N-CSR 1 tm2229005d3_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: 811-05628

 

Name of Registrant: Vanguard Malvern 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: September 30

 

Date of reporting period: October 1, 2021—September 30, 2022

 

 

 

 

Item 1: Reports to Shareholders

 

 

 

 

Annual Report   |   September 30, 2022
Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities Index Fund

 

Contents
Your Fund’s Performance at a Glance

1
About Your Fund’s Expenses

2
Performance Summary

4
Financial Statements

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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.

 

Your Fund’s Performance at a Glance
The 12 months ended September 30, 2022, were a challenging period for financial markets. Returns for Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities Index Fund ranged from –3.01% for Investor Shares to –2.92% for ETF Shares (based on net asset value). The fund’s benchmark, which incurs no expenses, returned –2.86%.
Early on, pent-up demand helped spur global growth and push unemployment rates down. The economic backdrop deteriorated, however, as inflation soared to multidecade highs, fueled in part by higher energy and food prices in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Then price increases broadened to other categories of goods and services, adding to concerns that inflation would remain stubbornly high. That prompted aggressive tightening by the Federal Reserve to bring inflation back in check, which weighed on bond prices and increased fears of recession.
With yields rising and bond prices falling, the U.S. investment-grade bond market returned -14.61% for the 12 months, as measured by the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Float Adjusted Index.
Elevated inflation contributed to a rise in the principal value of the bonds in the fund’s portfolio. However, rising U.S. Treasury yields put downward pressure on bond prices, including those of inflation-protected securities. Fed rate hikes lowered inflation expectations, which also weighed on Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities (TIPS) prices.
Market Barometer
  Average Annual Total Returns
Periods Ended September 30, 2022
  One Year Three Years Five Years
Stocks      
Russell 1000 Index (Large-caps) -17.22% 7.95% 9.00%
Russell 2000 Index (Small-caps) -23.50 4.29 3.55
Russell 3000 Index (Broad U.S. market) -17.63 7.70 8.62
FTSE All-World ex US Index (International) -24.76 -0.95 -0.38
Bonds      
Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Float Adjusted Index
(Broad taxable market)
-14.61% -3.22% -0.23%
Bloomberg Municipal Bond Index
(Broad tax-exempt market)
-11.50 -1.85 0.59
FTSE Three-Month U.S. Treasury Bill Index 0.63 0.57 1.12
CPI      
Consumer Price Index 8.20% 4.95% 3.76%
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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 September 30, 2022      
  Beginning
Account Value
3/31/2022
Ending
Account Value
9/30/2022
Expenses
Paid During
Period
Based on Actual Fund Return      
Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities Index Fund      
Investor Shares $1,000.00 $962.40 $0.69
ETF Shares 1,000.00 962.70 0.20
Admiral™ Shares 1,000.00 962.50 0.30
Institutional Shares 1,000.00 962.60 0.20
Based on Hypothetical 5% Yearly Return      
Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities Index Fund      
Investor Shares $1,000.00 $1,024.37 $0.71
ETF Shares 1,000.00 1,024.87 0.20
Admiral Shares 1,000.00 1,024.77 0.30
Institutional Shares 1,000.00 1,024.87 0.20
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 0.14% for Investor Shares, 0.04% for ETF Shares, 0.06% for Admiral Shares and 0.04% for Institutional 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 (183/365).
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Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities 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: October 16, 2012, Through September 30, 2022
Initial Investment of $10,000
    Average Annual Total Returns
Periods Ended September 30, 2022
 
    One
Year
Five
Years
Since
Inception
(10/16/2012)
Final Value
of a $10,000
Investment
 Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities Index Fund Investor Shares -3.01% 2.21% 1.15% $11,206
 Bloomberg U.S. 0-5 Year Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities Index -2.86 2.35 1.26 11,333
 Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index -14.60 -0.27 0.89 10,925
“Since Inception” performance is calculated from the Investor Shares’ inception date for both the fund and its comparative standard(s).
       
    One
Year
Five
Years
Since
Inception
(10/12/2012)
Final Value
of a $10,000
Investment
Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities Index Fund ETF Shares Net Asset Value -2.92% 2.31% 1.24% $11,308
Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities Index Fund ETF Shares Market Price Value -2.97 2.29 1.24 11,308
Bloomberg U.S. 0-5 Year Treasury Inflation Protected Securities Index -2.86 2.35 1.26 11,331
Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index -14.60 -0.27 0.88 10,910
“Since Inception” performance is calculated from the ETF 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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Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities Index Fund
    Average Annual Total Returns
Periods Ended September 30, 2022
 
    One
Year
Five
Years
Since
Inception
(10/16/2012)
Final Value
of a $10,000
Investment
Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities Index Fund Admiral Shares -2.92% 2.30% 1.24% $11,303
Bloomberg U.S. 0-5 Year Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities Index -2.86 2.35 1.26 11,333
Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index -14.60 -0.27 0.89 10,925
“Since Inception” performance is calculated from the Admiral Shares’ inception date for both the fund and its comparative standard(s).
       
    One
Year
Five
Years
Since
Inception
(10/17/2012)
Final Value
of a $5,000,000
Investment
Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities Index Fund Institutional Shares -2.94% 2.31% 1.26% $5,665,763
Bloomberg U.S. 0-5 Year Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities Index -2.86 2.35 1.27 5,670,125
Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index -14.60 -0.27 0.92 5,475,024
“Since Inception” performance is calculated from the Institutional Shares’ inception date for both the fund and its comparative standard(s).
Cumulative Returns of ETF Shares: October 12, 2012, Through September 30, 2022
  One
Year
Five
Years
Since
Inception
(10/12/2012)
Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities Index Fund ETF Shares Market Price -2.97% 11.99% 13.08%
Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities Index Fund ETF Shares Net Asset Value -2.92 12.09 13.08
Bloomberg U.S. 0-5 Year Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities Index -2.86 12.31 13.31
“Since Inception” performance is calculated from the ETF Shares’ inception date for both the fund and its comparative standard(s).
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, click on Price, and then scroll down to the Premium/Discount chart. The ETF premium/discount chart there shows the percentage and days on which the ETF Shares’ market price was above or below the NAV.
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Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities Index Fund
Distribution by Stated Maturity
As of September 30, 2022
Under 1 Year 19.5%
1 - 2 Years 15.4
2 - 3 Years 23.3
3 - 4 Years 20.2
4 - 5 Years 21.6
The table reflects the fund’s investments, except for short-term investments. The fund may invest in derivatives (such as futures and swap contracts) for various reasons, including, but not limited to, attempting to remain fully invested and tracking its target index as closely as possible.
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Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities Index Fund
Financial Statements
Schedule of Investments
As of September 30, 2022
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.
      Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000)
Market
Value
($000)
U.S. Government and Agency Obligations (99.2%)
U.S. Government Securities (99.2%)
  United States Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds   0.125%  1/15/23 3,959,447  3,916,140
  United States Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds   0.625%  4/15/23 3,379,383  3,327,108
  United States Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds   0.375%  7/15/23 3,800,921  3,736,780
  United States Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds   0.625%  1/15/24 3,619,007  3,532,491
  United States Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds   0.500%  4/15/24 2,031,642  1,972,598
  United States Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds   0.125%  7/15/24 3,285,529  3,170,535
  United States Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds   0.125% 10/15/24 2,931,199  2,816,699
  United States Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds   0.250%  1/15/25 3,004,742  2,872,815
  United States Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds   2.375%  1/15/25 2,047,702  2,052,181
  United States Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds   0.125%  4/15/25 2,400,534  2,275,256
  United States Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds   0.375%  7/15/25 3,294,966  3,146,178
  United States Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds   0.125% 10/15/25 2,920,843  2,758,371
  United States Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds   0.625%  1/15/26 2,774,043  2,647,477
  United States Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds   2.000%  1/15/26 1,321,346  1,316,597
  United States Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds   0.125%  4/15/26 2,256,805  2,107,292
  United States Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds   0.125%  7/15/26 2,764,872  2,585,588
  United States Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds   0.125% 10/15/26 3,122,201  2,908,037
  United States Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds   0.375%  1/15/27 2,574,775  2,404,196
  United States Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds   2.375%  1/15/27 1,277,778  1,296,746
  United States Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds   0.125%  4/15/27 3,190,111  2,940,385
  United States Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds   0.375%  7/15/27 2,839,311  2,648,545
Total U.S. Government and Agency Obligations (Cost $60,811,433) 56,432,015
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Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities Index Fund
      Coupon   Shares Market
Value

($000)
Temporary Cash Investments (0.0%)
Money Market Fund (0.0%)
1 Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund (Cost $4,026)   2.828%             40,279           4,027
Total Investments (99.2%) (Cost $60,815,459) 56,436,042
Other Assets and Liabilities—Net (0.8%) 434,355
Net Assets (100%) 56,870,397
Cost is in $000.      
See Note A in Notes to Financial Statements.
1 Affiliated money market fund available only to Vanguard funds and certain trusts and accounts managed by Vanguard. Rate shown is the 7-day yield.
  
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.
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Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities Index Fund
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
As of September 30, 2022
($000s, except shares and per-share amounts) Amount
Assets  
Investments in Securities, at Value  
Unaffiliated Issuers (Cost $60,811,433) 56,432,015
Affiliated Issuers (Cost $4,026) 4,027
Total Investments in Securities 56,436,042
Investment in Vanguard 2,243
Cash 9,816
Receivables for Investment Securities Sold 428,464
Receivables for Accrued Income 69,250
Receivables for Capital Shares Issued 6,827
Total Assets 56,952,642
Liabilities  
Payables for Investment Securities Purchased 35
Payables for Capital Shares Redeemed 46,968
Payables for Distributions 34,106
Payables to Vanguard 1,136
Total Liabilities 82,245
Net Assets 56,870,397
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Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities Index Fund
Statement of Assets and Liabilities (continued)

At September 30, 2022, net assets consisted of:  
($000s, except shares and per-share amounts) Amount
Paid-in Capital 60,215,776
Total Distributable Earnings (Loss) (3,345,379)
Net Assets 56,870,397
 
Investor Shares—Net Assets  
Applicable to 384,029 outstanding $.001 par value shares of
beneficial interest (unlimited authorization)
9,086
Net Asset Value Per Share—Investor Shares $23.66
 
ETF Shares—Net Assets  
Applicable to 398,856,763 outstanding $.001 par value shares of
beneficial interest (unlimited authorization)
19,191,091
Net Asset Value Per Share—ETF Shares $48.12
 
Admiral Shares—Net Assets  
Applicable to 878,225,083 outstanding $.001 par value shares of
beneficial interest (unlimited authorization)
20,803,059
Net Asset Value Per Share—Admiral Shares $23.69
 
Institutional Shares—Net Assets  
Applicable to 711,555,606 outstanding $.001 par value shares of
beneficial interest (unlimited authorization)
16,867,161
Net Asset Value Per Share—Institutional Shares $23.70
  
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.
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Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities Index Fund
Statement of Operations
  Year Ended
September 30, 2022
  ($000)
Investment Income  
Income  
Interest1 4,150,060
Total Income 4,150,060
Expenses  
The Vanguard Group—Note B  
Investment Advisory Services 1,889
Management and Administrative—Investor Shares 3,393
Management and Administrative—ETF Shares 5,701
Management and Administrative—Admiral Shares 9,323
Management and Administrative—Institutional Shares 5,685
Marketing and Distribution—Investor Shares 257
Marketing and Distribution—ETF Shares 1,093
Marketing and Distribution—Admiral Shares 1,061
Marketing and Distribution—Institutional Shares 726
Custodian Fees 227
Auditing Fees 50
Shareholders’ Reports—Investor Shares 24
Shareholders’ Reports—ETF Shares 531
Shareholders’ Reports—Admiral Shares 220
Shareholders’ Reports—Institutional Shares 3
Trustees’ Fees and Expenses 22
Other Expenses 58
Total Expenses 30,263
Net Investment Income 4,119,797
Realized Net Gain (Loss)  
Investment Securities Sold1,2 (192,050)
Futures Contracts 2,980
Realized Net Gain (Loss) (189,070)
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) of Investment Securities1 (5,743,140)
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations (1,812,413)
1 Interest income, realized net gain (loss), capital gain distributions received, and change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) from an affiliated company of the fund were $3,394,000, ($8,000), $13,000, and ($1,000), respectively. Purchases and sales are for temporary cash investment purposes.
2 Includes $9,155,000 of net gain (loss) resulting from in-kind redemptions.
  
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.
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Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities Index Fund
Statement of Changes in Net Assets
  Year Ended September 30,
  2022
($000)
2021
($000)
     
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets    
Operations    
Net Investment Income 4,119,797 2,145,662
Realized Net Gain (Loss) (189,070) 2,883
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) (5,743,140) 254,644
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations (1,812,413) 2,403,189
Distributions    
Investor Shares (141,339) (267,087)
ETF Shares (1,128,660) (276,171)
Admiral Shares (1,184,530) (421,435)
Institutional Shares (1,036,198) (511,461)
Total Distributions (3,490,727) (1,476,154)
Capital Share Transactions    
Investor Shares (7,644,982) (405,652)
ETF Shares 3,770,726 7,596,315
Admiral Shares 8,726,253 5,184,660
Institutional Shares 2,176,783 4,141,108
Net Increase (Decrease) from Capital Share Transactions 7,028,780 16,516,431
Total Increase (Decrease) 1,725,640 17,443,466
Net Assets    
Beginning of Period 55,144,757 37,701,291
End of Period 56,870,397 55,144,757
  
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.
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Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities Index Fund
Financial Highlights
Investor Shares          
For a Share Outstanding
Throughout Each Period 
Year Ended September 30,
2022 2021 2020 2019 2018
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period $25.90 $25.41 $24.57 $24.23 $24.77
Investment Operations          
Net Investment Income1 .991 1.099 .272 .483 .669
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments (1.734) .258 .862 .324 (.448)
Total from Investment Operations (.743) 1.357 1.134 .807 .221
Distributions          
Dividends from Net Investment Income (1.497) (.867) (.294) (.467) (.761)
Distributions from Realized Capital Gains
Total Distributions (1.497) (.867) (.294) (.467) (.761)
Net Asset Value, End of Period $23.66 $25.90 $25.41 $24.57 $24.23
Total Return2 -3.01% 5.38% 4.64% 3.36% 0.91%
Ratios/Supplemental Data          
Net Assets, End of Period (Millions) $9 $7,825 $8,063 $7,014 $6,679
Ratio of Total Expenses to Average Net Assets 0.14% 0.14% 0.14% 0.14% 0.14%
Ratio of Net Investment Income to Average Net Assets 3.83% 4.25% 1.09% 1.98% 2.73%
Portfolio Turnover Rate3 26% 19% 37% 26% 25%
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 Excludes 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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Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities Index Fund
Financial Highlights
ETF Shares          
For a Share Outstanding
Throughout Each Period 
Year Ended September 30,
2022 2021 2020 2019 2018
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period $52.56 $50.99 $49.03 $48.34 $49.41
Investment Operations          
Net Investment Income1 3.544 2.562 .634 1.003 1.358
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments (4.980) .195 1.677 .652 (.869)
Total from Investment Operations (1.436) 2.757 2.311 1.655 .489
Distributions          
Dividends from Net Investment Income (3.004) (1.187) (.351) (.965) (1.559)
Distributions from Realized Capital Gains
Total Distributions (3.004) (1.187) (.351) (.965) (1.559)
Net Asset Value, End of Period $48.12 $52.56 $50.99 $49.03 $48.34
Total Return -2.92% 5.48% 4.74% 3.46% 1.01%
Ratios/Supplemental Data          
Net Assets, End of Period (Millions) $19,191 $17,203 $9,217 $6,884 $5,453
Ratio of Total Expenses to Average Net Assets 0.04% 0.04% 0.05% 0.05% 0.06%
Ratio of Net Investment Income to Average Net Assets 6.98% 4.95% 1.27% 2.07% 2.81%
Portfolio Turnover Rate2 26% 19% 37% 26% 25%
1 Calculated based on average shares outstanding.
2 Excludes 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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Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities Index Fund
Financial Highlights
Admiral Shares          
For a Share Outstanding
Throughout Each Period 
Year Ended September 30,
2022 2021 2020 2019 2018
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period $25.93 $25.44 $24.60 $24.25 $24.79
Investment Operations          
Net Investment Income1 1.843 1.257 .294 .500 .692
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments (2.565) .123 .860 .332 (.450)
Total from Investment Operations (.722) 1.380 1.154 .832 .242
Distributions          
Dividends from Net Investment Income (1.518) (.890) (.314) (.482) (.782)
Distributions from Realized Capital Gains
Total Distributions (1.518) (.890) (.314) (.482) (.782)
Net Asset Value, End of Period $23.69 $25.93 $25.44 $24.60 $24.25
Total Return2 -2.92% 5.47% 4.72% 3.46% 1.00%
Ratios/Supplemental Data          
Net Assets, End of Period (Millions) $20,803 $13,879 $8,541 $7,333 $6,525
Ratio of Total Expenses to Average Net Assets 0.06% 0.06% 0.06% 0.06% 0.06%
Ratio of Net Investment Income to Average Net Assets 7.25% 4.84% 1.18% 2.06% 2.81%
Portfolio Turnover Rate3 26% 19% 37% 26% 25%
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 Excludes 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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Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities Index Fund
Financial Highlights
Institutional Shares          
For a Share Outstanding
Throughout Each Period 
Year Ended September 30,
2022 2021 2020 2019 2018
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period $25.95 $25.46 $24.62 $24.27 $24.81
Investment Operations          
Net Investment Income1 1.760 1.219 .306 .517 .696
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments (2.487) .166 .853 .319 (.449)
Total from Investment Operations (.727) 1.385 1.159 .836 .247
Distributions          
Dividends from Net Investment Income (1.523) (.895) (.319) (.486) (.787)
Distributions from Realized Capital Gains
Total Distributions (1.523) (.895) (.319) (.486) (.787)
Net Asset Value, End of Period $23.70 $25.95 $25.46 $24.62 $24.27
Total Return -2.94% 5.49% 4.73% 3.48% 1.02%
Ratios/Supplemental Data          
Net Assets, End of Period (Millions) $16,867 $16,238 $11,880 $9,967 $8,067
Ratio of Total Expenses to Average Net Assets 0.04% 0.04% 0.04% 0.04% 0.04%
Ratio of Net Investment Income to Average Net Assets 6.90% 4.69% 1.22% 2.08% 2.83%
Portfolio Turnover Rate2 26% 19% 37% 26% 25%
1 Calculated based on average shares outstanding.
2 Excludes 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 Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities 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 Nasdaq; they can be purchased and sold through a broker.
Significant market disruptions, such as those caused by pandemics (e.g., COVID-19 pandemic), natural or environmental disasters, war (e.g., Russia’s invasion of Ukraine), acts of terrorism, or other events, can adversely affect local and global markets and normal market operations. Any such disruptions could have an adverse impact on the value of the fund’s investments and fund performance.
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. 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 valuation designee to represent fair value and subject to oversight by the board of trustees.
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 securities pledged as initial margin for open contracts are noted in the Schedule of Investments.
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 gains (losses) on futures contracts.
During the year ended September 30, 2022, the fund’s average investments in long and short futures contracts represented less than 1% and 0% of net assets, respectively, based on the
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average of the notional amounts at each quarter-end during the period. The fund had no open futures contracts at September 30, 2022.
3. Federal Income Taxes: The fund intends to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company and distribute virtually all of its taxable income. The fund’s tax returns are open to examination by the relevant tax authorities until expiration of the applicable statute of limitations, which is generally three years after the filing of the tax return. Management has analyzed the fund’s tax positions taken for all open federal and state income tax years, and has concluded that no provision for income tax is required in the fund’s financial statements.
4. Distributions: Distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Distributions are determined on a tax basis at the fiscal year-end and may differ from net investment income and realized capital gains for financial reporting purposes.
5. Credit Facilities and Interfund Lending Program: The fund and certain other funds managed by The Vanguard Group ("Vanguard") participate in a $4.4 billion committed credit facility provided by a syndicate of lenders pursuant to a credit agreement and an uncommitted credit facility provided by Vanguard. Both facilities may be renewed annually. Each fund is individually liable for its borrowings, if any, under the credit facilities. Borrowings may be utilized for temporary or emergency purposes and are subject to the fund’s regulatory and contractual borrowing restrictions. With respect to the committed credit facility, the participating funds are charged administrative fees and an annual commitment fee of 0.10% of the undrawn committed amount of the facility, which 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 either facility bear interest at an agreed-upon spread plus the higher of the federal funds effective rate, the overnight bank funding rate, or the Daily Simple Secured Overnight Financing Rate inclusive of an additional agreed-upon spread.  However, borrowings under the uncommitted credit facility may bear interest based upon an alternate rate agreed to by the fund and Vanguard.
In accordance with an exemptive order (the “Order”) from the SEC, the fund may participate in a joint lending and borrowing program that allows registered open-end Vanguard funds to borrow money from and lend money to each other for temporary or emergency purposes (the “Interfund Lending Program”), subject to compliance with the terms and conditions of the Order, and to the extent permitted by the fund’s investment objective and investment policies. Interfund loans and borrowings normally extend overnight but can have a maximum duration of seven days. Loans may be called on one business day’s notice. The interest rate to be charged is governed by the conditions of the Order and internal procedures adopted by the board of trustees. The board of trustees is responsible for overseeing the Interfund Lending Program. 
For the year ended September 30, 2022, the fund did not utilize the credit facilities or the Interfund Lending Program.
6. 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. Inflation adjustments to the face amount of inflation-indexed securities are included in interest income. 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.
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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 and 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 September 30, 2022, the fund had contributed to Vanguard capital in the amount of $2,243,000, representing less than 0.01% of the fund’s net assets and 0.90% 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 Schedule of Investments.
The following table summarizes the market value of the fund’s investments as of September 30, 2022, based on the inputs used to value them:
  Level 1
($000)
Level 2
($000)
Level 3
($000)
Total
($000)
Investments        
Assets        
U.S. Government and Agency Obligations 56,432,015 56,432,015
Temporary Cash Investments 4,027 4,027
Total 4,027 56,432,015 56,436,042
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
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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 applicable in-kind redemptions were reclassified between the following accounts:
  Amount
($000)
Paid-in Capital 7,858
Total Distributable Earnings (Loss) (7,858)
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 deferral of losses from wash sales; and the inclusion of 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 1,463,784
Undistributed Long-Term Gains
Capital Loss Carryforwards (379,238)
Qualified Late-Year Losses
Net Unrealized Gains (Losses) (4,395,819)
The tax character of distributions paid was as follows:
  Year Ended September 30,
  2022
Amount
($000)
2021
Amount
($000)
Ordinary Income* 3,490,727 1,476,154
Long-Term Capital Gains
Total 3,490,727 1,476,154
* Includes short-term capital gains, if any.
As of September 30, 2022, gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation for investments based on cost for U.S. federal income tax purposes were as follows:
  Amount
($000)
Tax Cost 60,831,861
Gross Unrealized Appreciation 39,123
Gross Unrealized Depreciation (4,434,942)
Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) (4,395,819)
E. During the year ended September 30, 2022, the fund purchased $24,155,108,000 of investment securities and sold $19,510,024,000 of investment securities, other than temporary cash investments. Purchases and sales include $6,671,412,000 and $4,276,979,000, respectively, in connection with in-kind purchases and redemptions of the fund's capital shares.
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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 September 30, 2022, such purchases were $635,797,000 and sales were $0; these amounts, other than temporary cash investments, are included in the purchases and sales of investment securities noted above.
F. Capital share transactions for each class of shares were:
    
  Year Ended September 30,  
  2022   2021
  Amount
($000)
Shares
(000)
  Amount
($000)
Shares
(000)
Investor Shares          
Issued 587,462 22,993   608,187 23,656
Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions 141,339 5,515   267,087 10,333
Redeemed (8,373,783) (330,254)   (1,280,926) (49,175)
Net Increase (Decrease)—Investor Shares (7,644,982) (301,746)   (405,652) (15,186)
ETF Shares          
Issued 8,166,361 159,299   8,003,265 154,398
Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions  
Redeemed (4,395,635) (87,750)   (406,950) (7,875)
Net Increase (Decrease)—ETF Shares 3,770,726 71,549   7,596,315 146,523
Admiral Shares          
Issued 14,127,730 554,605   6,262,818 241,067
Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions 1,083,648 43,847   381,191 14,717
Redeemed (6,485,125) (255,425)   (1,459,349) (56,287)
Net Increase (Decrease)—Admiral Shares 8,726,253 343,027   5,184,660 199,497
Institutional Shares          
Issued 4,544,360 178,115   5,370,011 206,636
Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions 1,022,519 41,224   503,632 19,434
Redeemed (3,390,096) (133,497)   (1,732,535) (67,005)
Net Increase (Decrease)—Institutional Shares 2,176,783 85,842   4,141,108 159,065
At September 30, 2022, several Vanguard funds and trusts managed by Vanguard or its affiliates were each a record or beneficial owner of the fund, and had a combined ownership of 39%of the fund's net assets. If any of these shareholder were to redeem their investment in the fund, the redemption might result in an increase in the fund’s expense ratio, cause the fund to incur higher transaction costs, or lead to the realization of taxable capital gains.
G. Management has determined that no events or transactions occurred subsequent to September 30, 2022, 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 Malvern Funds and Shareholders of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities Index Fund
Opinion on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of investments, of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities Index Fund (one of the funds constituting Vanguard Malvern Funds, referred to hereafter as the "Fund") as of September 30, 2022, the related statement of operations for the year ended September 30, 2022, the statement of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period ended September 30, 2022, including the related notes, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period ended September 30, 2022 (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 September 30, 2022, 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 September 30, 2022 and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period ended September 30, 2022 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 September 30, 2022 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
November 17, 2022
We have served as the auditor of one or more investment companies in The Vanguard Group of Funds since 1975.
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Tax information (unaudited)
The fund hereby designates $4,120,474,000, or if subsequently determined to be different, the maximum amount allowable by law, of interest earned from obligations of the U.S. government which is generally exempt from state income tax.
The fund hereby designates 100%, or if subsequently determined to be different, the maximum percentage allowable by law, of ordinary income dividends eligible to be treated as interest income for purposes of Section 163(j) and the regulations thereunder for the fiscal year.
The fund hereby designates 100%, or if subsequently determined to be different, the maximum percentage allowable by law, as interest-related dividends eligible for exemption from U.S. withholding tax for nonresident alien shareholders.
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"Bloomberg®" and Bloomberg U.S. Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities (TIPS) 0–5 Year Index 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 The Vanguard Group, Inc. (Vanguard).
The Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities Index Fund is not sponsored, endorsed, sold or promoted by Bloomberg. Bloomberg does not make any representation or warranty, express or implied, to the owners of or counterparties to the Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities Index Fund or any member of the public regarding the advisability of investing in securities generally or in the Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities Index Fund particularly. The only relationship of Bloomberg to Vanguard is the licensing of certain trademarks, trade names and service marks and of the Bloomberg U.S. Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities (TIPS) 0–5 Year Index, which is determined, composed and calculated by BISL without regard to Vanguard or the Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities Index Fund. Bloomberg has no obligation to take the needs of Vanguard or the owners of the Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities Index Fund into consideration in determining, composing or calculating the Bloomberg U.S. Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities (TIPS) 0–5 Year Index. Bloomberg is not responsible for and has not participated in the determination of the timing of, prices at, or quantities of the Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities Index Fund to be issued. Bloomberg shall not have any obligation or liability, including, without limitation, to Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities Index Fund customers, in connection with the administration, marketing or trading of the Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities Index Fund.
BLOOMBERG DOES NOT GUARANTEE THE ACCURACY AND/OR THE COMPLETENESS OF THE BLOOMBERG U.S. TREASURY INFLATION-PROTECTED SECURITIES (TIPS) 0–5 YEAR INDEX OR ANY DATA RELATED THERETO AND SHALL HAVE NO LIABILITY FOR ANY ERRORS, OMISSIONS OR INTERRUPTIONS THEREIN. BLOOMBERG DOES NOT MAKE ANY WARRANTY, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, AS TO RESULTS TO BE OBTAINED BY VANGUARD, OWNERS OF THE SHORT-TERM INFLATION-PROTECTED SECURITIES INDEX FUND OR ANY OTHER PERSON OR ENTITY FROM THE USE OF THE BLOOMBERG U.S. TREASURY INFLATION-PROTECTED SECURITIES (TIPS) 0–5 YEAR INDEX OR ANY DATA RELATED THERETO. BLOOMBERG DOES NOT MAKE ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES AND EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR USE WITH RESPECT TO THE BLOOMBERG U.S. TREASURY INFLATION-PROTECTED SECURITIES (TIPS) 0–5 YEAR INDEX OR ANY DATA RELATED THERETO. WITHOUT LIMITING ANY OF THE FOREGOING, TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT ALLOWED BY LAW, BLOOMBERG, ITS LICENSORS, AND ITS AND THEIR RESPECTIVE EMPLOYEES, CONTRACTORS, AGENTS, SUPPLIERS, AND VENDORS SHALL HAVE NO LIABILITY OR RESPONSIBILITY WHATSOEVER FOR ANY INJURY OR DAMAGES—WHETHER DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, INCIDENTAL, PUNITIVE OR OTHERWISE—ARISING IN CONNECTION WITH THE SHORT-TERM INFLATION-PROTECTED SECURITIES INDEX FUND OR BLOOMBERG U.S. TREASURY INFLATION-PROTECTED SECURITIES (TIPS) 0–5 YEAR INDEX OR ANY DATA OR VALUES RELATING THERETO—WHETHER ARISING FROM THEIR NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE, EVEN IF NOTIFIED OF THE POSSIBILITY THEREOF.
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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 206 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. Member of the board of governors of the Investment Company Institute and the board of governors of FINRA. Trustee and vice chair of The Shipley School.
Independent Trustees
Tara Bunch
Born in 1962. Trustee since November 2021. Principal occupation(s) during the past five years and other experience: head of global operations at Airbnb (2020–present). Vice president of AppleCare (2012–2020). Member of the board of directors of Out & Equal (2002–2006), the advisory board of the University of California, Berkeley School of Engineering (2020–present), and the advisory board
of Santa Clara University’s Leavey School of Business (2018–present).
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. Member of the board of directors of the University of Rochester Medical Center, the Monroe Community College Foundation, the United Way of Rochester, North Carolina A&T University, Roberts Wesleyan College, and the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra. Trustee of the University of Rochester.                            
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). Director of the V Foundation. Member of the advisory council for the College of
 
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.

 

Arts and Letters at the University of Notre Dame. Chairman of the board of Saint Anselm College.
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: adjunct professor of finance at the University of Notre Dame (2020–present). Chief investment officer (retired 2020) and vice president (retired 2020) of the University of Notre Dame. Assistant professor (retired June 2020) 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 Catholic Investment Services, Inc. (investment advisors), the board of superintendence of the Institute for the Works of Religion, and the board of directors of Paxos Trust Company (finance).
Deanna Mulligan
Born in 1963. Trustee since January 2018. Principal occupation(s) during the past five years and other experience: chief executive officer of Purposeful (advisory firm for CEOs and C-level executives; 2021–present). Board chair (2020), chief executive officer (2011–2020), and president (2010–2019) of The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America. 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 Economic Club of New York. Trustee of the Partnership for New York City (business leadership), Chief Executives for Corporate Purpose, and the NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital.
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 (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. Colin W. Brown Distinguished Professor of the Practice of Law (2021–present), professor (2020–present), Distinguished Fellow of the Global Financial Markets Center (2020–present), and Rubenstein Fellow (2017–2020) at Duke University. Trustee (2017–present) of Amherst College and member of Amherst College Investment Committee (2019–present). Member of the Regenerative Crisis Response Committee (2020–present).
David A. Thomas
Born in 1956. Trustee since July 2021. Principal occupation(s) during the past five years and other experience: president of Morehouse College (2018–present). Professor of business administration, emeritus at Harvard University (2017–2018). Dean (2011–2016) and professor of management (2016–2017) at the Georgetown University McDonough School of Business. Director of DTE Energy Company (2013–present). Trustee of Common Fund (2019–present).
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). Member of the BMW Group Mobility Council.

 

Executive Officers
Christine M. Buchanan
Born in 1970. Principal occupation(s) during the past five years and other experience: principal of Vanguard. Chief financial officer (2021–present) and treasurer (2017–present) of each of the investment companies served by Vanguard. Partner (2005–2017) at KPMG (audit, tax, and advisory services).
John Galloway
Born in 1973. Principal occupation(s) during the past five years and other experience: principal of Vanguard. Investment stewardship officer (September 2020–present) of each of the investment companies served by Vanguard. Head of Investor Advocacy (February 2020–present) and head of Marketing Strategy and Planning (2017–2020) at Vanguard. Special assistant to the President of the United States (2015).
Ashley Grim
Born in 1984. Principal occupation(s) during the past five years and other experience: treasurer (February 2022–present) of each of the investment companies served by Vanguard. Fund transfer agent controller (2019–2022) and director of Audit Services (2017–2019) at Vanguard. Senior manager (2015–2017) at PriceWaterhouseCoopers (audit and assurance, consulting, and tax services).
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. Nonexecutive director of the board of National Grid (energy).
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
Matthew Benchener Thomas M. Rampulla
Joseph Brennan Karin A. Risi
Mortimer J. Buckley Anne E. Robinson
Gregory Davis Michael Rollings
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Annual Report  |  September 30, 2022
Vanguard Core Bond Fund

 

Contents
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.

 

Your Fund’s Performance at a Glance
The 12 months ended September 30, 2022, were a challenging period for financial markets. Vanguard Core Bond Fund returned –15.06% for Investor Shares and –14.93% for Admiral Shares. Those results were lower than the –14.61% return of its benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Float Adjusted Index.
The economic backdrop deteriorated as inflation soared to multidecade highs, fueled in part by higher energy and food prices in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Then price increases broadened to other categories of goods and services, adding to concerns that inflation would remain stubbornly high. That prompted aggressive tightening by the Federal Reserve to bring inflation back in check, which weighed on bond prices and increased fears of recession.
The fund returned less than its benchmark primarily because of its modest overweight to credit as spreads widened significantly. An out-of-benchmark allocation to Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities (TIPS) detracted as well.
On the other hand, an underweight allocation to mortgage-backed securities, good security selection in credit sectors, and a slightly shorter-than-benchmark duration early in the period added value.
Market Barometer
  Average Annual Total Returns
Periods Ended September 30, 2022
  One Year Three Years Five Years
Stocks      
Russell 1000 Index (Large-caps) -17.22% 7.95% 9.00%
Russell 2000 Index (Small-caps) -23.50 4.29 3.55
Russell 3000 Index (Broad U.S. market) -17.63 7.70 8.62
FTSE All-World ex US Index (International) -24.76 -0.95 -0.38
Bonds      
Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Float Adjusted Index
(Broad taxable market)
-14.61% -3.22% -0.23%
Bloomberg Municipal Bond Index
(Broad tax-exempt market)
-11.50 -1.85 0.59
FTSE Three-Month U.S. Treasury Bill Index 0.63 0.57 1.12
CPI      
Consumer Price Index 8.20% 4.95% 3.76%
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Advisor’s Report
Vanguard Core Bond Fund returned –15.06% for Investor Shares and –14.93% for Admiral ‎Shares for the 12 months ended September 30, 2022. Those results lagged the –14.61% return ‎of its benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Float Adjusted Index. The fund outpaced the –‎‎15.17% average return of its peer core bond funds.‎
With interest rates rising significantly, the 30-day SEC yield for Investor Shares ended the 12 ‎months at 4.14%, up from 1.16% a year earlier. The 30-day yield for Admiral Shares climbed to ‎‎4.24%, up from 1.20%.‎
The investment environment
The period was defined by a historical rise in interest rates, which caused ripple effects across ‎every sector of the financial markets and brought with it renewed volatility.‎
Concerns that had been weighing on market sentiment in late 2021 carried into 2022. Supply-‎chain bottlenecks persisted, labor remained in short supply in some sectors of the economy as ‎unemployment rates continued to fall, and year-on-year inflation readings—which had been ‎accelerating—climbed to
multidecade highs across much of the world.‎
In late February, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine injected more uncertainty into the markets. Oil ‎headed north of $100 per barrel and staple food prices soared. Energy prices eventually began ‎to cool amid slowing economic growth and the U.S. government’s release of some of its ‎strategic oil reserves to boost supply. But price increases broadened to other categories of ‎goods and services, heightening concerns that inflation might remain stubbornly high.‎
In response, major central banks wound down their bond-purchasing programs and began ‎raising short-term interest rates. The Federal Reserve was especially aggressive, raising the ‎federal funds rate target by 3 percentage points over six months.‎
That created a challenging environment for bonds. Government bond yields rose across the ‎maturity spectrum in major markets, resulting in a fall in prices and negative returns for the 12 ‎months. The bellwether U.S. 10-year Treasury yield, for example, jumped 234 basis points to ‎end the period at 3.83%. (A basis point
 
Yields of U.S. Treasury
(Real Yields)
Maturity September 30,
2021
September 30,
2022
2 Years 0.28% 4.28%
5 Years 0.96 4.09
10 Years 1.49 3.83
30 Years 2.04 3.78
Source: Vanguard.
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is one-hundredth of a percentage point.) Shorter-term ‎Treasury yields surged even more, with the 2-year yield rising 400 basis points to 4.28%.‎
Risk premiums increased as well, causing spread sectors including investment-grade ‎corporates, mortgage-backed securities, high yield, and emerging markets to post returns even ‎further in the red than those of government bonds. The average difference in yield between ‎investment-grade corporate bonds over Treasuries widened significantly over the period, from ‎‎84 basis points to 159 basis points, as measured by Bloomberg U.S. Corporate Bond Index’s ‎average option-adjusted spread.‎
Management of the fund
We had a modest overweight allocation to credit, which was the primary detractor from relative ‎performance as all credit sectors underperformed Treasuries over the 12 months.‎
The fund had an out-of-benchmark allocation to Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities (TIPS), ‎as we expected inflation to continue rising. With the price of a barrel of oil dropping from well ‎over $100 to closer to $80, however, this position proved a headwind.‎
We added value through security selection in credit sectors and, in anticipation of tighter ‎monetary policy driving spreads wider, through a high-quality carry strategy in emerging market ‎debt and very limited exposure to high yield.‎
A significant underweight to mortgage-backed securities from the start of the period ‎through the early part of 2022 played out well given that segment’s underperformance.‎
The fund’s duration (a measure of its sensitivity to changes in interest rates) was a little shorter ‎than that of its benchmark in late 2021 on the belief that rates were poised to move higher. It ‎added modestly to relative performance.‎
Outlook
With the repricing that has occurred, the outlook for fixed income is substantially better than it ‎was a year ago.‎
Our overall stance on credit exposure remains fairly conservative for the time being. We are ‎rotating into some sectors that have underperformed and should continue to trade defensively ‎relative to other parts of the market. We have also started to cover some underweights in higher-‎quality assets such as mortgage-backed securities, but we are less keen on weaker assets given ‎the prospect of an economic slowdown.‎
It has been tough to add value through security selection with the whole market trending wider. ‎Now that yields are stabilizing at higher levels, fundamentals should begin to matter more, giving ‎us opportunities to generate more alpha through selection.‎
Whatever the markets may bring, our experienced global team of portfolio managers, traders, ‎and credit analysts
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will continue to seek out attractive opportunities to produce competitive ‎returns for our investors.‎
Brian W. Quigley, CFA
Portfolio Manager
Arvind Narayanan, CFA
Portfolio Manager
Daniel Shaykevich, Principal and
Portfolio Manager
Samuel C. Martinez, CFA
Portfolio Manager
Vanguard Fixed Income Group
October 14, 2022
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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 September 30, 2022      
  Beginning
Account Value
3/31/2022
Ending
Account Value
9/30/2022
Expenses
Paid During
Period
Based on Actual Fund Return      
Core Bond Fund      
Investor Shares $1,000.00 $904.70 $0.95
Admiral™ Shares 1,000.00 905.70 0.48
Based on Hypothetical 5% Yearly Return      
Core Bond Fund      
Investor Shares $1,000.00 $1,024.07 $1.01
Admiral Shares 1,000.00 1,024.57 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 (183/365).
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Core Bond 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: March 28, 2016, Through September 30, 2022
Initial Investment of $10,000
    Average Annual Total Returns
Periods Ended September 30, 2022
 
    One
Year
Five
Years
Since
Inception
(3/28/2016)
Final Value
of a $10,000
Investment
 Core Bond Fund Investor Shares -15.06% 0.11% 0.63% $10,418
 Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Float Adjusted Index -14.61 -0.23 0.33 10,219
“Since Inception” performance is calculated from the Investor Shares’ inception date for both the fund and its comparative standard(s).
       
    One
Year
Five
Years
Since
Inception
(3/28/2016)
Final Value
of a $50,000
Investment
Core Bond Fund Admiral Shares -14.93% 0.24% 0.75% $52,507
Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Float Adjusted Index -14.61 -0.23 0.33 51,095
“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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Core Bond Fund
Fund Allocation
As of September 30, 2022
Asset-Backed/Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities 11.0%
Corporate Bonds 32.7
Floating Rate Loan Interests 0.1
Sovereign Bonds 4.0
Taxable Municipal Bonds 0.0
U.S. Government and Agency Obligations 52.2
The table reflects the fund’s investments, except for short-term investments and derivatives. The agency and mortgage-backed securities 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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Core Bond Fund
Financial Statements
Schedule of Investments
As of September 30, 2022
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.
      Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000)
Market
Value

($000)
U.S. Government and Agency Obligations (46.8%)
U.S. Government Securities (17.8%)
United States Treasury Note/Bond   3.000%           7/31/24   104,000   101,676
1 United States Treasury Note/Bond   4.250%           9/30/24   168,000   168,079
United States Treasury Note/Bond   2.875%           6/15/25    25,000    24,109
United States Treasury Note/Bond   0.250%           7/31/25    31,900    28,506
United States Treasury Note/Bond   3.125%           8/15/25    91,000    88,213
United States Treasury Note/Bond   0.375%          11/30/25    19,800    17,551
2 United States Treasury Note/Bond   0.500%           2/28/26   120,200   106,058
United States Treasury Note/Bond   0.750%           3/31/26    75,000    66,586
United States Treasury Note/Bond   0.750%           4/30/26    80,000    70,850
United States Treasury Note/Bond   3.125%           8/31/27    13,270    12,731
United States Treasury Note/Bond   1.375%          10/31/28    53,204    45,572
United States Treasury Note/Bond   1.500%          11/30/28    82,000    70,687
United States Treasury Note/Bond   2.625%           7/31/29    16,820    15,459
United States Treasury Note/Bond   2.750%           8/15/32    21,620    19,775
United States Treasury Note/Bond   1.125%           5/15/40     2,000     1,248
United States Treasury Note/Bond   1.125%           8/15/40     7,200     4,456
United States Treasury Note/Bond   1.375%          11/15/40     5,500     3,553
United States Treasury Note/Bond   1.875%           2/15/41    58,000    41,062
2,3 United States Treasury Note/Bond   2.250%           5/15/41    20,000    15,106
United States Treasury Note/Bond   2.000%          11/15/41    47,400    33,898
3 United States Treasury Note/Bond   2.375%           2/15/42    54,700    41,897
United States Treasury Note/Bond   2.750%           8/15/42     9,000     7,307
United States Treasury Note/Bond   3.375%           8/15/42    22,000    19,931
United States Treasury Note/Bond   3.125%           8/15/44     8,000     6,830
United States Treasury Note/Bond   2.750%          11/15/47    22,600    18,066
United States Treasury Note/Bond   3.000%           2/15/48    10,820     9,102
United States Treasury Note/Bond   3.000%           8/15/52   121,020   104,474
                                             1,142,782
Agency Bonds and Notes (7.8%)
4,5 Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.   4.000%           8/28/24    45,000    44,480
4,5 Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.   4.000%           2/28/25   210,400   206,989
4,5 Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.   4.050%           8/28/25   117,000   114,578
4,5 Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.   4.200%           8/28/25   140,000   137,462
                                               503,509
Conventional Mortgage-Backed Securities (21.2%)  
4,5 Fannie Mae Pool   3.000%    10/1/46–3/1/48       568       484
4,5 Fannie Mae Pool   3.500%     7/1/47–2/1/50     1,289     1,154
4,5 Fannie Mae Pool   4.000%            9/1/42       195       184
4,5 Fannie Mae Pool   5.000%           10/1/49        31        30
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Core Bond Fund
      Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000)
Market
Value

($000)
4,5 Freddie Mac Gold Pool   3.000%     9/1/46–8/1/47    21,046    18,641
4,5 Freddie Mac Gold Pool   3.500%     3/1/45–2/1/50     1,858     1,662
4,5 Freddie Mac Gold Pool   4.000%    7/1/39–12/1/49     1,369     1,287
4,5 Freddie Mac Gold Pool   4.500%    12/1/39–2/1/49     1,783     1,730
4,5 Freddie Mac Gold Pool   5.000%    12/1/35–6/1/40       683       700
4,5 Freddie Mac Gold Pool   5.500%            5/1/40        91        94
4 Ginnie Mae I Pool   3.000%           4/15/45       149       131
4 Ginnie Mae I Pool   3.500%           6/15/47       592       547
4 Ginnie Mae I Pool   4.000%   7/15/45–8/15/45        43        40
4 Ginnie Mae I Pool   4.500%   2/15/39–9/15/46       593       579
4 Ginnie Mae I Pool   6.000%           7/15/37        25        27
4,6 Ginnie Mae II Pool   2.000% 11/20/50–10/15/52    53,147    44,104
4,6 Ginnie Mae II Pool   2.500%  5/20/50–10/15/52    52,983    43,965
4,6 Ginnie Mae II Pool   3.000%  5/20/43–11/15/52    68,944    60,898
4,6 Ginnie Mae II Pool   3.500%  4/20/43–11/15/52    31,535    28,922
4,6 Ginnie Mae II Pool   4.000% 11/20/42–10/15/52    65,235    61,041
4,6 Ginnie Mae II Pool   4.500% 12/20/45–10/15/52    17,336    16,824
4,6 Ginnie Mae II Pool   5.000%  8/20/48–10/15/52    11,408    11,143
4,5,6 UMBS Pool   1.500%    12/1/36–4/1/52    44,478    34,712
4,5,6 UMBS Pool   2.000%  10/1/35–10/25/52   208,423   171,708
4,5,6 UMBS Pool   2.500%   8/1/35–11/25/52   400,961   340,667
4,5,6 UMBS Pool   3.500%   7/1/38–11/25/52    50,104    46,317
4,5,6 UMBS Pool   4.000%  12/1/38–11/25/52    68,855    65,926
4,5,6 UMBS Pool   4.500%   4/1/39–11/25/52    50,829    48,939
4,5,6 UMBS Pool   5.000%   8/1/39–10/25/52    42,277    41,396
4,5,6 UMBS Pool   5.500%  12/1/38–10/25/52   189,673   188,271
4,5,6 UMBS Pool   6.000%  10/1/39–10/25/52   127,521   129,355
4,5 UMBS Pool   6.500%            9/1/36         8         9
                                             1,361,487
Nonconventional Mortgage-Backed Securities (0.0%)  
4,5 Freddie Mac REMICS   2.000%           1/25/52     2,390     1,459
4 Ginnie Mae REMICS   2.000%           2/20/51     1,855     1,690
                                                  3,149
Total U.S. Government and Agency Obligations (Cost $3,256,931) 3,010,927
Asset-Backed/Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities (9.5%)
4 AmeriCredit Automobile Receivables Trust Series 2018-2   4.010%           7/18/24       390       388
4 AmeriCredit Automobile Receivables Trust Series 2019-1   3.620%           3/18/25       580       574
4 AmeriCredit Automobile Receivables Trust Series 2020-2   2.130%           3/18/26       240       226
4,7 Aventura Mall Trust Series 2018-AVM   4.249%            7/5/40       399       366
4 BA Credit Card Trust Series 2021-A1   0.440%           9/15/26     1,250     1,176
4,7 BAMLL Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust Series 2019-BPR   3.112%           11/5/32     1,100     1,019
4 BANK Series 2017-BNK4   3.625%           5/15/50        19        18
4 BANK Series 2017-BNK6   3.741%           7/15/60        50        46
4 BANK Series 2017-BNK7   3.175%           9/15/60     1,341     1,222
4 BANK Series 2017-BNK8   3.488%          11/15/50        80        74
4 BANK Series 2018-BNK14   4.185%           9/15/60        25        24
4 BANK Series 2018-BNK14   4.231%           9/15/60        15        14
4 BANK Series 2019-BNK17   3.714%           4/15/52       280       258
4 BANK Series 2019-BNK18   3.584%           5/15/62       280       255
4 BANK Series 2019-BNK20   3.011%           9/15/62       200       175
10

 

Core Bond Fund
      Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000)
Market
Value

($000)
4 BANK Series 2019-BNK23   2.846%          12/15/52       130       118
4 BANK Series 2022-BNK40   3.507%           3/15/64        90        79
4,7 Bayview MSR Opportunity Master Fund Trust Series 2021-4   2.500%          10/25/51     3,445     2,954
4 BBCMS Mortgage Trust Series 2020-C6   2.639%           2/15/53       200       169
4 BBCMS Mortgage Trust Series 2022-C16   4.600%           6/15/55       320       308
4 Benchmark Mortgage Trust Series 2018-B1   3.666%           1/15/51       340       316
4 Benchmark Mortgage Trust Series 2018-B1   3.878%           1/15/51        70        64
4 Benchmark Mortgage Trust Series 2018-B2   3.882%           2/15/51       360       337
4 Benchmark Mortgage Trust Series 2019-B15   2.859%          12/15/72       300       272
4 Benchmark Mortgage Trust Series 2019-B15   2.928%          12/15/72       250       215
4 Benchmark Mortgage Trust Series 2020-B16   2.732%           2/15/53       200       169
4,7 BX Trust Series 2019-OC11   3.202%           12/9/41       110        92
4 Cantor Commercial Real Estate Lending Series 2019-CF3   3.006%           1/15/53       250       215
4 Capital One Prime Auto Receivables Trust Series 2022-2   3.740%           9/15/25     6,690     6,651
4 CarMax Auto Owner Trust Series 2018-4   3.850%           7/15/24        70        70
4 CarMax Auto Owner Trust Series 2018-4   4.150%           4/15/25       100       100
4 CD Mortgage Trust Series 2016-CD1   2.724%           8/10/49        10         9
4 CD Mortgage Trust Series 2016-CD1   3.631%           8/10/49       270       235
4 CD Mortgage Trust Series 2017-CD4   3.514%           5/10/50        60        56
4 CD Mortgage Trust Series 2017-CD4   3.747%           5/10/50        50        46
4 CD Mortgage Trust Series 2017-CD6   3.456%          11/13/50        19        18
4 CD Mortgage Trust Series 2017-CD6   3.709%          11/13/50       130       119
4 CD Mortgage Trust Series 2018-CD7   5.012%           8/15/51       100        92
4 CFCRE Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2016-C4   3.283%           5/10/58        60        56
4 Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2014-GC23   4.175%           7/10/47       230       225
4 Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2017-P8   3.203%           9/15/50        20        18
4 Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2017-P8   3.789%           9/15/50        30        27
4 Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2017-P8   4.192%           9/15/50        60        55
4 Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2017-P8   4.406%           9/15/50        40        36
4 Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2018-C5   4.228%           6/10/51        45        43
4 Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2019-C7   2.860%          12/15/72       250       216
4 CNH Equipment Trust Series 2022-B   3.940%          12/15/25     2,200     2,186
4,7 COMM Mortgage Trust Series 2013-CR6   3.397%           3/10/46       210       208
4 COMM Mortgage Trust Series 2013-CR8   3.612%           6/10/46        10        10
4,7 COMM Mortgage Trust Series 2013-CR9   4.435%           7/10/45       230       218
4 COMM Mortgage Trust Series 2014-CR17   3.700%           5/10/47        18        18
4 COMM Mortgage Trust Series 2014-CR17   3.977%           5/10/47       153       150
4 COMM Mortgage Trust Series 2014-CR20   3.326%          11/10/47     7,602     7,395
4 COMM Mortgage Trust Series 2019-GC44   2.873%           8/15/57       150       136
4,7,8 Connecticut Avenue Securities Trust Series 2021-R01, SOFR30A + 0.750%   3.031%          10/25/41     3,627     3,619
4,7,8 Connecticut Avenue Securities Trust Series 2022-R02, SOFR30A + 1.200%   3.481%           1/25/42     2,698     2,684
4,7,8 Connecticut Avenue Securities Trust Series 2022-R07, SOFR30A + 2.950%   5.255%           6/25/42    25,109    25,418
11

 

Core Bond Fund
      Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000)
Market
Value

($000)
4,7,8 Connecticut Avenue Securities Trust Series 2022-R08, SOFR30A + 2.550%   4.855%           7/25/42    35,016    35,150
4 CSAIL Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2016-C7   3.502%          11/15/49        12        11
4 CSAIL Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2020-C19   2.561%           3/15/53       250       207
4 DBJPM Mortgage Trust Series 2017-C6   3.328%           6/10/50        70        65
4,7 Dell Equipment Finance Trust Series 2022-2   4.030%           7/22/27     3,990     3,961
4 Drive Auto Receivables Trust Series 2018-3   4.300%           9/16/24        16        16
4 Drive Auto Receivables Trust Series 2018-5   4.300%           4/15/26       414       414
4 Drive Auto Receivables Trust Series 2019-4   2.700%           2/16/27       180       177
4 Drive Auto Receivables Trust Series 2020-1   2.700%           5/17/27       180       177
4 Drive Auto Receivables Trust Series 2020-2   3.050%           5/15/28       140       137
4,7 EDvestinU Private Education Loan Issue No. 1 LLC Series 2019-A   3.580%          11/25/38        37        35
4,5,9 FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass-Through Certificates Series K035   0.450%           8/25/23     4,862        12
4,5,9 FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass-Through Certificates Series K036   0.834%          10/25/23     2,592        15
4,5,9 FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass-Through Certificates Series K037   1.074%           1/25/24    37,899       353
4,5,9 FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass-Through Certificates Series K038   1.240%           3/25/24     1,591        19
4,5,9 FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass-Through Certificates Series K040   0.835%           9/25/24     3,098        32
4,5,9 FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass-Through Certificates Series K043   0.641%          12/25/24    11,185       112
4,5,9 FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass-Through Certificates Series K052   0.773%          11/25/25    13,721       220
4,5,9 FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass-Through Certificates Series K053   1.016%          12/25/25     5,818       132
4,5,9 FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass-Through Certificates Series K054   1.298%           1/25/26    42,874     1,326
4,5,9 FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass-Through Certificates Series K055   1.483%           3/25/26     2,780       104
4,5,9 FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass-Through Certificates Series K057   1.305%           7/25/26    39,679     1,376
4,5,9 FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass-Through Certificates Series K058   1.045%           8/25/26     3,849       112
4,5,9 FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass-Through Certificates Series K059   0.426%           9/25/26     2,294        22
4,5,9 FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass-Through Certificates Series K060   0.191%          10/25/26     8,352        25
4,5,9 FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass-Through Certificates Series K062   0.424%          12/25/26    52,069       575
4,5,9 FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass-Through Certificates Series K064   0.739%           3/25/27     2,036        45
4,5,9 FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass-Through Certificates Series K065   0.810%           4/25/27    20,333       508
4,5,9 FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass-Through Certificates Series K068   0.558%           8/25/27     3,039        53
4,5,9 FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass-Through Certificates Series K088   0.655%           1/25/29   248,874     6,820
4,5,9 FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass-Through Certificates Series K104   1.245%           1/25/30    51,198     3,204
4,5,9 FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass-Through Certificates Series K105   1.645%           1/25/30    73,255     6,267
12

 

Core Bond Fund
      Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000)
Market
Value

($000)
4,5,9 FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass-Through Certificates Series K110   1.814%           4/25/30    19,188     1,823
4,5,9 FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass-Through Certificates Series K135   0.284%          10/25/31   257,412     3,501
4,5,9 FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass-Through Certificates Series K139   0.195%           1/25/32   391,563     3,265
4,5,9 FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass-Through Certificates Series K140   0.392%           3/25/54   124,930     2,838
4,5,9 FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass-Through Certificates Series K148   0.391%           7/25/32   156,519     3,505
4,5,9 FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass-Through Certificates Series KG02   1.148%           8/25/29    11,150       584
4,5,9 FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass-Through Certificates Series KG04   0.939%          11/25/30     7,764       403
4,5,9 FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass-Through Certificates Series KG05   0.402%           1/25/31    63,628     1,337
4,5,9 FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass-Through Certificates Series KG06   0.626%          10/25/31    29,988     1,100
4,5,9 FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass-Through Certificates Series KG07   0.122%           8/25/32   214,587       875
4,5,9 FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass-Through Certificates Series KIR1   1.183%           3/25/26    72,669     2,189
4,5,9 FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass-Through Certificates Series KSG2   0.213%          11/25/31   256,668     2,486
4,5,9 FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass-Through Certificates Series KW10   0.762%           9/25/29    49,837     1,765
4,7 Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust Series 2018-2   3.760%           1/15/30       120       118
4,7 Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust Series 2019-1   3.520%           7/15/30     7,770     7,645
4,7 Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust Series 2020-1   2.040%           8/15/31       100        93
4,7 Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust Series 2020-1   2.540%           8/15/31       100        93
4,7 Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust Series 2022-1   3.880%          11/15/34       410       394
4,7 Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust Series 2022-1   4.670%          11/15/34     1,250     1,198
4 Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust Series 2022-B   3.740%           9/15/26     2,700     2,667
4 Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust Series 2022-B   3.930%           8/15/27     1,100     1,080
4 Ford Credit Floorplan Master Owner Trust A Series 2020-1   0.700%           9/15/25     6,385     6,145
4 Ford Credit Floorplan Master Owner Trust A Series 2020-1   2.120%           9/15/25       230       223
4,5,7,8 Freddie Mac STACR REMIC Trust Series 2020-DNA6, SOFR30A + 2.000%   4.281%          12/25/50     1,757     1,752
4,5,7,8 Freddie Mac STACR REMIC Trust Series 2021-DNA5, SOFR30A + 1.650%   3.931%           1/25/34    20,455    19,949
4,5,7,8 Freddie Mac STACR REMIC Trust Series 2022-HQA3, SOFR30A + 2.300%   4.581%           8/25/42    34,795    34,705
4,5,7,8 Freddie Mac Structured Agency Credit Risk Debt Notes Series 2022-HQA2, SOFR30A + 2.650%   4.931%           7/25/42    16,378    16,299
4,7,9 FREMF Mortgage Trust Series 2015-K42   0.100%           1/25/48 1,032,270     1,644
4,7 GCAT Trust Series 2022-INV1   3.000%          12/25/51    30,532    25,313
4,7 GCAT Trust Series 2022-INV3   4.000%           8/25/52     7,934     7,166
4,7 GCAT Trust Series 2022-INV3   4.000%           8/25/52     9,347     8,118
4,7 GCAT Trust Series 2022-INV3   4.500%           8/25/52     5,291     4,946
4 GM Financial Automobile Leasing Trust Series 2020-2   3.210%          12/20/24       140       139
4 GM Financial Consumer Automobile Receivables Trust Series 2022-3   3.500%           9/16/25     5,830     5,771
4,7 GM Financial Revolving Receivables Trust Series 2021-1   1.170%           6/12/34       520       444
13

 

Core Bond Fund
      Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000)
Market
Value

($000)
4,7 GM Financial Revolving Receivables Trust Series 2021-1   1.490%           6/12/34        70        61
4,7 GM Financial Revolving Receivables Trust Series 2021-1   1.670%           6/12/34       120       103
4,7 GMF Floorplan Owner Revolving Trust Series 2020-1   1.480%           8/15/25       120       116
4 GS Mortgage Securities Trust Series 2014-GC24   3.666%           9/10/47     7,194     7,007
4 GS Mortgage Securities Trust Series 2014-GC24   4.644%           9/10/47       170       160
4 GS Mortgage Securities Trust Series 2014-GC24   4.665%           9/10/47       150       136
4 GS Mortgage Securities Trust Series 2016-GS3   2.850%          10/10/49        60        55
4 GS Mortgage Securities Trust Series 2019-GC38   3.968%           2/10/52       150       140
4 GS Mortgage Securities Trust Series 2019-GC40   3.160%           7/10/52        60        53
4 GS Mortgage Securities Trust Series 2020-GC45   2.843%           2/13/53       325       295
4 GS Mortgage Securities Trust Series 2020-GC45   2.911%           2/13/53       630       543
4,7 GS Mortgage-Backed Securities Corp. Trust Series 2022-PJ4   2.500%           9/25/52    10,541     8,221
4,7 GS Mortgage-Backed Securities Trust Series 2021-PJ7   2.500%           1/25/52     4,438     3,544
4,7 GS Mortgage-Backed Securities Trust Series 2022-PJ1   2.500%           5/28/52     9,191     7,167
4,7 GS Mortgage-Backed Securities Trust Series 2022-PJ3   3.000%           8/25/52     1,062       881
4,7 GS Mortgage-Backed Securities Trust Series 2022-PJ6   3.000%           1/25/53    32,500    28,128
4,7 GS Mortgage-Backed Securities Trust Series 2022-PJ6   3.000%           1/25/53    37,012    31,293
4,7 Hertz Vehicle Financing III LLC Series 2022-1A   2.630%           6/25/26       160       144
4,7 Hertz Vehicle Financing III LP Series 2021-2A   1.680%          12/27/27       100        86
4 Honda Auto Receivables Owner Trust Series 2022-2   3.810%           3/18/25     2,650     2,632
4,7 Hudson Yards Mortgage Trust Series 2019-30HY   3.228%           7/10/39       250       218
4,7 Hudsons Bay Simon JV Trust Series 2015-HB7   3.914%            8/5/34       100        93
4 Hyundai Auto Receivables Trust Series 2022-B   3.640%           5/15/25     6,760     6,708
4,7,8 Invitation Homes Trust Series 2018-SFR1, 1M USD LIBOR + 0.700%   3.693%           3/17/37       242       239
4,7,8 Invitation Homes Trust Series 2018-SFR1, 1M USD LIBOR + 0.950%   3.943%           3/17/37       100        99
4 John Deere Owner Trust Series 2022-B   3.730%           6/16/25     3,220     3,196
4 JP Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust Series 2013-C13   4.212%           1/15/46       230       226
4 JP Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust Series 2013-C16   3.881%          12/15/46         6         6
4 JP Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust Series 2013-C16   4.166%          12/15/46       147       145
4,7 JP Morgan Mortgage Trust Series 2021-6   2.500%          10/25/51     2,854     2,279
4,7 JP Morgan Mortgage Trust Series 2021-15   3.000%           6/25/52    25,290    20,967
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Core Bond Fund
      Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000)
Market
Value

($000)
4,7 JP Morgan Mortgage Trust Series 2021-INV4   3.000%           1/25/52     1,517     1,258
4,7 JP Morgan Mortgage Trust Series 2021-INV6   3.000%           4/25/52     1,485     1,231
4,7 JP Morgan Mortgage Trust Series 2022-1   3.000%           7/25/52     7,086     5,875
4,7 JP Morgan Mortgage Trust Series 2022-4   3.000%          10/25/52     5,813     4,820
4,7 JP Morgan Mortgage Trust Series 2022-4   3.000%          10/25/52     2,422     2,008
4,7 JP Morgan Mortgage Trust Series 2022-INV1   3.000%           3/25/52    25,347    21,014
4 JPMBB Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust Series 2014-C18   4.439%           2/15/47       300       294
4 JPMBB Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust Series 2014-C18   4.947%           2/15/47       370       344
4 JPMBB Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust Series 2014-C19   3.997%           4/15/47        10        10
4 JPMCC Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust Series 2017-JP5   3.723%           3/15/50        70        66
4 JPMCC Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust Series 2017-JP7   3.454%           9/15/50        60        56
4 JPMDB Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust Series 2016-C4   3.141%          12/15/49        30        28
4 JPMDB Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust Series 2017-C7   3.409%          10/15/50        60        55
4 JPMDB Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust Series 2017-C7   3.713%          10/15/50        80        73
4 JPMDB Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust Series 2018-C8   4.211%           6/15/51        50        48
4,7 Kubota Credit Owner Trust Series 2022-2A   4.070%           6/17/25     5,680     5,632
4,7 Lanark Master Issuer plc Series 2020-1A   2.277%          12/22/69       170       170
4,7 Laurel Road Prime Student Loan Trust Series 2017-C   2.810%          11/25/42        26        25
4,7 Laurel Road Prime Student Loan Trust Series 2018-B   3.540%           5/26/43        51        51
4,7 Mello Mortgage Capital Acceptance Series 2021-INV1   2.500%           6/25/51     4,062     3,244
4,7 Mello Mortgage Capital Acceptance Series 2021-MTG2   2.500%           6/25/51     1,510     1,189
4,7 MMAF Equipment Finance LLC Series 2018-A   3.610%           3/10/42       100        97
4 Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust Series 2013-C10   4.205%           7/15/46       200       183
4 Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust Series 2013-C12   4.259%          10/15/46       400       397
4 Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust Series 2014-C15   5.054%           4/15/47       150       146
4 Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust Series 2014-C16   4.476%           6/15/47        80        78
4 Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust Series 2016-C29   3.325%           5/15/49       133       125
4 Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust Series 2016-C29   4.886%           5/15/49       160       145
4 Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust Series 2016-C32   3.720%          12/15/49       270       254
4 Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust Series 2017-C34   3.536%          11/15/52        90        83
4 Morgan Stanley Capital I Series 2017-HR2   3.587%          12/15/50        55        51
4 Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust Series 2015-UBS8   3.809%          12/15/48       522       500
4 Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust Series 2016-BNK2   2.791%          11/15/49       110       101
15

 

Core Bond Fund
      Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000)
Market
Value

($000)
4 Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust Series 2016-BNK2   3.049%          11/15/49        50        46
4 Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust Series 2016-UB11   2.782%           8/15/49       100        91
4,7 MSBAM Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust Series 2012-CKSV   3.277%          10/15/30       998       944
4,7 Navient Private Education Loan Trust Series 2017-A   2.880%          12/16/58        49        48
4,7 Navient Private Education Loan Trust Series 2018-BA   3.610%          12/15/59       189       184
4,7 Navient Private Education Refi Loan Trust Series 2018-DA   4.000%          12/15/59       368       355
4,7,8 Navient Student Loan Trust Series 2016-6A, 1M USD LIBOR + 0.750%   3.834%           3/25/66        15        15
4,7 New Residential Mortgage Loan Trust Series 2021-INV2   3.000%           9/25/51     8,423     7,033
4,7 OBX Trust Series 2022-J2   3.000%           8/25/52    17,768    14,731
4,7 OBX Trust Series 2022-J2   3.000%           8/25/52    11,031     8,967
4,7 OBX Trust Series 2022-J2   3.500%           8/25/52    25,769    22,047
4,7 OBX Trust Series 2022-J2   3.500%           8/25/52    16,498    13,882
4,7 One Bryant Park Trust Series 2019-OBP   2.516%           9/15/54       100        83
4,7 Palisades Center Trust Series 2016-PLSD   2.713%           4/13/33       700       633
4,7,8 Pepper Residential Securities Trust Series 21A, 1M USD LIBOR + 0.880%   3.819%           1/16/60        34        34
4,7,8 Pepper Residential Securities Trust No. 22 Series 22A, 1M USD LIBOR + 1.000%   3.993%           6/20/60        32        32
4,7,8 Pepper Residential Securities Trust No. 23 Series 23A, 1M USD LIBOR + 0.950%   3.943%           8/18/60        37        37
4,7,8 PHEAA Student Loan Trust Series 2016-2A, 1M USD LIBOR + 0.950%   4.034%          11/25/65        52        51
4,7 Progress Residential Trust Series 2022-SFR3   3.200%           4/17/39       140       128
4,7 Progress Residential Trust Series 2022-SFR3   3.600%           4/17/39       100        91
4,7 Progress Residential Trust Series 2022-SFR5   4.451%           6/17/39       120       115
4,7 Progress Residential Trust Series 2022-SFR5   4.896%           6/17/39       100        95
4,7 RCKT Mortgage Trust Series 2021-3   2.500%           7/25/51     4,188     3,344
4,7 RCKT Mortgage Trust Series 2022-4   3.500%           6/25/52    14,027    12,013
4,7,8 RESIMAC Bastille Trust Series 2018-1NCA, 1M USD LIBOR + 0.850%   3.483%           12/5/59        53        53
4,7,8 RESIMAC MBS Trust Series 2018-2A, 1M USD LIBOR + 0.850%   3.606%           4/10/50        15        15
4,7,8 RESIMAC Premier Series 2018-1A, 1M USD LIBOR + 0.800%   3.556%          11/10/49        12        13
4 Santander Drive Auto Receivables Trust Series 2020-2   2.220%           9/15/26       790       772
4 Santander Drive Auto Receivables Trust Series 2022-3   4.130%           8/16/27       950       928
4 Santander Drive Auto Receivables Trust Series 2022-3   4.490%           8/15/29       730       709
4 Santander Drive Auto Receivables Trust Series 2022-4   4.140%           2/16/27     8,110     8,032
4 Santander Drive Auto Receivables Trust Series 2022-5   4.110%           8/17/26     3,260     3,225
4 Santander Drive Auto Receivables Trust Series 2022-6   4.490%          11/16/26       530       526
4,7 Santander Retail Auto Lease Trust Series 2020-A   2.520%          11/20/24       170       167
4,7 Santander Retail Auto Lease Trust Series 2020-B   1.980%          10/20/25       800       760
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Core Bond Fund
      Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000)
Market
Value

($000)
4,7 Sequoia Mortgage Trust Series 2021-3   2.500%           5/25/51     3,064     2,447
4,7 SMB Private Education Loan Trust Series 2016-A   2.700%           5/15/31        99        97
4,7 SMB Private Education Loan Trust Series 2017-B   2.820%          10/15/35       105       101
4,7 SMB Private Education Loan Trust Series 2018-B   3.600%           1/15/37       226       218
4,7 SMB Private Education Loan Trust Series 2018-C   3.630%          11/15/35       300       290
4,7 SoFi Professional Loan Program LLC Series 2016-B   2.740%          10/25/32         9         9
4,7 SoFi Professional Loan Program LLC Series 2016-C   2.360%          12/27/32         2         2
4,7 SoFi Professional Loan Program LLC Series 2016-D   2.340%           4/25/33         9         9
4,7,8 SoFi Professional Loan Program LLC Series 2016-D, 1M USD LIBOR + 0.950%   4.034%           1/25/39         4         5
4,7 SoFi Professional Loan Program LLC Series 2017-B   2.740%           5/25/40         1         1
4,7 SoFi Professional Loan Program LLC Series 2017-D   2.650%           9/25/40        24        23
4,7 SoFi Professional Loan Program LLC Series 2017-E   2.720%          11/26/40        13        12
4,7 SoFi Professional Loan Program LLC Series 2017-F   2.840%           1/25/41        42        41
4,7 SoFi Professional Loan Program LLC Series 2018-A   2.950%           2/25/42        27        27
4,7 Tesla Auto Lease Trust Series 2020-A   1.680%           2/20/24       100        99
4,7 Tidewater Auto Receivables Trust Series 2018-AA   4.300%          11/15/24        21        21
4,7 TMSQ Mortgage Trust Series 2014-1500   3.680%          10/10/36       100        95
4,7 Toyota Auto Loan Extended Note Trust Series 2022-1A   3.820%           4/25/35       800       770
4 Toyota Auto Receivables Owner Trust Series 2022-C   3.830%           8/15/25     3,880     3,858
4,7 Trinity Rail Leasing LLC Series 2018-1A   4.620%           6/17/48       440       414
4 UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2017-C7   3.679%          12/15/50       112       104
4 UBS-Barclays Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2013-C6   3.469%           4/10/46        10        10
4,7 UWM Mortgage Trust Series 2021-INV3   2.500%          11/25/51     4,394     3,509
4 Verizon Master Trust Series 2022-5   3.720%           7/20/27     3,560     3,517
4 Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2013-LC12   4.433%           7/15/46       450       441
4 Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2015-LC20   2.925%           4/15/50     6,600     6,296
4 Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2015-LC22   4.707%           9/15/58       160       147
4 Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2016-C37   3.525%          12/15/49        90        85
4 Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2017-C39   3.157%           9/15/50        10         9
4 Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2017-RC1   3.631%           1/15/60        42        39
4 Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2018-C43   4.514%           3/15/51        50        44
4 Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2018-C46   4.152%           8/15/51        30        28
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Core Bond Fund
      Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000)
Market
Value

($000)
4 Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2019-C49   3.933%           3/15/52        80        76
4 WFRBS Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2013-C18   4.162%          12/15/46        20        20
4 WFRBS Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2014-C19   3.829%           3/15/47    10,172    10,034
4 WFRBS Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2014-C23   3.650%          10/15/57       201       196
4 World Omni Auto Receivables Trust Series 2019-B   2.860%           6/16/25       110       109
4 World Omni Auto Receivables Trust Series 2022-C   3.730%           3/16/26     5,920     5,863
Total Asset-Backed/Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities (Cost $644,678) 608,369
Corporate Bonds (28.2%)
Communications (2.5%)
Activision Blizzard Inc.   2.500%           9/15/50     4,750     2,890
Alphabet Inc.   2.250%           8/15/60     1,930     1,096
10 AT&T Inc.   1.800%            9/5/26     4,600     4,188
AT&T Inc.   4.350%            3/1/29       933       872
4 AT&T Inc.   4.300%           2/15/30     1,685     1,542
AT&T Inc.   4.500%           5/15/35       700       606
AT&T Inc.   4.900%           8/15/37       500       442
AT&T Inc.   3.500%           9/15/53     3,650     2,432
AT&T Inc.   3.550%           9/15/55     4,238     2,783
AT&T Inc.   3.650%           9/15/59       567       368
7 Cable One Inc.   4.000%          11/15/30       350       272
7 CCO Holdings LLC   5.000%            2/1/28       395       344
7 CCO Holdings LLC   6.375%            9/1/29       915       840
7 CCO Holdings LLC   4.750%            3/1/30       890       721
Charter Communications Operating LLC   4.908%           7/23/25       589       575
Charter Communications Operating LLC   2.250%           1/15/29       200       157
Charter Communications Operating LLC   5.050%           3/30/29     1,480     1,360
Charter Communications Operating LLC   3.500%            3/1/42     3,580     2,266
Charter Communications Operating LLC   6.484%          10/23/45     2,100     1,855
Charter Communications Operating LLC   4.800%            3/1/50     1,390       994
11 CK Hutchison Group Telecom Finance SA   2.625%          10/17/34       200       139
7 Cogent Communications Group Inc.   7.000%           6/15/27       318       301
Comcast Corp.   3.375%           8/15/25     5,304     5,094
Comcast Corp.   3.150%            3/1/26       452       426
Comcast Corp.   2.350%           1/15/27       445       399
Comcast Corp.   3.150%           2/15/28       468       425
Comcast Corp.   4.150%          10/15/28     2,303     2,175
Comcast Corp.   3.400%            4/1/30       229       202
Comcast Corp.   3.250%           11/1/39     1,990     1,463
Comcast Corp.   3.750%            4/1/40     3,800     2,984
Comcast Corp.   4.650%           7/15/42     1,200     1,028
Comcast Corp.   4.700%          10/15/48       168       144
Comcast Corp.   3.450%            2/1/50     1,500     1,046
Comcast Corp.   2.650%           8/15/62       300       162
Comcast Corp.   2.987%           11/1/63     5,000     2,901
7 CSC Holdings LLC   5.375%            2/1/28       245       214
7 CSC Holdings LLC   4.625%           12/1/30       755       513
7 CSC Holdings LLC   3.375%           2/15/31       255       180
4,11 Deutsche Telekom AG   3.125%            2/6/34     1,200     1,025
7 Directv Financing LLC   5.875%           8/15/27       370       320
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Core Bond Fund
      Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000)
Market
Value

($000)
Discovery Communications LLC   3.900%          11/15/24        35        34
Discovery Communications LLC   4.000%           9/15/55     2,000     1,191
7 DISH DBS Corp.   5.250%           12/1/26       290       239
7 DISH DBS Corp.   5.750%           12/1/28       160       121
DISH DBS Corp.   5.125%            6/1/29       370       217
Expedia Group Inc.   3.800%           2/15/28     3,000     2,658
Expedia Group Inc.   2.950%           3/15/31       270       208
Fox Corp.   5.476%           1/25/39     3,780     3,281
7 Frontier Communications Holdings LLC   5.875%          10/15/27        95        85
7 Frontier Communications Holdings LLC   5.000%            5/1/28       230       197
7 Frontier Communications Holdings LLC   6.000%           1/15/30       665       523
7 Frontier Communications Holdings LLC   8.750%           5/15/30       140       140
Interpublic Group of Cos. Inc.   3.375%            3/1/41     2,040     1,351
7 Level 3 Financing Inc.   4.625%           9/15/27       240       200
7 Level 3 Financing Inc.   4.250%            7/1/28       295       230
7 Level 3 Financing Inc.   3.625%           1/15/29       410       304
7 Meta Platforms Inc.   3.500%           8/15/27    15,090    14,104
7 Meta Platforms Inc.   3.850%           8/15/32     6,230     5,489
7 Meta Platforms Inc.   4.450%           8/15/52     2,940     2,402
7 Netflix Inc.   3.625%           6/15/25       425       401
Netflix Inc.   4.875%           4/15/28     4,055     3,798
Netflix Inc.   5.875%          11/15/28       795       772
Netflix Inc.   6.375%           5/15/29     1,960     1,952
7 News Corp.   3.875%           5/15/29       674       572
7 Nexstar Media Inc.   5.625%           7/15/27       295       272
7 Nexstar Media Inc.   4.750%           11/1/28       435       370
Paramount Global   4.750%           5/15/25     1,108     1,088
Paramount Global   4.200%            6/1/29     2,368     2,083
Paramount Global   4.850%            7/1/42     3,042     2,188
Paramount Global   4.375%           3/15/43     3,250     2,173
7 Rogers Communications Inc.   3.800%           3/15/32     2,140     1,845
7 Rogers Communications Inc.   4.550%           3/15/52     2,040     1,634
7 Scripps Escrow II Inc.   5.375%           1/15/31       280       213
7 Scripps Escrow Inc.   5.875%           7/15/27       280       244
7 Sirius XM Radio Inc.   3.125%            9/1/26        90        79
7 Sirius XM Radio Inc.   5.000%            8/1/27        70        64
7 Sky Ltd.   3.750%           9/16/24       200       195
Sprint Corp.   7.125%           6/15/24       420       427
Sprint Corp.   7.625%            3/1/26       795       825
Take-Two Interactive Software Inc.   4.000%           4/14/32     2,905     2,522
Telefonica Emisiones SA   4.103%            3/8/27     3,000     2,770
Telefonica Emisiones SA   4.665%            3/6/38     4,056     3,176
Telefonica Emisiones SA   5.213%            3/8/47     2,000     1,523
Time Warner Cable LLC   4.500%           9/15/42     6,620     4,590
T-Mobile USA Inc.   2.625%           2/15/29     5,805     4,792
T-Mobile USA Inc.   3.375%           4/15/29     4,770     4,120
T-Mobile USA Inc.   3.875%           4/15/30     1,224     1,085
T-Mobile USA Inc.   2.875%           2/15/31     1,025       823
T-Mobile USA Inc.   3.000%           2/15/41     1,990     1,327
T-Mobile USA Inc.   3.600%          11/15/60     2,442     1,579
T-Mobile USA Inc.   5.800%           9/15/62     3,740     3,467
4 TWDC Enterprises 18 Corp.   4.125%           12/1/41       400       330
7 Univision Communications Inc.   7.375%           6/30/30       335       318
4,12 Verizon Communications Inc.   4.050%           2/17/25     1,250       780
Verizon Communications Inc.   4.125%           3/16/27       458       438
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Core Bond Fund
      Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000)
Market
Value

($000)
4,12 Verizon Communications Inc.   4.500%           8/17/27       500       303
Verizon Communications Inc.   4.329%           9/21/28       200       188
4,10 Verizon Communications Inc.   2.875%           1/15/38       600       490
Verizon Communications Inc.   2.650%          11/20/40       850       551
Verizon Communications Inc.   3.850%           11/1/42     1,800     1,366
Verizon Communications Inc.   4.862%           8/21/46     3,000     2,604
Verizon Communications Inc.   3.875%            3/1/52     2,020     1,501
Verizon Communications Inc.   3.000%          11/20/60     1,800     1,047
Verizon Communications Inc.   3.700%           3/22/61     2,065     1,405
7 Videotron Ltd.   3.625%           6/15/29       365       296
Vodafone Group plc   4.375%           5/30/28       327       308
4,10 Vodafone Group plc   2.500%           5/24/39     1,300       966
Vodafone Group plc   4.125%            6/4/81     2,295     1,594
7 VZ Secured Financing BV   5.000%           1/15/32       370       283
Walt Disney Co.   3.350%           3/24/25       170       164
Walt Disney Co.   1.750%           1/13/26       439       397
Walt Disney Co.   3.375%          11/15/26       375       353
Walt Disney Co.   2.000%            9/1/29       273       223
Walt Disney Co.   3.500%           5/13/40     1,200       927
Walt Disney Co.   4.700%           3/23/50     1,000       891
Walt Disney Co.   3.600%           1/13/51       825       614
7 Warnermedia Holdings Inc.   3.428%           3/15/24     3,910     3,782
7 Warnermedia Holdings Inc.   3.755%           3/15/27     2,510     2,253
7 Warnermedia Holdings Inc.   5.050%           3/15/42       971       727
7 Warnermedia Holdings Inc.   5.141%           3/15/52     1,930     1,402
7 Warnermedia Holdings Inc.   5.391%           3/15/62     4,340     3,146
7 Zayo Group Holdings Inc.   4.000%            3/1/27       500       402
                                               163,736
Consumer Discretionary (2.5%)
7 1011778 BC ULC   3.875%           1/15/28       156       136
7 1011778 BC ULC   4.375%           1/15/28       214       185
10 Aliaxis Finance SA   0.875%           11/8/28     1,400       982
Amazon.com Inc.   3.150%           8/22/27       692       645
Amazon.com Inc.   3.950%           4/13/52     1,685     1,385
Asbury Automotive Group Inc.   4.500%            3/1/28       961       808
7 Asbury Automotive Group Inc.   5.000%           2/15/32       100        77
AutoZone Inc.   4.000%           4/15/30     1,190     1,069
AutoZone Inc.   1.650%           1/15/31       831       618
Bath & Body Works Inc.   7.500%           6/15/29       310       284
Boyd Gaming Corp.   4.750%           12/1/27       200       177
7 Caesars Resort Collection LLC   5.750%            7/1/25       294       284
7 Camelot Return Merger Sub Inc.   8.750%            8/1/28       560       463
7 Carnival Corp.   5.750%            3/1/27       965       677
7 Carnival Corp.   4.000%            8/1/28       610       492
7 Cedar Fair LP   5.500%            5/1/25       960       925
7 Churchill Downs Inc.   5.500%            4/1/27       780       723
7 Churchill Downs Inc.   4.750%           1/15/28       298       259
7 Clarios Global LP   6.750%           5/15/25        46        45
7 Clarios Global LP   8.500%           5/15/27       310       296
Dana Inc.   4.500%           2/15/32       820       594
Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC   4.950%           5/28/27     1,085       971
Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC   4.125%           8/17/27       100        86
Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC   3.815%           11/2/27       365       307
Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC   2.900%           2/16/28       440       346
Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC   2.900%           2/10/29       845       642
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Core Bond Fund
      Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000)
Market
Value

