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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: 811-01027

Name of Registrant: Vanguard World Fund

Address of Registrant:

 P.O. Box 2600
Valley Forge, PA 19482

Name and address of agent for service:

 Heidi Stam, Esquire
P.O. Box 876
Valley Forge, PA 19482

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

Date of fiscal year end: August 31

Date of reporting period: September 1, 2013 – August 31, 2014

Item 1: Reports to Shareholders



Annual Report | August 31, 2014

Vanguard U.S. Growth Fund


 

The mission continues

On May 1, 1975, Vanguard began operations, a fledgling company based on the simple but revolutionary idea that a mutual fund company should be managed solely in the interest of its investors.

Four decades later, that revolutionary spirit continues to animate the enterprise. Vanguard remains on a mission to give investors the best chance of investment success.

As we mark our 40th anniversary, we thank you for entrusting your assets to Vanguard and giving us the opportunity to help you reach your financial goals in the decades to come.

Contents   
Your Fund’s Total Returns.  1 
Chairman’s Letter.  2 
Advisors' Report.  9 
Fund Profile.  14 
Performance Summary.  16 
Financial Statements.  18 
Your Fund’s After-Tax Returns.  33 
About Your Fund’s Expenses.  34 
Trustees Approve Advisory Arrangements.  36 
Glossary.  38 

Please note: The opinions expressed in this report are just that—informed opinions. They should not be considered promises or advice.
Also, please keep in mind that the information and opinions cover the period through the date on the front of this report. Of course, the
risks of investing in your fund are spelled out in the prospectus.
See the Glossary for definitions of investment terms used in this report.
About the cover: Since our founding, Vanguard has drawn inspiration from the enterprise and valor demonstrated by British
naval hero Horatio Nelson and his command at the Battle of the Nile in 1798. The photograph displays a replica of a merchant
ship from the same era as Nelson’s flagship, the HMS Vanguard.


 

Your Fund’s Total Returns

Fiscal Year Ended August 31, 2014

  Total 
  Returns 
Vanguard U.S. Growth Fund   
Investor Shares  26.29% 
Admiral™ Shares  26.44 
Russell 1000 Growth Index  26.29 
Large-Cap Growth Funds Average  25.10 
Large-Cap Growth Funds Average: Derived from data provided by Lipper, a Thomson Reuters Company.
Admiral Shares carry lower expenses and are available to investors who meet certain account-balance requirements.
 

Your Fund’s Performance at a Glance
August 31, 2013, Through August 31, 2014

      Distributions Per Share 
  Starting  Ending     
  Share  Share  Income  Capital 
  Price  Price  Dividends  Gains 
Vanguard U.S. Growth Fund         
Investor Shares  $24.67  $31.03  $0.111  $0.000 
Admiral Shares  63.91  80.37  0.390  0.000 

 

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Chairman’s Letter

Dear Shareholder,

For the 12 months ended August 31, 2014, Vanguard U.S. Growth Fund delivered its best fiscal-year result in 14 years, returning about 26%.

The fund was in line with its benchmark, the Russell 1000 Growth Index, and ahead of the average return of its large-capitalization peers.

The fund invests in the stocks of large companies with the potential for above-average sales and profit growth. Increased demand for large-caps during the period helped it surpass the broader U.S. stock market, which consists of both large- and small-cap stocks.

Please note that in May 2014, the Delaware Investments Fund Advisers team responsible for managing a portion of the fund formed a new firm named Jackson Square Partners, LLC. The portfolio managers remain the same, and we don’t expect the change to affect the fund’s investment philosophy or strategy.

If you hold shares of the fund in a taxable account, you may wish to review the information on the fund’s after-tax returns that appears later in this report. Please note that as of August 31, 2014, U.S. Growth Fund had realized long-term capital gains of $2.10 per share, accounting for about 5% of fund assets. These gains will be distributed in December.

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Stocks cleared several hurdles to chart a series of new highs
Despite an assortment of challenges, the broad U.S. stock market recorded an impressive return of about 25% for the 12 months ended August 31. U.S. stocks registered positive results in 10 of those 12 months, and a late-July swoon was followed by an August flurry of record highs.

Investors applauded mostly solid corporate earnings, generally upbeat economic news, and the Federal Reserve’s continued accommodative policies. Still, turmoil in the Middle East and Ukraine, economic worries in Europe and China, and uncertainty about the Fed’s next moves pressured the market at times.

International stocks returned about 18%. Emerging markets, after sliding earlier in the period, rebounded to lead the way. The developed markets of the Pacific region and Europe trailed but still notched double-digit returns.

Defying analysts’ expectations, bond prices rose over the year
The broad U.S. taxable bond market returned 5.66%, rallying from the drubbing it took a year ago when investors fretted over the future of the Fed’s bond-buying program.

The Fed began reducing its purchases in January and has consistently cut them further since, with the goal of ending the program in October. Interest rates have

Market Barometer       
 
    Average Annual Total Returns 
  Periods Ended August 31, 2014 
  One  Three  Five 
  Year  Years  Years 
Stocks       
Russell 1000 Index (Large-caps)  25.36%  20.80%  17.24% 
Russell 2000 Index (Small-caps)  17.68  19.00  17.03 
Russell 3000 Index (Broad U.S. market)  24.74  20.65  17.22 
FTSE All-World ex US Index (International)  18.04  9.48  8.44 
 
Bonds       
Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index (Broad taxable market)  5.66%  2.91%  4.48% 
Barclays Municipal Bond Index (Broad tax-exempt market)  10.14  4.88  5.39 
Citigroup Three-Month U.S. Treasury Bill Index  0.04  0.04  0.07 
 
CPI       
Consumer Price Index  1.70%  1.64%  1.96% 

 

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not risen as forecast, however. The yield of the 10-year U.S. Treasury note ended August at 2.34%, down from 2.76% a year earlier. (Bond prices and yields move in opposite directions.)

Municipal bonds returned 10.14% as investors searched for tax-exempt income amid a limited supply of new issues. International bond markets (as measured by the Barclays Global Aggregate Index ex USD) returned 6.52%.

Following such a strong advance, it’s worth remembering that the current low yields imply lower future returns: As yields drop, the scope for further declines—and increases in prices—diminishes.

The Fed’s target of 0%–0.25% for short-term interest rates continued to restrict returns for money market funds and savings accounts.

The fund posted gains in all industry sectors
As I mentioned earlier, the U.S. Growth Fund’s result was bolstered by the strong performance of large-company stocks, particularly in the second half of the year. That period was marked by geopolitical tensions, low bond yields, and increased concern about small-caps’ rising valuations.

In general, larger companies produce steadier earnings and higher yields. Their stocks also tend to be less volatile than those of small companies, which can grow faster but can also be more risky.

Expense Ratios
Your Fund Compared With Its Peer Group

  Investor  Admiral  Peer Group 
  Shares  Shares  Average 
U.S. Growth Fund  0.45%  0.31%  1.22% 
The fund expense ratios shown are from the prospectus dated April 22, 2014, and represent estimated costs for the current fiscal year. For the
fiscal year ended August 31, 2014, the expense ratios were 0.44% for Investor Shares and 0.30% for Admiral Shares. The peer-group expense
ratio is derived from data provided by Lipper, a Thomson Reuters Company, and captures information through year-end 2013.

Peer group: Large-Cap Growth Funds.

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The underperformance of small-caps this fiscal year stands in contrast to recent years, when large-cap stocks lagged. The lead position alternates over time; that’s one of the reasons Vanguard suggests broad diversification as the best course. For more on the performance of small- and large-cap stocks, please see the text box on page 6.

Although value stocks generally outperformed growth, the distinction was more pronounced in the small-cap area.

For the 12 months, the U.S. Growth Fund delivered double-digit gains in each of the nine industry sectors in which it has sizable investments. Information technology, health care, and consumer discretionary stocks contributed most.

Information technology, which is the fund’s largest sector and makes up about a third of its holdings on average, returned about 27%. Some of the nation’s largest hardware, software, and internet companies thrived. Global demand for the internet and smartphones translated to revenues and profits for firms willing to invest in plans and resources to reach a wider clientele. Despite the fund’s strong showing in this sector, poor stock choices restrained results relative to the benchmark index.

Total Returns   
Ten Years Ended August 31, 2014   
  Average 
  Annual Return 
U.S. Growth Fund Investor Shares  8.53% 
Russell 1000 Growth Index  9.20 
Large-Cap Growth Funds Average  8.01 
Large-Cap Growth Funds Average: Derived from data provided by Lipper, a Thomson Reuters Company.
The figures shown represent past performance, which is not a guarantee of future results. (Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data cited. For performance data current to the most recent month-end, visit our website at vanguard.com/performance.) Note, too, that both investment returns and principal value can fluctuate widely, so an investor’s shares, when sold, could be worth more or less than their original cost.

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Health care returned more than 50%. Led by pharmaceutical and biotech companies, it turned in the best absolute performance of all the sectors held by the fund. Top contributors included firms that received takeover bids and those that had gained approval for wider use of their prescription

medications. Outstanding stock selection boosted the fund’s results compared with the benchmark.

Consumer discretionary stocks, which had struggled earlier this year, stood out as well. Internet and catalog retailers,

Small-cap stocks versus large-caps: A case for diversification 
 
At times, particularly over the past dozen years, small-capitalization stocks have outpaced their 
large-cap counterparts. This performance edge may appear compelling, but before making any 
drastic decisions to tilt your portfolio heavily toward small-caps, consider two points. 
 
First, there’s no guarantee that small caps’ performance advantage will persist. As shown in 
the chart below, these stocks had an extended period of underperformance in the 1990s, and 
that could happen again. 
 
Second, investing in small companies’ stocks involves additional risks. These firms generally 
have less business diversification, fewer financial resources, and less management depth than 
larger enterprises. As a result, their stocks can be highly volatile. 
 
Investors with a heavy allocation to only one segment of the market can end up with greater 
volatility and less diversification. A better alternative can be a market-cap-weighted equity 
portfolio of stocks of all capitalizations that offers more diversification over the long term. 
 
Small-cap performance relative to large-caps 

 


Chart compares the annual returns of the Russell 2000 Index, a small-cap benchmark, with those of the Russell 1000 Index, a large-cap benchmark. Source: Vanguard. 

 

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specialty retailers, and resorts produced strong results thanks to increased consumer spending. But the fund’s heavier allocation to the sector as a whole, combined with poor stock selection, weighed on its relative performance.

Consumer staples, one of the fund’s smaller holdings, produced its strongest sector performance relative to the benchmark. Stock selection among packaged food company stocks helped push the fund’s result to nearly twice that of its benchmark counterpart.

Although the fund’s energy and financial holdings each returned more than 16%, they trailed the benchmark. In each case, the advisors missed opportunities and the gap in results was as much about the companies the fund didn’t hold as those it did.

For more about the advisors’ strategy and the fund’s positioning during the 12 months, please see the Advisors’ Report that follows this letter.

The fund’s long-term performance shows steady signs of improvement
For the ten years ended August 31, 2014, the U.S. Growth Fund produced an average annual return of 8.53% for Investor Shares. This performance lagged that of the benchmark but beat the average return of peers.

The fund, which marked its 55th anniversary in January, has struggled over the decade. It trailed its benchmark for seven of the past ten years and the average return of its peers for four years.

Despite the disappointments earlier in the decade, the fund has begun to deliver more satisfying results over the past four years. Some of the improvements coincide with changes that have taken place in its management. As you may be aware, the fund restructured its advisory arrangement and added two portfolio managers in 2010. This year, Vanguard Growth Equity Fund merged into the U.S. Growth Fund, increasing the fund’s size and adding two more managers to the team.

Although it’s too early to know the long-term effects of these changes, so far the fund’s results have been consistent with our expectation that it is well-positioned to deliver competitive long-term returns.

High costs don’t add up to strong fund performance
The old adage “you get what you pay for” doesn’t apply to mutual funds. In fact, the reverse is true: Research suggests that higher costs are consistent with weaker returns. (See, for example, Shopping for Alpha: You Get What You Don’t Pay For at vanguard.com/research.)

Wouldn’t paying the highest fees allow you to purchase the services of the greatest talents and therefore get the best returns? As it turns out, the data don’t support that argument. The explanation is simple: Every dollar paid for management fees is a dollar less earning potential return. Keeping expenses down can help narrow the gap between what the markets return and what investors actually earn.

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That’s why Vanguard always seeks to minimize costs. Indexing, of course, is the purest expression of low-cost investing. In our actively managed funds, which are run by world-class advisors, we work to keep fees low. It’s a strategy that reflects decades of experience and research, boiled down to one tenet: The less you pay, the more you keep.

As always, thank you for investing with Vanguard.

Sincerely,


F. William McNabb III
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
September 11, 2014

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Advisors’ Report

For the 12 months ended August 31, 2014, Vanguard U.S. Growth Fund returned about 26%. This result matched that of the benchmark index and surpassed the average return of large-capitalization growth funds. Your fund is managed by five independent advisors, a strategy that enhances the fund’s diversification by providing exposure to distinct yet complementary investment approaches. It is not uncommon for different advisors to have different views about individual securities or the broader investment environment.

The table on page 13 presents the advisors, the percentage and amount of fund assets that each manages, and brief descriptions of their investment strategies. Each advisor has also prepared a discussion of the investment environment during the fiscal year and of how the portfolio’s positioning reflects this assessment. These reports were prepared on September 17, 2014.

Wellington Management Company, LLP

Portfolio Manager:

Andrew J. Shilling, CFA,
Senior Vice President

We aim for our portion of the fund to outperform growth benchmarks and, in the longer term, the broader market. We employ proprietary fundamental research and a rigorous valuation discipline to invest in large-capitalization companies with attractive growth characteristics. Our investment approach is based on identifying companies with a clear competitive advantage that will enable them to sustain above-average growth. We take a long-term perspective, because we believe that investors often underestimate the potential for growth.

Over the past 12 months, our portfolio benefited from strong security selection in health care and consumer staples. Stock picks were weaker in the energy sector. Sector allocation, a result of bottom-up stock selection decisions, detracted from relative performance, primarily because of a large overweight allocation to consumer discretionary. A marginal cash position in an upward-trending market also weighed on relative results.

Notable selections in health care included biotechnology company Gilead Sciences and specialty pharmaceutical firm Allergan, each of which returned more than 75%. In our weakest-performing sector, energy, oil-focused exploration and production company Cobalt International Energy and independent exploration and production company Anadarko Petroleum detracted from relative returns. We eliminated our position in Anadarko.

At the fiscal year’s close, we remain most overweight in the consumer discretionary sector, having added to our holdings in Home Depot and established a new position in Ross Stores. We further reduced our exposure to energy, which is now our largest underweight.

We continue to find attractively valued stocks with the characteristics we seek. Although we anticipate moderate growth globally, we are cautiously optimistic about the outlook for the U.S. economy

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and equity markets and are monitoring policy decisions and economic trends. We remain true to our process, seeking to invest in companies with high cash-flow returns on investment, strong balance sheets, experienced and proven management, and the ability to sustain above-average growth. We are confident that the portfolio is well-positioned as we look forward to the coming year.

Jackson Square Partners, LLC

Portfolio Managers:

Jeffrey S. Van Harte, CFA,
Chairman and Chief Investment Officer

Christopher J. Bonavico, CFA,
Equity Analyst

Christopher M. Ericksen, CFA,
Equity Analyst

Daniel J. Prislin, CFA,
Equity Analyst

Our portfolio’s strong relative performance in health care and consumer staples was partially offset by weak relative performance in financial services and materials and processing. The top contributors were holdings in Allergan, Adobe Systems, and EOG Resources. The largest individual detractors were Kinder Morgan and Teradata and an underweight allocation to Apple. We decided to sell our positions in Teradata and Apple.

Shifts in market sentiment during the 12 months suggest to us that many investors are struggling with accurately predicting the pace of global economic recovery. They appear to be assessing factors that threaten economic fundamentals, such as central bank actions and fiscal policy debates. In such an uncertain macroeconomic environment, we believe that the quality of a company’s business model, competitive position, and management may prove to be of utmost importance.

We remain consistent in our long-term investment philosophy. We want to own what we view as strong secular-growth companies with solid business models and competitive positions that we believe can grow market share and have the potential to deliver shareholder value in a variety of market environments.

William Blair & Company, L.L.C.

Portfolio Managers:

James Golan, CFA,
Partner

David Ricci, CFA,
Partner

The domestic equity market advanced considerably during the fiscal year, supported by positive economic data, continued corporate earnings growth, and accommodative monetary policy. The Russell 1000 Growth Index returned 26.29% for the 12 months ended August 31, 2014.

The portfolio’s performance was driven by stock selection. Health care was an area of strength; Gilead Sciences was the standout, and positions in Allergan and Covidien also added value. Other top contributors included Keurig Green

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Mountain (consumer staples) and Google (information technology). On the downside, our largest detractors included Citrix (information technology), Citigroup (financials), Stericycle (industrials), and Pandora Media (information technology).

Investors’ preference toward lower-valuation stocks, which persisted from March to May, was a modest drag on performance.

Looking forward, economic indicators appear to support continued business cycle expansion. The near-term risk of monetary policy tightening is mitigated by a lack of inflation and by the slow and steady pace of U.S. economic expansion. We remain focused on identifying high-quality companies whose stocks trade at attractive valuations relative to the expected growth and consistency of the businesses. We believe the portfolio is well suited to withstand a variety of market scenarios and add value over the long term.

Jennison Associates LLC

Portfolio Managers:

Kathleen A. McCarragher,
Managing Director

Blair A. Boyer, Managing Director

Jennison began managing a portion of the U.S. Growth Fund in February 2014. The early months were challenging, as the market took a sharp rotational shift away from risk assets. A correction in many higher-valuation stocks hurt our portfolio initially but also established a valuation base and set the stage for a refocus on fundamentals. As earnings reports largely confirmed the fundamental strength of our companies, performance rebounded.

Over the fiscal year, technology positions lagged their counterparts in the benchmark index, as declines in high-multiple stocks FireEye and Splunk moderated advances in Apple and LinkedIn. FireEye’s behavioral analysis technology and real-time threat detection and prevention platform have identified malware missed by other security products. Splunk’s software allows businesses to mine and make sense of burgeoning amounts of digital data. Apple’s strength reflected expanding global acceptance of its platform, especially in China, where iPhone sales surged. Online professional network LinkedIn’s revenue growth accelerated and its margins expanded.

In consumer discretionary, online apparel retailer ASOS’s investment in operations and new markets limited near-term margin expansion. In consumer staples, Whole Foods’ earnings and revenue fell short of expectations, reflecting intensifying competition in the organic and natural foods market.

Health care holdings were solid contributors to returns. Sales of Gilead Sciences’ new hepatitis C treatment were robust. Shire and Allergan rose on takeover bids.

Industrial positions also performed well. Canadian Pacific Railway’s strength reflected solid rail volumes and accelerating revenue growth prospects.

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Baillie Gifford Overseas Ltd.

Portfolio Manager:

Ian Tabberer, Investment Manager

Despite financial headlines preoccupied with “events” related to the Federal Reserve’s policy, equity markets enjoyed another very strong year. We believe that the steady domestic economic recovery creates a fertile opportunity for investors and an environment in which quality growth companies can prosper. Although we continue to monitor economic developments, our primary focus remains on fundamental company analysis, and our portfolio is built on stock-specific attractions.

We remain encouraged by the operating performance of a wide range of portfolio holdings, and our ongoing program of management meetings further underlines our confidence. For example, companies as diverse as biotechnology firm Seattle Genetics, motorcycle manufacturer Harley Davidson, and mortgage provider First Republic Bank all possess excellent long-term prospects, even if that is not always reflected in their short-term share price performance.

We believe that the companies that should fare best are those with strong management, durable competitive advantages, financial flexibility, and idiosyncratic, sustainable long-term growth prospects. Our enthusiasm for opportunities in the United States has resulted in a domestic bias to the portfolio, with a healthy representation in quality financial stocks and well-managed health care companies. Activity over the last 12 months has tended toward purchases of U.S. stocks, such as health insurer WellPoint and aggregates producer Vulcan Materials.

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Vanguard U.S. Growth Fund Investment Advisors   
 
  Fund Assets Managed   
Investment Advisor  %  $ Million  Investment Strategy 
Wellington Management  36  2,148  Employs proprietary fundamental research and a 
Company, LLP      rigorous valuation discipline in an effort to invest in 
      high-quality, large-cap, sustainable-growth companies. 
      The investment approach is based on the belief that 
      stock prices often overreact to short-term trends, and 
      that bottom-up, intensive research focused on 
      longer-term fundamentals can be used to identify 
      stocks that will outperform the market over time. 
Jackson Square Partners, LLC  36  2,124  Uses a bottom-up approach, seeking companies that 
      have large end-market potential, dominant business 
      models, and strong free cash flow generation that is 
      attractively priced compared with the intrinsic value of 
      the securities. 
William Blair & Company, L.L.C.  13  745  Uses a fundamental investment approach in pursuit of 
      superior long-term investment results from 
      growth-oriented companies with leadership positions 
      and strong market presence. 
Jennison Associates LLC  6  380  Uses a research-driven, fundamental investment 
      approach that relies on in-depth company knowledge 
      gleaned through meetings with management, 
      customers, and suppliers. 
Baillie Gifford Overseas Ltd.  6  374  Uses a fundamental approach to identify quality growth 
      companies. The firm considers the sustainability of 
      earnings growth to be a critical factor in evaluating a 
      company’s prospects. The firm looks for companies 
      with attractive industry backgrounds, strong 
      competitive positions within those industries, 
      high-quality earnings, and a favorable attitude toward 
      shareholders. 
Cash Investments  3  135  These short-term reserves are invested by Vanguard in 
      equity index products to simulate investment in stocks. 
      Each advisor may also maintain a modest cash 
      position. 

 

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U.S. Growth Fund

Fund Profile
As of August 31, 2014

Share-Class Characteristics   
  Investor  Admiral 
  Shares  Shares 
Ticker Symbol  VWUSX  VWUAX 
Expense Ratio1  0.45%  0.31% 
30-Day SEC Yield  0.49%  0.63% 

 

 

Portfolio Characteristics     
      DJ 
      U.S. 
    Russell  Total 
    1000  Market 
    Growth  FA 
  Fund  Index  Index 
Number of Stocks  167  675  3,709 
Median Market Cap  $53.6B  $58.6B  $48.0B 
Price/Earnings Ratio  28.7x  23.1x  20.7x 
Price/Book Ratio  4.7x  5.2x  2.7x 
Return on Equity  22.0%  23.7%  17.8% 
Earnings Growth       
Rate  20.9%  17.5%  15.3% 
Dividend Yield  0.9%  1.5%  1.8% 
Foreign Holdings  4.1%  0.0%  0.0% 
Turnover Rate  36%     
Short-Term Reserves  1.1%     

 

 

Volatility Measures     
    DJ 
    U.S. Total 
  Russell 1000  Market 
  Growth Index  FA Index 
R-Squared  0.96  0.91 
Beta  1.16  1.13 
These measures show the degree and timing of the fund’s fluctuations compared with the indexes over 36 months. 

 

 

Ten Largest Holdings (% of total net assets) 
Google Inc.  Internet Software &   
  Services  4.5% 
Apple Inc.  Computer Hardware  3.2 
MasterCard Inc.  Data Processing &   
  Outsourced Services  3.1 
Microsoft Corp.  Systems Software  2.9 
Celgene Corp.  Biotechnology  2.7 
Priceline Group Inc.  Internet Retail  2.6 
Visa Inc.  Data Processing &   
  Outsourced Services  2.3 
Gilead Sciences Inc.  Biotechnology  2.1 
QUALCOMM Inc.  Communications   
  Equipment  2.0 
Allergan Inc.  Pharmaceuticals  1.9 
Top Ten    27.3% 
The holdings listed exclude any temporary cash investments and equity index products.

 

Investment Focus

 

 

 

 

1 The expense ratios shown are from the prospectus dated April 22, 2014, and represent estimated costs for the current fiscal year. For the fiscal
year ended August 31, 2014, the expense ratios were 0.44% for Investor Shares and 0.30% for Admiral Shares.

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U.S. Growth Fund

Sector Diversification (% of equity exposure)

      DJ 
      U.S. 
    Russell  Total 
    1000  Market 
    Growth  FA 
  Fund  Index  Index 
Consumer Discretionary 21.0%  18.4%  12.6% 
Consumer Staples  6.5  10.2  8.1 
Energy  6.1  6.1  9.7 
Financials  7.7  5.1  17.3 
Health Care  14.9  13.4  13.3 
Industrials  6.7  12.0  11.2 
Information Technology 33.1  28.2  18.6 
Materials  2.8  4.2  3.9 
Other  0.5  0.0  0.0 
Telecommunication       
Services  0.6  2.3  2.2 
Utilities  0.1  0.1  3.1 

 

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U.S. Growth Fund

Performance Summary

All of the returns in this report represent past performance, which is not a guarantee of future results that may be achieved by the fund. (Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data cited. For performance data current to the most recent month-end, visit our website at vanguard.com/performance.) Note, too, that both investment returns and principal value can fluctuate widely, so an investor’s shares, when sold, could be worth more or less than their original cost. The returns shown do not reflect taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the sale of fund shares.

Cumulative Performance: August 31, 2004, Through August 31, 2014
Initial Investment of $10,000


 
      Average Annual Total Returns   
    Periods Ended August 31, 2014   
          Final Value 
    One  Five  Ten  of a $10,000 
    Year  Years  Years  Investment 
  U.S. Growth Fund*Investor Shares  26.29%  16.49%  8.53%  $22,666 
•••••••  Russell 1000 Growth Index  26.29  17.82  9.20  24,114 
– – – –  Large-Cap Growth Funds Average  25.10  15.80  8.01  21,606 
  Dow Jones U.S. Total Stock Market         
  Float Adjusted Index  24.68  17.29  9.00  23,678 
Large-Cap Growth Funds Average: Derived from data provided by Lipper, a Thomson Reuters Company.

 

 

        Final Value 
  One  Five  Ten  of a $50,000 
  Year  Years  Years  Investment 
U.S. Growth Fund Admiral Shares  26.44%  16.66%  8.73%  $115,418 
Russell 1000 Growth Index  26.29  17.82  9.20  120,570 
Dow Jones U.S. Total Stock Market Float         
Adjusted Index  24.68  17.29  9.00  118,391 

 

See Financial Highlights for dividend and capital gains information.

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U.S. Growth Fund

Fiscal-Year Total Returns (%): August 31, 2004, Through August 31, 2014


Average Annual Total Returns: Periods Ended June 30, 2014
This table presents returns through the latest calendar quarter—rather than through the end of the fiscal period.
Securities and Exchange Commission rules require that we provide this information.

  Inception  One  Five  Ten 
  Date  Year  Years  Years 
Investor Shares  1/6/1959  29.11%  18.16%  7.35% 
Admiral Shares  8/13/2001  29.27  18.34  7.55 

 

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U.S. Growth Fund

Financial Statements

Statement of Net Assets
As of August 31, 2014

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

      Market 
      Value  
    Shares  ($000) 
Common Stocks (96.8%)1     
Consumer Discretionary (20.6%)   
*  Priceline Group Inc.  122,652  152,617 
  Home Depot Inc.  1,042,775  97,499 
*  Liberty Interactive Corp.     
  Class A  2,948,241  87,032 
  L Brands Inc.  1,189,525  75,951 
  NIKE Inc. Class B  716,618  56,290 
  Harley-Davidson Inc.  746,319  47,436 
*  Discovery     
  Communications Inc.  1,023,737  43,990 
*  Netflix Inc.  78,140  37,323 
  Lowe’s Cos. Inc.  705,585  37,050 
*  AutoZone Inc.  66,805  35,997 
*  O’Reilly Automotive Inc.  222,671  34,732 
  Lennar Corp. Class A  877,670  34,387 
*  TripAdvisor Inc.  333,952  33,091 
  DR Horton Inc.  1,523,975  33,040 
  Starwood Hotels &     
  Resorts Worldwide Inc.  368,000  31,111 
*  Sally Beauty Holdings Inc.  1,077,645  30,045 
  Comcast Corp. Class A  544,610  29,807 
*  Amazon.com Inc.  86,341  29,273 
  Ross Stores Inc.  370,604  27,951 
  Wynn Resorts Ltd.  139,140  26,837 
  Dunkin’ Brands Group Inc.  596,775  25,984 
  Walt Disney Co.  288,900  25,966 
  Wyndham Worldwide Corp.   282,120  22,835 
  Harman International     
  Industries Inc.  183,850  21,157 
  Las Vegas Sands Corp.  270,905  18,018 
  Ralph Lauren Corp. Class A  104,225  17,635 
  BorgWarner Inc.  273,100  16,984 
  PVH Corp.  132,370  15,453 
*  Dollar General Corp.  219,000  14,014 
*  Discovery Communications     
  Inc. Class A  282,001  12,329 
  Michael Kors Holdings Ltd.  120,729  9,673 
  Inditex SA ADR  532,174  7,733 
  TJX Cos. Inc.  128,478  7,659 

 

      Market 
      Value  
    Shares  ($000) 
  Tesla Motors Inc.  24,195  6,525 
  Starbucks Corp.  70,231  5,465 
  Burberry Group plc  147,777  3,491 
  CarMax Inc.  58,429  3,062 
      1,215,442 
Consumer Staples (6.3%)     
  Walgreen Co.  1,470,787  89,012 
  Keurig Green Mountain Inc.  453,986  60,525 
  Mondelez International Inc.     
  Class A  892,160  32,287 
  CVS Caremark Corp.  399,570  31,746 
  Mead Johnson     
  Nutrition Co.  320,320  30,623 
*  Monster Beverage Corp.  343,451  30,364 
  Anheuser-Busch     
  InBev NV ADR  231,515  25,879 
  Colgate-Palmolive Co.  281,516  18,223 
  Whole Foods Market Inc.  358,580  14,035 
  Estee Lauder Cos. Inc.     
  Class A  130,000  9,988 
  Brown-Forman Corp.     
  Class B  89,220  8,267 
  Kraft Foods Group Inc.  136,697  8,051 
  Costco Wholesale Corp.  62,320  7,546 
  Altria Group Inc.  113,050  4,870 
      371,416 
Energy (5.8%)     
  EOG Resources Inc.  959,609  105,442 
  Williams Cos. Inc.  1,203,450  71,533 
  Kinder Morgan Inc.  1,017,050  40,946 
  Schlumberger Ltd.  340,322  37,313 
*  Continental Resources Inc.  141,520  22,826 
  Pioneer Natural     
  Resources Co.  103,809  21,660 
  Noble Energy Inc.  219,600  15,842 
  Apache Corp.  136,754  13,926 
*  Cobalt International     
  Energy Inc.  662,380  10,167 
  Ultra Petroleum Corp.  91,491  2,427 
      342,082 

 

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      Market 
      Value  
    Shares  ($000) 
Financials (7.3%)     
  Crown Castle     
  International Corp.  1,202,836  95,637 
  Intercontinental     
  Exchange Inc.  293,200  55,415 
  BlackRock Inc.  96,575  31,921 
  TD Ameritrade     
  Holding Corp.  873,945  28,936 
  American Express Co.  289,990  25,969 
*  Markel Corp.  34,210  22,572 
*  Affiliated Managers     
  Group Inc.  104,800  22,129 
  American Tower     
  Corporation  212,555  20,958 
  First Republic Bank  381,993  18,679 
  Citigroup Inc.  317,900  16,420 
  JPMorgan Chase & Co.  247,100  14,690 
  Berkshire Hathaway Inc.     
  Class B  106,874  14,668 
  US Bancorp  297,149  12,563 
  M&T Bank Corp.  98,824  12,218 
  Fairfax Financial     
  Holdings Ltd.  24,720  11,391 
  Progressive Corp.  449,259  11,240 
  Morgan Stanley  238,483  8,182 
  Goldman Sachs Group Inc.  32,392  5,802 
  Waddell & Reed     
  Financial Inc. Class A  23,885  1,302 
      430,692 
Health Care (14.5%)     
*  Celgene Corp.  1,667,839  158,478 
*  Gilead Sciences Inc.  1,131,612  121,739 
  Allergan Inc.  671,156  109,855 
  Novo Nordisk A/S ADR  1,485,939  68,294 
*  Biogen Idec Inc.  158,428  54,347 
  Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.  1,060,041  53,691 
  Perrigo Co. plc  267,550  39,795 
*  Actavis plc  143,085  32,477 
*  Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc.   296,908  27,782 
  Merck & Co. Inc.  458,139  27,539 
*  Regeneron     
  Pharmaceuticals Inc.  75,920  26,611 
*  IDEXX Laboratories Inc.  209,669  25,993 
  Johnson & Johnson  240,356  24,932 
*  IMS Health Holdings Inc.  730,865  20,391 
  WellPoint Inc.  158,624  18,481 
  Zoetis Inc.  306,100  10,848 
  BioMarin     
  Pharmaceutical Inc.  128,091  9,123 
  Alexion     
  Pharmaceuticals Inc.  50,139  8,488 
  Illumina Inc.  33,519  6,012 
  McKesson Corp.  28,640  5,586 
  Genomic Health Inc.  129,995  3,863 
  Seattle Genetics Inc.  43,030  1,894 
      856,219 

 

      Market 
      Value  
    Shares  ($000) 
Industrials (6.4%)     
  Equifax Inc.  627,255  49,403 
  Precision Castparts Corp.  154,013  37,588 
  Union Pacific Corp.  297,100  31,276 
  Nielsen NV  601,780  28,278 
*  IHS Inc. Class A  190,301  27,112 
  AMETEK Inc.  480,825  25,455 
  TransDigm Group Inc.  130,770  24,584 
  Safran SA ADR  1,332,840  21,725 
  Kansas City Southern  173,595  20,026 
*  Hertz Global Holdings Inc.  640,920  18,939 
  United Parcel Service Inc.     
  Class B  191,695  18,658 
*  Stericycle Inc.  153,900  18,291 
  Watsco Inc.  150,600  13,929 
  Canadian Pacific     
  Railway Ltd.  51,282  10,287 
  JB Hunt Transport     
  Services Inc.  133,650  10,097 
  Boeing Co.  57,673  7,313 
  NOW Inc.  173,790  5,740 
  Danaher Corp.  73,558  5,635 
  Rockwell Automation Inc.  31,189  3,637 
      377,973 
Information Technology (32.4%)   
  Apple Inc.  1,823,203  186,878 
  MasterCard Inc. Class A  2,396,532  181,681 
  Microsoft Corp.  3,736,855  169,765 
*  Google Inc. Class C  247,777  141,629 
  Visa Inc. Class A  633,545  134,641 
*  Google Inc. Class A  208,553  121,453 
  QUALCOMM Inc.  1,563,560  118,987 
*  Adobe Systems Inc.  1,431,920  102,955 
*  eBay Inc.  1,729,009  95,960 
  Intuit Inc.  1,093,275  90,939 
*  Equinix Inc.  324,100  70,738 
*  Facebook Inc. Class A  877,399  65,647 
*  Baidu Inc. ADR  300,425  64,447 
*  Cognizant Technology     
  Solutions Corp. Class A  1,147,990  52,498 
*  Yelp Inc. Class A  455,875  37,573 
*  salesforce.com inc  627,004  37,050 
*  Alliance Data     
  Systems Corp.  130,595  34,561 
*  FleetCor Technologies Inc.  224,329  32,234 
*  Red Hat Inc.  462,570  28,180 
  Texas Instruments Inc.  360,300  17,359 
*  Gartner Inc.  227,700  16,984 
*  ServiceNow Inc.  260,105  15,900 
*  VeriFone Systems Inc.  401,609  14,024 
*  Akamai Technologies Inc.  214,600  12,966 
  LinkedIn Corp. Class A  51,156  11,548 
*  Pandora Media Inc.  385,600  10,427 
  Oracle Corp.  224,959  9,343 
  Twitter Inc.  135,746  6,753 
  VMware Inc. Class A  64,194  6,328 

 

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      Market 
      Value  
    Shares  ($000) 
  F5 Networks Inc.  38,189  4,743 
  Workday Inc. Class A  51,026  4,647 
  Splunk Inc.  74,554  4,022 
  Linear Technology Corp.  84,547  3,814 
  FireEye Inc.  66,974  2,086 
  Altera Corp.  57,256  2,023 
  Xilinx Inc.  39,826  1,683 
      1,912,466 
Materials (2.6%)     
  Monsanto Co.  417,914  48,332 
  Syngenta AG ADR  425,925  30,713 
  Eagle Materials Inc.  245,470  25,016 
  Sherwin-Williams Co.  112,505  24,539 
  Praxair Inc.  106,540  14,015 
  Martin Marietta     
  Materials Inc.  75,330  9,865 
  Vulcan Materials Co.  60,780  3,852 
      156,332 
Other (0.4%)     
*,2  Uber Technologies PP  NA  21,854 
3  Vanguard Growth ETF  3,100  316 
      22,170 
Telecommunication Services (0.5%)   
*  SBA Communications Corp.   
  Class A  270,499  29,834 
Total Common Stocks     
(Cost $3,891,242)    5,714,626 
Preferred Stocks (0.1%)     
*,2  Cloudera, Inc. Pfd.     
  (Cost $4,369)  NA  6,818 
Temporary Cash Investments (3.3%)1   
Money Market Fund (2.7%)     
4,5  Vanguard Market     
  Liquidity Fund,     
  0.113%  158,064,772  158,065 

 

  Face  Market 
  Amount  Value  
  ($000)  ($000) 
Repurchase Agreement (0.5%)   
Bank of America Securities,   
LLC 0.050%, 9/2/14     
(Dated 8/29/14,     
Repurchase Value     
$32,600,000, collateralized   
by Federal Home Loan     
Mortgage Corp. 0.000%,   
12/17/29–5/4/37, with a     
value of $33,252,000)  32,600  32,600 
 
U.S. Government and Agency Obligations (0.1%) 
6,7 Federal Home Loan     
Bank Discount     
Notes, 0.080%, 9/24/14 7,000  6,999 
Total Temporary Cash Investments   
(Cost $197,665)    197,664 
Total Investments (100.2%)     
(Cost $4,093,276)    5,919,108 
Other Assets and Liabilities (-0.2%)   
Other Assets    14,105 
Liabilities5    (27,580) 
    (13,475) 
Net Assets (100%)    5,905,633 

 

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At August 31, 2014, net assets consisted of: 
  Amount 
  ($000) 
Paid-in Capital  3,743,856 
Undistributed Net Investment Income  15,219 
Accumulated Net Realized Gains  317,042 
Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)   
Investment Securities  1,825,832 
Futures Contracts  3,684 
Net Assets  5,905,633 
 
 
Investor Shares—Net Assets   
Applicable to 130,135,780 outstanding   
$.001 par value shares of beneficial   
interest (unlimited authorization)  4,037,871 
Net Asset Value Per Share—   
Investor Shares  $31.03 
 
 
Admiral Shares—Net Assets   
Applicable to 23,239,371 outstanding   
$.001 par value shares of beneficial   
interest (unlimited authorization)  1,867,762 
Net Asset Value Per Share—   
Admiral Shares  $80.37 

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 99.0% and 1.1%, respectively, of
net assets.
2 Restricted security represents 0.5% of net assets. Shares not applicable for these private placements.
3 Considered an affiliated company of the fund as the issuer is another member of The Vanguard Group.
4 Affiliated money market fund available only to Vanguard funds and certain trusts and accounts managed by Vanguard. Rate shown is
the 7-day yield.
5 Includes $47,000 of collateral received for securities on loan.
6 The issuer operates under a congressional charter; its securities are generally neither guaranteed by the U.S. Treasury nor backed by
the full faith and credit of the U.S. government.
7 Securities with a value of $6,500,000 have been segregated as initial margin for open futures contracts.
ADR—American Depositary Receipt.
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.

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Statement of Operations

  Year Ended 
  August 31, 2014 
  ($000) 
Investment Income   
Income   
Dividends1,2  53,391 
Interest1  208 
Securities Lending  48 
Total Income  53,647 
Expenses   
Investment Advisory Fees—Note B   
Basic Fee  9,145 
Performance Adjustment  (584) 
The Vanguard Group—Note C   
Management and Administrative—Investor Shares  9,759 
Management and Administrative—Admiral Shares  1,829 
Marketing and Distribution—Investor Shares  520 
Marketing and Distribution—Admiral Shares  193 
Custodian Fees  59 
Auditing Fees  34 
Shareholders’ Reports—Investor Shares  101 
Shareholders’ Reports—Admiral Shares  11 
Trustees’ Fees and Expenses  12 
Total Expenses  21,079 
Expenses Paid Indirectly  (95) 
Net Expenses  20,984 
Net Investment Income  32,663 
Realized Net Gain (Loss)   
Investment Securities Sold1  449,967 
Futures Contracts  20,957 
Foreign Currencies  3 
Realized Net Gain (Loss)  470,927 
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)   
Investment Securities  627,817 
Futures Contracts  6,215 
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)  634,032 
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations  1,137,622 
1 Dividend income, interest income, and realized net gain (loss) from affiliated companies of the fund were $4,000, $196,000, and
$0, respectively.
2 Dividends are net of foreign withholding taxes of $610,000.

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

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Statement of Changes in Net Assets

  Year Ended August 31, 
  2014  2013 
  ($000)  ($000) 
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets     
Operations     
Net Investment Income  32,663  25,716 
Realized Net Gain (Loss)  470,927  354,950 
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)  634,032  341,747 
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations  1,137,622  722,413 
Distributions     
Net Investment Income     
Investor Shares  (13,264)  (15,893) 
Admiral Shares  (7,331)  (6,323) 
Realized Capital Gain     
Investor Shares     
Admiral Shares     
Total Distributions  (20,595)  (22,216) 
Capital Share Transactions     
Investor Shares  107,698  (371,753) 
Admiral Shares  403,334  104,599 
Net Increase (Decrease) from Capital Share Transactions  511,032  (267,154) 
Total Increase (Decrease)  1,628,059  433,043 
Net Assets     
Beginning of Period  4,277,574  3,844,531 
End of Period1  5,905,633  4,277,574 
1 Net Assets—End of Period includes undistributed (overdistributed) net investment income of $15,219,000 and $4,793,000.

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

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Financial Highlights

Investor Shares           
 
For a Share Outstanding  Year Ended August 31, 
Throughout Each Period  2014  2013  2012  2011  2010 
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period  $24.67  $20.79  $18.12  $14.75  $14.83 
Investment Operations           
Net Investment Income  .168  .134  .068  .1081  .105 
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)           
on Investments  6.303  3.861  2.679  3.370  (.099) 
Total from Investment Operations  6.471  3.995  2.747  3.478  .006 
Distributions           
Dividends from Net Investment Income  (.111)  (.115)  (.077)  (.108)  (.086) 
Distributions from Realized Capital Gains           
Total Distributions  (.111)  (.115)  (.077)  (.108)  (.086) 
Net Asset Value, End of Period  $31.03  $24.67  $20.79  $18.12  $14.75 
 
Total Return2  26.29%  19.31%  15.22%  23.58%  -0.02% 
 
Ratios/Supplemental Data           
Net Assets, End of Period (Millions)  $4,038  $3,137  $2,975  $2,893  $2,796 
Ratio of Total Expenses to           
Average Net Assets3  0.44%  0.45%  0.45%  0.44%  0.45% 
Ratio of Net Investment Income to           
Average Net Assets  0.59%  0.59%  0.35%  0.61%1  0.66% 
Portfolio Turnover Rate  36%  38%  43%  89%  74% 
1 Net investment income per share and the ratio of net investment income to average net assets include $.016 and 0.09%, respectively,
resulting from a special dividend from VeriSign Inc. in December 2010.
2 Total returns do not include account service fees that may have applied in the periods shown. Fund prospectuses provide information about
any applicable account service fees.
3 Includes performance-based investment advisory fee increases (decreases) of (0.01%), (0.01%), (0.01%), (0.01%), and (0.03%).

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

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Financial Highlights

Admiral Shares           
 
For a Share Outstanding  Year Ended August 31, 
Throughout Each Period  2014  2013  2012  2011  2010 
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period  $63.91  $53.85  $46.94  $38.20  $38.41 
Investment Operations           
Net Investment Income  . 557  .440  . 258  .3451  .338 
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)           
on Investments  16.293  10.002  6.924  8.734  (.256) 
Total from Investment Operations  16.850  10.442  7.182  9.079  .082 
Distributions           
Dividends from Net Investment Income  (.390)  (.382)  (. 272)  (. 339)  (. 292) 
Distributions from Realized Capital Gains           
Total Distributions  (.390)  (.382)  (. 272)  (. 339)  (. 292) 
Net Asset Value, End of Period  $80.37  $63.91  $53.85  $46.94  $38.20 
 
Total Return  26.44%  19.51%  15.38%  23.77%  0.13% 
 
Ratios/Supplemental Data           
Net Assets, End of Period (Millions)  $1,868  $1,141  $869  $678  $737 
Ratio of Total Expenses to           
Average Net Assets2  0.30%  0.31%  0.31%  0.30%  0.29% 
Ratio of Net Investment Income to           
Average Net Assets  0.73%  0.73%  0.49%  0.75%1  0.82% 
Portfolio Turnover Rate  36%  38%  43%  89%  74% 
1 Net investment income per share and the ratio of net investment income to average net assets include $.041 and 0.09%, respectively,
resulting from a special dividend from VeriSign Inc. in December 2010.
2 Includes performance-based investment advisory fee increases (decreases) of (0.01%), (0.01%), (0.01%), (0.01%), and (0.03%).

