# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0000105544
**File Stem:** 0000105544-26-000044
**Filing Date:** 2026-3
**Character Count:** 10901
**Document Hash:** ca807f811b88d7c4de80a77db0e1a7ba
**Contains OCR:** False
**Source Format:** 

## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0000105544-26-000044.hdr.sgml**: 20260305

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0000105544-26-000044

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: 485BXT

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 2

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20260305

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20260305

**FILER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** VANGUARD WELLESLEY INCOME FUND
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0000105544

**ORGANIZATION NAME:**
- **EIN:** 231711688
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** DE
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 0930

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** 485BXT
- **SEC ACT:** 1940 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 811-01766
- **FILM NUMBER:** 26724403

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** PO BOX 2600
- **STREET 2:** V26
- **CITY:** VALLEY FORGE
- **STATE:** PA
- **ZIP:** 19482
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 6106691000

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** PO BOX 2600
- **STREET 2:** V26
- **CITY:** VALLEY FORGE
- **STATE:** PA
- **ZIP:** 19482

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** VANGUARD WELLESLEY INCOME FUND/
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 20011121

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** VANGUARD/WELLESLEY INCOME FUND INC
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 19940608

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** WELLESLEY INCOME FUND INC
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 19920703
**FILER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** VANGUARD WELLESLEY INCOME FUND
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0000105544

**ORGANIZATION NAME:**
- **EIN:** 231711688
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** DE
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 0930

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** 485BXT
- **SEC ACT:** 1933 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 002-31333
- **FILM NUMBER:** 26724402

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** PO BOX 2600
- **STREET 2:** V26
- **CITY:** VALLEY FORGE
- **STATE:** PA
- **ZIP:** 19482
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 6106691000

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** PO BOX 2600
- **STREET 2:** V26
- **CITY:** VALLEY FORGE
- **STATE:** PA
- **ZIP:** 19482

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** VANGUARD WELLESLEY INCOME FUND/
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 20011121

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** VANGUARD/WELLESLEY INCOME FUND INC
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 19940608

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** WELLESLEY INCOME FUND INC
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 19920703

## Series and Classes Contracts Data

### Vanguard Target Maturity 2027 Corporate Bond ETF (Series ID: S000101282)

| Class ID   | Class Name   | Ticker Symbol   |
|:---|:---|:---|
| C000271425 | ETF Shares   | VBCA            |

### Vanguard Target Maturity 2036 Corporate Bond ETF (Series ID: S000101283)

| Class ID   | Class Name   | Ticker Symbol   |
|:---|:---|:---|
| C000271426 | ETF Shares   | VBCJ            |

### Vanguard Target Maturity 2028 Corporate Bond ETF (Series ID: S000101284)

| Class ID   | Class Name   | Ticker Symbol   |
|:---|:---|:---|
| C000271427 | ETF Shares   | VBCB            |

### Vanguard Target Maturity 2029 Corporate Bond ETF (Series ID: S000101285)

| Class ID   | Class Name   | Ticker Symbol   |
|:---|:---|:---|
| C000271428 | ETF Shares   | VBCC            |

### Vanguard Target Maturity 2030 Corporate Bond ETF (Series ID: S000101286)

| Class ID   | Class Name   | Ticker Symbol   |
|:---|:---|:---|
| C000271429 | ETF Shares   | VBCD            |

### Vanguard Target Maturity 2031 Corporate Bond ETF (Series ID: S000101287)

| Class ID   | Class Name   | Ticker Symbol   |
|:---|:---|:---|
| C000271430 | ETF Shares   | VBCE            |

### Vanguard Target Maturity 2032 Corporate Bond ETF (Series ID: S000101288)

| Class ID   | Class Name   | Ticker Symbol   |
|:---|:---|:---|
| C000271431 | ETF Shares   | VBCF            |

### Vanguard Target Maturity 2033 Corporate Bond ETF (Series ID: S000101289)

| Class ID   | Class Name   | Ticker Symbol   |
|:---|:---|:---|
| C000271432 | ETF Shares   | VBCG            |

### Vanguard Target Maturity 2034 Corporate Bond ETF (Series ID: S000101290)

| Class ID   | Class Name   | Ticker Symbol   |
|:---|:---|:---|
| C000271433 | ETF Shares   | VBCH            |

### Vanguard Target Maturity 2035 Corporate Bond ETF (Series ID: S000101291)

| Class ID   | Class Name   | Ticker Symbol   |
|:---|:---|:---|
| C000271434 | ETF Shares   | VBCI            |

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**SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION**

**Washington, D.C. 20549**

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**FORM N-1A**

**REGISTRATION STATEMENT**

**(NO. 2-31333)**

**UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933**

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**Pre-Effective Amendment No.**

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**Post-Effective Amendment No. 105**

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**and**

**REGISTRATION STATEMENT**

**(NO. 811-01766)**

***UNDER THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940***

**Amendment No. 105**

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**VANGUARD WELLESLEY INCOME FUND**

