Vanguard Long-Term Investment-Grade Fund
Summary Prospectus
May 24, 2024
Investor Shares & Admiral™ Shares
Vanguard Long-Term Investment-Grade Fund Investor Shares (VWESX)
Vanguard Long-Term Investment-Grade Fund Admiral Shares (VWETX)
Vanguard Long-Term Investment-Grade Fund Admiral Shares (VWETX)
The Fund’s statutory Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information dated May 24, 2024, as may be amended or supplemented, are incorporated into and made part of this Summary Prospectus by reference.
Before you invest, you may want to review the Fund’s Prospectus, which contains more information about the Fund and its risks. You can find the Fund’s Prospectus and other information about the Fund online at www.vanguard.com/prospectus and https://personal.vanguard.com/us/literature/reports/MFs. You can also obtain this information at no cost by calling 800-662-7447 or by sending an email request to online@vanguard.com.
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has not approved or disapproved these
securities or passed upon the adequacy of this prospectus. Any representation to the
contrary is a criminal offense.
Investment Objective
The Fund seeks to provide a high and sustainable level of current income.
Fees and Expenses
The following tables describe the fees and expenses you may pay if you buy, hold, and sell Investor Shares or Admiral Shares of the Fund. You may pay other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, which are not reflected in the tables and examples below.
Shareholder Fees
(Fees paid directly from your investment)
(Fees paid directly from your investment)
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Investor Shares
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Admiral Shares
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Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases
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None
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None
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Purchase Fee
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None
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None
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Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Reinvested
Dividends
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None
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None
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Redemption Fee
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None
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None
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Account Service Fee Per Year
(for certain fund account balances below $5,000,000)
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$25
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$25
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Annual Fund Operating Expenses
(Expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)
(Expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)
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Investor Shares
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Admiral Shares
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Management Fees
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0.21
%
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0.11%
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12b-1 Distribution Fee
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None
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None
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Other Expenses
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0.00
%
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0.00%
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Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses
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0.21
%
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0.11%
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Examples
The following examples are intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund’s Investor Shares or Admiral Shares with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. They illustrate the hypothetical expenses that you would incur over
various periods if you were to invest $10,000 in the Fund’s shares. These examples assume that the shares provide a return of 5% each year and that total annual fund operating expenses remain as stated in the preceding table. You would incur these hypothetical expenses whether or not you were to redeem your investment at the end of the given period. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:
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1 Year
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3 Years
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5 Years
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10 Years
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Investor Shares
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$22
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$68
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$118
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$268
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Admiral Shares
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$11
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$35
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$62
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$141
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Portfolio Turnover
The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in more taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund
operating expenses or in the previous expense examples, reduce the Fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 38% of the average value of its portfolio.
Principal Investment Strategies
The Fund invests in a variety of high-quality and, to a lesser extent, medium-quality fixed income securities, at least 80% of which will be intermediate- and long-term investment-grade securities. High-quality fixed income securities are those rated the equivalent of A3 or better by Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. (Moody’s) or another independent rating agency or, if unrated, are determined to be of comparable quality by the Fund’s advisor. Medium-quality fixed income securities are those rated the equivalent of Baa1, Baa2, or Baa3 by Moody’s or another independent rating agency or, if unrated, are determined to be of comparable quality by the Fund’s advisor. Investment-grade fixed income securities are those rated the equivalent of Baa3 and above by Moody’s or another independent rating agency or, if unrated, are determined to be of comparable quality by the Fund’s advisor. The Fund’s dollar-weighted average maturity is expected to fall within a range that is five years shorter than or five years longer than that of its benchmark index, which had a dollar-weighted average maturity of 23 years as of January 31, 2024. The
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Fund may invest in derivatives instruments, such as options, futures contracts, and other swap agreements. The Fund uses multiple investment advisors. Each advisor independently selects and maintains a portfolio of securities for the Fund.
Principal Risks
An investment in the Fund could lose money over short or long periods of time. You should expect the Fund’s share price and total return to fluctuate within a wide range. The Fund is subject to the following risks, which could affect the Fund’s performance, and the level of risk may vary based on market conditions:
• Interest rate risk, which is the chance that bond prices overall will decline because of rising interest rates. Interest rate risk should be high for the Fund because it invests primarily in long-term bonds, whose prices are more sensitive to interest rate changes than are the prices of shorter-term bonds.
• Liquidity risk, which is the chance that the Fund may not be able to sell a security in a timely manner at a desired price.
• Call risk, which is the chance that during periods of falling interest rates, issuers of callable bonds may call (redeem) securities with higher coupon rates or interest rates before their maturity dates. The Fund would then lose any price
appreciation above the bond’s call price and would be forced to reinvest the unanticipated proceeds at lower interest rates, resulting in a decline in the Fund’s
income. Such redemptions and subsequent reinvestments would also increase the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate. Call risk should be moderate for the Fund. To
minimize the impact of call risk, the advisors generally seek to purchase bonds that have reasonable protection from being called.
• Extension risk, which is the chance that during periods of rising interest rates, certain debt securities will be paid off substantially more slowly than originally
anticipated, and the value of those securities may fall.
• Credit risk, which is the chance that a bond issuer will fail to pay interest or principal in a timely manner or that negative perceptions of the issuer’s ability
to make such payments will cause the price of that bond to decline. Credit risk should be moderate for the Fund because it invests primarily in bonds that are considered high-quality and, to a lesser extent, in bonds that are considered medium-quality.