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

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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, service, and account-size criteria.

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

1. Security Valuation: Securities are valued as of the close of trading on the New York Stock Exchange (generally 4 p.m., Eastern time) on the valuation date. Equity securities are valued at the latest quoted sales prices or official closing prices taken from the primary market in which each security trades; such securities not traded on the valuation date are valued at the mean of the latest quoted bid and asked prices. Securities for which market quotations are not readily available, or whose values have been materially affected by events occurring before the fund’s pricing time but after the close of the securities’ primary markets, are valued by methods deemed by the board of trustees to represent fair value. Investments in Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund are valued at that fund’s net asset value. Temporary cash investments 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 using exchange rates obtained from an independent third party as of the fund’s pricing time on the valuation date. Realized gains (losses) and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investment securities include the effects of changes in exchange rates since the securities were purchased, combined with the effects of changes in security prices. Fluctuations in the value of other assets and liabilities resulting from changes in exchange rates are recorded as unrealized foreign currency gains (losses) until the assets or liabilities are settled in cash, at which time they are recorded as realized foreign currency gains (losses).

3. Futures Contracts: The fund uses index futures contracts to a limited extent, with the objective of maintaining full exposure to the stock market while maintaining liquidity. The fund may purchase or sell futures contracts to achieve a desired level of investment, whether to accommodate portfolio turnover or cash flows from capital share transactions. The primary risks associated with the use of futures contracts are imperfect correlation between changes in market values of stocks held by the fund and the prices of futures contracts, and the possibility of an illiquid market. Counterparty risk involving futures is mitigated because a regulated clearinghouse is the counterparty instead of the clearing broker. To further mitigate counterparty risk, the fund trades futures contracts on an exchange, monitors the financial strength of its clearing brokers and clearinghouse, and has entered into clearing agreements with its clearing brokers. The clearinghouse imposes initial margin requirements to secure the fund’s performance and requires daily settlement of variation margin representing changes in the market value of each contract.

Futures contracts are valued at their quoted daily settlement prices. The aggregate settlement values of the contracts are not recorded in the Statement of Net Assets. 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 futures gains (losses).

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During the year ended August 31, 2014, the fund’s average investments in long and short futures contracts represented 3% and 0% of net assets, respectively, based on the average of aggregate settlement values at each quarter-end during the period.

4. Repurchase Agreements: The fund enters into repurchase agreements with institutional counterparties. Securities pledged as collateral to the fund under repurchase agreements are held by a custodian bank until the agreements mature. Each agreement requires that the market value of the collateral be sufficient to cover payments of interest and principal. The fund further mitigates its counterparty risk by entering into repurchase agreements only with a diverse group of prequalified counterparties, monitoring their financial strength, and entering into master repurchase agreements with its counterparties. The master repurchase agreements provide that, in the event of a counterparty’s default (including bankruptcy), the fund may terminate any repurchase agreements with that counterparty, determine the net amount owed, and sell or retain the collateral up to the net amount owed to the fund. Such action may be subject to legal proceedings, which may delay or limit the disposition of collateral.

5. Federal Income Taxes: The fund intends to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company and distribute all of its taxable income. Management has analyzed the fund’s tax positions taken for all open federal income tax years (August 31, 2011–2014), and has concluded that no provision for federal income tax is required in the fund’s financial statements.

6. Distributions: Distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date.

7. Securities Lending: To earn additional income, the fund lends its securities to qualified institutional borrowers. Security loans are required to be secured at all times by collateral in an amount at least equal to the market value of securities loaned. Daily market fluctuations could cause the value of loaned securities to be more or less than the value of the collateral received. When this occurs, the collateral is adjusted and settled on the next business day. The fund further mitigates its counterparty risk by entering into securities lending transactions only with a diverse group of prequalified counterparties, monitoring their financial strength, and entering into master securities lending agreements with its counterparties. The master securities lending agreements provide that, in the event of a counterparty’s default (including bankruptcy), the fund may terminate any loans with that borrower, determine the net amount owed, and sell or retain the collateral up to the net amount owed to the fund; however, such actions may be subject to legal proceedings. While collateral mitigates counterparty risk, in the absence of a default the fund may experience delays and costs in recovering the securities loaned. The fund invests cash collateral received in Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund, and records a liability in the Statement of Net Assets for the return of the collateral, during the period the securities are on loan. Securities lending income represents fees charged to borrowers plus income earned on invested cash collateral, less expenses associated with the loan.

8. Credit Facility: The fund and certain other funds managed by The Vanguard Group participate in a $2.89 billion committed credit facility provided by a syndicate of lenders pursuant to a credit agreement that may be renewed annually; each fund is individually liable for its borrowings, if any, under the credit facility. Borrowings may be utilized for temporary and emergency purposes, and are subject to the fund’s regulatory and contractual borrowing restrictions. The participating funds are charged administrative fees and an annual commitment fee of 0.06% of the undrawn amount of the facility; these fees are allocated to the funds based on a method approved by the fund’s board of trustees and included in Management and Administrative expenses on the fund’s Statement of Operations. Any borrowings under this facility bear interest at a rate equal to the higher of the federal funds rate or LIBOR reference rate plus an agreed-upon spread.

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The fund had no borrowings outstanding at August 31, 2014, or at any time during the period then ended.

9. Other: Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Interest income includes income distributions received from Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund and is accrued daily. Premiums and discounts on debt securities purchased are amortized and accreted, respectively, to interest income over the lives of the respective securities. Security transactions are accounted for on the date securities are bought or sold. Costs used to determine realized gains (losses) on the sale of investment securities are those of the specific securities sold.

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. Wellington Management Company, LLP, Jackson Square Partners, LLC, William Blair & Company, L.L.C., and beginning in February 2014, Jennison Associates LLC and Baillie Gifford Overseas Ltd. each provide investment advisory services to a portion of the fund for a fee calculated at an annual percentage rate of average net assets managed by the advisor. The basic fee of Wellington Management Company, LLP, and Jackson Square Partners, LLC are subject to quarterly adjustments based on performance for the preceding three years relative to the Russell 1000 Growth Index. The basic fee of William Blair & Company, L.L.C., is subject to quarterly adjustments based on performance for the preceding five years relative to the Russell 1000 Growth Index. In accordance with the advisory contracts entered into with Jennison Associates LLC and Baillie Gifford Overseas Ltd., beginning March 1, 2015, the investment advisory fees will be subject to quarterly adjustments based on performance since February 28, 2014, relative to the Russell 1000 Growth Index and the S&P 500 Index, respectively.

The Vanguard Group manages the cash reserves of the fund on an at-cost basis.

For the year ended August 31, 2014, the aggregate investment advisory fee represented an effective annual basic rate of 0.18% of the fund’s average net assets, before a decrease of $584,000 (0.01%) 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 based on methods approved by the board of trustees. The fund has committed to provide up to 0.40% of its net assets in capital contributions to Vanguard. At August 31, 2014, the fund had contributed capital of $579,000 to Vanguard (included in Other Assets), representing 0.01% of the fund’s net assets and 0.23% 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. For the year ended August 31, 2014, these arrangements reduced the fund’s expenses by $95,000 (an annual rate of 0.00% of average net assets).

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E. Various inputs may be used to determine the value of the fund’s investments. These inputs are summarized in three broad levels for financial statement purposes. The inputs or methodologies used to value securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

Level 1—Quoted prices in active markets for identical securities.
Level 2—Other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.).
Level 3—Significant unobservable inputs (including the fund’s own assumptions used to determine the fair value of investments).

The following table summarizes the market value of the fund’s investments as of August 31, 2014, based on the inputs used to value them:

  Level 1  Level 2  Level 3 
Investments  ($000)  ($000)  ($000) 
Common Stocks  5,689,281  3,491  21,854 
Preferred Stocks      6,818 
Temporary Cash Investments  158,065  39,599   
Futures Contracts—Assets1  337     
Total  5,847,683  43,090  28,672 
1 Represents variation margin on the last day of the reporting period.

F. At August 31, 2014, the aggregate settlement value of open futures contracts and the related unrealized appreciation (depreciation) were:

      ($000) 
      Aggregate   
    Number of  Settlement  Unrealized 
    Long (Short)  Value  Appreciation 
Futures Contracts  Expiration  Contracts  Long (Short)  (Depreciation) 
S&P 500 Index  September 2014  132  66,046  2,569 
E-mini S&P 500 Index  September 2014  545  54,538  754 
E-mini S&P Mid-Cap 400 Index  September 2014  94  13,509  361 
        3,684 

Unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on open futures contracts is required to be treated as realized gain (loss) for tax purposes.

G. 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.

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U.S. Growth Fund

The fund used a tax accounting practice to treat a portion of the price of capital shares redeemed during the year as distributions from net investment income and realized capital gains. Accordingly, the fund has reclassified $1,691,000 from undistributed net investment income, and $16,400,000 from accumulated net realized gains, to paid-in capital.

The fund used capital loss carryforwards of $139,278,000, including $16,085,000 acquired in connection with the acquisition of Vanguard Growth Equity Fund in February 2014 (see note J), to offset taxable capital gains realized during the year ended August 31, 2014, reducing the amount of capital gains that would otherwise be available to distribute to shareholders. For tax purposes, at August 31, 2014, the fund had $26,405,000 of ordinary income and 321,705,000 of long-term capital gains available for distribution.

At August 31, 2014, the cost of investment securities for tax purposes was $4,093,572,000. Net unrealized appreciation of investment securities for tax purposes was $1,825,536,000, consisting of unrealized gains of $1,851,553,000 on securities that had risen in value since their purchase and $26,017,000 in unrealized losses on securities that had fallen in value since their purchase.

H. During the year ended August 31, 2014, the fund purchased $1,826,537,000 of investment securities, including $530,377,000 of securities acquired in connection with acquisition of Vanguard Growth Equity Fund, and sold $2,068,712,000 of investment securities, other than temporary cash investments.

I. Capital share transactions for each class of shares were:       
  Year Ended August 31, 
    2014      2013 
  Amount  Shares  Amount  Shares 
  ($000)  (000)  ($000)  (000) 
Investor Shares         
Issued  198,913  6,949  169,396  7,593 
Issued in Connection with Acquisition of         
Vanguard Growth Equity Fund  799,108  27,203     
Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions  13,072  475  15,668  744 
Redeemed  (903,395)  (31,625)  (556,817)  (24,331) 
Net Increase (Decrease)—Investor Shares  107,698  3,002  (371,753)  (15,994) 
Admiral Shares         
Issued  621,315  8,329  282,037  4,731 
Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions  6,850  96  5,877  108 
Redeemed  (224,831)  (3,034)  (183,315)  (3,130) 
Net Increase (Decrease)—Admiral Shares  403,334  5,391  104,599  1,709 

J. On February 21, 2014, the fund acquired all the net assets of Vanguard Growth Equity Fund pursuant to a plan of reorganization approved by the funds’ board of trustees on September 26, 2013. The purpose of the transaction was to combine two funds with comparable investment objectives. The acquisition was accomplished by a tax-free exchange of 27,203,000 of the U.S. Growth Fund’s capital shares for the 48,088,000 shares of Growth Equity Fund outstanding on February 21, 2014. Investor shares of Growth Equity Fund were exchanged for Investor shares of U.S. Growth Fund.

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U.S. Growth Fund

Growth Equity Fund’s net assets of $799,108,000, including $212,286,000 of unrealized appreciation, were combined with U.S. Growth Fund’s net assets of $4,939,397,000, resulting in combined net assets of $5,738,505,000 on February 21, 2014.

Assuming that the acquisition had been completed on September 1, 2013, the beginning of the fund’s reporting period, the fund’s pro forma results of operations for the year ended August 31, 2014, would be:

  ($000) 
Net Investment Income  34,930 
Realized Net Gain (Loss)  522,769 
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)  701,051 
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations  1,258,750 

Because the combined funds have been managed as a single integrated fund since the acquisition was completed, it is not practical to separate the results of operations of Vanguard Growth Equity Fund that have been included in the fund’s statement of operations since February 21, 2014.

K. Management has determined that no material events or transactions occurred subsequent to August 31, 2014, that would require recognition or disclosure in these financial statements.

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Report of Independent Registered
Public Accounting Firm

To the Board of Trustees of Vanguard World Fund and the Shareholders of Vanguard U.S. Growth Fund:

In our opinion, the accompanying statement of net assets and the related statements of operations and of changes in net assets and the financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Vanguard U.S. Growth Fund (constituting a separate portfolio of Vanguard World Fund, hereafter referred to as the “Fund”) at August 31, 2014, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements and financial highlights (hereafter referred to as “financial statements”) are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits, which included confirmation of securities at August 31, 2014 by correspondence with the custodians and brokers and by agreement to the underlying ownership records of the transfer agent, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

/s/PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
October 10, 2014

 


Special 2014 tax information (unaudited) for Vanguard U.S. Growth Fund

This information for the fiscal year ended August 31, 2014, is included pursuant to provisions of the Internal Revenue Code.

The fund distributed $16,400,000 as capital gain dividends (from net long-term capital gains) to shareholders during the fiscal year.

The fund distributed $20,595,000 of qualified dividend income to shareholders during the fiscal year.

For corporate shareholders, 100% of investment income (dividend income plus short-term gains, if any) qualifies for the dividends-received deduction.

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Your Fund’s After-Tax Returns

This table presents returns for your fund both before and after taxes. The after-tax returns are shown in two ways: (1) assuming that an investor owned the fund during the entire period and paid taxes on the fund’s distributions, and (2) assuming that an investor paid taxes on the fund’s distributions and sold all shares at the end of each period.

Calculations are based on the highest individual federal income tax and capital gains tax rates in effect at the times of the distributions and the hypothetical sales. State and local taxes were not considered. After-tax returns reflect any qualified dividend income, using actual prior-year figures and estimates for 2014. (In the example, returns after the sale of fund shares may be higher than those assuming no sale. This occurs when the sale would have produced a capital loss. The calculation assumes that the investor received a tax deduction for the loss.)

The table shows returns for Investor Shares only; returns for other share classes will differ. Please note that your actual after-tax returns will depend on your tax situation and may differ from those shown. Also note that if you own the fund in a tax-deferred account, such as an individual retirement account or a 401(k) plan, this information does not apply to you. Such accounts are not subject to current taxes.

Finally, keep in mind that a fund’s performance—whether before or after taxes—does not guarantee future results.

Average Annual Total Returns: U.S. Growth Fund Investor Shares
Periods Ended August 31, 2014

  One  Five  Ten 
  Year  Years  Years 
Returns Before Taxes  26.29%  16.49%  8.53% 
Returns After Taxes on Distributions  26.17  16.39  8.44 
Returns After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares  14.96  13.36  6.98 

 

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About Your Fund’s Expenses

As a shareholder of the fund, you incur ongoing costs, which include costs for portfolio management, administrative services, and shareholder reports (like this one), among others. Operating expenses, which are deducted from a fund’s gross income, directly reduce the investment return of the fund.

A fund’s expenses are expressed as a percentage of its average net assets. This figure is known as the expense ratio. The following examples are intended to help you understand the ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in your fund and to compare these costs with those of other mutual funds. The examples are based on an investment of $1,000 made at the beginning of the period shown and held for the entire period.

The accompanying table illustrates your fund’s costs in two ways:

• Based on actual fund return. This section helps you to estimate the actual expenses that you paid over the period. The ”Ending Account Value“ shown is derived from the fund‘s actual return, and the third column shows the dollar amount that would have been paid by an investor who started with $1,000 in the fund. You may use the information here, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period.

To do so, simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number given for your fund under the heading ”Expenses Paid During Period.“

• Based on hypothetical 5% yearly return. This section is intended to help you compare your fund‘s costs with those of other mutual funds. It assumes that the fund had a yearly return of 5% before expenses, but that the expense ratio is unchanged. In this case—because the return used is not the fund’s actual return—the results do not apply to your investment. The example is useful in making comparisons because the Securities and Exchange Commission requires all mutual funds to calculate expenses based on a 5% return. You can assess your fund’s costs by comparing this hypothetical example with the hypothetical examples that appear in shareholder reports of other funds.

Note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight and help you compare ongoing costs only and do not reflect transaction costs incurred by the fund for buying and selling securities. Further, the expenses do not include any purchase, redemption, or account service fees described in the fund prospectus. If such fees were applied to your account, your costs would be higher. Your fund does not carry a “sales load.”

The calculations assume no shares were bought or sold during the period. Your actual costs may have been higher or lower, depending on the amount of your investment and the timing of any purchases or redemptions.

You can find more information about the fund’s expenses, including annual expense ratios, in the Financial Statements section of this report. For additional information on operating expenses and other shareholder costs, please refer to your fund’s current prospectus.

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Six Months Ended August 31, 2014       
  Beginning  Ending  Expenses 
  Account Value  Account Value  Paid During 
U.S. Growth Fund  2/28/2014  8/31/2014  Period 
Based on Actual Fund Return       
Investor Shares  $1,000.00  $1,042.32  $2.32 
Admiral Shares  1,000.00  1,043.22  1.60 
Based on Hypothetical 5% Yearly Return       
Investor Shares  $1,000.00  $1,022.94  $2.29 
Admiral Shares  1,000.00  1,023.64  1.58 
The calculations are based on expenses incurred in the most recent six-month period. The fund’s annualized six-month expense ratios for that
period are 0.45% for Investor Shares and 0.31% for Admiral Shares. The dollar amounts shown as “Expenses Paid” are equal to the
annualized expense ratio multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days in the most recent
six-month period, then divided by the number of days in the most recent 12-month period.

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Trustees Approve Advisory Arrangements

The board of trustees of Vanguard U.S. Growth Fund approved a new advisory agreement with Jackson Square Partners, LLC (Jackson Square), for the reasons described below. The board had previously renewed the fund’s investment advisory arrangements with Baillie Gifford Overseas Ltd. (Baillie Gifford), Jennison Associates LLC (Jennison), Wellington Management Company, LLP (Wellington Management), and William Blair & Company, L.L.C. (William Blair). Please see the fund’s semiannual report dated February 28, 2014, for more information about the board’s approval of the arrangements with Baillie Gifford, Jennison, Wellington Management, and William Blair.

In April 2014, the Focus Growth team of Delaware Investments Fund Advisers (Delaware Investments) completed its spinoff to create a new advisor, Jackson Square, which is jointly owned by the Focus Growth team and an affiliate of Delaware Investments. This new corporate structure triggered the automatic termination of the former advisory agreement with Delaware Investments, as required by law. The new agreement is identical in all material respects to the former agreement with Delaware Investments (which was previously renewed by the board), except for the date of the agreement.

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

Nature, extent, and quality of services
The board considered the quality of the fund’s investment management services over both the short and long term, and took into account the organizational depth and stability of each advisor. The board noted that Jackson Square invests primarily in common stocks of large-capitalization, growth-oriented companies that it believes have long-term capital appreciation potential and expect to grow faster than the U.S. economy. Jackson Square uses a bottom-up approach, seeking companies that have large-end market potential, dominant business models, and strong free cash flow generation that is attractively priced compared to the intrinsic value of securities. Members of Jackson Square’s management team have managed a portion of the fund since 2010.

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

Investment performance
The board considered the short- and long-term performance of the fund and the advisor, including any periods of outperformance or underperformance relative to a benchmark index and peer group. The board concluded that the performance was such that the advisory arrangement should continue. Information about the fund’s most recent performance can be found in the Performance Summary section of this report.

Cost
The board concluded that the fund’s expense ratio was below the average expense ratio charged by funds in its peer group and that the fund’s advisory fee rate was also well below its peer-group average. Information about the fund’s expenses appears in the About Your Fund’s Expenses section of this report as well as in the Financial Statements section, which also includes information about the fund’s advisory fee rate.

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The board did not consider the profitability of Jackson Square in determining whether to approve the advisory fee, because Jackson Square is independent of Vanguard, and the advisory fee is the result of arm’s-length negotiations.

The benefit of economies of scale
The board concluded that the fund’s shareholders benefit from economies of scale because of breakpoints in the advisory fee schedule. The breakpoints reduce the effective rate of the fee as the fund’s assets managed by the advisor increase.

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

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Glossary

30-Day SEC Yield. A fund’s 30-day SEC yield is derived using a formula specified by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Under the formula, data related to the fund’s security holdings in the previous 30 days are used to calculate the fund’s hypothetical net income for that period, which is then annualized and divided by the fund’s estimated average net assets over the calculation period. For the purposes of this calculation, a security’s income is based on its current market yield to maturity (for bonds), its actual income (for asset-backed securities), or its projected dividend yield (for stocks). Because the SEC yield represents hypothetical annualized income, it will differ—at times significantly—from the fund’s actual experience. As a result, the fund’s income distributions may be higher or lower than implied by the SEC yield.

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%. For this report, beta is based on returns over the past 36 months for both the fund and the index. Note that a fund’s beta should be reviewed in conjunction with its R-squared (see definition). 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.

Dividend Yield. Dividend income earned by stocks, expressed as a percentage of the aggregate market value (or of net asset value, for a fund). The yield is determined by dividing the amount of the annual dividends by the aggregate value (or net asset value) at the end of the period. For a fund, the dividend yield is based solely on stock holdings and does not include any income produced by other investments.

Earnings Growth Rate. The average annual rate of growth in earnings over the past five years for the stocks now in a fund.

Equity Exposure. A measure that reflects a fund’s investments in stocks and stock futures. Any holdings in short-term reserves are excluded.

Expense Ratio. A fund’s total annual operating expenses expressed as a percentage of the fund’s average net assets. The expense ratio includes management and administrative expenses, but does not include the transaction costs of buying and selling portfolio securities.

Foreign Holdings. The percentage of a fund represented by securities or depositary receipts of companies based outside the United States.

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

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.

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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. For this report, R-squared is based on returns over the past 36 months for both the fund and the index.

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). The turnover rate excludes in-kind transactions, which have minimal impact on costs.

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The People Who Govern Your Fund

The trustees of your mutual fund are there to see that the fund is operated and managed in your best interests since, as a shareholder, you are a part owner of the fund. Your fund’s trustees also serve on the board of directors of The Vanguard Group, Inc., which is owned by the Vanguard funds and provides services to them on an at-cost basis.

A majority of Vanguard’s board members are independent, meaning that they have no affiliation with Vanguard or the funds they oversee, apart from the sizable personal investments they have made as private individuals. The independent board members have distinguished backgrounds in business, academia, and public service. Each of the trustees and executive officers oversees 177 Vanguard funds.

The following table provides information for each trustee and executive officer of the fund. More information about the trustees is in the Statement of Additional Information, which can be obtained, without charge, by contacting Vanguard at 800-662-7447, or online at vanguard.com.

InterestedTrustee1  and Delphi Automotive LLP (automotive components); 
  Senior Advisor at New Mountain Capital. 
F. William McNabb III   
Born 1957. Trustee Since July 2009. Chairman of the  Amy Gutmann 
Board. Principal Occupation(s) During the Past Five  Born 1949. Trustee Since June 2006. Principal 
Years: Chairman of the Board of The Vanguard Group,  Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years: President of 
Inc., and of each of the investment companies served  the University of Pennsylvania; Christopher H. Browne 
by The Vanguard Group, since January 2010; Director  Distinguished Professor of Political Science, School of 
of The Vanguard Group since 2008; Chief Executive  Arts and Sciences, and Professor of Communication, 
Officer and President of The Vanguard Group, and of  Annenberg School for Communication, with secondary 
each of the investment companies served by The  faculty appointments in the Department of Philosophy, 
Vanguard Group, since 2008; Director of Vanguard  School of Arts and Sciences, and at the Graduate 
Marketing Corporation; Managing Director of The  School of Education, University of Pennsylvania; 
Vanguard Group (1995–2008).  Trustee of the National Constitution Center; Chair 
  of the Presidential Commission for the Study of 
  Bioethical Issues. 
IndependentTrustees   
  JoAnn Heffernan Heisen 
Emerson U. Fullwood  Born 1950. Trustee Since July 1998. Principal 
Born 1948. Trustee Since January 2008. Principal  Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years: Corporate 
Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years: Executive  Vice President and Chief Global Diversity Officer 
Chief Staff and Marketing Officer for North America  (retired 2008) and Member of the Executive 
and Corporate Vice President (retired 2008) of Xerox  Committee (1997–2008) of Johnson & Johnson 
Corporation (document management products and  (pharmaceuticals/medical devices/consumer 
services); Executive in Residence and 2009–2010  products); Director of Skytop Lodge Corporation 
Distinguished Minett Professor at the Rochester  (hotels), the University Medical Center at Princeton, 
Institute of Technology; Director of SPX Corporation  the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, and the Center 
(multi-industry manufacturing), the United Way of  for Talent Innovation; Member of the Advisory Board 
Rochester, Amerigroup Corporation (managed health  of the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs 
care), the University of Rochester Medical Center,  at Syracuse University. 
Monroe Community College Foundation, and North   
Carolina A&T University.  F. Joseph Loughrey 
  Born 1949. Trustee Since October 2009. Principal 
Rajiv L. Gupta  Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years: President
Born 1945. Trustee Since December 2001.2  and Chief Operating Officer (retired 2009) of Cummins 
Principal Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years:  Inc. (industrial machinery); Chairman of the Board 
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (retired 2009)  of Hillenbrand, Inc. (specialized consumer services), 
and President (2006–2008) of Rohm and Haas Co.  and of Oxfam America; Director of SKF AB (industrial 
(chemicals); Director of Tyco International, Ltd.  machinery), Hyster-Yale Materials Handling, Inc. 
(diversified manufacturing and services), Hewlett-  (forklift trucks), the Lumina Foundation for Education, 
Packard Co. (electronic computer manufacturing),   

 


 

and the V Foundation for Cancer Research; Member  Executive Officers   
of the Advisory Council for the College of Arts and     
Letters and of the Advisory Board to the Kellogg  Glenn Booraem   
Institute for International Studies, both at the  Born 1967. Controller Since July 2010. Principal 
University of Notre Dame.  Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years: Principal 
  of The Vanguard Group, Inc.; Controller of each of 
Mark Loughridge  the investment companies served by The Vanguard 
Born 1953. Trustee Since March 2012. Principal  Group; Assistant Controller of each of the investment 
Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years: Senior Vice  companies served by The Vanguard Group (2001–2010). 
President and Chief Financial Officer (retired 2013)     
at IBM (information technology services); Fiduciary  Thomas J. Higgins   
Member of IBM’s Retirement Plan Committee (2004–  Born 1957. Chief Financial Officer Since September 
2013); Member of the Council on Chicago Booth.  2008. Principal Occupation(s) During the Past Five 
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Annual Report | August 31, 2014

Vanguard International Growth Fund


 

The mission continues

On May 1, 1975, Vanguard began operations, a fledgling company based on the simple but revolutionary idea that a mutual fund company should be managed solely in the interest of its investors.

Four decades later, that revolutionary spirit continues to animate the enterprise. Vanguard remains on a mission to give investors the best chance of investment success.

As we mark our 40th anniversary, we thank you for entrusting your assets to Vanguard and giving us the opportunity to help you reach your financial goals in the decades to come.

Contents   
Your Fund’s Total Returns.  1 
Chairman’s Letter.  2 
Advisors’ Report.  7 
Fund Profile.  11 
Performance Summary.  13 
Financial Statements.  15 
Your Fund’s After-Tax Returns.  32 
About Your Fund’s Expenses.  33 
Glossary.  35 

Please note: The opinions expressed in this report are just that—informed opinions. They should not be considered promises or advice.
Also, please keep in mind that the information and opinions cover the period through the date on the front of this report. Of course, the
risks of investing in your fund are spelled out in the prospectus.
See the Glossary for definitions of investment terms used in this report.
About the cover: Since our founding, Vanguard has drawn inspiration from the enterprise and valor demonstrated by British
naval hero Horatio Nelson and his command at the Battle of the Nile in 1798. The photograph displays a replica of a merchant
ship from the same era as Nelson’s flagship, the HMS Vanguard
.


 

Your Fund’s Total Returns

Fiscal Year Ended August 31, 2014   
  Total 
  Returns 
Vanguard International Growth Fund   
Investor Shares  18.26% 
Admiral™ Shares  18.42 
MSCI All Country World Index ex USA  17.75 
International Funds Average  15.73 
International Funds Average: Derived from data provided by Lipper, a Thomson Reuters Company.
Admiral Shares carry lower expenses and are available to investors who meet certain account-balance requirements.
 

Your Fund’s Performance at a Glance
August 31, 2013, Through August 31, 2014

      Distributions Per Share 
  Starting  Ending     
  Share  Share  Income  Capital 
  Price  Price  Dividends  Gains 
Vanguard International Growth Fund         
Investor Shares  $20.42  $23.79  $0.336  $0.000 
Admiral Shares  64.98  75.70  1.170  0.000 

 

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Chairman’s Letter

Dear Shareholder,

The broad international stock market notched another strong year, although its momentum generally slowed notably in the second half. For the fiscal year ended August 31, 2014, Vanguard International Growth Fund returned more than 18%, outpacing its comparative standards.

Your advisors’ selections in emerging markets—especially China—and in Japan provided a notable boost over the benchmark, more than offsetting some disappointments in Europe.

If you invest in the fund through a taxable account, you may wish to review information about the fund’s after-tax performance provided later in this report.

Stocks cleared several hurdles to chart a series of new highs
Many stock markets around the world again posted robust gains for the 12 months ended August 31. Overall, international stocks returned about 18%. Emerging markets, after sliding earlier in the period, rebounded to lead the way, returning more than 22%. The developed markets of the Pacific region and Europe trailed but still notched double-digit returns.

Despite an assortment of challenges, the broad U.S. stock market recorded an even more impressive return of about 25%. U.S. stocks registered positive results in all but two months, and a late-July swoon was followed by an August flurry of record highs.

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Investors applauded mostly solid corporate earnings, generally upbeat economic news, and the Federal Reserve’s continued accommodative policies. Still, turmoil in the Middle East and Ukraine, economic worries in Europe and China, and uncertainty about the Fed’s next moves pressured global stocks at various times.

Defying analysts’ expectations, bond prices rose over the year
Bond markets also rallied, led by inter-national bonds, which returned 6.52% for the 12 months (as measured by the Barclays Global Aggregate Index ex USD).

The broad U.S. taxable bond market was not far behind with a return of 5.66%, following the drubbing it took a year ago when investors fretted over the future of the Fed’s bond-buying program.

The Fed began reducing its purchases in January and has consistently cut them since, with the announced goal of ending the program in October. Interest rates have not risen as forecast, however. The yield of the 10-year U.S. Treasury note ended August at 2.34%, down from 2.76% a year earlier. (Bond prices and yields move in opposite directions.)

Market Barometer       
 
    Average Annual Total Returns 
  Periods Ended August 31, 2014 
  One  Three  Five 
  Year  Years  Years 
Stocks       
Russell 1000 Index (Large-caps)  25.36%  20.80%  17.24% 
Russell 2000 Index (Small-caps)  17.68  19.00  17.03 
Russell 3000 Index (Broad U.S. market)  24.74  20.65  17.22 
FTSE All-World ex US Index (International)  18.04  9.48  8.44 
 
Bonds       
Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index (Broad taxable market)  5.66%  2.91%  4.48% 
Barclays Municipal Bond Index (Broad tax-exempt market)  10.14  4.88  5.39 
Citigroup Three-Month U.S. Treasury Bill Index  0.04  0.04  0.07 
 
CPI       
Consumer Price Index  1.70%  1.64%  1.96% 

 

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Municipal bonds returned 10.14% as investors searched for tax-exempt income amid a limited supply of new issues.

Following such a strong advance for bonds, it’s worth remembering that the current low yields imply lower future returns: As yields drop, the scope for further declines—and increases in prices—diminishes.

The Fed’s target of 0%–0.25% for short-term interest rates continued to restrict returns for money market funds and savings accounts.

As developed markets lost steam, emerging markets accelerated
Investors seeking an example of the potential benefits of global diversification need look no further than the fiscal year that just ended. In the first half, the broad U.S. and developed European stock markets returned about 16% and 19%, respectively, while emerging markets and developed Pacific markets posted mid-single-digit gains.

In the second half, the broad U.S. market joined the Pacific Rim in tacking on modest gains of about 7%, while Europe retreated on mounting fears of deflation and an economic slump. Emerging markets, meanwhile, surged with a second-half return of more than 17%. Of course, you shouldn’t draw conclusions based on a short period, but the shift serves as a useful reminder that global markets don’t always move in lockstep.

Expense Ratios
Your Fund Compared With Its Peer Group

  Investor  Admiral  Peer Group 
  Shares  Shares  Average 
International Growth Fund  0.48%  0.35%  1.36% 
The fund expense ratios shown are from the prospectus dated December 23, 2013, and represent estimated costs for the current fiscal year.
For the fiscal year ended August 31, 2014, the fund’s expense ratios were 0.47% for Investor Shares and 0.34% for Admiral Shares. The
peer-group expense ratio is derived from data provided by Lipper, a Thomson Reuters Company, and captures information through year-end
2013.

Peer group: International Funds.

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These broad-market dynamics played out in your fund, which—along with its benchmark and peers—achieved most of its gains in the first six months. Europe, which continued to represent more than half of fund assets, later struggled with little or no economic growth. The European Central Bank’s interest rate cuts, including an unprecedented negative interest rate for banks’ overnight deposits of reserves, couldn’t allay investor concerns. (Additional stimulative measures were announced after the close of the reporting period.) In a reversal from the previous fiscal year, the fund’s full-year results in France, Germany, and the United Kingdom lagged those of the benchmark’s constituents.

In contrast, emerging markets were a bright spot in the second half, as a “soft landing” for China’s economy seemed more likely and a pro-business prime minister was elected in India. The advisors’ selections within emerging markets returned about 13 percentage points more than their counterparts in the benchmark. Japan was also a source of outperformance.

The fund’s returns in all industry sectors in aggregate were positive, except in the tiny utilities sector. Information technology stocks in the emerging markets were standouts, returning more than 48%, while health care stocks were among the best performers in the developed markets.

Total Returns   
Ten Years Ended August 31, 2014   
  Average 
  Annual Return 
International Growth Fund Investor Shares  8.74% 
Spliced International Index  6.40 
International Funds Average  6.77 
For a benchmark description, see the Glossary.
International Funds Average: Derived from data provided by Lipper, a Thomson Reuters Company.
The figures shown represent past performance, which is not a guarantee of future results. (Current performance may be
lower or higher than the performance data cited. For performance data current to the most recent month-end, visit our
website at vanguard.com/performance.) Note, too, that both investment returns and principal value can fluctuate widely, so
an investor’s shares, when sold, could be worth more or less than their original cost.

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A word on foreign currency effects: Changes in the relative strength or weakness of foreign currencies relative to the U.S. dollar didn’t have a significant impact for U.S.-based investors, except in Japan, where the yen’s weakness cut the return of U.S. investors about in half compared with local currency returns.

For more about the advisors’ strategies and the fund’s positioning during the 12 months, see the Advisors’ Report that follows this letter. Please note that, effective October 3, Charles Anniss replaced Greg Aldridge as the portfolio manager for the portion of the fund’s assets overseen by M&G Investment Management Limited.

Discipline and focus produced admirable long-term results
The fund’s long-term performance continued to impress. For the ten years ended August 31, 2014, the average annual return of Investor Shares was 8.74%, about 2 percentage points ahead of its comparative standards.

During a decade marked by myriad challenges in both developed and emerging markets, your fund’s advisors have distinguished themselves with their disciplined strategies. And Vanguard’s low costs have helped shareholders keep more of their returns.

High costs don’t equal strong fund performance
The old adage “you get what you pay for” doesn’t apply to mutual funds. In fact, the reverse is true: Research suggests that higher costs are consistent with weaker returns. (See, for example, Shopping for Alpha: You Get What You Don’t Pay For at vanguard.com/research.)

Wouldn’t paying the highest fees allow you to purchase the services of the greatest talents and therefore get you the best returns? As it turns out, the data don’t support that argument. The explanation is simple: Every dollar paid for management fees is a dollar less earning potential return. Keeping expenses down can help narrow the gap between what the markets return and what investors actually earn.

That’s why Vanguard always seeks to minimize costs. Indexing, of course, is the purest form of low-cost investing. And we negotiate low fees for the International Growth Fund and our other actively managed funds, which are run by world-class advisors. It’s a strategy that reflects decades of experience and research, boiled down to one tenet: The less you pay, the more you keep.

As always, thank you for entrusting your assets to Vanguard.

Sincerely,


F. William McNabb III
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
September 15, 2014

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Advisors’ Report

For the fiscal year ended August 31, 2014, Vanguard International Growth Fund returned more than 18%, outpacing its benchmark index and the average return of peer funds. Your fund is managed by three independent advisors, a strategy that enhances the fund’s diversification by providing exposure to distinct yet complementary investment approaches. It’s not uncommon for different advisors to have different views about individual securities or the broader investment environment.

The advisors, the amount and percentage of fund assets each manages, and brief descriptions of their investment strategies are presented in the table below. The advisors have also prepared a discussion of

the investment environment that existed during the fiscal year and of how the portfolio’s positioning reflects this assessment. These comments were prepared on September 11, 2014.

Baillie Gifford Overseas Ltd.

Portfolio Managers:

James K. Anderson,
Head of Global Equities

Kave Sigaroudinia,
Head of EAFE Alpha Research

We remain as enthusiastic as ever about our holdings and the strategic positioning of our portion of the portfolio, which is driven by some enduring and powerful

Vanguard International Growth Fund Investment Advisors

  Fund Assets Managed   
Investment Advisor  %  $ Million    Investment Strategy 
Baillie Gifford Overseas Ltd.  51  11,963  The advisor seeks stocks that can generate 
      above-average growth in earnings and cash flow, 
      producing a bottom-up, stock-driven approach to 
      country and asset allocation. An in-depth view on each 
      company is measured against the consensus view, 
      leading to discrepancies and potential opportunities to 
      add value. 
Schroder Investment  35  8,097  Equity analysts located around the world and an 
Management North America Inc.      international team of global sector specialists help to 
      identify reasonably priced companies with strong 
      growth prospects and a sustainable competitive 
      advantage. 
M&G Investment Management  13  3,126  The advisor constructs a portfolio using a long-term, 
Limited      bottom-up investment approach focusing on identifying 
      underappreciated companies—particularly those with 
      scarce assets—with the ability to deliver high returns 
      and growth potential. 
Cash Investments  1  205  These short-term reserves are invested by Vanguard in 
      equity index products to simulate investment in stocks. 
      Each advisor may also maintain a modest cash 
      position. 

 

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global trends. We believe we are in an unusual period where many large sectors are changing rapidly and some special businesses are being created.

Although market sentiment continues to swing quite markedly, we disagree with those who are predicting dramatic economic developments. The tapering of the Federal Reserve’s bond-buying program is a signal that the U.S. economy is broadening. We believe Europe is more likely to grow rather than relapse, and we are increasingly enthusiastic about China’s leadership, which is pursuing a more balanced, sustainable growth path driven by homegrown innovation.

We try to ignore short-term headlines; the long-term opportunities for our companies are more important. This was epitomized by recent events surrounding Fiat, a positive contributor over the past year. The completion of its Chrysler purchase and the beginnings of Maserati’s renaissance were well-received, but CEO Sergio Marchionne’s subsequent long-term growth plan was met with skepticism by the market. However, we think management deserves huge credit for its achievements. The company can accomplish much more through a revival of Alfa Romeo, a radical removal of unprofitable capacity, and further steps forward in America. We added to our Fiat holding and opened a position in EXOR, the family-run holding company with stakes in Fiat and several other companies.

The strongest contributions to our performance have come from two groups: Asian internet titans Tencent, Baidu, and NAVER, which are growing rapidly and making considerable progress in monetizing mobile users, and several economically sensitive European stocks, such as Banco Popular, UniCredit, and Banco Santander, which have benefited from clearer signs of economic reform in southern Europe. These gains more than offset weakness in some of our holdings that are sensitive to commodity prices, such as agribusiness Syngenta, and those selling luxury goods, such as Kering and Richemont.

Over the last year, we continued to invest in companies where change is driving growth, and we believe the potential returns can make a significant difference to the portfolio. We have invested in diverse businesses benefiting from the increasing reach of the internet, including Ocado, a pure online food retailer in the United Kingdom, and M3, a Japanese provider of online marketing support for pharmaceutical companies.

We also opened positions in Volvo, the Swedish truck manufacturer, and Yaskawa Electric, which makes equipment for factory automation. These positions were funded by the sale of two long-term tech holdings, Samsung Electronics and Kyocera, businesses that we feel are increasingly mature.

Schroder Investment Management North America Inc.

Portfolio Manager:

Simon Webber, CFA

International equity markets were strong, climbing a classic wall of worry around global growth prospects and geopolitical risk in Ukraine and the Middle East.

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Our returns in Europe, while good in absolute terms, lagged the very strong performance of stocks in its periphery. Germany-listed sportswear manufacturer adidas performed poorly, as a combination of a weak golf market, the downturn in Russia, and competition with Nike took a toll on profitability.

The European Central Bank-driven recovery in peripheral sovereign bond markets led to large inflows of capital into these stock markets and, in our opinion, pushed up valuations to unattractive levels, so we have generally avoided domestic stocks in these countries. Our holdings in Europe remain more focused on quality businesses with a global footprint, such as electrical equipment supplier Schneider and optical lens manufacturer Essilor. The more recent weakening of the euro has already begun to help these exporters, and we expect this to continue to be a supportive trend well into 2015.

Some of our best performers were Japanese companies, such as Suzuki Motor and Astellas Pharma. Suzuki owns a majority stake in Maruti Suzuki, which has an almost 50% share of the Indian auto market, a market that we believe can triple in size over the next decade. Strong local and international confidence in the new government in India, led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has unleashed a positive economic cycle. This has also benefited our other Indian holdings such as Tata Motors, HDFC Bank, Axis Bank, and Zee Entertainment.

One of the most powerful structural trends we see ahead is the growth in mobile services and connectivity of more devices to the internet. This will benefit industries including software, telecoms, and network equipment and is supportive of the growth trends for several of our holdings, such as semiconductor company TSMC, mobile operator Vodafone, software company SAP, and mobile equipment supplier Nokia

As China continues its transition to a more modest and balanced growth path, our interest there remains focused on companies that are in a position to take advantage of increases in services and consumption. Life insurance is a good example of a business that we believe has the opportunity to grow market penetration for 10 to 20 years. We have added China Pacific Insurance to our Asian-exposed insurance holdings of AIA and Prudential.

M&G Investment Management Limited

Portfolio Manager:

Greg Aldridge

International equity markets rose, but the road was far from smooth. The autumn of 2013 was dominated by the question of “tapering”: When would the Federal Reserve begin winding down its asset-buying program, and by how much? The Fed ended the speculation in December, announcing that asset-buying would be reduced by $10 billion per month starting in January, leading many equity markets to finish 2013 on a high.

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The ebullience was short-lived, however. In January, emerging market currency turmoil and renewed concerns over the health of the Chinese economy drove a mood of risk aversion. Later, accommodative policy from the world’s major central banks helped to enliven investors, although optimism was reined in by ongoing geopolitical tensions, especially in the Middle East and Ukraine.

Some of our stock selections weighed on returns, notably in the information technology and consumer discretionary sectors. Germany-listed sportswear manufacturer adidas disappointed, in part because of investor anxiety over the company’s Russian exposure given the ongoing tensions with Ukraine; a slump in demand for golf supplies in North America also hurt revenues. German banking and retail IT provider Wincor Nixdorf also suffered, as decelerated sales in Russia and Turkey contributed to results that failed to meet investor expectations and pushed down its share price.

Another notable laggard was French steel pipe maker Vallourec, which makes high-quality pipes and connectors for modern oil wells. One of its largest customers, Brazilian oil company Petroleo Brasileiro (Petrobras), faced political and financial pressures to cut costs and shrink inventory, leading to reduced demand for Vallourec’s products. Vallourec reported a drop in anticipated profits as a result, and investors reacted badly to the news.

