-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, VADaOcIZud9MwZ2sO2OZwj5dnIugC9OS3sVI6C0XRWrlJbUP/ghkCIQ2HWkqT9Ky UNXg6w+Z2owPLEbDGi4cGw== 0000932471-04-000563.txt : 20040429 0000932471-04-000563.hdr.sgml : 20040429 20040429155746 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000932471-04-000563 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: N-CSR PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 3 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20040229 FILED AS OF DATE: 20040429 EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20040429 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: VANGUARD WORLD FUNDS CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000052848 IRS NUMBER: 046035483 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 0831 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: N-CSR SEC ACT: 1940 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 811-01027 FILM NUMBER: 04764971 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: PO BOX 2600 STREET 2: V26 CITY: VALLEY FORGE STATE: PA ZIP: 19482 BUSINESS PHONE: 6106696295 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: PO BOX 2600 STREET 2: V26 CITY: VALLEY FORGE STATE: PA ZIP: 19482 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: VANGUARD WORLD FUND INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19920703 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: IVEST FUND INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19850923 N-CSR 1 worldncsr.txt VANGUARD WORLD FUNDS SEMIANNUAL REPORTS 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: 811-1027 Name of Registrant: Vanguard World Funds Address of Registrant: P.O. Box 2600 Valley Forge, PA 19482 Name and address of agent for service: R. Gregory Barton, 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, 2003 - February 29, 2004 Item 1: Reports to Shareholders VANGUARD(R) U.S. GROWTH FUND FEBRUARY 29, 2004 SEMIANNUAL REPORT [THE VANGUARD GROUP(R)] HOW TO READ YOUR FUND REPORT - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This report contains information that can help you evaluate your investment. It includes details about your fund's return and presents data and analysis that provide insight into the fund's performance and investment approach. By reading the letter from Vanguard's chairman, John J. Brennan, together with the letter from the managers who select securities for your fund, you'll get an understanding of how the fund invests and how the market environment affected its performance. The statistical information that follows can help you understand how the fund's performance and characteristics stack up against those of similar funds and market benchmarks. It's important to keep in mind that the opinions expressed by Vanguard's investment managers are just that: informed opinions. They should not be considered promises or advice. The opinions, like the statistics, cover the period through the date on the cover of this report. As things change--and in the financial markets you can be certain only of change--an investment manager's job is to evaluate new information and make adjustments, if necessary. Of course, the risks of investing in the fund are spelled out in the prospectus. Frequent updates on the fund's performance and information about some of its holdings are available on Vanguard.com(R). CONTENTS 1 LETTER FROM THE CHAIRMAN 6 REPORT FROM THE ADVISOR 10 FUND PROFILE 11 GLOSSARY OF INVESTMENT TERMS 12 PERFORMANCE SUMMARY 13 ABOUT YOUR FUND'S EXPENSES 14 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 24 ADVANTAGES OF VANGUARD.COM SUMMARY - - Vanguard U.S. Growth Fund returned 11.9% for the six months ended February 29, 2004. This was a welcome continuation of the fund's fiscal 2003 gain, which followed a trying two-year downturn. - - The fund's return fell slightly short of its benchmark's result, but outpaced that of its average mutual fund peer. - - The fund's holdings in its three largest sector weightings--health care, financial services, and technology--were the largest contributors to the fund's return, while the fund's consumer discretionary and utilities stocks underperformed. Want less clutter in your mailbox? Just register with VANGUARD.COM and opt to get fund reports online. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- LETTER FROM THE CHAIRMAN - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Fellow Shareholder, Vanguard U.S. Growth Fund's Investor and Admiral Shares each returned 11.9% during the fiscal half-year ended February 29, 2004. The fund benefited from the advisor's allocation of assets to some of the half-year's best-performing sectors and from a resurgence of investor interest in the stock market. [PICTURES OF JOHN J. BRENNAN] For the period, the fund's return fell a bit short of that of the Russell 1000 Growth Index, a benchmark for the U.S. large-capitalization stock universe, but surpassed the 9.9% gain of the average large- cap growth mutual fund by 2 percentage points. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total Returns Six Months Ended February 29, 2004 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Vanguard U.S. Growth Fund Investor Shares 11.9% Admiral Shares 11.9 Russell 1000 Growth Index 12.2 Average Large-Cap Growth Fund* 9.9 Wilshire 5000 Index 15.3 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *Derived from data provided by Lipper Inc. The table at left provides details about the total returns (capital change plus reinvested dividends) for your fund; its unmanaged benchmark; its average peer fund; and the Wilshire 5000 Total Market Index, the broadest measure of the U.S. stock market. You can find information on the fund's per-share distributions and its starting and ending net asset values in the table on page 5. STOCKS CONTINUED THEIR COMEBACK As the fiscal half-year got under way last September, the U.S. stock market was in the midst of a strong advance. The gains continued throughout the period, buoyed by a steady flow of positive corporate earnings reports and economic data that suggested the national economy was continuing to mend. 1 During the six months, the U.S. stock market, as measured by the Wilshire 5000 Index, returned 15.3%. The Russell 2000 Index, a proxy for small-cap stocks, returned 18.3%, outpacing the mid- to large-cap stocks in the Russell 1000 Index, which returned 14.8%. Across the market-cap spectrum, value-oriented stocks (those that generally trade at below-market valuations relative to their book values) outpaced growth stocks (those expected to produce above-average earnings growth). International equities continued to provide generous gains for U.S.-based investors. Returns from European markets were generally stronger than those from Pacific markets, and returns from emerging markets were outstanding. The continued decline in the U.S. dollar's relative value transformed local-currency-based results into impressive dollar- denominated returns. AS INTEREST RATES REMAINED LOW, INVESTORS SOUGHT OUT RISKIER BONDS In the fixed income markets, demand for U.S. Treasury issues remained strong, boosting the price of the 10-year Treasury note while reducing its yield from 4.46% at the start of the period to 3.97% by February 29. However, the low level of market rates in general, together with signs of a strengthening economy, prompted some investors to opt for the higher yields to be obtained from riskier bonds. As a result, returns of corporate bonds exceeded those of government bonds with similar maturities. The Lehman Brothers High Yield Bond Index, a benchmark of below-investment-grade bonds, recorded a six-month return of 10.6%, while the Lehman Aggregate Bond Index, a measure of the taxable investment-grade bond market, returned 4.9%. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MARKET BAROMETER TOTAL RETURNS PERIODS ENDED FEBRUARY 29, 2004 ------------------------------- SIX ONE FIVE MONTHS YEAR YEARS* - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- STOCKS Russell 1000 Index (Large-caps) 14.8% 39.7% 0.5% Russell 2000 Index (Small-caps) 18.3 64.4 9.8 Wilshire 5000 Index (Entire market) 15.3 42.5 1.2 MSCI All Country World Index ex USA (International) 25.4 55.9 2.9 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BONDS Lehman Aggregate Bond Index 4.9% 4.5% 7.2% (Broad taxable market) Lehman Municipal Bond Index 6.5 6.3 6.1 Citigroup 3-Month Treasury Bill Index 0.5 1.0 3.4 ================================================================================ CPI Consumer Price Index 0.9% 1.7% 2.5% - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *Annualized. Short-term interest rates remained low and stable, fluctuating within a tight range of 0.91% to 0.97% throughout the six months. The 3-month Treasury bill, a proxy for money market rates, 2 ended the half-year with a yield of 0.94%, just 3 basis points below its initial 0.97% yield. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Admiral(TM) Shares A lower-cost class of shares available to many longtime shareholders and to those with significant investments in the fund. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SOLID GAINS IN THE FUND'S LARGEST SECTORS BOLSTERED ITS RETURN The U.S. Growth Fund's rebound in fiscal 2003 from the most troubling two fiscal years in its 45-year history continued during the first six months of fiscal 2004. Two factors played a part in the upturn: strong security selection and a stock market environment that was more amenable to the type of quality companies poised for long-term growth that the fund's advisor, Alliance Capital Management, aims to identify. The fund's financial services holdings were among the biggest contributors to the fund's total return during the six months. The fund's heavy weighting in this sector--nearly twice that of the Russell 1000 Growth Index--combined with the advisor's stock selection, paid off handsomely. Specifically, heightened activity in the capital markets and excellent earnings growth in the insurance industry led to strong gains for the fund's diversified financial companies and insurance providers. The largest gains came from leading names in those fields, including Citigroup (+17.7%) and American International Group (+24.5%). The health care and technology sectors also provided a hefty boost for the fund. The fund's health care holdings (roughly 25% of assets at the end of the half-year), propelled by recent Medicare reforms, gained 16.6% and contributed more than one-third of the fund's 11.9% return. Top performers included drugmakers Forest Laboratories (+60.6%) and Pfizer (+23.6%), which were aided by their promising new-drug pipelines. The fund's tech holdings (roughly 30% of assets at the end of the half-year) advanced 10.4%, in part due to increased business demand, contributing 3 percentage points to the fund's total return. Noteworthy holdings were Juniper Networks (+50.3%) and Symantec (+42.6%). The fund's consumer discretionary stocks were among its weakest performers, as the sector produced the only negative return out of the 11 sectors in which the fund invests. A few holdings, including eBay (+24.0%) and Avon Products (+10.9%), posted respectable gains, but these were offset by lackluster results from other stocks in the category. 3 MAINTAIN YOUR BALANCE THROUGH ALL TYPES OF MARKET CONDITIONS Although stock markets in the United States and abroad enjoyed a welcome resurgence over the past several months, we continue to urge investors to proceed with caution and not to chase performance or make sudden changes in their asset allocations. Investors enhance their ability to meet their long-term financial goals by sticking with balanced portfolios of stocks, bonds, and short-term reserves appropriate for their individual situations. No matter how the market performs in the short term, maintaining a balanced portfolio over the long term enables you to benefit from the gains of the best-performing asset classes and to be less affected by the lows of the worst-performing classes. For investors who seek long-term growth of capital--and are comfortable with the inherent risks--Vanguard U.S. Growth Fund can be an important component of such a portfolio. We thank you for entrusting your hard-earned assets to us. Sincerely, /S/JOHN J. BRENNAN John J. Brennan CHAIRMAN AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER March 10, 2004 4 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- YOUR FUND'S PERFORMANCE AT A GLANCE AUGUST 31, 2003-FEBRUARY 29, 2004 DISTRIBUTIONS PER SHARE ----------------------- STARTING ENDING INCOME CAPITAL SHARE PRICE SHARE PRICE DIVIDENDS GAINS - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- U.S. Growth Fund Investor Shares $14.00 $15.61 $0.047 $0.000 Admiral Shares 36.28 40.41 0.189 0.000 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- REPORT FROM THE ADVISOR - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- For the six months ended February 29, 2004, the U.S. Growth Fund advanced 11.9%, a result just shy of the 12.2% increase of our benchmark, the Russell 1000 Growth Index. INVESTMENT ENVIRONMENT The fiscal half-year began with improving expectations for U.S. economic growth and corporate profits. As promising reports on these topics came in, the markets saw a strong upswing in investor confidence. In line with the shift in perceptions, the market recovery has been characterized by disproportionate strength in cyclical stocks and a bolder appetite for risk among investors. These factors were reflected in the strong relative performance of a number of fundamentally challenged companies over the past year. Conversely, consistently defensive growth-oriented sectors such as health care and consumer staples have generally underperformed, even though they include many companies with impressive fundamentals and solid earnings growth. These trends persisted over much of the fiscal half-year. However, February witnessed a correction of this momentum, with strong relative performance by a number of noncyclical growth sectors (in particular, consumer staples and health care) juxtaposed with pronounced weakness in many cyclical sectors. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Investment Philosophy The advisor believes that superior long-term investment results can be achieved by emphasizing investments in growth companies that are leaders in their industries and that have a strong market presence. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- OUR SUCCESSES The fund's six-month gain came primarily from results in two prominent sectors, financial services and health care. In the financial services group, we benefited from favorable stock selection combined with strong sector performance. Stocks of note were American International Group, Morgan Stanley, and Citigroup. While the fund's large exposure to health care was beneficial, stock selection in the group had mixed results. We did see good returns from Forest Laboratories and WellPoint Health Networks, both of which are 6 top-ten holdings. The fund's technology holdings--our largest sector exposure--had generally strong results, but as a group modestly lagged the broad market sector. Here, too, our stock selection was mixed. Particularly favorable contributions came from Juniper Networks, Symantec, and Broadcom. OUR SHORTFALLS Our underweighting in consumer staples stocks compared with the Russell 1000 Growth Index adversely affected the fund's relative result. As noted earlier, the fund's health care and tech holdings were a mixed proposition. Several stocks in each sector underperformed (Amgen, Health Management Associates, Medtronic, Dell, and Linear Technology). Disappointing results from several consumer discretionary holdings (including Bed Bath & Beyond and Viacom) further hindered our overall performance. POSITIONING OF THE PORTFOLIO Anticipating an improving economic environment with accelerating corporate profits and cash flow, we increased the fund's exposure to cyclical growth stocks early in the fiscal half-year. We did this primarily by adding to longer-term holdings in technology and financial services companies that had successfully weathered the challenges of the prior two years and that appeared well positioned to capitalize on an economic upswing. Some of the companies that met these criteria were Dell, Intel, Symantec, Juniper Networks, Veritas, and Morgan Stanley. We also established or added to positions in some successful companies with commanding competitive positions and distinctly superior growth prospects. These included Broadcom, Marvell Technology Group, Electronic Arts, Intuit, Goldman Sachs, and Merrill Lynch. We funded these new investments by reducing our consumer staples and consumer services positions. 7 Recent economic evidence has reinforced our optimism about the prospects for significant recovery in corporate profits and, with a lag, capital spending. The past two years have seen the sharpest cyclical rebound in pre-tax margins in 40 years. Operating cash flow has rebounded broadly and--in tandem with a subdued level of corporate spending--has resulted in record free cash flow and liquidity. Corporate cash levels have recently grown at the fastest rate in 20 years. Measured against revenues and cash flows, capital spending has been unprecedentedly low. Manufacturing inventories remain low relative to sales, and recent reports have shown a significant increase in the pace of new orders. While the past year's market recovery has clearly anticipated and discounted a good measure of this improvement, we think that the strong cyclical recovery will continue. We have selectively added several technology-oriented positions (such as Applied Materials and SAP), but--recognizing the degree to which tech stocks already have climbed--we have funded these purchases with reductions in other technology holdings. While we have increased the fund's exposure to economically sensitive sectors, we continue to seek out companies with long records of superior growth and success. Many of these firms grew impressively during the challenging 2000-2003 period and continue to achieve 15% to 20% growth, although they sell at historically modest relative valuations. Their fundamental success and strength have, at least in a relative sense, gone unrewarded. Among the more prominent names that fit this bill are Pfizer, American International Group, Stryker, WellPoint, UnitedHealth Group, Amgen, and MBNA. In addition, we have recently initiated or increased positions in Forest Laboratories, Alcon, Zimmer Holdings, Gilead Sciences, and St. Jude Medical. We have sought to build the portfolio around successful companies that have leading--and in a number of cases, dominant--competitive positions, that have shown excellent historical growth and profitability, and that we expect will sustain that growth. This is reflected in the five-year average revenue growth rate of 16.2% for the fund's current holdings, 8 as compared with rates of 11.4% and 8.9% for the Russell 1000 Growth Index and the Standard & Poor's 500 Index, respectively. Similarly, historical earnings growth was 16.7% for the fund's holdings, compared with 11.4% for the Russell 1000 Growth Index and 7.5% for the S&P 500 Index. While we have been disappointed with the fund's recent relative performance, we are encouraged by the strong fundamentals of most of our holdings. We believe that their superior business success and growth will ultimately be the primary determinants of the fund's investment success. John L. Blundin, EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT Alan Levi, SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT ALLIANCE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT L.P. MARCH 16, 2004 9 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- As of 2/29/2004 FUND PROFILE This Profile provides a snapshot of the fund's characteristics, compared where indicated with both an appropriate market index and a broad market index. Key terms are defined on page 11. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- U.S. GROWTH FUND - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PORTFOLIO CHARACTERISTICS COMPARATIVE BROAD FUND INDEX* INDEX** - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Number of Stocks 60 584 5,179 Median Market Cap $43.7B $57.2B $29.1B Price/Earnings Ratio 26.9x 26.3x 23.5x Price/Book Ratio 4.3x 4.7x 3.2x Yield 1.0% 1.5% Investor Shares 0.2% Admiral Shares 0.4% Return on Equity 22.6% 23.7% 15.7% Earnings Growth Rate 16.7% 11.4% 5.4% Foreign Holdings 2.5% 0.0% 0.9% Turnover Rate 42%+ -- -- Expense Ratio -- -- Investor Shares 0.54%+ Admiral Shares 0.32%+ Short-Term Reserves 1% -- -- - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- VOLATILITY MEASURES COMPARATIVE BROAD FUND INDEX* FUND INDEX** - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- R-Squared 0.96 1.00 0.87 1.00 Beta 1.16 1.00 1.29 1.00 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SECTOR DIVERSIFICATION (% OF PORTFOLIO) COMPARATIVE BROAD FUND INDEX* INDEX** - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Auto & Transportation 2% 2% 3% Consumer Discretionary 12 17 16 Consumer Staples 2 9 7 Financial Services 19 11 24 Health Care 25 24 13 Integrated Oils 0 0 3 Other Energy 0 1 2 Materials & Processing 0 1 4 Producer Durables 3 3 4 Technology 32 23 14 Utilities 2 2 6 Other 2 7 4 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Short-Term Reserves 1% -- -- - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *Russell 1000 Growth Index. **Wilshire 5000 Index. +Annualized. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ten Largest Holdings (% of total net assets) Pfizer Inc. 4.8% (pharmaceuticals) American International Group, Inc. 4.8 (insurance) Intel Corp. 4.2 (electronics) Citigroup, Inc. 4.1 (banking) Microsoft Corp. 4.1 (software) Dell Inc. 3.4 (computer hardware) Forest Laboratories, Inc. 3.0 (pharmaceuticals) WellPoint Health Networks Inc. Class A 2.9 (health care) Morgan Stanley 2.8 (financial services) Veritas Software Corp. 2.6 (computer software) - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Top Ten 36.7% - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "Ten Largest Holdings" excludes any temporary cash investments and equity index products. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- INVESTMENT FOCUS Market Cap Large Style Growth - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Visit our website at VANGUARD.COM for regularly updated fund information. 10 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- GLOSSARY OF INVESTMENT TERMS - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BETA. A measure of the magnitude of a fund's past share-price fluctuations in relation to the ups and downs of a given market index. The index is assigned a beta of 1.00. Compared with a given index, a fund with a beta of 1.20 typically would have seen its share price rise or fall by 12% when the index rose or fell by 10%. A fund's beta should be reviewed in conjunction with its R-squared (see definition below). The lower the R-squared, the less correlation there is between the fund and the index, and the less reliable beta is as an indicator of volatility. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- EARNINGS GROWTH RATE. The average annual rate of growth in earnings over the past five years for the stocks now in a portfolio. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- EXPENSE RATIO. The percentage of a portfolio's average net assets used to pay its annual administrative and advisory expenses. These expenses directly reduce returns to investors. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FOREIGN HOLDINGS. The percentage of a portfolio's equity assets represented by stocks or depositary receipts of companies based outside the United States. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MEDIAN MARKET CAP. An indicator of the size of companies in which a portfolio invests; the midpoint of market capitalization (market price x shares outstanding) of a portfolio's stocks, weighted by the proportion of the portfolio's assets invested in each stock. Stocks representing half of the portfolio's assets have market capitalizations above the median, and the rest are below it. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PRICE/BOOK RATIO. The share price of a stock divided by its net worth, or book value, per share. For a portfolio, the weighted average price/book ratio of the stocks it holds. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PRICE/EARNINGS RATIO. The ratio of a stock's current price to its per-share earnings over the past year. For a portfolio, the weighted average P/E of the stocks it holds. P/E is an indicator of market expectations about corporate prospects; the higher the P/E, the greater the expectations for a company's future growth. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- R-SQUARED. A measure of how much of a fund's past returns can be explained by the returns from the market in general, as measured by a given index. If a fund's total returns were precisely synchronized with an index's returns, its R-squared would be 1.00. If the fund's returns bore no relationship to the index's returns, its R-squared would be 0. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- RETURN ON EQUITY. The annual average rate of return generated by a company during the past five years for each dollar of shareholder's equity (net income divided by shareholder's equity). For a fund, the weighted average return on equity for the companies whose stocks it holds. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SHORT-TERM RESERVES. The percentage of a fund invested in highly liquid, short-term securities that can be readily converted to cash. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TURNOVER RATE. An indication of the fund's trading activity. Funds with high turnover rates incur higher transaction costs and may be more likely to distribute capital gains (which may be taxable to investors). - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- YIELD. A snapshot of a fund's income from interest and dividends. The yield, expressed as a percentage of the fund's net asset value, is based on income earned over the past 30 days and is annualized, or projected forward for the coming year. The index yield is based on the current annualized rate of income provided by securities in the index. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AS OF 2/29/2004 PERFORMANCE SUMMARY ALL OF THE RETURNS IN THIS REPORT REPRESENT PAST PERFORMANCE, WHICH IS NOT A GUARANTEE OF FUTURE RESULTS THAT MAY BE ACHIEVED BY THE FUND. (FOR THE MOST RECENT PERFORMANCE, WHICH MAY BE HIGHER OR LOWER THAN THAT CITED, VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT WWW.VANGUARD.COM.) NOTE, TOO, THAT BOTH INVESTMENT RETURNS AND PRINCIPAL VALUE CAN FLUCTUATE WIDELY, SO AN INVESTOR'S SHARES, WHEN SOLD, COULD BE WORTH MORE OR LESS THAN THEIR ORIGINAL COST. THE RETURNS IN THIS REPORT DO NOT REFLECT TAXES THAT A SHAREHOLDER WOULD PAY ON FUND DISTRIBUTIONS OR ON THE SALE OF FUND SHARES. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- U.S. GROWTH FUND - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FISCAL-YEAR TOTAL RETURNS (%) AUGUST 31, 1993-FEBRUARY 29, 2004 U.S. Growth Fund Russell 1000 Investor Shares Growth Index 1994 7.0 6.6 1995 22.8 24.6 1996 25.3 18.4 1997 32.5 39.4 1998 14.0 8.3 1999 37.4 48.3 2000 33.3 33.5 2001 -54.1 -45.3 2002 -28.1 -22.2 2003 8.7 14.1 2004* 11.9 12.2 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *Six months ended February 29, 2004. Note: See Financial Highlights tables on pages 19 and 20 for dividend and capital gains information. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS For Periods Ended December 31, 2003 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. TEN YEARS ONE FIVE ---------------------- INCEPTION DATE YEAR YEARS CAPITAL INCOME TOTAL - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- U.S. Growth Fund Investor Shares 1/6/1959 26.10% -11.60% 4.92% 0.68% 5.60% Admiral Shares 8/13/2001 26.31 -9.20* -- -- -- - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *Return since inception. 12 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ABOUT YOUR FUND'S EXPENSES - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- All mutual funds have operating expenses. These expenses 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 net assets. This figure is known as the expense ratio. A HYPOTHETICAL EXAMPLE We believe it is important for you to understand the impact of costs on your investment. The following example illustrates the costs that you would have incurred over the most recent six-month period on a $10,000 investment in the fund. The example uses the fund's actual return and operating expenses for the period. The cost in dollars is calculated by applying the expense ratio to the average balance in a hypothetical account. For comparative purposes, we also show the fund's annualized expense ratio--in which its six-month expenses are projected for a 12-month period--along with the average expense ratio for the fund's peer group, which is derived from data provided by Lipper Inc. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SIX MONTHS ENDED ANNUALIZED FUND EXPENSES FEBRUARY 29, 2004 VERSUS PEER GROUP EXPENSES ------------------------------------------------ COST OF $10,000 FUND PEER GROUP* INVESTMENT IN FUND EXPENSE RATIO EXPENSE RATIO - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- U.S. GROWTH FUND Investor Shares $29 0.54% 1.61% Admiral Shares 17 0.32 -- - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *Average Large-Cap Growth Fund. The calculation assumes no shares were sold. Your actual costs may have been higher or lower, depending on the amount of your investment and your holding period. Peer-group ratio captures data through year-end 2003. You can find more information about the fund's expense ratio, including annual expense ratios for the past five years, in the Financial Statements section of this report. For additional information on operating expenses and other shareholder costs, please refer to the fund's prospectus. The prospectus presents hypothetical shareholder costs over various time periods based upon a $10,000 investment and a return of 5% a year. This standardized example, which appears in all mutual fund prospectuses, may be useful to you in comparing the costs of investing in different funds. 13 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AS OF 2/29/2004 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED) - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- STATEMENT OF NET ASSETS This Statement provides a detailed list of the fund's holdings, including each security's market value on the last day of the reporting period. Securities are grouped and subtotaled by asset type (common stocks, bonds, etc.) and by industry sector. Other assets are added to, and liabilities are subtracted from, the value of Total Investments to calculate the fund's Net Assets. Finally, Net Assets are divided by the outstanding shares of the fund to arrive at its share price, or Net Asset Value (NAV) Per Share. At the end of the Statement of Net Assets, you will find a table displaying the composition of the fund's net assets. Because all income and any realized gains must be distributed to shareholders each year, the bulk of net assets consists of Paid-in Capital (money invested by shareholders). The amounts shown for Undistributed Net Investment Income and Accumulated Net Realized Gains usually approximate the sums the fund had available to distribute to shareholders as income dividends or capital gains as of the statement date, but may differ because certain investments or transactions may be treated differently for financial statement and tax purposes. Any Accumulated Net Realized Losses, and any cumulative excess of distributions over net income or net realized gains, will appear as negative balances. Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) is the difference between the market value of the fund's investments and their cost, and reflects the gains (losses) that would be realized if the fund were to sell all of its investments at their statement-date values. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MARKET VALUE* U.S. GROWTH FUND SHARES (000) - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COMMON STOCKS (98.8%) - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AUTO & TRANSPORTATION (2.1%) Harley-Davidson, Inc. 2,879,100 152,938 ----------- Consumer Discretionary (12.2%) * eBay Inc. 2,388,000 164,438 Avon Products, Inc. 2,056,100 145,161 Lowe's Cos., Inc. 2,479,900 138,874 * Bed Bath & Beyond, Inc. 3,177,400 129,892 Viacom Inc. Class B 3,291,874 126,605 * Electronic Arts Inc. 2,128,830 100,396 Tiffany & Co. 873,800 36,743 * Yahoo! Inc. 677,500 30,081 Best Buy Co., Inc. 444,200 23,654 ----------- 895,844 ----------- CONSUMER STAPLES (1.9%) The Procter & Gamble Co. 1,362,700 139,690 ----------- FINANCIAL SERVICES (19.5%) American International Group, Inc. 4,789,252 354,405 Citigroup, Inc. 6,066,100 304,882 Morgan Stanley 3,477,170 207,796 MBNA Corp. 6,455,000 176,415 Fannie Mae 1,965,800 147,238 The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. 1,113,300 117,865 Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. 1,848,695 113,159 Bank One Corp. 295,700 15,962 ----------- 1,437,722 ----------- HEALTH CARE (24.9%) BIOTECH RESEARCH & PRODUCTION (2.1%) * Amgen, Inc. 2,477,150 157,373 DRUGS & PHARMACEUTICALS (11.4%) Pfizer Inc. 9,704,700 355,677 * Forest Laboratories, Inc. 2,909,100 219,579 Johnson & Johnson 2,347,160 126,535 * Gilead Sciences, Inc. 1,007,600 54,622 Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. Sponsored ADR 716,900 46,598 Allergan, Inc. 377,000 33,002 ELECTRONICS--MEDICAL SYSTEMS (0.5%) Medtronic, Inc. 761,400 35,710 HEALTH & PERSONAL CARE (0.5%) * Express Scripts Inc. 501,340 36,478 HEALTH CARE FACILITIES (1.3%) Health Management Associates Class A 4,321,500 96,326 14 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MARKET VALUE* SHARES (000) - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT SERVICES (5.9%) * WellPoint Health Networks Inc. Class A 1,962,500 213,461 UnitedHealth Group Inc. 2,254,700 139,791 * Caremark Rx, Inc. 2,567,000 82,811 MEDICAL & DENTAL INSTRUMENTS & SUPPLIES (3.2%) Stryker Corp. 688,100 61,055 Alcon, Inc. 918,100 57,712 * St. Jude Medical, Inc. 763,900 55,497 * Zimmer Holdings, Inc. 497,100 37,601 * Boston Scientific Corp. 532,000 21,732 ----------- 1,831,560 ----------- PRODUCER DURABLES (2.9%) Danaher Corp. 1,063,600 95,330 Centex Corp. 484,500 51,745 Lennar Corp. Class A 922,000 45,593 * Applied Materials, Inc. 1,017,400 21,610 ----------- 214,278 ----------- TECHNOLOGY (31.6%) COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY (4.9%) * Juniper Networks, Inc. 7,313,700 189,205 * Cisco Systems, Inc. 7,405,000 171,056 COMPUTER SERVICES SOFTWARE & SYSTEMS (11.3%) Microsoft Corp. 11,321,460 300,019 * Veritas Software Corp. 6,344,300 192,994 * Symantec Corp. 3,682,000 151,477 * Mercury Interactive Corp. 1,791,800 86,974 * Intuit, Inc. 1,428,610 63,373 SAP AG ADR 880,900 34,884 COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY (3.4%) * Dell Inc. 7,603,375 248,250 ELECTRONICS (0.5%) * Flextronics International Ltd. 2,230,400 40,370 ELECTRONICS--SEMICONDUCTORS/COMPONENTS (11.5%) Intel Corp. 10,465,500 305,907 * Broadcom Corp. 4,537,100 184,116 * Marvell Technology Group Ltd. 3,604,800 164,127 Linear Technology Corp. 2,280,200 91,185 Maxim Integrated Products, Inc. 1,406,091 70,178 * Altera Corp. 1,662,000 36,697 ----------- 2,330,812 ----------- UTILITIES (2.2%) * Comcast Corp. Special Class A 5,486,140 160,305 OTHER (1.5%) General Electric Co. 3,509,800 114,139 ----------- - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost $6,799,550) 7,277,288 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PREFERRED STOCK (0.1%) - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The News Corp. Ltd. Pfd. ADR (Cost $7,571) 230,700 7,551 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Face Amount (000) - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TEMPORARY CASH INVESTMENTS (3.3%) - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS Collaterized by U.S. Government Obligations in a Pooled Cash Account 1.04%, 3/1/2004 92,527 92,527 1.04%, 3/1/2004--Note G 150,042 150,042 TOTAL TEMPORARY CASH INVESTMENTS (Cost $242,569) 242,569 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TOTAL INVESTMENTS (102.2%) (Cost $7,049,690) 7,527,408 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- OTHER ASSETS AND LIABILITIES (-2.2%) - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Other Assets--Note C 71,414 Liabilities--Note G (234,162) ----------- (162,748) ----------- - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NET ASSETS (100%) $7,364,660 ================================================================================ *See Note A in Notes to Financial Statements. *Non-income-producing security. ADR--American Depositary Receipt. 15 AMOUNT U.S. GROWTH FUND (000) - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AT FEBRUARY 29, 2004, NET ASSETS CONSISTED OF: - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Paid-in Capital $14,076,581 Overdistributed Net Investment Income (10,966) Accumulated Net Realized Losses (7,178,673) Unrealized Appreciation 477,718 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NET ASSETS $7,364,660 ================================================================================ Investor Shares--Net Assets Applicable to 394,916,525 outstanding $.001 par value shares of beneficial interest (unlimited authorization) $6,163,446 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NET ASSET VALUE PER SHARE-- INVESTOR SHARES $15.61 ================================================================================ Admiral Shares--Net Assets Applicable to 29,723,637 outstanding $.001 par value shares of beneficial interest (unlimited authorization) $1,201,214 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NET ASSET VALUE PER SHARE-- ADMIRAL SHARES $40.41 ================================================================================ See Note E in Notes to Financial Statements for the tax-basis components of net assets. 16 STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS This Statement shows the types of income earned by the fund during the reporting period, and details the operating expenses charged to each class of its shares. These expenses directly reduce the amount of investment income available to pay to shareholders as income dividends. This Statement also shows any Net Gain (Loss) realized on the sale of investments, and the increase or decrease in the Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) of investments during the period. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- U.S. Growth Fund Six Months Ended February 29, 2004 (000) - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- INVESTMENT INCOME Income Dividends $ 28,235 Interest 296 Security Lending 2 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total Income 28,533 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Expenses Investment Advisory Fees--Note B Basic Fee 5,053 Performance Adjustment (1,037) The Vanguard Group--Note C Management and Administrative Investor Shares 12,368 Admiral Shares 1,047 Marketing and Distribution Investor Shares 443 Admiral Shares 88 Custodian Fees 63 Shareholders' Reports Investor Shares 17 Admiral Shares -- Trustees' Fees and Expenses 4 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total Expenses 18,046 Expenses Paid Indirectly--Note D (738) - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Net Expenses 17,308 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NET INVESTMENT INCOME 11,225 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- REALIZED NET GAIN (LOSS) ON INVESTMENT SECURITIES SOLD 166,066 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CHANGE IN UNREALIZED APPRECIATION (DEPRECIATION) OF INVESTMENT SECURITIES 624,927 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS $ 802,218 ================================================================================ 17 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS This Statement shows how the fund's total net assets changed during the two most recent reporting periods. The Operations section summarizes information detailed in the Statement of Operations. The amounts shown as Distributions to shareholders from the fund's net income and capital gains may not match the amounts shown in the Operations section, because distributions are determined on a tax basis and may be made in a period different from the one in which the income was earned or the gains were realized on the financial statements. The Capital Share Transactions section shows the net amount shareholders invested in or redeemed from the fund. Distributions and Capital Share Transactions are shown separately for each class of shares.
