UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM N-CSR

 

CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT

OF

REGISTERED MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES

 

Investment Company Act file number: 811-02554

 

Name of Registrant:

 

Vanguard Money Market Reserves

Address of Registrant:

 

P.O. Box 2600

 

 

Valley Forge, PA 19482

 

Name and address of agent for service:

 

Anne E. Robinson, Esquire

 

 

P.O. Box 876

 

 

Valley Forge, PA 19482

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (610) 669-1000

 

Date of fiscal year end:  August 31

 

Date of reporting period: September 1, 2018—August 31, 2019

 


 

Item 1: Reports to Shareholders

 


 

 

 

 

Annual Report  |  August 31, 2019

 

 

Vanguard Money Market Funds

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Vanguard Prime Money Market Fund

Vanguard Federal Money Market Fund

Vanguard Treasury Money Market Fund

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

See the inside front cover for important information about access to your fund’s annual and semiannual shareholder reports.

 

 


 

Important information about access to shareholder reports

 

Beginning on January 1, 2021, as permitted by regulations adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission, paper copies of your fund’s annual and semiannual shareholder reports will no longer be sent to you by mail, unless you specifically request them. Instead, you will be notified by mail each time a report is posted on the website and will be provided with a link to access the report.

 

If you have already elected to receive shareholder reports electronically, you will not be affected by this change and do not need to take any action. You may elect to receive shareholder reports and other communications from the fund electronically by contacting your financial intermediary (such as a broker-dealer or bank) or, if you invest directly with the fund, by calling Vanguard at one of the phone numbers on the back cover of this report or by logging on to vanguard.com.

 

You may elect to receive paper copies of all future shareholder reports free of charge. If you invest through a financial intermediary, you can contact the intermediary to request that you continue to receive paper copies. If you invest directly with the fund, you can call Vanguard at one of the phone numbers on the back cover of this report or log on to vanguard.com. Your election to receive paper copies will apply to all the funds you hold through an intermediary or directly with Vanguard.

 

 

 

Contents

 

 

 

A Note From Our Chairman

1

Your Fund’s Performance at a Glance

2

Advisor’s Report

3

About Your Fund’s Expenses

6

Prime Money Market Fund

8

Federal Money Market Fund

31

Treasury Money Market Fund

47

Trustees Approve Advisory Arrangements

59

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Please note: The opinions expressed in this report are just that—informed opinions. They should not be considered promises or advice. Also, please keep in mind that the information and opinions cover the period through the date on the front of this report. Of course, the risks of investing in your fund are spelled out in the prospectus.

 


 

A Note From Our Chairman

 

 

 

 

 

Tim Buckley

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

 

 

 

Dear Shareholder,

 

Recent volatility in financial markets— affecting stocks, bonds, and commodities— has been a good reminder of the wise old adage, “Never keep all your eggs in one basket.” Maintaining balance and diversification in your investment portfolio can help to both limit risk and set you up for long-term success.

 

It’s understandable why some investors might become complacent after a long market run-up like the one that lifted stock prices, especially U.S. stock prices, in the years following the global financial crisis. But failing to rebalance regularly can leave a portfolio with a much different mix of assets than intended and, often, more risk than intended.

 

Balance across and diversification within asset classes are powerful tools for managing risk and achieving your investment goals. A portfolio’s allocation will determine a large portion of its long-term return and also the majority of its volatility risk. A well-diversified portfolio is less vulnerable to significant swings in the performance of any one segment of the asset classes in which it invests.

 

Balance and diversification will never eliminate the risk of loss, nor will they guarantee positive returns in a declining market. But they should reduce the chance that you’ll suffer disproportionate losses in one particular high-flying asset class or sector when it comes back to earth. And exposure to all key market components should give you at least some participation in the sectors that are performing best at any given time.

 

Vanguard is committed to helping you achieve balance and diversification in your portfolios to help meet your investment goals. We thank you for your continued loyalty.

 

Sincerely,

 

 

 

 

Mortimer J. Buckley

 

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

 

October 1, 2019

 

 

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Your Fund’s Performance at a Glance

 

 

·   For the 12 months ended August 31, 2019, Vanguard Prime Money Market Fund returned 2.36% for Investor Shares and 2.42% for Admiral Shares. Vanguard Federal Money Market Fund returned 2.26% and Vanguard Treasury Fund returned 2.25% over the same period. All three funds surpassed the average returns of their peers.

 

·   With Brexit and trade tensions adding to worries about slowing growth at home and abroad, the Federal Reserve pivoted from raising rates twice in the second half of 2018 to cutting them in August and September 2019 and scheduling an end to its balance sheet unwind.

 

·   The funds’ low expense ratios continued to be a key support for delivering competitive returns, although the advisor’s primary focus is on principal preservation and liquidity. Risk mitigation for the U.S. government potentially defaulting on its debt was a headwind, but the advisor’s use of floating-rate notes and repurchase agreements helped.

 

 

Market Barometer

 

 

 

 

 

Average Annual Total Returns

 

 

 

 

Periods Ended August 31, 2019

 

 

One Year

 

Three Years

 

Five Years

Stocks

 

 

 

 

 

 

Russell 1000 Index (Large-caps)

 

2.49%

 

12.57%

 

9.85%

Russell 2000 Index (Small-caps)

 

-12.89

 

7.89

 

6.41

Russell 3000 Index (Broad U.S. market)

 

1.31

 

12.24

 

9.60

FTSE All-World ex US Index (International)

 

-3.18

 

5.97

 

1.71

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bonds

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index

(Broad taxable market)

 

10.17%

 

3.09%

 

3.35%

Bloomberg Barclays Municipal Bond Index

(Broad tax-exempt market)

 

8.72

 

3.30

 

3.85

FTSE Three-Month U.S. Treasury Bill Index

 

2.36

 

1.47

 

0.91

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CPI

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consumer Price Index

 

1.75%

 

2.13%

 

1.53%

 

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Advisor’s Report

 

 

For the 12 months ended August 31, 2019, Vanguard Prime Money Market Fund returned 2.36% for Investor Shares and 2.42% for Admiral Shares. Vanguard Federal Money Market Fund returned 2.26% and Vanguard Treasury Money Market Fund returned 2.25%. All three funds surpassed the average returns of their peers.

 

The investment environment

Macroeconomic sentiment deteriorated significantly over the 12 months. The U.S. economy initially looked to be in good shape even as prospects for the global economy dimmed. U.S. GDP clocked in at about 3.5% for the third quarter of 2018 on an annualized basis, well above trend. Inflation was picking up a little, the unemployment rate was at a multi-decade low, and wages finally showed some signs of acceleration. Solid corporate earnings, boosted by previous tax cuts, added to the optimistic mood.

 

The U.S. Federal Reserve, citing strong job gains and near-target inflation, raised short-term interest rates in September and again in early December, pushing the federal funds rate up to a range of 2.25%—2.50%. Although still historically very low, that was the highest level in more than a decade.

 

Given the buoyant outlook, the bellwether U.S. 10-year Treasury note hit a high for the period of 3.24% in early November.

 

Toward the end of 2018, however, investors grew skittish about the prospect of further monetary tightening by the Fed, especially as the U.S. economy began to show signs of slowing growth. Additional concerns included a flare-up in the ongoing trade dispute with China, heightened tensions with Iran, and a lack of agreement in the United Kingdom on how to exit the European Union. Greater risk aversion led to a sell-off in stocks and lower-quality corporate bonds and a boost in demand for safer assets, including government bonds.

 

As the economic outlook flagged at home and abroad, a number of major central banks pivoted from a tightening to a loosening monetary policy bias. In March, the Fed announced that it would end its balance sheet tapering later in the year, and at the beginning of August it lowered the fed funds target range to 2.00%—2.25%, the first cut in more than a decade. (It made a second cut just after the close of the period.)

 

That pivot, along with declining growth prospects and subdued inflation, contributed to Treasury yields falling, especially for intermediate-term securities. The result was an inversion in parts of the yield curve much of the time from late May through the end of the funds’ fiscal year. The yield of the 10-year U.S. Treasury note finished at 1.50%, below the yield of the 3-month Treasury bill, which ended at 1.98%.

 

Management of the funds

We manage the funds with an emphasis on safety and liquidity above all else, resulting in a bias toward high-quality assets. Our funds are nevertheless able to achieve

 

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competitive returns over the long run because of the persistent advantage of their low operating costs compared with those of their peer groups.

 

During the fiscal year, some concern arose that the federal government might not vote to raise its borrowing limit in time to avert defaulting on its debt. The timing of when it might run out of money would depend on cash flows and tax receipts but looked like it might occur early this fall. Treasuries with the shortest maturities would be the most affected, as their principal repayment could be delayed.

 

Our view in the first part of 2019 was that rates might not fall as much as the market was pricing in, which made longer-dated Treasury notes attractive, but we passed on adding any maturing in September or October out of an abundance of caution.

 

Holding floating rate notes in all three funds added value. The yields they pay reset periodically, often monthly, to reflect prevailing interest rates. In a rising-rate environment, these securities can help a fund’s yield adjust upward more quickly than if it held only fixed-rate instruments. They can also perform well relative to fixed-rate notes if the market prices in a steeper rate drop than actually occurs, essentially allowing us not to lock in lower rates.

 

Treasury bills were attractively priced at the beginning of the period. Because we viewed that as a function of high supply and nothing systemic, we took it as a buying opportunity. That tactical move played out well when issuance slowed and demand rose as cash poured into money market funds in the first half of this year, resulting in compressed bill spreads.

 

In the Prime Money Market Fund, exposure to Canadian, Australian, and Northern European bank debt provided some international diversification.

 

The outlook

We anticipate a soft landing in the United States. Growth will probably continue slowing through the end of the year with less support from fiscal policy, a global growth slowdown, and ongoing trade disputes taking a toll on business confidence and capital spending. A full-blown trade war with China is not our base case scenario, but further tensions are likely regarding tariffs as well as non-tariff measures such as quantitative restrictions and currency exchange rates.

 

While we believe a recession is some time off, the U.S. labor market should cool as employment growth falls and structural factors such as technology and globalization continue to hold down inflationary pressures. Higher wages will probably not funnel through to higher consumer prices; in fact, inflation may weaken from current levels, which are near the Federal Reserve’s 2% target for the end of 2019.

 

The Fed has recently cut rates twice, and the deteriorating backdrop could prompt it to lower rates further. This may contribute to the Treasury yield curve returning to an upward slope.

 

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Bouts of volatility related to inflation and interest rate expectations are likely. Other potential triggers include an intensification of trade disputes, flare-ups in geopolitical tensions, the United Kingdom making a disorderly exit from the European Union, and missteps by central banks.

 

Whatever the markets may bring, our experienced team of portfolio managers, credit analysts, and traders will continue to seek out opportunities to produce competitive returns.

 

John C. Lanius, Portfolio Manager

 

Nafis T. Smith, Portfolio Manager

 

Vanguard Fixed Income Group

 

September 18, 2019

 

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About Your Fund’s Expenses

 

As a shareholder of the fund, you incur ongoing costs, which include costs for portfolio management, administrative services, and shareholder reports (like this one), among others. Operating expenses, which are deducted from a fund’s gross income, directly reduce the investment return of the fund.

 

A fund’s expenses are expressed as a percentage of its average net assets. This figure is known as the expense ratio. The following examples are intended to help you understand the ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in your fund and to compare these costs with those of other mutual funds. The examples are based on an investment of $1,000 made at the beginning of the period shown and held for the entire period.

 

The accompanying table illustrates your fund’s costs in two ways:

 

·           Based on actual fund return. This section helps you to estimate the actual expenses that you paid over the period. The “Ending Account Value” shown is derived from the fund’s actual return, and the third column shows the dollar amount that would have been paid by an investor who started with $1,000 in the fund. You may use the information here, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period.

 

To do so, simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number given for your fund under the heading “Expenses Paid During Period.”

 

·           Based on hypothetical 5% yearly return. This section is intended to help you compare your fund’s costs with those of other mutual funds. It assumes that the fund had a yearly return of 5% before expenses, but that the expense ratio is unchanged. In this case—because the return used is not the fund’s actual return—the results do not apply to your investment. The example is useful in making comparisons because the Securities and Exchange Commission requires all mutual funds to calculate expenses based on a 5% return. You can assess your fund’s costs by comparing this hypothetical example with the hypothetical examples that appear in shareholder reports of other funds.

 

Note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight and help you compare ongoing costs only and do not reflect transaction costs incurred by the fund for buying and selling securities. Further, the expenses do not include any purchase, redemption, or account service fees described in the fund prospectus. If such fees were applied to your account, your costs would be higher. Your fund does not carry a “sales load.”

 

The calculations assume no shares were bought or sold during the period. Your actual costs may have been higher or lower, depending on the amount of your investment and the timing of any purchases or redemptions.

 

You can find more information about the fund’s expenses, including annual expense ratios, in the Financial Statements section of this report. For additional information on operating expenses and other shareholder costs, please refer to your fund’s current prospectus.

 

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Six Months Ended August 31, 2019

 

 

 

Beginning

 

Ending

 

Expenses

 

 

Account Value

 

Account Value

 

Paid During

 

 

2/28/2019

 

8/31/2019

 

Period

Based on Actual Fund Return

 

 

 

 

 

 

Prime Money Market Fund

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investor Shares

 

$1,000.00

 

$1,011.93

 

$0.81

Admiral™ Shares

 

1,000.00

 

1,012.23

 

0.51

Federal Money Market Fund

 

$1,000.00

 

$1,011.59

 

$0.56

Treasury Money Market Fund

 

$1,000.00

 

$1,011.50

 

$0.46

Based on Hypothetical 5% Yearly Return

 

 

 

 

 

 

Prime Money Market Fund

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investor Shares

 

$1,000.00

 

$1,024.40

 

$0.82

Admiral Shares

 

1,000.00

 

1,024.70

 

0.51

Federal Money Market Fund

 

$1,000.00

 

$1,024.65

 

$0.56

Treasury Money Market Fund

 

$1,000.00

 

$1,024.75

 

$0.46

 

The calculations are based on expenses incurred in the most recent six-month period. The funds’ annualized six-month expense ratios for the period are: for the Prime Money Market Fund, 0.16% for Investor Shares and 0.10% for Admiral Shares; for the Federal Money Market Fund, 0.11%; and for the Treasury Money Market Fund, 0.09%. The dollar amounts shown as “Expenses Paid” are equal to the annualized expense ratio multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days in the most recent six-month period, then divided by the number of days in the most recent 12-month period (184/365).

 

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Prime Money Market Fund

 

Performance Summary

 

Investment returns will fluctuate. All of the returns in this report represent past performance, which is not a guarantee of future results that may be achieved by the fund. (Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data cited. For performance data current to the most recent month-end, visit our website at vanguard.com/performance.) The returns shown do not reflect taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions. The fund is only available to retail investors (natural persons). You could lose money by investing in the fund. Although the fund seeks to preserve the value of your investment at $1 per share, it cannot guarantee it will do so. The fund may impose a fee upon the sale of your shares or may temporarily suspend your ability to sell shares if the fund’s liquidity falls below required minimums because of market conditions or other factors. An investment in the fund is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. The fund’s sponsor has no legal obligation to provide financial support to the fund, and you should not expect that the sponsor will provide financial support to the fund at any time.

 

Cumulative Performance: August 31, 2009, Through August 31, 2019

Initial Investment of $10,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

Average Annual Total Returns

 

 

 

 

 

 

Periods Ended August 31, 2019

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Final Value

 

 

 

 

One

 

Five

 

Ten

 

of a $10,000

 

 

 

 

Year

 

Years

 

Years

 

Investment

 

Prime Money Market Fund Investor Shares

 

2.36%

 

1.02%

 

0.53%

 

10,544

 

Money Market Funds Average

 

1.98

 

0.72

 

0.36

 

10,366

 

FTSE Three-Month U.S. Treasury Bill Index

 

2.36

 

0.91

 

0.49

 

10,524

 

7-day SEC yield (8/31/2019): 2.12%

 

Money Market Funds Average: Derived from data provided by Lipper, a Thomson Reuters Company.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

See Financial Highlights for dividend information.

 

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Prime Money Market Fund

 

 

 

Average Annual Total Returns

 

 

 

 

Periods Ended August 31, 2019

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Final Value

 

 

One

 

Five

 

Ten

 

of a $5,000,000

 

 

Year

 

Years

 

Years

 

Investment

Prime Money Market Fund Admiral Shares

 

2.42%

 

1.08%

 

0.60%

 

$5,309,370

Money Market Funds Average

 

1.98

 

0.72

 

0.36

 

5,183,160

FTSE Three-Month U.S. Treasury Bill Index

 

2.36

 

0.91

 

0.49

 

5,262,120

 

7-day SEC yield (8/31/2019): 2.18%

 

Money Market Funds Average: Derived from data provided by Lipper, a Thomson Reuters Company.

 

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Prime Money Market Fund

 

 

 

Sector Diversification

As of August 31, 2019

 

Certificates of Deposit

 

7.0%

U.S. Commercial Paper

 

3.9

Repurchase Agreements

 

0.3

U.S. Government Obligations

 

11.6

U.S. Treasury Bills

 

18.4

Yankee/Foreign

 

58.8

 

The table reflects the fund’s market exposure. The agency and mortgage-backed securities sectors may include issues from government-sponsored enterprises; such issues are generally not backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government.

 

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Prime Money Market Fund

 

 

Financial Statements

 

 

Statement of Net Assets

As of August 31, 2019

 

The fund publishes its holdings on a monthly basis on Vanguard’s website and files them with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Form N-MFP. The fund’s Form N-MFP filings may be viewed via a link on the “Portfolio Holdings” page at www.vanguard.com or on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.

 

 

 

Yield1

Maturity
Date

Face

Amount

($000)

Market

Value·

($000)

U.S. Government and Agency Obligations (30.0%)

 

 

 

 

Federal Home Loan Bank Discount Notes

2.031%–2.228%

9/4/19

1,504,991

1,504,713

 

Federal Home Loan Bank Discount Notes

2.162%

9/11/19

2,000,000

1,998,803

 

Federal Home Loan Bank Discount Notes

2.154%

9/13/19

901,000

900,355

 

Federal Home Loan Bank Discount Notes

2.147%

9/16/19

275,770

275,524

 

Federal Home Loan Bank Discount Notes

2.149%–2.157%

9/18/19

1,185,855

1,184,655

 

Federal Home Loan Bank Discount Notes

2.152%

9/20/19

1,000,000

998,868

 

Federal Home Loan Bank Discount Notes

2.127%

9/25/19

1,500,000

1,497,880

 

Federal Home Loan Bank Discount Notes

2.097%–2.098%

9/27/19

481,000

480,274

 

Federal Home Loan Bank Discount Notes

2.057%

10/2/19

1,400,000

1,397,529

 

Federal Home Loan Bank Discount Notes

2.006%–2.011%

10/11/19

1,500,000

1,496,666

 

Federal Home Loan Bank Discount Notes

1.986%

10/16/19

1,250,000

1,246,906

 

Federal Home Loan Bank Discount Notes

2.016%

10/18/19

376,215

375,228

 

United States Treasury Bill

2.162%

9/3/19

3,000,000

2,999,641

 

United States Treasury Bill

2.057%

10/8/19

17,600

17,563

 

United States Treasury Bill

1.991%

10/22/19

1,500,000

1,495,782

 

United States Treasury Bill

2.051%

10/24/19

2,000,000

1,993,993

 

United States Treasury Bill

1.996%

10/29/19

3,000,000

2,990,713

 

United States Treasury Bill

2.081%

10/31/19

1,000,000

996,550

 

United States Treasury Bill

2.000%

11/7/19

1,000,000

996,296

 

United States Treasury Bill

1.970%

11/14/19

1,290,800

1,285,599

 

United States Treasury Bill

1.960%

11/29/19

2,000,000

1,990,358

 

United States Treasury Bill

2.061%

1/2/20

3,000,000

2,979,090

 

United States Treasury Bill

2.031%

1/16/20

2,000,000

1,984,702

 

United States Treasury Bill

2.031%–2.041%

1/23/20

1,000,000

991,947

 

United States Treasury Bill

1.857%

2/20/20

1,000,000

991,209

 

United States Treasury Bill

1.857%

2/27/20

1,000,900

991,743

 

United States Treasury Note/Bond

1.250%

10/31/19

500,000

499,333

 

United States Treasury Note/Bond

1.500%

10/31/19

477,000

476,572

Total U.S. Government and Agency Obligations (Cost $37,038,492)

 

37,038,492

Commercial Paper (37.0%)

 

 

Bank Holding Company (0.2%)

 

 

2

ABN Amro Funding USA LLC

2.410%–2.415%

10/7/19

248,000

247,406

 

MUFG Bank Ltd. (New York Branch)

2.375%

9/18/19

21,000

 

20,977

 

 

 

 

 

268,383

 

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Prime Money Market Fund

 

 

 

 

Yield1

Maturity
Date

Face

Amount

($000)

Market

Value·

($000)

Finance — Auto (1.2%)

 

 

 

 

 

American Honda Finance Corp.

2.530%

9/9/19

64,000

63,964

 

American Honda Finance Corp.

2.333%–2.343%

9/10/19

82,300

82,252

 

American Honda Finance Corp.

2.509%

9/12/19

119,000

118,910

 

American Honda Finance Corp.

2.396%–2.438%

9/26/19

76,450

76,323

 

American Honda Finance Corp.