On the positive side, we were pleased to see Brazil generally returning to investor favor toward the end of the period, Vallourec’s difficulties notwithstanding. Some of our Brazilian holdings were particularly supportive of performance, namely Petrobras and lender Banco do Brasil. Astellas Pharma, a Japanese pharmaceutical firm, also buoyed returns after investors were cheered by reports of robust sales growth for a number of its products. Our best performer was U.K.-based specialist chemicals producer AZ Electronic Materials. The firm’s share price soared on news that German chemical and pharmaceutical company Merck KGaA had agreed to buy the business at a significant premium; the transaction was completed, and we no longer hold the stock.

As active stockpickers, we continued to selectively purchase companies with compelling scarce assets, structural growth drivers, and the potential for sustainably high returns as they became available at attractive valuations. For example, we established positions in Taiwanese chip maker MediaTek, Thai banking group Kasikornbank, and Samsonite, the globally renowned luggage brand. Conversely, we sold out of a number of holdings in favor of more attractively valued companies with stronger growth prospects. These included German fragrances and flavors manufacturer Symrise, Hong Kong-based clothing retailer Esprit, and AP Moller-Maersk, a Danish diversified shipping company.

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International Growth Fund

Fund Profile
As of August 31, 2014

Share-Class Characteristics   
  Investor  Admiral 
  Shares  Shares 
Ticker Symbol  VWIGX  VWILX 
Expense Ratio1  0.48%  0.35% 

 

 

Portfolio Characteristics     
    MSCI AC 
    World Index 
  Fund  ex USA 
Number of Stocks  183  1,817 
Median Market Cap  $33.5B  $34.7B 
Price/Earnings Ratio  20.3x  17.3x 
Price/Book Ratio  2.1x  1.7x 
Return on Equity  16.7%  14.9% 
Earnings Growth     
Rate  16.1%  11.3% 
Dividend Yield  2.3%  3.0% 
Turnover Rate  21%   
Short-Term Reserves  0.8%   

 

 

Sector Diversification (% of equity exposure) 
    MSCI AC 
    World Index 
  Fund  ex USA 
Consumer Discretionary  18.2%  10.5% 
Consumer Staples  5.9  9.8 
Energy  4.0  9.4 
Financials  24.9  27.1 
Health Care  7.5  8.2 
Industrials  13.6  10.8 
Information Technology  15.1  6.9 
Materials  6.2  8.4 
Telecommunication Services  4.3  5.3 
Utilities  0.3  3.6 

 

 

Volatility Measures   
  MSCI AC 
  World 
  Index 
  ex USA 
R-Squared  0.95 
Beta  1.08 
These measures show the degree and timing of the fund’s fluctuations compared with the indexes over 36 months.

 

 

Ten Largest Holdings (% of total net assets) 
Baidu Inc.  Internet Software &   
  Services  2.8% 
Tencent Holdings Ltd.  Internet Software &   
  Services  2.7 
AIA Group Ltd.  Life & Health   
  Insurance  2.5 
SoftBank Corp.  Wireless   
  Telecommunication   
  Services  2.1 
SMC Corp.  Industrial Machinery  1.7 
Inditex SA  Apparel Retail  1.7 
Banco Popular Espanol     
SA  Diversified Banks  1.6 
Amazon.com Inc.  Internet Retail  1.6 
Fiat SPA  Automobile   
  Manufacturers  1.5 
UniCredit SPA  Diversified Banks  1.5 
Top Ten    19.7% 
The holdings listed exclude any temporary cash investments and equity index products.
 

Allocation by Region (% of equity exposure)


1 The expense ratios shown are from the prospectus dated December 23, 2013, and represent estimated costs for the current fiscal year. For the
fiscal year ended August 31, 2014, the expense ratios were 0.47% for Investor Shares and 0.34% for Admiral Shares.

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International Growth Fund

Market Diversification (% of equity exposure)

    MSCI AC 
    World 
    Index 
  Fund  ex USA 
Europe     
United Kingdom  14.9%  15.2% 
Switzerland  7.7  6.4 
France  7.3  6.9 
Sweden  6.4  2.1 
Germany  5.8  6.2 
Spain  5.0  2.5 
Italy  3.4  1.7 
Denmark  1.7  1.0 
Norway  1.7  0.6 
Other  1.5  4.1 
Subtotal  55.4%  46.7% 
Pacific     
Japan  12.4%  14.3% 
Hong Kong  4.2  2.1 
South Korea  2.2  3.4 
Australia  1.5  5.7 
Other  0.4  1.2 
Subtotal  20.7%  26.7% 
Emerging Markets     
China  8.4%  4.2% 
India  2.6  1.5 
Brazil  2.0  2.6 
Taiwan  1.2  2.7 
Other  4.4  7.4 
Subtotal  18.6%  18.4% 
North America     
United States  2.2%  0.0% 
Canada  2.0  7.8 
Subtotal  4.2%  7.8% 
Middle East     
Israel  1.1%  0.4% 

 

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International Growth Fund

Performance Summary

All of the returns in this report represent past performance, which is not a guarantee of future results that may be achieved by the fund. (Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data cited. For performance data current to the most recent month-end, visit our website at vanguard.com/performance.) Note, too, that both investment returns and principal value can fluctuate widely, so an investor’s shares, when sold, could be worth more or less than their original cost. The returns shown do not reflect taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the sale of fund shares.

Cumulative Performance: August 31, 2004, Through August 31, 2014
Initial Investment of $10,000


      Average Annual Total Returns   
    Periods Ended August 31, 2014   
          Final Value 
    One  Five  Ten  of a $10,000 
    Year  Years  Years  Investment 
  International Growth Fund*Investor         
  Shares  18.26%  10.52%  8.74%  $23,107 
•••••••  Spliced International Index  17.75  6.98  6.40  18,596 
– – – –  International Funds Average  15.73  8.28  6.77  19,251 
  MSCI All Country World Index ex         
  USA  17.75  8.17  7.93  21,460 
For a benchmark description, see the Glossary.
International Funds Average: Derived from data provided by Lipper, a Thomson Reuters Company.

 

 

        Final Value 
  One  Five  Ten  of a $50,000 
  Year  Years  Years  Investment 
International Growth Fund Admiral Shares  18.42%  10.66%  8.92%  $117,478 
Spliced International Index  17.75  6.98  6.40  92,979 
MSCI All Country World Index ex USA  17.75  8.17  7.93  107,298 

See Financial Highlights for dividend and capital gains information.

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Fiscal-Year Total Returns (%): August 31, 2004, Through August 31, 2014


For a benchmark description, see the Glossary.

Average Annual Total Returns: Periods Ended June 30, 2014
This table presents returns through the latest calendar quarter—rather than through the end of the fiscal period.
Securities and Exchange Commission rules require that we provide this information.

  Inception  One  Five  Ten 
  Date  Year  Years  Years 
Investor Shares  9/30/1981  24.76%  13.36%  8.50% 
Admiral Shares  8/13/2001  24.91  13.52  8.68 

 

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Financial Statements

Statement of Net Assets
As of August 31, 2014

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

      Market 
      Value  
    Shares  ($000) 
Common Stocks (98.0%)1     
Australia (1.4%)     
^  Fortescue Metals     
  Group Ltd.  37,171,012  145,196 
  James Hardie     
  Industries plc  6,196,069  74,261 
  Brambles Ltd.  5,946,464  52,824 
  Cochlear Ltd.  743,560  50,410 
      322,691 
Brazil (1.9%)     
  Vale SA Class B ADR  6,764,400  78,805 
  Raia Drogasil SA  7,377,749  71,850 
  Petroleo Brasileiro SA     
  Preference Shares  6,451,000  67,291 
  BM&FBovespa SA  11,108,800  66,995 
  AMBEV SA  8,514,800  62,002 
  Vale SA     
  Preference Shares  4,500,000  52,207 
  Banco do Brasil SA  3,100,000  48,456 
  Itau Unibanco     
  Holding SA ADR  520,224  9,364 
      456,970 
Canada (2.0%)     
  Toronto-Dominion Bank  5,017,326  264,179 
  Suncor Energy Inc.  2,714,834  111,435 
  Bank of Nova Scotia  1,019,000  67,515 
  Sherritt International Corp.  2,615,219  10,270 
*  Dominion Diamond Corp.  732,000  9,917 
      463,316 
Chile (0.3%)     
  Sociedad Quimica y     
  Minera de Chile SA ADR  2,334,900  63,930 
 
China (8.3%)     
*  Baidu Inc. ADR  3,075,200  659,692 
*  Tencent Holdings Ltd.  39,273,900  639,217 
  CNOOC Ltd.  68,337,000  137,140 

 

      Market 
      Value  
    Shares  ($000) 
  New Oriental     
  Education & Technology     
  Group Inc. ADR  3,663,200  83,558 
  Beijing Enterprises     
  Holdings Ltd.  7,987,000  68,818 
  China Pacific Insurance     
  Group Co. Ltd.  16,965,800  63,730 
*  JD.com Inc. ADR  1,930,100  61,609 
^  Mindray Medical     
  International Ltd. ADR  1,530,000  47,797 
  China Construction     
  Bank Corp.  61,965,000  46,038 
  Shandong Weigao     
  Group Medical     
  Polymer Co. Ltd.  44,588,000  45,098 
*  Youku Tudou Inc. ADR  2,077,149  41,127 
  Belle International     
  Holdings Ltd.  23,826,000  30,462 
  Yingde Gases     
  Group Co. Ltd.  8,335,000  8,914 
*  Chaoda Modern     
  Agriculture     
  Holdings Ltd.  17,258,719  337 
      1,933,537 
Denmark (1.7%)     
  Novo Nordisk A/S Class B  4,218,199  193,471 
  Novozymes A/S  3,172,000  147,436 
  Chr Hansen Holding A/S  1,508,200  61,307 
      402,214 
Finland (0.8%)     
  Nokia Oyj  21,469,645  180,312 
 
France (7.1%)     
  Kering  1,182,302  250,648 
  Schneider Electric SE  2,940,873  248,795 
  L’Oreal SA  1,259,107  208,540 
  Essilor International SA  1,649,043  174,969 
  Sanofi  1,523,217  166,934 

 

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      Market 
      Value  
    Shares  ($000) 
  BNP Paribas SA  1,394,790  94,251 
  Societe Generale SA  1,510,000  76,589 
  Safran SA  1,119,706  73,418 
  Publicis Groupe SA  979,909  73,040 
  Airbus Group NV  1,125,000  69,225 
  Total SA  1,038,000  68,496 
  Suez Environnement Co.  3,467,210  63,949 
  Vallourec SA  1,160,000  51,839 
  Arkema SA  585,606  43,979 
      1,664,672 
Germany (5.7%)     
  SAP SE  2,888,767  225,164 
  HeidelbergCement AG  2,765,705  209,362 
  Continental AG  593,840  127,095 
  GEA Group AG  2,581,263  117,153 
  adidas AG  1,544,726  116,154 
  Volkswagen AG  483,893  108,721 
  Porsche Automobil     
  Holding SE Preference     
  Shares  1,173,456  107,095 
  Fresenius Medical Care     
  AG & Co. KGaA  1,140,000  80,323 
  Bayerische Motoren     
  Werke AG  609,190  71,097 
  MTU Aero Engines AG  634,000  55,445 
  Wincor Nixdorf AG  887,000  47,257 
^,*  Aixtron SE  3,130,112  41,044 
^,*  SMA Solar     
  Technology AG  719,595  23,116 
      1,329,026 
Hong Kong (4.2%)     
  AIA Group Ltd.  108,414,400  591,203 
  Jardine Matheson     
  Holdings Ltd.  3,035,947  182,896 
  Hong Kong Exchanges     
  and Clearing Ltd.  4,582,630  105,276 
  Techtronic Industries Co.  17,539,782  53,497 
  Hang Lung     
  Properties Ltd.  13,062,000  43,157 
      976,029 
India (2.6%)     
  Idea Cellular Ltd.  66,782,421  178,497 
  Housing Development     
  Finance Corp.  7,692,900  136,549 
  Tata Motors Ltd.  12,052,773  104,582 
  HDFC Bank Ltd.  5,446,764  76,017 
  Zee Entertainment     
  Enterprises Ltd.  14,692,788  66,378 
*  Axis Bank Ltd.  5,756,680  37,687 
      599,710 

 

      Market 
      Value  
    Shares  ($000) 
Indonesia (0.3%)     
  Bank Mandiri Persero     
  Tbk PT  77,192,500  68,875 
 
Ireland (0.3%)     
  Kerry Group plc Class A  1,004,400  75,558 
 
Israel (1.1%)     
*  Check Point Software     
  Technologies Ltd.  3,594,808  255,303 
 
Italy (3.3%)     
*  Fiat SPA  36,834,156  360,242 
  UniCredit SPA  45,247,520  350,919 
*  Telecom Italia SPA     
  (Registered)  49,084,622  56,623 
  Exor SPA  304,691  12,135 
      779,919 
Japan (12.1%)     
  SoftBank Corp.  6,785,600  490,295 
  SMC Corp.  1,516,400  397,021 
  Rakuten Inc.  19,991,600  258,978 
  Sumitomo Mitsui     
  Financial Group Inc.  5,074,000  205,239 
  Bridgestone Corp.  5,774,300  198,323 
  Astellas Pharma Inc.  12,797,640  184,543 
  Suzuki Motor Corp.  4,510,800  146,749 
  Hitachi Ltd.  16,562,000  125,512 
  Nissan Motor Co. Ltd.  11,737,600  112,746 
  FANUC Corp.  555,700  93,147 
  Sekisui Chemical Co. Ltd.  7,736,000  91,555 
  M3 Inc.  5,051,100  88,372 
  Toyota Motor Corp.  1,444,983  82,449 
  Yaskawa Electric Corp.  5,132,000  66,091 
  MISUMI Group Inc.  2,040,010  63,515 
  East Japan Railway Co.  801,300  62,295 
  SBI Holdings Inc.  4,470,400  53,025 
  Canon Inc.  1,337,922  43,661 
  Sysmex Corp.  956,392  37,064 
^  Gree Inc.  2,486,758  19,508 
      2,820,088 
Mexico (0.5%)     
  Grupo Financiero     
  Banorte SAB de CV  17,409,063  122,546 
 
Netherlands (0.0%)     
^  TNT Express NV  13,616  102 

 

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      Market 
      Value  
    Shares  ($000) 
Norway (1.7%)     
^  Statoil ASA  6,877,228  193,455 
  DNB ASA  6,242,107  116,817 
  Schibsted ASA  1,760,994  89,815 
      400,087 
Peru (0.8%)     
  Credicorp Ltd.  1,191,679  184,794 
 
Portugal (0.2%)     
  Jeronimo Martins     
  SGPS SA  3,627,182  49,196 
 
Russia (0.4%)     
  Magnit OJSC GDR  1,205,245  70,196 
*  Mail.ru Group Ltd. GDR  1,266,000  34,033 
      104,229 
Singapore (0.4%)     
  DBS Group Holdings Ltd.  3,811,555  54,637 
  Singapore Exchange Ltd.  6,541,000  38,109 
      92,746 
South Africa (0.3%)     
  Sasol Ltd.  680,000  39,520 
  MTN Group Ltd.  1,625,000  36,758 
      76,278 
South Korea (2.1%)     
  NAVER Corp.  268,246  203,691 
^  Celltrion Inc.  1,804,466  74,182 
  Hyundai Motor Co.  284,257  65,345 
  Samsung Electronics     
  Co. Ltd.  51,500  62,706 
  Hankook Tire Co. Ltd.  1,000,000  51,905 
  Shinhan Financial     
  Group Co. Ltd.  771,836  39,985 
      497,814 
Spain (4.9%)     
*  Inditex SA  13,416,925  388,695 
*  Banco Popular     
  Espanol SA  59,271,003  370,254 
*  Banco Santander SA  27,573,835  274,721 
  Distribuidora     
  Internacional de     
  Alimentacion SA  12,745,795  107,223 
      1,140,893 
Sweden (6.4%)     
  Investment AB Kinnevik  8,455,840  343,139 
  Atlas Copco AB Class A  11,455,649  334,257 
  Svenska Handelsbanken     
  AB Class A  6,023,752  282,834 
  Alfa Laval AB  5,199,985  118,930 
  Sandvik AB  8,283,298  103,406 
^  Elekta AB Class B  8,638,260  98,748 
  Volvo AB Class B  6,810,975  81,432 

 

      Market 
      Value  
    Shares  ($000) 
  Telefonaktiebolaget     
  LM Ericsson Class B  5,581,000  69,548 
  Svenska Cellulosa AB     
  SCA Class B  2,482,342  59,718 
      1,492,012 
Switzerland (7.6%)     
  Roche Holding AG  1,151,030  336,168 
  Syngenta AG  872,284  313,293 
  Nestle SA  3,602,991  279,478 
  Credit Suisse Group AG  6,271,672  176,936 
*  Cie Financiere     
  Richemont SA  1,826,264  174,460 
  Geberit AG  318,595  108,218 
  Novartis AG  992,000  89,128 
  Zurich Insurance     
  Group AG  245,000  73,966 
  ABB Ltd.  3,154,459  71,746 
  Holcim Ltd.  726,000  57,784 
  Swatch Group AG (Bearer)  96,145  52,190 
  Adecco SA  626,754  47,542 
      1,780,909 
Taiwan (1.2%)     
  Taiwan Semiconductor     
  Manufacturing Co. Ltd.  55,471,508  231,831 
  MediaTek Inc.  2,300,000  38,439 
      270,270 
Thailand (0.8%)     
  Kasikornbank PCL     
  (Foreign)  25,807,956  182,635 
 
Turkey (0.9%)     
  Turkiye Garanti     
  Bankasi AS  37,457,981  146,704 
  BIM Birlesik     
  Magazalar AS  3,001,780  70,533 
      217,237 
United Kingdom (14.4%)     
  Prudential plc  13,900,946  335,085 
  ARM Holdings plc  18,738,626  302,830 
  Standard Chartered plc  13,307,732  268,238 
  Rolls-Royce Holdings plc  15,096,643  256,174 
  Vodafone Group plc  57,649,021  198,135 
*  Aggreko plc  6,818,283  192,810 
  HSBC Holdings plc  17,320,211  187,219 
^  Royal Dutch Shell plc     
  Class A  3,774,853  152,527 
  BHP Billiton plc  4,543,796  143,228 
  BG Group plc  6,561,427  130,794 
  Diageo plc  3,979,379  117,434 
  WPP plc  4,927,226  103,403 
  Meggitt plc  12,650,582  99,006 
  Barclays plc  23,014,283  85,840 

 

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      Market 
      Value  
    Shares  ($000) 
  Unilever plc  1,898,000  83,722 
  Inchcape plc  6,932,854  77,784 
  Burberry Group plc  3,217,639  76,010 
  Carnival plc  1,831,000  68,583 
  G4S plc  14,892,000  65,581 
  Ultra Electronics     
  Holdings plc  2,128,000  63,168 
^,*  Ocado Group plc  10,696,869  58,335 
  AstraZeneca plc  750,634  57,280 
*  ASOS plc  1,191,500  56,178 
  British American     
  Tobacco plc  932,415  55,128 
  Intertek Group plc  980,000  45,571 
  Spectris plc  1,340,000  43,366 
  Reckitt Benckiser     
  Group plc  299,848  26,167 
  BT Group plc  3,346,444  21,516 
      3,371,112 
United States (2.3%)     
*  Amazon.com Inc.  1,071,200  363,180 
  MercadoLibre Inc.  1,215,300  139,686 
  Samsonite     
  International SA  16,626,000  57,397 
      560,263 
Total Common Stocks     
(Cost $17,910,903)    22,935,273 
Preferred Stock (0.0%)     
  Zee Entertainment     
  Enterprises Ltd. Pfd.,     
  6.000% (Cost $3,163)  238,220,682  3,224 
Temporary Cash Investments (2.8%)1   
Money Market Fund (2.7%)     
2,3  Vanguard Market     
  Liquidity Fund,     
  0.113%  632,180,321  632,180 

 

  Face  Market 
  Amount  Value  
  ($000)  ($000) 
U.S. Government and Agency Obligations (0.1%) 
4,5,6 Federal Home Loan     
Bank Discount Notes,     
0.080%, 10/8/14  9,600  9,599 
4,5,6 Federal Home Loan Bank     
Discount Notes,     
0.090%, 10/10/14  5,000  5,000 
4,6 Federal Home Loan Bank     
Discount Notes,     
0.070%, 10/17/14  600  600 
    15,199 
Total Temporary Cash Investments   
(Cost $647,379)    647,379 
Total Investments (100.8%)     
(Cost $18,561,445)    23,585,876 
Other Assets and Liabilities (-0.8%)   
Other Assets    363,655 
Liabilities3    (558,168) 
    (194,513) 
Net Assets (100%)    23,391,363 

 

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At August 31, 2014, net assets consisted of: 
  Amount 
  ($000) 
Paid-in Capital  18,278,064 
Undistributed Net Investment Income  407,022 
Accumulated Net Realized Losses  (314,734) 
Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)   
Investment Securities  5,024,431 
Futures Contracts  945 
Forward Currency Contracts  (5,339) 
Foreign Currencies  974 
Net Assets  23,391,363 
 
 
Investor Shares—Net Assets   
Applicable to 377,338,552 outstanding   
$.001 par value shares of beneficial   
interest (unlimited authorization)  8,975,978 
Net Asset Value Per Share—   
Investor Shares  $23.79 
 
 
Admiral Shares—Net Assets   
Applicable to 190,417,886 outstanding   
$.001 par value shares of beneficial   
interest (unlimited authorization)  14,415,385 
Net Asset Value Per Share—   
Admiral Shares  $75.70 

See Note A in Notes to Financial Statements.
^ Includes partial security positions on loan to broker-dealers. The total value of securities on loan is $235,661,000.
* 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 99.0% and 1.8%, respectively, of
net assets.
2 Affiliated money market fund available only to Vanguard funds and certain trusts and accounts managed by Vanguard. Rate shown is
the 7-day yield.
3 Includes $249,212,000 of collateral received for securities on loan.
4 The issuer operates under a congressional charter; its securities are generally neither guaranteed by the U.S. Treasury nor backed by
the full faith and credit of the U.S. government.
5 Securities with a value of $10,499,000 have been segregated as initial margin for open futures contracts.
6 Securities with a value of $3,119,000 have been segregated as collateral for open forward currency contracts.
ADR—American Depositary Receipt.
GDR—Global Depositary Receipt.
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.

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Statement of Operations

  Year Ended 
  August 31, 2014 
  ($000) 
Investment Income   
Income   
Dividends1  551,496 
Interest2  737 
Securities Lending  22,208 
Total Income  574,441 
Expenses   
Investment Advisory Fees—Note B   
Basic Fee  32,729 
Performance Adjustment  6,472 
The Vanguard Group—Note C   
Management and Administrative—Investor Shares  24,789 
Management and Administrative—Admiral Shares  17,601 
Marketing and Distribution—Investor Shares  1,607 
Marketing and Distribution—Admiral Shares  2,186 
Custodian Fees  3,951 
Auditing Fees  44 
Shareholders’ Reports—Investor Shares  143 
Shareholders’ Reports—Admiral Shares  93 
Trustees’ Fees and Expenses  46 
Total Expenses  89,661 
Net Investment Income  484,780 
Realized Net Gain (Loss)   
Investment Securities Sold  1,251,268 
Futures Contracts  59,885 
Foreign Currencies and Forward Currency Contracts  8,615 
Realized Net Gain (Loss)  1,319,768 
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)   
Investment Securities  1,804,274 
Futures Contracts  (3,965) 
Foreign Currencies and Forward Currency Contracts  3,156 
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)  1,803,465 
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations  3,608,013 
1 Dividends are net of foreign withholding taxes of $21,061,000.
2 Interest income from an affiliated company of the fund was $714,000.

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

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Statement of Changes in Net Assets

  Year Ended August 31, 
  2014  2013 
  ($000)  ($000) 
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets     
Operations     
Net Investment Income  484,780  331,611 
Realized Net Gain (Loss)  1,319,768  718,176 
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)  1,803,465  1,858,380 
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations  3,608,013  2,908,167 
Distributions     
Net Investment Income     
Investor Shares  (139,508)  (167,941) 
Admiral Shares  (202,880)  (166,372) 
Realized Capital Gain     
Investor Shares     
Admiral Shares     
Total Distributions  (342,388)  (334,313) 
Capital Share Transactions     
Investor Shares  (1,529,987)  (1,400,123) 
Admiral Shares  2,043,639  1,800,455 
Net Increase (Decrease) from Capital Share Transactions  513,652  400,332 
Total Increase (Decrease)  3,779,277  2,974,186 
Net Assets     
Beginning of Period  19,612,086  16,637,900 
End of Period1  23,391,363  19,612,086 
1 Net Assets—End of Period includes undistributed (overdistributed) net investment income of $407,022,000 and $239,172,000. 

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

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Financial Highlights

Investor Shares           
 
For a Share Outstanding  Year Ended August 31, 
Throughout Each Period  2014  2013  2012  2011  2010 
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period  $20.42  $17.69  $18.27  $16.27  $15.73 
Investment Operations           
Net Investment Income  . 4711  .336  .361  .351  .291 
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)           
on Investments  3.235  2.741  (.607)  1.954  .535 
Total from Investment Operations  3.706  3.077  (.246)  2.305  .826 
Distributions           
Dividends from Net Investment Income  (.336)  (.347)  (. 334)  (. 305)  (. 286) 
Distributions from Realized Capital Gains           
Total Distributions  (.336)  (.347)  (. 334)  (. 305)  (. 286) 
Net Asset Value, End of Period  $23.79  $20.42  $17.69  $18.27  $16.27 
 
Total Return2  18.26%  17.54%  -1.14%  14.10%  5.19% 
 
Ratios/Supplemental Data           
Net Assets, End of Period (Millions)  $8,976  $9,056  $9,115  $10,878  $10,493 
Ratio of Total Expenses to Average Net Assets3  0.47%  0.48%  0.49%  0.47%  0.49% 
Ratio of Net Investment Income to           
Average Net Assets  2.08%1  1.71%  2.04%  1.85%  1.74% 
Portfolio Turnover Rate  21%  31%  30%  43%  44% 
1 Net investment income per share and the ratio of net investment income to average net assets include $.080 and 0.35%, respectively,
resulting from income received from Vodafone Group plc in the form of cash and shares in Verizon Communications Inc. in February 2014.
2 Total returns do not include transaction or account service fees that may have applied in the periods shown. Fund prospectuses provide
information about any applicable transaction and account service fees.
3 Includes performance-based investment advisory fee increases (decreases) of 0.03%, 0.03%, 0.04%, 0.03%, and 0.03%.

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

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Financial Highlights

Admiral Shares           
 
For a Share Outstanding  Year Ended August 31, 
Throughout Each Period  2014  2013  2012  2011  2010 
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period  $64.98  $56.31  $58.17  $51.81  $50.08 
Investment Operations           
Net Investment Income  1.6131  1.157  1.229  1.192  1.009 
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)           
on Investments  10.277  8.697  (1.945)  6.209  1.708 
Total from Investment Operations  11.890  9.854  (.716)  7.401  2.717 
Distributions           
Dividends from Net Investment Income  (1.170)  (1.184)  (1.144)  (1.041)  (.987) 
Distributions from Realized Capital Gains           
Total Distributions  (1.170)  (1.184)  (1.144)  (1.041)  (.987) 
Net Asset Value, End of Period  $75.70  $64.98  $56.31  $58.17  $51.81 
 
Total Return2  18.42%  17.66%  -1.01%  14.21%  5.36% 
 
Ratios/Supplemental Data           
Net Assets, End of Period (Millions)  $14,415  $10,556  $7,523  $6,487  $4,353 
Ratio of Total Expenses to Average Net Assets3  0.34%  0.35%  0.36%  0.34%  0.33% 
Ratio of Net Investment Income to           
Average Net Assets  2.21%1  1.84%  2.17%  1.98%  1.90% 
Portfolio Turnover Rate  21%  31%  30%  43%  44% 
1 Net investment income per share and the ratio of net investment income to average net assets include $.255 and 0.35%, respectively,
resulting from income received from Vodafone Group plc in the form of cash and shares in Verizon Communications Inc. in February 2014.
2 Total returns do not include transaction fees that may have applied in the periods shown. Fund prospectuses provide information about any
applicable transaction fees.
3 Includes performance-based investment advisory fee increases (decreases) of 0.03%, 0.03%, 0.04%, 0.03%, and 0.03%.

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

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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 U.S. 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, service, and account-size criteria.

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

1. Security Valuation: Securities are valued as of the close of trading on the New York Stock Exchange (generally 4 p.m., Eastern time) on the valuation date. Equity securities are valued at the latest quoted sales prices or official closing prices taken from the primary market in which each security trades; such securities not traded on the valuation date are valued at the mean of the latest quoted bid and asked prices. Securities for which market quotations are not readily available, or whose values have been affected by events occurring before the fund’s pricing time but after the close of the securities’ primary markets, are valued at their fair values calculated according to procedures adopted by the board of trustees. These procedures include obtaining quotations from an independent pricing service, monitoring news to identify significant market- or security-specific events, and evaluating changes in the values of foreign market proxies (for example, ADRs, futures contracts, or exchange-traded funds), between the time the foreign markets close and the fund’s pricing time. When fair-value pricing is employed, the prices of securities used by a fund to calculate its net asset value may differ from quoted or published prices for the same securities. Investments in Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund are valued at that fund’s net asset value. Temporary cash investments 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 using exchange rates obtained from an independent third party as of the fund’s pricing time on the valuation date. Realized gains (losses) and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investment securities include the effects of changes in exchange rates since the securities were purchased, combined with the effects of changes in security prices. Fluctuations in the value of other assets and liabilities resulting from changes in exchange rates are recorded as unrealized foreign currency gains (losses) until the assets or liabilities are settled in cash, at which time they are recorded as realized foreign currency gains (losses).

3. Futures and Forward Currency Contracts: The fund uses index futures contracts to a limited extent, with the objective of maintaining full exposure to the stock market while maintaining liquidity. The fund may purchase or sell futures contracts to achieve a desired level of investment, whether to accommodate portfolio turnover or cash flows from capital share transactions. The primary risks associated with the use of futures contracts are imperfect correlation between changes in market values of stocks held by the fund and the prices of futures contracts, and the possibility of an illiquid market. Counterparty risk involving futures is mitigated because a regulated clearinghouse is the counterparty instead of the clearing broker. To further mitigate counterparty risk, the fund trades futures contracts on an exchange, monitors the financial strength of its clearing brokers

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and clearinghouse, and has entered into clearing agreements with its clearing brokers. The clearinghouse imposes initial margin requirements to secure the fund’s performance and requires daily settlement of variation margin representing changes in the market value of each contract.

The fund enters into forward currency contracts to provide the appropriate currency exposure related to any open futures contracts or to protect the value of securities and related receivables and payables against changes in foreign exchange rates. The fund’s risks in using these contracts include movement in the values of the foreign currencies relative to the U.S. dollar and the ability of the counterparties to fulfill their obligations under the contracts. The fund mitigates its counterparty risk by entering into forward currency contracts only with a diverse group of prequalified counterparties, monitoring their financial strength, entering into master netting arrangements with its counterparties, and requiring its counterparties to transfer collateral as security for their performance. The master netting arrangements provide that, in the event of a counterparty’s default (including bankruptcy), the fund may terminate the forward currency contracts, determine the net amount owed by either party in accordance with its master netting arrangements, and sell or retain any collateral held up to the net amount owed to the fund under the master netting arrangements. The forward currency contracts contain provisions whereby a counterparty may terminate open contracts if the fund’s net assets decline below a certain level, triggering a payment by the fund if the fund is in a net liability position at the time of the termination. The payment amount would be reduced by any collateral the fund has pledged. Any assets pledged as collateral for open contracts are noted in the Statement of Net Assets. The value of collateral received or pledged is compared daily to the value of the forward currency contracts exposure with each counterparty, and any difference, if in excess of a specified minimum transfer amount, is adjusted and settled within two business days.

Futures contracts are valued at their quoted daily settlement prices. Forward currency contracts are valued at their quoted daily prices obtained from an independent third party, adjusted for currency risk based on the expiration date of each contract. The aggregate settlement values and notional amounts of the contracts are not recorded in the Statement of Net Assets. 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.

During the year ended August 31, 2014, the fund’s average investments in long and short futures contracts represented 2% and 0% of net assets, respectively, based on the average of aggregate settlement values at each quarter-end during the period. The fund’s average investment in forward currency contracts represented 2% of net assets, based on the average of notional amounts at each quarter-end during the period.

4. Federal Income Taxes: The fund intends to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company and distribute all of its taxable income. Management has analyzed the fund’s tax positions taken for all open federal income tax years (August 31, 2011–2014), and has concluded that no provision for federal income tax is required in the fund’s financial statements.

5. Distributions: Distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date.

6. Securities Lending: To earn additional income, the fund lends its securities to qualified institutional borrowers. Security loans are required to be secured at all times by collateral in an amount at least equal to the market value of securities loaned. Daily market fluctuations could cause the value of loaned securities to be more or less than the value of the collateral received. When this occurs, the collateral is adjusted and settled on the next business day. The fund further mitigates its counterparty risk by entering into securities lending transactions only with a diverse group of prequalified

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counterparties, monitoring their financial strength, and entering into master securities lending agreements with its counterparties. The master securities lending agreements provide that, in the event of a counterparty’s default (including bankruptcy), the fund may terminate any loans with that borrower, determine the net amount owed, and sell or retain the collateral up to the net amount owed to the fund; however, such actions may be subject to legal proceedings. While collateral mitigates counterparty risk, in the absence of a default the fund may experience delays and costs in recovering the securities loaned. The fund invests cash collateral received in Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund, and records a liability in the Statement of Net Assets for the return of the collateral, during the period the securities are on loan. Securities lending income represents fees charged to borrowers plus income earned on invested cash collateral, less expenses associated with the loan.

7. Credit Facility: The fund and certain other funds managed by The Vanguard Group participate in a $2.89 billion committed credit facility provided by a syndicate of lenders pursuant to a credit agreement that may be renewed annually; each fund is individually liable for its borrowings, if any, under the credit facility. Borrowings may be utilized for temporary and emergency purposes, and are subject to the fund’s regulatory and contractual borrowing restrictions. The participating funds are charged administrative fees and an annual commitment fee of 0.06% of the undrawn amount of the facility; these fees are allocated to the funds based on a method approved by the fund’s board of trustees and included in Management and Administrative expenses on the fund’s Statement of Operations. Any borrowings under this facility bear interest at a rate equal to the higher of the federal funds rate or LIBOR reference rate plus an agreed-upon spread.

The fund had no borrowings outstanding at August 31, 2014, or at any time during the period then ended.

8. Other: Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Interest income includes income distributions received from Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund and is accrued daily. Premiums and discounts on debt securities purchased are amortized and accreted, respectively, to interest income over the lives of the respective securities. Security transactions are accounted for on the date securities are bought or sold. Costs used to determine realized gains (losses) on the sale of investment securities are those of the specific securities sold.

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. Baillie Gifford Overseas Ltd., Schroder Investment Management North America Inc., and M&G Investment Management Limited each provide investment advisory services to a portion of the fund for a fee calculated at an annual percentage rate of average net assets managed by the advisor. The basic fees of Baillie Gifford Overseas Ltd., Schroder Investment Management North America Inc., and M&G Investment Management Limited are subject to quarterly adjustments based on performance for the preceding three years relative to the MSCI All Country World Index ex USA.

The Vanguard Group manages the cash reserves of the fund on an at-cost basis.

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For the year ended August 31, 2014, the aggregate investment advisory fee represented an effective annual basic rate of 0.15% of the fund’s average net assets, before an increase of $6,472,000 (0.03%) 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 based on methods approved by the board of trustees. The fund has committed to provide up to 0.40% of its net assets in capital contributions to Vanguard. At August 31, 2014, the fund had contributed capital of $2,352,000 to Vanguard (included in Other Assets), representing 0.01% of the fund’s net assets and 0.94% of Vanguard’s capitalization. The fund’s trustees and officers are also directors and officers of Vanguard.

D. Various inputs may be used to determine the value of the fund’s investments. These inputs are summarized in three broad levels for financial statement purposes. The inputs or methodologies used to value securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

Level 1—Quoted prices in active markets for identical securities.
Level 2—Other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.).
Level 3—Significant unobservable inputs (including the fund’s own assumptions used to determine the fair value of investments).

The following table summarizes the market value of the fund’s investments as of August 31, 2014, based on the inputs used to value them:

  Level 1  Level 2  Level 3 
Investments  ($000)  ($000)  ($000) 
Common Stocks—North and South America  1,794,422  57,397   
Common Stocks—Other  1,149,086  19,934,368   
Preferred Stocks    3,224   
Temporary Cash Investments  632,180  15,199   
Futures Contracts—Assets1  581     
Futures Contracts—Liabilities1  (195)     
Forward Currency Contracts—Assets    667   
Forward Currency Contracts—Liabilities    (6,006)   
Total  3,576,074  20,004,849   
1 Represents variation margin on the last day of the reporting period.

Securities in certain countries may transfer between Level 1 and Level 2 due to differences in stock market closure times that may result from transitions between standard and daylight saving time in those countries and the United States. Based on values on the date of transfer, securities valued at $304,979,000 based on Level 2 inputs were transferred from Level 1 during the fiscal year. Additionally, based on values on the date of transfer, securities valued at $246,502,000 based on Level 1 inputs were transferred from Level 2 during the fiscal year.

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E. At August 31, 2014, the fair values of derivatives were reflected in the Statement of Net Assets as follows:

    Foreign   
  Equity  Exchange   
  Contracts  Contracts  Total 
Statement of Net Assets Caption  ($000)  ($000)  ($000) 
Other Assets  581  667  1,248 
Liabilities  (195)  (6,006)  (6,201) 

Realized net gain (loss) and the change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on derivatives for the year ended August 31, 2014, were:

    Foreign   
  Equity  Exchange   
  Contracts  Contracts  Total 
Realized Net Gain (Loss) on Derivatives  ($000)  ($000)  ($000) 
Futures Contracts  59,885    59,885 
Forward Currency Contracts    8,648  8,648 
Realized Net Gain (Loss) on Derivatives  59,885  8,648  68,533 
 
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on Derivatives       
Futures Contracts  (3,965)    (3,965) 
Forward Currency Contracts    1,953  1,953 
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on Derivatives  (3,965)  1,953  (2,012) 

 

At August 31, 2014, the aggregate settlement value of open futures contracts and the related unrealized appreciation (depreciation) were:

      ($000) 
      Aggregate   
    Number of  Settlement  Unrealized 
    Long (Short)  Value  Appreciation 
Futures Contracts  Expiration  Contracts  Long (Short)  (Depreciation) 
FTSE 100 Index  September 2014  601  68,080  647 
Dow Jones EURO STOXX 50 Index  September 2014  1,612  67,194  (1,863) 
Topix Index  September 2014  414  50,953  1,183 
S&P ASX 200 Index  September 2014  219  28,687  978 
        945 

Unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on open FTSE 100 Index and Dow Jones EURO STOXX 50 Index futures contracts is required to be treated as realized gain (loss) for tax purposes.

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At August 31, 2014, the fund had open forward currency contracts to receive and deliver currencies as follows. Unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on open forward currency contracts is treated as realized gain (loss) for tax purposes.

            Unrealized 
  Contract          Appreciation 
  Settlement  Contract Amount (000)  (Depreciation) 
Counterparty  Date    Receive    Deliver  ($000) 
Bank of America NA  9/24/14  EUR  47,513  USD  64,534  (2,096) 
Bank of America NA  9/24/14  GBP  37,286  USD  63,157  (1,268) 
BNP Paribas  9/17/14  JPY  6,068,910  USD  59,643  (1,305) 
BNP Paribas  9/24/14  GBP  16,309  USD  27,904  (833) 
Bank of America NA  9/23/14  AUD  28,087  USD  26,056  135 
UBS AG  9/24/14  EUR  9,085  USD  12,297  (359) 
BNP Paribas  9/23/14  AUD  9,079  USD  8,481  (15) 
BNP Paribas  9/24/14  EUR  2,066  USD  2,810  (95) 
Bank of America NA  9/17/14  USD  9,329  JPY  949,620  201 
Credit Suisse International  9/24/14  USD  8,307  GBP  4,880  206 
Morgan Stanley Capital Services LLC  9/24/14  USD  7,877  EUR  5,970  31 
Morgan Stanley Capital Services LLC  9/24/14  USD  7,547  GBP  4,553  (10) 
UBS AG  9/23/14  USD  7,095  AUD  7,636  (25) 
Morgan Stanley Capital Services LLC  9/24/14  USD  6,162  GBP  3,656  93 
UBS AG  9/23/14  USD  189  AUD  202  1 
            (5,339) 

AUD—Australian dollar.
EUR—Euro.
GBP—British pound.
JPY—Japanese yen.
USD—U.S. dollar.

F. 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 year ended August 31, 2014, the fund realized net foreign currency losses of $33,000, which decreased distributable net income for tax purposes; accordingly, such losses have been reclassified from accumulated net realized losses to undistributed net investment income. Certain of the fund’s investments are in securities considered to be passive foreign investment companies, for which any unrealized appreciation and/or realized gains are required to be included in distributable net income for tax purposes. During the year ended August 31, 2014, the fund realized gains on the

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sale of passive foreign investment companies of $25,491,000, which have been included in current and prior periods’ taxable income; accordingly, such gains have been reclassified from accumulated net realized losses to undistributed net investment income.

For tax purposes, at August 31, 2014, the fund had $449,445,000 of ordinary income available for distribution. The fund used capital loss carryforwards of $1,291,495,000 to offset taxable capital gains realized during the year ended August 31, 2014. At August 31, 2014, the fund had available capital losses totaling $322,464,000 to offset future net capital gains through August 31, 2018.

At August 31, 2014, the cost of investment securities for tax purposes was $18,561,619,000. Net unrealized appreciation of investment securities for tax purposes was $5,024,257,000, consisting of unrealized gains of $5,823,843,000 on securities that had risen in value since their purchase and $799,586,000 in unrealized losses on securities that had fallen in value since their purchase.

G. During the year ended August 31, 2014, the fund purchased $5,434,113,000 of investment securities and sold $4,494,193,000 of investment securities, other than temporary cash investments.

H. Capital share transactions for each class of shares were      
  Year Ended August 31, 
    2014      2013 
  Amount  Shares  Amount  Shares 
  ($000)  (000)  ($000)  (000) 
Investor Shares         
Issued  785,767  34,263  825,829  41,705 
Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions  136,274  6,114  164,255  8,645 
Redeemed  (2,452,028)  (106,599)  (2,390,207)  (122,058) 
Net Increase (Decrease)—Investor Shares  (1,529,987)  (66,222)  (1,400,123)  (71,708) 
Admiral Shares         
Issued  2,923,386  39,888  2,677,380  42,829 
Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions  189,998  2,681  155,794  2,578 
Redeemed  (1,069,745)  (14,599)  (1,032,719)  (16,564) 
Net Increase (Decrease)—Admiral Shares  2,043,639  27,970  1,800,455  28,843 

I. Management has determined that no material events or transactions occurred subsequent to August 31, 2014, that would require recognition or disclosure in these financial statements.

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Report of Independent Registered
Public Accounting Firm

To the Board of Trustees of Vanguard World Fund and the Shareholders of Vanguard International Growth Fund:

In our opinion, the accompanying statement of net assets and the related statements of operations and of changes in net assets and the financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Vanguard International Growth Fund (constituting a separate portfolio of Vanguard World Fund, hereafter referred to as the “Fund”) at August 31, 2014, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements and financial highlights (hereafter referred to as “financial statements”) are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits, which included confirmation of securities at August 31, 2014 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers and by agreement to the underlying ownership records of the transfer agent, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

/s/PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
October 10, 2014

 


Special 2014 tax information (unaudited) for Vanguard International Growth Fund

This information for the fiscal year ended August 31, 2014, is included pursuant to provisions of the Internal Revenue Code.

The fund distributed $302,157,000 of qualified dividend income to shareholders during the fiscal year.

The fund designates to shareholders foreign source income of $429,921,000 and foreign taxes paid of $20,743,000. Shareholders will receive more detailed information with their Form 1099-DIV in January 2015 to determine the calendar-year amounts to be included on their 2014 tax returns.

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Your Fund’s After-Tax Returns

This table presents returns for your fund both before and after taxes. The after-tax returns are shown in two ways: (1) assuming that an investor owned the fund during the entire period and paid taxes on the fund’s distributions, and (2) assuming that an investor paid taxes on the fund’s distributions and sold all shares at the end of each period.

