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Vanguard Balanced Index Signal (VBASX)On Nov 6: 18.73  Up 0.03 (0.16%)  
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P O Box 2600 V26 Valley Forge PA 19482
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FUND OVERVIEW 
Category:Moderate Allocation
Fund Family:Vanguard
Net Assets:866.55M
Year-to-Date Return:15.99%
Yield:2.86%
Morningstar Rating:4 stars
Fund Inception Date:01-Sep-06
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:$1,000,000
Min Initial Investment, IRA:$1,000,000
Min Initial Investment, AIP:$1,000,000
Min Subsequent Investment:$100
Min Subsequent Investment, IRA:$100
Min Subsequent Investment, AIP:$50
VBASX 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 (28-Sep-09): 0.12
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Annual Holdings Turnover 50.00%
Average for Category: 74.74%
FEES & EXPENSES 
ExpenseVBASXCategory
Avg
Total Expense Ratio:0.15% 1.02%
Max 12b1 Fee:% N/A
Max Front End Sales Load:% 5.29%
Max Deferred Sales Load:% 2.72%
3 Yr Expense Projection*: $ 48$632
5 Yr Expense Projection*: $ 85$951
10 Yr Expense Projection*: $ 192$1,857
* Per $10,000 invested


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