N-CSR 1 tm2134327d8_ncsr.htm N-CSR

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM N-CSR

 

CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT

OF

REGISTERED MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES

 

Investment Company Act file number: 811-07443

 

Name of Registrant: Vanguard Whitehall Funds
Address of Registrant: P.O. Box 2600
  Valley Forge, PA 19482

 

Name and address of agent for service:  Anne E. Robinson, Esquire
  P.O. Box 876
  Valley Forge, PA 19482

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (610) 669-1000

 

Date of fiscal year end: October 31

 

Date of reporting period: November 1, 2020—October 31, 2021

 

 

 

 

Item 1: Reports to Shareholders

 

 

 

 

Annual Report   |   October 31, 2021
Vanguard Selected Value Fund

Contents
Your Fund’s Performance at a Glance

1
Advisors' Report

2
About Your Fund’s Expenses

6
Performance Summary

8
Financial Statements

10
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, 2021, Vanguard Selected Value Fund returned 56.30%, outpacing the 48.60% return of its benchmark, the Russell Midcap Value Index.
During the fiscal year, the global economy continued to recover from the sharp pandemic-induced contraction of spring 2020. Countries that were more successful in containing the coronavirus, whether through vaccinations, lockdowns, or both, generally fared better economically. Swift and extensive fiscal and monetary support from policymakers was also key to the rebound. Stock returns for the period were excellent, even amid concerns late in the fiscal year about inflation and the prospect of less accommodative monetary policy.
The broad U.S. stock market, as measured by the Russell 3000 Index, climbed 43.90%. Value stocks outperformed growth stocks, and mid- and small-capitalization stocks outperformed large-caps.
Returns were positive in all 11 industry sectors. Strong selection in industrial and consumer discretionary stocks and underweight positions in utilities and consumer staples drove outperformance relative to the benchmark. Real estate and materials detracted.
For the decade ended October 31, 2021, the fund’s average annual return of 12.34% trailed the 13.18% return of its expense-free benchmark.
Market Barometer
  Average Annual Total Returns
Periods Ended October 31, 2021
  One Year Three Years Five Years
Stocks      
Russell 1000 Index (Large-caps) 43.51% 22.01% 19.16%
Russell 2000 Index (Small-caps) 50.80 16.47 15.52
Russell 3000 Index (Broad U.S. market) 43.90 21.62 18.91
FTSE All-World ex US Index (International) 30.23 12.42 10.05
Bonds      
Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index
(Broad taxable market)
-0.48% 5.63% 3.10%
Bloomberg Municipal Bond Index
(Broad tax-exempt market)
2.64 5.17 3.41
FTSE Three-Month U.S. Treasury Bill Index 0.05 1.08 1.12
CPI      
Consumer Price Index 6.22% 3.03% 2.73%
1

Advisors’ Report
For the 12 months ended October 31, 2021, Vanguard Selected Value Fund returned 56.30%. It outperformed its benchmark, the Russell Midcap Value Index, which returned 48.60%.
Your fund is managed by three independent advisors, a strategy that enhances its diversification by providing exposure to distinct yet complementary investment approaches. It’s not uncommon for different advisors to have different views about individual securities or the broader investment environment.
The accompanying table lists the advisors, the amount and percentage of fund assets each manages, and brief descriptions of their investment strategies.
The advisors have provided the following assessment of the investment environment during the past 12 months and the notable successes and shortfalls in their portfolios. These comments were prepared on November 16, 2021.
Pzena Investment Management, LLC
Portfolio Managers:
Richard Pzena, Managing Principal
and Co-Chief Investment Officer
John Flynn, Principal
Ben Silver, CFA, CPA, Principal
Building on late-2020 momentum, value stocks continued to surge in the first half of 2021 as the vaccine rollout accelerated
and fiscal and monetary stimulus set the stage for a powerful rebound in the economy. Investor preference abruptly shifted from value to growth shares in June as the Federal Reserve spoke about potential tapering and the yield curve flattened significantly. Over the 12 months, the backdrop for cyclical stocks was mostly favorable, helping the portfolio outperform its benchmark, with financials, industrials, and consumer discretionary equities leading the way.
Olin, a chemical producer of chlorine derivatives and caustic soda, was the portfolio’s top individual performer. The company continues to realize pricing improvements amid tight market conditions. U.S. oil services company Halliburton outperformed on surging crude prices after Hurricane Ida hit inventories while demand remained high amid the economic reopening. Insurer American International Group was higher after reporting tangible progress in the turnaround of its core general insurance property and casualty unit and strong performance in life and retirement insurance.
Dialysis products and services provider Fresenius Medical Care, a relatively new holding, detracted amid inflation concerns and COVID-19-related excess mortality among patients. We are nonetheless optimistic about long-term industry trends, including the increase in home dialysis, which should help Fresenius boost its already dominant product business. We expect margins to ultimately revert to more normal levels through
 
2

patient volume growth, rate renegotiations, and cost cuts.
In addition to Fresenius, we added outsourced IT services company Cognizant, software solutions provider Amdocs, and footwear manufacturer Skechers to the portfolio. We fully exited engineering and construction company AECOM, rental car provider Avis Budget Group, ad agency Interpublic Group, real estate service provider Realogy, and generic drug manufacturer Viatris.
Although the portfolio has experienced strong performance over the past year, valuation spreads remain wide. We continue to be heavily skewed toward financials, consumer discretionary, and industrials, where valuations remain compelling because of investor concerns over economic malaise and rising inflation.
Cooke & Bieler, LP
Portfolio Managers:
Mehul Trivedi, CFA, Partner
and Research Analyst
William Weber, CFA, Partner
and Research Analyst
The investing environment over the 12 months was shaped by a strong first half as the post-pandemic boom continued, then a softer second half as investors faced increasing supply chain disruptions, rising input-cost inflation, and labor shortages. The combined effect was a significant absolute return for U.S. equity
markets, but with uncertainty and volatility also a consistent trend.
The team took advantage of the pandemic-related market volatility, finding opportunity in some of the worst-performing sectors such as utilities and consumer staples. Turnover was elevated compared with prior periods because of consistent market fluctuations. The portfolio took on a slightly more defensive, less cyclical tilt.
Successes and shortfalls
Consistent with themes in the broader market, our largest successes were companies that initially were at the epicenter of the pandemic shock but emerged stronger as the economy reopened and the recovery took hold. American Eagle, a teen and young adult retailer, demonstrated impressive demand trends in its Aerie concept throughout the pandemic. AerCap, a leading independent aircraft lessor, was less impacted by the shutdown of air travel than investors first thought and used the downturn to opportunistically purchase GE’s aircraft leasing business. Gildan Activewear, one of the world’s largest basic apparel manufacturers, improved margins and developed new channels of demand during the downturn.
By far, the portfolio’s biggest shortfall came from stable businesses that were not positioned to benefit from the economic recovery. In particular, insurance holdings failed to keep up with the market, with RenaissanceRe, Alleghany, and Arch all lagging. However,
3

these businesses are poised to generate solid returns on equity and trade at increasingly attractive valuations, making them among our more promising holdings. An underweight to energy was also a headwind. Although investors are excited about the recent rise in oil prices, we remain concerned about the industry’s pervasive lack of cash flow and the increasing risks presented by efforts at decarbonization.
Outlook
Having spent the last year pricing in an economic recovery propelled by reopening and massive fiscal and monetary stimulus, markets are now grappling with the shape of the post-pandemic landscape. In particular, the question of whether current rates of inflation are transitory or reflect deeper structural issues has increasingly dominated investors’ thinking. The prospect of persistent inflation raises questions that markets have not faced in decades; absent a ready playbook, more volatility is likely.
Donald Smith & Co., Inc.
Portfolio Managers:
Richard L. Greenberg, CFA,
Chief Executive Officer
and Co-Chief Investment Officer
Jon Hartsel, CFA,
Co-Chief Investment Officer
and Director of Research
After rebounding spectacularly in November 2020, markets continued to trend higher throughout 2021, encouraged by vaccine rollouts and the prospect of a strong post-pandemic recovery. Despite a short-lived pullback during the summer months, value stocks and our portfolio continued to rise over the 12 months ended October 31, 2021.
Top contributors included financial holdings Jefferies Financial and Fifth Third Bancorp and insurance companies Unum and American National. The stocks rose on idiosyncratic factors and a rally in the broader financial complex amid economic optimism and rising interest rates. Aircraft leasing and airline holdings AerCap and JetBlue also performed strongly as air traffic recovered from its pandemic trough. Commodity-related names such as phosphate fertilizer producer The Mosaic Company and aluminum producer Alcoa also outperformed.
Three of our holdings announced significant corporate actions during the fiscal year. The Moody family-controlled insurer American National in August announced its sale to the reinsurance arm of Brookfield Asset Management. Earlier in the year, the market responded favorably to AerCap’s plan to acquire GE’s aircraft leasing business GECAS. The recently completed transaction has made the combined entity a dominant industry leader. Pulp and paper manufacturer Domtar announced that it would be acquired by a private Canadian paper company.
4

Gold miners were the primary detractors. IAMGOLD experienced operational challenges, while the broader group declined as gold prices fell 6% over the 12 months amid rising nominal interest rates. Still, the outlook for gold prices continues to be positive, and gold miner valuations have become even more attractive relative to earnings and cash flow.
Despite signs of the pandemic abating, risks remain for the portfolio, including inflationary cost pressure on holdings such as airlines and homebuilders. Higher interest rates could impact home affordability, especially in light of dramatic price appreciation this year. Supply chain issues could also impede builders’ ability to deliver homes. Higher real interest
rates (if rates rise faster than inflation expectations) would be expected to hurt gold prices and miners.
Throughout the fiscal year, we sold some of the outperformers to fund new purchases across various industries, such as gold, home building, and energy. Our largest industry weightings are insurance, materials, building/real estate, metals, aircraft leasing, financials, and airlines. Currently, the portfolio trades at 107% of tangible book value and 7 times our estimate of “normalized” earnings, compared with the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index at 1623% of tangible book value and 20 times normalized earnings.
 
  Fund Assets Managed  
Investment Advisor % $ Million Investment Strategy
Pzena Investment Management, LLC 39 2,691 Uses a fundamental, bottom-up, deep-value-oriented investment strategy. Seeks to buy good businesses at low prices, focusing exclusively on companies that are underperforming their historically demonstrated earnings power.
Cooke & Bieler, L.P. 39 2,625 Conducts fundamental research in seeking high-quality businesses that have a record of generating attractive and sustainable returns on capital, durable competitive advantages, and skilled and shareholder-friendly management teams.
Donald Smith & Co., Inc. 20 1,343 Conducts fundamental research on the lowest price-to-tangible book value companies. Research focuses on underlying quality of book value and assets, and on long-term earnings potential.
Cash Investments 2 141 These short-term reserves are invested by Vanguard in equity index products to simulate investment in stocks. Each advisor may also maintain a modest cash position.
5

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.
6

Six Months Ended October 31, 2021      
Selected Value Fund Beginning
Account Value
4/30/2021
Ending
Account Value
10/31/2021
Expenses
Paid During
Period
Based on Actual Fund Return $1,000.00 $1,022.80 $1.58
Based on Hypothetical 5% Yearly Return 1,000.00 1,023.64 1.58
The calculations are based on expenses incurred in the most recent six-month period. The fund’s annualized six-month expense ratio for that period is 0.31%. 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 (184/365).
7

Selected Value 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: October 31, 2011, Through October 31, 2021
Initial Investment of $10,000
    Average Annual Total Returns
Periods Ended October 31, 2021
 
    One
Year
Five
Years
Ten
Years
Final Value
of a $10,000
Investment
 Selected Value Fund 56.30% 12.51% 12.34% $32,001
 Russell Midcap Value Index 48.60 12.30 13.18 34,491
 Dow Jones U.S. Total Stock Market Float Adjusted Index 44.07 18.87 16.04 44,284
See Financial Highlights for dividend and capital gains information.
8

Selected Value Fund
Fund Allocation
As of October 31, 2021
Communication Services 0.8%
Consumer Discretionary 15.5
Consumer Staples 1.7
Energy 4.8
Financials 26.7
Health Care 6.5
Industrials 21.3
Information Technology 9.0
Materials 8.4
Real Estate 1.5
Utilities 3.8
The table reflects the fund’s investments, except for short-term investments and derivatives. Sector categories are based on the Global Industry Classification Standard (“GICS”), except for the “Other” category (if applicable), which includes securities that have not been provided a GICS classification as of the effective reporting period.
Global Industry Classification Standard (“GICS”) was developed by and is the exclusive property and a service mark of MSCI Inc. (“MSCI”) and Standard and Poor’s, a division of McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. (“S&P”), and is licensed for use by Vanguard. Neither MSCI, S&P nor any third party involved in making or compiling the GICS or any GICS classification makes any express or implied warranties or representations with respect to such standard or classification (or the results to be obtained by the use thereof), and all such parties hereby expressly disclaim all warranties of originality, accuracy, completeness, merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose with respect to any such standard or classification. Without limiting any of the foregoing, in no event shall MSCI, S&P, any of its affiliates or any third party involved in making or compiling the GICS or any GICS classification have any liability for any direct, indirect, special, punitive, consequential or any other damages (including lost profits) even if notified of the possibility of such damages.
9

Selected Value Fund
Financial Statements
Schedule of Investments
As of October 31, 2021
The fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year as an exhibit to its reports on Form N-PORT. The fund’s Form N-PORT reports are available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.
    Shares Market
Value

($000)
Common Stocks (95.6%)
Communication Services (0.7%)
  Omnicom Group Inc.    737,550    50,212
Consumer Discretionary (14.8%)
  Gildan Activewear Inc.  4,114,107   151,070
* Taylor Morrison Home Corp. Class A  3,571,543   109,039
* Helen of Troy Ltd.    440,350    99,057
  Lear Corp.    474,212    81,493
  Gentex Corp.  2,301,074    81,435
  Newell Brands Inc.  2,976,072    68,122
* PVH Corp.    586,275    64,098
  American Eagle Outfitters Inc.  2,224,060    52,799
* Mohawk Industries Inc.    277,719    49,215
* Skechers USA Inc. Class A    981,430    45,352
  Whirlpool Corp.    214,400    45,202
  Hasbro Inc.    424,426    40,643
  Hanesbrands Inc.  2,318,600    39,509
* M/I Homes Inc.    603,000    34,528
* Ford Motor Co.  1,581,504    27,012
  Gap Inc.    783,437    17,776
      1,006,350
Consumer Staples (1.6%)
  General Mills Inc.    649,600    40,145
  Spectrum Brands Holdings Inc.    422,849    39,642
  Ingredion Inc.    296,500    28,236
        108,023
Energy (4.6%)
  Halliburton Co.  3,240,456    80,979
  Baker Hughes Co. Class A  2,190,681    54,942
* NOV Inc.  3,759,533    52,709
* Bonanza Creek Energy Inc.    586,742    32,940
  Cenovus Energy Inc.  2,340,593    28,040
1 Euronav NV  2,586,487    27,287
* TechnipFMC plc  2,854,756    21,040
  Murphy Oil Corp.    645,960    17,977
        315,914
Financials (25.5%)
  American International Group Inc.  1,597,033    94,369
  Unum Group  3,668,000    93,424
  Fifth Third Bancorp  2,032,620    88,480
    Shares Market
Value

($000)
  Fidelity National Financial Inc.  1,838,587    88,087
* Arch Capital Group Ltd.  2,046,799    85,597
  Jefferies Financial Group Inc.  1,981,641    85,211
  Equitable Holdings Inc.  2,539,734    85,081
  Globe Life Inc.    930,302    82,815
  FirstCash Inc.    901,999    79,800
  Voya Financial Inc.  1,096,494    76,502
  Regions Financial Corp.  3,117,046    73,812
  Axis Capital Holdings Ltd.  1,343,287    69,945
  State Street Corp.    683,070    67,317
* Alleghany Corp.     97,440    63,470
  CNO Financial Group Inc.  2,612,012    63,054
  RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd.    390,700    55,401
  CNA Financial Corp.  1,217,198    54,603
  Essent Group Ltd.  1,131,950    54,334
  KeyCorp.  2,321,558    54,023
  Progressive Corp.    558,677    53,007
  Webster Financial Corp.    779,926    43,645
  Invesco Ltd.  1,529,420    38,863
  American National Group Inc.    193,300    36,671
  Reinsurance Group of America Inc.    285,446    33,705
  Loews Corp.    550,000    30,838
  Allstate Corp.    212,900    26,329
  Commerce Bancshares Inc.    343,237    24,202
  Navient Corp.    733,758    14,455
  Everest Re Group Ltd.     51,771    13,538
* Enact Holdings Inc.    115,070     2,644
      1,733,222
Health Care (6.3%)
* Syneos Health Inc.    831,499    77,612
* Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corp.    886,675    58,929
  DENTSPLY SIRONA Inc.    977,000    55,894
  Perrigo Co. plc  1,118,104    50,482
1 Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA ADR  1,505,518    50,028
  Cardinal Health Inc.    956,318    45,722
  Baxter International Inc.    419,900    33,155
* Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings     94,600    27,152
  McKesson Corp.    124,152    25,809
        424,783
10

Selected Value Fund
    Shares Market
Value

($000)
Industrials (20.3%)
* AerCap Holdings NV  3,715,879   219,385
* IAA Inc.  1,448,592    86,409
  Leidos Holdings Inc.    833,748    83,358
  Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corp.    881,016    79,935
* JELD-WEN Holding Inc.  2,476,521    67,881
* Colfax Corp.  1,266,919    65,398
* JetBlue Airways Corp.  4,440,529    62,301
  Stanley Black & Decker Inc.    342,182    61,500
  BWX Technologies Inc.  1,063,725    60,356
  Woodward Inc.    474,855    53,635
  Huntington Ingalls Industries Inc.    242,090    49,079
  Terex Corp.  1,083,477    48,540
  Armstrong World Industries Inc.    422,330    44,619
  Ryder System Inc.    495,757    42,115
  PACCAR Inc.    428,000    38,357
  Triton International Ltd.    601,700    37,420
  AMETEK Inc.    277,200    36,701
  Enerpac Tool Group Corp. Class A  1,539,856    32,168
  Textron Inc.    366,713    27,082
* Gates Industrial Corp. plc  1,633,350    26,852
  Acuity Brands Inc.    126,532    25,993
* Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings Inc.    314,000    25,472
  MSC Industrial Direct Co. Inc. Class A    261,409    21,977
* MasTec Inc.    239,262    21,325
  Steelcase Inc. Class A  1,658,088    19,731
* Air France KLM ADR  4,102,756    19,556
  KBR Inc.    340,972    14,471
  Snap-on Inc.     56,185    11,418
      1,383,034
Information Technology (8.7%)
* Arrow Electronics Inc.  1,014,358   117,412
  Amdocs Ltd.  1,276,942    99,397
  Avnet Inc.  1,921,012    73,210
  Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. Class A    676,602    52,836
  TE Connectivity Ltd.    284,950    41,603
  Micron Technology Inc.    563,100    38,910
  Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co.  2,554,563    37,424
  MKS Instruments Inc.    247,740    37,173
* Celestica Inc.  3,181,993    31,247
  Genpact Ltd.    505,149    24,929
  Juniper Networks Inc.    686,737    20,273
  SS&C Technologies Holdings Inc.    183,291    14,566
        588,980
Materials (8.0%)
  Mosaic Co.  2,268,800    94,314
  Olin Corp.  1,310,406    74,667
    Shares Market
Value

($000)
  Dow Inc.  1,126,419    63,046
* IAMGOLD Corp. 19,855,730    55,000
  Gold Fields Ltd. ADR  5,428,027    50,372
  Alcoa Corp.  1,057,700    48,601
  Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co.    242,960    35,511
  Kinross Gold Corp.  4,592,609    27,602
* Domtar Corp.    497,170    27,141
  Schweitzer-Mauduit International Inc.    619,100    21,570
* Equinox Gold Corp.  2,671,383    19,815
  Teck Resources Ltd.    600,000    16,740
  Centerra Gold Inc.  1,398,300    10,487
        544,866
Real Estate (1.4%)
* Howard Hughes Corp.    392,541    34,202
* Park Hotels & Resorts Inc.  1,024,815    18,990
* CBRE Group Inc. Class A    146,489    15,246
  Vornado Realty Trust    320,616    13,668
* DiamondRock Hospitality Co.  1,502,950    13,587
         95,693
Utilities (3.7%)
  Edison International  1,439,312    90,576
  NRG Energy Inc.  2,013,528    80,320
  Atmos Energy Corp.    635,793    58,569
  Entergy Corp.    190,579    19,633
* PG&E Corp.     47,400       550
        249,648
Total Common Stocks (Cost $4,905,293) 6,500,725
Temporary Cash Investments (4.2%)
Money Market Fund (4.2%)
2,3 Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund, 0.070% (Cost$284,785)  2,848,035          284,804
Total Investments (99.8%) (Cost $5,190,078) 6,785,529
Other Assets and Liabilities—Net (0.2%) 14,751
Net Assets (100%) 6,800,280
Cost is in $000.
See Note A in Notes to Financial Statements.
* Non-income-producing security.
1 Includes partial security positions on loan to broker-dealers. The total value of securities on loan is $2,666,000.
2 Affiliated money market fund available only to Vanguard funds and certain trusts and accounts managed by Vanguard. Rate shown is the 7-day yield.
3 Collateral of $2,799,000 was received for securities on loan.
  ADR—American Depositary Receipt.
 
11

Selected Value Fund

Derivative Financial Instruments Outstanding as of Period End

Futures Contracts
      ($000)
  Expiration Number of
Long (Short)
Contracts
Notional
Amount
Value and
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
Long Futures Contracts        
E-mini S&P 500 Index December 2021 619 142,277 4,286
  
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.
12

Selected Value Fund
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
As of October 31, 2021
($000s, except shares and per-share amounts) Amount
Assets  
Investments in Securities, at Value  
Unaffiliated Issuers (Cost $4,905,293) 6,500,725
Affiliated Issuers (Cost $284,785) 284,804
Total Investments in Securities 6,785,529
Investment in Vanguard 221
Cash Collateral Pledged—Futures Contracts 7,124
Receivables for Investment Securities Sold 17,240
Receivables for Accrued Income 3,904
Receivables for Capital Shares Issued 2,561
Variation Margin Receivable—Futures Contracts 294
Total Assets 6,816,873
Liabilities  
Foreign Currency Due to Custodian, at Value (Proceeds $3) 3
Due to Custodian 119
Payables for Investment Securities Purchased 7,668
Collateral for Securities on Loan 2,799
Payables to Investment Advisor 2,610
Payables for Capital Shares Redeemed 2,912
Payables to Vanguard 482
Total Liabilities 16,593
Net Assets 6,800,280
At October 31, 2021, net assets consisted of:  
   
Paid-in Capital 4,734,704
Total Distributable Earnings (Loss) 2,065,576
Net Assets 6,800,280
 
Net Assets  
Applicable to 210,777,212 outstanding $.001 par value shares of
beneficial interest (unlimited authorization)
6,800,280
Net Asset Value Per Share $32.26
  
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.
13

Selected Value Fund
Statement of Operations
  Year Ended
October 31, 2021
  ($000)
Investment Income  
Income  
Dividends1 103,594
Interest2 227
Securities Lending—Net 68
Total Income 103,889
Expenses  
Investment Advisory Fees—Note B  
Basic Fee 13,943
Performance Adjustment (3,500)
The Vanguard Group—Note C  
Management and Administrative 9,689
Marketing and Distribution 351
Custodian Fees 29
Auditing Fees 34
Shareholders’ Reports 86
Trustees’ Fees and Expenses 5
Total Expenses 20,637
Expenses Paid Indirectly (196)
Net Expenses 20,441
Net Investment Income 83,448
Realized Net Gain (Loss)  
Investment Securities Sold2 404,006
Futures Contracts 34,015
Realized Net Gain (Loss) 438,021
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)  
Investment Securities2 2,078,092
Futures Contracts 6,841
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) 2,084,933
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations 2,606,402
1 Dividends are net of foreign withholding taxes of $568,000.
2 Interest income, realized net gain (loss), and change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) from an affiliated company of the fund were $221,000, $10,000, and ($9,000), respectively. Purchases and sales are for temporary cash investment purposes.
  
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.
14

Selected Value Fund
Statement of Changes in Net Assets
  Year Ended October 31,
  2021
($000)
2020
($000)
     
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets    
Operations    
Net Investment Income 83,448 96,766
Realized Net Gain (Loss) 438,021 742,145
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) 2,084,933 (1,782,293)
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations 2,606,402 (943,382)
Distributions    
Total Distributions (550,483) (563,718)
Capital Share Transactions    
Issued 1,117,513 671,477
Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions 506,643 520,183
Redeemed (1,889,032) (2,567,674)
Net Increase (Decrease) from Capital Share Transactions (264,876) (1,376,014)
Total Increase (Decrease) 1,791,043 (2,883,114)
Net Assets    
Beginning of Period 5,009,237 7,892,351
End of Period 6,800,280 5,009,237
  
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.
15

Selected Value Fund
Financial Highlights
For a Share Outstanding
Throughout Each Period 
Year Ended October 31,
2021 2020 2019 2018 2017
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period $22.78 $27.59 $27.38 $33.15 $27.24
Investment Operations          
Net Investment Income1 .389 .368 .493 .493 .449
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments 11.737 (3.163) 2.392 (3.153) 6.760
Total from Investment Operations 12.126 (2.795) 2.885 (2.660) 7.209
Distributions          
Dividends from Net Investment Income (.360) (.450) (.506) (.423) (.501)
Distributions from Realized Capital Gains (2.286) (1.565) (2.169) (2.687) (.798)
Total Distributions (2.646) (2.015) (2.675) (3.110) (1.299)
Net Asset Value, End of Period $32.26 $22.78 $27.59 $27.38 $33.15
Total Return2 56.30% -11.25% 12.51% -9.15% 27.17%
Ratios/Supplemental Data          
Net Assets, End of Period (Millions) $6,800 $5,009 $7,892 $8,811 $10,574
Ratio of Total Expenses to Average Net Assets3 0.32% 0.31% 0.33% 0.36% 0.39%
Ratio of Net Investment Income to Average Net Assets 1.30% 1.58% 1.89% 1.61% 1.47%
Portfolio Turnover Rate 30% 85% 31% 31% 22%
1 Calculated based on average shares outstanding.
2 Total returns do not include account service fees that may have applied in the periods shown. Fund prospectuses provide information about any applicable account service fees.
3 Includes performance-based investment advisory fee increases (decreases) of (0.05%), (0.06%), (0.06%), (0.02%), and 0.00%.
  
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.
16

Selected Value Fund
Notes to Financial Statements
Vanguard Selected Value Fund is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 as an open-end investment company, or mutual fund. Market disruptions associated with the COVID-19 pandemic have had a global impact, and uncertainty exists as to the long-term implications. Such disruptions can adversely affect assets of the fund and thus fund performance.
A. The following significant accounting policies conform to generally accepted accounting principles for U.S. investment companies. The fund consistently follows such policies in preparing its financial statements.
1. Security Valuation: Securities are valued as of the close of trading on the New York Stock Exchange (generally 4 p.m., Eastern time) on the valuation date. Equity securities are valued at the latest quoted sales prices or official closing prices taken from the primary market in which each security trades; such securities not traded on the valuation date are valued at the mean of the latest quoted bid and asked prices. Securities for which market quotations are not readily available, or whose values have been affected by events occurring before the fund’s pricing time but after the close of the securities’ primary markets, are valued at their fair values calculated according to procedures adopted by the board of trustees. These procedures include obtaining quotations from an independent pricing service, monitoring news to identify significant market- or security-specific events, and evaluating changes in the values of foreign market proxies (for example, ADRs, futures contracts, or exchange-traded funds), between the time the foreign markets close and the fund’s pricing time. When fair-value pricing is employed, the prices of securities used by a fund to calculate its net asset value may differ from quoted or published prices for the same securities.
Investments in Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund are valued at that fund's net asset value.
Temporary cash investments are valued using the latest bid prices or using valuations based on a matrix system (which considers such factors as security prices, yields, maturities, and ratings), both as furnished by independent pricing services.
2. Foreign Currency: Securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars using exchange rates obtained from an independent third party as of the fund’s pricing time on the valuation date. Realized gains (losses) and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investment securities include the effects of changes in exchange rates since the securities were purchased, combined with the effects of changes in security prices. Fluctuations in the value of other assets and liabilities resulting from changes in exchange rates are recorded as unrealized foreign currency gains (losses) until the assets or liabilities are settled in cash, at which time they are recorded as realized foreign currency gains (losses).
3. Futures Contracts: The fund uses index futures contracts to a limited extent, with the objective of maintaining full exposure to the stock market while maintaining liquidity. The fund may purchase or sell futures contracts to achieve a desired level of investment, whether to accommodate portfolio turnover or cash flows from capital share transactions. The primary risks associated with the use of futures contracts are imperfect correlation between changes in market values of stocks held by the fund and the prices of futures contracts, and the possibility of an illiquid market. Counterparty risk involving futures is mitigated because a regulated clearinghouse is the counterparty instead of the clearing broker. To further mitigate counterparty risk, the fund trades futures contracts on an exchange, monitors the financial strength of its clearing brokers and clearinghouse, and has entered into clearing agreements with its clearing brokers. The clearinghouse imposes initial margin requirements to secure the fund’s performance and requires daily settlement of variation margin representing changes in the market value of each contract. Any securities pledged as initial margin for open contracts are noted in the Schedule of Investments.
17

Selected Value Fund
Futures contracts are valued at their quoted daily settlement prices. The notional amounts of the contracts are not recorded in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Fluctuations in the value of the contracts are recorded in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as an asset (liability) and in the Statement of Operations as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) until the contracts are closed, when they are recorded as realized gains (losses) on futures contracts.
During the year ended October 31, 2021, the fund’s average investments in long and short futures contracts represented 2% and 0% of net assets, respectively, based on the average of the notional amounts at each quarter-end during the period.
4. Federal Income Taxes: The fund intends to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company and distribute all of its taxable income. The fund’s tax returns are open to examination by the relevant tax authorities until expiration of the applicable statute of limitations, which is generally three years after the filing of the tax return. Management has analyzed the fund’s tax positions taken for all open federal and state income tax years, and has concluded that no provision for income tax is required in the fund’s financial statements.
5. Distributions: Distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Distributions are determined on a tax basis at the fiscal year-end and may differ from net investment income and realized capital gains for financial reporting purposes.
6. Securities Lending: To earn additional income, the fund lends its securities to qualified institutional borrowers. Security loans are subject to termination by the fund at any time, and are required to be secured at all times by collateral in an amount at least equal to the market value of securities loaned. Daily market fluctuations could cause the value of loaned securities to be more or less than the value of the collateral received. When this occurs, the collateral is adjusted and settled before the opening of the market on the next business day. The fund further mitigates its counterparty risk by entering into securities lending transactions only with a diverse group of prequalified counterparties, monitoring their financial strength, and entering into master securities lending agreements with its counterparties. The master securities lending agreements provide that, in the event of a counterparty’s default (including bankruptcy), the fund may terminate any loans with that borrower, determine the net amount owed, and sell or retain the collateral up to the net amount owed to the fund; however, such actions may be subject to legal proceedings. While collateral mitigates counterparty risk, in the event of a default, the fund may experience delays and costs in recovering the securities loaned. The fund invests cash collateral received in Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund, and records a liability in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities for the return of the collateral, during the period the securities are on loan. Collateral investments in Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund are subject to market appreciation or depreciation. Securities lending income represents fees charged to borrowers plus income earned on invested cash collateral, less expenses associated with the loan. During the term of the loan, the fund is entitled to all distributions made on or in respect of the loaned securities.
7. Credit Facilities and Interfund Lending Program: The fund and certain other funds managed by The Vanguard Group ("Vanguard") participate in a $4.3 billion committed credit facility provided by a syndicate of lenders pursuant to a credit agreement and an uncommitted credit facility provided by Vanguard. Both facilities may be renewed annually. Each fund is individually liable for its borrowings, if any, under the credit facilities. Borrowings may be utilized for temporary or emergency purposes, subject to the fund’s regulatory and contractual borrowing restrictions. With respect to the committed credit facility, the participating funds are charged administrative fees and an annual commitment fee of 0.10% of the undrawn committed amount of the facility; these fees
18

Selected Value Fund
are allocated to the funds based on a method approved by the fund’s board of trustees and included in Management and Administrative expenses on the fund’s Statement of Operations. Any borrowings under either facility bear interest at a rate based upon the higher of the one-month London Interbank Offered Rate (or an acceptable alternate rate, if necessary), federal funds effective rate, or overnight bank funding rate plus an agreed-upon spread, except that borrowings under the uncommitted credit facility may bear interest based upon an alternate rate agreed to by the fund and Vanguard.
In accordance with an exemptive order (the “Order”) from the SEC, the fund may participate in a joint lending and borrowing program that allows registered open-end Vanguard funds to borrow money from and lend money to each other for temporary or emergency purposes (the “Interfund Lending Program”), subject to compliance with the terms and conditions of the Order, and to the extent permitted by the fund’s investment objective and investment policies. Interfund loans and borrowings normally extend overnight, but can have a maximum duration of seven days. Loans may be called on one business day’s notice. The interest rate to be charged is governed by the conditions of the Order and internal procedures adopted by the board of trustees. The board of trustees is responsible for overseeing the Interfund Lending Program.
For the year ended October 31, 2021, the fund did not utilize the credit facilities or the Interfund Lending Program.
8. Other: Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Non-cash dividends included in income, if any, are recorded at the fair value of the securities received. Interest income includes income distributions received from Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund and is accrued daily. Premiums and discounts on debt securities are amortized and accreted, respectively, to interest income over the lives of the respective securities, except for premiums on certain callable debt securities that are amortized to the earliest call date. Security transactions are accounted for on the date securities are bought or sold. Costs used to determine realized gains (losses) on the sale of investment securities are those of the specific securities sold.
B. The investment advisory firms Cooke & Bieler, LP, Pzena Investment Management, LLC, and Donald Smith & Co., Inc., each provide investment advisory services to a portion of the fund for a fee calculated at an annual percentage rate of average net assets managed by the advisor. The basic fee of Cooke & Bieler, LP, is subject to quarterly adjustments based on performance relative to the Russell Midcap Value Index since January 31, 2020. The basic fee of Pzena Investment Management, LLC, is subject to quarterly adjustments based on performance relative to the Russell Midcap Value Index for the preceding three years. The basic fee of Donald Smith & Co., Inc., is subject to quarterly adjustments based on performance relative to the MSCI Investable Market 2500 Index for the preceding five years.
Vanguard manages the cash reserves of the fund as described below.
For the year ended October 31, 2021, the aggregate investment advisory fee paid to all advisors represented an effective annual basic rate of 0.22% of the fund’s average net assets, before a net decrease of $3,500,000 (0.05%) based on performance.
C. In accordance with the terms of a Funds' Service Agreement (the “FSA”) between Vanguard and the fund, Vanguard furnishes to the fund corporate management, administrative, marketing,
19

Selected Value Fund
distribution and cash management services at Vanguard’s cost of operations (as defined by the FSA). These costs of operations are allocated to the fund based on methods and guidelines approved by the board of trustees and are generally settled twice a month.
Upon the request of Vanguard, the fund may invest up to 0.40% of its net assets as capital in Vanguard. At October 31, 2021, the fund had contributed to Vanguard capital in the amount of $221,000, representing less than 0.01% of the fund’s net assets and 0.09% of Vanguard’s capital received pursuant to the FSA. The fund’s trustees and officers are also directors and employees, respectively, of Vanguard.
D. The fund has asked its investment advisors to direct certain security trades, subject to obtaining the best price and execution, to brokers who have agreed to rebate to the fund part of the commissions generated. Such rebates are used solely to reduce the fund’s management and administrative expenses. For the year ended October 31, 2021, these arrangements reduced the fund’s expenses by $196,000 (an annual rate of less than 0.01% of average net assets).
E. Various inputs may be used to determine the value of the fund’s investments and derivatives. These inputs are summarized in three broad levels for financial statement purposes. The inputs or methodologies used to value securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.
Level 1—Quoted prices in active markets for identical securities.
Level 2—Other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.).
Level 3—Significant unobservable inputs (including the fund’s own assumptions used to determine the fair value of investments). Any investments and derivatives valued with significant unobservable inputs are noted on the Schedule of Investments.
At October 31, 2021, 100% of the market value of the fund’s investments and derivatives was determined based on Level 1 inputs.
F. Permanent differences between book-basis and tax-basis components of net assets are reclassified among capital accounts in the financial statements to reflect their tax character. These reclassifications have no effect on net assets or net asset value per share. As of period end, permanent differences primarily attributable to the accounting for distributions in connection with fund share redemptions were reclassified between the following accounts:
  Amount
($000)
Paid-in Capital 27,686
Total Distributable Earnings (Loss) (27,686)
Temporary differences between book-basis and tax-basis components of total distributable earnings (loss) arise when certain items of income, gain, or loss are recognized in different periods for financial statement and tax purposes; these differences will reverse at some time in the future. The differences are primarily related to the deferral of losses from wash sales; and the recognition
20

Selected Value Fund
of unrealized gains or losses from certain derivative contracts. As of period end, the tax-basis components of total distributable earnings (loss) are detailed in the table as follows:
  Amount
($000)
Undistributed Ordinary Income 147,176
Undistributed Long-Term Gains 328,722
Capital Loss Carryforwards
Qualified Late-Year Losses
Net Unrealized Gains (Losses) 1,589,678
The tax character of distributions paid was as follows:
  Year Ended October 31,
  2021
Amount
($000)
2020
Amount
($000)
Ordinary Income* 74,966 125,895
Long-Term Capital Gains 475,517 437,823
Total 550,483 563,718
* Includes short-term capital gains, if any.
As of October 31, 2021, gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation for investments and derivatives based on cost for U.S. federal income tax purposes were as follows:
  Amount
($000)
Tax Cost 5,195,852
Gross Unrealized Appreciation 1,826,706
Gross Unrealized Depreciation (237,028)
Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) 1,589,678
G. During the year ended October 31, 2021, the fund purchased $1,816,125,000 of investment securities and sold $2,595,762,000 of investment securities, other than temporary cash investments.
H. Capital shares issued and redeemed were:
    
  Year Ended October 31,
  2021
Shares
(000)
2020
Shares
(000)
     
Issued 37,120 30,348
Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions 19,853 19,338
Redeemed (66,137) (115,758)
Net Increase (Decrease) in Shares Outstanding (9,164) (66,072)
I. Management has determined that no events or transactions occurred subsequent to October 31, 2021, that would require recognition or disclosure in these financial statements.
21

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the Board of Trustees of Vanguard Whitehall Funds and Shareholders of Vanguard Selected Value Fund
Opinion on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of investments, of Vanguard Selected Value Fund (one of the funds constituting Vanguard Whitehall Funds, referred to hereafter as the "Fund") as of October 31, 2021, the related statement of operations for the year ended October 31, 2021, the statement of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period ended October 31, 2021, including the related notes, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period ended October 31, 2021 (collectively referred to as the "financial statements"). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Fund as of October 31, 2021, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period ended October 31, 2021 and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period ended October 31, 2021 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
Basis for Opinion
These financial statements are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Fund’s financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Fund in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud.
Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of October 31, 2021 by correspondence with the custodian, transfer agent and brokers; when replies were not received from the transfer agent or brokers, we performed other auditing procedures. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
/s/PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
December 17, 2021
We have served as the auditor of one or more investment companies in The Vanguard Group of Funds since 1975.
22


Special 2021 tax information (unaudited) for Vanguard Selected Value Fund
This information for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2021, is included pursuant to provisions of the Internal Revenue Code.
The fund distributed $493,884,000 as capital gain dividends (20% rate gain distributions) to shareholders during the fiscal year.
For nonresident alien shareholders, 100% of short-term capital gain dividends distributed by the fund are qualified short-term capital gains.
The fund distributed $74,961,000 of qualified dividend income to shareholders during the fiscal year.
For corporate shareholders, 48.1% of investment income (dividend income plus short-term gains, if any) qualifies for the dividends-received deduction.
23

This page intentionally left blank.

The People Who Govern Your Fund
The trustees of your mutual fund are there to see that the fund is operated and managed in your best interests since, as a shareholder, you are a part owner of the fund. Your fund’s trustees also serve on the board of directors of The Vanguard Group, Inc., which is owned by the Vanguard funds and provides services to them.
A majority of Vanguard’s board members are independent, meaning that they have no affiliation with Vanguard or the funds they oversee, apart from the sizable personal investments they have made as private individuals. The independent board members have distinguished backgrounds in business, academia, and public service. Each of the trustees and executive officers oversees 214 Vanguard funds.
Information for each trustee and executive officer of the fund appears below. That information, as well as the Vanguard fund count, is as of the date on the cover of this fund report. The mailing address of the trustees and officers is P.O. Box 876, Valley Forge, PA 19482. More information about the trustees is in the Statement of Additional Information, which can be obtained, without charge, by contacting Vanguard at 800-662-7447, or online at vanguard.com.
Interested Trustee1
Mortimer J. Buckley
Born in 1969. Trustee since January 2018. Principal occupation(s) during the past five years and other experience: chairman of the board (2019–present) of Vanguard and of each of the investment companies served by Vanguard; chief executive officer (2018–present) of Vanguard; chief executive officer, president, and trustee (2018–present) of each of the investment companies served by Vanguard; president and director (2017–present) of Vanguard; and president (2018–present) of Vanguard Marketing Corporation. Chief investment officer (2013–2017), managing director (2002–2017), head of the Retail Investor Group (2006–2012), and chief information officer (2001–2006) of Vanguard. Chairman of the board (2011–2017) and trustee (2009–2017) of the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia; and trustee (2018–present) and vice chair (2019–present) of The Shipley School.
Independent Trustees
Emerson U. Fullwood
Born in 1948. Trustee since January 2008. Principal occupation(s) during the past five years and other experience: executive chief staff and marketing officer for North America and corporate vice president (retired 2008) of Xerox Corporation (document management products and services). Former president of the Worldwide Channels Group, Latin
America, and Worldwide Customer Service and executive chief staff officer of Developing Markets of Xerox. Executive in residence and 2009–2010 Distinguished Minett Professor at the Rochester Institute of Technology. Director of SPX FLOW, Inc. (multi-industry manufacturing). Director of the University of Rochester Medical Center, the Monroe Community College Foundation, the United Way of Rochester, North Carolina A&T University, and Roberts Wesleyan College. Trustee of the University of Rochester.
Amy Gutmann
Born in 1949. Trustee since June 2006. Principal occupation(s) during the past five years and other experience: president (2004–present) of the University of Pennsylvania. Christopher H. Browne Distinguished Professor of Political Science, School of Arts and Sciences, and professor of communication, Annenberg School for Communication, with secondary faculty appointments in the Department of Philosophy, School of Arts and Sciences, and at the Graduate School of Education, University of Pennsylvania.
F. Joseph Loughrey
Born in 1949. Trustee since October 2009. Principal occupation(s) during the past five years and other experience: president and chief operating officer (retired 2009) and vice chairman of the board (2008–2009) of Cummins Inc. (industrial machinery). Chairman of the board of Hillenbrand, Inc. (specialized consumer services). Director of the V Foundation.
 
1  Mr. Buckley is considered an “interested person,” as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, because he is an officer of the Vanguard funds.

Member of the advisory council for the College of Arts and Letters and chair of the advisory board to the Kellogg Institute for International Studies, both at the University of Notre Dame. Chairman of the board of Saint Anselm College.
Mark Loughridge
Born in 1953. Trustee since March 2012. Principal occupation(s) during the past five years and other experience: senior vice president and chief financial officer (retired 2013) of IBM (information technology services). Fiduciary member of IBM’s Retirement Plan Committee (2004–2013), senior vice president and general manager (2002–2004) of IBM Global Financing, vice president and controller (1998–2002) of IBM, and a variety of other prior management roles at IBM. Member of the Council on Chicago Booth.
Scott C. Malpass
Born in 1962. Trustee since March 2012. Principal occupation(s) during the past five years and other experience: chief investment officer (retired June 2020) and vice president (retired June 2020) of the University of Notre Dame. Assistant professor (retired June 2020) of finance at the Mendoza College of Business, University of Notre Dame, and member of the Notre Dame 403(b) Investment Committee. Member of the board of Catholic Investment Services, Inc. (investment advisors) and the board of superintendence of the Institute for the Works of Religion.
Deanna Mulligan
Born in 1963. Trustee since January 2018. Principal occupation(s) during the past five years and other experience: board chair (2020), chief executive officer (2011–2020), and president (2010–2019) of The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America. Chief operating officer (2010–2011) and executive vice president (2008–2010) of Individual Life and Disability of the Guardian Life Insurance Company of America. Member of the board of the Economic Club of New York. Trustee of the Partnership for New York City (business leadership), Chief Executives for Corporate Purpose, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, and the Bruce Museum (arts and science). Member of the Advisory Council for the Stanford Graduate School of Business.
André F. Perold
Born in 1952. Trustee since December 2004. Principal occupation(s) during the past five years and other experience: George Gund Professor of Finance and Banking, Emeritus at the Harvard Business School (retired 2011). Chief investment officer and co-managing partner of HighVista Strategies (private investment firm). Member of the board
(2018–present) of RIT Capital Partners (investment firm). Member of the investment committee of Partners Health Care System.
Sarah Bloom Raskin
Born in 1961. Trustee since January 2018. Principal occupation(s) during the past five years and other experience: deputy secretary (2014–2017) of the United States Department of the Treasury. Governor (2010–2014) of the Federal Reserve Board. Commissioner (2007–2010) of financial regulation for the State of Maryland. Professor (2020–present), Distinguished Fellow of the Global Financial Markets Center (2020–present), and Rubenstein Fellow (2017–2020) at Duke University. Trustee (2017–present) of Amherst College and member of Amherst College Investment Committee (2019–present). Member of the Regenerative Crisis Response Committee (2020–present).
David A. Thomas
Born in 1956. Trustee since July 2021. Principal occupation(s) during the past five years and other experience: president of Morehouse College (2018–present). Professor of business administration, emeritus at Harvard University (2017–2018). Dean (2011–2016) and professor of management (2016–2017) at the Georgetown University McDonough School of Business. Director of DTE Energy Company (2013–present). Trustee of Common Fund (2019–present).
Peter F. Volanakis
Born in 1955. Trustee since July 2009. Principal occupation(s) during the past five years and other experience: president and chief operating officer (retired 2010) of Corning Incorporated (communications equipment) and director of Corning Incorporated (2000–2010) and Dow Corning (2001–2010). Director (2012) of SPX Corporation (multi-industry manufacturing). Overseer of the Amos Tuck School of Business Administration, Dartmouth College (2001–2013). Chairman of the board of trustees of Colby-Sawyer College. Member of the BMW Group Mobility Council.

Executive Officers
Christine M. Buchanan
Born in 1970. Principal occupation(s) during the past five years and other experience: principal of Vanguard. Chief financial officer (2021–present) and treasurer (2017–present) of each of the investment companies served by Vanguard. Partner (2005–2017) at KPMG (audit, tax, and advisory services).
David Cermak
Born in 1960. Principal occupation(s) during the past five years and other experience: principal of Vanguard. Finance director (2019–present) of each of the investment companies served by Vanguard. Managing director and head (2017–present) of Vanguard Investments Singapore. Managing director and head (2017–2019) of Vanguard Investments Hong Kong. Representative director and head (2014–2017) of Vanguard Investments Japan.
John Galloway
Born in 1973. Principal occupation(s) during the past five years and other experience: principal of Vanguard. Investment stewardship officer (September 2020–present) of each of the investment companies served by Vanguard. Head of Investor Advocacy (February 2020–present) and head of Marketing Strategy and Planning (2017–2020) at Vanguard. Deputy assistant to the President of the United States (2015).
Peter Mahoney
Born in 1974. Principal occupation(s) during the past five years and other experience: principal of Vanguard. Controller (2015–present) of each of the investment companies served by Vanguard. Head of International Fund Services (2008–2014) at Vanguard.
Anne E. Robinson
Born in 1970. Principal occupation(s) during the past five years and other experience: general counsel (2016–present) of Vanguard. Secretary (2016–present) of Vanguard and of each of the investment companies served by Vanguard. Managing director (2016–present) of Vanguard. Managing director and general counsel of Global Cards and Consumer Services (2014–2016) at Citigroup. Counsel (2003–2014) at American Express.
Michael Rollings
Born in 1963. Principal occupation(s) during the past five years and other experience: finance director (2017–present) and treasurer (2017) of each of the investment companies served by Vanguard. Managing director (2016–present) of Vanguard. Chief financial officer (2016–present) of Vanguard. Director (2016–present) of Vanguard Marketing Corporation. Executive vice president and chief financial officer (2006–2016) of MassMutual Financial Group.
John E. Schadl
Born in 1972. Principal occupation(s) during the past five years and other experience: principal of Vanguard. Chief compliance officer (2019–present) of Vanguard and of each of the investment companies served by Vanguard. Assistant vice president (2019–present) of Vanguard Marketing Corporation.
Vanguard Senior Management Team
Matthew Benchener Thomas M. Rampulla
Joseph Brennan Karin A. Risi
Mortimer J. Buckley Anne E. Robinson
Gregory Davis Michael Rollings
John James Nitin Tandon
John T. Marcante Lauren Valente
Chris D. Mclsaac  

Connect with Vanguard®>vanguard.com
Fund Information > 800-662-7447
Direct Investor Account Services > 800-662-2739
Institutional Investor Services > 800-523-1036
Text Telephone for People Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing > 800-749-7273
This material may be used in conjunction with the offering of shares of any Vanguard fund only if preceded or accompanied by the fund’s current prospectus.
All comparative mutual fund data are from Morningstar, Inc., unless otherwise noted.
You can obtain a free copy of Vanguard’s proxy voting guidelines by visiting vanguard.com/proxyreporting or by calling Vanguard at 800-662-2739. The guidelines are also available from the SEC’s website, www.sec.gov. In addition, you may obtain a free report on how your fund voted the proxies for securities it owned during the 12 months ended June 30. To get the report, visit either vanguard.com/proxyreporting or www.sec.gov.
You can review information about your fund on the SEC’s website, and you can receive copies of this information, for a fee, by sending a request via email addressed to publicinfo@sec.gov.
Source for Bloomberg indexes: Bloomberg Index Services Limited. Copyright 2021, Bloomberg. All rights reserved.
CFA® is a registered trademark owned by CFA Institute.
© 2021 The Vanguard Group, Inc.
All rights reserved.
Vanguard Marketing Corporation, Distributor.
Q9340 122021

 

 

Annual Report   |   October 31, 2021
Vanguard Mid-Cap Growth Fund

Contents
Your Fund’s Performance at a Glance

1
Advisors’ Report

2
About Your Fund’s Expenses

7
Performance Summary

9
Financial Statements

11
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, 2021, Vanguard Mid-Cap Growth Fund returned 37.68%, trailing the 39.43% return of its benchmark, the Russell Midcap Growth Index.
During the period, the global economy continued to recover from the sharp pandemic-induced contraction of spring 2020. Countries that were more successful in containing the coronavirus, whether through vaccinations, lockdowns, or both, generally fared better economically. Swift and extensive fiscal and monetary support from policymakers was also key to the rebound. Even amid concerns late in the fiscal year about inflation and the prospect of less accommodative monetary policy, stock returns for the period were excellent.
The broad U.S. stock market, as measured by the Russell 3000 Index, climbed 43.90%. Value stocks outperformed growth, and mid- and -small-capitalization stocks outperformed large-caps.
Underperformance relative to the benchmark in part reflected negative selection in information technology and health care, two of the fund's largest sectors. Strong selection in communication services, financials, and consumer discretionary helped returns, as did an overweight to consumer staples.
Over the decade ended October 31, the fund’s average annualized return was 15.12%, trailing the 16.86% return of its benchmark.
Market Barometer
  Average Annual Total Returns
Periods Ended October 31, 2021
  One Year Three Years Five Years
Stocks      
Russell 1000 Index (Large-caps) 43.51% 22.01% 19.16%
Russell 2000 Index (Small-caps) 50.80 16.47 15.52
Russell 3000 Index (Broad U.S. market) 43.90 21.62 18.91
FTSE All-World ex US Index (International) 30.23 12.42 10.05
Bonds      
Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index
(Broad taxable market)
-0.48% 5.63% 3.10%
Bloomberg Municipal Bond Index
(Broad tax-exempt market)
2.64 5.17 3.41
FTSE Three-Month U.S. Treasury Bill Index 0.05 1.08 1.12
CPI      
Consumer Price Index 6.22% 3.03% 2.73%
1

Advisors’ Report
For the 12 months ended October 31, 2021, Vanguard Mid-Cap Growth Fund returned 37.68%. It underperformed its benchmark, the Russell Midcap Growth Index, which returned 39.43%.
Your fund is managed by three independent advisors, a strategy that enhances its diversification by providing exposure to distinct yet complementary investment approaches. It’s not uncommon for different advisors to have different views about individual securities or the broader investment environment.
The accompanying table lists the advisors, the amount and percentage of fund assets each manages, and brief descriptions of their investment strategies.
The advisors have provided the following assessment of the investment environment during the past 12 months and the notable successes and shortfalls in their portfolios. These comments were prepared on November 16, 2021.
Frontier Capital Management Co., LLC
Portfolio Managers:
Christopher J. Scarpa, Vice President
Ravi Davas, Vice President
Equities rose sharply over the 12 months, powered by COVID-19 vaccine development, massive stimulus, and better-than-expected earnings. Our decision to allocate more capital to high-conviction positions during last year’s sell-off contributed to the portfolio’s
outperformance as stocks cemented their stunning recovery.
We found more undervalued companies in consumer discretionary and financials that were poised for significant earnings acceleration from a normalization of business activity. Holdings in these sectors contributed most to relative performance. We reduced exposure to consumer staples companies as they faced tough comparisons following the pandemic-fueled demand.
Positive sector allocation and solid stock selection drove the portfolio’s outperformance. An underweight position in the lagging consumer staples sector and an overweight position in financials were the two most significant contributors. These were partially offset by underweight positions in energy and technology.
Stock selection was strongest in consumer discretionary and financials, offset partly by headwinds in health care. Casino operator Caesars Entertainment (+144%) reported a record profit margin as business improved dramatically on rising vaccination rates while operating costs stayed low because of changes implemented during the pandemic. The firm’s leading position in the fast-emerging sports betting market also helped the stock’s performance.
In financials, SVB Financial Group (+147%) rallied on earnings that trounced Wall Street’s expectations thanks to strong capital markets and robust loan growth that was fueled by a nearly
 
2

twofold jump in the firm’s asset base. Private equity firm KKR & Co. (+136%) outperformed on record fundraising and acquisitions that fortified the permanence of its assets under management.
On the other side of the ledger, value-based services provider Signify Health (–38%) fell on medical reimbursement cuts related to last year’s patient cohorts not being appropriately coded for their health risks. With improving vaccination and new therapies, economies are reopening on firmer footings despite recent virus spikes; companies are posting record profits in the face of increasing input costs; and consumer finances remain healthy. We are optimistic that supply bottlenecks will subside following the peak holiday season. We remain confident about the portfolio’s performance and our ability to find companies with multiple ways to win and unrecognized earnings potential that is not reflected in the stock price.
Wellington Management Company LLP
Portfolio Manager:
Timothy N. Manning,
Senior Managing Director
and Equity Portfolio Manager
Over the 12 months ended October 31, 2021, small-capitalization stocks outperformed their large- and mid-cap counterparts as measured by the Russell 2000 Index, Russell 1000 Index, and the Russell Midcap Index, respectively. Narrowing the focus to mid-caps, value led growth by more than nine percentage points over the previous year as cyclicals
benefited from excitement around the reopening of the economy.
In this environment, our portion of the fund underperformed the Russell Midcap Growth Index. Stock selection in information technology, health care, and financials detracted from relative performance. Positive selection in consumer discretionary and communication services tempered this. Sector allocation—specifically, an overweight position in communication services and underweight position in information technology—was also a material headwind.
At the security level, top detractors included Shift4 Payments, a payment processor that provides software-enabled payment services; Incyte, a global biopharmaceutical company; and MarketAxess, an electronic fixed income trading platform. Top contributors included positions in KLA, a supplier of process control and yield management solutions for the semiconductor industry; Etsy, a peer-to-peer e-commerce website that sells crafts and vintage items; and ZoomInfo Technologies, a proprietary contributory database that helps salespeople be more effective.
In terms of sectors, the portfolio is most overweight in communication services, financials, and consumer discretionary. The portfolio is most underweight in information technology, which we are traditionally overweight, but extended valuations, particular in software, have kept us cautious. We added several new holdings, including Ceridian, a human
3

capital management software company. We eliminated several holdings that had left our addressable market-cap universe or exceeded our valuation comfort zone on the back of strong performance.
We seek to own stocks of companies with strong secular growth characteristics and high and sustainable return on invested capital that are inexpensive on long-term earnings power. We remain very bullish on the U.S. consumer, as high savings accumulated during the economic shutdown are likely to be deployed into services with pent-up demand. We believe that if the market gets exuberant about stellar cyclical growth, we will have opportunities to initiate and add to exposures at reasonable valuations. We remain positive on the macro backdrop in the U.S., even though we recognize there may be bumps. We believe our portfolio is well positioned for a stable growth environment, and we continue to feel optimistic about the quality of the holdings.
RS Investments
Portfolio Managers:
D. Scott Tracy, CFA,
Chief Investment Officer
Stephen J. Bishop
Melissa Chadwick-Dunn
Christopher W. Clark, CFA
Paul Leung, CFA
The portfolio’s positive absolute return was driven by the performance of
holdings in the information technology, industrials, health care, consumer discretionary, and communication services sectors. Real estate holdings were the only detracting sector in terms of absolute performance.
The largest driver of positive relative performance was materials, led in part by the performance of Scotts Miracle-Gro. Scotts is the leading manufacturer and marketer of branded lawn care products in North America, including grass seed, fertilizers, soil, mulch, herbicides, pesticides, and rodent control products. We initially purchased Scotts on the company’s steady growth in their consumer business (70% of sales), and the exposure of its Hawthorne business to the emerging cannabis market, where we model sales growth of at least 40% per year through 2022.
Relative performance was hurt by some information technology holdings such as RingCentral, a provider of software-as-a-service solutions for businesses to support modern communications. We initially purchased the stock in early 2014, on the thesis that the company operates in a huge global market of approximately $50 billion that was only 10% penetrated by cloud offerings. In late 2019, RingCentral announced a commercial agreement with Avaya Holdings, a global leader in communications, that granted access to Avaya’s installed base of 100 million customers in exchange for a new RingCentral product on Avaya’s Cloud Office. Despite strong results and
4

guidance, highlighted by reported revenue acceleration, the stock underwhelmed during the period. We believe the headwinds can turn into a tailwind as the company continues to execute its strategy.
Given the outsized impact of the virus globally on corporate fundamentals, fiscal/monetary response, logistics, consumer behavior, and societal norms, we believe investors should expect all companies to feel direct and indirect effects as things normalize. As a result of these effects, global equity markets will likely experience higher levels of volatility and dispersion as new companies emerge, investment sentiment shifts, and legacy companies struggle to retain their previous leadership. We feel this will create an abundance of opportunities
across sectors, industries, and markets in coming quarters and years as the economy and markets transition and recover.
Within the growth universe, opportunities appear to be especially pronounced for secular companies rather than those that are more cyclical in nature. We see continued strength in the underlying fundamentals of companies that were hurt by the market’s abrupt shift early in the period from companies with better long-term sustainable growth opportunities to areas that had been more challenged by COVID-19, especially those labeled as reopening plays. We believe we can now allocate to companies with clear paths of outsized growth and much-improved valuations compared to last fall.
5

Vanguard Mid-Cap Growth Fund Investment Advisors
 
  Fund Assets Managed  
Investment Advisor % $ Million Investment Strategy
Frontier Capital Management Co., LLC 45 2,388 Frontier Capital employs a fundamental, bottom-up, research-intensive investment approach to select mid-cap growth stocks. It seeks companies with above-average mid-cap growth prospects and competitive advantages that will allow them to earn superior rates of return on capital over a business cycle. The approach attempts to balance growth prospects with reasonable valuation and is long-term in nature; investment time frames are typically three to five years.
Wellington Management Company LLP 33 1,734 Wellington Management uses traditional methods of stock selection—fundamental research and analysis—to identify companies that it believes have above-average growth prospects. It believes that a short-term bias in equity markets rewards near-term cyclical growth and creates opportunity for long-term growth. The team focuses on sustainable earnings power and develops bottom-up valuations based on return on investment capital forecasts, price-to-sales, and quantitative risk factors. It seeks to control risk by emphasizing larger positions in established growth stocks and smaller positions in emerging names.
RS Investments 19 1,020 RS Investments, a Victory Capital investment franchise, employs both fundamental analysis and quantitative screening in seeking to identify companies that the investment team believes will produce sustainable earnings growth over a multiyear horizon. Investment candidates typically exhibit some or all of the following criteria: strong organic revenue growth, expanding margins and profitability, innovative products or services, defensible competitive advantages, growing market share, and experienced management teams.
Cash Investments 3 148 These short-term reserves are invested by Vanguard in equity index products to simulate investment in stocks. Each advisor may also maintain a modest cash position.
6

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.
7

Six Months Ended October 31, 2021      
Mid-Cap Growth Fund Beginning
Account Value
4/30/2021
Ending
Account Value
10/31/2021
Expenses
Paid During
Period
Based on Actual Fund Return $1,000.00 $1,075.30 $1.67
Based on Hypothetical 5% Yearly Return 1,000.00 1,023.59 1.63
The calculations are based on expenses incurred in the most recent six-month period. The fund’s annualized six-month expense ratio for that period is 0.32%. 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 (184/365).
8

Mid-Cap Growth 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: October 31, 2011, Through October 31, 2021
Initial Investment of $10,000
    Average Annual Total Returns
Periods Ended October 31, 2021
 
    One
Year
Five
Years
Ten
Years
Final Value
of a $10,000
Investment
 Mid-Cap Growth Fund 37.68% 20.00% 15.12% $40,877
 Russell Midcap Growth Index 39.43 21.90 16.86 47,478
 Dow Jones U.S. Total Stock Market Float Adjusted Index 44.07 18.87 16.04 44,284
See Financial Highlights for dividend and capital gains information.
9

Mid-Cap Growth Fund
Fund Allocation
As of October 31, 2021
Communication Services 6.6%
Consumer Discretionary 19.9
Consumer Staples 1.1
Energy 0.2
Financials 9.3
Health Care 17.3
Industrials 12.0
Information Technology 32.6
Materials 1.0
The table reflects the fund’s investments, except for short-term investments and derivatives. Sector categories are based on the Global Industry Classification Standard (“GICS”), except for the “Other” category (if applicable), which includes securities that have not been provided a GICS classification as of the effective reporting period.
Global Industry Classification Standard (“GICS”) was developed by and is the exclusive property and a service mark of MSCI Inc. (“MSCI”) and Standard and Poor’s, a division of McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. (“S&P”), and is licensed for use by Vanguard. Neither MSCI, S&P nor any third party involved in making or compiling the GICS or any GICS classification makes any express or implied warranties or representations with respect to such standard or classification (or the results to be obtained by the use thereof), and all such parties hereby expressly disclaim all warranties of originality, accuracy, completeness, merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose with respect to any such standard or classification. Without limiting any of the foregoing, in no event shall MSCI, S&P, any of its affiliates or any third party involved in making or compiling the GICS or any GICS classification have any liability for any direct, indirect, special, punitive, consequential or any other damages (including lost profits) even if notified of the possibility of such damages.
10

Mid-Cap Growth Fund
Financial Statements
Schedule of Investments
As of October 31, 2021
The fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year as an exhibit to its reports on Form N-PORT. The fund’s Form N-PORT reports are available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.
    Shares Market
Value

($000)
Common Stocks (95.3%)
Communication Services (6.3%)
* ZoomInfo Technologies Inc. Class A 1,259,669    84,675
* Match Group Inc.   524,067    79,019
* Live Nation Entertainment Inc.   436,560    44,158
* Roku Inc.   134,865    41,120
* IAC/InterActiveCorp.   241,208    36,753
* Twitter Inc.   414,882    22,213
* Vimeo Inc.   454,496    15,330
* Take-Two Interactive Software Inc.    56,014    10,139
        333,407
Consumer Discretionary (18.9%)
* Caesars Entertainment Inc. 1,065,725   116,654
* Lululemon Athletica Inc.   249,438   116,241
* Mattel Inc. 4,119,917    89,855
* Etsy Inc.   344,580    86,383
* Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. Class A    34,358    61,124
* Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc.   410,501    59,092
* Burlington Stores Inc.   175,863    48,589
* Floor & Decor Holdings Inc. Class A   312,019    42,410
  Wingstop Inc.   228,448    39,400
  Advance Auto Parts Inc.   166,120    37,463
* O'Reilly Automotive Inc.    58,130    36,175
* Planet Fitness Inc. Class A   437,073    34,769
* Chegg Inc.   564,312    33,543
* Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc.   192,732    31,993
  Darden Restaurants Inc.   193,499    27,891
  Ross Stores Inc.   196,405    22,233
* Leslie's Inc.   824,209    17,045
* Chewy Inc. Class A   204,604    15,509
* Carvana Co. Class A    46,112    13,980
  Dollar General Corp.    59,979    13,287
  Pool Corp.    25,710    13,245
  BorgWarner Inc. (XNYS)   225,813    10,177
* Meritage Homes Corp.    76,411     8,307
* Aptiv plc    47,215     8,163
  Tempur Sealy International Inc.   157,927     7,023
* Farfetch Ltd. Class A   152,657     5,986
* Bed Bath & Beyond Inc.   391,689     5,499
      1,002,036
    Shares Market
Value

($000)
Consumer Staples (1.1%)
* Freshpet Inc.   366,780    57,185
Energy (0.2%)
  Diamondback Energy Inc.   107,141    11,484
Financials (8.8%)
* SVB Financial Group   114,639    82,242
  Hamilton Lane Inc. Class A   706,693    73,857
  MSCI Inc. Class A    93,855    62,402
  KKR & Co. Inc.   764,952    60,944
  Aon plc Class A (XNYS)   166,086    53,134
  LPL Financial Holdings Inc.   284,066    46,593
  MarketAxess Holdings Inc.   112,123    45,821
  Moody's Corp.    42,661    17,241
  Western Alliance Bancorp   146,467    17,003
  Tradeweb Markets Inc. Class A    81,006     7,218
        466,455
Health Care (16.5%)
* ICON plc   308,723    88,533
* Seagen Inc.   446,306    78,697
* Omnicell Inc.   430,841    76,754
* DexCom Inc.    96,420    60,090
* Align Technology Inc.    63,719    39,784
* Insulet Corp.   127,301    39,466
* Veeva Systems Inc. Class A   114,679    36,354
* ABIOMED Inc.    99,515    33,043
* Horizon Therapeutics plc   260,052    31,183
* IDEXX Laboratories Inc.    45,648    30,408
  Agilent Technologies Inc.   182,269    28,706
  West Pharmaceutical Services Inc.    57,182    24,581
* Avantor Inc.   532,637    21,508
  Humana Inc.    42,459    19,665
  ResMed Inc.    72,310    19,011
* Molina Healthcare Inc.    62,066    18,354
* Natera Inc.   145,556    16,676
* Exact Sciences Corp.   174,386    16,605
* Sarepta Therapeutics Inc.   201,942    15,980
  Alcon Inc.   179,545    14,967
* Charles River Laboratories International Inc.    33,011    14,811
  Teleflex Inc.    40,621    14,499
* Edwards Lifesciences Corp.   103,305    12,378
* Jazz Pharmaceuticals plc    92,187    12,265
* Hologic Inc.   166,945    12,239
  AmerisourceBergen Corp. Class A    99,012    12,081
11

Mid-Cap Growth Fund
    Shares Market
Value

($000)
* Guardant Health Inc.    99,397    11,609
*,1 Signify Health Inc. Class A   709,501    11,402
* Illumina Inc.    26,892    11,162
* Moderna Inc.    29,787    10,283
* Amedisys Inc.    58,847     9,965
  Cooper Cos. Inc.    19,148     7,983
* BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc.    98,310     7,789
* Novocure Ltd.    63,161     6,478
* Intellia Therapeutics Inc.    35,899     4,774
* Apellis Pharmaceuticals Inc.   131,162     4,032
        874,115
Industrials (11.5%)
  TransUnion   781,866    90,141
  Fortune Brands Home & Security Inc.   717,788    72,784
  BWX Technologies Inc.   969,265    54,996
  Cintas Corp.   120,284    52,095
* Hexcel Corp.   726,193    41,204
  Quanta Services Inc.   299,174    36,284
* Builders FirstSource Inc.   478,743    27,896
  Waste Connections Inc. (XTSE)   170,285    23,161
  Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings Inc.   348,061    19,732
* MasTec Inc.   206,113    18,371
* Middleby Corp.   100,656    18,364
* Generac Holdings Inc.    35,893    17,895
* GXO Logistics Inc.   162,113    14,396
* XPO Logistics Inc.   151,403    12,990
  KBR Inc.   304,906    12,940
  Carrier Global Corp.   244,674    12,779
  IDEX Corp.    54,113    12,044
* CoStar Group Inc.   132,117    11,369
* Stericycle Inc.   147,645     9,880
* WillScot Mobile Mini Holdings Corp.   264,890     9,205
* Azul SA ADR   675,228     8,933
* Axon Enterprise Inc.    46,423     8,354
  Advanced Drainage Systems Inc.    60,889     6,868
* Chart Industries Inc.    37,046     6,577
* Trex Co. Inc.    56,494     6,011
        605,269
Information Technology (31.1%)
* Palo Alto Networks Inc.   180,971    92,131
  KLA Corp.   244,920    91,296
* Square Inc. Class A   337,916    86,000
* Paycom Software Inc.   139,886    76,637
* Gartner Inc.   207,536    68,883
* Avalara Inc.   383,436    68,880
* Varonis Systems Inc. Class B 1,007,928    65,253
  CDW Corp.   316,533    59,081
* Ceridian HCM Holding Inc.   435,884    54,594
* Digital Turbine Inc.   574,950    49,480
  Skyworks Solutions Inc.   294,007    49,137
  Marvell Technology Inc.   634,682    43,476
  Microchip Technology Inc.   564,191    41,801
* Guidewire Software Inc.   331,830    41,721
* Shift4 Payments Inc. Class A   649,814    41,023
* Advanced Micro Devices Inc.   339,711    40,843
* HubSpot Inc.    44,779    36,281
* MongoDB Inc. Class A    68,902    35,918
    Shares Market
Value

($000)
* Wolfspeed Inc.   257,668    30,949
* Synopsys Inc.    82,302    27,421
* Coupa Software Inc.   119,969    27,317
* Okta Inc.   109,402    27,042
* Atlassian Corp. plc Class A    58,458    26,781
* RingCentral Inc. Class A   104,367    25,443
* Workday Inc. Class A    77,920    22,595
  Genpact Ltd.   441,993    21,812
* Dynatrace Inc.   285,920    21,444
  Lam Research Corp.    37,205    20,968
* Crowdstrike Holdings Inc. Class A    68,147    19,204
* Autodesk Inc.    59,085    18,766
* Zscaler Inc.    58,769    18,739
  Amphenol Corp. Class A   237,806    18,256
* DocuSign Inc. Class A    65,205    18,146
* Dlocal Ltd.   368,026    17,853
  Entegris Inc.   123,407    17,373
  Monolithic Power Systems Inc.    32,415    17,033
  Global Payments Inc.   118,407    16,931
* Freshworks Inc. Class A   331,730    16,669
* AppLovin Corp. Class A   162,930    16,008
* Wix.com Ltd.    85,408    15,883
* Teledyne Technologies Inc.    29,234    13,133
* Keysight Technologies Inc.    70,537    12,698
* Trimble Inc.   145,167    12,683
* Enphase Energy Inc.    52,192    12,089
* Lattice Semiconductor Corp.   167,961    11,663
* II-VI Inc.   184,755    11,180
* Dropbox Inc. Class A   343,774    10,482
* Bill.Com Holdings Inc.    33,055     9,728
* BigCommerce Holdings Inc. Series 1   206,872     9,560
* Fair Isaac Corp.    23,560     9,382
* Arista Networks Inc.    22,639     9,275
* Repay Holdings Corp. Class A   383,827     8,064
* Lightspeed Commerce Inc.    45,337     4,429
* Twilio Inc. Class A    11,769     3,429
      1,642,863
Materials (0.9%)
  Ball Corp.   346,967    31,740
  Sherwin-Williams Co.    54,593    17,285
         49,025
Total Common Stocks (Cost $3,662,179) 5,041,839
 
12

Mid-Cap Growth Fund
    Shares Market
Value

($000)
Temporary Cash Investments (4.5%)
Money Market Fund (4.5%)
2,3 Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund, 0.070% (Cost$240,027) 2,400,516          240,052
Total Investments (99.8%) (Cost $3,902,206) 5,281,891
Other Assets and Liabilities—Net (0.2%) 8,486
Net Assets (100%) 5,290,377
Cost is in $000.
See Note A in Notes to Financial Statements.
* Non-income-producing security.
1 Includes partial security positions on loan to broker-dealers. The total value of securities on loan is $1,920,000.
2 Affiliated money market fund available only to Vanguard funds and certain trusts and accounts managed by Vanguard. Rate shown is the 7-day yield.
3 Collateral of $2,032,000 was received for securities on loan, of which $5,000 is held in Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund and $2,027,000 is held in cash.
  ADR—American Depositary Receipt.

Derivative Financial Instruments Outstanding as of Period End

Futures Contracts
      ($000)
  Expiration Number of
Long (Short)
Contracts
Notional
Amount
Value and
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
Long Futures Contracts        
E-mini S&P 500 Index December 2021 643 147,794 7,669
  
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.
13

Mid-Cap Growth Fund
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
As of October 31, 2021
($000s, except shares and per-share amounts) Amount
Assets  
Investments in Securities, at Value  
Unaffiliated Issuers (Cost $3,662,179) 5,041,839
Affiliated Issuers (Cost $240,027) 240,052
Total Investments in Securities 5,281,891
Investment in Vanguard 171
Cash 2,027
Cash Collateral Pledged—Futures Contracts 7,398
Receivables for Investment Securities Sold 39,221
Receivables for Accrued Income 350
Receivables for Capital Shares Issued 2,179
Variation Margin Receivable—Futures Contracts 305
Total Assets 5,333,542
Liabilities  
Due to Custodian 10
Payables for Investment Securities Purchased 37,268
Collateral for Securities on Loan 2,032
Payables to Investment Advisor 1,489
Payables for Capital Shares Redeemed 1,908
Payables to Vanguard 458
Total Liabilities 43,165
Net Assets 5,290,377
At October 31, 2021, net assets consisted of:  
   
Paid-in Capital 2,707,559
Total Distributable Earnings (Loss) 2,582,818
Net Assets 5,290,377
 
Net Assets  
Applicable to 136,616,189 outstanding $.001 par value shares of
beneficial interest (unlimited authorization)
5,290,377
Net Asset Value Per Share $38.72
  
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.
14

Mid-Cap Growth Fund
Statement of Operations
  Year Ended
October 31, 2021
  ($000)
Investment Income  
Income  
Dividends 14,427
Interest1 140
Securities Lending—Net 26
Total Income 14,593
Expenses  
Investment Advisory Fees—Note B  
Basic Fee 9,440
Performance Adjustment (2,832)
The Vanguard Group—Note C  
Management and Administrative 9,706
Marketing and Distribution 286
Custodian Fees 44
Auditing Fees 35
Shareholders’ Reports 40
Trustees’ Fees and Expenses 4
Total Expenses 16,723
Expenses Paid Indirectly (215)
Net Expenses 16,508
Net Investment Income (Loss) (1,915)
Realized Net Gain (Loss)  
Investment Securities Sold1 1,256,107
Futures Contracts 35,496
Realized Net Gain (Loss) 1,291,603
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)  
Investment Securities1 273,491
Futures Contracts 10,430
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) 283,921
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations 1,573,609
1 Interest income, realized net gain (loss), and change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) from an affiliated company of the fund were $137,000, ($11,000), and less than $1,000, respectively. Purchases and sales are for temporary cash investment purposes.
  
