N-CSR 1 treasuryfundfinal.htm VANGUARD TREASURY FUND

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: 811-7803

 

Name of Registrant: Vanguard Treasury Fund

 

Address of Registrant:

P.O. Box 2600

 

Valley Forge, PA 19482

 

 

 

Name and address of agent for service:

Heidi Stam, Esquire

 

P.O. Box 876

 

Valley Forge, PA 19482

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

Date of fiscal year end: August 31

 

Date of reporting period: September 1, 2006–August 31, 2007

 

Item 1: Reports to Shareholders

 

 


 

 


 

 

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The returns of Vanguard’s four money market funds for the fiscal year ended August 31, 2007, ranged from 4.9% to 5.4%.

 

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The federal funds rate stood at 5.25% throughout the period, providing for the highest money market returns since the late 1990s.

 

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The funds’ ten-year average returns are significantly ahead of those for their respective peer groups.

 

 

 

Contents

 

 

 

Your Fund’s Total Returns

1

Chairman’s Letter

2

Advisor’s Report

7

Prime Money Market Fund

9

Federal Money Market Fund

25

Treasury Money Market Fund

35

Admiral Treasury Money Market Fund

44

About Your Fund’s Expenses

55

Trustees Approve Advisory Arrangement

57

Glossary

58

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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 cover of this report. Of course, the risks of investing in your fund are spelled out in the prospectus.

 

 

Your Fund’s Total Returns

 

 

 

Fiscal Year Ended August 31, 2007

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Average

SEC 7-Day

 

Ticker

Vanguard

Competing

Annualized Yield2

Vanguard Money Market Fund

Symbol

Fund

Fund1

8/31/2007

Prime

 

 

 

 

Investor Shares

VMMXX

5.2%

4.6%

5.11%

Institutional Shares3

VMRXX

5.4

5.1

5.27

Federal

VMFXX

5.2

4.6

5.03

Treasury

VMPXX

4.9

4.3

4.54

Admiral Treasury4

VUSXX

5.0

4.3

4.64

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1 Peer groups are: for the Prime Money Market Fund Investor Shares, the Average Money Market Fund; for the Prime Money Market Fund Institutional Shares, the Average Institutional Money Market Fund; for the Federal Money Market Fund, the Average Government Money Market Fund; for the Treasury and Admiral Treasury Money Market Funds, the iMoneyNet Money Fund Report’s Average 100% Treasury Fund. For the Prime and Federal Money Market Funds, peer-group returns are derived from data provided by Lipper Inc.; for the Treasury and Admiral Treasury Money Market Funds, data provided by iMoneyNet, Inc.

2 SEC 7-day annualized yield as of August 31, 2007. The yield of a money market fund more closely reflects the current earnings of the fund than its total return.

3 This class of shares carries low expenses and is available for a minimum initial investment is $5 million.

4 Minimum initial investment is $50,000.

 

 

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Chairman’s Letter

 

Dear Shareholder,

 

A year ago we reported that the federal funds rate had increased seven times over 12 months; by contrast, throughout the most recent fiscal year for Vanguard’s money market funds, the rate was flat. Consequently, yields were at their highest level in a decade, boosting income.

 

For the year ended August 31, 2007, total returns ranged from 4.9% for the Treasury Money Market Fund to 5.4% for the Prime Money Market Fund’s Institutional Shares. Each of the funds earned a return that exceeded the average result for its mutual fund peers.

 

The funds enjoy two interwoven competitive advantages: lower costs and high credit standards. Because the funds carry very low expense ratios, their managers don’t need to reach as far along the risk spectrum to seek to generate competitive yields. That was an advantage during the past 12 months, when markets became more volatile in reaction to increasing defaults on sub-prime mortgages, loans with weaker underwriting standards.

 

The table on page 4 illustrates this advantage by comparing the expense ratios of the funds and their peer groups. The table on page 5 shows the changes in yields over the year for each fund.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Bond markets rebounded as investors sought safety

Toward the end of the fiscal year, as investors sought refuge from the rough and tumble of stock and corporate bond markets, U.S. Treasury bond prices rose and yields fell. The declines in yield were most pronounced among Treasury securities with the shortest maturities.

 

Falling short-term yields helped restore the yield curve—which illustrates the relationship between short- and long-term bond yields—to its typical, upward-sloping pattern. At the start of the period, the curve had been mildly inverted. The broad taxable bond market returned 5.3% for the year. Lacking the boost from the late-summer rally in Treasuries, tax-exempt municipal securities returned less.

 

For the U.S. stock market, a nervous finish to the year

U.S. stocks produced a solid return for the fiscal year, despite a midsummer pullback. The market retreated as problems with low-quality mortgage loans rippled through investment portfolios. Financial stocks, which account for a big share of the U.S. market’s value, were the hardest hit as investment banking and consumer lending businesses throttled back.

 

The broad U.S. stock market returned 15.6% for the year, after hitting a high-water mark in July. Large-capitalization stocks bested small-caps, and growth-oriented stocks outperformed their value-oriented counterparts during the fiscal period, which ended amid a growing aversion to risk. Though not immune from the

 

 

Market Barometer

 

 

 

 

 

Average Annual Total Returns

 

 

Periods Ended August 31, 2007

 

One Year

Three Years

Five Years

Bonds

 

 

 

Lehman U.S. Aggregate Bond Index (Broad taxable market)

5.3%

3.7%

4.3%

Lehman Municipal Bond Index

2.3

3.5

4.2

Citigroup 3-Month Treasury Bill Index

5.1

3.9

2.8

 

 

 

 

Stocks

 

 

 

Russell 1000 Index (Large-caps)

15.3%

12.8%

12.5%

Russell 2000 Index (Small-caps)

11.4

14.5

16.6

Dow Jones Wilshire 5000 Index (Entire market)

15.6

13.4

13.3

MSCI All Country World Index ex USA (International)

23.0

25.2

22.0

 

 

 

 

CPI

 

 

 

Consumer Price Index

2.0%

3.1%

2.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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turmoil in U.S. credit markets, international stocks handily outperformed U.S. stocks for the full 12 months.

 

Funds’ competitive advantage shone during liquidity crunch

Yields on the funds did not change appreciably during the fiscal year. Despite much speculation as to whether the Federal Reserve Board would raise or lower short-term rates, the Fed stood pat, leaving the federal funds rate at 5.25% for the full period.

 

The year was far from uneventful, however. During the spring and summer of 2007, subprime mortgage loans increasingly fell into default, triggering downgrades of investment securities backed by pools of these loans. Many money market funds had invested in (and continue to invest in) these mortgage-backed pools, which can boost fund yields but can create liquidity problems should the securities be downgraded—as many have been.

 

Vanguard’s money market funds don’t invest in these securities. Our fund managers are focused first and foremost on liquidity and credit quality, and the subprime mortgage securities never passed these tests. And, as I noted earlier, our funds also offer lower expense ratios than most competitors, removing the need to reach for higher yields from securities backed by less-solid assets.

 

Each fund met its mandate to generate superior relative returns, provide liquidity, and preserve principal (the share price of

 

Expense Ratios1

 

 

Your fund compared with its peer group

 

 

 

Fund

Peer Group

 

Expense

Expense

Money Market Fund

Ratio

Ratio

Prime

 

 

Investor Shares

0.24%

0.91%

Institutional Shares

0.08

0.44

Federal

0.24

0.81

Treasury

0.24

0.76

Admiral Treasury

0.10

0.76

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1 Fund expense ratios reflect the fiscal year ended August 31, 2007. Peer groups are: for the Prime Money Market Fund Investor Shares, the Average Money Market Fund; for the Prime Money Market Fund Institutional Shares, the Average Institutional Money Market Fund; for the Federal Money Market Fund, the Average Government Money Market Fund; for the Treasury and Admiral Treasury Money Market Funds, the Average U.S. Treasury Money Market Fund. Peer-group expense ratios are derived from data provided by Lipper Inc. and capture information through year-end 2006.

 

 

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each held steady at $1, as is expected but not guaranteed). The variation in the funds’ returns primarily reflects incremental differences in risk exposure and cost within this group of low-risk, low-cost portfolios.

 

The funds have demonstrated excellent long-term performance

Over the long term, the cost advantage offered by the Vanguard Money Market Funds has become increasingly apparent. The funds also benefit from the investment-management skills of our Fixed Income Group, whose portfolio managers demonstrated their expertise over the past year by shunning mortgage-backed securities that managers around the globe selected for their portfolios. The table on page 6 shows the average annual returns for the funds and their peer groups for the ten years ended August 31, 2007.

 

If you hold shares of a mutual fund whose expense ratio is one-half the average for its peer group, it stands to reason that you’ll keep a greater portion of the return on your investment. A competing argument from some quarters is: “You get what you pay for.” In the money market world, however, years of empirical evidence have shown no benefit to paying a higher price. Money market fund managers are fishing in the same shallow pond of short-term debt. A fund with higher costs must by definition take on more risk to cover those costs and produce a high-enough return to attract investors.

 

Changes in Yields

 

 

 

 

 

 

SEC 7-Day Annualized Yield

 

August 31,

August 31,

Money Market Fund

2007

2006

Prime

 

 

Investor Shares

5.11%

5.11%

Institutional Shares

5.27

5.31

Federal

5.03

5.05

Treasury

4.54

4.75

Admiral Treasury

4.64

4.92

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Vanguard’s lower expense ratio means its managers can seek to produce a competitive return without reaching for lower-quality securities and the higher yields they offer. Money market funds are meant to be safe, liquid investments. That’s why our managers focus on these two attributes when selecting securities for our portfolios. The summer’s market turmoil was a good reminder of the importance of careful credit selection.

 

Thank you for entrusting your assets to Vanguard.

 

Sincerely,

 


 

John J. Brennan

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

September 14, 2007

 

 

Total Returns

 

 

Ten Years Ended August 31, 2007

 

 

 

Average Annual Total Return

 

 

Average

 

Vanguard

Competing

Money Market Fund

Fund

Fund1

Prime

 

 

Investor Shares

3.8%

3.2%

Institutional Shares

4.0

3.6

Federal

3.7

3.2

Treasury

3.5

3.1

Admiral Treasury

3.7

3.1

 

Investment returns will fluctuate. The figures shown represent past performance, which is not a guarantee of future results that may be achieved by the funds. 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 www.vanguard.com/performance.

 

 

 

 

1 Peer groups are: for the Prime Money Market Fund Investor Shares, the Average Money Market Fund; for the Prime Money Market Fund Institutional Shares, the Average Institutional Money Market Fund; for the Federal Money Market Fund, the Average Government Money Market Fund; for the Treasury and Admiral Treasury Money Market Funds, the iMoneyNet Money Fund Report’s Average 100% Treasury Fund. For the Prime and Federal Money Market Funds, peer-group returns are derived from data provided by Lipper Inc.; for the Treasury and Admiral Treasury Money Market Funds, data provided by iMoneyNet, Inc.

 

 

6

Advisor’s Report

 

During the past 12 months, the Vanguard Money Market Funds posted returns ranging from 4.9% to 5.4%. All of the funds outpaced their peer groups’ average returns for the year ended August 31, 2007.

 

The investment environment

Throughout the year, the Federal Reserve Board left its target for the federal funds rate unchanged at 5.25%. As the Fed explained in August, its goal was to address concerns that inflation “will fail to moderate as expected,” but to do so without jeopardizing the economic expansion.

The Fed’s stance kept the yields on money market securities at attractive levels for most of the period. In July and August, however, this benign investment environment turned treacherous. Problems with subprime mortgage loans and related securities reverberated through the fixed income markets, including the very short-term securities that make up the money markets. This turbulent period helped showcase the strengths of the Vanguard money market funds’ investment approach.

The management of the funds

Over the years, we have used the opportunity of these shareholder reports to remind you that we emphasize safety and liquidity over everything else. We believe that we can achieve superior returns while investing in high-quality assets because our low expense ratio gives us a significant advantage over our competitors.

 

As the subprime crisis unfolded, the press scrutinized a host of securities with large subprime mortgage exposure, such as collateralized debt obligations, structured investment vehicles, and extendible commercial paper. While we passed the test by not owning any of the securities in question, our funds were not immune to their impact.

Asset-backed securities with strong credentials—even those without any subprime exposure—underperformed in this period, as investors demonstrated a strong preference for bank certificates of deposit and corporate commercial paper. Although asset-backed securities represented a small portion of the Prime Money Market Fund’s assets and posed no risk to the portfolio, we chose to take the conservative approach and liquidate the holding. This action had no impact on the fund’s performance.

In the Federal Money Market Fund, we increased our holdings in floating-rate agency securities, which offer superior returns to agency discount notes. We also extended the portfolio’s duration, increasing its investment in longer-maturity assets. We made similar shifts in the Treasury and Admiral Treasury Money Market Funds. These moves reflected our assessment that signs of slowing economic growth might cause the Fed to lower its short-term rate target, reducing the yields available from new securities.

 

 

 

 

 

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In time, conditions in the money markets and the broader fixed income markets will improve. As always, we will scrutinize our investment outlook and take the appropriate course of action. True to our mandate, we’ll take the conservative path and look to our low expense ratios to help win the day for us.

