Item 1: Reports to Shareholders

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.

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.

Your Fund’s Performance at a Glance

·    For the 12 months ended October 31, 2020, the returns of Vanguard Total International Bond Index Fund ranged from 3.09% for Investor Shares to 3.21% for Institutional Shares, roughly in line with the 3.38% return of its expense-free benchmark index.

·    The fiscal year was marked by the global spread of COVID-19 and efforts to contain it. While volatility in the bond markets initially spiked and liquidity eroded as the pandemic spread, central banks slashed interest rates and enacted stimulus programs to blunt the economic impact. By the end of the period, bond yields had moved significantly lower and prices had moved higher.

·    On average, developed bond markets outpaced their emerging-market counterparts, with British and euro area issues generally leading the way. Japanese issues, which accounted for nearly one-fifth of the benchmark by weight, recorded slightly negative total returns and weighed on the fund’s performance.

·    Emerging-market bond returns varied widely but were tiny in aggregate. Some large issuers posted solid single-digit returns, but many small issuers saw their bonds plummet.

·    The fund regularly uses derivatives to hedge portfolio risks. Its holdings of forward currency contracts detracted from performance.

·    At the end of the period, the fund’s 30-day SEC yield net of expenses—a proxy for its income-generating potential over 12 months—ranged from 0.21% for Investor Shares to 0.27% for Institutional Shares.

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.

The calculations are based on expenses incurred in the most recent six-month period. The fund’s annualized six-month expense ratios for that period are 0.13% for Investor Shares, 0.08% for ETF Shares, 0.11% for Admiral Shares, and 0.07% for Institutional Shares. 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 (184/366).

Total International Bond Index Fund

Performance Summary

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.) Note, too, that both investment returns and principal value can fluctuate widely, so an investor’s shares, when sold, could be worth more or less than their original cost. The returns shown do not reflect taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the sale of fund shares.

Cumulative Performance: May 31, 2013, Through October 31, 2020 

Initial Investment of $10,000

			Average Annual Total Returns
			Periods Ended October 31, 2020
							Since		Final Value
			One		Five		Inception		of a $10,000
			Year		Years		(5/31/2013)		Investment
	Total International Bond Index Fund Investor Shares		3.09%		4.29%		4.18%		$13,555
	Bloomberg Barclays Global Aggregate ex-USD Float Adjusted RIC Capped Index (USD Hedged)		3.38		4.54		4.46		13,823

"Since Inception" performance is calculated from the Investor Shares’ inception date for both the fund and its comparative standard(s).

"Since Inception" performance is calculated from the ETF Shares’ inception date for both the fund and its comparative standard(s).

See Financial Highlights for dividend and capital gains information.

"Since Inception" performance is calculated from the Admiral Shares’ inception date for both the fund and its comparative standard(s).

"Since Inception" performance is calculated from the Institutional Shares’ inception date for both the fund and its comparative standard(s).

"Since Inception" performance is calculated from the ETF Shares’ inception date for both the fund and its comparative standard(s).

For the ETF Shares, the market price is determined by the midpoint of the bid-offer spread as of the closing time of the New York Stock Exchange (generally 4 p.m., Eastern time). The net asset value is also determined as of the NYSE closing time. For more information about how the ETF Shares' market prices have compared with their net asset value, visit vanguard.com, select your ETF, and then select the Price and Performance tab. The ETF premium/discount analysis there shows the percentages of days on which the ETF Shares' market price was above or below the NAV.

Total International Bond Index Fund

The table reflects the fund’s investments, except for short-term investments and derivatives.

The fund may invest in derivatives (such as futures contracts) for various reasons, including, but not limited to, attempting to remain fully invested and tracking its target index as closely as possible.

Total International Bond Index Fund