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.
15

Mid-Cap Growth Fund
Statement of Changes in Net Assets
  Year Ended October 31,
  2021
($000)
2020
($000)
     
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets    
Operations    
Net Investment Income (1,915) 11,011
Realized Net Gain (Loss) 1,291,603 329,134
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) 283,921 373,276
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations 1,573,609 713,421
Distributions    
Total Distributions (305,267) (446,385)
Capital Share Transactions    
Issued 663,839 747,451
Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions 290,788 427,134
Redeemed (1,346,909) (1,563,492)
Net Increase (Decrease) from Capital Share Transactions (392,282) (388,907)
Total Increase (Decrease) 876,060 (121,871)
Net Assets    
Beginning of Period 4,414,317 4,536,188
End of Period 5,290,377 4,414,317
  
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.
16

Mid-Cap Growth Fund
Financial Highlights
For a Share Outstanding
Throughout Each Period 
Year Ended October 31,
2021 2020 2019 2018 2017
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period $29.89 $27.93 $28.08 $26.51 $21.75
Investment Operations          
Net Investment Income (Loss)1 (.013) .068 .074 .114 .093
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments 10.957 4.680 3.027 2.379 4.817
Total from Investment Operations 10.944 4.748 3.101 2.493 4.910
Distributions          
Dividends from Net Investment Income (.051) (.067) (.099) (.095) (.150)
Distributions from Realized Capital Gains (2.063) (2.721) (3.152) (.828)
Total Distributions (2.114) (2.788) (3.251) (.923) (.150)
Net Asset Value, End of Period $38.72 $29.89 $27.93 $28.08 $26.51
Total Return2 37.68% 18.33% 13.56% 9.61% 22.69%
Ratios/Supplemental Data          
Net Assets, End of Period (Millions) $5,290 $4,414 $4,536 $4,161 $4,240
Ratio of Total Expenses to Average Net Assets3 0.33% 0.34% 0.36% 0.36% 0.36%
Ratio of Net Investment Income (Loss) to Average Net Assets (0.04)% 0.25% 0.27% 0.40% 0.39%
Portfolio Turnover Rate 98% 74% 111% 75% 118%
1 Calculated based on average shares outstanding.
2 Total returns do not include account service fees that may have applied in the periods shown. Fund prospectuses provide information about any applicable account service fees.
3 Includes performance-based investment advisory fee increases (decreases) of (0.06%), (0.05%), (0.02%), (0.04%), and (0.05%).
  
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.
17

Mid-Cap Growth Fund
Notes to Financial Statements
Vanguard Mid-Cap Growth Fund is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 as an open-end investment company, or mutual fund. Market disruptions associated with the COVID-19 pandemic have had a global impact, and uncertainty exists as to the long-term implications. Such disruptions can adversely affect assets of the fund and thus fund performance.
A. The following significant accounting policies conform to generally accepted accounting principles for U.S. investment companies. The fund consistently follows such policies in preparing its financial statements.
1. Security Valuation: Securities are valued as of the close of trading on the New York Stock Exchange (generally 4 p.m., Eastern time) on the valuation date. Equity securities are valued at the latest quoted sales prices or official closing prices taken from the primary market in which each security trades; such securities not traded on the valuation date are valued at the mean of the latest quoted bid and asked prices. Securities for which market quotations are not readily available, or whose values have been materially affected by events occurring before the fund’s pricing time but after the close of the securities’ primary markets, are valued by methods deemed by the board of trustees to represent fair value. Investments in Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund are valued at that fund's net asset value. Temporary cash investments are valued using the latest bid prices or using valuations based on a matrix system (which considers such factors as security prices, yields, maturities, and ratings), both as furnished by independent pricing services.
2. Futures Contracts: The fund uses index futures contracts to a limited extent, with the objective of maintaining full exposure to the stock market while maintaining liquidity. The fund may purchase or sell futures contracts to achieve a desired level of investment, whether to accommodate portfolio turnover or cash flows from capital share transactions. The primary risks associated with the use of futures contracts are imperfect correlation between changes in market values of stocks held by the fund and the prices of futures contracts, and the possibility of an illiquid market. Counterparty risk involving futures is mitigated because a regulated clearinghouse is the counterparty instead of the clearing broker. To further mitigate counterparty risk, the fund trades futures contracts on an exchange, monitors the financial strength of its clearing brokers and clearinghouse, and has entered into clearing agreements with its clearing brokers. The clearinghouse imposes initial margin requirements to secure the fund’s performance and requires daily settlement of variation margin representing changes in the market value of each contract. Any securities pledged as initial margin for open contracts are noted in the Schedule of Investments.
Futures contracts are valued at their quoted daily settlement prices. The notional amounts of the contracts are not recorded in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Fluctuations in the value of the contracts are recorded in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as an asset (liability) and in the Statement of Operations as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) until the contracts are closed, when they are recorded as realized gains (losses) on futures contracts.
During the year ended October 31, 2021, the fund’s average investments in long and short futures contracts represented 3% and 0% of net assets, respectively, based on the average of the notional amounts at each quarter-end during the period.
3. Federal Income Taxes: The fund intends to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company and distribute all of its taxable income. The fund’s tax returns are open to examination by the relevant tax authorities until expiration of the applicable statute of limitations, which is
18

Mid-Cap Growth Fund
generally three years after the filing of the tax return. Management has analyzed the fund’s tax positions taken for all open federal and state income tax years, and has concluded that no provision for income tax is required in the fund’s financial statements.
4. Distributions: Distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Distributions are determined on a tax basis at the fiscal year-end and may differ from net investment income and realized capital gains for financial reporting purposes.
5. Securities Lending: To earn additional income, the fund lends its securities to qualified institutional borrowers. Security loans are subject to termination by the fund at any time, and are required to be secured at all times by collateral in an amount at least equal to the market value of securities loaned. Daily market fluctuations could cause the value of loaned securities to be more or less than the value of the collateral received. When this occurs, the collateral is adjusted and settled before the opening of the market on the next business day. The fund further mitigates its counterparty risk by entering into securities lending transactions only with a diverse group of prequalified counterparties, monitoring their financial strength, and entering into master securities lending agreements with its counterparties. The master securities lending agreements provide that, in the event of a counterparty’s default (including bankruptcy), the fund may terminate any loans with that borrower, determine the net amount owed, and sell or retain the collateral up to the net amount owed to the fund; however, such actions may be subject to legal proceedings. While collateral mitigates counterparty risk, in the event of a default, the fund may experience delays and costs in recovering the securities loaned. The fund invests cash collateral received in Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund, and records a liability in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities for the return of the collateral, during the period the securities are on loan. Collateral investments in Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund are subject to market appreciation or depreciation. Securities lending income represents fees charged to borrowers plus income earned on invested cash collateral, less expenses associated with the loan. During the term of the loan, the fund is entitled to all distributions made on or in respect of the loaned securities.
6. Credit Facilities and Interfund Lending Program: The fund and certain other funds managed by The Vanguard Group ("Vanguard") participate in a $4.3 billion committed credit facility provided by a syndicate of lenders pursuant to a credit agreement and an uncommitted credit facility provided by Vanguard. Both facilities may be renewed annually. Each fund is individually liable for its borrowings, if any, under the credit facilities. Borrowings may be utilized for temporary or emergency purposes, subject to the fund’s regulatory and contractual borrowing restrictions. With respect to the committed credit facility, the participating funds are charged administrative fees and an annual commitment fee of 0.10% of the undrawn committed amount of the facility; these fees are allocated to the funds based on a method approved by the fund’s board of trustees and included in Management and Administrative expenses on the fund’s Statement of Operations. Any borrowings under either facility bear interest at a rate based upon the higher of the one-month London Interbank Offered Rate (or an acceptable alternate rate, if necessary), federal funds effective rate, or overnight bank funding rate plus an agreed-upon spread, except that borrowings under the uncommitted credit facility may bear interest based upon an alternate rate agreed to by the fund and Vanguard.
In accordance with an exemptive order (the “Order”) from the SEC, the fund may participate in a joint lending and borrowing program that allows registered open-end Vanguard funds to borrow money from and lend money to each other for temporary or emergency purposes (the “Interfund Lending Program”), subject to compliance with the terms and conditions of the Order, and to the extent permitted by the fund’s investment objective and investment policies. Interfund loans and
19

Mid-Cap Growth Fund
borrowings normally extend overnight, but can have a maximum duration of seven days. Loans may be called on one business day’s notice. The interest rate to be charged is governed by the conditions of the Order and internal procedures adopted by the board of trustees. The board of trustees is responsible for overseeing the Interfund Lending Program.
For the year ended October 31, 2021, the fund did not utilize the credit facilities or the Interfund Lending Program.
7. Other: Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Non-cash dividends included in income, if any, are recorded at the fair value of the securities received. Interest income includes income distributions received from Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund and is accrued daily. Premiums and discounts on debt securities are amortized and accreted, respectively, to interest income over the lives of the respective securities, except for premiums on certain callable debt securities that are amortized to the earliest call date. Security transactions are accounted for on the date securities are bought or sold. Costs used to determine realized gains (losses) on the sale of investment securities are those of the specific securities sold.
B. The investment advisory firms Victory Capital Management Inc., through its RS Investments franchise, Frontier Capital Management Co., LLC, and Wellington Management Company llp, each provide investment advisory services to a portion of the fund for a fee calculated at an annual percentage rate of average net assets managed by the advisor. The basic fee of Victory Capital Management Inc. is subject to quarterly adjustments based on performance relative to the Russell Midcap Growth Index for the preceding three years. The basic fees of Frontier Capital Management Co., LLC, and Wellington Management Company llp are subject to quarterly adjustments based on performance relative to the Russell Midcap Growth Index since January 31, 2019.
Vanguard manages the cash reserves of the fund as described below.
For the year ended October 31, 2021, the aggregate investment advisory fee paid to all advisors represented an effective annual basic rate of 0.19% of the fund’s average net assets, before a net decrease of $2,832,000 (0.06%) based on performance.
C. In accordance with the terms of a Funds' Service Agreement (the “FSA”) between Vanguard and the fund, Vanguard furnishes to the fund corporate management, administrative, marketing, distribution and cash management services at Vanguard’s cost of operations (as defined by the FSA). These costs of operations are allocated to the fund based on methods and guidelines approved by the board of trustees and are generally settled twice a month.
Upon the request of Vanguard, the fund may invest up to 0.40% of its net assets as capital in Vanguard. At October 31, 2021, the fund had contributed to Vanguard capital in the amount of $171,000, representing less than 0.01% of the fund’s net assets and 0.07% of Vanguard’s capital received pursuant to the FSA. The fund’s trustees and officers are also directors and employees, respectively, of Vanguard.
D. The fund has asked its investment advisors to direct certain security trades, subject to obtaining the best price and execution, to brokers who have agreed to rebate to the fund part of the commissions generated. Such rebates are used solely to reduce the fund’s management and administrative expenses. For the year ended October 31, 2021, these arrangements reduced the fund’s expenses by $215,000 (an annual rate of less than 0.01% of average net assets).
20

Mid-Cap Growth Fund
E. Various inputs may be used to determine the value of the fund’s investments and derivatives. These inputs are summarized in three broad levels for financial statement purposes. The inputs or methodologies used to value securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.
Level 1—Quoted prices in active markets for identical securities.
Level 2—Other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.).
Level 3—Significant unobservable inputs (including the fund’s own assumptions used to determine the fair value of investments). Any investments and derivatives valued with significant unobservable inputs are noted on the Schedule of Investments.
At October 31, 2021, 100% of the market value of the fund’s investments and derivatives was determined based on Level 1 inputs.
F. Permanent differences between book-basis and tax-basis components of net assets are reclassified among capital accounts in the financial statements to reflect their tax character. These reclassifications have no effect on net assets or net asset value per share. As of period end, permanent differences primarily attributable to the accounting for passive foreign investment companies, and distributions in connection with fund share redemptions were reclassified between the following accounts:
  Amount
($000)
Paid-in Capital 84,270
Total Distributable Earnings (Loss) (84,270)
Temporary differences between book-basis and tax-basis components of total distributable earnings (loss) arise when certain items of income, gain, or loss are recognized in different periods for financial statement and tax purposes; these differences will reverse at some time in the future. The differences are primarily related to the deferral of losses from wash sales; and the recognition of unrealized gains or losses from certain derivative contracts. As of period end, the tax-basis components of total distributable earnings (loss) are detailed in the table as follows:
  Amount
($000)
Undistributed Ordinary Income 318,659
Undistributed Long-Term Gains 932,128
Capital Loss Carryforwards
Qualified Late-Year Losses
Net Unrealized Gains (Losses) 1,332,031
21

Mid-Cap Growth Fund
The tax character of distributions paid was as follows:
  Year Ended October 31,
  2021
Amount
($000)
2020
Amount
($000)
Ordinary Income* 7,351 10,665
Long-Term Capital Gains 297,916 435,720
Total 305,267 446,385
* Includes short-term capital gains, if any.
As of October 31, 2021, gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation for investments and derivatives based on cost for U.S. federal income tax purposes were as follows:
  Amount
($000)
Tax Cost 3,949,860
Gross Unrealized Appreciation 1,486,011
Gross Unrealized Depreciation (153,980)
Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) 1,332,031
G. During the year ended October 31, 2021, the fund purchased $4,756,370,000 of investment securities and sold $5,482,292,000 of investment securities, other than temporary cash investments.
H. Capital shares issued and redeemed were:
    
  Year Ended October 31,
  2021
Shares
(000)
2020
Shares
(000)
     
Issued 19,010 27,947
Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions 8,647 16,191
Redeemed (38,747) (58,817)
Net Increase (Decrease) in Shares Outstanding (11,090) (14,679)
I. Management has determined that no events or transactions occurred subsequent to October 31, 2021, that would require recognition or disclosure in these financial statements.
22

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the Board of Trustees of Vanguard Whitehall Funds and Shareholders of Vanguard Mid-Cap Growth Fund
Opinion on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of investments, of Vanguard Mid-Cap Growth Fund (one of the funds constituting Vanguard Whitehall Funds, referred to hereafter as the "Fund") as of October 31, 2021, the related statement of operations for the year ended October 31, 2021, the statement of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period ended October 31, 2021, including the related notes, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period ended October 31, 2021 (collectively referred to as the "financial statements"). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Fund as of October 31, 2021, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period ended October 31, 2021 and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period ended October 31, 2021 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
Basis for Opinion
These financial statements are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Fund’s financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Fund in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud.
Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of October 31, 2021 by correspondence with the custodian, transfer agent and brokers; when replies were not received from the transfer agent or brokers, we performed other auditing procedures. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
/s/PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
December 17, 2021
We have served as the auditor of one or more investment companies in The Vanguard Group of Funds since 1975.
23


Special 2021 tax information (unaudited) for Vanguard Mid-Cap Growth Fund
This information for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2021, is included pursuant to provisions of the Internal Revenue Code.
The fund distributed $360,690,000 as capital gain dividends (20% rate gain distributions) to shareholders during the fiscal year.
For nonresident alien shareholders, 100% of short-term capital gain dividends distributed by the fund are qualified short-term capital gains.
The fund distributed $7,351,000 of qualified dividend income to shareholders during the fiscal year.
For corporate shareholders, 3.8% of investment income (dividend income plus short-term gains, if any) qualifies for the dividends-received deduction.
24

This page intentionally left blank.

The People Who Govern Your Fund
The trustees of your mutual fund are there to see that the fund is operated and managed in your best interests since, as a shareholder, you are a part owner of the fund. Your fund’s trustees also serve on the board of directors of The Vanguard Group, Inc., which is owned by the Vanguard funds and provides services to them.
A majority of Vanguard’s board members are independent, meaning that they have no affiliation with Vanguard or the funds they oversee, apart from the sizable personal investments they have made as private individuals. The independent board members have distinguished backgrounds in business, academia, and public service. Each of the trustees and executive officers oversees 214 Vanguard funds.
Information for each trustee and executive officer of the fund appears below. That information, as well as the Vanguard fund count, is as of the date on the cover of this fund report. The mailing address of the trustees and officers is P.O. Box 876, Valley Forge, PA 19482. More information about the trustees is in the Statement of Additional Information, which can be obtained, without charge, by contacting Vanguard at 800-662-7447, or online at vanguard.com.
Interested Trustee1
Mortimer J. Buckley
Born in 1969. Trustee since January 2018. Principal occupation(s) during the past five years and other experience: chairman of the board (2019–present) of Vanguard and of each of the investment companies served by Vanguard; chief executive officer (2018–present) of Vanguard; chief executive officer, president, and trustee (2018–present) of each of the investment companies served by Vanguard; president and director (2017–present) of Vanguard; and president (2018–present) of Vanguard Marketing Corporation. Chief investment officer (2013–2017), managing director (2002–2017), head of the Retail Investor Group (2006–2012), and chief information officer (2001–2006) of Vanguard. Chairman of the board (2011–2017) and trustee (2009–2017) of the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia; and trustee (2018–present) and vice chair (2019–present) of The Shipley School.
Independent Trustees
Emerson U. Fullwood
Born in 1948. Trustee since January 2008. Principal occupation(s) during the past five years and other experience: executive chief staff and marketing officer for North America and corporate vice president (retired 2008) of Xerox Corporation (document management products and services). Former president of the Worldwide Channels Group, Latin
America, and Worldwide Customer Service and executive chief staff officer of Developing Markets of Xerox. Executive in residence and 2009–2010 Distinguished Minett Professor at the Rochester Institute of Technology. Director of SPX FLOW, Inc. (multi-industry manufacturing). Director of the University of Rochester Medical Center, the Monroe Community College Foundation, the United Way of Rochester, North Carolina A&T University, and Roberts Wesleyan College. Trustee of the University of Rochester.
Amy Gutmann
Born in 1949. Trustee since June 2006. Principal occupation(s) during the past five years and other experience: president (2004–present) of the University of Pennsylvania. Christopher H. Browne Distinguished Professor of Political Science, School of Arts and Sciences, and professor of communication, Annenberg School for Communication, with secondary faculty appointments in the Department of Philosophy, School of Arts and Sciences, and at the Graduate School of Education, University of Pennsylvania.
F. Joseph Loughrey
Born in 1949. Trustee since October 2009. Principal occupation(s) during the past five years and other experience: president and chief operating officer (retired 2009) and vice chairman of the board (2008–2009) of Cummins Inc. (industrial machinery). Chairman of the board of Hillenbrand, Inc. (specialized consumer services). Director of the V Foundation.
 
1  Mr. Buckley is considered an “interested person,” as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, because he is an officer of the Vanguard funds.

Member of the advisory council for the College of Arts and Letters and chair of the advisory board to the Kellogg Institute for International Studies, both at the University of Notre Dame. Chairman of the board of Saint Anselm College.
Mark Loughridge
Born in 1953. Trustee since March 2012. Principal occupation(s) during the past five years and other experience: senior vice president and chief financial officer (retired 2013) of IBM (information technology services). Fiduciary member of IBM’s Retirement Plan Committee (2004–2013), senior vice president and general manager (2002–2004) of IBM Global Financing, vice president and controller (1998–2002) of IBM, and a variety of other prior management roles at IBM. Member of the Council on Chicago Booth.
Scott C. Malpass
Born in 1962. Trustee since March 2012. Principal occupation(s) during the past five years and other experience: chief investment officer (retired June 2020) and vice president (retired June 2020) of the University of Notre Dame. Assistant professor (retired June 2020) of finance at the Mendoza College of Business, University of Notre Dame, and member of the Notre Dame 403(b) Investment Committee. Member of the board of Catholic Investment Services, Inc. (investment advisors) and the board of superintendence of the Institute for the Works of Religion.
Deanna Mulligan
Born in 1963. Trustee since January 2018. Principal occupation(s) during the past five years and other experience: board chair (2020), chief executive officer (2011–2020), and president (2010–2019) of The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America. Chief operating officer (2010–2011) and executive vice president (2008–2010) of Individual Life and Disability of the Guardian Life Insurance Company of America. Member of the board of the Economic Club of New York. Trustee of the Partnership for New York City (business leadership), Chief Executives for Corporate Purpose, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, and the Bruce Museum (arts and science). Member of the Advisory Council for the Stanford Graduate School of Business.
André F. Perold
Born in 1952. Trustee since December 2004. Principal occupation(s) during the past five years and other experience: George Gund Professor of Finance and Banking, Emeritus at the Harvard Business School (retired 2011). Chief investment officer and co-managing partner of HighVista Strategies (private investment firm). Member of the board
(2018–present) of RIT Capital Partners (investment firm). Member of the investment committee of Partners Health Care System.
Sarah Bloom Raskin
Born in 1961. Trustee since January 2018. Principal occupation(s) during the past five years and other experience: deputy secretary (2014–2017) of the United States Department of the Treasury. Governor (2010–2014) of the Federal Reserve Board. Commissioner (2007–2010) of financial regulation for the State of Maryland. Professor (2020–present), Distinguished Fellow of the Global Financial Markets Center (2020–present), and Rubenstein Fellow (2017–2020) at Duke University. Trustee (2017–present) of Amherst College and member of Amherst College Investment Committee (2019–present). Member of the Regenerative Crisis Response Committee (2020–present).
David A. Thomas
Born in 1956. Trustee since July 2021. Principal occupation(s) during the past five years and other experience: president of Morehouse College (2018–present). Professor of business administration, emeritus at Harvard University (2017–2018). Dean (2011–2016) and professor of management (2016–2017) at the Georgetown University McDonough School of Business. Director of DTE Energy Company (2013–present). Trustee of Common Fund (2019–present).
Peter F. Volanakis
Born in 1955. Trustee since July 2009. Principal occupation(s) during the past five years and other experience: president and chief operating officer (retired 2010) of Corning Incorporated (communications equipment) and director of Corning Incorporated (2000–2010) and Dow Corning (2001–2010). Director (2012) of SPX Corporation (multi-industry manufacturing). Overseer of the Amos Tuck School of Business Administration, Dartmouth College (2001–2013). Chairman of the board of trustees of Colby-Sawyer College. Member of the BMW Group Mobility Council.

Executive Officers
Christine M. Buchanan
Born in 1970. Principal occupation(s) during the past five years and other experience: principal of Vanguard. Chief financial officer (2021–present) and treasurer (2017–present) of each of the investment companies served by Vanguard. Partner (2005–2017) at KPMG (audit, tax, and advisory services).
David Cermak
Born in 1960. Principal occupation(s) during the past five years and other experience: principal of Vanguard. Finance director (2019–present) of each of the investment companies served by Vanguard. Managing director and head (2017–present) of Vanguard Investments Singapore. Managing director and head (2017–2019) of Vanguard Investments Hong Kong. Representative director and head (2014–2017) of Vanguard Investments Japan.
John Galloway
Born in 1973. Principal occupation(s) during the past five years and other experience: principal of Vanguard. Investment stewardship officer (September 2020–present) of each of the investment companies served by Vanguard. Head of Investor Advocacy (February 2020–present) and head of Marketing Strategy and Planning (2017–2020) at Vanguard. Deputy assistant to the President of the United States (2015).
Peter Mahoney
Born in 1974. Principal occupation(s) during the past five years and other experience: principal of Vanguard. Controller (2015–present) of each of the investment companies served by Vanguard. Head of International Fund Services (2008–2014) at Vanguard.
Anne E. Robinson
Born in 1970. Principal occupation(s) during the past five years and other experience: general counsel (2016–present) of Vanguard. Secretary (2016–present) of Vanguard and of each of the investment companies served by Vanguard. Managing director (2016–present) of Vanguard. Managing director and general counsel of Global Cards and Consumer Services (2014–2016) at Citigroup. Counsel (2003–2014) at American Express.
Michael Rollings
Born in 1963. Principal occupation(s) during the past five years and other experience: finance director (2017–present) and treasurer (2017) of each of the investment companies served by Vanguard. Managing director (2016–present) of Vanguard. Chief financial officer (2016–present) of Vanguard. Director (2016–present) of Vanguard Marketing Corporation. Executive vice president and chief financial officer (2006–2016) of MassMutual Financial Group.
John E. Schadl
Born in 1972. Principal occupation(s) during the past five years and other experience: principal of Vanguard. Chief compliance officer (2019–present) of Vanguard and of each of the investment companies served by Vanguard. Assistant vice president (2019–present) of Vanguard Marketing Corporation.
Vanguard Senior Management Team
Matthew Benchener Thomas M. Rampulla
Joseph Brennan Karin A. Risi
Mortimer J. Buckley Anne E. Robinson
Gregory Davis Michael Rollings
John James Nitin Tandon
John T. Marcante Lauren Valente
Chris D. Mclsaac  

Connect with Vanguard®>vanguard.com
Fund Information > 800-662-7447
Direct Investor Account Services > 800-662-2739
Institutional Investor Services > 800-523-1036
Text Telephone for People Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing > 800-749-7273
This material may be used in conjunction with the offering of shares of any Vanguard fund only if preceded or accompanied by the fund’s current prospectus.
All comparative mutual fund data are from Morningstar, Inc., unless otherwise noted.
You can obtain a free copy of Vanguard’s proxy voting guidelines by visiting vanguard.com/proxyreporting or by calling Vanguard at 800-662-2739. The guidelines are also available from the SEC’s website, www.sec.gov. In addition, you may obtain a free report on how your fund voted the proxies for securities it owned during the 12 months ended June 30. To get the report, visit either vanguard.com/proxyreporting or www.sec.gov.
You can review information about your fund on the SEC’s website, and you can receive copies of this information, for a fee, by sending a request via email addressed to publicinfo@sec.gov.
Source for Bloomberg indexes: Bloomberg Index Services Limited. Copyright 2021, Bloomberg. All rights reserved.
CFA® is a registered trademark owned by CFA Institute.
© 2021 The Vanguard Group, Inc.
All rights reserved.
Vanguard Marketing Corporation, Distributor.
Q3010 122021

 

 

Annual Report  |  October 31, 2021
Vanguard International Explorer Fund

Contents
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, 2021, Vanguard International Explorer Fund returned 35.79%. Its benchmark, the S&P EPAC SmallCap Index, returned 34.78%.
The global economy continued to recover from the sharp pandemic-induced contraction in the spring of 2020. Countries that were more successful in containing the virus, whether through vaccinations, lockdowns, or both, generally fared better economically. Swift and extensive fiscal and monetary support from policymakers was also key to the rebound.
The fund’s four advisors invest in smaller companies––mostly from developed European and Pacific markets––that they believe have strong long-term growth prospects.
By region, Europe and emerging markets stocks boosted the fund’s performance relative to the benchmark. Results were hampered by stocks from North America and the Pacific region.
Five of the fund’s 11 industry sectors boosted relative performance; consumer discretionary and information technology stocks helped the most. Communication services and industrial stocks were the largest relative detractors.
Market Barometer
  Average Annual Total Returns
Periods Ended October 31, 2021
  One Year Three Years Five Years
Stocks      
Russell 1000 Index (Large-caps) 43.51% 22.01% 19.16%
Russell 2000 Index (Small-caps) 50.80 16.47 15.52
Russell 3000 Index (Broad U.S. market) 43.90 21.62 18.91
FTSE All-World ex US Index (International) 30.23 12.42 10.05
Bonds      
Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index
(Broad taxable market)
-0.48% 5.63% 3.10%
Bloomberg Municipal Bond Index
(Broad tax-exempt market)
2.64 5.17 3.41
FTSE Three-Month U.S. Treasury Bill Index 0.05 1.08 1.12
CPI      
Consumer Price Index 6.22% 3.03% 2.73%
1

Advisors' Report
For the fiscal year ended October 31, 2021, Vanguard International Explorer Fund returned 35.79%. Your fund is managed by four independent advisors, a strategy that enhances its diversification by providing exposure to distinct yet complementary investment approaches. It is not uncommon for different advisors to have different views about individual securities or the broader investment environment.
The advisors and the amount and percentage of fund assets each manages are presented in the accompanying table. The advisors have also prepared a discussion of the investment environment that existed during the year and of how their portfolio positioning reflected that assessment. These comments were prepared on November 15, 2021.
Schroder Investment Management North America Inc.
Portfolio Manager:
Luke Biermann,
Lead Portfolio Manager
Global stocks achieved strong gains over the last 12 months as COVID-19 vaccination programs gathered steam, economies reopened, and monetary and fiscal policies backstopped growth. International small-capitalization stocks led large-caps, with the S&P EPAC SmallCap Index returning 34.78%, compared with 33.71% for the S&P EPAC LargeMidCap Index.
The combination of stock selection and regional allocation drove strong relative performance for our portion of the
portfolio. Positive stock selection, led by continental Europe and Japan, was only partially offset by selection in the United Kingdom. From a regional allocation perspective, our nonindex exposure to emerging markets and underweight to Japan added value, while underweighting the United Kingdom produced some negative offset.
Stock selection in continental Europe contributed most, driven by information technology (ASM International, Comet). Health care (Dermapharm, Arjo), materials (Borregaard), and consumer discretionary (Basic-Fit, Dalata Hotel) holdings also made notable contributions.
Selection in Japan was additive, as was our underweight toward the region. Consumer discretionary holdings (Musashi Seimitsu, Oisix ra daichi) benefited results the most. Stock selection in financials and an underweight to consumer staples also helped.
Our nonindex exposure to emerging markets aided results, with holdings in India (Apollo Hospitals, Oberoi Realty), the Philippines (Wilcon Depot), and Taiwan (Voltronic Power, Vanguard International Semiconductor) making notable contributions.
The United Kingdom was the strongest small-capitalization market, up more than 50%. Portfolio holdings failed to keep up, with the most significant area of weakness being our selection in industrials (QinetiQ, Bunzl) and an underweight to the sector. An underweight to financials and selection within the sector (Petershill Partners) also proved detrimental.
 
2

We continue to focus on high-quality companies offering above-average and relatively visible earnings growth. Our largest overweight remains in information technology, given the secular opportunity we see from digital transformation, together with the rich vein of small-caps well-positioned to service it. Conversely, we remain underweighted in financials and real estate.
Wellington Management Company llp
Portfolio Manager:
Mary L. Pryshlak, CFA,
Senior Managing Director and Head of Investment Research
International small-cap equities, as measured by the S&P EPAC SmallCap Index, returned 34.78% for the 12 months. Global equities, as measured by the MSCI All Country World Index, rose more than 37.86%. All 11 sectors in the S&P EPAC SmallCap Index posted positive returns, led by financials, industrials, and materials.
Strong stock selection in the information technology, consumer discretionary, and financial sectors contributed most to our portion of the portfolio’s relative performance. This was modestly offset by weaker selection in real estate and materials. From a regional perspective, selection within Europe and North America contributed most to relative performance, while selection within developed Asia Pacific (excluding Japan) detracted.
Among the top relative contributors were out-of-benchmark positions in Nuvei, a Canada-based global payment solutions provider, and China Longyuan Power, China’s largest renewable power producer. Top relative detractors included out-of-benchmark positions in Lifenet Insurance, a Japan-based online-only life insurance provider, and Sundrug, a Japanese drugstore and pharmacy chain.
An eventful summer has set the table for a fourth quarter rife with uncertainty as allocators seek to navigate a market with plausible bull and bear cases. Inflation remains elevated, with pockets seemingly more sustainable than expected. Labor shortages across industries are straining supply chains, and further short-term disruption is possible. Businesses that can pass on inflation to customers or support the reestablishment of efficient production lines are likely to benefit as consumer health and market demand remain strong.
Our global industry analysts continue to collaborate and seek to balance their portfolios with potential short-term beneficiaries and long-term secular winners.
TimesSquare Capital Management, LLC
Portfolio Manager:
Magnus S. Larsson,
Director,
Head of International Team
3

The market experienced massive shifts driven by sentiment following the depths early in the pandemic. Initially, the period saw hypergrowth significantly rewarded. Then, in the first quarter and part of the second quarter of 2021, market sentiment swung to favor deep cyclical value. Given our investment adherence to company fundamentals with a focus on profitability, cash flow, and valuation, these times were challenging for us in the short term. Amid this rapidly shifting environment, our holdings in Japan contributed to performance but were offset by those in Europe, emerging markets, and Canada. Our holdings in the consumer discretionary sector contributed most to our relative performance, while information technology holdings detracted.
In Japan, Food & Life Companies is the country’s leading conveyor-belt sushi restaurant. Strength in its same-store sales from greater takeout and delivery lifted profitability. Less positive was Elecom, a manufacturer of peripheral products for electronic devices. Shares reflected the market’s recent negative sentiment on work-from-home stocks.
We experienced mixed returns from our European holdings. Sweden-based Stillfront develops ad-supported, free-to-play digital games. New access restrictions on user data will impact the business for longer than anticipated, and we sold our holding.
More positive was U.K. wealth manager St. James’s Place. We purchased the name in early 2020 amid the COVID-related dislocation. Since then, the company has reported record inflows with
pent-up demand from accumulated consumer savings.
Our top contributor in emerging markets was Taiwan’s leading e-commerce player, momo.com. The company continued to gain share on COVID-driven demand. The region’s top detractor was Turkish e-commerce peer, D-Market. Its shares were hurt by elevated short-term expenses and increased competition. In other regions, Canada-based Real Matters operates a proprietary online network of home appraisal management solutions. We were disappointed when management discussed reallocating resources to focus on larger clients at the expense of smaller clients, so we exited the holding.
Currently, our companies are delivering on a fundamental level with positive cash flows and earnings, but not along the presently preferred market themes. Many of our companies emerged from the pandemic having learned to effectively execute under this new normal and are well-capitalized to pursue further opportunities. We remain confident about our portion of the portfolio’s prospects, especially its ability to generate better earnings growth than the market.
Baillie Gifford Overseas Ltd.
Portfolio Managers:
Brian Lum, CFA,
Chair of the International Smaller Companies Portfolio Construction Group
Steven Vaughan, CFA,
Investment Manager
4

We focus our investment research efforts on unearthing small businesses run by dynamic entrepreneurs, which target large end markets by way of their exposure to long-term structural trends. They might have the potential to rapidly grow their earnings thanks to innovation or have a deep competitive moat that allows them to compound their earnings over the long term. However, once they are found, we act as patient long-term shareholders, ignoring market noise and giving investments the time to realize their significant potential.
Our way of dealing with short-term market fluctuations is to concentrate on providing a broadly diversified portfolio of businesses. The idiosyncrasy of these holdings means that some of them will be enjoying cyclical tailwinds while others are finding it tougher going, but all should be heading in a broadly upward direction over the long-term periods we target.
This year, markets in general have been looking for “re-opening plays,” with a number of “old economy” type stocks (shipping, resources, etc.) performing strongly as a result. Simultaneously, technology-led stocks that performed exceptionally well during the pandemic in 2020 have fallen out of favor despite continued strong operational performance. Examples include Japanese online platforms Bengo4.Com (connecting lawyers with clients and digital document authentication), Demae-Can (food delivery), and Locondo (shoes).
Our holdings in automation, engineering, and semiconductors have performed well, including ASPEED Technology (a Taiwanese supplier of baseboard
management controllers), Sensirion (a Swiss manufacturer of environment and flow sensors), and HMS Networks (a Swedish industrial communication company).
We strongly believe that by focusing on seeking out and investing in the highest-quality and fastest-growing smaller companies internationally, we give ourselves the best chance of generating outsized returns over the long term. Our approach is unearthing an increased number of opportunities in the current market environment, where attention seems focused on economies unlocking and inflation, and not fundamental change.
5

Vanguard International Explorer Fund Investment Advisors
  Fund Assets Managed  
Investment Advisor % $ Million Investment Strategy
Schroder Investment Management North America Inc. 39 1,101 The advisor employs a fundamental investment approach that considers macroeconomic factors while focusing primarily on company-specific factors, including a company’s potential for long-term growth, financial condition, quality of management, and sensitivity to cyclical factors. The advisor also considers the relative value of a company’s securities compared with those of other companies and the market as a whole.
Wellington Management Company llp 30 837 The advisor allocates the assets in its portion of the fund to a team of global analysts who seek to add value through in-depth fundamental research and understanding of their industries. By covering the same companies over a period of many years, these investment professionals gain comprehensive insight to guide decisions for their subportfolios.
TimesSquare Capital Management, LLC 19 538 The advisor employs a quality growth philosophy that is based on the premise that a skilled research team—emphasizing management quality, superior business models, and valuation—contributes to a diversified portfolio that seeks to deliver superior risk-adjusted returns over the long term.
Baillie Gifford Overseas Ltd. 10 275 The advisor employs rigorous, fundamental, bottom-up analysis. It believes that a few companies will drive most of the market’s return over the long run and considers sustainable earnings growth and free cash flow growth to be the most important determinants of a company’s prospects.
Cash Investments 2 64 These short-term reserves are invested by Vanguard in equity index products to simulate investment in stocks. Each advisor also may maintain a modest cash position.
6

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.
7

Six Months Ended October 31, 2021      
International Explorer Fund Beginning
Account Value
4/30/2021
Ending
Account Value
10/31/2021
Expenses
Paid During
Period
Based on Actual Fund Return $1,000.00 $1,031.30 $2.05
Based on Hypothetical 5% Yearly Return 1,000.00 1,023.19 2.04
The calculations are based on expenses incurred in the most recent six-month period. The fund's annualized six-month expense ratio for that period is 0.40%. 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 (184/365).
8

International Explorer 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: October 31, 2011, Through October 31, 2021
Initial Investment of $10,000
      Average Annual Total Returns
Periods Ended October 31, 2021
    One
Year
Five
Years
Ten
Years
Final Value
of a $10,000
Investment
 International Explorer Fund 35.79% 10.55% 9.44% $24,640
 S&P EPAC SmallCap Index 34.78 10.91 9.77 25,398
 MSCI All Country World Index ex USA 29.66 9.77 6.66 19,057
See Financial Highlights for dividend and capital gains information.
9

International Explorer Fund
Fund Allocation
As of October 31, 2021
 
Japan 23.2%
United Kingdom 17.2
Sweden 6.7
Germany 5.9
Italy 5.1
France 4.2
Netherlands 4.1
Taiwan 4.0
Switzerland 3.8
Australia 3.7
Denmark 2.2
Hong Kong 2.2
Spain 1.7
Belgium 1.7
South Korea 1.6
India 1.4
China 1.4
Canada 1.4
Norway 1.3
Finland 1.2
Ireland 1.0
Other 5.0
The table reflects the fund’s investments, except for short-term investments and derivatives.
10

International Explorer Fund
Financial Statements
Schedule of Investments
As of October 31, 2021
The fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year as an exhibit to its reports on Form N-PORT. The fund’s Form N-PORT reports are available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.
          Shares Market
Value

($000)
Common Stocks (95.9%)
Australia (3.5%)
James Hardie Industries plc     349,401    13,727
Steadfast Group Ltd.  3,162,900    11,128
Iluka Resources Ltd.  1,183,573     8,444
Charter Hall Group    633,109     8,306
IPH Ltd.  1,205,400     7,829
Ingenia Communities Group    952,943     4,712
* Tyro Payments Ltd.  1,476,158     4,509
Deterra Royalties Ltd.  1,467,420     4,316
Ansell Ltd.    179,983     4,309
Orora Ltd.  1,282,615     3,209
Pendal Group Ltd.    540,214     2,732
Netwealth Group Ltd.    202,407     2,660
*,1 Siteminder Ltd.    645,100     2,455
Seven Group Holdings Ltd.    136,942     2,237
Reliance Worldwide Corp. Ltd.    488,199     2,147
Mineral Resources Ltd.     63,950     1,880
* Pilbara Minerals Ltd.    970,313     1,627
Northern Star Resources Ltd.    214,491     1,485
Domino's Pizza Enterprises Ltd.     13,932     1,429
* Nufarm Ltd.    419,333     1,381
OZ Minerals Ltd.     71,961     1,369
IGO Ltd.    164,654     1,206
* Lynas Rare Earths Ltd.    199,153     1,111
* Cleanspace Holdings Ltd.    863,931       994
Alumina Ltd.    650,210       983
* Whitehaven Coal Ltd.    442,399       876
* Bellevue Gold Ltd.  1,005,341       647
Worley Ltd.     66,092       543
Beach Energy Ltd.    381,625       401
                      98,652
Austria (0.6%)
2 S&T AG    326,318     7,841
*,3 BAWAG Group AG     77,075     4,848
          Shares Market
Value

($000)
AT&S Austria Technologie & Systemtechnik AG     72,800     2,793
Wienerberger AG     38,493     1,363
                      16,845
Belgium (1.6%)
D'ieteren Group     67,191    11,585
* Azelis Group NV    287,575     9,308
Recticel SA    431,213     7,964
Barco NV    330,618     7,452
KBC Ancora     85,751     4,471
* bpost SA    316,281     2,710
Melexis NV     19,252     2,220
*,3 Biocartis Group NV    113,425       518
                      46,228
Brazil (0.7%)
TOTVS SA  1,645,832     9,553
*,3 Locaweb Servicos de Internet SA  1,463,400     4,745
* Afya Ltd. Class A    158,700     2,769
* TIM SA  1,167,400     2,321
* Cia de Saneamento Basico do Estado de Sao Paulo     95,600       596
* Magazine Luiza SA        256         1
                      19,985
Canada (1.4%)
* Nuvei Corp.     78,762     9,876
* Kinaxis Inc.     47,062     7,304
* Lightspeed Commerce Inc. (XTSE)     59,795     5,828
* Docebo Inc.     53,222     3,984
* Boat Rocker Media Inc.    630,719     3,598
* Lightspeed Commerce Inc.     34,943     3,414
* EcoSynthetix Inc.    642,114     2,755
2 Canacol Energy Ltd.    395,998     1,241
Cargojet Inc.      2,800       446
                      38,446
China (1.4%)
Li Ning Co. Ltd.    608,500     6,715
11

International Explorer Fund
          Shares Market
Value

($000)
China Longyuan Power Group Corp. Ltd. Class H  2,733,000     6,392
3 IMAX China Holding Inc.  2,892,200     4,229
* Tongcheng-Elong Holdings Ltd.  1,433,600     3,195
* Yeahka Ltd.    902,200     2,725
* Yihai International Holding Ltd.    452,000     2,648
Minth Group Ltd.    590,000     2,345
* Niu Technologies ADR     82,329     2,155
* Chinasoft International Ltd.  1,243,400     2,076
Precision Tsugami China Corp. Ltd.  1,314,820     1,939
* Gracell Biotechnologies Inc. ADR     80,616       863
Estun Automation Co. Ltd. Class A    200,751       831
Venustech Group Inc. Class A    201,000       801
China Datang Corp. Renewable Power Co. Ltd. Class H  1,501,000       635
Beijing Enterprises Holdings Ltd.    162,500       625
*,3 Weimob Inc.    293,000       447
                      38,621
Czech Republic (0.0%)
* Komercni Banka A/S     32,550     1,263
Denmark (2.1%)
Royal Unibrew A/S    184,622    22,935
Topdanmark A/S    224,983    11,940
* ALK-Abello A/S Class B     24,700    10,705
* Ascendis Pharma A/S ADR     33,963     5,149
3 Netcompany Group A/S     38,829     4,422
* Dfds A/S     46,210     2,395
* Zealand Pharma A/S     54,694     1,755
*,1 OW Bunker A/S  1,000,000        —
                      59,301
Finland (1.1%)
Valmet OYJ    310,000    12,585
Huhtamaki OYJ    148,200     6,462
Kojamo OYJ    237,338     5,317
Cargotec OYJ Class B     72,326     3,745
2 Kemira OYJ    147,986     2,273
Wartsila OYJ Abp    121,472     1,685
                      32,067
France (4.0%)
Nexans SA    171,577    17,215
Trigano SA     91,431    17,163
Kaufman & Broad SA    277,301    11,125
Orpea SA     87,900     9,182
          Shares Market
Value

($000)
* JCDecaux SA    302,535     7,893
Sopra Steria Group SACA     31,500     6,193
3 Maisons du Monde SA    262,944     5,965
*,3 Elior Group SA    743,830     5,885
3 Verallia SA    134,800     4,991
Nexity SA    103,155     4,716
* SOITEC     14,648     3,900
IPSOS     79,700     3,735
Rubis SCA     94,958     3,043
Rothschild & Co.     66,206     2,920
* ESI Group     17,997     1,444
Valeo     48,219     1,417
Vicat SA     29,281     1,250
Mercialys SA     76,918       836
3 ALD SA     54,334       810
* Criteo SA ADR     23,051       762
* Cellectis SA     69,272       752
Imerys SA     16,289       706
L'Occitane International SA    158,250       566
* Cellectis SA ADR     25,800       278
                     112,747
Germany (5.7%)
3 Befesa SA    301,596    22,439
Dermapharm Holding SE    175,803    17,683
2 Gerresheimer AG    181,105    16,617
Stabilus SA    198,845    14,932
Aroundtown SA  1,884,202    13,094
* HelloFresh SE    135,432    10,975
New Work SE     41,330    10,090
* Hypoport SE     14,527     8,943
* CTS Eventim AG & Co. KGaA    104,885     7,628
* Cherry AG    172,281     5,838
*,3 Montana Aerospace AG    159,110     5,686
Knorr-Bremse AG     49,020     5,174
Stemmer Imaging AG    121,118     5,038
Bertrandt AG     50,742     3,310
Rheinmetall AG     24,602     2,387
* Friedrich Vorwerk Group SE     50,000     2,232
Aurubis AG     23,710     2,043
* Evotec SE     41,098     1,992
*,2 Jumia Technologies AG ADR     83,077     1,451
Wacker Chemie AG      6,574     1,188
*,3 Aumann AG     42,580       798
* thyssenkrupp AG     68,481       713
Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG      7,681       172
                     160,423
 
12

International Explorer Fund
          Shares Market
Value

($000)
Greece (0.2%)
Hellenic Telecommunications Organization SA    312,111     5,541
Hong Kong (2.1%)
Kerry Properties Ltd.  3,890,500    10,997
Techtronic Industries Co. Ltd.    448,500     9,215
Johnson Electric Holdings Ltd.  3,771,125     8,347
Hang Lung Properties Ltd.  2,860,000     6,638
ASM Pacific Technology Ltd.    528,900     5,723
Dah Sing Financial Holdings Ltd.  1,713,200     5,310
SUNeVision Holdings Ltd.  3,227,000     2,963
* Mandarin Oriental International Ltd.  1,121,100     2,601
HKBN Ltd.  2,146,000     2,571
3 Crystal International Group Ltd.  6,289,500     2,004
* Hutchmed China Ltd. ADR     41,676     1,226
* Hypebeast Ltd.  6,015,000       886
                      58,481
Iceland (0.3%)
3 Marel HF  1,314,007     8,818
India (1.4%)
Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Ltd.    207,707    11,848
Gujarat Pipavav Port Ltd.  7,013,903    10,498
* Oberoi Realty Ltd.    561,932     6,800
3 Endurance Technologies Ltd.    200,645     4,883
Alembic Pharmaceuticals Ltd.    326,812     3,398
* CreditAccess Grameen Ltd.    155,642     1,308
                      38,735
Ireland (1.0%)
* Dalata Hotel Group plc  2,698,231    11,542
Smurfit Kappa Group plc    137,583     7,211
Kingspan Group plc     47,028     5,414
* AIB Group plc    855,240     2,315
* Bank of Ireland Group plc    206,275     1,229
                      27,711
Israel (0.5%)
Maytronics Ltd.    266,904     6,309
* Melisron Ltd.     62,147     5,260
2 Caesarstone Ltd.    133,452     1,665
                      13,234
          Shares Market
Value

($000)
Italy (4.9%)
Reply SpA    104,461    20,276
* Banca Generali SpA    353,066    16,610
Interpump Group SpA    172,087    12,676
Recordati Industria Chimica e Farmaceutica SpA    190,964    11,965
* Brunello Cucinelli SpA    168,477    10,222
3 doValue SpA  1,004,433     9,632
* FinecoBank Banca Fineco SpA    450,600     8,605
Moncler SpA    107,199     7,715
*,3 OVS SpA  2,552,060     7,331
Amplifon SpA    111,300     5,664
PRADA SpA    687,300     4,332
Tamburi Investment Partners SpA    349,334     3,944
Italgas SpA    612,688     3,893
* Stevanato Group SpA    144,524     3,710
* Salvatore Ferragamo SpA    170,970     3,638
3 Technogym SpA    259,867     2,731
Buzzi Unicem SpA     91,814     2,141
*,3 Enav SpA    281,381     1,235
*,2 Saipem SpA    272,181       596
                     136,916
Japan (22.2%)
Nippon Shinyaku Co. Ltd.    250,300    20,053
GMO internet Inc.    482,900    13,335
Fuji Corp.    519,300    12,113
2 Kobe Bussan Co. Ltd.    320,700    11,047
Katitas Co. Ltd.    292,100    10,666
Trusco Nakayama Corp.    429,300    10,380
Musashi Seimitsu Industry Co. Ltd.    545,600    10,269
Digital Garage Inc.    211,800     9,894
SBI Holdings Inc.    381,100     9,878
Kadokawa Corp.    182,300     9,626
Aica Kogyo Co. Ltd.    290,100     8,892
* Oisix ra daichi Inc.    211,900     8,875
FP Corp.    256,800     8,720
Horiba Ltd.    129,500     8,490
Ai Holdings Corp.    449,800     8,490
Tsuruha Holdings Inc.     68,700     8,474
* Raksul Inc.    153,500     8,445
KOMEDA Holdings Co. Ltd.    463,100     8,399
Disco Corp.     30,400     8,196
Daifuku Co. Ltd.     87,700     8,074
Kureha Corp.    122,800     7,981
Sumitomo Forestry Co. Ltd.    416,300     7,952
Daibiru Corp.    568,100     7,906
 
13

International Explorer Fund
          Shares Market
Value

($000)
NEC Networks & System Integration Corp.    489,700     7,880
Nifco Inc.    245,900     7,844
OBIC Business Consultants Co. Ltd.    156,200     7,711
Outsourcing Inc.    397,400     7,623
Sugi Holdings Co. Ltd.    104,600     7,489
Nabtesco Corp.    227,800     7,393
Zenkoku Hosho Co. Ltd.    149,600     7,229
Koito Manufacturing Co. Ltd.    127,100     7,211
Menicon Co. Ltd.    188,000     7,058
Asahi Holdings Inc.    394,100     7,034
Daiseki Co. Ltd.    145,200     6,777
Asics Corp.    266,800     6,649
Dip Corp.    184,500     6,620
Hakuhodo DY Holdings Inc.    405,800     6,616
Pola Orbis Holdings Inc.    301,100     6,429
Elecom Co. Ltd.    419,400     6,415
Fukushima Galilei Co. Ltd.    159,200     6,329
Tri Chemical Laboratories Inc.    209,900     6,278
Open House Co. Ltd.     90,700     5,784
As One Corp.     42,100     5,771
* Sansan Inc.     47,536     5,523
Rorze Corp.     57,500     5,511
Nippon Densetsu Kogyo Co. Ltd.    342,400     5,278
Toyo Gosei Co. Ltd.     37,400     5,204
Megachips Corp.    161,500     5,106
Systena Corp.    270,000     4,990
2 Nittoku Co. Ltd.    143,000     4,971
Asahi Intecc Co. Ltd.    186,606     4,919
* SRE Holdings Corp.     70,800     4,919
Bank of Kyoto Ltd.    108,800     4,893
Fukuoka Financial Group Inc.    261,300     4,694
Food & Life Cos. Ltd.    103,100     4,469
* Bengo4.com Inc.     73,600     4,426
Comforia Residential REIT Inc.      1,474     4,296
Tsugami Corp.    311,600     4,284
2 Obara Group Inc.    133,400     4,278
Kakaku.com Inc.    121,400     4,029
Hino Motors Ltd.    424,000     4,011
MatsukiyoCocokara & Co.     85,900     3,809
Nomura Real Estate Holdings Inc.    155,800     3,798
Glory Ltd.    173,000     3,724
Tokyo Tatemono Co. Ltd.    253,200     3,722
Tokyo Ohka Kogyo Co. Ltd.     56,980     3,622
          Shares Market
Value

($000)
* JMDC Inc.     48,100     3,616
Amada Co. Ltd.    358,400     3,541
Sundrug Co. Ltd.    117,000     3,424
Heiwa Real Estate Co. Ltd.    106,500     3,362
*,2 Lifenet Insurance Co.    337,100     3,358
* giftee Inc.     97,300     3,289
Link & Motivation Inc.    308,000     3,254
*,2 Freee KK     44,800     3,216
Shinko Electric Industries Co. Ltd.     77,148     3,108
* WealthNavi Inc.    111,300     3,052
eGuarantee Inc.    136,500     3,040
Infomart Corp.    309,200     3,017
Fuso Chemical Co. Ltd.     65,400     3,011
Taiyo Yuden Co. Ltd.     57,900     2,935
*,2 Demae-Can Co. Ltd.    244,200     2,905
Kissei Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.    142,700     2,854
Ushio Inc.    152,100     2,721
Mani Inc.    156,300     2,664
Kintetsu World Express Inc.    110,100     2,644
Frontier Real Estate Investment Corp.        573     2,535
Nichirei Corp.    100,400     2,445
Ibiden Co. Ltd.     38,700     2,325
* Japan Airport Terminal Co. Ltd.     45,900     2,277
Ito En Ltd.     33,700     2,245
* MedPeer Inc.     73,300     2,203
Ebara Corp.     39,800     2,172
Fancl Corp.     71,000     2,153
Jeol Ltd.     28,000     2,122
Yamaha Motor Co. Ltd.     73,160     2,039
*,2 HEALIOS KK    132,700     2,005
DMG Mori Co. Ltd.    114,400     1,970
COLOPL Inc.    256,800     1,855
Sojitz Corp.    111,780     1,844
Iriso Electronics Co. Ltd.     39,800     1,828
Kitanotatsujin Corp.    500,600     1,824
* Money Forward Inc.     26,597     1,807
KH Neochem Co. Ltd.     70,100     1,802
Nippon Thompson Co. Ltd.    336,400     1,731
Itoham Yonekyu Holdings Inc.    276,800     1,688
NOF Corp.     31,800     1,596
Showa Denko KK     63,000     1,580
Sumitomo Heavy Industries Ltd.     60,500     1,558
Air Water Inc.    101,600     1,554
Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd.     76,600     1,554
COMSYS Holdings Corp.     61,800     1,530
 
14

International Explorer Fund
          Shares Market
Value

($000)
Sato Holdings Corp.     66,100     1,524
EXEO Group Inc.     65,500     1,514
Sumitomo Warehouse Co. Ltd.     93,200     1,498
Mitsubishi Materials Corp.     75,100     1,458
JSR Corp.     39,561     1,435
NET One Systems Co. Ltd.     42,800     1,404
Ichiyoshi Securities Co. Ltd.    233,600     1,333
IHI Corp.     56,500     1,320
THK Co. Ltd.     60,200     1,295
* Istyle Inc.    368,500     1,282
Optex Group Co. Ltd.     96,800     1,233
Square Enix Holdings Co. Ltd.     22,200     1,216
Inaba Denki Sangyo Co. Ltd.     49,600     1,190
Anicom Holdings Inc.    152,600     1,190
Fukuyama Transporting Co. Ltd.     29,300     1,167
Inter Action Corp.     54,200     1,167
Locondo Inc.    100,000     1,163
Mirait Holdings Corp.     60,300     1,160
Kyudenko Corp.     34,500     1,094
Comture Corp.     39,339     1,067
*,2 Chatwork Co. Ltd.    114,000     1,060
* GA Technologies Co. Ltd.     93,900       975
* Uzabase Inc.     53,600       960
Kamakura Shinsho Ltd.    108,300       875
Daikyonishikawa Corp.    145,600       875
BayCurrent Consulting Inc.      2,100       872
Iwatani Corp.     14,400       851
Nikkon Holdings Co. Ltd.     42,700       834
Tokyo Steel Manufacturing Co. Ltd.     74,400       828
Kumagai Gumi Co. Ltd.     33,300       824
Yodogawa Steel Works Ltd.     37,400       817
Nippon Shokubai Co. Ltd.     15,500       810
Shin-Etsu Polymer Co. Ltd.     86,800       784
Lintec Corp.     34,700       775
Sekisui Jushi Corp.     41,400       771
Shibaura Machine Co. Ltd.     33,000       769
Yamazen Corp.     82,300       763
Yokogawa Bridge Holdings Corp.     37,700       760
Maruichi Steel Tube Ltd.     33,100       752
Max Co. Ltd.     46,900       747
Giken Ltd.     19,100       729
          Shares Market
Value

($000)
Japan Petroleum Exploration Co. Ltd.     36,100       657
Sinko Industries Ltd.     34,100       619
*,2 Hennge KK     10,900       539
Kagome Co. Ltd.     17,600       447
Toyo Construction Co. Ltd.     81,300       407
Totetsu Kogyo Co. Ltd.     18,500       403
Nichireki Co. Ltd.     34,000       403
Hibiya Engineering Ltd.     23,500       395
TOKAI Holdings Corp.     50,500       383
Ichikoh Industries Ltd.     52,800       262
                     625,680
Luxembourg (0.2%)
*,2 Arrival SA    201,037     3,323
2 Addiko Bank AG    184,637     3,130
                       6,453
Malaysia (0.0%)
Inari Amertron Bhd.  1,588,900     1,488
Mexico (0.3%)
* Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacifico SAB de CV Class B    395,537     4,986
Corp. Inmobiliaria Vesta SAB de CV  1,252,200     2,180
                       7,166
Netherlands (3.9%)
BE Semiconductor Industries NV    274,335    25,065
ASM International NV     40,955    18,535
TKH Group NV     219,089    12,481
IMCD NV     53,943    11,978
* AerCap Holdings NV    166,053     9,804
*,3 Basic-Fit NV    191,840     9,315
Arcadis NV    137,400     6,697
* Merus NV    169,520     4,755
SIF Holding NV    202,178     3,296
*,3 DP Eurasia NV  2,417,368     3,007
Corbion NV     49,867     2,368
Boskalis Westminster     68,473     2,042
SBM Offshore NV     33,966       536
                     109,879
New Zealand (0.6%)
* Xero Ltd.     97,383    11,104
* Pushpay Holdings Ltd.  3,011,000     4,106
Fletcher Building Ltd.    368,330     1,894
                      17,104
Norway (1.3%)
Borregaard ASA    655,622    15,921
TOMRA Systems ASA     94,620     6,115
Salmar ASA     41,322     3,153
* LINK Mobility Group Holding ASA    595,200     1,920
* Aker Solutions ASA    665,102     1,887
 
15

International Explorer Fund
          Shares Market
Value

($000)
Bakkafrost P/F     18,786     1,738
Kongsberg Gruppen ASA     52,111     1,710
* Pexip Holding ASA    348,783     1,649
Sparebanken More     23,320     1,195
                      35,288
Other (0.3%)
iShares MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF    103,621     7,901
Philippines (0.3%)
Wilcon Depot Inc. 10,307,300     6,378
* Bloomberry Resorts Corp. 20,404,500     2,754
                       9,132
Russia (0.0%)
* Ozon Holdings plc ADR     17,379       782
Singapore (0.4%)
Venture Corp. Ltd.    540,200     7,546
* SATS Ltd.  1,249,200     3,885
                      11,431
South Korea (1.5%)
Douzone Bizon Co. Ltd.     97,366     6,797
* NHN KCP Corp.    130,758     6,416
* K Car Co. Ltd.    257,400     5,397
PI Advanced Materials Co. Ltd.    115,244     4,464
Koh Young Technology Inc.    249,031     3,935
Park Systems Corp.     34,890     3,544
Hanon Systems    276,528     3,426
Eugene Technology Co. Ltd.     38,418     1,465
* Cafe24 Corp.     57,092     1,411
* Medytox Inc.     10,249     1,316
*,2,3 SK IE Technology Co. Ltd.      9,000     1,281
SNT Motiv Co. Ltd.     29,493     1,273
* Genexine Inc.     14,229       800
*,1 Kakao Pay Corp.      5,562       428
                      41,953
Spain (1.7%)
Fluidra SA    283,127    10,814
Prosegur Cia de Seguridad SA  3,020,755     8,572
CIE Automotive SA    309,757     8,432
Acciona SA     37,326     7,168
Bankinter SA    601,052     3,309
Viscofan SA     41,574     2,843
Almirall SA    162,229     2,412
Ebro Foods SA    111,630     2,215
* Arima Real Estate SOCIMI SA    117,519     1,225
                      46,990
          Shares Market
Value

($000)
Sweden (6.4%)
Arjo AB Class B  1,382,221    18,850
* Nordic Entertainment Group AB Class B    267,700    15,523
Avanza Bank Holding AB    376,479    14,967
Nordnet AB publ    731,200    14,016
AddTech AB Class B    480,643    10,753
Loomis AB Class B    380,567    10,271
Trelleborg AB Class B    446,833    10,227
* Cint Group AB    623,362     9,429
3 Thule Group AB    160,144     9,253
* Embracer Group AB Class B    823,496     7,681
Catena AB    121,346     7,393
Sweco AB Class B    443,837     7,067
Fortnox AB     92,300     6,535
HMS Networks AB     90,495     5,167
BillerudKorsnas AB    228,176     4,779
Cellavision AB     84,333     3,842
* Surgical Science Sweden AB    127,336     3,797
* VNV Global AB    196,693     2,886
Indutrade AB     82,670     2,410
* SkiStar AB    111,861     2,333
INVISIO AB     95,268     1,724
* Xvivo Perfusion AB     40,451     1,604
Beijer Ref AB Class B     75,287     1,545
Paradox Interactive AB    101,077     1,485
Saab AB Class B     51,445     1,434
* SSAB AB Class A    236,691     1,349
Nolato AB Class B     85,602     1,132
* Storytel AB     52,822     1,042
* Bactiguard Holding AB Class B     50,068       973
Peab AB Class B     74,029       931
                     180,398
Switzerland (3.6%)
Julius Baer Group Ltd.    266,305    19,262
Comet Holding AG (Registered)     40,229    14,969
* Siegfried Holding AG (Registered)     14,203    13,661
* SIG Combibloc Group AG    407,514    10,658
Tecan Group AG (Registered)     12,122     7,427
Straumann Holding AG (Registered)      3,321     6,913
*,3 Sensirion Holding AG     44,123     6,359
3 VAT Group AG     13,060     6,243
*,3 PolyPeptide Group AG     46,823     5,993
* Dufry AG (Registered)     83,837     4,439
Bossard Holding AG (Registered) Class A     11,567     4,248
 
16

International Explorer Fund
          Shares Market
Value

($000)
* u-blox Holding AG     13,496       988
* Implenia AG (Registered)     23,196       473
                     101,633
Taiwan (3.8%)
ASPEED Technology Inc.    158,000    15,850
Voltronic Power Technology Corp.    197,252    11,552
Chroma ATE Inc.  1,633,694    10,668
Airtac International Group    347,983    10,412
Giant Manufacturing Co. Ltd.    728,000     8,455
Nien Made Enterprise Co. Ltd.    578,000     7,943
Vanguard International Semiconductor Corp.  1,509,000     7,863
Accton Technology Corp.    729,503     6,378
Global Unichip Corp.    266,000     5,741
Delta Electronics Inc.    509,000     4,493
Realtek Semiconductor Corp.    220,248     3,962
momo.com Inc.     42,410     2,733
Chang Wah Technology Co. Ltd.    711,000     2,668
Parade Technologies Ltd.     40,000     2,577
Advanced Wireless Semiconductor Co.    277,000     1,597
TCI Co. Ltd.    158,000     1,284
Hiwin Technologies Corp.    113,140     1,260
ASMedia Technology Inc.     18,000     1,055
Formosa Sumco Technology Corp.    163,015       927
                     107,418
Turkey (0.1%)
* D-MARKET Elektronik Hizmetler ve Ticaret A/S ADR    495,311     2,254
United Kingdom (16.5%)
Rotork plc  4,247,057    20,531
Spectris plc    342,299    17,612
Electrocomponents plc    848,300    13,052
Safestore Holdings plc    764,563    12,568
St. James's Place plc    579,800    12,525
Future plc    256,700    12,384
Bodycote plc  1,052,700    11,531
Intermediate Capital Group plc    366,439    10,991
HomeServe plc    885,200    10,340
Keywords Studios plc    261,285    10,102
Grafton Group plc    518,377     9,521
3 Auto Trader Group plc  1,087,200     9,013
Savills plc    450,804     8,768
          Shares Market
Value

($000)
Dechra Pharmaceuticals plc    125,000     8,739
Spirent Communications plc  2,187,500     8,589
Genuit Group plc    923,878     8,383
Workspace Group plc    738,373     8,301
RWS Holdings plc    966,000     8,205
Dunelm Group plc    450,000     7,890
IMI plc    348,608     7,785
Segro plc    435,000     7,688
Cranswick plc    161,560     7,636
Lancashire Holdings Ltd.  1,104,883     7,626
* Abcam plc    297,404     6,767
UNITE Group plc    447,971     6,689
Pets at Home Group plc  1,000,000     6,599
Halma plc    160,000     6,488
Softcat plc    232,340     6,175
QinetiQ Group plc  1,634,235     6,030
*,3 Network International Holdings plc  1,329,702     5,865
3 Avast plc    757,000     5,793
* SSP Group plc  1,564,504     5,512
Howden Joinery Group plc    437,400     5,506
LondonMetric Property plc  1,510,000     5,401
* Beazley plc    982,208     5,224
* Restaurant Group plc  4,327,227     5,219
Vistry Group plc    300,000     5,024
AJ Bell plc    875,432     4,907
Telecom Plus plc    285,000     4,867
* Victoria plc    326,318     4,829
3 ConvaTec Group plc  1,633,818     4,781
*,3 Petershill Partners plc  1,142,857     4,694
* easyJet plc    542,174     4,622
Melrose Industries plc  2,113,160     4,559
Keller Group plc    350,520     4,414
IG Group Holdings plc    400,000     4,340
Redrow plc    489,990     4,314
Weir Group plc    180,000     4,270
Games Workshop Group plc     30,951     4,088
* Allfunds Group plc    199,637     4,030
B&M European Value Retail SA    441,572     3,826
Renishaw plc     54,000     3,716
Ninety One plc  1,031,042     3,661
* IWG plc    835,000     3,542
* Naked Wines plc    338,630     3,445
Pennon Group plc    211,287     3,370
Smart Metering Systems plc    297,668     3,319
*,3 Trainline plc    742,771     3,227
* Hyve Group plc  2,163,772     3,219
*,3 Bridgepoint Group plc    456,087     3,100
 
17

International Explorer Fund
          Shares Market
Value

($000)
Synthomer plc    434,656     3,012
Grainger plc    700,000     2,944
* FD Technologies plc     96,821     2,765
NCC Group plc    780,000     2,652
Tate & Lyle plc    299,080     2,650
* Draper Esprit plc    199,886     2,638
Alpha FX Group plc     91,306     2,619
Greggs plc     59,862     2,502
FDM Group Holdings plc    152,222     2,501
* Team17 Group plc    246,699     2,393
Conduit Holdings Ltd.    387,200     2,322
* Meggitt plc    222,633     2,286
* National Express Group plc    557,171     1,743
* Hotel Chocolat Group plc    234,940     1,700
* Wise plc Class A    150,000     1,678
Travis Perkins plc     76,114     1,609
Ultra Electronics Holdings plc     29,350     1,301
Burford Capital Ltd.    120,439     1,235
dotdigital group plc    354,587     1,167
Balfour Beatty plc    325,579     1,133
Centamin plc    872,547     1,115
* Immunocore Holdings plc ADR     28,572     1,101
Subsea 7 SA     99,540       893
Marshalls plc     88,937       861
Britvic plc     67,717       822
Domino's Pizza Group plc    155,161       822
Ferrexpo plc    156,330       667
Cairn Energy plc    190,170       475
* Oxford Nanopore Technologies plc     43,500       332
                     465,150
United States (0.3%)
Patria Investments Ltd. Class A    337,823     5,797
* GQG Partners Inc.  1,555,510     2,340
                       8,137
Total Common Stocks
(Cost $2,033,517)
2,700,251
Temporary Cash Investments (4.6%)
Money Market Fund (4.5%)
4,5 Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund, 0.070%  1,255,623   125,562
          Face
Amount
($000)
Market
Value
Repurchase Agreements (0.1%)
Goldman Sachs & Co. 0.050%, 11/1/21
(Dated 10/29/21, Repurchase Value $3,900,000, collateralized by Ginnie Mae 4.000%, 1/15/41–7/15/47, with a value of $3,978,000)
     3,900     3,900
Total Temporary Cash Investments
(Cost $129,456)
129,462
Total Investments (100.5%)
(Cost $2,162,973)
  2,829,713
Other Assets and Liabilities—Net (-0.5%)   (14,734)
Net Assets (100%)   2,814,979
Cost is in $000.
See Note A in Notes to Financial Statements.
* Non-income-producing security.
1 Security value determined using significant unobservable inputs.
2 Includes partial security positions on loan to broker-dealers. The total value of securities on loan is $26,094,000.
3 Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. Such securities may be sold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At October 31, 2021, the aggregate value was $180,341,000, representing 6.4% of net assets.
4 Affiliated money market fund available only to Vanguard funds and certain trusts and accounts managed by Vanguard. Rate shown is the 7-day yield.
5 Collateral of $29,057,000 was received for securities on loan, of which $28,409,000 is held in Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund and $648,000 is held in cash.
  ADR—American Depositary Receipt.
  REIT—Real Estate Investment Trust.
 
