent third party, adjusted for currency risk based on the expiration date of each contract. The notional amounts of the contracts are not recorded in the Statement of Net Assets. Fluctuations in the value of the contracts are recorded in the Statement of Net Assets as an asset (liability) and in the Statement of Operations as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) until the contracts are closed, when they are recorded as realized forward currency contract gains (losses).

 

During the year ended January 31, 2020, the fund’s average investment in forward currency contracts represented 2% of net assets, based on the average of notional amounts at each quarter-end during the period.

 

4. Swap Contracts: The fund invests in credit default swaps to adjust the overall credit risk of the fund or to actively overweight or underweight credit risk to a specific issuer or group of issuers. The fund may sell credit protection through credit default swaps to simulate investments in long positions that are either unavailable or considered to be less attractively priced in the bond market. The fund may purchase credit protection through credit default swaps to reduce credit exposure to a given issuer or issuers. Under the terms of the swaps, an up-front payment may be exchanged between the seller and buyer. In addition, the seller of the credit protection receives a periodic payment of premium from the buyer that is a fixed percentage applied to a notional amount. If, for example, the reference entity is subject to a credit event (such as bankruptcy, failure to pay, or obligation acceleration) during the term of the swap, the seller agrees to either physically settle or cash settle the swap contract. If the swap is physically settled, the seller agrees to pay the buyer an amount equal to the notional amount and take delivery of a debt instrument of the reference issuer with a par amount equal to such notional amount. If the swap is cash settled, the seller agrees to pay the buyer the difference between the notional amount and the final price for the relevant debt instrument, as determined either in a market auction or pursuant to a pre-agreed-upon valuation procedure.

 

The notional amounts of swap contracts are not recorded in the Statement of Net Assets. Swaps are valued daily based on market quotations received from independent pricing services or recognized dealers and the change in value is recorded in the Statement of Net Assets as an asset (liability) and in the Statement of Operations as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) until the seller of credit protection is required to take delivery (or, in a cash settled swap, pay the settlement amount determined) upon occurrence of a credit event, periodic payments are made, or the swap terminates, at which time realized gain (loss) is recorded. The net premium to be received or paid by the fund under swap contracts is accrued daily and recorded as realized gain (loss) over the life of the contract.

 

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The primary risk associated with selling credit protection is that, upon the occurrence of a defined credit event, the market value of the debt instrument received by the fund (or, in a cash settled swap, the debt instruments used to determine the settlement payment by the fund) will be significantly less than the amount paid by the fund and, in a physically settled swap, the fund may receive an illiquid debt instrument. A risk associated with all types of swaps is the possibility that a counterparty may default on its obligation to pay net amounts due to the fund. The fund’s maximum amount subject to counterparty risk is the unrealized appreciation on the swap contract. The fund mitigates its counterparty risk by entering into swaps only with a diverse group of prequalified counterparties, monitoring their financial strength, entering into master netting arrangements with its counterparties, and requiring its counterparties to transfer collateral as security for their performance. In the absence of a default, the collateral pledged or received by the fund cannot be repledged, resold, or rehypothecated. In the event of a counterparty’s default (including bankruptcy), the fund may terminate any swap contracts with that counterparty, determine the net amount owed by either party in accordance with its master netting arrangements, and sell or retain any collateral held up to the net amount owed to the fund under the master netting arrangements. The swap contracts contain provisions whereby a counterparty may terminate open contracts if the fund’s net assets decline below a certain level, triggering a payment by the fund if the fund is in a net liability position at the time of the termination. The payment amount would be reduced by any collateral the fund has pledged. Any securities pledged as collateral for open contracts are noted in the Statement of Net Assets. The value of collateral received or pledged is compared daily to the value of the swap contracts exposure with each counterparty, and any difference, if in excess of a specified minimum transfer amount, is adjusted and settled within two business days.

 

The fund enters into centrally cleared credit default swaps to achieve the same objectives specified with respect to the equivalent over-the-counter swaps but with less counterparty risk because a regulated clearinghouse is the counterparty instead of the clearing broker or executing broker. The clearinghouse imposes initial margin requirements to secure the fund’s performance, and requires daily settlement of variation margin representing changes in the market value of each contract. To further mitigate counterparty risk, the fund trades with a diverse group of prequalified executing brokers; monitors the financial strength of its clearing brokers, executing brokers, and clearinghouse; and has entered into agreements with its clearing brokers and executing brokers.

 

During the year ended January 31, 2020, the fund’s average amounts of investments in credit protection sold and credit protection purchased represented 1% and 0% of net assets, respectively, based on the average of notional amounts at each quarter-end during the period.

 

5. Repurchase Agreements: The fund enters into repurchase agreements with institutional counterparties. Securities pledged as collateral to the fund under repurchase agreements are held by a custodian bank until the agreements mature, and in the absence of a default, such collateral cannot be repledged, resold, or rehypothecated. Each agreement requires that the market value of the collateral be sufficient to cover payments of interest and principal. The fund further mitigates its counterparty risk by entering into repurchase agreements only with a diverse group of prequalified counterparties, monitoring their financial strength, and entering into master repurchase agreements with its counterparties. The master repurchase agreements provide that, in the event of a counterparty’s default (including bankruptcy), the fund may terminate any repurchase agreements with that counterparty, determine the net amount owed, and sell or retain the collateral up to the net amount owed to the fund. Such action may be subject to legal proceedings, which may delay or limit the disposition of collateral.

 

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6. Federal Income Taxes: The fund intends to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company and distribute all of its taxable income. Management has analyzed the fund’s tax positions taken for all open federal income tax years (January 31, 2017–2020), and has concluded that no provision for federal income tax is required in the fund’s financial statements.

 

7. Distributions: Distributions from net investment income are declared daily and paid on the first business day of the following month. Annual distributions from realized capital gains, if any, are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Distributions are determined on a tax basis and may differ from net investment income and realized capital gains for financial reporting purposes.

 

8. Credit Facility: The fund and certain other funds managed by The Vanguard Group (“Vanguard”) participate in a $4.3 billion committed credit facility provided by a syndicate of lenders pursuant to a credit agreement that may be renewed annually; each fund is individually liable for its borrowings, if any, under the credit facility. Borrowings may be utilized for temporary and emergency purposes, and are subject to the fund’s regulatory and contractual borrowing restrictions. The participating funds are charged administrative fees and an annual commitment fee of 0.10% of the undrawn amount of the facility; these fees are allocated to the funds based on a method approved by the fund’s board of trustees and included in Management and Administrative expenses on the fund’s Statement of Operations. Any borrowings under this facility bear interest at a rate based upon the higher of the one-month London Interbank Offered Rate, federal funds effective rate, or overnight bank funding rate plus an agreed-upon spread.

 

The fund had no borrowings outstanding at January 31, 2020, or at any time during the period then ended.

 

9. Other: Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Interest income is accrued daily. Premiums and discounts on debt securities are amortized and accreted, respectively, to interest income over the lives of the respective securities, except for premiums on certain callable debt securities that are amortized to the earliest call date. Security transactions are accounted for on the date securities are bought or sold. Costs used to determine realized gains (losses) on the sale of investment securities are those of the specific securities sold.

 

Each class of shares has equal rights as to assets and earnings, except that each class separately bears certain class-specific expenses related to maintenance of shareholder accounts (included in Management and Administrative expenses) and shareholder reporting. Marketing and distribution expenses are allocated to each class of shares based on a method approved by the board of trustees. Income, other non-class-specific expenses, and gains and losses on investments are allocated to each class of shares based on its relative net assets.

 

B.  Wellington Management Company LLP provides investment advisory services to the fund for a fee calculated at an annual percentage rate of average net assets. For the year ended January 31, 2020, the investment advisory fee represented an effective annual rate of 0.03% of the fund’s average net assets.

 

C.  In accordance with the terms of a Funds’ Service Agreement (the “FSA”) between Vanguard and the fund, Vanguard furnishes to the fund corporate management, administrative, marketing, and distribution services at Vanguard’s cost of operations (as defined by the FSA). These costs of operations are allocated to the fund based on methods and guidelines approved by the board of trustees. Vanguard does not require reimbursement in the current period for certain costs of

 

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operations (such as deferred compensation/benefits and risk/insurance costs); the fund’s liability for these costs of operations is included in Payables to Vanguard on the Statement of Net Assets. All other costs of operations payable to Vanguard are generally settled twice a month.

 

Upon the request of Vanguard, the fund may invest up to 0.40% of its net assets as capital in Vanguard. At January 31, 2020, the fund had contributed to Vanguard capital in the amount of $1,169,000, representing less than 0.01% of the fund’s net assets and 0.47% of Vanguard’s capital received pursuant to the FSA. The fund’s trustees and officers are also directors and employees, respectively, of Vanguard.

 

D.  Various inputs may be used to determine the value of the fund’s investments. These inputs are summarized in three broad levels for financial statement purposes. The inputs or methodologies used to value securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

 

Level 1—Quoted prices in active markets for identical securities.

Level 2—Other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.).

Level 3—Significant unobservable inputs (including the fund’s own assumptions used to determine the fair value of investments). Any investments valued with significant unobservable inputs are noted on the Statement of Net Assets.

 

The following table summarizes the market value of the fund’s investments and derivatives as of January 31, 2020, based on the inputs used to value them:

 

  Level 1 Level 2 Level 3
Investments ($000) ($000) ($000)
U.S. Government and Agency Obligations 1,001,133
Corporate Bonds 23,817,563
Sovereign Bonds 174,660
Preferred Stocks 124,272
Common Stocks 14,446
Temporary Cash Investments 1,485,000
Forward Currency Contracts—Liabilities (4,449)
Swap Contracts—Liabilities1 (1,082)
Total (1,082) 26,598,179 14,446

 

1 Represents variation margin on the last day of the reporting period.

 

 

E.  At January 31, 2020, the fair values of derivatives were reflected in the Statement of Net Assets as follows:

 

  Currency Credit  
  Contracts Contracts Total
Statement of Net Assets Caption ($000) ($000) ($000)
Variation Margin Payable—CC Swap Contracts (1,082) (1,082)
Unrealized Depreciation—Forward Currency Contracts (4,449) (4,449)
Total Liabilities (4,449) (1,082) (5,531)

  

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Realized net gain (loss) and the change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on derivatives for the year ended January 31, 2020, were:

 

  Currency Credit  
  Contracts Contracts Total
Realized Net Gain (Loss) on Derivatives ($000) ($000) ($000)
Swap Contracts 11,588 11,588
Forward Currency Contracts 31,405 31,405
Realized Net Gain (Loss) on Derivatives 31,405 11,588 42,993
       
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on Derivatives      
Swap Contracts 5,032 5,032
Forward Currency Contracts (330) (330)
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on Derivatives (330) 5,032 4,702

 

 

F.  Permanent differences between book-basis and tax-basis components of net assets are reclassified among capital accounts in the financial statements to reflect their tax character. These reclassifications have no effect on net assets or net asset value per share. As of period end, permanent differences primarily attributable to the accounting for foreign currency transactions and swap agreements were reclassified between the individual components of total distributable earnings (loss).

 

  Amount
  ($000)
Paid-in Capital
Total Distributable Earnings (Loss)

 

Temporary differences between book-basis and tax-basis components of total distributable earnings (loss) arise when certain items of income, gain, or loss are recognized in different periods for financial statement and tax purposes; these differences will reverse at some time in the future. The differences are primarily related to the tax deferral of losses on wash sales; the realization of unrealized gains or losses on certain forward currency contracts; payables for distributions; amortization of premiums on certain callable debt securities; the tax recognition of gain or loss from foreign currency hedges; and the difference in the classification of securities for tax purposes. As of period end, the tax-basis components of total distributable earnings (loss) are detailed in the table as follows:

 

  Amount
  ($000)
Undistributed Ordinary Income 73,095
Undistributed Long-Term Gains
Capital Loss Carryforwards (Non-expiring) (318,989)
Net Unrealized Gains (Losses) 574,234

 

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As of January 31, 2020, gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation for investments and derivatives based on cost for U.S. federal income tax purposes were as follows:

 

  Amount
  ($000)
Tax Cost 26,047,571
Gross Unrealized Appreciation 962,375
Gross Unrealized Depreciation (388,142)
Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) 574,233

 

 

G.  During the year ended January 31, 2020, the fund purchased $7,163,563,000 of investment securities and sold $6,099,716,000 of investment securities, other than U.S. government securities and temporary cash investments. Purchases and sales of U.S. government securities were $247,686,000 and $250,000,000, respectively.

 

H.  Capital share transactions for each class of shares were:

 

        Year Ended January 31,
    2020     2019
  Amount Shares   Amount Shares
  ($000) (000)   ($000) (000)
Investor Shares          
Issued 1,219,185 208,300   679,181 118,997
Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions 172,894 29,534   181,417 31,875
Redeemed (1,024,187) (174,962)   (1,281,799) (224,647)
Net Increase (Decrease)—Investor Shares 367,892 62,872   (421,201) (73,775)
Admiral Shares          
Issued 5,813,176 993,716   3,993,184 701,012
Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions 830,168 141,810   857,979 150,769
Redeemed (4,196,863) (717,300)   (5,427,862) (954,321)
Net Increase (Decrease)—Admiral Shares 2,446,481 418,226   (576,699) (102,540)

 

 

I.   Management has determined that no events or transactions occurred subsequent to January 31, 2020, that would require recognition or disclosure in these financial statements.

  

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

To the Board of Trustees of Vanguard Fixed Income Securities Funds and Shareholders of Vanguard High-Yield Corporate Fund

 

Opinion on the Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying statement of net assets of Vanguard High-Yield Corporate Fund (one of the funds constituting Vanguard Fixed Income Securities Funds, referred to hereafter as the “Fund”) as of January 31, 2020, the related statement of operations for the year ended January 31, 2020, the statement of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period ended January 31, 2020, including the related notes, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period ended January 31, 2020 (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Fund as of January 31, 2020, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period ended January 31, 2020 and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period ended January 31, 2020 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

 

Basis for Opinion

These financial statements are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Fund’s financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (“PCAOB”) and are required to be independent with respect to the Fund in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

 

We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud.

 

Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of January 31, 2020 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers; when replies were not received from brokers, we performed other auditing procedures. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

 

 

 

/s/PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

March 16, 2020

 

We have served as the auditor of one or more investment companies in The Vanguard Group of Funds since 1975.

 

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Special 2019 tax information (unaudited) for Vanguard High-Yield Corporate Fund

 

This information for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2020, is included pursuant to provisions of the Internal Revenue Code.

 

For nonresident alien shareholders, 80.6% of income dividends are interest-related dividends.

 

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BLOOMBERG is a trademark and service mark of Bloomberg Finance L.P. BARCLAYS is a trademark and service mark of Barclays Bank Plc, used under license. Bloomberg Finance L.P. and its affiliates, including Bloomberg Index Services Limited (BISL) (collectively, Bloomberg), or Bloomberg’s licensors, own all proprietary rights in the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Corporate High Yield Bond Index, Bloomberg Barclays U.S. High Yield Ba/B 2% Issuer Capped Index, and Bloomberg Barclays U.S. 1–5 Year Treasury Bond Index (the Indices or Bloomberg Barclays Indices).

 

Neither Barclays Bank Plc, Barclays Capital Inc., or any affiliate (collectively Barclays) or Bloomberg is the issuer or producer of the High-Yield Corporate Fund and neither Bloomberg nor Barclays has any responsibilities, obligations or duties to investors in the High-Yield Corporate Fund. The Indices are licensed for use by The Vanguard Group, Inc. (Vanguard) as the sponsor of the High-Yield Corporate Fund. Bloomberg and Barclays’ only relationship with Vanguard in respect to the Indices is the licensing of the Indices, which is determined, composed and calculated by BISL, or any successor thereto, without regard to the Issuer or the High-Yield Corporate Fund or the owners of the High-Yield Corporate Fund.

 

Additionally, Vanguard may for itself execute transaction(s) with Barclays in or relating to the Indices in connection with the High-Yield Corporate Fund. Investors acquire the High-Yield Corporate Fund from Vanguard and investors neither acquire any interest in the Indices nor enter into any relationship of any kind whatsoever with Bloomberg or Barclays upon making an investment in the High-Yield Corporate Fund. The High-Yield Corporate Fund is not sponsored, endorsed, sold or promoted by Bloomberg or Barclays. Neither Bloomberg nor Barclays makes any representation or warranty, express or implied regarding the advisability of investing in the High-Yield Corporate Fund or the advisability of investing in securities generally or the ability of the Indices to track corresponding or relative market performance. Neither Bloomberg nor Barclays has passed on the legality or suitability of the High-Yield Corporate Fund with respect to any person or entity. Neither Bloomberg nor Barclays is responsible for and has not participated in the determination of the timing of, prices at, or quantities of the High Yield Corporate Fund to be issued. Neither Bloomberg nor Barclays has any obligation to take the needs of the Issuer or the owners of the High-Yield Corporate Fund or any other third party into consideration in determining, composing or calculating the Indices. Neither Bloomberg nor Barclays has any obligation or liability in connection with administration, marketing or trading of the High-Yield Corporate Fund.

 

The licensing agreement between Bloomberg and Barclays is solely for the benefit of Bloomberg and Barclays and not for the benefit of the owners of the High-Yield Corporate Fund, investors or other third parties. In addition, the licensing agreement between Vanguard and Bloomberg is solely for the benefit of Vanguard and Bloomberg and not for the benefit of the owners of the High-Yield Corporate Fund, investors or other third parties.

 

NEITHER BLOOMBERG NOR BARCLAYS SHALL HAVE ANY LIABILITY TO THE ISSUER, INVESTORS OR TO OTHER THIRD PARTIES FOR THE QUALITY, ACCURACY AND/OR COMPLETENESS OF THE BLOOMBERG BARCLAYS INDICES OR ANY DATA INCLUDED THEREIN OR FOR INTERRUPTIONS IN THE DELIVERY OF THE BLOOMBERG BARCLAYS INDICES. NEITHER BLOOMBERG NOR BARCLAYS MAKES ANY WARRANTY, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, AS TO RESULTS TO BE OBTAINED BY THE ISSUER, THE INVESTORS OR ANY OTHER PERSON OR ENTITY FROM THE USE OF THE BLOOMBERG BARCLAYS INDICES OR ANY DATA INCLUDED THEREIN. NEITHER BLOOMBERG NOR BARCLAYS MAKES ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, AND EACH HEREBY EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR USE WITH RESPECT TO BLOOMBERG BARCLAYS INDICES OR ANY DATA INCLUDED THEREIN. BLOOMBERG RESERVES THE RIGHT TO CHANGE THE METHODS OF CALCULATION OR PUBLICATION, OR TO CEASE THE CALCULATION OR PUBLICATION OF THE BLOOMBERG BARCLAYS INDICES, AND NEITHER BLOOMBERG NOR BARCLAYS SHALL BE LIABLE FOR ANY MISCALCULATION OF OR ANY INCORRECT, DELAYED OR INTERRUPTED PUBLICATION WITH RESPECT TO ANY OF THE BLOOMBERG BARCLAYS INDICES. NEITHER BLOOMBERG NOR BARCLAYS SHALL BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY SPECIAL, INDIRECT OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, OR ANY LOST PROFITS AND EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH, RESULTING FROM THE USE OF BLOOMBERG BARCLAYS INDICES OR ANY DATA INCLUDED THEREIN OR WITH RESPECT TO THE HIGH-YIELD CORPORATE FUND.

 

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The People Who Govern Your Fund

 

 

The trustees of your mutual fund are there to see that the fund is operated and managed in your best interests since, as a shareholder, you are a part owner of the fund. Your fund’s trustees also serve on the board of directors of The Vanguard Group, Inc., which is owned by the Vanguard funds and provides services to them.

 

A majority of Vanguard’s board members are independent, meaning that they have no affiliation with Vanguard or the funds they oversee, apart from the sizable personal investments they have made as private individuals. The independent board members have distinguished backgrounds in business, academia, and public service. Each of the trustees and executive officers oversees 213 Vanguard funds.

 

Information for each trustee and executive officer of the fund appears below. That information, as well as the Vanguard fund count, is as of the date on the cover of this fund report. The mailing address of the trustees and officers is P.O. Box 876, Valley Forge, PA 19482. More information about the trustees is in the Statement of Additional Information, which can be obtained, without charge, by contacting Vanguard at 800-662-7447, or online at vanguard.com.

 

 

Interested Trustee1

 

Mortimer J. Buckley

Born in 1969. Trustee since January 2018. Principal occupation(s) during the past five years and other experience: 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. Chairman of the board (2011–2017) and trustee (2009–2017) of the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia; and trustee (2018–present) and vice chair (2019–present) of The Shipley School.

 

 

Independent Trustees

 

Emerson U. Fullwood

Born in 1948. Trustee since January 2008. Principal occupation(s) during the past five years and other experience: 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. Director of SPX FLOW, Inc. (multi-industry manufacturing). Director of the University of Rochester Medical Center, the Monroe Community College Foundation, the United Way of Rochester, North Carolina A&T University, and Roberts Wesleyan College. Trustee of the University of Rochester.

 

Amy Gutmann

Born in 1949. Trustee since June 2006. Principal occupation(s) during the past five years and other experience: president (2004–present) of the University of Pennsylvania. Christopher H. Browne Distinguished Professor of Political Science, School of Arts and Sciences, and professor of communication, Annenberg School for Communication, with secondary faculty appointments in the Department of Philosophy, School of Arts and Sciences, and at the Graduate School of Education, University of Pennsylvania.

 

F. Joseph Loughrey

Born in 1949. Trustee since October 2009. Principal occupation(s) during the past five years and other experience: president and chief operating officer (retired 2009) and vice chairman of the board (2008–2009) of Cummins Inc. (industrial machinery). Chairman of the board of Hillenbrand, Inc. (specialized consumer services) and the Lumina Foundation. Director of the V Foundation. Member of the advisory

 

1Mr. Buckley is considered an “interested person,” as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, because he is an officer of the Vanguard funds.

 

 

 

 

council for the College of Arts and Letters and chair of the advisory board to the Kellogg Institute for International Studies, both at the University of Notre Dame.

 

Mark Loughridge

Born in 1953. Trustee since March 2012. Principal occupation(s) during the past five years and other experience: 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.

 

Scott C. Malpass

Born in 1962. Trustee since March 2012. Principal occupation(s) during the past five years and other experience: chief investment officer (1989–present) and vice president (1996–present) of the University of Notre Dame. Assistant professor of finance at the Mendoza College of Business, University of Notre Dame, and member of the Notre Dame 403(b) Investment Committee. Member of the board of TIFF Advisory Services, Inc. Member of the board of Catholic Investment Services, Inc. (investment advisors) and the board of superintendence of the Institute for the Works of Religion.

 

Deanna Mulligan

Born in 1963. Trustee since January 2018. Principal occupation(s) during the past five years and other experience: chief executive officer (2011–present) of The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America. President (2010–2019), chief operating officer (2010–2011), and executive vice president (2008–2010) of Individual Life and Disability of The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America. Member of the board of The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America, the American Council of Life Insurers, and the Economic Club of New York. Trustee of the Partnership for New York City (business leadership), Chief Executives for Corporate Purpose, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, Catalyst, and the Bruce Museum (arts and science). Member of the Advisory Council for the Stanford Graduate School of Business.

 

André F. Perold

Born in 1952. Trustee since December 2004. Principal occupation(s) during the past five years and other experience: George Gund Professor of Finance and Banking, Emeritus at the Harvard Business School (retired 2011). Chief investment officer and co-managing partner of HighVista Strategies (private investment firm). Member of the board of advisors and the investment committee of the Museum of Fine Arts Boston. Member of the board (2018–present) of RIT Capital Partners (investment firm). Member of the investment committee of Partners Health Care System.

 

Sarah Bloom Raskin

Born in 1961. Trustee since January 2018. Principal occupation(s) during the past five years and other experience: 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. Member of the board of directors (2012–2014) of Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation. Director (2017–present) of i(x) Investments, LLC; director (2017–present) of Reserve Trust. Rubenstein Fellow (2017–present) of Duke University; trustee (2017–present) of Amherst College, and trustee (2019–present) of the Folger Shakespeare Library.

 

Peter F. Volanakis

Born in 1955. Trustee since July 2009. Principal occupation(s) during the past five years and other experience: 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). Chairman of the board of trustees of Colby-Sawyer College. Member of the board of Hypertherm Inc. (industrial cutting systems, software, and consumables).

 

 

 

 

Executive Officers

 

John Bendl

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Annual Report | January 31, 2020  
   
   
Vanguard GNMA Fund  
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   

 

   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
See the inside front cover for important information about access to your fund’s annual and semiannual shareholder reports.
   

 

 

 

 

Important information about access to shareholder reports

 

Beginning on January 1, 2021, as permitted by regulations adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission, paper copies of your fund’s annual and semiannual shareholder reports will no longer be sent to you by mail, unless you specifically request them. Instead, you will be notified by mail each time a report is posted on the website and will be provided with a link to access the report.

 

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Contents  
   
A Note From Our Chairman 1
   
Your Fund’s Performance at a Glance 2
   
Advisor’s Report 3
   
About Your Fund’s Expenses 7
   
Performance Summary 9
   
Financial Statements 11

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Please note: The opinions expressed in this report are just that—informed opinions. They should not be considered promises or advice. Also, please keep in mind that the information and opinions cover the period through the date on the front of this report. Of course, the risks of investing in your fund are spelled out in the prospectus.

 

 

 

 

A Note From Our Chairman

 

 

 


 

Tim Buckley

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

 

 

 

Dear Shareholder,

 

 

These are challenging times. The markets plummet one day and bounce back the next as investors process the uncertainty surrounding the coronavirus outbreak.

 

At Vanguard, we tell investors to “stay the course” in good times and bad. This means focusing on your investment goals, keeping a long-term perspective, being balanced across and diversified within asset classes, and limiting cost.

 

Vanguard investors have proven time and again that they know how to stay calm in a market downturn—an attribute that has served them well. But for those who are weathering their first bout of market volatility or could just use a friendly reminder, let me offer three points.

 

First, we stand by our counsel—“stay the course.”

 

Don’t be tempted to time the markets. It’s a losing strategy. An investment plan established during calmer times should not be abandoned in the midst of a market downturn. Although having exposure to different asset classes does not eliminate the risk of loss, we believe investors should let the potential benefits of diversification play out.

 

Second, whether you’re new to investing or a seasoned financial advisor, don’t feel that you need to go it alone. Our mission is to help you succeed, so reach out if we can be of help.

 

Our websites are constantly refreshed with our latest thinking on the markets and economy. And our experts offer practical advice on how to put this perspective to work in your portfolios.

 

And, finally, thank you.

 

Thank you for entrusting us with your financial success. It’s a tremendous responsibility that we take very seriously. No matter the market conditions, we look forward to partnering with you and helping you reach your investment goals.

 

Sincerely,

 

 

 

Mortimer J. Buckley

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

March 3, 2020

 

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Your Fund’s Performance at a Glance

 

 

·    For the 12 months ended January 31, 2020, Vanguard GNMA Fund returned 5.46% for Investor Shares and 5.57% for Admiral Shares. The results were in line with the 5.50% return of the fund’s benchmark, the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. GNMA Bond Index.

 

·    Stocks and bonds recorded strong results over the fiscal year. Stocks benefited from accommodative monetary policies implemented by the Federal Reserve and other major central banks. As the U.S.-China trade conflict fueled economic growth concerns, investors were also drawn to assets such as bonds, which are generally considered safer.

 

·     U.S. Treasuries returned about 9%, mortgage-backed securities (MBS) about 6%, and corporate bonds more than 14%. Within the MBS sector, GNMA issues trailed the broader agency bond market.

 

·    The advisor’s security selection boosted the GNMA Fund’s relative performance for the period, but its duration positioning (its sensitivity to interest rate changes) detracted as yields declined.

 

·     For the ten years ended January 31, 2020, Vanguard GNMA Fund returned an annualized average of 3.18% for Investor Shares and 3.29% for Admiral Shares. Its benchmark recorded an average annual return of 3.13%.

 

 

 

Market Barometer  
  Average Annual Total Returns
  Periods Ended January 31, 2020
  One Year Three Years Five Years
Stocks      
Russell 1000 Index (Large-caps) 21.39% 14.33% 12.13%
Russell 2000 Index (Small-caps) 9.21 7.28 8.23
Russell 3000 Index (Broad U.S. market) 20.53 13.82 11.85
FTSE All-World ex US Index (International) 10.28 7.74 5.24
       
Bonds      
Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index
(Broad taxable market)
9.64% 4.62% 3.01%
Bloomberg Barclays Municipal Bond Index
(Broad tax-exempt market)
8.65 5.12 3.53
FTSE Three-Month U.S. Treasury Bill Index 2.18 1.68 1.07
       
CPI      
Consumer Price Index 2.49% 2.04% 2.00%

 

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Advisor’s Report

 

 

For the 12 months ended January 31, 2020, Investor Shares of Vanguard GNMA Fund returned 5.46% and Admiral Shares returned 5.57%. The fund’s benchmark, the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. GNMA Bond Index, returned 5.50%.

 

The investment environment

U.S. fixed income markets generated positive total returns for the fiscal year, driven by a substantial decline in yields across the Treasury curve. Geopolitical uncertainty was elevated amid ongoing trade talks between the U.S. and China, Brexit negotiations, and U.S. presidential impeachment proceedings.

 

Despite these concerns, U.S. corporate bond spreads tightened over optimism that monetary accommodation could offset restrictive trade policies’ drag on global growth. The Federal Reserve cut rates three times in the second half of 2019 before deciding to take a more patient approach to future adjustments.

 

By the end of 2019, yields had increased in most markets as global activity indicators stabilized and trade talks progressed. However, rising political tensions in the Middle East and an outbreak of the coronavirus in China reignited global growth fears at the start of 2020.

 

Early in 2019, U.S. Treasury yields declined sharply after a dovish shift in Federal Reserve policy and guidance and signs of a global growth slowdown. Geopolitical uncertainty rose as a U.S.-China trade agreement remained elusive despite ongoing negotiations.

 

Yields declined further in the second quarter as the Fed left rates unchanged but set the stage for cuts later in the year, indicating that it saw additional risks to its outlook from trade policy, investment intentions, and manufacturing. It cut rates as expected in the third quarter and also conducted short-term operations to alleviate funding pressures. Political uncertainty remained high, although corporate bond markets appeared to shrug it off.

 

Fixed income returns were mixed in the fourth quarter. Intermediate- and longer-term Treasury yields rose as economic data showed some improvement. And corporate bond spreads tightened over optimism that a phase one trade deal between the U.S. and China would help ease global growth concerns. However, in January, worries over the global spread of the coronavirus triggered a flight-to-safety in government bonds, and spreads in many fixed income sectors widened.

 

U.S. consumer confidence weakened during the fiscal year as a result of the economic uncertainty. Manufacturing activity contracted, though the housing market remained resilient as lower rates boosted activity.

 

Absolute returns rose for U.S. fixed income, led by the significant decline in Treasury yields prompted by safe-haven flows early in 2019 and 2020 and the accommodative Fed policy. Excess returns were also positive as spreads tightened in most fixed income sectors.

 

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The agency mortgage-backed securities (MBS) market returned 6.25% as measured by the Bloomberg Barclays MBS Fixed Rate Index. It outperformed duration-equivalent Treasuries by 132 basis points (as measured by Wellington). The Bloomberg Barclays GNMA Index, part of the broader MBS Fixed Rate Index, returned 5.50%, beating duration-equivalent Treasuries by 0.71% (as measured by Wellington).

 

Mortgages began the fiscal year on a strong note, thanks to a plunge in volatility and the Fed’s dovish pivot early on when it effectively took rate hikes off the table. As the Fed later eased policy amid heightened trade/global growth concerns, interest rates staged a significant rally, triggering fears of rising mortgage prepayments in the third quarter.

 

Agency MBS spreads widened, particularly when prepayments spiked more than the market anticipated. However, investor anxiety subsided later in the year when rates moved higher and prepayment speeds came down off their peaks. Optimism that the worst had passed caused mortgages to outperform heading into year end.

 

The sector faced some pressure in January as rates dropped again and interest rate volatility increased because of coronavirus concerns. This was not enough to offset strong performance over much of the 12-month period. Within the MBS sector, conventionals (Federal Home Loan Mortgage Company [FHLMC] loans and Federal National Mortgage Association [FNMA] loans) outperformed GNMA pass-throughs, 30-year MBS surpassed 15-year MBS, and higher coupons generally performed better than lower coupons.

 

Our successes

Security selection in GNMA pass-throughs drove positive relative returns. The fund maintained an underweight to GNMAs while favoring agency collateralized mortgage obligations (CMO), Fannie Mae Delegated Underwriting and Servicing bonds (FNMA DUS), 30-year conventional pass-throughs, and high-quality securitized credit.

 

This positioning only modestly benefited results. Although excess returns were positive in the agency CMO, DUS, and securitized credit sectors, they were partially offset by the underweight to GNMA pass-throughs, which also performed well.

 

Our shortfalls

The fund’s tactical duration positioning detracted from relative performance. A modest short-duration posture in March and January hurt results as interest rates rallied.

 

The fund’s positioning

We maintain an underweight to GNMA MBS pass-throughs, focused on replacing their income with less prepayment-sensitive sectors of the agency MBS market. We continue to have a bias toward assets that can generate income and provide more stable cash flows, such as agency CMOs.

 

The substantial rally in interest rates during 2019 reintroduced prepayment risk to the agency MBS market; however, the uncertainty is primarily concentrated in

 

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MBS issued since mid-2018. We believe current spreads compensate investors for the increased risk, and we maintain our constructive outlook on longer-term MBS fundamentals.

 

The Fed’s wait-and-see approach should keep interest rate volatility relatively contained in the near-term, which is a good environment for mortgages to earn income. However, our outlook for mortgages is tempered by looming political risks.

 

Brexit and U.S.-China trade relations have moderated for now. Any flare-up on the political front or big surprises in economic data could push rates outside of their recent ranges, pressuring agency MBS. In more recent developments, fears of an extended negative economic impact from the spread of the coronavirus may keep rates lower, and prepayment risk could pose a challenge.

 

Prepayment risk in agency MBS increased in 2019, especially for newer production, which exhibited higher prepay sensitivity to changes in interest rates. Originators and servicers have increased their use of technology in the origination process, contributing to more efficient refinancings.

 

GNMA and the Department of Veterans Affairs’ efforts to reduce the aggressive refinancing of recently issued loans have had limited success so far. Various policy and rule changes have concentrated the prepay risk in a more targeted set of borrowers, hurting the quality of mortgage to-be-announced securities (TBAs).

 

Within conventionals, the launch of uniform MBS also contributed to a worsening profile for TBAs. By allowing either FNMA or FHLMC collateral to be deliverable into a single TBA contract, the volume of highly prepayment-sensitive bonds (cheapest to deliver) increased dramatically, weighing on TBA valuations. An increase in gross weighted average coupons in conventional pools originated over the past year further heightened prepayment risk.

 

This was further exacerbated by the drift higher in the average loan size over the last several years. In aggregate, refinancing is still more challenging for borrowers than it was pre-crisis. As a result, peak prepayment speeds on in-the-money loans are likely to remain below historical refinancing booms. Even though the risk has risen, the backup in interest rates suggests that the worst of it may have passed.

 

The technical picture in 2020 appears more balanced. The Fed is still allowing its agency MBS balance sheet holdings to run off gradually, bringing extra supply to the market. This should be offset by positive demand. We believe low loan growth and better deposit growth at banks will support their demand for agency MBS. And the sector should continue to attract global demand because of its yield advantage in light of the still large amount of negative yields on global sovereign debt.

 

Agency MBS have also drawn interest as a liquid alternative to high-quality credit for investors wishing to de-risk their portfolios

 

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because of the late stage of the credit cycle and the risk found in many sectors of the corporate credit market. We believe these trends will likely continue in 2020, benefiting agency MBS.

 

Longer term, agency MBS spreads are likely to be supported by growth in the Federal budget deficit as the supply of Treasuries is set to rise relative to agency MBS. Additionally, a more stable buyer base of long-term investors and limited participation of levered players should result in spreads that are more stable than they were pre-crisis.

 

Michael F. Garrett

Senior Managing Director and

Fixed Income Portfolio Manager

 

Joseph F. Marvan, CFA

Senior Managing Director and

Fixed Income Portfolio Manager

 

Brian Conroy, CFA

Managing Director and

Fixed Income Portfolio Manager

 

Wellington Management Company LLP

 

February 24, 2020

 

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About Your Fund’s Expenses

 

 

As a shareholder of the fund, you incur ongoing costs, which include costs for portfolio management, administrative services, and shareholder reports (like this one), among others. Operating expenses, which are deducted from a fund’s gross income, directly reduce the investment return of the fund.

 

A fund’s expenses are expressed as a percentage of its average net assets. This figure is known as the expense ratio. The following examples are intended to help you understand the ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in your fund and to compare these costs with those of other mutual funds. The examples are based on an investment of $1,000 made at the beginning of the period shown and held for the entire period.

 

The accompanying table illustrates your fund’s costs in two ways:

 

·    Based on actual fund return. This section helps you to estimate the actual expenses that you paid over the period. The “Ending Account Value” shown is derived from the fund’s actual return, and the third column shows the dollar amount that would have been paid by an investor who started with $1,000 in the fund. You may use the information here, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period.

 

To do so, simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number given for your fund under the heading “Expenses Paid During Period.”

 

·    Based on hypothetical 5% yearly return. This section is intended to help you compare your fund’s costs with those of other mutual funds. It assumes that the fund had a yearly return of 5% before expenses, but that the expense ratio is unchanged. In this case—because the return used is not the fund’s actual return—the results do not apply to your investment. The example is useful in making comparisons because the Securities and Exchange Commission requires all mutual funds to calculate expenses based on a 5% return. You can assess your fund’s costs by comparing this hypothetical example with the hypothetical examples that appear in shareholder reports of other funds.

 

Note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight and help you compare ongoing costs only and do not reflect transaction costs incurred by the fund for buying and selling securities. Further, the expenses do not include any purchase, redemption, or account service fees described in the fund prospectus. If such fees were applied to your account, your costs would be higher. Your fund does not carry a “sales load.”

 

The calculations assume no shares were bought or sold during the period. Your actual costs may have been higher or lower, depending on the amount of your investment and the timing of any purchases or redemptions.

 

You can find more information about the fund’s expenses, including annual expense ratios, in the Financial Statements section of this report. For additional information on operating expenses and other shareholder costs, please refer to your fund’s current prospectus.

 

 

 

 

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Six Months Ended January 31, 2020      
  Beginning Ending Expenses
  Account Value Account Value Paid During
GNMA Fund 7/31/2019 1/31/2020 Period
Based on Actual Fund Return      
Investor Shares $1,000.00 $1,020.20 $1.07
Admiral™ Shares 1,000.00 1,020.71 0.56
Based on Hypothetical 5% Yearly Return      
Investor Shares $1,000.00 $1,024.15 $1.07
Admiral Shares 1,000.00 1,024.65 0.56

 

The calculations are based on expenses incurred in the most recent six-month period. The fund’s annualized six-month expense ratios for that period are 0.21% for Investor Shares and 0.11% for Admiral Shares. The dollar amounts shown as “Expenses Paid” are equal to the annualized expense ratio multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days in the most recent six-month period, then divided by the number of days in the most recent 12-month period (184/365).

 

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GNMA Fund

 

 

Performance Summary

 

 

All of the returns in this report represent past performance, which is not a guarantee of future results that may be achieved by the fund. (Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data cited. For performance data current to the most recent month-end, visit our website at vanguard.com/performance.) Note, too, that both investment returns and principal value can fluctuate widely, so an investor’s shares, when sold, could be worth more or less than their original cost. The returns shown do not reflect taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the sale of fund shares.

 

 

Cumulative Performance: January 31, 2010, Through January 31, 2020

Initial Investment of $10,000

 

 

 

  Average Annual Total Returns  
  Periods Ended January 31, 2020  
        Final Value
  One Five Ten of a $10,000
    Year Years Years Investment
GNMA Fund Investor Shares 5.46% 2.28% 3.18% $13,676
Bloomberg Barclays U.S. GNMA Bond Index 5.50 2.33 3.13 13,610
Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index 9.64 3.01 3.79 14,501
           
        Final Value
  One Five Ten of a $50,000
  Year Years Years Investment
GNMA Fund Admiral Shares 5.57% 2.38% 3.29% $69,081
Bloomberg Barclays U.S. GNMA Bond Index 5.50 2.33 3.13 68,052
Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index 9.64 3.01 3.79 72,507

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

See Financial Highlights for dividend and capital gains information.

 

 

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GNMA Fund

 

 

 

Sector Diversification

As of January 31, 2020

 

Asset-Backed/Commercial Mortgage-Backed 1.7%
Government Mortgage-Backed 98.2
Treasury/Agency 0.1

The table reflects the fund’s market exposure. Any holdings in short-term reserves are excluded. The agency and mortgage-backed securities sectors may include issues from government-sponsored enterprises; such issues are generally not backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government.

 

 

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GNMA Fund

 

 

Financial Statements

 

 

 

Statement of Net Assets

As of January 31, 2020

 

 

The fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year as an exhibit to its reports on Form N-PORT. The fund’s Form N-PORT reports are available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.

 

 

 

 

        Face   Market  
      Maturity Amount   Value·  
    Coupon Date ($000 ) ($000 )
U.S. Government and Agency Obligations (98.5%)          
U.S. Government Securities (0.1%)            
1,2, 3 ,4 United States Treasury Floating Rate Note, US Treasury 3 Month Bill Money Market Yield + 0.033% 1.569% 4/30/20 17,000   17,000  
               
Conventional Mortgage-Backed Securities (89.6%)          
5,6 Fannie Mae Pool 2.500% 7/1/27–8/1/46 84,228   85,654  
5,6 Fannie Mae Pool 2.950% 6/1/31 1,925   2,092  
5,6 Fannie Mae Pool 2.960% 6/1/31 2,479   2,694  
5,6 Fannie Mae Pool 3.000% 11/1/22–11/1/49 151,720   155,481  
5,6 Fannie Mae Pool 3.010% 8/1/34 2,045   2,231  
5,6 Fannie Mae Pool 3.050% 7/1/31 2,000   2,190  
5,6 Fannie Mae Pool 3.110% 11/1/27–2/1/28 22,919   24,952  
5,6 Fannie Mae Pool 3.190% 9/1/29 3,725   4,109  
5,6 Fannie Mae Pool 3.240% 3/1/28 6,197   6,785  
5,6 Fannie Mae Pool 3.250% 5/1/32 16,500   18,304  
5,6 Fannie Mae Pool 3.330% 4/1/32 10,818   12,145  
5,6 Fannie Mae Pool 3.350% 1/1/30 5,052   5,640  
5,6 Fannie Mae Pool 3.410% 5/1/32 4,100   4,640  
5,6 Fannie Mae Pool 3.420% 4/1/31 1,445   1,623  
5,6 Fannie Mae Pool 3.460% 9/1/29 6,639   7,428  
5,6 Fannie Mae Pool 3.550% 2/1/30 8,875   10,034  
5,6 Fannie Mae Pool 3.570% 10/1/29 1,001   1,129  
5,6 Fannie Mae Pool 4.000% 5/1/46–6/1/46 6,398   6,825  
5,6 Fannie Mae Pool 4.180% 11/1/30 28,836   33,623  
5,6 Fannie Mae Pool 4.500% 12/1/40–3/1/44 2,437   2,651  
5,6 Fannie Mae Pool 5.000% 6/1/23–8/1/49 108,597   116,967  
5,6 Fannie Mae Pool 6.000% 7/1/22 1   2  
5,6 Fannie Mae Pool 6.500% 2/1/29–5/1/40 1,898   2,174  
5,6 Freddie Mac Gold Pool 3.000% 6/1/43–1/1/47 31,960   33,022  
5,6 Freddie Mac Gold Pool 3.500% 11/1/47–9/1/48 87,209   90,752  
5,6 Freddie Mac Gold Pool 4.000% 9/1/30–4/1/44 5,895   6,287  
5,6 Freddie Mac Gold Pool 4.500% 4/1/34–2/1/46 54,868   59,467  
5,6 Freddie Mac Gold Pool 5.000% 12/1/27–8/1/44 35,697   38,778  
5 Ginnie Mae I Pool 2.500% 11/15/42–9/15/43 78,157   79,794  
5 Ginnie Mae I Pool 3.000% 1/15/26–2/1/50 1,010,453   1,041,719  
4,5 Ginnie Mae I Pool 3.500% 7/15/39–6/15/48 804,439   839,926  
5 Ginnie Mae I Pool 3.750% 7/15/42 2,432   2,545  
5 Ginnie Mae I Pool 3.875% 5/15/42–6/15/42 4,960   5,251  
5 Ginnie Mae I Pool 4.000% 8/15/24–7/15/46 959,337   1,022,618  

 

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GNMA Fund

 

        Face   Market  
      Maturity Amount   Value·  
    Coupon Date ($000 ) ($000 )
5 Ginnie Mae I Pool 4.500% 4/15/33–1/15/45 510,607   554,497  
5 Ginnie Mae I Pool 5.000% 1/15/30–2/1/50 450,199   500,494  
5 Ginnie Mae I Pool 5.500% 9/15/23–9/15/45 341,923   377,201  
5 Ginnie Mae I Pool 6.000% 2/15/24–2/1/50 170,147   188,044  
5 Ginnie Mae I Pool 6.500% 4/15/23–7/15/40 124,090   136,800  
5 Ginnie Mae I Pool 7.000% 11/15/31–11/15/36 35,019   39,544  
5 Ginnie Mae I Pool 7.250% 1/15/27–2/15/27 18   18  
2,5 Ginnie Mae I Pool 7.500% 10/15/31 13,448   15,570  
5 Ginnie Mae I Pool 8.000% 8/15/31 4,664   5,392  
5 Ginnie Mae I Pool 8.500% 3/15/21–6/15/28 373   411  
5 Ginnie Mae I Pool 9.000% 5/15/21 1   1  
5 Ginnie Mae I Pool 9.500% 6/15/20–8/15/21 17   20  
5 Ginnie Mae II Pool 1.500% 4/20/44–6/20/47 1,049   991  
5 Ginnie Mae II Pool 2.000% 10/20/43–2/20/47 852   841  
5,7 Ginnie Mae II Pool 2.500% 11/20/42–2/1/50 705,788   719,087  
5 Ginnie Mae II Pool 3.000% 4/20/31–3/1/50 3,074,744   3,180,125  
§,4,5,7 Ginnie Mae II Pool 3.500% 10/20/40–3/1/50 7,083,058   7,339,125  
5,7 Ginnie Mae II Pool 4.000% 4/20/39–2/1/50 3,566,859   3,717,108  
5,7 Ginnie Mae II Pool 4.500% 12/20/32–2/1/50 992,165   1,060,417  
5,7 Ginnie Mae II Pool 5.000% 10/20/32–2/1/50 429,102   461,237  
5 Ginnie Mae II Pool 5.500% 1/20/34–7/20/40 25,715   28,967  
5 Ginnie Mae II Pool 6.000% 4/20/28–8/20/40 33,460   38,087  
5 Ginnie Mae II Pool 6.500% 4/20/37–3/20/41 920   1,072  
5 Ginnie Mae II Pool 7.500% 6/20/25–8/20/25 77   88  
5,6,7 UMBS Pool 2.500% 9/1/34–9/1/46 47,439   48,284  
            22,142,953  
Nonconventional Mortgage-Backed Securities (8.8%)          
5,6 Fannie Mae Pool 2.338% 8/1/43 8,724   8,722  
5,6 Fannie Mae Pool 2.800% 9/1/44 10,461   10,523  
5,6 Fannie Mae REMICS 2.000% 9/25/42 8,982   8,892  
5,6 Fannie Mae REMICS 2.500% 10/25/42 10,480   10,713  
5,6 Fannie Mae REMICS 3.000% 6/25/43–10/25/48 109,697   115,466  
5,6 Fannie Mae REMICS 3.500% 7/25/44–12/25/58 108,579   118,593  
5,6 Fannie Mae REMICS 6.000% 10/25/28–9/25/32 3,359   3,751  
5,6 Freddie Mac Non Gold Pool 2.195% 9/1/43 6,922   6,906  
5,6 Freddie Mac Non Gold Pool 2.517% 8/1/43 12,110   12,093  
5,6 Freddie Mac Non Gold Pool 2.659% 10/1/44 18,474   18,555  
5,6 Freddie Mac Non Gold Pool 2.741% 7/1/44 4,417   4,427  
5,6 Freddie Mac Non Gold Pool 2.838% 10/1/44 9,171   9,238  
5,6 Freddie Mac Non Gold Pool 2.868% 4/1/44 8,585   9,114  
5,6 Freddie Mac Non Gold Pool 2.959% 9/1/44 5,487   5,818  
5,6 Freddie Mac Non Gold Pool 3.075% 10/1/44 13,305   14,150  
5,6 Freddie Mac REMICS 2.000% 4/15/42 9,301   9,241  
5,6 Freddie Mac REMICS 3.000% 8/15/42–3/15/48 99,825   106,222  
5,6 Freddie Mac REMICS 4.000% 11/15/40 10,382   11,602  
5,6 Freddie Mac REMICS 6.000% 4/15/28–11/15/32 9,143   10,299  
5 Ginnie Mae REMICS 2.000% 7/20/42 46,953   46,548  
5 Ginnie Mae REMICS 2.350% 5/17/46 33,921   34,183  
5 Ginnie Mae REMICS 2.375% 4/20/44 6,188   6,297  
5 Ginnie Mae REMICS 2.500% 12/16/39–11/20/45 65,774   66,431  
5 Ginnie Mae REMICS 2.650% 11/17/48 15,713   15,901  
5 Ginnie Mae REMICS 3.000% 3/20/40–6/20/47 135,150   141,986  
5 Ginnie Mae REMICS 3.250% 8/20/44 8,509   9,415  
5 Ginnie Mae REMICS 3.500% 7/20/43–9/20/44 32,582   34,707  

 

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        Face   Market  
      Maturity Amount   Value·  
    Coupon Date ($000 ) ($000 )
5 Ginnie Mae REMICS 4.500% 6/20/39 3,259   3,682  
5 Ginnie Mae REMICS 5.000% 6/16/37 11,406   13,012  
5 Ginnie Mae REMICS 5.500% 8/16/36 10,199   11,567  
1,5 Ginnie Mae REMICS, 1M USD LIBOR + 0.200% 1.858% 2/20/37 2,518   2,451  
5 Government National Mortgage Assn. 1.650% 11/20/45 121,063   119,133  
5 Government National Mortgage Assn. 1.750% 10/20/42–7/20/44 22,976   21,425  
5 Government National Mortgage Assn. 2.000% 1/20/42–10/20/44 9,348   9,319  
5 Government National Mortgage Assn. 2.250% 3/16/45 15,869   16,058  
5 Government National Mortgage Assn. 2.500% 5/20/41–1/20/48 161,437   163,464  
5 Government National Mortgage Assn. 2.750% 6/16/43 19,855   20,206  
5 Government National Mortgage Assn. 3.000% 6/20/39–6/20/49 843,089   876,190  
5 Government National Mortgage Assn. 3.250% 2/20/49 2,892   3,230  
5 Government National Mortgage Assn. 3.500% 8/16/44–2/20/49 50,026   55,258  
5 Government National Mortgage Assn. 3.688% 10/20/48 17,901   19,824  
5 Government National Mortgage Assn. 3.750% 12/16/39 1,993   2,240  
            2,186,852  
Total U.S. Government and Agency Obligations (Cost $23,957,224)       24,346,805  
Asset-Backed/Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities (1.7%)          
5,6 Fannie Mae-Aces 2.885% 5/25/29 70,000   75,322  
5,6 Seasoned Credit Risk Transfer Trust Series 2018-4 3.500% 3/25/58 52,375   54,289  
5,6 Seasoned Credit Risk Transfer Trust Series 2019-1 3.500% 7/25/58 82,187   85,693  
5,6 Seasoned Credit Risk Transfer Trust Series 2019-3 3.500% 10/25/58 193,063   204,015  
5,6 Seasoned Credit Risk Transfer Trust Series 2019-3 3.500% 10/25/58 12,049   13,091  
Total Asset-Backed/Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities (Cost $427,289)     432,410  
Temporary Cash Investments (6.8%)            
Repurchase Agreements (4.4%)            
  Bank of America Securities, LLC (Dated 1/31/20, Repurchase Value $29,004,000, collateralized by Government National Mortgage Assn. 3.500%–4.500%, 6/15/42–1/20/50, with a value of $29,580,000) 1.590% 2/3/20 29,000   29,000  
  Barclays Capital Inc. (Dated 1/31/20, Repurchase Value $62,908,000, collateralized by U.S. Treasury Note/Bond 3.125%, 11/15/28, with a value of $64,158,000) 1.570% 2/3/20 62,900   62,900  
  Citigroup Global Markets Inc. (Dated 1/31/20, Repurchase Value $58,608,000, collateralized by U.S. Treasury Bill 0.000%, 1/28/21, and U.S. Treasury Note/Bond 1.375%–1.690%, 1/31/22–1/31/27, with a value of $59,772,000) 1.560% 2/3/20 58,600   58,600  

 

 

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      Face Market  
    Maturity Amount Value·  
  Coupon Date ($000) ($000 ) 
Credit Agricole Securities (USA) Inc. (Dated 1/31/20, Repurchase Value $2,100,000, collateralized by U.S. Treasury Note/Bond 2.875%, 5/31/25, with a value of $2,142,000) 1.570% 2/3/20 2,100 2,100  
HSBC Bank USA (Dated 1/31/20, Repurchase Value $70,409,000, collateralized by Federal National Mortgage Assn. 4.000%–4.500%, 8/1/48–1/1/50, with a value of $71,808,000) 1.590% 2/3/20 70,400 70,400  
HSBC Bank USA (Dated 1/31/20, Repurchase Value $183,424,000, collateralized by U.S. Treasury Bill 0.000%, 2/18/20–1/28/21, and U.S. Treasury Note/Bond 0.625%–4.500%, 4/30/20–2/15/48, with a value of $187,068,000) 1.570% 2/3/20 183,400 183,400  
Natixis SA (Dated 1/31/20, Repurchase Value $205,527,000, collateralized by U.S. Treasury Note/Bond 1.125%–5.375%, 8/15/21–5/15/48, with a value of $209,610,000) 1.570% 2/3/20 205,500 205,500  
Societe Generale (Dated 1/31/20, Repurchase Value $296,539,000, collateralized by Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. 1.750%–4.000%, 9/30/21–1/1/50, Federal National Mortgage Assn. 2.500%–4.500%, 1/1/28–1/1/50, Government National Mortgage Assn. 3.000%–4.000%, 7/20/44–9/15/59, U.S. Treasury Bill 0.000%, 2/6/20–10/8/20, and U.S. Treasury Note/Bond 1.125%–5.500%, 11/30/20–8/15/28, with a value of $302,430,000) 1.560% 2/3/20 296,500 296,500  
TD Securities (USA) LLC (Dated 1/31/20, Repurchase Value $73,110,000, collateralized by Federal National Mortgage Assn. 3.500%–4.000%, 3/1/49–8/1/49, with a value of $74,562,000) 1.590% 2/3/20 73,100 73,100  
Wells Fargo & Co. (Dated 1/31/20, Repurchase Value $98,413,000, collateralized by Federal National Mortgage Assn. 3.500%, 6/1/49, with a value of $100,368,000) 1.590% 2/3/20 98,400 98,400  
        1,079,900  

 

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      Market  
      Value·  
  Coupon Shares ($000 )
Money Market Fund (2.4%)        
8 Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund 1.730% 6,053,108 605,432  
Total Temporary Cash Investments (Cost $1,685,268)     1,685,332  
Total Investments (107.0%) (Cost $26,069,781)     26,464,547  

 

      Face    
    Maturity Amount    
  Coupon Date ($000)    
Conventional Mortgage-Backed Securities—Liability for Sale Commitments (-0.7%)    
5,6,7 UMBS Pool 3.000% 12/1/25–2/1/50 (116,508) (118,880 )
5,6,7 UMBS Pool 5.000% 3/1/24–2/1/50 (60,393) (64,647 )
Total Conventional Mortgage-Backed Securities—Liability for Sale Commitments
(Proceeds $182,577)
(183,527 )
Other Assets and Liabilities (-6.3%)          
Other Assets       6,371,049  
Other Liabilities       (7,930,311 )
        (1,559,262 )
Net Assets (100%)       24,721,758  

 

  Amount  
  ($000 )
Statement of Assets and Liabilities    
Assets    
Investments in Securities, at Value    
Unaffiliated Issuers 25,859,115  
Affiliated Issuers 605,432  
Total Investments in Securities 26,464,547  
Investment in Vanguard 1,073  
Receivables for Investment Securities Sold 6,268,382  
Receivables for Accrued Income 80,349  
Receivables for Capital Shares Issued 18,929  
Variation Margin Receivable—Futures Contracts 1,124  
Other Assets 1,192  
Total Assets 32,835,596  
Liabilities    
Payables for Investment Securities Purchased 7,877,622  
Payables to Investment Advisor 593  
Payables for Capital Shares Redeemed 17,772  
Payables for Distributions 8,307  
Payables to Vanguard 20,981  
Liability for Sale Commitments 183,527  
Variation Margin Payable—Futures Contracts 2,345  
Variation Margin Payable—CC Swap Contracts 704  
Other Liabilities 1,987  
Total Liabilities 8,113,838  
Net Assets 24,721,758  

 

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At January 31, 2020, net assets consisted of:    
  Amount  
  ($000 ) 
Paid-in Capital 24,728,692  
Total Distributable Earnings (Loss) (6,934 ) 
Net Assets 24,721,758  
     
Investor Shares—Net Assets    
Applicable to 696,176,792 outstanding $.001 par value shares of beneficial interest (unlimited authorization) 7,365,471  
Net Asset Value Per Share—Investor Shares $10.58  
     
Admiral Shares—Net Assets    
Applicable to 1,640,498,758 outstanding $.001 par value shares of beneficial interest (unlimited authorization) 17,356,287  
Net Asset Value Per Share—Admiral Shares $10.58  

See Note A in Notes to Financial Statements.
§Certain of the fund’s securities are valued using significant unobservable inputs.
1Adjustable-rate security; rate shown is effective rate at period end. Certain adjustable-rate securities are not based on a published reference rate and spread but are determined by the issuer or agent based on current market conditions.
2Securities with a value of $14,295,000 have been segregated as initial margin for open futures contracts.
3Securities with a value of $10,200,000 have been segregated as initial margin for open centrally cleared swap contracts.
4Securities with a value of $15,819,000 have been segregated as collateral for certain open To Be Announced (TBA) transactions.
5The average or expected maturity is shorter than the final maturity shown because of the possibility of interim principal payments and prepayments.
6The issuer was placed under federal conservatorship in September 2008; since that time, its daily operations have been managed by the Federal Housing Finance Agency and it receives capital from the U.S. Treasury, as needed to maintain a positive net worth, in exchange for senior preferred stock.
7Includes securities purchased on a when-issued or delayed-delivery basis for which the fund has not taken delivery as of January 31, 2020.
8Affiliated money market fund available only to Vanguard funds and certain trusts and accounts managed by Vanguard. Rate shown is the 7-day yield.

CC—Centrally Cleared.

LIBOR—London Interbank Offered Rate.

REMICS—Real Estate Mortgage Investment Conduits.

UMBS—Uniform Mortgage-Backed Securities.

 

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Derivative Financial Instruments Outstanding as of Period End        
         
Futures Contracts            
          ($000 ) 
          Value and  
    Number of     Unrealized  
    Long (Short)   Notional Appreciation  
  Expiration Contracts   Amount (Depreciation ) 
Long Futures Contracts            
10-Year U.S. Treasury Note March 2020 2,871   377,985 1,979  
5-Year U.S. Treasury Note March 2020 1,148   138,128 1,125  
          3,104  
             
Short Futures Contracts            
Ultra 10-Year U.S. Treasury Note March 2020 (4,393)   (639,868) (14,327 ) 
30-Year U.S. Treasury Bond March 2020 (335)   (54,783) (1,749 ) 
2-Year U.S. Treasury Note March 2020 (31)   (6,707) (25 ) 
          (16,101 ) 
          (12,997 ) 

 

Centrally Cleared Interest Rate Swaps                
      Fixed Floating        
      Interest Interest        
      Rate Rate     Unrealized  
  Future Notional Received Received     Appreciation  
  Effective Amount (Paid)1 (Paid) 2 Value (Depreciation )
Termination Date Date ($000) (%) (%)   ($000) ($000 )
4/30/25 N/A 288,840 (3.000) 1.770   (24,444) (24,441 )

 

1 Fixed interest payment received/paid semiannually.

2 Based on 3M USD LIBOR as of the most recent payment date. Floating interest payment received/paid quarterly.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.

 

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Statement of Operations

 

 

  Year Ended  
  January 31, 2020  
  ($000 ) 
Investment Income    
Income    
Interest1 674,550  
Total Income 674,550  
Expenses    
Investment Advisory Fees—Note B 2,265  
The Vanguard Group—Note C    
Management and Administrative—Investor Shares 13,018  
Management and Administrative—Admiral Shares 14,750  
Marketing and Distribution—Investor Shares 659  
Marketing and Distribution—Admiral Shares 827  
Custodian Fees 378  
Auditing Fees 41  
Shareholders’ Reports—Investor Shares 190  
Shareholders’ Reports—Admiral Shares 174  
Trustees’ Fees and Expenses 28  
Total Expenses 32,330  
Net Investment Income 642,220  
Realized Net Gain (Loss)    
Investment Securities Sold1 168,177  
Futures Contracts 8,185  
Swap Contracts (74,917 ) 
Realized Net Gain (Loss) 101,445  
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)    
Investment Securities1 528,301  
Futures Contracts (21,452 ) 
Swap Contracts (13,968 ) 
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) 492,881  
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations 1,236,546  

 

1Interest income, realized net gain (loss), and change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) from an affiliated company of the fund were $18,146,000, ($1,000), and $64,000, respectively. Purchases and sales are for temporary cash investment purposes.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.

 

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Statement of Changes in Net Assets

 

 

 

  Year Ended January 31,  
  2020   2019  
  ($000 ) ($000 )
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets        
Operations        
Net Investment Income 642,220   669,601  
Realized Net Gain (Loss) 101,445   (183,268 )
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) 492,881   106,760  
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations 1,236,546   593,093  
Distributions        
Net Investment Income        
  Investor Shares (191,365 ) (205,195 )
  Admiral Shares (453,286 ) (461,404 )
Realized Capital Gain        
  Investor Shares    
  Admiral Shares    
Total Distributions (644,651 ) (666,599 )
Capital Share Transactions        
  Investor Shares 468,661   (859,525 )
  Admiral Shares 2,240,579   (1,735,093 )
Net Increase (Decrease) from Capital Share Transactions 2,709,240   (2,594,618 )
Total Increase (Decrease) 3,301,135   (2,668,124 )
Net Assets        
Beginning of Period 21,420,623   24,088,747  
End of Period 24,721,758   21,420,623  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.

 

 

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Financial Highlights

 

 

 

Investor Shares            
             
For a Share Outstanding     Year Ended January 31,  
Throughout Each Period 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016  
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period $10.31 $10.32 $10.51 $10.77 $10.88  
Investment Operations            
Net Investment Income .2851 .2981 .2841 .236 .249  
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments .272 (.011) (.193) (.183) (.055)  
Total from Investment Operations .557 .287 .091 .053 .194  
Distributions            
Dividends from Net Investment Income (.287) (.297) (.281) (.237) (.250)  
Distributions from Realized Capital Gains (.076) (.054)  
Total Distributions (.287) (.297) (.281) (.313) (.304)  
Net Asset Value, End of Period $10.58 $10.31 $10.32 $10.51 $10.77  
             
Total Return2 5.46% 2.85% 0.85% 0.49% 1.83%  
             
Ratios/Supplemental Data            
Net Assets, End of Period (Millions) $7,365 $6,715 $7,598 $7,993 $8,483  
Ratio of Total Expenses to Average Net Assets 0.21% 0.21% 0.21% 0.21% 0.21%  
Ratio of Net Investment Income to Average Net Assets 2.71% 2.93% 2.70% 2.19% 2.33%  
Portfolio Turnover Rate3 616% 415% 620% 926% 706%  

 

  1 Calculated based on average shares outstanding.
  2 Total returns do not include account service fees that may have applied in the periods shown. Fund prospectuses provide information about any applicable account service fees.
  3 Includes 198%, 200%, 156%, 300%, and 219% attributable to mortgage-dollar-roll activity.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.

 

 

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Financial Highlights

 

 

 

Admiral Shares            
             
For a Share Outstanding     Year Ended January 31,  
Throughout Each Period 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016  
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period $10.31 $10.32 $10.51 $10.77 $10.88  
Investment Operations            
Net Investment Income .2951 .3091 .2941 .247 .260  
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments .272 (.012) (.192) (.183) (.055)  
Total from Investment Operations .567 .297 .102 .064 .205  
Distributions            
Dividends from Net Investment Income (.297) (.307) (.292) (.248) (.261)  
Distributions from Realized Capital Gains (.076) (.054)  
Total Distributions (.297) (.307) (.292) (.324) (.315)  
Net Asset Value, End of Period $10.58 $10.31 $10.32 $10.51 $10.77  
             
Total Return2 5.57% 2.95% 0.95% 0.59% 1.93%  
             
Ratios/Supplemental Data            
Net Assets, End of Period (Millions) $17,356 $14,706 $16,491 $17,613 $17,419  
Ratio of Total Expenses to Average Net Assets 0.11% 0.11% 0.11% 0.11% 0.11%  
Ratio of Net Investment Income to Average Net Assets 2.81% 3.03% 2.80% 2.29% 2.43%  
Portfolio Turnover Rate3 616% 415% 620% 926% 706%  

 

  1 Calculated based on average shares outstanding.
  2 Total returns do not include account service fees that may have applied in the periods shown. Fund prospectuses provide information about any applicable account service fees.
  3 Includes 198%, 200%, 156%, 300%, and 219% attributable to mortgage-dollar-roll activity.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

 

 

 

Vanguard GNMA Fund is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 as an open-end investment company, or mutual fund. The fund offers two classes of shares: Investor Shares and Admiral Shares. Each of the share classes has different eligibility and minimum purchase requirements, and is designed for different types of investors.

 

A. The following significant accounting policies conform to generally accepted accounting principles for U.S. investment companies. The fund consistently follows such policies in preparing its financial statements.

 

1. Security Valuation: Securities are valued as of the close of trading on the New York Stock Exchange (generally 4 p.m., Eastern time) on the valuation date. Bonds and temporary cash investments are valued using the latest bid prices or using valuations based on a matrix system (which considers such factors as security prices, yields, maturities, and ratings), both as furnished by independent pricing services. Structured debt securities, including mortgages and asset-backed securities, are valued using the latest bid prices or using valuations based on a matrix system that considers such factors as issuer, tranche, nominal or option-adjusted spreads, weighted average coupon, weighted average maturity, credit enhancements, and collateral. Investments in Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund are valued at that fund’s net asset value. Securities for which market quotations are not readily available, or whose values have been affected by events occurring before the fund’s pricing time but after the close of the securities’ primary markets, are valued by methods deemed by the board of trustees to represent fair value.

 

2. Futures Contracts: The fund uses futures contracts to invest in fixed income asset classes with greater efficiency and lower cost than is possible through direct investment, to add value when these instruments are attractively priced, or to adjust sensitivity to changes in interest rates. The primary risks associated with the use of futures contracts are imperfect correlation between changes in market values of bonds held by the fund and the prices of futures contracts, and the possibility of an illiquid market. Counterparty risk involving futures is mitigated because a regulated clearinghouse is the counterparty instead of the clearing broker. To further mitigate counterparty risk, the fund trades futures contracts on an exchange, monitors the financial strength of its clearing brokers and clearinghouse, and has entered into clearing agreements with its clearing brokers. The clearinghouse imposes initial margin requirements to secure the fund’s performance and requires daily settlement of variation margin representing changes in the market value of each contract. Any assets pledged as initial margin for open contracts are noted in the Statement of Net Assets.

 

Futures contracts are valued at their quoted daily settlement prices. The notional amounts of the contracts are not recorded in the Statement of Net Assets. Fluctuations in the value of the contracts are recorded in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as an asset (liability) and in the Statement of Operations as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) until the contracts are closed, when they are recorded as realized futures gains (losses).

 

During the year ended January 31, 2020, the fund’s average investments in long and short futures contracts represented 5% and 2% of net assets, respectively, based on the average of the notional amounts at each quarter-end during the period.

 

3. Swap Contracts: The fund enters into interest rate swap transactions to adjust the fund’s sensitivity to changes in interest rates and maintain the ability to generate income at prevailing market rates. Under the terms of the swaps, one party pays the other an amount that is a fixed percentage rate applied to a notional amount. In return, the counterparty agrees to pay a floating rate, which is reset periodically based on short-term interest rates, applied to the same notional amount.

 

 

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The notional amounts of swap contracts are not recorded in the Statement of Net Assets. Swaps are valued daily based on market quotations received from independent pricing services or recognized dealers and the change in value is recorded in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as an asset (liability) and in the Statement of Operations as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) until the seller of credit protection is required to take delivery (or, in a cash settled swap, pay the settlement amount determined) upon occurrence of a credit event, periodic payments are made, or the swap terminates, at which time realized gain (loss) is recorded. The net premium to be received or paid by the fund under swap contracts is accrued daily and recorded as realized gain (loss) over the life of the contract.

 

A risk associated with all types of swaps is the possibility that a counterparty may default on its obligation to pay net amounts due to the fund. The fund’s maximum amount subject to counterparty risk is the unrealized appreciation on the swap contract. The fund mitigates its counterparty risk by entering into swaps only with a diverse group of prequalified counterparties, monitoring their financial strength, entering into master netting arrangements with its counterparties, and requiring its counterparties to transfer collateral as security for their performance. In the absence of a default, the collateral pledged or received by the fund cannot be repledged, resold, or rehypothecated. In the event of a counterparty’s default (including bankruptcy), the fund may terminate any swap contracts with that counterparty, determine the net amount owed by either party in accordance with its master netting arrangements, and sell or retain any collateral held up to the net amount owed to the fund under the master netting arrangements. The swap contracts contain provisions whereby a counterparty may terminate open contracts if the fund’s net assets decline below a certain level, triggering a payment by the fund if the fund is in a net liability position at the time of the termination. The payment amount would be reduced by any collateral the fund has pledged. Any securities pledged as collateral for open contracts are noted in the Statement of Net Assets. The value of collateral received or pledged is compared daily to the value of the swap contracts exposure with each counterparty, and any difference, if in excess of a specified minimum transfer amount, is adjusted and settled within two business days.

 

The fund enters into centrally cleared interest rate swaps to achieve the same objectives specified with respect to the equivalent over-the-counter swaps but with less counterparty risk because a regulated clearinghouse is the counterparty instead of the clearing broker or executing broker. The clearinghouse imposes initial margin requirements to secure the fund’s performance, and requires daily settlement of variation margin representing changes in the market value of each contract. To further mitigate counterparty risk, the fund trades with a diverse group of prequalified executing brokers; monitors the financial strength of its clearing brokers, executing brokers, and clearinghouse; and has entered into agreements with its clearing brokers and executing brokers.

 

During the year ended January 31, 2020, the average amount of investments in interest rate swaps represented 4% of net assets, based on the average of notional amounts at each quarter-end during the period.

 

4. To Be Announced (TBA) Transactions: A TBA transaction is an agreement to buy or sell mortgage-backed securities with agreed-upon characteristics (face amount, coupon, maturity) for settlement at a future date. The fund may be a seller of TBA transactions to reduce its exposure to the mortgage-backed securities market or in order to sell mortgage-backed securities it owns under delayed-delivery arrangements. When the fund is a buyer of TBA transactions, it maintains cash or short-term investments in an amount sufficient to meet the purchase price at the settlement date of the TBA transaction. The primary risk associated with TBA transactions is that a counterparty may default on

 

 

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its obligations. The fund mitigates its counterparty risk by, among other things, performing a credit analysis of counterparties, allocating transactions among numerous counterparties, and monitoring its exposure to each counterparty. The fund may also enter into a Master Securities Forward Transaction Agreement (MSFTA) with certain counterparties and require them to transfer collateral as security for their performance. In the absence of a default, the collateral pledged or received by the fund cannot be repledged, resold, or rehypothecated. Under an MSFTA, upon a counterparty default (including bankruptcy), the fund may terminate any TBA transactions with that counterparty, determine the net amount owed by either party in accordance with its master netting arrangements, and sell or retain any collateral held up to the net amount owed to the fund under the master netting arrangements.

 

5. Mortgage Dollar Rolls: The fund enters into mortgage-dollar-roll transactions, in which the fund sells mortgage-backed securities to a dealer and simultaneously agrees to purchase similar securities in the future at a predetermined price. The proceeds of the securities sold in mortgage-dollar-roll transactions are typically invested in high-quality short-term fixed income securities. The fund forgoes principal and interest paid on the securities sold, and is compensated by interest earned on the proceeds of the sale and by a lower price on the securities to be repurchased. The fund has also entered into mortgage-dollar-roll transactions in which the fund buys mortgage-backed securities from a dealer pursuant to a TBA transaction and simultaneously agrees to sell similar securities in the future at a predetermined price. The securities bought in mortgage-dollar-roll transactions are used to cover an open TBA sell position. The fund continues to earn interest on mortgage-backed security pools already held and receives a lower price on the securities to be sold in the future. The fund accounts for mortgage-dollar-roll transactions as purchases and sales; as such, these transactions may increase the fund’s portfolio turnover rate. Amounts to be received or paid in connection with open mortgage dollar rolls are included in Receivables for Investment Securities Sold or Payables for Investment Securities Purchased in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

 

6. Repurchase Agreements: The fund enters into repurchase agreements with institutional counterparties. Securities pledged as collateral to the fund under repurchase agreements are held by a custodian bank until the agreements mature, and in the absence of a default, such collateral cannot be repledged, resold, or rehypothecated. Each agreement requires that the market value of the collateral be sufficient to cover payments of interest and principal. The fund further mitigates its counterparty risk by entering into repurchase agreements only with a diverse group of prequalified counterparties, monitoring their financial strength, and entering into master repurchase agreements with its counterparties. The master repurchase agreements provide that, in the event of a counterparty’s default (including bankruptcy), the fund may terminate any repurchase agreements with that counterparty, determine the net amount owed, and sell or retain the collateral up to the net amount owed to the fund. Such action may be subject to legal proceedings, which may delay or limit the disposition of collateral.

 

7. Federal Income Taxes: The fund intends to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company and distribute all of its taxable income. Management has analyzed the fund’s tax positions taken for all open federal income tax years (January 31, 2017–2020), and has concluded that no provision for federal income tax is required in the fund’s financial statements.

 

8. Distributions: Distributions from net investment income are declared daily and paid on the first business day of the following month. Annual distributions from realized capital gains, if any, are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Distributions are determined on a tax basis and may differ from net investment income and realized capital gains for financial reporting purposes.

 

 

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9. Credit Facility: The fund and certain other funds managed by The Vanguard Group (“Vanguard”) participate in a $4.3 billion committed credit facility provided by a syndicate of lenders pursuant to a credit agreement that may be renewed annually; each fund is individually liable for its borrowings, if any, under the credit facility. Borrowings may be utilized for temporary and emergency purposes, and are subject to the fund’s regulatory and contractual borrowing restrictions. The participating funds are charged administrative fees and an annual commitment fee of 0.10% of the undrawn amount of the facility; these fees are allocated to the funds based on a method approved by the fund’s board of trustees and included in Management and Administrative expenses on the fund’s Statement of Operations. Any borrowings under this facility bear interest at a rate based upon the higher of the one-month London Interbank Offered Rate, federal funds effective rate, or overnight bank funding rate plus an agreed-upon spread.

 

The fund had no borrowings outstanding at January 31, 2020, or at any time during the period then ended.

 

10. Other: Interest income includes income distributions received from Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund and is accrued daily. Premiums and discounts on debt securities are amortized and accreted, respectively, to interest income over the lives of the respective securities, except for premiums on certain callable debt securities that are amortized to the earliest call date. Security transactions are accounted for on the date securities are bought or sold. Costs used to determine realized gains (losses) on the sale of investment securities are those of the specific securities sold.

 

Each class of shares has equal rights as to assets and earnings, except that each class separately bears certain class-specific expenses related to maintenance of shareholder accounts (included in Management and Administrative expenses) and shareholder reporting. Marketing and distribution expenses are allocated to each class of shares based on a method approved by the board of trustees. Income, other non-class-specific expenses, and gains and losses on investments are allocated to each class of shares based on its relative net assets.

 

B. Wellington Management Company LLP provides investment advisory services to the fund for a fee calculated at an annual percentage rate of average net assets. For the year ended January 31, 2020, the investment advisory fee represented an effective annual rate of 0.01% of the fund’s average net assets.

 

C. In accordance with the terms of a Funds’ Service Agreement (the “FSA”) between Vanguard and the fund, Vanguard furnishes to the fund corporate management, administrative, marketing, and distribution services at Vanguard’s cost of operations (as defined by the FSA). These costs of operations are allocated to the fund based on methods and guidelines approved by the board of trustees. Vanguard does not require reimbursement in the current period for certain costs of operations (such as deferred compensation/benefits and risk/insurance costs); the fund’s liability for these costs of operations is included in Payables to Vanguard on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. All other costs of operations payable to Vanguard are generally settled twice a month.

 

Upon the request of Vanguard, the fund may invest up to 0.40% of its net assets as capital in Vanguard. At January 31, 2020, the fund had contributed to Vanguard capital in the amount of $1,073,000, representing less than 0.01% of the fund’s net assets and 0.43% of Vanguard’s capital received pursuant to the FSA. The fund’s trustees and officers are also directors and employees, respectively, of Vanguard.

 

 

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D. Various inputs may be used to determine the value of the fund’s investments. These inputs are summarized in three broad levels for financial statement purposes. The inputs or methodologies used to value securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

 

Level 1—Quoted prices in active markets for identical securities.

Level 2—Other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.).

Level 3—Significant unobservable inputs (including the fund’s own assumptions used to determine the fair value of investments). Any investments valued with significant unobservable inputs are noted on the Statement of Net Assets.

 

The following table summarizes the market value of the fund’s investments and derivatives as of January 31, 2020, based on the inputs used to value them:

 

  Level 1 Level 2 Level 3
Investments ($000) ($000) ($000)
U.S. Government and Agency Obligations 24,316,534 30,271
Asset-Backed/Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities 432,410
Temporary Cash Investments 605,432 1,079,900
Conventional Mortgage-Backed Securities—Liability for Sale Commitments (183,527)
Futures Contracts—Assets1 1,124
Futures Contracts—Liabilities1 (2,345)
Swap Contracts—Liabilities1 (704)
Total 603,507 25,645,317 30,271

1 Represents variation margin on the last day of the reporting period.

 

E. Permanent differences between book-basis and tax-basis components of net assets are reclassified among capital accounts in the financial statements to reflect their tax character. These reclassifications have no effect on net assets or net asset value per share. As of period end, permanent differences primarily attributable to the accounting for swap agreements were reclassified between the following accounts:

 

  Amount
  ($000)
Paid-in Capital (604)
Total Distributable Earnings (Loss) 604

 

Temporary differences between book-basis and tax-basis components of total distributable earnings (loss) arise when certain items of income, gain, or loss are recognized in different periods for financial statement and tax purposes; these differences will reverse at some time in the future. The differences are primarily related to the tax deferral of losses on wash sales and straddles; the

 

 

 

 

 

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realization of unrealized gains or losses on certain futures contracts; and payables for distributions. As of period end, the tax-basis components of total distributable earnings (loss) are detailed in the table as follows:

 

  Amount
  ($000)
Undistributed Ordinary Income 24,238
Undistributed Long-Term Gains
Capital Loss Carryforwards (Non-expiring)* (371,581)
Net Unrealized Gains (Losses) 368,128

* The fund used capital loss carryforwards of $81,833,000 to offset taxable capital gains realized during the year ended January 31, 2020.

 

As of January 31, 2020, gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation for investments, derivatives, and sale commitments based on cost for U.S. federal income tax purposes were as follows:

 

  Amount
  ($000)
Tax Cost 26,071,028
Gross Unrealized Appreciation 462,318
Gross Unrealized Depreciation (94,190)
Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) 368,128

 

 

F. During the year ended January 31, 2020, the fund purchased $140,847,888,000 of investment securities and sold $138,091,841,000 of investment securities, other than temporary cash investments.

 

G. Capital share transactions for each class of shares were:

 

        Year Ended January 31,
    2020     2019
  Amount Shares   Amount Shares
  ($000) (000)   ($000) (000)
Investor Shares          
Issued 1,385,931 132,246   647,412 63,535
Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions 179,799 17,154   187,345 18,362
Redeemed (1,097,069) (104,806)   (1,694,282) (166,309)
Net Increase (Decrease)—Investor Shares 468,661 44,594   (859,525) (84,412)
Admiral Shares          
Issued 4,178,456 398,611   1,687,263 165,487
Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions 357,545 34,102   364,477 35,717
Redeemed (2,295,422) (219,202)   (3,786,833) (371,649)
Net Increase (Decrease)—Admiral Shares 2,240,579 213,511   (1,735,093) (170,445)

 

H. Management has determined that no events or transactions occurred subsequent to January 31, 2020, that would require recognition or disclosure in these financial statements.

 

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

To the Board of Trustees of Vanguard Fixed Income Securities Funds and Shareholders of Vanguard GNMA Fund

 

Opinion on the Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying statement of net assets and statement of assets and liabilities of Vanguard GNMA Fund (one of the funds constituting Vanguard Fixed Income Securities Funds, referred to hereafter as the “Fund”) as of January 31, 2020, the related statement of operations for the year ended January 31, 2020, the statement of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period ended January 31, 2020, including the related notes, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period ended January 31, 2020 (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Fund as of January 31, 2020, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period ended January 31, 2020 and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period ended January 31, 2020 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

 

Basis for Opinion

These financial statements are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Fund’s financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (“PCAOB”) and are required to be independent with respect to the Fund in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

 

We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud.

 

Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of January 31, 2020 by correspondence with the custodian, transfer agent and brokers; when replies were not received from brokers, we performed other auditing procedures. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

 

 

 

 

/s/PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

March 16, 2020

 

We have served as the auditor of one or more investment companies in The Vanguard Group of Funds since 1975.

 

 

 

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Special 2019 tax information (unaudited) for Vanguard GNMA Fund

 

This information for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2020, is included pursuant to provisions of the Internal Revenue Code.

 

For nonresident alien shareholders, 99.0% of income dividends are interest-related dividends.

 

 

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Neither Barclays Bank Plc, Barclays Capital Inc., or any affiliate (collectively Barclays) or Bloomberg is the issuer or producer of the GNMA Fund and neither Bloomberg nor Barclays has any responsibilities, obligations or duties to investors in the GNMA Fund. The Index is licensed for use by The Vanguard Group, Inc. (Vanguard) as the sponsor of the GNMA Fund. Bloomberg and Barclays’ only relationship with Vanguard in respect of the Index is the licensing of the Index, which is determined, composed and calculated by BISL, or any successor thereto, without regard to the Issuer or the GNMA Fund or the owners of the GNMA Fund.

 

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The licensing agreement between Bloomberg and Barclays is solely for the benefit of Bloomberg and Barclays and not for the benefit of the owners of the GNMA Fund, investors or other third parties. In addition, the licensing agreement between Vanguard and Bloomberg is solely for the benefit of Vanguard and Bloomberg and not for the benefit of the owners of the GNMA Fund, investors or other third parties.

 

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The People Who Govern Your Fund

 

 

The trustees of your mutual fund are there to see that the fund is operated and managed in your best interests since, as a shareholder, you are a part owner of the fund. Your fund’s trustees also serve on the board of directors of The Vanguard Group, Inc., which is owned by the Vanguard funds and provides services to them.