2.247%

11/8/19

29,250

29,127

 

American Honda Finance Corp.

2.101%

11/13/19

75,000

74,682

3

Toyota Motor Credit Corp., 1M USD LIBOR + 0.100%

2.245%

12/18/19

198,000

198,000

3

Toyota Motor Credit Corp., 1M USD LIBOR + 0.110%

2.321%

12/9/19

121,000

121,000

3

Toyota Motor Credit Corp., 1M USD LIBOR + 0.120%

2.302%

1/14/20

126,000

126,000

3

Toyota Motor Credit Corp., 1M USD LIBOR + 0.150%

2.332%

2/12/20

130,000

130,000

3

Toyota Motor Credit Corp., 1M USD LIBOR + 0.150%

2.332%

2/13/20

130,000

130,000

3

Toyota Motor Credit Corp., 1M USD LIBOR + 0.180%

2.350%

2/19/20

162,000

162,000

3

Toyota Motor Credit Corp., 1M USD LIBOR + 0.180%

2.350%

2/20/20

162,000

 

162,000

 

 

 

 

 

1,474,258

Foreign Banks (24.9%)

 

 

 

 

2,3

Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd., 1M USD LIBOR + 0.080%

2.309%

1/6/20

495,000

495,000

2,3

Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd., 1M USD LIBOR + 0.130%

2.327%

2/18/20

248,000

248,000

2,3

Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd., 1M USD LIBOR + 0.130%

2.297%

2/20/20

89,000

88,999

2,3

Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd., 1M USD LIBOR + 0.130%

2.302%

2/20/20

166,000

166,000

2,3

Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd., 1M USD LIBOR + 0.210%

2.377%

8/20/20

169,000

169,000

2,3

Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd., 1M USD LIBOR + 0.340%

2.509%

11/21/19

600,000

600,000

2,3

Bank of Nova Scotia, 1M USD LIBOR + 0.090%

2.260%

11/22/19

125,000

125,000

2,3

Bank of Nova Scotia, 1M USD LIBOR + 0.100%

2.267%

10/23/19

184,000

184,000

2,3

Bank of Nova Scotia, 1M USD LIBOR + 0.100%

2.267%

12/23/19

151,000

151,000

2,3

Bank of Nova Scotia, 1M USD LIBOR + 0.100%

2.269%

1/21/20

158,000

158,000

2,3

Bank of Nova Scotia, 1M USD LIBOR + 0.110%

2.280%

11/22/19

216,000

216,000

2,3

Bank of Nova Scotia, 1M USD LIBOR + 0.110%

2.304%

1/13/20

397,000

397,000

2,3

Bank of Nova Scotia, 1M USD LIBOR + 0.110%

2.292%

1/17/20

75,000

75,000

2,3

Bank of Nova Scotia, 1M USD LIBOR + 0.110%

2.292%

1/17/20

225,000

225,000

2,3

Bank of Nova Scotia, 1M USD LIBOR + 0.120%

2.344%

12/2/19

400,000

400,000

2,3

Bank of Nova Scotia, 1M USD LIBOR + 0.120%

2.348%

12/6/19

180,000

180,000

 

12


 

Prime Money Market Fund

 

 

 

 

Yield1

Maturity
Date

Face

Amount

($000)

Market

Value·

($000)

2,3

Bank of Nova Scotia, 1M USD LIBOR + 0.120%

2.331%

12/9/19

121,500

121,500

2,3

Bank of Nova Scotia, 1M USD LIBOR + 0.130%

2.325%

2/14/20

130,000

130,000

2,3

Bank of Nova Scotia, 1M USD LIBOR + 0.130%

2.312%

2/18/20

200,000

200,000

2,3

Bank of Nova Scotia, 1M USD LIBOR + 0.160%

2.383%

3/9/20

255,000

255,000

2,3

Bank of Nova Scotia, 1M USD LIBOR + 0.170%

2.315%

3/27/20

155,000

155,000

2,3

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, 1M USD LIBOR + 0.120%

2.321%

11/12/19

163,000

163,000

2,3

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, 1M USD LIBOR + 0.130%

2.331%

2/11/20

550,000

550,000

2,3

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, 1M USD LIBOR + 0.170%

2.393%

3/5/20

340,000

340,000

2,3

Commonwealth Bank of Australia, 1M USD LIBOR + 0.100%

2.282%

9/18/19

62,000

62,000

2,3

Commonwealth Bank of Australia, 1M USD LIBOR + 0.100%

2.282%

9/19/19

62,000

62,000

2,3

Commonwealth Bank of Australia, 1M USD LIBOR + 0.160%

2.388%

6/4/20

127,000

126,990

2,3

Commonwealth Bank of Australia, 1M USD LIBOR + 0.160%

2.404%

6/5/20

148,000

147,997

2,3

Commonwealth Bank of Australia, 1M USD LIBOR + 0.180%

2.325%

4/24/20

91,000

90,998

2,3

Commonwealth Bank of Australia, 1M USD LIBOR + 0.210%

2.438%

9/6/19

90,000

90,000

2,3

Commonwealth Bank of Australia, 1M USD LIBOR + 0.210%

2.404%

9/13/19

98,750

98,750

2,3

Commonwealth Bank of Australia, 1M USD LIBOR + 0.210%

2.407%

9/16/19

64,000

64,000

2,3

Commonwealth Bank of Australia, 1M USD LIBOR + 0.300%

2.528%

11/4/19

135,000

135,000

2,3

Commonwealth Bank of Australia, 1M USD LIBOR + 0.320%

2.533%

11/8/19

247,000

247,000

2,3

Commonwealth Bank of Australia, 1M USD LIBOR + 0.330%

2.558%

9/6/19

150,000

150,000

2,3

Commonwealth Bank of Australia, 1M USD LIBOR + 0.330%

2.541%

9/9/19

150,000

150,000

2,3

Commonwealth Bank of Australia, 1M USD LIBOR + 0.340%

2.510%

11/22/19

135,000

134,998

2,3

Commonwealth Bank of Australia, 1M USD LIBOR + 0.340%

2.485%

11/25/19

198,000

197,998

2

DBS Bank Ltd.

2.425%

9/3/19

120,000

119,984

2

DBS Bank Ltd.

2.374%–2.415%

9/10/19

191,500

191,386

2

DBS Bank Ltd.

2.375%

9/16/19

100,000

99,902

2

DBS Bank Ltd.

2.360%

9/17/19

127,000

126,868

2

DBS Bank Ltd.

2.625%

9/25/19

99,000

98,829

2

DBS Bank Ltd.

2.615%

9/27/19

200,000

199,627

2

DBS Bank Ltd.

2.328%

10/17/19

56,000

55,835

2

DBS Bank Ltd.

2.582%

10/18/19

200,000

199,334

2

DBS Bank Ltd.

2.329%

10/24/19

63,000

62,786

2

DBS Bank Ltd.

2.593%

11/1/19

99,000

98,570

2

DBS Bank Ltd.

2.276%

11/5/19

131,000

130,465

 

13


 

Prime Money Market Fund

 

 

 

 

Yield1

Maturity
Date

Face

Amount

($000)

Market

Value·

($000)

2

DBS Bank Ltd.

2.223%

11/6/19

66,000

65,733

2

DBS Bank Ltd.

2.162%

11/7/19

99,000

98,604

2

DBS Bank Ltd.

2.552%

11/15/19

198,000

196,960

2

DBS Bank Ltd.

2.511%

11/18/19

59,500

59,180

2

DBS Bank Ltd.

2.533%

11/26/19

99,000

98,409

2

DBS Bank Ltd.

2.092%

12/6/19

68,000

67,623

2

DNB Bank ASA

2.557%

9/24/19

250,000

249,597

2

DNB Bank ASA

2.441%

10/9/19

590,000

588,493

2

DNB Bank ASA

2.328%

10/17/19

360,000

358,937

2,3

HSBC Bank plc, 1M USD LIBOR + 0.110%

2.354%

10/3/19

300,000

300,000

2,3

National Australia Bank Ltd., 1M USD LIBOR + 0.100%

2.313%

10/8/19

607,000

607,000

2,3

National Australia Bank Ltd., 1M USD LIBOR + 0.100%

2.295%

11/14/19

301,000

301,000

2,3

National Australia Bank Ltd., 1M USD LIBOR + 0.110%

2.282%

3/20/20

250,000

250,000

2,3

National Australia Bank Ltd., 1M USD LIBOR + 0.120%

2.289%

2/21/20

211,000

211,000

2,3

National Australia Bank Ltd., 1M USD LIBOR + 0.130%

2.374%

2/4/20

303,000

303,000

2,3

National Australia Bank Ltd., 1M USD LIBOR + 0.130%

2.324%

2/13/20

120,000

120,000

2,3

National Australia Bank Ltd., 1M USD LIBOR + 0.150%

2.361%

2/11/20

544,000

544,000

2,3

National Australia Bank Ltd., 1M USD LIBOR + 0.150%

2.332%

4/16/20

327,000

327,000

2,3

National Australia Bank Ltd., 1M USD LIBOR + 0.200%

2.444%

5/1/20

500,000

500,000

2,3

National Australia Bank Ltd., 1M USD LIBOR + 0.330%

2.558%

9/6/19

300,000

300,000

2

Nederlandse Waterschapsbank NV

2.334%

9/18/19

94,500

94,396

2

Nederlandse Waterschapsbank NV

2.258%

10/18/19

323,000

322,053

2

Nederlandse Waterschapsbank NV

2.126%

11/12/19

149,000

148,370

2

Nederlandse Waterschapsbank NV

2.126%

11/15/19

495,000

492,819

2

Nederlandse Waterschapsbank NV

2.081%

11/26/19

495,000

492,552

2

Nederlandse Waterschapsbank NV

2.226%

11/27/19

321,000

319,286

2

Nederlandse Waterschapsbank NV

2.081%

12/9/19

250,000

248,620

2

Nordea Bank ABP

2.588%

9/20/19

350,000

349,528

2

NRW Bank

2.121%–2.481%

9/3/19

417,500

417,447

2

NRW Bank

2.121%–2.482%

9/4/19

721,000

720,865

2

NRW Bank

2.121%–2.425%

9/6/19

1,020,000

1,019,690

2

NRW Bank

2.426%

9/9/19

297,000

296,841

2

NRW Bank

2.421%

9/10/19

51,000

50,969

2

NRW Bank

2.343%

9/13/19

157,000

156,878

2

NRW Bank

2.344%–2.349%

9/16/19

165,500

165,339

2

NRW Bank

2.334%

9/17/19

127,000

126,869

2

NRW Bank

2.344%

9/18/19

143,000

142,843

2

NRW Bank

2.278%

10/10/19

134,706

134,375

2

NRW Bank

2.279%

10/15/19

162,000

161,551

2

NRW Bank

2.140%

10/31/19

297,000

295,946

2

NRW Bank

2.131%

11/6/19

246,000

245,044

2

NRW Bank

2.131%

11/7/19

112,500

112,056

2

NRW Bank

2.126%

11/14/19

99,000

98,570

2

NRW Bank

2.127%

11/15/19

99,000

98,564

 

14


 

Prime Money Market Fund

 

 

 

 

Yield1

Maturity
Date

Face

Amount

($000)

Market

Value·

($000)

2

NRW Bank

2.090%

11/21/19

149,000

148,303

2

NRW Bank

2.081%

11/26/19

387,000

385,086

2,3

Royal Bank of Canada, 1M USD LIBOR + 0.180%

2.381%

3/12/20

165,000

165,000

2,3

Royal Bank of Canada, 1M USD LIBOR + 0.180%

2.375%

4/14/20

290,000

290,000

2,3

Royal Bank of Canada, 1M USD LIBOR + 0.180%

2.362%

6/17/20

560,000

560,000

2,3

Royal Bank of Canada, 1M USD LIBOR + 0.190%

2.387%

3/16/20

250,000

250,000

2,3

Royal Bank of Canada, 1M USD LIBOR + 0.240%

2.352%

7/31/20

450,000

450,000

2,3

Royal Bank of Canada, 1M USD LIBOR + 0.240%

2.385%

8/26/20

183,000

183,000

 

Santander UK plc

2.425%

9/3/19

152,605

152,585

 

Santander UK plc

2.374%

9/10/19

161,000

160,905

 

Santander UK plc

2.370%

9/16/19

160,000

159,843

 

Santander UK plc

2.369%

10/11/19

160,000

159,582

 

Santander UK plc

2.295%

10/31/19

94,500

94,141

2

Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB

2.342%

9/5/19

48,501

48,488

2

Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB

2.314%

9/19/19

300,000

299,655

2

Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB

2.329%

9/20/19

316,000

315,614

2

Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB

2.563%

9/27/19

85,000

84,845

2

Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB

2.284%

10/22/19

345,000

343,890

2

Societe Generale SA

2.141%–2.151%

9/5/19

965,000

964,770

2

Societe Generale SA

2.141%

9/9/19

963,000

962,542

2

Svenska Handelsbanken AB

2.584%

9/26/19

300,000

299,469

2,3

Toronto-Dominion Bank, 1M USD LIBOR + 0.100%

2.272%

12/20/19

460,000

460,000

2,3

Toronto-Dominion Bank, 1M USD LIBOR + 0.120%

2.348%

12/6/19

470,000

470,000

2,3

Toronto-Dominion Bank, 1M USD LIBOR + 0.180%

2.377%

6/16/20

35,000

35,000

2,3

Toronto-Dominion Bank, 1M USD LIBOR + 0.180%

2.325%

6/23/20

200,000

200,000

2,3

Toronto-Dominion Bank, 1M USD LIBOR + 0.370%

2.593%

11/7/19

500,000

500,000

2,3

Westpac Banking Corp., 1M USD LIBOR + 0.150%

2.266%

5/29/20

150,000

149,985

2,3

Westpac Banking Corp., 1M USD LIBOR + 0.160%

2.404%

6/5/20

111,000

110,992

2,3

Westpac Banking Corp., 1M USD LIBOR + 0.160%

2.404%

6/5/20

100,000

99,996

2,3

Westpac Banking Corp., 1M USD LIBOR + 0.200%

2.394%

9/13/19

324,250

324,250

2,3

Westpac Banking Corp., 1M USD LIBOR + 0.210%

2.392%

9/19/19

170,000

170,000

2,3,4

Westpac Banking Corp., 1M USD LIBOR + 0.210%

2.382%

9/20/19

25,000

25,000

2,3

Westpac Banking Corp., 1M USD LIBOR + 0.300%

2.440%

10/28/19

395,000

394,997

2,3

Westpac Banking Corp., 1M USD LIBOR + 0.320%

2.533%

11/8/19

215,000

 

214,998

 

 

 

 

 

30,824,759

 

15


 

Prime Money Market Fund

 

 

 

 

Yield1

Maturity
Date

Face

Amount

($000)

Market

Value·

($000)

Foreign Governments (4.9%)

 

 

 

 

2

Alberta (Province Of)

2.425%

9/3/19

250,000

249,967

2

Alberta (Province Of)

2.425%

9/4/19

50,000

49,990

2

Alberta (Province Of)

2.573%

10/7/19

99,000

98,749

2

Alberta (Province Of)

2.542%

11/5/19

79,276

78,917

2

Alberta (Province Of)

2.378%

12/5/19

45,500

45,218

 

BNG Bank NV

2.116%–2.121%

9/3/19

1,159,000

1,158,864

 

BNG Bank NV

2.111%

9/4/19

570,000

569,900

 

BNG Bank NV

2.121%

9/5/19

616,000

615,855

 

BNG Bank NV

2.151%

9/6/19

201,650

201,590

2

CDP Financial Inc.

2.557%

9/5/19

49,000

48,986

2

CDP Financial Inc.

2.459%

9/24/19

15,750

15,725

2

CDP Financial Inc.

2.358%

10/1/19

16,000

15,969

2

CDP Financial Inc.

2.204%–2.215%

1/24/20

64,000

63,437

4

CPPIB Capital Inc.

2.365%

9/16/19

25,000

24,976

4

CPPIB Capital Inc.

2.366%

9/19/19

7,000

6,992

4

CPPIB Capital Inc.

2.481%

10/1/19

30,000

29,939

4

CPPIB Capital Inc.

2.526%

10/11/19

15,000

14,958

4

CPPIB Capital Inc.

2.527%

10/15/19

15,000

14,954

4

CPPIB Capital Inc.

2.445%

11/1/19

15,000

14,938

4

CPPIB Capital Inc.

2.445%

11/4/19

30,000

29,871

4

CPPIB Capital Inc.

2.445%

11/5/19

15,000

14,934

4

CPPIB Capital Inc.

2.445%

11/7/19

15,000

14,932

4

CPPIB Capital Inc.

2.431%

12/12/19

30,000

29,796

 

Export Development Canada

2.549%

9/23/19

371,500

370,928

 

Export Development Canada

2.529%

10/29/19

99,000

98,601

 

Export Development Canada

2.468%

11/12/19

31,094

30,942

 

Export Development Canada

2.346%

11/29/19

96,000

95,449

2

Hydro-Quebec

2.365%

9/13/19

150,000

149,882

2

Hydro-Quebec

2.549%

9/19/19

65,000

64,918

2

Hydro-Quebec

2.410%

10/7/19

128,000

127,694

2

Landesbank Hessen-Thueringen Girozentrale

2.151%

9/4/19

421

421

4

Omers Finance Trust

2.394%

9/4/19

36,115

36,108

4

Omers Finance Trust

2.374%

9/12/19

41,000

40,970

4

Omers Finance Trust

2.375%

9/17/19

48,000

47,950

4

Ontario Teachers’ Finance Trust

2.520%

11/4/19

49,500

49,281

2,4

Ontario Teachers’ Finance Trust

2.471%

12/2/19

31,350

31,155

3,4

Ontario Teachers’ Finance Trust, 1M USD LIBOR + 0.120%

2.348%

3/6/20

82,000

82,000

2,3

Ontario Teachers’ Finance Trust, 1M USD LIBOR + 0.200%

2.345%

8/24/20

95,000

95,000

2

Province of Quebec

2.410%–2.542%

10/8/19

563,000

561,555

4

PSP Capital Inc.

2.498%

9/3/19

120,000

119,983

4

PSP Capital Inc.

2.344%

9/17/19

76,000

75,921

4

PSP Capital Inc.

2.344%

9/19/19

126,500

126,353

4

PSP Capital Inc.

2.481%

10/1/19

24,500

24,450

4

PSP Capital Inc.

2.273%

10/8/19

29,250

29,182

4

PSP Capital Inc.

2.263%–2.527%

10/15/19

128,000

127,639

4

PSP Capital Inc.

2.403%

10/28/19

95,000

94,642

4

PSP Capital Inc.

2.205%

1/27/20

64,000

63,426

4

PSP Capital Inc.

2.205%

1/28/20

64,500

 

63,918

 

 

 

 

 

6,017,825

 

16


 

Prime Money Market Fund

 

 

 

Yield1

Maturity
Date

Face

Amount

($000)

Market

Value·

($000)

Foreign Industrial (3.1%)

 

 

 

2

BASF SE

2.292%

9/23/19

734,000

732,977

2

BASF SE

2.293%

9/27/19

126,000

125,792

2

Nestle Capital Corp.

2.614%

9/12/19

128,000

127,899

2

Nestle Capital Corp.

2.573%

9/23/19

198,000

197,693

2

Nestle Capital Corp.

2.420%

10/3/19

172,000

171,633

2

Nestle Capital Corp.

2.589%

10/23/19

393,100

391,652

2

Nestle Capital Corp.

2.589%

10/31/19

196,000

195,167

2

Nestle Capital Corp.

2.589%

11/6/19

322,000

320,495

 

Nestle Finance International Ltd.

2.334%

9/13/19

21,250

21,234

 

Nestle Finance International Ltd.

2.420%

10/4/19

200,000

199,560

 

Nestle Finance International Ltd.

2.262%

10/11/19

131,000

130,672

 

Nestle Finance International Ltd.

2.262%

10/15/19

65,500

65,320

 

Nestle Finance International Ltd.

2.263%

10/16/19

65,500

65,316

 

Nestle Finance International Ltd.

2.589%

11/4/19

99,000

98,551

 

Nestle Finance International Ltd.

2.588%

11/7/19

65,000

64,692

2

Siemens Capital Co. LLC

2.283%

9/26/19

246,557

246,168

2

Total Capital Canada Ltd.

2.263%

10/18/19

252,000

251,260

2

Total Capital Canada Ltd.

2.205%

11/21/19

165,000

164,187

2

Total Capital SA

2.110%

9/3/19

206,800

206,776

3

Toyota Credit Canada Inc., 1M USD LIBOR + 0.130%

2.341%

12/9/19

30,000

30,000

3

Toyota Credit Canada Inc., 1M USD LIBOR + 0.130%

2.359%

12/27/19

99,000

 

99,000

 

 

 

 

 

3,906,044

Industrial (2.7%)

 

 

 

 

2

Apple Inc.

2.419%

10/2/19

25,000

24,948

2

Apple Inc.

2.419%

10/3/19

25,000

24,947

2

Apple Inc.

2.554%–2.565%

10/7/19

171,000

170,568

2

Apple Inc.

2.404%

11/4/19

25,000

24,894

2

Chevron Corp.

2.323%

9/13/19

74,000

73,943

 

Exxon Mobil Corp.

2.384%

9/4/19

700,000

699,862

 

Exxon Mobil Corp.

2.353%

9/5/19

172,000

171,955

 

Exxon Mobil Corp.