• Income risk, which is the chance that the Fund’s income will decline because of falling interest rates. Income risk should be low for the Fund because it invests
primarily in long-term bonds.
• Manager risk, which is the chance that poor security selection will cause the Fund to underperform relevant benchmarks or other funds with a similar investment objective.
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• Derivatives risk. The Fund may invest in derivatives, which may involve risks different from, and possibly greater than, those of investments directly in the underlying securities or assets.
An investment in the Fund is not a deposit of a bank and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency.
Annual Total Returns
The following bar chart and table are intended to help you understand the risks of
investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows how the performance of the Fund’s Investor Shares has varied from one calendar year to another over the periods shown. The table shows how the average annual total returns of the share classes presented compare with those of a relevant market index and another comparative index, which have investment characteristics similar to those of the Fund. Keep in mind that the Fund’s past performance (before and after taxes) does not indicate how the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information is available on our website at vanguard.com/performance or by calling Vanguard toll-free at 800-662-7447.
Annual Total Returns — Vanguard Long-Term Investment-Grade Fund Investor Shares1
1 The year-to-date return as of the most recent calendar quarter, which ended on March
31, 2024, was -1.66%.
During the periods shown in the bar chart, the highest and lowest returns for a calendar quarter were:
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Total Return
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Quarter
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Highest
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13.07
%
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December 31, 2023
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Lowest
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-12.06
%
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June 30, 2022
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Average Annual Total Returns for Periods Ended December 31, 2023
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1 Year
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5 Years
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10 Years
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Vanguard Long-Term Investment-Grade Fund
Investor Shares
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Return Before Taxes
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9.27
%
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1.96
%
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3.75
%
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Return After Taxes on Distributions
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7.19
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0.02
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1.64
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Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares
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5.42
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0.90
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2.13
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Vanguard Long-Term Investment-Grade Fund
Admiral Shares
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Return Before Taxes
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9.38
%
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2.06
%
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3.86
%
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Bloomberg U.S. Long Credit A or Better Bond Index
(reflects no deduction for fees, expenses, or taxes)
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9.36
%
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1.90
%
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3.59
%
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Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index
(reflects no deduction for fees, expenses, or taxes)
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5.53
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1.10
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1.81
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Actual after-tax returns depend on your tax situation and may differ from those shown in the preceding table. When after-tax returns are calculated, it is assumed that the shareholder was in the highest individual federal marginal income tax bracket at the time of each distribution of income or capital gains or
upon redemption. State and local income taxes are not reflected in the calculations. Please note that after-tax returns are shown only for the Investor Shares and may differ for each share class. After-tax returns are not relevant for a shareholder who holds fund shares in a tax-deferred account, such as an individual retirement account or a 401(k) plan. Also, figures captioned Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares may be higher than other figures for the same period if a capital loss occurs upon redemption and results in an assumed tax deduction for the shareholder.
Investment Advisors
Wellington Management Company LLP (Wellington Management)
The Vanguard Group, Inc. (Vanguard)
The Vanguard Group, Inc. (Vanguard)
Portfolio Managers
Scott I. St. John, CFA, Senior Managing Director and Fixed Income Portfolio Manager of Wellington Management. He has managed a portion of the Fund since 2014.
Arvind Narayanan, CFA, Senior Portfolio Manager and Principal of Vanguard. He has co-managed a portion of the Fund since 2019.
Daniel Shaykevich, Senior Portfolio Manager and Principal of Vanguard. He has co-managed a portion of the Fund since 2018.
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Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares
You may purchase or redeem shares online through our website (vanguard.com), by mail (The Vanguard Group, P.O. Box 982901, El Paso, TX 79998-2901), or by telephone (800-662-2739). The minimum investment amount required to open and maintain a Fund account for Investor Shares or Admiral Shares is $3,000 or $50,000, respectively. The minimum investment amount required to add to an existing Fund account is generally $1. Financial intermediaries, institutional clients, and Vanguard-advised clients should contact
Vanguard for information on special eligibility rules that may apply to them regarding Admiral Shares. If you are investing through an intermediary, please contact that firm directly for more information regarding your eligibility. If you
are investing through an employer-sponsored retirement or savings plan, your plan administrator or your benefits office can provide you with detailed information on
how you can invest through your plan.
Tax Information
The Fund’s distributions may be taxable as ordinary income or capital gain. If you
are investing through a tax-advantaged account, such as an IRA or an employer-sponsored retirement or savings plan, special tax rules apply.
Payments to Financial Intermediaries
The Fund and its investment advisors do not pay financial intermediaries for sales of Fund shares.
CFA® is a registered trademark owned by CFA Institute.
“Bloomberg®” and Bloomberg U.S. Long Credit A or Better Bond Index and Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index (the “Indices”) are service marks of Bloomberg Finance L.P.
and its affiliates, including Bloomberg Index Services Limited (“BISL”), the administrator
of the index (collectively, “Bloomberg”), and have been licensed for use for certain purposes by
Vanguard.
Vanguard Long-Term Investment-Grade Fund Investor Shares—Fund Number 28
Vanguard Long-Term Investment-Grade Fund Admiral Shares—Fund Number 568
Vanguard Long-Term Investment-Grade Fund Admiral Shares—Fund Number 568
To request additional information about the Fund, please visit vanguard.com or contact us at 800-662-7447.
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