VWESX
VANGUARD LONG-TERM INVESTMENT-GRADE FUND
VANGUARD FIXED INCOME SECURITIES FUNDS
Expense ratio1
0.21%
Net assets2
$10.46B
Holdings2
1327
Category
Taxable Bond
2025 return3
7.18%

Investment objective & strategy

As of May 29, 2025 · prospectus

Objective. The Fund seeks to provide a high and sustainable level of current income.

Strategy. Under normal circumstances, the Fund will invest at least 80% of its assets in investment-grade securities (those of medium and high quality). The majority of these investments will have a dollar-weighted average maturity within a range that is five years shorter than or five years longer than that of its benchmark index, which had a dollar-weighted average maturity of 22.3 years as of January 31, 2025. Investment-grade fixed income securities are those rated the equivalent of Baa3 and above by Moodys Ratings or another independent rating agency or, if unrated, are determined to be of comparable quality by the Funds advisor. The Fund may invest in derivatives instruments, such as options, futures contracts, and other swap agreements. The Fund uses … Under normal circumstances, the Fund will invest at least 80% of its assets in investment-grade securities (those of medium and high quality). The majority of these investments will have a dollar-weighted average maturity within a range that is five years shorter than or five years longer than that of its benchmark index, which had a dollar-weighted average maturity of 22.3 years as of January 31, 2025. Investment-grade fixed income securities are those rated the equivalent of Baa3 and above by Moodys Ratings or another independent rating agency or, if unrated, are determined to be of comparable quality by the Funds advisor. The Fund may invest in derivatives instruments, such as options, futures contracts, and other swap agreements. The Fund uses multiple investment advisors. Each advisor independently selects and maintains a portfolio of securities for the Fund.

Top holdings

As of Jan. 31, 2026 · N-PORT
SecurityTickerValue% of fund
Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund $176.32M 1.69%
ANHEUSER-BUSCH $124.42M 1.19%
US TREASURY N/B $86.85M 0.83%
BROADCOM INC $66.55M 0.64%
JPMORGAN CHASE $66.26M 0.63%
MICROSOFT CORP $66.02M 0.63%
WELLS FARGO CO $63.01M 0.60%
ABBVIE INC $58.69M 0.56%
PFIZER INVSTMNT $52.96M 0.51%
MORGAN STANLEY $52.03M 0.50%
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Allocation by sector

As of January 31, 2026 · N-PORT
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Portfolio moves

Oct 31, 2025 → Jan 31, 2026
Opened
81
Exited
106
Increased
43
Decreased
132
Unchanged
1074

How 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.

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Advisers

As of January 31, 2025 · N-CEN
FirmRole
The Vanguard Group, Inc. Adviser
Wellington Management Company LLP Adviser

Footnotes

  1. Expense ratio as of May 29, 2025, from the fund's prospectus.
  2. Net assets and holdings count as of January 31, 2026, from the fund's N-PORT filing.
  3. Total return for calendar year 2025, before tax and after fund expenses. Computed by compounding the twelve monthly total returns the fund reported in its SEC N-PORT filings for 2025 (the latest prospectus does not yet chart this year).

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