18

International Explorer Fund

Derivative Financial Instruments Outstanding as of Period End

Futures Contracts
      ($000)
  Expiration Number of
Long (Short)
Contracts
Notional
Amount
Value and
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
Long Futures Contracts
MSCI EAFE Index December 2021 379 44,336 (254)
MSCI Emerging Market Index December 2021 282 17,794 (245)
        (499)
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.
19

International Explorer Fund
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
As of October 31, 2021
($000s, except shares and per-share amounts) Amount
Assets  
Investments in Securities, at Value  
Unaffiliated Issuers (Cost $2,037,417) 2,704,151
Affiliated Issuers (Cost $125,556) 125,562
Total Investments in Securities 2,829,713
Investment in Vanguard 94
Cash 8,136
Foreign Currency, at Value (Cost $8,694) 8,694
Cash Collateral Pledged—Futures Contracts 3,550
Receivables for Investment Securities Sold 7,056
Receivables for Accrued Income 7,171
Receivables for Capital Shares Issued 750
Total Assets 2,865,164
Liabilities  
Payables for Investment Securities Purchased 16,470
Collateral for Securities on Loan 29,057
Payables for Capital Shares Redeemed 2,250
Payables to Investment Advisor 1,625
Payables to Vanguard 223
Variation Margin Payable—Futures Contracts 560
Total Liabilities 50,185
Net Assets 2,814,979

At October 31, 2021, net assets consisted of:

   
Paid-in Capital 2,051,479
Total Distributable Earnings (Loss) 763,500
Net Assets 2,814,979
   
Net Assets  
Applicable to 123,984,836 outstanding $.001 par value shares of
beneficial interest (unlimited authorization)
2,814,979
Net Asset Value Per Share $22.70
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.
20

International Explorer Fund
Statement of Operations
  Year Ended
October 31, 2021
  ($000)
Investment Income  
Income  
Dividends1 46,075
Interest2 74
Securities Lending—Net 1,186
Total Income 47,335
Expenses  
Investment Advisory Fees—Note B  
Basic Fee 7,396
Performance Adjustment (1,331)
The Vanguard Group—Note C  
Management and Administrative 4,265
Marketing and Distribution 161
Custodian Fees 259
Auditing Fees 40
Shareholders’ Reports 290
Trustees’ Fees and Expenses 2
Total Expenses 11,082
Net Investment Income 36,253
Realized Net Gain (Loss)  
Investment Securities Sold2 349,800
Futures Contracts 11,367
Foreign Currencies (1,219)
Realized Net Gain (Loss) 359,948
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)  
Investment Securities2 409,265
Futures Contracts 1,765
Foreign Currencies 344
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) 411,374
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations 807,575
1 Dividends are net of foreign withholding taxes of $3,769,000.
2 Interest income, realized net gain (loss), and change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) from an affiliated company of the fund were $70,000, less than $1,000, and $1,000, respectively. Purchases and sales are for temporary cash investment purposes.
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.
21

International Explorer Fund
Statement of Changes in Net Assets
  Year Ended October 31,
  2021
($000)
2020
($000)
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets    
Operations    
Net Investment Income 36,253 34,127
Realized Net Gain (Loss) 359,948 (78,073)
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) 411,374 2,216
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations 807,575 (41,730)
Distributions    
Total Distributions (29,013) (80,592)
Capital Share Transactions    
Issued 270,839 364,525
Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions 25,535 72,030
Redeemed (588,908) (1,147,784)
Net Increase (Decrease) from Capital Share Transactions (292,534) (711,229)
Total Increase (Decrease) 486,028 (833,551)
Net Assets    
Beginning of Period 2,328,951 3,162,502
End of Period 2,814,979 2,328,951
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.
22

International Explorer Fund
Financial Highlights
For a Share Outstanding
Throughout Each Period
Year Ended October 31,
2021 2020 2019 2018 2017
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period $16.90 $17.22 $17.86 $21.87 $16.82
Investment Operations          
Net Investment Income1 .280 .211 .379 .369 .333
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments 5.736 (.081) .300 (3.032) 5.035
Total from Investment Operations 6.016 .130 .679 (2.663) 5.368
Distributions          
Dividends from Net Investment Income (.216) (.450) (.289) (.447) (.318)
Distributions from Realized Capital Gains (1.030) (.900)
Total Distributions (.216) (.450) (1.319) (1.347) (.318)
Net Asset Value, End of Period $22.70 $16.90 $17.22 $17.86 $21.87
Total Return2 35.79% 0.62% 4.85% -13.08% 32.58%
Ratios/Supplemental Data          
Net Assets, End of Period (Millions) $2,815 $2,329 $3,163 $3,649 $3,980
Ratio of Total Expenses to Average Net Assets3 0.40% 0.39% 0.39% 0.39% 0.38%
Ratio of Net Investment Income to Average Net Assets 1.30% 1.29% 2.28% 1.75% 1.68%
Portfolio Turnover Rate 51% 71% 35% 40% 43%
1 Calculated based on average shares outstanding.
2 Total returns do not include account service fees that may have applied in the periods shown. Fund prospectuses provide information about any applicable account service fees.
3 Includes performance-based investment advisory fee increases (decreases) of (0.05%), (0.04%), (0.03%), (0.01%), and (0.01%).
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.
23

International Explorer Fund
Notes to Financial Statements
Vanguard International Explorer Fund is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 as an open-end investment company, or mutual fund. The fund invests in securities of foreign issuers, which may subject it to investment risks not normally associated with investing in securities of U.S. corporations. Market disruptions associated with the COVID-19 pandemic have had a global impact, and uncertainty exists as to the long-term implications. Such disruptions can adversely affect assets of the fund and thus fund performance.
A.  The following significant accounting policies conform to generally accepted accounting principles for U.S. investment companies. The fund consistently follows such policies in preparing its financial statements.
1. Security Valuation: Securities are valued as of the close of trading on the New York Stock Exchange (generally 4 p.m., Eastern time) on the valuation date. Equity securities are valued at the latest quoted sales prices or official closing prices taken from the primary market in which each security trades; such securities not traded on the valuation date are valued at the mean of the latest quoted bid and asked prices. Securities for which market quotations are not readily available, or whose values have been affected by events occurring before the fund’s pricing time but after the close of the securities’ primary markets, are valued at their fair values calculated according to procedures adopted by the board of trustees. These procedures include obtaining quotations from an independent pricing service, monitoring news to identify significant market- or security-specific events, and evaluating changes in the values of foreign market proxies (for example, ADRs, futures contracts, or exchange-traded funds), between the time the foreign markets close and the fund’s pricing time. When fair-value pricing is employed, the prices of securities used by a fund to calculate its net asset value may differ from quoted or published prices for the same securities.
Investments in Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund are valued at that fund's net asset value.
Temporary cash investments are valued using the latest bid prices or using valuations based on a matrix system (which considers such factors as security prices, yields, maturities, and ratings), both as furnished by independent pricing services.
2. Foreign Currency: Securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars using exchange rates obtained from an independent third party as of the fund’s pricing time on the valuation date. Realized gains (losses) and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investment securities include the effects of changes in exchange rates since the securities were purchased, combined with the effects of changes in security prices. Fluctuations in the value of other assets and liabilities resulting from changes in exchange rates are recorded as unrealized foreign currency gains (losses) until the assets or liabilities are settled in cash, at which time they are recorded as realized foreign currency gains (losses).
3. Futures Contracts: The fund uses index futures contracts to a limited extent, with the objective of maintaining full exposure to the stock market while maintaining liquidity. The fund may purchase or sell futures contracts to achieve a desired level of investment, whether to accommodate portfolio turnover or cash flows from capital share transactions. The primary risks associated with the use of futures contracts are imperfect correlation between changes in market values of stocks held by the fund and the prices of futures contracts, and the possibility of an illiquid market. Counterparty risk involving futures is mitigated because a regulated clearinghouse is the counterparty instead of the clearing broker. To further mitigate counterparty risk, the fund trades futures contracts on an exchange, monitors the financial strength of its clearing brokers and clearinghouse, and has entered into clearing agreements with its clearing brokers. The
24

International Explorer Fund
clearinghouse imposes initial margin requirements to secure the fund’s performance and requires daily settlement of variation margin representing changes in the market value of each contract. Any securities pledged as initial margin for open contracts are noted in the Schedule of Investments.
Futures contracts are valued at their quoted daily settlement prices. The notional amounts of the contracts are not recorded in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Fluctuations in the value of the contracts are recorded in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as an asset (liability) and in the Statement of Operations as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) until the contracts are closed, when they are recorded as realized gains (losses) on futures contracts.
During the year ended October 31, 2021, the fund’s average investments in long and short futures contracts represented 2% and 0% of net assets, respectively, based on the average of the notional amounts at each quarter-end during the period.
4. Repurchase Agreements: The fund enters into repurchase agreements with institutional counterparties. Securities pledged as collateral to the fund under repurchase agreements are held by a custodian bank until the agreements mature, and in the absence of a default, such collateral cannot be repledged, resold, or rehypothecated. Each agreement requires that the market value of the collateral be sufficient to cover payments of interest and principal. The fund further mitigates its counterparty risk by entering into repurchase agreements only with a diverse group of prequalified counterparties, monitoring their financial strength, and entering into master repurchase agreements with its counterparties. The master repurchase agreements provide that, in the event of a counterparty's default (including bankruptcy), the fund may terminate any repurchase agreements with that counterparty, determine the net amount owed, and sell or retain the collateral up to the net amount owed to the fund. Such action may be subject to legal proceedings, which may delay or limit the disposition of collateral.
5. Federal Income Taxes: The fund intends to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company and distribute all of its taxable income. The fund’s tax returns are open to examination by the relevant tax authorities until expiration of the applicable statute of limitations, which is generally three years after the filing of the tax return. Management has analyzed the fund’s tax positions taken for all open federal and state income tax years, and has concluded that no provision for income tax is required in the fund’s financial statements.
6. Distributions: Distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Distributions are determined on a tax basis at the fiscal year-end and may differ from net investment income and realized capital gains for financial reporting purposes.
7. Securities Lending: To earn additional income, the fund lends its securities to qualified institutional borrowers. Security loans are subject to termination by the fund at any time, and are required to be secured at all times by collateral in an amount at least equal to the market value of securities loaned. Daily market fluctuations could cause the value of loaned securities to be more or less than the value of the collateral received. When this occurs, the collateral is adjusted and settled before the opening of the market on the next business day. The fund further mitigates its counterparty risk by entering into securities lending transactions only with a diverse group of prequalified counterparties, monitoring their financial strength, and entering into master securities lending agreements with its counterparties. The master securities lending agreements provide that, in the event of a counterparty’s default (including bankruptcy), the fund may terminate any loans with that borrower, determine the net amount owed, and sell or retain the collateral up to the net amount owed to the fund; however, such actions may be subject to legal proceedings.
25

International Explorer Fund
While collateral mitigates counterparty risk, in the event of a default, the fund may experience delays and costs in recovering the securities loaned. The fund invests cash collateral received in Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund, and records a liability in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities for the return of the collateral, during the period the securities are on loan. Collateral investments in Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund are subject to market appreciation or depreciation. Securities lending income represents fees charged to borrowers plus income earned on invested cash collateral, less expenses associated with the loan. During the term of the loan, the fund is entitled to all distributions made on or in respect of the loaned securities.
8. Credit Facilities and Interfund Lending Program: The fund and certain other funds managed by The Vanguard Group ("Vanguard") participate in a $4.3 billion committed credit facility provided by a syndicate of lenders pursuant to a credit agreement and an uncommitted credit facility provided by Vanguard. Both facilities may be renewed annually. Each fund is individually liable for its borrowings, if any, under the credit facilities. Borrowings may be utilized for temporary or emergency purposes, subject to the fund’s regulatory and contractual borrowing restrictions. With respect to the committed credit facility, the participating funds are charged administrative fees and an annual commitment fee of 0.10% of the undrawn committed amount of the facility; these fees are allocated to the funds based on a method approved by the fund’s board of trustees and included in Management and Administrative expenses on the fund’s Statement of Operations. Any borrowings under either facility bear interest at a rate based upon the higher of the one-month London Interbank Offered Rate (or an acceptable alternate rate, if necessary), federal funds effective rate, or overnight bank funding rate plus an agreed-upon spread, except that borrowings under the uncommitted credit facility may bear interest based upon an alternative rate agreed to by the fund and Vanguard.
In accordance with an exemptive order (the “Order”) from the SEC, the fund may participate in a joint lending and borrowing program that allows registered open-end Vanguard funds to borrow money from and lend money to each other for temporary or emergency purposes (the “Interfund Lending Program”), subject to compliance with the terms and conditions of the Order, and to the extent permitted by the fund’s investment objective and investment policies. Interfund loans and borrowings normally extend overnight, but can have a maximum duration of seven days. Loans may be called on one business day’s notice. The interest rate to be charged is governed by the conditions of the Order and internal procedures adopted by the board of trustees. The board of trustees is responsible for overseeing the Interfund Lending Program.
For the year ended October 31, 2021, the fund did not utilize the credit facilities or the Interfund Lending Program.
9. Other: Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Non-cash dividends included in income, if any, are recorded at the fair value of the securities received. Interest income includes income distributions received from Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund and is accrued daily. Premiums and discounts on debt securities are amortized and accreted, respectively, to interest income over the lives of the respective securities, except for premiums on certain callable debt securities that are amortized to the earliest call date. Security transactions are accounted for on the date securities are bought or sold. Costs used to determine realized gains (losses) on the sale of investment securities are those of the specific securities sold.
Taxes on foreign dividends and capital gains have been provided for in accordance with the fund’s understanding of the applicable countries’ tax rules and rates. Deferred foreign capital gains tax, if any, is accrued daily based upon applicable net unrealized gains. The fund has filed tax reclaims for
26

International Explorer Fund
previously withheld taxes on dividends earned in certain European Union countries. These filings are subject to various administrative and judicial proceedings within these countries. Such tax reclaims received during the year, if any, are included in dividend income. No other amounts for additional tax reclaims are reflected in the financial statements due to the uncertainty as to the ultimate resolution of proceedings, the likelihood of receipt of these reclaims, and the potential timing of payment.
B.  The investment advisory firms Schroder Investment Management North America Inc., Wellington Management Company llp, TimesSquare Capital Management, LLC, and Baillie Gifford Overseas Ltd. each provide investment advisory services to a portion of the fund for a fee calculated at an annual percentage rate of average net assets managed by the advisor. The basic fees of Schroder Investment Management North America Inc., Wellington Management Company llp, and TimesSquare Capital Management, LLC, are subject to quarterly adjustments based on performance relative to the S&P EPAC SmallCap Index for the preceding three years. In accordance with the advisory contract entered into with Baillie Gifford Overseas Ltd., beginning November 1, 2021, the investment advisory fees will be subject to quarterly adjustments based on performance relative to the MSCI All Country World Index ex US Small-Cap Index since October 31,2020.
Vanguard manages the cash reserves of the fund as described below.
For the year ended October 31, 2021, the aggregate investment advisory fee represented an effective annual basic rate of 0.27% of the fund’s average net assets, before a decrease of $1,331,000 (0.05%) based on performance.
C.  In accordance with the terms of a Funds’ Service Agreement (the “FSA”) between Vanguard and the fund, Vanguard furnishes to the fund corporate management, administrative, marketing, distribution, and cash management services at Vanguard’s cost of operations (as defined by the FSA). These costs of operations are allocated to the fund based on methods and guidelines approved by the board of trustees and are generally settled twice a month.
Upon the request of Vanguard, the fund may invest up to 0.40% of its net assets as capital in Vanguard. At October 31, 2021, the fund had contributed to Vanguard capital in the amount of $94,000, representing less than 0.01% of the fund’s net assets and 0.04% of Vanguard’s capital received pursuant to the FSA. The fund’s trustees and officers are also directors and employees, respectively, of Vanguard.
D.  Various inputs may be used to determine the value of the fund’s investments and derivatives. These inputs are summarized in three broad levels for financial statement purposes. The inputs or methodologies used to value securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.
Level 1—Quoted prices in active markets for identical securities.
Level 2—Other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.).
Level 3—Significant unobservable inputs (including the fund’s own assumptions used to determine the fair value of investments). Any investments and derivatives valued with significant unobservable inputs are noted on the Schedule of Investments.
27

International Explorer Fund
The following table summarizes the market value of the fund's investments and derivatives as of October 31, 2021, based on the inputs used to value them:
  Level 1
($000)
Level 2
($000)
Level 3
($000)
Total
($000)
Investments        
Assets        
Common Stocks 117,833 2,579,535 2,883 2,700,251
Temporary Cash Investments 125,562 3,900 129,462
Total 243,395 2,583,435 2,883 2,829,713
Derivative Financial Instruments        
Liabilities        
Futures Contracts1 499 499
1 Includes cumulative appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts and centrally cleared swaps, if any, as reported in the Schedule of Investments. Only current day’s variation margin is reported within the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
E.  Permanent differences between book-basis and tax-basis components of net assets are reclassified among capital accounts in the financial statements to reflect their tax character. These reclassifications have no effect on net assets or net asset value per share. As of period end, permanent differences primarily attributable to the accounting for foreign currency transactions, passive foreign investment companies, and distributions in connection with fund share redemptions were reclassified between the following accounts:
  Amount
($000)
Paid-in Capital 1,488
Total Distributable Earnings (Loss) (1,488)
Temporary differences between book-basis and tax-basis components of total distributable earnings (loss) arise when certain items of income, gain, or loss are recognized in different periods for financial statement and tax purposes; these differences will reverse at some time in the future. The differences are primarily related to the deferral of losses from wash sales; the recognition of unrealized gains or losses from certain derivative contracts; and the recognition of unrealized gains from passive foreign investment companies. As of period end, the tax-basis components of total distributable earnings (loss) are detailed in the table as follows:
  Amount
($000)
Undistributed Ordinary Income 83,669
Undistributed Long-Term Gains 33,045
Capital Loss Carryforwards
Qualified Late-Year Losses
Net Unrealized Gains (Losses) 646,786
28

International Explorer Fund
The tax character of distributions paid was as follows:
  Year Ended October 31,
  2021
Amount
($000)
2020
Amount
($000)
Ordinary Income* 29,013 80,592
Long-Term Capital Gains
Total 29,013 80,592
* Includes short-term capital gains, if any.
As of October 31, 2021, gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation for investments and derivatives based on cost for U.S. federal income tax purposes were as follows:
  Amount
($000)
Tax Cost 2,183,308
Gross Unrealized Appreciation 781,866
Gross Unrealized Depreciation (135,461)
Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) 646,405
F.  During the year ended October 31, 2021, the fund purchased $1,340,036,000 of investment securities and sold $1,652,138,000 of investment securities, other than temporary cash investments.
The fund purchased securities from and sold securities to other funds or accounts managed by its investment advisors or their affiliates, in accordance with procedures adopted by the board of trustees in compliance with Rule 17a-7 of the Investment Company Act of 1940. For the year ended October 31, 2021, such purchases were $22,000 and sales were $782,000, resulting in net realized gain of $323,000; these amounts, other than temporary cash investments, are included in the purchases and sales of investment securities noted above.
G.  Capital shares issued and redeemed were:
  Year Ended October 31,  
  2021
Shares
(000)
  2020
Shares
(000)
 
     
Issued 12,684   23,379  
Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions 1,290   4,035  
Redeemed (27,817)   (73,281)  
Net Increase (Decrease) in Shares Outstanding (13,843)   (45,867)  
H.  Management has determined that no events or transactions occurred subsequent to October 31, 2021, that would require recognition or disclosure in these financial statements.
29

Report of Independent Registered
Public Accounting Firm
To the Board of Trustees of Vanguard Whitehall Funds and Shareholders of Vanguard International Explorer Fund
Opinion on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of investments, of Vanguard International Explorer Fund (one of the funds constituting Vanguard Whitehall Funds, referred to hereafter as the "Fund") as of October 31, 2021, the related statement of operations for the year ended October 31, 2021, the statement of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period ended October 31, 2021, including the related notes, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period ended October 31, 2021 (collectively referred to as the "financial statements"). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Fund as of October 31, 2021, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period ended October 31, 2021 and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period ended October 31, 2021 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
Basis for Opinion
These financial statements are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Fund’s financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Fund in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud.
Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of October 31, 2021 by correspondence with the custodian, transfer agent and brokers; when replies were not received from the transfer agent or brokers, we performed other auditing procedures. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
/s/PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
December 17, 2021
We have served as the auditor of one or more investment companies in The Vanguard Group of Funds since 1975.
30


Special 2021 tax information (unaudited) for Vanguard International Explorer Fund
This information for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2021, is included pursuant to provisions of the Internal Revenue Code.
The fund distributed $409,000 as capital gain dividend (20% rate gain distributions) to shareholders during the fiscal year.
For nonresident alien shareholders, 100% of short-term capital gain dividends distributed by the fund are qualified short-term capital gains.
The fund distributed $29,013,000 of qualified dividend income to shareholders during the fiscal year.
The fund designates to shareholders foreign source income of $49,779,000 and foreign taxes paid of $3,554,000. Shareholders will receive more detailed information with their Form 1099-DIV in January 2022 to determine the calendar-year amounts to be included on their 2021 tax returns.
31

Trustees Approve Advisory Arrangements
The board of trustees of Vanguard International Explorer Fund has renewed the fund’s investment advisory arrangements with Baillie Gifford Overseas Limited (Baillie Gifford); Schroder Investment Management North America Inc. (Schroder Inc.), as well as the sub-advisory arrangement with Schroder Investment Management North America Limited (Schroder Ltd.); TimesSquare Capital Management, LLC (TimesSquare); and Wellington Management Company llp (Wellington Management). The board determined that renewing each of the fund’s advisory arrangements was in the best interests of the fund and its shareholders.
The board based its decisions upon an evaluation of each advisor’s investment staff, portfolio management process, and performance. This evaluation included information provided to the board by Vanguard’s Portfolio Review Department, which is responsible for fund and advisor oversight and product management. The Portfolio Review Department met regularly with the advisors and made monthly presentations to the board during the fiscal year that directed the board’s focus to relevant information and topics.
The board, or an investment committee made up of board members, also received information throughout the year during advisor presentations. For each advisor presentation, the board was provided with letters and reports that included information about, among other things, the advisory firm and the advisor’s assessment of the investment environment, portfolio performance, and portfolio characteristics.
In addition, the board received periodic reports throughout the year, which included information about the fund’s performance relative to its peers and benchmark, as applicable, and updates, as needed, on the Portfolio Review Department’s ongoing assessment of the advisors.
Prior to their meeting, the trustees were provided with a memo and materials that summarized the information they received over the course of the year. They also considered the factors discussed below, among others. However, no single factor determined whether the board approved the arrangements. Rather, it was the totality of the circumstances that drove the board’s decisions.
Nature, extent, and quality of services
The board reviewed the quality of the fund’s investment management services provided by Baillie Gifford, Schroder Inc., Schroder Ltd., TimesSquare, and Wellington Management over both the short and long term, and took into account the organizational depth and stability of each advisor. The board considered the following:
Baillie Gifford. Baillie Gifford—a unit of Baillie Gifford & Co., founded in 1908—is among the largest independently owned investment management firms in the United Kingdom. Baillie Gifford invests with a long-term perspective and has a strong preference for high-quality growth companies with sustainable competitive advantages. The investment process is driven by rigorous, fundamental, bottom-up analysis undertaken by the dedicated International Smaller Companies team. The investment team seeks significant upside in each stock it invests in and considers sustainable earnings growth and free cash flow growth to be the most important determinants of a company’s prospects. Baillie Gifford has managed a portion of the fund since 2020.
Schroder. Schroders plc, the parent company of Schroder Inc. and Schroder Ltd. (collectively, Schroder), founded in 1804, specializes in global equity and fixed income management. Schroder
32

employs a bottom-up, fundamental research-driven process to select stocks, with a focus on identifying companies with sustainable competitive advantages, attractive earnings growth, and compelling valuations. Stock selection responsibilities are divided among five regional leaders who make up Schroder’s International Small-Cap Committee, which is led by the portfolio manager. The regional team leverages Schroder’s extensive network of local analysts across the globe, as it believes that country factors are more important for smaller companies relative to larger companies. Schroder Inc. has advised the fund since its inception in 1996, and its affiliate Schroder Ltd. has managed a portion of the fund since 2003.
TimesSquare. TimesSquare, founded in 2000 as a small- and mid-cap growth specialist, is a strategic partner of Affiliated Managers Group, Inc. TimesSquare’s small-cap equity team is led by the portfolio manager and is made up of five experienced members. All portfolio decisions are made collectively, allowing for accountability. Value chain analysis and interactions with key stakeholders are at the core of the team’s research and idea-generation process, resulting in a portfolio made up of industry-leading companies with sustainable business models and quality management teams. TimesSquare has managed a portion of the fund since 2017.
Wellington Management. Wellington Management, founded in 1928, is among the nation’s oldest and most respected institutional investment managers. Wellington Management’s international small-cap research equity team employs a bottom-up approach that seeks to add value through in-depth fundamental research and understanding of its industries. It believes that the experience of covering the same companies over a period of many years provides the Global Industry Analysts with in-depth knowledge of their coverage, which in turn leads to better and more timely decisions and increases their potential to produce superior results. Wellington Management has managed a portion of the fund since 2010.
The board concluded that each advisor’s experience, stability, depth, and performance, among other factors, warranted continuation and approval of the advisory arrangements.
Investment performance
The board considered the short-term, long-term, and since-inception performance, as applicable, of Baillie Gifford’s, Schroder’s, TimesSquare’s, and Wellington Management’s subportfolios, including any periods of outperformance or underperformance compared with a relevant benchmark index and peer group. The board concluded that the performance was such that the advisory arrangements should continue.
Cost
The board concluded that the fund’s expense ratio was well below the average expense ratio charged by funds in its peer group and that Baillie Gifford’s, Schroder’s, TimesSquare’s, or Wellington Management’s advisory fee rates were also well below the peer-group average.
The board did not consider the profitability of Baillie Gifford, Schroder, TimesSquare, or Wellington Management in determining whether to approve the advisory fees, because the firms are independent of Vanguard and the advisory fees are the result of arm’s-length negotiations.
The benefit of economies of scale
The board concluded that the fund’s shareholders benefit from economies of scale because of breakpoints in the advisory fee schedules for Baillie Gifford, Schroder, TimesSquare, and Wellington
33

Management. The breakpoints reduce the effective rate of the fees as the fund’s assets managed by each advisor increase.
The board will consider whether to renew the advisory arrangements again after a one-year period.
34

This page intentionally left blank.

The People Who Govern Your Fund
The trustees of your mutual fund are there to see that the fund is operated and managed in your best interests since, as a shareholder, you are a part owner of the fund. Your fund’s trustees also serve on the board of directors of The Vanguard Group, Inc., which is owned by the Vanguard funds and provides services to them.
A majority of Vanguard’s board members are independent, meaning that they have no affiliation with Vanguard or the funds they oversee, apart from the sizable personal investments they have made as private individuals. The independent board members have distinguished backgrounds in business, academia, and public service. Each of the trustees and executive officers oversees 214 Vanguard funds.
Information for each trustee and executive officer of the fund appears below. That information, as well as the Vanguard fund count, is as of the date on the cover of this fund report. The mailing address of the trustees and officers is P.O. Box 876, Valley Forge, PA 19482. More information about the trustees is in the Statement of Additional Information, which can be obtained, without charge, by contacting Vanguard at 800-662-7447, or online at vanguard.com.
Interested Trustee1
Mortimer J. Buckley
Born in 1969. Trustee since January 2018. Principal occupation(s) during the past five years and other experience: chairman of the board (2019–present) of Vanguard and of each of the investment companies served by Vanguard; chief executive officer (2018–present) of Vanguard; chief executive officer, president, and trustee (2018–present) of each of the investment companies served by Vanguard; president and director (2017–present) of Vanguard; and president (2018–present) of Vanguard Marketing Corporation. Chief investment officer (2013–2017), managing director (2002–2017), head of the Retail Investor Group (2006–2012), and chief information officer (2001–2006) of Vanguard. Chairman of the board (2011–2017) and trustee (2009–2017) of the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia; and trustee (2018–present) and vice chair (2019–present) of The Shipley School.
Independent Trustees
Emerson U. Fullwood
Born in 1948. Trustee since January 2008. Principal occupation(s) during the past five years and other experience: executive chief staff and marketing officer for North America and corporate vice president (retired 2008) of Xerox Corporation (document management products and services). Former president of the Worldwide Channels Group, Latin America, and Worldwide Customer Service and executive chief staff officer of Developing Markets of Xerox. Executive in residence and 2009–2010 Distinguished Minett Professor at the Rochester Institute of Technology. Director of SPX FLOW, Inc. (multi-industry manufacturing). Director of the University of Rochester Medical Center, the Monroe Community College Foundation, the United Way of Rochester, North Carolina A&T University, and Roberts Wesleyan College. Trustee of the University of Rochester.
Amy Gutmann
Born in 1949. Trustee since June 2006. Principal occupation(s) during the past five years and other experience: president (2004–present) of the University of Pennsylvania. Christopher H. Browne Distinguished Professor of Political Science, School of Arts and Sciences, and professor of communication, Annenberg School for Communication, with secondary faculty appointments in the Department of Philosophy, School of Arts and Sciences, and at the Graduate School of Education, University of Pennsylvania.
 
1 Mr. Buckley is considered an “interested person,” as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, because he is an officer of the Vanguard funds.

F. Joseph Loughrey
Born in 1949. Trustee since October 2009. Principal occupation(s) during the past five years and other experience: president and chief operating officer (retired 2009) and vice chairman of the board (2008–2009) of Cummins Inc. (industrial machinery). Chairman of the board of Hillenbrand, Inc. (specialized consumer services). Director of the V Foundation. Member of the advisory council for the College of Arts and Letters and chair of the advisory board to the Kellogg Institute for International Studies, both at the University of Notre Dame. Chairman of the board of Saint Anselm College.
Mark Loughridge
Born in 1953. Trustee since March 2012. Principal occupation(s) during the past five years and other experience: senior vice president and chief financial officer (retired 2013) of IBM (information technology services). Fiduciary member of IBM’s Retirement Plan Committee (2004–2013), senior vice president and general manager (2002–2004) of IBM Global Financing, vice president and controller (1998–2002) of IBM, and a variety of other prior management roles at IBM. Member of the Council on Chicago Booth.
Scott C. Malpass
Born in 1962. Trustee since March 2012. Principal occupation(s) during the past five years and other experience: chief investment officer (retired June 2020) and vice president (retired June 2020) of the University of Notre Dame. Assistant professor (retired June 2020) of finance at the Mendoza College of Business, University of Notre Dame, and member of the Notre Dame 403(b) Investment Committee. Member of the board of Catholic Investment Services, Inc. (investment advisors) and the board of superintendence of the Institute for the Works of Religion.
Deanna Mulligan
Born in 1963. Trustee since January 2018. Principal occupation(s) during the past five years and other experience: board chair (2020), chief executive officer (2011–2020), and president (2010–2019) of The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America. Chief operating officer (2010–2011) and executive vice president (2008–2010) of Individual Life and Disability of the Guardian Life Insurance Company of America. Member of the board of the Economic Club of New York. Trustee of the Partnership for New York City (business leadership), Chief Executives for Corporate Purpose, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, and the Bruce Museum (arts and science). Member of the Advisory Council for the Stanford Graduate School of Business.
André F. Perold
Born in 1952. Trustee since December 2004. Principal occupation(s) during the past five years and other experience: George Gund Professor of Finance and Banking, Emeritus at the Harvard Business School (retired 2011). Chief investment officer and co-managing partner of HighVista Strategies (private investment firm). Member of the board (2018–present) of RIT Capital Partners (investment firm). Member of the investment committee of Partners Health Care System.
Sarah Bloom Raskin
Born in 1961. Trustee since January 2018. Principal occupation(s) during the past five years and other experience: deputy secretary (2014–2017) of the United States Department of the Treasury. Governor (2010–2014) of the Federal Reserve Board. Commissioner (2007–2010) of financial regulation for the State of Maryland. Professor (2020–present), Distinguished Fellow of the Global Financial Markets Center (2020–present), and Rubenstein Fellow (2017–2020) at Duke University. Trustee (2017–present) of Amherst College and member of Amherst College Investment Committee (2019–present). Member of the Regenerative Crisis Response Committee (2020–present).
David A. Thomas
Born in 1956. Trustee since July 2021. Principal occupation(s) during the past five years and other experience: president of Morehouse College (2018–present). Professor of business administration, emeritus at Harvard University (2017–2018). Dean (2011–2016) and professor of management (2016–2017) at the Georgetown University McDonough School of Business. Director of DTE Energy Company (2013–present). Trustee of Common Fund (2019–present).
Peter F. Volanakis
Born in 1955. Trustee since July 2009. Principal occupation(s) during the past five years and other experience: president and chief operating officer (retired 2010) of Corning Incorporated (communications equipment) and director of Corning Incorporated (2000–2010) and Dow Corning (2001–2010). Director (2012) of SPX Corporation (multi-industry manufacturing). Overseer of the Amos Tuck School of Business Administration, Dartmouth College (2001–2013). Chairman of the board of trustees of Colby-Sawyer College. Member of the BMW Group Mobility Council.

Executive Officers
Christine M. Buchanan
Born in 1970. Principal occupation(s) during the past five years and other experience: principal of Vanguard. Chief financial officer (2021–present) and treasurer (2017–present) of each of the investment companies served by Vanguard. Partner (2005–2017) at KPMG (audit, tax, and advisory services).
David Cermak
Born in 1960. Principal occupation(s) during the past five years and other experience: principal of Vanguard. Finance director (2019–present) of each of the investment companies served by Vanguard. Managing director and head (2017–present) of Vanguard Investments Singapore. Managing director and head (2017–2019) of Vanguard Investments Hong Kong. Representative director and head (2014–2017) of Vanguard Investments Japan.
John Galloway
Born in 1973. Principal occupation(s) during the past five years and other experience: principal of Vanguard. Investment stewardship officer (September 2020–present) of each of the investment companies served by Vanguard. Head of Investor Advocacy (February 2020–present) and head of Marketing Strategy and Planning (2017–2020) at Vanguard. Deputy assistant to the President of the United States (2015).
Peter Mahoney
Born in 1974. Principal occupation(s) during the past five years and other experience: principal of Vanguard. Controller (2015–present) of each of the investment companies served by Vanguard. Head of International Fund Services (2008–2014) at Vanguard.
Anne E. Robinson
Born in 1970. Principal occupation(s) during the past five years and other experience: general counsel (2016–present) of Vanguard. Secretary (2016–present) of Vanguard and of each of the investment companies served by Vanguard. Managing director (2016–present) of Vanguard. Managing director and general counsel of Global Cards and Consumer Services (2014–2016) at Citigroup. Counsel (2003–2014) at American Express.
Michael Rollings
Born in 1963. Principal occupation(s) during the past five years and other experience: finance director (2017–present) and treasurer (2017) of each of the investment companies served by Vanguard. Managing director (2016–present) of Vanguard. Chief financial officer (2016–present) of Vanguard. Director (2016–present) of Vanguard Marketing Corporation. Executive vice president and chief financial officer (2006–2016) of MassMutual Financial Group.
John E. Schadl
Born in 1972. Principal occupation(s) during the past five years and other experience: principal of Vanguard. Chief compliance officer (2019–present) of Vanguard and of each of the investment companies served by Vanguard. Assistant vice president (2019–present) of Vanguard Marketing Corporation.
Vanguard Senior Management Team
Matthew Benchener Thomas M. Rampulla
Joseph Brennan Karin A. Risi
Mortimer J. Buckley Anne E. Robinson
Gregory Davis Michael Rollings
John James Nitin Tandon
John T. Marcante Lauren Valente
Chris D. McIsaac  

Connect with Vanguard®>vanguard.com
Fund Information > 800-662-7447
Direct Investor Account Services > 800-662-2739
Institutional Investor Services > 800-523-1036
Text Telephone for People
Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing > 800-749-7273
This material may be used in conjunction with the offering of shares of any Vanguard fund only if preceded or accompanied by the fund’s current prospectus.
All comparative mutual fund data are from Morningstar, Inc., unless otherwise noted.
You can obtain a free copy of Vanguard’s proxy voting guidelines by visiting vanguard.com/proxyreporting or by calling Vanguard at 800-662-2739. The guidelines are also available from the SEC’s website, www.sec.gov. In addition, you may obtain a free report on how your fund voted the proxies for securities it owned during the 12 months ended June 30. To get the report, visit either vanguard.com/proxyreporting or www.sec.gov.
You can review information about your fund on the SEC’s website, and you can receive copies of this information, for a fee, by sending a request via email addressed to publicinfo@sec.gov.
Source for Bloomberg indexes: Bloomberg Index Services Limited. Copyright 2021, Bloomberg. All rights reserved.
CFA® is a registered trademark owned by CFA Institute.
© 2021 The Vanguard Group, Inc.
All rights reserved.
Vanguard Marketing Corporation, Distributor.
Q1260 122021

 

 

Annual Report  |  October 31, 2021
Vanguard High Dividend Yield Index Fund

Contents
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, 2021, Vanguard High Dividend Yield Index Fund returned 40.50% for Admiral Shares and 40.55% for ETF shares (ETF returns are based on net asset value). The fund’s benchmark, the FTSE High Dividend Yield Index, returned 40.61%.
During the period, the global economy continued to recover from the sharp pandemic-induced contraction in the spring of 2020. Countries that were more successful in containing the virus, whether through vaccinations, lockdowns, or both, generally fared better economically. Swift and extensive fiscal and monetary support from policymakers was also key to the rebound. Even amid concerns toward the end of the fiscal year about inflation and the prospect of less accommodative monetary policy, stock returns were excellent.
Financial and energy stocks contributed most to the fund’s performance.
For the past decade, the fund’s ETF Shares posted an average annual return of 13.00%, slightly behind the 13.06% average of their benchmark.
Market Barometer
  Average Annual Total Returns
Periods Ended October 31, 2021
  One Year Three Years Five Years
Stocks      
Russell 1000 Index (Large-caps) 43.51% 22.01% 19.16%
Russell 2000 Index (Small-caps) 50.80 16.47 15.52
Russell 3000 Index (Broad U.S. market) 43.90 21.62 18.91
FTSE All-World ex US Index (International) 30.23 12.42 10.05
Bonds      
Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index
(Broad taxable market)
-0.48% 5.63% 3.10%
Bloomberg Municipal Bond Index
(Broad tax-exempt market)
2.64 5.17 3.41
FTSE Three-Month U.S. Treasury Bill Index 0.05 1.08 1.12
CPI      
Consumer Price Index 6.22% 3.03% 2.73%
1

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.
2

Six Months Ended October 31, 2021      
  Beginning
Account Value
4/30/2021
Ending
Account Value
10/31/2021
Expenses
Paid During
Period
Based on Actual Fund Return      
High Dividend Yield Index Fund      
ETF Shares $1,000.00 $1,061.70 $0.31
Admiral™ Shares 1,000.00 1,061.60 0.42
Based on Hypothetical 5% Yearly Return      
High Dividend Yield Index Fund      
ETF Shares $1,000.00 $1,024.90 $0.31
Admiral Shares 1,000.00 1,024.80 0.41
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 0.06% for ETF Shares and 0.08% for Admiral 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 (184/365).
3

High Dividend Yield 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: October 31, 2011, Through October 31, 2021
Initial Investment of $10,000
      Average Annual Total Returns
Periods Ended October 31, 2021
    One
Year
Five
Years
Ten
Years
Final Value
of a $10,000
Investment
 High Dividend Yield Index Fund
ETF Shares Net Asset Value
40.55% 12.30% 13.00% $33,944
  High Dividend Yield Index Fund
ETF Shares Market Price
40.49 12.29 12.99 33,916
 FTSE High Dividend Yield Index 40.61 12.34 13.06 34,135
 Dow Jones U.S. Total Stock Market Float Adjusted Index 44.07 18.87 16.04 44,284
       
    One
Year
Since
Inception
(2/7/2019)
Final Value
of a $10,000
Investment
High Dividend Yield Index Fund Admiral Shares 40.50% 13.92% $14,272
FTSE High Dividend Yield Index 40.61 13.98 14,292
Dow Jones U.S. Total Stock Market Float Adjusted Index 44.07 23.64 17,844
“Since Inception” performance is calculated from the Admiral Shares’ inception date for both the fund and its comparative standard(s).
See Financial Highlights for dividend and capital gains information.
4

High Dividend Yield Index Fund
Cumulative Returns of ETF Shares: October 31, 2011, Through October 31, 2021
  One
Year
Five
Years
Ten
Years
High Dividend Yield Index Fund ETF Shares Market Price 40.49% 78.50% 239.16%
High Dividend Yield Index Fund ETF Shares Net Asset Value 40.55 78.57 239.44
FTSE High Dividend Yield Index 40.61 78.91 241.35
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.
5

High Dividend Yield Index Fund
Fund Allocation
As of October 31, 2021
Basic Materials 4.3%
Consumer Discretionary 8.7
Consumer Staples 12.5
Energy 7.4
Financials 23.0
Health Care 12.3
Industrials 10.0
Real Estate 0.0
Technology 7.3
Telecommunications 6.6
Utilities 7.9
The table reflects the fund’s investments, except for short-term investments and derivatives. Sector categories are based on the Industry Classification Benchmark (“ICB”), except for the “Other” category (if applicable), which includes securities that have not been provided an ICB classification as of the effective reporting period.
The fund may invest in derivatives (such as futures and swap contracts) for various reasons, including, but not limited to, attempting to remain fully invested and tracking its target index as closely as possible.
The Industry Classification Benchmark (“ICB”) is owned by FTSE. FTSE does not accept any liability to any person for any loss or damage arising out of any error or omission in the ICB.
6

High Dividend Yield Index Fund
Financial Statements
Schedule of Investments
As of October 31, 2021
The fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year as an exhibit to its reports on Form N-PORT. The fund’s Form N-PORT reports are available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.
          Shares Market
Value

($000)
Common Stocks (99.6%)
Basic Materials (4.3%)
Linde plc  1,931,471    616,526
Air Products and Chemicals Inc.    826,665    247,842
Newmont Corp.  2,994,332    161,694
Dow Inc.  2,794,478    156,407
International Flavors & Fragrances Inc.    930,165    137,153
Nucor Corp.  1,098,582    122,657
Fastenal Co.  2,145,923    122,489
LyondellBasell Industries NV Class A    984,938     91,422
International Paper Co.  1,468,092     72,920
Celanese Corp.    413,338     66,758
Eastman Chemical Co.    511,476     53,209
Steel Dynamics Inc.    721,787     47,696
CF Industries Holdings Inc.    796,372     45,234
Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co.    238,226     34,819
Olin Corp.    534,544     30,458
Huntsman Corp.    780,239     25,420
Scotts Miracle-Gro Co.    152,246     22,602
Southern Copper Corp.    314,020     18,838
Avient Corp.    334,822     18,040
Chemours Co.    614,177     17,209
Timken Co.    237,494     16,850
Sensient Technologies Corp.    157,352     15,043
Commercial Metals Co.    441,727     14,215
Cabot Corp.    216,921     11,573
Tronox Holdings plc Class A    423,485      9,876
Compass Minerals International Inc.    124,861      8,191
Worthington Industries Inc.    123,031      6,683
Kaiser Aluminum Corp.     59,452      5,775
Carpenter Technology Corp.    176,636      5,455
          Shares Market
Value

($000)
Schweitzer-Mauduit International Inc.    113,339      3,949
* Sylvamo Corp.    132,475      3,730
                    2,210,733
Consumer Discretionary (8.6%)
Home Depot Inc.  3,977,896  1,478,743
Walmart Inc.  5,364,412    801,550
McDonald's Corp.  2,794,116    686,095
Target Corp.  1,858,533    482,512
Best Buy Co. Inc.    934,868    114,278
VF Corp.  1,212,760     88,386
Garmin Ltd.    566,152     81,299
ViacomCBS Inc. Class B  2,182,003     79,032
Genuine Parts Co.    525,901     68,951
Omnicom Group Inc.    793,251     54,005
Interpublic Group of Cos. Inc.  1,471,191     53,801
Williams-Sonoma Inc.    278,500     51,726
Whirlpool Corp.    230,346     48,564
Hasbro Inc.    476,350     45,615
Newell Brands Inc.  1,416,870     32,432
Nielsen Holdings plc  1,326,133     26,854
Polaris Inc.    215,059     24,721
Leggett & Platt Inc.    507,983     23,799
Hanesbrands Inc.  1,286,003     21,914
Travel + Leisure Co.    313,521     17,037
TEGNA Inc.    813,799     15,999
Foot Locker Inc.    334,240     15,933
H&R Block Inc.    663,709     15,312
Rent-A-Center Inc.    242,058     12,892
LCI Industries     91,895     12,832
Penske Automotive Group Inc.    117,324     12,442
MDC Holdings Inc.    210,406     10,306
Kontoor Brands Inc.    191,540     10,152
John Wiley & Sons Inc. Class A    158,500      8,586
HNI Corp.    161,019      6,022
Big Lots Inc.    128,011      5,665
7

High Dividend Yield Index Fund
          Shares Market
Value

($000)
Sinclair Broadcast Group Inc. Class A    169,068      4,418
Steelcase Inc. Class A    331,653      3,947
                    4,415,820
Consumer Staples (12.5%)
Procter & Gamble Co.  9,101,704  1,301,453
PepsiCo Inc.  5,167,226    835,024
Coca-Cola Co. 14,522,913    818,657
Philip Morris International Inc.  5,821,835    550,396
CVS Health Corp.  4,919,884    439,247
Mondelez International Inc. Class A  5,210,830    316,506
Altria Group Inc.  6,936,835    305,984
Colgate-Palmolive Co.  3,124,491    238,055
Kimberly-Clark Corp.  1,261,077    163,297
General Mills Inc.  2,284,555    141,186
Sysco Corp.  1,823,089    140,196
Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.  2,080,369    133,643
Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc.  2,683,752    126,190
Kroger Co.  2,796,162    111,902
Hershey Co.    547,106     95,935
Kraft Heinz Co.  2,482,588     89,100
Tyson Foods Inc. Class A  1,074,482     85,926
Clorox Co.    464,672     75,746
Kellogg Co.    937,831     57,489
Conagra Brands Inc.  1,744,163     56,162
J M Smucker Co.    390,139     47,932
Bunge Ltd.    511,614     47,396
Hormel Foods Corp.  1,054,226     44,615
Coca-Cola Europacific Partners plc    749,452     39,459
Campbell Soup Co.    726,887     29,039
Ingredion Inc.    253,372     24,129
Flowers Foods Inc.    693,747     17,170
Spectrum Brands Holdings Inc.    156,546     14,676
Energizer Holdings Inc.    248,592      9,066
Medifast Inc.     42,768      8,394
Nu Skin Enterprises Inc. Class A    186,325      7,481
Vector Group Ltd.    528,059      7,002
1 B&G Foods Inc.    233,230      6,866
Reynolds Consumer Products Inc.    201,346      5,432
Universal Corp.     88,905      4,179
Weis Markets Inc.     60,702      3,418
                    6,398,348
Energy (7.4%)
Exxon Mobil Corp. 15,841,662  1,021,312
Chevron Corp.  7,236,757    828,536
          Shares Market
Value

($000)
ConocoPhillips  5,053,576    376,441
EOG Resources Inc.  2,178,698    201,442
Schlumberger NV  5,226,539    168,608
Marathon Petroleum Corp.  2,382,394    157,071
Williams Cos. Inc.  4,540,716    127,549
Phillips 66  1,637,473    122,450
Kinder Morgan Inc.  7,268,815    121,753
Valero Energy Corp.  1,526,878    118,073
ONEOK Inc.  1,659,266    105,563
Devon Energy Corp.  2,521,594    101,066
Diamondback Energy Inc.    676,381     72,501
Baker Hughes Co.  2,758,843     69,192
Coterra Energy Inc.  2,964,888     63,211
Ovintiv Inc.    971,642     36,456
DT Midstream Inc.    355,059     17,029
Equitrans Midstream Corp.  1,498,395     15,448
Murphy Oil Corp.    545,829     15,190
Antero Midstream Corp.  1,236,532     13,157
Helmerich & Payne Inc.    392,773     12,192
Archrock Inc.    500,678      4,101
                    3,768,341
Financials (22.9%)
JPMorgan Chase & Co. 11,103,731  1,886,413
Bank of America Corp. 27,700,479  1,323,529
Wells Fargo & Co. 15,474,084    791,654
Citigroup Inc.  7,583,378    524,466
Morgan Stanley  5,089,414    523,090
BlackRock Inc.    434,290    409,735
PNC Financial Services Group Inc.  1,586,863    334,876
Truist Financial Corp.  5,027,029    319,066
Chubb Ltd.  1,632,204    318,900
US Bancorp  5,020,813    303,106
CME Group Inc.  1,339,803    295,494
Progressive Corp.  2,185,012    207,314
American International Group Inc.  3,208,051    189,564
T. Rowe Price Group Inc.    844,105    183,069
Bank of New York Mellon Corp.  2,965,552    175,561
MetLife Inc.  2,709,963    170,186
Prudential Financial Inc.  1,442,130    158,706
Travelers Cos. Inc.    938,624    151,006
State Street Corp.  1,363,154    134,339
Aflac Inc.  2,474,556    132,809
Ameriprise Financial Inc.    424,972    128,397
Arthur J Gallagher & Co.    765,312    128,320
Discover Financial Services  1,117,262    126,608
 
8

High Dividend Yield Index Fund
          Shares Market
Value

($000)
Fifth Third Bancorp  2,576,874    112,171
Northern Trust Corp.    769,358     94,662
Hartford Financial Services Group Inc.  1,296,602     94,561
Huntington Bancshares Inc.  5,490,769     86,425
Regions Financial Corp.  3,578,698     84,744
KeyCorp  3,578,930     83,282
Citizens Financial Group Inc.  1,597,322     75,681
M&T Bank Corp.    484,878     71,335
Cincinnati Financial Corp.    560,547     68,073
Principal Financial Group Inc.    993,742     66,670
Ally Financial Inc.  1,359,398     64,898
Apollo Global Management Inc.    673,975     51,862
Lincoln National Corp.    702,244     50,667
Fidelity National Financial Inc.  1,024,931     49,104
Equitable Holdings Inc.  1,372,629     45,983
Ares Management Corp. Class A    511,317     43,329
Comerica Inc.    497,649     42,345
East West Bancorp Inc.    524,732     41,706
Everest Re Group Ltd.    147,672     38,616
Zions Bancorp NA    593,568     37,389
Assurant Inc.    218,148     35,189
Jefferies Financial Group Inc.    813,380     34,975
American Financial Group Inc.    254,910     34,678
First Horizon Corp.  2,034,843     34,531
Carlyle Group Inc.    604,746     33,956
Franklin Resources Inc.  1,077,669     33,936
Credicorp Ltd.    252,843     32,784
Invesco Ltd.  1,239,998     31,508
Reinsurance Group of America Inc.    252,372     29,800
Janus Henderson Group plc    637,801     29,658
First American Financial Corp.    397,490     29,072
Cullen/Frost Bankers Inc.    213,188     27,608
People's United Financial Inc.  1,588,338     27,224
Old Republic International Corp.  1,039,538     26,851
Synovus Financial Corp.    542,811     25,290
Prosperity Bancshares Inc.    331,412     24,959
Popular Inc.    294,420     23,978
Glacier Bancorp Inc.    407,957     22,556
Evercore Inc. Class A    143,972     21,861
          Shares Market
Value

($000)
Houlihan Lokey Inc. Class A    188,040     21,076
Bank OZK    467,696     20,892
New York Community Bancorp Inc.  1,672,523     20,789
MGIC Investment Corp.  1,283,385     20,740
OneMain Holdings Inc.    390,022     20,597
PacWest Bancorp    431,028     20,461
Cadence Bank    697,827     20,251
SouthState Corp.    257,976     20,145
Valley National Bancorp  1,472,718     19,528
Unum Group    757,629     19,297
Webster Financial Corp.    333,326     18,653
Lazard Ltd. Class A    371,638     18,207
CIT Group Inc.    366,790     18,167
United Bankshares Inc.    459,492     16,997
Umpqua Holdings Corp.    818,704     16,742
Hanover Insurance Group Inc.    132,728     16,724
RLI Corp.    151,879     16,450
Moelis & Co. Class A    224,765     16,349
Hancock Whitney Corp.    319,643     15,816
Axis Capital Holdings Ltd.    286,546     14,920
Assured Guaranty Ltd.    261,836     14,553
Pacific Premier Bancorp Inc.    344,305     14,457
Community Bank System Inc.    197,119     14,128
Walker & Dunlop Inc.    107,604     13,996
BankUnited Inc.    344,062     13,955
FNB Corp.  1,184,038     13,794
Home BancShares Inc.    569,900     13,541
First Hawaiian Inc.    484,753     13,374
Investors Bancorp Inc.    842,200     12,886
Bank of Hawaii Corp.    147,716     12,482
Associated Banc-Corp    556,622     12,402
Navient Corp.    610,098     12,019
Simmons First National Corp. Class A    394,944     11,805
Cathay General Bancorp    277,274     11,698
BOK Financial Corp.    115,104     11,645
Federated Hermes Inc. Class B    347,360     11,571
CNO Financial Group Inc.    472,747     11,412
United Community Banks Inc.    320,052     11,151
Artisan Partners Asset Management Inc. Class A    214,409     10,622
Old National Bancorp    611,920     10,452
First Bancorp    758,873     10,359
Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp.    283,590     10,172
 
9

High Dividend Yield Index Fund
          Shares Market
Value

($000)
Independent Bank Group Inc.    138,006      9,976
Columbia Banking System Inc.    289,798      9,891
CVB Financial Corp.    484,717      9,704
Fulton Financial Corp.    595,487      9,587
Washington Federal Inc.    251,775      8,903
Cohen & Steers Inc.     92,501      8,777
Virtu Financial Inc. Class A    344,166      8,563
First Merchants Corp.    203,524      8,463
First Financial Bancorp    353,993      8,418
WesBanco Inc.    238,041      8,277
Sandy Spring Bancorp Inc.    173,871      8,252
First Midwest Bancorp Inc.    416,196      8,012
Towne Bank    252,772      7,967
Renasant Corp.    204,824      7,662
Banner Corp.    126,988      7,335
Trustmark Corp.    229,779      7,309
Provident Financial Services Inc.    279,215      6,913
Bank of NT Butterfield & Son Ltd.    183,133      6,574
Argo Group International Holdings Ltd.    118,184      6,512
Hope Bancorp Inc.    442,100      6,450
Northwest Bancshares Inc.    450,825      6,221
Horace Mann Educators Corp.    157,239      6,161
Capitol Federal Financial Inc.    475,900      5,773
NBT Bancorp Inc.    155,118      5,691
Stock Yards Bancorp Inc.     89,292      5,469
Mercury General Corp.     99,899      5,443
Westamerica Bancorp     96,039      5,355
First Commonwealth Financial Corp.    349,249      5,344
American National Group Inc.     27,518      5,220
Berkshire Hills Bancorp Inc.    177,366      4,815
CNA Financial Corp.    102,797      4,611
City Holding Co.     57,109      4,545
Brookline Bancorp Inc.    283,105      4,544
S&T Bancorp Inc.    141,477      4,324
BancFirst Corp.     63,130      4,104
Safety Insurance Group Inc.     52,322      4,103
Employers Holdings Inc.    104,929      4,050
Kearny Financial Corp.    274,358      3,682
          Shares Market
Value

($000)
TFS Financial Corp.    179,619      3,495
Washington Trust Bancorp Inc.     62,341      3,408
State Auto Financial Corp.     63,612      3,264
WisdomTree Investments Inc.    508,115      3,247
1st Source Corp.     64,509      3,114
Community Trust Bancorp Inc.     57,392      2,507
Republic Bancorp Inc. Class A     35,735      1,930
                   11,699,365
Health Care (12.3%)
Johnson & Johnson  9,853,392  1,604,920
Pfizer Inc. 20,885,096    913,514
Merck & Co. Inc.  9,478,121    834,549
Eli Lilly & Co.  3,170,770    807,785
AbbVie Inc.  6,609,688    757,933
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.  8,350,863    487,690
Amgen Inc.  2,123,231    439,445
Gilead Sciences Inc.  4,692,687    304,462
Cardinal Health Inc.  1,090,519     52,138
Organon & Co.    954,836     35,090
Perrigo Co. plc    495,028     22,351
Patterson Cos. Inc.    316,767      9,902
Healthcare Services Group Inc.    272,860      5,236
                    6,275,015
Industrials (9.9%)
United Parcel Service Inc. Class B  2,708,390    578,160
Raytheon Technologies Corp.  5,669,733    503,812
Caterpillar Inc.  2,048,771    417,970
3M Co.  2,163,959    386,656
Automatic Data Processing Inc.  1,589,682    356,868
Lockheed Martin Corp.    926,005    307,730
Illinois Tool Works Inc.  1,175,628    267,890
Eaton Corp. plc  1,488,454    245,238
Emerson Electric Co.  2,236,446    216,958
Johnson Controls International plc  2,676,134    196,348
General Dynamics Corp.    931,968    188,957
L3Harris Technologies Inc.    747,999    172,444
Paychex Inc.  1,202,879    148,291
DuPont de Nemours Inc.  1,955,555    136,107
Cummins Inc.    536,199    128,602
PACCAR Inc.  1,273,344    114,117
Synchrony Financial  2,123,717     98,647
 
10

High Dividend Yield Index Fund
          Shares Market
Value

($000)
Packaging Corp. of America    348,846     47,921
CH Robinson Worldwide Inc.    491,372     47,658
Westrock Co.    989,972     47,618
RPM International Inc.    474,099     41,341
Snap-on Inc.    198,720     40,386
Hubbell Inc. Class B    201,986     40,270
Watsco Inc.    121,816     35,275
Huntington Ingalls Industries Inc.    146,932     29,788
Western Union Co.  1,521,344     27,719
MDU Resources Group Inc.    754,687     23,192
nVent Electric plc    622,682     22,074
Sonoco Products Co.    364,425     21,118
ManpowerGroup Inc.    201,473     19,472
Crane Co.    182,340     18,832
Ryder System Inc.    195,243     16,586
Flowserve Corp.    483,694     16,262
Triton International Ltd.    245,414     15,262
MSC Industrial Direct Co. Inc. Class A    165,935     13,950
GATX Corp.    129,932     12,324
Kennametal Inc.    309,545     12,304
ABM Industries Inc.    249,684     10,989
Otter Tail Corp.    152,926      9,483
Granite Construction Inc.    180,966      6,717
McGrath RentCorp     88,274      6,368
Greif Inc. Class A     93,756      6,064
H&E Equipment Services Inc.    118,887      5,359
ADT Inc.    586,456      4,897
Greenbrier Cos. Inc.    116,658      4,785
Apogee Enterprises Inc.     92,320      3,871
Atlas Corp.    220,192      3,083
SFL Corp. Ltd.    385,779      3,051
Scorpio Tankers Inc.    182,648      2,926
                    5,081,740
Real Estate (0.0%)
Kennedy-Wilson Holdings Inc.    440,964      9,864
Technology (7.2%)
Broadcom Inc.  1,493,475    794,036
Intel Corp. 15,118,783    740,820
Texas Instruments Inc.  3,455,664    647,868
QUALCOMM Inc.  4,216,803    561,004
International Business Machines Corp.  3,343,932    418,326
HP Inc.  4,498,448    136,438
Corning Inc.  2,847,946    101,301
NetApp Inc.    833,132     74,399
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co.  4,874,632     71,413
          Shares Market
Value

($000)
Seagate Technology Holdings plc    727,713     64,817
NortonLifeLock Inc.  2,043,809     52,015
National Instruments Corp.    492,793     20,929
Avnet Inc.    367,082     13,990
Xerox Holdings Corp.    527,998      9,398
                    3,706,754
Telecommunications (6.6%)
Cisco Systems Inc. 15,808,911    884,825
Comcast Corp. Class A 17,061,655    877,481
Verizon Communications Inc. 15,494,954    821,078
AT&T Inc. 26,726,127    675,102
Lumen Technologies Inc.  4,094,228     48,558
Juniper Networks Inc.  1,202,852     35,508
Cogent Communications Holdings Inc.    157,989     12,100
Telephone & Data Systems Inc.    369,390      6,922
                    3,361,574
Utilities (7.9%)
NextEra Energy Inc.  7,334,229    625,830
Duke Energy Corp.  2,874,147    293,192
Waste Management Inc.  1,578,697    252,955
Southern Co.  3,954,325    246,434
Dominion Energy Inc.  3,006,709    228,299
Exelon Corp.  3,655,918    194,458
American Electric Power Co. Inc.  1,869,417    158,358
Sempra Energy  1,193,724    152,355
Xcel Energy Inc.  2,012,816    130,008
Public Service Enterprise Group Inc.  1,884,792    120,250
Eversource Energy  1,284,519    109,056
WEC Energy Group Inc.  1,180,210    106,290
Consolidated Edison Inc.  1,325,377     99,933
Edison International  1,398,164     87,986
PPL Corp.  2,884,232     83,066
DTE Energy Co.    722,419     81,886
Ameren Corp.    953,052     80,333
FirstEnergy Corp.  2,041,635     78,664
Entergy Corp.    751,230     77,392
CMS Energy Corp.  1,075,217     64,889
AES Corp.  2,460,169     61,824
CenterPoint Energy Inc.  2,226,928     57,989
Evergy Inc.    850,542     54,222
Alliant Energy Corp.    930,560     52,642
Atmos Energy Corp.    481,691     44,373
Essential Utilities Inc.    842,305     39,647
NRG Energy Inc.    905,722     36,129
NiSource Inc.  1,458,729     35,987
 
11

High Dividend Yield Index Fund
          Shares Market
Value

($000)
Vistra Corp.  1,785,453     34,977
UGI Corp.    774,690     33,629
Pinnacle West Capital Corp.    420,022     27,087
OGE Energy Corp.    740,648     25,234
IDACORP Inc.    187,270     19,536
National Fuel Gas Co.    331,717     19,051
Portland General Electric Co.    331,051     16,324
Hawaiian Electric Industries Inc.    401,802     16,297
PNM Resources Inc.    317,590     15,800
Black Hills Corp.    232,919     15,461
Southwest Gas Holdings Inc.    218,995     15,165
New Jersey Resources Corp.    355,458     13,440
ONE Gas Inc.    194,001     13,056
ALLETE Inc.    193,557     11,912
Spire Inc.    186,621     11,712
Avangrid Inc.    220,454     11,618
NorthWestern Corp.    191,504     10,889
Clearway Energy Inc. Class C    302,522     10,734
Avista Corp.    256,812     10,224
MGE Energy Inc.    133,828     10,156
Covanta Holding Corp.    447,001      9,020
Atlantica Sustainable Infrastructure plc    228,774      9,002
South Jersey Industries Inc.    378,956      8,625
          Shares Market
Value

($000)
SJW Group    101,420      6,686
Northwest Natural Holding Co.    111,233      5,016
Clearway Energy Inc. Class A    132,601      4,375
                    4,039,473
Total Common Stocks
(Cost $38,990,546)
50,967,027
Temporary Cash Investments (0.2%)
Money Market Fund (0.2%)
2,3 Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund, 0.070%
(Cost $117,837)
 1,178,367            117,837
Total Investments (99.8%)
(Cost $39,108,383)
  51,084,864
Other Assets and Liabilities—Net (0.2%)   99,750
Net Assets (100%)   51,184,614
Cost is in $000.
See Note A in Notes to Financial Statements.
* Non-income-producing security.
1 Includes partial security positions on loan to broker-dealers. The total value of securities on loan is $6,518,000.
2 Affiliated money market fund available only to Vanguard funds and certain trusts and accounts managed by Vanguard. Rate shown is the 7-day yield.
3 Collateral of $6,863,000 was received for securities on loan.
 
12

High Dividend Yield Index Fund

Derivative Financial Instruments Outstanding as of Period End

Futures Contracts
      ($000)
  Expiration Number of
Long (Short)
Contracts
Notional
Amount
Value and
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
Long Futures Contracts
E-mini S&P 500 Index December 2021 525 120,671 3,706
    
Over-the-Counter Total Return Swaps
Reference Entity Termination
Date
Counterparty Notional
Amount
($000)
Floating
Interest
Rate
Received
(Paid)1
(%)
Value and
Unrealized
Appreciation
($000)
Value and
Unrealized
(Depreciation)
($000)
BlackRock Inc. 1/31/22 GSI 90,726 (0.080) 3,618
1 Based on 1M USD London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) as of the most recent payment date. Floating interest payment received/paid monthly.
  1M—1-month.
  GSI—Goldman Sachs International.
At October 31, 2021, the counterparties had deposited in segregated accounts securities with a value of $2,944,000 in connection with open over-the-counter swap contracts.
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.
13

High Dividend Yield Index Fund
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
As of October 31, 2021
($000s, except shares and per-share amounts) Amount
Assets  
Investments in Securities, at Value  
Unaffiliated Issuers (Cost $38,990,546) 50,967,027
Affiliated Issuers (Cost $117,837) 117,837
Total Investments in Securities 51,084,864
Investment in Vanguard 1,649
Cash 12,200
Cash Collateral Pledged—Futures Contracts 6,042
Receivables for Accrued Income 83,318
Receivables for Capital Shares Issued 4,819
Variation Margin Receivable—Futures Contracts 249
Unrealized Appreciation—Over-the-Counter Swap Contracts 3,618
Total Assets 51,196,759
Liabilities  
Payables for Investment Securities Purchased 353
Collateral for Securities on Loan 6,863
Payables for Capital Shares Redeemed 3,488
Payables to Vanguard 1,441
Total Liabilities 12,145
Net Assets 51,184,614
14

High Dividend Yield Index Fund
Statement of Assets and Liabilities (continued)


At October 31, 2021, net assets consisted of:

($000s, except shares and per-share amounts) Amount
Paid-in Capital 41,469,920
Total Distributable Earnings (Loss) 9,714,694
Net Assets 51,184,614
 
ETF Shares—Net Assets  
Applicable to 366,767,987 outstanding $.001 par value shares of
beneficial interest (unlimited authorization)
39,766,294
Net Asset Value Per Share—ETF Shares $108.42
 
Admiral Shares—Net Assets  
Applicable to 349,252,720 outstanding $.001 par value shares of
beneficial interest (unlimited authorization)
11,418,320
Net Asset Value Per Share—Admiral Shares $32.69
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.
15

High Dividend Yield Index Fund
Statement of Operations
  Year Ended
October 31, 2021
  ($000)
Investment Income  
Income  
Dividends 1,385,683
Interest 1 76
Securities Lending—Net 687
Total Income 1,386,446
Expenses  
The Vanguard Group—Note B  
Investment Advisory Services 2,782
Management and Administrative—ETF Shares 16,999
Management and Administrative—Admiral Shares 6,985
Marketing and Distribution—ETF Shares 1,114
Marketing and Distribution—Admiral Shares 303
Custodian Fees 330
Auditing Fees 34
Shareholders’ Reports—ETF Shares 679
Shareholders’ Reports—Admiral Shares 95
Trustees’ Fees and Expenses 13
Total Expenses 29,334
Net Investment Income 1,357,112
Realized Net Gain (Loss)  
Investment Securities Sold1,2 1,159,682
Futures Contracts 18,535
Swap Contracts 27,617
Realized Net Gain (Loss) 1,205,834
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)  
Investment Securities1 11,482,309
Futures Contracts 5,710
Swap Contracts 8,324
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) 11,496,343
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations 14,059,289
1 Interest income, realized net gain (loss), and change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) from an affiliated company of the fund were $75,000, $2,000, and ($2,000), respectively. Purchases and sales are for temporary cash investment purposes.
2 Includes $1,396,682,000 of net gain (loss) resulting from in-kind redemptions.
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.
16

High Dividend Yield Index Fund
Statement of Changes in Net Assets
  Year Ended October 31,
  2021
($000)
2020
($000)
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets    
Operations    
Net Investment Income 1,357,112 1,242,802
Realized Net Gain (Loss) 1,205,834 (23,588)
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) 11,496,343 (4,440,201)
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations 14,059,289 (3,220,987)
Distributions    
ETF Shares (1,045,675) (938,468)
Admiral Shares (295,106) (282,080)
Total Distributions (1,340,781) (1,220,548)
Capital Share Transactions    
Investor Shares (5,748)
ETF Shares 3,606,248 2,846,525
Admiral Shares 916,264 (91,604)
Net Increase (Decrease) from Capital Share Transactions 4,522,512 2,749,173
Total Increase (Decrease) 17,241,020 (1,692,362)
Net Assets    
Beginning of Period 33,943,594 35,635,956
End of Period 51,184,614 33,943,594
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.
17

High Dividend Yield Index Fund
Financial Highlights
ETF Shares          
For a Share Outstanding
Throughout Each Period
Year Ended October 31,
2021 2020 2019 2018 2017
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period $79.49 $89.60 $83.26 $82.46 $71.19
Investment Operations          
Net Investment Income1 3.010 2.950 2.891 2.623 2.394
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments 28.887 (10.184) 6.251 .731 11.301
Total from Investment Operations 31.897 (7.234) 9.142 3.354 13.695
Distributions          
Dividends from Net Investment Income (2.967) (2.876) (2.802) (2.554) (2.425)
Distributions from Realized Capital Gains
Total Distributions (2.967) (2.876) (2.802) (2.554) (2.425)
Net Asset Value, End of Period $108.42 $79.49 $89.60 $83.26 $82.46
Total Return 40.55% -8.17% 11.31% 4.05% 19.46%
Ratios/Supplemental Data          
Net Assets, End of Period (Millions) $39,766 $26,279 $26,816 $21,328 $20,010
Ratio of Total Expenses to Average Net Assets 0.06% 0.06% 0.06% 0.06% 0.08%
Ratio of Net Investment Income to Average Net Assets 2.99% 3.53% 3.38% 3.08% 3.07%
Portfolio Turnover Rate2 8% 11% 7% 13% 9%
1 Calculated based on average shares outstanding.
2 Excludes the value of portfolio securities received or delivered as a result of in-kind purchases or redemptions of the fund’s capital shares, including ETF Creation Units.
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.
18

High Dividend Yield Index Fund
Financial Highlights
Admiral Shares      
For a Share Outstanding
Throughout Each Period
Year Ended October 31, February 7,
20191 to
October 31,
2019
2021 2020
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period $23.97 $27.02 $25.00
Investment Operations      
Net Investment Income2 .902 .887 .624
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments 8.707 (3.075) 2.010
Total from Investment Operations 9.609 (2.188) 2.634
Distributions      
Dividends from Net Investment Income (.889) (.862) (.614)
Distributions from Realized Capital Gains
Total Distributions (.889) (.862) (.614)
Net Asset Value, End of Period $32.69 $23.97 $27.02
Total Return3 40.50% -8.19% 10.64%
Ratios/Supplemental Data      
Net Assets, End of Period (Millions) $11,418 $7,665 $8,814
Ratio of Total Expenses to Average Net Assets 0.08% 0.08% 0.08% 4
Ratio of Net Investment Income to Average Net Assets 2.97% 3.52% 3.24% 4
Portfolio Turnover Rate5 8% 11% 7% 6
1 Inception.
2 Calculated based on average shares outstanding.
3 Total returns do not include account service fees that may have applied in the periods shown. Fund prospectuses provide information about any applicable account service fees.
4 Annualized.
5 Excludes the value of portfolio securities received or delivered as a result of in-kind purchases or redemptions of the fund’s capital shares, including ETF Creation Units.
6 Reflects the fund’s portfolio turnover for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2019.
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.
19

High Dividend Yield Index Fund
Notes to Financial Statements
Vanguard High Dividend Yield Index Fund is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 as an open-end investment company, or mutual fund. The fund offers two classes of shares: ETF Shares and Admiral Shares. Each of the share classes has different eligibility and minimum purchase requirements, and is designed for different types of investors. ETF Shares are listed for trading on NYSE Arca; they can be purchased and sold through a broker. Prior to November 7, 2019, the fund offered Investor Shares. Effective at the close of business on November 7, 2019, the remaining Investor Shares were converted to Admiral Shares.
Market disruptions associated with the COVID-19 pandemic have had a global impact, and uncertainty exists as to the long-term implications. Such disruptions can adversely affect assets of the fund and thus fund performance.
A.  The following significant accounting policies conform to generally accepted accounting principles for U.S. investment companies. The fund consistently follows such policies in preparing its financial statements.
1. Security Valuation: Securities are valued as of the close of trading on the New York Stock Exchange (generally 4 p.m., Eastern time) on the valuation date. Equity securities are valued at the latest quoted sales prices or official closing prices taken from the primary market in which each security trades; such securities not traded on the valuation date are valued at the mean of the latest quoted bid and asked prices. Securities for which market quotations are not readily available, or whose values have been materially affected by events occurring before the fund's pricing time but after the close of the securities’ primary markets, are valued by methods deemed by the board of trustees to represent fair value. Investments in Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund are valued at that fund's net asset value. Temporary cash investments are valued using the latest bid prices or using valuations based on a matrix system (which considers such factors as security prices, yields, maturities, and ratings), both as furnished by independent pricing services.
2. Futures Contracts: The fund uses index futures contracts to a limited extent, with the objectives of maintaining full exposure to the stock market, maintaining liquidity, and minimizing transaction costs. The fund may purchase futures contracts to immediately invest incoming cash in the market, or sell futures in response to cash outflows, thereby simulating a fully invested position in the underlying index while maintaining a cash balance for liquidity. The primary risks associated with the use of futures contracts are imperfect correlation between changes in market values of stocks held by the fund and the prices of futures contracts, and the possibility of an illiquid market. Counterparty risk involving futures is mitigated because a regulated clearinghouse is the counterparty instead of the clearing broker. To further mitigate counterparty risk, the fund trades futures contracts on an exchange, monitors the financial strength of its clearing brokers and clearinghouse, and has entered into clearing agreements with its clearing brokers. The clearinghouse imposes initial margin requirements to secure the fund’s performance and requires daily settlement of variation margin representing changes in the market value of each contract. Any securities pledged as initial margin for open contracts are noted in the Schedule of Investments.
Futures contracts are valued at their quoted daily settlement prices. The notional amounts of the contracts are not recorded in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Fluctuations in the value of the contracts are recorded in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as an asset (liability) and in the Statement of Operations as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) until the contracts are closed, when they are recorded as realized gains (losses) on futures contracts.
20

High Dividend Yield Index Fund
During the year ended October 31, 2021, the fund’s average investments in long and short futures contracts represented less than 1% and 0% of net assets, respectively, based on the average of the notional amounts at each quarter-end during the period.
3. Swap Contracts: The fund has entered into equity swap contracts to earn the total return on selected reference stocks in the fund’s target index. Under the terms of the swaps, the fund receives the total return on the referenced stock (i.e., receiving the increase or paying the decrease in value of the selected reference stock and receiving the equivalent of any dividends in respect of the selected referenced stock) over a specified period of time, applied to a notional amount that represents the value of a designated number of shares of the selected reference stock at the beginning of the equity swap contract. The fund also pays a floating rate that is based on short-term interest rates, applied to the notional amount. At the same time, the fund generally invests an amount approximating the notional amount of the swap in high-quality temporary cash investments.
A risk associated with all types of swaps is the possibility that a counterparty may default on its obligation to pay net amounts due to the fund. The fund’s maximum amount subject to counterparty risk is the unrealized appreciation on the swap contract. The fund mitigates its counterparty risk by entering into swaps only with a diverse group of prequalified counterparties, monitoring their financial strength, entering into master netting arrangements with its counterparties, and requiring its counterparties to transfer collateral as security for their performance. In the absence of a default, the collateral pledged or received by the fund cannot be repledged, resold, or rehypothecated. In the event of a counterparty’s default (including bankruptcy), the fund may terminate any swap contracts with that counterparty, determine the net amount owed by either party in accordance with its master netting arrangements, and sell or retain any collateral held up to the net amount owed to the fund under the master netting arrangements. The swap contracts contain provisions whereby a counterparty may terminate open contracts if the fund's net assets decline below a certain level, triggering a payment by the fund if the fund is in a net liability position at the time of the termination. The payment amount would be reduced by any collateral the fund has pledged. Any securities pledged as collateral for open contracts are noted in the Schedule of Investments. The value of collateral received or pledged is compared daily to the value of the swap contracts exposure with each counterparty, and any difference, if in excess of a specified minimum transfer amount, is adjusted and settled within two business days.
The notional amounts of swap contracts are not recorded in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Swaps are valued daily based on market quotations received from independent pricing services or recognized dealers and the change in value is recorded in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as an asset (liability) and in the Statement of Operations as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) until periodic payments are made or the termination of the swap, at which time realized gain (loss) is recorded.
During the year ended October 31, 2021, the fund’s average amounts of investments in total return swaps represented less than 1% of net assets, based on the average of notional amounts at each quarter-end during the period.
4. Federal Income Taxes: The fund intends to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company and distribute all of its taxable income. The fund’s tax returns are open to examination by the relevant tax authorities until expiration of the applicable statute of limitations, which is
21

High Dividend Yield Index Fund
generally three years after the filing of the tax return. Management has analyzed the fund’s tax positions taken for all open federal and state income tax years, and has concluded that no provision for income tax is required in the fund’s financial statements.
5. Distributions: Distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Distributions are determined on a tax basis at the fiscal year-end and may differ from net investment income and realized capital gains for financial reporting purposes.
6. Securities Lending: To earn additional income, the fund lends its securities to qualified institutional borrowers. Security loans are subject to termination by the fund at any time, and are required to be secured at all times by collateral in an amount at least equal to the market value of securities loaned. Daily market fluctuations could cause the value of loaned securities to be more or less than the value of the collateral received. When this occurs, the collateral is adjusted and settled before the opening of the market on the next business day. The fund further mitigates its counterparty risk by entering into securities lending transactions only with a diverse group of prequalified counterparties, monitoring their financial strength, and entering into master securities lending agreements with its counterparties. The master securities lending agreements provide that, in the event of a counterparty’s default (including bankruptcy), the fund may terminate any loans with that borrower, determine the net amount owed, and sell or retain the collateral up to the net amount owed to the fund; however, such actions may be subject to legal proceedings. While collateral mitigates counterparty risk, in the event of a default, the fund may experience delays and costs in recovering the securities loaned. The fund invests cash collateral received in Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund, and records a liability in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities for the return of the collateral, during the period the securities are on loan. Collateral investments in Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund are subject to market appreciation or depreciation. Securities lending income represents fees charged to borrowers plus income earned on invested cash collateral, less expenses associated with the loan. During the term of the loan, the fund is entitled to all distributions made on or in respect of the loaned securities.
7. Credit Facilities and Interfund Lending Program: The fund and certain other funds managed by The Vanguard Group ("Vanguard") participate in a $4.3 billion committed credit facility provided by a syndicate of lenders pursuant to a credit agreement and an uncommitted credit facility provided by Vanguard. Both facilities may be renewed annually. Each fund is individually liable for its borrowings, if any, under the credit facilities. Borrowings may be utilized for temporary or emergency purposes, subject to the fund’s regulatory and contractual borrowing restrictions. With respect to the committed credit facility, the participating funds are charged administrative fees and an annual commitment fee of 0.10% of the undrawn committed amount of the facility; these fees are allocated to the funds based on a method approved by the fund’s board of trustees and included in Management and Administrative expenses on the fund’s Statement of Operations. Any borrowings under either facility bear interest at a rate based upon the higher of the one-month London Interbank Offered Rate (or an acceptable alternate rate, if necessary), federal funds effective rate, or overnight bank funding rate plus an agreed-upon spread, except that borrowings under the uncommitted credit facility may bear interest based upon an alternative rate agreed to by the fund and Vanguard.
In accordance with an exemptive order (the “Order”) from the SEC, the fund may participate in a joint lending and borrowing program that allows registered open-end Vanguard funds to borrow money from and lend money to each other for temporary or emergency purposes (the “Interfund Lending Program”), subject to compliance with the terms and conditions of the Order, and to the extent permitted by the fund’s investment objective and investment policies. Interfund loans and
22

High Dividend Yield Index Fund
borrowings normally extend overnight, but can have a maximum duration of seven days. Loans may be called on one business day’s notice. The interest rate to be charged is governed by the conditions of the Order and internal procedures adopted by the board of trustees. The board of trustees is responsible for overseeing the Interfund Lending Program.
For the year ended October 31, 2021, the fund did not utilize the credit facilities or the Interfund Lending Program.
8. Other: Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Non-cash dividends included in income, if any, are recorded at the fair value of the securities received. Interest income includes income distributions received from Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund and is accrued daily. Premiums and discounts on debt securities are amortized and accreted, respectively, to interest income over the lives of the respective securities, except for premiums on certain callable debt securities that are amortized to the earliest call date. Security transactions are accounted for on the date securities are bought or sold. Costs used to determine realized gains (losses) on the sale of investment securities are those of the specific securities sold.
Each class of shares has equal rights as to assets and earnings, except that each class separately bears certain class-specific expenses related to maintenance of shareholder accounts (included in Management and Administrative expenses) and shareholder reporting. Marketing and distribution expenses are allocated to each class of shares based on a method approved by the board of trustees. Income, other non-class-specific expenses, and gains and losses on investments are allocated to each class of shares based on its relative net assets.
B.  In accordance with the terms of a Funds’ Service Agreement (the “FSA”) between Vanguard and the fund, Vanguard furnishes to the fund investment advisory, corporate management, administrative, marketing, and distribution services at Vanguard’s cost of operations (as defined by the FSA). These costs of operations are allocated to the fund based on methods and guidelines approved by the board of trustees and are generally settled twice a month.
Upon the request of Vanguard, the fund may invest up to 0.40% of its net assets as capital in Vanguard. At October 31, 2021, the fund had contributed to Vanguard capital in the amount of $1,649,000, representing less than 0.01% of the fund’s net assets and 0.66% of Vanguard’s capital received pursuant to the FSA. The fund’s trustees and officers are also directors and employees, respectively, of Vanguard.
C.  Various inputs may be used to determine the value of the fund’s investments and derivatives. These inputs are summarized in three broad levels for financial statement purposes. The inputs or methodologies used to value securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.
Level 1—Quoted prices in active markets for identical securities.
Level 2—Other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.).
Level 3—Significant unobservable inputs (including the fund’s own assumptions used to determine the fair value of investments). Any investments and derivatives valued with significant unobservable inputs are noted on the Schedule of Investments.
23

High Dividend Yield Index Fund
The following table summarizes the market value of the fund's investments and derivatives as of October 31, 2021, based on the inputs used to value them:
  Level 1
($000)
Level 2
($000)
Level 3
($000)
Total
($000)
Investments        
Assets        
Common Stocks 50,967,027 50,967,027
Temporary Cash Investments 117,837 117,837
Total 51,084,864 51,084,864
Derivative Financial Instruments        
Assets        
Futures Contracts1 3,706 3,706
Swap Contracts 3,618 3,618
Total 3,706 3,618 7,324
1 Includes cumulative appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts and centrally cleared swaps, if any, as reported in the Schedule of Investments. Only current day’s variation margin is reported within the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
D.  Permanent differences between book-basis and tax-basis components of net assets are reclassified among capital accounts in the financial statements to reflect their tax character. These reclassifications have no effect on net assets or net asset value per share. As of period end, permanent differences primarily attributable to the accounting for in-kind redemptions and swap agreements were reclassified between the following accounts:
  Amount
($000)
Paid-in Capital 1,396,506
Total Distributable Earnings (Loss) (1,396,506)
Temporary differences between book-basis and tax-basis components of total distributable earnings (loss) arise when certain items of income, gain, or loss are recognized in different periods for financial statement and tax purposes; these differences will reverse at some time in the future. The differences are primarily related to the deferral of losses from wash sales; the recognition of unrealized gains or losses from certain derivative contracts; and the classification of securities for tax purposes. As of period end, the tax-basis components of total distributable earnings (loss) are detailed in the table as follows:
  Amount
($000)
Undistributed Ordinary Income 176,793
Undistributed Long-Term Gains
Capital Loss Carryforwards (2,366,038)
Qualified Late-Year Losses
Net Unrealized Gains (Losses) 11,903,939
24

High Dividend Yield Index Fund
The tax character of distributions paid was as follows:
  Year Ended October 31,
  2021
Amount
($000)
2020
Amount
($000)
Ordinary Income* 1,340,781 1,220,548
Long-Term Capital Gains
Total 1,340,781 1,220,548
* Includes short-term capital gains, if any.
As of October 31, 2021, gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation for investments and derivatives based on cost for U.S. federal income tax purposes were as follows:
  Amount
($000)
Tax Cost 39,180,925
Gross Unrealized Appreciation 13,271,192
Gross Unrealized Depreciation (1,367,253)
Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) 11,903,939
E.  During the year ended October 31, 2021, the fund purchased $11,626,412,000 of investment securities and sold $7,101,274,000 of investment securities, other than temporary cash investments. Purchases and sales include $6,908,112,000 and $3,669,913,000, respectively, in connection with in-kind purchases and redemptions of the fund’s capital shares.
The fund purchased securities from and sold securities to other Vanguard funds or accounts managed by Vanguard or its affiliates, in accordance with procedures adopted by the board of trustees in compliance with Rule 17a-7 of the Investment Company Act of 1940. For the year ended October 31, 2021, such purchases were $1,162,880,000 and sales were $483,610,000, resulting in net realized loss of $31,148,000; these amounts, other than temporary cash investments, are included in the purchases and sales of investment securities noted above.
F.  Capital share transactions for each class of shares were:
  Year Ended October 31,
  2021   2020
  Amount
($000)
Shares
(000)
  Amount
($000)
Shares
(000)
Investor Shares          
Issued   61 2
Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions  
Redeemed 1   (5,809) (161)
Net Increase (Decrease)—Investor Shares   (5,748) (159)
25

High Dividend Yield Index Fund
  Year Ended October 31,
  2021   2020
  Amount
($000)
Shares
(000)
  Amount
($000)
Shares
(000)
ETF Shares          
Issued 7,291,624 73,333   6,760,136 79,262
Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions  
Redeemed (3,685,376) (37,150)   (3,913,611) (47,950)
Net Increase (Decrease)—ETF Shares 3,606,248 36,183   2,846,525 31,312
Admiral Shares          
Issued 1 2,290,496 75,589   1,888,385 75,452
Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions 229,798 7,717   220,883 8,834
Redeemed (1,604,030) (53,826)   (2,200,872) (90,743)
Net Increase (Decrease)—Admiral Shares 916,264 29,480   (91,604) (6,457)
1 In November 2018, the fund announced changes to the availability and minimum investment criteria of the Investor and Admiral share classes. As a result, all of the outstanding Investor Shares automatically converted to Admiral Shares beginning in April 2019. Investor Shares—Redeemed and Admiral Shares—Issued include 4,000 and 5,000 shares, respectively, in the amount of $91,000 from the conversion during the year ended October 31, 2020.
G.  Management has determined that no events or transactions occurred subsequent to October 31, 2021, that would require recognition or disclosure in these financial statements.
26

Report of Independent Registered
Public Accounting Firm
To the Board of Trustees of Vanguard Whitehall Funds and Shareholders of Vanguard High Dividend Yield Index Fund
Opinion on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of investments, of Vanguard High Dividend Yield Index Fund (one of the funds constituting Vanguard Whitehall Funds, referred to hereafter as the "Fund”) as of October 31, 2021, the related statement of operations for the year ended October 31, 2021, the statement of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period ended October 31, 2021, including the related notes, and the financial highlights for each of the periods indicated therein (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Fund as of October 31, 2021, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period ended October 31, 2021 and the financial highlights for each of the periods indicated therein in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
Basis for Opinion
These financial statements are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Fund’s financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Fund in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud.
Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of October 31, 2021 by correspondence with the custodian, transfer agent and brokers; when replies were not received from the transfer agent or brokers, we performed other auditing procedures. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
/s/PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
December 17, 2021
We have served as the auditor of one or more investment companies in The Vanguard Group of Funds since 1975.
27


Special 2021 tax information (unaudited) for Vanguard High Dividend Yield Index Fund
This information for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2021, is included pursuant to provisions of the Internal Revenue Code.
The fund distributed $1,339,671,000 of qualified dividend income to shareholders during the fiscal year.
For corporate shareholders, 96.5% of investment income (dividend income plus short-term gains, if any) qualifies for the dividends-received deduction.
28

London Stock Exchange Group companies include FTSE International Limited (“FTSE”), Frank Russell Company (“Russell”), MTS Next Limited (“MTS”), and FTSE TMX Global Debt Capital Markets Inc. (“FTSE TMX”). All rights reserved. “FTSE®”, “Russell®”, “MTS®”, “FTSE TMX®” and “FTSE Russell” and other service marks and trademarks related to the FTSE or Russell indexes are trademarks of the London Stock Exchange Group companies and are used by FTSE, MTS, FTSE TMX and Russell under license. All information is provided for information purposes only. Every effort is made to ensure that all information given in this publication is accurate, but no responsibility or liability can be accepted by the London Stock Exchange Group companies nor its licensors for any errors or for any loss from use of this publication. Neither the London Stock Exchange Group companies nor any of their licensors make any claim, prediction, warranty or representation whatsoever, expressly or impliedly, either as to the results to be obtained from the use of the Indices or the fitness or suitability of the Indices for any particular purpose to which they might be put. The London Stock Exchange Group companies do not provide investment advice and nothing in this document should be taken as constituting financial or investment advice. The London Stock Exchange Group companies make no representation regarding the advisability of investing in any asset. A decision to invest in any such asset should not be made in reliance on any information herein. Indexes cannot be invested in directly. Inclusion of an asset in an index is not a recommendation to buy, sell or hold that asset. The general information contained in this publication should not be acted upon without obtaining specific legal, tax, and investment advice from a licensed professional. No part of this information may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without prior written permission of the London Stock Exchange Group companies. Distribution of the London Stock Exchange Group companies’ index values and the use of their indexes to create financial products require a license with FTSE, FTSE TMX, MTS and/or Russell and/or its licensors.
29

This page intentionally left blank.