Calculations are based on the highest individual federal income tax and capital gains tax rates in effect at the times of the distributions and the hypothetical sales. State and local taxes were not considered. After-tax returns reflect any qualified dividend income, using actual prior-year figures and estimates for 2014. (In the example, returns after the sale of fund shares may be higher than those assuming no sale. This occurs when the sale would have produced a capital loss. The calculation assumes that the investor received a tax deduction for the loss.)

The table shows returns for Investor Shares only; returns for other share classes will differ. Please note that your actual after-tax returns will depend on your tax situation and may differ from those shown. Also note that if you own the fund in a tax-deferred account, such as an individual retirement account or a 401(k) plan, this information does not apply to you. Such accounts are not subject to current taxes.

Finally, keep in mind that a fund’s performance—whether before or after taxes—does not guarantee future results.

Average Annual Total Returns: International Growth Fund Investor Shares
Periods Ended August 31, 2014

  One  Five  Ten 
  Year  Years  Years 
Returns Before Taxes  18.26%  10.52%  8.74% 
Returns After Taxes on Distributions  17.86  10.22  7.87 
Returns After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares  10.66  8.42  7.14 

 

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About Your Fund’s Expenses

As a shareholder of the fund, you incur ongoing costs, which include costs for portfolio management, administrative services, and shareholder reports (like this one), among others. Operating expenses, which are deducted from a fund’s gross income, directly reduce the investment return of the fund.

A fund’s expenses are expressed as a percentage of its average net assets. This figure is known as the expense ratio. The following examples are intended to help you understand the ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in your fund and to compare these costs with those of other mutual funds. The examples are based on an investment of $1,000 made at the beginning of the period shown and held for the entire period.

The accompanying table illustrates your fund’s costs in two ways:

• Based on actual fund return. This section helps you to estimate the actual expenses that you paid over the period. The ”Ending Account Value“ shown is derived from the fund‘s actual return, and the third column shows the dollar amount that would have been paid by an investor who started with $1,000 in the fund. You may use the information here, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period.

To do so, simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number given for your fund under the heading ”Expenses Paid During Period.“

• Based on hypothetical 5% yearly return. This section is intended to help you compare your fund‘s costs with those of other mutual funds. It assumes that the fund had a yearly return of 5% before expenses, but that the expense ratio is unchanged. In this case—because the return used is not the fund’s actual return—the results do not apply to your investment. The example is useful in making comparisons because the Securities and Exchange Commission requires all mutual funds to calculate expenses based on a 5% return. You can assess your fund’s costs by comparing this hypothetical example with the hypothetical examples that appear in shareholder reports of other funds.

Note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight and help you compare ongoing costs only and do not reflect transaction costs incurred by the fund for buying and selling securities. Further, the expenses do not include any purchase, redemption, or account service fees described in the fund prospectus. If such fees were applied to your account, your costs would be higher. Your fund does not carry a “sales load.”

The calculations assume no shares were bought or sold during the period. Your actual costs may have been higher or lower, depending on the amount of your investment and the timing of any purchases or redemptions.

You can find more information about the fund’s expenses, including annual expense ratios, in the Financial Statements section of this report. For additional information on operating expenses and other shareholder costs, please refer to your fund’s current prospectus.

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Six Months Ended August 31, 2014       
  Beginning  Ending  Expenses 
  Account Value  Account Value  Paid During 
International Growth Fund  2/28/2014  8/31/2014  Period 
Based on Actual Fund Return       
Investor Shares  $1,000.00  $1,025.43  $2.40 
Admiral Shares  1,000.00  1,025.75  1.74 
Based on Hypothetical 5% Yearly Return       
Investor Shares  $1,000.00  $1,022.84  $2.40 
Admiral Shares  1,000.00  1,023.49  1.73 
The calculations are based on expenses incurred in the most recent six-month period. The fund’s annualized six-month expense ratios for that
period are 0.47% for Investor Shares and 0.34% for Admiral Shares. The dollar amounts shown as “Expenses Paid” are equal to the
annualized expense ratio multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days in the most recent
six-month period, then divided by the number of days in the most recent 12-month period.

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Glossary

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%. For this report, beta is based on returns over the past 36 months for both the fund and the index. Note that a fund’s beta should be reviewed in conjunction with its R-squared (see definition). 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.

Dividend Yield. Dividend income earned by stocks, expressed as a percentage of the aggregate market value (or of net asset value, for a fund). The yield is determined by dividing the amount of the annual dividends by the aggregate value (or net asset value) at the end of the period. For a fund, the dividend yield is based solely on stock holdings and does not include any income produced by other investments.

Earnings Growth Rate. The average annual rate of growth in earnings over the past five years for the stocks now in a fund.

Equity Exposure. A measure that reflects a fund’s investments in stocks and stock futures. Any holdings in short-term reserves are excluded.

Expense Ratio. A fund’s total annual operating expenses expressed as a percentage of the fund’s average net assets. The expense ratio includes management and administrative expenses, but does not include the transaction costs of buying and selling portfolio securities.

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

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. For this report, R-squared is based on returns over the past 36 months for both the fund and the index.

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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). The turnover rate excludes in-kind transactions, which have minimal impact on costs.

 

Benchmark Information

Spliced International Index: MSCI EAFE Index through May 31, 2010; MSCI All Country World Index ex USA thereafter.

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The People Who Govern Your Fund

The trustees of your mutual fund are there to see that the fund is operated and managed in your best interests since, as a shareholder, you are a part owner of the fund. Your fund’s trustees also serve on the board of directors of The Vanguard Group, Inc., which is owned by the Vanguard funds and provides services to them on an at-cost basis.

A majority of Vanguard’s board members are independent, meaning that they have no affiliation with Vanguard or the funds they oversee, apart from the sizable personal investments they have made as private individuals. The independent board members have distinguished backgrounds in business, academia, and public service. Each of the trustees and executive officers oversees 177 Vanguard funds.

The following table provides information for each trustee and executive officer of the fund. More information about the trustees is in the Statement of Additional Information, which can be obtained, without charge, by contacting Vanguard at 800-662-7447, or online at vanguard.com.

InterestedTrustee1  and Delphi Automotive LLP (automotive components); 
  Senior Advisor at New Mountain Capital. 
F. William McNabb III   
Born 1957. Trustee Since July 2009. Chairman of the  Amy Gutmann 
Board. Principal Occupation(s) During the Past Five  Born 1949. Trustee Since June 2006. Principal 
Years: Chairman of the Board of The Vanguard Group,  Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years: President of 
Inc., and of each of the investment companies served  the University of Pennsylvania; Christopher H. Browne 
by The Vanguard Group, since January 2010; Director  Distinguished Professor of Political Science, School of 
of The Vanguard Group since 2008; Chief Executive  Arts and Sciences, and Professor of Communication, 
Officer and President of The Vanguard Group, and of  Annenberg School for Communication, with secondary 
each of the investment companies served by The  faculty appointments in the Department of Philosophy, 
Vanguard Group, since 2008; Director of Vanguard  School of Arts and Sciences, and at the Graduate 
Marketing Corporation; Managing Director of The  School of Education, University of Pennsylvania; 
Vanguard Group (1995–2008).  Trustee of the National Constitution Center; Chair 
  of the Presidential Commission for the Study of 
  Bioethical Issues. 
IndependentTrustees   
  JoAnn Heffernan Heisen 
Emerson U. Fullwood  Born 1950. Trustee Since July 1998. Principal 
Born 1948. Trustee Since January 2008. Principal  Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years: Corporate 
Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years: Executive  Vice President and Chief Global Diversity Officer 
Chief Staff and Marketing Officer for North America  (retired 2008) and Member of the Executive 
and Corporate Vice President (retired 2008) of Xerox  Committee (1997–2008) of Johnson & Johnson 
Corporation (document management products and  (pharmaceuticals/medical devices/consumer 
services); Executive in Residence and 2009–2010  products); Director of Skytop Lodge Corporation 
Distinguished Minett Professor at the Rochester  (hotels), the University Medical Center at Princeton, 
Institute of Technology; Director of SPX Corporation  the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, and the Center 
(multi-industry manufacturing), the United Way of  for Talent Innovation; Member of the Advisory Board 
Rochester, Amerigroup Corporation (managed health  of the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs 
care), the University of Rochester Medical Center,  at Syracuse University. 
Monroe Community College Foundation, and North   
Carolina A&T University.  F. Joseph Loughrey 
  Born 1949. Trustee Since October 2009. Principal 
Rajiv L. Gupta  Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years: President 
Born 1945. Trustee Since December 2001.2  and Chief Operating Officer (retired 2009) of Cummins 
Principal Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years:  Inc. (industrial machinery); Chairman of the Board 
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (retired 2009)  of Hillenbrand, Inc. (specialized consumer services), 
and President (2006–2008) of Rohm and Haas Co.  and of Oxfam America; Director of SKF AB (industrial 
(chemicals); Director of Tyco International, Ltd.  machinery), Hyster-Yale Materials Handling, Inc. 
(diversified manufacturing and services), Hewlett-  (forklift trucks), the Lumina Foundation for Education, 
Packard Co. (electronic computer manufacturing),   

 


 

and the V Foundation for Cancer Research; Member  Executive Officers   
of the Advisory Council for the College of Arts and     
Letters and of the Advisory Board to the Kellogg  Glenn Booraem   
Institute for International Studies, both at the  Born 1967. Controller Since July 2010. Principal 
University of Notre Dame.  Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years: Principal 
  of The Vanguard Group, Inc.; Controller of each of 
Mark Loughridge  the investment companies served by The Vanguard 
Born 1953. Trustee Since March 2012. Principal  Group; Assistant Controller of each of the investment 
Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years: Senior Vice  companies served by The Vanguard Group (2001–2010). 
President and Chief Financial Officer (retired 2013)     
at IBM (information technology services); Fiduciary  Thomas J. Higgins   
Member of IBM’s Retirement Plan Committee (2004–  Born 1957. Chief Financial Officer Since September 
2013); Member of the Council on Chicago Booth.  2008. Principal Occupation(s) During the Past Five 
  Years: Principal of The Vanguard Group, Inc.; Chief 
Scott C. Malpass  Financial Officer of each of the investment companies 
Born 1962. Trustee Since March 2012. Principal  served by The Vanguard Group; Treasurer of each of 
Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years: Chief  the investment companies served by The Vanguard 
Investment Officer and Vice President at the University  Group (1998–2008).   
of Notre Dame; Assistant Professor of Finance at the     
Mendoza College of Business at Notre Dame; Member  Kathryn J. Hyatt   
of the Notre Dame 403(b) Investment Committee;  Born 1955. Treasurer Since November 2008. Principal 
Board Member of TIFF Advisory Services, Inc.  Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years: Principal of 
(investment advisor); Member of the Investment  The Vanguard Group, Inc.; Treasurer of each of the 
Advisory Committees of the Financial Industry  investment companies served by The Vanguard 
Regulatory Authority (FINRA) and of Major League  Group; Assistant Treasurer of each of the investment 
Baseball.  companies served by The Vanguard Group (1988–2008). 
 
André F. Perold  Heidi Stam   
Born 1952. Trustee Since December 2004. Principal  Born 1956. Secretary Since July 2005. Principal 
Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years: George  Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years: Managing 
Gund Professor of Finance and Banking, Emeritus  Director of The Vanguard Group, Inc.; General Counsel 
at the Harvard Business School (retired 2011);  of The Vanguard Group; Secretary of The Vanguard 
Chief Investment Officer and Managing Partner of  Group and of each of the investment companies 
HighVista Strategies LLC (private investment firm);  served by The Vanguard Group; Director and Senior 
Director of Rand Merchant Bank; Overseer of the  Vice President of Vanguard Marketing Corporation. 
Museum of Fine Arts Boston.     
  Vanguard Senior ManagementTeam 
Alfred M. Rankin, Jr.     
Born 1941. Trustee Since January 1993. Principal  Mortimer J. Buckley  Chris D. McIsaac 
Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years: Chairman,  Kathleen C. Gubanich  Michael S. Miller 
President, and Chief Executive Officer of NACCO  Paul A. Heller  James M. Norris 
Industries, Inc. (housewares/lignite), and of Hyster-  Martha G. King  Glenn W. Reed 
Yale Materials Handling, Inc. (forklift trucks); Chairman  John T. Marcante   
of the Board of University Hospitals of Cleveland.     
 
Peter F. Volanakis  Chairman Emeritus and Senior Advisor 
Born 1955. Trustee Since July 2009. Principal     
Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years: President  John J. Brennan   
and Chief Operating Officer (retired 2010) of Corning  Chairman, 1996–2009   
Incorporated (communications equipment); Trustee of  Chief Executive Officer and President, 1996–200
Colby-Sawyer College; Member of the Advisory Board     
of the Norris Cotton Cancer Center and of the Advisory  Founder   
Board of the Parthenon Group (strategy consulting).     
  John C. Bogle   
  Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, 1974–1996 

1 Mr. McNabb is considered an “interested person,” as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, because he is an officer of the
Vanguard funds.
2 December 2002 for Vanguard Equity Income Fund, the Vanguard Municipal Bond Funds, and the Vanguard State Tax-Exempt Funds.


 

 

 

 

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Annual Report | August 31, 2014

Vanguard FTSE Social Index Fund


 

The mission continues

On May 1, 1975, Vanguard began operations, a fledgling company based on the simple but revolutionary idea that a mutual fund company should be managed solely in the interest of its investors.

Four decades later, that revolutionary spirit continues to animate the enterprise. Vanguard remains on a mission to give investors the best chance of investment success.

As we mark our 40th anniversary, we thank you for entrusting your assets to Vanguard and giving us the opportunity to help you reach your financial goals in the decades to come.

Contents   
Your Fund’s Total Returns.  1 
Chairman’s Letter.  2 
Fund Profile.  8 
Performance Summary.  9 
Financial Statements.  11 
Your Fund’s After-Tax Returns.  24 
About Your Fund’s Expenses.  25 
Trustees Approve Advisory Arrangement.  27 
Glossary.  28 
 
Please note: The opinions expressed in this report are just that—informed opinions. They should not be considered promises or advice.
Also, please keep in mind that the information and opinions cover the period through the date on the front of this report. Of course, the
risks of investing in your fund are spelled out in the prospectus.
See the Glossary for definitions of investment terms used in this report.
About the cover: Since our founding, Vanguard has drawn inspiration from the enterprise and valor demonstrated by British
naval hero Horatio Nelson and his command at the Battle of the Nile in 1798. The photograph displays a replica of a merchant
ship from the same era as Nelson’s flagship, the HMS Vanguard.

 

Your Fund’s Total Returns

Fiscal Year Ended August 31, 2014   
  Total 
  Returns 
Vanguard FTSE Social Index Fund   
Investor Shares  25.58% 
Institutional Shares  25.68 
FTSE4Good US Select Index  25.86 
Large-Cap Growth Funds Average  25.10 
Large-Cap Growth Funds Average: Derived from data provided by Lipper, a Thomson Reuters Company.
Institutional Shares are available to certain institutional investors who meet specific administrative, service, and account-size criteria.

Your Fund’s Performance at a Glance
August 31, 2013, Through August 31, 2014

      Distributions Per Share 
  Starting  Ending     
  Share  Share  Income  Capital 
  Price  Price  Dividends  Gains 
Vanguard FTSE Social Index Fund         
Investor Shares  $10.28  $12.74  $0.149  $0.000 
Institutional Shares  10.29  12.75  0.160  0.000 

 

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Chairman’s Letter

Dear Shareholder,

Vanguard FTSE Social Index Fund’s socially conscious mandate means its returns sometimes part ways with those of the broad market. The fund seeks to track a benchmark index of companies screened for certain social, human rights, and environmental criteria. The fund’s impressive return over the fiscal year reflected the overall market’s strong rise.

For the 12 months ended August 31, 2014, the fund returned nearly 26%. It achieved its objective of closely tracking its benchmark, the FTSE4Good US Select Index. The fund slightly eclipsed the average return of its large-capitalization growth fund peers and the return of the broad U.S. market.

If you hold shares of the fund in a taxable account, you may wish to review the information on the fund’s after-tax returns that appears later in this report.

Stocks cleared hurdles en route to new highs
Despite an assortment of challenges, the broad U.S. stock market recorded an impressive return of about 25% for the year ended August 31. U.S. stocks registered positive results in ten of those 12 months, and a July swoon was followed by an August flurry of record highs.

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Investors applauded mostly solid corporate earnings, generally upbeat economic news, and the Federal Reserve’s continued accommodative policies. Still, turmoil in the Middle East and Ukraine, economic worries in Europe and China, and uncertainty about the Fed’s next moves pressured the market at times.

International stocks returned about 18%. Emerging markets, after sliding earlier in the period, rebounded to lead the way. The developed markets of the Pacific region and Europe trailed but still notched double-digit returns.

Defying analysts’ expectations, bond prices rose over the year
The broad U.S. taxable bond market returned 5.66%, rallying from its decline a year ago when investors fretted over the future of the Fed’s bond-buying program.

The Fed began reducing its purchases in January and has consistently cut them further since, with the goal of ending the program in October. Interest rates have not risen as many expected however. The yield of the 10-year U.S. Treasury note ended August at 2.34%, down from 2.76% a year earlier. (Bond prices and yields move in opposite directions.)

Market Barometer       
 
    Average Annual Total Returns 
  Periods Ended August 31, 2014 
  One  Three  Five 
  Year  Years  Years 
Stocks       
Russell 1000 Index (Large-caps)  25.36%  20.80%  17.24% 
Russell 2000 Index (Small-caps)  17.68  19.00  17.03 
Russell 3000 Index (Broad U.S. market)  24.74  20.65  17.22 
FTSE All-World ex US Index (International)  18.04  9.48  8.44 
 
Bonds       
Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index (Broad taxable market)  5.66%  2.91%  4.48% 
Barclays Municipal Bond Index (Broad tax-exempt market)  10.14  4.88  5.39 
Citigroup Three-Month U.S. Treasury Bill Index  0.04  0.04  0.07 
 
CPI       
Consumer Price Index  1.70%  1.64%  1.96% 

 

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Municipal bonds returned 10.14% as investors searched for tax-exempt income amid a limited supply of new issues. International bond markets (as measured by the Barclays Global Aggregate Index ex USD) returned 6.52%.

Following such a strong advance, it’s worth remembering that the current low yields imply lower future returns: As yields drop, the scope for further declines—and increases in prices—diminishes.

The Fed’s target of 0%–0.25% for short-term interest rates continued to restrict returns for money market funds and savings accounts.

Health care, financials, and tech fueled the fund’s performance
Vanguard launched the FTSE Social Index Fund 14 years ago in recognition that some shareholders’ investment choices incorporate their social and personal beliefs. Its benchmark, the FTSE4Good US Select Index, avoids companies with controversies or violations related to the environment, labor standards, or health and safety, and excludes companies that are involved with tobacco, alcohol, adult entertainment, weapons, gambling, or nuclear power.

The screening process causes the index to have smaller allocations to sectors such as industrials, oil and gas, basic materials, and utilities, and greater exposure to financials and health care than the broad market.

Expense Ratios
Your Fund Compared With Its Peer Group

  Investor  Institutional  Peer Group 
  Shares  Shares  Average 
FTSE Social Index Fund  0.28%  0.16%  1.22% 
The fund expense ratios shown are from the prospectus dated December 23, 2013, and represent estimated costs for the current fiscal year.
For the fiscal year ended August 31, 2014, the fund’s expense ratios were 0.27% for Investor Shares and 0.16% for Institutional Shares. The
peer-group expense ratio is derived from data provided by Lipper, a Thomson Reuters Company, and captures information through year-end
2013.

Peer group: Large-Cap Growth Funds.

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Although this socially conscious approach may generate returns that depart from the broad market, that wasn’t the case during the fiscal year. Index backbones health care, financials, and technology were the fund’s three largest sectors on average and also its strongest contributors, responsible for more than 17 percentage points of its return.

Health care companies boosted results as investors anticipated increased spending to coincide with the aging population and the expanded number of insured under the Affordable Care Act. Significant returns came from pharmaceuticals and biotechnology, where mergers and acquisitions, new drug development, and overseas opportunities combined with larger positive industry trends. Health care services and medical equipment firms also stood out.

The financial sector, the index’s largest at more than 27% of holdings on average over the period, was another major source of strength. Low interest rates and favorable capital markets have helped heal the scars of the 2008–2009 financial crisis. Banks, consumer finance and credit services firms, insurers, investment banks and brokerages, and real estate companies all received support from the economic recovery and healthy investment environment.

Total Returns   
Ten Years Ended August 31, 2014   
  Average 
  Annual Return 
FTSE Social Index Fund Investor Shares  7.07% 
Spliced Social Index  7.29 
Large-Cap Growth Funds Average  8.01 
For a benchmark description, see the Glossary.
Large-Cap Growth Funds Average: Derived from data provided by Lipper, a Thomson Reuters Company.
The figures shown represent past performance, which is not a guarantee of future results. (Current performance may be
lower or higher than the performance data cited. For performance data current to the most recent month-end, visit our
website at vanguard.com/performance.) Note, too, that both investment returns and principal value can fluctuate widely, so
an investor’s shares, when sold, could be worth more or less than their original cost.

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Technology companies occupied a less prominent position in the index and the fund, but the sector was the third-largest and most robust-performing, with a return of about 40%. Technology products and services continue to extend their global reach as they become more accessible and affordable. At the higher end of the market, consumers and corporations expanded their budgets and updated and replaced their equipment. Internet, software, hardware, semiconductor, electronics, and telecommunication firms excelled.

All ten index sectors delivered double-digit returns, and nine finished with results over 20%. The lightly held industrial, oil and gas, basic materials, and utilities sectors recorded returns of about 24%, to 27%, but their relative absence was offset by results in other areas.

The fund has tightly tracked its index over the long term
Vanguard FTSE Social Index Fund has successfully tracked its benchmark over the long term. For the decade ended August 31, 2014, the fund’s Investor Shares posted an average annual return of 7.07%, compared with the 7.29% return of the Spliced Social Index. This difference is consistent with the costs of managing a real-world portfolio.

The fund has, however, lagged the 8.01% average annual return of its large-cap growth peers and the 8.83% return of the broad U.S. market as represented by the Russell 3000 Index. The fund’s mandate and allocation divergences produced by the benchmark’s social criteria screening explain this shortfall. In other periods, of course, these sector biases may prove an advantage.

Vanguard Equity Investment Group, the fund’s advisor, is responsible for the tracking success. The knowledge and skill of the team, whose sophisticated portfolio management techniques reflect more than 30 years of indexing experience, have kept the fund on point. Its efforts have been aided by the fund’s low expenses, which let you pocket more of the returns.

High costs don’t equal strong fund performance
The old adage “you get what you pay for” simply doesn’t apply to mutual funds. In fact, the reverse is true: Research suggests that higher costs are consistent with weaker returns. (See, for example, Shopping for Alpha: You Get What You Don’t Pay For at vanguard.com/research.)

Shouldn’t paying the highest fees allow you to purchase the services of the greatest talents and therefore get you the best returns? As it turns out, the data don’t really support that argument. The explanation is simple: Every dollar paid for management fees is a dollar less earning potential return. Keeping expenses down can help narrow the gap between what the markets return and what investors actually earn.

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That’s why Vanguard seeks to minimize costs on all our funds. Indexing, of course, is the purest expression of low-cost investing. In our actively managed funds, which are run by some of the most prominent advisory firms in the investment industry, we work to keep fees low. It’s a strategy that reflects decades of experience and research, boiled down to one tenet: The less you pay, the more you keep.

As always, thank you for entrusting your assets to Vanguard.

Sincerely,


F. William McNabb III
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
September 11, 2014

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FTSE Social Index Fund

Fund Profile
As of August 31, 2014

Share-Class Characteristics   
  Investor  Institutional 
  Shares  Shares 
Ticker Symbol  VFTSX  VFTNX 
Expense Ratio1  0.28%  0.16% 
30-Day SEC Yield  1.53%  1.64% 

 

Portfolio Characteristics     
      DJ 
      U.S. 
    FTSE  Total 
    4Good  Market 
    US Select  FA 
  Fund  Index  Index 
Number of Stocks  375  376  3,709 
Median Market Cap  $55.8B  $55.8B  $48.0B 
Price/Earnings Ratio  20.5x  20.5x  20.7x 
Price/Book Ratio  2.5x  2.5x  2.7x 
Return on Equity  17.0%  17.0%  17.8% 
Earnings Growth       
Rate  16.8%  16.8%  15.3% 
Dividend Yield  1.8%  1.8%  1.8% 
Foreign Holdings  0.0%  0.0%  0.0% 
Turnover Rate  14%     
Short-Term Reserves  0.2%     

 

Sector Diversification (% of equity exposure) 
      DJ 
      U.S. 
    FTSE  Total 
    4Good  Market 
    US Select  FA 
  Fund  Index  Index 
Basic Materials  1.9%  1.9%  3.1% 
Consumer Goods  11.8  11.9  9.8 
Consumer Services  10.3  10.3  13.3 
Financials  27.0  26.9  18.3 
Health Care  21.4  21.4  12.5 
Industrials  6.5  6.5  12.6 
Oil & Gas  4.2  4.2  9.5 
Technology  15.2  15.2  15.5 
Telecommunications  0.2  0.2  2.2 
Utilities  1.5  1.5  3.2 

 

Volatility Measures     
  FTSE  DJ 
  4Good  U.S. Total 
  US Select  Market 
  Index  FA Index 
R-Squared  1.00  0.97 
Beta  1.00  0.98 

These measures show the degree and timing of the fund’s fluctuations compared with the indexes over 36 months.

 

 

Ten Largest Holdings (% of total net assets) 
Google Inc.  Internet  3.3% 
Johnson & Johnson  Pharmaceuticals  2.8 
Wells Fargo & Co.  Banks  2.7 
Procter & Gamble Co.  Nondurable   
  Household Products  2.3 
JPMorgan Chase & Co.  Banks  2.2 
Pfizer Inc.  Pharmaceuticals  1.9 
Intel Corp.  Semiconductors  1.7 
Merck & Co. Inc.  Pharmaceuticals  1.7 
Bank of America Corp.  Banks  1.7 
Citigroup Inc.  Banks  1.6 
Top Ten    21.9% 
The holdings listed exclude any temporary cash investments and equity index products.

Investment Focus


1 The expense ratios shown are from the prospectus dated December 23, 2013, and represent estimated costs for the current fiscal year. For the
fiscal year ended August 31, 2014, the expense ratios were 0.27% for Investor Shares and 0.16% for Institutional Shares.

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FTSE Social Index Fund

Performance Summary

All of the returns in this report represent past performance, which is not a guarantee of future results that may be achieved by the fund. (Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data cited. For performance data current to the most recent month-end, visit our website at vanguard.com/performance.) Note, too, that both investment returns and principal value can fluctuate widely, so an investor’s shares, when sold, could be worth more or less than their original cost. The returns shown do not reflect taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the sale of fund shares.

Cumulative Performance: August 31, 2004, Through August 31, 2014
Initial Investment of $10,000


    Average Annual Total Returns   
    Periods Ended August 31, 2014   
          Final Value 
    One  Five  Ten  of a $10,000 
    Year  Years  Years  Investment 
  FTSE Social Index Fund*Investor         
  Shares  25.58%  16.89%  7.07%  $19,806 
•••••••  Spliced Social Index  25.86  17.19  7.29  20,220 
– – – –  Large-Cap Growth Funds Average  25.10  15.80  8.01  21,606 
  Dow Jones U.S. Total Stock Market         
  Float Adjusted Index  24.68  17.29  9.00  23,678 
For a benchmark description, see the Glossary.
Large-Cap Growth Funds Average: Derived from data provided by Lipper, a Thomson Reuters Company.

 

 

        Final Value 
  One  Five  Ten  of a $5,000,000 
  Year  Years  Years  Investment 
 
FTSE Social Index Fund Institutional Shares  25.68%  17.05%  7.21%  $10,026,353 
 
Spliced Social Index  25.86  17.19  7.29  10,109,759 
Dow Jones U.S. Total Stock Market Float         
Adjusted Index  24.68  17.29  9.00  11,839,057 

See Financial Highlights for dividend and capital gains information.

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FTSE Social Index Fund

Fiscal-Year Total Returns (%): August 31, 2004, Through August 31, 2014

For a benchmark description, see the Glossary.

Average Annual Total Returns: Periods Ended June 30, 2014
This table presents returns through the latest calendar quarter—rather than through the end of the fiscal period.
Securities and Exchange Commission rules require that we provide this information.

  Inception  One  Five  Ten 
  Date  Year  Years  Years 
Investor Shares  5/31/2000  25.13%  19.63%  6.31% 
Institutional Shares  1/14/2003  25.23  19.79  6.46 

 

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FTSE Social Index Fund

Financial Statements

Statement of Net Assets
As of August 31, 2014

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

      Market 
      Value 
    Shares  ($000) 
Common Stocks (99.9%)     
Basic Materials (1.9%)     
  Praxair Inc.  36,384  4,786 
  Ecolab Inc.  33,316  3,825 
  Air Products &     
  Chemicals Inc.  25,971  3,459 
  Alcoa Inc.  143,576  2,385 
  Mosaic Co.  41,744  1,994 
  Sigma-Aldrich Corp.  14,615  1,520 
  CONSOL Energy Inc.  27,983  1,127 
  FMC Corp.  16,475  1,090 
  Ashland Inc.  9,519  1,021 
  International Flavors &     
  Fragrances Inc.  10,039  1,020 
  Airgas Inc.  6,828  754 
  Avery Dennison Corp.  11,668  561 
  Cliffs Natural Resources Inc.  18,465  278 
*  Rayonier Advanced     
  Materials Inc.  5,238  174 
      23,994 
Consumer Goods (11.8%)     
  Procter & Gamble Co.  333,966  27,756 
  PepsiCo Inc.  187,086  17,304 
  Ford Motor Co.  473,155  8,238 
  Colgate-Palmolive Co.  114,048  7,382 
  General Motors Co.  160,251  5,577 
  NIKE Inc. Class B  70,552  5,542 
  Kimberly-Clark Corp.  46,299  5,000 
  Kraft Foods Group Inc.  72,385  4,263 
  General Mills Inc.  75,481  4,029 
  Johnson Controls Inc.  81,572  3,981 
  VF Corp.  41,700  2,674 
  Delphi Automotive plc  37,328  2,597 
  Mead Johnson Nutrition Co.  25,090  2,399 
  Estee Lauder Cos. Inc.     
  Class A  27,541  2,116 
  Keurig Green Mountain Inc.  15,556  2,074 
  Kellogg Co.  30,380  1,974 
  Hershey Co.  19,989  1,827 

 

      Market 
      Value 
    Shares  ($000) 
*  Michael Kors Holdings Ltd.  22,652  1,815 
  BorgWarner Inc.  28,192  1,753 
  Stanley Black & Decker Inc.  19,059  1,744 
  Harley-Davidson Inc.  26,743  1,700 
  ConAgra Foods Inc.  51,784  1,667 
  Genuine Parts Co.  18,898  1,658 
  Bunge Ltd.  18,098  1,532 
  Dr Pepper Snapple     
  Group Inc.  24,278  1,528 
  Coca-Cola Enterprises Inc.  30,901  1,476 
  Whirlpool Corp.  9,520  1,457 
  Mattel Inc.  41,695  1,438 
  Clorox Co.  15,973  1,415 
*  Electronic Arts Inc.  36,106  1,366 
*  TRW Automotive Holdings     
  Corp.  13,446  1,295 
  Ralph Lauren Corp. Class A  7,616  1,289 
  JM Smucker Co.  12,234  1,255 
  Coach Inc.  33,777  1,244 
  Autoliv Inc.  11,508  1,193 
  Church & Dwight Co. Inc.  16,917  1,154 
  Newell Rubbermaid Inc.  33,952  1,138 
  PVH Corp.  9,575  1,118 
*  Mohawk Industries Inc.  7,505  1,096 
  McCormick & Co. Inc.  14,595  1,017 
  Campbell Soup Co.  22,344  1,001 
  Harman International     
  Industries Inc.  8,409  968 
  Energizer Holdings Inc.  7,595  923 
  Hormel Foods Corp.  16,912  857 
  Lennar Corp. Class A  21,160  829 
  Avon Products Inc.  53,175  747 
  PulteGroup Inc.  37,907  729 
*  Toll Brothers Inc.  19,941  710 
^  Herbalife Ltd.  12,129  618 
  Leggett & Platt Inc.  17,229  605 
*  Lululemon Athletica Inc.  12,795  511 
      145,579 

 

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      Market 
      Value 
    Shares  ($000) 
Consumer Services (10.3%)     
  Walt Disney Co.  212,772  19,124 
  Home Depot Inc.  168,079  15,715 
  Time Warner Inc.  105,022  8,090 
*  Priceline Group Inc.  6,410  7,976 
  Starbucks Corp.  88,868  6,915 
  Lowe’s Cos. Inc.  125,252  6,577 
  McKesson Corp.  28,398  5,538 
  TJX Cos. Inc.  86,421  5,152 
  Viacom Inc. Class B  46,613  3,783 
  Cardinal Health Inc.  41,866  3,086 
  Macy’s Inc.  45,192  2,815 
*  Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc.     
  Class A  3,819  2,592 
  Omnicom Group Inc.  31,809  2,291 
*  Dollar General Corp.  35,409  2,266 
*  AutoZone Inc.  4,072  2,194 
  AmerisourceBergen Corp.     
  Class A  27,677  2,142 
*  O’Reilly Automotive Inc.  13,043  2,034 
  Ross Stores Inc.  26,129  1,971 
  Nielsen NV  37,016  1,739 
  L Brands Inc.  26,928  1,719 
*  Hertz Global Holdings Inc.  55,052  1,627 
*  Bed Bath & Beyond Inc.  25,022  1,608 
*  Discovery Communications     
  Inc.  35,772  1,537 
  Gap Inc.  31,517  1,454 
*  CarMax Inc.  27,031  1,416 
  Kohl’s Corp.  23,782  1,398 
*  Dollar Tree Inc.  25,589  1,372 
*  IHS Inc. Class A  8,303  1,183 
  H&R Block Inc.  33,287  1,116 
  Best Buy Co. Inc.  34,021  1,085 
  Foot Locker Inc.  18,105  1,016 
  Interpublic Group of Cos.     
  Inc.  51,851  1,013 
  Gannett Co. Inc.  28,131  950 
  Staples Inc.  80,232  937 
  PetSmart Inc.  12,264  878 
  Tractor Supply Co.  12,889  863 
  Scripps Networks     
  Interactive Inc. Class A  10,019  799 
*  Discovery Communications     
  Inc. Class A  17,920  783 
  Darden Restaurants Inc.  16,182  766 
  Dun & Bradstreet Corp.  4,570  536 
*  Urban Outfitters Inc.  13,339  531 
*  Time Inc.  13,815  324 
*  AutoNation Inc.  4,130  224 
      127,135 
Financials (26.9%)     
  Wells Fargo & Co.  641,438  32,996 
  JPMorgan Chase & Co.  462,213  27,479 
  Bank of America Corp.  1,298,179  20,888 

 

    Market 
    Value 
  Shares  ($000) 
Citigroup Inc.  373,962  19,315 
Visa Inc. Class A  61,351  13,038 
American Express Co.  113,787  10,190 
American International     
Group Inc.  178,060  9,982 
US Bancorp  224,199  9,479 
MasterCard Inc. Class A  124,710  9,454 
MetLife Inc.  111,639  6,111 
Morgan Stanley  172,590  5,922 
PNC Financial Services     
Group Inc.  65,264  5,531 
Bank of New York Mellon     
Corp.  139,329  5,459 
Capital One Financial Corp.  63,285  5,193 
Prudential Financial Inc.  57,032  5,116 
American Tower     
Corporation  48,719  4,804 
ACE Ltd.  41,615  4,425 
Travelers Cos. Inc.  42,642  4,039 
Charles Schwab Corp.  135,443  3,861 
State Street Corp.  53,447  3,850 
Discover Financial Services  57,789  3,604 
Marsh & McLennan Cos.     
Inc.  67,721  3,596 
BB&T Corp.  88,410  3,300 
Aflac Inc.  53,600  3,282 
Allstate Corp.  53,320  3,279 
Aon plc  36,456  3,177 
Public Storage  17,611  3,085 
Ameriprise Financial Inc.  23,656  2,975 
CME Group Inc.  38,713  2,963 
Equity Residential  43,731  2,907 
Franklin Resources Inc.  50,080  2,831 
Chubb Corp.  30,160  2,773 
McGraw Hill Financial Inc.  33,641  2,729 
Intercontinental Exchange     
Inc.  14,058  2,657 
Health Care REIT Inc.  37,676  2,546 
SunTrust Banks Inc.  65,981  2,513 
T. Rowe Price Group Inc.  31,010  2,512 
Prologis Inc.  61,275  2,509 
Moody’s Corp.  26,442  2,474 
AvalonBay Communities Inc.  15,860  2,444 
HCP Inc.  56,278  2,439 
Ventas Inc.  36,167  2,379 
Boston Properties Inc.  18,627  2,262 
Weyerhaeuser Co.  64,198  2,180 
Fifth Third Bancorp  105,004  2,143 
Host Hotels & Resorts Inc.  92,980  2,122 
Hartford Financial Services     
Group Inc.  55,006  2,038 
Northern Trust Corp.  29,149  2,021 
Principal Financial     
Group Inc.  36,240  1,967 
Lincoln National Corp.  32,537  1,791 

 

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      Market 
      Value 
    Shares  ($000) 
  M&T Bank Corp.  14,062  1,738 
  Regions Financial Corp.  169,199  1,717 
  Progressive Corp.  67,139  1,680 
  Loews Corp.  37,675  1,648 
  General Growth Properties     
  Inc.  61,929  1,522 
  KeyCorp  107,973  1,470 
  Annaly Capital     
  Management Inc.  116,311  1,384 
  Realty Income Corp.  27,087  1,211 
  Equifax Inc.  14,923  1,175 
  Kimco Realty Corp.  49,863  1,171 
  Western Union Co.  66,383  1,160 
  Unum Group  31,803  1,153 
  XL Group plc Class A  33,464  1,144 
  CIT Group Inc.  23,750  1,139 
  Comerica Inc.  22,449  1,130 
  Macerich Co.  17,287  1,129 
*  CBRE Group Inc. Class A  34,474  1,096 
  Digital Realty Trust Inc.  16,558  1,080 
*  Markel Corp.  1,580  1,042 
  American Capital Agency     
  Corp.  43,774  1,035 
  Huntington Bancshares     
  Inc.  101,435  999 
  Navient Corp.  52,705  946 
  Willis Group Holdings plc  21,884  918 
  Arthur J Gallagher & Co.  19,162  905 
  Plum Creek Timber Co. Inc.  21,771  885 
*  Alleghany Corp.  2,027  874 
  TD Ameritrade Holding Corp.  26,359  873 
*  Genworth Financial Inc.     
  Class A  60,826  863 
  Torchmark Corp.  15,519  847 
  Cincinnati Financial Corp.  17,511  842 
  Duke Realty Corp.  40,320  750 
  Zions Bancorporation  24,890  725 
  PartnerRe Ltd.  6,233  696 
  Regency Centers Corp.  11,343  648 
  Liberty Property Trust  18,274  647 
  Legg Mason Inc.  13,092  646 
  WR Berkley Corp.  12,814  620 
  Axis Capital Holdings Ltd.  12,489  602 
  Assurant Inc.  8,844  590 
  People’s United Financial     
  Inc.  37,742  564 
  Rayonier Inc.  15,414  528 
  Commerce Bancshares Inc.  11,019  508 
  RenaissanceRe Holdings     
  Ltd.  4,729  484 
  SLM Corp.  51,905  460 
  Weingarten Realty Investors  13,367  457 
*  Liberty Ventures Class A  8,718  332 
*  Liberty TripAdvisor Holdings     
  Inc. Class A  8,718  312 
      330,975 

 

      Market 
      Value 
    Shares  ($000) 
Health Care (21.4%)     
  Johnson & Johnson  337,471  35,006 
  Pfizer Inc.  784,112  23,045 
  Merck & Co. Inc.  354,360  21,301 
  Amgen Inc.  92,922  12,951 
  AbbVie Inc.  196,134  10,842 
  UnitedHealth Group Inc.  121,580  10,539 
  Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.  202,794  10,272 
*  Biogen Idec Inc.  29,036  9,961 
*  Celgene Corp.  98,370  9,347 
  Eli Lilly & Co.  124,068  7,886 
  Medtronic Inc.  122,597  7,828 
  Abbott Laboratories  184,574  7,796 
*  Actavis plc  32,283  7,328 
*  Express Scripts Holding Co.  91,683  6,778 
  Allergan Inc.  36,574  5,986 
  Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.  48,810  5,867 
  Baxter International Inc.  66,514  4,987 
  Covidien plc  55,652  4,832 
*  Alexion Pharmaceuticals Inc.  24,320  4,117 
  WellPoint Inc.  34,731  4,046 
  Aetna Inc.  43,986  3,613 
*  Regeneron Pharmaceuticals     
  Inc.  9,513  3,334 
  Cigna Corp.  33,043  3,126 
  Stryker Corp.  34,765  2,896 
*  HCA Holdings Inc.  40,618  2,836 
  Becton Dickinson and Co.  23,876  2,798 
*  Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc.  28,954  2,709 
  Humana Inc.  18,929  2,437 
  St. Jude Medical Inc.  34,868  2,287 
  Perrigo Co. plc  15,185  2,259 
*  Mylan Inc.  45,754  2,224 
*  Intuitive Surgical Inc.  4,681  2,200 
*  Boston Scientific Corp.  162,653  2,062 
  Zimmer Holdings Inc.  20,645  2,050 
*  DaVita HealthCare Partners     
  Inc.  26,290  1,963 
  CR Bard Inc.  9,354  1,388 
*  Edwards Lifesciences Corp.  12,949  1,285 
  Universal Health Services     
  Inc. Class B  11,181  1,280 
*  Henry Schein Inc.  10,546  1,262 
*  CareFusion Corp.  25,530  1,172 
  Quest Diagnostics Inc.  17,828  1,127 
*  Laboratory Corp. of America     
  Holdings  10,432  1,119 
*  Hospira Inc.  20,559  1,105 
*  Varian Medical Systems Inc.  12,747  1,084 
*  Waters Corp.  9,986  1,033 
  DENTSPLY International Inc.  17,585  839 
  Patterson Cos. Inc.  10,230  412 
      262,615 

 

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      Market 
      Value 
    Shares  ($000) 
Industrials (6.5%)     
  Union Pacific Corp.  111,828  11,77 
  FedEx Corp.  34,174  5,054 
  Automatic Data Processing     
  Inc.  59,179  4,940 
  Norfolk Southern Corp.  37,968  4,063 
  Illinois Tool Works Inc.  45,710  4,032 
  CSX Corp.  123,855  3,82 
  Deere & Co.  43,054  3,620 
  PACCAR Inc.  43,531  2,734 
  Waste Management Inc.  57,321  2,692 
  Agilent Technologies Inc.  40,641  2,323 
  Sherwin-Williams Co.  10,099  2,203 
  Ingersoll-Rand plc  33,223  2,000 
  Rockwell Automation Inc.  17,074  1,991 
  Xerox Corp.  143,423  1,98 
*  Fiserv Inc.  30,628  1,97 
  WW Grainger Inc.  7,261  1,788 
  Pentair plc  24,038  1,636 
  Kansas City Southern  13,495  1,55 
  CH Robinson Worldwide Inc.  18,161  1,240 
*  Trimble Navigation Ltd.  31,855  1,060 
  Vulcan Materials Co.  16,060  1,01 
  Expeditors International of     
  Washington Inc.  24,163  99 
  Sealed Air Corp.  26,354  951 
  MeadWestvaco Corp.  20,437  87 
  Fortune Brands Home &     
  Security Inc.  20,262  87 
  JB Hunt Transport Services     
  Inc.  11,383  860 
  Xylem Inc.  22,796  849 
  Cintas Corp.  12,439  823 
  Robert Half International Inc.  16,216  814 
*  Flextronics International Ltd.  73,504  811 
  ADT Corp.  21,364  787 
*  Arrow Electronics Inc.  12,383  77 
  Manpowergroup Inc.  9,797  760 
  Avnet Inc.  16,932  754 
  MDU Resources Group Inc.  23,549  73 
  Iron Mountain Inc.  20,465  736 
  Broadridge Financial     
  Solutions Inc.  14,845  632 
*  Owens-Illinois Inc.  20,222  623 
  Allegion plc  11,908  612 
  Ryder System Inc.  6,505  588 
  Bemis Co. Inc.  12,407  505 
  Jabil Circuit Inc.  23,079  49 
      79,371 
Oil & Gas (4.2%)     
  Occidental Petroleum Corp.  96,554  10,016 
  Anadarko Petroleum Corp.  61,608  6,943 
  Williams Cos. Inc.  90,761  5,395 
  Devon Energy Corp.  49,648  3,744 
  Marathon Oil Corp.  83,009  3,461 

 

      Market 
      Value 
    Shares  ($000) 
  Kinder Morgan Inc.  81,396  3,277 
  Noble Energy Inc.  44,015  3,175 
  Chesapeake Energy Corp.  81,671  2,221 
  EQT Corp.  18,639  1,846 
*  FMC Technologies Inc.  29,134  1,802 
*  Southwestern Energy Co.  43,104  1,775 
  Range Resources Corp.  20,044  1,575 
  Ensco plc Class A  28,738  1,451 
  Noble Corp. plc  30,896  879 
  QEP Resources Inc.  22,066  785 
*  Newfield Exploration Co.  16,736  750 
  Denbury Resources Inc.  43,257  745 
*  WPX Energy Inc.  24,905  663 
  Rowan Cos. plc Class A  15,217  461 
*  Seventy Seven Energy Inc.  5,612  132 
*  Paragon Offshore plc  10,198  95 
      51,191 
Technology (15.2%)     
  Intel Corp.  613,750  21,432 
*  Google Inc. Class A  34,813  20,274 
*  Google Inc. Class C  34,683  19,825 
  Oracle Corp.  425,445  17,669 
  QUALCOMM Inc.  207,577  15,797 
  Hewlett-Packard Co.  234,470  8,910 
  EMC Corp.  251,533  7,428 
  Texas Instruments Inc.  133,251  6,420 
*  Adobe Systems Inc.  61,644  4,432 
*  Micron Technology Inc.  131,344  4,282 
*  salesforce.com inc  68,640  4,056 
  Applied Materials Inc.  147,470  3,407 
*  Cognizant Technology     
  Solutions Corp. Class A  74,188  3,393 
  Corning Inc.  160,763  3,353 
  Western Digital Corp.  27,579  2,841 
  SanDisk Corp.  27,795  2,723 
  Intuit Inc.  32,346  2,691 
  Broadcom Corp. Class A  65,213  2,568 
  Avago Technologies Ltd.     
  Class A  30,667  2,517 
  Seagate Technology plc  38,417  2,404 
*  NXP Semiconductor NV  30,669  2,101 
*  Cerner Corp.  36,201  2,087 
  Symantec Corp.  85,423  2,074 
  KLA-Tencor Corp.  20,399  1,559 
*  Autodesk Inc.  27,860  1,494 
  Lam Research Corp.  19,937  1,434 
*  Citrix Systems Inc.  20,161  1,416 
*  Red Hat Inc.  23,238  1,416 
  Xilinx Inc.  32,700  1,382 
  Altera Corp.  38,555  1,363 
  Juniper Networks Inc.  58,253  1,351 
*  Equinix Inc.  6,068  1,324 
*  Check Point Software     
  Technologies Ltd.  18,374  1,305 
  NVIDIA Corp.  65,777  1,279 

 

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      Market 
      Value 
    Shares  ($000) 
*  Akamai Technologies Inc.  20,898  1,263 
*  F5 Networks Inc.  9,358  1,162 
  CA Inc.  41,113  1,161 
  Maxim Integrated Products     
  Inc.  34,900  1,078 
*  VeriSign Inc.  16,286  929 
*  VMware Inc. Class A  9,103  897 
*  Teradata Corp.  19,482  890 
*  Synopsys Inc.  18,938  775 
  DST Systems Inc.  4,388  407 
      186,569 
Telecommunications (0.2%)     
  Windstream Holdings Inc.  74,158  838 
  Frontier Communications     
  Corp.  120,912  822 
*  Sprint Corp.  101,702  571 
      2,231 
Utilities (1.5%)     
  Spectra Energy Corp.  81,789  3,407 
  Consolidated Edison Inc.  35,694  2,066 
  ONEOK Inc.  25,501  1,790 
  Northeast Utilities  38,363  1,761 
  NiSource Inc.  38,533  1,529 
  CenterPoint Energy Inc.  52,401  1,302 
  Wisconsin Energy Corp.  27,870  1,263 
  American Water Works Co.     
  Inc.  21,978  1,112 
  CMS Energy Corp.  33,083  1,010 
  Pepco Holdings Inc.  30,905  852 
  Alliant Energy Corp.  13,481  789 
  Questar Corp.  21,461  505 
  TECO Energy Inc.  26,581  481 
  ONE Gas Inc.  6,450  241 
      18,108 
Total Common Stocks     
(Cost $894,634)    1,227,768 
Temporary Cash Investment (0.3%)   
Money Market Fund (0.3%)     
1,2  Vanguard Market     
  Liquidity Fund,     
  0.113% (Cost $3,085)  3,084,715  3,085 
Total Investments (100.2%)     
(Cost $897,719)    1,230,853 

 

  Market 
  Value 
  ($000) 
Other Assets and Liabilities (-0.2%)   
Other Assets  4,289 
Liabilities2  (6,386) 
  (2,097) 
Net Assets (100%)  1,228,756 

 

At August 31, 2014, net assets consisted of:

  Amount 
  ($000) 
Paid-in Capital  889,436 
Undistributed Net Investment Income  9,835 
Accumulated Net Realized Losses  (3,649) 
Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)  333,134 
Net Assets  1,228,756 
 
 
Investor Shares—Net Assets   
Applicable to 62,786,644 outstanding   
$.001 par value shares of beneficial   
interest (unlimited authorization)  799,733 
Net Asset Value Per Share—   
Investor Shares  $12.74 
 
 
Institutional Shares—Net Assets   
Applicable to 33,645,736 outstanding   
$.001 par value shares of beneficial   
interest (unlimited authorization)  429,023 
Net Asset Value Per Share—   
Institutional Shares  $12.75 

See Note A in Notes to Financial Statements.
* Non-income-producing security.
^ Includes partial security positions on loan to broker-dealers. The total value of securities on loan is $153,000.
1 Affiliated money market fund available only to Vanguard funds and certain trusts and accounts managed by Vanguard. Rate shown is the
7-day yield.
2 Includes $159,000 of collateral received for securities on loan.
REIT—Real Estate Investment Trust.
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.