2.367%

9/26/19

253,000

252,587

 

Exxon Mobil Corp.

2.367%

9/27/19

253,000

252,571

 

Exxon Mobil Corp.

2.393%

9/30/19

220,000

219,579

 

Exxon Mobil Corp.

2.317%

10/11/19

443,000

441,868

 

Exxon Mobil Corp.

2.307%

10/16/19

235,000

234,327

2

Henkel of America Inc.

2.415%

9/6/19

56,000

55,981

2

Henkel of America Inc.

2.161%

11/5/19

51,950

51,748

2

Pfizer Inc.

2.333%

9/9/19

115,600

115,541

2

Pfizer Inc.

2.323%

9/10/19

300,000

299,827

2

Pfizer Inc.

2.333%

9/11/19

186,000

 

185,880

 

 

 

 

 

3,301,026

Total Commercial Paper (Cost $45,792,295)

 

 

 

45,792,295

Certificates of Deposit (34.0%)

 

 

 

 

Domestic Banks (6.1%)

 

 

 

 

 

Citibank NA

2.620%

9/12/19

618,000

618,000

 

Citibank NA

2.570%

10/21/19

208,000

208,000

 

Citibank NA

2.560%

11/1/19

426,000

426,000

 

Citibank NA

2.220%

1/6/20

195,000

195,000

 

HSBC Bank USA NA

2.160%

9/6/19

290,000

290,000

 

HSBC Bank USA NA

2.260%

10/28/19

161,500

161,500

 

17


 

Prime Money Market Fund

 

 

 

 

Yield1

Maturity
Date

Face

Amount

($000)

Market

Value·

($000)

3

HSBC Bank USA NA, 1M USD LIBOR + 0.130%

2.246%

10/29/19

182,000

182,000

3

HSBC Bank USA NA, 1M USD LIBOR + 0.130%

2.242%

10/30/19

49,500

49,500

3

State Street Bank & Trust Co., 1M USD LIBOR + 0.100%

2.294%

9/13/19

528,000

528,000

3

State Street Bank & Trust Co., 1M USD LIBOR + 0.100%

2.272%

9/20/19

600,000

600,000

3

State Street Bank & Trust Co., 1M USD LIBOR + 0.100%

2.344%

10/4/19

653,000

653,000

 

Wells Fargo Bank NA

2.000%

2/12/20

388,000

388,000

3

Wells Fargo Bank NA, 1M USD LIBOR + 0.090%

2.319%

12/6/19

213,000

213,000

3

Wells Fargo Bank NA, 1M USD LIBOR + 0.090%

2.235%

12/27/19

130,000

130,000

3

Wells Fargo Bank NA, 1M USD LIBOR + 0.090%

2.235%

12/27/19

130,000

130,000

3

Wells Fargo Bank NA, 1M USD LIBOR + 0.100%

2.294%

9/13/19

293,000

293,000

3

Wells Fargo Bank NA, 1M USD LIBOR + 0.100%

2.212%

9/30/19

148,500

148,500

3

Wells Fargo Bank NA, 1M USD LIBOR + 0.100%

2.313%

11/8/19

255,000

255,000

3

Wells Fargo Bank NA, 1M USD LIBOR + 0.100%

2.295%

11/15/19

238,000

238,000

3

Wells Fargo Bank NA, 1M USD LIBOR + 0.160%

2.355%

2/13/20

671,000

671,000

3

Wells Fargo Bank NA, 1M USD LIBOR + 0.160%

2.355%

2/14/20

579,000

579,000

3

Wells Fargo Bank NA, 1M USD LIBOR + 0.190%

2.362%

3/19/20

650,000

 

650,000

 

 

 

 

 

7,606,500

Yankee Certificates of Deposit (27.9%)

 

 

 

 

3

Australia & New Zealand Banking Group, Ltd. (New York Branch), 1M USD LIBOR + 0.180%

2.292%

6/1/20

67,000

67,000

3

Australia & New Zealand Banking Group, Ltd. (New York Branch), 1M USD LIBOR + 0.310%

2.505%

11/15/19

101,000

101,000

 

Bank of Montreal (Chicago Branch)

2.370%

9/17/19

235,000

235,000

 

Bank of Montreal (Chicago Branch)

2.300%

9/24/19

200,000

200,000

3

Bank of Montreal (Chicago Branch), 1M USD LIBOR + 0.100%

2.323%

10/7/19

260,000

260,000

3

Bank of Montreal (Chicago Branch), 1M USD LIBOR + 0.100%

2.313%

10/8/19

130,500

130,500

3

Bank of Montreal (Chicago Branch), 1M USD LIBOR + 0.100%

2.282%

10/17/19

150,000

150,000

3

Bank of Montreal (Chicago Branch), 1M USD LIBOR + 0.100%

2.270%

10/22/19

150,000

150,000

3

Bank of Montreal (Chicago Branch), 1M USD LIBOR + 0.110%

2.354%

9/3/19

495,000

495,000

3

Bank of Montreal (Chicago Branch), 1M USD LIBOR + 0.110%

2.255%

1/27/20

225,000

225,000

3

Bank of Montreal (Chicago Branch), 1M USD LIBOR + 0.120%

2.265%

11/25/19

308,000

308,000

3

Bank of Montreal (Chicago Branch), 1M USD LIBOR + 0.130%

2.325%

2/14/20

350,000

350,000

 

18


 

Prime Money Market Fund

 

 

 

 

Yield1

Maturity
Date

Face

Amount

($000)

Market

Value·

($000)

3

Bank of Montreal (Chicago Branch), 1M USD LIBOR + 0.150%

2.295%

1/24/20

319,000

319,000

3

Bank of Montreal (Chicago Branch), 1M USD LIBOR + 0.170%

2.394%

3/2/20

250,000

250,000

3

Bank of Nova Scotia (Houston Branch), 1M USD LIBOR + 0.130%

2.374%

9/4/19

153,000

153,000

3

Bank of Nova Scotia (Houston Branch), 1M USD LIBOR + 0.170%

2.365%

3/16/20

103,000

103,000

 

Bayerische Landesbank (New York Branch)

2.160%

9/3/19

656,000

656,000

 

Bayerische Landesbank (New York Branch)

2.160%

9/4/19

742,000

742,000

 

Bayerische Landesbank (New York Branch)

2.160%

9/5/19

72,000

72,000

 

Bayerische Landesbank (New York Branch)

2.160%

9/6/19

492,000

492,000

 

Bayerische Landesbank (New York Branch)

2.160%

9/9/19

504,000

504,000

 

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (New York Branch)

2.550%

10/1/19

248,000

248,000

3

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (New York Branch), 1M USD LIBOR + 0.090%

2.320%

10/1/19

350,000

350,000

3

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (New York Branch), 1M USD LIBOR + 0.090%

2.291%

12/10/19

387,000

387,000

3

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (New York Branch), 1M USD LIBOR + 0.120%

2.364%

11/5/19

162,000

162,000

3

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (New York Branch), 1M USD LIBOR + 0.120%

2.265%

11/25/19

459,000

459,000

3

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (New York Branch), 1M USD LIBOR + 0.120%

2.265%

11/26/19

61,000

61,000

3

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (New York Branch), 1M USD LIBOR + 0.120%

2.364%

2/5/20

355,000

355,000

 

Commonwealth Bank of Australia (New York Branch)

2.420%

9/6/19

157,000

157,000

3

Commonwealth Bank of Australia (New York Branch), 1M USD LIBOR + 0.100%

2.344%

9/3/19

69,000

69,000

3

Commonwealth Bank of Australia (New York Branch), 1M USD LIBOR + 0.100%

2.245%

1/27/20

66,000

66,000

3

Commonwealth Bank of Australia (New York Branch), 1M USD LIBOR + 0.100%

2.239%

1/28/20

65,000

65,000

3

Commonwealth Bank of Australia (New York Branch), 1M USD LIBOR + 0.160%

2.305%

2/25/20

130,000

130,000

3

Commonwealth Bank of Australia (New York Branch), 1M USD LIBOR + 0.160%

2.384%

7/2/20

174,000

174,000

3

Commonwealth Bank of Australia (New York Branch), 1M USD LIBOR + 0.170%

2.337%

4/23/20

162,000

162,000

3

Commonwealth Bank of Australia (New York Branch), 1M USD LIBOR + 0.220%

2.365%

9/24/19

128,000

128,000

3

Commonwealth Bank of Australia (New York Branch), 1M USD LIBOR + 0.280%

2.462%

10/18/19

100,000

100,000

 

Cooperatieve Rabobank UA (New York Branch)

2.120%

9/5/19

774,000

774,000

 

Cooperatieve Rabobank UA (New York Branch)

2.120%

9/6/19

831,000

831,000

3

Cooperatieve Rabobank UA (New York Branch), 1M USD LIBOR + 0.080%

2.262%

12/19/19

126,000

126,000

3

Cooperatieve Rabobank UA (New York Branch), 1M USD LIBOR + 0.090%

2.319%

12/6/19

198,000

198,000

3

Cooperatieve Rabobank UA (New York Branch), 1M USD LIBOR + 0.130%

2.331%

2/11/20

324,000

324,000

3

Cooperatieve Rabobank UA (New York Branch), 1M USD LIBOR + 0.160%

2.305%

2/27/20

99,000

99,000

 

19


 

Prime Money Market Fund

 

 

 

 

Yield1

Maturity
Date

Face

Amount

($000)

Market

Value·

($000)

3

Cooperatieve Rabobank UA (New York Branch), 1M USD LIBOR + 0.170%

2.399%

3/6/20

198,000

198,000

3

Cooperatieve Rabobank UA (New York Branch), 1M USD LIBOR + 0.170%

2.393%

3/9/20

165,000

165,000

3

Cooperatieve Rabobank UA (New York Branch), 1M USD LIBOR + 0.170%

2.315%

3/27/20

198,000

198,000

3

Cooperatieve Rabobank UA (New York Branch), 1M USD LIBOR + 0.170%

2.282%

4/1/20

169,000

169,000

 

Credit Suisse AG (New York Branch)

2.330%

9/16/19

32,000

32,000

 

Credit Suisse AG (New York Branch)

2.300%

10/1/19

1,424,000

1,424,000

 

DNB Bank ASA (New York Branch)

2.460%

10/1/19

80,000

80,000

3

DNB Bank ASA (New York Branch), 1M USD LIBOR + 0.090%

2.285%

11/14/19

300,000

299,997

3

DNB Bank ASA (New York Branch), 1M USD LIBOR + 0.090%

2.285%

11/15/19

450,000

449,995

3

DNB Bank ASA (New York Branch), 1M USD LIBOR + 0.100%

2.344%

9/5/19

580,000

580,000

3

DNB Bank ASA (New York Branch), 1M USD LIBOR + 0.160%

2.404%

2/5/20

455,000

455,000

3

DNB Bank ASA (New York Branch), 1M USD LIBOR + 0.180%

2.320%

2/28/20

590,000

590,000

 

KBC Bank NV (New York Branch)

2.150%

9/3/19

495,000

495,000

 

KBC Bank NV (New York Branch)

2.150%

9/5/19

493,000

493,000

 

KBC Bank NV (New York Branch)

2.150%

9/6/19

300,000

300,000

 

Landesbank Hessen-Thueringen Girozentrale

2.130%

9/3/19

374,000

374,000

 

Landesbank Hessen-Thueringen Girozentrale

2.130%

9/5/19

297,000

297,000

 

Landesbank Hessen-Thueringen Girozentrale

2.130%

9/6/19

342,000

342,000

 

MUFG Bank Ltd. (New York Branch)

2.510%

9/16/19

120,000

120,000

 

MUFG Bank Ltd. (New York Branch)

2.520%

9/16/19

174,000

174,000

 

MUFG Bank Ltd. (New York Branch)

2.510%

9/19/19

198,000

198,000

 

MUFG Bank Ltd. (New York Branch)

2.510%

9/20/19

121,000

121,000

 

MUFG Bank Ltd. (New York Branch)

2.510%

9/23/19

121,000

121,000

 

MUFG Bank Ltd. (New York Branch)

2.500%

9/24/19

125,000

125,000

 

MUFG Bank Ltd. (New York Branch)

2.510%

9/24/19

124,000

124,000

 

MUFG Bank Ltd. (New York Branch)

2.500%

9/25/19

198,000

198,000

 

MUFG Bank Ltd. (New York Branch)

2.480%

9/30/19

125,000

125,000

 

MUFG Bank Ltd. (New York Branch)

2.500%

9/30/19

133,000

133,000

 

Natixis (New York Branch)

2.130%

9/3/19

399,000

399,000

 

Natixis (New York Branch)

2.130%

9/3/19

1,558,000

1,558,000

3

Royal Bank of Canada (New York Branch), 1M USD LIBOR + 0.100%

2.329%

9/6/19

250,000

250,000

3

Royal Bank of Canada (New York Branch), 1M USD LIBOR + 0.100%

2.344%

10/4/19

500,000

500,000

3

Royal Bank of Canada (New York Branch), 1M USD LIBOR + 0.100%

2.311%

10/9/19

125,000

125,000

3

Royal Bank of Canada (New York Branch), 1M USD LIBOR + 0.210%

2.411%

9/11/19

420,000

420,000

3

Royal Bank of Canada (New York Branch), 1M USD LIBOR + 0.220%

2.464%

10/4/19

500,000

500,000

 

Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB (New York Branch)

2.260%

10/29/19

300,000

300,000

 

Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB (New York Branch)

2.110%

11/29/19

1,000,000

1,000,000

3

Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB (New York Branch), 1M USD LIBOR + 0.120%

2.265%

9/27/19

147,000

147,000

 

20


 

Prime Money Market Fund

 

 

 

 

Yield1

Maturity
Date

Face

Amount

($000)

Market

Value·

($000)

 

Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp. (New York Branch)

2.390%

9/9/19

97,000

97,000

 

Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp. (New York Branch)

2.540%

9/11/19

250,000

250,000

3

Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp. (New York Branch), 1M USD LIBOR + 0.100%

2.344%

9/3/19

850,000

850,000

3

Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp. (New York Branch), 1M USD LIBOR + 0.100%

2.301%

9/11/19

121,000

121,000

3

Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp. (New York Branch), 1M USD LIBOR + 0.110%

2.333%

11/7/19

325,000

324,997

3

Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp. (New York Branch), 1M USD LIBOR + 0.150%

2.295%

12/20/19

495,000

494,992

3

Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp. (New York Branch), 1M USD LIBOR + 0.150%

2.322%

12/20/19

315,000

314,991

3

Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp. (New York Branch), 1M USD LIBOR + 0.170%

2.400%

12/3/19

255,000

255,000

3

Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp. (New York Branch), 1M USD LIBOR + 0.170%

2.399%

12/6/19

250,000

249,997

3

Svenska HandelsBanken AB (New York Branch), 1M USD LIBOR + 0.100%

2.272%

12/20/19

297,000

297,000

3

Svenska HandelsBanken AB (New York Branch), 1M USD LIBOR + 0.100%

2.212%

12/30/19

248,000

248,000

3

Svenska HandelsBanken AB (New York Branch), 1M USD LIBOR + 0.120%

2.265%

11/25/19

200,000

200,020

3

Svenska HandelsBanken AB (New York Branch), 1M USD LIBOR + 0.140%

2.307%

1/23/20

89,500

89,499

3

Svenska HandelsBanken AB (New York Branch), 1M USD LIBOR + 0.160%

2.355%

6/15/20

159,000

159,000

3

Svenska HandelsBanken AB (New York Branch), 1M USD LIBOR + 0.160%

2.342%

6/19/20

495,000

495,000

3

Svenska HandelsBanken AB (New York Branch), 1M USD LIBOR + 0.160%

2.272%

6/30/20

395,000

395,000

3

Svenska HandelsBanken AB (New York Branch), 1M USD LIBOR + 0.180%

2.375%

7/15/20

250,000

250,000

3

Svenska HandelsBanken AB (New York Branch), 1M USD LIBOR + 0.190%

2.434%

5/5/20

350,000

350,000

3

Svenska HandelsBanken AB (New York Branch), 1M USD LIBOR + 0.200%

2.382%

5/19/20

250,000

250,000

3

Svenska HandelsBanken AB (New York Branch), 1M USD LIBOR + 0.325%

2.519%

11/13/19

650,000

650,000

 

Swedbank AB (New York Branch)

2.100%

9/3/19

500,000

500,000

 

Toronto-Dominion Bank (New York Branch)

2.460%

10/1/19

130,000

130,000

3

Toronto-Dominion Bank (New York Branch), 1M USD LIBOR + 0.200%

2.413%

7/7/20

540,000

540,000

3

Toronto-Dominion Bank (New York Branch), 1M USD LIBOR + 0.210%

2.434%

5/4/20

135,000

135,000

3

Toronto-Dominion Bank (New York Branch), 1M USD LIBOR + 0.220%

2.415%

5/14/20

368,000

368,000

3

Toronto-Dominion Bank (New York Branch), 1M USD LIBOR + 0.250%

2.362%

7/30/20

200,000

200,000

3

Toronto-Dominion Bank (New York Branch), 1M USD LIBOR + 0.250%

2.362%

7/31/20

325,000

325,000

3

Toronto-Dominion Bank (New York Branch), 1M USD LIBOR + 0.250%

2.445%

8/13/20

300,000

300,000

 

21


 

Prime Money Market Fund

 

 

 

 

Yield1

Maturity
Date

Face

Amount

($000)

Market

Value·

($000)

3

Westpac Banking Corp. (New York Branch), 1M USD LIBOR + 0.150%

2.394%

6/5/20

50,000

49,993

3

Westpac Banking Corp. (New York Branch), 1M USD LIBOR + 0.160%

2.361%

6/12/20

75,000

74,997

3

Westpac Banking Corp. (New York Branch), 1M USD LIBOR + 0.160%

2.384%

7/2/20

500,000

499,979

3

Westpac Banking Corp. (New York Branch), 3M USD LIBOR + 0.040%

2.327%

2/3/20

40,000

 

40,004

 

 

 

 

 

34,471,961

Total Certificates of Deposit (Cost $42,078,461)

 

 

42,078,461

Other Notes (1.2%)

 

 

 

 

3

Bank of America NA, 1M USD LIBOR + 0.090%

2.320%

10/1/19

248,000

248,000

3

Bank of America NA, 1M USD LIBOR + 0.090%

2.314%

10/2/19

248,000

248,000

3

Bank of America NA, 1M USD LIBOR + 0.100%

2.330%

11/1/19

152,000

152,000

3

Bank of America NA, 1M USD LIBOR + 0.100%

2.344%

11/5/19

152,000

152,000

3

Bank of America NA, 1M USD LIBOR + 0.100%

2.301%

11/12/19

90,000

90,000

3

Bank of America NA, 1M USD LIBOR + 0.110%

2.321%

12/9/19

180,000

180,000

3

Bank of America NA, 1M USD LIBOR + 0.110%

2.311%

1/10/20

192,000

192,000

3

Bank of America NA, 1M USD LIBOR + 0.150%

2.320%

2/21/20

102,000

102,000

3

Bank of America NA, 1M USD LIBOR + 0.150%

2.320%

2/24/20

102,000

102,000

Total Other Notes (Cost $1,466,000)

 

 

 

1,466,000

Repurchase Agreements (0.3%)

 

 

 

 

 

JP Morgan Securities LLC

 

 

 

 

 

(Dated 8/30/19, Repurchase Value

 

 

 

 

 

$325,078,000, collateralized by U.S.

 

 

 

 

 

Treasury Note/Bond 1.750%–5.375%,

 

 

 

 

 

9/30/19–11/15/41, with a value of

 

 

 

 

 

$331,500,000) (Cost $325,000)

2.160%

9/3/19

325,000

325,000

Taxable Municipal Bonds (0.0%)

 

 

 

 

5

Greene County GA Development Authority

 

 

 

 

 

Revenue VRDO (Cost $6,250)

2.130%

9/6/19

6,250

6,250

Total Investments (102.5%) (Cost $126,706,498)

 

 

126,706,498

 

22


 

Prime Money Market Fund

 

 

 

 

Amount

 

 

 

($000

)

Other Assets and Liabilities (-2.5%)

 

 

 

Other Assets

 

 

 

Investment in Vanguard

 

5,820

 

Receivables for Accrued Income

 

100,702

 

Receivables for Capital Shares Issued

 

230,922

 

Other Assets

 

51,663

 

Total Other Assets

 

389,107

 

Liabilities

 

 

 

Payables for Investment Securities Purchased

 

(3,239,333

)

Payables for Capital Shares Redeemed

 

(199,447

)

Payables for Distributions

 

(15,465

)

Payables to Vanguard

 

(9,163

)

Other Liabilities

 

(923

)

Total Liabilities

 

(3,464,331

)

Net Assets (100%)

 

123,631,274

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

At August 31, 2019, net assets consisted of:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amount

 

 

 

($000

)

Paid-in Capital

 

123,627,686

 

Total Distributable Earnings (Loss)

 

3,588

 

Net Assets

 

123,631,274

 

 

 

 

 

Investor Shares–Net Assets

 

 

 

Applicable to 104,696,420,176 outstanding $.001 par value shares of beneficial interest (unlimited authorization)

 

104,708,532

 

Net Asset Value Per Share–Investor Shares

 

$1.00

 

 

 

 

 

Admiral Shares–Net Assets

 

 

 

Applicable to 18,920,702,055 outstanding $.001 par value shares of beneficial interest (unlimited authorization)

 

18,922,742

 

Net Asset Value Per Share–Admiral Shares

 

$1.00

 

 

·    See Note A in Notes to Financial Statements.