 

A majority of Vanguard’s board members are independent, meaning that they have no affiliation with Vanguard or the funds they oversee, apart from the sizable personal investments they have made as private individuals. The independent board members have distinguished backgrounds in business, academia, and public service. Each of the trustees and executive officers oversees 213 Vanguard funds.

 

Information for each trustee and executive officer of the fund appears below. That information, as well as the Vanguard fund count, is as of the date on the cover of this fund report. The mailing address of the trustees and officers is P.O. Box 876, Valley Forge, PA 19482. More information about the trustees is in the Statement of Additional Information, which can be obtained, without charge, by contacting Vanguard at 800-662-7447, or online at vanguard.com.

 

Interested Trustee1

 

Mortimer J. Buckley

Born in 1969. Trustee since January 2018. Principal occupation(s) during the past five years and other experience: 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. Chairman of the board (2011–2017) and trustee (2009–2017) of the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia; and trustee (2018–present) and vice chair (2019–present) of The Shipley School.

 

Independent Trustees

 

Emerson U. Fullwood

Born in 1948. Trustee since January 2008. Principal occupation(s) during the past five years and other experience: 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. Director of SPX FLOW, Inc. (multi-industry manufacturing). Director of the University of Rochester Medical Center, the Monroe Community College Foundation, the United Way of Rochester, North Carolina A&T University, and Roberts Wesleyan College. Trustee of the University of Rochester.

 

Amy Gutmann

Born in 1949. Trustee since June 2006. Principal occupation(s) during the past five years and other experience: president (2004–present) of the University of Pennsylvania. Christopher H. Browne Distinguished Professor of Political Science, School of Arts and Sciences, and professor of communication, Annenberg School for Communication, with secondary faculty appointments in the Department of Philosophy, School of Arts and Sciences, and at the Graduate School of Education, University of Pennsylvania.

 

F. Joseph Loughrey

Born in 1949. Trustee since October 2009. Principal occupation(s) during the past five years and other experience: president and chief operating officer (retired 2009) and vice chairman of the board (2008–2009) of Cummins Inc. (industrial machinery). Chairman of the board of Hillenbrand, Inc. (specialized consumer services) and the Lumina Foundation. Director of the V Foundation. Member of the advisory

 

 

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council for the College of Arts and Letters and chair of the advisory board to the Kellogg Institute for International Studies, both at the University of Notre Dame.

 

Mark Loughridge

Born in 1953. Trustee since March 2012. Principal occupation(s) during the past five years and other experience: 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.

 

Scott C. Malpass

Born in 1962. Trustee since March 2012. Principal occupation(s) during the past five years and other experience: chief investment officer (1989–present) and vice president (1996–present) of the University of Notre Dame. Assistant professor of finance at the Mendoza College of Business, University of Notre Dame, and member of the Notre Dame 403(b) Investment Committee. Member of the board of TIFF Advisory Services, Inc. Member of the board of Catholic Investment Services, Inc. (investment advisors) and the board of superintendence of the Institute for the Works of Religion.

 

Deanna Mulligan

Born in 1963. Trustee since January 2018. Principal occupation(s) during the past five years and other experience: chief executive officer (2011–present) of The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America. President (2010–2019), chief operating officer (2010–2011), and executive vice president (2008–2010) of Individual Life and Disability of The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America. Member of the board of The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America, the American Council of Life Insurers, and the Economic Club of New York. Trustee of the Partnership for New York City (business leadership), Chief Executives for Corporate Purpose, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, Catalyst, and the Bruce Museum (arts and science). Member of the Advisory Council for the Stanford Graduate School of Business.

 

André F. Perold

Born in 1952. Trustee since December 2004. Principal occupation(s) during the past five years and other experience: George Gund Professor of Finance and Banking, Emeritus at the Harvard Business School (retired 2011). Chief investment officer and co-managing partner of HighVista Strategies (private investment firm). Member of the board of advisors and the investment committee of the Museum of Fine Arts Boston. Member of the board (2018–present) of RIT Capital Partners (investment firm). Member of the investment committee of Partners Health Care System.

 

Sarah Bloom Raskin

Born in 1961. Trustee since January 2018. Principal occupation(s) during the past five years and other experience: 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. Member of the board of directors (2012–2014) of Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation. Director (2017–present) of i(x) Investments, LLC; director (2017–present) of Reserve Trust. Rubenstein Fellow (2017–present) of Duke University; trustee (2017–present) of Amherst College, and trustee (2019–present) of the Folger Shakespeare Library.

 

Peter F. Volanakis

Born in 1955. Trustee since July 2009. Principal occupation(s) during the past five years and other experience: 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). Chairman of the board of trustees of Colby-Sawyer College. Member of the board of Hypertherm Inc. (industrial cutting systems, software, and consumables).

 

 

 

 

 

Executive Officers

 

John Bendl

Born in 1970. Principal occupation(s) during the past five years and other experience: principal of Vanguard. Chief financial officer (2019–present) of each of the investment companies served by Vanguard. Chief accounting officer, treasurer, and controller of Vanguard (2017–present). Partner (2003–2016) at KPMG (audit, tax, and advisory services).

 

Glenn Booraem

Born in 1967. Principal occupation(s) during the past five years and other experience: principal of Vanguard. Investment stewardship officer (2017–present), treasurer (2015–2017), controller (2010–2015), and assistant controller (2001–2010) of each of the investment companies served by Vanguard.

 

Christine M. Buchanan

Born in 1970. Principal occupation(s) during the past five years and other experience: principal of Vanguard. Treasurer (2017–present) of each of the investment companies served by Vanguard. Partner (2005–2017) at KPMG (audit, tax, and advisory services).

 

David Cermak

Born in 1960. Principal occupation(s) during the past five years and other experience: principal of Vanguard. Finance director (2019–present) of each of the investment companies served by Vanguard. Managing director and head (2017–present) of Vanguard Investments Singapore. Managing director and head (2017–2019) of Vanguard Investments Hong Kong. Representative director and head (2014–2017) of Vanguard Investments Japan.

 

Thomas J. Higgins

Born in 1957. Principal occupation(s) during the past five years and other experience: principal of Vanguard. Finance director (2019–present), chief financial officer (2008–2019), and treasurer (1998–2008) of each of the investment companies served by Vanguard.

 

Peter Mahoney

Born in 1974. Principal occupation(s) during the past five years and other experience: principal of Vanguard. Controller (2015–present) of each of the investment companies served by Vanguard. Head of International Fund Services (2008–2014) at Vanguard.

 

Anne E. Robinson

Born in 1970. Principal occupation(s) during the past five years and other experience: 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.

 

Michael Rollings

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Annual Report | January 31, 2020

 

 

Vanguard Real Estate Index Funds

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Vanguard Real Estate Index Fund

 

Vanguard Real Estate II Index Fund

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

See the inside front cover for important information about access to your fund’s annual and semiannual shareholder reports.

 

 

 

 

Important information about access to shareholder reports

 

Beginning on January 1, 2021, as permitted by regulations adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission, paper copies of your fund’s annual and semiannual shareholder reports will no longer be sent to you by mail, unless you specifically request them. Instead, you will be notified by mail each time a report is posted on the website and will be provided with a link to access the report.

 

If you have already elected to receive shareholder reports electronically, you will not be affected by this change and do not need to take any action. You may elect to receive shareholder reports and other communications from the fund electronically by contacting your financial intermediary (such as a broker-dealer or bank) or, if you invest directly with the fund, by calling Vanguard at one of the phone numbers on the back cover of this report or by logging on to vanguard.com.

 

You may elect to receive paper copies of all future shareholder reports free of charge. If you invest through a financial intermediary, you can contact the intermediary to request that you continue to receive paper copies. If you invest directly with the fund, you can call Vanguard at one of the phone numbers on the back cover of this report or log on to vanguard.com. Your election to receive paper copies will apply to all the funds you hold through an intermediary or directly with Vanguard.

 

 

 

Contents  

 

A Note From Our Chairman 1
   
Your Fund’s Performance at a Glance 2
   
About Your Fund’s Expenses 3
   
Real Estate Index Fund 5
   
Real Estate II Index Fund 28

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Please note: The opinions expressed in this report are just that—informed opinions. They should not be considered promises or advice. Also, please keep in mind that the information and opinions cover the period through the date on the front of this report. Of course, the risks of investing in your fund are spelled out in the prospectus.

 

 

 

A Note From Our Chairman

 

 

 

 

 

Tim Buckley

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

 

 

 

Dear Shareholder,

 

These are challenging times. The markets plummet one day and bounce back the next as investors process the uncertainty surrounding the coronavirus outbreak.

 

At Vanguard, we tell investors to “stay the course” in good times and bad. This means focusing on your investment goals, keeping a long-term perspective, being balanced across and diversified within asset classes, and limiting cost.

 

Vanguard investors have proven time and again that they know how to stay calm in a market downturn—an attribute that has served them well. But for those who are weathering their first bout of market volatility or could just use a friendly reminder, let me offer three points.

 

First, we stand by our counsel—“stay the course.”

 

Don’t be tempted to time the markets. It’s a losing strategy. An investment plan established during calmer times should not be abandoned in the midst of a market downturn. Although having exposure to different asset classes does not eliminate the risk of loss, we believe investors should let the potential benefits of diversification play out.

 

Second, whether you’re new to investing or a seasoned financial advisor, don’t feel that you need to go it alone. Our mission is to help you succeed, so reach out if we can be of help.

 

Our websites are constantly refreshed with our latest thinking on the markets and economy. And our experts offer practical advice on how to put this perspective to work in your portfolios.

 

And, finally, thank you.

 

Thank you for entrusting us with your financial success. It’s a tremendous responsibility that we take very seriously. No matter the market conditions, we look forward to partnering with you and helping you reach your investment goals.

 

Sincerely,

 

 

 

Mortimer J. Buckley

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

March 3, 2020

 

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Your Fund’s Performance at a Glance

 

 

·   For the 12 months ended January 31, 2020, Vanguard Real Estate Index Fund returned 16.59% for Investor Shares. Returns were a bit higher for Institutional, Admiral, and ETF Shares as well as for Vanguard Real Estate II Index Fund. The results were in line with those of the funds’ benchmark index but more than 3 percentage points behind the broad U.S. stock market.

 

·   The Federal Reserve reduced its target for short-term interest rates three times in 2019. Real estate investment trusts (REITs), which are particularly sensitive to rate changes, attracted investors searching for more solid sources of income in the low-rate environment.

 

·   Specialized REITs, the funds’ largest holding, contributed most to their returns. Residential, industrial, office, diversified, and health care REITs noticeably boosted results, as did real estate services. Retail REITs and hotel and resort REITs were the main detractors.

 

·   For the ten years ended January 31, 2020, the Real Estate Index Fund posted an average annual return of 12.56% for Investor Shares, in line with its benchmark index. The Real Estate Index II Fund launched in 2017 and doesn’t yet have a ten-year record.

 

 

 

Market Barometer

 

    Average Annual Total Returns  
    Periods Ended January 31, 2020  
    One Year   Three Years   Five Years  
Stocks              
Russell 1000 Index (Large-caps)   21.39%   14.33%   12.13%  
Russell 2000 Index (Small-caps)   9.21   7.28   8.23  
Russell 3000 Index (Broad U.S. market)   20.53   13.82   11.85  
FTSE All-World ex US Index (International)   10.28   7.74   5.24  
               
Bonds              
Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index (Broad taxable market)   9.64%   4.62%   3.01%  
Bloomberg Barclays Municipal Bond Index (Broad tax-exempt market)   8.65   5.12   3.53  
FTSE Three-Month U.S. Treasury Bill Index   2.18   1.68   1.07  
               
CPI              
Consumer Price Index   2.49%   2.04%   2.00%  

 

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About Your Fund’s Expenses

 

 

As a shareholder of the fund, you incur ongoing costs, which include costs for portfolio management, administrative services, and shareholder reports (like this one), among others. Operating expenses, which are deducted from a fund’s gross income, directly reduce the investment return of the fund.

 

A fund’s expenses are expressed as a percentage of its average net assets. This figure is known as the expense ratio. The following examples are intended to help you understand the ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in your fund and to compare these costs with those of other mutual funds. The examples are based on an investment of $1,000 made at the beginning of the period shown and held for the entire period.

 

The accompanying table illustrates your fund’s costs in two ways:

 

·    Based on actual fund return. This section helps you to estimate the actual expenses that you paid over the period. The “Ending Account Value” shown is derived from the fund’s actual return, and the third column shows the dollar amount that would have been paid by an investor who started with $1,000 in the fund. You may use the information here, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period.

 

To do so, simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number given for your fund under the heading “Expenses Paid During Period.”

 

·    Based on hypothetical 5% yearly return. This section is intended to help you compare your fund’s costs with those of other mutual funds. It assumes that the fund had a yearly return of 5% before expenses, but that the expense ratio is unchanged. In this case—because the return used is not the fund’s actual return—the results do not apply to your investment. The example is useful in making comparisons because the Securities and Exchange Commission requires all mutual funds to calculate expenses based on a 5% return. You can assess your fund’s costs by comparing this hypothetical example with the hypothetical examples that appear in shareholder reports of other funds.

 

Note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight and help you compare ongoing costs only and do not reflect transaction costs incurred by the fund for buying and selling securities. Further, the expenses do not include any purchase, redemption, or account service fees described in the fund prospectus. If such fees were applied to your account, your costs would be higher. Your fund does not carry a “sales load.”

 

The calculations assume no shares were bought or sold during the period. Your actual costs may have been higher or lower, depending on the amount of your investment and the timing of any purchases or redemptions.

 

You can find more information about the fund’s expenses, including annual expense ratios, in the Financial Statements section of this report. For additional information on operating expenses and other shareholder costs, please refer to your fund’s current prospectus.

 

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Six Months Ended January 31, 2020

 

    Beginning   Ending   Expenses  
    Account Value   Account Value   Paid During  
    7/31/2019   1/31/2020   Period  
Based on Actual Fund Return              
Real Estate Index Fund              
Investor Shares   $1,000.00   $1,075.70   $1.31  
ETF Shares   1,000.00   1,076.11   0.63  
Admiral™ Shares   1,000.00   1,076.14   0.63  
Institutional Shares   1,000.00   1,075.86   0.52  
Real Estate II Index Fund   $1,000.00   $1,076.11   $0.42  
Based on Hypothetical 5% Yearly Return              
Real Estate Index Fund              
Investor Shares   $1,000.00   $1,023.95   $1.28  
ETF Shares   1,000.00   1,024.60   0.61  
Admiral Shares   1,000.00   1,024.60   0.61  
Institutional Shares   1,000.00   1,024.70   0.51  
Real Estate II Index Fund   $1,000.00   $1,024.80   $0.41  

 

The calculations are based on expenses incurred in the most recent six-month period. The funds’ annualized six-month expense ratios for that period are: for the Real Estate Index Fund, 0.25% for Investor Shares, 0.12% for ETF Shares, 0.12% for Admiral Shares, and 0.10% for Institutional Shares; and for the Real Estate II Index Fund, 0.08%. The dollar amounts shown as “Expenses Paid” are equal to the annualized expense ratio multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days in the most recent six-month period, then divided by the number of days in the most recent 12-month period (184/365).

 

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Real Estate Index Fund

 

 

Performance Summary

 

 

All of the returns in this report represent past performance, which is not a guarantee of future results that may be achieved by the fund. (Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data cited. For performance data current to the most recent month-end, visit our website at vanguard.com/performance.) Note, too, that both investment returns and principal value can fluctuate widely, so an investor’s shares, when sold, could be worth more or less than their original cost. The returns shown do not reflect taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the sale of fund shares.

 

Cumulative Performance: January 31, 2010, Through January 31, 2020

Initial Investment of $10,000

 

 

    Average Annual Total Returns
Periods Ended January 31, 2020
 
    One
Year
Five
Years
Ten
Years
Final Value
of a $10,000
Investment
Real Estate Index Fund Investor Shares 16.59% 5.88% 12.56% $32,660
Real Estate Spliced Index 16.82 6.13 12.80 33,364
Dow Jones U.S. Total Stock Market Float Adjusted Index 20.37 11.79 13.80 36,436

 

Real Estate Spliced Index: MSCI US REIT Index adjusted to include a 2% cash position (Lipper Money Market Average) through April 30, 2009; MSCI US REIT Index through February 1, 2018; MSCI US Investable Market Real Estate 25/50 Transition Index through July 24, 2018; MSCI US Investable Market Real Estate 25/50 Index thereafter.

 

 

 

        Final Value
  One Five Ten of a $10,000
  Year Years Years Investment
Real Estate Index Fund ETF Shares Net Asset Value 16.70% 6.03% 12.71% $33,099
Real Estate Index Fund ETF Shares Market Price 16.61 6.01 12.72 33,124
Real Estate Spliced Index 16.82 6.13 12.80 33,364
Dow Jones U.S. Total Stock Market Float Adjusted Index 20.37 11.79 13.80 36,436

 

See Financial Highlights for dividend and capital gains information.

 

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Real Estate Index Fund

 

 

 

 

    Average Annual Total Returns
Periods Ended January 31, 2020
     
                Final Value  
    One   Five   Ten   of a $10,000  
    Year   Years   Years   Investment  
Real Estate Index Fund Admiral Shares   16.73%   6.03%   12.72%   $33,119  
Real Estate Spliced Index   16.82   6.13   12.80   33,364  
Dow Jones U.S. Total Stock Market Float Adjusted Index   20.37   11.79   13.80   36,436  

 

    One   Five   Ten   Final Value
of a $5,000,000
 
    Year   Years   Years   Investment  
Real Estate Index Fund Institutional Shares   16.77%   6.05%   12.74%   $16,593,174  
Real Estate Spliced Index   16.82   6.13   12.80   16,682,097  
Dow Jones U.S. Total Stock Market Float Adjusted Index   20.37   11.79   13.80   18,217,755  

 

 

Cumulative Returns of ETF Shares: January 31, 2010, Through January 31, 2020

 

    One
Year
  Five
Years
  Ten
Years
 
Real Estate Index Fund ETF Shares Market Price   16.61%   33.89%   231.24%  
Real Estate Index Fund ETF Shares Net Asset Value   16.70   33.98   230.99  
Real Estate Spliced Index   16.82   34.65   233.64  

 

For the ETF Shares, the market price is determined by the midpoint of the bid-offer spread as of the closing time of the New York Stock Exchange (generally 4 p.m., Eastern time). The net asset value is also determined as of the NYSE closing time. For more information about how the ETF Shares’ market prices have compared with their net asset value, visit vanguard.com, select your ETF, and then select the Price and Performance tab. The ETF premium/discount analysis there shows the percentages of days on which the ETF Shares’ market price was above or below the NAV.

 

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Real Estate Index Fund

 

 

Sector Diversification

As of January 31, 2020

 

Diversified Real Estate Activities   0.2 %
Diversified REITs   4.9  
Health Care REITs   9.8  
Hotel & Resort REITs   3.7  
Industrial REITs   8.6  
Office REITs   9.5  
Real Estate Development   0.4  
Real Estate Operating Companies   0.2  
Real Estate Services   2.9  
Residential REITs   15.0  
Retail REITs   11.3  
Specialized REITs   33.5  

 

The table reflects the fund’s equity exposure, based on its investments in stocks and stock index futures. Any holdings in short-term reserves are excluded. Sector categories are based on the Global Industry Classification Standard (“GICS”), except for the “Other” category (if applicable), which includes securities that have not been provided a GICS classification as of the effective reporting period.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Global Industry Classification Standard (“GICS”) was developed by and is the exclusive property and a service mark of MSCI Inc. (“MSCI”) and Standard and Poor’s, a division of McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. (“S&P”), and is licensed for use by Vanguard. Neither MSCI, S&P nor any third party involved in making or compiling the GICS or any GICS classification makes any express or implied warranties or representations with respect to such standard or classification (or the results to be obtained by the use thereof), and all such parties hereby expressly disclaim all warranties of originality, accuracy, completeness, merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose with respect to any such standard or classification. Without limiting any of the foregoing, in no event shall MSCI, S&P, any of its affiliates or any third party involved in making or compiling the GICS or any GICS classification have any liability for any direct, indirect, special, punitive, consequential or any other damages (including lost profits) even if notified of the possibility of such damages.

 

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Real Estate Index Fund

 

 

Financial Statements

 

 

Statement of Net Assets

As of January 31, 2020

 

The fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year as an exhibit to its reports on Form N-PORT. The fund’s Form N-PORT reports are available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.

 

          Market
          Value
      Shares   ($000)
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) (96.4%)1        
Diversified REITs (4.4%)        
  WP Carey Inc.   8,396,869   706,344
  Liberty Property Trust   7,690,817   481,830
  VEREIT Inc.   47,491,709   463,519
  STORE Capital Corp.   10,788,044   423,431
  PS Business Parks Inc.   1,011,572   169,499
  Washington REIT   3,936,264   119,820
  American Assets Trust Inc.   2,494,598   113,654
  Colony Capital Inc.   22,736,642   106,180
  Essential Properties Realty Trust Inc.   3,750,730   103,558
  Empire State Realty Trust Inc.   7,432,377   100,783
  Global Net Lease Inc.   4,152,743   86,086
  Alexander & Baldwin Inc.   3,373,369   73,742
  Armada Hoffler Properties Inc.   2,606,873   47,810
  iStar Inc.   3,057,834   44,522
  Gladstone Commercial Corp.   1,526,251   32,540
  One Liberty Properties Inc.   732,234   20,019
§,*,2 Winthrop Realty Trust   1,892,511  
          3,093,337
Health Care REITs (8.7%)        
  Welltower Inc.   19,923,625   1,691,715
  Ventas Inc.   18,318,016   1,059,880
  Healthpeak Properties Inc.   24,145,203   868,986
  Medical Properties Trust Inc.   25,071,978   555,344
^ Omega Healthcare Investors Inc.   10,731,271   450,177
  Healthcare Trust of America Inc.   10,087,688   323,109
  Healthcare Realty Trust Inc.   6,353,875   229,121
  Sabra Health Care REIT Inc.   9,319,268   200,364
  National Health Investors Inc.   2,132,039   179,901
  Physicians Realty Trust   9,112,120   176,320
  CareTrust REIT Inc.   4,696,506   104,168
  Diversified Healthcare Trust   11,694,167   90,279
  LTC Properties Inc.   1,954,178   90,205
  Universal Health Realty Income Trust   642,248   79,221
  Community Healthcare Trust Inc.   907,172   42,791
  New Senior Investment Group Inc.   4,082,909   31,112
  Global Medical REIT Inc.   2,001,972   29,229
          6,201,922
Hotel & Resort REITs (3.3%)        
2 Host Hotels & Resorts Inc.   35,887,078   586,395
  Park Hotels & Resorts Inc.   11,787,567   258,619
  Ryman Hospitality Properties Inc.   2,402,643   204,297
  MGM Growth Properties LLC   5,594,172   178,678
  Service Properties Trust   8,087,091   174,519
  Apple Hospitality REIT Inc.   10,454,218   157,022
  Pebblebrook Hotel Trust   6,421,319   152,314
  Sunstone Hotel Investors Inc.   11,054,466   140,171
  RLJ Lodging Trust   8,462,772   131,681
  Xenia Hotels & Resorts Inc.   5,537,181   103,490
  DiamondRock Hospitality Co.   9,843,048   95,182
  Summit Hotel Properties Inc.   5,171,452   57,351
  Chatham Lodging Trust   2,304,535   37,679
  Hersha Hospitality Trust Class A   1,836,015   23,813

 

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Real Estate Index Fund

 

          Market
          Value·
      Shares   ($000)
  CorePoint Lodging Inc.   1,986,855   18,180
  Ashford Hospitality Trust Inc.   4,764,644   11,721
  Braemar Hotels & Resorts Inc.   1,376,279   10,983
          2,342,095
Industrial REITs (7.6%)        
  Prologis Inc.   31,029,133   2,881,986
  Duke Realty Corp.   17,770,014   645,229
  Americold Realty Trust   8,944,275   308,309
  First Industrial Realty Trust Inc.   6,217,404   265,483
  Rexford Industrial Realty Inc.   5,394,998   259,985
  EastGroup Properties Inc.   1,846,398   251,239
  STAG Industrial Inc.   6,249,799   201,494
  Terreno Realty Corp.   3,222,593   184,526
  Lexington Realty Trust Class B   10,387,528   114,990
  Hannon Armstrong Sustainable Infrastructure Capital Inc.   3,228,363   110,055
  Industrial Logistics Properties Trust   3,199,430   73,235
^ Innovative Industrial Properties Inc.   815,274   72,967
  Monmouth Real Estate Investment Corp.   4,458,462   65,227
          5,434,725
Office REITs (8.4%)        
  Boston Properties Inc.   7,599,362   1,089,369
  Alexandria Real Estate Equities Inc.   5,576,140   910,026
  Vornado Realty Trust   8,443,345   555,319
  Kilroy Realty Corp.   4,964,327   409,905
  SL Green Realty Corp.   4,052,234   372,968
  Douglas Emmett Inc.   8,184,615   339,662
  Cousins Properties Inc.   7,145,693   292,473
  Hudson Pacific Properties Inc.   7,590,140   275,826
  Highwoods Properties Inc.   5,099,509   255,536
  JBG SMITH Properties   6,263,717   253,994
  Equity Commonwealth   5,995,435   196,590
  Corporate Office Properties Trust   5,503,451   163,838
  Piedmont Office Realty Trust Inc.   6,184,088   143,409
  Brandywine Realty Trust   8,663,015   135,316
  Paramount Group Inc.   9,205,345   129,427
  Columbia Property Trust Inc.   5,748,488   121,293
  Mack-Cali Realty Corp.   4,451,557   97,756
  Easterly Government Properties Inc.   3,501,335   84,767
  Office Properties Income Trust   2,364,599   80,467
  Franklin Street Properties Corp.   5,268,341   40,039
  City Office REIT Inc.   2,681,237   36,250
§ New York REIT Liquidating LLC   1,208   16
          5,984,246
Other (11.0%)3        
4,5 Vanguard Real Estate II Index Fund   346,574,081   7,847,621
           
Residential REITs (13.3%)        
  Equity Residential   18,232,144   1,514,727
  AvalonBay Communities Inc.   6,866,058   1,487,806
  Essex Property Trust Inc.   3,231,440   1,000,971
  Invitation Homes Inc.   26,435,080   831,912
  Mid-America Apartment Communities Inc.   5,606,759   769,303
  Sun Communities Inc.   4,457,735   722,911
  UDR Inc.   14,397,229   689,771
  Equity LifeStyle Properties Inc.   8,504,105   618,674
  Camden Property Trust   4,760,679   535,243
  Apartment Investment & Management Co.   7,318,976   385,783
  American Homes 4 Rent   13,267,509   362,601
  American Campus Communities Inc.   6,756,262   309,910
  Independence Realty Trust Inc.   4,433,719   65,043
  NexPoint Residential Trust Inc.   940,589   45,901
  Investors Real Estate Trust   570,721   42,062
  UMH Properties Inc.   1,786,776   28,231
  Front Yard Residential Corp.   2,511,323   26,946
  Preferred Apartment Communities Inc.   2,183,851   25,726
          9,463,521
Retail REITs (10.0%)        
  Simon Property Group Inc.   15,143,494   2,016,356
  Realty Income Corp.   15,645,528   1,226,766
  Regency Centers Corp.   7,818,290   485,047
  National Retail Properties Inc.   8,038,349   450,148

 

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Real Estate Index Fund

 

 

          Market
          Value•
      Shares   ($000)
  Federal Realty Investment Trust   3,425,464   428,251
  Kimco Realty Corp.   20,753,165   395,348
  Brixmor Property Group Inc.   14,645,681   292,328
  Spirit Realty Capital Inc.   4,429,808   233,805
  Weingarten Realty Investors   6,010,466   174,905
  Agree Realty Corp.   2,063,532   156,684
  Retail Properties of America Inc.   10,503,617   127,619
^ Macerich Co.   5,555,588   123,945
  Urban Edge Properties   5,954,974   109,512
  Acadia Realty Trust   4,151,250   103,034
  SITE Centers Corp.   7,101,747   90,263
  Retail Opportunity Investments Corp.   5,090,196   84,345
  Taubman Centers Inc.   3,010,815   79,546
  Kite Realty Group Trust   4,129,613   71,029
^ American Finance Trust Inc.   5,225,102   67,770
^ Tanger Factory Outlet Centers Inc.   4,598,167   67,271
  RPT Realty   3,947,000   55,061
  Getty Realty Corp.   1,718,852   54,178
^ Seritage Growth Properties   1,420,676   52,167
  Alexander’s Inc.   112,933   36,441
  Saul Centers Inc.   679,162   33,537
  Urstadt Biddle Properties Inc. Class A   1,469,778   33,320
^ Washington Prime Group Inc.   9,171,898   27,607
  Retail Value Inc.   783,684   25,760
  Whitestone REIT   1,776,868   23,277
^ Pennsylvania REIT   3,616,615   14,249
  Cedar Realty Trust Inc.   4,374,363   11,373
§ Spirit MTA REIT   2,071,263   1,590
  Urstadt Biddle Properties Inc.   20,899   366
          7,152,898
Specialized REITs (29.7%)        
  American Tower Corp.   21,764,202   5,043,636
  Crown Castle International Corp.   20,440,318   3,062,777
  Equinix Inc.   4,170,071   2,459,216
  Public Storage   7,725,412   1,728,638
  SBA Communications Corp.   5,560,758   1,387,743
^ Digital Realty Trust Inc.   10,009,156   1,231,026
  Weyerhaeuser Co.   36,625,089   1,060,296
  Extra Space Storage Inc.   6,318,295   699,309
  VICI Properties Inc.   19,665,350   527,031
  Gaming and Leisure Properties Inc.   10,027,548   473,852
  Iron Mountain Inc.   14,115,925   446,204
  Lamar Advertising Co.   4,226,119   392,226
  CyrusOne Inc.   5,565,209   338,643
  CUBESMART   9,463,079   299,696
  EPR Properties   3,812,764   272,117
  Life Storage Inc.   2,293,211   259,546
  CoreSite Realty Corp.   1,813,609   213,008
  Outfront Media Inc.   7,046,974   209,577
  Rayonier Inc.   6,372,943   193,610
  QTS Realty Trust Inc.   2,719,248   154,671
  PotlatchDeltic Corp.   3,303,958   142,070
  Four Corners Property Trust Inc.   3,362,599   101,853
  National Storage Affiliates Trust   2,914,477   99,530
  GEO Group Inc.   5,962,460   94,207
  CoreCivic Inc.   5,854,253   93,375
^ Uniti Group Inc.   9,496,104   60,110
  CorEnergy Infrastructure Trust Inc.   665,562   30,350
  CatchMark Timber Trust Inc.   2,407,704   24,703
^ Safehold Inc.   497,860   22,384
  Jernigan Capital Inc.   1,090,687   21,803
          21,143,207
Total Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) (Cost $56,490,070)       68,663,572
Real Estate Management & Development (3.3%)1        
Diversified Real Estate Activities (0.2%)        
* St. Joe Co.   1,774,598   37,284
  RMR Group Inc.   750,135   34,559
* Five Point Holdings LLC   2,535,556   20,563
* Tejon Ranch Co.   1,083,413   17,443
          109,849
Real Estate Development (0.4%)        
* Howard Hughes Corp.   2,014,856   245,168
* Forestar Group Inc.   810,918   16,437
          261,605
Real Estate Operating Companies (0.2%)        
  Kennedy-Wilson Holdings Inc.   6,308,380   136,009
* FRP Holdings Inc.   338,898   16,043
          152,052
Real Estate Services (2.5%)        
* CBRE Group Inc.   15,709,840   959,086
  Jones Lang LaSalle Inc.   2,533,397   430,222
  Cushman & Wakefield plc   4,800,530   92,266
*,^ Redfin Corp.   3,611,601   87,870
  Newmark Group Inc.   7,301,467   85,938

 

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          Market
          Value•
      Shares   ($000)
^ Realogy Holdings Corp.   5,619,905   59,515
* Marcus & Millichap Inc.   1,152,522   40,799
  RE/MAX Holdings Inc.   876,557   33,555
^ eXp World Holdings Inc.   1,072,458   11,840
*,^ Altisource Portfolio Solutions SA   318,938   5,932
          1,807,023
Total Real Estate Management & Development (Cost $2,210,826)       2,330,529
Temporary Cash Investment (0.8%)1        
Money Market Fund (0.8%)        
6,7 Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund, 1.730%
(Cost $561,225)
  5,611,811   561,293
Total Investments (100.5%)
(Cost $59,262,121)
      71,555,394
Other Assets and Liabilities (-0.5%)        
Other Assets       77,402
Liabilities7       (406,517)
          (329,115)
Net Assets (100%)       71,226,279
           
          Amount
          ($000)
Statement of Assets and Liabilities        
Assets        
Investments in Securities, at Value        
Unaffiliated Issuers       62,560,085
Affiliated Issuers       1,147,688
Vanguard Real Estate II Index Fund       7,847,621
Total Investments in Securities       71,555,394
Investment in Vanguard       2,738
Receivables for Accrued Income       37,704
Receivables for Capital Shares Issued       34,134
Other Assets       2,826
Total Assets       71,632,796
Liabilities        
Payables for Investment Securities Purchased       11,509
Collateral for Securities on Loan       335,671
Payables for Capital Shares Redeemed       26,934
Payables to Vanguard       17,817
Unrealized Depreciation—OTC Swap Contracts       1,451
Other Liabilities       13,135
Total Liabilities       406,517
Net Assets (100%)       71,226,279

 

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At January 31, 2020, net assets consisted of:

          Amount
          ($000)
Paid-in Capital       60,358,012
Total Distributable Earnings (Loss)       10,868,267
Net Assets       71,226,279
         
Investor Shares–Net Assets        
Applicable to 7,793,923 outstanding $.001 par value shares of beneficial interest (unlimited authorization)       243,222
Net Asset Value Per Share–Investor Shares       $31.21
         
ETF Shares–Net Assets        
Applicable to 401,174,872 outstanding $.001 par value shares of beneficial interest (unlimited authorization)       37,681,748
Net Asset Value Per Share–ETF Shares       $93.93
         
Admiral Shares–Net Assets        
Applicable to 174,831,681 outstanding $.001 par value shares of beneficial interest (unlimited authorization)       23,274,094
Net Asset Value Per Share–Admiral Shares       $133.12
         
Institutional Shares–Net Assets        
Applicable to 486,657,445 outstanding $.001 par value shares of beneficial interest (unlimited authorization)       10,027,215
Net Asset Value Per Share–Institutional Shares       $20.60

 

·See Note A in Notes to Financial Statements.

 

§Security value determined using significant unobservable inputs.

 

*Non-income-producing security.

 

^Includes partial security positions on loan to broker-dealers. The total value of securities on loan is $308,329,000.

 

1The fund invests a portion of its assets in investment securities through the use of swap contracts. After giving effect to swap investments, the fund’s effective investment securities and temporary cash investment positions represent 100.0% and 0.5%, respectively, of net assets.

 

2Considered an affiliated company of the fund as the fund owns more than 5% of the outstanding voting securities of such company. The total value of affiliated companies is $586,395,000.

 

3“Other” represents securities that are not classified by the fund’s benchmark index.

 

4Considered an affiliated company of the fund as the issuer is another member of The Vanguard Group.

 

5Represents a wholly owned subsidiary of the fund. See accompanying financial statements for Vanguard Real Estate II Index Fund’s Statement of Net Assets.

 

6Affiliated money market fund available only to Vanguard funds and certain trusts and accounts managed by Vanguard. Rate shown is the 7-day yield.

 

7Collateral of $335,671,000 was received for securities on loan.

 

REIT—Real Estate Investment Trust.

 

OTC—Over-the-Counter.

 

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Derivative Financial Instruments Outstanding as of Period End

 

Over-the-Counter Total Return Swaps

                Floating          
                Interest          
                Rate   Value and   Value and  
            Notional   Received   Unrealized   Unrealized  
    Termination       Amount   (Paid) 1 Appreciation   (Depreciation )
Reference Entity   Date   Counterparty   ($000 ) (% ) ($000 ) ($000 )
Digital Realty Trust Inc.   2/2/21   GSI   29,423   (1.655 )   (644 )
Federal Realty Investment Trust   2/2/21   GSI   32,614   (1.655 )   (109 )
Regency Centers Corp.   2/2/21   GSI   26,204   (1.655 )   (147 )
Retail Opportunity Investments Corp.   2/2/21   GSI   8,819   (1.655 )   (37 )
Seritage Growth Properties   2/2/21   GSI   11,352   (1.655 )   (336 )
VEREIT Inc.   2/2/21   GSI   43,032   (1.655 )   (88 )
VICI Properties Inc.   2/2/21   GSI   80,490   (1.655 )   (90 )
                      (1,451 )

 

1 Payment received/paid monthly.

GSI—Goldman Sachs International.

 

At January 31, 2020, a counterparty had deposited in a segregated account securities with a value of $3,153,000 in connection with open over-the-counter swap contracts.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.

 

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Statement of Operations

 

 

    Year Ended  
    January 31, 2020  
    ($000 )
Investment Income      
Income      
Dividends—Unaffiliated Issuers   1,541,260  
Dividends—Affiliated Issuers   51,302  
Dividends—Vanguard Real Estate II Index Fund   199,690  
Interest—Unaffiliated Issuers   4  
Interest—Affiliated Issuers   5,704  
Securities Lending—Net   4,165  
Total Income   1,802,125  
Expenses      
The Vanguard Group—Note B      
Investment Advisory Services   4,147  
Management and Administrative—Investor Shares   2,296  
Management and Administrative—ETF Shares   35,158  
Management and Administrative—Admiral Shares   21,415  
Management and Administrative—Institutional Shares   7,776  
Marketing and Distribution—Investor Shares   85  
Marketing and Distribution—ETF Shares   1,802  
Marketing and Distribution—Admiral Shares   1,126  
Marketing and Distribution—Institutional Shares   317  
Custodian Fees   107  
Auditing Fees   38  
Shareholders’ Reports—Investor Shares   13  
Shareholders’ Reports—ETF Shares   1,190  
Shareholders’ Reports—Admiral Shares   292  
Shareholders’ Reports—Institutional Shares   77  
Trustees’ Fees and Expenses   29  
Total Expenses   75,868  
Expenses Paid Indirectly   (134 )
Net Expenses   75,734  
Net Investment Income   1,726,391  
Realized Net Gain (Loss)      
Capital Gain Distributions Received—Unaffiliated Issuers   283,714  
Capital Gain Distributions Received—Affiliated Issuers   2,665  
Capital Gain Distributions Received—Vanguard Real Estate II Index Fund    
Investment Securities Sold—Unaffiliated Issuers1   2,130,323  
Investment Securities Sold—Affiliated Issuers1   14,533  
Investment Securities Sold—Vanguard Real Estate II Index Fund    

 

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Statement of Operations (continued)

    Year Ended  
    January 31, 2020  
    ($000 )
Futures Contracts   340  
Swap Contracts   26,816  
Realized Net Gain (Loss)   2,458,391  
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)      
Investment Securities—Unaffiliated Issuers   5,005,277  
Investment Securities—Affiliated Issuers   (20,621 )
Investment Securities—Vanguard Real Estate II Index Fund   928,467  
Swap Contracts   (1,451 )
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)   5,911,672  
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations   10,096,454  

 

1 Includes $2,366,459,000 of net gain (loss) resulting from in-kind redemptions; such gain (loss) is not taxable to the fund.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.

 

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Statement of Changes in Net Assets

 

 

    Year Ended January 31,  
    2020   2019  
    ($000 ) ($000 )
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets          
Operations          
Net Investment Income   1,726,391   1,817,544  
Realized Net Gain (Loss)   2,458,391   924,880  
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)   5,911,672   2,345,988  
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations   10,096,454   5,088,412  
Distributions          
Net Investment Income          
Investor Shares   (22,650 ) (62,454 )
ETF Shares   (921,879 ) (1,028,975 )
Admiral Shares   (554,006 ) (579,344 )
Institutional Shares   (244,373 ) (269,632 )
Realized Capital Gain          
Investor Shares      
ETF Shares      
Admiral Shares      
Institutional Shares      
Return of Capital          
Investor Shares   (7,475 ) (20,882 )
ETF Shares   (304,249 ) (344,053 )
Admiral Shares   (182,839 ) (193,713 )
Institutional Shares   (80,651 ) (90,156 )
Total Distributions   (2,318,122 ) (2,589,209 )
Capital Share Transactions          
Investor Shares   (1,748,144 ) (355,274 )
ETF Shares   2,721,882   (2,701,593 )
Admiral Shares   2,583,346   (367,595 )
Institutional Shares   734,197   (371,447 )
Net Increase (Decrease) from Capital Share Transactions   4,291,281   (3,795,909 )
Total Increase (Decrease)   12,069,613   (1,296,706 )
Net Assets          
Beginning of Period   59,156,666   60,453,372  
End of Period   71,226,279   59,156,666  

 

 

 

 

 

See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.

 

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Financial Highlights

 

 

Investor Shares

 

For a Share Outstanding Year Ended January 31, 
Throughout Each Period 2020  2019  2018  2017  2016 
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period $27.69  $26.40  $27.38  $25.59  $28.73 
Investment Operations               
Net Investment Income .7191  .7871  .7611  .746  .711 
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments 3.801  1.639  (.614) 2.324  (2.851)
Total from Investment Operations 4.520  2.426  .147  3.070  (2.140)
Distributions               
Dividends from Net Investment Income (.752) (.851) (.788) (.752) (.695)
Distributions from Realized Capital Gains     (.011) (.187)  
Return of Capital (.248) (.285) (.328) (.341) (.305)
Total Distributions (1.000) (1.136) (1.127) (1.280) (1.000)
Net Asset Value, End of Period $31.21  $27.69  $26.40  $27.38  $25.59 
                
Total Return2 16.59%  9.53%  0.45%  12.07%  -7.44% 
                
Ratios/Supplemental Data               
Net Assets, End of Period (Millions) $243  $1,871  $2,143  $2,603  $2,621 
Ratio of Total Expenses to Average Net Assets 0.26%  0.25%  0.26%  0.26%  0.26% 
Ratio of Net Investment Income to Average Net Assets 2.48%  3.02%  2.87%  2.60%  2.66% 
Portfolio Turnover Rate3 6%  24%  6%  7%  11% 

 

1Calculated based on average shares outstanding.

 

2Total returns do not include account service fees that may have applied in the periods shown. Fund prospectuses provide information about any applicable account service fees.

 

3Excludes the value of portfolio securities received or delivered as a result of in-kind purchases or redemptions of the fund’s capital shares, including ETF Creation Units.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.

 

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Financial Highlights

 

 

ETF Shares

 

For a Share Outstanding    Year Ended January 31, 
Throughout Each Period 2020  2019  2018  2017  2016 
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period $83.36  $79.47  $82.43  $77.05  $86.49 
Investment Operations               
Net Investment Income 2.3351 2.4871 2.4991 2.334  2.217 
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments 11.379  4.934  (1.945) 7.022  (8.533)
Total from Investment Operations 13.714  7.421  .554  9.356  (6.316)
Distributions               
Dividends from Net Investment Income (2.364) (2.646) (2.458) (2.353) (2.170)
Distributions from Realized Capital Gains     (.034) (.563)  
Return of Capital (.780) (.885) (1.022) (1.060) (.954)
Total Distributions (3.144) (3.531) (3.514) (3.976) (3.124)
Net Asset Value, End of Period $93.93  $83.36  $79.47  $82.43  $77.05 
                
Total Return 16.70%  9.70%  0.59%  12.25%  -7.31% 
                
Ratios/Supplemental Data               
Net Assets, End of Period (Millions) $37,682  $30,857  $32,377  $33,527  $27,007 
Ratio of Total Expenses to Average Net Assets 0.12%  0.12%  0.12%  0.12%  0.12% 
Ratio of Net Investment Income to Average Net Assets 2.60%  3.15%  3.01%  2.74%  2.80% 
Portfolio Turnover Rate2 6%  24%  6%  7%  11% 

 

1Calculated based on average shares outstanding.

 

2Excludes the value of portfolio securities received or delivered as a result of in-kind purchases or redemptions of the fund’s capital shares, including ETF Creation Units.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.

 

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Admiral Shares

 

For a Share Outstanding       Year Ended January 31, 
Throughout Each Period 2020  2019  2018  2017  2016 
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period $118.14  $112.63  $116.83  $109.19  $122.58 
Investment Operations               
Net Investment Income 3.3151 3.5071 3.5381 3.306  3.142 
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments 16.121  7.008  (2.761) 9.966  (12.105)
Total from Investment Operations 19.436  10.515  .777  13.272  (8.963)
Distributions               
Dividends from Net Investment Income (3.350) (3.751) (3.483) (3.333) (3.076)
Distributions from Realized Capital Gains     (.048) (.798)  
Return of Capital (1.106) (1.254) (1.447) (1.501) (1.351)
Total Distributions (4.456) (5.005) (4.978) (5.632) (4.427)
Net Asset Value, End of Period $133.12  $118.14  $112.63  $116.83  $109.19 
                
Total Return2 16.73%  9.69%  0.58%  12.23%  -7.30% 
                
Ratios/Supplemental Data               
Net Assets, End of Period (Millions) $23,274  $18,223  $17,757  $18,337  $15,029 
Ratio of Total Expenses to Average Net Assets 0.12%  0.11%  0.12%  0.12%  0.12% 
Ratio of Net Investment Income to Average Net Assets 2.60%  3.16%  3.01%  2.74%  2.80% 
Portfolio Turnover Rate3 6%  24%  6%  7%  11% 

 

1Calculated based on average shares outstanding.

 

2Total returns do not include account service fees that may have applied in the periods shown. Fund prospectuses provide information about any applicable account service fees.

 

3Excludes the value of portfolio securities received or delivered as a result of in-kind purchases or redemptions of the fund’s capital shares, including ETF Creation Units.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.

 

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Financial Highlights

 

 

Institutional Shares

 

For a Share Outstanding       Year Ended January 31, 
Throughout Each Period 2020  2019  2018  2017  2016 
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period $18.28  $17.43  $18.08  $16.90  $18.97 
Investment Operations               
Net Investment Income .5181 .5431 .5681 .515  .489 
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments 2.496  1.085  (.444) 1.540  (1.870)
Total from Investment Operations 3.014  1.628  .124  2.055  (1.381)
Distributions               
Dividends from Net Investment Income (.522) (.583) (.542) (.519) (.479)
Distributions from Realized Capital Gains     (.007) (.123)  
Return of Capital (.172) (.195) (.225) (.233) (.210)
Total Distributions (.694) (.778) (.774) (.875) (.689)
Net Asset Value, End of Period $20.60  $18.28  $17.43  $18.08  $16.90 
                
Total Return 16.77%  9.70%  0.60%  12.23%  -7.27% 
                
Ratios/Supplemental Data               
Net Assets, End of Period (Millions) $10,027  $8,206  $8,176  $7,799  $6,785 
Ratio of Total Expenses to Average Net Assets 0.10%  0.09%  0.10%  0.10%  0.10% 
Ratio of Net Investment Income to Average Net Assets 2.63%  3.18%  3.03%  2.76%  2.82% 
Portfolio Turnover Rate2 6%  24%  6%  7%  11% 

 

1Calculated based on average shares outstanding.

 

2Excludes the value of portfolio securities received or delivered as a result of in-kind purchases or redemptions of the fund’s capital shares, including ETF Creation Units.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

 

 

Vanguard Real Estate Index Fund is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 as an open-end investment company, or mutual fund. The fund offers four classes of shares: Investor Shares, ETF Shares, Admiral Shares, and Institutional Shares. Each of the share classes has different eligibility and minimum purchase requirements, and is designed for different types of investors. ETF Shares are listed for trading on NYSE Arca; they can be purchased and sold through a broker.

 

As a part of its principal investment strategy, the fund attempts to replicate its benchmark index by investing all, or substantially all, of its assets—either directly or indirectly through a wholly owned subsidiary—in the stocks that make up the index. Vanguard Real Estate II Index Fund is the wholly owned subsidiary in which the fund has invested a portion of its assets. For additional financial information about the Real Estate II Index Fund, refer to the accompanying financial statements.

 

A.  The following significant accounting policies conform to generally accepted accounting principles for U.S. investment companies. The fund consistently follows such policies in preparing its financial statements.

 

1.  Security Valuation: Securities are valued as of the close of trading on the New York Stock Exchange (generally 4 p.m., Eastern time) on the valuation date. Equity securities are valued at the latest quoted sales prices or official closing prices taken from the primary market in which each security trades; such securities not traded on the valuation date are valued at the mean of the latest quoted bid and asked prices. Securities for which market quotations are not readily available, or whose values have been materially affected by events occurring before the fund’s pricing time but after the close of the securities’ primary markets, are valued by methods deemed by the board of trustees to represent fair value. Investments in affiliated Vanguard funds are valued at that fund’s net asset value. Temporary cash investments are valued using the latest bid prices or using valuations based on a matrix system (which considers such factors as security prices, yields, maturities, and ratings), both as furnished by independent pricing services.

 

2.  Futures Contracts: The fund uses index futures contracts to a limited extent, with the objectives of maintaining full exposure to the stock market, maintaining liquidity, and minimizing transaction costs. The fund may purchase futures contracts to immediately invest incoming cash in the market, or sell futures in response to cash outflows, thereby simulating a fully invested position in the underlying index while maintaining a cash balance for liquidity. The primary risks associated with the use of futures contracts are imperfect correlation between changes in market values of stocks held by the fund and the prices of futures contracts, and the possibility of an illiquid market. Counterparty risk involving futures is mitigated because a regulated clearinghouse is the counterparty instead of the clearing broker. To further mitigate counterparty risk, the fund trades futures contracts on an exchange, monitors the financial strength of its clearing brokers and clearinghouse, and has entered into clearing agreements with its clearing brokers. The clearinghouse imposes initial margin requirements to secure the fund’s performance and requires daily settlement of variation margin representing changes in the market value of each contract. Any assets pledged as initial margin for open contracts are noted in the Statement of Net Assets.

 

Futures contracts are valued at their quoted daily settlement prices. The notional amounts of the contracts are not recorded in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Fluctuations in the value of the contracts are recorded in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as an asset (liability) and in the Statement of Operations as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) until the contracts are closed, when they are recorded as realized futures gains (losses).

 

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During the year ended January 31, 2020, the fund’s average investments in long and short futures contracts represented less than 1% and 0% of net assets, respectively, based on the average of the notional amounts at each quarter-end during the period. The fund had no open futures contracts at January 31, 2020.

 

3.  Swap Contracts: The fund has entered into equity swap contracts to earn the total return on selected reference stocks in the fund’s target index. Under the terms of the swaps, the fund receives the total return on the referenced stock (i.e., receiving the increase or paying the decrease in value of the selected reference stock and receiving the equivalent of any dividends in respect of the selected referenced stock) over a specified period of time, applied to a notional amount that represents the value of a designated number of shares of the selected reference stock at the beginning of the equity swap contract. The fund also pays a floating rate that is based on short-term interest rates, applied to the notional amount. At the same time, the fund generally invests an amount approximating the notional amount of the swap in high-quality temporary cash investments.

 

The notional amounts of swap contracts are not recorded in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Swaps are valued daily based on market quotations received from independent pricing services or recognized dealers and the change in value is recorded in the Statement Assets and Liabilities as an asset (liability) and in the Statement of Operations as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) until termination of the swap, at which time realized gain (loss) is recorded.

 

A risk associated with all types of swaps is the possibility that a counterparty may default on its obligation to pay net amounts due to the fund. The fund’s maximum amount subject to counterparty risk is the unrealized appreciation on the swap contract. The fund mitigates its counterparty risk by entering into swaps only with a diverse group of prequalified counterparties, monitoring their financial strength, entering into master netting arrangements with its counterparties, and requiring its counterparties to transfer collateral as security for their performance. In the absence of a default, the collateral pledged or received by the fund cannot be repledged, resold, or rehypothecated. In the event of a counterparty’s default (including bankruptcy), the fund may terminate any swap contracts with that counterparty, determine the net amount owed by either party in accordance with its master netting arrangements, and sell or retain any collateral held up to the net amount owed to the fund under the master netting arrangements. The swap contracts contain provisions whereby a counterparty may terminate open contracts if the fund net assets decline below a certain level, triggering a payment by the fund if the fund is in a net liability position at the time of the termination. The payment amount would be reduced by any collateral the fund has pledged. Any securities pledged as collateral for open contracts are noted in the Statement of Net Assets. The value of collateral received or pledged is compared daily to the value of the swap contracts exposure with each counterparty, and any difference, if in excess of a specified minimum transfer amount, is adjusted and settled within two business days.

 

During the year ended January 31, 2020, the fund’s average amounts of investments in total return swaps represented less than 1% of net assets, based on the average of notional amounts at each quarter-end during the period.

 

4.  Federal Income Taxes: The fund intends to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company and distribute all of its taxable income. Management has analyzed the fund’s tax positions taken for all open federal income tax years (January 31, 2017–2020), and has concluded that no provision for federal income tax is required in the fund’s financial statements.

 

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5.  Distributions: Distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. The portion of distributions that exceeds a fund’s current and accumulated earnings and profits, as measured on a tax basis, constitute a non-taxable return of capital. Distributions are determined on a tax basis and may differ from net investment income and realized capital gains for financial reporting purposes.

 

6.  Securities Lending: To earn additional income, the fund lends its securities to qualified institutional borrowers. Security loans are subject to termination by the fund at any time, and are required to be secured at all times by collateral in an amount at least equal to the market value of securities loaned. Daily market fluctuations could cause the value of loaned securities to be more or less than the value of the collateral received. When this occurs, the collateral is adjusted and settled before the opening of the market on the next business day. The fund further mitigates its counterparty risk by entering into securities lending transactions only with a diverse group of prequalified counterparties, monitoring their financial strength, and entering into master securities lending agreements with its counterparties. The master securities lending agreements provide that, in the event of a counterparty’s default (including bankruptcy), the fund may terminate any loans with that borrower, determine the net amount owed, and sell or retain the collateral up to the net amount owed to the fund; however, such actions may be subject to legal proceedings. While collateral mitigates counterparty risk, in the event of a default, the fund may experience delays and costs in recovering the securities loaned. The fund invests cash collateral received in Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund, and records a liability in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities for the return of the collateral, during the period the securities are on loan. Securities lending income represents fees charged to borrowers plus income earned on invested cash collateral, less expenses associated with the loan. During the term of the loan, the fund is entitled to all distributions made on or in respect of the loaned securities.

 

7.  Credit Facility: The fund and certain other funds managed by The Vanguard Group (“Vanguard”) participate in a $4.3 billion committed credit facility provided by a syndicate of lenders pursuant to a credit agreement that may be renewed annually; each fund is individually liable for its borrowings, if any, under the credit facility. Borrowings may be utilized for temporary and emergency purposes, and are subject to the fund’s regulatory and contractual borrowing restrictions. The participating funds are charged administrative fees and an annual commitment fee of 0.10% of the undrawn amount of the facility; these fees are allocated to the funds based on a method approved by the fund’s board of trustees and included in Management and Administrative expenses on the fund’s Statement of Operations. Any borrowings under this facility bear interest at a rate based upon the higher of the one-month London Interbank Offered Rate, federal funds effective rate, or overnight bank funding rate plus an agreed-upon spread.

 

The fund had no borrowings outstanding at January 31, 2020, or at any time during the period then ended.

 

8. Other: Distributions received from investment securities are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Each investment security reports annually the tax character of its distributions. Dividend income, capital gain distributions received, and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) reflect the amounts of taxable income, capital gain, and return of capital reported by the investment securities, and management’s estimates of such amounts for investment security distributions for which actual information has not been reported. Income, capital gain, and return of capital distributions received from affiliated Vanguard funds are recorded on ex-dividend date. Interest income includes income distributions received from Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund and is accrued daily. Premiums and discounts on debt securities are amortized and accreted, respectively, to interest income over the

 

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lives of the respective securities, except for premiums on certain callable debt securities that are amortized to the earliest call date. Security transactions are accounted for on the date securities are bought or sold. Costs used to determine realized gains (losses) on the sale of investment securities are those of the specific securities sold.

 

Each class of shares has equal rights as to assets and earnings, except that each class separately bears certain class-specific expenses related to maintenance of shareholder accounts (included in Management and Administrative expenses) and shareholder reporting. Marketing and distribution expenses are allocated to each class of shares based on a method approved by the board of trustees. Income, other non-class-specific expenses, and gains and losses on investments are allocated to each class of shares based on its relative net assets.

 

B.  In accordance with the terms of a Funds’ Service Agreement (the “FSA”) between Vanguard and the fund, Vanguard furnishes to the fund investment advisory, corporate management, administrative, marketing, and distribution services at Vanguard’s cost of operations (as defined by the FSA). These costs of operations are allocated to the fund based on methods and guidelines approved by the board of trustees. Vanguard does not require reimbursement in the current period for certain costs of operations (such as deferred compensation/benefits and risk/insurance costs); the fund’s liability for these costs of operations is included in Payables to Vanguard on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. All other costs of operations payable to Vanguard are generally settled twice a month.

 

Upon the request of Vanguard, the fund may invest up to 0.40% of its net assets as capital in Vanguard. At January 31, 2020, the fund had contributed to Vanguard capital in the amount of $2,738,000, representing less than 0.01% of the fund’s net assets and 1.10% of Vanguard’s capital received pursuant to the FSA. The fund’s trustees and officers are also directors and employees, respectively, of Vanguard.

 

C.  The fund’s custodian bank has agreed to reduce its fees when the fund maintains cash on deposit in the non-interest-bearing account. For the year ended January 31, 2020, custodian fee offset arrangements reduced the fund’s expenses by $134,000 (an annual rate of less than 0.01% of average net assets).

 

D.  Various inputs may be used to determine the value of the fund’s investments. These inputs are summarized in three broad levels for financial statement purposes. The inputs or methodologies used to value securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

 

Level 1—Quoted prices in active markets for identical securities.

Level 2—Other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.).

Level 3—Significant unobservable inputs (including the fund’s own assumptions used to determine the fair value of investments). Any investments valued with significant unobservable inputs are noted on the Statement of Net Assets.

 

 

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The following table summarizes the market value of the fund’s investments and derivatives as of January 31, 2020, based on the inputs used to value them:

 

  Level 1  Level 2  Level 3 
Investments ($000) ($000) ($000)
Common Stocks 70,992,495    1,606 
Temporary Cash Investments 561,293     
Swap Contracts—Liabilities   (1,451)  
Total 71,553,788  (1,451) 1,606 

 

E.  Permanent differences between book-basis and tax-basis components of net assets are reclassified among capital accounts in the financial statements to reflect their tax character. These reclassifications have no effect on net assets or net asset value per share. As of period end, permanent differences primarily attributable to the accounting for in-kind redemptions and swap agreements were reclassified between the following accounts:

 

  Amount 
  ($000)
Paid-in Capital 2,366,459 
Total Distributable Earnings (Loss) (2,366,459)

 

Temporary differences between book-basis and tax-basis components of total distributable earnings (loss) arise when certain items of income, gain, or loss are recognized in different periods for financial statement and tax purposes; these differences will reverse at some time in the future. The differences are primarily related to the tax deferral of losses on wash sales and the realization of unrealized gains or losses on certain swap agreements. As of period end, the tax-basis components of total distributable earnings (loss) are detailed in the table as follows:

 

  Amount 
  ($000)
Undistributed Ordinary Income  
Undistributed Tax-Exempt Income  
Undistributed Long-Term Gains  
Capital Loss Carryforwards (Non-expiring)* (1,509,620)
Net Unrealized Gains (Losses) 12,293,273 

 

* The fund used capital loss carryforwards of $40,084,000 to offset taxable capital gains realized during the year ended January 31, 2020.

 

As of January 31, 2020, gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation for investments and derivatives based on cost for U.S. federal income tax purposes were as follows:

 

  Amount 
  ($000)
Tax Cost 59,262,121 
Gross Unrealized Appreciation 15,718,650 
Gross Unrealized Depreciation (3,425,377)
Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) 12,293,273 

 

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F.  During the year ended January 31, 2020, the fund purchased $16,033,654,000 of investment securities and sold $11,579,557,000 of investment securities, other than temporary cash investments. Purchases and sales include $10,268,399,000 and $7,738,448,000, respectively, in connection with in-kind purchases and redemptions of the fund’s capital shares.

 

G.  Capital share transactions for each class of shares were:

 

        Year Ended January 31, 
  2020  2019 
  Amount  Shares  Amount  Shares 
  ($000) (000) ($000) (000)
Investor Shares            
Issued 395,906  13,631  202,254  7,803 
Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions 28,280  981  77,560  2,978 
Redeemed1 (2,172,330) (74,391) (635,088) (24,392)
Net Increase (Decrease)—Investor Shares (1,748,144) (59,779) (355,274) (13,611)
ETF Shares            
Issued 10,501,566  118,494  8,087,624  102,051 
Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions        
Redeemed (7,779,684) (87,500) (10,789,217) (139,300)
Net Increase (Decrease)—ETF Shares 2,721,882  30,994  (2,701,593) (37,249)
Admiral Shares            
Issued1 5,327,904  42,120  2,761,716  24,919 
Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions 647,759  5,156  680,270  6,116 
Redeemed (3,392,317) (26,697) (3,809,581) (34,442)
Net Increase (Decrease)—Admiral Shares 2,583,346  20,579  (367,595) (3,407)
Institutional Shares            
Issued 2,004,257  102,367  1,757,587  102,091 
Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions 306,680  15,790  338,704  19,682 
Redeemed (1,576,740) (80,293) (2,467,738) (142,026)
Net Increase (Decrease)—Institutional Shares 734,197  37,864  (371,447) (20,253)

 

1In November 2018, the fund announced changes to the availability and minimum investment criteria of the Investor and Admiral share classes. As a result, all of the outstanding Investor Shares automatically converted to Admiral Shares beginning in April 2019, with the exception of those held by Vanguard funds and certain other institutional investors. Investor Shares—Redeemed and Admiral Shares—Issued include 57,968,000 and 13,589,000 shares, respectively, in the amount of $1,688,895,000 from the conversion during the year ended January 31, 2020.

 

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H.  Certain of the fund’s investments are in companies that are considered to be affiliated companies of the fund because the fund owns more than 5% of the outstanding voting securities of the company or the issuer is another member of The Vanguard Group. Transactions during the period in securities of these companies were as follows:

 

     Current Period Transactions   
  Jan. 31,     Proceeds  Realized           Jan. 31, 
  2019     from  Net  Change in     Capital Gain  2020 
  Market  Purchases  Securities  Gain  Unrealized     Distributions  Market 
  Value  at Cost  Sold1  (Loss)  App. (Dep.)  Income  Received  Value 
  ($000) ($000) ($000) ($000) ($000) ($000) ($000) ($000)
Brookfield Property REIT Inc. 137,387  1,249  149,263  (7,667) 21,133       
Host Hotels & Resorts Inc. NA2  152,118  140,437  3,615  (66,162) 29,894  616  586,395 
iStar Inc. NA3  7,960  10,326  497  15,443  64  1,214  NA3 
Omega Healthcare Investors Inc. NA3  203,469  75,247  18,019  10,368  21,344  835  NA3 
Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund 801,441  NA4  NA4  69  52  5,704    561,293 
Vanguard Real Estate II Index Fund 6,719,464  265,125      928,467  199,690    7,847,621 
Winthrop Realty Trust 2,061        (1,455)      
Total 7,660,353  629,921  375,273  14,533  907,846  256,696  2,665  8,995,309 

 

1Does not include adjustments to related return of capital.
2Not applicable—at January 31, 2019, the issuer was not an affiliated company of the fund.
3Not applicable—at January 31, 2019, and January 31, 2020, the issuer was not an affiliated company of the fund, but it was affiliated during the year.
4Not applicable—purchases and sales are for temporary cash investment purposes.

 

I.  Management has determined that no events or transactions occurred subsequent to January 31, 2020, that would require recognition or disclosure in these financial statements.

 

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Performance Summary

 

 

All of the returns in this report represent past performance, which is not a guarantee of future results that may be achieved by the fund. (Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data cited. For performance data current to the most recent month-end, visit our website at vanguard.com/performance.) Note, too, that both investment returns and principal value can fluctuate widely, so an investor’s shares, when sold, could be worth more or less than their original cost. The returns shown do not reflect taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the sale of fund shares.

 

 

Cumulative Performance: September 26, 2017, Through January 31, 2020

Initial Investment of $100,000,000

 

 

 

    Average Annual Total Returns
Periods Ended January 31, 2020
 
    One
Year
Since
Inception
(9/26/2017)
Final Value
of a $100,000,000
Investment
Real Estate II Index Fund 16.78% 9.74% $124,382,109
Real Estate Spliced Index 16.82 9.81 124,572,985
Dow Jones U.S. Total Stock Market Float Adjusted Index 20.37 12.93 133,035,562

Real Estate Spliced Index: MSCI US REIT Index adjusted to include a 2% cash position (Lipper Money Market Average) through April 30, 2009; MSCI US REIT Index through February 1, 2018; MSCI US Investable Market Real Estate 25/50 Transition Index through July 24, 2018; MSCI US Investable Market Real Estate 25/50 Index thereafter.

 

“Since Inception” performance is calculated from the fund’s inception date for both the fund and its comparative standard(s).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

See Financial Highlights for dividend and capital gains information.

  

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Sector Diversification

As of January 31, 2020

  

Diversified Real Estate Activities 0.2%
Diversified REITs 4.6
Health Care REITs 9.8
Hotel & Resort REITs 3.7
Industrial REITs 8.6
Office REITs 9.5
Real Estate Development 0.4
Real Estate Operating Companies 0.2
Real Estate Services 2.9
Residential REITs 15.0
Retail REITs 11.4
Specialized REITs 33.7

The table reflects the fund’s equity exposure, based on its investments in stocks and stock index futures. Any holdings in short-term reserves are excluded. Sector categories are based on the Global Industry Classification Standard (“GICS”), except for the “Other” category (if applicable), which includes securities that have not been provided a GICS classification as of the effective reporting period.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

The Global Industry Classification Standard (“GICS”) was developed by and is the exclusive property and a service mark of MSCI Inc. (“MSCI”) and Standard and Poor’s, a division of McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. (“S&P”), and is licensed for use by Vanguard. Neither MSCI, S&P nor any third party involved in making or compiling the GICS or any GICS classification makes any express or implied warranties or representations with respect to such standard or classification (or the results to be obtained by the use thereof), and all such parties hereby expressly disclaim all warranties of originality, accuracy, completeness, merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose with respect to any such standard or classification. Without limiting any of the foregoing, in no event shall MSCI, S&P, any of its affiliates or any third party involved in making or compiling the GICS or any GICS classification have any liability for any direct, indirect, special, punitive, consequential or any other damages (including lost profits) even if notified of the possibility of such damages.

  

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Financial Statements

 

 

Statement of Net Assets

As of January 31, 2020

 

The fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year as an exhibit to its reports on Form N-PORT. The fund’s Form N-PORT reports are available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.

 

        Market  
        Value•  
    Shares   ($000 )
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) (95.9%)1  
Diversified REITs (4.6%)      
  WP Carey Inc. 1,039,250   87,422  
  Liberty Property Trust 951,956   59,640  
  STORE Capital Corp. 1,335,436   52,416  
  VEREIT Inc. 3,372,558   32,916  
  PS Business Parks Inc. 125,241   20,985  
  Washington REIT 487,923   14,852  
  American Assets Trust Inc. 308,856   14,072  
  Colony Capital Inc. 2,819,083   13,165  
  Essential Properties Realty Trust Inc. 464,351   12,821  
  Empire State Realty Trust Inc. 920,792   12,486  
  Global Net Lease Inc. 515,635   10,689  
  Alexander & Baldwin Inc. 417,544   9,128  
  Armada Hoffler Properties Inc. 323,727   5,937  
  iStar Inc. 378,171   5,506  
  Gladstone Commercial Corp. 188,378   4,016  
  One Liberty Properties Inc. 90,548   2,476  
        358,527  
Health Care REITs (9.8%)        
  Welltower Inc. 2,466,385   209,421  
  Ventas Inc. 2,267,555   131,201  
  Healthpeak Properties Inc. 2,988,885   107,570  
  Medical Properties Trust Inc. 3,103,093   68,734  
  Omega Healthcare Investors Inc. 1,328,425   55,727  
  Healthcare Trust of America Inc. 1,248,503   39,990  
  Healthcare Realty Trust Inc. 786,337   28,355  
  Sabra Health Care REIT Inc. 1,153,097   24,792  
  National Health Investors Inc. 263,913   22,269  
  Physicians Realty Trust 1,127,576   21,819  
  CareTrust REIT Inc. 581,375   12,895  
  Diversified Healthcare Trust 1,449,773   11,192  
  LTC Properties Inc. 241,711   11,157  
  Universal Health Realty Income Trust 79,428   9,797  
  Community Healthcare Trust Inc. 112,174   5,291  
  New Senior Investment Group Inc. 505,706   3,853  
  Global Medical REIT Inc. 248,538   3,629  
        767,692  
Hotel & Resort REITs (3.7%)        
  Host Hotels & Resorts Inc. 4,442,420   72,589  
  Park Hotels & Resorts Inc. 1,460,177   32,036  
  Ryman Hospitality Properties Inc. 297,395   25,287  
  MGM Growth Properties LLC 692,710   22,125  
  Service Properties Trust 1,000,632   21,594  
  Apple Hospitality REIT Inc. 1,293,947   19,435  
  Pebblebrook Hotel Trust 794,503   18,846  
  Sunstone Hotel Investors Inc. 1,367,608   17,341  
  RLJ Lodging Trust 1,047,702   16,302  
  Xenia Hotels & Resorts Inc. 685,474   12,812  
  DiamondRock Hospitality Co. 1,219,324   11,791  
  Summit Hotel Properties Inc. 639,604   7,093  
  Chatham Lodging Trust 285,002   4,660  
  Hersha Hospitality Trust Class A 225,730   2,928  
  CorePoint Lodging Inc. 244,420   2,236  

  

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      Market  
        Value•  
    Shares   ($000 )
  Ashford Hospitality Trust Inc. 587,373   1,445  
  Braemar Hotels & Resorts Inc. 169,658   1,354  
        289,874  
Industrial REITs (8.6%)        
  Prologis Inc. 3,841,171   356,768  
  Duke Realty Corp. 2,199,732   79,872  
  Americold Realty Trust 1,108,140   38,198  
  First Industrial Realty Trust Inc. 769,931   32,876  
  Rexford Industrial Realty Inc. 668,005   32,191  
  EastGroup Properties Inc. 228,584   31,104  
  STAG Industrial Inc. 773,655   24,943  
  Terreno Realty Corp. 398,935   22,843  
  Lexington Realty Trust Class B 1,288,193   14,260  
  Hannon Armstrong Sustainable Infrastructure Capital Inc. 400,335   13,647  
  Industrial Logistics Properties Trust 396,036   9,065  
^ Innovative Industrial Properties Inc. 100,949   9,035  
  Monmouth Real Estate Investment Corp. 553,989   8,105  
        672,907  
Office REITs (9.4%)        
  Boston Properties Inc. 940,666   134,844  
  Alexandria Real Estate Equities Inc. 690,279   112,654  
  Vornado Realty Trust 1,045,205   68,743  
  Kilroy Realty Corp. 614,437   50,734  
  SL Green Realty Corp. 501,528   46,161  
  Douglas Emmett Inc. 1,013,220   42,049  
  Cousins Properties Inc. 884,853   36,217  
  Hudson Pacific Properties Inc. 939,578   34,144  
  Highwoods Properties Inc. 631,418   31,640  
  JBG SMITH Properties 775,330   31,440  
  Equity Commonwealth 742,744   24,355  
  Corporate Office Properties Trust 681,369   20,284  
  Piedmont Office Realty Trust Inc. 766,538   17,776  
  Brandywine Realty Trust 1,071,706   16,740  
  Paramount Group Inc. 1,140,943   16,042  
  Columbia Property Trust Inc. 711,804   15,019  
  Mack-Cali Realty Corp. 552,202   12,126  
  Easterly Government Properties Inc. 434,339   10,515  
  Office Properties Income Trust 292,668   9,959  
  Franklin Street Properties Corp. 653,021   4,963  
  City Office REIT Inc. 331,630   4,484  
        740,889  
Residential REITs (14.9%)        
  Equity Residential 2,256,977   187,510  
  AvalonBay Communities Inc. 849,945   184,174  
  Essex Property Trust Inc. 400,019   123,910  
  Invitation Homes Inc. 3,272,589   102,988  
  Mid-America Apartment Communities Inc. 694,096   95,237  
  Sun Communities Inc. 551,857   89,495  
  UDR Inc. 1,782,108   85,381  
  Equity LifeStyle Properties Inc. 1,052,748   76,587  
  Camden Property Trust 589,260   66,250  
  Apartment Investment & Management Co. 906,158   47,764  
  American Homes 4 Rent 1,642,722   44,896  
  American Campus Communities Inc. 836,145   38,354  
  Independence Realty Trust Inc. 548,637   8,048  
  NexPoint Residential Trust Inc. 116,318   5,676  
  Investors Real Estate Trust 70,683   5,209  
  UMH Properties Inc. 221,251   3,496  
  Front Yard Residential Corp. 311,169   3,339  
  Preferred Apartment Communities Inc. 269,596   3,176  
        1,171,490  
Retail REITs (11.4%)        
  Simon Property Group Inc. 1,874,568   249,599  
  Realty Income Corp. 1,936,724   151,859  
  Regency Centers Corp. 1,019,629   63,258  
  Federal Realty Investment Trust 456,143   57,027  
  National Retail Properties Inc. 995,022   55,721  
  Kimco Realty Corp. 2,568,841   48,936  
  Brixmor Property Group Inc. 1,812,773   36,183  
  Spirit Realty Capital Inc. 548,308   28,940  
  Weingarten Realty Investors 743,347   21,631  
  Agree Realty Corp. 255,379   19,391  
  

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      Market  
        Value•  
    Shares   ($000 )

  Retail Properties of America Inc. 1,301,343   15,811  
^ Macerich Co. 687,708   15,343  
  Urban Edge Properties 737,692   13,566  
  Acadia Realty Trust 514,080   12,759  
  Retail Opportunity Investments Corp. 695,808   11,530  
  SITE Centers Corp. 878,528   11,166  
  Taubman Centers Inc. 373,171   9,859  
  Kite Realty Group Trust 512,552   8,816  
  American Finance Trust Inc. 646,364   8,383  
^ Tanger Factory Outlet Centers Inc. 571,081   8,355  
^ Seritage Growth Properties 213,305   7,833  
  RPT Realty 487,993   6,807  
  Getty Realty Corp. 212,341   6,693  
  Alexander’s Inc. 14,006   4,519  
  Saul Centers Inc. 83,911   4,144  
  Urstadt Biddle Properties Inc. 182,306   4,133  
^ Washington Prime Group Inc. 1,134,262   3,414  
  Retail Value Inc. 97,024   3,189  
  Whitestone REIT 219,605   2,877  
^ Pennsylvania REIT 445,913   1,757  
  Cedar Realty Trust Inc. 539,698   1,403  
§ Spirit MTA REIT 257,871   198  
        895,100  
Specialized REITs (33.5%)        
  American Tower Corp. 2,694,308   624,379  
  Crown Castle International Corp. 2,530,386   379,153  
  Equinix Inc. 516,235   304,439  
  Public Storage 956,363   213,996  
  SBA Communications Corp. 688,398   171,797  
  Digital Realty Trust Inc. 1,267,998   155,951  
  Weyerhaeuser Co. 4,533,588   131,247  
  Extra Space Storage Inc. 782,162   86,570  
  VICI Properties Inc. 2,805,681   75,192  
  Gaming and Leisure Properties Inc. 1,241,375   58,661  
  Iron Mountain Inc. 1,747,311   55,233  
  Lamar Advertising Co. 523,092   48,548  
  CyrusOne Inc. 688,905   41,920  
  CubeSmart 1,171,255   37,094  
  EPR Properties 472,174   33,699  
  Life Storage Inc. 283,888   32,130  
  CoreSite Realty Corp. 224,506   26,368  
  Outfront Media Inc. 872,293   25,942  
  Rayonier Inc. 788,861   23,966  
  QTS Realty Trust Inc. 336,609   19,146  
  PotlatchDeltic Corp. 408,805   17,579  
  Four Corners Property Trust Inc. 416,766   12,624  
  National Storage Affiliates Trust 361,451   12,344  
  GEO Group Inc. 739,245   11,680  
  CoreCivic Inc. 725,712   11,575  
  Uniti Group Inc. 1,175,312   7,440  
  CorEnergy Infrastructure Trust Inc. 82,266   3,751  
  CatchMark Timber Trust Inc. 299,263   3,070  
  Safehold Inc. 61,569   2,768  
  Jernigan Capital Inc. 135,002   2,699  
        2,630,961  
Total Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) (Cost $6,397,555)     7,527,440  
Real Estate Management & Development (3.7%)1        
Diversified Real Estate Activities (0.2%)        
* St. Joe Co. 219,248   4,606  
  RMR Group Inc. 92,590   4,266  
* Five Point Holdings LLC 314,537   2,551  
* Tejon Ranch Co. 133,376   2,147  
        13,570  
Real Estate Development (0.4%)        
* Howard Hughes Corp. 249,420   30,349  
* Forestar Group Inc. 99,881   2,025  
        32,374  
Real Estate Operating Companies (0.2%)        
  Kennedy-Wilson        
  Holdings Inc. 780,944   16,837  
* FRP Holdings Inc. 41,809   1,980  
        18,817  
Real Estate Services (2.9%)        
* CBRE Group Inc. 1,944,891   118,736  
  Jones Lang LaSalle Inc. 313,776   53,285  
  Cushman & Wakefield plc 595,294   11,442  
* Redfin Corp. 447,067   10,877  
  Newmark Group Inc. 905,452   10,657  
  Realogy Holdings Corp. 695,608   7,366  
* Marcus & Millichap Inc. 142,221   5,035  
  RE/MAX Holdings Inc. 108,518   4,154  
^ eXp World Holdings Inc. 132,165   1,459  
* Altisource Portfolio Solutions SA 39,509   735  
        223,746  
Total Real Estate Management & Development (Cost $269,070)     288,507  

  

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      Market  
        Value•  
    Shares   ($000 )

Temporary Cash Investment (0.7%)1        
Money Market Fund (0.7%)        
2,3 Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund, 1.730%
(Cost $56,247)
562,423   56,253  
Total Investments (100.3%)
(Cost $6,722,872)
  7,872,200  
           
        Amount
($000
)
Other Assets and Liabilities (-0.3%)      
Other Assets        
Investment in Vanguard     341  
Receivables for Accrued Income     4,669  
Other Assets     852  
Total Other Assets     5,862  
Liabilities        
Payables for Investment Securities Purchased     (23)  
Collateral for Securities on Loan     (30,045)  
Payables to Vanguard     (312)  
Unrealized Depreciation—OTC Swap Contracts     (61)  
Total Liabilities     (30,441)  
Net Assets (100%)        
Applicable to 346,574,081 outstanding $.001 par value shares of beneficial interest (unlimited authorization)     7,847,621  
Net Asset Value Per Share     $22.64  
         
At January 31, 2020, net assets consisted of:        
         
      Amount
($000
) 
Paid-in Capital     6,738,981  
Total Distributable Earnings (Loss)     1,108,640  
Net Assets     7,847,621  

See Note A in Notes to Financial Statements.

^ Includes partial security positions on loan to broker-dealers. The total value of securities on loan is $27,381,000.
§ Security value determined using significant unobservable inputs.
* Non-income-producing security.

1 The fund invests a portion of its assets in investment securities through the use of swap contracts. After giving effect to swap investments, the fund’s effective investment securities and temporary cash investment positions represent 100.0% and 0.3%, respectively, of net assets.

2 Affiliated money market fund available only to Vanguard funds and certain trusts and accounts managed by Vanguard. Rate shown is the 7-day yield.

3

Collateral of $30,045,000 was received for securities on loan.

REIT—Real Estate Investment Trust.

  OTC—Over-the-Counter.

  

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Derivative Financial Instruments Outstanding as of Period End

 

Over-the-Counter Total Return Swaps

        Floating    
        Interest    
        Rate Value and Value and
      Notional Received Unrealized Unrealized
  Termination   Amount (Paid)1 Appreciation (Depreciation)
Reference Entity Date Counterparty ($000) (%) ($000) ($000)
VEREIT Inc. 2/2/21 GSI 29,829 (1.655) (61)

1Payment received/paid monthly.

GSI—Goldman Sachs International.

 

At January 31, 2020, a counterparty had deposited in a segregated account securities with a value of $802,000 in connection with open over-the-counter swap contracts.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.

 

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Statement of Operations

 

 

  Year Ended
  January 31, 2020
  ($000)
Investment Income  
Income  
Dividends 198,805
Interest1 400
Securities Lending—Net 417
Total Income 199,622
Expenses  
The Vanguard Group—Note B  
Investment Advisory Services 1,100
Management and Administrative 4,733
Custodian Fees 25
Auditing Fees 42
Trustees’ Fees and Expenses 3
Total Expenses 5,903
Expenses Paid Indirectly (22)
Net Expenses 5,881
Net Investment Income 193,741
Realized Net Gain (Loss)  
Capital Gain Distributions Received 35,733
Investment Securities Sold1 (10,562)
Futures Contracts 29
Swap Contracts 6,255
Realized Net Gain (Loss) 31,455
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)  
Investment Securities1 903,022
Swap Contracts (61)
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) 902,961
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations 1,128,157

 

1Interest income, realized net gain (loss), and change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) from an affiliated company of the fund were $400,000, $5,000, and $5,000, respectively. Purchases and sales are for temporary cash investment purposes.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.

  

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Statement of Changes in Net Assets

 

  Year Ended January 31,
  2020 2019
  ($000) ($000)
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets    
Operations    
Net Investment Income 193,741 199,381
Realized Net Gain (Loss) 31,455 (76,397)
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) 902,961 470,068
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations 1,128,157 593,052
Distributions    
Net Investment Income (199,690) (203,421)
Realized Capital Gain
Return of Capital (65,435) (75,255)
Total Distributions (265,125) (278,676)
Capital Share Transactions    
Issued
Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions 265,125 278,676
Redeemed
Net Increase (Decrease) from Capital Share Transactions 265,125 278,676
Total Increase (Decrease) 1,128,157 593,052
Net Assets    
Beginning of Period 6,719,464 6,126,412
End of Period 7,847,621 6,719,464

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.

 

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Financial Highlights

  

 

      Year Ended
January 31,
Sept. 26,
20171 to
Jan. 31,
For a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period 2020 2019 2018
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period $20.10 $19.17 $20.00
Investment Operations      
Net Investment Income2 .571 .611 .268
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments 2.752 1.176 (.834)
Total from Investment Operations 3.323 1.787 (.566)
Distributions      
Dividends from Net Investment Income (.590) (.626) (.225)
Distributions from Realized Capital Gains (.030)
Return of Capital (.193) (.231) (.009)
Total Distributions (.783) (.857) (.264)
Net Asset Value, End of Period $22.64 $20.10 $19.17
Total Return 16.78% 9.68% -2.89%
Ratios/Supplemental Data      
Net Assets, End of Period (Millions) $7,848 $6,719 $6,126
Ratio of Total Expenses to Average Net Assets 0.08% 0.08% 0.08%3
Ratio of Net Investment Income to Average Net Assets 2.63% 3.22% 3.84%3
Portfolio Turnover Rate 3% 23% 1%

 

1Inception.
2Calculated based on average shares outstanding.
3Annualized.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.

  

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Notes to Financial Statements

 

 

Vanguard Real Estate II Index Fund is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 as an open-end investment company, or mutual fund. The fund is a wholly owned subsidiary of Vanguard Real Estate Index Fund (“Real Estate Index Fund”), and at January 31, 2020, the Real Estate Index Fund was the record and beneficial owner of 100% of the fund’s net assets. As part of the Real Estate Index Fund’s principal investment strategy, it attempts to replicate the benchmark index by investing all, or substantially all, of its assets—either directly or indirectly through the fund—in the stocks that make up the index.