 

David R. Glocke, Principal

Vanguard Fixed Income Group

September 20, 2007

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8

Prime Money Market Fund

 

Fund Profile

As of August 31, 2007

 

 

Financial Attributes

 

 

 

Yield

 

Investor Shares

5.11%

Institutional Shares

5.27%

Average Weighted Maturity

48 days

Average Quality1

Aa1

Expense Ratio

 

Investor Shares

0.24%

Institutional Shares

0.08%

 

 

Distribution by Credit Quality1 (% of portfolio)

 

 

 

Aaa

36.9%

Aa

60.0

A

3.1

 

 

Sector Diversification (% of portfolio)

 

 

 

Banker’s Acceptances

2.5%

Finance

 

Commercial Paper

16.6

Certificates of Deposit

47.3

Treasury/Agency

23.5

Other

10.1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1 Moody’s Investors Service.

See page 58 for a glossary of investment terms.

 

 

9

Prime Money Market Fund

 

Performance Summary

 

Investment returns will fluctuate. 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 www.vanguard.com/performance.) The returns shown do not reflect taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions. An investment in a money market fund is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. Although the fund seeks to preserve the value of your investment at $1 per share, it is possible to lose money by investing in the fund. The annualized yield shown reflects the current earnings of the fund more closely than do the average annual returns.

 


 

 

 

 

Average Annual Total Returns

Final Value

 

 

Periods Ended August 31, 2007

of a $10,000

 

One Year

Five Years

Ten Years

Investment

Prime Money Market Fund Investor Shares1

5.23%

2.76%

3.76%

$14,457

Citigroup 3-Month Treasury Index

5.05

2.78

3.66

14,323

Average Money Market Fund2

4.55

2.16

3.16

13,646

 

 

 

 

 

Final Value

 

 

 

 

of a $5,000,000

 

One Year

Five Years

Ten Years

Investment

Prime Money Market Fund Institutional Shares

5.39%

2.96%

3.95%

$7,367,550

Citigroup 3-Month Treasury Index

5.05

2.78

3.66

7,161,595

Average Institutional Money Market Fund2

5.05

2.61

3.61

7,131,123

 

 

 

 

 

1 Total returns do not include the account service fee that may be applicable to certain accounts with balances below $10,000.

2 Returns for Average Money Market Fund and Average Institutional Money Market Fund are derived from data provided by Lipper Inc.

 

 

10

Prime Money Market Fund

 

 

Fiscal-Year Total Returns (%): August 31, 1997–August 31, 2007

 

 

 

 

Prime Money Market Fund

Average

Fiscal Year

Investor Shares

Fund1

1998

5.5%

4.9%

1999

5.0

4.4

2000

5.9

5.3

2001

5.4

4.8

2002

2.1

1.4

2003

1.1

0.6

2004

0.8

0.4

2005

2.3

1.7

2006

4.4

3.7

2007

5.2

4.6

SEC 7-Day Annualized Yield (8/31/2007): 5.11%

 

 

 

Average Annual Total Returns: Periods Ended June 30, 2007

This table presents average annual total returns through the latest calendar quarter—rather than through the end of the fiscal period. Securities and Exchange Commission rules require that we provide this information.

 

 

Inception Date

One Year

Five Years

Ten Years

Prime Money Market Fund

 

 

 

 

Investor Shares2

6/4/1975

5.22%

2.63%

3.76%

Institutional Shares

10/3/1989

5.39

2.84

3.96

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1 Returns for Average Money Market Fund are derived from data provided by Lipper Inc.

2 Total returns do not include the account service fee that may be applicable to certain accounts with balances below $10,000. Note: See Financial Highlights tables on pages 21 and 22 for dividend information.

 

 

 

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Prime Money Market Fund

 

Financial Statements

 

Statement of Net Assets

As of August 31, 2007

 

The fund provides a complete list of its holdings four times in each fiscal year, at the quarter-ends. For the second and fourth fiscal quarters, the lists appear in the fund’s semiannual and annual reports to shareholders. For the first and third fiscal quarters, the fund files the lists with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Form N-Q. Shareholders can look up the fund’s Forms N-Q on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. Forms N-Q may also be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room (see the back cover of this report for further information).

 

 

 

 

 

Face

Market

 

 

 

Maturity

Amount

Value

 

 

Yield1

Date

($000)

($000)

U.S. Government and Agency Obligations (23.7%)

 

 

 

2,3

Federal Farm Credit Bank

5.220%

10/9/07

74,000

73,992

2,3

Federal Home Loan Bank

5.200%

9/19/07

295,000

294,937

2,3

Federal Home Loan Bank

5.210%

9/24/07

378,000

377,884

2,3

Federal Home Loan Bank

5.190%

10/5/07

910,000

909,408

2,3

Federal Home Loan Bank

5.200%

10/24/07

195,000

194,914

2,3

Federal Home Loan Bank

5.438%

11/19/07

2,770,000

2,770,000

2,3

Federal Home Loan Bank

5.438%

12/5/07

1,917,000

1,916,867

2

Federal Home Loan Bank

5.187%

10/17/07

200,000

198,686

2

Federal Home Loan Bank

5.137%

1/25/08

46,869

45,916

2

Federal Home Loan Bank

5.135%

2/6/08

148,000

144,749

2,3

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.

5.190%

9/26/07

4,245,000

4,242,288

2,3

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.

5.200%

10/1/07

3,425,000

3,423,568

2

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.

5.133%

1/28/08

145,406

142,391

2

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.

4.964%

7/21/08

183,002

175,195

2

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.

4.896%

8/18/08

322,635

307,903

2,3

Federal National Mortgage Assn.

5.190%

9/26/07

737,000

736,529

2,3

Federal National Mortgage Assn.

5.190%

10/9/07

2,700,000

2,698,225

2

Federal National Mortgage Assn.

5.195%

10/1/07

60,763

60,502

2

Federal National Mortgage Assn.

5.181%

10/9/07

97,297

96,769

2

Federal National Mortgage Assn.

5.124%–5.135%

1/30/08

504,546

493,962

2

Federal National Mortgage Assn.

4.929%

7/18/08

295,000

282,611

2

Federal National Mortgage Assn.

4.933%–4.943%

7/25/08

345,012

330,204

 

U.S. Treasury Bill

5.020%

9/6/07

940,000

939,347

 

U.S. Treasury Bill

4.510%

9/17/07

475,400

474,449

 

U.S. Treasury Bill

4.654%

11/29/07

1,000,000

988,628

Total U.S. Government and Agency Obligations (Cost $22,319,924)

 

22,319,924

Commercial Paper (16.7%)

 

 

 

 

Bank Holding Company (0.2%)

 

 

 

 

 

State Street Corp.

5.322%

9/20/07

196,000

195,457

 

 

 

 

 

 

Finance—Auto (0.5%)

 

 

 

 

 

Toyota Motor Credit Corp.

5.302%

10/1/07

74,000

73,681

 

Toyota Motor Credit Corp.

5.309%

10/12/07

98,400

97,821

 

Toyota Motor Credit Corp.

5.309%

10/17/07

159,000

157,935

 

Toyota Motor Credit Corp.

5.310%

10/18/07

159,000

157,912

 

 

 

 

 

487,349

 

 

 

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Prime Money Market Fund

 

 

 

 

 

Face

Market

 

 

 

Maturity

Amount

Value

 

 

Yield1

Date

($000)

($000)

Finance—Other (3.4%)

 

 

 

 

 

American Express Credit Corp.

5.290%

9/4/07

98,000

97,957

 

General Electric Capital Corp.

5.309%

9/10/07

675,000

674,116

 

General Electric Capital Corp.

5.310%

9/11/07

675,000

674,018

 

General Electric Capital Corp.

5.308%

10/15/07

742,000

737,311

 

General Electric Capital Corp.

5.298%

11/13/07

500,000

494,768

 

General Electric Capital Corp.

5.317%

11/21/07

500,000

494,173

 

 

 

 

 

3,172,343

Foreign Banks (8.5%)

 

 

 

 

 

Abbey National NA LLC

5.309%

10/17/07

400,000

397,322

4

Australia & New Zealand Banking Group, Ltd.

5.319%

10/22/07

240,000

238,217

4

Australia & New Zealand Banking Group, Ltd.

5.319%

10/29/07

117,000

116,011

 

CBA (Delaware) Finance Inc.

5.319%

9/4/07

14,618

14,612

 

CBA (Delaware) Finance Inc.

5.310%

9/6/07

183,000

182,867

 

CBA (Delaware) Finance Inc.

5.297%

9/12/07

100,000

99,840

 

CBA (Delaware) Finance Inc.

5.318%

9/17/07

416,000

415,030

 

CBA (Delaware) Finance Inc.

5.297%

9/20/07

120,000

119,668

 

CBA (Delaware) Finance Inc.

5.298%

9/24/07

153,000

152,487

 

CBA (Delaware) Finance Inc.

5.297%

9/26/07

229,500

228,663

 

CBA (Delaware) Finance Inc.

5.317%

10/2/07

98,000

97,555

 

CBA (Delaware) Finance Inc.

5.317%

10/22/07

40,000

39,703

 

CBA (Delaware) Finance Inc.

5.318%

10/23/07

40,000

39,697

4

Danske Corp.

5.309%

9/4/07

225,000

224,902

4

Danske Corp.

5.311%

10/12/07

400,000

397,645

4

Danske Corp.

5.308%

10/15/07

657,000

652,853

 

Dexia Delaware LLC

5.316%

9/6/07

20,770

20,755

 

HBOS Treasury Services PLC

5.317%

9/14/07

100,000

99,811

 

HBOS Treasury Services PLC

5.324%

10/23/07

158,000

156,802

 

HBOS Treasury Services PLC

5.324%

10/24/07

79,000

78,389

 

HBOS Treasury Services PLC

5.331%

11/2/07

188,650

186,941

 

Nordea North America Inc.

5.307%

10/29/07

155,700

154,387

 

Nordea North America Inc.

5.300%

10/30/07

196,500

194,816

 

Nordea North America Inc.

5.311%

11/1/07

200,000

198,224

 

Nordea North America Inc.

5.376%

11/6/07

125,000

123,784

 

Societe Generale N.A. Inc.

5.319%

10/22/07

200,000

198,514

 

Svenska Handelsbanken, Inc.

5.309%

10/17/07

198,000

196,692

 

UBS Finance (Delaware), LLC

5.309%–5.310%

10/10/07

645,000

641,386

 

UBS Finance (Delaware), LLC

5.308%–5.311%

10/15/07

690,500

686,137

4

Westpac Banking Corp.

5.309%

9/4/07

72,571

72,539

4

Westpac Banking Corp.

5.310%–5.319%

10/11/07

412,371

410,001

4

Westpac Banking Corp.

5.310%

10/12/07

150,000

149,117

4

Westpac Banking Corp.

5.321%

10/19/07

350,000

347,583

4

Westpac Banking Corp.

5.305%

11/2/07

157,000

155,602

4

Westpac Banking Corp.

5.328%

11/5/07

85,000

84,194

4

Westpac Banking Corp.

5.310%

11/9/07

192,000

190,097

4

Westpac Banking Corp.

5.313%

11/13/07

289,000

285,970

 

 

 

 

 

8,048,813

Foreign Industrial (3.1%)

 

 

 

 

4

Astrazeneca PLC

5.341%

9/19/07

494,500

493,197

4

Nestle Capital Corp.

5.357%

1/22/08

98,000

95,960

4

Nestle Capital Corp.

5.338%

2/20/08

492,000

479,777

4

Nestle Capital Corp.

5.339%

2/21/08

490,000

477,755

4

Nestle Capital Corp.

5.353%

2/28/08

492,000

479,183

4

Procter & Gamble

 

 

 

 

 

International Funding SCA

5.302%–5.305%

9/7/07

82,250

82,178

 

13

Prime Money Market Fund

 

 

 

 

 

Face

Market

 

 

 

Maturity

Amount

Value

 

 

Yield1

Date

($000)

($000)

4

Procter & Gamble International Funding SCA

5.307%

9/10/07

74,500

74,403

4

Procter & Gamble International Funding SCA

5.305%

9/14/07

48,000

47,909

4

Procter & Gamble International Funding SCA

5.294%

10/4/07

49,000

48,764

4

Procter & Gamble International Funding SCA

5.289%

10/11/07

87,000

86,494

4

Procter & Gamble International Funding SCA

5.297%

10/22/07

50,000

49,630

4

Procter & Gamble International Funding SCA

5.300%

10/25/07

84,500

83,836

4

Procter & Gamble International Funding SCA

5.300%

10/26/07

94,926

94,168

4

Procter & Gamble International Funding SCA

5.298%

10/30/07

44,800

44,416

4

Procter & Gamble International Funding SCA

5.308%

10/31/07

97,000

96,153

4

Procter & Gamble International Funding SCA

5.312%

11/5/07

163,000

161,458

 

 

 

 

 

2,895,281

Industrial (1.0%)

 

 

 

 

4

IBM International Group Capital LLC

5.297%

10/15/07

25,000

24,840

4

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

5.300%

11/6/07

45,000

44,569

4

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

5.296%–5.301%

11/13/07

564,000

558,038

4

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

5.301%

11/14/07

17,587

17,398

4

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

5.301%

11/19/07

150,000

148,285

4

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

5.301%

11/20/07

115,000

113,669

 

 

 

 

 

906,799

Insurance (0.0%)

 

 

 

 

 

Metlife Funding Inc.

5.296%

9/17/07

16,521

16,482

 

Metlife Funding Inc.