The People Who Govern Your Fund
The trustees of your mutual fund are there to see that the fund is operated and managed in your best interests since, as a shareholder, you are a part owner of the fund. Your fund’s trustees also serve on the board of directors of The Vanguard Group, Inc., which is owned by the Vanguard funds and provides services to them.
A majority of Vanguard’s board members are independent, meaning that they have no affiliation with Vanguard or the funds they oversee, apart from the sizable personal investments they have made as private individuals. The independent board members have distinguished backgrounds in business, academia, and public service. Each of the trustees and executive officers oversees 214 Vanguard funds.
Information for each trustee and executive officer of the fund appears below. That information, as well as the Vanguard fund count, is as of the date on the cover of this fund report. The mailing address of the trustees and officers is P.O. Box 876, Valley Forge, PA 19482. More information about the trustees is in the Statement of Additional Information, which can be obtained, without charge, by contacting Vanguard at 800-662-7447, or online at vanguard.com.
Interested Trustee1
Mortimer J. Buckley
Born in 1969. Trustee since January 2018. Principal occupation(s) during the past five years and other experience: chairman of the board (2019–present) of Vanguard and of each of the investment companies served by Vanguard; chief executive officer (2018–present) of Vanguard; chief executive officer, president, and trustee (2018–present) of each of the investment companies served by Vanguard; president and director (2017–present) of Vanguard; and president (2018–present) of Vanguard Marketing Corporation. Chief investment officer (2013–2017), managing director (2002–2017), head of the Retail Investor Group (2006–2012), and chief information officer (2001–2006) of Vanguard. Chairman of the board (2011–2017) and trustee (2009–2017) of the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia; and trustee (2018–present) and vice chair (2019–present) of The Shipley School.
Independent Trustees
Emerson U. Fullwood
Born in 1948. Trustee since January 2008. Principal occupation(s) during the past five years and other experience: executive chief staff and marketing officer for North America and corporate vice president (retired 2008) of Xerox Corporation (document management products and services). Former president of the Worldwide Channels Group, Latin America, and Worldwide Customer Service and executive chief staff officer of Developing Markets of Xerox. Executive in residence and 2009–2010 Distinguished Minett Professor at the Rochester Institute of Technology. Director of SPX FLOW, Inc. (multi-industry manufacturing). Director of the University of Rochester Medical Center, the Monroe Community College Foundation, the United Way of Rochester, North Carolina A&T University, and Roberts Wesleyan College. Trustee of the University of Rochester.
Amy Gutmann
Born in 1949. Trustee since June 2006. Principal occupation(s) during the past five years and other experience: president (2004–present) of the University of Pennsylvania. Christopher H. Browne Distinguished Professor of Political Science, School of Arts and Sciences, and professor of communication, Annenberg School for Communication, with secondary faculty appointments in the Department of Philosophy, School of Arts and Sciences, and at the Graduate School of Education, University of Pennsylvania.
 
1 Mr. Buckley is considered an “interested person,” as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, because he is an officer of the Vanguard funds.

F. Joseph Loughrey
Born in 1949. Trustee since October 2009. Principal occupation(s) during the past five years and other experience: president and chief operating officer (retired 2009) and vice chairman of the board (2008–2009) of Cummins Inc. (industrial machinery). Chairman of the board of Hillenbrand, Inc. (specialized consumer services). Director of the V Foundation. Member of the advisory council for the College of Arts and Letters and chair of the advisory board to the Kellogg Institute for International Studies, both at the University of Notre Dame. Chairman of the board of Saint Anselm College.
Mark Loughridge
Born in 1953. Trustee since March 2012. Principal occupation(s) during the past five years and other experience: senior vice president and chief financial officer (retired 2013) of IBM (information technology services). Fiduciary member of IBM’s Retirement Plan Committee (2004–2013), senior vice president and general manager (2002–2004) of IBM Global Financing, vice president and controller (1998–2002) of IBM, and a variety of other prior management roles at IBM. Member of the Council on Chicago Booth.
Scott C. Malpass
Born in 1962. Trustee since March 2012. Principal occupation(s) during the past five years and other experience: chief investment officer (retired June 2020) and vice president (retired June 2020) of the University of Notre Dame. Assistant professor (retired June 2020) of finance at the Mendoza College of Business, University of Notre Dame, and member of the Notre Dame 403(b) Investment Committee. Member of the board of Catholic Investment Services, Inc. (investment advisors) and the board of superintendence of the Institute for the Works of Religion.
Deanna Mulligan
Born in 1963. Trustee since January 2018. Principal occupation(s) during the past five years and other experience: board chair (2020), chief executive officer (2011–2020), and president (2010–2019) of The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America. Chief operating officer (2010–2011) and executive vice president (2008–2010) of Individual Life and Disability of the Guardian Life Insurance Company of America. Member of the board of the Economic Club of New York. Trustee of the Partnership for New York City (business leadership), Chief Executives for Corporate Purpose, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, and the Bruce Museum (arts and science). Member of the Advisory Council for the Stanford Graduate School of Business.
André F. Perold
Born in 1952. Trustee since December 2004. Principal occupation(s) during the past five years and other experience: George Gund Professor of Finance and Banking, Emeritus at the Harvard Business School (retired 2011). Chief investment officer and co-managing partner of HighVista Strategies (private investment firm). Member of the board (2018–present) of RIT Capital Partners (investment firm). Member of the investment committee of Partners Health Care System.
Sarah Bloom Raskin
Born in 1961. Trustee since January 2018. Principal occupation(s) during the past five years and other experience: deputy secretary (2014–2017) of the United States Department of the Treasury. Governor (2010–2014) of the Federal Reserve Board. Commissioner (2007–2010) of financial regulation for the State of Maryland. Professor (2020–present), Distinguished Fellow of the Global Financial Markets Center (2020–present), and Rubenstein Fellow (2017–2020) at Duke University. Trustee (2017–present) of Amherst College and member of Amherst College Investment Committee (2019–present). Member of the Regenerative Crisis Response Committee (2020–present).
David A. Thomas
Born in 1956. Trustee since July 2021. Principal occupation(s) during the past five years and other experience: president of Morehouse College (2018–present). Professor of business administration, emeritus at Harvard University (2017–2018). Dean (2011–2016) and professor of management (2016–2017) at the Georgetown University McDonough School of Business. Director of DTE Energy Company (2013–present). Trustee of Common Fund (2019–present).
Peter F. Volanakis
Born in 1955. Trustee since July 2009. Principal occupation(s) during the past five years and other experience: president and chief operating officer (retired 2010) of Corning Incorporated (communications equipment) and director of Corning Incorporated (2000–2010) and Dow Corning (2001–2010). Director (2012) of SPX Corporation (multi-industry manufacturing). Overseer of the Amos Tuck School of Business Administration, Dartmouth College (2001–2013). Chairman of the board of trustees of Colby-Sawyer College. Member of the BMW Group Mobility Council.

Executive Officers
Christine M. Buchanan
Born in 1970. Principal occupation(s) during the past five years and other experience: principal of Vanguard. Chief financial officer (2021–present) and treasurer (2017–present) of each of the investment companies served by Vanguard. Partner (2005–2017) at KPMG (audit, tax, and advisory services).
David Cermak
Born in 1960. Principal occupation(s) during the past five years and other experience: principal of Vanguard. Finance director (2019–present) of each of the investment companies served by Vanguard. Managing director and head (2017–present) of Vanguard Investments Singapore. Managing director and head (2017–2019) of Vanguard Investments Hong Kong. Representative director and head (2014–2017) of Vanguard Investments Japan.
John Galloway
Born in 1973. Principal occupation(s) during the past five years and other experience: principal of Vanguard. Investment stewardship officer (September 2020–present) of each of the investment companies served by Vanguard. Head of Investor Advocacy (February 2020–present) and head of Marketing Strategy and Planning (2017–2020) at Vanguard. Deputy assistant to the President of the United States (2015).
Peter Mahoney
Born in 1974. Principal occupation(s) during the past five years and other experience: principal of Vanguard. Controller (2015–present) of each of the investment companies served by Vanguard. Head of International Fund Services (2008–2014) at Vanguard.
Anne E. Robinson
Born in 1970. Principal occupation(s) during the past five years and other experience: general counsel (2016–present) of Vanguard. Secretary (2016–present) of Vanguard and of each of the investment companies served by Vanguard. Managing director (2016–present) of Vanguard. Managing director and general counsel of Global Cards and Consumer Services (2014–2016) at Citigroup. Counsel (2003–2014) at American Express.
Michael Rollings
Born in 1963. Principal occupation(s) during the past five years and other experience: finance director (2017–present) and treasurer (2017) of each of the investment companies served by Vanguard. Managing director (2016–present) of Vanguard. Chief financial officer (2016–present) of Vanguard. Director (2016–present) of Vanguard Marketing Corporation. Executive vice president and chief financial officer (2006–2016) of MassMutual Financial Group.
John E. Schadl
Born in 1972. Principal occupation(s) during the past five years and other experience: principal of Vanguard. Chief compliance officer (2019–present) of Vanguard and of each of the investment companies served by Vanguard. Assistant vice president (2019–present) of Vanguard Marketing Corporation.
Vanguard Senior Management Team
Matthew Benchener Thomas M. Rampulla
Joseph Brennan Karin A. Risi
Mortimer J. Buckley Anne E. Robinson
Gregory Davis Michael Rollings
John James Nitin Tandon
John T. Marcante Lauren Valente
Chris D. McIsaac  

Connect with Vanguard®>vanguard.com
Fund Information > 800-662-7447
Direct Investor Account Services > 800-662-2739
Institutional Investor Services > 800-523-1036
Text Telephone for People
Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing > 800-749-7273
This material may be used in conjunction with the offering of shares of any Vanguard fund only if preceded or accompanied by the fund’s current prospectus.
All comparative mutual fund data are from Morningstar, Inc., unless otherwise noted.
You can obtain a free copy of Vanguard’s proxy voting guidelines by visiting vanguard.com/proxyreporting or by calling Vanguard at 800-662-2739. The guidelines are also available from the SEC’s website, www.sec.gov. In addition, you may obtain a free report on how your fund voted the proxies for securities it owned during the 12 months ended June 30. To get the report, visit either vanguard.com/proxyreporting or www.sec.gov.
You can review information about your fund on the SEC’s website, and you can receive copies of this information, for a fee, by sending a request via email addressed to publicinfo@sec.gov.
Source for Bloomberg indexes: Bloomberg Index Services Limited. Copyright 2021, Bloomberg. All rights reserved.
© 2021 The Vanguard Group, Inc.
All rights reserved.
U.S. Patent Nos. 6,879,964 and 7,720,749.
Vanguard Marketing Corporation, Distributor.
Q6230 122021

 

 

Annual Report   |   October 31, 2021
Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond Index Fund

Contents
Your Fund’s Performance at a Glance

1
About Your Fund’s Expenses

2
Performance Summary

4
Financial Statements

7
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, 2021, Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond Index Fund returned 3.26% for Admiral Shares, 3.31% for Institutional Shares, and 4.06% for ETF Shares. Its benchmark index returned 4.20%.
The global economy continued to recover from the sharp pandemic-induced contraction in the spring of 2020. Countries that were more successful in containing COVID-19—whether through vaccinations, lockdowns, or both—generally fared better economically. Swift and extensive fiscal and monetary support from policymakers was also key to the rebound. Bond yields moved higher across much of the developed world during the fiscal year amid concerns about inflation and the prospect that some developed-market central banks might scale back their bond-buying programs or raise interest rates.
Amid these conditions, U.S. dollar-denominated emerging-market debt performance was mostly positive over the period. Bonds of some of the largest issuers, including Mexico and Turkey, posted double-digit 12-month gains, while those of others such as Saudi Arabia, Indonesia, and the United Arab Emirates lagged.
At period-end, the fund’s 30-day SEC yield net of expenses—a proxy for its income-generating potential over 12 months—ranged from 4.10% for Admiral Shares to 4.12% for Institutional Shares.
Market Barometer
  Average Annual Total Returns
Periods Ended October 31, 2021
  One Year Three Years Five Years
Stocks      
Russell 1000 Index (Large-caps) 43.51% 22.01% 19.16%
Russell 2000 Index (Small-caps) 50.80 16.47 15.52
Russell 3000 Index (Broad U.S. market) 43.90 21.62 18.91
FTSE All-World ex US Index (International) 30.23 12.42 10.05
Bonds      
Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index
(Broad taxable market)
-0.48% 5.63% 3.10%
Bloomberg Municipal Bond Index
(Broad tax-exempt market)
2.64 5.17 3.41
FTSE Three-Month U.S. Treasury Bill Index 0.05 1.08 1.12
CPI      
Consumer Price Index 6.22% 3.03% 2.73%
  
Fund returns are adjusted to reflect the 0.75% fee on purchases of fund shares. The fee does not apply to the ETF Shares.
1

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.
2

Six Months Ended October 31, 2021      
  Beginning
Account Value
4/30/2021
Ending
Account Value
10/31/2021
Expenses
Paid During
Period
Based on Actual Fund Return      
Emerging Markets Government Bond Index Fund      
ETF Shares $1,000.00 $1,013.10 $0.86
Admiral™ Shares 1,000.00 1,013.00 0.81
Institutional Shares 1,000.00 1,013.20 0.76
Based on Hypothetical 5% Yearly Return      
Emerging Markets Government Bond Index Fund      
ETF Shares $1,000.00 $1,024.35 $0.87
Admiral Shares 1,000.00 1,024.40 0.82
Institutional Shares 1,000.00 1,024.45 0.77
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 0.17% for ETF Shares, 0.16% for Admiral Shares, and 0.15% 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 (184/365).
3

Emerging Markets Government 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, 2021
Initial Investment of $10,000
    Average Annual Total Returns
Periods Ended October 31, 2021
 
    One
Year
Five
Years
Since
Inception
(5/31/2013)
Final Value
of a $10,000
Investment
 Emerging Markets Government Bond Index Fund
ETF Shares Net Asset Value
4.06% 4.03% 4.27% $14,219
  Emerging Markets Government Bond Index Fund ETF Shares Market Price 3.70 4.00 4.30 14,250
 Bloomberg USD Emerging Markets Government RIC Capped Index 4.20 4.11 4.36 14,323
 Bloomberg Global Aggregate Index ex USD -1.99 1.92 1.29 11,136
“Since Inception” performance is calculated from the ETF Shares’ inception date for both the fund and its comparative standard(s).
       
    One
Year
Five
Years
Since
Inception
(5/31/2013)
Final Value
of a $10,000
Investment
Emerging Markets Government Bond Index Fund
Admiral Shares
3.26% 3.88% 4.19% $14,126
Bloomberg USD Emerging Markets Government RIC Capped Index 4.20 4.11 4.36 14,323
Bloomberg Global Aggregate Index ex USD -1.99 1.92 1.29 11,136
“Since Inception” performance is calculated from the Admiral Shares’ inception date for both the fund and its comparative standard(s).
See Financial Highlights for dividend and capital gains information.
4

Emerging Markets Government Bond Index Fund
    Average Annual Total Returns
Periods Ended October 31, 2021
 
    One
Year
Five
Years
Since
Inception
(2/11/2015)1
Final Value
of a $5,000,000
Investment
Emerging Markets Government Bond Index Fund
Institutional Shares 
3.31% 3.89% 4.91% $6,900,820
Bloomberg USD Emerging Markets Government RIC Capped Index 4.20 4.11 5.10 6,982,620
Bloomberg Global Aggregate Index ex USD -1.99 1.92 2.15 5,767,808
 “Since Inception” performance is calculated from the Institutional Shares’ inception date for both the fund and its comparative standard(s).
1Institutional Shares were first issued on November 25, 2014, and were redeemed shortly thereafter. Institutional Shares were next issued on February 11, 2015. The total returns shown are based on the period beginning February 11, 2015.
Cumulative Returns of ETF Shares: May 31, 2013, Through October 31, 2021
  One
Year
Five
Years
Since
Inception
(5/31/2013)
Emerging Markets Government Bond Index Fund ETF Shares Market Price 3.70% 21.64% 42.50%
Emerging Markets Government Bond Index Fund ETF Shares Net Asset Value 4.06 21.83 42.19
Bloomberg USD Emerging Markets Government RIC Capped Index 4.20 22.33 43.23
"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.
Vanguard fund returns are adjusted to reflect the 0.75% fee on purchases of fund shares. The fee does not apply to the ETF Shares.
5

Emerging Markets Government Bond Index Fund
Fund Allocation
As of October 31, 2021
Mexico 9.7%
Saudi Arabia 8.5
Indonesia 6.9
United Arab Emirates 6.2
Turkey 5.6
Qatar 5.6
China 4.1
Brazil 3.8
Russia 3.7
Colombia 3.5
Philippines 2.9
Peru 2.4
Oman 2.4
Egypt 2.3
Panama 2.2
Argentina 2.0
Dominican Republic 2.0
Chile 1.8
Bahrain 1.6
South Africa 1.6
Malaysia 1.6
Uruguay 1.5
Ukraine 1.5
Nigeria 1.2
Hungary 1.0
Ghana 1.0
Other 13.4
The table reflects the fund’s investments, except for short-term investments and derivatives.
The fund may invest in derivatives (such as futures and swap contracts) for various reasons, including, but not limited to, attempting to remain fully invested and tracking its target index as closely as possible.
6

Emerging Markets Government Bond Index Fund
Financial Statements
Schedule of Investments
As of October 31, 2021
The fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year as an exhibit to its reports on Form N-PORT. The fund’s Form N-PORT reports are available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.
    Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000)
Market
Value

($000)
Corporate Bonds (14.5%)    
Azerbaijan (0.2%)                  
1 Southern Gas Corridor CJSC  6.875%  3/24/26   5,350     6,266
Brazil (0.5%)                  
  Petrobras Global Finance BV  5.999%  1/27/28   1,178     1,285
  Petrobras Global Finance BV  5.093%  1/15/30   4,250     4,338
  Petrobras Global Finance BV  5.600%   1/3/31   4,890     5,123
  Petrobras Global Finance BV  6.875%  1/20/40       1         1
  Petrobras Global Finance BV  6.850%   6/5/15   6,000     5,850
                 16,597
Chile (0.2%)                  
  Corp. Nacional del Cobre de Chile  3.700%  1/30/50   7,300     7,426
China (2.4%)                  
  Bank of China Ltd.  5.000% 11/13/24   8,425     9,246
  China Cinda Finance 2015 I Ltd.  4.250%  4/23/25   4,700     4,952
  China Construction Bank Corp.  4.250%  2/27/29   5,300     5,622
  China Construction Bank Corp.  2.450%  6/24/30   5,950     5,985
  CNAC HK Finbridge Co. Ltd.  5.125%  3/14/28   4,955     5,631
  CNOOC Finance 2013 Ltd.  3.000%   5/9/23   5,500     5,656
  CNOOC Finance 2014 ULC  4.250%  4/30/24   6,681     7,162
  CNOOC Finance 2015 USA LLC  3.500%   5/5/25     800       847
  Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Ltd.  4.875%  9/21/25   5,900     6,477
  Sinopec Group Overseas Development 2013 Ltd.  4.375% 10/17/23   4,393     4,679
  Sinopec Group Overseas Development 2015 Ltd.  3.250%  4/28/25   5,500     5,803
  Sinopec Group Overseas Development 2018 Ltd.  2.700%  5/13/30   4,300     4,396
  State Grid Overseas Investment 2014 Ltd.  4.125%   5/7/24   4,420     4,759
  State Grid Overseas Investment BVI Ltd.  3.500%   5/4/27   6,744     7,317
                 78,532
Colombia (0.7%)                  
  Ecopetrol SA  5.875%  9/18/23   4,940     5,306
  Ecopetrol SA  5.375%  6/26/26   4,000     4,335
  Ecopetrol SA  6.875%  4/29/30   5,675     6,551
  Ecopetrol SA  5.875%  5/28/45   5,467     5,503
  Ecopetrol SA  5.875%  11/2/51   1,612     1,597
                 23,292
Indonesia (0.4%)                  
  Pertamina Persero PT  4.300%  5/20/23   4,615     4,839
  Pertamina Persero PT  6.450%  5/30/44   3,600     4,780
7

Emerging Markets Government Bond Index Fund
    Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000)
Market
Value

($000)
  Pertamina Persero PT  6.500%  11/7/48     400       539
  Perusahaan Perseroan Persero PT Perusahaan Listrik Negara  4.125%  5/15/27   4,357     4,701
                 14,859
Kazakhstan (0.2%)                  
  KazMunayGas National Co. JSC  6.375% 10/24/48   4,160     5,355
Malaysia (0.9%)                  
  Petronas Capital Ltd.  3.500%  3/18/25   4,100     4,369
  Petronas Capital Ltd.  3.500%  4/21/30   6,300     6,818
  Petronas Capital Ltd.  4.500%  3/18/45   4,110     4,989
2 Petronas Capital Ltd.  4.550%  4/21/50     775       975
  Petronas Capital Ltd.  4.550%  4/21/50   7,000     8,771
2 Petronas Capital Ltd.  3.404%  4/28/61   4,600     4,761
                 30,683
Mexico (4.3%)                  
  Mexico City Airport Trust  5.500%  7/31/47   5,654     5,742
2 Petroleos Mexicanos  6.875% 10/16/25   3,930     4,298
  Petroleos Mexicanos  6.875%   8/4/26   8,500     9,283
  Petroleos Mexicanos  6.490%  1/23/27   6,556     6,976
  Petroleos Mexicanos  6.500%  3/13/27  14,850    15,830
  Petroleos Mexicanos  5.350%  2/12/28   6,725     6,712
  Petroleos Mexicanos  6.500%  1/23/29   5,680     5,914
  Petroleos Mexicanos  6.840%  1/23/30  11,800    12,329
  Petroleos Mexicanos  5.950%  1/28/31   8,225     8,094
  Petroleos Mexicanos  6.625%  6/15/35   7,700     7,447
  Petroleos Mexicanos  6.500%   6/2/41   4,250     3,842
  Petroleos Mexicanos  6.375%  1/23/45   4,220     3,643
  Petroleos Mexicanos  6.750%  9/21/47  16,549    14,568
  Petroleos Mexicanos  6.350%  2/12/48   7,790     6,636
  Petroleos Mexicanos  7.690%  1/23/50  23,749    22,691
  Petroleos Mexicanos  6.950%  1/28/60  10,340     9,155
                 143,160
Peru (0.2%)                  
  Petroleos del Peru SA  5.625%  6/19/47   5,400     5,481
Qatar (1.0%)                  
2 Qatar Petroleum  1.375%  9/12/26   4,100     4,048
2 Qatar Petroleum  2.250%  7/12/31   9,300     9,158
  Qatar Petroleum  2.250%  7/12/31     600       592
2 Qatar Petroleum  3.125%  7/12/41   9,200     9,338
  Qatar Petroleum  3.125%  7/12/41     600       607
2 Qatar Petroleum  3.300%  7/12/51  10,800    11,074
                 34,817
Russia (0.5%)                  
  Gazprom Neft OAO Via GPN Capital SA  6.000% 11/27/23   4,100     4,468
2 Gazprom PJSC via Gaz Finance plc  2.950%  1/27/29   5,000     4,895
  Gazprom PJSC via Gaz Finance plc  2.950%  1/27/29     600       587
2 Gazprom PJSC via Gaz Finance plc  3.250%  2/25/30   3,200     3,158
  Gazprom PJSC via Gaz Finance plc  3.250%  2/25/30   2,225     2,195
                 15,303
Saudi Arabia (2.1%)                  
2 SA Global Sukuk Ltd.  1.602%  6/17/26   4,000     3,949
  SA Global Sukuk Ltd.  1.602%  6/17/26   1,150     1,134
2 SA Global Sukuk Ltd.  2.694%  6/17/31   6,900     6,917
  Saudi Arabian Oil Co.  2.875%  4/16/24   5,475     5,691
8

Emerging Markets Government Bond Index Fund
    Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000)
Market
Value

($000)
2 Saudi Arabian Oil Co.  3.500%  4/16/29     975     1,041
  Saudi Arabian Oil Co.  3.500%  4/16/29   7,791     8,323
2 Saudi Arabian Oil Co.  2.250% 11/24/30   2,575     2,499
  Saudi Arabian Oil Co.  2.250% 11/24/30   3,650     3,539
2 Saudi Arabian Oil Co.  4.250%  4/16/39   4,100     4,612
  Saudi Arabian Oil Co.  4.250%  4/16/39   4,500     5,048
  Saudi Arabian Oil Co.  4.375%  4/16/49   8,880    10,208
2 Saudi Arabian Oil Co.  3.250% 11/24/50   2,350     2,263
  Saudi Arabian Oil Co.  3.250% 11/24/50   3,075     2,953
2 Saudi Arabian Oil Co.  3.500% 11/24/70   5,600     5,342
  Saudi Arabian Oil Co.  3.500% 11/24/70     600       574
  Saudi Electricity Global Sukuk Co. 3  4.000%   4/8/24   3,850     4,108
                 68,201
United Arab Emirates (0.9%)                  
3 Abu Dhabi Crude Oil Pipeline LLC  4.600%  11/2/47   6,075     7,065
2 DP World Ltd.  6.850%   7/2/37   3,840     5,077
  DP World Ltd.  5.625%  9/25/48     675       824
  DP World Salaam  6.000% 12/31/99   4,100     4,487
2 MDGH GMTN RSC Ltd.  3.700%  11/7/49   2,000     2,189
  MDGH GMTN RSC Ltd.  3.700%  11/7/49   1,353     1,475
  MDGH GMTN RSC Ltd.  3.950%  5/21/50   6,400     7,280
                 28,397
Total Corporate Bonds (Cost $478,566)   478,369
Sovereign Bonds (84.4%)    
Angola (0.7%)                  
  Republic of Angola  9.500% 11/12/25   3,850     4,161
  Republic of Angola  8.250%   5/9/28   6,100     6,141
  Republic of Angola  8.000% 11/26/29   3,623     3,603
  Republic of Angola  9.375%   5/8/48   4,750     4,737
  Republic of Angola  9.125% 11/26/49   2,450     2,398
2 Republic of Angola  9.125% 11/26/49   1,200     1,174
                 22,214
Argentina (2.0%)                  
4 Provincia de Buenos Aires, 5.2500% coupon rate effective 9/1/22  3.900%   9/1/37  17,200     7,591
  Republic of Argentina  1.000%   7/9/29   7,401     2,692
4 Republic of Argentina, 0.7500% coupon rate effective 7/9/23  0.500%   7/9/30  44,027    15,093
4 Republic of Argentina, 1.500% coupon rate effective 7/9/22  1.125%   7/9/35  55,979    17,292
4 Republic of Argentina, 1.500% coupon rate effective 7/9/22  1.125%   7/9/46   6,099     1,924
4 Republic of Argentina, 3.500% coupon rate effective 7/9/22  2.500%   7/9/41  28,814     9,957
4 Republic of Argentina, 3.875% coupon rate effective 7/9/22  2.000%   1/9/38  31,051    11,342
                 65,891
Armenia (0.1%)                  
  Republic of Armenia  7.150%  3/26/25   1,300     1,480
  Republic of Armenia  3.950%  9/26/29   1,400     1,367
2 Republic of Armenia  3.600%   2/2/31   1,150     1,077
  Republic of Armenia  3.600%   2/2/31     850       798
                 4,722
Azerbaijan (0.2%)                  
  Republic of Azerbaijan  4.750%  3/18/24   3,600     3,864
3 Republic of Azerbaijan  3.500%   9/1/32   2,600     2,661
9

Emerging Markets Government Bond Index Fund
    Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000)
Market
Value

($000)
2,3 Republic of Azerbaijan  3.500%   9/1/32     300       307
                 6,832
Bahamas (0.1%)                  
2,3 Commonwealth of Bahamas  6.000% 11/21/28     850       772
3 Commonwealth of Bahamas  6.000% 11/21/28     500       454
2,3 Commonwealth of Bahamas  8.950% 10/15/32   1,750     1,692
3 Commonwealth of Bahamas  8.950% 10/15/32     800       770
                 3,688
Bahrain (1.6%)                  
  CBB International Sukuk Co. 5 Spc  5.624%  2/12/24   3,700     3,921
  CBB International Sukuk Co. 6 Spc  5.250%  3/20/25   2,000     2,120
  CBB International Sukuk Co. 6 Spc  6.875%  10/5/25   2,650     3,019
  CBB International Sukuk Programme Co. WLL  6.250% 11/14/24   2,858     3,093
  CBB International Sukuk Programme Co. WLL  4.500%  3/30/27   2,120     2,231
  CBB International Sukuk Programme Co. WLL  3.950%  9/16/27   2,400     2,463
  Kingdom of Bahrain  6.125%   8/1/23   3,902     4,134
  Kingdom of Bahrain  7.000%  1/26/26   4,150     4,598
  Kingdom of Bahrain  4.250%  1/25/28     500       492
  Kingdom of Bahrain  7.000% 10/12/28   4,700     5,155
  Kingdom of Bahrain  6.750%  9/20/29   3,900     4,213
  Kingdom of Bahrain  7.375%  5/14/30   2,700     3,009
  Kingdom of Bahrain  5.625%  9/30/31   2,670     2,661
  Kingdom of Bahrain  5.450%  9/16/32   2,700     2,643
2 Kingdom of Bahrain  5.250%  1/25/33   2,500     2,393
  Kingdom of Bahrain  5.250%  1/25/33     300       287
  Kingdom of Bahrain  6.000%  9/19/44   3,400     3,153
  Kingdom of Bahrain  7.500%  9/20/47   2,500     2,585
  Kingdom of Bahrain  6.250%  1/25/51   1,400     1,306
                 53,476
Belarus (0.2%)                  
  Republic of Belarus  6.875%  2/28/23   2,325     2,345
  Republic of Belarus  5.875%  2/24/26   1,000       922
  Republic of Belarus  7.625%  6/29/27   1,800     1,751
  Republic of Belarus  6.200%  2/28/30   1,600     1,386
2 Republic of Belarus  6.378%  2/24/31     750       649
  Republic of Belarus  6.378%  2/24/31   1,400     1,210
                 8,263
Belize (0.0%)                  
  Republic of Belize  4.938%  2/20/34   1,473       754
Bermuda (0.2%)                  
  Government of Bermuda  3.717%  1/25/27   1,550     1,676
2 Government of Bermuda  4.750%  2/15/29     600       695
  Government of Bermuda  2.375%  8/20/30   1,000       995
2 Government of Bermuda  3.375%  8/20/50   1,000     1,002
  Government of Bermuda  3.375%  8/20/50   1,000     1,003
                 5,371
Bolivia (0.1%)                  
  Bolivian Government  5.950%  8/22/23   1,000     1,046
2,3 Bolivian Government  4.500%  3/20/28     900       803
3 Bolivian Government  4.500%  3/20/28   2,000     1,799
                 3,648
10

Emerging Markets Government Bond Index Fund
    Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000)
Market
Value

($000)
Brazil (3.2%)                  
  Federative Republic of Brazil  2.625%   1/5/23   5,700     5,823
  Federative Republic of Brazil  8.875%  4/15/24   2,826     3,442
  Federative Republic of Brazil  4.250%   1/7/25  11,953    12,664
  Federative Republic of Brazil  8.750%   2/4/25   1,677     2,046
  Federative Republic of Brazil  2.875%   6/6/25   5,150     5,151
  Federative Republic of Brazil  6.000%   4/7/26   5,900     6,616
  Federative Republic of Brazil 10.125%  5/15/27   2,056     2,869
  Federative Republic of Brazil  4.625%  1/13/28   8,302     8,517
  Federative Republic of Brazil  4.500%  5/30/29   5,800     5,803
  Federative Republic of Brazil  3.875%  6/12/30  10,550     9,855
  Federative Republic of Brazil  3.750%  9/12/31   2,750     2,511
  Federative Republic of Brazil  8.250%  1/20/34   3,739     4,826
  Federative Republic of Brazil  7.125%  1/20/37   4,646     5,439
  Federative Republic of Brazil  5.625%   1/7/41   6,002     5,876
  Federative Republic of Brazil  5.000%  1/27/45   8,986     8,082
  Federative Republic of Brazil  5.625%  2/21/47   7,633     7,380
  Federative Republic of Brazil  4.750%  1/14/50  11,085     9,489
                 106,389
Chile (1.6%)                  
  Republic of Chile  3.125%  1/21/26   1,800     1,909
  Republic of Chile  3.240%   2/6/28   5,450     5,745
  Republic of Chile  2.450%  1/31/31   7,850     7,725
  Republic of Chile  2.550%  1/27/32   1,100     1,086
  Republic of Chile  2.550%  7/27/33   6,500     6,281
  Republic of Chile  3.100%   5/7/41   7,400     7,189
  Republic of Chile  3.860%  6/21/47   3,525     3,825
  Republic of Chile  3.500%  1/25/50   6,400     6,508
  Republic of Chile  3.500%  4/15/53   4,150     4,215
  Republic of Chile  3.100%  1/22/61   5,650     5,203
  Republic of Chile  3.250%  9/21/71   2,700     2,490
                 52,176
China (1.6%)                  
  China Government Bond  2.125%  11/2/22   2,523     2,563
  China Government Bond  1.875%  12/3/22   3,207     3,254
  China Government Bond  3.250% 10/19/23   4,100     4,314
  China Government Bond  0.400% 10/21/23   3,300     3,289
  China Government Bond  1.950%  12/3/24   5,450     5,638
  China Government Bond  0.550% 10/21/25   6,850     6,678
  China Government Bond  2.625%  11/2/27   3,251     3,456
  China Government Bond  3.500% 10/19/28   1,700     1,913
  China Government Bond  2.125%  12/3/29   8,750     9,082
  China Government Bond  1.200% 10/21/30   2,700     2,607
  China Government Bond  2.750%  12/3/39   1,525     1,613
  China Government Bond  4.000% 10/19/48   1,400     1,854
2 China Government Bond  2.250% 10/21/50     800       778
  China Government Bond  2.250% 10/21/50     400       390
2 China Government Bond  2.500% 10/26/51   3,125     3,201
  Export-Import Bank of China  3.625%  7/31/24   3,772     4,050
                 54,680
Colombia (2.8%)                  
  Republic of Colombia  2.625%  3/15/23   2,760     2,802
  Republic of Colombia  4.000%  2/26/24   4,245     4,432
  Republic of Colombia  8.125%  5/21/24   2,705     3,117
11

Emerging Markets Government Bond Index Fund
    Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000)
Market
Value

($000)
  Republic of Colombia  4.500%  1/28/26   4,067     4,352
  Republic of Colombia  3.875%  4/25/27   5,275     5,469
  Republic of Colombia  4.500%  3/15/29   5,400     5,709
  Republic of Colombia  3.000%  1/30/30   4,475     4,231
  Republic of Colombia  3.125%  4/15/31   6,980     6,539
  Republic of Colombia  3.250%  4/22/32   5,500     5,143
  Republic of Colombia  7.375%  9/18/37   4,912     6,071
  Republic of Colombia  6.125%  1/18/41   6,750     7,480
  Republic of Colombia  4.125%  2/22/42   2,750     2,489
  Republic of Colombia  5.625%  2/26/44   6,800     7,166
  Republic of Colombia  5.000%  6/15/45  12,675    12,477
  Republic of Colombia  5.200%  5/15/49   7,420     7,465
  Republic of Colombia  4.125%  5/15/51   4,000     3,493
  Republic of Colombia  3.875%  2/15/61   3,650     2,993
                 91,428
Costa Rica (0.5%)                  
  Republic of Costa Rica  4.250%  1/26/23   2,582     2,638
  Republic of Costa Rica  4.375%  4/30/25   1,400     1,437
  Republic of Costa Rica  6.125%  2/19/31   3,225     3,307
  Republic of Costa Rica  5.625%  4/30/43   1,700     1,520
  Republic of Costa Rica  7.000%   4/4/44   2,930     2,924
  Republic of Costa Rica  7.158%  3/12/45   3,451     3,489
                 15,315
Croatia (0.3%)                  
  Republic of Croatia  5.500%   4/4/23   4,000     4,262
  Republic of Croatia  6.000%  1/26/24   4,800     5,321
                 9,583
Dominican Republic (2.0%)                  
3 Dominican Republic  5.875%  4/18/24   1,500     1,580
  Dominican Republic  5.500%  1/27/25   3,700     4,017
  Dominican Republic  6.875%  1/29/26   4,345     4,987
  Dominican Republic  5.950%  1/25/27   4,850     5,422
  Dominican Republic  6.000%  7/19/28   3,619     4,067
  Dominican Republic  4.500%  1/30/30   5,856     5,929
2 Dominican Republic  4.875%  9/23/32   2,250     2,283
  Dominican Republic  4.875%  9/23/32   5,300     5,405
2 Dominican Republic  5.300%  1/21/41   1,900     1,894
  Dominican Republic  5.300%  1/21/41   2,550     2,540
  Dominican Republic  7.450%  4/30/44   4,000     4,773
  Dominican Republic  6.850%  1/27/45   5,644     6,306
  Dominican Republic  6.500%  2/15/48   2,900     3,118
  Dominican Republic  6.400%   6/5/49   3,950     4,202
2 Dominican Republic  5.875%  1/30/60     850       830
  Dominican Republic  5.875%  1/30/60   8,227     8,070
                 65,423
Ecuador (0.9%)                  
2,3 Republic of Ecuador  0.000%  7/31/30   1,075       576
3 Republic of Ecuador  0.000%  7/31/30   1,700       911
2,4 Republic of Ecuador, 1.500% coupon rate effective 7/31/2022  0.500%  7/31/40   5,658     3,381
4 Republic of Ecuador, 1.500% coupon rate effective 7/31/2022  0.500%  7/31/40   3,650     2,181
2,4 Republic of Ecuador, 2.500% coupon rate effective 7/31/2022  1.000%  7/31/35  11,776     7,805
4 Republic of Ecuador, 2.500% coupon rate effective 7/31/2022  1.000%  7/31/35  11,230     7,443
2,4 Republic of Ecuador, 5.500% coupon rate effective 7/31/22  5.000%  7/31/30   2,635     2,192
12

Emerging Markets Government Bond Index Fund
    Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000)
Market
Value

($000)
4 Republic of Ecuador, 5.500% coupon rate effective 7/31/22  5.000%  7/31/30   7,725     6,427
                 30,916
Egypt (2.3%)                  
  Arab Republic of Egypt  5.577%  2/21/23   3,420     3,510
  Arab Republic of Egypt  4.550% 11/20/23   1,278     1,297
  Arab Republic of Egypt  6.200%   3/1/24   2,200     2,298
  Arab Republic of Egypt  5.750%  5/29/24   3,520     3,628
  Arab Republic of Egypt  5.875%  6/11/25   4,075     4,178
  Arab Republic of Egypt  5.250%  10/6/25   2,350     2,363
2 Arab Republic of Egypt  3.875%  2/16/26   1,500     1,399
  Arab Republic of Egypt  7.500%  1/31/27   5,304     5,508
2 Arab Republic of Egypt  5.800%  9/30/27   2,300     2,233
  Arab Republic of Egypt  6.588%  2/21/28   3,625     3,557
  Arab Republic of Egypt  7.600%   3/1/29   5,744     5,773
2 Arab Republic of Egypt  5.875%  2/16/31   1,100       994
  Arab Republic of Egypt  5.875%  2/16/31   3,450     3,120
  Arab Republic of Egypt  7.053%  1/15/32   5,100     4,784
  Arab Republic of Egypt  7.625%  5/29/32   2,049     1,981
2 Arab Republic of Egypt  7.300%  9/30/33   2,900     2,729
  Arab Republic of Egypt  6.875%  4/30/40     900       799
  Arab Republic of Egypt  8.500%  1/31/47   7,080     6,542
  Arab Republic of Egypt  7.903%  2/21/48   4,500     3,959
  Arab Republic of Egypt  8.700%   3/1/49   4,700     4,383
  Arab Republic of Egypt  8.875%  5/29/50   5,440     5,137
2 Arab Republic of Egypt  8.750%  9/30/51   1,200     1,132
2 Arab Republic of Egypt  8.150% 11/20/59     400       357
  Arab Republic of Egypt  8.150% 11/20/59   1,250     1,116
2 Arab Republic of Egypt  7.500%  2/16/61   3,600     3,057
  Arab Republic of Egypt  7.500%  2/16/61     400       340
                 76,174
El Salvador (0.5%)                  
  Republic of El Salvador  7.750%  1/24/23   2,099     1,854
  Republic of El Salvador  5.875%  1/30/25   2,418     1,921
  Republic of El Salvador  6.375%  1/18/27   2,262     1,736
  Republic of El Salvador  8.625%  2/28/29   1,625     1,301
  Republic of El Salvador  8.250%  4/10/32   1,332     1,048
  Republic of El Salvador  7.650%  6/15/35   2,800     2,106
  Republic of El Salvador  7.625%   2/1/41   1,718     1,258
2 Republic of El Salvador  7.125%  1/20/50     650       465
  Republic of El Salvador  7.125%  1/20/50   2,350     1,684
2 Republic of El Salvador  9.500%  7/15/52     750       617
  Republic of El Salvador  9.500%  7/15/52   1,950     1,609
                 15,599
Ethiopia (0.1%)                  
  Federal Republic of Ethiopia  6.625% 12/11/24   2,850     2,324
Gabon (0.2%)                  
3 Republic of Gabon  6.375% 12/12/24   2,536     2,695
  Republic of Gabon  6.950%  6/16/25   1,250     1,345
3 Republic of Gabon  6.625%   2/6/31   1,600     1,596
2,3 Republic of Gabon  6.625%   2/6/31   1,300     1,297
                 6,933
13

Emerging Markets Government Bond Index Fund
    Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000)
Market
Value

($000)
Georgia (0.0%)                  
2 Republic of Georgia  2.750%  4/22/26   1,100     1,106
  Republic Of Georgia  2.750%  4/22/26     200       201
                 1,307
Ghana (1.0%)                  
3 Republic of Ghana  8.125%  1/18/26   3,545     3,422
2,3 Republic of Ghana  6.375%  2/11/27     200       180
3 Republic of Ghana  6.375%  2/11/27   3,506     3,141
3 Republic of Ghana  7.875%  3/26/27   1,930     1,792
3 Republic of Ghana  7.750%   4/7/29     600       536
3 Republic of Ghana  7.625%  5/16/29   4,900     4,332
3 Republic of Ghana 10.750% 10/14/30   2,900     3,361
3 Republic of Ghana  8.125%  3/26/32   3,900     3,445
2 Republic of Ghana  8.625%   4/7/34   1,750     1,549
  Republic of Ghana  8.625%   4/7/34     950       840
3 Republic of Ghana  7.875%  2/11/35   2,700     2,301
2 Republic of Ghana  8.875%   5/7/42     800       703
3 Republic of Ghana  8.627%  6/16/49   2,750     2,315
3 Republic of Ghana  8.950%  3/26/51   2,725     2,321
2,3 Republic of Ghana  8.750%  3/11/61     600       507
3 Republic of Ghana  8.750%  3/11/61   1,550     1,310
                 32,055
Guatemala (0.5%)                  
  Republic of Guatemala  4.500%   5/3/26   1,850     1,982
  Republic of Guatemala  4.375%   6/5/27   1,600     1,706
  Republic of Guatemala  4.875%  2/13/28   1,600     1,740
3 Republic of Guatemala  4.900%   6/1/30   1,600     1,740
2 Republic of Guatemala  5.375%  4/24/32     200       224
  Republic of Guatemala  5.375%  4/24/32   1,400     1,568
2 Republic of Guatemala  3.700%  10/7/33   1,300     1,289
2 Republic of Guatemala  4.650%  10/7/41   1,300     1,325
3 Republic of Guatemala  6.125%   6/1/50   3,700     4,364
                 15,938
Honduras (0.1%)                  
3 Republic of Honduras  7.500%  3/15/24   1,400     1,468
  Republic of Honduras  6.250%  1/19/27   2,020     2,121
2 Republic of Honduras  5.625%  6/24/30     650       648
  Republic of Honduras  5.625%  6/24/30     800       799
                 5,036
Hungary (1.0%)                  
  Republic of Hungary  5.375%  2/21/23   4,490     4,762
  Republic of Hungary  5.750% 11/22/23   4,740     5,201
  Republic of Hungary  5.375%  3/25/24   5,043     5,552
2 Republic of Hungary  2.125%  9/22/31   5,900     5,761
  Republic of Hungary  7.625%  3/29/41   3,570     5,895
2 Republic of Hungary  3.125%  9/21/51   5,400     5,280
                 32,451
Indonesia (6.4%)                  
  Perusahaan Penerbit SBSN Indonesia III  3.300% 11/21/22   2,700     2,775
  Perusahaan Penerbit SBSN Indonesia III  3.750%   3/1/23   3,750     3,898
  Perusahaan Penerbit SBSN Indonesia III  3.900%  8/20/24   2,050     2,210
  Perusahaan Penerbit SBSN Indonesia III  4.350%  9/10/24   4,500     4,910
  Perusahaan Penerbit SBSN Indonesia III  4.325%  5/28/25   5,569     6,149
  Perusahaan Penerbit SBSN Indonesia III  2.300%  6/23/25   1,000     1,033
14

Emerging Markets Government Bond Index Fund
    Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000)
Market
Value

($000)
  Perusahaan Penerbit SBSN Indonesia III  4.550%  3/29/26   5,120     5,753
2 Perusahaan Penerbit SBSN Indonesia III  1.500%   6/9/26   3,150     3,148
  Perusahaan Penerbit SBSN Indonesia III  4.150%  3/29/27   4,964     5,529
2 Perusahaan Penerbit SBSN Indonesia III  4.400%   3/1/28     800       907
  Perusahaan Penerbit SBSN Indonesia III  4.400%   3/1/28   4,090     4,639
2 Perusahaan Penerbit SBSN Indonesia III  4.450%  2/20/29     600       686
  Perusahaan Penerbit SBSN Indonesia III  4.450%  2/20/29   2,885     3,298
  Perusahaan Penerbit SBSN Indonesia III  2.800%  6/23/30   3,050     3,129
2 Perusahaan Penerbit SBSN Indonesia III  2.550%   6/9/31   2,500     2,517
  Perusahaan Penerbit SBSN Indonesia III  2.550%   6/9/31     200       201
  Perusahaan Penerbit SBSN Indonesia III  3.800%  6/23/50   2,100     2,194
2 Perusahaan Penerbit SBSN Indonesia III  3.550%   6/9/51   2,050     2,081
  Republic of Indonesia  2.950%  1/11/23   2,605     2,675
  Republic of Indonesia  3.375%  4/15/23   3,430     3,557
  Republic of Indonesia  5.375% 10/17/23   2,159     2,349
  Republic of Indonesia  5.875%  1/15/24   5,250     5,811
  Republic of Indonesia  4.450%  2/11/24   1,250     1,348
  Republic of Indonesia  4.125%  1/15/25   5,600     6,077
  Republic of Indonesia  4.750%   1/8/26   6,400     7,205
  Republic of Indonesia  4.350%   1/8/27   3,400     3,804
  Republic of Indonesia  3.850%  7/18/27   2,950     3,244
  Republic of Indonesia  3.500%  1/11/28   3,436     3,719
  Republic of Indonesia  4.100%  4/24/28   2,833     3,167
  Republic of Indonesia  4.750%  2/11/29   3,350     3,897
  Republic of Indonesia  3.400%  9/18/29   2,250     2,422
  Republic of Indonesia  2.850%  2/14/30   3,600     3,724
  Republic of Indonesia  3.850% 10/15/30   4,650     5,185
  Republic of Indonesia  1.850%  3/12/31   3,250     3,115
  Republic of Indonesia  2.150%  7/28/31   2,125     2,069
  Republic of Indonesia  8.500% 10/12/35   4,500     7,070
  Republic of Indonesia  6.625%  2/17/37   4,287     5,878
  Republic of Indonesia  7.750%  1/17/38   5,500     8,237
  Republic of Indonesia  5.250%  1/17/42   6,200     7,622
  Republic of Indonesia  4.625%  4/15/43   4,160     4,757
  Republic of Indonesia  6.750%  1/15/44   5,530     8,012
  Republic of Indonesia  5.125%  1/15/45   5,501     6,706
  Republic of Indonesia  5.950%   1/8/46   3,641     4,944
  Republic of Indonesia  5.250%   1/8/47   4,450     5,608
  Republic of Indonesia  4.750%  7/18/47   2,800     3,329
  Republic of Indonesia  4.350%  1/11/48   4,900     5,574
  Republic of Indonesia  5.350%  2/11/49   2,873     3,728
  Republic of Indonesia  3.700% 10/30/49   2,700     2,804
  Republic of Indonesia  3.500%  2/14/50   2,200     2,236
  Republic of Indonesia  4.200% 10/15/50   4,750     5,368
  Republic of Indonesia  3.050%  3/12/51   5,000     4,916
  Republic of Indonesia  3.200%  9/23/61   1,000       953
  Republic of Indonesia  4.450%  4/15/70   2,600     2,954
  Republic of Indonesia  3.350%  3/12/71   2,400     2,287
                 211,408
Iraq (0.3%)                  
  Republic of Iraq  6.752%   3/9/23   3,050     3,120
3 Republic of Iraq  5.800%  1/15/28   5,643     5,504
                 8,624
Ivory Coast (0.2%)                  
3 Ivory Coast  6.375%   3/3/28   2,300     2,513
15

Emerging Markets Government Bond Index Fund
    Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000)
Market
Value

($000)
  Ivory Coast  5.750% 12/31/32   1,585     1,590
3 Ivory Coast  6.125%  6/15/33   3,300     3,461
                 7,564
Jamaica (0.5%)                  
3 Jamaica  6.750%  4/28/28   3,800     4,443
3 Jamaica  8.000%  3/15/39   3,398     4,802
  Jamaica  7.875%  7/28/45   4,800     6,794
                 16,039
Jordan (0.4%)                  
2 Kingdom of Jordan  4.950%   7/7/25     300       313
  Kingdom of Jordan  4.950%   7/7/25     200       209
  Kingdom of Jordan  6.125%  1/29/26   3,500     3,778
  Kingdom of Jordan  5.750%  1/31/27   2,750     2,941
2 Kingdom of Jordan  5.850%   7/7/30   1,000     1,030
  Kingdom of Jordan  5.850%   7/7/30   2,211     2,284
  Kingdom of Jordan  7.375% 10/10/47   2,850     2,948
                 13,503
Kazakhstan (0.6%)                  
  Republic of Kazakhstan  3.875% 10/14/24   3,970     4,274
  Republic of Kazakhstan  5.125%  7/21/25   6,850     7,785
  Republic of Kazakhstan  4.875% 10/14/44   2,900     3,549
  Republic of Kazakhstan  6.500%  7/21/45   4,030     5,820
                 21,428
Kenya (0.6%)                  
  Republic of Kenya  6.875%  6/24/24   5,400     5,825
  Republic of Kenya  7.000%  5/22/27   2,475     2,626
  Republic of Kenya  7.250%  2/28/28   2,800     3,012
  Republic of Kenya  8.000%  5/22/32   3,200     3,481
2 Republic of Kenya  6.300%  1/23/34   2,600     2,532
  Republic of Kenya  8.250%  2/28/48   2,825     2,941
                 20,417
Kuwait (0.4%)                  
  Kuwait  3.500%  3/20/27  12,200    13,365
Lebanon (0.2%)                  
5 Lebanon Republic  6.100%  10/4/22   2,690       413
5 Lebanon Republic  6.000%  1/27/23   3,385       519
5 Lebanon Republic  6.650%  4/22/24   2,800       434
5 Lebanon Republic  6.200%  2/26/25   2,768       419
5 Lebanon Republic  6.600% 11/27/26   5,090       783
5 Lebanon Republic  6.850%  3/23/27   4,135       641
5 Lebanon Republic  6.750% 11/29/27   3,539       540
5 Lebanon Republic  6.650%  11/3/28   2,590       394
5 Lebanon Republic  6.850%  5/25/29   3,252       487
5 Lebanon Republic  6.650%  2/26/30   4,470       683
5 Lebanon Republic  7.000%  3/23/32   3,555       560
5 Lebanon Republic  7.250%  3/23/37   2,405       391
                 6,264
Malaysia (0.6%)                  
  1MDB Global Investments Ltd.  4.400%   3/9/23   7,700     7,734
  Malaysia Sovereign Sukuk Bhd.  3.043%  4/22/25   2,850     3,011
2 Malaysia Sovereign Sukuk Bhd.  2.070%  4/28/31   2,000     1,982
  Malaysia Sovereign Sukuk Bhd.  4.236%  4/22/45   1,425     1,787
2 Malaysia Sovereign Sukuk Bhd.  3.075%  4/28/51   1,300     1,353
16

Emerging Markets Government Bond Index Fund
    Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000)
Market
Value

($000)
  Malaysia Sukuk Global Bhd.  3.179%  4/27/26   2,750     2,953
  Malaysia Sukuk Global Bhd.  4.080%  4/27/46   1,300     1,596
  Malaysia Wakala Sukuk Bhd  2.070%  4/28/31     250       249
                 20,665
Maldives (0.0%)                  
2 Maldives Sukuk Issuance Ltd.  9.875%   4/8/26   1,365     1,392
Mexico (5.3%)                  
  United Mexican States  4.000%  10/2/23   1,456     1,546
  United Mexican States  3.600%  1/30/25   4,950     5,332
  United Mexican States  3.900%  4/27/25   2,300     2,498
  United Mexican States  4.125%  1/21/26   5,762     6,354
  United Mexican States  4.150%  3/28/27   6,470     7,210
  United Mexican States  3.750%  1/11/28   5,300     5,738
  United Mexican States  4.500%  4/22/29   9,236    10,335
  United Mexican States  3.250%  4/16/30   6,325     6,461
  United Mexican States  2.659%  5/24/31   7,607     7,335
  United Mexican States  8.300%  8/15/31   3,350     4,898
  United Mexican States  4.750%  4/27/32   8,565     9,615
  United Mexican States  7.500%   4/8/33   2,110     2,958
  United Mexican States  6.750%  9/27/34   4,576     6,086
  United Mexican States  6.050%  1/11/40   8,199    10,235
  United Mexican States  4.280%  8/14/41   8,820     9,204
  United Mexican States  4.750%   3/8/44  11,106    12,151
  United Mexican States  5.550%  1/21/45   7,659     9,160
  United Mexican States  4.600%  1/23/46   6,926     7,379
  United Mexican States  4.350%  1/15/47   4,176     4,322
  United Mexican States  4.600%  2/10/48   6,323     6,712
  United Mexican States  4.500%  1/31/50   6,900     7,258
  United Mexican States  5.000%  4/27/51   6,875     7,731
  United Mexican States  3.771%  5/24/61   8,703     8,022
  United Mexican States  3.750%  4/19/71   8,100     7,275
  United Mexican States  5.750% 10/12/10   7,300     8,455
                 174,270
Mongolia (0.2%)                  
  Mongolia  5.625%   5/1/23   1,200     1,253
  Mongolia  8.750%   3/9/24   2,100     2,362
2 Mongolia  5.125%   4/7/26     848       881
  Mongolia  5.125%   4/7/26     600       624
2 Mongolia  3.500%   7/7/27   1,100     1,064
  Mongolia  3.500%   7/7/27     200       193
2 Mongolia  4.450%   7/7/31   1,300     1,259
                 7,636
Morocco (0.4%)                  
  Kingdom of Morocco  4.250% 12/11/22   4,200     4,340
2 Kingdom of Morocco  2.375% 12/15/27     300       294
  Kingdom of Morocco  2.375% 12/15/27   1,400     1,368
2 Kingdom of Morocco  3.000% 12/15/32     900       854
  Kingdom of Morocco  3.000% 12/15/32   2,100     1,993
  Kingdom of Morocco  5.500% 12/11/42   1,940     2,153
2 Kingdom of Morocco  4.000% 12/15/50   2,450     2,209
  Kingdom of Morocco  4.000% 12/15/50   1,250     1,125
                 14,336
17

Emerging Markets Government Bond Index Fund
    Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000)
Market
Value

($000)
Mozambique (0.1%)                  
4 Republic of Mozambique, 9.000% coupon rate effective 9/15/23  5.000%  9/15/31   2,400     2,049
Namibia (0.1%)                  
  Repubilc of Namibia  5.250% 10/29/25   2,100     2,237
Nigeria (1.2%)                  
  Republic of Nigeria  6.375%  7/12/23   1,200     1,248
  Republic of Nigeria  7.625% 11/21/25   3,150     3,433
  Republic of Nigeria  6.500% 11/28/27   3,950     4,032
2 Republic of Nigeria  6.125%  9/28/28   3,200     3,176
  Republic of Nigeria  7.143%  2/23/30   3,400     3,430
  Republic of Nigeria  8.747%  1/21/31   2,900     3,127
  Republic of Nigeria  7.875%  2/16/32   4,350     4,440
2 Republic of Nigeria  7.375%  9/28/33   4,000     3,959
  Republic of Nigeria  7.696%  2/23/38   3,692     3,555
  Republic of Nigeria  7.625% 11/28/47   4,100     3,831
  Republic of Nigeria  9.248%  1/21/49   2,100     2,234
2 Republic of Nigeria  8.250%  9/28/51   3,150     3,104
                 39,569
Oman (2.3%)                  
  Oman Sovereign Sukuk Co.  4.397%   6/1/24   5,025     5,216
2 Oman Sovereign Sukuk Co.  5.932% 10/31/25     400       442
  Oman Sovereign Sukuk Co.  5.932% 10/31/25   4,200     4,646
2 Oman Sovereign Sukuk Co.  4.875%  6/15/30   4,700     5,007
  Sultanate of Oman  4.125%  1/17/23   3,300     3,376
  Sultanate of Oman  4.875%   2/1/25   3,000     3,137
  Sultanate of Oman  4.750%  6/15/26   6,775     6,979
  Sultanate of Oman  5.375%   3/8/27   5,925     6,243
  Sultanate of Oman  6.750% 10/28/27   2,540     2,851
  Sultanate of Oman  5.625%  1/17/28   9,150     9,661
  Sultanate of Oman  6.000%   8/1/29   5,447     5,848
2 Sultanate of Oman  6.250%  1/25/31   3,300     3,572
  Sultanate of Oman  6.250%  1/25/31   1,900     2,059
2 Sultanate of Oman  7.375% 10/28/32     400       462
  Sultanate of Oman  7.375% 10/28/32   2,137     2,476
  Sultanate of Oman  6.500%   3/8/47   5,315     5,262
  Sultanate of Oman  6.750%  1/17/48   7,400     7,501
2 Sultanate of Oman  7.000%  1/25/51   2,300     2,409
  Sultanate of Oman  7.000%  1/25/51     600       626
                 77,773
Pakistan (0.6%)                  
  Islamic Republic of Pakistan  8.250%  4/15/24   3,025     3,228
  Islamic Republic of Pakistan  8.250%  9/30/25   1,450     1,575
2 Islamic Republic of Pakistan  6.000%   4/8/26   2,400     2,411
  Islamic Republic of Pakistan  6.000%   4/8/26   1,050     1,056
  Islamic Republic of Pakistan  6.875%  12/5/27   4,100     4,196
2 Islamic Republic of Pakistan  7.375%   4/8/31   2,400     2,439
  Islamic Republic of Pakistan  7.375%   4/8/31   1,600     1,621
2 Islamic Republic of Pakistan  8.875%   4/8/51   1,170     1,176
  Islamic Republic of Pakistan  8.875%   4/8/51   1,000     1,005
  Third Pakistan International Sukuk Co. Ltd.  5.625%  12/5/22   2,000     2,051
                 20,758
18

Emerging Markets Government Bond Index Fund
    Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000)
Market
Value

($000)
Panama (2.1%)                  
  Republic of Panama  4.000%  9/22/24   2,250     2,406
  Republic of Panama  3.750%  3/16/25   3,659     3,910
  Republic of Panama  7.125%  1/29/26   2,625     3,193
  Republic of Panama  8.875%  9/30/27   2,795     3,799
  Republic of Panama  3.875%  3/17/28   3,533     3,831
  Republic of Panama  9.375%   4/1/29   2,450     3,553
  Republic of Panama  3.160%  1/23/30   4,200     4,339
  Republic of Panama  2.252%  9/29/32   6,800     6,406
3 Republic of Panama  6.700%  1/26/36   5,650     7,537
3 Republic of Panama  4.500%  5/15/47   3,100     3,429
3 Republic of Panama  4.500%  4/16/50   6,775     7,450
3 Republic of Panama  4.300%  4/29/53   5,100     5,468
  Republic of Panama  4.500%   4/1/56   6,775     7,434
3 Republic of Panama  3.870%  7/23/60   8,050     8,025
                 70,780
Papua New Guinea (0.0%)                  
2 Papua New Guinea  8.375%  10/4/28     300       304
  Papua New Guinea  8.375%  10/4/28   1,100     1,115
                 1,419
Paraguay (0.5%)                  
  Republic of Paraguay  5.000%  4/15/26   1,835     2,031
  Republic of Paraguay  4.700%  3/27/27   1,600     1,764
3 Republic of Paraguay  4.950%  4/28/31   2,800     3,143
2 Republic of Paraguay  2.739%  1/29/33     933       897
  Republic of Paraguay  6.100%  8/11/44   2,800     3,375
  Republic of Paraguay  5.600%  3/13/48   1,650     1,883
3 Republic of Paraguay  5.400%  3/30/50   3,200     3,632
                 16,725
Peru (2.2%)                  
  Republic of Peru  7.350%  7/21/25   4,409     5,292
  Republic of Peru  2.392%  1/23/26   2,800     2,854
  Republic of Peru  4.125%  8/25/27   2,347     2,570
  Republic of Peru  2.844%  6/20/30   2,054     2,080
  Republic of Peru  2.783%  1/23/31  10,675    10,643
  Republic of Peru  1.862%  12/1/32   2,800     2,545
  Republic of Peru  8.750% 11/21/33   5,916     9,165
  Republic of Peru  0.000%  1/15/34   6,100     6,033
3 Republic of Peru  6.550%  3/14/37   3,146     4,281
  Republic of Peru  3.300%  3/11/41   3,400     3,344
  Republic of Peru  5.625% 11/18/50   6,858     9,379
  Republic of Peru  3.550%  3/10/51   4,800     4,835
  Republic of Peru  2.780%  12/1/60   5,450     4,702
  Republic of Peru  3.600%  1/15/72   2,500     2,401
  Republic of Peru  3.230%  7/28/21   3,065     2,603
                 72,727
Philippines (2.9%)                  
  Republic of Philippines  4.200%  1/21/24   4,114     4,398
3 Republic of Philippines  7.500%  9/25/24   1,150     1,289
  Republic of Philippines 10.625%  3/16/25   4,375     5,711
  Republic of Philippines  5.500%  3/30/26   2,900     3,380
  Republic of Philippines  3.000%   2/1/28   5,550     5,920
  Republic of Philippines  3.750%  1/14/29   4,700     5,269
  Republic of Philippines  9.500%   2/2/30   5,300     8,211
19

Emerging Markets Government Bond Index Fund
    Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000)
Market
Value

($000)
  Republic of Philippines  2.457%   5/5/30   2,975     3,063
  Republic of Philippines  7.750%  1/14/31   5,354     7,710
  Republic of Philippines  1.648%  6/10/31   1,200     1,152
  Republic of Philippines  1.950%   1/6/32   2,000     1,943
  Republic of Philippines  6.375%  1/15/32   3,300     4,432
  Republic of Philippines  6.375% 10/23/34   5,235     7,231
  Republic of Philippines  5.000%  1/13/37   3,605     4,495
  Republic of Philippines  3.950%  1/20/40   5,600     6,258
  Republic of Philippines  3.700%   3/1/41   5,500     5,974
  Republic of Philippines  3.700%   2/2/42   5,320     5,783
  Republic of Philippines  2.950%   5/5/45   3,850     3,816
  Republic of Philippines  2.650% 12/10/45   4,200     4,009
  Republic of Philippines  3.200%   7/6/46   5,975     6,085
                 96,129
Poland (0.5%)                  
  Republic of Poland  3.000%  3/17/23   4,991     5,143
6 Republic of Poland  4.000%  1/22/24   5,598     5,965
  Republic of Poland  3.250%   4/6/26   4,875     5,240
                 16,348
Qatar (4.5%)                  
7 SoQ Sukuk A QSC  3.241%  1/18/23   5,350     5,528
  State of Qatar  3.875%  4/23/23   8,436     8,841
  State of Qatar  3.375%  3/14/24   5,700     6,012
  State of Qatar  3.400%  4/16/25   5,317     5,692
  State of Qatar  3.250%   6/2/26   9,850    10,564
  State of Qatar  4.500%  4/23/28   8,350     9,639
  State of Qatar  4.000%  3/14/29  11,300    12,759
  State of Qatar  3.750%  4/16/30   9,415    10,511
2 State of Qatar  9.750%  6/15/30   2,928     4,611
2 State of Qatar  6.400%  1/20/40   2,595     3,792
2 State of Qatar  5.750%  1/20/42   2,300     3,205
  State of Qatar  4.625%   6/2/46   5,700     7,135
  State of Qatar  5.103%  4/23/48  16,500    21,999
  State of Qatar  4.817%  3/14/49  16,375    21,118
  State of Qatar  4.400%  4/16/50  13,800    16,860
                 148,266
Romania (0.7%)                  
  Romania  4.375%  8/22/23   4,470     4,731
  Romania  4.875%  1/22/24   2,670     2,873
2 Romania  3.000%  2/14/31   1,300     1,307
  Romania  3.000%  2/14/31   2,200     2,216
  Romania  6.125%  1/22/44   2,760     3,603
  Romania  5.125%  6/15/48   3,250     3,830
2 Romania  4.000%  2/14/51   2,520     2,552
  Romania  4.000%  2/14/51   2,944     2,975
                 24,087
Russia (3.2%)                  
  Russian Federation  4.875%  9/16/23   8,600     9,234
  Russian Federation  4.750%  5/27/26   8,200     9,203
  Russian Federation  4.250%  6/23/27   6,800     7,543
  Russian Federation 12.750%  6/24/28   6,690    11,004
  Russian Federation  4.375%  3/21/29   8,200     9,247
  Russian Federation  7.500%  3/31/30   4,722     5,473
  Russian Federation  5.100%  3/28/35  10,800    12,925
20