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Statement of Operations

  Year Ended 
  August 31, 2014 
  ($000) 
Investment Income   
Income   
Dividends  18,361 
Interest1  3 
Securities Lending  12 
Total Income  18,376 
Expenses   
The Vanguard Group—Note B   
Investment Advisory Services  165 
Management and Administrative—Investor Shares  1,505 
Management and Administrative—Institutional Shares  376 
Marketing and Distribution—Investor Shares  136 
Marketing and Distribution—Institutional Shares  78 
Custodian Fees  74 
Auditing Fees  32 
Shareholders’ Reports—Investor Shares  13 
Shareholders’ Reports—Institutional Shares  13 
Trustees’ Fees and Expenses  1 
Total Expenses  2,393 
Net Investment Income  15,983 
Realized Net Gain (Loss) on Investment Securities Sold  34,417 
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) of Investment Securities  177,518 
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations  227,918 
1 Interest income from an affiliated company of the fund was $3,000.

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

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Statement of Changes in Net Assets

  Year Ended August 31, 
  2014  2013 
  ($000)  ($000) 
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets     
Operations     
Net Investment Income  15,983  11,977 
Realized Net Gain (Loss)  34,417  40,848 
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)  177,518  104,445 
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations  227,918  157,270 
Distributions     
Net Investment Income     
Investor Shares  (8,211)  (6,443) 
Institutional Shares  (4,672)  (3,902) 
Realized Capital Gain     
Investor Shares     
Institutional Shares     
Total Distributions  (12,883)  (10,345) 
Capital Share Transactions     
Investor Shares  103,700  78,528 
Institutional Shares  80,439  23,215 
Net Increase (Decrease) from Capital Share Transactions  184,139  101,743 
Total Increase (Decrease)  399,174  248,668 
Net Assets     
Beginning of Period  829,582  580,914 
End of Period1  1,228,756  829,582 
1 Net Assets—End of Period includes undistributed (overdistributed) net investment income of $9,835,000 and $6,735,000.

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

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Financial Highlights

Investor Shares           
 
For a Share Outstanding  Year Ended August 31, 
Throughout Each Period  2014  2013  2012  2011  2010 
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period  $10.28  $8.30  $7.31  $6.27  $6.20 
Investment Operations           
Net Investment Income  .167  .153  .117  .084  .061 
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)           
on Investments  2.442  1.969  .962  1.016  .077 
Total from Investment Operations  2.609  2.122  1.079  1.100  .138 
Distributions           
Dividends from Net Investment Income  (.149)  (.142)  (. 089)  (. 060)  (. 068) 
Distributions from Realized Capital Gains           
Total Distributions  (.149)  (.142)  (. 089)  (. 060)  (. 068) 
Net Asset Value, End of Period  $12.74  $10.28  $8.30  $7.31  $6.27 
 
Total Return1  25.58%  25.90%  14.94%  17.52%  2.18% 
 
Ratios/Supplemental Data           
Net Assets, End of Period (Millions)  $800  $553  $379  $344  $306 
Ratio of Total Expenses to Average Net Assets  0.27%  0.28%  0.29%  0.29%  0.29% 
Ratio of Net Investment Income to           
Average Net Assets  1.51%  1.63%  1.50%  1.10%  0.91% 
Portfolio Turnover Rate  14%  29%  45%  11%  35% 
1 Total returns do not include account service fees that may have applied in the periods shown. Fund prospectuses provide information about
any applicable account service fees.

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

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Financial Highlights

Institutional Shares           
 
For a Share Outstanding  Year Ended August 31, 
Throughout Each Period  2014  2013  2012  2011  2010 
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period  $10.29  $8.31  $7.32  $6.27  $6.20 
Investment Operations           
Net Investment Income  .180  .163  .128  .095  .070 
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)           
on Investments  2.440  1.971  .960  1.025  .075 
Total from Investment Operations  2.620  2.134  1.088  1.120  .145 
Distributions           
Dividends from Net Investment Income  (.160)  (.154)  (. 098)  (.070)  (.075) 
Distributions from Realized Capital Gains           
Total Distributions  (.160)  (.154)  (. 098)  (.070)  (.075) 
Net Asset Value, End of Period  $12.75  $10.29  $8.31  $7.32  $6.27 
 
Total Return  25.68%  26.05%  15.06%  17.84%  2.29% 
 
Ratios/Supplemental Data           
Net Assets, End of Period (Millions)  $429  $276  $202  $155  $128 
Ratio of Total Expenses to Average Net Assets  0.16%  0.16%  0.16%  0.16%  0.16% 
Ratio of Net Investment Income to           
Average Net Assets  1.62%  1.75%  1.63%  1.23%  1.04% 
Portfolio Turnover Rate  14%  29%  45%  11%  35% 

 

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

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Notes to Financial Statements

Vanguard FTSE 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 are designed for investors who meet certain administrative, service, and account-size criteria.

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

1. Security Valuation: Securities are valued as of the close of trading on the New York Stock Exchange (generally 4 p.m., Eastern time) on the valuation date. Equity securities are valued at the latest quoted sales prices or official closing prices taken from the primary market in which each security trades; such securities not traded on the valuation date are valued at the mean of the latest quoted bid and asked prices. Securities for which market quotations are not readily available, or whose values have been materially affected by events occurring before the fund’s pricing time but after the close of the securities’ primary markets, are valued by methods deemed by the board of trustees to represent fair value. Investments in Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund are valued at that fund’s net asset value.

2. Federal Income Taxes: The fund intends to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company and distribute all of its taxable income. Management has analyzed the fund’s tax positions taken for all open federal income tax years (August 31, 2011–2014), and has concluded that no provision for federal income tax is required in the fund’s financial statements.

3. Distributions: Distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date.

4. Securities Lending: To earn additional income, the fund lends its securities to qualified institutional borrowers. Security loans are required to be secured at all times by collateral in an amount at least equal to the market value of securities loaned. Daily market fluctuations could cause the value of loaned securities to be more or less than the value of the collateral received. When this occurs, the collateral is adjusted and settled on the next business day. The fund further mitigates its counterparty risk by entering into securities lending transactions only with a diverse group of prequalified counterparties, monitoring their financial strength, and entering into master securities lending agreements with its counterparties. The master securities lending agreements provide that, in the event of a counterparty’s default (including bankruptcy), the fund may terminate any loans with that borrower, determine the net amount owed, and sell or retain the collateral up to the net amount owed to the fund; however, such actions may be subject to legal proceedings. While collateral mitigates counterparty risk, in the absence of a default the fund may experience delays and costs in recovering the securities loaned. The fund invests cash collateral received in Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund, and records a liability in the Statement of Net Assets for the return of the collateral, during the period the securities are on loan. Securities lending income represents fees charged to borrowers plus income earned on invested cash collateral, less expenses associated with the loan.

5. Credit Facility: The fund and certain other funds managed by The Vanguard Group participate in a $2.89 billion committed credit facility provided by a syndicate of lenders pursuant to a credit agreement that may be renewed annually; each fund is individually liable for its borrowings, if any, under the credit facility. Borrowings may be utilized for temporary and emergency purposes, and are subject to the fund’s regulatory and contractual borrowing restrictions. The participating funds are charged administrative fees and an annual commitment fee of 0.06% of the undrawn amount

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of the facility; these fees are allocated to the funds based on a method approved by the fund’s board of trustees and included in Management and Administrative expenses on the fund’s Statement of Operations. Any borrowings under this facility bear interest at a rate equal to the higher of the federal funds rate or LIBOR reference rate plus an agreed-upon spread.

The fund had no borrowings outstanding at August 31, 2014, or at any time during the period then ended.

6. Other: Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Interest income includes income distributions received from Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund and is accrued daily. Security transactions are accounted for on the date securities are bought or sold. Costs used to determine realized gains (losses) on the sale of investment securities are those of the specific securities sold.

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 based on methods approved by the board of trustees. The fund has committed to provide up to 0.40% of its net assets in capital contributions to Vanguard. At August 31, 2014, the fund had contributed capital of $118,000 to Vanguard (included in Other Assets), representing 0.01% of the fund’s net assets and 0.05% of Vanguard’s capitalization. The fund’s trustees and officers are also directors and officers of Vanguard.

C. Various inputs may be used to determine the value of the fund’s investments. These inputs are summarized in three broad levels for financial statement purposes. The inputs or methodologies used to value securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

Level 1—Quoted prices in active markets for identical securities.
Level 2—Other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.).
Level 3—Significant unobservable inputs (including the fund’s own assumptions used to determine the fair value of investments).

At August 31, 2014, 100% of the market value of the fund’s investments was determined based on Level 1 inputs.

D. 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.

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During the year ended August 31, 2014, the fund realized $29,670,000 of net capital gains resulting from in-kind redemptions—in which shareholders exchanged fund shares for securities held by the fund rather than for cash. Because such gains are not taxable to the fund, and are not distributed to shareholders, they have been reclassified from accumulated net realized losses to paid-in capital.

For tax purposes, at August 31, 2014, the fund had $10,676,000 of ordinary income available for distribution. The fund used capital loss carryforwards of $4,739,000 to offset taxable capital gains realized during the year ended August 31, 2014. At August 31, 2014, the fund had available capital losses totaling $3,592,000 to offset future net capital gains through August 31, 2019.

At August 31, 2014, the cost of investment securities for tax purposes was $897,755,000. Net unrealized appreciation of investment securities for tax purposes was $333,098,000, consisting of unrealized gains of $355,081,000 on securities that had risen in value since their purchase and $21,983,000 in unrealized losses on securities that had fallen in value since their purchase.

E. During the year ended August 31, 2014, the fund purchased $411,871,000 of investment securities and sold $224,204,000 of investment securities, other than temporary cash investments. Purchases and sales include $80,456,000 and $80,094,000, respectively, in connection with in-kind purchases and redemptions of the fund’s capital shares.

F. Capital share transactions for each class of shares were:       
  Year Ended August 31, 
    2014    2013 
  Amount  Shares  Amount  Shares 
  ($000)  (000)  ($000)  (000) 
Investor Shares         
Issued  300,900  26,084  167,216  17,268 
Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions  7,650  685  5,980  696 
Redeemed  (204,850)  (17,767)  (94,668)  (9,890) 
Net Increase (Decrease)—Investor Shares  103,700  9,002  78,528  8,074 
Institutional Shares         
Issued  136,554  11,664  103,413  10,702 
Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions  4,672  418  2,885  336 
Redeemed  (60,787)  (5,293)  (83,083)  (8,450) 
Net Increase (Decrease) —Institutional Shares  80,439  6,789  23,215  2,588 

G. Management has determined that no material events or transactions occurred subsequent to August 31, 2014, that would require recognition or disclosure in these financial statements.

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

To the Board of Trustees of Vanguard World Fund and the Shareholders of Vanguard FTSE Social Index Fund:

In our opinion, the accompanying statement of net assets and the related statements of operations and of changes in net assets and the financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Vanguard FTSE Social Index Fund (constituting a separate portfolio of Vanguard World Fund, hereafter referred to as the “Fund”) at August 31, 2014, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements and financial highlights (hereafter referred to as “financial statements”) are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits, which included confirmation of securities at August 31, 2014 by correspondence with the custodian and by agreement to the underlying ownership records of the transfer agent, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

/s/PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
October 10, 2014

 


Special 2014 tax information (unaudited) for Vanguard FTSE Social Index Fund

This information for the fiscal year ended August 31, 2014, is included pursuant to provisions of the Internal Revenue Code.

The fund distributed $12,883,000 of qualified dividend income to shareholders during the fiscal year.

For corporate shareholders, 100% of investment income (dividend income plus short-term gains, if any) qualifies for the dividends-received deduction.

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Your Fund’s After-Tax Returns

This table presents returns for your fund both before and after taxes. The after-tax returns are shown in two ways: (1) assuming that an investor owned the fund during the entire period and paid taxes on the fund’s distributions, and (2) assuming that an investor paid taxes on the fund’s distributions and sold all shares at the end of each period.

Calculations are based on the highest individual federal income tax and capital gains tax rates in effect at the times of the distributions and the hypothetical sales. State and local taxes were not considered. After-tax returns reflect any qualified dividend income, using actual prior-year figures and estimates for 2014. (In the example, returns after the sale of fund shares may be higher than those assuming no sale. This occurs when the sale would have produced a capital loss. The calculation assumes that the investor received a tax deduction for the loss.)

The table shows returns for Investor Shares only; returns for other share classes will differ. Please note that your actual after-tax returns will depend on your tax situation and may differ from those shown. Also note that if you own the fund in a tax-deferred account, such as an individual retirement account or a 401(k) plan, this information does not apply to you. Such accounts are not subject to current taxes.

Finally, keep in mind that a fund’s performance—whether before or after taxes—does not guarantee future results.

Average Annual Total Returns: FTSE Social Index Fund Investor Shares
Periods Ended August 31, 2014

  One  Five  Ten 
  Year  Years  Years 
Returns Before Taxes  25.58%  16.89%  7.07% 
Returns After Taxes on Distributions  25.19  16.66  6.84 
Returns After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares  14.74  13.70  5.73 

 

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About Your Fund’s Expenses

As a shareholder of the fund, you incur ongoing costs, which include costs for portfolio management, administrative services, and shareholder reports (like this one), among others. Operating expenses, which are deducted from a fund’s gross income, directly reduce the investment return of the fund.

A fund’s expenses are expressed as a percentage of its average net assets. This figure is known as the expense ratio. The following examples are intended to help you understand the ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in your fund and to compare these costs with those of other mutual funds. The examples are based on an investment of $1,000 made at the beginning of the period shown and held for the entire period.

The accompanying table illustrates your fund’s costs in two ways:

• Based on actual fund return. This section helps you to estimate the actual expenses that you paid over the period. The ”Ending Account Value“ shown is derived from the fund‘s actual return, and the third column shows the dollar amount that would have been paid by an investor who started with $1,000 in the fund. You may use the information here, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period.

To do so, simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number given for your fund under the heading ”Expenses Paid During Period.“

• Based on hypothetical 5% yearly return. This section is intended to help you compare your fund‘s costs with those of other mutual funds. It assumes that the fund had a yearly return of 5% before expenses, but that the expense ratio is unchanged. In this case—because the return used is not the fund’s actual return—the results do not apply to your investment. The example is useful in making comparisons because the Securities and Exchange Commission requires all mutual funds to calculate expenses based on a 5% return. You can assess your fund’s costs by comparing this hypothetical example with the hypothetical examples that appear in shareholder reports of other funds.

Note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight and help you compare ongoing costs only and do not reflect transaction costs incurred by the fund for buying and selling securities. Further, the expenses do not include any purchase, redemption, or account service fees described in the fund prospectus. If such fees were applied to your account, your costs would be higher. Your fund does not carry a “sales load.”

The calculations assume no shares were bought or sold during the period. Your actual costs may have been higher or lower, depending on the amount of your investment and the timing of any purchases or redemptions.

You can find more information about the fund’s expenses, including annual expense ratios, in the Financial Statements section of this report. For additional information on operating expenses and other shareholder costs, please refer to your fund’s current prospectus.

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Six Months Ended August 31, 2014       
  Beginning  Ending  Expenses 
  Account Value  Account Value  Paid During 
FTSE Social Index Fund  2/28/2014  8/31/2014  Period 
Based on Actual Fund Return       
Investor Shares  $1,000.00  $1,076.01  $1.36 
Institutional Shares  1,000.00  1,075.95  0.84 
Based on Hypothetical 5% Yearly Return       
Investor Shares  $1,000.00  $1,023.89  $1.33 
Institutional Shares  1,000.00  1,024.40  0.82 
The calculations are based on expenses incurred in the most recent six-month period. The fund’s annualized six-month expense ratios for that
period are 0.26% for Investor Shares and 0.16% for Institutional Shares. The dollar amounts shown as “Expenses Paid” are equal to the
annualized expense ratio multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days in the most recent
six-month period, then divided by the number of days in the most recent 12-month period.

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Trustees Approve Advisory Arrangement

The board of trustees of Vanguard FTSE Social Index Fund has renewed the fund’s investment advisory arrangement with The Vanguard Group, Inc. (Vanguard). Vanguard’s Equity Investment Group—through its Equity Index Group—serves as the investment advisor to the fund. The board determined that continuing the fund’s internalized management structure was in the best interests of the fund and its shareholders.

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

Nature, extent, and quality of services
The board considered the quality of the fund’s investment management services over both the short
and long term, and took into account the organizational depth and stability of the advisor. The board noted that Vanguard has been managing investments for more than three decades. The Equity Index Group adheres to a sound, disciplined investment management process; the team has considerable experience, stability, and depth.

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

Investment performance
The board considered the short- and long-term performance of the fund, including any periods of
outperformance or underperformance relative to a target index and peer group. The board concluded that the performance was such that the advisory arrangement should continue. Information about the fund’s most recent performance can be found in the Performance Summary section of this report.

Cost
The board concluded that the fund’s expense ratio was well below the average expense ratio charged
by funds in its peer group and that the fund’s advisory fee rate was also well below its peer-group average. Information about the fund’s expenses appears in the About Your Fund’s Expenses section of this report as well as in the Financial Statements section.

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

The benefit of economies of scale
The board concluded that the fund’s at-cost arrangement with Vanguard ensures that the fund
will realize economies of scale as it grows, with the cost to shareholders declining as fund assets increase.

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

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Glossary

30-Day SEC Yield. A fund’s 30-day SEC yield is derived using a formula specified by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Under the formula, data related to the fund’s security holdings in the previous 30 days are used to calculate the fund’s hypothetical net income for that period, which is then annualized and divided by the fund’s estimated average net assets over the calculation period. For the purposes of this calculation, a security’s income is based on its current market yield to maturity (for bonds), its actual income (for asset-backed securities), or its projected dividend yield (for stocks). Because the SEC yield represents hypothetical annualized income, it will differ—at times significantly—from the fund’s actual experience. As a result, the fund’s income distributions may be higher or lower than implied by the SEC yield.

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%. For this report, beta is based on returns over the past 36 months for both the fund and the index. Note that a fund’s beta should be reviewed in conjunction with its R-squared (see definition). 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.

Dividend Yield. Dividend income earned by stocks, expressed as a percentage of the aggregate market value (or of net asset value, for a fund). The yield is determined by dividing the amount of the annual dividends by the aggregate value (or net asset value) at the end of the period. For a fund, the dividend yield is based solely on stock holdings and does not include any income produced by other investments.

Earnings Growth Rate. The average annual rate of growth in earnings over the past five years for the stocks now in a fund.

Equity Exposure. A measure that reflects a fund’s investments in stocks and stock futures. Any holdings in short-term reserves are excluded.

Expense Ratio. A fund’s total annual operating expenses expressed as a percentage of the fund’s average net assets. The expense ratio includes management and administrative expenses, but does not include the transaction costs of buying and selling portfolio securities.

Foreign Holdings. The percentage of a fund represented by securities or depositary receipts of companies based outside the United States.

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

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.

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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. For this report, R-squared is based on returns over the past 36 months for both the fund and the index.

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). The turnover rate excludes in-kind transactions, which have minimal impact on costs.

 

Benchmark Information

Spliced Social Index: Calvert Social Index through December 16, 2005; FTSE4Good US Select Index thereafter.

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The People Who Govern Your Fund

The trustees of your mutual fund are there to see that the fund is operated and managed in your best interests since, as a shareholder, you are a part owner of the fund. Your fund’s trustees also serve on the board of directors of The Vanguard Group, Inc., which is owned by the Vanguard funds and provides services to them on an at-cost basis.

A majority of Vanguard’s board members are independent, meaning that they have no affiliation with Vanguard or the funds they oversee, apart from the sizable personal investments they have made as private individuals. The independent board members have distinguished backgrounds in business, academia, and public service. Each of the trustees and executive officers oversees 177 Vanguard funds.

The following table provides information for each trustee and executive officer of the fund. More information about the trustees is in the Statement of Additional Information, which can be obtained, without charge, by contacting Vanguard at 800-662-7447, or online at vanguard.com.

InterestedTrustee1  and Delphi Automotive LLP (automotive components); 
  Senior Advisor at New Mountain Capital. 
F. William McNabb III   
Born 1957. Trustee Since July 2009. Chairman of the  Amy Gutmann 
Board. Principal Occupation(s) During the Past Five  Born 1949. Trustee Since June 2006. Principal 
Years: Chairman of the Board of The Vanguard Group,  Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years: President of 
Inc., and of each of the investment companies served  the University of Pennsylvania; Christopher H. Browne 
by The Vanguard Group, since January 2010; Director  Distinguished Professor of Political Science, School of 
of The Vanguard Group since 2008; Chief Executive  Arts and Sciences, and Professor of Communication, 
Officer and President of The Vanguard Group, and of  Annenberg School for Communication, with secondary 
each of the investment companies served by The  faculty appointments in the Department of Philosophy, 
Vanguard Group, since 2008; Director of Vanguard  School of Arts and Sciences, and at the Graduate 
Marketing Corporation; Managing Director of The  School of Education, University of Pennsylvania; 
Vanguard Group (1995–2008).  Trustee of the National Constitution Center; Chair 
  of the Presidential Commission for the Study of 
  Bioethical Issues. 
IndependentTrustees   
  JoAnn Heffernan Heisen 
Emerson U. Fullwood  Born 1950. Trustee Since July 1998. Principal  
Born 1948. Trustee Since January 2008. Principal  Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years: Corporate  
Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years: Executive  Vice President and Chief Global Diversity Officer  
Chief Staff and Marketing Officer for North America  (retired 2008) and Member of the Executive 
and Corporate Vice President (retired 2008) of Xerox  Committee (1997–2008) of Johnson & Johnson  
Corporation (document management products and  (pharmaceuticals/medical devices/consumer  
services); Executive in Residence and 2009–2010  products); Director of Skytop Lodge Corporation  
Distinguished Minett Professor at the Rochester  (hotels), the University Medical Center at Princeton,  
Institute of Technology; Director of SPX Corporation  the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, and the Center  
(multi-industry manufacturing), the United Way of  for Talent Innovation; Member of the Advisory Board  
Rochester, Amerigroup Corporation (managed health  of the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs  
care), the University of Rochester Medical Center,  at Syracuse University. 
Monroe Community College Foundation, and North   
Carolina A&T University.  F. Joseph Loughrey 
  Born 1949. Trustee Since October 2009. Principal 
Rajiv L. Gupta  Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years: President  
Born 1945. Trustee Since December 2001.2  and Chief Operating Officer (retired 2009) of Cummins  
Principal Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years:  Inc. (industrial machinery); Chairman of the Board 
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (retired 2009)  of Hillenbrand, Inc. (specialized consumer services), 
and President (2006–2008) of Rohm and Haas Co.  and of Oxfam America; Director of SKF AB (industrial  
(chemicals); Director of Tyco International, Ltd.  machinery), Hyster-Yale Materials Handling, Inc. 
(diversified manufacturing and services), Hewlett-  (forklift trucks), the Lumina Foundation for Education, 
Packard Co. (electronic computer manufacturing),   

 


 

and the V Foundation for Cancer Research; Member  Executive Officers   
of the Advisory Council for the College of Arts and     
Letters and of the Advisory Board to the Kellogg  Glenn Booraem   
Institute for International Studies, both at the  Born 1967. Controller Since July 2010. Principal 
University of Notre Dame.  Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years: Principal 
  of The Vanguard Group, Inc.; Controller of each of 
Mark Loughridge  the investment companies served by The Vanguard 
Born 1953. Trustee Since March 2012. Principal  Group; Assistant Controller of each of the investment 
Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years: Senior Vice  companies served by The Vanguard Group (2001–2010). 
President and Chief Financial Officer (retired 2013)     
at IBM (information technology services); Fiduciary  Thomas J. Higgins   
Member of IBM’s Retirement Plan Committee (2004–  Born 1957. Chief Financial Officer Since September 
2013); Member of the Council on Chicago Booth.  2008. Principal Occupation(s) During the Past Five 
  Years: Principal of The Vanguard Group, Inc.; Chief 
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Annual Report | August 31, 2014

Vanguard U.S. Sector Index Funds

Vanguard Consumer Discretionary Index Fund

Vanguard Consumer Staples Index Fund

Vanguard Energy Index Fund

Vanguard Financials Index Fund

Vanguard Health Care Index Fund

Vanguard Industrials Index Fund

Vanguard Information Technology Index Fund

Vanguard Materials Index Fund

Vanguard Telecommunication Services Index Fund

Vanguard Utilities Index Fund


 

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Four decades later, that revolutionary spirit continues to animate the enterprise. Vanguard remains on a mission to give investors the best chance of investment success.

As we mark our 40th anniversary, we thank you for entrusting your assets to Vanguard and giving us the opportunity to help you reach your financial goals in the decades to come.

Contents   
 
Your Fund’s Total Returns  1 
Chairman’s Letter  2 
Consumer Discretionary Index Fund  6 
Consumer Staples Index Fund  17 
Energy Index Fund  27 
Financials Index Fund  37 
Health Care Index Fund  49 
Industrials Index Fund  60 
Information Technology Index Fund  71 
Materials Index Fund  82 
Telecommunication Services Index Fund  92 
Utilities Index Fund  102 
Your Fund’s After-Tax Returns  112 
About Your Fund’s Expenses  114 
Trustees Approve Advisory Arrangements  116 
Glossary  117 

 


Please note: The opinions expressed in this report are just that—informed opinions. They should not be considered promises or advice. Also, please keep in mind that the information and
opinions cover the period through the date on the front of this report. Of course, the risks of investing in your fund are spelled out in the prospectus.
See the Glossary for definitions of investment terms used in this report.
About the cover: Since our founding, Vanguard has drawn inspiration from the enterprise and valor demonstrated by British naval hero Horatio Nelson and his command
at the Battle of the Nile in 1798. The photograph displays a replica of a merchant ship from the same era as Nelson’s flagship, the HMS Vanguard.


 

Your Fund’s Total Returns
Fiscal Year Ended August 31, 2014

AdmiralShares1 and ETF Shares2   
 
  Total 
  Returns 
Vanguard Consumer Discretionary   
Index Fund  20.77% 
Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF   
Market Price  20.68 
Net Asset Value  20.75 
MSCI US IMI/Consumer Discretionary 25/50  20.85 
Consumer Services Funds Average3  18.00 
 
Vanguard Consumer Staples Index Fund  17.41% 
Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF   
Market Price  17.43 
Net Asset Value  17.42 
MSCI US IMI/Consumer Staples 25/50  17.57 
Consumer Goods Funds Average3  19.12 
 
Vanguard Energy Index Fund  24.32% 
Vanguard Energy ETF   
Market Price  24.30 
Net Asset Value  24.31 
MSCI US IMI/Energy 25/50  24.44 
Natural Resources Funds Average3  24.58 
 
Vanguard Financials Index Fund  21.19% 
Vanguard Financials ETF   
Market Price  21.31 
Net Asset Value  21.20 
MSCI US IMI/Financials 25/50  21.32 
Financial Services Funds Average3  18.37 
 
Vanguard Health Care Index Fund  31.77% 
Vanguard Health Care ETF   
Market Price  31.82 
Net Asset Value  31.76 
MSCI US IMI/Health Care 25/50  31.90 
Health/Biotechnology Funds Average3  34.41 
 
Vanguard Industrials Index Fund  24.84% 
Vanguard Industrials ETF   
Market Price  24.84 
Net Asset Value  24.83 
MSCI US IMI/Industrials 25/50  24.99 
Industrials Funds Average3  22.51 

 

  Total 
  Returns 
Vanguard Information Technology   
Index Fund  32.05% 
Vanguard Information Technology ETF   
Market Price  31.98 
Net Asset Value  32.04 
MSCI US IMI/Information Technology 25/50  32.17 
Science and Technology Funds Average3  28.20 
 
Vanguard Materials Index Fund  27.18% 
Vanguard Materials ETF   
Market Price  27.17 
Net Asset Value  27.17 
MSCI US IMI/Materials 25/50  27.31 
Basic Materials Funds Average3  19.08 
 
Vanguard Telecommunication Services   
Index Fund  17.13% 
Vanguard Telecommunication Services ETF   
Market Price  17.11 
Net Asset Value  17.08 
MSCI US IMI/Telecommunication   
Services 25/50  17.00 
Telecommunication Funds Average3  18.89 
 
Vanguard Utilities Index Fund  20.58% 
Vanguard Utilities ETF   
Market Price  20.55 
Net Asset Value  20.55 
MSCI US IMI/Utilities 25/50  20.74 
Utility Funds Average3  22.89 
 
MSCI US IMI/2500  24.94% 
1 Admiral Shares carry lower expenses and are available to investors who meet certain account-balance requirements.
2 The Vanguard ETF ® Shares shown are traded on the NYSE Arca exchange and are available only through brokers. The table provides ETF returns based on both the NYSE Arca market price and the net asset value
for a share. U.S. Pat. No. 6,879,964; 7,337,138; 7,720,749; 7,925,573; 8,090,646; and 8,417,623.
3 Derived from data provided by Lipper, a Thomson Reuters Company.
For the ETF Shares, the market price is determined by the midpoint of the bid-offer spread as of the closing time of the New York Stock Exchange (generally 4 p.m., Eastern time). The net asset value is also
determined as of the NYSE closing time. For more information about how the ETF Shares’ market prices have compared with their net asset value, visit vanguard.com, select your ETF, and then select the Price and
Performance tab. The ETF premium/discount analysis there shows the percentages of days on which the ETF Shares’ market price was above or below the NAV.
Note: MSCI US IMI/2500 is the MSCI ® US Investable Market 2500 Index.

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Chairman’s Letter

 

Dear Shareholder,

The Vanguard U.S. Sector Index Funds notched another strong fiscal year, as a broad-based rally lifted the stocks of all industry sectors.

For the 12 months ended August 31, 2014, returns for the ten funds in this report ranged from about 32% to about 17%.

Each fund tightly tracked its target index. Five surpassed the average return of their industry peer group.

If you hold fund shares in a taxable account, you may wish to review the after-tax returns that appear later in this report.

Stocks cleared hurdles en route to new highs
Despite an assortment of challenges, the broad U.S. stock market returned about 25% for the 12 months. U.S. stocks registered positive results in all but two months, and a late-July swoon was followed by an August flurry of record highs.

Investors applauded mostly solid corporate earnings, generally upbeat economic news, and the Federal Reserve’s continued accommodative policies. Still, turmoil in the Middle East and Ukraine, economic worries in Europe and China, and uncertainty about the Fed’s next moves pressured stocks at different times.

International stocks returned about 18%. Emerging markets, after sliding earlier in the period, rebounded to lead the way. The developed markets of the Pacific region and Europe trailed but still notched double-digit returns.

Defying analysts’ expectations, bond prices rose over the year
The broad U.S. taxable bond market returned 5.66%, rallying from the drubbing it took a year ago when investors fretted over the future of the Fed’s bond-buying program.

The Fed began reducing its purchases in January and has consistently cut them further since, with the goal of ending the program in October. Interest rates have not risen as forecast, however. The yield of the 10-year U.S. Treasury note ended August at 2.34%, down from 2.76% a year earlier. (Bond prices and yields move in opposite directions.)

Municipal bonds returned 10.14% as investors searched for tax-exempt income amid a limited supply of new issues. International bond markets (as measured by the Barclays Global Aggregate Index ex USD) returned 6.52%.

Market Barometer       
    Average Annual Total Returns 
  Periods Ended August 31, 2014 
  One Year  Three Years  Five Years 
Stocks       
Russell 1000 Index (Large-caps)  25.36%  20.80%  17.24% 
Russell 2000 Index (Small-caps)  17.68  19.00  17.03 
Russell 3000 Index (Broad U.S. market)  24.74  20.65  17.22 
FTSE All-World Index ex USA (International)  18.04  9.48  8.44 
 
Bonds       
Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index (Broad taxable market)  5.66%  2.91%  4.48% 
Barclays Municipal Bond Index (Broad tax-exempt market)  10.14  4.88  5.39 
Citigroup Three-Month U.S. Treasury Bill Index  0.04  0.04  0.07 
 
CPI       
Consumer Price Index  1.70%  1.64%  1.96% 

 

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Following such a strong advance for bonds, it’s worth remembering that the current low yields imply lower future returns: As yields drop, the scope for further declines—and increases in prices—diminishes.

The Fed’s target of 0%–0.25% for short-term interest rates continued to restrict returns for money market funds and savings accounts.

Each of the ten industry sectors produced double-digit returns
Every sector played a role in the stock market’s advance over the 12 months. Four sectors—information technology, health care, materials, and industrials—exceeded the broad U.S. market’s return. Even the sectors with smaller gains posted impressive results.

Two typically growth-oriented industries—information technology and health care—stood out most, returning more than 30% each. Technology stocks benefited from investors’ continuing shift toward mobile and cloud computing. Makers of hardware—computers, tablets, and smartphones—and companies that specialize in computer storage and peripherals contributed most to the tech fund’s return.

In health care, nearly every segment performed well, with pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies contributing most. Mergers and acquisitions, new drug development, opportunities overseas, and the aging population’s need for increased care helped. Health care providers and medical equipment and supply firms also excelled.

The materials and industrial sectors produced strong results, too, although their performance waned in the period’s second half. Chemical manufacturers and metals and mining firms led in materials, boosted by increased sales and streamlining efforts. In industrials, conglomerates benefited from stronger demand for aerospace and defense equipment and construction machinery as the U.S. manufacturing sector showed signs of improvement.

The six remaining sectors—energy, financials, consumer discretionary, utilities, consumer staples, and telecommunication services—trailed the broad U.S. market but still delivered solid returns.

In energy, integrated oil and gas companies and those that focus on exploration and production were key contributors as global demand for oil remained steady.

Financial stocks also climbed notably. The economic recovery and strong investment environment supported virtually all types of large financial companies, including real estate investment trusts (REITs), banks, and asset managers.

 

A note on expense ratios

The Fund Profiles that follow this letter display fund expense ratios from the most recent prospectus. These figures include the funds’ actual operating expenses. The figures for the Financials Index Fund also include “acquired fund fees and expenses,” which result from the fund’s holdings in business development companies (BDCs).

Although the Securities and Exchange Commission requires that BDC costs be included in a fund’s expense ratio, these fees are not incurred by the fund. They have no impact on a fund’s total return or on its tracking error relative to an index. A footnote to the Expense Ratio entry in the Fund Profile reports the fund’s actual expenses for the period, a more relevant tally of operating costs incurred by shareholders.

Expense Ratios       
Your Fund Compared With Its Peer Group       
 
  Admiral  ETF  Peer Group 
  Shares  Shares  Average 
Consumer Discretionary Index Fund  0.14%  0.14%  1.04% 
Consumer Staples Index Fund  0.14  0.14  1.14 
Energy Index Fund  0.14  0.14  1.32 
Financials Index Fund  0.19  0.19  1.29 
Health Care Index Fund  0.14  0.14  1.30 
Industrials Index Fund  0.14  0.14  0.99 
Information Technology Index Fund  0.14  0.14  1.47 
Materials Index Fund  0.14  0.14  0.88 
Telecommunication Services Index Fund  0.14  0.14  1.30 
Utilities Index Fund  0.14  0.14  1.13 
The fund expense ratios shown are from the prospectus dated December 23, 2013, and represent estimated costs for the current fiscal
year. For the fiscal year ended August 31, 2014, the fund expense ratios were: for the Consumer Discretionary Index Fund, 0.12% for
Admiral Shares and 0.12% for ETF Shares; for the Consumer Staples Index Fund, 0.12% for Admiral Shares and 0.12% for ETF Shares;
for the Energy Index Fund, 0.12% for Admiral Shares and 0.12% for ETF Shares; for the Financials Index Fund, 0.12% for Admiral Shares
and 0.12% for ETF Shares; for the Health Care Index Fund, 0.12% for Admiral Shares and 0.12% for ETF Shares; for the Industrials Index
Fund, 0.12% for Admiral Shares and 0.12% for ETF Shares; for the Information Technology Index Fund, 0.12% for Admiral Shares and
0.12% for ETF Shares; for the Materials Index Fund, 0.12% for Admiral Shares and 0.12% for ETF Shares; for the Telecommunication
Services Index Fund, 0.12% for Admiral Shares and 0.12% for ETF Shares; for the Utilities Index Fund, 0.12% for Admiral Shares and
0.12% for ETF Shares. Peer-group expense ratios are derived from data provided by Lipper, a Thomson Reuters Company, and capture
information through year-end 2013.
Peer groups are: for the Consumer Discretionary Index Fund, Consumer Services Funds; for the Consumer Staples Index Fund, Consumer
Goods Funds; for the Energy Index Fund, Natural Resources Funds; for the Financials Index Fund, Financial Services Funds; for the Health
Care Index Fund, Health/Biotechnology Funds; for the Industrials Index Fund, Industrials Funds; for the Information Technology Index Fund,
Science and Technology Funds; for the Materials Index Fund, Basic Materials Funds; for the Telecommunication Services Index Fund,
Telecommunication Funds; for the Utilities Index Fund, Utility Funds.

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Total Returns   
Ten Years Ended August 31, 2014   
  Average 
  Annual Return 
Consumer Discretionary Index Fund Admiral Shares (Returns since inception: 7/14/2005)  9.36% 
Spliced US IMI/Consumer Discretionary 25/50  9.51 
Consumer Services Funds Average  8.06 
Consumer Services Funds Average: Derived from data provided by Lipper, a Thomson Reuters Company.   
 
Consumer Staples Index Fund Admiral Shares  10.68% 
Spliced US IMI/Consumer Staples 25/50  10.74 
Consumer Goods Funds Average  9.91 
Consumer Goods Funds Average: Derived from data provided by Lipper, a Thomson Reuters Company.   
 
Energy Index Fund Admiral Shares (Returns since inception: 10/7/2004)  12.15% 
Spliced US IMI/Energy 25/50  11.99 
Natural Resources Funds Average  10.95 
Natural Resources Funds Average: Derived from data provided by Lipper, a Thomson Reuters Company.   
 
Financials Index Fund Admiral Shares  1.60% 
Spliced US IMI/Financials 25/50  1.68 
Financial Services Funds Average  1.81 
Financial Services Funds Average: Derived from data provided by Lipper, a Thomson Reuters Company.   
 
Health Care Index Fund Admiral Shares  10.88% 
Spliced US IMI/Health Care 25/50  11.09 
Health/Biotechnology Funds Average  12.43 
Health/Biotechnology Funds Average: Derived from data provided by Lipper, a Thomson Reuters Company.   
 
Industrials Index Fund Admiral Shares (Returns since inception: 5/8/2006)  7.17% 
Spliced US IMI/Industrials 25/50  7.33 
Industrials Funds Average  5.99 
Industrials Funds Average: Derived from data provided by Lipper, a Thomson Reuters Company.   
 
Information Technology Index Fund Admiral Shares  10.39% 
Spliced US IMI/Information Technology 25/50  10.60 
Science and Technology Funds Average  10.16 
Science and Technology Funds Average: Derived from data provided by Lipper, a Thomson Reuters Company.   
 
