Vanguardfi WellingtonŽ Fund - The Vanguard Group

Vanguard? WellingtonTM Fund

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Product Summary Balanced asset allocation: 60%?70% stocks, 30%?40% bonds. Seeks long-term capital appreciation and reasonable current income, with moderate risk. Large- and mid-cap value stocks. Intermediate-, short-, and long-term government and investment-grade corporate bonds. Fundamental, risk-controlled investment approach.

Vanguard Style View: Moderate Allocation Portfolio emphasizing large- and mid-capitalization value stocks.

Investment style Value Blend Growth Large

Mid

Small

Market capitalization

Portfolio of intermediate-, short-, and long-term government and investment-grade corporate credits.

Duration Short Medium Long

Trsy/ Agcy

Inv Grd Corp Below Inv Grd

Central tendency Expected range of fund holdings

Quality

Quarterly Commentary Financial markets traced a rocky path to solid gains over the first quarter of 2023. They rose sharply early on amid signs of moderating inflation, declining energy prices, and solid labor markets despite layoffs in the U.S. tech sector. Then, strong economic data and slowing progress on the inflation front raised concerns that central banks would need to significantly raise interest rates--a shift in outlook that contributed to financial markets giving back some ground. The sudden shuttering of two U.S. regional banks and turmoil in the European banking sector, however, sparked further volatility and a flight to less risky assets, including bonds. Stocks finished higher, with Europe and the United States showing more strength than Asia and emerging markets. Overall, U.S. bonds saw their yields finish lower and their prices higher for the quarter ended March 31. The yield for the bellwether 10-year U.S. Treasury, for example, declined from 3.87% to 3.47%. The broad U.S. investment-grade bond market gained about 3% (as measured by the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Float Adjusted Index). Vanguard Wellington Fund underperformed its composite benchmark (+6.03%) and its peer group (+4.56%) for the quarter. The fund's equity component underperformed its benchmark, the Standard & Poor's 500 Index (+7.50%), because of a combination of selection and allocation effects. An underweight to information technology (+24.1%) detracted the most from returns; weak selection in consumer discretionary also detracted. The communication services sector (+20.5%) provided some positive results relative to the benchmark primarily driven by an overweight to Meta (+76%).

As of March 31, 2023

The fund's fixed income component slightly outperformed its benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. Credit A or Better Bond Index (+3.35%). Strong selection in industrials, utilities, and financials contributed to returns while yield curve positioning and an underweight to credit spread duration detracted. For the 12 months ended March 31, the fund outperformed its composite benchmark (?6.56%) and peer average (?6.60%). The fund's equity portfolio outperformed the S&P 500 Index (?7.73%), thanks primarily to strong selection in consumer discretionary (?20.0%), with a lack of exposure to Tesla (?42%) driving much of those results. The fund's fixed income portion underperformed its bond benchmark (?5.12%) for the period, primarily driven by shorter credit spread duration than the benchmark. Notes: Changes in yields may reflect rounding. Company returns may differ if a security was held in the portfolio for less than the full period.

People and Process Vanguard Wellington Fund uses a conservative approach and emphasizes broad diversification to moderate risk in pursuit of three objectives: long-term capital appreciation, reasonable current income, and capital conservation. The stock/bond mix has provided an "all-weather" portfolio with competitive returns in various market cycles.

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Equity component: Fundamental research identifies high-quality large- and mid-capitalization companies in out-of-favor industries. These stocks typically offer above-average dividend yields, low valuation multiples, and improving fundamentals. Fixed income component: The advisor builds an intermediate-duration portfolio that may include short-, intermediate-, and long-term investment-grade corporate bonds, with some exposure to U.S. Treasury, government agency, and mortgage-backed securities. A top-down strategy ranks industry groups by valuation, liquidity, and economic outlook. Fundamental credit research seeks to identify stable and improving credits with low default risks.

Wellington Management Company LLP Founded in 1928, Wellington Management Company LLP, Boston, Massachusetts, is among the nation's oldest and most respected institutional investment managers. The firm has advised Vanguard Wellington Fund since 1929. Investment Manager Biographies Loren L. Moran, CFA, Senior Managing Director. Portfolio manager. Advised the fund since 2017. Worked in investment management since 2006. B.S., Georgetown University. Daniel J. Pozen, Senior Managing Director. Portfolio manager. Advised the fund since 2019. Worked in investment management since 1999. B.A., Williams College. M.B.A., Dartmouth College.

