EX-99 3 q773.txt CERTIFICATION LETTER EXHIBIT 77Q3 TO FORM N-SAR Registrant Name: Vanguard Index Funds File Number: 811-2652 Registrant CIK Number: 0000036405 Items 72, 73 and 74 Because the electronic format for filing Form N-SAR does not provide adequate space for responding to Items 72 through 74 completely, the Registrant has set forth in their entirety the complete responses to the indicated Items or Sub-Items below, in accordance with verbal instructions provided to the Registrant by the staff of the Commission on September 20, 2002, and September 23, 2002.
Series 2 Item 72DD 1. Total Income dividends for which record date passed during the period $33,593 2. Dividends for a second class of open-end company shares $8,969 3. Dividends for a third class of open-end company shares $12,612 4. Dividends for a fourth class of open-end company shares $913 Item 73 Distributions per share for which record date passed during the period: A) 1. Dividends from net investment income $.213 2. Dividends from a second class of open-end company shares $.227 3. Dividends from a third class of open-end company shares $.243 4. Dividends for a fourth class of open-end company shares $.612 Item 74 U) 1. Number of shares outstanding 159,758 2. Number of shares outstanding for a second class of shares of open-end company shares 40,321 3. Number of shares outstanding for a third class of shares of open-end company shares 57,140 4. Number of shares outstanding for a fourth class of shares of open-end company shares 1,515 V) 1. Net asset value per share (to the nearest cent) 26.66 2. Net asset value per share of a second class open-end company shares (to the nearest cent) 26.66 3. Number of shares outstanding for a third class of shares of open-end company shares 26.67 4. Number of shares outstanding for a fourth class of shares of open-end company shares 70.37 Series 3 Item 72DD 1. Total Income dividends for which record date passed during the period $280,716 2. Dividends for a second class of open-end company shares $92,244 3. Dividends for a third class of open-end company shares $91,521 4. Dividends for a fourth class of open-end company shares $28,586 Item 73 Distributions per share for which record date passed during the period: A) 1. Dividends from net investment income $.327 2. Dividends from a second class of open-end company shares $.338 3. Dividends from a third class of open-end company shares $.352 4. Dividends for a fourth class of open-end company shares $1.382 Item 74 U) 1. Number of shares outstanding 925,632 2. Number of shares outstanding for a second class of shares of open-end company shares 306,563 3. Number of shares outstanding for a third class of shares of open-end company shares 307,740 4. Number of shares outstanding for a fourth class of shares of open-end company shares 23,567 V) 1. Net asset value per share (to the nearest cent) 25.99 2. Net asset value per share of a second class open-end company shares (to the nearest cent) 25.99 3. Number of shares outstanding for a third class of shares of open-end company shares 26.00 4. Number of shares outstanding for a fourth class of shares of open-end company shares 106.81 Series 4 Item 72DD 1. Total Income dividends for which record date passed during the period $55,864 2. Dividends for a second class of open-end company shares $14,343 3. Dividends for a third class of open-end company shares $11,117 Item 73 Distributions per share for which record date passed during the period: A) 1. Dividends from net investment income $.372 2. Dividends from a second class of open-end company shares $.386 3. Dividends from a third class of open-end company shares $.394 Item 74 U) 1. Number of shares outstanding 154,130 2. Number of shares outstanding for a second class of shares of open-end company shares 40,804 3. Number of shares outstanding for a third class of shares of open-end company shares 28,160 V) 1. Net asset value per share (to the nearest cent) 18.95 2. Net asset value per share of a second class open-end company shares (to the nearest cent) 18.95 3. Number of shares outstanding for a third class of shares of open-end company shares 18.95 Series 5 Item 72DD 1. Total Income dividends for which record date passed during the period $53,318 2. Dividends for a second class of open-end company shares $7,958 3. Dividends for a third class of open-end company shares $6,561 Item 73 Distributions per share for which record date passed during the period: A) 1. Dividends from net investment income $.176 2. Dividends from a second class of open-end company shares $.195 3. Dividends from a third class of open-end company shares $.206 Item 74 U) 1. Number of shares outstanding 304,451 2. Number of shares outstanding for a second class of shares of open-end company shares 43,808 3. Number of shares outstanding for a third class of shares of open-end company shares 31,376 V) 1. Net asset value per share (to the nearest cent) 24.92 2. Net asset value per share of a second class open-end company shares (to the nearest cent) 24.92 3. Number of shares outstanding for a third class of shares of open-end company shares 24.92 Series 6-Small Cap Index Item 72DD 1. Total Income dividends for which record date passed during the period $43,573 2. Dividends for a second class of open-end company shares $10,499 3. Dividends for a third class of open-end company shares $10,910 Item 73 Distributions per share for which record date passed during the period: A) 1. Dividends from net investment income $.204 2. Dividends from a second class of open-end company shares $.224 3. Dividends from a third class of open-end company shares $.234 Item 74 U) 1. Number of shares outstanding 215,519 2. Number of shares outstanding for a second class of shares of open-end company shares 46,731 3. Number of shares outstanding for a third class of shares of open-end company shares 49,135 V) 1. Net asset value per share (to the nearest cent) 22.60 2. Net asset value per share of a second class open-end company shares (to the nearest cent) 22.60 3. Number of shares outstanding for a third class of shares of open-end company shares 22.61 Series 7 Item 72DD 1. Total Income dividends for which record date passed during the period $33,257 2. Dividends for a second class of open-end company shares $8,130 3. Dividends for a third class of open-end company shares $10,818 Item 73 Distributions per share for which record date passed during the period: A) 1. Dividends from net investment income $.122 2. Dividends from a second class of open-end company shares $.595 3. Dividends from a third class of open-end company shares $.137 Item 74 U) 1. Number of shares outstanding 274,949 2. Number of shares outstanding for a second class of shares of open-end company shares 14,143 3. Number of shares outstanding for a third class of shares of open-end company shares 81,404 V) 1. Net asset value per share (to the nearest cent) 13.13 2. Net asset value per share of a second class open-end company shares (to the nearest cent) 59.55 3. Number of shares outstanding for a third class of shares of open-end company shares 13.16