($000)
Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC   4.000%          11/13/30       280       218
Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC   3.625%           6/17/31       830       617
General Motors Co.   4.875%           10/2/23     6,000     5,975
General Motors Co.   5.400%           10/2/23     1,000     1,000
General Motors Co.   6.125%           10/1/25     1,000     1,002
General Motors Co.   5.200%            4/1/45     1,600     1,226
General Motors Financial Co. Inc.   3.500%           11/7/24     1,242     1,192
General Motors Financial Co. Inc.   2.900%           2/26/25       157       147
General Motors Financial Co. Inc.   4.350%            4/9/25       103       100
General Motors Financial Co. Inc.   2.750%           6/20/25     1,770     1,630
General Motors Financial Co. Inc.   1.250%            1/8/26     3,000     2,579
General Motors Financial Co. Inc.   2.400%          10/15/28     1,000       792
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.   5.000%           7/15/29       250       205
7 Harley-Davidson Financial Services Inc.   3.050%           2/14/27     3,310     2,840
7 Hilton Domestic Operating Co. Inc.   5.750%            5/1/28       270       254
Home Depot Inc.   4.000%           9/15/25     1,820     1,791
Home Depot Inc.   3.900%           12/6/28       167       159
Home Depot Inc.   2.950%           6/15/29     2,328     2,059
Home Depot Inc.   2.700%           4/15/30       480       410
Home Depot Inc.   4.500%           9/15/32     2,435     2,330
Home Depot Inc.   5.950%            4/1/41     3,290     3,418
Home Depot Inc.   4.250%            4/1/46       720       604
Home Depot Inc.   3.900%           6/15/47       100        80
Home Depot Inc.   4.500%           12/6/48       500       437
Home Depot Inc.   3.125%          12/15/49       750       515
Home Depot Inc.   4.950%           9/15/52     1,665     1,561
Home Depot Inc.   3.500%           9/15/56     1,660     1,179
Honda Motor Co. Ltd.   2.967%           3/10/32     3,155     2,664
7 International Game Technology plc   6.250%           1/15/27        25        24
KB Home   7.250%           7/15/30       320       291
7 Lithia Motors Inc.   4.625%          12/15/27       285       248
7 Lithia Motors Inc.   3.875%            6/1/29     1,180       947
7 Lithia Motors Inc.   4.375%           1/15/31        20        16
7 Live Nation Entertainment Inc.   5.625%           3/15/26        20        19
7 Live Nation Entertainment Inc.   6.500%           5/15/27       900       868
7 Live Nation Entertainment Inc.   3.750%           1/15/28        15        13
Lowe's Cos. Inc.   3.100%            5/3/27       880       808
Lowe's Cos. Inc.   1.300%           4/15/28     1,050       851
Lowe's Cos. Inc.   1.700%           9/15/28     1,840     1,502
Lowe's Cos. Inc.   4.450%            4/1/62     3,165     2,373
Magna International Inc.   2.450%           6/15/30       200       162
4 Marriott International Inc.   4.625%           6/15/30     4,180     3,783
7 Mattel Inc.   3.375%            4/1/26       250       224
7 Mattel Inc.   5.875%          12/15/27       265       255
4,11 McDonald's Corp.   3.750%           5/31/38       700       608
7 Mercedes-Benz Finance North America LLC   0.750%            3/1/24     7,570     7,134
7 Meritage Homes Corp.   3.875%           4/15/29     1,030       819
7 MIWD Holdco II LLC   5.500%            2/1/30       185       138
7 NCL Corp. Ltd.   5.875%           2/15/27       314       261
7 NCL Corp. Ltd.   7.750%           2/15/29       178       134
Newell Brands Inc.   4.450%            4/1/26        35        32
Newell Brands Inc.   6.375%           9/15/27        35        35
Newell Brands Inc.   6.625%           9/15/29        75        73
7 Nissan Motor Acceptance Co. LLC   1.050%            3/8/24     3,000     2,795
7 Nissan Motor Co. Ltd.   3.043%           9/15/23     7,100     6,927
21

 

Core Bond Fund
      Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000)
Market
Value

($000)
7 Penn Entertainment Inc.   5.625%           1/15/27        85        75
7 Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.  10.875%            6/1/23        30        31
7 Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.  11.500%            6/1/25        36        38
6,7 Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.   8.250%           1/15/29        60        58
Stanley Black & Decker Inc.   3.400%            3/1/26       265       251
Stanley Black & Decker Inc.   2.300%           3/15/30     1,126       910
Starbucks Corp.   3.500%          11/15/50       600       421
7 Stellantis Finance US Inc.   1.711%           1/29/27       760       634
7 Studio City Co. Ltd.   7.000%           2/15/27       240       201
Toll Brothers Finance Corp.   4.350%           2/15/28     4,320     3,787
4 Toyota Motor Credit Corp.   4.400%           9/20/24    26,310    26,147
Toyota Motor Credit Corp.   3.950%           6/30/25    25,120    24,545
4 Toyota Motor Credit Corp.   1.900%           1/13/27     4,045     3,568
Toyota Motor Credit Corp.   3.050%           3/22/27     3,775     3,478
Toyota Motor Credit Corp.   3.650%            1/8/29       279       258
7 Vail Resorts Inc.   6.250%           5/15/25     1,501     1,482
4,11 Volkswagen Financial Services NV   1.125%           9/18/23     6,600     7,000
4,11 Volkswagen Financial Services NV   1.375%           9/14/28     1,300     1,040
7 Volkswagen Group of America Finance LLC   3.125%           5/12/23     1,000       988
4,10 Volkswagen Leasing GmbH   0.375%           7/20/26     1,147       981
7 Williams Scotsman International Inc.   4.625%           8/15/28       129       113
7 WMG Acquisition Corp.   3.750%           12/1/29     1,255     1,042
7 Wyndham Hotels & Resorts Inc.   4.375%           8/15/28       485       427
7 Wynn Resorts Finance LLC   7.750%           4/15/25       335       329
                                               159,604
Consumer Staples (1.8%)
Altria Group Inc.   2.350%            5/6/25       880       817
Altria Group Inc.   4.400%           2/14/26     2,570     2,480
Altria Group Inc.   5.800%           2/14/39     2,000     1,733
Altria Group Inc.   3.400%            2/4/41     3,000     1,892
Altria Group Inc.   5.375%           1/31/44       325       263
Altria Group Inc.   5.950%           2/14/49       135       112
Altria Group Inc.   4.450%            5/6/50       300       200
4 Anheuser-Busch Cos. LLC   4.700%            2/1/36     3,090     2,786
Anheuser-Busch InBev Finance Inc.   4.625%            2/1/44     4,250     3,518
4,11 Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV   2.850%           5/25/37     1,100       839
4,10 Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV   3.700%            4/2/40       400       354
Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide Inc.   5.450%           1/23/39     6,230     5,912
Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide Inc.   4.350%            6/1/40     1,000       846
Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide Inc.   4.950%           1/15/42     1,117       993
Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide Inc.   3.750%           7/15/42     2,300     1,751
Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide Inc.   4.600%           4/15/48     3,545     2,939
BAT Capital Corp.   3.215%            9/6/26       200       179
BAT Capital Corp.   4.390%           8/15/37     1,050       750
BAT Capital Corp.   4.540%           8/15/47     1,550     1,032
BAT Capital Corp.   3.984%           9/25/50       975       603
BAT International Finance plc   1.668%           3/25/26        70        60
10 CK Hutchison Europe Finance 18 Ltd.   2.000%           4/13/30     2,800     2,274
Coca-Cola Co.   3.000%            3/5/51     1,800     1,258
Colgate-Palmolive Co.   3.250%           8/15/32     4,530     4,043
Constellation Brands Inc.   2.875%            5/1/30     4,000     3,316
Constellation Brands Inc.   2.250%            8/1/31     2,310     1,772
Dollar General Corp.   4.125%            5/1/28       250       236
7 Energizer Holdings Inc.   4.750%           6/15/28       529       419
7 Energizer Holdings Inc.   4.375%           3/31/29       525       392
22

 

Core Bond Fund
      Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000)
Market
Value

($000)
General Mills Inc.   2.600%          10/12/22     5,000     4,998
General Mills Inc.   2.875%           4/15/30       205       174
4,10 GSK Consumer Healthcare Capital NL BV   1.250%           3/29/26       878       789
7 GSK Consumer Healthcare Capital US LLC   3.625%           3/24/32     3,790     3,210
7 GSK Consumer Healthcare Capital US LLC   4.000%           3/24/52       725       534
Hormel Foods Corp.   1.700%            6/3/28     1,160       988
Hormel Foods Corp.   1.800%           6/11/30       275       220
J M Smucker Co.   3.375%          12/15/27       273       248
Kellogg Co.   4.500%            4/1/46       530       452
Kraft Heinz Foods Co.   3.875%           5/15/27     4,140     3,870
Kraft Heinz Foods Co.   3.750%            4/1/30     1,350     1,190
Kraft Heinz Foods Co.   4.875%           10/1/49       555       459
Kroger Co.   2.200%            5/1/30     1,000       794
Kroger Co.   3.875%          10/15/46     3,125     2,368
7 Lamb Weston Holdings Inc.   4.875%           5/15/28       280       255
10 Louis Dreyfus Co. Finance BV   2.375%          11/27/25       975       899
7 Mondelez International Holdings Netherlands BV   1.250%           9/24/26     5,000     4,293
Mondelez International Inc.   2.750%           4/13/30     1,289     1,072
Mondelez International Inc.   1.500%            2/4/31     2,600     1,918
7 Nestle Holdings Inc.   1.000%           9/15/27     2,500     2,091
7 Nestle Holdings Inc.   4.000%           9/24/48       150       124
PepsiCo Inc.   2.625%           7/29/29     3,025     2,633
11 PepsiCo Inc.   3.550%           7/22/34     1,100     1,016
PepsiCo Inc.   4.450%           4/14/46     1,000       921
PepsiCo Inc.   3.450%           10/6/46     1,000       783
7 Performance Food Group Inc.   6.875%            5/1/25        65        65
7 Performance Food Group Inc.   5.500%          10/15/27       270       245
7 Performance Food Group Inc.   4.250%            8/1/29        80        67
Philip Morris International Inc.   2.100%            5/1/30       200       152
Philip Morris International Inc.   4.250%          11/10/44     2,050     1,435
Reynolds American Inc.   4.450%           6/12/25       529       512
Unilever Capital Corp.   2.125%            9/6/29       294       244
Walmart Inc.   3.900%            9/9/25    26,370    25,909
Walmart Inc.   1.500%           9/22/28     1,810     1,513
Walmart Inc.   3.950%           6/28/38     3,685     3,277
                                               113,487
Energy (2.1%)
7 Antero Resources Corp.   5.375%            3/1/30       285       256
BP Capital Markets America Inc.   3.410%           2/11/26       444       422
4 BP Capital Markets America Inc.   3.119%            5/4/26       679       635
4 BP Capital Markets America Inc.   3.017%           1/16/27       248       227
BP Capital Markets America Inc.   3.543%            4/6/27     3,000     2,806
BP Capital Markets America Inc.   4.234%           11/6/28     6,933     6,520
BP Capital Markets America Inc.   2.721%           1/12/32     2,475     2,010
BP Capital Markets America Inc.   2.939%            6/4/51     2,400     1,524
BP Capital Markets America Inc.   3.001%           3/17/52       800       517
BP Capital Markets plc   3.279%           9/19/27       278       255
7 Cameron LNG LLC   3.701%           1/15/39     1,655     1,275
Canadian Natural Resources Ltd.   2.950%           7/15/30     2,000     1,647
Canadian Natural Resources Ltd.   6.250%           3/15/38     1,670     1,609
4 Canadian Natural Resources Ltd.   4.950%            6/1/47     1,400     1,191
Cenovus Energy Inc.   6.750%          11/15/39       500       496
Cenovus Energy Inc.   5.400%           6/15/47     1,000       862
Cheniere Corpus Christi Holdings LLC   7.000%           6/30/24     2,000     2,033
23

 

Core Bond Fund
      Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000)
Market
Value

($000)
Cheniere Corpus Christi Holdings LLC   3.700%          11/15/29     1,000       869
Cheniere Energy Inc.   4.625%          10/15/28       305       280
Cheniere Energy Partners LP   4.000%            3/1/31       450       378
Cheniere Energy Partners LP   3.250%           1/31/32       240       184
Chevron USA Inc.   3.250%          10/15/29     1,000       894
7 Civitas Resources Inc.   5.000%          10/15/26       240       218
7 CNX Resources Corp.   7.375%           1/15/31       115       113
7 Colgate Energy Partners III LLC   7.750%           2/15/26       210       208
7 Colgate Energy Partners III LLC   5.875%            7/1/29       615       549
ConocoPhillips Co.   6.950%           4/15/29     1,000     1,097
ConocoPhillips Co.   4.300%          11/15/44       265       220
ConocoPhillips Co.   3.800%           3/15/52     5,000     3,833
7 Continental Resources Inc.   2.268%          11/15/26     2,000     1,709
Continental Resources Inc.   4.375%           1/15/28       425       380
7 Coterra Energy Inc.   3.900%           5/15/27       655       609
7 Coterra Energy Inc.   4.375%           3/15/29     2,440     2,257
7 CrownRock LP   5.625%          10/15/25       180       172
7 CrownRock LP   5.000%            5/1/29       150       133
DCP Midstream Operating LP   5.625%           7/15/27        59        57
DCP Midstream Operating LP   5.125%           5/15/29       350       328
Devon Energy Corp.   5.250%          10/15/27       425       421
Devon Energy Corp.   5.875%           6/15/28       307       308
Devon Energy Corp.   4.500%           1/15/30     1,038       950
Devon Energy Corp.   5.600%           7/15/41       200       179
Diamondback Energy Inc.   4.250%           3/15/52     3,000     2,200
7 DT Midstream Inc.   4.125%           6/15/29       455       384
7 DT Midstream Inc.   4.375%           6/15/31       315       260
4 Eastern Gas Transmission & Storage Inc.   3.600%          12/15/24        66        64
Enbridge Energy Partners LP   5.500%           9/15/40       125       114
Enbridge Inc.   2.500%           2/14/25       920       865
Enbridge Inc.   3.125%          11/15/29       450       385
7 Endeavor Energy Resources LP   5.750%           1/30/28       105       100
Energy Transfer LP   3.900%           5/15/24       280       272
Energy Transfer LP   3.750%           5/15/30     3,770     3,200
Energy Transfer LP   6.050%            6/1/41       700       629
Energy Transfer LP   6.500%            2/1/42     1,400     1,302
Energy Transfer LP   5.300%            4/1/44     1,825     1,457
Energy Transfer LP   5.150%           3/15/45     1,520     1,203
Energy Transfer LP   6.250%           4/15/49       400       357
7 EnLink Midstream LLC   5.625%           1/15/28       100        94
EnLink Midstream LLC   5.375%            6/1/29       260       238
Enterprise Products Operating LLC   5.950%            2/1/41       380       364
Enterprise Products Operating LLC   4.850%           3/15/44     2,400     2,006
Enterprise Products Operating LLC   5.100%           2/15/45     2,000     1,713
Enterprise Products Operating LLC   4.900%           5/15/46       860       733
Enterprise Products Operating LLC   3.700%           1/31/51     1,000       704
EOG Resources Inc.   3.900%            4/1/35       200       171
7 EQM Midstream Partners LP   7.500%            6/1/27       150       143
7 EQM Midstream Partners LP   6.500%            7/1/27       155       144
EQM Midstream Partners LP   5.500%           7/15/28       295       253
7 EQM Midstream Partners LP   7.500%            6/1/30       147       139
6 EQT Corp.   5.678%           10/1/25     2,950     2,929
7 EQT Corp.   3.125%           5/15/26       150       137
EQT Corp.   3.900%           10/1/27     2,198     2,002
EQT Corp.   5.000%           1/15/29       330       309
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      Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000)
Market
Value

($000)
7 EQT Corp.   3.625%           5/15/31     1,170       976
Exxon Mobil Corp.   3.482%           3/19/30     4,486     4,080
Exxon Mobil Corp.   4.227%           3/19/40     2,235     1,943
Exxon Mobil Corp.   4.114%            3/1/46     1,000       828
Exxon Mobil Corp.   3.452%           4/15/51       655       487
4,10 Gazprom PJSC Via Gaz Capital SA   3.125%          11/17/23       300       155
10 Gazprom PJSC Via Gaz Capital SA   2.949%           1/24/24     1,800       917
10 Gazprom PJSC Via Gaz Capital SA   2.250%          11/22/24       500       242
Helmerich & Payne Inc.   2.900%           9/29/31     2,670     2,086
7 Hess Midstream Operations LP   5.500%          10/15/30       135       116
7 Hilcorp Energy I LP   5.750%            2/1/29        80        71
7 Hilcorp Energy I LP   6.000%            2/1/31        95        83
4 KazTransGas JSC   4.375%           9/26/27     1,269     1,072
Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP   5.800%           3/15/35     2,891     2,707
Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP   5.500%            3/1/44       800       673
7 MEG Energy Corp.   5.875%            2/1/29        60        54
MPLX LP   1.750%            3/1/26     2,000     1,753
MPLX LP   4.500%           4/15/38     1,850     1,486
MPLX LP   4.950%           3/14/52     1,500     1,180
NuStar Logistics LP   5.750%           10/1/25        55        51
NuStar Logistics LP   6.375%           10/1/30       230       197
Occidental Petroleum Corp.   5.550%           3/15/26       200       200
Occidental Petroleum Corp.   6.375%            9/1/28     1,035     1,032
Occidental Petroleum Corp.   6.125%            1/1/31       220       217
Occidental Petroleum Corp.   7.500%            5/1/31       760       794
ONEOK Inc.   4.000%           7/13/27     1,000       919
ONEOK Inc.   3.400%            9/1/29       500       420
ONEOK Inc.   4.950%           7/13/47       500       386
ONEOK Inc.   5.200%           7/15/48       435       349
ONEOK Partners LP   6.125%            2/1/41     3,355     2,978
Ovintiv Exploration Inc.   5.375%            1/1/26     2,945     2,919
7 Parkland Corp.   4.500%           10/1/29       300       244
Phillips 66   3.700%            4/6/23       450       448
Phillips 66   4.650%          11/15/34     1,035       925
7 Phillips 66 Co.   3.605%           2/15/25       305       293
7 Phillips 66 Co.   3.150%          12/15/29     2,569     2,164
Pioneer Natural Resources Co.   1.900%           8/15/30     2,000     1,532
Plains All American Pipeline LP   3.550%          12/15/29     1,000       834
Plains All American Pipeline LP   4.900%           2/15/45       410       302
Sabine Pass Liquefaction LLC   5.625%            3/1/25       570       569
Sabine Pass Liquefaction LLC   5.875%           6/30/26     1,669     1,668
Sabine Pass Liquefaction LLC   4.200%           3/15/28     2,964     2,706
Sabine Pass Liquefaction LLC   4.500%           5/15/30     2,000     1,823
Shell International Finance BV   2.375%           11/7/29     1,245     1,047
Shell International Finance BV   2.750%            4/6/30     4,130     3,531
Shell International Finance BV   4.550%           8/12/43       500       433
Shell International Finance BV   4.375%           5/11/45       500       421
Shell International Finance BV   3.750%           9/12/46       550       420
Shell International Finance BV   3.125%           11/7/49     1,300       894
Suncor Energy Inc.   6.500%           6/15/38       855       845
Suncor Energy Inc.   3.750%            3/4/51     1,430     1,002
7 Tap Rock Resources LLC   7.000%           10/1/26       420       384
Targa Resources Partners LP   6.500%           7/15/27       120       119
Targa Resources Partners LP   5.000%           1/15/28     1,500     1,388
Targa Resources Partners LP   6.875%           1/15/29       655       647
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      Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000)
Market
Value

($000)
Targa Resources Partners LP   4.875%            2/1/31     1,500     1,290
TransCanada PipeLines Ltd.   4.625%            3/1/34     1,155     1,008
TransCanada PipeLines Ltd.   6.200%          10/15/37       900       892
Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Co. LLC   4.000%           3/15/28        75        69
Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Co. LLC   3.250%           5/15/30       780       659
Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Co. LLC   4.600%           3/15/48       400       330
Valero Energy Corp.   4.350%            6/1/28       205       196
Valero Energy Corp.   3.650%           12/1/51     3,000     2,046
7 Venture Global Calcasieu Pass LLC   3.875%           8/15/29       475       408
Western Midstream Operating LP   4.500%            3/1/28     1,198     1,070
Western Midstream Operating LP   4.750%           8/15/28     2,480     2,252
Western Midstream Operating LP   4.300%            2/1/30       390       332
Williams Cos. Inc.   4.650%           8/15/32     2,100     1,908
Williams Cos. Inc.   6.300%           4/15/40       200       195
Williams Cos. Inc.   5.100%           9/15/45       535       453
                                               134,620
Financials (8.8%)
AerCap Ireland Capital DAC   4.500%           9/15/23     4,525     4,465
AerCap Ireland Capital DAC   1.150%          10/29/23     8,650     8,231
AerCap Ireland Capital DAC   1.650%          10/29/24     7,000     6,393
AerCap Ireland Capital DAC   2.450%          10/29/26     1,001       846
AerCap Ireland Capital DAC   3.300%           1/30/32     2,450     1,848
AerCap Ireland Capital DAC   3.850%          10/29/41     2,700     1,799
Aflac Inc.   4.750%           1/15/49       850       749
4 Air Lease Corp.   2.875%           1/15/26     1,600     1,435
4 Air Lease Corp.   3.750%            6/1/26     1,269     1,160
7 Alliant Holdings Intermediate LLC   6.750%          10/15/27       345       299
Ally Financial Inc.   1.450%           10/2/23     1,545     1,491
American Express Co.   3.950%            8/1/25    14,600    14,149
American Express Co.   2.550%            3/4/27     3,900     3,482
American Express Co.   4.420%            8/3/33     1,500     1,365
American International Group Inc.   2.500%           6/30/25       245       228
American International Group Inc.   4.800%           7/10/45       715       616
American International Group Inc.   4.375%           6/30/50     1,716     1,385
Ameriprise Financial Inc.   3.700%          10/15/24       207       202
Ameriprise Financial Inc.   3.000%            4/2/25       694       663
Aon Corp.   2.800%           5/15/30       200       166
Aon Global Ltd.   4.600%           6/14/44       478       401
Aon Global Ltd.   4.750%           5/15/45       505       431
7 Athene Global Funding   0.950%            1/8/24     2,000     1,887
4,10 Athene Global Funding   1.125%            9/2/25     6,693     5,993
8,12 Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd., 3M Australian Bank Bill Rate + 2.000%   4.251%           7/26/29     8,000     5,144
7 Avolon Holdings Funding Ltd.   2.125%           2/21/26     2,000     1,685
7 Avolon Holdings Funding Ltd.   4.250%           4/15/26     2,175     1,956
4,10 AXA SA   3.875%         Perpetual     1,287     1,169
Banco Santander SA   5.147%           8/18/25    10,000     9,727
Banco Santander SA   5.294%           8/18/27     6,600     6,236
Banco Santander SA   3.490%           5/28/30       200       162
Banco Santander SA   2.749%           12/3/30     2,130     1,511
4 Bank of America Corp.   3.864%           7/23/24     2,610     2,573
4 Bank of America Corp.   0.810%          10/24/24     5,000     4,752
4 Bank of America Corp.   4.000%           1/22/25     1,000       969
4 Bank of America Corp.   0.981%           9/25/25     4,000     3,640
4 Bank of America Corp.   3.093%           10/1/25       479       455
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Core Bond Fund
      Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000)
Market
Value

($000)
4 Bank of America Corp.   3.366%           1/23/26     4,099     3,880
4 Bank of America Corp.   2.015%           2/13/26       356       327
4 Bank of America Corp.   1.319%           6/19/26     1,755     1,556
4 Bank of America Corp.   3.559%           4/23/27       242       223
4 Bank of America Corp.   3.824%           1/20/28       433       399
4 Bank of America Corp.   3.705%           4/24/28       244       222
Bank of America Corp.   4.948%           7/22/28     1,010       971
4 Bank of America Corp.   3.419%          12/20/28       520       461
4 Bank of America Corp.   3.970%            3/5/29     1,635     1,475
4 Bank of America Corp.   2.087%           6/14/29     5,000     4,060
4 Bank of America Corp.   4.271%           7/23/29       201       183
4 Bank of America Corp.   3.194%           7/23/30     1,050       884
4 Bank of America Corp.   1.898%           7/23/31     1,550     1,155
4,10 Bank of America Corp.   0.654%          10/26/31     1,300       935
Bank of America Corp.   2.299%           7/21/32     6,800     5,088
Bank of America Corp.   4.571%           4/27/33     2,500     2,243
Bank of America Corp.   5.015%           7/22/33     4,330     4,028
4 Bank of America Corp.   2.676%           6/19/41     1,700     1,096
Bank of America Corp.   3.311%           4/22/42       400       282
4 Bank of America Corp.   4.875%            4/1/44     1,000       857
4 Bank of America Corp.   3.946%           1/23/49     1,000       736
4 Bank of America Corp.   4.083%           3/20/51     2,000     1,497
4 Bank of America Corp.   2.831%          10/24/51     1,000       593
Bank of New York Mellon Corp.   4.414%           7/24/26     4,300     4,204
Bank of New York Mellon Corp.   4.596%           7/26/30     2,900     2,753
Bank of Nova Scotia   3.450%           4/11/25     6,270     6,006
Barclays plc   4.375%           9/11/24       510       494
Barclays plc   1.007%          12/10/24     3,820     3,596
Barclays plc   5.200%           5/12/26     2,000     1,895
Barclays plc   5.304%            8/9/26     3,400     3,268
Barclays plc   4.337%           1/10/28     2,844     2,540
Barclays plc   3.330%          11/24/42     6,000     3,810
Berkshire Hathaway Finance Corp.   2.875%           3/15/32     2,100     1,771
Berkshire Hathaway Finance Corp.   4.200%           8/15/48       420       348
Berkshire Hathaway Finance Corp.   2.500%           1/15/51     3,300     1,976
Berkshire Hathaway Finance Corp.   3.850%           3/15/52     5,780     4,438
Capital One Financial Corp.   5.268%           5/10/33     3,300     3,061
Charles Schwab Corp.   2.450%            3/3/27     2,485     2,236
Chubb INA Holdings Inc.   4.350%           11/3/45     1,710     1,448
Citigroup Inc.   0.981%            5/1/25     3,625     3,363
Citigroup Inc.   4.140%           5/24/25     3,335     3,260
Citigroup Inc.   2.014%           1/25/26     6,800     6,256
Citigroup Inc.   3.200%          10/21/26     1,524     1,396
Citigroup Inc.   4.450%           9/29/27     1,907     1,769
Citigroup Inc.   4.658%           5/24/28     2,615     2,485
4 Citigroup Inc.   3.668%           7/24/28     1,198     1,083
4 Citigroup Inc.   3.520%          10/27/28       200       179
4 Citigroup Inc.   4.412%           3/31/31       248       223
4 Citigroup Inc.   2.572%            6/3/31       650       512
Citigroup Inc.   2.561%            5/1/32     3,000     2,304
4 Citigroup Inc.   3.878%           1/24/39     1,500     1,210
Citigroup Inc.   4.650%           7/30/45     2,316     1,858
Citigroup Inc.   4.650%           7/23/48     1,000       812
CME Group Inc.   2.650%           3/15/32     3,500     2,877
4,8,12 Commonwealth Bank of Australia, 3M Australian Bank Bill Rate + 1.800%   4.473%           9/10/30     6,800     4,309
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      Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000)
Market
Value

($000)
7 Corebridge Financial Inc.   3.500%            4/4/25     1,800     1,711
7 Corebridge Financial Inc.   3.650%            4/5/27     1,940     1,773
7 Corebridge Financial Inc.   3.850%            4/5/29     4,020     3,551
7 Corebridge Financial Inc.   3.900%            4/5/32     2,410     2,034
7 Corebridge Financial Inc.   4.350%            4/5/42     2,260     1,753
7 Corebridge Financial Inc.   4.400%            4/5/52     3,630     2,774
Credit Suisse AG   4.750%            8/9/24    20,000    19,476
Credit Suisse AG   5.000%            7/9/27     7,000     6,458
7 Credit Suisse Group AG   6.373%           7/15/26     4,100     3,963
10 Credit Suisse Group AG   2.125%          10/13/26     2,016     1,771
7 Credit Suisse Group AG   6.442%           8/11/28     2,100     1,953
7 Credit Suisse Group AG   3.091%           5/14/32     3,300     2,320
7 Credit Suisse Group AG   6.537%           8/12/33     6,450     5,809
7 Danske Bank A/S   1.171%           12/8/23     4,000     3,964
4 Deutsche Bank AG   2.222%           9/18/24     1,350     1,287
Deutsche Bank AG   2.129%          11/24/26     1,870     1,590
Deutsche Bank AG   2.311%          11/16/27     3,400     2,761
4 Development Bank of Kazakhstan JSC   4.125%          12/10/22     1,071     1,067
7 Development Bank of Kazakhstan JSC   2.950%            5/6/31     1,024       790
4 Discover Bank   4.250%           3/13/26     2,700     2,549
4,10 DNB Bank ASA   1.625%           5/31/26     5,075     4,724
Enstar Group Ltd.   4.950%            6/1/29     1,630     1,461
Equitable Holdings Inc.   5.000%           4/20/48       290       243
Everest Reinsurance Holdings Inc.   3.500%          10/15/50     1,500       998
FS KKR Capital Corp.   3.400%           1/15/26     1,200     1,058
GATX Corp.   3.500%            6/1/32     3,200     2,573
GE Capital International Funding Co. Unlimited Co.   4.418%          11/15/35    17,723    15,898
Goldman Sachs Group Inc.   3.500%           1/23/25       359       345
Goldman Sachs Group Inc.   1.757%           1/24/25     3,335     3,170
4 Goldman Sachs Group Inc.   3.272%           9/29/25       253       241
4,11 Goldman Sachs Group Inc.   1.000%          12/16/25     3,043     3,008
Goldman Sachs Group Inc.   3.750%           2/25/26       207       196
4 Goldman Sachs Group Inc.   1.093%           12/9/26     1,430     1,235
Goldman Sachs Group Inc.   2.640%           2/24/28     3,530     3,066
4,11 Goldman Sachs Group Inc.   7.250%           4/10/28     1,300     1,464
4 Goldman Sachs Group Inc.   3.691%            6/5/28       344       312
4 Goldman Sachs Group Inc.   4.223%            5/1/29     1,750     1,594
Goldman Sachs Group Inc.   2.600%            2/7/30       207       167
Goldman Sachs Group Inc.   1.992%           1/27/32     4,000     2,959
Goldman Sachs Group Inc.   2.615%           4/22/32     2,000     1,550
Goldman Sachs Group Inc.   2.650%          10/21/32     3,350     2,567
4,10 Goldman Sachs Group Inc.   1.000%           3/18/33       900       605
4 Goldman Sachs Group Inc.   4.411%           4/23/39       958       797
Goldman Sachs Group Inc.   3.210%           4/22/42     1,500     1,013
Goldman Sachs Group Inc.   4.750%          10/21/45     2,180     1,815
HSBC Holdings plc   0.976%           5/24/25     2,900     2,665
HSBC Holdings plc   4.300%            3/8/26       215       206
HSBC Holdings plc   2.999%           3/10/26     8,000     7,397
HSBC Holdings plc   3.900%           5/25/26       257       241
4 HSBC Holdings plc   2.099%            6/4/26     4,449     3,987
4 HSBC Holdings plc   4.292%           9/12/26       200       189
HSBC Holdings plc   1.589%           5/24/27     2,910     2,433
4 HSBC Holdings plc   4.041%           3/13/28       652       586
4 HSBC Holdings plc   4.583%           6/19/29       348       310
10 HSBC Holdings plc   0.641%           9/24/29     1,600     1,224
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Core Bond Fund
      Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000)
Market
Value

($000)
4 HSBC Holdings plc   3.973%           5/22/30       248       209
4 HSBC Holdings plc   2.357%           8/18/31     1,000       736
4,11 HSBC Holdings plc   6.000%           3/29/40       900       815
ING Groep NV   3.950%           3/29/27       214       197
ING Groep NV   4.050%            4/9/29       236       209
Intercontinental Exchange Inc.   4.950%           6/15/52     1,600     1,418
Intercontinental Exchange Inc.   5.200%           6/15/62     2,145     1,924
Invesco Finance plc   4.000%           1/30/24       200       197
Invesco Finance plc   5.375%          11/30/43       590       530
10 JAB Holdings BV   4.750%           6/29/32       800       738
10 JAB Holdings BV   2.250%          12/19/39       500       295
4 JPMorgan Chase & Co.   4.023%           12/5/24     7,223     7,109
4 JPMorgan Chase & Co.   3.220%            3/1/25       284       275
JPMorgan Chase & Co.   3.900%           7/15/25       256       248
4 JPMorgan Chase & Co.   2.005%           3/13/26     2,110     1,931
JPMorgan Chase & Co.   4.080%           4/26/26     5,100     4,900
JPMorgan Chase & Co.   3.200%           6/15/26       303       281
JPMorgan Chase & Co.   2.947%           2/24/28       207       183
JPMorgan Chase & Co.   4.323%           4/26/28     6,430     6,048
JPMorgan Chase & Co.   4.851%           7/25/28     3,370     3,233
4 JPMorgan Chase & Co.   3.509%           1/23/29       473       419
4 JPMorgan Chase & Co.   4.005%           4/23/29       384       347
4 JPMorgan Chase & Co.   4.452%           12/5/29       200       183
4 JPMorgan Chase & Co.   2.739%          10/15/30       229       187
JPMorgan Chase & Co.   2.580%           4/22/32     3,500     2,709
JPMorgan Chase & Co.   2.963%           1/25/33     2,200     1,733
JPMorgan Chase & Co.   4.586%           4/26/33     1,700     1,531
JPMorgan Chase & Co.   4.912%           7/25/33     2,960     2,734
4 JPMorgan Chase & Co.   3.882%           7/24/38     2,750     2,157
JPMorgan Chase & Co.   2.525%          11/19/41     2,620     1,641
4 JPMorgan Chase & Co.   3.964%          11/15/48       660       494
4 JPMorgan Chase & Co.   3.109%           4/22/51     3,600     2,258
JPMorgan Chase & Co.   3.328%           4/22/52     1,750     1,145
4 KeyBank NA   3.300%            6/1/25       200       191
4 KeyBank NA   4.150%            8/8/25     2,200     2,138
Lazard Group LLC   4.500%           9/19/28       262       240
4 Lloyds Banking Group plc   3.870%            7/9/25     1,593     1,536
Lloyds Banking Group plc   4.716%           8/11/26     3,300     3,174
Lloyds Banking Group plc   4.375%           3/22/28       248       226
4,8,12 Lloyds Banking Group plc, 3M Australian Bank Bill Rate + 1.400%   3.985%            3/7/25     1,000       631
Marsh & McLennan Cos. Inc.   3.500%           3/10/25       254       245
Marsh & McLennan Cos. Inc.   4.375%           3/15/29       336       320
Marsh & McLennan Cos. Inc.   2.900%          12/15/51     3,250     2,038
Mastercard Inc.   2.950%           3/15/51     2,000     1,363
MetLife Inc.   4.125%           8/13/42     1,000       817
MetLife Inc.   4.875%          11/13/43     2,200     1,967
MetLife Inc.   5.000%           7/15/52     5,675     5,174
7 Midcap Financial Issuer Trust   5.625%           1/15/30       347       266
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc.   3.777%            3/2/25       753       729
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc.   1.412%           7/17/25     1,000       897
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc.   3.741%            3/7/29       360       322
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc.   3.195%           7/18/29       265       224
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc.   3.751%           7/18/39       515       403
4 Mizuho Financial Group Inc.   2.555%           9/13/25       248       233
Mizuho Financial Group Inc.   1.234%           5/22/27     4,540     3,842
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      Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000)
Market
Value

($000)
4 Mizuho Financial Group Inc.   3.153%           7/16/30       200       166
4 Morgan Stanley   0.560%          11/10/23     4,127     4,106
4 Morgan Stanley   2.720%           7/22/25     7,830     7,424
4 Morgan Stanley   4.000%           7/23/25       244       237
4 Morgan Stanley   3.875%           1/27/26       707       674
4 Morgan Stanley   2.188%           4/28/26     2,070     1,899
Morgan Stanley   4.679%           7/17/26     2,360     2,298
Morgan Stanley   3.625%           1/20/27       573       534
Morgan Stanley   1.593%            5/4/27     3,900     3,369
Morgan Stanley   2.475%           1/21/28     3,500     3,062
4 Morgan Stanley   3.591%           7/22/28       751       678
4 Morgan Stanley   2.699%           1/22/31       500       405
4 Morgan Stanley   3.622%            4/1/31       265       228
Morgan Stanley   4.889%           7/20/33     1,970     1,832
4 Morgan Stanley   3.971%           7/22/38     1,000       798
4 Morgan Stanley   4.457%           4/22/39       525       444
Morgan Stanley   3.217%           4/22/42     1,735     1,210
Morgan Stanley   4.300%           1/27/45       725       576
4 Morgan Stanley   2.802%           1/25/52     1,215       733
Nasdaq Inc.   2.500%          12/21/40     1,675     1,052
Nasdaq Inc.   3.950%            3/7/52       665       494
4 NatWest Group plc   4.269%           3/22/25       700       680
4 NatWest Group plc   3.073%           5/22/28     1,175     1,011
4 NatWest Group plc   4.892%           5/18/29     3,400     3,098
4,11 NIBC Bank NV   3.125%          11/15/23     3,300     3,542
Nomura Holdings Inc.   2.710%           1/22/29     1,300     1,061
Northern Trust Corp.   4.000%           5/10/27     4,000     3,873
OneMain Finance Corp.   3.500%           1/15/27       305       238
4 PNC Bank NA   3.100%          10/25/27       262       239
4 PNC Bank NA   3.250%           1/22/28       250       229
4 PNC Bank NA   2.700%          10/22/29       200       164
PNC Financial Services Group Inc.   3.450%           4/23/29       403       361
Progressive Corp.   2.500%           3/15/27     1,800     1,625
7 Protective Life Corp.   4.300%           9/30/28       200       185
Prudential Financial Inc.   3.935%           12/7/49     2,530     1,933
4 Prudential Financial Inc.   4.350%           2/25/50       500       414
4 Prudential Financial Inc.   3.700%           3/13/51     1,660     1,224
10 Raiffeisen Bank International AG   1.375%           6/17/33     1,000       671
11 Rothesay Life plc   8.000%          10/30/25     1,189     1,313
4 Royal Bank of Canada   3.970%           7/26/24     8,000     7,864
Santander Holdings USA Inc.   3.500%            6/7/24       290       281
Santander UK Group Holdings plc   1.673%           6/14/27     4,500     3,731
11 Scottish Widows Ltd.   5.500%           6/16/23     3,236     3,581
7 Standard Chartered plc   1.319%          10/14/23     1,260     1,258
State Street Corp.   3.550%           8/18/25       282       272
4 State Street Corp.   2.354%           11/1/25       244       231
State Street Corp.   3.152%           3/30/31       223       191
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc.   2.348%           1/15/25       220       206
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc.   3.784%            3/9/26       290       275
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc.   2.632%           7/14/26       427       386
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc.   3.446%           1/11/27       200       184
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc.   3.040%           7/16/29       588       494
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc.   2.750%           1/15/30       273       221
SVB Financial Group   2.100%           5/15/28     3,775     3,071
Toronto-Dominion Bank   3.766%            6/6/25     4,000     3,865
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Core Bond Fund
      Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000)
Market
Value

($000)
4 Truist Bank   1.500%           3/10/25       200       184
4 Truist Bank   3.625%           9/16/25       250       239
4 US Bancorp   3.150%           4/27/27       256       238
US Bancorp   4.548%           7/22/28     7,900     7,635
4 US Bancorp   3.000%           7/30/29       200       172
US Bancorp   4.967%           7/22/33     6,500     6,098
11 Utmost Group plc   4.000%          12/15/31       700       563
4 Wells Fargo & Co.   3.000%           2/19/25       544       517
4 Wells Fargo & Co.   2.164%           2/11/26     3,256     2,998
Wells Fargo & Co.   3.000%           4/22/26       504       462
4 Wells Fargo & Co.   2.188%           4/30/26     3,600     3,291
Wells Fargo & Co.   3.000%          10/23/26       545       494
4 Wells Fargo & Co.   3.196%           6/17/27       200       182
4 Wells Fargo & Co.   3.584%           5/22/28       244       221
4 Wells Fargo & Co.   4.808%           7/25/28     3,370     3,220
4 Wells Fargo & Co.   2.879%          10/30/30     2,332     1,920
4 Wells Fargo & Co.   4.897%           7/25/33     3,950     3,634
4 Wells Fargo & Co.   3.068%           4/30/41     2,750     1,891
Wells Fargo & Co.   5.375%           11/2/43     2,550     2,221
4 Wells Fargo & Co.   4.650%           11/4/44     1,000       794
4 Wells Fargo & Co.   4.400%           6/14/46       750       573
4 Wells Fargo & Co.   5.013%            4/4/51       450       386
4 Wells Fargo & Co.   4.611%           4/25/53     1,750     1,422
4,11 Wells Fargo Bank NA   5.250%            8/1/23     6,550     7,256
Westpac Banking Corp.   1.953%          11/20/28     5,000     4,165
4,12 Westpac Banking Corp.   4.334%           8/16/29     1,920     1,201
4 Westpac Banking Corp.   2.894%            2/4/30     2,700     2,486
Westpac Banking Corp.   2.963%          11/16/40     1,175       750
Willis North America Inc.   2.950%           9/15/29     1,585     1,304
Willis North America Inc.   3.875%           9/15/49       680       475
                                               565,378
Health Care (1.8%)
7 1375209 BC Ltd.   9.000%           1/30/28        31        31
Abbott Laboratories   4.900%          11/30/46     1,019       980
AbbVie Inc.   3.200%          11/21/29       313       275
AbbVie Inc.   4.050%          11/21/39    16,632    13,469
AbbVie Inc.   4.875%          11/14/48     2,395     2,103
AbbVie Inc.   4.250%          11/21/49       725       582
4 AdventHealth Obligated Group   2.795%          11/15/51     5,700     3,647
4 Allina Health System   3.887%           4/15/49     1,135       897
AmerisourceBergen Corp.   4.300%          12/15/47     3,400     2,719
Amgen Inc.   2.200%           2/21/27     2,609     2,324
Amgen Inc.   3.150%           2/21/40     2,250     1,622
Amgen Inc.   3.375%           2/21/50       750       512
Amgen Inc.   4.663%           6/15/51     2,160     1,826
Amgen Inc.   4.400%           2/22/62     3,330     2,590
AstraZeneca Finance LLC   1.200%           5/28/26     1,000       879
AstraZeneca Finance LLC   1.750%           5/28/28     1,800     1,517
AstraZeneca plc   4.000%           9/18/42     3,990     3,347
7 Bausch Health Cos. Inc.  11.000%           9/30/28        56        45
7 Bausch Health Cos. Inc.  14.000%          10/15/30        11         6
Baxter International Inc.   3.132%           12/1/51     2,000     1,284
Becton Dickinson & Co.   4.669%            6/6/47       300       258
4 Beth Israel Lahey Health Inc.   3.080%            7/1/51     3,635     2,281
Boston Scientific Corp.   1.900%            6/1/25     1,000       922
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Core Bond Fund
      Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000)
Market
Value

($000)
Boston Scientific Corp.   4.550%            3/1/39       392       339
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.   3.400%           7/26/29     1,116     1,014
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.   1.450%          11/13/30        75        58
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.   2.950%           3/15/32     3,000     2,575
10 Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.   1.750%           5/15/35       600       458
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.   4.550%           2/20/48       680       597
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.   4.250%          10/26/49       450       377
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.   2.550%          11/13/50     1,500       927
Centene Corp.   2.450%           7/15/28     2,990     2,431
Centene Corp.   3.000%          10/15/30       227       180
Centene Corp.   2.625%            8/1/31     1,290       977
4 Children's Hospital of Philadelphia   2.704%            7/1/50     2,850     1,769
4 CHRISTUS Health   4.341%            7/1/28       200       187
Cigna Corp.   3.750%           7/15/23     1,084     1,075
Cigna Corp.   1.250%           3/15/26     1,500     1,314
Cigna Corp.   4.800%           8/15/38     1,730     1,535
Cigna Corp.   3.400%           3/15/50     1,550     1,052
4 City of Hope   4.378%           8/15/48        80        68
CommonSpirit Health   2.760%           10/1/24       615       586
CVS Health Corp.   2.625%           8/15/24       200       192
CVS Health Corp.   3.625%            4/1/27     1,419     1,329
CVS Health Corp.   3.250%           8/15/29        20        17
CVS Health Corp.   4.780%           3/25/38     6,147     5,387
CVS Health Corp.   2.700%           8/21/40     1,300       850
7 DaVita Inc.   3.750%           2/15/31       555       396
DH Europe Finance II Sarl   2.600%          11/15/29       500       427
DH Europe Finance II Sarl   3.400%          11/15/49     1,120       797
Elevance Health Inc.   3.650%           12/1/27     1,985     1,847
Elevance Health Inc.   3.125%           5/15/50     2,450     1,626
Eli Lilly & Co.   3.375%           3/15/29       200       186
Eli Lilly & Co.   2.500%           9/15/60     1,800     1,066
Encompass Health Corp.   4.500%            2/1/28       635       548
Gilead Sciences Inc.   3.500%            2/1/25       675       652
Gilead Sciences Inc.   3.650%            3/1/26       433       412
Gilead Sciences Inc.   4.150%            3/1/47     1,660     1,313
GlaxoSmithKline Capital Inc.   3.875%           5/15/28       298       281
HCA Inc.   5.250%           6/15/26       757       733
Johnson & Johnson   2.450%            9/1/60     1,700       996
Kaiser Foundation Hospitals   3.150%            5/1/27     3,550     3,301
7 Medline Borrower LP   3.875%            4/1/29       185       149
10 Medtronic Global Holdings SCA   3.375%          10/15/34     1,300     1,202
Medtronic Inc.   4.625%           3/15/45       500       452
Merck & Co. Inc.   1.900%          12/10/28       150       126
Merck & Co. Inc.   3.400%            3/7/29     1,421     1,305
Merck & Co. Inc.   2.150%          12/10/31     5,000     4,021
Merck & Co. Inc.   4.000%            3/7/49       925       763
4 Mount Sinai Hospitals Group Inc.   3.737%            7/1/49     1,200       910
Mylan Inc.   4.550%           4/15/28       100        88
Novartis Capital Corp.   2.750%           8/14/50       850       577
7 Organon & Co.   4.125%           4/30/28       450       385
Pfizer Inc.   3.450%           3/15/29       382       352
Pfizer Inc.   2.625%            4/1/30     1,610     1,384
Pfizer Inc.   1.700%           5/28/30       200       160
Pfizer Inc.   1.750%           8/18/31       440       344
Pfizer Inc.   2.550%           5/28/40     1,546     1,084
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      Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000)
Market
Value

($000)
7 Roche Holdings Inc.   2.076%          12/13/31     4,255     3,409
Shire Acquisitions Investments Ireland DAC   3.200%           9/23/26         2         2
Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.   2.050%           3/31/30       248       197
10 Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.   2.000%            7/9/40       500       350
Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.   3.025%            7/9/40     4,000     2,829
Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.   3.175%            7/9/50       355       236
7 Tenet Healthcare Corp.   4.625%            9/1/24        15        15
7 Tenet Healthcare Corp.   4.875%            1/1/26       630       585
7 Tenet Healthcare Corp.   6.250%            2/1/27       205       191
7 Tenet Healthcare Corp.   6.125%           10/1/28       135       119
7 Tenet Healthcare Corp.   4.250%            6/1/29       118        98
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.   1.750%          10/15/28     1,000       838
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.   2.000%          10/15/31     2,000     1,577
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.   2.800%          10/15/41     3,660     2,568
UnitedHealth Group Inc.   3.850%           6/15/28       245       231
UnitedHealth Group Inc.   2.750%           5/15/40       850       595
UnitedHealth Group Inc.   4.375%           3/15/42     1,170     1,003
UnitedHealth Group Inc.   3.250%           5/15/51     1,750     1,219
Utah Acquisition Sub Inc.   3.950%           6/15/26       200       182
Viatris Inc.   2.300%           6/22/27       200       163
Zoetis Inc.   4.700%            2/1/43     1,820     1,596
Zoetis Inc.   3.950%           9/12/47     1,660     1,304
                                               116,600
Industrials (2.7%)
4 3M Co.   2.250%           9/19/26       100        90
3M Co.   3.700%           4/15/50       796       585
7 Advanced Drainage Systems Inc.   6.375%           6/15/30        90        87
7 Air Canada   3.875%           8/15/26       390       335
4,10 Airbus SE   2.375%            6/9/40       600       443
7 Allison Transmission Inc.   4.750%           10/1/27       400       354
7 American Airlines Inc.  11.750%           7/15/25       107       112
7 American Airlines Inc.   5.500%           4/20/26       540       507
7 American Airlines Inc.   5.750%           4/20/29     1,230     1,073
7 American Builders & Contractors Supply Co. Inc.   3.875%          11/15/29       260       204
7 Aramark Services Inc.   6.375%            5/1/25       470       460
7 Aramark Services Inc.   5.000%            2/1/28        25        22
4,12 Aurizon Finance Pty. Ltd.   3.000%            3/9/28     3,900     2,053
4,12 Aurizon Network Pty. Ltd.   4.000%           6/21/24     2,500     1,568
Boeing Co.   2.800%            3/1/24       245       236
Boeing Co.   4.875%            5/1/25     1,779     1,736
Boeing Co.   2.750%            2/1/26     2,330     2,109
Boeing Co.   2.250%           6/15/26       790       696
Boeing Co.   2.700%            2/1/27     1,420     1,235
Boeing Co.   5.040%            5/1/27       248       239
Boeing Co.   3.250%            2/1/28     2,400     2,093
Boeing Co.   3.200%            3/1/29     1,780     1,488
Boeing Co.   5.150%            5/1/30       829       768
Boeing Co.   3.550%            3/1/38     2,500     1,710
Boeing Co.   5.705%            5/1/40     1,650     1,440
Boeing Co.   5.805%            5/1/50     1,546     1,345
Burlington Northern Santa Fe LLC   5.750%            5/1/40     6,800     6,875
Burlington Northern Santa Fe LLC   4.900%            4/1/44     1,000       914
Burlington Northern Santa Fe LLC   3.550%           2/15/50       304       227
Burlington Northern Santa Fe LLC   3.050%           2/15/51     1,520     1,034
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Core Bond Fund
      Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000)
Market
Value

($000)
Canadian National Railway Co.   3.850%            8/5/32     5,500     5,024
Canadian National Railway Co.   4.400%            8/5/52     5,780     4,988
Canadian Pacific Railway Co.   2.450%           12/2/31     2,500     2,004
Canadian Pacific Railway Co.   4.800%            8/1/45     7,600     6,720
7 Cargo Aircraft Management Inc.   4.750%            2/1/28       275       237
Carrier Global Corp.   3.377%            4/5/40     4,975     3,592
7 Clean Harbors Inc.   4.875%           7/15/27       365       333
CSX Corp.   4.250%           3/15/29     2,860     2,699
CSX Corp.   4.750%          11/15/48     2,000     1,765
CSX Corp.   3.800%           4/15/50       900       680
CSX Corp.   4.250%           11/1/66     1,000       762
7 Daimler Trucks Finance North America LLC   1.125%          12/14/23    10,185     9,708
7 Delta Air Lines Inc.   4.750%          10/20/28     4,119     3,838
Delta Air Lines Inc.   3.750%          10/28/29       325       254
Emerson Electric Co.   1.800%          10/15/27       200       173
Emerson Electric Co.   2.200%          12/21/31     1,820     1,456
FedEx Corp.   3.875%            8/1/42     2,300     1,697
7 Gates Global LLC   6.250%           1/15/26        91        85
General Dynamics Corp.   4.250%            4/1/40     1,720     1,510
4 General Electric Co.   6.750%           3/15/32     1,189     1,285
10 Heathrow Funding Ltd.   1.500%          10/12/25     2,200     1,985
Honeywell International Inc.   1.950%            6/1/30       286       234
Honeywell International Inc.   5.700%           3/15/37     5,000     5,219
13 Kazakhstan Temir Zholy National Co. JSC   3.250%           12/5/23     2,000     1,775
L3Harris Technologies Inc.   3.850%           6/15/23     1,102     1,096
4 L3Harris Technologies Inc.   4.400%           6/15/28     1,200     1,129
L3Harris Technologies Inc.   5.054%           4/27/45     1,200     1,060
Lockheed Martin Corp.   4.700%           5/15/46     1,660     1,505
Lockheed Martin Corp.   4.300%           6/15/62     2,540     2,120
7 Mileage Plus Holdings LLC   6.500%           6/20/27    10,834    10,611
7 Mueller Water Products Inc.   4.000%           6/15/29       300       256
Norfolk Southern Corp.   3.050%           5/15/50       860       561
Norfolk Southern Corp.   4.550%            6/1/53     2,050     1,738
Northrop Grumman Corp.   5.250%            5/1/50     1,340     1,282
PACCAR Financial Corp.   2.850%            4/7/25     7,863     7,532
Parker-Hannifin Corp.   3.650%           6/15/24     6,740     6,592
4,12 Qantas Airways Ltd.   3.150%           9/27/28    10,000     5,305
Raytheon Technologies Corp.   4.625%          11/16/48     2,900     2,504
Republic Services Inc.   1.750%           2/15/32       864       645
Rockwell Automation Inc.   2.800%           8/15/61     2,700     1,590
7 Rolls-Royce plc   5.750%          10/15/27       830       721
4,10 Siemens Financieringsmaatschappij NV   0.500%           2/20/32     1,600     1,179
Southwest Airlines Co.   5.250%            5/4/25       938       937
Southwest Airlines Co.   2.625%           2/10/30     2,250     1,807
7 Spirit AeroSystems Inc.   7.500%           4/15/25        55        52
Spirit AeroSystems Inc.   4.600%           6/15/28       123        89
Teledyne Technologies Inc.   2.750%            4/1/31     8,000     6,312
7 TopBuild Corp.   3.625%           3/15/29       110        87
7 TopBuild Corp.   4.125%           2/15/32       310       238
7 TransDigm Inc.   8.000%          12/15/25       675       685
7 TransDigm Inc.   6.250%           3/15/26       831       806
TransDigm Inc.   5.500%          11/15/27       465       404
TransDigm Inc.   4.875%            5/1/29       605       488
Triton Container International Ltd.   3.250%           3/15/32     5,670     4,153
Tyco Electronics Group SA   3.700%           2/15/26       209       201
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Core Bond Fund
      Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000)
Market
Value

($000)
Tyco Electronics Group SA   3.125%           8/15/27       238       218
Tyco Electronics Group SA   2.500%            2/4/32     3,260     2,648
Union Pacific Corp.   3.250%            2/5/50       905       640
Union Pacific Corp.   3.839%           3/20/60     1,000       744
Union Pacific Corp.   3.850%           2/14/72     3,100     2,222
7 United Airlines Inc.   4.375%           4/15/26       818       730
7 United Airlines Inc.   4.625%           4/15/29       610       507
4 United Airlines Pass-Through Trust Class A Series 2020-1   5.875%          10/15/27       991       950
United Parcel Service Inc.   6.200%           1/15/38     6,710     7,244
United Parcel Service Inc.   5.300%            4/1/50       875       879
7 WESCO Distribution Inc.   7.250%           6/15/28       270       266
4,10 Wizz Air Finance Co. BV   1.350%           1/19/24     1,300     1,182
                                               171,976
Materials (1.1%)
Air Products and Chemicals Inc.   2.700%           5/15/40     1,040       748
Albemarle Corp.   4.650%            6/1/27     1,000       956
Albemarle Corp.   5.050%            6/1/32     1,930     1,791
7 Arconic Corp.   6.000%           5/15/25        60        58
7 Arconic Corp.   6.125%           2/15/28       225       198
7 Ardagh Packaging Finance plc   5.250%           4/30/25       116       109
7 ASP Unifrax Holdings Inc.   5.250%           9/30/28       360       277
7 Avient Corp.   7.125%            8/1/30       275       255
7 Axalta Coating Systems LLC   4.750%           6/15/27       180       161
Ball Corp.   2.875%           8/15/30       291       224
Ball Corp.   3.125%           9/15/31       300       225
7 Berry Global Inc.   4.875%           7/15/26       172       162
7 Big River Steel LLC   6.625%           1/31/29       354       327
7 Canpack SA   3.875%          11/15/29       850       666
Celanese US Holdings LLC   5.900%            7/5/24     3,560     3,512
Celanese US Holdings LLC   6.050%           3/15/25     1,190     1,163
Celanese US Holdings LLC   6.165%           7/15/27     2,380     2,248
7 Chemours Co.   4.625%          11/15/29       765       569
Dow Chemical Co.   2.100%          11/15/30     2,000     1,537
10 Dow Chemical Co.   1.875%           3/15/40       800       474
Dow Chemical Co.   4.375%          11/15/42       300       237
Dow Chemical Co.   3.600%          11/15/50     1,000       681
DuPont de Nemours Inc.   5.319%          11/15/38       380       346
7 Element Solutions Inc.   3.875%            9/1/28       328       264
FMC Corp.   4.500%           10/1/49       135       104
7 Freeport Indonesia PT   6.200%           4/14/52     6,100     4,644
Freeport-McMoRan Inc.   4.125%            3/1/28     1,285     1,152
Freeport-McMoRan Inc.   4.375%            8/1/28       625       566
Freeport-McMoRan Inc.   5.250%            9/1/29       780       725
Freeport-McMoRan Inc.   4.250%            3/1/30       230       197
Freeport-McMoRan Inc.   4.625%            8/1/30       660       583
Freeport-McMoRan Inc.   5.450%           3/15/43       150       124
7 GC Treasury Center Co. Ltd.   4.400%           3/30/32     8,727     7,479
7 Georgia-Pacific LLC   1.750%           9/30/25     1,785     1,622
7 Georgia-Pacific LLC   2.100%           4/30/27       207       183
7 Graham Packaging Co. Inc.   7.125%           8/15/28       370       299
7 Graphic Packaging International LLC   3.500%           3/15/28       312       267
7 Hudbay Minerals Inc.   4.500%            4/1/26       790       657
7 INEOS Quattro Finance 2 plc   3.375%           1/15/26       160       133
7 Ingevity Corp.   3.875%           11/1/28       220       182
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Core Bond Fund
      Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000)
Market
Value

($000)
International Paper Co.   4.800%           6/15/44       549       458
4 Inversiones CMPC SA   4.750%           9/15/24     2,000     1,948
7 Kaiser Aluminum Corp.   4.500%            6/1/31       730       530
4,10 Koninklijke DSM NV   0.625%           6/23/32     1,800     1,277
Linde Inc.   2.000%           8/10/50     1,000       557
4,10 Linde plc   1.000%           9/30/51       900       436
LYB International Finance III LLC   3.375%           10/1/40     2,600     1,789
Mosaic Co.   4.875%          11/15/41       440       356
Newmont Corp.   2.800%           10/1/29     3,385     2,809
Newmont Corp.   2.250%           10/1/30     2,540     1,968
7 Novelis Corp.   4.750%           1/30/30       315       258
Nucor Corp.   3.125%            4/1/32     3,590     2,943
Nucor Corp.   4.400%            5/1/48     1,650     1,334
Nucor Corp.   3.850%            4/1/52     1,500     1,097
Nutrien Ltd.   4.200%            4/1/29     2,042     1,896
Nutrien Ltd.   2.950%           5/13/30     1,000       837
Nutrien Ltd.   4.125%           3/15/35       180       153
7 Olympus Water US Holding Corp.   4.250%           10/1/28        40        31
Packaging Corp. of America   3.400%          12/15/27       230       209
Packaging Corp. of America   4.050%          12/15/49       150       113
7 Pactiv Evergreen Group Issuer Inc.   4.000%          10/15/27       178       149
10 PPG Industries Inc.   2.750%            6/1/29       800       707
Rio Tinto Finance USA Ltd.   5.200%           11/2/40     6,290     6,100
RPM International Inc.   4.550%            3/1/29     1,660     1,515
Sherwin-Williams Co.   4.500%            6/1/47       310       253
Sherwin-Williams Co.   3.300%           5/15/50     1,000       660
7 SPCM SA   3.125%           3/15/27       155       136
7 SPCM SA   3.375%           3/15/30       425       332
Steel Dynamics Inc.   2.400%           6/15/25       555       513
Steel Dynamics Inc.   3.450%           4/15/30     1,570     1,327
United States Steel Corp.   6.875%            3/1/29        42        38
Westlake Corp.   3.125%           8/15/51     1,000       617
WRKCo Inc.   3.900%            6/1/28       325       299
                                                69,750
Real Estate (0.9%)
Agree LP   2.000%           6/15/28     1,120       905
Agree LP   2.600%           6/15/33     1,130       824
Alexandria Real Estate Equities Inc.   3.450%           4/30/25       206       198
Alexandria Real Estate Equities Inc.   3.000%           5/18/51     3,200     1,948
4,10 Aroundtown SA   0.000%           7/16/26     2,200     1,698
4,10 Aroundtown SA   2.875%         Perpetual       400       252
4,10 Blackstone Property Partners Europe Holdings Sarl   1.000%          10/20/26     2,054     1,667
Camden Property Trust   3.350%           11/1/49     2,480     1,726
Corporate Office Properties LP   2.250%           3/15/26     2,000     1,748
Corporate Office Properties LP   2.750%           4/15/31     2,870     2,124
Crown Castle Inc.   4.450%           2/15/26       310       299
Crown Castle Inc.   3.800%           2/15/28     1,093       990
Crown Castle Inc.   4.750%           5/15/47       700       574
Crown Castle Inc.   5.200%           2/15/49       200       173
10 Digital Euro Finco LLC   2.625%           4/15/24     4,542     4,314
Digital Realty Trust LP   3.600%            7/1/29       200       175
Essex Portfolio LP   4.500%           3/15/48       920       737
Federal Realty Investment Trust   3.950%           1/15/24     4,825     4,767
Healthcare Realty Holdings LP   3.875%            5/1/25       775       739
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Core Bond Fund
      Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000)
Market
Value

($000)
Kimco Realty Corp.   1.900%            3/1/28     4,000     3,300
Kimco Realty Corp.   4.250%            4/1/45     2,180     1,659
Kimco Realty Corp.   3.700%           10/1/49     1,660     1,145
7 Ladder Capital Finance Holdings LLLP   4.750%           6/15/29       555       416
Mid-America Apartments LP   2.750%           3/15/30       200       167
MPT Operating Partnership LP   3.500%           3/15/31       575       400
Omega Healthcare Investors Inc.   5.250%           1/15/26       200       194
Omega Healthcare Investors Inc.   3.375%            2/1/31     3,000     2,295
4,10 Prologis International Funding II SA   1.625%           6/17/32     2,062     1,512
Prologis LP   4.625%           1/15/33     3,300     3,134
Sabra Health Care LP   5.125%           8/15/26     2,391     2,245
SBA Communications Corp.   3.125%            2/1/29       645       519
Simon Property Group LP   3.750%            2/1/24       236       233
Simon Property Group LP   2.000%           9/13/24       189       179
Simon Property Group LP   3.500%            9/1/25     1,200     1,146
Simon Property Group LP   3.250%          11/30/26       203       188
Simon Property Group LP   1.750%            2/1/28       200       166
Simon Property Group LP   2.650%           7/15/30     1,000       809
Simon Property Group LP   3.800%           7/15/50       250       175
4 UDR Inc.   2.950%            9/1/26       185       168
7 Uniti Group LP   7.875%           2/15/25       190       185
7 VICI Properties LP   5.625%            5/1/24       235       231
7 VICI Properties LP   4.625%           6/15/25       641       603
4,10 Vonovia SE   0.000%           12/1/25     2,100     1,793
10 Vonovia SE   1.500%           6/14/41       800       423
Welltower Inc.   4.250%            4/1/26       600       575
11 Westfield America Management Ltd.   2.125%           3/30/25     3,724     3,570
Weyerhaeuser Co.   4.000%          11/15/29     2,479     2,228
Weyerhaeuser Co.   4.000%           4/15/30       145       128
Weyerhaeuser Co.   3.375%            3/9/33     2,850     2,316
                                                57,960
Technology (1.7%)
Apple Inc.   1.200%            2/8/28     1,580     1,323
Apple Inc.   3.250%            8/8/29    13,690    12,515
Apple Inc.   2.375%            2/8/41     2,825     1,960
Apple Inc.   3.850%            5/4/43     1,715     1,443
Apple Inc.   3.850%            8/4/46     1,660     1,375
Apple Inc.   2.950%           9/11/49       925       653
Apple Inc.   2.650%           5/11/50     1,660     1,096
Apple Inc.   2.700%            8/5/51     4,150     2,735
Apple Inc.   4.100%            8/8/62     6,980     5,723
Broadcom Inc.   5.000%           4/15/30     1,450     1,348
7 Broadcom Inc.   3.187%          11/15/36     3,300     2,260
7 Broadcom Inc.   3.500%           2/15/41       800       540
7 Clarivate Science Holdings Corp.   4.875%            7/1/29       450       352
7 CommScope Inc.   6.000%            3/1/26        45        41
7 CommScope Inc.   7.125%            7/1/28       239       185
7 Condor Merger Sub Inc.   7.375%           2/15/30       755       618
Dell International LLC   6.100%           7/15/27     1,490     1,502
Dell International LLC   6.200%           7/15/30     2,051     1,996
7 Entegris Escrow Corp.   4.750%           4/15/29     4,380     3,886
7 Entegris Escrow Corp.   5.950%           6/15/30       865       789
Global Payments Inc.   1.500%          11/15/24     2,560     2,358
HP Inc.   4.000%           4/15/29     5,030     4,424
HP Inc.   4.200%           4/15/32     3,590     2,923
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Core Bond Fund
      Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000)
Market
Value

($000)
Intel Corp.   3.150%           5/11/27        44        41
Intel Corp.   2.450%          11/15/29       237       198
Intel Corp.   4.150%            8/5/32     1,090       995
Intel Corp.   4.750%           3/25/50     1,345     1,160
Intel Corp.   3.050%           8/12/51     2,400     1,535
Intel Corp.   4.900%            8/5/52     5,790     5,110
KLA Corp.   5.000%           3/15/49     2,820     2,577
7 MSCI Inc.   3.625%            9/1/30       305       255
7 Nielsen Finance LLC   5.625%           10/1/28       152       151
NVIDIA Corp.   3.500%            4/1/40     1,710     1,333
NVIDIA Corp.   3.700%            4/1/60       500       358
NXP BV   3.250%           5/11/41     2,350     1,541
Oracle Corp.   2.400%           9/15/23     4,979     4,856
Oracle Corp.   3.400%            7/8/24       100        97
Oracle Corp.   2.950%          11/15/24       371       354
Oracle Corp.   2.950%           5/15/25       328       308
Oracle Corp.   2.650%           7/15/26       298       268
Oracle Corp.   2.300%           3/25/28     3,315     2,767
Oracle Corp.   2.950%            4/1/30       921       743
Oracle Corp.   2.875%           3/25/31     4,440     3,498
Oracle Corp.   3.600%            4/1/40     1,300       882
Oracle Corp.   3.650%           3/25/41     2,250     1,527
Oracle Corp.   3.950%           3/25/51     1,610     1,069
PayPal Holdings Inc.   3.900%            6/1/27     1,120     1,073
RELX Capital Inc.   3.000%           5/22/30     1,000       842
7 S&P Global Inc.   2.700%            3/1/29     6,460     5,588
7 S&P Global Inc.   2.900%            3/1/32     2,470     2,064
7 Sabre GLBL Inc.   7.375%            9/1/25       144       129
Salesforce Inc.   2.700%           7/15/41     6,500     4,481
Skyworks Solutions Inc.   1.800%            6/1/26     1,020       887
Skyworks Solutions Inc.   3.000%            6/1/31     4,110     3,124
7 SS&C Technologies Inc.   5.500%           9/30/27       110       101
Verisk Analytics Inc.   5.500%           6/15/45     4,200     3,949
VMware Inc.   1.800%           8/15/28     3,960     3,138
VMware Inc.   4.700%           5/15/30       500       449
Workday Inc.   3.700%            4/1/29     3,160     2,834
                                               112,327
Utilities (2.3%)
4 AEP Transmission Co. LLC   3.650%            4/1/50     2,800     2,067
4 AEP Transmission Co. LLC   2.750%           8/15/51     1,500       938
4 Alabama Power Co.   1.450%           9/15/30     2,000     1,530
Ameren Corp.   3.500%           1/15/31       700       603
Ameren Illinois Co.   1.550%          11/15/30     1,500     1,148
American Electric Power Co. Inc.   2.031%           3/15/24     2,100     2,008
4 Appalachian Power Co.   2.700%            4/1/31     2,000     1,603
4 Appalachian Power Co.   4.500%            8/1/32    10,970     9,876
4 Appalachian Power Co.   4.500%            3/1/49       500       406
Berkshire Hathaway Energy Co.   2.850%           5/15/51     3,200     1,981
7 Calpine Corp.   5.125%           3/15/28       590       510
4 CenterPoint Energy Houston Electric LLC   2.350%            4/1/31     1,165       952
4 CenterPoint Energy Houston Electric LLC   3.000%            3/1/32     1,944     1,646
4 CenterPoint Energy Houston Electric LLC   4.450%           10/1/32     4,400     4,181
CenterPoint Energy Inc.   4.250%           11/1/28       319       292
CenterPoint Energy Inc.   2.650%            6/1/31     2,730     2,181
4,11 Centrica plc   4.375%           3/13/29     1,400     1,363
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Core Bond Fund
      Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000)
Market
Value

($000)
CMS Energy Corp.   4.875%            3/1/44     1,135       976
Commonwealth Edison Co.   3.800%           10/1/42       685       544
4 Commonwealth Edison Co.   3.750%           8/15/47       490       379
4 Connecticut Light & Power Co.   4.150%            6/1/45       250       202
Connecticut Light & Power Co.   4.000%            4/1/48       307       251
Constellation Energy Generation LLC   6.250%           10/1/39     2,530     2,466
Consumers Energy Co.   3.600%           8/15/32       900       804
Consumers Energy Co.   3.950%           7/15/47       900       723
Consumers Energy Co.   4.200%            9/1/52     1,770     1,471
4,12 DBNGP Finance Co. Pty. Ltd.   4.225%           5/28/25     5,550     3,449
4 Dominion Energy Inc.   3.375%            4/1/30     1,000       862
4 Dominion Energy Inc.   4.050%           9/15/42       500       392
Dominion Energy South Carolina Inc.   4.600%           6/15/43       530       459
4 DTE Electric Co.   1.900%            4/1/28       615       523
DTE Electric Co.   4.300%            7/1/44     2,490     2,100
DTE Energy Co.   2.950%            3/1/30     1,000       839
Duke Energy Carolinas LLC   2.450%           8/15/29       970       822
Duke Energy Carolinas LLC   2.450%            2/1/30       585       489
Duke Energy Carolinas LLC   2.550%           4/15/31       860       705
Duke Energy Carolinas LLC   5.300%           2/15/40       250       238
Duke Energy Carolinas LLC   4.250%          12/15/41     1,528     1,279
10 Duke Energy Corp.   3.100%           6/15/28     4,231     3,868
10 Duke Energy Corp.   3.850%           6/15/34       500       427
Duke Energy Corp.   3.300%           6/15/41       500       349
Duke Energy Corp.   3.500%           6/15/51       500       337
Duke Energy Corp.   5.000%           8/15/52     4,230     3,613
Duke Energy Florida LLC   3.800%           7/15/28       241       225
Duke Energy Florida LLC   1.750%           6/15/30       290       227
Duke Energy Progress LLC   3.400%            4/1/32     2,000     1,717
Duke Energy Progress LLC   4.100%           5/15/42       400       323
Duke Energy Progress LLC   2.500%           8/15/50     3,483     2,083
Duke Energy Progress LLC   4.000%            4/1/52     1,000       783
4,10 Engie SA   2.000%           9/28/37     1,500     1,034
Entergy Arkansas LLC   3.500%            4/1/26       202       192
Entergy Arkansas LLC   2.650%           6/15/51     1,990     1,204
Entergy Corp.   2.800%           6/15/30     1,721     1,392
Entergy Gulf States Louisiana LLC   5.590%           10/1/24     1,200     1,212
Entergy Louisiana LLC   1.600%          12/15/30       515       387
Entergy Louisiana LLC   4.200%            9/1/48       500       403
Evergy Kansas Central Inc.   3.250%            9/1/49     1,900     1,301
Eversource Energy   4.200%           6/27/24     8,930     8,805
4 Eversource Energy   1.400%           8/15/26     1,400     1,211
Exelon Corp.   4.050%           4/15/30       400       363
7 Exelon Corp.   3.350%           3/15/32     2,600     2,182
Exelon Corp.   5.625%           6/15/35       200       196
Exelon Corp.   5.100%           6/15/45     1,000       898
Exelon Corp.   4.450%           4/15/46     1,000       818
7 Exelon Corp.   4.100%           3/15/52     1,400     1,083
FirstEnergy Corp.   2.650%            3/1/30     3,190     2,582
4 FirstEnergy Corp.   2.250%            9/1/30     1,435     1,115
Florida Power & Light Co.   3.800%          12/15/42     1,035       836
7 ITC Holdings Corp.   4.950%           9/22/27     1,250     1,219
4,10 National Grid plc   0.750%            9/1/33     2,300     1,514
National Rural Utilities Cooperative Finance Corp.   3.700%           3/15/29       177       162
NextEra Energy Capital Holdings Inc.   5.000%           7/15/32     3,200     3,059
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Core Bond Fund
      Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000)
Market
Value

($000)
Northern States Power Co.   6.250%            6/1/36       500       530
NRG Energy Inc.   6.625%           1/15/27        55        54
Oncor Electric Delivery Co. LLC   0.550%           10/1/25     3,000     2,653
Oncor Electric Delivery Co. LLC   3.800%           9/30/47     1,010       801
Pacific Gas & Electric Co.   3.150%            1/1/26     2,000     1,797
Pacific Gas & Electric Co.   3.000%           6/15/28     1,000       825
Pacific Gas & Electric Co.   2.500%            2/1/31     3,000     2,184
Pacific Gas & Electric Co.   4.500%            7/1/40     1,472     1,072
Pacific Gas & Electric Co.   3.500%            8/1/50     1,172       714
PacifiCorp   5.250%           6/15/35       313       297
PacifiCorp   4.125%           1/15/49       525       419
PacifiCorp   4.150%           2/15/50       865       695
PECO Energy Co.   4.150%           10/1/44     1,515     1,254
PECO Energy Co.   3.700%           9/15/47     1,285       986
4 Public Service Co. of Colorado   6.250%            9/1/37       550       585
Public Service Co. of Colorado   3.800%           6/15/47     1,000       776
Public Service Co. of Colorado   4.050%           9/15/49       500       403
4 Public Service Electric & Gas Co.   3.200%           5/15/29       261       235
4 Public Service Electric & Gas Co.   3.950%            5/1/42       806       661
4 Public Service Electric & Gas Co.   3.600%           12/1/47       500       378
7 Rayburn Country Securitization LLC   2.307%           12/1/30     2,847     2,590
4,10 RWE AG   2.750%           5/24/30     1,800     1,591
Sempra Energy   3.700%            4/1/29     4,000     3,574
4 Southern California Edison Co.   4.200%            3/1/29     1,800     1,665
Southern California Edison Co.   4.500%            9/1/40     1,775     1,430
Southern California Edison Co.   4.000%            4/1/47       615       449
Southern California Edison Co.   3.450%            2/1/52       700       471
Southern Co.   4.475%            8/1/24     4,480     4,422
4 Southern Co.   3.700%           4/30/30       700       617
Southern Co.   4.400%            7/1/46       350       275
4 Southwestern Electric Power Co.   4.100%           9/15/28       207       191
Southwestern Public Service Co.   3.300%           6/15/24       257       250
Tampa Electric Co.   3.875%           7/12/24     1,580     1,551
Union Electric Co.   3.900%           9/15/42       454       363
Union Electric Co.   4.000%            4/1/48       910       724
Union Electric Co.   3.900%            4/1/52     1,500     1,180
4 Virginia Electric & Power Co.   3.150%           1/15/26       425       401
Virginia Electric & Power Co.   4.000%           1/15/43     1,180       927
4 Virginia Electric & Power Co.   3.800%           9/15/47       500       383
7 Vistra Operations Co. LLC   5.500%            9/1/26       530       495
7 Vistra Operations Co. LLC   5.625%           2/15/27        65        61
WEC Energy Group Inc.   5.000%           9/27/25     5,000     4,983
                                                146,290
Total Corporate Bonds (Cost $2,161,887) 1,811,728
Floating Rate Loan Interests (0.1%)
8 AAdvantage Loyalty IP Ltd. Initial Term Loan, 3M USD LIBOR + 4.750%   7.460%           4/20/28       155       150
8 Bausch Health Cos. Inc. Second Amendment Term Loan, TSFR1M + 5.250%   8.098%            2/1/27       415       317
8 Central Parent Inc. First Lien Initial Term Loan, TSFR3M + 4.500%   6.610%            7/6/29       150       144
8 Directv Financing LLC Term Loan, 1M USD LIBOR + 5.000%   8.115%            8/2/27       439       408
8 First Student Bidco Inc. Incremental Term Loan B, TSFR3M + 4.000%   6.154%           7/21/28       416       395
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Core Bond Fund
      Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000)
Market
Value

($000)
8 First Student Bidco Inc. Incremental Term Loan C, TSFR3M + 4.000%   6.154%           7/21/28        28        27
8 McAfee Corp. Tranche B-1 Term Loan, TSFR1M + 3.750%   6.362%            3/1/29       179       163
8 Medline Borrower LP Initial Dollar Term Loan, 1M USD LIBOR + 3.250%   6.365%          10/23/28       204       187
8 SBA Senior Finance II LLC Initial Term Loan, 1M USD LIBOR + 1.750%   4.870%           4/11/25        20        19
8 Setanta Aircraft Leasing DAC Term Loan, 3M USD LIBOR + 2.000%   5.674%           11/5/28     1,745     1,705
8 SS&C Technologies Holdings Inc. Term Loan B-6, TSFR1M + 2.250%   5.384%           3/22/29       117       113
8 SS&C Technologies Holdings Inc. Term Loan B-7, TSFR1M + 2.250%   5.384%           3/22/29       166       160
Total Floating Rate Loan Interests (Cost $3,967) 3,788
Sovereign Bonds (3.5%)
4 Bermuda   3.717%           1/25/27       700       654
4 Bermuda   2.375%           8/20/30     2,080     1,648
4,7 Bermuda   5.000%           7/15/32    22,300    21,116
4 Bermuda   3.375%           8/20/50     3,881     2,554
4,7 Corp. Financiera de Desarrollo SA   2.400%           9/28/27       865       712
4 Dominican Republic   5.950%           1/25/27     3,590     3,347
4 Dominican Republic   5.500%           2/22/29     1,500     1,297
4,7 Dominican Republic   6.000%           2/22/33       602       489
4 Empresa Nacional del Petroleo   3.750%            8/5/26     4,188     3,764
4 Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd.   7.125%           2/11/25     4,500     3,992
4,7 Export-Import Bank of India   3.875%            2/1/28       240       218
4,7 Fondo MIVIVIENDA SA   4.625%           4/12/27     2,548     2,388
4,7 Korea Electric Power Corp.   3.625%           6/14/25     5,333     5,134
4,6,7 Korea Electric Power Corp.   5.375%            4/6/26     9,680     9,667
4,7 Korea Electric Power Corp.   4.000%           6/14/27     6,000     5,704
4 Korea National Oil Corp.   0.875%           10/5/25     5,000     4,407
4 NTPC Ltd.   4.250%           2/26/26       250       240
4,7 Ontario Teachers' Cadillac Fairview Properties Trust   3.875%           3/20/27       200       186
4,7 Ontario Teachers' Cadillac Fairview Properties Trust   4.125%            2/1/29       560       517
4 Perusahaan Perseroan Persero PT Perusahaan Listrik Negara   5.450%           5/21/28       954       908
4 Petroleos del Peru SA   5.625%           6/19/47     4,740     2,816
Petroleos Mexicanos   6.490%           1/23/27     6,590     5,517
Petroleos Mexicanos   6.500%           3/13/27     3,583     3,002
Petroleos Mexicanos   6.500%            6/2/41     1,134       648
Petroleos Mexicanos   6.750%           9/21/47     1,135       632
Petroleos Mexicanos   6.350%           2/12/48     2,731     1,465
4 Republic of Colombia   2.625%           3/15/23    10,750    10,617
4 Republic of Colombia   4.500%           1/28/26    12,545    11,510
4 Republic of Croatia   5.500%            4/4/23     5,608     5,605
4 Republic of El Salvador   8.625%           2/28/29     5,100     1,862
Republic of Hungary   5.375%           2/21/23     3,138     3,132
Republic of Hungary   5.750%          11/22/23       992       984
Republic of Hungary   5.375%           3/25/24     1,782     1,752
4 Republic of Indonesia   4.650%           9/20/32    17,560    16,490
4 Republic of Kazakhstan   4.875%          10/14/44       200       154
4 Republic of Kenya   8.000%           5/22/32     2,000     1,362
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Core Bond Fund
      Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000)
Market
Value

($000)
Republic of Panama   8.125%           4/28/34       780       897
4 Republic of Panama   3.870%           7/23/60     5,442     3,220
4 Republic of Paraguay   4.625%           1/25/23     2,000     1,992
Republic of Peru   7.350%           7/21/25       967     1,015
4,10 Republic of Romania   2.125%            3/7/28     6,689     5,053
7,10 Republic of Romania   6.625%           9/27/29    10,660     9,828
4,10 Republic of Romania   1.375%           12/2/29     2,000     1,284
4,10 Republic of Romania   1.750%           7/13/30     1,700     1,070
4,7 Republic of Romania   6.000%           5/25/34     6,960     5,838
10 Republic of the Philippines   0.250%           4/28/25     1,185     1,060
10 Republic of the Philippines   1.750%           4/28/41     5,744     3,368
4 Saudi Arabian Oil Co.   2.875%           4/16/24     2,500     2,419
4,10 Serbia International Bond   3.125%           5/15/27     3,536     2,818
4,10 Serbia International Bond   1.650%            3/3/33     1,349       728
4,7,10 Serbia International Bond   2.050%           9/23/36     3,451     1,753
4,7,14 Ukraine Government Bond   6.876%           5/21/31     5,000       916
11 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland   2.750%            9/7/24     2,586     2,815
4,15 United Mexican States   7.750%           5/29/31   100,000     4,410
4,15 United Mexican States  10.000%          11/20/36   140,000     7,133
4,15 United Mexican States   8.500%          11/18/38   264,500    11,846
4,15 United Mexican States   7.750%          11/13/42   152,000     6,269
4 United Mexican States   4.400%           2/12/52    13,113     9,051
4 United Mexican States   5.750%          10/12/10     1,150       888
Total Sovereign Bonds (Cost $255,842) 222,161
Taxable Municipal Bonds (0.0%)
Houston TX GO   6.290%            3/1/32     1,585     1,665
New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority Revenue (Build America Bonds)   5.871%          11/15/39       700       700
Texas Private Activity Bond Surface Transportation Corp. Revenue (NTE Mobility Partners)   3.922%          12/31/49       700       530
Wisconsin General Fund Annual Appropriation Revenue   3.954%            5/1/36       500       447
Total Taxable Municipal Bonds (Cost $3,853) 3,342
Temporary Cash Investments (8.2%)
Commercial Paper (1.9%)
16 CDP Financial Inc.   3.796%           6/28/23    40,000    38,691
16 CDP Financial Inc.   3.745%            7/3/23    38,600    37,308
16 Enbridge US Inc.   2.993%          12/30/22    16,900    16,727
16 Raytheon Technologies Corp.   3.745%           12/1/22     4,000     3,974
16 Raytheon Technologies Corp.   3.751%          12/19/22     2,900     2,875
16 Raytheon Technologies Corp.   3.808%          12/30/22    26,100    25,838
                                               125,413
          Shares  
Money Market Fund (6.3%)
17 Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund
  2.828%                    4,050,271   404,906
Total Temporary Cash Investments (Cost $530,808) 530,319
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    Counterparty Expiration
Date
Exercise
Rate
Notional
Amount on
Underlying
Swap
($000)
Market
Value

($000)
Options Purchased (0.0%)
Over-the-Counter Swaptions (0.0%)
Call Swaptions
2-Year Interest Rate Swap, Pays 3M USD LIBOR Quarterly, Receives 0.603% Semiannually BNPSW   2/3/23            0.603%    38,496        —
2-Year Interest Rate Swap, Pays 3M USD LIBOR Quarterly, Receives 0.603% Semiannually  NGFP  1/13/23            0.603%    36,827        —
2-Year Interest Rate Swap, Pays 3M USD LIBOR Quarterly, Receives 0.608% Semiannually CITNA  1/17/23            0.608%    36,930        —
2-Year Interest Rate Swap, Pays 3M USD LIBOR Quarterly, Receives 0.630% Semiannually  MSCS   2/3/23            0.630%    38,496        —
                                                    —
Put Swaptions
5-Year CDX-NA-IG-S38-V1, Credit Protection Purchased, Pays 1.000% Quarterly   GSI 11/16/22            1.000%    72,620       298
Total Options Purchased (Cost $895) 298
Total Investments (96.3%) (Cost $6,858,861)   6,190,932
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Core Bond Fund
      Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000)
Market
Value

($000)
Conventional Mortgage-Backed Securities—Liability for Sale Commitments (-1.8%)
4,5,6 UMBS Pool
(Proceeds $110,005)
  3.000% 10/25/37–11/25/52   (137,768)   (117,412)
Other Assets and Liabilities—Net (5.5%)   354,644
Net Assets (100%)   6,428,164
Cost is in $000.
See Note A in Notes to Financial Statements.
1 Securities with a value of $1,161,000 have been segregated as collateral for open forward currency contracts and over-the-counter swap contracts.
2 Securities with a value of $5,068,000 have been segregated as initial margin for open centrally cleared swap contracts.
3 Securities with a value of $32,449,000 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 Includes securities purchased on a when-issued or delayed-delivery basis for which the fund has not taken delivery as of September 30, 2022.
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 September 30, 2022, the aggregate value was $744,057,000, representing 11.6% of net assets.
8 Variable-rate security; rate shown is effective rate at period end. Certain variable-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 Interest-only security.
10 Face amount denominated in euro.
11 Face amount denominated in British pounds.
12 Face amount denominated in Australian dollars.
13 Face amount denominated in Swiss francs.
14 Non-income-producing security—security in default.
15 Face amount denominated in Mexican pesos.
16 Security exempt from registration under Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933. Such securities may be sold in transactions exempt from registration only to dealers in that program or other "accredited investors." At September 30, 2022, the aggregate value of these securities was $125,413,000, representing 1.9% of net assets.
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.
  1M—1-month.
  3M—3-month.
  BNPSW—BNP Paribas.
  CITNA—Citibank, N.A.
  GO—General Obligation Bond.
  GSI—Goldman Sachs International.
  LIBOR—London Interbank Offered Rate.
  MSCS—Morgan Stanley Capital Services LLC.
  NGFP—Nomura Global Financial Products Inc.
  REMICS—Real Estate Mortgage Investment Conduits.
  SOFR30A—30 Day Average Secured Overnight Financing Rate.
  TSFR1M—CME Term Secured Overnight Financing Rate 1-Month.
  TSFR3M—CME Term Secured Overnight Financing Rate 3-Month.
  UMBS—Uniform Mortgage-Backed Securities.
  USD—U.S. dollar.
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Core Bond Fund

Derivative Financial Instruments Outstanding as of Period End

Options Written
  Counterparty Expiration
Date
Excercise
Rate
Notional
Amount on
Underlying
Swap
($000)
Market
Value
($000)
Over-the-Counter Swaptions        
Put Swaptions
5-Year CDX-NA-IG-S38-V1, Credit Protection Sold, Receives 1.000% Quarterly GSI 10/19/22 1.050% 198,665 (347)
5-Year CDX-NA-IG-S38-V1, Credit Protection Sold, Receives 1.000% Quarterly GSI 11/16/22 1.050% 198,665 (659)
5-Year CDX-NA-IG-S38-V1, Credit Protection Sold, Receives 1.000% Quarterly GSI 11/16/22 1.400% 72,620 (61)
Total Options Written (Premiums Received $740)       (1,067)
GSI—Goldman Sachs International.
    