Materials Index Fund Admiral Shares  10.19% 
Spliced US IMI/Materials 25/50  10.33 
Basic Materials Funds Average  7.95 
Basic Materials Funds Average: Derived from data provided by Lipper, a Thomson Reuters Company.   
 
Telecommunication Services Index Fund Admiral Shares (Returns since inception: 3/11/2005)  8.57% 
Spliced US IMI/Telecommunication Services 25/50  7.92 
Telecommunication Funds Average  5.58 
Telecommunication Funds Average: Derived from data provided by Lipper, a Thomson Reuters Company.   
 
Utilities Index Fund Admiral Shares  9.77 
Spliced US IMI/Utilities 25/50  9.99 
Utility Funds Average  9.52 
Utility Funds Average: Derived from data provided by Lipper, a Thomson Reuters Company.
For a benchmark description, see the Glossary.

The figures shown represent past performance, which is not a guarantee of future results. (Current performance
may be lower or higher than the performance data cited. For performance data current to the most recent month-
end, visit our website at vanguard.com/performance.) Note, too, that both investment returns and principal value
can fluctuate widely, so an investor’s shares, when sold, could be worth more or less than their original cost.

Increased confidence in the recovery also helped the consumer discretionary sector, which tends to be highly cyclical and economically sensitive. Media stocks, specialty and internet retailers, hotels, and restaurants all profited as consumers spent more.

Utilities and consumer staples, often viewed as defensive holdings when times are uncertain, can trail the broad market during major upswings. But their performance was not as far behind as you might expect. Utility stocks returned almost 21%, thanks in part to higher natural gas prices earlier in the period. The sector attracted investors looking for dividends at a time of low interest rates. Consumer staples, led by pharmacy chains and soft drink manufacturers, returned about 17%.

Telecom services likewise returned about 17%, led by the largest cellular network providers.

High costs don’t equal strong fund performance
The adage “You get what you pay for” doesn’t apply to mutual funds. In fact, the reverse is true: Research suggests that higher costs are consistent with weaker returns. (See, for example, Shopping for Alpha: You Get What You Don’t Pay For at vanguard.com/research.)

Wouldn’t paying the highest fees allow you to purchase the services of the greatest talents, and therefore get you the best returns? As it turns out, the data don’t support that argument. The explanation is simple: Every dollar paid for management fees is a dollar less earning potential return. Keeping expenses down can help narrow the gap between what the markets return and what investors actually earn.

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That’s why Vanguard seeks to minimize costs for all our funds. Indexing, of course, is the purest form of low-cost investing. And we negotiate low fees for our actively managed funds, which are run by world-class advisors. It’s a strategy that reflects decades of experience and research, boiled down to one tenet: The less you pay, the more you keep.

As always, thank you for investing Vanguard.

Sincerely,


F. William McNabb III
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
September 16, 2014

 

Your Fund’s Performance at a Glance         
August 31, 2013–August 31, 2014         
      Distributions Per Share 
  Starting  Ending  Income  Capital 
  Share Price  Share Price  Dividends  Gains 
Consumer Discretionary Index Fund         
Admiral Shares  $48.34  $57.87  $0.479  $0.000 
ETF Shares  93.38  111.79  0.913  0.000 
Consumer Staples Index Fund         
Admiral Shares  $50.28  $57.74  $1.200  $0.000 
ETF Shares  101.97  117.12  2.428  0.000 
Energy Index Fund         
Admiral Shares  $58.18  $71.06  $1.099  $0.000 
ETF Shares  116.47  142.26  2.194  0.000 
Financials Index Fund         
Admiral Shares  $19.95  $23.72  $0.426  $0.000 
ETF Shares  39.80  47.32  0.850  0.000 
Health Care Index Fund         
Admiral Shares  $44.99  $58.61  $0.569  $0.000 
ETF Shares  89.94  117.17  1.136  0.000 
Industrials Index Fund         
Admiral Shares  $43.24  $53.40  $0.542  $0.000 
ETF Shares  84.17  103.95  1.060  0.000 
Information Technology Index Fund         
Admiral Shares  $39.75  $51.93  $0.479  $0.000 
ETF Shares  77.63  101.41  0.944  0.000 
Materials Index Fund         
Admiral Shares  $46.34  $57.84  $0.964  $0.000 
ETF Shares  90.94  113.50  1.899  0.000 
Telecommunication Services Index Fund         
Admiral Shares  $40.02  $45.07  $1.653  $0.000 
ETF Shares  78.54  88.44  3.243  0.000 
Utilities Index Fund         
Admiral Shares  $40.80  $47.47  $1.555  $0.000 
ETF Shares  81.32  94.61  3.098  0.000 

 

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Consumer Discretionary Index Fund

Fund Profile
As of August 31, 2014

Share-Class Characteristics   
  Admiral  ETF 
  Shares  Shares 
Ticker Symbol  VCDAX  VCR 
Expense Ratio1  0.14%  0.14% 
30-Day SEC Yield  1.20%  1.20% 

 

 

Portfolio Characteristics     
    MSCI   
    US IMI/   
    Consumer  MSCI 
    Discretionary  US IMI/ 
  Fund  25/50  2500 
Number of Stocks  388  387  2,499 
Median Market Cap $32.4B  $32.4B  $48.7B 
Price/Earnings Ratio  23.2x  23.2x  20.7x 
Price/Book Ratio  4.2x  4.2x  2.7x 
Return on Equity  20.0%  20.0%  18.0% 
Earnings Growth Rate 14.4%  14.4%  15.2% 
Dividend Yield  1.3%  1.3%  1.9% 
Foreign Holdings  0.0%  0.0%  0.0% 
Turnover Rate  7%     
Short-Term Reserves  0.0%     

 

 

Volatility Measures     
  MSCI US   
  IMI/Consumer   
  Discretionary  MSCI US 
  25/50  IMI/2500 
R-Squared  1.00  0.90 
Beta  1.00  1.09 
These measures show the degree and timing of the fund’s fluctuations compared with the indexes over 36 months. 

 

 

Subindustry Diversification   
(% of equity exposure)   
 
Advertising  1.2% 
Apparel Retail  4.6 
Apparel, Accessories & Luxury Goods  4.2 
Auto Parts & Equipment  4.4 
Automobile Manufacturers  4.9 
Automotive Retail  2.7 
Broadcasting  2.7 
Cable & Satellite  10.9 
Casinos & Gaming  2.4 
Department Stores  1.9 
Footwear  2.4 
General Merchandise Stores  2.9 
Home Improvement Retail  6.6 
Homebuilding  1.6 
Homefurnishing Retail  1.0 
Hotels, Resorts & Cruise Lines  3.2 
Internet Retail  9.4 
Leisure Products  1.2 
Movies & Entertainment  11.9 
Publishing  1.0 
Restaurants  9.3 
Specialty Stores  2.8 
Other Consumer Discretionary  6.8 

 

 

Ten Largest Holdings (% of total net assets) 
 
Walt Disney Co.  Movies & Entertainment  5.3% 
Comcast Corp.  Cable & Satellite  5.1 
Amazon.com Inc.  Internet Retail  4.8 
Home Depot Inc.  Home Improvement Retail  4.6 
McDonald’s Corp.  Restaurants  3.3 
Time Warner Inc.  Movies & Entertainment  2.4 
Twenty-First     
Century Fox Inc.  Movies & Entertainment  2.4 
Priceline Group Inc.  Internet Retail 2.3 
Ford Motor Co.  Automobile Manufacturers  2.3 
Starbucks Corp.  Restaurants  2.1 
Top Ten    34.6% 
The holdings listed exclude any temporary cash investments and equity index products.

1 The expense ratios shown are from the prospectus dated December 23, 2013, and represent estimated costs for the current fiscal year. For the fiscal year ended August 31, 2014, the expense ratios were 0.12% for
Admiral Shares and 0.12% for ETF Shares.

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Performance Summary

All of the returns in this report represent past performance, which is not a guarantee of future results that may be achieved by the fund. (Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data cited. For performance data current to the most recent month-end, visit our website at vanguard.com/performance.) Note, too, that both investment returns and principal value can fluctuate widely, so an investor’s shares, when sold, could be worth more or less than their original cost. The returns shown do not reflect taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the sale of fund shares.

Cumulative Performance: August 31, 2004–August 31, 2014
Initial Investment of $10,000


 
    Average Annual Total Returns  Final Value 
  Periods Ended August 31, 2014  of a $10,000 
  One Year  Five Years  Ten Years  Investment 
Consumer Discretionary Index Fund         
ETF Shares Net Asset Value  20.75%  23.38%  10.26%  $26,555 
Consumer Discretionary Index Fund         
ETF Shares Market Price  20.68  23.37  10.26  26,548 
Spliced US IMI/Consumer Discretionary 25/50  20.85  23.55  10.40  26,890 
Consumer Services Funds Average  18.00  19.97  9.12  23,935 
MSCI US IMI/2500  24.94  17.33  9.05  23,791 
For a benchmark description, see the Glossary.
Consumer Services Funds Average: Derived from data provided by Lipper, a Thomson Reuters Company.

 

 

      Since  Final Value 
      Inception  of a $100,000 
  One Year  Five Years  (7/14/2005)  Investment 
Consumer Discretionary Index Fund Admiral Shares  20.77%  23.38%  9.36%  $226,317 
Spliced US IMI/Consumer Discretionary 25/50  20.85  23.55  9.51  229,238 
MSCI US IMI/2500  24.94  17.33  8.25  206,195 
“Since Inception” performance is calculated from the Admiral Shares’ inception date for both the fund and its comparative standards. 

See Financial Highlights for dividend and capital gains information.

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Fiscal-Year Total Returns (%): August 31, 2004–August 31, 2014


For a benchmark description, see the Glossary.

Cumulative Returns: ETF Shares, August 31, 2004–August 31, 2014     
 
  One Year  Five Years  Ten Years 
Consumer Discretionary Index Fund ETF Shares Market Price  20.68%  185.77%  165.48% 
Consumer Discretionary Index Fund ETF Shares Net Asset Value  20.75  185.91  165.55 
Spliced US IMI/Consumer Discretionary 25/50  20.85  187.93  168.90 

 

Average Annual Total Returns: Periods Ended June 30, 2014
This table presents total returns through the latest calendar quarter—rather than through the end of the fiscal
period. Securities and Exchange Commission rules require that we provide this information.

  Inception Date  One Year  Five Years  Ten Years 
ETF Shares  1/26/2004       
Market Price    20.99%  26.17%  9.47% 
Net Asset Value    21.07  26.19  9.48 
Admiral Shares  7/14/2005  21.10  26.19  9.261 
1 Return since inception.
See Financial Highlights for dividend and capital gains information.
 
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Financial Statements

Statement of Net Assets
As of August 31, 2014

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

      Market 
      Value 
    Shares  ($000) 
Common Stocks (99.9%)     
Auto Components (4.6%)     
  Johnson Controls Inc.  328,702  16,044 
  Delphi Automotive plc  150,164  10,448 
  BorgWarner Inc.  113,147  7,037 
*  TRW Automotive Holdings     
  Corp.  54,715  5,268 
  Autoliv Inc.  46,437  4,815 
  Lear Corp.  38,249  3,868 
  Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. 122,411  3,179 
*  Visteon Corp.  22,746  2,302 
  Gentex Corp.  71,766  2,121 
*  Tenneco Inc.  29,800  1,910 
  Dana Holding Corp.  77,639  1,803 
  Cooper Tire & Rubber Co.  30,253  933 
*  Gentherm Inc.  16,211  792 
*  Dorman Products Inc.  15,332  687 
*  American Axle &     
  Manufacturing Holdings     
  Inc.  33,622  609 
  Drew Industries Inc.  11,180  496 
  Standard Motor Products     
  Inc.  10,107  380 
*  Tower International Inc.  10,193  342 
*  Modine Manufacturing Co.  22,595  321 
*  Federal-Mogul Holdings     
  Corp.  14,718  251 
  Superior Industries     
  International Inc.  11,043  215 
*  Stoneridge Inc.  12,697  158 
*  Fox Factory Holding Corp.  9,113  139 
      64,118 
Automobiles (5.4%)     
  Ford Motor Co.  1,825,602  31,784 
  General Motors Co.  634,871  22,093 
*  Tesla Motors Inc.  42,984  11,593 
  Harley-Davidson Inc.  107,988  6,864 
  Thor Industries Inc.  23,705  1,273 
*  Winnebago Industries Inc.  13,530  335 
      73,942 
Distributors (0.9%)     
  Genuine Parts Co.  75,750  6,646 
*  LKQ Corp.  148,636  4,221 
  Pool Corp.  22,175  1,257 
  Core-Mark Holding Co. Inc.  11,106  535 
  Weyco Group Inc.  3,112  84 
      12,743 
Diversified Consumer Services (1.3%)   
  H&R Block Inc.  135,779  4,553 
  Service Corp. International  104,747  2,322 
  Graham Holdings Co.     
  Class B  2,319  1,667 
*  Apollo Education Group Inc.  49,903  1,386 
  DeVry Education Group Inc.  28,235  1,212 
  Sotheby’s  28,974  1,182 
*  Grand Canyon Education Inc.  21,851  945 

 

      Market 
      Value 
    Shares  ($000) 
  Matthews International Corp.     
  Class A  14,599  674 
*  Bright Horizons Family     
  Solutions Inc.  16,269  662 
  Regis Corp.  26,712  404 
*  Ascent Capital Group Inc.     
  Class A  6,043  377 
^  Weight Watchers     
  International Inc.  13,685  338 
  Capella Education Co.  5,189  338 
*  LifeLock Inc.  22,410  332 
*  Strayer Education Inc.  5,394  327 
*  K12 Inc.  17,146  323 
*  Steiner Leisure Ltd.  7,058  300 
*  American Public Education     
  Inc.  8,691  264 
*  Chegg Inc.  26,736  185 
*  Career Education Corp.  30,161  165 
  Carriage Services Inc.     
  Class A  8,094  151 
  Universal Technical Institute     
  Inc.  10,320  115 
*  Bridgepoint Education Inc.  7,560  95 
*,^  ITT Educational Services Inc.  8,305  70 
      18,387 
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure (15.2%)   
  McDonald’s Corp.  489,150  45,843 
  Starbucks Corp.  372,588  28,991 
  Yum! Brands Inc.  218,448  15,822 
  Las Vegas Sands Corp.  199,758  13,286 
*  Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc.     
  Class A  15,383  10,440 
  Starwood Hotels &     
  Resorts Worldwide Inc.  95,099  8,040 
  Marriott International Inc.     
  Class A  115,831  8,039 
  Wynn Resorts Ltd.  40,111  7,737 
  Carnival Corp.  190,659  7,222 
  Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.  82,532  5,262 
  Wyndham Worldwide Corp.  63,080  5,106 
*  MGM Resorts International  193,352  4,731 
*  Hilton Worldwide Holdings     
  Inc.  145,403  3,682 
  Darden Restaurants Inc.  65,351  3,092 
  Dunkin’ Brands Group Inc.  52,204  2,273 
  Domino’s Pizza Inc.  27,475  2,073 
  International Game     
  Technology  121,421  2,047 
*  Panera Bread Co. Class A  12,916  1,937 
  Brinker International Inc.  32,136  1,571 
*  Bally Technologies Inc.  19,271  1,528 
*  Norwegian Cruise Line     
  Holdings Ltd.  45,838  1,527 
  Vail Resorts Inc.  17,837  1,418 
*  Buffalo Wild Wings Inc.  9,400  1,389 
*  Hyatt Hotels Corp. Class A  20,877  1,275 
  Six Flags Entertainment     
  Corp.  32,724  1,194 

 

      Market 
      Value 
    Shares  ($000) 
  Jack in the Box Inc.  19,748  1,174 
  Burger King Worldwide Inc.  35,129  1,126 
  Wendy’s Co.  134,100  1,093 
  Cheesecake Factory Inc.  23,910  1,075 
  Cracker Barrel Old Country     
  Store Inc.  9,366  940 
*  Life Time Fitness Inc.  19,628  905 
  Aramark  34,221  886 
  Choice Hotels International     
  Inc.  16,108  872 
*  Marriott Vacations Worldwide   
  Corp.  14,633  872 
  Texas Roadhouse Inc.     
  Class A  32,790  872 
*  Pinnacle Entertainment Inc.  29,613  740 
  Extended Stay America Inc.  30,265  722 
  DineEquity Inc.  8,510  708 
  Churchill Downs Inc.  6,634  625 
*  Bloomin’ Brands Inc.  37,310  621 
*  Fiesta Restaurant Group Inc.  12,590  618 
  Papa John’s International Inc. 15,118  599 
*  Belmond Ltd. Class A  46,483  594 
*  Sonic Corp.  26,518  560 
*  Krispy Kreme Doughnuts Inc.  32,533  553 
  Bob Evans Farms Inc.  12,213  530 
  SeaWorld Entertainment Inc.  24,798  516 
*  Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen     
  Inc.  11,971  480 
*  BJ’s Restaurants Inc.  12,220  455 
  International Speedway Corp.   
  Class A  13,152  440 
  Interval Leisure Group Inc.  19,868  430 
*  Diamond Resorts     
  International Inc.  16,744  419 
*  Multimedia Games Holding     
  Co. Inc.  13,976  389 
*  Caesars Entertainment Corp.  28,619  385 
*  Boyd Gaming Corp.  35,904  382 
*  Penn National Gaming Inc.  33,335  376 
*  Red Robin Gourmet Burgers     
  Inc.  6,777  360 
*  Denny’s Corp.  43,841  299 
  ClubCorp Holdings Inc.  15,978  297 
*  Caesars Acquisition Co.     
  Class A  23,428  255 
*  Del Frisco’s Restaurant     
  Group Inc.  11,249  249 
*  Scientific Games Corp.     
  Class A  23,992  244 
*  Biglari Holdings Inc.  655  235 
*  Chuy’s Holdings Inc.  7,770  204 
  Ruth’s Hospitality Group Inc.  17,167  191 
*  Ruby Tuesday Inc.  30,387  188 
*  Noodles & Co. Class A  9,104  178 
  Marcus Corp.  7,544  137 
*  Bravo Brio Restaurant Group     
  Inc.  8,600  124 
  Speedway Motorsports Inc.  6,371  119 

 

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      Market 
      Value 
    Shares  ($000) 
*  Potbelly Corp.  7,187  87 
*  Isle of Capri Casinos Inc.  10,391  86 
  Einstein Noah Restaurant     
  Group Inc.  5,077  72 
*  Ignite Restaurant Group Inc.  4,596  34 
*  Biglari Holdings Inc Rights     
  Exp. 09/12/2014  641  14 
      209,855 
Household Durables (4.1%)     
  Whirlpool Corp.  38,515  5,894 
  Newell Rubbermaid Inc.  137,420  4,606 
*  Mohawk Industries Inc.  30,689  4,481 
  Harman International     
  Industries Inc.  33,744  3,883 
*  Jarden Corp.  60,560  3,621 
  Lennar Corp. Class A  85,436  3,347 
  PulteGroup Inc.  169,101  3,250 
  DR Horton Inc.  144,914  3,142 
  Garmin Ltd.  57,571  3,128 
*  Toll Brothers Inc.  83,594  2,975 
*  NVR Inc.  2,094  2,457 
  Leggett & Platt Inc.  68,445  2,402 
  Tupperware Brands Corp.  24,999  1,831 
*  Tempur Sealy International     
  Inc.  29,863  1,748 
*  TRI Pointe Homes Inc.  71,520  1,059 
  Ryland Group Inc.  22,964  852 
*  Helen of Troy Ltd.  14,039  817 
*  Meritage Homes Corp.  18,186  751 
  KB Home  40,422  717 
*  Standard Pacific Corp.  75,909  635 
  MDC Holdings Inc.  19,566  568 
  La-Z-Boy Inc.  25,934  553 
*  iRobot Corp.  13,470  437 
*  Universal Electronics Inc.  7,549  413 
  Ethan Allen Interiors Inc.  13,045  329 
*  Taylor Morrison Home     
  Corp. Class A  16,133  320 
*  Libbey Inc.  10,588  292 
*  Cavco Industries Inc.  3,980  284 
*  M/I Homes Inc.  11,347  258 
*  Hovnanian Enterprises Inc.     
  Class A  55,427  233 
*  Beazer Homes USA Inc.  11,881  224 
*  William Lyon Homes     
  Class A  8,235  210 
*  WCI Communities Inc.  8,963  179 
  NACCO Industries Inc.     
  Class A  2,326  121 
  CSS Industries Inc.  4,026  102 
*  LGI Homes Inc.  5,119  98 
      56,217 
Internet & Catalog Retail (10.0%)   
*  Amazon.com Inc.  193,555  65,623 
*  Priceline Group Inc.  25,951  32,291 
*  Netflix Inc.  28,190  13,465 
*  Liberty Interactive Corp.     
  Class A  228,555  6,747 
*  TripAdvisor Inc.  57,869  5,734 
  Expedia Inc.  52,144  4,479 
*  Groupon Inc. Class A  218,243  1,484 
*  HomeAway Inc.  43,303  1,438 
*  Liberty Ventures Class A  35,002  1,333 
*  Liberty TripAdvisor     
  Holdings Inc. Class A  35,002  1,252 
  HSN Inc.  16,990  1,029 
*  Shutterfly Inc.  18,839  961 
*  Orbitz Worldwide Inc.  43,469  356 
*  FTD Cos. Inc.  9,196  305 

 

      Market 
      Value 
    Shares  ($000) 
*  Lands’ End Inc.  8,762  302 
*  RetailMeNot Inc.  13,700  255 
  Nutrisystem Inc.  12,476  204 
*  Blue Nile Inc.  6,472  184 
*  Overstock.com Inc.  8,531  151 
  PetMed Express Inc.  9,548  134 
*  1-800-Flowers.com Inc.     
  Class A  12,164  63 
      137,790 
Leisure Products (1.2%)     
  Mattel Inc.  167,735  5,785 
  Polaris Industries Inc.  30,991  4,505 
  Hasbro Inc.  57,812  3,044 
  Brunswick Corp.  45,647  1,963 
  Sturm Ruger & Co. Inc.  9,508  479 
*  Smith & Wesson Holding     
  Corp.  27,009  299 
  Callaway Golf Co.  38,734  295 
  Arctic Cat Inc.  6,796  252 
*  LeapFrog Enterprises Inc.  31,077  201 
*  Black Diamond Inc.  10,941  93 
      16,916 
Media (27.6%)     
  Walt Disney Co.  814,059  73,168 
  Comcast Corp. Class A  981,669  53,727 
  Time Warner Inc.  436,463  33,621 
  Twenty-First Century Fox     
  Inc. Class A  741,832  26,276 
  Time Warner Cable Inc.  137,957  20,408 
*  DIRECTV  236,041  20,406 
  Comcast Corp.  300,140  16,388 
  Viacom Inc. Class B  187,368  15,205 
  CBS Corp. Class B  240,960  14,286 
*  Liberty Global plc  263,927  11,066 
  Omnicom Group Inc.  127,978  9,216 
*  DISH Network Corp.     
  Class A  109,180  7,076 
  Twenty-First Century Fox     
  Inc.  181,998  6,268 
*  Discovery Communications     
  Inc.  145,308  6,244 
*  Charter Communications     
  Inc. Class A  37,495  5,882 
*  Sirius XM Holdings Inc.  1,492,793  5,419 
*  Liberty Media Corp.  101,908  4,939 
*  Liberty Global plc Class A  106,123  4,634 
  Interpublic Group of Cos.     
  Inc.  209,157  4,085 
  Gannett Co. Inc.  111,542  3,766 
*  News Corp. Class A  195,250  3,441 
  Scripps Networks     
  Interactive Inc. Class A  40,220  3,206 
*  Discovery Communications     
  Inc. Class A  73,068  3,194 
*  Liberty Media Corp.     
  Class A  46,304  2,280 
*  Madison Square Garden     
  Co. Class A  31,256  2,090 
  Lamar Advertising Co.     
  Class A  39,531  2,075 
*  AMC Networks Inc.     
  Class A  30,063  1,881 
  Cinemark Holdings Inc.  51,196  1,807 
  Cablevision Systems Corp.     
  Class A  96,456  1,785 
*  Live Nation Entertainment     
  Inc.  69,166  1,519 
  John Wiley & Sons Inc.     
  Class A  23,174  1,389 

 

      Market 
      Value 
    Shares  ($000) 
  Lions Gate Entertainment     
  Corp.  41,978  1,360 
*  Starz  41,853  1,310 
*  Time Inc.  55,005  1,291 
  Sinclair Broadcast Group Inc.     
  Class A  33,662  978 
  Regal Entertainment Group     
  Class A  41,943  883 
  Meredith Corp.  17,835  831 
  New York Times Co. Class A  66,256  820 
*  News Corp. Class B  45,852  791 
*  DreamWorks Animation SKG     
  Inc. Class A  34,020  743 
  Nexstar Broadcasting Group     
  Inc. Class A  15,061  687 
  Morningstar Inc.  9,858  677 
  Scholastic Corp.  12,989  455 
*  Loral Space &     
  Communications Inc.  6,058  454 
  National CineMedia Inc.  29,891  436 
*  Carmike Cinemas Inc.  10,710  363 
*  Media General Inc.  19,485  300 
*  Cumulus Media Inc. Class A  64,470  296 
*  EW Scripps Co. Class A  15,536  295 
  AMC Entertainment     
  Holdings Inc.  10,632  252 
  World Wrestling     
  Entertainment Inc. Class A  15,119  220 
  New Media Investment     
  Group Inc.  12,230  214 
*,^  SFX Entertainment Inc.  23,930  169 
*  Journal Communications Inc.     
  Class A  16,028  159 
  Harte-Hanks Inc.  22,521  158 
*  McClatchy Co. Class A  30,252  136 
  Clear Channel Outdoor     
  Holdings Inc. Class A  17,570  122 
*  Sizmek Inc.  10,956  96 
*  Entercom Communications     
  Corp. Class A  9,649  88 
*  ReachLocal Inc.  3,978  21 
      381,352 
Multiline Retail (4.8%)     
  Target Corp.  297,985  17,900 
  Macy’s Inc.  179,292  11,168 
*  Dollar General Corp.  153,352  9,813 
  Kohl’s Corp.  103,171  6,065 
*  Dollar Tree Inc.  102,570  5,500 
  Nordstrom Inc.  70,216  4,862 
  Family Dollar Stores Inc.  50,480  4,030 
*  JC Penney Co. Inc.  149,502  1,615 
  Dillard’s Inc. Class A  12,797  1,463 
  Big Lots Inc.  28,597  1,326 
*,^  Sears Holdings Corp.  26,311  916 
*  Burlington Stores Inc.  14,539  519 
*  Tuesday Morning Corp.  21,350  375 
  Fred’s Inc. Class A  18,039  257 
      65,809 
Specialty Retail (18.2%)     
  Home Depot Inc.  676,684  63,270 
  Lowe’s Cos. Inc.  500,729  26,293 
  TJX Cos. Inc.  346,453  20,652 
*  AutoZone Inc.  16,128  8,690 
*  O’Reilly Automotive Inc.  52,555  8,198 
  Ross Stores Inc.  105,037  7,922 
  L Brands Inc.  122,423  7,817 
*  Bed Bath & Beyond Inc.  100,872  6,482 
  Tiffany & Co.  63,933  6,453 
*  CarMax Inc.  108,993  5,711 

 

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Consumer Discretionary Index Fund

      Market 
      Value 
    Shares  ($000) 
  Gap Inc.  121,652  5,614 
  Advance Auto Parts Inc.  36,132  4,929 
  Best Buy Co. Inc.  146,614  4,676 
  Tractor Supply Co.  68,537  4,589 
  Signet Jewelers Ltd.  38,120  4,493 
  Foot Locker Inc.  72,340  4,059 
  Staples Inc.  320,783  3,747 
  PetSmart Inc.  46,557  3,332 
*  Ulta Salon Cosmetics &     
  Fragrance Inc.  30,306  2,949 
  Williams-Sonoma Inc.  44,250  2,910 
  GameStop Corp. Class A  57,068  2,408 
*  Sally Beauty Holdings Inc.  79,815  2,225 
  Dick’s Sporting Goods Inc.  48,338  2,179 
*  Urban Outfitters Inc.  54,438  2,166 
*  AutoNation Inc.  38,298  2,078 
  GNC Holdings Inc. Class A  44,994  1,708 
  Abercrombie & Fitch Co.  35,971  1,504 
*  Cabela’s Inc.  24,408  1,489 
  CST Brands Inc.  37,389  1,303 
*  Restoration Hardware     
  Holdings Inc.  15,379  1,290 
*  Office Depot Inc.  248,523  1,272 
*  Murphy USA Inc.  23,117  1,259 
  American Eagle Outfitters     
  Inc.  86,418  1,217 
*  Ascena Retail Group Inc.  67,251  1,169 
  DSW Inc. Class A  37,068  1,147 
  Chico’s FAS Inc.  72,016  1,138 
  Penske Automotive Group     
  Inc.  22,452  1,077 
  Men’s Wearhouse Inc.  19,880  1,074 
  Lithia Motors Inc. Class A  11,374  994 
*  ANN Inc.  23,271  964 
*  Asbury Automotive Group     
  Inc.  13,700  955 
*  Genesco Inc.  11,701  928 
*  Five Below Inc.  21,309  864 
  Group 1 Automotive Inc.  10,703  858 
  Aaron’s Inc.  31,886  817 
*  Lumber Liquidators Holdings     
  Inc.  13,690  783 
  Monro Muffler Brake Inc.  14,460  748 
  Guess? Inc.  31,253  733 
  Rent-A-Center Inc.  26,110  727 
  Finish Line Inc. Class A  23,816  706 
  Buckle Inc.  14,289  703 
*  Express Inc.  40,408  701 
  Pier 1 Imports Inc.  44,375  699 
  Children’s Place Inc.  11,238  604 
*  Select Comfort Corp.  26,980  604 
*  Conn’s Inc.  13,338  598 
  Brown Shoe Co. Inc.  19,886  593 
*  Vitamin Shoppe Inc.  15,109  592 
*  Hibbett Sports Inc.  12,752  579 

 

      Market 
      Value 
    Shares  ($000) 
*  Outerwall Inc.  8,578  505 
*  Barnes & Noble Inc.  19,159  457 
  Cato Corp. Class A  13,023  451 
  Sonic Automotive Inc.     
  Class A  16,877  417 
*  Mattress Firm Holding Corp.  6,714  385 
*  Zumiez Inc.  11,028  357 
*  Francesca’s Holdings Corp.  21,489  301 
  Stage Stores Inc.  16,037  280 
*  Pep Boys-Manny Moe & Jack   24,118  268 
  Haverty Furniture Cos. Inc.  10,035  233 
*  MarineMax Inc.  12,122  209 
*  Container Store Group Inc.  9,449  200 
  Stein Mart Inc.  15,006  187 
*  America’s Car-Mart Inc.  3,904  165 
  Shoe Carnival Inc.  7,662  165 
*  Tile Shop Holdings Inc.  11,592  134 
*  Kirkland’s Inc.  7,363  131 
*  Sears Hometown and Outlet     
  Stores Inc.  6,286  121 
  Destination Maternity Corp.  6,213  120 
*  Aeropostale Inc.  28,573  120 
*  Systemax Inc.  7,798  114 
  Big 5 Sporting Goods Corp.  9,346  95 
*  West Marine Inc.  8,078  89 
  Winmark Corp.  1,079  78 
*  New York & Co. Inc.  17,819  61 
  bebe stores inc  16,978  56 
*  hhgregg Inc.  7,066  51 
*  Tilly’s Inc. Class A  4,890  40 
      252,029 
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods (6.6%)   
  NIKE Inc. Class B  346,586  27,224 
  VF Corp.  170,334  10,922 
*  Michael Kors Holdings Ltd.  96,060  7,696 
*  Under Armour Inc. Class A  81,827  5,594 
  Ralph Lauren Corp. Class A  30,650  5,186 
  Hanesbrands Inc.  49,344  5,067 
  Coach Inc.  135,610  4,994 
  PVH Corp.  40,795  4,762 
*  Fossil Group Inc.  23,904  2,421 
  Carter’s Inc.  26,511  2,195 
*  Lululemon Athletica Inc.  53,733  2,145 
*  Kate Spade & Co.  62,690  2,027 
*  Deckers Outdoor Corp.  17,151  1,582 
  Wolverine World Wide Inc.  49,577  1,317 
*  Skechers U.S.A. Inc. Class A  19,652  1,147 
*  Steven Madden Ltd.  29,594  1,006 
*  Iconix Brand Group Inc.  21,484  894 
*  G-III Apparel Group Ltd.  9,875  815 
*  Crocs Inc.  43,809  677 
*  Tumi Holdings Inc.  25,125  565 
  Columbia Sportswear Co.  6,720  512 
  Oxford Industries Inc.  7,027  431 

 

      Market 
      Value 
    Shares  ($000) 
  Movado Group Inc.  9,511  353 
*  Vince Holding Corp.  8,171  297 
*  Unifi Inc.  8,298  237 
*  Vera Bradley Inc.  10,711  220 
*  Quiksilver Inc.  63,577  185 
      90,471 
Total Common Stocks     
(Cost $1,157,032)    1,379,629 
Temporary Cash Investment (0.1%)   
Money Market Fund (0.1%)     
1,2  Vanguard Market     
  Liquidity Fund, 0.113%     
  (Cost $908)  908,002  908 
Total Investments (100.0%)     
(Cost $1,157,940)    1,380,537 
Other Assets and Liabilities (0.0%)   
Other Assets    8,659 
Liabilities2    (8,336) 
      323 
Net Assets (100%)    1,380,860 

 

At August 31, 2014, net assets consisted of: 
  Amount 
  ($000) 
Paid-in Capital  1,161,579 
Undistributed Net Investment Income  10,406 
Accumulated Net Realized Losses  (13,722) 
Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)  222,597 
Net Assets  1,380,860 
 
 
Admiral Shares—Net Assets   
Applicable to 1,432,705 outstanding   
$.001 par value shares of beneficial   
interest (unlimited authorization)  82,906 
Net Asset Value Per Share—   
Admiral Shares  $57.87 
 
 
ETF Shares—Net Assets   
Applicable to 11,610,827 outstanding   
$.001 par value shares of beneficial   
interest (unlimited authorization)  1,297,954 
Net Asset Value Per Share—   
ETF Shares  $111.79 

See Note A in Notes to Financial Statements.
* Non-income-producing security.
^ Includes partial security positions on loan to broker-dealers. The total value of securities on loan is $847,000.
1 Affiliated money market fund available only to Vanguard funds and certain trusts and accounts managed by Vanguard. Rate shown is the 7-day yield.
2 Includes $908,000 of collateral received for securities on loan.
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.

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Statement of Operations

  Year Ended 
August 31, 2014 
  ($000) 
Investment Income   
Income   
Dividends  18,194 
Interest1  1 
Securities Lending  196 
Total Income  18,391 
Expenses   
The Vanguard Group—Note B   
Investment Advisory Services  222 
Management and Administrative—   
Admiral Shares  71 
Management and Administrative—   
ETF Shares  909 
Marketing and Distribution—   
Admiral Shares  13 
Marketing and Distribution—   
ETF Shares  263 
Custodian Fees  15 
Auditing Fees  32 
Shareholders’ Reports—Admiral Shares   
Shareholders’ Reports—ETF Shares  66 
Trustees’ Fees and Expenses  1 
Total Expenses  1,592 
Net Investment Income  16,799 
Realized Net Gain (Loss) on   
Investment Securities Sold  209,902 
Change in Unrealized Appreciation   
(Depreciation) of Investment Securities  703 
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets   
Resulting from Operations  227,404 

 

Statement of Changes in Net Assets

  Year Ended August 31, 
  2014  2013 
  ($000)  ($000) 
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets     
Operations     
Net Investment Income  16,799  10,937 
Realized Net Gain (Loss)  209,902  16,353 
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)  703  162,618 
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations  227,404  189,908 
Distributions     
Net Investment Income     
Admiral Shares  (822)  (348) 
ETF Shares  (11,421)  (8,873) 
Realized Capital Gain     
Admiral Shares     
ETF Shares     
Total Distributions  (12,243)  (9,221) 
Capital Share Transactions     
Admiral Shares  7,048  35,667 
ETF Shares  77,692  315,133 
Net Increase (Decrease) from Capital Share Transactions  84,740  350,800 
Total Increase (Decrease)  299,901  531,487 
Net Assets     
Beginning of Period  1,080,959  549,472 
End of Period2  1,380,860  1,080,959 
1 Interest income from an affiliated company of the fund was $1,000.
2 Net Assets—End of Period includes undistributed (overdistributed) net investment income of $10,406,000 and $5,850,000.
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.

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Financial Highlights

Admiral Shares           
 
For a Share Outstanding  Year Ended August 31, 
Throughout Each Period  2014  2013  2012  2011  2010 
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period  $48.34  $37.62  $31.22  $24.76  $21.43 
Investment Operations           
Net Investment Income  .648  . 579  .483  .363  . 307 
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)           
on Investments  9.361  10.741  6.356  6.414  3.251 
Total from Investment Operations  10.009  11.320  6.839  6.777  3.558 
Distributions           
Dividends from Net Investment Income  (.479)  (. 600)  (. 439)  (.317)  (. 228) 
Distributions from Realized Capital Gains           
Total Distributions  (.479)  (. 600)  (. 439)  (.317)  (. 228) 
Net Asset Value, End of Period  $57.87  $48.34  $37.62  $31.22  $24.76 
 
Total Return1  20.77%  30.45%  22.17%  27.36%  16.62% 
 
Ratios/Supplemental Data           
Net Assets, End of Period (Millions)  $83  $63  $19  $11.0  $5.3 
Ratio of Total Expenses to Average Net Assets  0.12%  0.14%  0.14%  0.19%  0.24% 
Ratio of Net Investment Income to           
Average Net Assets  1.26%  1.44%  1.48%  1.25%  1.28% 
Portfolio Turnover Rate2  7%  6%  6%  7%  7% 
1 Total returns do not include transaction or account service fees that may have applied in the periods shown. Fund prospectuses provide
information about any applicable transaction and account service fees.
2 Excludes the value of portfolio securities received or delivered as a result of in-kind purchases or redemptions of the fund’s capital shares,
including ETF Creation Units.
 
 
ETF Shares           
 
For a Share Outstanding  Year Ended August 31, 
Throughout Each Period  2014  2013  2012  2011  2010 
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period  $93.38  $72.65  $60.29  $47.80  $41.37 
Investment Operations           
Net Investment Income  1.251  1.111  .936  .698  . 581 
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)           
on Investments  18.072  20.771  12.277  12.392  6.286 
Total from Investment Operations  19.323  21.882  13.213  13.090  6.867 
Distributions           
Dividends from Net Investment Income  (.913)  (1.152)  (. 853)  (. 600)  (. 437) 
Distributions from Realized Capital Gains           
Total Distributions  (.913)  (1.152)  (. 853)  (. 600)  (. 437) 
Net Asset Value, End of Period  $111.79  $93.38  $72.65  $60.29  $47.80 
 
Total Return  20.75%  30.47%  22.18%  27.37%  16.62% 
 
Ratios/Supplemental Data           
Net Assets, End of Period (Millions)  $1,298  $1,018  $531  $332  $234 
Ratio of Total Expenses to Average Net Assets  0.12%  0.14%  0.14%  0.19%  0.24% 
Ratio of Net Investment Income to           
Average Net Assets  1.26%  1.44%  1.48%  1.25%  1.28% 
Portfolio Turnover Rate1  7%  6%  6%  7%  7% 
1 Excludes the value of portfolio securities received or delivered as a result of in-kind purchases or redemptions of the fund’s capital shares, including ETF Creation Units.

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

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Notes to Financial Statements

Vanguard Consumer Discretionary 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: Admiral Shares and ETF Shares. Admiral Shares are designed for investors who meet certain administrative, service, and account-size criteria. ETF Shares are listed for trading on NYSE Arca; they can be purchased and sold through a broker.

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

1. Security Valuation: Securities are valued as of the close of trading on the New York Stock Exchange (generally 4 p.m., Eastern time) on the valuation date. Equity securities are valued at the latest quoted sales prices or official closing prices taken from the primary market in which each security trades; such securities not traded on the valuation date are valued at the mean of the latest quoted bid and asked prices. Securities for which market quotations are not readily available, or whose values have been materially affected by events occurring before the fund’s pricing time but after the close of the securities’ primary markets, are valued by methods deemed by the board of trustees to represent fair value. Investments in Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund are valued at that fund’s net asset value.

2. Federal Income Taxes: The fund intends to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company and distribute all of its taxable income. Management has analyzed the fund’s tax positions taken for all open federal income tax years (August 31, 2011–2014), and has concluded that no provision for federal income tax is required in the fund’s financial statements.

3. Distributions: Distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date.

4. Securities Lending: To earn additional income, the fund lends its securities to qualified institutional borrowers. Security loans are required to be secured at all times by collateral in an amount at least equal to the market value of securities loaned. Daily market fluctuations could cause the value of loaned securities to be more or less than the value of the collateral received. When this occurs, the collateral is adjusted and settled on the next business day. The fund further mitigates its counterparty risk by entering into securities lending transactions only with a diverse group of prequalified counterparties, monitoring their financial strength, and entering into master securities lending agreements with its counterparties. The master securities lending agreements provide that, in the event of a counterparty’s default (including bankruptcy), the fund may terminate any loans with that borrower, determine the net amount owed, and sell or retain the collateral up to the net amount owed to the fund; however, such actions may be subject to legal proceedings. While collateral mitigates counterparty risk, in the absence of a default the fund may experience delays and costs in recovering the securities loaned. The fund invests cash collateral received in Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund, and records a liability in the Statement of Net Assets for the return of the collateral, during the period the securities are on loan. Securities lending income represents fees charged to borrowers plus income earned on invested cash collateral, less expenses associated with the loan.

5. Credit Facility: The fund and certain other funds managed by The Vanguard Group participate in a $2.89 billion committed credit facility provided by a syndicate of lenders pursuant to a credit agreement that may be renewed annually; each fund is individually liable for its borrowings, if any, under the credit facility. Borrowings may be utilized for temporary and emergency purposes, and are subject to the fund’s regulatory and contractual borrowing restrictions. The participating funds are charged administrative fees and an annual commitment fee of 0.06% of the undrawn amount of the facility; these fees are allocated to the funds based on a method approved by the fund’s board of trustees and included in Management and Administrative expenses on the fund’s Statement of Operations. Any borrowings under this facility bear interest at a rate equal to the higher of the federal funds rate or LIBOR reference rate plus an agreed-upon spread.

The fund had no borrowings outstanding at August 31, 2014, or at any time during the period then ended.

6. Other: Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Interest income includes income distributions received from Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund and is accrued daily. Security transactions are accounted for on the date securities are bought or sold. Costs used to determine realized gains (losses) on the sale of investment securities are those of the specific securities sold.

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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 based on methods approved by the board of trustees. The fund has committed to provide up to 0.40% of its net assets in capital contributions to Vanguard. At August 31, 2014, the fund had contributed capital of $125,000 to Vanguard (included in Other Assets), representing 0.01% of the fund’s net assets and 0.05% of Vanguard’s capitalization. The fund’s trustees and officers are also directors and officers of Vanguard.

C. Various inputs may be used to determine the value of the fund’s investments. These inputs are summarized in three broad levels for financial statement purposes. The inputs or methodologies used to value securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

Level 1—Quoted prices in active markets for identical securities.
Level 2—Other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.).
Level 3—Significant unobservable inputs (including the fund’s own assumptions used to determine the fair value of investments).

At August 31, 2014, 100% of the market value of the fund’s investments was determined based on Level 1 inputs.

D. 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 year ended August 31, 2014, the fund realized $208,694,000 of net capital gains resulting from in-kind redemptions—in which shareholders exchanged fund shares for securities held by the fund rather than for cash. Because such gains are not taxable to the fund, and are not distributed to shareholders, they have been reclassified from accumulated net realized losses to paid-in capital.

For tax purposes, at August 31, 2014, the fund had $10,799,000 of ordinary income available for distribution. The fund used capital loss carryforwards of $1,389,000 to offset taxable capital gains realized during the year ended August 31, 2014. At August 31, 2014, the fund had available capital losses totaling $13,722,000 to offset future net capital gains. Of this amount, $13,539,000 is subject to expiration dates; $216,000 may be used to offset future net capital gains through August 31, 2016, $4,557,000 through August 31, 2017, $7,273,000 through August 31, 2018, and $1,493,000 through August 31, 2019. Capital losses of $183,000 realized beginning in fiscal 2012 may be carried forward indefinitely under the Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2010, but must be used before any expiring loss carryforwards.