5.299%

10/23/07

26,468

26,268

 

 

 

 

 

42,750

Total Commercial Paper (Cost $15,748,792)

 

 

 

15,748,792

Certificates of Deposit (30.9%)

 

 

 

 

Certificates of Deposit—U.S. Banks (3.7%)

 

 

 

 

 

Branch Banking & Trust Co.

5.295%

9/21/07

245,000

245,000

 

Branch Banking & Trust Co.

5.305%

10/22/07

245,000

245,000

 

Branch Banking & Trust Co.

5.315%

11/19/07

295,000

295,000

 

Citibank, N.A.

5.330%

11/5/07

24,000

24,000

 

HSBC Bank USA

5.370%

11/13/07

493,000

493,000

 

HSBC Bank USA

5.500%

11/13/07

400,000

400,000

 

State Street Bank & Trust

5.400%

2/25/08

250,000

250,000

 

State Street Bank & Trust

5.400%

2/26/08

200,000

200,000

 

State Street Bank & Trust

5.400%

2/28/08

493,000

493,000

 

Wachovia Bank NA

5.320%

10/29/07

885,000

885,000

 

 

 

 

 

3,530,000

Yankee Certificates of Deposit—U.S. Branches (27.2%)

 

 

 

 

Abbey National Treasury Services PLC

 

 

 

 

 

(Stamford Branch)

5.300%

10/16/07

495,000

495,000

 

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, SA

 

 

 

 

 

(New York Branch)

5.320%

9/20/07

750,000

750,000

 

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, SA

 

 

 

 

 

(New York Branch)

5.310%

10/22/07

475,000

475,000

 

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, SA

 

 

 

 

 

(New York Branch)

5.310%

10/22/07

1,000,000

1,000,000

 

Bank of Montreal (Chicago Branch)

5.300%

9/14/07

500,000

500,000

 

Bank of Montreal (Chicago Branch)

5.290%

11/9/07

350,000

350,000

 

Bank of Nova Scotia (Portland Branch)

5.310%

10/23/07

400,000

400,000

 

Bank of Nova Scotia (Portland Branch)

5.320%

11/1/07

688,000

688,000

 

Bank of Nova Scotia (Portland Branch)

5.480%

11/29/07

700,000

700,000

 

Barclays Bank PLC (New York Branch)

5.310%

9/4/07

500,000

500,000

 

Barclays Bank PLC (New York Branch)

5.315%

9/5/07

400,000

400,000

 

Barclays Bank PLC (New York Branch)

5.325%

10/17/07

300,000

300,000

 

 

14

Prime Money Market Fund

 

 

 

 

Face

Market

 

 

Maturity

Amount

Value

 

Yield1

Date

($000)

($000)

Barclays Bank PLC (New York Branch)

5.330%

11/1/07

500,000

500,000

BNP Paribas (New York Branch)

5.270%

9/26/07

330,000

330,000

BNP Paribas (New York Branch)

5.195%

10/9/07

250,000

250,000

BNP Paribas (New York Branch)

5.310%

10/12/07

200,000

200,000

BNP Paribas (New York Branch)

5.320%

10/19/07

987,000

987,000

BNP Paribas (New York Branch)

5.290%

10/23/07

300,000

300,000

Calyon (New York Branch)

5.310%

10/31/07

300,000

300,000

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce

 

 

 

 

(New York Branch)

5.300%

9/4/07

300,000

300,000

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce

 

 

 

 

(New York Branch)

5.310%

10/19/07

200,000

200,000

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce

 

 

 

 

(New York Branch)

5.360%

11/8/07

495,000

495,000

Credit Suisse (New York Branch)

5.310%

10/12/07

300,000

300,000

Credit Suisse (New York Branch)

5.300%

10/29/07

498,000

498,000

Credit Suisse (New York Branch)

5.305%

11/1/07

225,000

225,002

Deutsche Bank AG (New York Branch)

5.310%

10/9/07

500,000

500,000

Fortis Bank NV-SA (New York Branch)

5.300%

9/4/07

498,000

498,000

Fortis Bank NV-SA (New York Branch)

5.310%

9/10/07

500,000

500,000

Fortis Bank NV-SA (New York Branch)

5.320%

9/14/07

561,000

561,000

Fortis Bank NV-SA (New York Branch)

5.330%

11/1/07

250,000

250,000

Fortis Bank NV-SA (New York Branch)

5.300%

2/11/08

200,000

200,000

HBOS Treasury Services PLC (New York Branch)

5.315%

9/4/07

100,000

100,000

HBOS Treasury Services PLC (New York Branch)

5.320%

10/18/07

198,000

198,003

Lloyds TSB Bank PLC (New York Branch)

5.290%

9/4/07

890,000

890,000

Lloyds TSB Bank PLC (New York Branch)

5.300%

9/24/07

500,000

500,000

Nordea Bank Finland PLC (New York Branch)

5.295%

10/17/07

197,000

197,000

Nordea Bank Finland PLC (New York Branch)

5.350%

11/9/07

500,000

500,000

Nordea Bank Finland PLC (New York Branch)

5.500%

11/19/07

500,000

500,000

Rabobank Nederland (New York Branch)

5.270%

9/4/07

137,000

137,000

Rabobank Nederland (New York Branch)

5.300%

9/4/07

1,200,000

1,200,000

Rabobank Nederland (New York Branch)

5.240%

9/6/07

100,000

100,000

Rabobank Nederland (New York Branch)

5.300%

9/7/07

650,000

650,000

Rabobank Nederland (New York Branch)

5.310%

9/17/07

975,000

975,000

Royal Bank of Canada (New York Branch)

5.300%

9/4/07

740,000

740,000

Royal Bank of Scotland PLC (New York Branch)

5.310%

9/5/07

400,000

400,000

Royal Bank of Scotland PLC (New York Branch)

5.290%

10/18/07

1,000,000

1,000,000

Societe Generale (New York Branch)

5.260%

9/24/07

100,000

99,999

Societe Generale (New York Branch)

5.330%

11/1/07

300,000

300,000

Svenska Handelsbanken, AB (New York Branch)

5.310%

11/1/07

200,000

200,000

Svenska Handelsbanken, AB (New York Branch)

5.440%

3/4/08

750,000

750,000

Toronto Dominion (New York Branch)

5.300%

9/4/07

400,000

400,000

Toronto Dominion (New York Branch)

5.330%

11/5/07

490,000

490,000

Toronto Dominion (New York Branch)

5.500%

11/15/07

500,000

500,000

UBS AG (Stamford Branch)

5.380%

11/6/07

518,000

518,000

Westpac Banking Corp. (New York Branch)

5.310%

11/1/07

280,000

280,000

 

 

 

 

25,577,004

Total Certificates of Deposit (Cost $29,107,004)

 

 

 

29,107,004

Eurodollar Certificates of Deposit (16.9%)

 

 

 

 

ABN–AMRO Bank NV

5.320%

10/16/07

800,000

800,000

ABN–AMRO Bank NV

5.315%

10/19/07

886,000

886,000

ABN–AMRO Bank NV

5.290%

10/22/07

295,000

295,000

Bank of Nova Scotia

5.300%

11/1/07

200,000

200,000

Barclays Bank PLC

5.310%

10/12/07

395,000

395,000

Barclays Bank PLC

5.320%

10/18/07

600,000

600,000

 

15

Prime Money Market Fund

 

 

 

 

Face

Market

 

 

Maturity

Amount

Value

 

Yield1

Date

($000)

($000)

BNP Paribas

5.270%

9/4/07

25,000

25,000

Credit Agricole S.A.

5.280%

9/28/07

500,000

500,000

Credit Agricole S.A.

5.310%

11/13/07

589,000

589,000

Credit Agricole S.A.

5.310%

11/19/07

489,000

489,000

Deutsche Bank AG

5.280%

9/28/07

300,000

300,000

Deutsche Bank AG

5.320%

10/17/07

240,000

240,003

Deutsche Bank AG

5.295%

10/23/07

550,000

550,000

Deutsche Bank AG

5.300%

10/29/07

125,000

125,000

Deutsche Bank AG

5.305%

11/13/07

460,000

460,005

HBOS Treasury Services PLC

5.320%

9/7/07

690,000

690,000

HBOS Treasury Services PLC

5.320%

9/14/07

1,000,000

1,000,000

HSBC Bank PLC

5.330%

1/30/08

197,000

196,992

ING Bank N.V.

5.320%

9/7/07

225,000

225,000

ING Bank N.V.

5.330%

10/11/07

684,000

684,000

ING Bank N.V.

5.320%

10/24/07

280,000

280,000

ING Bank N.V.

5.320%

11/2/07

500,000

500,000

ING Bank N.V.

5.330%

11/6/07

300,000

300,000

KBC Bank N.V.

5.380%

11/13/07

889,000

889,000

Landesbank Hessen-Thuringen

5.315%

9/13/07

490,000

490,000

National Australia Bank

5.290%

9/4/07

300,000

300,000

National Australia Bank

5.300%

9/24/07

500,000

500,000

National Australia Bank

5.310%

11/1/07

500,000

500,000

Royal Bank of Scotland PLC

5.300%

10/31/07

225,000

225,000

Royal Bank of Scotland PLC

5.480%

11/30/07

750,000

750,000

Societe Generale

5.320%

9/14/07

994,000

994,000

Societe Generale

5.310%

10/12/07

610,000

610,000

Societe Generale

5.320%

10/18/07

319,000

319,000

Total Eurodollar Certificates of Deposit (Cost $15,907,000)

 

 

15,907,000

Other Notes (2.6%)

 

 

 

 

Bank of America, N.A.

5.270%

9/24/07

200,000

200,000

Bank of America, N.A.

5.310%

10/12/07

244,000

244,000

Bank of America, N.A.

5.300%

11/1/07

1,000,000

1,000,000

Bank of America, N.A.

5.325%

11/19/07

970,000

970,000

Total Other Notes (Cost $2,414,000)

 

 

 

2,414,000

Repurchase Agreements (10.3%)

 

 

 

 

Barclays Capital Inc.

 

 

 

 

(Dated 8/31/07, Repurchase Value $1,877,105,000,

 

 

 

 

collateralized by Federal Farm Credit Bank

 

 

 

 

Discount Note, 9/25/07, Federal Farm Credit Bank

 

 

 

 

2.625%–5.125%, 9/17/07–10/19/15, Federal Home

 

 

 

 

Loan Bank Discount Note, 9/19/07–11/21/07,

 

 

 

 

Federal Home Loan Bank 3.250%–5.500%,

 

 

 

 

12/17/07–7/15/36, Federal Home Loan Mortgage

 

 

 

 

Corp. Discount Note, 11/19/07–8/18/08, Federal

 

 

 

 

Home Loan Mortgage Corp. 3.625%–6.750%,

 

 

 

 

2/15/08–9/15/29, Federal National Mortgage Assn.

 

 

 

 

Discount Note, 12/3/07–2/27/08, Federal National

 

 

 

 

Mortgage Assn. 2.500%–6.625%, 4/10/08–7/15/37)

5.300%

9/4/07

1,876,000

1,876,000

BNP Paribas Securities Corp.

 

 

 

 

(Dated 8/31/07, Repurchase Value $252,144,000,

 

 

 

 

collateralized by U.S. Treasury Note 2.375%, 4/15/11)

5.150%

9/4/07

252,000

252,000

 

 

16

Prime Money Market Fund

 

 

 

 

 

Face

Market

 

 

 

Maturity

Amount

Value

 

 

Yield1

Date

($000)

($000)

BNP Paribas Securities Corp.

 

 

 

 

 

(Dated 8/31/07, Repurchase Value $393,231,000,

 

 

 

 

 

collateralized by Federal Farm Credit Bank 5.200%,

 

 

 

 

 

2/14/11, Federal Home Loan Bank 4.375%–5.500%,

 

 

 

 

 

1/16/09–7/15/36, Federal Home Loan Mortgage

 

 

 

 

 

Corp. Discount Note, 11/5/07 Federal Home

 

 

 

 

 

Loan Mortgage Corp. 4.500%–5.125%,

 

 

 

 

 

10/15/08–1/15/14, Federal National Mortgage

 

 

 

 

 

Assn. 4.375%–7.125%, 9/15/09–1/15/30)

5.300%

9/4/07

393,000

393,000

Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

(Dated 8/31/07, Repurchase Value $402,237,000,

 

 

 

 

 

collateralized by Federal Farm Credit Bank

 

 

 

 

 

4.850%–5.050%, 3/8/17–7/29/20, Federal Home

 

 

 

 

 

Loan Bank Discount Note, 9/21/07, Federal Home

 

 

 

 

 

Loan Bank 4.500%–7.625%, 8/14/09–7/15/36,

 

 

 

 

 

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. 4.500%,

 

 

 

 

 

1/15/15, Federal National Mortgage Assn.

 

 

 

 

 

4.900–6.250%, 9/2/08–5/15/29)

5.300%

9/4/07

402,000

402,000

Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

(Dated 8/8/07, Repurchase Value $502,402,000,

 

 

 

 

 

collateralized by Federal Home Loan Bank

 

 

 

 

 

3.500%–5.750%, 11/15/07–6/12/15, Federal

 

 

 

 

 

Home Loan Mortgage Corp. Discount Note,

 

 

 

 

 

2/11/08, Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.

 

 

 

 

 

4.125%–6.750%, 10/18/10–9/15/29,

 

 

 

 

 

Federal National Mortgage Assn. Discount Note,

 

 

 

 

 

9/14/07, Federal National Mortgage Assn.

