VMSAX — Vanguard Multi-Sector Income Bond Fund
Data updated: 2026-05-28
VMSAX — Vanguard Multi-Sector Income Bond Fund data: holdings, portfolio allocation, expenses, performance, cashflows, risk and SEC filings. Intermediate Corporate Bond · $494.29M AUM · 0.30% expense ratio · 6.5% 1-yr return. From SEC regulatory filings.
VMSAX Fund Overview
VMSAX — Vanguard Multi-Sector Income Bond Fund is a US mutual fund managed by Vanguard Malvern Funds, categorised as Intermediate Corporate Bond. ABC INVEST provides holdings, performance, costs, cashflows, risk data, prospectus documents and SEC filings, sourced from SEC filings.
- Type: US mutual fund
- Manager: Vanguard Malvern Funds
- Category: Intermediate Corporate Bond
- Assets under management: $494.29M
- 1-year return: 6.5%
- Ticker: VMSAX
- SEC CIK: 0000836906
- SEC series ID: S000073842
- Share class ID: C000231054
VMSAX Holdings
Top 10 holdings of Vanguard Multi-Sector Income Bond Fund by percentage of net assets, from the fund's latest SEC N-PORT filing.
| Holding | % of net assets |
|---|---|
| United States Treasury Note/Bond | 3.59% |
| Morgan Stanley Private Bank NA | 0.98% |
| Intel Corp | 0.82% |
| United States Treasury Note/Bond | 0.79% |
| Petroleos Mexicanos | 0.78% |
| Amazon.com Inc | 0.77% |
| United States Treasury Bill | 0.70% |
| Bank of America Corp | 0.65% |
| Capital One Financial Corp | 0.63% |
| Saudi Government International Bond | 0.61% |
VMSAX Portfolio Allocation
Asset-class allocation of Vanguard Multi-Sector Income Bond Fund by percentage of net assets, from the latest SEC N-PORT filing.
| Asset class | Allocation |
|---|---|
| Fixed Income | 86.2% |
| Securitized | 10.0% |
| Loans | 2.9% |
| Cash & Equivalents | 0.5% |
| Derivatives | 0.2% |
VMSAX Performance
Total returns for VMSAX (as of 2026-08-01), from SEC filings.
| Period | Total return |
|---|---|
| YTD | -0.5% |
| 1 year | 6.5% |
| 3 years (annualised) | 7.2% |
VMSAX Risk Information
Risk metrics for VMSAX, derived from monthly returns in SEC filings.
- 1-year volatility (annualised): 2.6%
VMSAX Costs and Fees
VMSAX costs about $30 per $10,000 invested per year in fund expenses.
- Net expense ratio: 0.30%
- Gross expense ratio: 0.30%
- Portfolio turnover: 118%
- Brokerage commissions: 0.00 bps of average net assets (SEC N-CEN)
VMSAX Cashflows
Over the 12 months to 2026-03, Vanguard Multi-Sector Income Bond Fund had net inflows of $253.72M, from monthly SEC N-PORT filings.
| Month | Net flow |
|---|---|
| 2026-03 | $2.10M |
| 2026-02 | $35.41M |
| 2026-01 | $17.51M |
| 2025-12 | $21.53M |
| 2025-11 | $19.29M |
| 2025-10 | $32.48M |
VMSAX Debt Constituents
Largest debt holdings of Vanguard Multi-Sector Income Bond Fund by percentage of net assets, from the latest SEC N-PORT filing.
| Debt holding | % of net assets |
|---|---|
| United States Treasury Note/Bond | 3.59% |
| Morgan Stanley Private Bank NA | 0.98% |
| Intel Corp | 0.82% |
| United States Treasury Note/Bond | 0.79% |
| Petroleos Mexicanos | 0.78% |
| Amazon.com Inc | 0.77% |
| United States Treasury Bill | 0.70% |
| Bank of America Corp | 0.65% |
| Capital One Financial Corp | 0.63% |
| Saudi Government International Bond | 0.61% |
VMSAX Prospectus and SEC Filings
Official Vanguard Multi-Sector Income Bond Fund filings on SEC EDGAR — prospectus, portfolio holdings and annual reports.
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Data Sources
ABC INVEST compiles this page from public filings made to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) through EDGAR: portfolio holdings and monthly cashflows from Form N-PORT, expenses and returns from fund prospectuses (Form 485BPOS) and the SEC DERA Risk/Return Summary data sets, annual data from Form N-CEN, and shareholder reports from Form N-CSR.