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- U.S. Growth Fund ------------------------------- Six Months Year Ended Ended Feb. 29, 2004 Aug. 31, 2003 (000) (000) - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS OPERATIONS Net Investment Income 11,225 22,446 Realized Net Gain (Loss) 166,066 (1,064,662) Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) 624,927 1,601,726 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations 802,218 559,510 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DISTRIBUTIONS Net Investment Income Investor Shares (19,232) (17,640) Admiral Shares (5,426) (4,869) Realized Capital Gain Investor Shares -- -- Admiral Shares -- -- - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total Distributions (24,658) (22,509) - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS--Note H Investor Shares (386,756) (36,645) Admiral Shares 10,151 (77,590) - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Net Increase (Decrease) from Capital Share Transactions (376,605) (114,235) - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total Increase (Decrease) 400,955 422,766 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NET ASSETS Beginning of Period 6,963,705 6,540,939 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- End of Period $ 7,364,660 $ 6,963,705 =====================================================================================================
18 FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS This table summarizes the fund's investment results and distributions to shareholders on a per-share basis for each class of shares. It also presents the Total Return and shows net investment income and expenses as percentages of average net assets. These data will help you assess: the variability of the fund's net income and total returns from year to year; the relative contributions of net income and capital gains to the fund's total return; how much it costs to operate the fund; and the extent to which the fund tends to distribute capital gains. The table also shows the Portfolio Turnover Rate, a measure of trading activity. A turnover rate of 100% means that the average security is held in the fund for one year. U.S. GROWTH FUND INVESTOR SHARES
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Six Months Year Ended August 31, Ended ------------------------------------------------------ For a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period Feb. 29, 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period $14.00 $12.92 $18.00 $49.26 $38.92 $30.36 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ INVESTMENT OPERATIONS Net Investment Income .021 .040 .031 .039 .10 .21 Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments 1.636 1.082 (5.075) (23.799) 12.47 10.85 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Total from Investment Operations 1.657 1.122 (5.044) (23.760) 12.57 11.06 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ DISTRIBUTIONS Dividends from Net Investment Income (.047) (.042) (.036) (.050) (.21) (.19) Distributions from Realized Capital Gains -- -- -- (7.450) (2.02) (2.31) - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Total Distributions (.047) (.042) (.036) (7.500) (2.23) (2.50) - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ NET ASSET VALUE, END OF PERIOD $15.61 $14.00 $12.92 $18.00 $49.26 $38.92 ======================================================================================================================== TOTAL RETURN* 11.85% 8.73% -28.09% -54.07% 33.29% 37.38% ======================================================================================================================== RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA Net Assets, End of Period (Millions) $6,163 $5,892 $5,472 $9,681 $22,331 $16,007 Ratio of Total Expenses to Average Net Assets 0.54%* 0.55% 0.50% 0.44% 0.38% 0.39% Ratio of Net Investment Income to Average Net Assets 0.28%* 0.32% 0.20% 0.13% 0.24% 0.59% Portfolio Turnover Rate 42%* 47% 53% 135% 76% 49% ========================================================================================================================
*Annualized. 19 FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (CONTINUED) U.S. GROWTH FUND ADMIRAL SHARES
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- YEAR ENDED SIX MONTHS AUGUST 31, AUG. 13* TO ENDED -------------------- AUG. 31, FOR A SHARE OUTSTANDING THROUGHOUT EACH PERIOD FEB. 29, 2004 2003 2002 2001 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NET ASSET VALUE, BEGINNING OF PERIOD $36.28 $33.46 $46.59 $50.00 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- INVESTMENT OPERATIONS Net Investment Income .097 .164 .168 .022 Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments 4.222 2.811 (13.167) (3.432) - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total from Investment Operations 4.319 2.975 (12.999) (3.410) - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DISTRIBUTIONS Dividends from Net Investment Income (.189) (.155) (.131) -- Distributions from Realized Capital Gains -- -- -- -- - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total Distributions (.189) (.155) (.131) -- - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Net Asset Value, End of Period $40.41 $36.28 $33.46 $46.59 ============================================================================================================== TOTAL RETURN 11.93% 8.95% -27.99% -6.82% ============================================================================================================== RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA Net Assets, End of Period (Millions) $1,201 $1,071 $1,069 $262 Ratio of Total Expenses to Average Net Assets 0.32%** 0.37% 0.36% 0.38%** Ratio of Net Investment Income to Average Net Assets 0.50%** 0.50% 0.37% 0.35%** Portfolio Turnover Rate 42%** 47% 53% 135% ==============================================================================================================
*Inception. **Annualized. 20 NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Vanguard U.S. Growth Fund is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 as an open-end investment company, or mutual fund. The fund offers two classes of shares, Investor Shares and Admiral Shares. Investor Shares are available to any investor who meets the fund's minimum purchase requirements. Admiral Shares are designed for investors who meet certain administrative, servicing, tenure, and account-size criteria. 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 as of the close of trading on the New York Stock Exchange (generally 4:00 p.m. Eastern time) on the valuation date. Equity securities are valued at the latest quoted sales prices or official closing prices taken from the primary market in which each security trades; such securities not traded on the valuation date are valued at the mean of the latest quoted bid and asked prices. Securities for which market quotations are not readily available, or whose values have been materially affected by events occurring before the fund's pricing time but after the close of the securities' primary markets, are valued by methods deemed by the board of trustees to represent fair value. Temporary cash investments acquired over 60 days to maturity are valued using the latest bid prices or using valuations based on a matrix system (which considers such factors as security prices, yields, maturities, and ratings), both as furnished by independent pricing services. Other temporary cash investments are valued at amortized cost, which approximates market value. 2. REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS: The fund, along with other members of The Vanguard Group, transfers uninvested cash balances to a pooled cash account, which is invested in repurchase agreements secured by U.S. government securities. 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: Distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. 5. OTHER: Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Security transactions are accounted for on the date securities are bought or sold. Costs used to determine realized gains (losses) on the sale of investment securities are those of the specific securities sold. Each class of shares has equal rights as to assets and earnings, except that each class separately bears certain class-specific expenses related to maintenance of shareholder accounts (included in Management and Administrative expenses) and shareholder reporting. Marketing and distribution expenses are allocated to each class of shares based on a method approved by the board of trustees. Income, other non-class-specific expenses, and gains and losses on investments are allocated to each class of shares based on its relative net assets. B. ALLIANCE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT L.P. provides investment advisory services to the fund for a fee calculated at an annual percentage rate of average net assets. The basic fee is subject to quarterly adjustments based on the fund's performance relative to the Russell 1000 Growth Index. For the six months ended February 29, 2004, the investment advisory fee represented an effective annual basic rate of 0.14% of the fund's average net assets before a decrease of $1,037,000 (0.03%) based on performance. 21 NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) C. The Vanguard Group furnishes at cost 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 February 29, 2004, the fund had contributed capital of $1,101,000 to Vanguard (included in Other Assets), representing 0.02% of the fund's net assets and 1.10% of Vanguard's capitalization. The fund's trustees and officers are also directors and officers of Vanguard. D. The fund has asked its investment advisor to direct certain security trades, subject to obtaining the best price and execution, to brokers who have agreed to rebate to the fund part of the commissions generated. Such rebates are used solely to reduce the fund's management and administrative expenses. For the six months ended February 29, 2004, these arrangements reduced expenses by $738,000 (an annual rate of 0.02% of average net assets). E. Distributions are determined on a tax basis and may differ from net investment income and realized capital gains for financial reporting purposes. Differences may be permanent or temporary. Permanent differences are reclassified among capital accounts in the financial statements to reflect their tax character. Temporary differences arise when certain items of income, expense, gain, or loss are recognized in different periods for financial statement and tax purposes; these differences will reverse at some time in the future. Differences in classification may also result from the treatment of short-term gains as ordinary income for tax purposes. During 2002, the fund elected to use a provision of the Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997 to mark-to-market certain appreciated securities held on January 1, 2001; such securities were treated as sold and repurchased, with unrealized gains of $912,491,000 becoming realized and reducing the fund's capital loss carryforward, for tax purposes. The mark-to-market had no effect on realized gains or unrealized appreciation for financial statement purposes; it created a difference between the cost of investments for financial statement and tax purposes, which will reverse when the securities are sold. The fund realized gains on the sale of these securities through August 31, 2003, and subsequently during the six months ended February 29, 2004, of $656,107,000 and $37,358,000, respectively, for financial statement purposes, which were included in fiscal 2001 mark-to-market gains for tax purposes. The remaining difference of $219,026,000 is reflected in the balance of accumulated net realized losses; the corresponding difference between the securities' costs for financial statement purposes and for tax purposes is reflected in unrealized appreciation. The fund's tax-basis capital gains and losses are determined only at the end of each fiscal year. For tax purposes, at August 31, 2003, the fund had available realized losses of $7,087,673,000 to offset future net capital gains of $3,610,329,000 through August 31, 2010, $2,548,333,000 through August 31, 2011, and $929,011,000 through August 31, 2012. The fund will use these capital losses to offset net taxable capital gains, if any, realized during the year ending August 31, 2004; should the fund realize net capital losses for the year, the losses will be added to the loss carryforward balances above. At February 29, 2004, net unrealized appreciation of investment securities for tax purposes was $258,692,000, consisting of unrealized gains of $881,617,000 on securities that had risen in value since their purchase and $622,925,000 in unrealized losses on securities that had fallen in value since their purchase. F. During the six months ended February 29, 2004, the fund purchased $1,479,059,000 of investment securities and sold $1,913,670,000 of investment securities other than temporary cash investments. 22 G. The market value of securities on loan to broker/dealers at February 29, 2004, was $143,762,000, for which the fund held cash collateral of $150,042,000. The fund invests cash collateral received in repurchase agreements, and records a liability for the return of the collateral, during the period the securities are on loan. H. Capital share transactions for each class of shares were:
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SIX MONTHS ENDED YEAR ENDED FEBRUARY 29, 2004 AUGUST 31, 2003 ------------------- ----------------------- AMOUNT SHARES AMOUNT SHARES (000) (000) (000) (000) - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Investor Shares Issued $474,877 31,855 $1,226,990 97,854 Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions 18,818 1,270 17,225 1,395 Redeemed (880,451) (59,079) (1,280,860) (101,975) ----------------------------------------------- Net Increase (Decrease)--Investor Shares (386,756) (25,954) (36,645) (2,726) ----------------------------------------------- Admiral Shares Issued 177,755 4,552 347,808 10,762 Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions 5,262 137 4,667 146 Redeemed (172,866) (4,494) (430,065) (13,311) ----------------------------------------------- Net Increase (Decrease)--Admiral Shares 10,151 195 (77,590) (2,403) - -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ POSITION(S) HELD WITH NAME FUND (NUMBER OF (YEAR OF BIRTH) VANGUARD FUNDS TRUSTEE/OFFICER OVERSEEN BY SINCE TRUSTEE/OFFICER) PRINCIPAL OCCUPATION(S) DURING THE PAST FIVE YEARS - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ JOHN J. BRENNAN* Chairman of the Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer, and Director/Trustee (1954) Board, Chief of The Vanguard Group, Inc., and of each of the investment companies May 1987 Executive Officer, served by The Vanguard Group. and Trustee (129) - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ INDEPENDENT TRUSTEES CHARLES D. ELLIS Trustee The Partners of '63 (pro bono ventures in education); Senior Advisor (1937) (129) to Greenwich Associates (international business strategy consulting); January 2001 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 Trustee Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (since October 1999), Vice (1945) (129) Chairman (January-September 1999), and Vice President (prior to December 2001 September 1999) of Rohm and Haas Co. (chemicals); Director of Technitrol, Inc. (electronic components), and Agere Systems (communications components); Board Member of the American Chemistry Council; and Trustee of Drexel University. - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ JOANN HEFFERNAN Trustee Vice President, Chief Information Officer, and Member of the HEISEN (129) Executive Committee of Johnson & Johnson (pharmaceuticals/consumer (1950) products); Director of the Medical Center at Princeton and Women's July 1998 Research and Education Institute. - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ BURTON G. MALKIEL Trustee Chemical Bank Chairman's Professor of Economics,Princeton University; (1932) (127) Director of Vanguard Investment Series plc (Irish investment fund) May 1977 (since November 2001), Vanguard Group (Ireland)Limited (Irish investment management firm)(since November 2001),Prudential Insurance Co. of America, BKF Capital (investment management), The Jeffrey Co. (holding company), and NeuVis, Inc.(software company). - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
This page contains typographical corrections of text in the printed report. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
POSITION(S) HELD WITH NAME FUND (NUMBER OF (YEAR OF BIRTH) VANGUARD FUNDS TRUSTEE/OFFICER OVERSEEN BY SINCE TRUSTEE/OFFICER) PRINCIPAL OCCUPATION(S) DURING THE PAST FIVE YEARS - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Alfred M. Rankin, Jr. Trustee Chairman, President, Chief Executive Officer, and Director of NACCO (1941) (129) Industries, Inc. (forklift trucks/housewares/lignite); Director of January 1993 Goodrich Corporation (industrial products/aircraft systems and services); Director of Standard Products Company (supplier for the automotive industry) until 1998. - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ J. Lawrence Wilson Trustee Retired Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Rohm and Haas Co. (1936) (129) (chemicals); Director of Cummins Inc. (diesel engines), The Mead April 1985 Corp. (paper products), and AmerisourceBergen Corp. (pharmaceutical distribution); Trustee of Vanderbilt University. - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ EXECUTIVE OFFICERS* R. Gregory Barton Secretary Managing Director and General Counsel of The Vanguard Group, Inc.; (1951) (129) Secretary of The Vanguard Group and of each of the investment June 2001 companies served by The Vanguard Group. - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Thomas J. Higgins Treasurer Principal of The Vanguard Group, Inc.; Treasurer of each of the (1957) (129) investment companies served by The Vanguard Group. July 1998 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ *Officers of the funds are "interested persons" as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940. More information about the trustees is in the Statement of Additional Information, available from The Vanguard Group. - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ VANGUARD SENIOR MANAGEMENT TEAM MORTIMER J. BUCKLEY, Information Technology. MICHAEL S. MILLER, Planning and Development. JAMES H. GATELY, Investment Programs and Services. RALPH K. PACKARD, Finance. KATHLEEN C. GUBANICH, Human Resources. GEORGE U. SAUTER, Chief Investment Officer. F. WILLIAM MCNABB, III, Client Relationship Group. - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ JOHN C. BOGLE, Founder; Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, 1974-1996. - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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All comparative mutual fund data are from Lipper Inc. or Morningstar, Inc., unless otherwise noted. WORLD WIDE WEB www.vanguard.com FUND INFORMATION 1-800-662-7447 DIRECT INVESTOR ACCOUNT SERVICES 1-800-662-2739 INSTITUTIONAL INVESTOR SERVICES 1-800-523-1036 TEXT TELEPHONE 1-800-952-3335 (C) 2004 The Vanguard Group, Inc. All rights reserved. Vanguard Marketing Corporation, Distributor. Q232 042004 Vanguard(R) International Growth Fund February 29, 2004 SEMIANNUAL REPORT THE VANGUARD GROUP (R) HOW TO READ YOUR FUND REPORT This report contains information that can help you evaluate your investment. It includes details about your fund's return and presents data and analysis that provide insight into the fund's performance and investment approach. By reading the letter from Vanguard's chairman, John J. Brennan, together with the letter from the managers who select securities for your fund, you'll get an understanding of how the fund invests and how the market environment affected its performance. The statistical information that follows can help you understand how the fund's performance and characteristics stack up against those of similar funds and market benchmarks. It's important to keep in mind that the opinions expressed by Vanguard's investment managers are just that: informed opinions. They should not be considered promises or advice. The opinions, like the statistics, cover the period through the date on the cover of this report. As things change--and in the financial markets you can be certain only of change--an investment manager's job is to evaluate new information and make adjustments, if necessary. Of course, the risks of investing in the fund are spelled out in the prospectus. Frequent updates on the fund's performance and information about some of its holdings are available on Vanguard.com(R). ================================================================================ CONTENTS - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 LETTER FROM THE CHAIRMAN 5 REPORT FROM THE ADVISOR 8 FUND PROFILE 10 GLOSSARY OF INVESTMENT TERMS 11 PERFORMANCE SUMMARY 12 ABOUT YOUR FUND'S EXPENSES 13 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 26 ADVANTAGES OF VANGUARD.COM - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ================================================================================ SUMMARY - - During the six-month period ended February 29, 2004, the Investor Shares of Vanguard International Growth Fund returned 22.3%, an outstanding result in absolute terms but one that slightly lagged the performance of the fund's comparative measures. - - Boosted by a falling U.S. dollar, international stocks outpaced domestic stocks by a substantial margin. - - Relatively conservative investments in Japan and in certain industries caused the fund to lag the MSCI EAFE Index during a period in which riskier stocks were in demand. ================================================================================ WANT LESS CLUTTER IN YOUR MAILBOX? JUST REGISTER WITH VANGUARD.COM AND OPT TO GET FUND REPORTS ONLINE. LETTER FROM THE CHAIRMAN Fellow Shareholder, The global rally in stocks that began last year continued in early 2004, and a falling U.S. dollar helped international stocks outpace domestic stocks during the six months ended February 29. The Investor Shares of Vanguard International Growth Fund returned 22.3%--a stellar absolute result for the first half of the fund's fiscal year. However, the gain was a tad lower than the average return of the fund's mutual fund peer group and about 3 percentage points less than the result of the fund's primary unmanaged benchmark, the Morgan Stanley Capital International Europe, Australasia, Far East (MSCI EAFE) Index. This latter shortfall was partly due to the fund's Japanese holdings not keeping pace with those in the index. ================================================================================ TOTAL RETURNS SIX MONTHS ENDED FEBRUARY 29, 2004 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Vanguard International Growth Fund Investor Shares 22.3% Admiral Shares 22.5 MSCI EAFE Index 25.2 Average International Fund* 22.8 MSCI All Country World Index ex USA 25.4 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *Derived from data provided by Lipper Inc. ================================================================================ The table above shows your fund's total returns versus those of the MSCI EAFE Index, a measure of developed international markets; the average international stock fund; and the unmanaged MSCI All Country World Index ex USA, the broadest proxy of international stocks, including those from emerging markets. Total returns are based on change in capital plus reinvested distributions. The fund's distributions and its share prices at the beginning and end of the period are shown in the table on page 4. STOCKS CONTINUED THEIR COMEBACK As the fiscal half-year got under way last September, stock markets in the United States and abroad were in the midst of a strong advance. 1 ================================================================================ ADMIRAL(TM) SHARES A LOWER-COST CLASS OF SHARES AVAILABLE TO MANY LONGTIME SHAREHOLDERS AND TO THOSE WITH SIGNIFICANT INVESTMENTS IN THE FUND. ================================================================================ The gains continued throughout the period, buoyed by a steady flow of positive corporate earnings reports and economic data. During the six months, the U.S. stock market, as measured by the Wilshire 5000 Total Market Index, returned 15.3%. For U.S.-based investors, gains were even more impressive from overseas, with the MSCI All Country World Index ex USA earning 25.4%. Returns from European markets were generally stronger than those from Pacific markets, and returns from emerging markets were outstanding. However, much of the gains for international stocks came from the continued decline in the U.S. dollar, and this was particularly true for the developed markets. The yen rose 7.1% against the dollar, the euro rose 13.7%, and the British pound rose 18.5%. As a result, the EAFE Index's 25.2% return in dollars was more than double the 11.3% gain in local currencies. The currency impact was less beneficial for emerging-markets investors: The weaker dollar added only about 3 percentage points to the MSCI Emerging Markets Index's already stellar local-currency return of 25.4%. AS INTEREST RATES REMAINED LOW, INVESTORS SOUGHT OUT RISKIER BONDS In the fixed income markets, demand for U.S. Treasury issues remained strong, boosting the price of the 10-year Treasury note while reducing its yield from 4.46% at the start of the period to 3.97% by February 29. However, the low level of market rates in general, together with the signs of a strengthening economy, sent some investors searching for the higher yields to be obtained from riskier bonds. As a ================================================================================ MARKET BAROMETER TOTAL RETURNS PERIODS ENDED FEBRUARY 29, 2004 ------------------------------- SIX ONE FIVE MONTHS YEAR YEARS* - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- STOCKS MSCI All Country World Index ex USA (International) 25.4% 55.9% 2.9% Russell 1000 Index (Large-caps) 14.8 39.7 0.5 Russell 2000 Index (Small-caps) 18.3 64.4 9.8 Wilshire 5000 Index (Entire market) 15.3 42.5 1.2 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BONDS Lehman Aggregate Bond Index (Broad taxable market) 4.9% 4.5% 7.2% Lehman Municipal Bond Index 6.5 6.3 6.1 Citigroup 3-Month Treasury Bill Index 0.5 1.0 3.4 ================================================================================ CPI Consumer Price Index 0.9% 1.7% 2.5% - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *Annualized. ================================================================================ 2 result, returns of corporate bonds exceeded those of government bonds with similar maturities. The Lehman Brothers High Yield Bond Index, a benchmark of below-investment-grade bonds, recorded a six-month return of 10.6%, while the Lehman Aggregate Bond Index, a measure of the taxable investment-grade bond market, returned 4.9%. Short-term interest rates remained low and stable, fluctuating within a tight range of 0.91% to 0.97% throughout the six months. The 3-month Treasury bill, a proxy for money market rates, ended the fiscal half-year with a yield of 0.94%, just 3 basis points below its initial 0.97% yield. EUROPE BOLSTERED YOUR FUND'S RETURN Vanguard International Growth Fund's six-month returns of more than 22% were stellar in absolute terms, though they fell a bit short of the returns of the fund's benchmarks. All industry sectors in your fund posted double-digit gains. Financial and consumer discretionary stocks in particular bolstered performance, collectively contributing 10 percentage points to your fund's total return. Viewed regionally, European markets accounted for most of the fund's gains (16 percentage points), aided considerably by the strong euro and pound sterling. (British stocks constituted one-quarter of the fund's assets at the end of the period.) But European stocks were by no means the only strong performers: Out of the 29 countries that your fund was invested in during the half-year, only four had anything less than a double-digit return in U.S. dollars. However, one of those four was Japan, the second-largest market weighting in your fund, averaging about 19% of assets. While our Japanese holdings collectively posted a solid return of almost 9%, this was short of the 16.6% return of Japanese stocks in the EAFE Index, which partly accounted for the fund's 3-percentage-point underperformance. ================================================================================ FUND ASSETS MANAGED FEBRUARY 29, 2004 ----------------------------- $ MILLION PERCENTAGE - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Schroder Investment Management North America Inc. $6,240 77% Baillie Gifford Overseas Ltd. 1,556 19 Cash Investments* 364 4 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total $8,160 100% ================================================================================ *These short-term reserves are invested by The Vanguard Group in equity index products to simulate investment in stocks. Each advisor also may maintain a modest cash position. ================================================================================ Sector-wise, the fund's holdings in financials and technology, while recording excellent results, did not keep 3 pace with the EAFE Index's stocks. The fund's investment advisors--Schroder Investment Management and Baillie Gifford Overseas--tend to favor stocks of companies with solid fundamentals and strong balance sheets. Such stocks did not surge as much as did riskier equities during the six-month period. WHETHER BULL OR BEAR, OUR ADVICE IS THE SAME The past year has been a welcome change for investors who held on to stocks through the long bear market that preceded it. We thank our long-term shareholders for their patience and loyalty. While the environment has changed, our advice remains the same as it has through both bull and bear markets: Diversify across and within asset classes--stocks, bonds, and short-term investments--in allocations appropriate for your objectives, time horizon, and risk tolerance. That, combined with low costs and the discipline to stay the course, stacks the odds of reaching your long-term financial goals in your favor. Because overseas markets do not always move in sync with the U.S. markets, a low-cost, diversified international investment such as Vanguard International Growth Fund can be a valuable component in a balanced portfolio. Thank you for entrusting your hard-earned dollars to us. Sincerely, JOHN J. BRENNAN CHAIRMAN AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER MARCH 11, 2004 ================================================================================ YOUR FUND'S PERFORMANCE AT A GLANCE AUGUST 31, 2003-FEBRUARY 29, 2004 DISTRIBUTIONS PER SHARE -------------------------- STARTING ENDING INCOME CAPITAL SHARE PRICE SHARE PRICE DIVIDENDS GAINS - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- International Growth Fund Investor Shares $14.01 $16.91 $0.21 $0.00 Admiral Shares 44.57 53.76 0.75 0.00 ================================================================================ 4 REPORT FROM THE ADVISOR International stock markets continued their strong recovery in the first six months of fiscal 2004. The Investor Shares of Vanguard International Growth Fund returned 22.3%, compared with a 22.8% rise in the average international fund and a 25.2% rise in the MSCI EAFE Index. This report focuses on the portion of the portfolio managed by Schroder Investment Management North America, representing 77% of the fund's assets as of February 29, 2004. THE INVESTMENT ENVIRONMENT The global economic recovery has gained momentum, led by strong domestic demand in the United States and China. The rest of the world has benefited enormously from the consequent pickup in world trade, but no other major country or region, except the United Kingdom, has seen growth in exports translate into a clear recovery in private consumption. This, of course, is the vital link: Strong export activity creates jobs, which in turn lead to a sustainable recovery. In recent months, Japan has offered a glimmer of hope: In 2003, employment actually rose marginally after six years of declines, and personal disposable income fell only half a percent in real terms, its second best performance in the past seven years. Both are encouraging, and Japanese consumers dipped into their savings and spent aggressively in January. After many false cues in the past, few people would extrapolate too much from this one-month improvement. But other indicators also give credence to hints of an economic recovery. Since recovery is still dependent on the continued buoyancy of exports, it is not surprising that the Bank of Japan is determined to stop the yen from rising too much. ================================================================================ INVESTMENT PHILOSOPHY THE ADVISOR BELIEVES THAT SUPERIOR LONG-TERM INVESTMENT RESULTS CAN BE ACHIEVED BY SELECTING THE STOCKS OF COMPANIES WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR ABOVE-AVERAGE EARNINGS GROWTH, WITH PARTICULAR EMPHASIS ON COMPANIES IN COUNTRIES WITH FAVORABLE BUSINESS AND MARKET ENVIRONMENTS. ================================================================================ The Eurozone, by contrast, is suffering from a 15% rise in the euro against the dollar in the past year and a 40% rise in the past two years. 5 Moreover, the euro has risen 16% against the yen in the past two years. I have stressed in the past that investors benefit from strong currencies. Indeed, continental Europe offered the highest dollar returns of any developed region in the world in the past 6 and 12 months. However, that currency gain is now behind us, and we think the near-term future looks less attractive as the local economies adjust to tougher trade terms. We have reduced exposure to the Eurozone by 5% and are now 12% underweighted relative to the EAFE Index. OUR SUCCESSES Over the past six months, there was little variation in the performance of most sectors of our universe: All sectors returned between 20% and 30%. Indeed, most regions were also in apparent lockstep. Excluding Japan, regional percentage returns in dollars were in the upper 20s. Japan broke ranks with a 17% return. Against this background, our small underweight in Japan helped (but note that we are now increasing our position). More importantly, we decided to buy energy stocks again after a two-year absence from the portfolio and, thus, through a combination of timing and stock selection, added 1% to recent performance. We sense a trend beginning in favor of higher-quality stocks after a relatively miserable year, and this certainly helped the portfolio to outperform in all consumer-related and defensive growth sectors toward which the portfolio is stylistically biased. Finally, three of the portfolio's largest holdings delivered strongly for us: Samsung Electronics rose 27%; Tesco, 41%; and Vivendi (which we have held throughout its crisis), 70%. OUR FAILURES Nowhere in the globe has the high-/low-quality difference been more marked than in Japan, where we suffered badly, particularly in the first three months of the period. Our technology stocks declined -2% in a sector that boomed in other regions. We have suffered such underperformance twice in the past dozen years, and both times we recuperated quickly. We have reason to believe this will happen again. 6 We also suffered from excessively timid stock selection in financials, particularly in continental Europe. Reflecting the extent of their problems, banks in Germany and Italy were at very depressed levels a year ago, leaving enormous potential for recovery. Investors' willingness to fund that recovery has surprised us. OUR PORTFOLIO'S POSITIONING Global economic growth is stronger than we originally expected, and it will likely stay strong in 2004. However, we expect growth to peak by midyear. Several leading indicators are beginning to suggest this. Indeed, 2005 could be a poor year for some equity markets as profit growth fades and monetary policy is tightened. Stock prices look ahead and sentiment can change rapidly, so we have started to adjust the portfolio. Approximately half of the portfolio is invested in stocks that should be regarded as relative safe havens when investors become more cautious. A further 15% is invested in emerging markets, which empirical evidence suggests suffer when global confidence is waning. Half of this exposure is in companies that trade globally, notably Korean and Taiwanese technology companies; the balance is in more domestically oriented companies. Both types are growing much faster than the developed world and have much stronger finances. We believe these companies are undervalued, and we do not intend to take widespread profits at this time. Continued growth in many developing countries' economies is not inconsistent with slower growth in the developed world. Our nervousness at growth prospects in the Eurozone is highlighted by the complete absence of German stocks in our portion of the portfolio. This is not a country-based decision; instead, our valuation process currently indicates no cheap stocks there. French companies, on the other hand, have stronger finances and match our expectations better, as do British companies, many of which we consider to be very cheap relative to their peers around the world. Accordingly, 26% of the portfolio is in the United Kingdom, the highest amount we have had there for many years. RICHARD FOULKES, EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT SCHRODER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT NORTH AMERICA INC. MARCH 8, 2004 7 FUND PROFILE AS OF 2-29-2004 This Profile provides a snapshot of the fund's characteristics, compared where indicated with both an appropriate market index and a broad market index. Key terms are defined on page 10. INTERNATIONAL GROWTH FUND ================================================================================ PORTFOLIO CHARACTERISTICS COMPARATIVE BROAD FUND INDEX* INDEX** - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Number of Stocks 208 1,001 1,744 Turnover Rate 49%+ -- -- Expense Ratio -- -- Investor Shares 0.66%+ Admiral Shares 0.46%+ Short-Term Reserves 1% -- -- ================================================================================ ==================================================== TEN LARGEST HOLDINGS (% of total net assets) Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. 3.6% (electronics) Tesco PLC 3.1 (retail) Vodafone Group PLC 2.7 (telecommunications) Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC 2.2 (banking) Nestle SA (Registered) 2.0 (food, beverage, and tobacco) Telecom Italia SpA 1.9 (telecommunications) Mitsui & Co., Ltd. 1.8 (energy and utilities) Ricoh Co. 1.7 (computer hardware) Vivendi Universal SA 1.7 (media) Nokia Oyj 1.6 (telecommunications) - ------------------------------------------------------ Top Ten 22.3% ====================================================== "Ten Largest Holdings" excludes any temporary cash investments and equity index products. ================================================================================ VOLATILITY MEASURES COMPARATIVE BROAD FUND INDEX* FUND INDEX** - --------------------------------------------------------------------- R-Squared 0.96 1.00 0.97 1.00 Beta 1.02 1.00 1.02 1.00 ================================================================================ SECTOR DIVERSIFICATION (% of portfolio) COMPARATIVE BROAD FUND INDEX* INDEX** - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Consumer Discretionary 17% 13% 12% Consumer Staples 12 9 8 Energy 8 8 9 Financials 22 25 25 Health Care 4 9 8 Industrials 10 9 9 Information Technology 14 7 8 Materials 4 7 8 Telecommunication Services 7 8 8 Utilities 1 5 5 Short-Term Reserves 1% -- -- - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sector percentages exclude futures and currency contracts held by the fund. =========================================================== ALLOCATION BY REGION (% of portfolio) EUROPE - 60% PACIFIC - 23% EMERGING MARKETS - 16% SHORT-TERM RESERVES - 1% ============================================================ *MSCI EAFE Index. **MSCI All Country World Index ex USA. +Annualized. 8 =================================================== COUNTRY DIVERSIFICATION (% of portfolio) COMPARATIVE BROAD FUND INDEX* INDEX** - --------------------------------------------------- EUROPE United Kingdom 25% 26% 22% France 11 10 8 Switzerland 6 7 6 Italy 4 4 3 Ireland 3 1 1 Sweden 3 2 2 Netherlands 2 5 4 Germany 2 7 6 Finland 2 2 2 Spain 1 4 3 Denmark 1 1 1 Belgium 0 1 1 Greece 0 1 0 - --------------------------------------------------- Subtotal 60% 71% 59% - --------------------------------------------------- PACIFIC Japan 17% 21% 18% Hong Kong 3 2 2 Australia 2 5 4 Singapore 1 1 1 - --------------------------------------------------- Subtotal 23% 29% 25% - --------------------------------------------------- EMERGING MARKETS South Korea 6% -- 2% Brazil 2 -- 1 Taiwan 2 -- 1 China 2 -- 0 India 1 -- 1 Indonesia 1 -- 0 Mexico 1 -- 1 Russia 1 -- 1 South Africa 0 -- 1 - --------------------------------------------------- Subtotal 16% -- 8% - --------------------------------------------------- OTHER 0% -- 8% - --------------------------------------------------- Short-Term Reserves 1% -- -- - --------------------------------------------------- Total 100% 100% 100% =================================================== Country percentages exclude futures and currency contracts held by the fund. *MSCI EAFE Index. **MSCI All Country World Index ex USA. Visit our website at Vanguard.com for regularly updated fund information. 9 GLOSSARY OF INVESTMENT TERMS BETA. A measure of the magnitude of a fund's past share-price fluctuations in relation to the ups and downs of a given market index. The index is assigned a beta of 1.00. Compared with a given index, a fund with a beta of 1.20 typically would have seen its share price rise or fall by 12% when the index rose or fell by 10%. A fund's beta should be reviewed in conjunction with its R-squared (see definition below). The lower the R-squared, the less correlation there is between the fund and the index, and the less reliable beta is as an indicator of volatility. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- R-SQUARED. A measure of how much of a fund's past returns can be explained by the returns from the market in general, as measured by a given index. If a fund's total returns were precisely synchronized with an index's returns, its R-squared would be 1.00. If the fund's returns bore no relationship to the index's returns, its R-squared would be 0. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SHORT-TERM RESERVES. The percentage of a fund invested in highly liquid, short-term securities that can be readily converted to cash. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TURNOVER RATE. An indication of the fund's trading activity. Funds with high turnover rates incur higher transaction costs and may be more likely to distribute capital gains (which may be taxable to investors). - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10 PERFORMANCE SUMMARY AS OF 2-29-2004 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. (For the most recent performance, which may be higher or lower than that cited, visit our website at www.vanguard.com.) Note, too, that both investment returns and principal value can fluctuate widely, so an investor's shares, when sold, could be worth more or less than their original cost. The returns shown do not reflect taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the sale of fund shares. INTERNATIONAL GROWTH FUND Fiscal-Year Total Returns (%) August 31, 1993-February 29, 2004 INTERNATIONAL GROWTH FUND INVESTOR SHARES MSCI EAFE INDEX ------------------------- --------------- 1994 20.4 10.8 1995 3.8 0.5 1996 12.7 7.9 1997 15.8 9.1 1998 -3.0 -0.1 1999 21.7 25.7 2000 18.7 9.6 2001 -24.5 -24.4 2002 -14.2 -15.0 2003 9.6 9.1 2004* 22.3 25.2 *Six months ended February 29, 2004. Note: See Financial Highlights tables on pages 20 and 21 for dividend and capital gains information. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS for periods ended December 31, 2003 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. ================================================================================ TEN YEARS ONE FIVE -------------------------- INCEPTION DATE YEAR YEARS CAPITAL INCOME TOTAL - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- International Growth Fund* Investor Shares 9/30/1981 34.45% 0.69% 3.92% 1.36% 5.28% Admiral Shares 8/13/2001 34.66 3.28** -- -- -- ================================================================================ *Total returns do not reflect the 2% fee assessed on redemptions of shares purchased on or after June 27, 2003, and held for less than two months. **Return since inception. 11 ABOUT YOUR FUND'S EXPENSES All mutual funds have operating expenses. These expenses 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 net assets. This figure is known as the expense ratio. A HYPOTHETICAL EXAMPLE We believe it is important for you to understand the impact of costs on your investment. The following example illustrates the costs that you would have incurred over the most recent six-month period on a $10,000 investment in the fund. The example uses the fund's actual return and operating expenses for the period. The cost in dollars is calculated by applying the expense ratio to the average balance in a hypothetical account. For comparative purposes, we also show the fund's annualized expense ratio--in which its six-month expenses are projected for a 12-month period--along with the average expense ratio for the fund's peer group, which is derived from data provided by Lipper Inc. ================================================================================ SIX MONTHS ENDED ANNUALIZED FUND EXPENSES FEBRUARY 29, 2004 VERSUS PEER GROUP EXPENSES ----------------- ------------------------------- COST OF $10,000 FUND PEER GROUP* INVESTMENT IN FUND EXPENSE RATIO EXPENSE RATIO - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- INTERNATIONAL GROWTH FUND Investor Shares $37 0.66% 1.76% Admiral Shares 26 0.46 -- ================================================================================ *Average International Fund. The calculation assumes no shares were sold. Your actual costs may have been higher or lower, depending on the amount of your investment and your holding period. Peer-group ratio captures data through year-end 2003. You can find more information about the fund's expense ratio, including annual expense ratios for the past five years, in the Financial Statements section of this report. For additional information on operating expenses and other shareholder costs, please refer to the fund's prospectus. The prospectus presents hypothetical shareholder costs over various time periods based upon a $10,000 investment and a return of 5% a year. This standardized example, which appears in all mutual fund prospectuses, may be useful to you in comparing the costs of investing in different funds. 12 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (unaudited) AS OF 2-29-2004 STATEMENT OF NET ASSETS This Statement provides a detailed list of the fund's holdings, including each security's market value on the last day of the reporting period. Securities are grouped and subtotaled by asset type (common stocks, bonds, etc.) and by country. Other assets are added to, and liabilities are subtracted from, the value of Total Investments to calculate the fund's Net Assets. Finally, Net Assets are divided by the outstanding shares of the fund to arrive at its share price, or Net Asset Value (NAV) Per Share. At the end of the Statement of Net Assets, you will find a table displaying the composition of the fund's net assets. Because all income and any realized gains must be distributed to shareholders each year, the bulk of net assets consists of Paid-in Capital (money invested by shareholders). The amounts shown for Undistributed Net Investment Income and Accumulated Net Realized Gains usually approximate the sums the fund had available to distribute to shareholders as income dividends or capital gains as of the statement date, but may differ because certain investments or transactions may be treated differently for financial statement and tax purposes. Any Accumulated Net Realized Losses, and any cumulative excess of distributions over net income or net realized gains, will appear as negative balances. Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) is the difference between the market value of the fund's investments and their cost, and reflects the gains (losses) that would be realized if the fund were to sell all of its investments at their statement-date values. ================================================================================ MARKET VALUE* INTERNATIONAL GROWTH FUND SHARES (000) - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COMMON STOCKS (94.2%)(1) - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AUSTRALIA (2.1%) Woolworths Ltd. 5,705,000 51,632 BHP Billiton Ltd. 3,654,600 34,570 National Australia Bank Ltd. 1,345,000 32,066 Commonwealth Bank of Australia 1,263,000 30,871 Westpac Banking Corp., Ltd. 1,087,000 14,132 Leighton Holdings Ltd. 720,000 6,083 News Corp. Ltd. Pfd. 700,000 5,784 ---------- 175,138 ---------- AUSTRIA (0.1%) * Telekom Austria AG 812,000 11,754 ---------- BELGIUM (0.2%) Groupe Bruxelles Lambert SA 239,000 14,284 ---------- BRAZIL (2.5%) Petrol Brasil Series A ADR 2,449,600 68,834 Companhia Vale do Rio Doce ADR 695,600 34,606 Companhia de Bebidas das Americas ADR 1,245,000 33,490 Itausa-Investimentos Itau SA 18,181,000 21,536 Uniao de Bancos Brasileiros SA 774,507 17,620 ================================================================================ ================================================================================ MARKET VALUE* SHARES (000) - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Brasil Telecom SA 3,298,100,000 16,250 Tele Norte Leste Participacoes ADR 528,000 7,682 ---------- 200,018 ---------- CHINA (0.6%) China Oilfield Services Ltd. 60,980,000 20,173 Zhejiang Expressway Co., Ltd. 12,000,000 9,712 China Petroleum & Chemical Corp. 22,000,000 9,256 Beijing Datang Power Generation Co. Ltd. 10,000,000 8,479 ---------- 47,620 ---------- DENMARK (0.8%) ISS A/S 600,000 33,513 Danske Bank A/S 929,770 21,781 Novo Nordisk A/S B Shares 294,000 13,627 ---------- 68,921 ---------- FINLAND (1.6%) Nokia Oyj 6,112,900 133,905 ---------- FRANCE (10.6%) * Vivendi Universal SA 4,740,000 135,752 Total SA 573,000 104,657 L'Air Liquide SA (Registered) 442,000 78,314 Suez SA 3,370,000 74,826 Societe Generale Class A 833,000 73,951 PSA Peugeot Citroen 1,386,000 68,970 ================================================================================ 13 ================================================================================ MARKET VALUE* INTERNATIONAL GROWTH FUND SHARES (000) - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pernod Ricard SA 522,175 64,069 BNP Paribas SA 959,000 60,591 L'Oreal SA 520,870 42,811 Publicis Groupe SA 1,018,000 35,189 Thales SA 869,000 33,061 Accor SA 509,000 22,331 LVMH Louis Vuitton Moet Hennessy 273,000 20,861 Sanofi-Synthelabo SA 265,410 18,137 Essilor International SA 250,490 14,363 * France Telecom SA 464,610 12,798 * JCDecaux SA 230,000 4,607 ---------- 865,288 ---------- GERMANY (1.8%) SAP AG 213,410 33,676 Porsche AG 43,120 25,093 Deutsche Boerse AG 435,500 25,048 Adidas-Salomon AG 197,940 22,258 Deutsche Bank AG 247,660 21,232 Bayerische Motoren Werke AG 379,320 16,203 ---------- 143,510 ---------- GREECE (0.1%) Greek Organization of Football Prognostics 601,481 11,016 ---------- HONG KONG (2.8%) Swire Pacific Ltd. A Shares 12,787,000 89,530 CNOOC Ltd. 17,727,000 35,869 Wharf Holdings Ltd. 6,046,000 18,875 Television Broadcasts Ltd. 2,878,833 14,054 Johnson Electric Holdings Ltd. 11,181,000 13,431 Cheung Kong Holdings Ltd. 1,395,000 13,307 Boc Hong Kong Holdings Ltd. 5,710,500 11,665 Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing Ltd. 4,220,000 11,168 Sun Hung Kai Properties Ltd. 1,009,000 9,916 Hang Seng Bank Ltd. 447,000 6,346 Jardine Matheson Holdings Ltd. 278,800 2,635 Legend Group Ltd. 4,552,000 1,915 ---------- 228,711 ---------- INDIA (1.4%) (3)Zee Telefilm Warrants Exp. 5/19/2006 11,922,289 35,427 (3)Housing Development Finance Corp. Warrants Exp. 2/10/2006 1,483,741 20,203 (3)State Bank of India Warrants Exp. 12/23/2005 1,456,753 19,036 *(3)Oriental Bank of Commerce Warrants Exp. 8/8/2006 2,745,000 17,438 *(3)Canara Bank Ltd. Warrants Exp. 8/25/2006 4,490,000 12,991 ================================================================================ MARKET VALUE* SHARES (000) - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (3)State Bank of India Warrants Exp. 1/5/2006 654,729 8,459 ---------- 113,554 ---------- INDONESIA (0.9%) PT Hanjaya Mandala Sampoerna Tbk 42,644,000 24,588 PT Bank Danamon Tbk 42,249,000 13,866 PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia Tbk 16,000,000 13,814 PT Gudang Garam Tbk 8,262,846 13,780 PT Central Bank Asia Tbk 8,226,500 3,551 ---------- 69,599 ---------- IRELAND (2.7%) Allied Irish Banks PLC (UK Shares) 7,928,140 121,164 Bank of Ireland 4,598,000 60,158 Allied Irish Banks PLC 1,311,160 19,908 * Ryanair Holdings PLC ADR 485,210 16,793 ---------- 218,023 ---------- ISRAEL (0.4%) Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. Sponsored ADR 440,100 28,606 ---------- ITALY (3.8%) * Telecom Italia SpA 50,081,285 157,432 ENI SpA 6,209,000 121,660 Riunione Adriatica di Sicurta SpA 1,156,280 21,004 Unicredito Italiano SpA 2,477,320 13,051 ---------- 313,147 ---------- JAPAN (17.3%) Mitsui & Co., Ltd. 18,655,000 144,275 Ricoh Co. 6,737,000 136,269 Toyota Motor Corp. 3,475,100 119,908 Takeda Chemical Industries Ltd. 2,393,000 98,558 East Japan Railway Co. 20,590 96,109 Bridgestone Corp. 4,489,000 66,271 Mabuchi Motor Co. 786,100 52,378 Rohm Co., Ltd. 458,000 51,769 Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd. 785,000 43,611 Ito-Yokado Co., Ltd. 934,000 35,219 Canon, Inc. 651,000 31,758 Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd. 3,591,000 30,796 Mitsubishi Electric Corp. 6,408,000 30,732 Yamanouchi Pharmaceuticals Co., Ltd. 900,000 30,148 Sankyo Co., Ltd. 815,400 28,956 Asahi Glass Co., Ltd. 3,000,000 27,622 Nippon Unipac Holding 5,700 26,398 ================================================================================ 14 ================================================================================ MARKET VALUE* SHARES (000) - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nippon Television Network Corp. 170,640 24,645 Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Co. 2,773,000 24,365 Kyocera Corp. 289,900 21,306 Daito Trust Construction Co., Ltd. 600,000 20,703 SMC Corp. 161,600 18,947 Tokyu Corp. 3,340,000 17,944 Konica Minolta Holdings, Inc. 1,562,000 17,927 Japan Tobacco, Inc. 2,279 16,311 Omron Corp. 721,000 15,672 Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd. 401,300 15,610 Keyence Corp. 73,600 15,177 NGK Spark Plug Co. 1,775,000 15,125 Isetan Co. 1,168,000 13,405 Hirose Electric Co., Ltd. 117,900 13,014 Kao Corp. 584,000 12,320 Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp. 2,547 11,796 NTT DoCoMo, Inc. 5,404 11,227 Brother Industries Ltd. 1,177,000 11,096 Nitto Denko Corp. 214,000 10,577 Alps Electric Co., Ltd. 780,000 10,187 Yamada Denki Co., Ltd. 313,000 9,941 Aiful Corp. 75,000 6,617 Uniden Corp. 386,000 6,377 Promise Co., Ltd. 100,000 6,059 Acom Co., Ltd. 100,000 6,022 *(3)Nippon Television Network Warrants Exp. 1/19/2007 40,700 5,878 ---------- 1,409,025 ---------- MEXICO (0.7%) * Grupo Financiero BBVA Bancomer, SA de CV Class B 38,390,000 41,185 America Movil SA de CV Series L ADR 375,000 13,372 Grupo Televisa SA ADR 138,000 6,095 ---------- 60,652 ---------- NETHERLANDS (2.1%) TPG NV 4,144,000 90,466 * Koninklijke KPN NV 4,833,000 38,132 Verenigde Nederlandse Uitgeversbedrijven NV 582,590 18,980 Oce NV 694,166 13,369 Aegon NV 830,920 12,296 ---------- 173,243 ---------- NEW ZEALAND (0.2%) Telecom Corp. of New Zealand Ltd. 3,318,000 13,033 ---------- - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ================================================================================ MARKET VALUE* SHARES (000) - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- RUSSIA (0.6%) OAO Lukoil Holding Sponsored ADR 243,200 27,044 YUKOS ADR 331,000 16,782 Surgutneftegaz ADR 201,000 6,563 ---------- 50,389 ---------- SINGAPORE (1.0%) Singapore Press Holdings Ltd. 2,430,486 26,557 Noble Group Ltd. 10,080,000 23,923 DBS Group Holdings Ltd. 1,476,000 12,746 Great Eastern Holdings Ltd. 1,234,000 9,062 Venture Corp. Ltd. 582,000 7,351 ---------- 79,639 ---------- SOUTH AFRICA (0.2%) Sasol Ltd. 886,000 13,294 Anglo American Platinum Corp. 136,600 6,058 ---------- 19,352 ---------- SOUTH KOREA (5.6%) Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. 629,142 291,567 Hyundai Motor Co. Ltd. 1,009,000 42,900 Shinsegae Co., Ltd. 180,000 40,867 * Kookmin Bank 944,000 39,414 Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance Co. 445,000 28,645 *(3)Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. GDR 69,300 16,058 ---------- 459,451 ---------- SPAIN (0.9%) Altadis SA 1,469,000 47,273 Banco Popular Espanol SA 285,290 17,316 Industria de Diseno Textil SA 464,250 10,152 ---------- 74,741 ---------- SWEDEN (2.5%) Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB A Shares 3,614,000 53,645 * Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson AB Class B 12,641,200 36,849 Svenska Handelsbanken AB A Shares 1,702,000 32,009 Electrolux AB Series B 1,446,000 30,496 Atlas Copco AB A Shares 816,790 29,241 Sandvik AB 396,920 12,717 SKF AB B Shares 318,170 11,754 ---------- 206,711 ---------- SWITZERLAND (5.6%) Nestle SA (Registered) 619,000 163,273 Cie. Financiere Richemont AG 2,499,571 66,423 Zurich Financial Services AG 321,000 52,571 Adecco SA (Registered) 1,004,950 49,969 Credit Suisse Group (Registered) 745,000 27,101 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 15 ================================================================================ MARKET VALUE* INTERNATIONAL GROWTH FUND SHARES (000) - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * ABB Ltd. 3,938,084 23,845 UBS AG 310,360 22,800 Swiss Re (Registered) 312,080 22,459 Holcim Ltd. (Registered) 432,550 22,427 Novartis AG (Registered) 83,950 3,698 ---------- 454,566 ---------- TAIWAN (1.5%) Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd. 11,009,600 48,851 Quanta Computer Inc. 13,967,000 35,383 * Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd. 8,282,560 15,768 Ambit Microsystems Corp. 4,420,000 12,854 Compal Electronics Inc. 7,518,000 10,143 ---------- 122,999 ---------- UNITED KINGDOM (23.6%) Tesco PLC 52,155,000 249,233 Vodafone Group PLC 88,924,000 221,547 Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC 5,701,600 180,301 Compass Group PLC 14,791,000 100,601 Kingfisher PLC 17,633,000 98,007 Shell Transport & Trading Co. PLC 12,970,000 88,577 Cadbury Schweppes PLC 10,324,000 85,067 BG Group PLC 13,048,000 76,760 Prudential PLC 6,662,000 60,859 Reckitt Benckiser PLC 2,215,000 57,795 * British Sky Broadcasting Group PLC 4,020,000 53,789 AstraZeneca Group PLC 1,078,000 51,054 GKN PLC 9,978,000 50,783 HBOS PLC 3,429,000 46,486 GlaxoSmithKline PLC 2,192,000 45,601 Bunzl PLC 4,751,000 39,323 Provident Financial PLC 2,638,000 36,448 IMI PLC 5,191,000 33,982 Royal & Sun Alliance Insurance Group PLC 17,590,000 33,705 Centrica PLC 7,179,000 28,577 Johnson Matthey PLC 1,624,781 27,710 Rexam PLC 3,260,636 27,411 Kesa Electricals PLC 5,042,600 25,454 HSBC Holdings PLC 1,505,000 24,453 Carnival PLC 520,030 24,194 Abbey National PLC 2,471,000 22,241 Imperial Tobacco Group PLC 1,027,000 22,090 Enterprise Inns PLC 1,950,000 22,057 Barclays PLC 1,957,000 17,569 Man Group PLC 588,000 16,827 Standard Chartered PLC 851,000 14,656 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ================================================================================ MARKET VALUE* SHARES (000) - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Celltech Group PLC 1,630,000 12,251 Next PLC 462,000 11,926 Brambles Industries PLC 1,970,652 7,662 Capita Group PLC 1,371,000 6,959 ---------- 1,921,955 ---------- - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost $5,819,133) 7,688,850 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FACE AMOUNT (000) - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TEMPORARY CASH INVESTMENTS (12.1%)(1) - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Federal Home Loan Bank (2) 1.00%, 5/14/2004 $ 2,000 1,996 Federal National Mortgage Assn. (2) 1.00%, 4/14/2004 21,000 20,974 Repurchase Agreements Collateralized by U.S. Government Obligations in a Pooled Cash Account 1.038%, 3/1/2004 425,872 425,872 1.038%, 3/1/2004--Note G 541,162 541,162 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TOTAL TEMPORARY CASH INVESTMENTS (Cost $990,004) 990,004 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TOTAL INVESTMENTS (106.3%) (Cost $6,809,137) 8,678,854 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- OTHER ASSETS AND LIABILITIES (_6.3%) - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Other Assets--Note C 93,746 Security Lending Collateral Payable to Brokers--Note G (541,162) Other Liabilities (71,361) ---------- (518,777) ---------- - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NET ASSETS (100%) $8,160,077 ================================================================================ *See Note A in Notes to Financial Statements. *Non-income-producing security. (1)The fund invests a portion of its cash reserves in equity markets through the use of index futures contracts. After giving effect to futures investments, the fund's effective common stock and temporary cash investment positions represent 98.4% and 7.9%, respectively, of net assets. See Note E in Notes to Financial Statements. (2)Security segregated as initial margin for open futures contracts. (3)Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be sold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At February 29, 2004, the aggregate value of these securities was $135,490,000, representing 1.7% of net assets. ADR--American Depositary Receipt. GDR--Global Depositary Receipt. 16 AMOUNT (000) - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AT FEBRUARY 29, 2004, NET ASSETS CONSISTED OF: - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Paid-in Capital $7,411,103 Overdistributed Net Investment Income (2,803) Accumulated Net Realized Losses (1,135,032) Unrealized Appreciation Investment Securities 1,869,717 Futures Contracts 14,331 Foreign Currencies and Forward Currency Contracts 2,761 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NET ASSETS $8,160,077 ================================================================================ Investor Shares--Net Assets Applicable to 405,602,509 outstanding $.001 par value shares of beneficial interest (unlimited authorization) $6,857,745 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NET ASSET VALUE PER SHARE-- INVESTOR SHARES $16.91 ================================================================================ Admiral Shares--Net Assets Applicable to 24,222,771 outstanding $.001 par value shares of beneficial interest (unlimited authorization) $1,302,332 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NET ASSET VALUE PER SHARE-- ADMIRAL SHARES $53.76 ================================================================================ See Note E in Notes to Financial Statements for the tax-basis components of net assets. 17 STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS This Statement shows the types of income earned by the fund during the reporting period, and details the operating expenses charged to each class of its shares. These expenses directly reduce the amount of investment income available to pay to shareholders as income dividends. This Statement also shows any Net Gain (Loss) realized on the sale of investments, and the increase or decrease in the Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) of investments during the period. ================================================================================ INTERNATIONAL GROWTH FUND SIX MONTHS ENDED FEBRUARY 29, 2004 (000) - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- INVESTMENT INCOME Income Dividends* $ 41,061 Interest 1,501 Security Lending 1,241 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total Income 43,803 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Expenses Investment Advisory Fees--Note B Basic Fee 4,972 Performance Adjustment (82) The Vanguard Group--Note C Management and Administrative Investor Shares 13,602 Admiral Shares 1,455 Marketing and Distribution Investor Shares 516 Admiral Shares 101 Custodian Fees 2,211 Shareholders' Reports Investor Shares 78 Admiral Shares -- Trustees' Fees and Expenses 4 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total Expenses 22,857 Expenses Paid Indirectly--Note D (1,326) - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Net Expenses 21,531 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NET INVESTMENT INCOME 22,272 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- REALIZED NET GAIN (LOSS) Investment Securities Sold 241,193 Futures Contracts 10,764 Foreign Currencies and Forward Currency Contracts 13,060 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- REALIZED NET GAIN (LOSS) 265,017 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CHANGE IN UNREALIZED APPRECIATION (DEPRECIATION) Investment Securities 1,160,016 Futures Contracts 8,297 Foreign Currencies and Forward Currency Contracts 8,298 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CHANGE IN UNREALIZED APPRECIATION (DEPRECIATION) 1,176,611 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS $1,463,900 ================================================================================ *Dividends are net of foreign withholding taxes of $340,000. 18 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS This Statement shows how the fund's total net assets changed during the two most recent reporting periods. The Operations section summarizes information detailed in the Statement of Operations. The amounts shown as Distributions to shareholders from the fund's net income and capital gains may not match the amounts shown in the Operations section, because distributions are determined on a tax basis and may be made in a period different from the one in which the income was earned or the gains were realized on the financial statements. The Capital Share Transactions section shows the net amount shareholders invested in or redeemed from the fund. Distributions and Capital Share Transactions are shown separately for each class of shares. ================================================================================ International Growth Fund ---------------------------- Six Months Year Ended Ended Feb. 29, 2004 Aug. 31, 2003 (000) (000) - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS Operations Net Investment Income $ 22,272 $ 93,041 Realized Net Gain (Loss) 265,017 (748,407) Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) 1,176,611 1,278,704 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations 1,463,900 623,338 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Distributions Net Investment Income Investor Shares (82,650) (70,275) Admiral Shares (17,801) (14,773) Realized Capital Gain Investor Shares -- -- Admiral Shares -- -- - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total Distributions (100,451) (85,048) - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Capital Share Transactions--Note H Investor Shares 253,178 80,206 Admiral Shares 41,605 57,502 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Net Increase (Decrease) from Capital Share Transactions 294,783 137,708 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total Increase (Decrease) 1,658,232 675,998 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Net Assets Beginning of Period 6,501,845 5,825,847 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- End of Period $8,160,077 $6,501,845 ================================================================================ 19 FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS This table summarizes the fund's investment results and distributions to shareholders on a per-share basis for each class of shares. It also presents the Total Return and shows net investment income and expenses as percentages of average net assets. These data will help you assess: the variability of the fund's net income and total returns from year to year; the relative contributions of net income and capital gains to the fund's total return; how much it costs to operate the fund; and the extent to which the fund tends to distribute capital gains. The table also shows the Portfolio Turnover Rate, a measure of trading activity. A turnover rate of 100% means that the average security is held in the fund for one year.