 

 

 

 

 

4.375%–7.125%, 1/15/09–10/15/14)

5.240%

9/10/07

500,000

500,000

Credit Suisse Securities (USA), LLC

 

 

 

 

 

(Dated 8/31/07, Repurchase Value $1,469,857,000,

 

 

 

 

 

collateralized by Federal Farm Credit Bank Discount

 

 

 

 

 

Note, 9/7/07, Federal Home Loan Bank Discount

 

 

 

 

 

Note, 9/13/07–2/6/08, Federal Home Loan

 

 

 

 

 

Mortgage Corp. Discount Note, 9/5/07–4/11/08,

 

 

 

 

 

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.

 

 

 

 

 

3.625%–5.500%, 9/17/07–4/18/16, Federal National

 

 

 

 

 

Mortgage Assn. Discount Note, 10/9/07–2/27/08,

 

 

 

 

 

Federal National Mortgage Assn. 4.125%–6.625%,

 

 

 

 

 

4/10/08–9/11/28)

5.250%

9/4/07

1,469,000

1,469,000

Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

(Dated 8/31/07, Repurchase Value $2,258,329,000,

 

 

 

 

 

collateralized by Federal Home Loan Bank Discount

 

 

 

 

 

Note, 11/23/07, Federal Home Loan Bank

 

 

 

 

 

3.625%–5.375%, 1/15/08–8/15/24, Federal

 

 

 

 

 

Home Loan Mortgage Corp. 4.75%–5.625%,

 

 

 

 

 

3/5/09–9/15/11, Federal National Mortgage Assn.

 

 

 

 

 

Discount Note, 9/28/07, Federal National Mortgage

 

 

 

 

 

Assn. 3.250%–7.250%, 8/15/08–5/15/11)

5.300%

9/4/07

2,257,000

2,257,000

UBS Securities LLC

 

 

 

 

 

(Dated 8/31/07, Repurchase Value $248,140,000,

 

 

 

 

 

collateralized by Federal Home Loan Mortgage

 

 

 

 

 

Corp. 4.750%, 11/17/15)

5.080%

9/4/07

248,000

248,000

 

 

17

Prime Money Market Fund

 

 

 

 

 

Face

Market

 

 

 

Maturity

Amount

Value

 

 

Yield1

Date

($000)

($000)

UBS Securities LLC

 

 

 

 

 

(Dated 8/31/07, Repurchase Value $1,753,413,000,

 

 

 

 

 

collateralized by Federal Home Loan Mortgage

 

 

 

 

 

Corp. 4.375%–5.250%, 11/16/07–4/18/16,

 

 

 

 

 

Federal National Mortgage Assn. 5.375%–7.125%,

 

 

 

 

 

7/15/16–1/15/30)

5.270%

9/4/07

1,752,387

1,752,387

UBS Securities LLC

 

 

 

 

 

(Dated 8/8/07, Repurchase Value $502,188,000,

 

 

 

 

 

collateralized by Federal Home Loan Mortgage

 

 

 

 

 

Corp. 4.750%–7.000%, 9/16/08–11/17/15)

5.250%

9/7/07

500,000

500,000

Total Repurchase Agreements (Cost $9,649,387)

 

 

 

9,649,387

Total Investments (101.1%) (Cost $95,146,107)

 

 

 

95,146,107

Other Assets and Liabilities (–1.1%)

 

 

 

 

 

Other Assets—Note B

 

 

 

1,129,637

 

Payables for Investment Securities Purchased

 

 

 

(1,916,867)

 

Other Liabilities

 

 

 

(285,302)

 

 

 

 

 

(1,072,532)

 

Net Assets (100%)

 

 

 

94,073,575

 

 

At August 31, 2007, net assets consisted of:

 

 

Amount

 

($000)

Paid-in Capital

94,078,462

Undistributed Net Investment Income

Accumulated Net Realized Losses

(4,887)

Unrealized Appreciation

Net Assets

94,073,575

 

 

Investor Shares—Net Assets

 

Applicable to 84,056,238,087 outstanding $.001 par value shares of

 

beneficial interest (unlimited authorization)

84,051,978

Net Asset Value Per Share—Investor Shares

$1.00

 

 

Institutional Shares—Net Assets

 

Applicable to 10,022,230,228 outstanding $.001 par value shares of

 

beneficial interest (unlimited authorization)

10,021,597

Net Asset Value Per Share—Institutional Shares

$1.00

 

 

See Note A in Notes to Financial Statements.

1 Represents annualized yield at date of purchase for discount securities, and coupon for coupon-bearing securities.

2 The issuer operates under a congressional charter; its securities are neither issued nor guaranteed by the U.S. government. If needed, access to additional funding from the U.S. Treasury (beyond the issuer’s line of credit) would require congressional action.

3 Adjustable-rate note.

4 Security exempt from registration under Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933. Such securities may be sold in transactions exempt from registration only to dealers in that program or other “accredited investors.” At August 31, 2007, the aggregate value of these securities was $7,126,811,000, representing 7.6% of net assets.

 

 

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Prime Money Market Fund

 

Statement of Operations

 

 

Year Ended

 

August 31, 2007

 

($000)

Investment Income

 

Income

 

Interest

4,401,201

Total Income

4,401,201

Expenses

 

The Vanguard Group—Note B

 

Investment Advisory Services

6,619

Management and Administrative

 

Investor Shares

148,609

Institutional Shares

4,178

Marketing and Distribution

 

Investor Shares

18,324

Institutional Shares

2,082

Custodian Fees

1,185

Auditing Fees

31

Shareholders’ Reports

 

Investor Shares

856

Institutional Shares

18

Trustees’ Fees and Expenses

106

Total Expenses

182,008

Net Investment Income

4,219,193

Realized Net Gain (Loss) on Investment Securities Sold

(2,256)

Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) of Investment Securities

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

4,216,937

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

19

Prime Money Market Fund

 

Statement of Changes in Net Assets

 

 

Year Ended August 31,

 

2007

2006

 

($000)

($000)

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

 

 

Operations

 

 

Net Investment Income

4,219,193

2,571,798

Realized Net Gain (Loss)

(2,256)

(850)

Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

4,216,937

2,570,948

Distributions

 

 

Net Investment Income

 

 

Investor Shares

(3,771,878)

(2,322,506)

Institutional Shares

(447,315)

(249,292)

Realized Capital Gain

 

 

Investor Shares

Institutional Shares

Total Distributions

(4,219,193)

(2,571,798)

Capital Share Transactions—Investor Shares (at $1.00)

 

 

Issued

96,242,797

77,995,216

Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions

3,654,662

2,258,557

Redeemed

(80,421,310)

(62,129,327)

Net Increase (Decrease)—Investor Shares

19,476,149

18,124,446

Capital Share Transactions—Institutional Shares (at $1.00)

 

 

Issued

15,512,668

7,088,080

Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions

419,628

235,871

Redeemed

(12,179,315)

(6,819,158)

Net Increase (Decrease)—Institutional Shares

3,752,981

504,793

Total Increase (Decrease)

23,226,874

18,628,389

Net Assets

 

 

Beginning of Period

70,846,701

52,218,312

End of Period

94,073,575

70,846,701

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

20

Prime Money Market Fund

 

Financial Highlights

 

Investor Shares

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Year Ended August 31,

For a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period

2007

2006

2005

2004

2003

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

$1.00

$1.00

$1.00

$1.00

$1.00

Investment Operations

 

 

 

 

 

Net Investment Income

.051

.043

.023

.008

.011

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)

 

 

 

 

 

on Investments

Total from Investment Operations

.051

.043

.023

.008

.011

Distributions

 

 

 

 

 

Dividends from Net Investment Income

(.051)

(.043)

(.023)

(.008)

(.011)

Distributions from Realized Capital Gains

Total Distributions

(.051)

(.043)

(.023)

(.008)

(.011)

Net Asset Value, End of Period

$1.00

$1.00

$1.00

$1.00

$1.00

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Return1

5.23%

4.38%

2.31%

0.83%

1.12%

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ratios/Supplemental Data

 

 

 

 

 

Net Assets, End of Period (Millions)

$84,052

$64,578

$46,454

$43,884

$47,341

Ratio of Total Expenses to

 

 

 

 

 

Average Net Assets

0.24%

0.29%

0.30%

0.30%

0.32%

Ratio of Net Investment Income to

 

 

 

 

 

Average Net Assets

5.10%

4.33%

2.29%

0.82%

1.12%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1 Total returns do not include the account service fee that may be applicable to certain accounts with balances below $10,000.

 

 

 

21

Prime Money Market Fund

 

 

Institutional Shares

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Year Ended August 31,

For a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period

2007

2006

2005

2004

2003

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

$1.00

$1.00

$1.00

$1.00

$1.00

Investment Operations

 

 

 

 

 

Net Investment Income

.053

.045

.025

.010

.013

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)

 

 

 

 

 

on Investments

Total from Investment Operations

.053

.045

.025

.010

.013

Distributions

 

 

 

 

 

Dividends from Net Investment Income

(.053)

(.045)

(.025)

(.010)

(.013)

Distributions from Realized Capital Gains

Total Distributions

(.053)

(.045)

(.025)

(.010)

(.013)

Net Asset Value, End of Period

$1.00

$1.00

$1.00

$1.00

$1.00

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Return

5.39%

4.58%

2.52%

1.05%

1.33%

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ratios/Supplemental Data

 

 

 

 

 

Net Assets, End of Period (Millions)

$10,022

$6,269

$5,764

$5,301

$4,296

Ratio of Total Expenses to

 

 

 

 

 

Average Net Assets

0.08%

0.09%

0.09%

0.09%

0.10%

Ratio of Net Investment Income to

 

 

 

 

 

Average Net Assets

5.26%

4.53%

2.51%

1.05%

1.32%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.

 

 

22

Prime Money Market Fund

 

Notes to Financial Statements

 

Vanguard Prime Money Market Fund is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 as an open-end investment company, or mutual fund. The fund invests in short-term debt instruments of companies primarily operating in specific industries, particularly financial services; the issuers’ abilities to meet their obligations may be affected by economic developments in such industries.

 

The fund offers two classes of shares, Investor Shares and Institutional Shares. Investor Shares are available to any investor who meets the fund’s minimum purchase requirements. Institutional Shares are designed for investors who meet certain administrative and service criteria and invest a minimum of $5 million.

 

A. The following significant accounting policies conform to generally accepted accounting principles for U.S. mutual funds. The fund consistently follows such policies in preparing its financial statements.

 

1. Security Valuation: Securities are valued at amortized cost, which approximates market value.

 

2. Repurchase Agreements: The fund may invest in repurchase agreements. Securities pledged as collateral for repurchase agreements are held by a custodian bank until the agreements mature. Each agreement requires that the market value of the collateral be sufficient to cover payments of interest and principal; however, in the event of default or bankruptcy by the other party to the agreement, retention of the collateral may be subject to legal proceedings.

 

3. Federal Income Taxes: The fund intends to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company and distribute all of its taxable income. Accordingly, no provision for federal income taxes is required in the financial statements.

 

4. Distributions: Dividends from net investment income are declared daily and paid on the first business day of the following month.

 

5. Other: Interest income is accrued daily. Premiums and discounts on debt securities purchased are amortized and accreted, respectively, to interest income over the lives of the respective securities. Security transactions are accounted for on the date the 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. The Vanguard Group furnishes at cost investment advisory, corporate management, administrative, marketing, and distribution services. The costs of such services are allocated to the fund under methods approved by the board of trustees. The fund has committed to provide up to 0.40% of its net assets in capital contributions to Vanguard. At August 31, 2007, the fund had contributed capital of $8,140,000 to Vanguard (included in Other Assets), representing 0.01% of the fund’s net assets and 8.14% of Vanguard’s capitalization. The fund’s trustees and officers are also directors and officers of Vanguard.

 

 

23

Prime Money Market Fund

 

C. In June 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Interpretation No. 48 (“FIN 48”), “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes.” FIN 48 establishes the minimum threshold for recognizing, and a system for measuring, the benefits of tax-return positions in financial statements, and is effective for the fund’s fiscal year beginning September 1, 2007. Management has analyzed the fund’s tax positions taken on federal income tax returns for all open tax years (tax years ended August 31, 2004–2007) for purposes of implementing FIN 48, and has concluded that as of August 31, 2007, no provision for income tax would be required in the fund’s financial statements.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

24

Federal Money Market Fund

 

Fund Profile

As of August 31, 2007

 

Financial Attributes

 

 

 

Yield

5.03%

Average Weighted Maturity

62 days

Average Quality1

Aaa

Expense Ratio

0.24%

 

 

Distribution by Credit Quality1 (% of portfolio)

 

 

 

Aaa

100.0%

 

 

Sector Diversification (% of portfolio)

 

 

 

Treasury/Agency

83.4%

Other

16.6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1 Moody’s Investors Service.

See page 58 for a glossary of investment terms.

 

 

 

25

Federal Money Market Fund

 

Performance Summary

 

Investment returns will fluctuate. 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 www.vanguard.com/performance.) The returns shown do not reflect taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions. An investment in a money market fund is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. Although the fund seeks to preserve the value of your investment at $1 per share, it is possible to lose money by investing in the fund. The annualized yield shown reflects the current earnings of the fund more closely than do the average annual returns.