Total Returns

Wellington Fund Investor Shares (7/1/1929) Admiral Shares (5/14/2001)

Wellington Composite Index Mixed-Asset Target Allocation Growth Funds Average

Expense Ratio

0.25% 0.17

--

--

Quarter

3.33% 3.35 6.03

4.56

Year to Date

3.33% 3.35 6.03

4.56

1 Year

-5.45% -5.36 -6.56

-6.60

3 Years

10.57% 10.66 11.28

11.20

5 Years

7.04% 7.13 7.94

5.42

10 Years

7.99% 8.08 8.73

6.44

The performance data shown represent past performance, which is not a guarantee of future results. Investment returns and principal value will fluctuate, so investors' shares, when sold, may be worth more or less than their original cost. 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 performance. The performance of an index is not an exact representation of any particular investment, as you cannot invest directly in an index. Figures for periods of less than one year are cumulative returns. All other figures represent average annual returns. Performance figures include the reinvestment of all dividends and any capital gains distributions. All returns are net of expenses. Note: Wellington Composite Index: 65% S&P 500 Index and 35% Lehman U.S. Long Credit AA or Better Bond Index through February 29, 2000; 65% S&P 500 Index and 35% Bloomberg U.S. Credit A or Better Bond Index thereafter. Average fund returns are derived from data provided by Lipper, a Thomson Reuters Company. Admiral class shareholders are required to maintain specific minimum balances and meet other special criteria.

As of March 31, 2023

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Quarterly Returns: Investor Shares

Year 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013

1st Quarter 3.33% -6.37 3.54

-13.79 8.64 -1.90 3.43 1.91 0.85 2.36 7.05

2nd Quarter --

-10.42% 6.26

11.98 3.89 0.76 2.65 3.05 -0.54 4.00 1.55

3rd Quarter --

-4.88% 1.00 5.91 3.18 4.81 3.39 2.46 -4.12 0.02 3.55

4th Quarter --

7.40% 7.10 8.18 5.19 -6.78 4.52 3.18 4.04 3.14 6.30

Wellington --

-14.32% 19.01 10.60 22.51 -3.42 14.72 11.01

0.06 9.82 19.66

S&P 500 Index --

-16.64% 17.34 15.80 24.40 -3.09 15.76

9.22 1.38 11.36 19.33

Year-End Assets

(Millions) $12,717

12,565 15,864 15,768 17,314 15,260 18,536 19,254 19,330 23,377 26,920

Quarterly Returns: Admiral Shares

Year 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013

1st Quarter 3.35% -6.37 3.55

-13.79 8.66 -1.88 3.45 1.92 0.86 2.37 7.05

2nd Quarter --

-10.39% 6.29

12.03 3.93 0.77 2.66 3.08 -0.51 4.00 1.57

3rd Quarter --

-4.88% 1.03 5.93 3.18 4.84 3.43 2.48 -4.09 0.05 3.57

4th Quarter --

7.42% 7.12 8.19 5.23 -6.75 4.53 3.19 4.05 3.17 6.34

Wellington --

-14.26% 19.12 10.68 22.61 -3.35 14.82 11.09

0.14 9.90 19.76

S&P 500 Index --

-16.64% 17.34 15.80 24.40 -3.09 15.76

9.22 1.38 11.36 19.33

Year-End Assets

(Millions) $91,062

89,645 111,822

96,275 95,241 80,956 87,753 75,782 67,469 65,375 53,361

As of March 31, 2023

Volatility Measures

R-Squared

Beta

Wellington Composite Index DJ US Total Stock Mkt Float Adj Idx

0.97

0.90

0.94

0.65

R-squared and beta are calculated from trailing 36-month fund returns relative to the associated benchmark.