INTERNATIONAL GROWTH FUND INVESTOR SHARES ===================================================================================================================== SIX MONTHS YEAR ENDED AUGUST 31, ENDED -------------------------------------------------- FOR A SHARE OUTSTANDING THROUGHOUT EACH PERIOD FEB. 29, 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NET ASSET VALUE, BEGINNING OF PERIOD $14.01 $12.97 $15.41 $22.23 $19.75 $16.57 - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- INVESTMENT OPERATIONS Net Investment Income .04 .19 .19 .23 .26 .27 Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments 3.07 1.03 (2.35) (5.41) 3.38 3.29 - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total from Investment Operations 3.11 1.22 (2.16) (5.18) 3.64 3.56 - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DISTRIBUTIONS Dividends from Net Investment Income (.21) (.18) (.24) (.22) (.26) (.22) Distributions from Realized Capital Gains -- -- (.04) (1.42) (.90) (.16) - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total Distributions (.21) (.18) (.28) (1.64) (1.16) (.38) - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NET ASSET VALUE, END OF PERIOD $16.91 $14.01 $12.97 $15.41 $22.23 $19.75 ===================================================================================================================== TOTAL RETURN* 22.34% 9.62% -14.20% -24.49% 18.68% 21.70% ===================================================================================================================== RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA Net Assets, End of Period (Millions) $6,858 $5,458 $4,930 $6,447 $10,144 $8,000 Ratio of Total Expenses to Average Net Assets 0.66%** 0.69% 0.67% 0.61% 0.53% 0.58% Ratio of Net Investment Income to Average Net Assets 0.58%** 1.57% 1.28% 1.19% 1.26% 1.42% Portfolio Turnover Rate 49%** 59% 40% 48% 48% 37% =====================================================================================================================
*Total returns do not reflect the 2% fee assessed on redemptions of shares purchased on or after June 27, 2003, and held for less than two months. **Annualized. 20
INTERNATIONAL GROWTH FUND ADMIRAL SHARES - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SIX MONTHS YEAR ENDED ENDED AUG. 31, AUG. 13* TO FEB. 29, ------------------------ AUG. 31, FOR A SHARE OUTSTANDING THROUGHOUT EACH PERIOD 2004 2003 2002 2001 - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NET ASSET VALUE, BEGINNING OF PERIOD $44.57 $41.27 $49.02 $50.00 - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- INVESTMENT OPERATIONS Net Investment Income .19 .681 .677 .07 Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments 9.75 3.264 (7.502) (1.05) - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total from Investment Operations 9.94 3.945 (6.825) (.98) - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DISTRIBUTIONS Dividends from Net Investment Income (.75) (.645) (.795) -- Distributions from Realized Capital Gains -- -- (.130) -- - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total Distributions (.75) (.645) (.925) -- - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NET ASSET VALUE, END OF PERIOD $53.76 $44.57 $41.27 $49.02 ===================================================================================================================== TOTAL RETURN** 22.46% 9.80% -14.12% -1.96% ===================================================================================================================== RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA Net Assets, End of Period (Millions) $1,302 $1,044 $895 $495 Ratio of Total Expenses to Average Net Assets 0.46%+ 0.51% 0.54% 0.54%+ Ratio of Net Investment Income to Average Net Assets 0.77%+ 1.76% 1.53% 2.50%+ Portfolio Turnover Rate 49%+ 59% 40% 48% =====================================================================================================================
*Inception. **Total returns do not reflect the 2% fee assessed on redemptions of shares purchased on or after June 27, 2003, and held for less than two months. +Annualized. 21 NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Vanguard International Growth Fund is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 as an open-end investment company, or mutual fund. The fund invests in securities of foreign issuers, which may subject it to investment risks not normally associated with investing in securities of United States corporations. The fund offers two classes of shares, Investor Shares and Admiral Shares. Investor Shares are available to any investor who meets the fund's minimum purchase requirements. Admiral Shares are designed for investors who meet certain administrative, servicing, tenure, and account-size criteria. 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 as of the close of trading on the New York Stock Exchange (generally 4:00 p.m. Eastern time) on the valuation date. Equity securities are valued at the latest quoted sales prices or official closing prices taken from the primary market in which each security trades; such securities not traded on the valuation date are valued at the mean of the latest quoted bid and asked prices. Securities for which market quotations are not readily available, or whose values have been materially affected by events occurring before the fund's pricing time but after the close of the securities' primary markets, are valued by methods deemed by the board of trustees to represent fair value. Temporary cash investments acquired over 60 days to maturity are valued using the latest bid prices or using valuations based on a matrix system (which considers such factors as security prices, yields, maturities, and ratings), both as furnished by independent pricing services. Other temporary cash investments are valued at amortized cost, which approximates market value. 2. FOREIGN CURRENCY: Securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars at the exchange rates on the valuation date as employed by Morgan Stanley Capital International in the calculation of its indexes. Realized gains (losses) and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investment securities include the effects of changes in exchange rates since the securities were purchased, combined with the effects of changes in security prices. Fluctuations in the value of other assets and liabilities resulting from changes in exchange rates are recorded as unrealized foreign currency gains (losses) until the asset or liability is settled in cash, when they are recorded as realized foreign currency gains (losses). 3. FUTURES AND FORWARD CURRENCY CONTRACTS: The fund uses S&P ASX 200 Index, Dow Jones EURO STOXX 50 Index, FTSE 100 Index, and Topix Index futures contracts to a limited extent, with the objective of maintaining exposure to the European and Pacific stock markets while maintaining liquidity. The fund may purchase or sell futures contracts to achieve a desired level of investment, whether to accommodate portfolio turnover or cash flows from capital share transactions. The primary risks associated with the use of futures contracts are imperfect correlation between changes in market values of stocks held by the portfolio and the prices of futures contracts, and the possibility of an illiquid market. The fund also enters into forward currency contracts to protect the value of securities and related receivables and payables against changes in future foreign exchange rates, or to provide the appropriate currency exposure related to any open futures contracts. The fund's risks in using these contracts include movement in the values of the foreign currencies relative to the U.S. dollar and the ability of the counterparties to fulfill their obligations under the contracts. Futures and forward currency contracts are valued at their quoted daily settlement prices. The aggregate principal amounts of the contracts are not recorded in the financial statements. Fluctuations in the value of the contracts are recorded in the Statement of Net Assets as an asset (liability) and in the Statement of Operations as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) until the contracts are closed, when they are recorded as realized gains (losses) on futures or forward currency contracts. 22 4. REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS: The fund, along with other members of The Vanguard Group, transfers uninvested cash balances to a pooled cash account, which is invested in repurchase agreements secured by U.S. government securities. 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. 5. 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. 6. DISTRIBUTIONS: Distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. 7. OTHER: Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Security transactions are accounted for on the date securities are bought or sold. Costs used to determine realized gains (losses) on the sale of investment securities are those of the specific securities sold. Fees assessed on redemptions of capital shares are credited to paid-in capital. Each class of shares has equal rights as to assets and earnings, except that each class separately bears certain class-specific expenses related to maintenance of shareholder accounts (included in 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. Schroder Investment Management North America Inc. and Baillie Gifford Overseas Ltd. each provide investment advisory services to a portion of the fund for a fee calculated at an annual percentage rate of average net assets managed by the advisor. The basic fee of each advisor is subject to quarterly adjustments based on performance relative to the Morgan Stanley Capital International Europe, Australasia, Far East Index. For Schroder, the adjustments are based on performance for the preceding three years, and for Baillie Gifford the adjustments are based on performance since December 1, 2003. The Vanguard Group manages the cash reserves of the fund on an at-cost basis. For the six months ended February 29, 2004, the aggregate investment advisory fee represented an effective annual basic rate of 0.14% of the fund's average net assets, before a decrease of $82,000 based on performance. C. The Vanguard Group furnishes at cost 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 February 29, 2004, the fund had contributed capital of $1,183,000 to Vanguard (included in Other Assets), representing 0.01% of the fund's net assets and 1.18% of Vanguard's capitalization. The fund's trustees and officers are also directors and officers of Vanguard. D. The fund has asked its investment advisors to direct certain security trades, subject to obtaining the best price and execution, to brokers who have agreed to rebate to the fund part of the commissions generated. Such rebates are used solely to reduce the fund's management and administrative expenses. The fund's custodian bank has also agreed to reduce its fees when the fund maintains cash on deposit in the non-interest-bearing custody account. For the six months ended February 29, 2004, directed brokerage and custodian fee offset arrangements reduced expenses by $1,324,000 and $2,000, respectively. The total expense reduction represented an effective annual rate of 0.04% of the fund's average net assets. 23 NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) E. Distributions are determined on a tax basis and may differ from net investment income and realized capital gains for financial reporting purposes. Differences may be permanent or temporary. Permanent differences are reclassified among capital accounts in the financial statements to reflect their tax character. Temporary differences arise when certain items of income, expense, gain, or loss are recognized in different periods for financial statement and tax purposes; these differences will reverse at some time in the future. Differences in classification may also result from the treatment of short-term gains as ordinary income for tax purposes. During the six months ended February 29, 2004, the fund realized net foreign currency gains of $300,000, which increased distributable net income for tax purposes; accordingly, such gains have been reclassified from accumulated net realized gains to undistributed net investment income. The fund's tax-basis capital gains and losses are determined only at the end of each fiscal year. For tax purposes, at August 31, 2003, the fund had available realized losses of $1,405,609,000 to offset future net capital gains of $233,177,000 through August 31, 2010, $709,774,000 through August 31, 2011, and $462,658,000 through August 31, 2012. The fund will use these capital losses to offset net taxable capital gains, if any, realized during the year ending August 31, 2004; should the fund realize net capital losses for the year, the losses will be added to the loss carryforward balances above. At February 29, 2004, net unrealized appreciation of investment securities for tax purposes was $1,869,717,000, consisting of unrealized gains of $1,942,782,000 on securities that had risen in value since their purchase and $73,065,000 in unrealized losses on securities that had fallen in value since their purchase. At February 29, 2004, the aggregate settlement value of open futures contracts expiring in March 2004 and the related unrealized appreciation were: ================================================================================ (000) ------------------------------- AGGREGATE UNREALIZED NUMBER OF SETTLEMENT APPRECIATION FUTURES CONTRACTS LONG CONTRACTS VALUE (DEPRECIATION) - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- S&P ASX 200 Index 442 $ 28,752 $ 762 Dow Jones EURO STOXX 50 Index 3,570 129,227 5,942 FTSE 100 Index 1,242 103,836 2,072 Topix Index 820 81,437 5,555 ================================================================================ At February 29, 2004, the fund had open forward currency contracts to receive and deliver currencies as follows: ================================================================================ (000) ------------------------------------------------ Contract Amount Unrealized -------------------------- Appreciation Contract Settlement Date Receive Deliver (Depreciation) - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3/19/2004 AUD $ 36,686 USD $ 28,243 $ 871 3/19/2004 EUR 103,280 USD 128,260 (648) 3/19/2004 GBP 54,064 USD 100,183 3,895 3/17/2004 JPY 8,433,700 USD 77,227 (1,537) - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on open forward currency contracts is treated as realized gain (loss) for tax purposes. 24 The fund had net unrealized foreign currency gains of $180,000 resulting from the translation of other assets and liabilities at February 29, 2004. F. During the year ended February 29, 2004, the fund purchased $1,730,284,000 of investment securities and sold $1,778,652,000 of investment securities other than temporary cash investments. G. The market value of securities on loan to broker/dealers at February 29, 2004, was $513,326,000, for which the fund held cash collateral of $541,162,000. The fund invests cash collateral received in repurchase agreements, and records a liability for the return of the collateral, during the period the securities are on loan. H. Capital share transactions for each class of shares were:
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ SIX MONTHS ENDED YEAR ENDED FEBRUARY 29, 2004 AUGUST 31, 2003 ---------------------- ------------------ AMOUNT SHARES AMOUNT SHARES (000) (000) (000) (000) - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Investor Shares Issued $ 703,669 44,773 $ 2,142,681 176,255 Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions 78,734 5,083 66,589 5,481 Redeemed* (529,225) (33,989) (2,129,064) (172,227) ----------------------------------------------- Net Increase (Decrease)--Investor Shares 253,178 15,867 80,206 9,509 ----------------------------------------------- Admiral Shares Issued 226,945 4,567 833,188 21,460 Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions 15,842 322 12,565 326 Redeemed* (201,182) (4,082) (788,251) (20,067) ----------------------------------------------- Net Increase (Decrease)--Admiral Shares 41,605 807 57,502 1,719 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Net of redemption fees of $107,000 and $216,000, respectively (fund totals). 25 INVESTING IS FAST, EASY, AND SECURE ON VANGUARD.COM If you're like many Vanguard investors, you believe in planning and taking control of your own investments. Vanguard.com was built for you--and it keeps getting better. RESEARCH AND PLAN YOUR INVESTMENTS WITH CONFIDENCE Use our Planning & Advice and Research Funds & Stocks sections to: * Determine what asset allocation might best suit your needs--by taking our Investor Questionnaire. * Find out how much to save for retirement and your children's college education-- by using our planning tools. * Learn how to achieve your goals--by reading our PlainTalk(R) investment guides. * Find your next fund--by using the Compare Funds, Compare Costs, and Narrow Your Fund Choices tools. * Look up fund price, performance history, and distribution information--in a snap. INVEST AND MANAGE ACCOUNTS WITH EASE Log on to Vanguard.com to: * See what you own (at Vanguard and elsewhere) and how your investments are doing. * Elect to receive online statements, fund reports (like this one), prospectuses, and tax forms. * Analyze your portfolio's holdings and performance. * Open new accounts, buy and sell shares, and exchange money between funds--securely and easily. * Sign up to receive electronic newsletters from Vanguard informing you of news on our funds, products, and services, as well as on investing and the financial markets. Find out what Vanguard.com can do for you. Log on today! 26 CAPITALIZE ON YOUR IRA Are you taking full advantage of your individual retirement account? You really should be. These tax-deferred accounts are more powerful options for retirement savers. Here's how you can exploit your IRA--and improve your chances of having the retirement of your dreams. CONTRIBUTE THE MAXIMUM AMOUNT EACH YEAR It may be an obvious point, but if you invest as much in your IRA as the law allows--currently $3,000 per tax year if you are under age 50 and $3,500 if you are age 50 or over--you will increase the odds of meeting your retirement goals. "Max out" every year you can. MAKE IT AUTOMATIC Put your IRA on autopilot by taking advantage of Vanguard's Automatic Investment Plan. Your IRA contributions will be deducted from your bank account on a schedule of your choosing, making retirement investing a healthy habit. CONSIDER COST The owners of low-cost investments keep a larger portion of their gross returns than the owners of high-cost investments. Over the long term, avoiding costlier mutual funds and brokerage commissions could significantly boost your retirement savings. Our low costs are one reason a Vanguard IRA(R) is such a smart choice. REQUEST A DIRECT ROLLOVER WHEN YOU CHANGE JOBS Don't spend your retirement assets before you've retired. When you change jobs, roll your 401(k) or other employer-sponsored retirement plan assets directly into your IRA. If you have questions about your IRA, want to transfer an IRA from another institution to Vanguard, or need help with any other IRA transaction, call our Retirement Resource Center at 1-800-205-6189 or visit Vanguard.com. You can open or fund your IRA on our website and have a confirmation in your hand within minutes. 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 trustees also serve on the board of directors of The Vanguard Group, Inc., which is owned by the Vanguard(R) 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
POSITION(S) HELD WITH NAME FUND (NUMBER OF (YEAR OF BIRTH) VANGUARD FUNDS TRUSTEE/OFFICER OVERSEEN BY SINCE TRUSTEE/OFFICER) PRINCIPAL OCCUPATION(S) DURING THE PAST FIVE YEARS - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- JOHN J. BRENNAN* Chairman of the Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer, and Director/Trustee of (1954) Board, Chief The Vanguard Group, Inc., and of each of the investment companies May 1987 Executive Officer, served by The Vanguard Group. and Trustee (129) - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- INDEPENDENT TRUSTEES CHARLES D. ELLIS Trustee The Partners of '63 (pro bono ventures in education); Senior Advisor (1937) (129) to Greenwich Associates (international business strategy consulting); January 2001 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 Trustee Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (since October 1999), Vice (1945) (129) Chairman (January-September 1999), and Vice President (prior to December 2001 September 1999) of Rohm and Haas Co. (chemicals); Director of Technitrol, Inc. (electronic components), and Agere Systems (communications components); Board Member of the American Chemistry Council; Trustee of Drexel University. - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- JOANN HEFFERNAN Trustee Vice President, Chief Information Officer, and Member of the HEISEN (129) Executive Committee of Johnson & Johnson (pharmaceuticals/ (1950) consumer products); Director of the University Medical Center at July 1998 Princeton and Women's Research and Education Institute. - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BURTON G. MALKIEL Trustee Chemical Bank Chairman's Professor of Economics, Princeton Malkiel C (1932) (127) University; Director of Vanguard Investment Series plc (Irish invest- May 1977 ment fund) (since November 2001), Vanguard Group (Ireland) Limited (Irish investment management firm) (since November 2001), Prudential Insurance Co. of America, BKF Capital (investment management), The Jeffrey Co. (holding company), and NeuVis, Inc. (software company). - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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.
POSITION(S) HELD WITH NAME FUND (NUMBER OF (YEAR OF BIRTH) VANGUARD FUNDS TRUSTEE/OFFICER OVERSEEN BY SINCE TRUSTEE/OFFICER) PRINCIPAL OCCUPATION(S) DURING THE PAST FIVE YEARS - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ALFRED M. RANKIN, JR.Trustee Chairman, President, Chief Executive Officer, and Director of NACCO (1941) (129) Industries, Inc. (forklift trucks/housewares/lignite); Director of January 1993 Goodrich Corporation (industrial products/aircraft systems and services); Director of Standard Products Company (supplier for the automotive industry) until 1998. - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- J. LAWRENCE WILSON Trustee Retired Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Rohm and Haas Co. (1936) (129) (chemicals); Director of Cummins Inc. (diesel engines), MeadWestvaco April 1985 Corp. (paper products), and AmerisourceBergen Corp. (pharmaceutical distribution); Trustee of Vanderbilt University. - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- EXECUTIVE OFFICERS* R. GREGORY BARTON Secretary Managing Director and General Counsel of The Vanguard Group, Inc.; (1951) (129) Secretary of The Vanguard Group and of each of the investment June 2001 companies served by The Vanguard Group. - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- THOMAS J. HIGGINS Treasurer Principal of The Vanguard Group, Inc.; Treasurer of each of the (1957) (129) investment companies served by The Vanguard Group. July 1998 - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Officers of the funds are "interested persons" as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940. More information about the trustees is in the Statement of Additional Information, available from The Vanguard Group.
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You can obtain a free copy of Vanguard's proxy voting guidelines by visiting our website, www.vanguard.com, and searching for "proxy voting guidelines," or by calling 1-800-662-2739. They are also available from the SEC's website, www.sec.gov. All comparative mutual fund data are from Lipper Inc. or Morningstar, Inc., unless otherwise noted. World Wide Web www.vanguard.com Fund Information 1-800-662-7447 Direct Investor Account Services 1-800-662-2739 Institutional Investor Services 1-800-523-1036 Text Telephone 1-800-952-3335 (C) 2004 The Vanguard Group, Inc. All rights reserved. Vanguard Marketing Corporation, Distributor. Q812 042004 VANGUARD(R) CALVERT SOCIAL INDEX FUND February 29, 2004 SEMIANNUAL REPORT THE VANGUARD GROUP (R) HOW TO READ YOUR FUND REPORT This report contains information that can help you evaluate your investment. It includes details about your fund's return and presents data and analysis that provide insight into the fund's performance and investment approach. By reading the letter from Vanguard's chairman, you'll get an understanding of how the fund invests and how the market environment affected its performance. The statistical information that follows can help you understand how the fund's performance and characteristics stack up against those of similar funds and market benchmarks. It's important to keep in mind that any opinions expressed here are just that: informed opinions. They should not be considered promises or advice. The opinions, like the statistics, cover the period through the date on the cover of this report. The risks of investing in the fund are spelled out in the prospectus. Frequent updates on the fund's performance and information about some of its holdings are available on Vanguard.com(R). ================================================================================ CONTENTS 1 LETTER FROM THE CHAIRMAN 5 FUND PROFILE 6 GLOSSARY OF INVESTMENT TERMS 7 PERFORMANCE SUMMARY 8 ABOUT YOUR FUND'S EXPENSES 9 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ================================================================================ SUMMARY - - The Investor Shares of Vanguard Calvert Social Index Fund returned 13.6% during the six months ended February 29, 2004. - - The fund's performance was in line with the 13.7% advance of its unmanaged target index and was significantly better than the 9.9% result of the average large-cap growth fund. - - The fund's success was fueled by solid gains in its financial services, technology, and health care holdings; these three sectors were the biggest contributors to the fund's return. ================================================================================ WANT LESS CLUTTER IN YOUR MAILBOX? JUST REGISTER WITH VANGUARD.COM AND OPT TO GET FUND REPORTS ONLINE. LETTER FROM THE CHAIRMAN Fellow Shareholder, The Investor Shares of Vanguard Calvert Social Index Fund returned 13.6% for the first six months of the 2004 fiscal year. The fund closely tracked the performance of its target, the Calvert Social Index, and outpaced its average mutual fund peer in an environment in which stocks made impressive gains. ============================================================ TOTAL RETURNS SIX MONTHS ENDED FEBRUARY 29, 2004 - ------------------------------------------------------------ Vanguard Calvert Social Index Fund Investor Shares 13.6% Institutional Shares 13.7 Calvert Social Index 13.7 Average Large-Cap Growth Fund* 9.9 Wilshire 5000 Index 15.3 - ------------------------------------------------------------ *Derived from data provided by Lipper Inc. ============================================================ The adjacent table presents the six-month total return (capital change plus reinvested dividends) for your fund's Investor Shares, along with those of the Calvert Social Index, the average large-capitalization growth fund, and the Wilshire 5000 Total Market Index, a proxy for the broad U.S. stock market. The table also includes the return for the fund's Institutional Shares, which require a minimum investment of $10 million. The table on page 4 provides details of the changes in the fund's net asset values, along with its income distributions to shareholders. STOCKS CONTINUED THEIR COMEBACK As the fiscal half-year got under way last September, the U.S. stock market was in the midst of a strong advance. The gains continued throughout the period, buoyed by a steady flow of positive corporate earnings reports and economic data that suggested the national economy was continuing to mend. During the six months, the U.S. stock market, as measured by the Wilshire 5000 Index, returned 15.3%. The Russell 2000 Index, a proxy 1 for small-cap stocks, returned 18.3%, outpacing the mid- to large-cap stocks in the Russell 1000 Index, which returned 14.8%. Across the market-cap spectrum, value-oriented stocks (those that generally trade at below-market valuations relative to their book values) outpaced growth stocks (those expected to produce above-average earnings growth). International equities continued to provide generous gains for U.S.-based investors. Returns from European markets were generally stronger than those from Pacific markets, and returns from emerging markets were outstanding. The continued decline in the U.S. dollar's relative value transformed local-currency-based results into impressive dollar- denominated returns. AS INTEREST RATES REMAINED LOW, INVESTORS SOUGHT OUT RISKIER BONDS In the fixed income markets, demand for U.S. Treasury issues remained strong, boosting the price of the 10-year Treasury note while reducing its yield from 4.46% at the start of the period to 3.97% by February 29. However, the low level of market rates in general, together with signs of a strengthening economy, prompted some investors to seek the higher yields to be obtained from riskier bonds. As a result, returns of corporate bonds exceeded those of government bonds with similar maturities. The Lehman Brothers High Yield Bond Index, a benchmark of below-investment-grade bonds, recorded a six-month return of 10.6%, while the Lehman Aggregate Bond Index, a measure of the taxable investment-grade bond market, returned 4.9%. ========================================================================= MARKET BAROMETER TOTAL RETURNS PERIODS ENDED FEBRUARY 29, 2004 ---------------------------------- SIX ONE FIVE MONTHS YEAR YEARS* - -------------------------------------------------------------------------- STOCKS Russell 1000 Index (Large-caps) 14.8% 39.7% 0.5% Russell 2000 Index (Small-caps) 18.3 64.4 9.8 Wilshire 5000 Index (Entire market) 15.3 42.5 1.2 MSCI All Country World Index ex USA (International) 25.4 55.9 2.9 - --------------------------------------------------------------------------- BONDS Lehman Aggregate Bond Index 4.9% 4.5% 7.2% (Broad taxable market) Lehman Municipal Bond Index 6.5 6.3 6.1 Citigroup 3-Month Treasury Bill Index 0.5 1.0 3.4 ============================================================================ CPI Consumer Price Index 0.9% 1.7% 2.5% - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- *Annualized. ============================================================================ Short-term interest rates remained low and stable, fluctuating within a tight range of 0.91% to 0.97% throughout the six months. The 3-month Treasury bill, a proxy for money market rates, ended the fiscal half-year with a yield of 0.94%, just 3 basis points below its initial 0.97% yield. 2 MAJOR SECTOR HOLDINGS LED THE FUND TO SOLID RETURNS Over the past six months, the U.S. stock market was a more hospitable environment than had existed since your fund began operations in May 2000. In achieving its returns of 13.6% for Investor Shares and 13.7% for Institutional Shares, the Calvert Social Index Fund outpaced the average peer mutual fund by more than 3 percentage points. The fund also successfully met its mandate to closely track the performance of the Calvert Social Index, which, as of February 29, included 649 stocks that are screened for social responsibility. Each of the 12 economic sectors in the index posted a gain for the period. The Calvert Social Index's screening criteria have historically resulted in a growth-oriented profile for its holdings. This continued to be the case during the past six months. Many companies in older industries, such as equipment manufacturers or producers of basic materials, have difficulty satisfying the index's environmental criteria, and thus these traditionally value-oriented groups are not strongly represented in the portfolio. The largest contributions to the fund's half-year return came from its financial services, technology, and health care holdings. These sectors--together representing about 70% of total assets--contributed almost three-quarters (10.1 percentage points) of the 13.6% total return. Financial services stocks were aided by the resurgence of activity in the capital markets as well as by record earnings growth among insurers. Technology firms saw renewed capital spending by businesses seeking to "retool" for the anticipated economic upswing. And health care stocks received a boost from the enactment of new Medicare legislation, as well as from improved earnings among drug and medical device makers. MAINTAIN YOUR BALANCE THROUGH ALL TYPES OF MARKET CONDITIONS Although stock markets in the United States and abroad enjoyed a welcome resurgence over the past several months, we continue to urge investors to proceed with caution and not to chase performance or make sudden changes in their asset allocations. Investors enhance their ability to meet their long-term financial goals by sticking with balanced portfolios of stocks, bonds, and short-term reserves appropriate for their individual situations. No matter how the market performs in the short term, a balanced portfolio over the long term enables you to benefit from the gains of 3 the best-performing asset classes and to be less affected by the woes of the worst-performing classes. For investors who desire a socially screened stock fund that seeks long-term growth of capital--and who are comfortable with the risks inherent in that strategy--Vanguard Calvert Social Index Fund can play a valuable role. We thank you for entrusting your hard-earned assets to us. Sincerely, /S/ John J. Brennan John J. Brennan CHAIRMAN AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER MARCH 15, 2004 ================================================================================ YOUR FUND'S PERFORMANCE AT A GLANCE AUGUST 31, 2003-FEBRUARY 29, 2004 DISTRIBUTIONS PER SHARE ----------------------- STARTING ENDING INCOME CAPITAL SHARE PRICE SHARE PRICE DIVIDENDS GAINS - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CALVERT SOCIAL INDEX FUND Investor Shares $6.87 $7.73 $0.070 $0.000 Institutional Shares 6.88 7.74 0.076 0.000 ================================================================================ 4 FUND PROFILE AS OF 2-29-2004 This Profile provides a snapshot of the fund's characteristics, compared where appropriate with both its unmanaged target index and a broad market index. Key terms are defined on page 6. CALVERT SOCIAL INDEX FUND ================================================================================ PORTFOLIO CHARACTERISTICS TARGET BROAD FUND INDEX* INDEX** - ---------------------------------------------------------- Number of Stocks 650 649 5,179 Median Market Cap $39.6B $40.1B $29.1B Price/Earnings Ratio 26.1x 24.7x 23.5x Price/Book Ratio 3.3x 3.3x 3.2x Yield 1.3% 1.5% Investor Shares 1.0% Institutional Shares 1.2% Return on Equity 17.2% 17.2% 15.7% Earnings Growth Rate 13.8% 13.8% 5.4% Foreign Holdings 0.2% 0.2% 0.9% Turnover Rate 13%+ -- -- Expense Ratio -- -- Investor Shares 0.25%+ Institutional Shares 0.12%+ Short-Term Reserves 0% -- -- - ----------------------------------------------------------- - ----------------------------------------------------------- TEN LARGEST HOLDINGS (% of total net assets) Pfizer Inc. 4.2% (pharmaceuticals) Microsoft Corp. 4.1 (software) Intel Corp. 2.9 (electronics) American International Group, Inc. 2.6 (insurance) International Business Machines Corp. 2.5 (computer hardware) Johnson & Johnson 2.4 (pharmaceuticals) Cisco Systems, Inc. 2.4 (computer hardware) The Procter & Gamble Co. 2.0 (consumer products) Bank of America Corp. 1.8 (banking) Merck & Co., Inc. 1.6 (pharmaceuticals) - --------------------------------------------------------- Top Ten 26.5% - --------------------------------------------------------- "Ten Largest Holdings" excludes any temporary cash investments and equity index products. - ---------------------------------------------------------------- VOLATILITY MEASURES TARGET BROAD FUND INDEX* FUND INDEX** - ---------------------------------------------------------------- R-Squared 1.00 1.00 0.97 1.00 Beta 1.00 1.00 1.11 1.00 - ---------------------------------------------------------------- - ------------------------------------------- INVESTMENT FOCUS MARKET CAP -- LARGE STYLE -- GROWTH - ------------------------------------------- - ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SECTOR DIVERSIFICATION (% of portfolio) TARGET BROAD FUND INDEX* INDEX** - ---------------------------------------------------------- Auto & Transportation 2% 2% 3% Consumer Discretionary 13 13 16 Consumer Staples 5 5 7 Financial Services 29 29 24 Health Care 17 17 13 Integrated Oils 0 0 3 Other Energy 1 1 2 Materials & Processing 1 1 4 Producer Durables 4 4 4 Technology 22 22 14 Utilities 5 5 6 Other 1 1 4 *Calvert Social Index. **Wilshire 5000 Index. +Annualized. Visit our website at Vanguard.com for regularly updated fund information. 5 GLOSSARY OF INVESTMENT TERMS BETA. A measure of the magnitude of a fund's past share-price fluctuations in relation to the ups and downs of a given market index. The index is assigned a beta of 1.00. Compared with a given index, a fund with a beta of 1.20 typically would have seen its share price rise or fall by 12% when the index rose or fell by 10%. A fund's beta should be reviewed in conjunction with its R-squared (see definition below). The lower the R-squared, the less correlation there is between the fund and the index, and the less reliable beta is as an indicator of volatility. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- EARNINGS GROWTH RATE. The average annual rate of growth in earnings over the past five years for the stocks now in a fund. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FOREIGN HOLDINGS. The percentage of a fund's equity assets represented by stocks or depositary receipts of companies based outside the United States. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MEDIAN MARKET CAP. An indicator of the size of companies in which a fund invests; the midpoint of market capitalization (market price x shares outstanding) of a fund's stocks, weighted by the proportion of the fund's assets invested in each stock. Stocks representing half of the fund's assets have market capitalizations above the median, and the rest are below it. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PRICE/BOOK RATIO. The share price of a stock divided by its net worth, or book value, per share. For a fund, the weighted average price/book ratio of the stocks it holds. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PRICE/EARNINGS RATIO. The ratio of a stock's current price to its per-share earnings over the past year. For a fund, the weighted average P/E of the stocks it holds. P/E is an indicator of market expectations about corporate prospects; the higher the P/E, the greater the expectations for a company's future growth. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- R-SQUARED. A measure of how much of a fund's past returns can be explained by the returns from the market in general, as measured by a given index. If a fund's total returns were precisely synchronized with an index's returns, its R-squared would be 1.00. If the fund's returns bore no relationship to the index's returns, its R-squared would be 0. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- RETURN ON EQUITY. The annual average rate of return generated by a company during the past five years for each dollar of shareholder's equity (net income divided by shareholder's equity). For a fund, the weighted average return on equity for the companies whose stocks it holds. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SHORT-TERM RESERVES. The percentage of a fund invested in highly liquid, short-term securities that can be readily converted to cash. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TURNOVER RATE. An indication of the fund's trading activity. Funds with high turnover rates incur higher transaction costs and may be more likely to distribute capital gains (which may be taxable to investors). - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- YIELD. A snapshot of a fund's income from interest and dividends. The yield, expressed as a percentage of the fund's net asset value, is based on income earned over the past 30 days and is annualized, or projected forward for the coming year. The index yield is based on the current annualized rate of income provided by securities in the index. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6 PERFORMANCE SUMMARY AS OF 2-29-2004 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. (For the most recent performance, which may be higher or lower than that cited, visit our website at www.vanguard.com.) Note, too, that both investment returns and principal value can fluctuate widely, so an investor's shares, when sold, could be worth more or less than their original cost. The returns in this report do not reflect taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the sale of fund shares. CALVERT SOCIAL INDEX FUND - --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Fiscal-Year Total Returns (%) May 31, 2000-February 29, 2004 SCALE RANGE -60% to 40% CALVERT SOCIAL INDEX FUND INVESTOR SHARES CALVERT SOCIAL INDEX ------------------------- --------------------- 2000 11.1% 10.5% 2001 -31.8 -31.7 2002 -20.0 -19.7 2003 15.3 15.6 2004* 13.6 13.7 *Six months ended February 29, 2004. Note: See Financial Highlights tables on pages 20 and 21 for dividend and capital gains information. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS for periods ended December 31, 2003 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. SINCE INCEPTION ONE -------------------------- INCEPTION DATE YEAR CAPITAL INCOME TOTAL - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CALVERT SOCIAL INDEX FUND Investor Shares* 5/31/2000 30.45% -7.69% 0.76% -6.93% Institutional Shares 1/14/2003 22.16** -- -- -- - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *Total return figures do not reflect the $10 annual account maintenance fee applied on balances under $10,000. **Return since inception. 7 ABOUT YOUR FUND'S EXPENSES All mutual funds have operating expenses. These expenses 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 net assets. This figure is known as the expense ratio. A HYPOTHETICAL EXAMPLE We believe it is important for you to understand the impact of costs on your investment. The following example illustrates the costs that you would have incurred over the most recent six-month period on a $10,000 investment in the fund. The example uses the fund's actual return and operating expenses for the period. The cost in dollars is calculated by applying the expense ratio to the average balance in a hypothetical account. For comparative purposes, we also show the fund's annualized expense ratio--in which its six-month expenses are projected for a 12-month period--along with the average expense ratio for the fund's peer group, which is derived from data provided by Lipper Inc. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SIX MONTHS ENDED ANNUALIZED FUND EXPENSES FEBRUARY 29, 2004 VERSUS PEER GROUP EXPENSES ------------------ -------------------------------- COST OF $10,000 FUND PEER GROUP* INVESTMENT IN FUND EXPENSE RATIO EXPENSE RATIO - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CALVERT SOCIAL INDEX FUND Investor Shares $13 0.25% 1.61% Institutional Shares 6 0.12 -- - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *Average Large-Cap Growth Fund. The calculation assumes no shares were sold. Your actual costs may have been higher or lower, depending on the amount of your investment and your holding period. Peer-group ratio captures data through year-end 2003. You can find more information about the fund's expense ratio, including annual expense ratios since inception, in the Financial Statements section of this report. For additional information on operating expenses and other shareholder costs, please refer to the fund's prospectus. The prospectus presents hypothetical shareholder costs over various time periods based upon a $10,000 investment and a return of 5% a year. This standardized example, which appears in all mutual fund prospectuses, may be useful to you in comparing the costs of investing in different funds. 8 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED) AS OF 2-29-2004 STATEMENT OF NET ASSETS This Statement provides a detailed list of the fund's holdings, including each security's market value on the last day of the reporting period. Securities are grouped and subtotaled by asset type (common stocks, bonds, etc.) and by industry sector. Other assets are added to, and liabilities are subtracted from, the value of Total Investments to calculate the fund's Net Assets. Finally, Net Assets are divided by the outstanding shares of the fund to arrive at its share price, or Net Asset Value (NAV) Per Share. At the end of the Statement of Net Assets, you will find a table displaying the composition of the fund's net assets. Because all income and any realized gains must be distributed to shareholders each year, the bulk of net assets consists of Paid-in Capital (money invested by shareholders). The amounts shown for Undistributed Net Investment Income and Accumulated Net Realized Gains usually approximate the sums the fund had available to distribute to shareholders as income dividends or capital gains as of the statement date, but may differ because certain investments or transactions may be treated differently for financial statement and tax purposes. Any Accumulated Net Realized Losses, and any cumulative excess of distributions over net income or net realized gains, will appear as negative balances. Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) is the difference between the market value of the fund's investments and their cost, and reflects the gains (losses) that would be realized if the fund were to sell all of its investments at their statement-date values. ================================================================================ MARKET VALUE* CALVERT SOCIAL INDEX FUND SHARES (000) ================================================================================ COMMON STOCKS (99.9%) - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AUTO & TRANSPORTATION (1.8%) United Parcel Service, Inc. 20,255 1,431 FedEx Corp. 10,262 705 Harley-Davidson, Inc. 11,196 595 Southwest Airlines Co. 26,401 365 Genuine Parts Co. 6,397 222 Delphi Corp. 18,332 187 Expeditors International of Washington, Inc. 3,900 150 C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc. 2,968 118 Gentex Corp. 2,800 114 BorgWarner, Inc. 1,000 90 * JetBlue Airways Corp. 3,159 75 CNF Inc. 1,865 62 ArvinMeritor, Inc. 2,600 59 Visteon Corp. 4,600 46 * Swift Transportation Co., Inc. 2,000 43 Skywest, Inc. 2,100 41 Delta Air Lines, Inc. 4,000 36 * Continental Airlines, Inc. Class B 2,300 34 ---------- 4,373 ---------- CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY (12.6%) Home Depot, Inc. 84,316 3,062 * Time Warner, Inc. 161,303 2,783 Lowe's Cos., Inc. 26,366 1,476 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ================================================================================ MARKET VALUE* SHARES (000) - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Target Corp. 30,674 1,348 Gillette Co. 34,139 1,314 Kimberly-Clark Corp. 18,678 1,208 * Liberty Media Corp. 99,815 1,138 * eBay Inc. 15,999 1,102 * Yahoo! Inc. 20,775 922 * Costco Wholesale Corp. 16,952 660 Avon Products, Inc. 8,750 618 * Kohl's Corp. 11,232 578 Omnicom Group Inc. 7,007 573 The McGraw-Hill Cos., Inc. 7,059 552 * Starbucks Corp. 14,642 548 * Electronic Arts Inc. 11,044 521 Best Buy Co., Inc. 9,715 517 The Gap, Inc. 24,123 502 * Staples, Inc. 18,395 482 * Amazon.com, Inc. 10,748 464 * Bed Bath & Beyond, Inc. 11,072 453 * Apollo Group, Inc. Class A 5,230 398 * EchoStar Communications Corp. Class A 9,101 329 Eastman Kodak Co. 10,535 301 * Univision Communications Inc. 8,437 301 Newell Rubbermaid, Inc. 10,258 263 R.R. Donnelley & Sons Co. 7,966 253 New York Times Co. Class A 5,438 248 ================================================================================ 9 ================================================================================ MARKET VALUE* CALVERT SOCIAL INDEX FUND SHARES (000) ================================================================================ Dollar General Corp. 11,245 246 Family Dollar Stores, Inc. 6,044 230 * Office Depot, Inc. 11,528 201 Harman International Industries, Inc. 2,449 191 Ross Stores, Inc. 5,719 183 Estee Lauder Cos. Class A 4,120 176 * Career Education Corp. 3,499 175 Jones Apparel Group, Inc. 4,677 174 Whirlpool Corp. 2,207 161 CDW Corp. 2,210 153 Black & Decker Corp. 2,917 150 E.W. Scripps Co. Class A 1,531 149 Nordstrom, Inc. 3,781 148 Manpower Inc. 3,234 145 PETsMART, Inc. 5,266 143 * Robert Half International, Inc. 6,321 142 Darden Restaurants Inc. 5,632 137 * Brinker International, Inc. 3,532 133 * Dollar Tree Stores, Inc. 4,274 132 * CarMax, Inc. 3,763 128 * Iron Mountain, Inc. 2,850 128 Sabre Holdings Corp. 5,374 122 Outback Steakhouse 2,500 121 * ChoicePoint Inc. 3,200 121 * Lamar Advertising Co. Class A 3,018 120 Fastenal Co. 2,402 116 The Stanley Works 2,948 114 * Williams-Sonoma, Inc. 3,452 110 * Sirius Satellite Radio, Inc. 36,793 108 Alberto-Culver Co. 2,509 103 Belo Corp. Class A 3,559 99 * Corinthian Colleges, Inc. 1,600 96 * Monster Worldwide Inc. 3,944 87 * The Cheesecake Factory 1,800 85 * Convergys Corp. 5,201 85 * Advance Auto Parts, Inc. 2,134 84 * Tech Data Corp. 2,070 84 * O'Reilly Automotive, Inc. 2,032 83 * Saks Inc. 4,700 82 * Getty Images, Inc. 1,600 82 * Krispy Kreme Doughnuts, Inc. 2,100 81 Viad Corp. 3,227 79 Maytag Corp. 2,696 76 Ruby Tuesday, Inc. 2,400 76 Meredith Corp. 1,442 73 * Education Management Corp. 2,200 70 * The Corporate Executive Board Co. 1,400 70 Borders Group, Inc. 2,904 70 * Barnes & Noble, Inc. 1,993 70 * Entercom Communications Corp. 1,500 69 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ================================================================================ MARKET VALUE* SHARES (000) ================================================================================ Regis Corp. 1,600 69 Reebok International Ltd. 1,700 68 * DeVry, Inc. 2,200 65 * ITT Educational Services, Inc. 1,700 65 Snap-On Inc. 1,979 63 Furniture Brands International Inc. 1,900 62 Ethan Allen Interiors, Inc. 1,400 61 * BearingPoint, Inc. 5,576 59 * BJ's Wholesale Club, Inc. 2,499 59 Lee Enterprises, Inc. 1,300 59 * Pixar, Inc. 889 58 * Valassis Communications, Inc. 1,876 57 * Weight Watchers International, Inc. 1,505 57 * CEC Entertainment Inc. 1,000 55 * Linens 'n Things, Inc. 1,600 54 * Tommy Hilfiger Corp. 3,299 53 The Brink's Co. 2,000 53 The McClatchy Co. Class A 767 53 * American Greetings Corp. Class A 2,300 52 * Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc. 3,016 52 * DoubleClick Inc. 4,759 52 * R.H. Donnelley Corp. 1,178 51 Media General, Inc. Class A 772 50 The Toro Co. 906 50 * Earthlink, Inc. 5,357 49 * United Stationers, Inc. 1,200 48 * Timberland Co. 761 47 * Arbitron Inc. 1,100 46 Callaway Golf Co. 2,402 45 Extended Stay America, Inc. 2,786 43 La-Z-Boy Inc. 1,900 43 * P.F. Chang's China Bistro, Inc. 885 43 Harte-Hanks, Inc. 1,882 42 * Charter Communications, Inc. 9,089 41 Blyth, Inc. 1,200 41 * Scholastic Corp. 1,264 41 * Panera Bread Co. 998 39 John Wiley & Sons Class A 1,382 36 * Cox Radio, Inc. 1,500 33 * Catalina Marketing Corp. 1,675 29 * Hollywood Entertainment Corp. 1,900 21 ---------- 31,039 ---------- CONSUMER STAPLES (4.7%) The Procter & Gamble Co. 47,955 4,916 Walgreen Co. 37,993 1,355 Colgate-Palmolive Co. 18,404 1,021 Sysco Corp. 23,938 949 CVS Corp. 14,586 547 General Mills, Inc. 10,830 498 H.J. Heinz Co. 12,988 496 Kellogg Co. 8,739 345 ================================================================================ 10 ================================================================================ MARKET VALUE* SHARES (000) ================================================================================ Wm. Wrigley Jr. Co. 4,979 280 Hershey Foods Corp. 3,280 272 Whole Foods Market, Inc. 2,209 171 McCormick & Co., Inc. 4,537 142 SuperValu Inc. 4,888 138 Dial Corp. 3,502 101 J.M. Smucker Co. 1,825 92 * NBTY, Inc. 2,200 73 Church & Dwight, Inc. 1,500 63 * Performance Food Group Co. 1,633 57 ---------- 11,516 ---------- FINANCIAL SERVICES (29.2%) BANKS--NEW YORK CITY (1.7%) J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. 75,642 3,103 The Bank of New York Co., Inc. 28,568 943 BANKS--OUTSIDE NEW YORK CITY (11.9%) Bank of America Corp. 55,131 4,516 Wells Fargo & Co. 62,767 3,600 Wachovia Corp. 49,138 2,357 Bank One Corp. 41,515 2,241 U.S. Bancorp 71,499 2,040 FleetBoston Financial Corp. 39,146 1,763 Fifth Third Bancorp 17,787 996 BB&T Corp. 20,354 756 National City Corp. 20,438 730 State Street Corp. 12,317 662 SunTrust Banks, Inc. 9,033 653 PNC Financial Services Group 10,257 601 Mellon Financial Corp. 15,853 513 KeyCorp 15,491 502 SouthTrust Corp. 12,239 411 Northern Trust Corp. 7,644 380 Comerica, Inc. 6,051 348 M & T Bank Corp. 3,460 332 AmSouth Bancorp 12,993 329 Marshall & Ilsley Corp. 7,760 308 Regions Financial Corp. 8,157 301 Synovus Financial Corp. 9,419 236 North Fork Bancorp, Inc. 5,555 235 National Commerce Financial Corp. 7,544 221 First Tennessee National Corp. 4,600 213 Union Planters Corp. 6,959 209 Popular, Inc. 4,489 201 Banknorth Group, Inc. 5,987 200 Zions Bancorp 3,291 192 Huntington Bancshares Inc. 8,100 187 Compass Bancshares Inc. 4,476 186 Commerce Bancorp, Inc. 2,853 173 Mercantile Bankshares Corp. 3,064 138 Hibernia Corp. Class A 5,716 136 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ================================================================================ MARKET VALUE* SHARES (000) ================================================================================ TCF Financial Corp. 2,512 131 Commerce Bancshares, Inc. 2,400 119 Doral Financial Corp. 3,400 116 Associated Banc-Corp 2,514 112 Investors Financial Services Corp. 2,400 106 City National Corp. 1,567 97 Valley National Bancorp 3,397 96 Bank of Hawaii Corp. 2,027 93 Sky Financial Group, Inc. 3,400 92 Wilmington Trust Corp. 2,388 89 Fulton Financial Corp. 4,003 88 Colonial BancGroup, Inc. 4,651 86 Cullen/Frost Bankers, Inc. 1,900 81 FirstMerit Corp. 2,621 70 The South Financial Group, Inc. 2,200 68 UCBH Holdings, Inc. 1,691 66 Westamerica Bancorporation 1,300 65 Hudson United Bancorp 1,600 63 Whitney Holdings Corp. 1,451 62 BancorpSouth, Inc. 2,700 59 First Midwest Bancorp, Inc. 1,750 59 First BanCorp Puerto Rico 1,365 58 Trustmark Corp. 1,896 58 Old National Bancorp 2,400 54 Park National Corp. 465 53 Greater Bay Bancorp 1,900 52 Pacific Capital Bancorp 1,232 49 Southwest Bancorporation of Texas, Inc. 1,200 47 United Bankshares, Inc. 1,500 47 * Silicon Valley Bancshares 1,300 45 Citizens Banking Corp. 1,300 43 Chittenden Corp. 1,300 43 Community First Bankshares, Inc. 1,400 40 Texas Regional Bancshares, Inc. 983 39 DIVERSIFIED FINANCIAL SERVICES (1.6%) American Express Co. 42,337 2,262 The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. 11,138 1,179 CIT Group Inc. 7,882 311 Leucadia National Corp. 1,678 87 * BISYS Group, Inc. 4,248 75 F.N.B. Corp. 1,770 40 FINANCE COMPANIES (0.3%) Capital One Financial Corp. 8,502 601 FINANCE--SMALL LOAN (0.3%) SLM Corp. 16,626 697 * AmeriCredit Corp. 5,700 108 ================================================================================ 11 ================================================================================ MARKET VALUE* CALVERT SOCIAL INDEX FUND SHARES (000) ================================================================================ FINANCIAL DATA PROCESSING SERVICES (1.6%) First Data Corp. 33,381 1,368 Automatic Data Processing, Inc. 22,117 939 Paychex, Inc. 12,375 398 * SunGard Data Systems, Inc. 10,540 306 * Fiserv, Inc. 7,154 276 * Affiliated Computer Services, Inc. Class A 4,572 221 * DST Systems, Inc. 3,960 177 Fair, Isaac, Inc. 1,800 107 Deluxe Corp. 1,851 73 * CheckFree Corp. 2,408 70 Jack Henry & Associates Inc. 2,700 50 Global Payments Inc. 983 43 FINANCIAL INFORMATION SERVICES (0.2%) Moody's Corp. 4,733 316 * The Dun & Bradstreet Corp. 2,675 142 Dow Jones & Co., Inc. 1,521 74 FINANCIAL MISCELLANEOUS (2.9%) Fannie Mae 32,418 2,428 Freddie Mac 25,666 1,589 MBNA Corp. 41,796 1,142 MBIA, Inc. 5,336 351 H & R Block, Inc. 6,103 330 Ambac Financial Group, Inc. 3,991 312 MGIC Investment Corp. 3,637 241 Fidelity National Financial, Inc. 5,582 218 Radian Group, Inc. 3,483 152 * Providian Financial Corp. 10,681 138 Nationwide Financial Services, Inc. 2,100 80 First American Corp. 2,572 79 Brown & Brown, Inc. 2,000 74 New Century Financial Corp. 1,299 64 INSURANCE--LIFE (0.7%) Prudential Financial, Inc. 19,890 923 The Principal Financial Group, Inc. 11,950 433 Jefferson-Pilot Corp. 5,185 277 AmerUs Group Co. 1,421 55 * The MONY Group Inc. 1,700 54 INSURANCE--MULTILINE (4.2%) American International Group, Inc. 84,926 6,285 AFLAC Inc. 18,951 770 The Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. 10,441 684 St. Paul Cos., Inc. 8,406 359 Lincoln National Corp. 6,590 306 CIGNA Corp. 5,207 289 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ================================================================================ MARKET VALUE* SHARES (000) ================================================================================ Aon Corp. 10,311 271 Cincinnati Financial Corp. 5,260 237 SAFECO Corp. 5,108 230 Torchmark Corp. 4,183 218 UnumProvident Corp. 9,823 146 Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. 3,300 111 Protective Life Corp. 2,387 91 * Markel Corp. 317 86 * Allmerica Financial Corp. 1,973 73 StanCorp Financial Group, Inc. 1,100 73 Unitrin, Inc. 1,596 69 American National Insurance Co. 506 48 Hilb, Rogal and Hamilton Co. 1,164 43 INSURANCE--PROPERTY-CASUALTY (1.4%) Progressive Corp. of Ohio 6,986 578 The Chubb Corp. 6,989 496 ACE Ltd. 10,299 463 XL Capital Ltd. Class A 5,084 390 Travelers Property Casualty Corp. Class A 18,778 341 Everest Re Group, Ltd. 2,063 180 White Mountains Insurance Group Inc. 285 139 The PMI Group Inc. 3,465 137 RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. 2,500 132 PartnerRe Ltd. 2,037 113 W.R. Berkley Corp. 2,700 113 HCC Insurance Holdings, Inc. 2,200 71 Transatlantic Holdings, Inc. 800 69 Erie Indemnity Co. Class A 1,116 53 IPC Holdings Ltd. 1,348 53 Commerce Group, Inc. 1,100 51 Mercury General Corp. 1,000 51 * Ohio Casualty Corp. 2,000 38 INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT COMPANIES (0.3%) T. Rowe Price Group Inc. 4,650 245 Federated Investors, Inc. 3,516 114 SEI Corp. 2,644 94 Eaton Vance Corp. 2,218 85 Waddell & Reed Financial, Inc. 2,967 77 * Affiliated Managers Group, Inc. 800 68 REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST Catellus Development Corp. 3,062 80 RENT & Lease Services--Commercial * United Rentals, Inc. 2,397 42 ================================================================================ 12 ================================================================================ MARKET VALUE* SHARES (000) ================================================================================ SAVINGS & Loan (1.5%) Washington Mutual, Inc. 33,276 1,495 Golden West Financial Corp. 4,835 558 New York Community Bancorp, Inc. 8,749 307 Sovereign Bancorp, Inc. 10,897 241 Green Point Financial Corp. 4,200 183 Astoria Financial Corp. 2,702 109 People's Bank 2,300 103 Hudson City Bancorp, Inc. 2,600 101 Webster Financial Corp. 1,700 86 Washington Federal Inc. 2,895 75 Independence Community Bank Corp. 1,800 71 IndyMac Bancorp, Inc. REIT 2,000 70 Downey Financial Corp. 800 43 Commercial Federal Corp. 1,500 42 Staten Island Bancorp, Inc. 1,700 41 SECURITIES BROKERS & SERVICES (0.6%) Charles Schwab Corp. 38,293 469 Franklin Resources Corp. 5,200 294 Legg Mason Inc. 2,490 235 * E*TRADE Group, Inc. 13,489 193 * Ameritrade Holding Corp. 10,654 173 A.G. Edwards & Sons, Inc. 2,886 110 Jefferies Group, Inc. 1,800 67 * Investment Technology Group, Inc. 1,650 24 LaBranche & Co. Inc. 1,106 11 ---------- 71,981 ---------- HEALTH CARE (17.3%) BIOTECH RESEARCH & PRODUCTION (2.0%) * Amgen, Inc. 47,834 3,039 * Biogen Idec Inc. 12,101 671 * Genzyme Corp.-General Division 8,326 423 * Millennium Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 10,288 183 * Invitrogen Corp. 1,900 140 * Millipore Corp. 1,800 94 * Protein Design Labs, Inc. 3,500 84 * ICOS Corp. 2,093 80 * Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc. 1,391 77 * IDEXX Laboratories Corp. 1,300 66 * OSI Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 1,400 46 * Abgenix, Inc. 2,900 43 * Applera Corp.-Celera Genomics Group 2,700 39 * Trimeris, Inc. 655 11 DRUGS & PHARMACEUTICALS (11.1%) Pfizer Inc. 282,870 10,367 Johnson & Johnson 110,049 5,933 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ================================================================================ MARKET VALUE* SHARES (000) ================================================================================ Merck & Co., Inc. 82,476 3,965 Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. 71,944 2,002 Cardinal Health, Inc. 16,042 1,046 * Forest Laboratories, Inc. 13,543 1,022 Schering-Plough Corp. 54,496 979 Allergan, Inc. 4,865 426 * Gilead Sciences, Inc. 7,550 409 AmerisourceBergen Corp. 4,200 244 * MedImmune Inc. 9,186 236 * Barr Pharmaceuticals Inc. 2,193 170 * IVAX Corp. 6,066 135 * Pharmaceutical Resources, Inc. 1,312 82 Medicis Pharmaceutical Corp. 1,966 77 * Amylin Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 2,944 68 * Taro Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. 976 61 * Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 2,713 31 ELECTRONICS--MEDICAL SYSTEMS (1.0%) Medtronic, Inc. 44,890 2,105 * Varian Medical Systems, Inc. 2,522 211 * Affymetrix, Inc. 2,178 74 HEALTH & PERSONAL CARE (0.5%) * Anthem, Inc. 5,117 440 McKesson Corp. 10,186 278 Omnicare, Inc. 3,823 176 * Express Scripts Inc. 2,334 170 * Lincare Holdings, Inc. 3,630 117 * Accredo Health, Inc. 1,750 63 * Apria Healthcare Group Inc. 1,900 59 HEALTH CARE FACILITIES (0.4%) Quest Diagnostics, Inc. 3,018 250 * Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings 5,264 206 Health Management Associates Class A 8,952 200 * DaVita, Inc. 2,381 108 * Renal Care Group, Inc. 1,800 84 * Pharmaceutical Product Development, Inc. 1,800 53 * LifePoint Hospitals, Inc. 1,300 44 HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT SERVICES (0.8%) * WellPoint Health Networks Inc. Class A 5,682 618 * Caremark Rx, Inc. 9,800 316 IMS Health, Inc. 8,794 218 * AdvancePCS 2,975 205 Oxford Health Plans, Inc. 2,855 137 ================================================================================ 13 ================================================================================ MARKET VALUE* CALVERT SOCIAL INDEX FUND SHARES (000) ================================================================================ * Health Net Inc. 4,129 114 Universal Health Services Class B 1,882 101 * WebMD Corp. 11,270 97 * First Health Group Corp. 3,437 73 MEDICAL & DENTAL INSTRUMENTS & SUPPLIES (1.5%) * Boston Scientific Corp. 21,663 885 * St. Jude Medical, Inc. 6,436 468 Becton, Dickinson & Co. 9,395 457 Stryker Corp. 5,138 456 Biomet, Inc. 8,749 341 * Patterson Dental Co. 2,191 149 Beckman Coulter, Inc. 2,300 121 * Henry Schein, Inc. 1,626 116 DENTSPLY International Inc. 2,556 112 * Apogent Technologies Inc. 3,343 94 * Edwards Lifesciences Corp. 2,200 71 * Respironics, Inc. 1,300 68 * Cytyc Corp. 4,000 66 * ResMed Inc. 1,300 61 * Techne Corp. 1,500 61 Cooper Cos., Inc. 1,204 57 Invacare Corp. 1,100 49 Medical Services * Coventry Health Care Inc. 2,787 121 ----------- 42,519 ----------- MATERIALS & PROCESSING (1.4%) Weyerhaeuser Co. 8,180 534 Masco Corp. 17,128 480 Praxair, Inc. 12,022 437 Air Products & Chemicals, Inc. 7,920 382 * American Standard Cos., Inc. 2,279 248 Avery Dennison Corp. 3,590 227 Ecolab, Inc. 6,800 186 * Sealed Air Corp. 3,112 155 Sigma-Aldrich Corp. 2,241 128 Precision Castparts Corp. 2,310 104 Bemis Co., Inc. 2,000 102 Sonoco Products Co. 3,577 89 Harsco Corp. 1,554 71 Lubrizol Corp. 1,871 58 York International Corp. 1,500 56 Hughes Supply, Inc. 1,100 52 Airgas, Inc. 2,419 50 Corn Products International, Inc. 1,300 49 AptarGroup Inc. 1,200 49 Worthington Industries, Inc. 2,500 43 * Cabot Microelectronics Corp. 900 40 * Moore Wallace Inc. 100 2 ---------- 3,542 ---------- - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ================================================================================ MARKET VALUE* SHARES (000) ================================================================================ OTHER ENERGY (0.5%) XTO Energy, Inc. 6,737 201 EOG Resources, Inc. 4,294 191 * Smith International, Inc. 3,677 186 * Pioneer Natural Resources Co. 4,300 138 Chesapeake Energy Corp. 8,653 111 Equitable Resources, Inc. 2,300 99 * Cooper Cameron Corp. 2,000 88 * Calpine Corp. 14,994 83 * Key Energy Services, Inc. 4,800 65 * Grant Prideco, Inc. 4,100 62 * FMC Technologies Inc. 2,238 59 ---------- 1,283 ---------- PRODUCER DURABLES (4.3%) * Applied Materials, Inc. 61,524 1,307 Emerson Electric Co. 15,545 971 Illinois Tool Works, Inc. 9,846 783 Deere & Co. 8,819 566 * Agilent Technologies, Inc. 16,066 549 * Xerox Corp. 29,365 415 * Lexmark International, Inc. 4,797 395 * KLA-Tencor Corp. 7,259 383 Danaher Corp. 4,250 381 Pitney Bowes, Inc. 8,633 357 Dover Corp. 7,516 295 Parker Hannifin Corp. 4,393 247 D. R. Horton, Inc. 7,623 242 Pulte Homes, Inc. 3,750 198 Cooper Industries, Inc. Class A 3,500 185 * Novellus Systems, Inc. 5,658 182 * Teradyne, Inc. 7,024 173 American Power Conversion Corp. 7,370 167 * Waters Corp. 4,433 164 W.W. Grainger, Inc. 3,051 144 Diebold, Inc. 2,677 141 * LAM Research Corp. 4,800 123 Pall Corp. 4,600 120 KB HOME 1,412 102 * NVR, Inc. 219 101 Pentair, Inc. 1,857 100 Tektronix, Inc. 3,100 99 Garmin Ltd. 2,161 99 * Andrew Corp. 5,303 94 * Crown Castle International Corp. 7,504 90 * American Tower Corp. Class A 7,814 86 * Polycom, Inc. 3,700 82 Molex, Inc. Class A 3,017 80 Donaldson Co., Inc. 1,396 80 Ryland Group, Inc. 919 79 MDC Holdings, Inc. 1,070 75 Herman Miller, Inc. 2,655 74 ================================================================================ 14 ================================================================================ MARKET VALUE* CALVERT SOCIAL INDEX FUND SHARES (000) ================================================================================ Hubbell Inc. Class B 1,873 74 Graco, Inc. 1,700 72 HON Industries, Inc. 1,782 67 Roper Industries Inc. 1,300 63 * Terex Corp. 1,800 63 Cummins Inc. 1,256 62 Standard Pacific Corp. 1,147 60 Kennametal, Inc. 1,300 56 Briggs & Stratton Corp. 821 56 * Interdigital Communications Corp. 2,024 54 * Varian Semiconductor Equipment Associates, Inc. 1,300 53 * AGCO Corp. 2,800 52 IDEX Corp. 1,180 50 * Cymer, Inc. 1,300 50 Cognex Corp. 1,400 47 * Flowserve Corp. 2,000 43 ----------- 10,651 ----------- TECHNOLOGY (22.2%) COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY (4.0%) * Cisco Systems, Inc. 255,885 5,911 QUALCOMM Inc. 29,633 1,880 * Juniper Networks, Inc. 12,500 323 * Avaya Inc. 15,478 265 * JDS Uniphase Corp. 50,657 248 Scientific-Atlanta, Inc. 5,613 186 * NCR Corp. 3,463 155 * Tellabs, Inc. 13,941 135 Harris Corp. 2,500 118 * CIENA Corp. 17,441 100 * UTStarcom, Inc. 2,996 99 * Foundry Networks, Inc. 4,192 99 * 3Com Corp. 13,761 96 * ADC Telecommunications, Inc. 29,516 89 * Advanced Fibre Communications, Inc. 3,200 78 * Avocent Corp. 1,733 67 * Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. 9,400 66 ADTRAN Inc. 1,594 52 COMPUTER SERVICES SOFTWARE & SYSTEMS (5.9%) Microsoft Corp. 377,938 10,015 * Veritas Software Corp. 15,866 483 * Symantec Corp. 11,426 470 Adobe Systems, Inc. 8,642 322 * Intuit, Inc. 6,747 299 * Siebel Systems, Inc. 16,298 213 * BEA Systems, Inc. 14,000 193 * Amdocs Ltd. 6,476 181 * BMC Software, Inc. 8,444 166 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ================================================================================ MARKET VALUE* SHARES (000) ================================================================================ * Mercury Interactive Corp. 3,300 160 * Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. 6,600 152 * Cadence Design Systems, Inc. 9,592 148 * QLogic Corp. 3,535 148 * Novell, Inc. 13,743 140 * Citrix Systems, Inc. 6,041 128 Autodesk, Inc. 4,166 119 * Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. 2,408 114 * Ceridian Corp. 5,577 106 * Compuware Corp. 12,785 100 * Netscreen Technologies, Inc. 2,568 91 * Red Hat, Inc. 5,025 91 * Sybase, Inc. 3,656 79 National Instruments Corp. 1,950 67 Reynolds & Reynolds Class A 2,403 67 Acxiom Corp. 3,117 61 * Hyperion Solutions Corp. 1,439 51 * Electronics for Imaging, Inc. 1,975 50 * Ascential Software Corp. 2,200 50 * CACI International, Inc. 1,100 49 * Macromedia, Inc. 2,351 48 * Parametric Technology Corp. 9,670 44 * Mentor Graphics Corp. 2,400 40 * NetIQ Corp. 2,000 26 COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY (6.2%) International Business Machines Corp. 63,795 6,156 * Dell Inc. 83,791 2,736 Hewlett-Packard Co. 101,536 2,306 * EMC Corp. 89,020 1,275 * Sun Microsystems, Inc. 121,122 647 Electronic Data Systems Corp. 17,794 341 * Apple Computer, Inc. 12,439 298 * Network Appliance, Inc. 12,710 275 * Unisys Corp. 12,199 172 * Synopsys, Inc. 5,773 170 * SanDisk Corp. 5,232 133 * NVIDIA Corp. 5,700 127 * Zebra Technologies Corp. Class A 1,758 126 * Storage Technology Corp. 4,069 120 * Maxtor Corp. 8,884 91 * Ingram Micro, Inc. Class A 4,556 86 * Western Digital Corp. 7,425 85 * Emulex Corp. 3,000 70 Imation Corp. 1,325 47 * McDATA Corp. Class A 2,828 23 * Quantum Corp. 5,116 20 ================================================================================ 15 ================================================================================ MARKET VALUE* CALVERT SOCIAL INDEX FUND SHARES (000) ================================================================================ ELECTRONICS (0.2%) * Sanmina-SCI Corp. 18,988 241 * Amphenol Corp. 1,517 94 * Semtech Corp. 2,700 65 ELECTRONICS--SEMICONDUCTORS/COMPONENTS (5.7%) Intel Corp. 242,156 7,078 Texas Instruments, Inc. 64,228 1,969 Analog Devices, Inc. 13,570 677 * Xilinx, Inc. 12,682 533 Linear Technology Corp. 11,605 464 * Broadcom Corp. 8,682 352 * Micron Technology, Inc. 22,544 339 * Altera Corp. 14,072 311 Microchip Technology, Inc. 7,700 219 * Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. 12,798 192 * Jabil Circuit, Inc. 6,034 169 * Marvell Technology Group Ltd. 3,333 152 * LSI Logic Corp. 14,095 142 * PMC Sierra Inc. 6,483 129 Intersil Corp. 5,100 120 * Atmel Corp. 16,192 112 * Avnet, Inc. 4,410 104 * Fairchild Semiconductor International, Inc. 3,654 94 * Arrow Electronics, Inc. 3,698 91 * Conexant Systems, Inc. 10,100 74 * Agere Systems Inc. Class B 19,600 73 * Applied Micro Circuits Corp. 11,146 72 * Integrated Circuit Systems, Inc. 2,600 72 * Integrated Device Technology Inc. 3,800 63 * RF Micro Devices, Inc. 6,714 62 * Vitesse Semiconductor Corp. 7,688 61 * Skyworks Solutions, Inc. 5,247 59 * Agere Systems Inc. Class A 13,764 53 * Amkor Technology, Inc. 3,369 52 * GlobespanVirata, Inc. 5,473 49 * Lattice Semiconductor Corp. 3,700 38 ELECTRONICS--TECHNOLOGY (0.1%) * Solectron Corp. 31,055 198 * The Titan Corp. 3,000 63 * KEMET Corp. 2,872 42 SCIENTIFIC EQUIPMENT & SUPPLIES (0.1%) Applera Corp.-Applied Biosystems Group 7,645 174 * Varian, Inc. 1,300 52 ---------- 54,646 ---------- - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ================================================================================ MARKET VALUE* SHARES (000) ================================================================================ UTILITIES (4.9%) SBC Communications Inc. 122,637 2,945 BellSouth Corp. 68,466 1,887 * AT&T Wireless Services Inc. 83,243 1,130 * Comcast Corp. Special Class A 36,063 1,054 * Nextel Communications, Inc. 39,449 1,045 ALLTEL Corp. 11,494 595 * Comcast Corp. Class A 10,562 317 * Cox Communications, Inc. Class A 7,352 238 Kinder Morgan, Inc. 3,651 225 KeySpan Corp. 5,913 225 NiSource, Inc. 9,623 209 * AES Corp. 21,688 196 * NTL Inc. 2,818 193 * Cablevision Systems NY Group Class A 6,874 175 CenturyTel, Inc. 4,988 143 * Citizens Communications Co. 10,452 138 Telephone & Data Systems, Inc. 1,874 135 Questar Corp. 3,011 108 MDU Resources Group, Inc. 3,917 91 OGE Energy Corp. 3,238 83 Puget Energy, Inc. 3,514 79 Aqua America, Inc. 3,475 75 Hawaiian Electric Industries Inc. 1,400 74 ONEOK, Inc. 2,967 66 Peoples Energy Corp. 1,400 62 AGL Resources Inc. 2,100 60 NICOR Inc. 1,563 56 Duquesne Light Holdings, Inc. 2,729 54 Piedmont Natural Gas, Inc. 1,300 54 WGL Holdings Inc. 1,800 52 Energen Corp. 1,233 51 Atmos Energy Corp. 1,893 50 * Cincinnati Bell Inc. 8,977 46 IDACORP, Inc. 1,351 42 Cleco Corp. 1,800 34 ---------- 11,987 ---------- OTHER (1.0%) 3M Co. 26,609 2,076 * SPX Corp. 2,789 117 Teleflex Inc. 1,322 68 Carlisle Co., Inc. 1,133 65 Lancaster Colony Corp. 1,000 42 ---------- 2,368 ---------- - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost $237,385) 245,905 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 16 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FACE MARKET AMOUNT VALUE* (000) (000) - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TEMPORARY CASH INVESTMENTS (0.5%) - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Repurchase Agreements Collateralized by U.S. Government Obligations in a Pooled Cash Account 1.038%, 3/1/2004 $1,037 1,037 1.038%, 3/1/2004--Note E 142 142 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TOTAL TEMPORARY CASH INVESTMENTS (Cost $1,179) 1,179 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TOTAL INVESTMENTS (100.4%) (Cost $238,564) 247,084 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- OTHER ASSETS AND LIABILITIES (-0.4%) - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Other Assets--Note B 944 Liabilities--Note E (2,012) ---------- (1,068) ---------- - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NET ASSETS (100%) $246,016 ================================================================================ *See Note A in Notes to Financial Statements. *Non-income-producing security. ================================================================================ AT FEBRUARY 29, 2004, NET ASSETS CONSISTED OF: - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AMOUNT (000) - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Paid-in Capital $249,471 Undistributed Net Investment Income 68 Accumulated Net Realized Losses (12,043) Unrealized Appreciation 8,520 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NET ASSETS $246,016 ================================================================================ Investor Shares--Net Assets Applicable to 30,019,648 outstanding $.001 par value shares of beneficial interest (unlimited authorization) $232,119 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NET ASSET VALUE PER SHARE-- INVESTOR SHARES $7.73 ================================================================================ Institutional Shares--Net Assets Applicable to 1,796,060 outstanding $.001 par value shares of beneficial interest (unlimited authorization) $13,897 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NET ASSET VALUE PER SHARE-- INSTITUTIONAL SHARES $7.74 ================================================================================ See Note C in Notes to Financial Statements for the tax- basis components of net assets. 17 STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS This Statement shows the types of income earned by the fund during the reporting period, and details the operating expenses charged to each class of its shares. These expenses directly reduce the amount of investment income available to pay to shareholders as income dividends. This Statement also shows any Net Gain (Loss) realized on the sale of investments, and the increase or decrease in the Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) of investments during the period. ================================================================================ CALVERT SOCIAL INDEX FUND SIX MONTHS ENDED FEBRUARY 29, 2004 (000) - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- INVESTMENT INCOME INCOME Dividends $ 1,381 Interest 3 Security Lending 2 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total Income 1,386 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- EXPENSES The Vanguard Group--Note B Investment Advisory Services 54 Management and Administrative Investor Shares 133 Institutional Shares 3 Marketing and Distribution Investor Shares 14 Institutional Shares 1 Custodian Fees 36 Shareholders' Reports Investor Shares 1 Institutional Shares -- - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total Expenses 242 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NET INVESTMENT INCOME 1,144 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- REALIZED NET GAIN (LOSS) ON INVESTMENT SECURITIES SOLD (119) - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CHANGE IN UNREALIZED APPRECIATION (DEPRECIATION) OF INVESTMENT SECURITIES 24,073 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS $25,098 ================================================================================ 18 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS This Statement shows how the fund's total net assets changed during the two most recent reporting periods. The Operations section summarizes information detailed in the Statement of Operations. The amounts shown as Distributions to shareholders from the fund's net income and capital gains may not match the amounts shown in the Operations section, because distributions are determined on a tax basis and may be made in a period different from the one in which the income was earned or the gains were realized on the financial statements. The Capital Share Transactions section shows the net amount shareholders invested in or redeemed from the fund. Distributions and Capital Share Transactions are shown separately for each class of shares. ================================================================================ CALVERT SOCIAL INDEX FUND ----------------------------- SIX MONTHS YEAR ENDED ENDED FEB. 29, 2004 AUG. 31, 2003 (000) (000) - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS OPERATIONS Net Investment Income $ 1,144 $ 1,392 Realized Net Gain (Loss) (119) (6,002) Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) 24,073 24,084 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations 25,098 19,474 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DISTRIBUTIONS Net Investment Income Investor Shares (1,815) (994) Institutional Shares (130) -- Realized Capital Gain Investor Shares -- -- Institutional Shares -- -- - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total Distributions (1,945) (994) - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS--NOTE F Investor Shares 60,295 38,311 Institutional Shares 642 10,640 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Net Increase (Decrease) from Capital Share Transactions 60,937 48,951 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total Increase (Decrease) 84,090 67,431 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NET ASSETS Beginning of Period 161,926 94,495 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- End of Period $246,016 $161,926 ================================================================================ 19 FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS This table summarizes the fund's investment results and distributions to shareholders on a per-share basis for each class of shares. It also presents the Total Return and shows net investment income and expenses as percentages of average net assets. These data will help you assess: the variability of the fund's net income and total returns from year to year; the relative contributions of net income and capital gains to the fund's total return; how much it costs to operate the fund; and the extent to which the fund tends to distribute capital gains. The table also shows the Portfolio Turnover Rate, a measure of trading activity. A turnover rate of 100% means that the average security is held in the fund for one year. CALVERT SOCIAL INDEX FUND INVESTOR SHARES
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SIX MONTHS YEAR ENDED AUGUST 31, MAY 8* TO ENDED --------------------------- AUG. 31, FOR A SHARE OUTSTANDING THROUGHOUT EACH PERIOD FEB. 29, 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NET ASSET VALUE, BEGINNING OF PERIOD $6.87 $6.02 $7.57 $11.14 $10.00 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- INVESTMENT OPERATIONS Net Investment Income .04 .07 .05 .04 .02 Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments .89 .84 (1.55) (3.57) 1.12 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total from Investment Operations .93 .91 (1.50) (3.53) 1.14 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DISTRIBUTIONS Dividends from Net Investment Income (.07) (.06) (.05) (.03) -- Distributions from Realized Capital Gains -- -- -- (.01) -- - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total Distributions (.07) (.06) (.05) (.04) -- - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NET ASSET VALUE, END OF PERIOD $7.73 $6.87 $6.02 $ 7.57 $11.14 ================================================================================================================= TOTAL RETURN** 13.60% 15.28% -19.96% -31.75% 11.07% ================================================================================================================= RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA Net Assets, End of Period (Millions) $232 $150 $94 $80 $40 Ratio of Total Expenses to Average Net Assets 0.25%+ 0.25% 0.25% 0.25% 0.25%+ Ratio of Net Investment Income to Average Net Assets 1.13%+ 1.18% 0.82% 0.70% 0.98%+ Portfolio Turnover Rate 13%+ 14% 18% 10% 3% =================================================================================================================
*Subscription period for the fund was May 8, 2000, to May 31, 2000, during which time all assets were held in money market instruments. Performance measurement begins May 31, 2000. **Total returns do not reflect the $10 annual account maintenance fee applied to balances under $10,000. +Annualized. 20 CALVERT SOCIAL INDEX FUND INSTITUTIONAL SHARES - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SIX MONTHS JAN. 14* TO ENDED FEB. 29, AUG. 31, FOR A SHARE OUTSTANDING THROUGHOUT EACH PERIOD 2004 2003 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NET ASSET VALUE, BEGINNING OF PERIOD $6.88 $6.22 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- INVESTMENT OPERATIONS Net Investment Income .046 .05 Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments .890 .61 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total from Investment Operations .936 .66 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DISTRIBUTIONS Dividends from Net Investment Income (.076) -- Distributions from Realized Capital Gains -- -- - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total Distributions (.076) -- - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NET ASSET VALUE, END OF PERIOD $7.74 $6.88 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TOTAL RETURN 13.67% 10.61% - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA Net Assets, End of Period (Millions) $14 $12 Ratio of Total Expenses to Average Net Assets 0.12%** 0.12%** Ratio of Net Investment Income to Average Net Assets 1.27%** 1.32%** Portfolio Turnover Rate 13%** 14% ================================================================================ *Inception. **Annualized. SEE ACCOMPANYING NOTES, WHICH ARE AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. 21 NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Vanguard Calvert Social Index Fund is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 as an open-end investment company, or mutual fund. The fund offers two classes of shares, Investor Shares and Institutional Shares. Investor Shares are available to any investor who meets the fund's minimum purchase requirements. Institutional Shares were first issued on January 14, 2003, and are designed for investors who meet certain administrative and servicing criteria and invest a minimum of $10 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 as of the close of trading on the New York Stock Exchange (generally 4:00 p.m. Eastern time) on the valuation date. Equity securities are valued at the latest quoted sales prices or official closing prices taken from the primary market in which each security trades; such securities not traded on the valuation date are valued at the mean of the latest quoted bid and asked prices. Securities for which market quotations are not readily available, or whose values have been materially affected by events occurring before the fund's pricing time but after the close of the securities' primary markets, are valued by methods deemed by the board of trustees to represent fair value. Temporary cash investments acquired over 60 days to maturity are valued using the latest bid prices or using valuations based on a matrix system (which considers such factors as security prices, yields, maturities, and ratings), both as furnished by independent pricing services. Other temporary cash investments are valued at amortized cost, which approximates market value. 2. REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS: The fund, along with other members of The Vanguard Group, transfers uninvested cash balances to a pooled cash account, which is invested in repurchase agreements secured by U.S. government securities. 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: Distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. 5. OTHER: Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Security transactions are accounted for on the date securities are bought or sold. Costs used to determine realized gains (losses) on the sale of investment securities are those of the specific securities sold. Each class of shares has equal rights as to assets and earnings, except that each class separately bears certain class-specific expenses related to maintenance of shareholder accounts (included in Management and Administrative expenses), and shareholder reporting. Marketing and distribution expenses are allocated to each class of shares based on a method approved by the board of trustees. Income, other non-class-specific expenses, and gains and losses on investments are allocated to each class of shares based on its relative net assets. B. 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 February 29, 2004, the fund had contributed capital of $35,000 to Vanguard (included in Other Assets), representing 0.01% of the fund's net assets and 0.03% of Vanguard's capitalization. The fund's trustees and officers are also directors and officers of Vanguard. 22 C. Distributions are determined on a tax basis and may differ from net investment income and realized capital gains for financial reporting purposes. Differences may be permanent or temporary. Permanent differences are reclassified among capital accounts in the financial statements to reflect their tax character. Temporary differences arise when certain items of income, expense, gain, or loss are recognized in different periods for financial statement and tax purposes; these differences will reverse at some time in the future. Differences in classification may also result from the treatment of short-term gains as ordinary income for tax purposes. The fund's tax-basis capital gains and losses are determined only at the end of each fiscal year. For tax purposes, at August 31, 2003, the fund had available realized losses of $11,904,000 to offset future net capital gains of $57,000 through August 31, 2009, $3,511,000 through August 31, 2010, $5,505,000 through August 31, 2011, and $2,831,000 through August 31, 2012. The fund will use these capital losses to offset net taxable capital gains, if any, realized during the year ending August 31, 2004; should the fund realize net capital losses for the year, the losses will be added to the loss carry- forward balances above. At February 29, 2004, net unrealized appreciation of investment securities for tax purposes was $8,520,000, consisting of unrealized gains of $27,714,000 on securities that had risen in value since their purchase and $19,194,000 in unrealized losses on securities that had fallen in value since their purchase. D. During the six months ended February 29, 2004, the fund purchased $73,255,000 of investment securities and sold $12,867,000 of investment securities other than temporary cash investments. E. The market value of securities on loan to broker/dealers at February 29, 2004, was $132,000, for which the fund held cash collateral of $142,000. The fund invests cash collateral received in repurchase agreements, and records a liability for the return of the collateral, during the period the securities are on loan. F. Capital share transactions for each class of shares were:
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SIX MONTHS ENDED YEAR ENDED FEBRUARY 29, 2004 AUGUST 31, 2003 ------------------- ------------------ AMOUNT SHARES AMOUNT SHARES (000) (000) (000) (000) - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Investor Shares Issued $ 69,105 9,358 $ 56,456 9,160 Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions 1,660 228 910 154 Redeemed (10,470) (1,418) (19,055) (3,163) -------------------------------------------- Net Increase (Decrease)--Investor Shares 60,295 8,168 38,311 6,151 -------------------------------------------- Institutional Shares Issued 1,833 245 12,139 1,954 Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions 130 18 -- -- Redeemed (1,321) (180) (1,499) (241) -------------------------------------------- Net Increase (Decrease)--Institutional Shares 642 83 10,640 1,713 - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
23 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 trustees also serve on the board of directors of The Vanguard Group, Inc., which is owned by the Vanguard(R) 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
POSITION(S) HELD WITH NAME FUND (NUMBER OF (YEAR OF BIRTH) VANGUARD FUNDS TRUSTEE/OFFICER OVERSEEN BY SINCE TRUSTEE/OFFICER) PRINCIPAL OCCUPATION(S) DURING THE PAST FIVE YEARS - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- JOHN J. BRENNAN* Chairman of the Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer, and Director/Trustee of (1954) Board, Chief The Vanguard Group, Inc., and of each of the investment companies May 1987 Executive Officer, served by The Vanguard Group. and Trustee (129) - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- INDEPENDENT TRUSTEES CHARLES D. ELLIS Trustee The Partners of '63 (pro bono ventures in education); Senior Advisor (1937) (129) to Greenwich Associates (international business strategy consulting); January 2001 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 Trustee Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (since October 1999), Vice (1945) (129) Chairman (January-September 1999), and Vice President (prior to December 2001 September 1999) of Rohm and Haas Co. (chemicals); Director of Technitrol, Inc. (electronic components), and Agere Systems (communications components); Board Member of the American Chemistry Council; Trustee of Drexel University. - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- JOANN HEFFERNAN Trustee Vice President, Chief Information Officer, and Member of the HEISEN (129) Executive Committee of Johnson & Johnson (pharmaceuticals/ (1950) consumer products); Director of the University Medical Center at July 1998 Princeton and Women's Research and Education Institute. - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BURTON G. MALKIEL Trustee Chemical Bank Chairman's Professor of Economics, Princeton Malkiel C (1932) (127) University; Director of Vanguard Investment Series plc (Irish invest- May 1977 ment fund) (since November 2001), Vanguard Group (Ireland) Limited (Irish investment management firm) (since November 2001), Prudential Insurance Co. of America, BKF Capital (investment management), The Jeffrey Co. (holding company), and NeuVis, Inc. (software company). - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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.