 


 

 

Average Annual Total Returns

Final Value

 

Periods Ended August 31, 2007

of a $10,000

 

One Year

Five Years

Ten Years

Investment

Federal Money Market Fund1

5.17%

2.72%

3.71%

$14,401

Citigroup 3-Month Treasury Index

5.05

2.78

3.66

14,323

Average Government Money Market Fund2

4.59

2.21

3.20

13,701

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1 Total returns do not include the account service fee that may be applicable to certain accounts with balances below $10,000.

2 Returns for Average Government Money Market Fund are derived from data provided by Lipper Inc.

 

 

 

26

Federal Money Market Fund

 

Fiscal-Year Total Returns (%): August 31, 1997–August 31, 2007

 

 

 

Federal Money

Average

Fiscal Year

Market Fund

Fund1

1998

5.4%

5.0%

1999

4.9

4.4

2000

5.8

5.3

2001

5.4

4.8

2002

2.1

1.5

2003

1.1

0.7

2004

0.8

0.4

2005

2.3

1.7

2006

4.3

3.8

2007

5.2

4.6

SEC 7-Day Annualized Yield (8/31/2007): 5.03%

 

 

 

Average Annual Total Returns: Periods Ended June 30, 2007

This table presents average annual total returns through the latest calendar quarter—rather than through the end of the fiscal period. Securities and Exchange Commission rules require that we provide this information.

 

 

Inception Date

One Year

Five Years

Ten Years

Federal Money Market Fund2

7/13/1981

5.16%

2.60%

3.72%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1 Returns for Average Government Money Market Fund are derived from data provided by Lipper Inc.

2 Total returns do not include the account service fee that may be applicable to certain accounts with balances below $10,000.

Note: See Financial Highlights table on page 33 for dividend information.

 

 

27

Federal Money Market Fund

 

Financial Statements

 

Statement of Net Assets

As of August 31, 2007

 

The fund provides a complete list of its holdings four times in each fiscal year, at the quarter-ends. For the second and fourth fiscal quarters, the lists appear in the fund’s semiannual and annual reports to shareholders. For the first and third fiscal quarters, the fund files the lists with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Form N-Q. Shareholders can look up the fund’s Forms N-Q on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. Forms N-Q may also be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room (see the back cover of this report for further information).

 

 

 

 

 

Face

Market

 

 

 

Maturity

Amount

Value

 

 

Yield1

Date

($000)

($000)

U.S. Government and Agency Obligations (83.7%)

 

 

 

2,3

Federal Farm Credit Bank

5.220%

10/9/07

75,000

74,992

2,3

Federal Home Loan Bank

5.210%

9/17/07

350,000

349,894

2,3

Federal Home Loan Bank

5.200%

9/19/07

150,000

149,968

2,3

Federal Home Loan Bank

5.210%

9/19/07

150,000

149,954

2,3

Federal Home Loan Bank

5.210%

9/24/07

75,000

74,977

2,3

Federal Home Loan Bank

5.200%

10/24/07

300,000

299,868

2

Federal Home Loan Bank

5.178%

10/31/07

181,797

180,246

2,3

Federal Home Loan Bank

5.438%

11/19/07

70,000

70,000

2,3

Federal Home Loan Bank

5.438%

12/5/07

70,000

69,995

2

Federal Home Loan Bank

5.135%

1/30/08

29,776

29,150

2

Federal Home Loan Bank

5.134%

2/6/08

47,000

45,968

2

Federal Home Loan Bank

4.955%

2/20/08

31,681

30,949

2

Federal Home Loan Bank

5.024%

2/22/08

37,900

37,002

2

Federal Home Loan Bond

5.155%

9/12/07

100,000

99,843

2

Federal Home Loan Bond

5.098%

2/11/08

87,000

85,042

2

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.

5.213%

9/4/07

290,000

289,876

2

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.

5.127%

9/18/07

102,418

102,182

2,3

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.

5.190%

9/26/07

535,000

534,658

2,3

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.

5.200%

10/1/07

500,000

499,791

2

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.

5.194%–5.195%

12/6/07

378,677

373,588

2

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.

5.142%

1/14/08

36,190

35,507

2

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.

5.099%–5.138%

1/22/08

68,300

66,944

2

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.

5.098%

1/28/08

28,400

27,815

2

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.

4.938%–5.022%

2/19/08

103,399

101,025

2

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.

5.110%

3/3/08

30,000

29,252

2

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.

5.097%

3/31/08

92,048

89,419

2

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.

4.818%

5/30/08

74,999

72,370

2

Federal National Mortgage Assn.

5.214%

9/12/07

242,669

242,287

2

Federal National Mortgage Assn.

5.217%

10/17/07

186,380

185,154

2

Federal National Mortgage Assn.

5.188%

10/24/07

158,357

157,161

2

Federal National Mortgage Assn.

5.212%

11/1/07

155,866

154,508

2

Federal National Mortgage Assn.

5.216%

11/7/07

391,688

387,934

2

Federal National Mortgage Assn.

5.193%

11/20/07

569,000

562,526

2

Federal National Mortgage Assn.

5.200%

1/11/08

406,394

398,809

2

Federal National Mortgage Assn.

5.133%

1/16/08

86,628

84,973

2

Federal National Mortgage Assn.

5.170%

1/23/08

16,921

16,579

2

Federal National Mortgage Assn.

5.128%–5.137%

2/6/08

96,615

94,493

2

Federal National Mortgage Assn.

4.939%–4.958%

2/20/08

170,315

166,391

Total U.S. Government and Agency Obligations (Cost $6,421,090)

 

6,421,090

 

28

Federal Money Market Fund

 

 

 

 

 

Face

Market

 

 

 

Maturity

Amount

Value

 

 

Yield1

Date

($000)

($000)

Repurchase Agreements (16.6%)

 

 

 

 

Barclays Capital Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

(Dated 8/31/07, Repurchase Value $318,187,000

 

 

 

 

 

collateralized by Federal Home Loan Bank Discount

 

 

 

 

 

Note, 10/31/07–11/28/07, Federal Home Loan Bank

 

 

 

 

 

4.625%–5.125%, 7/30/08–2/18/11)

5.300%

9/4/07

318,000

318,000

BNP Paribas Securities Corp.

 

 

 

 

 

(Dated 8/31/07, Repurchase Value $66,039,000,

 

 

 

 

 

collateralized by Federal Home Loan Bank 5.000%,

 

 

 

 

 

2/20/09–9/14/12, Federal Home Loan Mortgage

 

 

 

 

 

Corp. 5.125%, 8/23/10)

5.300%

9/4/07

66,000

66,000

BNP Paribas Securities Corp.

 

 

 

 

 

(Dated 8/31/07, Repurchase Value $1,486,000,

 

 

 

 

 

collateralized by U.S. Treasury Note

 

 

 

 

 

2.375%, 4/15/11)

5.150%

9/4/07

1,485

1,485

Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

(Dated 8/31/07, Repurchase Value $41,024,000,

 

 

 

 

 

collateralized by Federal Home Loan Mortgage

 

 

 

 

 

Corp. 4.750%, 11/17/15)

5.300%

9/4/07

41,000

41,000

Credit Suisse Securities (USA), LLC

 

 

 

 

 

(Dated 8/31/07, Repurchase Value $225,131,000,

 

 

 

 

 

collateralized by Federal Home Loan Mortgage

 

 

 

 

 

Corp. 5.125%–6.625%, 5/21/09–4/18/11,

 

 

 

 

 

Federal National Mortgage Assn. 4.875%–7.125%,

 

 

 

 

 

4/15/09–1/15/30)

5.250%

9/4/07

225,000

225,000

Deutsche Bank Securities Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

(Dated 8/31/07, Repurchase Value $353,208,000,

 

 

 

 

 

collateralized by Federal Home Loan Bank 5.250%,

 

 

 

 

 

6/12/09, Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.

 

 

 

 

 

Discount Note, 9/13/07, Federal Home Loan

 

 

 

 

 

Mortgage Corp. 6.250%, 7/15/32, Federal National

 

 

 

 

 

Mortgage Assn. Discount Note, 1/15/30,

 

 

 

 

 

Federal National Mortgage Assn. 6.250%, 5/15/29)

5.300%

9/4/07

353,000

353,000

UBS Securities LLC

 

 

 

 

 

(Dated 8/31/07, Repurchase Value $272,159,000,

 

 

 

 

 

collateralized by Federal Home Loan Mortgage

 

 

 

 

 

Corp. 3.625%–5.500%, 2/15/08–8/23/17,

 

 

 

 

 

Federal National Mortgage Assn. 6.000%, 5/15/11)

5.270%

9/4/07

272,000

272,000

Total Repurchase Agreements (Cost $1,276,485)

 

 

 

1,276,485

Total Investments (100.3%) (Cost $7,697,575)

 

 

 

7,697,575

Other Assets and Liabilities (–0.3%)

 

 

 

 

Other Assets—Note B

 

 

 

67,532

Liabilities

 

 

 

(92,759)

 

 

 

 

(25,227)

Net Assets (100%)

 

 

 

 

Applicable to 7,672,373,938 outstanding $.001 par value shares of

beneficial interest (unlimited authorization)

 

 

 

7,672,348

Net Asset Value Per Share

 

 

 

$1.00

 

 

 

29

Federal Money Market Fund

 

 

At August 31, 2007, net assets consisted of:

 

 

 

Amount

Per

 

($000)

Share

Paid-in Capital

7,672,386

$1.00

Undistributed Net Investment Income

Accumulated Net Realized Losses

(38)

Unrealized Appreciation

Net Assets

7,672,348

$1.00

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

See Note A in Notes to Financial Statements.

1 Represents annualized yield at date of purchase for discount securities, and coupon for coupon-bearing securities.

2 The issuer operates under a congressional charter; its securities are neither issued nor guaranteed by the U.S. government. If needed, access to additional funding from the U.S. Treasury (beyond the issuer’s line of credit) would require congressional action.

3 Adjustable-rate note.

 

 

30

Federal Money Market Fund

 

Statement of Operations

 

 

Year Ended

 

August 31, 2007

 

($000)

Investment Income

 

Income

 

Interest

361,232

Total Income

361,232

Expenses

 

The Vanguard Group—Note B

 

Investment Advisory Services

557

Management and Administrative

13,661

Marketing and Distribution

1,721

Custodian Fees

112

Auditing Fees

23

Shareholders’ Reports

91

Trustees’ Fees and Expenses

10

Total Expenses

16,175

Net Investment Income

345,057

Realized Net Gain (Loss) on Investment Securities Sold

(21)

Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) of Investment Securities Sold

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

345,036

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

31

Federal Money Market Fund

 

Statement of Changes in Net Assets

 

 

Year Ended August 31,

 

2007

2006

 

($000)

($000)

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

 

 

Operations

 

 

Net Investment Income

345,057

248,836

Realized Net Gain (Loss)

(21)

39

Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

345,036

248,875

Distributions

 

 

Net Investment Income

(345,057)

(248,836)

Realized Capital Gain

Total Distributions

(345,057)

(248,836)

Capital Share Transactions (at $1.00)

 

 

Issued

6,184,183

5,467,907

Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions

335,363

242,468

Redeemed

(5,206,858)

(4,857,418)

Net Increase (Decrease) from Capital Share Transactions

1,312,688

852,957

Total Increase (Decrease)

1,312,667

852,996

Net Assets

 

 

Beginning of Period

6,359,681

5,506,685

End of Period

7,672,348

6,359,681

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

32

Federal Money Market Fund

 

Financial Highlights

 

 

Year Ended August 31,

For a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period

2007

2006

2005

2004

2003

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

$1.00

$1.00

$1.00

$1.00

$1.00

Investment Operations

 

 

 

 

 

Net Investment Income

.051

.042

.022

.008

.011

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)

 

 

 

 

 

on Investments

Total from Investment Operations

.051

.042

.022

.008

.011

Distributions

 

 

 

 

 

Dividends from Net Investment Income

(.051)

(.042)

(.022)

(.008)

(.011)

Distributions from Realized Capital Gains

Total Distributions

(.051)

(.042)

(.022)

(.008)

(.011)

Net Asset Value, End of Period

$1.00

$1.00

$1.00

$1.00

$1.00

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Return1

5.17%

4.31%

2.26%

0.82%

1.11%

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ratios/Supplemental Data

 

 

 

 

 

Net Assets, End of Period (Millions)

$7,672

$6,360

$5,507

$5,575

$6,289

Ratio of Total Expenses to

 

 

 

 

 

Average Net Assets

0.24%

0.29%

0.30%

0.30%

0.32%

Ratio of Net Investment Income to

 

 

 

 

 

Average Net Assets

5.05%

4.25%

2.23%

0.81%

1.11%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1 Total returns do not include the account service fee that may be applicable to certain accounts with balances below $10,000. See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.

 

 

33

Federal Money Market Fund

 

Notes to Financial Statements

 

Vanguard Federal Money Market Fund is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 as an open-end investment company, or mutual fund. The fund invests in short-term debt instruments issued by the U.S. government or its agencies and instrumentalities, and repurchase agreements collateralized by such instruments.

 

A. The following significant accounting policies conform to generally accepted accounting principles for U.S. mutual funds. The fund consistently follows such policies in preparing its financial statements.

