# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0000836906
**File Stem:** 0001683863-23-000574
**Filing Date:** 2023-2
**Character Count:** 3496
**Document Hash:** 65292319f55ce588661fdcbee617c577
**Contains OCR:** False
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## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0001683863-23-000574.hdr.sgml**: 20230202

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0001683863-23-000574

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: 497J

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 1

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20230202

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20230202

**EFFECTIVENESS DATE**: 20230202

**FILER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** VANGUARD MALVERN FUNDS
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0000836906
- **IRS NUMBER:** 000000000
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** DE
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 0930

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** 497J
- **SEC ACT:** 1933 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 033-23444
- **FILM NUMBER:** 23578859

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

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

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** VANGUARD ASSET ALLOCATION FUND INC
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 19920703

## Series and Classes Contracts Data

### Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities Index Fund (Series ID: S000038501)

| Class ID   | Class Name           | Ticker Symbol   |
|:---|:---|:---|
| C000118814 | Admiral Shares       | VTAPX           |
| C000118815 | ETF Shares           | VTIP            |
| C000118816 | Institutional Shares | VTSPX           |
| C000118817 | Investor Shares      | VTIPX           |

### Vanguard Institutional Intermediate-Term Bond Fund (Series ID: S000049658)

| Class ID   | Class Name                | Ticker Symbol   |
|:---|:---|:---|
| C000157008 | Institutional Plus Shares | VIITX           |

### Vanguard Institutional Short-Term Bond Fund (Series ID: S000049659)

| Class ID   | Class Name                | Ticker Symbol   |
|:---|:---|:---|
| C000157009 | Institutional Plus Shares | VISTX           |

### Vanguard Core Bond Fund (Series ID: S000053068)

| Class ID   | Class Name      | Ticker Symbol   |
|:---|:---|:---|
| C000166995 | Admiral Shares  | VCOBX           |
| C000166996 | Investor Shares | VCORX           |

### Vanguard Emerging Markets Bond Fund (Series ID: S000053069)

| Class ID   | Class Name      | Ticker Symbol   |
|:---|:---|:---|
| C000166997 | Admiral Shares  | VEGBX           |
| C000166998 | Investor Shares | VEMBX           |

### Vanguard Multi-Sector Income Bond Fund (Series ID: S000073842)

| Class ID   | Class Name      | Ticker Symbol   |
|:---|:---|:---|
| C000231054 | Admiral Shares  | VMSAX           |
| C000231055 | Investor Shares | VMSIX           |

### Vanguard Core-Plus Bond Fund (Series ID: S000073843)

| Class ID   | Class Name      | Ticker Symbol   |
|:---|:---|:---|
| C000231056 | Admiral Shares  | VCPAX           |
| C000231057 | Investor Shares | VCPIX           |

**February 2, 2023**

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

100 F Street, N.E.

Washington, DC 20549

**Re: Vanguard Malvern Funds (the "Trust")**

**File No. 33-23444**

Commissioners:

Pursuant to Rule 497(j) under the Securities Act of 1933, this letter serves as certification that the Prospectuses and Statement of Additional Information with respect to the above-referenced Trust do not differ from that filed in the most recent post-effective amendment, which was filed electronically.

Sincerely,

/s/Kerry K. Bender

Kerry K. Bender

Assistant General Counsel

The Vanguard Group, Inc.

Enclosures

cc: Lisa N. Larkin

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

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