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Vanguard Multi-Sector Income Bond Fund Admiral (VMSAX) Total Return
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Key Stats

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Net Expense Ratio Total Assets Under Management Weighted Average Dividend Yield Turnover Ratio (Generic)
0.30% 378.17M -- 81.00%
1 Year Fund Level Flows 1 Year Total Returns (Daily) Annualized Total Returns Since Inception (Daily) Max Drawdown (Since Inception)
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Basic Info

Investment Strategy
The Fund seeks to provide total return while generating a moderate to high level of current income. It invests in a variety of fixed income securities that are high, medium, and lower quality bonds across several sectors such as bonds; emerging market bonds; and US Treasury and other US government and agency securities.
General
Security Type Mutual Fund
Broad Asset Class Taxable Bond
Broad Category Fixed Income
Global Peer Group Bond USD
Peer Group Multi-Sector Income Funds
Global Macro Bond HC
US Macro General Domestic Taxable Fixed Income Funds
YCharts Categorization --
YCharts Benchmark --
Prospectus Objective Multi-Sector Income Funds
Fund Owner Firm Name Vanguard
Broad Asset Class Benchmark Index
^BBUSATR 100.0%

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Net Fund Flows Versus Peer Group

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1M
3M
6M
YTD
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3Y
5Y
10Y
 
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60.00B
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-20.00B
1 Month
% Rank: 20
-135.41M Peer Group Low
3.130B Peer Group High
1 Year
% Rank: 31
155.56M
-2.335B Peer Group Low
23.50B Peer Group High
3 Months
% Rank: 26
-401.60M Peer Group Low
10.45B Peer Group High
3 Years
% Rank: 30
-4.485B Peer Group Low
54.72B Peer Group High
6 Months
% Rank: 26
-755.25M Peer Group Low
11.78B Peer Group High
5 Years
% Rank: 34
-7.385B Peer Group Low
49.52B Peer Group High
YTD
% Rank: 29
-1.645B Peer Group Low
17.63B Peer Group High
10 Years
% Rank: 44
-11.28B Peer Group Low
106.37B Peer Group High
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Performance Versus Peer Group

 
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Total Return (NAV)
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12.00%
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12.00%
12.00%
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Peer Group Rtn. (NAV)
12.00%
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% Rank in Peer Group (NAV)
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Annual Total Returns Versus Peers

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2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
YTD
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-10.51%
10.46%
6.41%
7.72%
0.01%
8.72%
7.51%
-1.54%
-13.01%
5.53%
1.25%
6.71%
-0.66%
8.65%
8.30%
3.08%
-8.96%
9.42%
5.43%
6.53%
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-5.09%
5.72%
-13.32%
9.69%
10.61%
5.86%
-2.99%
13.15%
6.65%
3.96%
-13.48%
9.75%
5.94%
7.92%
-3.30%
11.57%
6.07%
1.86%
-9.39%
9.15%
5.72%
7.20%
As of November 04, 2025.

Fundamentals

General
Distribution Yield --
Dividend Yield TTM (10-31-25) 5.71%
30-Day SEC Yield (9-30-25) 5.06%
7-Day SEC Yield --
Number of Holdings 1258
Bond
Yield to Maturity (9-30-25) 5.39%
Effective Duration --
Average Coupon 5.57%
Calculated Average Quality 4.322
Effective Maturity 5.985
Nominal Maturity 6.255
Number of Bond Holdings 1254
As of September 30, 2025

Asset Allocation

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As of September 30, 2025.
Type % Net
Cash -0.66%
Stock 0.00%
Bond 96.38%
Convertible 0.00%
Preferred 0.00%
Other 4.28%
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Fees & Availability

Fees
Actual 12B-1 Fee --
Actual Management Fee 0.23%
Administration Fee 298.0K%
Maximum Front Load --
Maximum Deferred Load --
Maximum Redemption Fee --
General Availability
Available for Insurance Product --
Available for RRSP --
Purchase Details
Open to New Investors Yes
Minimum Initial Investment 0.00 None
Minimum Subsequent Investment 0.00 None

Basic Info

Investment Strategy
The Fund seeks to provide total return while generating a moderate to high level of current income. It invests in a variety of fixed income securities that are high, medium, and lower quality bonds across several sectors such as bonds; emerging market bonds; and US Treasury and other US government and agency securities.
General
Security Type Mutual Fund
Broad Asset Class Taxable Bond
Broad Category Fixed Income
Global Peer Group Bond USD
Peer Group Multi-Sector Income Funds
Global Macro Bond HC
US Macro General Domestic Taxable Fixed Income Funds
YCharts Categorization --
YCharts Benchmark --
Prospectus Objective Multi-Sector Income Funds
Fund Owner Firm Name Vanguard
Broad Asset Class Benchmark Index
^BBUSATR 100.0%

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Fundamentals

General
Distribution Yield --
Dividend Yield TTM (10-31-25) 5.71%
30-Day SEC Yield (9-30-25) 5.06%
7-Day SEC Yield --
Number of Holdings 1258
Bond
Yield to Maturity (9-30-25) 5.39%
Effective Duration --
Average Coupon 5.57%
Calculated Average Quality 4.322
Effective Maturity 5.985
Nominal Maturity 6.255
Number of Bond Holdings 1254
As of September 30, 2025

Fund Details

Key Dates
Inception Date 10/12/2021
Last Annual Report Date 9/30/2024
Last Prospectus Date 1/31/2025
Share Classes
VMSIX Inv
Attributes
Index Fund --
Inverse Fund --
Leveraged Fund --
Fund of Funds No
Currency Hedged Fund --
Synthetic Replication Fund No

Top Portfolio Holders

Name % Weight
Portfolio A 5.00%
Portfolio B 3.50%
Portfolio C 2.25%
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Excel Add-In Codes

Name: =YCI("M:VMSAX", "name")
Broad Asset Class: =YCI("M:VMSAX", "broad_asset_class")
Broad Category: =YCI("M:VMSAX", "broad_category_group")
Prospectus Objective: =YCI("M:VMSAX", "prospectus_objective")
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