 

1. Security Valuation: Securities are valued at amortized cost, which approximates market value.

 

2. Repurchase Agreements: The fund may invest in repurchase agreements. Securities pledged as collateral for repurchase agreements are held by a custodian bank until the agreements mature. Each agreement requires that the market value of the collateral be sufficient to cover payments of interest and principal; however, in the event of default or bankruptcy by the other party to the agreement, retention of the collateral may be subject to legal proceedings.

 

3. Federal Income Taxes: The fund intends to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company and distribute all of its taxable income. Accordingly, no provision for federal income taxes is required in the financial statements.

 

4. Distributions: Dividends from net investment income are declared daily and paid on the first business day of the following month.

 

5. Other: Interest income is accrued daily. Premiums and discounts on debt securities purchased are amortized and accreted, respectively, to interest income over the lives of the respective securities. Security transactions are accounted for on the date the 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 Vanguard Group furnishes at cost investment advisory, corporate management, administrative, marketing, and distribution services. The costs of such services are allocated to the fund under methods approved by the board of trustees. The fund has committed to provide up to 0.40% of its net assets in capital contributions to Vanguard. At August 31, 2007, the fund had contributed capital of $642,000 to Vanguard (included in Other Assets), representing 0.01% of the fund’s net assets and 0.64% of Vanguard’s capitalization. The fund’s trustees and officers are also directors and officers of Vanguard.

 

C. In June 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Interpretation No. 48 (“FIN 48”), “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes.” FIN 48 establishes the minimum threshold for recognizing, and a system for measuring, the benefits of tax-return positions in financial statements, and is effective for the fund’s fiscal year beginning September 1, 2007. Management has analyzed the fund’s tax positions taken on federal income tax returns for all open tax years (tax years ended August 31, 2004–2007) for purposes of implementing FIN 48, and has concluded that as of August 31, 2007, no provision for income tax would be required in the fund’s financial statements.

 

 

34

Treasury Money Market Fund

 

Fund Profile

As of August 31, 2007

 

 

Financial Attributes

 

 

 

Yield

4.54%

Average Weighted Maturity

74 days

Average Quality1

Aaa

Expense Ratio

0.24%

 

 

Distribution by Credit Quality1 (% of portfolio)

 

 

 

Aaa

100.0%

 

 

Sector Diversification (% of portfolio)

 

 

 

Treasury

100.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1 Moody’s Investors Service.

See page 58 for a glossary of investment terms.

 

 

35

Treasury Money Market Fund

 

Performance Summary

 

Investment returns will fluctuate. 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 www.vanguard.com/performance.) The returns shown do not reflect taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions. An investment in a money market fund is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. Although the fund seeks to preserve the value of your investment at $1 per share, it is possible to lose money by investing in the fund. The annualized yield shown reflects the current earnings of the fund more closely than do the average annual returns.

 


 

 

 

 

Average Annual Total Returns

Final Value

 

 

Periods Ended August 31, 2007

of a $10,000

 

One Year

Five Years

Ten Years

Investment

Treasury Money Market Fund1

4.88%

2.55%

3.48%

$14,081

Citigroup 3-Month Treasury Index

5.05

2.78

3.66

14,323

iMoneyNet Money Fund Report’s

 

 

 

 

Average 100% Treasury Fund

4.34

2.10

3.07

13,526

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1 Total returns do not include the account service fee that may be applicable to certain accounts with balances below $10,000.

 

 

36

Treasury Money Market Fund

 

 

Fiscal-Year Total Returns (%): August 31, 1997–August 31, 2007

 

 

 

Treasury Money

Average

Fiscal Year

Market Fund

Fund1

1998

5.1%

4.8%

1999

4.5

4.2

2000

5.4

5.0

2001

5.1

4.7

2002

2.0

1.6

2003

1.0

0.7

2004

0.7

0.4

2005

2.1

1.6

2006

4.1

3.5

2007

4.9

4.3

SEC 7-Day Annualized Yield (8/31/2007): 4.54%

 

 

 

Average Annual Total Returns: Periods Ended June 30, 2007

This table presents average annual total returns through the latest calendar quarter—rather than through the end of the fiscal period. Securities and Exchange Commission rules require that we provide this information.

 

 

Inception Date

One Year

Five Years

Ten Years

Treasury Money Market Fund2

3/9/1983

4.88%

2.44%

3.49%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1 Derived from iMoneyNet Money Fund Report’s Average 100% Treasury Fund.

2 Total returns do not include the account service fee that may be applicable to certain accounts with balances below $10,000. Note: See Financial Highlights table on page 42 for dividend information.

 

 

37

Treasury Money Market Fund

 

Financial Statements

 

Statement of Net Assets

As of August 31, 2007

 

The fund provides a complete list of its holdings four times in each fiscal year, at the quarter-ends. For the second and fourth fiscal quarters, the lists appear in the fund’s semiannual and annual reports to shareholders. For the first and third fiscal quarters, the fund files the lists with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Form N-Q. Shareholders can look up the fund’s Forms N-Q on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. Forms N-Q may also be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room (see the back cover of this report for further information).

 

 

 

 

Face

Market

 

 

Maturity

Amount

Value

 

Yield1

Date

($000)

($000)

U.S Government Securities (99.8%)

 

 

 

 

U.S. Treasury Bill

3.002%–5.037%

9/6/07

96,715

96,653

U.S. Treasury Bill

3.711%–4.365%

9/13/07

113,000

112,849

U.S. Treasury Bill

4.269%

9/17/07

3,270

3,264

U.S. Treasury Bill

1.532%–4.647%

9/20/07

58,930

58,845

U.S. Treasury Bill

3.777%–4.972%

9/27/07

378,883

377,591

U.S. Treasury Bill

4.805%–4.868%

10/4/07

480,000

477,905

U.S. Treasury Bill

4.880%–4.890%

10/11/07

530,000

527,157

U.S. Treasury Bill

4.865%–4.900%

10/18/07

253,694

252,091

U.S. Treasury Bill

4.946%–4.956%

10/25/07

879,000

872,576

U.S. Treasury Bill

4.872%–4.890%

11/1/07

293,000

290,609

U.S. Treasury Bill

4.759%–4.845%

11/8/07

172,669

171,111

U.S. Treasury Bill

3.807%–4.707%

11/15/07

510,789

505,946

U.S. Treasury Bill

3.567%–4.911%

11/23/07

387,346

383,720

U.S. Treasury Bill

4.485%–4.657%

11/29/07

600,000

593,280

U.S. Treasury Bill

3.939%–3.960%

1/3/08

70,000

69,063

U.S. Treasury Bill

4.914%

1/31/08

115,000

112,672

U.S. Treasury Bill

4.662%–4.846%

2/7/08

101,309

99,209

U.S. Treasury Bill

3.925%–4.835%

2/14/08

295,000

288,903

U.S. Treasury Bill

3.978%

2/21/08

225,000

220,783

U.S. Treasury Bill

4.484%–4.652%

2/28/08

375,000

366,636

Total U.S. Government Securities (Cost $5,880,863)

 

 

5,880,863

Other Assets and Liabilities (0.2%)

 

 

 

 

Other Assets—Note B

 

 

 

25,111

Liabilities

 

 

 

(14,604)

 

 

 

 

10,507

Net Assets (100%)

 

 

 

 

Applicable to 5,890,853,257 outstanding $.001 par value shares of

 

 

beneficial interest (unlimited authorization)

 

 

5,891,370

Net Asset Value Per Share

 

 

 

$1.00

 

 

 

 

 

 

38

Treasury Money Market Fund

 

 

At August 31, 2007, net assets consisted of:

 

 

 

Amount

Per

 

($000)

Share

Paid-in Capital

5,890,881

$1.00

Undistributed Net Investment Income

Accumulated Net Realized Gains

489

Unrealized Appreciation

Net Assets

5,891,370

$1.00

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

See Note A in Notes to Financial Statements.

1 Represents annualized yield at date of purchase for discount securities, and coupon for coupon-bearing securities.

 

 

39

Treasury Money Market Fund

 

Statement of Operations

 

 

Year Ended

 

August 31, 2007

 

($000)

Investment Income

 

Income

 

Interest

267,141

Total Income

267,141

Expenses

 

The Vanguard Group—Note B

 

Investment Advisory Services

440

Management and Administrative

10,669

Marketing and Distribution

1,362

Custodian Fees

64

Auditing Fees

17

Shareholders’ Reports

84

Trustees’ Fees and Expenses

8

Total Expenses

12,644

Net Investment Income

254,497

Realized Net Gain (Loss) on Investment Securities Sold

732

Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) of Investment Securities

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

255,229

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

40

Treasury Money Market Fund

 

Statement of Changes in Net Assets

 

 

Year Ended August 31,

 

2007

2006

 

($000)

($000)

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

 

 

Operations

 

 

Net Investment Income

254,497

198,121

Realized Net Gain (Loss)

732

(475)

Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

255,229

197,646

Distributions

 

 

Net Investment Income

(254,497)

(198,121)

Realized Capital Gain

Total Distributions

(254,497)

(198,121)

Capital Share Transactions (at $1.00)

 

 

Issued

4,658,601

4,924,240

Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions

248,231

193,061

Redeemed

(4,239,110)

(4,451,544)

Net Increase (Decrease) from Capital Share Transactions

667,722

665,757

Total Increase (Decrease)

668,454

665,282

Net Assets

 

 

Beginning of Period

5,222,916

4,557,634

End of Period

5,891,370

5,222,916

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

41

Treasury Money Market Fund

 

Financial Highlights

 

 

Year Ended August 31,

For a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period

2007

2006

2005

2004

2003

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

$1.00

$1.00

$1.00

$1.00

$1.00

Investment Operations

 

 

 

 

 

Net Investment Income

.048

.040

.021

.007

.010

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)

 

 

 

 

 

on Investments

Total from Investment Operations

.048

.040

.021

.007

.010

Distributions

 

 

 

 

 

Dividends from Net Investment Income

(.048)

(.040)

(.021)

(.007)

(.010)

Distributions from Realized Capital Gains

Total Distributions

(.048)

(.040)

(.021)

(.007)

(.010)

Net Asset Value, End of Period

$1.00

$1.00

$1.00

$1.00

$1.00

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Return1

4.88%

4.06%

2.12%

0.74%

1.03%

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ratios/Supplemental Data

 

 

 

 

 

Net Assets, End of Period (Millions)

$5,891

$5,223

$4,558

$4,628

$4,959

Ratio of Total Expenses to

 

 

 

 

 

Average Net Assets

0.24%

0.29%

0.30%

0.30%

0.32%

Ratio of Net Investment Income to

 

 

 

 

 

Average Net Assets

4.76%

4.01%

2.10%

0.73%

1.03%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1 Total returns do not include the account service fee that may be applicable to certain accounts with balances below $10,000. See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.

 

 

42

Treasury Money Market Fund

 

Notes to Financial Statements

 

Vanguard Treasury Money Market Fund is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 as an open-end investment company, or mutual fund. The fund invests in short-term debt instruments backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government.

 

A. The following significant accounting policies conform to generally accepted accounting principles for U.S. mutual funds. The fund consistently follows such policies in preparing its financial statements.

 

1. Security Valuation: Securities are valued at amortized cost, which approximates market value.

 

2. Federal Income Taxes: The fund intends to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company and distribute all of its taxable income. Accordingly, no provision for federal income taxes is required in the financial statements.

 

3. Distributions: Dividends from net investment income are declared daily and paid on the first business day of the following month.

 

4. Other: Interest income is accrued daily. Premiums and discounts on debt securities purchased are amortized and accreted, respectively, to interest income over the lives of the respective securities. 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 Vanguard Group furnishes at cost investment advisory, corporate management, administrative, marketing, and distribution services. The costs of such services are allocated to the fund under methods approved by the board of trustees. The fund has committed to provide up to 0.40% of its net assets in capital contributions to Vanguard. At August 31, 2007, the fund had contributed capital of $477,000 to Vanguard (included in Other Assets), representing 0.01% of the fund’s net assets and 0.48% of Vanguard’s capitalization. The fund’s trustees and officers are also directors and officers of Vanguard.

 

C. In June 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Interpretation No. 48 (“FIN 48”), “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes.” FIN 48 establishes the minimum threshold for recognizing, and a system for measuring, the benefits of tax-return positions in financial statements, and is effective for the fund’s fiscal year beginning September 1, 2007. Management has analyzed the fund’s tax positions taken on federal income tax returns for all open tax years (tax years ended August 31, 2004–2007) for purposes of implementing FIN 48, and has concluded that as of August 31, 2007, no provision for income tax would be required in the fund’s financial statements.

 

 

 

43

Admiral Treasury Money Market Fund

 

Fund Profile

As of August 31, 2007

 

Financial Attributes

 

 

 

Yield

4.64%

Average Weighted Maturity

76 days

Average Quality1

Aaa

Expense Ratio

0.10%

 

 

Distribution by Credit Quality1 (% of portfolio)

 

 

 

Aaa

100.0%

 

 

Sector Diversification (% of portfolio)

 

 

 

Treasury

100.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1 Moody’s Investors Service.

See page 58 for a glossary of investment terms.

 

 

44

Admiral Treasury Money Market Fund

 

Performance Summary

 

Investment returns will fluctuate. 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 www.vanguard.com/performance.) The returns shown do not reflect taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions. An investment in a money market fund is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. Although the fund seeks to preserve the value of your investment at $1 per share, it is possible to lose money by investing in the fund. The annualized yield shown reflects the current earnings of the fund more closely than do the average annual returns.