 

1   Represents annualized yield at date of purchase for discount securities, and coupon for coupon-bearing securities.

 

2   Security exempt from registration under Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933. Such securities may be sold in transactions exempt from registration only to dealers in that program or other “accredited investors.” At August 31, 2019, the aggregate value of these securities was $36,202,668,000, representing 29.3% of net assets.

 

3   Adjustable-rate security; rate shown is effective rate at period end. Certain adjustable-rate securities are not based on a published reference rate and spread but are determined by the issuer or agent based on current market conditions.

 

4   Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. Such securities may be sold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At August 31, 2019, the aggregate value of these securities was $1,234,268,000, representing 1.0% of net assets.

 

5   Scheduled principal and interest payments are guaranteed by bank letter of credit.

LIBOR—London Interbank Offered Rate.

VRDO—Variable Rate Demand Obligation.

 

 

 

 

 

See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.

 

23


 

Prime Money Market Fund

 

 

Statement of Operations

 

 

Year Ended

 

August 31, 2019

 

($000)

Investment Income

 

Income

 

Interest

2,954,873

Total Income

2,954,873

Expenses

 

The Vanguard Group—Note B

 

Investment Advisory Services

4,212

Management and Administrative—Investor Shares

141,363

Management and Administrative—Admiral Shares

15,855

Marketing and Distribution—Investor Shares

15,302

Marketing and Distribution—Admiral Shares

1,106

Custodian Fees

449

Auditing Fees

33

Shareholders’ Reports—Investor Shares

561

Shareholders’ Reports—Admiral Shares

44

Trustees’ Fees and Expenses

77

Total Expenses

179,002

Net Investment Income

2,775,871

Realized Net Gain (Loss) on Investment Securities Sold

(80)

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

2,775,791

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.

 

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Prime Money Market Fund

 

 

Statement of Changes in Net Assets

 

 

Year Ended August 31,

 

2019

 

2018

 

($000

)

($000)

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

 

 

 

Operations

 

 

 

Net Investment Income

2,775,871

 

1,581,192

Realized Net Gain (Loss)

(80

)

(4,203)

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

2,775,791

 

1,576,989

Distributions

 

 

 

Net Investment Income

 

 

 

Investor Shares

(2,351,823

)

(1,363,449)

Admiral Shares

(424,095

)

(217,801)

Realized Capital Gain

 

 

 

Investor Shares

 

Admiral Shares

 

Total Distributions

(2,775,918

)

(1,581,250)

Capital Share Transactions (at $1.00 per share)

 

 

 

Investor Shares

11,810,567

 

8,015,413

Admiral Shares

2,805,143

 

4,121,058

Net Increase (Decrease) from Capital Share Transactions

14,615,710

 

12,136,471

Total Increase (Decrease)

14,615,583

 

12,132,210

Net Assets

 

 

 

Beginning of Period

109,015,691

 

96,883,481

End of Period

123,631,274

 

109,015,691

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.

 

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Prime Money Market Fund

 

 

Financial Highlights

 

 

Investor Shares

 

For a Share Outstanding
Throughout Each Period

 

 

 

 

 

Year Ended August 31,

 

2019

 

2018

 

2017

 

2016

 

2015

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

 

$1.00

 

$1.00

 

$1.00

 

$1.00

 

$1.00

Investment Operations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Investment Income

 

.0231

 

.0161

 

.0081

 

.0032

 

.0002

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments

 

 

 

 

 

Total from Investment Operations

 

.023

 

.016

 

.008

 

.0032

 

.0002

Distributions

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dividends from Net Investment Income

 

(.023)

 

(.016)

 

(.008)

 

(.0032)

 

(.0002)

Distributions from Realized Capital Gains

 

 

 

 

 

Total Distributions

 

(.023)

 

(.016)

 

(.008)

 

(.0032)

 

(.0002)

Net Asset Value, End of Period

 

$1.00

 

$1.00

 

$1.00

 

$1.00

 

$1.00

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Return2

 

2.36%

 

1.59%

 

0.83%

 

0.32%

 

0.02%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ratios/Supplemental Data

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Assets, End of Period (Millions)

 

$104,709

 

$92,898

 

$84,886

 

$100,210

 

$105,820

Ratio of Total Expenses to Average Net Assets3

 

0.16%

 

0.16%

 

0.16%

 

0.16%

 

0.15%

Ratio of Net Investment Income to Average Net Assets

 

2.33%

 

1.59%

 

0.82%

 

0.32%

 

0.02%

 

1   Calculated based on average shares outstanding.

 

2   Total returns do not include account service fees that may have applied in the periods shown. Fund prospectuses provide information about any applicable account service fees.

 

3   Vanguard and the board of trustees have agreed to temporarily limit certain net operating expenses in excess of the fund’s daily yield in order to maintain a zero or positive yield for the fund. Vanguard and the board of trustees may terminate the temporary expense limitation at any time. The fund is not obligated to repay this amount to Vanguard. The ratio of total expenses to average net assets before an expense reduction was 0.16% for 2016 and 0.16% for 2015. For the years ended August 31, 2019, 2018, and 2017, there were no expense reductions.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.

 

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Prime Money Market Fund

 

 

Financial Highlights

 

 

Admiral Shares

 

For a Share Outstanding
Throughout Each Period

 

 

 

 

 

Year Ended August 31,

 

2019

 

2018

 

2017

 

2016

 

2015

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

 

$1.00

 

$1.00

 

$1.00

 

$1.00

 

$1.00

Investment Operations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Investment Income

 

.0241

 

.0161

 

.0091

 

.004

 

.001

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments

 

 

 

 

 

Total from Investment Operations

 

.024

 

.016

 

.009

 

.004

 

.001

Distributions

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dividends from Net Investment Income

 

(.024)

 

(.016)

 

(.009)

 

(.004)

 

(.001)

Distributions from Realized Capital Gains

 

 

 

 

 

Total Distributions

 

(.024)

 

(.016)

 

(.009)

 

(.004)

 

(.001)

Net Asset Value, End of Period

 

$1.00

 

$1.00

 

$1.00

 

$1.00

 

$1.00

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Return2

 

2.42%

 

1.66%

 

0.89%

 

0.38%

 

0.07%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ratios/Supplemental Data

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Assets, End of Period (Millions)

 

$18,923

 

$16,118

 

$11,997

 

$16,429

 

$28,988

Ratio of Total Expenses to Average Net Assets

 

0.10%

 

0.10%

 

0.10%

 

0.10%

 

0.10%

Ratio of Net Investment Income to Average Net Assets

 

2.39%

 

1.65%

 

0.88%

 

0.38%

 

0.07%

 

1   Calculated based on average shares outstanding.

 

2   Total returns do not include account service fees that may have applied in the periods shown. Fund prospectuses provide information about any applicable account service fees.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.

 

27


 

Prime Money Market Fund

 

 

Notes to Financial Statements

 

 

Vanguard Prime Money Market Fund is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 as an open-end investment company, or mutual fund. The fund invests in short-term debt instruments of companies primarily operating in specific industries, particularly financial services; the issuers’ abilities to meet their obligations may be affected by economic developments in such industries. The fund offers two classes of shares: Investor Shares and Admiral Shares. Each of the share classes has different eligibility and minimum purchase requirements, and is designed for different types of investors.

 

A.      The following significant accounting policies conform to generally accepted accounting principles for U.S. investment companies. The fund consistently follows such policies in preparing its financial statements.

 

1. Security Valuation: Securities are valued as of the close of trading on the New York Stock Exchange (generally 4 p.m., Eastern time) on the valuation date. Securities are valued at amortized cost, which approximates market value.

 

2. Repurchase Agreements: The fund enters into repurchase agreements with institutional counterparties. Securities pledged as collateral to the fund under repurchase agreements are held by a custodian bank until the agreements mature, and in the absence of a default, such collateral cannot be repledged, resold, or rehypothecated. Each agreement requires that the market value of the collateral be sufficient to cover payments of interest and principal. The fund further mitigates its counterparty risk by entering into repurchase agreements only with a diverse group of prequalified counterparties, monitoring their financial strength, and entering into master repurchase agreements with its counterparties. The master repurchase agreements provide that, in the event of a counter-party’s default (including bankruptcy), the fund may terminate any repurchase agreements with that counterparty, determine the net amount owed, and sell or retain the collateral up to the net amount owed to the fund. Such action may be subject to legal proceedings, which may delay or limit the disposition of collateral.

 

3. Federal Income Taxes: The fund intends to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company and distribute all of its taxable income. Management has analyzed the fund’s tax positions taken for all open federal income tax years (August 31, 2016–2019), and has concluded that no provision for federal income tax is required in the fund’s financial statements.

 

4. Distributions: Distributions from net investment income are declared daily and paid on the first business day of the following month. Annual distributions from realized capital gains, if any, are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Distributions are determined on a tax basis and may differ from net investment income and realized capital gains for financial reporting purposes.

 

5. Credit Facility: The fund and certain other funds managed by The Vanguard Group (“Vanguard”) participate in a $4.3 billion committed credit facility provided by a syndicate of lenders pursuant to a credit agreement that may be renewed annually; each fund is individually liable for its borrowings, if any, under the credit facility. Borrowings may be utilized for temporary and emergency purposes, and are subject to the fund’s regulatory and contractual borrowing restrictions. The participating funds are charged administrative fees and an annual commitment fee of 0.10% of the undrawn amount of the facility; these fees are allocated to the funds based on a method approved by the fund’s board of trustees and included in Management and Administrative expenses on the fund’s Statement of Operations. Any borrowings under this facility bear interest at a rate based upon the higher of the one-month London Interbank Offered Rate, federal funds effective rate, or overnight bank funding rate plus an agreed-upon spread.

 

28


 

Prime Money Market Fund

 

 

 

 

The fund had no borrowings outstanding at August 31, 2019, or at any time during the period then ended.

 

6. Other: Interest income is accrued daily. Premiums and discounts on debt securities purchased are amortized and accreted, respectively, to interest income over the lives of the respective securities. Security transactions are accounted for on the date securities are bought or sold. Costs used to determine realized gains (losses) on the sale of investment securities are those of the specific securities sold.

 

Each class of shares has equal rights as to assets and earnings, except that each class separately bears certain class-specific expenses related to maintenance of shareholder accounts (included in Management and Administrative expenses) and shareholder reporting. Marketing and distribution expenses are allocated to each class of shares based on a method approved by the board of trustees. Income, other non-class-specific expenses, and gains and losses on investments are allocated to each class of shares based on its relative net assets.

 

B.      In accordance with the terms of a Funds’ Service Agreement (the “FSA”) between Vanguard and the fund, Vanguard furnishes to the fund investment advisory, corporate management, administrative, marketing, and distribution services at Vanguard’s cost of operations (as defined by the FSA). These costs of operations are allocated to the fund based on methods and guidelines approved by the board of trustees and are generally settled twice a month.

 

Upon the request of Vanguard, the fund may invest up to 0.40% of its net assets as capital in Vanguard. At August 31, 2019, the fund had contributed to Vanguard capital in the amount of $5,820,000, representing less than 0.01% of the fund’s net assets and 2.33% of Vanguard’s capital received pursuant to the FSA. The fund’s trustees and officers are also directors and employees, respectively, of Vanguard.

 

C.      Various inputs may be used to determine the value of the fund’s investments. These inputs are summarized in three broad levels for financial statement purposes. The inputs or methodologies used to value securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

 

Level 1—Quoted prices in active markets for identical securities.

Level 2—Other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.).

Level 3—Significant unobservable inputs (including the fund’s own assumptions used to determine the fair value of investments). Any investments valued with significant unobservable inputs are noted on the Statement of Net Assets.

 

At August 31, 2019, 100% of the market value of the fund’s investments was determined using amortized cost, in accordance with rules under the Investment Company Act of 1940. Amortized cost approximates the current fair value of a security, but since the value is not obtained from a quoted price in an active market, securities valued at amortized cost are considered to be valued using Level 2 inputs.

 

D.      Permanent differences between book-basis and tax-basis components of net assets, if any, are reclassified among capital accounts in the financial statements to reflect their tax character. These reclassifications have no effect on net assets or net asset value per share.

 

29


 

Prime Money Market Fund

 

 

 

 

 

Temporary differences between book-basis and tax-basis components of total distributable earnings (loss) arise when certain items of income, gain, or loss are recognized in different periods for financial statement and tax purposes; these differences will reverse at some time in the future. The differences are primarily related to the tax deferral on wash sales and payables for distributions. As of period end, the tax-basis components of total distributable earnings (loss) are detailed in the table as follows:

 

 

 

Amount

 

 

 

($000

)

Undistributed Ordinary Income

 

23,336

 

Undistributed Long-term Gains

 

 

Capital Loss Carryforwards (Non-expiring)

 

(4,284

)

Net Unrealized Gains (Losses)

 

 

 

As of August 31, 2019, gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation for investments based on cost for U.S. federal income tax purposes were as follows:

 

 

 

 

Amount

 

 

 

($000

)

Tax Cost

 

126,706,498

 

Gross Unrealized Appreciation

 

 

Gross Unrealized Depreciation

 

 

Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)

 

 

 

E.      Capital share transactions for each class of shares were:

 

 

 

 

 

Year Ended August 31,

 

 

 

2019

 

2018

 

 

 

Amount

 

Shares 

 

Amount

 

Shares

 

 

 

($000

)

(000)

 

($000

)

(000

)

Investor Shares

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Issued

 

67,073,536

 

67,073,695

 

57,734,205

 

57,734,439

 

Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions

 

2,176,642

 

2,176,642

 

1,273,993

 

1,273,993

 

Redeemed

 

(57,439,611

)

(57,439,611)

 

(50,992,785

)

(50,992,785

)

Net Increase (Decrease)—Investor Shares

 

11,810,567

 

11,810,726

 

8,015,413

 

8,015,647

 

Admiral Shares

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Issued

 

12,655,596

 

12,655,436

 

11,041,702

 

11,041,469

 

Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions

 

392,879

 

392,879

 

202,222

 

202,222

 

Redeemed

 

(10,243,332

)

(10,243,332)

 

(7,122,866

)

(7,122,866

)

Net Increase (Decrease)—Admiral Shares

 

2,805,143

 

2,804,983

 

4,121,058

 

4,120,825

 

 

 

F.       Management has determined that no events or transactions occurred subsequent to August 31, 2019, that would require recognition or disclosure in these financial statements.

 

30


 

Federal Money Market Fund

 

 

Performance Summary

 

 

Investment returns will fluctuate. All of the returns in this report represent past performance, which is not a guarantee of future results that may be achieved by the fund. (Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data cited. For performance data current to the most recent month-end, visit our website at vanguard.com/performance.) The returns shown do not reflect taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions. You could lose money by investing in the fund. Although the fund seeks to preserve the value of your investment at $1 per share, it cannot guarantee it will do so. An investment in the fund is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. The fund’s sponsor has no legal obligation to provide financial support to the fund, and you should not expect that the sponsor will provide financial support to the fund at any time.

 

 

 

Cumulative Performance: August 31, 2009, Through August 31, 2019

Initial Investment of $10,000

 

 

 

 

 

Average Annual Total Returns

 

 

 

 

Periods Ended August 31, 2019

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Final Value

 

 

One

 

Five

 

Ten

 

of a $10,000

 

 

Year

 

Years

 

Years

 

Investment

Federal Money Market Fund Investor Shares

 

2.26%

 

0.89%

 

0.46%

 

10,464

Government Money Market Funds Average

 

1.71

 

0.55

 

0.28

 

10,280

FTSE Three-Month U.S. Treasury Bill Index

 

2.36

 

0.91

 

0.49

 

10,524

 

7-day SEC yield (8/31/2019): 2.08%

 

Government Money Market Funds Average: Derived from data provided by Lipper, a Thomson Reuters Company.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

See Financial Highlights for dividend information.

 

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Federal Money Market Fund

 

 

Sector Diversification

As of August 31, 2019

 

Repurchase Agreements

 

20.1

%

U.S. Government Obligations

 

49.9

 

U.S. Treasury Bills

 

30.0

 

 

The table reflects the fund’s market exposure. The agency and mortgage-backed securities sectors may include issues from government-sponsored enterprises; such issues are generally not backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government.

 

32


 

Federal Money Market Fund

 

 

Financial Statements

 

 

Statement of Net Assets

As of August 31, 2019

 

The fund publishes its holdings on a monthly basis on Vanguard’s website and files them with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Form N-MFP. The fund’s Form N-MFP filings may be viewed via a link on the “Portfolio Holdings” page at www.vanguard.com or on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.

 

 

 

 

Yield1

Maturity
Date

Face

Amount

($000

)

Market

Value·

($000)

U.S. Government and Agency Obligations (81.4%)

 

 

 

 

2

Fannie Mae Discount Notes

2.303%

9/4/19

54,485

 

54,475

2

Fannie Mae Discount Notes

2.212%

9/18/19

137,500

 

137,357

2

Fannie Mae Discount Notes

2.152%–2.162%

9/25/19

133,497

 

133,306

2

Fannie Mae Discount Notes

2.191%–2.212%

10/2/19

134,000

 

133,748

2

Fannie Mae Discount Notes

2.099%

10/4/19

200,000

 

199,617

2

Fannie Mae Discount Notes

2.099%

10/7/19

200,000

 

199,582

2

Fannie Mae Discount Notes

2.182%

10/9/19

190,909

 

190,472

2

Fannie Mae Discount Notes

2.111%

10/16/19

166,250

 

165,814

2

Fannie Mae Discount Notes

2.081%

10/23/19

243,958

 

243,229

2

Fannie Mae Discount Notes

1.948%

11/1/19

2,500,000

 

2,491,782

2

Fannie Mae Discount Notes

1.949%–1.960%

11/13/19

265,242

 

264,196

 

Federal Home Loan Bank Discount Notes

2.413%

9/3/19

250,000

 

249,967

 

Federal Home Loan Bank Discount Notes

2.432%

9/5/19

1,000,000

 

999,732

 

Federal Home Loan Bank Discount Notes

2.006%–2.432%

9/6/19

892,567

 

892,269

 

Federal Home Loan Bank Discount Notes

2.414%

9/9/19

250,000

 

249,867

 

Federal Home Loan Bank Discount Notes

2.423%

9/10/19

2,250,000

 

2,248,650

 

Federal Home Loan Bank Discount Notes

2.423%

9/11/19

400,000

 

399,733

 

Federal Home Loan Bank Discount Notes

2.222%–2.232%

9/13/19

983,984

 

983,259

 

Federal Home Loan Bank Discount Notes

2.439%

9/17/19

750,000

 

749,195

 

Federal Home Loan Bank Discount Notes

2.232%–2.243%

9/18/19

2,279,000

 

2,276,612

 

Federal Home Loan Bank Discount Notes

2.176%

9/25/19

250,000

 

249,639

 

Federal Home Loan Bank Discount Notes

2.172%

10/2/19

1,280,000

 

1,277,619

 

Federal Home Loan Bank Discount Notes

2.185%–2.429%

10/4/19

1,225,000

 

1,222,513

 

Federal Home Loan Bank Discount Notes

2.202%–2.422%

10/9/19

1,885,000

 

1,880,624

 

Federal Home Loan Bank Discount Notes

2.425%

10/15/19

1,000,000

 

997,073

 

Federal Home Loan Bank Discount Notes

2.147%

10/16/19

423,000

 

421,871

 

Federal Home Loan Bank Discount Notes

2.126%

10/18/19

1,000,000

 

997,239

 

Federal Home Loan Bank Discount Notes

2.104%–2.111%

10/23/19

1,400,000

 

1,395,765

 

Federal Home Loan Bank Discount Notes

2.110%–2.470%

10/25/19

710,000

 

707,746

 

Federal Home Loan Bank Discount Notes

2.114%

10/30/19

195,000

 

194,328

 

Federal Home Loan Bank Discount Notes

2.096%–2.101%

11/1/19

883,000

 

879,875

 

Federal Home Loan Bank Discount Notes

2.093%

11/7/19

80,000

 

79,690

 

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Federal Money Market Fund

 

 

 

 

Yield1

Maturity
Date

Face

Amount

($000)

 

Market

Value·

($000)

 

Federal Home Loan Bank Discount Notes

2.375%

11/22/19

24,200

 

24,071

 

Federal Home Loan Bank Discount Notes

2.084%

11/26/19

166,250

 

165,428

3

Federal Home Loan Banks, 1M USD LIBOR + 0.000%

2.195%

7/15/20

500,000

 

500,000

3

Federal Home Loan Banks, 1M USD LIBOR + 0.550%

2.146%

3/12/20

180,000

 

179,964

3

Federal Home Loan Banks, 1M USD LIBOR - 0.010%

2.135%

3/25/20

1,000,000

 

999,945

3

Federal Home Loan Banks, 1M USD LIBOR - 0.010%

2.135%

3/25/20

1,000,000

 

1,000,000

3

Federal Home Loan Banks, 1M USD LIBOR - 0.020%

2.152%

12/20/19

235,000

 

235,000

3

Federal Home Loan Banks, 1M USD LIBOR - 0.020%

2.125%

12/24/19

1,500,000

 

1,500,000

3

Federal Home Loan Banks, 1M USD LIBOR - 0.020%

2.125%

12/24/19

250,000

 