Emerging Markets Government Bond Index Fund
    Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000)
Market
Value

($000)
  Russian Federation  5.625%   4/4/42   8,200    10,645
  Russian Federation  5.875%  9/16/43   4,200     5,709
  Russian Federation  5.250%  6/23/47  19,200    24,463
                 105,446
Rwanda (0.1%)                  
2 Republic of Rwanda  5.500%   8/9/31   1,700     1,743
Saudi Arabia (6.4%)                  
  Kingdom of Saudi Arabia  2.875%   3/4/23   8,160     8,405
  Kingdom of Saudi Arabia  4.000%  4/17/25  12,365    13,455
  Kingdom of Saudi Arabia  2.900% 10/22/25   6,775     7,163
  Kingdom of Saudi Arabia  3.250% 10/26/26  15,300    16,406
  Kingdom of Saudi Arabia  2.500%   2/3/27   3,325     3,425
  Kingdom of Saudi Arabia  3.625%   3/4/28  13,732    14,933
  Kingdom of Saudi Arabia  4.375%  4/16/29  10,370    11,871
  Kingdom of Saudi Arabia  4.500%  4/17/30   9,050    10,512
  Kingdom of Saudi Arabia  3.250% 10/22/30   4,194     4,464
2 Kingdom of Saudi Arabia  2.750%   2/3/32     400       408
  Kingdom of Saudi Arabia  2.750%   2/3/32   2,100     2,142
2 Kingdom of Saudi Arabia  2.250%   2/2/33   2,900     2,796
  Kingdom of Saudi Arabia  2.250%   2/2/33   4,600     4,437
  Kingdom of Saudi Arabia  4.500% 10/26/46  17,950    20,734
  Kingdom of Saudi Arabia  4.625%  10/4/47  12,405    14,608
  Kingdom of Saudi Arabia  5.000%  4/17/49   9,925    12,421
  Kingdom of Saudi Arabia  5.250%  1/16/50   9,192    11,893
  Kingdom of Saudi Arabia  3.750%  1/21/55   7,748     8,102
  Kingdom of Saudi Arabia  4.500%  4/22/60   8,100     9,693
2 Kingdom of Saudi Arabia  3.450%   2/2/61   1,300     1,285
  Kingdom of Saudi Arabia  3.450%   2/2/61   4,700     4,634
  KSA Sukuk Ltd.  3.628%  4/20/27  12,236    13,301
  KSA Sukuk Ltd.  4.303%  1/19/29   5,850     6,667
  KSA Sukuk Ltd.  2.969% 10/29/29   6,340     6,646
                 210,401
Senegal (0.2%)                  
3 Republic of Senegal  6.250%  5/23/33   2,900     2,982
3 Republic of Senegal  6.750%  3/13/48   2,809     2,789
                 5,771
Serbia (0.1%)                  
2 Republic of Serbia  2.125%  12/1/30   1,450     1,352
  Republic of Serbia  2.125%  12/1/30   2,050     1,912
                 3,264
South Africa (1.6%)                  
  Republic of South Africa  4.665%  1/17/24   4,000     4,256
  Republic of South Africa  5.875%  9/16/25   5,600     6,258
  Republic of South Africa  4.875%  4/14/26   3,450     3,683
  Republic of South Africa  4.850%  9/27/27   2,800     2,943
  Republic of South Africa  4.300% 10/12/28   5,450     5,501
  Republic of South Africa  4.850%  9/30/29   5,260     5,396
  Republic of South Africa  5.875%  6/22/30   4,100     4,503
  Republic of South Africa  6.250%   3/8/41   2,015     2,111
  Republic of South Africa  5.375%  7/24/44   3,100     2,932
  Republic of South Africa  5.000% 10/12/46   2,750     2,456
  Republic of South Africa  5.650%  9/27/47   4,050     3,849
  Republic of South Africa  6.300%  6/22/48   1,700     1,750
21

Emerging Markets Government Bond Index Fund
    Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000)
Market
Value

($000)
  Republic of South Africa  5.750%  9/30/49   8,150     7,804
                 53,442
Sri Lanka (0.6%)                  
  Republic of Sri Lanka  5.750%  4/18/23   3,450     2,380
  Republic of Sri Lanka  6.850%  3/14/24   2,650     1,745
  Republic of Sri Lanka  6.350%  6/28/24   1,300       856
  Republic of Sri Lanka  6.125%   6/3/25   1,750     1,134
  Republic of Sri Lanka  6.850%  11/3/25   4,000     2,590
  Republic of Sri Lanka  6.825%  7/18/26   3,075     1,963
  Republic of Sri Lanka  6.200%  5/11/27   4,150     2,620
  Republic of Sri Lanka  6.750%  4/18/28   3,450     2,177
  Republic of Sri Lanka  7.850%  3/14/29   3,730     2,366
  Republic of Sri Lanka  7.550%  3/28/30   4,100     2,585
                 20,416
Suriname (0.0%)                  
5 Republic of Suriname  9.250% 10/26/26   1,500     1,071
Tajikistan (0.0%)                  
3 Republic of Tajikistan  7.125%  9/14/27   1,375     1,217
Trinidad & Tobago (0.2%)                  
  Republic of Trinidad & Tobago  4.375%  1/16/24   1,300     1,349
2 Republic of Trinidad & Tobago  4.375%  1/16/24     200       208
  Republic of Trinidad & Tobago  4.500%   8/4/26   2,600     2,703
2 Republic of Trinidad & Tobago  4.500%  6/26/30     850       881
  Republic of Trinidad & Tobago  4.500%  6/26/30     600       622
                 5,763
Tunisia (0.1%)                  
  Banque Centrale de Tunisie International Bond  5.750%  1/30/25   2,450     1,969
Turkey (5.6%)                  
  Hazine Mustesarligi Varlik Kiralama A/S  5.004%   4/6/23   3,773     3,840
  Hazine Mustesarligi Varlik Kiralama A/S  4.489% 11/25/24   2,478     2,469
2 Hazine Mustesarligi Varlik Kiralama A/S  5.125%  6/22/26   3,900     3,832
  Hazine Mustesarligi Varlik Kiralama A/S  5.125%  6/22/26   3,000     2,950
  Republic of Turkey  3.250%  3/23/23   4,100     4,070
  Republic of Turkey  7.250% 12/23/23   5,850     6,194
  Republic of Turkey  5.750%  3/22/24   6,000     6,113
  Republic of Turkey  6.350%  8/10/24   6,550     6,746
  Republic of Turkey  5.600% 11/14/24   6,900     6,951
  Republic of Turkey  7.375%   2/5/25   9,100     9,612
  Republic of Turkey  4.250%  3/13/25   5,650     5,446
  Republic of Turkey  6.375% 10/14/25   6,800     6,912
  Republic of Turkey  4.750%  1/26/26   4,950     4,749
  Republic of Turkey  4.250%  4/14/26   4,175     3,908
  Republic of Turkey  4.875%  10/9/26   8,249     7,834
  Republic of Turkey  6.000%  3/25/27   9,062     8,961
  Republic of Turkey  5.125%  2/17/28   5,725     5,382
  Republic of Turkey  6.125% 10/24/28   6,208     6,085
  Republic of Turkey  7.625%  4/26/29   8,725     9,184
  Republic of Turkey 11.875%  1/15/30   3,930     5,195
  Republic of Turkey  5.250%  3/13/30   5,698     5,180
  Republic of Turkey  5.950%  1/15/31   6,250     5,849
  Republic of Turkey  5.875%  6/26/31   4,750     4,406
  Republic of Turkey  6.500%  9/20/33   4,000     3,805
  Republic of Turkey  8.000%  2/14/34   4,171     4,476
22

Emerging Markets Government Bond Index Fund
    Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000)
Market
Value

($000)
  Republic of Turkey  6.875%  3/17/36   7,500     7,264
  Republic of Turkey  7.250%   3/5/38   2,725     2,724
  Republic of Turkey  6.750%  5/30/40   5,400     5,069
  Republic of Turkey  6.000%  1/14/41   8,265     7,140
  Republic of Turkey  4.875%  4/16/43   8,200     6,391
  Republic of Turkey  6.625%  2/17/45   8,200     7,462
  Republic of Turkey  5.750%  5/11/47   9,700     8,012
                 184,211
Ukraine (1.4%)                  
  Ukraine  7.750%   9/1/23   3,850     4,105
  Ukraine  8.994%   2/1/24   2,150     2,352
  Ukraine  7.750%   9/1/24   3,910     4,223
  Ukraine  7.750%   9/1/25   3,800     4,104
  Ukraine  7.750%   9/1/26   3,650     3,935
  Ukraine  7.750%   9/1/27   3,600     3,881
  Ukraine  9.750%  11/1/28   4,350     5,049
2 Ukraine  6.876%  5/21/29   2,700     2,749
  Ukraine  6.876%  5/21/29   1,850     1,887
2,3 Ukraine  7.375%  9/25/32     400       411
3 Ukraine  7.375%  9/25/32   7,800     8,030
2 Ukraine  7.253%  3/15/33   2,300     2,343
  Ukraine  7.253%  3/15/33   4,850     4,941
                 48,010
United Arab Emirates (5.3%)                  
  Dubai DOF Sukuk Ltd.  3.875%  1/30/23   2,000     2,067
  Dubai DOF Sukuk Ltd.  5.000%  4/30/29   4,630     5,393
8 Dubai DOF Sukuk Ltd.  2.763%   9/9/30   4,150     4,240
  Emirate of Abu Dhabi  2.500% 10/11/22   7,550     7,700
  Emirate of Abu Dhabi  0.750%   9/2/23   5,475     5,485
  Emirate of Abu Dhabi  2.125%  9/30/24   8,350     8,623
  Emirate of Abu Dhabi  2.500%  4/16/25   8,400     8,792
  Emirate of Abu Dhabi  3.125%   5/3/26   6,672     7,164
  Emirate of Abu Dhabi  3.125% 10/11/27  11,600    12,497
2 Emirate of Abu Dhabi  1.625%   6/2/28   3,300     3,253
  Emirate of Abu Dhabi  1.625%   6/2/28   1,700     1,679
  Emirate of Abu Dhabi  2.500%  9/30/29   8,350     8,676
  Emirate of Abu Dhabi  3.125%  4/16/30   8,300     8,960
  Emirate of Abu Dhabi  1.700%   3/2/31   4,050     3,894
2 Emirate of Abu Dhabi  1.875%  9/15/31   5,000     4,864
2 Emirate of Abu Dhabi  2.000% 10/19/31   2,700     2,653
2 Emirate of Abu Dhabi  2.875% 10/19/41   2,700     2,676
  Emirate of Abu Dhabi  4.125% 10/11/47   8,250     9,755
  Emirate of Abu Dhabi  3.125%  9/30/49  11,100    11,220
  Emirate of Abu Dhabi  3.875%  4/16/50  10,950    12,643
2 Emirate of Abu Dhabi  3.000%  9/15/51   3,000     2,972
2 Emirate of Abu Dhabi  3.250% 10/19/61   5,500     5,585
  Emirate of Abu Dhabi  2.700%   9/2/70   4,200     3,797
  Emirate of Dubai  5.250%  1/30/43   2,700     3,090
  Emirate of Dubai  3.900%   9/9/50   3,417     3,227
  Finance Department Government of Sharjah  3.625%  3/10/33   2,200     2,164
  Finance Department Government of Sharjah  4.000%  7/28/50   3,798     3,427
  Finance Department Government of Sharjah  4.375%  3/10/51     200       189
  RAK Capital  3.094%  3/31/25   2,633     2,774
  Sharjah Sukuk Ltd.  3.764%  9/17/24     800       849
  Sharjah Sukuk Program Ltd.  3.854%   4/3/26   4,002     4,260
23

Emerging Markets Government Bond Index Fund
    Coupon Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
($000)
Market
Value

($000)
  Sharjah Sukuk Program Ltd.  2.942%  6/10/27   3,240     3,277
  Sharjah Sukuk Program Ltd.  4.226%  3/14/28   3,300     3,554
  Sharjah Sukuk Program Ltd.  3.234% 10/23/29   2,639     2,675
  Sharjah Sukuk Program Ltd.  3.200%  7/13/31   1,750     1,754
                 175,828
Uruguay (1.5%)                  
3 Oriental Republic of Uruguay  4.500%  8/14/24   2,789     2,974
3 Oriental Republic of Uruguay  4.375% 10/27/27   4,066     4,634
3 Oriental Republic of Uruguay  4.375%  1/23/31   6,900     7,966
  Oriental Republic of Uruguay  7.875%  1/15/33   2,300     3,396
3 Oriental Republic of Uruguay  7.625%  3/21/36   2,915     4,382
3 Oriental Republic of Uruguay  4.125% 11/20/45   1,870     2,203
3 Oriental Republic of Uruguay  5.100%  6/18/50  10,592    13,815
3 Oriental Republic of Uruguay  4.975%  4/20/55   7,159     9,191
                 48,561
Uzbekistan (0.2%)                  
  Republic of Uzbekistan  4.750%  2/20/24   1,345     1,410
  Republic of Uzbekistan  5.375%  2/20/29   1,825     1,982
  Republic of Uzbekistan  3.700% 11/25/30   1,950     1,889
2 Republic of Uzbekistan  3.900% 10/19/31     950       931
                 6,212
Vietnam (0.1%)                  
  Socialist Republic of Vietnam  4.800% 11/19/24   2,800     3,079
Zambia (0.2%)                  
5 Republic of Zambia  8.500%  4/14/24   2,730     2,179
5 Republic of Zambia  8.970%  7/30/27   3,625     2,859
                 5,038
Total Sovereign Bonds (Cost $2,845,837)   2,795,806
        Shares  
Temporary Cash Investments (0.3%)    
Money Market Fund (0.3%)                  
9 Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund (Cost $10,206)  0.070%          102,058          10,206
Total Investments (99.2%) (Cost $3,334,609)   3,284,381
Other Assets and Liabilities—Net (0.8%)   26,391
Net Assets (100.0%)   3,310,772
Cost is in $000.    
See Note A in Notes to Financial Statements.
1 Guaranteed by the Republic of Azerbaijan.
2 Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. Such securities may be sold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At October 31, 2021, the aggregate value was $262,219,000, representing 7.9% of net assets.
3 The average or expected maturity is shorter than the final maturity shown because of the possibility of interim principal payments and prepayments or the possibility of the issue being called.
4 Step bond.
5 Non-income-producing security—security in default.
6 Securities with a value of $206,000 have been segregated as initial margin for open futures contracts.
7 Guaranteed by the State of Qatar.
8 Guaranteed by the Kingdom of United Arab Emirates.
9 Affiliated money market fund available only to Vanguard funds and certain trusts and accounts managed by Vanguard. Rate shown is the 7-day yield.
24

Emerging Markets Government Bond Index Fund

Derivative Financial Instruments Outstanding as of Period End

Futures Contracts
      ($000)
  Expiration Number of
Long (Short)
Contracts
Notional
Amount
Value and
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
Long Futures Contracts        
2-Year U.S. Treasury Note December 2021 18 3,947 (4)
5-Year U.S. Treasury Note December 2021 30 3,653 1
Ultra 10-Year U.S. Treasury Note December 2021 52 7,542 (54)
        (57)
Short Futures Contracts        
10-Year U.S. Treasury Note December 2021 (31) (4,052) 59
Ultra Long U.S. Treasury Bond December 2021 (4) (786) (21)
        38
        (19)
  
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.
25

Emerging Markets Government Bond Index Fund
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
As of October 31, 2021
($000s, except shares and per-share amounts) Amount
Assets  
Investments in Securities, at Value  
Unaffiliated Issuers (Cost $3,324,403) 3,274,175
Affiliated Issuers (Cost $10,206) 10,206
Total Investments in Securities 3,284,381
Investment in Vanguard 112
Cash 885
Receivables for Investment Securities Sold 23,230
Receivables for Accrued Income 35,033
Receivables for Capital Shares Issued 125
Total Assets 3,343,766
Liabilities  
Payables for Investment Securities Purchased 32,448
Payables for Capital Shares Redeemed 116
Payables for Distributions 145
Payables to Vanguard 231
Variation Margin Payable—Futures Contracts 54
Total Liabilities 32,994
Net Assets 3,310,772
26

Emerging Markets Government Bond Index Fund
Statement of Assets and Liabilities (continued)

At October 31, 2021, net assets consisted of:  
($000s, except shares and per-share amounts) Amount
Paid-in Capital 3,427,221
Total Distributable Earnings (Loss) (116,449)
Net Assets 3,310,772
 
ETF Shares—Net Assets  
Applicable to 38,761,839 outstanding $.001 par value shares of
beneficial interest (unlimited authorization)
3,024,139
Net Asset Value Per Share—ETF Shares $78.02
 
Admiral Shares—Net Assets  
Applicable to 12,348,651 outstanding $.001 par value shares of
beneficial interest (unlimited authorization)
241,810
Net Asset Value Per Share—Admiral Shares $19.58
 
Institutional Shares—Net Assets  
Applicable to 1,427,072 outstanding $.001 par value shares of
beneficial interest (unlimited authorization)
44,823
Net Asset Value Per Share—Institutional Shares $31.41
  
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.
27

Emerging Markets Government Bond Index Fund
Statement of Operations
  Year Ended
October 31, 2021
  ($000)
Investment Income  
Income  
Interest1 128,838
Total Income 128,838
Expenses  
The Vanguard Group—Note B  
Investment Advisory Services 71
Management and Administrative—ETF Shares 5,054
Management and Administrative—Admiral Shares 465
Management and Administrative—Institutional Shares 42
Marketing and Distribution—ETF Shares 103
Marketing and Distribution—Admiral Shares 9
Marketing and Distribution—Institutional Shares 1
Custodian Fees 201
Auditing Fees 49
Shareholders’ Reports—ETF Shares 85
Shareholders’ Reports—Admiral Shares 6
Shareholders’ Reports—Institutional Shares
Trustees’ Fees and Expenses 1
Total Expenses 6,087
Net Investment Income 122,751
Realized Net Gain (Loss)  
Investment Securities Sold1,2 28,075
Futures Contracts (666)
Realized Net Gain (Loss) 27,409
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)  
Investment Securities1 (70,823)
Futures Contracts (27)
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) (70,850)
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations 79,310
1 Interest income, realized net gain (loss), and change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) from an affiliated company of the fund were $9,000, $0, and less than $1,000, respectively. Purchases and sales are for temporary cash investment purposes.
2 Includes $31,481,000 of net gain (loss) resulting from in-kind redemptions.
  
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.
28

Emerging Markets Government Bond Index Fund
Statement of Changes in Net Assets
  Year Ended October 31,
  2021
($000)
2020
($000)
     
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets    
Operations    
Net Investment Income 122,751 90,790
Realized Net Gain (Loss) 27,409 (68,417)
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) (70,850) (23,609)
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations 79,310 (1,236)
Distributions    
ETF Shares (106,958) (75,818)
Admiral Shares (9,798) (12,469)
Institutional Shares (1,721) (2,266)
Total Distributions (118,477) (90,553)
Capital Share Transactions    
ETF Shares 1,209,882 394,929
Admiral Shares (1,061) (18,654)
Institutional Shares 2,461 (7,227)
Net Increase (Decrease) from Capital Share Transactions 1,211,282 369,048
Total Increase (Decrease) 1,172,115 277,259
Net Assets    
Beginning of Period 2,138,657 1,861,398
End of Period 3,310,772 2,138,657
  
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.
29

Emerging Markets Government Bond Index Fund
Financial Highlights
ETF Shares          
For a Share Outstanding
Throughout Each Period 
Year Ended October 31,
2021 2020 2019 2018 2017
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period $78.01 $80.38 $74.27 $80.73 $80.11
Investment Operations          
Net Investment Income1 3.190 3.551 3.738 3.411 3.713
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments2 (.036) (2.322) 6.044 (6.445) .589
Total from Investment Operations 3.154 1.229 9.782 (3.034) 4.302
Distributions          
Dividends from Net Investment Income (3.144) (3.599) (3.672) (3.426) (3.682)
Distributions from Realized Capital Gains
Total Distributions (3.144) (3.599) (3.672) (3.426) (3.682)
Net Asset Value, End of Period $78.02 $78.01 $80.38 $74.27 $80.73
Total Return 4.06% 1.65% 13.47% -3.84% 5.56%
Ratios/Supplemental Data          
Net Assets, End of Period (Millions) $3,024 $1,853 $1,538 $1,033 $1,002
Ratio of Total Expenses to Average Net Assets 0.20% 0.25% 0.25% 0.30% 0.32%
Ratio of Net Investment Income to Average Net Assets 4.02% 4.55% 4.79% 4.42% 4.67%
Portfolio Turnover Rate3 16% 21% 48% 25% 19%
1 Calculated based on average shares outstanding.
2 Includes increases from purchase fees of $.00, $.00, $.00, $0.04, and $0.07.
3 Excludes the value of portfolio securities received or delivered as a result of in-kind purchases or redemptions of the fund’s capital shares, including ETF Creation Units.
  
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.
30

Emerging Markets Government Bond Index Fund
Financial Highlights
Admiral Shares          
For a Share Outstanding
Throughout Each Period 
Year Ended October 31,
2021 2020 2019 2018 2017
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period $19.58 $20.16 $18.63 $20.24 $20.09
Investment Operations          
Net Investment Income1 .806 .897 .939 .858 .934
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments2 (.015) (.586) 1.521 (1.613) .150
Total from Investment Operations .791 .311 2.460 (.755) 1.084
Distributions          
Dividends from Net Investment Income (.791) (.891) (.930) (.855) (.934)
Distributions from Realized Capital Gains
Total Distributions (.791) (.891) (.930) (.855) (.934)
Net Asset Value, End of Period $19.58 $19.58 $20.16 $18.63 $20.24
Total Return3 4.04% 1.66% 13.46% -3.80% 5.57%
Ratios/Supplemental Data          
Net Assets, End of Period (Millions) $242 $243 $273 $256 $288
Ratio of Total Expenses to Average Net Assets 0.20% 0.25% 0.25% 0.30% 0.32%
Ratio of Net Investment Income to Average Net Assets 4.03% 4.57% 4.79% 4.42% 4.67%
Portfolio Turnover Rate4 16% 21% 48% 25% 19%
1 Calculated based on average shares outstanding.
2 Includes increases from purchase of $.00, $.00, $.00, $0.01, and $0.02.
3 Total returns do not include transaction or account service fees that may have applied in the periods shown. Fund prospectuses provide information about any applicable transaction and account service fees.
4 Excludes the value of portfolio securities received or delivered as a result of in-kind purchases or redemptions of the fund’s capital shares, including ETF Creation Units.
  
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.
31

Emerging Markets Government Bond Index Fund
Financial Highlights
Institutional Shares          
For a Share Outstanding
Throughout Each Period 
Year Ended October 31,
2021 2020 2019 2018 2017
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period $31.40 $32.33 $29.88 $32.47 $32.24
Investment Operations          
Net Investment Income1 1.298 1.443 1.522 1.380 1.508
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments2 (.014) (.938) 2.425 (2.596) .238
Total from Investment Operations 1.284 .505 3.947 (1.216) 1.746
Distributions          
Dividends from Net Investment Income (1.274) (1.435) (1.497) (1.374) (1.516)
Distributions from Realized Capital Gains
Total Distributions (1.274) (1.435) (1.497) (1.374) (1.516)
Net Asset Value, End of Period $31.41 $31.40 $32.33 $29.88 $32.47
Total Return3 4.10% 1.68% 13.46% -3.82% 5.59%
Ratios/Supplemental Data          
Net Assets, End of Period (Millions) $45 $42 $51 $19 $20
Ratio of Total Expenses to Average Net Assets 0.18% 0.23% 0.23% 0.29% 0.29%
Ratio of Net Investment Income to Average Net Assets 4.05% 4.59% 4.81% 4.43% 4.70%
Portfolio Turnover Rate4 16% 21% 48% 25% 19%
1 Calculated based on average shares outstanding.
2 Includes increases from purchase fees of $.00, $.00, $.00, $0.02, and $0.03.
3 Total returns do not include transaction or account service fees that may have applied in the periods shown. Fund prospectuses provide information about any applicable transaction and account service fees.
4 Excludes the value of portfolio securities received or delivered as a result of in-kind purchases or redemptions of the fund’s capital shares, including ETF Creation Units.
  
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.
32

Emerging Markets Government Bond Index Fund
Notes to Financial Statements
Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond Index Fund is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 as an open-end investment company, or mutual fund. The fund offers three classes of shares: ETF Shares, Admiral Shares, and Institutional Shares. Each of the share classes has different eligibility and minimum purchase requirements, and is designed for different types of investors. ETF Shares are listed for trading on Nasdaq; they can be purchased and sold through a broker.
The fund invests in securities of foreign issuers, which may subject it to investment risks not normally associated with investing in securities of U.S. corporations. Market disruptions associated with the COVID-19 pandemic have had a global impact, and uncertainty exists as to the long-term implications. Such disruptions can adversely affect assets of the fund and thus fund performance.
A. The following significant accounting policies conform to generally accepted accounting principles for U.S. investment companies. The fund consistently follows such policies in preparing its financial statements.
1. Security Valuation: Securities are valued as of the close of trading on the New York Stock Exchange (generally 4 p.m., Eastern time) on the valuation date. Bonds and temporary cash investments are valued using the latest bid prices or using valuations based on a matrix system (which considers such factors as security prices, yields, maturities, and ratings), both as furnished by independent pricing services. Investments in Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund are valued at that fund's net asset value. Securities for which market quotations are not readily available, or whose values have been affected by events occurring before the fund’s pricing time but after the close of the securities’ primary markets, are valued by methods deemed by the board of trustees to represent fair value.
2. Futures Contracts: The fund uses futures contracts to invest in fixed income asset classes with greater efficiency and lower cost than is possible through direct investment, to add value when these instruments are attractively priced, or to adjust sensitivity to changes in interest rates. The primary risks associated with the use of futures contracts are imperfect correlation between changes in market values of bonds held by the fund and the prices of futures contracts, and the possibility of an illiquid market. Counterparty risk involving futures is mitigated because a regulated clearinghouse is the counterparty instead of the clearing broker. To further mitigate counterparty risk, the fund trades futures contracts on an exchange, monitors the financial strength of its clearing brokers and clearinghouse, and has entered into clearing agreements with its clearing brokers. The clearinghouse imposes initial margin requirements to secure the fund’s performance and requires daily settlement of variation margin representing changes in the market value of each contract. Any securities pledged as initial margin for open contracts are noted in the Schedule of Investments.
Futures contracts are valued at their quoted daily settlement prices. The notional amounts of the contracts are not recorded in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Fluctuations in the value of the contracts are recorded in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as an asset (liability) and in the Statement of Operations as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) until the contracts are closed, when they are recorded as realized gains (losses) on futures contracts.
During the year ended October 31, 2021, the fund’s average investments in long and short futures contracts each represented less than 1% of net assets, based on the average of the notional amounts at each quarter-end during the period.
33

Emerging Markets Government Bond Index Fund
3. Federal Income Taxes: The fund intends to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company and distribute all of its taxable income. The fund’s tax returns are open to examination by the relevant tax authorities until expiration of the applicable statute of limitations, which is generally three years after the filing of the tax return. Management has analyzed the fund’s tax positions taken for all open federal and state income tax years, and has concluded that no provision for income tax is required in the fund’s financial statements.
4. Distributions: Distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Distributions are determined on a tax basis at the fiscal year-end and may differ from net investment income and realized capital gains for financial reporting purposes.
5. Credit Facilities and Interfund Lending Program: The fund and certain other funds managed by The Vanguard Group ("Vanguard") participate in a $4.3 billion committed credit facility provided by a syndicate of lenders pursuant to a credit agreement and an uncommitted credit facility provided by Vanguard. Both facilities may be renewed annually. Each fund is individually liable for its borrowings, if any, under the credit facilities. Borrowings may be utilized for temporary or emergency purposes, subject to the fund’s regulatory and contractual borrowing restrictions. With respect to the committed credit facility, the participating funds are charged administrative fees and an annual commitment fee of 0.10% of the undrawn committed amount of the facility; these fees are allocated to the funds based on a method approved by the fund’s board of trustees and included in Management and Administrative expenses on the fund’s Statement of Operations. Any borrowings under either facility bear interest at a rate based upon the higher of the one-month London Interbank Offered Rate (or an acceptable alternate rate, if necessary), federal funds effective rate, or overnight bank funding rate plus an agreed-upon spread, except that borrowings under the uncommitted credit facility may bear interest based upon an alternate rate agreed to by the fund and Vanguard.
In accordance with an exemptive order (the “Order”) from the SEC, the fund may participate in a joint lending and borrowing program that allows registered open-end Vanguard funds to borrow money from and lend money to each other for temporary or emergency purposes (the “Interfund Lending Program”), subject to compliance with the terms and conditions of the Order, and to the extent permitted by the fund’s investment objective and investment policies. Interfund loans and borrowings normally extend overnight, but can have a maximum duration of seven days. Loans may be called on one business day’s notice. The interest rate to be charged is governed by the conditions of the Order and internal procedures adopted by the board of trustees. The board of trustees is responsible for overseeing the Interfund Lending Program.
For the year ended October 31, 2021, the fund did not utilize the credit facilities or the Interfund Lending Program.
6. Other: Interest income includes income distributions received from Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund and is accrued daily. Premiums and discounts on debt securities are amortized and accreted, respectively, to interest income over the lives of the respective securities, except for premiums on certain callable debt securities that are amortized to the earliest call date. Security transactions are accounted for on the date securities are bought or sold. Costs used to determine realized gains (losses) on the sale of investment securities are those of the specific securities sold. Fees assessed on capital share transactions are credited to paid-in capital.
Each class of shares has equal rights as to assets and earnings, except that each class separately bears certain class-specific expenses related to maintenance of shareholder accounts (included in
34

Emerging Markets Government Bond Index Fund
Management and Administrative expenses) and shareholder reporting. Marketing and distribution expenses are allocated to each class of shares based on a method approved by the board of trustees. Income, other non-class-specific expenses, and gains and losses on investments are allocated to each class of shares based on its relative net assets.
B. In accordance with the terms of a Funds' Service Agreement (the “FSA”) between Vanguard and the fund, Vanguard furnishes to the fund investment advisory, corporate management, administrative, marketing, and distribution services at Vanguard’s cost of operations (as defined by the FSA). These costs of operations are allocated to the fund based on methods and guidelines approved by the board of trustees and are generally settled twice a month.
Upon the request of Vanguard, the fund may invest up to 0.40% of its net assets as capital in Vanguard. At October 31, 2021, the fund had contributed to Vanguard capital in the amount of $112,000, representing less than 0.01% of the fund’s net assets and 0.04% of Vanguard’s capital received pursuant to the FSA. The fund’s trustees and officers are also directors and employees, respectively, of Vanguard.
C. Various inputs may be used to determine the value of the fund’s investments and derivatives. These inputs are summarized in three broad levels for financial statement purposes. The inputs or methodologies used to value securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.
Level 1—Quoted prices in active markets for identical securities.
Level 2—Other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.).
Level 3—Significant unobservable inputs (including the fund’s own assumptions used to determine the fair value of investments). Any investments and derivatives valued with significant unobservable inputs are noted on the Schedule of Investments.
The following table summarizes the market value of the fund’s investments and derivatives as of October 31, 2021, based on the inputs used to value them:
  Level 1
($000)
Level 2
($000)
Level 3
($000)
Total
($000)
Investments        
Assets        
Corporate Bonds 478,369 478,369
Sovereign Bonds 2,795,806 2,795,806
Temporary Cash Investments 10,206 10,206
Total 10,206 3,274,175 3,284,381
Derivative Financial Instruments        
Assets        
Futures Contracts1 60 60
Liabilities        
Futures Contracts1 79 79
1 Includes cumulative appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts and centrally cleared swaps, if any, as reported in the Schedule of Investments. Only current day’s variation margin is reported within the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
35

Emerging Markets Government Bond Index Fund
D. Permanent differences between book-basis and tax-basis components of net assets are reclassified among capital accounts in the financial statements to reflect their tax character. These reclassifications have no effect on net assets or net asset value per share. As of period end, permanent differences primarily attributable to the accounting for in-kind redemptions were reclassified between the following accounts:
  Amount
($000)
Paid-in Capital 31,272
Total Distributable Earnings (Loss) (31,272)
Temporary differences between book-basis and tax-basis components of total distributable earnings (loss) arise when certain items of income, gain, or loss are recognized in different periods for financial statement and tax purposes; these differences will reverse at some time in the future. The differences are primarily related to the deferral of losses from wash sales; the recognition of unrealized gains or losses from certain derivative contracts; the inclusion of payables for distributions; and the treatment of amortization adjustments from certain fixed income securities. As of period end, the tax-basis components of total distributable earnings (loss) are detailed in the table as follows:
  Amount
($000)
Undistributed Ordinary Income 10,617
Undistributed Long-Term Gains
Capital Loss Carryforwards (76,612)
Qualified Late-Year Losses
Net Unrealized Gains (Losses) (50,309)
The tax character of distributions paid was as follows:
  Year Ended October 31,
  2021
Amount
($000)
2020
Amount
($000)
Ordinary Income* 118,477 90,553
Long-Term Capital Gains
Total 118,477 90,553
* Includes short-term capital gains, if any.
As of October 31, 2021, gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation for investments and derivatives based on cost for U.S. federal income tax purposes were as follows:
  Amount
($000)
Tax Cost 3,334,690
Gross Unrealized Appreciation 75,922
Gross Unrealized Depreciation (126,231)
Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) (50,309)
36

Emerging Markets Government Bond Index Fund
E. During the year ended October 31, 2021, the fund purchased $2,157,692,000 of investment securities and sold $962,951,000 of investment securities, other than U.S. government securities and temporary cash investments. Purchases and sales of U.S. government securities were $56,369,000 and $56,358,000, respectively. Purchases and sales include $1,683,452,000 and $535,154,000, respectively, in connection with in-kind purchases and redemptions of the fund's capital shares.
The fund purchased securities from and sold securities to other Vanguard funds or accounts managed by Vanguard or its affiliates, in accordance with procedures adopted by the board of trustees in compliance with Rule 17a-7 of the Investment Company Act of 1940. For the year ended October 31, 2021, such purchases were $502,000 and sales were $34,330,000, resulting in net realized gain of $651,000; these amounts, other than temporary cash investments, are included in the purchases and sales of investment securities noted above.
F. Capital share transactions for each class of shares were:
    
  Year Ended October 31,  
  2021   2020
  Amount
($000)
Shares
(000)
  Amount
($000)
Shares
(000)
ETF Shares          
Issued1 1,758,897 22,006   699,150 8,720
Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions  
Redeemed (549,015) (7,000)   (304,221) (4,100)
Net Increase (Decrease)—ETF Shares 1,209,882 15,006   394,929 4,620
Admiral Shares          
Issued1 37,672 1,880   72,508 3,636
Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions 8,085 406   10,430 535
Redeemed (46,818) (2,342)   (101,592) (5,297)
Net Increase (Decrease)—Admiral Shares (1,061) (56)   (18,654) (1,126)
Institutional Shares          
Issued1 5,306 165   12,179 432
Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions 1,721 54   2,233 71
Redeemed (4,566) (144)   (21,639) (714)
Net Increase (Decrease)—Institutional Shares 2,461 75   (7,227) (211)
1 Includes purchase fees for fiscal 2021 and 2020 of $335,000 and $662,000, respectively (fund totals).
G. Management has determined that no events or transactions occurred subsequent to October 31, 2021, that would require recognition or disclosure in these financial statements.
37

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the Board of Trustees of Vanguard Whitehall Funds and Shareholders of Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond Index Fund
Opinion on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of investments, of Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond Index Fund (one of the funds constituting Vanguard Whitehall Funds, referred to hereafter as the "Fund") as of October 31, 2021, the related statement of operations for the year ended October 31, 2021, the statement of changes in net assets foreach of the two years in the period ended October 31, 2021, including the related notes, and the financialhighlights for each of the five years in the period ended October 31, 2021 (collectively referred to as the "financial statements"). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Fund as of October 31, 2021, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period ended October 31, 2021 and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period ended October 31, 2021 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
Basis for Opinion
These financial statements are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Fund’s financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Fund in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud.
Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of October 31, 2021 by correspondence with the custodian, transfer agent and brokers; when replies were not received from brokers, we performed other auditing procedures. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
/s/PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
December 16, 2021
We have served as the auditor of one or more investment companies in The Vanguard Group of Funds since 1975.
38


Special 2021 tax information (unaudited) for Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond Index Fund
This information for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2021, is included pursuant to provisions of the Internal Revenue Code.
The percentage of the ordinary dividends reported by the fund that is treated as a Section 163(j) interest dividend and thus is eligible to be treated as interest income for purposes of Section 163(j) and the regulations thereunder is 100%.
39

"Bloomberg®" and Bloomberg USD Emerging Markets Government RIC Capped Index are service marks of Bloomberg Finance L.P. and its affiliates, including Bloomberg Index Services Limited (BISL), the administrator of the index (collectively, Bloomberg), and have been licensed for use for certain purposes by The Vanguard Group, Inc. (Vanguard).
The Emerging Markets Government Bond Index Fund is not sponsored, endorsed, sold or promoted by Bloomberg. Bloomberg does not make any representation or warranty, express or implied, to the owners of or counterparties to the Emerging Markets Government Bond Index Fund or any member of the public regarding the advisability of investing in securities generally or in the Emerging Markets Government Bond Index Fund particularly. The only relationship of Bloomberg to Vanguard is the licensing of certain trademarks, trade names and service marks and of the Bloomberg USD Emerging Markets Government RIC Capped Index, which is determined, composed and calculated by BISL without regard to Vanguard or the Emerging Markets Government Bond Index Fund. Bloomberg has no obligation to take the needs of Vanguard or the owners of the Emerging Markets Government Bond Index Fund into consideration in determining, composing or calculating the Bloomberg USD Emerging Markets Government RIC Capped Index. Bloomberg is not responsible for and has not participated in the determination of the timing of, prices at, or quantities of the Emerging Markets Government Bond Index Fund to be issued. Bloomberg shall not have any obligation or liability, including, without limitation, to Emerging Markets Government Bond Index Fund customers, in connection with the administration, marketing or trading of the Emerging Markets Government Bond Index Fund.
BLOOMBERG DOES NOT GUARANTEE THE ACCURACY AND/OR THE COMPLETENESS OF THE BLOOMBERG USD EMERGING MARKETS GOVERNMENT RIC CAPPED INDEX OR ANY DATA RELATED THERETO AND SHALL HAVE NO LIABILITY FOR ANY ERRORS, OMISSIONS OR INTERRUPTIONS THEREIN. BLOOMBERG DOES NOT MAKE ANY WARRANTY, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, AS TO RESULTS TO BE OBTAINED BY VANGUARD, OWNERS OF THE EMERGING MARKETS GOVERNMENT BOND INDEX FUND OR ANY OTHER PERSON OR ENTITY FROM THE USE OF THE BLOOMBERG USD EMERGING MARKETS GOVERNMENT RIC CAPPED INDEX OR ANY DATA RELATED THERETO. BLOOMBERG DOES NOT MAKE ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES AND EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR USE WITH RESPECT TO THE BLOOMBERG USD EMERGING MARKETS GOVERNMENT RIC CAPPED INDEX OR ANY DATA RELATED THERETO. WITHOUT LIMITING ANY OF THE FOREGOING, TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT ALLOWED BY LAW, BLOOMBERG, ITS LICENSORS, AND ITS AND THEIR RESPECTIVE EMPLOYEES, CONTRACTORS,AGENTS, SUPPLIERS, AND VENDORS SHALL HAVE NO LIABILITY OR RESPONSIBILITY WHATSOEVER FOR ANY INJURY OR DAMAGES—WHETHER DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, INCIDENTAL, PUNITIVE OR OTHERWISE—ARISING IN CONNECTION WITH THE EMERGING MARKETS GOVERNMENT BOND INDEX FUND OR BLOOMBERG USD EMERGING MARKETS GOVERNMENT RIC CAPPED INDEX OR ANY DATA OR VALUES RELATING THERETO—WHETHER ARISING FROM THEIR NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE, EVEN IF NOTIFIED OF THE POSSIBILITY THEREOF.
© 2021 Bloomberg.
Used with Permission. Source: Bloomberg Index Services Limited. Copyright 2021, Bloomberg. All rights reserved.
40

This page intentionally left blank.

The People Who Govern Your Fund
The trustees of your mutual fund are there to see that the fund is operated and managed in your best interests since, as a shareholder, you are a part owner of the fund. Your fund’s trustees also serve on the board of directors of The Vanguard Group, Inc., which is owned by the Vanguard funds and provides services to them.
A majority of Vanguard’s board members are independent, meaning that they have no affiliation with Vanguard or the funds they oversee, apart from the sizable personal investments they have made as private individuals. The independent board members have distinguished backgrounds in business, academia, and public service. Each of the trustees and executive officers oversees 214 Vanguard funds.
Information for each trustee and executive officer of the fund appears below. That information, as well as the Vanguard fund count, is as of the date on the cover of this fund report. The mailing address of the trustees and officers is P.O. Box 876, Valley Forge, PA 19482. More information about the trustees is in the Statement of Additional Information, which can be obtained, without charge, by contacting Vanguard at 800-662-7447, or online at vanguard.com.
Interested Trustee1
Mortimer J. Buckley
Born in 1969. Trustee since January 2018. Principal occupation(s) during the past five years and other experience: chairman of the board (2019–present) of Vanguard and of each of the investment companies served by Vanguard; chief executive officer (2018–present) of Vanguard; chief executive officer, president, and trustee (2018–present) of each of the investment companies served by Vanguard; president and director (2017–present) of Vanguard; and president (2018–present) of Vanguard Marketing Corporation. Chief investment officer (2013–2017), managing director (2002–2017), head of the Retail Investor Group (2006–2012), and chief information officer (2001–2006) of Vanguard. Chairman of the board (2011–2017) and trustee (2009–2017) of the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia; and trustee (2018–present) and vice chair (2019–present) of The Shipley School.
Independent Trustees
Emerson U. Fullwood
Born in 1948. Trustee since January 2008. Principal occupation(s) during the past five years and other experience: executive chief staff and marketing officer for North America and corporate vice president (retired 2008) of Xerox Corporation (document management products and services). Former president of the Worldwide Channels Group, Latin
America, and Worldwide Customer Service and executive chief staff officer of Developing Markets of Xerox. Executive in residence and 2009–2010 Distinguished Minett Professor at the Rochester Institute of Technology. Director of SPX FLOW, Inc. (multi-industry manufacturing). Director of the University of Rochester Medical Center, the Monroe Community College Foundation, the United Way of Rochester, North Carolina A&T University, and Roberts Wesleyan College. Trustee of the University of Rochester.
Amy Gutmann
Born in 1949. Trustee since June 2006. Principal occupation(s) during the past five years and other experience: president (2004–present) of the University of Pennsylvania. Christopher H. Browne Distinguished Professor of Political Science, School of Arts and Sciences, and professor of communication, Annenberg School for Communication, with secondary faculty appointments in the Department of Philosophy, School of Arts and Sciences, and at the Graduate School of Education, University of Pennsylvania.
F. Joseph Loughrey
Born in 1949. Trustee since October 2009. Principal occupation(s) during the past five years and other experience: president and chief operating officer (retired 2009) and vice chairman of the board (2008–2009) of Cummins Inc. (industrial machinery). Chairman of the board of Hillenbrand, Inc. (specialized consumer services). Director of the V Foundation.
 
1  Mr. Buckley is considered an “interested person,” as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, because he is an officer of the Vanguard funds.

Member of the advisory council for the College of Arts and Letters and chair of the advisory board to the Kellogg Institute for International Studies, both at the University of Notre Dame. Chairman of the board of Saint Anselm College.
Mark Loughridge
Born in 1953. Trustee since March 2012. Principal occupation(s) during the past five years and other experience: senior vice president and chief financial officer (retired 2013) of IBM (information technology services). Fiduciary member of IBM’s Retirement Plan Committee (2004–2013), senior vice president and general manager (2002–2004) of IBM Global Financing, vice president and controller (1998–2002) of IBM, and a variety of other prior management roles at IBM. Member of the Council on Chicago Booth.
Scott C. Malpass
Born in 1962. Trustee since March 2012. Principal occupation(s) during the past five years and other experience: chief investment officer (retired June 2020) and vice president (retired June 2020) of the University of Notre Dame. Assistant professor (retired June 2020) of finance at the Mendoza College of Business, University of Notre Dame, and member of the Notre Dame 403(b) Investment Committee. Member of the board of Catholic Investment Services, Inc. (investment advisors) and the board of superintendence of the Institute for the Works of Religion.
Deanna Mulligan
Born in 1963. Trustee since January 2018. Principal occupation(s) during the past five years and other experience: board chair (2020), chief executive officer (2011–2020), and president (2010–2019) of The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America. Chief operating officer (2010–2011) and executive vice president (2008–2010) of Individual Life and Disability of the Guardian Life Insurance Company of America. Member of the board of the Economic Club of New York. Trustee of the Partnership for New York City (business leadership), Chief Executives for Corporate Purpose, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, and the Bruce Museum (arts and science). Member of the Advisory Council for the Stanford Graduate School of Business.
André F. Perold
Born in 1952. Trustee since December 2004. Principal occupation(s) during the past five years and other experience: George Gund Professor of Finance and Banking, Emeritus at the Harvard Business School (retired 2011). Chief investment officer and co-managing partner of HighVista Strategies (private investment firm). Member of the board
(2018–present) of RIT Capital Partners (investment firm). Member of the investment committee of Partners Health Care System.
Sarah Bloom Raskin
Born in 1961. Trustee since January 2018. Principal occupation(s) during the past five years and other experience: deputy secretary (2014–2017) of the United States Department of the Treasury. Governor (2010–2014) of the Federal Reserve Board. Commissioner (2007–2010) of financial regulation for the State of Maryland. Professor (2020–present), Distinguished Fellow of the Global Financial Markets Center (2020–present), and Rubenstein Fellow (2017–2020) at Duke University. Trustee (2017–present) of Amherst College and member of Amherst College Investment Committee (2019–present). Member of the Regenerative Crisis Response Committee (2020–present).
David A. Thomas
Born in 1956. Trustee since July 2021. Principal occupation(s) during the past five years and other experience: president of Morehouse College (2018–present). Professor of business administration, emeritus at Harvard University (2017–2018). Dean (2011–2016) and professor of management (2016–2017) at the Georgetown University McDonough School of Business. Director of DTE Energy Company (2013–present). Trustee of Common Fund (2019–present).
Peter F. Volanakis
Born in 1955. Trustee since July 2009. Principal occupation(s) during the past five years and other experience: president and chief operating officer (retired 2010) of Corning Incorporated (communications equipment) and director of Corning Incorporated (2000–2010) and Dow Corning (2001–2010). Director (2012) of SPX Corporation (multi-industry manufacturing). Overseer of the Amos Tuck School of Business Administration, Dartmouth College (2001–2013). Chairman of the board of trustees of Colby-Sawyer College. Member of the BMW Group Mobility Council.

Executive Officers
Christine M. Buchanan
Born in 1970. Principal occupation(s) during the past five years and other experience: principal of Vanguard. Chief financial officer (2021–present) and treasurer (2017–present) of each of the investment companies served by Vanguard. Partner (2005–2017) at KPMG (audit, tax, and advisory services).
David Cermak
Born in 1960. Principal occupation(s) during the past five years and other experience: principal of Vanguard. Finance director (2019–present) of each of the investment companies served by Vanguard. Managing director and head (2017–present) of Vanguard Investments Singapore. Managing director and head (2017–2019) of Vanguard Investments Hong Kong. Representative director and head (2014–2017) of Vanguard Investments Japan.
John Galloway
Born in 1973. Principal occupation(s) during the past five years and other experience: principal of Vanguard. Investment stewardship officer (September 2020–present) of each of the investment companies served by Vanguard. Head of Investor Advocacy (February 2020–present) and head of Marketing Strategy and Planning (2017–2020) at Vanguard. Deputy assistant to the President of the United States (2015).
Peter Mahoney
Born in 1974. Principal occupation(s) during the past five years and other experience: principal of Vanguard. Controller (2015–present) of each of the investment companies served by Vanguard. Head of International Fund Services (2008–2014) at Vanguard.
Anne E. Robinson
Born in 1970. Principal occupation(s) during the past five years and other experience: general counsel (2016–present) of Vanguard. Secretary (2016–present) of Vanguard and of each of the investment companies served by Vanguard. Managing director (2016–present) of Vanguard. Managing director and general counsel of Global Cards and Consumer Services (2014–2016) at Citigroup. Counsel (2003–2014) at American Express.
Michael Rollings
Born in 1963. Principal occupation(s) during the past five years and other experience: finance director (2017–present) and treasurer (2017) of each of the investment companies served by Vanguard. Managing director (2016–present) of Vanguard. Chief financial officer (2016–present) of Vanguard. Director (2016–present) of Vanguard Marketing Corporation. Executive vice president and chief financial officer (2006–2016) of MassMutual Financial Group.
John E. Schadl
Born in 1972. Principal occupation(s) during the past five years and other experience: principal of Vanguard. Chief compliance officer (2019–present) of Vanguard and of each of the investment companies served by Vanguard. Assistant vice president (2019–present) of Vanguard Marketing Corporation.
Vanguard Senior Management Team
Matthew Benchener Thomas M. Rampulla
Joseph Brennan Karin A. Risi
Mortimer J. Buckley Anne E. Robinson
Gregory Davis Michael Rollings
John James Nitin Tandon
John T. Marcante Lauren Valente
Chris D. Mclsaac  

Connect with Vanguard®>vanguard.com
Fund Information > 800-662-7447
Direct Investor Account Services > 800-662-2739
Institutional Investor Services > 800-523-1036
Text Telephone for People Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing > 800-749-7273
This material may be used in conjunction with the offering of shares of any Vanguard fund only if preceded or accompanied by the fund’s current prospectus.
All comparative mutual fund data are from Morningstar, Inc., unless otherwise noted.
You can obtain a free copy of Vanguard’s proxy voting guidelines by visiting vanguard.com/proxyreporting or by calling Vanguard at 800-662-2739. The guidelines are also available from the SEC’s website, www.sec.gov. In addition, you may obtain a free report on how your fund voted the proxies for securities it owned during the 12 months ended June 30. To get the report, visit either vanguard.com/proxyreporting or www.sec.gov.
You can review information about your fund on the SEC’s website, and you can receive copies of this information, for a fee, by sending a request via email addressed to publicinfo@sec.gov.
© 2021 The Vanguard Group, Inc.
All rights reserved.
U.S. Patent Nos. 6,879,964 and 7,720,749.
Vanguard Marketing Corporation, Distributor.
Q11200 122021

 

 

Annual Report   |   October 31, 2021
Vanguard Global Minimum Volatility Fund

Contents
Your Fund’s Performance at a Glance

1
Advisor’s Report

2
About Your Fund’s Expenses

5
Performance Summary

7
Financial Statements

9
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
Vanguard Global Minimum Volatility Fund returned 18.51% for Investor Shares and 18.60% for Admiral Shares for the 12 months ended October 31, 2021, underperforming its benchmark, which returned 38.27%.
The global economy continued to recover from the sharp pandemic-induced contraction in the spring of 2020. Swift and extensive fiscal and monetary support from policymakers was a key to the rebound. Even amid concerns toward the end of the fiscal year about inflation and the prospect of less accommodative monetary policy, stock returns for the period were excellent.
Our positions in low-volatility stocks trailed significantly during the fiscal year. Although all 11 of the fund’s industry sectors detracted on a relative basis, real estate, utilities, and materials held up the best. By region, our positions in North America detracted the most.
The fund’s average volatility for the 12 months was nearly a third less than that of its benchmark.
The fund regularly uses derivatives to hedge portfolio risks. Its holdings in forward foreign currencies and futures detracted from performance.
Market Barometer
  Average Annual Total Returns
Periods Ended October 31, 2021
  One Year Three Years Five Years
Stocks      
Russell 1000 Index (Large-caps) 43.51% 22.01% 19.16%
Russell 2000 Index (Small-caps) 50.80 16.47 15.52
Russell 3000 Index (Broad U.S. market) 43.90 21.62 18.91
FTSE All-World ex US Index (International) 30.23 12.42 10.05
Bonds      
Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index
(Broad taxable market)
-0.48% 5.63% 3.10%
Bloomberg Municipal Bond Index
(Broad tax-exempt market)
2.64 5.17 3.41
FTSE Three-Month U.S. Treasury Bill Index 0.05 1.08 1.12
CPI      
Consumer Price Index 6.22% 3.03% 2.73%
1

Advisor’s Report
For the 12 months ended October 31, 2021, Vanguard Global Minimum Volatility Fund returned 18.51% for Investor Shares and 18.60% for Admiral Shares, with an annualized weekly volatility of 9.41%. Its benchmark, the FTSE Global All Cap Index (USD Hedged), returned 38.27%, with annualized weekly volatility of 13.90%. (To determine annualized weekly volatility, we calculate the standard deviation of weekly returns and multiply it by the square root of 52, the number of weeks in a year.)
Investment objective
Our objective is to create a portfolio that has broad equity exposure with less volatility than that of the global equity market. Our positions in low-volatility stocks delivered significant downside protection during the period, with the fund’s weekly volatility averaging about 23% less than that of its benchmark.
It is important to mention, as we have in the past, that we do not target a specific volatility level. Rather, we seek to provide an equity fund that has lower absolute risk than that of the broad global market. Thus, when the broad global equity market is experiencing periods of low volatility, you should expect this fund’s volatility to be much closer to that of its benchmark.
We recognize that equity-like returns are also an important outcome of an investment in this fund, but achieving a total return higher than the benchmark’s is not our objective. Although our research leads us to expect that, on average, a minimum volatility fund may hold up better than the overall global market in
sharp downturns (while still experiencing losses), the fund should be expected to trail in strong bull markets. With that in mind, because the fund is expected to have a lower level of risk than the global equity market, you should not expect it to outperform the market over the long run.
We think a reasonable comparative performance measure for the fund over the long term is its risk-adjusted return. This can be calculated by dividing the portfolio’s total return for the period by the annualized standard deviation of monthly returns. Since inception, the risk-adjusted annual return for the fund was 0.89%, much more closely in line with the 0.93% risk-adjusted return of the benchmark.
Investment strategy
In building our portfolio, we use quantitative models that evaluate a variety of factors that drive a stock’s volatility. These fundamental drivers include risk factors such as growth, value, dividend yield, size, volatility, and liquidity. In addition, our process includes estimates of each stock’s correlation—or how its factors move in relation to one another. This approach allows us to make appropriate risk/diversification trade-offs without relying solely on volatility estimates.
We also consider the effect of currency exposure. We recognize that owning companies in foreign markets involves the risk of movements in exchange rates relative to the U.S. dollar. Because of this, an optimization process that focuses solely on volatilities tied to an investor’s
 
2

home currency will tend to overweight exposures to that currency.
We aim to avoid currency-specific exposures by focusing on equity volatilities and correlations measured in local currency terms. We use currency forward contracts to hedge the resulting exposure for U.S. investors. We believe that this process can further reduce the overall volatility of the portfolio in the long run.
Finally, we apply constraints to reduce stock, sector, and country concentration risk. We find that these constraints, which allow for broader diversification and liquidity, reduce unnecessarily high risk exposures without significantly affecting our ability to lower overall volatility. Drawing from about 7,700 stocks in the FTSE index, we construct a portfolio of about 300 to 350 stocks.
The benefits of our strategy become even clearer when you remove some of the noise caused by short-term reversals in daily and weekly returns, which can increase volatility levels, and focus on monthly returns. Since inception, the fund has delivered a 21% volatility discount relative to its benchmark.
The investment environment
The world economy’s recovery from the 2020 pandemic-induced contraction was quicker than many had expected. Countries that have been better at containing the virus have generally been more successful economically. Swift and extensive fiscal and monetary support
from policymakers was also key to the rebound.
Even amid concerns toward the end of the fiscal year about inflation and the prospect of less accommodative monetary policy, stock returns were excellent. The FTSE All-World Index returned 37.59% for the 12 months.
Bond yields moved higher across much of the developed world amid concerns about inflation and the prospect that some developed-market central banks might scale back their bond-buying programs or raise interest rates.
The environment for commodities was one of the most attractive in years because of limited supply and increased demand worldwide. West Texas Intermediate Crude and natural gas, both of which were hit hard by a sharp drop in demand in 2020, recovered strongly over the 12 months. Safe-haven commodities, such as gold, lagged.
The fund’s successes and shortfalls
Our portfolio is designed to deliver equity-like returns with lower market volatility. Although the fund delivered significant downside protection during the 12 months, its performance trailed that of its benchmark. As markets recovered, investors took on more risk and low-volatility stocks fell out of favor relative to their higher-volatility counterparts.
At the sector level, our selection in health care, consumer discretionary, and consumer staples detracted the most.
3

Although all 11 of the fund’s industry sectors detracted on a relative basis, our positions in real estate, utilities, and materials held up the best.
Regionally, our positions in North America, which account for more than 50% of the fund’s holdings, hurt relative returns the most. Positions in the Pacific and Europe also detracted significantly.
We remain convinced in the fund's ability to deliver a strong risk/return profile over the long term. Despite the challenging environment since the pandemic, the fund has delivered a significant volatility discount to the market.
We expect our approach to portfolio construction to pay off in reduced volatility over the long run, and we will continue to focus patiently on its long-term risk-adjusted returns.
Portfolio Manager:
Antonio Picca
Vanguard Quantitative Equity Group
November 15, 2021
4

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.
5

Six Months Ended October 31, 2021      
  Beginning
Account Value
4/30/2021
Ending
Account Value
10/31/2021
Expenses
Paid During
Period
Based on Actual Fund Return      
Global Minimum Volatility Fund      
Investor Shares $1,000.00 $1,035.60 $1.08
Admiral™ Shares 1,000.00 1,036.30 0.72
Based on Hypothetical 5% Yearly Return      
Global Minimum Volatility Fund      
Investor Shares $1,000.00 $1,024.15 $1.07
Admiral Shares 1,000.00 1,024.50 0.71
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 0.21% for Investor Shares and 0.14% for Admiral 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 (184/365).
6

Global Minimum Volatility 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: December 12, 2013, Through October 31, 2021
Initial Investment of $10,000
    Average Annual Total Returns
Periods Ended October 31, 2021
 
    One
Year
Five
Years
Since
Inception
(12/12/2013)
Final Value
of a $10,000
Investment
 Global Minimum Volatility Fund Investor Shares 18.51% 8.38% 8.90% $19,593
 FTSE Global All Cap Index (USD Hedged) 38.27 15.36 12.12 24,644
“Since Inception” performance is calculated from the Investor Shares’ inception date for both the fund and its comparative standard(s).
       
    One
Year
Five
Years
Since
Inception
(12/12/2013)
Final Value
of a $50,000
Investment
Global Minimum Volatility Fund
Admiral Shares
18.60% 8.45% 8.99% $98,555
FTSE Global All Cap Index (USD Hedged) 38.27 15.36 12.12 123,218
“Since Inception” performance is calculated from the Admiral Shares’ inception date for both the fund and its comparative standard(s).
See Financial Highlights for dividend and capital gains information.
7

Global Minimum Volatility Fund
Fund Allocation
As of October 31, 2021
United States 55.3%
Japan 10.7
Canada 5.6
Switzerland 4.4
Australia 4.0
United Kingdom 3.2
China 3.1
South Korea 2.4
India 1.9
Taiwan 1.8
Hong Kong 1.6
Other 6.0
The table reflects the fund’s investments, except for short-term investments and derivatives.
8

Global Minimum Volatility Fund
Financial Statements
Schedule of Investments
As of October 31, 2021
The fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year as an exhibit to its reports on Form N-PORT. The fund’s Form N-PORT reports are available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.
    Shares Market
Value

($000)
Common Stocks (99.2%)
Australia (3.9%)
  Wesfarmers Ltd.   988,756    42,779
  Sonic Healthcare Ltd.   476,597    14,462
  Coles Group Ltd.   940,197    12,184
  ASX Ltd.   153,195     9,634
  Westpac Banking Corp.   354,265     6,892
  Woolworths Group Ltd.   232,057     6,684
  Commonwealth Bank of Australia    58,797     4,661
  Medibank Pvt Ltd. 1,672,849     4,204
  CSL Ltd.    17,748     4,039
  APA Group   314,610     1,952
  BWP Trust   222,026       711
        108,202
Belgium (0.3%)
  Etablissements Franz Colruyt NV   137,878     6,770
  Elia Group SA    11,876     1,385
  Sofina SA     3,011     1,332
          9,487
Canada (5.6%)
1 Royal Bank of Canada   435,936    45,376
1 Emera Inc.   448,746    20,878
  Franco-Nevada Corp.    93,007    13,271
  BCE Inc.   226,127    11,641
  Fortis Inc. (XTSE)   212,031     9,438
  TELUS Corp.   382,749     8,780
  Metro Inc.   159,857     8,043
2 Hydro One Ltd.   299,979     7,167
  Intact Financial Corp.    46,530     6,238
  Constellation Software Inc.     2,727     4,793
  George Weston Ltd.    40,068     4,329
  Quebecor Inc. Class B   123,484     3,147
  Loblaw Cos. Ltd.    33,958     2,554
  Dollarama Inc.    56,109     2,536
  TMX Group Ltd.    19,420     2,103
  Rogers Communications Inc. Class B    28,901     1,344
  Cogeco Communications Inc.    13,065     1,122
        152,760
China (3.1%)
* JD.com Inc. Class A   322,862    12,639
* Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.   608,188    12,506
  ZTO Express Cayman Inc. ADR   408,155    11,971
    Shares Market
Value

($000)
  Ping An Insurance Group Co. of China Ltd. Class H 1,353,500     9,695
  NetEase Inc.   475,905     9,232
  Tencent Holdings Ltd.   124,300     7,561
  China Merchants Bank Co. Ltd. Class H   686,000     5,749
  China Shenhua Energy Co. Ltd. Class H 1,440,500     3,098
2 Longfor Group Holdings Ltd.   616,000     2,980
  China Overseas Land & Investment Ltd. 1,212,500     2,674
  ENN Energy Holdings Ltd.    80,000     1,378
  Anhui Conch Cement Co. Ltd. Class H   240,000     1,187
*,2 China Literature Ltd.   169,200     1,174
  China Resources Land Ltd.   258,000     1,002
  New China Life Insurance Co. Ltd. Class H   298,200       860
  China Gas Holdings Ltd.   303,000       756
         84,462
Denmark (0.8%)
  Coloplast A/S Class B   111,474    18,206
  Chr Hansen Holding A/S    18,965     1,510
  Tryg A/S    50,160     1,190
         20,906
Finland (0.5%)
  Kone OYJ Class B   191,352    13,050
  Elisa OYJ    28,749     1,735
         14,785
France (0.1%)
  Vivendi SE   256,281     3,302
Germany (0.4%)
  Symrise AG Class A    38,459     5,320
  Knorr-Bremse AG    32,823     3,464
  Fielmann AG    33,003     2,176
         10,960
Hong Kong (1.6%)
  CLP Holdings Ltd. 1,926,850    18,866
  Power Assets Holdings Ltd. 2,036,500    12,446
  Hang Seng Bank Ltd.   344,500     6,546
  Want Want China Holdings Ltd. 2,935,000     2,276
  Chow Tai Fook Jewellery Group Ltd.   922,800     1,882
9

Global Minimum Volatility Fund
    Shares Market
Value

($000)
  Tingyi Cayman Islands Holding Corp.   638,000     1,191
  CK Infrastructure Holdings Ltd.    98,000       591
         43,798
India (1.9%)
3 Infosys Ltd. ADR 1,331,992    29,677
  Dr Reddy's Laboratories Ltd. ADR   215,432    13,236
  ICICI Bank Ltd. ADR   275,553     5,828
  Wipro Ltd. ADR   257,275     2,305
2 Reliance Industries Ltd. GDR    28,000     1,906
         52,952
Indonesia (0.2%)
  Telkom Indonesia Persero Tbk PT ADR   229,012     6,021
Israel (0.1%)
  Bank Hapoalim BM   210,697     2,075
  Bank Leumi Le-Israel BM   140,420     1,342
          3,417
Italy (0.5%)
  DiaSorin SpA    17,085     3,862
  Terna - Rete Elettrica Nazionale   486,458     3,625
  Snam SpA (MTAA)   351,100     1,989
  UnipolSai Assicurazioni SpA   656,555     1,901
  Hera SpA   270,095     1,105
         12,482
Japan (10.6%)
  Softbank Corp. 3,078,400    42,019
  FUJIFILM Holdings Corp.   453,000    35,007
  Chugai Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.   621,600    23,241
  Japan Tobacco Inc.   930,100    18,259
  Yamada Denki Co. Ltd. 4,174,500    15,952
  SG Holdings Co. Ltd.   490,900    12,327
  Shimano Inc.    38,800    10,826
  Secom Co. Ltd.   117,900     8,037
  Toyo Suisan Kaisha Ltd.   178,300     7,683
  Pan Pacific International Holdings Corp.   342,000     7,181
  Sawai Group Holdings Co. Ltd.   162,600     7,173
  Japan Post Bank Co. Ltd.   804,500     6,277
  Tokyo Gas Co. Ltd.   323,600     5,615
  Kagome Co. Ltd.   221,000     5,608
  KDDI Corp.   167,800     5,131
  Chubu Electric Power Co. Inc.   481,200     4,981
  Chugoku Electric Power Co. Inc.   530,500     4,400
  ITOCHU Corp.   148,800     4,244
  Odakyu Electric Railway Co. Ltd.   193,100     4,186
  Toho Co. Ltd. (XTKS)    85,400     4,012
* Kintetsu Group Holdings Co. Ltd.   121,500     3,825
  Oracle Corp. Japan    38,200     3,615
  ABC-Mart Inc.    72,300     3,475
  Japan Exchange Group Inc.   146,719     3,474
  Keio Corp.    67,200     3,392
  Lion Corp.   190,900     3,179
  Osaka Gas Co. Ltd.   183,900     2,964
    Shares Market
Value

($000)
  Square Enix Holdings Co. Ltd.    50,300     2,755
  Nitori Holdings Co. Ltd.    12,900     2,370
  Calbee Inc.    81,300     2,095
  Ezaki Glico Co. Ltd.    55,400     2,011
* Skylark Holdings Co. Ltd.   144,800     1,962
  Nagoya Railroad Co. Ltd.   114,200     1,887
  Hoshizaki Corp.    22,300     1,875
  Toho Gas Co. Ltd.    62,100     1,840
* Hitachi Metals Ltd.    93,700     1,774
  MOS Food Services Inc.    60,500     1,687
  Asahi Intecc Co. Ltd.    63,300     1,669
  Mitsubishi Materials Corp.    78,000     1,514
  Capcom Co. Ltd.    49,600     1,335
  Idemitsu Kosan Co. Ltd.    45,400     1,240
* PeptiDream Inc.    48,800     1,180
  Obic Co. Ltd.     6,000     1,110
  KYORIN Holdings Inc.    68,600     1,054
  Koei Tecmo Holdings Co. Ltd.    21,320       992
  Shizuoka Bank Ltd.    97,400       784
  Seven Bank Ltd.   361,800       765
  Nissin Foods Holdings Co. Ltd.     9,500       726
  Kewpie Corp.    32,500       713
  Hamamatsu Photonics KK    11,400       677
  Tobu Railway Co. Ltd.    25,400       632
  Medipal Holdings Corp.    34,900       631
  Lawson Inc.    12,400       600
        291,961
Mexico (0.3%)
  America Movil SAB de CV Class L ADR   435,551     7,744
Netherlands (0.2%)
  Universal Music Group NV    92,179     2,676
  Koninklijke Vopak NV    52,061     2,072
          4,748
New Zealand (0.2%)
  Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Corp. Ltd.   247,537     5,546
Norway (0.4%)
  Orkla ASA 1,235,937    12,021
Russia (0.8%)
  Sberbank of Russia PJSC ADR   862,847    17,304
  Mobile TeleSystems PJSC ADR   240,224     2,208
  Polyus PJSC (Registered) GDR    12,378     1,224
         20,736
Singapore (0.6%)
  Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp. Ltd. 1,071,748     9,369
  Singapore Exchange Ltd.   921,100     6,611
  United Overseas Bank Ltd.    30,800       612
         16,592
South Korea (2.4%)
  Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. Preference Shares   317,530    17,444
  Korea Zinc Co. Ltd.    33,479    15,414
  KT&G Corp.   221,331    15,373
  NAVER Corp.    24,924     8,666
2 Netmarble Corp.    28,263     2,993
* Studio Dragon Corp.    25,228     1,864
 
10

Global Minimum Volatility Fund
    Shares Market
Value

($000)
  Maeil Dairies Co. Ltd.    30,457     1,838
* CJ Logistics Corp.    10,592     1,288
  LEENO Industrial Inc.     7,402     1,085
  SSANGYONG C&E Co. Ltd.   108,382       731
         66,696
Spain (0.4%)
  Ferrovial SA   210,582     6,648
1 Naturgy Energy Group SA    78,909     2,074
  Red Electrica Corp. SA    57,686     1,201
          9,923
Sweden (0.2%)
  ICA Gruppen AB   128,612     6,655
Switzerland (4.4%)
  Swisscom AG (Registered)    68,772    37,448
  Givaudan SA (Registered)     5,403    25,459
  Schindler Holding AG Ptg. Ctf.    53,265    13,870
  Roche Holding AG    31,270    12,114
  Roche Holding AG (Bearer)    17,135     7,370
  Kuehne + Nagel International AG (Registered)    22,805     7,182
  EMS-Chemie Holding AG (Registered)     4,461     4,425
2 Galenica AG    29,325     2,148
  SGS SA (Registered)       681     2,016
  Allreal Holding AG (Registered)     9,242     1,955
  Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Spruengli AG Ptg. Ctf.       158     1,863
1 Stadler Rail AG    32,435     1,424
  Geberit AG (Registered)     1,776     1,387
  Banque Cantonale Vaudoise (Registered)    13,949     1,123
        119,784
Taiwan (1.7%)
  Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. ADR   374,437    42,573
  Chunghwa Telecom Co. Ltd. ADR   142,247     5,619
         48,192
United Kingdom (3.2%)
  GlaxoSmithKline plc   836,626    17,369
  Halma plc   422,747    17,144
  National Grid plc 1,027,379    13,154
  Admiral Group plc   286,496    11,254
  Rightmove plc   833,125     7,875
  Tate & Lyle plc   601,850     5,333
  B&M European Value Retail SA   475,983     4,124
  Sage Group plc   308,425     3,000
  Croda International plc    21,919     2,837
  Spirax-Sarco Engineering plc     9,281     1,981
  Severn Trent plc    50,239     1,881
  Polymetal International plc    42,099       778
  Smiths Group plc       422         8
         86,738
United States (54.8%)
  Microsoft Corp.   152,425    50,547
3 Merck & Co. Inc.   567,312    49,952
3 Republic Services Inc. Class A   364,076    49,005
* Tyler Technologies Inc.    88,075    47,844
    Shares Market
Value

($000)
3 Cisco Systems Inc.   805,222    45,068
3 Johnson & Johnson   275,603    44,890
  CH Robinson Worldwide Inc.   457,377    44,361
3 Walmart Inc.   290,948    43,473
  Amdocs Ltd.   549,526    42,775
3 Gilead Sciences Inc.   641,520    41,622
  Amgen Inc.   198,278    41,038
  AptarGroup Inc.   338,186    40,846
  Verizon Communications Inc.   750,637    39,776
3 Church & Dwight Co. Inc.   424,387    37,074
  Dollar General Corp.   164,519    36,444
  Chemed Corp.    75,519    36,419
*,4 Equity Commonwealth 1,169,914    30,336
  Oracle Corp.   306,177    29,375
  Electronic Arts Inc.   206,223    28,923
  Waste Management Inc.   176,528    28,285
  Brown & Brown Inc.   427,449    26,976
3 Colgate-Palmolive Co.   340,669    25,956
  Intercontinental Exchange Inc.   187,138    25,911
  Broadridge Financial Solutions Inc.   141,044    25,164
* Black Knight Inc.   336,990    23,626
3 Hormel Foods Corp.   479,971    20,312
  Citrix Systems Inc.   211,063    19,994
  Becton Dickinson and Co.    81,291    19,477
  Hawaiian Electric Industries Inc.   476,990    19,347
* Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc.   104,477    19,321
3 Clorox Co.   112,867    18,398
  Service Corp. International   239,307    16,390
  Comcast Corp. Class A   292,110    15,023
  Maximus Inc.   177,601    15,020
  Procter & Gamble Co.   102,542    14,663
  IDACORP Inc.   139,874    14,592
  Expeditors International of Washington Inc.   115,801    14,274
* Amazon.com Inc.     4,223    14,242
  Baxter International Inc.   174,844    13,806
  White Mountains Insurance Group Ltd.    12,359    13,039
  Yum China Holdings Inc.   227,579    12,990
  Houlihan Lokey Inc. Class A   114,011    12,778
  Sonoco Products Co.   217,116    12,582
  Flowers Foods Inc.   493,553    12,215
  Washington Federal Inc.   345,197    12,206
* Alphabet Inc. Class C     3,645    10,809
  United Parcel Service Inc. Class B    49,567    10,581
  Silgan Holdings Inc.   262,040    10,534
  Graco Inc.   138,033    10,377
* Incyte Corp.   153,081    10,253
  Roper Technologies Inc.    20,106     9,809
  Kaiser Aluminum Corp.    94,422     9,172
  Premier Inc. Class A   233,733     9,104
* Check Point Software Technologies Ltd.    68,357     8,176
  Consolidated Edison Inc.    99,603     7,510
* Charter Communications Inc. Class A    10,574     7,136
  Landstar System Inc.    39,853     7,007
  Rollins Inc.   193,485     6,817
  Texas Instruments Inc.    35,968     6,743
 
11

Global Minimum Volatility Fund
    Shares Market
Value

($000)
  Commerce Bancshares Inc.    94,644     6,673
  Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.   113,492     6,628
  Murphy USA Inc.    40,333     6,572
  American States Water Co.    68,140     6,190
  Royal Gold Inc.    62,244     6,163
  3M Co.    33,130     5,920
  Jack Henry & Associates Inc.    33,464     5,571
  Capitol Federal Financial Inc.   425,158     5,157
  NewMarket Corp.    15,088     5,130
  Target Corp.    18,091     4,697
* United Therapeutics Corp.    23,529     4,488
  WEC Energy Group Inc.    48,179     4,339
  California Water Service Group    70,926     4,318
  Lancaster Colony Corp.    22,161     3,767
  Motorola Solutions Inc.    14,726     3,661
  Toro Co.    38,294     3,656
* FTI Consulting Inc.    24,611     3,542
  TFS Financial Corp.   159,770     3,109
* Adobe Inc.     4,771     3,103
  Dolby Laboratories Inc. Class A    33,935     2,998
* Netflix Inc.     4,208     2,905
  Progressive Corp.    30,603     2,904
  Ameren Corp.    33,145     2,794
  Cerner Corp.    36,375     2,702
* Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc.     4,050     2,592
  Balchem Corp.    16,786     2,570
  WD-40 Co.     9,565     2,171
* Vir Biotechnology Inc.    55,003     2,075
  Pfizer Inc.    43,863     1,919
  Atmos Energy Corp.    20,078     1,850
  NorthWestern Corp.    31,310     1,780
  PS Business Parks Inc.     8,148     1,448
  ALLETE Inc.    23,383     1,439
* Terminix Global Holdings Inc.    34,788     1,408
  Werner Enterprises Inc.    28,950     1,312
  Hanover Insurance Group Inc.    10,025     1,263
  Marsh & McLennan Cos. Inc.     7,371     1,230
* Corcept Therapeutics Inc.    60,919     1,097
  Genpact Ltd.    21,670     1,069
    Shares Market
Value

($000)
  Activision Blizzard Inc.    11,255       880
* Qualys Inc.     6,018       749
  Avangrid Inc.    14,027       739
  BWX Technologies Inc.    12,668       719
  Avista Corp.    17,090       680
  National Fuel Gas Co.    11,322       650
* Liberty Broadband Corp. Class C     3,699       601
  Vector Group Ltd.    44,521       590
      1,508,201
Total Common Stocks
(Cost $2,243,806)
2,729,071
Temporary Cash Investments (2.7%)
Money Market Fund (2.7%)
5,6 Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund, 0.070% (Cost $72,759)   727,588          72,759
Total Investments (101.9%) (Cost $2,316,565) 2,801,830
Other Assets and Liabilities—Net (-1.9%) (51,987)
Net Assets (100%) 2,749,843
Cost is in $000.
See Note A in Notes to Financial Statements.
* Non-income-producing security.
1 Includes partial security positions on loan to broker-dealers. The total value of securities on loan is $65,330,000.
2 Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. Such securities may be sold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At October 31, 2021, the aggregate value was $18,368,000, representing 0.7% of net assets.
3 Securities with a value of $15,553,000 have been segregated as collateral for open forward currency contracts.
4 Securities with a value of $1,134,000 have been segregated as initial margin for open futures contracts.
5 Affiliated money market fund available only to Vanguard funds and certain trusts and accounts managed by Vanguard. Rate shown is the 7-day yield.
6 Collateral of $70,254,000 was received for securities on loan.
  ADR—American Depositary Receipt.
  GDR—Global Depositary Receipt.
  Ptg. Ctf.—Participating Certificates.
 