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Fund Facts

Fund Number Ticker Newspaper Listing CUSIP Number Assets (millions)

(Total $103,779) Inception Expense Ratio

(as of 3/2023)

Fund Asset Allocation

Stocks Bonds Short-term reserves Total

Equity Characteristics

Number of stocks Median market cap Average market cap Price/earnings ratio Price/book ratio Return on equity Earnings growth rate Equity yield (dividend) Foreign holdings Short-term reserves Turnover rate (fiscal year end)

Investor Shares 0021 VWELX Welltn

921935102 $12,717

7/1/1929

0.25%

Admiral Shares

0521 VWENX WelltnAdml 921935201 $91,062

5/14/2001

0.17%

% of Total Net Assets

65.0% 34.1

0.9 100.0 %

Wellington

85 $168.5 Billion $504.8 Billion

18.7x 3.6x

22.8% 15.1%

1.8% 6.5% 0.0% 40.9%

S&P 500 Index

503 $166.6 Billion

-- 20.9x

3.8x 23.3% 17.8%

1.6% 0.0%

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Ten Largest Stocks

% of Total Net Assets

Microsoft Corp.

7.9 %

Alphabet Inc.

4.7

Apple Inc.

4.2

Inc.

3.2

Progressive Corp.

2.6

Meta Platforms Inc.

2.5

UnitedHealth Group Inc.

2.3

HCA Healthcare Inc.

2.3

Texas Instruments Inc.

2.3

Coca-Cola Co. Top Ten as % of Common Stock

2.2 34.2 %

Top Ten as % of Total Net Assets

22.1 %

The holdings listed exclude any temporary cash investments and equity index products.

Distribution by Credit Quality

% of Portfolio

U.S. Government

25.3%

Aaa

3.1

Aa

10.3

A

44.0

Baa

17.2

Ba

0.0

B

0.0

Not Rated

0.1

Total

100.0%

Credit-quality ratings are measured on a scale that generally ranges from AAA (highest) to D (lowest). "NR" is used to classify securities for which a rating is not available. NR securities may include a fund's investment in Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund or Vanguard Municipal Cash Management Fund, each of which invests in high-quality money market instruments and may serve as a cash management vehicle for the Vanguard funds, trusts, and accounts. U.S. Treasury, U.S. Agency, and U.S. Agency mortgage-backed securities appear under "U.S. Government." Credit-quality ratings for each issue are obtained from Bloomberg using ratings derived from Moody's Investors Service (Moody's), Fitch Ratings (Fitch), and Standard & Poor's (S&P). When ratings from all three agencies are available, the median rating is used. When ratings are available from two of the agencies, the lower rating is used. When one rating is available, that rating is used.

As of March 31, 2023

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Sector Diversification (% of Stocks)

Wellington

S&P 500 Overweight/ Index Underweight

Communication Services

8.7%

8.1%

0.6

Consumer Discretionary

12.2

10.1

2.1

Consumer Staples

7.6

7.2

0.4

Energy

5.7

4.6

1.1

Financials

12.3

12.9

-0.6

Health Care

16.9

14.2

2.7

Industrials

9.2

8.7

0.5

Information Technology

19.3

26.1

-6.8

Materials

2.0

2.6

-0.6

Other

0.0

0.0

0.0

Real Estate

1.9

2.6

-0.7

Utilities

4.2

2.9

1.3

Total

100.0%

100.0%

Sector categories are based on the Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS), except for the Other category (if applicable), which includes securities that have not been provided a GICS classification as of the effective reporting period.

Fixed Income Characteristics

Number of bonds Average effective maturity Average duration

Distribution by Issuer

Asset-Backed Commercial Mortgage-Backed Finance Foreign Government Mortgage-Backed Industrial Treasury/Agency Utilities Other Total

Wellington 1,229

10.4 years 7.0 years

Bloomberg Credit

A or Better Index 4,335

10.3 years 6.8 years

% of Portfolio 1.5% 0.3

29.3 1.6 0.7

25.4 25.1

9.2 6.9 100.0%

Distribution by Effective Maturity

Under 1 Year 1 to 2 Years 2 to 3 Years 3 to 4 Years 4 to 5 Years 5 to 6 Years 6 to 7 Years 7 to 8 Years 8 to 9 Years 9 to 10 Years 10 to 11 Years 11 to 12 Years 12 to 15 Years 15 to 20 Years 20 to 30 Years Over 30 Years Total

% of Portfolio

4.0 % 11.5 %

9.6 % 8.3 % 10.9 % 5.1 % 4.4 % 3.5 % 2.8 % 6.6 % 2.0 % 1.1 % 3.6 % 8.4 % 15.3 % 2.9 %

100.0 %

As of March 31, 2023

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