POSITION(S) HELD WITH NAME FUND (NUMBER OF (YEAR OF BIRTH) VANGUARD FUNDS TRUSTEE/OFFICER OVERSEEN BY SINCE TRUSTEE/OFFICER) PRINCIPAL OCCUPATION(S) DURING THE PAST FIVE YEARS - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ALFRED M. RANKIN, JR.Trustee Chairman, President, Chief Executive Officer, and Director of NACCO (1941) (129) Industries, Inc. (forklift trucks/housewares/lignite); Director of January 1993 Goodrich Corporation (industrial products/aircraft systems and services); Director of Standard Products Company (supplier for the automotive industry) until 1998. - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- J. LAWRENCE WILSON Trustee Retired Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Rohm and Haas Co. (1936) (129) (chemicals); Director of Cummins Inc. (diesel engines), MeadWestvaco April 1985 Corp. (paper products), and AmerisourceBergen Corp. (pharmaceutical distribution); Trustee of Vanderbilt University. - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- EXECUTIVE OFFICERS* R. GREGORY BARTON Secretary Managing Director and General Counsel of The Vanguard Group, Inc.; (1951) (129) Secretary of The Vanguard Group and of each of the investment June 2001 companies served by The Vanguard Group. - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- THOMAS J. HIGGINS Treasurer Principal of The Vanguard Group, Inc.; Treasurer of each of the (1957) (129) investment companies served by The Vanguard Group. July 1998 - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Officers of the funds are "interested persons" as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940. More information about the trustees is in the Statement of Additional Information, available from The Vanguard Group.
================================================================================================ VANGUARD SENIOR MANAGEMENT TEAM MORTIMER J. BUCKLEY, Information Technology. MICHAEL S. MILLER, Planning and Development. JAMES H. GATELY, Investment Programs and Services. RALPH K. PACKARD, Finance. KATHLEEN C. GUBANICH, Human Resources. GEORGE U. SAUTER, Chief Investment Officer. F. WILLIAM MCNABB, III, Client Relationship Group. - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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Q2132 042004 VANGUARD(R) U.S. SECTOR INDEX FUNDS FEBRUARY 29, 2004 SEMIANNUAL REPORT VANGUARD(R) CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY INDEX FUND VANGUARD(R) CONSUMER STAPLES INDEX FUND VANGUARD(R) FINANCIALS INDEX FUND VANGUARD(R) HEALTH CARE INDEX FUND VANGUARD(R) INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INDEX FUND VANGUARD(R) MATERIALS INDEX FUND VANGUARD(R) UTILITIES INDEX FUND THE VANGUARD GROUP(R)LOGO HOW TO READ THIS REPORT This report contains information that can help you evaluate your investment. It includes details about your Fund's return and presents data and analysis that provide insight into the Fund's performance and investment approach. By reading the letter from Vanguard's chairman, you'll get an understanding of how the Fund invests and how the market environment affected its performance. The statistical information that follows can help you understand how the Fund's performance and characteristics stack up against those of similar funds and market benchmarks. It's important to keep in mind that any opinions expressed here are just that: informed opinions. They should not be considered promises or advice. These opinions, like the statistics, cover the period through the date on the cover of this report. The risks of investing in the Fund are spelled out in the prospectus. Frequent updates on the Fund's performance and information about some of its holdings are available on Vanguard.com. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CONTENTS 1 letter from the chairman 5 fund profiles 9 glossary of investment terms 10 performance summaries 11 financial statements 43 advantages of vanguard.com - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY * Launched just two to five weeks before the close of their first reporting period on February 29, the Vanguard U.S. Sector Index Funds posted returns ranging from -7.1% to 5.4%. * As the period came to an end, the broad stock market gave up some of its earlier gains, particularly those won by technology stocks. * Despite the market's retreat in the final weeks of the period, most of the industry sectors tracked by the funds rose. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Want less clutter in your mailbox? Just register with VANGUARD.COM and opt to get fund reports online. ----------- INDEXED TO MSCI ----------- LETTER FROM THE CHAIRMAN FELLOW SHAREHOLDER, As this is our first report for the Vanguard U.S. Sector Index Funds, it is my pleasure to welcome our new shareholders. These funds are designed to be low-cost tools to help meet complex investment needs, such as increasing exposure to an underrepresented sector or mitigating overall risk without having to overhaul an entire portfolio. [PICTURES OF JOHN J. BRENNAN] Because these funds launched so recently, this report covers periods ranging from just two to five weeks. That's far too short to derive any significant meaning from performance data. We can say, however, that the funds made a good start toward their common objective of closely tracking their respective benchmarks. The adjacent table shows the total return since inception for each fund's Admiral Shares. It also shows the returns of the respective target indexes (subsets of the MSCI US Investable Market 2500 Index) and the broad U.S. stock market, as measured by the Wilshire 5000 Total Market Index, over the same periods. The Total Returns table on the next page does the same for the funds' exchange-traded VIPER Shares. (Three of the funds had not yet issued Admiral Shares as of February 29. Please note that Vanguard plans to introduce index funds tracking additional market sectors in the future.) STOCKS CONTINUED THEIR COMEBACK The Sector Index Funds will have a fiscal year-end of August 31; that is why you are now reading their "semiannual" report. Although the funds did not exist at the start of the fiscal period, we think it is helpful to reflect on the investment environment that preceded their inception. As the fiscal half-year began last September, the U.S. stock market was in the midst of a strong advance. The gains continued through most of the period, buoyed by a steady flow of positive corporate earnings reports and economic data that suggested the national economy was continuing to mend. Despite these signs of growth, however, the job market remained all but flat. During the six months, the U.S. stock market, as measured by the Wilshire 5000 Index, returned 15.3%. The Russell 2000 Index, a proxy for small-capitalization stocks, returned 18.3%, outpacing the mid- to large-cap stocks in the Russell 1000 Index, which returned 14.8%. Across the market-cap spectrum, value-oriented stocks (those that generally trade at below-market valuations relative to their book values) outpaced growth stocks. - -------------------------------------------------------------------- TOTAL RETURNS: ADMIRAL SHARES* INCEPTION** THROUGH FEBRUARY 29, 2004 - -------------------------------------------------------------------- VANGUARD CONSUMER STAPLES INDEX FUND 5.4% MSCI US IMI/Consumer Staples 5.4 Wilshire 5000 Index 1.5 - -------------------------------------------------------------------- VANGUARD FINANCIALS INDEX FUND 3.1% MSCI US IMI/Financials 3.1 Wilshire 5000 Index 2.2 - -------------------------------------------------------------------- VANGUARD HEALTH CARE INDEX FUND -0.3% MSCI US IMI/Health Care -0.3 Wilshire 5000 Index 1.9 - -------------------------------------------------------------------- VANGUARD MATERIALS INDEX FUND 0.3% MSCI US IMI/Materials 0.3 Wilshire 5000 Index -1.0 - -------------------------------------------------------------------- *Returns do not reflect the 2% fee on sales of shares held for less than one year. **Admiral Shares inception dates: Consumer Staples Index Fund, January 30, 2004; Financials Index Fund, February 4, 2004; Health Care Index Fund, February 5, 2004; Materials Index Fund, February 11, 2004. International equities continued to provide generous gains for U.S.-based investors. Returns from European markets were generally stronger than those from Pacific markets, and returns from emerging markets were outstanding. The continued decline in the U.S. dollar's relative value transformed local-currency-based results into impressive dollar-denominated returns. 1 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ADMIRAL(A) SHARES A low-cost class of shares available to shareholders who make significant investments in the fund. VIPER SHARES Traded on the American Stock Exchange, VIPERs are available only through brokers. The table at right shows VIPER returns based on both the AMEX market price and the net asset value for a share. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AS INTEREST RATES REMAINED LOW, INVESTORS SOUGHT OUT RISKIER BONDS In the fixed income markets, demand for U.S. Treasury issues remained strong, boosting the price of the 10-year Treasury note while reducing its yield from 4.46% at the start of the period to 3.97% by February 29. However, the low level of market rates in general, together with signs of a strengthening economy, sent many investors searching for the higher yields to be obtained from riskier bonds. As a result, returns of corporate bonds exceeded those of government bonds with similar maturities. The Lehman Brothers High Yield Bond Index, a benchmark of below-investment-grade bonds, recorded a six-month return of 10.6%, while the Lehman Aggregate Bond Index, a measure of the taxable investment-grade bond market, returned 4.9%. Short-term interest rates remained low and stable, fluctuating within a tight range of 0.91% to 0.97% throughout the six months. The 3-month Treasury bill, a proxy for money market rates, ended the fiscal half-year with a yield of 0.94%, just 3 basis points below its initial 0.97% yield. MOST OF THE FUNDS ROSE DESPITE A LATE MARKET RETREAT - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MARKET BAROMETER TOTAL RETURNS PERIODS ENDED FEBRUARY 29, 2004 ------------------------------------- SIX ONE FIVE MONTHS YEAR YEARS* - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- STOCKS Russell 1000 Index (Large-caps) 14.8% 39.7% 0.5% Russell 2000 Index (Small-caps) 18.3 64.4 9.8 Wilshire 5000 Index (Entire market) 15.3 42.5 1.2 MSCI All Country World Index ex USA (International) 25.4 55.9 2.9 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BONDS Lehman Aggregate Bond Index 4.9% 4.5% 7.2% (Broad taxable market) Lehman Municipal Bond Index 6.5 6.3 6.1 Citigroup 3-Month Treasury Bill Index 0.5 1.0 3.4 ================================================================================ CPI Consumer Price Index 0.9% 1.7% 2.5% - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *Annualized. After the funds were launched in late January and early February, the stock market started giving up some of its earlier gains. Anemic payroll growth was likely a factor in the retreat, as was the potential impact of a weaker dollar on inflation. Whatever the reason, the net effect was a decline in the broad market during the final weeks, led primarily by the sector that enjoyed the biggest gains in 2003Ntechnology. Our Information Technology VIPERs fell -D7.1% from inception on January 26 through the end of February. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------- TOTAL RETURNS: VIPER SHARES JANUARY 26, 2004,* THROUGH FEBRUARY 29, 2004 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------- VANGUARD CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY VIPERS Market Price -0.6% Net Asset Value -0.6 MSCI US IMI/Consumer Discretionary -0.6 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------- VANGUARD CONSUMER STAPLES VIPERS Market Price 5.0% Net Asset Value 4.9 MSCI US IMI/Consumer Staples 5.0 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------- VANGUARD FINANCIALS VIPERS Market Price 1.3% Net Asset Value 1.3 MSCI US IMI/Financials 1.3 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------- VANGUARD HEALTH CARE VIPERS Market Price 0.0% Net Asset Value -0.1 MSCI US IMI/Health Care -0.2 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------- VANGUARD INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY VIPERS Market Price -7.0% Net Asset Value -7.1 MSCI US IMI/Information Technology -7.1 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------- VANGUARD MATERIALS VIPERS Market Price 4.2% Net Asset Value 4.2 MSCI US IMI/Materials 4.2 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------- VANGUARD UTILITIES VIPERS Market Price 1.9% Net Asset Value 2.0 MSCI US IMI/Utilities 2.1 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Wilshire 5000 Index -0.8% - -------------------------------------------------------------------------- *VIPER Shares inception date for all funds. However, the broad decline masked uneven performance among industry groups, and most of the sectors tracked by our funds produced positive returns. Not surprisingly, industries traditionally considered defensive enjoyed the largest gains: Our Consumer Staples VIPERs and Materials VIPERs rose 4.9% and 4.2%, respectively, during their five-week lifespans. DIVERSIFICATION IS KEY TO LONG-TERM SUCCESS As I mentioned at the beginning of this letter, sector funds, if used judiciously, can play a valuable role for many investors, meeting specific needs in a sophisticated portfolio or helping to mitigate the portfolio's 2 overall risk through diversification. These funds are not meant to be speculative tools. Oversized bets on any one sector of the market can backfire, as those investors who gorged on tech during the late 1990s can attest. Because no one can foresee the short-term direction of the financial markets, we offer the same advice to all our clients in both bull and bear markets: Diversify across and within asset classesNstocks, bonds, and short-term reservesNin allocations appropriate for your objectives and circumstances. An investment program that combines the opportunity for gain with some protection from loss is a powerful ally in pursuit of your financial goals. Thank you for entrusting your assets to us. Sincerely, /S/ JOHN J. BRENNAN John J. Brennan CHAIRMAN AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER MARCH 15, 2004 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- YOUR FUND'S PERFORMANCE AT A GLANCE PERIOD ENDING FEBRUARY 29, 2004 STARTING ENDING SHARE PRICE* SHARE PRICE - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY INDEX FUND VIPER Shares $50.09 $49.79 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CONSUMER STAPLES INDEX FUND Admiral Shares $25.00 $26.35 VIPER Shares 50.84 53.35 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FINANCIALS INDEX FUND Admiral Shares $24.90 $25.66 VIPER Shares 50.51 51.19 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HEALTH CARE INDEX FUND Admiral Shares $25.33 $25.26 VIPER Shares 50.55 50.48 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INDEX FUND VIPER Shares $50.89 $47.29 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MATERIALS INDEX FUND Admiral Shares $26.14 $26.23 VIPER Shares 49.48 51.54 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- UTILITIES INDEX FUND VIPER Shares $49.64 $50.65 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *At inception. Inception dates are: for the VIPER Shares, January 26, 2004; for the Consumer Staples Index Fund Admiral Shares, January 30, 2004; for the Financials Index Fund Admiral Shares, February 4, 2004; for the Health Care Index Fund Admiral Shares, February 5, 2004; for the Materials Index Fund Admiral Shares, February 11, 2004. NOTE: The funds made no distributions during the fiscal period. 3 Market prices for VIPER Shares, and for exchange-traded funds in general, can deviate from the net asset value (NAV) of the underlying securities. The tables on this page indicate the extent to which the funds' VIPER Shares have traded at a premium or a discount to NAV since inception. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY INDEX FUND VIPER SHARES PREMIUM/DISCOUNT: JANUARY 26*-FEBRUARY 29, 2004 CLOSING PRICE ABOVE OR EQUAL TO CLOSING PRICE BELOW CLOSING NET ASSET VALUE CLOSING NET ASSET VALUE -------------------------- ------------------------ BASIS POINT NUMBER PERCENTAGE OF NUMBER PERCENTAGE OF DIFFERENTIAL** OF DAYS TOTAL DAYS OF DAYS TOTAL DAYS - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 0-24.9 12 50.00% 11 45.83% 25-49.9 0 0.00 1 4.17 50-74.9 0 0.00 0 0.00 75-100.0 0 0.00 0 0.00 >100.0 0 0.00 0 0.00 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 12 50.00% 12 50.00% - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CONSUMER STAPLES INDEX FUND VIPER SHARES PREMIUM/DISCOUNT: JANUARY 26*-FEBRUARY 29, 2004 CLOSING PRICE ABOVE OR EQUAL TO CLOSING PRICE BELOW CLOSING NET ASSET VALUE CLOSING NET ASSET VALUE -------------------------- ------------------------ BASIS POINT NUMBER PERCENTAGE OF NUMBER PERCENTAGE OF DIFFERENTIAL** OF DAYS TOTAL DAYS OF DAYS TOTAL DAYS - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 0-D24.9 13 54.17% 10 41.66% 25-D49.9 0 0.00 1 4.17 50-D74.9 0 0.00 0 0.00 75-D100.0 0 0.00 0 0.00 >100.0 0 0.00 0 0.00 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 13 54.17% 11 45.83% - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FINANCIALS INDEX FUND VIPER SHARES PREMIUM/DISCOUNT: JANUARY 26*-DFEBRUARY 29, 2004 CLOSING PRICE ABOVE OR EQUAL TO CLOSING PRICE BELOW CLOSING NET ASSET VALUE CLOSING NET ASSET VALUE -------------------------- ------------------------ BASIS POINT NUMBER PERCENTAGE OF NUMBER PERCENTAGE OF DIFFERENTIAL** OF DAYS TOTAL DAYS OF DAYS TOTAL DAYS - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 0-24.9 10 41.67% 14 58.33% 25-49.9 0 0.00 0 0.00 50-74.9 0 0.00 0 0.00 75-100.0 0 0.00 0 0.00 >100.0 0 0.00 0 0.00 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 10 41.67% 14 58.33% - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HEALTH CARE INDEX FUND VIPER SHARES PREMIUM/DISCOUNT: JANUARY 26*-FEBRUARY 29, 2004 CLOSING PRICE ABOVE OR EQUAL TO CLOSING PRICE BELOW CLOSING NET ASSET VALUE CLOSING NET ASSET VALUE -------------------------- ------------------------ BASIS POINT NUMBER PERCENTAGE OF NUMBER PERCENTAGE OF DIFFERENTIAL** OF DAYS TOTAL DAYS OF DAYS TOTAL DAYS - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 0-24.9 15 62.50% 9 37.50% 25-49.9 0 0.00 0 0.00 50-74.9 0 0.00 0 0.00 75-100.0 0 0.00 0 0.00 >100.0 0 0.00 0 0.00 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 15 62.50% 37.50% - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INDEX FUND VIPER SHARES PREMIUM/DISCOUNT: JANUARY 26*-FEBRUARY 29, 2004 CLOSING PRICE ABOVE OR EQUAL TO CLOSING PRICE BELOW CLOSING NET ASSET VALUE CLOSING NET ASSET VALUE -------------------------- ------------------------ BASIS POINT NUMBER PERCENTAGE OF NUMBER PERCENTAGE OF DIFFERENTIAL** OF DAYS TOTAL DAYS OF DAYS TOTAL DAYS - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 0-24.9 17 70.83% 6 25.00% 25-49.9 0 0.00 0 0.00 50-74.9 0 0.00 0 0.00 75-100.0 0 0.00 0 0.00 >100.0 1 4.17 0 0.00 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 18 75.00% 6 25.00% - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MATERIALS INDEX FUND VIPER SHARES PREMIUM/DISCOUNT: JANUARY 26*-FEBRUARY 29, 2004 CLOSING PRICE ABOVE OR EQUAL TO CLOSING PRICE BELOW CLOSING NET ASSET VALUE CLOSING NET ASSET VALUE -------------------------- ------------------------ BASIS POINT NUMBER PERCENTAGE OF NUMBER PERCENTAGE OF DIFFERENTIAL** OF DAYS TOTAL DAYS OF DAYS TOTAL DAYS - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 0-24.9 15 62.50% 9 37.50% 25-49.9 0 0.00 0 0.00 50-74.9 0 0.00 0 0.00 75-100.0 0 0.00 0 0.00 >100.0 0 0.00 0 0.00 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 15 62.50% 9 37.50% - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- UTILITIES INDEX FUND VIPER SHARES PREMIUM/DISCOUNT: JANUARY 26*-FEBRUARY 29, 2004 CLOSING PRICE ABOVE OR EQUAL TO CLOSING PRICE BELOW CLOSING NET ASSET VALUE CLOSING NET ASSET VALUE -------------------------- ------------------------ BASIS POINT NUMBER PERCENTAGE OF NUMBER PERCENTAGE OF DIFFERENTIAL** OF DAYS TOTAL DAYS OF DAYS TOTAL DAYS - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 0-24.9 10 41.67% 10 41.66% 25-49.9 2 8.33 0 0.00 50-74.9 0 0.00 1 4.17 75-100.0 0 0.00 1 4.17 >100.0 0 0.00 0 0.00 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 12 50.00% 12 50.00% - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *Inception. **One basis point equals 1/100th of 1%. 4 FUND PROFILES These Profiles provide snapshots of the funds' characteristics, compared where indicated with both an appropriate market index and a broad market index. Key terms are defined on page 9. AS OF 2/29/2004 CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY INDEX FUND - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PORTFOLIO CHARACTERISTICS TARGET BROAD FUND INDEX* INDEX** Number of Stocks 425 426 5,179 Median Market Cap $15.4B $15.4B $29.1B Price/Earnings Ratio 24.6x 24.6x 23.5x Price/Book Ratio 2.6x 2.6x 3.2x Yield 0.5% 0.8% 1.5% Return on Equity 15.8% 15.8% 15.7% Earnings Growth Rate 14.8% 14.8% 5.4% Foreign Holdings 0.1% 0.1% 0.9% Turnover Rate 15% N N Expense Ratio 0.28% N N Short-Term Reserves 0% N N - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CONSUMER STAPLES INDEX FUND - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PORTFOLIO CHARACTERISTICS TARGET BROAD FUND INDEX* INDEX** - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Number of Stocks 105 105 5,179 Median Market Cap $39.3B $89.2B $29.1B Price/Earnings Ratio 21.0x 21.1x 23.5x Price/Book Ratio 4.9x 5.5x 3.2x Yield 1.8% 1.5% Admiral Shares 1.7% VIPER Shares 1.5% Return on Equity 28.9% 30.5% 15.7% Earnings Growth Rate 10.3% 10.6% 5.4% Foreign Holdings 0.0% 0.0% 0.9% Turnover Rate 43% - - Expense Ratio - - Admiral Shares 0.28% VIPER Shares 0.28% Short-Term Reserves 0% - - - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - --------------------------------------------------- SECTOR DIVERSIFICATION (% OF PORTFOLIO) Advertising Agencies 2% Auto Parts-Aftermarket 1 Auto Parts-Original Equipment 1 Automobiles 3 Cable Television Services 3 Casinos & Gambling 3 Communications & Media 5 Consumer Products 1 Entertainment 8 Home Building 3 Hotel/Motel 2 Household Furnishings 1 Leisure Time 2 Multi-Sector Companies 2 Photography 1 Publishing-Miscellaneous 1 Publishing-Newspapers 4 Radio & Television Broadcasters 4 Recreational Vehicles & Boats 1 Restaurants 7 Retail 32 Services-Commercial 4 Shoes 1 Textile-Apparel Manufacturing 2 Toys 1 Utilities-Cable Television & Radio 5 - --------------------------------------------------- - --------------------------------------------------- SECTOR DIVERSIFICATION (% OF PORTFOLIO) Beverage-Brewers & Wineries 5% Beverage-Soft Drinks 15 Consumer Products 7 Cosmetics 3 Drug & Grocery Store Chains 11 Foods 20 Milling-Fruit & Grain Producers 1 Retail 15 Soap & Household Chemicals 13 Tobacco 10 - --------------------------------------------------- - --------------------------------------------------- TEN LARGEST HOLDINGS (% OF TOTAL NET ASSETS) Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. 13.1% The Procter & Gamble Co. 9.3 Altria Group, Inc. 8.4 The Coca-Cola Co. 7.9 PepsiCo, Inc. 6.0 Anheuser-Busch Cos., Inc. 4.0 Gillette Co. 3.4 Walgreen Co. 3.3 Kimberly-Clark Corp. 3.0 Colgate-Palmolive Co. 2.7 - --------------------------------------------------- Top Ten 61.1% - --------------------------------------------------- * Ten Largest HoldingsO excludes any temporary cash investments and equity index products. *MSCI US IMI/Consumer Discretionary. **Wilshire 5000 Index. +Annualized. - --------------------------------------------------- TEN LARGEST HOLDINGS (% OF TOTAL NET ASSETS) Home Depot, Inc. 5.4% Time Warner, Inc. 4.9 Comcast Corp. 4.3 Viacom Inc. Class B 3.9 The Walt Disney Co. 3.6 Lowe's Cos., Inc. 2.7 Target Corp. 2.5 McDonald's Corp. 2.4 eBay Inc. 2.0 Liberty Media Corp. 1.8 - --------------------------------------------------- Top Ten 33.5% - --------------------------------------------------- * Ten Largest HoldingsO excludes any temporary cash investments and equity index products. * MSCI US IMI/Consumer Staples. **Wilshire 5000 Index. +Annualized. VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT VANGUARD.COM FOR REGULARLY UPDATED FUND INFORMATION. 5 FUND PROFILES (CONTINUED) FINANCIALS INDEX FUND - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PORTFOLIO CHARACTERISTICS TARGET BROAD FUND INDEX* INDEX** - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Number of Stocks 535 535 5,179 Median Market Cap $34.9B $34.9B $29.1B Price/Earnings Ratio 15.8x 15.8x 23.5x Price/Book Ratio 2.4x 2.4x 3.2x Yield 2.5% 1.5% Admiral Shares 2.2% VIPER Shares 2.2% Return on Equity 18.4% 18.4% 15.7% Earnings Growth Rate 8.2% 8.3% 5.4% Foreign Holdings 0.0% 0.0% 0.9% Turnover Rate 14% - - Expense Ratio - - Admiral Shares 0.28% VIPER Shares 0.28% Short-Term Reserves 0% - - - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HEALTH CARE INDEX FUND - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PORTFOLIO CHARACTERISTICS TARGET BROAD FUND INDEX* INDEX** - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Number of Stocks 296 296 5,179 Median Market Cap $55.0B $55.0B $29.1B Price/Earnings Ratio 25.4x 25.3x 23.5x Price/Book Ratio 4.7x 4.7x 3.2x Yield 1.2% 1.5% Admiral Shares 1.1% VIPER Shares 0.9% Return on Equity 27.1% 27.1% 15.7% Earnings Growth Rate 13.4% 13.4% 5.4% Foreign Holdings 0.0% 0.0% 0.9% Turnover Rate 12% - - Expense Ratio - - Admiral Shares 0.28% VIPER Shares 0.28% Short-Term Reserves 0% - - - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - --------------------------------------------------- SECTOR DIVERSIFICATION (% OF PORTFOLIO) Banks-New York City 4% Banks-Outside New York City 31 Diversified Financial Services 20 Finance Companies 1 Financial-Small Loan 1 Financial-Miscellaneous 7 Insurance-Life 2 Insurance-Multiline 12 Insurance-Property-Casualty 4 Investment Management Companies 1 Multi-Sector Companies 1 Real Estate Investment Trusts 8 Savings & Loan 5 Securities Brokers & Services 3 - --------------------------------------------------- - --------------------------------------------------- SECTOR DIVERSIFICATION (% OF PORTFOLIO) Biotech Research & Production 13% Drugs & Pharmaceuticals 58 Electronics-Medical Systems 4 Health & Personal Care 3 Health Care Facilities 4 Health Care Management Services 7 Insurance-Multiline 1 Medical & Dental Instruments & Supplies 10 - --------------------------------------------------- - --------------------------------------------------- TEN LARGEST HOLDINGS (% OF TOTAL NET ASSETS) Pfizer Inc. 16.5% Johnson & Johnson 9.5 Merck & Co., Inc. 6.3 Amgen, Inc. 4.8 Eli Lilly & Co. 4.5 Abbott Laboratories 3.8 Medtronic, Inc. 3.3 Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. 3.2 Wyeth 3.1 UnitedHealth Group Inc. 2.3 - --------------------------------------------------- Top Ten 57.3% - --------------------------------------------------- "Ten Largest Holdings" excludes any temporary cash investments and equity index products. *MSCI US IMI/Financials. **Wilshire 5000 Index. Annualized. - --------------------------------------------------- TEN LARGEST HOLDINGS (% OF TOTAL NET ASSETS) Citigroup, Inc. 9.5% American International Group, Inc. 6.0 Bank of America Corp. 4.4 Wells Fargo & Co. 3.6 J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. 3.1 Fannie Mae 2.7 Wachovia Corp. 2.3 American Express Co. 2.3 Bank One Corp. 2.2 Morgan Stanley 2.1 - --------------------------------------------------- Top Ten 38.2% - --------------------------------------------------- "Ten Largest Holdings" excludes any temporary cash investments and equity index products. *MSCI US IMI/Health Care. **Wilshire 5000 Index. Annualized. 6 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INDEX FUND - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PORTFOLIO CHARACTERISTICS TARGET BROAD FUND INDEX* INDEX** - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Number of Stocks 460 459 5,179 Median Market Cap $42.7B $42.7B $29.1B Price/Earnings Ratio 44.3x 44.1x 23.5x Price/Book Ratio 4.2x 4.2x 3.2x Yield 0.1% 0.3% 1.5% Return on Equity 17.4% 17.4% 15.7% Earnings Growth Rate 1.5% 1.5% 5.4% Foreign Holdings 0.5% 0.5% 0.9% Turnover Rate 9% - - Expense Ratio 0.28% - - Short-Term Reserves 0% - - - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MATERIALS INDEX FUND - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PORTFOLIO CHARACTERISTICS TARGET BROAD FUND INDEX* INDEX** - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Number of Stocks 116 116 5,179 Median Market Cap $11.0B $11.0B $29.1B Price/Earnings Ratio 38.6x 38.5x 23.5x Price/Book Ratio 2.9x 2.9x 3.2x Yield 1.9% 1.5% Admiral Shares 1.7% VIPER Shares 1.7% Return on Equity 9.3% 9.3% 15.7% Earnings Growth Rate -6.5% -6.5% 5.4% Foreign Holdings 0.0% 0.0% 0.9% Turnover Rate 8% _ - Expense Ratio _ - Admiral Shares 0.28% VIPER Shares 0.28% Short-Term Reserves 0% - - - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - --------------------------------------------------- SECTOR DIVERSIFICATION (% OF PORTFOLIO) Communications Technology 18% Computer Services Software & Systems 26 Computer Technology 21 Consumer Electronics 2 Electronics 1 Electronics-Semiconductors/Components 20 Electronics-Technology 1 Financial Data Processing Services 5 Identification Control & Filter Devices 1 Office Furniture & Business Equipment 1 Production Technical Equipment 3 Services-Commercial 1 - --------------------------------------------------- - --------------------------------------------------- SECTOR DIVERSIFICATION (% OF PORTFOLIO) Agriculture-Fish & Ranch 2% Aluminum 9 Building-Cement 1 Building Materials 2 Chemicals 40 Coal 2 Consumer Products 1 Container & Package-Metal & Glass 1 Container & Package-Paper & Plastics 6 Copper 4 Diversified Manufacturing 2 Fertilizers 1 Forest Products 7 Gold 5 Metals & Minerals Miscellaneous 1 Paints & Coating 4 Paper 8 Steel 4 - --------------------------------------------------- - --------------------------------------------------- TEN LARGEST HOLDINGS (% OF TOTAL NET ASSETS) Microsoft Corp. 11.5% Intel Corp. 9.0 International Business Machines Corp. 7.8 Cisco Systems, Inc. 7.5 Dell Inc. 3.5 Hewlett-Packard Co. 3.1 Texas Instruments, Inc. 2.5 QUALCOMM Inc. 2.4 Oracle Corp. 2.4 Motorola, Inc. 2.0 - --------------------------------------------------- Top Ten 51.7% - --------------------------------------------------- "Ten Largest Holdings" excludes any temporary cash investments and equity index products. *MSCI US IMI/Materials. **Wilshire 5000 Index. Annualized. - --------------------------------------------------- TEN LARGEST HOLDINGS (% OF TOTAL NET ASSETS) E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. 11.8% Dow Chemical Co. 10.5 Alcoa Inc. 8.5 International Paper Co. 5.3 Newmont Mining Corp. (Holding Co.) 4.9 Weyerhaeuser Co. 3.7 Praxair, Inc. 3.1 Air Products & Chemicals, Inc. 2.9 PPG Industries, Inc. 2.6 Monsanto Co. 2.3 - --------------------------------------------------- Top Ten 55.6% - --------------------------------------------------- "Ten Largest Holdings" excludes any temporary cash investments and equity index products. *MSCI US IMI/Information Technology. **Wilshire 5000 Index. Annualized. VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT VANGUARD.COM FOR REGULARLY UPDATED FUND INFORMATION. 7 FUND PROFILES (CONTINUED) UTILITIES INDEX FUND - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- PORTFOLIO CHARACTERISTICS TARGET BROAD FUND INDEX* INDEX** - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Number of Stocks 94 94 5,179 Median Market Cap $8.6B $8.6B $29.1B Price/Earnings Ratio 16.0x 16.0x 23.5x Price/Book Ratio 1.7x 1.7x 3.2x Yield 3.1% 3.7% 1.5% Return on Equity 12.8% 12.8% 15.7% Earnings Growth Rate 3.8% 3.8% 5.4% Foreign Holdings 0.0% 0.0% 0.9% Turnover Rate 4% - - Expense Ratio 0.28% - - Short-Term Reserves 0% - - - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- - --------------------------------------------------- SECTOR DIVERSIFICATION (% OF PORTFOLIO) Energy Miscellaneous 1% Utilities-Electrical 83 Utilities-Gas Distribution 11 Utilities-Gas Pipelines 3 Utilities-Water 1 Utilities-Miscellaneous 1 - --------------------------------------------------- - --------------------------------------------------- TEN LARGEST HOLDINGS (% OF TOTAL NET ASSETS) Southern Co. 5.8% Exelon Corp. 5.7 Dominion Resources, Inc. 5.3 Duke Energy Corp. 5.2 Entergy Corp. 3.6 American Electric Power Co., Inc. 3.6 FirstEnergy Corp. 3.3 PG&E Corp. 3.1 FPL Group, Inc. 3.0 Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc. 2.9 - --------------------------------------------------- Top Ten 41.5% - --------------------------------------------------- "Ten Largest Holdings" excludes any temporary cash investments and equity index products. *MSCI USIMI/Utilities. **Wilshire 5000 Index. Annualized. 8 GLOSSARY OF INVESTMENT TERMS EARNINGS GROWTH RATE. The average annual rate of growth in earnings over the past five years for the stocks now in a fund. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FOREIGN HOLDINGS. The percentage of a fund's equity assets represented by stocks or depositary receipts of companies based outside the United States. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MEDIAN MARKET CAP. An indicator of the size of companies in which a fund invests; the midpoint of market capitalization (market price x shares outstanding) of a fund's stocks, weighted by the proportion of the fund's assets invested in each stock. Stocks representing half of the fund's assets have market capitalizations above the median, and the rest are below it. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PRICE/BOOK RATIO. The share price of a stock divided by its net worth, or book value, per share. For a fund, the weighted average price/book ratio of the stocks it holds. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PRICE/EARNINGS RATIO. The ratio of a stock's current price to its per-share earnings over the past year. For a fund, the weighted average P/E of the stocks it holds. P/E is an indicator of market expectations about corporate prospects; the higher the P/E, the greater the expectations for a company's future growth. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- RETURN ON EQUITY. The annual average rate of return generated by a company during the past five years for each dollar of shareholder's equity (net income divided by shareholder's equity). For a fund, the weighted average return on equity for the companies whose stocks it holds. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SHORT-TERM RESERVES. The percentage of a fund invested in highly liquid, short-term securities that can be readily converted to cash. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TURNOVER RATE. An indication of the fund's trading activity. Funds with high turnover rates incur higher transaction costs and may be more likely to distribute capital gains (which may be taxable to investors). - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- YIELD. A snapshot of a fund's income from interest and dividends. The yield, expressed as a percentage of the fund's net asset value, is based on income earned over the past 30 days and is annualized, or projected forward for the coming year. The index yield is based on the current annualized rate of income provided by securities in the index. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9 AS OF 2/29/2004 PERFORMANCE SUMMARY All of the returns in this report represent past performance, which is not a guarantee of future results that may be achieved by the funds. (For the most recent performance, which may be higher or lower than that cited, visit our website at www.vanguard.com.) Note, too, that both investment returns and principal value can fluctuate widely, so an investor's shares, when sold, could be worth more or less than their original cost. The returns shown do not reflect taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the sale of fund shares. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FISCAL-PERIOD TOTAL RETURNS* (%) PERIODS ENDING FEBRUARY 29, 2004 INDEX SINCE TOTAL FUND INCEPTION** RETURNS - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Consumer Discretionary Index Fund VIPER Shares -0.6% Market Price -0.6% Net Asset Value -0.6 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Consumer Staples Index Fund Admiral Shares 5.4% 5.4% VIPER Shares 5.0 Market Price 5.0 Net Asset Value 4.9 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Financials Index Fund Admiral Shares 3.1% 3.1% VIPER Shares 1.3 Market Price 1.3 Net Asset Value 1.3 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Health Care Index Fund Admiral Shares -0.3% -0.3% VIPER Shares -0.2 Market Price 0.0 Net Asset Value -0.1 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- INDEX SINCE TOTAL FUND INCEPTION** RETURNS - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Information Technology Index Fund VIPER Shares -7.1% Market Price -7.0% Net Asset Value -7.1 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Materials Index Fund Admiral Shares 0.3% 0.3% VIPER Shares 4.2 Market Price 4.2 Net Asset Value 4.2 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Utilities Index Fund VIPER Shares 2.1% Market Price 1.9% Net Asset Value 2.0 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Returns do not reflect the 2% fee on sales of shares held for less than one year. ** Forall funds' VIPER Shares, the inception date is January 26, 2004. For the Admiral Shares, inception dates are: Consumer Staples Index Fund, January 30, 2004; Financials Index Fund, February 4, 2004; Health Care Index Fund, February 5, 2004; Materials Index Fund, February 11, 2004. + Index returns are for the same periods as the relevant fund returns. Indexes are: for the Consumer Discretionary Index Fund, MSCI US IMI/Consumer Discretionary; for the Consumer Staples Index Fund, MSCI US IMI/Consumer Staples; for the Financials Index Fund, MSCI US IMI/Financials; for the Health Care Index Fund, MSCI US IMI/Health Care; for the Information Technology Index Fund, MSCI US IMI/Information Technology; for the Materials Index Fund, MSCI US IMI/Materials; for the Utilities Index Fund, MSCI US IMI/Utilities. Note: See Financial Highlights tables on pages 37 through 40 for dividend and capital gains information. 10 AS OF 2/29/2004 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED) STATEMENT OF NET ASSETS This Statement provides a detailed list of each fund's holdings, including each security's market value on the last day of the reporting period. Securities are grouped and subtotaled by asset type (common stocks, bonds, etc.) and by industry sector. Other assets are added to, and liabilities are subtracted from, the value of Total Investments to calculate the fund's Net Assets. Finally, Net Assets are divided by the outstanding shares of the fund to arrive at its share price, or Net Asset Value (NAV) Per Share. At the end of the Statement of Net Assets, you will find a table displaying the composition of the fund's net assets. Because all income and any realized gains must be distributed to shareholders each year, the bulk of net assets consists of Paid-in Capital (money invested by shareholders). The amounts shown for Undistributed Net Investment Income and Accumulated Net Realized Gains usually approximate the sums the fund had available to distribute to shareholders as income dividends or capital gains as of the statement date, but may differ because certain investments or transactions may be treated differently for financial statement and tax purposes. Any Accumulated Net Realized Losses, and any cumulative excess of distributions over net income or net realized gains, will appear as negative balances. Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) is the difference between the market value of the fund's investments and their cost, and reflects the gains (losses) that would be realized if the fund were to sell all of its investments at their statement-date values. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MARKET VALUE* CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY INDEX FUND SHARES (000) - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COMMON STOCKS (100.0%) - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ADVERTISING AGENCIES (2.1%) Omnicom Group Inc. 2,496 $ 204 * Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc. 5,438 92 * Lamar Advertising Co. Class A 1,104 44 Harte-Hanks, Inc. 802 18 * R.H. Donnelley Corp. 407 18 ADVO, Inc. 392 13 * Catalina Marketing Corp. 616 11 Grey Global Group Inc. 12 8 ---------------- $ 408 ---------------- AUTO PARTS-AFTERMARKET (0.5%) Genuine Parts Co. 2,280 79 Superior Industries International, Inc. 281 10 * TBC Corp. 252 7 * Keystone Automotive Industries, Inc. 172 5 * Aftermarket Technology Corp. 161 2 * Raytech Corp. 84 - ---------------- $ 103 ---------------- AUTO PARTS-ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT (1.4%) Delphi Corp. 6,676 68 Lear Corp. 887 55 Dana Corp. 1,948 42 BorgWarner, Inc. 360 32 * American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings, Inc. 586 22 ArvinMeritor, Inc. 792 18 Visteon Corp. 1,712 17 * Tenneco Automotive, Inc. 472 6 * Tower Automotive, Inc. 652 4 * Strattec Security Corp. 44 3 * Dura Automotive Systems, Inc. 192 2 * Stoneridge, Inc. 160 2 * Collins & Aikman Corp. 268 1 ---------------- $ 272 ---------------- AUTO TRUCKS & Parts (0.3%) Gentex Corp. 955 39 Modine Manufacturing Co. 359 10 * TRW Automotive Holdings Corp. 400 10 ---------------- $ 59 ---------------- AUTOMOBILES (3.1%) Ford Motor Co. 23,060 317 General Motors Corp. 6,248 301 ---------------- $ 618 ---------------- BUILDING MATERIALS Building Materials Holding Corp. 152 3 ---------------- CABLE TELEVISION SERVICES (2.5%) * Liberty Media Corp. 31,712 362 * EchoStar Communications Corp. Class A 3,240 117 * Charter Communications, Inc. 3,704 17 * Insight Communications Co., Inc. 588 6 * TiVo Inc. 488 5 ---------------- $ 507 ---------------- CASINOS & Gambling (2.6%) International Game Technology 4,523 177 Harrah's Entertainment, Inc. 1,448 75 GTECH Holdings Corp. 788 46 * Caesars Entertainment, Inc. 3,592 44 * MGM Mirage, Inc. 932 41 Mandalay Resort Group 685 35 Station Casinos, Inc. 549 21 * Multimedia Games Inc. 310 13 * Scientific Games Corp. 696 12 * Argosy Gaming Co. 336 10 * Aztar Corp. 448 10 * Shuffle Master, Inc. 217 9 Boyd Gaming Corp. 440 9 * WMS Industries, Inc. 244 6 * Isle of Capri Casinos, Inc. 194 4 * Ameristar Casinos, Inc. 157 4 Churchill Downs, Inc. 87 3 * MTR Gaming Group Inc. 320 3 Dover Downs Gaming & Entertainment, Inc. 120 1 ---------------- $ 523 ---------------- COMMERCIAL INFORMATION SERVICES (0.1%) * ProQuest Co. 328 $ 10 ---------------- COMMUNICATIONS & MEDIA (5.0%) * Time Warner, Inc. 56,988 983 * Gemstar-TV Guide International, Inc. 2,320 17 * Entravision Communications Corp. 560 5 ---------------- $ 1,005 ---------------- CONSUMER ELECTRONICS (0.4%) Harman International Industries, Inc. 819 64 * NetFlix.com, Inc. 325 11 * Alloy, Inc. 480 3 ---------------- $ 78 ---------------- CONSUMER PRODUCTS (0.6%) Snap-On Inc. 776 25 * The Yankee Candle Co., Inc. 667 19 * American Greetings Corp. Class A 808 18 Blyth, Inc. 428 15 Tupperware Corp. 676 13 * Jarden Corp. 325 12 The Nautilus Group, Inc. 376 6 Oakley, Inc. 356 5 * RC2 Corp. 200 5 11 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MARKET VALUE* CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY INDEX FUND SHARES (000) - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CSS Industries, Inc. 101 $ 3 * The Boyds Collection, Ltd. 184 1 ---------------- $ 122 ---------------- COSMETICS (0.1%) * Helen of Troy Ltd. 328 $ 10 ---------------- ELECTRICAL-HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCES (0.5%) Whirlpool Corp. 901 66 Maytag Corp. 1,008 28 National Presto Industries, Inc. 80 3 ---------------- $ 97 ---------------- ENTERTAINMENT (8.4%) Viacom Inc. Class B 20,120 774 The Walt Disney Co. 26,796 711 * Fox Entertainment Group, Inc. Class A 2,517 73 * Pixar, Inc. 290 19 International Speedway Corp. 369 16 * Alliance Gaming Corp. 572 14 * Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc. 716 12 * Gaylord Entertainment Co. 352 10 * Hollywood Entertainment Corp. 804 9 Regal Entertainment Group Class A 408 8 Movie Gallery, Inc. 376 8 Speedway Motorsports, Inc. 192 6 * AMC Entertainment, Inc. 388 6 * Boca Resorts, Inc. Class A 252 4 --------------- $ 1,670 ---------------- FINANCIAL INFORMATION SERVICES (0.2%) Dow Jones & Co., Inc. 638 31 * Interactive Data Corp. 368 6 ---------------- $ 37 ---------------- FOREST PRODUCTS (0.2%) Boise Cascade Corp. 1,100 $ 37 ---------------- HOME BUILDING (2.8%) Centex Corp. 812 87 D. R. Horton, Inc. 2,627 84 Lennar Corp. Class A 1,641 81 Pulte Homes, Inc. 1,373 72 KB HOME 516 37 * NVR, Inc. 79 37 * Toll Brothers, Inc. 718 32 Ryland Group, Inc. 324 28 MDC Holdings, Inc. 289 20 Standard Pacific Corp. 376 20 Beazer Homes USA, Inc. 175 19 * Hovnanian Enterprises Inc. Class A 210 17 * Meritage Corp. 129 10 M/I Homes, Inc. 133 6 * William Lyon Homes, Inc. 57 5 ---------------- $ 555 ---------------- HOTEL/MOTEL (1.8%) Marriott International, Inc. Class A 2,576 115 Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. 