12

Global Minimum Volatility Fund

Derivative Financial Instruments Outstanding as of Period End

Futures Contracts
      ($000)
  Expiration Number of
Long (Short)
Contracts
Notional
Amount
Value and
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
Long Futures Contracts        
E-mini S&P 500 Index December 2021 37 8,505 31
Euro Stoxx 50 Index December 2021 6 294 6
FTSE 100 Index December 2021 12 1,186 36
S&P ASX 200 Index December 2021 6 822 (14)
Topix Index December 2021 9 1,573 (41)
        18
    
Forward Currency Contracts
  Contract
Settlement
Date
Contract Amount (000) Unrealized
Appreciation
($000)
Unrealized
Depreciation
($000)
Counterparty Receive Deliver
Toronto-Dominion Bank 11/15/21 USD 101,277 AUD 138,908 (3,224)
Deutsche Bank AG 11/15/21 USD 148,423 CAD 186,330 (2,133)
Royal Bank of Canada 11/15/21 USD 1,038 CAD 1,304 (16)
Deutsche Bank AG 11/15/21 USD 120,599 CHF 111,867 (1,627)
Goldman Sachs International 11/15/21 USD 5,983 CNH 38,691 (48)
State Street Bank & Trust Co. 11/15/21 USD 20,115 DKK 128,956 69
State Street Bank & Trust Co. 11/15/21 USD 63,574 EUR 54,796 211
Goldman Sachs International 11/15/21 USD 1,463 EUR 1,261 5
Goldman Sachs International 11/15/21 USD 84,678 GBP 62,110 (324)
Royal Bank of Canada 11/15/21 USD 1,365 GBP 1,001 (6)
Citibank, N.A. 11/15/21 USD 87,657 HKD 682,280 (37)
BNP Paribas 11/15/21 USD 5,583 IDR 79,677,364 (33)
Goldman Sachs International 11/15/21 USD 298 IDR 4,253,751 (2)
Barclays Bank plc 11/15/21 USD 2,804 ILS 9,064 (60)
Deutsche Bank AG 11/15/21 USD 653 ILS 2,111 (14)
Deutsche Bank AG 11/15/21 USD 49,271 INR 3,683,536 164
Toronto-Dominion Bank 11/15/21 USD 300,011 JPY 33,417,335 6,782
Deutsche Bank AG 11/15/21 USD 69,577 KRW 82,602,633 (1,081)
Toronto-Dominion Bank 11/16/21 USD 7,638 MXN 158,215 (28)
BNP Paribas 11/15/21 USD 11,229 NOK 95,795 (110)
Goldman Sachs International 11/15/21 USD 263 NOK 2,243 (3)
Citibank, N.A. 11/15/21 USD 5,314 NZD 7,629 (152)
BNP Paribas 11/15/21 USD 119 PLN 472
Deutsche Bank AG 11/15/21 USD 17,312 RUB 1,263,279 (454)
Goldman Sachs International 11/15/21 USD 2,332 RUB 170,140 (61)
Citibank, N.A. 11/15/21 USD 5,961 SEK 52,068 (103)
13

Global Minimum Volatility Fund
Forward Currency Contracts (continued)
  Contract
Settlement
Date
Contract Amount (000) Unrealized
Appreciation
($000)
Unrealized
Depreciation
($000)
Counterparty Receive Deliver
State Street Bank & Trust Co. 11/15/21 USD 15,873 SGD 21,545 (102)
Citibank, N.A. 11/15/21 USD 47,694 TWD 1,329,572 (117)
            7,231 (9,735)
AUD—Australian dollar.
CAD—Canadian dollar.
CHF—Swiss franc.
CNH—Chinese yuan (offshore).
DKK—Danish krone.
EUR—euro.
GBP—British pound.
HKD—Hong Kong dollar.
IDR—Indonesian rupiah.
ILS—Israeli shekel.
INR—Indian rupee.
JPY—Japanese yen.
KRW—Korean won.
MXN—Mexican peso.
NOK—Norwegian krone.
NZD—New Zealand dollar.
PLN—Polish zloty.
RUB—Russian ruble.
SEK—Swedish krona.
SGD—Singapore dollar.
TWD—Taiwanese dollar.
USD—U.S. dollar.
At October 31, 2021, the counterparties had deposited in segregated accounts securities with a value of $22,000 and cash of $1,889,000 in connection with open forward currency contracts.
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.
14

Global Minimum Volatility Fund
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
As of October 31, 2021
($000s, except shares and per-share amounts) Amount
Assets  
Investments in Securities, at Value  
Unaffiliated Issuers (Cost $2,243,806) 2,729,071
Affiliated Issuers (Cost $72,759) 72,759
Total Investments in Securities 2,801,830
Investment in Vanguard 92
Foreign Currency, at Value (Cost $1,690) 1,713
Receivables for Investment Securities Sold 12,955
Receivables for Accrued Income 6,915
Receivables for Capital Shares Issued 1,024
Unrealized Appreciation—Forward Currency Contracts 7,231
Total Assets 2,831,760
Liabilities  
Due to Custodian 410
Payables for Investment Securities Purchased 30
Collateral for Securities on Loan 70,254
Payables for Capital Shares Redeemed 1,268
Payables to Vanguard 179
Variation Margin Payable—Futures Contracts 41
Unrealized Depreciation—Forward Currency Contracts 9,735
Total Liabilities 81,917
Net Assets 2,749,843
At October 31, 2021, net assets consisted of:  
   
Paid-in Capital 2,266,634
Total Distributable Earnings (Loss) 483,209
Net Assets 2,749,843
 
Investor Shares—Net Assets  
Applicable to 20,305,613 outstanding $.001 par value shares of
beneficial interest (unlimited authorization)
301,065
Net Asset Value Per Share—Investor Shares $14.83
 
Admiral Shares—Net Assets  
Applicable to 82,546,991 outstanding $.001 par value shares of
beneficial interest (unlimited authorization)
2,448,778
Net Asset Value Per Share—Admiral Shares $29.67
  
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.
15

Global Minimum Volatility Fund
Statement of Operations
  Year Ended
October 31, 2021
  ($000)
Investment Income  
Income  
Dividends1 52,854
Non-Cash Dividends 5,931
Interest2 7
Securities Lending—Net 398
Total Income 59,190
Expenses  
The Vanguard Group—Note B  
Investment Advisory Services 1,245
Management and Administrative—Investor Shares 489
Management and Administrative—Admiral Shares 2,362
Marketing and Distribution—Investor Shares 25
Marketing and Distribution—Admiral Shares 102
Custodian Fees 136
Auditing Fees 44
Shareholders’ Reports—Investor Shares 7
Shareholders’ Reports—Admiral Shares 19
Trustees’ Fees and Expenses 1
Total Expenses 4,430
Net Investment Income 54,760
Realized Net Gain (Loss)  
Investment Securities Sold2 234,709
Futures Contracts 7,602
Forward Currency Contracts (38,738)
Foreign Currencies 39,091
Realized Net Gain (Loss) 242,664
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)  
Investment Securities2 241,739
Futures Contracts 276
Forward Currency Contracts (2,229)
Foreign Currencies (76)
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) 239,710
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations 537,134
1 Dividends are net of foreign withholding taxes of $4,728,000.
2 Interest income, realized net gain (loss), and change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) from an affiliated company of the fund were $7,000, $0, and less than $1,000, respectively. Purchases and sales are for temporary cash investment purposes.
  
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.
16

Global Minimum Volatility Fund
Statement of Changes in Net Assets
  Year Ended October 31,
  2021
($000)
2020
($000)
     
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets    
Operations    
Net Investment Income 54,760 83,228
Realized Net Gain (Loss) 242,664 (321,050)
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) 239,710 (178,594)
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations 537,134 (416,416)
Distributions    
Investor Shares (6,959) (29,323)
Admiral Shares (62,342) (162,618)
Total Distributions (69,301) (191,941)
Capital Share Transactions    
Investor Shares (87,211) (211,512)
Admiral Shares (793,086) (143,818)
Net Increase (Decrease) from Capital Share Transactions (880,297) (355,330)
Total Increase (Decrease) (412,464) (963,687)
Net Assets    
Beginning of Period 3,162,307 4,125,994
End of Period 2,749,843 3,162,307
  
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.
17

Global Minimum Volatility Fund
Financial Highlights
Investor Shares          
For a Share Outstanding
Throughout Each Period 
Year Ended October 31,
2021 2020 2019 2018 2017
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period $12.77 $14.71 $13.78 $13.57 $11.92
Investment Operations          
Net Investment Income1 .252 .293 .428 .374 .324
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments 2.085 (1.571) 1.403 .148 1.650
Total from Investment Operations 2.337 (1.278) 1.831 .522 1.974
Distributions          
Dividends from Net Investment Income (.277) (.397) (.300) (.312) (.324)
Distributions from Realized Capital Gains (.265) (.601)
Total Distributions (.277) (.662) (.901) (.312) (.324)
Net Asset Value, End of Period $14.83 $12.77 $14.71 $13.78 $13.57
Total Return2 18.51% -9.22% 14.41% 3.89% 16.93%
Ratios/Supplemental Data          
Net Assets, End of Period (Millions) $301 $338 $643 $515 $539
Ratio of Total Expenses to Average Net Assets 0.21% 0.21% 0.21% 0.23% 0.25%
Ratio of Net Investment Income to Average Net Assets 1.77% 2.16% 3.09% 2.66% 2.54%
Portfolio Turnover Rate 24% 58% 46% 24% 37%
1 Calculated based on average shares outstanding.
2 Total returns do not include account service fees that may have applied in the periods shown. Fund prospectuses provide information about any applicable account service fees.
  
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.
18

Global Minimum Volatility Fund
Financial Highlights
Admiral Shares          
For a Share Outstanding
Throughout Each Period 
Year Ended October 31,
2021 2020 2019 2018 2017
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period $25.56 $29.45 $27.58 $27.15 $23.86
Investment Operations          
Net Investment Income1 .520 .608 .878 .758 .668
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments 4.177 (3.155) 2.819 .297 3.295
Total from Investment Operations 4.697 (2.547) 3.697 1.055 3.963
Distributions          
Dividends from Net Investment Income (.587) (.812) (.624) (.625) (.673)
Distributions from Realized Capital Gains (.531) (1.203)
Total Distributions (.587) (1.343) (1.827) (.625) (.673)
Net Asset Value, End of Period $29.67 $25.56 $29.45 $27.58 $27.15
Total Return2 18.60% -9.18% 14.54% 3.93% 16.99%
Ratios/Supplemental Data          
Net Assets, End of Period (Millions) $2,449 $2,824 $3,483 $2,542 $1,699
Ratio of Total Expenses to Average Net Assets 0.14% 0.14% 0.14% 0.15% 0.17%
Ratio of Net Investment Income to Average Net Assets 1.83% 2.26% 3.16% 2.74% 2.62%
Portfolio Turnover Rate 24% 58% 46% 24% 37%
1 Calculated based on average shares outstanding.
2 Total returns do not include account service fees that may have applied in the periods shown. Fund prospectuses provide information about any applicable account service fees.
  
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.
19

Global Minimum Volatility Fund
Notes to Financial Statements
Vanguard Global Minimum Volatility Fund is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 as an open-end investment company, or mutual fund. The fund offers two classes of shares: Investor Shares and Admiral Shares. Each of the share classes has different eligibility and minimum purchase requirements, and is designed for different types of investors.
The fund invests in securities of foreign issuers, which may subject it to investment risks not normally associated with investing in securities of U.S. corporations. To minimize the currency risk and volatility associated with investment in securities denominated in currencies other than the U.S. dollar, the fund attempts to hedge its currency exposure. Market disruptions associated with the COVID-19 pandemic have had a global impact, and uncertainty exists as to the long-term implications. Such disruptions can adversely affect assets of the fund and thus fund performance.
A. The following significant accounting policies conform to generally accepted accounting principles for U.S. investment companies. The fund consistently follows such policies in preparing its financial statements.
1. Security Valuation: Securities are valued as of the close of trading on the New York Stock Exchange (generally 4 p.m., Eastern time) on the valuation date. Equity securities are valued at the latest quoted sales prices or official closing prices taken from the primary market in which each security trades; such securities not traded on the valuation date are valued at the mean of the latest quoted bid and asked prices. Securities for which market quotations are not readily available, or whose values have been affected by events occurring before the fund’s pricing time but after the close of the securities’ primary markets, are valued at their fair values calculated according to procedures adopted by the board of trustees. These procedures include obtaining quotations from an independent pricing service, monitoring news to identify significant market- or security-specific events, and evaluating changes in the values of foreign market proxies (for example, ADRs, futures contracts, or exchange-traded funds), between the time the foreign markets close and the fund’s pricing time. When fair-value pricing is employed, the prices of securities used by a fund to calculate its net asset value may differ from quoted or published prices for the same securities.
Investments in Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund are valued at that fund's net asset value.
2. Foreign Currency: Securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars using exchange rates obtained from an independent third party as of the fund’s pricing time on the valuation date. Realized gains (losses) and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investment securities include the effects of changes in exchange rates since the securities were purchased, combined with the effects of changes in security prices. Fluctuations in the value of other assets and liabilities resulting from changes in exchange rates are recorded as unrealized foreign currency gains (losses) until the assets or liabilities are settled in cash, at which time they are recorded as realized foreign currency gains (losses).
3. Futures Contracts: The fund uses index futures contracts to a limited extent, with the objective of maintaining full exposure to the stock market while maintaining liquidity. The fund may purchase or sell futures contracts to achieve a desired level of investment, whether to accommodate portfolio turnover or cash flows from capital share transactions. The primary risks associated with the use of futures contracts are imperfect correlation between changes in market values of stocks held by the fund and the prices of futures contracts, and the possibility of an illiquid market. Counterparty risk involving futures is mitigated because a regulated clearinghouse is the counterparty instead of the clearing broker. To further mitigate counterparty risk, the fund trades futures contracts on an exchange, monitors the financial strength of its clearing brokers and
20

Global Minimum Volatility Fund
clearinghouse, and has entered into clearing agreements with its clearing brokers. The clearinghouse imposes initial margin requirements to secure the fund’s performance and requires daily settlement of variation margin representing changes in the market value of each contract. Any securities pledged as initial margin for open contracts are noted in the Schedule of Investments.
Futures contracts are valued at their quoted daily settlement prices. The notional amounts of the contracts are not recorded in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Fluctuations in the value of the contracts are recorded in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as an asset (liability) and in the Statement of Operations as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) until the contracts are closed, when they are recorded as realized gains (losses) on futures contracts.
During the year ended October 31, 2021, the fund’s average investments in long and short futures contracts represented 1% and 0% of net assets, respectively, based on the average of the notional amounts at each quarter-end during the period.
4. Forward Currency Contracts: The fund enters into forward currency contracts to protect the value of securities and related receivables and payables against changes in future foreign exchange rates. The fund’s risks in using these contracts include movement in the values of the foreign currencies relative to the U.S. dollar and the ability of the counterparties to fulfill their obligations under the contracts. The fund mitigates its counterparty risk by entering into forward currency contracts only with a diverse group of prequalified counterparties, monitoring their financial strength, entering into master netting arrangements with its counterparties, and requiring its counterparties to transfer collateral as security for their performance. In the absence of a default, the collateral pledged or received by the fund cannot be repledged, resold, or rehypothecated. The master netting arrangements provide that, in the event of a counterparty’s default (including bankruptcy), the fund may terminate the forward currency contracts, determine the net amount owed by either party in accordance with its master netting arrangements, and sell or retain any collateral held up to the net amount owed to the fund under the master netting arrangements. The forward currency contracts contain provisions whereby a counterparty may terminate open contracts if the fund’s net assets decline below a certain level, triggering a payment by the fund if the fund is in a net liability position at the time of the termination. The payment amount would be reduced by any collateral the fund has pledged. Any securities pledged as collateral for open contracts are noted in the Schedule of Investments. The value of collateral received or pledged is compared daily to the value of the forward currency contracts exposure with each counterparty, and any difference, if in excess of a specified minimum transfer amount, is adjusted and settled within two business days.
Forward currency contracts are valued at their quoted daily prices obtained from an independent third party, adjusted for currency risk based on the expiration date of each contract. The notional amounts of the contracts are not recorded in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Fluctuations in the value of the contracts are recorded in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as an asset (liability) and in the Statement of Operations as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) until the contracts are closed, when they are recorded as realized gains (losses) on forward currency contracts.
During the year ended October 31, 2021, the fund’s average investment in forward currency contracts represented 48% of net assets, based on the average of the notional amounts at each quarter-end during the period.
21

Global Minimum Volatility Fund
5. Federal Income Taxes: The fund intends to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company and distribute all of its taxable income. The fund’s tax returns are open to examination by the relevant tax authorities until expiration of the applicable statute of limitations, which is generally three years after the filing of the tax return. Management has analyzed the fund’s tax positions taken for all open federal and state income tax years, and has concluded that no provision for income tax is required in the fund’s financial statements.
6. Distributions: Distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Distributions are determined on a tax basis at the fiscal year-end and may differ from net investment income and realized capital gains for financial reporting purposes.
7. Securities Lending: To earn additional income, the fund lends its securities to qualified institutional borrowers. Security loans are subject to termination by the fund at any time, and are required to be secured at all times by collateral in an amount at least equal to the market value of securities loaned. Daily market fluctuations could cause the value of loaned securities to be more or less than the value of the collateral received. When this occurs, the collateral is adjusted and settled before the opening of the market on the next business day. The fund further mitigates its counterparty risk by entering into securities lending transactions only with a diverse group of prequalified counterparties, monitoring their financial strength, and entering into master securities lending agreements with its counterparties. The master securities lending agreements provide that, in the event of a counterparty’s default (including bankruptcy), the fund may terminate any loans with that borrower, determine the net amount owed, and sell or retain the collateral up to the net amount owed to the fund; however, such actions may be subject to legal proceedings. While collateral mitigates counterparty risk, in the event of a default, the fund may experience delays and costs in recovering the securities loaned. The fund invests cash collateral received in Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund, and records a liability in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities for the return of the collateral, during the period the securities are on loan. Collateral investments in Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund are subject to market appreciation or depreciation. Securities lending income represents fees charged to borrowers plus income earned on invested cash collateral, less expenses associated with the loan. During the term of the loan, the fund is entitled to all distributions made on or in respect of the loaned securities.
8. Credit Facilities and Interfund Lending Program: The fund and certain other funds managed by The Vanguard Group ("Vanguard") participate in a $4.3 billion committed credit facility provided by a syndicate of lenders pursuant to a credit agreement and an uncommitted credit facility provided by Vanguard. Both facilities may be renewed annually. Each fund is individually liable for its borrowings, if any, under the credit facilities. Borrowings may be utilized for temporary or emergency purposes, subject to the fund’s regulatory and contractual borrowing restrictions. With respect to the committed credit facility, the participating funds are charged administrative fees and an annual commitment fee of 0.10% of the undrawn committed amount of the facility; these fees are allocated to the funds based on a method approved by the fund’s board of trustees and included in Management and Administrative expenses on the fund’s Statement of Operations. Any borrowings under either facility bear interest at a rate based upon the higher of the one-month London Interbank Offered Rate (or an acceptable alternate rate, if necessary), federal funds effective rate, or overnight bank funding rate plus an agreed-upon spread, except that borrowings under the uncommitted credit facility may bear interest based upon an alternate rate agreed to by the fund and Vanguard.
In accordance with an exemptive order (the “Order”) from the SEC, the fund may participate in a joint lending and borrowing program that allows registered open-end Vanguard funds to borrow
22

Global Minimum Volatility Fund
money from and lend money to each other for temporary or emergency purposes (the “Interfund Lending Program”), subject to compliance with the terms and conditions of the Order, and to the extent permitted by the fund’s investment objective and investment policies. Interfund loans and borrowings normally extend overnight, but can have a maximum duration of seven days. Loans may be called on one business day’s notice. The interest rate to be charged is governed by the conditions of the Order and internal procedures adopted by the board of trustees. The board of trustees is responsible for overseeing the Interfund Lending Program.
For the year ended October 31, 2021, the fund did not utilize the credit facilities or the Interfund Lending Program.
9. Other: Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Non-cash dividends included in income, if any, are recorded at the fair value of the securities received. Interest income includes income distributions received from Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund and is accrued daily. Security transactions are accounted for on the date securities are bought or sold. Costs used to determine realized gains (losses) on the sale of investment securities are those of the specific securities sold.
Taxes on foreign dividends and capital gains have been provided for in accordance with the fund's understanding of the applicable countries' tax rules and rates. Deferred foreign capital gains tax, if any, is accrued daily based upon net unrealized gains. The fund has filed tax reclaims for previously withheld taxes on dividends earned in certain European Union countries. These filings are subject to various administrative and judicial proceedings within these countries. Such tax reclaims received during the year, if any, are included in dividend income. No other amounts for additional tax reclaims are reflected in the financial statements due to the uncertainty as to the ultimate resolution of proceedings, the likelihood of receipt of these reclaims, and the potential timing of payment.
Each class of shares has equal rights as to assets and earnings, except that each class separately bears certain class-specific expenses related to maintenance of shareholder accounts (included in Management and Administrative expenses) and shareholder reporting. Marketing and distribution expenses are allocated to each class of shares based on a method approved by the board of trustees. Income, other non-class-specific expenses, and gains and losses on investments are allocated to each class of shares based on its relative net assets.
B. In accordance with the terms of a Funds' Service Agreement (the “FSA”) between Vanguard and the fund, Vanguard furnishes to the fund investment advisory, corporate management, administrative, marketing, and distribution services at Vanguard’s cost of operations (as defined by the FSA). These costs of operations are allocated to the fund based on methods and guidelines approved by the board of trustees and are generally settled twice a month.
Upon the request of Vanguard, the fund may invest up to 0.40% of its net assets as capital in Vanguard. At October 31, 2021, the fund had contributed to Vanguard capital in the amount of $92,000, representing less than 0.01% of the fund’s net assets and 0.04% of Vanguard’s capital received pursuant to the FSA. The fund’s trustees and officers are also directors and employees, respectively, of Vanguard.
C. Various inputs may be used to determine the value of the fund’s investments and derivatives. These inputs are summarized in three broad levels for financial statement purposes. The inputs or methodologies used to value securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.
23

Global Minimum Volatility Fund
Level 1—Quoted prices in active markets for identical securities.
Level 2—Other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.).
Level 3—Significant unobservable inputs (including the fund’s own assumptions used to determine the fair value of investments). Any investments and derivatives valued with significant unobservable inputs are noted on the Schedule of Investments.
The following table summarizes the market value of the fund’s investments and derivatives as of October 31, 2021, based on the inputs used to value them:
  Level 1
($000)
Level 2
($000)
Level 3
($000)
Total
($000)
Investments        
Assets        
Common Stocks—International 279,942 940,928 1,220,870
Common Stocks—United States 1,508,201 1,508,201
Temporary Cash Investments 72,759 72,759
Total 1,860,902 940,928 2,801,830
Derivative Financial Instruments        
Assets        
Futures Contracts1 73 73
Forward Currency Contracts 7,231 7,231
Total 73 7,231 7,304
Liabilities        
Futures Contracts1 55 55
Forward Currency Contracts 9,735 9,735
Total 55 9,735 9,790
1 Includes cumulative appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts and centrally cleared swaps, if any, as reported in the Schedule of Investments. Only current day’s variation margin is reported within the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
24

Global Minimum Volatility Fund
D.At October 31, 2021, the fair values of derivatives were reflected in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as follows:
Statement of Assets and Liabilities Equity
Contracts
($000)
Foreign
Exchange
Contracts
($000)
Total
($000)
Unrealized Appreciation—Futures Contracts1 73 73
Unrealized Appreciation—Forward Currency Contracts 7,231 7,231
Total Assets 73 7,231 7,304
       
Unrealized Depreciation—Futures Contracts1 55 55
Unrealized Depreciation—Forward Currency Contracts 9,735 9,735
Total Liabilities 55 9,735 9,790
1 Includes cumulative appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts and centrally cleared swaps, if any, as reported in the Schedule of Investments. Only current day’s variation margin is reported within the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
Realized net gain (loss) and the change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on derivatives for the year ended October 31, 2021, were:
Realized Net Gain (Loss) on Derivatives Equity
Contracts
($000)
Foreign
Exchange
Contracts
($000)
Total
($000)
Futures Contracts 7,602 7,602
Forward Currency Contracts (38,738) (38,738)
Realized Net Gain (Loss) on Derivatives 7,602 (38,738) (31,136)
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on Derivatives
Futures Contracts 276 276
Forward Currency Contracts (2,229) (2,229)
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on Derivatives 276 (2,229) (1,953)
E. Permanent differences between book-basis and tax-basis components of net assets are reclassified among capital accounts in the financial statements to reflect their tax character. These reclassifications have no effect on net assets or net asset value per share. As of period end, permanent differences primarily attributable to the accounting for foreign currency transactions and passive foreign investment companies were reclassified between the individual components of total distributable earnings (loss).
Temporary differences between book-basis and tax-basis components of total distributable earnings (loss) arise when certain items of income, gain, or loss are recognized in different periods for financial statement and tax purposes; these differences will reverse at some time in the future. The differences are primarily related to the deferral of losses from wash sales; the recognition of unrealized gains or losses from certain derivative contracts; and the recognition of unrealized gains
25

Global Minimum Volatility Fund
from passive foreign investment companies. As of period end, the tax-basis components of total distributable earnings (loss) are detailed in the table as follows:
  Amount
($000)
Undistributed Ordinary Income 82,128
Undistributed Long-Term Gains
Capital Loss Carryforwards (82,638)
Qualified Late-Year Losses
Net Unrealized Gains (Losses) 483,719
The tax character of distributions paid was as follows:
  Year Ended October 31,
  2021
Amount
($000)
2020
Amount
($000)
Ordinary Income* 69,301 115,986
Long-Term Capital Gains 75,955
Total 69,301 191,941
* Includes short-term capital gains, if any.
As of October 31, 2021, gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation for investments and derivatives based on cost for U.S. federal income tax purposes were as follows:
  Amount
($000)
Tax Cost 2,317,877
Gross Unrealized Appreciation 582,582
Gross Unrealized Depreciation (98,908)
Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) 483,674
F. During the year ended October 31, 2021, the fund purchased $706,983,000 of investment securities and sold $1,587,969,000 of investment securities, other than temporary cash investments.
The fund purchased securities from and sold securities to other Vanguard funds or accounts managed by Vanguard or its affiliates, in accordance with procedures adopted by the board of trustees in compliance with Rule 17a-7 of the Investment Company Act of 1940. For the year ended October 31, 2021, such purchases were $0 and sales were $1,425,000, resulting in net realized gain of $141,000; these amounts, other than temporary cash investments, are included in the purchases and sales of investment securities noted above.
26

Global Minimum Volatility Fund
G. Capital share transactions for each class of shares were:
    
  Year Ended October 31,  
  2021   2020
  Amount
($000)
Shares
(000)
  Amount
($000)
Shares
(000)
Investor Shares          
Issued 49,143 3,454   140,652 10,097
Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions 6,352 470   27,070 1,872
Redeemed (142,706) (10,122)   (379,234) (29,187)
Net Increase (Decrease)—Investor Shares (87,211) (6,198)   (211,512) (17,218)
Admiral Shares          
Issued 439,983 15,585   1,114,310 41,948
Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions 55,463 2,050   143,670 4,966
Redeemed (1,288,532) (45,588)   (1,401,798) (54,668)
Net Increase (Decrease)—Admiral Shares (793,086) (27,953)   (143,818) (7,754)
H. Management has determined that no events or transactions occurred subsequent to October 31, 2021, that would require recognition or disclosure in these financial statements.
27

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the Board of Trustees of Vanguard Whitehall Funds and Shareholders of Vanguard Global Minimum Volatility Fund
Opinion on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of investments, of Vanguard Global Minimum Volatility Fund (one of the funds constituting Vanguard Whitehall Funds, referred to hereafter as the "Fund") as of October 31, 2021, the related statement of operations for the year ended October 31, 2021, the statement of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period ended October 31, 2021, including the related notes, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period ended October 31, 2021 (collectively referred to as the "financial statements"). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Fund as of October 31, 2021, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period ended October 31, 2021 and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period ended October 31, 2021 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
Basis for Opinion
These financial statements are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Fund’s financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Fund in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud.
Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of October 31, 2021 by correspondence with the custodian, transfer agent and brokers; when replies were not received from the transfer agent or brokers, we performed other auditing procedures. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
/s/PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
December 17, 2021
We have served as the auditor of one or more investment companies in The Vanguard Group of Funds since 1975.
28


Special 2021 tax information (unaudited) for Vanguard Global Minimum Volatility Fund
This information for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2021, is included pursuant to provisions of the Internal Revenue Code.
The fund distributed $62,896,000 of qualified dividend income to shareholders during the fiscal year.
The fund distributed $6,403,000 of qualified business income to shareholders during the fiscal year.
For corporate shareholders, 28.1% of investment income (dividend income plus short-term gains, if any) qualifies for the dividends-received deduction.
29

This page intentionally left blank.

The People Who Govern Your Fund
The trustees of your mutual fund are there to see that the fund is operated and managed in your best interests since, as a shareholder, you are a part owner of the fund. Your fund’s trustees also serve on the board of directors of The Vanguard Group, Inc., which is owned by the Vanguard funds and provides services to them.
A majority of Vanguard’s board members are independent, meaning that they have no affiliation with Vanguard or the funds they oversee, apart from the sizable personal investments they have made as private individuals. The independent board members have distinguished backgrounds in business, academia, and public service. Each of the trustees and executive officers oversees 214 Vanguard funds.
Information for each trustee and executive officer of the fund appears below. That information, as well as the Vanguard fund count, is as of the date on the cover of this fund report. The mailing address of the trustees and officers is P.O. Box 876, Valley Forge, PA 19482. More information about the trustees is in the Statement of Additional Information, which can be obtained, without charge, by contacting Vanguard at 800-662-7447, or online at vanguard.com.
Interested Trustee1
Mortimer J. Buckley
Born in 1969. Trustee since January 2018. Principal occupation(s) during the past five years and other experience: chairman of the board (2019–present) of Vanguard and of each of the investment companies served by Vanguard; chief executive officer (2018–present) of Vanguard; chief executive officer, president, and trustee (2018–present) of each of the investment companies served by Vanguard; president and director (2017–present) of Vanguard; and president (2018–present) of Vanguard Marketing Corporation. Chief investment officer (2013–2017), managing director (2002–2017), head of the Retail Investor Group (2006–2012), and chief information officer (2001–2006) of Vanguard. Chairman of the board (2011–2017) and trustee (2009–2017) of the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia; and trustee (2018–present) and vice chair (2019–present) of The Shipley School.
Independent Trustees
Emerson U. Fullwood
Born in 1948. Trustee since January 2008. Principal occupation(s) during the past five years and other experience: executive chief staff and marketing officer for North America and corporate vice president (retired 2008) of Xerox Corporation (document management products and services). Former president of the Worldwide Channels Group, Latin
America, and Worldwide Customer Service and executive chief staff officer of Developing Markets of Xerox. Executive in residence and 2009–2010 Distinguished Minett Professor at the Rochester Institute of Technology. Director of SPX FLOW, Inc. (multi-industry manufacturing). Director of the University of Rochester Medical Center, the Monroe Community College Foundation, the United Way of Rochester, North Carolina A&T University, and Roberts Wesleyan College. Trustee of the University of Rochester.
Amy Gutmann
Born in 1949. Trustee since June 2006. Principal occupation(s) during the past five years and other experience: president (2004–present) of the University of Pennsylvania. Christopher H. Browne Distinguished Professor of Political Science, School of Arts and Sciences, and professor of communication, Annenberg School for Communication, with secondary faculty appointments in the Department of Philosophy, School of Arts and Sciences, and at the Graduate School of Education, University of Pennsylvania.
F. Joseph Loughrey
Born in 1949. Trustee since October 2009. Principal occupation(s) during the past five years and other experience: president and chief operating officer (retired 2009) and vice chairman of the board (2008–2009) of Cummins Inc. (industrial machinery). Chairman of the board of Hillenbrand, Inc. (specialized consumer services). Director of the V Foundation.
 
1  Mr. Buckley is considered an “interested person,” as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, because he is an officer of the Vanguard funds.

Member of the advisory council for the College of Arts and Letters and chair of the advisory board to the Kellogg Institute for International Studies, both at the University of Notre Dame. Chairman of the board of Saint Anselm College.
Mark Loughridge
Born in 1953. Trustee since March 2012. Principal occupation(s) during the past five years and other experience: senior vice president and chief financial officer (retired 2013) of IBM (information technology services). Fiduciary member of IBM’s Retirement Plan Committee (2004–2013), senior vice president and general manager (2002–2004) of IBM Global Financing, vice president and controller (1998–2002) of IBM, and a variety of other prior management roles at IBM. Member of the Council on Chicago Booth.
Scott C. Malpass
Born in 1962. Trustee since March 2012. Principal occupation(s) during the past five years and other experience: chief investment officer (retired June 2020) and vice president (retired June 2020) of the University of Notre Dame. Assistant professor (retired June 2020) of finance at the Mendoza College of Business, University of Notre Dame, and member of the Notre Dame 403(b) Investment Committee. Member of the board of Catholic Investment Services, Inc. (investment advisors) and the board of superintendence of the Institute for the Works of Religion.
Deanna Mulligan
Born in 1963. Trustee since January 2018. Principal occupation(s) during the past five years and other experience: board chair (2020), chief executive officer (2011–2020), and president (2010–2019) of The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America. Chief operating officer (2010–2011) and executive vice president (2008–2010) of Individual Life and Disability of the Guardian Life Insurance Company of America. Member of the board of the Economic Club of New York. Trustee of the Partnership for New York City (business leadership), Chief Executives for Corporate Purpose, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, and the Bruce Museum (arts and science). Member of the Advisory Council for the Stanford Graduate School of Business.
André F. Perold
Born in 1952. Trustee since December 2004. Principal occupation(s) during the past five years and other experience: George Gund Professor of Finance and Banking, Emeritus at the Harvard Business School (retired 2011). Chief investment officer and co-managing partner of HighVista Strategies (private investment firm). Member of the board
(2018–present) of RIT Capital Partners (investment firm). Member of the investment committee of Partners Health Care System.
Sarah Bloom Raskin
Born in 1961. Trustee since January 2018. Principal occupation(s) during the past five years and other experience: deputy secretary (2014–2017) of the United States Department of the Treasury. Governor (2010–2014) of the Federal Reserve Board. Commissioner (2007–2010) of financial regulation for the State of Maryland. Professor (2020–present), Distinguished Fellow of the Global Financial Markets Center (2020–present), and Rubenstein Fellow (2017–2020) at Duke University. Trustee (2017–present) of Amherst College and member of Amherst College Investment Committee (2019–present). Member of the Regenerative Crisis Response Committee (2020–present).
David A. Thomas
Born in 1956. Trustee since July 2021. Principal occupation(s) during the past five years and other experience: president of Morehouse College (2018–present). Professor of business administration, emeritus at Harvard University (2017–2018). Dean (2011–2016) and professor of management (2016–2017) at the Georgetown University McDonough School of Business. Director of DTE Energy Company (2013–present). Trustee of Common Fund (2019–present).
Peter F. Volanakis
Born in 1955. Trustee since July 2009. Principal occupation(s) during the past five years and other experience: president and chief operating officer (retired 2010) of Corning Incorporated (communications equipment) and director of Corning Incorporated (2000–2010) and Dow Corning (2001–2010). Director (2012) of SPX Corporation (multi-industry manufacturing). Overseer of the Amos Tuck School of Business Administration, Dartmouth College (2001–2013). Chairman of the board of trustees of Colby-Sawyer College. Member of the BMW Group Mobility Council.

Executive Officers
Christine M. Buchanan
Born in 1970. Principal occupation(s) during the past five years and other experience: principal of Vanguard. Chief financial officer (2021–present) and treasurer (2017–present) of each of the investment companies served by Vanguard. Partner (2005–2017) at KPMG (audit, tax, and advisory services).
David Cermak
Born in 1960. Principal occupation(s) during the past five years and other experience: principal of Vanguard. Finance director (2019–present) of each of the investment companies served by Vanguard. Managing director and head (2017–present) of Vanguard Investments Singapore. Managing director and head (2017–2019) of Vanguard Investments Hong Kong. Representative director and head (2014–2017) of Vanguard Investments Japan.
John Galloway
Born in 1973. Principal occupation(s) during the past five years and other experience: principal of Vanguard. Investment stewardship officer (September 2020–present) of each of the investment companies served by Vanguard. Head of Investor Advocacy (February 2020–present) and head of Marketing Strategy and Planning (2017–2020) at Vanguard. Deputy assistant to the President of the United States (2015).
Peter Mahoney
Born in 1974. Principal occupation(s) during the past five years and other experience: principal of Vanguard. Controller (2015–present) of each of the investment companies served by Vanguard. Head of International Fund Services (2008–2014) at Vanguard.
Anne E. Robinson
Born in 1970. Principal occupation(s) during the past five years and other experience: general counsel (2016–present) of Vanguard. Secretary (2016–present) of Vanguard and of each of the investment companies served by Vanguard. Managing director (2016–present) of Vanguard. Managing director and general counsel of Global Cards and Consumer Services (2014–2016) at Citigroup. Counsel (2003–2014) at American Express.
Michael Rollings
Born in 1963. Principal occupation(s) during the past five years and other experience: finance director (2017–present) and treasurer (2017) of each of the investment companies served by Vanguard. Managing director (2016–present) of Vanguard. Chief financial officer (2016–present) of Vanguard. Director (2016–present) of Vanguard Marketing Corporation. Executive vice president and chief financial officer (2006–2016) of MassMutual Financial Group.
John E. Schadl
Born in 1972. Principal occupation(s) during the past five years and other experience: principal of Vanguard. Chief compliance officer (2019–present) of Vanguard and of each of the investment companies served by Vanguard. Assistant vice president (2019–present) of Vanguard Marketing Corporation.
Vanguard Senior Management Team
Matthew Benchener Thomas M. Rampulla
Joseph Brennan Karin A. Risi
Mortimer J. Buckley Anne E. Robinson
Gregory Davis Michael Rollings
John James Nitin Tandon
John T. Marcante Lauren Valente
Chris D. Mclsaac  

Connect with Vanguard®>vanguard.com
Fund Information > 800-662-7447
Direct Investor Account Services > 800-662-2739
Institutional Investor Services > 800-523-1036
Text Telephone for People Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing > 800-749-7273
This material may be used in conjunction with the offering of shares of any Vanguard fund only if preceded or accompanied by the fund’s current prospectus.
All comparative mutual fund data are from Morningstar, Inc., unless otherwise noted.
You can obtain a free copy of Vanguard’s proxy voting guidelines by visiting vanguard.com/proxyreporting or by calling Vanguard at 800-662-2739. The guidelines are also available from the SEC’s website, www.sec.gov. In addition, you may obtain a free report on how your fund voted the proxies for securities it owned during the 12 months ended June 30. To get the report, visit either vanguard.com/proxyreporting or www.sec.gov.
You can review information about your fund on the SEC’s website, and you can receive copies of this information, for a fee, by sending a request via email addressed to publicinfo@sec.gov.
Source for Bloomberg indexes: Bloomberg Index Services Limited. Copyright 2021, Bloomberg. All rights reserved.
© 2021 The Vanguard Group, Inc.
All rights reserved.
Vanguard Marketing Corporation, Distributor.
Q11940 122021

 

 

Annual Report   |   October 31, 2021
Vanguard International Dividend Index Funds
Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation Index Fund
Vanguard International High Dividend Yield Index Fund

Contents
Your Fund’s Performance at a Glance

1
About Your Fund’s Expenses

2
International Dividend Appreciation Index Fund

4
International High Dividend Yield Index Fund

28
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, 2021, Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation Index returned 29.93% for ETF Shares (based on net asset value) and 29.31% for Admiral Shares. Vanguard International High Dividend Yield Index Fund returned 39.55% for ETF Shares and 38.91% for Admiral Shares.
The funds returned less than their benchmarks in part because of differences in the prices of securities used by the funds to calculate their net asset value and the quoted or published prices for the same securities.1 Differences in the way the indexes and the funds treat certain capital gains also played a role.
Of the major regional sectors, Europe was the biggest contributor to returns for both funds.
All 10 industry sectors recorded positive returns for the fiscal year. Industrial stocks contributed most to returns for the International Dividend Appreciation Index Fund. In the International High Dividend Yield Index Fund, financial stocks had the largest sector weighting and made the largest contribution to performance.
Market Barometer
  Average Annual Total Returns
Periods Ended October 31, 2021
  One Year Three Years Five Years
Stocks      
Russell 1000 Index (Large-caps) 43.51% 22.01% 19.16%
Russell 2000 Index (Small-caps) 50.80 16.47 15.52
Russell 3000 Index (Broad U.S. market) 43.90 21.62 18.91
FTSE All-World ex US Index (International) 30.23 12.42 10.05
Bonds      
Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index
(Broad taxable market)
-0.48% 5.63% 3.10%
Bloomberg Municipal Bond Index
(Broad tax-exempt market)
2.64 5.17 3.41
FTSE Three-Month U.S. Treasury Bill Index 0.05 1.08 1.12
CPI      
Consumer Price Index 6.22% 3.03% 2.73%
  
Fund returns are adjusted to reflect the 0.25% fee on purchases and redemptions. The fees do not apply to the ETF Shares.
1 See Note A-1, “Security Valuation,” in the Notes to Financial Statements.
1

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.
2

Six Months Ended October 31, 2021      
  Beginning
Account Value
4/30/2021
Ending
Account Value
10/31/2021
Expenses
Paid During
Period
Based on Actual Fund Return      
International Dividend Appreciation Index Fund      
ETF Shares $1,000.00 $1,070.30 $0.63
Admiral™ Shares 1,000.00 1,070.30 0.73
International High Dividend Yield Index Fund      
ETF Shares $1,000.00 $1,038.20 $1.03
Admiral Shares 1,000.00 1,038.30 0.98
Based on Hypothetical 5% Yearly Return      
International Dividend Appreciation Index Fund      
ETF Shares $1,000.00 $1,024.60 $0.61
Admiral Shares 1,000.00 1,024.50 0.71
International High Dividend Yield Index Fund      
ETF Shares $1,000.00 $1,024.20 $1.02
Admiral Shares 1,000.00 1,024.25 0.97
The calculations are based on expenses incurred in the most recent six-month period. The funds' annualized six-month expense ratios for that period are: for the International Dividend Appreciation Index Fund, 0.12% for ETF Shares and 0.14% for Admiral Shares; and for the International High Dividend Yield Index Fund, 0.20% for ETF Shares and 0.19% for Admiral 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 (184/365).
3

International Dividend Appreciation 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: February 25, 2016, Through October 31, 2021
Initial Investment of $10,000
    Average Annual Total Returns
Periods Ended October 31, 2021
 
    One
Year
Five
Years
Since
Inception
(2/25/2016)
Final Value
of a $10,000
Investment
 International Dividend Appreciation Index Fund
ETF Shares Net Asset Value
29.93% 12.37% 12.62% $19,640
  International Dividend Appreciation Index Fund ETF Shares Market Price 30.07 12.36 12.68 19,704
 Spliced S&P Global Ex-U.S. Dividend Growers Index 30.70 12.61 12.98 20,003
“Since Inception” performance is calculated from the ETF Shares’ inception date for both the fund and its comparative standard(s).
Spliced S&P Global Ex-U.S. Dividend Growers Index: NASDAQ International Dividend Achievers Select Index through September 19, 2021; S&P Global Ex-U.S. Dividend Growers Index thereafter.
       
    One
Year
Five
Years
Since
Inception
(3/2/2016)
Final Value
of a $10,000
Investment
International Dividend Appreciation Index Fund
Admiral Shares
29.31% 12.26% 12.00% $18,998
Spliced S&P Global Ex-U.S. Dividend Growers Index 30.70 12.61 12.43 19,417
“Since Inception” performance is calculated from the Admiral Shares’ inception date for both the fund and its comparative standard(s).
Vanguard fund returns are adjusted to reflect the 0.25% fee on purchases and redemptions. The fees do not apply to the ETF Shares.
See Financial Highlights for dividend and capital gains information.
4

International Dividend Appreciation Index Fund
Cumulative Returns of ETF Shares: February 25, 2016, Through October 31, 2021
  One
Year
Five
Years
Since
Inception
(2/25/2016)
International Dividend Appreciation Index Fund ETF Shares Market Price 30.07% 79.08% 97.04%
International Dividend Appreciation Index Fund ETF Shares Net Asset Value 29.93 79.14 96.40
Spliced S&P Global Ex-U.S. Dividend Growers Index 30.70 81.07 100.03
"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.
Vanguard fund returns are adjusted to reflect the 0.25% fee on purchases and redemptions. The fees do not apply to the ETF Shares.
5

International Dividend Appreciation Index Fund
Fund Allocation
As of October 31, 2021
Japan 17.7%
Switzerland 16.9
Canada 12.4
United Kingdom 8.5
India 7.1
Denmark 6.2
Germany 5.7
China 5.1
Hong Kong 4.2
Australia 3.2
France 2.9
Sweden 2.2
South Korea 1.2
Indonesia 1.1
Other 5.6
The table reflects the fund’s investments, except for short-term investments and derivatives.
The fund may invest in derivatives (such as futures and swap contracts) for various reasons, including, but not limited to, attempting to remain fully invested and tracking its target index as closely as possible.
6

International Dividend Appreciation Index Fund
Financial Statements
Schedule of Investments
As of October 31, 2021
The fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year as an exhibit to its reports on Form N-PORT. The fund’s Form N-PORT reports are available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.
    Shares Market
Value

($000)
Common Stocks (99.4%)
Australia (3.2%)
  CSL Ltd.    460,172   104,708
  Sonic Healthcare Ltd.    476,686    14,465
  Domino's Pizza Enterprises Ltd.     62,749     6,436
  carsales.com Ltd.    281,370     5,265
  Altium Ltd.    119,497     3,329
  Washington H Soul Pattinson & Co. Ltd.    118,866     2,927
  Technology One Ltd.    253,158     2,351
  Brickworks Ltd.     79,007     1,418
  AUB Group Ltd.     76,690     1,264
  Collins Foods Ltd.    107,092     1,040
        143,203
Austria (0.0%)
  CA Immobilien Anlagen AG (XWBO)     43,760     1,878
Belgium (0.8%)
  UCB SA    128,650    15,377
  Groupe Bruxelles Lambert SA     99,303    11,522
  Sofina SA     15,477     6,849
  Barco NV     73,612     1,659
         35,407
Brazil (0.1%)
  Raia Drogasil SA  1,030,341     4,245
Canada (12.3%)
  Toronto-Dominion Bank  1,671,758   121,356
  Brookfield Asset Management Inc. Class A  1,345,912    81,259
  Canadian National Railway Co.    566,318    75,265
  Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. Class B    746,120    27,986
  Franco-Nevada Corp.    176,035    25,118
  Intact Financial Corp.    156,603    20,994
  Magna International Inc.    254,350    20,690
  Fortis Inc. (XTSE)    428,332    19,067
  Open Text Corp.    251,932    12,690
  Dollarama Inc.    272,464    12,315
  Metro Inc.    230,294    11,587
  Loblaw Cos. Ltd.    152,619    11,478
  TFI International Inc.     84,188     9,335
  CCL Industries Inc. Class B    138,170     7,553
    Shares Market
Value

($000)
1 Canadian Tire Corp. Ltd. Class A     52,441     7,448
  Ritchie Bros Auctioneers Inc.    106,295     7,265
  Toromont Industries Ltd.     80,135     7,130
  George Weston Ltd.     65,526     7,080
  Imperial Oil Ltd.    189,856     6,428
  iA Financial Corp. Inc.    100,433     5,941
  Stantec Inc.    104,153     5,756
  Saputo Inc.    217,774     5,202
  Onex Corp.     67,219     5,009
  Finning International Inc.    152,698     4,521
  Empire Co. Ltd. Class A    150,150     4,489
  Parkland Corp.    147,725     4,298
  Boyd Group Services Inc.     19,312     3,748
  Premium Brands Holdings Corp. Class A     30,425     3,288
  Canadian Western Bank     84,684     2,709
  Innergex Renewable Energy Inc.    145,110     2,415
  Stella-Jones Inc.     59,301     2,129
  Cogeco Communications Inc.     19,673     1,690
  Enghouse Systems Ltd.     38,893     1,687
  Equitable Group Inc.     25,171     1,572
  Savaria Corp.     43,503       687
* Brookfield Asset Management Reinsurance Partners Ltd. Class A      8,558       527
  Cogeco Inc.      7,428       494
  Hardwoods Distribution Inc.     14,249       477
        548,683
China (5.0%)
  Tencent Holdings Ltd.  2,013,024   122,452
  Ping An Insurance Group Co. of China Ltd. Class H  6,304,000    45,154
  Shenzhou International Group Holdings Ltd.    784,300    16,897
  China Tourism Group Duty Free Corp. Ltd. Class A    159,655     6,687
2 Longfor Group Holdings Ltd.  1,360,000     6,580
  China Gas Holdings Ltd.  2,455,530     6,129
  Jiangsu Hengrui Medicine Co. Ltd. Class A    568,469     4,367
  China Resources Gas Group Ltd.    765,000     4,106
7

International Dividend Appreciation Index Fund
    Shares Market
Value

($000)
  Guangdong Investment Ltd.  2,556,000     3,214
  China State Construction Engineering Corp. Ltd. Class A  4,188,200     3,047
  Shanghai Pharmaceuticals Holding Co. Ltd. Class H    772,700     1,414
  Ping An Insurance Group Co. of China Ltd. Class A    146,700     1,133
  Shanghai Pharmaceuticals Holding Co. Ltd. Class A    362,600     1,056
  Angel Yeast Co. Ltd. Class A    101,100       879
  China National Accord Medicines Corp. Ltd. Class A    148,025       775
  Jiangzhong Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. Class A    152,300       274
        224,164
Colombia (0.3%)
  Bancolombia SA ADR     83,040     2,984
  Bancolombia SA    269,099     2,407
  Grupo de Inversiones Suramericana SA    340,802     1,986
  Grupo Nutresa SA    236,323     1,381
  Grupo Argos SA    335,361     1,051
  Bancolombia SA Preference Shares    116,671     1,047
         10,856
Denmark (6.2%)
  Novo Nordisk A/S Class B  1,586,559   173,974
  DSV A/S    205,331    47,722
  Coloplast A/S Class B    121,463    19,837
  Novozymes A/S Class B    199,762    14,694
  GN Store Nord A/S    152,897     9,291
  SimCorp A/S     38,846     4,704
  Ringkjoebing Landbobank A/S     28,729     3,650
  ROCKWOOL International A/S Class B      6,290     2,877
        276,749
Finland (0.1%)
  Huhtamaki OYJ     90,681     3,954
  Revenio Group OYJ     25,655     1,693
          5,647
France (2.9%)
  Sanofi  1,062,735   106,746
  Teleperformance     56,182    23,468
  Pharmagest Interactive      3,883       426
        130,640
Germany (5.7%)
  SAP SE  1,041,424   150,810
  Fresenius SE & Co. KGaA    392,877    17,858
  Symrise AG Class A    123,809    17,125
  Brenntag SE    138,586    13,185
  Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA    192,071    12,759
  LEG Immobilien SE (XETR)     73,386    10,916
  Nemetschek SE     55,623     6,386
  Bechtle AG     80,671     6,051
  TAG Immobilien AG    141,248     4,291
    Shares Market
Value

($000)
  Deutsche Wohnen SE     66,931     3,428
  FUCHS PETROLUB SE Preference Shares     68,927     3,306
  Gerresheimer AG     28,530     2,618
  Encavis AG     99,201     2,079
  FUCHS PETROLUB SE     36,883     1,359
  STRATEC SE      7,531     1,203
  New Work SE      3,287       802
  Cewe Stiftung & Co. KGaA      5,136       718
  MBB SE      1,874       299
        255,193
Hong Kong (4.2%)
  AIA Group Ltd. 11,301,760   126,659
  Techtronic Industries Co. Ltd.  1,641,484    33,725
  Hong Kong & China Gas Co. Ltd. 10,365,145    16,102
  MTR Corp. Ltd.  1,398,120     7,627
  Swire Properties Ltd.    934,400     2,505
  SUNeVision Holdings Ltd.  1,295,000     1,189
        187,807
India (7.1%)
  Reliance Industries Ltd.  2,967,653   100,708
  Infosys Ltd. ADR  3,108,369    69,255
  Tata Consultancy Services Ltd.    951,451    43,248
  Hindustan Unilever Ltd.    820,990    26,278
  Bajaj Finance Ltd.    241,106    23,910
  Asian Paints Ltd.    405,405    16,801
  ITC Ltd.  2,788,164     8,325
  Pidilite Industries Ltd.    143,445     4,439
  Infosys Ltd.    131,928     2,952
  Tata Elxsi Ltd.     32,011     2,515
  Balkrishna Industries Ltd.     74,040     2,439
  Persistent Systems Ltd.     44,459     2,335
  Berger Paints India Ltd.    218,611     2,168
  Astral Ltd. (XNSE)     71,235     2,083
  Sundaram Finance Ltd.     64,778     2,073
  LIC Housing Finance Ltd.    294,074     1,603
  Navin Fluorine International Ltd.     31,418     1,403
  Relaxo Footwears Ltd.     70,180     1,249
  CRISIL Ltd.     23,393       876
  Schaeffler India Ltd.      7,642       755
  KEC International Ltd.    112,119       717
  Finolex Cables Ltd.     72,098       451
  Caplin Point Laboratories Ltd.     21,355       234
  NESCO Ltd.     22,257       181
* Yes Bank Ltd.    545,158        94
        317,092
Indonesia (1.1%)
  Bank Central Asia Tbk PT 54,794,400    28,974
  Bank Rakyat Indonesia Persero Tbk PT 65,205,100    19,574
         48,548
Ireland (0.4%)
  Kerry Group plc Class A    145,263    19,491
Israel (0.0%)
  Matrix IT Ltd.     28,951       786
 
8

International Dividend Appreciation Index Fund
    Shares Market
Value

($000)
Italy (0.3%)
  Recordati Industria Chimica e Farmaceutica SpA     92,557     5,799
  DiaSorin SpA     20,377     4,607
  Reply SpA     22,355     4,339
         14,745
Japan (17.6%)
  Keyence Corp.    195,200   117,826
  Murata Manufacturing Co. Ltd.    636,600    47,222
  KDDI Corp.  1,542,700    47,176
  Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp.  1,237,700    34,679
  Tokio Marine Holdings Inc.    641,700    33,798
  Terumo Corp.    706,476    31,167
  Seven & i Holdings Co. Ltd.    724,300    30,410
  M3 Inc.    487,800    28,746
  Astellas Pharma Inc.  1,658,600    27,962
  Kao Corp.    464,500    26,276
  Asahi Group Holdings Ltd.    472,143    21,426
  Aeon Co. Ltd.    879,400    20,230
  Nomura Research Institute Ltd.    446,400    17,871
  Shionogi & Co. Ltd.    255,800    16,678
  Unicharm Corp.    410,500    16,602
  Nitori Holdings Co. Ltd.     89,901    16,516
  Obic Co. Ltd.     64,200    11,872
  Sekisui House Ltd.    562,400    11,693
  Nitto Denko Corp.    147,500    11,526
  Pan Pacific International Holdings Corp.    503,764    10,577
  Yamaha Corp.    156,700     9,900
  Nissan Chemical Corp.    141,200     7,859
  Yakult Honsha Co. Ltd.    147,900     7,473
  GMO Payment Gateway Inc.     48,100     6,094
  Kansai Paint Co. Ltd.    259,500     6,009
  MonotaRO Co. Ltd.    258,867     5,900
  TIS Inc.    214,600     5,846
  Otsuka Corp.    116,600     5,743
  Hulic Co. Ltd.    559,575     5,381
  Kurita Water Industries Ltd.    101,100     4,993
  Kobayashi Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.     58,400     4,676
  Hakuhodo DY Holdings Inc.    277,000     4,516
  Kakaku.com Inc.    132,700     4,404
  Open House Co. Ltd.     66,300     4,228
  Chiba Bank Ltd.    680,600     4,219
  Benefit One Inc.     75,300     3,800
  Rinnai Corp.     36,384     3,736
  Nisshin Seifun Group Inc.    233,500     3,687
  USS Co. Ltd.    225,300     3,631
  Welcia Holdings Co. Ltd.     97,100     3,625
  Medipal Holdings Corp.    196,600     3,557
  Hikari Tsushin Inc.     20,100     3,098
  Itochu Techno-Solutions Corp.     96,203     3,039
  SCSK Corp.    150,000     3,036
  COMSYS Holdings Corp.    119,700     2,964
  Alfresa Holdings Corp.    209,700     2,956
  Oracle Corp. Japan     30,800     2,914
  Relo Group Inc.    130,400     2,712
    Shares Market
Value

($000)
  Tokyo Tatemono Co. Ltd.    184,300     2,709
  Tokyo Century Corp.     47,000     2,691
  Nomura Real Estate Holdings Inc.    105,280     2,567
  Zenkoku Hosho Co. Ltd.     51,600     2,494
  Sanwa Holdings Corp.    208,900     2,437
  EXEO Group Inc.    105,100     2,429
  Goldwin Inc.     38,300     2,318
  Nihon Unisys Ltd.     77,600     2,180
  Infomart Corp.    214,200     2,090
  SHO-BOND Holdings Co. Ltd.     49,084     2,056
  Sundrug Co. Ltd.     67,624     1,979
  Aica Kogyo Co. Ltd.     63,400     1,943
  en japan Inc.     39,700     1,577
  Seria Co. Ltd.     47,100     1,555
  Yaoko Co. Ltd.     25,100     1,494
  NEC Networks & System Integration Corp.     88,900     1,430
  Mani Inc.     83,400     1,422
  NSD Co. Ltd.     74,500     1,420
  PALTAC Corp.     31,054     1,375
  Nichias Corp.     54,700     1,339
  Hitachi Transport System Ltd.     33,200     1,308
  Fuyo General Lease Co. Ltd.     19,800     1,287
  TS Tech Co. Ltd.     93,200     1,247
  Funai Soken Holdings Inc.     44,800     1,245
  Takara Bio Inc.     47,500     1,240
  Workman Co. Ltd.     22,900     1,218
  Japan Material Co. Ltd.     73,100     1,017
  Mizuho Leasing Co. Ltd.     31,600       976
  Valor Holdings Co. Ltd.     45,912       972
  Takuma Co. Ltd.     74,100       969
  JCU Corp.     22,700       912
  Shoei Co. Ltd.     20,400       908
  DTS Corp.     39,200       870
  Takeuchi Manufacturing Co. Ltd.     33,300       855
  Maruwa Co. Ltd.      7,600       852
  Nomura Co. Ltd.     85,500       843
  Information Services International-Dentsu Ltd.     23,600       826
  Kissei Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.     39,800       796
  Noevir Holdings Co. Ltd.     16,200       792
  Nojima Corp.     35,700       783
  Elecom Co. Ltd.     50,932       779
  eGuarantee Inc.     33,800       753
  MCJ Co. Ltd.     64,600       727
  Giken Ltd.     18,900       721
  BeNext-Yumeshin Group Co.     53,800       701
  Eizo Corp.     18,200       696
  Nippon Densetsu Kogyo Co. Ltd.     43,500       670
  San-A Co. Ltd.     18,526       668
  Aeon Delight Co. Ltd.     21,300       654
  Sekisui Jushi Corp.     35,100       654
  Future Corp.     21,800       638
  Ai Holdings Corp.     32,670       617
  Mitsubishi Pencil Co. Ltd.     51,300       615
  Riken Keiki Co. Ltd.     22,100       613
  Kameda Seika Co. Ltd.     15,600       610
  Hogy Medical Co. Ltd.     22,000       603
  Intage Holdings Inc.     33,000       557
 
9

International Dividend Appreciation Index Fund
    Shares Market
Value

($000)
  Yellow Hat Ltd.     32,300       526
  Okinawa Cellular Telephone Co.     11,300       509
  S Foods Inc.     17,100       495
  FULLCAST Holdings Co. Ltd.     20,000       467
  Mitsubishi Research Institute Inc.     12,500       467
  Siix Corp.     36,600       405
  Ricoh Leasing Co. Ltd.     11,600       368
  G-7 Holdings Inc.     20,000       366
  Fujicco Co. Ltd.     20,600       346
  Sinko Industries Ltd.     18,700       339
  WDB Holdings Co. Ltd.      9,500       299
  E-Guardian Inc.     10,100       277
  Fukui Computer Holdings Inc.      7,600       274
  G-Tekt Corp.     21,400       267
  Cresco Ltd.     12,600       231
  Members Co. Ltd.      7,300       222
  Nippon Parking Development Co. Ltd.    165,100       209
  Aoyama Zaisan Networks Co. Ltd.     20,000       207
  CTS Co. Ltd.     27,000       189
* Densan System Holdings Co. Ltd.      8,300       187
  Creek & River Co. Ltd.     10,000       173
  Ebase Co. Ltd.     22,500       150
  Ad-sol Nissin Corp.      8,000       147
  Aval Data Corp.      4,900       120
* Value HR Co. Ltd.      6,700       108
        788,294
Kuwait (0.8%)
  National Bank of Kuwait SAKP  6,764,746    22,243
  Kuwait Finance House KSCP  4,560,442    12,604
         34,847
Mexico (0.5%)
  America Movil SAB de CV Series L 21,803,956    19,434
  Grupo Elektra SAB de CV     57,865     4,443
         23,877
Netherlands (0.7%)
  Wolters Kluwer NV    250,289    26,210
  Aalberts NV     87,538     4,845
         31,055
New Zealand (0.3%)
  Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Corp. Ltd.    567,344    12,711
Norway (0.2%)
  TOMRA Systems ASA    110,534     7,144
  Borregaard ASA     87,810     2,132
          9,276
South Korea (1.2%)
  NAVER Corp.    146,668    50,994
  LEENO Industrial Inc.      9,467     1,388
  AfreecaTV Co. Ltd.      7,327     1,214
  JW Pharmaceutical Corp.      8,810       176
  Hanyang Eng Co. Ltd.      7,046        93
         53,865
Spain (0.1%)
  Viscofan SA     39,949     2,732
    Shares Market
Value

($000)
Sweden (2.2%)
  Hexagon AB Class B  1,845,167    29,696
  Assa Abloy AB Class B    860,698    25,255
  Nibe Industrier AB Class B  1,375,661    20,461
  Castellum AB    212,522     5,664
  AAK AB    166,051     3,632
  Wihlborgs Fastigheter AB    129,638     3,073
  Hexpol AB    242,770     2,841
  Kungsleden AB    153,350     2,109
  Hufvudstaden AB Class A    112,472     1,800
  Atrium Ljungberg AB Class B     45,635     1,048
  Svolder AB Class B     22,171       899
         96,478
Switzerland (16.8%)
  Nestle SA (Registered)  1,475,184   194,587
  Roche Holding AG    485,954   188,256
  Novartis AG (Registered)  1,910,577   158,029
  Sika AG (Registered)    131,118    44,420
  Partners Group Holding AG     22,151    38,697
  Givaudan SA (Registered)      7,672    36,150
  Geberit AG (Registered)     33,641    26,272
  Logitech International SA (Registered)    186,519    15,603
  Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Spruengli AG (Registered)         99    11,893
  Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Spruengli AG Ptg. Ctf.        997    11,756
  Temenos AG (Registered)     62,063     9,502
  EMS-Chemie Holding AG (Registered)      6,683     6,629
  Interroll Holding AG (Registered)        709     3,440
  DKSH Holding AG     34,087     2,732
  ALSO Holding AG (Registered)      5,843     1,734
  Kardex Holding AG (Registered)      5,501     1,697
  Orior AG      6,256       643
  Roche Holding AG (Bearer)        612       263
        752,303
Taiwan (0.8%)
  Chailease Holding Co. Ltd.  1,309,650    12,543
  E.Sun Financial Holding Co. Ltd. 12,792,441    12,224
  Advantech Co. Ltd.    416,000     5,440
  ASPEED Technology Inc.     25,000     2,508
  Sinbon Electronics Co. Ltd.    190,000     1,572
  Poya International Co. Ltd.     66,890     1,198
  TCI Co. Ltd.     89,000       723
         36,208
Thailand (0.1%)
  Krungthai Card PCL    795,000     1,386
  Siam Global House PCL  1,594,900       983
          2,369
United Kingdom (8.4%)
  Diageo plc  2,124,517   105,698
  RELX plc  1,895,012    58,759
  Experian plc    881,400    40,413
  Ashtead Group plc    410,584    34,411
 
10

International Dividend Appreciation Index Fund
    Shares Market
Value

($000)
  Croda International plc    135,920    17,592
  Halma plc    367,114    14,888
  Spirax-Sarco Engineering plc     67,212    14,348
  Smurfit Kappa Group plc (XDUB)    249,951    13,102
  Bunzl plc    327,706    12,112
  Intertek Group plc    158,410    10,608
  Sage Group plc  1,036,731    10,083
  DCC plc     94,083     7,850
  Dechra Pharmaceuticals plc    107,447     7,512
  Spectris plc    111,616     5,743
  Diploma plc    114,993     4,726
  Genus plc     62,288     4,723
  Grainger plc    707,770     2,977
  Ultra Electronics Holdings plc     65,993     2,924
  Cranswick plc     51,005     2,411
  Daily Mail & General Trust plc Class A    149,277     2,119
  Clarkson plc     27,760     1,521
  Moneysupermarket.com Group plc    509,767     1,480
  Avon Protection plc     28,445       756
        376,756
Total Common Stocks
(Cost $3,762,654)
4,445,905
    Shares Market
Value

($000)
Temporary Cash Investments (0.4%)
Money Market Fund (0.4%)
3,4 Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund, 0.070% (Cost $16,951)    169,505          16,951
Total Investments (99.8%) (Cost $3,779,605) 4,462,856
Other Assets and Liabilities—Net (0.2%) 10,362
Net Assets (100%) 4,473,218
Cost is in $000.
See Note A in Notes to Financial Statements.
* Non-income-producing security.
1 Includes partial security positions on loan to broker-dealers. The total value of securities on loan is $6,960,000.
2 Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. Such securities may be sold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At October 31, 2021, the aggregate value was $6,580,000, representing 0.1% of net assets.
3 Affiliated money market fund available only to Vanguard funds and certain trusts and accounts managed by Vanguard. Rate shown is the 7-day yield.
4 Collateral of $7,399,000 was received for securities on loan.
  ADR—American Depositary Receipt.
  Ptg. Ctf.—Participating Certificates.
 

Derivative Financial Instruments Outstanding as of Period End

Futures Contracts
      ($000)
  Expiration Number of
Long (Short)
Contracts
Notional
Amount
Value and
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
Long Futures Contracts        
E-mini S&P 500 Index December 2021 28 6,436 190
Euro Stoxx 50 Index December 2021 185 9,061 112
MSCI Emerging Markets Index December 2021 109 6,878 (118)
Topix Index December 2021 31 5,419 (142)
        42
    
Forward Currency Contracts
  Contract
Settlement
Date
Contract Amount (000) Unrealized
Appreciation
($000)
Unrealized
Depreciation
($000)
Counterparty Receive Deliver
Bank of Montreal 12/15/21 EUR 5,240 USD 6,213 (149)
Bank of America, N.A. 12/15/21 INR 1,366,000 USD 18,390 (243)
Bank of America, N.A. 12/15/21 JPY 320,474 USD 2,920 (107)
Bank of America, N.A. 12/15/21 USD 6,259 CHF 5,748 (28)
Bank of Montreal 12/15/21 USD 1,382 GBP 1,000 13
11

International Dividend Appreciation Index Fund
Forward Currency Contracts (continued)
  Contract
Settlement
Date
Contract Amount (000) Unrealized
Appreciation
($000)
Unrealized
Depreciation
($000)
Counterparty Receive Deliver
BNP Paribas 12/15/21 USD 12,757 INR 950,000 137
Goldman Sachs International 12/15/21 USD 2,334 JPY 260,000 51
            201 (527)
CHF—Swiss franc.
EUR—euro.
GBP—British pound.
INR—Indian rupee.
JPY—Japanese yen.
USD—U.S. dollar.
  
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.
12

International Dividend Appreciation Index Fund
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
As of October 31, 2021
($000s, except shares and per-share amounts) Amount
Assets  
Investments in Securities, at Value  
Unaffiliated Issuers (Cost $3,762,654) 4,445,905
Affiliated Issuers (Cost $16,951) 16,951
Total Investments in Securities 4,462,856
Investment in Vanguard 146
Cash Collateral Pledged—Futures Contracts 1,490
Cash Collateral Pledged—Forward Currency Contracts 520
Cash Collateral Received for ETF Capital Activity 34,215
Foreign Currency, at Value (Cost $17,078) 17,005
Receivables for Investment Securities Sold 6,396
Receivables for Accrued Income 13,177
Receivables for Capital Shares Issued 2,161
Unrealized Appreciation—Forward Currency Contracts 201
Total Assets 4,538,167
Liabilities  
Due to Custodian 1,157
Payables for Investment Securities Purchased 16,551
Collateral for Securities on Loan 7,399
Collateral for ETF Capital Activity 34,215
Payables for Capital Shares Redeemed 116
Payables to Vanguard 256
Variation Margin Payable—Futures Contracts 88
Unrealized Depreciation—Forward Currency Contracts 527
Deferred Foreign Capital Gains Taxes 4,640
Total Liabilities 64,949
Net Assets 4,473,218
13

International Dividend Appreciation Index Fund
Statement of Assets and Liabilities (continued)

At October 31, 2021, net assets consisted of:  
($000s, except shares and per-share amounts) Amount
Paid-in Capital 3,531,235
Total Distributable Earnings (Loss) 941,983
Net Assets 4,473,218
 
ETF Shares—Net Assets  
Applicable to 46,183,341 outstanding $.001 par value shares of
beneficial interest (unlimited authorization)
4,150,044
Net Asset Value Per Share—ETF Shares $89.86
 
Admiral Shares—Net Assets  
Applicable to 7,392,475 outstanding $.001 par value shares of
beneficial interest (unlimited authorization)
323,174
Net Asset Value Per Share—Admiral Shares $43.72
  
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.
14

International Dividend Appreciation Index Fund
Statement of Operations
  Year Ended
October 31, 2021
  ($000)
Investment Income  
Income  
Dividends1 54,094
Interest2 13
Securities Lending—Net 107
Total Income 54,214
Expenses  
The Vanguard Group—Note B  
Investment Advisory Services 570
Management and Administrative—ETF Shares 4,141
Management and Administrative—Admiral Shares 382
Marketing and Distribution—ETF Shares 126
Marketing and Distribution—Admiral Shares 9
Custodian Fees 295
Auditing Fees 45
Shareholders’ Reports—ETF Shares 135
Shareholders’ Reports—Admiral Shares 6
Trustees’ Fees and Expenses 1
Total Expenses 5,710
Net Investment Income 48,504
Realized Net Gain (Loss)  
Investment Securities Sold2,3,4 458,013
Futures Contracts 2,740
Swap Contracts 576
Forward Currency Contracts 277
Foreign Currencies (2,359)
Realized Net Gain (Loss) 459,247
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)  
Investment Securities2,5 350,719
Futures Contracts 584
Forward Currency Contracts (266)
Foreign Currencies 66
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) 351,103
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations 858,854
1 Dividends are net of foreign withholding taxes of $6,853,000.
2 Interest income, realized net gain (loss), and change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) from an affiliated company of the fund were $12,000, $1,000, and ($1,000), respectively. Purchases and sales are for temporary cash investment purposes.
3 Realized gain (loss) is net of foreign capital gain taxes of $19,351,000.
4 Includes $99,855,000 of net gain (loss) resulting from in-kind redemptions.
5 The change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is net of the change in deferred foreign capital gains taxes of ($1,997,000).
  
