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Vanguard Balanced Index (VBINX)On Jul 13: 16.87  Up 0.23 (1.38%)  
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The Vanguard Group, P.O. Box 2600, Valley Forge, PA 19482, USA
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FUND OVERVIEW 
Category:Moderate Allocation
Fund Family:Vanguard
Net Assets:2.90B
Year-to-Date Return:4.20%
Yield:3.21%
Morningstar Rating:4 stars
Fund Inception Date:09-Nov-92
MORNINGSTAR STYLE BOX 
Moderate Allocation
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MANAGEMENT INFORMATION 
Michael Perre
Lead Manager since 31-Dec-00
Perre is a principal of Vanguard, his employer since 1990. He has managed investment portfolios since 1999.
INVESTMENT INFORMATION 
Min Initial Investment:$3,000
Min Initial Investment, IRA:$3,000
Min Initial Investment, AIP:$3,000
Min Subsequent Investment:$100
Min Subsequent Investment, IRA:$100
Min Subsequent Investment, AIP:$50
VBINX can be purchased from 14 brokerages.
FUND SUMMARY 
The investment seeks to track the performance of a benchmark index that measures the investment return of the overall U.S. stock market and a broad, market-weighted bond index. The fund normally invests 60% of assets in equities and 40% in bonds. It seeks to track the investment performance of the Morgan Stanley Capital International/(R)/ (MSCI/(R)/) US Broad Market Index. The Fund typically holds 1,200-1,300 stocks in the Index and a representative sample of the remaining stocks. It seeks to track the investment performance of the Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Bond Index.
FUND OPERATIONS 
Last Dividend (25-Jun-09): 0.12
Last Cap Gain (16-Mar-01): 0.03
Annual Holdings Turnover 50.00%
Average for Category: 95.06%
FEES & EXPENSES 
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Total Expense Ratio:0.25% 1.20%
Max 12b1 Fee:% N/A
Max Front End Sales Load:% 5.29%
Max Deferred Sales Load:% 2.72%
3 Yr Expense Projection*: $80$642
5 Yr Expense Projection*: $141$967
10 Yr Expense Projection*: $318$1,884
* Per $10,000 invested


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