Futures Contracts
      ($000)
  Expiration Number of
Long (Short)
Contracts
Notional
Amount
Value and
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
Long Futures Contracts
2-Year U.S. Treasury Note December 2022 52 10,680 (4)
5-Year U.S. Treasury Note December 2022 5,707 613,547 (15,657)
10-Year U.S. Treasury Note December 2022 3,442 385,719 (15,723)
Euro-Bobl December 2022 9 1,056 7
Long U.S. Treasury Bond December 2022 564 71,293 (3,419)
Ultra 10-Year U.S. Treasury Note December 2022 481 56,991 (910)
Ultra Long U.S. Treasury Bond December 2022 1,624 222,488 (18,057)
        (53,763)
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Core Bond Fund
Futures Contracts (continued)
      ($000)
  Expiration Number of
Long (Short)
Contracts
Notional
Amount
Value and
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
Short Futures Contracts
10-Year Japanese Government Bond December 2022 (86) (88,121) 63
AUD 3-Year Treasury Bond December 2022 (106) (7,225) 85
AUD 10-Year Treasury Bond December 2022 (81) (6,068) 139
Euro-Bund December 2022 (135) (18,323) 927
Euro-Buxl December 2022 (45) (6,467) 691
Euro-Schatz December 2022 (1,015) (106,603) (199)
Long Gilt December 2022 (104) (11,194) 1,535
        3,241
        (50,522)
    
Forward Currency Contracts
  Contract
Settlement
Date
Contract Amount (000) Unrealized
Appreciation
($000)
Unrealized
(Depreciation)
($000)
Counterparty   Receive   Deliver
State Street Bank & Trust Co. 11/2/22 AUD 497 USD 324 (6)
Bank of Montreal 11/2/22 CAD 27 USD 20 (1)
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. 11/2/22 EUR 1,504 USD 1,509 (32)
Credit Agricole CIB 11/2/22 EUR 894 USD 868 10
Bank of America, N.A. 11/2/22 EUR 875 USD 867 (8)
State Street Bank & Trust Co. 11/2/22 EUR 621 USD 599 11
Royal Bank of Canada 11/2/22 GBP 2,283 USD 2,444 107
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. 11/2/22 GBP 748 USD 848 (12)
Morgan Stanley Capital Services LLC 11/2/22 GBP 306 USD 331 10
HSBC Bank plc 11/2/22 GBP 305 USD 329 12
State Street Bank & Trust Co. 11/2/22 JPY 76,667 USD 532 (1)
Royal Bank of Canada 11/2/22 JPY 48,827 USD 342 (4)
Credit Agricole CIB 11/2/22 USD 27,236 AUD 40,419 1,374
Royal Bank of Canada 11/2/22 USD 1,978 CHF 1,888 59
State Street Bank & Trust Co. 11/2/22 USD 81,927 EUR 81,726 1,667
Bank of America, N.A. 11/2/22 USD 9,363 EUR 9,607 (72)
Morgan Stanley Capital Services LLC 11/2/22 USD 911 EUR 908 20
Bank of America, N.A. 11/2/22 USD 502 EUR 503 8
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Core Bond Fund
Forward Currency Contracts (continued)
  Contract
Settlement
Date
Contract Amount (000) Unrealized
Appreciation
($000)
Unrealized
(Depreciation)
($000)
Counterparty   Receive   Deliver
Morgan Stanley Capital Services LLC 11/2/22 USD 360 EUR 367
Citibank, N.A. 11/2/22 USD 331 EUR 329 7
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. 11/2/22 USD 268 EUR 267 5
Morgan Stanley Capital Services LLC 11/2/22 USD 22,089 GBP 19,192 646
State Street Bank & Trust Co. 11/2/22 USD 21,996 GBP 19,115 639
Standard Chartered Bank 11/2/22 USD 2,370 GBP 2,225 (116)
State Street Bank & Trust Co. 11/2/22 USD 1,104 GBP 998 (10)
Bank of America, N.A. 11/2/22 USD 473 GBP 432 (10)
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. 11/2/22 USD 383 JPY 54,639 4
Bank of America, N.A. 11/2/22 USD 179 JPY 25,137 5
Royal Bank of Canada 11/2/22 USD 72 JPY 10,250 1
Morgan Stanley Capital Services LLC 11/2/22 USD 60 JPY 8,600
State Street Bank & Trust Co. 11/3/22 USD 33,761 MXN 682,325 74
Morgan Stanley Capital Services LLC 11/2/22 USD 6 ZAR 106
            4,659 (272)
AUD—Australian dollar.
CAD—Canadian dollar.
CHF—Swiss franc.
EUR—euro.
GBP—British pound.
JPY—Japanese yen.
MXN—Mexican peso.
USD—U.S. dollar.
ZAR—South African rand.
    
Centrally Cleared Credit Default Swaps
Reference Entity Termination
Date
  Notional
Amount
($000)
Periodic
Premium
Received
(Paid)1
(%)
Value
($000)
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
($000)
Credit Protection Purchased
CDX-NA-IG-S39-V1 12/20/27 USD 166,180 (1.000) 477 592
1 Periodic premium received/paid quarterly.
USD—U.S. dollar.
    
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Core Bond Fund
Over-the-Counter Credit Default Swaps
Reference
Entity
Termination
Date
Counterparty Notional
Amount
($000)
Periodic
Premium
Received
(Paid)1
(%)
Value
($000)
Remaining
Up-Front
Premium
Paid
(Received)
($000)
Unrealized
Appreciation
($000)
Unrealized
(Depreciation)
($000)
Credit Protection Sold/Moody's Rating
AT&T Inc./Baa2 12/20/23 BARC 13,530 1.000 (19) 98 (117)
AT&T Inc./Baa2 12/20/23 BARC 3,370 1.000 (5) 25 (30)
Berkshire Hathaway Inc./Aa2 12/20/22 BARC 400 1.000 1 1
Berkshire Hathaway Inc./Aa2 12/20/24 BARC 600 1.000 12 8 4
Berkshire Hathaway Inc./Aa2 12/20/24 JPMC 600 1.000 12 9 3
Credit Suisse Group Finance Guernsey Ltd./WR 6/20/27 JPMC 1,8002 1.000 (102) (20) (82)
Credit Suisse Group Finance Guernsey Ltd./WR 6/20/27 JPMC 9002 1.000 (51) (14) (37)
MetLife Inc./A3 6/20/24 BARC 700 1.000 7 7
Republic of Chile/A2 12/20/27 BARC 12,070 1.000 (381) (381)
Republic of Chile/A2 12/20/27 CITNA 4,290 1.000 (132) (109) (23)
Republic of Chile/A2 12/20/27 JPMC 700 1.000 (22) (19) (3)
Republic of Chile/A2 12/20/27 MSCS 3,870 1.000 (119) (88) (31)
Republic of South Africa/Ba2 12/20/25 BARC 360 1.000 (17) (11) (6)
United Mexican States/Baa2 12/20/27 GSI 8,350 1.000 (356) (269) (87)
          (1,172) (771) 15 (416)
Credit Protection Purchased
Deutsche Bank AG 12/20/22 JPMC 265 (1.000)
People's Republic of China 6/20/23 GSI 1,200 (1.000) (6) (2) (4)
Republic of Colombia 6/20/27 BARC 5,380 (1.000) 442 427 15
Republic of Colombia 6/20/27 BARC 4,650 (1.000) 382 369 13
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Core Bond Fund
Over-the-Counter Credit Default Swaps (continued)
Reference
Entity
Termination
Date
Counterparty Notional
Amount
($000)
Periodic
Premium
Received
(Paid)1
(%)
Value
($000)
Remaining
Up-Front
Premium
Paid
(Received)
($000)
Unrealized
Appreciation
($000)
Unrealized
(Depreciation)
($000)
Republic of Colombia 6/20/27 MSCS 2,400 (1.000) 197 104 93
Standard Chartered plc 12/20/27 JPMC 3,8002 (1.000) 38 32 6
          1,053 930 127 (4)
          (119) 159 142 (420)
1 Periodic premium received/paid quarterly.
2 Notional amount denominated in euro.
BARC—Barclays Bank plc.
CITNA—Citibank, N.A.
GSI—Goldman Sachs International.
JPMC—JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.
MSCS—Morgan Stanley Capital Services LLC.
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.
At September 30, 2022, the counterparties had deposited in segregated accounts securities with a value of $3,752,000 and cash of $2,070,000 in connection with open forward currency contracts and over-the-counter swap contracts.
Centrally Cleared Interest Rate Swaps
Termination Date Future
Effective
Date
Notional
Amount
(000)1
Interest
Rate
Received2
(%)
Interest
Rate
(Paid)3
(%)
Value
($000)
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
($000)
8/23/25 N/A 117,500 2.980 (3.120) 2,824 2,838
1 Notional amount denominated in U.S. dollar.
2 Based on Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR) as of the most recent payment date. Interest payment received/paid annually.
3 Interest payment received/paid annually.
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.
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Core Bond Fund
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
As of September 30, 2022
($000s, except shares and per-share amounts) Amount
Assets  
Investments in Securities, at Value  
Unaffiliated Issuers (Cost $6,453,973) 5,786,026
Affiliated Issuers (Cost $404,888) 404,906
Total Investments in Securities 6,190,932
Investment in Vanguard 237
Cash 43,570
Foreign Currency, at Value (Cost $1,683) 1,676
Receivables for Investment Securities Sold 1,714,671
Receivables for Accrued Income 34,723
Receivables for Capital Shares Issued 16,618
Swap Premiums Paid 1,072
Variation Margin Receivable—Centrally Cleared Swap Contracts 165
Unrealized Appreciation—Forward Currency Contracts 4,659
Unrealized Appreciation—Over-the-Counter Swap Contracts 142
Total Assets 8,008,465
Liabilities  
Liability for Sale Commitments, at Value (Proceeds $110,005) 117,412
Payables for Investment Securities Purchased 1,433,784
Payables for Capital Shares Redeemed 17,624
Payables for Distributions 2,188
Payables to Vanguard 276
Options Written, at Value (Premiums Received $740) 1,067
Swap Premiums Received 913
Variation Margin Payable—Futures Contracts 6,345
Unrealized Depreciation—Forward Currency Contracts 272
Unrealized Depreciation—Over-the-Counter Swap Contracts 420
Total Liabilities 1,580,301
Net Assets 6,428,164
50

 

Core Bond Fund
Statement of Assets and Liabilities (continued)


At September 30, 2022, net assets consisted of:

($000s, except shares and per-share amounts) Amount
Paid-in Capital 7,554,918
Total Distributable Earnings (Loss) (1,126,754)
Net Assets 6,428,164
 
Investor Shares—Net Assets  
Applicable to 22,923,503 outstanding $.001 par value shares of
beneficial interest (unlimited authorization)
203,135
Net Asset Value Per Share—Investor Shares $8.86
 
Admiral Shares—Net Assets  
Applicable to 351,366,041 outstanding $.001 par value shares of
beneficial interest (unlimited authorization)
6,225,029
Net Asset Value Per Share—Admiral Shares $17.72
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.
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Core Bond Fund
Statement of Operations
  Year Ended
September 30, 2022
  ($000)
Investment Income  
Income  
Interest1 151,001
Total Income 151,001
Expenses  
The Vanguard Group—Note B  
Investment Advisory Services 441
Management and Administrative—Investor Shares 396
Management and Administrative—Admiral Shares 4,868
Marketing and Distribution—Investor Shares 25
Marketing and Distribution—Admiral Shares 327
Custodian Fees 102
Auditing Fees 40
Shareholders’ Reports—Investor Shares 16
Shareholders’ Reports—Admiral Shares 96
Trustees’ Fees and Expenses 2
Other Expenses 20
Total Expenses 6,333
Expenses Paid Indirectly (29)
Net Expenses 6,304
Net Investment Income 144,697
Realized Net Gain (Loss)  
Investment Securities Sold1 (392,138)
Futures Contracts (55,018)
Options Purchased 835
Options Written 892
Swap Contracts 4,314
Forward Currency Contracts 30,808
Foreign Currencies (1,374)
Realized Net Gain (Loss) (411,681)
52

 

Core Bond Fund
Statement of Operations (continued)
  Year Ended
September 30, 2022
  ($000)
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)  
Investment Securities1 (680,370)
Futures Contracts (49,055)
Options Purchased (149)
Options Written (331)
Swap Contracts 2,929
Forward Currency Contracts (1,117)
Foreign Currencies 59
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) (728,034)
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations (995,018)
1 Interest income, realized net gain (loss), capital gain distributions received, and change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) from an affiliated company of the fund were $2,228,000, ($93,000), $8,000, 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.
53

 

Core Bond Fund
Statement of Changes in Net Assets
  Year Ended September 30,
  2022
($000)
2021
($000)
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets    
Operations    
Net Investment Income 144,697 58,816
Realized Net Gain (Loss) (411,681) 4,881
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) (728,034) (62,648)
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations (995,018) 1,049
Distributions    
Investor Shares (5,087) (6,153)
Admiral Shares (140,975) (104,291)
Total Distributions (146,062) (110,444)
Capital Share Transactions    
Investor Shares (642) 16,198
Admiral Shares 1,766,325 2,448,417
Net Increase (Decrease) from Capital Share Transactions 1,765,683 2,464,615
Total Increase (Decrease) 624,603 2,355,220
Net Assets    
Beginning of Period 5,803,561 3,448,341
End of Period 6,428,164 5,803,561
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.
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Core Bond Fund
Financial Highlights
Investor Shares          
For a Share Outstanding
Throughout Each Period
Year Ended September 30,
2022 2021 2020 2019 2018
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period $10.67 $10.93 $10.24 $9.59 $10.00
Investment Operations          
Net Investment Income1 .221 .125 .209 .311 .269
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments (1.810) (.126) .697 .645 (.400)
Total from Investment Operations (1.589) (.001) .906 .956 (.131)
Distributions          
Dividends from Net Investment Income (.213) (.117) (.216) (.306) (.279)
Distributions from Realized Capital Gains (.008) (.142)
Total Distributions (.221) (.259) (.216) (.306) (.279)
Net Asset Value, End of Period $8.86 $10.67 $10.93 $10.24 $9.59
Total Return2 -15.06% -0.03% 8.95% 10.15% -1.32%
Ratios/Supplemental Data          
Net Assets, End of Period (Millions) $203 $246 $236 $117 $80
Ratio of Total Expenses to Average Net Assets 0.20%3 0.20% 0.25% 0.25% 0.25%
Ratio of Net Investment Income to Average Net Assets 2.22% 1.16% 1.96% 3.16% 2.76%
Portfolio Turnover Rate4 499% 473% 383% 406% 263%
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 The ratio of expenses to average net assets for the period net of reduction from custody fee offset arrangements was 0.20%.
4 Includes 146%, 167%, 68%, 32%, and 60%, respectively, attributable to mortgage-dollar-roll activity.
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.
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Core Bond Fund
Financial Highlights
Admiral Shares          
For a Share Outstanding
Throughout Each Period
Year Ended September 30,
2022 2021 2020 2019 2018
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period $21.33 $21.86 $20.48 $19.18 $20.00
Investment Operations          
Net Investment Income1 .473 .266 .436 .651 .563
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments (3.622) (.257) 1.407 1.290 (.800)
Total from Investment Operations (3.149) .009 1.843 1.941 (.237)
Distributions          
Dividends from Net Investment Income (.446) (.256) (.463) (.641) (.583)
Distributions from Realized Capital Gains (.015) (.283)
Total Distributions (.461) (.539) (.463) (.641) (.583)
Net Asset Value, End of Period $17.72 $21.33 $21.86 $20.48 $19.18
Total Return2 -14.93% 0.03% 9.11% 10.31% -1.19%
Ratios/Supplemental Data          
Net Assets, End of Period (Millions) $6,225 $5,558 $3,212 $1,114 $905
Ratio of Total Expenses to Average Net Assets 0.10%3 0.10% 0.10% 0.10% 0.13%
Ratio of Net Investment Income to Average Net Assets 2.39% 1.24% 2.04% 3.31% 2.88%
Portfolio Turnover Rate4 499% 473% 383% 406% 263%
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 The ratio of expenses to average net assets for the period net of reduction from custody fee offset arrangements was 0.10%.
4 Includes 146%, 167%, 68%, 32%, and 60%, respectively, 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 Core Bond 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.
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. Significant market disruptions, such as those caused by pandemics (e.g., COVID-19 pandemic), natural or environmental disasters, war (e.g., Russia's invasion of Ukraine), acts of terrorism, or other events, can adversely affect local and global markets and normal market operations. Any such disruptions could have an adverse impact on the value of the fund's investments and fund performance.
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, as furnished by independent pricing services. 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 valuation designee to represent fair value and subject to oversight by the board of trustees.
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. 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
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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 MSFTA, and sell or retain any collateral held up to the net amount owed to the fund under the MSFTA.
At September 30, 2022, counterparties had deposited in segregated accounts securities with a value of $30,447,000 and cash of $9,034,000 in connection with TBA transactions.
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 also enters 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.
5. Floating Rate Loan Interests: Floating rate loan interests represent interests in amounts owed by corporate or other borrowers. These instruments may be in the form of loans, trade claims or other receivables and may include standby financing commitments such as revolving credit facilities that obligate the fund to supply additional cash to the borrower on demand. Floating rate loan interests may be made directly with a borrower or acquired through assignment or participation. The fund's right to enforce a borrower’s compliance with the terms of the loan agreement, or benefit directly from the collateral supporting the loan, varies when the loan is a direct borrowing, an assignment, or a participation. Floating rate loan interests involve various risks including risk of loss in case of default, insolvency, or the bankruptcy of the borrower and are generally subject to restrictions on transfer with limited opportunities to sell them in secondary markets. The fund may also invest in loan commitments, which are contractual obligations for a future funding. The fund may earn a commitment fee on any unfunded portion of these commitments which is amortized to interest income over the commitment period. Both the funded portion of a floating rate loan interest as well as its unfunded commitment, if any, is reflected on the Schedule of Investments.
6. Swaptions: The fund invests in options on swaps, which are transacted over-the-counter (OTC) and not on an exchange. The fund enters into swaptions to adjust the fund's sensitivity to interest rates or to adjust its exposure to the underlying investments. The fund may purchase a swaption
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from a counterparty whereby the fund has the right to enter into a swap in which the fund will pay either a fixed percentage rate or a floating rate, which is reset periodically based on short-term interest rate, and receive a different floating rate, each applied to a notional amount. The fund may also sell a swaption to a counterparty whereby the fund grants the counterparty the right to enter into a swap in which the fund will pay a floating rate and receive a fixed rate, each applied to a notional amount. 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.
The primary risk associated with purchasing swaptions is that interest rates or the value of the underlying investments move in such a way that the swaption is out-of-the money, the position is worthless at expiration, and the fund loses the premium paid. The primary risk associated with selling swaptions is that interest rates or the value of the underlying investments move in such a way that the swaption is in-the-money, the counterparty exercises the swaption, and the resulting interest rate swap results in a negative cash flow to the fund in an amount greater than the premium received. A risk associated with all types of swaptions is the possibility that a counterparty may default on its obligations under the swaption contract.
Swaptions are valued based on market quotations received from independent pricing services or recognized dealers. The premium paid for a purchased swaption is recorded in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as an asset and is subsequently adjusted daily based on the current market value of the swaption. The premium received for a written swaption is recorded in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as an asset with an equal liability and is subsequently adjusted daily based on the current market value of the swaption. The notional amounts of option contracts are not recorded in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Fluctuations in the value of swaptions 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 September 30, 2022, the fund’s average value of investments in swaptions purchased and swaptions written represented less than 1% of net assets, based on the average market values at each quarter-end during the period.
7. 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
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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 securities pledged as initial margin for open contracts are noted in the Schedule of Investments.
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 gains (losses) on futures contracts.
During the year ended September 30, 2022, the fund’s 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.
8. 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 securities pledged as collateral for open contracts are noted in the Schedule of Investments. 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 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 gains (losses) on forward currency contracts.
During the year ended September 30, 2022, the fund’s average investment in forward currency contracts represented 4% of net assets, based on the average of the notional amounts at each quarter-end during the period.
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9. 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 either an amount that is a fixed percentage rate or a floating rate, which is reset periodically based on short-term interest rates, applied to a notional amount. In return, the counterparty agrees to pay a different floating rate, which is reset periodically based on short-term interest rates, applied to the same notional amount.
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.
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
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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 Schedule of Investments. 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 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 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.
During the year ended September 30, 2022, 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 less than 1% of net assets, based on the average of notional amounts at each quarter-end during the period.
10. Federal Income Taxes: The fund intends to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company and distribute virtually all of its taxable income. The fund’s tax returns are open to examination by the relevant tax authorities until expiration of the applicable statute of limitations, which is generally three years after the filing of the tax return. Management has analyzed the fund’s tax positions taken for all open federal and state income tax years, and has concluded that no provision for income tax is required in the fund’s financial statements.
11. Distributions: Distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Distributions are determined on a tax basis at the fiscal year-end and may differ from net investment income and realized capital gains for financial reporting purposes.
12. Credit Facilities and Interfund Lending Program: The fund and certain other funds managed by The Vanguard Group ("Vanguard") participate in a $4.4 billion committed credit facility provided by a syndicate of lenders pursuant to a credit agreement and an uncommitted credit facility provided by Vanguard. Both facilities may be renewed annually. Each fund is individually liable for its borrowings, if any, under the credit facilities. Borrowings may be utilized for temporary or emergency purposes and are subject to the fund’s regulatory and contractual borrowing restrictions. With respect to the committed credit facility, the participating funds are charged administrative fees and an annual commitment fee of 0.10% of the undrawn committed amount of the facility, which 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 either facility bear interest at an agreed-upon spread plus the higher of the federal funds effective rate, the overnight bank funding rate, or the Daily Simple Secured Overnight Financing Rate inclusive of an additional agreed-upon spread. However, borrowings under the uncommitted credit facility may bear interest based upon an alternate rate agreed to by the fund and Vanguard.
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In accordance with an exemptive order (the “Order”) from the SEC, the fund may participate in a joint lending and borrowing program that allows registered open-end Vanguard funds to borrow money from and lend money to each other for temporary or emergency purposes (the “Interfund Lending Program”), subject to compliance with the terms and conditions of the Order, and to the extent permitted by the fund’s investment objective and investment policies. Interfund loans and borrowings normally extend overnight but can have a maximum duration of seven days. Loans may be called on one business day’s notice. The interest rate to be charged is governed by the conditions of the Order and internal procedures adopted by the board of trustees. The board of trustees is responsible for overseeing the Interfund Lending Program.
For the year ended September 30, 2022, the fund did not utilize the credit facilities or the Interfund Lending Program.
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.
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 and 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 September 30, 2022, the fund had contributed to Vanguard capital in the amount of $237,000, representing less than 0.01% of the fund’s net assets and 0.09% of Vanguard’s capital received pursuant to the FSA. The fund’s trustees and officers are also directors and employees, respectively, of Vanguard.
C.  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 September 30, 2022, custodian fee offset arrangements reduced the fund’s expenses by $29,000 (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 and derivatives. 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.
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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 and derivatives valued with significant unobservable inputs are noted on the Schedule of Investments.
The following table summarizes the market value of the fund's investments and derivatives as of September 30, 2022, based on the inputs used to value them:
  Level 1
($000)
Level 2
($000)
Level 3
($000)
Total
($000)
Investments        
Assets        
U.S. Government and Agency Obligations 3,010,927 3,010,927
Asset-Backed/Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities 608,369 608,369
Corporate Bonds 1,811,728 1,811,728
Floating Rate Loan Interests 3,788 3,788
Sovereign Bonds 222,161 222,161
Taxable Municipal Bonds 3,342 3,342
Temporary Cash Investments 404,906 125,413 530,319
Options Purchased 298 298
Total 404,906 5,786,026 6,190,932
Liabilities        
Conventional Mortgage-Backed Securities—Liability for Sale Commitments 117,412 117,412
Derivative Financial Instruments        
Assets        
Futures Contracts1 3,447 3,447
Forward Currency Contracts 4,659 4,659
Swap Contracts 3,4301 142 3,572
Total 6,877 4,801 11,678
Liabilities        
Options Written 1,067 1,067
Futures Contracts1 53,969 53,969
Forward Currency Contracts 272 272
Swap Contracts 420 420
Total 53,969 1,759 55,728
1 Includes cumulative appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts and centrally cleared swaps, if any, as reported in the Schedule of Investments. Only current day’s variation margin is reported within the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
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E.  At September 30, 2022, the fair values of derivatives were reflected in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as follows:
Statement of Assets and Liabilities Interest
Rate
Contracts
($000)
Foreign
Exchange
Contracts
($000)
Credit
Contracts
($000)
Total
($000)
Investments in Securities, at Value—Unaffiliated Issuers (Options Purchased) 298 298
Swap Premiums Paid 1,072 1,072
Unrealized Appreciation—Futures Contracts1 3,447 3,447
Unrealized Appreciation—Centrally Cleared Swap Contracts1 2,838 592 3,430
Unrealized Appreciation—Forward Currency Contracts 4,659 4,659
Unrealized Appreciation—Over-the-Counter Swap Contracts 142 142
Total Assets 6,285 4,659 2,104 13,048
         
Options Written, at Value 1,067 1,067
Swap Premiums Received 913 913
Unrealized Depreciation—Futures Contracts1 53,969 53,969
Unrealized Depreciation—Forward Currency Contracts 272 272
Unrealized Depreciation—Over-the-Counter Swap Contracts 420 420
Total Liabilities 53,969 272 2,400 56,641
1 Includes cumulative appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts and centrally cleared swaps, if any, as reported in the Schedule of Investments. Only current day’s variation margin is reported within the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
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Realized net gain (loss) and the change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on derivatives for the year ended September 30, 2022, were:
Realized Net Gain (Loss) on Derivatives Interest
Rate
Contracts
($000)
Foreign
Exchange
Contracts
($000)
Credit
Contracts
($000)
Total
($000)
Futures Contracts (55,018) (55,018)
Options Purchased 835 835
Options Written 892 892
Swap Contracts (527) 4,841 4,314
Forward Currency Contracts 30,808 30,808
Realized Net Gain (Loss) on Derivatives (55,545) 30,808 6,568 (18,169)
 
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on Derivatives
Futures Contracts (49,055) (49,055)
Options Purchased (223) 74 (149)
Options Written (331) (331)
Swap Contracts 2,838 91 2,929
Forward Currency Contracts (1,117) (1,117)
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on Derivatives (46,440) (1,117) (166) (47,723)
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 applicable foreign currency transactions, corporate actions, and swap agreements were reclassified between the individual components of 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 deferral of losses from wash sales; the recognition of unrealized gains or losses from certain derivative contracts; the inclusion of payables for distributions; the recognition of gain or loss from foreign currency hedges; and the treatment of amortization adjustments from certain fixed income securities. 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 2,315
Undistributed Long-Term Gains
Capital Loss Carryforwards (466,331)
Qualified Late-Year Losses
Net Unrealized Gains (Losses) (660,550)
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The tax character of distributions paid was as follows:
  Year Ended September 30,
  2022
Amount
($000)
2021
Amount
($000)
Ordinary Income* 146,062 103,087
Long-Term Capital Gains 7,357
Total 146,062 110,444
* Includes short-term capital gains, if any.
As of September 30, 2022, 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 6,846,319
Gross Unrealized Appreciation 85,891
Gross Unrealized Depreciation (746,441)
Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) (660,550)
G.  During the year ended September 30, 2022, the fund purchased $3,410,023,000 of investment securities and sold $2,535,682,000 of investment securities, other than U.S. government securities and temporary cash investments. Purchases and sales of U.S. government securities were $29,594,252,000 and $29,247,427,000, 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 September 30, 2022, such purchases were $7,941,000 and sales were $204,657,000, resulting in net realized loss of $4,153,000; these amounts, other than temporary cash investments, are included in the purchases and sales of investment securities noted above.
H.  Capital share transactions for each class of shares were:
  Year Ended September 30,
  2022   2021
  Amount
($000)
Shares
(000)
  Amount
($000)
Shares
(000)
Investor Shares          
Issued 111,923 11,178   182,294 16,858
Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions 4,644 479   5,618 520
Redeemed (117,209) (11,752)   (171,714) (15,960)
Net Increase (Decrease)—Investor Shares (642) (95)   16,198 1,418
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Core Bond Fund
  Year Ended September 30,
  2022   2021
  Amount
($000)
Shares
(000)
  Amount
($000)
Shares
(000)
Admiral Shares          
Issued 4,224,829 216,128   3,851,725 179,091
Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions 121,763 6,295   91,424 4,234
Redeemed (2,580,267) (131,633)   (1,494,732) (69,724)
Net Increase (Decrease)—Admiral Shares 1,766,325 90,790   2,448,417 113,601
I.  Management has determined that no events or transactions occurred subsequent to September 30, 2022, 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 Malvern Funds and Shareholders of Vanguard Core Bond Fund
Opinion on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of ‎investments, of Vanguard Core Bond Fund (one of the funds constituting Vanguard Malvern Funds, ‎referred to hereafter as the "Fund") as of September 30, 2022, the related statement of operations for the ‎year ended September 30, 2022, the statement of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the ‎period ended September 30, 2022, including the related notes, and the financial highlights for each of the ‎five years in the ‎period ended September 30, 2022 (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 September 30, 2022, 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 September 30, 2022 and the financial highlights ‎for each of the five years in the period ended September 30, 2022 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 September 30, 2022 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. ‎
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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
November 17, 2022‎
We have served as the auditor of one or more investment companies in The Vanguard Group of Funds ‎since 1975.‎
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For nonresident alien shareholders, 100% of short-term capital gain dividends distributed by the fund for the fiscal year are qualified short-term capital gains.
The fund hereby designates 99.1%, or if subsequently determined to be different, the maximum percentage allowable by law, of ordinary income dividends eligible to be treated as interest income for purposes of section 163(j) and the regulations thereunder for the fiscal year.
The fund hereby designates 90.6%, or if subsequently determined to be different, the maximum percentage allowable by law, as interest-related dividends eligible for exemption from U.S. withholding tax for nonresident alien shareholders.
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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 206 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. Member of the board of governors of the Investment Company Institute and the board of governors of FINRA. Trustee and vice chair of The Shipley School.
Independent Trustees
Tara Bunch
Born in 1962. Trustee since November 2021. Principal occupation(s) during the past five years and other experience: head of global operations at Airbnb (2020–present). Vice president of AppleCare (2012–2020). Member of the board of directors of Out & Equal (2002–2006), the advisory board of the University of California, Berkeley School of Engineering (2020–present), and the advisory board of Santa Clara University’s Leavey School of Business (2018–present).
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. Member of the board of directors of the University of Rochester Medical Center, the Monroe Community College Foundation, the United Way of Rochester, North Carolina A&T University, Roberts Wesleyan College, and the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra. Trustee of the University of Rochester.
 
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.

 

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). Director of the V Foundation. Member of the advisory council for the College of Arts and Letters at the University of Notre Dame. Chairman of the board of Saint Anselm College.
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: adjunct professor of finance at the University of Notre Dame (2020–present). Chief investment officer (retired 2020) and vice president (retired 2020) of the University of Notre Dame. Assistant professor (retired June 2020) 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 Catholic Investment Services, Inc. (investment advisors), the board of superintendence of the Institute for the Works of Religion, and the board of directors of Paxos Trust Company (finance).
Deanna Mulligan
Born in 1963. Trustee since January 2018. Principal occupation(s) during the past five years and other experience: chief executive officer of Purposeful (advisory firm for CEOs and C-level executives; 2021–present). Board chair (2020), chief executive officer (2011–2020), and president (2010–2019) of The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America. 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 Economic Club of New York. Trustee of the Partnership for New York City (business leadership), Chief Executives for Corporate Purpose, and the NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital.
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 (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. Colin W. Brown Distinguished Professor of the Practice of Law (2021–present), professor (2020–present), Distinguished Fellow of the Global Financial Markets Center (2020–present), and Rubenstein Fellow (2017–2020) at Duke University. Trustee (2017–present) of Amherst College and member of Amherst College Investment Committee (2019–present). Member of the Regenerative Crisis Response Committee (2020–present).
David A. Thomas
Born in 1956. Trustee since July 2021. Principal occupation(s) during the past five years and other experience: president of Morehouse College (2018–present). Professor of business administration, emeritus at Harvard University (2017–2018). Dean (2011–2016) and professor of management (2016–2017) at the Georgetown University McDonough School of Business. Director of DTE Energy Company (2013–present). Trustee of Common Fund (2019–present).
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). Member of the BMW Group Mobility Council.

 

Executive Officers
Christine M. Buchanan
Born in 1970. Principal occupation(s) during the past five years and other experience: principal of Vanguard. Chief financial officer (2021–present) and treasurer (2017–present) of each of the investment companies served by Vanguard. Partner (2005–2017) at KPMG (audit, tax, and advisory services).
John Galloway
Born in 1973. Principal occupation(s) during the past five years and other experience: principal of Vanguard. Investment stewardship officer (September 2020–present) of each of the investment companies served by Vanguard. Head of Investor Advocacy (February 2020–present) and head of Marketing Strategy and Planning (2017–2020) at Vanguard. Special assistant to the President of the United States (2015).
Ashley Grim
Born in 1984. Principal occupation(s) during the past five years and other experience: treasurer (February 2022–present) of each of the ‎investment companies served by Vanguard. Fund transfer agent controller (2019–2022) and director of Audit Services (2017–2019) at ‎Vanguard. Senior manager (2015–2017) at PriceWaterhouseCoopers (audit and assurance, consulting, and tax services).
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. Nonexecutive director of the board of National Grid (energy).
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
Matthew Benchener Thomas M. Rampulla
Joseph Brennan Karin A. Risi
Mortimer J. Buckley Anne E. Robinson
Gregory Davis Michael Rollings
John James Nitin Tandon
Chris D. McIsaac Lauren Valente

 

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Annual Report   |   September 30, 2022
Vanguard Emerging Markets Bond Fund

 

Contents
Your Fund’s Performance at a Glance

1
Advisor’s Report

2
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.

 

Your Fund’s Performance at a Glance
The 12 months ended September 30, 2022, were a challenging period for financial markets. Vanguard Emerging Markets Bond Fund returned –21.51% for Investor Shares and –21.39% for Admiral Shares. The fund outpaced its benchmark, which returned –24.28%.
The economic backdrop deteriorated as inflation soared to multidecade highs, fueled in part by higher energy and food prices in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Then price increases broadened to other categories of goods and services, adding to concerns that inflation would remain stubbornly high. That prompted aggressive tightening by the Federal Reserve to bring inflation back in check, which weighed on bond prices and increased fears of recession.
Country and security selection proved especially important in this environment. In particular, the fund benefited from an underweight to Russian sovereign bonds.
The fund took on more risk to capture value at discounted prices in the summer; this was another positive for relative performance. The fund’s shorter duration in a rising rate environment also helped.
The use of derivatives had a net positive contribution to performance.
Market Barometer
  Average Annual Total Returns
Periods Ended September 30, 2022
  One Year Three Years Five Years
Stocks      
Russell 1000 Index (Large-caps) -17.22% 7.95% 9.00%
Russell 2000 Index (Small-caps) -23.50 4.29 3.55
Russell 3000 Index (Broad U.S. market) -17.63 7.70 8.62
FTSE All-World ex US Index (International) -24.76 -0.95 -0.38
Bonds      
Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Float Adjusted Index
(Broad taxable market)
-14.61% -3.22% -0.23%
Bloomberg Municipal Bond Index
(Broad tax-exempt market)
-11.50 -1.85 0.59
FTSE Three-Month U.S. Treasury Bill Index 0.63 0.57 1.12
CPI      
Consumer Price Index 8.20% 4.95% 3.76%
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Advisor’s Report
For the 12 months ended September 30, 2022, Vanguard Emerging Markets Bond Fund returned –21.51% for Investor Shares and –21.39% for Admiral Shares. The fund held up better than its benchmark, the JP Morgan EMBI Global Diversified Index, which returned –24.28%.
The fund also outpaced the –22.74% average return of its peer group of emerging-market hard currency debt funds. (A “hard currency” is one that is issued by a historically economically and politically stable country and is widely used around the world as payment for goods and services.)
With interest rates rising significantly during the period, the 30-day SEC yield for the fund’s Investor Shares ended the period at 7.68%, up from 3.44% a year earlier. For Admiral Shares, the yield stood at 7.84%, up from 3.61%.
The investment environment
The period was defined by a historic rise in interest rates, which caused ripple effects across every sector of the financial markets and brought with it renewed volatility.
A number of concerns that had been weighing on market sentiment in late 2021 carried into 2022. Supply-chain bottlenecks persisted, labor remained in short supply in some sectors of the economy as unemployment rates continued to fall, and year-on-year inflation readings, which had been accelerating, climbed to multidecade highs across much of the world.
Then in late February, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine injected more uncertainty into the markets. Oil headed north of $100 per barrel, and staple food prices soared. Although energy prices eventually began to cool amid slowing economic growth and the U.S. government’s release of some strategic oil reserves to boost supply, price increases broadened to other categories of goods and services, heightening concerns that inflation might remain stubbornly high.
In response, major central banks, including the U.S. Federal Reserve, the European Central Bank, and the Bank of England, wound down their bond purchasing programs and began raising short-term interest rates. This created a very challenging environment for bonds. Government bond yields rose across the maturity spectrum in major markets, resulting in falling prices and negative returns for the 12 months. The bellwether U.S. 10-year Treasury yield, for example, jumped 234 basis points to end the period at 3.83%. (A basis point is one-hundredth of a percentage point). Shorter-term U.S. Treasury yields surged even more, with the 2-year yield rising 400 basis points to 4.28%.
Risk premiums increased as well, causing spread sectors including investment-grade corporates, mortgage-backed securities, high yield, and emerging markets to post returns even further in the red than government bonds.
 
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Management of the fund
Emerging-market bonds went through a painful repricing of risk along with other risk sectors. Despite the decline of about 24% over the 12 months, we were able to mitigate losses in the portfolio, which outperformed by more than 270 basis points.
We were fairly defensively positioned going into the period, because we believed emerging markets likely would not be immune to an anticipated tightening in global liquidity. In particular, we were underweighted in weaker issuers that didn't do well in our stress tests. After the Russian invasion of Ukraine, however, some of those issuers, such as Sri Lanka, which was already in default and working on restructuring, repriced to levels where we felt the risks were being adequately compensated. Egypt was in a similar position. Although we didn’t expect it to default, we had an underweight to it given the country’s macroeconomic vulnerabilities and its large funding needs. We added exposure once those risks got priced in and we saw a path forward for that country with cooperation from the International Monetary Fund and bilateral lenders.
Even though we did not foresee Russia entering into hostilities with Ukraine, which caused significant losses for holders of Russian, Ukrainian, and Belarusian bonds, results from our stress tests prior to the invasion meant we were underweighted in Russian sovereign bonds when the invasion took place. Moreover, on early signs of hostilities, we
were able to aggressively reduce risk further in Russian credit, which more than offset losses from a modest overweight to Ukrainian credits.
On the other hand, a small position in Gazprom bonds added value. We believed that even if tensions escalated between the two countries, bonds of the Russian energy giant were far less likely to come under Western sanctions than their sovereign counterparts.
Instead of adding to existing long positions as the market began to rally in the summer, we took on more generic risk in higher-quality countries. Then as the rally peaked, we took off some of that generic risk, which was the first segment of the market to recover. We held onto our longer-term value trades whose yields we felt were high enough to produce positive returns even if we were to encounter more market stress or some spread widening.
More generally, we saw value in higher-quality credits. That positioning was a major source of alpha generation because the portfolio was less impacted by the rise in U.S. interest rates and the underperformance of riskier assets.
Outlook
The portfolio is once again relatively defensively positioned. We are cautious on both some of the tighter trading names and some of the riskier names. That gives us a lot of flexibility to add risk if the markets begin to recover faster than expected and to seize opportunities in
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higher-quality bonds if we see additional weakness.
With our global fixed income team of credit analysts and traders and our bottom-up, fundamentals-based research process and disciplined approach to risk-taking, we are well-positioned to identify and invest in potential pockets of outperformance as opportunities arise.
Portfolio Managers:
Daniel Shaykevich
Mauro Favini
Vanguard Fixed Income Group
October 15, 2022
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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 September 30, 2022      
  Beginning
Account Value
3/31/2022
Ending
Account Value
9/30/2022
Expenses
Paid During
Period
Based on Actual Fund Return      
Emerging Markets Bond Fund      
Investor Shares $1,000.00 $861.90 $2.57
Admiral™ Shares 1,000.00 862.20 1.87
Based on Hypothetical 5% Yearly Return      
Emerging Markets Bond Fund      
Investor Shares $1,000.00 $1,022.31 $2.79
Admiral Shares 1,000.00 1,023.06 2.03
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 0.55% for Investor Shares and 0.40% 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 (183/365).
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Emerging Markets Bond 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: March 10, 2016, Through September 30, 2022
Initial Investment of $10,000
    Average Annual Total Returns
Periods Ended September 30, 2022
 
    One
Year
Five
Years
Since
Inception
(3/10/2016)
Final Value
of a $10,000
Investment
 Emerging Markets Bond Fund Investor Shares -21.51% 1.33% 4.05% $12,975
 JP Morgan EMBI Global Diversified -24.28 -2.62 0.31 10,202
“Since Inception” performance is calculated from the Investor Shares’ inception date for both the fund and its comparative standard(s).
       
    One
Year
Since
Inception
(12/6/2017)
Final Value
of a $50,000
Investment
Emerging Markets Bond Fund Admiral Shares -21.39% 1.19% $52,942
JP Morgan EMBI Global Diversified -24.28 -2.87 43,450
“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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Emerging Markets Bond Fund
Fund Allocation
As of September 30, 2022
Mexico 9.8%
Indonesia 9.0
South Africa 5.3
Dominican Republic 4.9
Romania 4.4
Chile 3.6
Peru 3.2
United Arab Emirates 3.0
United States 2.9
Egypt 2.6
South Korea 2.5
Uzbekistan 2.4
Malaysia 2.4
Panama 2.3
Serbia 2.2
Colombia 2.1
Azerbaijan 2.1
Kazakhstan 2.1
Poland 1.7
Thailand 1.7
Nigeria 1.7
Ecuador 1.5
Bermuda 1.5
Jordan 1.5
Oman 1.4
Croatia 1.4
Brazil 1.4
Senegal 1.2
Saudi Arabia 1.1
Argentina 1.0
Morocco 1.0
Ukraine 1.0
Russia 1.0
El Salvador 1.0
Georgia 1.0
Other 11.1
The table reflects the fund’s investments, except for short-term investments and derivatives.
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Emerging Markets Bond Fund
Financial Statements
Schedule of Investments
As of September 30, 2022
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.
    Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000)
Market
Value

($000)
U.S. Government and Agency Obligations (1.7%)    
  United States Treasury Note/Bond  2.750%  8/15/32    26,500    24,239
1 United States Treasury Note/Bond  3.000%  8/15/52    11,875    10,252
Total U.S. Government and Agency Obligations (Cost $35,514)   34,491
Corporate Bonds (22.8%)    
Azerbaijan (1.2%)                    
2 Southern Gas Corridor CJSC  6.875%  3/24/26    23,215    22,607
  State Oil Co. of The Azerbaijan Republic  6.950%  3/18/30     1,335     1,294
                 23,901
Brazil (1.2%)                    
  Embraer Netherlands Finance BV  6.950%  1/17/28    17,258    16,223
3 Globo Comunicacao e Participacoes SA  5.500%  1/14/32    11,870     8,911
                 25,134
Chile (2.1%)                    
  Antofagasta plc  2.375% 10/14/30     2,480     1,838
3 Antofagasta plc  5.625%  5/13/32    11,225    10,324
3 Empresa de los Ferrocarriles del Estado  3.830%  9/14/61     4,356     2,918
  Empresa Nacional del Petroleo  4.375% 10/30/24     7,709     7,526
  Empresa Nacional del Petroleo  3.750%   8/5/26    15,771    14,175
  Empresa Nacional del Petroleo  5.250%  11/6/29     3,418     3,159
  Inversiones CMPC SA  4.750%  9/15/24     3,980     3,877
                 43,817
Ghana (0.0%)                    
  Tullow Oil plc  7.000%   3/1/25       800       516
India (0.3%)                    
3 JSW Infrastructure Ltd.  4.950%  1/21/29     5,325     4,174
  Network i2i Ltd.  5.650% 12/31/99     2,400     2,207
                 6,381
Indonesia (3.4%)                    
3 Freeport Indonesia PT  5.315%  4/14/32     9,570     7,894
  Freeport Indonesia PT  5.315%  4/14/32     4,704     3,892
3 Freeport Indonesia PT  6.200%  4/14/52     8,535     6,497
  Indofood CBP Sukses Makmur Tbk PT  4.745%   6/9/51    10,680     6,790
  Indonesia Asahan Aluminium Persero PT  4.750%  5/15/25     3,270     3,190
  Indonesia Asahan Aluminium Persero PT  5.450%  5/15/30     4,100     3,667
  Indonesia Asahan Aluminium Persero PT  5.800%  5/15/50     9,856     7,417
  Perusahaan Perseroan Persero PT Perusahaan Listrik Negara  4.125%  5/15/27     6,497     5,938
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    Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000)
Market
Value

($000)
  Perusahaan Perseroan Persero PT Perusahaan Listrik Negara  5.450%  5/21/28    19,998    19,025
  Perusahaan Perseroan Persero PT Perusahaan Listrik Negara  3.875%  7/17/29     3,000     2,542
3,4 Perusahaan Perseroan Persero PT Perusahaan Listrik Negara  1.875%  11/5/31     4,400     3,100
                 69,952
Kazakhstan (1.3%)                    
  Kazakhstan Temir Zholy Finance BV  6.950%  7/10/42     4,115     4,056
5 Kazakhstan Temir Zholy National Co. JSC  3.250%  12/5/23     1,750     1,553
  KazMunayGas National Co. JSC  5.375%  4/24/30       400       310
  KazMunayGas National Co. JSC  5.750%  4/19/47     1,840     1,212
  KazMunayGas National Co. JSC  6.375% 10/24/48    13,500     9,421
  KazTransGas JSC  4.375%  9/26/27    11,599     9,801
                 26,353
Malaysia (2.1%)                    
  Petronas Capital Ltd.  3.500%  4/21/30    44,968    40,556
  Petronas Capital Ltd.  3.404%  4/28/61     3,930     2,666
                 43,222
Mauritius (0.1%)                    
3 Axian Telecom Co.  7.375%  2/16/27     3,071     2,787
Mexico (5.3%)                    
3 America Movil SAB de CV  5.375%   4/4/32     9,556     8,235
3 CIBANCO SA Institucion de Banca Multiple Trust CIB  4.375%  7/22/31     8,565     6,074
  Comision Federal de Electricidad  4.688%  5/15/29     7,300     6,121
  Petroleos Mexicanos  3.500%  1/30/23     7,850     7,735
  Petroleos Mexicanos  4.625%  9/21/23     2,716     2,642
  Petroleos Mexicanos  6.490%  1/23/27    26,768    22,409
  Petroleos Mexicanos  6.500%  3/13/27     6,145     5,149
  Petroleos Mexicanos  5.950%  1/28/31     7,640     5,157
  Petroleos Mexicanos  6.500%   6/2/41     4,000     2,284
  Petroleos Mexicanos  6.375%  1/23/45     2,137     1,176
  Petroleos Mexicanos  5.625%  1/23/46         1         1
  Petroleos Mexicanos  6.750%  9/21/47    39,457    21,977
  Petroleos Mexicanos  6.350%  2/12/48    10,894     5,845
  Petroleos Mexicanos  7.690%  1/23/50     9,453     5,780
  Petroleos Mexicanos  6.950%  1/28/60     7,945     4,393
6 Petroleos Mexicanos  6.700%  2/16/32     4,278     3,009
                 107,987
Peru (1.1%)                    
3 Consorcio Transmantaro SA  5.200%  4/11/38     6,090     5,198
3 Petroleos del Peru SA  5.625%  6/19/47     8,750     5,252
  Petroleos del Peru SA  5.625%  6/19/47    21,928    13,028
                 23,478
Russia (0.5%)                    
  Gazprom PJSC Via Gaz Capital SA  5.150%  2/11/26    20,522     9,974
Saudi Arabia (0.5%)                    
  Saudi Arabian Oil Co.  2.875%  4/16/24    10,280     9,946
South Africa (1.3%)                    
  Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd.  6.750%   8/6/23    15,667    14,846
  Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd.  7.125%  2/11/25    14,447    12,817
                 27,663
Thailand (1.5%)                    
  Bangkok Bank PCL  3.733%  9/25/34    10,552     8,603
3 GC Treasury Center Co. Ltd.  4.400%  3/30/32    16,695    14,307
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Emerging Markets Bond Fund
    Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000)
Market
Value

($000)
  GC Treasury Center Co. Ltd.  4.300%  3/18/51     3,500     2,453
  Thaioil Treasury Center Co. Ltd.  5.375% 11/20/48     5,000     3,967
  Thaioil Treasury Center Co. Ltd.  3.750%  6/18/50     3,500     2,096
                 31,426
United States (0.9%)                    
3 JBS USA LUX SA / JBS USA Food Co / JBS USA Finance Inc.  5.750%   4/1/33    19,341    17,496
Venezuela (0.0%)                    
6,7 Petroleos de Venezuela SA  6.000% 11/15/26     2,850        61
7 Petroleos de Venezuela SA  5.375%  4/12/27       462        13
                 74
Total Corporate Bonds (Cost $584,288)   470,107
Sovereign Bonds (64.0%)    
Angola (0.6%)                    
3 Republic of Angola  8.750%  4/14/32    12,500     9,264
  Republic of Angola  9.125% 11/26/49     6,112     4,122
                 13,386
Argentina (0.9%)                    
  Republic of Argentina  1.000%   7/9/29       926       178
8 Republic of Argentina, 0.750% coupon rate effective 7/9/23  0.500%   7/9/30    47,788     9,595
8 Republic of Argentina, 3.625% coupon rate effective 7/9/23  1.500%   7/9/35    41,371     7,519
8 Republic of Argentina, 4.875% coupon rate effective 7/9/29  3.500%   7/9/41     8,000     1,719
                 19,011
Azerbaijan (0.7%)                    
  Republic of Azerbaijan  4.750%  3/18/24     6,848     6,704
6 Republic of Azerbaijan  3.500%   9/1/32    10,500     8,426
                 15,130
Bahrain (0.7%)                    
  Kingdom of Bahrain  6.250%  1/25/51    19,637    13,640
Belarus (0.1%)                    
  Republic of Belarus  7.625%  6/29/27     2,200       506
  Republic of Belarus  6.200%  2/28/30     1,760       408
  Republic of Belarus  6.378%  2/24/31     8,460     1,946
                 2,860
Bermuda (1.3%)                    
3 Government of Bermuda  5.000%  7/15/32    28,430    26,921
Cameroon (0.2%)                    
3,4 Republic of Cameroon  5.950%   7/7/32     6,192     3,982
Chile (1.0%)                    
  Republic of Chile  2.750%  1/31/27     6,300     5,682
  Republic of Chile  2.550%  7/27/33     7,747     5,811
  Republic of Chile  3.500%  1/31/34     8,873     7,241
  Republic of Chile  3.500%  4/15/53     4,172     2,767
                 21,501
Colombia (1.9%)                    
  Republic of Colombia  2.625%  3/15/23     5,490     5,422
  Republic of Colombia  5.000%  6/15/45    32,587    19,869
  Republic of Colombia  5.200%  5/15/49    22,349    13,793
                 39,084
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Emerging Markets Bond Fund
    Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000)
Market
Value

($000)
Croatia (1.2%)                    
  Republic of Croatia  5.500%   4/4/23     8,000     7,995
4 Republic of Croatia  1.125%  6/19/29     3,000     2,438
4 Republic of Croatia  2.750%  1/27/30     4,616     4,080
4 Republic of Croatia  1.500%  6/17/31    14,019    10,849
                 25,362
Dominican Republic (4.3%)                    
  Dominican Republic  6.875%  1/29/26     6,000     5,864
  Dominican Republic  5.950%  1/25/27     3,110     2,900
3 Dominican Republic  5.500%  2/22/29    41,335    35,607
  Dominican Republic  4.500%  1/30/30    13,209    10,445
  Dominican Republic  4.875%  9/23/32    10,229     7,708
3 Dominican Republic  6.000%  2/22/33     8,574     6,965
  Dominican Republic  6.000%  2/22/33     3,985     3,247
  Dominican Republic  5.875%  1/30/60    24,589    16,198
                 88,934
Ecuador (1.3%)                    
8 Republic of Ecuador, 3.500% coupon rate effective 7/31/23  2.500%  7/31/35    36,245    11,976
8 Republic of Ecuador, 6.000% coupon rate effective 7/31/23  5.500%  7/31/30    32,990    15,532
                 27,508
Egypt (2.3%)                    
  Arab Republic of Egypt  8.500%  1/31/47    10,059     5,612
  Arab Republic of Egypt  7.903%  2/21/48    21,231    11,101
  Arab Republic of Egypt  8.700%   3/1/49    20,457    11,376
  Arab Republic of Egypt  8.875%  5/29/50     2,518     1,408
  Arab Republic of Egypt  8.750%  9/30/51    14,258     7,887
  Arab Republic of Egypt  8.150% 11/20/59    16,204     8,777
  Arab Republic of Egypt  7.500%  2/16/61     2,300     1,191
                 47,352
El Salvador (0.9%)                    
  Republic of El Salvador  8.625%  2/28/29    14,836     5,415
  Republic of El Salvador  8.250%  4/10/32     8,500     3,102
  Republic of El Salvador  7.125%  1/20/50    21,740     6,957
  Republic of El Salvador  9.500%  7/15/52     6,855     2,405
                 17,879
Gabon (0.7%)                    
  Republic of Gabon  6.950%  6/16/25     7,500     6,209
6 Republic of Gabon  6.625%   2/6/31     7,000     4,603
  Republic of Gabon  7.000% 11/24/31     4,678     3,089
                 13,901
Georgia (0.8%)                    
  Republic of Georgia  2.750%  4/22/26    20,340    17,233
Ghana (0.2%)                    
  Republic of Ghana  8.875%   5/7/42       900       334
6 Republic of Ghana  8.950%  3/26/51     9,212     3,421
                 3,755
Honduras (0.6%)                    
6 Republic of Honduras  7.500%  3/15/24    12,689    12,444
Hungary (0.6%)                    
  Republic of Hungary  5.375%  2/21/23         1         1
  Republic of Hungary  5.375%  3/25/24     3,970     3,903
4 Republic of Hungary  1.625%  4/28/32     6,800     4,443
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    Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000)
Market
Value

($000)
  Republic of Hungary  3.125%  9/21/51     8,905     4,764
                 13,111
India (0.1%)                    
  Export-Import Bank of India  3.250%  1/15/30     3,000     2,494
Indonesia (4.6%)                    
3 Perusahaan Penerbit SBSN Indonesia III  4.400%   6/6/27     2,840     2,731
  Republic of Indonesia  4.150%  9/20/27    43,926    41,811
  Republic of Indonesia  4.650%  9/20/32    29,060    27,290
  Republic of Indonesia  6.625%  2/17/37    15,123    15,690
  Republic of Indonesia  5.250%  1/17/42     3,273     2,967
  Republic of Indonesia  4.450%  4/15/70     5,195     3,949
                 94,438
Ivory Coast (0.4%)                    
4 Republic of Cote d'Ivoire  6.875% 10/17/40     2,815     1,710
3,4,6 Republic of Cote d'Ivoire  6.625%  3/22/48    10,599     6,068
                 7,778
Jamaica (0.2%)                    
6 Jamaica  7.625%   7/9/25     4,048     4,186
Jordan (1.3%)                    
3 Kingdom of Jordan  7.750%  1/15/28    20,490    19,382
  Kingdom of Jordan  7.375% 10/10/47    10,151     7,410
                 26,792
Kazakhstan (0.6%)                    
3,9 Development Bank of Kazakhstan JSC 10.950%   5/6/26 3,450,000     5,775
  Development Bank of Kazakhstan JSC  2.950%   5/6/31     3,849     2,982
  Republic of Kazakhstan  4.875% 10/14/44     4,288     3,307
                 12,064
Kenya (0.7%)                    
  Republic of Kenya  7.000%  5/22/27    11,068     8,517
  Republic of Kenya  7.250%  2/28/28     7,000     5,123
                 13,640
Lebanon (0.1%)                    
7 Lebanon Republic  8.250%  4/12/21     2,430       286
7 Lebanon Republic  6.100%  10/4/22     2,250       137
7 Lebanon Republic  6.650%  4/22/24     2,890       167
7 Lebanon Republic  7.000%  3/20/28     6,310       383
7 Lebanon Republic  6.650%  2/26/30     4,900       294
7 Lebanon Republic  7.150% 11/20/31     1,445        88
7 Lebanon Republic  8.200%  5/17/33     1,445        86
7 Lebanon Republic  8.250%  5/17/34     1,445        87
                 1,528
Mexico (3.4%)                    
10 Mexican Bonos  7.750%  5/29/31   150,000     6,615
10 Mexican Bonos  7.750% 11/13/42   796,000    32,828
  United Mexican States  4.400%  2/12/52    41,523    28,659
  United Mexican States  5.750% 10/12/10     3,520     2,719
                 70,821
Mongolia (0.4%)                    
  Mongolia  5.625%   5/1/23     6,263     5,728
3 Mongolia  5.125%   4/7/26     3,020     2,394
                 8,122
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Emerging Markets Bond Fund
    Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000)
Market
Value

($000)
Morocco (0.9%)                    
3,4 Kingdom of Morocco  2.000%  9/30/30    10,430     7,228
  Kingdom of Morocco  3.000% 12/15/32     2,635     1,850
  Kingdom of Morocco  4.000% 12/15/50    16,713     9,549
                 18,627
Namibia (0.2%)                    
  Republic of Namibia  5.250% 10/29/25     4,402     3,941
Nigeria (1.5%)                    
  Republic of Nigeria  6.125%  9/28/28     6,164     4,096
3 Republic of Nigeria  8.375%  3/24/29    12,408     8,876
  Republic of Nigeria  7.875%  2/16/32    10,532     6,782
3 Republic of Nigeria  8.250%  9/28/51    20,202    11,323
                 31,077
North Macedonia (0.1%)                    
4 North Macedonia  2.750%  1/18/25       869       771
3,4 North Macedonia  1.625%  3/10/28     1,114       794
                 1,565
Oman (1.3%)                    
  Sultanate of Oman  6.500%   3/8/47    11,031     8,664
3 Sultanate of Oman  7.000%  1/25/51     9,512     7,806
  Sultanate of Oman  7.000%  1/25/51    11,613     9,596
                 26,066
Pakistan (0.6%)                    
  Islamic Republic of Pakistan  8.875%   4/8/51    31,846    11,385
Panama (2.1%)                    
  Panama Bonos del Tesoro  3.362%  6/30/31     1,941     1,595
6 Republic of Panama  3.870%  7/23/60    51,178    30,284
  Republic of Panama  4.500%  1/19/63    16,572    10,843
                 42,722
Paraguay (0.7%)                    
  Republic of Paraguay  4.625%  1/25/23     6,710     6,682
  Republic of Paraguay  5.000%  4/15/26     3,512     3,393
6 Republic of Paraguay  5.400%  3/30/50     7,047     5,227
                 15,302
Peru (1.7%)                    
  Corp. Financiera de Desarrollo SA  4.750%  7/15/25       203       196
3 Corp. Financiera de Desarrollo SA  2.400%  9/28/27     1,903     1,567
3 Fondo MIVIVIENDA SA  4.625%  4/12/27     7,168     6,717
  Republic of Peru  7.350%  7/21/25     9,005     9,455
  Republic of Peru  2.783%  1/23/31     6,000     4,772
  Republic of Peru  3.000%  1/15/34    16,124    12,136
                 34,843
Philippines (0.5%)                    
4 Republic of Philippines  1.750%  4/28/41    16,378     9,603
Poland (1.5%)                    
11 Republic of Poland  3.750%  5/25/27   183,325    31,731
Romania (3.9%)                    
3 Romania  5.250% 11/25/27    21,839    19,721
4 Romania  2.125%   3/7/28     4,600     3,475
4 Romania  2.875%  5/26/28     6,400     4,922
4 Romania  6.625%  9/27/29    18,750    17,287
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Emerging Markets Bond Fund
    Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000)
Market
Value

($000)
3,4 Romania  1.750%  7/13/30    19,185    12,080
4 Romania  1.750%  7/13/30     7,460     4,697
3 Romania  6.000%  5/25/34    14,596    12,242
3,4 Romania  2.750%  4/14/41     5,200     2,583
4 Romania  2.750%  4/14/41     5,771     2,867
                 79,874
Russia (0.4%)                    
7,12 Russian Federation  6.900%  7/23/31   928,956     3,781
4 Russian Federation  2.650%  5/27/36    11,900     4,637
                 8,418
Saudi Arabia (0.5%)                    
  Kingdom of Saudi Arabia  2.875%   3/4/23     5,064     5,027
  Kingdom of Saudi Arabia  3.250% 11/17/51     6,400     4,345
                 9,372
Senegal (1.1%)                    
6 Republic of Senegal  6.250%  5/23/33     5,046     3,800
6 Republic of Senegal  6.750%  3/13/48    29,675    18,529
                 22,329
Serbia (2.0%)                    
4 Republic of Serbia  3.125%  5/15/27    43,998    35,064
3,4 Republic of Serbia  2.050%  9/23/36    10,316     5,240
                 40,304
South Africa (3.4%)                    
  Republic of South Africa  4.665%  1/17/24     1,915     1,872
  Republic of South Africa  4.300% 10/12/28    20,955    17,424
  Republic of South Africa  4.850%  9/30/29    12,234    10,085
  Republic of South Africa  5.875%  4/20/32    16,480    13,571
  Republic of South Africa  5.650%  9/27/47     6,502     4,146
  Republic of South Africa  5.750%  9/30/49     7,037     4,490
  Republic of South Africa  7.300%  4/20/52    23,679    17,923
                 69,511
South Korea (2.2%)                    
  Export-Import Bank of Korea  4.000%  9/15/24     9,323     9,216
  Korea Development Bank  4.000%   9/8/25     6,820     6,680
  Korea Electric Power Co.  5.375%   4/6/26     8,500     8,488
3 Korea National Oil Corp.  1.750%  4/18/25    22,153    20,381
                 44,765
Sri Lanka (0.5%)                    
7 Republic of Sri Lanka  6.125%   6/3/25     8,504     2,313
7 Republic of Sri Lanka  6.825%  7/18/26    12,679     3,201
7 Republic of Sri Lanka  6.750%  4/18/28     5,319     1,316
7 Republic of Sri Lanka  7.850%  3/14/29    14,755     3,652
7 Republic of Sri Lanka  7.550%  3/28/30     1,686       414
                 10,896
Tunisia (0.4%)                    
  Tunisian Republic  5.750%  1/30/25    13,250     7,955
Turkey (0.6%)                    
  Republic of Turkey  5.750%  5/11/47    18,980    11,377
Ukraine (0.9%)                    
7 Ukraine  7.750%   9/1/25    11,800     2,735
7 Ukraine  8.994%   2/1/26    14,610     3,025
7 Ukraine  7.750%   9/1/26    10,557     2,148
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Emerging Markets Bond Fund
    Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000)
Market
Value

($000)
7 Ukraine  7.750%   9/1/27    22,715     4,484
7 Ukraine  7.750%   9/1/28    12,465     2,577
7 Ukraine  9.750%  11/1/30       501       106
7 Ukraine  6.876%  5/21/31     5,900     1,085
4,7 Ukraine  4.375%  1/27/32     4,700       813
7 Ukraine  7.253%  3/15/35     8,200     1,508
6,7 Ukreximbank Via Biz Finance plc  9.750%  1/22/25        63        21
                 18,502
United Arab Emirates (2.6%)                    
3 Emirate of Abu Dhabi  4.951%   7/7/52    48,390    46,223
3 Finance Department Government of Sharjah  4.000%  7/28/50     2,646     1,560
  Finance Department Government of Sharjah  4.000%  7/28/50     5,860     3,444
  Finance Department Government of Sharjah  4.375%  3/10/51     4,060     2,483
                 53,710
Uzbekistan (2.1%)                    
  Republic of Uzbekistan  4.750%  2/20/24    24,199    22,792
3 Uzbekneftegaz JSC  4.750% 11/16/28    27,361    20,616
                 43,408
Venezuela (0.0%)                    
7 Republic of Venezuela 11.750% 10/21/26       640        48
7 Republic of Venezuela  7.000%  3/31/38     1,500       120
                 168
Vietnam (0.2%)                    
  Socialist Republic of Vietnam  4.800% 11/19/24     4,700     4,624
Total Sovereign Bonds (Cost $1,797,894)   1,316,932
        Shares  
Temporary Cash Investments (11.5%)    
Money Market Fund (11.5%)                    
13 Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund (Cost $237,594)  2.828%          2,376,888          237,617
    Counterparty Expiration
Date
Exercise
Price
Notional
Value
($000)
 
Options Purchased (0.0%)      
Foreign Currency Options (0.0%)      
Call Options                                
  EUR BARC 10/21/22 USD 1.220 EUR 110,665        —
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Emerging Markets Bond Fund
    Counterparty Expiration
Date
Exercise
Price
Notional
Value
($000)
Market
Value

($000)
  EUR BANA 10/14/22 USD 1.040  EUR 43,905         8
                   8
Total Options Purchased (Cost $1,132)     8
Total Investments (100.0%) (Cost $2,656,422)     2,059,155
Other Assets and Liabilities—Net (0.0%)     408
Net Assets (100.0%)     2,059,563
Cost is in $000.      
See Note A in Notes to Financial Statements.
1 Securities with a value of $604,000 have been segregated as collateral for open forward currency contracts and over-the-counter swap contracts.
2 Guaranteed by the Republic of Azerbaijan.
3 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 September 30, 2022, the aggregate value was $407,213,000, representing 19.8% of net assets.
4 Face amount denominated in euro.
5 Face amount denominated in Swiss francs.
6 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.
7 Non-income-producing security—security in default.
8 Step bond.
9 Face amount denominated in Kazakhstan Tenge.
10 Face amount denominated in Mexican pesos.
11 Guaranteed by the Republic of Poland.
12 Face amount denominated in Russian rubles.
13 Affiliated money market fund available only to Vanguard funds and certain trusts and accounts managed by Vanguard. Rate shown is the 7-day yield.
  BANA—Bank of America, N.A.
  BARC—Barclays Bank plc.
  EUR—euro.
  USD—U.S. dollar.
  

Derivative Financial Instruments Outstanding as of Period End

Futures Contracts
      ($000)
  Expiration Number of
Long (Short)
Contracts
Notional
Amount
Value and
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
Long Futures Contracts        
2-Year U.S. Treasury Note December 2022 40 8,216 1
5-Year U.S. Treasury Note December 2022 532 57,194 372
Long U.S. Treasury Bond December 2022 81 10,239 (849)
Ultra 10-Year U.S. Treasury Note December 2022 346 40,996 (2,684)
Ultra Long U.S. Treasury Bond December 2022 369 50,553 (3,427)
        (6,587)
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Emerging Markets Bond Fund
Futures Contracts (continued)
      ($000)
  Expiration Number of
Long (Short)
Contracts
Notional
Amount
Value and
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
Short Futures Contracts        
10-Year Japanese Government Bond December 2022 (29) (29,715) 21
10-Year U.S. Treasury Note December 2022 (43) (4,819) 32
Euro-Bobl December 2022 (346) (40,607) 1,185
Euro-Bund December 2022 (201) (27,281) 1,470
Euro-Schatz December 2022 (968) (101,666) 1,112
        3,820
        (2,767)
    
Forward Currency Contracts
  Contract
Settlement
Date
Contract Amount (000) Unrealized
Appreciation
($000)
Unrealized
Depreciation
($000)
Counterparty Receive Deliver
Morgan Stanley Capital Services Inc. 12/21/22 CNY 223,765 USD 31,448 (51)
Royal Bank of Canada 12/21/22 EUR 211 USD 209
Morgan Stanley Capital Services Inc. 12/21/22 ILS 73,151 USD 21,303 (637)
Bank of America, N.A. 12/21/22 ILS 36,392 USD 10,310 (29)
Morgan Stanley Capital Services Inc. 12/21/22 JPY 1,538,789 USD 10,723 12
Morgan Stanley Capital Services Inc. 12/21/22 TRY 360,912 USD 17,565
Standard Chartered Bank 12/21/22 TRY 22,802 USD 1,138 (29)
Standard Chartered Bank 12/21/22 USD 1,722 CHF 1,652 33
Morgan Stanley Capital Services Inc. 12/21/22 USD 32,456 CNY 227,094 592
Morgan Stanley Capital Services Inc. 10/11/22 USD 10,370 CNY 73,895 18
Morgan Stanley Capital Services Inc. 12/21/22 USD 14,687 COP 66,326,613 518
UBS AG 12/21/22 USD 1,179 CZK 29,200 23
Morgan Stanley Capital Services Inc. 12/21/22 USD 184,838 EUR 183,754 3,548
Bank of America, N.A. 12/21/22 USD 18,178 EUR 18,675 (247)
Goldman Sachs & Co. 12/21/22 USD 10,548 EUR 10,710 (18)
Goldman Sachs & Co. 12/21/22 USD 226 HUF 93,022 16
Standard Chartered Bank 12/21/22 USD HUF 152
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. 12/21/22 USD 21,730 ILS 75,490 403
Standard Chartered Bank 12/21/22 USD 16,386 JPY 2,329,678 134
Bank of America, N.A. 12/21/22 USD 10,655 JPY 1,522,577 33
Royal Bank of Canada 12/21/22 USD 43,500 MXN 885,789 169
Bank of America, N.A. 12/21/22 USD 37,106 PLN 176,825 1,940
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Forward Currency Contracts (continued)
  Contract
Settlement
Date
Contract Amount (000) Unrealized
Appreciation
($000)
Unrealized
Depreciation
($000)
Counterparty Receive Deliver
Morgan Stanley Capital Services Inc. 10/13/22 USD 17,565 TRY 331,754 4
Morgan Stanley Capital Services Inc. 12/21/22 USD 9,599 TRY 204,940 (375)
Goldman Sachs & Co. 12/21/22 USD 5,075 TRY 101,201 150
Citibank, N.A. 12/21/22 USD 1,789 TRY 35,830 45
UBS AG 12/21/22 USD 182 TRY 3,665 3
Bank of America, N.A. 12/21/22 USD 3 TRY 68
            7,641 (1,386)
CHF—Swiss franc.
CNY—Chinese renminbi.
COP—Colombia peso.
CZK—Czech koruna.
EUR—euro.
HUF—Hungarian forint.
ILS—Israeli shekel.
JPY—Japanese yen.
MXN—Mexican peso.
PLN—Polish zloty.
TRY—Turkish lira.
USD—U.S. dollar.
    
Over-the-Counter Credit Default Swaps
Reference
Entity
Termination
Date
Counterparty Notional
Amount
($000)
Periodic
Premium
Received
(Paid)1
(%)
Value
($000)
Remaining
Up-Front
Premium
Paid
(Received)
($000)
Unrealized
Appreciation
($000)
Unrealized
Depreciation
($000)
Credit Protection Sold/Moody's Rating
Federation of Malaysia/A3 12/21/27 BARC 39,900 1.000 (364) (127) (237)
Federation of Malaysia/A3 12/21/27 MSCS 24,000 1.000 (220) (153) (67)
Federation of Malaysia/A3 12/21/27 MSCS 5,560 1.000 (51) (38) (13)
Republic of Chile/A2 12/21/27 BARC 27,860 1.000 (858) (879) 21
Republic of Chile/A2 12/21/27 JPMC 8,250 1.000 (254) (223) (31)
Republic of Chile/A2 12/21/27 MSCS 15,730 1.000 (485) (356) (129)
Republic of Philippines/Baa2 12/21/27 BARC 6,790 1.000 (146) (116) (30)
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Over-the-Counter Credit Default Swaps (continued)
Reference
Entity
Termination
Date
Counterparty Notional
Amount
($000)
Periodic
Premium
Received
(Paid)1
(%)
Value
($000)
Remaining
Up-Front
Premium
Paid
(Received)
($000)
Unrealized
Appreciation
($000)
Unrealized
Depreciation
($000)
Republic of Philippines/Baa2 12/21/27 GSI 38,470 1.000 (824) (132) (692)
Republic of Turkey/B3 12/21/27 BANA 41,570 1.000 (10,435) (10,458) 23
          (13,637) (12,482) 44 (1,199)
Credit Protection Purchased
Petroleos Mexicanos 12/22/26 BARC 15,300 (1.000) 3,153 1,342 1,811
Republic of Colombia 6/22/27 BANA 11,960 (1.000) 983 609 374
Republic of Colombia 6/22/27 JPMC 8,395 (1.000) 690 526 164
Republic of Colombia 6/22/27 MSCS 14,280 (1.000) 1,174 616 558
Republic of Korea 6/22/27 BNPSW 12,250 (1.000) (238) (296) 58
Republic of South Africa 6/22/27 BNPSW 12,000 (1.000) 1,062 902 160
Republic of South Africa 6/22/27 MSCS 11,955 (1.000) 1,058 898 160
          7,882 4,597 3,285
          (5,755) (7,885) 3,329 (1,199)
1 Periodic premium received/paid quarterly.
BANA—Bank of America, N.A.
BARC—Barclays Bank plc.
BNPSW—BNP Paribas.
GSI—Goldman Sachs International.
JPMC—JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.
MSCS—Morgan Stanley Capital Services LLC.
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.
At September 30, 2022, the counterparties had deposited in segregated accounts securities with a value of $3,538,000 and cash of $6,390,000 in connection with open forward currency contracts and open over-the-counter swap contracts.
Centrally Cleared Interest Rate Swaps
Termination
Date
Future
Effective
Date
Notional
Amount
($000)
Interest
Rate
Received
(%)
Interest
Rate
(Paid)
(%)
Value
($000)
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
($000)
6/28/24 6/28/231 1,267,9702 0.0003 (6.165)4 158 158
8/9/24 8/9/231 1,759,4552 0.0003 (5.301)4 636 636
1/2/25 N/A 183,1435 11.8504 (0.000)6 141 141
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Centrally Cleared Interest Rate Swaps (continued)
Termination
Date
Future
Effective
Date
Notional
Amount
($000)
Interest
Rate
Received
(%)
Interest
Rate
(Paid)
(%)
Value
($000)
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
($000)
3/16/26 3/16/231 18,783,3757 0.0008 (11.780)9 (154) (42)
12/21/27 12/21/221 2,958,91510 0.00011 (6.805)12 244 244
          1,025 1,137
1 Forward 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.
2 Notional amount denominated in Czeck koruna.
3 Based on Prague Interbank Offered Rate as of the most recent payment date. Interest payment received/paid semiannually.
4 Interest payment received/paid at maturity.
5 Notional amount denominated in Brazilian real.
6 Based on Brazil Interbank Deposit Certificate (CDI) as of the most recent payment date. Interest payment received/paid daily.
7 Notional amount denominated in Hungarian Forint.
8 Based on Budapest Interbank Offered Rate as of the most recent payment date. Interest payment received/paid semiannually.
9 Interest payment received/paid annually.
10 Notional amount denominated in Indian rupee.
11 Based on 1-day Overnight Mumbai Interbank Outright Rate as of the most recent payment date. Interest payment received/paid semiannually. 
12 Interest payment received/paid semiannually.
  
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.
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Statement of Assets and Liabilities
As of September 30, 2022
($000s, except shares and per-share amounts) Amount
Assets  
Investments in Securities, at Value  
Unaffiliated Issuers (Cost $2,418,828) 1,821,538
Affiliated Issuers (Cost $237,594) 237,617
Total Investments in Securities 2,059,155
Investment in Vanguard 82
Cash Collateral Pledged—Futures Contracts 7,519
Cash Collateral Pledged—Foward Currency Contracts and Over-the-Counter Swap Contracts 6,100
Cash Collateral Pledged—Centrally Cleared Swap Contracts 3,832
Foreign Currency, at Value (Cost $169) 135
Receivables for Investment Securities Sold 16,424
Receivables for Accrued Income 31,121
Receivables for Capital Shares Issued 1,881
Swap Premiums Paid 4,893
Variation Margin Receivable—Centrally Cleared Swap Contracts 252
Unrealized Appreciation—Forward Currency Contracts 7,641
Unrealized Appreciation—Over-the-Counter Swap Contracts 3,329
Total Assets 2,142,364
Liabilities  
Due to Custodian 6,091
Payables for Investment Securities Purchased 46,185
Payables for Capital Shares Redeemed 11,964
Payables for Distributions 1,398
Payables to Vanguard 365
Swap Premiums Received 12,778
Variation Margin Payable—Futures Contracts 1,435
Unrealized Depreciation—Forward Currency Contracts 1,386
Unrealized Depreciation—Over-the-Counter Swap Contracts 1,199
Total Liabilities 82,801
Net Assets 2,059,563
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Statement of Assets and Liabilities (continued)

At September 30, 2022, net assets consisted of:  
($000s, except shares and per-share amounts) Amount
Paid-in Capital 2,761,813
Total Distributable Earnings (Loss) (702,250)
Net Assets 2,059,563
 
Investor Shares—Net Assets  
Applicable to 19,444,235 outstanding $.001 par value shares of
beneficial interest (unlimited authorization)
169,948
Net Asset Value Per Share—Investor Shares $8.74
 
Admiral Shares—Net Assets  
Applicable to 92,934,907 outstanding $.001 par value shares of
beneficial interest (unlimited authorization)
1,889,615
Net Asset Value Per Share—Admiral Shares $20.33
  
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.
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Statement of Operations
  Year Ended
September 30, 2022
  ($000)
Investment Income  
Income  
Interest1,2 122,157
Total Income 122,157
Expenses  
The Vanguard Group—Note B  
Investment Advisory Services 182
Management and Administrative—Investor Shares 1,161
Management and Administrative—Admiral Shares 8,073
Marketing and Distribution—Investor Shares 27
Marketing and Distribution—Admiral Shares 118
Custodian Fees 84
Auditing Fees 42
Shareholders’ Reports—Investor Shares 17
Shareholders’ Reports—Admiral Shares 62
Trustees’ Fees and Expenses 1
Other Expenses 20
Total Expenses 9,787
Expenses Paid Indirectly (3)
Net Expenses 9,784
Net Investment Income 112,373
Realized Net Gain (Loss)  
Investment Securities Sold1,3 (177,074)
Futures Contracts 19,183
Options Purchased (1,953)
Options Written 913
Swap Contracts 12,656
Forward Currency Contracts 45,199
Foreign Currencies (7,158)
Realized Net Gain (Loss) (108,234)
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Statement of Operations (continued)
  Year Ended
September 30, 2022
  ($000)
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)  
Investment Securities1 (548,769)
Futures Contracts (4,193)
Options Purchased (574)
Swap Contracts 2,386
Forward Currency Contracts (5,542)
Foreign Currencies (1,961)
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) (558,653)
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations (554,514)
1 Interest income, realized net gain (loss), capital gain distributions received, and change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) from an affiliated company of the fund were $1,702,000, ($67,000), $8,000, and $14,000, respectively. Purchases and sales are for temporary cash investment purposes.
2 Interest is net of foreign withholding taxes of $56,000.
3 Realized gain (loss) is net of foreign capital gain taxes of $17,000.
  