2,651 103 Hilton Hotels Corp. 4,764 76 Extended Stay America, Inc. 1,096 17 * Wynn Resorts Ltd. 432 16 Choice Hotel International, Inc. 257 11 * Prime Hospitality Corp. 516 6 Orient-Express Hotel Ltd. 264 5 The Marcus Corp. 232 4 ---------------- $ 353 ---------------- HOUSEHOLD EQUIPMENT & PRODUCTS (0.5%) Black & Decker Corp. 1,019 53 The Stanley Works 1,062 41 ---------------- $ 94 ---------------- HOUSEHOLD FURNISHINGS (1.4%) Newell Rubbermaid, Inc. 3,597 92 Leggett & Platt, Inc. 2,424 59 * Mohawk Industries, Inc. 697 58 Furniture Brands International Inc. 695 23 Ethan Allen Interiors, Inc. 464 20 La-Z-Boy Inc. 632 14 * Select Comfort Corp. 331 9 Libbey, Inc. 156 4 Haverty Furniture Cos., Inc. 200 4 * Bombay Co. 404 3 * Kirkland's, Inc. 20 - ---------------- $ 286 ---------------- IDENTIFICATION CONTROL & FILTER DEVICES (0.2%) Garmin Ltd. 637 29 ---------------- JEWELRY, WATCHES & GEMS (0.5%) Tiffany & Co. 1,922 81 * Fossil, Inc. 336 12 Movado Group, Inc. 100 3 ---------------- 96 ---------------- LEISURE TIME (1.5%) Carnival Corp. 4,954 220 * SCP Pool Corp. 464 17 Callaway Golf Co. 872 16 * Penn National Gaming, Inc. 416 11 * Six Flags, Inc. 1,272 9 * K2 Inc. 380 7 * West Marine, Inc. 170 5 Sturm, Ruger & Co., Inc. 312 4 * Steiner Leisure Ltd. 188 3 Action Performance Cos., Inc. 208 3 * Bally Total Fitness Holding Corp. 392 2 * Vail Resorts Inc. 120 2 ---------------- 299 ---------------- MANUFACTURED HOUSING (0.1%) * Champion Enterprises, Inc. 764 8 Skyline Corp. 96 4 * Palm Harbor Homes, Inc. 135 3 ---------------- 15 ---------------- MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS & CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY (0.3%) E.W. Scripps Co. Class A 533 52 ---------------- MULTI-SECTOR COMPANIES (1.6%) Johnson Controls, Inc. 2,347 137 Fortune Brands, Inc. 1,901 136 Brunswick Corp. 1,200 47 ---------------- 320 ---------------- OFFICE FURNITURE & BUSINESS EQUIPMENT Kimball International, Inc. Class B 280 5 ---------------- PAINTS & COATING (0.3%) Sherwin-Williams Co. 1,624 57 ---------------- PHOTOGRAPHY (0.5%) Eastman Kodak Co. 3,757 107 ---------------- PUBLISHING-MISCELLANEOUS (1.4%) The McGraw-Hill Cos., Inc. 2,512 196 Meredith Corp. 501 25 Reader's Digest Association, Inc. 1,340 18 * Scholastic Corp. 436 14 John Wiley & Sons Class A 465 12 Courier Corp. 92 4 * PRIMEDIA Inc. 1,300 4 * Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, Inc. 224 3 * Information Holdings Inc. 140 3 * Playboy Enterprises, Inc. Class B 160 2 Advanced Marketing Services 220 2 ---------------- 283 ---------------- 12 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MARKET VALUE* SHARES (000) - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PUBLISHING-NEWSPAPERS (4.0%) Gannett Co., Inc. 3,553 307 Tribune Co. 2,865 143 New York Times Co. Class A 1,942 89 Knight Ridder 1,047 78 Washington Post Co. Class B 72 64 Belo Corp. Class A 1,220 34 Lee Enterprises, Inc. 462 21 The McClatchy Co. Class A 259 18 Media General, Inc. Class A 264 17 Hollinger International, Inc. 828 15 * Journal Register Co. 476 10 Pulitzer, Inc. 88 5 ---------------- 801 ---------------- RADIO & TELEVISION BROADCASTERS (4.3%) Clear Channel Communications, Inc. 6,859 295 * Hughes Electronics Corp. 9,068 157 * Univision Communications Inc. 2,992 107 * XM Satellite Radio Holdings, Inc. 2,284 56 * Sirius Satellite Radio, Inc. 12,684 37 * Westwood One, Inc. 1,041 32 * Entercom Communications Corp. 525 24 * Emmis Communications, Inc. 672 17 * Radio One, Inc. Class D 750 14 * Cumulus Media Inc. 684 14 * Citadel Broadcasting Corp. 720 13 * Cox Radio, Inc. 519 11 Liberty Corp. 224 11 Hearst-Argyle Television Inc. 337 9 Gray Television, Inc. 604 8 * Lin TV Corp. 349 8 * Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. 608 8 * Spanish Broadcasting System, Inc. 528 6 * Radio One, Inc. 260 5 * Young Broadcasting Inc. 204 4 * Fisher Communications, Inc. 73 4 * Regent Communications, Inc. 536 4 * Paxson Communications Corp. 688 3 * Salem Communications Corp. 108 3 * Saga Communications, Inc. 112 2 * Beasley Broadcast Group, Inc. 88 2 ---------------- 854 ---------------- REAL ESTATE (0.1%) * WCI Communities, Inc. 371 9 Brookfield Homes Corp. 223 6 ---------------- 15 ---------------- REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS (0.1%) * La Quinta Corp. REIT 2,204 17 ---------------- RECREATIONAL VEHICLES & BOATS (1.4%) Harley-Davidson, Inc. 3,972 211 Polaris Industries, Inc. 285 24 Thor Industries, Inc. 464 14 Winnebago Industries, Inc. 166 11 * Monaco Coach Corp. 336 10 * Fleetwood Enterprises, Inc. 507 7 Arctic Cat, Inc. 164 4 Coachmen Industries, Inc. 180 3 ---------------- 284 ---------------- Rent & Lease Services-Consumer (0.2%) * Rent-A-Center, Inc. 848 28 Aaron Rents, Inc. Class B 312 7 * Wesco International, Inc. 168 2 ---------------- 37 ---------------- RESTAURANTS (6.6%) McDonald's Corp. 16,637 471 * Starbucks Corp. 5,120 191 * Yum! Brands, Inc. 3,856 143 Wendy's International, Inc. 1,412 57 Darden Restaurants Inc. 2,053 50 * Brinker International, Inc. 1,267 48 Outback Steakhouse 834 40 Applebee's International, Inc. 744 30 * The Cheesecake Factory 644 30 Ruby Tuesday, Inc. 852 27 CBRL Group, Inc. 664 25 * Krispy Kreme Doughnuts, Inc. 632 24 * CEC Entertainment Inc. 338 18 * Sonic Corp. 515 17 Bob Evans Farms, Inc. 458 15 * P.F. Chang's China Bistro, Inc. 317 15 * Panera Bread Co. 368 14 * Rare Hospitality International Inc. 441 13 * Jack in the Box Inc. 472 12 * Ryan's Family Steak Houses, Inc. 588 10 IHOP Corp. 265 10 Landry's Restaurants, Inc. 320 10 Lone Star Steakhouse & Saloon, Inc. 240 7 * Steak n Shake Co. 312 6 * Papa John's International, Inc. 165 6 * CKE Restaurants Inc. 664 6 * Red Robin Gourmet Burgers 146 5 * O'Charley's Inc. 240 4 * California Pizza Kitchen, Inc. 220 4 Triarc Cos., Inc. Class B 356 4 Triarc Cos., Inc. Class A 228 3 ---------------- 1,315 ---------------- RETAIL (29.0%) Home Depot, Inc. 29,825 1,083 Lowe's Cos., Inc. 9,756 546 Target Corp. 11,332 498 * Kohl's Corp. 4,024 207 Best Buy Co., Inc. 3,606 192 The Gap, Inc. 8,220 171 * Amazon.com, Inc. 3,943 170 * Staples, Inc. 6,468 170 * Bed Bath & Beyond, Inc. 3,882 159 TJX Cos., Inc. 6,597 155 Sears, Roebuck & Co. 3,161 148 May Department Stores Co. 3,594 127 Federated Department Stores, Inc. 2,412 126 Limited Brands, Inc. 5,772 114 J.C. Penney Co., Inc. (Holding Co.) 3,579 110 * AutoZone Inc. 928 83 Dollar General Corp. 3,755 82 Family Dollar Stores, Inc. 2,034 77 * Office Depot, Inc. 4,080 71 RadioShack Corp. 2,044 71 Ross Stores, Inc. 1,993 64 Nordstrom, Inc. 1,351 53 PETsMART, Inc. 1,872 51 Foot Locker, Inc. 1,865 49 * Chico's FAS, Inc. 1,100 47 * CarMax, Inc. 1,358 46 * Dollar Tree Stores, Inc. 1,432 44 * Toys R Us, Inc. 2,797 44 Michaels Stores, Inc. 878 42 * Williams-Sonoma, Inc. 1,301 42 * Abercrombie & Fitch Co. 1,268 40 * AutoNation, Inc. 2,344 39 Circuit City Stores, Inc. 2,616 29 Pier 1 Imports Inc. 1,166 27 * AnnTaylor Stores Corp. 591 27 * Advance Auto Parts, Inc. 673 27 * Barnes & Noble, Inc. 742 26 * O'Reilly Automotive, Inc. 624 25 * Pacific Sunwear of California, Inc. 1,026 25 Borders Group, Inc. 1,015 24 13 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MARKET VALUE* CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY INDEX FUND SHARES (000) - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Saks Inc. 1,384 24 * Big Lots Inc. 1,552 22 Claire's Stores, Inc. 1,068 22 The Neiman Marcus Group, Inc. Class A 380 21 * Linens On Things, Inc. 612 21 * Zale Corp. 359 21 * Hot Topic, Inc. 648 19 * American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. 700 17 * Tractor Supply Co. 391 17 Dillard's Inc. 916 16 * Kmart Holding Corp. 529 16 * 99 Cents Only Stores 567 15 * Urban Outfitters, Inc. 312 14 * PETCO Animal Supplies, Inc. 414 13 * Aeropostale, Inc. 369 13 Fred's, Inc. 452 13 * CSK Auto Corp. 636 12 * Payless ShoeSource, Inc. 892 12 * Tuesday Morning Corp. 348 11 * Insight Enterprises, Inc. 536 11 Talbots Inc. 334 11 * Cost Plus, Inc. 285 11 * Men's Wearhouse, Inc. 413 11 * Dick's Sporting Goods, Inc. 184 11 * The Sports Authority, Inc. 255 11 Christopher & Banks Corp. 532 10 * Charming Shoppes, Inc. 1,508 10 The Neiman Marcus Group, Inc. Class B 183 10 * Too Inc. 496 10 * Group 1 Automotive, Inc. 260 9 Blockbuster Inc. Class A 516 9 Sonic Automotive, Inc. 336 8 Brown Shoe Co., Inc. 208 8 * Guitar Center, Inc. 219 8 * Stage Stores, Inc. 220 8 United Auto Group, Inc. 272 8 Handleman Co. 326 7 * Hibbett Sporting Goods, Inc. 202 7 * Priceline.com, Inc. 301 7 * Jo-Ann Stores, Inc. 248 7 * ShopKo Stores, Inc. 436 7 * Big 5 Sporting Goods Corp. 264 7 * The Gymboree Corp. 444 7 * Sharper Image Corp. 176 6 * The Dress Barn, Inc. 336 6 Cato Corp. Class A 260 5 * The Children's Place Retail Stores, Inc. 175 5 * Genesco, Inc. 252 5 Russ Berrie and Co., Inc. 140 5 * Electronics Boutique Holdings Corp. 178 5 * MarineMax, Inc. 180 5 * ValueVision Media, Inc. 282 5 Lithia Motors, Inc. 168 5 * GameStop Corp. 232 4 * Cole National Corp. Class A 188 4 Burlington Coat Factory Warehouse Corp. 216 4 * A.C. Moore Arts & Crafts, Inc. 178 4 Hancock Fabrics, Inc. 216 4 * J. Jill Group, Inc. 228 4 * Blue Rhino Corp. 204 3 * Stein Mart, Inc. 284 3 * 1-800-FLOWERS.COM, Inc. 328 3 * Tweeter Home Entertainment Group, Inc. 276 3 * Asbury Automotive Group, Inc. 170 3 Stamps.com Inc. 516 3 * Drugstore.com, Inc. 500 3 * Party City Corp. 188 3 The Buckle, Inc. 111 3 * PC Connection, Inc. 288 2 Blair Corp. 92 2 * The Wet Seal, Inc. Class A 292 2 * Charlotte Russe Holding Inc. 144 2 * bebe stores, inc 68 2 * barnesandnoble.com inc 560 2 * Restoration Hardware, Inc. 348 2 * Mothers Work, Inc. 60 2 Deb Shops, Inc. 60 1 * GSI Commerce, Inc. 68 1 ---------------- 5,784 ---------------- SERVICES-COMMERCIAL (3.6%) * eBay Inc. 5,928 408 * InterActiveCorp 6,361 207 * Getty Images, Inc. 548 28 Regis Corp. 544 24 * Weight Watchers International, Inc. 536 20 The Pep Boys (Manny, Moe & Jack) 654 15 * Harris Interactive Inc. 620 5 * 4Kids Entertainment Inc. 152 4 UniFirst Corp. 104 3 * Navigant International, Inc. 164 3 ---------------- 717 ---------------- SHOES (1.2%) NIKE, Inc. Class B 2,158 158 Reebok International Ltd. 618 25 * Timberland Co. 257 16 Wolverine World Wide, Inc. 564 13 K-Swiss, Inc. 336 8 * Finish Line, Inc. 228 8 The Stride Rite Corp. 556 7 Kenneth Cole Productions, Inc. 132 4 * Steven Madden, Ltd. 152 3 * Skechers U.S.A., Inc. 216 3 * Shoe Carnival, Inc. 48 1 ---------------- 246 ---------------- TEXTILE PRODUCTS * Interface, Inc. 508 4 * Unifi, Inc. 624 3 ---------------- 7 ---------------- TEXTILE-APPAREL MANUFACTURING (1.9%) * Coach, Inc. 2,433 96 Jones Apparel Group, Inc. 1,664 62 Liz Claiborne, Inc. 1,430 53 VF Corp. 1,133 51 Polo Ralph Lauren Corp. 568 19 * Tommy Hilfiger Corp. 1,148 19 Kellwood Co. 350 15 * Quiksilver, Inc. 740 15 * The Warnaco Group, Inc. 620 11 * Columbia Sportswear Co. 184 10 Oxford Industries, Inc. 188 8 Phillips-Van Heusen Corp. 298 6 Russell Corp. 276 5 Oshkosh B' Gosh, Inc. Class A 112 2 * Guess ?, Inc. 100 2 ---------------- 374 ---------------- TIRES & RUBBER (0.2%) * The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. 2,028 17 Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. 852 17 Bandag, Inc. 84 4 Bandag, Inc. Class A 67 3 ---------------- 41 ---------------- TOYS (0.9%) Mattel, Inc. 5,635 107 Hasbro, Inc. 2,058 45 * Marvel Enterprises Inc. 613 21 * Leapfrog Enterprises, Inc. 304 8 * JAKKS Pacific, Inc. 284 4 ---------------- 185 ---------------- 14 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MARKET VALUE* SHARES (000) - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- UTILITIES-CABLE TELEVISION & RADIO (5.3%) * Comcast Corp. Class A 16,895 $508 * Comcast Corp. Special Class A 11,599 339 * Cox Communications, Inc. Class A 2,720 88 * Cablevision Systems NY Group Class A 2,878 73 * UnitedGlobalCom Inc. Class A 4,692 45 * Mediacom Communications Corp. 736 6 ---------------- 1,059 ---------------- UTILITIES-TELECOMMUNICATIONS (0.3%) * NTL Inc. 1,013 69 ---------------- - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TOTAL INVESTMENTS (Cost $20,037) 19,915 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- OTHER ASSETS AND LIABILITIES - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Other Assets-Note B 290 Liabilities (291) ---------------- (1) ---------------- - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NET ASSETS (100%) $19,914 ================================================================================ (+)See Note A in Notes to Financial Statements. *Non-income-producing security. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AMOUNT (000) - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AT FEBRUARY 29, 2004, NET ASSETS CONSISTED OF: - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Paid-in Capital $20,044 Undistributed Net Investment Income 15 Accumulated Net Realized Losses (23) Unrealized Depreciation (122) - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NET ASSETS $19,914 ================================================================================ VIPER Shares-Net Assets Applicable to 400,000 outstanding $.001 par value shares of beneficial interest (unlimited authorization) $19,914 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NET ASSET VALUE PER SHARE- VIPER SHARES $49.79 ================================================================================ See Note C in Notes to Financial Statements for the tax-basis components of net assets. 15 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MARKET VALUE* CONSUMER STAPLES INDEX FUND SHARES (000) - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COMMON STOCKS (100.7%) - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AGRICULTURE-FISH & RANCH (0.3%) Delta & Pine Land Co. 1,544 39 Alico, Inc. 688 26 ---------------- 65 ---------------- BEVERAGE-BREWERS & WINERIES (4.8%) Anheuser-Busch Cos., Inc. 16,064 855 * Constellation Brands, Inc. Class A 2,484 79 Adolph Coors Co. Class B 848 57 * Robert Mondavi Corp. Class A 744 28 * Boston Beer Co., Inc. Class A 1,372 24 ---------------- 1,043 ---------------- BEVERAGE-DISTILLERS (0.3%) Brown-Forman Corp. Class B 1,252 61 ---------------- Beverage-Soft Drinks (15.5%) The Coca-Cola Co. 34,016 1,699 PepsiCo, Inc. 25,032 1,299 Coca-Cola Enterprises, Inc. 5,752 134 The Pepsi Bottling Group, Inc. 4,108 119 PepsiAmericas, Inc. 2,832 54 Coca-Cola Bottling Co. 520 27 * Peet's Coffee & Tea Inc. 1,320 27 ---------------- 3,359 ---------------- CHEMICALS (0.4%) * Energizer Holdings, Inc. 1,956 91 ---------------- CONSUMER PRODUCTS (7.1%) Gillette Co. 19,008 732 Kimberly-Clark Corp. 10,008 647 Alberto-Culver Co. 1,862 76 * USANA Health Sciences, Inc. 924 28 The Topps Co., Inc. 2,932 27 * Playtex Products, Inc. 3,900 25 ---------------- 1,535 ---------------- COSMETICS (2.7%) Avon Products, Inc. 4,852 343 Estee Lauder Cos. Class A 2,636 112 Nu Skin Enterprises, Inc. 1,964 38 * Elizabeth Arden, Inc. 1,568 30 * Del Laboratories, Inc. 784 26 * Revlon, Inc. Class A 6,676 23 ---------------- 572 ---------------- DRUG & GROCERY STORE CHAINS (10.8%) Walgreen Co. 20,284 723 CVS Corp. 8,140 305 * The Kroger Co. 14,672 282 * Safeway, Inc. 9,448 216 Albertson's, Inc. 7,548 187 Whole Foods Market, Inc. 1,512 117 SuperValu Inc. 3,364 95 * Rite Aid Corp. 13,760 77 Casey's General Stores, Inc. 2,112 36 Ruddick Corp. 1,780 36 * 7-Eleven, Inc. 2,040 33 Winn-Dixie Stores, Inc. 5,308 32 Longs Drug Stores, Inc. 1,492 31 Weis Markets, Inc. 900 29 * Duane Reade Inc. 1,616 28 * Wild Oats Markets Inc. 2,092 27 * The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co., Inc. 3,140 25 Ingles Markets, Inc. 2,064 23 Arden Group Inc. Class A 304 23 ---------------- 2,325 ---------------- DRUGS & PHARMACEUTICALS (0.1%) * Chattem, Inc. 1,228 28 ---------------- FOODS (17.3%) Sysco Corp. 13,044 517 Sara Lee Corp. 15,372 335 ConAgra Foods, Inc. 11,064 301 General Mills, Inc. 6,184 284 H.J. Heinz Co. 7,352 281 Kraft Foods Inc. 6,460 218 Kellogg Co. 5,312 210 Wm. Wrigley Jr. Co. 3,228 182 Hershey Foods Corp. 2,060 171 Campbell Soup Co. 5,132 144 * Dean Foods Co. 3,592 130 McCormick & Co., Inc. 3,104 97 Tyson Foods, Inc. 5,672 90 * Smithfield Foods, Inc. 2,548 65 J.M. Smucker Co. 1,284 65 * Del Monte Foods Co. 5,796 63 Hormel Foods Corp. 2,260 63 * NBTY, Inc. 1,532 51 * Performance Food Group Co. 1,444 51 Flowers Foods, Inc. 1,580 43 * Ralcorp Holdings, Inc. 1,260 40 * Chiquita Brands International, Inc. 1,676 38 Tootsie Roll Industries, Inc. 1,016 38 * American Italian Pasta Co. 876 36 Interstate Bakeries Corp. 2,240 34 * Hain Celestial Group, Inc. 1,516 33 * J & J Snack Foods Corp. 652 31 * International Multifoods Corp. 1,496 29 Pilgrim's Pride Corp. 1,396 28 Lance, Inc. 1,624 27 Riviana Foods, Inc. 896 25 Sanderson Farms, Inc. 598 21 ---------------- 3,741 ---------------- MANUFACTURING (0.2%) * Rayovac Corp. 1,452 38 ---------------- METALS & MINERALS & COMMODITIES (0.2%) WD-40 Co. 976 33 ---------------- MILLING-FRUIT & GRAIN PRODUCERS (1.2%) Archer-Daniels-Midland Co. 11,820 203 Corn Products International, Inc. 1,276 48 ---------------- 251 ---------------- MISCELLANEOUS HEALTH CARE (0.2%) * NeighborCare Inc. 1,512 39 ---------------- MULTI-SECTOR COMPANIES (0.2%) Lancaster Colony Corp. 1,068 45 ---------------- RETAIL (15.4%) Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. 47,588 2,834 * Costco Wholesale Corp. 9,344 364 * BJ's Wholesale Club, Inc. 2,268 54 * United Natural Foods, Inc. 804 37 * Central Garden and Pet Co. 1,000 35 ---------------- 3,324 ---------------- SOAP & HOUSEHOLD CHEMICALS (13.4%) The Procter & Gamble Co. 19,596 2,009 Colgate-Palmolive Co. 10,720 594 The Clorox Co. 3,476 171 Dial Corp. 2,656 76 Church & Dwight, Inc. 1,236 52 ---------------- 2,902 ---------------- TOBACCO (10.5%) Altria Group, Inc. 31,712 1,825 UST, Inc. 3,772 144 R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Holdings, Inc. 2,012 124 16 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MARKET VALUE* SHARES (000) - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Carolina Group 1,824 $52 Universal Corp. (VA) 972 49 Vector Group Ltd. 1,512 27 Dimon Inc. 3,896 27 Standard Commercial Tobacco Co. 1,320 25 ---------------- 2,273 ---------------- WHOLESALE & INTERNATIONAL TRADE (0.1%) * Central European Distribution Corp. 804 28 ---------------- - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TOTAL INVESTMENTS (Cost $20,836) 21,753 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- OTHER ASSETS AND LIABILITIES-NET (-0.7%) (146) - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NET ASSETS (100%) $21,607 ================================================================================ (+)See Note A in Notes to Financial Statements. *Non-income-producing security. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASSETS Investments in Securities, at Value $21,753 Receivables for Investment Securities Sold 1,851 Other Assets-Note B 22 ---------------- Total Assets 23,626 ---------------- LIABILITIES Payables for Investment Securities Purchased 2,008 Other Liabilities 11 ---------------- Total Liabilities 2,019 ---------------- - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NET ASSETS (100%) $21,607 ================================================================================ - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AMOUNT (000) - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AT FEBRUARY 29, 2004, NET ASSETS CONSISTED OF: - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Paid-in Capital $20,588 Undistributed Net Investment Income 13 Accumulated Net Realized Gains 89 Unrealized Appreciation 917 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NET ASSETS $21,607 ================================================================================ Admiral Shares-Net Assets Applicable to 10,117 outstanding $.001 par value shares of beneficial interest (unlimited authorization) $267 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NET ASSET VALUE PER SHARE- ADMIRAL SHARES $26.35 ================================================================================ VIPER Shares-Net Assets Applicable to 400,000 outstanding $.001 par value shares of beneficial interest (unlimited authorization) $21,340 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NET ASSET VALUE PER SHARE- VIPER SHARES $53.35 ================================================================================ See Note C in Notes to Financial Statements for the tax-basis components of net assets. 17 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MARKET VALUE* FINANCIALS INDEX FUND SHARES (000) - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COMMON STOCKS (100.2%) - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BANKS-NEW YORK CITY (4.0%) J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. 15,736 645 The Bank of New York Co., Inc. 6,064 200 ---------------- 845 ---------------- BANKS-OUTSIDE NEW YORK CITY (31.0%) Bank of America Corp. 11,372 932 Wells Fargo & Co. 13,032 747 Wachovia Corp. 10,148 487 Bank One Corp. 8,620 465 U.S. Bancorp 14,872 424 FleetBoston Financial Corp. 8,204 369 Fifth Third Bancorp 3,756 210 National City Corp. 4,664 167 BB&T Corp. 4,204 156 SunTrust Banks, Inc. 1,952 141 State Street Corp. 2,612 140 PNC Financial Services Group 2,272 133 Mellon Financial Corp. 3,388 110 KeyCorp 3,120 101 SouthTrust Corp. 2,544 85 Comerica, Inc. 1,316 76 AmSouth Bancorp 2,736 69 Northern Trust Corp. 1,332 66 M & T Bank Corp. 632 61 Regions Financial Corp. 1,644 61 Marshall & Ilsley Corp. 1,476 58 North Fork Bancorp, Inc. 1,156 49 Synovus Financial Corp. 1,792 45 National Commerce Financial Corp. 1,520 44 Popular, Inc. 920 41 Union Planters Corp. 1,360 41 Banknorth Group, Inc. 1,220 41 First Tennessee National Corp. 872 40 Huntington Bancshares Inc. 1,688 39 Zions Bancorp 624 36 Compass Bancshares Inc. 872 36 Commerce Bancorp, Inc. 520 32 UnionBanCal Corp. 524 28 Hibernia Corp. Class A 1,184 28 TCF Financial Corp. 496 26 Doral Financial Corp. 748 26 Mercantile Bankshares Corp. 552 25 Commerce Bancshares, Inc. 480 24 Associated Banc-Corp 512 23 Valley National Bancorp 752 21 City National Corp. 336 21 Investors Financial Services Corp. 452 20 Cullen/Frost Bankers, Inc. 456 19 Bank of Hawaii Corp. 408 19 Sky Financial Group, Inc. 640 17 Wilmington Trust Corp. 456 17 Fulton Financial Corp. 768 17 Westamerica Bancorporation 328 16 Hudson United Bancorp 412 16 Colonial BancGroup, Inc. 864 16 FirstMerit Corp. 588 16 The South Financial Group, Inc. 504 16 International Bancshares Corp. 268 15 East West Bancorp, Inc. 268 14 Old National Bancorp 564 13 Trustmark Corp. 408 12 UCBH Holdings, Inc. 312 12 Whitney Holdings Corp. 280 12 BancorpSouth, Inc. 544 12 First BanCorp Puerto Rico 276 12 Chittenden Corp. 352 12 First Midwest Bancorp, Inc. 324 11 Cathay General Bancorp 172 10 Citizens Banking Corp. 300 10 Greater Bay Bancorp 360 10 Provident Financial Group, Inc. 240 10 Park National Corp. 84 9 Pacific Capital Bancorp 240 9 United Bankshares, Inc. 304 9 Southwest Bancorporation of Texas, Inc. 236 9 * Silicon Valley Bancshares 240 8 Texas Regional Bancshares, Inc. 204 8 Corus Bankshares Inc. 196 8 * BOK Financial Corp. 196 8 UMB Financial Corp. 152 8 Community First Bankshares, Inc. 264 7 Susquehanna Bancshares, Inc. 276 7 TrustCo Bank NY 516 7 MB Financial, Inc. 184 7 * Piper Jaffray Companies 132 7 R & G Financial Corp. Class B 204 6 First Commonwealth Financial Corp. 420 6 Wintrust Financial Corp. 128 6 Republic Bancorp, Inc. 440 6 Chemical Financial Corp. 164 6 Irwin Financial Corp. 196 6 Provident Bankshares Corp. 172 6 United Community Banks, Inc. 164 6 S & T Bancorp, Inc. 184 6 First Financial Bancorp 308 5 National Penn Bancshares Inc. 168 5 The Trust Co. of New Jersey 128 5 First Citizens BancShares Class A 41 5 Amcore Financial, Inc. 172 5 NBT Bancorp, Inc. 224 5 Hancock Holding Co. 83 5 CVB Financial Corp. 236 5 Community Bank System, Inc. 100 5 Harleysville National Corp. 164 5 Boston Private Financial Holdings, Inc. 168 5 Alabama National BanCorporation 88 4 Gold Banc Corp., Inc. 272 4 First Charter Corp. 204 4 First Financial Bankshares, Inc. 108 4 Glacier Bancorp, Inc. 132 4 Frontier Financial Corp. 128 4 First Community Bancorp 108 4 Westbanco Inc. 140 4 Sterling Bancshares, Inc. 308 4 Umpqua Holdings Corp. 196 4 Unizan Financial Corp. 152 4 City Holding Co. 116 4 Mid-State Bancshares 164 4 Oriental Financial Group Inc. 136 4 Independent Bank Corp. (MI) 136 4 Sandy Spring Bancorp, Inc. 100 4 Allegiant Bancorp, Inc. 120 4 Prosperity Bancshares, Inc. 144 3 Main Street Banks, Inc. 132 3 Riggs National Corp. 200 3 PrivateBancorp, Inc. 68 3 First Merchants Corp. 128 3 Independent Bank Corp. (MA) 100 3 Central Pacific Financial Co. 112 3 Midwest Banc Holdings, Inc. 124 3 First Financial Corp. (IN) 96 3 Integra Bank Corp. 120 3 Republic Bancshares, Inc. 92 3 Hanmi Financial Corp. 96 3 Capitol Bancorp Ltd. 96 3 Bank of the Ozarks, Inc. 112 3 18 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MARKET VALUE* SHARES (000) - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tompkins Trustco, Inc. 56 3 Community Trust Bancorp Inc. 92 3 Suffolk Bancorp 76 3 First Busey Corp. 96 3 Simmons First National Corp. 96 3 First Community Bancshares, Inc. 80 3 Community Banks, Inc. 80 3 Old Second Bancorp, Inc. 48 2 Washington Trust Bancorp, Inc. 92 2 CityBank Lynnwood WA 68 2 West Coast Bancorp 104 2 Columbia Banking System, Inc. 92 2 Seacoast Banking Corp. of Florida 108 2 Capital City Bank Group, Inc. 52 2 Sterling Financial Corp. (PA) 95 2 Banner Corp. 80 2 Peoples Bancorp, Inc. 76 2 First Bancorp (NC) 64 2 Second Bancorp, Inc. 64 2 CCBT Financial Cos. Inc. 60 2 First Oak Brook Bancshares, Inc. 68 2 S.Y. Bancorp, Inc. 92 2 Arrow Financial Corp. 68 2 Omega Financial Corp. 56 2 Republic Bancorp, Inc. Class A 104 2 CB Bancshares Inc. (HI) 28 2 CoBiz Inc. 96 2 Camden National Corp. 56 2 Bank of Granite Corp. 92 2 Lakeland Bancorp, Inc. 112 2 Peoples Holding Co. 56 2 Royal Bancshares of Pennsylvania, Inc. 69 2 Franklin Financial Corp. 60 2 Peapack Gladstone Financial Corp. 52 2 Union Bankshares Corp. 52 2 SCBT Financial Corp. 52 2 Financial Institutions, Inc. 76 2 Farmers Capital Bank Corp. 48 2 Virginia Financial Group, Inc. 48 2 Pennrock Financial Services Corp. 52 2 NBC Capital Corp. 56 1 German American Bancorp 76 1 BancFirst Corp. 22 1 First Source Corp. 48 1 ---------------- 6,499 ---------------- DIVERSIFIED FINANCIAL SERVICES (20.0%) Citigroup, Inc. 39,852 2,003 American Express Co. 8,932 477 Morgan Stanley 7,448 445 Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. 6,988 428 The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. 2,192 232 Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. 5,876 207 Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc. 3,896 187 John Hancock Financial Services, Inc. 2,308 97 CIT Group Inc. 1,668 66 The Chicago Mercantile Exchange 228 21 Leucadia National Corp. 392 20 F.N.B. Corp. 320 7 First National Bankshares of Florida 320 6 * USI Holdings Corp. 316 4 * Rewards Network Inc. 156 2 ---------------- 4,202 ---------------- FINANCE COMPANIES (0.7%) Capital One Financial Corp. 1,776 126 * Saxon Capital Inc. 200 5 * Accredited Home Lenders Holding Co. 140 5 * Credit Acceptance Corp. 76 1 ---------------- 137 ---------------- FINANCIAL DATA PROCESSING SERVICES (0.1%) * CompuCredit Corp. 224 5 * eSPEED, Inc. Class A 208 4 ---------------- 9 ---------------- FINANCIAL INFORMATION SERVICES (0.3%) Moody's Corp. 1,036 69 ---------------- FINANCIAL-SMALL LOAN (0.8%) SLM Corp. 3,528 148 * AmeriCredit Corp. 1,184 23 Student Loan Corp. 31 5 ---------------- 176 ---------------- FINANCIAL-MISCELLANEOUS (7.3%) Fannie Mae 7,460 559 Freddie Mac 5,272 326 MBNA Corp. 9,368 256 MBIA, Inc. 1,104 73 Ambac Financial Group, Inc. 840 66 MGIC Investment Corp. 684 45 Fidelity National Financial, Inc. 1,098 43 Radian Group, Inc. 748 33 * Providian Financial Corp. 2,212 29 Brown & Brown, Inc. 476 18 First American Corp. 540 16 Nationwide Financial Services, Inc. 388 15 New Century Financial Corp. 240 12 * CapitalSource Inc. 300 7 LandAmerica Financial Group, Inc. 128 6 * Financial Federal Corp. 128 4 Stewart Information Services Corp. 116 4 Cash America International Inc. 180 4 * Triad Guaranty, Inc. 72 4 Sterling Bancorp 104 3 WFS Financial, Inc. 64 3 WSFS Financial Corp. 52 3 * Metris Cos., Inc. 400 2 * Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corp. Class C 72 2 Advanta Corp. Class B 120 2 ---------------- 1,535 ---------------- HOME BUILDING * Levitt Corp. Class A 92 2 ---------------- INSURANCE-LIFE (1.8%) Prudential Financial, Inc. 4,088 190 The Principal Financial Group, Inc. 2,148 78 Jefferson-Pilot Corp. 1,084 58 AmerUs Group Co. 372 15 * The MONY Group Inc. 424 13 The Phoenix Cos., Inc. 656 9 Delphi Financial Group, Inc. 184 7 Scottish Re Group Ltd. 244 6 Presidential Life Corp. 204 3 * National Western Life Insurance Co. Class A 17 3 * Citizens, Inc. 236 2 * Universal American Financial Corp. 172 2 ---------------- 386 ---------------- INSURANCE-MULTILINE (11.7%) American International Group, Inc. 17,108 1,266 Allstate Corp. 5,184 237 AFLAC Inc. 3,968 161 The Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. 2,308 151 St. Paul Cos., Inc. 1,780 76 Lincoln National Corp. 1,332 62 Loews Corp. 988 60 Aon Corp. 2,072 54 Cincinnati Financial Corp. 1,112 50 Torchmark Corp. 892 46 SAFECO Corp. 960 43 UnumProvident Corp. 2,256 33 19 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MARKET VALUE* FINANCIALS INDEX FUND SHARES (000) - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Old Republic International Corp. 1,356 32 Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. 728 24 * Markel Corp. 68 19 Protective Life Corp. 480 18 * Assurant, Inc. 700 18 Unitrin, Inc. 368 16 * Allmerica Financial Corp. 368 14 StanCorp Financial Group, Inc. 204 13 Reinsurance Group of America, Inc. 320 13 Hilb, Rogal and Hamilton Co. 236 9 American Financial Group, Inc. 284 9 Zenith National Insurance Corp. 132 5 Horace Mann Educators Corp. 296 4 Max Re Capital Ltd. 164 4 Alfa Corp. 256 3 * UICI 224 3 * CNA Surety Corp. 100 1 Crawford & Co. Class B 172 1 ---------------- 2,445 ---------------- INSURANCE-PROPERTY-CASUALTY (4.2%) Progressive Corp. of Ohio 1,508 125 The Chubb Corp. 1,400 99 ACE Ltd. 2,132 96 XL Capital Ltd. Class A 1,052 81 Travelers Property Casualty Corp. Class B 3,568 65 Travelers Property Casualty Corp. Class A 3,520 64 Everest Re Group, Ltd. 384 34 White Mountains Insurance Group Inc. 54 26 RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. 488 26 The PMI Group Inc. 652 26 W.R. Berkley Corp. 576 24 PartnerRe Ltd. 372 21 HCC Insurance Holdings, Inc. 444 14 Transatlantic Holdings, Inc. 164 14 Mercury General Corp. 276 14 IPC Holdings Ltd. 336 13 Fremont General Corp. 528 12 Erie Indemnity Co. Class A 244 12 Commerce Group, Inc. 220 10 Platinum Underwriters Holdings, Ltd. 300 10 * Philadelphia Consolidated Holding Corp. 152 9 Montpelier Re Holdings Ltd. 240 9 * Arch Capital Group Ltd. 196 8 Axis Capital Holdings Ltd. 272 8 * Ohio Casualty Corp. 424 8 R.L.I. Corp. 176 7 Selective Insurance Group 188 7 * ProAssurance Corp. 200 7 Infinity Property & Casualty Corp. 144 5 Endurance Specialty Holdings Ltd. 140 5 Odyssey Re Holdings Corp. 152 4 * Argonaut Group, Inc. 184 4 Midland Co. 124 3 United Fire & Casualty Co. 68 3 PXRE Group Ltd. 92 2 * Navigators Group, Inc. 84 2 Baldwin & Lyons, Inc. Class B 84 2 Harleysville Group, Inc. 108 2 State Auto Financial Corp. 72 2 PMA Capital Corp. Class A 216 1 ---------------- 884 ---------------- INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT COMPANIES (1.0%) T. Rowe Price Group Inc. 856 45 Allied Capital Corp. 988 30 Janus Capital Group Inc. 1,560 27 SEI Corp. 628 22 Federated Investors, Inc. 652 21 * Affiliated Managers Group, Inc. 248 21 Eaton Vance Corp. 476 18 Waddell & Reed Financial, Inc. 676 18 BlackRock, Inc. 128 8 MCG Capital Corp. 164 3 Capital Southwest Corp. 28 2 Gabelli Asset Management Inc. 48 2 ---------------- 217 ---------------- MULTI-SECTOR COMPANIES (0.8%) * Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Class B 52 163 ---------------- REAL ESTATE (0.2%) The St. Joe Co. 428 18 Forest City Enterprise Class A 152 8 LNR Property Corp. 136 7 * Jones Lang LaSalle Inc. 220 5 * Trammell Crow Co. 256 4 * Tejon Ranch Co. 62 2 * Avatar Holding, Inc. 60 2 ---------------- 46 ---------------- REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS (8.3%) Equity Office Properties Trust REIT 3,068 88 Simon Property Group, Inc. REIT 1,212 66 Equity Residential REIT 2,100 62 General Growth Properties Inc. REIT 1,588 50 Vornado Realty Trust REIT 784 45 ProLogis REIT 1,344 45 Plum Creek Timber Co. Inc. REIT 1,368 43 Archstone-Smith Trust REIT 1,504 42 Boston Properties, Inc. REIT 776 40 Kimco Realty Corp. REIT 760 36 Rouse Co. REIT 712 36 Duke Realty Corp. REIT 1,040 34 iStar Financial Inc. REIT 796 33 Public Storage, Inc. REIT 676 32 * Host Marriott Corp. REIT 2,216 27 Friedman, Billings, Ramsey Group, Inc. REIT 952 25 Avalonbay Communities, Inc. REIT 488 25 Health Care Properties Investors REIT 440 25 Apartment Investment & Management Co. Class A REIT 752 24 Liberty Property Trust REIT 576 24 AMB Property Corp. REIT 668 24 The Macerich Co. REIT 464 23 Developers Diversified Realty Corp. REIT 600 22 Catellus Development Corp. REIT 784 21 New Plan Excel Realty Trust REIT 776 20 CenterPoint Properties Corp. REIT 260 20 Hospitality Properties Trust REIT 436 19 Weingarten Realty Investors REIT 380 19 Annaly Mortgage Management Inc. REIT 892 18 Chelsea Property Group REIT 300 18 United Dominion Realty Trust REIT 932 18 Ventas, Inc. REIT 652 17 Mack-Cali Realty Corp. REIT 404 17 Thornburg Mortgage, Inc. REIT 560 16 Camden Property Trust REIT 372 16 Healthcare Realty Trust Inc. REIT 392 16 Realty Income Corp. REIT 360 16 American Financial Realty Trust REIT 848 15 Mills Corp. REIT 308 15 CarrAmerica Realty Corp. REIT 464 15 HRPT Properties Trust REIT 1,300 14 Federal Realty Investment Trust REIT 340 14 BRE Properties Inc. Class A REIT 440 14 Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. REIT 232 14 Rayonier Inc. REIT 328 14 First Industrial Realty Trust REIT 372 14 Arden Realty Group, Inc. REIT 440 14 Pan Pacific Retail Properties, Inc. REIT 280 14 Reckson Associates Realty Corp. REIT 504 14 20 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MARKET VALUE* SHARES (000) - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Regency Centers Corp. REIT 312 13 Health Care Inc. REIT 332 13 Crescent Real Estate, Inc. REIT 688 12 Home Properties, Inc. REIT 300 12 Highwood Properties, Inc. REIT 468 12 CBL & Associates Properties, Inc. REIT 208 12 Nationwide Health Properties, Inc. REIT 556 12 Shurgard Storage Centers, Inc. Class A REIT 312 12 SL Green Realty Corp. REIT 260 11 Brandywine Realty Trust REIT 392 11 Taubman Co. REIT 444 11 Trizec Properties, Inc. REIT 644 10 Cousins Properties, Inc. REIT 336 10 Gables Residential Trust REIT 292 10 Impac Mortgage Holdings, Inc. REIT 476 10 Prentiss Properties Trust REIT 284 10 Essex Property Trust, Inc. REIT 156 10 Pennsylvania REIT 244 9 Novastar Financial, Inc. REIT 168 9 Washington REIT 288 9 Senior Housing Properties Trust REIT 440 8 Redwood Trust, Inc. REIT 124 8 Post Properties, Inc. REIT 264 8 Capital Automotive REIT 220 8 Colonial Properties Trust REIT 180 7 PS Business Parks, Inc. REIT 148 7 Commercial Net Lease Realty REIT 344 7 Heritage Property Investment Trust REIT 216 6 Kilroy Realty Corp. REIT 192 6 MFA Mortgage Investments, Inc. REIT 612 6 Keystone Property Trust REIT 280 6 Glimcher Realty Trust REIT 244 6 Lexington Corporate Properties Trust REIT 280 6 Sun Communities, Inc. REIT 128 5 Manufactured Home Communities, Inc. REIT 156 5 National Health Investors REIT 184 5 Equity One, Inc. REIT 264 5 Corporate Office Properties Trust, Inc. REIT 204 5 Entertainment Properties Trust REIT 120 5 Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. REIT 124 4 * FelCor Lodging Trust, Inc. REIT 408 4 EastGroup Properties, Inc. REIT 128 4 RAIT Investment Trust REIT 160 4 Koger Equity, Inc. REIT 180 4 Summit Properties, Inc. REIT 188 4 Anthracite Capital Inc. REIT 336 4 Newcastle Investment Corp. REIT 140 4 Glenborough Realty Trust, Inc. REIT 192 4 Getty Realty Holding Corp. REIT 148 4 AMLI Residential Properties Trust REIT 132 4 Tanger Factory Outlet Centers, Inc. REIT 88 4 Bedford Property Investors, Inc. REIT 116 4 Anworth Mortgage Asset Corp. REIT 256 4 Sovran Self Storage, Inc. REIT 92 3 Cornerstone Realty Income Trust, Inc. REIT 380 3 LaSalle Hotel Properties REIT 168 3 Parkway Properties Inc. REIT 72 3 Kramont Realty Trust REIT 168 3 Ramco-Gershenson Properties Trust REIT 116 3 Saul Centers, Inc. REIT 108 3 Town & Country Trust REIT 112 3 U.S. Restaurant Properties, Inc. REIT 156 3 Universal Health Realty Income REIT 80 3 * MeriStar Hospitality Corp. REIT 424 3 Investors Real Estate Trust REIT 256 3 Equity Inns, Inc. REIT 280 3 Innkeepers USA Trust REIT 260 2 Urstadt Biddle Properties Class A REIT 128 2 Great Lakes, Inc. REIT 112 2 Capstead Mortgage Corp. REIT 96 2 Mission West Properties Inc. REIT 124 2 Urstadt Biddle Properties REIT 48 1 ---------------- 1,736 ---------------- RENT & LEASE SERVICES-COMMERCIAL (0.1%) GATX Corp. 340 8 ---------------- SAVINGS & LOAN (4.7%) Washington Mutual, Inc. 6,908 310 Golden West Financial Corp. 956 110 New York Community Bancorp, Inc. 1,841 65 Charter One Financial, Inc. 1,668 60 Sovereign Bancorp, Inc. 2,306 51 Green Point Financial Corp. 772 34 Astoria Financial Corp. 560 23 Hudson City Bancorp, Inc. 528 21 Washington Federal Inc. 642 17 Webster Financial Corp. 316 16 Independence Community Bank Corp. 380 15 IndyMac Bancorp, Inc. 384 14 Westcorp, Inc. 252 11 W Holding Co., Inc. 516 10 People's Bank 228 10 MAF Bancorp, Inc. 228 10 Staten Island Bancorp, Inc. 408 10 Commercial Federal Corp. 304 9 First Niagara Financial Group, Inc. 580 8 Provident Financial Services Inc. 428 8 Capitol Federal Financial 208 8 * Sterling Financial Corp. 204 7 BankAtlantic Bancorp, Inc. Class A 376 7 Seacoast Financial Services Corp. 184 6 Brookline Bancorp, Inc. 400 6 Waypoint Financial Corp. 240 6 Bank Mutual Corp. 548 6 Flagstar Bancorp, Inc. 216 6 Dime Community Bancshares 176 6 * BankUnited Financial Corp. 200 6 * First Federal Financial Corp. 116 5 Downey Financial Corp. 92 5 Harbor Florida Bancshares, Inc. 164 5 Anchor Bancorp Wisconsin Inc. 164 4 Hudson River Bancorp. Inc. 212 4 First Republic Bank 104 4 First Sentinel Bancorp Inc. 192 4 PFF Bancorp, Inc. 116 4 Net.Bank, Inc. 332 4 Connecticut Bancshares, Inc. 76 4 Fidelity Bankshares, Inc. 104 4 * TierOne Corp. 156 4 * Commercial Capital Bancorp, Inc. 169 4 Firstfed America Bancorp, Inc. 120 3 First Federal Capital Corp. 152 3 * Hawthorne Financial Corp. 80 3 IBERIABANK Corp. 48 3 United Community Financial Corp. 240 3 First Financial Holdings, Inc. 88 3 * Ocwen Financial Corp. 264 3 * Local Financial Corp. 116 3 BSB Bancorp, Inc. 64 3 Flushing Financial Corp. 132 2 OceanFirst Financial Corp. 96 2 Great Southern Bancorp, Inc. 48 2 First Indiana Corp. 108 2 * ITLA Capital Corp. 44 2 Quaker City Bancorp, Inc. 44 2 First Place Financial Corp. 92 2 Partners Trust Financial Group, Inc. 50 2 Pennfed Financial Services, Inc. 48 2 21 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MARKET VALUE* FINANCIALS INDEX FUND SHARES (000) - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Citizens 1st Bancorp, Inc. 60 1 CFS Bancorp, Inc. 84 1 Bay View Capital Corp. 440 1 ---------------- 979 ---------------- SECURITIES BROKERS & SERVICES (3.2%) Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc. 1,596 138 Countrywide Financial Corp. 1,360 125 Charles Schwab Corp. 7,900 97 Bear Stearns Co., Inc. 692 61 Franklin Resources Corp. 1,044 59 Legg Mason Inc. 456 43 * E*TRADE Financial Corp. 2,616 37 * Ameritrade Holding Corp. 1,632 27 A.G. Edwards & Sons, Inc. 552 21 American Capital Strategies, Ltd. 448 15 Jefferies Group, Inc. 384 14 Raymond James Financial, Inc. 336 13 * Knight Trading Group, Inc. 788 11 * Investment Technology Group, Inc. 328 5 LaBranche & Co. Inc. 412 4 Nuveen Investments, Inc. Class A 136 4 SWS Group, Inc. 116 2 Advanta Corp. Class A 68 1 ---------------- 677 ---------------- Services-Commercial * Clark, Inc. 128 2 ---------------- - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost $20,790) 21,017 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Face Amount (000) - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TEMPORARY CASH INVESTMENT (1.0%) - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- REPURCHASE AGREEMENT Collateralized by U.S. Government Obligations in a Pooled Cash Account 1.04%, 3/1/2004 (COST $220) $220 220 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TOTAL INVESTMENTS (101.2%) (Cost $21,010) 21,237 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- OTHER ASSETS AND LIABILITIES (-1.2%) - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Other Assets-Note B 433 Payables for Investment Securities Purchased (682) Other Liabilities (5) ---------------- (254) ---------------- - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NET ASSETS (100%) $20,983 ================================================================================ (+)See Note A in Notes to Financial Statements. *Non-income-producing security. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AMOUNT (000) - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AT FEBRUARY 29, 2004, NET ASSETS CONSISTED OF: - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Paid-in Capital $20,708 Undistributed Net Investment Income 51 Accumulated Net Realized Losses (3) Unrealized Appreciation 227 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NET ASSETS $20,983 ================================================================================ Admiral Shares-Net Assets Applicable to 19,829 outstanding $.001 par value shares of beneficial interest (unlimited authorization) $509 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NET ASSET VALUE PER SHARE- ADMIRAL SHARES $25.66 ================================================================================ VIPER Shares-Net Assets Applicable to 400,000 outstanding $.001 par value shares of beneficial interest (unlimited authorization) $20,474 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NET ASSET VALUE PER SHARE- VIPER SHARES $51.19 ================================================================================ See Note C in Notes to Financial Statements for the tax-basis components of net assets. 