 

A.  The following significant accounting policies conform to generally accepted accounting principles for U.S. investment companies. The fund consistently follows such policies in preparing its financial statements.

 

1. Security Valuation: Securities are valued as of the close of trading on the New York Stock Exchange (generally 4 p.m., Eastern time) on the valuation date. Equity securities are valued at the latest quoted sales prices or official closing prices taken from the primary market in which each security trades; such securities not traded on the valuation date are valued at the mean of the latest quoted bid and asked prices. Securities for which market quotations are not readily available, or whose values have been materially affected by events occurring before the fund’s pricing time but after the close of the securities’ primary markets, are valued by methods deemed by the board of trustees to represent fair value. Investments in Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund are valued at that fund’s net asset value.

 

2. Futures Contracts: The fund uses index futures contracts to a limited extent, with the objectives of maintaining full exposure to the stock market, maintaining liquidity, and minimizing transaction costs. The fund may purchase futures contracts to immediately invest incoming cash in the market, or sell futures in response to cash outflows, thereby simulating a fully invested position in the underlying index while maintaining a cash balance for liquidity. The primary risks associated with the use of futures contracts are imperfect correlation between changes in market values of stocks held by the fund and the prices of futures contracts, and the possibility of an illiquid market. Counterparty risk involving futures is mitigated because a regulated clearinghouse is the counterparty instead of the clearing broker. To further mitigate counterparty risk, the fund trades futures contracts on an exchange, monitors the financial strength of its clearing brokers and clearinghouse, and has entered into clearing agreements with its clearing brokers. The clearinghouse imposes initial margin requirements to secure the fund’s performance and requires daily settlement of variation margin representing changes in the market value of each contract. Any assets pledged as initial margin for open contracts are noted in the Statement of Net Assets.

 

Futures contracts are valued at their quoted daily settlement prices. The notional amounts of the contracts are not recorded in the Statement of Net Assets. Fluctuations in the value of the contracts are recorded in the Statement of Net Assets as an asset (liability) and in the Statement of Operations as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) until the contracts are closed, when they are recorded as realized futures gains (losses).

 

During the year ended January 31, 2020, the fund’s average investments in long and short futures contracts represented less than 1% and 0% of net assets, respectively, based on the average of the notional amounts at each quarter-end during the period. The fund had no open futures contracts at January 31, 2020.

 

3. Swap Contracts: The fund has entered into equity swap contracts to earn the total return on selected reference stocks in the fund’s target index. Under the terms of the swaps, the fund receives the total return on the referenced stock (i.e., receiving the increase or paying the decrease

  

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in value of the selected reference stock and receiving the equivalent of any dividends in respect of the selected referenced stock) over a specified period of time, applied to a notional amount that represents the value of a designated number of shares of the selected reference stock at the beginning of the equity swap contract. The fund also pays a floating rate that is based on short-term interest rates, applied to the notional amount. At the same time, the fund generally invests an amount approximating the notional amount of the swap in high-quality temporary cash investments.

 

The notional amounts of swap contracts are not recorded in the Statement of Net Assets. Swaps are valued daily based on market quotations received from independent pricing services or recognized dealers and the change in value is recorded in the Statement of Net Assets as an asset (liability) and in the Statement of Operations as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) until termination of the swap, at which time realized gain (loss) is recorded.

 

A risk associated with all types of swaps is the possibility that a counterparty may default on its obligation to pay net amounts due to the fund. The fund’s maximum amount subject to counterparty risk is the unrealized appreciation on the swap contract. The fund mitigates its counterparty risk by entering into swaps only with a diverse group of prequalified counterparties, monitoring their financial strength, entering into master netting arrangements with its counterparties, and requiring its counterparties to transfer collateral as security for their performance. In the absence of a default, the collateral pledged or received by the fund cannot be repledged, resold, or rehypothecated. In the event of a counterparty’s default (including bankruptcy), the fund may terminate any swap contracts with that counterparty, determine the net amount owed by either party in accordance with its master netting arrangements, and sell or retain any collateral held up to the net amount owed to the fund under the master netting arrangements. The swap contracts contain provisions whereby a counterparty may terminate open contracts if the fund net assets decline below a certain level, triggering a payment by the fund if the fund is in a net liability position at the time of the termination. The payment amount would be reduced by any collateral the fund has pledged. Any securities pledged as collateral for open contracts are noted in the Statement of Net Assets. The value of collateral received or pledged is compared daily to the value of the swap contracts exposure with each counterparty, and any difference, if in excess of a specified minimum transfer amount, is adjusted and settled within two business days.

 

During the year ended January 31, 2020, the fund’s average amounts of investments in total return swaps represented less than 1% of net assets, based on the average of notional amounts at each quarter-end during the period.

 

4. Federal Income Taxes: The fund intends to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company and distribute all of its taxable income. Management has analyzed the fund’s tax positions taken for all open federal income tax years (January 31, 2018–2020), and has concluded that no provision for federal income tax is required in the fund’s financial statements.

 

5. Distributions: Distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. The portion of distributions that exceeds a fund’s current and accumulated earnings and profits, as measured on a tax basis, constitute a non-taxable return of capital. Distributions are determined on a tax basis and may differ from net investment income and realized capital gains for financial reporting purposes.

 

6. Securities Lending: To earn additional income, the fund lends its securities to qualified institutional borrowers. Security loans are subject to termination by the fund at any time, and are required to be secured at all times by collateral in an amount at least equal to the market value of securities loaned. Daily market fluctuations could cause the value of loaned securities to be more or

  

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less than the value of the collateral received. When this occurs, the collateral is adjusted and settled before the opening of the market on the next business day. The fund further mitigates its counterparty risk by entering into securities lending transactions only with a diverse group of prequalified counterparties, monitoring their financial strength, and entering into master securities lending agreements with its counterparties. The master securities lending agreements provide that, in the event of a counterparty’s default (including bankruptcy), the fund may terminate any loans with that borrower, determine the net amount owed, and sell or retain the collateral up to the net amount owed to the fund; however, such actions may be subject to legal proceedings. While collateral mitigates counterparty risk, in the event of a default, the fund may experience delays and costs in recovering the securities loaned. The fund invests cash collateral received in Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund, and records a liability in the Statement of Net Assets for the return of the collateral, during the period the securities are on loan. Securities lending income represents fees charged to borrowers plus income earned on invested cash collateral, less expenses associated with the loan. During the term of the loan, the fund is entitled to all distributions made on or in respect of the loaned securities.

 

7. Credit Facility: The fund and certain other funds managed by The Vanguard Group (“Vanguard”) participate in a $4.3 billion committed credit facility provided by a syndicate of lenders pursuant to a credit agreement that may be renewed annually; each fund is individually liable for its borrowings, if any, under the credit facility. Borrowings may be utilized for temporary and emergency purposes, and are subject to the fund’s regulatory and contractual borrowing restrictions. The participating funds are charged administrative fees and an annual commitment fee of 0.10% of the undrawn amount of the facility; these fees are allocated to the funds based on a method approved by the fund’s board of trustees and included in Management and Administrative expenses on the fund’s Statement of Operations. Any borrowings under this facility bear interest at a rate based upon the higher of the one-month London Interbank Offered Rate, federal funds effective rate, or overnight bank funding rate plus an agreed-upon spread.

 

The fund had no borrowings outstanding at January 31, 2020, or at any time during the period then ended.

 

8. Other: Distributions received from investment securities are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Each investment security reports annually the tax character of its distributions. Dividend income, capital gain distributions received, and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) reflect the amounts of taxable income, capital gain, and return of capital reported by the investment securities, and management’s estimates of such amounts for investment security distributions for which actual information has not been reported. Interest income includes income distributions received from Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund and is accrued daily. Security transactions are accounted for on the date securities are bought or sold. Costs used to determine realized gains (losses) on the sale of investment securities are those of the specific securities sold.

 

B.  In accordance with the terms of a Funds’ Service Agreement (the “FSA”) between Vanguard and the fund, Vanguard furnishes to the fund investment advisory, corporate management, administrative, marketing, and distribution services at Vanguard’s cost of operations (as defined by the FSA). These costs of operations are allocated to the fund based on methods and guidelines approved by the board of trustees. Vanguard does not require reimbursement in the current period for certain costs of operations (such as deferred compensation/benefits and risk/insurance costs); the fund’s liability for these costs of operations is included in Payables to Vanguard on the Statement of Net Assets. All other costs of operations payable to Vanguard are generally settled twice a month.

  

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Upon the request of Vanguard, the fund may invest up to 0.40% of its net assets as capital in Vanguard. At January 31, 2020, the fund had contributed to Vanguard capital in the amount of $341,000, representing less than 0.01% of the fund’s net assets and 0.14% of Vanguard’s capital received pursuant to the FSA. The fund’s trustees and officers are also directors and employees, respectively, of Vanguard.

 

C. The fund’s custodian bank has agreed to reduce its fees when the fund maintains cash on deposit in the non-interest-bearing account. For the year ended January 31, 2020, custodian fee offset arrangements reduced the fund’s expenses by $22,000 (an annual rate of less than 0.01% of average net assets).

 

D. Various inputs may be used to determine the value of the fund’s investments. These inputs are summarized in three broad levels for financial statement purposes. The inputs or methodologies used to value securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

 

Level 1—Quoted prices in active markets for identical securities.

Level 2—Other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.).

Level 3—Significant unobservable inputs (including the fund’s own assumptions used to determine the fair value of investments). Any investments valued with significant unobservable inputs are noted on the Statement of Net Assets.

 

The following table summarizes the market value of the fund’s investments and derivatives as of January 31, 2020, based on the inputs used to value them:

 

  Level 1 Level 2 Level 3
Investments ($000) ($000) ($000)
Common Stocks 7,815,749 198
Temporary Cash Investments 56,253
Swap Contracts—Liabilities (61)
Total 7,872,002 (61) 198

 

 

E. Permanent differences between book-basis and tax-basis components of net assets are reclassified among capital accounts in the financial statements to reflect their tax character. These reclassifications have no effect on net assets or net asset value per share. As of period end, permanent differences primarily attributable to the accounting for swap agreements were reclassified between the individual components of total distributable earnings (loss).

 

  Amount
  ($000)
Paid-in Capital
Total Distributable Earnings (Loss)

  

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Temporary differences between book-basis and tax-basis components of total distributable earnings (loss) arise when certain items of income, gain, or loss are recognized in different periods for financial statement and tax purposes; these differences will reverse at some time in the future. The differences are primarily related to the tax deferral of losses on wash sales and the realization of unrealized gains or losses on certain swap agreements. As of period end, the tax-basis components of total distributable earnings (loss) are detailed in the table as follows:

 

  Amount
  ($000)
Undistributed Ordinary Income
Undistributed Long-Term Gains
Capital Loss Carryforwards (Non-expiring)* (52,716)
Net Unrealized Gains (Losses) 1,149,328

 

* The fund used capital loss carryforwards of $25,200,000 to offset taxable capital gains realized during the year ended January 31, 2020.

 

 

As of January 31, 2020, gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation for investments, and derivatives based on cost for U.S. federal income tax purposes were as follows:

 

  Amount
  ($000)
Tax Cost 6,722,872
Gross Unrealized Appreciation 1,566,882
Gross Unrealized Depreciation (417,554)
Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) 1,149,328

 

 

F.  During the year ended January 31, 2020, the fund purchased $498,978,000 of investment securities and sold $233,929,000 of investment securities, other than temporary cash investments.

 

G.  Capital shares issued and redeemed were:

 

  Year Ended January 31,
  2020 2019
  Shares Shares
  (000) (000)
Issued
Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions 12,285 14,725
Redeemed
Net Increase (Decrease) in Shares Outstanding 12,285 14,725

 

 

H.  Management has determined that no events or transactions occurred subsequent to January 31, 2020, that would require recognition or disclosure in these financial statements.

 

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

To the Board of Trustees of Vanguard Specialized Funds and Vanguard Fixed Income Securities Funds and Shareholders of Vanguard Real Estate Index Fund and Vanguard Real Estate II Index Fund

 

Opinions on the Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying statement of net assets and statement of assets and liabilities of Vanguard Real Estate Index Fund (one of the funds constituting Vanguard Specialized Funds) and the statement of net assets of Vanguard Real Estate II Index Fund (one of the funds constituting Vanguard Fixed Income Securities Funds) (hereafter collectively referred to as the “Funds”) as of January 31, 2020, the related statements of operations for the year ended January 31, 2020, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period ended January 31, 2020, including the related notes, and the financial highlights for each of the periods indicated therein (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of each of the Funds as of January 31, 2020, the results of each of their operations for the year then ended, the changes in each of their net assets for each of the two years in the period ended January 31, 2020 and each of the financial highlights for each of the periods indicated therein in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

 

Basis for Opinions

These financial statements are the responsibility of the Funds’ management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Funds’ financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Funds in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

 

We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud.

 

Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of January 31, 2020 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers and by agreement to the underlying ownership records of the transfer agent; when replies were not received from brokers, we performed other auditing procedures. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinions.

 

 

 

/s/PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
March 16, 2020

 

We have served as the auditor of one or more investment companies in The Vanguard Group of Funds since 1975.

  

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Special 2019 tax information (unaudited) for Vanguard Real Estate Index Fund

 

This information for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2020, is included pursuant to provisions of the Internal Revenue Code.

 

The fund distributed $62,570,000 of qualified dividend income to shareholders during the fiscal year.

 

The fund distributed $1,581,690,000 of qualified business income to shareholders during the fiscal year.

 

 

Special 2019 tax information (unaudited) for Vanguard Real Estate II Index Fund

 

This information for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2020, is included pursuant to provisions of the Internal Revenue Code.

 

The fund distributed $7,029,000 of qualified dividend income to shareholders during the fiscal year.

 

The fund distributed $179,201,000 of qualified business income to shareholders during the fiscal year.

 

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THESE FUNDS ARE NOT SPONSORED, ENDORSED, SOLD OR PROMOTED BY MSCI INC. (“MSCI”), ANY OF ITS AFFILIATES, ANY OF ITS DIRECT OR INDIRECT INFORMATION PROVIDERS OR ANY OTHER THIRD PARTY INVOLVED IN, OR RELATED TO, COMPILING, COMPUTING OR CREATING ANY MSCI INDEX (COLLECTIVELY, THE “MSCI PARTIES”). THE MSCI INDEXES ARE THE EXCLUSIVE PROPERTY OF MSCI. MSCI AND THE MSCI INDEX NAMES ARE SERVICE MARK(S) OF MSCI OR ITS AFFILIATES AND HAVE BEEN LICENSED FOR USE FOR CERTAIN PURPOSES BY VANGUARD. NONE OF THE MSCI PARTIES MAKES ANY REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, TO THE OWNERS OF THESE FUNDS OR ANY MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC REGARDING THE ADVISABILITY OF INVESTING IN FUNDS GENERALLY OR IN THESE FUNDS PARTICULARLY OR THE ABILITY OF ANY MSCI INDEX TO TRACK CORRESPONDING STOCK MARKET PERFORMANCE. MSCI OR ITS AFFILIATES ARE THE LICENSORS OF CERTAIN TRADEMARKS, SERVICE MARKS AND TRADE NAMES AND OF THE MSCI INDEXES WHICH ARE DETERMINED, COMPOSED AND CALCULATED BY MSCI WITHOUT REGARD TO THESE FUNDS OR THE ISSUER OR OWNER OF THESE FUNDS. NONE OF THE MSCI PARTIES HAS ANY OBLIGATION TO TAKE THE NEEDS OF THE ISSUERS OR OWNERS OF THESE FUNDS INTO CONSIDERATION IN DETERMINING, COMPOSING OR CALCULATING THE MSCI INDEXES. NONE OF THE MSCI PARTIES IS RESPONSIBLE FOR OR HAS PARTICIPATED IN THE DETERMINATION OF THE TIMING OF, PRICES AT, OR QUANTITIES OF THESE FUNDS TO BE ISSUED OR IN THE DETERMINATION OR CALCULATION OF THE CONSIDERATION INTO WHICH THESE FUNDS ARE REDEEMABLE. NONE OF THE MSCI PARTIES HAS ANY OBLIGATION OR LIABILITY TO THE OWNERS OF THESE FUNDS IN CONNECTION WITH THE ADMINISTRATION, MARKETING OR OFFERING OF THESE FUNDS .

 

ALTHOUGH MSCI SHALL OBTAIN INFORMATION FOR INCLUSION IN OR FOR USE IN THE CALCULATION OF THE MSCI INDEXES FROM SOURCES WHICH MSCI CONSIDERS RELIABLE, NONE OF THE MSCI PARTIES WARRANTS OR GUARANTEES THE ORIGINALITY, ACCURACY AND/OR THE COMPLETENESS OF ANY MSCI INDEX OR ANY DATA INCLUDED THEREIN. NONE OF THE MSCI PARTIES MAKES ANY WARRANTY, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, AS TO RESULTS TO BE OBTAINED BY LICENSEE, LICENSEE’S CUSTOMERS OR COUNTERPARTIES, ISSUERS OF THE FUNDS, OWNERS OF THE FUNDS, OR ANY OTHER PERSON OR ENTITY, FROM THE USE OF ANY MSCI INDEX OR ANY DATA INCLUDED THEREIN IN CONNECTION WITH THE RIGHTS LICENSED HEREUNDER OR FOR ANY OTHER USE. NONE OF THE MSCI PARTIES SHALL HAVE ANY LIABILITY FOR ANY ERRORS, OMISSIONS OR INTERRUPTIONS OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH ANY MSCI INDEX OR ANY DATA INCLUDED THEREIN. FURTHER, NONE OF THE MSCI PARTIES MAKES ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, AND THE MSCI PARTIES HEREBY EXPRESSLY DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, WITH RESPECT TO ANY MSCI INDEX AND ANY DATA INCLUDED THEREIN. WITHOUT LIMITING ANY OF THE FOREGOING, IN NO EVENT SHALL ANY OF THE MSCI PARTIES HAVE ANY LIABILITY FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, PUNITIVE, CONSEQUENTIAL OR ANY OTHER DAMAGES (INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION LOST PROFITS) EVEN IF NOTIFIED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.

  

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The People Who Govern Your Fund

 

 

The trustees of your mutual fund are there to see that the fund is operated and managed in your best interests since, as a shareholder, you are a part owner of the fund. Your fund’s trustees also serve on the board of directors of The Vanguard Group, Inc., which is owned by the Vanguard funds and provides services to them.

 

A majority of Vanguard’s board members are independent, meaning that they have no affiliation with Vanguard or the funds they oversee, apart from the sizable personal investments they have made as private individuals. The independent board members have distinguished backgrounds in business, academia, and public service. Each of the trustees and executive officers oversees 213 Vanguard funds.

 

Information for each trustee and executive officer of the fund appears below. That information, as well as the Vanguard fund count, is as of the date on the cover of this fund report. The mailing address of the trustees and officers is P.O. Box 876, Valley Forge, PA 19482. More information about the trustees is in the Statement of Additional Information, which can be obtained, without charge, by contacting Vanguard at 800-662-7447, or online at vanguard.com.

 

 

Interested Trustee1

 

Mortimer J. Buckley

Born in 1969. Trustee since January 2018. Principal occupation(s) during the past five years and other experience: 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. Chairman of the board (2011–2017) and trustee (2009–2017) of the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia; and trustee (2018–present) and vice chair (2019–present) of The Shipley School.

 

 

Independent Trustees

 

Emerson U. Fullwood

Born in 1948. Trustee since January 2008. Principal occupation(s) during the past five years and other experience: 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. Director of SPX FLOW, Inc. (multi-industry manufacturing). Director of the University of Rochester Medical Center, the Monroe Community College Foundation, the United Way of Rochester, North Carolina A&T University, and Roberts Wesleyan College. Trustee of the University of Rochester.

 

Amy Gutmann

Born in 1949. Trustee since June 2006. Principal occupation(s) during the past five years and other experience: president (2004–present) of the University of Pennsylvania. Christopher H. Browne Distinguished Professor of Political Science, School of Arts and Sciences, and professor of communication, Annenberg School for Communication, with secondary faculty appointments in the Department of Philosophy, School of Arts and Sciences, and at the Graduate School of Education, University of Pennsylvania.

 

F. Joseph Loughrey

Born in 1949. Trustee since October 2009. Principal occupation(s) during the past five years and other experience: president and chief operating officer (retired 2009) and vice chairman of the board (2008–2009) of Cummins Inc. (industrial machinery). Chairman of the board of Hillenbrand, Inc. (specialized consumer services) and the Lumina Foundation. Director of the V Foundation. Member of the advisory

 

1 Mr. Buckley is considered an “interested person,” as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, because he is an officer of the Vanguard funds.

  

  

 

 

council for the College of Arts and Letters and chair of the advisory board to the Kellogg Institute for International Studies, both at the University of Notre Dame.

 

Mark Loughridge

Born in 1953. Trustee since March 2012. Principal occupation(s) during the past five years and other experience: 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.

 

Scott C. Malpass

Born in 1962. Trustee since March 2012. Principal occupation(s) during the past five years and other experience: chief investment officer (1989–present) and vice president (1996–present) of the University of Notre Dame. Assistant professor of finance at the Mendoza College of Business, University of Notre Dame, and member of the Notre Dame 403(b) Investment Committee. Member of the board of TIFF Advisory Services, Inc. Member of the board of Catholic Investment Services, Inc. (investment advisors) and the board of superintendence of the Institute for the Works of Religion.

 

Deanna Mulligan

Born in 1963. Trustee since January 2018. Principal occupation(s) during the past five years and other experience: chief executive officer (2011–present) of The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America. President (2010–2019), chief operating officer (2010–2011), and executive vice president (2008–2010) of Individual Life and Disability of The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America. Member of the board of The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America, the American Council of Life Insurers, and the Economic Club of New York. Trustee of the Partnership for New York City (business leadership), Chief Executives for Corporate Purpose, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, Catalyst, and the Bruce Museum (arts and science). Member of the Advisory Council for the Stanford Graduate School of Business.

 

André F. Perold

Born in 1952. Trustee since December 2004. Principal occupation(s) during the past five years and other experience: George Gund Professor of Finance and Banking, Emeritus at the Harvard Business School (retired 2011). Chief investment officer and co-managing partner of HighVista Strategies (private investment firm). Member of the board of advisors and the investment committee of the Museum of Fine Arts Boston. Member of the board (2018–present) of RIT Capital Partners (investment firm). Member of the investment committee of Partners Health Care System.

 

Sarah Bloom Raskin

Born in 1961. Trustee since January 2018. Principal occupation(s) during the past five years and other experience: 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. Member of the board of directors (2012–2014) of Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation. Director (2017–present) of i(x) Investments, LLC; director (2017–present) of Reserve Trust. Rubenstein Fellow (2017–present) of Duke University; trustee (2017–present) of Amherst College, and trustee (2019–present) of the Folger Shakespeare Library.

 

Peter F. Volanakis

Born in 1955. Trustee since July 2009. Principal occupation(s) during the past five years and other experience: 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). Chairman of the board of trustees of Colby-Sawyer College. Member of the board of Hypertherm Inc. (industrial cutting systems, software, and consumables).

 

  

 

  

Executive Officers

 

John Bendl

Born in 1970. Principal occupation(s) during the past five years and other experience: principal of Vanguard. Chief financial officer (2019–present) of each of the investment companies served by Vanguard. Chief accounting officer, treasurer, and controller of Vanguard (2017–present). Partner (2003–2016) at KPMG (audit, tax, and advisory services).

 

Glenn Booraem

Born in 1967. Principal occupation(s) during the past five years and other experience: principal of Vanguard. Investment stewardship officer (2017–present), treasurer (2015–2017), controller (2010–2015), and assistant controller (2001–2010) of each of the investment companies served by Vanguard.

 

Christine M. Buchanan

Born in 1970. Principal occupation(s) during the past five years and other experience: principal of Vanguard. Treasurer (2017–present) of each of the investment companies served by Vanguard. Partner (2005–2017) at KPMG (audit, tax, and advisory services).

 

David Cermak

Born in 1960. Principal occupation(s) during the past five years and other experience: principal of Vanguard. Finance director (2019–present) of each of the investment companies served by Vanguard. Managing director and head (2017–present) of Vanguard Investments Singapore. Managing director and head (2017–2019) of Vanguard Investments Hong Kong. Representative director and head (2014–2017) of Vanguard Investments Japan.

 

Thomas J. Higgins

Born in 1957. Principal occupation(s) during the past five years and other experience: principal of Vanguard. Finance director (2019–present), chief financial officer (2008–2019), and treasurer (1998–2008) of each of the investment companies served by Vanguard.

 

Peter Mahoney

Born in 1974. Principal occupation(s) during the past five years and other experience: principal of Vanguard. Controller (2015–present) of each of the investment companies served by Vanguard. Head of International Fund Services (2008–2014) at Vanguard.

 

Anne E. Robinson

Born in 1970. Principal occupation(s) during the past five years and other experience: 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.

 

Michael Rollings

Born in 1963. Principal occupation(s) during the past five years and other experience: 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.

 

John E. Schadl

Born in 1972. Principal occupation(s) during the past five years and other experience: principal of Vanguard. Chief compliance officer (2019–present) of Vanguard and of each of the investment companies served by Vanguard. Assistant vice president (2019–present) of Vanguard Marketing Corporation.

 

 

Vanguard Senior Management Team

 

Joseph Brennan Chris D. McIsaac
Mortimer J. Buckley James M. Norris
Gregory Davis Thomas M. Rampulla
John James Karin A. Risi
Martha G. King Anne E. Robinson
John T. Marcante Michael Rollings

  

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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All comparative mutual fund data are from Morningstar, Inc., unless otherwise noted.

 

You can obtain a free copy of Vanguard’s proxy voting guidelines by visiting vanguard.com/proxyreporting or by calling Vanguard at 800-662-2739. The guidelines are also available from the SEC’s website, www.sec.gov. In addition, you may obtain a free report on how your fund voted the proxies for securities it owned during the 12 months ended June 30. To get the report, visit either vanguard.com/proxyreporting or www.sec.gov.

 

You can review information about your fund on the SEC’s website, and you can receive copies of this information, for a fee, by sending a request via email addressed to publicinfo@sec.gov.

 

Source for Bloomberg Barclays indexes: Bloomberg Index Services Limited. Copyright 2020, Bloomberg. All rights reserved.

  

 

  © 2020 The Vanguard Group, Inc.
All rights reserved.
  U.S. Patent Nos. 6,879,964; 7,337,138;
  7,720,749; 7,925,573; 8,090,646; 8,417,623; and 8,626,636.
Vanguard Marketing Corporation, Distributor.
   
  Q1230 032020

  

  

 

 

 

Item 2: Code of Ethics. The Registrant has adopted a code of ethics that applies to the Registrant’s principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer or controller or persons performing similar functions. The Code of Ethics was amended during the reporting period covered by this report to make certain technical, non-material changes.

 

Item 3: Audit Committee Financial Expert. All members of the Audit Committee have been determined by the Registrant’s Board of Trustees to be Audit Committee Financial Experts and to be independent: F. Joseph Loughrey, Mark Loughridge, Sarah Bloom Raskin, and Peter F. Volanakis.

   

Item 4: Principal Accountant Fees and Services.

(a)       Audit Fees.

 

Audit Fees of the Registrant.

 

Fiscal Year Ended January 31, 2020: $428,000
Fiscal Year Ended January 31, 2019: $445,000

 

Aggregate Audit Fees of Registered Investment Companies in the Vanguard Group.

 

Fiscal Year Ended January 31, 2020: $9,568,215
Fiscal Year Ended January 31, 2019: $9,734,277

 

Includes fees billed in connection with audits of the Registrant, other registered investment companies in the Vanguard complex, The Vanguard Group, Inc., and Vanguard Marketing Corporation.

 

(b)        Audit-Related Fees.

 

Fiscal Year Ended January 31, 2020: $3,012,031
Fiscal Year Ended January 31, 2019: $5,581,336

 

Includes fees billed in connection with assurance and related services provided to the Registrant, other registered investment companies in the Vanguard complex, The Vanguard Group, Inc., and Vanguard Marketing Corporation.

 

(c)       Tax Fees.

 

Fiscal Year Ended January 31, 2020: $357,238
Fiscal Year Ended January 31, 2019: $347,985

 

Includes fees billed in connection with tax compliance, planning, and advice services provided to the Registrant, other registered investment companies in the Vanguard complex, The Vanguard Group, Inc., and Vanguard Marketing Corporation.

 

(d)       All Other Fees.

 

Fiscal Year Ended January 31, 2020: $0
Fiscal Year Ended January 31, 2019: $0

 

Includes fees billed for services related to tax reported information provided to the Registrant, other registered investment companies in the Vanguard complex, The Vanguard Group, Inc., and Vanguard Marketing Corporation.

 

 

 

(e)        (1) Pre-Approval Policies. The policy of the Registrant’s Audit Committee is to consider, and, if appropriate, approve before the principal accountant is engaged for such services, all specific audit and non-audit services provided to: the Registrant, other registered investment companies in the Vanguard complex, The Vanguard Group, Inc., and entities controlled by The Vanguard Group, Inc. that provide ongoing services to the Registrant. In making a determination, the Audit Committee considers whether the services are consistent with maintaining the principal accountant’s independence.

 

In the event of a contingency situation in which the principal accountant is needed to provide services in between scheduled Audit Committee meetings, the Chairman of the Audit Committee would be called on to consider and, if appropriate, pre-approve audit or permitted non-audit services in an amount sufficient to complete services through the next Audit Committee meeting, and to determine if such services would be consistent with maintaining the accountant’s independence. At the next scheduled Audit Committee meeting, services and fees would be presented to the Audit Committee for formal consideration, and, if appropriate, approval by the entire Audit Committee. The Audit Committee would again consider whether such services and fees are consistent with maintaining the principal accountant’s independence.

 

The Registrant’s Audit Committee is informed at least annually of all audit and non-audit services provided by the principal accountant to the Vanguard complex, whether such services are provided to: the Registrant, other registered investment companies in the Vanguard complex, The Vanguard Group, Inc., or other entities controlled by The Vanguard Group, Inc. that provide ongoing services to the Registrant.

 

(2) No percentage of the principal accountant’s fees or services were approved pursuant to the waiver provision of paragraph (c)(7)(i)(C) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X.

 

(f)       For the most recent fiscal year, over 50% of the hours worked under the principal accountant’s engagement were not performed by persons other than full-time, permanent employees of the principal accountant.

 

(g)       Aggregate Non-Audit Fees.

 

Fiscal Year Ended January 31, 2020: $357,238
Fiscal Year Ended January 31, 2019: $347,985

 

Includes fees billed for non-audit services provided to the Registrant, other registered investment companies in the Vanguard complex, The Vanguard Group, Inc., and Vanguard Marketing Corporation.

 

(h)       For the most recent fiscal year, the Audit Committee has determined that the provision of all non-audit services was consistent with maintaining the principal accountant’s independence.

  

Item 5: Audit Committee of Listed Registrants.

 

The Registrant is a listed issuer as defined in rule 10A-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Exchange Act”). The Registrant has a separately-designated standing audit committee established in accordance with Section 3(a)(58)(A) of the Exchange Act. The Registrant’s audit committee members are: F. Joseph Loughrey, Mark Loughridge, Sarah Bloom Raskin, and Peter F. Volanakis.

 

 

 

Item 6: Investments.

 

 

Vanguard® Short-Term Investment-Grade Fund

Schedule of Investments

January 31, 2020

 

      Face   Market  
    Maturity Amount   Value  
  Coupon Date ($000 ) ($000 )
U.S. Government and Agency Obligations (7.0%)  
U.S. Government Securities (5.7%)            
  United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.750% 12/31/20 500,000  500,940 
1 United States Treasury Note/Bond 2.375% 12/31/20 100,000  100,750 
1 United States Treasury Note/Bond 2.500% 12/31/20 100,000  100,875 
  United States Treasury Note/Bond 2.375% 4/15/21 275,000  277,921 
  United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.500% 11/30/21 400,000  401,064 
  United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.625% 12/31/21 400,000  402,124 
  United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.375% 1/31/22 500,000  500,470 
2 United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.875% 4/30/22 300,000  303,609 
  United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.750% 12/31/24 350,000  357,108 
  United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.375% 1/31/25 325,000  325,865 
3 United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.750% 12/31/26 120,000  122,587 
  United States Treasury Note/Bond 2.875% 8/15/28 15,300  17,014 
2 United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.750% 11/15/29 200,000  204,344 
           3,614,671 
Nonconventional Mortgage-Backed Securities (1.3%)          
4,5,6 Fannie Mae Pool, 12M USD LIBOR + 1.704% 4.829% 2/1/37 449  476 
4,5,6 Fannie Mae Pool, 12M USD LIBOR + 1.750% 4.000% 9/1/32 184  194 
4,5,6 Fannie Mae Pool, 12M USD LIBOR + 1.760% 4.373% 8/1/37 374  379 
4,5,6 Fannie Mae Pool, 12M USD LIBOR + 1.785% 4.035% 8/1/33 1,004  1,052 
4,5,6 Fannie Mae Pool, 12M USD LIBOR + 1.785% 4.410% 8/1/33 593  608 
4,5,6 Fannie Mae Pool, 12M USD LIBOR + 1.800% 4.486% 7/1/33 1,477  1,524 
4,5,6 Fannie Mae Pool, 12M USD LIBOR + 1.960% 4.585% 5/1/33 81  86 
4,5,6 Fannie Mae Pool, 1Y CMT + 2.000% 3.700% 12/1/32 188  193 
4,5,6 Fannie Mae Pool, 1Y CMT + 2.125% 4.602% 6/1/33 849  884 
4,5,6 Fannie Mae Pool, 1Y CMT + 2.185% 4.560% 7/1/32 132  140 
4,5,6 Fannie Mae Pool, 1Y CMT + 2.210% 4.733% 5/1/33 1,017  1,075 
4,5 Fannie Mae REMICS 2.500% 6/25/40–9/25/45 28,671  29,214 
4,5 Fannie Mae REMICS 3.000% 9/25/44 45,136  46,708 
4 Fannie Mae REMICS 3.500% 10/25/48 80,071  82,255 
4,5,6 Freddie Mac Non Gold Pool, 12M USD LIBOR + 1.750% 4.367% 8/1/37 1,113  1,168 
4,5,6 Freddie Mac Non Gold Pool, 12M USD LIBOR + 1.893% 4.143% 9/1/32 654  671 
4,5,6 Freddie Mac Non Gold Pool, 12M USD LIBOR + 1.961% 3.896% 10/1/32 241  255 
4,5,6 Freddie Mac Non Gold Pool, 12M USD LIBOR + 1.961% 4.211% 8/1/33 406  429 
4,5,6 Freddie Mac Non Gold Pool, 12M USD LIBOR + 1.961% 5.086% 2/1/33 111  115 
4,5,6 Freddie Mac Non Gold Pool, 1Y CMT + 2.250% 4.291% 8/1/32 457  473 
4,5,6 Freddie Mac Non Gold Pool, 1Y CMT + 2.250% 4.400% 8/1/32 409  436 
4,5,6 Freddie Mac Non Gold Pool, 1Y CMT + 2.254% 4.254% 9/1/32 48  52 
4,5 Freddie Mac REMICS 2.500% 10/15/41–10/25/49 218,262  222,012 
4,5 Freddie Mac REMICS 3.000% 10/25/48 19,787  20,548 
4,5 Freddie Mac REMICS 3.500% 5/15/40 8,294  8,526 
4,5 Freddie Mac REMICS 6.500% 5/15/24 11,881  12,716 
4 Ginnie Mae REMICS 1.500% 10/20/45–11/20/45 290,803  285,882 
4 Ginnie Mae REMICS 2.000% 11/20/42 58,413  58,755 
4 Ginnie Mae REMICS 2.500% 11/20/47 26,710  27,241 
4 Ginnie Mae REMICS 3.000% 3/20/41 6,600  6,751 
           810,818 
Total U.S. Government and Agency Obligations (Cost $4,408,169)      4,425,489 
Asset-Backed/Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities (23.3%)        
4 Ally Auto Receivables Trust 2017-5 2.220% 10/17/22 17,710  17,784 
4 Ally Auto Receivables Trust 2018-1 2.530% 2/15/23 23,100  23,321 
4 Ally Auto Receivables Trust 2019-1 3.020% 4/15/24 6,300  6,490 
4 Ally Auto Receivables Trust 2019-3 1.930% 5/15/24 18,360  18,445 
4 Ally Auto Receivables Trust 2019-4 1.920% 1/15/25 8,150  8,205 
4 Ally Master Owner Trust Series 2018-2 3.290% 5/15/23 29,860  30,453 
4 Ally Master Owner Trust Series 2018-2 3.300% 7/17/23 36,090  36,879 

 

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Vanguard® Short-Term Investment-Grade Fund

Schedule of Investments

January 31, 2020

 

  Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000
) Market
Value
($000
)
4 American Express Credit Account Master Trust 2019-1 2.870% 10/15/24 28,580  29,372 
4,7 American Homes 4 Rent 2014-SFR2 3.786% 10/17/36 12,273  13,046 
4,7 American Homes 4 Rent 2014-SFR2 4.290% 10/17/36 3,360  3,572 
4,7 American Homes 4 Rent 2014-SFR3 3.678% 12/17/36 16,572  17,309 
4,7 American Homes 4 Rent 2015-SFR1 3.467% 4/17/52 14,731  15,420 
4,7 American Homes 4 Rent 2015-SFR2 3.732% 10/17/52 6,389  6,766 
4,7 American Homes 4 Rent 2015-SFR2 4.295% 10/17/52 2,830  3,053 
4,7 Americold 2010 LLC Trust Series 2010-ARTA 4.954% 1/14/29 15,984  16,456 
4,7 Americold 2010 LLC Trust Series 2010-ARTA 6.811% 1/14/29 11,185  11,693 
4 AmeriCredit Automobile Receivables Trust 2016-2 3.650% 5/9/22 9,390  9,492 
4 AmeriCredit Automobile Receivables Trust 2016-3 2.710% 9/8/22 10,170  10,239 
4 AmeriCredit Automobile Receivables Trust 2018-2 4.010% 7/18/24 19,450  20,210 
4 AmeriCredit Automobile Receivables Trust 2019-1 3.620% 3/18/25 21,420  22,160 
4,7 AOA Mortgage Trust 2015-1177 2.957% 12/13/29 13,390  13,530 
4,7 Applebee's Funding LLC / IHOP Funding LLC 2019-1 4.194% 6/7/49 5,040  5,169 
4,7 ARL Second LLC 2014-1A 2.920% 6/15/44 10,097  10,154 
4,7 Aventura Mall Trust 2013-AVM 3.867% 12/5/32 15,105  15,360 
4,7 Aventura Mall Trust 2018-AVM 4.249% 7/5/40 1,680  1,928 
4,7 Avis Budget Rental Car Funding AESOP LLC 2015-2A 2.630% 12/20/21 43,123  43,283 
4,7 Avis Budget Rental Car Funding AESOP LLC 2016-1A 2.990% 6/20/22 3,341  3,385 
4,7 Avis Budget Rental Car Funding AESOP LLC 2017-1A 3.070% 9/20/23 7,640  7,857 
4,7 Avis Budget Rental Car Funding AESOP LLC 2019-1A 3.450% 3/20/23 15,310  15,779 
4,7 BAMLL Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust 2012-PARK 2.959% 12/10/30 4,900  5,066 
4,7 BAMLL Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust 2019-BPR 3.287% 11/5/32 13,820  14,381 
4 Banc of America Commercial Mortgage Trust 2015-UBS7 3.429% 9/15/48 8,360  8,757 
4 Banc of America Commercial Mortgage Trust 2015-UBS7 3.705% 9/15/48 9,460  10,267 
4 Banc of America Commercial Mortgage Trust 2015-UBS7 4.506% 9/15/48 1,600  1,709 
4 Banc of America Commercial Mortgage Trust 2017-BNK3 3.574% 2/15/50 4,760  5,224 
4 Banc of America Funding 2006-H Trust 4.157% 9/20/46 7,250  6,520 
4 BANK 2017 - BNK4 3.625% 5/15/50 3,890  4,285 
4 BANK 2017 - BNK5 3.390% 6/15/60 8,150  8,862 
4 BANK 2017 - BNK6 3.254% 7/15/60 26,180  27,983 
4 BANK 2017 - BNK6 3.518% 7/15/60 13,190  14,456 
4 BANK 2017 - BNK6 3.741% 7/15/60 3,080  3,371 
4 BANK 2017 - BNK7 3.435% 9/15/60 16,580  18,090 
4 BANK 2017 - BNK8 3.488% 11/15/50 33,600  36,778 
4 BANK 2017 - BNK9 3.538% 11/15/54 18,130  19,908 
4 BANK 2018 - BN10 3.641% 2/15/61 11,860  12,881 
4 BANK 2018 - BN10 3.688% 2/15/61 21,140  23,431 
4 BANK 2018 - BN12 4.255% 5/15/61 9,940  11,465 
4 BANK 2018 - BN14 4.185% 9/15/60 6,680  7,495 
4 BANK 2018 - BN15 4.407% 11/15/61 16,914  19,832 
4 BANK 2019 - BN17 3.623% 4/15/52 7,533  8,288 
4 BANK 2019 - BN17 3.714% 4/15/52 15,650  17,578 
4 BANK 2019 - BN18 3.584% 5/15/62 21,080  23,477 
4 BANK 2019 - BN19 3.183% 8/15/61 13,050  14,108 
4 BANK 2019 - BN21 2.851% 10/17/52 13,110  13,811 
4 BANK 2019 - BNK20 3.011% 9/15/61 10,400  11,097 
§,4 BANK 2020 - BN25 2.649% 1/15/63 16,780  17,282 
4 Bank of America Mortgage Trust 2002-J 4.553% 9/25/32 16  16 
4 BBCMS Mortgage Trust 2019-C5 3.063% 11/15/52 21,310  22,807 
4,8 BBCMS Mortgage Trust 2020-C6 2.639% 2/15/53 12,685  13,066 
4 Bear Stearns ARM Trust 2006-4 3.842% 10/25/36 11,447  10,436 
4 Bear Stearns ARM Trust 2007-3 4.331% 5/25/47 8,404  7,824 
4 Benchmark 2018-B1 Mortgage Trust 3.602% 1/15/51 3,740  4,042 
4 Benchmark 2018-B1 Mortgage Trust 3.666% 1/15/51 8,290  9,179 
4 Benchmark 2018-B1 Mortgage Trust 3.878% 1/15/51 5,990  6,624 
4 Benchmark 2018-B1 Mortgage Trust 4.059% 1/15/51 2,700  2,968 

 

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January 31, 2020

 

  Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000
Market
Value
($000
4 Benchmark 2018-B1 Mortgage Trust 4.254% 1/15/51 4,200  4,500 
4 Benchmark 2018-B3 Mortgage Trust 4.025% 4/10/51 8,770  9,939 
4 Benchmark 2018-B5 Mortgage Trust 4.208% 7/15/51 40  46 
4 Benchmark 2018-B6 Mortgage Trust 4.170% 10/10/51 9,886  11,060 
4 Benchmark 2018-B6 Mortgage Trust 4.261% 10/10/51 11,410  13,196 
4 Benchmark 2018-B8 Mortgage Trust 4.232% 1/15/52 16,296  18,850 
4 Benchmark 2019-B10 Mortgage Trust 3.615% 3/15/62 8,042  8,800 
4 Benchmark 2020-B16 Mortgage Trust 2.732% 12/15/57 17,390  18,210 
4 BMW Vehicle Owner Trust 2018-A 1.920% 1/25/24 36,310  36,533 
4 BMW Vehicle Owner Trust 2018-A 2.510% 6/25/24 15,840  16,000 
4,6 Brazos Higher Education Authority Inc. Series 2005, 3M USD LIBOR + 0.200% 2.147% 6/25/26 4,968  4,951 
4,6 Brazos Higher Education Authority Inc. Series 2011, 3M USD LIBOR + 0.800% 2.710% 2/25/30 10,917  10,937 
4,7 BX Trust 2019-OC11 3.202% 12/9/41 16,600  17,838 
4,7 CAL Funding II Ltd. Series 2012-1A 3.470% 10/25/27 2,558  2,559 
4,7 CAL Funding II Ltd. Series 2013-1A 3.350% 3/27/28 5,098  5,100 
4,7 CAL Funding II Ltd. Series 2018-2A 4.340% 9/25/43 10,521  10,843 
4 California Republic Auto Receivables Trust 2016-2 2.520% 5/16/22 6,520  6,538 
4 California Republic Auto Receivables Trust 2016-2 3.510% 3/15/23 3,180  3,193 
4,7 Canadian Pacer Auto Receivables Trust A Series 2018 3.220% 9/19/22 7,330  7,454 
4,7 Canadian Pacer Auto Receivables Trust A Series 2018 3.270% 12/19/22 4,680  4,709 
4,7 Canadian Pacer Auto Receivables Trust A Series 2018 3.440% 8/21/23 2,080  2,138 
4,7 Canadian Pacer Auto Receivables Trust A Series 2019 2.960% 6/19/24 4,170  4,303 
4,7 Canadian Pacer Auto Receivables Trust A Series 2020 1.830% 7/19/24 31,730  31,723 
4,7 Canadian Pacer Auto Receivables Trust A Series 2020 1.890% 3/19/25 6,810  6,809 
4 Capital Auto Receivables Asset Trust 2016-2 3.160% 11/20/23 1,630  1,633 
4 Capital Auto Receivables Asset Trust 2016-3 2.650% 1/20/24 3,360  3,365 
4 Capital One Auto Receivables Trust 2019-1 2.510% 11/15/23 38,950  39,526 
4 Capital One Auto Receivables Trust 2019-1 2.560% 10/15/24 13,130  13,413 
4 Capital One Auto Receivables Trust 2019-2 1.920% 5/15/24 42,720  43,058 
4 Capital One Multi-Asset Execution Trust 2019-A1 2.840% 12/15/24 90,670  93,041 
4 CarMax Auto Owner Trust 2016-2 2.160% 12/15/21 4,850  4,855 
4 CarMax Auto Owner Trust 2016-2 3.250% 11/15/22 5,800  5,813 
4 CarMax Auto Owner Trust 2016-3 2.940% 1/17/23 4,050  4,062 
4 CarMax Auto Owner Trust 2017-4 2.330% 5/15/23 6,860  6,910 
4 CarMax Auto Owner Trust 2017-4 2.460% 8/15/23 3,240  3,263 
4 CarMax Auto Owner Trust 2017-4 2.700% 10/16/23 3,240  3,277 
4 CarMax Auto Owner Trust 2018-1 2.640% 6/15/23 12,020  12,197 
4 CarMax Auto Owner Trust 2018-1 2.830% 9/15/23 19,890  20,230 
4 CarMax Auto Owner Trust 2018-1 2.950% 11/15/23 6,170  6,231 
4 CarMax Auto Owner Trust 2018-2 3.370% 10/16/23 4,755  4,908 
4 CarMax Auto Owner Trust 2018-2 3.570% 12/15/23 6,860  7,084 
4 CarMax Auto Owner Trust 2018-2 3.990% 4/15/25 5,300  5,496 
4 CarMax Auto Owner Trust 2018-3 3.130% 6/15/23 26,590  27,026 
4 CarMax Auto Owner Trust 2018-3 3.270% 3/15/24 13,310  13,791 
4 CarMax Auto Owner Trust 2018-4 3.360% 9/15/23 18,390  18,768 
4 CarMax Auto Owner Trust 2018-4 3.480% 2/15/24 6,780  7,083 
4 CarMax Auto Owner Trust 2018-4 3.670% 5/15/24 5,940  6,199 
4 CarMax Auto Owner Trust 2018-4 3.850% 7/15/24 4,030  4,214 
4 CarMax Auto Owner Trust 2018-4 4.150% 4/15/25 2,730  2,854 
4 CarMax Auto Owner Trust 2019-3 2.180% 8/15/24 41,500  42,005 
4 CarMax Auto Owner Trust 2019-3 2.300% 4/15/25 7,570  7,735 
4 CarMax Auto Owner Trust 2019-3 2.500% 4/15/25 9,610  9,746 
4 CarMax Auto Owner Trust 2019-4 2.020% 11/15/24 49,210  49,668 
4 CarMax Auto Owner Trust 2019-4 2.130% 7/15/25 13,790  13,986 
4 CarMax Auto Owner Trust 2019-4 2.600% 9/15/25 4,240  4,345 
4 CarMax Auto Owner Trust 2020-1 2.030% 6/16/25 12,860  12,993 
4 CD 2016-CD1 Commercial Mortgage Trust 2.724% 8/10/49 3,650  3,800 
4 CD 2016-CD1 Commercial Mortgage Trust 3.631% 8/10/49 6,299  6,504 
4 CD 2017-CD3 Commercial Mortgage Trust 3.631% 2/10/50 22,955  25,250 
4 CD 2017-CD4 Commercial Mortgage Trust 3.514% 5/10/50 6,310  6,895 
4 CD 2017-CD5 Commercial Mortgage Trust 3.431% 8/15/50 17,147  18,669 
4 CD 2017-CD6 Commercial Mortgage Trust 3.456% 11/13/50 6,715  7,326 

 

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January 31, 2020

 

  Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000
Market
Value
($000
4 CD 2019-CD8 Commercial Mortgage Trust 2.912% 8/15/57 9,900  10,461 
4 CenterPoint Energy Transition Bond Co. IV LLC 2012-1 2.161% 10/15/21 3,752  3,754 
4,7 CFCRE Commercial Mortgage Trust 2011-C2 5.933% 12/15/47 14,930  15,694 
4 CFCRE Commercial Mortgage Trust 2016-C4 3.283% 5/10/58 25,764  27,419 
4,7 Chesapeake Funding II LLC 2018-1 3.040% 4/15/30 18,176  18,362 
4,7 Chesapeake Funding II LLC 2019-1 2.940% 4/15/31 32,331  32,775 
4 CHL Mortgage Pass-Through Trust 2006-HYB1 3.549% 3/20/36 5,724  5,428 
4 CHL Mortgage Pass-Through Trust 2007-HYB2 3.557% 2/25/47 6,223  5,540 
4,7 Chrysler Capital Auto Receivables Trust 2016-AA 4.220% 2/15/23 26,030  26,129 
4,7 Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust 2012-GC8 3.683% 9/10/45 2,100  2,169 
4 Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust 2013-GC11 3.093% 4/10/46 6,350  6,567 
4 Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust 2013-GC15 3.942% 9/10/46 5,414  5,605 
4 Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust 2013-GC15 4.371% 9/10/46 3,786  4,089 
4 Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust 2014-GC19 4.023% 3/10/47 19,843  21,363 
4 Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust 2014-GC21 3.575% 5/10/47 3,429  3,629 
4 Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust 2014-GC21 3.855% 5/10/47 41,720  44,833 
4 Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust 2014-GC23 3.356% 7/10/47 11,044  11,682 
4 Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust 2014-GC23 3.622% 7/10/47 25,685  27,535 
4 Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust 2014-GC23 3.863% 7/10/47 12,426  13,215 
4 Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust 2014-GC23 4.175% 7/10/47 5,394  5,630 
4 Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust 2014-GC23 4.586% 7/10/47 6,380  6,776 
4 Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust 2014-GC25 3.372% 10/10/47 18,100  19,093 
4 Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust 2014-GC25 3.635% 10/10/47 41,551  44,540 
4 Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust 2014-GC25 4.345% 10/10/47 6,146  6,571 
4 Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust 2014-GC25 4.676% 10/10/47 1,035  1,109 
4 Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust 2015-GC27 3.137% 2/10/48 38,271  40,368 
4 Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust 2015-GC31 3.762% 6/10/48 52,677  57,378 
4 Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust 2015-GC33 3.778% 9/10/58 48,282  52,780 
4 Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust 2015-GC33 4.725% 9/10/58 4,000  4,270 
4 Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust 2016-C1 3.209% 5/10/49 47,800  51,134 
4 Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust 2016-P4 2.902% 7/10/49 4,426  4,655 
4 Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust 2017-C4 3.471% 10/12/50 19,500  21,294 
4 Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust 2017-P8 3.465% 9/15/50 41,283  45,031 
4 Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust 2017-P8 4.192% 9/15/50 9,500  10,300 
4 Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust 2017-P8 4.411% 9/15/50 9,500  10,107 
4 Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C5 4.228% 6/10/51 8,750  10,062 
4 Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C6 4.343% 11/10/51 10,960  12,354 
4 Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C6 4.412% 11/10/51 17,620  20,592 
4 Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust 2007-AR8 4.473% 7/25/37 468  450 
4,7 CLI Funding V LLC 2013-1A 2.830% 3/18/28 8,249  8,216 
4 COMM 2012-CCRE2 Mortgage Trust 3.147% 8/15/45 2,925  3,007 
4 COMM 2012-CCRE2 Mortgage Trust 3.791% 8/15/45 4,100  4,230 
4 COMM 2012-CCRE3 Mortgage Trust 2.822% 10/15/45 22,898  23,284 
4,7 COMM 2012-CCRE3 Mortgage Trust 3.416% 10/15/45 12,316  12,614 
4 COMM 2012-CCRE4 Mortgage Trust 2.853% 10/15/45 10,904  11,133 
4 COMM 2012-CCRE4 Mortgage Trust 3.251% 10/15/45 1,990  2,002 
4 COMM 2012-CCRE5 Mortgage Trust 2.771% 12/10/45 2,640  2,698 
4 COMM 2013-CCRE10 Mortgage Trust 3.795% 8/10/46 7,055  7,311 
4 COMM 2013-CCRE11 Mortgage Trust 3.983% 8/10/50 13,316  14,175 
4 COMM 2013-CCRE11 Mortgage Trust 4.258% 8/10/50 43,975  47,525 
4 COMM 2013-CCRE12 Mortgage Trust 3.623% 10/10/46 11,317  11,699 
4 COMM 2013-CCRE12 Mortgage Trust 3.765% 10/10/46 7,565  7,871 
4 COMM 2013-CCRE12 Mortgage Trust 4.046% 10/10/46 41,902  44,840 
4 COMM 2013-CCRE13 Mortgage Trust 4.194% 11/10/46 32,690  35,226 
4 COMM 2013-CCRE13 Mortgage Trust 5.052% 11/10/46 4,517  4,932 
4 COMM 2013-CCRE13 Mortgage Trust 5.052% 11/10/46 8,240  8,821 
4,7 COMM 2013-CCRE6 Mortgage Trust 3.147% 3/10/46 17,360  17,887 
4,7 COMM 2013-CCRE6 Mortgage Trust 3.397% 3/10/46 2,380  2,446 
4 COMM 2013-CCRE8 Mortgage Trust 3.334% 6/10/46 1,580  1,653 
4 COMM 2013-CCRE8 Mortgage Trust 3.612% 6/10/46 40,399  42,378 
4 COMM 2013-CCRE9 Mortgage Trust 4.363% 7/10/45 12,916  13,790 
4,7 COMM 2013-CCRE9 Mortgage Trust 4.387% 7/10/45 11,250  11,768 
4,7 COMM 2013-CCRE9 Mortgage Trust 4.387% 7/10/45 12,690  12,214 
4,7 COMM 2013-LC13 Mortgage Trust 3.774% 8/10/46 7,986  8,251 

 

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Schedule of Investments

January 31, 2020

 

  Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000
) Market
Value
($000
)
4 COMM 2013-LC13 Mortgage Trust 4.205% 8/10/46 13,605  14,666 
4,7 COMM 2013-LC13 Mortgage Trust 4.557% 8/10/46 18,565  20,106 
4 COMM 2013-LC6 Mortgage Trust 2.941% 1/10/46 4,100  4,214 
4,7 COMM 2013-SFS Mortgage Trust 3.086% 4/12/35 5,490  5,662 
4,7 COMM 2014-277P Mortgage Trust 3.732% 8/10/49 33,245  35,698 
4 COMM 2014-CCRE14 Mortgage Trust 3.955% 2/10/47 1,915  2,049 
4 COMM 2014-CCRE14 Mortgage Trust 4.236% 2/10/47 18,995  20,588 
4 COMM 2014-CCRE15 Mortgage Trust 2.928% 2/10/47 4,956  4,964 
4 COMM 2014-CCRE15 Mortgage Trust 4.074% 2/10/47 20,250  21,927 
4 COMM 2014-CCRE15 Mortgage Trust 4.426% 2/10/47 13,450  14,422 
4 COMM 2014-CCRE17 Mortgage Trust 3.700% 5/10/47 1,876  1,986 
4 COMM 2014-CCRE17 Mortgage Trust 3.977% 5/10/47 47,740  51,633 
4 COMM 2014-CCRE17 Mortgage Trust 4.174% 5/10/47 27,380  29,498 
4 COMM 2014-CCRE17 Mortgage Trust 4.946% 5/10/47 10,175  10,801 
4 COMM 2014-CCRE18 Mortgage Trust 3.550% 7/15/47 9,663  10,132 
4 COMM 2014-CCRE18 Mortgage Trust 3.828% 7/15/47 30,571  32,927 
4 COMM 2014-CCRE20 Mortgage Trust 3.326% 11/10/47 21,620  22,875 
4 COMM 2014-CCRE20 Mortgage Trust 3.590% 11/10/47 36,585  39,232 
4 COMM 2014-CCRE21 Mortgage Trust 3.528% 12/10/47 34,680  36,846 
4 COMM 2014-LC17 Mortgage Trust 3.917% 10/10/47 11,922  12,905 
4 COMM 2015-CCRE22 Mortgage Trust 3.309% 3/10/48 36,015  38,320 
4 COMM 2015-CCRE24 Mortgage Trust 3.696% 8/10/48 11,921  12,959 
4 COMM 2015-CCRE25 Mortgage Trust 3.759% 8/10/48 39,667  43,213 
4 COMM 2015-CCRE26 Mortgage Trust 3.630% 10/10/48 22,007  23,884 
4 COMM 2015-CCRE27 Mortgage Trust 3.612% 10/10/48 11,974  12,999 
4 COMM 2015-CCRE27 Mortgage Trust 4.620% 10/10/48 8,118  8,710 
4 COMM 2015-LC19 Mortgage Trust 3.183% 2/10/48 9,930  10,506 
4 COMM 2019-G44 Mortgage Trust 2.950% 8/15/57 18,400  19,502 
4 CSAIL 2015-C2 Commercial Mortgage Trust 3.504% 6/15/57 42,350  45,353 
4 CSAIL 2015-C3 Commercial Mortgage Trust 3.718% 8/15/48 16,636  18,038 
4 CSAIL 2015-C3 Commercial Mortgage Trust 4.499% 8/15/48 10,600  10,961 
4 CSAIL 2015-C4 Commercial Mortgage Trust 3.808% 11/15/48 41,832  45,711 
4 CSAIL 2016-C5 Commercial Mortgage Trust 4.729% 11/15/48 7,660  8,285 
4 CSAIL 2016-C7 Commercial Mortgage Trust 3.502% 11/15/49 57,943  62,412 
4 CSAIL 2017-C8 Commercial Mortgage Trust 3.392% 6/15/50 15,680  16,931 
4 CSAIL 2018-CX12 Commercial Mortgage Trust 4.224% 8/15/51 8,580  9,835 
4 CSAIL 2019-C15 Commercial Mortgage Trust 4.053% 3/15/52 12,260  13,962 
4,7 Daimler Trucks Retail Trust 2019-1 2.790% 5/15/25 12,480  12,680 
4 DBGS Mortgage Trust 2018-C1 4.466% 10/15/51 31,390  36,649 
4 DBJPM 16-C1 Mortgage Trust 3.501% 5/10/49 2,050  2,076 
4 DBJPM 17-C6 Mortgage Trust 3.328% 6/10/50 21,940  23,729 
4,6,7 DELAM 2018-1, 1M USD LIBOR + 0.700% 2.358% 11/19/25 18,960  18,955 
4,7 Dell Equipment Finance Trust 2019-1 2.830% 3/22/24 33,290  33,737 
4 Discover Card Execution Note Trust 2019-A1 3.040% 7/15/24 33,870  34,853 
4 Discover Card Execution Note Trust 2019-A3 1.890% 10/15/24 56,090  56,619 
4,7 DLL Securitization Trust Series 2018-A3 3.460% 1/20/22 22,150  22,378 
4,7 DLL Securitization Trust Series 2018-A4 3.590% 6/20/24 8,550  8,775 
4,7 DLL Securitization Trust Series 2019-DA1 2.890% 4/20/23 33,900  34,261 
4,7 DLL Securitization Trust Series 2019-DA1 2.920% 4/20/27 24,750  25,408 
4,7 DLL Securitization Trust Series 2019-MA2 2.340% 9/20/23 27,810  28,004 
4,7 DLL Securitization Trust Series 2019-MT3 2.080% 2/21/23 25,700  25,722 
4,7 DLL Securitization Trust Series 2019-MT3 2.150% 9/21/26 14,700  14,813 
4,7 DRB Prime Student Loan Trust 2017-C 2.810% 11/25/42 20,913  21,198 
4,7 Drive Auto Receivables Trust 2016-BA 4.530% 8/15/23 14,408  14,551 
4,7 Drive Auto Receivables Trust 2016-C 4.180% 3/15/24 20,682  20,928 
4 Drive Auto Receivables Trust 2017-1 3.840% 3/15/23 2,314  2,338 
4 Drive Auto Receivables Trust 2018-2 3.630% 8/15/24 24,712  24,851 
4 Drive Auto Receivables Trust 2018-2 4.140% 8/15/24 20,430  20,993 
4 Drive Auto Receivables Trust 2018-3 3.370% 9/15/22 3,778  3,781 
4 Drive Auto Receivables Trust 2018-3 3.720% 9/16/24 30,350  30,617 
4 Drive Auto Receivables Trust 2018-3 4.300% 9/16/24 16,140  16,639 
4 Drive Auto Receivables Trust 2018-5 3.680% 7/15/23 20,200  20,379 
4 Drive Auto Receivables Trust 2018-5 3.990% 1/15/25 19,260  19,754 
4 Drive Auto Receivables Trust 2018-5 4.300% 4/15/26 26,460  27,452 

 

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Vanguard® Short-Term Investment-Grade Fund

Schedule of Investments

January 31, 2020

 

  Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000
)  Market
Value
($000
) 
4 Drive Auto Receivables Trust 2019-2 3.040% 3/15/23 7,480  7,523 
4 Drive Auto Receivables Trust 2019-2 3.690% 8/17/26 15,870  16,409 
4 Drive Auto Receivables Trust 2020-1 2.020% 11/15/23 13,810  13,858 
4,6,7 Edsouth Indenture No. 9 LLC 2015-1, 1M USD LIBOR + 0.800% 2.461% 10/25/56 13,761  13,700 
4,7 EDvestinU Private Education Loan Trust (EDVES) 2019-A 3.580% 11/25/38 8,573  8,914 
4,7 ELFI Graduate Loan Program 2018-A LLC 3.430% 8/25/42 19,993  20,542 
4,7 Enterprise Fleet Financing LLC Series 2019-1 2.980% 10/20/24 9,352  9,454 
4,7 Enterprise Fleet Financing LLC Series 2019-1 3.070% 10/20/24 13,690  14,053 
4,5,6,7 Fannie Mae Connecticut Avenue Securities 2019-R03, 1M USD LIBOR + 0.750% 2.411% 9/25/31 1,632  1,632 
4,5,6,7 Fannie Mae Connecticut Avenue Securities 2019-R04, 1M USD LIBOR + 0.750% 2.411% 6/25/39 9,223  9,226 
4,5,6,7 Fannie Mae Connecticut Avenue Securities 2019-R05, 1M USD LIBOR + 0.750% 2.411% 7/25/39 15,564  15,571 
4,5,6,7 Fannie Mae Connecticut Avenue Securities 2019-R06, 1M USD LIBOR + 0.750% 2.411% 9/25/39 29,505  29,523 
4,5,6,7 Fannie Mae Connecticut Avenue Securities 2019-R07, 1M USD LIBOR + 0.770% 2.431% 10/25/39 71,750  71,769 
4,5 Fannie Mae Grantor Trust 2017-T1 2.898% 6/25/27 19,222  20,272 
4,5 Fannie Mae-Aces 2011-48D 3.000% 9/25/49 21,341  22,159 
4,5 Fannie Mae-Aces 2011-50F 3.000% 9/25/49 36,031  37,355 
4,5 Fannie Mae-Aces 2011-77A 3.000% 4/25/44 95,088  97,005 
4,5 Fannie Mae-Aces 2011-90A 3.500% 12/25/45 8,763  9,177 
4,5 Fannie Mae-Aces 2012-124E 1.500% 11/25/42 28,525  27,751 
4,5 Fannie Mae-Aces 2013-111B 2.125% 10/25/42 21,570  21,537 
4,5 Fannie Mae-Aces 2013-114D 2.250% 7/25/43 7,217  7,243 
4,5 Fannie Mae-Aces 2013-115A 2.000% 11/25/43 21,376  21,324 
4,5 Fannie Mae-Aces 2013-115B 2.100% 4/25/43 17,399  17,347 
4,5 Fannie Mae-Aces 2013-115B 2.250% 10/25/43 30,679  30,802 
4,5 Fannie Mae-Aces 2013-20E 1.500% 3/25/43 33,336  32,416 
4,5 Fannie Mae-Aces 2013-46B 1.700% 5/25/43 34,538  34,000 
4,5 Fannie Mae-Aces 2013-46C 1.700% 5/25/43 17,523  17,239 
4,5 Fannie Mae-Aces 2013-46D 1.500% 5/25/43 34,084  33,422 
4,5 Fannie Mae-Aces 2014-60E 2.000% 9/25/44 60,169  59,959 
4,5 Fannie Mae-Aces 2014-86A 2.000% 12/25/44 24,447  24,315 
4,5 Fannie Mae-Aces 2015-18E 1.750% 4/25/44 26,106  25,823 
4,5 Fannie Mae-Aces 2015-19 2.000% 12/25/44 50,486  50,303 
4,5 Fannie Mae-Aces 2015-73 1.600% 10/25/45 33,207  32,796 
4,5 Fannie Mae-Aces 2016-60B 2.500% 9/25/46 46,527  47,336 
4,5 Fannie Mae-Aces 2019-68G 2.500% 5/25/48 32,319  32,762 
4,5 Fannie Mae-Aces 2019-83A 2.500% 12/25/49 29,086  29,414 
4,5 FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates 4122K 1.500% 10/15/42 20,986  20,396 
4,5 FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates 4194A 1.700% 4/15/43 30,698  30,438 
4,5 FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates 4213D 1.750% 11/15/41 56,243  55,925 
4,5 FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates 4259B 2.250% 4/15/43 7,051  7,059 
4,5 FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates 4259B 2.250% 6/15/43 13,247  13,287 
4,5 FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates 4604E 2.750% 1/15/46 28,059  28,817 
4,5 FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates 4764B 3.000% 10/15/45 21,348  21,805 
4,5 FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates 4927F 2.250% 9/25/49 26,251  26,426 
4,5 FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates 4935A 2.750% 10/25/49 8,306  8,588 
4,5 FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates 4935A 2.500% 12/25/49 11,945  12,035 

 

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Schedule of Investments

January 31, 2020

 

  Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000
) Market
Value
($000
)
4,5 FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates 4950A 2.500% 12/25/49 16,799  17,069 
4 First Horizon Mortgage Pass-Through Trust 2006-AR3 3.481% 11/25/36 3,388  2,887 
  First Horizon Mortgage Pass-Through Trust 2006-AR4 4.023% 1/25/37 6,584  5,395 
4 Ford Credit Auto Lease Trust 2018-A 3.170% 9/15/21 11,780  11,861 
4 Ford Credit Auto Lease Trust 2019-A 2.900% 5/15/22 31,050  31,394 
4 Ford Credit Auto Lease Trust 2019-A 3.250% 7/15/22 25,150  25,489 
4 Ford Credit Auto Lease Trust 2020-A 1.850% 3/15/23 34,430  34,525 
4,7 Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust 2016-REV1 2.310% 8/15/27 10,240  10,304 
4,7 Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust 2016-REV2 2.030% 12/15/27 48,890  49,013 
4,7 Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust 2017-1 2.620% 8/15/28 14,055  14,335 
4,7 Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust 2017-2 2.360% 3/15/29 31,835  32,375 
4,7 Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust 2017-2 2.600% 3/15/29 6,826  6,907 
4,7 Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust 2017-2 2.750% 3/15/29 13,976  14,195 
4,7 Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust 2018-2 3.760% 1/15/30 7,305  7,613 
4 Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust 2018-B 3.380% 3/15/24 12,840  13,237 
4,7 Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust 2018-REV1 3.190% 7/15/31 87,670  92,954 
4,7 Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust 2018-REV1 3.340% 7/15/31 32,080  33,262 
4,7 Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust 2018-REV2 3.470% 1/15/30 19,600  20,756 
4,7 Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust 2018-REV2 3.610% 1/15/30 16,295  16,929 
4,7 Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust 2019-1 3.520% 7/15/30 11,266  12,017 
4 Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust 2019-A 2.850% 8/15/24 26,820  27,798 
4 Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust 2019-A 3.020% 10/15/24 10,330  10,673 
4 Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust 2019-A 3.250% 9/15/25 10,980  11,341 
4 Ford Credit Floorplan Master Owner Trust A Series 2018-1 2.950% 5/15/23 83,210  84,474 
4 Ford Credit Floorplan Master Owner Trust A Series 2018-3 3.520% 10/15/23 52,330  53,954 
4 Ford Credit Floorplan Master Owner Trust A Series 2019-1 2.840% 3/15/24 45,500  46,628 
4 Ford Credit Floorplan Master Owner Trust A Series 2019-2 3.250% 4/15/26 7,753  8,039 
4,5,6 Freddie Mac Structured Agency Credit Risk Debt Notes 2016-DNA3, 1M USD LIBOR + 2.000% 3.661% 12/25/28 526  526 
4,5,7 Freddie Mac Structured Agency Credit Risk Debt Notes 2018-SPI1 3.734% 2/25/48 8,528  8,585 
4,5,7 Freddie Mac Structured Agency Credit Risk Debt Notes 2018-SPI2 3.813% 5/25/48 5,038  5,074 
4,5,7 Freddie Mac Structured Agency Credit Risk Debt Notes 2018-SPI3 4.151% 8/25/48 2,173  2,210 
4,5,7 Freddie Mac Structured Agency Credit Risk Debt Notes 2018-SPI4 4.460% 11/25/48 89  89 
4,5,6,7 Freddie Mac Structured Agency Credit Risk Debt Notes 2019-DNA3, 1M USD LIBOR + 0.730% 2.391% 7/25/49 1,876  1,876 
4,5,6,7 Freddie Mac Structured Agency Credit Risk Debt Notes 2019-DNA4, 1M USD LIBOR + 0.700% 2.361% 10/25/49 6,556  6,559 
4,5,6,7 Freddie Mac Structured Agency Credit Risk Debt Notes 2019-HQA2, 1M USD LIBOR + 0.700% 2.361% 4/25/49 4,604  4,604 
4,5,6,7 Freddie Mac Structured Agency Credit Risk Debt Notes 2019-HQA3, 1M USD LIBOR + 0.750% 2.411% 9/25/49 3,751  3,752 
4,5,6,7 Freddie Mac Structured Agency Credit Risk Debt Notes 2020-DNA1, 1M USD LIBOR + 0.700% 2.359% 1/25/50 48,300  48,302 
§,4,5,6,7 Freddie Mac Structured Agency Credit Risk Debt Notes 2020-HQA1, 1M USD LIBOR + 0.750% 2.399% 1/25/50 17,700  17,700 
4 GM Financial Automobile Leasing Trust 2017-3 2.730% 9/20/21 5,140  5,145 
4 GM Financial Automobile Leasing Trust 2019-3 2.030% 6/20/22 29,170  29,219 
4,7 GM Financial Consumer Automobile 2017-3 2.130% 3/16/23 13,250  13,329 
4,7 GM Financial Consumer Automobile 2017-3 2.330% 3/16/23 2,650  2,668 
4 GM Financial Consumer Automobile 2018-3 3.160% 1/16/24 7,250  7,475 
4 GM Financial Consumer Automobile 2018-4 3.320% 6/17/24 6,690  6,961 
4 GM Financial Consumer Automobile 2019-1 3.110% 7/16/24 8,770  9,072 
4 GM Financial Consumer Automobile 2019-2 2.710% 8/16/24 14,660  15,050 
4 GM Financial Consumer Automobile 2019-3 2.180% 4/16/24 28,490  28,782 
4 GM Financial Consumer Automobile 2020-1 1.840% 9/16/24 39,270  39,558 

 

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Vanguard® Short-Term Investment-Grade Fund

Schedule of Investments

January 31, 2020

 

  Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000
) Market
Value
($000
)
4 GM Financial Securitized Term Auto Receivables Trust 2019-4 1.760% 1/16/25 5,070  5,073 
4 GMACM Mortgage Loan Trust 2005-AR6 3.901% 11/19/35 1,375  1,291 
4,7 GMF Floorplan Owner Revolving Trust 2017-2 2.630% 7/15/22 9,380  9,394 
4,7 GMF Floorplan Owner Revolving Trust 2018-2 3.130% 3/15/23 53,560  54,349 
4,7 GMF Floorplan Owner Revolving Trust 2019-1 2.700% 4/15/24 13,920  14,168 
4,7 Golden Credit Card Trust 2018-1A 2.620% 1/15/23 87,288  87,923 
4,7 Golden Credit Card Trust 2018-4A 3.440% 10/15/25 77,760  81,861 
4,6,7 Gosforth Funding 2018-1A plc, 3M USD LIBOR + 0.450% 2.360% 8/25/60 8,661  8,652 
4,7 GRACE Mortgage Trust 2014-A 3.369% 6/10/28 20,500  20,772 
4,7 GreatAmerica Leasing Receivables Funding LLC Series 2018-1 2.830% 6/17/24 5,140  5,211 
4,7 GreatAmerica Leasing Receivables Funding LLC Series 2019-1 3.210% 2/18/25 5,260  5,431 
4,7 GS Mortgage Securities Corporation Trust 2012-ALOHA 3.551% 4/10/34 32,716  33,942 
4,7 GS Mortgage Securities Trust 2010-C2 5.352% 12/10/43 3,530  3,608 
4,7 GS Mortgage Securities Trust 2011-GC3 5.824% 3/10/44 2,280  2,347 
4,7 GS Mortgage Securities Trust 2012-BWTR 2.954% 11/5/34 36,047  36,925 
4,7 GS Mortgage Securities Trust 2012-GC6 4.948% 1/10/45 1,000  1,047 
4 GS Mortgage Securities Trust 2012-GCJ7 5.875% 5/10/45 7,150  7,518 
4 GS Mortgage Securities Trust 2013-GC13 4.186% 7/10/46 22,934  24,629 
4,7 GS Mortgage Securities Trust 2013-GC13 4.219% 7/10/46 5,650  5,905 
4 GS Mortgage Securities Trust 2013-GCJ12 3.135% 6/10/46 13,060  13,548 
4 GS Mortgage Securities Trust 2013-GCJ12 3.777% 6/10/46 8,250  8,559 
4 GS Mortgage Securities Trust 2013-GCJ14 3.817% 8/10/46 5,809  5,989 
4 GS Mortgage Securities Trust 2013-GCJ14 3.955% 8/10/46 22,020  23,091 
4 GS Mortgage Securities Trust 2013-GCJ14 4.243% 8/10/46 49,405  53,059 
4 GS Mortgage Securities Trust 2014-GC20 3.998% 4/10/47 43,873  47,252 
4 GS Mortgage Securities Trust 2014-GC20 4.258% 4/10/47 1,410  1,505 
4 GS Mortgage Securities Trust 2014-GC24 3.931% 9/10/47 44,760  48,475 
4 GS Mortgage Securities Trust 2014-GC24 4.162% 9/10/47 13,246  14,311 
4 GS Mortgage Securities Trust 2014-GC24 4.644% 9/10/47 10,665  11,273 
4 GS Mortgage Securities Trust 2014-GC24 4.665% 9/10/47 17,556  17,048 
4 GS Mortgage Securities Trust 2014-GC26 3.364% 11/10/47 19,370  20,464 
4 GS Mortgage Securities Trust 2014-GC26 3.629% 11/10/47 47,290  50,783 
4 GS Mortgage Securities Trust 2015-GC28 3.136% 2/10/48 39,656  41,591 
4 GS Mortgage Securities Trust 2015-GC28 3.396% 2/10/48 35,733  38,146 
4 GS Mortgage Securities Trust 2015-GC30 3.382% 5/10/50 12,225  13,077 
4 GS Mortgage Securities Trust 2015-GC32 3.764% 7/10/48 4,636  5,058 
4 GS Mortgage Securities Trust 2015-GC34 3.244% 10/10/48 10,140  10,684 
4 GS Mortgage Securities Trust 2015-GC34 3.506% 10/10/48 26,732  28,870 
4 GS Mortgage Securities Trust 2015-GC34 4.807% 10/10/48 12,080  12,961 
4 GS Mortgage Securities Trust 2016-GS3 2.850% 10/10/49 11,930  12,495 
4 GS Mortgage Securities Trust 2017-GS6 3.433% 5/10/50 13,006  14,100 
4 GS Mortgage Securities Trust 2018-GS10 4.155% 7/10/51 8,565  9,790 
4 GS Mortgage Securities Trust 2018-GS9 3.992% 3/10/51 4,990  5,623 
4 GS Mortgage Securities Trust 2019-GC40 3.160% 7/10/52 3,920  4,223 
4 GS Mortgage Securities Trust 2019-GS4 3.001% 9/1/52 14,800  15,759 
4 GS Mortgage Securities Trust 2020-GC45 2.911% 2/13/53 10,525  11,131 
7 GTP Acquisition Partners I LLC 2.350% 6/15/20 1,540  1,540 
4,7 Hardee's Funding HNGRY 2018-1 4.959% 6/20/48 1,980  2,063 
4,7 Hardee's Funding HNGRY 2018-1A 5.710% 6/20/48 24,984  26,855 
4,7 Harley Marine Financing LLC Barge 2018-1 5.682% 5/15/43 17,794  16,103 
4 Harley-Davidson Motorcycle Trust 2019-A 2.340% 2/15/24 40,800  41,008 
4 Harley-Davidson Motorcycle Trust 2019-A 2.390% 11/15/26 9,060  9,175 
4 Harley-Davidson Motorcycle Trust 2020-A 1.930% 4/15/27 8,270  8,332 
4 Harley-Davidson Motorcycles 2020-A 1.870% 10/15/24 25,690  25,804 
4,7 Hertz Fleet Lease Funding LP 2018-1 3.230% 5/10/32 28,118  28,354 
4,7 Hertz Vehicle Financing II LP 2015-3A 2.670% 9/25/21 6,785  6,810 
4,7 Hertz Vehicle Financing II LP 2016-2A 2.950% 3/25/22 10,415  10,530 
4,7 Hilton USA Trust 2016-HHV 3.719% 11/5/38 3,950  4,297 

 

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Vanguard® Short-Term Investment-Grade Fund

Schedule of Investments

January 31, 2020

 

  Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000
) Market
Value
($000
)
4,6,7 Holmes Master Issuer plc 2018-1, 3M USD LIBOR + 0.360% 2.191% 10/15/54 16,992  16,989 
4,6,7 Holmes Master Issuer plc 2018-2A, 3M USD LIBOR + 0.420% 2.251% 10/15/54 14,274  14,268 
4 Honda Auto Receivables 2017-4 Owner Trust 2.210% 3/21/24 9,030  9,092 
4 Honda Auto Receivables 2018-3 Owner Trust 3.070% 11/21/24 5,460  5,612 
4 Honda Auto Receivables 2018-4 Owner Trust 2.520% 6/21/23 100,490  102,058 
4 Honda Auto Receivables 2018-4 Owner Trust 2.540% 3/21/25 20,390  20,822 
4 Honda Auto Receivables 2018-4 Owner Trust 3.300% 7/15/25 7,720  7,971 
4 Honda Auto Receivables 2019-1 Owner Trust 2.900% 6/18/24 7,470  7,679 
4 Honda Auto Receivables 2019-3 Owner Trust 1.850% 8/15/25 12,600  12,613 
4,7 Houston Galleria Mall Trust 2015-HGLR 3.087% 3/5/37 40,670  42,387 
4,7 HPEFS Equipment Trust 2019-1 2.190% 9/20/29 11,800  11,826 
4,7 HPEFS Equipment Trust 2019-1 2.210% 9/20/29 2,300  2,309 
4,7 HPEFS Equipment Trust 2019-1 2.320% 9/20/29 4,100  4,122 
4,7 HPEFS Equipment Trust 2019-1 2.490% 9/20/29 3,800  3,825 
4,7 HPEFS Equipment Trust 2019-1 2.720% 9/20/29 1,700  1,713 
4,7 Hudson Yards 2019-30HY 3.228% 7/10/39 11,750  12,693 
4,7 Hudsons Bay Simon JV Trust 2015-HB7 3.914% 8/5/34 14,750  15,146 
4,7 Hyundai Auto Lease Securitization Trust 2019-A 2.980% 7/15/22 26,560  26,920 
4,7 Hyundai Auto Lease Securitization Trust 2019-A 3.050% 12/15/22 4,370  4,447 
4,7 Hyundai Auto Lease Securitization Trust 2019-B 2.040% 8/15/22 34,080  34,249 
4,7 Hyundai Auto Lease Securitization Trust 2020-A 1.950% 7/17/23 35,900  36,075 
4 Hyundai Auto Receivables Trust 2019-A 2.710% 5/15/25 10,660  10,930 
4 Hyundai Auto Receivables Trust 2019-A 2.940% 5/15/25 5,655  5,822 
4 Hyundai Auto Receivables Trust 2019-B 1.940% 2/15/24 44,700  45,054 
4 Hyundai Auto Receivables Trust 2019-B 2.000% 4/15/25 12,600  12,700 
4 Hyundai Auto Receivables Trust 2019-B 2.210% 4/15/25 3,600  3,634 
4,7 Hyundai Floorplan Master Owner Trust Series 2019-1A 2.680% 4/15/24 17,400  17,767 
4,6,7 Invitation Homes 2017-SFR2 Trust, 1M USD LIBOR + 0.850% 2.519% 12/17/36 27,189  27,151 
4,6,7 Invitation Homes 2017-SFR2 Trust, 1M USD LIBOR + 1.150% 2.819% 12/17/36 9,957  9,934 
4,6,7 Invitation Homes 2018-SFR1 Trust, 1M USD LIBOR + 0.700% 2.369% 3/17/37 37,870  37,594 
4,6,7 Invitation Homes 2018-SFR1 Trust, 1M USD LIBOR + 0.950% 2.619% 3/17/37 9,890  9,814 
4,7 Irvine Core Office Trust 2013-IRV 3.279% 5/15/48 14,791  15,348 
4,7 Jackson Park Trust 2019-LIC 2.766% 10/14/39 17,540  18,063 
4 John Deere Owner Trust 2018-B 3.230% 6/16/25 10,350  10,615 
4 John Deere Owner Trust 2018-B 3.000% 1/15/26 6,740  6,943 
4 John Deere Owner Trust 2019-B 2.320% 5/15/26 9,460  9,571 
4,7 JP Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust 2010-C2 4.070% 11/15/43 1,301  1,307 
4,7 JP Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust 2010-C2 5.786% 11/15/43 6,225  6,313 
4,7 JP Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust 2010-C2 5.786% 11/15/43 7,100  7,237 
4,7 JP Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust 2011-C3 4.717% 2/15/46 23,367  23,862 
4,7 JP Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust 2011-C5 5.599% 8/15/46 4,100  4,277 
4,7 JP Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust 2011-RR1 4.717% 3/16/46 2,778  2,838 
4 JP Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust 2012-C6 3.507% 5/15/45 13,214  13,647 
4 JP Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust 2012-C8 2.829% 10/15/45 10,136  10,356 
4,7 JP Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust 2012-C8 3.424% 10/15/45 4,030  4,162 
4 JP Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust 2012-CIBX 4.271% 6/15/45 27,000  28,313 
4,7 JP Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust 2012-HSBC 3.093% 7/5/32 5,503  5,649 