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.
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Statement of Changes in Net Assets
  Year Ended September 30,
  2022
($000)
2021
($000)
     
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets    
Operations    
Net Investment Income 112,373 64,858
Realized Net Gain (Loss) (108,234) 51,799
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) (558,653) (38,880)
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations (554,514) 77,777
Distributions    
Investor Shares (16,513) (11,494)
Admiral Shares (140,877) (71,973)
Total Distributions (157,390) (83,467)
Capital Share Transactions    
Investor Shares (110,539) 220,426
Admiral Shares 351,587 1,332,635
Net Increase (Decrease) from Capital Share Transactions 241,048 1,553,061
Total Increase (Decrease) (470,856) 1,547,371
Net Assets    
Beginning of Period 2,530,419 983,048
End of Period 2,059,563 2,530,419
  
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.
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Financial Highlights
Investor Shares          
For a Share Outstanding
Throughout Each Period 
Year Ended September 30,
2022 2021 2020 2019 2018
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period $11.88 $11.73 $11.19 $10.36 $10.76
Investment Operations          
Net Investment Income1 .470 .386 .495 .524 .443
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments (2.929) .304 .655 .826 (.193)
Total from Investment Operations (2.459) .690 1.150 1.350 .250
Distributions          
Dividends from Net Investment Income (.488) (.391) (.400) (.520) (.439)
Distributions from Realized Capital Gains (.193) (.149) (.210) (.211)
Total Distributions (.681) (.540) (.610) (.520) (.650)
Net Asset Value, End of Period $8.74 $11.88 $11.73 $11.19 $10.36
Total Return2 -21.51% 5.91% 10.67% 13.40% 2.39%
Ratios/Supplemental Data          
Net Assets, End of Period (Millions) $170 $348 $129 $64 $25
Ratio of Total Expenses to Average Net Assets 0.55%3 0.55% 0.60% 0.60% 0.60%
Ratio of Net Investment Income to Average Net Assets 4.44% 3.21% 4.40% 4.73% 4.29%
Portfolio Turnover Rate 168% 186% 266% 272% 350%
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 The ratio of expenses to average net assets for the period net of reduction from custody fee offset arrangements was 0.55%.
  
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.
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Financial Highlights
Admiral Shares          
For a Share Outstanding
Throughout Each Period 
Year Ended September 30, December 6,
20171 to
September 30,
2018
2022 2021 2020 2019  
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period $27.64 $27.30 $26.03 $24.11 $24.80
Investment Operations          
Net Investment Income2 1.160 .942 1.192 1.228 .875
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments (6.844) .695 1.535 1.940 (.659)
Total from Investment Operations (5.684) 1.637 2.727 3.168 .216
Distributions          
Dividends from Net Investment Income (1.176) (.950) (.969) (1.248) (.906)
Distributions from Realized Capital Gains (.450) (.347) (.488)
Total Distributions (1.626) (1.297) (1.457) (1.248) (.906)
Net Asset Value, End of Period $20.33 $27.64 $27.30 $26.03 $24.11
Total Return3 -21.39% 6.03% 10.89% 13.53% 0.92%
Ratios/Supplemental Data          
Net Assets, End of Period (Millions) $1,890 $2,182 $854 $306 $76
Ratio of Total Expenses to Average Net Assets 0.40%4 0.40% 0.45% 0.45% 0.45%5
Ratio of Net Investment Income to Average Net Assets 4.81% 3.37% 4.54% 4.88% 4.44%5
Portfolio Turnover Rate 168% 186% 266% 272% 350%
1 Inception.
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 The ratio of expenses to average net assets for the period net of reduction from custody fee offset arrangements was 0.40%.
5 Annualized.
  
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.
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Notes to Financial Statements
Vanguard Emerging Markets Bond 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. 
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. Significant market disruptions, such as those caused by pandemics (e.g., COVID-19 pandemic), natural or environmental disasters, war (e.g., Russia’s invasion of Ukraine), acts of terrorism, or other events, can adversely affect local and global markets and normal market operations. Any such disruptions could have an adverse impact on the value of the fund’s investments and fund performance.
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. 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.
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. Options: The fund invests in options on foreign currency, which are transacted over-the-counter (OTC) and not on an exchange. 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
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net amounts due to the fund. The fund mitigates its counterparty risk by entering into options with a diverse group of prequalified counterparties and monitoring their financial strength. The primary risk associated with purchasing options on foreign currency is that the value of the underlying foreign currencies may move in such a way that 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 on foreign currency is that the value of the underlying foreign currencies may move in such a way that 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.
Options contracts on foreign currency are 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. The notional amounts of option contracts are not recorded in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. 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 September 30, 2022, the fund’s average value of investments in options purchased and options written represented less than 1% of net assets, based on the average market values at each quarter-end during the period.
4. 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 securities pledged as initial margin for open contracts are noted in the Schedule of Investments.
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 gains (losses) on futures contracts.
During the year ended September 30, 2022, the fund’s average investments in long and short futures contracts represented 5% and 8% of net assets, respectively, based on the average of the notional amounts at each quarter-end during the period.
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5. 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 securities pledged as collateral for open contracts are noted in the Schedule of Investments. 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 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 gains (losses) on forward currency contracts.
During the year ended September 30, 2022, the fund’s average investment in forward currency contracts represented 32% of net assets, based on the average of the notional amounts at each quarter-end during the period.
6. 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.
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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 either an amount that is a fixed percentage rate or a floating rate, which is reset periodically based on short-term interest rates, applied to a notional amount. In return, the counterparty agrees to pay a different floating rate, which is reset periodically based on short-term interest rates, applied to the same notional amount.
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.
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 Schedule of Investments. 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 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 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.
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During the year ended September 30, 2022, the fund’s average amounts of investments in credit protection sold and credit protection purchased represented 5% and 3% of net assets, respectively, based on the average of the notional amounts at each quarter-end during the period. The average amount of investments in interest rate swaps represented 6% of net assets, based on the average of notional amounts at each quarter-end during the period.
The following table summarizes the fund’s derivative assets and liabilities by counterparty for derivatives subject to arrangements that provide for offsetting assets and liabilities. Exchange-traded and centrally cleared derivatives are listed separately.
  Assets
Reflected in
Statement of
Assets and
Liabilities1
($000)
Liabilities
Reflected in
Statement of
Assets and
Liabilities1
($000)
Net Amount
Receivable
(Payable)
($000)
Amounts Not Offset in
the
Statement of Assets
and Liabilities
Net
Exposure3
(Not Less
Than $0)
($000)
  Collateral
Pledged2
($000)
Collateral
Received2
($000)
Derivatives Subject to
Offsetting Arrangements, by Counterparty
           
Bank of America, N.A. 2,378 (276) 2,102 6,100 2,102
Barclays Bank plc 1,832 (267) 1,565 2,009
BNP Paribas 218 218 674
Citibank, N.A. 45 45 10 35
Goldman Sachs & Co. 166 (18) 148 148
Goldman Sachs International (692) (692) 604
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. 567 (31) 536 855
Morgan Stanley Capital Services Inc. 5,410 (1,272) 4,138 5,870
Royal Bank of Canada 169 169 510
Standard Chartered Bank 167 (29) 138 138
UBS AG 26 26 26
Centrally Cleared
Swap Contracts
252 252 3,832
Exchange-Traded
Futures Contracts
(1,435) (1,435) 7,519
Total 11,230 (4,020) 7,210 18,055 9,928 2,449
1  Absent an event of default or early termination, derivative assets and liabilities are presented gross and not offset in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
2  Securities or other assets pledged as collateral are noted in the Schedule of Investments and Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Securities or other assets received as collateral are held in a segregated account and not included in the fund’s security holdings in the Schedule of Investments.
3  Net Exposure represents the net amount receivable from the counterparty in the event of default. Counterparties are not required to exchange collateral if amount is below a specified minimum transfer amount.
7. Federal Income Taxes: The fund intends to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company and distribute virtually all of its taxable income. The fund’s tax returns are open to examination by the relevant tax authorities until expiration of the applicable statute of limitations,
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which is generally three years after the filing of the tax return. Management has analyzed the fund’s tax positions taken for all open federal and state income tax years, and has concluded that no provision for income tax is required in the fund’s financial statements.
8. Distributions: Distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Distributions are determined on a tax basis at the fiscal year-end and may differ from net investment income and realized capital gains for financial reporting purposes.
9. Credit Facilities and Interfund Lending Program: The fund and certain other funds managed by The Vanguard Group ("Vanguard") participate in a $4.4 billion committed credit facility provided by a syndicate of lenders pursuant to a credit agreement and an uncommitted credit facility provided by Vanguard. Both facilities may be renewed annually. Each fund is individually liable for its borrowings, if any, under the credit facilities. Borrowings may be utilized for temporary or emergency purposes and are subject to the fund’s regulatory and contractual borrowing restrictions. With respect to the committed credit facility, the participating funds are charged administrative fees and an annual commitment fee of 0.10% of the undrawn committed amount of the facility, which 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 either facility bear interest at an agreed-upon spread plus the higher of the federal funds effective rate, the overnight bank funding rate, or the Daily Simple Secured Overnight Financing Rate inclusive of an additional agreed-upon spread.  However, borrowings under the uncommitted credit facility may bear interest based upon an alternate rate agreed to by the fund and Vanguard.
In accordance with an exemptive order (the “Order”) from the SEC, the fund may participate in a joint lending and borrowing program that allows registered open-end Vanguard funds to borrow money from and lend money to each other for temporary or emergency purposes (the “Interfund Lending Program”), subject to compliance with the terms and conditions of the Order, and to the extent permitted by the fund’s investment objective and investment policies. Interfund loans and borrowings normally extend overnight but can have a maximum duration of seven days. Loans may be called on one business day’s notice. The interest rate to be charged is governed by the conditions of the Order and internal procedures adopted by the board of trustees. The board of trustees is responsible for overseeing the Interfund Lending Program. 
For the year ended September 30, 2022, the fund did not utilize the credit facilities or the Interfund Lending Program.
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.
Taxes on foreign dividends and capital gains have been provided for in accordance with the fund’s understanding of the applicable countries’ tax rules and rates. Deferred foreign capital gains tax, if any, is accrued daily based upon net unrealized gains.
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
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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 and 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 September 30, 2022, the fund had contributed to Vanguard capital in the amount of $82,000, representing less than 0.01% of the fund’s net assets and 0.03% 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 September 30, 2022, custodian fee offset arrangements reduced the fund’s expenses by $3,000 (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 and derivatives. 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 and derivatives valued with significant unobservable inputs are noted on the Schedule of Investments.
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The following table summarizes the market value of the fund’s investments and derivatives as of September 30, 2022, based on the inputs used to value them:
  Level 1
($000)
Level 2
($000)
Level 3
($000)
Total
($000)
Investments        
Assets        
U.S. Government and Agency Obligations 34,491 34,491
Corporate Bonds 470,107 470,107
Sovereign Bonds 1,316,932 1,316,932
Temporary Cash Investments 237,617 237,617
Options Purchased 8 8
Total 237,617 1,821,538 2,059,155
Derivative Financial Instruments        
Assets        
Futures Contracts1 4,193 4,193
Forward Currency Contracts 7,641 7,641
Swap Contracts 1,1791 3,329 4,508
Total 5,372 10,970 16,342
Liabilities        
Futures Contracts1 6,960 6,960
Forward Currency Contracts 1,386 1,386
Swap Contracts 421 1,199 1,241
Total 7,002 2,585 9,587
1 Includes cumulative appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts and centrally cleared swaps, if any, as reported in the Schedule of Investments. Only current day’s variation margin is reported within the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
E. At September 30, 2022, the fair values of derivatives were reflected in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as follows:
    
Statement of Assets and Liabilities Interest Rate
Contracts
($000)
Foreign
Exchange
Contracts
($000)
Credit
Contracts
($000)
Total
($000)
Investments in Secuties, at Value—Unaffiliated Issuers (Options Purchased) 8 8
Swap Premiums Paid 4,893 4,893
Unrealized Appreciation—Futures Contracts1 4,193 4,193
Unrealized Appreciation—Centrally Cleared Swap Contracts1 1,179 1,179
Unrealized Appreciation—Forward Currency Contracts 7,641 7,641
Unrealized Appreciation—
Over-the-Counter Swap Contracts
3,329 3,329
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Statement of Assets and Liabilities Interest Rate
Contracts
($000)
Foreign
Exchange
Contracts
($000)
Credit
Contracts
($000)
Total
($000)
Total Assets 5,372 7,649 8,222 21,243
         
Swap Premiums Received 12,778 12,778
Unrealized Depreciation—Futures Contracts1 6,960 6,960
Unrealized Depreciation—Centrally Cleared Swap Contracts1 42 42
Unrealized Depreciation—Forward Currency Contracts 1,386 1,386
Unrealized Depreciation—
Over-the-Counter Swap Contracts
1,199 1,199
Total Liabilities 7,002 1,386 13,977 22,365
1 Includes cumulative appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts and centrally cleared swaps, if any, as reported in the Schedule of Investments. Only current day’s variation margin is reported within the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
Realized net gain (loss) and the change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on derivatives for the year ended September 30, 2022, were:
Realized Net Gain (Loss) on Derivatives Interest Rate
Contracts
($000)
Foreign
Exchange
Contracts
($000)
Credit
Contracts
($000)
Total
($000)
Futures Contracts 19,183 19,183
Options Purchased (1,953) (1,953)
Options Written 913 913
Swap Contracts 8,299 4,357 12,656
Forward Currency Contracts 45,199 45,199
Realized Net Gain (Loss) on Derivatives 27,482 44,159 4,357 75,998
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on Derivatives
Futures Contracts (4,193) (4,193)
Options Purchased (574) (574)
Swap Contracts 1,137 1,249 2,386
Forward Currency Contracts (5,542) (5,542)
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on Derivatives (3,056) (6,116) 1,249 (7,923)
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 applicable foreign currency transactions, corporate actions, swap agreements, and tax expense on capital gains were reclassified between the individual components of 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 deferral of losses from wash sales; the recognition of unrealized gains or losses from certain derivative contracts; the inclusion of payables for distributions; the recognition of gain or loss from foreign currency hedges; the treatment of amortization adjustments from certain fixed income securities; and corporate actions. 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 2,576
Undistributed Long-Term Gains
Capital Loss Carryforwards (211,431)
Qualified Late-Year Losses
Net Unrealized Gains (Losses) (491,997)
The tax character of distributions paid was as follows:
  Year Ended September 30,
  2022
Amount
($000)
2021
Amount
($000)
Ordinary Income* 146,873 83,228
Long-Term Capital Gains 10,517 239
Total 157,390 83,467
* Includes short-term capital gains, if any.
As of September 30, 2022, 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 2,546,489
Gross Unrealized Appreciation 42,106
Gross Unrealized Depreciation (534,103)
Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) (491,997)
G. During the year ended September 30, 2022, the fund purchased $3,348,006,000 of investment securities and sold $3,034,289,000 of investment securities, other than U.S. government securities and temporary cash investments. Purchases and sales of U.S. government securities were $394,803,000 and $356,614,000, 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 September 30, 2022, such purchases were $0 and sales were $21,579,000, resulting in net
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realized loss of $1,149,000; these amounts, other than temporary cash investments, are included in the purchases and sales of investment securities noted above.
H. Capital share transactions for each class of shares were:
    
  Year Ended September 30,  
  2022   2021
  Amount
($000)
Shares
(000)
  Amount
($000)
Shares
(000)
Investor Shares          
Issued 149,839 14,152   319,072 26,518
Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions 15,184 1,423   10,533 876
Redeemed (275,562) (25,467)   (109,179) (9,091)
Net Increase (Decrease)—Investor Shares (110,539) (9,892)   220,426 18,303
Admiral Shares          
Issued 1,382,857 57,046   1,672,098 59,838
Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions 120,787 4,991   60,074 2,148
Redeemed (1,152,057) (48,043)   (399,537) (14,310)
Net Increase (Decrease)—Admiral Shares 351,587 13,994   1,332,635 47,676
At September 30, 2022, one shareholder was a record or beneficial owner of 37% of the fund’s net assets. If this shareholder were to redeem its investment in the fund, the redemption might result in an increase in the fund’s expense ratio, cause the fund to incur higher transaction costs, or lead to the realization of taxable capital gains.
I. Management has determined that no events or transactions occurred subsequent to September 30, 2022, 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 Malvern Funds and Shareholders of Vanguard Emerging Markets Bond Fund
Opinion on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of investments, of Vanguard Emerging Markets Bond Fund (one of the funds constituting Vanguard Malvern Funds, referred to hereafter as the "Fund") as of September 30, 2022, the related statement of operations for the year ended September 30, 2022, the statement of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period ended September 30, 2022, including the related notes, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period ended September 30, 2022 (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 September 30, 2022, 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 September 30, 2022 and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period ended September 30, 2022 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 September 30, 2022 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
November 17, 2022
We have served as the auditor of one or more investment companies in The Vanguard Group of Funds since 1975.
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Tax information (unaudited)
For nonresident alien shareholders, 100% of short-term capital gain dividends distributed by the fund for the fiscal year are qualified short-term capital gains.
The fund distributed $10,517,000 as capital gain dividends (20% rate gain distributions) to shareholders during the fiscal year.
The fund hereby designates 78.7%, or if subsequently determined to be different, the maximum percentage allowable by law, of ordinary income dividends eligible to be treated as interest income for purposes of Section 163(j) and the regulations thereunder for the fiscal year.
The fund hereby designates $922,000, or if subsequently determined to be different, the maximum amount allowable by law, of interest earned from obligations of the U.S. government which is generally exempt from state income tax.
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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 206 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. Member of the board of governors of the Investment Company Institute and the board of governors of FINRA. Trustee and vice chair of The Shipley School.
Independent Trustees
Tara Bunch
Born in 1962. Trustee since November 2021. Principal occupation(s) during the past five years and other experience: head of global operations at Airbnb (2020–present). Vice president of AppleCare (2012–2020). Member of the board of directors of Out & Equal (2002–2006), the advisory board of the University of California, Berkeley School of Engineering (2020–present), and the advisory board
of Santa Clara University’s Leavey School of Business (2018–present).
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. Member of the board of directors of the University of Rochester Medical Center, the Monroe Community College Foundation, the United Way of Rochester, North Carolina A&T University, Roberts Wesleyan College, and the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra. Trustee of the University of Rochester.                            
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). Director of the V Foundation. Member of the advisory council for the College of
 
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.

 

Arts and Letters at the University of Notre Dame. Chairman of the board of Saint Anselm College.
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: adjunct professor of finance at the University of Notre Dame (2020–present). Chief investment officer (retired 2020) and vice president (retired 2020) of the University of Notre Dame. Assistant professor (retired June 2020) 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 Catholic Investment Services, Inc. (investment advisors), the board of superintendence of the Institute for the Works of Religion, and the board of directors of Paxos Trust Company (finance).
Deanna Mulligan
Born in 1963. Trustee since January 2018. Principal occupation(s) during the past five years and other experience: chief executive officer of Purposeful (advisory firm for CEOs and C-level executives; 2021–present). Board chair (2020), chief executive officer (2011–2020), and president (2010–2019) of The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America. 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 Economic Club of New York. Trustee of the Partnership for New York City (business leadership), Chief Executives for Corporate Purpose, and the NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital.
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 (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. Colin W. Brown Distinguished Professor of the Practice of Law (2021–present), professor (2020–present), Distinguished Fellow of the Global Financial Markets Center (2020–present), and Rubenstein Fellow (2017–2020) at Duke University. Trustee (2017–present) of Amherst College and member of Amherst College Investment Committee (2019–present). Member of the Regenerative Crisis Response Committee (2020–present).
David A. Thomas
Born in 1956. Trustee since July 2021. Principal occupation(s) during the past five years and other experience: president of Morehouse College (2018–present). Professor of business administration, emeritus at Harvard University (2017–2018). Dean (2011–2016) and professor of management (2016–2017) at the Georgetown University McDonough School of Business. Director of DTE Energy Company (2013–present). Trustee of Common Fund (2019–present).
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). Member of the BMW Group Mobility Council.

 

Executive Officers
Christine M. Buchanan
Born in 1970. Principal occupation(s) during the past five years and other experience: principal of Vanguard. Chief financial officer (2021–present) and treasurer (2017–present) of each of the investment companies served by Vanguard. Partner (2005–2017) at KPMG (audit, tax, and advisory services).
John Galloway
Born in 1973. Principal occupation(s) during the past five years and other experience: principal of Vanguard. Investment stewardship officer (September 2020–present) of each of the investment companies served by Vanguard. Head of Investor Advocacy (February 2020–present) and head of Marketing Strategy and Planning (2017–2020) at Vanguard. Special assistant to the President of the United States (2015).
Ashley Grim
Born in 1984. Principal occupation(s) during the past five years and other experience: treasurer (February 2022–present) of each of the investment companies served by Vanguard. Fund transfer agent controller (2019–2022) and director of Audit Services (2017–2019) at Vanguard. Senior manager (2015–2017) at PriceWaterhouseCoopers (audit and assurance, consulting, and tax services).
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
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Annual Report  |  September 30, 2022
Vanguard Institutional Bond Funds
Vanguard Institutional Short-Term Bond Fund
Vanguard Institutional Intermediate-Term Bond Fund

 

Contents
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.

 

Your Fund’s Performance at a Glance
The 12 months ended September 30, 2022, were a challenging time for financial markets. Vanguard Institutional Short-Term Bond Fund returned –4.89% for the period, outpacing its benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. Government/Credit 1–3 Year ex Baa Index, which returned –5.07%. Vanguard Institutional Intermediate-Term Bond Fund also held up relatively well. The fund returned –9.93%, while its benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. Intermediate Aggregate ex Baa Index, returned –11.33%.
The economic backdrop deteriorated as inflation soared to multidecade highs, fueled in part by higher energy and food prices in the wake of Russia’s February invasion of Ukraine. Price increases then broadened to other categories of goods and services, adding to concerns that inflation would remain stubbornly high. That in turn prompted aggressive tightening by the Federal Reserve to bring inflation back in check, which weighed on bond prices and increased fears of recession.
The Short-Term Fund fared a bit better than its benchmark index thanks to its holdings in government agency bonds and security selection in investment-grade corporate bonds.
The primary driver of the Intermediate-Term Fund’s outperformance versus its benchmark was its shorter duration (a measure, in years, of a portfolio’s sensitivity to changes in interest rates).
Market Barometer
  Average Annual Total Returns
Periods Ended September 30, 2022
  One Year Three Years Five Years
Stocks      
Russell 1000 Index (Large-caps) -17.22% 7.95% 9.00%
Russell 2000 Index (Small-caps) -23.50 4.29 3.55
Russell 3000 Index (Broad U.S. market) -17.63 7.70 8.62
FTSE All-World ex US Index (International) -24.76 -0.95 -0.38
Bonds      
Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Float Adjusted Index
(Broad taxable market)
-14.61% -3.22% -0.23%
Bloomberg Municipal Bond Index
(Broad tax-exempt market)
-11.50 -1.85 0.59
FTSE Three-Month U.S. Treasury Bill Index 0.63 0.57 1.12
CPI      
Consumer Price Index 8.20% 4.95% 3.76%
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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 September 30, 2022      
  Beginning
Account Value
3/31/2022
Ending
Account Value
9/30/2022
Expenses
Paid During
Period
Based on Actual Fund Return      
Institutional Short-Term Bond Fund $1,000.00 $979.70 $0.10
Institutional Intermediate-Term Bond Fund $1,000.00 $945.80 $0.10
Based on Hypothetical 5% Yearly Return      
Institutional Short-Term Bond Fund $1,000.00 $1,024.97 $0.10
Institutional Intermediate-Term Bond Fund $1,000.00 $1,024.97 $0.10
The calculations are based on expenses incurred in the most recent six-month period. The funds’ annualized six-month expense ratio for that period are 0.02% for Institutional Short-Term Bond Fund and 0.02% for Institutional Intermediate-Term Bond Fund. 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 (183/365).
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Institutional Short-Term Bond 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: September 30, 2012, Through September 30, 2022
Initial Investment of $10,000,000
    Average Annual Total Returns
Periods Ended September 30, 2022
 
    One
Year
Five
Years
Ten
Years
Final Value
of a $10,000,000
Investment
 Institutional Short-Term Bond Fund
Institutional Plus Shares
-4.89% 1.02% 1.09% $11,148,907
 Bloomberg U.S. Government/Credit 1–3 Year ex Baa Index -5.07 0.64 0.72 10,739,725
 Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Float Adjusted Index -14.61 -0.23 0.91 10,952,804
The fund is the successor to VFTC Short-Term Bond Trust (the predecessor trust), a collective trust managed by Vanguard Fiduciary Trust Company, an affiliate of The Vanguard Group, Inc. The predecessor trust transferred its assets to the fund in connection with the fund’s commencement of operations on or about June 19, 2015. The performance of the fund’s Institutional Plus Shares includes the performance of the predecessor trust prior to the commencement of the fund’s operations. The performance of the predecessor trust has not been adjusted to reflect the expenses of the fund’s Institutional Plus Shares. If the performance of the predecessor trust was adjusted to reflect the expenses of the fund’s Institutional Plus Shares, the predecessor trust’s performance would have been lower. The fund is managed with the same investment objective, strategies, policies, and risks as the predecessor trust. The predecessor trust was not an investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940. If the predecessor trust had been an investment company, its performance may have been different.
See Financial Highlights for dividend and capital gains information.
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Institutional Short-Term Bond Fund
Fund Allocation
As of September 30, 2022
Asset-Backed/Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities 34.6%
Corporate Bonds 32.2
Sovereign Bonds 4.8
Taxable Municipal Bonds 0.8
U.S. Government and Agency Obligations 27.6
The table reflects the fund’s investments, except for short-term investments and derivatives. The agency and mortgage-backed securities 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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Institutional Short-Term Bond Fund
Financial Statements
Schedule of Investments
As of September 30, 2022
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.
      Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000)
Market
Value

($000)
U.S. Government and Agency Obligations (28.1%)
U.S. Government Securities (26.6%)
United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.125%           7/31/23   250,000   241,641
1,2 United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.500%          11/30/23   254,000   243,046
United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.750%          12/31/23   227,000   217,211
United States Treasury Note/Bond 2.625%          12/31/23    74,000    72,462
United States Treasury Note/Bond 2.500%           5/31/24   200,660   194,828
2 United States Treasury Note/Bond 3.000%           7/31/24   408,972   399,834
United States Treasury Note/Bond 3.250%           8/31/24   183,000   179,683
United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.750%          11/15/24    25,000    23,223
United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.500%           2/15/25     5,600     5,248
2 United States Treasury Note/Bond 2.625%           4/15/25   502,325   482,310
United States Treasury Note/Bond 2.875%           6/15/25   200,560   193,415
United States Treasury Note/Bond 3.000%           7/15/25    66,750    64,518
United States Treasury Note/Bond 3.125%           8/15/25   210,000   203,569
                                       2,520,988
Conventional Mortgage-Backed Securities (1.0%)  
3,4,5 UMBS Pool 2.500%          10/25/52   107,000    89,763
Nonconventional Mortgage-Backed Securities (0.5%)  
3,4 Fannie Mae REMICS 3.000%  9/25/50–12/25/51     7,333     5,954
3,4 Freddie Mac REMICS 2.000%          12/25/51       349       260
3,4 Freddie Mac REMICS 3.000%  7/25/51–10/25/51     5,673     4,477
3 Ginnie Mae REMICS 1.500%  5/20/51–12/20/51     2,035     1,720
3 Ginnie Mae REMICS 2.000%          11/20/51     1,991     1,420
3 Ginnie Mae REMICS 2.500%           9/20/51     4,073     3,459
3 Ginnie Mae REMICS 3.000% 11/20/50–12/20/51    40,726    33,734
3 Ginnie Mae REMICS 3.500%          11/20/51       731       617
                                           51,641
Total U.S. Government and Agency Obligations (Cost $2,745,899) 2,662,392
Asset-Backed/Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities (33.8%)
3 Ally Auto Receivables Trust Series 2019-1 3.020%           4/15/24     3,569     3,568
3 Ally Auto Receivables Trust Series 2019-3 1.930%           5/15/24     1,498     1,495
3 Ally Auto Receivables Trust Series 2022-1 3.310%          11/15/26    12,080    11,835
3 Ally Auto Receivables Trust Series 2022-1 3.450%           6/15/27     5,930     5,702
3 American Express Credit Account Master Trust Series 2022-2 3.390%           5/15/27    35,880    34,765
3 American Express Credit Account Master Trust Series 2022-3 3.750%           8/15/27    91,370    89,205
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Institutional Short-Term Bond Fund
      Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000)
Market
Value

($000)
3 AmeriCredit Automobile Receivables Trust Series 2020-2 0.660%          12/18/24     1,948     1,937
3 AmeriCredit Automobile Receivables Trust Series 2021-1 0.370%           8/18/25    16,968    16,692
3 AmeriCredit Automobile Receivables Trust Series 2021-3 0.760%           8/18/26     8,010     7,701
3 AmeriCredit Automobile Receivables Trust Series 2022-1 2.450%          11/18/26    29,820    28,704
3,6 ARI Fleet Lease Trust Series 2022-A 3.120%           1/15/31     7,510     7,366
3,6 ARI Fleet Lease Trust Series 2022-A 3.430%           1/15/31     4,150     3,969
3,6 Aventura Mall Trust Series 2018-AVM 4.249%            7/5/40       240       220
3,6 Avis Budget Rental Car Funding AESOP LLC Series 2019-2A 3.350%           9/22/25    12,150    11,683
3 BA Credit Card Trust Series 2021-A1 0.440%           9/15/26     8,540     8,032
3 BA Credit Card Trust Series 2022-A1 3.530%          11/15/27    18,130    17,644
3 Banc of America Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2015-UBS7 3.441%           9/15/48     3,506     3,323
3 BANK Series 2017-BNK6 3.254%           7/15/60       440       408
3 BANK Series 2017-BNK6 3.518%           7/15/60       420       392
3 BANK Series 2017-BNK6 3.741%           7/15/60        30        28
3 BANK Series 2017-BNK7 3.435%           9/15/60       280       260
3 BANK Series 2017-BNK8 3.488%          11/15/50     1,120     1,036
3 BANK Series 2017-BNK9 3.538%          11/15/54     4,800     4,449
3 BANK Series 2018-BNK10 3.641%           2/15/61       380       364
3 BANK Series 2018-BNK12 4.255%           5/15/61       250       238
3 BANK Series 2018-BNK14 4.185%           9/15/60       445       430
3 BANK Series 2018-BNK14 4.231%           9/15/60       250       239
3 BANK Series 2019-BNK17 3.623%           4/15/52       181       170
3 BANK Series 2019-BNK17 3.714%           4/15/52       576       531
3 BANK Series 2019-BNK19 3.183%           8/15/61       470       417
3 BANK Series 2019-BNK20 3.011%           9/15/62       100        88
3 BANK Series 2020-BNK28 1.725%           3/15/63     1,000       851
3 BANK Series 2020-BNK30 1.673%          12/15/53       700       588
3 Bank of America Merrill Lynch Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2017-BNK3 3.574%           2/15/50       160       150
3 BBCMS Mortgage Trust Series 2020-C8 1.867%          10/15/53     1,620     1,383
3 BBCMS Mortgage Trust Series 2022-C16 4.021%           6/15/55       902       876
3 Benchmark Mortgage Trust Series 2018-B1 3.666%           1/15/51       530       493
3 Benchmark Mortgage Trust Series 2018-B1 3.878%           1/15/51        60        55
3 Benchmark Mortgage Trust Series 2018-B2 3.882%           2/15/51       580       543
3 Benchmark Mortgage Trust Series 2018-B8 3.963%           1/15/52       400       380
3 Benchmark Mortgage Trust Series 2019-B10 3.615%           3/15/62       194       182
3 Benchmark Mortgage Trust Series 2020-B19 1.745%           9/15/53     1,000       845
3 Benchmark Mortgage Trust Series 2020-B21 1.798%          12/17/53       600       507
3 Benchmark Mortgage Trust Series 2020-B22 1.731%           1/15/54       700       587
3 Benchmark Mortgage Trust Series 2022-B34 3.961%           4/15/55     4,800     4,468
3 BMW Vehicle Owner Trust Series 2019-A 1.920%           1/25/24     1,221     1,219
3 BMW Vehicle Owner Trust Series 2020-A 0.620%           4/26/27     4,550     4,347
3 BMW Vehicle Owner Trust Series 2022-A 3.440%          12/26/28    14,200    13,589
3,7 Brazos Higher Education Authority Inc. Series 2011-1, 3M USD LIBOR + 0.800% 3.797%           2/25/30       481       480
3,6 BX Trust Series 2019-OC11 3.202%           12/9/41       760       636
3,6 Canadian Pacer Auto Receivables Trust Series 2019-1A 2.960%           6/19/24     1,794     1,785
3,6 Canadian Pacer Auto Receivables Trust Series 2020-1A 1.830%           7/19/24     3,636     3,598
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Institutional Short-Term Bond Fund
      Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000)
Market
Value

($000)
3,6 Canadian Pacer Auto Receivables Trust Series 2020-1A 1.890%           3/19/25     2,150     2,080
3,6 Canadian Pacer Auto Receivables Trust Series 2021-1A 0.500%          10/20/25    10,410     9,969
3 Capital One Multi-Asset Execution Trust Series 2019-A3 2.060%           8/15/28    29,960    27,220
3 Capital One Multi-Asset Execution Trust Series 2021-A3 1.040%          11/15/26    28,550    26,541
3 Capital One Multi-Asset Execution Trust Series 2022-A1 2.800%           3/15/27    28,420    27,305
3 Capital One Multi-Asset Execution Trust Series 2022-A2 3.490%           5/15/27    55,390    53,711
3 Capital One Prime Auto Receivables Trust Series 2019-1 2.560%          10/15/24     5,013     4,997
3 Capital One Prime Auto Receivables Trust Series 2020-1 1.630%           8/15/25     4,340     4,213
3 Capital One Prime Auto Receivables Trust Series 2021-1 0.770%           9/15/26    10,630    10,047
3 Capital One Prime Auto Receivables Trust Series 2021-1 1.040%           4/15/27     7,670     6,925
3 Capital One Prime Auto Receivables Trust Series 2022-2 3.660%           5/17/27    15,660    15,314
3 Capital One Prime Auto Receivables Trust Series 2022-2 3.690%          12/15/27    14,330    13,808
3,6 CARDS II Trust Series 2021-1A 0.602%           4/15/27    38,910    36,630
3 CarMax Auto Owner Trust Series 2018-4 3.480%           2/15/24     3,223     3,224
3 CarMax Auto Owner Trust Series 2019-3 2.300%           4/15/25     5,400     5,294
3 CarMax Auto Owner Trust Series 2019-4 2.130%           7/15/25     3,830     3,742
3 CarMax Auto Owner Trust Series 2020-1 2.030%           6/16/25     5,620     5,459
3 CarMax Auto Owner Trust Series 2020-3 0.770%           3/16/26     4,900     4,675
3 CarMax Auto Owner Trust Series 2021-2 0.520%           2/17/26    18,620    18,028
3 CarMax Auto Owner Trust Series 2021-2 0.810%          12/15/26     7,160     6,601
3 CarMax Auto Owner Trust Series 2021-3 0.550%           6/15/26    16,480    15,697
3 CarMax Auto Owner Trust Series 2021-4 0.560%           9/15/26    14,320    13,679
3 CarMax Auto Owner Trust Series 2022-1 1.470%          12/15/26    23,660    22,712
3 CarMax Auto Owner Trust Series 2022-1 1.700%           8/16/27    18,560    17,001
3 CarMax Auto Owner Trust Series 2022-2 3.490%           2/16/27    11,460    11,216
3 CarMax Auto Owner Trust Series 2022-2 3.620%           9/15/27    11,400    11,045
3 Carvana Auto Receivables Trust Series 2020-P1 0.610%           10/8/26     4,850     4,547
3 Carvana Auto Receivables Trust Series 2021-P3 0.700%          11/10/26    11,650    10,960
3 Carvana Auto Receivables Trust Series 2021-P3 1.030%           6/10/27     5,590     4,984
3 Carvana Auto Receivables Trust Series 2022-P1 3.350%           2/10/27    15,500    15,066
3 CD Mortgage Trust Series 2016-CD1 2.724%           8/10/49       540       491
3 CD Mortgage Trust Series 2016-CD1 2.926%           8/10/49     4,800     4,300
3 CD Mortgage Trust Series 2017-CD5 3.684%           8/15/50     4,708     4,319
3 CD Mortgage Trust Series 2017-CD6 3.456%          11/13/50     1,130     1,049
3 CD Mortgage Trust Series 2017-CD6 3.709%          11/13/50       650       593
3 CD Mortgage Trust Series 2018-CD7 4.013%           8/15/51       800       750
3 CD Mortgage Trust Series 2018-CD7 4.279%           8/15/51       900       861
3 CFCRE Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2016-C4 3.283%           5/10/58       472       440
3,6 Chesapeake Funding II LLC Series 2019-1A 2.940%           4/15/31       208       208
3,6 Chesapeake Funding II LLC Series 2019-2A 1.950%           9/15/31     1,302     1,301
8

 

Institutional Short-Term Bond Fund
      Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000)
Market
Value

($000)
3,6 Chesapeake Funding II LLC Series 2020-1A 0.870%           8/15/32     7,475     7,396
3 Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2014-GC21 3.855%           5/10/47     1,054     1,034
3 Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2014-GC23 3.863%           7/10/47       255       247
3 Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2014-GC25 3.635%          10/10/47     2,250     2,180
3 Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2015-GC31 3.497%           6/10/48     4,347     4,164
3 Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2015-GC31 3.762%           6/10/48       850       816
3 Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2015-GC35 3.549%          11/10/48     4,800     4,558
3 Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2016-GC36 3.349%           2/10/49       570       542
3 Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2017-C4 3.471%          10/12/50       520       481
3 Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2017-P8 3.203%           9/15/50       800       737
3 Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2017-P8 3.465%           9/15/50     1,085     1,005
3 Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2017-P8 3.789%           9/15/50       170       154
3 Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2018-C5 4.228%           6/10/51       230       219
3 CNH Equipment Trust Series 2020-A 1.510%           4/15/27     2,310     2,209
3 CNH Equipment Trust Series 2022-A 2.940%           7/15/27    10,960    10,522
3 CNH Equipment Trust Series 2022-A 3.030%           3/15/29     9,390     8,846
3 CNH Equipment Trust Series 2022-B 3.890%           8/16/27    10,540    10,333
3 CNH Equipment Trust Series 2022-B 3.910%           3/15/28     5,460     5,284
3 COMM Mortgage Trust Series 2012-CR5 2.771%          12/10/45       107       107
3 COMM Mortgage Trust Series 2013-CR8 3.612%           6/10/46        20        20
3 COMM Mortgage Trust Series 2013-CR9 4.411%           7/10/45       731       726
3,6 COMM Mortgage Trust Series 2013-CR9 4.435%           7/10/45     3,169     3,119
3 COMM Mortgage Trust Series 2013-CR11 4.258%           8/10/50       813       808
3 COMM Mortgage Trust Series 2013-CR13 4.194%          11/10/46       837       827
3 COMM Mortgage Trust Series 2013-LC6 2.941%           1/10/46       328       328
3 COMM Mortgage Trust Series 2013-LC13 4.205%           8/10/46       143       142
3 COMM Mortgage Trust Series 2014-CR14 3.955%           2/10/47        20        20
3 COMM Mortgage Trust Series 2014-CR17 3.977%           5/10/47       500       490
3 COMM Mortgage Trust Series 2014-CR17 4.174%           5/10/47       350       341
3 COMM Mortgage Trust Series 2015-CR26 3.359%          10/10/48     4,286     4,101
3 COMM Mortgage Trust Series 2015-CR27 3.612%          10/10/48       950       905
3 CSAIL Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2015-C3 3.447%           8/15/48     1,261     1,207
3 CSAIL Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2015-C4 3.808%          11/15/48     1,500     1,435
3 CSAIL Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2016-C7 3.502%          11/15/49       900       843
3 CSAIL Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2017-C8 3.392%           6/15/50     1,240     1,148
3 DBJPM Mortgage Trust Series 2016-C3 2.632%           8/10/49       900       828
3 DBJPM Mortgage Trust Series 2017-C6 3.328%           6/10/50       740       683
3,6 Dell Equipment Finance Trust Series 2020-2 0.570%          10/23/23    12,050    11,918
3 Discover Card Execution Note Trust Series 2021-A2 1.030%           9/15/28     6,730     5,870
9

 

Institutional Short-Term Bond Fund
      Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000)
Market
Value

($000)
3 Discover Card Execution Note Trust Series 2022-A2 3.320%           5/15/27    52,450    50,826
3 Discover Card Execution Note Trust Series 2022-A3 3.560%           7/15/27    80,410    77,834
3,6 DLLAA LLC Series 2021-1A 0.670%           4/17/26    22,900    21,596
3,6 DLLAD LLC Series 2021-1A 0.640%           9/21/26     7,550     7,011
3,6 DLLMT LLC Series 2021-1A 1.000%           7/21/25     7,330     6,961
3,6 DLLMT LLC Series 2021-1A 1.240%           6/20/29     4,890     4,481
3,6 DLLST LLC Series 2022-1A 3.690%           9/20/28     3,060     2,964
3,6,7 Edsouth Indenture No. 9 LLC Series 2015-1, 1M USD LIBOR + 0.800% 3.884%          10/25/56       304       301
3,6 Enterprise Fleet Financing LLC Series 2019-3 2.060%           5/20/25       757       756
3,6 Enterprise Fleet Financing LLC Series 2020-2 0.610%           7/20/26     8,734     8,491
3,6 Enterprise Fleet Financing LLC Series 2021-2 0.480%           5/20/27     8,739     8,371
3,6 Enterprise Fleet Financing LLC Series 2021-3 0.770%           8/20/27     9,285     8,887
3,6 Enterprise Fleet Financing LLC Series 2022-1 3.030%           1/20/28    15,030    14,693
3,6 Evergreen Credit Card Trust Series 2021-1 0.900%          10/15/26    14,410    13,288
3,4 FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass-Through Certificates Series K041 3.171%          10/25/24    36,000    35,056
3,4 FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass-Through Certificates Series K044 2.811%           1/25/25    33,338    32,104
3,4 FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass-Through Certificates Series K045 3.023%           1/25/25    25,683    24,820
3,4 FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass-Through Certificates Series K046 3.205%           3/25/25    42,500    41,149
3 Ford Credit Auto Lease Trust Series 2020-B 0.690%          10/15/23     2,016     2,014
3 Ford Credit Auto Lease Trust Series 2022-A 3.370%           7/15/25     9,330     9,082
3 Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust Series 2019-A 2.850%           8/15/24    12,886    12,863
3,6 Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust Series 2020-1 2.040%           8/15/31     7,390     6,885
3 Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust Series 2020-A 1.040%           8/15/24     3,092     3,059
3 Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust Series 2020-A 1.350%           7/15/25     2,660     2,575
3 Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust Series 2020-B 0.790%          11/15/25    27,200    26,096
3 Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust Series 2020-C 0.510%           8/15/26    18,530    17,231
3,6 Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust Series 2022-1 3.880%          11/15/34    17,480    16,816
3 Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust Series 2022-A 1.290%           6/15/26    15,560    14,812
3 Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust Series 2022-A 1.560%           5/15/27    18,150    16,676
3 Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust Series 2022-B 3.740%           9/15/26    22,300    22,025
3 Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust Series 2022-B 3.930%           8/15/27     8,900     8,740
3 Ford Credit Floorplan Master Owner Trust A Series 2020-1 0.700%           9/15/25    16,380    15,765
3 Ford Credit Floorplan Master Owner Trust A Series 2020-2 1.060%           9/15/27    22,350    19,989
3 GM Financial Automobile Leasing Trust Series 2020-2 1.010%           7/22/24     1,596     1,594
3 GM Financial Automobile Leasing Trust Series 2020-3 0.510%          10/21/24     5,380     5,347
3 GM Financial Automobile Leasing Trust Series 2021-2 0.410%           5/20/25     5,110     4,899
3 GM Financial Automobile Leasing Trust Series 2021-3 0.390%          10/21/24    27,420    26,514
3 GM Financial Automobile Leasing Trust Series 2021-3 0.500%           7/21/25     1,370     1,295
3 GM Financial Automobile Leasing Trust Series 2022-2 3.540%           5/20/26    13,420    13,120
3 GM Financial Consumer Automobile Receivables Trust Series 2019-1 3.110%           7/16/24     7,959     7,959
10

 

Institutional Short-Term Bond Fund
      Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000)
Market
Value

($000)
3 GM Financial Consumer Automobile Receivables Trust Series 2019-2 2.710%           8/16/24     5,914     5,904
3 GM Financial Consumer Automobile Receivables Trust Series 2019-3 2.180%           4/16/24     1,762     1,761
3 GM Financial Consumer Automobile Receivables Trust Series 2019-4 1.760%           1/16/25     3,810     3,752
3 GM Financial Consumer Automobile Receivables Trust Series 2020-1 1.840%           9/16/24     3,923     3,902
3 GM Financial Consumer Automobile Receivables Trust Series 2020-3 0.580%           1/16/26    13,500    12,776
3 GM Financial Consumer Automobile Receivables Trust Series 2021-1 0.350%          10/16/25    10,096     9,799
3 GM Financial Consumer Automobile Receivables Trust Series 2021-1 0.540%           5/17/27     7,910     7,357
3 GM Financial Consumer Automobile Receivables Trust Series 2021-2 0.820%          10/16/26     8,690     7,985
3 GM Financial Consumer Automobile Receivables Trust Series 2021-3 0.480%           6/16/26    19,990    19,075
3 GM Financial Consumer Automobile Receivables Trust Series 2021-3 0.730%           8/16/27     9,190     8,399
3 GM Financial Consumer Automobile Receivables Trust Series 2021-4 0.680%           9/16/26    14,120    13,320
3 GM Financial Consumer Automobile Receivables Trust Series 2021-4 0.990%          10/18/27     7,000     6,336
3 GM Financial Consumer Automobile Receivables Trust Series 2022-1 1.510%           4/17/28    13,020    11,904
3 GM Financial Consumer Automobile Receivables Trust Series 2022-2 3.100%           2/16/27    14,810    14,360
3 GM Financial Consumer Automobile Receivables Trust Series 2022-2 3.250%           4/17/28    13,910    13,350
3,6 GMF Floorplan Owner Revolving Trust Series 2019-2 2.900%           4/15/26     8,400     8,177
3,6 GMF Floorplan Owner Revolving Trust Series 2020-1 0.680%           8/15/25     9,540     9,223
3,6 GMF Floorplan Owner Revolving Trust Series 2020-2 0.690%          10/15/25    23,510    22,589
3,6 Golden Credit Card Trust Series 2018-4A 3.440%           8/15/25    19,010    18,802
3,6 Golden Credit Card Trust Series 2021-1A 1.140%           8/15/28    12,890    11,300
3,6 GreatAmerica Leasing Receivables Funding LLC Series 2020-1 1.760%           8/15/23     8,193     8,151
3 GS Mortgage Securities Corp. II Series 2018-GS10 4.155%           7/10/51       250       234
3 GS Mortgage Securities Trust Series 2013-GC12 3.135%           6/10/46     1,176     1,165
3 GS Mortgage Securities Trust Series 2014-GC20 3.998%           4/10/47     1,000       984
3 GS Mortgage Securities Trust Series 2014-GC24 3.931%           9/10/47       110       107
3 GS Mortgage Securities Trust Series 2014-GC24 4.162%           9/10/47        60        58
3 GS Mortgage Securities Trust Series 2015-GC30 3.382%           5/10/50         5         5
3 GS Mortgage Securities Trust Series 2015-GC32 3.498%           7/10/48     4,539     4,331
3 GS Mortgage Securities Trust Series 2015-GC34 3.244%          10/10/48     4,027     3,827
3 GS Mortgage Securities Trust Series 2015-GC34 3.506%          10/10/48       770       731
3 GS Mortgage Securities Trust Series 2015-GS1 3.470%          11/10/48     4,800     4,569
11

 

Institutional Short-Term Bond Fund
      Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000)
Market
Value

($000)
3 GS Mortgage Securities Trust Series 2016-GS3 2.850%          10/10/49       580       533
3 GS Mortgage Securities Trust Series 2019-GC40 3.160%           7/10/52       140       125
3 GS Mortgage Securities Trust Series 2019-GC42 3.001%            9/1/52       500       441
3 GS Mortgage Securities Trust Series 2020-GSA2 2.012%          12/12/53     1,360     1,069
3 Harley-Davidson Motorcycle Trust Series 2019-A 2.390%          11/15/26     2,607     2,600
3 Harley-Davidson Motorcycle Trust Series 2020-A 1.870%          10/15/24     2,000     1,993
3 Harley-Davidson Motorcycle Trust Series 2020-A 1.930%           4/15/27     3,640     3,583
3 Harley-Davidson Motorcycle Trust Series 2021-A 0.370%           4/15/26     8,558     8,368
3 Harley-Davidson Motorcycle Trust Series 2021-B 0.560%          11/16/26    16,050    15,497
3 Harley-Davidson Motorcycle Trust Series 2022-A 3.060%           2/15/27    15,870    15,333
3 Harley-Davidson Motorcycle Trust Series 2022-A 3.260%           1/15/30    11,160    10,560
3,6 Hertz Vehicle Financing III LLC Series 2022-1A 1.990%           6/25/26    12,330    11,332
3,6 Hertz Vehicle Financing III LLC Series 2022-3A 3.370%           3/25/25    16,790    16,413
3 Honda Auto Receivables Owner Trust Series 2019-2 2.540%           3/21/25     1,201     1,200
3 Honda Auto Receivables Owner Trust Series 2019-3 1.780%           8/15/23     1,821     1,819
3 Honda Auto Receivables Owner Trust Series 2020-2 1.090%          10/15/26     4,970     4,794
3 Honda Auto Receivables Owner Trust Series 2020-3 0.460%           4/19/27     8,970     8,562
3 Honda Auto Receivables Owner Trust Series 2021-2 0.550%           8/16/27    10,300     9,479
3 Honda Auto Receivables Owner Trust Series 2021-3 0.410%          11/18/25    13,380    12,752
3 Honda Auto Receivables Owner Trust Series 2021-3 0.600%          12/20/27     1,890     1,720
3 Honda Auto Receivables Owner Trust Series 2021-4 0.880%           1/21/26    10,130     9,601
3 Honda Auto Receivables Owner Trust Series 2021-4 1.140%           6/21/28     5,420     4,945
3 Honda Auto Receivables Owner Trust Series 2022-2 3.730%           7/20/26    14,470    14,165
3 Honda Auto Receivables Owner Trust Series 2022-2 3.760%          12/18/28     6,080     5,927
3,6 HPEFS Equipment Trust Series 2022-2A 3.760%           9/20/29     9,510     9,344
3,6 Hudson Yards Mortgage Trust Series 2019-30HY 3.228%           7/10/39       950       829
3,6 Hyundai Auto Lease Securitization Trust Series 2020-B 0.580%           6/17/24     4,230     4,182
3,6 Hyundai Auto Lease Securitization Trust Series 2021-A 0.420%          12/16/24     4,730     4,621
3,6 Hyundai Auto Lease Securitization Trust Series 2021-B 0.330%           6/17/24     5,470     5,339
3,6 Hyundai Auto Lease Securitization Trust Series 2021-B 0.380%           8/15/25     5,780     5,526
3,6 Hyundai Auto Lease Securitization Trust Series 2022-A 1.320%          12/15/25    20,330    19,342
12

 

Institutional Short-Term Bond Fund
      Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000)
Market
Value

($000)
3,6 Hyundai Auto Lease Securitization Trust Series 2022-B 3.500%           4/15/26    13,220    12,870
3 Hyundai Auto Receivables Trust Series 2019-A 2.710%           5/15/25     1,521     1,519
3 Hyundai Auto Receivables Trust Series 2019-B 2.000%           4/15/25    10,320    10,205
3 Hyundai Auto Receivables Trust Series 2020-A 1.720%           6/15/26    10,777    10,399
3 Hyundai Auto Receivables Trust Series 2020-B 0.620%          12/15/25     8,430     8,097
3 Hyundai Auto Receivables Trust Series 2021-A 0.620%           5/17/27    17,030    15,726
3 Hyundai Auto Receivables Trust Series 2021-B 0.380%           1/15/26    20,010    19,086
3 Hyundai Auto Receivables Trust Series 2021-B 0.600%           2/16/27    11,800    10,772
3 Hyundai Auto Receivables Trust Series 2021-C 0.740%           5/15/26     5,140     4,854
3 Hyundai Auto Receivables Trust Series 2021-C 1.030%          12/15/27     1,790     1,627
3 Hyundai Auto Receivables Trust Series 2022-A 2.350%           4/17/28    14,750    13,784
3 John Deere Owner Trust Series 2019-B 2.210%          12/15/23       886       886
3 John Deere Owner Trust Series 2020-B 0.510%          11/15/24     7,600     7,456
3 John Deere Owner Trust Series 2020-B 0.720%           6/15/27     4,020     3,828
3 John Deere Owner Trust Series 2022-A 2.490%           1/16/29    26,445    24,939
3 JP Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust Series 2013-C13 3.994%           1/15/46       657       651
3 JP Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust Series 2013-C16 3.881%          12/15/46       158       156
3 JP Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust Series 2013-C16 4.166%          12/15/46     1,250     1,236
3 JP Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust Series 2013-LC11 2.960%           4/15/46       800       791
3 JP Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust Series 2016-JP3 2.870%           8/15/49       900       823
3 JPMBB Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust Series 2013-C12 3.664%           7/15/45     2,043     2,024
3 JPMBB Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust Series 2013-C12 4.171%           7/15/45     1,835     1,811
3 JPMBB Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust Series 2013-C14 4.133%           8/15/46       209       207
3 JPMBB Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust Series 2013-C17 4.199%           1/15/47     2,947     2,917
3 JPMBB Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust Series 2014-C18 4.079%           2/15/47     1,160     1,141
3 JPMBB Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust Series 2014-C18 4.439%           2/15/47       700       686
3 JPMBB Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust Series 2014-C19 3.997%           4/15/47       120       118
3 JPMBB Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust Series 2014-C21 3.493%           8/15/47       152       148
3 JPMBB Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust Series 2014-C24 3.639%          11/15/47       500       484
3 JPMBB Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust Series 2014-C26 3.494%           1/15/48     1,654     1,595
3 JPMBB Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust Series 2015-C31 3.801%           8/15/48       799       768
3 JPMBB Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust Series 2015-C32 3.329%          11/15/48     4,800     4,706
3 JPMBB Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust Series 2015-C32 3.598%          11/15/48       600       568
3 JPMBB Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust Series 2015-C33 3.504%          12/15/48     3,931     3,728
3 JPMCC Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust Series 2017-JP6 3.490%           7/15/50       310       289
3 JPMCC Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust Series 2017-JP7 3.454%           9/15/50       340       315
13

 

Institutional Short-Term Bond Fund
      Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000)
Market
Value

($000)
3 JPMDB Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust Series 2016-C4 3.141%          12/15/49        80        74
3 JPMDB Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust Series 2017-C7 3.713%          10/15/50       710       650
3 JPMDB Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust Series 2018-C8 4.211%           6/15/51       230       219
3,6 Kubota Credit Owner Trust Series 2020-1A 1.960%           3/15/24     3,628     3,603
3,6 Kubota Credit Owner Trust Series 2020-2A 0.590%          10/15/24    14,250    13,903
3,6 Kubota Credit Owner Trust Series 2020-2A 0.730%           6/15/26     4,950     4,663
3,6 Kubota Credit Owner Trust Series 2022-1A 2.670%          10/15/26    18,060    17,128
3,6 Kubota Credit Owner Trust Series 2022-1A 2.780%           2/15/28    10,320     9,608
3,6 Lanark Master Issuer plc Series 2020-1A 2.277%          12/22/69     2,050     2,049
3,6 Master Credit Card Trust Series 2021-1A 0.530%          11/21/25    36,840    34,291
3,6 Master Credit Card Trust II Series 2020-1A 1.990%           9/21/24     5,680     5,618
3,6 Master Credit Card Trust II Series 2022-1A 1.660%           7/21/26    15,820    14,773
3 Mercedes-Benz Auto Lease Trust Series 2020-B 0.500%           6/15/26     4,680     4,606
3 Mercedes-Benz Auto Lease Trust Series 2021-B 0.400%          11/15/24    20,810    20,100
3 Mercedes-Benz Auto Lease Trust Series 2021-B 0.510%           3/15/27    10,930    10,320
3 Mercedes-Benz Auto Receivables Trust Series 2020-1 0.770%          10/15/26     4,950     4,721
3 Mercedes-Benz Auto Receivables Trust Series 2021-1 0.460%           6/15/26    16,720    15,815
3,6 MMAF Equipment Finance LLC Series 2016-AA 2.210%          12/15/32     2,626     2,607
3,6 MMAF Equipment Finance LLC Series 2017-AA 2.680%           7/16/27     1,639     1,627
3,6 MMAF Equipment Finance LLC Series 2018-A 3.390%           1/10/25     3,678     3,668
3,6 MMAF Equipment Finance LLC Series 2018-A 3.610%           3/10/42     3,550     3,451
3,6 MMAF Equipment Finance LLC Series 2019-A 3.080%          11/12/41     4,320     4,156
3,6 MMAF Equipment Finance LLC Series 2020-A 0.740%            4/9/24     3,319     3,276
3,6 MMAF Equipment Finance LLC Series 2020-A 0.970%            4/9/27    20,500    18,923
3,6 MMAF Equipment Finance LLC Series 2020-BA 0.850%           4/14/42     8,340     7,513
3 Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust Series 2013-C12 4.259%          10/15/46        70        69
3 Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust Series 2013-C13 4.039%          11/15/46       150       148
3 Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust Series 2014-C14 4.384%           2/15/47       250       246
3 Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust Series 2014-C15 3.773%           4/15/47       451       444
3 Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust Series 2014-C15 4.051%           4/15/47     1,065     1,049
3 Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust Series 2014-C16 4.094%           6/15/47       465       451
3 Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust Series 2014-C18 3.923%          10/15/47        20        20
3 Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust Series 2015-C20 3.249%           2/15/48     1,690     1,618
3 Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust Series 2015-C21 3.077%           3/15/48     4,194     4,026
3 Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust Series 2015-C23 3.719%           7/15/50     1,450     1,399
3 Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust Series 2015-C24 3.479%           5/15/48     4,305     4,130
14

 

Institutional Short-Term Bond Fund
      Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000)
Market
Value

($000)
3 Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust Series 2015-C25 3.635%          10/15/48       200       191
3 Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust Series 2015-C27 3.473%          12/15/47     4,609     4,439
3 Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust Series 2016-C29 3.325%           5/15/49       900       844
3 Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust Series 2016-C32 3.459%          12/15/49       285       266
3 Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust Series 2016-C32 3.720%          12/15/49       600       565
3 Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust Series 2017-C34 3.536%          11/15/52       460       426
3 Morgan Stanley Capital I Series 2017-HR2 3.509%          12/15/50       180       172
3 Morgan Stanley Capital I Series 2017-HR2 3.587%          12/15/50       222       204
3 Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust Series 2015-MS1 3.510%           5/15/48     4,452     4,280
3 Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust Series 2015-UBS8 3.809%          12/15/48     2,000     1,913
3 Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust Series 2016-BNK2 2.791%          11/15/49     1,040       952
3 Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust Series 2016-BNK2 3.049%          11/15/49       150       138
3 Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust Series 2016-UB11 2.782%           8/15/49       600       547
3 Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust Series 2016-UBS9 3.594%           3/15/49       900       854
3,6,7 Navient Student Loan Trust Series 2016-6A, 1M USD LIBOR + 0.750% 3.834%           3/25/66     5,680     5,674
3 Nissan Auto Lease Trust Series 2020-B 0.490%           1/15/26     5,800     5,728
3 Nissan Auto Receivables Owner Trust Series 2018-B 3.160%          12/16/24     3,101     3,101
3 Nissan Auto Receivables Owner Trust Series 2019-B 2.500%          11/15/23       297       297
3 Nissan Auto Receivables Owner Trust Series 2019-B 2.540%          12/15/25     1,250     1,242
3 Nissan Auto Receivables Owner Trust Series 2020-A 1.700%           5/17/27     7,760     7,426
3 Nissan Auto Receivables Owner Trust Series 2020-B 0.710%           2/16/27     5,030     4,822
3,6 One Bryant Park Trust Series 2019-OBP 2.516%           9/15/54       900       747
3,6 Palisades Center Trust Series 2016-PLSD 2.713%           4/13/33       510       461
3,6,7 Pepper Residential Securities Trust Series 21A, 1M USD LIBOR + 0.880% 3.819%           1/16/60       146       146
3,6,7 Pepper Residential Securities Trust No. 22 Series 22A, 1M USD LIBOR + 1.000% 3.993%           6/20/60     1,078     1,074
3,6,7 Pepper Residential Securities Trust No. 23 Series 23A, 1M USD LIBOR + 0.950% 3.943%           8/18/60       587       584
3,6,7 PHEAA Student Loan Trust Series 2016-2A, 1M USD LIBOR + 0.950% 4.034%          11/25/65     4,530     4,485
3,6 Progress Residential Trust Series 2022-SFR3 3.200%           4/17/39     4,060     3,702
3,6 Progress Residential Trust Series 2022-SFR5 4.451%           6/17/39     3,940     3,791
3,6,7 RESIMAC Bastille Trust Series 2018-1NCA, 1M USD LIBOR + 0.850% 3.483%           12/5/59       230       230
3,6,7 RESIMAC MBS Trust Series 2018-2A, 1M USD LIBOR + 0.850% 3.606%           4/10/50       536       535
3,6,7 RESIMAC Premier Series 2018-1A, 1M USD LIBOR + 0.800% 3.556%          11/10/49        50        50
3,6 RESIMAC Premier Series 2020-1A 1.274%            2/7/52     1,813     1,812
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Institutional Short-Term Bond Fund
      Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000)
Market
Value

($000)
3 Santander Drive Auto Receivables Trust Series 2022-2 2.980%          10/15/26    17,240    16,885
3 Santander Drive Auto Receivables Trust Series 2022-3 3.400%          12/15/26     9,060     8,898
3 Santander Drive Auto Receivables Trust Series 2022-5 4.110%           8/17/26    26,770    26,481
3 Santander Drive Auto Receivables Trust Series 2022-6 4.490%          11/16/26    19,650    19,489
3,6 Santander Retail Auto Lease Trust Series 2020-B 0.650%          12/20/24     7,950     7,617
3,6 Santander Retail Auto Lease Trust Series 2021-B 0.510%           8/20/24    30,290    29,091
3,6 Santander Retail Auto Lease Trust Series 2021-B 0.540%           6/20/25     7,460     7,018
3,6 Santander Retail Auto Lease Trust Series 2021-C 0.590%           3/20/26     5,340     5,021
3,6 Santander Retail Auto Lease Trust Series 2022-B 3.280%          11/20/25    27,920    27,235
3,6 Santander Retail Auto Lease Trust Series 2022-B 3.330%          10/20/26    14,630    14,064
3,6 SMB Private Education Loan Trust Series 2016-A 2.700%           5/15/31       130       127
3,6 SMB Private Education Loan Trust Series 2017-B 2.820%          10/15/35       319       306
3,6 SMB Private Education Loan Trust Series 2018-B 3.600%           1/15/37       687       664
3,6 SMB Private Education Loan Trust Series 2018-C 3.630%          11/15/35     1,331     1,285
3,6 SoFi Professional Loan Program LLC Series 2017-A 2.400%           3/26/40       191       190
3,6,7 SoFi Professional Loan Program LLC Series 2017-A, 1M USD LIBOR + 0.700% 3.784%           3/26/40       192       192
3,6 SoFi Professional Loan Program LLC Series 2017-B 2.740%           5/25/40        67        66
3,6 SoFi Professional Loan Program LLC Series 2017-D 2.650%           9/25/40       118       113
3,6 SoFi Professional Loan Program LLC Series 2017-E 2.720%          11/26/40        34        34
3,6 SoFi Professional Loan Program LLC Series 2017-F 2.840%           1/25/41       135       132
3,6 SoFi Professional Loan Program LLC Series 2018-A 2.950%           2/25/42        63        62
3 Synchrony Card Funding LLC Series 2022-A1 3.370%           4/15/28    38,480    37,307
3 Synchrony Card Funding LLC Series 2022-A2 3.860%           7/15/28    28,500    27,797
3 Synchrony Credit Card Master Note Trust Series 2017-2 2.620%          10/15/25     8,520     8,518
3,6 Tesla Auto Lease Trust Series 2020-A 0.680%          12/20/23     3,530     3,505
3,6 Tesla Auto Lease Trust Series 2020-A 0.780%          12/20/23     1,230     1,216
3,6 Tesla Auto Lease Trust Series 2021-B 0.600%           9/22/25     8,970     8,423
3,6 Tesla Auto Lease Trust Series 2021-B 0.630%           9/22/25     4,620     4,327
3,6 TMSQ Mortgage Trust Series 2014-1500 3.680%          10/10/36       100        95
3,6 Toyota Auto Loan Extended Note Trust Series 2019-1A 2.560%          11/25/31       900       868
3,6 Toyota Auto Loan Extended Note Trust Series 2020-1A 1.350%           5/25/33    13,400    12,164
3,6 Toyota Auto Loan Extended Note Trust Series 2021-1A 1.070%           2/27/34    32,040    28,133
16

 

Institutional Short-Term Bond Fund
      Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000)
Market
Value

($000)
3,6 Toyota Auto Loan Extended Note Trust Series 2022-1A 3.820%           4/25/35    25,700    24,751
3 Toyota Auto Receivables Owner Trust Series 2018-C 3.130%           2/15/24     3,961     3,961
3 Toyota Auto Receivables Owner Trust Series 2019-A 3.000%           5/15/24     4,008     4,004
3 Toyota Auto Receivables Owner Trust Series 2019-C 1.910%           9/15/23     1,517     1,516
3 Toyota Auto Receivables Owner Trust Series 2020-A 1.680%           5/15/25     8,300     8,067
3 Toyota Auto Receivables Owner Trust Series 2020-B 1.660%           9/15/25     5,220     5,040
3 Toyota Auto Receivables Owner Trust Series 2020-C 0.570%          10/15/25     7,770     7,359
3 Toyota Auto Receivables Owner Trust Series 2021-C 0.430%           1/15/26    19,620    18,559
3 Toyota Auto Receivables Owner Trust Series 2021-C 0.720%           1/15/27    15,170    13,707
3 Toyota Auto Receivables Owner Trust Series 2021-D 0.710%           4/15/26     9,290     8,803
3 Toyota Auto Receivables Owner Trust Series 2021-D 1.020%           3/15/27     6,900     6,203
3 Toyota Auto Receivables Owner Trust Series 2022-A 1.540%           5/17/27    14,960    13,663
3 Toyota Auto Receivables Owner Trust Series 2022-B 2.930%           9/15/26    27,030    26,199
3 Toyota Auto Receivables Owner Trust Series 2022-B 3.110%           8/16/27    12,010    11,489
3 Toyota Auto Receivables Owner Trust Series 2022-C 3.760%           4/15/27    20,290    19,910
3 Toyota Auto Receivables Owner Trust Series 2022-C 3.770%           2/15/28    10,960    10,707
3,6 Toyota Lease Owner Trust Series 2021-A 0.500%           8/20/25     5,150     4,963
3,6 Toyota Lease Owner Trust Series 2021-B 0.420%          10/21/24    23,600    22,739
3,6 Trafigura Securitisation Finance plc Series 2021-1A 1.080%           1/15/25    15,430    14,099
3 UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2017-C7 3.418%          12/15/50     4,800     4,492
3 UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2017-C7 3.679%          12/15/50     1,495     1,391
3 UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2019-C16 3.460%           4/15/52       214       199
3,6 UBS-BAMLL Trust Series 2012-WRM 3.663%           6/10/30        75        74
3 UBS-Barclays Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2013-C6 3.469%           4/10/46        60        59
3 Verizon Master Trust Series 2021-1 0.500%           5/20/27    40,190    37,535
3 Verizon Master Trust Series 2021-2 0.990%           4/20/28    11,230    10,398
3 Verizon Master Trust Series 2022-2 1.530%           7/20/28    28,530    26,479
3 Verizon Master Trust Series 2022-6 3.670%           1/22/29    16,200    15,780
3 Volkswagen Auto Loan Enhanced Trust Series 2020-1 1.260%           8/20/26     4,010     3,871
3 Volkswagen Auto Loan Enhanced Trust Series 2021-1 1.020%           6/22/26    14,210    13,482
3 Volkswagen Auto Loan Enhanced Trust Series 2021-1 1.260%          10/20/28     9,200     8,422
3,6 Volvo Financial Equipment LLC Series 2020-1A 0.510%          10/15/24    14,912    14,650
17

 

Institutional Short-Term Bond Fund
      Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000)
Market
Value

($000)
3,6 Volvo Financial Equipment LLC Series 2020-1A 0.600%           3/15/28     4,000     3,754
3 Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2013-LC12 4.218%           7/15/46       800       792
3 Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2013-LC12 4.433%           7/15/46       350       343
3 Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2015-C29 3.637%           6/15/48     1,250     1,199
3 Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2015-C30 3.664%           9/15/58       700       670
3 Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2016-BNK1 2.652%           8/15/49       280       256
3 Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2016-C32 3.560%           1/15/59       900       856
3 Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2016-C37 3.525%          12/15/49       260       244
3 Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2017-C38 3.453%           7/15/50       520       482
3 Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2017-C39 3.157%           9/15/50       190       175
3 Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2017-C40 3.317%          10/15/50       600       552
3 Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2017-C40 3.581%          10/15/50     1,160     1,076
3 Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2017-C41 3.472%          11/15/50     1,430     1,318
3 Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2017-RC1 3.631%           1/15/60       246       231
3 Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2018-C44 4.212%           5/15/51       530       504
3 Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2018-C46 4.152%           8/15/51       235       222
3 Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2018-C48 4.245%           1/15/52       280       271
3 Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2019-C49 3.933%           3/15/52       230       219
3 Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2020-C58 1.849%           7/15/53     1,400     1,185
3 WFRBS Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2013-C15 4.153%           8/15/46       526       521
3 WFRBS Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2013-C18 4.162%          12/15/46     1,042     1,027
3 WFRBS Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2014-C19 3.829%           3/15/47       633       625
3 WFRBS Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2014-C21 3.410%           8/15/47       158       153
3 WFRBS Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2014-C21 3.678%           8/15/47     1,584     1,545
3 WFRBS Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2014-C23 3.650%          10/15/57       653       636
3 WFRBS Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2014-C23 3.917%          10/15/57     1,038     1,013
3 WFRBS Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2014-LC14 3.766%           3/15/47        40        39
3 WFRBS Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2014-LC14 4.045%           3/15/47       500       492
3,6 Wheels Fleet Lease Funding LLC Series 2022-1A 2.470%          10/18/36    18,620    18,171
3,6 Wheels SPV 2 LLC Series 2020-1A 0.510%           8/20/29     2,898     2,864
18

 

Institutional Short-Term Bond Fund
      Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000)
Market
Value

($000)
3,6 Wheels SPV 2 LLC Series 2020-1A 0.620%           8/20/29     3,000     2,874
3 World Omni Auto Receivables Trust Series 2018-D 3.330%           4/15/24        23        23
3 World Omni Auto Receivables Trust Series 2018-D 3.440%          12/16/24     5,870     5,870
3 World Omni Auto Receivables Trust Series 2019-A 3.220%           6/16/25     6,420     6,405
3 World Omni Auto Receivables Trust Series 2020-A 1.100%           4/15/25       441       436
3 World Omni Auto Receivables Trust Series 2020-B 0.820%           1/15/26     7,420     7,059
3 World Omni Auto Receivables Trust Series 2020-C 0.610%          10/15/26    16,350    15,305
3 World Omni Auto Receivables Trust Series 2021-B 0.420%           6/15/26    12,620    12,109
3 World Omni Auto Receivables Trust Series 2021-C 0.440%           8/17/26    13,360    12,726
3 World Omni Auto Receivables Trust Series 2021-D 0.810%          10/15/26    11,160    10,627
3 World Omni Auto Receivables Trust Series 2021-D 1.100%          11/15/27     8,060     7,372
3 World Omni Auto Receivables Trust Series 2022-A 1.900%           3/15/28    13,580    12,499
3 World Omni Auto Receivables Trust Series 2022-B 3.440%           3/15/28    14,430    13,800
3 World Omni Auto Receivables Trust Series 2022-C 3.660%          10/15/27    11,060    10,772
3 World Omni Auto Receivables Trust Series 2022-C 3.680%           9/15/28    11,930    11,476
3 World Omni Automobile Lease Securitization Trust Series 2020-A 1.790%           6/16/25     6,384     6,381
3 World Omni Automobile Lease Securitization Trust Series 2020-B 0.520%           2/17/26     8,320     8,130
3 World Omni Automobile Lease Securitization Trust Series 2021-A 0.420%           8/15/24     9,330     8,988
3 World Omni Automobile Lease Securitization Trust Series 2021-A 0.500%          11/16/26     7,190     6,807
3 World Omni Automobile Lease Securitization Trust Series 2022-A 3.210%           2/18/25     3,920     3,855
3 World Omni Automobile Lease Securitization Trust Series 2022-A 3.340%           6/15/27     6,420     6,258
Total Asset-Backed/Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities (Cost $3,356,306) 3,210,191
Corporate Bonds (31.5%)
Communications (0.9%)
Comcast Corp. 3.375%           2/15/25     1,000       967
8 Comcast Corp. 0.000%           9/14/26     3,839     3,285
6 Meta Platforms Inc. 3.500%           8/15/27    27,964    26,136
6 NTT Finance Corp. 0.583%            3/1/24     9,045     8,523
6 NTT Finance Corp. 1.162%            4/3/26    18,891    16,502
3 Ooredoo International Finance Ltd. 3.250%           2/21/23    15,790    15,668
6 Sky Ltd. 3.125%          11/26/22     9,480     9,465
3,8 Sky Ltd. 2.500%           9/15/26     2,570     2,442
                                          82,988
Consumer Discretionary (3.1%)
3 American Honda Finance Corp. 1.950%           5/10/23    30,000    29,591
3 American Honda Finance Corp. 0.875%            7/7/23       975       948
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      Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000)
Market
Value

($000)
3 American Honda Finance Corp. 3.550%           1/12/24     1,500     1,479
3 American Honda Finance Corp. 0.550%           7/12/24     9,070     8,426
3 American Honda Finance Corp. 0.750%            8/9/24     9,925     9,227
3 American Honda Finance Corp. 1.500%           1/13/25     1,000       929
6 BMW US Capital LLC 0.800%            4/1/24     9,750     9,192
Home Depot Inc. 2.700%           4/15/25     5,000     4,773
Home Depot Inc. 4.000%           9/15/25     4,555     4,483
Honda Motor Co. Ltd. 2.271%           3/10/25    10,715    10,093
9 Toyota Finance Australia Ltd. 3.300%          11/22/23    22,800    14,352
3,8 Toyota Finance Australia Ltd. 0.064%           1/13/25     2,400     2,193
3 Toyota Motor Credit Corp. 2.900%           3/30/23    31,431    31,191
3 Toyota Motor Credit Corp. 0.400%            4/6/23    30,925    30,280
Toyota Motor Credit Corp. 2.500%           3/22/24    46,600    45,176
3 Toyota Motor Credit Corp. 0.500%           6/18/24    50,000    46,589
Toyota Motor Credit Corp. 0.625%           9/13/24       880       814
3 Toyota Motor Credit Corp. 4.400%           9/20/24    11,150    11,081
3 Toyota Motor Credit Corp. 1.450%           1/13/25     7,085     6,573
3 Toyota Motor Credit Corp. 3.650%           8/18/25    26,150    25,309
                                         292,699
Consumer Staples (0.6%)
8 CK Hutchison Europe Finance 18 Ltd. 1.250%           4/13/25     2,790     2,574
Colgate-Palmolive Co. 3.100%           8/15/25     4,760     4,600
Kimberly-Clark Corp. 3.050%           8/15/25     7,920     7,577
3,8 Nestle Finance International Ltd. 0.000%          11/12/24     3,100     2,886
6 Nestle Holdings Inc. 3.350%           9/24/23    11,000    10,864
3,8 PepsiCo Inc. 2.625%           4/28/26     2,117     2,043
PepsiCo Inc. 3.600%           2/18/28     3,760     3,557
Philip Morris International Inc. 3.375%           8/11/25     5,500     5,265
8 Procter & Gamble Co. 4.875%           5/11/27     2,117     2,217
Target Corp. 3.500%            7/1/24    13,000    12,785
3,8 Unilever Finance Netherlands BV 1.250%           3/25/25     2,400     2,259
Walmart Inc. 3.400%           6/26/23       500       497
                                          57,124
Energy (1.0%)
EOG Resources Inc. 3.150%            4/1/25    10,000     9,626
8 Exxon Mobil Corp. 0.142%           6/26/24     2,200     2,052
Exxon Mobil Corp. 2.709%            3/6/25    15,000    14,342
Exxon Mobil Corp. 2.992%           3/19/25     3,600     3,460
6 Harvest Operations Corp. 4.200%            6/1/23     2,000     1,996
3 Harvest Operations Corp. 1.000%           4/26/24     4,125     3,879
6 SA Global Sukuk Ltd. 0.946%           6/17/24     2,316     2,161
3 SA Global Sukuk Ltd. 0.946%           6/17/24    23,000    21,455
Schlumberger Investment SA 3.650%           12/1/23    30,000    29,564
Shell International Finance BV 3.250%           5/11/25     4,500     4,326
3,8 Shell International Finance BV 2.500%           3/24/26     2,117     2,031
                                          94,892
Financials (20.8%)
6 AIG Global Funding 0.650%           6/17/24    12,000    11,153
Allstate Corp. 0.750%          12/15/25     5,000     4,365
American Express Co. 3.400%           2/22/24     3,039     2,982
American Express Co. 3.375%            5/3/24     8,424     8,216
American Express Co. 2.250%            3/4/25     4,900     4,598
American Express Co. 3.950%            8/1/25    22,500    21,804
6 ANZ New Zealand Int'l Ltd. 1.900%           2/13/23     3,840     3,806
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      Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000)
Market
Value

($000)
6 Athene Global Funding 2.800%           5/26/23     9,400     9,258
6 Athene Global Funding 1.200%          10/13/23    14,361    13,753
6 Athene Global Funding 0.950%            1/8/24     4,445     4,194
6 Athene Global Funding 0.914%           8/19/24     1,440     1,315
Banco Santander SA 2.706%           6/27/24    10,000     9,557
Bank of America Corp. 4.100%           7/24/23     5,000     4,984
3 Bank of America Corp. 3.004%          12/20/23    90,486    90,028
3 Bank of America Corp. 4.125%           1/22/24     8,000     7,935
3 Bank of America Corp. 3.550%            3/5/24    12,567    12,471
3 Bank of America Corp. 0.523%           6/14/24     8,000     7,726
3 Bank of America Corp. 3.864%           7/23/24    10,000     9,858
3 Bank of America Corp. 0.810%          10/24/24     7,470     7,100
Bank of America Corp. 1.843%            2/4/25    21,000    19,968
Bank of America Corp. 0.976%           4/22/25    20,000    18,590
3 Bank of America Corp. 3.875%            8/1/25     5,000     4,855
3 Bank of America Corp. 2.015%           2/13/26     9,753     8,946
3 Bank of America Corp. 3.384%            4/2/26    14,500    13,705
3 Bank of America Corp. 1.319%           6/19/26     4,763     4,224
Bank of America Corp. 4.827%           7/22/26    34,000    33,197
Bank of America Corp. 1.734%           7/22/27     7,000     6,005
3 Bank of Montreal 0.400%           9/15/23    35,000    33,497
3 Bank of Montreal 3.300%            2/5/24     7,290     7,136
3 Bank of Montreal 2.150%            3/8/24    25,000    24,025
3 Bank of Montreal 0.625%            7/9/24    13,530    12,529
3 Bank of Montreal 3.700%            6/7/25     3,000     2,886
3,7,9 Bank of Montreal, 3M Australian Bank Bill Rate + 0.990% 3.575%            9/7/23    21,500    13,796
Bank of New York Mellon Corp. 4.414%           7/24/26    14,300    13,981
3 Bank of New York Mellon Corp. 3.250%           5/16/27     3,420     3,199
Bank of Nova Scotia 1.625%            5/1/23    15,000    14,754
Bank of Nova Scotia 0.400%           9/15/23     6,700     6,413
Bank of Nova Scotia 0.650%           7/31/24     4,090     3,774
Bank of Nova Scotia 1.450%           1/10/25     6,400     5,873
Bank of Nova Scotia 3.450%           4/11/25    16,200    15,517
Bank of Nova Scotia 1.350%           6/24/26     8,125     7,075
6 Bank of Nova Scotia 1.188%          10/13/26    11,030     9,605
3,7,9 Bank of Nova Scotia, 3M Australian Bank Bill Rate + 0.980% 3.565%            9/7/23    22,430    14,384
8 Berkshire Hathaway Inc. 0.000%           3/12/25     2,400     2,182
6 BNP Paribas SA 3.800%           1/10/24     5,000     4,908
BPCE SA 4.000%           4/15/24     6,241     6,127
3,7,9 BPCE SA, 3M Australian Bank Bill Rate + 1.100% 3.351%           4/26/23    10,000     6,408
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce 0.450%           6/22/23    16,640    16,151
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce 3.945%            8/4/25     3,000     2,900
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce 3.450%            4/7/27     6,200     5,705
Charles Schwab Corp. 1.150%           5/13/26    10,000     8,743
Citigroup Inc. 3.875%          10/25/23     4,500     4,442
Citigroup Inc. 0.776%          10/30/24     3,230     3,072
3 Citigroup Inc. 3.352%           4/24/25     6,085     5,873
Citigroup Inc. 0.981%            5/1/25     5,415     5,023
Citigroup Inc. 4.140%           5/24/25     3,000     2,933
Citigroup Inc. 1.281%           11/3/25     2,000     1,829
Citigroup Inc. 2.014%           1/25/26     4,975     4,577
3,8 Cooperatieve Rabobank UA 0.625%           2/27/24     3,100     2,940
Cooperatieve Rabobank UA 3.875%           8/22/24     1,700     1,667
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      Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000)
Market
Value

($000)
Credit Suisse AG 1.000%            5/5/23    18,780    18,355
3 Credit Suisse AG 0.520%            8/9/23    25,000    23,936
Credit Suisse AG 0.495%            2/2/24     1,000       931
Credit Suisse AG 4.750%            8/9/24     3,800     3,700
3 Credit Suisse AG 3.625%            9/9/24     1,000       953
Credit Suisse AG 3.700%           2/21/25     3,500     3,286
3,8 Credit Suisse AG 1.500%           4/10/26     2,400     2,119
6 Danske Bank A/S 0.976%           9/10/25     3,360     3,045
6 Equitable Financial Life Global Funding 0.500%            4/6/23    22,250    21,899
6 F&G Global Funding 0.900%           9/20/24     2,244     2,042
6 F&G Global Funding 1.750%           6/30/26     2,361     2,050
3 First Republic Bank 1.912%           2/12/24    15,840    15,657
6 Five Corners Funding Trust 4.419%          11/15/23     5,000     4,957
Goldman Sachs Group Inc. 3.625%           1/22/23     4,300     4,293
Goldman Sachs Group Inc. 3.200%           2/23/23     8,000     7,957
Goldman Sachs Group Inc. 0.523%            3/8/23    16,000    15,752
3 Goldman Sachs Group Inc. 0.627%          11/17/23    15,630    15,533
Goldman Sachs Group Inc. 1.217%           12/6/23     5,000     4,796
Goldman Sachs Group Inc. 4.000%            3/3/24    15,000    14,792
Goldman Sachs Group Inc. 0.673%            3/8/24    10,000     9,770
3 Goldman Sachs Group Inc. 0.657%           9/10/24    24,950    23,768
Goldman Sachs Group Inc. 0.925%          10/21/24    13,350    12,671
Goldman Sachs Group Inc. 1.757%           1/24/25     7,935     7,543
Goldman Sachs Group Inc. 3.500%            4/1/25    12,982    12,414
3,8 Goldman Sachs Group Inc. 2.875%            6/3/26     1,350     1,266
HSBC Holdings plc 3.600%           5/25/23    10,634    10,535
3 HSBC Holdings plc 3.950%           5/18/24    14,505    14,321
HSBC Holdings plc 0.732%           8/17/24     7,000     6,682
HSBC Holdings plc 1.162%          11/22/24     3,200     3,025
HSBC Holdings plc 0.976%           5/24/25    10,000     9,188
HSBC Holdings plc 2.999%           3/10/26     6,150     5,686
3 HSBC Holdings plc 1.645%           4/18/26     2,385     2,123
ING Groep NV 4.100%           10/2/23     2,150     2,122
Intercontinental Exchange Inc. 3.650%           5/23/25     7,800     7,546
Intercontinental Exchange Inc. 4.000%           9/15/27     5,000     4,741
JPMorgan Chase & Co. 3.375%            5/1/23     1,000       994
3 JPMorgan Chase & Co. 3.559%           4/23/24    61,290    60,665
3 JPMorgan Chase & Co. 1.514%            6/1/24     5,000     4,883
3 JPMorgan Chase & Co. 3.797%           7/23/24    12,460    12,302
3 JPMorgan Chase & Co. 0.653%           9/16/24     3,000     2,862
3 JPMorgan Chase & Co. 4.023%           12/5/24    23,163    22,798
JPMorgan Chase & Co. 0.563%           2/16/25     3,375     3,157
3 JPMorgan Chase & Co. 3.220%            3/1/25    38,468    37,228
JPMorgan Chase & Co. 0.824%            6/1/25     5,720     5,293
JPMorgan Chase & Co. 0.969%           6/23/25     7,500     6,940
3 JPMorgan Chase & Co. 2.301%          10/15/25     2,767     2,595
JPMorgan Chase & Co. 1.561%          12/10/25    15,000    13,753
JPMorgan Chase & Co. 4.080%           4/26/26     8,500     8,167
JPMorgan Chase & Co. 4.851%           7/25/28     8,000     7,676
3 KeyBank NA 3.375%            3/7/23     4,000     3,982
3 KeyBank NA 4.150%            8/8/25     3,300     3,207
6 Kookmin Bank 2.125%           2/15/25    25,000    23,390
Legg Mason Inc. 3.950%           7/15/24     5,000     4,894
Lloyds Banking Group plc 4.050%           8/16/23     5,000     4,943
3 Lloyds Banking Group plc 2.907%           11/7/23    10,010     9,985
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      Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000)
Market
Value