22 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MARKET VALUE* HEALTH CARE INDEX FUND SHARES (000) - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COMMON STOCKS (100.2%) - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BIOTECH RESEARCH & PRODUCTION (12.7%) * Amgen, Inc. 15,592 991 * Genentech, Inc. 2,772 299 * Biogen Idec Inc. 4,032 223 Baxter International, Inc. 7,388 215 * Genzyme Corp.-General Division 2,776 141 * Chiron Corp. 1,380 68 * Millennium Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 3,332 59 * Invitrogen Corp. 660 49 * Celgene Corp. 1,004 41 * Cephalon, Inc. 620 37 * ImClone Systems, Inc. 732 31 * ICOS Corp. 796 30 * Millipore Corp. 544 28 * Protein Design Labs, Inc. 1,044 25 * Charles River Laboratories, Inc. 508 22 * Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc. 392 22 * IDEXX Laboratories Corp. 384 20 * Human Genome Sciences, Inc. 1,440 18 * Martek Biosciences Corp. 308 18 * NPS Pharmaceuticals Inc. 512 15 * Abgenix, Inc. 980 14 * OSI Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 436 14 * Vicuron Pharmaceuticals Inc. 600 14 * Telik, Inc. 572 13 * Applera Corp.-Celera Genomics Group 908 13 * Nabi Biopharmaceuticals 620 9 * Enzon Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 484 8 * Digene Corp. 204 8 * Genta Inc. 636 7 * Exelixis, Inc. 792 7 * Incyte Corp. 804 7 * InterMune Inc. 356 7 * Integra LifeSciences Holdings 196 6 * Cell Genesys, Inc. 436 6 * Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 244 6 * ArthroCare Corp. 232 6 * XOMA Ltd. 912 5 * Pharmacopeia, Inc. 264 5 * Serologicals Corp. 272 5 * Myriad Genetics, Inc. 300 5 * Cubist Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 432 5 * Tanox, Inc. 288 5 * Transkaryotic Therapies, Inc. 392 5 * Zymogenetics, Inc. 284 5 * Trimeris, Inc. 240 4 * Cell Therapeutics, Inc. 460 4 * Geron Corp. 428 4 * Albany Molecular Research, Inc. 256 4 * Corixa Corp. 612 4 * CuraGen Corp. 552 4 * Antigenics, Inc. 340 3 * Bioveris Corp. 264 3 * Lexicon Genetics Inc. 496 3 * Kensey Nash Corp. 124 3 * Diversa Corp. 276 3 * Savient Pharmaceuticals Inc. 664 3 * Immunomedics Inc. 556 2 * Exact Sciences Corp. 312 2 * Arena Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 320 2 * Gene Logic Inc. 348 2 * Maxygen Inc. 188 2 ---------------- 2,589 ---------------- CHEMICALS * Wilson Greatbatch Technologies, Inc. 236 9 ---------------- COMPUTER SERVICES SOFTWARE & SYSTEMS (0.1%) * Dendrite International, Inc. 452 7 * The TriZetto Group, Inc. 520 4 ---------------- 11 ---------------- COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY Analogic Corp. 148 6 ---------------- CONSUMER PRODUCTS (0.1%) Matthews International Corp. 460 14 ---------------- DRUGS & PHARMACEUTICALS (57.5%) Pfizer Inc. 92,008 3,372 Johnson & Johnson 35,888 1,935 Merck & Co., Inc. 26,800 1,289 Eli Lilly & Co. 12,316 911 Abbott Laboratories 17,920 767 Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. 23,412 651 Wyeth 16,140 637 Cardinal Health, Inc. 5,176 338 * Forest Laboratories, Inc. 4,468 337 Schering-Plough Corp. 17,780 319 Allergan, Inc. 1,656 145 * Gilead Sciences, Inc. 2,444 132 AmerisourceBergen Corp. 1,348 78 Mylan Laboratories, Inc. 3,292 77 * MedImmune Inc. 2,984 77 * Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 1,300 60 * King Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 2,788 54 * Barr Pharmaceuticals Inc. 644 50 * IVAX Corp. 1,780 40 * Sepracor Inc. 1,044 30 * Andrx Group 804 24 * Amylin Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 1,040 24 Medicis Pharmaceutical Corp. 600 24 * Pharmaceutical Resources, Inc. 376 23 Valeant Pharmaceuticals International 1,028 23 * MGI Pharma, Inc. 436 21 * Onyx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 424 16 * Alkermes, Inc. 1,092 16 Perrigo Co. 780 15 * The Medicines Co. 524 14 * Nektar Therapeutics 724 14 * Endo Pharmaceuticals Holdings, Inc. 568 14 * Ligand Pharmaceuticals Inc. Class B 772 12 Alpharma, Inc. Class A 544 12 * Tularik, Inc. 628 12 * Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 960 11 * ILEX Oncology, Inc. 428 11 * American Pharmaceuticals Partners, Inc. 276 10 * K-V Pharmaceutical Co. Class A 364 9 * Priority Healthcare Corp. Class B 408 9 * Kos Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 200 9 * Impax Laboratories, Inc. 388 8 * Dendreon Corp. 592 8 * AtheroGenics, Inc. 408 8 * Connetics Corp. 352 8 * Medarex, Inc. 864 8 * Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 456 6 * Salix Pharmaceuticals, Ltd. 240 6 * Atrix Laboratories, Inc. 232 6 * Enzo Biochem, Inc. 332 6 * Noven Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 252 6 * Eon Labs, Inc. 96 6 * BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc. 712 5 * NeoPharm, Inc. 252 5 * CIMA Labs Inc. 160 5 * Adolor Corp. 320 5 23 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MARKET VALUE* HEALTH CARE INDEX FUND SHARES (000) - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * CV Therapeutics, Inc. 316 5 * United Therapeutics Corp. 236 5 * Isis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 620 5 * Inspire Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 352 5 * PRAECIS Pharmaceuticals Inc. 580 3 * aaiPharma Inc. 212 3 * ImmunoGen, Inc. 452 3 * SciClone Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 492 3 * Pozen Inc. 216 3 * Hollis-Eden Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 212 3 * Columbia Laboratories Inc. 440 3 * K-V Pharmaceutical Co. Class B 76 2 * Lannett Company, Inc. 124 2 ---------------- 11,763 ---------------- ELECTRONICS-MEDICAL SYSTEMS (4.1%) Medtronic, Inc. 14,564 683 * Varian Medical Systems, Inc. 760 64 * Affymetrix, Inc. 656 22 * VISX Inc. 636 12 * eResearch Technology, Inc. 368 11 * Haemonetics Corp. 268 8 * Intuitive Surgical, Inc. 360 6 Datascope Corp. 164 6 * CTI Molecular Imaging, Inc. 304 5 * Possis Medical Inc. 200 5 * EPIX Medical, Inc. 240 5 * Hologic, Inc. 220 4 * Zoll Medical Corp. 100 4 * CardioDynamics International Corp. 516 3 * Bruker BioSciences Corp. 160 1 ---------------- 839 ---------------- FINANCIAL DATA PROCESSING SERVICES (0.1%) NDCHealth Corp. 492 14 ---------------- FUNERAL PARLORS & CEMETERIES (0.2%) * Service Corp. International 3,648 25 * Stewart Enterprises, Inc. Class A 1,168 7 ---------------- 32 ---------------- HEALTH & PERSONAL CARE (2.9%) * Anthem, Inc. 1,744 150 * Medco Health Solutions, Inc. 3,320 108 McKesson Corp. 3,340 91 Omnicare, Inc. 1,228 56 * Express Scripts Inc. 676 49 * Lincare Holdings, Inc. 1,196 39 * Apria Healthcare Group Inc. 608 19 * Accredo Health, Inc. 532 19 * Province Healthcare Co. 544 9 * Inveresk Research Group Inc. 320 9 * Odyssey Healthcare, Inc. 396 9 * IDX Systems Corp. 228 8 * VistaCare, Inc. 176 5 * LabOne, Inc. 132 4 * Gentiva Health Services, Inc. 288 4 * Alliance Imaging, Inc. 136 1 * Dynacq Healthcare, Inc 164 1 ---------------- 581 ---------------- HEALTH CARE FACILITIES (3.5%) HCA Inc. 5,436 231 Quest Diagnostics, Inc. 872 72 * Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings 1,716 67 * Tenet Healthcare Corp. 5,572 67 Health Management Associates Class A 2,872 64 Manor Care, Inc. 1,092 39 * DaVita, Inc. 740 34 * Triad Hospitals, Inc. 940 33 * Renal Care Group, Inc. 548 26 * Pharmaceutical Product Development, Inc. 624 18 * LifePoint Hospitals, Inc. 432 14 * United Surgical Partners International, Inc. 304 11 * American Healthways Inc. 348 10 * Beverly Enterprises, Inc. 1,196 10 * Sunrise Senior Living, Inc. 236 8 * Genesis Healthcare Corp. 220 6 * Kindred Healthcare, Inc. 100 6 * National Healthcare Corp. 128 3 * Specialty Laboratories, Inc. 48 1 ---------------- 720 ---------------- HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT SERVICES (7.0%) UnitedHealth Group Inc. 7,529 467 * WellPoint Health Networks Inc. Class A 1,796 195 Aetna Inc. 1,816 147 * Caremark Rx, Inc. 3,164 102 IMS Health, Inc. 2,864 71 * AdvancePCS 884 61 Oxford Health Plans, Inc. 924 44 * Humana Inc. 1,904 42 * Health Net Inc. 1,396 38 * PacifiCare Health Systems, Inc. 1,032 37 Universal Health Services Class B 604 33 * WebMD Corp. 3,604 31 * First Health Group Corp. 1,156 24 * Community Health Systems, Inc. 700 20 * Cerner Corp. 392 18 * Pediatrix Medical Group, Inc. 256 16 * AMERIGROUP Corp. 368 16 Select Medical Corp. 680 11 * US Oncology, Inc. 860 11 * Sierra Health Services, Inc. 320 11 * AmSurg Corp. 220 8 * Eclipsys Corp. 508 7 * Centene Corp. 220 7 * Per-Se Technologies, Inc. 340 5 Hooper Holmes, Inc. 724 5 * CorVel Corp. 120 4 * Orthodontic Centers of America, Inc. 560 4 Computer Programs and Systems, Inc. 116 2 ---------------- 1,437 ---------------- IDENTIFICATION CONTROL & FILTER DEVICES Mine Safety Appliances Co. 308 7 ---------------- INSURANCE-MULTILINE (0.5%) CIGNA Corp. 1,764 98 * WellChoice Inc. 232 9 ---------------- 107 ---------------- MEDICAL & DENTAL INSTRUMENTS & SUPPLIES (10.3%) * Boston Scientific Corp. 7,380 301 Guidant Corp. 3,768 257 * Zimmer Holdings, Inc. 2,980 225 Becton, Dickinson & Co. 3,132 152 * St. Jude Medical, Inc. 2,016 146 Stryker Corp. 1,620 144 Biomet, Inc. 2,960 115 C.R. Bard, Inc. 576 54 * Patterson Dental Co. 660 45 * Henry Schein, Inc. 584 42 DENTSPLY International Inc. 880 38 Beckman Coulter, Inc. 680 36 Bausch & Lomb, Inc. 588 35 * Apogent Technologies Inc. 1,124 32 * Edwards Lifesciences Corp. 692 22 * STERIS Corp. 872 22 * Cytyc Corp. 1,324 22 Cooper Cos., Inc. 452 21 * Respironics, Inc. 376 20 * Techne Corp. 456 18 * INAMED Corp. 384 18 * Dade Behring Holdings Inc. 448 18 24 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MARKET VALUE* SHARES (000) - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Gen-Probe Inc. 532 18 * ResMed Inc. 376 18 Mentor Corp. 616 18 Diagnostic Products Corp. 320 15 * Sybron Dental Specialties, Inc. 528 15 Invacare Corp. 332 15 * Advanced Neuromodulation Systems, Inc. 316 14 Owens & Minor, Inc. Holding Co. 476 12 PolyMedica Corp. 376 10 * CONMED Corp. 324 9 * PSS World Medical, Inc. 748 9 * Wright Medical Group, Inc. 268 9 * Sola International Inc. 344 8 * Ventana Medical Systems, Inc. 184 8 * American Medical Systems Holdings, Inc. 268 8 Arrow International, Inc. 280 8 * Ocular Sciences, Inc. 264 8 * Advanced Medical Optics, Inc. 324 7 * Viasys Healthcare Inc. 336 7 * Therasense, Inc. 260 7 * Thoratec Corp. 520 7 * Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. Class A 128 7 * ALARIS Medical Systems, Inc. 288 6 * Cyberonics, Inc. 252 6 West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. 160 6 * Kyphon Inc. 232 6 * Merit Medical Systems, Inc. 280 6 * Biosite Inc. 172 5 * Closure Medical Corp. 152 5 * ICU Medical, Inc. 152 5 * Align Technology, Inc. 252 5 * Inverness Medical Innovations, Inc. 212 5 Vital Signs, Inc. 144 5 * Immucor Inc. 216 4 * OraSure Technologies, Inc. 484 4 * SurModics, Inc. 196 4 * SonoSite, Inc. 160 4 * Molecular Devices Corp. 168 3 Young Innovations, Inc. 66 2 * Conceptus, Inc. 240 2 ---------------- 2,103 ---------------- MEDICAL SERVICES (0.4%) * Coventry Health Care Inc. 952 41 * Covance, Inc. 788 24 * VCA Antech, Inc. 352 11 * PAREXEL International Corp. 288 5 * RehabCare Group, Inc. 180 4 * Hanger Orthopedic Group, Inc. 232 4 ---------------- 89 ---------------- MULTI-SECTOR COMPANIES (0.2%) Hillenbrand Industries, Inc. 688 45 ---------------- RETAIL (0.2%) * Fisher Scientific International Inc. 688 37 * 1-800 CONTACTS, Inc. 48 1 ---------------- 38 ---------------- SCIENTIFIC EQUIPMENT & SUPPLIES (0.3%) Applera Corp.-Applied Biosystems Group 2,520 57 ---------------- SERVICES-COMMERCIAL (0.1%) * The Advisory Board Co. 172 6 * Cross Country Healthcare, Inc. 260 4 * AMN Healthcare Services, Inc. 212 4 * Medical Staffing Network Holdings, Inc. 136 1 ---------------- 15 ---------------- - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TOTAL INVESTMENTS (Cost $20,533) 20,476 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MARKET VALUE* (000) - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- OTHER ASSETS AND LIABILITIES (-0.2%) - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Other Assets-Note B $337 Liabilities (372) ---------------- (35) ---------------- - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NET ASSETS (100%) $20,441 ================================================================================ (+)See Note A in Notes to Financial Statements. *Non-income-producing security. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AMOUNT (000) - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AT FEBRUARY 29, 2004, NET ASSETS CONSISTED OF: - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Paid-in Capital $20,470 Undistributed Net Investment Income 30 Accumulated Net Realized Losses (2) Unrealized Depreciation (57) - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NET ASSETS $20,441 ================================================================================ Admiral Shares- Net Assets Applicable to 9,870 outstanding $.001 par value shares of beneficial interest (unlimited authorization) $249 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NET ASSET VALUE PER SHARE- ADMIRAL SHARES $25.26 ================================================================================ VIPER Shares-Net Assets Applicable to 400,000 outstanding $.001 par value shares of beneficial interest (unlimited authorization) $20,192 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NET ASSET VALUE PER SHARE- VIPER SHARES $50.48 ================================================================================ See Note C in Notes to Financial Statements for the tax-basis components of net assets. 25 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MARKET VALUE* INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INDEX FUND SHARES (000) - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COMMON STOCKS (100.0%) - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ADVERTISING AGENCIES (0.1%) * ValueClick, Inc. 616 7 * aQuantive, Inc. 296 3 ---------------- 10 ---------------- CHEMICALS (0.1%) * Cabot Microelectronics Corp. 220 10 ---------------- COMMERCIAL INFORMATION SERVICES (0.1%) * CMGI Inc. 3,276 8 * Ask Jeeves, Inc. 352 7 * infoUSA Inc. 232 2 * Neoforma, Inc. 160 2 ---------------- 19 ---------------- COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY (17.8%) * Cisco Systems, Inc. 61,516 1,421 QUALCOMM Inc. 7,129 452 Motorola, Inc. 20,743 383 * Lucent Technologies, Inc. 37,268 156 * Corning, Inc. 11,849 149 * Juniper Networks, Inc. 2,775 72 * Avaya Inc. 3,764 65 * JDS Uniphase Corp. 10,978 54 Scientific-Atlanta, Inc. 1,336 44 * NCR Corp. 843 38 Symbol Technologies, Inc. 2,120 36 * Tellabs, Inc. 3,532 34 * Comverse Technology, Inc. 1,714 34 * UTStarcom, Inc. 864 29 Harris Corp. 594 28 * Network Associates, Inc. 1,439 25 * 3Com Corp. 3,360 24 * Foundry Networks, Inc. 988 23 * ADC Telecommunications, Inc. 7,288 22 * CIENA Corp. 3,712 21 * Advanced Fibre Communications, Inc. 775 19 * Avocent Corp. 414 16 * Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. 2,140 15 ADTRAN Inc. 378 12 * Sonus Networks, Inc. 2,020 12 * TIBCO Software Inc. 1,360 11 * Aspect Communications Corp. 500 9 * CommScope, Inc. 492 9 Black Box Corp. 163 8 * Harmonic, Inc. 680 8 * Tekelec 408 8 * Extreme Networks, Inc. 968 8 * Enterasys Networks, Inc. 1,704 8 * Anixter International Inc. 258 8 * Sycamore Networks, Inc. 1,560 7 * Corvis Corp. 3,388 7 * CSG Systems International, Inc. 466 7 * WebEx Communications, Inc. 229 6 * ViaSat, Inc. 216 6 Inter-Tel, Inc. 168 5 * Standard Microsystem Corp. 140 4 * j2 Global Communications, Inc. 192 4 * Secure Computing Corp. 284 4 * SeaChange International, Inc. 224 4 * Packeteer, Inc. 264 4 * Finisar Corp. 1,268 4 * Stratex Networks, Inc. 688 4 * Remec, Inc. 488 3 * Avanex Corp. 620 3 * Westell Technologies, Inc. 408 3 * Anaren, Inc. 180 3 * New Focus, Inc. 532 3 * Entrust, Inc. 528 3 * Inet Technologies, Inc. 207 3 * Echelon Corp. 232 3 Bel Fuse, Inc. Class B 68 3 * Net2Phone, Inc. 368 2 * Ixia 184 2 Talx Corp. 112 2 * Oplink Communications, Inc. 800 2 * Verso Technologies, Inc. 952 2 * Verisity Ltd. 168 2 * Ulticom, Inc. 112 1 Bel Fuse, Inc. Class A 24 1 ---------------- 3,368 ---------------- COMPUTER SERVICES SOFTWARE & SYSTEMS (22.2%) Microsoft Corp. 81,898 2,170 * Oracle Corp. 34,996 451 * Veritas Software Corp. 3,836 117 * Symantec Corp. 2,724 112 Computer Associates International, Inc. 4,128 110 Adobe Systems, Inc. 2,085 78 * Intuit, Inc. 1,680 75 * PeopleSoft, Inc. 3,007 65 * Computer Sciences Corp. 1,502 63 * Siebel Systems, Inc. 4,204 55 * BEA Systems, Inc. 3,236 45 * Mercury Interactive Corp. 816 40 * BMC Software, Inc. 2,016 40 * Cadence Design Systems, Inc. 2,344 36 * QLogic Corp. 842 35 * Novell, Inc. 3,404 35 * Citrix Systems, Inc. 1,471 31 Autodesk, Inc. 1,028 29 * Compuware Corp. 3,480 27 * Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. 562 27 * Ceridian Corp. 1,332 25 * Red Hat, Inc. 1,224 22 * Sybase, Inc. 888 19 * Netscreen Technologies, Inc. 494 18 National Instruments Corp. 486 17 Reynolds & Reynolds Class A 599 17 Acxiom Corp. 708 14 * Akamai Technologies, Inc. 892 13 * Hyperion Solutions Corp. 357 13 * Macromedia, Inc. 620 13 * Electronics for Imaging, Inc. 481 12 * Ascential Software Corp. 529 12 * CACI International, Inc. 257 11 * Parametric Technology Corp. 2,412 11 * Mentor Graphics Corp. 608 10 * Openwave Systems Inc. 604 9 * F5 Networks, Inc. 268 9 * Anteon International Corp. 251 7 * Internet Security Systems, Inc. 412 7 * Macrovision Corp. 371 7 * Borland Software Corp. 772 7 * Manhattan Associates, Inc. 248 7 * Ariba, Inc. 2,244 7 * Wind River Systems Inc. 700 7 * MicroStrategy Inc. 109 7 * Zoran Corp. 377 7 * MICROS Systems, Inc. 155 7 * Micromuse Inc. 744 7 * Progress Software Corp. 311 6 * Informatica Corp. 668 6 * Keane, Inc. 428 6 * NetIQ Corp. 468 6 * Quest Software, Inc. 368 6 * American Management Systems, Inc. 378 6 * Transaction Systems Architects, Inc. 318 6 26 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MARKET VALUE* SHARES (000) - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Digital River, Inc. 256 6 * Vignette Corp. 2,308 5 * Verity, Inc. 312 5 * Epicor Software Corp. 364 5 * Websense, Inc. 184 5 * Ciber, Inc. 528 5 * ANSYS, Inc. 124 5 * Magma Design Automation, Inc. 207 5 * Sapient Corp. 704 5 * RealNetworks, Inc. 856 5 * SRA International, Inc. 121 5 * webMethods, Inc. 432 5 * Gartner, Inc. Class A 404 5 * Interwoven Inc. 328 4 * SonicWALL, Inc. 464 4 * ScanSoft, Inc. 816 4 * Altiris, Inc. 160 4 * Manugistics Group, Inc. 584 4 * E.piphany Inc. 612 4 * SafeNet, Inc. 108 4 * Pinnacle Systems, Inc. 540 4 * Agile Software Corp. 428 4 * SERENA Software, Inc. 192 4 * Digitas Inc. 384 4 * Retek Inc. 448 4 * JDA Software Group, Inc. 236 4 * Lawson Software Inc. 395 3 * Concur Technologies, Inc. 268 3 * Opsware, Inc. 372 3 * Rainbow Technologies, Inc. 220 3 * Lionbridge Technologies, Inc. 368 3 * SPSS, Inc. 144 3 * SupportSoft, Inc. 235 3 * ManTech International Corp. 136 3 * MRO Software Inc. 204 3 * Concord Communications, Inc. 148 3 * Netegrity, Inc. 288 3 * EPIQ Systems, Inc. 148 3 * MatrixOne, Inc. 400 3 * Verint Systems Inc. 93 2 * MSC.Software Corp. 252 2 * ActivCard Corp. 348 2 * Tyler Technologies, Inc. 236 2 * WatchGuard Technologies, Inc. 272 2 * Digimarc Corp. 164 2 * Keynote Systems Inc. 156 2 * OpenTV Corp. 680 2 * SeeBeyond Technology Corp. 388 2 * Group 1 Software, Inc. 124 2 Integral Systems, Inc. 80 1 * PalmSource, Inc. 76 1 * Tier Technologies, Inc. 148 1 Syntel, Inc. 53 1 * Embarcadero Technologies, Inc. 107 1 * Vastera, Inc. 344 1 * PDF Solutions, Inc. 108 1 * PEC Solutions, Inc. 97 1 * QAD Inc. 72 1 * iGATE Corp. 128 1 * Pegasystems Inc. 88 1 * NASSDA Corp. 16 - ---------------- 4,193 ---------------- COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY (20.5%) International Business Machines Corp. 15,331 1,479 * Dell Inc. 20,561 671 Hewlett-Packard Co. 25,812 586 * EMC Corp. 21,463 307 * Sun Microsystems, Inc. 29,110 155 Electronic Data Systems Corp. 4,287 82 * Apple Computer, Inc. 3,268 78 * Network Appliance, Inc. 2,940 64 * Unisys Corp. 2,944 42 * Synopsys, Inc. 1,384 41 * SanDisk Corp. 1,387 35 * Storage Technology Corp. 1,012 30 * NVIDIA Corp. 1,301 29 * Zebra Technologies Corp. Class A 373 27 Seagate Technology 1,394 24 * Maxtor Corp. 2,188 22 * Western Digital Corp. 1,844 21 * Emulex Corp. 738 17 * Ingram Micro, Inc. Class A 810 15 Imation Corp. 318 11 * Gateway, Inc. 1,992 11 * RSA Security Inc. 588 10 * Perot Systems Corp. 694 10 * UNOVA, Inc. 424 9 * FileNET Corp. 326 9 * Adaptec, Inc. 1,000 9 * Lexar Media, Inc. 628 9 * Hutchinson Technology, Inc. 231 7 * Advanced Digital Information Corp. 520 7 * McDATA Corp. Class A 772 6 * Intergraph Corp. 300 6 * Quantum Corp. 1,472 6 * Silicon Graphics, Inc. 1,696 5 * Cray Inc. 684 5 * Dot Hill Systems Corp. 340 5 * Safeguard Scientifics, Inc. 992 4 * InFocus Corp. 328 4 * Komag, Inc. 168 4 * Synaptics Inc. 204 4 * PalmOne, Inc. 352 4 Iomega Corp. 428 2 * McDATA Corp. 284 2 * Computer Network Technology Corp. 224 2 * Concurrent Computer Corp. 516 2 * FalconStor Software, Inc. 184 1 * Neoware Systems, Inc. 128 1 * CompuCom Systems, Inc. 212 1 * Radiant Systems, Inc. 148 1 ---------------- 3,882 ---------------- CONSUMER ELECTRONICS (2.5%) * Yahoo! Inc. 4,979 221 * Electronic Arts Inc. 2,624 124 * VeriSign, Inc. 2,044 36 * Activision, Inc. 832 17 * Earthlink, Inc. 1,423 13 * DoubleClick Inc. 1,140 12 * Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. 387 12 * CNET Networks, Inc. 1,064 11 * InfoSpace, Inc. 224 8 * United Online, Inc. 428 7 * THQ Inc. 340 6 * Atari, Inc. 304 1 ---------------- 468 ---------------- DIVERSIFIED FINANCIAL SERVICES (0.1%) * BISYS Group, Inc. 1,096 19 ---------------- EDUCATION-SERVICES Renaissance Learning, Inc. 83 2 ---------------- ELECTRICAL & ELECTRONICS (0.2%) * Benchmark Electronics, Inc. 332 12 * Power Integrations, Inc. 264 8 * Plexus Corp. 379 7 27 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MARKET VALUE* INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INDEX FUND SHARES (000) - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * TTM Technologies, Inc. 288 5 * Universal Display Corp. 184 3 * OSI Systems Inc. 120 2 ---------------- 37 ---------------- ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT & COMPONENTS (0.3%) Molex, Inc. Class A 761 20 Molex, Inc. 532 17 * MKS Instruments, Inc. 307 7 * Technitrol, Inc. 332 6 * Littelfuse, Inc. 180 6 CTS Corp. 288 4 * Cable Design Technologies Corp. 372 4 Cohu, Inc. 176 3 ---------------- 67 ---------------- ELECTRONICS (1.4%) * Flextronics International Ltd. 4,744 86 * Sanmina-SCI Corp. 4,546 58 * Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. 1,300 29 * Amphenol Corp. 355 22 * Semtech Corp. 654 16 * FLIR Systems, Inc. 293 11 * Avid Technology, Inc. 248 11 AVX Corp. 541 9 * Aeroflex, Inc. 548 8 Park Electrochemical Corp. 164 4 Methode Electronics, Inc. 292 4 Agilysys, Inc. 268 4 * Kopin Corp. 576 4 * Daktronics, Inc. 125 3 BEI Technologies, Inc. 120 3 * Drexler Technology Corp. 88 1 ---------------- 273 ---------------- ELECTRONICS-GAUGE & METER (0.5%) * Thermo Electron Corp. 1,451 41 Tektronix, Inc. 753 24 * Mettler-Toledo International Inc. 368 16 * Itron, Inc. 172 3 Keithley Instruments Inc. 112 3 * Metrologic Instruments, Inc. 68 2 ---------------- 89 ---------------- ELECTRONICS-SEMICONDUCTORS/COMPONENTS (20.4%) Intel Corp. 58,207 1,701 Texas Instruments, Inc. 15,422 473 Analog Devices, Inc. 3,283 164 Maxim Integrated Products, Inc. 2,928 146 * Xilinx, Inc. 3,047 128 Linear Technology Corp. 2,784 111 * Broadcom Corp. 2,096 85 * Altera Corp. 3,375 75 * Micron Technology, Inc. 4,868 73 * National Semiconductor Corp. 1,643 65 Microchip Technology, Inc. 1,831 52 * Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. 3,106 47 * Jabil Circuit, Inc. 1,425 40 * LSI Logic Corp. 3,448 35 * Marvell Technology Group Ltd. 734 33 * PMC Sierra Inc. 1,523 30 * Agere Systems Inc. Class B 8,144 30 Intersil Corp. 1,176 28 * Agere Systems Inc. Class A 6,928 27 * International Rectifier Corp. 573 26 * Avnet, Inc. 1,092 26 * Atmel Corp. 3,696 26 * Arrow Electronics, Inc. 1,036 25 * Rambus Inc. 785 25 * Cypress Semiconductor Corp. 1,084 23 * Fairchild Semiconductor International, Inc. 876 23 PerkinElmer, Inc. 1,074 22 * Integrated Circuit Systems, Inc. 643 18 * Applied Micro Circuits Corp. 2,732 18 * Integrated Device Technology Inc. 964 16 * Cree, Inc. 661 16 * Vitesse Semiconductor Corp. 1,960 16 * Skyworks Solutions, Inc. 1,332 15 * Amkor Technology, Inc. 929 14 * RF Micro Devices, Inc. 1,532 14 * Silicon Laboratories Inc. 244 14 * OmniVision Technologies, Inc. 448 13 * Lattice Semiconductor Corp. 1,036 11 * ON Semiconductor Corp. 1,264 11 * Silicon Storage Technology, Inc. 788 10 * Micrel, Inc. 616 9 * Conexant Systems, Inc. 1,235 9 * GlobespanVirata, Inc. 1,012 9 * TriQuint Semiconductor, Inc. 1,116 9 * MEMC Electronic Materials, Inc. 812 8 * Microsemi Corp. 480 7 * Mindspeed Technologies, Inc. 756 7 * Silicon Image, Inc. 588 7 * DSP Group Inc. 253 6 * Exar Corp. 362 6 * Cirrus Logic 796 6 * Pixelworks, Inc. 320 5 * Actel Corp. 208 5 * Integrated Silicon Solution, Inc. 311 5 * ESS Technology, Inc. 277 4 * Genesis Microchip Inc. 264 4 * Transmeta Corp. 1,188 4 * FormFactor Inc. 196 4 * Artisan Components, Inc. 184 3 * Excel Technology, Inc. 100 3 * ChipPAC, Inc. 392 3 * Pericom Semiconductor Corp. 212 2 * Monolithic System Technology, Inc. 178 2 * Siliconix, Inc. 48 2 * Planar Systems, Inc. 120 2 * White Electronic Designs Corp. 200 2 * IXYS Corp. 172 2 * Virage Logic Corp. 76 1 ---------------- 3,861 ---------------- ELECTRONICS-TECHNOLOGY (0.6%) * Solectron Corp. 7,496 48 * The Titan Corp. 668 14 * KEMET Corp. 716 11 * Trimble Navigation Ltd. 295 10 * Coherent, Inc. 266 8 * Checkpoint Systems, Inc. 293 5 * ScanSource, Inc. 109 5 * Identix, Inc. 716 4 ---------------- 105 ---------------- FINANCIAL DATA PROCESSING SERVICES (5.4%) First Data Corp. 8,116 333 Automatic Data Processing, Inc. 5,297 225 Paychex, Inc. 3,024 97 * SunGard Data Systems, Inc. 2,572 75 * Fiserv, Inc. 1,730 67 * Affiliated Computer Services, Inc. Class A 1,111 54 * DST Systems, Inc. 592 26 Fair, Isaac, Inc. 431 26 Certegy, Inc. 592 20 * CheckFree Corp. 639 19 Jack Henry & Associates Inc. 636 12 Global Payments Inc. 250 11 * Alliance Data Systems Corp. 355 11 * Kronos, Inc. 270 9 Total System Services, Inc. 336 7 * eFunds Corp. 420 7 * Digital Insight Corp. 272 6 28 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MARKET VALUE* SHARES (000) - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Advent Software, Inc. 234 4 * Portal Software, Inc. 344 3 * CCC Information Services Group 120 2 * InterCept, Inc. 168 2 * iPayment Holdings, Inc. 58 2 ---------------- 1,018 ---------------- FINANCIAL INFORMATION SERVICES (0.1%) FactSet Research Systems Inc. 180 7 * S1 Corp. 584 4 * HomeStore, Inc. 788 4 ---------------- 15 ---------------- FINANCIAL-MISCELLANEOUS Barra, Inc. 130 4 ---------------- HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT SERVICES * MedQuist, Inc. 66 1 ---------------- IDENTIFICATION CONTROL & FILTER DEVICES (1.0%) * Agilent Technologies, Inc. 3,817 130 * Waters Corp. 1,082 40 * Veeco Instruments, Inc. 244 7 * Asyst Technologies, Inc. 480 5 * Paxar Corp. 324 5 * Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. 168 4 ---------------- 191 ---------------- Machinery-Specialty (0.1%) Helix Technology Corp. 216 6 * Applied Films Corp. 120 4 * Semitool, Inc. 136 2 ---------------- 12 ---------------- MEDICAL & DENTAL INSTRUMENTS & SUPPLIES Landauer, Inc. 72 3 ---------------- MISCELLANEOUS MATERIALS & PROCESSING * Rogers Corp. 136 7 ---------------- OFFICE FURNITURE & BUSINESS EQUIPMENT (1.2%) * Xerox Corp. 7,072 100 * Lexmark International, Inc. 1,145 94 Diebold, Inc. 648 34 * Presstek, Inc. 284 3 ---------------- 231 ---------------- PRODUCTION TECHNICAL EQUIPMENT (3.5%) * Applied Materials, Inc. 14,820 315 * KLA-Tencor Corp. 1,733 91 * Novellus Systems, Inc. 1,356 44 * Teradyne, Inc. 1,687 42 * LAM Research Corp. 1,152 29 * Varian Semiconductor Equipment Associates, Inc 308 13 * Cymer, Inc. 315 12 Cognex Corp. 360 12 * Axcelis Technologies, Inc. 920 11 * Brooks Automation, Inc. 385 8 * LTX Corp. 512 8 * ATMI, Inc. 276 7 * Credence Systems Corp. 628 7 * Kulicke & Soffa Industries, Inc. 516 6 * Electro Scientific Industries, Inc. 249 6 * FEI Co. 221 5 * Mykrolis Corp. 332 5 * Photon Dynamics, Inc. 136 5 MTS Systems Corp. 176 5 * Ultratech, Inc. 188 5 * Photronics Inc. 268 5 * Mattson Technology, Inc. 372 4 * Entegris Inc. 356 4 * DuPont Photomasks, Inc. 152 3 * Rudolph Technologies, Inc. 110 2 ---------------- 654 ---------------- RETAIL (0.2%) CDW Corp. 556 38 * Global Imaging Systems, Inc. 145 4 * FreeMarkets, Inc. 348 3 ---------------- 45 ---------------- SCIENTIFIC EQUIPMENT & SUPPLIES (0.1%) * Varian, Inc. 309 12 * Newport Corp. 348 6 ---------------- 18 ---------------- SERVICES-COMMERCIAL (1.0%) * Accenture Ltd. 2,922 67 Sabre Holdings Corp. 1,292 29 * Iron Mountain, Inc. 608 27 * Convergys Corp. 1,288 21 * BearingPoint, Inc. 1,386 15 * MPS Group, Inc. 948 9 * Hewitt Associates, Inc. 259 8 * MAXIMUS, Inc. 172 6 * Autobytel Inc. 308 4 * Gartner, Inc. Class B 240 3 * Pegasus Solutions Inc. 208 3 * Forrester Research, Inc. 130 2 Startek, Inc. 45 2 * Lightbridge, Inc. 224 2 * NetRatings, Inc. 80 1 ---------------- 199 ---------------- TELECOMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT (0.5%) * Andrew Corp. 1,232 22 * Polycom, Inc. 920 20 * Plantronics, Inc. 364 15 * Interdigital Communications Corp. 490 13 * Arris Group Inc. 624 6 * Powerwave Technologies, Inc. 524 5 * Audiovox Corp. 172 3 * Terayon Communications Systems, Inc. 620 3 * Tollgrade Communications, Inc. 112 2 ---------------- 89 ---------------- UTILITIES-TELECOMMUNICATIONS * Intrado Inc. 132 3 ---------------- WHOLESALERS (0.1%) * Tech Data Corp. 506 20 * Brightpoint, Inc. 152 3 ---------------- 23 ---------------- - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TOTAL INVESTMENTS (Cost $20,326) 18,916 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- OTHER ASSETS AND LIABILITIES - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Other Assets-Note B 153 Liabilities (154) ---------------- (1) ---------------- - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NET ASSETS (100%) $18,915 ================================================================================ (+)See Note A in Notes to Financial Statements. *Non-income-producing security. 29 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AMOUNT INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INDEX FUND (000) - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AT FEBRUARY 29, 2004, NET ASSETS CONSISTED OF: - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Paid-in Capital $20,356 Undistributed Net Investment Income 3 Accumulated Net Realized Losses (34) Unrealized Depreciation (1,410) - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NET ASSETS $18,915 ================================================================================ VIPER Shares-Net Assets Applicable to 400,000 outstanding $.001 par value shares of beneficial interest (unlimited authorization) $18,915 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NET ASSET VALUE PER SHARE- VIPER SHARES $47.29 ================================================================================ See Note C in Notes to Financial Statements for the tax-basis components of net assets. 30 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MARKET VALUE* MATERIALS INDEX FUND ` SHARES (000) - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COMMON STOCKS (99.9%) - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AGRICULTURE-FISH & RANCH (2.3%) Monsanto Co. 14,560 481 ---------------- ALUMINUM (8.5%) Alcoa Inc. 48,168 1,805 ---------------- BUILDING-CEMENT (0.6%) Lafarge North America Inc. 1,720 71 Eagle Materials, Inc. 540 32 * Eagle Materials, Inc. B Shares 500 28 ---------------- 131 ---------------- BUILDING MATERIALS (2.5%) Vulcan Materials Co. 5,384 255 Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. 2,696 132 Florida Rock Industries, Inc. 1,796 79 Texas Industries, Inc. 1,176 42 Ameron International Corp. 404 16 ---------------- 524 ---------------- CHEMICALS (38.0%) E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. 55,432 2,499 Dow Chemical Co. 51,156 2,224 Praxair, Inc. 18,128 658 Air Products & Chemicals, Inc. 12,596 608 Rohm & Haas Co. 8,044 320 Ecolab, Inc. 10,852 296 Sigma-Aldrich Corp. 3,612 206 Eastman Chemical Co. 4,348 184 Lyondell Chemical Co. 7,908 141 Cabot Corp. 3,248 112 Lubrizol Corp. 2,828 88 Airgas, Inc. 3,744 78 Cytec Industries, Inc. 2,092 73 * Hercules, Inc. 5,756 68 Great Lakes Chemical Corp. 2,480 63 Albemarle Corp. 1,904 54 * OM Group, Inc. 1,548 48 Millennium Chemicals, Inc. 3,544 47 Crompton Corp. 6,072 45 MacDermid, Inc. 1,180 45 Georgia Gulf Corp. 1,556 42 Cambrex Corp. 1,312 36 A. Schulman Inc. 1,704 32 Arch Chemicals, Inc. 1,144 31 * PolyOne Corp. 4,680 27 Calgon Carbon Corp. 1,988 14 Quaker Chemical Corp. 484 13 NL Industries, Inc. 432 6 Stepan Co. 252 6 ---------------- 8,064 ---------------- COAL (1.8%) CONSOL Energy, Inc. 4,320 109 Peabody Energy Corp. 2,360 101 Massey Energy Co. 4,144 87 Arch Coal, Inc. 2,780 81 ---------------- 378 ---------------- CONSUMER PRODUCTS (0.8%) International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc. 4,504 165 ---------------- CONTAINER & PACKAGE-METAL & GLASS (1.4%) * Crown Holdings, Inc. 9,016 85 * Owens-Illinois, Inc. 6,040 81 AptarGroup Inc. 1,948 79 * Silgan Holdings, Inc. 632 28 Greif Inc. Class A 640 23 ---------------- 296 ---------------- CONTAINER & PACKAGE-PAPER & PLASTICS (5.7%) Smurfit-Stone Container Corp. 13,128 244 * Sealed Air Corp. 4,532 226 * Pactiv Corp. 8,736 188 Temple-Inland Inc. 2,764 180 Bemis Co., Inc. 2,808 143 Sonoco Products Co. 5,240 131 Packaging Corp. of America 3,520 83 Myers Industries, Inc. 1,136 14 ---------------- 1,209 ---------------- COPPER (3.7%) * Phelps Dodge Corp. 4,944 426 Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc. Class B 8,180 349 ---------------- 775 ---------------- DIVERSIFIED MANUFACTURING (2.2%) Engelhard Corp. 7,088 206 Ball Corp. 2,984 193 Olin Corp. 3,780 69 ---------------- 468 ---------------- FERTILIZERS (0.7%) * Scotts Co. 1,216 77 IMC Global Inc. 5,972 67 ---------------- 144 ---------------- FOODS (0.2%) Sensient Technologies Corp. 2,392 47 ---------------- FOREST PRODUCTS (6.9%) Weyerhaeuser Co. 12,184 795 Georgia Pacific Group 12,744 408 Louisiana-Pacific Corp. 5,636 139 Potlatch Corp. 1,464 62 Longview Fibre Co. 2,504 33 Deltic Timber Corp. 508 17 Pope & Talbot, Inc. 800 14 ---------------- 1,468 ---------------- GOLD (5.4%) Newmont Mining Corp. (Holding Co.) 24,112 1,048 * Coeur d'Alene Mines Corp. 11,324 80 Royal Gold, Inc. 752 13 ---------------- 1,141 ---------------- METAL FABRICATING (0.5%) Quanex Corp. 920 43 Commercial Metals Co. 1,424 42 * RTI International Metals, Inc. 1,164 20 ---------------- 105 ---------------- METALS & MINERALS & COMMODITIES (0.2%) * Symyx Technologies, Inc. 1,596 43 ---------------- METALS & MINERALS MISCELLANEOUS (1.4%) * GrafTech International Ltd. 4,968 67 Minerals Technologies, Inc. 1,128 61 * Apex Silver Mines Ltd. 2,268 50 * Hecla Mining Co. 6,000 46 * Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. 628 37 * Stillwater Mining Co. 2,160 26 AMCOL International Corp. 1,048 19 ---------------- 306 ---------------- MISCELLANEOUS MATERIALS & PROCESSING (0.2%) USEC Inc. 4,496 38 ---------------- MULTI-SECTOR COMPANIES (0.3%) * FMC Corp. 1,800 68 ---------------- PAINTS & COATING (4.2%) PPG Industries, Inc. 9,360 549 Valspar Corp. 2,684 134 RPM International, Inc. 6,396 104 31 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MARKET VALUE* MATERIALS INDEX FUND ` SHARES (000) - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ferro Corp. 2,280 59 H.B. Fuller Co. 1,648 45 ---------------- 891 ---------------- PAPER (8.1%) International Paper Co. 25,364 1,123 MeadWestvaco Corp. 11,124 326 Bowater Inc. 3,124 143 Wausau-Mosinee Paper Corp. 2,532 34 Chesapeake Corp. of Virginia 884 22 Rock-Tenn Co. 1,380 20 * Caraustar Industries, Inc. 1,524 18 Glatfelter 1,432 17 * Buckeye Technology, Inc. 1,688 16 ---------------- 1,719 ---------------- PLASTICS (0.2%) Spartech Corp. 1,796 42 ---------------- POLLUTION CONTROL & ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICE (0.2%) * Headwaters Inc. 1,676 40 ---------------- STEEL (3.8%) Nucor Corp. 4,388 276 United States Steel Corp. 5,668 208 Worthington Industries, Inc. 3,688 64 * Steel Dynamics, Inc. 1,936 47 * International Steel Group, Inc. 1,172 46 Allegheny Technologies Inc. 3,544 45 Schnitzer Steel Industries, Inc. Class A 816 40 Carpenter Technology Corp. 1,140 39 * AK Steel Corp. 5,536 27 Gibraltar Steel 780 19 ---------------- 811 ---------------- SYNTHETIC FIBERS Wellman, Inc. 1,628 13 ---------------- TOBACCO (0.1%) Schweitzer-Mauduit International, Inc. 852 28 ---------------- - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TOTAL INVESTMENTS (Cost $20,428) 21,200 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- OTHER ASSETS AND LIABILITIES (0.1%) - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Other Assets-Note B 234 Liabilities (213) ---------------- 21 ---------------- - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NET ASSETS (100%) $21,221 ================================================================================ (+)See Note A in Notes to Financial Statements. *Non-income-producing security. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AMOUNT ` (000) - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AT FEBRUARY 29, 2004, NET ASSETS CONSISTED OF: - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Paid-in Capital $20,392 Undistributed Net Investment Income 56 Accumulated Net Realized Gains 1 Unrealized Appreciation 772 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NET ASSETS $21,221 ================================================================================ Admiral Shares-Net Assets Applicable to 23,046 outstanding $.001 par value shares of beneficial interest (unlimited authorization) $605 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NET ASSET VALUE PER SHARE- ADMIRAL SHARES $26.23 ================================================================================ VIPER Shares-Net Assets Applicable to 400,000 outstanding $.001 par value shares of beneficial interest (unlimited authorization) $20,616 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NET ASSET VALUE PER SHARE- VIPER SHARES $51.54 ================================================================================ See Note C in Notes to Financial Statements for the tax-basis components of net assets. 32 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MARKET VALUE* UTILITIES INDEX FUND SHARES (000) - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COMMON STOCKS (100.0%) - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ENERGY MISCELLANEOUS (1.3%) * Calpine Corp. 43,952 242 * Reliant Resources, Inc. 29,668 225 Texas Genco Holdings, Inc. 1,680 62 ---------------- 529 ---------------- UTILITIES-ELECTRICAL (81.6%) Southern Co. 77,760 2,358 Exelon Corp. 34,656 2,327 Dominion Resources, Inc. 34,496 2,167 Duke Energy Corp. 96,400 2,117 Entergy Corp. 24,392 1,446 American Electric Power Co., Inc. 41,904 1,446 FirstEnergy Corp. 35,032 1,353 * PG&E Corp. 44,088 1,242 FPL Group, Inc. 18,556 1,218 Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc. 24,992 1,178 Progress Energy, Inc. 24,768 1,143 Consolidated Edison Inc. 23,976 1,059 TXU Corp. 32,692 920 Ameren Corp. 19,260 913 PPL Corp. 18,820 876 Xcel Energy, Inc. 42,296 739 DTE Energy Co. 17,836 722 Edison International 31,116 718 Cinergy Corp. 18,032 707 Constellation Energy Group, Inc. 17,696 703 NiSource, Inc. 27,848 605 * AES Corp. 59,560 540 SCANA Corp. 11,728 410 Wisconsin Energy Corp. 12,480 403 Pepco Holdings, Inc. 18,212 387 Pinnacle West Capital Corp. 9,668 378 Energy East Corp. 15,480 374 CenterPoint Energy Inc. 29,224 306 Alliant Energy Corp. 11,772 303 TECO Energy, Inc. 19,972 301 NSTAR 5,560 284 DPL Inc. 13,460 269 Northeast Utilities 13,520 260 Great Plains Energy, Inc. 7,352 255 OGE Energy Corp. 9,240 238 Puget Energy, Inc. 9,956 224 Hawaiian Electric Industries Inc. 3,928 208 * Allegheny Energy, Inc. 13,472 178 WPS Resources Corp. 3,696 176 Duquesne Light Holdings, Inc. 7,968 159 * CMS Energy Corp. 17,200 158 Westar Energy, Inc. 7,672 148 PNM Resources Inc. 4,216 128 IDACORP, Inc. 4,004 125 * Sierra Pacific Resources 12,480 101 Black Hills Corp. 3,280 100 Cleco Corp. 5,056 96 Avista Corp. 4,832 87 CH Energy Group, Inc. 1,752 86 UniSource Energy Corp. 3,528 86 UIL Holdings Corp. 1,480 71 Otter Tail Corp. 2,628 70 * El Paso Electric Co. 5,148 70 Empire District Electric Co. 2,608 59 MGE Energy, Inc. 1,828 57 Central Vermont Public Service Corp. 1,252 28 ---------------- 33,080 ---------------- UTILITIES-GAS DISTRIBUTION (11.4%) Sempra Energy 21,636 686 KeySpan Corp. 16,912 643 Kinder Morgan, Inc. 9,880 610 Questar Corp. 8,364 $300 National Fuel Gas Co. 8,208 208 AGL Resources Inc. 6,512 187 ONEOK, Inc. 8,400 187 Peoples Energy Corp. 3,844 171 NICOR Inc. 4,616 167 Piedmont Natural Gas, Inc. 3,988 166 * Kinder Morgan Management, LLC 3,640 157 UGI Corp. Holding Co. 4,472 148 WGL Holdings Inc. 5,096 148 Atmos Energy Corp. 4,900 129 Energen Corp. 3,092 128 * Southern Union Co. 5,768 112 New Jersey Resources Corp. 2,852 111 Northwest Natural Gas Co. 2,696 86 Southwest Gas Corp. 3,644 86 The Laclede Group, Inc. 1,948 60 South Jersey Industries, Inc. 1,416 60 NUI Corp. 1,680 29 Cascade Natural Gas Corp. 1,164 25 ---------------- 4,604 ---------------- UTILITIES-GAS PIPELINES (3.5%) Williams Cos., Inc. 55,092 522 El Paso Corp. 66,396 494 Equitable Resources, Inc. 6,624 285 * Dynegy, Inc. 28,272 116 ---------------- 1,417 ---------------- UTILITIES-WATER (0.9%) Aqua America, Inc. 9,772 211 California Water Service Group 1,728 51 American States Water Co. 1,592 39 Connecticut Water Services, Inc. 836 24 SJW Corp. 168 18 ---------------- 343 ---------------- UTILITIES-MISCELLANEOUS (1.3%) MDU Resources Group, Inc. 11,064 256 Vectren Corp. 8,020 200 * Aquila, Inc. 20,756 82 ---------------- 538 ---------------- - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost $39,744) 40,511 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FACE AMOUNT (000) - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TEMPORARY CASH INVESTMENT (0.6%) - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- REPURCHASE AGREEMENT Collateralized by U.S. Government Obligations in a Pooled Cash Account 1.04%, 3/1/2004-Note E (Cost $244) $244 244 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TOTAL INVESTMENTS (100.6%) (Cost $39,988) 40,755 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- OTHER ASSETS AND LIABILITIES (-0.6%) - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Other Assets-Note B 286 Liabilities-Note E (521) ---------------- (235) ---------------- - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NET ASSETS (100%) $40,520 ================================================================================ (+)See Note A in Notes to Financial Statements. *Non-income-producing security. 33 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AMOUNT UTILITIES INDEX FUND (000) - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AT FEBRUARY 29, 2004, NET ASSETS CONSISTED OF: - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Paid-in Capital $39,567 Undistributed Net Investment Income 181 Accumulated Net Realized Gains 5 Unrealized Appreciation 767 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NET ASSETS $40,520 ================================================================================ VIPER Shares-Net Assets Applicable to 800,000 outstanding $.001 par value shares of beneficial interest (unlimited authorization) $40,520 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NET ASSET VALUE PER SHARE- VIPER SHARES $50.65 ================================================================================ See Note C in Notes to Financial Statements for the tax-basis components of net assets. 34 STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS This Statement shows the types of income earned by each fund during the reporting period, and details the operating expenses charged to each class of its shares. These expenses directly reduce the amount of investment income available to pay to shareholders as income dividends. This Statement also shows any Net Gain (Loss) realized on the sale of investments, and the increase or decrease in the Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) of investments during the period.
