Investment objective & strategy
As of Feb. 27, 2026 · prospectusObjective. Vanguard STAR Fund (the Fund) seeks to provide long-term capital appreciation and income.
Strategy. As a fund of funds, the Fund invests in a diversified portfolio of other Vanguard mutual funds (each, an Underlying Fund and collectively, the Underlying Funds) rather than in individual securities. The Fund follows a balanced investment approach, indirectly investing in a mix of stocks and bonds through its investments in the Underlying Funds. The Fund typically invests 60-70% of its assets in common stocks through actively-managed underlying stock funds and 30-40% of its assets in bonds through an actively-managed underlying bond fund. The Funds underlying stock holdings emphasize large-capitalization stocks of domestic companies and, to a lesser extent, a diversified group of stocks in companies located outside the United States. The Funds underlying bond holdings have various maturities, yields, … As a fund of funds, the Fund invests in a diversified portfolio of other Vanguard mutual funds (each, an Underlying Fund and collectively, the Underlying Funds) rather than in individual securities. The Fund follows a balanced investment approach, indirectly investing in a mix of stocks and bonds through its investments in the Underlying Funds. The Fund typically invests 60-70% of its assets in common stocks through actively-managed underlying stock funds and 30-40% of its assets in bonds through an actively-managed underlying bond fund. The Funds underlying stock holdings emphasize large-capitalization stocks of domestic companies and, to a lesser extent, a diversified group of stocks in companies located outside the United States. The Funds underlying bond holdings have various maturities, yields, and credit qualities, and include corporate bonds, U.S. Treasury obligations and other U.S. government and agency securities, bonds of non-U.S. issuers (including emerging market countries), and asset-backed, mortgage-backed (government and commercial), and mortgage-related securities. The Funds underlying bond holdings typically have maturities of 90 days or more at the time of their issuance and their dollar-weighted average maturity will normally range between 4 and 12 years but may be longer or shorter under certain market conditions. The credit quality of most of the Funds underlying bond holdings is expected to be investment-grade; however, the underlying bond holdings may include bonds rated below investment-grade, also referred to as high-yield securities or junk bonds. The Funds underlying bond holdings may include bonds of non-U.S. issuers, including emerging market countries. The Underlying Funds may invest in derivatives such as foreign currency exchange forward contracts, fixed income futures contracts, fixed income options (including options on swaps), currency swaps, interest rate swaps, total return swaps, credit default swaps, or other derivatives.
Top holdings
As of Jan. 31, 2026 · N-PORT| Security | Ticker | Value | % of fund |
|---|---|---|---|
| VANG-CORE+-INS | — | $8.59B | 36.05% |
| VANG-WNDS II-INV | — | $3.38B | 14.20% |
| VANG-US GR-INV | — | $2.73B | 11.46% |
| VANG-WNDSR-INV | — | $2.00B | 8.37% |
| VANG-PRIMEC-INV | — | $1.59B | 6.68% |
| VANG-INTL CR-INV | — | $1.55B | 6.49% |
| VANG-INTL VA-INV | — | $1.55B | 6.49% |
| VANG-INTL GR-INV | — | $1.53B | 6.40% |
| VANGUARD DIVD-IV | — | $919.28M | 3.86% |
| Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund | — | $163.69K | 0.00% |
Portfolio moves
Oct 31, 2025 → Jan 31, 2026How many positions this fund opened, exited, grew, trimmed, or left unchanged between its two most recent N-PORT snapshots — net changes between point-in-time reports, not a trade log.
Similar funds
Funds whose portfolios most overlap this one, by weight| Fund | Overlap | Net exp. |
|---|---|---|
| VANGUARD DIVERSIFIED EQUITY FUND · VDEQX | 34% | 0.35% |
Advisers
| Firm | Role |
|---|---|
| The Vanguard Group, Inc. | Adviser |
Footnotes
- Expense ratio as of February 27, 2026, from the fund's prospectus.
- Net assets and holdings count as of January 31, 2026, from the fund's N-PORT filing.
- Total return for calendar year 2025, before tax and after fund expenses. As reported in the fund's prospectus performance bar chart.
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