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Vanguard Long-Term Investment-Grade Fund Investor Shares VWESX

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  • NAV / 1-Day Return 6.89  /  −0.29 %
  • Total Assets 9.8B
  • Adj. Expense Ratio
    0.210%
  • Expense Ratio 0.210%
  • Distribution Fee Level Below Average
  • Share Class Type No Load
  • Category Long-Term Bond
  • Credit Quality / Interest Rate Sensitivity Medium/Extensive
  • Min. Initial Investment 3,000
  • Status Open
  • TTM Yield 5.60%
  • Effective Duration 12.12 years

USD | NAV as of Oct 03, 2026 | 1-Day Return as of Oct 03, 2026, 12:10 AM GMT+0

Morningstar’s Analysis VWESX

Will VWESX outperform in the future?

Get our overall rating based on a fundamental assessment of the pillars below.

  • Process Pillar

    The Process Pillar is our assessment of how sensible, clearly defined, and repeatable VWESX’s performance objective and investment process is for both security selection and portfolio construction.

  • People Pillar

    The People Pillar is our evaluation of the VWESX management team’s experience and ability. We find that high-quality management teams deliver superior performance relative to their benchmarks and/or peers.

  • Parent Pillar

    The Parent Pillar is our rating of VWESX’s parent organization’s priorities and whether they’re in line with investors’ interests.

Under review.

Analyst Ken Noguchi

Ken Noguchi

Analyst

Summary

Vanguard Long-Term Investment-Grade is Under Review as of Sept. 30, 2026, after the announcement of a subadvisor change.

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Portfolio Holdings VWESX

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  • % Assets in Top 10 Holdings 7.4
Top 10 Holdings
% Portfolio Weight
Market Value USD
Sector

United States Treasury Bonds

1.38 133M
Government

Anheuser-Busch Companies LLC / Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide Inc

1.21 116M
Corporate

Mktliq 12/31/2049

1.17 112M
Cash and Equivalents

United States Treasury Bonds

1.00 96M
Government

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

0.62 59M
Corporate

AbbVie Inc.

0.58 56M
Corporate

Wells Fargo & Co.

0.55 53M
Corporate

Pfizer Investment Enterprises Pte Ltd.

0.53 50M
Corporate

Amazon.com, Inc.

0.52 50M
Corporate

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.

0.51 49M
Corporate

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