# Vanguard Asset Allocation Fund — new fund registration

VANGUARD MALVERN FUNDS registered fund series on Form 485APOS, filed 2011-09-30. Featured series: Vanguard Asset Allocation Fund.

## Registration

- Registrant / trust: VANGUARD MALVERN FUNDS
- CIK: 0000836906
- Form: 485APOS
- Filed: 2011-09-30
- State of incorporation: DE
- Accession: 0000932471-11-003726

## Series & classes (2)

| Series | Class | Ticker | New |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Vanguard Asset Allocation Fund](https://search.stillhousedata.com/fund/S000002867) | Investor Shares | VAAPX | — |
| [Vanguard Asset Allocation Fund](https://search.stillhousedata.com/fund/S000002867) | Admiral Shares | VAARX | — |

## Fees (from the effective prospectus)

- 12b-1 fee: 0.00%
- Management fee: 0.27%
- Net expense ratio: 0.29%
- Other expenses: 0.02%

## Investment objective

With 60% of its assets, the Fund seeks to track the performance of a benchmark index that measures the investment return of the overall U.S. stock market. With 40% of its assets, the Fund seeks to track the performance of a broad, market-weighted bond index.

## Other filings by this registrant (15)

- [485APOS — 2026-06-29 (1 new series)](https://search.stillhousedata.com/launch/0000836906-26-000347)
- [485APOS — 2026-03-19 (1 new series)](https://search.stillhousedata.com/launch/0000836906-26-000134)
- [485APOS — 2025-04-17 (3 new series)](https://search.stillhousedata.com/launch/0001683863-25-003569)
- [485APOS — 2025-03-24 (1 new series)](https://search.stillhousedata.com/launch/0001683863-25-002406)
- [485APOS — 2025-01-10 (1 new series)](https://search.stillhousedata.com/launch/0001683863-25-000122)
- [485APOS — 2023-09-22 (2 new series)](https://search.stillhousedata.com/launch/0001683863-23-006311)
- [485APOS — 2021-07-29 (4 new series)](https://search.stillhousedata.com/launch/0001683863-21-004333)
- [485APOS — 2015-12-21 (4 new series)](https://search.stillhousedata.com/launch/0000932471-15-009408)
- [485APOS — 2015-04-02 (2 new series)](https://search.stillhousedata.com/launch/0000932471-15-005878)
- [485APOS — 2013-02-06 (2 new series)](https://search.stillhousedata.com/launch/0000932471-13-001631)
- [485APOS — 2012-07-24 (4 new series)](https://search.stillhousedata.com/launch/0000932471-12-004825)
- [485APOS — 2010-08-12](https://search.stillhousedata.com/launch/0000932471-10-002458)

## More

- [Registrant profile: VANGUARD MALVERN FUNDS](https://search.stillhousedata.com/registrant/836906)
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