 


 

 

 

 

Average Annual Total Returns

Final Value

 

 

Periods Ended August 31, 2007

of a $50,000

 

One Year

Five Years

Ten Years

Investment

Admiral Treasury Money Market Fund

5.02%

2.72%

3.65%

$71,586

Citigroup 3-Month Treasury Index

5.05

2.78

3.66

71,616

iMoneyNet Money Fund Report’s

 

 

 

 

Average 100% Treasury Fund

4.34

2.10

3.07

67,628

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

45

Admiral Treasury Money Market Fund

 

 

Fiscal-Year Total Returns (%): August 31, 1997–August 31, 2007

 

Admiral Treasury

Average

Fiscal Year

Money Market Fund

Fund1

1998

5.3%

4.8%

1999

4.7

4.2

2000

5.5

5.0

2001

5.3

4.7

2002

2.1

1.6

2003

1.2

0.7

2004

0.9

0.4

2005

2.3

1.6

2006

4.2

3.5

2007

5.0

4.3

SEC 7-Day Annualized Yield (8/31/2007): 4.64%

 

 

 

 

Average Annual Total Returns: Periods Ended June 30, 2007

This table presents average annual total returns through the latest calendar quarter—rather than through the end of the fiscal period. Securities and Exchange Commission rules require that we provide this information.

 

 

Inception Date

One Year

Five Years

Ten Years

Admiral Treasury Money Market Fund

12/14/1992

5.03%

2.61%

3.66%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1 Derived from iMoneyNet Money Fund Report’s Average 100% Treasury Fund.

Note: See Financial Highlights table on page 51 for dividend information.

 

 

 

46

Admiral Treasury Money Market Fund

 

Financial Statements

 

Statement of Net Assets

As of August 31, 2007

 

The fund provides a complete list of its holdings four times in each fiscal year, at the quarter-ends. For the second and fourth fiscal quarters, the lists appear in the fund’s semiannual and annual reports to shareholders. For the first and third fiscal quarters, the fund files the lists with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Form N-Q. Shareholders can look up the fund’s Forms N-Q on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. Forms N-Q may also be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room (see the back cover of this report for further information).

 

 

 

 

Face

Market

 

 

Maturity

Amount

Value

 

Yield1

Date

($000)

($000)

U.S. Government Securities (100.0%)

 

 

 

 

U.S. Treasury Bill

5.020%–5.037%

9/6/07

1,426,196

1,425,209

U.S. Treasury Bill

3.711%–4.365%

9/13/07

226,301

226,003

U.S. Treasury Bill

4.269%

9/17/07

19,139

19,103

U.S. Treasury Bill

1.579%–5.038%

9/20/07

635,678

634,387

U.S. Treasury Bill

4.746%–4.972%

9/27/07

515,000

513,232

U.S. Treasury Bill

4.805%–4.868%

10/4/07

1,520,000

1,513,374

U.S. Treasury Bill

4.877%–4.890%

10/11/07

1,321,324

1,314,233

U.S. Treasury Bill

4.849%–4.900%

10/18/07

1,135,267

1,128,095

U.S. Treasury Bill

4.946%–4.956%

10/25/07

1,906,000

1,892,089

U.S. Treasury Bill

4.872%–4.890%

11/1/07

1,357,000

1,345,921

U.S. Treasury Bill

4.759%–4.845%

11/8/07

626,739

621,086

U.S. Treasury Bill

3.429%–4.707%

11/15/07

2,234,879

2,214,193

U.S. Treasury Bill

3.535%–4.911%

11/23/07

1,422,204

1,408,744

U.S. Treasury Bill

4.485%–4.657%

11/29/07

1,350,000

1,334,950

U.S. Treasury Bill

3.939%–3.960%

1/3/08

330,000

325,577

U.S. Treasury Bill

4.875%–4.914%

1/31/08

685,000

671,179

U.S. Treasury Bill

4.662%–4.846%

2/7/08

420,000

411,303

U.S. Treasury Bill

3.925%–4.835%

2/14/08

855,000

836,882

U.S. Treasury Bill

3.874%–3.978%

2/21/08

1,055,000

1,035,362

U.S. Treasury Bill

4.484%–4.678%

2/28/08

1,210,000

1,183,007

Total U.S. Government Securities (Cost $20,053,929)

 

 

20,053,929

Other Assets and Liabilities (0.0%)

 

 

 

 

Other Assets—Note B

 

 

 

75,184

Liabilities

 

 

 

(65,164)

 

 

 

 

10,020

Net Assets (100%)

 

 

 

 

Applicable to 20,063,058,199 outstanding $.001 par value shares of

 

 

beneficial interest (unlimited authorization)

 

 

 

20,063,949

Net Asset Value Per Share

 

 

 

$1.00

 

 

 

 

 

 

47

Admiral Treasury Money Market Fund

 

 

At August 31, 2007, net assets consisted of:

 

 

 

Amount

Per

 

($000)

Share

Paid-in Capital

20,063,060

$1.00

Undistributed Net Investment Income

Accumulated Net Realized Gains

889

Unrealized Appreciation

Net Assets

20,063,949

$1.00

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

See Note A in Notes to Financial Statements.

1 Represents annualized yield at date of purchase for discount securities, and coupon for coupon-bearing securities.

 

 

48

Admiral Treasury Money Market Fund

 

Statement of Operations

 

 

Year Ended

 

August 31, 2007

 

($000)

Investment Income

 

Income

 

Interest

864,440

Total Income

864,440

Expenses

 

The Vanguard Group—Note B

 

Investment Advisory Services

1,408

Management and Administrative

10,660

Marketing and Distribution

4,340

Custodian Fees

240

Auditing Fees

18

Shareholders’ Reports

64

Trustees’ Fees and Expenses

19

Total Expenses

16,749

Net Investment Income

847,691

Realized Net Gain (Loss) on Investment Securities Sold

2,478

Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) of Investment Securities

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

850,169

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Admiral Treasury Money Market Fund

 

Statement of Changes in Net Assets

 

 

Year Ended August 31,

 

2007

2006

 

($000)

($000)

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

 

 

Operations

 

 

Net Investment Income

847,691

622,279

Realized Net Gain (Loss)

2,478

(587)

Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

850,169

621,692

Distributions

 

 

Net Investment Income

(847,691)

(622,279)

Realized Capital Gain

Total Distributions

(847,691)

(622,279)

Capital Share Transactions (at $1.00)

 

 

Issued

17,590,283

16,807,460

Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions

808,325

592,915

Redeemed

(14,319,509)

(15,254,987)

Net Increase (Decrease) from Capital Share Transactions

4,079,099

2,145,388

Total Increase (Decrease)

4,081,577

2,144,801

Net Assets

 

 

Beginning of Period

15,982,372

13,837,571

End of Period

20,063,949

15,982,372

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Admiral Treasury Money Market Fund

 

Financial Highlights

 

 

Year Ended August 31,

For a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period

2007

2006

2005

2004

2003

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

$1.00

$1.00

$1.00

$1.00

$1.00

Investment Operations

 

 

 

 

 

Net Investment Income

.049

.041

.023

.009

.012

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)

 

 

 

 

 

on Investments

Total from Investment Operations

.049

.041

.023

.009

.012

Distributions

 

 

 

 

 

Dividends from Net Investment Income

(.049)

(.041)

(.023)

(.009)

(.012)

Distributions from Realized Capital Gains

Total Distributions

(.049)

(.041)

(.023)

(.009)

(.012)

Net Asset Value, End of Period

$1.00

$1.00

$1.00

$1.00

$1.00

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Return

5.02%

4.22%

2.29%

0.91%

1.20%

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ratios/Supplemental Data

 

 

 

 

 

Net Assets, End of Period (Millions)

$20,064

$15,982

$13,838

$13,270

$13,129

Ratio of Total Expenses to

 

 

 

 

 

Average Net Assets

0.10%

0.13%

0.13%

0.13%

0.14%

Ratio of Net Investment Income to

 

 

 

 

 

Average Net Assets

4.90%

4.15%

2.27%

0.91%

1.18%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.

 

 

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Admiral Treasury Money Market Fund

 

Notes to Financial Statements

 

Vanguard Admiral Treasury Money Market Fund is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 as an open-end investment company, or mutual fund. The fund invests in short-term debt instruments backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government.

 

A. The following significant accounting policies conform to generally accepted accounting principles for U.S. mutual funds. The fund consistently follows such policies in preparing its financial statements.

 

1. Security Valuation: Securities are valued at amortized cost, which approximates market value.

 

2. Federal Income Taxes: The fund intends to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company and distribute all of its taxable income. Accordingly, no provision for federal income taxes is required in the financial statements.

 

3. Distributions: Dividends from net investment income are declared daily and paid on the first

business day of the following month.

4. Other: Interest income is accrued daily. Premiums and discounts on debt securities purchased are amortized and accreted, respectively, to interest income over the lives of the respective securities. 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 Vanguard Group furnishes at cost investment advisory, corporate management, administrative, marketing, and distribution services. The costs of such services are allocated to the fund under methods approved by the board of trustees. The fund has committed to provide up to 0.40% of its net assets in capital contributions to Vanguard. At August 31, 2007, the fund had contributed capital of $1,591,000 to Vanguard (included in Other Assets), representing 0.01% of the fund’s net assets and 1.59% of Vanguard’s capitalization. The fund’s trustees and officers are also directors and officers of Vanguard.

 

C. In June 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Interpretation No. 48 (“FIN 48”), “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes.” FIN 48 establishes the minimum threshold for recognizing, and a system for measuring, the benefits of tax-return positions in financial statements, and is effective for the fund’s fiscal year beginning September 1, 2007. Management has analyzed the fund’s tax positions taken on federal income tax returns for all open tax years (tax years ended August 31, 2004–2007) for purposes of implementing FIN 48, and has concluded that as of August 31, 2007, no provision for income tax would be required in the fund’s financial statements.

 

 

 

 

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

To the Trustees of Vanguard Money Market Reserves, Vanguard Treasury Funds and Vanguard Admiral Funds and the Shareholders of Vanguard Prime Money Market Fund, Vanguard Federal Money Market Fund, Vanguard Treasury Money Market Fund and Vanguard Admiral Treasury Money Market Fund:

 

In our opinion, the accompanying statements of net assets and the related statements of operations and of changes in net assets and the financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Vanguard Prime Money Market Fund, Vanguard Federal Money Market Fund, Vanguard Treasury Money Market Fund and Vanguard Admiral Treasury Money Market Fund (the “Funds”) at August 31, 2007, 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 then ended and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements and financial highlights (hereafter referred to as “financial statements”) are the responsibility of the Funds’ management; our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits, which included confirmation of securities at August 31, 2007 by correspondence with the custodians and brokers, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

 

 

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

October 10, 2007

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Special 2007 tax information (unaudited) for Vanguard Prime Money Market Fund

This information for the fiscal year ended August 31, 2007, is included pursuant to provisions of the Internal Revenue Code.

 

For non-resident alien shareholders, 74.06% of income dividends are interest related dividends.

 


Special 2007 tax information (unaudited) for Vanguard Federal Money Market Fund

This information for the fiscal year ended August 31, 2007, is included pursuant to provisions of the Internal Revenue Code.

 

For non-resident alien shareholders, 100% of income dividends are interest related dividends.

 


Special 2007 tax information (unaudited) for Vanguard Treasury Money Market Fund

This information for the fiscal year ended August 31, 2007, is included pursuant to provisions of the Internal Revenue Code.

 

For non-resident alien shareholders, 100% of income dividends are interest related dividends.

 


Special 2007 tax information (unaudited) for Vanguard Admiral Treasury Money Market Fund

This information for the fiscal year ended August 31, 2007, is included pursuant to provisions of the Internal Revenue Code.

 

For non-resident alien shareholders, 100.0% of income dividends are interest related dividends.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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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 table on page 56 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 on page 56 are meant to highlight and help you compare ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs incurred by the fund for buying and selling securities. Further, the expenses do not include the account service fee described in the prospectus (the fee does not apply to the Prime Money Market Fund’s Institutional Shares or the Admiral Treasury Money Market Fund). If such a fee were applied to your account, your costs would be higher. Your fund does not charge transaction fees, such as purchase or redemption fees, nor does it 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.

 

 

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Six Months Ended August 31, 2007

 

 

 

 

Beginning

Ending

Expenses

 

Account Value

Account Value

Paid During

Money Market Fund

2/28/2007

8/31/2007

Period1

Based on Actual Fund Return

 

 

 

Prime

 

 

 

Investor Shares

$1,000.00

$1,026.04

$1.12

Institutional Shares

1,000.00

1,026.76

0.41

Federal

1,000.00

1,025.77

1.12

Treasury

1,000.00

1,024.19

1.12

Admiral Treasury

1,000.00

1,024.85

0.46

Based on Hypothetical 5% Yearly Return

 

 

 

Prime

 

 

 

Investor Shares

$1,000.00

$1,024.10

$1.12

Institutional Shares

1,000.00

1,024.80

0.41

Federal

1,000.00

1,024.10

1.12

Treasury

1,000.00

1,024.10

1.12

Admiral Treasury

1,000.00

1,024.75

0.46

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1 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 Prime Money Market Fund, 0.22% for Investor Shares and 0.08% for Institutional Shares; for the Federal Money Market Fund, 0.22%; for the Treasury Money Market Fund, 0.22%; and for the Admiral Treasury Money Market Fund, 0.09%. 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.