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.
15

International Dividend Appreciation Index Fund
Statement of Changes in Net Assets
  Year Ended October 31,
  2021
($000)
2020
($000)
     
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets    
Operations    
Net Investment Income 48,504 29,753
Realized Net Gain (Loss) 459,247 (62,560)
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) 351,103 158,091
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations 858,854 125,284
Distributions    
ETF Shares (39,771) (33,388)
Admiral Shares (3,300) (3,991)
Total Distributions (43,071) (37,379)
Capital Share Transactions    
ETF Shares 943,215 1,064,328
Admiral Shares 38,209 386
Net Increase (Decrease) from Capital Share Transactions 981,424 1,064,714
Total Increase (Decrease) 1,797,207 1,152,619
Net Assets    
Beginning of Period 2,676,011 1,523,392
End of Period 4,473,218 2,676,011
  
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.
16

International Dividend Appreciation Index Fund
Financial Highlights
ETF Shares          
For a Share Outstanding
Throughout Each Period 
Year Ended October 31,
2021 2020 2019 2018 2017
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period $69.97 $68.72 $58.65 $64.25 $54.43
Investment Operations          
Net Investment Income1 1.094 .958 1.4522 1.196 1.179
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments3 19.776 1.551 9.578 (5.623) 9.715
Total from Investment Operations 20.870 2.509 11.030 (4.427) 10.894
Distributions          
Dividends from Net Investment Income (.980) (1.259) (.960) (1.173) (1.074)
Distributions from Realized Capital Gains
Total Distributions (.980) (1.259) (.960) (1.173) (1.074)
Net Asset Value, End of Period $89.86 $69.97 $68.72 $58.65 $64.25
Total Return 29.93% 3.73% 18.96% -7.04% 20.19%
Ratios/Supplemental Data          
Net Assets, End of Period (Millions) $4,150 $2,456 $1,305 $861 $634
Ratio of Total Expenses to Average Net Assets 0.15% 0.20% 0.20% 0.25% 0.25%
Ratio of Net Investment Income to Average Net Assets 1.28% 1.40% 2.24%2 1.83% 1.96%
Portfolio Turnover Rate4 65% 17% 42% 36% 9%
1 Calculated based on average shares outstanding.
2 Net investment income per share and the ratio of net investment income to average net assets include $.388 and 0.65%, respectively, resulting from a special dividend from Naspers Ltd. in September 2019.
3 Includes increases from purchase and redemption fees of $.00, $.01, $.02, $.02, and $.04.
4 Excludes the value of portfolio securities received or delivered as a result of in-kind purchases or redemptions of the fund’s capital shares, including ETF Creation Units.
  
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.
17

International Dividend Appreciation Index Fund
Financial Highlights
Admiral Shares          
For a Share Outstanding
Throughout Each Period 
Year Ended October 31,
2021 2020 2019 2018 2017
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period $34.03 $33.42 $28.52 $31.24 $26.45
Investment Operations          
Net Investment Income1 .518 .453 .6862 .576 .573
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments3 9.645 .765 4.679 (2.727) 4.720
Total from Investment Operations 10.163 1.218 5.365 (2.151) 5.293
Distributions          
Dividends from Net Investment Income (.473) (.608) (.465) (.569) (.503)
Distributions from Realized Capital Gains
Total Distributions (.473) (.608) (.465) (.569) (.503)
Net Asset Value, End of Period $43.72 $34.03 $33.42 $28.52 $31.24
Total Return4 29.96% 3.72% 18.96% -7.03% 20.18%
Ratios/Supplemental Data          
Net Assets, End of Period (Millions) $323 $220 $218 $175 $152
Ratio of Total Expenses to Average Net Assets 0.16% 0.20% 0.20% 0.25% 0.25%
Ratio of Net Investment Income to Average Net Assets 1.25% 1.36% 2.24%2 1.83% 1.96%
Portfolio Turnover Rate5 65% 17% 42% 36% 9%
1 Calculated based on average shares outstanding.
2 Net investment income per share and the ratio of net investment income to average net assets include $.188 and 0.65%, respectively, resulting from a special dividend from Naspers Ltd. in September 2019.
3 Includes increases from purchase and redemption fees of $.00, $.00, $.00, $.01, and $.02.
4 Total returns do not include transaction or account service fees that may have applied in the periods shown. Fund prospectuses provide information about any applicable transaction and account service fees.
5 Excludes the value of portfolio securities received or delivered as a result of in-kind purchases or redemptions of the fund’s capital shares, including ETF Creation Units.
  
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.
18

International Dividend Appreciation Index Fund
Notes to Financial Statements
Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation Index Fund is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 as an open-end investment company, or mutual fund. The fund offers two classes of shares: ETF Shares and Admiral Shares. Each of the share classes has different eligibility and minimum purchase requirements, and is designed for different types of investors. ETF Shares are listed for trading on Nasdaq; they can be purchased and sold through a broker.
The fund invests in securities of foreign issuers, which may subject it to investment risks not normally associated with investing in securities of U.S. corporations. Market disruptions associated with the COVID-19 pandemic have had a global impact, and uncertainty exists as to the long-term implications. Such disruptions can adversely affect assets of the fund and thus fund performance.
A. The following significant accounting policies conform to generally accepted accounting principles for U.S. investment companies. The fund consistently follows such policies in preparing its financial statements.
1. Security Valuation: Securities are valued as of the close of trading on the New York Stock Exchange (generally 4 p.m., Eastern time) on the valuation date. Equity securities are valued at the latest quoted sales prices or official closing prices taken from the primary market in which each security trades; such securities not traded on the valuation date are valued at the mean of the latest quoted bid and asked prices. Securities for which market quotations are not readily available, or whose values have been affected by events occurring before the fund’s pricing time but after the close of the securities’ primary markets, are valued at their fair values calculated according to procedures adopted by the board of trustees. These procedures include obtaining quotations from an independent pricing service, monitoring news to identify significant market- or security-specific events, and evaluating changes in the values of foreign market proxies (for example, ADRs, futures contracts, or exchange-traded funds), between the time the foreign markets close and the fund’s pricing time. When fair-value pricing is employed, the prices of securities used by a fund to calculate its net asset value may differ from quoted or published prices for the same securities.
Investments in Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund are valued at that fund's net asset value.
Temporary cash investments are valued using the latest bid prices or using valuations based on a matrix system (which considers such factors as security prices, yields, maturities, and ratings), both as furnished by independent pricing services.
2. Foreign Currency: Securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars using exchange rates obtained from an independent third party as of the fund’s pricing time on the valuation date. Realized gains (losses) and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investment securities include the effects of changes in exchange rates since the securities were purchased, combined with the effects of changes in security prices. Fluctuations in the value of other assets and liabilities resulting from changes in exchange rates are recorded as unrealized foreign currency gains (losses) until the assets or liabilities are settled in cash, at which time they are recorded as realized foreign currency gains (losses).
3. Futures Contracts: The fund uses index futures contracts to a limited extent, with the objectives of maintaining full exposure to the stock market, maintaining liquidity, and minimizing transaction costs. The fund may purchase futures contracts to immediately invest incoming cash in the market, or sell futures in response to cash outflows, thereby simulating a fully invested position in the underlying index while maintaining a cash balance for liquidity. The primary risks associated with the use of futures contracts are imperfect correlation between changes in market values of stocks held by the fund and the prices of futures contracts, and the possibility of an illiquid market.
19

International Dividend Appreciation Index Fund
Counterparty risk involving futures is mitigated because a regulated clearinghouse is the counterparty instead of the clearing broker. To further mitigate counterparty risk, the fund trades futures contracts on an exchange, monitors the financial strength of its clearing brokers and clearinghouse, and has entered into clearing agreements with its clearing brokers. The clearinghouse imposes initial margin requirements to secure the fund’s performance and requires daily settlement of variation margin representing changes in the market value of each contract. Any securities pledged as initial margin for open contracts are noted in the Schedule of Investments.
Futures contracts are valued at their quoted daily settlement prices. The notional amounts of the contracts are not recorded in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Fluctuations in the value of the contracts are recorded in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as an asset (liability) and in the Statement of Operations as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) until the contracts are closed, when they are recorded as realized gains (losses) on futures contracts.
During the year ended October 31, 2021, the fund’s average investments in long and short futures contracts represented less than 1% and 0% of net assets, respectively, based on the average of the notional amounts at each quarter-end during the period.
4. Forward Currency Contracts: The fund enters into forward currency contracts to protect the value of securities and related receivables and payables against changes in future foreign exchange rates. The fund’s risks in using these contracts include movement in the values of the foreign currencies relative to the U.S. dollar and the ability of the counterparties to fulfill their obligations under the contracts. The fund mitigates its counterparty risk by entering into forward currency contracts only with a diverse group of prequalified counterparties, monitoring their financial strength, entering into master netting arrangements with its counterparties, and requiring its counterparties to transfer collateral as security for their performance. In the absence of a default, the collateral pledged or received by the fund cannot be repledged, resold, or rehypothecated. The master netting arrangements provide that, in the event of a counterparty’s default (including bankruptcy), the fund may terminate the forward currency contracts, determine the net amount owed by either party in accordance with its master netting arrangements, and sell or retain any collateral held up to the net amount owed to the fund under the master netting arrangements. The forward currency contracts contain provisions whereby a counterparty may terminate open contracts if the fund’s net assets decline below a certain level, triggering a payment by the fund if the fund is in a net liability position at the time of the termination. The payment amount would be reduced by any collateral the fund has pledged. Any securities pledged as collateral for open contracts are noted in the Schedule of Investments. The value of collateral received or pledged is compared daily to the value of the forward currency contracts exposure with each counterparty, and any difference, if in excess of a specified minimum transfer amount, is adjusted and settled within two business days.
Forward currency contracts are valued at their quoted daily prices obtained from an independent third party, adjusted for currency risk based on the expiration date of each contract. The notional amounts of the contracts are not recorded in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Fluctuations in the value of the contracts are recorded in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as an asset (liability) and in the Statement of Operations as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) until the contracts are closed, when they are recorded as realized gains (losses) on forward currency contracts.
20

International Dividend Appreciation Index Fund
During the year ended October 31, 2021, the fund’s average investment in forward currency contracts represented 1% of net assets, based on the average of the notional amounts at each quarter-end during the period.
5.  Swap Contracts: The fund has entered into equity swap contracts to earn the total return on selected reference stocks in the fund’s target index. Under the terms of the swaps, the fund receives the total return on the referenced stock (i.e., receiving the increase or paying the decrease in value of the selected reference stock and receiving the equivalent of any dividends in respect of the selected referenced stock) over a specified period of time, applied to a notional amount that represents the value of a designated number of shares of the selected reference stock at the beginning of the equity swap contract. The fund also pays a floating rate that is based on short-term interest rates, applied to the notional amount. At the same time, the fund generally invests an amount approximating the notional amount of the swap in high-quality temporary cash investments.
A risk associated with all types of swaps is the possibility that a counterparty may default on its obligation to pay net amounts due to the fund. The fund’s maximum amount subject to counterparty risk is the unrealized appreciation on the swap contract. The fund mitigates its counterparty risk by entering into swaps only with a diverse group of prequalified counterparties, monitoring their financial strength, entering into master netting arrangements with its counterparties, and requiring its counterparties to transfer collateral as security for their performance. In the absence of a default, the collateral pledged or received by the fund cannot be repledged, resold, or rehypothecated. In the event of a counterparty’s default (including bankruptcy), the fund may terminate any swap contracts with that counterparty, determine the net amount owed by either party in accordance with its master netting arrangements, and sell or retain any collateral held up to the net amount owed to the fund under the master netting arrangements. The swap contracts contain provisions whereby a counterparty may terminate open contracts if the fund’s net assets decline below a certain level, triggering a payment by the fund if the fund is in a net liability position at the time of the termination. The payment amount would be reduced by any collateral the fund has pledged. Any securities pledged as collateral for open contracts are noted in the Schedule of Investments. The value of collateral received or pledged is compared daily to the value of the swap contracts exposure with each counterparty, and any difference, if in excess of a specified minimum transfer amount, is adjusted and settled within two business days.
The notional amounts of swap contracts are not recorded in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Swaps are valued daily based on market quotations received from independent pricing services or recognized dealers and the change in value is recorded in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as an asset (liability) and in the Statement of Operations as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) until periodic payments are made or the termination of the swap, at which time realized gain (loss) is recorded.
During the year ended October 31, 2021, the fund’s average amounts of investments in total return swaps represented less than 1% of net assets, based on the average of notional amounts at each quarter-end during the period. The fund had no open swap contracts at October 31, 2021.
6. Federal Income Taxes: The fund intends to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company and distribute all of its taxable income. The fund’s tax returns are open to examination by the relevant tax authorities until expiration of the applicable statute of limitations, which is
21

International Dividend Appreciation Index Fund
generally three years after the filing of the tax return. Management has analyzed the fund’s tax positions taken for all open federal and state income tax years, and has concluded that no provision for income tax is required in the fund’s financial statements.
7. Distributions: Distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Distributions are determined on a tax basis at the fiscal year-end and may differ from net investment income and realized capital gains for financial reporting purposes.
8. Securities Lending: To earn additional income, the fund lends its securities to qualified institutional borrowers. Security loans are subject to termination by the fund at any time, and are required to be secured at all times by collateral in an amount at least equal to the market value of securities loaned. Daily market fluctuations could cause the value of loaned securities to be more or less than the value of the collateral received. When this occurs, the collateral is adjusted and settled before the opening of the market on the next business day. The fund further mitigates its counterparty risk by entering into securities lending transactions only with a diverse group of prequalified counterparties, monitoring their financial strength, and entering into master securities lending agreements with its counterparties. The master securities lending agreements provide that, in the event of a counterparty’s default (including bankruptcy), the fund may terminate any loans with that borrower, determine the net amount owed, and sell or retain the collateral up to the net amount owed to the fund; however, such actions may be subject to legal proceedings. While collateral mitigates counterparty risk, in the event of a default, the fund may experience delays and costs in recovering the securities loaned. The fund invests cash collateral received in Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund, and records a liability in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities for the return of the collateral, during the period the securities are on loan. Collateral investments in Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund are subject to market appreciation or depreciation. Securities lending income represents fees charged to borrowers plus income earned on invested cash collateral, less expenses associated with the loan. During the term of the loan, the fund is entitled to all distributions made on or in respect of the loaned securities.
9. Collateral for ETF Capital Activity: When an authorized participant fails to deliver one or more of the securities within a designated basket (in the case of a subscription), fails to deliver the fund ETF Shares (in the case of a redemption), or is required by the fund, prior to settlement, to accommodate the trading of foreign securities in local markets (in the case of redemption for an international equity ETF), the fund may require the authorized participant to deliver and maintain cash collateral in accordance with the authorized participant agreement. The fund may invest the collateral in short-term debt instruments or U.S. Treasury securities, or maintain the balance as cash. Daily market fluctuations could cause the value of the missing securities or fund ETF Shares to be more or less than the value of the collateral received; when this occurs the collateral is adjusted. The fund earns interest income from investments and/or custody fee offsets from the cash balance. The fund records an asset (cash or investment, as applicable) and a corresponding liability for the return of the collateral in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Interest income and custody fee offsets earned on the investment of collateral are included in the Statement of Operations.
10. Credit Facilities and Interfund Lending Program: The fund and certain other funds managed by The Vanguard Group ("Vanguard") participate in a $4.3 billion committed credit facility provided by a syndicate of lenders pursuant to a credit agreement and an uncommitted credit facility provided by Vanguard. Both facilities may be renewed annually. Each fund is individually liable for its borrowings, if any, under the credit facilities. Borrowings may be utilized for temporary or emergency purposes, subject to the fund’s regulatory and contractual borrowing restrictions. With
22

International Dividend Appreciation Index Fund
respect to the committed credit facility, the participating funds are charged administrative fees and an annual commitment fee of 0.10% of the undrawn committed amount of the facility; these fees are allocated to the funds based on a method approved by the fund’s board of trustees and included in Management and Administrative expenses on the fund’s Statement of Operations. Any borrowings under either facility bear interest at a rate based upon the higher of the one-month London Interbank Offered Rate (or an acceptable alternate rate, if necessary), federal funds effective rate, or overnight bank funding rate plus an agreed-upon spread, except that borrowings under the uncommitted credit facility may bear interest based upon an alternate rate agreed to by the fund and Vanguard.
In accordance with an exemptive order (the “Order”) from the SEC, the fund may participate in a joint lending and borrowing program that allows registered open-end Vanguard funds to borrow money from and lend money to each other for temporary or emergency purposes (the “Interfund Lending Program”), subject to compliance with the terms and conditions of the Order, and to the extent permitted by the fund’s investment objective and investment policies. Interfund loans and borrowings normally extend overnight, but can have a maximum duration of seven days. Loans may be called on one business day’s notice. The interest rate to be charged is governed by the conditions of the Order and internal procedures adopted by the board of trustees. The board of trustees is responsible for overseeing the Interfund Lending Program.
For the year ended October 31, 2021, the fund did not utilize the credit facilities or the Interfund Lending Program.
11. Other: Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Non-cash dividends included in income, if any, are recorded at the fair value of the securities received.Interest income includes income distributions received from Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund and is accrued daily. Premiums and discounts on debt securities are amortized and accreted, respectively, to interest income over the lives of the respective securities, except for premiums on certain callable debt securities that are amortized to the earliest call date. Security transactions are accounted for on the date securities are bought or sold. Costs used to determine realized gains (losses) on the sale of investment securities are those of the specific securities sold. Fees assessed on capital share transactions are credited to paid-in capital.
Taxes on foreign dividends and capital gains have been provided for in accordance with the fund’s understanding of the applicable countries’ tax rules and rates. Foreign capital gains tax, if any, is accrued daily based upon applicable net unrealized gains. The fund has filed tax reclaims for previously withheld taxes on dividends earned in certain European Union countries. These filings are subject to various administrative and judicial proceedings within these countries. Such tax reclaims received during the year, if any, are included in dividend income. No other amounts for additional tax reclaims are reflected in the financial statements due to the uncertainty as to the ultimate resolution of proceedings, the likelihood of receipt of these reclaims, and the potential timing of payment.
Each class of shares has equal rights as to assets and earnings, except that each class separately bears certain class-specific expenses related to maintenance of shareholder accounts (included in Management and Administrative expenses) and shareholder reporting. Marketing and distribution expenses are allocated to each class of shares based on a method approved by the board of trustees. Income, other non-class-specific expenses, and gains and losses on investments are allocated to each class of shares based on its relative net assets.
23

International Dividend Appreciation Index Fund
B. In accordance with the terms of a Funds' Service Agreement (the “FSA”) between Vanguard and the fund, Vanguard furnishes to the fund investment advisory, corporate management, administrative, marketing, and distribution services at Vanguard’s cost of operations (as defined by the FSA). These costs of operations are allocated to the fund based on methods and guidelines approved by the board of trustees and are generally settled twice a month.
Upon the request of Vanguard, the fund may invest up to 0.40% of its net assets as capital in Vanguard. At October 31, 2021, the fund had contributed to Vanguard capital in the amount of $146,000, representing less than 0.01% of the fund’s net assets and 0.06% of Vanguard’s capital received pursuant to the FSA. The fund’s trustees and officers are also directors and employees, respectively, of Vanguard.
C. Various inputs may be used to determine the value of the fund’s investments and derivatives. These inputs are summarized in three broad levels for financial statement purposes. The inputs or methodologies used to value securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.
Level 1—Quoted prices in active markets for identical securities.
Level 2—Other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.).
Level 3—Significant unobservable inputs (including the fund’s own assumptions used to determine the fair value of investments). Any investments and derivatives valued with significant unobservable inputs are noted on the Schedule of Investments.
The following table summarizes the market value of the fund’s investments and derivatives as of October 31, 2021, based on the inputs used to value them:
  Level 1
($000)
Level 2
($000)
Level 3
($000)
Total
($000)
Investments        
Assets        
Common Stocks—North and South America 587,661 587,661
Common Stocks—Other 69,255 3,788,989 3,858,244
Temporary Cash Investments 16,951 16,951
Total 673,867 3,788,989 4,462,856
Derivative Financial Instruments        
Assets        
Futures Contracts1 302 302
Forward Currency Contracts 201 201
Total 302 201 503
Liabilities        
Futures Contracts1 260 260
Forward Currency Contracts 527 527
Total 260 527 787
1 Includes cumulative appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts and centrally cleared swaps, if any, as reported in the Schedule of Investments. Only current day’s variation margin is reported within the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
24

International Dividend Appreciation Index Fund
D. At October 31, 2021, the fair values of derivatives were reflected in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as follows:
    
Statement of Assets and Liabilities Equity
Contracts
($000)
Foreign
Exchange
Contracts
($000)
Total
($000)
Unrealized Appreciation—Futures Contracts1 302 302
Unrealized Appreciation—Forward Currency Contracts 201 201
Total Assets 302 201 503
       
Unrealized Depreciation—Futures Contracts1 260 260
Unrealized Depreciation—Forward Currency Contracts 527 527
Total Liabilities 260 527 787
1 Includes cumulative appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts and centrally cleared swaps, if any, as reported in the Schedule of Investments. Only current day’s variation margin is reported within the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
Realized net gain (loss) and the change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on derivatives for the year ended October 31, 2021, were:
Realized Net Gain (Loss) on Derivatives Equity
Contracts
($000)
Foreign
Exchange
Contracts
($000)
Total
($000)
Futures Contracts 2,740 2,740
Swap Contracts 576 576
Forward Currency Contracts 277 277
Realized Net Gain (Loss) on Derivatives 3,316 277 3,593
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on Derivatives
Futures Contracts 584 584
Forward Currency Contracts (266) (266)
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on Derivatives 584 (266) 318
E. Permanent differences between book-basis and tax-basis components of net assets are reclassified among capital accounts in the financial statements to reflect their tax character. These reclassifications have no effect on net assets or net asset value per share. As of period end, permanent differences primarily attributable to the accounting for in-kind redemptions, foreign currency transactions, passive foreign investment companies, distributions in connection with fund share redemptions, swap agreements, and tax expense on capital gains were reclassified between the following accounts:
  Amount
($000)
Paid-in Capital 100,610
Total Distributable Earnings (Loss) (100,610)
Temporary differences between book-basis and tax-basis components of total distributable earnings (loss) arise when certain items of income, gain, or loss are recognized in different periods
25

International Dividend Appreciation Index Fund
for financial statement and tax purposes; these differences will reverse at some time in the future. The differences are primarily related to the deferral of losses from wash sales; the recognition of unrealized gains or losses from certain derivative contracts; and the recognition of unrealized gains from passive foreign investment companies. As of period end, the tax-basis components of total distributable earnings (loss) are detailed in the table as follows:
  Amount
($000)
Undistributed Ordinary Income 138,577
Undistributed Long-Term Gains 130,836
Capital Loss Carryforwards
Qualified Late-Year Losses
Net Unrealized Gains (Losses) 672,570
The tax character of distributions paid was as follows:
  Year Ended October 31,
  2021
Amount
($000)
2020
Amount
($000)
Ordinary Income* 43,071 37,379
Long-Term Capital Gains
Total 43,071 37,379
* Includes short-term capital gains, if any.
As of October 31, 2021, gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation for investments and derivatives based on cost for U.S. federal income tax purposes were as follows:
  Amount
($000)
Tax Cost 3,785,837
Gross Unrealized Appreciation 794,125
Gross Unrealized Depreciation (117,248)
Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) 676,877
F. During the year ended October 31, 2021, the fund purchased $3,580,415,000 of investment securities and sold $2,609,184,000 of investment securities, other than temporary cash investments. Purchases and sales include $999,582,000 and $212,947,000, respectively, in connection with in-kind purchases and redemptions of the fund's capital shares.
26

International Dividend Appreciation Index Fund
G. Capital share transactions for each class of shares were:
    
  Year Ended October 31,  
  2021   2020
  Amount
($000)
Shares
(000)
  Amount
($000)
Shares
(000)
ETF Shares          
Issued1 1,155,426 13,632   1,064,328 16,112
Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions  
Redeemed2 (212,211) (2,550)  
Net Increase (Decrease)—ETF Shares 943,215 11,082   1,064,328 16,112
Admiral Shares          
Issued1 69,649 1,698   55,811 1,680
Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions 2,725 66   3,328 101
Redeemed2 (34,165) (833)   (58,753) (1,856)
Net Increase (Decrease)—Admiral Shares 38,209 931   386 (75)
1 Includes purchase fees for fiscal 2021 and 2020 of $175,000 and $140,000, respectively (fund totals).
2 Net of redemption fees for fiscal 2021 and 2020 of $80,000 and $129,000, respectively (fund totals).
H. Management has determined that no events or transactions occurred subsequent to October 31, 2021, that would require recognition or disclosure in these financial statements.
27

International High Dividend Yield 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: February 25, 2016, Through October 31, 2021
Initial Investment of $10,000
    Average Annual Total Returns
Periods Ended October 31, 2021
 
    One
Year
Five
Years
Since
Inception
(2/25/2016)
Final Value
of a $10,000
Investment
 International High Dividend Yield Index Fund
ETF Shares Net Asset Value
39.55% 8.05% 9.45% $16,697
  International High Dividend Yield Index Fund ETF Shares Market Price 39.27 8.02 9.49 16,737
 FTSE All-World ex US High Dividend Yield Index 40.19 8.28 9.87 17,072
“Since Inception” performance is calculated from the ETF Shares’ inception date for both the fund and its comparative standard(s).
       
    One
Year
Five
Years
Since
Inception
(3/2/2016)
Final Value
of a $10,000
Investment
International High Dividend Yield Index Fund
Admiral Shares
38.91% 7.95% 8.76% $16,086
FTSE All-World ex US High Dividend Yield Index 40.19 8.28 9.25 16,501
“Since Inception” performance is calculated from the Admiral Shares’ inception date for both the fund and its comparative standard(s).
Vanguard fund returns are adjusted to reflect the 0.25% fee on purchases and redemptions. The fees do not apply to the ETF Shares.
See Financial Highlights for dividend and capital gains information.
28

International High Dividend Yield Index Fund
Cumulative Returns of ETF Shares: February 25, 2016, Through October 31, 2021
  One
Year
Five
Years
Since
Inception
(2/25/2016)
International High Dividend Yield Index Fund ETF Shares Market Price 39.27% 47.09% 67.37%
International High Dividend Yield Index Fund ETF Shares Net Asset Value 39.55 47.28 66.97
FTSE All-World ex US High Dividend Yield Index 40.19 48.83 70.72
"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.
Vanguard fund returns are adjusted to reflect the 0.25% fee on purchases and redemptions. The fees do not apply to the ETF Shares.
29

International High Dividend Yield Index Fund
Fund Allocation
As of October 31, 2021
United Kingdom 13.8%
Japan 11.2
Switzerland 9.7
Canada 8.6
Australia 7.3
Germany 7.0
China 5.3
France 4.7
Taiwan 4.1
Spain 2.6
Russia 2.2
Hong Kong 1.9
Brazil 1.9
Italy 1.9
Sweden 1.7
Finland 1.5
India 1.3
Singapore 1.3
Saudi Arabia 1.3
South Korea 1.3
Netherlands 1.2
South Africa 1.2
Other 7.0
The table reflects the fund’s investments, except for short-term investments and derivatives.
The fund may invest in derivatives (such as futures and swap contracts) for various reasons, including, but not limited to, attempting to remain fully invested and tracking its target index as closely as possible.
30

International High Dividend Yield Index Fund
Financial Statements
Schedule of Investments
As of October 31, 2021
The fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year as an exhibit to its reports on Form N-PORT. The fund’s Form N-PORT reports are available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.
    Shares Market
Value

($000)
Common Stocks (99.3%)
Australia (7.3%)
  Commonwealth Bank of Australia    483,207    38,300
1 BHP Group Ltd.    834,877    22,932
  National Australia Bank Ltd.    933,881    20,304
  Westpac Banking Corp.  1,035,797    20,152
  Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd.    803,953    17,109
2 Macquarie Group Ltd.     93,939    13,868
  Wesfarmers Ltd.    319,584    13,827
  Woolworths Group Ltd.    343,195     9,886
  Transurban Group (XASX)    855,467     8,716
  Rio Tinto Ltd.    106,065     7,267
  Amcor plc GDR    432,259     5,232
  Woodside Petroleum Ltd.    272,063     4,756
  Coles Group Ltd.    361,390     4,683
  Fortescue Metals Group Ltd.    447,994     4,668
  Sonic Healthcare Ltd.    137,485     4,172
  ASX Ltd.     55,188     3,471
  Telstra Corp. Ltd.  1,179,808     3,410
  Suncorp Group Ltd.    367,799     3,255
  Brambles Ltd.    414,032     3,141
  Insurance Australia Group Ltd.    701,516     2,542
  Tabcorp Holdings Ltd.    607,562     2,288
  APA Group    338,522     2,100
  Computershare Ltd. (XASX)    147,307     2,096
  Medibank Pvt Ltd.    802,261     2,016
  Origin Energy Ltd.    484,946     1,857
  Endeavour Group Ltd.    360,376     1,852
  Ampol Ltd.     68,310     1,580
  Lendlease Corp. Ltd.    191,938     1,521
  carsales.com Ltd.     76,269     1,427
  Atlas Arteria Ltd.    286,711     1,347
  JB Hi-Fi Ltd.     34,421     1,314
  Orica Ltd.    113,987     1,308
  Aurizon Holdings Ltd.    510,112     1,301
  Evolution Mining Ltd.    477,061     1,295
  Bank of Queensland Ltd.    181,851     1,211
  Mineral Resources Ltd.     40,170     1,181
  Alumina Ltd.    740,755     1,120
  Bendigo & Adelaide Bank Ltd.    157,721     1,105
    Shares Market
Value

($000)
  Magellan Financial Group Ltd.     40,390     1,062
  Challenger Ltd.    196,017     1,030
  AusNet Services Ltd.    530,402       986
  Downer EDI Ltd.    205,593       983
  Metcash Ltd.    295,205       910
  Worley Ltd.    105,664       868
* Crown Resorts Ltd.    101,181       763
  AGL Energy Ltd.    169,544       731
  Orora Ltd.    249,189       623
  Harvey Norman Holdings Ltd.    151,594       569
  CSR Ltd.    123,075       552
  IOOF Holdings Ltd.    163,451       506
  CIMIC Group Ltd.     30,187       455
  Deterra Royalties Ltd.    143,484       422
  Perpetual Ltd.     13,393       383
  Adbri Ltd.    114,914       259
  Platinum Asset Management Ltd.     73,836       170
        250,882
Austria (0.1%)
  OMV AG     40,324     2,441
  Raiffeisen Bank International AG     41,475     1,212
  ANDRITZ AG     18,749     1,065
  Telekom Austria AG Class A     32,995       285
          5,003
Belgium (0.5%)
  KBC Group NV     77,688     7,234
  Groupe Bruxelles Lambert SA     30,480     3,537
  Ageas SA     50,911     2,477
  Solvay SA     19,971     2,374
  Proximus SADP     41,868       788
  Telenet Group Holding NV     12,988       467
         16,877
Brazil (1.9%)
  Vale SA  1,115,038    14,148
  Petroleo Brasileiro SA Preference Shares  1,549,383     7,481
  Petroleo Brasileiro SA  1,078,600     5,288
  B3 SA - Brasil Bolsa Balcao  1,742,714     3,678
  Banco Bradesco SA Preference Shares    914,149     3,223
31

International High Dividend Yield Index Fund
    Shares Market
Value

($000)
  Ambev SA    890,750     2,682
  Itau Unibanco Holding SA Preference Shares    638,307     2,636
  Itausa SA Preference Shares  1,291,262     2,345
  Itau Unibanco Holding SA    487,000     1,815
  Itau Unibanco Holding SA ADR    394,759     1,607
  Banco Bradesco SA    494,042     1,488
  Vibra Energia SA    339,667     1,263
  Banco Bradesco SA ADR    344,668     1,206
  Banco Do Brasil SA    234,618     1,185
  Equatorial Energia SA    253,200     1,026
  Ambev SA ADR    336,922       997
  Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras SA    140,500       842
  BB Seguridade Participacoes SA    194,157       760
  Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras SA Preference Shares    116,500       699
  CCR SA    306,910       622
  Banco Santander Brasil SA    101,602       619
  Telefonica Brasil SA ADR     76,413       614
  Cia de Saneamento Basico do Estado de Sao Paulo     97,800       610
  Bradespar SA Preference Shares     68,147       588
  Hypera SA    111,582       555
  Marfrig Global Foods SA    102,600       482
  Energisa SA     67,500       474
  Sul America SA    102,850       473
  Cia Energetica de Minas Gerais ADR    207,941       468
  Metalurgica Gerdau SA Preference Shares    199,400       442
  TIM SA    211,454       420
  Transmissora Alianca de Energia Eletrica SA     59,919       389
  Cia Paranaense de Energia Preference Shares    356,400       374
  Telefonica Brasil SA     43,718       353
* Azul SA Preference Shares     75,600       333
  Sao Martinho SA     48,500       329
  Engie Brasil Energia SA     43,416       299
  Cia Energetica de Sao Paulo Preference Shares     64,500       291
  CPFL Energia SA     56,600       264
  Cia de Transmissao de Energia Eletrica Paulista Preference Shares     56,708       244
  Neoenergia SA     85,400       235
  Porto Seguro SA     56,418       233
  Fleury SA     69,263       231
  EDP - Energias do Brasil SA     62,676       218
  Odontoprev SA     90,400       215
  Cyrela Brazil Realty SA Empreendimentos e Participacoes     81,900       204
  Cia Brasileira de Distribuicao     42,700       193
    Shares Market
Value

($000)
  Cia Energetica de Minas Gerais Preference Shares     74,424       170
  Qualicorp Consultoria e Corretora de Seguros SA     50,600       153
  Cielo SA    281,484       109
* Getnet Adquirencia e Servicos para Meios de Pagamento SA     25,000        19
         65,592
Canada (8.6%)
1 Royal Bank of Canada    404,197    42,072
  Toronto-Dominion Bank    514,275    37,332
  Enbridge Inc.    574,293    24,056
  Bank of Nova Scotia    342,746    22,471
1 Bank of Montreal    183,035    19,873
  TC Energy Corp.    276,653    14,966
  Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce    123,290    14,960
  Canadian Natural Resources Ltd.    331,276    14,080
  Nutrien Ltd.    160,590    11,224
  Suncor Energy Inc.    421,347    11,082
  Manulife Financial Corp.    550,356    10,722
  Sun Life Financial Inc.    164,553     9,378
  National Bank of Canada     94,880     7,855
  Fortis Inc. (XTSE)    131,863     5,870
  Intact Financial Corp.     40,326     5,406
  Power Corp. of Canada    155,931     5,193
  Pembina Pipeline Corp.    156,288     5,174
  Restaurant Brands International Inc. (XTSE)     84,677     4,794
  Rogers Communications Inc. Class B     99,909     4,647
  BCE Inc.     85,860     4,420
  Shaw Communications Inc. Class B    121,639     3,503
  Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd.      7,015     2,841
  TELUS Corp.    122,654     2,814
1 Canadian Tire Corp. Ltd. Class A     16,715     2,374
  Great-West Lifeco Inc.     75,236     2,213
3 Hydro One Ltd.     91,302     2,181
  Imperial Oil Ltd.     61,253     2,074
  Canadian Utilities Ltd. Class A     36,428     1,055
  IGM Financial Inc.     22,922       910
        295,540
Chile (0.1%)
  Banco De Chile 11,882,440     1,031
  Banco Santander Chile ADR     36,034       638
  Enel Americas SA  3,297,733       375
  Enel Americas SA ADR     48,887       277
  Enel Chile SA  5,662,034       232
  Embotelladora Andina SA Preference Shares    101,961       211
  CAP SA     18,370       182
  Banco Santander Chile SA  3,067,368       134
  Colbun SA  1,878,779       129
  AES Andes SA    591,568        61
  Enel Chile SA ADR     11,940        26
          3,296
 
32

International High Dividend Yield Index Fund
    Shares Market
Value

($000)
China (5.2%)
  China Construction Bank Corp. Class H 26,297,000    17,897
  Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Ltd. Class H 22,698,000    12,442
  Ping An Insurance Group Co. of China Ltd. Class H  1,693,000    12,126
  China Merchants Bank Co. Ltd. Class H    987,428     8,275
  Bank of China Ltd. Class H 20,588,000     7,286
  China Merchants Bank Co. Ltd. Class A    499,700     4,209
  Great Wall Motor Co. Ltd. Class H    891,000     4,009
  China Life Insurance Co. Ltd. Class H  2,100,000     3,648
  Agricultural Bank of China Class H  9,443,000     3,209
  China Resources Land Ltd.    814,000     3,163
  China Petroleum and Chemical Corp. (Sinopec) Class H  6,056,000     2,951
  PetroChina Co. Ltd. Class H  5,876,000     2,833
3 Longfor Group Holdings Ltd.    521,100     2,521
  China Overseas Land & Investment Ltd.  1,091,500     2,407
  Zijin Mining Group Co. Ltd. Class H  1,694,000     2,356
  China Pacific Insurance Group Co. Ltd. Class H    687,000     2,101
  China Shenhua Energy Co. Ltd. Class H    949,000     2,041
3 Postal Savings Bank of China Co. Ltd. Class H  2,733,000     1,986
  Country Garden Holdings Co.  2,089,000     1,966
  PICC Property & Casualty Co. Ltd. Class H  1,980,000     1,843
3 China Tower Corp. Ltd. Class H 13,216,000     1,713
  CITIC Securities Co. Ltd. Class H    672,500     1,707
  Anhui Conch Cement Co. Ltd. Class H    324,828     1,606
  China Vanke Co. Ltd. Class H    616,205     1,440
  Sunac China Holdings Ltd.    667,554     1,428
  China Resources Power Holdings Co. Ltd.    550,000     1,424
  Bank of Communications Ltd. Class H  2,385,000     1,419
  Citic Pacific Ltd.  1,409,000     1,412
  China National Building Material Co. Ltd. Class H  1,070,000     1,341
  China CITIC Bank Corp. Ltd. Class H  2,930,320     1,285
  Industrial Bank Co. Ltd. Class A    408,300     1,188
    Shares Market
Value

($000)
  Hengan International Group Co. Ltd.    216,343     1,131
  Guangdong Investment Ltd.    880,000     1,106
  Bank of China Ltd. Class A  2,304,700     1,098
  East Money Information Co. Ltd. Class A    195,520     1,005
  Weichai Power Co. Ltd. Class H    552,000       988
  Agricultural Bank of China Ltd. Class A  2,117,356       972
  China Petroleum & Chemical Corp. Class A  1,455,500       967
  Kingboard Holdings Ltd.    220,000       959
  Kunlun Energy Co. Ltd.  1,042,000       949
  China Minsheng Banking Corp. Ltd. Class H  2,305,100       914
  Haitong Securities Co. Ltd. Class H    998,800       889
  Guangzhou Automobile Group Co. Ltd. Class H    934,000       882
  Sinopharm Group Co. Ltd. Class H    370,000       879
  China Yangtze Power Co. Ltd. Class A    254,500       846
  Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Ltd. Class A  1,141,200       833
3 CGN Power Co. Ltd. Class H  3,047,000       820
  Dongfeng Motor Group Co. Ltd. Class H    876,000       816
  China Pacific Insurance Group Co. Ltd. Class A    185,700       793
  Fosun International Ltd.    670,000       785
  New China Life Insurance Co. Ltd. Class H    268,133       774
  People's Insurance Co. Group of China Ltd. Class H  2,456,000       766
  Shanghai Pudong Development Bank Co. Ltd. Class A    544,400       760
  China Everbright International Ltd.  1,087,000       747
  China Hongqiao Group Ltd.    647,500       719
  China State Construction Engineering Corp. Ltd. Class A    985,100       717
  Yanzhou Coal Mining Co. Ltd. Class H    472,000       700
  Huaneng Power International Inc. Class H  1,338,000       692
3 Huatai Securities Co. Ltd. Class H    464,800       691
  Shimao Group Holdings Ltd.    435,000       682
  China Power International Development Ltd.  1,343,370       675
  Guotai Junan Securities Co. Ltd. Class A    241,000       660
  Bosideng International Holdings Ltd.    818,000       634
 
33

International High Dividend Yield Index Fund
    Shares Market
Value

($000)
  CIFI Holdings Group Co. Ltd.  1,138,000       632
  China Medical System Holdings Ltd.    372,000       630
  SAIC Motor Corp. Ltd. Class A    196,800       625
  Beijing Enterprises Water Group Ltd.  1,632,000       624
  GF Securities Co. Ltd. Class A    192,700       606
  Yangzijiang Shipbuilding Holdings Ltd.    570,100       602
  Far East Horizon Ltd.    622,000       593
  China Galaxy Securities Co. Ltd. Class H  1,043,500       581
  China Merchants Port Holdings Co. Ltd.    346,000       577
  Nine Dragons Paper Holdings Ltd.    454,000       571
  China Jinmao Holdings Group Ltd.  1,946,000       569
  China Resources Cement Holdings Ltd.    668,000       562
  Beijing Enterprises Holdings Ltd.    142,000       546
  China State Construction International Holdings Ltd.    526,000       539
3 China Merchants Securities Co. Ltd. Class H    340,560       538
  China Railway Group Ltd. Class A    636,100       522
  Cosco Shipping Ports Ltd.    614,000       511
  CRRC Corp. Ltd. Class H  1,105,000       499
  Seazen Group Ltd.    624,479       494
  GF Securities Co. Ltd. Class H    287,000       487
  Poly Developments and Holdings Group Co. Ltd. Class A    239,900       471
  China Lesso Group Holdings Ltd.    298,000       461
  Shanghai Pharmaceuticals Holding Co. Ltd. Class H    251,600       460
  Anhui Conch Cement Co. Ltd. Class A     77,300       459
  Kingboard Laminates Holdings Ltd.    284,000       445
  China Railway Group Ltd. Class H    907,000       443
  China Construction Bank Corp. Class A    477,000       442
  China Communications Services Corp. Ltd. Class H    760,000       420
  China Shenhua Energy Co. Ltd. Class A    133,600       416
  China Cinda Asset Management Co. Ltd. Class H  2,421,000       404
  Baoshan Iron & Steel Co. Ltd. Class A    360,200       401
  China Coal Energy Co. Ltd. Class H    620,000       378
    Shares Market
Value

($000)
  China Everbright Bank Co. Ltd. Class H  1,034,000       364
  Shenzhen International Holdings Ltd.    297,000       358
  Huaxia Bank Co. Ltd. Class A    404,700       356
3 A-Living Smart City Services Co. Ltd.    106,000       352
  Zhejiang Expressway Co. Ltd. Class H    394,000       350
  Guangzhou R&F Properties Co. Ltd. Class H    557,600       349
  China Everbright Bank Co. Ltd. Class A    610,500       328
  Agile Group Holdings Ltd.    396,000       310
  China Vanke Co. Ltd. Class A    108,800       309
  Bank of Communications Co. Ltd. Class A    435,000       307
  Sinotruk Hong Kong Ltd.    221,000       305
  Greentown China Holdings Ltd.    220,500       304
  China National Nuclear Power Co. Ltd. Class A    281,300       301
3 Dali Foods Group Co. Ltd.    530,500       295
3 CSC Financial Co. Ltd. Class H    277,500       293
  Chongqing Rural Commercial Bank Co. Ltd. Class H    812,000       292
  Logan Group Co. Ltd.    285,000       285
  Yuexiu Property Co. Ltd.    324,600       285
* Brilliance China Automotive Holdings Ltd.    516,000       282
  Zoomlion Heavy Industry Science and Technology Co. Ltd. Class H    388,600       280
  Inner Mongolia Yitai Coal Co. Ltd. Class B    320,700       278
  Kwg Group Holdings Ltd.    318,000       277
  Shaanxi Coal Industry Co. Ltd. Class A    141,100       276
  Jiangsu Expressway Co. Ltd. Class H    288,000       273
  Bank of Nanjing Co. Ltd. Class A    177,200       269
*,2,3 China Huarong Asset Management Co. Ltd. Class H  2,028,000       266
  Bank of Shanghai Co. Ltd. Class A    232,733       265
3 China Railway Signal & Communication Corp. Ltd. Class H    746,000       262
  China Everbright Ltd.    226,000       254
  Huaxin Cement Co. Ltd. Class B    143,040       254
  Metallurgical Corp. of China Ltd. Class H    906,000       251
  Henan Shuanghui Investment & Development Co. Ltd. Class A     53,700       247
 
34

International High Dividend Yield Index Fund
    Shares Market
Value

($000)
  Shanghai Lujiazui Finance & Trade Zone Development Co. Ltd. Class B    270,462       241
  Bank of Beijing Co. Ltd. Class A    348,800       241
  China Minsheng Banking Corp. Ltd. Class A    390,600       237
  Sinopec Shanghai Petrochemical Co. Ltd. Class H  1,000,000       233
  Huayu Automotive Systems Co. Ltd. Class A     54,800       230
3 Guotai Junan Securities Co. Ltd. Class H    167,000       228
  Bank of Hangzhou Co. Ltd. Class A    102,200       228
3 Legend Holdings Corp. Class H    127,200       224
  Shougang Fushan Resources Group Ltd.    846,164       223
  Seazen Holdings Co. Ltd. Class A     39,600       212
  Shenzhen Investment Ltd.    844,000       207
  Huadian Power International Corp. Ltd. Class H    552,000       204
  Chongqing Changan Automobile Co. Ltd. Class B    314,120       203
  China Merchants Shekou Industrial Zone Holdings Co. Ltd. Class A    120,900       197
  Sinopec Engineering Group Co. Ltd. Class H    372,000       196
  SDIC Power Holdings Co. Ltd. Class A    117,900       194
  BBMG Corp. Class A    437,400       192
  Hengli Petrochemical Co. Ltd. Class A     55,100       190
3 BAIC Motor Corp. Ltd. Class H    566,500       188
  Livzon Pharmaceutical Group Inc. Class H     57,000       188
  Lao Feng Xiang Co. Ltd. Class B     52,500       185
  Guangzhou Baiyunshan Pharmaceutical Holdings Co. Ltd. Class H     72,000       182
  Angang Steel Co. Ltd. Class H    335,000       180
  Dongfang Electric Corp. Ltd. Class H    109,200       174
3 Orient Securities Co. Ltd. Class H    210,000       172
  Satellite Chemical Co. Ltd. Class A     28,040       171
  China Reinsurance Group Corp. Class H  1,638,000       170
  LB Group Co. Ltd. Class A     37,400       166
  Sino-Ocean Group Holding Ltd.    739,500       161
* New Hope Liuhe Co. Ltd. Class A     71,000       160
    Shares Market
Value

($000)
  Zoomlion Heavy Industry Science and Technology Co. Ltd. Class A    140,300       159
  China National Chemical Engineering Co. Ltd. Class A     95,500       157
  Sinotrans Ltd. Class H    471,000       155
  COSCO SHIPPING Energy Transportation Co. Ltd. Class A    156,800       145
  Yanzhou Coal Mining Co. Ltd. Class A     40,500       144
  Shanghai International Port Group Co. Ltd. Class A    158,200       140
  China Aoyuan Group Ltd.    339,000       134
  China Evergrande Group    449,000       133
  Metallurgical Corp. of China Ltd. Class A    209,700       133
  Shenzhen Expressway Co. Ltd. Class A     84,100       128
  Shanghai Industrial Holdings Ltd.     85,000       127
  Shanghai Yuyuan Tourist Mart Group Co. Ltd. Class A     81,800       126
* Hongfa Technology Co. Ltd. Class A     10,500       121
  Sichuan Chuantou Energy Co. Ltd. Class A     59,400       121
  Datang International Power Generation Co. Ltd. Class H    656,000       119
  Yanlord Land Group Ltd.    129,800       108
  Shenzhen Overseas Chinese Town Co. Ltd. Class A    109,600       107
  Shanxi Lu'an Environmental Energy Development Co. Ltd. Class A     52,100       106
  Yifeng Pharmacy Chain Co. Ltd. Class A (XSHG)     14,130       105
  Beijing Capital Eco-Environment Protection Group Co. Ltd. Class A    199,000       105
  Hunan Valin Steel Co. Ltd. Class A    124,800       104
  Times China Holdings Ltd.    142,000        97
  Huaneng Power International Inc. Class A     78,600        95
  Zhejiang Longsheng Group Co. Ltd. Class A     47,200        92
  Maanshan Iron & Steel Co. Ltd. Class A    139,300        92
  Gemdale Corp. Class A     57,400        91
  Beijing Jingneng Clean Energy Co. Ltd. Class H    302,000        91
  Weifu High-Technology Group Co. Ltd. Class B     47,500        90
  Jiangsu Expressway Co. Ltd. Class A     65,900        88
 
35

International High Dividend Yield Index Fund
    Shares Market
Value

($000)
  Shandong Chenming Paper Holdings Ltd. Class H    179,000        86
3 Shenwan Hongyuan Group Co. Ltd. Class H    324,000        82
* Zhuzhou Kibing Group Co. Ltd. Class A     32,900        82
* Guangshen Railway Co. Ltd. Class H    462,000        81
  Bank of Jiangsu Co. Ltd. Class A     82,160        81
* Fujian Sunner Development Co. Ltd. Class A     22,800        80
  Jiayuan International Group Ltd.    208,000        80
  Health & Happiness H&H International Holdings Ltd.     34,000        80
  Yantai Changyu Pioneer Wine Co. Ltd. Class B     41,400        74
  Yonghui Superstores Co. Ltd. Class A    120,000        74
  Maanshan Iron & Steel Co. Ltd. Class H    170,000        72
  China Merchants Energy Shipping Co. Ltd. Class A    100,440        72
  Shenergy Co. Ltd. Class A     74,100        72
  Zhejiang Weixing New Building Materials Co. Ltd. Class A     24,900        70
  Wens Foodstuffs Group Co. Ltd. Class A     26,100        67
  Fujian Funeng Co. Ltd. Class A     23,900        67
  Bank of Changsha Co. Ltd. Class A     53,300        67
  Sinoma International Engineering Co. Class A     41,200        67
  Huaibei Mining Holdings Co. Ltd. Class A     33,800        67
  Pingdingshan Tianan Coal Mining Co. Ltd. Class A     48,500        65
  Greenland Holdings Corp. Ltd. Class A     99,645        64
*,3 Red Star Macalline Group Corp. Ltd. Class H    111,672        63
  Shanghai Construction Group Co. Ltd. Class A    121,100        62
  Joyoung Co. Ltd. Class A     16,600        61
* Shan Xi Hua Yang Group New Energy Co. Ltd. Class A     36,700        61
  China CITIC Bank Corp. Ltd. Class A     82,800        59
  Shenzhen Expressway Co. Ltd. Class H     60,000        57
  Shanghai Jinjiang International Hotels Co. Ltd. Class B     29,200        56
  Yutong Bus Co. Ltd. Class A     31,800        56
  Anhui Expressway Co. Ltd. Class H     92,000        55
    Shares Market
Value

($000)
  Intco Medical Technology Co. Ltd. Class A      6,900        55
  Huadian Power International Corp. Ltd. Class A     74,000        51
  Shenzhen Jinjia Group Co. Ltd. Class A     29,400        50
  Jiangxi Zhengbang Technology Co. Ltd. Class A     32,200        50
* Jinduicheng Molybdenum Co. Ltd. Class A     44,000        50
* Suning Universal Co. Ltd. Class A     65,600        49
  Bank of Chengdu Co. Ltd. Class A     24,400        49
* China Zheshang Bank Co. Ltd. Class A     91,600        49
  Xiamen C & D Inc. Class A     39,100        49
  Inner Mongolia MengDian HuaNeng Thermal Power Corp. Ltd. Class A     85,400        48
  Jinke Properties Group Co. Ltd. Class A     66,500        46
  Guangxi Guiguan Electric Power Co. Ltd. Class A     51,300        46
  Huolinhe Opencut Coal Industry Corp. Ltd. of Inner Mongolia Class A     22,900        45
  Financial Street Holdings Co. Ltd. Class A     48,800        45
* Shenzhen Gas Corp. Ltd. Class A     31,300        44
  Shanghai Tunnel Engineering Co. Ltd. Class A     55,300        44
  China South Publishing & Media Group Co. Ltd. Class A     33,100        42
  Guizhou Panjiang Refined Coal Co. Ltd. Class A     33,200        40
  Sansteel Minguang Co. Ltd. Fujian Class A     36,500        39
  RiseSun Real Estate Development Co. Ltd. Class A     58,800        39
  Zhejiang Runtu Co. Ltd. Class A     27,500        38
  Sinopec Shanghai Petrochemical Co. Ltd. Class A     61,800        38
  Guangxi Liugong Machinery Co. Ltd. Class A     30,900        36
  Shanghai AJ Group Co. Ltd. Class A     35,400        36
  Chongqing Rural Commercial Bank Co. Ltd. Class A     58,700        35
  Shanghai Pharmaceuticals Holding Co. Ltd. Class A     11,900        35
 
36

International High Dividend Yield Index Fund
    Shares Market
Value

($000)
  Shanghai Lujiazui Finance & Trade Zone Development Co. Ltd. Class A     20,800        35
  Chongqing Water Group Co. Ltd. Class A     39,200        34
  Liuzhou Iron & Steel Co. Ltd. Class A     38,900        33
  Chinese Universe Publishing and Media Group Co. Ltd. Class A     19,500        32
  Tangshan Jidong Cement Co. Ltd. Class A     17,300        31
  North Huajin Chemical Industries Co. Ltd. Class A     33,200        31
  Zhejiang Medicine Co. Ltd. Class A     12,600        31
  Nanjing Iron & Steel Co. Ltd. Class A     54,500        30
  Jiangsu Zhongnan Construction Group Co. Ltd. Class A     49,400        30
  Beijing Capital Development Co. Ltd. Class A     39,400        30
  Zhejiang Semir Garment Co. Ltd. Class A     24,400        29
3 Everbright Securities Co. Ltd. Class H     37,400        29
* China Fortune Land Development Co. Ltd. Class A     49,920        29
  Huafa Industrial Co. Ltd. Zhuhai Class A     35,200        29
  Hangzhou Binjiang Real Estate Group Co. Ltd. Class A     44,100        28
  Jointo Energy Investment Co. Ltd. Hebei Class A     35,400        28
  Yango Group Co. Ltd. Class A     54,400        27
  Shanghai Shimao Co. Ltd. Class A     54,300        27
  China Railway Signal & Communication Corp. Ltd. Class A     15,960        12
* Sichuan Languang Development Co. Ltd. Class A     35,000         9
        181,248
Colombia (0.1%)
  Ecopetrol SA ADR     64,827       982
  Interconexion Electrica SA ESP    123,013       739
  Cementos Argos SA    157,203       265
  Grupo Argos SA     69,681       218
  Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores SA Preference Shares    613,904       188
  Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores SA ADR     18,290       110
  Ecopetrol SA     76,239        58
          2,560
Czech Republic (0.1%)
  CEZ A/S     50,146     1,656
    Shares Market
Value

($000)
*,3 Moneta Money Bank A/S     95,117       372
  O2 Czech Republic A/S      4,225        49
          2,077
Denmark (0.1%)
  Danske Bank A/S    183,587     3,106
  Tryg A/S     84,897     2,015
          5,121
Egypt (0.0%)
* Egypt Kuwait Holding Co. SAE    218,283       297
* Egypt Kuwait Holding Co. SAE (XCAI)    175,008       242
  Eastern Co. SAE    309,033       228
  ElSewedy Electric Co.    129,404        71
  Telecom Egypt Co.     63,313        55
            893
Finland (1.5%)
  Nordea Bank Abp (XHEL)  1,043,529    12,768
  Sampo OYJ Class A    141,173     7,505
  Kone OYJ Class B    109,563     7,472
  UPM-Kymmene OYJ    152,007     5,365
  Fortum OYJ    122,387     3,640
  Stora Enso OYJ Class R    161,866     2,693
  Kesko OYJ Class B     78,547     2,556
  Elisa OYJ     41,346     2,495
  Wartsila OYJ Abp    137,653     1,909
  Metso Outotec OYJ    175,581     1,764
  Nokian Renkaat OYJ     40,780     1,531
  Orion OYJ Class B     31,178     1,350
         51,048
France (4.7%)
  TotalEnergies SE    688,045    34,454
  Sanofi    308,680    31,005
  AXA SA    539,098    15,684
  Vinci SA    140,952    15,069
  Danone SA    169,733    11,064
  Societe Generale SA    220,326     7,360
  Orange SA    534,588     5,830
  Veolia Environnement SA    172,362     5,629
  Credit Agricole SA    347,964     5,250
  Engie SA (XPAR)    333,686     4,747
  Publicis Groupe SA     64,357     4,320
  Carrefour SA    178,786     3,237
  Suez SA    109,768     2,499
  Bouygues SA     60,803     2,463
  Electricite de France SA (XPAR)    144,166     2,125
  Engie SA Loyalty Shares    132,130     1,880
  Rexel SA     85,892     1,707
  SCOR SE     45,607     1,535
3 Amundi SA     16,194     1,443
  CNP Assurances     47,843     1,199
  Wendel SE      7,675     1,022
  TechnipFMC plc (XNYS)    132,497       986
  Rubis SCA     28,054       899
  Imerys SA     11,755       509
3 ALD SA     26,538       396
        162,312
Germany (7.0%)
  Siemens AG (Registered)    212,728    34,586
  Allianz SE (Registered)    116,268    26,999
  Daimler AG (Registered)    237,957    23,620
 
37

International High Dividend Yield Index Fund
    Shares Market
Value

($000)
  BASF SE    258,537    18,608
  Deutsche Telekom AG (Registered)    922,746    17,160
  Deutsche Post AG (Registered)    276,693    17,129
  Bayer AG (Registered)    278,404    15,690
  Volkswagen AG Preference Shares     53,437    11,993
  Muenchener Rueckversicherungs-Gesellschaft AG in Muenchen (Registered)     39,455    11,682
  Vonovia SE    162,293     9,845
  Bayerische Motoren Werke AG     90,438     9,137
  E.ON SE    610,487     7,741
  RWE AG    176,501     6,794
  Porsche Automobil Holding SE Preference Shares     42,673     4,441
  HeidelbergCement AG     43,295     3,260
3 Covestro AG     50,793     3,253
  Hannover Rueck SE     17,195     3,140
  LEG Immobilien SE (XETR)     20,502     3,049
  Volkswagen AG      7,984     2,596
  Aroundtown SA    333,697     2,319
  Evonik Industries AG     56,117     1,818
  Bayerische Motoren Werke AG Preference Shares     17,948     1,530
  Uniper SE     28,452     1,258
  Rheinmetall AG     12,326     1,196
  Talanx AG     12,946       623
  Telefonica Deutschland Holding AG    223,669       583
3 DWS Group GmbH & Co. KGaA     10,759       465
  HOCHTIEF AG      5,558       429
  METRO AG     33,094       418
  Traton SE     14,018       362
        241,724
Greece (0.1%)
  Hellenic Telecommunications Organization SA     68,906     1,224
  OPAP SA     60,265       941
  Mytilineos SA     27,105       495
  JUMBO SA     27,428       408
* Motor Oil Hellas Corinth Refineries SA     18,252       310
          3,378
Hong Kong (1.9%)
  Sun Hung Kai Properties Ltd.    408,500     5,416
  CK Hutchison Holdings Ltd.    738,000     4,948
  Hong Kong & China Gas Co. Ltd.  3,054,400     4,745
  CLP Holdings Ltd.    470,000     4,602
  Hang Seng Bank Ltd.    203,600     3,869
  CK Asset Holdings Ltd.    558,564     3,450
  Jardine Matheson Holdings Ltd.     57,000     3,311
  BOC Hong Kong Holdings Ltd.  1,019,500     3,231
    Shares Market
Value

($000)
  Wharf Real Estate Investment Co. Ltd.    476,000     2,689
  Power Assets Holdings Ltd.    388,599     2,375
  Lenovo Group Ltd.  2,096,000     2,276
  New World Development Co. Ltd.    435,750     1,890
  Hongkong Land Holdings Ltd.    337,300     1,863
  Henderson Land Development Co. Ltd.    411,587     1,723
  Xinyi Glass Holdings Ltd.    578,000     1,629
  Wharf Holdings Ltd.    399,000     1,387
  Hang Lung Properties Ltd.    558,576     1,296
  Want Want China Holdings Ltd.  1,665,000     1,291
  Sino Land Co. Ltd.    950,000     1,249
3 WH Group Ltd.  1,759,599     1,234
  SITC International Holdings Co. Ltd.    354,000     1,196
  CK Infrastructure Holdings Ltd.    185,972     1,121
  Swire Pacific Ltd. Class A    173,288     1,089
  Tingyi Cayman Islands Holding Corp.    574,000     1,071
  Chow Tai Fook Jewellery Group Ltd.    505,200     1,030
  Swire Properties Ltd.    302,698       812
  PCCW Ltd.  1,248,793       643
  Bank of East Asia Ltd.    381,980       627
3 BOC Aviation Ltd.     61,600       539
  Kerry Properties Ltd.    184,500       522
  Hysan Development Co. Ltd.    149,000       517
  NagaCorp Ltd.    418,000       384
  NWS Holdings Ltd.    361,000       359
  VTech Holdings Ltd.     39,900       307
  Lee & Man Paper Manufacturing Ltd.    372,000       280
  Dairy Farm International Holdings Ltd.     76,100       272
  Uni-President China Holdings Ltd.    319,000       272
  First Pacific Co. Ltd.    622,000       248
  Towngas China Co. Ltd.    309,185       212
  Haitong International Securities Group Ltd.    678,000       156
  Swire Pacific Ltd. Class B    137,500       144
* Shun Tak Holdings Ltd.    478,000       131
  Cafe de Coral Holdings Ltd.     62,000       113
  Dah Sing Banking Group Ltd.    106,000       101
  Shui On Land Ltd.    672,500       100
  Guotai Junan International Holdings Ltd.    427,000        62
  Hutchison Telecommunications Hong Kong Holdings Ltd.    152,000        24
         66,806
 
38

International High Dividend Yield Index Fund
    Shares Market
Value

($000)
Hungary (0.0%)
  Magyar Telekom Telecommunications plc     74,516       103
India (1.3%)
  Infosys Ltd.  1,018,116    22,784
  ITC Ltd.    835,816     2,495
  Power Grid Corp. of India Ltd.    897,389     2,223
  NTPC Ltd.  1,251,305     2,222
  Oil & Natural Gas Corp. Ltd.    866,577     1,724
  Bharat Petroleum Corp. Ltd.    283,266     1,584
  Vedanta Ltd.    355,189     1,445
  Indian Oil Corp. Ltd.    754,214     1,291
  Indus Towers Ltd.    341,838     1,243
  Hero MotoCorp Ltd.     34,753     1,235
  Coal India Ltd.    518,566     1,141
  Mphasis Ltd.     25,105     1,089
  Gail India Ltd.    489,885       975
  Hindustan Petroleum Corp. Ltd.    188,856       784
  Petronet LNG Ltd.    213,838       656
  Power Finance Corp. Ltd.    347,114       619
  REC Ltd.    253,207       504
  NMDC Ltd.    213,086       409
  Oracle Financial Services Software Ltd.      5,872       348
  Oil India Ltd.     98,748       297
  Hindustan Zinc Ltd.     61,246       255
  NHPC Ltd.    605,235       248
  Castrol India Ltd.    130,757       242
  Sun TV Network Ltd.     27,777       209
         46,022
Indonesia (0.5%)
  Bank Rakyat Indonesia Persero Tbk PT 18,231,859     5,473
  Telkom Indonesia Persero Tbk PT 13,180,200     3,523
  Bank Mandiri Persero Tbk PT  5,315,900     2,687
  Astra International Tbk PT  5,812,800     2,476
  United Tractors Tbk PT    449,404       747
  Indofood Sukses Makmur Tbk PT  1,354,500       608
  Indofood CBP Sukses Makmur Tbk PT    587,400       365
  Indocement Tunggal Prakarsa Tbk PT    383,400       320
  Hanjaya Mandala Sampoerna Tbk PT  2,391,000       175
  Bukit Asam Tbk PT    875,900       166
  Bank Danamon Indonesia Tbk PT    153,600        29
         16,569
Israel (0.3%)
  Bank Leumi Le-Israel BM    413,969     3,955
  Bank Hapoalim BM    336,733     3,317
  ICL Group Ltd.    196,593     1,685
  Gazit-Globe Ltd.     11,649        94
          9,051
    Shares Market
Value

($000)
Italy (1.8%)
  Enel SpA  2,196,622    18,390
  Intesa Sanpaolo SpA  4,670,143    13,273
  Eni SpA    707,468    10,140
  Assicurazioni Generali SpA    356,599     7,765
  Snam SpA (MTAA)    625,283     3,541
  Terna - Rete Elettrica Nazionale    399,051     2,973
3 Poste Italiane SpA    132,019     1,886
3 Infrastrutture Wireless Italiane SpA     95,766     1,058
  A2A SpA    478,189     1,006
  Banca Mediolanum SpA     83,609       843
  Italgas SpA    132,146       840
  Hera SpA    191,166       782
  Telecom Italia SpA Savings Shares  1,791,084       681
  UnipolSai Assicurazioni SpA    142,316       412
         63,590
Japan (11.1%)
  Toyota Motor Corp.  3,486,165    61,510
  Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc.  3,506,100    19,226
  KDDI Corp.    474,000    14,495
  Honda Motor Co. Ltd.    481,000    14,227
  Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.    433,700    12,172
  Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc.    367,754    11,933
  ITOCHU Corp.    379,884    10,835
  Mitsubishi Corp.    339,600    10,799
  Softbank Corp.    767,982    10,483
  Mitsui & Co. Ltd.    452,312    10,351
  Tokio Marine Holdings Inc.    181,634     9,567
  Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp.    341,400     9,566
  Mizuho Financial Group Inc.    714,320     9,428
  Bridgestone Corp.    161,500     7,145
  ORIX Corp.    339,500     6,748
  Japan Tobacco Inc.    332,100     6,519
  Canon Inc.    281,100     6,392
  Dai-ichi Life Holdings Inc.    297,400     6,257
  Daiwa House Industry Co. Ltd.    180,800     5,965
  Japan Post Holdings Co. Ltd.    640,161     4,919
  Sumitomo Corp.    318,538     4,539
  MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings Inc.    131,000     4,232
  Sompo Holdings Inc.     95,500     4,142
  Nomura Holdings Inc.    851,500     4,055
  Marubeni Corp.    450,900     3,826
  Asahi Kasei Corp.    355,900     3,739
  Kirin Holdings Co. Ltd.    214,000     3,725
  Sekisui House Ltd.    165,202     3,435
  ENEOS Holdings Inc.    851,005     3,431
  Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings Inc.    102,600     3,375
  Nippon Yusen KK     45,200     3,257
  Subaru Corp.    165,009     3,237
  Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corp.    360,500     2,984
 
39

International High Dividend Yield Index Fund
    Shares Market
Value

($000)
  Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd.    215,000     2,854
  Toyota Tsusho Corp.     62,000     2,689
  AGC Inc.     51,800     2,579
  Daiwa Securities Group Inc.    435,914     2,449
  Yamaha Motor Co. Ltd.     85,300     2,378
  Resona Holdings Inc.    617,000     2,318
  Daito Trust Construction Co. Ltd.     17,800     2,207
  Sumitomo Chemical Co. Ltd.    438,700     2,161
  Inpex Corp.    257,900     2,151
  Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd.     83,900     2,146
  Chubu Electric Power Co. Inc.    203,400     2,105
  T&D Holdings Inc.    153,300     1,966
  Dai Nippon Printing Co. Ltd.     79,100     1,960
* Trend Micro Inc.     34,500     1,950
  Kansai Electric Power Co. Inc.    208,800     1,922
  Lixil Corp.     73,800     1,896
  Idemitsu Kosan Co. Ltd.     65,353     1,785
  Aisin Corp.     47,700     1,745
  SBI Holdings Inc.     66,700     1,729
  Obayashi Corp.    188,000     1,587
  Kajima Corp.    126,900     1,562
  Taisei Corp.     49,600     1,556
  Mitsui Chemicals Inc.     49,300     1,466
  Seiko Epson Corp.     79,900     1,423
  Tosoh Corp.     80,900     1,362
  Concordia Financial Group Ltd.    332,300     1,321
  Shimizu Corp.    153,300     1,123
  Chiba Bank Ltd.    181,000     1,122
  Marui Group Co. Ltd.     57,200     1,122
  Hulic Co. Ltd.    116,486     1,120
  Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Co. Inc.     51,700     1,041
  Iida Group Holdings Co. Ltd.     42,200     1,040
  Kyushu Electric Power Co. Inc.    143,200     1,009
  Haseko Corp.     76,386       995
  Japan Post Bank Co. Ltd.    126,348       986
  Kuraray Co. Ltd.    105,600       956
  Tohoku Electric Power Co. Inc.    144,500       938
  Denka Co. Ltd.     27,000       884
  Amada Co. Ltd.     88,700       876
  Nomura Real Estate Holdings Inc.     35,800       873
  NGK Spark Plug Co. Ltd.     54,000       863
  Fukuoka Financial Group Inc.     47,700       857
  Mitsubishi HC Capital Inc. (XTKS)    166,620       835
  Tokyo Tatemono Co. Ltd.     56,000       823
  Aozora Bank Ltd.     35,000       801
  Chugoku Electric Power Co. Inc.     95,835       795
  EXEO Group Inc.     31,300       723
  DIC Corp.     27,100       717
  Konica Minolta Inc.    135,300       670
  J Front Retailing Co. Ltd.     69,600       645
    Shares Market
Value

($000)
  Electric Power Development Co. Ltd.     48,700       644
  Nippon Electric Glass Co. Ltd.     24,700       631
  Sanwa Holdings Corp.     54,100       631
  Mebuki Financial Group Inc.    307,600       630
  Lawson Inc.     12,600       609
  Teijin Ltd.     44,500       597
  Sumitomo Rubber Industries Ltd.     47,700       588
  Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd.     33,400       565
  Penta-Ocean Construction Co. Ltd.     79,800       550
  Ube Industries Ltd.     28,900       538
  Credit Saison Co. Ltd.     43,400       532
  Daicel Corp.     69,300       519
  Hachijuni Bank Ltd.    154,500       516
  Kaneka Corp.     13,300       510
  Hirogin Holdings Inc.     84,900       468
  Seven Bank Ltd.    219,700       464
  Aica Kogyo Co. Ltd.     13,800       423
  Yamaguchi Financial Group Inc.     73,700       411
  Kaken Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.     10,200       402
  AEON Financial Service Co. Ltd.     31,600       401
  Cosmo Energy Holdings Co. Ltd.     17,500       358
  Toda Corp.     54,100       341
  H.U. Group Holdings Inc.     12,800       316
  Kyudenko Corp.      9,700       308
  Sankyo Co. Ltd.     12,100       294
  Yamato Kogyo Co. Ltd.      7,900       265
  Lintec Corp.     11,800       263
  Toyota Boshoku Corp.     13,600       261
  Heiwa Corp.     14,300       255
  Tokuyama Corp.     14,900       255
  Shikoku Electric Power Co. Inc.     37,400       244
  Fuyo General Lease Co. Ltd.      3,700       240
  Matsui Securities Co. Ltd.     29,600       212
  Noevir Holdings Co. Ltd.      2,900       142
  Kandenko Co. Ltd.     17,500       136
  Tokai Rika Co. Ltd.      9,100       127
  Fuji Media Holdings Inc.      6,500        67
  Gunma Bank Ltd.        600         2
  SKY Perfect JSAT Holdings Inc.        300         1
        384,311
Kuwait (0.3%)
  National Bank of Kuwait SAKP  1,927,146     6,336
  Mobile Telecommunications Co. KSCP    607,430     1,203
  Humansoft Holding Co. KSC     31,304       347
  Gulf Bank KSCP    407,216       333
  Boubyan Petrochemicals Co. KSCP    100,196       306
  Burgan Bank SAK    156,808       124
          8,649
 
40

International High Dividend Yield Index Fund
    Shares Market
Value

($000)
Malaysia (0.7%)
  Public Bank Bhd.  4,423,200     4,456
  Malayan Banking Bhd.  1,735,397     3,376
  Tenaga Nasional Bhd.  1,140,733     2,661
  CIMB Group Holdings Bhd.  1,976,700     2,494
  Axiata Group Bhd.  1,239,100     1,184
  DiGi.Com Bhd.  1,011,300     1,035
  Top Glove Corp. Bhd.  1,431,700       940
  Maxis Bhd.    787,000       888
  Hong Leong Bank Bhd.    175,900       800
  MISC Bhd.    461,744       790
  Genting Bhd.    630,400       789
  Petronas Gas    163,532       662
  Sime Darby Bhd.  1,029,600       565
  RHB Bank Bhd.    415,000       560
  Genting Malaysia Bhd.    724,100       555
  Hartalega Holdings Bhd.    387,500       549
  Petronas Dagangan Bhd.     96,500       474
  AMMB Holdings Bhd.    511,000       415
  Westports Holdings Bhd.    253,900       274
  British American Tobacco Malaysia Bhd.     49,600       181
  Supermax Corporation Bhd.    385,400       179
  Sime Darby Property Bhd.    865,700       152
  Astro Malaysia Holdings Bhd.    288,500        69
         24,048
Mexico (0.6%)
  America Movil SAB de CV Series L  8,435,700     7,519
  Wal-Mart de Mexico SAB de CV  1,467,535     5,119
  Grupo Mexico SAB de CV Series B    894,900     3,926
  Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacifico SAB de CV Class B    104,154     1,313
  Coca-Cola Femsa SAB de CV    165,855       894
  Orbia Advance Corp. SAB de CV    270,100       702
  Alfa SAB de CV Class A    715,700       518
  Promotora y Operadora de Infraestructura SAB de CV     64,015       471
  Kimberly-Clark de Mexico SAB de CV Class A    204,600       323
  Megacable Holdings SAB de CV     87,600       258
  Banco Santander Mexico SA Institucion de Banca Multiple Grupo Financiero Santand    119,900       153
  Grupo Lala SAB de CV        300        —
         21,196
Netherlands (1.2%)
  ING Groep NV  1,102,699    16,727
  Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV    280,024     9,110
  NN Group NV     86,481     4,623
  Koninklijke KPN NV    958,505     2,864
  Aegon NV    506,898     2,571
    Shares Market
Value

($000)
  Randstad NV     30,252     2,173
  ASR Nederland NV     40,514     1,894
3 Signify NV     35,346     1,713
  Koninklijke Vopak NV     18,819       749
         42,424
New Zealand (0.2%)
  Spark New Zealand Ltd.    543,910     1,781
  Meridian Energy Ltd.    357,037     1,279
  Contact Energy Ltd.    210,263     1,234
  Fletcher Building Ltd.    220,132     1,132
  Mercury NZ Ltd.    203,032       893
          6,319
Norway (0.9%)
  Equinor ASA    273,347     6,926
  DNB Bank ASA    290,870     6,922
  Mowi ASA    123,190     3,572
  Telenor ASA    179,480     2,836
  Norsk Hydro ASA    374,646     2,752
  Yara International ASA     46,591     2,435
  Orkla ASA    221,299     2,152
  Aker BP ASA     32,171     1,234
  Salmar ASA     15,704     1,198
  Gjensidige Forsikring ASA     44,842     1,117
  Leroy Seafood Group ASA     65,521       596
  Aker ASA Class A      6,194       571
         32,311
Pakistan (0.0%)
  Oil & Gas Development Co. Ltd.    255,915       127
  Habib Bank Ltd.    125,375        92
  Fauji Fertilizer Co. Ltd.    112,299        68
  Pakistan Petroleum Ltd.    146,680        65
            352
Philippines (0.1%)
  International Container Terminal Services Inc.    303,850     1,085
  PLDT Inc.     26,640       870
  Globe Telecom Inc.      8,430       501
  Manila Electric Co.     86,600       493
  Metro Pacific Investments Corp.  3,488,000       260
  Aboitiz Power Corp.    397,600       254
  Semirara Mining & Power Corp. Class A    487,720       251
  DMCI Holdings Inc.  1,312,100       207
  LT Group Inc.    740,400       148
          4,069
Poland (0.1%)
  Polski Koncern Naftowy ORLEN SA     89,334     1,927
  Cyfrowy Polsat SA     71,361       638
          2,565
Portugal (0.2%)
  EDP - Energias de Portugal SA    781,264     4,408
  Galp Energia SGPS SA    148,789     1,546
          5,954
Qatar (0.5%)
  Qatar National Bank QPSC  1,273,270     7,174
  Industries Qatar QSC    448,547     1,954
  Qatar Islamic Bank SAQ    319,084     1,615
 