250,000

3

Federal Home Loan Banks, 1M USD LIBOR - 0.020%

2.125%

12/24/19

300,000

 

300,000

3

Federal Home Loan Banks, 1M USD LIBOR - 0.020%

2.125%

12/24/19

2,250,000

 

2,250,000

3

Federal Home Loan Banks, 1M USD LIBOR - 0.020%

2.204%

1/2/20

750,000

 

750,000

3

Federal Home Loan Banks, 1M USD LIBOR - 0.020%

2.204%

1/2/20

550,000

 

550,000

3

Federal Home Loan Banks, 1M USD LIBOR - 0.020%

2.125%

1/24/20

1,000,000

 

1,000,000

3

Federal Home Loan Banks, 1M USD LIBOR - 0.020%

2.125%

1/27/20

500,000

 

500,000

3

Federal Home Loan Banks, 1M USD LIBOR - 0.020%

2.152%

3/20/20

500,000

 

500,000

3

Federal Home Loan Banks, 1M USD LIBOR - 0.020%

2.224%

4/3/20

500,000

 

500,000

3

Federal Home Loan Banks, 1M USD LIBOR - 0.020%

2.224%

4/3/20

850,000

 

850,000

3

Federal Home Loan Banks, 1M USD LIBOR - 0.025%

2.147%

12/20/19

250,000

 

250,000

3

Federal Home Loan Banks, 1M USD LIBOR - 0.025%

2.147%

12/20/19

1,250,000

 

1,250,000

3

Federal Home Loan Banks, 1M USD LIBOR - 0.025%

2.147%

12/20/19

750,000

 

750,000

3

Federal Home Loan Banks, 1M USD LIBOR - 0.025%

2.142%

12/23/19

500,000

 

500,000

3

Federal Home Loan Banks, 1M USD LIBOR - 0.025%

2.169%

1/13/20

500,000

 

500,000

3

Federal Home Loan Banks, 1M USD LIBOR - 0.025%

2.147%

4/20/20

750,000

 

750,000

3

Federal Home Loan Banks, 1M USD LIBOR - 0.030%

2.183%

11/8/19

1,475,000

 

1,475,000

3

Federal Home Loan Banks, 1M USD LIBOR - 0.030%

2.171%

11/12/19

1,000,000

 

1,000,000

3

Federal Home Loan Banks, 1M USD LIBOR - 0.035%

2.166%

1/10/20

750,000

 

750,000

3

Federal Home Loan Banks, 1M USD LIBOR - 0.035%

2.077%

1/30/20

930,000

 

930,000

 

34


 

Federal Money Market Fund

 

 

 

 

Yield1

Maturity
Date

Face

Amount

($000)

 

Market

Value·

($000)

3

Federal Home Loan Banks, 1M USD LIBOR - 0.040%

2.171%

10/9/19

300,000

 

300,000

3

Federal Home Loan Banks, 1M USD LIBOR - 0.040%

2.142%

10/17/19

300,000

 

300,000

3

Federal Home Loan Banks, 1M USD LIBOR - 0.040%

2.155%

11/15/19

500,000

 

500,000

3

Federal Home Loan Banks, 1M USD LIBOR - 0.040%

2.105%

11/25/19

150,000

 

150,000

3

Federal Home Loan Banks, 1M USD LIBOR - 0.040%

2.105%

11/26/19

500,000

 

500,000

3

Federal Home Loan Banks, 1M USD LIBOR - 0.040%

2.105%

11/26/19

1,000,000

 

1,000,000

3

Federal Home Loan Banks, 1M USD LIBOR - 0.040%

2.130%

1/22/20

750,000

 

750,000

3

Federal Home Loan Banks, 1M USD LIBOR - 0.050%

2.119%

1/21/20

1,000,000

 

1,000,000

3

Federal Home Loan Banks, 1M USD LIBOR - 0.060%

2.122%

9/19/19

500,000

 

500,000

3

Federal Home Loan Banks, 1M USD LIBOR - 0.060%

2.107%

9/23/19

1,000,000

 

1,000,000

3

Federal Home Loan Banks, 1M USD LIBOR - 0.100%

2.130%

11/1/19

500,000

 

500,000

3

Federal Home Loan Banks, 1M USD LIBOR - 0.100%

2.144%

11/4/19

250,000

 

250,000

3

Federal Home Loan Banks, 1M USD LIBOR - 0.100%

2.123%

11/7/19

250,000

 

250,000

3

Federal Home Loan Banks, 1M USD LIBOR - 0.100%

2.123%

11/7/19

250,000

 

250,000

3

Federal Home Loan Banks, 1M USD LIBOR - 0.400%

2.171%

9/9/19

1,000,000

 

1,000,000

3

Federal Home Loan Banks, SOFR + 0.050%

2.125%

10/10/19

750

 

750

2

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.

1.250%

10/2/19

85,771

 

85,691

2

Freddie Mac Discount Notes

2.397%

9/4/19

1,050,000

 

1,049,792

2

Freddie Mac Discount Notes

2.397%

9/5/19

550,000

 

549,855

2

Freddie Mac Discount Notes

2.412%

9/10/19

850,000

 

849,492

2

Freddie Mac Discount Notes

2.453%–2.483%

9/18/19

1,880,000

 

1,877,845

2

Freddie Mac Discount Notes

2.450%

9/24/19

183,679

 

183,395

2

Freddie Mac Discount Notes

2.419%

10/1/19

166,510

 

166,178

2

Freddie Mac Discount Notes

2.318%–2.323%

10/4/19

394,147

 

393,314

2

Freddie Mac Discount Notes

2.419%

10/7/19

487,002

 

485,838

2

Freddie Mac Discount Notes

2.393%–2.438%

10/10/19

634,810

 

633,166

2

Freddie Mac Discount Notes

2.368%

10/17/19

500,000

 

498,502

2

Freddie Mac Discount Notes

2.418%–2.429%

10/29/19

379,476

 

378,012

2

Freddie Mac Discount Notes

2.419%

11/4/19

275,000

 

273,832

2

Freddie Mac Discount Notes

2.053%–2.085%

11/5/19

265,893

 

264,906

2

Freddie Mac Discount Notes

2.104%

11/6/19

800,000

 

796,935

2

Freddie Mac Discount Notes

2.386%–2.396%

11/8/19

384,889

 

383,168

2

Freddie Mac Discount Notes

2.180%–2.190%

11/12/19

51,668

 

51,444

2

Freddie Mac Discount Notes

2.075%–2.180%

11/13/19

339,522

 

338,053

2

Freddie Mac Discount Notes

2.037%–2.378%

11/19/19

1,547,629

 

1,540,309

2

Freddie Mac Discount Notes

2.348%

11/29/19

491,700

 

488,880

2

Freddie Mac Discount Notes

2.075%

12/3/19

166,430

 

165,544

2

Freddie Mac Discount Notes

2.055%–2.105%

12/18/19

198,000

 

196,775

 

United States Treasury Bill

2.083%–2.162%

9/3/19

1,460,449

 

1,460,276

 

35


 

Federal Money Market Fund

 

 

 

 

Yield1

Maturity
Date

Face

Amount

($000)

 

Market

Value·

($000)

 

United States Treasury Bill

2.313%

9/5/19

3,900,000

 

3,899,003

 

United States Treasury Bill

2.253%

9/12/19

4,000,000

 

3,997,262

 

United States Treasury Bill

2.182%

9/19/19

1,050,000

 

1,048,861

 

United States Treasury Bill

2.063%

10/1/19

700,000

 

698,919

 

United States Treasury Bill

2.057%

10/8/19

1,000,000

 

997,893

 

United States Treasury Bill

2.051%

10/24/19

2,000,000

 

1,993,993

 

United States Treasury Bill

1.996%

10/29/19

1,500,000

 

1,495,357

 

United States Treasury Bill

2.081%

10/31/19

3,000,000

 

2,989,650

 

United States Treasury Bill

1.990%–2.000%

11/7/19

5,850,000

 

5,828,340

 

United States Treasury Bill

1.970%

11/14/19

3,500,000

 

3,485,899

 

United States Treasury Bill

1.907%–1.932%

11/21/19

1,500,000

 

1,493,559

 

United States Treasury Bill

1.960%–2.348%

11/29/19

3,749,625

 

3,730,863

 

United States Treasury Bill

2.281%

12/5/19

1,000,000

 

994,049

 

United States Treasury Bill

2.163%

12/12/19

1,400,000

 

1,391,511

 

United States Treasury Bill

2.031%

1/16/20

2,000,000

 

1,984,702

 

United States Treasury Bill

1.966%–1.968%

2/6/20

500,000

 

495,726

 

United States Treasury Bill

1.903%–1.905%

2/13/20

1,050,000

 

1,040,924

 

United States Treasury Bill

1.857%

2/27/20

750,000

 

743,138

3

United States Treasury Floating Rate Note, 3M US T-Bill + 0.139%

2.099%

4/30/21

2,417,950

 

2,415,400

3

United States Treasury Floating Rate Note, 3M US T-Bill + 0.220%

2.180%

7/31/21

2,000,000

 

1,999,565

 

United States Treasury Note/Bond

1.500%

10/31/19

200,000

 

199,820

 

United States Treasury Note/Bond

1.250%

10/31/19

250,000

 

249,666

Total U.S. Government and Agency Obligations (Cost $108,312,304)

 

 

108,312,304

Repurchase Agreements (20.1%)

 

 

 

 

Bank of Montreal

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Dated 8/30/19, Repurchase Value $1,000,239,000, collateralized by Treasury Inflation Indexed Note/Bond 0.125%–1.375%, 1/15/20–2/15/48, U.S. Treasury Bill 0.000%, 9/12/19–1/30/20, and U.S. Treasury Note/Bond 1.625%–8.750%, 5/15/20–11/15/48, with a value of $1,020,000,000)

2.150%

9/3/19

1,000,000

 

1,000,000

 

Bank of Montreal

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Dated 8/22/19, Repurchase Value $500,416,000, collateralized by Treasury Inflation Indexed Note/Bond 0.125%–3.875%, 1/15/20–2/15/42, U.S. Treasury Bill 0.000%, 12/5/19–1/2/20, and U.S. Treasury Note/Bond 0.875%–8.750%, 9/15/19–5/15/49, with a value of $510,000,000)

2.140%

9/5/19

500,000

 

500,000

 

Bank of Montreal

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Dated 8/15/19, Repurchase Value $501,458,000, collateralized by Treasury Inflation Indexed Note/Bond 0.125%–3.875%, 4/15/20–2/15/46, U.S. Treasury Bill 0.000%, 9/12/19–12/5/19, and U.S. Treasury Note/Bond 1.125%–6.250%, 5/31/20–8/15/49, with a value of $510,000,000)

2.100%

10/4/19

500,000

 

500,000

 

36


 

Federal Money Market Fund

 

 

 

 

Yield1

Maturity
Date

Face

Amount

($000)

 

Market

Value·

($000)

 

Bank of Montreal

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Dated 8/23/19, Repurchase Value $751,154,000, collateralized by Treasury Inflation Indexed Note/Bond 0.125%–3.375%, 1/15/20–2/15/44, U.S. Treasury Bill 0.000%, 12/5/19–6/18/20, and U.S. Treasury Note/Bond 1.125%–8.750%, 3/31/20–11/15/48, with a value of $765,000,000)

2.130%

9/18/19

750,000

 

750,000

 

Bank of Montreal

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Dated 8/13/19, Repurchase Value $250,510,000, collateralized by Treasury Inflation Indexed Note/Bond 0.125%–2.500%, 1/15/20–2/15/40, U.S. Treasury Bill 0.000%, 12/5/19–6/18/20, and U.S. Treasury Note/Bond 1.125%–8.750%, 2/29/20–2/15/49, with a value of $255,000,000)

2.160%

9/16/19

250,000

 

250,000

 

Bank of Nova Scotia

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Dated 8/30/19, Repurchase Value $2,150,514,000, collateralized by Treasury Inflation Indexed Note/Bond 0.125%–2.500%, 4/15/20–2/15/48, U.S. Treasury Bill 0.000%, 9/12/19–7/16/20, and U.S. Treasury Note/Bond 1.000%–8.750%, 9/30/19–8/15/49, with a value of $2,193,000,000)

2.150%

9/3/19

2,150,000

 

2,150,000

 

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Dated 8/6/19, Repurchase Value $871,566,000, collateralized by Treasury Inflation Indexed Note/Bond 0.125%–2.375%, 4/15/21–1/15/49 and U.S. Treasury Note/Bond 1.125%–3.125%, 12/31/20–5/15/47, with a value of $887,400,000)

2.160%

9/5/19

870,000

 

870,000

 

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Dated 8/22/19, Repurchase Value $501,581,000, collateralized by Treasury Inflation Indexed Note/Bond 0.125%–1.000%, 4/15/22–2/15/48 and U.S. Treasury Note/Bond 1.250%–4.250%, 2/15/22–5/15/45, with a value of $510,000,000)

2.070%

10/16/19

500,000

 

500,000

 

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Dated 8/12/19, Repurchase Value $1,202,160,000, collateralized by Treasury Inflation Indexed Note/Bond 0.125%–2.375%, 4/15/22–2/15/48 and U.S. Treasury Note/Bond 1.250%–3.625%, 12/31/20–8/15/45, with a value of $1,224,000,000)

2.160%

9/11/19

1,200,000

 

1,200,000

 

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Dated 8/15/19, Repurchase Value $931,953,000, collateralized by Treasury Inflation Indexed Note/Bond 0.125%–1.000%, 4/15/22–2/15/48 and U.S. Treasury Note/Bond 1.625%–3.625%, 12/31/20–5/15/47, with a value of $948,600,000)

2.160%

9/19/19

930,000

 

930,000

 

37


 

Federal Money Market Fund

 

 

 

 

Yield1

Maturity
Date

Face

Amount

($000)

 

Market

Value·

($000)

 

Credit Agricole Corporate & Investment

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bank NY Branch (Dated 8/30/19, Repurchase Value $250,059,000, collateralized by Treasury Inflation Indexed Note/Bond 0.375%, 7/15/27 with a value of $255,000,000)

2.140%

9/3/19

250,000

 

250,000

 

Credit Agricole Corporate & Investment

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bank NY Branch (Dated 8/27/19, Repurchase Value $750,321,000, collateralized by U.S. Treasury Note/Bond 2.125%–4.375%, 8/31/23–5/15/40, with a value of $765,000,000)

2.200%

9/3/19

750,000

 

750,000

 

Credit Agricole Corporate & Investment

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bank NY Branch (Dated 8/28/19, Repurchase Value $1,350,580,000, collateralized by Treasury Inflation Indexed Note/Bond 0.125%, 7/15/22 and U.S. Treasury Note/Bond 1.500%–3.375%, 12/15/21–11/15/48, with a value of $1,377,000,000)

2.210%

9/4/19

1,350,000

 

1,350,000

 

Credit Agricole Corporate & Investment

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bank NY Branch (Dated 8/30/19, Repurchase Value $1,300,543,000, collateralized by U.S. Treasury Note/Bond 1.625%–3.000%, 10/31/21–5/15/45, with a value of $1,326,000,000)

2.150%

9/6/19

1,300,000

 

1,300,000

 

Goldman Sachs & Co.

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Dated 8/30/19, Repurchase Value $3,001,254,000, collateralized by Treasury Inflation Indexed Note/Bond 0.125%–1.125%, 4/15/20–1/15/29, U.S. Treasury Bill 0.000%, 9/10/19–9/17/19, and U.S. Treasury Note/Bond 2.000%–4.500%, 2/15/20–5/15/49, with a value of $3,060,000,000)

2.150%

9/6/19

3,000,000

 

3,000,000

 

JP Morgan Securities LLC

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Dated 8/30/19, Repurchase Value $500,120,000, collateralized by U.S. Treasury Note/Bond 3.000%, 5/15/45, with a value of $510,000,000)

2.160%

9/3/19

500,000

 

500,000

 

JP Morgan Securities LLC

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Dated 8/30/19, Repurchase Value $3,001,254,000, collateralized by Treasury Inflation Indexed Note/Bond 0.625%, 1/15/26 and U.S. Treasury Note/Bond 1.750%–3.375%, 2/28/22–8/15/45, with a value of $3,060,000,000)

2.150%

9/6/19

3,000,000

 

3,000,000

 

Mizuho Securities (USA) Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Dated 8/30/19, Repurchase Value $500,119,000, collateralized by U.S. Treasury Bill 0.000%, 11/29/19–8/13/20 and U.S. Treasury Note/Bond 1.125%–1.250%, 6/30/21–7/31/23, with a value of $510,000,000)

2.150%

9/3/19

500,000

 

500,000

 

38


 

Federal Money Market Fund

 

 

 

 

Yield1

Maturity
Date

Face

Amount

($000)

 

Market

Value·

($000)

 

Nomura International PLC

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Dated 8/30/19, Repurchase Value $1,500,627,000, collateralized by Treasury Inflation Indexed Note/Bond 0.125%–3.875%, 7/15/20–2/15/46, U.S. Treasury Bill 0.000%, 9/12/19–3/26/20, and U.S. Treasury Note/Bond 1.125%–8.750%, 9/30/19–11/15/48, with a value of $1,530,000,000)

2.150%

9/6/19

1,500,000

 

1,500,000

 

RBC Capital Markets LLC NY Branch

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Dated 8/6/19, Repurchase Value $1,102,046,000, collateralized by Treasury Inflation Indexed Note/Bond 0.500%–1.125%, 1/15/21–1/15/29 and U.S. Treasury Note/Bond 1.250%–7.625%, 12/31/20–2/15/26, with a value of $1,122,000,000)

2.160%

9/6/19

1,100,000

 

1,100,000

 

RBC Capital Markets LLC NY Branch

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Dated 8/16/19, Repurchase Value $1,728,639,000, collateralized by Treasury Inflation Indexed Note/Bond 0.125%–3.875%, 7/15/20–2/15/40, U.S. Treasury Bill 0.000%, 2/13/20, and U.S. Treasury Note/Bond 1.125%–4.375%, 2/29/20–8/15/48, with a value of $1,759,500,000)

2.170%

9/20/19

1,725,000

 

1,725,000

 

RBC Capital Markets LLC NY Branch

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Dated 8/16/19, Repurchase Value $1,728,535,000, collateralized by Treasury Inflation Indexed Note/Bond 0.125%–3.875%, 7/15/20–4/15/29, U.S. Treasury Bill 0.000%, 8/13/20, and U.S. Treasury Note/Bond 1.125%–3.625%, 5/15/20–11/15/46, with a value of $1,759,500,000)

2.170%

9/19/19

1,725,000

 

1,725,000

 

RBC Dominion Securities Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Dated 8/30/19, Repurchase Value $450,188,000, collateralized by Treasury Inflation Indexed Note/Bond 0.125%–1.125%, 4/15/20–4/15/23 and U.S. Treasury Note/Bond 1.750%–6.500%, 9/30/19–11/15/48, with a value of $459,000,000)

2.150%

9/6/19

450,000

 

450,000

 

Societe Generale

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Dated 8/30/19, Repurchase Value $500,119,000, collateralized by Treasury Inflation Indexed Note/Bond 0.125%–3.875%, 7/15/20–2/15/46, U.S. Treasury Bill 0.000%, 11/7/19, and U.S. Treasury Note/Bond 0.875%–4.625%, 9/15/19–8/15/47, with a value of $510,000,000)

2.140%

9/3/19

500,000

 

500,000

 

TD Securities (USA) LLC

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Dated 8/28/19, Repurchase Value $200,086,000, collateralized by U.S. Treasury Note/Bond 2.000%–2.375%, 2/28/21–8/15/24, with a value of $204,000,000)

2.220%

9/4/19

200,000

 

200,000

 

39


 

Federal Money Market Fund

 

 

 

 

Yield1

Maturity
Date

Face

Amount

($000)

 

Market

Value·

($000)

 

TD Securities (USA) LLC

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Dated 8/30/19, Repurchase Value $200,084,000, collateralized by U.S. Treasury Note/Bond 2.625%, 2/15/29, with a value of $204,000,000)

2.170%

9/6/19

200,000

 

200,000

Total Repurchase Agreements (Cost $26,700,000)

 

 

 

26,700,000

Total Investments (101.5%) (Cost $135,012,304)

 

 

 

135,012,304

 

 

Amount

 

($000)

Other Assets and Liabilities (-1.5%)

 

Other Assets

 

Investment in Vanguard

6,091

Receivables for Accrued Income

48,088

Receivables for Capital Shares Issued

249,942

Other Assets

8,892

Total Other Assets

313,013

Liabilities

 

Payables for Investment Securities Purchased

(2,194,275)

Payables for Capital Shares Redeemed

(154,682)

Payables for Distributions

(3,308)

Payables to Vanguard

(7,140)

Total Liabilities

(2,359,405)

Net Assets (100%)

 

Applicable to 132,967,489,376 outstanding $.001 par value shares of beneficial interest (unlimited authorization)

132,965,912

Net Asset Value Per Share

$1.00

 

At August 31, 2019, net assets consisted of:

 

 

Amount

 

($000)

Paid-in Capital

132,968,003

Total Distributable Earnings (Loss)

(2,091)

Net Assets

132,965,912

 

·   See Note A in Notes to Financial Statements.

 

1   Represents annualized yield at date of purchase for discount securities, and coupon for coupon-bearing securities.

 

2   The issuer was placed under federal conservatorship in September 2008; since that time, its daily operations have been managed by the Federal Housing Finance Agency and it receives capital from the U.S. Treasury, as needed to maintain a positive net worth, in exchange for senior preferred stock.

