C000055412 Performance — Vanguard Managed Allocation Fund, Investor Shares

Data updated: 2023-05-26

C000055412 returned −4.51% over one year to Mar 2023. The annualised 3-year return is +10.79%. The fund beat its Money Market category average: $100 invested three years ago grew to $136, against $119 for the category, and to $95 over one year, against $94. Volatility over the past three years was 11.82% a year. In the 12 months to Mar 2023 the fund lost a net $106.4M, and assets reached $1.13B.

C000055412 Growth of $100

What $100 invested in Vanguard Managed Allocation Fund grew to, compounded from monthly returns reported on SEC Form N-PORT, against the Money Market category average over the same months.

PeriodC000055412Category average
1 year (Apr 2022 – Mar 2023)$95$94
3 years (Apr 2020 – Mar 2023)$136$119
Since data start (Jul 2019 – Mar 2023)$121$108

C000055412 Trailing Returns

Total returns to Mar 2023, from SEC N-PORT.

PeriodTotal return
1 year−4.51%
3 years (annualised)+10.79%

C000055412 Annual Returns

Calendar-year total returns of Vanguard Managed Allocation Fund, compounded from monthly SEC N-PORT returns. Partial years show the months covered.

YearTotal return
2023 (Jan–Mar)+3.36%
2022−9.13%
2021+13.77%
2020+6.89%
2019 (Jul–Dec)+5.52%

C000055412 Monthly Returns

Monthly total returns as reported on SEC Form N-PORT.

YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2023+4.5%−2.6%+1.5%—————————
2022−1.5%−1.3%+1.2%−4.3%+1.0%−6.5%+4.7%−2.7%−7.4%+4.6%+6.2%−2.4%
2021+0.2%+1.8%+2.1%+3.0%+2.0%+0.4%+0.4%+1.3%−2.1%+2.8%−2.2%+3.5%
2020−1.0%−4.2%−11.4%+5.8%+2.7%+1.8%+3.5%+3.0%−1.8%−1.2%+7.7%+3.4%
2019——————0.0%−0.5%+1.3%+1.5%+0.8%+2.4%

C000055412 Risk

Risk measures from monthly returns over Apr 2020 – Mar 2023.

  • 3-year volatility (annualised): 11.82%
  • 3-year Sharpe ratio: 0.53 (vs 4.5% risk-free rate)
  • Best month: +7.67% (Nov 2020)
  • Worst month: −7.39% (Sep 2022)

C000055412 Fund Flows

Monthly money in and out of Vanguard Managed Allocation Fund, from SEC Form N-PORT.

  • 12-month net flow: −$106.4M
  • 12-month gross sales (incl. reinvestments): $149.3M
  • Sales ÷ redemptions: 0.58×
MonthSalesRedemptionsNet flow
Mar 2023$2.3M$32.7M−$30.4M
Feb 2023$4.6M$44.1M−$39.5M
Jan 2023$8.6M$22.0M−$13.4M
Dec 2022$31.9M$16.2M$15.7M
Nov 2022$7.6M$14.9M−$7.3M
Oct 2022$7.2M$12.8M−$5.6M
Sep 2022$19.2M$15.7M$3.5M
Aug 2022$9.5M$19.2M−$9.7M
Jul 2022$5.7M$16.0M−$10.3M
Jun 2022$12.9M$22.1M−$9.2M
May 2022$16.5M$23.1M−$6.6M
Apr 2022$23.6M$17.0M$6.6M

C000055412 Assets Under Management

Net assets of Vanguard Managed Allocation Fund by report date, from SEC N-PORT filings.

Report dateNet assets
2023-03-31$1.13B
2022-12-31$1.18B
2022-09-30$1.12B
2022-06-30$1.20B
2022-03-31$1.34B
2021-12-31$1.36B
2021-09-30$1.35B
2021-06-30$1.37B
2021-03-31$1.30B
2020-12-31$1.31B
2020-09-30$1.25B
2020-06-30$1.32B

For information only. Not investment advice: figures are as reported in SEC filings and may contain errors or be out of date. Past performance does not guarantee future results.