 

 

56

Trustees Approve Advisory Arrangement

 

The board of trustees of Vanguard Prime Money Market Fund, Federal Money Market Fund, Treasury Money Market Fund, and Admiral Treasury Money Market Fund has renewed the funds’ investment advisory arrangement with The Vanguard Group, Inc. Vanguard—through its Fixed Income Group—serves as the investment advisor for the funds. The board determined that continuing the funds’ internalized management structure was in the best interests of the funds and their shareholders.

 

The board based its decision upon an evaluation of the advisor’s investment staff, portfolio management process, and performance. The trustees considered the factors discussed below, among others. However, no single factor determined whether the board approved the arrangement. Rather, it was the totality of the circumstances that drove the board’s decision.

 

Nature, extent, and quality of services

The board considered the quality of the funds’ investment management over both the short and long term, and took into account the organizational depth and stability of the advisor. Vanguard has been managing investments for more than two decades. George U. Sauter, Vanguard managing director and chief investment officer, has been in the investment management business since 1985. Robert F. Auwaerter, principal in charge of the Fixed Income Group, has been in the investment management business since 1978. The Fixed Income Group adheres to a sound, disciplined investment management process; the team has considerable experience, stability, and depth.

 

The board concluded that Vanguard’s experience, stability, depth, and performance, among other factors, warranted continuation of the advisory arrangement.

 

Investment performance

The board considered the short- and long-term performance of the funds, including any periods of outperformance or underperformance of relevant benchmarks and peer groups. The board concluded that the funds have performed in line with expectations, and that their results have been consistent with their investment strategies. Information about the funds’ most recent performance can be found in the Performance Summary sections of this report.

 

Cost

The board concluded that the funds’ expense ratios were far below the average expense ratios charged by funds in their respective peer groups. The board noted that the funds’ advisory expense ratios were also well below their peer-group averages. Information about the funds’ expense ratios appears in the About Your Fund’s Expenses section of this report as well as in the Financial Statements sections.

 

The board does not conduct a profitability analysis of Vanguard because of Vanguard’s unique “at-cost” structure. Unlike most other mutual fund management companies, Vanguard is owned by the funds it oversees, and produces “profits” only in the form of reduced expenses for fund shareholders.

 

The benefit of economies of scale

The board of trustees concluded that the funds’ low-cost arrangement with Vanguard ensures that the funds will realize economies of scale as they grow, with the cost to shareholders declining as fund assets increase.

 

The board will consider whether to renew the advisory arrangement again after a one-year

period.

 

 

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Glossary

 

Average Quality. An indicator of credit risk, this figure is the average of the ratings assigned to a fund’s fixed income holdings by credit-rating agencies. The agencies make their judgment after appraising an issuer’s ability to meet its obligations. Quality is graded on a scale, with Aaa or AAA indicating the most creditworthy bond issuers. U.S. Treasury securities are considered to have the highest credit quality.

 

Average Weighted Maturity. The average length of time until fixed income securities held by a fund reach maturity and are repaid. The figure reflects the proportion of fund assets represented by each security.

 

Expense Ratio. The percentage of a fund’s average net assets used to pay its annual administrative and advisory expenses. These expenses directly reduce returns to investors.

 

Inception Date. The date on which the assets of a fund (or one of its share classes) are first invested in accordance with the fund’s investment objective. For funds with a subscription period, the inception date is the day after that period ends. Investment performance is measured from the inception date.

 

Yield. A snapshot of a fund’s interest income. The yield is expressed as a percentage of the fund’s net asset value. For money market funds, yield is based on income earned over the past seven days and is annualized, or projected forward for the coming year.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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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 on an at-cost basis.

 

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.

 

Our independent board members bring distinguished backgrounds in business, academia, and public service to their task of working with Vanguard officers to establish the policies and oversee the activities of the funds. Among board members’ responsibilities are selecting investment advisors for the funds; monitoring fund operations, performance, and costs; reviewing contracts; nominating and selecting new trustees/directors; and electing Vanguard officers.

 

Each trustee serves a fund until its termination; or until the trustee’s retirement, resignation, or death; or otherwise as specified in the fund’s organizational documents. Any trustee may be removed at a shareholders’ meeting by a vote representing two-thirds of the net asset value of all shares of the fund together with shares of other Vanguard funds organized within the same trust. The table on these two pages shows information for each trustee and executive officer of the fund. The mailing address of the trustees and officers is P.O. Box 876, Valley Forge, PA 19482.

 

 

Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer, and Trustee

 

 

John J. Brennan1

 

Born 1954

Principal Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years: Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive

Trustee since May 1987;

Officer, and Director/Trustee of The Vanguard Group, Inc., and of each of the investment

Chairman of the Board and

companies served by The Vanguard Group.

Chief Executive Officer

 

147 Vanguard Funds Overseen

 

 

 

Independent Trustees

 

 

 

Charles D. Ellis

 

Born 1937

Principal Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years: Applecore Partners (pro bono ventures

Trustee since January 2001

in education); Senior Advisor to Greenwich Associates (international business strategy

147 Vanguard Funds Overseen

consulting); Successor Trustee of Yale University; Overseer of the Stern School of Business

 

at New York University; Trustee of the Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research.

 

 

Rajiv L. Gupta

 

Born 1945

Principal Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years: Chairman, President, and

Trustee since December 20012

Chief Executive Officer of Rohm and Haas Co. (chemicals); Board Member of

147 Vanguard Funds Overseen

the American Chemistry Council; Director of Tyco International, Ltd. (diversified

 

manufacturing and services) since 2005; Trustee of Drexel University and of the

 

Chemical Heritage Foundation.

 

 

Amy Gutmann

 

Born 1949

Principal Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years: President of the University of

Trustee since June 2006

Pennsylvania since 2004; Professor in the School of Arts and Sciences, Annenberg School

147 Vanguard Funds Overseen

for Communication, and Graduate School of Education of the University of Pennsylvania

 

since 2004; Provost (2001–2004) and Laurance S. Rockefeller Professor of Politics and

 

the University Center for Human Values (1990–2004), Princeton University; Director of

 

Carnegie Corporation of New York since 2005 and of Schuylkill River Development

 

Corporation and Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce since 2004.

 

JoAnn Heffernan Heisen

 

Born 1950

Principal Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years: Corporate Vice President and

Trustee since July 1998

Chief Global Diversity Officer since 2006, Vice President and Chief Information

147 Vanguard Funds Overseen

Officer (1997–2005), and Member of the Executive Committee of Johnson &

 

Johnson (pharmaceuticals/consumer products); Director of the University Medical

 

Center at Princeton and Women’s Research and Education Institute.

 

 

André F. Perold

 

Born 1952

Principal Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years: George Gund Professor of Finance

Trustee since December 2004

and Banking, Harvard Business School; Senior Associate Dean, Director of Faculty

147 Vanguard Funds Overseen

Recruiting, and Chair of Finance Faculty, Harvard Business School; Director and Chairman

 

of UNX, Inc. (equities trading firm) since 2003; Chair of the Investment Committee of

 

HighVista Strategies LLC (private investment firm) since 2005.

 

 

Alfred M. Rankin, Jr.

 

Born 1941

Principal Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years: Chairman, President, Chief Executive

Trustee since January 1993

Officer, and Director of NACCO Industries, Inc. (forklift trucks/housewares/lignite); Director

147 Vanguard Funds Overseen

of Goodrich Corporation (industrial products/aircraft systems and services).

 

 

 

 

J. Lawrence Wilson

 

Born 1936

Principal Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years: Retired Chairman and Chief Executive

Trustee since April 1985

Officer of Rohm and Haas Co. (chemicals); Director of Cummins Inc. (diesel engines) and

147 Vanguard Funds Overseen

AmerisourceBergen Corp. (pharmaceutical distribution); Trustee of Vanderbilt University

 

and of Culver Educational Foundation.

 

 

Executive Officers1

 

 

 

Thomas J. Higgins

 

Born 1957

Principal Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years: Principal of The Vanguard Group, Inc.;

Treasurer since July 1998

Treasurer of each of the investment companies served by The Vanguard Group.

147 Vanguard Funds Overseen

 

 

 

 

 

Heidi Stam

 

Born 1956

Principal Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years: Managing Director of The Vanguard

Secretary since July 2005

Group, Inc., since 2006; General Counsel of The Vanguard Group since 2005; Secretary of

147 Vanguard Funds Overseen

The Vanguard Group, and of each of the investment companies served by The Vanguard

 

Group, since 2005; Principal of The Vanguard Group (1997–2006).

 

Vanguard Senior Management Team

 

 

 

 

 

 

R. Gregory Barton

Kathleen C. Gubanich

F. William McNabb, III

Ralph K. Packard

Mortimer J. Buckley

Paul A. Heller

Michael S. Miller

George U. Sauter

 

 

Founder

 

John C. Bogle

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, 1974–1996

 

 

1 Officers of the funds are “interested persons” as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940.

2 December 2002 for Vanguard Equity Income Fund, Vanguard Growth Equity Fund, the Vanguard Municipal Bond Funds, and the Vanguard State Tax-Exempt Funds.

More information about the trustees is in the Statement of Additional Information, available from The Vanguard Group.

 

 


 

P.O. Box 2600

 

Valley Forge, PA 19482-2600

 

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Fund Information > 800-662-7447

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logo are trademarks of The Vanguard Group, Inc.

Direct Investor Account Services > 800-662-2739

 

 

 

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All comparative mutual fund data are from Lipper Inc.

 

or Morningstar, Inc., unless otherwise noted.

 

 

 

 

 

You can obtain a free copy of Vanguard’s proxy voting

This material may be used in conjunction

guidelines by visiting our website, www.vanguard.com,

with the offering of shares of any Vanguard

and searching for “proxy voting guidelines,” or by calling

fund only if preceded or accompanied by

Vanguard at 800-662-2739. They are also available from

the fund’s current prospectus.

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 www.vanguard.com

 

or www.sec.gov.

 

 

 

 

 

You can review and copy information about your fund

 

at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C.

 

To find out more about this public service, call the SEC

 

at 202-551-8090. Information about your fund is also

 

available on the SEC’s website, and you can receive

 

copies of this information, for a fee, by sending a

 

request in either of two ways: via e-mail addressed to

 

publicinfo@sec.gov or via regular mail addressed to the

 

Public Reference Section, Securities and Exchange

 

Commission, Washington, DC 20549-0102.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

© 2007 The Vanguard Group, Inc.

 

All rights reserved.

 

Vanguard Marketing Corporation, Distributor.

 

 

 

Q300 102007

 

 

 

 

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. The following members of the Audit Committee have been determined by the Registrant’s Board of Trustees to be Audit Committee Financial Experts serving on its Audit Committee, and to be independent: Charles D. Ellis, Rajiv L. Gupta, JoAnn Heffernan Heisen, André F. Perold, Alfred M. Rankin, Jr., and J. Lawrence Wilson.

 

Item 4: Principal Accountant Fees and Services.

(a) Audit Fees.

Audit Fees of the Registrant

Fiscal Year Ended August 31, 2007: $17,000

Fiscal Year Ended August 31, 2006: $16,000

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

Fiscal Year Ended August 31, 2007: $2,835,320

Fiscal Year Ended August 31, 2006: $2,347,620

(b) Audit-Related Fees.

Fiscal Year Ended August 31, 2007: $630,400

Fiscal Year Ended August 31, 2006: $530,000

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

(c) Tax Fees.

Fiscal Year Ended August 31, 2007: $215,900

Fiscal Year Ended August 31, 2006: $101,300

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

(d) All Other Fees.

Fiscal Year Ended August 31, 2007: $0

Fiscal Year Ended August 31, 2006: $0

Includes fees billed for services related to risk management and privacy matters. Services were provided to the Registrant, The Vanguard Group, Inc., Vanguard Marketing Corporation, and other registered investment companies in the Vanguard Group.

(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: (1) the Registrant; (2) The Vanguard Group, Inc.; (3) other entities controlled by The Vanguard Group, Inc. that provide ongoing services to the Registrant; and (4) other registered investment companies in the Vanguard Group. 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: (1) the Registrant; (2) The Vanguard Group, Inc.; (3) other entities controlled by The Vanguard Group, Inc. that provide ongoing services to the Registrant; or (4) other registered investment companies in the Vanguard Group.

(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 August 31, 2007: $215,900

Fiscal Year Ended August 31, 2006: $101,300

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

(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: Not Applicable.

 

Item 6: Not Applicable.

 

Item 7: Not Applicable.

 

Item 8: Not Applicable.

 

Item 9: Not Applicable.

 

Item 10: 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 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: Exhibits.

 

 

(a)

Code of Ethics.

 

(b)

Certifications.

 

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 TREASURY FUND

 

 

BY:

(signature)

 

(HEIDI STAM)

 

JOHN J. BRENNAN*

 

CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

 

Date: October 18, 2007

 

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 TREASURY FUND

 

 

BY:

(signature)

 

(HEIDI STAM)

 

JOHN J. BRENNAN*

 

CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

 

Date: October 18, 2007

 

 

VANGUARD TREASURY FUND

 

 

BY:

(signature)

 

(HEIDI STAM)

 

THOMAS J. HIGGINS*

 

TREASURER

 

Date: October 18, 2007

 

*By Power of Attorney. See File Number 333-145624, filed on August 22, 2007. Incorporated by Reference.