 

3   Adjustable-rate security; rate shown is effective rate at period end. Certain adjustable-rate securities are not based on a published reference rate and spread but are determined by the issuer or agent based on current market conditions.

 

LIBOR—London Interbank Offered Rate.

SOFR—Secured Overnight Financing Rate.

 

 

 

 

 

See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.

 

40


 

Federal Money Market Fund

 

 

Statement of Operations

 

 

Year Ended

 

August 31, 2019

 

($000)

Investment Income

 

Income

 

Interest

2,745,439

Total Income

2,745,439

Expenses

 

The Vanguard Group—Note B

 

Investment Advisory Services

4,174

Management and Administrative

103,452

Marketing and Distribution

17,728

Custodian Fees

380

Auditing Fees

32

Shareholders’ Reports

2,766

Trustees’ Fees and Expenses

128

Total Expenses

128,660

Net Investment Income

2,616,779

Realized Net Gain (Loss) on Investment Securities Sold

596

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

2,617,375

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.

 

41


 

Federal Money Market Fund

 

 

Statement of Changes in Net Assets

 

 

Year Ended August 31,

 

2019

 

2018

 

($000

)

($000)

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

 

 

 

Operations

 

 

 

Net Investment Income

2,616,779

 

1,281,437

Realized Net Gain (Loss)

596

 

(2,178)

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

2,617,375

 

1,279,259

Distributions

 

 

 

Net Investment Income

(2,616,749

)

(1,281,485)

Realized Capital Gain

 

Total Distributions

(2,616,749

)

(1,281,485)

Capital Share Transactions (at $1.00 per share)

 

 

 

Issued

92,160,373

 

80,892,899

Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions

2,571,034

 

1,259,244

Redeemed

(62,052,929

)

(61,314,694)

Net Increase (Decrease) from Capital Share Transactions

32,678,478

 

20,837,449

Total Increase (Decrease)

32,679,104

 

20,835,223

Net Assets

 

 

 

Beginning of Period

100,286,808

 

79,451,585

End of Period

132,965,912

 

100,286,808

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.

 

42


 

Federal Money Market Fund

 

 

Financial Highlights

 

 

For a Share Outstanding
Throughout Each Period

 

 

 

 

 

Year Ended August 31,

 

2019

 

2018

 

2017

 

2016

 

2015

 

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

 

$1.00

 

$1.00

 

$1.00

 

$1.00

 

$1.00

 

Investment Operations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Investment Income

 

.0221

 

.0141

 

.0061

 

.0022

 

.0001

 

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total from Investment Operations

 

.022

 

.014

 

.006

 

.0022

 

.0001

 

Distributions

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dividends from Net Investment Income

 

(.022)

 

(.014)

 

(.006)

 

(.0022)

 

(.0001

)

Distributions from Realized Capital Gains

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Distributions

 

(.022)

 

(.014)

 

(.006)

 

(.0022)

 

(.0001

)

Net Asset Value, End of Period

 

$1.00

 

$1.00

 

$1.00

 

$1.00

 

$1.00

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Return2

 

2.26%

 

1.42%

 

0.57%

 

0.23%

 

0.01%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ratios/Supplemental Data

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Assets, End of Period (Millions)

 

$132,966

 

$100,287

 

$79,452

 

$38,804

 

$3,325

 

Ratio of Total Expenses to Average Net Assets3

 

0.11%

 

0.11%

 

0.11%

 

0.11%

 

0.10%

 

Ratio of Net Investment Income to Average Net Assets

 

2.24%

 

1.43%

 

0.60%

 

0.27%

 

0.01%

 

 

1   Calculated based on average shares outstanding.

 

2   Total returns do not include account service fees that may have applied in the periods shown. Fund prospectuses provide information about any applicable account service fees.

 

3   Vanguard and the board of trustees have agreed to temporarily limit certain net operating expenses in excess of the fund’s daily yield in order to maintain a zero or positive yield for the fund. Vanguard and the board of trustees may terminate the temporary expense limitation at any time. The fund is not obligated to repay this amount to Vanguard. The ratio of total expenses to average net assets before an expense reduction was 0.11% for 2016 and 0.11% for 2015. For the years ended August 31, 2019, 2018, and 2017, there were no expense reductions.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.

 

43


 

Federal Money Market Fund

 

 

Notes to Financial Statements

 

 

Vanguard Federal Money Market Fund is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 as an open-end investment company, or mutual fund. The fund invests in short-term debt instruments issued by the U.S. government or its agencies and instrumentalities, and repurchase agreements collateralized by such instruments.

 

A.  The following significant accounting policies conform to generally accepted accounting principles for U.S. investment companies. The fund consistently follows such policies in preparing its financial statements.

 

1. Security Valuation: Securities are valued as of the close of trading on the New York Stock Exchange (generally 4 p.m., Eastern time) on the valuation date. Securities are valued at amortized cost, which approximates market value.

 

2. Repurchase Agreements: The fund enters into repurchase agreements with institutional counterparties. Securities pledged as collateral to the fund under repurchase agreements are held by a custodian bank until the agreements mature, and in the absence of a default, such collateral cannot be repledged, resold, or rehypothecated. Each agreement requires that the market value of the collateral be sufficient to cover payments of interest and principal. The fund further mitigates its counterparty risk by entering into repurchase agreements only with a diverse group of prequalified counterparties, monitoring their financial strength, and entering into master repurchase agreements with its counterparties. The master repurchase agreements provide that, in the event of a counterparty’s default (including bankruptcy), the fund may terminate any repurchase agreements with that counterparty, determine the net amount owed, and sell or retain the collateral up to the net amount owed to the fund. Such action may be subject to legal proceedings, which may delay or limit the disposition of collateral.

 

3. Federal Income Taxes: The fund intends to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company and distribute all of its taxable income. Management has analyzed the fund’s tax positions taken for all open federal income tax years (August 31, 2016–2019), and has concluded that no provision for federal income tax is required in the fund’s financial statements.

 

4. Distributions: Distributions from net investment income are declared daily and paid on the first business day of the following month. Annual distributions from realized capital gains, if any, are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Distributions are determined on a tax basis and may differ from net investment income and realized capital gains for financial reporting purposes.

 

5. Credit Facility: The fund and certain other funds managed by The Vanguard Group (“Vanguard”) participate in a $4.3 billion committed credit facility provided by a syndicate of lenders pursuant to a credit agreement that may be renewed annually; each fund is individually liable for its borrowings, if any, under the credit facility. Borrowings may be utilized for temporary and emergency purposes, and are subject to the fund’s regulatory and contractual borrowing restrictions. The participating funds are charged administrative fees and an annual commitment fee of 0.10% of the undrawn amount of the facility; these fees are allocated to the funds based on a method approved by the fund’s board of trustees and included in Management and Administrative expenses on the fund’s Statement of Operations. Any borrowings under this facility bear interest at a rate based upon the higher of the one-month London Interbank Offered Rate, federal funds effective rate, or overnight bank funding rate plus an agreed-upon spread.

 

44


 

Federal Money Market Fund

 

 

 

 

The fund had no borrowings outstanding at August 31, 2019, or at any time during the period then ended.

 

6. Other: Interest income is accrued daily. Premiums and discounts on debt securities purchased are amortized and accreted, respectively, to interest income over the lives of the respective securities. Security transactions are accounted for on the date securities are bought or sold. Costs used to determine realized gains (losses) on the sale of investment securities are those of the specific securities sold.

 

B.  In accordance with the terms of a Funds’ Service Agreement (the “FSA”) between Vanguard and the fund, Vanguard furnishes to the fund investment advisory, corporate management, administrative, marketing, and distribution services at Vanguard’s cost of operations (as defined by the FSA). These costs of operations are allocated to the fund based on methods and guidelines approved by the board of trustees and are generally settled twice a month.

 

Upon the request of Vanguard, the fund may invest up to 0.40% of its net assets as capital in Vanguard. At August 31, 2019, the fund had contributed to Vanguard capital in the amount of $6,091,000, representing less than 0.01% of the fund’s net assets and 2.44% of Vanguard’s capital received pursuant to the FSA. The fund’s trustees and officers are also directors and employees, respectively, of Vanguard.

 

C.  Various inputs may be used to determine the value of the fund’s investments. These inputs are summarized in three broad levels for financial statement purposes. The inputs or methodologies used to value securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

 

Level 1—Quoted prices in active markets for identical securities.

Level 2—Other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.).

Level 3—Significant unobservable inputs (including the fund’s own assumptions used to determine the fair value of investments). Any investments valued with significant unobservable inputs are noted on the Statement of Net Assets.

 

At August 31, 2019, 100% of the market value of the fund’s investments was determined using amortized cost, in accordance with rules under the Investment Company Act of 1940. Amortized cost approximates the current fair value of a security, but since the value is not obtained from a quoted price in an active market, securities valued at amortized cost are considered to be valued using Level 2 inputs.

 

D.  Permanent differences between book-basis and tax-basis components of net assets, if any, are reclassified among capital accounts in the financial statements to reflect their tax character. These reclassifications have no effect on net assets or net asset value per share.

 

Temporary differences between book-basis and tax-basis components of total distributable earnings (loss) arise when certain items of income, gain, or loss are recognized in different periods for financial statement and tax purposes; these differences will reverse at some time in the future.

 

45


 

Federal Money Market Fund

 

 

 

 

The differences are primarily related to the tax deferral on wash sales and payables for distributions. As of period end, the tax-basis components of total distributable earnings (loss) are detailed in the table as follows:

 

 

 

 

Amount

 

 

 

($000

)

Undistributed Ordinary Income

 

3,395

 

Undistributed Long-term Gains

 

 

Capital Loss Carryforwards (Non-expiring)*

 

(2,178

)

Net Unrealized Gains (Losses)

 

 

 

* The fund used capital loss carryforwards of $596,000 to offset taxable gains realized during the year ended August 31, 2019.

 

 

As of August 31, 2019, gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation for investments based on cost for U.S. federal income tax purposes were as follows:

 

 

 

Amount

 

 

 

($000

)

Tax Cost

 

135,012,304

 

Gross Unrealized Appreciation

 

 

Gross Unrealized Depreciation

 

 

Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)

 

 

 

 

E.  Management has determined that no events or transactions occurred subsequent to August 31, 2019, that would require recognition or disclosure in these financial statements.

 

46


 

Treasury Money Market Fund

 

 

Performance Summary

 

 

Investment returns will fluctuate. All of the returns in this report represent past performance, which is not a guarantee of future results that may be achieved by the fund. (Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data cited. For performance data current to the most recent month-end, visit our website at vanguard.com/performance.) The returns shown do not reflect taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions. You could lose money by investing in the fund. Although the fund seeks to preserve the value of your investment at $1 per share, it cannot guarantee it will do so. An investment in the fund is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. The fund’s sponsor has no legal obligation to provide financial support to the fund, and you should not expect that the sponsor will provide financial support to the fund at any time.

 

Cumulative Performance: August 31, 2009, Through August 31, 2019

Initial Investment of $50,000

 

 

 

 

Average Annual Total Returns

 

 

 

 

Periods Ended August 31, 2019

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Final Value

 

 

One

 

Five

 

Ten

 

of a $50,000

 

 

Year

 

Years

 

Years

 

Investment

Treasury Money Market Fund Investor Shares

 

2.25%

 

0.88%

 

0.45%

 

52,274

iMoneyNet Money Fund Report’s 100% Treasury Funds Average

 

1.76

 

0.57

 

0.29

 

51,450

FTSE Three-Month U.S. Treasury Bill Index

 

2.36

 

0.91

 

0.49

 

52,499

 

7-day SEC yield (8/31/2019): 2.02%

 

iMoneyNet Money Fund Report’s 100% Treasury Funds Average: Derived from data provided by iMoneyNet, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

See Financial Highlights for dividend information.

 

47


 

Treasury Money Market Fund

 

 

Sector Diversification

As of August 31, 2019

 

U.S. Treasury Bills

 

100.0%

 

The table reflects the fund’s market exposure. The agency and mortgage-backed securities sectors may include issues from government-sponsored enterprises; such issues are generally not backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government.

 

48


 

Treasury Money Market Fund

 

 

Financial Statements

 

 

Statement of Net Assets

As of August 31, 2019

 

The fund publishes its holdings on a monthly basis on Vanguard’s website and files them with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Form N-MFP. The fund’s Form N-MFP filings may be viewed via a link on the “Portfolio Holdings” page at www.vanguard.com or on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.

 

 

 

Yield1

Maturity
Date

Face

Amount

($000

)

Market

Value·

($000)

U.S. Government and Agency Obligations (102.5%)

 

 

 

 

 

United States Treasury Bill

1.951%—2.205%

9/3/19

789,713

 

789,619

 

United States Treasury Bill

2.284%—2.313%

9/5/19

1,548,516

 

1,548,120

 

United States Treasury Bill

2.112%—2.148%

9/10/19

1,387,650

 

1,386,913

 

United States Treasury Bill

2.080%—2.253%

9/12/19

1,969,467

 

1,968,121

 

United States Treasury Bill

2.091%—2.182%

9/19/19

2,280,933

 

2,278,467

 

United States Treasury Bill

2.063%

9/24/19

1,208,000

 

1,206,410

 

United States Treasury Bill

2.060%—2.063%

10/1/19

318,497

 

317,987

 

United States Treasury Bill

2.024%—2.073%

10/8/19

1,935,278

 

1,931,245

 

United States Treasury Bill

1.956%

10/15/19

1,542,000

 

1,538,325

 

United States Treasury Bill

2.044%—2.068%

10/24/19

1,480,000

 

1,475,549

 

United States Treasury Bill

1.996%

10/29/19

500,000

 

498,452

 

United States Treasury Bill

2.022%—2.081%

10/31/19

2,087,010

 

2,079,814

 

United States Treasury Bill

1.986%—2.000%

11/7/19

2,594,000

 

2,584,393

 

United States Treasury Bill

1.921%—1.970%

11/14/19

950,636

 

946,810

 

United States Treasury Bill

1.889%—1.952%

11/21/19

2,011,872

 

2,003,293

 

United States Treasury Bill

1.957%—2.054%

11/29/19

1,792,813

 

1,784,096

 

United States Treasury Bill

2.281%

12/5/19

300,000

 

298,215

 

United States Treasury Bill

2.163%

12/12/19

300,000

 

298,181

 

United States Treasury Bill

2.051%

12/26/19

290,000

 

288,103

 

United States Treasury Bill

2.061%

1/2/20

300,000

 

297,909

 

United States Treasury Bill

2.097%

1/9/20

303,000

 

300,730

 

United States Treasury Bill

2.031%

1/16/20

300,000

 

297,705

 

United States Treasury Bill

2.031%

1/23/20

300,000

 

297,588

 

United States Treasury Bill

1.839%

2/20/20

350,000

 

346,953

2

United States Treasury Floating Rate Note, 3M US T-Bill + 0.000%

1.960%

1/31/20

500,000

 

500,000

2

United States Treasury Floating Rate Note, 3M US T-Bill + 0.139%

2.099%

4/30/21

750,000

 

749,412

2

United States Treasury Floating Rate Note, 3M US T-Bill + 0.220%

2.180%

7/31/21

800,000

 

799,896

 

United States Treasury Note/Bond

1.500%

10/31/19

73,000

 

72,934

 

United States Treasury Note/Bond

1.250%

10/31/19

26,974

 

26,938

 

United States Treasury Note/Bond

1.000%

11/15/19

100,000

 

99,783

 

United States Treasury Note/Bond

3.375%

11/15/19

130,000

 

130,328

Total U.S. Government and Agency Obligations (Cost $29,142,289)

 

 

29,142,289

Total Investments (102.5%) (Cost $29,142,289)

 

 

 

29,142,289

 

49


 

Treasury Money Market Fund

 

 

 

 

Amount

 

 

 

($000

)

Other Assets and Liabilities (-2.5%)

 

 

 

Other Assets

 

 

 

Investment in Vanguard

 

1,310

 

Receivables for Investment Securities Sold

 

26,724

 

Receivables for Accrued Income

 

5,938

 

Receivables for Capital Shares Issued

 

97,257

 

Other Assets

 

4,617

 

Total Other Assets

 

135,846

 

Liabilities

 

 

 

Payables for Investment Securities Purchased

 

(816,439

)

Payables for Capital Shares Redeemed

 

(28,792

)

Payables for Distributions

 

(3,507

)

Payables to Vanguard

 

(1,253

)

Total Liabilities

 

(849,991

)

Net Assets (100%)

 

 

 

Applicable to 28,425,708,036 outstanding $.001 par value shares of beneficial interest (unlimited authorization)

 

28,428,144

 

Net Asset Value Per Share

 

$1.00

 

 

At August 31, 2019, net assets consisted of:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amount

 

 

 

($000

)

Paid-in Capital

 

28,428,748

 

Total Distributable Earnings (Loss)

 

(604

)

Net Assets

 

28,428,144

 

 

·   See Note A in Notes to Financial Statements.

 

1   Represents annualized yield at date of purchase for discount securities, and coupon for coupon-bearing securities.

 

2   Adjustable-rate security; rate shown is effective rate at period end. Certain adjustable-rate securities are not based on a published reference rate and spread but are determined by the issuer or agent based on current market conditions.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.

 

50


 

Treasury Money Market Fund

 

 

Statement of Operations

 

 

 

Year Ended

 

August 31, 2019

 

($000)

Investment Income

 

Income

 

Interest

561,867

Total Income

561,867

Expenses

 

The Vanguard Group—Note B

 

Investment Advisory Services

868

Management and Administrative

17,079

Marketing and Distribution

3,656

Custodian Fees

87

Auditing Fees

28

Shareholders’ Reports

66

Trustees’ Fees and Expenses

12

Total Expenses

21,796

Net Investment Income

540,071

Realized Net Gain (Loss) on Investment Securities Sold

306

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

540,377

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.

 

51


 

Treasury Money Market Fund

 

 

Statement of Changes in Net Assets

 

 

 

Year Ended August 31,

 

2019

 

2018

 

($000

)

($000)

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

 

 

 

Operations

 

 

 

Net Investment Income

540,071

 

237,330

Realized Net Gain (Loss)

306

 

(480)

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

540,377

 

236,850

Distributions

 

 

 

Net Investment Income

(540,070

)

(237,338)

Realized Capital Gain

 

Total Distributions

(540,070

)

(237,338)

Capital Share Transactions (at $1.00 per share)

 

 

 

Issued

24,578,573

 

11,971,071

Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions

502,686

 

227,052

Redeemed

(15,564,718

)

(8,925,092)

Net Increase (Decrease) from Capital Share Transactions

9,516,541

 

3,273,031

Total Increase (Decrease)

9,516,848

 

3,272,543

Net Assets

 

 

 

Beginning of Period

18,911,296

 

15,638,753

End of Period

28,428,144

 

18,911,296

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.

 

52


 

Treasury Money Market Fund

 

 

Financial Highlights

 

 

For a Share Outstanding
Throughout Each Period

 

 

 

 

 

Year Ended August 31,

 

2019

 

2018

 

2017

 

2016

 

2015

 

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

 

$1.00

 

$1.00

 

$1.00

 

$1.00

 

$1.00

 

Investment Operations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Investment Income

 

.0221

 

.0141

 

.0051

 

.0017

 

.0001

 

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total from Investment Operations

 

.022

 

.014

 

.005

 

.0017

 

.0001

 

Distributions

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dividends from Net Investment Income

 

(.022)

 

(.014)

 

(.005)

 

(.0017)

 

(.0001

)

Distributions from Realized Capital Gains

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Distributions

 

(.022)

 

(.014)

 

(.005)

 

(.0017)

 

(.0001

)

Net Asset Value, End of Period

 

$1.00

 

$1.00

 

$1.00

 

$1.00

 

$1.00

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Return2

 

2.25%

 

1.43%

 

0.54%

 

0.17%

 

0.01%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ratios/Supplemental Data

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Assets, End of Period (Millions)

 

$28,428

 

$18,911

 

$15,639

 

$12,803

 

$9,388

 

Ratio of Total Expenses to Average Net Assets3

 

0.09%

 

0.09%

 

0.09%

 

0.09%

 

0.04%

 

Ratio of Net Investment Income to Average Net Assets

 

2.23%

 

1.43%

 

0.55%

 

0.18%

 

0.01%

 

 

1   Calculated based on average shares outstanding.

 

2   Total returns do not include account service fees that may have applied in the periods shown. Fund prospectuses provide information about any applicable account service fees.

 

3   Vanguard and the board of trustees have agreed to temporarily limit certain net operating expenses in excess of the fund’s daily yield in order to maintain a zero or positive yield for the fund. Vanguard and the board of trustees may terminate the temporary expense limitation at any time. The fund is not obligated to repay this amount to Vanguard. The ratio of total expenses to average net assets before an expense reduction was 0.09% for 2016 and 0.09% for 2015. For the years ended August 31, 2019, 2018, and 2017, there were no expense reductions.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.

 

53


 

Treasury Money Market Fund

 

 

Notes to Financial Statements

 

 

Vanguard Treasury Money Market Fund is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 as an open-end investment company, or mutual fund. The fund invests in short-term debt instruments backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government.

 

A.  The following significant accounting policies conform to generally accepted accounting principles for U.S. investment companies. The fund consistently follows such policies in preparing its financial statements.

