Vanguard Short Duration Bond ETF — new fund registration

VANGUARD MALVERN FUNDS registered 1 new fund series on Form 485APOS, filed 2025-01-10. Featured series: Vanguard Short Duration Bond ETF.

Registration

• Registrant / trust: VANGUARD MALVERN FUNDS
• CIK: 0000836906
• Form: 485APOS
• Filed: 2025-01-10
• State of incorporation: DE
• Accession: 0001683863-25-000122
• Reported net assets: $458.6M

Series & classes (1)

Fees (from the effective prospectus)

• 12b-1 fee: 0.00%
• Gross expense ratio: 0.15%
• Management fee: 0.02%
• Other expenses: 0.13%

Investment objective

Vanguard Short Duration Bond ETF (the Fund) seeks to provide high current income while maintaining limited price volatility.

Advisers

• The Vanguard Group, Inc. (Advisor)

Other filings by this registrant (15)

• 485APOS — 2026-06-29 (1 new series)
• 485APOS — 2026-03-19 (1 new series)
• 485APOS — 2025-04-17 (3 new series)
• 485APOS — 2025-03-24 (1 new series)
• 485APOS — 2023-09-22 (2 new series)
• 485APOS — 2021-07-29 (4 new series)
• 485APOS — 2015-12-21 (4 new series)
• 485APOS — 2015-04-02 (2 new series)
• 485APOS — 2013-02-06 (2 new series)
• 485APOS — 2012-07-24 (4 new series)
• 485APOS — 2011-09-30
• 485APOS — 2010-08-12

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