 

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Vanguard® Short-Term Investment-Grade Fund

Schedule of Investments

January 31, 2020

 

  Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000
) Market
Value
($000
) 
4 JP Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust 2012-LC9 2.840% 12/15/47 31,910  32,588 
4 JP Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust 2013-C13 3.994% 1/15/46 13,506  14,387 
4 JP Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust 2013-C13 4.201% 1/15/46 9,350  9,828 
4 JP Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust 2013-C16 3.674% 12/15/46 7,079  7,301 
4 JP Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust 2013-C16 3.881% 12/15/46 2,330  2,484 
4 JP Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust 2013-C16 4.166% 12/15/46 14,880  16,059 
4 JP Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust 2013-C16 4.517% 12/15/46 14,600  15,865 
4 JP Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust 2013-C16 5.130% 12/15/46 21,150  23,239 
4 JP Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust 2013-C16 5.195% 12/15/46 9,770  10,637 
4 JP Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust 2013-LC11 2.960% 4/15/46 28,694  29,616 
4 JP Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust 2014-C20 3.461% 7/15/47 26,474  27,378 
4 JP Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust 2016-JP3 2.870% 8/15/49 18,116  18,997 
4 JP Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust 2016-JP4 3.648% 12/15/49 26,580  29,174 
4 JP Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust 2017-JP6 3.490% 7/15/50 12,517  13,652 
4 JPMBB Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust 2013-C12 3.664% 7/15/45 17,866  18,856 
4 JPMBB Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust 2013-C12 4.176% 7/15/45 7,520  7,994 
4 JPMBB Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust 2013-C14 3.761% 8/15/46 12,289  12,702 
4 JPMBB Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust 2013-C14 4.133% 8/15/46 13,870  14,875 
4 JPMBB Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust 2013-C15 3.659% 11/15/45 2,967  3,062 
4 JPMBB Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust 2013-C15 4.131% 11/15/45 27,200  29,285 
4 JPMBB Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust 2013-C15 4.927% 11/15/45 17,820  19,474 
4 JPMBB Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust 2013-C15 5.371% 11/15/45 13,495  14,747 
4 JPMBB Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust 2013-C17 4.199% 1/15/47 22,860  24,745 
4 JPMBB Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust 2014-C18 4.079% 2/15/47 36,630  39,588 
4 JPMBB Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust 2014-C18 4.439% 2/15/47 12,950  14,005 
4 JPMBB Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust 2014-C18 4.970% 2/15/47 13,200  14,220 
4 JPMBB Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust 2014-C18 4.970% 2/15/47 5,850  6,243 
4 JPMBB Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust 2014-C19 3.997% 4/15/47 1,975  2,132 
4 JPMBB Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust 2014-C24 3.639% 11/15/47 10,982  11,790 
4 JPMBB Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust 2014-C26 3.231% 1/15/48 28,373  29,769 
4 JPMBB Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust 2014-C26 3.494% 1/15/48 48,489  51,801 
4 JPMBB Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust 2015-C27 3.179% 2/15/48 17,150  18,094 

 

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Vanguard® Short-Term Investment-Grade Fund

Schedule of Investments

January 31, 2020

 

  Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000
) Market
Value
($000
)
4 JPMBB Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust 2015-C30 3.551% 7/15/48 23,680  25,312 
4 JPMBB Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust 2015-C30 3.822% 7/15/48 51,660  56,420 
4 JPMBB Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust 2015-C30 4.226% 7/15/48 15,901  17,395 
4 JPMBB Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust 2015-C31 3.801% 8/15/48 21,082  23,057 
4 JPMBB Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust 2015-C32 3.598% 11/15/48 12,364  13,385 
4 JPMBB Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust 2015-C33 3.770% 12/15/48 22,187  24,311 
4 JPMCC Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust 2017-JP5 3.723% 3/15/50 27,470  30,315 
4 JPMCC Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust 2017-JP7 3.454% 9/15/50 10,675  11,633 
4 JPMDB Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust 2016-C4 3.141% 12/15/49 6,430  6,864 
4 JPMDB Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust 2017-C7 3.409% 10/15/50 5,693  6,193 
4 JPMDB Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust 2018-C8 4.211% 6/15/51 8,500  9,762 
4,7 Kubota Credit Owner Trust 2018-1 3.210% 1/15/25 5,840  6,013 
4,6,7 Lanark Master Issuer plc 2018-1A, 3M USD LIBOR + 0.420% 2.319% 12/22/69 18,879  18,838 
4,6 Lanark Master Issuer plc 2018-2A, 3M USD LIBOR + 0.420% 2.319% 12/22/69 9,200  9,204 
4,7 Lanark Master Issuer plc 2020-1A 2.277% 12/22/69 7,200  7,367 
4,7 Laurel Road Prime Student Loan Trust 2018-B 3.540% 5/26/43 27,875  28,952 
4,7 LCCM Mortgage Trust 2014-A 3.388% 5/15/31 18,640  18,887 
  Louisiana Local Government Environmental Facilities & Community Development Authority Revenue 2010-ELL 3.450% 2/1/22 1,034  1,034 
4 M Financial Securitized Term Auto Receivables Trust 2019-4 1.750% 7/16/24 34,980  34,992 
4,7 Madison Avenue Trust 2013-650M 3.843% 10/12/32 12,460  12,543 
4 MASTR Adjustable Rate Mortgages Trust 2004-3 4.275% 4/25/34 376  366 
4 Mercedes-Benz Auto Lease Trust 2019-A 2.000% 10/17/22 29,290  29,377 
4 Mercedes-Benz Auto Lease Trust 2020-A 1.840% 12/15/22 43,870  43,947 
4 Mercedes-Benz Auto Lease Trust 2020-A 1.880% 9/15/25 16,940  16,994 
4 Mercedes-Benz Auto Receivables Trust 2018-1 3.150% 10/15/24 10,430  10,744 
4 Mercedes-Benz Auto Receivables Trust 2019-1 2.040% 1/15/26 17,140  17,268 
4,7 Mercedes-Benz Master Owner Trust 2019-B 2.610% 5/15/24 63,730  65,087 
4 Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors Trust MLMI Series 2003-A2 3.409% 2/25/33 534  516 
4 Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors Trust MLMI Series 2003-A4 4.818% 7/25/33 288  281 
4,7 MMAF Equipment Finance LLC 2015-AA 2.490% 2/19/36 27,086  27,264 
4,7 MMAF Equipment Finance LLC 2018-A 3.390% 1/10/25 6,680  6,883 
4,7 MMAF Equipment Finance LLC 2018-A 3.610% 3/10/42 3,580  3,754 
4,7 MMAF Equipment Finance LLC 2019-A 3.080% 11/12/41 6,400  6,673 
4,7 Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust - 2012-CKSV 3.277% 10/15/30 37,985  38,554 
4 Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust 2012-C5 3.176% 8/15/45 21,548  22,152 
4 Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust 2012-C5 3.792% 8/15/45 2,000  2,081 
4 Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust 2012-C6 2.858% 11/15/45 4,827  4,933 
4 Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust 2013-C10 4.217% 7/15/46 28,493  30,523 
4 Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust 2013-C10 4.217% 7/15/46 3,372  3,467 

 

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Vanguard® Short-Term Investment-Grade Fund
Schedule of Investments
January 31, 2020

 

 

  Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000
) Market
Value
($000
)
4 Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust 2013-C11 3.960% 8/15/46 8,093   8,550 
4 Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust 2013-C11 4.298% 8/15/46 24,216   25,896 
4 Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust 2013-C12 3.824% 10/15/46 5,621   5,810 
4 Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust 2013-C12 4.259% 10/15/46 3,830   4,134 
4 Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust 2013-C13 4.039% 11/15/46 8,300   8,938 
4 Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust 2013-C7 2.918% 2/15/46 6,400   6,578 
4 Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust 2013-C7 3.214% 2/15/46 2,940   3,014 
4 Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust 2013-C9 3.102% 5/15/46 27,425   28,446 
4 Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust 2014-C14 4.064% 2/15/47 16,600   17,923 
4 Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust 2014-C14 4.384% 2/15/47 17,500   18,901 
4 Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust 2014-C15 3.773% 4/15/47 37,219   39,815 
4 Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust 2014-C15 4.051% 4/15/47 22,710   24,554 
4 Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust 2014-C15 5.073% 4/15/47 1,895   2,058 
4 Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust 2014-C16 3.892% 6/15/47 39,977   43,046 
4 Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust 2014-C16 4.094% 6/15/47 9,540   10,190 
4 Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust 2014-C16 4.496% 6/15/47 22,920   24,552 
4 Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust 2014-C16 4.929% 6/15/47 12,300   13,083 
4 Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust 2014-C17 3.741% 8/15/47 32,178   34,518 
4 Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust 2014-C17 4.011% 8/15/47 7,460   7,964 
4 Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust 2014-C18 3.923% 10/15/47 13,400   14,521 
4 Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust 2014-C19 3.326% 12/15/47 17,079   17,633 
4 Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust 2014-C19 3.526% 12/15/47 23,220   24,817 
4 Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust 2015-C20 3.069% 2/15/48 21,798   22,418 
4 Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust 2015-C20 3.249% 2/15/48 37,941   40,131 
4 Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust 2015-C23 3.451% 7/15/50 9,540   10,143 
4 Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust 2015-C23 3.719% 7/15/50 18,458   20,039 
4 Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust 2015-C24 3.479% 5/15/48 20,280   21,609 
4 Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust 2015-C24 3.732% 5/15/48 28,104   30,573 
4 Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust 2015-C25 3.635% 10/15/48 8,498   9,218 
4 Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust 2016-C29 3.058% 5/15/49 5,560   5,867 
4 Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust 2016-C29 3.325% 5/15/49 28,089   30,069 
4 Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust 2016-C29 4.907% 5/15/49 2,210   2,382 

 

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January 31, 2020

 

 

  Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000
)  Market
Value
($000
) 
4 Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust 2016-C32 3.720% 12/15/49 62,449  68,753 
4 Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust 2017-C34 3.536% 11/15/52 19,660  21,539 
4 Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust 2012-C4 3.244% 3/15/45 16,052  16,380 
4 Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust 2012-C4 3.773% 3/15/45 2,500  2,576 
4,7 Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust 2012-STAR 3.201% 8/5/34 17,287  17,748 
4,7 Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust 2014-150E 3.912% 9/9/32 27,955  30,040 
4,7 Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust 2014-CPT 3.350% 7/13/29 24,440  24,888 
4,7 Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust 2015-420 3.727% 10/12/50 28,674  30,432 
4 Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust 2015-UBS8 3.809% 12/15/48 41,942  45,870 
4 Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust 2015-UBS8 4.738% 12/15/48 11,440  12,222 
4 Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust 2016-BNK2 3.049% 11/15/49 11,960  12,710 
4 Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust 2016-UB11 2.782% 8/15/49 34,680  36,119 
4 Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust 2016-UBS9 3.594% 3/15/49 20,170  21,821 
4 Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust 2017-HR2 3.509% 12/15/50 5,420  5,839 
4 Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust 2017-HR2 3.587% 12/15/50 6,765  7,426 
4 Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust 2018-H4 4.247% 12/15/51 4,440  4,967 
4 Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust 2019-L3 3.127% 11/15/52 14,740  15,849 
4 Morgan Stanley Mortgage Loan Trust 2006-8AR 3.949% 6/25/36 3,260  3,239 
4,6,7 Motor plc 2017-1A, 1M USD LIBOR + 0.530% 2.191% 9/25/24 10,811  10,808 
4,6,7 Navient Student Loan Trust 2016-3, 1M USD LIBOR + 0.850% 2.511% 6/25/65 2,295  2,300 
4,6,7 Navient Student Loan Trust 2016-6A, 1M USD LIBOR + 0.750% 2.411% 3/25/66 21,937  22,035 
4,7 Navient Student Loan Trust 2017-A 2.880% 12/16/58 17,257  17,491 
4,7 Navient Student Loan Trust 2018-BA 3.430% 12/15/59 32,725  32,844 
4,7 Navient Student Loan Trust 2018-BA 3.610% 12/15/59 13,300  13,748 
4,7 Navient Student Loan Trust 2018-BA 4.000% 12/15/59 63,650  66,312 
4,7 Navient Student Loan Trust 2018-CA 3.520% 6/16/42 54,450  56,110 
4,7 Navient Student Loan Trust 2018-DA 4.000% 12/15/59 38,720  40,619 
4,7 Navient Student Loan Trust 2019-B 3.390% 12/15/59 17,930  18,798 
6 New Mexico Educational Assistance Foundation 2013-1, 1M USD LIBOR + 0.700% 2.481% 1/2/25 8,833  8,821 
4 Nissan Auto Lease Trust 2018-B 3.350% 9/15/23 11,020  11,170 
4 Nissan Auto Lease Trust 2019-A 2.760% 3/15/22 21,790  22,040 
4 Nissan Auto Lease Trust 2019-A 2.780% 7/15/24 10,700  10,843 
4 Nissan Auto Lease Trust 2020-A 1.840% 1/17/23 45,910  46,080 
4 Nissan Auto Receivables 2017-C Owner Trust 2.280% 2/15/24 22,040  22,170 
4 Nissan Auto Receivables 2019-A Owner Trust 3.160% 12/16/24 10,430  10,753 
4 Nissan Auto Receivables 2019-A Owner Trust 3.000% 9/15/25 7,290  7,579 
4 Nissan Auto Receivables 2019-B Owner Trust 2.500% 11/15/23 103,450  105,010 
4 Nissan Auto Receivables 2019-B Owner Trust 2.540% 12/15/25 20,100  20,572 
4,7 One Bryant Park 2019 - OBP A 2.516% 9/15/54 17,640  18,033 
4,7 Palisades Center Trust 2016-PLSD 2.713% 4/13/33 8,360  8,408 
4,6,7 Pepper Residential Securities Trust 2018-A, 1M USD LIBOR + 0.950% 2.634% 3/12/47 324  324 
4,6,7 Pepper Residential Securities Trust 2021-A1U, 1M USD LIBOR + 0.880% 2.550% 1/16/60 19,278  19,265 
4,6,7 Pepper Residential Securities Trust 2022-A1U, 1M USD LIBOR + 1.000% 2.654% 6/20/60 10,975  10,971 
4,6,7 Pepper Residential Securities Trust 2023-A1U, 1M USD LIBOR + 0.950% 2.604% 8/18/60 7,988  7,970 
4,6,7 Permanent Master Issuer plc 2018-1A, 3M USD LIBOR + 0.380% 2.211% 7/15/58 9,150  9,149 
4,7 PFS Financing Corp 2017-B 2.220% 7/15/22 20,500  20,531 
4,7 PFS Financing Corp. 2017-D 2.400% 10/17/22 34,130  34,261 
4,7 PFS Financing Corp. 2018-D 3.190% 4/17/23 12,740  12,937 
4,6,7 PHEAA Student Loan Trust 2016-2A, 1M USD LIBOR + 0.950% 2.611% 11/25/65 22,525  22,432 
4,7 Progress Residential 2015-SFR3 Trust 3.067% 11/12/32 24,930  24,924 
4,7 Progress Residential 2015-SFR3 Trust 3.733% 11/12/32 9,310  9,315 
4,7 Progress Residential 2017-SFR2 Trust 2.897% 12/17/34 15,511  15,537 
4,7 Progress Residential 2017-SFR2 Trust 3.196% 12/17/34 4,030  4,047 

 

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Schedule of Investments
January 31, 2020

 

 

  Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000
)  Market
Value
($000
) 
4,7 Progress Residential 2018-SFR1 Trust 3.255% 3/17/35 17,796  18,070 
4,7 Progress Residential 2018-SFR1 Trust 3.484% 3/17/35 2,220  2,240 
4,7 Progress Residential 2018-SFR3 Trust 3.880% 10/17/35 23,335  24,067 
4 Public Service New Hampshire Funding LLC 2018-1 3.094% 2/1/26 6,218  6,389 
4,6,7 Resimac Premier Series 2018-1A, 1M USD LIBOR + 0.800% 2.477% 11/10/49 18,227  18,216 
4,6,7 Resimac Premier Series 2018-1NCA, 1M USD LIBOR + 0.850% 2.584% 12/5/59 20,435  20,449 
4,6,7 Resimac Premier Series 2018-2, 1M USD LIBOR + 0.850% 2.527% 4/10/50 3,573  3,569 
4 RFMSI Series 2006-SA2 Trust 5.106% 8/25/36 9,477  7,875 
4 RFMSI Series 2006-SA3 Trust 5.227% 9/25/36 3,642  3,192 
4 Santander Drive Auto Receivables Trust 2016-2 3.390% 4/15/22 4,120  4,148 
4 Santander Drive Auto Receivables Trust 2017-3 2.760% 12/15/22 5,460  5,477 
4 Santander Drive Auto Receivables Trust 2018-1 2.960% 3/15/24 35,160  35,358 
4 Santander Drive Auto Receivables Trust 2018-1 3.320% 3/15/24 15,340  15,531 
4 Santander Drive Auto Receivables Trust 2018-3 4.070% 8/15/24 40,900  42,006 
4 Santander Drive Auto Receivables Trust 2018-4 3.980% 12/15/25 21,750  22,445 
4 Santander Drive Auto Receivables Trust 2018-5 4.190% 12/16/24 35,530  36,642 
4,7 Santander Retail Auto Lease Trust 2017-A 2.680% 1/20/22 5,760  5,765 
4,7 Santander Retail Auto Lease Trust 2018-A 3.200% 4/20/22 9,390  9,453 
4,7 Santander Retail Auto Lease Trust 2018-A 3.490% 5/20/22 21,865  22,151 
4,7 Santander Retail Auto Lease Trust 2019-A 2.770% 6/20/22 63,500  64,540 
7 SBA Tower Trust 3.156% 10/8/20 10,760  10,769 
4,7 Securitized Term Auto Receivables Trust 2018-1A 3.298% 11/25/22 5,360  5,473 
4,7 Securitized Term Auto Receivables Trust 2018-2A 3.544% 6/26/23 6,450  6,657 
4,7 SLM Private Education Loan Trust 2011-C 4.540% 10/17/44 540  540 
4,7 SLM Private Education Loan Trust 2013-B 3.000% 5/16/44 9,656  9,665 
4,7 SLM Private Education Loan Trust 2014-A 3.500% 11/15/44 4,100  4,164 
4 SMART ABS Series 2016-2US Trust 2.050% 12/14/22 4,780  4,775 
4,7 SMB Private Education Loan Trust 2016-A 2.700% 5/15/31 8,272  8,388 
4,6,7 SMB Private Education Loan Trust 2016-B, 1M USD LIBOR + 1.450% 3.126% 2/17/32 7,690  7,803 
4,6,7 SMB Private Education Loan Trust 2016-C, 1M USD LIBOR + 1.100% 2.776% 9/15/34 8,861  8,920 
4,6,7 SMB Private Education Loan Trust 2017-A, 1M USD LIBOR + 0.900% 2.576% 9/15/34 12,060  12,099 
4,7 SMB Private Education Loan Trust 2017-B 2.820% 10/15/35 16,978  17,330 
4,7 SMB Private Education Loan Trust 2018-A 3.500% 2/15/36 51,170  53,444 
4,7 SMB Private Education Loan Trust 2018-B 3.600% 1/15/37 21,900  22,820 
4,7 SMB Private Education Loan Trust 2018-C 3.630% 11/15/35 24,940  26,053 
4,7 SoFi Professional Loan Program 2016-B LLC 2.740% 10/25/32 4,856  4,911 
4,7 SoFi Professional Loan Program 2016-C LLC 2.360% 12/27/32 4,772  4,807 
4,7 SoFi Professional Loan Program 2016-D LLC 2.340% 4/25/33 4,112  4,129 
4,6,7 SoFi Professional Loan Program 2016-D LLC, 1M USD LIBOR + 0.950% 2.611% 1/25/39 1,549  1,557 
4,7 SoFi Professional Loan Program 2017-A LLC 2.400% 3/26/40 1,701  1,712 
4,7 SoFi Professional Loan Program 2017-B LLC 2.740% 5/25/40 11,622  11,817 
4,6,7 SoFi Professional Loan Program 2017-C LLC, 1M USD LIBOR + 0.600% 2.261% 7/25/40 906  909 
4,7 SoFi Professional Loan Program 2017-D LLC 2.650% 9/25/40 6,663  6,755 
4,7 SoFi Professional Loan Program 2017-E LLC 2.720% 11/26/40 9,940  10,085 
4,7 SoFi Professional Loan Program 2017-F LLC 2.840% 1/25/41 12,320  12,548 
4,7 SoFi Professional Loan Program 2018-A LLC 2.390% 2/25/42 10,567  10,584 
4,7 SoFi Professional Loan Program 2018-A LLC 2.950% 2/25/42 15,490  15,784 
4,7 SoFi Professional Loan Program 2018-B LLC 3.340% 8/25/47 27,178  28,145 
4,7 SoFi Professional Loan Program 2018-C LLC 3.590% 1/25/48 34,620  36,209 
4,7 SoFi Professional Loan Program 2018-D LLC 3.600% 2/25/48 41,350  42,939 
4,7 SoFi Professional Loan Program 2019-B LLC 3.090% 8/17/48 16,050  16,649 
4,7 SoFi Professional Loan Program 2020-A 2.060% 5/15/46 57,300  57,429 
4,7 Stack Infrastructure Issuer LLC 2019-1A 4.540% 2/25/44 12,696  13,526 
4 Synchrony Card Issuance Trust 2018-A1 3.380% 9/15/24 34,590  35,551 
4 Synchrony Card Issuance Trust 2019-2A 2.340% 6/15/25 45,993  46,738 
4 Synchrony Credit Card Master Note Trust 2016-2 2.950% 5/15/24 10,715  10,779 
             

 

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Schedule of Investments
January 31, 2020

 

 

  Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000
)  Market
Value
($000
) 
4 Synchrony Credit Card Master Note Trust 2017-2 2.620% 10/15/25 66,395  67,878 
4 Synchrony Credit Card Master Note Trust 2017-2 2.820% 10/15/25 9,688  9,863 
4 Synchrony Credit Card Master Note Trust 2017-2 3.010% 10/15/25 13,000  13,239 
4,7 Taco Bell Funding LLC 2016-1A 4.377% 5/25/46 8,340  8,493 
4,7 Taco Bell Funding LLC 2016-1A 4.970% 5/25/46 5,319  5,729 
4,7 Taco Bell Funding LLC 2018-1 4.940% 11/25/48 4,227  4,689 
4,7 Tesla Auto Lease Trust 2018-A 2.970% 4/20/20 347  348 
4,7 Tesla Auto Lease Trust 2018-A 3.300% 5/20/20 1,330  1,331 
4,7 Tesla Auto Lease Trust 2018-A 2.160% 10/20/22 45,600  45,968 
4,7 Tesla Auto Lease Trust 2018-A 2.200% 11/21/22 11,600  11,660 
4,7 Tesla Auto Lease Trust 2018-B 3.710% 8/20/21 63,788  64,788 
4,7 Tesla Auto Lease Trust 2018-B 4.120% 10/20/21 10,750  11,048 
4,7 Tesla Auto Lease Trust 2018-B 4.360% 10/20/21 6,850  7,039 
4,7 Textainer Marine Containers Limited 2019-A 3.960% 4/20/44 10,453  10,701 
4,7 Tidewater Auto Receivables Trust 2018-AA 3.120% 7/15/22 3,218  3,223 
4,7 Tidewater Auto Receivables Trust 2018-AA 3.450% 11/15/24 4,346  4,372 
4,7 Tidewater Auto Receivables Trust 2018-AA 3.840% 11/15/24 4,873  4,950 
4,7 Tidewater Auto Receivables Trust 2018-AA 4.300% 11/15/24 1,449  1,491 
4,7 TMSQ 2014-1500 Mortgage Trust 3.680% 10/10/36 24,260  25,750 
4 Toyota Auto Receivables 2017-D Owner Trust 2.120% 2/15/23 2,790  2,808 
4 Toyota Auto Receivables 2018-A Owner Trust 2.520% 5/15/23 7,287  7,404 
4 Toyota Auto Receivables 2018-B Owner Trust 3.110% 11/15/23 13,640  14,053 
4 Toyota Auto Receivables 2018-C Owner Trust 3.020% 12/15/22 23,380  23,771 
4 Toyota Auto Receivables 2018-C Owner Trust 3.130% 2/15/24 10,160  10,496 
4 Toyota Auto Receivables 2019-A Owner Trust 3.000% 5/15/24 4,880  5,070 
4 Toyota Auto Receivables 2019-C Owner Trust 1.910% 9/15/23 43,150  43,326 
4 Toyota Auto Receivables 2019-D Owner Trust 1.990% 2/18/25 9,410  9,492 
4,7 Trafigura Securitisation Finance plc 2017-1A 2.470% 12/15/20 37,520  37,545 
4,7 Trafigura Securitisation Finance plc 2018-1A 3.730% 3/15/22 49,490  50,528 
4,7 Trinity Rail Leasing LP 2018-1A 4.620% 6/17/48 21,060  22,312 
4,7 Trip Rail Master Funding LLC 2017-1A 2.709% 8/15/47 2,187  2,188 
4,7 Triton Container Finance LLC 2018-A2 4.190% 6/22/43 27,278  28,035 
4 UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2012-C1 4.171% 5/10/45 1,250  1,298 
4 UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2017-C7 3.679% 12/15/50 13,995  15,473 
4 UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2019-C16 3.460% 4/15/52 5,849  6,289 
4,7 UBS-BAMLL Trust 2012-WRM 3.663% 6/10/30 25,038  25,791 
4 UBS-Barclays Commercial Mortgage Trust 2012-C4 2.850% 12/10/45 9,054  9,280 
4 UBS-Barclays Commercial Mortgage Trust 2013-C6 3.244% 4/10/46 7,560  7,853 
4 UBS-Barclays Commercial Mortgage Trust 2013-C6 3.469% 4/10/46 2,304  2,397 
4 USAA Auto Owner Trust 2019-1 2.160% 7/17/23 12,220  12,293 
4,7 Vantage Data Centers LLC 2018-1A 4.072% 2/16/43 15,414  16,039 
4,7 Vantage Data Centers LLC 2019-1A 3.188% 7/15/44 5,975  6,118 
4,7 Verizon Owner Trust 2017-3 2.380% 4/20/22 17,380  17,453 
4,7 Verizon Owner Trust 2017-3 2.530% 4/20/22 18,650  18,729 
4,7 Verizon Owner Trust 2018-1 3.050% 9/20/22 23,660  23,889 
4 Verizon Owner Trust 2018-A 3.230% 4/20/23 13,320  13,539 
4 Verizon Owner Trust 2019-A 2.930% 9/20/23 23,130  23,619 
4 Verizon Owner Trust 2019-A 1.940% 4/22/24 45,810  46,118 
4 Verizon Owner Trust 2020-A 1.850% 7/22/24 58,500  58,820 
4 Verizon Owner Trust 2020-A 1.980% 7/22/24 16,635  16,773 
4,7 VNDO 2012-6AVE Mortgage Trust 2.996% 11/15/30 13,561  13,939 
4,7 VNDO 2013-PENN Mortgage Trust 3.808% 12/13/29 11,130  11,249 
4,7 VNDO 2013-PENN Mortgage Trust 4.079% 12/13/29 3,270  3,306 
4,7 VNDO 2013-PENN Mortgage Trust 4.079% 12/13/29 2,450  2,473 
4 Volkswagen Auto Loan Enhanced Trust 2018-1 3.020% 11/21/22 15,280  15,489 
4 Volkswagen Auto Loan Enhanced Trust 2018-1 3.150% 7/22/24 6,970  7,157 
4 Volkswagen Auto Loan Enhanced Trust 2018-2 3.330% 2/20/25 8,910  9,264 
4 WaMu Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates Series 2002-AR18 Trust 4.100% 1/25/33 97  95 
4 WaMu Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates Series 2003-AR7 Trust 4.443% 8/25/33 387  380 
4 WaMu Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates Series 2003-AR9 Trust 4.331% 9/25/33 659  654 
4 Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2012-LC5 2.918% 10/15/45 26,438  27,091 
             

 

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Schedule of Investments
January 31, 2020

 

 

  Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000
) Market
Value
($000
)
4 Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2012-LC5 3.539% 10/15/45 1,650  1,712 
4 Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2013-LC12 3.928% 7/15/46 6,124  6,351 
4 Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2013-LC12 4.218% 7/15/46 35,662  38,265 
4 Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2013-LC12 4.420% 7/15/46 4,906  5,229 
4 Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2014-LC16 3.817% 8/15/50 43,100  46,411 
4 Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2014-LC16 4.020% 8/15/50 7,100  7,551 
4 Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2014-LC16 4.322% 8/15/50 12,250  13,009 
4 Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2014-LC16 4.458% 8/15/50 6,830  7,066 
4 Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2014-LC18 3.405% 12/15/47 31,300  33,429 
4 Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2015-C26 3.166% 2/15/48 29,810  31,522 
4 Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2015-C27 3.190% 2/15/48 32,256  33,823 
4 Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2015-C27 3.451% 2/15/48 49,460  52,982 
4 Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2015-C29 3.637% 6/15/48 55,212  59,832 
4 Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2015-C29 4.363% 6/15/48 12,420  13,183 
4 Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2015-C30 3.411% 9/15/58 22,002  23,494 
4 Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2015-C30 3.664% 9/15/58 20,610  22,406 
4 Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2015-C30 4.067% 9/15/58 17,222  18,765 
4 Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2015-C30 4.646% 9/15/58 11,490  12,237 
4 Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2015-LC22 3.839% 9/15/58 23,212  25,449 
4 Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2015-LC22 4.207% 9/15/58 8,550  9,325 
4 Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2015-LC22 4.685% 9/15/58 14,300  15,413 
4 Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2015-SG1 3.789% 9/15/48 34,490  37,548 
4 Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2016-BNK1 2.652% 8/15/49 23,085  23,894 
4 Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2016-C32 3.560% 1/15/59 35,600  38,635 
4 Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2016-C37 3.525% 12/15/49 9,590  10,309 
4 Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2016-C37 3.794% 12/15/49 11,967  13,262 
4 Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2017-C38 3.453% 7/15/50 15,680  17,093 
4 Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2017-C39 3.157% 9/15/50 5,750  6,091 
4 Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2017-C39 3.418% 9/15/50 65,280  70,932 
4 Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2017-C40 3.581% 10/15/50 45,250  49,708 
4 Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2017-C41 3.472% 11/15/50 39,807  43,418 
4 Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2017-C42 3.589% 12/15/50 12,935  14,254 
4 Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2017-RC1 3.631% 1/15/60 7,660  8,417 
4 Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C43 4.012% 3/15/51 43,290  48,775 
4 Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C43 4.514% 3/15/51 5,973  6,366 
4 Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C46 4.152% 8/15/51 14,035  16,027 
4 Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C47 4.365% 9/15/61 22,110  25,074 
4 Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C47 4.442% 9/15/61 21,240  24,760 
4 Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C48 4.245% 1/15/52 6,553  7,379 
4 Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2019-C49 3.933% 3/15/52 7,894  8,796 
4 Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2019-C49 4.023% 3/15/52 6,320  7,199 
4 Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2019-C50 3.635% 5/15/52 10,300  11,298 
4 Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2019-C52 2.892% 8/15/52 17,648  18,571 
4 Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2019-C54 3.146% 12/15/52 18,770  20,178 
4 Wells Fargo Mortgage Backed Securities 2006-AR14 Trust 4.547% 10/25/36 4,811  4,617 
4,7 Wendys Funding LLC 2015-1A 4.497% 6/15/45 6,214  6,449 
4,7 Wendys Funding LLC 2018-1 3.573% 3/15/48 6,360  6,476 
4,7 WFLD 2014-MONT Mortgage Trust 3.880% 8/10/31 35,485  37,915 
4,7 WFRBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2011-C3 4.375% 3/15/44 11,381  11,615 
4 WFRBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2012-C10 2.875% 12/15/45 10,955  11,239 
4 WFRBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2012-C7 3.431% 6/15/45 11,800  12,188 
4 WFRBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2012-C7 4.090% 6/15/45 5,056  5,254 
4 WFRBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2012-C8 3.001% 8/15/45 4,491  4,604 
4 WFRBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2012-C9 2.870% 11/15/45 21,367  21,895 
4 WFRBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2012-C9 3.388% 11/15/45 2,860  2,960 
4 WFRBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2013-C13 3.345% 5/15/45 2,230  2,313 
4 WFRBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2013-C15 3.720% 8/15/46 17,137  17,626 
4 WFRBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2013-C15 4.153% 8/15/46 14,980  16,015 
4 WFRBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2013-C16 4.415% 9/15/46 14,650  15,872 
4 WFRBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2013-C17 3.558% 12/15/46 2,724  2,811 
4 WFRBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2013-C17 4.023% 12/15/46 9,770  10,496 
4 WFRBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2013-C18 3.676% 12/15/46 5,381  5,559 
4 WFRBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2013-C18 4.162% 12/15/46 27,830  30,136 
             

 

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Schedule of Investments
January 31, 2020

 

 

  Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000
)  Market
Value
($000
) 
4 WFRBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2013-C18 4.847% 12/15/46 5,775  6,312 
4 WFRBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2014-C19 3.829% 3/15/47 30,300  32,208 
4 WFRBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2014-C19 4.101% 3/15/47 23,553  25,543 
4 WFRBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2014-C20 3.995% 5/15/47 40,481  43,829 
4 WFRBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2014-C20 4.378% 5/15/47 11,110  11,761 
4 WFRBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2014-C20 4.513% 5/15/47 4,500  4,627 
4 WFRBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2014-C21 3.410% 8/15/47 1,706  1,798 
4 WFRBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2014-C21 3.678% 8/15/47 45,404  48,752 
4 WFRBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2014-C21 3.891% 8/15/47 7,130  7,604 
4 WFRBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2014-C21 4.234% 8/15/47 12,290  12,612 
4 WFRBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2014-C23 3.650% 10/15/57 12,516  13,319 
4 WFRBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2014-C23 3.917% 10/15/57 10,655  11,581 
4 WFRBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2014-C24 3.607% 11/15/47 25,912  27,828 
4 WFRBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2014-LC14 3.766% 3/15/47 2,690  2,854 
4 WFRBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2014-LC14 4.045% 3/15/47 47,473  51,230 
4 World Omni Auto Receivables Trust 2018-A 2.730% 2/15/24 16,040  16,380 
4 World Omni Auto Receivables Trust 2018-A 2.890% 4/15/25 8,670  8,820 
4 World Omni Auto Receivables Trust 2018-D 3.440% 12/16/24 3,660  3,827 
4 World Omni Auto Receivables Trust 2019-A 3.220% 6/16/25 6,060  6,300 
4 World Omni Auto Receivables Trust 2019-B 2.860% 6/16/25 5,210  5,355 
4 World Omni Automobile Lease Securitization Trust 2018-B 3.190% 12/15/21 9,270  9,396 
4 World Omni Automobile Lease Securitization Trust 2019-B 2.030% 11/15/22 33,750  33,886 
4 World Omni Automobile Lease Securitization Trust 2019-B 3.240% 7/15/24 5,750  5,866 
4,7 World Omni Select Auto Trust A Series 2018-1 A3 3.460% 3/15/23 11,640  11,726 
Total Asset-Backed/Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities (Cost $14,270,458) 14,728,691 
Corporate Bonds (64.3%)
Finance (26.7%)
  Banking (23.3%)          
9 ABN AMRO Bank NV 6.375% 4/27/21 14,550  17,376 
7 ABN AMRO Bank NV 3.400% 8/27/21 58,200  59,685 
  Ally Financial Inc. 4.125% 3/30/20 832  835 
  Ally Financial Inc. 4.125% 2/13/22 8,750  9,067 
  Ally Financial Inc. 3.875% 5/21/24 4,860  5,133 
  Ally Financial Inc. 5.750% 11/20/25 4,850  5,518 
  American Express Co. 3.700% 11/5/21 72,400  74,725 
  American Express Co. 2.750% 5/20/22 34,000  34,720 
  American Express Co. 3.700% 8/3/23 159,598  169,453 
  American Express Co. 2.500% 7/30/24 47,390  48,535 
  American Express Credit Corp. 2.250% 5/5/21 10,413  10,476 
7 ANZ New Zealand International Ltd. 2.200% 7/17/20 29,275  29,324 
  Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd. 2.625% 11/9/22 37,465  38,397 
6,10 Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd., 3M Australian Bank Bill Rate + 2.700% 3.602% 5/17/26 8,750  5,985 
7 Banco Santander Chile 2.500% 12/15/20 82,290  82,404 
  Banco Santander SA 3.125% 2/23/23 6,400  6,592 
  Banco Santander SA 2.706% 6/27/24 48,400  49,721 
  Bank of America Corp. 2.625% 4/19/21 12,146  12,304 
4 Bank of America Corp. 2.369% 7/21/21 128,776  129,092 
4 Bank of America Corp. 2.328% 10/1/21 162,270  162,614 
4 Bank of America Corp. 2.738% 1/23/22 34,000  34,294 
4,9 Bank of America Corp. 0.736% 2/7/22 14,550  16,268 
4 Bank of America Corp. 3.124% 1/20/23 44,075  45,013 
4 Bank of America Corp. 2.816% 7/21/23 19,500  19,939 
  Bank of America Corp. 3.004% 12/20/23 113,708  117,114 
  Bank of America Corp. 4.125% 1/22/24 48,795  52,939 
4 Bank of America Corp. 3.550% 3/5/24 126,756  132,463 
4 Bank of America Corp. 3.864% 7/23/24 23,000  24,380 
4 Bank of America Corp. 2.456% 10/22/25 19,250  19,607 
  Bank of Montreal 2.900% 3/26/22 63,060  64,573 
             

 

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Schedule of Investments
January 31, 2020

 

 

  Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000
)  Market
Value
($000
) 
  Bank of Montreal 3.300% 2/5/24 89,350  94,194 
4 Bank of Montreal 4.338% 10/5/28 12,230  12,964 
  Bank of New York Mellon Corp. 2.050% 5/3/21 11,000  11,054 
  Bank of New York Mellon Corp. 1.850% 1/27/23 31,320  31,515 
  Bank of New York Mellon Corp. 2.950% 1/29/23 6,700  6,942 
4 Bank of New York Mellon Corp. 2.661% 5/16/23 4,850  4,956 
  Bank of New York Mellon Corp. 3.450% 8/11/23 79,890  84,537 
  Bank of Nova Scotia 2.500% 1/8/21 36,955  37,251 
  Bank of Nova Scotia 4.375% 1/13/21 7,700  7,896 
  Bank of Nova Scotia 1.950% 2/1/23 103,170  103,784 
  Bank of Nova Scotia 2.200% 2/3/25 43,440  44,079 
9 Banque Federative du Credit Mutuel SA 0.125% 8/30/21 14,500  16,158 
11 Banque Federative du Credit Mutuel SA 1.375% 12/20/21 17,600  23,381 
7 Banque Federative du Credit Mutuel SA 2.700% 7/20/22 27,015  27,580 
7 Banque Federative du Credit Mutuel SA 2.125% 11/21/22 44,250  44,581 
7 Banque Federative du Credit Mutuel SA 3.750% 7/20/23 69,105  73,383 
11 Barclays Bank plc 10.000% 5/21/21 47,365  69,245 
4 Barclays plc 4.610% 2/15/23 11,150  11,674 
4 Barclays plc 3.932% 5/7/25 31,400  33,409 
4,7 BNP Paribas SA 2.819% 11/19/25 56,000  57,434 
10 BPCE SA 3.500% 4/24/20 7,950  5,346 
  BPCE SA 2.750% 12/2/21 18,772  19,116 
7 BPCE SA 2.375% 1/14/25 25,750  26,008 
6,10 BPCE SA, 3M Australian Bank Bill Rate + 1.100% 1.984% 4/26/23 21,540  14,488 
6,10 BPCE SA, 3M Australian Bank Bill Rate + 1.300% 2.190% 4/24/20 21,310  14,290 
  Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce 2.550% 6/16/22 29,145  29,806 
4 Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce 2.606% 7/22/23 153,868  156,415 
  Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce 3.500% 9/13/23 141,180  149,784 
  Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce 3.100% 4/2/24 14,280  14,965 
4 Capital One Bank USA NA 2.014% 1/27/23 67,900  68,140 
  Capital One Financial Corp. 3.050% 3/9/22 38,860  39,803 
  Capital One NA 2.250% 9/13/21 15,602  15,717 
  Citibank NA 2.850% 2/12/21 262,150  264,779 
4 Citibank NA 2.844% 5/20/22 14,500  14,698 
6,10 Citibank NA, 3M Australian Bank Bill Rate + 0.750% 1.634% 5/20/22 13,800  9,249 
9 Citigroup Inc. 0.500% 1/29/22 9,705  10,891 
  Citigroup Inc. 2.750% 4/25/22 63,390  64,499 
4 Citigroup Inc. 2.312% 11/4/22 38,850  39,090 
4 Citigroup Inc. 2.876% 7/24/23 47,810  48,764 
4 Citigroup Inc. 4.044% 6/1/24 35,955  38,420 
6,10 Citigroup Inc., 3M Australian Bank Bill Rate + 1.550% 2.477% 5/4/21 37,163  25,144 
  Citizens Bank NA 3.250% 2/14/22 38,875  39,940 
  Comerica Inc. 3.700% 7/31/23 67,070  71,173 
7 Commonwealth Bank of Australia 2.750% 3/10/22 36,895  37,664 
7 Commonwealth Bank of Australia 2.500% 9/18/22 74,768  76,155 
7 Commonwealth Bank of Australia 3.450% 3/16/23 62,409  65,523 
7 Commonwealth Bank of Australia 3.350% 6/4/24 34,000  36,136 
6,10 Commonwealth Bank of Australia, 3M Australian Bank Bill Rate + 2.650% 3.536% 6/3/26 3,200  2,189 
  Cooperatieve Rabobank UA 2.750% 1/10/23 61,060  62,830 
7 Cooperatieve Rabobank UA 3.875% 9/26/23 76,820  82,109 
  Cooperatieve Rabobank UA 4.625% 12/1/23 76,000  82,569 
10 Cooperatieve Rabobank UA 5.000% 7/2/25 10,800  7,326 
6,10 Cooperatieve Rabobank UA, 3M Australian Bank Bill Rate + 2.500% 3.427% 7/2/25 39,608  26,703 
  Credit Suisse AG 2.100% 11/12/21 90,000  90,666 
4,7 Credit Suisse Group AG 4.207% 6/12/24 63,000  67,191 
  Credit Suisse Group Funding Guernsey Ltd. 3.125% 12/10/20 81,590  82,528 
9 Credit Suisse Group Funding Guernsey Ltd. 1.250% 4/14/22 9,705  11,067 
7 Danske Bank A/S 2.750% 9/17/20 23,273  23,370 
9 Danske Bank A/S 0.500% 5/6/21 32,908  36,802 
7 Danske Bank A/S 2.000% 9/8/21 25,872  25,853 
9 Danske Bank A/S 1.375% 5/24/22 9,705  11,050 
4,7 Danske Bank A/S 3.001% 9/20/22 39,000  39,484 
             

 

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Schedule of Investments
January 31, 2020

 

  Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000
)  Market
Value
($000
) 
7 Danske Bank A/S 3.875% 9/12/23 34,000  35,746 
7 DNB Bank ASA 2.150% 12/2/22 48,500  48,861 
  Fifth Third Bancorp 3.650% 1/25/24 29,100  30,877 
  Fifth Third Bank 2.250% 6/14/21 28,181  28,345 
  Fifth Third Bank 2.875% 10/1/21 17,095  17,414 
  Fifth Third Bank 1.800% 1/30/23 27,200  27,267 
  First Republic Bank 2.500% 6/6/22 94,470  95,957 
  Goldman Sachs Group Inc. 2.750% 9/15/20 26,455  26,560 
  Goldman Sachs Group Inc. 2.600% 12/27/20 210,375  210,903 
  Goldman Sachs Group Inc. 2.875% 2/25/21 158,874  160,455 
  Goldman Sachs Group Inc. 2.625% 4/25/21 98,334  99,192 
  Goldman Sachs Group Inc. 2.350% 11/15/21 9,625  9,661 
  Goldman Sachs Group Inc. 5.750% 1/24/22 89,948  96,623 
  Goldman Sachs Group Inc. 3.000% 4/26/22 60,810  61,646 
9 Goldman Sachs Group Inc. 1.375% 7/26/22 9,705  11,159 
4 Goldman Sachs Group Inc. 2.876% 10/31/22 34,318  34,917 
4 Goldman Sachs Group Inc. 2.908% 6/5/23 48,238  49,259 
4 Goldman Sachs Group Inc. 2.905% 7/24/23 5,100  5,208 
  Goldman Sachs Group Inc. 3.625% 2/20/24 62,105  65,975 
  Goldman Sachs Group Inc. 4.000% 3/3/24 14,800  15,928 
  Goldman Sachs Group Inc. 3.850% 7/8/24 19,400  20,730 
  Goldman Sachs Group Inc. 3.500% 1/23/25 9,705  10,310 
6,10 Goldman Sachs Group Inc., 3M Australian Bank Bill Rate + 1.200% 2.080% 8/26/20 14,870  9,987 
6,10 Goldman Sachs Group Inc., 3M Australian Bank Bill Rate + 1.200% 2.102% 5/16/23 9,700  6,481 
6,10 Goldman Sachs Group Inc., 3M Australian Bank Bill Rate + 1.370% 2.261% 9/8/21 19,280  13,025 
  HSBC Holdings plc 2.950% 5/25/21 109,905  111,495 
  HSBC Holdings plc 2.650% 1/5/22 75,105  76,202 
  HSBC Holdings plc 4.000% 3/30/22 9,700  10,151 
4 HSBC Holdings plc 3.262% 3/13/23 53,320  54,713 
  HSBC Holdings plc 3.600% 5/25/23 13,595  14,275 
4 HSBC Holdings plc 3.033% 11/22/23 96,585  99,207 
4 HSBC Holdings plc 3.950% 5/18/24 56,352  59,604 
4 HSBC Holdings plc 3.803% 3/11/25 101,380  107,242 
4 HSBC Holdings plc 2.633% 11/7/25 18,550  18,878 
  Huntington Bancshares Inc. 4.350% 2/4/23 8,800  9,300 
  Huntington National Bank 2.375% 3/10/20 30,720  30,720 
  Huntington National Bank 2.500% 8/7/22 78,115  79,491 
  Huntington National Bank 3.550% 10/6/23 61,785  65,496 
7 ING Bank NV 2.050% 8/15/21 10,000  10,043 
7 Intesa Sanpaolo SPA 3.250% 9/23/24 48,310  49,402 
  JPMorgan Chase & Co. 2.550% 3/1/21 6,295  6,350 
9 JPMorgan Chase & Co. 2.625% 4/23/21 14,555  16,696 
  JPMorgan Chase & Co. 2.295% 8/15/21 5,427  5,440 
  JPMorgan Chase & Co. 4.500% 1/24/22 12,102  12,752 
4 JPMorgan Chase & Co. 3.514% 6/18/22 130,215  133,150 
9 JPMorgan Chase & Co. 2.750% 8/24/22 33,980  40,443 
  JPMorgan Chase & Co. 3.250% 9/23/22 8,200  8,517 
  JPMorgan Chase & Co. 2.972% 1/15/23 106,262  108,789 
4 JPMorgan Chase & Co. 3.207% 4/1/23 44,340  45,511 
4 JPMorgan Chase & Co. 2.776% 4/25/23 96,455  98,380 
  JPMorgan Chase & Co. 2.700% 5/18/23 42,765  43,937 
4 JPMorgan Chase & Co. 3.559% 4/23/24 58,165  60,918 
4 JPMorgan Chase & Co. 4.023% 12/5/24 52,785  56,725 
4 JPMorgan Chase & Co. 2.301% 10/15/25 120,500  122,006 
4 JPMorgan Chase Bank NA 3.086% 4/26/21 34,025  34,131 
  KeyBank NA 2.500% 11/22/21 5,765  5,849 
  KeyBank NA 2.300% 9/14/22 14,580  14,794 
9 Leeds Building Society 2.625% 4/1/21 14,600  16,686 
9 Lloyds Banking Group plc 0.750% 11/9/21 14,550  16,382 
4 Lloyds Banking Group plc 2.858% 3/17/23 19,250  19,560 
  Lloyds Banking Group plc 4.050% 8/16/23 53,550  57,033 
             

 

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Vanguard® Short-Term Investment-Grade Fund
Schedule of Investments
January 31, 2020

 

 

  Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000
)  Market
Value
($000
) 
4 Lloyds Banking Group plc 2.907% 11/7/23 112,735  115,008 
  Macquarie Bank Ltd. 6.625% 4/7/21 6,530  6,886 
10 Macquarie Bank Ltd. 1.750% 6/21/22 2,910  1,969 
6,10 Macquarie Bank Ltd., 3M Australian Bank Bill Rate + 0.750% 1.672% 6/21/22 52,780  35,409 
10 Macquarie Group Ltd. 3.250% 12/15/22 6,400  4,409 
4,7 Macquarie Group Ltd. 3.189% 11/28/23 8,330  8,578 
4 Macquarie Group Ltd. 3.189% 11/28/23 29,040  29,910 
6,10 Macquarie Group Ltd., 3M Australian Bank Bill Rate + 1.150% 2.045% 12/15/22 33,920  22,779 
  Manufacturers & Traders Trust Co. 2.500% 5/18/22 21,660  22,057 
6 Manufacturers & Traders Trust Co., 3M USD LIBOR + 0.640% 2.547% 12/1/21 9,755  9,756 
  Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc. 2.950% 3/1/21 38,663  39,156 
  Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc. 3.535% 7/26/21 19,965  20,488 
  Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc. 2.190% 9/13/21 10,400  10,458 
  Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc. 3.218% 3/7/22 114,195  117,459 
  Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc. 2.623% 7/18/22 63,990  65,178 
  Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc. 2.665% 7/25/22 152,118  155,189 
  Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc. 3.761% 7/26/23 120,355  127,739 
  Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc. 2.527% 9/13/23 8,775  8,892 
  Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc. 3.407% 3/7/24 92,535  97,650 
  Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc. 2.801% 7/18/24 63,280  65,428 
7 Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp. 2.650% 10/19/20 18,345  18,471 
7 Mizuho Bank Ltd. 2.950% 10/17/22 11,772  12,064 
  Mizuho Financial Group Inc. 2.273% 9/13/21 15,995  16,103 
  Mizuho Financial Group Inc. 2.953% 2/28/22 20,633  21,065 
4 Mizuho Financial Group Inc. 2.721% 7/16/23 63,000  63,897 
  Morgan Stanley 2.500% 4/21/21 14,000  14,140 
  Morgan Stanley 5.500% 7/28/21 26,000  27,422 
  Morgan Stanley 2.625% 11/17/21 242,879  246,503 
  Morgan Stanley 2.750% 5/19/22 87,610  89,469 
  Morgan Stanley 3.125% 1/23/23 155,676  161,500 
  Morgan Stanley 3.750% 2/25/23 19,425  20,514 
4 Morgan Stanley 2.720% 7/22/25 32,070  32,905 
  MUFG Americas Holdings Corp. 3.500% 6/18/22 21,000  21,806 
7 MUFG Bank Ltd. 2.750% 9/14/20 88,651  89,200 
7 MUFG Bank Ltd. 2.850% 9/8/21 21,300  21,631 
  MUFG Union Bank NA 3.150% 4/1/22 115,775  119,034 
  MUFG Union Bank NA 2.100% 12/9/22 37,000  37,268 
7 National Bank of Canada 2.150% 10/7/22 45,250  45,668 
  National Bank of Canada 2.100% 2/1/23 42,000  42,286 
7 Nationwide Building Society 2.000% 1/27/23 44,000  44,235 
4,7 Nationwide Building Society 3.766% 3/8/24 6,900  7,219 
9 Nykredit Realkredit A/S 0.250% 1/20/23 32,000  35,635 
  PNC Bank NA 2.450% 11/5/20 15,636  15,701 
  PNC Bank NA 2.550% 12/9/21 37,330  37,778 
  PNC Bank NA 2.625% 2/17/22 91,150  92,509 
  PNC Bank NA 2.700% 11/1/22 36,000  36,617 
4 PNC Bank NA 2.028% 12/9/22 25,610  25,767 
  PNC Bank NA 3.800% 7/25/23 15,250  16,121 
  PNC Bank NA 3.300% 10/30/24 19,200  20,279 
  PNC Financial Services Group Inc. 2.854% 11/9/22 12,000  12,350 
  Regions Financial Corp. 2.750% 8/14/22 14,605  14,934 
  Royal Bank of Canada 3.700% 10/5/23 58,205  62,107 
  Royal Bank of Canada 2.550% 7/16/24 83,367  85,936 
  Royal Bank of Canada 2.250% 11/1/24 80,070  81,469 
  Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc 3.875% 9/12/23 6,170  6,518 
4 Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc 4.519% 6/25/24 9,700  10,406 
4 Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc 4.269% 3/22/25 44,720  48,151 
  Santander Holdings USA Inc. 3.700% 3/28/22 78,880  81,411 
  Santander Holdings USA Inc. 3.400% 1/18/23 58,410  60,349 
  Santander Holdings USA Inc. 3.500% 6/7/24 12,000  12,513 
4 Santander UK Group Holdings plc 3.373% 1/5/24 68,117  70,346 
             

 

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Schedule of Investments
January 31, 2020

 

 

  Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000
) Market
Value
($000
)
4 Santander UK Group Holdings plc 4.796% 11/15/24 25,877  28,202 
  Santander UK plc 3.750% 11/15/21 43,750  45,244 
  Santander UK plc 2.100% 1/13/23 45,500  45,805 
7 Santander UK plc 5.000% 11/7/23 12,306  13,402 
  Santander UK plc 4.000% 3/13/24 31,300  33,740 
4,9 Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB 2.500% 5/28/26 18,660  21,258 
  State Street Corp. 3.700% 11/20/23 31,620  33,945 
4 State Street Corp. 3.776% 12/3/24 24,700  26,442 
4 State Street Corp. 2.354% 11/1/25 42,084  42,771 
  Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp. 2.450% 10/20/20 6,400  6,422 
  Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc. 2.442% 10/19/21 114,717  116,090 
  Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc. 2.784% 7/12/22 99,325  101,534 
  Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc. 2.778% 10/18/22 46,780  47,877 
  Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc. 3.102% 1/17/23 72,358  74,987 
  Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc. 3.748% 7/19/23 67,572  71,616 
  Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc. 3.936% 10/16/23 5,370  5,733 
  Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc. 2.696% 7/16/24 125,880  129,289 
  Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc. 2.348% 1/15/25 39,000  39,424 
6,10 Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc., 3M Australian Bank Bill Rate + 1.270% 2.190% 3/29/22 41,051  27,699 
  Svenska Handelsbanken AB 2.450% 3/30/21 52,150  52,620 
9 Svenska Handelsbanken AB 4.375% 10/20/21 14,550  17,413 
10 Svenska Handelsbanken AB 3.250% 9/27/23 12,610  8,957 
  Svenska Handelsbanken AB 3.900% 11/20/23 63,975  68,951 
11 Swedbank AB 1.250% 12/29/21 19,410  25,690 
11 Swedbank AB 1.625% 12/28/22 38,080  50,929 
  Synchrony Financial 2.850% 7/25/22 27,500  28,038 
  Toronto-Dominion Bank 3.250% 6/11/21 175,910  179,741 
  Toronto-Dominion Bank 3.500% 7/19/23 164,890  174,808 
4 Truist Bank 3.525% 10/26/21 48,600  49,153 
  Truist Bank 2.625% 1/15/22 124,364  126,530 
  Truist Bank 2.800% 5/17/22 155,900  159,585 
  Truist Bank 2.450% 8/1/22 103,475  105,143 
  Truist Bank 3.200% 4/1/24 89,825  94,421 
4 Truist Bank 3.689% 8/2/24 37,570  39,518 
  Truist Bank 2.150% 12/6/24 46,300  46,707 
  Truist Financial Corp. 2.050% 5/10/21 14,000  14,053 
  Truist Financial Corp. 2.700% 1/27/22 46,750  47,576 
  Truist Financial Corp. 3.950% 3/22/22 4,300  4,490 
  Truist Financial Corp. 3.050% 6/20/22 48,580  49,867 
  Truist Financial Corp. 3.750% 12/6/23 41,980  44,711 
  Truist Financial Corp. 2.500% 8/1/24 16,125  16,549 
7 UBS AG 2.450% 12/1/20 33,220  33,385 
7 UBS Group Funding Jersey Ltd. 3.000% 4/15/21 35,067  35,587 
7 UBS Group Funding Jersey Ltd. 2.650% 2/1/22 43,320  44,030 
7 UBS Group Funding Switzerland AG 3.491% 5/23/23 20,975  21,693 
4,7 UBS Group Funding Switzerland AG 2.859% 8/15/23 58,400  59,626 
9 Unione di Banche Italiane SPA 1.000% 7/22/22 9,705  10,918 
  US Bancorp 2.950% 7/15/22 29,300  30,141 
  US Bancorp 3.375% 2/5/24 39,325  41,687 
  US Bancorp 2.400% 7/30/24 42,000  42,998 
  US Bank NA 3.450% 11/16/21 43,025  44,378 
  US Bank NA 2.650% 5/23/22 70,615  72,252 
  US Bank NA 1.950% 1/9/23 47,200  47,663 
§,12 Washington Mutual Bank / Debt not acquired by JPMorgan 6.875% 6/15/11 21,983  2 
  Wells Fargo & Co. 4.600% 4/1/21 7,000  7,222 
  Wells Fargo & Co. 2.100% 7/26/21 41,205  41,409 
  Wells Fargo & Co. 2.625% 7/22/22 119,600  121,981 
  Wells Fargo & Co. 3.069% 1/24/23 36,522  37,382 
  Wells Fargo & Co. 3.450% 2/13/23 44,500  46,391 
  Wells Fargo & Co. 3.750% 1/24/24 85,675  91,128 
4 Wells Fargo & Co. 2.406% 10/30/25 71,575  72,559 
             

 

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Schedule of Investments
January 31, 2020

 

 

  Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000
)  Market
Value
($000
) 
6,10 Wells Fargo & Co., 3M Australian Bank Bill Rate + 1.100% 1.984% 4/27/22 21,453  14,463 
6,10 Wells Fargo & Co., 3M Australian Bank Bill Rate + 1.320% 2.204% 7/27/21 66,905  45,203 
4 Wells Fargo Bank NA 3.325% 7/23/21 341,595  344,420 
  Wells Fargo Bank NA 3.625% 10/22/21 138,400  142,718 
4 Wells Fargo Bank NA 2.082% 9/9/22 102,595  103,108 
11 Wells Fargo Bank NA 5.250% 8/1/23 13,100  19,568 
  Wells Fargo Bank NA 3.550% 8/14/23 137,290  145,181 
  Westpac Banking Corp. 2.100% 5/13/21 13,549  13,607 
  Westpac Banking Corp. 2.000% 8/19/21 104,845  105,412 
  Westpac Banking Corp. 2.750% 1/11/23 157,175  161,963 
  Westpac Banking Corp. 2.000% 1/13/23 38,220  38,509 
  Westpac Banking Corp. 3.300% 2/26/24 80,615  85,116 
6,10 Westpac Banking Corp., 3M Australian Bank Bill Rate + 0.830% 1.722% 3/6/23 87,300  58,841 
6,10 Westpac Banking Corp., 3M Australian Bank Bill Rate + 0.950% 1.852% 11/16/23 39,700  26,854 
6,10 Westpac Banking Corp., 3M Australian Bank Bill Rate + 1.800% 2.722% 6/22/28 35,900  24,255 
6,10 Westpac Banking Corp., 3M Australian Bank Bill Rate + 3.100% 3.989% 3/10/26 36,000  24,650 
  Brokerage (0.4%)          
7,8 AG Issuer LLC 6.250% 3/1/28 221  221 
  Ameriprise Financial Inc. 3.000% 3/22/22 37,000  37,946 
9 Blackstone Property Partners Europe Holdings Sarl 1.400% 7/6/22 26,785  30,502 
  Charles Schwab Corp. 3.550% 2/1/24 4,800  5,106 
  Franklin Resources Inc. 2.800% 9/15/22 28,672  29,481 
  Intercontinental Exchange Inc. 4.000% 10/15/23 28,500  30,764 
  Invesco Finance plc 3.125% 11/30/22 29,485  30,469 
§,12 Lehman Brothers Holdings E-Capital Trust I 3.589% 8/19/65 9,410  1 
  Nomura Holdings Inc. 2.648% 1/16/25 38,800  39,410 
  Stifel Financial Corp. 3.500% 12/1/20 14,595  14,747 
  TD Ameritrade Holding Corp. 2.950% 4/1/22 8,809  9,011 
  TD Ameritrade Holding Corp. 3.625% 4/1/25 2,939  3,174 
  Finance Companies (0.2%)          
  Air Lease Corp. 2.300% 2/1/25 34,000  34,050 
7 Avolon Holdings Funding Ltd. 2.875% 2/15/25 28,000  28,255 
10 GE Capital Australia Funding Pty Ltd. 5.250% 9/4/20 65,910  45,025 
7 SMBC Aviation Capital Finance DAC 2.650% 7/15/21 14,555  14,670 
  Insurance (1.5%)          
  Aflac Inc. 3.625% 11/15/24 10,900  11,798 
7 AIG Global Funding 2.150% 7/2/20 14,635  14,636 
7 AIG Global Funding 2.700% 12/15/21 13,080  13,286 
  Assurant Inc. 4.200% 9/27/23 9,700  10,258 
  AXIS Specialty Finance LLC 5.875% 6/1/20 1,508  1,527 
  Berkshire Hathaway Inc. 2.750% 3/15/23 108,976  112,706 
  Centene Corp. 4.750% 5/15/22 8,295  8,471 
  Centene Corp. 6.125% 2/15/24 12,088  12,481 
7 Centene Corp. 4.750% 1/15/25 3,390  3,517 
7 Centene Corp. 5.375% 6/1/26 1,940  2,061 
7 Centene Corp. 4.250% 12/15/27 3,870  4,034 
  Chubb INA Holdings Inc. 2.875% 11/3/22 12,900  13,306 
  Chubb INA Holdings Inc. 2.700% 3/13/23 25,575  26,314 
  Chubb INA Holdings Inc. 3.350% 5/15/24 9,800  10,456 
  Coventry Health Care Inc. 5.450% 6/15/21 8,200  8,539 
7 Five Corners Funding Trust 4.419% 11/15/23 88,012  96,324 
  Lincoln National Corp. 4.000% 9/1/23 5,000  5,376 
  Loews Corp. 2.625% 5/15/23 7,800  8,018 
  Marsh & McLennan Cos. Inc. 2.350% 3/6/20 19,410  19,417 
  Marsh & McLennan Cos. Inc. 4.800% 7/15/21 7,925  8,211 
  Marsh & McLennan Cos. Inc. 3.300% 3/14/23 12,100  12,620 
  Marsh & McLennan Cos. Inc. 4.050% 10/15/23 9,700  10,387 
             

 

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Schedule of Investments
January 31, 2020

 

 

  Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000
)  Market
Value
($000
) 
7 MassMutual Global Funding II 2.750% 6/22/24 54,080  56,365 
7 Metropolitan Life Global Funding I 3.600% 1/11/24 12,965  13,875 
7 New York Life Global Funding 1.950% 2/11/20 19,470  19,470 
7 Principal Life Global Funding II 2.200% 4/8/20 28,665  28,675 
  Progressive Corp. 3.750% 8/23/21 19,046  19,670 
  Prudential Financial Inc. 4.500% 11/16/21 14,589  15,307 
  Reinsurance Group of America Inc. 5.000% 6/1/21 4,750  4,958 
7 Reliance Standard Life Global Funding II 2.375% 5/4/20 24,320  24,337 
7 Reliance Standard Life Global Funding II 2.150% 1/21/23 14,600  14,686 
7 Reliance Standard Life Global Funding II 3.850% 9/19/23 40,630  43,260 
7 Swiss Re Treasury US Corp. 2.875% 12/6/22 42,240  43,261 
  Travelers Cos. Inc. 3.900% 11/1/20 4,300  4,371 
  UnitedHealth Group Inc. 4.700% 2/15/21 12,750  13,045 
  UnitedHealth Group Inc. 2.375% 10/15/22 82,000  83,366 
  UnitedHealth Group Inc. 2.750% 2/15/23 11,600  11,912 
  UnitedHealth Group Inc. 2.875% 3/15/23 33,000  34,168 
  UnitedHealth Group Inc. 3.500% 2/15/24 45,680  48,718 
  UnitedHealth Group Inc. 2.375% 8/15/24 15,752  16,093 
  Real Estate Investment Trusts (1.3%)          
  Alexandria Real Estate Equities Inc. 3.900% 6/15/23 21,685  23,015 
  Alexandria Real Estate Equities Inc. 4.000% 1/15/24 50,707  54,533 
  Alexandria Real Estate Equities Inc. 3.450% 4/30/25 45,115  48,091 
  AvalonBay Communities Inc. 2.850% 3/15/23 12,000  12,349 
  Brandywine Operating Partnership LP 4.100% 10/1/24 7,205  7,768 
  Brixmor Operating Partnership LP 3.875% 8/15/22 10,845  11,337 
  Brixmor Operating Partnership LP 3.650% 6/15/24 33,550  35,506 
  Camden Property Trust 2.950% 12/15/22 9,760  10,020 
  Camden Property Trust 4.875% 6/15/23 3,025  3,295 
  Camden Property Trust 4.250% 1/15/24 15,887  17,149 
  Camden Property Trust 3.500% 9/15/24 2,785  2,954 
  CyrusOne LP / CyrusOne Finance Corp. 2.900% 11/15/24 44,860  45,736 
  Digital Realty Trust LP 3.950% 7/1/22 44,160  46,103 
  Federal Realty Investment Trust 2.550% 1/15/21 14,551  14,652 
  Federal Realty Investment Trust 3.000% 8/1/22 21,448  21,937 
  Federal Realty Investment Trust 2.750% 6/1/23 4,740  4,848 
  Healthcare Trust of America Holdings LP 3.700% 4/15/23 13,139  13,695 
  Healthpeak Properties Inc. 4.250% 11/15/23 27,918  30,041 
  Healthpeak Properties Inc. 4.200% 3/1/24 7,815  8,456 
  Healthpeak Properties Inc. 3.875% 8/15/24 6,850  7,380 
  Healthpeak Properties Inc. 3.400% 2/1/25 11,470  12,112 
  Highwoods Realty LP 3.200% 6/15/21 5,750  5,835 
  Kimco Realty Corp. 3.400% 11/1/22 6,325  6,555 
  Kimco Realty Corp. 3.125% 6/1/23 22,900  23,653 
7 Ladder Capital Finance Holdings LLLP / Ladder Capital Finance Corp. 4.250% 2/1/27 1,780  1,773 
10 Lendlease Finance Ltd. 6.000% 5/13/20 9,710  6,575 
  Mid-America Apartments LP 4.300% 10/15/23 2,000  2,151 
  Omega Healthcare Investors Inc. 4.950% 4/1/24 6,800  7,484 
  Realty Income Corp. 3.250% 10/15/22 92,430  95,676 
  Realty Income Corp. 3.875% 4/15/25 19,295  21,112 
  Sabra Health Care LP / Sabra Capital Corp. 4.800% 6/1/24 33,004  35,566 
  Simon Property Group LP 2.500% 7/15/21 13,200  13,326 
  Simon Property Group LP 2.350% 1/30/22 28,290  28,616 
  Simon Property Group LP 2.750% 2/1/23 5,300  5,450 
  Simon Property Group LP 2.000% 9/13/24 51,400  51,748 
  Ventas Realty LP 3.750% 5/1/24 3,500  3,712 
7 VICI Properties LP / VICI Note Co. Inc. 3.500% 2/15/25 1,940  1,974 
  Weingarten Realty Investors 3.500% 4/15/23 4,850  5,003 
  Welltower Inc. 3.750% 3/15/23 22,347  23,470 
  Welltower Inc. 3.950% 9/1/23 36,855  39,218 
  Welltower Inc. 3.625% 3/15/24 19,435  20,619 
  Welltower Inc. 4.000% 6/1/25 9,258  10,112 
           16,854,699 

 

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Schedule of Investments
January 31, 2020

 

 

  Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000
)  Market
Value
($000
) 
Industrial (33.3%)
  Basic Industry (0.9%)          
7 Air Liquide Finance SA 2.250% 9/27/23 44,520  45,163 
  BHP Billiton Finance USA Ltd. 2.875% 2/24/22 6,846  7,009 
  BHP Billiton Finance USA Ltd. 3.850% 9/30/23 15,315  16,454 
7 Chevron Phillips Chemical Co. LLC / Chevron Phillips Chemical Co. LP 3.300% 5/1/23 60,938  63,445 
  DuPont de Nemours Inc. 3.766% 11/15/20 24,437  24,800 
  DuPont de Nemours Inc. 4.205% 11/15/23 60,995  65,928 
  Eastman Chemical Co. 3.600% 8/15/22 19,770  20,538 
  Ecolab Inc. 4.350% 12/8/21 8,134  8,530 
  Ecolab Inc. 2.375% 8/10/22 21,648  21,984 
  FMC Corp. 3.950% 2/1/22 19,660  20,338 
  LYB International Finance BV 4.000% 7/15/23 18,073  19,283 
  LyondellBasell Industries NV 6.000% 11/15/21 14,555  15,462 
  LyondellBasell Industries NV 5.750% 4/15/24 12,928  14,770 
  Newmont Corp. 3.625% 6/9/21 970  990 
  Newmont Corp. 3.500% 3/15/22 8,685  8,941 
  Newmont Corp. 3.700% 3/15/23 85,844  90,486 
7 Novelis Corp. 4.750% 1/30/30 1,849  1,858 
  Nutrien Ltd. 3.150% 10/1/22 15,390  15,837 
  Nutrien Ltd. 3.500% 6/1/23 1,945  2,033 
  Nutrien Ltd. 3.625% 3/15/24 4,860  5,144 
7 OCI NV 5.250% 11/1/24 1,100  1,134 
  Praxair Inc. 2.200% 8/15/22 2,836  2,876 
  Steel Dynamics Inc. 2.800% 12/15/24 14,555  14,846 
  Vale Overseas Ltd. 6.250% 8/10/26 4,465  5,280 
9 Vale SA 3.750% 1/10/23 15,990  19,278 
  WestRock RKT Co. 4.900% 3/1/22 3,960  4,194 
  WestRock RKT Co. 4.000% 3/1/23 38,655  40,896 
  Capital Goods (2.9%)          
9 3M Co. 0.375% 2/15/22 14,555  16,336 
  3M Co. 1.750% 2/14/23 33,815  33,971 
  3M Co. 2.250% 3/15/23 25,640  26,091 
7 Airbus Finance BV 2.700% 4/17/23 5,982  6,153 
7 American Builders & Contractors Supply Co. Inc. 4.000% 1/15/28 1,000  1,005 
  Ball Corp. 4.000% 11/15/23 7,285  7,677 
  Ball Corp. 4.875% 3/15/26 800  876 
  Berry Global Inc. 5.500% 5/15/22 2,585  2,601 
  Berry Global Inc. 6.000% 10/15/22 262  267 
7 Berry Global Inc. 4.875% 7/15/26 5,180  5,429 
  Boeing Co. 2.300% 8/1/21 104,380  104,909 
  Boeing Co. 2.125% 3/1/22 10,420  10,455 
  Boeing Co. 2.700% 5/1/22 38,845  39,531 
  Boeing Co. 1.875% 6/15/23 14,281  14,230 
  Boeing Co. 2.800% 3/1/24 19,435  19,938 
  Boeing Co. 2.850% 10/30/24 7,500  7,737 
  Caterpillar Financial Services Corp. 1.850% 9/4/20 9,755  9,762 
  Caterpillar Financial Services Corp. 1.931% 10/1/21 8,865  8,908 
  Caterpillar Financial Services Corp. 2.400% 6/6/22 67,305  68,406 
  Caterpillar Financial Services Corp. 1.900% 9/6/22 107,700  108,280 
  Caterpillar Financial Services Corp. 2.550% 11/29/22 19,400  19,885 
  Caterpillar Financial Services Corp. 2.625% 3/1/23 13,925  14,301 
  Caterpillar Financial Services Corp. 3.750% 11/24/23 24,265  26,051 
  Caterpillar Financial Services Corp. 3.300% 6/9/24 21,550  22,896 
7 CFX Escrow Corp. 6.000% 2/15/24 5,200  5,473 
7 Clean Harbors Inc. 4.875% 7/15/27 1,500  1,577 
  CNH Industrial Capital LLC 4.875% 4/1/21 3,830  3,958 
  CNH Industrial Capital LLC 3.875% 10/15/21 7,362  7,591 
  CNH Industrial Capital LLC 4.375% 4/5/22 22,700  23,803 
  CNH Industrial NV 4.500% 8/15/23 33,895  36,622 
  Embraer Netherlands Finance BV 5.050% 6/15/25 6,200  6,858 
  Embraer Netherlands Finance BV 5.400% 2/1/27 2,365  2,684 
             

 

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Schedule of Investments
January 31, 2020 

 

 

  Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000
)  Market
Value
($000
) 
  Embraer Overseas Ltd. 5.696% 9/16/23 1,281  1,412 
  Embraer SA 5.150% 6/15/22 21,700  22,934 
  John Deere Capital Corp. 1.950% 6/13/22 21,570  21,776 
  Johnson Controls International plc 5.000% 3/30/20 10,700  10,747 
  Johnson Controls International plc 3.750% 12/1/21 857  883 
  Johnson Controls International plc 3.625% 7/2/24 8,998  9,549 
7 L3Harris Technologies Inc. 4.950% 2/15/21 24,327  24,879 
7 L3Harris Technologies Inc. 3.850% 6/15/23 119,000  126,505 
7 L3Harris Technologies Inc. 3.950% 5/28/24 5,300  5,691 
7 Mueller Water Products Inc. 5.500% 6/15/26 1,700  1,779 
  Northrop Grumman Corp. 2.550% 10/15/22 82,859  84,616 
  Northrop Grumman Corp. 2.930% 1/15/25 39,370  41,223 
  Parker-Hannifin Corp. 3.500% 9/15/22 5,800  6,057 
  Precision Castparts Corp. 2.500% 1/15/23 81,307  83,231 
  Raytheon Co. 4.400% 2/15/20 2,070  2,071 
  Raytheon Co. 2.500% 12/15/22 14,600  14,953 
  Reynolds Group Issuer Inc. / Reynolds Group Issuer LLC / Reynolds Group Issuer Lu 5.750% 10/15/20 4,713  4,719 
6,7 Reynolds Group Issuer Inc. / Reynolds Group Issuer LLC / Reynolds Group Issuer Lu, 3M USD LIBOR + 3.500% 5.331% 7/15/21 17,330  17,352 
  Rockwell Collins Inc. 2.800% 3/15/22 90,686  92,637 
  Rockwell Collins Inc. 3.200% 3/15/24 7,000  7,387 
7 Sealed Air Corp. 4.000% 12/1/27 700  704 
7 Silgan Holdings Inc. 4.125% 2/1/28 3,790  3,771 
  Spirit AeroSystems Inc. 4.600% 6/15/28 930  950 
  Stanley Black & Decker Inc. 2.900% 11/1/22 40,800  42,065 
9 Thales SA 0.000% 5/31/22 20,800  23,100 
  TransDigm Inc. 6.500% 5/15/25 1,500  1,560 
7 TransDigm Inc. 6.250% 3/15/26 3,400  3,672 
7 Trivium Packaging Finance BV 5.500% 8/15/26 400  423 
7 Trivium Packaging Finance BV 8.500% 8/15/27 400  440 
  United Rentals North America Inc. 4.625% 10/15/25 8,230  8,405 
  United Rentals North America Inc. 6.500% 12/15/26 1,800  1,957 
  United Rentals North America Inc. 3.875% 11/15/27 3,950  3,989 
  United Technologies Corp. 3.350% 8/16/21 8,800  9,022 
  United Technologies Corp. 1.950% 11/1/21 19,000  19,103 
9 United Technologies Corp. 1.125% 12/15/21 14,550  16,439 
  United Technologies Corp. 2.300% 5/4/22 79,695  80,727 
  United Technologies Corp. 3.100% 6/1/22 77,650  80,152 
  United Technologies Corp. 3.650% 8/16/23 299,495  318,729 
  Communication (3.9%)          
  America Movil SAB de CV 5.000% 3/30/20 15,470  15,547 
  American Tower Corp. 3.450% 9/15/21 2,100  2,154 
  American Tower Corp. 3.000% 6/15/23 29,655  30,713 
  AT&T Inc. 2.800% 2/17/21 9,800  9,886 
  AT&T Inc. 4.450% 5/15/21 17,600  18,202 
9 AT&T Inc. 2.650% 12/17/21 14,550  16,862 
  AT&T Inc. 4.000% 1/15/22 19,400  20,203 
  AT&T Inc. 3.200% 3/1/22 26,700  27,418 
  AT&T Inc. 3.800% 3/15/22 52,505  54,646 
  AT&T Inc. 3.000% 6/30/22 36,594  37,502 
  AT&T Inc. 2.625% 12/1/22 9,800  10,006 
  AT&T Inc. 3.600% 2/17/23 97,468  102,129 
  CC Holdings GS V LLC / Crown Castle GS III Corp. 3.849% 4/15/23 26,748  28,250 
7 CCO Holdings LLC / CCO Holdings Capital Corp. 4.750% 3/1/30 1,400  1,439 
  Charter Communications Operating LLC / Charter Communications Operating Capital 4.464% 7/23/22 166,415  175,887 
  Charter Communications Operating LLC / Charter Communications Operating Capital 4.500% 2/1/24 20,419  22,184 
  Comcast Cable Communications Holdings Inc. 9.455% 11/15/22 9,191  11,121 
  Comcast Corp. 3.450% 10/1/21 21,621  22,265 
  Comcast Corp. 3.125% 7/15/22 16,650  17,242 
             

 

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Schedule of Investments
January 31, 2020 

 

 

  Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000
)  Market
Value
($000
) 
  Comcast Corp. 2.850% 1/15/23 7,100  7,347 
  Comcast Corp. 2.750% 3/1/23 10,413  10,736 
  Comcast Corp. 3.700% 4/15/24 33,228  35,714 
7 Connect Finco SARL / Connect US Finco LLC 6.750% 10/1/26 700  741 
7 Cox Communications Inc. 3.150% 8/15/24 27,090  28,264 
  Crown Castle International Corp. 3.400% 2/15/21 60,091  60,940 
  Crown Castle International Corp. 4.875% 4/15/22 18,000  19,108 
  Crown Castle International Corp. 5.250% 1/15/23 66,590  72,843 
  Crown Castle International Corp. 3.150% 7/15/23 41,835  43,310 
  Crown Castle International Corp. 3.200% 9/1/24 58,815  61,570 
  CSC Holdings LLC 6.750% 11/15/21 4,888  5,261 
7 CSC Holdings LLC 5.375% 2/1/28 2,900  3,074 
7 CSC Holdings LLC 7.500% 4/1/28 1,100  1,249 
7 Deutsche Telekom International Finance BV 1.950% 9/19/21 19,470  19,520 
7 Deutsche Telekom International Finance BV 2.820% 1/19/22 90,520  92,193 
7 Diamond Sports Group LLC / Diamond Sports Finance Co. 5.375% 8/15/26 1,238  1,226 
  Discovery Communications LLC 4.375% 6/15/21 6,820  7,054 
  Discovery Communications LLC 3.300% 5/15/22 14,436  14,885 
  Discovery Communications LLC 3.500% 6/15/22 12,900  13,344 
  Discovery Communications LLC 2.950% 3/20/23 99,477  102,247 
  Discovery Communications LLC 3.250% 4/1/23 9,700  10,074 
  Discovery Communications LLC 3.800% 3/13/24 17,074  18,235 
  Discovery Communications LLC 3.900% 11/15/24 26,620  28,800 
7 Fox Corp. 3.666% 1/25/22 29,892  30,968 
  Globo Comunicacao e Participacoes SA 4.843% 6/8/25 1,000  1,040 
  Interpublic Group of Cos. Inc. 3.500% 10/1/20 15,560  15,722 
  Interpublic Group of Cos. Inc. 3.750% 10/1/21 63,355  65,228 
  Interpublic Group of Cos. Inc. 4.200% 4/15/24 9,800  10,652 
7 Lamar Media Corp. 3.750% 2/15/28 1,335  1,343 
7 Lamar Media Corp. 4.000% 2/15/30 1,335  1,345 
7 Level 3 Financing Inc. 3.400% 3/1/27 1,700  1,751 
7 Level 3 Financing Inc. 4.625% 9/15/27 2,100  2,155 
  NBCUniversal Media LLC 4.375% 4/1/21 24,300  25,060 
  NBCUniversal Media LLC 2.875% 1/15/23 94,140  97,466 
  Netflix Inc. 4.875% 4/15/28 410  439 
7 Netflix Inc. 4.875% 6/15/30 1,885  1,975 
7 Nexstar Escrow Inc. 5.625% 7/15/27 2,065  2,168 
  Omnicom Group Inc. / Omnicom Capital Inc. 3.625% 5/1/22 112,940  117,332 
  Qwest Corp. 6.750% 12/1/21 33,857  36,302 
7 Sirius XM Radio Inc. 4.625% 7/15/24 7,470  7,750 
7 Sirius XM Radio Inc. 5.000% 8/1/27 700  735 
9 Sky Ltd. 1.500% 9/15/21 11,105  12,647 
7 Sky Ltd. 3.750% 9/16/24 41,200  44,290 
7 Sky plc 3.125% 11/26/22 50,680  52,378 
  T-Mobile USA Inc. 6.000% 3/1/23 25,187  25,628 
  T-Mobile USA Inc. 6.500% 1/15/24 10,710  10,964 
  T-Mobile USA Inc. 4.500% 2/1/26 11,365  11,678 
  Telefonica Emisiones SAU 5.462% 2/16/21 14,200  14,717 
9 Telefonica Emisiones SAU 2.242% 5/27/22 19,400  22,680 
10 Telstra Corp. Ltd. 7.750% 7/15/20 14,600  10,047 
  Time Warner Entertainment Co. LP 8.375% 3/15/23 8,730  10,363 
  Verizon Communications Inc. 2.450% 11/1/22 8,249  8,396 
10 Verizon Communications Inc. 3.500% 2/17/23 9,130  6,473 
  Verizon Communications Inc. 5.150% 9/15/23 48,250  53,862 
  Verizon Communications Inc. 4.150% 3/15/24 10,600  11,496 
6,10 Verizon Communications Inc., 3M Australian Bank Bill Rate + 1.220% 2.122% 2/17/23 33,310  22,477 
  ViacomCBS Inc. 4.300% 2/15/21 5,100  5,196 
  ViacomCBS Inc. 4.500% 3/1/21 14,725  15,154 
  ViacomCBS Inc. 3.875% 12/15/21 44,550  46,294 
  ViacomCBS Inc. 3.375% 3/1/22 14,170  14,563 
  ViacomCBS Inc. 2.500% 2/15/23 11,395  11,610 
  ViacomCBS Inc. 2.900% 6/1/23 6,900  7,116 
             

 