($000)
Loews Corp. 2.625%           5/15/23     2,000     1,979
6 LSEGA Financing plc 0.650%            4/6/24     4,135     3,875
6 Macquarie Group Ltd. 3.189%          11/28/23     5,792     5,774
6 Macquarie Group Ltd. 1.201%          10/14/25    50,000    45,597
Marsh & McLennan Cos. Inc. 4.050%          10/15/23     1,500     1,484
6 Metropolitan Life Global Funding I 0.400%            1/7/24     4,210     3,980
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc. 3.761%           7/26/23     5,750     5,686
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc. 2.527%           9/13/23    16,150    15,752
3 Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc. 0.848%           9/15/24    29,080    27,741
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc. 2.193%           2/25/25     2,711     2,513
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc. 1.412%           7/17/25     4,812     4,317
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc. 4.788%           7/18/25     3,500     3,453
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc. 0.953%           7/19/25    11,915    10,967
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc. 0.962%          10/11/25     3,900     3,551
6 Mizuho Bank Ltd. 2.950%          10/17/22       940       939
6 Mizuho Bank Ltd. 3.500%           3/21/23     4,550     4,528
3 Mizuho Financial Group Inc. 1.241%           7/10/24    21,453    20,749
3 Morgan Stanley 0.560%          11/10/23    30,630    30,471
3 Morgan Stanley 0.529%           1/25/24    21,430    21,085
Morgan Stanley 0.731%            4/5/24     6,960     6,795
3 Morgan Stanley 3.737%           4/24/24     5,000     4,947
3 Morgan Stanley 0.791%           1/22/25    22,500    21,076
Morgan Stanley 3.620%           4/17/25    10,000     9,710
Morgan Stanley 0.790%           5/30/25    16,600    15,282
3 Morgan Stanley 2.720%           7/22/25     2,854     2,706
3 Morgan Stanley 2.188%           4/28/26    15,000    13,764
8 Morgan Stanley 2.103%            5/8/26     1,333     1,241
Morgan Stanley 4.679%           7/17/26     6,000     5,841
6 National Bank of Canada 2.150%           10/7/22    11,780    11,778
3 National Bank of Canada 2.100%            2/1/23     4,000     3,962
3 National Bank of Canada 0.550%          11/15/24     4,600     4,359
6 Nationwide Building Society 2.000%           1/27/23     4,625     4,587
6 Nationwide Building Society 3.900%           7/21/25     7,000     6,662
6 Nationwide Building Society 1.000%           8/28/25     2,870     2,517
6 NongHyup Bank 0.875%           7/28/24    20,000    18,626
Northern Trust Corp. 4.000%           5/10/27     4,300     4,163
3 PNC Bank NA 3.500%            6/8/23     5,165     5,131
PNC Financial Services Group Inc. 3.500%           1/23/24     2,070     2,037
Progressive Corp. 2.500%           3/15/27     2,100     1,896
6 Reliance Standard Life Global Funding II 2.150%           1/21/23     2,000     1,983
3 Royal Bank of Canada 3.700%           10/5/23     3,600     3,565
3 Royal Bank of Canada 2.550%           7/16/24     1,940     1,863
3 Royal Bank of Canada 3.970%           7/26/24    15,250    14,991
3 Royal Bank of Canada 0.750%           10/7/24     6,656     6,117
3 Royal Bank of Canada 1.600%           1/21/25     8,000     7,405
Royal Bank of Canada 3.375%           4/14/25     7,600     7,310
Royal Bank of Canada 1.200%           4/27/26     4,960     4,320
3 Royal Bank of Canada 1.150%           7/14/26    10,350     8,926
Royal Bank of Canada 3.625%            5/4/27     2,100     1,953
6 Security Benefit Global Funding 1.250%           5/17/24    14,420    13,420
6 Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB 0.550%            9/1/23     8,560     8,213
6 Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB 0.650%            9/9/24    15,000    13,770
6 Standard Chartered plc 1.319%          10/14/23     3,350     3,346
State Street Corp. 2.901%           3/30/26    15,273    14,416
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc. 2.778%          10/18/22     5,408     5,406
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      Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000)
Market
Value

($000)
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc. 3.102%           1/17/23     3,670     3,656
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc. 0.508%           1/12/24       900       848
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc. 2.448%           9/27/24     7,892     7,467
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc. 1.474%            7/8/25    12,147    10,944
6 Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank Ltd. 2.550%           3/10/25     3,450     3,234
6 Svenska Handelsbanken AB 0.625%           6/30/23     5,000     4,850
6 Svenska Handelsbanken AB 0.550%           6/11/24    28,500    26,523
6 Swedbank AB 0.600%           9/25/23     3,835     3,672
3 Toronto-Dominion Bank 0.750%           6/12/23     6,375     6,199
3 Toronto-Dominion Bank 0.450%           9/11/23     7,365     7,058
Toronto-Dominion Bank 0.550%            3/4/24     4,730     4,447
3 Toronto-Dominion Bank 2.350%            3/8/24    18,672    18,012
3 Toronto-Dominion Bank 2.650%           6/12/24     1,225     1,176
3 Toronto-Dominion Bank 0.700%           9/10/24    20,000    18,433
3 Toronto-Dominion Bank 4.285%           9/13/24     8,000     7,880
Toronto-Dominion Bank 3.766%            6/6/25    15,500    14,976
3 Toronto-Dominion Bank 1.250%           9/10/26    20,000    17,106
3 Truist Bank 3.000%            2/2/23     3,000     2,986
3 Truist Bank 1.500%           3/10/25       440       405
3 Truist Financial Corp. 3.750%           12/6/23     6,610     6,551
3 Truist Financial Corp. 2.500%            8/1/24    11,215    10,741
6 UBS AG 0.375%            6/1/23    12,000    11,652
7,9 UBS AG, 3M Australian Bank Bill Rate + 0.670% 2.791%           7/30/23    29,512    18,870
3,7,9 UBS AG, 3M Australian Bank Bill Rate + 0.870% 2.991%           7/30/25    15,000     9,559
6 UBS Group AG 1.008%           7/30/24     4,445     4,288
3,8 US Bancorp 0.850%            6/7/24     4,292     4,029
US Bancorp 4.548%           7/22/28    19,400    18,749
Visa Inc. 3.150%          12/14/25    26,270    25,114
8 Visa Inc. 1.500%           6/15/26     2,865     2,644
3 Wells Fargo & Co. 3.750%           1/24/24    16,850    16,596
3,8 Wells Fargo & Co. 0.500%           4/26/24     4,025     3,766
3 Wells Fargo & Co. 1.654%            6/2/24    19,270    18,815
3 Wells Fargo & Co. 0.805%           5/19/25     2,750     2,549
3 Wells Fargo & Co. 3.550%           9/29/25     3,788     3,607
3 Wells Fargo & Co. 4.808%           7/25/28     8,000     7,643
6 Westpac Banking Corp. 1.552%           9/30/26    11,090     9,818
3,8 Westpac Securities NZ Ltd. 0.427%          12/14/26     2,100     1,788
                                       1,972,861
Health Care (0.8%)
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. 2.750%           2/15/23     5,000     4,974
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. 0.537%          11/13/23    17,590    16,854
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. 2.900%           7/26/24     5,000     4,851
GlaxoSmithKline Capital plc 0.534%           10/1/23     6,125     5,885
6 Roche Holdings Inc. 1.882%            3/8/24    20,000    19,302
6 Roche Holdings Inc. 2.132%           3/10/25     9,925     9,382
3 SSM Health Care Corp. 3.688%            6/1/23     5,985     5,947
UnitedHealth Group Inc. 0.550%           5/15/24     4,800     4,498
UnitedHealth Group Inc. 1.150%           5/15/26     1,845     1,628
                                          73,321
Industrials (1.7%)
3M Co. 2.650%           4/15/25       900       850
3 Caterpillar Financial Services Corp. 2.150%           11/8/24     6,120     5,820
3 Caterpillar Financial Services Corp. 3.400%           5/13/25    20,000    19,344
24

 

Institutional Short-Term Bond Fund
      Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000)
Market
Value

($000)
3 Caterpillar Financial Services Corp. 1.450%           5/15/25     5,000     4,604
Deere & Co. 2.750%           4/15/25    20,000    19,101
General Dynamics Corp. 3.250%            4/1/25       900       869
3 John Deere Capital Corp. 1.250%           1/10/25     1,000       928
3 John Deere Capital Corp. 2.125%            3/7/25    13,570    12,769
John Deere Capital Corp. 3.400%            6/6/25     8,315     8,040
3 PACCAR Financial Corp. 3.150%           6/13/24    13,335    13,021
3 PACCAR Financial Corp. 3.550%           8/11/25    10,000     9,710
Precision Castparts Corp. 2.500%           1/15/23     5,500     5,473
Rockwell Automation Inc. 2.875%            3/1/25    20,000    19,121
6 Siemens Financieringsmaatschappij NV 0.650%           3/11/24     9,445     8,917
6 Siemens Financieringsmaatschappij NV 3.250%           5/27/25    31,218    29,904
United Parcel Service Inc. 3.900%            4/1/25       900       884
                                         159,355
Materials (0.1%)
6 Georgia-Pacific LLC 0.625%           5/15/24    15,265    14,176
Real Estate (0.8%)
Camden Property Trust 2.950%          12/15/22     3,080     3,070
Camden Property Trust 4.250%           1/15/24     3,890     3,840
Public Storage 1.500%           11/9/26     2,200     1,940
7 Public Storage, SOFR + 0.470% 2.789%           4/23/24     6,465     6,426
Realty Income Corp. 4.600%            2/6/24     2,500     2,491
Realty Income Corp. 3.875%           4/15/25    10,000     9,721
3,10 Realty Income Corp. 1.875%           1/14/27       697       644
10 Realty Income Corp. 1.125%           7/13/27     1,300     1,130
Simon Property Group LP 2.750%            6/1/23     1,970     1,946
Simon Property Group LP 3.750%            2/1/24     9,346     9,210
Simon Property Group LP 2.000%           9/13/24     6,140     5,802
Simon Property Group LP 3.375%           10/1/24    16,740    16,242
Simon Property Group LP 3.500%            9/1/25    10,000     9,549
                                          72,011
Technology (1.3%)
Analog Devices Inc. 2.950%            4/1/25     5,000     4,804
7 Analog Devices Inc., SOFR + 0.250% 1.780%           10/1/24    25,000    24,547
8 Apple Inc. 0.875%           5/24/25     2,400     2,240
8 Apple Inc. 1.625%          11/10/26     2,117     1,967
Intel Corp. 3.400%           3/25/25     5,000     4,848
Intuit Inc. 0.950%           7/15/25     5,000     4,508
NVIDIA Corp. 0.584%           6/14/24    74,836    69,949
PayPal Holdings Inc. 2.400%           10/1/24     6,100     5,827
TSMC Arizona Corp. 3.875%           4/22/27     4,166     3,970
                                         122,660
Utilities (0.4%)
Atlantic City Electric Co. 3.375%            9/1/24    15,000    14,561
Berkshire Hathaway Energy Co. 4.050%           4/15/25     2,565     2,523
3 Duke Energy Carolinas NC Storm Funding LLC 1.679%            7/1/31     5,365     4,670
Entergy Louisiana LLC 0.620%          11/17/23     7,645     7,316
Florida Power & Light Co. 2.850%            4/1/25       900       861
6 Korea East-West Power Co. Ltd. 3.600%            5/6/25     3,565     3,436
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      Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000)
Market
Value

($000)
National Rural Utilities Cooperative Finance Corp. 3.400%          11/15/23     8,500     8,378
Southern California Gas Co. 3.150%           9/15/24     1,100     1,066
                                           42,811
Total Corporate Bonds (Cost $3,152,913) 2,984,898
Sovereign Bonds (4.7%)
3 Abu Dhabi National Energy Co. PJSC 3.625%           1/12/23       543       540
3 Arab Petroleum Investments Corp. 4.125%           9/18/23     5,882     5,861
3,6 CDP Financial Inc. 3.150%           7/24/24     1,750     1,710
Corp. Andina de Fomento 2.375%           5/12/23    10,000     9,852
Corp. Andina de Fomento 1.250%          10/26/24    24,000    22,271
3,6,11 Dexia Credit Local SA 3.250%           9/26/23    50,000    49,370
3 Emirate of Abu Dhabi 2.500%          10/11/22    17,000    16,982
Equinor ASA 2.650%           1/15/24     2,000     1,947
Equinor ASA 1.750%           1/22/26     5,000     4,503
Export-Import Bank of Korea 3.000%           11/1/22     2,400     2,397
Export-Import Bank of Korea 4.000%           9/15/24    33,333    32,951
Export-Import Bank of Korea 1.250%           1/18/25    80,000    73,960
Export-Import Bank of Korea 3.250%          11/10/25    25,000    23,873
3,12 Japan Bank for International Cooperation 2.500%           5/23/24     5,000     4,839
Korea Development Bank 0.500%          10/27/23    24,000    23,022
Korea Development Bank 3.750%           1/22/24    10,000     9,898
3 Korea Development Bank 1.750%           2/18/25     7,000     6,529
Korea Development Bank 2.000%           2/24/25    20,000    18,750
3,6 Korea Electric Power Corp. 3.625%           6/14/25    18,667    17,969
3,6 Korea National Oil Corp. 1.750%           4/18/25    24,000    22,080
3 Korea National Oil Corp. 0.875%           10/5/25     5,000     4,407
3,6 Qatar Energy 1.375%           9/12/26     7,798     6,792
Republic of Chile 2.250%          10/30/22     6,803     6,786
3 Republic of Chile 2.750%           1/31/27    29,137    26,279
3 Republic of Slovenia 5.500%          10/26/22       303       302
3,6 Saudi Arabian Oil Co. 1.250%          11/24/23     3,000     2,882
3 Saudi Arabian Oil Co. 2.875%           4/16/24    14,850    14,367
3 State of Qatar 3.875%           4/23/23    10,734    10,690
3,6 Temasek Financial I Ltd. 2.375%           1/23/23     5,000     4,971
3,6 Tokyo Metropolitan Government 0.750%           7/16/25    21,000    18,797
Total Sovereign Bonds (Cost $470,425) 445,577
Taxable Municipal Bonds (0.8%)
Florida State Board of Administration Finance Corp. Revenue 1.258%            7/1/25    56,750    51,378
University of California Revenue 0.883%           5/15/25    27,000    24,580
Total Taxable Municipal Bonds (Cost $83,750) 75,958
          Shares  
Temporary Cash Investments (1.5%)
Money Market Fund (1.5%)
13 Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund
(Cost $147,342)
2.828%                    1,473,896          147,345
Total Investments (100.4%) (Cost $9,956,635)   9,526,361
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      Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000)
Market
Value

($000)
Conventional Mortgage-Backed Securities—Liability for Sale Commitments (-1.1%)
3,4,5 UMBS Pool 2.000%          10/25/52    (53,500)    (43,193)
3,4,5 UMBS Pool 3.000% 10/25/52–11/25/52    (73,000)    (63,455)
Total Conventional Mortgage-Backed Securities—Liability for Sale Commitments
(Proceeds $112,595)
(106,648)
Other Assets and Liabilities—Net (0.7%)   67,830
Net Assets (100%)   9,487,543
Cost is in $000.
See Note A in Notes to Financial Statements.
1 Securities with a value of $8,313,000 have been segregated as initial margin for open futures contracts.
2 Securities with a value of $2,448,000 have been segregated as collateral for certain open To Be Announced (TBA) transactions.
3 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.
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 Includes securities purchased on a when-issued or delayed-delivery basis for which the fund has not taken delivery as of September 30, 2022.
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 September 30, 2022, the aggregate value was $1,449,988,000, representing 15.3% of net assets.
7 Variable-rate security; rate shown is effective rate at period end. Certain variable-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 Face amount denominated in euro.
9 Face amount denominated in Australian dollars.
10 Face amount denominated in British pounds.
11 Guaranteed by multiple countries.
12 Guaranteed by the Government of Japan.
13 Affiliated money market fund available only to Vanguard funds and certain trusts and accounts managed by Vanguard. Rate shown is the 7-day yield.
  1M—1-month.
  3M—3-month.
  LIBOR—London Interbank Offered Rate.
  REMICS—Real Estate Mortgage Investment Conduits.
  SOFR—Secured Overnight Financing Rate.
  UMBS—Uniform Mortgage-Backed Securities.
  USD—U.S. dollar.
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Institutional Short-Term Bond Fund

Derivative Financial Instruments Outstanding as of Period End

Futures Contracts
      ($000)
  Expiration Number of
Long (Short)
Contracts
Notional
Amount
Value and
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
Long Futures Contracts
2-Year U.S. Treasury Note December 2022 5,444 1,118,146 (15,336)
10-Year U.S. Treasury Note December 2022 284 31,826 (1,581)
Long U.S. Treasury Bond December 2022 132 16,686 (457)
        (17,374)
 
Short Futures Contracts
5-Year U.S. Treasury Note December 2022 (120) (12,901) 87
Euro-Bobl December 2022 (168) (19,717) 581
Euro-Schatz December 2022 (191) (20,060) 215
Long Gilt December 2022 (9) (969) 135
Ultra 10-Year U.S. Treasury Note December 2022 (457) (54,147) 2,304
        3,322
        (14,052)
    
Forward Currency Contracts
  Contract
Settlement
Date
Contract Amount (000) Unrealized
Appreciation
($000)
Unrealized
(Depreciation)
($000)
Counterparty   Receive   Deliver
State Street Bank & Trust Co. 11/2/22 EUR 1,114 USD 1,116 (22)
Credit Agricole CIB 11/2/22 EUR 521 USD 505 6
Morgan Stanley Capital Services LLC 11/2/22 EUR 491 USD 493 (10)
Credit Agricole CIB 11/2/22 USD 84,302 AUD 125,160 4,216
State Street Bank & Trust Co. 10/27/22 USD 53,305 EUR 53,093 1,187
Standard Chartered Bank 10/13/22 USD 2,303 GBP 1,984 87
State Street Bank & Trust Co. 11/2/22 USD 360 GBP 313 11
            5,507 (32)
AUD—Australian dollar.
EUR—euro.
GBP—British pound.
USD—U.S. dollar.
    
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Institutional Short-Term Bond Fund
Over-the-Counter Credit Default Swaps
Reference
Entity
Termination
Date
Counterparty Notional
Amount
($000)
Periodic
Premium
Received
(Paid)1
(%)
Value
($000)
Remaining
Up-Front
Premium
Paid
(Received)
($000)
Unrealized
Appreciation
($000)
Unrealized
(Depreciation)
($000)
Credit Protection Sold/Moody's Rating
Corp. Nacional del Cobre de Chile/A3 12/20/22 MSCS 15,000 1.000 (1) 12 (13)
Republic of Chile/A2 12/20/27 MSCS 1,920 1.000 (59) (43) (16)
          (60) (31) (29)
1 Periodic premium received/paid quarterly.
MSCS—Morgan Stanley Capital Services LLC.
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.
At September 30, 2022, the counterparties had deposited in segregated accounts securities with a value of $1,696,000 in connection with open forward currency contracts and over-the-counter swap contracts.
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.
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Institutional Short-Term Bond Fund
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
As of September 30, 2022
($000s, except shares and per-share amounts) Amount
Assets  
Investments in Securities, at Value  
Unaffiliated Issuers (Cost $9,809,293) 9,379,016
Affiliated Issuers (Cost $147,342) 147,345
Total Investments in Securities 9,526,361
Investment in Vanguard 357
Cash 1,520
Foreign Currency, at Value (Cost $1,430) 1,407
Receivables for Investment Securities Sold 137,163
Receivables for Accrued Income 37,960
Swap Premiums Paid 12
Unrealized Appreciation—Forward Currency Contracts 5,507
Total Assets 9,710,287
Liabilities  
Liability for Sale Commitments, at Value (Proceeds $112,595) 106,648
Payables for Investment Securities Purchased 115,600
Payables to Vanguard 78
Swap Premiums Received 43
Variation Margin Payable—Futures Contracts 314
Unrealized Depreciation—Forward Currency Contracts 32
Unrealized Depreciation—Over-the-Counter Swap Contracts 29
Total Liabilities 222,744
Net Assets 9,487,543

At September 30, 2022, net assets consisted of:

   
Paid-in Capital 10,064,521
Total Distributable Earnings (Loss) (576,978)
Net Assets 9,487,543
   
Net Assets  
Applicable to 729,999,841 outstanding $.001 par value shares of
beneficial interest (unlimited authorization)
9,487,543
Net Asset Value Per Share $13.00
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.
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Statement of Operations
  Year Ended
September 30, 2022
  ($000)
Investment Income  
Income  
Interest1 132,730
Total Income 132,730
Expenses  
The Vanguard Group—Note B  
Investment Advisory Services 626
Management and Administrative 1,073
Marketing and Distribution 154
Custodian Fees 41
Auditing Fees 32
Shareholders’ Reports 17
Trustees’ Fees and Expenses 4
Other Expenses 14
Total Expenses 1,961
Expenses Paid Indirectly (16)
Net Expenses 1,945
Net Investment Income 130,785
Realized Net Gain (Loss)  
Investment Securities Sold1 (126,269)
Futures Contracts (42,059)
Swap Contracts 4,951
Forward Currency Contracts 17,320
Foreign Currencies 782
Realized Net Gain (Loss) (145,275)
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)  
Investment Securities1 (463,575)
Futures Contracts (13,272)
Swap Contracts (1,782)
Forward Currency Contracts 3,547
Foreign Currencies (45)
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) (475,127)
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations (489,617)
1 Interest income, realized net gain (loss), capital gain distributions received, and change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) from an affiliated company of the fund were $1,504,000, ($78,000), $2,000, 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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Institutional Short-Term Bond Fund
Statement of Changes in Net Assets
  Year Ended September 30,
  2022
($000)
2021
($000)
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets    
Operations    
Net Investment Income 130,785 108,485
Realized Net Gain (Loss) (145,275) 75,966
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) (475,127) (121,476)
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations (489,617) 62,975
Distributions    
Total Distributions (190,845) (140,615)
Capital Share Transactions    
Issued 992,071 2,387,279
Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions 190,845 140,615
Redeemed (664,216) (1,057,380)
Net Increase (Decrease) from Capital Share Transactions 518,700 1,470,514
Total Increase (Decrease) (161,762) 1,392,874
Net Assets    
Beginning of Period 9,649,305 8,256,431
End of Period 9,487,543 9,649,305
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.
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Institutional Short-Term Bond Fund
Financial Highlights
For a Share Outstanding
Throughout Each Period
Year Ended September 30,
2022 2021 2020 2019 2018
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period $13.94 $14.06 $13.82 $13.55 $13.75
Investment Operations          
Net Investment Income1 .181 .165 .316 .373 .293
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments (.855) (.070) .244 .271 (.202)
Total from Investment Operations (.674) .095 .560 .644 .091
Distributions          
Dividends from Net Investment Income (.177) (.165) (.320) (.374) (.291)
Distributions from Realized Capital Gains (.089) (.050)
Total Distributions (.266) (.215) (.320) (.374) (.291)
Net Asset Value, End of Period $13.00 $13.94 $14.06 $13.82 $13.55
Total Return -4.89% 0.68% 4.10% 4.81% 0.67%
Ratios/Supplemental Data          
Net Assets, End of Period (Millions) $9,488 $9,649 $8,256 $7,781 $7,796
Ratio of Total Expenses to Average Net Assets 0.02%2 0.02% 0.02% 0.02% 0.02%
Ratio of Net Investment Income to Average Net Assets 1.35% 1.18% 2.27% 2.73% 2.15%
Portfolio Turnover Rate 122%3 134%3 118% 83% 118%4
1 Calculated based on average shares outstanding.
2 The ratio of expenses to average net assets for the period net of reduction from custody fee offset arrangements was 0.02%.
3 Includes 5% and 16%, respectively, attributable to mortgage-dollar-roll activity.
4 Excludes 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 Institutional Short-Term Bond Fund is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 as an open-end investment company, or mutual fund. The fund has been established by Vanguard as an investment vehicle for certain collective trusts and other accounts managed by Vanguard or its affiliates and qualifying education savings plans. The fund is offered to investors who meet certain administrative and service criteria and invest a minimum of $10 million.
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. Significant market disruptions, such as those caused by pandemics (e.g., COVID-19 pandemic), natural or environmental disasters, war (e.g., Russia's invasion of Ukraine), acts of terrorism, or other events, can adversely affect local and global markets and normal market operations. Any such disruptions could have an adverse impact on the value of the fund's investments and fund performance.
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, as furnished by independent pricing services. 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 valuation designee to represent fair value and subject to oversight by the board of trustees.
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. 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
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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 MSFTA, and sell or retain any collateral held up to the net amount owed to the fund under the MSFTA.
At September 30, 2022, counterparties had deposited in segregated accounts securities with a value of $1,018,000 in connection with TBA transactions.
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 also enters 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.
5. 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 securities pledged as initial margin for open contracts are noted in the Schedule of Investments.
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 gains (losses) on futures contracts.
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During the year ended September 30, 2022, the fund’s average investments in long and short futures contracts represented 13% and 1% of net assets, respectively, based on the average of the notional amounts at each quarter-end during the period.
6. 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 securities pledged as collateral for open contracts are noted in the Schedule of Investments. 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 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 gains (losses) on forward currency contracts.
During the year ended September 30, 2022, the fund’s average investment in forward currency contracts represented 2% of net assets, based on the average of the notional amounts at each quarter-end during the period.
7. 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
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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 either an amount that is a fixed percentage rate or a floating rate, which is reset periodically based on short-term interest rates, applied to a notional amount. In return, the counterparty agrees to pay a different floating rate, which is reset periodically based on short-term interest rates, applied to the same notional amount.
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.
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 Schedule of Investments. 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 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 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
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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.
During the year ended September 30, 2022, the fund's average amounts of investments in credit protection sold and credit protection purchased represented less than 1% of net assets, based on the average of notional amounts at each quarter-end during the period. The average amount of investments in interest rate swaps represented 1% of net assets, based on the average of notional amounts at each quarter-end during the period. The fund had no open interest rate swap contracts at September 30, 2022.
8. Federal Income Taxes: The fund intends to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company and distribute virtually all of its taxable income. The fund’s tax returns are open to examination by the relevant tax authorities until expiration of the applicable statute of limitations, which is generally three years after the filing of the tax return. Management has analyzed the fund’s tax positions taken for all open federal and state income tax years, and has concluded that no provision for income tax is required in the fund’s financial statements.
9. Distributions: Distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Distributions are determined on a tax basis at the fiscal year-end and may differ from net investment income and realized capital gains for financial reporting purposes.
10. Credit Facilities and Interfund Lending Program: The fund and certain other funds managed by The Vanguard Group ("Vanguard") participate in a $4.4 billion committed credit facility provided by a syndicate of lenders pursuant to a credit agreement and an uncommitted credit facility provided by Vanguard. Both facilities may be renewed annually. Each fund is individually liable for its borrowings, if any, under the credit facilities. Borrowings may be utilized for temporary or emergency purposes and are subject to the fund’s regulatory and contractual borrowing restrictions. With respect to the committed credit facility, the participating funds are charged administrative fees and an annual commitment fee of 0.10% of the undrawn committed amount of the facility, which 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 either facility bear interest at an agreed-upon spread plus the higher of the federal funds effective rate, the overnight bank funding rate, or the Daily Simple Secured Overnight Financing Rate inclusive of an additional agreed-upon spread. However, borrowings under the uncommitted credit facility may bear interest based upon an alternate rate agreed to by the fund and Vanguard.
In accordance with an exemptive order (the “Order”) from the SEC, the fund may participate in a joint lending and borrowing program that allows registered open-end Vanguard funds to borrow money from and lend money to each other for temporary or emergency purposes (the “Interfund Lending Program”), subject to compliance with the terms and conditions of the Order, and to the extent permitted by the fund’s investment objective and investment policies. Interfund loans and borrowings normally extend overnight but can have a maximum duration of seven days. Loans may be called on one business day’s notice. The interest rate to be charged is governed by the conditions of the Order and internal procedures adopted by the board of trustees. The board of trustees is responsible for overseeing the Interfund Lending Program.
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For the year ended September 30, 2022, the fund did not utilize the credit facilities or the Interfund Lending Program.
11. 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.
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 and 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 September 30, 2022, the fund had contributed to Vanguard capital in the amount of $357,000, 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 custody account. For the year ended September 30, 2022, custodian fee offset arrangements reduced the fund’s expenses by $16,000 (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 and derivatives. 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 and derivatives valued with significant unobservable inputs are noted on the Schedule of Investments.
The following table summarizes the market value of the fund's investments and derivatives as of September 30, 2022, based on the inputs used to value them:
  Level 1
($000)
Level 2
($000)
Level 3
($000)
Total
($000)
Investments        
Assets        
U.S. Government and Agency Obligations 2,662,392 2,662,392
Asset-Backed/Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities 3,210,191 3,210,191
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  Level 1
($000)
Level 2
($000)
Level 3
($000)
Total
($000)
Investments        
Corporate Bonds 2,984,898 2,984,898
Sovereign Bonds 445,577 445,577
Taxable Municipal Bonds 75,958 75,958
Temporary Cash Investments 147,345 147,345
Total 147,345 9,379,016 9,526,361
Liabilities        
Conventional Mortgage-Backed Securities—Liability for Sale Commitments 106,648 106,648
Derivative Financial Instruments        
Assets        
Futures Contracts1 3,322 3,322
Forward Currency Contracts 5,507 5,507
Total 3,322 5,507 8,829
Liabilities        
Futures Contracts1 17,374 17,374
Forward Currency Contracts 32 32
Swap Contracts 29 29
Total 17,374 61 17,435
1 Includes cumulative appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts and centrally cleared swaps, if any, as reported in the Schedule of Investments. Only current day’s variation margin is reported within the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
E.  At September 30, 2022, the fair values of derivatives were reflected in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as follows:
Statement of Assets and Liabilities Interest
Rate
Contracts
($000)
Foreign
Exchange
Contracts
($000)
Credit
Contracts
($000)
Total
($000)
Swap Premiums Paid 12 12
Unrealized Appreciation—Futures Contracts1 3,322 3,322
Unrealized Appreciation—Forward Currency Contracts 5,507 5,507
Total Assets 3,322 5,507 12 8,841
         
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Statement of Assets and Liabilities Interest
Rate
Contracts
($000)
Foreign
Exchange
Contracts
($000)
Credit
Contracts
($000)
Total
($000)
Swap Premiums Received 43 43
Unrealized Depreciation—Futures Contracts1 17,374 17,374
Unrealized Depreciation—Forward Currency Contracts 32 32
Unrealized Depreciation—Over-the-Counter Swap Contracts 29 29
Total Liabilities 17,374 32 72 17,478
1 Includes cumulative appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts and centrally cleared swaps, if any, as reported in the Schedule of Investments. Only current day’s variation margin is reported within the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
Realized net gain (loss) and the change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on derivatives for the year ended September 30, 2022, were:
Realized Net Gain (Loss) on Derivatives Interest
Rate
Contracts
($000)
Foreign
Exchange
Contracts
($000)
Credit
Contracts
($000)
Total
($000)
Futures Contracts (42,059) (42,059)
Swap Contracts 4,872 79 4,951
Forward Currency Contracts 17,320 17,320
Realized Net Gain (Loss) on Derivatives (37,187) 17,320 79 (19,788)
 
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on Derivatives
Futures Contracts (13,272) (13,272)
Swap Contracts (1,815) 33 (1,782)
Forward Currency Contracts 3,547 3,547
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on Derivatives (15,087) 3,547 33 (11,507)
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 applicable foreign currency transactions and swap agreements were reclassified between the individual components of 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 deferral of losses from wash sales; the recognition of unrealized gains or losses from certain derivative contracts; and the recognition of gain or loss
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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 1,088
Undistributed Long-Term Gains
Capital Loss Carryforwards (176,754)
Qualified Late-Year Losses
Net Unrealized Gains (Losses) (401,312)
The tax character of distributions paid was as follows:
  Year Ended September 30,
  2022
Amount
($000)
2021
Amount
($000)
Ordinary Income* 145,800 112,001
Long-Term Capital Gains 45,045 28,614
Total 190,845 140,615
* Includes short-term capital gains, if any.
As of September 30, 2022, 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 9,933,560
Gross Unrealized Appreciation 23,366
Gross Unrealized Depreciation (424,678)
Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) (401,312)
G.  During the year ended September 30, 2022, the fund purchased $4,082,737,000 of investment securities and sold $3,869,740,000 of investment securities, other than U.S. government securities and temporary cash investments. Purchases and sales of U.S. government securities were $8,352,256,000 and $7,751,454,000, 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 September 30, 2022, such purchases were $432,500,000 and sales were $43,046,000, resulting in net realized loss of $1,563,000; these amounts, other than temporary cash investments, are included in the purchases and sales of investment securities noted above.
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H.  Capital shares issued and redeemed were:
  Year Ended September 30,  
  2022
Shares
(000)
  2021
Shares
(000)
 
     
Issued 72,497   170,433  
Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions 14,142   10,049  
Redeemed (48,766)   (75,571)  
Net Increase (Decrease) in Shares Outstanding 37,873   104,911  
I.  Management has determined that no events or transactions occurred subsequent to September 30, 2022, 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 30, 2012, Through September 30, 2022
Initial Investment of $10,000,000
    Average Annual Total Returns
Periods Ended September 30, 2022
 
    One
Year
Five
Years
Ten
Years
Final Value
of a $10,000,000
Investment
 Institutional Intermediate-Term Bond Fund
Institutional Plus Shares
-9.93% 0.38% 1.02% $11,071,748
 Bloomberg U.S. Intermediate Aggregate ex Baa Index -11.33 -0.15 0.71 10,736,870
 Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index -14.60 -0.27 0.89 10,926,793
The fund is the successor to VFTC Intermediate-Term Bond Trust (the predecessor trust), a collective trust managed by Vanguard Fiduciary Trust Company, an affiliate of The Vanguard Group, Inc. The predecessor trust transferred its assets to the fund in connection with the fund’s commencement of operations on or about June 19, 2015. The performance of the fund’s Institutional Plus Shares includes the performance of the predecessor trust prior to the commencement of the fund’s operations. The performance of the predecessor trust has not been adjusted to reflect the expenses of the fund’s Institutional Plus Shares. If the performance of the predecessor trust was adjusted to reflect the expenses of the fund’s Institutional Plus Shares, the predecessor trust’s performance would have been lower. The fund is managed with the same investment objective, strategies, policies, and risks as the predecessor trust. The predecessor trust was not an investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940. If the predecessor trust had been an investment company, its performance may have been different.
See Financial Highlights for dividend and capital gains information.
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Fund Allocation
As of September 30, 2022
Asset-Backed/Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities 14.2%
Corporate Bonds 26.7
Sovereign Bonds 2.9
Taxable Municipal Bonds 0.9
U.S. Government and Agency Obligations 55.3
The table reflects the fund’s investments, except for short-term investments and derivatives. The agency and mortgage-backed securities 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
Schedule of Investments
As of September 30, 2022
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.
      Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000)
Market
Value

($000)
U.S. Government and Agency Obligations (52.8%)
U.S. Government Securities (26.3%)
United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.500%           3/15/23   175,000    172,348
United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.250%           6/15/23   303,000    294,857
1 United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.125%          10/15/23   300,000    287,344
United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.250%          11/15/23   400,000    382,250
United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.500%          11/30/23    57,000     54,542
2,3 United States Treasury Note/Bond 2.500%           4/30/24   843,000    819,291
United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.250%           5/15/24   100,000     93,656
United States Treasury Note/Bond 2.500%           5/31/24    26,000     25,244
United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.250%           6/15/24    98,000     91,507
United States Treasury Note/Bond 3.000%           6/30/24   173,000    169,216
United States Treasury Note/Bond 3.000%           7/31/24   685,000    669,694
United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.375%           8/15/24   400,000    372,000
United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.375%           9/15/24   100,000     92,719
United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.750%          11/15/24    49,500     45,981
United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.000%          12/15/24    62,300     58,036
United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.750%          12/31/24    75,000     71,039
United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.375%           1/31/25    62,500     58,516
United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.500%           2/15/25   250,500    234,765
United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.750%           3/15/25   160,000    150,625
United States Treasury Note/Bond 2.625%           4/15/25   330,000    316,852
United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.375%           4/30/25   146,000    132,221
United States Treasury Note/Bond 2.750%           5/15/25   135,640    130,511
2 United States Treasury Note/Bond 2.875%           6/15/25   460,000    443,612
United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.250%           7/31/25   400,000    357,438
United States Treasury Note/Bond 3.125%           8/15/25   165,000    159,947
United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.250%           8/31/25   300,000    267,187
2 United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.250%          10/31/25   500,000    442,656
United States Treasury Note/Bond 2.250%          11/15/25   278,200    261,943
United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.500%           2/28/26   150,000    132,352
United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.750%           5/31/26   100,000     88,328
United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.875%           6/30/26   300,000    265,594
United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.625%           7/31/26   200,000    174,969
United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.875%           9/30/26   184,800    162,595
United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.125%          10/31/26   381,400    338,195
United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.250%          12/31/26    58,000     51,520
United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.500%           1/31/27    22,000     19,724
United States Treasury Note/Bond 2.750%           7/31/27    75,000     70,629
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      Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000)
Market
Value

($000)
United States Treasury Note/Bond 3.250%           6/30/29       500        478
United States Treasury Note/Bond 2.875%           5/15/32    25,000     23,125
                                        7,983,506
Agency Bonds and Notes (0.1%)
Federal Home Loan Banks 3.125%           6/13/25     6,300      6,106
Federal Home Loan Banks 3.125%           9/12/25     7,050      6,818
Federal Home Loan Banks 2.500%          12/10/27     8,450      7,803
Federal Home Loan Banks 3.250%            6/9/28     2,100      2,004
4 Tennessee Valley Authority 2.875%            2/1/27     1,280      1,213
                                           23,944
Conventional Mortgage-Backed Securities (26.4%)  
4,5 Fannie Mae Pool 3.000%     3/1/43–3/1/48    14,491     12,512
4,5 Fannie Mae Pool 3.500%     7/1/47–2/1/50    23,654     21,122
4,5 Fannie Mae Pool 5.000%           10/1/49       564        538
4,5 Freddie Mac Gold Pool 2.000%     9/1/28–1/1/32     2,375      2,143
4,5 Freddie Mac Gold Pool 2.500%     1/1/43–3/1/47     1,753      1,507
4,5 Freddie Mac Gold Pool 3.000%     8/1/32–8/1/47   139,113    123,067
4,5 Freddie Mac Gold Pool 3.500%     8/1/32–2/1/50    98,304     89,034
4,5 Freddie Mac Gold Pool 4.000%    7/1/29–12/1/49    28,157     26,425
4,5 Freddie Mac Gold Pool 4.500%     5/1/39–2/1/49    28,519     27,813
4,5 Freddie Mac Gold Pool 5.000%     7/1/39–2/1/49     3,819      3,882
4,5 Freddie Mac Gold Pool 5.500%            5/1/40     1,592      1,642
4,5 Freddie Mac Gold Pool 6.000%     6/1/37–3/1/39       496        496
4,5 Freddie Mac Gold Pool 6.500%            5/1/37        37         39
4,5 Freddie Mac Gold Pool 7.000%            5/1/38        45         45
4 Ginnie Mae I Pool 2.500%   1/15/43–6/15/43       531        456
4 Ginnie Mae I Pool 3.000%   9/15/42–8/15/45    13,116     11,756
4 Ginnie Mae I Pool 3.500%   1/15/42–6/15/47    18,628     17,202
4 Ginnie Mae I Pool 4.000%  4/15/39–12/15/46     2,527      2,425
4 Ginnie Mae I Pool 4.500%  2/15/39–12/15/46    12,744     12,560
4 Ginnie Mae I Pool 5.000%   2/15/40–9/15/41       485        493
4 Ginnie Mae I Pool 5.500%   3/15/40–2/15/41       137        136
4 Ginnie Mae I Pool 6.000%   5/15/36–3/15/40       807        839
4 Ginnie Mae II Pool 2.000%  11/20/50–8/20/51   382,246    318,130
4,6 Ginnie Mae II Pool 2.500%  3/20/43–10/15/52   327,663    273,912
4,6 Ginnie Mae II Pool 3.000%  3/20/27–11/15/52   399,235    351,818
4,6 Ginnie Mae II Pool 3.500%  6/20/42–11/15/52   276,064    253,958
4,6 Ginnie Mae II Pool 4.000%  2/20/34–10/15/52   292,569    274,644
4,6 Ginnie Mae II Pool 4.500% 12/20/45–10/15/52   107,242    103,724
4 Ginnie Mae II Pool 5.000%  4/20/40–11/20/49    13,788     13,872
4 Ginnie Mae II Pool 5.500%           4/20/40        63         63
4 Ginnie Mae II Pool 6.000%           2/20/41         5          5
4,5,6 UMBS Pool 1.500%    12/1/36–4/1/52   274,632    213,592
4,5,6 UMBS Pool 2.000%   5/1/28–11/25/52 1,446,621  1,191,012
4,5,6 UMBS Pool 2.500%   2/1/36–11/25/52 2,314,769  1,971,827
4,5,6 UMBS Pool 3.500%  11/1/31–11/25/52   307,508    282,083
4,5,6 UMBS Pool 4.000%   5/1/32–11/25/52   469,602    446,342
4,5,6 UMBS Pool 4.500%  12/1/39–11/25/52   282,873    271,714
4,5,6 UMBS Pool 5.000%   6/1/39–10/25/52   172,269    169,317
4,5,6 UMBS Pool 5.500%  12/1/38–10/25/52   889,711    884,475
4,5,6 UMBS Pool 6.000%  10/1/39–10/25/52   603,239    611,926
4,5 UMBS Pool 6.500%     9/1/36–4/1/39       159        174
4,5 UMBS Pool 7.000%    10/1/37–9/1/38       169        178
                                        7,988,898
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Institutional Intermediate-Term Bond Fund
      Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000)
Market
Value

($000)
Nonconventional Mortgage-Backed Securities (0.0%)  
4,5 Freddie Mac REMICS 2.000%           1/25/52    10,371      6,330
4 Ginnie Mae REMICS 2.000%           2/20/51     8,519      7,765
                                            14,095
Total U.S. Government and Agency Obligations (Cost $17,336,967) 16,010,443
Asset-Backed/Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities (13.5%)
4 Ally Auto Receivables Trust Series 2019-1 3.020%           4/15/24     3,174      3,174
4 Ally Auto Receivables Trust Series 2019-3 1.930%           5/15/24     1,580      1,577
4 Ally Auto Receivables Trust Series 2022-1 3.310%          11/15/26    16,420     16,087
4 Ally Auto Receivables Trust Series 2022-1 3.450%           6/15/27     8,070      7,760
4 American Express Credit Account Master Trust Series 2022-2 3.390%           5/15/27    34,970     33,884
4 American Express Credit Account Master Trust Series 2022-3 3.750%           8/15/27    59,360     57,954
4 AmeriCredit Automobile Receivables Trust Series 2020-2 0.660%          12/18/24     1,170      1,163
4 AmeriCredit Automobile Receivables Trust Series 2021-1 0.370%           8/18/25    12,593     12,388
4 AmeriCredit Automobile Receivables Trust Series 2021-3 0.760%           8/18/26    11,490     11,047
4 AmeriCredit Automobile Receivables Trust Series 2022-1 2.450%          11/18/26     7,680      7,393
4,7 ARI Fleet Lease Trust Series 2022-A 3.120%           1/15/31     5,960      5,846
4,7 ARI Fleet Lease Trust Series 2022-A 3.430%           1/15/31     3,300      3,156
4,7 Aventura Mall Trust Series 2018-AVM 4.249%            7/5/40       160        147
4 BA Credit Card Trust Series 2021-A1 0.440%           9/15/26     8,120      7,637
4 BA Credit Card Trust Series 2022-A1 3.530%          11/15/27    17,100     16,641
4 Banc of America Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2015-UBS7 3.441%           9/15/48     7,333      6,950
4 BANK Series 2017-BNK4 3.625%           5/15/50       280        263
4 BANK Series 2017-BNK6 3.254%           7/15/60     4,580      4,250
4 BANK Series 2017-BNK6 3.518%           7/15/60     1,110      1,037
4 BANK Series 2017-BNK6 3.741%           7/15/60       440        404
4 BANK Series 2017-BNK7 3.175%           9/15/60    13,570     12,370
4 BANK Series 2017-BNK7 3.435%           9/15/60     1,190      1,105
4 BANK Series 2017-BNK8 3.488%          11/15/50     4,170      3,856
4 BANK Series 2017-BNK9 3.538%          11/15/54     3,700      3,430
4 BANK Series 2018-BNK10 3.641%           2/15/61     1,030        986
4 BANK Series 2018-BNK12 4.255%           5/15/61       780        744
4 BANK Series 2018-BNK14 4.185%           9/15/60       160        154
4 BANK Series 2018-BNK14 4.231%           9/15/60     1,055      1,007
4 BANK Series 2019-BNK17 3.623%           4/15/52       285        268
4 BANK Series 2019-BNK17 3.714%           4/15/52     4,459      4,112
4 BANK Series 2019-BNK19 3.183%           8/15/61     3,910      3,468
4 BANK Series 2019-BNK20 3.011%           9/15/62     7,180      6,294
4 BANK Series 2019-BNK23 2.846%          12/15/52     1,900      1,723
4 BANK Series 2019-BNK23 2.920%          12/15/52    11,780     10,154
4 BANK Series 2019-BNK24 2.960%          11/15/62    17,620     15,332
4 BANK Series 2020-BNK28 1.725%           3/15/63     7,000      5,955
4 BANK Series 2020-BNK30 1.673%          12/15/53     5,050      4,242
4 BANK Series 2022-BNK40 3.507%           3/15/64     3,880      3,401
4 BANK Series 2022-BNK43 4.399%           8/15/55     9,800      9,283
4 Bank of America Merrill Lynch Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2017-BNK3 3.574%           2/15/50       330        310
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Institutional Intermediate-Term Bond Fund
      Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000)
Market
Value

($000)
4 Barclays Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2019-C5 3.063%          11/15/52    13,010     11,348
4 BBCMS Mortgage Trust Series 2020-C6 2.639%           2/15/53     2,515      2,121
4 BBCMS Mortgage Trust Series 2020-C8 1.867%          10/15/53     5,880      5,019
4 BBCMS Mortgage Trust Series 2022-C16 4.600%           6/15/55     5,750      5,536
4 BBCMS Mortgage Trust Series 2022-C17 4.441%           9/15/55     5,750      5,466
4 BBCMS Trust Series 2021-C10 2.492%           7/15/54     5,750      4,723
4 Benchmark Mortgage Trust Series 2018-B1 3.666%           1/15/51     4,070      3,782
4 Benchmark Mortgage Trust Series 2018-B1 3.878%           1/15/51     1,360      1,253
4 Benchmark Mortgage Trust Series 2018-B2 3.882%           2/15/51     4,440      4,159
4 Benchmark Mortgage Trust Series 2018-B8 3.963%           1/15/52     1,100      1,045
4 Benchmark Mortgage Trust Series 2019-B10 3.615%           3/15/62       305        287
4 Benchmark Mortgage Trust Series 2019-B15 2.859%          12/15/72     5,250      4,761
4 Benchmark Mortgage Trust Series 2019-B15 2.928%          12/15/72     6,000      5,162
4 Benchmark Mortgage Trust Series 2020-B19 1.745%           9/15/53     7,163      6,052
4 Benchmark Mortgage Trust Series 2020-B21 1.798%          12/17/53     4,400      3,715
4 Benchmark Mortgage Trust Series 2020-B22 1.731%           1/15/54     4,550      3,817
4 Benchmark Mortgage Trust Series 2022-B34 3.961%           4/15/55     3,221      2,998
4 Benchmark Mortgage Trust Series 2022-B36 4.470%           7/15/55    11,500     10,915
4 BMW Vehicle Owner Trust Series 2019-A 1.920%           1/25/24     1,288      1,286
4 BMW Vehicle Owner Trust Series 2020-A 0.620%           4/26/27     2,720      2,599
4 BMW Vehicle Owner Trust Series 2022-A 3.440%          12/26/28    11,800     11,292
4,8 Brazos Higher Education Authority Inc. Series 2011-1, 3M USD LIBOR + 0.800% 3.797%           2/25/30       222        222
4,7 BX Trust Series 2019-OC11 3.202%           12/9/41     5,550      4,645
4,7 Canadian Pacer Auto Receivables Trust Series 2019-1A 2.960%           6/19/24     1,228      1,222
4,7 Canadian Pacer Auto Receivables Trust Series 2020-1A 1.830%           7/19/24     3,114      3,082
4,7 Canadian Pacer Auto Receivables Trust Series 2020-1A 1.890%           3/19/25     1,840      1,780
4,7 Canadian Pacer Auto Receivables Trust Series 2021-1A 0.500%          10/20/25    15,590     14,930
4 Cantor Commercial Real Estate Lending Series 2019-CF3 3.006%           1/15/53     6,000      5,169
4 Capital One Multi-Asset Execution Trust Series 2019-A3 2.060%           8/15/28    22,300     20,261
4 Capital One Multi-Asset Execution Trust Series 2021-A3 1.040%          11/15/26    39,720     36,924
4 Capital One Multi-Asset Execution Trust Series 2022-A1 2.800%           3/15/27    21,580     20,734
4 Capital One Multi-Asset Execution Trust Series 2022-A2 3.490%           5/15/27    52,660     51,064
4 Capital One Prime Auto Receivables Trust Series 2019-1 2.560%          10/15/24     3,923      3,910
4 Capital One Prime Auto Receivables Trust Series 2020-1 1.630%           8/15/25     3,550      3,446
4 Capital One Prime Auto Receivables Trust Series 2021-1 0.770%           9/15/26    15,280     14,442
4 Capital One Prime Auto Receivables Trust Series 2021-1 1.040%           4/15/27    10,950      9,887
4 Capital One Prime Auto Receivables Trust Series 2022-2 3.660%           5/17/27     3,400      3,325
4 Capital One Prime Auto Receivables Trust Series 2022-2 3.690%          12/15/27     2,000      1,927
4,7 CARDS II Trust Series 2021-1A 0.602%           4/15/27    28,920     27,225
4 CarMax Auto Owner Trust Series 2018-4 3.480%           2/15/24     2,599      2,600
49

 

Institutional Intermediate-Term Bond Fund
      Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000)
Market
Value

($000)
4 CarMax Auto Owner Trust Series 2019-3 2.300%           4/15/25     5,000      4,902
4 CarMax Auto Owner Trust Series 2019-4 2.130%           7/15/25     4,790      4,679
4 CarMax Auto Owner Trust Series 2020-1 2.030%           6/16/25     3,040      2,953
4 CarMax Auto Owner Trust Series 2020-3 0.770%           3/16/26     2,940      2,805
4 CarMax Auto Owner Trust Series 2021-2 0.520%           2/17/26    13,880     13,439
4 CarMax Auto Owner Trust Series 2021-2 0.810%          12/15/26     5,340      4,923
4 CarMax Auto Owner Trust Series 2021-3 0.550%           6/15/26    12,610     12,011
4 CarMax Auto Owner Trust Series 2021-4 0.560%           9/15/26    20,680     19,754
4 CarMax Auto Owner Trust Series 2022-1 1.470%          12/15/26    12,840     12,325
4 CarMax Auto Owner Trust Series 2022-1 1.700%           8/16/27    10,070      9,224
4 CarMax Auto Owner Trust Series 2022-2 3.490%           2/16/27     9,660      9,454
4 CarMax Auto Owner Trust Series 2022-2 3.620%           9/15/27     9,600      9,301
4 Carvana Auto Receivables Trust Series 2020-P1 0.610%           10/8/26     2,650      2,485
4 Carvana Auto Receivables Trust Series 2021-P3 0.700%          11/10/26    17,410     16,379
4 Carvana Auto Receivables Trust Series 2021-P3 1.030%           6/10/27     8,360      7,454
4 Carvana Auto Receivables Trust Series 2022-P1 3.350%           2/10/27     6,500      6,318
4 CCUBS Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2017-C1 3.283%          11/15/50     5,000      4,615
4 CD Mortgage Trust Series 2016-CD1 2.459%           8/10/49    15,263     14,101
4 CD Mortgage Trust Series 2016-CD1 2.724%           8/10/49     2,710      2,466
4 CD Mortgage Trust Series 2016-CD1 2.926%           8/10/49     1,360      1,218
4 CD Mortgage Trust Series 2017-CD3 3.631%           2/10/50     1,250      1,172
4 CD Mortgage Trust Series 2017-CD4 3.514%           5/10/50       480        449
4 CD Mortgage Trust Series 2017-CD5 3.684%           8/15/50       320        294
4 CD Mortgage Trust Series 2017-CD6 3.456%          11/13/50       785        729
4 CD Mortgage Trust Series 2017-CD6 3.709%          11/13/50     3,350      3,055
4 CD Mortgage Trust Series 2018-CD7 4.013%           8/15/51     2,700      2,532
4 CD Mortgage Trust Series 2018-CD7 4.279%           8/15/51     5,320      5,090
4 CFCRE Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2016-C4 3.283%           5/10/58     3,376      3,144
4,7 Chesapeake Funding II LLC Series 2019-1A 2.940%           4/15/31       613        613
4,7 Chesapeake Funding II LLC Series 2019-2A 1.950%           9/15/31     1,857      1,857
4,7 Chesapeake Funding II LLC Series 2020-1A 0.870%           8/15/32     4,482      4,434
4 Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2014-GC19 3.753%           3/10/47        94         93
4 Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2014-GC21 3.855%           5/10/47    15,000     14,707
4 Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2014-GC23 3.863%           7/10/47       275        266
4 Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2014-GC25 3.635%          10/10/47    15,000     14,536
4 Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2015-GC31 3.497%           6/10/48     4,709      4,511
4 Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2015-GC31 3.762%           6/10/48       520        499
4 Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2015-GC35 3.549%          11/10/48    11,368     10,796
4 Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2016-GC36 3.349%           2/10/49     2,600      2,473
4 Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2016-GC37 3.314%           4/10/49     4,000      3,757
4 Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2017-C4 3.471%          10/12/50     8,583      7,939
50

 

Institutional Intermediate-Term Bond Fund
      Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000)
Market
Value

($000)
4 Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2017-P8 3.203%           9/15/50     4,560      4,201
4 Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2017-P8 3.465%           9/15/50     2,460      2,278
4 Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2017-P8 3.789%           9/15/50       860        777
4 Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2018-C5 4.228%           6/10/51        65         62
4 Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2019-C7 2.860%          12/15/72     6,000      5,179
4 Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2019-C7 3.042%          12/15/72     8,630      7,875
4 Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2019-C7 3.102%          12/15/72    15,500     13,509
4 CNH Equipment Trust Series 2020-A 1.510%           4/15/27     2,040      1,951
4 CNH Equipment Trust Series 2022-A 2.940%           7/15/27     3,040      2,919
4 CNH Equipment Trust Series 2022-A 3.030%           3/15/29     2,610      2,459
4 CNH Equipment Trust Series 2022-B 3.890%           8/16/27     6,870      6,735
4 CNH Equipment Trust Series 2022-B 3.910%           3/15/28     2,200      2,129
4 COMM Mortgage Trust Series 2012-CR5 2.771%          12/10/45       213        212
4 COMM Mortgage Trust Series 2013-CR8 3.612%           6/10/46        10         10
4 COMM Mortgage Trust Series 2013-CR9 4.411%           7/10/45     1,778      1,767
4,7 COMM Mortgage Trust Series 2013-CR9 4.435%           7/10/45     2,331      2,294
4 COMM Mortgage Trust Series 2013-CR11 4.258%           8/10/50       922        916
4 COMM Mortgage Trust Series 2013-CR12 3.765%          10/10/46       347        342
4 COMM Mortgage Trust Series 2013-CR13 4.194%          11/10/46     4,200      4,149
4 COMM Mortgage Trust Series 2013-LC6 2.941%           1/10/46       311        311
4 COMM Mortgage Trust Series 2013-LC13 4.205%           8/10/46       152        151
4 COMM Mortgage Trust Series 2014-CR14 3.955%           2/10/47     4,000      3,943
4 COMM Mortgage Trust Series 2014-CR17 3.977%           5/10/47    15,000     14,703
4 COMM Mortgage Trust Series 2014-CR17 4.174%           5/10/47       330        321
4 COMM Mortgage Trust Series 2014-CR18 3.550%           7/15/47     3,951      3,816
4 COMM Mortgage Trust Series 2014-CR18 3.828%           7/15/47     4,082      3,989
4 COMM Mortgage Trust Series 2015-CR24 3.432%           8/10/48     1,654      1,594
4 COMM Mortgage Trust Series 2015-CR24 3.696%           8/10/48     2,916      2,805
4 COMM Mortgage Trust Series 2015-CR25 3.759%           8/10/48     1,838      1,766
4 COMM Mortgage Trust Series 2015-CR26 3.359%          10/10/48    11,155     10,671
4 COMM Mortgage Trust Series 2015-CR27 3.612%          10/10/48     3,386      3,226
4 COMM Mortgage Trust Series 2019-GC44 2.873%           8/15/57     2,050      1,859
4 COMM Mortgage Trust Series 2019-GC44 2.950%           8/15/57     9,970      8,739
4 CSAIL Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2015-C4 3.808%          11/15/48       857        819
4 CSAIL Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2016-C7 3.210%          11/15/49     3,283      3,049
4 CSAIL Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2016-C7 3.502%          11/15/49     2,713      2,542
4 CSAIL Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2017-C8 3.392%           6/15/50     8,560      7,924
4 CSAIL Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2019-C18 2.968%          12/15/52    17,500     15,049
4 CSAIL Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2020-C19 2.561%           3/15/53     4,500      3,724
4 DBJPM Mortgage Trust Series 2016-C3 2.632%           8/10/49     9,200      8,465
4 DBJPM Mortgage Trust Series 2017-C6 3.328%           6/10/50     3,210      2,963
4,7 Dell Equipment Finance Trust Series 2020-2 0.570%          10/23/23     7,083      7,005
4 Discover Card Execution Note Trust Series 2021-A2 1.030%           9/15/28     9,780      8,530
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Institutional Intermediate-Term Bond Fund
      Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000)
Market
Value

($000)
4 Discover Card Execution Note Trust Series 2022-A2 3.320%           5/15/27    51,070     49,488
4 Discover Card Execution Note Trust Series 2022-A3 3.560%           7/15/27    62,890     60,875
4,7 DLLAA LLC Series 2021-1A 0.670%           4/17/26    12,100     11,411
4,7 DLLAD LLC Series 2021-1A 0.640%           9/21/26    10,300      9,565
4,7 DLLMT LLC Series 2021-1A 1.000%           7/21/25    10,410      9,886
4,7 DLLMT LLC Series 2021-1A 1.240%           6/20/29     6,940      6,360
4,7 DLLST LLC Series 2022-1A 3.690%           9/20/28     1,470      1,424
4,7,8 Edsouth Indenture No. 9 LLC Series 2015-1, 1M USD LIBOR + 0.800% 3.884%          10/25/56       154        153
4,7 Enterprise Fleet Financing LLC Series 2019-3 2.060%           5/20/25     1,080      1,079
4,7 Enterprise Fleet Financing LLC Series 2020-2 0.610%           7/20/26     5,147      5,004
4,7 Enterprise Fleet Financing LLC Series 2021-2 0.480%           5/20/27     6,644      6,364
4,7 Enterprise Fleet Financing LLC Series 2021-3 0.770%           8/20/27    13,185     12,620
4,7 Enterprise Fleet Financing LLC Series 2022-1 3.030%           1/20/28    11,970     11,702
4,7 Evergreen Credit Card Trust Series 2021-1 0.900%          10/15/26    20,590     18,986
4 Ford Credit Auto Lease Trust Series 2020-B 0.690%          10/15/23     1,221      1,220
4 Ford Credit Auto Lease Trust Series 2022-A 3.370%           7/15/25     6,290      6,123
4,7 Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust Series 2019-1 3.520%           7/15/30    13,211     12,998
4 Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust Series 2019-A 2.850%           8/15/24    13,212     13,189
4,7 Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust Series 2020-1 2.040%           8/15/31     9,298      8,662
4 Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust Series 2020-A 1.040%           8/15/24     2,614      2,586
4 Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust Series 2020-A 1.350%           7/15/25     2,250      2,178
4 Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust Series 2020-B 0.790%          11/15/25    27,800     26,672
4 Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust Series 2020-C 0.510%           8/15/26    10,470      9,736
4,7 Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust Series 2022-1 3.880%          11/15/34    20,470     19,692
4 Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust Series 2022-A 1.290%           6/15/26     8,440      8,035
4 Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust Series 2022-A 1.560%           5/15/27     9,850      9,050
4 Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust Series 2022-B 3.740%           9/15/26    30,400     30,025
4 Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust Series 2022-B 3.930%           8/15/27    12,000     11,784
4 Ford Credit Floorplan Master Owner Trust A Series 2020-1 0.700%           9/15/25     9,520      9,163
4 Ford Credit Floorplan Master Owner Trust A Series 2020-2 1.060%           9/15/27    13,150     11,761
4,7 GCAT Trust Series 2022-INV1 3.000%          12/25/51   154,667    128,228
4,7 GCAT Trust Series 2022-INV3 4.000%           8/25/52    38,610     34,874
4,7 GCAT Trust Series 2022-INV3 4.500%           8/25/52    25,853     24,165
4 GM Financial Automobile Leasing Trust Series 2020-2 1.010%           7/22/24     1,415      1,413
4 GM Financial Automobile Leasing Trust Series 2020-3 0.510%          10/21/24     3,180      3,160
4 GM Financial Automobile Leasing Trust Series 2021-2 0.410%           5/20/25     3,830      3,672
4 GM Financial Automobile Leasing Trust Series 2021-3 0.390%          10/21/24    28,600     27,655
4 GM Financial Automobile Leasing Trust Series 2021-3 0.500%           7/21/25     8,420      7,958
4 GM Financial Automobile Leasing Trust Series 2022-2 3.540%           5/20/26     6,360      6,218
4 GM Financial Consumer Automobile Receivables Trust Series 2019-1 3.110%           7/16/24     6,493      6,493
4 GM Financial Consumer Automobile Receivables Trust Series 2019-2 2.710%           8/16/24     7,132      7,119
4 GM Financial Consumer Automobile Receivables Trust Series 2019-3 2.180%           4/16/24     1,077      1,076
52

 

Institutional Intermediate-Term Bond Fund
      Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000)
Market
Value

($000)
4 GM Financial Consumer Automobile Receivables Trust Series 2019-4 1.760%           1/16/25     3,710      3,653
4 GM Financial Consumer Automobile Receivables Trust Series 2020-1 1.840%           9/16/24     2,135      2,123
4 GM Financial Consumer Automobile Receivables Trust Series 2020-3 0.580%           1/16/26     4,500      4,259
4 GM Financial Consumer Automobile Receivables Trust Series 2021-1 0.350%          10/16/25     7,455      7,235
4 GM Financial Consumer Automobile Receivables Trust Series 2021-1 0.540%           5/17/27     5,840      5,432
4 GM Financial Consumer Automobile Receivables Trust Series 2021-2 0.820%          10/16/26     6,480      5,954
4 GM Financial Consumer Automobile Receivables Trust Series 2021-3 0.480%           6/16/26    14,910     14,227
4 GM Financial Consumer Automobile Receivables Trust Series 2021-3 0.730%           8/16/27    10,650      9,733
4 GM Financial Consumer Automobile Receivables Trust Series 2021-4 0.680%           9/16/26    12,410     11,707
4 GM Financial Consumer Automobile Receivables Trust Series 2021-4 0.990%          10/18/27    10,000      9,052
4 GM Financial Consumer Automobile Receivables Trust Series 2022-1 1.510%           4/17/28     6,980      6,382
4 GM Financial Consumer Automobile Receivables Trust Series 2022-2 3.100%           2/16/27     9,690      9,396
4 GM Financial Consumer Automobile Receivables Trust Series 2022-2 3.250%           4/17/28     9,090      8,724
4,7 GMF Floorplan Owner Revolving Trust Series 2019-2 2.900%           4/15/26    12,600     12,266
4,7 GMF Floorplan Owner Revolving Trust Series 2020-1 0.680%           8/15/25     5,520      5,337
4,7 GMF Floorplan Owner Revolving Trust Series 2020-2 0.690%          10/15/25    13,590     13,058
4,7 Golden Credit Card Trust Series 2018-4A 3.440%           8/15/25    15,990     15,815
4,7 Golden Credit Card Trust Series 2021-1A 1.140%           8/15/28    23,300     20,426
4,7 GreatAmerica Leasing Receivables Funding LLC Series 2020-1 1.760%           8/15/23     4,382      4,359
4 GS Mortgage Securities Corp. II Series 2018-GS10 4.155%           7/10/51       720        673
4 GS Mortgage Securities Trust Series 2013-GC12 3.135%           6/10/46     1,055      1,046
4 GS Mortgage Securities Trust Series 2014-GC20 3.998%           4/10/47    10,200     10,041
4 GS Mortgage Securities Trust Series 2014-GC24 3.931%           9/10/47       210        204
4 GS Mortgage Securities Trust Series 2014-GC24 4.162%           9/10/47       140        135
4 GS Mortgage Securities Trust Series 2015-GC30 3.382%           5/10/50         5          5
4 GS Mortgage Securities Trust Series 2015-GC32 3.498%           7/10/48     6,354      6,063
4 GS Mortgage Securities Trust Series 2015-GC34 3.244%          10/10/48     7,779      7,392
4 GS Mortgage Securities Trust Series 2015-GC34 3.506%          10/10/48     1,720      1,633
4 GS Mortgage Securities Trust Series 2015-GS1 3.470%          11/10/48     5,343      5,086
4 GS Mortgage Securities Trust Series 2016-GS3 2.850%          10/10/49       180        166
4 GS Mortgage Securities Trust Series 2017-GS6 3.433%           5/10/50     2,490      2,314
53

 

Institutional Intermediate-Term Bond Fund
      Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000)
Market
Value

($000)
4 GS Mortgage Securities Trust Series 2019-GC38 3.968%           2/10/52     2,600      2,434
4 GS Mortgage Securities Trust Series 2019-GC40 3.160%           7/10/52     1,170      1,043
4 GS Mortgage Securities Trust Series 2020-GC45 2.843%           2/13/53     5,550      5,034
4 GS Mortgage Securities Trust Series 2020-GSA2 2.012%          12/12/53     9,640      7,576
4,7 GS Mortgage-Backed Securities Trust Series 2021-PJ7 2.500%           1/25/52    21,670     17,305
4,7 GS Mortgage-Backed Securities Trust Series 2022-PJ3 3.000%           8/25/52     5,070      4,204
4,7 GS Mortgage-Backed Securities Trust Series 2022-PJ6 3.000%           1/25/53   152,160    131,690
4 Harley-Davidson Motorcycle Trust Series 2019-A 2.390%          11/15/26     2,143      2,138
4 Harley-Davidson Motorcycle Trust Series 2020-A 1.870%          10/15/24     1,098      1,094
4 Harley-Davidson Motorcycle Trust Series 2020-A 1.930%           4/15/27     2,000      1,969
4 Harley-Davidson Motorcycle Trust Series 2021-A 0.370%           4/15/26     6,370      6,228
4 Harley-Davidson Motorcycle Trust Series 2021-B 0.560%          11/16/26    16,740     16,163
4 Harley-Davidson Motorcycle Trust Series 2022-A 3.060%           2/15/27    15,220     14,705
4 Harley-Davidson Motorcycle Trust Series 2022-A 3.260%           1/15/30     5,340      5,053
4,7 Hertz Vehicle Financing III LLC Series 2022-1A 1.990%           6/25/26     7,800      7,168
4,7 Hertz Vehicle Financing III LLC Series 2022-3A 3.370%           3/25/25     4,750      4,643
4,7 Hertz Vehicle Financing III LP Series 2021-2A 1.680%          12/27/27    11,710     10,051
4 Honda Auto Receivables Owner Trust Series 2019-2 2.540%           3/21/25     2,392      2,391
4 Honda Auto Receivables Owner Trust Series 2019-3 1.780%           8/15/23     2,255      2,254
4 Honda Auto Receivables Owner Trust Series 2020-2 1.090%          10/15/26     4,300      4,148
4 Honda Auto Receivables Owner Trust Series 2020-3 0.460%           4/19/27     5,290      5,049
4 Honda Auto Receivables Owner Trust Series 2021-2 0.550%           8/16/27     7,710      7,096
4 Honda Auto Receivables Owner Trust Series 2021-3 0.410%          11/18/25    13,940     13,286
4 Honda Auto Receivables Owner Trust Series 2021-3 0.600%          12/20/27     9,760      8,881
4 Honda Auto Receivables Owner Trust Series 2021-4 0.880%           1/21/26    12,870     12,198
4 Honda Auto Receivables Owner Trust Series 2021-4 1.140%           6/21/28     7,530      6,870
4 Honda Auto Receivables Owner Trust Series 2022-2 3.730%           7/20/26     5,250      5,139
4 Honda Auto Receivables Owner Trust Series 2022-2 3.760%          12/18/28     1,220      1,189
4,7 HPEFS Equipment Trust Series 2022-2A 3.760%           9/20/29    12,990     12,763
4,7 Hudson Yards Mortgage Trust Series 2019-30HY 3.228%           7/10/39     5,180      4,522
4,7 Hyundai Auto Lease Securitization Trust Series 2020-B 0.580%           6/17/24     2,490      2,462
54

 

Institutional Intermediate-Term Bond Fund
      Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000)
Market
Value

($000)
4,7 Hyundai Auto Lease Securitization Trust Series 2021-A 0.420%          12/16/24     3,490      3,409
4,7 Hyundai Auto Lease Securitization Trust Series 2021-B 0.330%           6/17/24     4,060      3,963
4,7 Hyundai Auto Lease Securitization Trust Series 2021-B 0.380%           8/15/25     4,300      4,111
4,7 Hyundai Auto Lease Securitization Trust Series 2022-A 1.320%          12/15/25    14,670     13,957
4,7 Hyundai Auto Lease Securitization Trust Series 2022-B 3.500%           4/15/26    20,780     20,230
4 Hyundai Auto Receivables Trust Series 2019-A 2.710%           5/15/25     2,822      2,820
4 Hyundai Auto Receivables Trust Series 2019-B 2.000%           4/15/25     5,740      5,676
4 Hyundai Auto Receivables Trust Series 2020-A 1.720%           6/15/26     9,420      9,090
4 Hyundai Auto Receivables Trust Series 2020-B 0.620%          12/15/25     5,050      4,851
4 Hyundai Auto Receivables Trust Series 2021-A 0.620%           5/17/27    12,470     11,515
4 Hyundai Auto Receivables Trust Series 2021-B 0.380%           1/15/26    15,210     14,508
4 Hyundai Auto Receivables Trust Series 2021-B 0.600%           2/16/27    16,090     14,688
4 Hyundai Auto Receivables Trust Series 2021-C 0.740%           5/15/26     7,170      6,771
4 Hyundai Auto Receivables Trust Series 2021-C 1.030%          12/15/27     7,710      7,007
4 Hyundai Auto Receivables Trust Series 2022-A 2.350%           4/17/28     3,750      3,504
4 John Deere Owner Trust Series 2019-B 2.210%          12/15/23       542        542
4 John Deere Owner Trust Series 2020-B 0.510%          11/15/24     4,553      4,467
4 John Deere Owner Trust Series 2020-B 0.720%           6/15/27     2,410      2,295
4 John Deere Owner Trust Series 2022-A 2.490%           1/16/29     6,800      6,413
4 JP Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust Series 2013-C13 3.994%           1/15/46     2,612      2,590
4 JP Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust Series 2013-C16 3.881%          12/15/46       110        109
4 JP Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust Series 2013-C16 4.166%          12/15/46     1,250      1,236
4 JP Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust Series 2013-LC11 2.960%           4/15/46     2,841      2,809
4 JP Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust Series 2016-JP3 2.870%           8/15/49     1,525      1,395
4,7 JP Morgan Mortgage Trust Series 2021-6 2.500%          10/25/51    14,128     11,282
4,7 JP Morgan Mortgage Trust Series 2021-15 3.000%           6/25/52   133,805    110,932
4,7 JP Morgan Mortgage Trust Series 2021-INV4 3.000%           1/25/52     7,319      6,068
4,7 JP Morgan Mortgage Trust Series 2021-INV6 3.000%           4/25/52     7,161      5,937
4,7 JP Morgan Mortgage Trust Series 2022-1 3.000%           7/25/52    36,815     30,522
4,7 JP Morgan Mortgage Trust Series 2022-4 3.000%          10/25/52    26,505     21,974
4,7 JP Morgan Mortgage Trust Series 2022-4 3.000%          10/25/52    10,028      8,314
4,7 JP Morgan Mortgage Trust Series 2022-INV1 3.000%           3/25/52   129,541    107,398
4 JPMBB Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust Series 2013-C12 3.363%           7/15/45       837        828
4 JPMBB Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust Series 2013-C12 3.664%           7/15/45     3,137      3,106
4 JPMBB Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust Series 2013-C12 4.171%           7/15/45     1,465      1,447
4 JPMBB Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust Series 2013-C14 4.133%           8/15/46       369        366
4 JPMBB Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust Series 2013-C17 4.199%           1/15/47     4,238      4,194
4 JPMBB Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust Series 2014-C18 4.079%           2/15/47     3,930      3,865
4 JPMBB Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust Series 2014-C18 4.439%           2/15/47       450        441
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Institutional Intermediate-Term Bond Fund
      Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000)
Market
Value

($000)
4 JPMBB Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust Series 2014-C19 3.997%           4/15/47       165        162
4 JPMBB Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust Series 2014-C21 3.493%           8/15/47       120        117
4 JPMBB Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust Series 2014-C24 3.639%          11/15/47     1,144      1,107
4 JPMBB Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust Series 2014-C26 3.494%           1/15/48    15,000     14,466
4 JPMBB Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust Series 2015-C27 3.179%           2/15/48       110        105
4 JPMBB Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust Series 2015-C31 3.801%           8/15/48       217        209
4 JPMBB Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust Series 2015-C32 3.329%          11/15/48     6,856      6,722
4 JPMBB Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust Series 2015-C32 3.598%          11/15/48     3,488      3,305
4 JPMBB Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust Series 2015-C33 3.504%          12/15/48     8,353      7,922
4 JPMCC Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust Series 2017-JP5 3.723%           3/15/50     5,080      4,788
4 JPMCC Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust Series 2017-JP6 3.224%           7/15/50     3,830      3,582
4 JPMCC Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust Series 2017-JP6 3.490%           7/15/50     2,170      2,020
4 JPMCC Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust Series 2017-JP7 3.454%           9/15/50       895        829
4 JPMDB Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust Series 2016-C4 3.141%          12/15/49       400        369
4 JPMDB Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust Series 2017-C7 3.409%          10/15/50       360        332
4 JPMDB Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust Series 2017-C7 3.713%          10/15/50     3,720      3,406
4 JPMDB Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust Series 2018-C8 4.211%           6/15/51        60         57
4,7 Kubota Credit Owner Trust Series 2020-1A 1.960%           3/15/24     3,273      3,251
4,7 Kubota Credit Owner Trust Series 2020-2A 0.590%          10/15/24     8,628      8,418
4,7 Kubota Credit Owner Trust Series 2020-2A 0.730%           6/15/26     3,000      2,826
4,7 Kubota Credit Owner Trust Series 2022-1A 2.670%          10/15/26    16,940     16,066
4,7 Kubota Credit Owner Trust Series 2022-1A 2.780%           2/15/28     9,680      9,012
4,7 Lanark Master Issuer plc Series 2020-1A 2.277%          12/22/69     1,550      1,549
4,7 Master Credit Card Trust Series 2021-1A 0.530%          11/21/25    27,400     25,504
4,7 Master Credit Card Trust II Series 2022-1A 1.660%           7/21/26    22,370     20,889
4,7 Mello Mortgage Capital Acceptance Series 2021-INV1 2.500%           6/25/51    17,286     13,805
4,7 Mello Mortgage Capital Acceptance Series 2021-MTG2 2.500%           6/25/51     7,423      5,844
4 Mercedes-Benz Auto Lease Trust Series 2020-B 0.500%           6/15/26     2,720      2,677
4 Mercedes-Benz Auto Lease Trust Series 2021-B 0.400%          11/15/24    15,470     14,942
4 Mercedes-Benz Auto Lease Trust Series 2021-B 0.510%           3/15/27     8,120      7,667
4 Mercedes-Benz Auto Receivables Trust Series 2020-1 0.770%          10/15/26     5,050      4,817
4 Mercedes-Benz Auto Receivables Trust Series 2021-1 0.460%           6/15/26    25,280     23,911
4,7 MMAF Equipment Finance LLC Series 2016-AA 2.210%          12/15/32     1,919      1,905
56

 

Institutional Intermediate-Term Bond Fund
      Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000)
Market
Value

($000)
4,7 MMAF Equipment Finance LLC Series 2017-AA 2.680%           7/16/27       982        974
4,7 MMAF Equipment Finance LLC Series 2018-A 3.390%           1/10/25     1,853      1,848
4,7 MMAF Equipment Finance LLC Series 2018-A 3.610%           3/10/42     2,580      2,508
4,7 MMAF Equipment Finance LLC Series 2019-A 3.080%          11/12/41     4,430      4,262
4,7 MMAF Equipment Finance LLC Series 2020-BA 0.850%           4/14/42     4,800      4,324
4 Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust Series 2013-C12 4.259%          10/15/46       150        149
4 Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust Series 2013-C13 4.039%          11/15/46        85         84
4 Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust Series 2014-C14 4.384%           2/15/47       200        197
4 Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust Series 2014-C15 3.773%           4/15/47       586        577
4 Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust Series 2014-C15 4.051%           4/15/47     2,800      2,759
4 Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust Series 2014-C16 4.094%           6/15/47       330        320
4 Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust Series 2014-C18 3.923%          10/15/47        60         59
4 Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust Series 2015-C20 3.249%           2/15/48        60         57
4 Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust Series 2015-C21 3.077%           3/15/48     8,913      8,554
4 Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust Series 2015-C23 3.451%           7/15/50     8,939      8,596
4 Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust Series 2015-C23 3.719%           7/15/50     7,440      7,180
4 Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust Series 2015-C24 3.479%           5/15/48     9,865      9,464
4 Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust Series 2015-C25 3.372%          10/15/48     2,500      2,386
4 Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust Series 2015-C25 3.635%          10/15/48     1,648      1,576
4 Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust Series 2015-C27 3.473%          12/15/47     9,793      9,432
4 Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust Series 2016-C29 3.325%           5/15/49     2,055      1,927
4 Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust Series 2016-C32 3.459%          12/15/49     5,311      4,973
4 Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust Series 2016-C32 3.720%          12/15/49     2,663      2,508
4 Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust Series 2017-C34 3.536%          11/15/52     1,250      1,158
4 Morgan Stanley Capital I Series 2017-HR2 3.509%          12/15/50     1,260      1,207
4 Morgan Stanley Capital I Series 2017-HR2 3.587%          12/15/50     4,257      3,920
4 Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust Series 2015-MS1 3.510%           5/15/48     9,460      9,096
4 Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust Series 2015-UBS8 3.809%          12/15/48     7,386      7,067
4 Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust Series 2016-BNK2 2.791%          11/15/49     1,590      1,455
4 Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust Series 2016-BNK2 3.049%          11/15/49       760        702
4 Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust Series 2016-UB11 2.782%           8/15/49       487        444
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Institutional Intermediate-Term Bond Fund
      Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000)
Market
Value

($000)
4 Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust Series 2016-UBS9 3.594%           3/15/49     5,373      5,100
4 Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust Series 2019-L3 3.127%          11/15/52    13,640     12,016
4 Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust Series 2021-L6 2.444%           6/15/54     2,600      2,115
4,7,8 Navient Student Loan Trust Series 2016-6A, 1M USD LIBOR + 0.750% 3.834%           3/25/66     1,146      1,145
4,7 New Residential Mortgage Loan Trust Series 2021-INV2 3.000%           9/25/51    40,539     33,847
4 Nissan Auto Lease Trust Series 2020-B 0.490%           1/15/26     3,420      3,378
4 Nissan Auto Receivables Owner Trust Series 2018-B 3.160%          12/16/24     1,688      1,688
4 Nissan Auto Receivables Owner Trust Series 2019-B 2.500%          11/15/23       596        596
4 Nissan Auto Receivables Owner Trust Series 2019-B 2.540%          12/15/25     2,500      2,484
4 Nissan Auto Receivables Owner Trust Series 2020-A 1.700%           5/17/27     6,910      6,613
4 Nissan Auto Receivables Owner Trust Series 2020-B 0.710%           2/16/27     3,240      3,106
4,7 OBX Trust Series 2022-J2 3.000%           8/25/52    84,244     69,843
4,7 OBX Trust Series 2022-J2 3.500%           8/25/52   127,200    108,829
4,7 One Bryant Park Trust Series 2019-OBP 2.516%           9/15/54     5,100      4,231
4,7 Palisades Center Trust Series 2016-PLSD 2.713%           4/13/33     1,250      1,129
4,7,8 Pepper Residential Securities Trust Series 21A, 1M USD LIBOR + 0.880% 3.819%           1/16/60        77         77
4,7,8 Pepper Residential Securities Trust No. 22 Series 22A, 1M USD LIBOR + 1.000% 3.993%           6/20/60     1,261      1,256
4,7,8 Pepper Residential Securities Trust No. 23 Series 23A, 1M USD LIBOR + 0.950% 3.943%           8/18/60       874        871
4,7,8 PHEAA Student Loan Trust Series 2016-2A, 1M USD LIBOR + 0.950% 4.034%          11/25/65     1,882      1,863
4,7 Progress Residential Trust Series 2022-SFR3 3.200%           4/17/39     4,420      4,031
4,7 Progress Residential Trust Series 2022-SFR5 4.451%           6/17/39     5,386      5,183
4,7 RCKT Mortgage Trust Series 2021-3 2.500%           7/25/51    20,687     16,521
4,7 RCKT Mortgage Trust Series 2022-4 3.500%           6/25/52    73,749     63,159
4,7,8 RESIMAC Bastille Trust Series 2018-1NCA, 1M USD LIBOR + 0.850% 3.483%           12/5/59       127        127
4,7,8 RESIMAC MBS Trust Series 2018-2A, 1M USD LIBOR + 0.850% 3.606%           4/10/50       543        542
4,7,8 RESIMAC Premier Series 2018-1A, 1M USD LIBOR + 0.800% 3.556%          11/10/49        26         26
4,7 RESIMAC Premier Series 2020-1A 1.274%            2/7/52     1,079      1,079
4 Santander Drive Auto Receivables Trust Series 2022-2 2.980%          10/15/26    13,960     13,672
4 Santander Drive Auto Receivables Trust Series 2022-3 3.400%          12/15/26    11,990     11,776
4 Santander Drive Auto Receivables Trust Series 2022-5 4.110%           8/17/26    17,450     17,261
4 Santander Drive Auto Receivables Trust Series 2022-6 4.490%          11/16/26    11,890     11,792
4,7 Santander Retail Auto Lease Trust Series 2020-B 0.650%          12/20/24     4,600      4,408
4,7 Santander Retail Auto Lease Trust Series 2021-B 0.510%           8/20/24    22,520     21,629
4,7 Santander Retail Auto Lease Trust Series 2021-B 0.540%           6/20/25     5,540      5,212
4,7 Santander Retail Auto Lease Trust Series 2021-C 0.590%           3/20/26    10,220      9,609
58