 

1. Security Valuation: Securities are valued as of the close of trading on the New York Stock Exchange (generally 4 p.m., Eastern time) on the valuation date. Securities are valued at amortized cost, which approximates market value.

 

2. Federal Income Taxes: The fund intends to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company and distribute all of its taxable income. Management has analyzed the fund’s tax positions taken for all open federal income tax years (August 31, 2016–2019), and has concluded that no provision for federal income tax is required in the fund’s financial statements.

 

3. Distributions: Distributions from net investment income are declared daily and paid on the first business day of the following month. Annual distributions from realized capital gains, if any, are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Distributions are determined on a tax basis and may differ from net investment income and realized capital gains for financial reporting purposes.

 

4. Credit Facility: The fund and certain other funds managed by The Vanguard Group (“Vanguard”) participate in a $4.3 billion committed credit facility provided by a syndicate of lenders pursuant to a credit agreement that may be renewed annually; each fund is individually liable for its borrowings, if any, under the credit facility. Borrowings may be utilized for temporary and emergency purposes, and are subject to the fund’s regulatory and contractual borrowing restrictions. The participating funds are charged administrative fees and an annual commitment fee of 0.10% of the undrawn amount of the facility; these fees are allocated to the funds based on a method approved by the fund’s board of trustees and included in Management and Administrative expenses on the fund’s Statement of Operations. Any borrowings under this facility bear interest at a rate based upon the higher of the one-month London Interbank Offered Rate, federal funds effective rate, or overnight bank funding rate plus an agreed-upon spread.

 

The fund had no borrowings outstanding at August 31, 2019, or at any time during the period then ended.

 

5. Other: Interest income is accrued daily. Premiums and discounts on debt securities purchased are amortized and accreted, respectively, to interest income over the lives of the respective securities. Security transactions are accounted for on the date securities are bought or sold. Costs used to determine realized gains (losses) on the sale of investment securities are those of the specific securities sold.

 

B.  In accordance with the terms of a Funds’ Service Agreement (the “FSA”) between Vanguard and the fund, Vanguard furnishes to the fund investment advisory, corporate management, administrative, marketing, and distribution services at Vanguard’s cost of operations (as defined by the FSA). These costs of operations are allocated to the fund based on methods and guidelines approved by the board of trustees and are generally settled twice a month.

 

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Treasury Money Market Fund

 

 

 

 

Upon the request of Vanguard, the fund may invest up to 0.40% of its net assets as capital in Vanguard. At August 31, 2019, the fund had contributed to Vanguard capital in the amount of $1,310,000, representing less than 0.01% of the fund’s net assets and 0.52% of Vanguard’s capital received pursuant to the FSA. The fund’s trustees and officers are also directors and employees, respectively, of Vanguard.

 

C.  Various inputs may be used to determine the value of the fund’s investments. These inputs are summarized in three broad levels for financial statement purposes. The inputs or methodologies used to value securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

 

Level 1—Quoted prices in active markets for identical securities.

Level 2—Other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.).

Level 3—Significant unobservable inputs (including the fund’s own assumptions used to determine the fair value of investments). Any investments valued with significant unobservable inputs are noted on the Statement of Net Assets.

 

At August 31, 2019, 100% of the market value of the fund’s investments was determined using amortized cost, in accordance with rules under the Investment Company Act of 1940. Amortized cost approximates the current fair value of a security, but since the value is not obtained from a quoted price in an active market, securities valued at amortized cost are considered to be valued using Level 2 inputs.

 

D.  Permanent differences between book-basis and tax-basis components of net assets, if any, are reclassified among capital accounts in the financial statements to reflect their tax character. These reclassifications have no effect on net assets or net asset value per share.

 

Temporary differences between book-basis and tax-basis components of total distributable earnings (loss) arise when certain items of income, gain, or loss are recognized in different periods for financial statement and tax purposes; these differences will reverse at some time in the future. The differences are primarily related to the tax deferral on wash sales and payables for distributions. As of period end, the tax-basis components of total distributable earnings (loss) are detailed in the table as follows:

 

 

 

Amount

 

 

($000)

Undistributed Ordinary Income

 

3,519

Undistributed Long-Term Gains

 

Capital Loss Carryforwards (Non-expiring)*

 

(616)

Net Unrealized Gains (Losses)

 

 

* The fund used capital loss carryforwards of $307,000 to offset taxable gains realized during the year ended August 31, 2019.

 

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Treasury Money Market Fund

 

 

 

 

As of August 31, 2019, gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation for investments based on cost for U.S. federal income tax purposes were as follows:

 

 

 

Amount

 

 

($000)

Tax Cost

 

29,142,289

Gross Unrealized Appreciation

 

Gross Unrealized Depreciation

 

Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)

 

 

 

E.  Management has determined that no events or transactions occurred subsequent to August 31, 2019, that would require recognition or disclosure in these financial statements.

 

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

To the Boards of Trustees of Vanguard Money Market Reserves and Vanguard Admiral Funds and Shareholders of Vanguard Prime Money Market Fund, Vanguard Federal Money Market Fund and Vanguard Treasury Money Market Fund

 

Opinions on the Financial Statements

 

We have audited the accompanying statements of net assets of Vanguard Prime Money Market Fund and Vanguard Federal Money Market Fund (constituting Vanguard Money Market Reserves) and Vanguard Treasury Money Market Fund (one of the funds constituting Vanguard Admiral Funds) (hereafter collectively referred to as the “Funds”) as of August 31, 2019, the related statements of operations for the year ended August 31, 2019, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period ended August 31, 2019, including the related notes, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period ended August 31, 2019 (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of each of the Funds as of August 31, 2019, the results of each of their operations for the year then ended, the changes in each of their net assets for each of the two years in the period ended August 31, 2019 and each of the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period ended August 31, 2019 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

 

Basis for Opinions

 

These financial statements are the responsibility of the Funds’ management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Funds’ financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (“PCAOB”) and are required to be independent with respect to the Funds in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

 

We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud.

 

Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of August 31, 2019 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers; when replies were not received from brokers, we performed other auditing procedures. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinions.

 

 

 

 

/s/PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

October 16, 2019

 

We have served as the auditor of one or more investment companies in The Vanguard Group of Funds since 1975.

 

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Special 2019 tax information (unaudited) for Vanguard Prime Money Market Fund

 

This information for the fiscal year ended August 31, 2019, is included pursuant to provisions of the Internal Revenue Code.

 

For nonresident alien shareholders, 64.1% of income dividends are interest-related dividends.

 

 

Special 2019 tax information (unaudited) for Vanguard Federal Money Market Fund

 

This information for the fiscal year ended August 31, 2019, is included pursuant to provisions of the Internal Revenue Code.

 

For nonresident alien shareholders, 100% of income dividends are interest-related dividends.

 

 

Special 2019 tax information (unaudited) for Vanguard Treasury Money Market Fund

 

This information for the fiscal year ended August 31, 2019, is included pursuant to provisions of the Internal Revenue Code.

 

For nonresident alien shareholders, 100% of income dividends are interest-related dividends.

 

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Trustees Approve Advisory Arrangements

 

 

The board of trustees of Vanguard Prime Money Market Fund, Vanguard Federal Money Market Fund, and Vanguard Treasury Money Market Fund has renewed each fund’s investment advisory arrangement with The Vanguard Group, Inc. (Vanguard), through its Fixed Income Group. The board determined that continuing each fund’s internalized management structure was in the best interests of the fund and its shareholders.

 

The board based its decision upon an evaluation of the advisor’s investment staff, portfolio management process, and performance. This evaluation included information provided to the board by Vanguard’s Portfolio Review Department, which is responsible for fund and advisor oversight and product management. The Portfolio Review Department met regularly with the advisor and made monthly presentations to the board during the fiscal year that directed the board’s focus to relevant information and topics.

 

The board, or an investment committee made up of board members, also received information throughout the year through advisor presentations. For each advisor presentation, the board was provided with letters and reports that included information about, among other things, the advisory firm and the advisor’s assessment of the investment environment, portfolio performance, and portfolio characteristics.

 

In addition, the board received monthly reports, which included a Market and Economic Report, a Fund Dashboard Monthly Summary, and a Fund Performance Report.

 

Prior to their meeting, the trustees were provided with a memo and materials that summarized the information they received over the course of the year. They also considered the factors discussed below, among others. However, no single factor determined whether the board approved the arrangements. Rather, it was the totality of the circumstances that drove the board’s decision.

 

Nature, extent, and quality of services

 

The board reviewed the quality of each fund’s investment management services over both the short and long term and took into account the organizational depth and stability of the advisor. The board considered that Vanguard has been managing investments for more than four decades. The Fixed Income Group adheres to a sound, disciplined investment management process; the team has considerable experience, stability, and depth.

 

The board concluded that Vanguard’s experience, stability, depth, and performance, among other factors, warranted continuation of each advisory arrangement.

 

Investment performance

 

The board considered the short- and long-term performance of each fund, including any periods of outperformance or underperformance compared with a relevant benchmark index and peer group. The board concluded that the performance was such that each advisory arrangement should continue.

 

Cost

 

The board concluded that each fund’s expense ratio was well below the average expense ratio charged by funds in its peer group and that each fund’s advisory expenses were also well below the peer-group average.

 

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The board does not conduct a profitability analysis of Vanguard because of Vanguard’s unique structure. Unlike most other mutual fund management companies, Vanguard is owned by the funds it oversees.

 

The benefit of economies of scale

 

The board concluded that each fund’s arrangement with Vanguard ensures that the funds will realize economies of scale as they grow, with the cost to shareholders declining as fund assets increase.

 

The board will consider whether to renew the advisory arrangements again after a one-year period.

 

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The People Who Govern Your Fund

 

 

The trustees of your mutual fund are there to see that the fund is operated and managed in your best interests since, as a shareholder, you are a part owner of the fund. Your fund’s trustees also serve on the board of directors of The Vanguard Group, Inc., which is owned by the Vanguard funds and provides services to them.

 

A majority of Vanguard’s board members are independent, meaning that they have no affiliation with Vanguard or the funds they oversee, apart from the sizable personal investments they have made as private individuals. The independent board members have distinguished backgrounds in business, academia, and public service. Each of the trustees and executive officers oversees 212 Vanguard funds.

 

Information for each trustee and executive officer of the fund appears below. The mailing address of the trustees and officers is P.O. Box 876, Valley Forge, PA 19482. More information about the trustees is in the Statement of Additional Information, which can be obtained, without charge, by contacting Vanguard at 800-662-7447, or online at vanguard.com.

 

 

Interested Trustee1

 

Mortimer J. Buckley

 

Born in 1969. Trustee since January 2018. Principal occupation(s) during the past five years and other experience: chairman of the board (January 2019– present) of Vanguard and of each of the investment companies served by Vanguard; chief executive officer (January 2018–present) of Vanguard; chief executive officer, president, and trustee (January 2018–present) of each of the investment companies served by Vanguard; president and director (2017–present) of Vanguard; and president (February 2018–present) of Vanguard Marketing Corporation. Chief investment officer (2013–2017), managing director (2002–2017), head of the Retail Investor Group (2006–2012), and chief information officer (2001–2006) of Vanguard. Chairman of the board (2011–2017) and trustee (2009–2017) of the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia; trustee (2018–present) of The Shipley School.

 

Independent Trustees

 

Emerson U. Fullwood

 

Born in 1948. Trustee since January 2008. Principal occupation(s) during the past five years and other experience: executive chief staff and marketing officer for North America and corporate vice president (retired 2008) of Xerox Corporation (document management products and services). Former president of the Worldwide Channels Group, Latin America, and Worldwide Customer Service and executive chief staff officer of Developing Markets of Xerox. Executive in residence and 2009–2010 Distinguished Minett Professor at the Rochester Institute of Technology. Director of SPX FLOW, Inc. (multi-industry manufacturing). Director of the University of Rochester Medical Center, the Monroe Community College Foundation, the United Way of Rochester, North Carolina A&T University, and Roberts Wesleyan College. Trustee of the University of Rochester.

 

Amy Gutmann

 

Born in 1949. Trustee since June 2006. Principal occupation(s) during the past five years and other experience: president (2004–present) of the University of Pennsylvania. Christopher H. Browne Distinguished Professor of Political Science, School of Arts and Sciences, and professor of communication, Annenberg School for Communication, with secondary faculty appointments in the Department of Philosophy, School of Arts and Sciences, and at the Graduate School of Education, University of Pennsylvania. Trustee of the National Constitution Center.

 

F. Joseph Loughrey

 

Born in 1949. Trustee since October 2009. Principal occupation(s) during the past five years and other experience: president and chief operating officer (retired 2009) and vice chairman of the board (2008–2009) of Cummins Inc. (industrial machinery). Chairman of the board of Hillenbrand, Inc. (specialized consumer services), and the Lumina Foundation.

 

1 Mr. Buckley is considered an “interested person,” as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, because he is an officer of the Vanguard funds.

 


 

Director of the V Foundation and Oxfam America. Member of the advisory council for the College of Arts and Letters and chair of the advisory board to the Kellogg Institute for International Studies, both at the University of Notre Dame.

 

Mark Loughridge

 

Born in 1953. Trustee since March 2012. Principal occupation(s) during the past five years and other experience: senior vice president and chief financial officer (retired 2013) of IBM (information technology services). Fiduciary member of IBM’s Retirement Plan Committee (2004–2013), senior vice president and general manager (2002–2004) of IBM Global Financing, vice president and controller (1998–2002) of IBM, and a variety of other prior management roles at IBM. Member of the Council on Chicago Booth.

 

Scott C. Malpass

 

Born in 1962. Trustee since March 2012. Principal occupation(s) during the past five years and other experience: chief investment officer (1989–present) and vice president (1996–present) of the University of Notre Dame. Assistant professor of finance at the Mendoza College of Business, University of Notre Dame, and member of the Notre Dame 403(b) Investment Committee. Chairman of the board of TIFF Advisory Services, Inc. Member of the board of Catholic Investment Services, Inc. (investment advisors) and the board of superintendence of the Institute for the Works of Religion.

 

Deanna Mulligan

 

Born in 1963. Trustee since January 2018. Principal occupation(s) during the past five years and other experience: president (2010–present) and chief executive officer (2011–present) of The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America. Chief operating officer (2010–2011) and executive vice president (2008–2010) of Individual Life and Disability of The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America. Member of the board of The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America, the American Council of Life Insurers, the Partnership for New York City (business leadership), and the Committee Encouraging Corporate Philanthropy. Trustee of the Economic Club of New York and the Bruce Museum (arts and science). Member of the Advisory Council for the Stanford Graduate School of Business.

 

André F. Perold

 

Born in 1952. Trustee since December 2004. Principal occupation(s) during the past five years and other experience: George Gund Professor of Finance and Banking, Emeritus at the Harvard Business School (retired 2011). Chief investment officer and co-managing partner of HighVista Strategies LLC (private investment firm). Board of advisors and investment committee member of the Museum of Fine Arts Boston. Board member (2018–present) of RIT Capital Partners (investment firm); investment committee member of Partners Health Care System.

 

Sarah Bloom Raskin

 

Born in 1961. Trustee since January 2018. Principal occupation(s) during the past five years and other experience: deputy secretary (2014–2017) of the United States Department of the Treasury. Governor (2010–2014) of the Federal Reserve Board. Commissioner (2007–2010) of financial regulation for the State of Maryland. Member of the board of directors (2012–2014) of Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation. Director (2017–present) of i(x) Investments, LLC; director (2017–present) of Reserve Trust. Rubinstein Fellow (2017–present) of Duke University; trustee (2017–present) of Amherst College.

 

Peter F. Volanakis

 

Born in 1955. Trustee since July 2009. Principal occupation(s) during the past five years and other experience: president and chief operating officer (retired 2010) of Corning Incorporated (communications equipment) and director of Corning Incorporated (2000–2010) and Dow Corning (2001–2010). Director (2012) of SPX Corporation (multi-industry manufacturing). Overseer of the Amos Tuck School of Business Administration, Dartmouth College (2001–2013). Chairman of the board of trustees of Colby-Sawyer College. Member of the board of Hypertherm Inc. (industrial cutting systems, software, and consumables).

 


 

Executive Officers

 

Glenn Booraem

 

Born in 1967. Principal occupation(s) during the past five years and other experience: principal of Vanguard. Investment stewardship officer (2017–present), treasurer (2015–2017), controller (2010–2015), and assistant controller (2001–2010) of each of the investment companies served by Vanguard.

 

Christine M. Buchanan

 

Born in 1970. Principal occupation(s) during the past five years and other experience: principal of Vanguard and global head of Fund Administration at Vanguard. Treasurer (2017–present) of each of the investment companies served by Vanguard. Partner (2005–2017) at KPMG LLP (audit, tax, and advisory services).

 

Thomas J. Higgins

 

Born in 1957. Principal occupation(s) during the past five years and other experience: principal of Vanguard. Chief financial officer (2008–present) and treasurer (1998–2008) of each of the investment companies served by Vanguard.

 

Peter Mahoney

 

Born in 1974. Principal occupation(s) during the past five years and other experience: principal of Vanguard. Controller (2015–present) of each of the investment companies served by Vanguard. Head of International Fund Services (2008–2014) at Vanguard.

 

Anne E. Robinson

 

Born in 1970. Principal occupation(s) during the past five years and other experience: general counsel (2016–present) of Vanguard. Secretary (2016–present) of Vanguard and of each of the investment companies served by Vanguard. Managing director (2016–present) of Vanguard. Director and senior vice president (2016–2018) of Vanguard Marketing Corporation. Managing director and general counsel of Global Cards and Consumer Services (2014–2016) at Citigroup. Counsel (2003–2014) at American Express.

 

Michael Rollings

 

Born in 1963. Principal occupation(s) during the past five years and other experience: finance director (2017–present) and treasurer (2017) of each of the investment companies served by Vanguard. Managing director (2016–present) of Vanguard. Chief financial officer (2016–present) of Vanguard. Director (2016–present) of Vanguard Marketing Corporation. Executive vice president and chief financial officer (2006–2016) of MassMutual Financial Group.

 

John E. Schadl

 

Born in 1972. Principal occupation(s) during the past five years and other experience: principal of Vanguard. Chief compliance officer (2019–present) of Vanguard and of each of the investment companies served by Vanguard. Assistant vice president (May 2019–present) of Vanguard Marketing Corporation.

 

Vanguard Senior Management Team

 

Joseph Brennan

Chris D. McIsaac

Mortimer J. Buckley

James M. Norris

Gregory Davis

Thomas M. Rampulla

John James

Karin A. Risi

Martha G. King

Anne E. Robinson

John T. Marcante

Michael Rollings

 


 

 

 

 

 

P.O. Box 2600

 

Valley Forge, PA 19482-2600

 

 

Connect with Vanguard® > vanguard.com

 

 

 

Fund Information > 800-662-7447

 

Direct Investor Account Services > 800-662-2739

 

Institutional Investor Services > 800-523-1036

 

Text Telephone for People

Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing > 800-749-7273

 

This material may be used in conjunction with the offering of shares of any Vanguard fund only if preceded or accompanied by the fund’s current prospectus.

 

All comparative mutual fund data are from Morningstar, Inc., unless otherwise noted.

 

You can obtain a free copy of Vanguard’s proxy voting guidelines by visiting vanguard.com/proxyreporting or by calling Vanguard at 800-662-2739. The guidelines are also available from the SEC’s website, www.sec.gov. In addition, you may obtain a free report on how your fund voted the proxies for securities it owned during the 12 months ended June 30. To get the report, visit either vanguard.com/proxyreporting or www.sec.gov.

 

You can review information about your fund on the SEC’s website, and you can receive copies of this information, for a fee, by sending a request via email addressed to publicinfo@sec.gov.

 

Source for Bloomberg Barclays indexes: Bloomberg Index Services Limited. Copyright 2019, Bloomberg. All rights reserved.

 

 

© 2019 The Vanguard Group, Inc.

 

All rights reserved.

 

Vanguard Marketing Corporation, Distributor.

 

 

 

Q300 102019

 


 

Item 2: Code of Ethics. The Registrant has adopted a code of ethics that applies to the Registrant’s principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer or controller or persons performing similar functions. The Code of Ethics was amended during the reporting period covered by this report to make certain technical, non-material changes.

 

Item 3: Audit Committee Financial Expert. All members of the Audit Committee have been determined by the Registrant’s Board of Trustees to be Audit Committee Financial Experts and to be independent: F. Joseph Loughrey, Mark Loughridge, Sarah Bloom Raskin, and Peter F. Volanakis.

 

Item 4: Principal Accountant Fees and Services.

 

(a)        Audit Fees.

 

Audit Fees of the Registrant.

 

Fiscal Year Ended August 31, 2019: $65,000
Fiscal Year Ended August 31, 2018: $67,000

 

Aggregate Audit Fees of Registered Investment Companies in the Vanguard Group.

 

Fiscal Year Ended August 31, 2019: $9,568,215
Fiscal Year Ended August 31, 2018: $9,734,277

 

Includes fees billed in connection with audits of the Registrant, other registered investment companies in the Vanguard complex, The Vanguard Group, Inc., and Vanguard Marketing Corporation.

 

(b)        Audit-Related Fees.

 

Fiscal Year Ended August 31, 2019: $3,012,031
Fiscal Year Ended August 31, 2018: $5,581,336

 

Includes fees billed in connection with assurance and related services provided to the Registrant, other registered investment companies in the Vanguard complex, The Vanguard Group, Inc., and Vanguard Marketing Corporation.