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  Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000
)  Market
Value
($000
) 
  ViacomCBS Inc. 4.250% 9/1/23 136,705  147,130  
9 Vivendi SA 0.000% 6/13/22 14,600  16,221  
  Vodafone Group plc 3.750% 1/16/24 113,867  121,402  
6,10 Vodafone Group plc, 3M Australian Bank Bill Rate + 1.050% 1.946% 12/13/22 4,360  2,905  
  Walt Disney Co. 3.000% 9/15/22 26,690  27,640  
  Walt Disney Co. 2.350% 12/1/22 4,800  4,904  
  Consumer Cyclical (3.1%)           
7 1011778 BC ULC / New Red Finance Inc. 5.000% 10/15/25 6,855  7,061  
7 1011778 BC ULC / New Red Finance Inc. 3.875% 1/15/28 545  547  
7 1011778 BC ULC / New Red Finance Inc. 4.375% 1/15/28 2,210  2,216  
7 Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. 2.700% 7/26/22 59,525  60,571  
7 Allison Transmission Inc. 5.000% 10/1/24 970  991  
7 Allison Transmission Inc. 4.750% 10/1/27 1,800  1,872  
  American Axle & Manufacturing Inc. 6.625% 10/15/22 3,088  3,126  
  American Honda Finance Corp. 1.650% 7/12/21 9,900  9,904  
  American Honda Finance Corp. 3.375% 12/10/21 87,100  89,879  
9 American Honda Finance Corp. 0.350% 8/26/22 33,040  37,043  
  American Honda Finance Corp. 2.050% 1/10/23 9,900  10,011  
  American Honda Finance Corp. 1.950% 5/10/23 68,000  68,329  
  American Honda Finance Corp. 3.450% 7/14/23 29,280  30,967  
  American Honda Finance Corp. 3.625% 10/10/23 112,000  119,581  
  AutoZone Inc. 2.875% 1/15/23 4,544  4,670  
9 BMW Finance NV 0.125% 1/12/21 14,555  16,198  
7 Boyd Gaming Corp. 4.750% 12/1/27 715  726  
7 Churchill Downs Inc. 5.500% 4/1/27 4,910  5,162  
7 Churchill Downs Inc. 4.750% 1/15/28 1,115  1,150  
  Cummins Inc. 3.650% 10/1/23 7,300  7,816  
9 FCA Bank SpA 1.250% 6/21/22 21,830  24,851  
9 FCA Bank SpA 0.625% 11/24/22 9,700  10,901  
10 Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC 3.588% 6/2/20 28,134  18,930  
  Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC 2.979% 8/3/22 8,780  8,830  
  Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC 3.350% 11/1/22 60,300  61,200  
  Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC 3.087% 1/9/23 24,500  24,713  
  Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC 3.810% 1/9/24 9,800  10,007  
  Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC 5.584% 3/18/24 38,700  42,183  
  General Motors Co. 4.875% 10/2/23 24,704  26,771  
  General Motors Financial Co. Inc. 2.450% 11/6/20 9,850  9,890  
  General Motors Financial Co. Inc. 4.200% 3/1/21 44,231  45,171  
  General Motors Financial Co. Inc. 3.200% 7/6/21 63,607  64,469  
  General Motors Financial Co. Inc. 4.375% 9/25/21 49,030  50,869  
  General Motors Financial Co. Inc. 4.200% 11/6/21 43,800  45,334  
  General Motors Financial Co. Inc. 3.450% 4/10/22 15,908  16,304  
  General Motors Financial Co. Inc. 3.150% 6/30/22 4,900  5,004  
  General Motors Financial Co. Inc. 3.250% 1/5/23 19,510  20,111  
10 General Motors Financial Co. Inc. 3.850% 2/21/23 5,840  4,117  
  General Motors Financial Co. Inc. 3.700% 5/9/23 10,461  10,896  
  General Motors Financial Co. Inc. 4.250% 5/15/23 9,800  10,395  
  General Motors Financial Co. Inc. 4.150% 6/19/23 5,500  5,798  
  General Motors Financial Co. Inc. 5.100% 1/17/24 29,150  31,914  
  General Motors Financial Co. Inc. 3.950% 4/13/24 24,350  25,653  
  General Motors Financial Co. Inc. 3.500% 11/7/24 31,200  32,579  
  General Motors Financial Co. Inc. 4.350% 4/9/25 6,591  7,123  
  Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. 4.875% 3/15/27 1,598  1,646  
7 Harley-Davidson Financial Services Inc. 2.150% 2/26/20 62,102  62,099  
7 Harley-Davidson Financial Services Inc. 2.400% 6/15/20 69,387  69,372  
7 Harley-Davidson Financial Services Inc. 2.850% 1/15/21 6,244  6,280  
7 Harley-Davidson Financial Services Inc. 2.550% 6/9/22 28,944  29,258  
  Hilton Domestic Operating Co. Inc. 5.125% 5/1/26 1,900  1,985  
  Lennar Corp. 5.375% 10/1/22 2,565  2,745  
  Lennar Corp. 5.250% 6/1/26 700  775  
7 Live Nation Entertainment Inc. 4.750% 10/15/27 2,400  2,472  
  Lowe's Cos. Inc. 4.625% 4/15/20 11,720  11,742  

  

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  Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000
)  Market
Value
($000
) 
  Macy's Retail Holdings Inc. 3.450% 1/15/21 14,640  14,811  
  MGM Growth Properties Operating Partnership LP / MGP Finance Co-Issuer Inc. 5.625% 5/1/24 5,135  5,591  
  MGM Growth Properties Operating Partnership LP / MGP Finance Co-Issuer Inc. 4.500% 9/1/26 2,742  2,855  
7 NCL Corp. Ltd. 3.625% 12/15/24 2,240  2,226  
7 Nissan Motor Acceptance Corp. 1.900% 9/14/21 11,962  11,916  
7 Nissan Motor Acceptance Corp. 3.650% 9/21/21 34,150  34,954  
7 Nissan Motor Acceptance Corp. 2.600% 9/28/22 10,725  10,815  
7 Nissan Motor Acceptance Corp. 3.875% 9/21/23 58,125  61,123  
7 Panther BF Aggregator 2 LP / Panther Finance Co. Inc. 6.250% 5/15/26 1,800  1,933  
  PulteGroup Inc. 5.500% 3/1/26 1,600  1,788  
  QVC Inc. 4.750% 2/15/27 445  449  
  TJX Cos. Inc. 2.750% 6/15/21 10,370  10,507  
  Toyota Motor Corp. 3.183% 7/20/21 52,000  53,213  
  Toyota Motor Credit Corp. 4.500% 6/17/20 8,600  8,685  
9 Toyota Motor Credit Corp. 1.000% 3/9/21 14,555  16,352  
  Toyota Motor Credit Corp. 1.900% 4/8/21 3,610  3,624  
  Toyota Motor Credit Corp. 2.750% 5/17/21 19,210  19,498  
  Toyota Motor Credit Corp. 3.300% 1/12/22 7,100  7,321  
  Toyota Motor Credit Corp. 2.700% 1/11/23 7,080  7,301  
  Toyota Motor Credit Corp. 3.450% 9/20/23 97,255  103,161  
10 Volkswagen Financial Services Australia Pty Ltd. 3.100% 4/17/23 8,050  5,597  
7 Volkswagen Group of America Finance LLC 3.875% 11/13/20 51,933  52,727  
7 Volkswagen Group of America Finance LLC 2.500% 9/24/21 28,800  29,079  
7 Volkswagen Group of America Finance LLC 4.000% 11/12/21 88,063  91,263  
7 Volkswagen Group of America Finance LLC 2.700% 9/26/22 65,420  66,471  
  Walmart Inc. 2.550% 4/11/23 17,221  17,715  
  Walmart Inc. 3.400% 6/26/23 14,045  14,869  
  Consumer Noncyclical (10.4%)           
  AbbVie Inc. 2.300% 5/14/21 85,507  86,043  
  AbbVie Inc. 3.375% 11/14/21 24,071  24,751  
7 AbbVie Inc. 2.150% 11/19/21 93,000  93,529  
  AbbVie Inc. 2.900% 11/6/22 90,170  92,616  
  AbbVie Inc. 3.200% 11/6/22 71,665  74,184  
7 AbbVie Inc. 2.300% 11/21/22 272,000  275,101  
  AbbVie Inc. 2.850% 5/14/23 2,900  2,986  
  AbbVie Inc. 3.750% 11/14/23 24,275  25,832  
7 AbbVie Inc. 2.600% 11/21/24 158,300  161,648  
  Actavis Inc. 3.250% 10/1/22 11,900  12,284  
  Allergan Funding SCS 3.450% 3/15/22 52,900  54,424  
  Allergan Funding SCS 3.850% 6/15/24 56,807  60,528  
  Allergan Inc. 2.800% 3/15/23 8,647  8,789  
7 Allergan Sales LLC 5.000% 12/15/21 29,690  31,159  
  Altria Group Inc. 3.490% 2/14/22 145,750  150,426  
  Altria Group Inc. 2.850% 8/9/22 24,480  25,051  
  AmerisourceBergen Corp. 3.500% 11/15/21 7,200  7,392  
  Amgen Inc. 2.700% 5/1/22 15,340  15,629  
  Amgen Inc. 2.650% 5/11/22 30,800  31,337  
  Amgen Inc. 3.625% 5/15/22 7,200  7,465  
  Anheuser-Busch InBev Finance Inc. 3.300% 2/1/23 38,538  40,241  
  Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide Inc. 2.500% 7/15/22 4,367  4,463  
  Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide Inc. 4.150% 1/23/25 89,996  99,273  
7 Aramark Services Inc. 5.000% 2/1/28 1,100  1,148  
  AstraZeneca plc 3.500% 8/17/23 9,645  10,163  
  BAT Capital Corp. 2.764% 8/15/22 144,300  147,187  
  BAT Capital Corp. 3.222% 8/15/24 33,700  35,017  
9 BAT International Finance plc 4.875% 2/24/21 13,350  15,580  
11 BAT International Finance plc 1.750% 7/5/21 14,538  19,363  
7 BAT International Finance plc 3.250% 6/7/22 22,365  22,988  
7 Bausch Health Cos Inc. 6.500% 3/15/22 2,762  2,821  
7 Bausch Health Cos. Inc. 7.000% 3/15/24 7,280  7,562  
7 Bausch Health Cos. Inc. 7.000% 1/15/28 1,100  1,193  

  

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  Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000
)  Market
Value
($000
) 
7 Bausch Health Cos. Inc. 5.000% 1/30/28 1,330  1,343  
7 Bausch Health Cos. Inc. 5.250% 1/30/30 895  911  
  Baxalta Inc. 3.600% 6/23/22 1,984  2,046  
  Baxter International Inc. 1.700% 8/15/21 21,900  21,914  
  Becton Dickinson & Co. 3.125% 11/8/21 34,675  35,431  
  Becton Dickinson & Co. 2.894% 6/6/22 12,725  13,014  
  Becton Dickinson & Co. 3.363% 6/6/24 50,638  53,354  
9 Becton Dickinson Euro Finance Sarl 0.174% 6/4/21 65,491  72,865  
  Biogen Inc. 3.625% 9/15/22 36,347  38,024  
  Boston Scientific Corp. 3.450% 3/1/24 24,165  25,553  
7 Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. 2.550% 5/14/21 111,475  112,727  
7 Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. 2.250% 8/15/21 8,234  8,273  
7 Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. 2.600% 5/16/22 186,865  190,709  
7 Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. 3.250% 8/15/22 61,772  63,722  
7 Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. 3.550% 8/15/22 37,096  38,794  
7 Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. 2.750% 2/15/23 48,084  49,351  
7 Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. 3.250% 2/20/23 19,050  19,784  
7 Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. 3.625% 5/15/24 17,067  18,204  
  Campbell Soup Co. 3.650% 3/15/23 40,207  42,207  
  Cigna Corp. 3.400% 9/17/21 20,000  20,491  
7 Cigna Corp. 4.750% 11/15/21 32,200  33,810  
7 Cigna Corp. 3.900% 2/15/22 28,500  29,523  
7 Cigna Corp. 3.050% 11/30/22 38,085  39,041  
7 Cigna Corp. 3.000% 7/15/23 53,400  55,099  
  Cigna Corp. 3.750% 7/15/23 70,287  74,130  
7 Cigna Corp. 3.500% 6/15/24 33,000  34,824  
9 Coca-Cola Co. 0.125% 9/22/22 9,700  10,853  
9 Coca-Cola Co. 1.125% 9/22/22 30,100  34,561  
  Coca-Cola Co. 1.750% 9/6/24 6,200  6,254  
  CommonSpirit Health 4.200% 8/1/23 1,900  2,016  
  CommonSpirit Health 2.760% 10/1/24 31,845  32,706  
  Conagra Brands Inc. 4.950% 8/15/20 2,679  2,717  
  Conagra Brands Inc. 4.300% 5/1/24 16,876  18,410  
  Constellation Brands Inc. 2.650% 11/7/22 14,800  15,122  
  Constellation Brands Inc. 4.250% 5/1/23 75,604  81,086  
  Covidien International Finance SA 3.200% 6/15/22 13,200  13,606  
  CVS Health Corp. 3.350% 3/9/21 138,065  140,380  
  CVS Health Corp. 2.125% 6/1/21 41,153  41,339  
  CVS Health Corp. 3.500% 7/20/22 27,981  28,989  
  CVS Health Corp. 2.750% 12/1/22 44,825  45,745  
  CVS Health Corp. 3.700% 3/9/23 309,400  324,443  
  CVS Health Corp. 4.000% 12/5/23 53,500  57,042  
  CVS Health Corp. 2.625% 8/15/24 43,300  44,318  
  DaVita Inc. 5.000% 5/1/25 400  409  
  DH Europe Finance II Sarl 2.050% 11/15/22 72,600  73,119  
  DH Europe Finance II Sarl 2.200% 11/15/24 36,300  36,884  
9 DH Europe Finance SA 1.700% 1/4/22 9,000  10,343  
9 Diageo Finance plc 0.250% 10/22/21 34,045  38,028  
  Encompass Health Corp. 4.500% 2/1/28 700  722  
  Estee Lauder Cos. Inc. 2.000% 12/1/24 19,500  19,791  
  Express Scripts Holding Co. 2.600% 11/30/20 11,093  11,154  
10 FBG Finance Pty Ltd. 3.750% 8/7/20 18,740  12,690  
  General Mills Inc. 2.600% 10/12/22 19,400  19,805  
  Gilead Sciences Inc. 3.250% 9/1/22 22,061  22,894  
  Gilead Sciences Inc. 2.500% 9/1/23 17,875  18,298  
  Gilead Sciences Inc. 3.700% 4/1/24 19,058  20,369  
  GlaxoSmithKline Capital plc 2.875% 6/1/22 239,600  245,985  
7 Grupo Bimbo SAB de CV 4.500% 1/25/22 11,180  11,688  
  Grupo Bimbo SAB de CV 4.500% 1/25/22 8,508  8,898  
  HCA Inc. 5.000% 3/15/24 86,830  95,730  
  HCA Inc. 5.375% 2/1/25 5,023  5,613  
  HCA Inc. 5.625% 9/1/28 1,115  1,292  
7 Hill-Rom Holdings Inc. 4.375% 9/15/27 700  717  
7 Hologic Inc. 4.375% 10/15/25 12,135  12,378  

 

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  Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000
)  Market
Value
($000
) 
  Kellogg Co. 3.125% 5/17/22 8,900  9,152  
  Keurig Dr Pepper Inc. 3.551% 5/25/21 150,087  153,572  
  Keurig Dr Pepper Inc. 4.057% 5/25/23 82,400  87,931  
  Keurig Dr Pepper Inc. 3.130% 12/15/23 15,700  16,361  
7 Kraft Heinz Foods Co. 4.875% 2/15/25 55,805  57,258  
  Kroger Co. 2.600% 2/1/21 39,050  39,299  
  Kroger Co. 2.950% 11/1/21 59,000  59,864  
  Kroger Co. 3.400% 4/15/22 2,900  2,992  
  Kroger Co. 2.800% 8/1/22 39,500  40,431  
  Kroger Co. 3.850% 8/1/23 7,800  8,298  
  Kroger Co. 4.000% 2/1/24 13,700  14,719  
  Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings 3.750% 8/23/22 55,765  58,199  
  Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings 3.250% 9/1/24 7,780  8,171  
7 Lamb Weston Holdings Inc. 4.625% 11/1/24 4,853  5,096  
7 Lamb Weston Holdings Inc. 4.875% 11/1/26 1,924  2,035  
  McCormick & Co. Inc. 2.700% 8/15/22 4,900  5,005  
  McCormick & Co. Inc. 3.150% 8/15/24 10,250  10,766  
  McKesson Corp. 2.700% 12/15/22 70,452  71,881  
  McKesson Corp. 2.850% 3/15/23 24,315  24,910  
  McKesson Corp. 3.796% 3/15/24 34,500  36,737  
9 Medtronic Global Holdings SCA 0.000% 3/7/21 106,700  118,601  
9 Merck & Co. Inc. 1.125% 10/15/21 29,110  32,931  
7 Mondelez International Holdings Netherlands BV 2.250% 9/19/24 16,180  16,386  
7 Mylan Inc. 3.125% 1/15/23 27,015  27,715  
  Mylan NV 3.150% 6/15/21 38,500  39,103  
9 Mylan NV 2.250% 11/22/24 7,080  8,469  
  Novartis Capital Corp. 2.400% 9/21/22 6,400  6,542  
7 Performance Food Group Inc. 5.500% 6/1/24 3,091  3,153  
7 Performance Food Group Inc. 5.500% 10/15/27 1,500  1,579  
7 Pernod Ricard SA 5.750% 4/7/21 23,150  24,203  
7 Pernod Ricard SA 4.450% 1/15/22 11,785  12,367  
7 Pernod Ricard SA 4.250% 7/15/22 18,900  19,955  
  Perrigo Finance Unlimited Co. 3.500% 12/15/21 338  343  
  Philip Morris International Inc. 2.500% 8/22/22 19,354  19,696  
  Philip Morris International Inc. 2.500% 11/2/22 22,005  22,451  
  Philip Morris International Inc. 2.625% 3/6/23 7,200  7,370  
  Philip Morris International Inc. 2.125% 5/10/23 10,600  10,724  
7 Post Holdings Inc. 5.750% 3/1/27 700  738  
  Quest Diagnostics Inc. 4.700% 4/1/21 3,900  4,030  
7 Reckitt Benckiser Treasury Services plc 2.375% 6/24/22 176,448  178,590  
7 Reckitt Benckiser Treasury Services plc 2.750% 6/26/24 102,610  106,096  
  Reynolds American Inc. 4.000% 6/12/22 41,809  43,771  
  Shire Acquisitions Investments Ireland DAC 2.400% 9/23/21 255,895  257,942  
  Shire Acquisitions Investments Ireland DAC 2.875% 9/23/23 77,255  79,460  
  SSM Health Care Corp. 3.688% 6/1/23 21,250  22,457  
  Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. 4.000% 11/26/21 174,970  181,454  
7 Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. 2.450% 1/18/22 21,450  21,624  
  Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. 4.400% 11/26/23 30,250  32,843  
7 Tenet Healthcare Corp. 4.625% 9/1/24 1,545  1,595  
7 Tenet Healthcare Corp. 4.875% 1/1/26 5,375  5,590  
  Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. 3.000% 4/15/23 27,000  28,013  
  Tyson Foods Inc. 4.500% 6/15/22 22,599  23,854  
  Tyson Foods Inc. 3.900% 9/28/23 20,328  21,811  
  Tyson Foods Inc. 3.950% 8/15/24 49,100  53,155  
  Unilever Capital Corp. 2.600% 5/5/24 47,665  49,335  
  Zimmer Biomet Holdings Inc. 2.700% 4/1/20 67,533  67,576  
  Zimmer Biomet Holdings Inc. 3.150% 4/1/22 11,000  11,287  
  Zoetis Inc. 3.250% 2/1/23 12,095  12,568  
  Energy (6.8%)           
  Baker Hughes a GE Co. LLC / Baker Hughes Co-Obligor Inc. 2.773% 12/15/22 63,714  65,264  
  BP Capital Markets America Inc. 3.245% 5/6/22 40,695  42,149  
  BP Capital Markets America Inc. 2.520% 9/19/22 26,125  26,653  

 

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  Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000
)  Market
Value
($000
) 
  BP Capital Markets America Inc. 2.750% 5/10/23 65,915  67,909  
  BP Capital Markets America Inc. 3.216% 11/28/23 49,625  52,100  
  BP Capital Markets America Inc. 3.790% 2/6/24 59,166  63,418  
  BP Capital Markets America Inc. 3.224% 4/14/24 21,134  22,262  
  BP Capital Markets plc 3.062% 3/17/22 10  10  
  BP Capital Markets plc 2.500% 11/6/22 23,356  23,859  
  Buckeye Partners LP 4.150% 7/1/23 3,230  3,270  
  Buckeye Partners LP 3.950% 12/1/26 600  596  
  Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. 2.950% 1/15/23 78,444  80,580  
  Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. 3.800% 4/15/24 18,607  19,801  
  Cenovus Energy Inc. 3.000% 8/15/22 24,556  25,070  
  Cenovus Energy Inc. 3.800% 9/15/23 11,711  12,254  
  Cheniere Corpus Christi Holdings LLC 7.000% 6/30/24 90,329  104,669  
  Cheniere Corpus Christi Holdings LLC 5.875% 3/31/25 53,083  60,116  
  Cimarex Energy Co. 4.375% 6/1/24 9,705  10,283  
  Concho Resources Inc. 4.375% 1/15/25 47,626  49,174  
  ConocoPhillips Co. 2.400% 12/15/22 23,248  23,699  
  Continental Resources Inc. 5.000% 9/15/22 39,429  39,539  
  Continental Resources Inc. 4.500% 4/15/23 6,053  6,380  
  Continental Resources Inc. 3.800% 6/1/24 22,180  23,067  
  Diamondback Energy Inc. 2.875% 12/1/24 48,520  49,278  
  Dominion Energy Gas Holdings LLC 3.550% 11/1/23 12,700  13,326  
  Enbridge Energy Partners LP 5.875% 10/15/25 10,441  12,385  
  Enbridge Inc. 4.000% 10/1/23 29,100  30,973  
  Enbridge Inc. 2.500% 1/15/25 25,250  25,705  
  Energy Transfer Operating LP 4.150% 10/1/20 55,199  56,028  
  Energy Transfer Operating LP 4.650% 6/1/21 35,235  36,192  
  Energy Transfer Operating LP 5.200% 2/1/22 41,782  43,937  
  Energy Transfer Operating LP 3.600% 2/1/23 2,416  2,500  
  Energy Transfer Operating LP 4.250% 3/15/23 29,457  30,999  
  Energy Transfer Operating LP 4.200% 9/15/23 41,940  44,524  
  Energy Transfer Operating LP 5.875% 1/15/24 20,842  23,253  
  Energy Transfer Operating LP 4.900% 2/1/24 36,674  39,719  
  Energy Transfer Operating LP 4.500% 4/15/24 37,544  40,367  
7 Eni SPA 4.000% 9/12/23 77,305  82,407  
  Enterprise Products Operating LLC 3.500% 2/1/22 64,671  66,812  
  Enterprise Products Operating LLC 3.900% 2/15/24 28,502  30,519  
  EQT Corp. 2.500% 10/1/20 29,300  29,462  
  EQT Corp. 4.875% 11/15/21 1,995  2,059  
  EQT Corp. 3.000% 10/1/22 24,266  23,405  
  Exxon Mobil Corp. 2.019% 8/16/24 58,205  59,146  
  Husky Energy Inc. 3.950% 4/15/22 1,410  1,461  
  Husky Energy Inc. 4.000% 4/15/24 3,255  3,465  
  Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP 5.800% 3/1/21 4,855  5,063  
  Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP 5.000% 10/1/21 12,597  13,156  
  Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP 4.150% 3/1/22 3,695  3,858  
  Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP 3.950% 9/1/22 77,198  80,678  
  Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP 3.450% 2/15/23 32,549  33,779  
  Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP 3.500% 9/1/23 10,068  10,555  
  Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP 4.300% 5/1/24 15,709  16,958  
  Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP 4.250% 9/1/24 5,145  5,574  
7 Kinder Morgan Inc. 5.000% 2/15/21 28,289  29,123  
  Kinder Morgan Inc. 3.150% 1/15/23 75,891  78,370  
7 Kinder Morgan Inc. 5.625% 11/15/23 20,795  23,191  
  Marathon Oil Corp. 2.800% 11/1/22 82,425  84,055  
  Marathon Petroleum Corp. 3.400% 12/15/20 24,525  24,811  
  Marathon Petroleum Corp. 5.125% 3/1/21 28,926  29,936  
  Marathon Petroleum Corp. 4.750% 12/15/23 45,572  49,734  
  Marathon Petroleum Corp. 3.625% 9/15/24 15,520  16,455  
7 MEG Energy Corp. 6.500% 1/15/25 2,953  3,082  
7 MEG Energy Corp. 7.125% 2/1/27 1,782  1,759  
7 Midwest Connector Capital Co. LLC 3.625% 4/1/22 54,208  55,919  
7 Midwest Connector Capital Co. LLC 3.900% 4/1/24 39,743  42,160  
7 MPLX LP 3.500% 12/1/22 36,640  38,041  
              

 

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  Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000
)  Market
Value
($000
) 
  MPLX LP 3.375% 3/15/23 19,965  20,754  
  MPLX LP 4.500% 7/15/23 2,230  2,394  
  MPLX LP 4.875% 12/1/24 29,939  32,930  
  Newfield Exploration Co. 5.750% 1/30/22 43,735  46,468  
  Newfield Exploration Co. 5.625% 7/1/24 28,156  31,042  
  Noble Energy Inc. 3.900% 11/15/24 19,400  20,548  
  Occidental Petroleum Corp. 4.850% 3/15/21 9,825  10,115  
  Occidental Petroleum Corp. 2.600% 8/13/21 72,280  72,987  
  Occidental Petroleum Corp. 3.125% 2/15/22 40,116  40,950  
  Occidental Petroleum Corp. 2.600% 4/15/22 2,470  2,494  
  Occidental Petroleum Corp. 2.700% 8/15/22 148,054  150,248  
  Occidental Petroleum Corp. 2.900% 8/15/24 33,950  34,666  
  ONEOK Inc. 2.750% 9/1/24 30,830  31,503  
  ONEOK Partners LP 3.375% 10/1/22 4,801  4,951  
  ONEOK Partners LP 5.000% 9/15/23 19,758  21,576  
  Ovintiv Inc. 3.900% 11/15/21 4,860  4,982  
7 Parsley Energy LLC / Parsley Finance Corp. 6.250% 6/1/24 2,910  3,019  
7 Parsley Energy LLC / Parsley Finance Corp. 5.375% 1/15/25 1,900  1,957  
  Phillips 66 4.300% 4/1/22 51,498  54,149  
  Pioneer Natural Resources Co. 3.950% 7/15/22 1,124  1,171  
  Plains All American Pipeline LP / PAA Finance Corp. 5.000% 2/1/21 20,908  21,357  
  Plains All American Pipeline LP / PAA Finance Corp. 3.650% 6/1/22 29,874  30,572  
  Plains All American Pipeline LP / PAA Finance Corp. 3.850% 10/15/23 10,132  10,625  
  Plains All American Pipeline LP / PAA Finance Corp. 4.650% 10/15/25 11,437  12,546  
  Regency Energy Partners LP / Regency Energy Finance Corp. 5.875% 3/1/22 83,408  88,784  
  Regency Energy Partners LP / Regency Energy Finance Corp. 5.000% 10/1/22 85,463  90,762  
  Regency Energy Partners LP / Regency Energy Finance Corp. 4.500% 11/1/23 51,308  54,707  
  Sabine Pass Liquefaction LLC 5.625% 2/1/21 66,695  68,362  
  Sabine Pass Liquefaction LLC 6.250% 3/15/22 48,538  52,130  
  Sabine Pass Liquefaction LLC 5.625% 4/15/23 84,179  92,008  
  Sabine Pass Liquefaction LLC 5.750% 5/15/24 48,939  54,934  
  Sabine Pass Liquefaction LLC 5.625% 3/1/25 46,197  52,387  
  Shell International Finance BV 1.875% 5/10/21 19,655  19,727  
  Shell International Finance BV 2.250% 1/6/23 43,472  44,334  
  Shell International Finance BV 3.400% 8/12/23 3,880  4,106  
  Shell International Finance BV 2.000% 11/7/24 126,105  127,121  
  SM Energy Co. 6.125% 11/15/22 700  691  
  SM Energy Co. 5.000% 1/15/24 427  388  
  Southern Natural Gas Co. LLC / Southern Natural Issuing Corp. 4.400% 6/15/21 6,395  6,570  
  Spectra Energy Partners LP 3.500% 3/15/25 11,985  12,731  
  Sunoco Logistics Partners Operations LP 4.400% 4/1/21 54,012  55,309  
  Sunoco Logistics Partners Operations LP 3.450% 1/15/23 16,340  16,786  
  Sunoco Logistics Partners Operations LP 4.250% 4/1/24 43,668  46,482  
  Targa Resources Partners LP / Targa Resources Partners Finance Corp. 6.750% 3/15/24 2,910  3,005  
  Targa Resources Partners LP / Targa Resources Partners Finance Corp. 6.500% 7/15/27 1,100  1,199  
  Total Capital Canada Ltd. 2.750% 7/15/23 44,059  45,529  
  Total Capital International SA 2.875% 2/17/22 23,948  24,516  
  Total Capital International SA 2.700% 1/25/23 9,385  9,670  
  Total Capital International SA 2.434% 1/10/25 51,980  53,360  
  Total Capital SA 4.250% 12/15/21 19,525  20,438  
  TransCanada PipeLines Ltd. 2.500% 8/1/22 60,016  60,553  
  TransCanada PipeLines Ltd. 3.750% 10/16/23 28,292  29,976  
  Western Midstream Operating LP 5.375% 6/1/21 1,940  2,001  
  Western Midstream Operating LP 4.000% 7/1/22 8,336  8,578  
  Western Midstream Operating LP 3.100% 2/1/25 29,110  29,277  
  Williams Cos. Inc. 5.250% 3/15/20 49,435  49,606  
  Williams Cos. Inc. 4.125% 11/15/20 35,615  36,024  
  Williams Cos. Inc. 7.875% 9/1/21 3,900  4,259  

 

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  Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000
)  Market
Value
($000
) 
  Williams Cos. Inc. 4.000% 11/15/21 11,585  11,966  
  Williams Cos. Inc. 3.600% 3/15/22 87,852  90,478  
  Williams Cos. Inc. 3.350% 8/15/22 9,730  10,000  
  Williams Cos. Inc. 3.700% 1/15/23 22,014  22,903  
  Williams Cos. Inc. 4.300% 3/4/24 16,890  18,170  
  Williams Cos. Inc. 4.550% 6/24/24 22,790  24,863  
  Williams Cos. Inc. 3.900% 1/15/25 1,332  1,421  
  WPX Energy Inc. 5.250% 10/15/27 665  693  
  WPX Energy Inc. 4.500% 1/15/30 2,675  2,682  
  Other Industrial (0.2%)           
7 CK Hutchison International 17 II Ltd. 2.250% 9/29/20 95,155  95,297  
              
  Technology (3.5%)           
  Adobe Inc. 1.700% 2/1/23 15,615  15,695  
  Apple Inc. 2.400% 1/13/23 9,900  10,148  
  Apple Inc. 2.850% 2/23/23 9,900  10,274  
  Apple Inc. 2.400% 5/3/23 32,245  33,060  
  Apple Inc. 3.000% 2/9/24 23,205  24,343  
  Apple Inc. 3.450% 5/6/24 31,296  33,615  
  Apple Inc. 2.850% 5/11/24 99,570  104,103  
  Apple Inc. 2.750% 1/13/25 24,430  25,579  
  Broadcom Corp. / Broadcom Cayman Finance Ltd. 2.200% 1/15/21 11,720  11,754  
  Broadcom Corp. / Broadcom Cayman Finance Ltd. 3.000% 1/15/22 71,959  73,244  
  Broadcom Corp. / Broadcom Cayman Finance Ltd. 2.650% 1/15/23 39,050  39,648  
7 Broadcom Inc. 3.125% 4/15/21 48,700  49,399  
7 Broadcom Inc. 3.125% 10/15/22 67,000  68,667  
  CDK Global Inc. 4.875% 6/1/27 400  421  
  CDW LLC / CDW Finance Corp. 4.250% 4/1/28 1,100  1,137  
7 CommScope Finance LLC 5.500% 3/1/24 3,160  3,255  
7 Dell International LLC / EMC Corp. 4.420% 6/15/21 131,237  135,215  
7 Dell International LLC / EMC Corp. 4.000% 7/15/24 9,725  10,357  
  Equifax Inc. 2.600% 12/1/24 29,100  29,791  
9 Fidelity National Information Services Inc. 0.125% 5/21/21 19,400  21,593  
9 Fidelity National Information Services Inc. 0.125% 12/3/22 32,000  35,672  
  Fiserv Inc. 2.750% 7/1/24 162,965  168,045  
  Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co. 4.400% 10/15/22 37,385  39,647  
  International Business Machines Corp. 2.800% 5/13/21 21,300  21,625  
9 International Business Machines Corp. 0.500% 9/7/21 14,550  16,314  
  International Business Machines Corp. 2.500% 1/27/22 24,000  24,390  
  International Business Machines Corp. 2.850% 5/13/22 215,910  221,573  
  International Business Machines Corp. 1.875% 8/1/22 11,415  11,479  
9 International Business Machines Corp. 0.375% 1/31/23 19,400  21,830  
  International Business Machines Corp. 3.000% 5/15/24 48,555  50,943  
  Marvell Technology Group Ltd. 4.200% 6/22/23 29,250  31,078  
7 MSCI Inc. 5.250% 11/15/24 6,931  7,113  
7 NXP BV / NXP Funding LLC 3.875% 9/1/22 100,536  105,063  
7 NXP BV / NXP Funding LLC 4.625% 6/1/23 19,500  20,963  
7 NXP BV / NXP Funding LLC 4.875% 3/1/24 46,625  51,229  
  Oracle Corp. 2.500% 10/15/22 9,800  10,035  
  Oracle Corp. 2.625% 2/15/23 55,752  57,321  
  Oracle Corp. 3.625% 7/15/23 8,000  8,534  
  Oracle Corp. 2.400% 9/15/23 140,318  143,792  
  PayPal Holdings Inc. 2.200% 9/26/22 117,100  118,310  
7 Qorvo Inc. 4.375% 10/15/29 2,400  2,496  
  QUALCOMM Inc. 2.600% 1/30/23 107,050  109,483  
7 SS&C Technologies Inc. 5.500% 9/30/27 800  846  
  Total System Services Inc. 3.800% 4/1/21 49,370  50,335  
  Tyco Electronics Group SA 4.875% 1/15/21 6,020  6,180  
  Tyco Electronics Group SA 3.500% 2/3/22 33,540  34,569  
  Tyco Electronics Group SA 3.450% 8/1/24 17,647  18,771  
  Verisk Analytics Inc. 5.800% 5/1/21 12,428  12,999  
  Verisk Analytics Inc. 4.125% 9/12/22 18,719  19,767  
  VMware Inc. 2.300% 8/21/20 29,350  29,423  
              

 

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  Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000
)  Market
Value
($000
) 
  VMware Inc. 2.950% 8/21/22 48,630   49,799  
  Western Digital Corp. 4.750% 2/15/26 1,100   1,172  
  Transportation (1.6%)            
7 Air Canada 7.750% 4/15/21 58,823   61,663  
4,7 Air Canada 2013-1 Class B Pass Through Trust 5.375% 5/15/21 7,637   7,826  
10 Aurizon Network Pty Ltd. 5.750% 10/28/20 23,510   16,217  
10 Aurizon Network Pty Ltd. 4.000% 6/21/24 9,320   6,722  
  Burlington Northern Santa Fe LLC 3.050% 3/15/22 5,700   5,852  
  Canadian National Railway Co. 2.850% 12/15/21 4,800   4,883  
7 Cargo Aircraft Management Inc. 4.750% 2/1/28 890   901  
4 Continental Airlines 2000-1 Class A-1 Pass Through Trust 8.048% 11/1/20 1,364   1,382  
4 Continental Airlines 2005-ERJ1 Pass Through Trust 9.798% 10/1/22 6,228   6,395  
4 Continental Airlines 2010-1 Class A Pass Through Trust 4.750% 7/12/22 3,220   3,291  
4 Continental Airlines 2012-2 Class A Pass Through Trust 4.000% 4/29/26 4,595   4,901  
4 Continental Airlines 2012-2 Class B Pass Through Trust 5.500% 4/29/22 2,173   2,209  
  CSX Corp. 3.400% 8/1/24 37,400   39,956  
4 CSX Transportation Inc. 6.251% 1/15/23 2,104   2,310  
4 Delta Air Lines 2007-1 Class B Pass Through Trust 8.021% 8/10/22 5,639   6,184  
4 Delta Air Lines 2012-1 Class A Pass Through Trust 4.750% 11/7/21 2,233   2,248  
  Delta Air Lines Inc. 3.400% 4/19/21 109,105   110,823  
  Delta Air Lines Inc. 3.800% 4/19/23 69,750   72,460  
  Delta Air Lines Inc. 2.900% 10/28/24 19,405   19,626  
7 ERAC USA Finance LLC 2.600% 12/1/21 7,215   7,302  
7 ERAC USA Finance LLC 3.300% 10/15/22 34,000   35,275  
7 ERAC USA Finance LLC 2.700% 11/1/23 21,000   21,579  
  FedEx Corp. 3.400% 1/14/22 22,155   22,819  
4,7 Heathrow Funding Ltd. 4.875% 7/15/23 44,470   46,163  
9 International Consolidated Airlines Group SA 0.500% 7/4/23 6,300   6,966  
  Norfolk Southern Corp. 3.250% 12/1/21 2,900   2,969  
  Norfolk Southern Corp. 2.903% 2/15/23 5,235   5,401  
7 Penske Truck Leasing Co. LP / PTL Finance Corp. 3.200% 7/15/20 4,200   4,216  
7 Penske Truck Leasing Co. LP / PTL Finance Corp. 3.300% 4/1/21 34,000   34,549  
10 Qantas Airways Ltd. 7.500% 6/11/21 41,500   29,980  
10 Qantas Airways Ltd. 7.750% 5/19/22 30,360   23,068  
  Ryder System Inc. 2.875% 6/1/22 43,650   44,639  
  Ryder System Inc. 2.500% 9/1/22 14,200   14,387  
  Ryder System Inc. 3.650% 3/18/24 72,895   77,486  
  Southwest Airlines Co. 2.750% 11/16/22 29,000   29,606  
4 Southwest Airlines Co. 2007-1 Pass Through Trust 6.150% 2/1/24 2,829   3,007  
4 Spirit Airlines Pass Through Trust 2017-1B 3.800% 2/15/26 17,519   17,851  
4 UAL 2007-1 Pass Through Trust 6.636% 7/2/22 14,314   15,255  
  Union Pacific Corp. 3.200% 6/8/21 8,000   8,164  
  Union Pacific Corp. 2.950% 3/1/22 78,305   80,395  
  Union Pacific Corp. 4.163% 7/15/22 6,500   6,853  
  Union Pacific Corp. 2.950% 1/15/23 22,500   23,296  
  Union Pacific Corp. 3.500% 6/8/23 2,904   3,062  
  Union Pacific Corp. 3.150% 3/1/24 48,560   51,063  
  United Parcel Service Inc. 2.350% 5/16/22 8,000   8,124  
  United Parcel Service Inc. 2.450% 10/1/22 28,300   28,894  
4 US Airways 2001-1C Pass Through Trust 7.346% 9/20/23 5,408   5,811  
10 WSO Finance Pty Ltd. 3.500% 7/14/23 9,950   7,035  
            21,058,482  
Utilities (4.3%)            
  Electric (4.2%)            
  AEP Texas Inc. 2.400% 10/1/22 22,670   22,934  
  Ameren Corp. 2.500% 9/15/24 32,940   33,288  
  Ameren Illinois Co. 2.700% 9/1/22 7,234   7,403  
  Baltimore Gas & Electric Co. 3.500% 11/15/21 9,535   9,802  
  Baltimore Gas & Electric Co. 2.800% 8/15/22 19,895   20,274  
  Baltimore Gas & Electric Co. 3.350% 7/1/23 10,307   10,761  
  Berkshire Hathaway Energy Co. 2.375% 1/15/21 26,020   26,188  
  Berkshire Hathaway Energy Co. 2.800% 1/15/23 58,010   59,710  
               

 

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  Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000
)  Market
Value
($000
) 
  Berkshire Hathaway Energy Co. 3.750% 11/15/23 70,669  75,376 
7 Calpine Corp. 4.500% 2/15/28 5,455  5,407 
7 Calpine Corp. 5.125% 3/15/28 3,340  3,323 
  CenterPoint Energy Inc. 3.600% 11/1/21 39,595  40,641 
  CenterPoint Energy Inc. 2.500% 9/1/22 25,930  26,229 
  CenterPoint Energy Inc. 3.850% 2/1/24 4,935  5,252 
  Connecticut Light & Power Co. 2.500% 1/15/23 26,150  26,647 
  Dominion Energy Inc. 2.750% 9/15/22 31,882  32,539 
6,7 Dominion Energy Inc., 3M USD LIBOR + 0.400% 2.307% 12/1/20 195,160  195,408 
  DTE Electric Co. 3.900% 6/1/21 14,230  14,580 
  DTE Electric Co. 2.650% 6/15/22 970  987 
  DTE Energy Co. 2.600% 6/15/22 38,240  38,538 
  DTE Energy Co. 3.300% 6/15/22 32,818  33,730 
  DTE Energy Co. 2.250% 11/1/22 80,850  81,473 
  DTE Energy Co. 3.700% 8/1/23 67,545  71,121 
  DTE Energy Co. 3.850% 12/1/23 4,247  4,504 
  Duke Energy Corp. 3.227% 3/11/22 290,625  298,082 
  Duke Energy Corp. 3.950% 10/15/23 13,291  14,215 
  Duke Energy Corp. 3.750% 4/15/24 6,641  7,099 
9 E.ON SE 0.000% 10/24/22 19,590  21,783 
7 EDP Finance BV 5.250% 1/14/21 71,670  73,915 
11 EDP Finance BV 8.625% 1/4/24 4,170  6,996 
  Entergy Arkansas Inc. 3.750% 2/15/21 8,520  8,667 
  Entergy Arkansas Inc. 3.050% 6/1/23 7,190  7,399 
  Entergy Corp. 4.000% 7/15/22 41,151  43,010 
  Entergy Louisiana LLC 4.800% 5/1/21 12,415  12,821 
  Entergy Louisiana LLC 3.300% 12/1/22 6,710  6,958 
  Entergy Louisiana LLC 4.050% 9/1/23 9,330  9,987 
  Evergy Inc. 2.450% 9/15/24 48,500  49,255 
  Exelon Corp. 2.450% 4/15/21 8,638  8,702 
  Exelon Corp. 3.497% 6/1/22 9,089  9,365 
  Exelon Generation Co. LLC 3.400% 3/15/22 7,500  7,709 
  FirstEnergy Corp. 2.850% 7/15/22 97,098  98,833 
  FirstEnergy Corp. 4.250% 3/15/23 71,576  75,999 
7 FirstEnergy Transmission LLC 4.350% 1/15/25 21,743  23,697 
  Georgia Power Co. 2.400% 4/1/21 50,514  50,832 
9 innogy Finance BV 6.500% 8/10/21 12,600  15,387 
  ITC Holdings Corp. 2.700% 11/15/22 29,250  29,771 
  LG&E & KU Energy LLC 4.375% 10/1/21 9,505  9,815 
  MidAmerican Energy Co. 3.700% 9/15/23 5,335  5,646 
  National Rural Utilities Cooperative Finance Corp. 1.750% 1/21/22 44,165  44,286 
  National Rural Utilities Cooperative Finance Corp. 2.700% 2/15/23 8,997  9,258 
  NextEra Energy Capital Holdings Inc. 2.900% 4/1/22 80,760  82,662 
  NextEra Energy Capital Holdings Inc. 3.300% 8/15/22 280,890  290,581 
  NextEra Energy Capital Holdings Inc. 2.800% 1/15/23 5,820  5,969 
  NRG Energy Inc. 7.250% 5/15/26 14,552  15,716 
  NSTAR Electric Co. 3.500% 9/15/21 16,700  17,087 
  NSTAR Electric Co. 2.375% 10/15/22 7,475  7,581 
  NV Energy Inc. 6.250% 11/15/20 6,800  7,041 
  Oncor Electric Delivery Co. LLC 4.100% 6/1/22 3,850  4,025 
  Oncor Electric Delivery Co. LLC 2.750% 6/1/24 48,545  50,291 
  PECO Energy Co. 3.150% 10/15/25 3,885  4,116 
  PPL Capital Funding Inc. 4.200% 6/15/22 2,050  2,143 
  PPL Capital Funding Inc. 3.500% 12/1/22 9,215  9,552 
  Progress Energy Inc. 4.400% 1/15/21 58,514  59,552 
  Progress Energy Inc. 3.150% 4/1/22 17,667  18,070 
  Public Service Enterprise Group Inc. 2.875% 6/15/24 53,918  55,728 
  Puget Energy Inc. 6.500% 12/15/20 15,190  15,783 
  Puget Energy Inc. 6.000% 9/1/21 4,135  4,394 
  Puget Energy Inc. 5.625% 7/15/22 47,334  50,898 
  Southern Co. 2.350% 7/1/21 76,255  76,742 
  Southwestern Electric Power Co. 3.550% 2/15/22 16,040  16,466 
  Tampa Electric Co. 5.400% 5/15/21 12,630  13,223 

  

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  Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000
)  Market
Value
($000
) 
6,10 Victoria Power Networks Finance Pty Ltd., 3M Australian Bank Bill Rate + 0.280% 1.167% 1/15/22 7,780  5,138 
  Virginia Electric & Power Co. 3.450% 9/1/22 24,565  25,496 
  Virginia Electric & Power Co. 2.750% 3/15/23 4,599  4,716 
  Virginia Electric & Power Co. 3.450% 2/15/24 11,684  12,351 
7 Vistra Operations Co. LLC 5.000% 7/31/27 700  721 
  Natural Gas (0.1%)          
7 Engie SA 2.875% 10/10/22 7,269  7,466 
  Sempra Energy 2.400% 2/1/20 58,530  58,527 
  Sempra Energy 2.400% 3/15/20 10,265  10,266 
  Sempra Energy 2.900% 2/1/23 16,585  17,028 
  Southern Co. Gas Capital Corp. 2.450% 10/1/23 6,570  6,648 
           2,751,579 

 

Total Corporate Bonds (Cost $39,847,427)40,664,760 
Sovereign Bonds (4.8%)
7 Abu Dhabi National Energy Co. PJSC 4.875% 4/23/30 4,600  5,315 
  Arab Petroleum Investments Corp. 4.125% 9/18/23 19,318  20,597 
  Arab Republic of Egypt 8.700% 3/1/49 2,600  2,998 
9 Argentine Republic 3.875% 1/15/22 7,700  3,932 
9 Argentine Republic 3.375% 1/15/23 6,610  3,279 
7 Avi Funding Co. Ltd. 2.850% 9/16/20 11,075  11,133 
  Avi Funding Co. Ltd. 2.850% 9/16/20 8,875  8,922 
7 Banco del Estado de Chile 2.704% 1/9/25 8,050  8,208 
7 Banque Ouest Africaine de Developpement 5.500% 5/6/21 6,500  6,753 
7 Banque Ouest Africaine de Developpement 5.000% 7/27/27 17,455  18,897 
7 Bermuda 4.138% 1/3/23 6,000  6,326 
7 Bermuda 4.854% 2/6/24 2,861  3,143 
7 BNG Bank NV 2.125% 12/14/20 36,883  37,013 
7 BOC Aviation Ltd. 2.375% 9/15/21 29,210  29,224 
  CCBL Cayman Corp. Ltd. 3.250% 7/28/20 19,500  19,586 
7 CDP Financial Inc. 3.150% 7/24/24 24,580  26,087 
  Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras SA 5.750% 10/27/21 7,000  7,402 
  CNOOC Finance 2015 Australia Pty Ltd. 2.625% 5/5/20 6,100  6,108 
  CNOOC Finance 2015 USA LLC 3.500% 5/5/25 17,163  18,265 
  CNOOC Nexen Finance 2014 ULC 4.250% 4/30/24 31,319  33,937 
  Corp Financiera de Desarrollo SA 4.750% 7/15/25 18,465  20,389 
  Corp. Andina de Fomento 2.200% 7/18/20 40,281  40,299 
  Corp. Andina de Fomento 4.375% 6/15/22 17,129  18,036 
7 Corp. Financiera de Desarrollo SA 4.750% 2/8/22 4,523  4,743 
  Corp. Financiera de Desarrollo SA 4.750% 2/8/22 11,950  12,530 
  Development Bank of Kazakhstan JSC 4.125% 12/10/22 12,155  12,698 
7,13 Dexia Credit Local SA 2.500% 1/25/21 97,550  98,423 
7,13 Dexia Credit Local SA 1.875% 9/15/21 9,765  9,810 
7,13 Dexia Credit Local SA 2.375% 9/20/22 5,800  5,915 
4 Dominican Republic 7.500% 5/6/21 3,413  3,533 
  Dominican Republic 6.600% 1/28/24 4,125  4,594 
7 Dominican Republic 5.875% 1/30/60 16,503  16,503 
7 Electricite de France SA 4.500% 9/21/28 16,050  18,334 
7 Emirate of Abu Dhabi 2.125% 9/30/24 189,450  190,581 
  Empresa Nacional del Petroleo 4.750% 12/6/21 7,877  8,201 
  Empresa Nacional del Petroleo 4.375% 10/30/24 9,675  10,314 
  Empresa Nacional del Petroleo 3.750% 8/5/26 8,245  8,579 
4 Empresa Nacional del Petroleo 5.250% 11/6/29 7,686  8,727 
  Equinor ASA 2.900% 11/8/20 10,000  10,090 
  Equinor ASA 3.150% 1/23/22 2,000  2,060 
  Export-Import Bank of India 2.750% 4/1/20 3,870  3,874 
  Export-Import Bank of India 2.750% 8/12/20 5,317  5,332 
  Export-Import Bank of Korea 5.125% 6/29/20 20,000  20,250 
  Export-Import Bank of Korea 4.000% 1/29/21 2,000  2,043 
  Export-Import Bank of Korea 2.750% 1/25/22 2,500  2,549 
4 Federative Republic of Brazil 4.625% 1/13/28 23,300  25,732 
  Fondo MIVIVIENDA SA 3.500% 1/31/23 19,370  19,956 

 

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January 31, 2020

  

 

  Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000
)  Market
Value
($000
) 
  Gazprom OAO Via Gaz Capital SA 6.510% 3/7/22 7,730  8,384 
  Harvest Operations Corp. 3.000% 9/21/22 2,875  2,954 
  ICBCIL Finance Co. Ltd. 3.250% 3/17/20 5,400  5,406 
  ICBCIL Finance Co. Ltd. 3.000% 4/5/20 22,740  22,760 
7 Indonesia Asahan Aluminium Persero PT 5.230% 11/15/21 11,990  12,560 
  Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Ltd. 2.905% 11/13/20 7,050  7,093 
6 Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Ltd., 3M USD LIBOR + 0.750% 2.654% 11/8/20 20,000  20,003 
6,14 Japan Bank for International Cooperation, 3M USD LIBOR + 0.390% 2.209% 7/21/20 5,856  5,862 
14 Japan Finance Organization for Municipalities 4.000% 1/13/21 9,750  9,948 
7 KazMunayGas National Co. JSC 6.375% 10/24/48 2,800  3,738 
7 Kingdom of Saudi Arabia 2.375% 10/26/21 1,615  1,627 
  Kingdom of Saudi Arabia 2.375% 10/26/21 71,255  71,847 
  Korea Development Bank 4.625% 11/16/21 2,795  2,935 
  Korea Development Bank 3.250% 2/19/24 12,205  12,895 
  Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power Co. Ltd. 3.000% 9/19/22 11,764  12,092 
  Korea Midland Power Co. Ltd. 2.500% 7/21/21 4,267  4,308 
  Korea Midland Power Co. Ltd. 3.375% 1/22/22 27,758  28,541 
7 Korea National Oil Corp. 2.875% 3/27/22 9,400  9,587 
  Korea Western Power Co. Ltd. 2.375% 7/22/22 9,809  9,923 
  KSA Sukuk Ltd. 2.894% 4/20/22 39,901  40,817 
15 KSA Sukuk Ltd. 3.628% 4/20/27 27,375  29,550 
  North American Development Bank 2.400% 10/26/22 2,700  2,734 
7 Ontario Teachers' Cadillac Fairview Properties Trust 3.125% 3/20/22 54,524  55,967 
7 Ontario Teachers' Cadillac Fairview Properties Trust 3.875% 3/20/27 6,000  6,552 
  Pertamina Persero PT 4.875% 5/3/22 5,800  6,106 
  Pertamina Persero PT 4.300% 5/20/23 5,550  5,866 
  Perusahaan Listrik Negara PT 5.500% 11/22/21 7,067  7,479 
  Perusahaan Penerbit SBSN Indonesia III 3.400% 3/29/21 7,275  7,387 
  Perusahaan Penerbit SBSN Indonesia III 3.400% 3/29/22 21,339  21,872 
  Perusahaan Penerbit SBSN Indonesia III 3.300% 11/21/22 3,800  3,907 
  Perusahaan Penerbit SBSN Indonesia III 4.350% 9/10/24 12,911  13,960 
  Petroleos Mexicanos 6.875% 8/4/26 41,398  46,757 
7 Petroleos Mexicanos 6.490% 1/23/27 28,804  31,297 
  Petroleos Mexicanos 6.500% 3/13/27 15,320  16,632 
  Petronas Capital Ltd. 3.125% 3/18/22 12,520  12,804 
  Petronas Global Sukuk Ltd. 2.707% 3/18/20 2,050  2,051 
7 Province of Alberta 1.750% 8/26/20 149,451  149,503 
  Province of Alberta 1.750% 8/26/20 1,300  1,301 
  Province of Nova Scotia 8.250% 7/30/22 12,785  14,817 
  Province of Ontario 4.400% 4/14/20 25,595  25,726 
  Province of Ontario 1.875% 5/21/20 9,770  9,772 
  Province of Quebec 2.750% 8/25/21 16,785  17,095 
4,7 Ras Laffan Liquefied Natural Gas Co. Ltd. II 5.298% 9/30/20 1,086  1,099 
4 Ras Laffan Liquefied Natural Gas Co. Ltd. II 5.298% 9/30/20 3,429  3,471 
  Republic of Chile 3.875% 8/5/20 7,220  7,292 
4 Republic of Colombia 2.625% 3/15/23 16,400  16,600 
4 Republic of Colombia 4.500% 1/28/26 35,798  39,415 
  Republic of Colombia 10.375% 1/28/33 2,501  4,072 
  Republic of Croatia 6.625% 7/14/20 21,885  22,308 
  Republic of Croatia 6.375% 3/24/21 37,143  38,960 
  Republic of Guatemala 5.750% 6/6/22 3,000  3,195 
  Republic of Honduras 8.750% 12/16/20 40,322  42,366 
  Republic of Hungary 6.375% 3/29/21 109,502  115,400 
  Republic of Hungary 5.375% 2/21/23 43,870  48,257 
  Republic of Hungary 5.750% 11/22/23 24,989  28,425 
7 Republic of Indonesia 3.700% 1/8/22 10,072  10,374 
  Republic of Indonesia 3.750% 4/25/22 45,545  47,113 
  Republic of Indonesia 5.875% 1/15/24 28,940  32,891 
9 Republic of Italy 3.850% 9/1/49 3,960  6,257 
  Republic of Lithuania 7.375% 2/11/20 144,433  144,610 
  Republic of Lithuania 6.125% 3/9/21 54,670  57,212 
7 Republic of Lithuania 6.125% 3/9/21 8,205  8,575 
             

 

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January 31, 2020

 

 

  Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000
)  Market
Value
($000
) 
  Republic of Lithuania 6.625% 2/1/22 29,120  31,861 
4 Republic of Panama 4.000% 9/22/24 5,925  6,392 
  Republic of Panama 7.125% 1/29/26 8,942  11,289 
  Republic of Paraguay 4.625% 1/25/23 4,425  4,686 
  Republic of Poland 5.125% 4/21/21 22,315  23,208 
  Republic of Poland 5.000% 3/23/22 46,710  49,878 
  Republic of Romania 6.750% 2/7/22 2,672  2,916 
  Republic of Romania 4.375% 8/22/23 8,750  9,419 
9 Republic of Romania 2.000% 12/8/26 53,426  64,013 
7,9 Republic of Romania 2.000% 1/28/32 48,540  55,348 
  Republic of Serbia 7.250% 9/28/21 27,155  29,473 
  Republic of Slovenia 5.500% 10/26/22 11,740  12,868 
  Republic of Slovenia 5.850% 5/10/23 2,100  2,361 
7 Republic of Slovenia 5.250% 2/18/24 8,600  9,715 
  Republic of South Africa 5.500% 3/9/20 2,400  2,406 
  Republic of South Africa 5.875% 9/16/25 18,305  20,214 
9 Republic of the Philippines 0.000% 2/3/23 39,801  43,975 
6,10 SGSP Australia Assets Pty Ltd., 3M Australian Bank Bill Rate + 1.600% 2.520% 3/25/20 5,700  3,821 
7 Sinopec Group Overseas Development 2013 Ltd. 4.375% 10/17/23 21,800  23,545 
  Sinopec Group Overseas Development 2013 Ltd. 4.375% 10/17/23 30,630  33,024 
  Sinopec Group Overseas Development 2015 Ltd. 2.500% 4/28/20 4,800  4,808 
  Sinopec Group Overseas Development 2015 Ltd. 3.250% 4/28/25 10,000  10,494 
7 Sinopec Group Overseas Development 2017 Ltd. 2.375% 4/12/20 35,215  35,215 
  Sinopec Group Overseas Development 2017 Ltd. 2.500% 9/13/22 5,252  5,304 
7 Slovak Republic 4.375% 5/21/22 5,500  5,804 
  Slovak Republic 4.375% 5/21/22 3,000  3,171 
6 State Bank of India, 3M USD LIBOR + 0.950% 2.850% 4/6/20 42,900  42,927 
  State Grid Overseas Investment 2014 Ltd. 4.125% 5/7/24 8,654  9,368 
  State Grid Overseas Investment 2016 Ltd. 2.250% 5/4/20 2,800  2,802 
  State Grid Overseas Investment 2016 Ltd. 2.750% 5/4/22 14,500  14,734 
  State Grid Overseas Investment 2016 Ltd. 3.750% 5/2/23 10,775  11,303 
  State of Israel 3.150% 6/30/23 26,725  27,974 
9 State of Israel 2.875% 1/29/24 2,710  3,350 
9 State of Israel 1.500% 1/18/27 3,838  4,646 
9 State of Israel 1.500% 1/16/29 15,190  18,428 
  State of Kuwait 2.750% 3/20/22 42,489  43,274 
  State of Qatar 4.500% 1/20/22 14,555  15,275 
  State of Qatar 3.375% 3/14/24 16,550  17,460 
7 Temasek Financial I Ltd. 2.375% 1/23/23 5,000  5,092 
  United Mexican States 4.125% 1/21/26 12,315  13,424 
9 United Mexican States 1.625% 4/8/26 19,508  22,627 
Total Sovereign Bonds (Cost $3,020,966)  3,079,419 
Taxable Municipal Bonds (0.1%)
16 New Jersey Economic Development Authority Revenue (State Pension Funding) 7.425% 2/15/29 24,945  32,408 
Total Taxable Municipal Bonds (Cost $31,891) 32,408 

  

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Schedule of Investments

January 31, 2020

 

 

  Coupon   Shares   Market
Value
($000
)
Temporary Cash Investment (0.3%)
Money Market Fund (0.3%)
17 Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund
(Cost $158,244)
1.730%   1,582,252   158,257  

 

    Expiration
Date
Contracts Exercise
Price
Notional
Amount
($000)
    
Options Purchased (0.0%)            
Exchange-Traded Options            
Put Options            
  10-Year U.S. Treasury Note Futures Contracts 2/21/20 1,514 $130.00 196,820  166 

 

Counterparty Expiration
Date
Exercise
Rate
Notional
Amount on Underlying
Swap
($000)
    
Over-the-Counter Swaptions (0.0%)            
Call Swaptions            
1-Year Interest Rate Swap,
Pays 3M USD LIBOR Quarterly,
Receives 1.608% Semiannually
MSCS 3/4/20 1.608% 923,120  1,077 
10-Year Interest Rate Swap,
Pays 3M USD LIBOR Quarterly,
Receives 1.130% Semiannually
BNPSW 9/21/20 1.130% 92,111  824 
           1,901 
Put Swaptions            
1-Year Interest Rate Swap,
Receives 3M LIBOR Quarterly,
Pays 1.608% Semiannually
MSCS 3/4/20 1.608% 923,120  108 
2-Year Interest Rate Swap,
Receives 3M LIBOR Quarterly,
Pays 1.538% Semiannually
BNPSW 4/29/20 1.538% 460,393  329 
5-Year CDX-NA-HY-S33-V2,
Credit Protection Sold,
Receives 5.000% Quarterly
BNPSW 3/18/20 1.060% 60,855  235 
5-Year CDX-NA-IG-S33-V1,
Credit Protection Sold,
Receives 1.000% Quarterly
GSI 2/19/20 0.600% 183,272  59 
5-Year CDX-NA-IG-S33-V1,
Credit Protection Sold,
Receives 1.000% Quarterly
JPMC 3/18/20 0.550% 121,731  158 
5-Year CDX-NA-IG-S33-V1,
Credit Protection Sold,
Receives 1.000% Quarterly
MSCS 2/19/20 0.525% 122,178  104 
5-Year CDX-NA-IG-S33-V1,
Credit Protection Sold,
Receives 1.000% Quarterly
MSCS 3/18/20 0.550% 183,272  238 
           1,231 

  

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Schedule of Investments

January 31, 2020

  

 

Total Options Purchased (Cost $4,112)  3,298 
Total Investments (99.8%) (Cost $61,741,267)  63,092,322 
Other Assets and Liabilities—Net (0.2%)  128,358 
Net Assets (100%)  63,220,680 

  

 

§ Security value determined using significant unobservable inputs.
1 Securities with a value of $54,084,000 have been segregated as initial margin for open centrally cleared swap contracts.
2 Securities with a value of $2,781,000 have been segregated as collateral for open forward currency contracts and open over-the-counter swap contracts.
3 Securities with a value of $39,733,000 have been segregated as initial margin for open futures contracts.
4 The average or expected maturity is shorter than the final maturity shown because of the possibility of interim principal payments and prepayments or the possibility of the issue being called.
5 The issuer was placed under federal conservatorship in September 2008; since that time, its daily operations have been managed by the Federal Housing Finance Agency and it receives capital from the U.S. Treasury, as needed to maintain a positive net worth, in exchange for senior preferred stock.
6 Adjustable-rate security; rate shown is effective rate at period end. Certain adjustable-rate securities are not based on a published reference rate and spread but are determined by the issuer or agent based on current market conditions.
7 Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. Such securities may be sold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At January 31, 2020, the aggregate value of these securities was $11,590,543,000, representing 18.3% of net assets.
8 Includes securities purchased on a when-issued or delayed-delivery basis for which the fund has not taken delivery as of January 31, 2020.
9 Face amount denominated in euro.
10 Face amount denominated in Australian dollars.
11 Face amount denominated in British pounds.
12 Non-income-producing security—security in default.
13 Guaranteed by multiple countries.
14 Guaranteed by the Government of Japan.
15 Guaranteed by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
16 Scheduled principal and interest payments are guaranteed by National Public Finance Guarantee Corp.
17 Affiliated money market fund available only to Vanguard funds and certain trusts and accounts managed by Vanguard. Rate shown is the 7-day yield.
  CMT—Constant Maturing Treasury Rate.
  LIBOR—London Interbank Offered Rate.
  BNPSW—BNP Paribas.
  GSI—Goldman Sachs International.
  JPMC—JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.
  LIBOR—London Interbank Offered Rate.
  MSCS—Morgan Stanley Capital Services LLC.
  REMICS—Real Estate Mortgage Investment Conduits.
   

  

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Vanguard® Intermediate-Term Investment-Grade Fund

Schedule of Investments

January 31, 2020

 

 

  Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000
) Market
Value
($000
)
U.S. Government and Agency Obligations (7.6%)            
U.S. Government Securities (5.3%)
  United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.500% 10/31/24 250,000  252,030 
1 United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.500% 11/30/24 350,000  353,006 
  United States Treasury Note/Bond 2.875% 4/30/25 200,000  215,438 
  United States Treasury Note/Bond 2.875% 5/31/25 135,000  145,568 
1 United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.875% 6/30/26 200,000  205,750 
  United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.625% 10/31/26 50,000  50,664 
2,3,4 United States Treasury Note/Bond 2.875% 5/15/28 140,000  155,357 
  United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.625% 8/15/29 175,000  176,858 
  United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.750% 11/15/29 200,000  204,344 
           1,759,015 
Agency Notes (0.0%)
5,6 Fanniemae Strip 405-1 0.000% 10/25/40 7,608  6,871 
             
Conventional Mortgage-Backed Securities (1.5%)
5,6 Fannie Mae Pool 3.000% 10/1/49–1/1/50 301,526  306,174 
5,6 Fannie Mae Pool 3.500% 11/1/42–1/1/50 7,135  9,891 
5,6 Fannie Mae Pool 4.000% 9/1/45–3/1/50 44,036  47,729 
5,6 Fannie Mae Pool 5.000% 9/1/48–9/1/49 72,826  79,969 
5 Ginnie Mae II Pool 3.000% 9/20/49–2/1/50 55,112  55,802 
5 Ginnie Mae II Pool 5.000% 12/20/48–3/1/50 731  1,272 
           500,837 
Nonconventional Mortgage-Backed Securities (0.8%)
5,6 Fannie Mae REMICS 1.750% 3/25/46 82,530  81,706 
5,6 Fannie Mae REMICS 2.500% 9/25/49 25,600  26,304 
5,6,7 Freddie Mac Non Gold Pool, 12M USD LIBOR + 1.893% 4.143% 9/1/32 118  121 
5,6,7 Freddie Mac Non Gold Pool, 1Y CMT + 2.250% 4.291% 8/1/32 182  188 
5,6 Freddie Mac REMICS 4.000% 5/15/48–7/15/48 98,533  107,017 
5 Ginnie Mae REMICS 3.000% 11/20/45–8/20/46 20,243  21,525 
5 Ginnie Mae REMICS 3.500% 6/20/48–5/20/49 30,434  32,509 
           269,370 
Total U.S. Government and Agency Obligations (Cost $2,483,549)    2,536,093 
Asset-Backed/Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities (17.9%)
5 Ally Auto Receivables Trust 2018-1 2.530% 2/15/23 5,050  5,098 
5 Ally Auto Receivables Trust 2019-1 3.020% 4/15/24 3,030  3,121 
5 Ally Master Owner Trust Series 2018-2 3.290% 5/15/23 13,200  13,462 
5 Ally Master Owner Trust Series 2018-2 3.300% 7/17/23 17,850  18,240 
5 American Express Credit Account Master Trust 2019-1 2.870% 10/15/24 12,620  12,970 
5,8 American Homes 4 Rent 2014-SFR2 3.786% 10/17/36 3,827  4,068 
5,8 American Homes 4 Rent 2014-SFR2 4.290% 10/17/36 1,060  1,127 
5,8 American Homes 4 Rent 2014-SFR3 3.678% 12/17/36 6,443  6,729 
5,8 American Homes 4 Rent 2015-SFR1 3.467% 4/17/52 5,014  5,248 
5,8 American Homes 4 Rent 2015-SFR2 3.732% 10/17/52 2,711  2,870 
5,8 American Homes 4 Rent 2015-SFR2 4.295% 10/17/52 1,070  1,154 
5,8 Americold 2010 LLC Trust Series 2010-ARTA 4.954% 1/14/29 6,402  6,591 
5,8 Americold 2010 LLC Trust Series 2010-ARTA 6.811% 1/14/29 3,540  3,701 
5 AmeriCredit Automobile Receivables Trust 2016-2 3.650% 5/9/22 3,280  3,316 
5 AmeriCredit Automobile Receivables Trust 2016-3 2.710% 9/8/22 3,390  3,413 
5 AmeriCredit Automobile Receivables Trust 2018-2 4.010% 7/18/24 9,460  9,830 
5 AmeriCredit Automobile Receivables Trust 2019-1 3.620% 3/18/25 7,240  7,490 
5,8 AOA Mortgage Trust 2015-1177 2.957% 12/13/29 1,330  1,344 
5,8 Applebee's Funding LLC / IHOP Funding LLC 2019-1 4.194% 6/7/49 2,260  2,318 
5,8 ARL Second LLC 2014-1A 2.920% 6/15/44 3,855  3,877 
5,8 Aventura Mall Trust 2013-AVM 3.867% 12/5/32 1,482  1,507 
5,8 Aventura Mall Trust 2018-AVM 4.249% 7/5/40 36,180  41,513 
5,8 Avis Budget Rental Car Funding AESOP LLC 2015-2A 2.630% 12/20/21 15,725  15,783 
5,8 Avis Budget Rental Car Funding AESOP LLC 2016-1A 2.990% 6/20/22 1,540  1,560 
5,8 Avis Budget Rental Car Funding AESOP LLC 2017-1A 3.070% 9/20/23 4,220  4,340 
5,8 Avis Budget Rental Car Funding AESOP LLC 2019-1A 3.450% 3/20/23 6,790  6,998 
             

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January 31, 2020

 

 

    Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000
) Market
Value
($000
)
5,8 BAMLL Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust 2012-PARK 2.959% 12/10/30 4,975  5,144  
5,8 BAMLL Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust 2019-BPR 3.112% 11/5/32 23,000  23,909  
5,8 BAMLL Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust 2019-BPR 3.287% 11/5/32 5,700  5,931  
5 Banc of America Commercial Mortgage Trust 2015-UBS7 3.429% 9/15/48 3,350  3,509  
5 Banc of America Commercial Mortgage Trust 2015-UBS7 3.705% 9/15/48 3,916  4,250  
5 Banc of America Commercial Mortgage Trust 2015-UBS7 4.506% 9/15/48 360  384  
5 Banc of America Commercial Mortgage Trust 2017-BNK3 3.574% 2/15/50 1,540  1,690  
5 BANK 2017 - BNK4 3.625% 5/15/50 1,661  1,830  
5 BANK 2017 - BNK5 3.390% 6/15/60 3,620  3,936  
5 BANK 2017 - BNK6 3.254% 7/15/60 14,120  15,093  
5 BANK 2017 - BNK6 3.518% 7/15/60 5,760  6,313  
5 BANK 2017 - BNK6 3.741% 7/15/60 1,310  1,434  
5 BANK 2017 - BNK7 3.175% 9/15/60 9,550  10,158  
5 BANK 2017 - BNK7 3.435% 9/15/60 5,490  5,990  
5 BANK 2017 - BNK8 3.488% 11/15/50 11,570  12,664  
5 BANK 2017 - BNK9 3.538% 11/15/54 8,940  9,817  
5 BANK 2018 - BN10 3.641% 2/15/61 4,430  4,811  
5 BANK 2018 - BN10 3.688% 2/15/61 6,360  7,049  
5 BANK 2018 - BN12 4.255% 5/15/61 3,960  4,567  
5 BANK 2018 - BN13 4.217% 8/15/61 2,160  2,491  
5 BANK 2018 - BN14 4.185% 9/15/60 2,205  2,474  
5 BANK 2018 - BN14 4.231% 9/15/60 4,985  5,763  
5 BANK 2018 - BN15 4.407% 11/15/61 10,327  12,109  
5 BANK 2019 - BN17 3.623% 4/15/52 1,437  1,581  
5 BANK 2019 - BN17 3.714% 4/15/52 10,104  11,349  
5 BANK 2019 - BN18 3.584% 5/15/62 6,590  7,339  
5 BANK 2019 - BN19 3.183% 8/15/61 13,830  14,951  
5 BANK 2019 - BN21 2.851% 10/17/52 16,340  17,214  
5 BANK 2019 - BN23 2.846% 12/15/52 9,970  10,490  
5 BANK 2019 - BN23 2.920% 12/15/52 62,320  66,057  
5 BANK 2019 - BNK20 3.011% 9/15/61 13,060  13,936  
5 BANK 2019 - BNK24 2.960% 11/15/62 40,000  42,545  
§,5 BANK 2020 - BN25 2.649% 1/15/63 13,100  13,492  
5 BBCMS Mortgage Trust 2019-C4 2.919% 8/15/52 9,635  10,185  
5 BBCMS Mortgage Trust 2019-C5 3.063% 11/15/52 23,805  25,477  
5 BBCMS Mortgage Trust 2020-C6 2.639% 2/15/53 9,600  9,888  
5 Benchmark 2018-B1 Mortgage Trust 3.602% 1/15/51 2,910  3,145  
5 Benchmark 2018-B1 Mortgage Trust 3.666% 1/15/51 6,570  7,275  
5 Benchmark 2018-B1 Mortgage Trust 3.878% 1/15/51 2,350  2,599  
5 Benchmark 2018-B1 Mortgage Trust 4.059% 1/15/51 6,320  6,947  
5 Benchmark 2018-B1 Mortgage Trust 4.254% 1/15/51 9,810  10,510  
5 Benchmark 2018-B2 Mortgage Trust 3.882% 2/15/51 15,590  17,508  
5 Benchmark 2018-B3 Mortgage Trust 4.025% 4/10/51 7,230  8,194  
5 Benchmark 2018-B5 Mortgage Trust 4.208% 7/15/51 5,920  6,819  
5 Benchmark 2018-B6 Mortgage Trust 4.170% 10/10/51 3,047  3,409  
5 Benchmark 2018-B6 Mortgage Trust 4.261% 10/10/51 6,770  7,830  
5 Benchmark 2018-B8 Mortgage Trust 4.232% 1/15/52 8,694  10,057  
5 Benchmark 2019-B10 Mortgage Trust 3.615% 3/15/62 1,532  1,676  
5 Benchmark 2019-B15 Mortgage Trust 2.859% 12/15/72 6,735  7,074  
5 Benchmark 2019-B15 Mortgage Trust 2.928% 12/15/72 28,220  29,880  
5 Benchmark 2020-B16 Mortgage Trust 2.732% 12/15/57 13,660  14,304  
5 BMW Vehicle Owner Trust 2018-A 2.510% 6/25/24 4,010  4,050  
5,7 Brazos Higher Education Authority Inc. Series 2005, 3M USD LIBOR + 0.200% 2.147% 6/25/26 1,876  1,869  
5,7 Brazos Higher Education Authority Inc. Series 2011, 3M USD LIBOR + 0.800% 2.710% 2/25/30 4,073  4,080  
5,8 BX Trust 2019-OC11 3.202% 12/9/41 6,800  7,307  

 

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  Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000
) Market
Value
($000
)
5,8 CAL Funding II Ltd. Series 2012-1A 3.470% 10/25/27 688  688 
5,8 CAL Funding II Ltd. Series 2013-1A 3.350% 3/27/28 1,124  1,124 
5,8 CAL Funding II Ltd. Series 2018-2A 4.340% 9/25/43 6,145  6,332 
5 California Republic Auto Receivables Trust 2016-1 4.560% 12/15/22 8,320  8,385 
5 California Republic Auto Receivables Trust 2016-2 2.520% 5/16/22 1,120  1,123 
5 California Republic Auto Receivables Trust 2016-2 3.510% 3/15/23 540  542 
5,8 Canadian Pacer Auto Receivables Trust A Series 2018 3.220% 9/19/22 3,310  3,366 
5,8 Canadian Pacer Auto Receivables Trust A Series 2019 2.960% 6/19/24 2,090  2,157 
5,8 Canadian Pacer Auto Receiveable Trust A Series 2018 3.270% 12/19/22 2,880  2,898 
5,8 Canadian Pacer Auto Receiveable Trust A Series 2018 3.440% 8/21/23 1,280  1,316 
5 Cantor Commercial Real Estate Lending 2019-CF3 3.006% 1/15/53 24,400  25,763 
5 Capital Auto Receivables Asset Trust 2016-2 3.160% 11/20/23 360  361 
5 Capital Auto Receivables Asset Trust 2016-3 2.650% 1/20/24 900  901 
5 Capital One Auto Receivables Trust 2019-1 2.510% 11/15/23 17,460  17,718 
5 Capital One Auto Receivables Trust 2019-1 2.560% 10/15/24 5,890  6,017 
5 Capital One Multi-Asset Execution Trust 2019-A1 2.840% 12/15/24 39,460  40,492 
5 CarMax Auto Owner Trust 2016-2 2.160% 12/15/21 1,930  1,932 
5 CarMax Auto Owner Trust 2016-2 3.250% 11/15/22 2,160  2,165 
5 CarMax Auto Owner Trust 2016-3 2.940% 1/17/23 1,360  1,364 
5 CarMax Auto Owner Trust 2017-4 2.330% 5/15/23 3,460  3,485 
5 CarMax Auto Owner Trust 2017-4 2.460% 8/15/23 1,640  1,651 
5 CarMax Auto Owner Trust 2017-4 2.700% 10/16/23 1,640  1,659 
5 CarMax Auto Owner Trust 2018-1 2.640% 6/15/23 3,040  3,085 
5 CarMax Auto Owner Trust 2018-1 2.830% 9/15/23 5,020  5,106 
5 CarMax Auto Owner Trust 2018-1 2.950% 11/15/23 1,560  1,575 
5 CarMax Auto Owner Trust 2018-2 3.370% 10/16/23 2,140  2,209 
5 CarMax Auto Owner Trust 2018-2 3.570% 12/15/23 3,090  3,191 
5 CarMax Auto Owner Trust 2018-2 3.990% 4/15/25 2,390  2,478 
5 CarMax Auto Owner Trust 2018-3 3.130% 6/15/23 13,490  13,711 
5 CarMax Auto Owner Trust 2018-3 3.270% 3/15/24 6,740  6,984 
5 CarMax Auto Owner Trust 2018-4 3.360% 9/15/23 9,160  9,348 
5 CarMax Auto Owner Trust 2018-4 3.480% 2/15/24 3,370  3,521 
5 CarMax Auto Owner Trust 2018-4 3.670% 5/15/24 2,960  3,089 
5 CarMax Auto Owner Trust 2018-4 3.850% 7/15/24 2,010  2,102 
5 CarMax Auto Owner Trust 2018-4 4.150% 4/15/25 1,360  1,422 
5 CarMax Auto Owner Trust 2019-3 2.300% 4/15/25 4,760  4,864 
5 CarMax Auto Owner Trust 2019-3 2.500% 4/15/25 6,040  6,126 
5 CarMax Auto Owner Trust 2019-4 2.130% 7/15/25 4,510  4,574 
5 CarMax Auto Owner Trust 2019-4 2.600% 9/15/25 2,690  2,757 
5 CD 2016-CD1 Commercial Mortgage Trust 2.724% 8/10/49 18,170  18,919 
5 CD 2016-CD1 Commercial Mortgage Trust 3.631% 8/10/49 5,510  5,690 
5 CD 2017-CD3 Commercial Mortgage Trust 3.631% 2/10/50 7,765  8,541 
5 CD 2017-CD4 Commercial Mortgage Trust 3.514% 5/10/50 2,470  2,699 
5 CD 2017-CD5 Commercial Mortgage Trust 3.431% 8/15/50 7,960  8,666 
5 CD 2017-CD6 Commercial Mortgage Trust 3.456% 11/13/50 2,341  2,554 
5 CD 2019-CD8 Commercial Mortgage Trust 2.912% 8/15/57 7,270  7,682 
5,8 CFCRE Commercial Mortgage Trust 2011-C2 5.933% 12/15/47 5,260  5,529 
5 CFCRE Commercial Mortgage Trust 2016-C4 3.283% 5/10/58 4,826  5,135 
5,8 Chesapeake Funding II LLC 2018-1 3.040% 4/15/30 7,789  7,868 
5,8 Chesapeake Funding II LLC 2019-1 2.940% 4/15/31 14,109  14,303 
5,8 Chrysler Capital Auto Receivables Trust 2016-AA 4.220% 2/15/23 8,530  8,562 
5,8 Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust 2012-GC8 3.683% 9/10/45 2,017  2,083 
5 Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust 2013-GC11 3.093% 4/10/46 6,015  6,220 
5 Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust 2013-GC15 3.942% 9/10/46 654  677 
5 Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust 2013-GC15 4.371% 9/10/46 1,910  2,063 
5 Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust 2014-GC19 3.753% 3/10/47 491  523 
5 Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust 2014-GC19 4.023% 3/10/47 16,273  17,520 
5 Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust 2014-GC21 3.575% 5/10/47 13,891  14,700 
5 Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust 2014-GC21 3.855% 5/10/47 9,397  10,098 
5 Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust 2014-GC23 3.356% 7/10/47 4,366  4,618 
5 Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust 2014-GC23 3.622% 7/10/47 8,949  9,593 
5 Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust 2014-GC23 3.863% 7/10/47 2,020  2,148 
5 Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust 2014-GC23 4.175% 7/10/47 800  835 
5 Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust 2014-GC23 4.586% 7/10/47 1,250  1,328 

 

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  Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000
) Market
Value
($000
)
5 Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust 2014-GC25 3.372% 10/10/47 4,729   4,988 
5 Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust 2014-GC25 3.635% 10/10/47 13,275   14,230 
5 Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust 2014-GC25 4.345% 10/10/47 2,170   2,320 
5 Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust 2014-GC25 4.676% 10/10/47 3,270   3,504 
5 Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust 2015-GC27 3.137% 2/10/48 6,418   6,769 
5 Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust 2015-GC31 3.762% 6/10/48 38,770   42,230 
5 Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust 2015-GC33 3.778% 9/10/58 24,599   26,890 
5 Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust 2015-GC33 4.725% 9/10/58 900   961 
5 Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust 2016-C1 3.209% 5/10/49 9,545   10,210 
5 Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust 2016-C2 2.575% 8/10/49 7,470   7,683 
5 Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust 2016-GC37 3.050% 4/10/49 22,200   23,413 
5 Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust 2016-P4 2.902% 7/10/49 19,310   20,311 
5 Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust 2017-C4 3.471% 10/12/50 6,425   7,016 
5 Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust 2017-P8 3.465% 9/15/50 13,370   14,584 
5 Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust 2017-P8 4.192% 9/15/50 3,150   3,415 
5 Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust 2017-P8 4.411% 9/15/50 3,150   3,351 
5 Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C5 4.228% 6/10/51 900   1,035 
5 Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C6 4.343% 11/10/51 7,300   8,228 
5 Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C6 4.412% 11/10/51 11,580   13,533 
5 Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust 2019-C7 2.860% 12/15/72 13,420   14,143 
5 Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust 2019-C7 3.042% 12/15/72 11,228   11,841 
5 Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust 2019-C7 3.102% 12/15/72 26,620   28,500 
5,8 CLI Funding V LLC 2013-1A 2.830% 3/18/28 1,841   1,834 
5 COMM 2012-CCRE2 Mortgage Trust 3.147% 8/15/45 2,971   3,055 
5 COMM 2012-CCRE2 Mortgage Trust 3.791% 8/15/45 3,900   4,024 
5 COMM 2012-CCRE3 Mortgage Trust 2.822% 10/15/45 6,628   6,740 
5,8 COMM 2012-CCRE3 Mortgage Trust 3.416% 10/15/45 6,160   6,309 
5 COMM 2012-CCRE4 Mortgage Trust 2.853% 10/15/45 6,857   7,001 
5 COMM 2012-CCRE4 Mortgage Trust 3.251% 10/15/45 420   422 
5 COMM 2012-CCRE5 Mortgage Trust 2.771% 12/10/45 2,919   2,983 
5,8 COMM 2013-300P Mortgage Trust 4.353% 8/10/30 12,270   13,254 
5 COMM 2013-CCRE10 Mortgage Trust 3.795% 8/10/46 593   614 
5 COMM 2013-CCRE11 Mortgage Trust 3.983% 8/10/50 4,875   5,189 
5 COMM 2013-CCRE11 Mortgage Trust 4.258% 8/10/50 4,757   5,141 
5 COMM 2013-CCRE12 Mortgage Trust 3.623% 10/10/46 1,342   1,387 
5 COMM 2013-CCRE12 Mortgage Trust 3.765% 10/10/46 5,691   5,921 
5 COMM 2013-CCRE12 Mortgage Trust 4.046% 10/10/46 13,127   14,047 
5 COMM 2013-CCRE13 Mortgage Trust 4.194% 11/10/46 23,397   25,212 
5 COMM 2013-CCRE13 Mortgage Trust 5.052% 11/10/46 855   934 
5 COMM 2013-CCRE13 Mortgage Trust 5.052% 11/10/46 3,025   3,238 
5,8 COMM 2013-CCRE6 Mortgage Trust 3.147% 3/10/46 9,240   9,521 
5,8 COMM 2013-CCRE6 Mortgage Trust 3.397% 3/10/46 1,400   1,439 
5 COMM 2013-CCRE8 Mortgage Trust 3.334% 6/10/46 554   579 
5 COMM 2013-CCRE8 Mortgage Trust 3.612% 6/10/46 8,560   8,979 
5 COMM 2013-CCRE9 Mortgage Trust 4.363% 7/10/45 5,493   5,865 
5,8 COMM 2013-CCRE9 Mortgage Trust 4.387% 7/10/45 2,780   2,676 
5,8 COMM 2013-LC13 Mortgage Trust 3.774% 8/10/46 977   1,010 
5 COMM 2013-LC13 Mortgage Trust 4.205% 8/10/46 585   631 
5 COMM 2013-LC6 Mortgage Trust 2.941% 1/10/46 3,883   3,991 
5,8 COMM 2013-SFS Mortgage Trust 3.086% 4/12/35 6,702   6,911 
5,8 COMM 2014-277P Mortgage Trust 3.732% 8/10/49 18,320   19,672 
5 COMM 2014-CCRE14 Mortgage Trust 3.955% 2/10/47 500   535 
5 COMM 2014-CCRE14 Mortgage Trust 4.236% 2/10/47 4,932   5,346 
5 COMM 2014-CCRE15 Mortgage Trust 2.928% 2/10/47 487   488 
5 COMM 2014-CCRE15 Mortgage Trust 4.074% 2/10/47 4,350   4,710 
5 COMM 2014-CCRE15 Mortgage Trust 4.426% 2/10/47 1,300   1,394 
5 COMM 2014-CCRE17 Mortgage Trust 3.700% 5/10/47 982   1,040 
5 COMM 2014-CCRE17 Mortgage Trust 3.977% 5/10/47 6,398   6,920 
5 COMM 2014-CCRE17 Mortgage Trust 4.174% 5/10/47 1,290   1,390 
5 COMM 2014-CCRE17 Mortgage Trust 4.946% 5/10/47 4,400   4,671 
5 COMM 2014-CCRE18 Mortgage Trust 3.550% 7/15/47 6,320   6,626 
5 COMM 2014-CCRE18 Mortgage Trust 3.828% 7/15/47 11,585   12,478 
5 COMM 2014-CCRE20 Mortgage Trust 3.326% 11/10/47 13,080   13,839 
5 COMM 2014-CCRE20 Mortgage Trust 3.590% 11/10/47 15,433   16,549 