41

International High Dividend Yield Index Fund
    Shares Market
Value

($000)
  Masraf Al Rayan QSC  1,000,847     1,312
  Commercial Bank PSQC    539,499       907
  Qatar Fuel QSC    138,406       699
  Qatar Gas Transport Co. Ltd.    696,355       623
  Qatar Electricity & Water Co. QSC    122,608       567
  Qatar International Islamic Bank QSC    189,583       510
  Barwa Real Estate Co.    568,219       493
  Ooredoo QPSC    210,646       401
  Doha Bank QPSC    401,470       318
  Vodafone Qatar QSC    465,414       207
         16,780
Romania (0.0%)
  Banca Transilvania SA  1,375,322       807
Russia (2.2%)
  Sberbank of Russia PJSC  2,906,395    14,621
  Novatek PJSC    303,085     7,696
  Gazprom PJSC ADR    748,819     7,348
  Gazprom PJSC  1,482,736     7,306
  Lukoil PJSC     59,410     6,063
  LUKOIL PJSC ADR     49,539     5,050
  MMC Norilsk Nickel PJSC      8,869     2,769
  Tatneft PJSC ADR     44,997     2,058
  Rosneft Oil Co. PJSC (Registered) GDR    190,781     1,699
  MMC Norilsk Nickel PJSC ADR     53,701     1,678
  Rosneft Oil Co. PJSC    142,196     1,278
  Alrosa PJSC    681,612     1,203
  Polyus PJSC      5,994     1,188
  Surgutneftegas PJSC Preference Shares  2,107,560     1,148
  Magnit PJSC     11,992     1,094
  Tatneft PJSC    139,641     1,067
  Mobile TeleSystems PJSC ADR    112,115     1,030
  Novolipetskiy Metallurgicheskiy Kombinat PJSC    323,494     1,021
  VTB Bank PJSC GDR (Registered)    671,253       976
  Moscow Exchange MICEX-RTS PJSC    385,108       945
  Transneft PJSC Preference Shares        420       901
  Severstal PAO GDR (Registered)     34,635       792
  Inter Rao Ues PJSC 10,455,400       709
* United Co. Rusal International    689,060       700
  Magnit PJSC GDR (Registered)     36,161       670
  Magnitogorsk Iron & Steel Works PJSC    592,710       554
  Severstal PAO PJSC     22,170       504
  PhosAgro PJSC      5,813       459
  Polyus PJSC (Registered) GDR      4,270       422
  Tatneft PJSC Preference Shares     49,963       344
  RusHydro PJSC 29,565,000       339
  Rostelecom PJSC    226,460       298
  Sistema PJSFC    720,900       274
    Shares Market
Value

($000)
  PhosAgro PJSC GDR (Registered)     10,445       250
  Federal Grid Co. 83,950,000       220
  Unipro PJSC  1,744,000        67
  Mobile TeleSystems PJSC     13,562        59
  Mosenergo PJSC  1,739,000        55
         74,855
Saudi Arabia (1.3%)
  Saudi National Bank    617,606    10,842
3 Saudi Arabian Oil Co.    716,505     7,213
  Saudi Basic Industries Corp.    191,356     6,595
  Saudi Telecom Co.    136,049     4,250
  Riyad Bank    345,317     2,719
  SABIC Agri-Nutrients Co.     52,716     2,313
  Saudi Electricity Co.    226,193     1,721
  Yanbu National Petrochemical Co.     63,208     1,284
  Sahara International Petrochemical Co.     97,387     1,144
  Arab National Bank    164,415     1,010
  Jarir Marketing Co.     15,889       859
  Saudi Industrial Investment Group     61,287       620
  Advanced Petrochemical Co.     27,972       556
  Bank Al-Jazira    103,541       531
  Southern Province Cement Co.     22,809       435
  National Petrochemical Co.     31,590       406
  Abdullah Al Othaim Markets Co.     11,586       357
  Saudi Cement Co.     20,230       320
  Arabian Centres Co. Ltd.     46,632       317
  Qassim Cement Co.     12,249       266
* Seera Group Holding     36,945       228
  Saudia Dairy & Foodstuff Co.      3,627       159
  Yanbu Cement Co.     15,587       159
         44,304
Singapore (1.3%)
  DBS Group Holdings Ltd.    507,178    11,852
  Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp. Ltd.    990,400     8,658
  United Overseas Bank Ltd.    361,845     7,193
  Singapore Telecommunications Ltd.  2,111,688     3,918
* Capitaland Investment Ltd.    722,300     1,843
  Singapore Exchange Ltd.    244,732     1,756
  Keppel Corp. Ltd.    414,612     1,655
  Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd.    474,500     1,347
  Venture Corp. Ltd.     81,900     1,144
  Genting Singapore Ltd.  1,789,700     1,035
  ComfortDelGro Corp. Ltd.    642,000       744
2 Singapore Press Holdings Ltd.    422,100       625
  NetLink NBN Trust    714,500       540
  Jardine Cycle & Carriage Ltd.     27,300       456
 
42

International High Dividend Yield Index Fund
    Shares Market
Value

($000)
  Sembcorp Industries Ltd.    230,500       344
  Golden Agri-Resources Ltd.  1,561,900       306
  Hutchison Port Holdings Trust Class U  1,261,000       272
  Olam International Ltd.    191,600       242
  Singapore Post Ltd.    380,700       185
  StarHub Ltd.    108,700       100
* SIA Engineering Co. Ltd.     47,400        76
  Singapore Telecommunications Ltd. (XSES)      8,800        16
         44,307
South Africa (1.2%)
  FirstRand Ltd.  1,403,897     5,333
* MTN Group Ltd.    505,978     4,537
  Standard Bank Group Ltd.    359,811     3,188
  Impala Platinum Holdings Ltd.    230,522     2,983
  Sibanye Stillwater Ltd.    818,283     2,864
  Gold Fields Ltd.    242,087     2,250
  Anglogold Ltd.    116,693     2,153
  Sanlam Ltd.    495,157     2,034
  Anglo American Platinum Ltd.     16,539     1,676
  Shoprite Holdings Ltd.    134,866     1,601
  Vodacom Group Ltd.    171,311     1,517
  Old Mutual Ltd. (XZIM)  1,332,763     1,361
  Remgro Ltd.    142,513     1,257
  Nedbank Group Ltd.    104,813     1,194
  Mr Price Group Ltd.     75,296       983
  Exxaro Resources Ltd.     74,222       814
  SPAR Group Ltd.     60,660       774
  Tiger Brands Ltd.     54,912       695
  Harmony Gold Mining Co. Ltd.    150,760       541
  AVI Ltd.     96,149       498
  Kumba Iron Ore Ltd.     14,550       443
  Investec Ltd.     84,623       390
  African Rainbow Minerals Ltd.     28,805       385
  Truworths International Ltd.    108,301       382
  Pick n Pay Stores Ltd.     85,272       332
  Momentum Metropolitan Holdings    243,985       313
  Coronation Fund Managers Ltd.     64,935       216
  Santam Ltd.     10,009       166
* Liberty Holdings Ltd.     25,253       149
         41,029
South Korea (1.3%)
  KB Financial Group Inc.    109,084     5,280
  POSCO     18,285     4,638
  Shinhan Financial Group Co. Ltd.    140,430     4,585
  Hana Financial Group Inc.     84,036     3,240
  KT&G Corp.     30,128     2,093
  LG Corp.     23,354     1,826
  Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance Co. Ltd.      9,185     1,821
  SK Telecom Co. Ltd. ADR     57,541     1,669
    Shares Market
Value

($000)
  Woori Financial Group Inc.    141,929     1,613
  Korea Electric Power Corp.     68,950     1,336
  Korea Zinc Co. Ltd.      2,732     1,258
  Samsung Life Insurance Co. Ltd.     17,273       999
  Korea Investment Holdings Co. Ltd.     10,628       795
  Hyundai Motor Co. Preference Shares (XKRS)      8,966       753
  Hyundai Heavy Industries Holdings Co. Ltd.     13,283       720
  LG Uplus Corp.     57,528       708
  Industrial Bank of Korea     73,293       694
  Kangwon Land Inc.     29,080       692
  Samsung Securities Co. Ltd.     16,349       665
  Hyundai Motor Co. Preference Shares      7,465       625
  Mirae Asset Securities Co. Ltd.     82,908       618
  GS Engineering & Construction Corp.     17,285       613
  DB Insurance Co. Ltd.     11,846       602
  BNK Financial Group Inc.     79,640       600
  GS Holdings Corp.     13,122       475
  LOTTE Fine Chemical Co. Ltd.      5,372       392
* S-1 Corp.      5,304       378
  DGB Financial Group Inc.     42,020       372
  Cheil Worldwide Inc.     17,618       360
  NH Investment & Securities Co. Ltd.     31,673       358
  Hyundai Marine & Fire Insurance Co. Ltd.     15,421       347
  KCC Corp.      1,129       323
  Mirae Asset Securities Co. Ltd. Preference Shares     75,828       315
  Korea Gas Corp.      8,025       305
  Lotte Shopping Co. Ltd.      3,009       271
  Samsung Card Co. Ltd.      9,105       267
* DL Holdings Co. Ltd.      4,243       239
  Posco International Corp.     11,889       221
  KEPCO Plant Service & Engineering Co. Ltd.      5,835       209
  Doosan Bobcat Inc.      6,263       205
  Lotte Corp.      6,271       176
  SSANGYONG C&E Co. Ltd.     26,192       176
  Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance Co. Ltd. Preference Shares        937       142
* LX Holdings Corp.      8,737        66
  Hyundai Motor Co.        346        62
  Hanwha Corp. Preference Shares      3,489        49
         44,151
Spain (2.6%)
  Iberdrola SA (XMAD)  1,669,333    19,730
  Banco Santander SA  4,827,481    18,311
  Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA  1,881,635    13,168
  Industria de Diseno Textil SA    299,104    10,835
 
43

International High Dividend Yield Index Fund
    Shares Market
Value

($000)
  Telefonica SA  1,402,203     6,091
  Repsol SA    367,013     4,701
  CaixaBank SA  1,216,105     3,496
  Red Electrica Corp. SA    123,664     2,575
1 Naturgy Energy Group SA     85,301     2,243
  Endesa SA     91,921     2,120
  ACS Actividades de Construccion y Servicios SA     67,420     1,767
  Enagas SA     73,644     1,653
  Acciona SA      6,657     1,278
  Bankinter SA    203,104     1,118
  Mapfre SA    318,975       675
  Linea Directa Aseguradora SA Cia de Seguros y Reaseguros    205,439       412
  Zardoya Otis SA        324         3
         90,176
Sweden (1.7%)
  Investor AB Class B    511,894    11,811
  Volvo AB Class B    428,207     9,985
  Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB Class A    410,195     6,415
1 Swedbank AB Class A    279,778     6,068
1 Svenska Handelsbanken AB Class A    428,252     4,909
1 Telia Co. AB    739,241     2,912
  Boliden AB     77,069     2,717
  Skanska AB Class B    103,375     2,628
  SKF AB Class B    109,991     2,555
  Lundin Energy AB     53,848     2,127
  Tele2 AB Class B    145,707     2,059
  Castellum AB     62,312     1,661
  Electrolux AB Class B     63,942     1,455
  Securitas AB Class B     87,675     1,453
  ICA Gruppen AB     21,396     1,107
  Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB Class C      3,578        57
         59,919
Switzerland (9.6%)
  Nestle SA (Registered)    797,802   105,236
  Roche Holding AG    159,854    61,926
  Novartis AG (Registered)    600,616    49,679
  Zurich Insurance Group AG     41,773    18,515
  Roche Holding AG (Bearer)     40,701    17,506
  UBS Group AG (Registered)    921,910    16,781
  ABB Ltd. (Registered)    479,971    15,879
  Swiss Re AG     80,608     7,809
  Holcim Ltd.    153,877     7,676
  Swiss Life Holding AG (Registered)      9,106     4,995
  SGS SA (Registered)      1,678     4,968
  Julius Baer Group Ltd.     62,387     4,513
  Swisscom AG (Registered)      7,075     3,852
  Adecco Group AG (Registered)     44,475     2,241
  Swiss Prime Site AG (Registered)     21,988     2,235
  Baloise Holding AG (Registered)     13,237     2,109
    Shares Market
Value

($000)
  PSP Swiss Property AG (Registered)     12,590     1,574
  Clariant AG (Registered)     69,962     1,473
  Helvetia Holding AG (Registered)     10,496     1,249
  DKSH Holding AG     11,288       905
  Banque Cantonale Vaudoise (Registered)      7,252       584
  OC Oerlikon Corp. AG (Registered)     47,566       484
  Sulzer AG (Registered)      4,425       435
*,3 Medmix AG      4,405       211
        332,835
Taiwan (4.0%)
  Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. Ltd.  3,382,000    13,056
  United Microelectronics Corp.  3,319,000     6,890
  Fubon Financial Holding Co. Ltd.  2,380,639     6,293
  Delta Electronics Inc.    617,802     5,454
  Formosa Plastics Corp.  1,362,879     5,279
  Nan Ya Plastics Corp.  1,579,000     4,846
  Cathay Financial Holding Co. Ltd.  2,319,388     4,835
  CTBC Financial Holding Co. Ltd.  5,253,120     4,387
  Chunghwa Telecom Co. Ltd.  1,073,000     4,258
  China Steel Corp.  3,454,000     4,164
  Mega Financial Holding Co. Ltd.  3,118,000     3,747
  Chailease Holding Co. Ltd.    388,518     3,721
  Uni-President Enterprises Corp.  1,389,000     3,332
  Formosa Chemicals & Fibre Corp.  1,008,000     2,925
  Yuanta Financial Holding Co. Ltd.  3,284,360     2,919
  Evergreen Marine Corp. Taiwan Ltd.    748,000     2,692
  Asustek Computer Inc.    210,268     2,673
  Taiwan Cement Corp.  1,533,365     2,661
  Realtek Semiconductor Corp.    138,000     2,482
  First Financial Holding Co. Ltd.  2,881,862     2,373
  Novatek Microelectronics Corp.    158,000     2,370
  ASE Technology Holding Co. Ltd.    607,171     2,172
  Yageo Corp.    135,000     2,113
  Quanta Computer Inc.    750,000     2,107
  Hua Nan Financial Holdings Co. Ltd.  2,807,896     2,056
  Taishin Financial Holding Co. Ltd.  2,997,812     1,968
  Taiwan Mobile Co. Ltd.    454,000     1,601
  Globalwafers Co. Ltd.     57,000     1,564
  President Chain Store Corp.    152,000     1,536
  Sinopac Holdings Co.  2,936,641     1,496
  Innolux Corp.  2,471,000     1,486
  Shanghai Commercial & Savings Bank Ltd.    901,000     1,427
  Formosa Petrochemical Corp.    396,000     1,426
 
44

International High Dividend Yield Index Fund
    Shares Market
Value

($000)
  Lite-On Technology Corp.    625,194     1,380
  Pegatron Corp.    561,000     1,373
  Vanguard International Semiconductor Corp.    249,000     1,297
  Accton Technology Corp.    145,000     1,268
  ASE Technology Holding Co. Ltd. ADR    172,889     1,231
  Eclat Textile Co. Ltd.     54,200     1,184
  Catcher Technology Co. Ltd.    201,672     1,169
  Far Eastern New Century Corp.  1,095,000     1,147
  Compal Electronics Inc.  1,174,000     1,033
  Asia Cement Corp.    647,000     1,030
  Sino-American Silicon Products Inc.    146,000     1,000
  Far EasTone Telecommunications Co. Ltd.    451,000       992
  Micro-Star International Co. Ltd.    187,000       944
  Feng TAY Enterprise Co. Ltd.    117,280       913
  Pou Chen Corp.    720,000       883
  Wistron Corp.    816,656       858
  Inventec Corp.    857,994       821
  Foxconn Technology Co. Ltd.    311,190       773
  Synnex Technology International Corp.    386,000       748
  Acer Inc.    767,000       718
  Wiwynn Corp.     22,000       705
  Powertech Technology Inc.    199,000       698
  Walsin Technology Corp.    128,000       697
  Cheng Shin Rubber Industry Co. Ltd.    474,994       583
  Teco Electric and Machinery Co. Ltd.    504,000       547
  Zhen Ding Technology Holding Ltd.    157,000       544
  Nanya Technology Corp.    224,000       537
  Chicony Electronics Co. Ltd.    175,370       501
  Nien Made Enterprise Co. Ltd.     36,000       495
  Taiwan Fertilizer Co. Ltd.    185,000       452
  Formosa Taffeta Co. Ltd.    284,000       307
  Taiwan Secom Co. Ltd.     81,000       293
  Transcend Information Inc.     72,000       175
        139,605
Thailand (0.7%)
  PTT PCL  3,966,800     4,542
  Siam Commercial Bank PCL    695,900     2,646
  Siam Cement PCL (Registered)    162,850     1,938
  Advanced Info Service PCL    333,904     1,904
  PTT Exploration & Production PCL    364,930     1,291
  PTT Global Chemical PCL    680,499     1,288
  Kasikornbank PCL NVDR    270,400     1,153
  Siam Cement PCL NDVR     79,400       945
    Shares Market
Value

($000)
  Intouch Holdings PCL Class F    404,941       919
  Charoen Pokphand Foods PCL  1,003,000       763
  BTS Group Holdings PCL  2,242,300       646
  Krung Thai Bank PCL  1,834,100       637
  Kasikornbank PCL    147,500       629
  Digital Telecommunications Infrastructure Fund Class F  1,426,197       576
  Banpu PCL (Registered)  1,654,650       568
  Bangkok Bank PCL (Registered)    149,500       553
  Thai Union Group PCL Class F    771,500       486
  Land & Houses PCL (Registered)  1,757,100       448
  TMBThanachart Bank PCL 10,617,600       372
  IRPC PCL  2,786,700       361
  Electricity Generating PCL     64,600       348
  Osotspa PCL    328,800       325
  Ratch Group PCL    206,300       283
* Bangkok Bank PCL NVDR     69,500       257
  Sri Trang Gloves Thailand PCL    213,300       196
  Total Access Communication PCL    160,500       185
  Intouch Holdings PCL NVDR     64,800       147
  Siam City Cement PCL     26,232       134
  Siam Commercial Bank PCL NVDR     30,700       117
  Siam Makro PCL     74,400       108
  Bangkok Life Assurance PCL NVDR     98,900        89
  Land & Houses PCL NVDR    252,900        64
* BTS Group Holdings PCL Warrants Exp. 9/5/22     85,310         4
* BTS Group Holdings PCL Warrants Exp. 11/7/24    170,620        —
* BTS Group Holdings PCL Warrants Exp. 11/20/26    341,240        —
         24,922
Turkey (0.2%)
  BIM Birlesik Magazalar A/S    121,482       786
  Eregli Demir ve Celik Fabrikalari TAS    373,795       780
  Turkiye Garanti Bankasi A/S    651,103       667
  Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri A/S    364,434       581
  Akbank TAS    826,433       500
  Haci Omer Sabanci Holding A/S    321,015       374
  Ford Otomotiv Sanayi A/S     16,546       319
  Turkiye Sise ve Cam Fabrikalari A/S    348,511       314
  Turkiye Is Bankasi A/S Class C    422,533       248
 
45

International High Dividend Yield Index Fund
    Shares Market
Value

($000)
  Enka Insaat ve Sanayi A/S    183,879       212
  Tofas Turk Otomobil Fabrikasi A/S     27,062       165
  Coca-Cola Icecek A/S     15,536       137
  Arcelik A/S     36,074       127
  Turk Telekomunikasyon A/S    159,957       125
  Anadolu Efes Biracilik Ve Malt Sanayii A/S     41,113        95
  Iskenderun Demir ve Celik A/S     34,120        48
3 Enerjisa Enerji A/S     33,079        41
  Tekfen Holding A/S         54        —
          5,519
United Arab Emirates (0.5%)
  First Abu Dhabi Bank PJSC  1,230,667     5,973
  Emirates Telecommunications Group Co. PJSC    485,959     3,390
  Emirates NBD Bank PJSC    710,503     2,704
  Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank PJSC    794,447     1,797
  Dubai Islamic Bank PJSC    837,319     1,167
  Aldar Properties PJSC  1,056,542     1,163
  Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank PJSC    385,215       613
  Dana Gas PJSC  1,073,947       302
  Dubai Investments PJSC    585,777       272
* Air Arabia PJSC    698,856       265
         17,646
United Kingdom (13.7%)
  AstraZeneca plc    438,658    54,877
  HSBC Holdings plc  5,789,668    34,884
  GlaxoSmithKline plc  1,402,485    29,117
  Royal Dutch Shell plc Class A  1,199,777    27,486
  BP plc  5,620,684    26,928
  Unilever plc (XLON)    452,455    24,225
  Royal Dutch Shell plc Class B  1,012,762    23,242
  British American Tobacco plc    648,290    22,550
  Rio Tinto plc    307,695    19,185
  Glencore plc  3,748,447    18,744
  BHP Group plc    588,883    15,553
  Unilever plc    279,987    14,989
  Anglo American plc    349,152    13,283
  Barclays plc  4,777,653    13,184
  National Grid plc  1,000,228    12,807
  Vodafone Group plc  7,867,428    11,595
  Tesco plc  2,155,338     7,958
  BAE Systems plc    915,085     6,900
  SSE plc    293,886     6,618
  Legal & General Group plc  1,677,063     6,614
  Aviva plc  1,118,820     6,037
  Imperial Brands plc    265,903     5,611
  3i Group plc    271,783     5,076
  WPP plc    339,826     4,912
  Natwest Group plc  1,475,511     4,449
  Mondi plc (XLON)    136,715     3,414
  St. James's Place plc    153,390     3,314
  Persimmon plc     87,137     3,247
  Sage Group plc    310,317     3,018
    Shares Market
Value

($000)
  United Utilities Group plc    191,751     2,725
  Severn Trent plc     68,330     2,559
  Barratt Developments plc    278,190     2,525
  Admiral Group plc     62,034     2,437
  Intermediate Capital Group plc     78,486     2,354
  Abrdn plc    628,399     2,184
  B&M European Value Retail SA    244,416     2,118
  M&G plc    749,453     2,048
  J Sainsbury plc    476,119     1,950
  Polymetal International plc    103,903     1,921
  DS Smith plc    354,827     1,861
  Berkeley Group Holdings plc     30,411     1,814
  Pearson plc    217,072     1,786
  Bellway plc     36,565     1,659
  Schroders plc     33,379     1,653
  Direct Line Insurance Group plc    413,689     1,653
  Phoenix Group Holdings plc    178,968     1,607
  Evraz plc    163,778     1,391
  Pennon Group plc     79,927     1,275
  Tate & Lyle plc    136,788     1,212
3 Quilter plc    496,405     1,057
  NEPI Rockcastle plc    120,947       809
  Fresnillo plc     54,373       640
  Ashmore Group plc    137,107       633
        471,688
Total Common Stocks
(Cost $3,150,145)
3,430,433
Temporary Cash Investments (3.2%)
Money Market Fund (3.2%)
4,5 Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund, 0.070% (Cost $109,865)  1,098,647          109,865
Total Investments (102.5%) (Cost $3,260,010) 3,540,298
Other Assets and Liabilities—Net (-2.5%) (84,922)
Net Assets (100%) 3,455,376
Cost is in $000.
See Note A in Notes to Financial Statements.
* Non-income-producing security.
1 Includes partial security positions on loan to broker-dealers. The total value of securities on loan is $94,784,000.
2 Security value determined using significant unobservable inputs.
3 Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. Such securities may be sold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At October 31, 2021, the aggregate value was $33,785,000, representing 1.0% of net assets.
4 Affiliated money market fund available only to Vanguard funds and certain trusts and accounts managed by Vanguard. Rate shown is the 7-day yield.
5 Collateral of $103,668,000 was received for securities on loan.
  ADR—American Depositary Receipt.
  GDR—Global Depositary Receipt.
  NVDR—Non-Voting Depository Receipt.
 
46

International High Dividend Yield Index Fund

Derivative Financial Instruments Outstanding as of Period End

Futures Contracts
      ($000)
  Expiration Number of
Long (Short)
Contracts
Notional
Amount
Value and
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
Long Futures Contracts        
E-mini S&P 500 Index December 2021 2 460 6
MSCI EAFE Index December 2021 157 18,366 177
MSCI Emerging Markets Index December 2021 86 5,427 (79)
        104
    
Forward Currency Contracts
  Contract
Settlement
Date
Contract Amount (000) Unrealized
Appreciation
($000)
Unrealized
Depreciation
($000)
Counterparty Receive Deliver
Royal Bank of Canada 12/15/21 GBP 1,202 USD 1,638 7
Bank of America, N.A. 12/15/21 USD 2,408 CHF 2,211 (11)
Bank of America, N.A. 12/15/21 USD 840 EUR 709 20
Barclays Bank plc 12/15/21 USD 2,630 GBP 1,904 24
BNP Paribas 12/15/21 USD 4,601 JPY 512,501 103
            154 (11)
CHF—Swiss franc.
EUR—euro.
GBP—British pound.
JPY—Japanese yen.
USD—U.S. dollar.
  
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.
47

International High Dividend Yield Index Fund
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
As of October 31, 2021
($000s, except shares and per-share amounts) Amount
Assets  
Investments in Securities, at Value  
Unaffiliated Issuers (Cost $3,150,145) 3,430,433
Affiliated Issuers (Cost $109,865) 109,865
Total Investments in Securities 3,540,298
Investment in Vanguard 110
Cash 19,361
Cash Collateral Pledged—Futures Contracts 1,289
Foreign Currency, at Value (Cost $3,860) 3,812
Receivables for Investment Securities Sold 2,683
Receivables for Accrued Income 14,147
Receivables for Capital Shares Issued 247
Unrealized Appreciation—Forward Currency Contracts 154
Total Assets 3,582,101
Liabilities  
Payables for Investment Securities Purchased 21,038
Collateral for Securities on Loan 103,668
Payables for Capital Shares Redeemed 149
Payables to Vanguard 286
Variation Margin Payable—Futures Contracts 186
Unrealized Depreciation—Forward Currency Contracts 11
Deferred Foreign Capital Gains Taxes 1,387
Total Liabilities 126,725
Net Assets 3,455,376
At October 31, 2021, net assets consisted of:  
   
Paid-in Capital 3,217,882
Total Distributable Earnings (Loss) 237,494
Net Assets 3,455,376
 
ETF Shares—Net Assets  
Applicable to 45,159,529 outstanding $.001 par value shares of
beneficial interest (unlimited authorization)
3,060,541
Net Asset Value Per Share—ETF Shares $67.77
 
Admiral Shares—Net Assets  
Applicable to 12,018,462 outstanding $.001 par value shares of
beneficial interest (unlimited authorization)
394,835
Net Asset Value Per Share—Admiral Shares $32.85
  
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.
48

International High Dividend Yield Index Fund
Statement of Operations
  Year Ended
October 31, 2021
  ($000)
Investment Income  
Income  
Dividends1 119,884
Interest2 7
Securities Lending—Net 336
Total Income 120,227
Expenses  
The Vanguard Group—Note B  
Investment Advisory Services 402
Management and Administrative—ETF Shares 4,107
Management and Administrative—Admiral Shares 655
Marketing and Distribution—ETF Shares 81
Marketing and Distribution—Admiral Shares 10
Custodian Fees 492
Auditing Fees 45
Shareholders’ Reports—ETF Shares 62
Shareholders’ Reports—Admiral Shares 2
Trustees’ Fees and Expenses 1
Total Expenses 5,857
Net Investment Income 114,370
Realized Net Gain (Loss)  
Investment Securities Sold2,3 55,699
Futures Contracts 2,253
Forward Currency Contracts 79
Foreign Currencies (420)
Realized Net Gain (Loss) 57,611
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)  
Investment Securities2,4 515,195
Futures Contracts 514
Forward Currency Contracts 193
Foreign Currencies (271)
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) 515,631
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations 687,612
1 Dividends are net of foreign withholding taxes of $11,288,000.
2 Interest income, realized net gain (loss), and change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) from an affiliated company of the fund were $4,000, $1,000, and ($1,000), respectively. Purchases and sales are for temporary cash investment purposes.
3 Realized gain (loss) is net of foreign capital gain taxes of $245,000.
4 The change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is net of the change in deferred foreign capital gains taxes of $1,387,000.
  
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.
49

International High Dividend Yield Index Fund
Statement of Changes in Net Assets
  Year Ended October 31,
  2021
($000)
2020
($000)
     
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets    
Operations    
Net Investment Income 114,370 59,565
Realized Net Gain (Loss) 57,611 (110,009)
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) 515,631 (210,218)
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations 687,612 (260,662)
Distributions    
ETF Shares (90,829) (46,653)
Admiral Shares (13,898) (9,161)
Total Distributions (104,727) (55,814)
Capital Share Transactions    
ETF Shares 1,245,225 328,155
Admiral Shares 35,370 117,287
Net Increase (Decrease) from Capital Share Transactions 1,280,595 445,442
Total Increase (Decrease) 1,863,480 128,966
Net Assets    
Beginning of Period 1,591,896 1,462,930
End of Period 3,455,376 1,591,896
  
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.
50

International High Dividend Yield Index Fund
Financial Highlights
ETF Shares          
For a Share Outstanding
Throughout Each Period 
Year Ended October 31,
2021 2020 2019 2018 2017
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period $50.47 $61.27 $58.85 $65.69 $55.61
Investment Operations          
Net Investment Income1 2.824 2.076 2.746 2.639 2.329
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments2 16.986 (10.944) 2.302 (7.097) 9.763
Total from Investment Operations 19.810 (8.868) 5.048 (4.458) 12.092
Distributions          
Dividends from Net Investment Income (2.510) (1.932) (2.628) (2.382) (2.012)
Distributions from Realized Capital Gains
Total Distributions (2.510) (1.932) (2.628) (2.382) (2.012)
Net Asset Value, End of Period $67.77 $50.47 $61.27 $58.85 $65.69
Total Return 39.55% -14.55% 8.87% -7.03% 22.03%
Ratios/Supplemental Data          
Net Assets, End of Period (Millions) $3,061 $1,325 $1,264 $889 $598
Ratio of Total Expenses to Average Net Assets 0.22% 0.28%3 0.27% 0.32% 0.32%
Ratio of Net Investment Income to Average Net Assets 4.29% 3.81% 4.59% 4.06% 3.73%
Portfolio Turnover Rate4 18% 20% 15% 10% 8%
1 Calculated based on average shares outstanding.
2 Includes increases from purchase and redemption fees of $.00, $.03, $.01, $.02, and $.04.
3 The ratio of expenses to average net assets for the period net of reduction from custody fee offset arrangements was 0.27%.
4 Excludes the value of portfolio securities received or delivered as a result of in-kind purchases or redemptions of the fund’s capital shares, including ETF Creation Units.
  
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.
51

International High Dividend Yield Index Fund
Financial Highlights
Admiral Shares          
For a Share Outstanding
Throughout Each Period 
Year Ended October 31,
2021 2020 2019 2018 2017
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period $24.45 $29.69 $28.52 $31.83 $26.92
Investment Operations          
Net Investment Income1 1.329 1.034 1.322 1.264 1.114
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments2 8.286 (5.336) 1.120 (3.423) 4.743
Total from Investment Operations 9.615 (4.302) 2.442 (2.159) 5.857
Distributions          
Dividends from Net Investment Income (1.215) (.938) (1.272) (1.151) (.947)
Distributions from Realized Capital Gains
Total Distributions (1.215) (.938) (1.272) (1.151) (.947)
Net Asset Value, End of Period $32.85 $24.45 $29.69 $28.52 $31.83
Total Return3 39.59% -14.59% 8.83% -7.00% 22.04%
Ratios/Supplemental Data          
Net Assets, End of Period (Millions) $395 $267 $199 $181 $168
Ratio of Total Expenses to Average Net Assets 0.22% 0.28%4 0.27% 0.32% 0.32%
Ratio of Net Investment Income to Average Net Assets 4.19% 3.99% 4.57% 4.06% 3.73%
Portfolio Turnover Rate5 18% 20% 15% 10% 8%
1 Calculated based on average shares outstanding.
2 Includes increases from purchase and redemption fees of $.00, $.01, $.01, $.01, and $.02.
3 Total returns do not include transaction or account service fees that may have applied in the periods shown. Fund prospectuses provide information about any applicable transaction and account service fees.
4 The ratio of expenses to average net assets for the period net of reduction from custody fee offset arrangements was 0.27%.
5 Excludes the value of portfolio securities received or delivered as a result of in-kind purchases or redemptions of the fund’s capital shares, including ETF Creation Units.
  
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.
52

International High Dividend Yield Index Fund
Notes to Financial Statements
Vanguard International High Dividend Yield Index Fund is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 as an open-end investment company, or mutual fund. The fund offers two classes of shares: ETF Shares and Admiral Shares. Each of the share classes has different eligibility and minimum purchase requirements, and is designed for different types of investors. ETF Shares are listed for trading on Nasdaq; they can be purchased and sold through a broker.
The fund invests in securities of foreign issuers, which may subject it to investment risks not normally associated with investing in securities of U.S. corporations. Market disruptions associated with the COVID-19 pandemic have had a global impact, and uncertainty exists as to the long-term implications. Such disruptions can adversely affect assets of the fund and thus fund performance.
A. The following significant accounting policies conform to generally accepted accounting principles for U.S. investment companies. The fund consistently follows such policies in preparing its financial statements.
1. Security Valuation: Securities are valued as of the close of trading on the New York Stock Exchange (generally 4 p.m., Eastern time) on the valuation date. Equity securities are valued at the latest quoted sales prices or official closing prices taken from the primary market in which each security trades; such securities not traded on the valuation date are valued at the mean of the latest quoted bid and asked prices. Securities for which market quotations are not readily available, or whose values have been affected by events occurring before the fund’s pricing time but after the close of the securities’ primary markets, are valued at their fair values calculated according to procedures adopted by the board of trustees. These procedures include obtaining quotations from an independent pricing service, monitoring news to identify significant market- or security-specific events, and evaluating changes in the values of foreign market proxies (for example, ADRs, futures contracts, or exchange-traded funds), between the time the foreign markets close and the fund’s pricing time. When fair-value pricing is employed, the prices of securities used by a fund to calculate its net asset value may differ from quoted or published prices for the same securities.
Investments in Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund are valued at that fund's net asset value.
2. Foreign Currency: Securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars using exchange rates obtained from an independent third party as of the fund’s pricing time on the valuation date. Realized gains (losses) and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investment securities include the effects of changes in exchange rates since the securities were purchased, combined with the effects of changes in security prices. Fluctuations in the value of other assets and liabilities resulting from changes in exchange rates are recorded as unrealized foreign currency gains (losses) until the assets or liabilities are settled in cash, at which time they are recorded as realized foreign currency gains (losses).
3. Futures Contracts: The fund uses index futures contracts to a limited extent, with the objectives of maintaining full exposure to the stock market, maintaining liquidity, and minimizing transaction costs. The fund may purchase futures contracts to immediately invest incoming cash in the market, or sell futures in response to cash outflows, thereby simulating a fully invested position in the underlying index while maintaining a cash balance for liquidity. The primary risks associated with the use of futures contracts are imperfect correlation between changes in market values of stocks held by the fund and the prices of futures contracts, and the possibility of an illiquid market. Counterparty risk involving futures is mitigated because a regulated clearinghouse is the counterparty instead of the clearing broker. To further mitigate counterparty risk, the fund trades futures contracts on an exchange, monitors the financial strength of its clearing brokers and clearinghouse, and has entered into clearing agreements with its clearing brokers. The
53

International High Dividend Yield Index Fund
clearinghouse imposes initial margin requirements to secure the fund’s performance and requires daily settlement of variation margin representing changes in the market value of each contract. Any securities pledged as initial margin for open contracts are noted in the Schedule of Investments.
Futures contracts are valued at their quoted daily settlement prices. The notional amounts of the contracts are not recorded in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Fluctuations in the value of the contracts are recorded in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as an asset (liability) and in the Statement of Operations as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) until the contracts are closed, when they are recorded as realized gains (losses) on futures contracts.
During the year ended October 31, 2021, the fund’s average investments in long and short futures contracts represented 1% and 0% of net assets, respectively, based on the average of the notional amounts at each quarter-end during the period.
4. Forward Currency Contracts: The fund enters into forward currency contracts to protect the value of securities and related receivables and payables against changes in future foreign exchange rates. The fund’s risks in using these contracts include movement in the values of the foreign currencies relative to the U.S. dollar and the ability of the counterparties to fulfill their obligations under the contracts. The fund mitigates its counterparty risk by entering into forward currency contracts only with a diverse group of prequalified counterparties, monitoring their financial strength, entering into master netting arrangements with its counterparties, and requiring its counterparties to transfer collateral as security for their performance. In the absence of a default, the collateral pledged or received by the fund cannot be repledged, resold, or rehypothecated. The master netting arrangements provide that, in the event of a counterparty’s default (including bankruptcy), the fund may terminate the forward currency contracts, determine the net amount owed by either party in accordance with its master netting arrangements, and sell or retain any collateral held up to the net amount owed to the fund under the master netting arrangements. The forward currency contracts contain provisions whereby a counterparty may terminate open contracts if the fund’s net assets decline below a certain level, triggering a payment by the fund if the fund is in a net liability position at the time of the termination. The payment amount would be reduced by any collateral the fund has pledged. Any securities pledged as collateral for open contracts are noted in the Schedule of Investments. The value of collateral received or pledged is compared daily to the value of the forward currency contracts exposure with each counterparty, and any difference, if in excess of a specified minimum transfer amount, is adjusted and settled within two business days.
Forward currency contracts are valued at their quoted daily prices obtained from an independent third party, adjusted for currency risk based on the expiration date of each contract. The notional amounts of the contracts are not recorded in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Fluctuations in the value of the contracts are recorded in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as an asset (liability) and in the Statement of Operations as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) until the contracts are closed, when they are recorded as realized gains (losses) on forward currency contracts.
During the year ended October 31, 2021, the fund’s average investment in forward currency contracts represented less than 1% of net assets, based on the average of the notional amounts at each quarter-end during the period.
54

International High Dividend Yield Index Fund
5. Federal Income Taxes: The fund intends to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company and distribute all of its taxable income. The fund’s tax returns are open to examination by the relevant tax authorities until expiration of the applicable statute of limitations, which is generally three years after the filing of the tax return. Management has analyzed the fund’s tax positions taken for all open federal and state income tax years, and has concluded that no provision for income tax is required in the fund’s financial statements.
6. Distributions: Distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Distributions are determined on a tax basis at the fiscal year-end and may differ from net investment income and realized capital gains for financial reporting purposes.
7. Securities Lending: To earn additional income, the fund lends its securities to qualified institutional borrowers. Security loans are subject to termination by the fund at any time, and are required to be secured at all times by collateral in an amount at least equal to the market value of securities loaned. Daily market fluctuations could cause the value of loaned securities to be more or less than the value of the collateral received. When this occurs, the collateral is adjusted and settled before the opening of the market on the next business day. The fund further mitigates its counterparty risk by entering into securities lending transactions only with a diverse group of prequalified counterparties, monitoring their financial strength, and entering into master securities lending agreements with its counterparties. The master securities lending agreements provide that, in the event of a counterparty’s default (including bankruptcy), the fund may terminate any loans with that borrower, determine the net amount owed, and sell or retain the collateral up to the net amount owed to the fund; however, such actions may be subject to legal proceedings. While collateral mitigates counterparty risk, in the event of a default, the fund may experience delays and costs in recovering the securities loaned. The fund invests cash collateral received in Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund, and records a liability in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities for the return of the collateral, during the period the securities are on loan. Collateral investments in Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund are subject to market appreciation or depreciation. Securities lending income represents fees charged to borrowers plus income earned on invested cash collateral, less expenses associated with the loan. During the term of the loan, the fund is entitled to all distributions made on or in respect of the loaned securities.
8. Credit Facilities and Interfund Lending Program: The fund and certain other funds managed by The Vanguard Group ("Vanguard") participate in a $4.3 billion committed credit facility provided by a syndicate of lenders pursuant to a credit agreement and an uncommitted credit facility provided by Vanguard. Both facilities may be renewed annually. Each fund is individually liable for its borrowings, if any, under the credit facilities. Borrowings may be utilized for temporary or emergency purposes, subject to the fund’s regulatory and contractual borrowing restrictions. With respect to the committed credit facility, the participating funds are charged administrative fees and an annual commitment fee of 0.10% of the undrawn committed amount of the facility; these fees are allocated to the funds based on a method approved by the fund’s board of trustees and included in Management and Administrative expenses on the fund’s Statement of Operations. Any borrowings under either facility bear interest at a rate based upon the higher of the one-month London Interbank Offered Rate (or an acceptable alternate rate, if necessary), federal funds effective rate, or overnight bank funding rate plus an agreed-upon spread, except that borrowings under the uncommitted credit facility may bear interest based upon an alternate rate agreed to by the fund and Vanguard.
In accordance with an exemptive order (the “Order”) from the SEC, the fund may participate in a joint lending and borrowing program that allows registered open-end Vanguard funds to borrow
55

International High Dividend Yield Index Fund
money from and lend money to each other for temporary or emergency purposes (the “Interfund Lending Program”), subject to compliance with the terms and conditions of the Order, and to the extent permitted by the fund’s investment objective and investment policies. Interfund loans and borrowings normally extend overnight, but can have a maximum duration of seven days. Loans may be called on one business day’s notice. The interest rate to be charged is governed by the conditions of the Order and internal procedures adopted by the board of trustees. The board of trustees is responsible for overseeing the Interfund Lending Program.
For the year ended October 31, 2021, the fund did not utilize the credit facilities or the Interfund Lending Program.
9. Other: Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Non-cash dividends included in income, if any, are recorded at the fair value of the securities received. Interest income includes income distributions received from Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund and is accrued daily. Security transactions are accounted for on the date securities are bought or sold. Costs used to determine realized gains (losses) on the sale of investment securities are those of the specific securities sold. Fees assessed on capital share transactions are credited to paid-in capital.
Taxes on foreign dividends and capital gains have been provided for in accordance with the fund's understanding of the applicable countries' tax rules and rates. Deferred foreign capital gains tax, if any, is accrued daily based upon net unrealized gains. The fund has filed tax reclaims for previously withheld taxes on dividends earned in certain European Union countries. These filings are subject to various administrative and judicial proceedings within these countries. Such tax reclaims received during the year, if any, are included in dividend income. No other amounts for additional tax reclaims are reflected in the financial statements due to the uncertainty as to the ultimate resolution of proceedings, the likelihood of receipt of these reclaims, and the potential timing of payment.
Each class of shares has equal rights as to assets and earnings, except that each class separately bears certain class-specific expenses related to maintenance of shareholder accounts (included in Management and Administrative expenses) and shareholder reporting. Marketing and distribution expenses are allocated to each class of shares based on a method approved by the board of trustees. Income, other non-class-specific expenses, and gains and losses on investments are allocated to each class of shares based on its relative net assets.
B. In accordance with the terms of a Funds' Service Agreement (the “FSA”) between Vanguard and the fund, Vanguard furnishes to the fund investment advisory, corporate management, administrative, marketing, and distribution services at Vanguard’s cost of operations (as defined by the FSA). These costs of operations are allocated to the fund based on methods and guidelines approved by the board of trustees and are generally settled twice a month.
Upon the request of Vanguard, the fund may invest up to 0.40% of its net assets as capital in Vanguard. At October 31, 2021, the fund had contributed to Vanguard capital in the amount of $110,000, representing less than 0.01% of the fund’s net assets and 0.04% of Vanguard’s capital received pursuant to the FSA. The fund’s trustees and officers are also directors and employees, respectively, of Vanguard.
56

International High Dividend Yield Index Fund
C. Various inputs may be used to determine the value of the fund’s investments and derivatives. These inputs are summarized in three broad levels for financial statement purposes. The inputs or methodologies used to value securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.
Level 1—Quoted prices in active markets for identical securities.
Level 2—Other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.).
Level 3—Significant unobservable inputs (including the fund’s own assumptions used to determine the fair value of investments). Any investments and derivatives valued with significant unobservable inputs are noted on the Schedule of Investments.
The following table summarizes the market value of the fund’s investments and derivatives as of October 31, 2021, based on the inputs used to value them:
  Level 1
($000)
Level 2
($000)
Level 3
($000)
Total
($000)
Investments        
Assets        
Common Stocks—North and South America 388,184 388,184
Common Stocks—Other 4,722 3,022,768 14,759 3,042,249
Temporary Cash Investments 109,865 109,865
Total 502,771 3,022,768 14,759 3,540,298
Derivative Financial Instruments        
Assets        
Futures Contracts1 183 183
Forward Currency Contracts 154 154
Total 183 154 337
Liabilities        
Futures Contracts1 79 79
Forward Currency Contracts 11 11
Total 79 11 90
1 Includes cumulative appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts and centrally cleared swaps, if any, as reported in the Schedule of Investments. Only current day’s variation margin is reported within the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
57

International High Dividend Yield Index Fund
D. At October 31, 2021, the fair values of derivatives were reflected in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as follows:
    
Statement of Assets and Liabilities Equity
Contracts
($000)
Foreign
Exchange
Contracts
($000)
Total
($000)
Unrealized Appreciation—Futures Contracts1 183 183
Unrealized Appreciation—Forward Currency Contracts 154 154
Total Assets 183 154 337
       
Unrealized Depreciation—Futures Contracts1 79 79
Unrealized Depreciation—Forward Currency Contracts 11 11
Total Liabilities 79 11 90
1 Includes cumulative appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts and centrally cleared swaps, if any, as reported in the Schedule of Investments. Only current day’s variation margin is reported within the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
Realized net gain (loss) and the change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on derivatives for the year ended October 31, 2021, were:
Realized Net Gain (Loss) on Derivatives Equity
Contracts
($000)
Foreign
Exchange
Contracts
($000)
Total
($000)
Futures Contracts 2,253 2,253
Forward Currency Contracts 79 79
Realized Net Gain (Loss) on Derivatives 2,253 79 2,332
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on Derivatives
Futures Contracts 514 514
Forward Currency Contracts 193 193
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on Derivatives 514 193 707
E. Permanent differences between book-basis and tax-basis components of net assets are reclassified among capital accounts in the financial statements to reflect their tax character. These reclassifications have no effect on net assets or net asset value per share. As of period end, permanent differences primarily attributable to the accounting for foreign currency transactions, passive foreign investment companies, and tax expense on capital gains were reclassified between the individual components of total distributable earnings (loss).
Temporary differences between book-basis and tax-basis components of total distributable earnings (loss) arise when certain items of income, gain, or loss are recognized in different periods for financial statement and tax purposes; these differences will reverse at some time in the future. The differences are primarily related to the deferral of losses from wash sales; the recognition of unrealized gains or losses from certain derivative contracts; and the recognition of unrealized gains
58

International High Dividend Yield Index Fund
from passive foreign investment companies. As of period end, the tax-basis components of total distributable earnings (loss) are detailed in the table as follows:
  Amount
($000)
Undistributed Ordinary Income 32,567
Undistributed Long-Term Gains
Capital Loss Carryforwards (57,774)
Qualified Late-Year Losses
Net Unrealized Gains (Losses) 262,701
The tax character of distributions paid was as follows:
  Year Ended October 31,
  2021
Amount
($000)
2020
Amount
($000)
Ordinary Income* 104,727 55,814
Long-Term Capital Gains
Total 104,727 55,814
* Includes short-term capital gains, if any.
As of October 31, 2021, gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation for investments and derivatives based on cost for U.S. federal income tax purposes were as follows:
  Amount
($000)
Tax Cost 3,276,135
Gross Unrealized Appreciation 447,910
Gross Unrealized Depreciation (183,747)
Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) 264,163
F. During the year ended October 31, 2021, the fund purchased $1,741,857,000 of investment securities and sold $462,132,000 of investment securities, other than temporary cash investments. Purchases and sales include $896,853,000 and $0, respectively, in connection with in-kind purchases and redemptions of the fund's capital shares.
59

International High Dividend Yield Index Fund
G. Capital share transactions for each class of shares were:
    
  Year Ended October 31,  
  2021   2020
  Amount
($000)
Shares
(000)
  Amount
($000)
Shares
(000)
ETF Shares          
Issued1 1,245,225 18,913   377,560 6,711
Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions  
Redeemed2   (49,405) (1,100)
Net Increase (Decrease)—ETF Shares 1,245,225 18,913   328,155 5,611
Admiral Shares          
Issued1 64,421 2,021   173,979 6,455
Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions 6,979 221   5,196 203
Redeemed2 (36,030) (1,151)   (61,888) (2,421)
Net Increase (Decrease)—Admiral Shares 35,370 1,091   117,287 4,237
1 Includes purchase fees for fiscal 2021 and 2020 of $162,000 and $728,000, respectively (fund totals).
2 Net of redemption fees for fiscal 2021 and 2020 of $88,000 and $151,000, respectively (fund totals).
H. Management has determined that no events or transactions occurred subsequent to October 31, 2021, that would require recognition or disclosure in these financial statements.
60

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the Board of Trustees of Vanguard Whitehall Funds and Shareholders of Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation Index Fund and Vanguard International High Dividend Yield Index Fund
Opinions on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities, including the schedules of investments, of Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation Index Fund and Vanguard International High Dividend Yield Index Fund (two of the funds constituting Vanguard Whitehall Funds, hereafter collectively referred to as the "Funds") as of October 31, 2021, the related statements of operations for the year ended October 31, 2021, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period ended October 31, 2021, including the related notes, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period ended October 31, 2021 (collectively referred to as the "financial statements"). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of each of the Funds as of October 31, 2021, the results of each of their operations for the year then ended, the changes in each of their net assets for each of the two years in the period ended October 31, 2021 and each of the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period ended October 31, 2021 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
Basis for Opinions
These financial statements are the responsibility of the Funds’ management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Funds’ financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Funds in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud.
Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of October 31, 2021 by correspondence with the custodian, transfer agent and brokers; when replies were not received from the transfer agent or brokers, we performed other auditing procedures. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinions.
/s/PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
December 16, 2021
We have served as the auditor of one or more investment companies in The Vanguard Group of Funds since 1975.
61


Special 2021 tax information (unaudited) for Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation Index Fund
This information for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2021, is included pursuant to provisions of the Internal Revenue Code.
The fund distributed $378,000 as capital gain dividends (20% rate gain distributions) to shareholders during the fiscal year.
For nonresident alien shareholders, 100% of short-term capital gain dividends distributed by the fund are qualified short-term capital gains.
The fund distributed $36,030,000 of qualified dividend income to shareholders during the fiscal year.
The fund designates to shareholders foreign source income of $60,947,000 and foreign taxes paid of $25,689,000. Shareholders will receive more detailed information with their Form 1099-DIV in January 2022 to determine the calendar-year amounts to be included on their 2021 tax returns.

Special 2021 tax information (unaudited) for Vanguard International High Dividend Yield Index Fund
This information for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2021, is included pursuant to provisions of the Internal Revenue Code.
The fund distributed $75,457,000 of qualified dividend income to shareholders during the fiscal year.
The fund designates to shareholders foreign source income of $131,172,000 and foreign taxes paid of $9,189,000. Shareholders will receive more detailed information with their Form 1099-DIV in January 2022 to determine the calendar-year amounts to be included on their 2021 tax returns.
62

The S&P Global Ex-U.S. Dividend Growers Index is a product of S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC ("S&P DJI"), a division of S&P Global ("S&P"), or its affiliates, and has been licensed for use by Vanguard. S&P® is a registered trademark of Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC, a division of S&P Global and Dow Jones® is a registered trademark of Dow Jones Trademark Holdings LLC (“Dow Jones”). The trademarks have been licensed to S&P DJI and have been sublicensed for use for certain purposes by Vanguard. The International Dividend Appreciation Index Fund is not sponsored, endorsed, sold, or promoted by SPDJI, Dow Jones, S&P, any of their respective affiliates (collectively, “S&P Dow Jones Indices”). S&P Dow Jones Indices make no representation or warranty, express or implied, to the owners of the International Dividend Appreciation Index Fund or any member of the public regarding the advisability of investing in securities generally or in the International Dividend Appreciation Index Fund particularly or the ability of the S&P Global Ex-U.S. Dividend Growers Index to track general market performance. S&P Dow Jones Indices’ only relationship to Vanguard with respect to the S&P Global Ex-U.S. Dividend Growers Index is the licensing of the Index and certain trademarks, service marks and/or trade names of S&P Dow Jones Indices and/or its licensors. The S&P Global Ex-U.S. Dividend Growers Index is determined, composed and calculated by S&P Dow Jones Indices without regard to Vanguard or the International Dividend Appreciation Index Fund. S&P Dow Jones Indices have no obligation to take the needs of Vanguard or the owners of the International Dividend Appreciation Index Fund into consideration in determining, composing or calculating the S&P Global Ex-U.S. Dividend Growers Index. S&P Dow Jones Indices are not responsible for and have not participated in the determination of the prices, and amount of the International Dividend Appreciation Index Fund or the timing of the issuance or sale of the International Dividend Appreciation Index Fund or in the determination or calculation of the equation by which the International Dividend Appreciation Index Fund is to be converted into cash, surrendered or redeemed, as the case may be. S&P Dow Jones Indices have no obligation or liability in connection with the administration, marketing or trading of the International Dividend Appreciation Index Fund. There is no assurance that investment products based on the S&P Global Ex-U.S. Dividend Growers Index will accurately track index performance or provide positive investment returns. S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC is not an investment advisor. Inclusion of a security within an index is not a recommendation by S&P Dow Jones Indices to buy, sell, or hold such security, nor is it considered to be investment advice.
S&P DOW JONES INDICES DOES NOT GUARANTEE THE ADEQUACY, ACCURACY, TIMELINESS AND/OR THE COMPLETENESS OF THE S&P GLOBAL EX-U.S. DIVIDEND GROWERS INDEX OR ANY DATA RELATED THERETO OR ANY COMMUNICATION, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, ORAL OR WRITTEN COMMUNICATION (INCLUDING ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS) WITH RESPECT THERETO. S&P DOW JONES INDICES SHALL NOT BE SUBJECT TO ANY DAMAGES OR LIABILITY FOR ANY ERRORS, OMISSIONS, OR DELAYS THEREIN. S&P DOW JONES INDICES MAKE NO EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, AND EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR USE OR AS TO RESULTS TO BE OBTAINED BY VANGUARD, OWNERS OF THE INTERNATIONAL DIVIDEND APPRECIATION INDEX FUND, OR ANY OTHER PERSON OR ENTITY FROM THE USE OF THE S&P GLOBAL EX-U.S. DIVIDEND GROWERS INDEX OR WITH RESPECT TO ANY DATA RELATED THERETO. WITHOUT LIMITING ANY OF THE FOREGOING, IN NO EVENT WHATSOEVER SHALL S&P DOW JONES INDICES BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, PUNITIVE, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, LOSS OF PROFITS, TRADING LOSSES, LOST TIME OR GOODWILL, EVEN IF THEY HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, TORT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR OTHERWISE. THERE ARE NO THIRD PARTY BENEFICIARIES OF ANY AGREEMENTS OR ARRANGEMENTS BETWEEN S&P DOW JONES INDICES AND VANGUARD, OTHER THAN THE LICENSORS OF S&P DOW JONES INDICES.
63

London Stock Exchange Group companies include FTSE International Limited (“FTSE”), Frank Russell Company (“Russell”), MTS Next Limited (“MTS”), and FTSE TMX Global Debt Capital Markets Inc. (“FTSE TMX”). All rights reserved. “FTSE®”, “Russell®”, “MTS®”, “FTSE TMX®” and “FTSE Russell” and other service marks and trademarks related to the FTSE or Russell indexes are trademarks of the London Stock Exchange Group companies and are used by FTSE, MTS, FTSE TMX and Russell under license. All information is provided for information purposes only. Every effort is made to ensure that all information given in this publication is accurate, but no responsibility or liability can be accepted by the London Stock Exchange Group companies nor its licensors for any errors or for any loss from use of this publication. Neither the London Stock Exchange Group companies nor any of their licensors make any claim, prediction, warranty or representation whatsoever, expressly or impliedly, either as to the results to be obtained from the use of the Indices or the fitness or suitability of the Indices for any particular purpose to which they might be put. The London Stock Exchange Group companies do not provide investment advice and nothing in this document should be taken as constituting financial or investment advice. The London Stock Exchange Group companies make no representation regarding the advisability of investing in any asset. A decision to invest in any such asset should not be made in reliance on any information herein. Indexes cannot be invested in directly. Inclusion of an asset in an index is not a recommendation to buy, sell or hold that asset. The general information contained in this publication should not be acted upon without obtaining specific legal, tax, and investment advice from a licensed professional. No part of this information may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without prior written permission of the London Stock Exchange Group companies. Distribution of the London Stock Exchange Group companies’ index values and the use of their indexes to create financial products require a license with FTSE, FTSE TMX, MTS and/or Russell and/or its licensors.
64

This page intentionally left blank.

The People Who Govern Your Fund
The trustees of your mutual fund are there to see that the fund is operated and managed in your best interests since, as a shareholder, you are a part owner of the fund. Your fund’s trustees also serve on the board of directors of The Vanguard Group, Inc., which is owned by the Vanguard funds and provides services to them.
A majority of Vanguard’s board members are independent, meaning that they have no affiliation with Vanguard or the funds they oversee, apart from the sizable personal investments they have made as private individuals. The independent board members have distinguished backgrounds in business, academia, and public service. Each of the trustees and executive officers oversees 214 Vanguard funds.
Information for each trustee and executive officer of the fund appears below. That information, as well as the Vanguard fund count, is as of the date on the cover of this fund report. The mailing address of the trustees and officers is P.O. Box 876, Valley Forge, PA 19482. More information about the trustees is in the Statement of Additional Information, which can be obtained, without charge, by contacting Vanguard at 800-662-7447, or online at vanguard.com.
Interested Trustee1
Mortimer J. Buckley
Born in 1969. Trustee since January 2018. Principal occupation(s) during the past five years and other experience: chairman of the board (2019–present) of Vanguard and of each of the investment companies served by Vanguard; chief executive officer (2018–present) of Vanguard; chief executive officer, president, and trustee (2018–present) of each of the investment companies served by Vanguard; president and director (2017–present) of Vanguard; and president (2018–present) of Vanguard Marketing Corporation. Chief investment officer (2013–2017), managing director (2002–2017), head of the Retail Investor Group (2006–2012), and chief information officer (2001–2006) of Vanguard. Chairman of the board (2011–2017) and trustee (2009–2017) of the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia; and trustee (2018–present) and vice chair (2019–present) of The Shipley School.
Independent Trustees
Emerson U. Fullwood
Born in 1948. Trustee since January 2008. Principal occupation(s) during the past five years and other experience: executive chief staff and marketing officer for North America and corporate vice president (retired 2008) of Xerox Corporation (document management products and services). Former president of the Worldwide Channels Group, Latin
America, and Worldwide Customer Service and executive chief staff officer of Developing Markets of Xerox. Executive in residence and 2009–2010 Distinguished Minett Professor at the Rochester Institute of Technology. Director of SPX FLOW, Inc. (multi-industry manufacturing). Director of the University of Rochester Medical Center, the Monroe Community College Foundation, the United Way of Rochester, North Carolina A&T University, and Roberts Wesleyan College. Trustee of the University of Rochester.
Amy Gutmann
Born in 1949. Trustee since June 2006. Principal occupation(s) during the past five years and other experience: president (2004–present) of the University of Pennsylvania. Christopher H. Browne Distinguished Professor of Political Science, School of Arts and Sciences, and professor of communication, Annenberg School for Communication, with secondary faculty appointments in the Department of Philosophy, School of Arts and Sciences, and at the Graduate School of Education, University of Pennsylvania.
F. Joseph Loughrey
Born in 1949. Trustee since October 2009. Principal occupation(s) during the past five years and other experience: president and chief operating officer (retired 2009) and vice chairman of the board (2008–2009) of Cummins Inc. (industrial machinery). Chairman of the board of Hillenbrand, Inc. (specialized consumer services). Director of the V Foundation.
 
1  Mr. Buckley is considered an “interested person,” as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, because he is an officer of the Vanguard funds.

Member of the advisory council for the College of Arts and Letters and chair of the advisory board to the Kellogg Institute for International Studies, both at the University of Notre Dame. Chairman of the board of Saint Anselm College.
Mark Loughridge
Born in 1953. Trustee since March 2012. Principal occupation(s) during the past five years and other experience: senior vice president and chief financial officer (retired 2013) of IBM (information technology services). Fiduciary member of IBM’s Retirement Plan Committee (2004–2013), senior vice president and general manager (2002–2004) of IBM Global Financing, vice president and controller (1998–2002) of IBM, and a variety of other prior management roles at IBM. Member of the Council on Chicago Booth.
Scott C. Malpass
Born in 1962. Trustee since March 2012. Principal occupation(s) during the past five years and other experience: chief investment officer (retired June 2020) and vice president (retired June 2020) of the University of Notre Dame. Assistant professor (retired June 2020) of finance at the Mendoza College of Business, University of Notre Dame, and member of the Notre Dame 403(b) Investment Committee. Member of the board of Catholic Investment Services, Inc. (investment advisors) and the board of superintendence of the Institute for the Works of Religion.
Deanna Mulligan
Born in 1963. Trustee since January 2018. Principal occupation(s) during the past five years and other experience: board chair (2020), chief executive officer (2011–2020), and president (2010–2019) of The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America. Chief operating officer (2010–2011) and executive vice president (2008–2010) of Individual Life and Disability of the Guardian Life Insurance Company of America. Member of the board of the Economic Club of New York. Trustee of the Partnership for New York City (business leadership), Chief Executives for Corporate Purpose, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, and the Bruce Museum (arts and science). Member of the Advisory Council for the Stanford Graduate School of Business.
André F. Perold
Born in 1952. Trustee since December 2004. Principal occupation(s) during the past five years and other experience: George Gund Professor of Finance and Banking, Emeritus at the Harvard Business School (retired 2011). Chief investment officer and co-managing partner of HighVista Strategies (private investment firm). Member of the board
(2018–present) of RIT Capital Partners (investment firm). Member of the investment committee of Partners Health Care System.
Sarah Bloom Raskin
Born in 1961. Trustee since January 2018. Principal occupation(s) during the past five years and other experience: deputy secretary (2014–2017) of the United States Department of the Treasury. Governor (2010–2014) of the Federal Reserve Board. Commissioner (2007–2010) of financial regulation for the State of Maryland. Professor (2020–present), Distinguished Fellow of the Global Financial Markets Center (2020–present), and Rubenstein Fellow (2017–2020) at Duke University. Trustee (2017–present) of Amherst College and member of Amherst College Investment Committee (2019–present). Member of the Regenerative Crisis Response Committee (2020–present).
David A. Thomas
Born in 1956. Trustee since July 2021. Principal occupation(s) during the past five years and other experience: president of Morehouse College (2018–present). Professor of business administration, emeritus at Harvard University (2017–2018). Dean (2011–2016) and professor of management (2016–2017) at the Georgetown University McDonough School of Business. Director of DTE Energy Company (2013–present). Trustee of Common Fund (2019–present).
Peter F. Volanakis
Born in 1955. Trustee since July 2009. Principal occupation(s) during the past five years and other experience: president and chief operating officer (retired 2010) of Corning Incorporated (communications equipment) and director of Corning Incorporated (2000–2010) and Dow Corning (2001–2010). Director (2012) of SPX Corporation (multi-industry manufacturing). Overseer of the Amos Tuck School of Business Administration, Dartmouth College (2001–2013). Chairman of the board of trustees of Colby-Sawyer College. Member of the BMW Group Mobility Council.

Executive Officers
Christine M. Buchanan
Born in 1970. Principal occupation(s) during the past five years and other experience: principal of Vanguard. Chief financial officer (2021–present) and treasurer (2017–present) of each of the investment companies served by Vanguard. Partner (2005–2017) at KPMG (audit, tax, and advisory services).
David Cermak
Born in 1960. Principal occupation(s) during the past five years and other experience: principal of Vanguard. Finance director (2019–present) of each of the investment companies served by Vanguard. Managing director and head (2017–present) of Vanguard Investments Singapore. Managing director and head (2017–2019) of Vanguard Investments Hong Kong. Representative director and head (2014–2017) of Vanguard Investments Japan.
John Galloway
Born in 1973. Principal occupation(s) during the past five years and other experience: principal of Vanguard. Investment stewardship officer (September 2020–present) of each of the investment companies served by Vanguard. Head of Investor Advocacy (February 2020–present) and head of Marketing Strategy and Planning (2017–2020) at Vanguard. Deputy assistant to the President of the United States (2015).
Peter Mahoney
Born in 1974. Principal occupation(s) during the past five years and other experience: principal of Vanguard. Controller (2015–present) of each of the investment companies served by Vanguard. Head of International Fund Services (2008–2014) at Vanguard.
Anne E. Robinson
Born in 1970. Principal occupation(s) during the past five years and other experience: general counsel (2016–present) of Vanguard. Secretary (2016–present) of Vanguard and of each of the investment companies served by Vanguard. Managing director (2016–present) of Vanguard. Managing director and general counsel of Global Cards and Consumer Services (2014–2016) at Citigroup. Counsel (2003–2014) at American Express.
Michael Rollings
Born in 1963. Principal occupation(s) during the past five years and other experience: finance director (2017–present) and treasurer (2017) of each of the investment companies served by Vanguard. Managing director (2016–present) of Vanguard. Chief financial officer (2016–present) of Vanguard. Director (2016–present) of Vanguard Marketing Corporation. Executive vice president and chief financial officer (2006–2016) of MassMutual Financial Group.
John E. Schadl
Born in 1972. Principal occupation(s) during the past five years and other experience: principal of Vanguard. Chief compliance officer (2019–present) of Vanguard and of each of the investment companies served by Vanguard. Assistant vice president (2019–present) of Vanguard Marketing Corporation.
Vanguard Senior Management Team
Matthew Benchener Thomas M. Rampulla
Joseph Brennan Karin A. Risi
Mortimer J. Buckley Anne E. Robinson
Gregory Davis Michael Rollings
John James Nitin Tandon
John T. Marcante Lauren Valente
Chris D. Mclsaac  

Connect with Vanguard®>vanguard.com
Fund Information > 800-662-7447
Direct Investor Account Services > 800-662-2739
Institutional Investor Services > 800-523-1036
Text Telephone for People Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing > 800-749-7273
This material may be used in conjunction with the offering of shares of any Vanguard fund only if preceded or accompanied by the fund’s current prospectus.
All comparative mutual fund data are from Morningstar, Inc., unless otherwise noted.
You can obtain a free copy of Vanguard’s proxy voting guidelines by visiting vanguard.com/proxyreporting or by calling Vanguard at 800-662-2739. The guidelines are also available from the SEC’s website, www.sec.gov. In addition, you may obtain a free report on how your fund voted the proxies for securities it owned during the 12 months ended June 30. To get the report, visit either vanguard.com/proxyreporting or www.sec.gov.
You can review information about your fund on the SEC’s website, and you can receive copies of this information, for a fee, by sending a request via email addressed to publicinfo@sec.gov.
Source for Bloomberg indexes: Bloomberg Index Services Limited. Copyright 2021, Bloomberg. All rights reserved.
© 2021 The Vanguard Group, Inc.
All rights reserved.
U.S. Patent Nos. 6,879,964 and 7,720,749.
Vanguard Marketing Corporation, Distributor.
Q20150 122021

 

 

 

Item 2: Code of Ethics.

 

The Registrant has adopted a code of ethics that applies to the Registrant’s principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer or controller or persons performing similar functions. The Code of Ethics was amended during the reporting period covered by this report to make certain technical, non-material changes.

 

Item 3: Audit Committee Financial Expert.

 

All members of the Audit Committee have been determined by the Registrant’s Board of Trustees to be Audit Committee Financial Experts and to be independent: F. Joseph Loughrey, Mark Loughridge, Sarah Bloom Raskin, and Peter F. Volanakis.

 

 

 

 

Item 4: Principal Accountant Fees and Services.

 

(a)           Audit Fees.

 

Audit Fees of the Registrant.

 

Fiscal Year Ended October 31, 2021: $326,000
Fiscal Year Ended October 31, 2020: $309,000

 

Aggregate Audit Fees of Registered Investment Companies in the Vanguard Group.

 

Fiscal Year Ended October 31, 2021: $11,244,694
Fiscal Year Ended October 31, 2020: $10,761,407

 

Includes fees billed in connection with audits of the Registrant, other registered investment companies in the Vanguard complex, The Vanguard Group, Inc., and Vanguard Marketing Corporation.

 

(b)           Audit-Related Fees.

 

Fiscal Year Ended October 31, 2021: $2,955,181
Fiscal Year Ended October 31, 2020: $2,915,863

 

Includes fees billed in connection with assurance and related services provided to the Registrant, other registered investment companies in the Vanguard complex, The Vanguard Group, Inc., and Vanguard Marketing Corporation.

 

(c)           Tax Fees.

 

Fiscal Year Ended October 31, 2021: $2,047,574
Fiscal Year Ended October 31, 2020: $247,168

 

Includes fees billed in connection with tax compliance, planning, and advice services provided to the Registrant, other registered investment companies in the Vanguard complex, The Vanguard Group, Inc., and Vanguard Marketing Corporation.

 

(d)           All Other Fees.

 

Fiscal Year Ended October 31, 2021: $280,000
Fiscal Year Ended October 31, 2020: $115,000

 

Includes fees billed for services related to tax reported information provided to the Registrant, other registered investment companies in the Vanguard complex, The Vanguard Group, Inc., and Vanguard Marketing Corporation.

 

 

 

 

(e)           (1) Pre-Approval Policies. The policy of the Registrant’s Audit Committee is to consider, and, if appropriate, approve before the principal accountant is engaged for such services, all specific audit and non-audit services provided to: the Registrant, other registered investment companies in the Vanguard complex, The Vanguard Group, Inc., and entities controlled by The Vanguard Group, Inc. that provide ongoing services to the Registrant. In making a determination, the Audit Committee considers whether the services are consistent with maintaining the principal accountant’s independence.

 

In the event of a contingency situation in which the principal accountant is needed to provide services in between scheduled Audit Committee meetings, the Chairman of the Audit Committee would be called on to consider and, if appropriate, pre-approve audit or permitted non-audit services in an amount sufficient to complete services through the next Audit Committee meeting, and to determine if such services would be consistent with maintaining the accountant’s independence. At the next scheduled Audit Committee meeting, services and fees would be presented to the Audit Committee for formal consideration, and, if appropriate, approval by the entire Audit Committee. The Audit Committee would again consider whether such services and fees are consistent with maintaining the principal accountant’s independence.

 

The Registrant’s Audit Committee is informed at least annually of all audit and non-audit services provided by the principal accountant to the Vanguard complex, whether such services are provided to: the Registrant, other registered investment companies in the Vanguard complex, The Vanguard Group, Inc., or other entities controlled by The Vanguard Group, Inc. that provide ongoing services to the Registrant.

 

(2) No percentage of the principal accountant’s fees or services were approved pursuant to the waiver provision of paragraph (c)(7)(i)(C) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X.

 

(f)            For the most recent fiscal year, over 50% of the hours worked under the principal accountant’s engagement were not performed by persons other than full-time, permanent employees of the principal accountant.

 

(g)           Aggregate Non-Audit Fees.

 

Fiscal Year Ended October 31, 2021: $2,327,574
Fiscal Year Ended October 31, 2020: $362,168

 

Includes fees billed for non-audit services provided to the Registrant, other registered investment companies in the Vanguard complex, The Vanguard Group, Inc., and Vanguard Marketing Corporation.

 

(h)           For the most recent fiscal year, the Audit Committee has determined that the provision of all non-audit services was consistent with maintaining the principal accountant’s independence.

 

Item 5: Audit Committee of Listed Registrants.

 

The Registrant is a listed issuer as defined in rule 10A-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Exchange Act”). The Registrant has a separately-designated standing audit committee established in accordance with Section 3(a)(58)(A) of the Exchange Act. The Registrant’s audit committee members are: F. Joseph Loughrey, Mark Loughridge, Sarah Bloom Raskin, and Peter F. Volanakis.

 

Item 6: Investments.

 

Not applicable. The complete schedule of investments is included as part of the report to shareholders filed under Item 1 of this Form.

 

 

 

 

Item 7: Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

 

Not applicable.

 

Item 8: Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

 

Not applicable.

 

Item 9: Purchase of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers.

 

Not applicable.

 

Item 10: Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

 

Not applicable.

 

Item 11: Controls and Procedures.

 

(a) Disclosure Controls and Procedures. The Principal Executive and Financial Officers concluded that the Registrant’s Disclosure Controls and Procedures are effective based on their evaluation of the Disclosure Controls and Procedures as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of this report.

 

(b) Internal Control Over Financial Reporting. There were no significant changes in the Registrant’s Internal Control Over Financial Reporting or in other factors that could significantly affect this control subsequent to the date of the evaluation, including any corrective actions with regard to significant deficiencies and material weaknesses.

 

Item 12: Disclosure of Securities Lending Activities for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

 

Not applicable.

 

Item 13: Exhibits.

 

(a)(1) Code of Ethics filed herewith.
(a)(2) Certifications filed herewith.
(b) Certifications field herewith.

 

 

 

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

  VANGUARD WHITEHALL FUNDS
     
BY: /s/ MORTIMER J. BUCKLEY*  
  MORTIMER J. BUCKLEY  
  CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER  

 

Date: December 20, 2021

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

  VANGUARD WHITEHALL FUNDS
     
BY: /s/ MORTIMER J. BUCKLEY*  
  MORTIMER J. BUCKLEY  
  CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER  

 

Date: December 20, 2021

 

  VANGUARD WHITEHALL FUNDS
     
BY: /s/ CHRISTINE BUCHANAN*  
  CHRISTINE BUCHANAN  
  CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER  

 

Date: December 20, 2021

 

* By: /s/ Anne E. Robinson

 

Anne E. Robinson, pursuant to a Power of Attorney filed on November 29, 2021 (see File Number 33-64845), a Power of Attorney filed on October 12, 2021 (see File Number 33-23444), and a Power of Attorney filed on August 26, 2021 (see file Number 811-02652), Incorporated by Reference.