 

Institutional Intermediate-Term Bond Fund
      Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000)
Market
Value

($000)
4,7 Santander Retail Auto Lease Trust Series 2022-B 3.280%          11/20/25    22,080     21,538
4,7 Santander Retail Auto Lease Trust Series 2022-B 3.330%          10/20/26    11,570     11,123
4,7 Sequoia Mortgage Trust Series 2021-3 2.500%           5/25/51    12,957     10,347
4,7 SMB Private Education Loan Trust Series 2016-A 2.700%           5/15/31        86         84
4,7 SMB Private Education Loan Trust Series 2017-B 2.820%          10/15/35       210        201
4,7 SMB Private Education Loan Trust Series 2018-B 3.600%           1/15/37       421        407
4,7 SMB Private Education Loan Trust Series 2018-C 3.630%          11/15/35       731        706
4,7 SoFi Professional Loan Program LLC Series 2017-A 2.400%           3/26/40         5          5
4,7 SoFi Professional Loan Program LLC Series 2017-B 2.740%           5/25/40        33         33
4,7 SoFi Professional Loan Program LLC Series 2017-D 2.650%           9/25/40        67         64
4,7 SoFi Professional Loan Program LLC Series 2017-E 2.720%          11/26/40        24         24
4,7 SoFi Professional Loan Program LLC Series 2017-F 2.840%           1/25/41        91         89
4,7 SoFi Professional Loan Program LLC Series 2018-A 2.950%           2/25/42        36         35
4 Synchrony Card Funding LLC Series 2022-A1 3.370%           4/15/28    23,430     22,716
4 Synchrony Card Funding LLC Series 2022-A2 3.860%           7/15/28    26,050     25,408
4 Synchrony Credit Card Master Note Trust Series 2017-2 2.620%          10/15/25     6,490      6,489
4,7 Tesla Auto Lease Trust Series 2020-A 0.680%          12/20/23     2,143      2,128
4,7 Tesla Auto Lease Trust Series 2020-A 0.780%          12/20/23       750        742
4,7 Tesla Auto Lease Trust Series 2021-B 0.600%           9/22/25    13,310     12,498
4,7 Tesla Auto Lease Trust Series 2021-B 0.630%           9/22/25     6,830      6,398
4,7 TMSQ Mortgage Trust Series 2014-1500 3.680%          10/10/36       100         95
4,7 Toyota Auto Loan Extended Note Trust Series 2019-1A 2.560%          11/25/31       550        531
4,7 Toyota Auto Loan Extended Note Trust Series 2020-1A 1.350%           5/25/33     8,600      7,806
4,7 Toyota Auto Loan Extended Note Trust Series 2021-1A 1.070%           2/27/34    23,810     20,906
4,7 Toyota Auto Loan Extended Note Trust Series 2022-1A 3.820%           4/25/35    24,670     23,759
4 Toyota Auto Receivables Owner Trust Series 2018-C 3.130%           2/15/24     2,895      2,895
4 Toyota Auto Receivables Owner Trust Series 2019-A 3.000%           5/15/24     3,559      3,555
4 Toyota Auto Receivables Owner Trust Series 2019-C 1.910%           9/15/23     1,612      1,612
4 Toyota Auto Receivables Owner Trust Series 2020-A 1.680%           5/15/25     6,600      6,415
4 Toyota Auto Receivables Owner Trust Series 2020-B 1.660%           9/15/25     4,570      4,412
4 Toyota Auto Receivables Owner Trust Series 2020-C 0.570%          10/15/25     4,700      4,451
4 Toyota Auto Receivables Owner Trust Series 2021-C 0.430%           1/15/26    25,380     24,007
4 Toyota Auto Receivables Owner Trust Series 2021-C 0.720%           1/15/27    19,620     17,728
59

 

Institutional Intermediate-Term Bond Fund
      Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000)
Market
Value

($000)
4 Toyota Auto Receivables Owner Trust Series 2021-D 0.710%           4/15/26    12,960     12,280
4 Toyota Auto Receivables Owner Trust Series 2021-D 1.020%           3/15/27     7,930      7,129
4 Toyota Auto Receivables Owner Trust Series 2022-A 1.540%           5/17/27     9,540      8,713
4 Toyota Auto Receivables Owner Trust Series 2022-B 2.930%           9/15/26    17,970     17,418
4 Toyota Auto Receivables Owner Trust Series 2022-B 3.110%           8/16/27     7,990      7,643
4 Toyota Auto Receivables Owner Trust Series 2022-C 3.760%           4/15/27     5,400      5,299
4 Toyota Auto Receivables Owner Trust Series 2022-C 3.770%           2/15/28     2,630      2,569
4,7 Toyota Lease Owner Trust Series 2021-A 0.500%           8/20/25     3,840      3,701
4,7 Toyota Lease Owner Trust Series 2021-B 0.420%          10/21/24    18,100     17,440
4,7 Trafigura Securitisation Finance plc Series 2021-1A 1.080%           1/15/25    11,570     10,572
4 UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2017-C7 3.418%          12/15/50     3,700      3,463
4 UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2017-C7 3.679%          12/15/50     2,795      2,600
4 UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2019-C16 3.460%           4/15/52       483        449
4,7 UBS-BAMLL Trust Series 2012-WRM 3.663%           6/10/30       140        139
4 UBS-Barclays Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2013-C6 3.469%           4/10/46       150        148
4,7 UWM Mortgage Trust Series 2021-INV3 2.500%          11/25/51    21,503     17,172
4 Verizon Master Trust Series 2021-1 0.500%           5/20/27    30,100     28,111
4 Verizon Master Trust Series 2021-2 0.990%           4/20/28    15,980     14,796
4 Verizon Master Trust Series 2022-2 1.530%           7/20/28    21,470     19,927
4 Verizon Master Trust Series 2022-6 3.670%           1/22/29     3,340      3,253
4 Volkswagen Auto Loan Enhanced Trust Series 2020-1 1.260%           8/20/26     3,400      3,282
4 Volkswagen Auto Loan Enhanced Trust Series 2021-1 1.020%           6/22/26    19,790     18,776
4 Volkswagen Auto Loan Enhanced Trust Series 2021-1 1.260%          10/20/28    12,800     11,718
4,7 Volvo Financial Equipment LLC Series 2020-1A 0.510%          10/15/24     8,759      8,605
4,7 Volvo Financial Equipment LLC Series 2020-1A 0.600%           3/15/28     2,300      2,158
4 Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2013-LC12 4.218%           7/15/46       315        311
4 Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2015-C29 3.637%           6/15/48     3,199      3,067
4 Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2015-C30 3.664%           9/15/58     2,380      2,277
4 Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2016-BNK1 2.652%           8/15/49       300        274
4 Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2016-C32 3.560%           1/15/59     2,139      2,034
4 Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2016-C37 3.525%          12/15/49     1,310      1,232
4 Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2017-C38 3.453%           7/15/50     1,285      1,190
4 Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2017-C39 3.157%           9/15/50     3,825      3,520
60

 

Institutional Intermediate-Term Bond Fund
      Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000)
Market
Value

($000)
4 Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2017-C40 3.317%          10/15/50     3,200      2,942
4 Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2017-C40 3.581%          10/15/50     3,040      2,821
4 Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2017-C41 3.472%          11/15/50     3,160      2,912
4 Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2017-C42 3.589%          12/15/50     4,890      4,526
4 Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2017-RC1 3.631%           1/15/60       396        372
4 Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2018-C44 4.212%           5/15/51     4,450      4,232
4 Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2018-C46 4.152%           8/15/51     1,095      1,035
4 Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2018-C47 4.442%           9/15/61       870        838
4 Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2018-C48 4.245%           1/15/52       980        949
4 Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2019-C49 3.933%           3/15/52       310        295
4 Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2020-C58 1.849%           7/15/53     2,850      2,412
4 WFRBS Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2013-C15 4.153%           8/15/46       255        253
4 WFRBS Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2013-C18 4.162%          12/15/46     1,665      1,642
4 WFRBS Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2014-C19 3.829%           3/15/47     1,574      1,552
4 WFRBS Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2014-C21 3.410%           8/15/47        16         15
4 WFRBS Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2014-C21 3.678%           8/15/47    15,000     14,633
4 WFRBS Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2014-C23 3.650%          10/15/57     4,492      4,371
4 WFRBS Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2014-C23 3.917%          10/15/57       925        903
4 WFRBS Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2014-C24 3.607%          11/15/47     2,190      2,116
4 WFRBS Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2014-LC14 3.766%           3/15/47     1,707      1,683
4 WFRBS Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2014-LC14 4.045%           3/15/47     2,597      2,556
4,7 Wheels Fleet Lease Funding LLC Series 2022-1A 2.470%          10/18/36     5,060      4,938
4,7 Wheels SPV 2 LLC Series 2020-1A 0.510%           8/20/29     1,674      1,655
4,7 Wheels SPV 2 LLC Series 2020-1A 0.620%           8/20/29     1,700      1,629
4 World Omni Auto Receivables Trust Series 2018-D 3.330%           4/15/24        12         12
4 World Omni Auto Receivables Trust Series 2018-D 3.440%          12/16/24     3,070      3,070
4 World Omni Auto Receivables Trust Series 2019-A 3.220%           6/16/25     5,230      5,218
4 World Omni Auto Receivables Trust Series 2020-B 0.820%           1/15/26     7,580      7,211
4 World Omni Auto Receivables Trust Series 2020-C 0.610%          10/15/26     5,400      5,055
4 World Omni Auto Receivables Trust Series 2021-B 0.420%           6/15/26     9,380      9,000
61

 

Institutional Intermediate-Term Bond Fund
      Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000)
Market
Value

($000)
4 World Omni Auto Receivables Trust Series 2021-C 0.440%           8/17/26    13,980     13,316
4 World Omni Auto Receivables Trust Series 2021-D 0.810%          10/15/26    15,840     15,083
4 World Omni Auto Receivables Trust Series 2021-D 1.100%          11/15/27    11,450     10,472
4 World Omni Auto Receivables Trust Series 2022-A 1.900%           3/15/28     9,420      8,670
4 World Omni Auto Receivables Trust Series 2022-B 3.440%           3/15/28     7,570      7,239
4 World Omni Auto Receivables Trust Series 2022-C 3.660%          10/15/27     2,400      2,338
4 World Omni Auto Receivables Trust Series 2022-C 3.680%           9/15/28     1,670      1,606
4 World Omni Automobile Lease Securitization Trust Series 2020-A 1.790%           6/16/25     3,410      3,408
4 World Omni Automobile Lease Securitization Trust Series 2020-B 0.520%           2/17/26     4,680      4,573
4 World Omni Automobile Lease Securitization Trust Series 2021-A 0.420%           8/15/24     6,960      6,705
4 World Omni Automobile Lease Securitization Trust Series 2021-A 0.500%          11/16/26     8,340      7,896
4 World Omni Automobile Lease Securitization Trust Series 2022-A 3.210%           2/18/25     3,080      3,029
4 World Omni Automobile Lease Securitization Trust Series 2022-A 3.340%           6/15/27     1,840      1,794
Total Asset-Backed/Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities (Cost $4,401,536) 4,083,663
Corporate Bonds (25.2%)
Communications (1.0%)
Comcast Corp. 3.375%           2/15/25    15,000     14,506
Comcast Corp. 3.375%           8/15/25    15,000     14,408
Comcast Corp. 3.950%          10/15/25    12,400     12,061
9 Comcast Corp. 0.000%           9/14/26    13,316     11,397
Comcast Corp. 3.150%           2/15/28    28,825     26,172
Comcast Corp. 4.150%          10/15/28    40,135     37,906
Comcast Corp. 2.650%            2/1/30    10,970      9,182
Comcast Corp. 3.400%            4/1/30    11,500     10,126
Comcast Corp. 1.950%           1/15/31    10,000      7,771
7 Meta Platforms Inc. 3.500%           8/15/27    71,962     67,259
7 Meta Platforms Inc. 3.850%           8/15/32    45,230     39,852
7 NTT Finance Corp. 1.162%            4/3/26    34,635     30,255
7 NTT Finance Corp. 2.065%            4/3/31     4,335      3,411
4,9 Sky Ltd. 2.500%           9/15/26     8,970      8,522
TWDC Enterprises 18 Corp. 3.000%           2/13/26    13,228     12,408
Walt Disney Co. 3.375%          11/15/26     2,200      2,072
                                          307,308
Consumer Discretionary (0.9%)
Amazon.com Inc. 3.150%           8/22/27     7,000      6,523
Amazon.com Inc. 1.650%           5/12/28    10,000      8,498
Amazon.com Inc. 1.500%            6/3/30     8,152      6,434
Amazon.com Inc. 3.600%           4/13/32     8,000      7,266
4 American Honda Finance Corp. 0.550%           7/12/24     8,755      8,133
4 American Honda Finance Corp. 2.150%           9/10/24     8,750      8,326
4 American Honda Finance Corp. 2.350%            1/8/27    25,000     22,398
4 American Honda Finance Corp. 1.800%           1/13/31    20,000     15,518
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Institutional Intermediate-Term Bond Fund
      Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000)
Market
Value

($000)
Home Depot Inc. 1.500%           9/15/28     6,670      5,542
Home Depot Inc. 3.900%           12/6/28     7,700      7,311
Home Depot Inc. 2.950%           6/15/29    19,485     17,230
Home Depot Inc. 2.700%           4/15/30    15,200     12,995
Home Depot Inc. 1.875%           9/15/31     8,965      6,963
Home Depot Inc. 3.250%           4/15/32    12,425     10,771
TJX Cos. Inc. 2.250%           9/15/26     7,870      7,168
TJX Cos. Inc. 3.875%           4/15/30    10,000      9,171
4,9 Toyota Finance Australia Ltd. 0.064%           1/13/25     7,600      6,944
4 Toyota Motor Credit Corp. 3.000%            4/1/25    14,000     13,411
4 Toyota Motor Credit Corp. 1.125%           6/18/26    40,000     35,029
4 Toyota Motor Credit Corp. 1.150%           8/13/27    15,000     12,548
4 Toyota Motor Credit Corp. 4.550%           9/20/27    31,620     30,879
Toyota Motor Credit Corp. 3.650%            1/8/29    20,000     18,519
4 Yale University 1.482%           4/15/30     6,000      4,805
                                          282,382
Consumer Staples (0.9%)
9 CK Hutchison Europe Finance 18 Ltd. 1.250%           4/13/25     9,760      9,004
Coca-Cola Co. 3.375%           3/25/27    12,000     11,441
Coca-Cola Co. 1.000%           3/15/28     6,717      5,534
Coca-Cola Co. 1.375%           3/15/31     5,000      3,818
Colgate-Palmolive Co. 3.100%           8/15/25    15,640     15,116
Colgate-Palmolive Co. 3.100%           8/15/27    13,620     12,812
Colgate-Palmolive Co. 3.250%           8/15/32    22,460     20,046
Costco Wholesale Corp. 1.600%           4/20/30    42,322     34,077
Estee Lauder Cos. Inc. 2.375%           12/1/29     4,750      4,012
Hershey Co. 2.450%          11/15/29    10,000      8,515
Hershey Co. 1.700%            6/1/30     5,000      3,947
Kimberly-Clark Corp. 2.650%            3/1/25     6,906      6,565
Kimberly-Clark Corp. 1.050%           9/15/27     2,000      1,681
Kimberly-Clark Corp. 3.100%           3/26/30    10,507      9,284
4,9 Nestle Finance International Ltd. 0.000%          11/12/24     8,000      7,447
PepsiCo Inc. 2.850%           2/24/26     6,674      6,292
4,9 PepsiCo Inc. 2.625%           4/28/26     6,883      6,641
PepsiCo Inc. 3.600%           2/18/28     7,520      7,115
PepsiCo Inc. 2.625%           7/29/29     1,720      1,497
PepsiCo Inc. 2.750%           3/19/30     2,130      1,846
PepsiCo Inc. 1.625%            5/1/30    11,745      9,411
PepsiCo Inc. 1.950%          10/21/31     1,430      1,138
PepsiCo Inc. 3.900%           7/18/32     2,135      1,975
Philip Morris International Inc. 1.500%            5/1/25    10,000      9,165
Philip Morris International Inc. 3.125%           8/17/27     5,000      4,549
Philip Morris International Inc. 3.375%           8/15/29     2,000      1,710
Philip Morris International Inc. 2.100%            5/1/30     5,000      3,798
9 Procter & Gamble Co. 4.875%           5/11/27     6,883      7,209
7 Reckitt Benckiser Treasury Services plc 2.750%           6/26/24     3,340      3,215
7 Reckitt Benckiser Treasury Services plc 3.000%           6/26/27     7,000      6,427
Target Corp. 3.375%           4/15/29       870        799
Target Corp. 2.350%           2/15/30    11,910      9,943
Target Corp. 2.650%           9/15/30     1,435      1,209
Unilever Capital Corp. 2.125%            9/6/29    21,050     17,501
4,9 Unilever Finance Netherlands BV 1.250%           3/25/25     7,600      7,155
                                          261,894
Energy (0.9%)
BP Capital Markets America Inc. 3.796%           9/21/25     4,935      4,811
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      Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000)
Market
Value

($000)
BP Capital Markets America Inc. 3.410%           2/11/26    15,500     14,751
4 BP Capital Markets America Inc. 3.119%            5/4/26    19,465     18,195
4 BP Capital Markets America Inc. 3.017%           1/16/27     2,630      2,404
BP Capital Markets America Inc. 4.234%           11/6/28     8,000      7,523
BP Capital Markets America Inc. 1.749%           8/10/30     8,930      6,959
BP Capital Markets plc 3.279%           9/19/27    13,162     12,080
BP Capital Markets plc 3.723%          11/28/28     2,095      1,920
Chevron Corp. 1.554%           5/11/25     8,810      8,153
Chevron Corp. 2.954%           5/16/26     5,490      5,170
Chevron Corp. 1.995%           5/11/27    19,000     16,855
Chevron Corp. 2.236%           5/11/30     1,300      1,082
Chevron USA Inc. 3.850%           1/15/28     5,870      5,583
7 CNPC General Capital Ltd. 3.400%           4/16/23     1,000        994
9 Exxon Mobil Corp. 0.142%           6/26/24     7,800      7,276
Exxon Mobil Corp. 2.992%           3/19/25    26,140     25,124
Exxon Mobil Corp. 3.043%            3/1/26     5,275      4,987
7 Harvest Operations Corp. 4.200%            6/1/23     8,000      7,983
4 Harvest Operations Corp. 1.000%           4/26/24    14,000     13,164
7 Petronas Capital Ltd. 3.500%           4/21/30     1,993      1,802
4 Petronas Capital Ltd. 3.500%           4/21/30     6,750      6,088
4 Petronas Energy Canada Ltd. 2.112%           3/23/28    13,860     11,952
7 SA Global Sukuk Ltd. 0.946%           6/17/24     8,084      7,543
Schlumberger Finance Canada Ltd. 1.400%           9/17/25     4,350      3,947
Shell International Finance BV 3.250%           5/11/25    24,880     23,920
4,9 Shell International Finance BV 2.500%           3/24/26     6,883      6,602
Shell International Finance BV 2.875%           5/10/26     2,805      2,615
Shell International Finance BV 3.875%          11/13/28     2,135      2,001
Shell International Finance BV 2.375%           11/7/29    29,195     24,546
TotalEnergies Capital International SA 2.434%           1/10/25    10,450      9,921
TotalEnergies Capital International SA 3.455%           2/19/29    12,590     11,490
TotalEnergies Capital International SA 2.829%           1/10/30    10,295      8,886
                                          286,327
Financials (15.0%)
Aflac Inc. 1.125%           3/15/26     3,375      2,972
Allstate Corp. 0.750%          12/15/25     2,000      1,746
Allstate Corp. 1.450%          12/15/30     5,000      3,781
American Express Co. 3.700%            8/3/23    35,905     35,653
American Express Co. 3.400%           2/22/24    11,135     10,925
American Express Co. 3.375%            5/3/24    11,456     11,173
American Express Co. 3.000%          10/30/24    18,265     17,603
American Express Co. 2.250%            3/4/25    16,000     15,013
American Express Co. 2.550%            3/4/27    15,400     13,751
American Express Co. 4.050%            5/3/29    19,800     18,224
American Express Co. 4.420%            8/3/33     4,500      4,096
Ameriprise Financial Inc. 3.000%            4/2/25    30,000     28,666
7 Athene Global Funding 0.914%           8/19/24     4,880      4,456
Banco Santander SA 4.379%           4/12/28     2,585      2,311
Banco Santander SA 3.306%           6/27/29     5,800      4,939
4 Bank of America Corp. 3.004%          12/20/23    27,480     27,341
4 Bank of America Corp. 4.125%           1/22/24    10,000      9,918
4 Bank of America Corp. 3.550%            3/5/24   102,080    101,297
4 Bank of America Corp. 3.864%           7/23/24    33,950     33,469
Bank of America Corp. 1.843%            2/4/25    21,000     19,968
4 Bank of America Corp. 3.458%           3/15/25    22,500     21,801
Bank of America Corp. 0.976%           4/22/25    19,688     18,300
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      Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000)
Market
Value

($000)
4 Bank of America Corp. 3.875%            8/1/25     9,582      9,304
4 Bank of America Corp. 0.981%           9/25/25    13,670     12,441
4 Bank of America Corp. 3.366%           1/23/26    44,735     42,342
4 Bank of America Corp. 2.015%           2/13/26    10,000      9,172
4 Bank of America Corp. 3.384%            4/2/26    47,300     44,706
4 Bank of America Corp. 3.500%           4/19/26     3,998      3,755
4 Bank of America Corp. 1.319%           6/19/26    10,890      9,657
Bank of America Corp. 4.827%           7/22/26    34,100     33,294
4 Bank of America Corp. 3.559%           4/23/27     2,777      2,563
Bank of America Corp. 1.734%           7/22/27    28,000     24,021
4 Bank of America Corp. 3.824%           1/20/28    37,156     34,220
Bank of America Corp. 2.551%            2/4/28    14,330     12,477
4 Bank of America Corp. 3.705%           4/24/28     5,800      5,279
Bank of America Corp. 4.376%           4/27/28     4,500      4,218
Bank of America Corp. 4.948%           7/22/28    11,480     11,040
4 Bank of America Corp. 3.419%          12/20/28    34,922     30,978
4 Bank of America Corp. 3.970%            3/5/29     3,000      2,707
4 Bank of America Corp. 2.087%           6/14/29    23,300     18,917
4 Bank of America Corp. 3.974%            2/7/30     1,960      1,749
4 Bank of America Corp. 3.194%           7/23/30    23,795     20,041
4 Bank of America Corp. 2.884%          10/22/30    17,816     14,624
4 Bank of America Corp. 2.496%           2/13/31        75         59
4 Bank of America Corp. 2.592%           4/29/31     7,500      5,958
4 Bank of America Corp. 1.898%           7/23/31    19,543     14,558
4 Bank of America Corp. 1.922%          10/24/31     5,000      3,701
Bank of America Corp. 2.687%           4/22/32    13,800     10,753
Bank of America Corp. 2.299%           7/21/32    25,200     18,856
Bank of America Corp. 4.571%           4/27/33    22,100     19,832
Bank of America Corp. 5.015%           7/22/33    30,330     28,216
4 Bank of Montreal 3.300%            2/5/24    28,160     27,563
4 Bank of Montreal 0.625%            7/9/24    17,014     15,755
4 Bank of Montreal 1.250%           9/15/26    11,520      9,859
4 Bank of Montreal 2.650%            3/8/27    11,900     10,623
4 Bank of New York Mellon Corp. 1.600%           4/24/25    12,400     11,448
Bank of New York Mellon Corp. 4.414%           7/24/26    14,400     14,078
4 Bank of New York Mellon Corp. 2.450%           8/17/26     2,825      2,588
4 Bank of New York Mellon Corp. 3.250%           5/16/27    21,080     19,716
4 Bank of New York Mellon Corp. 3.442%            2/7/28     7,827      7,224
Bank of New York Mellon Corp. 4.596%           7/26/30     9,650      9,162
Bank of Nova Scotia 0.400%           9/15/23    23,300     22,301
Bank of Nova Scotia 2.200%            2/3/25     9,530      8,905
Bank of Nova Scotia 3.450%           4/11/25    23,000     22,030
Bank of Nova Scotia 1.050%            3/2/26    14,350     12,509
Bank of Nova Scotia 1.350%           6/24/26     5,000      4,354
Bank of Nova Scotia 2.700%            8/3/26     7,520      6,862
Bank of Nova Scotia 1.300%           9/15/26     7,200      6,183
7 Bank of Nova Scotia 1.188%          10/13/26    15,910     13,854
Bank of Nova Scotia 1.950%            2/2/27     2,700      2,349
Bank of Nova Scotia 2.150%            8/1/31    10,000      7,576
Bank of Nova Scotia 2.450%            2/2/32     5,000      3,808
Berkshire Hathaway Finance Corp. 2.875%           3/15/32    10,700      9,022
9 Berkshire Hathaway Inc. 0.000%           3/12/25     7,600      6,909
BlackRock Inc. 3.250%           4/30/29     3,750      3,369
BlackRock Inc. 2.400%           4/30/30     3,000      2,481
BlackRock Inc. 1.900%           1/28/31     2,800      2,191
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      Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000)
Market
Value

($000)
7 BPCE SA 1.000%           1/20/26    13,385     11,563
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce 3.300%            4/7/25    18,736     17,884
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce 1.250%           6/22/26     9,975      8,638
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce 3.600%            4/7/32     4,000      3,386
Cboe Global Markets Inc. 1.625%          12/15/30     7,008      5,322
Cboe Global Markets Inc. 3.000%           3/16/32     9,500      7,854
Charles Schwab Corp. 3.625%            4/1/25     3,670      3,556
Charles Schwab Corp. 0.900%           3/11/26     7,000      6,087
Charles Schwab Corp. 3.200%            3/2/27    10,000      9,326
Charles Schwab Corp. 2.450%            3/3/27    23,980     21,574
Charles Schwab Corp. 3.300%            4/1/27     4,574      4,275
Charles Schwab Corp. 3.200%           1/25/28     4,143      3,796
Charles Schwab Corp. 4.000%            2/1/29     8,980      8,453
Charles Schwab Corp. 3.250%           5/22/29     6,955      6,268
Charles Schwab Corp. 4.625%           3/22/30       800        773
Charles Schwab Corp. 2.900%            3/3/32     9,500      7,845
Chubb INA Holdings Inc. 3.350%           5/15/24    25,075     24,485
Chubb INA Holdings Inc. 3.150%           3/15/25     4,485      4,307
Chubb INA Holdings Inc. 3.350%            5/3/26     5,000      4,722
Chubb INA Holdings Inc. 1.375%           9/15/30    16,500     12,462
4 Citigroup Inc. 1.678%           5/15/24    38,445     37,632
Citigroup Inc. 0.981%            5/1/25    10,415      9,662
Citigroup Inc. 1.281%           11/3/25     3,300      3,018
Citigroup Inc. 2.014%           1/25/26     5,300      4,876
Citigroup Inc. 3.200%          10/21/26     3,310      3,032
Citigroup Inc. 1.462%            6/9/27    16,080     13,689
4 Citigroup Inc. 2.666%           1/29/31     8,380      6,691
4 Citigroup Inc. 2.572%            6/3/31     5,000      3,938
Citigroup Inc. 3.057%           1/25/33    11,600      9,147
Citigroup Inc. 3.785%           3/17/33     1,600      1,342
Citigroup Inc. 4.910%           5/24/33     3,100      2,852
CME Group Inc. 2.650%           3/15/32    15,300     12,576
4,9 Cooperatieve Rabobank UA 0.625%           2/27/24     7,300      6,923
Cooperatieve Rabobank UA 3.875%           8/22/24     5,000      4,903
Credit Suisse AG 1.000%            5/5/23    14,470     14,142
Credit Suisse AG 4.750%            8/9/24     7,900      7,693
4 Credit Suisse AG 3.625%            9/9/24     8,000      7,623
Credit Suisse AG 3.700%           2/21/25    10,400      9,765
Credit Suisse AG 2.950%            4/9/25    23,500     21,592
4,9 Credit Suisse AG 1.500%           4/10/26     7,600      6,710
Credit Suisse AG 5.000%            7/9/27     7,000      6,458
7 Danske Bank A/S 1.549%           9/10/27     5,031      4,234
7 DNB Bank ASA 1.535%           5/25/27    10,000      8,621
4 First Republic Bank 1.912%           2/12/24    13,330     13,176
Franklin Resources Inc. 1.600%          10/30/30     5,000      3,761
Goldman Sachs Group Inc. 3.625%           1/22/23       295        295
Goldman Sachs Group Inc. 3.200%           2/23/23    10,000      9,946
4 Goldman Sachs Group Inc. 0.627%          11/17/23    16,250     16,149
Goldman Sachs Group Inc. 0.673%            3/8/24    25,000     24,424
Goldman Sachs Group Inc. 3.000%           3/15/24     2,500      2,430
4 Goldman Sachs Group Inc. 0.657%           9/10/24    45,375     43,226
Goldman Sachs Group Inc. 0.925%          10/21/24    10,650     10,108
Goldman Sachs Group Inc. 3.500%           1/23/25     5,675      5,454
Goldman Sachs Group Inc. 1.757%           1/24/25    26,935     25,603
Goldman Sachs Group Inc. 3.750%           5/22/25     8,560      8,214
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      Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000)
Market
Value

($000)
4,9 Goldman Sachs Group Inc. 2.875%            6/3/26     4,650      4,362
Goldman Sachs Group Inc. 1.542%           9/10/27    15,000     12,689
Goldman Sachs Group Inc. 1.992%           1/27/32     8,820      6,525
Goldman Sachs Group Inc. 2.615%           4/22/32     6,600      5,116
Goldman Sachs Group Inc. 2.650%          10/21/32     5,600      4,291
4 HSBC Holdings plc 3.950%           5/18/24    13,280     13,112
HSBC Holdings plc 1.162%          11/22/24    10,600     10,021
4 HSBC Holdings plc 3.803%           3/11/25     1,605      1,552
HSBC Holdings plc 0.976%           5/24/25    24,000     22,052
4 HSBC Holdings plc 2.633%           11/7/25    26,491     24,538
HSBC Holdings plc 4.300%            3/8/26     4,840      4,637
HSBC Holdings plc 2.999%           3/10/26     9,200      8,506
4 HSBC Holdings plc 1.645%           4/18/26    10,440      9,294
HSBC Holdings plc 3.900%           5/25/26     3,650      3,421
4 HSBC Holdings plc 2.099%            6/4/26    25,000     22,405
4 HSBC Holdings plc 4.292%           9/12/26    10,050      9,482
HSBC Holdings plc 1.589%           5/24/27    13,330     11,143
HSBC Holdings plc 2.251%          11/22/27     6,200      5,208
4 HSBC Holdings plc 4.041%           3/13/28    28,181     25,325
HSBC Holdings plc 4.755%            6/9/28     5,500      5,046
4 HSBC Holdings plc 2.013%           9/22/28    25,000     20,115
4 HSBC Holdings plc 4.583%           6/19/29    18,855     16,795
HSBC Holdings plc 2.206%           8/17/29    10,000      7,770
HSBC Holdings plc 4.950%           3/31/30    10,000      9,202
4 HSBC Holdings plc 2.357%           8/18/31     7,440      5,478
HSBC Holdings plc 2.804%           5/24/32    10,000      7,352
HSBC Holdings plc 2.871%          11/22/32     4,000      2,917
HSBC Holdings plc 5.402%           8/11/33     3,000      2,656
4 Huntington National Bank 3.550%           10/6/23    10,000      9,887
ING Groep NV 4.100%           10/2/23     7,850      7,747
Intercontinental Exchange Inc. 4.000%           9/15/27    10,500      9,957
Intercontinental Exchange Inc. 4.350%           6/15/29    19,900     18,811
Intercontinental Exchange Inc. 4.600%           3/15/33    12,500     11,651
Invesco Finance plc 4.000%           1/30/24    12,165     11,982
Invesco Finance plc 3.750%           1/15/26     1,897      1,813
JPMorgan Chase & Co. 2.700%           5/18/23     6,106      6,048
JPMorgan Chase & Co. 3.875%            2/1/24     4,000      3,960
4 JPMorgan Chase & Co. 3.559%           4/23/24    60,810     60,190
4 JPMorgan Chase & Co. 1.514%            6/1/24    30,000     29,298
4 JPMorgan Chase & Co. 4.023%           12/5/24    15,235     14,995
JPMorgan Chase & Co. 3.125%           1/23/25    10,000      9,587
JPMorgan Chase & Co. 0.563%           2/16/25    10,125      9,472
4 JPMorgan Chase & Co. 3.220%            3/1/25    54,505     52,748
JPMorgan Chase & Co. 0.824%            6/1/25    15,020     13,898
JPMorgan Chase & Co. 0.969%           6/23/25    13,500     12,492
JPMorgan Chase & Co. 3.900%           7/15/25    14,605     14,143
4 JPMorgan Chase & Co. 2.301%          10/15/25    12,250     11,489
JPMorgan Chase & Co. 1.561%          12/10/25    11,000     10,085
4 JPMorgan Chase & Co. 2.005%           3/13/26     4,650      4,256
4 JPMorgan Chase & Co. 2.083%           4/22/26    39,500     35,985
JPMorgan Chase & Co. 3.200%           6/15/26    11,430     10,611
JPMorgan Chase & Co. 1.045%          11/19/26    20,000     17,323
JPMorgan Chase & Co. 4.125%          12/15/26     8,190      7,737
JPMorgan Chase & Co. 1.040%            2/4/27    25,000     21,343
JPMorgan Chase & Co. 1.578%           4/22/27    10,000      8,644
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      Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000)
Market
Value

($000)
JPMorgan Chase & Co. 1.470%           9/22/27    12,000     10,158
4 JPMorgan Chase & Co. 3.782%            2/1/28     3,910      3,586
JPMorgan Chase & Co. 2.947%           2/24/28     4,685      4,152
4 JPMorgan Chase & Co. 3.540%            5/1/28    21,840     19,788
4 JPMorgan Chase & Co. 3.509%           1/23/29     8,575      7,596
4 JPMorgan Chase & Co. 4.005%           4/23/29    16,335     14,775
JPMorgan Chase & Co. 2.069%            6/1/29     2,500      2,030
4 JPMorgan Chase & Co. 4.452%           12/5/29    37,465     34,270
4 JPMorgan Chase & Co. 3.702%            5/6/30     4,600      4,023
4 JPMorgan Chase & Co. 2.739%          10/15/30    20,000     16,299
4 JPMorgan Chase & Co. 4.493%           3/24/31    12,900     11,756
JPMorgan Chase & Co. 1.764%          11/19/31     5,000      3,667
JPMorgan Chase & Co. 2.580%           4/22/32    10,000      7,739
JPMorgan Chase & Co. 4.586%           4/26/33     8,790      7,915
JPMorgan Chase & Co. 4.912%           7/25/33    11,930     11,018
4 KeyBank NA 4.150%            8/8/25    10,650     10,351
Lloyds Banking Group plc 4.050%           8/16/23    15,000     14,830
Lloyds Banking Group plc 3.900%           3/12/24     5,000      4,896
7 LSEGA Financing plc 0.650%            4/6/24     5,000      4,686
7 Macquarie Group Ltd. 1.340%           1/12/27     9,270      7,937
4 Manufacturers & Traders Trust Co. 2.900%            2/6/25     3,700      3,523
Marsh & McLennan Cos. Inc. 3.500%           3/10/25     5,000      4,824
Marsh & McLennan Cos. Inc. 2.250%          11/15/30     5,800      4,591
Mastercard Inc. 2.000%            3/3/25    14,133     13,315
Mastercard Inc. 2.950%          11/21/26    22,315     20,843
Mastercard Inc. 2.950%            6/1/29    11,000      9,798
Mastercard Inc. 2.000%          11/18/31     5,850      4,625
4 MDGH GMTN RSC Ltd. 2.500%           11/7/24       624        595
MetLife Inc. 4.550%           3/23/30    13,076     12,535
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc. 3.761%           7/26/23     5,000      4,945
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc. 2.527%           9/13/23     1,025      1,000
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc. 3.407%            3/7/24     4,500      4,398
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc. 2.801%           7/18/24    14,640     14,046
4 Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc. 0.848%           9/15/24    33,375     31,838
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc. 2.193%           2/25/25     3,997      3,705
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc. 3.777%            3/2/25    45,530     44,084
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc. 1.412%           7/17/25    10,785      9,677
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc. 4.788%           7/18/25     6,900      6,807
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc. 0.953%           7/19/25    20,165     18,561
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc. 0.962%          10/11/25    13,300     12,110
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc. 2.757%           9/13/26     1,807      1,630
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc. 1.538%           7/20/27    10,800      9,224
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc. 1.640%          10/13/27    11,500      9,768
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc. 5.017%           7/20/28     3,300      3,170
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc. 3.741%            3/7/29     6,550      5,860
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc. 3.195%           7/18/29     8,000      6,759
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc. 2.309%           7/20/32    15,000     11,240
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc. 2.494%          10/13/32     7,000      5,289
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc. 2.852%           1/19/33    10,000      7,749
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc. 5.133%           7/20/33     3,800      3,561
7 Mizuho Bank Ltd. 3.600%           9/25/24     6,300      6,114
4 Mizuho Financial Group Inc. 1.241%           7/10/24    17,100     16,539
4 Mizuho Financial Group Inc. 2.555%           9/13/25     5,000      4,702
7 Mizuho Financial Group Inc. 3.477%           4/12/26    12,178     11,287
Mizuho Financial Group Inc. 1.234%           5/22/27     6,167      5,219
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      Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000)
Market
Value

($000)
Mizuho Financial Group Inc. 1.554%            7/9/27     8,000      6,799
Mizuho Financial Group Inc. 4.018%            3/5/28     2,250      2,058
4 Mizuho Financial Group Inc. 3.153%           7/16/30     5,400      4,495
4 Mizuho Financial Group Inc. 2.869%           9/13/30     4,000      3,252
4 Mizuho Financial Group Inc. 2.201%           7/10/31     5,000      3,786
Mizuho Financial Group Inc. 2.260%            7/9/32     8,000      5,904
4 Morgan Stanley 0.529%           1/25/24    21,430     21,085
Morgan Stanley 0.731%            4/5/24    21,355     20,848
4 Morgan Stanley 3.875%           4/29/24    17,649     17,349
Morgan Stanley 0.790%           5/30/25    21,800     20,069
4 Morgan Stanley 2.720%           7/22/25     8,670      8,220
4 Morgan Stanley 4.000%           7/23/25     6,355      6,168
4 Morgan Stanley 0.864%          10/21/25     5,200      4,715
4 Morgan Stanley 3.875%           1/27/26     8,000      7,632
9 Morgan Stanley 2.103%            5/8/26     4,222      3,931
Morgan Stanley 3.625%           1/20/27     3,625      3,377
Morgan Stanley 1.593%            5/4/27     3,575      3,089
Morgan Stanley 2.475%           1/21/28    11,900     10,412
4 Morgan Stanley 3.622%            4/1/31    10,000      8,609
4 Morgan Stanley 1.928%           4/28/32     1,285        945
4 Morgan Stanley 2.239%           7/21/32    21,500     16,167
Morgan Stanley 4.889%           7/20/33     7,950      7,392
7 Nationwide Building Society 1.000%           8/28/25    10,580      9,279
7 New York Life Global Funding 1.850%            8/1/31     5,000      3,856
7 NongHyup Bank 1.250%           7/28/26    20,000     17,382
7 NongHyup Bank 4.250%            7/6/27    17,500     16,862
Northern Trust Corp. 4.000%           5/10/27    15,400     14,909
7 Nuveen Finance LLC 4.125%           11/1/24    20,000     19,506
4 PNC Bank NA 2.950%           2/23/25    12,514     11,961
4 PNC Bank NA 3.100%          10/25/27    17,317     15,816
4 PNC Bank NA 3.250%           1/22/28     6,245      5,730
PNC Financial Services Group Inc. 2.854%           11/9/22     1,335      1,334
PNC Financial Services Group Inc. 3.500%           1/23/24     7,930      7,804
PNC Financial Services Group Inc. 2.600%           7/23/26     2,820      2,577
PNC Financial Services Group Inc. 3.150%           5/19/27     4,000      3,675
PNC Financial Services Group Inc. 3.450%           4/23/29    11,370     10,191
PNC Financial Services Group Inc. 2.550%           1/22/30     5,000      4,127
Progressive Corp. 2.500%           3/15/27     6,700      6,048
Progressive Corp. 3.200%           3/26/30     8,620      7,580
Progressive Corp. 3.000%           3/15/32     3,300      2,776
4 Prudential Financial Inc. 1.500%           3/10/26     4,500      4,016
Prudential plc 3.125%           4/14/30     3,500      2,921
4 Royal Bank of Canada 3.700%           10/5/23     7,665      7,590
4 Royal Bank of Canada 2.550%           7/16/24    13,603     13,061
4 Royal Bank of Canada 0.750%           10/7/24    22,907     21,051
4 Royal Bank of Canada 2.250%           11/1/24    17,806     16,864
Royal Bank of Canada 3.375%           4/14/25    10,400     10,004
4 Royal Bank of Canada 1.150%           6/10/25    10,000      9,020
Royal Bank of Canada 1.200%           4/27/26    17,540     15,275
4 Royal Bank of Canada 1.150%           7/14/26    18,870     16,273
4 Royal Bank of Canada 1.400%           11/2/26     6,500      5,572
Royal Bank of Canada 3.625%            5/4/27     6,700      6,231
4 Royal Bank of Canada 4.240%            8/3/27     1,400      1,338
Royal Bank of Canada 3.875%            5/4/32     7,300      6,432
State Street Corp. 3.550%           8/18/25     2,630      2,541
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Institutional Intermediate-Term Bond Fund
      Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000)
Market
Value

($000)
4 State Street Corp. 2.354%           11/1/25     1,400      1,324
State Street Corp. 2.400%           1/24/30     6,970      5,812
State Street Corp. 3.152%           3/30/31    11,280      9,662
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc. 2.778%          10/18/22    16,022     16,017
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc. 3.102%           1/17/23     3,970      3,955
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc. 2.696%           7/16/24    39,186     37,459
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc. 2.348%           1/15/25    11,660     10,917
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc. 1.474%            7/8/25    18,295     16,483
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc. 2.632%           7/14/26    14,962     13,522
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc. 1.402%           9/17/26    14,400     12,320
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc. 3.446%           1/11/27    10,290      9,469
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc. 3.364%           7/12/27     1,980      1,802
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc. 3.352%          10/18/27     1,000        894
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc. 3.544%           1/17/28     4,040      3,649
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc. 1.902%           9/17/28    17,400     13,952
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc. 4.306%          10/16/28     2,850      2,683
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc. 3.040%           7/16/29    13,550     11,386
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc. 2.750%           1/15/30    12,030      9,758
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc. 2.130%            7/8/30    10,000      7,667
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc. 2.222%           9/17/31    13,900     10,421
7 Svenska Handelsbanken AB 0.625%           6/30/23     7,000      6,790
7 Svenska Handelsbanken AB 3.950%           6/10/27    23,250     22,067
7 Svenska Handelsbanken AB 1.418%           6/11/27     5,400      4,653
4 Toronto-Dominion Bank 0.750%           6/12/23    20,384     19,821
Toronto-Dominion Bank 0.550%            3/4/24    16,780     15,777
4 Toronto-Dominion Bank 2.350%            3/8/24    38,298     36,944
4 Toronto-Dominion Bank 4.285%           9/13/24     8,000      7,880
Toronto-Dominion Bank 3.766%            6/6/25    34,400     33,238
4 Toronto-Dominion Bank 1.150%           6/12/25    43,550     39,216
4 Toronto-Dominion Bank 0.750%           9/11/25    19,000     16,767
4 Toronto-Dominion Bank 1.250%           9/10/26    12,880     11,016
4 Toronto-Dominion Bank 2.800%           3/10/27    27,500     24,814
Toronto-Dominion Bank 4.108%            6/8/27    26,700     25,229
4 Toronto-Dominion Bank 4.693%           9/15/27    10,000      9,669
4 Toronto-Dominion Bank 2.000%           9/10/31    15,000     11,223
4 Toronto-Dominion Bank 3.625%           9/15/31     1,250      1,145
4 Toronto-Dominion Bank 3.200%           3/10/32    37,600     30,898
Toronto-Dominion Bank 4.456%            6/8/32    16,785     15,316
4 Truist Bank 2.150%           12/6/24    44,575     41,959
4 Truist Bank 1.500%           3/10/25     7,500      6,899
4 Truist Bank 4.050%           11/3/25    34,710     33,678
4 Truist Bank 2.250%           3/11/30     5,950      4,666
4 Truist Financial Corp. 3.750%           12/6/23    15,600     15,460
4 Truist Financial Corp. 2.500%            8/1/24    56,382     54,001
4 Truist Financial Corp. 1.200%            8/5/25     8,030      7,226
4 Truist Financial Corp. 1.267%            3/2/27     6,620      5,772
7 UBS AG 0.375%            6/1/23     8,000      7,768
7 UBS AG 0.450%            2/9/24    15,000     14,101
7 UBS Group AG 4.125%           9/24/25     7,590      7,266
7 UBS Group AG 4.125%           4/15/26     1,500      1,420
4,9 US Bancorp 0.850%            6/7/24    15,108     14,183
US Bancorp 1.450%           5/12/25    31,180     28,656
4 US Bancorp 3.950%          11/17/25     9,450      9,209
4 US Bancorp 3.150%           4/27/27     8,000      7,427
US Bancorp 4.548%           7/22/28    23,900     23,098
70

 

Institutional Intermediate-Term Bond Fund
      Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000)
Market
Value

($000)
4 US Bancorp 3.000%           7/30/29     3,000      2,587
4 US Bancorp 1.375%           7/22/30    10,000      7,531
US Bancorp 4.967%           7/22/33    51,985     48,767
4 US Bank NA 2.800%           1/27/25     3,900      3,730
7 USAA Capital Corp. 1.500%            5/1/23     1,580      1,553
Visa Inc. 3.150%          12/14/25    49,590     47,407
9 Visa Inc. 1.500%           6/15/26     9,350      8,629
4 Wells Fargo & Co. 3.750%           1/24/24    18,285     18,010
4,9 Wells Fargo & Co. 0.500%           4/26/24    15,280     14,298
4 Wells Fargo & Co. 1.654%            6/2/24     5,000      4,882
4 Wells Fargo & Co. 3.000%           2/19/25    24,070     22,873
4 Wells Fargo & Co. 0.805%           5/19/25     9,255      8,579
4 Wells Fargo & Co. 2.406%          10/30/25    14,968     13,987
4 Wells Fargo & Co. 2.164%           2/11/26     7,000      6,446
Wells Fargo & Co. 3.000%           4/22/26    20,000     18,322
4 Wells Fargo & Co. 2.188%           4/30/26    10,000      9,142
Wells Fargo & Co. 3.000%          10/23/26    16,620     15,066
4 Wells Fargo & Co. 3.196%           6/17/27     7,100      6,463
4 Wells Fargo & Co. 3.526%           3/24/28    12,000     10,891
4 Wells Fargo & Co. 3.584%           5/22/28    10,500      9,497
4 Wells Fargo & Co. 2.393%            6/2/28     9,270      7,948
4 Wells Fargo & Co. 4.150%           1/24/29     8,575      7,889
4 Wells Fargo & Co. 2.879%          10/30/30       700        576
4 Wells Fargo & Co. 2.572%           2/11/31     5,000      4,002
4 Wells Fargo & Co. 4.897%           7/25/33    15,900     14,626
7 Westpac Banking Corp. 1.552%           9/30/26    15,440     13,669
Westpac Banking Corp. 3.350%            3/8/27     1,170      1,093
Westpac Banking Corp. 1.953%          11/20/28    11,300      9,413
4,9 Westpac Securities NZ Ltd. 0.427%          12/14/26     6,800      5,789
                                        4,548,579
Health Care (1.1%)
Abbott Laboratories 2.950%           3/15/25     9,405      9,049
4 Ascension Health 2.532%          11/15/29     2,500      2,114
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. 2.750%           2/15/23    24,000     23,873
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. 3.200%           6/15/26    17,455     16,538
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. 3.400%           7/26/29    27,490     24,975
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. 1.450%          11/13/30    13,160     10,154
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. 2.950%           3/15/32    21,000     18,027
4 Cedars-Sinai Health System 2.288%           8/15/31     2,000      1,588
7 CSL Finance plc 4.250%           4/27/32    13,335     12,155
Eli Lilly & Co. 3.375%           3/15/29     8,803      8,167
GlaxoSmithKline Capital Inc. 3.875%           5/15/28     4,500      4,239
GlaxoSmithKline Capital plc 3.375%            6/1/29    12,762     11,586
Johnson & Johnson 2.950%            3/3/27       385        361
Johnson & Johnson 2.900%           1/15/28    12,444     11,474
Merck & Co. Inc. 1.900%          12/10/28     2,560      2,147
Merck & Co. Inc. 3.400%            3/7/29    24,790     22,767
Merck & Co. Inc. 1.450%           6/24/30    12,925     10,120
Merck & Co. Inc. 2.150%          12/10/31    10,830      8,710
4 Mercy Health 4.302%            7/1/28     7,000      6,586
Novartis Capital Corp. 2.000%           2/14/27    13,000     11,661
Novartis Capital Corp. 2.200%           8/14/30    27,712     23,156
Pfizer Inc. 3.450%           3/15/29    13,000     11,975
Pfizer Inc. 2.625%            4/1/30     8,500      7,309
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      Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000)
Market
Value

($000)
4 Providence St. Joseph Health Obligated Group 2.746%           10/1/26       278        255
4 Providence St. Joseph Health Obligated Group 2.532%           10/1/29     5,000      4,131
7 Roche Holdings Inc. 2.625%           5/15/26     1,000        931
7 Roche Holdings Inc. 1.930%          12/13/28    22,500     18,923
UnitedHealth Group Inc. 0.550%           5/15/24    14,400     13,495
UnitedHealth Group Inc. 1.250%           1/15/26     6,810      6,074
UnitedHealth Group Inc. 3.850%           6/15/28     8,630      8,122
UnitedHealth Group Inc. 3.875%          12/15/28     8,345      7,829
UnitedHealth Group Inc. 2.875%           8/15/29     1,101        961
UnitedHealth Group Inc. 2.300%           5/15/31    11,500      9,251
                                          328,703
Industrials (1.2%)
Burlington Northern Santa Fe LLC 3.400%            9/1/24    12,423     12,150
Burlington Northern Santa Fe LLC 3.650%            9/1/25     3,575      3,460
Burlington Northern Santa Fe LLC 3.250%           6/15/27     7,535      7,077
Canadian National Railway Co. 3.850%            8/5/32    26,900     24,574
4 CSX Transportation Inc. 6.251%           1/15/23        86         86
Emerson Electric Co. 1.800%          10/15/27       879        760
Emerson Electric Co. 2.000%          12/21/28    17,890     15,149
General Dynamics Corp. 3.250%            4/1/25    22,061     21,306
General Dynamics Corp. 3.500%           5/15/25     3,754      3,652
General Dynamics Corp. 2.125%           8/15/26     4,694      4,251
General Dynamics Corp. 3.500%            4/1/27    16,745     15,825
General Dynamics Corp. 2.625%          11/15/27    31,170     27,911
General Dynamics Corp. 3.750%           5/15/28     5,580      5,243
General Dynamics Corp. 3.625%            4/1/30     4,100      3,758
General Dynamics Corp. 2.250%            6/1/31     5,000      4,084
Honeywell International Inc. 1.750%            9/1/31    20,250     15,813
Illinois Tool Works Inc. 2.650%          11/15/26     7,640      7,090
4 John Deere Capital Corp. 2.650%           6/24/24     4,600      4,451
John Deere Capital Corp. 3.400%            6/6/25    10,625     10,274
4 John Deere Capital Corp. 1.050%           6/17/26    37,500     32,905
4 John Deere Capital Corp. 2.250%           9/14/26     3,790      3,477
4 John Deere Capital Corp. 2.350%            3/8/27    13,070     11,787
4 John Deere Capital Corp. 2.000%           6/17/31    25,000     19,827
John Deere Capital Corp. 3.900%            6/7/32     2,665      2,445
Lockheed Martin Corp. 1.850%           6/15/30     5,895      4,789
Lockheed Martin Corp. 3.900%           6/15/32    14,670     13,575
Precision Castparts Corp. 2.500%           1/15/23    10,440     10,389
Rockwell Automation Inc. 1.750%           8/15/31     7,500      5,755
7 Siemens Financieringsmaatschappij NV 1.200%           3/11/26    58,305     50,896
United Parcel Service Inc. 3.400%           3/15/29     5,000      4,596
                                          347,355
Materials (0.2%)
7 Georgia-Pacific LLC 0.950%           5/15/26    50,855     44,070
Linde Inc. 1.100%           8/10/30    12,430      9,388
7 SABIC Capital II BV 4.000%          10/10/23    17,612     17,389
                                           70,847
Real Estate (0.7%)
4 AvalonBay Communities Inc. 3.350%           5/15/27     2,960      2,713
4 AvalonBay Communities Inc. 3.200%           1/15/28     2,250      2,039
AvalonBay Communities Inc. 1.900%           12/1/28     5,000      4,120
4 AvalonBay Communities Inc. 2.300%            3/1/30     5,000      4,116
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      Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000)
Market
Value

($000)
Camden Property Trust 4.875%           6/15/23     5,935      5,928
Camden Property Trust 4.250%           1/15/24    16,018     15,813
Camden Property Trust 3.500%           9/15/24       435        420
ERP Operating LP 2.850%           11/1/26     3,000      2,754
ERP Operating LP 4.150%           12/1/28    11,480     10,563
ERP Operating LP 3.000%            7/1/29     8,120      7,051
ERP Operating LP 2.500%           2/15/30     1,500      1,234
ERP Operating LP 1.850%            8/1/31     4,750      3,635
Prologis LP 2.125%           4/15/27     3,600      3,193
Prologis LP 1.250%          10/15/30    10,000      7,460
Prologis LP 4.625%           1/15/33    15,600     14,817
Public Storage 1.850%            5/1/28     5,710      4,813
Public Storage 1.950%           11/9/28     3,500      2,914
Public Storage 3.385%            5/1/29    11,800     10,640
Public Storage 2.300%            5/1/31     9,170      7,331
8 Public Storage, SOFR + 0.470% 2.789%           4/23/24    14,690     14,601
Realty Income Corp. 3.875%           4/15/25    18,632     18,112
Realty Income Corp. 0.750%           3/15/26     4,710      4,046
Realty Income Corp. 4.125%          10/15/26    16,355     15,688
4,10 Realty Income Corp. 1.875%           1/14/27     2,307      2,131
10 Realty Income Corp. 1.125%           7/13/27     4,500      3,913
Simon Property Group LP 3.500%            9/1/25     7,754      7,404
Simon Property Group LP 1.375%           1/15/27     5,000      4,271
Simon Property Group LP 3.375%           6/15/27    10,780      9,889
Simon Property Group LP 3.375%           12/1/27     6,775      6,142
Simon Property Group LP 1.750%            2/1/28     5,000      4,150
Simon Property Group LP 2.450%           9/13/29     3,300      2,689
Simon Property Group LP 2.650%           7/15/30    11,500      9,300
                                          213,890
Technology (1.8%)
Adobe Inc. 2.150%            2/1/27    46,105     41,640
Analog Devices Inc. 1.700%           10/1/28     9,350      7,821
Analog Devices Inc. 2.100%           10/1/31    14,030     11,140
9 Apple Inc. 0.875%           5/24/25     7,600      7,093
Apple Inc. 3.250%           2/23/26    11,092     10,640
Apple Inc. 2.450%            8/4/26     7,245      6,694
Apple Inc. 2.050%           9/11/26     5,920      5,385
9 Apple Inc. 1.625%          11/10/26     6,883      6,395
Apple Inc. 3.350%            2/9/27    13,158     12,567
Apple Inc. 2.900%           9/12/27    11,255     10,385
Apple Inc. 3.000%          11/13/27     5,280      4,885
Apple Inc. 1.200%            2/8/28    31,570     26,429
Apple Inc. 3.250%            8/8/29    67,870     62,043
Apple Inc. 1.250%           8/20/30     1,710      1,320
Apple Inc. 1.650%            2/8/31     7,290      5,746
Apple Inc. 3.350%            8/8/32    38,150     33,944
Automatic Data Processing Inc. 1.700%           5/15/28    23,390     20,050
Automatic Data Processing Inc. 1.250%            9/1/30     8,000      6,175
Intel Corp. 3.400%           3/25/25    15,265     14,801
Intel Corp. 3.750%           3/25/27     4,660      4,460
Intel Corp. 1.600%           8/12/28    19,100     15,843
Intel Corp. 2.450%          11/15/29    14,155     11,830
International Business Machines Corp. 3.450%           2/19/26     2,500      2,385
International Business Machines Corp. 3.300%           5/15/26    46,875     44,203
NVIDIA Corp. 1.550%           6/15/28    30,000     24,874
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      Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000)
Market
Value

($000)
QUALCOMM Inc. 1.300%           5/20/28    25,188     20,807
7 S&P Global Inc. 2.700%            3/1/29    48,460     41,922
S&P Global Inc. 2.500%           12/1/29    10,680      8,953
7 S&P Global Inc. 2.900%            3/1/32    12,820     10,711
Salesforce Inc. 1.500%           7/15/28    14,138     11,871
Salesforce Inc. 1.950%           7/15/31     7,425      5,855
Texas Instruments Inc. 2.250%            9/4/29    10,000      8,447
Texas Instruments Inc. 1.750%            5/4/30     9,245      7,417
Texas Instruments Inc. 3.650%           8/16/32     6,365      5,754
TSMC Arizona Corp. 3.875%           4/22/27    13,439     12,806
                                          533,291
Utilities (1.5%)
AEP Transmission Co. LLC 3.100%           12/1/26     8,040      7,478
Ameren Illinois Co. 1.550%          11/15/30     8,575      6,565
Berkshire Hathaway Energy Co. 3.250%           4/15/28    11,165     10,123
4 CenterPoint Energy Houston Electric LLC 2.350%            4/1/31     8,745      7,148
Commonwealth Edison Co. 2.550%           6/15/26     2,480      2,288
4 Commonwealth Edison Co. 3.150%           3/15/32     3,000      2,587
4 Connecticut Light & Power Co. 3.200%           3/15/27    21,650     20,165
Consumers Energy Co. 3.600%           8/15/32     4,500      4,022
4 Dominion Energy South Carolina Inc. 2.300%           12/1/31    10,000      7,924
4 DTE Electric Co. 1.900%            4/1/28     4,400      3,745
DTE Electric Co. 2.250%            3/1/30     6,000      4,950
Duke Energy Carolinas LLC 3.950%          11/15/28     6,005      5,635
Duke Energy Carolinas LLC 2.450%           8/15/29     7,430      6,296
Duke Energy Carolinas LLC 2.450%            2/1/30     2,735      2,288
Duke Energy Carolinas LLC 2.550%           4/15/31     6,145      5,038
4 Duke Energy Carolinas NC Storm Funding LLC 1.679%            7/1/31     7,465      6,498
Duke Energy Florida LLC 3.200%           1/15/27    17,632     16,489
Duke Energy Florida LLC 3.800%           7/15/28    10,765     10,073
Duke Energy Florida LLC 2.500%           12/1/29    16,960     14,332
Duke Energy Florida LLC 2.400%          12/15/31     5,000      3,970
Duke Energy Progress LLC 3.250%           8/15/25     8,126      7,787
Duke Energy Progress LLC 3.700%            9/1/28    12,100     11,249
Duke Energy Progress LLC 3.450%           3/15/29     1,520      1,376
Duke Energy Progress LLC 2.000%           8/15/31    12,500      9,664
Entergy Arkansas LLC 3.700%            6/1/24     6,213      6,112
Entergy Arkansas LLC 3.500%            4/1/26    10,288      9,777
Entergy Gulf States Louisiana LLC 5.590%           10/1/24     8,675      8,761
Entergy Louisiana LLC 2.400%           10/1/26     5,560      4,969
Entergy Louisiana LLC 1.600%          12/15/30     4,435      3,336
Evergy Kansas Central Inc. 2.550%            7/1/26    13,385     12,209
Florida Power & Light Co. 2.450%            2/3/32     5,000      4,067
7 Korea East-West Power Co. Ltd. 1.750%            5/6/25    15,000     13,791
7 Korea East-West Power Co. Ltd. 3.600%            5/6/25    11,435     11,021
MidAmerican Energy Co. 3.100%            5/1/27     1,170      1,085
National Rural Utilities Cooperative Finance Corp. 2.700%           2/15/23     3,375      3,351
National Rural Utilities Cooperative Finance Corp. 2.950%            2/7/24     4,350      4,248
National Rural Utilities Cooperative Finance Corp. 3.400%            2/7/28     9,675      8,914
National Rural Utilities Cooperative Finance Corp. 3.900%           11/1/28    10,945     10,146
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Institutional Intermediate-Term Bond Fund
      Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000)
Market
Value

($000)
National Rural Utilities Cooperative Finance Corp. 3.700%           3/15/29     9,996      9,134
4 Nevada Power Co. 2.400%            5/1/30     8,360      6,880
4 Ohio Power Co. 1.625%           1/15/31     4,975      3,750
Oncor Electric Delivery Co. LLC 2.750%            6/1/24    14,205     13,738
Oncor Electric Delivery Co. LLC 0.550%           10/1/25    13,000     11,495
Oncor Electric Delivery Co. LLC 3.700%          11/15/28     8,555      7,932
Oncor Electric Delivery Co. LLC 2.750%           5/15/30    12,750     10,901
PacifiCorp 3.500%           6/15/29    27,904     25,219
4 Public Service Electric & Gas Co. 3.000%           5/15/25     8,385      7,990
4 Public Service Electric & Gas Co. 2.250%           9/15/26     5,000      4,514
4 Public Service Electric & Gas Co. 3.000%           5/15/27     5,430      5,012
4 Public Service Electric & Gas Co. 3.700%            5/1/28     1,980      1,848
4 Public Service Electric & Gas Co. 3.650%            9/1/28     2,730      2,524
4 Public Service Electric & Gas Co. 2.450%           1/15/30     7,500      6,337
Southwestern Public Service Co. 3.300%           6/15/24    14,881     14,495
Union Electric Co. 2.950%           6/15/27     1,177      1,073
Union Electric Co. 2.950%           3/15/30    15,000     12,981
Virginia Electric & Power Co. 3.450%           2/15/24     1,730      1,696
4 Virginia Electric & Power Co. 3.100%           5/15/25     6,210      5,937
4 Virginia Electric & Power Co. 3.150%           1/15/26     5,700      5,373
4 Virginia Electric & Power Co. 2.950%          11/15/26    10,000      9,216
4 Virginia Electric & Power Co. 3.500%           3/15/27     6,260      5,866
Wisconsin Electric Power Co. 4.750%           9/30/32     7,500      7,232
                                           460,620
Total Corporate Bonds (Cost $8,516,203) 7,641,196
Sovereign Bonds (2.7%)
4 Arab Petroleum Investments Corp. 1.460%           6/30/25     2,880      2,632
4,7 Banco del Estado de Chile 2.704%            1/9/25     9,000      8,420
4 Bermuda 3.717%           1/25/27    11,758     10,985
4 Bermuda 4.750%           2/15/29     3,810      3,663
4,7 Bermuda 4.750%           2/15/29     5,000      4,808
4,7 Bermuda 2.375%           8/20/30     5,000      3,995
4,7 Bermuda 5.000%           7/15/32    15,000     14,204
4,7 CDP Financial Inc. 3.150%           7/24/24     1,519      1,485
4 CDP Financial Inc. 3.150%           7/24/24    20,000     19,543
4,7 CDP Financial Inc. 0.875%           6/10/25    40,000     36,347
Corp. Andina de Fomento 1.250%          10/26/24    36,000     33,407
4,7,11 Development Bank of Japan Inc. 3.125%            9/6/23    12,000     11,856
4,11 Development Bank of Japan Inc. 2.750%           9/16/25     8,500      8,046
4,7,12 Dexia Credit Local SA 3.250%           9/26/23    70,000     69,118
Equinor ASA 2.450%           1/17/23     1,904      1,893
Equinor ASA 3.700%            3/1/24     7,000      6,901
Export-Import Bank of Korea 3.000%           11/1/22     2,000      1,998
Export-Import Bank of Korea 2.375%           6/25/24    18,000     17,338
Export-Import Bank of Korea 3.250%          11/10/25    10,000      9,549
Export-Import Bank of Korea 2.625%           5/26/26     2,000      1,863
4 Hydro-Quebec 8.050%            7/7/24       470        496
11 Japan Bank for International Cooperation 3.375%          10/31/23    10,000      9,879
4,11 Japan Bank for International Cooperation 2.500%           5/23/24    20,000     19,355
4 Kingdom of Saudi Arabia 2.875%            3/4/23    19,279     19,140
Korea Development Bank 3.375%           3/12/23    30,000     29,865
Korea Development Bank 2.125%           10/1/24    33,000     31,413
Korea Development Bank 2.000%           2/24/25    20,000     18,750
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Institutional Intermediate-Term Bond Fund
      Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000)
Market
Value

($000)
4 Korea Electric Power Corp. 1.125%           6/15/25    18,400     16,534
4,7 Korea Gas Corp. 3.875%           7/13/27    35,000     33,160
4,7 Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power Co. Ltd. 1.250%           4/27/26    35,000     30,447
4,7 Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power Co. Ltd. 4.250%           7/27/27    35,000     33,631
4 Malaysia Sovereign Sukuk Bhd. 3.043%           4/22/25       510        492
4,7 Ontario Teachers' Cadillac Fairview Properties Trust 3.875%           3/20/27     6,600      6,137
4,7 Ontario Teachers' Cadillac Fairview Properties Trust 4.125%            2/1/29    24,580     22,688
4,7 Ontario Teachers' Finance Trust 1.250%           9/27/30    25,000     19,538
4 Province of Quebec 7.500%           7/15/23     2,065      2,113
4 Province of Quebec 7.125%            2/9/24     2,674      2,762
4,7 Qatar Energy 1.375%           9/12/26    27,202     23,692
Republic of Chile 3.125%           3/27/25     1,550      1,483
4 Republic of Chile 2.750%           1/31/27    26,182     23,614
4 Republic of Chile 2.450%           1/31/31    17,771     14,257
4 Republic of Slovenia 5.500%          10/26/22     3,385      3,378
4,7 Saudi Arabian Oil Co. 1.250%          11/24/23    11,000     10,568
4 Saudi Arabian Oil Co. 2.250%          11/24/30    12,863     10,411
4 Sinopec Group Overseas Development 2013 Ltd. 4.375%          10/17/23       888        886
4 Sinopec Group Overseas Development 2014 Ltd. 4.375%           4/10/24       288        287
4 State Grid Overseas Investment 2013 Ltd. 3.125%           5/22/23       800        793
State of Israel 2.750%            7/3/30    11,864     10,486
4 State of Qatar 3.875%           4/23/23     2,501      2,491
4 State of Qatar 3.250%            6/2/26     3,600      3,420
4,7 Temasek Financial I Ltd. 2.375%           1/23/23     2,000      1,988
4,7 Temasek Financial I Ltd. 3.625%            8/1/28    20,000     19,075
4 Temasek Financial I Ltd. 3.625%            8/1/28     9,500      9,060
4 Temasek Financial I Ltd. 1.000%           10/6/30     5,000      3,853
4,7 Temasek Financial I Ltd. 1.625%            8/2/31   125,000     99,195
4,7 UAE International Government Bond 4.050%            7/7/32    30,000     28,039
Total Sovereign Bonds (Cost $909,835) 831,427
Taxable Municipal Bonds (0.9%)
California GO 2.650%            4/1/26    50,000     46,975
Dallas TX Waterworks & Sewer System Revenue 2.589%           10/1/27     1,450      1,319
Florida State Board of Administration Finance Corp. Revenue 1.705%            7/1/27    75,000     64,138
Florida State Board of Administration Finance Corp. Revenue 2.154%            7/1/30    55,000     44,157
New York City NY GO 3.750%            6/1/28     1,020        958
New York City NY GO 2.330%           10/1/29     5,000      4,178
Texas Public Finance Authority GO 2.531%           10/1/23       480        473
University of California Revenue 3.063%            7/1/25     3,430      3,293
University of California Revenue 1.316%           5/15/27    25,000     21,482
University of California Revenue 3.349%            7/1/29    48,635     43,872
University of California Revenue 1.614%           5/15/30    34,665     27,235
13 Wisconsin General Fund Annual Appropriation Revenue 5.700%            5/1/26     2,205      2,261
Total Taxable Municipal Bonds (Cost $308,146) 260,341
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Institutional Intermediate-Term Bond Fund
      Coupon   Shares Market
Value

($000)
Temporary Cash Investments (0.6%)
Money Market Fund (0.6%)
14 Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund
(Cost $197,020)
2.828%                    1,970,892           197,030
Total Investments (95.7%) (Cost $31,669,707)   29,024,100
        Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000)
 
Conventional Mortgage-Backed Securities—Liability for Sale Commitments (-0.6%)
4,5,6 UMBS Pool
(Proceeds $111,953)
3.000%   7/1/32–11/25/52   (219,025)    (176,845)
Other Assets and Liabilities—Net (4.9%)   1,470,703
Net Assets (100%)   30,317,958
Cost is in $000.
See Note A in Notes to Financial Statements.
1 Securities with a value of $24,172,000 have been segregated as initial margin for open futures contracts.
2 Securities with a value of $1,885,000 have been segregated as collateral for open forward currency contracts and over-the-counter swap contracts.
3 Securities with a value of $2,584,000 have been segregated as collateral for certain open To Be Announced (TBA) transactions.
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 Includes securities purchased on a when-issued or delayed-delivery basis for which the fund has not taken delivery as of September 30, 2022.
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 September 30, 2022, the aggregate value was $2,768,570,000, representing 9.1% of net assets.
8 Variable-rate security; rate shown is effective rate at period end. Certain variable-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 euro.
10 Face amount denominated in British pounds.
11 Guaranteed by the Government of Japan.
12 Guaranteed by multiple countries.
13 Scheduled principal and interest payments are guaranteed by Assured Guaranty Municipal Corp.
14 Affiliated money market fund available only to Vanguard funds and certain trusts and accounts managed by Vanguard. Rate shown is the 7-day yield.
  1M—1-month.
  3M—3-month.
  GO—General Obligation Bond.
  LIBOR—London Interbank Offered Rate.
  REMICS—Real Estate Mortgage Investment Conduits.
  SOFR—Secured Overnight Financing Rate.
  UMBS—Uniform Mortgage-Backed Securities.
  USD—U.S. dollar.
77

 

Institutional Intermediate-Term Bond Fund

Derivative Financial Instruments Outstanding as of Period End

Futures Contracts
      ($000)
  Expiration Number of
Long (Short)
Contracts
Notional
Amount
Value and
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
Long Futures Contracts
2-Year U.S. Treasury Note December 2022 2,831 581,461 (7,899)
5-Year U.S. Treasury Note December 2022 21,335 2,293,679 (53,201)
Long U.S. Treasury Bond December 2022 46 5,815 (1)
Ultra Long U.S. Treasury Bond December 2022 167 22,879 21
        (61,080)
 
Short Futures Contracts
10-Year U.S. Treasury Note December 2022 (2,520) (282,398) 6,747
Euro-Bobl December 2022 (567) (66,544) 1,960
Euro-Schatz December 2022 (603) (63,331) 678
Long Gilt December 2022 (31) (3,337) 467
Ultra 10-Year U.S. Treasury Note December 2022 (3,428) (406,164) 9,612
        19,464
        (41,616)
    
Forward Currency Contracts
  Contract
Settlement
Date
Contract Amount (000) Unrealized
Appreciation
($000)
Unrealized
(Depreciation)
($000)
Counterparty   Receive   Deliver
Credit Agricole CIB 11/2/22 EUR 1,739 USD 1,688 20
Morgan Stanley Capital Services LLC 11/2/22 EUR 1,660 USD 1,666 (36)
State Street Bank & Trust Co. 10/27/22 USD 173,689 EUR 172,994 3,868
State Street Bank & Trust Co. 11/2/22 USD 3,279 EUR 3,274 64
Standard Chartered Bank 10/13/22 USD 7,853 GBP 6,765 298
State Street Bank & Trust Co. 11/2/22 USD 1,158 GBP 1,005 35
            4,285 (36)
EUR—euro.
GBP—British pound.
USD—U.S. dollar.
    
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Over-the-Counter Credit Default Swaps
Reference
Entity
Termination
Date
Counterparty Notional
Amount
($000)
Periodic
Premium
Received
(Paid)1
(%)
Value
($000)
Remaining
Up-Front
Premium
Paid
(Received)
($000)
Unrealized
Appreciation
($000)
Unrealized
(Depreciation)
($000)
Credit Protection Sold/Moody's Rating
America Movil SAB de CV/Baa1 6/20/23 BARC 6,200 1.000 24 (16) 40
Federation of Malaysia/A3 12/20/27 MSCS 2,438 1.000 (270) (16) (254)
Republic of Chile/A2 12/20/27 BARC 6,500 1.000 (200) (141) (59)
Republic of Chile/A2 12/20/27 BARC 3,600 1.000 (111) (82) (29)
Republic of Chile/A2 12/20/27 CITNA 44,210 1.000 (1,361) (1,120) (241)
Republic of Chile/A2 12/20/27 JPMC 40,720 1.000 (1,254) (1,101) (153)
Republic of Chile/A2 12/20/27 MSCS 20,850 1.000 (642) (472) (170)
          (3,814) (2,948) 40 (906)
1 Periodic premium received/paid quarterly.
BARC—Barclays Bank plc.
CITNA—Citibank, N.A.
JPMC—JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.
MSCS—Morgan Stanley Capital Services LLC.
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.
At September 30, 2022, the counterparties had deposited in segregated accounts securities with a value of $5,175,000 in connection with open forward currency contracts and over-the-counter swap contracts.
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.
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Statement of Assets and Liabilities
As of September 30, 2022
($000s, except shares and per-share amounts) Amount
Assets  
Investments in Securities, at Value  
Unaffiliated Issuers (Cost $31,472,687) 28,827,070
Affiliated Issuers (Cost $197,020) 197,030
Total Investments in Securities 29,024,100
Investment in Vanguard 1,159
Cash 368,388
Foreign Currency, at Value (Cost $3,163) 3,143
Receivables for Investment Securities Sold 7,807,015
Receivables for Accrued Income 127,854
Unrealized Appreciation—Forward Currency Contracts 4,285
Unrealized Appreciation—Over-the-Counter Swap Contracts 40
Total Assets 37,335,984
Liabilities  
Liability for Sale Commitments, at Value (Proceeds $111,953) 176,845
Payables for Investment Securities Purchased 6,833,498
Payables to Vanguard 251
Swap Premiums Received 2,948
Variation Margin Payable—Futures Contracts 3,542
Unrealized Depreciation—Forward Currency Contracts 36
Unrealized Depreciation—Over-the-Counter Swap Contracts 906
Total Liabilities 7,018,026
Net Assets 30,317,958

At September 30, 2022, net assets consisted of:

   
Paid-in Capital 33,868,370
Total Distributable Earnings (Loss) (3,550,412)
Net Assets 30,317,958
   
Net Assets  
Applicable to 1,451,322,316 outstanding $.001 par value shares of
beneficial interest (unlimited authorization)
30,317,958
Net Asset Value Per Share $20.89
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.
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Statement of Operations
  Year Ended
September 30, 2022
  ($000)
Investment Income  
Income  
Interest1 528,684
Total Income 528,684
Expenses  
The Vanguard Group—Note B  
Investment Advisory Services 2,303
Management and Administrative 3,343
Marketing and Distribution 500
Custodian Fees 197
Auditing Fees 43
Shareholders’ Reports 17
Trustees’ Fees and Expenses 12
Other Expenses 14
Total Expenses 6,429
Expenses Paid Indirectly (75)
Net Expenses 6,354
Net Investment Income 522,330
Realized Net Gain (Loss)  
Investment Securities Sold1 (703,231)
Futures Contracts (111,752)
Swap Contracts 2,720
Forward Currency Contracts 38,043
Foreign Currencies (494)
Realized Net Gain (Loss) (774,714)
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)  
Investment Securities1 (2,995,767)
Futures Contracts (36,329)
Swap Contracts (2,292)
Forward Currency Contracts (257)
Foreign Currencies (19)
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) (3,034,664)
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations (3,287,048)
1 Interest income, realized net gain (loss), capital gain distributions received, and change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) from an affiliated company of the fund were $6,815,000, ($1,066,000), $42,000, and $6,000, 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 September 30,
  2022
($000)
2021
($000)
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets    
Operations    
Net Investment Income 522,330 412,315
Realized Net Gain (Loss) (774,714) 258,364
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) (3,034,664) (708,576)
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations (3,287,048) (37,897)
Distributions    
Total Distributions (755,259) (713,612)
Capital Share Transactions    
Issued 2,055,419 6,187,058
Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions 755,259 713,612
Redeemed (1,487,651) (3,161,073)
Net Increase (Decrease) from Capital Share Transactions 1,323,027 3,739,597
Total Increase (Decrease) (2,719,280) 2,988,088
Net Assets    
Beginning of Period 33,037,238 30,049,150
End of Period 30,317,958 33,037,238
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.
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Financial Highlights
For a Share Outstanding
Throughout Each Period
Year Ended September 30,
2022 2021 2020 2019 2018
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period $23.75 $24.31 $23.43 $22.39 $23.12
Investment Operations          
Net Investment Income1 .370 .304 .517 .656 .561
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments (2.693) (.334) .880 1.034 (.736)
Total from Investment Operations (2.323) (.030) 1.397 1.690 (.175)
Distributions          
Dividends from Net Investment Income (.366) (.304) (.517) (.650) (.555)
Distributions from Realized Capital Gains (.171) (.226)
Total Distributions (.537) (.530) (.517) (.650) (.555)
Net Asset Value, End of Period $20.89 $23.75 $24.31 $23.43 $22.39
Total Return -9.93% -0.13% 6.02% 7.66% -0.75%
Ratios/Supplemental Data          
Net Assets, End of Period (Millions) $30,318 $33,037 $30,049 $21,906 $16,527
Ratio of Total Expenses to Average Net Assets 0.02%2 0.02% 0.02% 0.02% 0.02%
Ratio of Net Investment Income to Average Net Assets 1.64% 1.27% 2.16% 2.86% 2.48%
Portfolio Turnover Rate3 426% 414% 347% 323% 182%
1 Calculated based on average shares outstanding.
2 The ratio of expenses to average net assets for the period net of reduction from custody fee offset arrangements was 0.02%.
3 Includes 146%, 151%, 114%, 46%, and 67%, respectively, 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 Institutional Intermediate-Term Bond Fund is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 as an open-end investment company, or mutual fund. The fund has been established by Vanguard as an investment vehicle for certain collective trusts and other accounts managed by Vanguard or its affiliates and qualifying education savings plans. The fund is offered to investors who meet certain administrative and service criteria and invest a minimum of $10 million.
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. Significant market disruptions, such as those caused by pandemics (e.g., COVID-19 pandemic), natural or environmental disasters, war (e.g., Russia's invasion of Ukraine), acts of terrorism, or other events, can adversely affect local and global markets and normal market operations. Any such disruptions could have an adverse impact on the value of the fund's investments and fund performance.
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, as furnished by independent pricing services. 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 valuation designee to represent fair value and subject to oversight by the board of trustees.
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. 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
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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 MSFTA, and sell or retain any collateral held up to the net amount owed to the fund under the MSFTA.
At September 30, 2022, counterparties had deposited in segregated accounts securities with a value of $112,494,000 and cash of $54,287,000 in connection with TBA transactions.
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 also enters 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.
5. 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 securities pledged as initial margin for open contracts are noted in the Schedule of Investments.
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 gains (losses) on futures contracts.
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During the year ended September 30, 2022, the fund’s average investments in long and short futures contracts represented 6% and 3% of net assets, respectively, based on the average of the notional amounts at each quarter-end during the period.
6. 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 securities pledged as collateral for open contracts are noted in the Schedule of Investments. 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 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 gains (losses) on forward currency contracts.
During the year ended September 30, 2022, the fund’s average investment in forward currency contracts represented 1% of net assets, based on the average of the notional amounts at each quarter-end during the period.
7. 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
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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 either an amount that is a fixed percentage rate or a floating rate, which is reset periodically based on short-term interest rates, applied to a notional amount. In return, the counterparty agrees to pay a different floating rate, which is reset periodically based on short-term interest rates, applied to the same notional amount.
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.
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 Schedule of Investments. 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 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 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
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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.
During the year ended September 30, 2022, the fund's average amounts of investments in credit protection sold and credit protection purchased represented less than 1% of net assets, 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. The fund had no open interest rate swap contracts at September 30, 2022.
8. Federal Income Taxes: The fund intends to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company and distribute virtually all of its taxable income. The fund’s tax returns are open to examination by the relevant tax authorities until expiration of the applicable statute of limitations, which is generally three years after the filing of the tax return. Management has analyzed the fund’s tax positions taken for all open federal and state income tax years, and has concluded that no provision for income tax is required in the fund’s financial statements.
9. Distributions: Distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Distributions are determined on a tax basis at the fiscal year-end and may differ from net investment income and realized capital gains for financial reporting purposes.
10. Credit Facilities and Interfund Lending Program: The fund and certain other funds managed by The Vanguard Group ("Vanguard") participate in a $4.4 billion committed credit facility provided by a syndicate of lenders pursuant to a credit agreement and an uncommitted credit facility provided by Vanguard. Both facilities may be renewed annually. Each fund is individually liable for its borrowings, if any, under the credit facilities. Borrowings may be utilized for temporary or emergency purposes and are subject to the fund’s regulatory and contractual borrowing restrictions. With respect to the committed credit facility, the participating funds are charged administrative fees and an annual commitment fee of 0.10% of the undrawn committed amount of the facility, which 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 either facility bear interest at an agreed-upon spread plus the higher of the federal funds effective rate, the overnight bank funding rate, or the Daily Simple Secured Overnight Financing Rate inclusive of an additional agreed-upon spread. However, borrowings under the uncommitted credit facility may bear interest based upon an alternate rate agreed to by the fund and Vanguard.
In accordance with an exemptive order (the “Order”) from the SEC, the fund may participate in a joint lending and borrowing program that allows registered open-end Vanguard funds to borrow money from and lend money to each other for temporary or emergency purposes (the “Interfund Lending Program”), subject to compliance with the terms and conditions of the Order, and to the extent permitted by the fund’s investment objective and investment policies. Interfund loans and borrowings normally extend overnight but can have a maximum duration of seven days. Loans may be called on one business day’s notice. The interest rate to be charged is governed by the conditions of the Order and internal procedures adopted by the board of trustees. The board of trustees is responsible for overseeing the Interfund Lending Program.
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For the year ended September 30, 2022, the fund did not utilize the credit facilities or the Interfund Lending Program.
11. 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.
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 and 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 September 30, 2022, the fund had contributed to Vanguard capital in the amount of $1,159,000, representing less than 0.01% of the fund’s net assets and 0.46% 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 September 30, 2022, custodian fee offset arrangements reduced the fund’s expenses by $75,000 (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 and derivatives. 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 and derivatives valued with significant unobservable inputs are noted on the Schedule of Investments.
The following table summarizes the market value of the fund's investments and derivatives as of September 30, 2022, based on the inputs used to value them:
  Level 1
($000)
Level 2
($000)
Level 3
($000)
Total
($000)
Investments        
Assets        
U.S. Government and Agency Obligations 16,010,443 16,010,443
Asset-Backed/Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities 4,083,663 4,083,663
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  Level 1
($000)
Level 2
($000)
Level 3
($000)
Total
($000)
Investments        
Corporate Bonds 7,641,196 7,641,196
Sovereign Bonds 831,427 831,427
Taxable Municipal Bonds 260,341 260,341
Temporary Cash Investments 197,030 197,030
Total 197,030 28,827,070 29,024,100
Liabilities        
Conventional Mortgage-Backed Securities—Liability for Sale Commitments 176,845 176,845
Derivative Financial Instruments        
Assets        
Futures Contracts1 19,485 19,485
Forward Currency Contracts 4,285 4,285
Swap Contracts 40 40
Total 19,485 4,325 23,810
Liabilities        
Futures Contracts1 61,101 61,101
Forward Currency Contracts 36 36
Swap Contracts 906 906
Total 61,101 942 62,043
1 Includes cumulative appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts and centrally cleared swaps, if any, as reported in the Schedule of Investments. Only current day’s variation margin is reported within the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
E.  At September 30, 2022, the fair values of derivatives were reflected in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as follows:
Statement of Assets and Liabilities Interest
Rate
Contracts
($000)
Foreign
Exchange
Contracts
($000)
Credit
Contracts
($000)
Total
($000)
Unrealized Appreciation—Futures Contracts1 19,485 19,485
Unrealized Appreciation—Forward Currency Contracts 4,285 4,285
Unrealized Appreciation—Over-the-Counter Swap Contracts 40 40
Total Assets 19,485 4,285 40 23,810
         
Swap Premiums Received 2,948 2,948
Unrealized Depreciation—Futures Contracts1 61,101 61,101
Unrealized Depreciation—Forward Currency Contracts 36 36
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Statement of Assets and Liabilities Interest
Rate
Contracts
($000)
Foreign
Exchange
Contracts
($000)
Credit
Contracts
($000)
Total
($000)
Unrealized Depreciation—Over-the-Counter Swap Contracts 906 906
Total Liabilities 61,101 36 3,854 64,991
1 Includes cumulative appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts and centrally cleared swaps, if any, as reported in the Schedule of Investments. Only current day’s variation margin is reported within the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
Realized net gain (loss) and the change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on derivatives for the year ended September 30, 2022, were:
Realized Net Gain (Loss) on Derivatives Interest
Rate
Contracts
($000)
Foreign
Exchange
Contracts
($000)
Credit
Contracts
($000)
Total
($000)
Futures Contracts (111,752) (111,752)
Swap Contracts 3,940 (1,220) 2,720
Forward Currency Contracts 38,043 38,043
Realized Net Gain (Loss) on Derivatives (107,812) 38,043 (1,220) (70,989)
 
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on Derivatives
Futures Contracts (36,329) (36,329)
Swap Contracts (1,386) (906) (2,292)
Forward Currency Contracts (257) (257)
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on Derivatives (37,715) (257) (906) (38,878)
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 applicable foreign currency transactions and swap agreements were reclassified between the individual components of 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 deferral of losses from wash sales; the recognition of unrealized gains or losses from certain derivative contracts; and the recognition of gain or loss
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Institutional Intermediate-Term Bond Fund
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 2,970
Undistributed Long-Term Gains
Capital Loss Carryforwards (868,111)
Qualified Late-Year Losses
Net Unrealized Gains (Losses) (2,685,271)
The tax character of distributions paid was as follows:
  Year Ended September 30,
  2022
Amount
($000)
2021
Amount
($000)
Ordinary Income* 520,177 603,341
Long-Term Capital Gains 235,082 110,271
Total 755,259 713,612
* Includes short-term capital gains, if any.
As of September 30, 2022, 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 31,640,665
Gross Unrealized Appreciation 318,160
Gross Unrealized Depreciation (3,003,431)
Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) (2,685,271)
G.  During the year ended September 30, 2022, the fund purchased $6,221,418,000 of investment securities and sold $6,405,611,000 of investment securities, other than U.S. government securities and temporary cash investments. Purchases and sales of U.S. government securities were $144,699,520,000 and $142,474,823,000, 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 September 30, 2022, such purchases were $14,745,000 and sales were $220,114,000, resulting in net realized loss of $3,156,000; these amounts, other than temporary cash investments, are included in the purchases and sales of investment securities noted above.
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H.  Capital shares issued and redeemed were:
  Year Ended September 30,  
  2022
Shares
(000)
  2021
Shares
(000)
 
     
Issued 91,290   257,053  
Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions 33,517   29,715  
Redeemed (64,422)   (131,881)  
Net Increase (Decrease) in Shares Outstanding 60,385   154,887  
I.  Management has determined that no events or transactions occurred subsequent to September 30, 2022, 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 Malvern Funds and Shareholders of Vanguard Institutional Short-Term Bond Fund and Vanguard Institutional Intermediate-Term Bond Fund
Opinions on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities, including the schedules of investments, of Vanguard Institutional Short-Term Bond Fund and Vanguard Institutional Intermediate-Term Bond Fund (two of the funds constituting Vanguard Malvern Funds, hereafter collectively referred to as the "Funds") as of September 30, 2022, the related statements of operations for the year ended September 30, 2022, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period ended September 30, 2022, including the related notes, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period ended September 30, 2022 (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 September 30, 2022, 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 September 30, 2022 and each of the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period ended September 30, 2022 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 September 30, 2022 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
November 18, 2022
We have served as the auditor of one or more investment companies in The Vanguard Group of Funds since 1975.
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Tax information (unaudited) for Vanguard Institutional Short-Term Bond Fund
The fund hereby designates $30,081,000, or if subsequently determined to be different, the maximum amount allowable by law, of interest earned from obligations of the U.S. government which is generally exempt from state income tax.
For nonresident alien shareholders, 100% of short-term capital gain dividends distributed by the fund for the fiscal year are qualified short-term capital gains.
The fund distributed $45,045,000 as capital gain dividends (20% rate gain distributions) to shareholders during the fiscal year.
The fund hereby designates 89.7%, or if subsequently determined to be different, the maximum percentage allowable by law, of ordinary income dividends eligible to be treated as interest income for purposes of section 163(j) and the regulations thereunder for the fiscal year.
The fund hereby designates 85.4%, or if subsequently determined to be different, the maximum percentage allowable by law, as interest-related dividends eligible for exemption from U.S. withholding tax for nonresident alien shareholders.