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Consumer Consumer Discretionary Staples Financials Health Care Index Fund Index Fund Index Fund Index Fund ------------------------------------------------------- January 26, 2004* to February 29, 2004 - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (000) (000) (000) (000) - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- INCOME Dividends $20 $18 $56 $35 - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total Income 20 18 56 35 - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- EXPENSES The Vanguard Group-Note B Management and Administrative Admiral Shares - - - - VIPER Shares 3 4 3 4 Custodian Fees 2 1 2 1 - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total Expenses 5 5 5 5 - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NET INVESTMENT INCOME 15 13 51 30 - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- REALIZED NET GAIN (LOSS) ON INVESTMENT SECURITIES SOLD (23) 89 (3) (2) - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- UNREALIZED APPRECIATION (DEPRECIATION) OF INVESTMENT SECURITIES (122) 917 227 (57) - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS $(130) $1,019 $275 $(29) ======================================================================================================================
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY MATERIALS UTILITIES INDEX FUND INDEX FUND INDEX FUND --------------------------------------- JANUARY 26, 2004* TO FEBRUARY 29, 2004 --------------------------------------- (000) (000) (000) - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- INCOME Dividends $8 $61 $190 - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total Income 8 61 190 - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- EXPENSES The Vanguard Group-Note B Management and Administrative Admiral Shares - - - VIPER Shares 3 4 8 Custodian Fees 2 1 1 - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total Expenses 5 5 9 - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NET INVESTMENT INCOME 3 56 181 - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- REALIZED NET GAIN (LOSS) ON INVESTMENT SECURITIES SOLD (34) 1 5 - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- UNREALIZED APPRECIATION (DEPRECIATION) OF INVESTMENT SECURITIES (1,410) 772 767 - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS $(1,441) $829 $953 =========================================================================================================
*Inception. 35 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS This Statement shows how each funds' total net assets changed during the reporting period. The Operations section summarizes information detailed in the Statement of Operations. The amounts shown as Distributions to shareholders from the fund's net income and capital gains may not match the amounts shown in the Operations section, because distributions are determined on a tax basis and may be made in a period different from the one in which the income was earned or the gains were realized on the financial statements. The Capital Share Transactions section shows the net amount shareholders invested in or redeemed from the fund. Distributions and Capital Share Transactions are shown separately for each class of shares.
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CONSUMER CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY STAPLES FINANCIALS HEALTH CARE INDEX FUND INDEX FUND INDEX FUND INDEX FUND ------------------------------------------------------- JANUARY 26, 2004* TO FEBRUARY 29, 2004 ------------------------------------------------------- (000) (000) (000) (000) - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS OPERATIONS Net Investment Income $15 $13 $51 $30 Realized Net Gain (Loss) (23) 89 (3) (2) Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) (122) 917 227 (57) - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations (130) 1,019 275 (29) - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DISTRIBUTIONS Net Investment Income Admiral Shares - - - - VIPER Shares - - - - Realized Capital Gain Admiral Shares - - - - VIPER Shares - - - - - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total Distributions - - - - - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS-Note F Admiral Shares - 253 500 250 VIPER Shares 20,044 20,335 20,208 20,220 - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Net Increase (Decrease) from Capital Share Transactions 20,044 20,588 20,708 20,470 - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total Increase (Decrease) 19,914 21,607 20,983 20,441 - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NET ASSETS Beginning of Period - - - - - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- End of Period $19,914 $21,607 $20,983 $20,441 ======================================================================================================================
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY MATERIALS UTILITIES INDEX FUND INDEX FUND INDEX FUND --------------------------------------- JANUARY 26, 2004* TO FEBRUARY 29, 2004 --------------------------------------- (000) (000) (000) - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS OPERATIONS Net Investment Income $3 $56 $181 Realized Net Gain (Loss) (34) 1 5 Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) (1,410) 772 767 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations (1,441) 829 953 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DISTRIBUTIONS Net Investment Income Admiral Shares - - - VIPER Shares - - - Realized Capital Gain Admiral Shares - - - VIPER Shares - - - Total Distributions - - - - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS-Note F Admiral Shares - 600 - VIPER Shares 20,356 19,792 39,567 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Net Increase (Decrease) from Capital Share Transactions 20,356 20,392 39,567 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total Increase (Decrease) 18,915 21,221 40,520 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NET ASSETS Beginning of Period - - - - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- End of Period $18,915 $21,221 $40,520 ========================================================================================================
*Inception. 36 FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS These tables summarize each fund's investment results and distributions to shareholders on a per-share basis for each class of shares. It also presents the Total Return and shows net investment income and expenses as percentages of average net assets. These data will help you assess: the variability of the fund's net income and total returns from year to year; the relative contributions of net income and capital gains to the fund's total return; how much it costs to operate the fund; and the extent to which the fund tends to distribute capital gains. The table also shows the Portfolio Turnover Rate, a measure of trading activity. A turnover rate of 100% means that the average security is held in the fund for one year. CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY INDEX FUND VIPER SHARES - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- JAN. 26* TO FOR A SHARE OUTSTANDING THROUGHOUT THE PERIOD FEB. 29, 2004 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NET ASSET VALUE, BEGINNING OF PERIOD $50.09 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- INVESTMENT OPERATIONS Net Investment Income .04 Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments (.34) - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total from Investment Operations (.30) - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DISTRIBUTIONS Dividends from Net Investment Income - Distributions from Realized Capital Gains - - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total Distributions - - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NET ASSET VALUE, END OF PERIOD $49.79 ================================================================================ TOTAL RETURN -0.60% ================================================================================ RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA Net Assets, End of Period (Millions) $20 Ratio of Total Expenses to Average Net Assets 0.28%** Ratio of Net Investment Income to Average Net Assets 0.80%** Portfolio Turnover Rate 15%** ================================================================================ CONSUMER STAPLES INDEX FUND VIPER SHARES - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- JAN. 26* TO FOR A SHARE OUTSTANDING THROUGHOUT THE PERIOD FEB. 29, 2004 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NET ASSET VALUE, BEGINNING OF PERIOD $50.84 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- INVESTMENT OPERATIONS Net Investment Income .03 Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments 2.48 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total from Investment Operations 2.51 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DISTRIBUTIONS Dividends from Net Investment Income - Distributions from Realized Capital Gains - - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total Distributions - - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NET ASSET VALUE, END OF PERIOD $53.35 ================================================================================ TOTAL RETURN 4.94% ================================================================================ RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA Net Assets, End of Period (Millions) $21 Ratio of Total Expenses to Average Net Assets 0.28%** Ratio of Net Investment Income to Average Net Assets 0.67%** Portfolio Turnover Rate 43%** ================================================================================ CONSUMER STAPLES INDEX FUND ADMIRAL SHARES - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- JAN. 30* TO FOR A SHARE OUTSTANDING THROUGHOUT THE PERIOD FEB. 29, 2004 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NET ASSET VALUE, BEGINNING OF PERIOD $25.00 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- INVESTMENT OPERATIONS Net Investment Income .01 Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments 1.34 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total from Investment Operations 1.35 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DISTRIBUTIONS Dividends from Net Investment Income - Distributions from Realized Capital Gains - - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total Distributions - - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NET ASSET VALUE, END OF PERIOD $26.35 ================================================================================ TOTAL RETURN 5.40% ================================================================================ RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA Net Assets, End of Period (Millions) $0.3 Ratio of Total Expenses to Average Net Assets 0.28%** Ratio of Net Investment Income to Average Net Assets 0.67%** Portfolio Turnover Rate 43%** ================================================================================ *Inception. **Annualized. +Total returns do not reflect the 2% fee assessed on redemptions of shares held for less than one year. 37 FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (CONTINUED) FINANCIALS INDEX FUND VIPER SHARES - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- JAN. 26* TO FOR A SHARE OUTSTANDING THROUGHOUT THE PERIOD FEB. 29, 2004 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NET ASSET VALUE, BEGINNING OF PERIOD $50.51 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- INVESTMENT OPERATIONS Net Investment Income .13 Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments .55 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total from Investment Operations .68 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DISTRIBUTIONS Dividends from Net Investment Income - Distributions from Realized Capital Gains - - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total Distributions - - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NET ASSET VALUE, END OF PERIOD $51.19 ================================================================================ TOTAL RETURN 1.35% ================================================================================ RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA Net Assets, End of Period (Millions) $20 Ratio of Total Expenses to Average Net Assets 0.28%** Ratio of Net Investment Income to Average Net Assets 2.72%** Portfolio Turnover Rate 14%** ================================================================================ HEALTH CARE INDEX FUND VIPER SHARES - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- JAN. 26* TO FOR A SHARE OUTSTANDING THROUGHOUT THE PERIOD FEB. 29, 2004 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NET ASSET VALUE, BEGINNING OF PERIOD $50.55 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- INVESTMENT OPERATIONS Net Investment Income .07 Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments (.14) - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total from Investment Operations (.07) - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DISTRIBUTIONS Dividends from Net Investment Income - Distributions from Realized Capital Gains - - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total Distributions - - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NET ASSET VALUE, END OF PERIOD $50.48 ================================================================================ TOTAL RETURN -0.14% ================================================================================ RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA Net Assets, End of Period (Millions) $20 Ratio of Total Expenses to Average Net Assets 0.28%** Ratio of Net Investment Income to Average Net Assets 1.57%** Portfolio Turnover Rate 12%** ================================================================================ FINANCIALS INDEX FUND ADMIRAL SHARES - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FEB. 4* TO FOR A SHARE OUTSTANDING THROUGHOUT THE PERIOD FEB. 29, 2004 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NET ASSET VALUE, BEGINNING OF PERIOD $24.90 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- INVESTMENT OPERATIONS Net Investment Income .02 Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments .74 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total from Investment Operations .76 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DISTRIBUTIONS Dividends from Net Investment Income - Distributions from Realized Capital Gains - - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total Distributions - - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NET ASSET VALUE, END OF PERIOD $25.66 ================================================================================ TOTAL RETURN 3.05% ================================================================================ RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA Net Assets, End of Period (Millions) $1 Ratio of Total Expenses to Average Net Assets 0.28%** Ratio of Net Investment Income to Average Net Assets 2.72%** Portfolio Turnover Rate 14%** ================================================================================ HEALTH CARE INDEX FUND ADMIRAL SHARES - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FEB. 5* TO FOR A SHARE OUTSTANDING THROUGHOUT THE PERIOD FEB. 29, 2004 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NET ASSET VALUE, BEGINNING OF PERIOD $25.33 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- INVESTMENT OPERATIONS Net Investment Income .04 Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments (.11) - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total from Investment Operations (.07) - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DISTRIBUTIONS Dividends from Net Investment Income - Distributions from Realized Capital Gains - - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total Distributions - - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NET ASSET VALUE, END OF PERIOD $25.26 ================================================================================ TOTAL RETURN -0.28% ================================================================================ RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA Net Assets, End of Period (Millions) $0.2 Ratio of Total Expenses to Average Net Assets 0.28%** Ratio of Net Investment Income to Average Net Assets 1.57%** Portfolio Turnover Rate 12%** ================================================================================ *Inception. **Annualized. +Total returns do not reflect the 2% fee assessed on redemptions of shares held for less than one year. 38 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INDEX FUND VIPER SHARES - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- JAN. 26* TO FOR A SHARE OUTSTANDING THROUGHOUT THE PERIOD FEB. 29, 2004 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NET ASSET VALUE, BEGINNING OF PERIOD $50.89 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- INVESTMENT OPERATIONS Net Investment Income .01 Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments (3.61) - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total from Investment Operations (3.60) - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DISTRIBUTIONS Dividends from Net Investment Income - Distributions from Realized Capital Gains - - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total Distributions - - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NET ASSET VALUE, END OF PERIOD $47.29 ================================================================================ TOTAL RETURN -7.07% ================================================================================ RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA Net Assets, End of Period (Millions) $19 Ratio of Total Expenses to Average Net Assets 0.28%** Ratio of Net Investment Income to Average Net Assets 0.14%** Portfolio Turnover Rate 9%** ================================================================================ MATERIALS INDEX FUND VIPER SHARES - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- JAN. 26* TO FOR A SHARE OUTSTANDING THROUGHOUT THE PERIOD FEB. 29, 2004 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NET ASSET VALUE, BEGINNING OF PERIOD $49.48 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- INVESTMENT OPERATIONS Net Investment Income .14 Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments 1.92 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total from Investment Operations 2.06 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DISTRIBUTIONS Dividends from Net Investment Income - Distributions from Realized Capital Gains - - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total Distributions - - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NET ASSET VALUE, END OF PERIOD $51.54 ================================================================================ TOTAL RETURN 4.16% ================================================================================ RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA Net Assets, End of Period (Millions) $21 Ratio of Total Expenses to Average Net Assets 0.28%** Ratio of Net Investment Income to Average Net Assets 3.00%** Portfolio Turnover Rate 8%** ================================================================================ MATERIALS INDEX FUND ADMIRAL SHARES - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FEB. 11* TO FOR A SHARE OUTSTANDING THROUGHOUT THE PERIOD FEB. 29, 2004 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NET ASSET VALUE, BEGINNING OF PERIOD $26.14 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- INVESTMENT OPERATIONS Net Investment Income .02 Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments .07 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total from Investment Operations .09 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DISTRIBUTIONS Dividends from Net Investment Income - Distributions from Realized Capital Gains - - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total Distributions - - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NET ASSET VALUE, END OF PERIOD $26.23 ================================================================================ TOTAL RETURN 0.34% ================================================================================ RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA Net Assets, End of Period (Millions) $1 Ratio of Total Expenses to Average Net Assets 0.28%** Ratio of Net Investment Income to Average Net Assets 3.00%** Portfolio Turnover Rate 8%** ================================================================================ *Inception. **Annualized. +Total returns do not reflect the 2% fee assessed on redemptions of shares held for less than one year. 39 FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (CONTINUED) UTILITIES INDEX FUND VIPER SHARES - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- JAN. 26* TO FOR A SHARE OUTSTANDING THROUGHOUT THE PERIOD FEB. 29, 2004 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NET ASSET VALUE, BEGINNING OF PERIOD $49.64 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- INVESTMENT OPERATIONS Net Investment Income .23 Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments .78 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total from Investment Operations 1.01 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DISTRIBUTIONS Dividends from Net Investment Income - Distributions from Realized Capital Gains - - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total Distributions - - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NET ASSET VALUE, END OF PERIOD $50.65 ================================================================================ TOTAL RETURN 2.03% ================================================================================ RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA Net Assets, End of Period (Millions) $41 Ratio of Total Expenses to Average Net Assets 0.28%** Ratio of Net Investment Income to Average Net Assets 5.62%** Portfolio Turnover Rate 4%** ================================================================================ SEE ACCOMPANYING NOTES, WHICH ARE AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. *Inception. **Annualized. 40 NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Vanguard U.S. Sector Index Funds comprise the Consumer Discretionary, Consumer Staples, Financials, Health Care, Information Technology, Materials, and Utilities Index Funds, each of which is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 as an open-end investment company, or mutual fund. The funds offer two classes of shares, Admiral Shares and VIPER Shares. Admiral Shares were first issued on January 30, 2004, February 4, 2004, February 5, 2004, and February 11, 2004, by the Consumer Staples, Financials, Health Care, and Materials Index Funds, respectively, and are available to any investor who meets the fund's minimum purchase requirements. The Consumer Discretionary, Information Technology, and Utilities Index Funds have not issued any Admiral Shares through February 29, 2004. VIPER Shares were first issued on January 26, 2004, and first offered to the public on January 30, 2004. VIPER Shares are listed for trading on the American Stock Exchange; they can be purchased and sold through a broker. A. The following significant accounting policies conform to generally accepted accounting principles for U.S. mutual funds. The funds consistently follow such policies in preparing their financial statements. 1. SECURITY VALUATION: Securities are valued as of the close of trading on the New York Stock Exchange (generally 4:00 p.m. Eastern time) on the valuation date. Equity securities are valued at the latest quoted sales prices or official closing prices taken from the primary market in which each security trades; such securities not traded on the valuation date are valued at the mean of the latest quoted bid and asked prices. Securities for which market quotations are not readily available, or whose values have been materially affected by events occurring before the funds' pricing time but after the close of the securities' primary markets, are valued by methods deemed by the board of trustees to represent fair value. Temporary cash investments acquired over 60 days to maturity are valued using the latest bid prices or using valuations based on a matrix system (which considers such factors as security prices, yields, maturities, and ratings), both as furnished by independent pricing services. Other temporary cash investments are valued at amortized cost, which approximates market value. 2. REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS: Each fund, along with other members of The Vanguard Group, transfers uninvested cash balances into a pooled cash account, which is invested in repurchase agreements secured by U.S. government securities. 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: Each fund intends 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: Distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. 5. OTHER: Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Security transactions are accounted for on the date securities are bought or sold. Costs used to determine realized gains (losses) on the sale of investment securities are those of the specific securities sold. Fees assessed on redemptions of Admiral Shares are credited to paid-in capital. No redemption fees were assessed during the period ended February 29, 2004. 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 realized and unrealized 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 each fund under methods approved by the board of trustees. Each fund has committed to provide up to 0.40% of its net assets in capital contributions to Vanguard. At February 29, 2004, the funds had contributed capital to Vanguard (included in Other Assets) of: - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CAPITAL CONTRIBUTION PERCENTAGE PERCENTAGE OF TO VANGUARD OF FUND VANGUARD'S INDEX FUND (000) NET ASSETS CAPITALIZATION - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Consumer Discretionary $3 0.02% 0.00% Consumer Staples 3 0.01 0.00 Financials 3 0.01 0.00 Health Care 3 0.01 0.00 Information Technology 3 0.02 0.00 Materials 3 0.01 0.00 Utilities 3 0.01 0.00 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The funds' trustees and officers are also directors and officers of Vanguard. C. Distributions are determined on a tax basis and may differ from net investment income and realized capital gains for financial reporting purposes. Differences may be permanent or temporary. Permanent differences are reclassified among capital accounts in the financial statements to reflect their tax character. Temporary differences arise when certain items of income, expense, gain, or loss are recognized in different periods for financial statement and tax purposes; these differences will reverse at some time in the future. Differences in classification may also result from the treatment of short-term gains as ordinary income for tax purposes. The funds' tax-basis capital gains and losses are determined only at the end of the fiscal year. At February 29, 2004, net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investment securities for tax purposes was: - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (000) ------------------------------------------------ NET UNREALIZED APPRECIATED DEPRECIATED APPRECIATION INDEX FUND SECURITIES SECURITIES (DEPRECIATION) - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Consumer Discretionary $606 $(728) $(122) Consumer Staples 968 (51) 917 Financials 432 (205) 227 Health Care 426 (483) (57) Information Technology 158 (1,568) (1,410) Materials 903 (131) 772 Utilities 1,067 (300) 767 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- D. During the period ended February 29, 2004, purchases and sales of investment securities other than temporary cash investments were: - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (000) --------------------------------- INDEX FUND PURCHASES SALES - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Consumer Discretionary $22,036 $1,976 Consumer Staples 24,286 3,539 Financials 22,404 1,611 Health Care 21,901 1,366 Information Technology 21,677 1,317 Materials 21,598 1,171 Utilities 40,375 636 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- E. The market value of securities on loan to broker/dealers at February 29, 2004, for the Utilities Index Fund was $224,000, for which the fund held cash collateral of $244,000. The fund invests cash collateral received in repurchase agreements, and records a liability for the return of the collateral, during the period the securities are on loan. 41 NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) F. Capital share transactions for each class of shares were: - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- JANUARY 26* TO FEBRUARY 29, 2004 --------------------------------- AMOUNT SHARES INDEX FUND (000) (000) - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY VIPER Shares Issued $20,044 400 Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions - - Redeemed - - --------------------------------- Net Increase (Decrease)-VIPER Shares 20,044 400 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CONSUMER STAPLES Admiral Shares Issued $253 10 Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions - - Redeemed - - --------------------------------- Net Increase (Decrease)-Admiral Shares 253 10 --------------------------------- VIPER Shares Issued 20,335 400 Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions - - Redeemed - - --------------------------------- Net Increase (Decrease)-VIPER Shares 20,335 400 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FINANCIALS Admiral Shares Issued $500 20 Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions - - Redeemed - - --------------------------------- Net Increase (Decrease)-Admiral Shares 500 20 --------------------------------- VIPER Shares Issued 20,208 400 Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions - - Redeemed - - --------------------------------- Net Increase (Decrease)-VIPER Shares 20,208 400 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HEALTH CARE Admiral Shares Issued $250 10 Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions - - Redeemed - - --------------------------------- Net Increase (Decrease)-Admiral Shares 250 10 --------------------------------- VIPER Shares Issued 20,220 400 Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions - - Redeemed - - --------------------------------- Net Increase (Decrease)-VIPER Shares 20,220 400 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- JANUARY 26* TO FEBRUARY 29, 2004 --------------------------------- AMOUNT SHARES INDEX FUND (000) (000) - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY VIPER Shares Issued $20,356 400 Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions - - Redeemed - - --------------------------------- Net Increase (Decrease)-VIPER Shares 20,356 400 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MATERIALS Admiral Shares Issued $600 23 Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions - - Redeemed - - --------------------------------- Net Increase (Decrease)-Admiral Shares 600 23 --------------------------------- VIPER Shares Issued 19,792 400 Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions - - Redeemed - - --------------------------------- Net Increase (Decrease)-VIPER Shares 19,792 400 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- UTILITIES VIPER Shares Issued $39,567 800 Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions - - Redeemed - - --------------------------------- Net Increase (Decrease)-VIPER Shares 39,567 800 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *Inception. 42 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- INVESTING IS FAST, EASY, AND SECURE ON VANGUARD.COM - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- If you're like many Vanguard investors, you believe in planning and taking control of your own investments. 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Here's how you can exploit your IRA-and improve your chances of having the retirement of your dreams. CONTRIBUTE THE MAXIMUM AMOUNT EACH YEAR It may be an obvious point, but if you invest as much in your IRA as the law allows-currently $3,000 per tax year if you are under age 50 and $3,500 if you are age 50 or over-you will increase the odds of meeting your retirement goals. "Max out" every year you can. MAKE IT AUTOMATIC Put your IRA on autopilot by taking advantage of Vanguard's Automatic Investment Plan. Your IRA contributions will be deducted from your bank account on a schedule of your choosing, making retirement investing a healthy habit. CONSIDER COST The owners of low-cost investments keep a larger portion of their gross returns than the owners of high-cost investments. Over the long term, avoiding costlier mutual funds and brokerage commissions could significantly boost your retirement savings. Our low costs are one reason a Vanguard IRA is such a smart choice. REQUEST A DIRECT ROLLOVER WHEN YOU CHANGE JOBS Don't spend your retirement assets before you've retired. When you change jobs, roll your 401(k) or other employer-sponsored retirement plan assets directly into your IRA. If you have questions about your IRA, want to transfer an IRA from another institution to Vanguard, or need help with any other IRA transaction, call our Retirement Resource Center at 1-800-205-6189 or visit VANGUARD.COM. You can open or fund your IRA on our website and have a confirmation in your hand within minutes. 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 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 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. - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
POSITION(S) HELD WITH NAME FUND (NUMBER OF (YEAR OF BIRTH) VANGUARD FUNDS TRUSTEE/OFFICER OVERSEEN BY SINCE TRUSTEE/OFFICER) PRINCIPAL OCCUPATION(S) DURING THE PAST FIVE YEARS - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ JOHN J. BRENNAN* Chairman of the Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer, and Director/Trustee of (1954) Board, Chief The Vanguard Group, Inc., and of each of the investment companies May 1987 Executive Officer, served by The Vanguard Group. and Trustee (129) - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ INDEPENDENT TRUSTEES CHARLES D. ELLIS Trustee The Partners of '63 (pro bono ventures in education); Senior Advisor (1937) (129) to Greenwich Associates (international business strategy consulting); January 2001 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 Trustee Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (since October 1999), Vice (1945) (129) Chairman (January-September 1999), and Vice President (prior to December 2001 September 1999) of Rohm and Haas Co. (chemicals); Director of Technitrol, Inc. (electronic components), and Agere Systems (communications components); Board Member of the American Chemistry Council; and Trustee of Drexel University. - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ JOANN HEFFERNAN Trustee Vice President, Chief Information Officer, and Member of the HEISEN (129) Executive Committee of Johnson & Johnson (pharmaceuticals/consumer (1950) products); Director of the Medical Center at Princeton and Women's July 1998 Research and Education Institute. - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ BURTON G. MALKIEL Trustee Chemical Bank Chairman's Professor of Economics,Princeton University; (1932) (127) Director of Vanguard Investment Series plc (Irish investment fund) May 1977 (since November 2001), Vanguard Group (Ireland)Limited (Irish investment management firm)(since November 2001),Prudential Insurance Co. of America, BKF Capital (investment management), The Jeffrey Co. (holding company), and NeuVis, Inc.(software company). - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ALFRED M. RANKIN, JR. Trustee Chairman, President, Chief Executive Officer, and Director of NACCO (1941) (129) Industries, Inc. (forklift trucks/housewares/lignite); Director of January 1993 Goodrich Corporation (industrial products/aircraft systems and services); Director of Standard Products Company (supplier for the automotive industry) until 1998. - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ J. LAWRENCE WILSON Trustee Retired Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Rohm and Haas Co. (1936) (129) (chemicals); Director of Cummins Inc. (diesel engines), The Mead April 1985 Corp. (paper products), and AmerisourceBergen Corp. (pharmaceutical distribution); Trustee of Vanderbilt University. - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ EXECUTIVE OFFICERS* R. GREGORY BARTON Secretary Managing Director and General Counsel of The Vanguard Group, Inc.; (1951) (129) Secretary of The Vanguard Group and of each of the investment June 2001 companies served by The Vanguard Group. - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ THOMAS J. HIGGINS Treasurer Principal of The Vanguard Group, Inc.; Treasurer of each of the (1957) (129) investment companies served by The Vanguard Group. July 1998 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ *Officers of the funds are "interested persons" as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940. More information about the trustees is in the Statement of Additional Information, available from The Vanguard Group. - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ VANGUARD SENIOR MANAGEMENT TEAM MORTIMER J. BUCKLEY, Information Technology. MICHAEL S. MILLER, Planning and Development. JAMES H. GATELY, Investment Programs and Services. RALPH K. PACKARD, Finance. KATHLEEN C. GUBANICH, Human Resources. GEORGE U. SAUTER, Chief Investment Officer. F. WILLIAM MCNABB, III, Client Relationship Group. - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ JOHN C. BOGLE, Founder; Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, 1974-1996. - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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All rights reserved. Vanguard Marketing Corporation, Distributor. Q4832E042004 Item 2: Not applicable. Item 3: Not applicable. Item 4: Not applicable. Item 5: Not applicable. Item 6: Not applicable. Item 7: Not applicable. Item 8: Not applicable. Item 9: Not applicable. Item 10: 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 Controls. There were no significant changes in Registrant's internal controls or in other factors that could significantly affect these controls subsequent to the date of their evaluation, including any corrective actions with regard to significant deficiencies and material weaknesses. Item 11: Exhibits. (a) 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 WORLD FUNDS BY: (signature) ---------------------------------------- (HEIDI STAM) JOHN J. BRENNAN* CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Date: April 16, 2004 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 WORLD FUNDS BY: (signature) ---------------------------------------- (HEIDI STAM) JOHN J. BRENNAN* CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Date: April 16, 2004 VANGUARD WORLD FUNDS BY: (signature) ---------------------------------------- (HEIDI STAM) THOMAS J. HIGGINS* TREASURER Date: April 16, 2004 *By Power of Attorney. See File Number 2-57689, filed on December 26, 2002. Incorporated by Reference. EX-31 2 cert302world.txt WORLD CERTIFICATION 302 CERTIFICATIONS I, John J. Brennan, certify that: 1. I have reviewed this report on Form N-CSR of Vanguard World Funds; 2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report; 3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations, changes in net assets, and cash flows (if the financial statements are required to include a statement of cash flows) of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report; 4. The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) for the registrant and have: (a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared; (b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles; (c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this report based on such evaluation; and (d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant's most recent fiscal half-year (the registrant's second fiscal half-year in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting; and 5. The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions): (a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize, and report financial information; and (b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting. Date: April 16, 2004 /S/ JOHN J. BRENNAN ________________________________ John J. Brennan Chief Executive Officer CERTIFICATIONS I, Thomas J. Higgins, certify that: 1. I have reviewed this report on Form N-CSR of Vanguard World Funds; 2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report; 3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations, changes in net assets, and cash flows (if the financial statements are required to include a statement of cash flows) of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report; 4. The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) for the registrant and have: (a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared; (b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles; (c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this report based on such evaluation; and (d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant's most recent fiscal half-year (the registrant's second fiscal half-year in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting; and 5. The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions): (a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize, and report financial information; and (b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting. Date: April 16, 2004 /S/ THOMAS J. HIGGINS ------------------------- TREASURER EX-32 3 cert906world.txt WORLD CERTIFICATION 906 Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, As Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 Name of Issuer: Vanguard World Funds In connection with the Report on Form N-CSR of the above-named issuer that is accompanied by this certification, the undersigned hereby certifies, to his knowledge, that: 1. The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and 2. The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the issuer. Date: April 16, 2004 /S/ JOHN J. BRENNAN ---------------------------- CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, As Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 Name of Issuer: Vanguard World Funds In connection with the Report on Form N-CSR of the above-named issuer that is accompanied by this certification, the undersigned hereby certifies, to his knowledge, that: 1. The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and 2. The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the issuer. Date: April 16, 2004 /S/ THOMAS J. HIGGINS ------------------------- TREASURER -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----