Vanguard Intermediate-Term Bond Index Fund — new fund registration

VANGUARD BOND INDEX FUNDS registered fund series on Form 485APOS, filed 2011-07-25. Featured series: Vanguard Intermediate-Term Bond Index Fund.

Registration

Registrant / trust: VANGUARD BOND INDEX FUNDS
CIK: 0000794105
Form: 485APOS
Filed: 2011-07-25
State of incorporation: DE
Accession: 0000932471-11-003079
Reported net assets: $51.7B

Series & classes (4)

Series	Class	Ticker	New
Vanguard Intermediate-Term Bond Index Fund	Institutional Shares	VBIMX	—
Vanguard Long-Term Bond Index Fund	Institutional Shares	VBLLX	—
Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund	Institutional Shares	VBTIX	—
Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund	Institutional Plus Shares	VBMPX	—

Fees (from the effective prospectus)

12b-1 fee: 0.00%
Gross expense ratio: 0.15%
Management fee: 0.14%
Net expense ratio: 0.20%
Other expenses: 0.01%

Investment objective

Vanguard Intermediate-Term Bond Index Fund (the Fund) seeks to track the performance of a market-weighted bond index with an intermediate-term dollar-weighted average maturity.

Advisers

The Vanguard Group, Inc. (Advisor)