 

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  Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000
) Market
Value
($000
)
5 COMM 2014-CCRE21 Mortgage Trust 3.528% 12/10/47 21,317  22,648 
5 COMM 2014-LC17 Mortgage Trust 3.917% 10/10/47 2,512  2,719 
5 COMM 2015-CCRE24 Mortgage Trust 3.696% 8/10/48 2,590  2,816 
5 COMM 2015-CCRE25 Mortgage Trust 3.759% 8/10/48 4,187  4,562 
5 COMM 2015-CCRE27 Mortgage Trust 3.612% 10/10/48 3,748  4,069 
5 COMM 2015-CCRE27 Mortgage Trust 4.620% 10/10/48 1,760  1,888 
5 COMM 2015-LC19 Mortgage Trust 3.183% 2/10/48 10,403  11,006 
5 COMM 2019-G44 Mortgage Trust 2.873% 8/15/57 10,864  11,412 
5 COMM 2019-G44 Mortgage Trust 2.950% 8/15/57 24,940  26,434 
5 CSAIL 2015-C2 Commercial Mortgage Trust 3.504% 6/15/57 6,650  7,121 
5 CSAIL 2015-C3 Commercial Mortgage Trust 3.718% 8/15/48 6,150  6,668 
5 CSAIL 2015-C3 Commercial Mortgage Trust 4.499% 8/15/48 2,160  2,234 
5 CSAIL 2015-C4 Commercial Mortgage Trust 3.808% 11/15/48 11,274  12,319 
5 CSAIL 2016-C5 Commercial Mortgage Trust 4.729% 11/15/48 3,620  3,916 
5 CSAIL 2016-C7 Commercial Mortgage Trust 3.502% 11/15/49 17,308  18,643 
5 CSAIL 2017-C8 Commercial Mortgage Trust 3.392% 6/15/50 6,995  7,553 
5 CSAIL 2018-CX12 Commercial Mortgage Trust 4.224% 8/15/51 6,690  7,669 
5 CSAIL 2019-C15 Commercial Mortgage Trust 4.053% 3/15/52 5,600  6,377 
5 CSAIL 2019-C18 Commercial Mortgage Trust 2.868% 12/15/52 10,783  11,234 
5 CSAIL 2019-C18 Commercial Mortgage Trust 2.968% 12/15/52 31,206  32,956 
5,8 Daimler Trucks Retail Trust 2019-1 2.790% 5/15/25 5,700  5,791 
5 DBGS Mortgage Trust 2018-C1 4.466% 10/15/51 12,600  14,711 
5 DBJPM 16-C1 Mortgage Trust 3.501% 5/10/49 1,250  1,266 
5 DBJPM 17-C6 Mortgage Trust 3.328% 6/10/50 11,540  12,481 
5,7,8 DELAM 2018-1, 1M USD LIBOR + 0.700% 2.358% 11/19/25 10,290  10,287 
5,8 Dell Equipment Finance Trust 2019-1 2.830% 3/22/24 15,220  15,424 
5 Deutsche Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust 2016-C3 2.632% 8/10/49 11,870  12,225 
5 Discover Card Execution Note Trust 2019-A1 3.040% 7/15/24 15,220  15,662 
5 Discover Card Execution Note Trust 2019-A3 1.890% 10/15/24 26,220  26,468 
5,8 DLL Securitization Trust Series 2018-A4 3.590% 6/20/24 4,400  4,516 
5,8 DLL Securitization Trust Series 2019-DA1 2.890% 4/20/23 14,950  15,109 
5,8 DLL Securitization Trust Series 2019-DA1 2.920% 4/20/27 10,910  11,200 
5,8 DLL Securitization Trust Series 2019-MT3 2.150% 9/21/26 9,600  9,674 
5,8 DRB Prime Student Loan Trust 2017-C 2.810% 11/25/42 10,195  10,333 
5,8 Drive Auto Receivables Trust 2016-BA 4.530% 8/15/23 7,357  7,429 
5,8 Drive Auto Receivables Trust 2016-C 4.180% 3/15/24 9,441  9,553 
5 Drive Auto Receivables Trust 2017-1 3.840% 3/15/23 1,581  1,598 
5 Drive Auto Receivables Trust 2018-2 3.630% 8/15/24 10,353  10,412 
5 Drive Auto Receivables Trust 2018-2 4.140% 8/15/24 8,560  8,796 
5 Drive Auto Receivables Trust 2018-3 3.370% 9/15/22 1,888  1,890 
5 Drive Auto Receivables Trust 2018-3 3.720% 9/16/24 15,170  15,303 
5 Drive Auto Receivables Trust 2018-3 4.300% 9/16/24 8,070  8,319 
5 Drive Auto Receivables Trust 2018-5 3.680% 7/15/23 10,250  10,341 
5 Drive Auto Receivables Trust 2018-5 3.990% 1/15/25 9,780  10,031 
5 Drive Auto Receivables Trust 2018-5 4.300% 4/15/26 13,430  13,933 
5 Drive Auto Receivables Trust 2019-2 3.690% 8/17/26 5,630  5,821 
5,7,8 Edsouth Indenture No. 9 LLC 2015-1, 1M USD LIBOR + 0.800% 2.461% 10/25/56 4,693  4,672 
5,8 EDvestinU Private Education Loan Trust (EDVES) 2019-A 3.580% 11/25/38 3,697  3,843 
5,8 ELFI Graduate Loan Program 2018-A LLC 3.430% 8/25/42 8,459  8,691 
5,8 Enterprise Fleet Financing LLC Series 2019-1 2.980% 10/20/24 3,387  3,424 
5,8 Enterprise Fleet Financing LLC Series 2019-1 3.070% 10/20/24 4,970  5,102 
5,6,7,8 Fannie Mae Connecticut Avenue Securities 2019-R03, 1M USD LIBOR + 0.750% 2.411% 9/25/31 745  745 
5,6,7,8 Fannie Mae Connecticut Avenue Securities 2019-R04, 1M USD LIBOR + 0.750% 2.411% 6/25/39 4,855  4,857 
5,6 Fannie Mae Grantor Trust 2017-T1 2.898% 6/25/27 10,250  10,810 
5,6 Fannie Mae-Aces 2011-84A 5.250% 9/25/41 14,376  16,603 
5,6 Fannie Mae-Aces 2013-19A 3.500% 3/25/43 20,189  22,256 
5,6 Fannie Mae-Aces 2016-53KA 1.850% 8/25/46 37,910  37,680 
5,6 Fannie Mae-Aces 2018-49E 3.500% 7/25/48 2,108  2,217 
5,6 Fannie Mae-Aces 2018-73E 4.000% 10/25/48 7,779  8,453 
5,6 Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp 2017- 357A 2.500% 9/15/47 59,960  61,236 

 

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  Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000
) Market
Value
($000
)
5,6 FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates 4763C 4.000% 8/15/47 11,605  12,962 
5,6 FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates 4818J 4.000% 8/15/48 2,210  2,398 
5,6 FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates 4819E 4.000% 7/15/48 6,636  7,142 
5,6 FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates 4819E 4.000% 7/15/48 7,644  8,340 
5,6 FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates 4823E 4.000% 9/15/48 26,984  29,457 
5,6 FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates 4826A 4.000% 9/15/48 19,418  20,838 
5,6 FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates 4827 4.000% 5/15/48 5,026  5,598 
5,6 FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates 4883A 4.000% 5/15/49 4,637  5,083 
5,6 FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates 4883A 4.000% 5/15/49 4,637  5,034 
5,6 FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates 4945F 2.500% 9/25/49 77,652  79,471 
5,8 Fontaineblue Miami Beach Trust 2019-FBLU 3.144% 12/10/36 29,570  30,860 
5 Ford Credit Auto Lease Trust 2018-A 3.170% 9/15/21 5,150  5,185 
5 Ford Credit Auto Lease Trust 2019-A 3.250% 7/15/22 8,470  8,584 
5,8 Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust 2016-REV2 2.030% 12/15/27 13,310  13,343 
5,8 Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust 2017-1 2.620% 8/15/28 15,850  16,166 
5,8 Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust 2017-2 2.360% 3/15/29 22,090  22,465 
5,8 Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust 2017-2 2.600% 3/15/29 4,800  4,857 
5,8 Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust 2017-2 2.750% 3/15/29 9,830  9,984 
5,8 Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust 2018-2 3.760% 1/15/30 3,660  3,815 
5 Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust 2018-B 3.380% 3/15/24 6,360  6,557 
5,8 Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust 2018-REV1 3.190% 7/15/31 19,160  20,315 
5,8 Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust 2018-REV1 3.340% 7/15/31 7,010  7,268 
5,8 Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust 2018-REV2 3.470% 1/15/30 9,790  10,367 
5,8 Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust 2018-REV2 3.610% 1/15/30 8,140  8,457 
5,8 Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust 2019-1 3.520% 7/15/30 6,393  6,819 
5 Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust 2019-A 2.850% 8/15/24 11,040  11,443 
5 Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust 2019-A 3.020% 10/15/24 4,250  4,391 
5 Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust 2019-A 3.250% 9/15/25 4,520  4,668 
5 Ford Credit Floorplan Master Owner Trust A Series 2018-1 2.950% 5/15/23 27,090  27,501 
5 Ford Credit Floorplan Master Owner Trust A Series 2018-3 3.520% 10/15/23 26,880  27,714 
5 Ford Credit Floorplan Master Owner Trust A Series 2019-1 2.840% 3/15/24 19,500  19,983 
5 Ford Credit Floorplan Master Owner Trust A Series 2019-2 3.250% 4/15/26 3,330  3,453 
5,6,7 Freddie Mac Structured Agency Credit Risk Debt Notes 2016-DNA3, 1M USD LIBOR + 2.000% 3.661% 12/25/28 224  224 
5,6,8 Freddie Mac Structured Agency Credit Risk Debt Notes 2018-SPI1 3.734% 2/25/48 3,685  3,710 
5,6,8 Freddie Mac Structured Agency Credit Risk Debt Notes 2018-SPI2 3.813% 5/25/48 2,429  2,446 
5,6,8 Freddie Mac Structured Agency Credit Risk Debt Notes 2018-SPI3 4.151% 8/25/48 1,259  1,281 
5,6,8 Freddie Mac Structured Agency Credit Risk Debt Notes 2018-SPI4 4.460% 11/25/48 47  47 
5,6,7,8 Freddie Mac Structured Agency Credit Risk Debt Notes 2019-HQA2, 1M USD LIBOR + 0.700% 2.361% 4/25/49 2,157  2,158 
5 GM Financial Automobile Leasing Trust 2017-3 2.730% 9/20/21 2,240  2,242 
5,8 GM Financial Consumer Automobile 2017-3 2.330% 3/16/23 1,640  1,651 
5 GM Financial Consumer Automobile 2018-3 3.160% 1/16/24 3,690  3,804 
5 GM Financial Consumer Automobile 2018-4 3.320% 6/17/24 4,120  4,287 
5 GM Financial Consumer Automobile 2019-1 3.110% 7/16/24 5,320  5,503 
5 GM Financial Consumer Automobile 2019-2 2.710% 8/16/24 6,740  6,919 

 

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  Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000
) Market
Value
($000
)
5 GM Financial Securitized Term Auto Receivables Trust 2019-4 1.760% 1/16/25 3,240  3,242 
5,8 GMF Floorplan Owner Revolving Trust 2017-2 2.630% 7/15/22 7,240  7,251 
5,8 GMF Floorplan Owner Revolving Trust 2018-2 3.130% 3/15/23 19,810  20,102 
5,8 GMF Floorplan Owner Revolving Trust 2019-1 2.700% 4/15/24 5,900  6,005 
5,8 Golden Credit Card Trust 2018-1A 2.620% 1/15/23 33,286  33,528 
5,8 Golden Credit Card Trust 2018-4A 3.440% 10/15/25 42,560  44,805 
5,7,8 Gosforth Funding 2018-1A plc, 3M USD LIBOR + 0.450% 2.360% 8/25/60 5,131  5,125 
5,8 GRACE Mortgage Trust 2014-A 3.369% 6/10/28 1,000  1,013 
5,8 GreatAmerica Leasing Receivables Funding LLC Series 2018-1 2.830% 6/17/24 1,310  1,328 
5,8 GreatAmerica Leasing Receivables Funding LLC Series 2019-1 3.210% 2/18/25 2,540  2,622 
5,8 GS Mortgage Securities Corporation Trust 2012-ALOHA 3.551% 4/10/34 5,430  5,634 
5,8 GS Mortgage Securities Trust 2010-C2 5.352% 12/10/43 1,370  1,400 
5,8 GS Mortgage Securities Trust 2011-GC3 5.824% 3/10/44 2,650  2,728 
5,8 GS Mortgage Securities Trust 2012-BWTR 2.954% 11/5/34 7,625  7,811 
5,8 GS Mortgage Securities Trust 2012-GC6 4.948% 1/10/45 1,025  1,073 
5 GS Mortgage Securities Trust 2012-GCJ7 5.875% 5/10/45 2,140  2,250 
5 GS Mortgage Securities Trust 2013-GC13 4.186% 7/10/46 185  199 
5,8 GS Mortgage Securities Trust 2013-GC13 4.219% 7/10/46 1,210  1,265 
5 GS Mortgage Securities Trust 2013-GCJ12 3.135% 6/10/46 4,128  4,282 
5 GS Mortgage Securities Trust 2013-GCJ12 3.777% 6/10/46 1,550  1,608 
5 GS Mortgage Securities Trust 2013-GCJ14 3.817% 8/10/46 567  585 
5 GS Mortgage Securities Trust 2013-GCJ14 3.955% 8/10/46 6,005  6,297 
5 GS Mortgage Securities Trust 2013-GCJ14 4.243% 8/10/46 105  113 
5 GS Mortgage Securities Trust 2014-GC20 3.998% 4/10/47 11,289  12,158 
5 GS Mortgage Securities Trust 2014-GC20 4.258% 4/10/47 570  609 
5 GS Mortgage Securities Trust 2014-GC24 3.931% 9/10/47 13,475  14,593 
5 GS Mortgage Securities Trust 2014-GC24 4.162% 9/10/47 6,520  7,044 
5 GS Mortgage Securities Trust 2014-GC24 4.644% 9/10/47 2,610  2,759 
5 GS Mortgage Securities Trust 2014-GC24 4.665% 9/10/47 4,615  4,482 
5 GS Mortgage Securities Trust 2014-GC26 3.364% 11/10/47 7,680  8,114 
5 GS Mortgage Securities Trust 2014-GC26 3.629% 11/10/47 17,870  19,190 
5 GS Mortgage Securities Trust 2015-GC28 3.136% 2/10/48 9,286  9,739 
5 GS Mortgage Securities Trust 2015-GC30 3.382% 5/10/50 2,398  2,565 
5 GS Mortgage Securities Trust 2015-GC32 3.764% 7/10/48 4,615  5,035 
5 GS Mortgage Securities Trust 2015-GC34 3.244% 10/10/48 7,680  8,092 
5 GS Mortgage Securities Trust 2015-GC34 3.506% 10/10/48 14,640  15,811 
5 GS Mortgage Securities Trust 2015-GC34 4.807% 10/10/48 2,610  2,800 
5 GS Mortgage Securities Trust 2016-GS3 2.850% 10/10/49 2,220  2,325 
5 GS Mortgage Securities Trust 2017-GS6 3.433% 5/10/50 10,220  11,079 
5 GS Mortgage Securities Trust 2018-GS10 4.155% 7/10/51 5,335  6,098 
5 GS Mortgage Securities Trust 2019-GC38 3.968% 2/10/52 3,080  3,506 
5 GS Mortgage Securities Trust 2019-GC40 3.160% 7/10/52 6,528  7,033 
5 GS Mortgage Securities Trust 2019-GS4 3.001% 9/1/52 13,130  13,981 
5 GS Mortgage Securities Trust 2020-GC45 2.911% 2/13/53 41,360  43,740 
5 GS Mortgage Securities Trust-2020-GC45 2.843% 2/13/53 7,336  7,715 
8 GTP Acquisition Partners I LLC 2.350% 6/15/20 850  850 
5,8 Hardee's Funding HNGRY 2018-1 4.959% 6/20/48 1,057  1,101 
5,8 Hardee's Funding HNGRY 2018-1A 5.710% 6/20/48 11,337  12,185 
5,8 Harley Marine Financing LLC Barge 2018-1 5.682% 5/15/43 7,537  6,821 
5 Harley-Davidson Motorcycle Trust 2019-A 2.340% 2/15/24 18,480  18,574 
5 Harley-Davidson Motorcycle Trust 2019-A 2.390% 11/15/26 4,110  4,162 
5,8 Hertz Fleet Lease Funding LP 2018-1 3.230% 5/10/32 12,300  12,403 
5,8 Hertz Vehicle Financing II LP 2015-3A 2.670% 9/25/21 4,700  4,717 
5,8 Hertz Vehicle Financing II LP 2016-2A 2.950% 3/25/22 4,841  4,894 
5,8 Hilton USA Trust 2016-HHV 3.719% 11/5/38 7,780  8,463 
5,7,8 Holmes Master Issuer plc 2018-1, 3M USD LIBOR + 0.360% 2.191% 10/15/54 5,323  5,322 
5,7,8 Holmes Master Issuer plc 2018-2A, 3M USD LIBOR + 0.420% 2.251% 10/15/54 7,854  7,851 

 

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  Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000
)  Market
Value
($000
)
5 Honda Auto Receivables 2018-3 Owner Trust 3.070% 11/21/24 3,200  3,289 
5 Honda Auto Receivables 2018-4 Owner Trust 2.520% 6/21/23 47,720  48,464 
5 Honda Auto Receivables 2018-4 Owner Trust 2.540% 3/21/25 9,690  9,895 
5 Honda Auto Receivables 2018-4 Owner Trust 3.300% 7/15/25 4,180  4,316 
5 Honda Auto Receivables 2019-1 Owner Trust 2.900% 6/18/24 2,480  2,549 
5 Honda Auto Receivables 2019-3 Owner Trust 1.850% 8/15/25 9,400  9,410 
5,8 Houston Galleria Mall Trust 2015-HGLR 3.087% 3/5/37 10,910  11,371 
5,8 HPEFS Equipment Trust 2019-1 2.210% 9/20/29 1,700  1,706 
5,8 HPEFS Equipment Trust 2019-1 2.320% 9/20/29 2,800  2,815 
5,8 HPEFS Equipment Trust 2019-1 2.490% 9/20/29 2,600  2,617 
5,8 HPEFS Equipment Trust 2019-1 2.720% 9/20/29 1,200  1,209 
5,8 Hudson Yards 2019-30HY 3.228% 7/10/39 4,590  4,958 
5,8 Hudsons Bay Simon JV Trust 2015-HB7 3.914% 8/5/34 4,750  4,877 
5,8 Hyundai Auto Lease Securitization Trust 2019-A 2.980% 7/15/22 8,780  8,899 
5,8 Hyundai Auto Lease Securitization Trust 2019-A 3.050% 12/15/22 1,440  1,465 
5 Hyundai Auto Receivables Trust 2019-A 2.710% 5/15/25 4,680  4,799 
5 Hyundai Auto Receivables Trust 2019-A 2.940% 5/15/25 2,490  2,563 
5 Hyundai Auto Receivables Trust 2019-B 2.000% 4/15/25 1,850  1,865 
5 Hyundai Auto Receivables Trust 2019-B 2.210% 4/15/25 530  535 
5,8 Hyundai Floorplan Master Owner Trust Series 2019-1A 2.680% 4/15/24 7,380  7,536 
9 Intu SGS Finance plc 4.250% 9/17/30 750  860 
5,7,8 Invitation Homes 2017-SFR2 Trust, 1M USD LIBOR + 0.850% 2.519% 12/17/36 13,553  13,534 
5,7,8 Invitation Homes 2017-SFR2 Trust, 1M USD LIBOR + 1.150% 2.819% 12/17/36 4,930  4,919 
5,7,8 Invitation Homes 2018-SFR1 Trust, 1M USD LIBOR + 0.700% 2.369% 3/17/37 8,627  8,564 
5,7,8 Invitation Homes 2018-SFR1 Trust, 1M USD LIBOR + 0.950% 2.619% 3/17/37 2,250  2,233 
5,8 Irvine Core Office Trust 2013-IRV 3.279% 5/15/48 6,631  6,881 
5,8 Jackson Park Trust 2019-LIC 2.766% 10/14/39 6,930  7,136 
5 John Deere Owner Trust 2018-B 3.230% 6/16/25 5,250  5,385 
5 John Deere Owner Trust 2018-B 3.000% 1/15/26 2,280  2,349 
5,8 JP Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust 2010-C2 4.070% 11/15/43 687  690 
5,8 JP Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust 2010-C2 5.786% 11/15/43 2,313  2,346 
5,8 JP Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust 2010-C2 5.786% 11/15/43 2,730  2,783 
5,8 JP Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust 2011-C3 4.717% 2/15/46 6,474  6,612 
5,8 JP Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust 2011-C5 5.599% 8/15/46 4,000  4,173 
5,8 JP Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust 2011-RR1 4.717% 3/16/46 920  940 
5 JP Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust 2012-C6 3.507% 5/15/45 3,221  3,327 
5 JP Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust 2012-C8 2.829% 10/15/45 3,815  3,898 
5,8 JP Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust 2012-C8 3.424% 10/15/45 22,630  23,374 
5 JP Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust 2012-CIBX 4.271% 6/15/45 1,350  1,416 
5,8 JP Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust 2012-HSBC 3.093% 7/5/32 5,751  5,903 
5 JP Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust 2012-LC9 2.840% 12/15/47 3,713  3,792 
5 JP Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust 2013-C13 3.994% 1/15/46 288  307 
5 JP Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust 2013-C13 4.201% 1/15/46 2,550  2,680 
5 JP Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust 2013-C16 3.674% 12/15/46 893  921 

 

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  Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000
) Market
Value
($000
)
5 JP Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust 2013-C16 3.881% 12/15/46 651   694 
5 JP Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust 2013-C16 4.166% 12/15/46 29,810   32,173 
5 JP Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust 2013-C16 5.130% 12/15/46 2,135   2,346 
5 JP Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust 2013-C16 5.195% 12/15/46 960   1,045 
5 JP Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust 2013-LC11 2.960% 4/15/46 11,111   11,468 
5 JP Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust 2014-C20 3.461% 7/15/47 10,488   10,846 
5 JP Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust 2016-JP3 2.870% 8/15/49 5,088   5,335 
5 JP Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust 2016-JP4 3.648% 12/15/49 18,926   20,773 
5 JP Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust 2017-JP6 3.490% 7/15/50 4,140   4,515 
5 JPMBB Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust 2013-C12 3.363% 7/15/45 5,108   5,328 
5 JPMBB Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust 2013-C12 3.664% 7/15/45 5,515   5,821 
5 JPMBB Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust 2013-C12 4.176% 7/15/45 5,000   5,315 
5 JPMBB Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust 2013-C14 3.761% 8/15/46 1,110   1,148 
5 JPMBB Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust 2013-C14 4.133% 8/15/46 6,118   6,561 
5 JPMBB Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust 2013-C15 3.659% 11/15/45 293   302 
5 JPMBB Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust 2013-C15 4.927% 11/15/45 1,750   1,912 
5 JPMBB Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust 2013-C15 5.371% 11/15/45 1,340   1,464 
5 JPMBB Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust 2013-C17 4.199% 1/15/47 4,363   4,723 
5 JPMBB Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust 2014-C18 4.079% 2/15/47 14,680   15,866 
5 JPMBB Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust 2014-C18 4.439% 2/15/47 600   649 
5 JPMBB Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust 2014-C18 4.970% 2/15/47 2,500   2,693 
5 JPMBB Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust 2014-C18 4.970% 2/15/47 1,000   1,067 
5 JPMBB Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust 2014-C19 3.997% 4/15/47 3,680   3,972 
5 JPMBB Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust 2014-C21 3.493% 8/15/47 5,402   5,686 
5 JPMBB Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust 2014-C24 3.639% 11/15/47 6,021   6,464 
5 JPMBB Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust 2014-C26 3.231% 1/15/48 12,689   13,313 
5 JPMBB Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust 2014-C26 3.494% 1/15/48 5,121   5,471 
5 JPMBB Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust 2015-C27 3.179% 2/15/48 9,941   10,488 
5 JPMBB Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust 2015-C30 3.551% 7/15/48 4,640   4,960 
5 JPMBB Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust 2015-C30 3.822% 7/15/48 3,700   4,041 
5 JPMBB Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust 2015-C30 4.226% 7/15/48 2,245   2,456 
5 JPMBB Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust 2015-C31 3.801% 8/15/48 11,540   12,621 

 

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  Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000
) Market
Value
($000
)
5 JPMBB Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust 2015-C32 3.598% 11/15/48 3,878  4,198 
5 JPMBB Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust 2015-C33 3.770% 12/15/48 7,300  7,999 
5 JPMCC Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust 2017-JP5 3.723% 3/15/50 9,680  10,682 
5 JPMCC Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust 2017-JP7 3.454% 9/15/50 4,680  5,100 
5 JPMDB Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust 2016-C4 3.141% 12/15/49 2,840  3,032 
5 JPMDB Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust 2017-C7 3.409% 10/15/50 1,860  2,023 
5 JPMDB Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust 2018-C8 4.211% 6/15/51 150  172 
5,7,8 Lanark Master Issuer plc 2018-1A, 3M USD LIBOR + 0.420% 2.319% 12/22/69 4,216  4,207 
5,7 Lanark Master Issuer plc 2018-2A, 3M USD LIBOR + 0.420% 2.319% 12/22/69 4,644  4,646 
8 Lanark Master Issuer plc 2020-1A 2.277% 12/22/69 3,100  3,172 
5,8 Laurel Road Prime Student Loan Trust 2018-B 3.540% 5/26/43 12,198  12,669 
5,8 Laurel Road Prime Student Loan Trust 2019-A 2.730% 10/25/48 10,750  10,909 
5,8 LCCM Mortgage Trust 2014-A 3.388% 5/15/31 910  922 
5 Louisiana Local Government Environmental Facilities & Community Development Authority Revenue 2010-ELL 3.450% 2/1/22 410  410 
5,8 Madison Avenue Trust 2013-650M 3.843% 10/12/32 1,245  1,253 
5 Mercedes-Benz Auto Receivables Trust 2018-1 3.150% 10/15/24 5,220  5,377 
5 Mercedes-Benz Auto Receivables Trust 2019-1 2.040% 1/15/26 11,600  11,686 
5,8 Mercedes-Benz Master Owner Trust 2019-B 2.610% 5/15/24 24,600  25,124 
5,8 MMAF Equipment Finance LLC 2015-AA 2.490% 2/19/36 10,879  10,951 
5,8 MMAF Equipment Finance LLC 2018-A 3.390% 1/10/25 2,900  2,988 
5,8 MMAF Equipment Finance LLC 2018-A 3.610% 3/10/42 1,580  1,657 
5,8 MMAF Equipment Finance LLC 2019-A 3.080% 11/12/41 2,630  2,742 
5,8 Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust 2012-CKSV 3.277% 10/15/30 11,190  11,358 
5 Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust 2012-C5 3.176% 8/15/45 8,462  8,699 
5 Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust 2012-C5 3.792% 8/15/45 16,040  16,689 
5 Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust 2012-C6 2.858% 11/15/45 5,277  5,393 
5 Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust 2013-C10 4.217% 7/15/46 1,244  1,333 
5 Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust 2013-C10 4.217% 7/15/46 1,830  1,882 
5 Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust 2013-C11 3.960% 8/15/46 10,951  11,568 
5 Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust 2013-C11 4.298% 8/15/46 3,937  4,210 
5 Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust 2013-C12 3.824% 10/15/46 699  723 
5 Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust 2013-C12 4.259% 10/15/46 1,940  2,094 
5 Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust 2013-C13 4.039% 11/15/46 400  431 
5 Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust 2013-C7 2.918% 2/15/46 2,470  2,539 
5 Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust 2013-C7 3.214% 2/15/46 2,000  2,051 
5 Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust 2013-C9 3.102% 5/15/46 12,980  13,463 
5 Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust 2014-C14 4.064% 2/15/47 2,300  2,483 

 

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January 31, 2020

 

 

  Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000
) Market
Value
($000
)
5 Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust 2014-C14 4.384% 2/15/47 1,600   1,728  
5 Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust 2014-C15 3.773% 4/15/47 10,122   10,828  
5 Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust 2014-C15 4.051% 4/15/47 21,575   23,327  
5 Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust 2014-C15 5.073% 4/15/47 1,140   1,238  
5 Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust 2014-C16 3.892% 6/15/47 8,898   9,581  
5 Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust 2014-C16 4.094% 6/15/47 935   999  
5 Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust 2014-C16 4.496% 6/15/47 7,090   7,595  
5 Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust 2014-C16 4.929% 6/15/47 2,400   2,553  
5 Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust 2014-C17 3.741% 8/15/47 28,696   30,783  
5 Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust 2014-C17 4.011% 8/15/47 1,380   1,473  
5 Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust 2014-C18 3.923% 10/15/47 5,430   5,884  
5 Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust 2014-C19 3.326% 12/15/47 6,773   6,992  
5 Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust 2014-C19 3.526% 12/15/47 3,940   4,211  
5 Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust 2015-C20 3.069% 2/15/48 8,639   8,885  
5 Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust 2015-C20 3.249% 2/15/48 10,453   11,056  
5 Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust 2015-C23 3.451% 7/15/50 5,530   5,880  
5 Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust 2015-C23 3.719% 7/15/50 3,870   4,202  
5 Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust 2015-C24 3.479% 5/15/48 4,300   4,582  
5 Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust 2015-C24 3.732% 5/15/48 34,430   37,454  
5 Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust 2015-C25 3.635% 10/15/48 8,263   8,963  
5 Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust 2016-C29 3.058% 5/15/49 4,150   4,379  
5 Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust 2016-C29 3.325% 5/15/49 20,609   22,062  
5 Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust 2016-C29 4.907% 5/15/49 1,090   1,175  
5 Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust 2016-C32 3.720% 12/15/49 30,527   33,609  
5 Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust 2017-C34 3.536% 11/15/52 6,550   7,176  
5 Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust 2012-C4 3.244% 3/15/45 2,260   2,306  
5 Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust 2012-C4 3.773% 3/15/45 2,440   2,514  
5,8 Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust 2012-STAR 3.201% 8/5/34 6,407   6,578  
5,8 Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust 2014-150E 3.912% 9/9/32 6,370   6,845  
5,8 Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust 2014-CPT 3.350% 7/13/29 2,795   2,846  
5,8 Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust 2015-420 3.727% 10/12/50 4,398   4,668  
5 Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust 2015-UBS8 3.809% 12/15/48 51,005   55,782  
5 Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust 2015-UBS8 4.738% 12/15/48 3,210   3,430  
5 Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust 2016-BNK2 3.049% 11/15/49 5,260   5,590  
5 Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust 2016-UB11 2.782% 8/15/49 32,178   33,513  
5 Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust 2016-UBS9 3.594% 3/15/49 10,920   11,814  
5 Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust 2017-HR2 3.509% 12/15/50 2,800   3,016  
5 Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust 2017-HR2 3.587% 12/15/50 3,506   3,849  
5 Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust 2018-H4 4.247% 12/15/51 6,730   7,529  

 

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January 31, 2020

 

 

  Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000
) Market
Value
($000
)
5 Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust 2019-L3 3.127% 11/15/52 23,310  25,064 
5 Morgan Stanley Captial I Trust 2016-BNK2 2.791% 11/15/49 8,300  8,594 
5,7,8 Motor plc 2017-1A, 1M USD LIBOR + 0.530% 2.191% 9/25/24 7,474  7,472 
5,7,8 Navient Student Loan Trust 2016-2, 1M USD LIBOR + 1.050% 2.711% 6/25/65 1,326  1,333 
5,7,8 Navient Student Loan Trust 2016-3, 1M USD LIBOR + 0.850% 2.511% 6/25/65 589  590 
5,7,8 Navient Student Loan Trust 2016-6A, 1M USD LIBOR + 0.750% 2.411% 3/25/66 8,913  8,953 
5,8 Navient Student Loan Trust 2017-A 2.880% 12/16/58 8,776  8,895 
5,8 Navient Student Loan Trust 2018-BA 3.430% 12/15/59 16,809  16,870 
5,8 Navient Student Loan Trust 2018-BA 3.610% 12/15/59 5,840  6,037 
5,8 Navient Student Loan Trust 2018-BA 4.000% 12/15/59 32,690  34,057 
5,8 Navient Student Loan Trust 2018-CA 3.520% 6/16/42 23,520  24,237 
5,8 Navient Student Loan Trust 2018-DA 4.000% 12/15/59 19,280  20,226 
5,8 Navient Student Loan Trust 2019-B 3.390% 12/15/59 6,510  6,825 
5 Nissan Auto Lease Trust 2018-B 3.350% 9/15/23 5,450  5,524 
5 Nissan Auto Lease Trust 2019-A 2.760% 3/15/22 10,010  10,125 
5 Nissan Auto Lease Trust 2019-A 2.780% 7/15/24 4,910  4,975 
5 Nissan Auto Receivables 2017-C Owner Trust 2.280% 2/15/24 10,870  10,934 
5 Nissan Auto Receivables 2019-A Owner Trust 3.160% 12/16/24 5,220  5,382 
5 Nissan Auto Receivables 2019-A Owner Trust 3.000% 9/15/25 3,520  3,659 
5 Nissan Auto Receivables 2019-B Owner Trust 2.500% 11/15/23 49,120  49,861 
5 Nissan Auto Receivables 2019-B Owner Trust 2.540% 12/15/25 9,540  9,764 
5,8 One Bryant Park 2019 - OBP A 2.516% 9/15/54 6,830  6,982 
5,8 Palisades Center Trust 2016-PLSD 2.713% 4/13/33 8,980  9,032 
5,7,8 Pepper Residential Securities Trust 2018-A, 1M USD LIBOR + 0.950% 2.634% 3/12/47 163  163 
5,7,8 Pepper Residential Securities Trust 2021-A1U, 1M USD LIBOR + 0.880% 2.550% 1/16/60 9,775  9,768 
5,7,8 Pepper Residential Securities Trust 2022-A1U, 1M USD LIBOR + 1.000% 2.654% 6/20/60 5,762  5,760 
5,7,8 Pepper Residential Securities Trust 2023-A1U, 1M USD LIBOR + 0.950% 2.604% 8/18/60 2,644  2,638 
5,7,8 Permanent Master Issuer plc 2018-1A, 3M USD LIBOR + 0.380% 2.211% 7/15/58 4,905  4,905 
5,8 PFS Financing Corp 2017-B 2.220% 7/15/22 15,980  16,004 
5,8 PFS Financing Corp. 2017-D 2.400% 10/17/22 17,210  17,276 
5,8 PFS Financing Corp. 2018-D 3.190% 4/17/23 5,460  5,544 
5,7,8 PHEAA Student Loan Trust 2016-2A, 1M USD LIBOR + 0.950% 2.611% 11/25/65 9,943  9,902 
5,8 Progress Residential 2015-SFR3 Trust 3.067% 11/12/32 9,287  9,285 
5,8 Progress Residential 2015-SFR3 Trust 3.733% 11/12/32 3,460  3,462 
5,8 Progress Residential 2017-SFR2 Trust 2.897% 12/17/34 7,756  7,769 
5,8 Progress Residential 2017-SFR2 Trust 3.196% 12/17/34 2,020  2,029 
5,8 Progress Residential 2018-SFR1 Trust 3.255% 3/17/35 4,574  4,645 
5,8 Progress Residential 2018-SFR1 Trust 3.484% 3/17/35 580  585 
5,8 Progress Residential 2018-SFR3 Trust 3.880% 10/17/35 15,061  15,533 
5 Public Service New Hampshire Funding LLC 2018-1 3.094% 2/1/26 2,840  2,919 
5,7,8 Resimac Premier Series 2018-1A, 1M USD LIBOR + 0.800% 2.477% 11/10/49 8,022  8,017 
5,7,8 Resimac Premier Series 2018-1NCA, 1M USD LIBOR + 0.850% 2.584% 12/5/59 10,335  10,342 
5,7,8 Resimac Premier Series 2018-2, 1M USD LIBOR + 0.850% 2.527% 4/10/50 1,848  1,846 
5 Santander Drive Auto Receivables Trust 2016-2 3.390% 4/15/22 1,440  1,450 
5 Santander Drive Auto Receivables Trust 2017-3 2.760% 12/15/22 3,773  3,785 
5 Santander Drive Auto Receivables Trust 2018-1 2.960% 3/15/24 9,410  9,463 
5 Santander Drive Auto Receivables Trust 2018-1 3.320% 3/15/24 4,110  4,161 
5 Santander Drive Auto Receivables Trust 2018-3 4.070% 8/15/24 21,950  22,544 
5 Santander Drive Auto Receivables Trust 2018-4 3.980% 12/15/25 11,000  11,351 
5 Santander Drive Auto Receivables Trust 2018-5 4.190% 12/16/24 17,580  18,130 
5,8 Santander Retail Auto Lease Trust 2017-A 2.680% 1/20/22 2,850  2,853 
5,8 Santander Retail Auto Lease Trust 2018-A 3.200% 4/20/22 3,340  3,362 

 

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  Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000
) Market
Value
($000
)
5,8 Santander Retail Auto Lease Trust 2018-A 3.490% 5/20/22 7,760   7,862 
5,8 Santander Retail Auto Lease Trust 2019-A 2.770% 6/20/22 28,060   28,520 
5,8 SBA Tower Trust 3.156% 10/8/20 3,970   3,973 
5,8 Securitized Term Auto Receivables Trust 2018-1A 3.298% 11/25/22 2,350   2,399 
5,8 Securitized Term Auto Receivables Trust 2018-2A 3.544% 6/26/23 3,370   3,478 
5,8 SLM Private Education Loan Trust 2011-C 4.540% 10/17/44 132   133 
5,8 SLM Private Education Loan Trust 2013-B 3.000% 5/16/44 1,971   1,972 
5,8 SLM Private Education Loan Trust 2014-A 3.500% 11/15/44 800   813 
5 SMART ABS Series 2016-2US Trust 2.050% 12/14/22 1,830   1,828 
5,8 SMB Private Education Loan Trust 2016-A 2.700% 5/15/31 3,659   3,710 
5,7,8 SMB Private Education Loan Trust 2016-B, 1M USD LIBOR + 1.450% 3.126% 2/17/32 2,715   2,755 
5,7,8 SMB Private Education Loan Trust 2016-C, 1M USD LIBOR + 1.100% 2.776% 9/15/34 3,841   3,866 
5,7,8 SMB Private Education Loan Trust 2017-A, 1M USD LIBOR + 0.900% 2.576% 9/15/34 6,293   6,313 
5,8 SMB Private Education Loan Trust 2017-B 2.820% 10/15/35 8,378   8,552 
5,8 SMB Private Education Loan Trust 2018-A 3.500% 2/15/36 18,170   18,977 
5,8 SMB Private Education Loan Trust 2018-B 3.600% 1/15/37 10,670   11,118 
5,8 SMB Private Education Loan Trust 2018-C 3.630% 11/15/35 14,560   15,210 
5,8 SoFi Professional Loan Program 2016-B LLC 2.740% 10/25/32 2,090   2,114 
5,8 SoFi Professional Loan Program 2016-C LLC 2.360% 12/27/32 1,923   1,938 
5,8 SoFi Professional Loan Program 2016-D LLC 2.340% 4/25/33 1,502   1,509 
5,7,8 SoFi Professional Loan Program 2016-D LLC, 1M USD LIBOR + 0.950% 2.611% 1/25/39 566   569 
5,8 SoFi Professional Loan Program 2017-A LLC 2.400% 3/26/40 1,031   1,038 
5,8 SoFi Professional Loan Program 2017-B LLC 2.740% 5/25/40 5,889   5,988 
5,7,8 SoFi Professional Loan Program 2017-C LLC, 1M USD LIBOR + 0.600% 2.261% 7/25/40 477   478 
5,8 SoFi Professional Loan Program 2017-D LLC 2.650% 9/25/40 5,037   5,106 
5,8 SoFi Professional Loan Program 2017-E LLC 2.720% 11/26/40 5,080   5,154 
5,8 SoFi Professional Loan Program 2017-F LLC 2.840% 1/25/41 6,120   6,233 
5,8 SoFi Professional Loan Program 2018-A LLC 2.390% 2/25/42 3,860   3,866 
5,8 SoFi Professional Loan Program 2018-A LLC 2.950% 2/25/42 5,660   5,768 
5,8 SoFi Professional Loan Program 2018-B LLC 3.340% 8/25/47 8,850   9,165 
5,8 SoFi Professional Loan Program 2018-C LLC 3.590% 1/25/48 17,140   17,927 
5,8 SoFi Professional Loan Program 2018-D LLC 3.600% 2/25/48 19,000   19,730 
5,8 SoFi Professional Loan Program 2019-B LLC 3.090% 8/17/48 6,930   7,189 
5,8 Stack Infrastructure Issuer LLC 2019-1A 4.540% 2/25/44 5,620   5,988 
5 Synchrony Card Issuance Trust 2018-A1 3.380% 9/15/24 15,280   15,704 
5 Synchrony Card Issuance Trust 2019-2A 2.340% 6/15/25 13,530   13,749 
5 Synchrony Credit Card Master Note Trust 2016-2 2.950% 5/15/24 5,300   5,332 
5 Synchrony Credit Card Master Note Trust 2017-2 2.620% 10/15/25 15,680   16,030 
5 Synchrony Credit Card Master Note Trust 2017-2 2.820% 10/15/25 4,770   4,856 
5 Synchrony Credit Card Master Note Trust 2017-2 3.010% 10/15/25 6,390   6,507 
5,8 Taco Bell Funding LLC 2016-1A 4.377% 5/25/46 3,608   3,674 
5,8 Taco Bell Funding LLC 2016-1A 4.970% 5/25/46 2,223   2,395 
5,8 Taco Bell Funding LLC 2018-1 4.940% 11/25/48 2,366   2,624 
5,8 Tesla Auto Lease Trust 2018-A 2.970% 4/20/20 165   165 
5,8 Tesla Auto Lease Trust 2018-A 3.300% 5/20/20 630   631 
5,8 Tesla Auto Lease Trust 2018-A 2.200% 11/21/22 7,000   7,036 
5,8 Tesla Auto Lease Trust 2018-B 3.710% 8/20/21 33,529   34,055 
5,8 Tesla Auto Lease Trust 2018-B 4.120% 10/20/21 5,650   5,807 
5,8 Tesla Auto Lease Trust 2018-B 4.360% 10/20/21 3,590   3,689 
5,8 Textainer Marine Containers Limited 2019-A 3.960% 4/20/44 5,226   5,351 
5,8 Tidewater Auto Receivables Trust 2018-AA 3.120% 7/15/22 1,385   1,387 
5,8 Tidewater Auto Receivables Trust 2018-AA 3.450% 11/15/24 1,880   1,891 
5,8 Tidewater Auto Receivables Trust 2018-AA 3.840% 11/15/24 2,100   2,133 
5,8 Tidewater Auto Receivables Trust 2018-AA 4.300% 11/15/24 630   648 
5,8 TMSQ 2014-1500 Mortgage Trust 3.680% 10/10/36 2,800   2,972 
5 Toyota Auto Receivables 2017-D Owner Trust 2.120% 2/15/23 1,345   1,354 
5 Toyota Auto Receivables 2018-A Owner Trust 2.520% 5/15/23 1,590   1,616 
5 Toyota Auto Receivables 2018-B Owner Trust 3.110% 11/15/23 5,780   5,955 
5 Toyota Auto Receivables 2018-C Owner Trust 3.130% 2/15/24 5,140   5,310 

 

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  Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000
) Market
Value
($000
)
5 Toyota Auto Receivables 2019-A Owner Trust 3.000% 5/15/24 2,350  2,442 
5 Toyota Auto Receivables 2019-D Owner Trust 1.990% 2/18/25 5,980  6,032 
5,8 Trafigura Securitisation Finance plc 2017-1A 2.470% 12/15/20 34,610  34,633 
5,8 Trafigura Securitisation Finance plc 2018-1A 3.730% 3/15/22 21,740  22,196 
5,8 Trinity Rail Leasing LP 2018-1A 4.620% 6/17/48 10,260  10,870 
5,8 Trip Rail Master Funding LLC 2017-1A 2.709% 8/15/47 1,693  1,693 
5,8 Triton Container Finance LLC 2018-A2 4.190% 6/22/43 13,282  13,650 
5 UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2012-C1 4.171% 5/10/45 1,200  1,246 
5 UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2017-C7 3.679% 12/15/50 3,723  4,116 
5 UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2019-C16 3.460% 4/15/52 2,287  2,459 
5,8 UBS-BAMLL Trust 2012-WRM 3.663% 6/10/30 6,673  6,874 
5 UBS-Barclays Commercial Mortgage Trust 2012-C4 2.850% 12/10/45 5,703  5,846 
5 UBS-Barclays Commercial Mortgage Trust 2013-C6 3.244% 4/10/46 3,970  4,124 
5 UBS-Barclays Commercial Mortgage Trust 2013-C6 3.469% 4/10/46 1,160  1,207 
5 UBS-Barclays Commercial Mortgage Trust 2019-C18 3.035% 12/15/52 4,800  5,107 
5,8 Vantage Data Centers LLC 2018-1A 4.072% 2/16/43 6,120  6,369 
5,8 Vantage Data Centers LLC 2019-1A 3.188% 7/15/44 2,290  2,345 
5,8 Verizon Owner Trust 2017-3 2.380% 4/20/22 8,950  8,988 
5,8 Verizon Owner Trust 2017-3 2.530% 4/20/22 9,610  9,650 
5,8 Verizon Owner Trust 2018-1 3.050% 9/20/22 7,320  7,391 
5 Verizon Owner Trust 2019-A 2.930% 9/20/23 7,820  7,985 
5 Verizon Owner Trust 2019-A 1.940% 4/22/24 28,270  28,460 
5,8 VNDO 2012-6AVE Mortgage Trust 2.996% 11/15/30 9,070  9,323 
5,8 VNDO 2013-PENN Mortgage Trust 3.808% 12/13/29 1,100  1,112 
5,8 VNDO 2013-PENN Mortgage Trust 4.079% 12/13/29 650  657 
5,8 VNDO 2013-PENN Mortgage Trust 4.079% 12/13/29 490  495 
5 Volkswagen Auto Loan Enhanced Trust 2018-1 3.020% 11/21/22 8,050  8,160 
5 Volkswagen Auto Loan Enhanced Trust 2018-1 3.150% 7/22/24 3,680  3,779 
5 Volkswagen Auto Loan Enhanced Trust 2018-2 3.330% 2/20/25 4,510  4,689 
5 Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2012-LC5 2.918% 10/15/45 5,637  5,776 
5 Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2012-LC5 3.539% 10/15/45 7,210  7,481 
5 Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2013-LC12 3.928% 7/15/46 723  750 
5 Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2013-LC12 4.218% 7/15/46 7,973  8,554 
5 Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2014-LC16 3.548% 8/15/50 11,500  12,181 
5 Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2014-LC16 3.817% 8/15/50 14,360  15,463 
5 Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2014-LC16 4.020% 8/15/50 700  744 
5 Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2014-LC16 4.322% 8/15/50 2,400  2,549 
5 Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2014-LC16 4.458% 8/15/50 1,450  1,500 
5 Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2014-LC18 3.405% 12/15/47 13,210  14,109 
5 Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2015-C26 3.166% 2/15/48 30,685  32,447 
5 Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2015-C27 3.451% 2/15/48 15,822  16,949 
5 Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2015-C29 3.637% 6/15/48 16,693  18,090 
5 Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2015-C29 4.363% 6/15/48 2,310  2,452 
5 Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2015-C30 3.411% 9/15/58 7,230  7,720 
5 Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2015-C30 3.664% 9/15/58 4,380  4,762 
5 Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2015-C30 4.067% 9/15/58 2,250  2,452 
5 Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2015-C30 4.646% 9/15/58 2,740  2,918 
5 Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2015-LC22 3.839% 9/15/58 10,834  11,878 
5 Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2015-LC22 4.207% 9/15/58 2,045  2,230 
5 Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2015-LC22 4.685% 9/15/58 5,225  5,632 
5 Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2015-SG1 3.789% 9/15/48 23,664  25,762 
5 Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2016-BNK1 2.652% 8/15/49 12,670  13,114 
5 Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2016-C32 3.560% 1/15/59 9,166  9,947 
5 Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2016-C37 3.525% 12/15/49 2,990  3,214 
5 Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2016-C37 3.794% 12/15/49 18,890  20,934 
5 Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2017-C38 3.453% 7/15/50 6,905  7,527 
5 Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2017-C39 3.157% 9/15/50 1,400  1,483 
5 Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2017-C39 3.418% 9/15/50 21,430  23,285 
5 Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2017-C40 3.581% 10/15/50 15,380  16,895 
5 Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2017-C41 3.472% 11/15/50 12,360  13,481 
5 Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2017-C42 3.589% 12/15/50 6,745  7,433 
5 Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2017-RC1 3.631% 1/15/60 2,712  2,980 
5 Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C43 4.514% 3/15/51 12,380  13,195 
5 Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C46 4.152% 8/15/51 4,315  4,927 

 

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  Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000
) Market
Value
($000
)
5 Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C47 4.365% 9/15/61 5,600  6,351 
5 Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C47 4.442% 9/15/61 7,690  8,964 
5 Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C48 4.245% 1/15/52 11,180  12,589 
5 Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2019-C49 3.933% 3/15/52 3,250  3,621 
5 Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2019-C49 4.023% 3/15/52 2,800  3,189 
5 Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2019-C50 3.635% 5/15/52 3,710  4,069 
5 Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2019-C52 2.892% 8/15/52 7,970  8,387 
5 Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2019-C54 3.146% 12/15/52 7,390  7,944 
5,8 Wendys Funding LLC 2015-1A 4.497% 6/15/45 2,212  2,296 
5,8 Wendys Funding LLC 2018-1 3.573% 3/15/48 3,136  3,193 
5,8 WFLD 2014-MONT Mortgage Trust 3.880% 8/10/31 4,640  4,958 
5,8 WFRBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2011-C3 4.375% 3/15/44 6,023  6,147 
5 WFRBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2012-C10 2.875% 12/15/45 5,280  5,417 
5 WFRBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2012-C7 3.431% 6/15/45 6,130  6,332 
5 WFRBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2012-C7 4.090% 6/15/45 4,170  4,333 
5 WFRBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2012-C8 3.001% 8/15/45 3,789  3,884 
5 WFRBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2012-C9 2.870% 11/15/45 9,924  10,169 
5 WFRBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2012-C9 3.388% 11/15/45 2,870  2,970 
5 WFRBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2013-C13 3.345% 5/15/45 2,220  2,303 
5 WFRBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2013-C15 3.720% 8/15/46 1,625  1,672 
5 WFRBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2013-C15 4.153% 8/15/46 6,044  6,462 
5 WFRBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2013-C17 3.558% 12/15/46 278  287 
5 WFRBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2013-C18 3.676% 12/15/46 1,697  1,753 
5 WFRBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2013-C18 4.162% 12/15/46 7,778  8,422 
5 WFRBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2013-C18 4.847% 12/15/46 1,085  1,186 
5 WFRBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2014-C19 3.829% 3/15/47 12,930  13,744 
5 WFRBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2014-C19 4.101% 3/15/47 10,595  11,490 
5 WFRBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2014-C20 3.995% 5/15/47 14,675  15,889 
5 WFRBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2014-C20 4.378% 5/15/47 2,410  2,551 
5 WFRBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2014-C20 4.513% 5/15/47 1,410  1,450 
5 WFRBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2014-C21 3.410% 8/15/47 1,558  1,641 
5 WFRBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2014-C21 3.678% 8/15/47 13,286  14,265 
5 WFRBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2014-C21 3.891% 8/15/47 700  747 
5 WFRBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2014-C21 4.234% 8/15/47 2,410  2,473 
5 WFRBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2014-C23 3.917% 10/15/57 4,167  4,529 
5 WFRBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2014-C24 3.607% 11/15/47 14,926  16,030 
5 WFRBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2014-LC14 3.766% 3/15/47 920  976 
5 WFRBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2014-LC14 4.045% 3/15/47 14,142  15,261 
5 World Omni Auto Receivables Trust 2018-A 2.730% 2/15/24 7,680  7,843 
5 World Omni Auto Receivables Trust 2018-A 2.890% 4/15/25 3,820  3,886 
5 World Omni Auto Receivables Trust 2018-D 3.440% 12/16/24 1,770  1,851 
5 World Omni Auto Receivables Trust 2019-A 3.220% 6/16/25 3,060  3,181 
5 World Omni Auto Receivables Trust 2019-B 2.860% 6/16/25 2,510  2,580 
5 World Omni Automobile Lease Securitization Trust 2019-B 3.240% 7/15/24 1,940  1,979 
5,8 World Omni Select Auto Trust A Series 2018-1 A3 3.460% 3/15/23 5,980  6,024 
Total Asset-Backed/Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities (Cost $5,814,784)    6,008,548 
Corporate Bonds (63.3%)            
Finance (27.9%)
  Banking (20.2%)          
  American Express Co. 3.400% 2/22/24 60,000  63,427 
  American Express Co. 2.500% 7/30/24 48,480  49,652 
  American Express Co. 3.000% 10/30/24 35,385  37,126 
  American Express Co. 4.200% 11/6/25 16,815  18,817 
5,8 Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd. 2.950% 7/22/30 47,600  48,202 
  Banco Santander SA 2.706% 6/27/24 31,000  31,846 
  Banco Santander SA 3.800% 2/23/28 40,200  43,450 
  Banco Santander SA 4.379% 4/12/28 4,415  4,966 
  Banco Santander SA 3.306% 6/27/29 62,700  66,754 
5 Bank of America Corp. 3.458% 3/15/25 10,000  10,546 
  Bank of America Corp. 3.875% 8/1/25 4,795  5,267 
5 Bank of America Corp. 3.093% 10/1/25 57,895  60,427 

 

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  Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000
) Market
Value
($000
)
5 Bank of America Corp. 3.366% 1/23/26 47,635  50,552 
5 Bank of America Corp. 3.559% 4/23/27 29,223  31,469 
  Bank of America Corp. 3.248% 10/21/27 24,000  25,500 
5 Bank of America Corp. 3.824% 1/20/28 52,262  57,278 
5 Bank of America Corp. 3.705% 4/24/28 29,500  32,247 
5 Bank of America Corp. 3.419% 12/20/28 52,800  56,453 
5 Bank of America Corp. 3.970% 3/5/29 40,500  45,153 
5 Bank of America Corp. 4.271% 7/23/29 24,250  27,575 
5 Bank of America Corp. 3.974% 2/7/30 10,770  12,087 
5 Bank of America Corp. 3.194% 7/23/30 15,000  15,928 
5 Bank of America Corp. 2.884% 10/22/30 13,500  13,962 
  Bank of Montreal 3.300% 2/5/24 76,000  80,120 
  Bank of New York Mellon Corp. 3.650% 2/4/24 17,000  18,200 
  Bank of New York Mellon Corp. 3.400% 5/15/24 20,200  21,566 
  Bank of New York Mellon Corp. 3.250% 9/11/24 11,142  11,854 
  Bank of New York Mellon Corp. 2.100% 10/24/24 21,000  21,238 
  Bank of New York Mellon Corp. 3.000% 2/24/25 15,800  16,647 
  Bank of New York Mellon Corp. 2.800% 5/4/26 19,141  20,156 
  Bank of New York Mellon Corp. 2.450% 8/17/26 19,000  19,528 
  Bank of New York Mellon Corp. 3.250% 5/16/27 1,000  1,078 
  Bank of New York Mellon Corp. 3.400% 1/29/28 6,250  6,828 
5 Bank of New York Mellon Corp. 3.442% 2/7/28 65,850  71,244 
  Bank of New York Mellon Corp. 3.850% 4/28/28 1,500  1,702 
  Bank of New York Mellon Corp. 3.000% 10/30/28 7,000  7,364 
  Bank of Nova Scotia 2.200% 2/3/25 38,960  39,533 
  Bank of Nova Scotia 2.700% 8/3/26 48,750  50,697 
8 Banque Federative du Credit Mutuel SA 2.375% 11/21/24 24,000  24,400 
5 Barclays plc 3.932% 5/7/25 4,800  5,107 
  Barclays plc 4.337% 1/10/28 25,975  28,538 
5,8 BNP Paribas SA 2.819% 11/19/25 51,000  52,306 
8 BNP Paribas SA 3.500% 11/16/27 15,000  15,945 
5,8 BNP Paribas SA 3.052% 1/13/31 22,850  23,288 
  BPCE SA 3.375% 12/2/26 10,000  10,682 
10 BPCE SA 0.500% 2/24/27 10,800  12,017 
8 BPCE SA 3.250% 1/11/28 20,000  21,261 
  Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce 3.100% 4/2/24 36,400  38,147 
5 Capital One Bank USA NA 2.280% 1/28/26 42,650  42,751 
5 Citigroup Inc. 3.352% 4/24/25 10,000  10,487 
  Citigroup Inc. 3.400% 5/1/26 40,000  42,844 
  Citigroup Inc. 3.200% 10/21/26 54,245  57,265 
9 Citigroup Inc. 1.750% 10/23/26 5,700  7,596 
5 Citigroup Inc. 3.887% 1/10/28 21,000  23,092 
5 Citigroup Inc. 3.668% 7/24/28 23,400  25,432 
5 Citigroup Inc. 3.520% 10/27/28 20,000  21,447 
5 Citigroup Inc. 4.075% 4/23/29 18,500  20,763 
5 Citigroup Inc. 3.980% 3/20/30 25,000  28,051 
5 Citigroup Inc. 2.976% 11/5/30 24,198  25,090 
5 Citigroup Inc. 2.666% 1/29/31 22,120  22,377 
8 Commonwealth Bank of Australia 3.350% 6/4/24 40,650  43,203 
8 Commonwealth Bank of Australia 3.150% 9/19/27 26,935  28,812 
8 Cooperatieve Rabobank UA 2.625% 7/22/24 20,260  20,846 
10 Cooperatieve Rabobank UA 0.250% 10/30/26 4,400  4,885 
  Credit Suisse AG 3.625% 9/9/24 67,150  71,959 
  Credit Suisse Group Funding Guernsey Ltd. 3.750% 3/26/25 5,000  5,363 
5,8 Danske Bank A/S 3.244% 12/20/25 18,500  19,013 
  Discover Bank 4.650% 9/13/28 11,600  13,381 
  Discover Financial Services 4.500% 1/30/26 10,000  11,075 
  Discover Financial Services 4.100% 2/9/27 10,000  10,932 
  Fifth Third Bank 2.250% 2/1/27 20,000  20,123 
  Goldman Sachs Group Inc. 3.850% 7/8/24 25,937  27,715 
  Goldman Sachs Group Inc. 3.500% 1/23/25 43,354  46,057 
  Goldman Sachs Group Inc. 3.750% 5/22/25 86,497  93,186 
5 Goldman Sachs Group Inc. 3.272% 9/29/25 30,595  32,145 
  Goldman Sachs Group Inc. 3.850% 1/26/27 28,500  30,810 

 

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  Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000
) Market
Value
($000
)
5 Goldman Sachs Group Inc. 3.691% 6/5/28 41,551  45,254 
5 Goldman Sachs Group Inc. 3.814% 4/23/29 1,250  1,371 
5 Goldman Sachs Group Inc. 4.223% 5/1/29 16,231  18,256 
7,11 Goldman Sachs Group Inc., 3M Australian Bank Bill Rate + 1.550% 2.477% 5/2/24 30,700  20,841 
8 Grupo Aval Ltd. 4.375% 2/4/30 7,670  7,756 
5 HSBC Holdings plc 3.950% 5/18/24 1,135  1,200 
5 HSBC Holdings plc 3.803% 3/11/25 61,230  64,770 
5 HSBC Holdings plc 2.633% 11/7/25 26,590  27,061 
  HSBC Holdings plc 4.300% 3/8/26 25,950  28,798 
  HSBC Holdings plc 3.900% 5/25/26 31,015  33,630 
5 HSBC Holdings plc 4.292% 9/12/26 20,550  22,538 
5 HSBC Holdings plc 4.041% 3/13/28 75,599  82,643 
5 HSBC Holdings plc 4.583% 6/19/29 41,988  47,934 
5 HSBC Holdings plc 3.973% 5/22/30 30,000  32,858 
7,11 HSBC Holdings plc, 3M Australian Bank Bill Rate + 1.100% 2.002% 2/16/24 28,200  18,855 
  ING Groep NV 3.550% 4/9/24 5,000  5,296 
  ING Groep NV 3.950% 3/29/27 15,850  17,467 
  ING Groep NV 4.550% 10/2/28 4,500  5,223 
  ING Groep NV 4.050% 4/9/29 33,500  37,818 
8 Intesa Sanpaolo SPA 3.250% 9/23/24 3,250  3,323 
10 Intesa Sanpaolo SPA 1.750% 3/20/28 4,000  4,719 
8 Intesa Sanpaolo SPA 4.000% 9/23/29 31,725  33,480 
  JPMorgan Chase & Co. 3.625% 5/13/24 24,485  26,258 
  JPMorgan Chase & Co. 3.125% 1/23/25 16,865  17,767 
5 JPMorgan Chase & Co. 3.220% 3/1/25 64,286  67,321 
  JPMorgan Chase & Co. 3.900% 7/15/25 30,940  33,753 
5 JPMorgan Chase & Co. 2.301% 10/15/25 27,500  27,844 
  JPMorgan Chase & Co. 3.200% 6/15/26 56,576  60,154 
5,10 JPMorgan Chase & Co. 1.090% 3/11/27 13,940  16,174 
5 JPMorgan Chase & Co. 3.782% 2/1/28 25,000  27,365 
5 JPMorgan Chase & Co. 3.540% 5/1/28 27,820  30,037 
5 JPMorgan Chase & Co. 3.509% 1/23/29 42,408  45,958 
5 JPMorgan Chase & Co. 4.005% 4/23/29 47,885  53,591 
5 JPMorgan Chase & Co. 2.739% 10/15/30 56,800  58,291 
5 JPMorgan Chase & Co. 3.882% 7/24/38 5,640  6,435 
  KeyBank NA 3.300% 6/1/25 20,000  21,391 
  KeyCorp 4.100% 4/30/28 15,000  16,854 
  Lloyds Banking Group plc 3.900% 3/12/24 20,000  21,373 
11 Lloyds Banking Group plc 4.000% 3/7/25 2,300  1,675 
  Lloyds Banking Group plc 4.450% 5/8/25 44,000  48,698 
5 Lloyds Banking Group plc 2.438% 2/5/26 15,000  15,076 
  Lloyds Banking Group plc 3.750% 1/11/27 46,070  49,438 
  Lloyds Banking Group plc 4.375% 3/22/28 30,000  33,787 
  Lloyds Banking Group plc 4.550% 8/16/28 56,000  63,996 
5 Lloyds Banking Group plc 3.574% 11/7/28 10,873  11,575 
7,11 Lloyds Banking Group plc, 3M Australian Bank Bill Rate + 0.000% 2.291% 3/7/25 19,000  12,704 
11 Macquarie Bank Ltd. 1.750% 8/7/24 9,640  6,511 
7,11 Macquarie Bank Ltd., 3M Australian Bank Bill Rate + 0.800% 1.733% 8/7/24 35,000  23,413 
  Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc. 3.777% 3/2/25 91,027  98,321 
  Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc. 3.850% 3/1/26 35,085  38,402 
  Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc. 2.757% 9/13/26 11,555  11,953 
  Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc. 3.677% 2/22/27 4,920  5,366 
  Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc. 3.287% 7/25/27 750  800 
  Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc. 3.961% 3/2/28 1,250  1,400 
  Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc. 4.050% 9/11/28 1,000  1,129 
  Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc. 3.741% 3/7/29 53,000  58,791 
  Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc. 3.195% 7/18/29 72,000  76,251 
8 Mizuho Bank Ltd. 3.750% 4/16/24 5,340  5,706 
8 Mizuho Bank Ltd. 3.600% 9/25/24 8,700  9,291 
5 Mizuho Financial Group Inc. 2.555% 9/13/25 30,000  30,506 

 

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  Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000
) Market
Value
($000
)
8 Mizuho Financial Group Inc. 3.477% 4/12/26 10,000  10,679 
  Mizuho Financial Group Inc. 2.839% 9/13/26 3,525  3,638 
  Mizuho Financial Group Inc. 3.663% 2/28/27 750  811 
  Mizuho Financial Group Inc. 3.170% 9/11/27 8,525  8,972 
  Mizuho Financial Group Inc. 4.018% 3/5/28 5,750  6,455 
5 Mizuho Financial Group Inc. 3.153% 7/16/30 21,600  22,812 
5 Mizuho Financial Group Inc. 2.869% 9/13/30 16,000  16,406 
  Morgan Stanley 3.875% 4/29/24 16,900  18,185 
  Morgan Stanley 3.700% 10/23/24 15,525  16,716 
5 Morgan Stanley 2.720% 7/22/25 34,060  34,947 
  Morgan Stanley 4.000% 7/23/25 29,431  32,442 
  Morgan Stanley 3.875% 1/27/26 85,427  93,196 
  Morgan Stanley 3.625% 1/20/27 69,180  75,170 
5 Morgan Stanley 3.591% 7/22/28 32,785  35,394 
5 Morgan Stanley 2.699% 1/22/31 30,000  30,464 
  MUFG Americas Holdings Corp. 3.000% 2/10/25 9,600  9,924 
  PNC Bank NA 3.300% 10/30/24 24,634  26,018 
  PNC Bank NA 2.950% 2/23/25 31,289  32,890 
  PNC Bank NA 3.250% 6/1/25 61,052  65,079 
  PNC Bank NA 3.100% 10/25/27 29,626  31,669 
  PNC Bank NA 3.250% 1/22/28 15,300  16,472 
  PNC Bank NA 2.700% 10/22/29 20,000  20,618 
  PNC Financial Services Group Inc. 2.600% 7/23/26 42,481  43,845 
  PNC Financial Services Group Inc. 3.150% 5/19/27 15,500  16,601 
  PNC Financial Services Group Inc. 3.450% 4/23/29 50,985  55,551 
  PNC Financial Services Group Inc. 2.550% 1/22/30 23,000  23,500 
  Royal Bank of Canada 2.550% 7/16/24 62,798  64,733 
  Royal Bank of Canada 2.250% 11/1/24 90,679  92,263 
5 Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc 4.269% 3/22/25 25,000  26,918 
5 Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc 4.892% 5/18/29 12,750  14,742 
5 Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc 5.076% 1/27/30 13,584  16,020 
5 Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc 4.445% 5/8/30 10,000  11,284 
  Santander Holdings USA Inc. 3.500% 6/7/24 35,000  36,497 
  Santander Holdings USA Inc. 4.400% 7/13/27 6,222  6,817 
8 Santander UK Group Holdings plc 4.750% 9/15/25 17,061  18,599 
  Santander UK plc 4.000% 3/13/24 26,360  28,414 
  Santander UK plc 2.875% 6/18/24 19,750  20,482 
5,10 Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB 1.375% 10/31/28 7,400  8,421 
  State Street Corp. 3.300% 12/16/24 41,435  44,220 
  State Street Corp. 3.550% 8/18/25 31,058  33,811 
5 State Street Corp. 2.354% 11/1/25 29,500  29,981 
  State Street Corp. 2.400% 1/24/30 27,000  27,252 
  Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc. 2.696% 7/16/24 38,250  39,286 
  Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc. 3.784% 3/9/26 35,000  38,131 
  Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc. 2.632% 7/14/26 56,541  57,912 
  Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc. 3.010% 10/19/26 5,975  6,245 
  Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc. 3.446% 1/11/27 24,165  25,928 
  Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc. 3.364% 7/12/27 19,491  20,876 
  Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc. 3.352% 10/18/27 4,000  4,285 
  Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc. 3.544% 1/17/28 8,870  9,618 
  Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc. 3.944% 7/19/28 4,870  5,418 
  Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc. 4.306% 10/16/28 750  861 
  Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc. 3.040% 7/16/29 114,000  119,642 
  Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc. 2.750% 1/15/30 33,000  33,810 
  Synchrony Financial 3.700% 8/4/26 19,720  20,738 
  Toronto-Dominion Bank 2.650% 6/12/24 15,000  15,560 
5 Toronto-Dominion Bank 3.625% 9/15/31 3,750  4,008 
  Truist Bank 3.200% 4/1/24 102,525  107,771 
  Truist Bank 2.150% 12/6/24 22,500  22,698 
  Truist Bank 3.625% 9/16/25 22,495  24,362 
  Truist Bank 4.050% 11/3/25 35,000  39,100 
  Truist Financial Corp. 2.500% 8/1/24 58,400  59,937 
  Truist Financial Corp. 2.850% 10/26/24 5,000  5,219 
  Truist Financial Corp. 4.000% 5/1/25 19,351  21,356 

 

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  Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000
) Market
Value
($000
)
  Truist Financial Corp. 3.875% 3/19/29 10,000  11,167 
8 UBS Group Funding Switzerland AG 4.125% 9/24/25 14,257  15,723 
8 UBS Group Funding Switzerland AG 4.125% 4/15/26 8,500  9,380 
8 UBS Group Funding Switzerland AG 4.253% 3/23/28 19,669  21,865 
5 United Overseas Bank Ltd. 2.880% 3/8/27 3,000  3,034 
  US Bancorp 3.700% 1/30/24 41,765  44,785 
  US Bancorp 3.375% 2/5/24 12,355  13,097 
  US Bancorp 2.400% 7/30/24 43,200  44,226 
  US Bancorp 3.600% 9/11/24 14,800  15,941 
  US Bancorp 3.950% 11/17/25 19,550  21,791 
  US Bancorp 3.100% 4/27/26 10,454  11,071 
  US Bancorp 2.375% 7/22/26 26,525  27,205 
  US Bancorp 3.150% 4/27/27 9,250  9,949 
  US Bancorp 3.900% 4/26/28 2,250  2,583 
  US Bancorp 3.000% 7/30/29 22,000  23,112 
  US Bank NA 2.800% 1/27/25 14,400  15,062 
§,12 Washington Mutual Bank / Debt not acquired by JPMorgan 5.500% 1/15/13 6,147  1 
§,12 Washington Mutual Bank / Debt not acquired by JPMorgan 5.650% 8/15/14 7,500  1 
§,12 Washington Mutual Bank / Debt not acquired by JPMorgan 5.125% 1/15/15 9,000  1 
  Wells Fargo & Co. 3.300% 9/9/24 16,199  17,129 
  Wells Fargo & Co. 3.000% 2/19/25 65,700  68,989 
  Wells Fargo & Co. 3.550% 9/29/25 17,459  18,768 
5 Wells Fargo & Co. 2.406% 10/30/25 34,450  34,924 
  Wells Fargo & Co. 3.000% 4/22/26 77,841  81,236 
  Wells Fargo & Co. 3.000% 10/23/26 48,860  51,101 
5 Wells Fargo & Co. 3.196% 6/17/27 21,550  22,645 
5 Wells Fargo & Co. 3.584% 5/22/28 29,500  32,001 
  Wells Fargo & Co. 4.150% 1/24/29 13,949  15,794 
5 Wells Fargo & Co. 2.879% 10/30/30 36,089  37,062 
9 Wells Fargo Bank NA 5.250% 8/1/23 6,500  9,709 
  Westpac Banking Corp. 3.300% 2/26/24 42,800  45,190 
  Westpac Banking Corp. 2.350% 2/19/25 33,000  33,676 
  Westpac Banking Corp. 2.850% 5/13/26 23,795  24,829 
  Westpac Banking Corp. 3.350% 3/8/27 63,790  69,122 
10 Westpac Banking Corp. 1.125% 9/5/27 4,983  5,904 
  Westpac Banking Corp. 2.650% 1/16/30 20,000  20,565 
5 Westpac Banking Corp. 2.894% 2/4/30 21,325  21,468 
5 Westpac Banking Corp. 4.322% 11/23/31 20,231  21,925 
  Westpac Banking Corp. 4.110% 7/24/34 11,175  11,973 
7,11 Westpac Banking Corp., 3M Australian Bank Bill Rate + 3.100% 3.989% 3/10/26 2,600  1,780 
  Brokerage (1.5%)          
8 AG Issuer LLC 6.250% 3/1/28 234  234 
  Ameriprise Financial Inc. 3.700% 10/15/24 25,000  27,062 
  Ameriprise Financial Inc. 2.875% 9/15/26 1,986  2,077 
  BlackRock Inc. 3.200% 3/15/27 21,625  23,404 
  BlackRock Inc. 3.250% 4/30/29 15,488  16,938 
  BlackRock Inc. 2.400% 4/30/30 32,100  32,652 
  Brookfield Finance Inc. 3.900% 1/25/28 10,000  11,064 
  Brookfield Finance Inc. 4.850% 3/29/29 19,297  22,986 
  Charles Schwab Corp. 3.850% 5/21/25 51,027  56,137 
  Charles Schwab Corp. 3.200% 1/25/28 24,899  26,627 
  Charles Schwab Corp. 4.000% 2/1/29 24,452  27,735 
  Charles Schwab Corp. 3.250% 5/22/29 46,350  50,278 
  Invesco Finance plc 4.000% 1/30/24 21,300  22,951 
  Invesco Finance plc 3.750% 1/15/26 6,673  7,266 
  Lazard Group LLC 4.500% 9/19/28 31,671  35,966 
  Nomura Holdings Inc. 3.103% 1/16/30 45,365  46,471 
  Stifel Financial Corp. 4.250% 7/18/24 14,785  15,995 
  TD Ameritrade Holding Corp. 3.625% 4/1/25 46,330  50,038 

 

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  Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000
) Market
Value
($000
)
  TD Ameritrade Holding Corp. 3.300% 4/1/27 20,037  21,462 
  TD Ameritrade Holding Corp. 2.750% 10/1/29 10,135  10,469 
  Finance Companies (0.2%)          
  Air Lease Corp. 3.750% 6/1/26 5,000  5,334 
  Air Lease Corp. 3.000% 2/1/30 21,500  21,506 
8 Avolon Holdings Funding Ltd. 2.875% 2/15/25 21,200  21,393 
8 Avolon Holdings Funding Ltd. 3.250% 2/15/27 20,000  20,238 
  Insurance (2.6%)          
  Aetna Inc. 3.500% 11/15/24 10,000  10,646 
  Aflac Inc. 3.625% 11/15/24 16,800  18,183 
  Aflac Inc. 3.250% 3/17/25 5,995  6,381 
8 AIA Group Ltd. 3.600% 4/9/29 37,366  40,575 
  Anthem Inc. 2.375% 1/15/25 13,000  13,159 
  Anthem Inc. 3.650% 12/1/27 10,000  10,802 
  Berkshire Hathaway Inc. 3.125% 3/15/26 19,728  21,140 
8 Centene Corp. 4.750% 1/15/25 1,300  1,349 
8 Centene Corp. 4.250% 12/15/27 2,595  2,705 
8 Centene Corp. 4.625% 12/15/29 2,600  2,798 
  Chubb INA Holdings Inc. 3.350% 5/15/24 39,741  42,402 
  Chubb INA Holdings Inc. 3.150% 3/15/25 18,772  20,033 
  Chubb INA Holdings Inc. 3.350% 5/3/26 41,930  45,328 
  CNA Financial Corp. 3.900% 5/1/29 20,000  22,211 
  Enstar Group Ltd. 4.950% 6/1/29 20,580  23,035 
9 Hastings Group Finance plc 3.000% 5/24/25 5,200  6,978 
  Humana Inc. 3.950% 3/15/27 7,300  7,984 
  Lincoln National Corp. 3.625% 12/12/26 12,463  13,414 
  Lincoln National Corp. 3.800% 3/1/28 6,276  6,876 
  Markel Corp. 3.350% 9/17/29 7,000  7,371 
  Marsh & McLennan Cos. Inc. 3.500% 6/3/24 41,425  43,847 
  Marsh & McLennan Cos. Inc. 3.500% 3/10/25 30,636  32,690 
  Marsh & McLennan Cos. Inc. 4.375% 3/15/29 40,641  46,799 
8 Metropolitan Life Global Funding I 3.450% 12/18/26 12,520  13,667 
5,8 Nippon Life Insurance Co. 3.400% 1/23/50 8,000  8,135 
8 Nuveen Finance LLC 4.125% 11/1/24 34,863  38,251 
  Principal Financial Group Inc. 3.100% 11/15/26 6,110  6,449 
  Principal Financial Group Inc. 3.700% 5/15/29 21,200  23,590 
  Progressive Corp. 2.450% 1/15/27 1,000  1,026 
8 Protective Life Corp. 4.300% 9/30/28 22,900  25,908 
5 Prudential Financial Inc. 5.200% 3/15/44 2,500  2,672 
5 Prudential Financial Inc. 5.375% 5/15/45 3,575  3,988 
  Reinsurance Group of America Inc. 3.950% 9/15/26 24,825  27,035 
  UnitedHealth Group Inc. 3.500% 2/15/24 4,850  5,172 
  UnitedHealth Group Inc. 2.375% 8/15/24 17,640  18,022 
  UnitedHealth Group Inc. 3.750% 7/15/25 46,692  51,107 
  UnitedHealth Group Inc. 3.100% 3/15/26 3,633  3,878 
  UnitedHealth Group Inc. 3.450% 1/15/27 10,800  11,765 
  UnitedHealth Group Inc. 3.375% 4/15/27 28,280  30,633 
  UnitedHealth Group Inc. 2.950% 10/15/27 39,048  41,377 
  UnitedHealth Group Inc. 3.850% 6/15/28 18,348  20,557 
  UnitedHealth Group Inc. 3.875% 12/15/28 22,500  25,376 
  UnitedHealth Group Inc. 2.875% 8/15/29 62,640  65,354 
  Voya Financial Inc. 3.650% 6/15/26 750  815 
  Voya Financial Inc. 5.700% 7/15/43 3,758  5,136 
  Other Finance (0.0%)          
10 Aroundtown SA 1.625% 1/31/28 3,400  4,004 
10 CPI Property Group SA 1.625% 4/23/27 4,400  4,925 
  Real Estate Investment Trusts (3.4%)          
  Alexandria Real Estate Equities Inc. 3.450% 4/30/25 24,940  26,585 
  Alexandria Real Estate Equities Inc. 3.950% 1/15/28 1,975  2,172 
  Alexandria Real Estate Equities Inc. 2.750% 12/15/29 15,000  15,257 
  AvalonBay Communities Inc. 2.950% 5/11/26 20,000  21,018 
  AvalonBay Communities Inc. 2.900% 10/15/26 6,500  6,832 

 

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  Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000
) Market
Value
($000
)
  AvalonBay Communities Inc. 3.350% 5/15/27 12,040  12,958 
  AvalonBay Communities Inc. 3.200% 1/15/28 18,750  20,011 
  AvalonBay Communities Inc. 3.300% 6/1/29 25,000  27,025 
  Camden Property Trust 4.100% 10/15/28 19,980  22,788 
  Camden Property Trust 3.150% 7/1/29 6,396  6,868 
  CubeSmart LP 4.375% 2/15/29 12,000  13,550 
  CyrusOne LP / CyrusOne Finance Corp. 2.900% 11/15/24 8,085  8,243 
  CyrusOne LP / CyrusOne Finance Corp. 3.450% 11/15/29 21,175  21,839 
  Digital Realty Trust LP 4.750% 10/1/25 5,645  6,357 
  Digital Realty Trust LP 3.700% 8/15/27 15,300  16,559 
  Digital Realty Trust LP 3.600% 7/1/29 20,000  21,378 
  Duke Realty LP 2.875% 11/15/29 15,000  15,503 
  ERP Operating LP 3.375% 6/1/25 21,000  22,440 
  ERP Operating LP 2.850% 11/1/26 8,211  8,580 
  ERP Operating LP 3.500% 3/1/28 8,836  9,640 
  ERP Operating LP 4.150% 12/1/28 27,655  31,791 
  ERP Operating LP 3.000% 7/1/29 23,014  24,344 
  ERP Operating LP 2.500% 2/15/30 12,570  12,824 
  Essex Portfolio LP 3.000% 1/15/30 10,000  10,414 
  Federal Realty Investment Trust 3.950% 1/15/24 8,269  8,842 
  Federal Realty Investment Trust 3.250% 7/15/27 3,665  3,908 
  Federal Realty Investment Trust 3.200% 6/15/29 10,000  10,722 
  Healthpeak Properties Inc. 4.200% 3/1/24 8,055  8,716 
  Healthpeak Properties Inc. 3.400% 2/1/25 5,605  5,919 
  Healthpeak Properties Inc. 4.000% 6/1/25 14,105  15,280 
  Healthpeak Properties Inc. 3.500% 7/15/29 17,542  18,726 
  Healthpeak Properties Inc. 3.000% 1/15/30 46,700  48,084 
  Highwoods Realty LP 3.875% 3/1/27 19,500  20,836 
  Kimco Realty Corp. 3.300% 2/1/25 19,940  21,029 
  Kimco Realty Corp. 2.800% 10/1/26 7,148  7,345 
8 Ladder Capital Finance Holdings LLLP / Ladder Capital Finance Corp. 4.250% 2/1/27 1,870  1,863 
  Liberty Property LP 4.400% 2/15/24 9,900  10,799 
  Liberty Property LP 3.750% 4/1/25 5,000  5,415 
  Liberty Property LP 4.375% 2/1/29 15,000  17,252 
  Mid-America Apartments LP 4.000% 11/15/25 7,620  8,400 
  Mid-America Apartments LP 3.600% 6/1/27 6,000  6,485 
  Mid-America Apartments LP 2.750% 3/15/30 20,000  20,501 
  National Retail Properties Inc. 4.000% 11/15/25 2,100  2,291 
  Omega Healthcare Investors Inc. 4.500% 1/15/25 1,016  1,107 
  Omega Healthcare Investors Inc. 5.250% 1/15/26 23,524  26,701 
  Omega Healthcare Investors Inc. 4.750% 1/15/28 5,637  6,300 
  Omega Healthcare Investors Inc. 3.625% 10/1/29 10,000  10,338 
10 Prologis Euro Finance LLC 0.375% 2/6/28 1,790  1,989 
  Public Storage 3.094% 9/15/27 7,137  7,582 
  Public Storage 3.385% 5/1/29 32,247  34,994 
  Realty Income Corp. 3.875% 4/15/25 25,140  27,508 
  Realty Income Corp. 4.125% 10/15/26 46,360  51,921 
  Realty Income Corp. 3.650% 1/15/28 18,669  20,390 
  Sabra Health Care LP 5.125% 8/15/26 37,212  40,684 
  Sabra Health Care LP 3.900% 10/15/29 26,780  27,714 
  Sabra Health Care LP / Sabra Capital Corp. 4.800% 6/1/24 18,600  20,044 
  Simon Property Group LP 3.750% 2/1/24 28,466  30,433 
  Simon Property Group LP 2.000% 9/13/24 35,800  36,042 
  Simon Property Group LP 3.375% 10/1/24 4,000  4,250 
  Simon Property Group LP 3.500% 9/1/25 12,997  13,999 
  Simon Property Group LP 3.300% 1/15/26 9,920  10,628 
  Simon Property Group LP 3.250% 11/30/26 24,545  26,371 
  Simon Property Group LP 3.375% 6/15/27 16,390  17,623 
  Simon Property Group LP 3.375% 12/1/27 23,164  24,937 
  Simon Property Group LP 2.450% 9/13/29 23,700  23,785 
  Ventas Realty LP 3.500% 2/1/25 4,920  5,195 
  VEREIT Operating Partnership LP 3.100% 12/15/29 15,000  15,197 
8 VICI Properties LP / VICI Note Co. Inc. 3.750% 2/15/27 810  812 