Tax information (unaudited) for Vanguard Institutional Intermediate-Term Bond Fund
The fund hereby designates $91,828,000, or if subsequently determined to be different, the maximum amount allowable by law, of interest earned from obligations of the U.S. government which is generally exempt from state income tax.
The fund distributed $235,082,000 as capital gain dividends (20% rate gain distributions) to shareholders during the fiscal year.
The fund hereby designates 100%, or if subsequently determined to be different, the maximum percentage allowable by law, of ordinary income dividends eligible to be treated as interest income for purposes of section 163(j) and the regulations thereunder for the fiscal year.
The fund hereby designates 90.1%, or if subsequently determined to be different, the maximum percentage allowable by law, as interest-related dividends eligible for exemption from U.S. withholding tax for nonresident alien shareholders.
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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 206 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. Member of the board of governors of the Investment Company Institute and the board of governors of FINRA. Trustee and vice chair of The Shipley School.
Independent Trustees
Tara Bunch
Born in 1962. Trustee since November 2021. Principal occupation(s) during the past five years and other experience: head of global operations at Airbnb (2020–present). Vice president of AppleCare (2012–2020). Member of the board of directors of Out & Equal (2002–2006), the advisory board of the University of California, Berkeley School of Engineering (2020–present), and the advisory board of Santa Clara University’s Leavey School of Business (2018–present).
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. Member of the board of directors of the University of Rochester Medical Center, the Monroe Community College Foundation, the United Way of Rochester, North Carolina A&T University, Roberts Wesleyan College, and the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra. Trustee of the University of Rochester.
 
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.

 

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). Director of the V Foundation. Member of the advisory council for the College of Arts and Letters at the University of Notre Dame. Chairman of the board of Saint Anselm College.
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: adjunct professor of finance at the University of Notre Dame (2020–present). Chief investment officer (retired 2020) and vice president (retired 2020) of the University of Notre Dame. Assistant professor (retired June 2020) 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 Catholic Investment Services, Inc. (investment advisors), the board of superintendence of the Institute for the Works of Religion, and the board of directors of Paxos Trust Company (finance).
Deanna Mulligan
Born in 1963. Trustee since January 2018. Principal occupation(s) during the past five years and other experience: chief executive officer of Purposeful (advisory firm for CEOs and C-level executives; 2021–present). Board chair (2020), chief executive officer (2011–2020), and president (2010–2019) of The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America. 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 Economic Club of New York. Trustee of the Partnership for New York City (business leadership), Chief Executives for Corporate Purpose, and the NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital.
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 (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. Colin W. Brown Distinguished Professor of the Practice of Law (2021–present), professor (2020–present), Distinguished Fellow of the Global Financial Markets Center (2020–present), and Rubenstein Fellow (2017–2020) at Duke University. Trustee (2017–present) of Amherst College and member of Amherst College Investment Committee (2019–present). Member of the Regenerative Crisis Response Committee (2020–present).
David A. Thomas
Born in 1956. Trustee since July 2021. Principal occupation(s) during the past five years and other experience: president of Morehouse College (2018–present). Professor of business administration, emeritus at Harvard University (2017–2018). Dean (2011–2016) and professor of management (2016–2017) at the Georgetown University McDonough School of Business. Director of DTE Energy Company (2013–present). Trustee of Common Fund (2019–present).
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). Member of the BMW Group Mobility Council.

 

Executive Officers
Christine M. Buchanan
Born in 1970. Principal occupation(s) during the past five years and other experience: principal of Vanguard. Chief financial officer (2021–present) and treasurer (2017–present) of each of the investment companies served by Vanguard. Partner (2005–2017) at KPMG (audit, tax, and advisory services).
John Galloway
Born in 1973. Principal occupation(s) during the past five years and other experience: principal of Vanguard. Investment stewardship officer (September 2020–present) of each of the investment companies served by Vanguard. Head of Investor Advocacy (February 2020–present) and head of Marketing Strategy and Planning (2017–2020) at Vanguard. Special assistant to the President of the United States (2015).
Ashley Grim
Born in 1984. Principal occupation(s) during the past five years and other experience: treasurer (February 2022–present) of each of the ‎investment companies served by Vanguard. Fund transfer agent controller (2019–2022) and director of Audit Services (2017–2019) at ‎Vanguard. Senior manager (2015–2017) at PriceWaterhouseCoopers (audit and assurance, consulting, and tax services).
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. Nonexecutive director of the board of National Grid (energy).
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
Matthew Benchener Thomas M. Rampulla
Joseph Brennan Karin A. Risi
Mortimer J. Buckley Anne E. Robinson
Gregory Davis Michael Rollings
John James Nitin Tandon
Chris D. McIsaac Lauren Valente

 

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Annual Report  |  September 30, 2022
Vanguard Multi-Sector Income Bond Fund

 


 

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 September 30, 2022      
  Beginning
Account Value
3/31/2022
Ending
Account Value
9/30/2022
Expenses
Paid During
Period
Based on Actual Fund Return      
Multi-Sector Income Bond Fund      
Investor Shares $1,000.00 $907.90 $1.91
Admiral™ Shares 1,000.00 907.30 1.43
Based on Hypothetical 5% Yearly Return      
Multi-Sector Income Bond Fund      
Investor Shares $1,000.00 $1,023.06 $2.03
Admiral Shares 1,000.00 1,023.56 1.52
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 0.40% for Investor Shares and 0.30% 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 (183/365).
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Multi-Sector Income Bond 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: October 12, 2021, Through September 30, 2022
Initial Investment of $10,000
    Total Returns
Period Ended September 30, 2022
 
    Since
Inception
(10/12/2021)
Final Value
of a $10,000
Investment
 Multi-Sector Income Bond Fund Investor Shares -13.94% $8,606
 Bloomberg Multi-Sector Income Composite Index -14.52 8,548
Bloomberg Multi-Sector Composite Index: Composed of 40% Bloomberg U.S. High Yield Corporate BB/B 2% Issuer Cap Index, 40% Bloomberg U.S Intermediate Credit Index, and 20% Bloomberg Emerging Market USD Government RIC Capped Index.
“Since Inception” performance is calculated from the Investor Shares’ inception date for both the fund and its comparative standard(s).
       
    Since
Inception
(10/12/2021)
Final Value
of a $50,000
Investment
Multi-Sector Income Bond Fund Admiral Shares -13.91% $43,046
Bloomberg Multi-Sector Income Composite Index -14.52 42,741
“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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Multi-Sector Income Bond Fund
Fund Allocation
As of September 30, 2022
 
United States 75.0%
United Kingdom 3.6
Japan 3.2
Canada 2.5
Indonesia 1.6
Mexico 1.4
Switzerland 1.2
Peru 1.0
Other 10.5
The table reflects the fund’s investments, except for short-term investments and derivatives.
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Multi-Sector Income Bond Fund
Financial Statements
Schedule of Investments
As of September 30, 2022
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.
      Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000)
Market
Value

($000)
U.S. Government and Agency Obligations (6.9%)
1,2 United States Treasury Note/Bond  1.750%          3/15/25   226    213
United States Treasury Note/Bond  1.875%         11/15/51   119     79
United States Treasury Note/Bond  2.000%         11/15/41    40     29
United States Treasury Note/Bond  2.625%          4/15/25   285    274
United States Treasury Note/Bond  2.750% 8/15/32–11/15/47    79     67
United States Treasury Note/Bond  2.875%          5/15/52   147    123
United States Treasury Note/Bond  3.000%  7/15/25–2/15/48   580    550
United States Treasury Note/Bond  3.125%          8/15/25    60     58
United States Treasury Note/Bond  3.250%          5/15/42    10      9
United States Treasury Note/Bond  3.375%          8/15/42    90     81
Total U.S. Government and Agency Obligations (Cost $1,581) 1,483
Corporate Bonds (73.9%)
Belgium (0.5%)
Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide Inc.  4.750%          1/23/29   113    110
Canada (2.3%)
3 1011778 BC ULC  3.875%          1/15/28    50     43
3 1375209 BC Ltd.  9.000%          1/30/28     6      6
3 Air Canada  3.875%          8/15/26   120    103
3 Antares Holdings LP  3.950%          7/15/26   250    211
4 Canadian Natural Resources Ltd.  4.950%           6/1/47    10      9
Canadian Pacific Railway Co.  1.750%          12/2/26    10      9
3 Hudbay Minerals Inc.  4.500%           4/1/26    80     66
Nutrien Ltd.  4.200%           4/1/29    20     19
3 Videotron Ltd.  3.625%          6/15/29    40     32
                                      498
France (0.5%)
3 SPCM SA  3.125%          3/15/27    50     44
3 SPCM SA  3.375%          3/15/30    70     55
                                       99
Indonesia (0.7%)
3 Freeport Indonesia PT  6.200%          4/14/52   200    152
Ireland (0.7%)
AerCap Ireland Capital DAC  1.150%         10/29/23   150    143
Japan (3.0%)
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc.  3.850%           3/1/26   200    190
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Multi-Sector Income Bond Fund
      Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000)
Market
Value

($000)
3 Nissan Motor Co. Ltd.  3.043%          9/15/23   315    307
Nomura Holdings Inc.  2.172%          7/14/28   200    160
                                      657
Macao (0.2%)
3 Studio City Co. Ltd.  7.000%          2/15/27    50     42
Netherlands (0.1%)
3 VZ Secured Financing BV  5.000%          1/15/32    30     23
Poland (0.5%)
3 Canpack SA  3.875%         11/15/29   145    114
Switzerland (1.1%)
Credit Suisse AG  4.750%           8/9/24   250    243
Thailand (0.8%)
3 GC Treasury Center Co. Ltd.  4.400%          3/30/32   200    171
United Kingdom (3.4%)
AstraZeneca Finance LLC  1.200%          5/28/26    60     53
Barclays plc  4.375%          9/11/24   200    193
HSBC Holdings plc  2.999%          3/10/26   200    185
4 NatWest Group plc  3.754%          11/1/29   200    185
3 Rolls-Royce plc  3.625%         10/14/25   125    108
                                      724
United States (60.1%)
AbbVie Inc.  3.200%          5/14/26    75     70
AbbVie Inc.  4.250%         11/14/28   113    106
3 Advanced Drainage Systems Inc.  6.375%          6/15/30    50     48
Albemarle Corp.  4.650%           6/1/27     5      5
Albemarle Corp.  5.050%           6/1/32    10      9
3 Allison Transmission Inc.  4.750%          10/1/27    80     71
3 American Airlines Inc. 11.750%          7/15/25    55     58
3 American Airlines Inc.  5.500%          4/20/26   150    141
American Express Co.  3.950%           8/1/25    50     48
Amgen Inc.  3.000%          2/22/29    40     35
3 Antero Resources Corp.  5.375%           3/1/30    80     72
Apple Inc.  3.350%           8/8/32    70     62
3 Aramark Services Inc.  5.000%           2/1/28    55     49
3 Asbury Automotive Group Inc.  5.000%          2/15/32    50     39
AT&T Inc.  2.750%           6/1/31    60     48
3 Avient Corp.  7.125%           8/1/30    50     46
3 Axalta Coating Systems LLC  4.750%          6/15/27   160    143
Ball Corp.  3.125%          9/15/31    60     45
Bank of America Corp.  1.734%          7/22/27    88     75
4 Bank of America Corp.  4.271%          7/23/29    40     36
4 Bank of America Corp.  1.922%         10/24/31    35     26
Bath & Body Works Inc.  7.500%          6/15/29    55     50
3 Bausch Health Cos. Inc. 11.000%          9/30/28    10      8
3 Bausch Health Cos. Inc. 14.000%         10/15/30     2      1
3 Big River Steel LLC  6.625%          1/31/29   110    102
Boeing Co.  2.750%           2/1/26   113    102
Boston Properties LP  3.650%           2/1/26    60     57
Boyd Gaming Corp.  4.750%          12/1/27    80     71
BP Capital Markets America Inc.  4.234%          11/6/28    80     75
3 Cable One Inc.  4.000%         11/15/30    75     58
3 Caesars Resort Collection LLC  5.750%           7/1/25    35     34
3 Calpine Corp.  5.125%          3/15/28    80     69
6

 

Multi-Sector Income Bond Fund
      Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000)
Market
Value

($000)
3 Camelot Return Merger Sub Inc.  8.750%           8/1/28    65     54
3 Carnival Corp.  4.000%           8/1/28   130    105
3 CCO Holdings LLC  5.000%           2/1/28    80     70
3 CCO Holdings LLC  6.375%           9/1/29    80     73
3 CCO Holdings LLC  4.750%           3/1/30    80     65
3 Cedar Fair LP  5.500%           5/1/25   150    144
Celanese US Holdings LLC  5.900%           7/5/24    20     20
Celanese US Holdings LLC  6.165%          7/15/27    10      9
Centene Corp.  2.450%          7/15/28   120     98
Centene Corp.  3.000%         10/15/30    40     32
3 Charles River Laboratories International Inc.  4.250%           5/1/28    50     44
Charter Communications Operating LLC  4.908%          7/23/25   120    117
3 Chemours Co.  4.625%         11/15/29    75     56
Cheniere Corpus Christi Holdings LLC  7.000%          6/30/24    30     30
Cheniere Energy Partners LP  4.000%           3/1/31    80     67
3 Churchill Downs Inc.  4.750%          1/15/28   150    130
4 Citigroup Inc.  3.352%          4/24/25    85     82
Citigroup Inc.  4.400%          6/10/25    55     53
Citigroup Inc.  4.125%          7/25/28    35     32
4 Citigroup Inc.  2.666%          1/29/31    45     36
3 Clarios Global LP  6.250%          5/15/26    80     76
3 Clarios Global LP  8.500%          5/15/27   110    105
3 Clean Harbors Inc.  4.875%          7/15/27    80     73
3 Clearway Energy Operating LLC  4.750%          3/15/28    90     80
3 Cleveland-Cliffs Inc.  6.750%          3/15/26    50     49
3 CNX Resources Corp.  7.375%          1/15/31    15     15
3 Cogent Communications Group Inc.  7.000%          6/15/27    35     33
3 Colgate Energy Partners III LLC  7.750%          2/15/26    40     40
3 Colgate Energy Partners III LLC  5.875%           7/1/29    85     76
3 CommScope Inc.  6.000%           3/1/26    80     74
3 Condor Merger Sub Inc.  7.375%          2/15/30    60     49
ConocoPhillips Co.  6.950%          4/15/29    10     11
3 Corebridge Financial Inc.  3.500%           4/4/25    10     10
3 Corebridge Financial Inc.  3.650%           4/5/27    10      9
3 Corebridge Financial Inc.  3.850%           4/5/29    10      9
3 Corebridge Financial Inc.  3.900%           4/5/32    10      8
3 CrownRock LP  5.625%         10/15/25    80     77
3 CSC Holdings LLC  4.625%          12/1/30    40     27
3 CSC Holdings LLC  3.375%          2/15/31    25     18
CVS Health Corp.  4.300%          3/25/28   113    107
Dana Inc.  4.500%          2/15/32    70     51
3 DaVita Inc.  3.750%          2/15/31    70     50
DCP Midstream Operating LP  5.625%          7/15/27   140    135
Dell International LLC  5.850%          7/15/25   115    116
3 Delta Air Lines Inc.  4.750%         10/20/28   142    133
Devon Energy Corp.  5.850%         12/15/25    50     51
3 Directv Financing LLC  5.875%          8/15/27   100     86
3 DISH DBS Corp.  5.250%          12/1/26    45     37
3 DISH DBS Corp.  5.750%          12/1/28    15     11
DISH DBS Corp.  5.125%           6/1/29    30     18
Dow Chemical Co.  2.100%         11/15/30    30     23
3 DT Midstream Inc.  4.125%          6/15/29   160    135
Duke Energy Progress LLC  3.400%           4/1/32    30     26
3 Element Solutions Inc.  3.875%           9/1/28    80     64
Encompass Health Corp.  4.500%           2/1/28    40     34
7

 

Multi-Sector Income Bond Fund
      Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000)
Market
Value

($000)
3 Energizer Holdings Inc.  4.750%          6/15/28    97     77
3 Energizer Holdings Inc.  4.375%          3/31/29    70     52
4 Energy Transfer LP  5.500%           6/1/27    50     49
3 EnLink Midstream LLC  5.625%          1/15/28   110    103
3 Entegris Escrow Corp.  4.750%          4/15/29    30     27
3 Entegris Escrow Corp.  5.950%          6/15/30   100     91
3 EQM Midstream Partners LP  7.500%           6/1/27    30     29
EQM Midstream Partners LP  5.500%          7/15/28   100     86
3 EQM Midstream Partners LP  7.500%           6/1/30    50     47
EQT Corp.  6.125%           2/1/25    25     25
5 EQT Corp.  5.678%          10/1/25    15     15
3 Exelon Corp.  3.350%          3/15/32    50     42
Exxon Mobil Corp.  3.482%          3/19/30    45     41
4 FirstEnergy Corp.  1.600%          1/15/26    50     44
FirstEnergy Corp.  2.650%           3/1/30   110     89
Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC  2.900%          2/16/28    40     32
Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC  2.900%          2/10/29   150    114
Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC  4.000%         11/13/30    25     20
Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC  3.625%          6/17/31    35     26
Freeport-McMoRan Inc.  4.250%           3/1/30    10      9
3 Frontier Communications Holdings LLC  6.000%          1/15/30    70     55
3 Frontier Communications Holdings LLC  8.750%          5/15/30    50     50
3 Gates Global LLC  6.250%          1/15/26    10      9
GE Capital International Funding Co. Unlimited Co.  4.418%         11/15/35   200    179
General Dynamics Corp.  3.250%           4/1/25    98     95
Global Payments Inc.  1.500%         11/15/24    10      9
Global Payments Inc.  2.150%          1/15/27    20     17
Goldman Sachs Group Inc.  3.500%           4/1/25    60     57
Goldman Sachs Group Inc.  2.383%          7/21/32    25     19
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.  5.000%          7/15/29    50     41
3 Graham Packaging Co. Inc.  7.125%          8/15/28    50     40
3 GSK Consumer Healthcare Capital US LLC  3.625%          3/24/32    15     13
3 GSK Consumer Healthcare Capital US LLC  4.000%          3/24/52    10      7
3 Harley-Davidson Financial Services Inc.  3.050%          2/14/27    20     17
3 HCA Inc.  3.625%          3/15/32    30     24
Home Depot Inc.  1.875%          9/15/31     5      4
Home Depot Inc.  3.250%          4/15/32    10      9
Home Depot Inc.  4.500%          9/15/32    25     24
3 ITC Holdings Corp.  4.950%          9/22/27   150    146
JPMorgan Chase & Co.  3.125%          1/23/25    65     62
4 JPMorgan Chase & Co.  3.220%           3/1/25    95     92
JPMorgan Chase & Co.  1.470%          9/22/27    65     55
JPMorgan Chase & Co.  4.323%          4/26/28    30     28
JPMorgan Chase & Co.  2.069%           6/1/29    40     32
JPMorgan Chase & Co.  1.953%           2/4/32    50     37
JPMorgan Chase & Co.  4.586%          4/26/33     5      5
3 Kaiser Aluminum Corp.  4.500%           6/1/31    75     54
KB Home  7.250%          7/15/30    30     27
Kilroy Realty LP  4.750%         12/15/28    60     55
KLA Corp.  4.650%          7/15/32    20     19
KLA Corp.  5.000%          3/15/49    10      9
Kraft Heinz Foods Co.  3.750%           4/1/30    80     71
3 Ladder Capital Finance Holdings LLLP  4.750%          6/15/29    45     34
3 Lamb Weston Holdings Inc.  4.125%          1/31/30    65     55
3 Level 3 Financing Inc.  4.250%           7/1/28   120     94
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      Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000)
Market
Value

($000)
3 Lithia Motors Inc.  4.625%         12/15/27   110     96
3 Live Nation Entertainment Inc.  6.500%          5/15/27   110    106
Lowe's Cos. Inc.  3.350%           4/1/27     5      5
Lowe's Cos. Inc.  3.750%           4/1/32    15     13
Lowe's Cos. Inc.  4.450%           4/1/62    10      8
3 Mattel Inc.  3.375%           4/1/26    20     18
3 Mattel Inc.  5.875%         12/15/27    15     14
Merck & Co. Inc.  2.150%         12/10/31    40     32
3 Meta Platforms Inc.  3.500%          8/15/27    60     56
3 Mileage Plus Holdings LLC  6.500%          6/20/27   172    168
3 MIWD Holdco II LLC  5.500%           2/1/30    15     11
Mondelez International Inc.  2.750%          4/13/30    28     23
4 Morgan Stanley  1.512%          7/20/27    85     72
Morgan Stanley  4.889%          7/20/33    30     28
MPLX LP  4.000%          3/15/28    25     23
MPT Operating Partnership LP  3.500%          3/15/31    75     52
3 Mueller Water Products Inc.  4.000%          6/15/29    75     64
3 NCL Corp. Ltd.  5.875%          2/15/27    75     62
3 NCL Corp. Ltd.  7.750%          2/15/29    35     26
Netflix Inc.  4.875%          4/15/28   120    112
Newell Brands Inc.  4.450%           4/1/26     5      5
Newell Brands Inc.  6.375%          9/15/27     5      5
Newell Brands Inc.  6.625%          9/15/29    10     10
Newmont Corp.  2.800%          10/1/29    55     46
3 News Corp.  3.875%          5/15/29   200    170
3 Nexstar Media Inc.  5.625%          7/15/27   150    138
NextEra Energy Capital Holdings Inc.  2.440%          1/15/32    15     12
NextEra Energy Capital Holdings Inc.  5.000%          7/15/32    20     19
3 NextEra Energy Operating Partners LP  4.500%          9/15/27     4      4
3 Novelis Corp.  4.750%          1/30/30    60     49
Nucor Corp.  3.125%           4/1/32    10      8
Occidental Petroleum Corp.  6.375%           9/1/28    50     50
Occidental Petroleum Corp.  6.125%           1/1/31   100     98
3 Olympus Water US Holding Corp.  4.250%          10/1/28    80     61
OneMain Finance Corp.  3.500%          1/15/27    25     20
3 Organon & Co.  4.125%          4/30/28   160    137
Ovintiv Exploration Inc.  5.375%           1/1/26    50     50
Pacific Gas & Electric Co.  2.100%           8/1/27    40     32
Paramount Global  4.000%          1/15/26    85     80
3 Performance Food Group Inc.  5.500%         10/15/27    70     64
3 Performance Food Group Inc.  4.250%           8/1/29    30     25
Philip Morris International Inc.  3.250%         11/10/24    60     58
Philip Morris International Inc.  0.875%           5/1/26    60     52
3 Picard Midco Inc.  6.500%          3/31/29    85     72
Pioneer Natural Resources Co.  1.900%          8/15/30    50     38
Realty Income Corp.  4.625%          11/1/25    60     59
Realty Income Corp.  2.200%          6/15/28    70     59
3,5 Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.  8.250%          1/15/29     8      8
3 S&P Global Inc.  2.700%           3/1/29   160    138
Sabine Pass Liquefaction LLC  4.500%          5/15/30    50     46
Sabra Health Care LP  5.125%          8/15/26    50     47
3 SBL Holdings Inc.  5.000%          2/18/31    50     38
Schlumberger Finance Canada Ltd.  1.400%          9/17/25    50     45
3 Scripps Escrow II Inc.  5.375%          1/15/31    25     19
3 Scripps Escrow Inc.  5.875%          7/15/27    40     35
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      Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000)
Market
Value

($000)
3 Spirit AeroSystems Inc.  7.500%          4/15/25     8      8
Spirit AeroSystems Inc.  4.600%          6/15/28    29     21
Take-Two Interactive Software Inc.  3.300%          3/28/24    15     15
Take-Two Interactive Software Inc.  3.700%          4/14/27    10      9
Take-Two Interactive Software Inc.  4.000%          4/14/32    10      9
3 Tap Rock Resources LLC  7.000%          10/1/26    40     37
Targa Resources Partners LP  4.000%          1/15/32     8      7
Teledyne Technologies Inc.  2.750%           4/1/31    30     24
3 Tenet Healthcare Corp.  6.250%           2/1/27    80     75
3 Tenet Healthcare Corp.  6.125%          10/1/28    40     35
3 Tenet Healthcare Corp.  4.250%           6/1/29    40     33
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.  2.600%          10/1/29    60     52
T-Mobile USA Inc.  2.625%          4/15/26    85     77
T-Mobile USA Inc.  2.625%          2/15/29   130    107
T-Mobile USA Inc.  3.375%          4/15/29    50     43
T-Mobile USA Inc.  3.875%          4/15/30    60     53
3 TopBuild Corp.  3.625%          3/15/29    50     40
4 Toyota Motor Credit Corp.  4.400%          9/20/24   100     99
Toyota Motor Credit Corp.  3.050%          3/22/27    20     18
3 TransDigm Inc.  8.000%         12/15/25    35     36
3 TransDigm Inc.  6.250%          3/15/26    80     78
TransDigm Inc.  4.875%           5/1/29   120     97
3 United Airlines Inc.  4.375%          4/15/26   160    143
3 Univision Communications Inc.  7.375%          6/30/30    70     67
US Bancorp  4.548%          7/22/28    50     48
US Bancorp  4.967%          7/22/33    35     33
3 Vail Resorts Inc.  6.250%          5/15/25    70     69
3 Venture Global Calcasieu Pass LLC  3.875%          8/15/29   120    103
Viatris Inc.  2.300%          6/22/27    90     74
3 Vistra Operations Co. LLC  5.125%          5/13/25    25     24
3 Vistra Operations Co. LLC  5.000%          7/31/27    80     72
VMware Inc.  4.700%          5/15/30    81     73
Walmart Inc.  3.900%           9/9/25   105    103
3 Warnermedia Holdings Inc.  3.428%          3/15/24    20     19
3 Warnermedia Holdings Inc.  3.755%          3/15/27    70     63
3 Warnermedia Holdings Inc.  4.054%          3/15/29    40     35
3 Warnermedia Holdings Inc.  4.279%          3/15/32    30     25
4 Wells Fargo & Co.  4.100%           6/3/26    50     48
Western Midstream Operating LP  4.500%           3/1/28    55     49
Western Midstream Operating LP  4.750%          8/15/28    25     23
Western Midstream Operating LP  4.300%           2/1/30    40     34
Willis North America Inc.  4.500%          9/15/28    35     32
3 WMG Acquisition Corp.  3.750%          12/1/29   125    104
3 Wynn Resorts Finance LLC  7.750%          4/15/25    40     39
Xcel Energy Inc.  4.000%          6/15/28    50     47
Xcel Energy Inc.  4.600%           6/1/32    50     46
3 Zayo Group Holdings Inc.  4.000%           3/1/27   190    153
                                    12,939
Total Corporate Bonds (Cost $18,054) 15,915
Floating Rate Loan Interests (3.7%)
United States (3.7%)
6 AAdvantage Loyalty IP Ltd. Initial Term Loan, 3M USD LIBOR + 4.750%  7.460%          4/20/28    55     53
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      Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000)
Market
Value

($000)
6 Bausch Health Cos. Inc. Second Amendment Term Loan, TSFR1M + 5.250%  8.098%           2/1/27    54     42
6 Central Parent Inc. First Lien Initial Term Loan, TSFR3M + 4.500%  6.610%           7/6/29    50     48
6 Churchill Downs Inc. Term Loan B, 1M USD LIBOR + 2.000%  5.120%         12/27/24    50     49
6 Clarios Global LP First Lien Dollar Term Loan, 1M USD LIBOR + 3.250%  6.365%          4/30/26     5      5
6 DaVita Inc. Tranche B-1 Term Loan, 1M USD LIBOR + 1.750%  4.865%          8/12/26    45     43
6 Directv Financing LLC Term Loan, 1M USD LIBOR + 5.000%  8.115%           8/2/27    24     22
6 First Student Bidco Inc. Incremental Term Loan B, TSFR3M + 4.000%  6.154%          7/21/28    36     34
6 First Student Bidco Inc. Incremental Term Loan C, TSFR3M + 4.000%  6.154%          7/21/28     4      4
6 McAfee Corp. Tranche B-1 Term Loan, TSFR1M + 3.750%  6.362%           3/1/29    40     36
6 SBA Senior Finance II LLC Initial Term Loan, 1M USD LIBOR + 1.750%  4.870%          4/11/25    30     29
6 SkyMiles IP Ltd. Initial Term Loan, 3M USD LIBOR + 3.750%  6.460%         10/20/27   245    245
6 Spirit Aerosystems Inc. 2021 Refinancing Term Loan, 1M USD LIBOR + 3.750%  6.865%          1/15/25    50     49
6 SS&C Technologies Holdings Inc. Term Loan B-6, TSFR1M + 2.250%  5.384%          3/22/29    22     21
6 SS&C Technologies Holdings Inc. Term Loan B-7, TSFR1M + 2.250%  5.384%          3/22/29    31     30
6 TIBCO Software Inc. Dollar Term Loan B, TSFR3M + 4.500%  8.093%          3/30/29     5      4
6 Wyndham Hotels & Resorts Inc. Term Loan B, 1M USD LIBOR + 1.750%  4.865%          5/30/25    88     86
Total Floating Rate Loan Interests (Cost $835) 800
Sovereign Bonds (9.7%)
Argentina (0.3%)
4 Argentine Republic  0.500%           7/9/30   300     60
Chile (0.8%)
4 Republic of Chile  2.750%          1/31/27   200    180
Colombia (0.6%)
4 Republic of Colombia  5.000%          6/15/45   200    122
Ecuador (0.1%)
4 Republic of Ecuador  1.500%          7/31/40    95     28
Egypt (0.5%)
4 Arab Republic of Egypt  8.700%           3/1/49   200    111
El Salvador (0.1%)
4 Republic of El Salvador  8.625%          2/28/29    85     31
Gabon (0.6%)
4 Gabonese Republic  7.000%         11/24/31   200    132
Indonesia (0.8%)
4 Perusahaan Perseroan Persero PT Perusahaan Listrik Negara  3.875%          7/17/29   200    170
Mexico (1.3%)
Petroleos Mexicanos  6.500%           6/2/41    31     18
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      Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000)
Market
Value

($000)
Petroleos Mexicanos  6.750%          9/21/47   159     89
Petroleos Mexicanos  6.350%          2/12/48    69     37
4,7 United Mexican States 10.000%         11/20/36 2,600    132
                                      276
Nigeria (0.5%)
4 Federal Republic of Nigeria  7.625%         11/28/47   200    112
Peru (1.0%)
4 Petroleos del Peru SA  5.625%          6/19/47   350    208
Romania (0.7%)
4,8 Republic of Romania  2.125%           3/7/28   200    151
South Africa (0.8%)
Republic of South Africa  5.875%          4/20/32   220    181
Turkey (0.6%)
Republic of Turkey  5.750%          5/11/47   200    120
Ukraine (0.3%)
4,9 Ukraine Government Bond  7.375%          9/25/34   300     55
Uzbekistan (0.7%)
3,4 Uzbekneftegaz JSC  4.750%         11/16/28   200    151
Total Sovereign Bonds (Cost $2,998) 2,088
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      Coupon   Shares Market
Value

($000)
Temporary Cash Investments (3.0%)
Money Market Fund (3.0%)
10 Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund
(Cost $648)
 2.828%                   6,478    648
Total Investments (97.2%) (Cost $24,116)   20,934
Other Assets and Liabilities—Net (2.8%)   594
Net Assets (100%)   21,528
Cost is in $000.
See Note A in Notes to Financial Statements.
1 Securities with a value of $37,000 have been segregated as initial margin for open centrally cleared swap contracts.
2 Securities with a value of $31,000 have been segregated as initial margin for open futures contracts.
3 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 September 30, 2022, the aggregate value was $8,555,000, representing 39.7% of net assets.
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 Includes securities purchased on a when-issued or delayed-delivery basis for which the fund has not taken delivery as of September 30, 2022.
6 Variable-rate security; rate shown is effective rate at period end. Certain variable-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 Face amount denominated in Mexican pesos.
8 Face amount denominated in euro.
9 Non-income-producing security—security in default.
10 Affiliated money market fund available only to Vanguard funds and certain trusts and accounts managed by Vanguard. Rate shown is the 7-day yield.
  1M—1-month.
  3M—3-month.
  LIBOR—London Interbank Offered Rate.
  TSFR1M—CME Term Secured Overnight Financing Rate 1-Month.
  TSFR3M—CME Term Secured Overnight Financing Rate 3-Month.
  USD—U.S. dollar.
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Derivative Financial Instruments Outstanding as of Period End

Futures Contracts
      ($000)
  Expiration Number of
Long (Short)
Contracts
Notional
Amount
Value and
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
Long Futures Contracts
2-Year U.S. Treasury Note December 2022 3 616 (3)
10-Year U.S. Treasury Note December 2022 2 224 (4)
Long U.S. Treasury Bond December 2022 1 126 (10)
Ultra 10-Year U.S. Treasury Note December 2022 5 593 (22)
        (39)
 
Short Futures Contracts
Euro-Bobl December 2022 (1) (117) 3
Euro-Schatz December 2022 (1) (105) 1
        4
        (35)
    
Forward Currency Contracts
  Contract
Settlement
Date
Contract Amount (000) Unrealized
Appreciation
($000)
Unrealized
(Depreciation)
($000)
Counterparty   Receive   Deliver
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. 11/2/22 USD 173 EUR 172 4
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. 11/3/22 USD 148 MXN 2,999
            4
EUR—euro.
MXN—Mexican peso.
USD—U.S. dollar.
    
Centrally Cleared Credit Default Swaps
Reference Entity Termination
Date
  Notional
Amount
($000)
Periodic
Premium
Received
(Paid)1
(%)
Value
($000)
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
($000)
Credit Protection Sold
CDX-NA-IG-S39-V1 12/20/27 USD 700 1.000 (2) 1
1 Periodic premium received/paid quarterly.
USD—U.S. dollar.
    
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Over-the-Counter Credit Default Swaps
Reference
Entity
Termination
Date
Counterparty Notional
Amount
($000)
Periodic
Premium
Received
(Paid)1
(%)
Value
($000)
Remaining
Up-Front
Premium
Paid
(Received)
($000)
Unrealized
Appreciation
($000)
Unrealized
(Depreciation)
($000)
Credit Protection Sold/Moody's Rating
AT&T Inc./Baa2 12/20/23 BARC 60 1.000 1 (1)
AT&T Inc./Baa2 12/20/23 BARC 10 1.000
Republic of Chile/A2 12/20/27 JPMC 510 1.000 (16) (14) (2)
United Mexican States/Baa2 12/20/27 BARC 655 1.000 (28) (25) (3)
          (44) (38) (6)
1 Periodic premium received/paid quarterly.
BARC—Barclays Bank plc.
JPMC—JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.
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.
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.
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Statement of Assets and Liabilities
As of September 30, 2022
($000s, except shares and per-share amounts) Amount
Assets  
Investments in Securities, at Value  
Unaffiliated Issuers (Cost $23,468) 20,286
Affiliated Issuers (Cost $648) 648
Total Investments in Securities 20,934
Investment in Vanguard 1
Cash 57
Foreign Currency, at Value (Cost $21) 21
Receivables for Investment Securities Sold 433
Receivables for Accrued Income 253
Swap Premiums Paid 1
Unrealized Appreciation—Forward Currency Contracts 4
Total Assets 21,704
Liabilities  
Payables for Investment Securities Purchased 125
Payables to Vanguard 2
Swap Premiums Received 39
Variation Margin Payable—Futures Contracts 4
Variation Margin Payable—Centrally Cleared Swap Contracts
Unrealized Depreciation—Over-the-Counter Swap Contracts 6
Total Liabilities 176
Net Assets 21,528
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Statement of Assets and Liabilities (continued)


At September 30, 2022, net assets consisted of:

($000s, except shares and per-share amounts) Amount
Paid-in Capital 25,811
Total Distributable Earnings (Loss) (4,283)
Net Assets 21,528
 
Investor Shares—Net Assets  
Applicable to 103,438 outstanding $.001 par value shares of
beneficial interest (unlimited authorization)
861
Net Asset Value Per Share—Investor Shares $8.32
 
Admiral Shares—Net Assets  
Applicable to 1,242,457 outstanding $.001 par value shares of
beneficial interest (unlimited authorization)
20,667
Net Asset Value Per Share—Admiral Shares $16.63
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.
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Statement of Operations
  October 12, 20211 to
September 30, 2022
  ($000)
Investment Income  
Income  
Interest2 844
Total Income 844
Expenses  
The Vanguard Group—Note B  
Management and Administrative—Investor Shares
Management and Administrative—Admiral Shares 3
Custodian Fees 8
Auditing Fees 41
Shareholders’ Reports—Investor Shares 1
Shareholders’ Reports—Admiral Shares 18
Trustees’ Fees and Expenses
Professional Services 15
Total Expenses 86
Expense Reduction—Note C (16)
Net Expenses 70
Net Investment Income 774
Realized Net Gain (Loss)  
Investment Securities Sold2 (1,017)
Futures Contracts (31)
Swap Contracts (7)
Forward Currency Contracts 41
Foreign Currencies (14)
Realized Net Gain (Loss) (1,028)
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)  
Investment Securities2 (3,182)
Futures Contracts (35)
Swap Contracts (5)
Forward Currency Contracts 4
Foreign Currencies
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) (3,218)
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations (3,472)
1 Inception.
2 Interest income, realized net gain (loss), capital gain distributions received, and change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) from an affiliated company of the fund were $3,000, less than $1,000, less than $1,000, and less than $1,000, 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
  October 12,
20211 to September 30, 2022
  ($000)
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets  
Operations  
Net Investment Income 774
Realized Net Gain (Loss) (1,028)
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) (3,218)
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations (3,472)
Distributions  
Investor Shares (32)
Admiral Shares (779)
Total Distributions (811)
Capital Share Transactions  
Investor Shares 1,031
Admiral Shares 24,780
Net Increase (Decrease) from Capital Share Transactions 25,811
Total Increase (Decrease) 21,528
Net Assets  
Beginning of Period
End of Period 21,528
1 Inception.
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.
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Financial Highlights
Investor Shares  
For a Share Outstanding Throughout the Period October 12,
20211 to
September 30,
2022
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period $10.00
Investment Operations  
Net Investment Income2 .296
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments (1.665)
Total from Investment Operations (1.369)
Distributions  
Dividends from Net Investment Income (.294)
Distributions from Realized Capital Gains (.017)
Total Distributions (.311)
Net Asset Value, End of Period $8.32
Total Return3 -13.94%
Ratios/Supplemental Data  
Net Assets, End of Period (Millions) $1
Ratio of Total Expenses to Average Net Assets 0.40%4
Ratio of Net Investment Income to Average Net Assets 3.30%4
Portfolio Turnover Rate 118%
1 Inception.
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  
For a Share Outstanding Throughout the Period October 12,
20211 to
September 30,
2022
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period $20.00
Investment Operations  
Net Investment Income2 .611
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments (3.341)
Total from Investment Operations (2.730)
Distributions  
Dividends from Net Investment Income (.606)
Distributions from Realized Capital Gains (.034)
Total Distributions (.640)
Net Asset Value, End of Period $16.63
Total Return3 -13.91%
Ratios/Supplemental Data  
Net Assets, End of Period (Millions) $21
Ratio of Total Expenses to Average Net Assets 0.30%4
Ratio of Net Investment Income to Average Net Assets 3.40%4
Portfolio Turnover Rate 118%
1 Inception.
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 Multi-Sector Income Bond 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.
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. Significant market disruptions, such as those caused by pandemics (e.g., COVID-19 pandemic), natural or environmental disasters, war (e.g., Russia's invasion of Ukraine), acts of terrorism, or other events, can adversely affect local and global markets and normal market operations. Any such disruptions could have an adverse impact on the value of the fund's investments and fund performance.
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. 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 valuation designee to represent fair value and subject to oversight by the board of trustees.
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. Floating Rate Loan Interests: Floating rate loan interests represent interests in amounts owed by corporate or other borrowers. These instruments may be in the form of loans, trade claims or other receivables and may include standby financing commitments such as revolving credit facilities that obligate the fund to supply additional cash to the borrower on demand. Floating rate loan interests may be made directly with a borrower or acquired through assignment or participation. The fund's right to enforce a borrower’s compliance with the terms of the loan agreement, or benefit directly from the collateral supporting the loan, varies when the loan is a direct borrowing, an assignment, or a participation. Floating rate loan interests involve various risks including risk of loss in case of default, insolvency, or the bankruptcy of the borrower and are generally subject to restrictions on transfer with limited opportunities to sell them in secondary markets. The fund may also invest in loan commitments, which are contractual obligations for a
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future funding. The fund may earn a commitment fee on any unfunded portion of these commitments which is amortized to interest income over the commitment period. Both the funded portion of a floating rate loan interest as well as its unfunded commitment, if any, is reflected on the Schedule of Investments.
4. 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 securities pledged as initial margin for open contracts are noted in the Schedule of Investments.
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 gains (losses) on futures contracts.
During the period ended September 30, 2022, the fund’s average investments in long and short futures contracts represented 6% and 3% of net assets, respectively, based on the average of the notional amounts at each quarter-end during the period.
5. 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 securities pledged as collateral for open contracts are noted in the Schedule of Investments. 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.
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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 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 gains (losses) on forward currency contracts.
During the period ended September 30, 2022, the fund’s average investment in forward currency contracts represented 2% of net assets, based on the average of the notional amounts at each quarter-end during the period.
6. 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 either an amount that is a fixed percentage rate or a floating rate, which is reset periodically based on short-term interest rates, applied to a notional amount. In return, the counterparty agrees to pay a different floating rate, which is reset periodically based on short-term interest rates, applied to the same notional amount.
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.
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
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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 Schedule of Investments. 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 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 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.
During the period ended September 30, 2022, the fund's average amounts of investments in credit protection sold and credit protection purchased represented 5% 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 less than 1% of net assets, based on the average of notional amounts at each quarter-end during the period. The fund had no open interest rate swap contracts at September 30, 2022.
7. Federal Income Taxes: The fund intends to qualify as a regulated investment company and distribute virtually all of its taxable income. The fund’s tax returns are open to examination by the relevant tax authorities until expiration of the applicable statute of limitations, which is generally three years after the filing of the tax return. Management has analyzed the fund’s tax positions taken for all open federal and state income tax years, and has concluded that no provision for income tax is required in the fund’s financial statements.
8. Distributions: Distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Distributions are determined on a tax basis at the fiscal year-end and may differ from net investment income and realized capital gains for financial reporting purposes.
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9. Credit Facilities and Interfund Lending Program: The fund and certain other funds managed by The Vanguard Group ("Vanguard") participate in a $4.4 billion committed credit facility provided by a syndicate of lenders pursuant to a credit agreement and an uncommitted credit facility provided by Vanguard. Both facilities may be renewed annually. Each fund is individually liable for its borrowings, if any, under the credit facilities. Borrowings may be utilized for temporary or emergency purposes and are subject to the fund’s regulatory and contractual borrowing restrictions. With respect to the committed credit facility, the participating funds are charged administrative fees and an annual commitment fee of 0.10% of the undrawn committed amount of the facility, which 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 either facility bear interest at an agreed-upon spread plus the higher of the federal funds effective rate, the overnight bank funding rate, or the Daily Simple Secured Overnight Financing Rate inclusive of an additional agreed-upon spread. However, borrowings under the uncommitted credit facility may bear interest based upon an alternate rate agreed to by the fund and Vanguard.
In accordance with an exemptive order (the “Order”) from the SEC, the fund may participate in a joint lending and borrowing program that allows registered open-end Vanguard funds to borrow money from and lend money to each other for temporary or emergency purposes (the “Interfund Lending Program”), subject to compliance with the terms and conditions of the Order, and to the extent permitted by the fund’s investment objective and investment policies. Interfund loans and borrowings normally extend overnight but can have a maximum duration of seven days. Loans may be called on one business day’s notice. The interest rate to be charged is governed by the conditions of the Order and internal procedures adopted by the board of trustees. The board of trustees is responsible for overseeing the Interfund Lending Program.
For the period ended September 30, 2022, the fund did not utilize the credit facilities or the Interfund Lending Program.
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.  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 and 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 September 30, 2022, the fund had contributed to Vanguard capital in the amount of $1,000, representing less than 0.01% of the fund’s net assets and less than 0.01% of Vanguard’s capital received pursuant to the FSA. The fund’s trustees and officers are also directors and employees, respectively, of Vanguard.
C.  Pursuant to the terms of an agreement with a third-party service provider applicable to newly launched funds, shareholder reporting expenses of $16,000 (0.07%, on an annualized basis, of the fund's average net assets) were contractually reduced during the period.
D.  Various inputs may be used to determine the value of the fund’s investments and derivatives. 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 and derivatives valued with significant unobservable inputs are noted on the Schedule of Investments.
The following table summarizes the market value of the fund's investments and derivatives as of September 30, 2022, based on the inputs used to value them:
  Level 1
($000)
Level 2
($000)
Level 3
($000)
Total
($000)
Investments        
Assets        
U.S. Government and Agency Obligations 1,483 1,483
Corporate Bonds 15,915 15,915
Floating Rate Loan Interests 800 800
Sovereign Bonds 2,088 2,088
Temporary Cash Investments 648 648
Total 648 20,286 20,934
Derivative Financial Instruments        
Assets        
Futures Contracts1 4 4
Forward Currency Contracts 4 4
Swap Contracts 11 1
Total 5 4 9
Liabilities        
Futures Contracts1 39 39
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Multi-Sector Income Bond Fund
  Level 1
($000)
Level 2
($000)
Level 3
($000)
Total
($000)
Derivative Financial Instruments        
Swap Contracts 6 6
Total 39 6 45
1 Includes cumulative appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts and centrally cleared swaps, if any, as reported in the Schedule of Investments. Only current day’s variation margin is reported within the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
E.  At September 30, 2022, the fair values of derivatives were reflected in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as follows:
Statement of Assets and Liabilities Interest
Rate
Contracts
($000)
Foreign
Exchange
Contracts
($000)
Credit
Contracts
($000)
Total
($000)
Swap Premiums Paid 1 1
Unrealized Appreciation—Futures Contracts1 4 4
Unrealized Appreciation—Centrally Cleared Swap Contracts1 1 1
Unrealized Appreciation—Forward Currency Contracts 4 4
Total Assets 4 4 2 10
         
Swap Premiums Received 39 39
Unrealized Depreciation—Futures Contracts1 39 39
Unrealized Depreciation—Forward Currency Contracts
Unrealized Depreciation—Over-the-Counter Swap Contracts 6 6
Total Liabilities 39 45 84
1 Includes cumulative appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts and centrally cleared swaps, if any, as reported in the Schedule of Investments. Only current day’s variation margin is reported within the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
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Multi-Sector Income Bond Fund
Realized net gain (loss) and the change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on derivatives for the period ended September 30, 2022, were:
Realized Net Gain (Loss) on Derivatives Interest
Rate
Contracts
($000)
Foreign
Exchange
Contracts
($000)
Credit
Contracts
($000)
Total
($000)
Futures Contracts (31) (31)
Swap Contracts (16) 9 (7)
Forward Currency Contracts 41 41
Realized Net Gain (Loss) on Derivatives (47) 41 9 3
 
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on Derivatives
Futures Contracts (35) (35)
Swap Contracts (5) (5)
Forward Currency Contracts 4 4
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on Derivatives (35) 4 (5) (36)
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 applicable foreign currency transactions, corporate actions, and swap agreements were reclassified between the individual components of 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 deferral of losses from wash sales; the recognition of unrealized gains or losses from certain derivative contracts; the deferral of qualified late-year losses; the recognition of gain or loss from foreign currency hedges; the treatment of amortization adjustments from certain fixed income securities; and corporate actions. 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 6
Undistributed Long-Term Gains
Capital Loss Carryforwards
Qualified Late-Year Losses (1,084)
Net Unrealized Gains (Losses) (3,205)
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Multi-Sector Income Bond Fund
The tax character of distributions paid was as follows:
  Period Ended
September 30, 2022
  Amount
($000)
Ordinary Income* 804
Long-Term Capital Gains 7
Total 811
* Includes short-term capital gains, if any.
As of September 30, 2022, 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 24,096
Gross Unrealized Appreciation 60
Gross Unrealized Depreciation (3,265)
Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) (3,205)
G.  During the period ended September 30, 2022, the fund purchased $41,547,000 of investment securities and sold $18,705,000 of investment securities, other than U.S. government securities and temporary cash investments. Purchases and sales of U.S. government securities were $10,363,000 and $8,595,000, 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 period ended September 30, 2022, such purchases were $0 and sales were $250,000, resulting in net realized loss of $8,000; these amounts, other than temporary cash investments, are included in the purchases and sales of investment securities noted above.
H.  Capital share transactions for each class of shares were:
  October 12, 20211 to
September 30, 2022
  Amount
($000)
Shares
(000)
Investor Shares    
Issued 1,000 100
Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions 32 3
Redeemed (1)
Net Increase (Decrease)—Investor Shares 1,031 103
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Multi-Sector Income Bond Fund
  October 12, 20211 to
September 30, 2022
  Amount
($000)
Shares
(000)
Admiral Shares    
Issued 24,001 1,200
Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions 779 42
Redeemed
Net Increase (Decrease)—Admiral Shares 24,780 1,242
1 Inception.
At September 30, 2022, a subsidiary of Vanguard was the record or beneficial owner of 100% of the fund’s net assets. If this shareholder were to redeem its investment in the fund, the redemption might result in an increase in the fund’s expense ratio, cause the fund to incur higher transaction costs, or lead to the realization of taxable capital gains.
I.  Management has determined that no events or transactions occurred subsequent to September 30, 2022, 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 Malvern Funds and Shareholders of Vanguard Multi-Sector Income Bond Fund
Opinion on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of investments, of Vanguard Multi-Sector Income Bond Fund (one of the funds constituting Vanguard Malvern Funds, referred to hereafter as the "Fund") as of September 30, 2022, and the related statements of operations and changes in net assets, including the related notes, and the financial highlights for the period October 12, 2021 (commencement of subscription period for the fund) through September 30, 2022 (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 September 30, 2022, and the results of its operations, changes in its net assets, and the financial highlights for the period October 12, 2021 (commencement of subscription period for the fund) through September 30, 2022 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 audit. 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 audit 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 audit 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 audit 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 September 30, 2022 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 audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.
‎ /s/PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
November 18, 2022‎
We have served as the auditor of one or more investment companies in The Vanguard Group of Funds ‎since 1975.
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Tax information (unaudited)
The fund hereby designates $38,000, or if subsequently determined to be different, the maximum amount allowable by law, of interest earned from obligations of the U.S. government which is generally exempt from state income tax.
For nonresident alien shareholders, 100% of short-term capital gain dividends distributed by the fund for the fiscal period are qualified short-term capital gains.
The fund distributed $7,000 as capital gain dividends (20% rate gain distributions) to shareholders during the fiscal period.
The fund hereby designates 97.8%, or if subsequently determined to be different, the maximum percentage allowable by law, of ordinary income dividends eligible to be treated as interest income for purposes of section 163(j) and the regulations thereunder for the fiscal period.
The fund hereby designates 61.2%, or if subsequently determined to be different, the maximum percentage allowable by law, as interest-related dividends eligible for exemption from U.S. withholding tax for nonresident alien shareholders.
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The Multi-Sector Income Bond Fund is not sponsored, endorsed, sold or promoted by Bloomberg. Bloomberg does not make any representation or warranty, express or implied, to the owners of or counterparties to the Multi-Sector Income Bond Fund or any member of the public regarding the advisability of investing in securities generally or in the Multi-Sector Income Bond Fund particularly. The only relationship of Bloomberg to Vanguard is the licensing of certain trademarks, trade names and service marks and of the Bloomberg Multi-Sector Income Composite Index, which is determined, composed and calculated by BISL without regard to Vanguard or the Multi-Sector Income Bond Fund. Bloomberg has no obligation to take the needs of Vanguard or the owners of the Multi-Sector Income Bond Fund into consideration in determining, composing or calculating the Bloomberg Multi-Sector Income Composite Index. Bloomberg is not responsible for and has not participated in the determination of the timing of, prices at, or quantities of the Multi-Sector Income Bond Fund to be issued. Bloomberg shall not have any obligation or liability, including, without limitation, to Multi-Sector Income Bond Fund customers, in connection with the administration, marketing or trading of the Multi-Sector Income Bond Fund.
BLOOMBERG DOES NOT GUARANTEE THE ACCURACY AND/OR THE COMPLETENESS OF THE BLOOMBERG MULTI-SECTOR INCOME COMPOSITE INDEX OR ANY DATA RELATED THERETO AND SHALL HAVE NO LIABILITY FOR ANY ERRORS, OMISSIONS OR INTERRUPTIONS THEREIN. BLOOMBERG DOES NOT MAKE ANY WARRANTY, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, AS TO RESULTS TO BE OBTAINED BY VANGUARD, OWNERS OF THE MULTI-SECTOR INCOME BOND FUND OR ANY OTHER PERSON OR ENTITY FROM THE USE OF THE BLOOMBERG MULTI-SECTOR INCOME COMPOSITE INDEX OR ANY DATA RELATED THERETO. BLOOMBERG DOES NOT MAKE ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES AND EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR USE WITH RESPECT TO THE BLOOMBERG MULTI-SECTOR INCOME COMPOSITE INDEX OR ANY DATA RELATED THERETO. WITHOUT LIMITING ANY OF THE FOREGOING, TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT ALLOWED BY LAW, BLOOMBERG, ITS LICENSORS, AND ITS AND THEIR RESPECTIVE EMPLOYEES, CONTRACTORS, AGENTS, SUPPLIERS, AND VENDORS SHALL HAVE NO LIABILITY OR RESPONSIBILITY WHATSOEVER FOR ANY INJURY OR DAMAGES—WHETHER DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, INCIDENTAL, PUNITIVE OR OTHERWISE—ARISING IN CONNECTION WITH THE MULTI-SECTOR INCOME BOND FUND OR BLOOMBERG MULTI-SECTOR INCOME COMPOSITE INDEX OR ANY DATA OR VALUES RELATING THERETO—WHETHER ARISING FROM THEIR NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE, EVEN IF NOTIFIED OF THE POSSIBILITY THEREOF.
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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 206 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. Member of the board of governors of the Investment Company Institute and the board of governors of FINRA. Trustee and vice chair of The Shipley School.
Independent Trustees
Tara Bunch
Born in 1962. Trustee since November 2021. Principal occupation(s) during the past five years and other experience: head of global operations at Airbnb (2020–present). Vice president of AppleCare (2012–2020). Member of the board of directors of Out & Equal (2002–2006), the advisory board of the University of California, Berkeley School of Engineering (2020–present), and the advisory board of Santa Clara University’s Leavey School of Business (2018–present).
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. Member of the board of directors of the University of Rochester Medical Center, the Monroe Community College Foundation, the United Way of Rochester, North Carolina A&T University, Roberts Wesleyan College, and the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra. Trustee of the University of Rochester.
 
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.

 

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). Director of the V Foundation. Member of the advisory council for the College of Arts and Letters at the University of Notre Dame. Chairman of the board of Saint Anselm College.
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: adjunct professor of finance at the University of Notre Dame (2020–present). Chief investment officer (retired 2020) and vice president (retired 2020) of the University of Notre Dame. Assistant professor (retired June 2020) 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 Catholic Investment Services, Inc. (investment advisors), the board of superintendence of the Institute for the Works of Religion, and the board of directors of Paxos Trust Company (finance).
Deanna Mulligan
Born in 1963. Trustee since January 2018. Principal occupation(s) during the past five years and other experience: chief executive officer of Purposeful (advisory firm for CEOs and C-level executives; 2021–present). Board chair (2020), chief executive officer (2011–2020), and president (2010–2019) of The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America. 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 Economic Club of New York. Trustee of the Partnership for New York City (business leadership), Chief Executives for Corporate Purpose, and the NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital.
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 (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. Colin W. Brown Distinguished Professor of the Practice of Law (2021–present), professor (2020–present), Distinguished Fellow of the Global Financial Markets Center (2020–present), and Rubenstein Fellow (2017–2020) at Duke University. Trustee (2017–present) of Amherst College and member of Amherst College Investment Committee (2019–present). Member of the Regenerative Crisis Response Committee (2020–present).
David A. Thomas
Born in 1956. Trustee since July 2021. Principal occupation(s) during the past five years and other experience: president of Morehouse College (2018–present). Professor of business administration, emeritus at Harvard University (2017–2018). Dean (2011–2016) and professor of management (2016–2017) at the Georgetown University McDonough School of Business. Director of DTE Energy Company (2013–present). Trustee of Common Fund (2019–present).
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). Member of the BMW Group Mobility Council.

 

Executive Officers
Christine M. Buchanan
Born in 1970. Principal occupation(s) during the past five years and other experience: principal of Vanguard. Chief financial officer (2021–present) and treasurer (2017–present) of each of the investment companies served by Vanguard. Partner (2005–2017) at KPMG (audit, tax, and advisory services).
John Galloway
Born in 1973. Principal occupation(s) during the past five years and other experience: principal of Vanguard. Investment stewardship officer (September 2020–present) of each of the investment companies served by Vanguard. Head of Investor Advocacy (February 2020–present) and head of Marketing Strategy and Planning (2017–2020) at Vanguard. Special assistant to the President of the United States (2015).
Ashley Grim
Born in 1984. Principal occupation(s) during the past five years and other experience: treasurer (February 2022–present) of each of the ‎investment companies served by Vanguard. Fund transfer agent controller (2019–2022) and director of Audit Services (2017–2019) at ‎Vanguard. Senior manager (2015–2017) at PriceWaterhouseCoopers (audit and assurance, consulting, and tax services).
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. Nonexecutive director of the board of National Grid (energy).
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
Matthew Benchener Thomas M. Rampulla
Joseph Brennan Karin A. Risi
Mortimer J. Buckley Anne E. Robinson
Gregory Davis Michael Rollings
John James Nitin Tandon
Chris D. McIsaac Lauren Valente

 

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Annual Report  |  September 30, 2022
Vanguard Core-Plus Bond Fund

 

Contents
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.

 

Your Fund’s Performance at a Glance
From its October 25, 2021, inception through September 30, 2022, Vanguard Core-Plus Bond Fund returned –14.57% for Investor Shares and –14.49% for Admiral Shares. Those results were in line with the –14.51% return of its benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. Universal Bond Index.
It was a challenging period for financial markets. Early on, pent-up demand helped spur global growth and push down unemployment rates. The economic backdrop deteriorated, however, as inflation soared to multidecade highs, fueled in part by higher energy and food prices in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Then price increases broadened to other categories of goods and services, adding to concerns that inflation would remain stubbornly high. That prompted aggressive tightening by the Federal Reserve to bring inflation back in check, which weighed on bond prices and increased fears of recession.
Although security selection was positive, a modest overweight to credit hurt the fund’s performance. An out-of-benchmark allocation to Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities (TIPS) detracted as well.
The advisor added value through a conservative approach to riskier assets, underweight allocations to Russia and mortgage-backed securities, and a slightly shorter-than-benchmark duration early in the period.
Market Barometer
  Average Annual Total Returns
Periods Ended September 30, 2022
  One Year Three Years Five Years
Stocks      
Russell 1000 Index (Large-caps) -17.22% 7.95% 9.00%
Russell 2000 Index (Small-caps) -23.50 4.29 3.55
Russell 3000 Index (Broad U.S. market) -17.63 7.70 8.62
FTSE All-World ex US Index (International) -24.76 -0.95 -0.38
Bonds      
Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Float Adjusted Index
(Broad taxable market)
-14.61% -3.22% -0.23%
Bloomberg Municipal Bond Index
(Broad tax-exempt market)
-11.50 -1.85 0.59
FTSE Three-Month U.S. Treasury Bill Index 0.63 0.57 1.12
CPI      
Consumer Price Index 8.20% 4.95% 3.76%
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Advisor’s Report
From its October 25, 2021, inception through September 30, 2022, Vanguard Core-Plus Bond Fund returned –14.57% for Investor Shares and –14.49% for Admiral Shares. Those results were in line with the –14.51% return of its benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. Universal Bond Index.
Interest rates rose significantly during the period. From the fund’s inception, the 30-day SEC yield rose to 4.27% for Investor Shares and 4.35% for Admiral Shares by the end of the period.
The investment environment
The 12 months ended September 30 were defined by a historical rise in interest rates, which caused ripple effects across every sector of the financial markets and brought with it renewed volatility.
Concerns that had been weighing on market sentiment in late 2021 carried into 2022. Supply-chain bottlenecks persisted, labor remained in short supply in some sectors of the economy as unemployment rates continued to fall, and year-on-year inflation readings—which had been accelerating—climbed to multidecade highs across much of the world.
In late February, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine injected more uncertainty into the markets. Oil headed north of $100 per barrel and staple food prices soared. Energy prices eventually began to cool amid slowing economic growth and the U.S. government’s release of some of its strategic oil reserves to boost supply. But price increases broadened to other categories of goods and services, heightening concerns that inflation might remain stubbornly high.
In response, major central banks wound down their bond purchasing programs and began raising short-term interest rates. The Federal Reserve was especially aggressive, raising the federal funds rate target by 3 percentage points over six months.
That created a challenging environment for bonds. Government bond yields rose across the maturity spectrum in major markets, resulting in a fall in prices and negative returns for the 12 months. The bellwether U.S. 10-year Treasury yield, for example, jumped 234 basis points to end the period at 3.83%. (A basis point is one-hundredth of a percentage point.) Shorter-term Treasury yields surged even
 
Yields of U.S. Treasury
(Real Yields)
Maturity September 30,
2021
September 30,
2022
2 Years 0.28% 4.28%
5 Years 0.96 4.09
10 Years 1.49 3.83
30 Years 2.04 3.78
Source: Vanguard.
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more, with the 2-year yield rising 400 basis points to 4.28%.
Risk premiums increased as well, causing spread sectors including investment-grade corporates, mortgage-backed securities, high yield, and emerging markets to post returns even further in the red than those of government bonds. The average difference in yield between investment-grade corporate bonds over Treasuries widened significantly over the period, from 84 basis points to 159 basis points, as measured by Bloomberg U.S. Corporate Bond Index’s average option-adjusted spread.
Management of the fund
In this fund, we seek to provide investors with broadly diversified exposure primarily to the U.S. investment-grade bond market, with selective exposure to below-investment-grade bonds and debt from other countries, including emerging markets.
An overweight allocation to credit was a headwind given its underperformance versus Treasuries during the period, with spreads widening significantly.
The fund had an out-of-benchmark allocation to Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities (TIPS), as we expected inflation to continue rising. With the price of a barrel of oil dropping from well over $100 to closer to $80, however, this position detracted from performance.
We took a fairly conservative approach to riskier assets, which helped the fund. For example, in high yield, we tended to hold
higher-quality issuers and in some cases used loans instead of bonds as they are more defensive instruments. And in emerging markets, we treaded cautiously. Results from our stress tests led us to be underweight in weaker issuers including Russia at the end of 2021. That helped us avoid the significant losses on Russian debt that occurred in the wake of its invasion of Ukraine.
We had a significant underweight allocation to mortgage-backed securities. Given their poor performance relative to Treasuries, that positioning worked out favorably.
The fund’s duration (a measure of its sensitivity to changes in interest rates) was modestly shorter than that of its benchmark in late 2021. We don’t generally use duration as a way to drive outperformance, but this was a period when we thought rates seemed poised to move higher, and that stance added modestly to relative performance.
Outlook
With the repricing that has occurred, the outlook for fixed income is substantially better than it was a year ago.
Although our overall stance on credit exposure remains fairly conservative, we are rotating into some sectors that have underperformed and should continue to trade defensively relative to other parts of the market. We have also started to cover some underweights in higher-quality assets such as mortgage-backed securities, but we are less keen on
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weaker assets given the prospect of an economic slowdown.
It has been tough to add value through security selection with the whole market trending wider. Now that yields are stabilizing at higher levels, however, fundamentals should again take center stage, allowing us more opportunities to generate alpha through security selection.
Whatever the markets may bring, our experienced global team of portfolio managers, traders, and credit analysts will continue to seek out attractive investment opportunities for the fund.
Michael Chang, CFA,
Portfolio Manager
Arvind Narayanan, CFA,
Portfolio Manager
Brian W. Quigley, CFA,
Portfolio Manager
Daniel Shaykevich, Principal and
Portfolio Manager
Vanguard Fixed Income Group
October 14, 2022
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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 September 30, 2022      
  Beginning
Account Value
3/31/2022
Ending
Account Value
9/30/2022
Expenses
Paid During
Period
Based on Actual Fund Return      
Core-Plus Bond Fund      
Investor Shares $1,000.00 $905.50 $1.43
Admiral™ Shares 1,000.00 905.50 0.96
Based on Hypothetical 5% Yearly Return      
Core-Plus Bond Fund      
Investor Shares $1,000.00 $1,023.56 $1.52
Admiral Shares 1,000.00 1,024.07 1.01
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 0.30% for Investor Shares and 0.20% 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 (183/365).
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Core-Plus Bond 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: October 25, 2021, Through September 30, 2022
Initial Investment of $10,000
    Total Returns
Period Ended September 30, 2022
 
    Since
Inception
(10/25/2021)
Final Value
of a $10,000
Investment
 Core-Plus Bond Fund Investor Shares -14.57% $8,543
 Bloomberg U.S. Universal Bond Index -14.51 8,549
“Since Inception” performance is calculated from the Investor Shares’ inception date for both the fund and its comparative standard(s).
       
