VanguardGlobal Wellesley® Income Fund

[Pages:2]Fact sheet | March 31, 2023

Vanguard Global Wellesley? Income Fund

Balanced fund (stocks and bonds) | Investor Shares

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Fund facts

Risk level Low

1 23

High 45

Total net assets

$85 MM

Expense ratio as of 12/21/22

0.42%

Ticker symbol

VGWIX

Turnover rate

118.5%

Inception date

11/02/17

Fund number

1496

Investment objective

Vanguard Global Wellesley Income Fund seeks to provide long-term growth of income and a high and sustainable level of current income, along with moderate long-term capital appreciation.

Investment strategy

The fund invests approximately 60% to 70% of its assets in U.S. and foreign investment-grade fixed income securities that the advisor believes will generate a reasonable level of current income, including corporate, government, and government agency bonds, as well as mortgage-backed securities. The fund will also invest in local currency bonds. The remaining 30% to 40% of fund assets are invested in equity securities of mid- and large-size U.S. and foreign companies that have a history of above-average dividends or expectations of increasing dividends.

Portfolio management

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 this fund since 2017.

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Benchmark Global Wellesley Income Comp Index

Growth of a $10,000 investment : November 30, 2017--December 31, 2022

$11,295 Fund as of 12/31/22

$11,236 Benchmark as of 12/31/22

2013 2014 2015 2016 2017* 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022

Annual returns

Annual returns

Fund Benchmark

2013 -- --

2014 -- --

2015 -- --

2016 -- --

2017* 0.94 1.30

2018 -4.38 -3.87

2019 13.81 14.70

2020 5.41 5.76

2021 2022 6.42 -8.14 6.18 -10.04

Total returns

Periods ended March 31, 2023

Total returns

Quarter Year to date One year Three years Five years Since inception

Fund

3.00%

3.00%

-2.58%

5.80%

3.20%

2.88%

Benchmark

2.57%

2.57%

-3.93%

5.06%

3.06%

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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.

Market allocation?stocks

United States

41.3%

Switzerland

4.5

United Kingdom

14.2

Hong Kong

3.5

France

10.6

Norway

3.5

Canada

7.7

Spain

2.3

Japan

6.1

China

1.7

* Partial return since fund started, November 2, 2017. Global Wellesley Income Comp Index: Weighted 65% Bloomberg Fixed Income Composite Index (composed of 80% Bloomberg Global Aggregate Credit Index (USD Hedged), 10% Bloomberg Global Aggregate Treasury Index (USD Hedged), and 10% Bloomberg Global Aggregate Securitized Index (USD Hedged)), and 35% FTSE Developed High Dividend Yield Index (net of tax). The fund held a subscription period from October 18, 2017 through November 1, 2017, during which time all assets were held directly or indirectly in money market instruments. Performance measurement began November 2, 2017.

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Vanguard Global Wellesley Income Fund

Balanced fund (stocks and bonds) | Investor Shares

Ten largest holdings*

1 TotalEnergies SE 2 AXA SA 3 Merck & Co. Inc. 4 Philip Morris International Inc. 5 AstraZeneca plc 6 Pfizer Inc. 7 BAE Systems plc 8 Novartis AG 9 AIA Group Ltd. 10 Bank of Nova Scotia

Top 10 as % of total net assets

10.0%

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

Fund allocation

Bond Stock

Market allocation?bonds

United States Supranational United Kingdom France Germany

58.5%

Short-Term Reserves

5.0

36.6

66.1%

Canada

2.2

5.8

Switzerland

1.7

5.3

Norway

1.4

4.1

Saudi Arabia

1.3

2.3

Denmark

1.1

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Plain talk about risk

The fund is subject to the risks associated with the U.S. and foreign stock and bond markets, any of which could cause an investor to lose money. However, because fixed income securities such as bonds usually are less volatile than stocks and because the fund invests more than half of its assets in fixed income securities, the fund's overall level of risk should be low to moderate.

With approximately 60% to 70% of its assets allocated to U.S. and foreign bonds the fund is proportionately subject to the following bond risks: interest rate risk, which is the chance that bond prices will decline because of rising interest rates; income risk, which is the chance that the fund's income will decline because of falling interest rates; credit risk, which is the chance that a bond issuer will fail to pay interest or principal in a timely manner or that negative perceptions of the issuer's ability to make such payments will cause the price of that bond to decline; liquidity risk, which is the chance that the fund may not be able to sell a security in a timely manner at a desired price; and call risk, which is the chance that during periods of falling interest rates, issuers of callable bonds may call (redeem) securities with higher coupon rates or interest rates before their maturity dates. The fund would then lose any price appreciation above the bond's call price and would be forced to reinvest the unanticipated proceeds at lower interest rates, resulting in a decline in the fund's income. Such redemptions and subsequent reinvestments would also increase the fund's portfolio turnover rate. For mortgage-backed securities, this risk is known as prepayment risk. The fund is also subject to the following risks associated with investments in foreign bonds: country/regional risk, which is the chance that world events ? such as political upheaval, financial troubles, or natural disasters ? will adversely affect the value and/or liquidity of securities issued by foreign governments, government agencies, or companies; currency risk, which is the chance that the value of a foreign investment, measured in U.S. dollars, will decrease because of unfavorable changes in currency exchange rates; and currency hedging risk, which is the chance that the currency hedging transactions entered into by the fund may not perfectly offset the fund's foreign currency exposure.

With approximately 30% to 40% of its assets allocated to U.S. and foreign equity securities, the fund is proportionately subject to the following stock risks: stock market risk, which is the chance that stock prices overall will decline; and investment style risk, which is the chance that returns from mid- and large-capitalization dividend-paying value stocks will trail returns from the overall stock market. Mid- and large-cap stocks each tend to go through cycles of doing better--or worse--than other segments of the stock market or the stock market in general. These periods have, in the past, lasted for as long as several years. Historically, mid-cap stocks have been more volatile in price than large-cap stocks because, among other things, mid-size companies are more sensitive to changing economic conditions. The fund is also subject to the following risks associated with investments in foreign stocks. Country/regional risk is the chance that world events ? such as political upheaval, financial troubles, or natural disasters ? will adversely affect the value of securities issued by companies in foreign countries or regions. Because the fund may invest a large portion of its assets in securities of companies located in any one country or region, including emerging markets, the fund's performance may be hurt disproportionately by the poor performance of its investments in that area. Currency risk is the chance that the value of a foreign investment, measured in U.S. dollars, will decrease because of unfavorable changes in currency exchange rates. Country/regional risk and currency risk are especially high in emerging markets. The fund is also subject to manager risk, which is the chance that poor security selection will cause the fund to underperform relevant benchmarks or other funds with a similar investment objective.

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