 

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    Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000
) Market
Value
($000
)
8 VICI Properties LP / VICI Note Co. Inc. 4.125% 8/15/30 810  821 
  Welltower Inc. 2.700% 2/15/27 10,000  10,242 
  Welltower Inc. 4.250% 4/15/28 2,540  2,839 
  Welltower Inc. 3.100% 1/15/30 4,000  4,175 
           9,372,570 

 

Industrial (31.4%) 

  Basic Industry (0.9%)
8 Air Liquide Finance SA 2.500% 9/27/26 19,850  20,469 
  Celulosa Arauco y Constitucion SA 5.500% 11/2/47 5,200  5,556 
8 Chevron Phillips Chemical Co LLC / Chevron Phillips Chemical Co LP 3.400% 12/1/26 14,748  15,681 
8 Chevron Phillips Chemical Co. LLC / Chevron Phillips Chemical Co. LP 3.700% 6/1/28 17,416  18,962 
  Dow Chemical Co. 4.550% 11/30/25 6,350  7,131 
  Dow Chemical Co. 3.625% 5/15/26 31,000  33,441 
  DuPont de Nemours Inc. 4.493% 11/15/25 20,000  22,295 
  Eastman Chemical Co. 3.800% 3/15/25 23,257  24,870 
  FMC Corp. 3.200% 10/1/26 14,475  15,195 
  Newmont Corp. 2.800% 10/1/29 23,875  24,478 
8 Novelis Corp. 4.750% 1/30/30 970  975 
  Nutrien Ltd. 3.375% 3/15/25 10,000  10,562 
8 OCI NV 5.250% 11/1/24 2,650  2,733 
  Packaging Corp. of America 3.000% 12/15/29 15,000  15,451 
  Rio Tinto Finance USA Ltd. 3.750% 6/15/25 6,720  7,333 
  Sherwin-Williams Co. 2.950% 8/15/29 19,000  19,632 
  Steel Dynamics Inc. 3.450% 4/15/30 9,200  9,453 
8 Suzano Austria GmbH 7.000% 3/16/47 3,000  3,580 
  Vale Overseas Ltd. 6.250% 8/10/26 3,791  4,483 
10 Vale SA 3.750% 1/10/23 10,030  12,092 
  WRKCo Inc. 4.650% 3/15/26 32,968  37,151 
  WRKCo Inc. 3.900% 6/1/28 9,821  10,647 
  Capital Goods (2.2%)          
  3M Co. 2.000% 2/14/25 17,765  17,894 
  3M Co. 2.250% 9/19/26 25,983  26,479 
8 Airbus SE 3.150% 4/10/27 26,748  28,356 
8 American Builders & Contractors Supply Co. Inc. 4.000% 1/15/28 2,600  2,613 
  Ball Corp. 4.875% 3/15/26 1,820  1,993 
8 Berry Global Inc. 4.875% 7/15/26 5,345  5,602 
  Boeing Co. 3.100% 5/1/26 28,600  29,905 
  Boeing Co. 2.250% 6/15/26 15,350  15,278 
  Boeing Co. 2.700% 2/1/27 22,000  22,420 
  Boeing Co. 2.800% 3/1/27 9,015  9,181 
  Boeing Co. 3.250% 3/1/28 1,316  1,382 
8 Bombardier Inc. 7.875% 4/15/27 861  816 
  Caterpillar Financial Services Corp. 3.300% 6/9/24 305  324 
  Caterpillar Financial Services Corp. 2.150% 11/8/24 20,000  20,296 
  Caterpillar Financial Services Corp. 2.400% 8/9/26 2,000  2,056 
  Caterpillar Inc. 2.600% 9/19/29 8,000  8,260 
8 CFX Escrow Corp. 6.000% 2/15/24 1,600  1,684 
8 Clean Harbors Inc. 4.875% 7/15/27 2,725  2,865 
8 Clean Harbors Inc. 5.125% 7/15/29 910  969 
  Embraer Netherlands Finance BV 5.050% 6/15/25 8,260  9,136 
  Embraer Netherlands Finance BV 5.400% 2/1/27 4,100  4,653 
  Embraer Overseas Ltd. 5.696% 9/16/23 582  642 
  Embraer SA 5.150% 6/15/22 8,000  8,455 
  General Dynamics Corp. 3.500% 5/15/25 20,965  22,710 
  General Dynamics Corp. 2.625% 11/15/27 17,000  17,758 
  Honeywell International Inc. 2.500% 11/1/26 24,936  25,866 
  Honeywell International Inc. 2.700% 8/15/29 5,194  5,482 
  Illinois Tool Works Inc. 2.650% 11/15/26 10,933  11,492 
  John Deere Capital Corp. 2.250% 9/14/26 11,960  12,213 
  Johnson Controls International plc 3.900% 2/14/26 2,621  2,856 
8 L3Harris Technologies Inc. 3.950% 5/28/24 8,682  9,323 

 

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  Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000
) Market
Value
($000
)
  L3Harris Technologies Inc. 3.832% 4/27/25 4,775  5,171 
8 L3Harris Technologies Inc. 3.850% 12/15/26 26,888  29,673 
8 L3Harris Technologies Inc. 4.400% 6/15/28 14,410  16,433 
  Lockheed Martin Corp. 2.900% 3/1/25 9,072  9,525 
  Lockheed Martin Corp. 3.550% 1/15/26 65,444  71,447 
8 Mueller Water Products Inc. 5.500% 6/15/26 4,123  4,314 
  Northrop Grumman Corp. 3.250% 1/15/28 54,704  58,462 
  Parker-Hannifin Corp. 3.300% 11/21/24 10,060  10,675 
8 Reynolds Group Issuer Inc. / Reynolds Group Issuer LLC / Reynolds Group Issuer Lu 5.125% 7/15/23 341  349 
7,8 Reynolds Group Issuer Inc. / Reynolds Group Issuer LLC / Reynolds Group Issuer Lu, 3M USD LIBOR + 3.500% 5.331% 7/15/21 2,972  2,976 
  Rockwell Collins Inc. 3.200% 3/15/24 15,000  15,829 
  Rockwell Collins Inc. 3.500% 3/15/27 28,654  31,315 
8 Sealed Air Corp. 4.000% 12/1/27 1,775  1,786 
8 Silgan Holdings Inc. 4.125% 2/1/28 2,530  2,517 
  Spirit AeroSystems Inc. 4.600% 6/15/28 984  1,005 
  Stanley Black & Decker Inc. 3.400% 3/1/26 32,000  34,498 
8 TransDigm Inc. 6.250% 3/15/26 5,735  6,194 
  TransDigm Inc. 7.500% 3/15/27 1,810  1,982 
8 TransDigm Inc. 5.500% 11/15/27 4,340  4,362 
8 Trivium Packaging Finance BV 5.500% 8/15/26 910  962 
8 Trivium Packaging Finance BV 8.500% 8/15/27 1,755  1,933 
  United Rentals North America Inc. 4.625% 10/15/25 5,615  5,734 
  United Rentals North America Inc. 6.500% 12/15/26 4,385  4,769 
  United Rentals North America Inc. 3.875% 11/15/27 2,925  2,954 
  United Technologies Corp. 2.800% 5/4/24 935  974 
  United Technologies Corp. 3.950% 8/16/25 11,532  12,732 
  United Technologies Corp. 3.125% 5/4/27 75,965  81,485 
  United Technologies Corp. 4.125% 11/16/28 3,000  3,451 
  Communication (3.5%)          
  America Movil SAB de CV 5.000% 3/30/20 4,404  4,426 
  American Tower Corp. 2.400% 3/15/25 20,000  20,313 
  American Tower Corp. 2.750% 1/15/27 22,800  23,384 
  American Tower Corp. 3.550% 7/15/27 7,215  7,693 
  American Tower Corp. 3.600% 1/15/28 10,000  10,694 
  AT&T Inc. 3.950% 1/15/25 10,000  10,841 
  AT&T Inc. 3.400% 5/15/25 25,299  26,866 
  AT&T Inc. 3.875% 1/15/26 7,380  8,043 
  AT&T Inc. 4.125% 2/17/26 59,586  65,525 
  AT&T Inc. 4.250% 3/1/27 19,000  21,154 
8 CCO Holdings LLC / CCO Holdings Capital Corp. 4.750% 3/1/30 6,140  6,309 
  Comcast Corp. 3.375% 2/15/25 24,621  26,315 
  Comcast Corp. 3.375% 8/15/25 84,848  91,144 
  Comcast Corp. 3.150% 3/1/26 54,557  58,008 
  Comcast Corp. 2.350% 1/15/27 53,826  54,778 
  Comcast Corp. 3.300% 2/1/27 2,000  2,147 
  Comcast Corp. 3.150% 2/15/28 36,045  38,626 
  Comcast Corp. 4.150% 10/15/28 56,025  64,170 
  Comcast Corp. 2.650% 2/1/30 5,000  5,158 
8 Connect Finco SARL / Connect US Finco LLC 6.750% 10/1/26 1,800  1,906 
  Crown Castle International Corp. 4.450% 2/15/26 37,476  41,577 
  Crown Castle International Corp. 3.700% 6/15/26 47,952  51,764 
8 CSC Holdings LLC 5.375% 2/1/28 1,005  1,065 
8 CSC Holdings LLC 6.500% 2/1/29 5,790  6,441 
8 CSC Holdings LLC 5.750% 1/15/30 2,735  2,940 
8 Deutsche Telekom International Finance BV 4.375% 6/21/28 9,350  10,683 
8 Diamond Sports Group LLC / Diamond Sports Finance Co. 5.375% 8/15/26 645  638 
8 Diamond Sports Group LLC / Diamond Sports Finance Co. 6.625% 8/15/27 2,700  2,518 
  Discovery Communications LLC 3.450% 3/15/25 1,168  1,237 

 

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  Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000
) Market
Value
($000
)
  Discovery Communications LLC 3.950% 6/15/25 2,000  2,171 
  Discovery Communications LLC 4.900% 3/11/26 29,810  33,852 
8 Fox Corp. 4.709% 1/25/29 43,885  51,073 
8 Lamar Media Corp. 3.750% 2/15/28 1,400  1,409 
8 Lamar Media Corp. 4.000% 2/15/30 1,400  1,410 
8 Level 3 Financing Inc. 3.400% 3/1/27 4,335  4,465 
8 Level 3 Financing Inc. 4.625% 9/15/27 5,385  5,526 
10 MMS USA Investments Inc. 1.250% 6/13/28 1,600  1,819 
8 National CineMedia LLC 5.875% 4/15/28 2,702  2,823 
  Netflix Inc. 4.875% 4/15/28 500  535 
8 Netflix Inc. 4.875% 6/15/30 1,995  2,090 
8 Nexstar Escrow Inc. 5.625% 7/15/27 4,245  4,457 
  Qwest Corp. 7.250% 9/15/25 4,554  5,319 
  S&P Global Inc. 4.000% 6/15/25 6,905  7,618 
  S&P Global Inc. 4.400% 2/15/26 21,420  24,273 
  S&P Global Inc. 2.950% 1/22/27 10,649  11,219 
8 Sirius XM Radio Inc. 4.625% 7/15/24 2,100  2,179 
8 Sirius XM Radio Inc. 5.000% 8/1/27 1,810  1,900 
8 Sky Ltd. 3.750% 9/16/24 20,000  21,500 
  Sprint Corp. 7.125% 6/15/24 1,825  1,882 
  Sprint Corp. 7.625% 2/15/25 1,825  1,905 
8 Sprint Corp. 7.250% 2/1/28 1,733  1,716 
  T-Mobile USA Inc. 4.500% 2/1/26 5,300  5,446 
  Telefonica Emisiones SAU 4.103% 3/8/27 9,470  10,431 
  TWDC Enterprises 18 Corp. 2.950% 6/15/27 2,000  2,154 
8 Twitter Inc. 3.875% 12/15/27 1,730  1,732 
  Verizon Communications Inc. 3.376% 2/15/25 39,600  42,269 
11 Verizon Communications Inc. 4.050% 2/17/25 15,310  11,417 
  Verizon Communications Inc. 4.125% 3/16/27 55,350  62,428 
11 Verizon Communications Inc. 4.500% 8/17/27 3,500  2,747 
  Verizon Communications Inc. 4.329% 9/21/28 20,328  23,462 
10 Verizon Communications Inc. 2.875% 1/15/38 1,600  2,228 
  ViacomCBS Inc. 3.875% 4/1/24 1,073  1,150 
  Vodafone Group plc 4.125% 5/30/25 11,300  12,394 
  Vodafone Group plc 4.375% 5/30/28 39,500  44,616 
10 Vodafone Group plc 1.600% 7/29/31 2,300  2,772 
  Walt Disney Co. 1.750% 8/30/24 29,880  29,989 
  Walt Disney Co. 3.700% 10/15/25 6,535  7,186 
  Walt Disney Co. 3.000% 2/13/26 15,375  16,477 
  Walt Disney Co. 3.375% 11/15/26 32,653  35,645 
  Consumer Cyclical (3.6%)          
8 1011778 BC ULC / New Red Finance Inc. 5.000% 10/15/25 3,665  3,775 
8 1011778 BC ULC / New Red Finance Inc. 3.875% 1/15/28 2,470  2,479 
8 1011778 BC ULC / New Red Finance Inc. 4.375% 1/15/28 4,661  4,673 
8 Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. 3.550% 7/26/27 46,728  49,596 
8 Allison Transmission Inc. 4.750% 10/1/27 4,515  4,696 
  Amazon.com Inc. 3.150% 8/22/27 44,000  47,575 
  American Honda Finance Corp. 2.900% 2/16/24 7,500  7,810 
  American Honda Finance Corp. 2.150% 9/10/24 45,000  45,638 
8 ASGN Inc. 4.625% 5/15/28 825  841 
  AutoZone Inc. 3.750% 6/1/27 12,000  13,070 
  Booking Holdings Inc. 3.550% 3/15/28 17,500  19,056 
8 Boyd Gaming Corp. 4.750% 12/1/27 1,154  1,171 
8 Churchill Downs Inc. 5.500% 4/1/27 2,830  2,975 
8 Churchill Downs Inc. 4.750% 1/15/28 4,160  4,290 
  Costco Wholesale Corp. 2.750% 5/18/24 16,620  17,409 
  Costco Wholesale Corp. 3.000% 5/18/27 17,539  18,878 
  Dollar General Corp. 4.125% 5/1/28 4,650  5,258 
8 Eagle Intermediate Global Holding BV / Ruyi US Finance LLC 7.500% 5/1/25 3,735  2,979 
  Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC 4.389% 1/8/26 8,000  8,231 
  Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC 4.271% 1/9/27 18,450  18,725 
  General Motors Co. 5.000% 10/1/28 15,000  16,554 

 

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  Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000
) Market
Value
($000
)
  General Motors Financial Co. Inc. 5.100% 1/17/24 40,000  43,792 
  General Motors Financial Co. Inc. 3.500% 11/7/24 15,685  16,378 
  General Motors Financial Co. Inc. 4.000% 1/15/25 10,000  10,575 
  General Motors Financial Co. Inc. 2.900% 2/26/25 25,000  25,253 
  General Motors Financial Co. Inc. 4.350% 4/9/25 20,750  22,426 
  General Motors Financial Co. Inc. 4.300% 7/13/25 14,123  15,146 
  General Motors Financial Co. Inc. 4.000% 10/6/26 10,000  10,546 
  General Motors Financial Co. Inc. 4.350% 1/17/27 10,000  10,710 
  GLP Capital LP / GLP Financing II Inc. 5.750% 6/1/28 9,150  10,760 
  GLP Capital LP / GLP Financing II Inc. 5.300% 1/15/29 10,000  11,544 
  Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. 4.875% 3/15/27 2,212  2,278 
8 Harley-Davidson Financial Services Inc. 2.150% 2/26/20 3,945  3,945 
  Harley-Davidson Inc. 3.500% 7/28/25 17,000  17,968 
  Hilton Domestic Operating Co. Inc. 5.125% 5/1/26 4,787  5,002 
  Home Depot Inc. 3.000% 4/1/26 5,000  5,315 
  Home Depot Inc. 2.125% 9/15/26 10,000  10,182 
  Home Depot Inc. 2.800% 9/14/27 22,146  23,342 
  Home Depot Inc. 3.900% 12/6/28 26,250  29,983 
  Home Depot Inc. 2.950% 6/15/29 55,041  58,601 
  Lennar Corp. 5.250% 6/1/26 1,560  1,728 
8 Live Nation Entertainment Inc. 5.625% 3/15/26 545  579 
8 Live Nation Entertainment Inc. 4.750% 10/15/27 4,185  4,311 
  Lowe's Cos. Inc. 3.125% 9/15/24 8,505  8,971 
  Lowe's Cos. Inc. 2.500% 4/15/26 5,067  5,198 
  Lowe's Cos. Inc. 3.100% 5/3/27 10,000  10,564 
  Mastercard Inc. 3.375% 4/1/24 16,000  17,178 
  Mastercard Inc. 2.950% 11/21/26 18,315  19,493 
  Mastercard Inc. 2.950% 6/1/29 19,000  20,236 
  McDonald's Corp. 3.375% 5/26/25 12,455  13,324 
  McDonald's Corp. 3.700% 1/30/26 15,000  16,386 
  McDonald's Corp. 2.625% 9/1/29 21,750  22,218 
  MGM Growth Properties Operating Partnership LP / MGP Finance Co-Issuer Inc. 5.625% 5/1/24 2,850  3,103 
  MGM Growth Properties Operating Partnership LP / MGP Finance Co-Issuer Inc. 4.500% 9/1/26 3,642  3,792 
9 Motability Operations Group plc 4.375% 2/8/27 2,500  4,000 
8 NCL Corp. Ltd. 3.625% 12/15/24 2,325  2,310 
8 Panther BF Aggregator 2 LP / Panther Finance Co. Inc. 8.500% 5/15/27 3,545  3,811 
  PulteGroup Inc. 5.500% 3/1/26 3,630  4,057 
  QVC Inc. 4.750% 2/15/27 467  472 
  Target Corp. 2.500% 4/15/26 2,500  2,603 
  Target Corp. 3.375% 4/15/29 20,500  22,484 
  Target Corp. 2.350% 2/15/30 10,000  10,154 
  TJX Cos. Inc. 2.500% 5/15/23 13,400  13,768 
  TJX Cos. Inc. 2.250% 9/15/26 43,575  44,579 
  Toyota Motor Credit Corp. 3.200% 1/11/27 2,000  2,167 
  Toyota Motor Credit Corp. 3.650% 1/8/29 33,745  38,100 
  Visa Inc. 3.150% 12/14/25 120,737  129,732 
8 Volkswagen Group of America Finance LLC 4.625% 11/13/25 9,100  10,223 
  Walmart Inc. 2.350% 12/15/22 1,160  1,184 
  Walmart Inc. 3.400% 6/26/23 3,000  3,176 
  Walmart Inc. 3.550% 6/26/25 10,000  10,889 
  Walmart Inc. 3.050% 7/8/26 62,000  66,225 
  Walmart Inc. 3.700% 6/26/28 50,000  56,050 
  Consumer Noncyclical (8.3%)          
  Abbott Laboratories 2.950% 3/15/25 1,679  1,768 
  Abbott Laboratories 3.750% 11/30/26 16,142  17,916 
8 AbbVie Inc. 2.150% 11/19/21 75,000  75,427 
8 AbbVie Inc. 2.600% 11/21/24 50,000  51,057 
  AbbVie Inc. 3.600% 5/14/25 9,865  10,533 
8 AbbVie Inc. 2.950% 11/21/26 70,225  72,456 
  AbbVie Inc. 4.250% 11/14/28 35,000  39,293 
8 AbbVie Inc. 3.200% 11/21/29 41,720  43,495 

 

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  Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000
) Market
Value
($000
)
  Agilent Technologies Inc. 3.050% 9/22/26 2,000  2,094 
  Agilent Technologies Inc. 2.750% 9/15/29 10,000  10,284 
8 Alcon Finance Corp. 2.750% 9/23/26 15,000  15,656 
  Allergan Funding SCS 3.800% 3/15/25 31,800  34,129 
  Altria Group Inc. 4.400% 2/14/26 19,150  21,174 
  Altria Group Inc. 2.625% 9/16/26 7,000  7,084 
  Altria Group Inc. 4.800% 2/14/29 21,785  24,715 
  AmerisourceBergen Corp. 3.450% 12/15/27 14,716  15,687 
  Anheuser-Busch Cos. LLC / Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide Inc. 3.650% 2/1/26 40,000  43,435 
  Anheuser-Busch InBev Finance Inc. 3.650% 2/1/26 30,171  32,776 
  Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide Inc. 4.150% 1/23/25 35,000  38,608 
  Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide Inc. 4.000% 4/13/28 42,062  47,164 
  Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide Inc. 4.750% 1/23/29 14,850  17,591 
8 Aramark Services Inc. 5.000% 2/1/28 2,610  2,724 
  AstraZeneca plc 3.125% 6/12/27 20,075  21,329 
10 Auchan Holding SA 2.375% 4/25/25 3,400  3,910 
  BAT Capital Corp. 3.215% 9/6/26 15,000  15,482 
8 BAT International Finance plc 3.950% 6/15/25 15,000  16,070 
8 Bausch Health Cos. Inc. 7.000% 1/15/28 2,715  2,946 
8 Bausch Health Cos. Inc. 5.000% 1/30/28 1,405  1,419 
8 Bausch Health Cos. Inc. 5.250% 1/30/30 940  956 
  Baxalta Inc. 4.000% 6/23/25 14,504  15,867 
  Becton Dickinson & Co. 3.700% 6/6/27 60,782  65,956 
  Biogen Inc. 4.050% 9/15/25 15,000  16,507 
  Boston Scientific Corp. 4.000% 3/1/29 10,000  11,295 
8 Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. 3.625% 5/15/24 2,650  2,827 
8 Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. 2.900% 7/26/24 85,000  88,725 
8 Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. 3.875% 8/15/25 21,176  23,257 
8 Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. 3.200% 6/15/26 81,124  86,649 
8 Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. 3.450% 11/15/27 64,331  70,258 
8 Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. 3.900% 2/20/28 20,000  22,409 
8 Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. 3.400% 7/26/29 26,605  29,082 
  CHRISTUS Health 4.341% 7/1/28 20,000  22,763 
8 CHS/Community Health Systems Inc. 6.625% 2/15/25 2,600  2,626 
8 Cigna Corp. 3.000% 7/15/23 5,959  6,149 
8 Cigna Corp. 3.500% 6/15/24 12,333  13,015 
8 Cigna Corp. 4.500% 2/25/26 10,000  11,209 
8 Cigna Corp. 3.400% 3/1/27 8,951  9,502 
  Coca-Cola Co. 2.550% 6/1/26 4,300  4,496 
  Coca-Cola Femsa SAB de CV 4.625% 2/15/20 2,900  2,904 
  CommonSpirit Health 2.760% 10/1/24 16,415  16,859 
  Constellation Brands Inc. 3.500% 5/9/27 5,635  6,042 
  Constellation Brands Inc. 4.650% 11/15/28 10,000  11,605 
  Constellation Brands Inc. 3.150% 8/1/29 7,075  7,383 
  CVS Health Corp. 4.100% 3/25/25 49,900  54,212 
  CVS Health Corp. 2.875% 6/1/26 25,000  25,778 
  CVS Health Corp. 3.000% 8/15/26 39,700  41,167 
  CVS Health Corp. 4.300% 3/25/28 22,460  24,842 
  DaVita Inc. 5.125% 7/15/24 2,575  2,633 
  DaVita Inc. 5.000% 5/1/25 1,015  1,039 
  DH Europe Finance II Sarl 2.200% 11/15/24 35,000  35,563 
  DH Europe Finance II Sarl 2.600% 11/15/29 7,000  7,181 
  Diageo Capital plc 3.875% 5/18/28 8,000  9,023 
  Dignity Health 3.812% 11/1/24 1,000  1,064 
  Eli Lilly & Co. 3.100% 5/15/27 2,000  2,139 
  Eli Lilly & Co. 3.375% 3/15/29 23,500  25,787 
  Encompass Health Corp. 4.500% 2/1/28 1,802  1,858 
  Estee Lauder Cos. Inc. 2.375% 12/1/29 14,250  14,599 
  Gilead Sciences Inc. 3.700% 4/1/24 26,304  28,113 
  Gilead Sciences Inc. 3.500% 2/1/25 81,507  87,335 
  Gilead Sciences Inc. 3.650% 3/1/26 41,600  45,265 
  GlaxoSmithKline Capital Inc. 3.875% 5/15/28 23,500  26,544 
  GlaxoSmithKline Capital plc 3.000% 6/1/24 55,000  57,752 

 

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  Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000
)  Market
Value
($000
  GlaxoSmithKline Capital plc 3.375% 6/1/29 15,000  16,454 
  Grupo Bimbo SAB de CV 4.500% 1/25/22 4,060  4,246 
  HCA Inc. 5.375% 2/1/25 4,630  5,174 
  HCA Inc. 5.250% 4/15/25 7,000  7,963 
  HCA Inc. 5.250% 6/15/26 30,497  34,690 
  HCA Inc. 4.500% 2/15/27 10,000  10,988 
  HCA Inc. 5.625% 9/1/28 1,170  1,356 
  HCA Inc. 4.125% 6/15/29 10,000  10,850 
  Hershey Co. 2.050% 11/15/24 5,000  5,098 
8 Hill-Rom Holdings Inc. 4.375% 9/15/27 1,795  1,838 
  Hormel Foods Corp. 4.125% 4/15/21 625  640 
  Kaiser Foundation Hospitals 3.150% 5/1/27 2,500  2,698 
  Kimberly-Clark Corp. 3.625% 8/1/20 3,300  3,329 
8 Kraft Heinz Foods Co. 3.750% 4/1/30 4,725  5,004 
  Kroger Co. 3.500% 2/1/26 12,475  13,446 
  Kroger Co. 3.700% 8/1/27 13,225  14,392 
  Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings 3.250% 9/1/24 5,000  5,252 
  Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings 3.600% 2/1/25 12,000  12,797 
  McKesson Corp. 2.850% 3/15/23 5,000  5,122 
  McKesson Corp. 3.950% 2/16/28 10,000  10,891 
  McKesson Corp. 4.750% 5/30/29 11,429  13,125 
  Mead Johnson Nutrition Co. 4.125% 11/15/25 5,000  5,576 
10 Medtronic Global Holdings SCA 1.500% 7/2/39 1,800  2,097 
  Medtronic Inc. 3.500% 3/15/25 69,286  75,038 
  Merck & Co. Inc. 3.400% 3/7/29 30,000  33,147 
  Mercy Health 4.302% 7/1/28 12,500  14,216 
8 Minerva Luxembourg SA 5.875% 1/19/28 2,500  2,631 
  Mylan Inc. 4.550% 4/15/28 5,000  5,507 
10 Mylan NV 2.250% 11/22/24 6,000  7,177 
8 Nestle Holdings Inc. 3.500% 9/24/25 11,055  11,967 
8 Nestle Holdings Inc. 3.625% 9/24/28 11,819  13,241 
  Novartis Capital Corp. 3.100% 5/17/27 9,700  10,498 
  PepsiCo Inc. 3.000% 10/15/27 2,500  2,692 
  PepsiCo Inc. 2.625% 7/29/29 25,000  26,182 
8 Performance Food Group Inc. 5.500% 6/1/24 9,321  9,507 
8 Performance Food Group Inc. 5.500% 10/15/27 3,590  3,778 
  Perrigo Finance Unlimited Co. 3.900% 12/15/24 6,000  6,309 
  Pfizer Inc. 3.400% 5/15/24 17,095  18,310 
  Pfizer Inc. 2.750% 6/3/26 5,000  5,250 
  Pfizer Inc. 3.000% 12/15/26 21,573  23,052 
  Pfizer Inc. 3.450% 3/15/29 45,000  49,623 
  Philip Morris International Inc. 2.875% 5/1/24 10,000  10,421 
  Philip Morris International Inc. 3.375% 8/11/25 10,000  10,723 
  Philip Morris International Inc. 2.750% 2/25/26 16,057  16,644 
  Philip Morris International Inc. 3.375% 8/15/29 18,460  19,872 
8 Post Holdings Inc. 5.750% 3/1/27 1,780  1,878 
  Providence St. Joseph Health Obligated Group 2.746% 10/1/26 7,500  7,974 
  Providence St. Joseph Health Obligated Group 2.532% 10/1/29 5,000  5,088 
  Quest Diagnostics Inc. 3.500% 3/30/25 2,000  2,136 
  Quest Diagnostics Inc. 3.450% 6/1/26 6,900  7,413 
8 Reckitt Benckiser Treasury Services plc 2.750% 6/26/24 64,745  66,944 
8 Reckitt Benckiser Treasury Services plc 3.000% 6/26/27 27,801  28,988 
  Reynolds American Inc. 4.450% 6/12/25 72,408  79,219 
  Shire Acquisitions Investments Ireland DAC 3.200% 9/23/26 64,248  67,548 
  SSM Health Care Corp. 3.688% 6/1/23 24,865  26,278 
  Stryker Corp. 3.375% 5/15/24 5,000  5,304 
  Stryker Corp. 3.375% 11/1/25 15,000  16,186 
8 Tenet Healthcare Corp. 4.625% 9/1/24 360  372 
8 Tenet Healthcare Corp. 4.875% 1/1/26 2,535  2,636 
8 Tenet Healthcare Corp. 5.125% 11/1/27 2,685  2,806 
  Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. 2.950% 9/19/26 5,000  5,247 
  Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. 3.200% 8/15/27 15,870  16,977 
  Tyson Foods Inc. 4.000% 3/1/26 35,000  38,552 
  Tyson Foods Inc. 3.550% 6/2/27 4,400  4,759 

 

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  Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000
)  Market
Value
($000
)
  Tyson Foods Inc. 4.350% 3/1/29 31,342  36,231 
  Unilever Capital Corp. 2.900% 5/5/27 7,000  7,458 
  Unilever Capital Corp. 2.125% 9/6/29 35,500  35,236 
  Zimmer Biomet Holdings Inc. 3.550% 4/1/25 26,000  27,737 
  Energy (5.8%)          
  Baker Hughes a GE Co. LLC / Baker Hughes Co-Obligor Inc. 3.337% 12/15/27 30,000  31,711 
9 BG Energy Capital plc 5.125% 12/1/25 7,300  11,778 
  BP Capital Markets America Inc. 3.224% 4/14/24 26,774  28,203 
  BP Capital Markets America Inc. 3.796% 9/21/25 38,119  41,804 
  BP Capital Markets America Inc. 3.410% 2/11/26 42,800  46,064 
  BP Capital Markets America Inc. 3.119% 5/4/26 66,294  70,535 
  BP Capital Markets America Inc. 3.017% 1/16/27 18,065  18,916 
  BP Capital Markets America Inc. 3.588% 4/14/27 2,000  2,174 
  BP Capital Markets America Inc. 3.937% 9/21/28 8,690  9,715 
  BP Capital Markets America Inc. 4.234% 11/6/28 7,905  9,032 
  BP Capital Markets plc 3.814% 2/10/24 36,910  39,704 
  BP Capital Markets plc 3.535% 11/4/24 17,085  18,378 
  BP Capital Markets plc 3.506% 3/17/25 5,125  5,517 
  BP Capital Markets plc 3.279% 9/19/27 47,038  50,105 
  Buckeye Partners LP 3.950% 12/1/26 1,775  1,762 
  Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. 3.850% 6/1/27 18,000  19,225 
  Cenovus Energy Inc. 4.250% 4/15/27 10,000  10,669 
  Cheniere Corpus Christi Holdings LLC 5.875% 3/31/25 62,654  70,956 
  Cheniere Corpus Christi Holdings LLC 5.125% 6/30/27 26,587  29,645 
  Chevron Corp. 3.326% 11/17/25 18,125  19,616 
  Chevron Corp. 2.954% 5/16/26 19,958  21,214 
  Cimarex Energy Co. 3.900% 5/15/27 12,250  12,692 
  Concho Resources Inc. 3.750% 10/1/27 38,904  40,995 
  ConocoPhillips Co. 4.950% 3/15/26 67,877  79,270 
  Continental Resources Inc. 4.375% 1/15/28 9,000  9,506 
  Devon Energy Corp. 5.850% 12/15/25 8,650  10,336 
  Diamondback Energy Inc. 3.250% 12/1/26 45,915  46,858 
  Diamondback Energy Inc. 3.500% 12/1/29 11,320  11,454 
  Dominion Energy Gas Holdings LLC 3.600% 12/15/24 25,000  26,523 
  Enbridge Inc. 3.700% 7/15/27 2,000  2,144 
  Enbridge Inc. 3.125% 11/15/29 28,870  29,757 
8 Endeavor Energy Resources LP / EER Finance Inc. 5.750% 1/30/28 4,440  4,618 
  Energy Transfer Operating LP 4.050% 3/15/25 14,738  15,628 
  Energy Transfer Operating LP 2.900% 5/15/25 2,000  2,023 
  Energy Transfer Operating LP 4.750% 1/15/26 3,250  3,549 
  Energy Transfer Operating LP 4.200% 4/15/27 16,115  17,271 
  Energy Transfer Operating LP 5.500% 6/1/27 51,820  59,295 
  Energy Transfer Operating LP 3.750% 5/15/30 19,000  19,328 
  Energy Transfer Partners LP 4.950% 6/15/28 16,750  18,602 
  Enterprise Products Operating LLC 3.700% 2/15/26 12,970  14,040 
  Enterprise Products Operating LLC 3.950% 2/15/27 2,000  2,199 
  Enterprise Products Operating LLC 3.125% 7/31/29 10,000  10,348 
  Enterprise Products Operating LLC 2.800% 1/31/30 28,290  28,592 
  EOG Resources Inc. 3.150% 4/1/25 19,497  20,636 
  EOG Resources Inc. 4.150% 1/15/26 4,255  4,728 
  Exxon Mobil Corp. 2.019% 8/16/24 40,000  40,646 
  Exxon Mobil Corp. 2.709% 3/6/25 7,598  7,920 
  Exxon Mobil Corp. 2.275% 8/16/26 70,000  71,550 
  Exxon Mobil Corp. 2.440% 8/16/29 5,000  5,135 
  Husky Energy Inc. 4.400% 4/15/29 5,085  5,551 
  Kinder Morgan Inc. 4.300% 6/1/25 7,895  8,653 
  Kinder Morgan Inc. 4.300% 3/1/28 9,840  10,846 
  Marathon Oil Corp. 3.850% 6/1/25 11,900  12,690 
  Marathon Petroleum Corp. 5.125% 12/15/26 35,000  40,332 
8 MEG Energy Corp. 7.000% 3/31/24 1,056  1,064 
8 MEG Energy Corp. 6.500% 1/15/25 751  784 
8 MEG Energy Corp. 7.125% 2/1/27 1,865  1,842 

 

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  Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000
)  Market
Value
($000
  MPLX LP 4.125% 3/1/27 10,000  10,589 
8 MPLX LP 4.250% 12/1/27 13,500  14,473 
  MPLX LP 4.000% 3/15/28 5,000  5,241 
  Newfield Exploration Co. 5.625% 7/1/24 13,340  14,707 
  Noble Energy Inc. 3.850% 1/15/28 10,000  10,553 
  Occidental Petroleum Corp. 2.900% 8/15/24 27,120  27,692 
  Occidental Petroleum Corp. 5.550% 3/15/26 26,055  30,076 
  ONEOK Inc. 3.400% 9/1/29 10,000  10,231 
8 Parsley Energy LLC / Parsley Finance Corp. 6.250% 6/1/24 1,928  2,000 
8 Parsley Energy LLC / Parsley Finance Corp. 5.625% 10/15/27 2,710  2,859 
  Phillips 66 Partners LP 3.605% 2/15/25 7,605  8,083 
  Phillips 66 Partners LP 3.550% 10/1/26 4,090  4,373 
  Plains All American Pipeline LP / PAA Finance Corp. 4.500% 12/15/26 13,490  14,717 
  Sabine Pass Liquefaction LLC 5.875% 6/30/26 49,085  56,877 
  Sabine Pass Liquefaction LLC 5.000% 3/15/27 6,700  7,445 
  Shell International Finance BV 3.250% 5/11/25 85,903  91,884 
  Shell International Finance BV 2.875% 5/10/26 58,596  61,779 
  Shell International Finance BV 2.500% 9/12/26 2,000  2,061 
  Shell International Finance BV 2.375% 11/7/29 65,730  66,494 
  SM Energy Co. 6.125% 11/15/22 851  840 
  SM Energy Co. 6.750% 9/15/26 877  796 
  Sunoco Logistics Partners Operations LP 3.900% 7/15/26 13,648  14,293 
  Targa Resources Partners LP / Targa Resources Partners Finance Corp. 6.500% 7/15/27 1,735  1,891 
  Targa Resources Partners LP / Targa Resources Partners Finance Corp. 5.000% 1/15/28 860  875 
8 Targa Resources Partners LP / Targa Resources Partners Finance Corp. 5.500% 3/1/30 1,775  1,824 
  Total Capital International SA 3.700% 1/15/24 21,525  23,086 
  Total Capital International SA 2.434% 1/10/25 35,605  36,550 
  Total Capital International SA 3.455% 2/19/29 20,000  21,980 
10 Total Capital International SA 1.375% 10/4/29 5,200  6,404 
  Total Capital International SA 2.829% 1/10/30 30,510  32,094 
  Total Capital SA 3.883% 10/11/28 16,600  18,716 
  TransCanada PipeLines Ltd. 4.875% 1/15/26 34,418  38,888 
  Valero Energy Corp. 4.350% 6/1/28 7,960  8,798 
  Western Midstream Operating LP 4.500% 3/1/28 3,085  3,121 
  Western Midstream Operating LP 4.750% 8/15/28 3,225  3,314 
  Western Midstream Operating LP 4.050% 2/1/30 19,015  18,961 
  Williams Cos. Inc. 4.550% 6/24/24 4,265  4,653 
  Williams Cos. Inc. 3.900% 1/15/25 5,116  5,456 
  Williams Cos. Inc. 3.750% 6/15/27 8,500  8,926 
  WPX Energy Inc. 5.250% 10/15/27 705  735 
  WPX Energy Inc. 4.500% 1/15/30 2,807  2,814 
  Other Industrial (0.0%)          
  CBRE Services Inc. 4.875% 3/1/26 10,000  11,373 
             
  Technology (5.9%)          
  Adobe Inc. 1.900% 2/1/25 10,000  10,105 
  Adobe Inc. 2.150% 2/1/27 35,000  35,583 
  Apple Inc. 3.000% 2/9/24 32,300  33,885 
  Apple Inc. 3.450% 5/6/24 30,000  32,223 
  Apple Inc. 2.850% 5/11/24 9,150  9,567 
  Apple Inc. 2.750% 1/13/25 68,358  71,572 
  Apple Inc. 2.500% 2/9/25 27,342  28,346 
  Apple Inc. 3.250% 2/23/26 88,151  94,985 
  Apple Inc. 2.450% 8/4/26 69,739  71,997 
  Apple Inc. 2.050% 9/11/26 45,000  45,475 
  Apple Inc. 3.350% 2/9/27 41,175  44,711 
  Apple Inc. 3.200% 5/11/27 56,086  60,566 
  Apple Inc. 2.900% 9/12/27 53,037  56,325 
  Apple Inc. 3.000% 11/13/27 10,000  10,697 
10 Apple Inc. 0.500% 11/15/31 4,995  5,691 

 

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January 31, 2020

 

  Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000
)  Market
Value
($000
)
  Applied Materials Inc. 3.300% 4/1/27 34,321  37,102 
  Autodesk Inc. 3.500% 6/15/27 9,000  9,674 
  Autodesk Inc. 2.850% 1/15/30 15,000  15,363 
  Broadcom Corp. / Broadcom Cayman Finance Ltd. 3.125% 1/15/25 19,450  20,031 
8 Broadcom Inc. 3.625% 10/15/24 62,090  65,358 
8 Broadcom Inc. 4.250% 4/15/26 9,320  10,062 
8 CDK Global Inc. 5.250% 5/15/29 686  734 
  CDW LLC / CDW Finance Corp. 4.250% 4/1/28 2,705  2,796 
  Cisco Systems Inc. 2.500% 9/20/26 15,904  16,602 
8 CommScope Finance LLC 5.500% 3/1/24 677  697 
8 CommScope Finance LLC 8.250% 3/1/27 1,807  1,857 
8 Dell International LLC / EMC Corp. 4.000% 7/15/24 10,000  10,650 
10 Fidelity National Information Services Inc. 1.000% 12/3/28 1,900  2,159 
  Fiserv Inc. 3.200% 7/1/26 92,520  97,721 
  Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co. 4.900% 10/15/25 24,990  28,266 
  Intel Corp. 3.700% 7/29/25 31,950  35,026 
  Intel Corp. 2.600% 5/19/26 25,000  26,089 
  Intel Corp. 2.450% 11/15/29 28,650  29,312 
  International Business Machines Corp. 3.625% 2/12/24 37,000  39,752 
  International Business Machines Corp. 3.300% 5/15/26 108,665  116,966 
  International Business Machines Corp. 3.500% 5/15/29 73,015  80,222 
  Juniper Networks Inc. 4.350% 6/15/25 5,000  5,509 
  Juniper Networks Inc. 3.750% 8/15/29 28,594  30,398 
  Microsoft Corp. 2.700% 2/12/25 41,755  43,717 
  Microsoft Corp. 3.125% 11/3/25 41,685  44,800 
  Microsoft Corp. 2.400% 8/8/26 97,672  101,235 
  Microsoft Corp. 3.300% 2/6/27 57,571  63,036 
8 NXP BV / NXP Funding LLC 5.350% 3/1/26 30,000  34,612 
  Oracle Corp. 3.400% 7/8/24 22,400  23,857 
  Oracle Corp. 2.950% 11/15/24 44,875  47,217 
  Oracle Corp. 2.950% 5/15/25 39,591  41,817 
  Oracle Corp. 2.650% 7/15/26 35,985  37,471 
  Oracle Corp. 3.250% 11/15/27 20,515  22,269 
8 Presidio Holdings Inc. 4.875% 2/1/27 432  432 
8 Presidio Holdings Inc. 8.250% 2/1/28 432  444 
8 Qorvo Inc. 4.375% 10/15/29 6,305  6,557 
  QUALCOMM Inc. 3.450% 5/20/25 10,000  10,722 
  QUALCOMM Inc. 3.250% 5/20/27 85,553  91,827 
8 SS&C Technologies Inc. 5.500% 9/30/27 1,848  1,954 
  Tyco Electronics Group SA 3.450% 8/1/24 8,710  9,265 
  Tyco Electronics Group SA 3.700% 2/15/26 25,263  27,126 
  Tyco Electronics Group SA 3.125% 8/15/27 28,779  30,510 
  Verisk Analytics Inc. 4.000% 6/15/25 16,000  17,465 
  Verisk Analytics Inc. 4.125% 3/15/29 21,690  24,361 
  Western Digital Corp. 4.750% 2/15/26 2,765  2,945 
  Transportation (1.2%)          
10 Abertis Infraestructuras SA 0.625% 7/15/25 2,200  2,416 
11 Aurizon Network Pty Ltd. 4.000% 6/21/24 34,840  25,129 
  Burlington Northern Santa Fe LLC 3.400% 9/1/24 25,252  27,084 
  Burlington Northern Santa Fe LLC 7.000% 12/15/25 16,231  20,810 
  Burlington Northern Santa Fe LLC 3.250% 6/15/27 11,850  12,925 
  Canadian National Railway Co. 2.750% 3/1/26 10,950  11,469 
  Canadian Pacific Railway Co. 2.900% 2/1/25 7,108  7,444 
8 Cargo Aircraft Management Inc. 4.750% 2/1/28 934  946 
  CSX Corp. 3.350% 11/1/25 7,161  7,730 
  CSX Corp. 2.600% 11/1/26 4,940  5,124 
  CSX Corp. 3.250% 6/1/27 42,612  45,776 
  Delta Air Lines Inc. 2.900% 10/28/24 32,800  33,174 
8 ERAC USA Finance LLC 3.850% 11/15/24 8,000  8,628 
8 ERAC USA Finance LLC 3.800% 11/1/25 9,000  9,741 
10 International Consolidated Airlines Group SA 1.500% 7/4/27 3,500  3,903 
  Norfolk Southern Corp. 3.650% 8/1/25 3,000  3,260 
  Norfolk Southern Corp. 2.900% 6/15/26 5,400  5,668 

 

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January 31, 2020

 

  Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000
)  Market
Value
($000
  Norfolk Southern Corp. 3.800% 8/1/28 10,000  11,236 
  Southwest Airlines Co. 3.000% 11/15/26 7,000  7,334 
  Southwest Airlines Co. 7.375% 3/1/27 4,930  6,357 
  Southwest Airlines Co. 3.450% 11/16/27 3,800  4,089 
8 Stena International SA 6.125% 2/1/25 860  880 
  Union Pacific Corp. 3.250% 1/15/25 1,465  1,558 
  Union Pacific Corp. 3.250% 8/15/25 7,102  7,643 
  Union Pacific Corp. 2.750% 3/1/26 9,017  9,386 
  Union Pacific Corp. 2.150% 2/5/27 37,500  37,780 
  Union Pacific Corp. 3.700% 3/1/29 4,750  5,282 
5 United Airlines 2013-1 Class A Pass Through Trust 4.300% 2/15/27 4,264  4,631 
  United Parcel Service Inc. 2.200% 9/1/24 25,000  25,489 
  United Parcel Service Inc. 2.800% 11/15/24 4,450  4,663 
  United Parcel Service Inc. 3.050% 11/15/27 30,185  32,442 
           10,567,768 
Utilities (4.0%)
  Electric (3.7%)          
  AEP Transmission Co. LLC 3.100% 12/1/26 16,300  17,400 
  Ameren Illinois Co. 3.250% 3/1/25 11,680  12,393 
  Appalachian Power Co. 3.300% 6/1/27 2,860  3,042 
  Arizona Public Service Co. 2.600% 8/15/29 8,530  8,695 
7,11 Ausgrid Finance Pty Ltd., 3M Australian Bank Bill Rate + 1.220% 2.110% 10/30/24 9,160  6,188 
  Berkshire Hathaway Energy Co. 3.250% 4/15/28 16,025  17,247 
8 Calpine Corp. 4.500% 2/15/28 5,105  5,060 
8 Calpine Corp. 5.125% 3/15/28 3,520  3,502 
8 Clearway Energy Operating LLC 4.750% 3/15/28 1,725  1,775 
  Commonwealth Edison Co. 3.100% 11/1/24 5,790  6,078 
  Commonwealth Edison Co. 2.550% 6/15/26 2,955  3,035 
  Commonwealth Edison Co. 2.950% 8/15/27 2,000  2,109 
  Connecticut Light & Power Co. 3.200% 3/15/27 10,330  11,064 
  DTE Energy Co. 3.800% 3/15/27 21,680  23,432 
  DTE Energy Co. 3.400% 6/15/29 17,760  18,606 
  Duke Energy Carolinas LLC 2.950% 12/1/26 18,400  19,486 
  Duke Energy Carolinas LLC 3.950% 11/15/28 13,339  15,114 
  Duke Energy Carolinas LLC 2.450% 8/15/29 11,375  11,607 
  Duke Energy Carolinas LLC 2.450% 2/1/30 26,990  27,567 
  Duke Energy Corp. 3.150% 8/15/27 3,500  3,680 
  Duke Energy Corp. 3.400% 6/15/29 18,400  19,764 
  Duke Energy Florida LLC 3.200% 1/15/27 12,403  13,283 
  Duke Energy Florida LLC 3.800% 7/15/28 29,164  32,530 
  Duke Energy Florida LLC 2.500% 12/1/29 34,825  35,571 
  Duke Energy Progress LLC 3.700% 9/1/28 5,781  6,411 
10 E.ON SE 0.625% 11/7/31 3,100  3,412 
  Edison International 5.750% 6/15/27 4,000  4,600 
  Edison International 4.125% 3/15/28 2,000  2,124 
  Entergy Arkansas Inc. 3.700% 6/1/24 9,708  10,407 
  Entergy Arkansas Inc. 3.500% 4/1/26 24,414  26,094 
  Entergy Gulf States Louisiana LLC 5.590% 10/1/24 12,935  15,047 
  Entergy Louisiana LLC 5.400% 11/1/24 8,562  9,907 
  Entergy Louisiana LLC 2.400% 10/1/26 18,176  18,445 
  Entergy Louisiana LLC 3.120% 9/1/27 26,632  28,374 
  Entergy Louisiana LLC 4.950% 1/15/45 9,250  10,034 
  Exelon Corp. 3.950% 6/15/25 23,652  25,776 
  Exelon Corp. 3.400% 4/15/26 650  691 
8 FirstEnergy Transmission LLC 4.350% 1/15/25 35,860  39,083 
  Georgia Power Co. 2.200% 9/15/24 25,000  25,308 
  ITC Holdings Corp. 3.250% 6/30/26 9,700  10,173 
  ITC Holdings Corp. 3.350% 11/15/27 18,745  19,960 
8 Kallpa Generacion SA 4.125% 8/16/27 11,000  11,319 
8 Mid-Atlantic Interstate Transmission LLC 4.100% 5/15/28 9,984  11,140 
  MidAmerican Energy Co. 3.100% 5/1/27 2,750  2,932 
  National Rural Utilities Cooperative Finance Corp. 2.950% 2/7/24 1,200  1,254 

 

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  Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000
)  Market
Value
($000
  National Rural Utilities Cooperative Finance Corp. 2.850% 1/27/25 697  729 
  National Rural Utilities Cooperative Finance Corp. 3.050% 4/25/27 2,000  2,123 
  National Rural Utilities Cooperative Finance Corp. 3.400% 2/7/28 7,000  7,636 
  National Rural Utilities Cooperative Finance Corp. 3.700% 3/15/29 37,336  41,906 
  National Rural Utilities Cooperative Finance Corp. 2.400% 3/15/30 17,420  17,696 
  Nevada Power Co. 2.400% 5/1/30 11,640  11,629 
  NextEra Energy Capital Holdings Inc. 3.150% 4/1/24 37,108  38,923 
  NextEra Energy Capital Holdings Inc. 3.550% 5/1/27 1,926  2,084 
  NextEra Energy Capital Holdings Inc. 3.500% 4/1/29 7,275  7,835 
  NRG Energy Inc. 7.250% 5/15/26 1,810  1,955 
  NSTAR Electric Co. 3.250% 11/15/25 10,000  10,645 
  NSTAR Electric Co. 3.200% 5/15/27 50,840  54,347 
  Oncor Electric Delivery Co. LLC 2.950% 4/1/25 2,500  2,621 
  Oncor Electric Delivery Co. LLC 3.700% 11/15/28 45,200  50,519 
  Oncor Electric Delivery Co. LLC 5.750% 3/15/29 19,475  25,063 
  PacifiCorp 3.600% 4/1/24 14,000  14,901 
  PacifiCorp 3.350% 7/1/25 17,720  18,912 
  PacifiCorp 3.500% 6/15/29 15,485  17,059 
  Potomac Electric Power Co. 3.050% 4/1/22 2,270  2,333 
  Potomac Electric Power Co. 3.600% 3/15/24 15,690  16,657 
  Public Service Electric & Gas Co. 3.000% 5/15/27 2,000  2,121 
  Public Service Electric & Gas Co. 3.200% 5/15/29 31,500  34,134 
  Public Service Electric & Gas Co. 2.450% 1/15/30 7,500  7,711 
  Puget Energy Inc. 3.650% 5/15/25 13,665  14,378 
  Southern California Edison Co. 3.700% 8/1/25 13,871  15,039 
  Southern California Edison Co. 4.200% 3/1/29 9,000  10,225 
  Southwestern Electric Power Co. 4.100% 9/15/28 25,000  27,848 
  Southwestern Public Service Co. 3.300% 6/15/24 41,070  43,439 
8 Trans-Allegheny Interstate Line Co. 3.850% 6/1/25 11,000  11,851 
  Union Electric Co. 2.950% 6/15/27 12,861  13,406 
  Virginia Electric & Power Co. 3.450% 2/15/24 7,000  7,400 
  Virginia Electric & Power Co. 3.100% 5/15/25 8,885  9,347 
  Virginia Electric & Power Co. 3.150% 1/15/26 12,295  13,056 
  Virginia Electric & Power Co. 2.950% 11/15/26 56,752  59,638 
  Virginia Electric & Power Co. 3.500% 3/15/27 11,487  12,525 
8 Vistra Operations Co. LLC 5.000% 7/31/27 2,635  2,714 
  Westar Energy Inc. 2.550% 7/1/26 2,000  2,050 
  Westar Energy Inc. 3.100% 4/1/27 5,800  6,128 
  Natural Gas (0.2%)          
  Atmos Energy Corp. 3.000% 6/15/27 1,165  1,231 
9 Centrica plc 4.375% 3/13/29 4,000  6,360 
8 Engie SA 2.875% 10/10/22 3,480  3,574 
  Piedmont Natural Gas Co. Inc. 3.500% 6/1/29 15,000  16,363 
  Sempra Energy 3.250% 6/15/27 6,360  6,716 
  Sempra Energy 3.400% 2/1/28 15,912  16,854 
  Southern California Gas Co. 2.550% 2/1/30 18,220  18,673 
  Southern Co. Gas Capital Corp. 3.250% 6/15/26 4,125  4,326 
  Other Utility (0.1%)          
11 DBNGP Finance Co. Pty Ltd. 4.225% 5/28/25 30,550  22,802 
           1,336,201 
Total Corporate Bonds (Cost $20,209,861)  21,276,539 
Sovereign Bonds (6.1%)
8 Abu Dhabi National Energy Co. PJSC 4.875% 4/23/30 9,450  10,918 
8 Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior SA 3.250% 5/7/20 4,000  4,009 
8 Banque Ouest Africaine de Developpement 5.000% 7/27/27 1,329  1,439 
8 Banque Ouest Africaine de Developpement 4.700% 10/22/31 4,150  4,370 
8 Bermuda 4.138% 1/3/23 10,964  11,560 
8 Bermuda 4.854% 2/6/24 3,517  3,863 
  Bermuda 4.854% 2/6/24 8,791  9,663 
5 Bermuda 4.750% 2/15/29 12,860  14,829 
8 CDP Financial Inc. 3.150% 7/24/24 8,000  8,490 

 

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January 31, 2020

 

  Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000
)  Market
Value
($000
  Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras SA 5.750% 10/27/21 3,300  3,489 
  CNOOC Finance 2015 USA LLC 3.750% 5/2/23 8,231  8,641 
  CNOOC Finance 2015 USA LLC 3.500% 5/5/25 2,105  2,240 
  CNOOC Nexen Finance 2014 ULC 4.250% 4/30/24 35,711  38,696 
8 CNPC General Capital Ltd. 3.400% 4/16/23 1,000  1,037 
  Corp Financiera de Desarrollo SA 4.750% 7/15/25 10,100  11,152 
  Development Bank of Kazakhstan JSC 4.125% 12/10/22 8,605  8,990 
8,13 Dexia Credit Local SA 1.875% 9/15/21 10,000  10,046 
8,13 Dexia Credit Local SA 2.375% 9/20/22 1,750  1,785 
  Dominican Republic 6.600% 1/28/24 3,250  3,619 
8 Dominican Republic 5.875% 1/30/60 18,225  18,225 
8 Electricite de France SA 4.500% 9/21/28 5,000  5,711 
8 Emirate of Abu Dhabi 2.125% 9/30/24 91,000  91,543 
8 Emirate of Abu Dhabi 3.125% 9/30/49 21,875  21,987 
  Empresa Nacional del Petroleo 4.375% 10/30/24 13,883  14,799 
5 Empresa Nacional del Petroleo 5.250% 11/6/29 49,663  56,392 
  Equinor ASA 3.150% 1/23/22 3,000  3,090 
  Equinor ASA 2.450% 1/17/23 3,000  3,069 
  Equinor ASA 3.950% 5/15/43 3,191  3,732 
  Export-Import Bank of India 3.875% 3/12/24 3,900  4,109 
  Export-Import Bank of India 3.375% 8/5/26 3,000  3,102 
8 Export-Import Bank of India 3.875% 2/1/28 9,675  10,297 
  Export-Import Bank of Korea 5.125% 6/29/20 17,000  17,212 
  Export-Import Bank of Korea 3.000% 11/1/22 38,308  39,594 
5 Federative Republic of Brazil 4.625% 1/13/28 18,200  20,100 
5 Federative Republic of Brazil 4.750% 1/14/50 28,615  29,366 
  Fondo MIVIVIENDA SA 3.500% 1/31/23 12,050  12,415 
  Gazprom OAO Via Gaz Capital SA 6.510% 3/7/22 2,650  2,874 
  ICBCIL Finance Co. Ltd. 3.250% 3/17/20 4,800  4,805 
  ICBCIL Finance Co. Ltd. 3.000% 4/5/20 3,538  3,541 
  ICBCIL Finance Co. Ltd. 3.200% 11/10/20 5,000  5,031 
  ICBCIL Finance Co. Ltd. 3.375% 4/5/22 10,000  10,202 
8 KazMunayGas National Co. JSC 6.375% 10/24/48 5,400  7,209 
8 Kingdom of Saudi Arabia 2.375% 10/26/21 785  791 
  Kingdom of Saudi Arabia 2.375% 10/26/21 131,077  132,166 
  Kingdom of Saudi Arabia 4.000% 4/17/25 13,500  14,708 
  Kingdom of Saudi Arabia 4.375% 4/16/29 17,450  19,931 
  Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power Co. Ltd. 3.000% 9/19/22 2,800  2,878 
14 KSA Sukuk Ltd. 3.628% 4/20/27 34,280  37,004 
  North American Development Bank 2.400% 10/26/22 1,300  1,316 
  NTPC Ltd. 4.250% 2/26/26 6,250  6,685 
8 Ontario Teachers' Cadillac Fairview Properties Trust 3.125% 3/20/22 6,000  6,159 
8 Ontario Teachers' Cadillac Fairview Properties Trust 3.875% 3/20/27 7,000  7,644 
8 Ontario Teachers' Cadillac Fairview Properties Trust 4.125% 2/1/29 11,900  13,520 
8,10 Perusahaan Listrik Negara PT 1.875% 11/5/31 13,940  15,494 
  Perusahaan Penerbit SBSN Indonesia III 4.325% 5/28/25 17,330  18,868 
  Perusahaan Penerbit SBSN Indonesia III 4.550% 3/29/26 8,550  9,448 
  Perusahaan Penerbit SBSN Indonesia III 4.150% 3/29/27 28,300  30,705 
  Petroleos Mexicanos 6.875% 8/4/26 38,815  43,840 
8 Petroleos Mexicanos 6.490% 1/23/27 53,545  58,179 
  Petroleos Mexicanos 6.500% 3/13/27 6,235  6,769 
8 Petroleos Mexicanos 6.950% 1/28/60 28,875  29,302 
5 Republic of Colombia 4.500% 1/28/26 48,147  53,012 
  Republic of Colombia 10.375% 1/28/33 33,975  55,312 
  Republic of Croatia 6.375% 3/24/21 7,250  7,605 
10 Republic of Croatia 3.000% 3/20/27 12,582  16,352 
10 Republic of Croatia 1.125% 6/19/29 22,630  26,107 
  Republic of Honduras 6.250% 1/19/27 8,637  9,593 
  Republic of Hungary 6.375% 3/29/21 13,614  14,347 
  Republic of Hungary 5.375% 2/21/23 18,500  20,350 
  Republic of Hungary 5.750% 11/22/23 22,242  25,300 
8 Republic of Indonesia 3.700% 1/8/22 3,124  3,218 
  Republic of Indonesia 3.750% 4/25/22 88,508  91,555 
  Republic of Indonesia 5.375% 10/17/23 6,400  7,132 

 

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  Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000
)  Market
Value
($000
)
  Republic of Indonesia 5.875% 1/15/24 26,830  30,493 
  Republic of Indonesia 4.350% 1/8/27 20,000  22,162 
8,10 Republic of Italy 3.850% 9/1/49 2,060  3,255 
  Republic of Lithuania 7.375% 2/11/20 23,356  23,385 
8 Republic of Lithuania 6.125% 3/9/21 7,400  7,734 
  Republic of Lithuania 6.125% 3/9/21 42,564  44,543 
  Republic of Lithuania 6.625% 2/1/22 12,000  13,130 
10 Republic of Lithuania 1.625% 6/19/49 6,800  9,191 
5 Republic of Panama 4.000% 9/22/24 4,850  5,232 
  Republic of Panama 7.125% 1/29/26 10,000  12,625 
  Republic of Panama 8.125% 4/28/34 9,236  13,531 
  Republic of Paraguay 5.600% 3/13/48 8,250  9,861 
5,8 Republic of Paraguay 5.400% 3/30/50 14,450  16,834 
  Republic of Poland 5.125% 4/21/21 10,505  10,925 
10 Republic of Romania 2.500% 2/8/30 5,270  6,387 
10 Republic of Romania 2.124% 7/16/31 2,630  3,040 
  Republic of Serbia 7.250% 9/28/21 13,696  14,865 
  Republic of Slovenia 5.500% 10/26/22 36,554  40,066 
  Republic of South Africa 5.875% 9/16/25 21,437  23,673 
  Republic of South Africa 4.850% 9/27/27 8,520  8,913 
15 Republic of South Africa 7.000% 2/28/31 653,700  37,007 
8,10 Romanian Government International Bond 3.375% 1/28/50 28,363  33,012 
  Russian Federation 4.750% 5/27/26 17,400  19,669 
8 SABIC Capital II BV 4.000% 10/10/23 15,288  16,129 
  SABIC Capital II BV 4.000% 10/10/23 12,000  12,681 
  Sinopec Capital 2013 Ltd. 3.125% 4/24/23 13,170  13,520 
  Sinopec Group Overseas Development 2016 Ltd. 3.500% 5/3/26 5,000  5,340 
8 Sinopec Group Overseas Development 2017 Ltd. 3.625% 4/12/27 12,500  13,441 
  Sinopec Group Overseas Development 2017 Ltd. 3.625% 4/12/27 13,770  14,754 
  Sinopec Group Overseas Development 2017 Ltd. 3.250% 9/13/27 51,800  54,432 
8 Sinopec Group Overseas Development 2018 Ltd. 2.950% 11/12/29 1,349  1,387 
  State Grid Overseas Investment 2014 Ltd. 4.125% 5/7/24 4,005  4,335 
  State Grid Overseas Investment 2016 Ltd. 3.750% 5/2/23 5,245  5,502 
  State Grid Overseas Investment 2016 Ltd. 3.500% 5/4/27 16,000  17,153 
  State of Israel 3.150% 6/30/23 2,000  2,094 
10 State of Israel 2.875% 1/29/24 1,100  1,360 
  State of Israel 3.375% 1/15/50 12,200  12,758 
  State of Qatar 2.375% 6/2/21 775  779 
  State of Qatar 3.375% 3/14/24 75,402  79,549 
  State of Qatar 4.000% 3/14/29 24,215  27,336 
  State of Qatar 4.817% 3/14/49 3,010  3,838 
8 Temasek Financial I Ltd. 2.375% 1/23/23 1,000  1,018 
10 United Mexican States 1.625% 4/8/26 13,622  15,800 
  United Mexican States 4.500% 4/22/29 3,763  4,217 
5 United Mexican States 3.250% 4/16/30 8,000  8,167 
Total Sovereign Bonds (Cost $1,980,351)  2,057,654 
Taxable Municipal Bonds (0.2%)
  Allentown PA Neighborhood Improvement Zone Development Authority Revenue 5.420% 5/1/21 4,000  4,044 
  Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund Finance Corp. Revenue 2.995% 7/1/20 1,250  1,256 
  Illinois GO 5.000% 1/1/23 1,835  1,966 
  JobsOhio Beverage System Statewide Liquor Profits Revenue 2.885% 1/1/21 1,000  1,010 
16 New Jersey Economic Development Authority Revenue (State Pension Funding) 7.425% 2/15/29 15,435  20,052 
7 New Mexico Educational Assistance Foundation 2013-1, 1M USD LIBOR + 0.700% 2.481% 1/2/25 1,597  1,595 
  New York City NY Transitional Finance Authority Future Tax Revenue 5.125% 2/1/24 1,500  1,694 
  New York State Dormitory Authority Revenue (Employer Assessment) 3.892% 12/1/24 2,000  2,198 

 

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    Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000
) Market
Value
($000
)
  Port Authority of New York & New Jersey Revenue 5.859% 12/1/24 2,000   2,369  
  San Diego County CA Regional Airport Authority Revenue 3.730% 7/1/21 800   823  
  San Diego County CA Regional Airport Authority Revenue 5.594% 7/1/43 6,200   7,111  
  Sonoma County CA Pension Obligation Revenue 6.000% 12/1/29 4,765   5,788  
  Texas GO 3.682% 8/1/24 2,000   2,105  
  Texas Private Activity Surface Transportation Corp. Revenue 3.922% 12/31/49 8,550   9,324  
  University of California Revenue 2.300% 5/15/21 1,000   1,010  
Total Taxable Municipal Bonds (Cost $59,185)         62,345  
               
        Shares      
Common Stocks (0.2%)            
  iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF     382,500   50,142  
Temporary Cash Investment (3.3%)            
Money Market Fund (3.3%)            
17 Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund (Cost $1,127,549) 1.730%   11,273,586   1,127,584  

 

    Expiration Date Contracts Exercise Rate Notional
Amount on
Underlying Swap
($000
)    
Options Purchased (0.0%)  
Exchange-Traded Options (0.0%)  
Put Options (0.0%)  
  10-Year U.S. Treasury Note Futures Contracts 2/24/20 797 $130.00 103,610   87  

 

 

 

 

  Counterparty  Expiration
Date
        
Over-the-Counter Swaptions (0.0%)                  
Call Swaptions (0.0%)                  
10-Year Interest Rate Swap, Pays 3M USD LIBOR Quarterly, Receives 1.130% Semiannually  BNPSW  9/21/20  1.130%  47,725   427 
Put Swaptions (0.0%)                  
5-Year CDX-NA-HY-33-V2, Credit Protection Sold, Receives 5.000% Quarterly  BNPSW  3/18/20  1.060%  31,980   124 
5-Year CDX-NA-IG-33-V1, Credit Protection Sold, Receives 1.000% Quarterly  MSCS  2/19/20  0.525%  63,590   54 
5-Year CDX-NA-IG-33-V1, Credit Protection Sold, Receives 1.000% Quarterly  JPMC  3/18/20  0.550%  63,960   83 
5-Year CDX-NA-IG-33-V1, Credit Protection Sold, Receives 1.000% Quarterly  GSI  2/19/20  0.600%  95,380   31 
5-Year CDX-NA-IG-33-V1, Credit Protection Sold, Receives 1.000% Quarterly  MSCS  3/18/20  0.550%  95,380   124 
5-Year CDX-NA-IG-33-V1, Credit Protection Sold, Receives 1.000% Quarterly  BOANA  3/18/20  0.475%  200,000   532 
5-Year CDX-NA-IG-33-V1, Credit Protection Sold, Receives 1.000% Quarterly  MSCS  3/18/20  0.475%  470,000   1,251 
                        2,626  
Total Options Purchased (Cost $1,939)                       2,713  
Total Investments (98.6%) (Cost $31,725,506)                       33,121,618  

 

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January 31, 2020

 

    Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000
)  Market
Value
($000
Conventional Mortgage-Backed Securities—Liability for Sale Commitments (-0.7%)      
5,6,18 UMBS Pool 3.000% 2/1/49-2/1/50 (238,350 )  (243,751 ) 
5,6,18 UMBS Pool 4.000% 1/1/50-2/1/50 (3,600 )  (3,760 )
Total Conventional Mortgage-Backed Securities—Liability for Sale Commitments (Proceeds $244,695)   (247,511 ) 
Other Assets and Liabilities—Net (2.1%)   730,707  
Net Assets (100%)   33,604,814  

 

§ Security value determined using significant unobservable inputs.
1 Securities with a value of $3,176,000 have been segregated as collateral for certain open To Be Announced (TBA) transactions.
2 Securities with a value of $9,543,000 have been segregated as initial margin for open centrally cleared swap contracts.
3 Securities with a value of $30,311,000 have been segregated as initial margin for open futures contracts.
4 Securities with a value of $1,548,000 have been segregated as collateral for open forward currency contracts and over-the-counter swap contracts.
5 The average or expected maturity is shorter than the final maturity shown because of the possibility of interim principal payments and prepayments or the possibility of the issue being called.
       
6 The issuer was placed under federal conservatorship in September 2008; since that time, its daily operations have been managed by the Federal Housing Finance Agency and it receives capital from the U.S. Treasury, as needed to maintain a positive net worth, in exchange for senior preferred stock.
7 Adjustable-rate security; rate shown is effective rate at period end. Certain adjustable-rate securities are not based on a published reference rate and spread but are determined by the issuer or agent based on current market conditions.
8 Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. Such securities may be sold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At January 31, 2020, the aggregate value of these securities was $4,314,719,000, representing 12.8% of net assets.
9 Face amount denominated in British pounds.
10 Face amount denominated in euro.
11 Face amount denominated in Australian dollars.
12 Non-income-producing security—security in default.
13 Guaranteed by multiple countries.
14 Guaranteed by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
15 Face amount denominated in South African rand.
16 Scheduled principal and interest payments are guaranteed by National Public Finance Guarantee Corp.
17 Affiliated money market fund available only to Vanguard funds and certain trusts and accounts managed by Vanguard. Rate shown is the 7-day yield.
18 Includes securities purchased on a when-issued or delayed-delivery basis for which the fund has not taken delivery as of January 31, 2020.
  BNPSW—BNP Paribas.
  BOANA—Bank of America, N.A.
  CMT—Constant Maturing Treasury Rate.
  GO—General Obligation Bond.
  GSI—Goldman Sachs International.
  JPMC—JP Morgan Chase Bank.
  LIBOR—London Interbank Offered Rate.
  MSCS—Morgan Stanley Capital Services LLC.
  REMICS—Real Estate Mortgage Investment Conduits.
  TBA—To Be Announced.
  UMBS—Uniform Mortgage-Backed Securities.