At August 31, 2014, the cost of investment securities for tax purposes was $1,157,940,000. Net unrealized appreciation of investment securities for tax purposes was $222,597,000, consisting of unrealized gains of $252,518,000 on securities that had risen in value since their purchase and $29,921,000 in unrealized losses on securities that had fallen in value since their purchase.

E. During the year ended August 31, 2014, the fund purchased $626,600,000 of investment securities and sold $537,902,000 of investment securities, other than temporary cash investments. Purchases and sales include $517,794,000 and $451,556,000, respectively, in connection with in-kind purchases and redemptions of the fund’s capital shares.

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F. Capital share transactions for each class of shares were:

  Year Ended August 31, 
    2014      2013 
  Amount  Shares  Amount  Shares 
  ($000)  (000)  ($000)  (000) 
Admiral Shares         
Issued  55,198  1,022  51,053  1,148 
Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions  772  14  298  8 
Redeemed  (48,922)  (902)  (15,684)  (361) 
Net Increase (Decrease) —Admiral Shares  7,048  134  35,667  795 
ETF Shares         
Issued  529,357  5,007  354,303  4,101 
Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions         
Redeemed  (451,665)  (4,300)  (39,170)  (500) 
Net Increase (Decrease)—ETF Shares  77,692  707  315,133  3,601 

G. Management has determined that no material events or transactions occurred subsequent to August 31, 2014, that would require recognition or disclosure in these financial statements.

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Fund Profile
As of August 31, 2014

Share-Class Characteristics   
  Admiral  ETF 
  Shares  Shares 
Ticker Symbol  VCSAX  VDC 
Expense Ratio1  0.14%  0.14% 
30-Day SEC Yield  2.45%  2.45% 

 

 

Portfolio Characteristics     
    MSCI   
    US IMI/   
    Consumer  MSCI 
    Staples  US IMI/ 
  Fund  25/50  2500 
Number of Stocks  102  101  2,499 
Median Market Cap  $61.2B  $61.2B  $48.7B 
Price/Earnings Ratio  20.7x  20.7x  20.7x 
Price/Book Ratio  4.3x  4.3x  2.7x 
Return on Equity  21.6%  21.6%  18.0% 
Earnings Growth Rate  8.9%  8.9%  15.2% 
Dividend Yield  2.6%  2.6%  1.9% 
Foreign Holdings  0.0%  0.0%  0.0% 
Turnover Rate  5%     
Short-Term Reserves  0.1%     

 

 

Volatility Measures     
  MSCI US   
  IMI/Consumer  MSCI US 
  Staples 25/50  IMI/2500 
R-Squared  1.00  0.51 
Beta  1.00  0.59 
These measures show the degree and timing of the fund’s fluctuations compared with the indexes over 36 months. 

 

 

Subindustry Diversification   
(% of equity exposure)   
 
Agricultural Products  3.3% 
Distillers & Vintners  1.5 
Drug Retail  8.0 
Food Distributors  1.8 
Food Retail  3.7 
Household Products  19.6 
Hypermarkets & Super Centers  9.3 
Packaged Foods & Meats  17.7 
Personal Products  2.3 
Soft Drinks  18.0 
Tobacco  14.0 
Other Consumer Staples  0.8 

 

 

Ten Largest Holdings (% of total net assets) 
 
Procter &     
Gamble Co.  Household Products  11.9% 
Coca-Cola Co.  Soft Drinks  8.5 
PepsiCo Inc.  Soft Drinks  7.2 
Philip Morris     
International Inc.  Tobacco  6.9 
Wal-Mart  Hypermarkets &   
Stores Inc.  Super Centers  6.2 
CVS Caremark     
Corp.  Drug Retail  4.6 
Altria Group Inc.  Tobacco  4.6 
Mondelez     
International Inc.  Packaged Foods & Meats  3.4 
Colgate-Palmolive     
Co.  Household Products  3.3 
Walgreen Co.  Drug Retail  3.1 
Top Ten    59.7% 
The holdings listed exclude any temporary cash investments and equity index products.

1 The expense ratios shown are from the prospectus dated December 23, 2013, and represent estimated costs for the current fiscal year. For the fiscal year ended August 31, 2014, the expense ratios were 0.12% for
Admiral Shares and 0.12% for ETF Shares.

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Performance Summary

All of the returns in this report represent past performance, which is not a guarantee of future results that may be achieved by the fund. (Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data cited. For performance data current to the most recent month-end, visit our website at vanguard.com/performance.) Note, too, that both investment returns and principal value can fluctuate widely, so an investor’s shares, when sold, could be worth more or less than their original cost. The returns shown do not reflect taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the sale of fund shares.

Cumulative Performance: August 31, 2004–August 31, 2014
Initial Investment of $10,000


 
    Average Annual Total Returns  Final Value 
  Periods Ended August 31, 2014  of a $10,000 
  One Year  Five Years  Ten Years  Investment 
Consumer Staples Index Fund         
ETF Shares Net Asset Value  17.42%  16.42%  10.69%  $27,618 
Consumer Staples Index Fund         
ETF Shares Market Price  17.43  16.41  10.70  27,641 
Spliced US IMI/Consumer Staples 25/50  17.57  16.59  10.74  27,734 
Consumer Goods Funds Average  19.12  15.70  9.91  25,728 
MSCI US IMI/2500  24.94  17.33  9.05  23,791 
For a benchmark description, see the Glossary. Consumer Goods Funds Average: Derived from data provided by Lipper, a Thomson Reuters Company.

 

 

        Final Value 
        of a $100,000 
  One Year  Five Years  Ten Years  Investment 
Consumer Staples Index Fund Admiral Shares  17.41%  16.43%  10.68%  $275,748 
Spliced US IMI/Consumer Staples 25/50  17.57  16.59  10.74  277,344 
MSCI US IMI/2500  24.94  17.33  9.05  237,905 

See Financial Highlights for dividend and capital gains information.

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Fiscal-Year Total Returns (%): August 31, 2004–August 31, 2014


For a benchmark description, see the Glossary.

Cumulative Returns: ETF Shares, August 31, 2004–August 31, 2014     
 
  One Year  Five Years  Ten Years 
Consumer Staples Index Fund ETF Shares Market Price  17.43%  113.77%  176.41% 
Consumer Staples Index Fund ETF Shares Net Asset Value  17.42  113.88  176.18 
Spliced US IMI/Consumer Staples 25/50  17.57  115.43  177.34 

Average Annual Total Returns: Periods Ended June 30, 2014
This table presents total returns through the latest calendar quarter—rather than through the end of the fiscal
period. Securities and Exchange Commission rules require that we provide this information.

  Inception Date  One Year  Five Years  Ten Years 
ETF Shares  1/26/2004       
Market Price    16.27%  17.91%  10.18% 
Net Asset Value    16.36  17.91  10.18 
Admiral Shares  1/30/2004  16.37  17.92  10.17 

 

See Financial Highlights for dividend and capital gains information.

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Financial Statements

Statement of Net Assets
As of August 31, 2014

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

      Market 
      Value 
    Shares  ($000) 
Common Stocks (99.9%)     
Beverages (20.3%)     
  Coca-Cola Co.  4,411,522  184,049 
  PepsiCo Inc.  1,671,153  154,565 
*  Constellation Brands Inc.     
  Class A  207,290  18,053 
  Dr Pepper Snapple Group     
  Inc.  258,276  16,251 
*  Monster Beverage Corp.  182,031  16,093 
  Coca-Cola Enterprises Inc.  331,708  15,849 
  Brown-Forman Corp.     
  Class B  152,845  14,163 
  Molson Coors Brewing Co.     
  Class B  189,358  14,003 
*  Boston Beer Co. Inc.     
  Class A  14,623  3,231 
  Coca-Cola Bottling Co.     
  Consolidated  16,526  1,229 
      437,486 
Food & Staples Retailing (22.7%)   
  Wal-Mart Stores Inc.  1,756,514  132,617 
  CVS Caremark Corp.  1,233,856  98,030 
  Walgreen Co.  1,091,284  66,044 
  Costco Wholesale Corp.  529,657  64,131 
  Kroger Co.  592,516  30,206 
  Sysco Corp.  712,732  26,963 
  Whole Foods Market Inc.  453,861  17,764 
  Safeway Inc.  306,925  10,675 
*  Rite Aid Corp.  1,250,738  7,780 
*  Sprouts Farmers Market     
  Inc.  144,142  4,460 
*  United Natural Foods Inc.  69,072  4,441 
  Casey’s General Stores     
  Inc.  56,316  4,037 
*  SUPERVALU Inc.  370,557  3,539 
  Andersons Inc.  51,378  3,533 
  PriceSmart Inc.  31,964  2,865 
  SpartanNash Co.  123,955  2,664 
*  Fresh Market Inc.  66,061  2,203 
*  Pantry Inc.  76,922  1,628 
*  Chefs’ Warehouse Inc.  82,007  1,549 
  Weis Markets Inc.  30,690  1,318 
  Ingles Markets Inc. Class A  44,931  1,134 
  Village Super Market Inc.     
  Class A  34,002  780 
*  Natural Grocers by Vitamin     
  Cottage Inc.  41,845  772 
  Roundy’s Inc.  194,113  726 
      489,859 
Food Products (21.0%)     
  Mondelez International Inc.     
  Class A  2,034,122  73,615 
  Kraft Foods Group Inc.  720,168  42,418 
  General Mills Inc.  761,636  40,656 
  Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.  792,468  39,512 

 

      Market 
      Value 
    Shares  ($000) 
  Mead Johnson Nutrition     
  Co.  247,290  23,641 
  Kellogg Co.  330,313  21,460 
  Keurig Green Mountain Inc.   156,913  20,920 
  Hershey Co.  189,788  17,350 
  ConAgra Foods Inc.  519,819  16,738 
  Tyson Foods Inc. Class A  414,301  15,768 
  Bunge Ltd.  182,240  15,427 
  JM Smucker Co.  135,029  13,854 
  Campbell Soup Co.  256,021  11,475 
  McCormick & Co. Inc.  149,534  10,421 
  Hormel Foods Corp.  186,552  9,455 
*  WhiteWave Foods Co.     
  Class A  238,203  8,342 
  Ingredion Inc.  99,343  7,924 
*  Hain Celestial Group Inc.  65,792  6,471 
*  TreeHouse Foods Inc.  60,558  4,997 
  Flowers Foods Inc.  253,618  4,966 
*  Darling Ingredients Inc.  235,981  4,550 
*  Pilgrim’s Pride Corp.  137,716  4,114 
  Sanderson Farms Inc.  35,935  3,353 
  Pinnacle Foods Inc.  88,144  2,852 
*  Post Holdings Inc.  76,036  2,811 
  Lancaster Colony Corp.  31,775  2,809 
  Cal-Maine Foods Inc.  32,993  2,610 
  B&G Foods Inc.  84,299  2,546 
  J&J Snack Foods Corp.  26,812  2,539 
  Dean Foods Co.  146,057  2,363 
  Fresh Del Monte Produce     
  Inc.  73,390  2,344 
  Snyder’s-Lance Inc.  84,229  2,296 
*  Chiquita Brands     
  International Inc.  125,672  1,747 
*  Boulder Brands Inc.  127,462  1,716 
*  Diamond Foods Inc.  60,201  1,660 
  Calavo Growers Inc.  38,503  1,500 
  Tootsie Roll Industries Inc.  47,006  1,328 
*  Annie’s Inc.  39,022  1,244 
  Limoneira Co.  37,918  919 
*  Seneca Foods Corp.     
  Class A  28,529  861 
      451,572 
Household Products (19.6%)     
  Procter & Gamble Co.  3,075,171  255,577 
  Colgate-Palmolive Co.  1,113,224  72,059 
  Kimberly-Clark Corp.  458,889  49,560 
  Clorox Co.  159,690  14,149 
  Church & Dwight Co. Inc.  172,996  11,805 
  Energizer Holdings Inc.  79,554  9,667 
  Spectrum Brands Holdings     
  Inc.  39,746  3,442 
*  Harbinger Group Inc.  179,434  2,324 
  WD-40 Co.  30,622  2,104 
*  Central Garden and Pet Co.     
  Class A  105,711  952 
*  Central Garden and Pet Co.  79,668  702 
      422,341 

 

      Market 
      Value 
    Shares  ($000) 
Other (0.0%)     
*  Energy Transfer Partners LP  120  7 
 
Personal Products (2.3%)     
  Estee Lauder Cos. Inc.     
  Class A  289,351  22,231 
  Avon Products Inc.  558,058  7,835 
  Herbalife Ltd.  117,535  5,992 
  Nu Skin Enterprises Inc.     
  Class A  78,673  3,518 
  Coty Inc. Class A  118,586  2,039 
*  Revlon Inc. Class A  45,759  1,554 
*  Medifast Inc.  45,527  1,530 
  Inter Parfums Inc.  49,159  1,497 
*  USANA Health Sciences     
  Inc.  20,036  1,463 
*  Elizabeth Arden Inc.  65,146  1,114 
      48,773 
Tobacco (14.0%)     
  Philip Morris International     
  Inc.  1,726,802  147,780 
  Altria Group Inc.  2,274,831  98,000 
  Lorillard Inc.  466,938  27,876 
  Reynolds American Inc.  406,565  23,772 
  Vector Group Ltd.  114,169  2,727 
  Universal Corp.  39,745  2,097 
      302,252 
Total Common Stocks     
(Cost $1,713,220)    2,152,290 
Temporary Cash Investment (0.1%)   
Money Market Fund (0.1%)     
1  Vanguard Market     
  Liquidity Fund, 0.113%     
  (Cost $2,029)  2,029,181  2,029 
Total Investments (100.0%)     
(Cost $1,715,249)    2,154,319 
Other Assets and Liabilities (0.0%)   
Other Assets    22,802 
Liabilities    (23,608) 
      (806) 
Net Assets (100%)    2,153,513 

 

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At August 31, 2014, net assets consisted of: 
  Amount 
  ($000) 
Paid-in Capital  1,690,803 
Undistributed Net Investment Income  29,359 
Accumulated Net Realized Losses  (5,719) 
Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)  439,070 
Net Assets  2,153,513 
 
 
Admiral Shares—Net Assets   
Applicable to 3,770,891 outstanding   
$.001 par value shares of beneficial   
interest (unlimited authorization)  217,749 
Net Asset Value Per Share—   
Admiral Shares  $57.74 
 
 
ETF Shares—Net Assets   
Applicable to 16,528,642 outstanding   
$.001 par value shares of beneficial   
interest (unlimited authorization)  1,935,764 
Net Asset Value Per Share—   
ETF Shares  $117.12 

See Note A in Notes to Financial Statements.
* Non-income-producing security.
1 Affiliated money market fund available only to Vanguard funds and certain trusts and accounts managed by Vanguard. Rate shown is the 7-day yield.
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.

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Statement of Operations

  Year Ended 
August 31, 2014 
  ($000) 
Investment Income   
Income   
Dividends  50,048 
Interest1  2 
Securities Lending  55 
Total Income  50,105 
Expenses   
The Vanguard Group—Note B   
Investment Advisory Services  307 
Management and Administrative—   
Admiral Shares  166 
Management and Administrative—   
ETF Shares  1,256 
Marketing and Distribution—   
Admiral Shares  35 
Marketing and Distribution—   
ETF Shares  351 
Custodian Fees  21 
Auditing Fees  32 
Shareholders’ Reports—Admiral Shares  1 
Shareholders’ Reports—ETF Shares  105 
Trustees’ Fees and Expenses  1 
Total Expenses  2,275 
Net Investment Income  47,830 
Realized Net Gain (Loss) on   
Investment Securities Sold  105,124 
Change in Unrealized Appreciation   
(Depreciation) of Investment Securities  140,426 
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets   
Resulting from Operations  293,380 

 

Statement of Changes in Net Assets

  Year Ended August 31, 
  2014  2013 
  ($000)  ($000) 
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets     
Operations     
Net Investment Income  47,830  40,503 
Realized Net Gain (Loss)  105,124  41,476 
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)  140,426  122,556 
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations  293,380  204,535 
Distributions     
Net Investment Income     
Admiral Shares  (4,382)  (3,154) 
ETF Shares  (37,204)  (33,224) 
Realized Capital Gain     
Admiral Shares     
ETF Shares     
Total Distributions  (41,586)  (36,378) 
Capital Share Transactions     
Admiral Shares  15,610  55,049 
ETF Shares  229,831  218,086 
Net Increase (Decrease) from Capital Share Transactions  245,441  273,135 
Total Increase (Decrease)  497,235  441,292 
Net Assets     
Beginning of Period  1,656,278  1,214,986 
End of Period2  2,153,513  1,656,278 
1 Interest income from an affiliated company of the fund was $2,000.
2 Net Assets—End of Period includes undistributed (overdistributed) net investment income of $29,359,000 and $23,115,000.
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.

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Financial Highlights

Admiral Shares           
 
For a Share Outstanding  Year Ended August 31, 
Throughout Each Period  2014  2013  2012  2011  2010 
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period  $50.28  $44.44  $38.94  $32.92  $30.62 
Investment Operations           
Net Investment Income  1.281  1.287  1.077  .956  .8601 
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)           
on Investments  7.379  5.832  5.357  6.013  2.290 
Total from Investment Operations  8.660  7.119  6.434  6.969  3.150 
Distributions           
Dividends from Net Investment Income  (1.200)  (1.279)  (. 934)  (. 949)  (.850) 
Distributions from Realized Capital Gains           
Total Distributions  (1.200)  (1.279)  (. 934)  (. 949)  (.850) 
Net Asset Value, End of Period  $57.74  $50.28  $44.44  $38.94  $32.92 
 
Total Return2  17.41%  16.44%  16.81%  21.39%  10.34% 
 
Ratios/Supplemental Data           
Net Assets, End of Period (Millions)  $218  $175  $105  $57  $30 
Ratio of Total Expenses to Average Net Assets  0.12%  0.14%  0.14%  0.19%  0.24% 
Ratio of Net Investment Income to           
Average Net Assets  2.52%  2.80%  2.80%  2.74%  2.61% 
Portfolio Turnover Rate3  5%  10%  7%  7%  7% 
1 Calculated based on average shares outstanding.
2 Total returns do not include transaction or account service fees that may have applied in the periods shown. Fund prospectuses provide
information about any applicable transaction and account service fees.
3 Excludes the value of portfolio securities received or delivered as a result of in-kind purchases or redemptions of the fund’s capital shares,
including ETF Creation Units.
 
 
ETF Shares           
 
For a Share Outstanding  Year Ended August 31, 
Throughout Each Period  2014  2013  2012  2011  2010 
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period  $101.97  $90.12  $78.96  $66.72  $62.07 
Investment Operations           
Net Investment Income  2.602  2.606  2.180  1.933  1.7531 
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)           
on Investments  14.976  11.835  10.874  12.213  4.635 
Total from Investment Operations  17.578  14.441  13.054  14.146  6.388 
Distributions           
Dividends from Net Investment Income  (2.428)  (2.591)  (1.894)  (1.906)  (1.738) 
Distributions from Realized Capital Gains           
Total Distributions  (2.428)  (2.591)  (1.894)  (1.906)  (1.738) 
Net Asset Value, End of Period  $117.12  $101.97  $90.12  $78.96  $66.72 
 
Total Return  17.42%  16.43%  16.80%  21.41%  10.33% 
 
Ratios/Supplemental Data           
Net Assets, End of Period (Millions)  $1,936  $1,481  $1,110  $782  $547 
Ratio of Total Expenses to Average Net Assets  0.12%  0.14%  0.14%  0.19%  0.24% 
Ratio of Net Investment Income to           
Average Net Assets  2.52%  2.80%  2.80%  2.74%  2.61% 
Portfolio Turnover Rate2  5%  10%  7%  7%  7% 
1 Calculated based on average shares outstanding.
2 Excludes the value of portfolio securities received or delivered as a result of in-kind purchases or redemptions of the fund’s capital shares,
including ETF Creation Units.

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

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Notes to Financial Statements

Vanguard Consumer Staples 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: Admiral Shares and ETF Shares. Admiral Shares are designed for investors who meet certain administrative, service, and account-size criteria. ETF Shares are listed for trading on NYSE Arca; they can be purchased and sold through a broker.

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

1. Security Valuation: Securities are valued as of the close of trading on the New York Stock Exchange (generally 4 p.m., Eastern time) on the valuation date. Equity securities are valued at the latest quoted sales prices or official closing prices taken from the primary market in which each security trades; such securities not traded on the valuation date are valued at the mean of the latest quoted bid and asked prices. Securities for which market quotations are not readily available, or whose values have been materially affected by events occurring before the fund’s pricing time but after the close of the securities’ primary markets, are valued by methods deemed by the board of trustees to represent fair value. Investments in Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund are valued at that fund’s net asset value.

2. Federal Income Taxes: The fund intends to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company and distribute all of its taxable income. Management has analyzed the fund’s tax positions taken for all open federal income tax years (August 31, 2011–2014), and has concluded that no provision for federal income tax is required in the fund’s financial statements.

3. Distributions: Distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date.

4. Securities Lending: To earn additional income, the fund lends its securities to qualified institutional borrowers. Security loans are required to be secured at all times by collateral in an amount at least equal to the market value of securities loaned. Daily market fluctuations could cause the value of loaned securities to be more or less than the value of the collateral received. When this occurs, the collateral is adjusted and settled on the next business day. The fund further mitigates its counterparty risk by entering into securities lending transactions only with a diverse group of prequalified counterparties, monitoring their financial strength, and entering into master securities lending agreements with its counterparties. The master securities lending agreements provide that, in the event of a counterparty’s default (including bankruptcy), the fund may terminate any loans with that borrower, determine the net amount owed, and sell or retain the collateral up to the net amount owed to the fund; however, such actions may be subject to legal proceedings. While collateral mitigates counterparty risk, in the absence of a default the fund may experience delays and costs in recovering the securities loaned. The fund invests cash collateral received in Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund, and records a liability in the Statement of Net Assets for the return of the collateral, during the period the securities are on loan. Securities lending income represents fees charged to borrowers plus income earned on invested cash collateral, less expenses associated with the loan.

5. Credit Facility: The fund and certain other funds managed by The Vanguard Group participate in a $2.89 billion committed credit facility provided by a syndicate of lenders pursuant to a credit agreement that may be renewed annually; each fund is individually liable for its borrowings, if any, under the credit facility. Borrowings may be utilized for temporary and emergency purposes, and are subject to the fund’s regulatory and contractual borrowing restrictions. The participating funds are charged administrative fees and an annual commitment fee of 0.06% of the undrawn amount of the facility; these fees are allocated to the funds based on a method approved by the fund’s board of trustees and included in Management and Administrative expenses on the fund’s Statement of Operations. Any borrowings under this facility bear interest at a rate equal to the higher of the federal funds rate or LIBOR reference rate plus an agreed-upon spread.

The fund had no borrowings outstanding at August 31, 2014, or at any time during the period then ended.

6. Other: Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Interest income includes income distributions received from Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund and is accrued daily. Security transactions are accounted for on the date securities are bought or sold. Costs used to determine realized gains (losses) on the sale of investment securities are those of the specific securities sold.

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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 based on methods approved by the board of trustees. The fund has committed to provide up to 0.40% of its net assets in capital contributions to Vanguard. At August 31, 2014, the fund had contributed capital of $202,000 to Vanguard (included in Other Assets), representing 0.01% of the fund’s net assets and 0.08% of Vanguard’s capitalization. The fund’s trustees and officers are also directors and officers of Vanguard.

C. Various inputs may be used to determine the value of the fund’s investments. These inputs are summarized in three broad levels for financial statement purposes. The inputs or methodologies used to value securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

Level 1Quoted prices in active markets for identical securities.
Level 2Other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.).
Level 3Significant unobservable inputs (including the fund’s own assumptions used to determine the fair value of investments).

At August 31, 2014, 100% of the market value of the fund’s investments was determined based on Level 1 inputs.

D. 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 year ended August 31, 2014, the fund realized $97,612,000 of net capital gains resulting from in-kind redemptions—in which shareholders exchanged fund shares for securities held by the fund rather than for cash. Because such gains are not taxable to the fund, and are not distributed to shareholders, they have been reclassified from accumulated net realized losses to paid-in capital.

For tax purposes, at August 31, 2014, the fund had $30,241,000 of ordinary income available for distribution. The fund used capital loss carryforwards of $7,694,000 to offset taxable capital gains realized during the year ended August 31, 2014. At August 31, 2014, the fund had available capital losses totaling $5,537,000 to offset future net capital gains through August 31, 2018.

At August 31, 2014, the cost of investment securities for tax purposes was $1,715,431,000. Net unrealized appreciation of investment securities for tax purposes was $438,888,000, consisting of unrealized gains of $450,153,000 on securities that had risen in value since their purchase and $11,265,000 in unrealized losses on securities that had fallen in value since their purchase.

E. During the year ended August 31, 2014, the fund purchased $583,718,000 of investment securities and sold $332,647,000 of investment securities, other than temporary cash investments. Purchases and sales include $431,513,000 and $243,060,000, respectively, in connection with in-kind purchases and redemptions of the fund’s capital shares.

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F. Capital share transactions for each class of shares were:

    2014      2013 
  Amount  Shares  Amount  Shares 
  ($000)  (000)  ($000)  (000) 
Admiral Shares         
Issued  69,898  1,286  95,838  1,984 
Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions  3,879  73  2,782  63 
Redeemed  (58,167)  (1,074)  (43,571)  (914) 
Net Increase (Decrease) —Admiral Shares  15,610  285  55,049  1,133 
ETF Shares         
Issued  476,843  4,205  340,208  3,502 
Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions         
Redeemed  (247,012)  (2,200)  (122,122)  (1,300) 
Net Increase (Decrease)—ETF Shares  229,831  2,005  218,086  2,202 

G. Management has determined that no material events or transactions occurred subsequent to August 31, 2014, that would require recognition or disclosure in these financial statements.

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Energy Index Fund

Fund Profile
As of August 31, 2014

Share-Class Characteristics   
  Admiral  ETF 
  Shares  Shares 
Ticker Symbol  VENAX  VDE 
Expense Ratio1  0.14%  0.14% 
30-Day SEC Yield  1.92%  1.92% 

 

 

Portfolio Characteristics     
    MSCI   
    US IMI/  MSCI 
    Energy  US IMI/ 
  Fund  25/50  2500 
Number of Stocks  163  162  2,499 
Median Market Cap  $57.1B  $57.1B  $48.7B 
Price/Earnings Ratio  19.3x  19.3x  20.7x 
Price/Book Ratio  2.2x  2.2x  2.7x 
Return on Equity  15.5%  15.5%  18.0% 
Earnings Growth Rate  8.1%  8.1%  15.2% 
Dividend Yield  2.0%  2.0%  1.9% 
Foreign Holdings  0.0%  0.0%  0.0% 
Turnover Rate  4%     
Short-Term Reserves  0.0%     

 

 

Volatility Measures     
  MSCI US   
  IMI/Energy  MSCI US 
  25/50  IMI/2500 
R-Squared  1.00  0.80 
Beta  1.00  1.38 
These measures show the degree and timing of the fund’s fluctuations compared with the indexes over 36 months. 

 

 

Subindustry Diversification   
(% of equity exposure)   
 
Coal & Consumable Fuels  0.8% 
Integrated Oil & Gas  36.6 
Oil & Gas Drilling  2.7 
Oil & Gas Equipment & Services  17.8 
Oil & Gas Exploration & Production  28.5 
Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing  6.3 
Oil & Gas Storage & Transportation  7.3 

 

 

Ten Largest Holdings (% of total net assets) 
 
Exxon Mobil Corp.  Integrated Oil & Gas  19.9% 
Chevron Corp.  Integrated Oil & Gas  11.5 
Schlumberger Ltd.  Oil & Gas Equipment   
  & Services  6.7 
ConocoPhillips  Oil & Gas Exploration   
  & Production  4.7 
Occidental     
Petroleum Corp.  Integrated Oil & Gas  3.8 
EOG Resources  Oil & Gas Exploration   
Inc.  & Production  2.8 
Halliburton Co.  Oil & Gas Equipment   
  & Services  2.7 
Anadarko  Oil & Gas Exploration   
Petroleum Corp.  & Production  2.7 
Phillips 66  Oil & Gas Refining   
  & Marketing  2.3 
Williams Cos. Inc.  Oil & Gas Storage   
  & Transportation  1.9 
Top Ten    59.0% 
The holdings listed exclude any temporary cash investments and equity index products.

1 The expense ratios shown are from the prospectus dated December 23, 2013, and represent estimated costs for the current fiscal year. For the fiscal year ended August 31, 2014, the expense ratios were 0.12% for
Admiral Shares and 0.12% for ETF Shares.

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Performance Summary

All of the returns in this report represent past performance, which is not a guarantee of future results that may be achieved by the fund. (Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data cited. For performance data current to the most recent month-end, visit our website at vanguard.com/performance.) Note, too, that both investment returns and principal value can fluctuate widely, so an investor’s shares, when sold, could be worth more or less than their original cost. The returns shown do not reflect taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the sale of fund shares.

Cumulative Performance: September 23, 2004–August 31, 2014
Initial Investment of $10,000


 
    Average Annual Total Returns   
  Periods Ended August 31, 2014   
      Since  Final Value 
      Inception  of a $10,000 
  One Year  Five Years  (9/23/2004)  Investment 
Energy Index Fund         
ETF Shares Net Asset Value  24.31%  15.56%  12.74%  $32,929 
Energy Index Fund         
ETF Shares Market Price  24.30  15.53  12.74  32,929 
Spliced US IMI/Energy 25/50  24.44  15.34  12.61  32,535 
Natural Resources Funds Average  24.58  14.31  11.52  29,549 
MSCI US IMI/2500  24.94  17.33  9.02  23,578 
For a benchmark description, see the Glossary.
Natural Resources Funds Average: Derived from data provided by Lipper, a Thomson Reuters Company.
“Since Inception” performance is calculated from the ETF Shares’ inception date for both the fund and its comparative standards.
 
      Since  Final Value 
      Inception  of a $100,000 
  One Year  Five Years  (10/7/2004)  Investment 
Energy Index Fund Admiral Shares  24.32%  15.56%  12.15%  $311,025 
Spliced US IMI/Energy 25/50  24.44  15.34  11.99  306,824 
MSCI US IMI/2500  24.94  17.33  8.82  230,826 
“Since Inception” performance is calculated from the Admiral Shares’ inception date for both the fund and its comparative standards. 

 

See Financial Highlights for dividend and capital gains information.

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Fiscal-Year Total Returns (%): September 23, 2004–August 31, 2014


For a benchmark description, see the Glossary.

Cumulative Returns: ETF Shares, September 23, 2004–August 31, 2014     
      Since 
      Inception 
  One Year  Five Years  (9/23/2004) 
Energy Index Fund ETF Shares Market Price  24.30%  105.81%  229.29% 
Energy Index Fund ETF Shares Net Asset Value  24.31  106.07  229.29 
Spliced US IMI/Energy 25/50  24.44  104.09  225.35 
“Since Inception” performance is calculated from the ETF Shares’ inception date for both the fund and its comparative standards. 

 

Average Annual Total Returns: Periods Ended June 30, 2014
This table presents 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 Date  One Year  Five Years  Inception 
ETF Shares  9/23/2004       
Market Price    30.34%  17.40%  13.12% 
Net Asset Value    30.37  17.39  13.12 
Admiral Shares  10/7/2004  30.37  17.39  12.51 

 

See Financial Highlights for dividend and capital gains information.

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Financial Statements

Statement of Net Assets
As of August 31, 2014

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

      Market 
      Value 
    Shares  ($000) 
Common Stocks (100.0%)     
Energy Equipment & Services (20.6%)   
  Oil & Gas Drilling (2.8%)     
  Ensco plc Class A  440,904  22,257 
  Helmerich & Payne Inc.  204,132  21,444 
  Nabors Industries Ltd.  505,426  13,753 
  Noble Corp. plc  479,063  13,634 
  Patterson-UTI Energy Inc.  272,325  9,406 
  Rowan Cos. plc Class A  234,407  7,107 
*  Atwood Oceanics Inc.  115,082  5,686 
^  Diamond Offshore Drilling     
  Inc.  129,146  5,675 
*  Unit Corp.  84,126  5,536 
*  Pioneer Energy Services     
  Corp.  118,330  1,820 
*  Paragon Offshore plc  159,687  1,488 
*  Parker Drilling Co.  226,811  1,424 
*  Hercules Offshore Inc.  302,783  1,021 
*  Vantage Drilling Co.  375,897  669 
 
  Oil & Gas Equipment & Services (17.8%) 
  Schlumberger Ltd.  2,452,667  268,910 
  Halliburton Co.  1,592,653  107,679 
  National Oilwell Varco Inc.  808,049  69,840 
  Baker Hughes Inc.  822,049  56,837 
*  Weatherford     
  International plc  1,447,705  34,296 
*  Cameron International     
  Corp.  385,161  28,629 
*  FMC Technologies Inc.  443,721  27,440 
  Oceaneering International     
  Inc.  203,591  14,162 
  Core Laboratories NV  84,614  13,368 
  Superior Energy Services     
  Inc.  295,071  10,575 
*  Dresser-Rand Group Inc.  144,159  9,990 
*  Dril-Quip Inc.  76,957  7,809 
*  Oil States International Inc.  90,489  5,841 
  Exterran Holdings Inc.  113,134  5,276 
*  Helix Energy Solutions     
  Group Inc.  188,951  5,162 
  Bristow Group Inc.  66,969  4,887 
  Tidewater Inc.  93,720  4,768 
  CARBO Ceramics Inc.  39,236  4,221 
*  Forum Energy     
  Technologies Inc.  114,657  3,904 
*  McDermott International     
  Inc.  447,624  3,223 
*  SEACOR Holdings Inc.  36,952  3,015 
  RPC Inc.  123,797  2,819 
*  Hornbeck Offshore     
  Services Inc.  61,572  2,688 
*  C&J Energy Services Inc.  83,589  2,398 
*  Newpark Resources Inc.  159,797  1,970 
  Gulfmark Offshore Inc.  48,301  1,942 
*  TETRA Technologies Inc.  148,730  1,755 
*  Seventy Seven Energy Inc.  71,546  1,679 

 

      Market 
      Value 
    Shares  ($000) 
*  Key Energy Services Inc.  260,355  1,640 
*  Basic Energy Services Inc.  65,156  1,578 
  Frank’s International NV  72,335  1,458 
*  Matrix Service Co.  49,598  1,399 
  Tesco Corp.  64,307  1,365 
*  RigNet Inc.  24,865  1,161 
*  Geospace Technologies     
  Corp.  24,837  1,021 
*  PHI Inc.  22,554  964 
*  Era Group Inc.  36,440  933 
*  ION Geophysical Corp.  247,309  853 
*  Willbros Group Inc.  75,495  826 
*  Natural Gas Services Group   
  Inc.  23,444  696 
  Gulf Island Fabrication Inc.  26,045  549 
*,^  Nuverra Environmental     
  Solutions Inc.  29,514  399 
      830,845 
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (79.4%)   
  Coal & Consumable Fuels (0.8%)   
  CONSOL Energy Inc.  433,918  17,478 
  Peabody Energy Corp.  511,320  8,120 
*  Cloud Peak Energy Inc.  114,894  1,805 
*  Alpha Natural Resources     
  Inc.  416,387  1,645 
  Arch Coal Inc.  397,794  1,213 
*  Solazyme Inc.  107,404  1,007 
 
  Integrated Oil & Gas (36.5%)   
  Exxon Mobil Corp.  8,098,643  805,491 
  Chevron Corp.  3,590,099  464,738 
  Occidental Petroleum     
  Corp.  1,481,559  153,682 
  Hess Corp.  533,441  53,931 
 
  Oil & Gas Exploration & Production (28.5%) 
  ConocoPhillips  2,315,319  188,050 
  EOG Resources Inc.  1,030,704  113,254 
  Anadarko Petroleum Corp.  952,590  107,347 
  Apache Corp.  727,338  74,065 
  Pioneer Natural Resources     
  Co.  269,789  56,291 
  Devon Energy Corp.  730,969  55,130 
  Marathon Oil Corp.  1,275,350  53,169 
  Noble Energy Inc.  680,163  49,067 
*  Concho Resources Inc.  210,806  29,943 
  EQT Corp.  286,287  28,360 
*  Southwestern Energy Co.  666,034  27,427 
  Chesapeake Energy Corp.  1,005,281  27,344 
  Cabot Oil & Gas Corp.  787,029  26,397 
  Range Resources Corp.  309,218  24,301 
  Cimarex Energy Co.  164,090  23,819 
*  Whiting Petroleum Corp.  224,470  20,799 
  Murphy Oil Corp.  321,687  20,096 
*  Continental Resources Inc.  87,718  14,148 
*  Newfield Exploration Co.  256,938  11,516 
  QEP Resources Inc.  322,418  11,468 

 

      Value 
    Shares  ($000) 
  Denbury Resources Inc.  662,685  11,411 
  SM Energy Co.  126,394  11,254 
  Energen Corp.  137,160  11,039 
*  WPX Energy Inc.  361,898  9,634 
*  Gulfport Energy Corp.  160,988  9,418 
*  Oasis Petroleum Inc.  190,731  9,382 
*  Cobalt International Energy     
  Inc.  544,045  8,351 
*  Kodiak Oil & Gas Corp.  502,265  8,172 
*  Diamondback Energy Inc.  89,530  7,731 
*,^  Ultra Petroleum Corp.  288,644  7,658 
  LinnCo LLC  242,224  7,618 
*  Athlon Energy Inc.  127,882  5,952 
*  Rosetta Resources Inc.  115,817  5,791 
*  Antero Resources Corp.  98,754  5,713 
*  Carrizo Oil & Gas Inc.  81,475  5,110 
*  PDC Energy Inc.  67,484  4,055 
*  Bonanza Creek Energy Inc.  60,974  3,744 
*  Stone Energy Corp.  104,512  3,678 
*,^  SandRidge Energy Inc.  697,628  3,656 
*  Gran Tierra Energy Inc.  534,166  3,584 
*  Matador Resources Co.  130,990  3,584 
*  Sanchez Energy Corp.  98,628  3,273 
*  Laredo Petroleum Inc.  135,381  3,200 
*,^  Halcon Resources Corp.  475,434  2,615 
  Energy XXI Bermuda Ltd.  158,196  2,610 
*  Kosmos Energy Ltd.  219,159  2,196 
*  Magnum Hunter Resources     
  Corp.  317,462  2,194 
*  Bill Barrett Corp.  93,681  2,133 
  Comstock Resources Inc.  85,699  2,089 
*  Penn Virginia Corp.  123,611  1,857 
*  Northern Oil and Gas Inc.  109,209  1,840 
*  EP Energy Corp. Class A  92,401  1,786 
^  EXCO Resources Inc.  308,434  1,490 
*  Goodrich Petroleum Corp.  66,770  1,476 
*  Triangle Petroleum Corp.  121,526  1,457 
*  Rex Energy Corp.  91,848  1,403 
*  Clayton Williams Energy     
  Inc.  11,460  1,357 
*  Approach Resources Inc.  70,500  1,261 
*  Contango Oil & Gas Co.  30,875  1,223 
  W&T Offshore Inc.  71,217  1,063 
*  Swift Energy Co.  82,606  938 
*  VAALCO Energy Inc.  101,026  924 
*  Emerald Oil Inc.  99,014  847 
*  Resolute Energy Corp.  94,504  759 
*  PetroQuest Energy Inc.  99,474  663 
*  Ring Energy Inc.  33,646  578 
*  Midstates Petroleum Co.     
  Inc.  66,280  468 
*  TransAtlantic Petroleum Ltd.  41,984  461 
*  BPZ Resources Inc.  186,641  457 
  Evolution Petroleum Corp.  43,103  432 
*  Quicksilver Resources Inc.  202,360  269 
*  Apco Oil and Gas     
  International Inc.  15,915  226 

 

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      Market 
      Value 
    Shares  ($000) 
  Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing (6.3%) 
  Phillips 66  1,067,189  92,867 
  Valero Energy Corp.  1,006,502  54,492 
  Marathon Petroleum Corp.  544,268  49,534 
  HollyFrontier Corp.  356,217  17,822 
  Tesoro Corp.  244,090  15,802 
  World Fuel Services Corp.  135,645  6,020 
  Western Refining Inc.  105,322  4,901 
  PBF Energy Inc. Class A  165,225  4,694 
  Delek US Holdings Inc.  100,515  3,516 
  Green Plains Inc.  51,804  2,315 
^  CVR Energy Inc.  32,768  1,626 
*,^  Clean Energy Fuels Corp.  135,506  1,351 
  Alon USA Energy Inc.  52,250  869 
 
  Oil & Gas Storage & Transportation (7.3%) 
  Williams Cos. Inc.  1,323,964  78,696 
  Spectra Energy Corp.  1,265,149  52,706 
  Kinder Morgan Inc.  1,260,427  50,745 
*  Cheniere Energy Inc.  426,265  34,212 
  ONEOK Inc.  392,124  27,527 
*  Kinder Morgan     
  Management LLC  196,246  19,177 
  Targa Resources Corp.  71,599  9,992 
^  Plains GP Holdings LP     
  Class A  255,946  7,899 
  SemGroup Corp. Class A  80,344  7,049 
*  Enbridge Energy     
  Management LLC  94,310  3,378 
  EnLink Midstream LLC  77,328  3,178 
      3,211,549 
Total Common Stocks     
(Cost $3,123,537)    4,042,394 
Temporary Cash Investment (0.2%)   
Money Market Fund (0.2%)     
1,2  Vanguard Market     
  Liquidity Fund, 0.113%     
  (Cost $9,368)  9,368,201  9,368 
Total Investments (100.2%)     
(Cost $3,132,905)    4,051,762 
Other Assets and Liabilities (–0.2%)   
Other Assets    28,383 
Liabilities2    (37,939) 
      (9,556) 
Net Assets (100%)    4,042,206 

 

At August 31, 2014, net assets consisted of: 
  Amount 
  ($000) 
Paid-in Capital  3,150,430 
Undistributed Net Investment Income  46,636 
Accumulated Net Realized Losses  (73,717) 
Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)  918,857 
Net Assets  4,042,206 
 
 
Admiral Shares—Net Assets   
Applicable to 8,092,711 outstanding   
$.001 par value shares of beneficial   
interest (unlimited authorization)  575,091 
Net Asset Value Per Share—   
Admiral Shares  $71.06 
 
 
ETF Shares—Net Assets   
Applicable to 24,371,918 outstanding   
$.001 par value shares of beneficial   
interest (unlimited authorization)  3,467,115 
Net Asset Value Per Share—   
ETF Shares  $142.26 

See Note A in Notes to Financial Statements.
* Non-income-producing security.
^ Includes partial security positions on loan to broker-dealers. The total value of securities on loan is $9,027,000.
1 Affiliated money market fund available only to Vanguard funds and certain trusts and accounts managed by Vanguard. Rate shown is the 7-day yield.
2 Includes $9,368,000 of collateral received for securities on loan.
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.

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Statement of Operations

  Year Ended 
August 31, 2014 
  ($000) 
Investment Income   
Income   
Dividends  68,924 
Interest1  3 
Securities Lending  348 
Total Income  69,275 
Expenses   
The Vanguard Group—Note B   
Investment Advisory Services  522 
Management and Administrative—   
Admiral Shares  401 
Management and Administrative—   
ETF Shares  2,252 
Marketing and Distribution—   
Admiral Shares  106 
Marketing and Distribution—   
ETF Shares  453 
Custodian Fees  35 
Auditing Fees  32 
Shareholders’ Reports—Admiral Shares  6 
Shareholders’ Reports—ETF Shares  149 
Trustees’ Fees and Expenses  2 
Total Expenses  3,958 
Net Investment Income  65,317 
Realized Net Gain (Loss) on   
Investment Securities Sold  145,782 
Change in Unrealized Appreciation   
(Depreciation) of Investment Securities  485,296 
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets   
Resulting from Operations  696,395 

 

Statement of Changes in Net Assets

  Year Ended August 31, 
  2014  2013 
  ($000)  ($000) 
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets     
Operations     
Net Investment Income  65,317  49,221 
Realized Net Gain (Loss)  145,782  19,745 
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)  485,296  264,452 
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations  696,395  333,418 
Distributions     
Net Investment Income     
Admiral Shares  (9,355)  (4,899) 
ETF Shares  (44,452)  (36,201) 
Realized Capital Gain     
Admiral Shares     
ETF Shares     
Total Distributions  (53,807)  (41,100) 
Capital Share Transactions     
Admiral Shares  20,148  156,997 
ETF Shares  664,185  95,107 
Net Increase (Decrease) from Capital Share Transactions  684,333  252,104 
Total Increase (Decrease)  1,326,921  544,422 
Net Assets     
Beginning of Period  2,715,285  2,170,863 
End of Period2  4,042,206  2,715,285 

1 Interest income from an affiliated company of the fund was $3,000.
2 Net Assets—End of Period includes undistributed (overdistributed) net investment income of $46,636,000 and $35,126,000.
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.