 

(c)        Tax Fees.

 

Fiscal Year Ended August 31, 2019: $357,238
Fiscal Year Ended August 31, 2018: $347,985

 

Includes fees billed in connection with tax compliance, planning, and advice services provided to the Registrant, other registered investment companies in the Vanguard complex, The Vanguard Group, Inc., and Vanguard Marketing Corporation.

 

(d)        All Other Fees.

 

Fiscal Year Ended August 31, 2019: $0
Fiscal Year Ended August 31, 2018: $0

 

Includes fees billed for services related to tax reported information provided to the Registrant, other registered investment companies in the Vanguard complex, The Vanguard Group, Inc., and Vanguard Marketing Corporation.

 


 

(e)        (1) Pre-Approval Policies. The policy of the Registrant’s Audit Committee is to consider, and, if appropriate, approve before the principal accountant is engaged for such services, all specific audit and non-audit services provided to: the Registrant, other registered investment companies in the Vanguard complex, The Vanguard Group, Inc., and entities controlled by The Vanguard Group, Inc. that provide ongoing services to the Registrant. In making a determination, the Audit Committee considers whether the services are consistent with maintaining the principal accountant’s independence.

 

In the event of a contingency situation in which the principal accountant is needed to provide services in between scheduled Audit Committee meetings, the Chairman of the Audit Committee would be called on to consider and, if appropriate, pre-approve audit or permitted non-audit services in an amount sufficient to complete services through the next Audit Committee meeting, and to determine if such services would be consistent with maintaining the accountant’s independence. At the next scheduled Audit Committee meeting, services and fees would be presented to the Audit Committee for formal consideration, and, if appropriate, approval by the entire Audit Committee. The Audit Committee would again consider whether such services and fees are consistent with maintaining the principal accountant’s independence.

 

The Registrant’s Audit Committee is informed at least annually of all audit and non-audit services provided by the principal accountant to the Vanguard complex, whether such services are provided to: the Registrant, other registered investment companies in the Vanguard complex, The Vanguard Group, Inc., or other entities controlled by The Vanguard Group, Inc. that provide ongoing services to the Registrant.

 

(2) No percentage of the principal accountant’s fees or services were approved pursuant to the waiver provision of paragraph (c)(7)(i)(C) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X.

 

(f)         For the most recent fiscal year, over 50% of the hours worked under the principal accountant’s engagement were not performed by persons other than full-time, permanent employees of the principal accountant.

 

(g)        Aggregate Non-Audit Fees.

 

Fiscal Year Ended August 31, 2019: $357,238
Fiscal Year Ended August 31, 2018: $347,985

 

Includes fees billed for non-audit services provided to the Registrant, other registered investment companies in the Vanguard complex, The Vanguard Group, Inc., and Vanguard Marketing Corporation.

 

(h)        For the most recent fiscal year, the Audit Committee has determined that the provision of all non-audit services was consistent with maintaining the principal accountant’s independence.

 


 

Item 5: Audit Committee of Listed Registrants.

 

The Registrant is a listed issuer as defined in rule 10A-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Exchange Act”). The Registrant has a separately-designated standing audit committee established in accordance with Section 3(a)(58)(A) of the Exchange Act. The Registrant’s audit committee members are: F. Joseph Loughrey, Mark Loughridge, Sarah Bloom Raskin, and Peter F. Volanakis.

 

Item 6: Investments.

 

Not applicable.

 

Item 7: Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

 

Not applicable.

 

Item 8: Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

 

Not applicable.

 

Item 9: Purchase of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers.

 

Not applicable.

 

Item 10: Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

 

Not applicable.

 

Item 11: Controls and Procedures.

 

(a) Disclosure Controls and Procedures. The Principal Executive and Financial Officers concluded that the Registrants Disclosure Controls and Procedures are effective based on their evaluation of the Disclosure Controls and Procedures as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of this report.

 

(b) Internal Control Over Financial Reporting. There were no significant changes in Registrant’s Internal Control Over Financial Reporting or in other factors that could significantly affect this control subsequent to the date of the evaluation, including any corrective actions with regard to significant deficiencies and material weaknesses.

 

Item 12: Disclosure of Securities Lending Activities for Closed-End Management
Investment Companies.

 

Not applicable.

 

Item 13: Exhibits.

 


 

(a)  Code of Ethics.

(b)  Certifications.

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

 

VANGUARD MONEY MARKET RESERVES

 

 

 

BY:

/s/ MORTIMER J. BUCKLEY*

 

 

 

 

 

MORTIMER J. BUCKLEY

 

 

CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

 

 

Date:  October 21, 2019

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

 

VANGUARD MONEY MARKET RESERVES

 

 

 

BY:

/s/ MORTIMER J. BUCKLEY*

 

 

 

 

 

MORTIMER J. BUCKLEY

 

 

CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

 

 

Date:  October 21, 2019

 

 

 

VANGUARD MONEY MARKET RESERVES

 

 

 

BY:

/s/ JOHN BENDL*

 

 

 

 

 

JOHN BENDL

 

 

CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

 

 

Date: October 21, 2019

 

 

* By: /s/ Anne E. Robinson

 

Anne E. Robinson, pursuant to a Power of Attorney filed herewith; and to a Power of Attorney filed on January 18, 2018 (see file Number 33-32216), Incorporated by Reference.

 


 

NOTICE

 

THE PURPOSE OF THIS POWER OF ATTORNEY IS TO GIVE THE PERSONS YOU DESIGNATE (YOUR “AGENTS”) BROAD POWERS TO ACT ON YOUR BEHALF WITH THE U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION (THE “COMMISSION”), WHICH MAY INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO, POWERS TO FILE A REGISTRATION STATEMENT, TO FILE ANY AND ALL APPLICATIONS FOR EXEMPTIVE RELIEF FROM STATE OR FEDERAL REGULATIONS, AND TO PERFORM ANY AND ALL ACTS THE AGENTS DEEM NECESSARY TO ENABLE THE UNDERSIGNED PERSONS TO COMPLY WITH THE APPLICABLE LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES WITHOUT ADVANCE NOTICE TO YOU OR APPROVAL BY YOU.

 

THIS POWER OF ATTORNEY DOES NOT IMPOSE A DUTY ON YOUR AGENTS TO EXERCISE GRANTED POWERS, BUT WHEN POWERS ARE EXERCISED, YOUR AGENTS MUST USE DUE CARE TO ACT FOR YOUR BENEFIT AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS POWER OF ATTORNEY.

 

YOUR AGENTS MAY EXERCISE THE POWERS GIVEN HERE THROUGHOUT YOUR LIFETIME, EVEN AFTER YOU BECOME INCAPACITATED, UNLESS YOU EXPRESSLY LIMIT THE DURATION OF THESE POWERS OR YOU REVOKE THESE POWERS OR A COURT ACTING ON YOUR BEHALF TERMINATES YOUR AGENTS’ AUTHORITY.

 

YOUR AGENTS MUST KEEP YOUR FUNDS SEPARATE FROM YOUR AGENTS’ FUNDS.

 

A COURT CAN TAKE AWAY THE POWERS OF YOUR AGENTS IF IT FINDS YOUR AGENTS ARE NOT ACTING PROPERLY.

 

THE POWERS AND DUTIES OF AN AGENT UNDER A POWER OF ATTORNEY ARE EXPLAINED MORE FULLY IN 20 PA.C.S. CH. 56.

 

IF THERE IS ANYTHING ABOUT THIS FORM THAT YOU DO NOT UNDERSTAND, YOU SHOULD ASK A LAWYER OF YOUR OWN CHOOSING TO EXPLAIN IT TO YOU.

 

 

 

 

I HAVE READ OR HAD EXPLAINED TO ME THIS NOTICE AND I UNDERSTAND ITS CONTENTS.

 


 

NAME

TITLE

DATE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 /s/ John Bendl

 

 

John Bendl

Chief Financial Officer

October 29, 2019

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

POWER OF ATTORNEY

 

I hereby constitute and appoint Anne E. Robinson and Laura J. Merianos, and each of them, with full power to act without the other, as the true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full and several power of substitution, of such undersigned person with authority to take any appropriate action to execute in the name of and on behalf of such undersigned person, and to file with the Commission, any and all amendments (including without limitation post-effective amendments) to a registration statement, any and all applications for exemptive relief from state or federal regulations, and any and all amendments thereto, or any other forms of documents, including without limitation, any registration statement on Form N-14, and any and all amendments thereto, and to perform any and all such acts as such attorney-in-fact may deem necessary or advisable to enable the following named persons that are registered with the Commission (the “Registrants”) to comply with the applicable laws of the United States, any individual state or similar jurisdiction of the United States, and in connection therewith to execute and file all requisite papers and documents, including but not limited to, applications, reports, notices, surety bonds, irrevocable consents and appointments of attorneys for service of process; granting to such attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act requisite and necessary to be done in connection therewith, as fully as the relevant Registrant and undersigned person might or could do herself, himself or itself or in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that such attorneys-in-fact and agents or any of them, or their substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof:

 

Vanguard Wellington Fund (2-11444)

 

Vanguard New York Tax-Free Funds (33-2908)

 

 

 

Vanguard Windsor Funds (2-14336)

 

Vanguard Pennsylvania Tax-Free Funds (33-2907)

 

 

 

Vanguard World Fund (2-17620)

 

Vanguard New Jersey Tax-Free Funds (33-17351)

 

 

 

Vanguard Explorer Fund (2-27203)

 

Vanguard Ohio Tax-Free Funds (33-34261)

 

 

 

Vanguard Morgan Growth Fund (2-29601)

 

Vanguard Convertible Securities Fund (33-4424)

 

 

 

Vanguard Wellesley Income Fund (2-31333)

 

Vanguard Quantitative Funds (33-8553)

 

 

 

Vanguard Fixed Income Securities Funds (2-47371)

 

Vanguard Fenway Funds (33-19446)

 

 

 

Vanguard Money Market Reserves (2-52698)

 

Vanguard Malvern Funds (33-23444)

 

 

 

Vanguard Index Funds (2-56846)

 

Vanguard International Equity Index Funds (33-32548)

 

 

 

Vanguard Municipal Bond Funds (2-57689)

 

Vanguard Variable Insurance Funds (33-32216)

 

 

 

Vanguard Trustees’ Equity Fund (2-65955-99)

 

Vanguard STAR Funds (2-88373)

 

 

 

Vanguard Specialized Funds (2-88116)

 

Vanguard Whitehall Funds (33-64845)

 

 

 

Vanguard Chester Funds (2-92948)

 

Vanguard Tax-Managed Funds (33-53683)

 

 

 

Vanguard California Tax-Free Funds (33-1569)

 

Vanguard Scottsdale Funds (333-11763)

 


 

Vanguard Massachusetts Tax-Exempt Funds (333-63579)

 

Vanguard Horizon Funds (33-56443)

 

 

 

Vanguard Valley Forge Funds (33-48863)

 

Vanguard Institutional Index Funds (33-34494)

 

 

 

Vanguard CMT Funds (333-111362)

 

Vanguard Admiral Funds (33-49023)

 

 

 

Vanguard Montgomery Funds (333-145624)

 

Vanguard Bond Index Funds (33-6001)

 

 

 

 

 

Vanguard Charlotte Funds (333-177613)

 

 

The undersigned person has executed this Power of Attorney in the capacity and on the date indicated opposite the name of the undersigned person.

 

 

NAME

TITLE

DATE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 /s/ John Bendl

 

 

John Bendl

Chief Financial Officer

October 29, 2019

 


 

ACKNOWLEDGMENT

 

 

We, Anne E. Robinson and Laura J. Merianos, have read the attached power of attorney and are the persons identified as the agents for the Registrants. We hereby acknowledge that in the absence of a specific provision to the contrary in the power of attorney or in 20 Pa.C.S. when we act as agents:

 

·     We shall exercise the powers for the benefit of the Registrants.

 

·     We shall keep the assets of the Registrants separate from our assets.

 

·     We shall exercise reasonable caution and prudence.

 

We shall keep a full and accurate record of all actions, receipts, and disbursements on behalf of the Registrants.

 

 

/s/ Anne E. Robinson

 

 

Anne E. Robinson

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ Laura J. Merianos

 

 

Laura J. Merianos

 

 

 

 

 

Date:

October 29, 2019

 

 


Exhibit 99.CODEETH

 

THE VANGUARD FUNDS’
CODE OF ETHICS FOR
SENIOR EXECUTIVE AND FINANCIAL OFFICERS

 

I.                                      Introduction

 

The Board of Trustees (the “Fund Board”) of each registered investment company that is managed, sponsored, and distributed by The Vanguard Group, Inc. (“VGI”) or its subsidiaries (each, a “Vanguard Fund” and collectively, the “Vanguard Funds”) has adopted this code of ethics (the “Code”) as required by Section 406 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. The Code applies to the individuals in positions listed on Exhibit A (the “Covered Officers”). All Covered Officers, along with employees of VGI, are subject to separate and distinct obligations from this Code under a Code of Ethics adopted pursuant to Rule 17j-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (“17j-1 Code of Ethics”), policies to prevent the misuse of non-public information, and other internal compliance guidelines and policies that may be in effect from time to time.

 

This Code is designed to promote:

 

·                  Honest and ethical conduct, including the ethical handling of conflicts of interest;

 

·                  Full, fair, accurate, timely, and understandable disclosure in reports and documents that a Vanguard Fund files with, or submits to, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), and in other public communications made by the Vanguard Funds or VGI;

 

·                  Compliance with applicable laws, governmental rules, and regulations;

 

·                  Prompt internal reporting to those identified in the Code of violations of the Code; and

 

·                  Accountability for adherence to the Code.

 

II.                                  Actual or Apparent Conflicts of Interest

 

A.           Covered Officers should conduct all activities in accordance with the following principles:

 

1.             Clients’ interests come first. In the course of fulfilling their duties and responsibilities to VGI clients, Covered Officers must at all times place the interests of VGI clients first. In particular, Covered Officers must avoid serving their own personal interests ahead of the interests of VGI clients.

 

2.             Conflicts of interest must be avoided. Covered Officers must avoid any situation involving an actual or potential conflict of interest or possible impropriety with respect to their duties and responsibilities to VGI clients. Covered Officers must disclose and report at least annually any situation that may present the potential for a conflict of interest to Vanguard’s Compliance Department, consistent with the 17j-1 Code of Ethics.

 


 

3.             Compromising situations must be avoided. Covered Officers must not take advantage of their position of trust and responsibility. Covered Officers must avoid any situation that might compromise or call into question their exercise of full independent judgment in the best interests of VGI clients.

 

All activities of Covered Officers should be guided by and adhere to these fiduciary standards regardless of whether the activity is specifically described in this Code.

 

B.           Restricted Activities include the following:

 

1.             Prohibition on secondary employment. Covered Officers are prohibited from accepting or serving in any form of secondary employment. Secondary employment that does not create a potential conflict of interest may be approved by the General Counsel of VGI.

 

2.             Prohibition on service as director or public official. Unless approved by the General Counsel of VGI, Covered Officers are prohibited from serving on the board of directors of any publicly traded company or in an official capacity for any federal, state, or local government (or governmental agency or instrumentality).

 

3.             Prohibition on misuse of Vanguard time or property. Covered Officers are prohibited from making use of time, equipment, services, personnel or property of any Vanguard entity for any purposes other than the performance of their duties and responsibilities in connection with the Vanguard Funds or other Vanguard-related entities.

 

III.                              Disclosure and Compliance

 

A.           Each Covered Officer should be familiar with the disclosure requirements generally applicable to the Vanguard Funds.

 

B.           Each Covered Officer should not knowingly misrepresent, or cause others to misrepresent, facts about the Vanguard Funds to others, including to the Vanguard Funds’ directors and auditors, or to government regulators and self-regulatory organizations.

 

C.           Each Covered Officer should, to the extent appropriate within the Covered Officer’s area of responsibility, consult with other officers and employees of VGI and advisors to a Vanguard Fund with the goal of promoting full, fair, accurate, timely and understandable disclosure in the reports and documents the Vanguard Fund files with, or submits to, the SEC and in other public communications made by a Vanguard Fund.

 

D.          It is the responsibility of each Covered Officer to promote compliance with the standards and restrictions imposed by applicable laws, rules, regulations, and the 17j-1 Code of Ethics.

 

IV.                             Reporting and Accountability

 

A.           Each Covered Officer must:

 


 

1.             Upon adoption or amendment of the Code (or thereafter as applicable, upon becoming a Covered Officer), affirm in writing that he or she has received, read, and understands the Code;

 

2.             Affirm at least annually in writing that he or she has complied with the requirements of the Code;

 

3.             Not retaliate against any other Covered Officer or any employee of VGI for reports of potential violations of the Code that are made in good faith; and

 

4.             Notify the General Counsel of VGI promptly if the Covered Officer knows of any violations of this Code.

 

B.           The Vanguard Funds will use the following procedures in investigating and enforcing this Code:

 

1.           The General Counsel of VGI is responsible for applying this Code to specific situations and has the authority to interpret this Code in any particular situation. The General Counsel will report on an as-needed basis to the Fund Board regarding activities subject to the Code.

 

2.           The General Counsel will take all appropriate action to investigate any potential violations of the Code that are reported to him or her.

 

3.           If, after investigation, the General Counsel believes that no material violation of the Code has occurred, the General Counsel is not required to take any further action.

 

4.           Any matter that the General Counsel believes is a material violation of the Code will be reported to the Chief Compliance Officer and the Fund Board.

 

5.           If the Fund Board concurs that a material violation of the Code has occurred, the Fund Board will consider appropriate action. Appropriate action may include reassignment, suspension, or dismissal of the applicable Covered Officer(s), or any other sanctions the Fund Board deems appropriate. Appropriate action may also include review of, and appropriate modifications to, applicable policies and procedures.

 

6.           Any changes to or waiver of this Code will, to the extent required, be disclosed as provided by SEC rules.

 


 

Other Policies and Procedures

 

This Code shall be the sole code of conduct adopted by the Vanguard Funds for purposes of Section 406 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and the rules and forms applicable to registered investment companies thereunder. Insofar as other policies or procedures of the Vanguard Funds, VGI, or other service providers govern or purport to govern the behavior or activities of the Covered Officers, they are superseded by this Code to the extent that they overlap or conflict with the provisions of this Code.

 

VGI’s and the Vanguard Funds’ 17j-1 Code of Ethics, policies to prevent the misuse of non-public information, and other internal compliance guidelines and policies that may be in effect from time to time are separate requirements applying to the Covered Officers and others, and are not part of this Code.

 

VI.                             Amendments

 

This Code may not be materially amended except by the approval of a majority vote of the independent trustees of the Fund Board. Non-material, technical, and administrative revisions of the Code do not have to be approved by the Fund Board. Amendments must be in writing and communicated promptly to the Covered Officers, who shall affirm receipt of the amended Code in accordance with Section IV. A. 1.

 

VII.                         Confidentiality

 

All reports and records prepared or maintained pursuant to this Code shall be considered confidential and shall be maintained and protected accordingly. Except as otherwise required by law or this Code, such matters shall not be disclosed to anyone other than the Fund Board, VGI’s General Counsel and the Chief Compliance Officer of VGI and the Vanguard Funds.

 

 

 

Last Reviewed: July 28, 2018

 


Exhibit 99.CERT

 

CERTIFICATIONS

 

I, Mortimer J. Buckley, certify that:

 

1. I have reviewed this report on Form N-CSR of Vanguard Money Market Reserves;

 

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

 

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations, changes in net assets, and cash flows (if the financial statements are required to include a statement of cash flows) of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

 

4. The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) for the registrant and have:

 

(a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

 

(b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

 

(c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this report based on such evaluation; and

 

(d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

 

5. The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

 

(a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize, and report financial information; and

 

(b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

Date:  October 21, 2019

 

 

/s/ Mortimer J. Buckley

 

Mortimer J. Buckley

 

Chief Executive Officer

 


 

CERTIFICATIONS

 

I, John Bendl, certify that:

 

1. I have reviewed this report on Form N-CSR of Vanguard Money Market Reserves;

 

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

 

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations, changes in net assets, and cash flows (if the financial statements are required to include a statement of cash flows) of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

 

4. The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) for the registrant and have:

 

(a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

 

(b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

 

(c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this report based on such evaluation; and

 

(d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

 

5. The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

 

(a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize, and report financial information; and

 

(b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

Date:  October 21, 2019

 

 

/s/ John Bendl

 

John Bendl

 

Chief Financial Officer

 


Exhibit 99.906CERT

 

Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350,

As Adopted Pursuant to

Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

 

 

Name of Issuer: Vanguard Money Market Reserves

 

In connection with the Report on Form N-CSR of the above-named issuer that is accompanied by this certification, the undersigned hereby certifies, to his knowledge, that:

 

1.      The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

 

2.      The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the issuer.

 

 

Date:    October 21, 2019

 

 

/s/ Mortimer J. Buckley

 

Mortimer J. Buckley

 

Chief Executive Officer

 


 

Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350,

As Adopted Pursuant to

Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

 

Name of Issuer: Vanguard Money Market Reserves

 

In connection with the Report on Form N-CSR of the above-named issuer that is accompanied by this certification, the undersigned hereby certifies, to his knowledge, that:

 

1.      The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

 

2.      The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the issuer.

 

Date:    October 21, 2019

 

 

/s/ John Bendl

 

John Bendl

 

Chief Financial Officer