# Vanguard TIPS Transition Fund — new fund registration

VANGUARD MALVERN FUNDS registered 1 new fund series on Form 485APOS, filed 2013-02-06. Featured series: Vanguard TIPS Transition Fund.

## Registration

- Registrant / trust: VANGUARD MALVERN FUNDS
- CIK: 0000836906
- Form: 485APOS
- Filed: 2013-02-06
- State of incorporation: DE
- Accession: 0000932471-13-001631

## Series & classes (2)

| Series | Class | Ticker | New |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Vanguard TIPS Transition Fund](https://search.stillhousedata.com/fund/S000040529) | Institutional Shares | — | Yes |
| [Vanguard TIPS Transition Fund](https://search.stillhousedata.com/fund/S000040529) | Investor Shares | — | Yes |

## Fees (from the effective prospectus)

- 12b-1 fee: 0.00%
- Management fee: 0.04%
- Net expense ratio: 0.07%
- Other expenses: 0.03%

## Investment objective

The Fund seeks to transition a portfolio of long-, intermediate-, and short-term inflation-indexed bonds contributed by six Vanguard funds into a portfolio of short-term inflation-indexed bonds that resembles the Barclays U.S. Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities 0-5 Year Index (the Index). Shortly after completion of the transition, it is expected that the Fund will cease operations.

## 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 — 2012-07-24 (4 new series)](https://search.stillhousedata.com/launch/0000932471-12-004825)
- [485APOS — 2011-09-30](https://search.stillhousedata.com/launch/0000932471-11-003726)
- [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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