**(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Declaration of Trust)**

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**P.O. Box 2600, Valley Forge, PA 19482**

**(Address of Principal Executive Office)**

**Registrant's Telephone Number (610) 669-1000** 

**Natalie Lamarque, Esquire**

**P.O. Box 876**

**Valley Forge, PA 19482**

**It is proposed that this filing will become effective (check appropriate box)**

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immediately upon filing pursuant to paragraph (b)

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on March 23, 2026, pursuant to paragraph (b)

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60 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(1)

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on (date) pursuant to paragraph (a)(1)

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75 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(2)

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on (date) pursuant to paragraph (a)(2) of rule 485

If appropriate, check the following box:

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This post-effective amendment designates a new effective date for a previously filed post-effective amendment.

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**Explanatory Note**

This Post-Effective Amendment No. 105 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act") (Amendment No. 105 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "1940 Act")) to the registration statement on Form N-1A (the "Registration Statement") of Vanguard Wellesley Income Fund (the "Trust") is being filed pursuant to paragraph (b)(1)(iii) of Rule 485 under the Securities Act solely for the purpose of delaying, until March 23, 2026, the pending effective date of the Trust's 102<sup>nd</sup> Post- Effective Amendment. By way of further background:

Post-Effective Amendment No. 102 was filed under Rule 485(a)(2) on November 24, 2025 to register shares of a suite of Vanguard Target Maturity Corporate Bond ETFs, each a new series of the Trust. Post-Effective Amendment No. 102 originally requested that the Amendment become effective 75 days after filing on February 7, 2026. Post-Effective Amendment No. 104 delayed the effective date until March 6, 2025.

This Post-Effective Amendment No. 105 incorporates by reference the information contained in Parts [A, B, and C of Post-Effective Amendment No. 102](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/105544/000119312525292271/0001193125-25-292271-index.html) to the Registrant's Registration Statement.

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**SIGNATURES**

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Registrant hereby certifies that it meets all requirements for effectiveness of this Registration Statement pursuant to Rule 485(b) under the Securities Act of 1933 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the Town of Valley Forge and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, on the 5th day of March, 2026.

**VANGUARD WELLESLEY INCOME FUND**

BY: /s/ Salim Ramji\*

Salim Ramji

Chief Executive Officer, President, and Trustee

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Post-Effective Amendment to the Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities and on the date indicated:

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| Signature | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Title | Date |
| /s/ Salim Ramji\* | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Chief Executive Officer, President, and Trustee | March 5, 2026 |
| Salim Ramji |  |  |
| /s/ David Hunt\* | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Trustee | March 5, 2026 |
| David Hunt |  |  |
| /s/ Kenneth Jacobs\* | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Trustee | March 5, 2026 |
| Kenneth Jacobs |  |  |
| /s/ Tara Bunch\* | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Trustee | March 5, 2026 |
| Tara Bunch |  |  |
| /s/ Mark Loughridge\* | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Independent Chair | March 5, 2026 |
| Mark Loughridge |  |  |
| /s/ Scott C. Malpass\* | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Trustee | March 5, 2026 |
| Scott C. Malpass |  |  |
| /s/ John Murphy\* | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Trustee | March 5, 2026 |
| John Murphy |  |  |
| /s/ Lubos Pastor\* | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Trustee | March 5, 2026 |
| Lubos Pastor |  |  |
| /s/ Rebecca Patterson\* | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Trustee | March 5, 2026 |
| Rebecca Patterson |  |  |
| /s/ André F. Perold\* | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Trustee | March 5, 2026 |
| André F. Perold |  |  |
| /s/ Sarah Bloom Raskin\* | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Trustee | March 5, 2026 |
| Sarah Bloom Raskin |  |  |
| /s/ Grant Reid\* | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Trustee | March 5, 2026 |
| Grant Reid |  |  |

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| Signature | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Title | Date |
| /s/ David Thomas\* | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Trustee | March 5, 2026 |
| David Thomas |  |  |
| /s/ Barbara Venneman\* | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Trustee | March 5, 2026 |
| Barbara Venneman |  |  |
| /s/ Peter F. Volanakis\* | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Trustee | March 5, 2026 |
| Peter F. Volanakis |  |  |
| /s/ Christine Buchanan\* | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Chief Financial Officer | March 5, 2026 |
| Christine Buchanan |  |  |

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\*By: /s/ Natalie Lamarque

Natalie Lamarque, pursuant to a [<u>Power of Attorney</u>](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1532203/000119312526077489/f44118d9.htm) filed on February 27, 2026 (see File Number 333-177613); and to a [<u>Power of Attorney</u>](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1021882/000119312525325145/f43537d10.htm)[,](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1021882/000119312525325145/f43537d10.htm)filed on December 19, 2025 (see File Number 333-11763), Incorporated by Reference.

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