 

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January 31, 2020

 

      Face   Market  
    Maturity Amount   Value  
  Coupon Date ($000 ) ($000 )
U.S. Government and Agency Obligations (10.7%)  
U.S. Government Securities (8.3%)  
  United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.500% 8/15/22 5,000   5,023  
  United States Treasury Note/Bond 2.250% 11/15/24 10,808   11,270  
  United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.750% 12/31/24 2,500   2,551  
  United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.375% 8/31/26 10,000   9,978  
  United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.750% 12/31/26 2,000   2,043  
  United States Treasury Note/Bond 2.375% 5/15/29 65,000   69,926  
  United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.625% 8/15/29 10,000   10,106  
  United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.750% 11/15/29 27,850   28,455  
1,2,3 United States Treasury Note/Bond 4.500% 2/15/36 172,000   239,563  
  United States Treasury Note/Bond 4.750% 2/15/37 109,059   157,830  
  United States Treasury Note/Bond 5.000% 5/15/37 50,000   74,469  
  United States Treasury Note/Bond 4.375% 5/15/40 20,090   28,653  
  United States Treasury Note/Bond 4.750% 2/15/41 100,000   149,875  
  United States Treasury Note/Bond 4.375% 5/15/41 40,735   58,391  
  United States Treasury Note/Bond 3.750% 8/15/41 90,000   119,081  
  United States Treasury Note/Bond 3.125% 2/15/43 27,190   32,930  
  United States Treasury Note/Bond 2.875% 5/15/43 53,100   61,878  
  United States Treasury Note/Bond 3.000% 11/15/44 64,210   76,601  
2 United States Treasury Note/Bond 2.500% 2/15/45 27,462   30,067  
  United States Treasury Note/Bond 3.000% 5/15/45 36,875   44,088  
  United States Treasury Note/Bond 2.875% 8/15/45 65,055   76,237  
2 United States Treasury Note/Bond 3.000% 11/15/45 59,882   71,793  
  United States Treasury Note/Bond 2.250% 8/15/46 9,500   9,953  
  United States Treasury Note/Bond 3.000% 5/15/47 31,000   37,491  
  United States Treasury Note/Bond 2.750% 11/15/47 47,602   55,129  
  United States Treasury Note/Bond 3.000% 2/15/48 15,000   18,197  
  United States Treasury Note/Bond 3.125% 5/15/48 30,000   37,270  
  United States Treasury Note/Bond 3.375% 11/15/48 15,000   19,535  
  United States Treasury Note/Bond 2.875% 5/15/49 10,000   11,942  
  United States Treasury Note/Bond 2.250% 8/15/49 50,000   52,781  
  United States Treasury Note/Bond 2.375% 11/15/49 42,500   46,079  
  United States Treasury Strip Principal 0.000% 2/15/48 47,795   26,896  
            1,676,081  
Agency Bonds and Notes (0.3%)  
  Tennessee Valley Authority 5.250% 9/15/39 33,800   48,679  
  Tennessee Valley Authority 4.250% 9/15/65 10,000   14,192  
            62,871  
Conventional Mortgage-Backed Securities (1.6%)  
4,5 Fannie Mae Pool 2.980% 9/1/34 1,380   1,501  
4,5 Fannie Mae Pool 3.230% 7/1/32 3,502   3,899  
4,5 Fannie Mae Pool 3.250% 6/1/32 6,115   6,814  
4,5 Fannie Mae Pool 3.260% 9/1/32 26,625   29,734  
4,5 Fannie Mae Pool 3.360% 6/1/34 13,215   14,911  
4,5 Fannie Mae Pool 3.390% 7/1/34 12,909   14,596  
4,5 Fannie Mae Pool 3.440% 3/1/33 10,900   12,366  
4,5 Fannie Mae Pool 3.490% 2/1/32 5,695   6,458  
4,5 Fannie Mae Pool 3.560% 4/1/33 13,538   15,480  
4,5 Fannie Mae Pool 3.580% 8/1/30–4/1/33 17,561   19,958  
4,5 Fannie Mae Pool 3.590% 5/1/34 29,275   33,614  
4,5 Fannie Mae Pool 3.610% 5/1/33 13,748   15,795  
4,5 Fannie Mae Pool 3.620% 8/1/30–4/1/34 17,586   19,918  
4,5 Fannie Mae Pool 3.670% 3/1/31 5,960   6,831  
4,5 Fannie Mae Pool 3.690% 8/1/30 8,625   9,877  
4,5 Fannie Mae Pool 3.765% 3/1/34 33,570   39,244  
4,5 Fannie Mae Pool 3.970% 1/1/34 41,879   49,470  
4,5 Fannie Mae Pool 4.030% 12/1/33–1/1/34 9,198   10,923  
4,5 Fannie Mae Pool 4.130% 12/1/30 6,430   7,597  
4,5 Fannie Mae Pool 4.180% 12/1/30 7,780   9,193  
            328,179  
Nonconventional Mortgage-Backed Securities (0.5%)  
4,5 Fannie Mae REMICS 3.000% 7/25/47 12,564   13,757  

   

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      Face   Market  
    Maturity Amount   Value  
  Coupon Date ($000 ) ($000 )
4,5 Fannie Mae REMICS 3.500% 12/25/47–4/25/59 33,753   38,780  
4,5 Freddie Mac REMICS 3.000% 4/15/47 11,716   12,587  
4 Ginnie Mae REMICS 3.000% 7/20/47–8/20/47 27,944   30,003  
4 Government National Mortgage Assn. 1.750% 7/20/44 11,932   10,945  
    106,072  
Total U.S. Government and Agency Obligations (Cost $1,966,363)   2,173,203  
Asset-Backed/Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities (0.6%)  
4,5 FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates K1511 3.542% 3/25/34 25,575   29,012  
4,5 FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates K155 3.750% 11/25/32 21,750   24,755  
4,5 FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates K157 3.990% 5/25/33 25,355   29,387  
4,5 Freddie Mac Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates 3.900% 12/25/30 35,030   40,314  
Total Asset-Backed/Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities (Cost $113,148)   123,468  
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________    
Corporate Bonds (73.4%)  
Finance (18.1%)  
  Banking (12.1%)  
4 Bank of America Corp. 3.705% 4/24/28 25,080   27,415  
4 Bank of America Corp. 3.974% 2/7/30 26,735   30,005  
4 Bank of America Corp. 2.884% 10/22/30 18,155   18,776  
4 Bank of America Corp. 4.244% 4/24/38 80,255   95,789  
4 Bank of America Corp. 4.078% 4/23/40 30,700   36,055  
  Bank of America Corp. 5.875% 2/7/42 19,230   28,016  
4 Bank of America Corp. 4.443% 1/20/48 26,455   33,426  
4 Bank of America Corp. 3.946% 1/23/49 62,960   73,915  
4 Bank of America Corp. 4.330% 3/15/50 29,530   36,760  
  Bank of America NA 6.000% 10/15/36 20,450   29,123  
  Bank One Corp. 8.000% 4/29/27 7,080   9,619  
4,6 BNP Paribas SA 3.052% 1/13/31 2,900   2,956  
4 Citigroup Inc. 2.976% 11/5/30 39,175   40,619  
4 Citigroup Inc. 2.666% 1/29/31 19,660   19,889  
4 Citigroup Inc. 3.878% 1/24/39 69,980   80,180  
  Citigroup Inc. 4.650% 7/30/45 13,142   17,115  
4 Citigroup Inc. 4.281% 4/24/48 13,570   17,038  
  Citigroup Inc. 4.650% 7/23/48 48,012   62,490  
6 Commonwealth Bank of Australia 3.743% 9/12/39 2,000   2,109  
6 Commonwealth Bank of Australia 3.900% 7/12/47 3,500   4,057  
4 Goldman Sachs Group Inc. 4.223% 5/1/29 31,545   35,481  
4 Goldman Sachs Group Inc. 4.017% 10/31/38 139,440   157,468  
4 Goldman Sachs Group Inc. 4.411% 4/23/39 42,772   50,548  
  Goldman Sachs Group Inc. 6.250% 2/1/41 13,370   19,559  
  Goldman Sachs Group Inc. 4.800% 7/8/44 15,000   18,994  
  Goldman Sachs Group Inc. 4.750% 10/21/45 8,724   11,101  
4 HSBC Holdings plc 4.041% 3/13/28 4,026   4,401  
  HSBC Holdings plc 7.625% 5/17/32 15,263   21,866  
  HSBC Holdings plc 6.500% 9/15/37 27,272   38,444  
  HSBC Holdings plc 6.800% 6/1/38 48,749   71,055  
  HSBC Holdings plc 6.100% 1/14/42 9,720   13,971  
4 JPMorgan Chase & Co. 4.203% 7/23/29 23,255   26,467  
4 JPMorgan Chase & Co. 3.702% 5/6/30 35,300   38,761  
4 JPMorgan Chase & Co. 2.739% 10/15/30 42,415   43,528  
  JPMorgan Chase & Co. 6.400% 5/15/38 54,099   80,148  
4 JPMorgan Chase & Co. 3.882% 7/24/38 72,532   82,755  
  JPMorgan Chase & Co. 5.500% 10/15/40 25,390   35,478  
  JPMorgan Chase & Co. 5.600% 7/15/41 11,247   15,859  
4 JPMorgan Chase & Co. 4.260% 2/22/48 36,921   45,816  
4 JPMorgan Chase & Co. 4.032% 7/24/48 32,890   39,622  
4 JPMorgan Chase & Co. 3.964% 11/15/48 101,246   120,613  

 

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      Face   Market  
    Maturity Amount   Value  
  Coupon Date ($000 ) ($000 )
4 JPMorgan Chase & Co. 3.897% 1/23/49 43,395   50,737  
  Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc. 4.153% 3/7/39 2,150   2,568  
4 Morgan Stanley 2.699% 1/22/31 40,285   40,908  
  Morgan Stanley 7.250% 4/1/32 6,870   10,138  
4 Morgan Stanley 3.971% 7/22/38 103,500   118,354  
4 Morgan Stanley 4.457% 4/22/39 4,600   5,653  
  Morgan Stanley 6.375% 7/24/42 33,160   50,290  
  Morgan Stanley 4.300% 1/27/45 30,041   36,684  
  Morgan Stanley 4.375% 1/22/47 44,780   55,636  
  State Street Corp. 2.400% 1/24/30 22,250   22,457  
  Wachovia Corp. 5.500% 8/1/35 2,322   3,085  
4 Wells Fargo & Co. 2.879% 10/30/30 38,035   39,061  
  Wells Fargo & Co. 5.375% 11/2/43 55,167   73,272  
  Wells Fargo & Co. 5.606% 1/15/44 130,765   177,606  
  Wells Fargo & Co. 4.650% 11/4/44 2,957   3,648  
  Wells Fargo & Co. 3.900% 5/1/45 3,837   4,506  
  Wells Fargo & Co. 4.900% 11/17/45 19,485   24,473  
  Wells Fargo & Co. 4.400% 6/14/46 31,792   37,686  
  Wells Fargo & Co. 4.750% 12/7/46 42,559   52,857  
  Wells Fargo Bank NA 6.600% 1/15/38 500   743  
  Westpac Banking Corp. 4.421% 7/24/39 4,431   5,087  
  Brokerage (0.2%)  
6 AG Issuer LLC 6.250% 3/1/28 13   13  
6 FMR LLC 6.450% 11/15/39 16,010   23,579  
  Intercontinental Exchange Inc. 4.250% 9/21/48 5,800   7,315  
  Invesco Finance plc 5.375% 11/30/43 6,993   8,865  
  Insurance (5.4%)  
  ACE Capital Trust II 9.700% 4/1/30 3,745   5,707  
  Aflac Inc. 4.000% 10/15/46 947   1,098  
  Allstate Corp. 4.500% 6/15/43 947   1,197  
  Allstate Corp. 4.200% 12/15/46 14,385   17,549  
  Allstate Corp. 3.850% 8/10/49 19,156   22,280  
  Berkshire Hathaway Finance Corp. 4.400% 5/15/42 2,000   2,468  
  Berkshire Hathaway Finance Corp. 4.200% 8/15/48 32,195   39,035  
  Berkshire Hathaway Finance Corp. 4.250% 1/15/49 67,922   83,087  
  Berkshire Hathaway Inc. 4.500% 2/11/43 47,747   60,435  
6 Centene Corp. 4.750% 1/15/25 75   78  
6 Centene Corp. 4.250% 12/15/27 150   156  
6 Centene Corp. 4.625% 12/15/29 145   156  
7 Chubb INA Holdings Inc. 0.875% 12/15/29 1,060   1,201  
7 Chubb INA Holdings Inc. 2.500% 3/15/38 400   540  
6 Jackson National Life Insurance Co. 8.150% 3/15/27 189   255  
  Markel Corp. 4.150% 9/17/50 1,944   2,157  
  Marsh & McLennan Cos. Inc. 4.750% 3/15/39 19,219   24,378  
  Marsh & McLennan Cos. Inc. 4.350% 1/30/47 22,580   27,471  
  Marsh & McLennan Cos. Inc. 4.900% 3/15/49 23,101   30,539  
6 Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Co. 3.729% 10/15/70 15,356   15,894  
  MetLife Inc. 4.125% 8/13/42 56,081   67,061  
  MetLife Inc. 4.875% 11/13/43 10,000   12,980  
  MetLife Inc. 4.050% 3/1/45 3,236   3,786  
  MetLife Inc. 4.600% 5/13/46 9,700   12,284  
6 Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. 7.800% 11/1/25 13,700   17,560  
6 Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co. 9.375% 8/15/39 24,046   42,655  
6 Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co. 4.950% 4/22/44 13,215   15,845  
6 New York Life Insurance Co. 5.875% 5/15/33 36,125   49,082  
6 New York Life Insurance Co. 4.450% 5/15/69 3,880   4,804  
4,6 Nippon Life Insurance Co. 3.400% 1/23/50 1,400   1,424  
6 Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Co. 3.850% 9/30/47 8,944   9,964  
6 Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Co. 3.625% 9/30/59 33,074   35,492  
4,6 Pacific Life Insurance Co. 4.300% 10/24/67 6,295   7,006  
  Progressive Corp. 4.125% 4/15/47 4,420   5,350  
  Progressive Corp. 4.200% 3/15/48 2,867   3,522  
  Prudential Financial Inc. 5.700% 12/14/36 1,973   2,750  

  

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      Face   Market  
    Maturity Amount   Value  
  Coupon Date ($000 ) ($000 )
  Prudential Financial Inc. 4.600% 5/15/44 4,784   5,922  
4 Prudential Financial Inc. 5.375% 5/15/45 128   143  
  Prudential Financial Inc. 3.905% 12/7/47 1,420   1,603  
  Prudential Financial Inc. 3.935% 12/7/49 10,205   11,458  
  Prudential Financial Inc. 3.700% 3/13/51 67,884   73,024  
6 Securian Financial Group Inc. 4.800% 4/15/48 5,706   7,282  
  Travelers Cos. Inc. 4.600% 8/1/43 1,100   1,427  
  Travelers Cos. Inc. 3.750% 5/15/46 954   1,109  
  Travelers Cos. Inc. 4.000% 5/30/47 4,222   5,024  
  Travelers Cos. Inc. 4.100% 3/4/49 20,000   24,212  
  UnitedHealth Group Inc. 5.800% 3/15/36 34,886   47,466  
  UnitedHealth Group Inc. 6.875% 2/15/38 10,130   15,384  
  UnitedHealth Group Inc. 3.500% 8/15/39 21,546   23,146  
  UnitedHealth Group Inc. 4.375% 3/15/42 24,917   29,701  
  UnitedHealth Group Inc. 3.950% 10/15/42 1,042   1,197  
  UnitedHealth Group Inc. 4.750% 7/15/45 53,920   67,356  
  UnitedHealth Group Inc. 4.250% 4/15/47 12,111   14,415  
  UnitedHealth Group Inc. 3.750% 10/15/47 32,705   35,805  
  UnitedHealth Group Inc. 4.250% 6/15/48 26,467   31,162  
  UnitedHealth Group Inc. 4.450% 12/15/48 2,891   3,513  
  UnitedHealth Group Inc. 3.700% 8/15/49 34,722   38,035  
  UnitedHealth Group Inc. 3.875% 8/15/59 30,185   33,591  
7 Zurich Finance Ireland Designated Activity Co. 1.625% 6/17/39 970   1,207  
  Other Finance (0.0%)  
7 Vonovia Finance BV 2.750% 3/22/38 700   949  
   
  Real Estate Investment Trusts (0.4%)  
  Alexandria Real Estate Equities Inc. 4.850% 4/15/49 1,500   1,940  
  Alexandria Real Estate Equities Inc. 4.000% 2/1/50 3,837   4,485  
  Camden Property Trust 3.350% 11/1/49 3,298   3,493  
  ERP Operating LP 4.500% 7/1/44 2,384   2,986  
6 Ladder Capital Finance Holdings LLLP / Ladder Capital Finance Corp. 4.250% 2/1/27 105   105  
7 Prologis Euro Finance LLC 0.375% 2/6/28 425   472  
  Simon Property Group LP 4.250% 10/1/44 715   846  
  Simon Property Group LP 3.250% 9/13/49 51,705   53,310  
  UDR Inc. 3.100% 11/1/34 8,100   8,461  
    3,669,983  
Industrial (40.0%)  
  Basic Industry (0.5%)  
  BHP Billiton Finance USA Ltd. 4.125% 2/24/42 15,947   18,741  
  BHP Billiton Finance USA Ltd. 5.000% 9/30/43 4,311   5,683  
  Celulosa Arauco y Constitucion SA 5.500% 11/2/47 375   401  
6 Novelis Corp. 4.750% 1/30/30 55   55  
6 OCI NV 5.250% 11/1/24 160   165  
  Packaging Corp. of America 4.050% 12/15/49 400   438  
  Praxair Inc. 3.550% 11/7/42 1,849   2,040  
  Rio Tinto Finance USA Ltd. 5.200% 11/2/40 9,295   12,509  
  Rio Tinto Finance USA plc 4.125% 8/21/42 44,895   52,788  
6 Suzano Austria GmbH 7.000% 3/16/47 1,000   1,193  
  Vale Overseas Ltd. 6.250% 8/10/26 181   214  
7 Vale SA 3.750% 1/10/23 1,530   1,845  
  Capital Goods (2.3%)  
6 American Builders & Contractors Supply Co. Inc. 4.000% 1/15/28 150   151  
  Ball Corp. 4.875% 3/15/26 95   104  
6 Berry Global Inc. 4.875% 7/15/26 307   322  
  Boeing Co. 6.125% 2/15/33 13,565   18,248  
  Boeing Co. 3.550% 3/1/38 19,925   21,360  
  Boeing Co. 3.500% 3/1/39 4,149   4,356  
  Boeing Co. 6.875% 3/15/39 10,929   16,272  
  Boeing Co. 5.875% 2/15/40 2,940   3,999  

 

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    Face   Market  
    Maturity Amount   Value  
  Coupon Date ($000 ) ($000 )
  Boeing Co. 7.875% 4/15/43 1,955   3,121  
  Boeing Co. 3.375% 6/15/46 5,000   5,041  
  Boeing Co. 3.625% 3/1/48 10,275   10,829  
  Boeing Co. 3.750% 2/1/50 44,800   48,447  
  Boeing Co. 3.825% 3/1/59 4,434   4,751  
  Boeing Co. 3.950% 8/1/59 27,225   29,277  
6 Bombardier Inc. 7.875% 4/15/27 50   47  
  Caterpillar Inc. 6.050% 8/15/36 5,138   7,233  
  Caterpillar Inc. 3.803% 8/15/42 26,112   30,350  
  Caterpillar Inc. 3.250% 9/19/49 17,294   18,118  
  Caterpillar Inc. 4.750% 5/15/64 15,639   20,950  
6 CFX Escrow Corp. 6.375% 2/15/26 142   153  
6 Clean Harbors Inc. 4.875% 7/15/27 152   159  
6 Clean Harbors Inc. 5.125% 7/15/29 47   50  
  Honeywell International Inc. 5.700% 3/15/36 10,300   14,400  
  Honeywell International Inc. 5.700% 3/15/37 6,250   8,840  
  Lockheed Martin Corp. 4.500% 5/15/36 7,189   8,910  
  Lockheed Martin Corp. 4.070% 12/15/42 4,784   5,768  
  Lockheed Martin Corp. 3.800% 3/1/45 8,571   9,930  
  Lockheed Martin Corp. 4.700% 5/15/46 3,875   5,112  
  Lockheed Martin Corp. 4.090% 9/15/52 23,567   29,145  
6 Mueller Water Products Inc. 5.500% 6/15/26 210   220  
  Northrop Grumman Corp. 4.030% 10/15/47 17,120   20,010  
  Raytheon Co. 4.700% 12/15/41 29,685   38,494  
  Raytheon Co. 4.200% 12/15/44 1,000   1,224  
6 Reynolds Group Issuer Inc. / Reynolds Group Issuer LLC / Reynolds Group Issuer Lu 5.125% 7/15/23 20   20  
6 Sealed Air Corp. 4.000% 12/1/27 100   101  
6 Silgan Holdings Inc. 4.125% 2/1/28 145   144  
  Spirit AeroSystems Inc. 4.600% 6/15/28 55   56  
  Stanley Black & Decker Inc. 4.850% 11/15/48 32,025   41,921  
6 TransDigm Inc. 6.250% 3/15/26 313   338  
  TransDigm Inc. 7.500% 3/15/27 99   109  
6 TransDigm Inc. 5.500% 11/15/27 245   246  
6 Trivium Packaging Finance BV 5.500% 8/15/26 50   53  
6 Trivium Packaging Finance BV 8.500% 8/15/27 105   116  
  United Rentals North America Inc. 4.625% 10/15/25 104   106  
  United Rentals North America Inc. 6.500% 12/15/26 379   412  
  United Rentals North America Inc. 3.875% 11/15/27 165   167  
  United Technologies Corp. 6.125% 7/15/38 7,535   11,017  
  United Technologies Corp. 3.750% 11/1/46 22,160   25,453  
  United Technologies Corp. 4.625% 11/16/48 7,287   9,587  
  Communication (5.5%)  
  America Movil SAB de CV 4.375% 4/22/49 50,205   60,757  
6 CCO Holdings LLC / CCO Holdings Capital Corp. 4.750% 3/1/30 394   405  
  Comcast Corp. 4.250% 10/15/30 9,518   11,170  
  Comcast Corp. 5.650% 6/15/35 33,707   46,454  
  Comcast Corp. 6.500% 11/15/35 4,320   6,339  
  Comcast Corp. 3.200% 7/15/36 16,810   17,794  
  Comcast Corp. 3.900% 3/1/38 39,335   44,881  
  Comcast Corp. 6.400% 5/15/38 3,452   5,075  
  Comcast Corp. 4.600% 10/15/38 54,153   66,773  
  Comcast Corp. 3.250% 11/1/39 3,000   3,220  
  Comcast Corp. 4.650% 7/15/42 1,000   1,245  
  Comcast Corp. 4.500% 1/15/43 1,184   1,453  
  Comcast Corp. 4.750% 3/1/44 60,670   77,840  
  Comcast Corp. 4.600% 8/15/45 25,375   31,614  
  Comcast Corp. 3.400% 7/15/46 20,295   21,422  
  Comcast Corp. 4.000% 8/15/47 18,875   21,657  
  Comcast Corp. 3.969% 11/1/47 83,688   95,501  
  Comcast Corp. 4.000% 3/1/48 30,340   35,298  
  Comcast Corp. 4.700% 10/15/48 41,185   52,855  
  Comcast Corp. 3.999% 11/1/49 31,176   36,179  

 

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    Face   Market  
    Maturity Amount   Value  
  Coupon Date ($000 ) ($000 )
  Comcast Corp. 3.450% 2/1/50 14,230   15,310  
  Comcast Corp. 4.049% 11/1/52 23,810   27,950  
  Comcast Corp. 4.950% 10/15/58 95,256   129,996  
6 Connect Finco SARL / Connect US Finco LLC 6.750% 10/1/26 110   116  
6 CSC Holdings LLC 5.375% 2/1/28 195   207  
6 CSC Holdings LLC 6.500% 2/1/29 195   217  
6 CSC Holdings LLC 5.750% 1/15/30 175   188  
6 Deutsche Telekom AG 3.625% 1/21/50 3,180   3,272  
6 Diamond Sports Group LLC / Diamond Sports Finance Co. 5.375% 8/15/26 35   35  
6 Diamond Sports Group LLC / Diamond Sports Finance Co. 6.625% 8/15/27 156   146  
6 Fox Corp. 5.576% 1/25/49 966   1,265  
6 Lamar Media Corp. 3.750% 2/15/28 80   80  
6 Lamar Media Corp. 4.000% 2/15/30 80   81  
6 Level 3 Financing Inc. 3.400% 3/1/27 245   252  
6 Level 3 Financing Inc. 4.625% 9/15/27 313   321  
7 MMS USA Investments Inc. 1.250% 6/13/28 700   796  
6 National CineMedia LLC 5.875% 4/15/28 160   167  
  NBCUniversal Media LLC 5.950% 4/1/41 16,947   24,327  
  NBCUniversal Media LLC 4.450% 1/15/43 22,650   27,436  
  Netflix Inc. 4.875% 4/15/28 25   27  
6 Netflix Inc. 4.875% 6/15/30 115   120  
6 Nexstar Escrow Inc. 5.625% 7/15/27 242   254  
  S&P Global Inc. 3.250% 12/1/49 2,000   2,134  
6 Sirius XM Radio Inc. 4.625% 7/15/24 104   108  
6 Sirius XM Radio Inc. 5.000% 8/1/27 99   104  
  Sprint Corp. 7.125% 6/15/24 95   98  
  Sprint Corp. 7.625% 2/15/25 95   99  
6 Sprint Corp. 7.250% 2/1/28 95   94  
  T-Mobile USA Inc. 4.500% 2/1/26 280   288  
  Telefonica Emisiones SAU 4.665% 3/6/38 950   1,088  
  Telefonica Emisiones SAU 4.895% 3/6/48 2,475   2,917  
  Time Warner Cable LLC 6.550% 5/1/37 11,975   15,293  
6 Twitter Inc. 3.875% 12/15/27 100   100  
8 Verizon Communications Inc. 2.500% 4/8/31 1,450   2,057  
  Verizon Communications Inc. 4.500% 8/10/33 10,000   12,050  
  Verizon Communications Inc. 5.250% 3/16/37 2,845   3,689  
  Verizon Communications Inc. 4.812% 3/15/39 13,955   17,461  
  Verizon Communications Inc. 4.862% 8/21/46 14,990   19,330  
  Verizon Communications Inc. 4.672% 3/15/55 43,470   55,833  
7 Vodafone Group plc 1.600% 7/29/31 940   1,133  
  Vodafone Group plc 5.250% 5/30/48 2,090   2,607  
  Walt Disney Co. 6.200% 12/15/34 3,326   4,840  
  Walt Disney Co. 6.400% 12/15/35 17,218   25,711  
  Walt Disney Co. 6.650% 11/15/37 2,650   4,051  
  Walt Disney Co. 4.750% 9/15/44 6,536   8,536  
  Walt Disney Co. 3.000% 7/30/46 3,837   3,960  
  Walt Disney Co. 2.750% 9/1/49 49,420   48,823  
  Walt Disney Co. 7.550% 7/15/93 15,662   18,685  
  Consumer Cyclical (5.9%)  
6 1011778 BC ULC / New Red Finance Inc. 5.000% 10/15/25 189   195  
6 1011778 BC ULC / New Red Finance Inc. 3.875% 1/15/28 140   141  
6 1011778 BC ULC / New Red Finance Inc. 4.375% 1/15/28 270   271  
  Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. 4.000% 12/6/37 31,000   35,276  
  Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. 4.200% 12/6/47 21,815   25,605  
  Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. 4.400% 12/6/57 25,180   30,774  
6 Allison Transmission Inc. 4.750% 10/1/27 256   266  
  Amazon.com Inc. 4.800% 12/5/34 9,639   12,382  
  Amazon.com Inc. 3.875% 8/22/37 45,000   52,807  
2 Amazon.com Inc. 4.950% 12/5/44 6,000   8,170  
  Amazon.com Inc. 4.050% 8/22/47 98,575   121,650  
  Amazon.com Inc. 4.250% 8/22/57 45,334   57,922  

 

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      Face   Market  
    Maturity Amount   Value  
  Coupon Date ($000 ) ($000 )
6 ASGN Inc. 4.625% 5/15/28 48   49  
6 Boyd Gaming Corp. 4.750% 12/1/27 65   66  
6 Churchill Downs Inc. 5.500% 4/1/27 568   597  
6 Churchill Downs Inc. 4.750% 1/15/28 225   232  
6 Eagle Intermediate Global Holding BV / Ruyi US Finance LLC 7.500% 5/1/25 205   164  
  Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. 4.875% 3/15/27 125   129  
  Hilton Domestic Operating Co. Inc. 5.125% 5/1/26 166   173  
  Home Depot Inc. 5.875% 12/16/36 40,370   57,220  
  Home Depot Inc. 5.400% 9/15/40 947   1,304  
  Home Depot Inc. 5.950% 4/1/41 22,080   32,201  
  Home Depot Inc. 4.200% 4/1/43 6,035   7,171  
  Home Depot Inc. 4.875% 2/15/44 60,115   77,799  
  Home Depot Inc. 4.400% 3/15/45 12,900   15,733  
  Home Depot Inc. 4.250% 4/1/46 20,015   24,490  
  Home Depot Inc. 3.900% 6/15/47 24,950   29,026  
  Home Depot Inc. 4.500% 12/6/48 12,045   15,288  
  Home Depot Inc. 3.125% 12/15/49 3,750   3,852  
  Home Depot Inc. 3.500% 9/15/56 5,867   6,458  
  Lennar Corp. 5.250% 6/1/26 142   157  
6 Live Nation Entertainment Inc. 5.625% 3/15/26 29   31  
6 Live Nation Entertainment Inc. 4.750% 10/15/27 260   268  
  Lowe's Cos. Inc. 3.700% 4/15/46 42,155   44,881  
  Mastercard Inc. 3.950% 2/26/48 27,019   32,502  
  Mastercard Inc. 3.650% 6/1/49 3,624   4,185  
  McDonald's Corp. 4.450% 9/1/48 10,000   12,057  
  McDonald's Corp. 3.625% 9/1/49 5,000   5,330  
  MGM Growth Properties Operating Partnership LP / MGP Finance Co-Issuer Inc. 5.625% 5/1/24 142   155  
  MGM Growth Properties Operating Partnership LP / MGP Finance Co-Issuer Inc. 4.500% 9/1/26 385   401  
8 Motability Operations Group plc 3.625% 3/10/36 900   1,495  
6 NCL Corp. Ltd. 3.625% 12/15/24 130   129  
  NIKE Inc. 3.625% 5/1/43 30,604   35,033  
  NIKE Inc. 3.875% 11/1/45 23,710   28,751  
  NIKE Inc. 3.375% 11/1/46 19,840   22,349  
6 Panther BF Aggregator 2 LP / Panther Finance Co. Inc. 8.500% 5/15/27 185   199  
  PulteGroup Inc. 5.500% 3/1/26 199   222  
  QVC Inc. 4.750% 2/15/27 25   25  
  Target Corp. 7.000% 1/15/38 1,050   1,708  
  Target Corp. 4.000% 7/1/42 473   562  
  Target Corp. 3.625% 4/15/46 663   751  
6 VICI Properties LP / VICI Note Co. Inc. 3.750% 2/15/27 85   85  
6 VICI Properties LP / VICI Note Co. Inc. 4.125% 8/15/30 85   86  
  Visa Inc. 4.150% 12/14/35 20,145   24,520  
  Visa Inc. 4.300% 12/14/45 38,486   49,308  
  Visa Inc. 3.650% 9/15/47 35,820   42,231  
  Walmart Inc. 3.950% 6/28/38 96,757   115,376  
  Walmart Inc. 5.625% 4/1/40 1,840   2,691  
  Walmart Inc. 4.875% 7/8/40 1,944   2,624  
  Walmart Inc. 5.000% 10/25/40 1,610   2,209  
  Walmart Inc. 5.625% 4/15/41 3,695   5,431  
  Walmart Inc. 4.000% 4/11/43 1,326   1,596  
  Walmart Inc. 3.625% 12/15/47 70,485   80,459  
  Walmart Inc. 4.050% 6/29/48 35,245   43,054  
  Walmart Inc. 2.950% 9/24/49 9,518   9,801  
  Consumer Noncyclical (10.9%)  
  Abbott Laboratories 4.750% 11/30/36 9,055   11,608  
  Abbott Laboratories 4.900% 11/30/46 16,150   21,812  
6 AbbVie Inc. 4.050% 11/21/39 15,445   16,829  
  AbbVie Inc. 4.875% 11/14/48 758   902  
6 AbbVie Inc. 4.250% 11/21/49 12,175   13,323  
  Advocate Health & Hospitals Corp. 4.272% 8/15/48 7,880   9,829  

 

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      Face   Market  
    Maturity Amount   Value  
  Coupon Date ($000 ) ($000 )
  Advocate Health & Hospitals Corp. 3.387% 10/15/49 9,605   10,322  
  Allina Health System 3.887% 4/15/49 4,784   5,472  
  Altria Group Inc. 3.875% 9/16/46 14,400   14,002  
  Anheuser-Busch Cos. LLC 6.750% 12/15/27 400   514  
  Anheuser-Busch Cos. LLC / Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide Inc. 4.700% 2/1/36 47,927   57,547  
  Anheuser-Busch InBev Finance Inc. 4.000% 1/17/43 21,400   24,082  
  Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide Inc. 4.375% 4/15/38 8,395   9,731  
  Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide Inc. 8.200% 1/15/39 12,383   20,517  
  Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide Inc. 5.450% 1/23/39 1,425   1,860  
  Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide Inc. 8.000% 11/15/39 4,000   6,487  
  Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide Inc. 3.750% 7/15/42 18,130   19,617  
  Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide Inc. 5.550% 1/23/49 5,000   6,815  
6 Aramark Services Inc. 5.000% 2/1/28 104   109  
  Archer-Daniels-Midland Co. 4.500% 3/15/49 27,949   36,262  
  Ascension Health 3.106% 11/15/39 5,115   5,392  
  Ascension Health 3.945% 11/15/46 11,825   14,353  
4 Ascension Health 4.847% 11/15/53 7,575   10,232  
  BAT Capital Corp. 4.390% 8/15/37 1,375   1,428  
  BAT Capital Corp. 4.540% 8/15/47 1,535   1,581  
6 Bausch Health Cos. Inc. 7.000% 1/15/28 156   169  
6 Bausch Health Cos. Inc. 5.000% 1/30/28 80   81  
6 Bausch Health Cos. Inc. 5.250% 1/30/30 50   51  
  Boston Scientific Corp. 4.700% 3/1/49 1,364   1,720  
6 Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. 4.125% 6/15/39 41,387   49,567  
  Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. 4.500% 3/1/44 3,605   4,575  
6 Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. 4.250% 10/26/49 31,405   38,545  
6 Cargill Inc. 4.760% 11/23/45 20,000   26,444  
6 CHS / Community Health Systems Inc. 6.625% 2/15/25 145   146  
  Cigna Corp. 4.900% 12/15/48 9,730   11,800  
  City of Hope 5.623% 11/15/43 1,944   2,723  
  City of Hope 4.378% 8/15/48 1,944   2,388  
7 Colgate-Palmolive Co. 0.875% 11/12/39 715   802  
4 CommonSpirit Health 4.350% 11/1/42 19,000   20,730  
  CVS Health Corp. 4.780% 3/25/38 1,107   1,288  
  DaVita Inc. 5.125% 7/15/24 237   242  
  DH Europe Finance II Sarl 3.250% 11/15/39 2,500   2,622  
  Dignity Health 4.500% 11/1/42 11,425   12,803  
  Dignity Health 5.267% 11/1/64 758   957  
  Duke University Health System Inc. 3.162% 6/1/42 14,335   15,110  
  Eli Lilly & Co. 3.950% 3/15/49 7,625   9,135  
  Encompass Health Corp. 4.500% 2/1/28 104   107  
  Estee Lauder Cos. Inc. 3.125% 12/1/49 12,670   13,238  
  Gilead Sciences Inc. 4.600% 9/1/35 20,416   25,230  
  Gilead Sciences Inc. 5.650% 12/1/41 8,686   12,026  
  Gilead Sciences Inc. 4.800% 4/1/44 29,545   36,786  
  Gilead Sciences Inc. 4.500% 2/1/45 36,730   44,076  
  Gilead Sciences Inc. 4.750% 3/1/46 25,040   31,164  
  Gilead Sciences Inc. 4.150% 3/1/47 45,050   52,426  
  GlaxoSmithKline Capital Inc. 6.375% 5/15/38 37,532   56,725  
  HCA Inc. 5.375% 2/1/25 255   285  
  HCA Inc. 5.625% 9/1/28 65   75  
  HCA Inc. 5.250% 6/15/49 817   949  
  Hershey Co. 3.125% 11/15/49 21,500   22,471  
6 Hill-Rom Holdings Inc. 4.375% 9/15/27 104   107  
  Johnson & Johnson 3.550% 3/1/36 47,310   53,263  
  Johnson & Johnson 3.625% 3/3/37 53,652   61,611  
  Johnson & Johnson 3.400% 1/15/38 43,125   48,156  
  Johnson & Johnson 3.700% 3/1/46 26,329   31,028  
  Johnson & Johnson 3.750% 3/3/47 19,856   23,568  
  Kaiser Foundation Hospitals 4.875% 4/1/42 12,365   16,391  
  Kaiser Foundation Hospitals 4.150% 5/1/47 23,594   29,022  
  Kimberly-Clark Corp. 6.625% 8/1/37 4,800   7,405  
  Kimberly-Clark Corp. 3.200% 7/30/46 19,400   20,720  

 

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      Face   Market  
    Maturity Amount   Value  
  Coupon Date ($000 ) ($000 )
  Kimberly-Clark Corp. 2.875% 2/7/50 15,795   15,880  
  Kroger Co. 3.950% 1/15/50 2,000   2,062  
4 Mayo Clinic 3.774% 11/15/43 11,795   13,544  
  McKesson Corp. 4.883% 3/15/44 1,450   1,685  
  Mead Johnson Nutrition Co. 4.600% 6/1/44 8,571   10,951  
7 Medtronic Global Holdings SCA 1.750% 7/2/49 500   576  
  Medtronic Inc. 4.375% 3/15/35 28,178   34,767  
  Medtronic Inc. 4.625% 3/15/45 14,575   19,119  
  Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center 5.000% 7/1/42 7,210   9,694  
  Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center 4.125% 7/1/52 2,355   2,908  
  Merck & Co. Inc. 3.900% 3/7/39 30,000   35,737  
  Merck & Co. Inc. 3.600% 9/15/42 4,900   5,608  
  Merck & Co. Inc. 4.150% 5/18/43 2,385   2,962  
  Merck & Co. Inc. 3.700% 2/10/45 75,455   87,122  
  Merck & Co. Inc. 4.000% 3/7/49 26,229   31,868  
4 Mount Sinai Hospitals Group Inc. 3.737% 7/1/49 2,225   2,430  
6 Nestle Holdings Inc. 3.900% 9/24/38 49,785   58,186  
6 Nestle Holdings Inc. 4.000% 9/24/48 22,855   27,620  
  New York & Presbyterian Hospital 4.024% 8/1/45 16,925   20,096  
  New York & Presbyterian Hospital 4.063% 8/1/56 3,743   4,510  
  New York & Presbyterian Hospital 4.763% 8/1/16 5,250   6,688  
  Northwell Healthcare Inc. 4.800% 11/1/42 1,042   1,234  
  Northwell Healthcare Inc. 3.979% 11/1/46 1,944   2,171  
  Northwell Healthcare Inc. 4.260% 11/1/47 947   1,097  
  Northwell Healthcare Inc. 3.809% 11/1/49 21,289   22,983  
  Novartis Capital Corp. 4.400% 5/6/44 24,840   31,667  
  NYU Hospitals Center 4.784% 7/1/44 1,944   2,473  
  Partners Healthcare System Inc. 3.342% 7/1/60 35,715   37,448  
  PeaceHealth Obligated Group 4.787% 11/15/48 6,015   7,864  
  PepsiCo Inc. 4.000% 3/5/42 2,038   2,433  
  PepsiCo Inc. 3.600% 8/13/42 947   1,073  
  PepsiCo Inc. 4.450% 4/14/46 31,574   40,355  
  PepsiCo Inc. 3.450% 10/6/46 40,155   44,389  
  PepsiCo Inc. 4.000% 5/2/47 22,185   26,705  
  PepsiCo Inc. 3.375% 7/29/49 22,294   24,335  
  PepsiCo Inc. 2.875% 10/15/49 13,535   13,721  
6 Performance Food Group Inc. 5.500% 10/15/27 208   219  
  Pfizer Inc. 4.100% 9/15/38 34,780   41,193  
  Pfizer Inc. 3.900% 3/15/39 34,185   40,486  
  Pfizer Inc. 7.200% 3/15/39 34,632   56,933  
  Pfizer Inc. 4.300% 6/15/43 7,780   9,681  
  Pfizer Inc. 4.400% 5/15/44 8,615   10,749  
  Pfizer Inc. 4.125% 12/15/46 15,541   18,849  
  Pfizer Inc. 4.200% 9/15/48 24,916   30,774  
  Pfizer Inc. 4.000% 3/15/49 1,944   2,325  
  Philip Morris International Inc. 6.375% 5/16/38 5,802   8,235  
  Philip Morris International Inc. 4.375% 11/15/41 2,891   3,370  
  Philip Morris International Inc. 3.875% 8/21/42 10,120   11,076  
  Philip Morris International Inc. 4.125% 3/4/43 20,170   22,520  
  Philip Morris International Inc. 4.875% 11/15/43 22,345   28,057  
  Philip Morris International Inc. 4.250% 11/10/44 20,675   23,865  
6 Post Holdings Inc. 5.750% 3/1/27 105   111  
  Procter & Gamble Co. 3.500% 10/25/47 20,060   23,861  
4 Providence St. Joseph Health Obligated Group 3.744% 10/1/47 4,605   5,138  
4 Providence St. Joseph Health Obligated Group 3.930% 10/1/48 2,890   3,349  
6 SC Johnson & Son Inc. 4.000% 5/15/43 28,110   31,729  
6 SC Johnson & Son Inc. 4.750% 10/15/46 1,940   2,493  
6 Tenet Healthcare Corp. 4.625% 9/1/24 20   21  
6 Tenet Healthcare Corp. 4.875% 1/1/26 137   143  
6 Tenet Healthcare Corp. 5.125% 11/1/27 155   162  
  Tyson Foods Inc. 5.100% 9/28/48 2,048   2,616  
7 Unilever plc 1.500% 6/11/39 1,000   1,233  
  Wyeth LLC 6.500% 2/1/34 1,240   1,817  
  Wyeth LLC 5.950% 4/1/37 53,438   75,433  

 

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      Face   Market  
    Maturity Amount   Value  
  Coupon Date ($000 ) ($000 )
  Energy (2.3%)  
  Baker Hughes a GE Co. LLC / Baker Hughes Co-Obligor Inc. 4.080% 12/15/47 3,837   4,114  
  Buckeye Partners LP 3.950% 12/1/26 100   99  
6 Cameron LNG LLC 3.701% 1/15/39 6,540   7,035  
  ConocoPhillips 7.000% 3/30/29 5,830   7,754  
  ConocoPhillips 5.900% 10/15/32 1,326   1,804  
  ConocoPhillips 6.500% 2/1/39 36,434   54,040  
  ConocoPhillips Canada Funding Co. I 5.950% 10/15/36 1,420   1,981  
  ConocoPhillips Co. 4.300% 11/15/44 10,235   12,310  
  ConocoPhillips Co. 5.950% 3/15/46 23,165   33,843  
  Devon Energy Corp. 5.000% 6/15/45 2,730   3,129  
6 Endeavor Energy Resources LP / EER Finance Inc. 5.750% 1/30/28 250   260  
  Energy Transfer Operating LP 6.250% 4/15/49 1,000   1,187  
  Energy Transfer Operating LP 5.000% 5/15/50 2,880   2,950  
  Energy Transfer Partners LP 5.300% 4/15/47 1,000   1,056  
  Enterprise Products Operating LLC 3.950% 1/31/60 1,450   1,483  
  Exxon Mobil Corp. 2.995% 8/16/39 6,678   6,950  
  Exxon Mobil Corp. 3.567% 3/6/45 7,700   8,567  
  Exxon Mobil Corp. 4.114% 3/1/46 37,010   44,968  
  Kinder Morgan Inc. 5.200% 3/1/48 1,550   1,811  
6 MEG Energy Corp. 7.000% 3/31/24 60   60  
6 MEG Energy Corp. 6.500% 1/15/25 43   45  
6 MEG Energy Corp. 7.125% 2/1/27 105   104  
  MPLX LP 5.500% 2/15/49 1,080   1,237  
6 Parsley Energy LLC / Parsley Finance Corp. 6.250% 6/1/24 104   108  
6 Parsley Energy LLC / Parsley Finance Corp. 5.625% 10/15/27 147   155  
  Shell International Finance BV 4.125% 5/11/35 30,406   36,327  
  Shell International Finance BV 6.375% 12/15/38 4,121   6,190  
  Shell International Finance BV 5.500% 3/25/40 13,990   19,493  
  Shell International Finance BV 4.550% 8/12/43 18,195   22,684  
  Shell International Finance BV 4.375% 5/11/45 46,905   57,541  
  Shell International Finance BV 4.000% 5/10/46 32,077   37,495  
  Shell International Finance BV 3.750% 9/12/46 44,355   49,890  
  Shell International Finance BV 3.125% 11/7/49 5,000   5,110  
  SM Energy Co. 6.125% 11/15/22 50   49  
  SM Energy Co. 6.750% 9/15/26 51   46  
  Targa Resources Partners LP / Targa Resources Partners Finance Corp. 6.500% 7/15/27 118   129  
  Targa Resources Partners LP / Targa Resources Partners Finance Corp. 5.000% 1/15/28 50   51  
6 Targa Resources Partners LP / Targa Resources Partners Finance Corp. 5.500% 3/1/30 100   103  
  Total Capital International SA 2.829% 1/10/30 947   996  
  Total Capital International SA 3.461% 7/12/49 2,417   2,640  
  TransCanada PipeLines Ltd. 4.750% 5/15/38 2,670   3,173  
  TransCanada PipeLines Ltd. 6.100% 6/1/40 15,775   21,248  
  Western Midstream Operating LP 5.250% 2/1/50 2,145   2,031  
  Williams Cos. Inc. 5.400% 3/4/44 465   525  
  Williams Cos. Inc. 5.750% 6/24/44 300   354  
  WPX Energy Inc. 5.250% 10/15/27 40   42  
  WPX Energy Inc. 4.500% 1/15/30 155   155  
  Other Industrial (0.6%)  
8 Aroundtown SA 3.000% 10/16/29 650   915  
  Bowdoin College 4.693% 7/1/12 1,500   1,788  
  Georgetown University 4.315% 4/1/49 6,995   8,953  
  Georgetown University 5.215% 10/1/18 940   1,332  
4 Massachusetts Institute of Technology 3.959% 7/1/38 24,140   29,171  
  Massachusetts Institute of Technology 5.600% 7/1/11 1,042   1,785  
  Massachusetts Institute of Technology 3.885% 7/1/16 18,335   22,547  
  President & Fellows of Harvard College 3.150% 7/15/46 17,450   19,120  
6 President & Fellows of Harvard College 6.500% 1/15/39 3,710   5,820  

 

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  Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000
) Market
Value
($000
)
  University of Pennsylvania 3.610% 2/15/19 20,230  23,062 
  Technology (9.9%)          
7 Apple Inc. 0.500% 11/15/31 1,970  2,245 
  Apple Inc. 4.500% 2/23/36 15,000  18,792 
  Apple Inc. 3.850% 5/4/43 53,204  61,708 
  Apple Inc. 3.450% 2/9/45 38,360  41,893 
  Apple Inc. 4.375% 5/13/45 45,766  57,471 
  Apple Inc. 4.650% 2/23/46 43,667  56,886 
  Apple Inc. 3.850% 8/4/46 40,245  47,122 
  Apple Inc. 4.250% 2/9/47 39,099  48,343 
  Apple Inc. 3.750% 11/13/47 26,986  31,309 
  Apple Inc. 2.950% 9/11/49 24,395  24,899 
  Applied Materials Inc. 5.100% 10/1/35 95  125 
  Applied Materials Inc. 4.350% 4/1/47 1,700  2,153 
6 CDK Global Inc. 5.250% 5/15/29 36  39 
  CDW LLC / CDW Finance Corp. 4.250% 4/1/28 152  157 
  Cisco Systems Inc. 5.900% 2/15/39 28,465  41,332 
  Cisco Systems Inc. 5.500% 1/15/40 16,122  22,562 
6 CommScope Finance LLC 5.500% 3/1/24 38  39 
6 CommScope Finance LLC 8.250% 3/1/27 101  104 
8 Fidelity National Information Services Inc. 2.250% 12/3/29 1,250  1,709 
  Fiserv Inc. 4.400% 7/1/49 1,944  2,287 
  Intel Corp. 4.100% 5/19/46 18,330  22,105 
  Intel Corp. 4.100% 5/11/47 34,841  42,279 
  Intel Corp. 3.734% 12/8/47 56,122  64,411 
  Intel Corp. 3.250% 11/15/49 23,215  24,630 
  International Business Machines Corp. 4.150% 5/15/39 104,215  122,245 
  International Business Machines Corp. 4.000% 6/20/42 10,633  12,367 
  International Business Machines Corp. 4.250% 5/15/49 82,845  99,592 
  Microsoft Corp. 3.500% 2/12/35 7,688  8,762 
  Microsoft Corp. 3.450% 8/8/36 32,325  36,634 
  Microsoft Corp. 4.100% 2/6/37 53,155  64,306 
  Microsoft Corp. 4.500% 10/1/40 3,743  4,840 
  Microsoft Corp. 5.300% 2/8/41 1,420  2,007 
  Microsoft Corp. 3.500% 11/15/42 1,657  1,888 
  Microsoft Corp. 3.750% 5/1/43 9,947  11,664 
  Microsoft Corp. 4.875% 12/15/43 473  650 
  Microsoft Corp. 3.750% 2/12/45 77,054  90,784 
  Microsoft Corp. 4.450% 11/3/45 70,491  91,896 
  Microsoft Corp. 3.700% 8/8/46 85,523  100,896 
  Microsoft Corp. 4.250% 2/6/47 66,314  84,660 
  Microsoft Corp. 4.000% 2/12/55 10,075  12,501 
  Microsoft Corp. 4.750% 11/3/55 38,090  53,530 
  Microsoft Corp. 3.950% 8/8/56 46,076  56,638 
  Microsoft Corp. 4.500% 2/6/57 4,689  6,362 
  Oracle Corp. 4.300% 7/8/34 3,000  3,632 
  Oracle Corp. 3.850% 7/15/36 5,250  6,007 
  Oracle Corp. 3.800% 11/15/37 34,500  39,126 
  Oracle Corp. 6.500% 4/15/38 47,155  71,584 
  Oracle Corp. 6.125% 7/8/39 12,073  17,806 
  Oracle Corp. 5.375% 7/15/40 46,418  62,852 
  Oracle Corp. 4.125% 5/15/45 32,856  38,577 
  Oracle Corp. 4.000% 7/15/46 87,046  101,062 
  Oracle Corp. 4.000% 11/15/47 42,035  49,006 
  Oracle Corp. 4.375% 5/15/55 25,000  31,324 
6 Presidio Holdings Inc. 4.875% 2/1/27 25  25 
6 Presidio Holdings Inc. 8.250% 2/1/28 25  26 
6 Qorvo Inc. 4.375% 10/15/29 355  369 
  QUALCOMM Inc. 4.800% 5/20/45 3,575  4,505 
  QUALCOMM Inc. 4.300% 5/20/47 56,906  67,805 
6 SS&C Technologies Inc. 5.500% 9/30/27 95  101 
6 Tencent Holdings Ltd. 3.925% 1/19/38 33,420  37,491 
  Texas Instruments Inc. 3.875% 3/15/39 2,891  3,380 

 

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  Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000
) Market
Value
($000
)
  Verisk Analytics Inc. 5.500% 6/15/45 947  1,239 
  Western Digital Corp. 4.750% 2/15/26 139  148 
  Transportation (2.1%)          
7 Abertis Infraestructuras SA 0.625% 7/15/25 200  220 
  Burlington Northern Santa Fe LLC 7.950% 8/15/30 3,580  5,351 
  Burlington Northern Santa Fe LLC 5.750% 5/1/40 15,000  21,282 
  Burlington Northern Santa Fe LLC 4.400% 3/15/42 24,790  30,070 
  Burlington Northern Santa Fe LLC 4.375% 9/1/42 41,150  49,980 
  Burlington Northern Santa Fe LLC 4.450% 3/15/43 11,200  13,672 
  Burlington Northern Santa Fe LLC 5.150% 9/1/43 2,000  2,644 
  Burlington Northern Santa Fe LLC 4.900% 4/1/44 18,000  23,292 
  Burlington Northern Santa Fe LLC 4.550% 9/1/44 43,085  53,449 
  Burlington Northern Santa Fe LLC 4.150% 4/1/45 12,335  14,560 
  Burlington Northern Santa Fe LLC 3.900% 8/1/46 7,265  8,368 
  Burlington Northern Santa Fe LLC 4.125% 6/15/47 11,910  14,455 
  Burlington Northern Santa Fe LLC 4.050% 6/15/48 3,141  3,706 
  Burlington Northern Santa Fe LLC 4.150% 12/15/48 16,290  19,593 
  Burlington Northern Santa Fe LLC 3.550% 2/15/50 21,530  23,649 
  Canadian National Railway Co. 3.200% 8/2/46 1,000  1,067 
  Canadian National Railway Co. 3.650% 2/3/48 33,169  38,136 
  Canadian National Railway Co. 4.450% 1/20/49 13,410  17,416 
6 Cargo Aircraft Management Inc. 4.750% 2/1/28 50  51 
4 JetBlue 2019-1 Class AA Pass Through Trust 2.750% 5/15/32 1,430  1,479 
  Norfolk Southern Corp. 4.100% 5/15/49 2,891  3,386 
6 Stena International SA 6.125% 2/1/25 50  51 
  Union Pacific Corp. 4.375% 11/15/65 20,655  24,013 
  Union Pacific Corp. 4.100% 9/15/67 15,550  17,248 
  Union Pacific Corp. 3.750% 2/5/70 2,160  2,211 
4 United Airlines 2019-2 Class AA Pass Through Trust 2.700% 11/1/33 1,944  2,006 
  United Parcel Service Inc. 6.200% 1/15/38 10,596  15,357 
  United Parcel Service Inc. 4.875% 11/15/40 2,700  3,467 
  United Parcel Service Inc. 3.625% 10/1/42 5,820  6,363 
  United Parcel Service Inc. 3.400% 9/1/49 3,837  4,011 
           8,111,973 
Utilities (15.3%)
  Electric (14.7%)          
  AEP Texas Inc. 3.800% 10/1/47 2,455  2,691 
  AEP Texas Inc. 4.150% 5/1/49 4,782  5,582 
  AEP Transmission Co. LLC 4.000% 12/1/46 2,575  2,966 
  AEP Transmission Co. LLC 3.750% 12/1/47 33,643  38,473 
  AEP Transmission Co. LLC 4.250% 9/15/48 5,580  6,756 
  Alabama Power Co. 6.000% 3/1/39 7,535  10,763 
  Alabama Power Co. 5.500% 3/15/41 26,874  35,479 
  Alabama Power Co. 5.200% 6/1/41 14,920  19,267 
  Alabama Power Co. 3.850% 12/1/42 1,065  1,199 
  Alabama Power Co. 3.750% 3/1/45 22,325  24,868 
  Alabama Power Co. 4.300% 7/15/48 5,285  6,437 
  Alabama Power Co. 3.450% 10/1/49 10,164  10,859 
  Ameren Illinois Co. 3.700% 12/1/47 10,000  11,399 
  Ameren Illinois Co. 4.500% 3/15/49 26,150  33,539 
  Appalachian Power Co. 6.700% 8/15/37 32,970  46,233 
  Baltimore Gas & Electric Co. 6.350% 10/1/36 1,165  1,660 
  Baltimore Gas & Electric Co. 4.250% 9/15/48 26,475  32,226 
  Baltimore Gas & Electric Co. 3.200% 9/15/49 1,944  2,042 
  Berkshire Hathaway Energy Co. 6.125% 4/1/36 11,612  16,188 
  Berkshire Hathaway Energy Co. 5.950% 5/15/37 2,891  4,037 
  Berkshire Hathaway Energy Co. 5.150% 11/15/43 27,000  35,235 
  Berkshire Hathaway Energy Co. 4.500% 2/1/45 43,625  53,217 
6 Calpine Corp. 4.500% 2/15/28 285  282 
6 Calpine Corp. 5.125% 3/15/28 195  194 
  CenterPoint Energy Houston Electric LLC 4.250% 2/1/49 3,400  4,204 
6 Clearway Energy Operating LLC 4.750% 3/15/28 100  103 
  Commonwealth Edison Co. 5.900% 3/15/36 2,370  3,285 

 

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    Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000
) Market
Value
($000
)
  Commonwealth Edison Co. 3.800% 10/1/42 20,733  23,502 
  Commonwealth Edison Co. 4.600% 8/15/43 15,205  19,065 
  Commonwealth Edison Co. 4.700% 1/15/44 15,891  20,265 
  Commonwealth Edison Co. 3.700% 3/1/45 17,765  19,884 
  Commonwealth Edison Co. 4.350% 11/15/45 13,244  16,279 
  Commonwealth Edison Co. 3.650% 6/15/46 11,553  12,963 
  Commonwealth Edison Co. 4.000% 3/1/48 8,765  10,259 
  Commonwealth Edison Co. 4.000% 3/1/49 13,485  16,064 
  Connecticut Light & Power Co. 6.350% 6/1/36 14,382  20,498 
  Connecticut Light & Power Co. 4.300% 4/15/44 890  1,086 
  Connecticut Light & Power Co. 4.150% 6/1/45 8,445  10,112 
  Consolidated Edison Co. of New York Inc. 5.100% 6/15/33 691  882 
  Consolidated Edison Co. of New York Inc. 5.850% 3/15/36 9,947  13,428 
  Consolidated Edison Co. of New York Inc. 6.200% 6/15/36 10,637  14,909 
  Consolidated Edison Co. of New York Inc. 6.750% 4/1/38 9,600  14,412 
  Consolidated Edison Co. of New York Inc. 5.500% 12/1/39 8,668  11,735 
  Consolidated Edison Co. of New York Inc. 5.700% 6/15/40 7,947  11,022 
  Consolidated Edison Co. of New York Inc. 4.200% 3/15/42 10,501  12,355 
  Consolidated Edison Co. of New York Inc. 3.950% 3/1/43 8,740  9,935 
  Consolidated Edison Co. of New York Inc. 4.450% 3/15/44 47,016  56,687 
  Consolidated Edison Co. of New York Inc. 4.500% 12/1/45 5,715  7,035 
  Consolidated Edison Co. of New York Inc. 3.850% 6/15/46 2,000  2,254 
  Consolidated Edison Co. of New York Inc. 3.875% 6/15/47 1,000  1,141 
  Consolidated Edison Co. of New York Inc. 4.650% 12/1/48 1,000  1,264 
  Consolidated Edison Co. of New York Inc. 4.125% 5/15/49 24,810  29,646 
  Consolidated Edison Co. of New York Inc. 4.300% 12/1/56 17,545  20,895 
  Consolidated Edison Co. of New York Inc. 4.500% 5/15/58 13,947  17,468 
  Consolidated Edison Co. of New York Inc. 3.700% 11/15/59 6,150  6,695 
  Consumers Energy Co. 3.750% 2/15/50 1,944  2,274 
  Consumers Energy Co. 3.100% 8/15/50 33,964  35,614 
  Dominion Energy South Carolina Inc. 6.625% 2/1/32 31,527  44,091 
  Dominion Energy South Carolina Inc. 6.050% 1/15/38 11,775  16,834 
  Dominion Energy South Carolina Inc. 5.450% 2/1/41 3,873  5,178 
  Dominion Energy South Carolina Inc. 4.600% 6/15/43 4,240  5,314 
  DTE Electric Co. 3.700% 3/15/45 1,911  2,140 
  DTE Electric Co. 4.050% 5/15/48 947  1,148 
  Duke Energy Carolinas LLC 6.450% 10/15/32 758  1,070 
  Duke Energy Carolinas LLC 6.100% 6/1/37 50,843  70,846 
  Duke Energy Carolinas LLC 5.300% 2/15/40 8,910  11,965 
  Duke Energy Carolinas LLC 4.250% 12/15/41 16,200  19,382 
  Duke Energy Carolinas LLC 4.000% 9/30/42 42,092  48,912 
  Duke Energy Carolinas LLC 3.750% 6/1/45 1,643  1,845 
  Duke Energy Carolinas LLC 3.875% 3/15/46 5,645  6,470 
  Duke Energy Carolinas LLC 3.700% 12/1/47 2,690  3,058 
  Duke Energy Carolinas LLC 3.200% 8/15/49 13,162  13,881 
  Duke Energy Florida LLC 6.350% 9/15/37 758  1,116 
  Duke Energy Florida LLC 5.650% 4/1/40 1,200  1,679 
  Duke Energy Florida LLC 4.200% 7/15/48 1,000  1,216 
  Duke Energy Indiana LLC 6.120% 10/15/35 5,614  7,741 
  Duke Energy Indiana LLC 6.350% 8/15/38 775  1,147 
  Duke Energy Indiana LLC 6.450% 4/1/39 10,411  15,818 
  Duke Energy Indiana LLC 4.200% 3/15/42 12,700  14,749 
  Duke Energy Indiana LLC 4.900% 7/15/43 28,514  37,144 
  Duke Energy Indiana LLC 3.250% 10/1/49 1,944  2,017 
  Duke Energy Ohio Inc. 3.700% 6/15/46 9,825  10,986 
  Duke Energy Ohio Inc. 4.300% 2/1/49 18,784  23,215 
  Duke Energy Progress LLC 4.100% 5/15/42 2,250  2,655 
  Duke Energy Progress LLC 4.100% 3/15/43 23,186  27,252 
  Duke Energy Progress LLC 4.150% 12/1/44 29,945  35,141 
  Duke Energy Progress LLC 4.200% 8/15/45 22,105  26,527 
  Duke Energy Progress LLC 3.700% 10/15/46 27,000  30,438 
  Entergy Louisiana LLC 3.120% 9/1/27 322  343 
  Entergy Louisiana LLC 4.000% 3/15/33 651  756 
  Entergy Louisiana LLC 4.950% 1/15/45 1,046  1,135 

 

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  Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000
) Market
Value
($000
)
  Entergy Louisiana LLC 4.200% 4/1/50 3,000  3,712 
  Entergy Texas Inc. 3.550% 9/30/49 1,915  2,091 
  Florida Power & Light Co. 5.960% 4/1/39 13,337  19,456 
  Florida Power & Light Co. 5.690% 3/1/40 663  943 
  Florida Power & Light Co. 5.250% 2/1/41 21,109  29,383 
  Florida Power & Light Co. 4.125% 2/1/42 9,000  10,741 
  Florida Power & Light Co. 3.800% 12/15/42 22,370  25,847 
  Florida Power & Light Co. 3.950% 3/1/48 1,944  2,369 
  Florida Power & Light Co. 3.990% 3/1/49 2,891  3,487 
  Florida Power & Light Co. 3.150% 10/1/49 1,944  2,060 
  Georgia Power Co. 4.750% 9/1/40 33,945  41,666 
  Georgia Power Co. 4.300% 3/15/42 11,774  13,565 
  Georgia Power Co. 3.700% 1/30/50 7,495  8,125 
4 John Sevier Combined Cycle Generation LLC 4.626% 1/15/42 20,819  25,623 
  Kansas City Power & Light Co. 4.125% 4/1/49 27,800  33,798 
  Kentucky Utilities Co. 5.125% 11/1/40 947  1,240 
  Kentucky Utilities Co. 4.650% 11/15/43 947  1,171 
  Kentucky Utilities Co. 4.375% 10/1/45 18,000  21,712 
  Louisville Gas & Electric Co. 4.250% 4/1/49 18,994  23,177 
6 Massachusetts Electric Co. 4.004% 8/15/46 10,890  12,515 
  MidAmerican Energy Co. 5.800% 10/15/36 473  648 
  MidAmerican Energy Co. 4.800% 9/15/43 27,525  35,384 
  MidAmerican Energy Co. 4.250% 5/1/46 24,721  30,041 
  MidAmerican Energy Co. 4.250% 7/15/49 20,510  25,564 
  MidAmerican Energy Co. 3.150% 4/15/50 1,000  1,053 
6 Monongahela Power Co. 5.400% 12/15/43 15,640  21,166 
  National Rural Utilities Cooperative Finance Corp. 8.000% 3/1/32 2,630  4,039 
  National Rural Utilities Cooperative Finance Corp. 4.023% 11/1/32 4,179  4,942 
  National Rural Utilities Cooperative Finance Corp. 4.300% 3/15/49 15,946  20,372 
  Nevada Power Co. 6.650% 4/1/36 5,830  8,428 
  Nevada Power Co. 5.375% 9/15/40 16,430  21,272 
  Nevada Power Co. 5.450% 5/15/41 21,620  28,417 
  Nevada Power Co. 3.125% 8/1/50 1,870  1,902 
  Northern States Power Co. 6.250% 6/1/36 780  1,119 
  Northern States Power Co. 6.200% 7/1/37 27,844  40,389 
  Northern States Power Co. 5.350% 11/1/39 758  1,037 
  Northern States Power Co. 4.000% 8/15/45 805  960 
  Northern States Power Co. 3.600% 9/15/47 9,675  10,846 
  Northern States Power Co. 4.200% 9/1/48 12,250  14,359 
  NRG Energy Inc. 7.250% 5/15/26 99  107 
  Oglethorpe Power Corp. 4.200% 12/1/42 23,677  25,119 
  Ohio Power Co. 4.000% 6/1/49 4,784  5,637 
  Oklahoma Gas & Electric Co. 4.550% 3/15/44 473  555 
  Oncor Electric Delivery Co. LLC 7.250% 1/15/33 1,231  1,847 
  Oncor Electric Delivery Co. LLC 7.500% 9/1/38 1,420  2,293 
  Oncor Electric Delivery Co. LLC 5.250% 9/30/40 3,104  4,185 
  Oncor Electric Delivery Co. LLC 4.550% 12/1/41 9,900  12,383 
  Oncor Electric Delivery Co. LLC 3.750% 4/1/45 28,000  31,943 
  Oncor Electric Delivery Co. LLC 3.800% 9/30/47 16,908  19,589 
  Oncor Electric Delivery Co. LLC 3.800% 6/1/49 1,420  1,653 
  Oncor Electric Delivery Co. LLC 3.100% 9/15/49 2,891  2,991 
  PacifiCorp 5.250% 6/15/35 1,232  1,610 
  PacifiCorp 6.100% 8/1/36 14,920  21,123 
  PacifiCorp 6.250% 10/15/37 7,773  11,270 
  PacifiCorp 6.350% 7/15/38 35,944  52,723 
  PacifiCorp 6.000% 1/15/39 32,206  46,395 
  PacifiCorp 4.100% 2/1/42 19,700  23,002 
  PacifiCorp 4.125% 1/15/49 3,837  4,595 
  PacifiCorp 4.150% 2/15/50 45,501  55,213 
  PECO Energy Co. 4.800% 10/15/43 10,365  12,991 
  PECO Energy Co. 4.150% 10/1/44 396  469 
  PECO Energy Co. 3.700% 9/15/47 15,500  17,602 
  PECO Energy Co. 3.900% 3/1/48 27,241  31,766 
  Potomac Electric Power Co. 6.500% 11/15/37 1,160  1,714 

 

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    Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000
) Market
Value
($000
)
  Potomac Electric Power Co. 7.900% 12/15/38 142  232 
  Potomac Electric Power Co. 4.150% 3/15/43 15,519  18,254 
  PPL Electric Utilities Corp. 6.450% 8/15/37 10,200  14,607 
  PPL Electric Utilities Corp. 6.250% 5/15/39 10,924  15,885 
  PPL Electric Utilities Corp. 5.200% 7/15/41 1,184  1,536 
  PPL Electric Utilities Corp. 3.950% 6/1/47 12,500  14,478 
  Public Service Co. of Colorado 6.250% 9/1/37 860  1,253 
  Public Service Co. of Colorado 3.600% 9/15/42 20,555  22,898 
  Public Service Co. of Colorado 4.300% 3/15/44 2,761  3,369 
  Public Service Co. of Colorado 3.800% 6/15/47 570  658 
  Public Service Co. of Colorado 4.050% 9/15/49 32,010  38,657 
  Public Service Co. of Colorado 3.200% 3/1/50 2,891  3,063 
  Public Service Electric & Gas Co. 3.650% 9/1/42 21,083  23,770 
  Public Service Electric & Gas Co. 3.850% 5/1/49 2,891  3,462 
  Public Service Electric & Gas Co. 3.200% 8/1/49 1,065  1,142 
  Puget Sound Energy Inc. 5.483% 6/1/35 189  245 
  Puget Sound Energy Inc. 6.274% 3/15/37 473  664 
  Puget Sound Energy Inc. 5.757% 10/1/39 1,042  1,445 
  Puget Sound Energy Inc. 5.795% 3/15/40 17,992  25,314 
  Puget Sound Energy Inc. 5.764% 7/15/40 1,042  1,448 
  Puget Sound Energy Inc. 5.638% 4/15/41 1,089  1,471 
  Puget Sound Energy Inc. 4.434% 11/15/41 1,425  1,705 
  Puget Sound Energy Inc. 4.300% 5/20/45 379  457 
  Puget Sound Energy Inc. 4.223% 6/15/48 29,820  35,956 
  Puget Sound Energy Inc. 3.250% 9/15/49 5,595  5,875 
  San Diego Gas & Electric Co. 4.100% 6/15/49 2,891  3,415 
  Southern California Edison Co. 6.000% 1/15/34 1,642  2,207 
  Southern California Edison Co. 5.625% 2/1/36 925  1,191 
  Southern California Edison Co. 5.950% 2/1/38 11,060  14,871 
  Southern California Edison Co. 4.500% 9/1/40 14,228  16,591 
  Southern California Edison Co. 3.900% 12/1/41 7,660  8,139 
  Southern California Edison Co. 4.050% 3/15/42 1,704  1,869 
  Southern California Edison Co. 3.900% 3/15/43 21,775  23,441 
  Southern California Edison Co. 4.650% 10/1/43 20,739  24,714 
  Southern California Edison Co. 3.600% 2/1/45 3,837  4,000 
  Southern California Edison Co. 4.000% 4/1/47 32,884  36,542 
  Southern California Edison Co. 4.125% 3/1/48 36,182  40,643 
  Southern California Edison Co. 3.650% 2/1/50 2,505  2,637 
  Southern Co. 4.400% 7/1/46 590  685 
  Southwestern Public Service Co. 4.500% 8/15/41 23,975  29,317 
  Southwestern Public Service Co. 3.400% 8/15/46 3,500  3,743 
  Southwestern Public Service Co. 3.700% 8/15/47 20,540  23,063 
  Southwestern Public Service Co. 3.750% 6/15/49 1,420  1,643 
  Tampa Electric Co. 6.150% 5/15/37 12,220  16,860 
  Union Electric Co. 3.900% 9/15/42 3,326  3,852 
  Union Electric Co. 4.000% 4/1/48 20,250  23,746 
  Union Electric Co. 3.250% 10/1/49 3,265  3,427 
  Virginia Electric & Power Co. 6.000% 5/15/37 57,203  80,321 
  Virginia Electric & Power Co. 6.350% 11/30/37 1,944  2,831 
  Virginia Electric & Power Co. 4.450% 2/15/44 12,490  15,361 
  Virginia Electric & Power Co. 4.000% 11/15/46 8,725  10,137 
  Virginia Electric & Power Co. 3.800% 9/15/47 29,319  33,252 
  Virginia Electric & Power Co. 4.600% 12/1/48 11,044  14,404 
  Virginia Electric & Power Co. 3.300% 12/1/49 2,915  3,101 
6 Vistra Operations Co. LLC 5.000% 7/31/27 150  154 
  Westar Energy Inc. 4.125% 3/1/42 1,113  1,309 
  Westar Energy Inc. 4.625% 9/1/43 1,231  1,522 
  Westar Energy Inc. 3.250% 9/1/49 6,650  7,007 
  Wisconsin Electric Power Co. 5.625% 5/15/33 521  699 
  Wisconsin Public Service Corp. 3.300% 9/1/49 1,944  2,044 
  Natural Gas (0.6%)          
  Atmos Energy Corp. 4.150% 1/15/43 1,420  1,667 
  Atmos Energy Corp. 3.375% 9/15/49 2,891  3,112 

 

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  Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000
) Market
Value
($000
)
6 Brooklyn Union Gas Co. 4.487% 3/4/49 35,000  43,574 
8 Centrica plc 4.375% 3/13/29 430  684 
8 Centrica plc 7.000% 9/19/33 200  409 
6 KeySpan Gas East Corp. 5.819% 4/1/41 1,500  2,050 
  Sempra Energy 4.000% 2/1/48 2,685  2,951 
  Southern California Gas Co. 5.125% 11/15/40 1,870  2,400 
  Southern California Gas Co. 4.125% 6/1/48 30,835  37,102 
  Southern California Gas Co. 4.300% 1/15/49 14,075  17,447 
  Southern California Gas Co. 3.950% 2/15/50 947  1,138 
           3,094,531 
Total Corporate Bonds (Cost $12,359,442)        14,876,487 
Sovereign Bonds (1.3%)
6 Banque Ouest Africaine de Developpement 4.700% 10/22/31 670  705 
  Bermuda 4.854% 2/6/24 632  695 
4 Bermuda 3.717% 1/25/27 2,910  3,108 
4 Bermuda 4.750% 2/15/29 1,750  2,018 
6 CDP Financial Inc. 5.600% 11/25/39 1,500  2,150 
  CNOOC Finance 2013 Ltd. 2.875% 9/30/29 28,264  28,923 
6 Dominican Republic 5.875% 1/30/60 3,700  3,700 
6 Emirate of Abu Dhabi 3.125% 9/30/49 45,130  45,362 
4 Empresa Nacional del Petroleo 5.250% 11/6/29 5,790  6,575 
  Equinor ASA 4.250% 11/23/41 1,944  2,400 
  Equinor ASA 3.950% 5/15/43 35,350  41,339 
6 Export-Import Bank of India 3.875% 2/1/28 960  1,022 
6 Ontario Teachers' Cadillac Fairview Properties Trust 4.125% 2/1/29 3,000  3,408 
6,7 Perusahaan Listrik Negara PT 1.875% 11/5/31 1,690  1,878 
  Perusahaan Penerbit SBSN Indonesia III 4.550% 3/29/26 250  276 
  Perusahaan Penerbit SBSN Indonesia III 4.150% 3/29/27 400  434 
6 Petroleos Mexicanos 6.950% 1/28/60 3,000  3,044 
4 Republic of Chile 2.550% 1/27/32 16,635  16,805 
4 Republic of Chile 3.500% 1/25/50 59,702  64,976 
  Republic of Colombia 10.375% 1/28/33 1,259  2,050 
7 Republic of Croatia 3.000% 3/20/27 300  390 
7 Republic of Croatia 1.125% 6/19/29 315  363 
  Republic of Indonesia 4.125% 1/15/25 550  595 
6,7 Republic of Italy 3.850% 9/1/49 120  190 
  Republic of Paraguay 5.600% 3/13/48 780  932 
4,6 Republic of Paraguay 5.400% 3/30/50 2,500  2,912 
  Republic of Peru 4.125% 8/25/27 3,150  3,589 
6,7 Romanian Government International Bond 3.375% 1/28/50 2,701  3,144 
6 Sinopec Group Overseas Development 2018 Ltd. 2.950% 11/12/29 2,625  2,699 
  State of Israel 3.375% 1/15/50 7,900  8,261 
Total Sovereign Bonds (Cost $238,727)        253,943 
Taxable Municipal Bonds (10.1%)
  Allentown PA Neighborhood Improvement Zone Development Authority Revenue 5.420% 5/1/21 1,000  1,011 
  Allentown PA Neighborhood Improvement Zone Development Authority Revenue 5.620% 5/1/22 1,930  1,978 
  American Municipal Power Ohio Inc. Revenue (Prairie State Energy Campus Project) 6.270% 2/15/50 43,316  61,496 
  Bay Area Toll Authority California Toll Bridge Revenue (San Francisco Bay Area) 3.552% 4/1/54 8,595  8,973 
  Bay Area Toll Authority California Toll Bridge Revenue (San Francisco Bay Area) 6.793% 4/1/30 1,704  2,098 
  Bay Area Toll Authority California Toll Bridge Revenue (San Francisco Bay Area) 6.918% 4/1/40 23,745  36,614 
  Bay Area Toll Authority California Toll Bridge Revenue (San Francisco Bay Area) 6.263% 4/1/49 24,320  39,399 
  Bay Area Toll Authority California Toll Bridge Revenue (San Francisco Bay Area) 7.043% 4/1/50 1,326  2,298 
  California GO 4.500% 4/1/33 7,360  8,597 

 

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    Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000
) Market
Value
($000
)
  California GO 7.500% 4/1/34 25,342  40,098 
  California GO 4.600% 4/1/38 36,195  41,017 
  California GO 7.550% 4/1/39 35,545  60,079 
  California GO 7.300% 10/1/39 69,661  111,376 
  California GO 7.350% 11/1/39 6,694  10,769 
  California GO 7.625% 3/1/40 3,100  5,216 
  California GO 7.600% 11/1/40 64,585  112,378 
  California Institute of Technology Taxable 3.650% 9/1/19 3,875  4,187 
  California Public Works Board Lease Revenue (Various Capital Projects) 8.361% 10/1/34 1,136  1,806 
  Chicago IL O'Hare International Airport Revenue 6.395% 1/1/40 1,515  2,281 
  Chicago IL O'Hare International Airport Revenue 4.472% 1/1/49 22,110  28,507 
  Chicago IL Transit Authority Sales Tax Receipts Revenue 6.200% 12/1/40 1,080  1,469 
  Chicago IL Transit Authority Sales Tax Receipts Revenue 6.899% 12/1/40 9,620  13,503 
  Chicago IL Transit Authority Transfer Tax Receipts Revenue 6.899% 12/1/40 43,340  60,835 
9 Commonwealth Financing Authority Pennsylvania Revenue 5.197% 6/1/26 2,417  2,717 
  Commonwealth Financing Authority Pennsylvania Revenue 3.864% 6/1/38 19,285  21,675 
  Commonwealth Financing Authority Pennsylvania Revenue 4.144% 6/1/38 17,060  19,722 
  Dallas TX Area Rapid Transit Revenue 5.999% 12/1/44 189  284 
  District of Columbia Water & Sewer Authority Public Utility Revenue 4.814% 10/1/14 1,944  2,845 
  Duke University North Carolina Revenue 5.850% 4/1/37 29,490  42,381 
  George Washington University 4.300% 9/15/44 2,891  3,571 
  Georgia Municipal Electric Power Authority Revenue 6.637% 4/1/57 16,414  23,510 
  Georgia Municipal Electric Power Authority Revenue 6.655% 4/1/57 341  500 
  Grand Parkway Transportation Corp. Texas System Toll Revenue 5.184% 10/1/42 1,420  1,928 
  Houston TX GO 6.290% 3/1/32 2,152  2,651 
  Illinois Toll Highway Authority Revenue 6.184% 1/1/34 17,330  23,862 
  Kansas Development Finance Authority Revenue 4.727% 4/15/37 2,417  3,017 
  Kansas Development Finance Authority Revenue 4.927% 4/15/45 20,480  27,086 
  Los Angeles CA Department of Water & Power Revenue 5.716% 7/1/39 379  533 
  Los Angeles CA Department of Water & Power Revenue 6.008% 7/1/39 1,136  1,524 
  Los Angeles CA Department of Water & Power Revenue 6.574% 7/1/45 15,715  26,161 
  Los Angeles CA Department of Water & Power Revenue 6.603% 7/1/50 1,849  3,193 
  Los Angeles CA Unified School District GO 5.755% 7/1/29 1,944  2,427 
  Los Angeles CA Unified School District GO 5.750% 7/1/34 852  1,145 
  Los Angeles CA Unified School District GO 6.758% 7/1/34 31,139  44,858 
  Los Angeles County CA Metropolitan Transportation Authority Sales Tax Revenue 5.735% 6/1/39 15,020  20,116 
  Massachusetts GO 2.813% 9/1/43 40,910  41,669 
  Massachusetts GO 2.900% 9/1/49 10,850  11,173 
10 New Jersey Economic Development Authority Revenue (State Pension Funding) 7.425% 2/15/29 11,279  14,654 
  New Jersey Turnpike Authority Revenue 3.729% 1/1/36 6,750  7,579 
  New Jersey Turnpike Authority Revenue 7.414% 1/1/40 11,939  19,687 
  New Jersey Turnpike Authority Revenue 7.102% 1/1/41 42,407  68,181 
  New York City NY Municipal Water Finance Authority Water & Sewer System Revenue 5.724% 6/15/42 12,711  19,212 
  New York City NY Municipal Water Finance Authority Water & Sewer System Revenue 5.952% 6/15/42 18,114  28,002 
  New York City NY Municipal Water Finance Authority Water & Sewer System Revenue 6.011% 6/15/42 6,943  10,779 

 

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    Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000
) Market
Value
($000
)
  New York City NY Municipal Water Finance Authority Water & Sewer System Revenue 6.282% 6/15/42 663  690 
  New York City NY Municipal Water Finance Authority Water & Sewer System Revenue 5.882% 6/15/44 32,580  51,085 
  New York City Transitional Finance Authority Future Tax Secured Revenue 3.430% 8/1/30 14,540  15,618 
  New York City NY Transitional Finance Authority Future Tax Secured Revenue 5.508% 8/1/37 2,859  3,894 
  New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority Revenue (Dedicated Tax Fund) 7.336% 11/15/39 54,854  89,730 
  New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority Revenue (Dedicated Tax Fund) 6.089% 11/15/40 3,833  5,353 
  New York State Dormitory Authority Revenue 3.142% 7/1/43 5,590  5,878 
  New York State Dormitory Authority Revenue (Personal Income Tax) 5.289% 3/15/33 7,288  9,099 
  New York State Dormitory Authority Revenue (Personal Income Tax) 3.110% 2/15/39 8,465  9,050 
  New York State Dormitory Authority Revenue (Personal Income Tax) 5.628% 3/15/39 15,919  20,303 
  New York State Dormitory Authority Revenue (Personal Income Tax) 5.600% 3/15/40 189  250 
  New York State Dormitory Authority Revenue (Personal Income Tax) 3.190% 2/15/43 7,295  7,891 
  New York State GO 5.590% 3/1/35 947  1,293 
  New York State Thruway Authority 3.500% 1/1/42 10,945  11,269 
  New York State Urban Development Corp. Revenue (Personal Income Tax) 3.370% 3/15/30 8,405  9,056 
  New York State Urban Development Corp. Revenue (Personal Income Tax) 3.900% 3/15/33 21,250  23,484 
  North Texas Tollway Authority System Revenue 6.718% 1/1/49 22,942  38,783 
  Ohio State University General Receipts Revenue 4.910% 6/1/40 12,300  16,509 
  Ohio State University General Receipts Revenue 4.800% 6/1/11 17,635  24,699 
11 Oregon School Boards Association GO 4.759% 6/30/28 947  1,072 
  Port Authority of New York & New Jersey Revenue 6.040% 12/1/29 13,763  18,252 
  Port Authority of New York & New Jersey Revenue 5.647% 11/1/40 10,176  14,466 
  Port Authority of New York & New Jersey Revenue 5.647% 11/1/40 15,253  21,684 
  Port Authority of New York & New Jersey Revenue 5.310% 8/1/46 5,000  5,605 
  Port Authority of New York & New Jersey Revenue 4.926% 10/1/51 25,005  35,290 
  Port Authority of New York & New Jersey Revenue 4.458% 10/1/62 35,940  48,509 
  Port Authority of New York & New Jersey Revenue 3.287% 8/1/69 29,094  30,974 
  Rutgers State University New Jersey Revenue 3.915% 5/1/19 48,580  53,571 
  Rutgers The State University of New Jersey 3.270% 5/1/43 2,600  2,735 
  Sacramento CA Municipal Utility District Revenue 6.156% 5/15/36 857  1,188 
  Sales Tax Securitization Corp. Illinois Revenue 4.637% 1/1/40 15,870  19,143 
  Sales Tax Securitization Corp. Illinois Revenue 3.587% 1/1/43 36,460  39,209 
  Sales Tax Securitization Corp. Illinois Revenue 4.787% 1/1/48 4,990  6,328 
  San Antonio TX Electric & Gas Systems Revenue 5.985% 2/1/39 10,450  15,013 
  San Antonio TX Electric & Gas Systems Revenue 4.427% 2/1/42 5,491  6,666 
  San Diego County CA Regional Airport Authority Revenue 5.594% 7/1/43 758  869 
  San Francisco CA City & County Public Utilities Commission Water Revenue 6.950% 11/1/50 1,326  2,184 
  Sonoma County CA Pension Obligation Revenue 6.000% 12/1/29 453  551 
  Texas Private Activity Surface Transportation Corp. Revenue 3.922% 12/31/49 4,150  4,525 
  University of California 3.931% 5/15/45 17,840  20,274 
  University of California Regents Medical Center Revenue 6.548% 5/15/48 22,478  34,552 
  University of California Regents Medical Center Revenue 6.583% 5/15/49 8,417  12,855 
  University of California Revenue 4.601% 5/15/31 1,042  1,229 
  University of California Revenue 5.770% 5/15/43 473  668 
  University of California Revenue 4.858% 5/15/12 32,223  44,339 
  University of California Revenue 4.767% 5/15/15 14,875  20,010 

 

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Vanguard® Long-Term Investment-Grade Fund

Schedule of Investments

January 31, 2020

 

    Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000
) Market
Value
($000
)
  University of North Carolina University System Revenue 3.327% 12/1/36 6,730  7,466 
  University of Pittsburgh-of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education 3.555% 9/15/19 14,400  15,884 
  University of Texas System Revenue Financing System Revenue 5.262% 7/1/39 11,500  15,999 
  University of Texas System Revenue Financing System Revenue 4.794% 8/15/46 8,915  11,651 
  University of Virginia Revenue 3.227% 9/1/19 35,640  37,150 
  Washington GO 5.481% 8/1/39 852  1,155 
  Wisconsin Annual Appropriation Revenue 3.954% 5/1/36 3,364  3,682 
9 Wisconsin GO 5.700% 5/1/26 2,053  2,363 
Total Taxable Municipal Bonds (Cost $1,589,429)        2,053,672 

 

      Shares      
Temporary Cash Investments (3.2%)            
Money Market Fund (0.3%)            
12 Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund 1.730%   718,627   71,877  

 

        Face
Amount
($000
)    
Repurchase Agreements (2.9%)            
  Bank of America Securities, LLC (Dated 1/31/20, Repurchase Value $40,005,000, collateralized by Government National Mortgage Assn. 3.000%-4.000%, 5/15/43-1/20/50, with a value of $40,800,000) 1.590% 2/3/20 40,000   40,000  
  Barclays Capital Inc. (Dated 1/31/20, Repurchase Value $16,302,000, collateralized by U.S. Treasury Note/Bond 1.875%, 7/31/26, with a value of $16,626,000) 1.570% 2/3/20 16,300   16,300  
  Citigroup Global Markets Inc.(Dated 1/31/20, Repurchase Value $148,519,000, collateralized by U.S. Treasury Bill 0.000%, 12/31/20-1/28/21, and U.S. Treasury Note/Bond 1.375%-1.690%, 1/31/22-1/31/27, with a value of $151,470,000) 1.560% 2/3/20 148,500   148,500  
  RBC Capital Markets LLC (Dated 1/31/20, Repurchase Value $82,411,000, collateralized by Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. 3.000%, 10/1/49, and Federal National Mortgage Assn. 3.500%-4.500%, 2/1/41-12/1/49, with a value of $84,048,000) 1.580% 2/3/20 82,400   82,400  
  Wells Fargo & Co. (Dated 1/31/20, Repurchase Value $301,840,000, collateralized by Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. 2.000%-5.500%, 6/1/30-2/1/49, and Federal National Mortgage Assn. 2.500%-4.500%, 12/1/24-6/1/57, with a value of $307,836,000) 1.590% 2/3/20 301,800   301,800  
            589,000  
Total Temporary Cash Investments (Cost $660,864)         660,877  

 

  Expiration
Date
Contracts  Exercise Price Notional Amount
($000)
    
Options Purchased (0.0%)
Exchange-Traded Options (0.0%)
Put Options             
10-Year U.S. Treasury Note Futures Contracts 2/21/20 44  $130.00 5,720  5 

 

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Vanguard® Long-Term Investment-Grade Fund

Schedule of Investments

January 31, 2020

 

  Counterparty Expiration Date Exercise Rate Notional Amount on
Underlying Swap
($000)
  Market
Value
·
($000
)
Over-the-Counter Swaptions (0.0%)  
Call Swaptions              
10-Year Interest Rate Swap, Pays 3M USD LIBOR Quarterly, Receives 1.130% Semiannually BNPSW 9/21/20 1.130% 2,786   25  
               
Put Swaptions              
5-Year CDX-NA-HY-S33-V2, Credit Protection Sold, Receives 1.000% Quarterly BNPSW 3/18/20 1.060% 2,700   10  
5-Year CDX-NA-IG-S33-V1, Credit Protection Sold, Receives 1.000% Quarterly GSI 2/19/20 0.600% 8,125   2  
5-Year CDX-NA-IG-S33-V1, Credit Protection Sold, Receives 1.000% Quarterly JPMC 3/18/20 0.550% 5,395   7  
5-Year CDX-NA-IG-S33-V1, Credit Protection Sold, Receives 1.000% Quarterly MSCS 2/19/20 0.525% 5,415   5  
5-Year CDX-NA-IG-S33-V1, Credit Protection Sold, Receives 1.000% Quarterly MSCS 3/18/20 0.550% 8,125   11  
            60  
Total Options Purchased (Cost $65)           65  
Total Investments (99.3%) (Cost $16,928,038)           20,141,715  
Other Assets and Liabilities—Net (0.7%)           134,920  
Net Assets (100%)           20,276,635  

 

1 Securities with a value of $453,000 have been segregated as collateral for open forward currency contracts and over-the-counter swap contracts.
2 Securities with a value of $13,481,000 have been segregated as initial margin for open futures contracts.
3 Securities with a value of $132,596,000 have been segregated as initial margin for open centrally cleared swap contracts.
4 The average or expected maturity is shorter than the final maturity shown because of the possibility of interim principal payments and prepayments or the possibility of the issue being called.
5 The issuer was placed under federal conservatorship in September 2008; since that time, its daily operations have been managed by the Federal Housing Finance Agency and it receives capital from the U.S. Treasury, as needed to maintain a positive net worth, in exchange for senior preferred stock.
6 Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. Such securities may be sold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At January 31, 2020, the aggregate value of these securities was $722,609,000, representing 3.6% of net assets.
7 Face amount denominated in euro.
8 Face amount denominated in British pounds.
9 Scheduled principal and interest payments are guaranteed by AGM (Assured Guaranty Municipal Corporation).
10 Scheduled principal and interest payments are guaranteed by National Public Finance Guarantee Corp.
11 Scheduled principal and interest payments are guaranteed by AMBAC (Ambac Assurance Corporation).
12 Affiliated money market fund available only to Vanguard funds and certain trusts and accounts managed by Vanguard. Rate shown is the 7-day yield.
  BNPSW—BNP Paribas.
  GO—General Obligation Bond.
  GSI—Goldman Sachs International.
  JPMC—JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.
  MSCS—Morgan Stanley Capital Services LLC.
  REMICS—Real Estate Mortgage Investment Conduits.

 

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

To the Board of Trustees of Vanguard Fixed Income Securities Funds and Shareholders of Vanguard Short-Term Investment-Grade Fund, Vanguard Intermediate-Term Investment-Grade Fund and Vanguard Long-Term Investment-Grade Fund

 

Opinions on the Financial Statements

 

We have audited the accompanying statements of net assets—investments summary of Vanguard Short-Term Investment-Grade Fund, Vanguard Intermediate-Term Investment-Grade Fund and Vanguard Long-Term Investment-Grade Fund and statement of assets and liabilities of Vanguard Intermediate-Term Investment-Grade Fund (three of the funds constituting Vanguard Fixed Income Securities Funds, hereafter collectively referred to as the “Funds”) as of January 31, 2020, the related statements of operations for the year ended January 31, 2020, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period ended January 31, 2020, including the related notes, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period ended January 31, 2020 (included in Item 1 of this Form N-CSR) and the schedules of investments (included in Item 6 of this Form N-CSR) as of January 31, 2020 (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of each of the Funds as of January 31, 2020, the results of each of their operations for the year then ended, the changes in each of their net assets for each of the two years in the period ended January 31, 2020 and each of the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period ended January 31, 2020 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

 

Basis for Opinions

 

These financial statements are the responsibility of the Funds’ management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Funds’ financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (“PCAOB”) and are required to be independent with respect to the Funds in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

 

We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud.

 

Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of January 31, 2020 by correspondence with the custodian, transfer agent and brokers; when replies were not received from brokers, we performed other auditing procedures. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinions.

 

 

 

March 16, 2020

 

We have served as the auditor of one or more investment companies in The Vanguard Group of Funds since 1975.

 

 
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, Two Commerce Square, Suite 1800, 2001 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103-7042 T: (267) 330 3000,
F: (267) 330 3300, www.pwc.com/us

 

 

 

 

Item 7: Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

 

Not applicable.

 

Item 8: Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

 

Not applicable.

 

Item 9: Purchase of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers.

 

Not applicable.

 

Item 10: Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

 

Not applicable.

 

Item 11: Controls and Procedures.

 

(a) Disclosure Controls and Procedures. The Principal Executive and Financial Officers concluded that the Registrant’s Disclosure Controls and Procedures are effective based on their evaluation of the Disclosure Controls and Procedures as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of this report.

(b) Internal Control Over Financial Reporting. There were no significant changes in Registrant’s Internal Control Over Financial Reporting or in other factors that could significantly affect this control subsequent to the date of the evaluation, including any corrective actions with regard to significant deficiencies and material weaknesses.

 

Item 12: Disclosure of Securities Lending Activities for Closed-End Management
Investment Companies.

 

Not applicable.

 

Item 13: Exhibits.

 

(a)Code of Ethics.
(b)Certifications.

 

 

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

VANGUARD FIXED INCOME SECURITIES FUNDS

 

BY:        /s/ MORTIMER J. BUCKLEY*

___________________________

MORTIMER J. BUCKLEY

CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

 

Date: March 19, 2020

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

VANGUARD FIXED INCOME SECURITIES FUNDS

 

BY:        /s/ MORTIMER J. BUCKLEY*

___________________________

MORTIMER J. BUCKLEY

CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

 

Date: March 19, 2020

 

VANGUARD FIXED INCOME SECURITIES FUNDS

 

BY:        /s/ JOHN BENDL*

___________________________

JOHN BENDL

CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

 

Date: March 19, 2020

 

 

* By: /s/ Anne E. Robinson

Anne E. Robinson, pursuant to a Power of Attorney filed on January 18, 2018 (see file Number 33-32216) and a Power of Attorney filed on October 30, 2019 (see file Number 811-02554), Incorporated by Reference.