    Since
Inception
(10/25/2021)
Final Value
of a $50,000
Investment
Core-Plus Bond Fund Admiral Shares -14.49% $42,754
Bloomberg U.S. Universal Bond Index -14.51 42,744
“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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Core-Plus Bond Fund
Fund Allocation
As of September 30, 2022
Asset-Backed/Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities 12.3%
Corporate Bonds 31.1
Floating Rate Loan Interests 2.3
Sovereign Bonds 9.8
U.S. Government and Agency Obligations 44.5
The table reflects the fund’s investments, except for short-term investments and derivatives. The agency and mortgage-backed securities 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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Core-Plus Bond Fund
Financial Statements
Schedule of Investments
As of September 30, 2022
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.
      Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000)
Market
Value

($000)
U.S. Government and Agency Obligations (40.4%)
U.S. Government Securities (8.8%)
United States Treasury Note/Bond   3.000%           7/31/24   5,500   5,377
United States Treasury Note/Bond   4.250%           9/30/24  11,000  11,005
1 United States Treasury Note/Bond   3.125%           8/15/25  10,250   9,936
United States Treasury Note/Bond   2.000%          11/15/41   4,900   3,504
United States Treasury Note/Bond   2.750%           8/15/42   2,000   1,624
United States Treasury Note/Bond   3.375%           8/15/42   2,500   2,265
United States Treasury Note/Bond   3.000%           8/15/52   6,000   5,180
                                          38,891
Agency Bonds and Notes (7.4%)
2,3 Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.   4.000%           8/28/24   3,000   2,965
2,3 Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.   4.000%           2/28/25  13,400  13,183
2,3 Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.   4.050%           8/28/25   7,700   7,540
2,3 Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.   4.200%           8/28/25   9,000   8,837
                                          32,525
Conventional Mortgage-Backed Securities (24.2%)  
2,3 Freddie Mac Gold Pool   3.000%            5/1/47   1,243   1,102
2,4 Ginnie Mae II Pool   2.000% 11/20/50–10/15/52   5,214   4,333
2,4,5 Ginnie Mae II Pool   2.500%  5/20/50–10/15/52   5,474   4,609
1,2,4,5 Ginnie Mae II Pool   3.000%  3/20/47–11/15/52   5,787   5,061
2,4 Ginnie Mae II Pool   3.500%  4/20/47–11/15/52   2,708   2,478
2,4 Ginnie Mae II Pool   4.000%  6/20/47–10/15/52   2,987   2,800
2,4 Ginnie Mae II Pool   4.500%  4/20/48–10/15/52   1,325   1,281
2,3,4 UMBS Pool   1.500%    12/1/36–3/1/52   2,895   2,253
2,3,4 UMBS Pool   2.000%  10/1/35–10/25/52  20,100  16,502
2,3,4 UMBS Pool   2.500%   8/1/35–11/25/52  30,847  26,225
2,3,4 UMBS Pool   3.500%   2/1/46–11/25/52   2,791   2,586
2,3,4 UMBS Pool   4.000%   6/1/42–11/25/52   4,904   4,671
2,3,4 UMBS Pool   4.500%   2/1/45–11/25/52   3,667   3,539
2,3,4 UMBS Pool   5.000%   3/1/50–10/25/52   9,431   9,187
2,3,4 UMBS Pool   5.500%          10/25/52  11,700  11,607
2,3,4 UMBS Pool   6.000%          10/25/52   8,800   8,927
                                         107,161
Nonconventional Mortgage-Backed Securities (0.0%)  
2,3 Freddie Mac REMICS   2.000%           1/25/52     187     114
2 Ginnie Mae REMICS   2.000%           2/20/51     128     117
                                              231
Total U.S. Government and Agency Obligations (Cost $190,140) 178,808
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Core-Plus Bond Fund
      Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000)
Market
Value

($000)
Asset-Backed/Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities (10.6%)
2 BANK Series 2019-BNK23   2.920%          12/15/52   1,300   1,120
2,6 Bayview MSR Opportunity Master Fund Trust Series 2021-4   2.500%          10/25/51     238     204
2 BBCMS Mortgage Trust Series 2022-C16   4.600%           6/15/55     100      96
2 Capital One Prime Auto Receivables Trust Series 2022-2   3.740%           9/15/25     530     527
2 CD Mortgage Trust Series 2017-CD4   3.514%           5/10/50   1,130   1,057
2 CD Mortgage Trust Series 2018-CD7   5.012%           8/15/51      50      46
2 Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2015-GC31   3.762%           6/10/48   1,300   1,248
2 CNH Equipment Trust Series 2022-B   3.940%          12/15/25     180     179
2 COMM Mortgage Trust Series 2014-CR20   3.326%          11/10/47     661     643
2 COMM Mortgage Trust Series 2015-CR27   3.612%          10/10/48   1,300   1,238
2,6,7 Connecticut Avenue Securities Trust Series 2021-R01, SOFR30A + 0.750%   3.031%          10/25/41     234     233
2,6,7 Connecticut Avenue Securities Trust Series 2022-R02, SOFR30A + 1.200%   3.481%           1/25/42     167     166
2,6,7 Connecticut Avenue Securities Trust Series 2022-R07, SOFR30A + 2.950%   5.255%           6/25/42   1,604   1,624
2,6,7 Connecticut Avenue Securities Trust Series 2022-R08, SOFR30A + 2.550%   4.855%           7/25/42   2,251   2,260
2,6 Dell Equipment Finance Trust Series 2022-2   4.030%           7/22/27     330     328
2,3,8 FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass-Through Certificates Series K035   0.450%           8/25/23     350       1
2,3,8 FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass-Through Certificates Series K036   0.834%          10/25/23     186       1
2,3,8 FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass-Through Certificates Series K038   1.240%           3/25/24     114       1
2,3,8 FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass-Through Certificates Series K040   0.835%           9/25/24     223       2
2,3,8 FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass-Through Certificates Series K052   0.773%          11/25/25     127       2
2,3,8 FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass-Through Certificates Series K053   1.016%          12/25/25   1,888      43
2,3,8 FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass-Through Certificates Series K054   1.298%           1/25/26      94       3
2,3,8 FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass-Through Certificates Series K055   1.483%           3/25/26   1,403      53
2,3,8 FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass-Through Certificates Series K057   1.305%           7/25/26   1,834      64
2,3,8 FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass-Through Certificates Series K058   1.045%           8/25/26   1,841      53
2,3,8 FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass-Through Certificates Series K059   0.426%           9/25/26     165       2
2,3,8 FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass-Through Certificates Series K060   0.191%          10/25/26     601       2
2,3,8 FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass-Through Certificates Series K068   0.558%           8/25/27     164       3
2,3,8 FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass-Through Certificates Series K069   0.478%           9/25/27   1,597      24
2,3,8 FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass-Through Certificates Series K088   0.655%           1/25/29  15,928     436
2,3,8 FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass-Through Certificates Series K104   1.245%           1/25/30   3,254     204
2,3,8 FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass-Through Certificates Series K105   1.645%           1/25/30   4,791     410
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Core-Plus Bond Fund
      Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000)
Market
Value

($000)
2,3,8 FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass-Through Certificates Series K110   1.814%           4/25/30   1,246     118
2,3,8 FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass-Through Certificates Series K135   0.284%          10/25/31  17,494     238
2,3,8 FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass-Through Certificates Series K139   0.195%           1/25/32  25,998     217
2,3,8 FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass-Through Certificates Series K140   0.392%           3/25/54   7,996     182
2,3,8 FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass-Through Certificates Series K148   0.391%           7/25/32  10,000     224
2,3,8 FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass-Through Certificates Series KG05   0.402%           1/25/31   4,915     103
2,3,8 FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass-Through Certificates Series KG06   0.626%          10/25/31   8,996     330
2,3,8 FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass-Through Certificates Series KG07   0.122%           8/25/32  13,800      56
2,3,8 FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass-Through Certificates Series KIR1   1.183%           3/25/26   4,874     147
2,3,8 FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass-Through Certificates Series KSG2   0.213%          11/25/31  17,685     171
2,3,8 FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass-Through Certificates Series KW10   0.762%           9/25/29   3,163     112
2,6 Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust Series 2019-1   3.520%           7/15/30     630     620
2,6 Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust Series 2022-1   4.670%          11/15/34     150     144
2 Ford Credit Floorplan Master Owner Trust A Series 2020-1   0.700%           9/15/25     520     500
2,3,6,7 Freddie Mac STACR REMIC Trust Series 2020-DNA6, SOFR30A + 2.000%   4.281%          12/25/50     116     115
2,3,6,7 Freddie Mac STACR REMIC Trust Series 2021-DNA5, SOFR30A + 1.650%   3.931%           1/25/34   1,303   1,270
2,3,6,7 Freddie Mac STACR REMIC Trust Series 2022-HQA3, SOFR30A + 2.300%   4.581%           8/25/42   2,248   2,242
2,3,6,7 Freddie Mac Structured Agency Credit Risk Debt Notes Series 2022-HQA2, SOFR30A + 2.650%   4.931%           7/25/42   1,052   1,047
2,6 GCAT Trust Series 2022-INV1   3.000%          12/25/51   2,313   1,918
2,6 GCAT Trust Series 2022-INV3   4.000%           8/25/52     496     448
2,6 GCAT Trust Series 2022-INV3   4.000%           8/25/52     595     517
2,6 GCAT Trust Series 2022-INV3   4.500%           8/25/52     346     323
2 GM Financial Consumer Automobile Receivables Trust Series 2022-3   3.500%           9/16/25     200     198
2 GS Mortgage Securities Trust Series 2014-GC24   3.666%           9/10/47     583     568
2,6 GS Mortgage-Backed Securities Corp. Trust Series 2022-PJ4   2.500%           9/25/52     675     527
2,6 GS Mortgage-Backed Securities Trust Series 2021-PJ7   2.500%           1/25/52     266     213
2,6 GS Mortgage-Backed Securities Trust Series 2022-PJ1   2.500%           5/28/52     566     442
2,6 GS Mortgage-Backed Securities Trust Series 2022-PJ3   3.000%           8/25/52      97      80
2,6 GS Mortgage-Backed Securities Trust Series 2022-PJ6   3.000%           1/25/53   2,200   1,904
2,6 GS Mortgage-Backed Securities Trust Series 2022-PJ6   3.000%           1/25/53   2,500   2,114
2,6 Hertz Vehicle Financing III LLC Series 2022-1A   2.630%           6/25/26     100      90
2 Honda Auto Receivables Owner Trust Series 2022-2   3.810%           3/18/25     210     209
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Core-Plus Bond Fund
      Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000)
Market
Value

($000)
2 Hyundai Auto Receivables Trust Series 2022-B   3.640%           5/15/25     550     546
2 John Deere Owner Trust Series 2022-B   3.730%           6/16/25     270     268
2,6 JP Morgan Mortgage Trust Series 2021-6   2.500%          10/25/51     168     134
2,6 JP Morgan Mortgage Trust Series 2021-15   3.000%           6/25/52   1,839   1,525
2,6 JP Morgan Mortgage Trust Series 2021-INV4   3.000%           1/25/52      89      74
2,6 JP Morgan Mortgage Trust Series 2021-INV6   3.000%           4/25/52      87      72
2,6 JP Morgan Mortgage Trust Series 2022-1   3.000%           7/25/52     472     392
2,6 JP Morgan Mortgage Trust Series 2022-4   3.000%          10/25/52     388     321
2,6 JP Morgan Mortgage Trust Series 2022-4   3.000%          10/25/52     145     120
2,6 JP Morgan Mortgage Trust Series 2022-INV1   3.000%           3/25/52   1,871   1,551
2 JPMBB Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust Series 2014-C18   4.439%           2/15/47     700     686
2 JPMBB Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust Series 2015-C31   3.801%           8/15/48   1,129   1,086
2,6 Kubota Credit Owner Trust Series 2022-2A   4.070%           6/17/25     470     466
2,6 Mello Mortgage Capital Acceptance Series 2021-INV1   2.500%           6/25/51     259     207
2,6 Mello Mortgage Capital Acceptance Series 2021-MTG2   2.500%           6/25/51      96      76
2 Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust Series 2016-C29   4.886%           5/15/49     100      91
2,6 New Residential Mortgage Loan Trust Series 2021-INV2   3.000%           9/25/51     586     489
2,6 OBX Trust Series 2022-J2   3.000%           8/25/52   1,090     904
2,6 OBX Trust Series 2022-J2   3.000%           8/25/52     695     565
2,6 OBX Trust Series 2022-J2   3.500%           8/25/52   1,685   1,441
2,6 OBX Trust Series 2022-J2   3.500%           8/25/52   1,092     919
2,6 Palisades Center Trust Series 2016-PLSD   2.713%           4/13/33     350     316
2,6 Progress Residential Trust Series 2022-SFR3   3.200%           4/17/39     100      91
2,6 Progress Residential Trust Series 2022-SFR5   4.896%           6/17/39     100      95
2,6 RCKT Mortgage Trust Series 2021-3   2.500%           7/25/51     251     201
2,6 RCKT Mortgage Trust Series 2022-4   3.500%           6/25/52     983     842
2 Santander Drive Auto Receivables Trust Series 2022-3   4.130%           8/16/27      80      78
2 Santander Drive Auto Receivables Trust Series 2022-3   4.490%           8/15/29      60      58
2 Santander Drive Auto Receivables Trust Series 2022-4   4.140%           2/16/27     660     654
2 Santander Drive Auto Receivables Trust Series 2022-5   4.110%           8/17/26     260     257
2 Santander Drive Auto Receivables Trust Series 2022-6   4.490%          11/16/26      40      40
2,6 Sequoia Mortgage Trust Series 2021-3   2.500%           5/25/51     175     140
2,6 Toyota Auto Loan Extended Note Trust Series 2022-1A   3.820%           4/25/35      60      58
2 Toyota Auto Receivables Owner Trust Series 2022-C   3.830%           8/15/25     310     308
2,6 UWM Mortgage Trust Series 2021-INV3   2.500%          11/25/51     280     224
2 Verizon Master Trust Series 2022-5   3.720%           7/20/27     280     277
2 Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2015-LC20   2.925%           4/15/50     560     534
2 WFRBS Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2014-C19   3.829%           3/15/47     864     852
2 World Omni Auto Receivables Trust Series 2022-C   3.730%           3/16/26     470     465
Total Asset-Backed/Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities (Cost $50,351) 47,083
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Core-Plus Bond Fund
      Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000)
Market
Value

($000)
Corporate Bonds (27.1%)
Communications (2.3%)
Activision Blizzard Inc.   2.500%           9/15/50     296     180
AT&T Inc.   4.350%            3/1/29      24      22
AT&T Inc.   4.900%           8/15/37     113     100
AT&T Inc.   3.550%           9/15/55     224     147
AT&T Inc.   3.650%           9/15/59      85      55
6 Cable One Inc.   4.000%          11/15/30     195     152
6 CCO Holdings LLC   5.000%            2/1/28     130     113
6 CCO Holdings LLC   6.375%            9/1/29     275     252
6 CCO Holdings LLC   4.750%            3/1/30     130     105
Charter Communications Operating LLC   6.484%          10/23/45     140     124
6 Cogent Communications Group Inc.   7.000%           6/15/27     115     109
Comcast Corp.   4.150%          10/15/28     141     133
Comcast Corp.   3.750%            4/1/40     283     222
Comcast Corp.   3.450%            2/1/50      73      51
Comcast Corp.   2.987%           11/1/63     367     213
6 Cox Communications Inc.   4.800%            2/1/35     170     150
6 CSC Holdings LLC   4.625%           12/1/30      70      48
6 CSC Holdings LLC   3.375%           2/15/31      75      53
6 Directv Financing LLC   5.875%           8/15/27     180     156
Discovery Communications LLC   3.950%           3/20/28     113      99
Discovery Communications LLC   6.350%            6/1/40     107      94
6 DISH DBS Corp.   5.250%           12/1/26     110      91
6 DISH DBS Corp.   5.750%           12/1/28      55      41
DISH DBS Corp.   5.125%            6/1/29      75      44
Expedia Group Inc.   2.950%           3/15/31      57      44
Fox Corp.   5.476%           1/25/39     240     208
6 Frontier Communications Holdings LLC   6.000%           1/15/30     130     102
6 Frontier Communications Holdings LLC   8.750%           5/15/30     180     180
Interpublic Group of Cos. Inc.   3.375%            3/1/41     140      93
6 Level 3 Financing Inc.   4.250%            7/1/28     170     133
6 Meta Platforms Inc.   3.500%           8/15/27     970     907
6 Meta Platforms Inc.   3.850%           8/15/32     390     344
Netflix Inc.   4.875%           4/15/28     530     496
6 News Corp.   3.875%           5/15/29     320     272
6 Nexstar Media Inc.   5.625%           7/15/27     335     308
Paramount Global   4.200%            6/1/29     141     124
Paramount Global   4.850%            7/1/42     190     137
Paramount Global   4.375%           3/15/43     170     114
6 Rogers Communications Inc.   3.800%           3/15/32     148     128
6 Rogers Communications Inc.   4.550%           3/15/52     120      96
6 Scripps Escrow II Inc.   5.375%           1/15/31      85      65
6 Scripps Escrow Inc.   5.875%           7/15/27      85      74
Sprint Corp.   7.125%           6/15/24     240     244
Take-Two Interactive Software Inc.   4.000%           4/14/32     200     174
Telefonica Emisiones SA   4.103%            3/8/27     170     157
Telefonica Emisiones SA   4.665%            3/6/38     300     235
Telefonica Emisiones SA   5.213%            3/8/47     170     129
Time Warner Cable LLC   4.500%           9/15/42     586     406
T-Mobile USA Inc.   2.625%           2/15/29     320     264
T-Mobile USA Inc.   3.375%           4/15/29     100      86
T-Mobile USA Inc.   3.000%           2/15/41     161     107
T-Mobile USA Inc.   3.600%          11/15/60     137      89
T-Mobile USA Inc.   5.800%           9/15/62     260     241
13

 

Core-Plus Bond Fund
      Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000)
Market
Value

($000)
6 Univision Communications Inc.   7.375%           6/30/30     180     171
Verizon Communications Inc.   4.862%           8/21/46     210     182
Verizon Communications Inc.   5.012%           4/15/49     311     278
6 Videotron Ltd.   5.125%           4/15/27      50      46
6 Videotron Ltd.   3.625%           6/15/29     130     106
6 VZ Secured Financing BV   5.000%           1/15/32      80      61
Walt Disney Co.   4.750%          11/15/46     113     101
6 Warnermedia Holdings Inc.   3.428%           3/15/24     175     169
6 Warnermedia Holdings Inc.   5.050%           3/15/42      73      55
6 Warnermedia Holdings Inc.   5.141%           3/15/52     130      94
6 Warnermedia Holdings Inc.   5.391%           3/15/62     210     152
6 Zayo Group Holdings Inc.   4.000%            3/1/27     140     113
                                          10,239
Consumer Discretionary (2.5%)
6 1011778 BC ULC   3.875%           1/15/28      85      74
Amazon.com Inc.   3.950%           4/13/52     140     115
9 American Honda Finance Corp.   1.950%          10/18/24     200     191
6 Asbury Automotive Group Inc.   5.000%           2/15/32     150     116
AutoZone Inc.   4.000%           4/15/30     179     161
AutoZone Inc.   1.650%           1/15/31      25      19
Bath & Body Works Inc.   7.500%           6/15/29     135     124
6 BMW US Capital LLC   2.800%           4/11/26     390     361
Boyd Gaming Corp.   4.750%           12/1/27     130     115
6 Caesars Resort Collection LLC   5.750%            7/1/25      85      82
6 Camelot Return Merger Sub Inc.   8.750%            8/1/28     170     141
6 Carnival Corp.   5.750%            3/1/27     100      70
6 Carnival Corp.   4.000%            8/1/28     200     161
6 Cedar Fair LP   5.500%            5/1/25     290     279
6 Clarios Global LP   8.500%           5/15/27      95      91
Dana Inc.   4.500%           2/15/32     165     120
Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC   4.950%           5/28/27      75      67
Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC   2.900%           2/16/28     450     354
Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC   2.900%           2/10/29     310     236
Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC   4.000%          11/13/30     100      78
Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC   3.625%           6/17/31      90      67
General Motors Co.   5.200%            4/1/45     170     130
General Motors Financial Co. Inc.   1.250%            1/8/26     452     389
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.   5.000%           7/15/29      70      57
6 Harley-Davidson Financial Services Inc.   3.050%           2/14/27     215     184
Home Depot Inc.   4.000%           9/15/25     140     138
Home Depot Inc.   4.500%           9/15/32     160     153
Home Depot Inc.   5.950%            4/1/41     210     218
Home Depot Inc.   4.950%           9/15/52     110     103
Home Depot Inc.   3.500%           9/15/56     110      78
Honda Motor Co. Ltd.   2.967%           3/10/32     265     224
KB Home   7.250%           7/15/30     115     104
6 Lithia Motors Inc.   4.625%          12/15/27     260     227
6 Live Nation Entertainment Inc.   6.500%           5/15/27     190     183
Lowe's Cos. Inc.   4.450%            4/1/62     210     157
6 Mattel Inc.   3.375%            4/1/26      55      49
6 Mattel Inc.   5.875%          12/15/27      25      24
6 MIWD Holdco II LLC   5.500%            2/1/30      40      30
6 NCL Corp. Ltd.   5.875%           2/15/27     200     167
6 NCL Corp. Ltd.   7.750%           2/15/29     110      83
Newell Brands Inc.   4.450%            4/1/26      15      14
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Date
Face
Amount
($000)
Market
Value

($000)
Newell Brands Inc.   6.375%           9/15/27      15      15
Newell Brands Inc.   6.625%           9/15/29      30      29
6 Nissan Motor Acceptance Co. LLC   2.450%           9/15/28     200     151
6 Nissan Motor Co. Ltd.   3.522%           9/17/25     508     469
2,9 Nissan Motor Co. Ltd.   3.201%           9/17/28     200     167
4,6 Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.   8.250%           1/15/29      24      23
6 Studio City Co. Ltd.   7.000%           2/15/27     125     105
2 Toyota Motor Credit Corp.   4.400%           9/20/24   1,630   1,620
Toyota Motor Credit Corp.   3.950%           6/30/25   1,590   1,554
Toyota Motor Credit Corp.   3.050%           3/22/27     375     346
6 Vail Resorts Inc.   6.250%           5/15/25     145     143
2,10 Volkswagen Financial Services NV   1.125%           9/18/23     300     318
2,9 Volkswagen International Finance NV   3.375%         Perpetual     100      92
2,9 Volkswagen Leasing GmbH   1.375%           1/20/25     100      93
6 WMG Acquisition Corp.   3.750%           12/1/29     300     249
6 Wynn Resorts Finance LLC   7.750%           4/15/25     100      98
                                          11,206
Consumer Staples (1.7%)
9 Altria Group Inc.   1.700%           6/15/25     100      92
Altria Group Inc.   3.400%            2/4/41     155      98
Altria Group Inc.   3.875%           9/16/46     170     108
Altria Group Inc.   3.700%            2/4/51     170     102
Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide Inc.   4.900%           1/23/31     320     313
Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide Inc.   5.450%           1/23/39     300     285
Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide Inc.   3.750%           7/15/42     429     326
Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide Inc.   4.750%           4/15/58     341     278
2,10 BAT Capital Corp.   2.125%           8/15/25     100      97
BAT Capital Corp.   4.540%           8/15/47     104      69
2,10 BAT International Finance plc   4.000%            9/4/26     100      98
9 CK Hutchison Europe Finance 18 Ltd.   1.250%           4/13/25     100      92
Colgate-Palmolive Co.   3.250%           8/15/32     290     259
Constellation Brands Inc.   2.875%            5/1/30     376     312
Constellation Brands Inc.   2.250%            8/1/31      91      70
6 Energizer Holdings Inc.   4.750%           6/15/28     208     165
6 Energizer Holdings Inc.   4.375%           3/31/29     210     157
6 GSK Consumer Healthcare Capital US LLC   3.625%           3/24/32     305     258
6 GSK Consumer Healthcare Capital US LLC   4.000%           3/24/52     110      81
Kraft Heinz Foods Co.   3.875%           5/15/27     130     121
Kraft Heinz Foods Co.   3.750%            4/1/30     180     159
Kraft Heinz Foods Co.   4.875%           10/1/49     120      99
Kroger Co.   4.450%            2/1/47      93      76
6 Lamb Weston Holdings Inc.   4.125%           1/31/30      15      13
PepsiCo Inc.   2.625%           7/29/29     405     352
6 Performance Food Group Inc.   5.500%          10/15/27      60      54
6 Performance Food Group Inc.   4.250%            8/1/29      20      17
Philip Morris International Inc.   2.100%            5/1/30     887     674
Philip Morris International Inc.   4.500%           3/20/42     106      78
Target Corp.   2.950%           1/15/52     180     121
Walmart Inc.   3.900%            9/9/25   2,110   2,073
Walmart Inc.   3.950%           6/28/38     200     178
                                           7,275
Energy (2.4%)
6 Antero Resources Corp.   5.375%            3/1/30     130     117
BP Capital Markets America Inc.   3.937%           9/21/28     339     315
BP Capital Markets America Inc.   4.234%           11/6/28     350     329
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Date
Face
Amount
($000)
Market
Value

($000)
BP Capital Markets America Inc.   2.721%           1/12/32     175     142
BP Capital Markets America Inc.   3.060%           6/17/41     226     162
9 BP Capital Markets plc   3.250%         Perpetual     100      87
Canadian Natural Resources Ltd.   6.250%           3/15/38     113     109
2 Canadian Natural Resources Ltd.   4.950%            6/1/47      90      77
Cheniere Corpus Christi Holdings LLC   7.000%           6/30/24     500     508
Cheniere Corpus Christi Holdings LLC   3.700%          11/15/29     200     174
Cheniere Energy Partners LP   4.000%            3/1/31     130     109
6 CNX Resources Corp.   7.375%           1/15/31      45      44
6 Colgate Energy Partners III LLC   7.750%           2/15/26     110     109
6 Colgate Energy Partners III LLC   5.875%            7/1/29     180     161
ConocoPhillips Co.   6.950%           4/15/29      50      55
ConocoPhillips Co.   3.800%           3/15/52     350     268
6 Continental Resources Inc.   2.268%          11/15/26     200     171
6 CrownRock LP   5.625%          10/15/25     130     124
DCP Midstream Operating LP   5.625%           7/15/27     240     232
Devon Energy Corp.   5.250%           9/15/24     226     226
Devon Energy Corp.   4.750%           5/15/42     113      92
Diamondback Energy Inc.   4.250%           3/15/52     200     147
6 DT Midstream Inc.   4.125%           6/15/29     270     228
Energy Transfer LP   5.300%            4/1/44     120      96
Energy Transfer LP   5.150%           3/15/45     200     158
Energy Transfer LP   5.400%           10/1/47     339     275
6 EnLink Midstream LLC   5.625%           1/15/28     190     179
Enterprise Products Operating LLC   3.700%           1/31/51     305     215
6 EQM Midstream Partners LP   7.500%            6/1/27      80      76
EQM Midstream Partners LP   5.500%           7/15/28     250     214
6 EQM Midstream Partners LP   7.500%            6/1/30     125     118
4 EQT Corp.   5.678%           10/1/25     195     194
6 EQT Corp.   3.625%           5/15/31     200     167
9 Exxon Mobil Corp.   0.142%           6/26/24     200     187
Exxon Mobil Corp.   2.995%           8/16/39     339     253
Exxon Mobil Corp.   3.095%           8/16/49     226     158
2 KazMunayGas National Co. JSC   5.375%           4/24/30   1,000     775
MPLX LP   4.500%           4/15/38     200     161
MPLX LP   4.950%           3/14/52      50      39
Occidental Petroleum Corp.   6.375%            9/1/28     150     150
Occidental Petroleum Corp.   6.125%            1/1/31     167     164
Occidental Petroleum Corp.   7.500%            5/1/31      50      52
ONEOK Partners LP   6.125%            2/1/41     100      89
Ovintiv Exploration Inc.   5.375%            1/1/26     500     496
Sabine Pass Liquefaction LLC   4.500%           5/15/30     700     638
Shell International Finance BV   2.750%            4/6/30     300     256
Suncor Energy Inc.   4.000%          11/15/47     147     110
6 Tap Rock Resources LLC   7.000%           10/1/26      70      64
Targa Resources Partners LP   6.875%           1/15/29      45      44
Targa Resources Partners LP   4.875%            2/1/31     100      86
2,9 TotalEnergies SE   1.750%         Perpetual     100      90
Valero Energy Corp.   3.650%           12/1/51     250     171
6 Venture Global Calcasieu Pass LLC   3.875%           8/15/29     200     172
Western Midstream Operating LP   4.500%            3/1/28     235     210
Western Midstream Operating LP   4.750%           8/15/28     230     209
Western Midstream Operating LP   4.300%            2/1/30      75      64
Williams Cos. Inc.   4.650%           8/15/32     150     136
                                          10,452
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      Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000)
Market
Value

($000)
Financials (7.5%)
AerCap Ireland Capital DAC   3.150%           2/15/24   1,000     960
AerCap Ireland Capital DAC   3.500%           1/15/25     565     532
AerCap Ireland Capital DAC   2.450%          10/29/26     150     127
AerCap Ireland Capital DAC   3.850%          10/29/41     300     200
Aflac Inc.   4.750%           1/15/49     100      88
American Express Co.   3.950%            8/1/25   1,000     969
American Express Co.   2.550%            3/4/27     400     357
American Express Co.   4.420%            8/3/33     100      91
2,9 Athene Global Funding   1.875%           6/23/23     300     291
2,9 Athene Global Funding   1.125%            9/2/25     100      90
6 Athene Global Funding   1.985%           8/19/28     750     593
10 Aviva plc   6.125%          11/14/36     100     103
2,9 Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA   2.575%           2/22/29     100      94
Banco Santander SA   5.147%           8/18/25     700     681
Banco Santander SA   5.294%           8/18/27     500     472
Bank of America Corp.   4.948%           7/22/28      40      38
Bank of America Corp.   5.015%           7/22/33     330     307
2 Bank of America Corp.   2.831%          10/24/51     100      59
Bank of America Corp.   2.972%           7/21/52     275     168
Bank of New York Mellon Corp.   4.414%           7/24/26     300     293
Bank of New York Mellon Corp.   4.596%           7/26/30     200     190
Bank of Nova Scotia   3.450%           4/11/25     440     421
2,10 Barclays plc   3.125%           1/17/24     100     107
Barclays plc   5.304%            8/9/26     200     192
Barclays plc   3.330%          11/24/42     200     127
Berkshire Hathaway Finance Corp.   2.875%           3/15/32     100      84
Berkshire Hathaway Finance Corp.   4.200%           8/15/48     100      83
Berkshire Hathaway Finance Corp.   2.500%           1/15/51     200     120
Berkshire Hathaway Finance Corp.   3.850%           3/15/52     400     307
2,9 Blackstone Property Partners Europe Holdings Sarl   0.500%           9/12/23     100      94
2,9 Blackstone Property Partners Europe Holdings Sarl   2.200%           7/24/25     100      89
2,9 BNP Paribas SA   0.500%           7/15/25     200     185
Capital One Financial Corp.   5.268%           5/10/33     200     186
Charles Schwab Corp.   2.450%            3/3/27     215     193
Chubb INA Holdings Inc.   4.350%           11/3/45     271     229
9 Cia de Seguros Fidelidade SA   4.250%            9/4/31     100      79
Citigroup Inc.   4.140%           5/24/25     398     389
Citigroup Inc.   2.014%           1/25/26     500     460
Citigroup Inc.   4.658%           5/24/28     140     133
Citigroup Inc.   4.125%           7/25/28     550     497
Citigroup Inc.   2.561%            5/1/32     415     319
Citigroup Inc.   4.650%           7/30/45     145     116
Citigroup Inc.   4.650%           7/23/48      40      33
CME Group Inc.   2.650%           3/15/32     300     247
6 Corebridge Financial Inc.   3.500%            4/4/25     100      95
6 Corebridge Financial Inc.   3.650%            4/5/27     150     137
6 Corebridge Financial Inc.   3.850%            4/5/29     330     292
6 Corebridge Financial Inc.   3.900%            4/5/32     200     169
6 Corebridge Financial Inc.   4.350%            4/5/42     190     147
6 Corebridge Financial Inc.   4.400%            4/5/52     300     229
9 Credit Agricole Assurances SA   4.250%         Perpetual     100      93
Credit Suisse AG   4.750%            8/9/24   1,250   1,217
Credit Suisse AG   5.000%            7/9/27     390     360
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      Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000)
Market
Value

($000)
6 Credit Suisse Group AG   6.373%           7/15/26     250     242
6 Credit Suisse Group AG   6.442%           8/11/28     250     233
6 Credit Suisse Group AG   6.537%           8/12/33     250     225
2,9 Danske Bank A/S   2.500%           6/21/29     100      93
Deutsche Bank AG   2.129%          11/24/26   1,500   1,275
Equitable Holdings Inc.   5.000%           4/20/48     150     125
GATX Corp.   3.500%            6/1/32     300     241
GE Capital International Funding Co. Unlimited Co.   4.418%          11/15/35   1,260   1,130
Goldman Sachs Group Inc.   1.757%           1/24/25     335     318
9 Goldman Sachs Group Inc.   3.375%           3/27/25     200     195
Goldman Sachs Group Inc.   2.640%           2/24/28     280     243
2,10 Goldman Sachs Group Inc.   7.250%           4/10/28     100     113
Goldman Sachs Group Inc.   2.615%           4/22/32     275     213
Goldman Sachs Group Inc.   2.908%           7/21/42     225     145
Goldman Sachs Group Inc.   4.750%          10/21/45     144     120
HSBC Holdings plc   2.999%           3/10/26     800     740
2,10 HSBC Holdings plc   1.750%           7/24/27     200     180
Intercontinental Exchange Inc.   4.950%           6/15/52     100      89
Intercontinental Exchange Inc.   5.200%           6/15/62      90      81
JPMorgan Chase & Co.   0.969%           6/23/25     750     694
JPMorgan Chase & Co.   4.080%           4/26/26     300     288
JPMorgan Chase & Co.   4.323%           4/26/28     175     165
JPMorgan Chase & Co.   4.851%           7/25/28     220     211
JPMorgan Chase & Co.   2.069%            6/1/29   1,550   1,258
JPMorgan Chase & Co.   2.963%           1/25/33     180     142
JPMorgan Chase & Co.   4.586%           4/26/33     100      90
JPMorgan Chase & Co.   4.912%           7/25/33     230     212
2 JPMorgan Chase & Co.   3.882%           7/24/38      65      51
JPMorgan Chase & Co.   3.157%           4/22/42     315     216
2 JPMorgan Chase & Co.   3.109%           4/22/51     170     107
JPMorgan Chase & Co.   3.328%           4/22/52      30      20
2 KeyBank NA   4.150%            8/8/25     250     243
Lloyds Banking Group plc   4.716%           8/11/26     200     192
Marsh & McLennan Cos. Inc.   2.900%          12/15/51     225     141
MetLife Inc.   4.875%          11/13/43     140     125
MetLife Inc.   5.000%           7/15/52     375     342
Morgan Stanley   4.679%           7/17/26     160     156
Morgan Stanley   1.593%            5/4/27     475     410
9 Morgan Stanley   0.406%          10/29/27     100      84
Morgan Stanley   2.475%           1/21/28     300     263
Morgan Stanley   4.889%           7/20/33     150     139
2 Morgan Stanley   3.971%           7/22/38     175     140
Morgan Stanley   4.300%           1/27/45     180     143
2 Morgan Stanley   2.802%           1/25/52      50      30
Nasdaq Inc.   3.950%            3/7/52      45      33
2,9 Nationwide Building Society   2.000%           7/25/29     200     183
2,9 NatWest Group plc   1.750%            3/2/26     100      92
2 NatWest Group plc   4.892%           5/18/29     200     182
2,10 NIBC Bank NV   3.125%          11/15/23     200     215
Nomura Holdings Inc.   2.679%           7/16/30     200     153
Northern Trust Corp.   4.000%           5/10/27     250     242
OneMain Finance Corp.   3.500%           1/15/27      65      51
10 Pension Insurance Corp. plc   6.500%            7/3/24     100     109
10 Phoenix Group Holdings plc   6.625%          12/18/25     100     104
Progressive Corp.   2.500%           3/15/27     200     181
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      Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000)
Market
Value

($000)
Prudential Financial Inc.   3.935%           12/7/49     250     191
2 Prudential Financial Inc.   3.700%           3/13/51     110      81
10 Rothesay Life plc   8.000%          10/30/25     100     110
2 Royal Bank of Canada   3.970%           7/26/24     500     492
10 Scottish Widows Ltd.   5.500%           6/16/23     200     221
Toronto-Dominion Bank   3.766%            6/6/25     400     387
US Bancorp   4.548%           7/22/28     500     483
US Bancorp   4.967%           7/22/33     400     375
2 Wells Fargo & Co.   2.164%           2/11/26     650     599
2 Wells Fargo & Co.   4.808%           7/25/28     220     210
2 Wells Fargo & Co.   2.879%          10/30/30     300     247
2 Wells Fargo & Co.   4.897%           7/25/33     300     276
2 Wells Fargo & Co.   3.068%           4/30/41     175     120
Wells Fargo & Co.   5.375%           11/2/43     155     135
2 Wells Fargo & Co.   4.611%           4/25/53     125     102
2,10 Wells Fargo Bank NA   5.250%            8/1/23     200     222
Westpac Banking Corp.   1.953%          11/20/28     500     417
Willis North America Inc.   2.950%           9/15/29     904     744
                                          32,952
Health Care (1.7%)
6 1375209 BC Ltd.   9.000%           1/30/28      38      38
AbbVie Inc.   4.050%          11/21/39   1,302   1,054
2 AdventHealth Obligated Group   2.795%          11/15/51     350     224
9 American Medical Systems Europe BV   0.750%            3/8/25     278     256
AmerisourceBergen Corp.   4.300%          12/15/47     300     240
Amgen Inc.   4.663%           6/15/51     110      93
Amgen Inc.   4.400%           2/22/62     230     179
AstraZeneca plc   4.000%           9/18/42     260     218
AstraZeneca plc   4.375%           8/17/48     311     273
6 Bausch Health Cos. Inc.  11.000%           9/30/28      67      54
6 Bausch Health Cos. Inc.  14.000%          10/15/30      13       7
Baxter International Inc.   3.132%           12/1/51     125      80
2 Beth Israel Lahey Health Inc.   3.080%            7/1/51     240     151
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.   2.950%           3/15/32     250     215
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.   2.350%          11/13/40     254     170
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.   2.550%          11/13/50     110      68
Centene Corp.   2.450%           7/15/28     210     171
Centene Corp.   3.000%          10/15/30     180     142
6 Charles River Laboratories International Inc.   4.250%            5/1/28     135     118
Cigna Corp.   4.800%           8/15/38     100      89
2 CommonSpirit Health   4.350%           11/1/42     300     235
CVS Health Corp.   4.300%           3/25/28     574     543
CVS Health Corp.   1.750%           8/21/30     476     364
6 DaVita Inc.   3.750%           2/15/31     195     139
Elevance Health Inc.   3.650%           12/1/27     315     293
Elevance Health Inc.   3.125%           5/15/50     135      90
Encompass Health Corp.   4.500%            2/1/28      75      65
Gilead Sciences Inc.   4.150%            3/1/47     110      87
6 Medline Borrower LP   3.875%            4/1/29      80      64
Merck & Co. Inc.   2.150%          12/10/31     400     322
Pfizer Inc.   2.625%            4/1/30     120     103
6 Roche Holdings Inc.   2.076%          12/13/31     285     228
Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.   3.375%            7/9/60     200     129
6 Tenet Healthcare Corp.   6.250%            2/1/27     130     121
6 Tenet Healthcare Corp.   6.125%           10/1/28      70      62
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      Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000)
Market
Value

($000)
6 Tenet Healthcare Corp.   4.250%            6/1/29      60      50
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.   2.000%          10/15/31     300     237
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.   2.800%          10/15/41     110      77
UnitedHealth Group Inc.   2.750%           5/15/40     315     220
Zoetis Inc.   4.700%            2/1/43     105      92
Zoetis Inc.   3.950%           9/12/47     110      86
                                           7,447
Industrials (2.8%)
6 Advanced Drainage Systems Inc.   6.375%           6/15/30     125     121
6 Air Canada   3.875%           8/15/26     200     172
6 Allison Transmission Inc.   4.750%           10/1/27     155     137
6 American Airlines Inc.  11.750%           7/15/25      70      73
6 American Builders & Contractors Supply Co. Inc.   4.000%           1/15/28     185     162
6 Aramark Services Inc.   5.000%            2/1/28      55      49
Boeing Co.   4.875%            5/1/25     465     454
Boeing Co.   5.150%            5/1/30     254     235
Boeing Co.   5.705%            5/1/40     478     417
Boeing Co.   5.930%            5/1/60      90      77
Burlington Northern Santa Fe LLC   5.750%            5/1/40     450     455
Canadian National Railway Co.   3.850%            8/5/32     200     183
Canadian National Railway Co.   4.400%            8/5/52     380     328
Canadian Pacific Railway Co.   2.450%           12/2/31     160     128
Canadian Pacific Railway Co.   4.800%            8/1/45     515     455
Carrier Global Corp.   3.377%            4/5/40     100      72
6 Clean Harbors Inc.   4.875%           7/15/27      75      68
CSX Corp.   3.800%           11/1/46     283     216
6 Daimler Trucks Finance North America LLC   1.125%          12/14/23     680     648
6 Delta Air Lines Inc.   4.750%          10/20/28     340     317
2,9 easyJet plc   0.875%           6/11/25     100      88
Emerson Electric Co.   2.200%          12/21/31     130     104
6 Gates Global LLC   6.250%           1/15/26      33      31
General Dynamics Corp.   3.750%           5/15/28     236     222
General Dynamics Corp.   2.850%            6/1/41     226     162
2,10 Heathrow Funding Ltd.   6.750%           12/3/26     100     109
Honeywell International Inc.   5.700%           3/15/37     350     365
6 JSW Infrastructure Ltd.   4.950%           1/21/29     930     729
11 Kazakhstan Temir Zholy National Co. JSC   3.250%           12/5/23     350     311
Lockheed Martin Corp.   3.600%            3/1/35     113      97
Lockheed Martin Corp.   4.700%           5/15/46     110     100
Lockheed Martin Corp.   4.300%           6/15/62     170     142
6 Mileage Plus Holdings LLC   6.500%           6/20/27     999     979
6 Mueller Water Products Inc.   4.000%           6/15/29     150     128
Norfolk Southern Corp.   4.550%            6/1/53     180     153
PACCAR Financial Corp.   2.850%            4/7/25     525     503
Parker-Hannifin Corp.   3.650%           6/15/24     440     430
Rockwell Automation Inc.   2.800%           8/15/61     158      93
6 Rolls-Royce plc   3.625%          10/14/25     180     155
6 Spirit AeroSystems Inc.   7.500%           4/15/25      22      21
Spirit AeroSystems Inc.   4.600%           6/15/28      50      36
Teledyne Technologies Inc.   2.750%            4/1/31     700     552
6 TopBuild Corp.   3.625%           3/15/29     135     107
6 TopBuild Corp.   4.125%           2/15/32      35      27
6 TransDigm Inc.   8.000%          12/15/25      85      86
6 TransDigm Inc.   6.250%           3/15/26     130     126
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($000)
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Value

($000)
TransDigm Inc.   4.875%            5/1/29     180     145
Triton Container International Ltd.   3.250%           3/15/32     410     300
Tyco Electronics Group SA   2.500%            2/4/32     240     195
Union Pacific Corp.   3.839%           3/20/60     170     126
Union Pacific Corp.   3.850%           2/14/72     200     143
6 United Airlines Inc.   4.375%           4/15/26     260     232
2 United Airlines Pass-Through Trust Class A Series 2020-1   5.875%          10/15/27      74      71
United Parcel Service Inc.   6.200%           1/15/38     440     475
6 Vertiv Group Corp.   4.125%          11/15/28     140     113
2,9 Wizz Air Finance Co. BV   1.350%           1/19/24     100      91
                                          12,514
Materials (1.7%)
Air Products and Chemicals Inc.   2.800%           5/15/50     113      75
Albemarle Corp.   4.650%            6/1/27     100      96
Albemarle Corp.   5.050%            6/1/32     130     121
6 Avient Corp.   7.125%            8/1/30     125     116
6 Axalta Coating Systems LLC   4.750%           6/15/27     180     161
Ball Corp.   2.875%           8/15/30      70      54
Ball Corp.   3.125%           9/15/31      90      67
6 Big River Steel LLC   6.625%           1/31/29     190     175
6 Canpack SA   3.875%          11/15/29     245     192
Celanese US Holdings LLC   5.900%            7/5/24     240     237
Celanese US Holdings LLC   6.050%           3/15/25      80      78
Celanese US Holdings LLC   6.165%           7/15/27     160     151
6 Chemours Co.   4.625%          11/15/29     210     156
6 Cleveland-Cliffs Inc.   6.750%           3/15/26     130     128
Dow Chemical Co.   2.100%          11/15/30     150     115
Dow Chemical Co.   3.600%          11/15/50      50      34
6 Element Solutions Inc.   3.875%            9/1/28     270     217
6 Freeport Indonesia PT   5.315%           4/14/32   1,210     998
2 Freeport Indonesia PT   5.315%           4/14/32     248     205
6 Freeport Indonesia PT   6.200%           4/14/52     600     457
Freeport-McMoRan Inc.   4.250%            3/1/30     260     223
6 GC Treasury Center Co. Ltd.   4.400%           3/30/32     510     437
2,9 Glencore Finance Europe Ltd.   1.750%           3/17/25     100      93
6 Glencore Funding LLC   4.000%           3/27/27     339     316
6 Graham Packaging Co. Inc.   7.125%           8/15/28     140     113
6 Hudbay Minerals Inc.   4.500%            4/1/26     190     158
2 Inversiones CMPC SA   4.750%           9/15/24     200     195
6 Kaiser Aluminum Corp.   4.500%            6/1/31     210     153
LYB International Finance III LLC   3.375%           10/1/40     339     233
6 Novelis Corp.   4.750%           1/30/30     205     168
Nucor Corp.   3.125%            4/1/32     260     213
Nucor Corp.   4.400%            5/1/48     110      89
Nucor Corp.   3.850%            4/1/52     100      73
Nutrien Ltd.   2.950%           5/13/30     100      84
6 Olympus Water US Holding Corp.   4.250%           10/1/28     156     120
9 PPG Industries Inc.   1.875%            6/1/25     125     117
Rio Tinto Finance USA Ltd.   5.200%           11/2/40     410     398
Sherwin-Williams Co.   2.950%           8/15/29      55      47
Sherwin-Williams Co.   2.200%           3/15/32      95      72
Sherwin-Williams Co.   3.300%           5/15/50     100      66
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Amount
($000)
Market
Value

($000)
6 SPCM SA   3.125%           3/15/27      55      48
6 SPCM SA   3.375%           3/15/30     255     199
                                           7,448
Real Estate (0.9%)
2,10 Akelius Residential Property AB   2.375%           8/15/25     100      98
Alexandria Real Estate Equities Inc.   3.000%           5/18/51     325     198
9 American Tower Corp.   0.450%           1/15/27     150     124
2,9 Aroundtown SA   0.625%            7/9/25     200     169
9 Aroundtown SA   3.375%         Perpetual     100      63
2,9 Aroundtown SA   1.625%         Perpetual     100      63
Brixmor Operating Partnership LP   2.250%            4/1/28     815     660
Camden Property Trust   3.350%           11/1/49     170     118
Corporate Office Properties LP   2.250%           3/15/26     545     476
Corporate Office Properties LP   2.000%           1/15/29     365     275
9 Digital Dutch Finco BV   0.625%           7/15/25     100      88
9 Fastighets AB Balder   1.875%           3/14/25     100      86
10 Hammerson plc   3.500%          10/27/25     100      93
2,9 Heimstaden Bostad AB   1.125%           1/21/26     200     168
Kimco Realty Corp.   4.250%            4/1/45      75      57
Kimco Realty Corp.   3.700%           10/1/49     110      76
6 Ladder Capital Finance Holdings LLLP   4.750%           6/15/29      95      71
2,9 Logicor Financing Sarl   0.750%           7/15/24     100      91
MPT Operating Partnership LP   3.500%           3/15/31     170     118
Prologis LP   4.625%           1/15/33     200     190
2,10 Realty Income Corp.   1.875%           1/14/27     100      92
2,9 Samhallsbyggnadsbolaget i Norden AB   1.750%           1/14/25     100      81
2,9 Samhallsbyggnadsbolaget i Norden AB   1.125%            9/4/26     100      73
6 VICI Properties LP   4.625%           6/15/25     190     179
10 Westfield America Management Ltd.   2.125%           3/30/25     100      96
Weyerhaeuser Co.   3.375%            3/9/33     210     171
                                           3,974
Technology (1.4%)
Apple Inc.   3.250%            8/8/29     890     814
Apple Inc.   2.375%            2/8/41     226     157
Apple Inc.   4.250%            2/9/47     113     100
Apple Inc.   2.650%           5/11/50     110      73
Apple Inc.   4.100%            8/8/62     440     361
6 Broadcom Inc.   3.187%          11/15/36     225     154
6 CommScope Inc.   6.000%            3/1/26     100      92
6 Condor Merger Sub Inc.   7.375%           2/15/30     160     131
6 Entegris Escrow Corp.   4.750%           4/15/29     395     350
6 Entegris Escrow Corp.   5.950%           6/15/30     300     274
Global Payments Inc.   1.500%          11/15/24     170     157
HP Inc.   4.000%           4/15/29     280     246
HP Inc.   4.200%           4/15/32     250     203
Intel Corp.   2.450%          11/15/29     452     378
Intel Corp.   4.150%            8/5/32     100      91
Intel Corp.   4.100%           5/19/46     186     149
Intel Corp.   4.900%            8/5/52     400     353
KLA Corp.   5.000%           3/15/49     187     171
Oracle Corp.   3.250%           5/15/30     424     349
Oracle Corp.   4.000%          11/15/47     424     285
PayPal Holdings Inc.   3.900%            6/1/27      80      77
6 Picard Midco Inc.   6.500%           3/31/29      50      42
6 S&P Global Inc.   2.700%            3/1/29     480     415
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      Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000)
Market
Value

($000)
6 S&P Global Inc.   2.900%            3/1/32     180     150
Salesforce Inc.   2.700%           7/15/41     278     192
Verisk Analytics Inc.   5.500%           6/15/45     270     254
Workday Inc.   3.700%            4/1/29     230     206
                                           6,224
Utilities (2.2%)
2 AEP Transmission Co. LLC   3.650%            4/1/50     200     148
American Electric Power Co. Inc.   2.031%           3/15/24     150     143
2 Appalachian Power Co.   2.700%            4/1/31     565     453
2 Appalachian Power Co.   4.500%            8/1/32     700     630
Berkshire Hathaway Energy Co.   3.500%            2/1/25     260     253
Berkshire Hathaway Energy Co.   1.650%           5/15/31     226     171
Berkshire Hathaway Energy Co.   4.250%          10/15/50     339     274
6 Calpine Corp.   5.125%           3/15/28     140     121
2 CenterPoint Energy Houston Electric LLC   4.450%           10/1/32     300     285
CenterPoint Energy Inc.   3.700%            9/1/49     200     143
6 Clearway Energy Operating LLC   4.750%           3/15/28     100      89
Constellation Energy Generation LLC   6.250%           10/1/39     170     166
Consumers Energy Co.   3.600%           8/15/32      60      54
Consumers Energy Co.   4.200%            9/1/52     120     100
2 Dominion Energy Inc.   3.375%            4/1/30     200     172
Dominion Energy South Carolina Inc.   4.600%           6/15/43     240     208
DTE Electric Co.   4.300%            7/1/44     226     191
DTE Energy Co.   2.950%            3/1/30     200     168
Duke Energy Carolinas LLC   2.850%           3/15/32     250     207
Duke Energy Corp.   3.300%           6/15/41     226     158
Duke Energy Corp.   5.000%           8/15/52     270     231
Duke Energy Progress LLC   3.400%            4/1/32     300     258
Duke Energy Progress LLC   4.000%            4/1/52     200     157
2,9 Elia Transmission Belgium SA   0.875%           4/28/30     100      78
2,9 Enel SpA   3.375%         Perpetual     100      83
Eversource Energy   4.200%           6/27/24     572     564
6 Exelon Corp.   3.350%           3/15/32     200     168
Exelon Corp.   4.450%           4/15/46     140     115
6 Exelon Corp.   4.100%           3/15/52     100      77
FirstEnergy Corp.   2.650%            3/1/30     120      97
2 FirstEnergy Corp.   2.250%            9/1/30      70      54
6 FirstEnergy Transmission LLC   4.550%            4/1/49     180     140
6 ITC Holdings Corp.   4.950%           9/22/27      80      78
NextEra Energy Capital Holdings Inc.   5.000%           7/15/32     400     382
6 NextEra Energy Operating Partners LP   4.500%           9/15/27      17      16
Pacific Gas & Electric Co.   3.150%            1/1/26     225     202
Pacific Gas & Electric Co.   2.500%            2/1/31      57      41
Pacific Gas & Electric Co.   4.500%            7/1/40      79      57
Pacific Gas & Electric Co.   3.300%            8/1/40      80      51
Pacific Gas & Electric Co.   3.500%            8/1/50      57      35
PECO Energy Co.   3.700%           9/15/47     500     383
Public Service Co. of Colorado   3.600%           9/15/42     565     435
6 Rayburn Country Securitization LLC   2.307%           12/1/30     210     191
Sempra Energy   3.700%            4/1/29     300     268
Southern California Edison Co.   3.450%            2/1/52     150     101
Southern Co.   4.475%            8/1/24     750     740
Tampa Electric Co.   3.875%           7/12/24     100      98
2 Virginia Electric & Power Co.   3.800%           9/15/47     200     153
6 Vistra Operations Co. LLC   5.000%           7/31/27     130     117
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      Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000)
Market
Value

($000)
WEC Energy Group Inc.   5.000%           9/27/25     270     269
10 Western Power Distribution plc   3.625%           11/6/23     100     109
                                            9,882
Total Corporate Bonds (Cost $142,081) 119,613
Floating Rate Loan Interests (2.0%)
7 AAdvantage Loyalty IP Ltd. Initial Term Loan, 3M USD LIBOR + 4.750%   7.460%           4/20/28   2,070   2,002
7 Bausch Health Cos. Inc. Second Amendment Term Loan, TSFR1M + 5.250%   8.098%            2/1/27     163     125
7 Berry Global Inc. Term Loan Z, 3M USD LIBOR + 1.750%   4.178%            7/1/26   1,000     967
7 Central Parent Inc. First Lien Initial Term Loan, TSFR3M + 4.500%   6.610%            7/6/29     155     149
7 Churchill Downs Inc. Term Loan B, 1M USD LIBOR + 2.000%   5.120%          12/27/24     989     974
7 Clarios Global LP First Lien Dollar Term Loan, 1M USD LIBOR + 3.250%   6.365%           4/30/26      15      14
7 Clean Harbors Inc. Incremental Term Loan, 1M USD LIBOR + 2.000%   4.524%           10/8/28     992     983
7 DaVita Inc. Tranche B-1 Term Loan, 1M USD LIBOR + 1.750%   4.865%           8/12/26     129     123
7 Directv Financing LLC Term Loan, 1M USD LIBOR + 5.000%   8.115%            8/2/27     218     203
7 First Student Bidco Inc. Incremental Term Loan B, TSFR3M + 4.000%   6.154%           7/21/28     108     102
7 First Student Bidco Inc. Incremental Term Loan C, TSFR3M + 4.000%   6.154%           7/21/28       8       8
7 McAfee Corp. Tranche B-1 Term Loan, TSFR1M + 3.750%   6.362%            3/1/29     110     100
7 Medline Borrower LP Initial Dollar Term Loan, 1M USD LIBOR + 3.250%   6.365%          10/23/28     453     416
7 SBA Senior Finance II LLC Initial Term Loan, 1M USD LIBOR + 1.750%   4.870%           4/11/25      75      73
7 SkyMiles IP Ltd. Initial Term Loan, 3M USD LIBOR + 3.750%   6.460%          10/20/27   1,714   1,714
7 Southwestern Energy Co. Initial Term Loan, TSFR3M + 2.500%   6.203%           6/22/27     263     258
7 Spirit Aerosystems Inc. 2021 Refinancing Term Loan, 1M USD LIBOR + 3.750%   6.865%           1/15/25     140     138
7 SS&C Technologies Holdings Inc. Term Loan B-6, TSFR1M + 2.250%   5.384%           3/22/29      79      76
7 SS&C Technologies Holdings Inc. Term Loan B-7, TSFR1M + 2.250%   5.384%           3/22/29     111     107
7 TIBCO Software Inc. Dollar Term Loan B, TSFR1M + 4.500%   8.093%           3/30/29      15      13
7 Wyndham Hotels & Resorts Inc. Term Loan B, 1M USD LIBOR + 1.750%   4.865%           5/30/25     295     287
Total Floating Rate Loan Interests (Cost $9,230) 8,832
Sovereign Bonds (8.5%)
2 Arab Republic of Egypt   8.700%            3/1/49     350     195
2,6 Bermuda   5.000%           7/15/32   1,200   1,136
2 Dominican Republic   5.950%           1/25/27   1,200   1,119
2 Empresa Nacional del Petroleo   3.750%            8/5/26     430     386
2 Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd.   7.125%           2/11/25     680     603
2 Export-Import Bank of India   4.000%           1/14/23   1,250   1,247
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      Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000)
Market
Value

($000)
2 Federal Republic of Nigeria   7.875%           2/16/32     275     177
2 Finance Department Government of Sharjah   4.000%           7/28/50     450     264
2,6 Fondo MIVIVIENDA SA   4.625%           4/12/27     188     176
2 Gabonese Republic   6.950%           6/16/25     630     522
2 Indonesia Asahan Aluminium Persero PT   5.450%           5/15/30     217     194
2 Kingdom of Morocco   4.250%          12/11/22   1,555   1,549
2,6 Korea Electric Power Corp.   3.625%           6/14/25   1,000     963
2,4,6 Korea Electric Power Corp.   5.375%            4/6/26     840     839
2,6 Korea Electric Power Corp.   4.000%           6/14/27     900     856
2 Oman Government Bond   4.125%           1/17/23     600     596
2 Oman Government Bond   6.500%            3/8/47     450     353
2 Paraguay Government International Bond   5.400%           3/30/50     400     297
2,9 Perusahaan Perseroan Persero PT Perusahaan Listrik Negara   2.875%          10/25/25     800     744
2 Petroleos del Peru SA   5.625%           6/19/47     627     373
Petroleos Mexicanos   6.490%           1/23/27   3,400   2,846
Petroleos Mexicanos   6.500%            6/2/41     186     106
Petroleos Mexicanos   6.750%           9/21/47     825     459
Petroleos Mexicanos   6.350%           2/12/48     434     233
Petroleos Mexicanos   6.950%           1/28/60     555     307
2 Republic of Colombia   2.625%           3/15/23   2,600   2,568
2 Republic of Colombia   4.500%           1/28/26   2,020   1,853
2 Republic of Ecuador   1.500%           7/31/40     255      75
2 Republic of El Salvador   7.650%           6/15/35     680     229
2 Republic of Honduras   7.500%           3/15/24     400     392
Republic of Hungary   5.375%           3/25/24     900     885
2,6 Republic of Hungary   5.250%           6/16/29     200     182
2 Republic of Indonesia   4.650%           9/20/32   1,750   1,643
2 Republic of Indonesia   6.625%           2/17/37     750     778
2 Republic of Kenya   8.000%           5/22/32     200     136
2 Republic of Panama   3.870%           7/23/60     700     414
2 Republic of Paraguay   4.625%           1/25/23   1,500   1,494
Republic of Peru   7.350%           7/21/25     100     105
2,9 Republic of Romania   2.125%            3/7/28     633     478
2,9 Republic of Romania   2.875%           5/26/28     500     384
6,9 Republic of Romania   6.625%           9/27/29   1,440   1,328
2,6 Republic of Romania   6.000%           5/25/34     464     389
Republic of South Africa   4.300%          10/12/28     400     333
Republic of Turkey   5.750%           5/11/47     200     120
2 Republic of Uzbekistan International Bond   4.750%           2/20/24     550     518
2 Saudi Arabian Oil Co.   2.875%           4/16/24   1,200   1,161
2,9 Serbia International Bond   1.500%           6/26/29     900     583
2,12 Ukraine Government Bond   7.750%            9/1/26     600     122
2,12 Ukraine Government Bond   6.876%           5/21/31   1,050     193
2,13 United Mexican States   7.750%           5/29/31  60,000   2,646
2,13 United Mexican States   8.500%          11/18/38   9,500     425
2,13 United Mexican States   7.750%          11/13/42   7,000     289
2 United Mexican States   4.400%           2/12/52     589     407
2,6 Uzbekneftegaz JSC   4.750%          11/16/28   1,100     829
Total Sovereign Bonds (Cost $43,369) 37,499
Temporary Cash Investments (8.0%)
Commercial Paper (0.8%)
14 Enbridge US Inc.   2.993%          12/30/22   1,110   1,098
14 Raytheon Technologies Corp.   3.745%           12/1/22     300     298
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      Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000)
Market
Value

($000)
14 Raytheon Technologies Corp.   3.750%          12/19/22     200     198
14 Raytheon Technologies Corp.   3.808%          12/30/22   1,900   1,881
                                           3,475
          Shares  
Money Market Fund (7.2%)
15 Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund
  2.828%                    318,182  31,809
Total Temporary Cash Investments (Cost $35,288) 35,284
    Counterparty Expiration
Date
Exercise
Rate
Notional
Amount on
Underlying
Swap
($000)
 
Options Purchased (0.0%)
Over-the-Counter Swaptions (0.0%)
Put Swaptions
5-Year CDX-NA-IG-S38-V1, Credit Protection Purchased, Pays 1.000% Quarterly
(Cost $20)
GSI 11/16/22            1.000%   6,250      26
Total Investments (96.6%) (Cost $470,479)   427,145
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      Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000)
Market
Value

($000)
Conventional Mortgage-Backed Securities—Liability for Sale Commitments (-1.8%)
2,3,4 UMBS Pool
(Proceeds $7,382)
  3.000% 10/25/37–11/25/52   (9,358)   (7,977)
Other Assets and Liabilities—Net (5.2%)   23,027
Net Assets (100%)   442,195
Cost is in $000.
See Note A in Notes to Financial Statements.
1 Securities with a value of $669,000 have been segregated as collateral for certain open To Be Announced (TBA) transactions.
2 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.
3 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.
4 Includes securities purchased on a when-issued or delayed-delivery basis for which the fund has not taken delivery as of September 30, 2022.
5 Securities with a value of $2,379,000 have been segregated as initial margin for open futures contracts.
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 September 30, 2022, the aggregate value was $62,522,000, representing 14.1% of net assets.
7 Variable-rate security; rate shown is effective rate at period end. Certain variable-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 Interest-only security.
9 Face amount denominated in euro.
10 Face amount denominated in British pounds.
11 Face amount denominated in Swiss francs.
12 Non-income-producing security—security in default.
13 Face amount denominated in Mexican pesos.
14 Security exempt from registration under Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933. Such securities may be sold in transactions exempt from registration only to dealers in that program or other "accredited investors." At September 30, 2022, the aggregate value of these securities was $3,475,000, representing 0.8% of net assets.
15 Affiliated money market fund available only to Vanguard funds and certain trusts and accounts managed by Vanguard. Rate shown is the 7-day yield.
  1M—1-month.
  3M—3-month.
  GSI—Goldman Sachs International.
  LIBOR—London Interbank Offered Rate.
  REMICS—Real Estate Mortgage Investment Conduits.
  SOFR30A—30 Day Average Secured Overnight Financing Rate.
  TSFR1M—CME Term Secured Overnight Financing Rate 1-Month.
  TSFR3M—CME Term Secured Overnight Financing Rate 3-Month.
  UMBS—Uniform Mortgage-Backed Securities.
  USD—U.S. dollar.
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Derivative Financial Instruments Outstanding as of Period End

Options Written
  Counterparty Expiration
Date
Excercise
Rate
Notional
Amount on
Underlying
Swap
($000)
Market
Value
($000)
Over-the-Counter Swaptions        
Put Swaptions
5-Year CDX-NA-IG-S38-V1, Credit Protection Sold, Receives 1.000% Quarterly GSI 10/19/22 1.050% 13,500 (24)
5-Year CDX-NA-IG-S38-V1, Credit Protection Sold, Receives 1.000% Quarterly GSI 11/16/22 1.050% 13,500 (45)
5-Year CDX-NA-IG-S38-V1, Credit Protection Sold, Receives 1.000% Quarterly GSI 11/16/22 1.400% 6,250 (5)
Total Options Written (Premiums Received $52)       (74)
GSI—Goldman Sachs International.
    
Futures Contracts
      ($000)
  Expiration Number of
Long (Short)
Contracts
Notional
Amount
Value and
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
Long Futures Contracts
5-Year U.S. Treasury Note December 2022 429 46,121 (1,083)
10-Year U.S. Treasury Note December 2022 217 24,318 (895)
Euro-Bobl December 2022 4 469 3
Long U.S. Treasury Bond December 2022 62 7,837 (356)
Ultra 10-Year U.S. Treasury Note December 2022 32 3,792 (52)
Ultra Long U.S. Treasury Bond December 2022 110 15,070 (981)
        (3,364)
 
Short Futures Contracts
2-Year U.S. Treasury Note December 2022 (31) (6,367) (4)
10-Year Japanese Government Bond December 2022 (6) (6,148) 4
Euro-Bund December 2022 (4) (543) 29
Euro-Schatz December 2022 (131) (13,759) (2)
Long Gilt December 2022 (2) (215) 30
        57
        (3,307)
    
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Forward Currency Contracts
  Contract
Settlement
Date
Contract Amount (000) Unrealized
Appreciation
($000)
Unrealized
(Depreciation)
($000)
Counterparty   Receive   Deliver
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. 11/2/22 USD 346 CHF 330 11
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. 11/2/22 USD 7,338 EUR 7,327 143
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. 11/2/22 USD 1,148 EUR 1,190 (21)
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. 11/2/22 USD 2,889 GBP 2,508 87
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. 11/2/22 USD 21 JPY 2,872
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. 11/3/22 USD 3,641 MXN 73,612 6
            247 (21)
CHF—Swiss franc.
EUR—euro.
GBP—British pound.
JPY—Japanese yen.
MXN—Mexican peso.
USD—U.S. dollar.
    
Centrally Cleared Credit Default Swaps
Reference Entity Termination
Date
  Notional
Amount
($000)
Periodic
Premium
Received
(Paid)1
(%)
Value
($000)
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
($000)
Credit Protection Purchased
CDX-NA-IG-S39-V1 12/20/27 USD 7,270 (1.000) 21 26
1 Periodic premium received/paid quarterly.
USD—U.S. dollar.
    
Over-the-Counter Credit Default Swaps
Reference
Entity
Termination
Date
Counterparty Notional
Amount
($000)
Periodic
Premium
Received
(Paid)1
(%)
Value
($000)
Remaining
Up-Front
Premium
Paid
(Received)
($000)
Unrealized
Appreciation
($000)
Unrealized
(Depreciation)
($000)
Credit Protection Sold/Moody's Rating
AT&T Inc./Baa2 12/20/23 BARC 230 1.000 1 (1)
Financial Guaranty Insurance Co./WR 12/20/27 BARC 835 1.000 (93) (3) (90)
Republic of Chile/A2 12/20/27 BARC 1,860 1.000 (59) (59)
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Over-the-Counter Credit Default Swaps (continued)
Reference
Entity
Termination
Date
Counterparty Notional
Amount
($000)
Periodic
Premium
Received
(Paid)1
(%)
Value
($000)
Remaining
Up-Front
Premium
Paid
(Received)
($000)
Unrealized
Appreciation
($000)
Unrealized
(Depreciation)
($000)
Republic of Chile/A2 12/20/27 JPMC 1,480 1.000 (45) (40) (5)
United Mexican States/Baa2 12/20/27 GSI 2,100 1.000 (90) (68) (22)
          (287) (169) (118)
Credit Protection Purchased
Petroleos Mexicanos 12/20/26 BARC 2,000 (1.000) 412 176 236
Republic of Colombia 6/20/27 BARC 865 (1.000) 72 69 3
Republic of Colombia 6/20/27 BARC 750 (1.000) 62 60 2
          546 305 241
          259 136 241 (118)
1 Periodic premium received/paid quarterly.
BARC—Barclays Bank plc.
GSI—Goldman Sachs International.
JPMC—JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.
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.
At September 30, 2022, the counterparties had deposited in segregated accounts securities with a value of $421,000 in connection with open forward currency contracts and over-the-counter swap contracts.
Centrally Cleared Interest Rate Swaps
Termination Date Future
Effective
Date
Notional
Amount
(000)
Interest
Rate
Received
(%)
Interest
Rate
(Paid)1
(%)
Value
($000)
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
($000)
8/23/25 N/A 7,5002 2.9803 (3.120) 180 181
12/21/25 12/21/224 5005 0.0006 (2.500) 45 21
12/21/27 12/21/224 6005 0.0006 (2.500) 75 38
          300 240
1 Interest payment received/paid annually.
2 Notional amount denominated in U.S. dollar.
3 Based on Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR) as of the most recent payment date. Interest payment received/paid annually.
4 Forward 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.
5 Notional amount denominated in British pound.
6 Based on 1-Day Sterling Overnight Index Average Rate (SONIA) as of the most recent payment date. Interest payment received/paid annually.
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.
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Statement of Assets and Liabilities
As of September 30, 2022
($000s, except shares and per-share amounts) Amount
Assets  
Investments in Securities, at Value  
Unaffiliated Issuers (Cost $438,671) 395,336
Affiliated Issuers (Cost $31,808) 31,809
Total Investments in Securities 427,145
Investment in Vanguard 15
Cash 3,511
Foreign Currency, at Value (Cost $266) 269
Cash Collateral Pledged—Centrally Cleared Swaps 280
Receivables for Investment Securities Sold 125,409
Receivables for Accrued Income 2,718
Receivables for Capital Shares Issued 2,219
Swap Premiums Paid 306
Variation Margin Receivable—Centrally Cleared Swap Contracts 16
Unrealized Appreciation—Forward Currency Contracts 247
Unrealized Appreciation—Over-the-Counter Swap Contracts 241
Total Assets 562,376
Liabilities  
Liability for Sale Commitments, at Value (Proceeds $7,382) 7,977
Payables for Investment Securities Purchased 110,105
Payables for Capital Shares Redeemed 859
Payables for Distributions 370
Payables to Vanguard 38
Options Written, at Value (Premiums Received $52) 74
Swap Premiums Received 170
Variation Margin Payable—Futures Contracts 449
Unrealized Depreciation—Forward Currency Contracts 21
Unrealized Depreciation—Over-the-Counter Swap Contracts 118
Total Liabilities 120,181
Net Assets 442,195
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Statement of Assets and Liabilities (continued)


At September 30, 2022, net assets consisted of:

($000s, except shares and per-share amounts) Amount
Paid-in Capital 519,028
Total Distributable Earnings (Loss) (76,833)
Net Assets 442,195
 
Investor Shares—Net Assets  
Applicable to 4,490,782 outstanding $.001 par value shares of
beneficial interest (unlimited authorization)
37,504
Net Asset Value Per Share—Investor Shares $8.35
 
Admiral Shares—Net Assets  
Applicable to 24,229,902 outstanding $.001 par value shares of
beneficial interest (unlimited authorization)
404,691
Net Asset Value Per Share—Admiral Shares $16.70
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.
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Statement of Operations
  October 12, 20211 to
September 30, 2022
  ($000)
Investment Income  
Income  
Interest2 10,826
Total Income 10,826
Expenses  
The Vanguard Group—Note B  
Investment Advisory Services 25
Management and Administrative—Investor Shares 95
Management and Administrative—Admiral Shares 575
Marketing and Distribution—Investor Shares 4
Marketing and Distribution—Admiral Shares 20
Custodian Fees 27
Auditing Fees 42
Shareholders’ Reports—Investor Shares 9
Shareholders’ Reports—Admiral Shares 9
Trustees’ Fees and Expenses
Other Expenses 11
Total Expenses 817
Expenses Paid Indirectly (5)
Net Expenses 812
Net Investment Income 10,014
Realized Net Gain (Loss)  
Investment Securities Sold2 (28,763)
Futures Contracts (3,743)
Options Purchased 85
Swap Contracts 320
Forward Currency Contracts 1,795
Foreign Currencies (23)
Realized Net Gain (Loss) (30,329)
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Statement of Operations (continued)
  October 12, 20211 to
September 30, 2022
  ($000)
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)  
Investment Securities2 (43,935)
Futures Contracts (3,307)
Options Purchased 6
Options Written (22)
Swap Contracts 389
Forward Currency Contracts 226
Foreign Currencies (7)
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) (46,650)
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations (66,965)
1 Commencement of subscription period for the fund.
2 Interest income, realized net gain (loss), capital gain distributions received, and change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) from an affiliated company of the fund were $131,000, ($11,000), $1,000, and $1,000, 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
  October 12,
20211 to
September 30,
2022
  ($000)
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets  
Operations  
Net Investment Income 10,014
Realized Net Gain (Loss) (30,329)
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) (46,650)
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations (66,965)
Distributions  
Investor Shares (943)
Admiral Shares (8,925)
Total Distributions (9,868)
Capital Share Transactions  
Investor Shares 45,286
Admiral Shares 473,742
Net Increase (Decrease) from Capital Share Transactions 519,028
Total Increase (Decrease) 442,195
Net Assets  
Beginning of Period
End of Period 442,195
1 Commencement of subscription period for the fund.
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.
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Financial Highlights
Investor Shares  
For a Share Outstanding Throughout the Period October 12,
20211 to
September 30,
2022
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period $10.00
Investment Operations  
Net Investment Income2 .213
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments (1.655)
Total from Investment Operations (1.442)
Distributions  
Dividends from Net Investment Income (.208)
Distributions from Realized Capital Gains
Total Distributions (.208)
Net Asset Value, End of Period $8.35
Total Return3 -14.57%
Ratios/Supplemental Data  
Net Assets, End of Period (Millions) $38
Ratio of Total Expenses to Average Net Assets 0.30%4,5
Ratio of Net Investment Income to Average Net Assets 2.46%4
Portfolio Turnover Rate6 542%
1 Subscription period for the fund was October 12, 2021, to October 22, 2021, during which time all assets were held in cash. Performance measurement began October 25, 2021, the first business day after the subscription period, 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.
5 The ratio of expenses to average net assets for the period net of reduction from custody fee offset arrangements was 0.30%.
6 Includes 150% 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 Throughout the Period October 12,
20211 to
September 30,
2022
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period $20.00
Investment Operations  
Net Investment Income2 .451
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments (3.318)
Total from Investment Operations (2.867)
Distributions  
Dividends from Net Investment Income (.433)
Distributions from Realized Capital Gains
Total Distributions (.433)
Net Asset Value, End of Period $16.70
Total Return3 -14.49%
Ratios/Supplemental Data  
Net Assets, End of Period (Millions) $405
Ratio of Total Expenses to Average Net Assets 0.20%4,5
Ratio of Net Investment Income to Average Net Assets 2.61%4
Portfolio Turnover Rate6 542%
1 Subscription period for the fund was October 12, 2021, to October 22, 2021, during which time all assets were held in cash. Performance measurement began October 25, 2021, the first business day after the subscription period, 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.
5 The ratio of expenses to average net assets for the period net of reduction from custody fee offset arrangements was 0.20%.
6 Includes 150% 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 Core-Plus Bond 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.
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. Significant market disruptions, such as those caused by pandemics (e.g., COVID-19 pandemic), natural or environmental disasters, war (e.g., Russia's invasion of Ukraine), acts of terrorism, or other events, can adversely affect local and global markets and normal market operations. Any such disruptions could have an adverse impact on the value of the fund's investments and fund performance.
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, as furnished by independent pricing services. 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 valuation designee to represent fair value and subject to oversight by the board of trustees.
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. 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
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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 MSFTA, and sell or retain any collateral held up to the net amount owed to the fund under the MSFTA.
At September 30, 2022, counterparties had deposited in segregated accounts securities with a value of $1,120,000 in connection with TBA transactions.
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 also enters 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.
5. Floating Rate Loan Interests: Floating rate loan interests represent interests in amounts owed by corporate or other borrowers. These instruments may be in the form of loans, trade claims or other receivables and may include standby financing commitments such as revolving credit facilities that obligate the fund to supply additional cash to the borrower on demand. Floating rate loan interests may be made directly with a borrower or acquired through assignment or participation. The fund's right to enforce a borrower’s compliance with the terms of the loan agreement, or benefit directly from the collateral supporting the loan, varies when the loan is a direct borrowing, an assignment, or a participation. Floating rate loan interests involve various risks including risk of loss in case of default, insolvency, or the bankruptcy of the borrower and are generally subject to restrictions on transfer with limited opportunities to sell them in secondary markets. The fund may also invest in loan commitments, which are contractual obligations for a future funding. The fund may earn a commitment fee on any unfunded portion of these commitments which is amortized to interest income over the commitment period. Both the funded portion of a floating rate loan interest as well as its unfunded commitment, if any, is reflected on the Schedule of Investments.
6. Swaptions: The fund invests in options on swaps, which are transacted over-the-counter (OTC) and not on an exchange. The fund enters into swaptions to adjust the fund's sensitivity to interest rates or to adjust its exposure to the underlying investments. The fund may purchase a swaption
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from a counterparty whereby the fund has the right to enter into a swap in which the fund will pay either a fixed percentage rate or a floating rate, which is reset periodically based on short-term interest rate, and receive a different floating rate, each applied to a notional amount. The fund may also sell a swaption to a counterparty whereby the fund grants the counterparty the right to enter into a swap in which the fund will pay a floating rate and receive a fixed rate, each applied to a notional amount. 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.
The primary risk associated with purchasing swaptions is that interest rates or the value of the underlying investments move in such a way that the swaption is out-of-the money, the position is worthless at expiration, and the fund loses the premium paid. The primary risk associated with selling swaptions is that interest rates or the value of the underlying investments move in such a way that the swaption is in-the-money, the counterparty exercises the swaption, and the resulting interest rate swap results in a negative cash flow to the fund in an amount greater than the premium received. A risk associated with all types of swaptions is the possibility that a counterparty may default on its obligations under the swaption contract.
Swaptions are valued based on market quotations received from independent pricing services or recognized dealers. The premium paid for a purchased swaption is recorded in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as an asset and is subsequently adjusted daily based on the current market value of the swaption. The premium received for a written swaption is recorded in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as an asset with an equal liability and is subsequently adjusted daily based on the current market value of the swaption. The notional amounts of option contracts are not recorded in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Fluctuations in the value of swaptions 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 period ended September 30, 2022, the fund’s average value of investments in swaptions purchased and swaptions written represented less than 1% of net assets, based on the average market values at each quarter-end during the period.
7. 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
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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 securities pledged as initial margin for open contracts are noted in the Schedule of Investments.
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 gains (losses) on futures contracts.
During the period ended September 30, 2022, the fund’s average investments in long and short futures contracts represented 11% and 8% of net assets, respectively, based on the average of the notional amounts at each quarter-end during the period.
8. 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 securities pledged as collateral for open contracts are noted in the Schedule of Investments. 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 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 gains (losses) on forward currency contracts.
During the period ended September 30, 2022, the fund’s average investment in forward currency contracts represented 3% of net assets, based on the average of the notional amounts at each quarter-end during the period.
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9. 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 either an amount that is a fixed percentage rate or a floating rate, which is reset periodically based on short-term interest rates, applied to a notional amount. In return, the counterparty agrees to pay a different floating rate, which is reset periodically based on short-term interest rates, applied to the same notional amount.
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.
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
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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 Schedule of Investments. 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 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 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.
During the period ended September 30, 2022, the fund's average amounts of investments in credit protection sold and credit protection purchased represented 3% and 1% of net assets, based on the average of notional amounts at each quarter-end during the period. The average amount of investments in interest rate swaps represented 1% of net assets, based on the average of notional amounts at each quarter-end during the period.
10. Federal Income Taxes: The fund intends to qualify as a regulated investment company and distribute virtually all of its taxable income. The fund’s tax returns are open to examination by the relevant tax authorities until expiration of the applicable statute of limitations, which is generally three years after the filing of the tax return. Management has analyzed the fund’s tax positions taken for all open federal and state income tax years, and has concluded that no provision for income tax is required in the fund’s financial statements.
11. Distributions: Distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Distributions are determined on a tax basis at the fiscal year-end and may differ from net investment income and realized capital gains for financial reporting purposes.
12. Credit Facilities and Interfund Lending Program: The fund and certain other funds managed by The Vanguard Group ("Vanguard") participate in a $4.4 billion committed credit facility provided by a syndicate of lenders pursuant to a credit agreement and an uncommitted credit facility provided by Vanguard. Both facilities may be renewed annually. Each fund is individually liable for its borrowings, if any, under the credit facilities. Borrowings may be utilized for temporary or emergency purposes and are subject to the fund’s regulatory and contractual borrowing restrictions. With respect to the committed credit facility, the participating funds are charged administrative fees and an annual commitment fee of 0.10% of the undrawn committed amount of the facility, which 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 either facility bear interest at an agreed-upon spread plus the higher of the federal funds effective rate, the overnight bank funding rate, or the Daily Simple Secured Overnight Financing Rate inclusive of an additional agreed-upon spread. However, borrowings under the uncommitted credit facility may bear interest based upon an alternate rate agreed to by the fund and Vanguard.
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In accordance with an exemptive order (the “Order”) from the SEC, the fund may participate in a joint lending and borrowing program that allows registered open-end Vanguard funds to borrow money from and lend money to each other for temporary or emergency purposes (the “Interfund Lending Program”), subject to compliance with the terms and conditions of the Order, and to the extent permitted by the fund’s investment objective and investment policies. Interfund loans and borrowings normally extend overnight but can have a maximum duration of seven days. Loans may be called on one business day’s notice. The interest rate to be charged is governed by the conditions of the Order and internal procedures adopted by the board of trustees. The board of trustees is responsible for overseeing the Interfund Lending Program.
For the period ended September 30, 2022, the fund did not utilize the credit facilities or the Interfund Lending Program.
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.
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 and 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 September 30, 2022, the fund had contributed to Vanguard capital in the amount of $15,000, representing less than 0.01% of the fund’s net assets and 0.01% 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 period ended September 30, 2022, custodian fee offset arrangements reduced the fund’s expenses by $5,000 (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 and derivatives. 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.
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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 and derivatives valued with significant unobservable inputs are noted on the Schedule of Investments.
The following table summarizes the market value of the fund's investments and derivatives as of September 30, 2022, based on the inputs used to value them:
  Level 1
($000)
Level 2
($000)
Level 3
($000)
Total
($000)
Investments        
Assets        
U.S. Government and Agency Obligations 178,808 178,808
Asset-Backed/Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities 47,083 47,083
Corporate Bonds 119,613 119,613
Floating Rate Loan Interests 8,832 8,832
Sovereign Bonds 37,499 37,499
Temporary Cash Investments 31,809 3,475 35,284
Options Purchased 26 26
Total 31,809 395,336 427,145
Liabilities        
Conventional Mortgage-Backed Securities—Liability for Sale Commitments 7,977 7,977
Derivative Financial Instruments        
Assets        
Futures Contracts1 66 66
Forward Currency Contracts 247 247
Swap Contracts 2661 241 507
Total 332 488 820
Liabilities        
Options Written 74 74
Futures Contracts1 3,373 3,373
Forward Currency Contracts 21 21
Swap Contracts 118 118
Total 3,373 213 3,586
1 Includes cumulative appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts and centrally cleared swaps, if any, as reported in the Schedule of Investments. Only current day’s variation margin is reported within the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
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E.  At September 30, 2022, the fair values of derivatives were reflected in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as follows:
Statement of Assets and Liabilities Interest
Rate
Contracts
($000)
Foreign
Exchange
Contracts
($000)
Credit
Contracts
($000)
Total
($000)
Investments in Securities, at Value—Unaffiliated Issuers (Options Purchased) 26 26
Swap Premiums Paid 306 306
Unrealized Appreciation—Futures Contracts1 66 66
Unrealized Appreciation—Centrally Cleared Swap Contracts1 240 26 266
Unrealized Appreciation—Forward Currency Contracts 247 247
Unrealized Appreciation—Over-the-Counter Swap Contracts 241 241
Total Assets 306 247 599 1,152
         
Options Written, at Value 74 74
Swap Premiums Received 170 170
Unrealized Depreciation—Futures Contracts1 3,373 3,373
Unrealized Depreciation—Forward Currency Contracts 21 21
Unrealized Depreciation—Over-the-Counter Swap Contracts 118 118
Total Liabilities 3,373 21 362 3,756
1 Includes cumulative appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts and centrally cleared swaps, if any, as reported in the Schedule of Investments. Only current day’s variation margin is reported within the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
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Realized net gain (loss) and the change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on derivatives for the period ended September 30, 2022, were:
Realized Net Gain (Loss) on Derivatives Interest
Rate
Contracts
($000)
Foreign
Exchange
Contracts
($000)
Credit
Contracts
($000)
Total
($000)
Futures Contracts (3,743) (3,743)
Options Purchased 85 85
Swap Contracts 266 54 320
Forward Currency Contracts 1,795 1,795
Realized Net Gain (Loss) on Derivatives (3,477) 1,795 139 (1,543)
 
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on Derivatives
Futures Contracts (3,307) (3,307)
Options Purchased 6 6
Options Written (22) (22)
Swap Contracts 240 149 389
Forward Currency Contracts 226 226
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on Derivatives (3,067) 226 133 (2,708)
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 applicable foreign currency transactions, corporate actions, and swap agreements were reclassified between the individual components of 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 deferral of losses from wash sales; the recognition of unrealized gains or losses from certain derivative contracts; the inclusion of payables for distributions; the recognition of gain or loss from foreign currency hedges; and the treatment of amortization adjustments from certain fixed income securities. 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 412
Undistributed Long-Term Gains
Capital Loss Carryforwards (33,785)
Qualified Late-Year Losses
Net Unrealized Gains (Losses) (43,090)
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The tax character of distributions paid was as follows:
  Period Ended
September 30, 2022
  Amount
($000)
Ordinary Income* 9,868
Long-Term Capital Gains
Total 9,868
* Includes short-term capital gains, if any.
As of September 30, 2022, 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 470,091
Gross Unrealized Appreciation 13,370
Gross Unrealized Depreciation (56,460)
Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) (43,090)
G.  During the period ended September 30, 2022, the fund purchased $456,063,000 of investment securities and sold $204,663,000 of investment securities, other than U.S. government securities and temporary cash investments. Purchases and sales of U.S. government securities were $2,439,273,000 and $2,231,943,000, 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 period ended September 30, 2022, such purchases were $4,272,000 and sales were $10,896,000, resulting in net realized loss of $308,000; these amounts, other than temporary cash investments, are included in the purchases and sales of investment securities noted above.
H.  Capital share transactions for each class of shares were:
  October 12, 20211 to
September 30, 2022
  Amount
($000)
Shares
(000)
Investor Shares    
Issued 75,023 7,611
Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions 762 84
Redeemed (30,499) (3,204)
Net Increase (Decrease)—Investor Shares 45,286 4,491
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  October 12, 20211 to
September 30, 2022
  Amount
($000)
Shares
(000)
Admiral Shares    
Issued 669,147 34,655
Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions 6,806 374
Redeemed (202,211) (10,799)
Net Increase (Decrease)—Admiral Shares 473,742 24,230
1 Commencement of subscription period for the fund.
I.  Management has determined that no events or transactions occurred subsequent to September 30, 2022, 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 Malvern Funds and Shareholders of Vanguard Core-Plus Bond Fund
Opinion on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of investments, of Vanguard Core-Plus Bond Fund (one of the funds constituting Vanguard Malvern Funds, referred to hereafter as the "Fund") as of September 30, 2022, and the related statements of operations and changes in net assets, including the related notes, and the financial highlights for the period October 12, 2021 (commencement of subscription period for the fund) through September 30, 2022 (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 September 30, 2022, and the results of its operations, changes in its net assets, and the financial highlights for the period October 12, 2021 (commencement of subscription period for the fund) through September 30, 2022 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 audit. 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 audit 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 audit 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 audit 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 September 30, 2022 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 audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.
/s/PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
November 18, 2022
We have served as the auditor of one or more investment companies in The Vanguard Group of Funds since 1975.
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Tax information (unaudited)
The fund hereby designates $2,575,000, or if subsequently determined to be different, the maximum amount allowable by law, of interest earned from obligations of the U.S. government which is generally exempt from state income tax.
The fund hereby designates 100%, or if subsequently determined to be different, the maximum percentage allowable by law, of ordinary income dividends eligible to be treated as interest income for purposes of section 163(j) and the regulations thereunder for the fiscal period.
The fund hereby designates 79.4%, or if subsequently determined to be different, the maximum percentage allowable by law, as interest-related dividends eligible for exemption from U.S. withholding tax for nonresident alien shareholders.
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The Core-Plus Bond Fund is not sponsored, endorsed, sold or promoted by Bloomberg. Bloomberg does not make any representation or warranty, express or implied, to the owners of or counterparties to the Core-Plus Bond Fund or any member of the public regarding the advisability of investing in securities generally or in the Core-Plus Bond Fund particularly. The only relationship of Bloomberg to Vanguard is the licensing of certain trademarks, trade names and service marks and of the Bloomberg U.S. Universal Bond Index, which is determined, composed and calculated by BISL without regard to Vanguard or the Core-Plus Bond Fund. Bloomberg has no obligation to take the needs of Vanguard or the owners of the Core-Plus Bond Fund into consideration in determining, composing or calculating the Bloomberg U.S. Universal Bond Index. Bloomberg is not responsible for and has not participated in the determination of the timing of, prices at, or quantities of the Core-Plus Bond Fund to be issued. Bloomberg shall not have any obligation or liability, including, without limitation, to Core-Plus Bond Fund customers, in connection with the administration, marketing or trading of the Core-Plus Bond 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 206 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. Member of the board of governors of the Investment Company Institute and the board of governors of FINRA. Trustee and vice chair of The Shipley School.
Independent Trustees
Tara Bunch
Born in 1962. Trustee since November 2021. Principal occupation(s) during the past five years and other experience: head of global operations at Airbnb (2020–present). Vice president of AppleCare (2012–2020). Member of the board of directors of Out & Equal (2002–2006), the advisory board of the University of California, Berkeley School of Engineering (2020–present), and the advisory board of Santa Clara University’s Leavey School of Business (2018–present).
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. Member of the board of directors of the University of Rochester Medical Center, the Monroe Community College Foundation, the United Way of Rochester, North Carolina A&T University, Roberts Wesleyan College, and the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra. Trustee of the University of Rochester.
 
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.

 

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). Director of the V Foundation. Member of the advisory council for the College of Arts and Letters at the University of Notre Dame. Chairman of the board of Saint Anselm College.
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: adjunct professor of finance at the University of Notre Dame (2020–present). Chief investment officer (retired 2020) and vice president (retired 2020) of the University of Notre Dame. Assistant professor (retired June 2020) 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 Catholic Investment Services, Inc. (investment advisors), the board of superintendence of the Institute for the Works of Religion, and the board of directors of Paxos Trust Company (finance).
Deanna Mulligan
Born in 1963. Trustee since January 2018. Principal occupation(s) during the past five years and other experience: chief executive officer of Purposeful (advisory firm for CEOs and C-level executives; 2021–present). Board chair (2020), chief executive officer (2011–2020), and president (2010–2019) of The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America. 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 Economic Club of New York. Trustee of the Partnership for New York City (business leadership), Chief Executives for Corporate Purpose, and the NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital.
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 (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. Colin W. Brown Distinguished Professor of the Practice of Law (2021–present), professor (2020–present), Distinguished Fellow of the Global Financial Markets Center (2020–present), and Rubenstein Fellow (2017–2020) at Duke University. Trustee (2017–present) of Amherst College and member of Amherst College Investment Committee (2019–present). Member of the Regenerative Crisis Response Committee (2020–present).
David A. Thomas
Born in 1956. Trustee since July 2021. Principal occupation(s) during the past five years and other experience: president of Morehouse College (2018–present). Professor of business administration, emeritus at Harvard University (2017–2018). Dean (2011–2016) and professor of management (2016–2017) at the Georgetown University McDonough School of Business. Director of DTE Energy Company (2013–present). Trustee of Common Fund (2019–present).
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). Member of the BMW Group Mobility Council.

 

Executive Officers
Christine M. Buchanan
Born in 1970. Principal occupation(s) during the past five years and other experience: principal of Vanguard. Chief financial officer (2021–present) and treasurer (2017–present) of each of the investment companies served by Vanguard. Partner (2005–2017) at KPMG (audit, tax, and advisory services).
John Galloway
Born in 1973. Principal occupation(s) during the past five years and other experience: principal of Vanguard. Investment stewardship officer (September 2020–present) of each of the investment companies served by Vanguard. Head of Investor Advocacy (February 2020–present) and head of Marketing Strategy and Planning (2017–2020) at Vanguard. Special assistant to the President of the United States (2015).
Ashley Grim
Born in 1984. Principal occupation(s) during the past five years and other experience: treasurer (February 2022–present) of each of the ‎investment companies served by Vanguard. Fund transfer agent controller (2019–2022) and director of Audit Services (2017–2019) at ‎Vanguard. Senior manager (2015–2017) at PriceWaterhouseCoopers (audit and assurance, consulting, and tax services).
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. Nonexecutive director of the board of National Grid (energy).
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
Matthew Benchener Thomas M. Rampulla
Joseph Brennan Karin A. Risi
Mortimer J. Buckley Anne E. Robinson
Gregory Davis Michael Rollings
John James Nitin Tandon
Chris D. McIsaac Lauren Valente

 

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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 September 30, 2022: $290,000
Fiscal Year Ended September 30, 2021: $238,000

 

Aggregate Audit Fees of Registered Investment Companies in the Vanguard Group.

 

Fiscal Year Ended September 30, 2022: $10,494,508
Fiscal Year Ended September 30, 2021: $11,244,694

 

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 September 30, 2022: $2,757,764
Fiscal Year Ended September 30, 2021: $2,955,181

 

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 September 30, 2022: $5,202,689
Fiscal Year Ended September 30, 2021: $2,047,574

 

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 September 30, 2022: $298,000
Fiscal Year Ended September 30, 2021: $280,000

 

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 September 30, 2022: $5,500,689
Fiscal Year Ended September 30, 2021: $2,327,574

 

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.

 

Not applicable. The complete schedule of investments is included as part of the report to shareholders filed under Item 1 of this Form.

 

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 the 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)(1)Code of Ethics filed herewith.
(a)(2)Certifications filed herewith.
(b)Certifications field herewith.

 

 

 

 

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 MALVERN FUNDS  
     
BY: /s/ MORTIMER J. BUCKLEY*  
MORTIMER J. BUCKLEY  
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER  

 

Date: November 21, 2022

 

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 MALVERN FUNDS  
     
BY: /s/ MORTIMER J. BUCKLEY*  
MORTIMER J. BUCKLEY  
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER  

 

Date: November 21, 2022

 

VANGUARD MALVERN FUNDS  
     
BY: /s/ CHRISTINE BUCHANAN*  
CHRISTINE BUCHANAN  
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER  

 

Date: November 21, 2022

 

* By:/s/ Anne E. Robinson  

 

Anne E. Robinson, pursuant to a Power of Attorney filed on October 11, 2022 (see File Number 333-11763), Incorporated by Reference.