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Financial Highlights

Admiral Shares           
 
For a Share Outstanding  Year Ended August 31, 
Throughout Each Period  2014  2013  2012  2011  2010 
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period  $58.18  $51.63  $50.17  $37.58  $37.34 
Investment Operations           
Net Investment Income  1.164  1.108  .913  .708  .654 
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)           
on Investments  12.815  6.439  1.358  12.508  .166 
Total from Investment Operations  13.979  7.547  2.271  13.216  . 820 
Distributions           
Dividends from Net Investment Income  (1.099)  (. 997)  (.811)  (. 626)  (. 580) 
Distributions from Realized Capital Gains           
Total Distributions  (1.099)  (. 997)  (.811)  (. 626)  (. 580) 
Net Asset Value, End of Period  $71.06  $58.18  $51.63  $50.17  $37.58 
 
Total Return1  24.32%  14.86%  4.61%  35.21%  2.05% 
 
Ratios/Supplemental Data           
Net Assets, End of Period (Millions)  $575  $460  $254  $237  $131 
Ratio of Total Expenses to Average Net Assets  0.12%  0.14%  0.14%  0.19%  0.24% 
Ratio of Net Investment Income to           
Average Net Assets  1.98%  2.02%  1.81%  1.48%  1.71% 
Portfolio Turnover Rate2  4%  9%  12%  11%  16% 
1 Total returns do not include transaction and account service fees that may have applied in the periods shown. Fund prospectuses provide
information about any applicable transaction and account service fees.
2 Excludes the value of portfolio securities received or delivered as a result of in-kind purchases or redemptions of the fund’s capital shares,
including ETF Creation Units.
 
 
ETF Shares           
 
For a Share Outstanding  Year Ended August 31, 
Throughout Each Period  2014  2013  2012  2011  2010 
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period  $116.47  $103.35  $100.41  $75.20  $74.74 
Investment Operations           
Net Investment Income  2.329  2.215  1.827  1.417  1.312 
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)           
on Investments  25.655  12.899  2.731  25.040  .341 
Total from Investment Operations  27.984  15.114  4.558  26.457  1.653 
Distributions           
Dividends from Net Investment Income  (2.194)  (1.994)  (1.618)  (1.247)  (1.193) 
Distributions from Realized Capital Gains           
Total Distributions  (2.194)  (1.994)  (1.618)  (1.247)  (1.193) 
Net Asset Value, End of Period  $142.26  $116.47  $103.35  $100.41  $75.20 
 
Total Return  24.31%  14.85%  4.60%  35.22%  2.05% 
 
Ratios/Supplemental Data           
Net Assets, End of Period (Millions)  $3,467  $2,255  $1,917  $1,782  $1,041 
Ratio of Total Expenses to Average Net Assets  0.12%  0.14%  0.14%  0.19%  0.24% 
Ratio of Net Investment Income to           
Average Net Assets  1.98%  2.02%  1.81%  1.48%  1.71% 
Portfolio Turnover Rate1  4%  9%  12%  11%  16% 
1 Excludes the value of portfolio securities received or delivered as a result of in-kind purchases or redemptions of the fund’s capital shares, including ETF Creation Units.

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

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Notes to Financial Statements

Vanguard Energy 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: Admiral Shares and ETF Shares. Admiral Shares are designed for investors who meet certain administrative, service, and account-size criteria. ETF Shares are listed for trading on NYSE Arca; they can be purchased and sold through a broker.

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

1. Security Valuation: Securities are valued as of the close of trading on the New York Stock Exchange (generally 4 p.m., Eastern time) on the valuation date. Equity securities are valued at the latest quoted sales prices or official closing prices taken from the primary market in which each security trades; such securities not traded on the valuation date are valued at the mean of the latest quoted bid and asked prices. Securities for which market quotations are not readily available, or whose values have been materially affected by events occurring before the fund’s pricing time but after the close of the securities’ primary markets, are valued by methods deemed by the board of trustees to represent fair value. Investments in Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund are valued at that fund’s net asset value.

2. Federal Income Taxes: The fund intends to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company and distribute all of its taxable income. Management has analyzed the fund’s tax positions taken for all open federal income tax years (August 31, 2011–2014), and has concluded that no provision for federal income tax is required in the fund’s financial statements.

3. Distributions: Distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date.

4. Securities Lending: To earn additional income, the fund lends its securities to qualified institutional borrowers. Security loans are required to be secured at all times by collateral in an amount at least equal to the market value of securities loaned. Daily market fluctuations could cause the value of loaned securities to be more or less than the value of the collateral received. When this occurs, the collateral is adjusted and settled on the next business day. The fund further mitigates its counterparty risk by entering into securities lending transactions only with a diverse group of prequalified counterparties, monitoring their financial strength, and entering into master securities lending agreements with its counterparties. The master securities lending agreements provide that, in the event of a counterparty’s default (including bankruptcy), the fund may terminate any loans with that borrower, determine the net amount owed, and sell or retain the collateral up to the net amount owed to the fund; however, such actions may be subject to legal proceedings. While collateral mitigates counterparty risk, in the absence of a default the fund may experience delays and costs in recovering the securities loaned. The fund invests cash collateral received in Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund, and records a liability in the Statement of Net Assets for the return of the collateral, during the period the securities are on loan. Securities lending income represents fees charged to borrowers plus income earned on invested cash collateral, less expenses associated with the loan.

5. Credit Facility: The fund and certain other funds managed by The Vanguard Group participate in a $2.89 billion committed credit facility provided by a syndicate of lenders pursuant to a credit agreement that may be renewed annually; each fund is individually liable for its borrowings, if any, under the credit facility. Borrowings may be utilized for temporary and emergency purposes, and are subject to the fund’s regulatory and contractual borrowing restrictions. The participating funds are charged administrative fees and an annual commitment fee of 0.06% of the undrawn amount of the facility; these fees are allocated to the funds based on a method approved by the fund’s board of trustees and included in Management and Administrative expenses on the fund’s Statement of Operations. Any borrowings under this facility bear interest at a rate equal to the higher of the federal funds rate or LIBOR reference rate plus an agreed-upon spread.

The fund had no borrowings outstanding at August 31, 2014, or at any time during the period then ended.

6. Other: Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Interest income includes income distributions received from Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund and is accrued daily. Security transactions are accounted for on the date securities are bought or sold. Costs used to determine realized gains (losses) on the sale of investment securities are those of the specific securities sold.

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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 based on methods approved by the board of trustees. The fund has committed to provide up to 0.40% of its net assets in capital contributions to Vanguard. At August 31, 2014, the fund had contributed capital of $399,000 to Vanguard (included in Other Assets), representing 0.01% of the fund’s net assets and 0.16% of Vanguard’s capitalization. The fund’s trustees and officers are also directors and officers of Vanguard.

C. Various inputs may be used to determine the value of the fund’s investments. These inputs are summarized in three broad levels for financial statement purposes. The inputs or methodologies used to value securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

Level 1—Quoted prices in active markets for identical securities.
Level 2—Other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.).
Level 3—Significant unobservable inputs (including the fund’s own assumptions used to determine the fair value of investments).

At August 31, 2014, 100% of the market value of the fund’s investments was determined based on Level 1 inputs.

D. 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 year ended August 31, 2014, the fund realized $145,840,000 of net capital gains resulting from in-kind redemptions—in which shareholders exchanged fund shares for securities held by the fund rather than for cash. Because such gains are not taxable to the fund, and are not distributed to shareholders, they have been reclassified from accumulated net realized losses to paid-in capital.

For tax purposes, at August 31, 2014, the fund had $48,275,000 of ordinary income available for distribution. At August 31, 2014, the fund had available capital losses totaling $73,716,000 to offset future net capital gains. Of this amount, $68,284,000 is subject to expiration dates; $37,585,000 may be used to offset future net capital gains through August 31, 2018, and $30,699,000 through August 31, 2019. Capital losses of $5,432,000 realized beginning in fiscal 2012 may be carried forward indefinitely under the Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2010, but must be used before any expiring loss carryforwards.

At August 31, 2014, the cost of investment securities for tax purposes was $3,132,905,000. Net unrealized appreciation of investment securities for tax purposes was $918,857,000, consisting of unrealized gains of $993,025,000 on securities that had risen in value since their purchase and $74,168,000 in unrealized losses on securities that had fallen in value since their purchase.

E. During the year ended August 31, 2014, the fund purchased $1,173,332,000 of investment securities and sold $476,932,000 of investment securities, other than temporary cash investments. Purchases and sales include $831,252,000 and $331,683,000, respectively, in connection with in-kind purchases and redemptions of the fund’s capital shares.

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F. Capital share transactions for each class of shares were:

    2014      2013 
  Amount  Shares  Amount  Shares 
  ($000)  (000)  ($000)  (000) 
Admiral Shares         
Issued  202,436  3,067  223,171  4,202 
Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions  8,197  133  3,807  74 
Redeemed  (190,485)  (3,018)  (69,981)  (1,277) 
Net Increase (Decrease) —Admiral Shares  20,148  182  156,997  2,999 
ETF Shares         
Issued  995,909  7,611  159,376  1,409 
Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions         
Redeemed  (331,724)  (2,600)  (64,269)  (600) 
Net Increase (Decrease)—ETF Shares  664,185  5,011  95,107  809 

G. Management has determined that no material events or transactions occurred subsequent to August 31, 2014, that would require recognition or disclosure in these financial statements.

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Financials Index Fund

Fund Profile
As of August 31, 2014

Share-Class Characteristics   
  Admiral  ETF 
  Shares  Shares 
Ticker Symbol  VFAIX  VFH 
Expense Ratio1  0.19%  0.19% 
30-Day SEC Yield  2.09%  2.09% 

 

 

Portfolio Characteristics     
    MSCI   
    US IMI/  MSCI 
    Financials  US IMI/ 
  Fund  25/50  2500 
Number of Stocks  541  540  2,499 
Median Market Cap  $30.1B  $30.1B  $48.7B 
Price/Earnings Ratio  17.7x  17.7x  20.7x 
Price/Book Ratio  1.4x  1.4x  2.7x 
Return on Equity  9.9%  9.9%  18.0% 
Earnings Growth Rate  26.3%  26.3%  15.2% 
Dividend Yield  2.2%  2.2%  1.9% 
Foreign Holdings  0.0%  0.0%  0.0% 
Turnover Rate  5%     
Short-Term Reserves  0.0%     

 

 

Volatility Measures     
  MSCI US   
  IMI/Financials  MSCI US 
  25/50  IMI/2500 
R-Squared  1.00  0.88 
Beta  1.00  1.22 
These measures show the degree and timing of the fund’s fluctuations compared with the indexes over 36 months. 

 

 

Subindustry Diversification   
(% of equity exposure)   
 
Asset Management & Custody Banks  7.3% 
Consumer Finance  5.3 
Diversified Banks  23.9 
Diversified REITs  1.9 
Health Care REITs  2.3 
Hotel & Resort REITs  1.3 
Insurance Brokers  1.9 
Investment Banking & Brokerage  5.3 
Life & Health Insurance  5.1 
Mortgage REITs  1.8 
Multi-line Insurance  3.6 
Multi-Sector Holdings  4.6 
Office REITs  2.3 
Property & Casualty Insurance  5.9 
Regional Banks  9.3 
Reinsurance  1.2 
Residential REITs  2.9 
Retail REITs  4.3 
Specialized Finance  2.8 
Specialized REITs  3.9 
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance  1.3 
Other Financials  1.8 

 

 

Ten Largest Holdings (% of total net assets) 
 
Wells Fargo & Co.  Diversified Banks  6.9% 
JPMorgan Chase     
& Co.  Diversified Banks  6.0 
Bank of America     
Corp.  Diversified Banks  4.5 
Citigroup Inc.  Diversified Banks  4.2 
Berkshire     
Hathaway Inc.  Multi-Sector Holdings  4.1 
American     
Express Co.  Consumer Finance  2.3 
American     
International     
Group Inc.  Multi-line Insurance  2.1 
US Bancorp  Diversified Banks  2.1 
Goldman Sachs  Investment Banking   
Group Inc.  & Brokerage  2.0 
Simon Property     
Group Inc.  Retail REITs  1.4 
Top Ten    35.6% 
The holdings listed exclude any temporary cash investments and equity index products.

1 The expense ratios shown are from the prospectus dated December 23, 2013, and represent estimated costs for the current fiscal year. For the fiscal year ended August 31, 2014, the expense ratios were 0.12% for
Admiral Shares and 0.12% for ETF Shares.

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Performance Summary

All of the returns in this report represent past performance, which is not a guarantee of future results that may be achieved by the fund. (Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data cited. For performance data current to the most recent month-end, visit our website at vanguard.com/performance.) Note, too, that both investment returns and principal value can fluctuate widely, so an investor’s shares, when sold, could be worth more or less than their original cost. The returns shown do not reflect taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the sale of fund shares.

Cumulative Performance: August 31, 2004–August 31, 2014
Initial Investment of $10,000


 
    Average Annual Total Returns  Final Value 
  Periods Ended August 31, 2014  of a $10,000 
  One Year  Five Years  Ten Years  Investment 
Financials Index Fund         
ETF Shares Net Asset Value  21.20%  12.09%  1.61%  $11,737 
Financials Index Fund         
ETF Shares Market Price  21.31  12.08  1.64  11,765 
Spliced US IMI/Financials 25/50  21.32  12.21  1.68  11,815 
Financial Services Funds Average  18.37  11.43  1.81  11,869 
MSCI US IMI/2500  24.94  17.33  9.05  23,791 
For a benchmark description, see the Glossary.
Financial Services Funds Average: Derived from data provided by Lipper, a Thomson Reuters Company.
 
 
        Final Value 
        of a $100,000 
  One Year  Five Years  Ten Years  Investment 
Financials Index Fund Admiral Shares  21.19%  12.10%  1.60%  $117,197 
Spliced US IMI/Financials 25/50  21.32  12.21  1.68  118,153 
MSCI US IMI/2500  24.94  17.33  9.05  237,905 

See Financial Highlights for dividend and capital gains information

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Fiscal-Year Total Returns (%): August 31, 2004–August 31, 2014


For a benchmark description, see the Glossary.

Cumulative Returns: ETF Shares, August 31, 2004–August 31, 2014     
 
  One Year  Five Years  Ten Years 
Financials Index Fund ETF Shares Market Price  21.31%  76.89%  17.65% 
Financials Index Fund ETF Shares Net Asset Value  21.20  76.94  17.37 
Spliced US IMI/Financials 25/50  21.32  77.87  18.15 

 

Average Annual Total Returns: Periods Ended June 30, 2014
This table presents total returns through the latest calendar quarter—rather than through the end of the fiscal
period. Securities and Exchange Commission rules require that we provide this information.

  Inception Date  One Year  Five Years  Ten Years 
ETF Shares  1/26/2004       
Market Price    18.42%  16.17%  1.58% 
Net Asset Value    18.62  16.18  1.58 
Admiral Shares  2/4/2004  18.62  16.16  1.57 

See Financial Highlights for dividend and capital gains information.

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Financial Statements

Statement of Net Assets
As of August 31, 2014

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

      Market 
      Value 
    Shares  ($000) 
Common Stocks (100.0%)     
Banks (33.3%)     
  Wells Fargo & Co.  3,143,924  161,723 
  JPMorgan Chase & Co.  2,378,493  141,401 
  Bank of America Corp.  6,608,523  106,331 
  Citigroup Inc.  1,909,093  98,605 
  US Bancorp  1,140,033  48,201 
  PNC Financial Services     
  Group Inc.  335,835  28,462 
  BB&T Corp.  451,346  16,849 
  SunTrust Banks Inc.  336,206  12,803 
  Fifth Third Bancorp  535,551  10,928 
  M&T Bank Corp.  74,403  9,198 
  Regions Financial Corp.  866,091  8,791 
  KeyCorp  554,805  7,551 
  CIT Group Inc.  121,415  5,823 
  Comerica Inc.  114,366  5,757 
  Huntington Bancshares Inc.   519,885  5,118 
  First Republic Bank  82,147  4,017 
  Zions Bancorporation  127,362  3,711 
*  Signature Bank  29,706  3,519 
*  SVB Financial Group  31,319  3,486 
  East West Bancorp Inc.  90,523  3,154 
  Cullen/Frost Bankers Inc.  34,453  2,708 
  PacWest Bancorp  60,969  2,557 
  Prosperity Bancshares Inc.  41,465  2,504 
  Commerce Bancshares Inc. 54,263  2,503 
  Investors Bancorp Inc.  225,290  2,390 
  City National Corp.  31,148  2,364 
  Umpqua Holdings Corp.  123,044  2,150 
  Synovus Financial Corp.  87,211  2,106 
*  Popular Inc.  64,896  2,009 
  First Niagara Financial     
  Group Inc.  222,042  1,932 
  BankUnited Inc.  60,491  1,909 
  Associated Banc-Corp  101,387  1,843 
  First Horizon National Corp.  148,181  1,802 
  FirstMerit Corp.  103,491  1,784 
  Hancock Holding Co.  51,624  1,716 
  Webster Financial Corp.  56,733  1,674 
  Bank of Hawaii Corp.  27,964  1,623 
  TCF Financial Corp.  98,537  1,557 
*  Texas Capital Bancshares     
  Inc.  26,844  1,449 
  Bank of the Ozarks Inc.  45,032  1,439 
  UMB Financial Corp.  24,163  1,395 
  Fulton Financial Corp.  120,305  1,388 
  PrivateBancorp Inc.  46,734  1,379 
  Wintrust Financial Corp.  27,577  1,284 
  United Bankshares Inc.  38,817  1,279 
  Glacier Bancorp Inc.  46,715  1,272 
  Iberiabank Corp.  19,355  1,263 
  Cathay General Bancorp  47,281  1,231 
  FNB Corp.  98,692  1,220 
  Susquehanna Bancshares     
  Inc.  117,809  1,216 
  Valley National Bancorp  118,942  1,189 
*  Western Alliance Bancorp  49,337  1,165 

 

      Market 
      Value 
    Shares  ($000) 
  BancorpSouth Inc.  53,938  1,142 
  MB Financial Inc.  39,947  1,130 
  BOK Financial Corp.  15,198  1,024 
  Trustmark Corp.  40,193  954 
  Old National Bancorp  72,413  948 
  International Bancshares     
  Corp.  35,857  945 
  First Financial Bankshares     
  Inc.  32,119  944 
  First Citizens BancShares     
  Inc. Class A  4,043  929 
  CVB Financial Corp.  59,556  926 
  Home BancShares Inc.  30,644  912 
  Community Bank System     
  Inc.  25,516  902 
  South State Corp.  15,156  888 
  Columbia Banking System     
  Inc.  32,240  839 
  Westamerica     
  Bancorporation  16,624  804 
  First Midwest Bancorp Inc.  47,006  792 
  Pinnacle Financial Partners     
  Inc.  21,006  753 
  National Penn Bancshares     
  Inc.  74,164  742 
  BBCN Bancorp Inc.  47,182  689 
  Union Bankshares Corp.  28,014  662 
  NBT Bancorp Inc.  27,570  662 
  Sterling Bancorp  50,066  634 
  ViewPoint Financial Group     
  Inc.  23,841  621 
  Boston Private Financial     
  Holdings Inc.  50,215  610 
  First Financial Bancorp  36,076  599 
  Chemical Financial Corp.  20,382  578 
  Park National Corp.  7,230  563 
  Independent Bank Corp.  14,959  551 
  WesBanco Inc.  17,456  542 
  Renasant Corp.  18,635  539 
  National Bank Holdings     
  Corp. Class A  26,043  529 
  First Commonwealth     
  Financial Corp.  59,280  525 
*  Eagle Bancorp Inc.  14,713  493 
  Banner Corp.  12,236  482 
  S&T Bancorp Inc.  18,646  465 
*  Capital Bank Financial Corp.  18,706  458 
  OFG Bancorp  28,748  457 
  First Merchants Corp.  21,356  436 
  Wilshire Bancorp Inc.  44,131  431 
  City Holding Co.  9,804  419 
  Hanmi Financial Corp.  19,838  408 
  Lakeland Financial Corp.  10,178  396 
^  Southside Bancshares Inc.  11,210  385 
  Tompkins Financial Corp.  8,400  385 
  Sandy Spring Bancorp Inc.  15,763  381 
  Simmons First National     
  Corp. Class A  9,072  362 

 

      Market 
      Value 
    Shares  ($000) 
  Ameris Bancorp  15,177  347 
  Community Trust Bancorp     
  Inc.  9,775  347 
  Flushing Financial Corp.  17,854  345 
*  First BanCorp  65,544  341 
  Cardinal Financial Corp.  18,920  338 
  State Bank Financial Corp.  20,097  337 
  First Interstate BancSystem     
  Inc.  12,365  328 
  United Community Banks     
  Inc.  19,061  323 
  Washington Trust Bancorp     
  Inc.  8,884  313 
*  First NBC Bank Holding Co.  9,375  301 
  Independent Bank Group     
  Inc.  5,716  289 
  Towne Bank  19,731  289 
*  Customers Bancorp Inc.  15,376  286 
  BancFirst Corp.  4,340  276 
  First Busey Corp.  47,308  272 
  CoBiz Financial Inc.  22,811  263 
  Stock Yards Bancorp Inc.  8,706  262 
  Lakeland Bancorp Inc.  25,269  261 
  Central Pacific Financial     
  Corp.  14,425  254 
  Bryn Mawr Bank Corp.  7,934  233 
  1st Source Corp.  7,600  228 
  Heartland Financial USA Inc.  9,292  222 
*  Bancorp Inc.  22,577  219 
  First Financial Corp.  6,715  217 
  German American Bancorp     
  Inc.  7,913  214 
  MainSource Financial Group     
  Inc.  12,291  212 
  Arrow Financial Corp.  7,774  207 
  Financial Institutions Inc.  8,349  201 
  First Bancorp  11,049  196 
  Enterprise Financial Services     
  Corp.  11,124  194 
  Univest Corp. of     
  Pennsylvania  10,157  194 
  Southwest Bancorp Inc.  11,654  193 
  Great Southern Bancorp Inc.  5,989  190 
  Trico Bancshares  8,452  189 
*  HomeTrust Bancshares Inc.  11,968  180 
  First of Long Island Corp.  5,144  179 
  Camden National Corp.  4,791  175 
  Hudson Valley Holding Corp.  9,809  174 
  First Community Bancshares     
  Inc.  10,183  166 
*  TriState Capital Holdings Inc.  15,585  149 
  Republic Bancorp Inc.     
  Class A  6,507  148 
  First Connecticut Bancorp     
  Inc.  9,204  141 
*  Sun Bancorp Inc.  6,170  116 
      780,873 

 

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      Market 
      Value 
    Shares  ($000) 
Capital Markets (12.6%)     
  Goldman Sachs Group Inc.  267,049  47,831 
  Morgan Stanley  928,627  31,861 
  Bank of New York Mellon     
  Corp.  716,327  28,066 
  BlackRock Inc.  83,821  27,705 
  Charles Schwab Corp.  735,020  20,955 
  State Street Corp.  271,421  19,550 
  Ameriprise Financial Inc.  119,218  14,993 
  Franklin Resources Inc.  256,188  14,480 
  T. Rowe Price Group Inc.  164,897  13,356 
  Invesco Ltd.  272,546  11,131 
  Northern Trust Corp.  141,952  9,844 
*  Affiliated Managers Group     
  Inc.  34,730  7,333 
  TD Ameritrade Holding     
  Corp.  173,620  5,749 
  Raymond James Financial     
  Inc.  79,608  4,350 
*  E*TRADE Financial Corp.  181,883  4,049 
  SEI Investments Co.  90,689  3,437 
  Legg Mason Inc.  65,998  3,255 
  Eaton Vance Corp.  76,815  3,008 
  Waddell & Reed Financial     
  Inc. Class A  53,296  2,905 
  LPL Financial Holdings Inc.  50,346  2,451 
*  NorthStar Asset     
  Management Group Inc.  113,774  2,104 
*  Stifel Financial Corp.  39,215  1,878 
  Federated Investors Inc.     
  Class B  59,136  1,815 
  Janus Capital Group Inc.  95,900  1,165 
  Financial Engines Inc.  31,878  1,143 
  Evercore Partners Inc.     
  Class A  20,687  1,060 
  Virtus Investment Partners     
  Inc.  4,562  1,020 
  Artisan Partners Asset     
  Management Inc. Class A  18,386  1,020 
  BGC Partners Inc. Class A  111,678  845 
  Greenhill & Co. Inc.  16,770  822 
*  WisdomTree Investments     
  Inc.  66,736  790 
  HFF Inc. Class A  20,951  629 
*  Walter Investment     
  Management Corp.  23,466  618 
*  KCG Holdings Inc. Class A  51,005  597 
  Cohen & Steers Inc.  12,537  547 
*  Piper Jaffray Cos.  10,031  535 
*  ICG Group Inc.  24,759  430 
*  Investment Technology     
  Group Inc.  22,737  387 
  Arlington Asset Investment     
  Corp. Class A  11,841  337 
  FXCM Inc. Class A  20,192  293 
*  Cowen Group Inc. Class A  65,069  266 
*  Safeguard Scientifics Inc.  13,575  266 
  Westwood Holdings Group     
  Inc.  4,102  244 
  Diamond Hill Investment     
  Group Inc.  1,839  241 
  GAMCO Investors Inc.  2,936  230 
*  Ladenburg Thalmann     
  Financial Services Inc.  64,215  230 
  GFI Group Inc.  45,621  206 
*  INTL. FCStone Inc.  9,454  181 
  Oppenheimer Holdings Inc.     
  Class A  6,693  162 
*  Marcus & Millichap Inc.  4,594  139 

 

      Market 
      Value 
    Shares  ($000) 
  Pzena Investment     
  Management Inc. Class A  6,945  70 
      296,579 
Consumer Finance (5.3%)     
  American Express Co.  598,832  53,625 
  Capital One Financial Corp.  358,998  29,459 
  Discover Financial Services  292,806  18,262 
*  Ally Financial Inc.  195,930  4,820 
  Navient Corp.  265,525  4,764 
*  Synchrony Financial  104,413  2,693 
  SLM Corp.  265,478  2,352 
*  Portfolio Recovery     
  Associates Inc.  31,310  1,779 
  Santander Consumer USA     
  Holdings Inc.  54,382  1,013 
*  First Cash Financial     
  Services Inc.  17,264  997 
  Cash America International     
  Inc.  17,586  785 
  Nelnet Inc. Class A  16,385  720 
*  Credit Acceptance Corp.  5,728  706 
*  Encore Capital Group Inc.  15,272  678 
*  Springleaf Holdings Inc.  18,017  600 
*  World Acceptance Corp.  5,483  430 
*  Ezcorp Inc. Class A  32,153  342 
*  Green Dot Corp. Class A  16,448  311 
*  Regional Management     
  Corp.  7,433  126 
      124,462 
Diversified Financial Services (7.3%)   
*  Berkshire Hathaway Inc.     
  Class B  705,662  96,852 
  CME Group Inc.  200,614  15,357 
  McGraw Hill Financial Inc.  171,134  13,884 
  Intercontinental Exchange     
  Inc.  72,347  13,673 
  Moody’s Corp.  121,056  11,327 
  Leucadia National Corp.  197,021  4,912 
  Voya Financial Inc.  87,816  3,433 
  NASDAQ OMX Group Inc.  74,501  3,238 
*  MSCI Inc. Class A  69,511  3,207 
  CBOE Holdings Inc.  54,426  2,886 
  MarketAxess Holdings Inc.  23,726  1,398 
*  PHH Corp.  34,066  816 
  Interactive Brokers Group Inc.   30,916  725 
*  PICO Holdings Inc.  14,237  315 
*  NewStar Financial Inc.  13,938  161 
  Marlin Business Services     
  Corp.  5,553  110 
      172,294 
Insurance (17.9%)     
  American International     
  Group Inc.  863,746  48,422 
  MetLife Inc.  601,322  32,916 
  Prudential Financial Inc.  288,868  25,911 
  ACE Ltd.  212,260  22,570 
  Travelers Cos. Inc.  218,177  20,664 
  Marsh & McLennan Cos.     
  Inc.  344,921  18,315 
  Aflac Inc.  285,191  17,465 
  Allstate Corp.  272,494  16,756 
  Aon plc  176,846  15,414 
  Chubb Corp.  153,494  14,114 
  Hartford Financial Services     
  Group Inc.  282,741  10,476 
  Principal Financial Group     
  Inc.  186,007  10,098 
  Loews Corp.  219,457  9,599 
  Lincoln National Corp.  166,045  9,139 

 

      Market 
      Value 
    Shares  ($000) 
  Progressive Corp.  355,925  8,905 
  Unum Group  161,649  5,863 
  XL Group plc Class A  170,494  5,827 
*  Markel Corp.  8,819  5,819 
  Everest Re Group Ltd.  28,878  4,731 
*  Arch Capital Group Ltd.  84,438  4,693 
  Cincinnati Financial Corp.  97,538  4,691 
  Arthur J Gallagher & Co.  98,677  4,661 
  Torchmark Corp.  83,828  4,573 
*  Alleghany Corp.  10,339  4,457 
*  Genworth Financial Inc.     
  Class A  312,981  4,441 
*  FNF Group  156,159  4,421 
  Willis Group Holdings plc  101,657  4,267 
  Reinsurance Group of     
  America Inc. Class A  43,296  3,593 
  Protective Life Corp.  49,310  3,422 
  WR Berkley Corp.  68,569  3,315 
  PartnerRe Ltd.  28,499  3,183 
  HCC Insurance Holdings Inc.  62,712  3,144 
  Axis Capital Holdings Ltd.  64,303  3,101 
  Assurant Inc.  45,011  3,004 
  American Financial Group     
  Inc.  47,790  2,866 
  Assured Guaranty Ltd.  108,730  2,626 
  RenaissanceRe Holdings     
  Ltd.  25,433  2,604 
  Brown & Brown Inc.  77,623  2,532 
  White Mountains Insurance     
  Group Ltd.  3,880  2,461 
  Old Republic International     
  Corp.  155,240  2,383 
  CNO Financial Group Inc.  131,421  2,346 
  Allied World Assurance Co.     
  Holdings AG  62,509  2,312 
  Validus Holdings Ltd.  55,795  2,182 
  First American Financial     
  Corp.  66,669  1,890 
  StanCorp Financial Group Inc.   27,456  1,799 
  ProAssurance Corp.  38,059  1,758 
  Hanover Insurance Group     
  Inc.  27,544  1,748 
  Aspen Insurance Holdings     
  Ltd.  40,963  1,742 
  Primerica Inc.  34,530  1,738 
  Endurance Specialty     
  Holdings Ltd.  27,832  1,616 
  Symetra Financial Corp.  51,679  1,258 
  Erie Indemnity Co. Class A  16,013  1,225 
  American Equity Investment     
  Life Holding Co.  44,557  1,102 
  Platinum Underwriters     
  Holdings Ltd.  17,589  1,099 
  RLI Corp.  24,278  1,085 
*  Enstar Group Ltd.  7,468  1,060 
  Kemper Corp.  27,864  1,013 
*  Hilltop Holdings Inc.  45,358  960 
*  MBIA Inc.  90,445  943 
  AmTrust Financial Services     
  Inc.  21,125  930 
  Mercury General Corp.  17,264  884 
  Argo Group International     
  Holdings Ltd.  16,629  875 
  Montpelier Re Holdings Ltd.  26,822  844 
  Selective Insurance Group     
  Inc.  35,147  842 
*  FNFV Group  52,047  780 
  Horace Mann Educators     
  Corp.  25,430  758 

 

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      Market 
      Value 
    Shares  ($000) 
*  Greenlight Capital Re Ltd.     
  Class A  19,314  661 
*  Third Point Reinsurance Ltd.  35,668  546 
  Infinity Property & Casualty     
  Corp.  7,253  496 
  Safety Insurance Group Inc.  8,187  452 
  AMERISAFE Inc.  11,648  439 
*  Navigators Group Inc.  6,670  429 
  Stewart Information     
  Services Corp.  13,007  419 
  Maiden Holdings Ltd.  34,269  417 
  Employers Holdings Inc.  19,323  414 
  United Fire Group Inc.  13,575  398 
  National Western Life     
  Insurance Co. Class A  1,498  381 
  FBL Financial Group Inc.     
  Class A  7,005  328 
  HCI Group Inc.  6,254  263 
*  eHealth Inc.  10,421  256 
  State Auto Financial Corp.  10,239  222 
  OneBeacon Insurance     
  Group Ltd. Class A  13,486  216 
*  Citizens Inc. Class A  26,497  189 
  Meadowbrook Insurance     
  Group Inc.  29,688  184 
  Fidelity & Guaranty Life  7,338  166 
*  Global Indemnity plc  5,441  147 
  National Interstate Corp.  4,895  137 
  Baldwin & Lyons Inc.  5,291  137 
  Kansas City Life Insurance Co.   2,373  110 
  EMC Insurance Group Inc.  3,393  104 
  Donegal Group Inc. Class A  5,916  93 
  Crawford & Co. Class A  9,379  76 
  Crawford & Co. Class B  6,733  61 
      419,972 
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) (21.3%) 
  Simon Property Group Inc.  195,083  33,170 
  American Tower     
  Corporation  248,484  24,501 
  Crown Castle International     
  Corp.  210,152  16,709 
  Public Storage  92,029  16,122 
  Equity Residential  215,740  14,340 
  Health Care REIT Inc.  193,038  13,045 
  Prologis Inc.  314,372  12,870 
  AvalonBay Communities Inc.  81,435  12,549 
  HCP Inc.  287,700  12,466 
  Ventas Inc.  185,117  12,177 
  Boston Properties Inc.  96,157  11,675 
  Weyerhaeuser Co.  331,023  11,238 
  Vornado Realty Trust  106,095  11,232 
  Host Hotels & Resorts Inc.  476,044  10,863 
  General Growth Properties     
  Inc.  333,868  8,203 
  Essex Property Trust Inc.  39,347  7,612 
  American Realty Capital     
  Properties Inc.  560,854  7,381 
  Annaly Capital     
  Management Inc.  596,878  7,103 
  SL Green Realty Corp.  59,755  6,534 
  Realty Income Corp.  139,229  6,226 
  Kimco Realty Corp.  258,240  6,066 
  Macerich Co.  88,274  5,763 
  Digital Realty Trust Inc.  85,042  5,549 
  Federal Realty Investment     
  Trust  42,394  5,290 
  American Capital Agency     
  Corp.  223,424  5,284 
  UDR Inc.  158,559  4,744 
  Plum Creek Timber Co. Inc.  111,717  4,539 

 

      Market 
      Value 
    Shares  ($000) 
  Camden Property Trust  53,973  4,039 
  Duke Realty Corp.  206,358  3,838 
  WP Carey Inc.  56,063  3,828 
  Extra Space Storage Inc.  69,083  3,641 
  Alexandria Real Estate     
  Equities Inc.  44,992  3,557 
  DDR Corp.  191,558  3,490 
  Mid-America Apartment     
  Communities Inc.  47,045  3,402 
  Starwood Property Trust Inc.   139,268  3,322 
  Regency Centers Corp.  57,943  3,311 
  Liberty Property Trust  92,933  3,292 
  Kilroy Realty Corp.  51,606  3,264 
  Apartment Investment &     
  Management Co. Class A  91,685  3,142 
  Taubman Centers Inc.  39,681  3,022 
  Senior Housing Properties     
  Trust  128,186  2,991 
  Omega Healthcare Investors     
  Inc.  79,336  2,989 
  Spirit Realty Capital Inc.  248,071  2,930 
  National Retail Properties     
  Inc.  77,544  2,880 
  Hospitality Properties Trust  93,934  2,764 
  Rayonier Inc.  79,323  2,718 
  BioMed Realty Trust Inc.  120,769  2,711 
  American Campus     
  Communities Inc.  65,781  2,599 
  Corrections Corp. of America  72,763  2,593 
  Weingarten Realty Investors  72,658  2,486 
  Douglas Emmett Inc.  86,124  2,461 
  Two Harbors Investment     
  Corp.  229,370  2,459 
  RLJ Lodging Trust  82,206  2,451 
  Highwoods Properties Inc.  56,478  2,403 
  LaSalle Hotel Properties  65,360  2,389 
  Retail Properties of America     
  Inc.  148,251  2,345 
  Home Properties Inc.  36,135  2,321 
  Equity Lifestyle Properties     
  Inc.  49,693  2,270 
  Chimera Investment Corp.  644,553  2,133 
  Tanger Factory Outlet     
  Centers Inc.  60,510  2,112 
  NorthStar Realty Finance     
  Corp.  113,774  2,106 
  CBL & Associates     
  Properties Inc.  106,814  2,029 
  Columbia Property Trust Inc.  78,365  2,012 
  MFA Financial Inc.  229,765  1,939 
  Washington Prime Group     
  Inc.  97,321  1,900 
  EPR Properties  33,257  1,893 
  Piedmont Office Realty     
  Trust Inc. Class A  96,764  1,886 
  Post Properties Inc.  34,079  1,875 
  Healthcare Trust of America     
  Inc. Class A  148,971  1,855 
  Gaming and Leisure     
  Properties Inc.  55,592  1,851 
  Sunstone Hotel Investors     
  Inc.  126,508  1,843 
*  Equity Commonwealth  66,886  1,798 
  Brandywine Realty Trust  110,714  1,774 
  American Homes 4 Rent     
  Class A  97,600  1,745 
*  Strategic Hotels & Resorts     
  Inc.  144,197  1,713 
  Geo Group Inc.  45,163  1,690 
  CubeSmart  90,848  1,690 

 

      Market 
      Value 
    Shares  ($000) 
  Cousins Properties Inc.  131,560  1,669 
  DiamondRock Hospitality     
  Co.  122,545  1,632 
  DCT Industrial Trust Inc.  203,631  1,619 
  Sovran Self Storage Inc.  20,365  1,574 
  Corporate Office Properties     
  Trust  54,795  1,555 
  Pebblebrook Hotel Trust  40,073  1,552 
  Medical Properties Trust     
  Inc.  108,565  1,530 
  Colony Financial Inc.  67,566  1,515 
  Healthcare Realty Trust Inc.  60,241  1,504 
  Ryman Hospitality     
  Properties Inc.  28,503  1,418 
  Lexington Realty Trust  129,308  1,407 
  Sun Communities Inc.  25,375  1,361 
  Invesco Mortgage Capital     
  Inc.  77,182  1,360 
*  Kite Realty Group Trust  52,280  1,345 
  Brixmor Property Group Inc.  53,169  1,258 
  First Industrial Realty Trust     
  Inc.  69,129  1,258 
  EastGroup Properties Inc.  19,319  1,253 
  Hatteras Financial Corp.  60,962  1,213 
  Washington REIT  41,878  1,163 
  Chambers Street Properties  148,540  1,157 
  DuPont Fabros Technology     
  Inc.  40,997  1,154 
  National Health Investors Inc.   17,690  1,141 
  Mack-Cali Realty Corp.  52,781  1,116 
*  Newcastle Investment Corp.  82,182  1,114 
  New Residential Investment     
  Corp.  174,686  1,095 
  Potlatch Corp.  25,448  1,086 
  Acadia Realty Trust  36,140  1,042 
  PennyMac Mortgage     
  Investment Trust  46,606  1,037 
  PS Business Parks Inc.  12,668  1,033 
  Government Properties     
  Income Trust  42,962  1,032 
  Glimcher Realty Trust  91,014  1,022 
  Redwood Trust Inc.  51,716  1,002 
  Chesapeake Lodging Trust  31,375  967 
  Equity One Inc.  40,826  963 
  Hudson Pacific Properties     
  Inc.  35,775  961 
  CYS Investments Inc.  101,445  957 
  ARMOUR Residential REIT     
  Inc.  224,473  950 
  Education Realty Trust Inc.  85,640  933 
  Empire State Realty Trust     
  Inc.  55,417  911 
  Parkway Properties Inc.  43,433  901 
  LTC Properties Inc.  21,869  896 
  Retail Opportunity     
  Investments Corp.  55,535  880 
  Altisource Residential Corp.  35,544  872 
  Hersha Hospitality Trust     
  Class A  127,297  864 
  Pennsylvania REIT  42,763  862 
  Sabra Health Care REIT Inc.  29,065  828 
  Ramco-Gershenson     
  Properties Trust  48,308  819 
  Blackstone Mortgage Trust     
  Inc. Class A  28,193  819 
  Capstead Mortgage Corp.  60,065  794 
  STAG Industrial Inc.  33,802  792 
  American Assets Trust Inc.  22,532  790 
*  iStar Financial Inc.  50,690  754 
  FelCor Lodging Trust Inc.  70,556  730 

 

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      Market 
      Value 
    Shares  ($000) 
  Franklin Street Properties     
  Corp.  56,473  686 
*  Starwood Waypoint     
  Residential Trust  24,371  675 
  Select Income REIT  24,111  673 
  American Capital Mortgage     
  Investment Corp.  32,562  670 
  Associated Estates Realty     
  Corp.  36,143  669 
  Ashford Hospitality Trust Inc.  52,835  612 
  Inland Real Estate Corp.  56,555  589 
  Summit Hotel Properties Inc.  53,457  585 
  Alexander’s Inc.  1,444  573 
  CyrusOne Inc.  21,895  570 
  Investors Real Estate Trust  66,593  568 
  Apollo Commercial Real     
  Estate Finance Inc.  29,120  490 
  First Potomac Realty Trust  36,921  489 
  Excel Trust Inc.  37,351  483 
  CoreSite Realty Corp.  13,375  469 
  Aviv REIT Inc.  15,843  464 
  Anworth Mortgage Asset     
  Corp.  86,993  451 
  New York Mortgage Trust     
  Inc.  55,750  445 
  Resource Capital Corp.  79,843  430 
  RAIT Financial Trust  51,396  416 
  Silver Bay Realty Trust Corp.  23,408  390 
  Western Asset Mortgage     
  Capital Corp.  25,481  387 
  Saul Centers Inc.  7,764  387 
  Rexford Industrial Realty Inc.  25,637  378 
  Rouse Properties Inc.  21,443  375 
*  American Residential     
  Properties Inc.  19,327  367 
  AG Mortgage Investment     
  Trust Inc.  17,806  356 
  Monmouth Real Estate     
  Investment Corp.  32,765  355 
  Apollo Residential Mortgage     
  Inc.  20,354  343 
  Universal Health Realty     
  Income Trust  7,581  335 
  Campus Crest Communities     
  Inc.  40,379  332 
  Winthrop Realty Trust  21,401  327 
  Getty Realty Corp.  16,917  317 
  Urstadt Biddle Properties Inc.     
  Class A  14,665  313 
  Dynex Capital Inc.  32,829  287 
  Agree Realty Corp.  9,437  279 
  Cedar Realty Trust Inc.  42,189  273 
  AmREIT Inc.  11,689  272 
  Ashford Hospitality Prime     
  Inc.  15,265  247 
  QTS Realty Trust Inc.     
  Class A  8,149  246 
*  CareTrust REIT Inc.  12,515  219 
  Ares Commercial Real     
  Estate Corp.  17,313  218 

 

      Market 
      Value 
    Shares  ($000) 
  Whitestone REIT  13,553  206 
  Arbor Realty Trust Inc.  25,178  176 
  One Liberty Properties Inc.  7,669  166 
      499,021 
Real Estate Management & Development (1.0%) 
*  CBRE Group Inc. Class A  188,346  5,986 
*  Realogy Holdings Corp.  92,364  3,766 
  Jones Lang LaSalle Inc.  27,936  3,733 
*  Howard Hughes Corp.  21,096  3,341 
*  Forest City Enterprises Inc.     
  Class A  95,913  1,995 
  Alexander & Baldwin Inc.  29,079  1,189 
  Kennedy-Wilson Holdings     
  Inc.  42,536  1,111 
*  Altisource Portfolio     
  Solutions SA  9,922  992 
*  St. Joe Co.  43,354  939 
*  Forestar Group Inc.  21,770  435 
*  Tejon Ranch Co.  9,754  274 
  RE/MAX Holdings Inc.  7,222  219 
*  Tejon Ranch Co. Warrants     
  Exp. 08/31/2016  1,227  2 
      23,982 
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance (1.3%)   
  New York Community     
  Bancorp Inc.  278,771  4,446 
  Hudson City Bancorp Inc.  298,277  2,944 
  People’s United Financial     
  Inc.  194,732  2,911 
*  Ocwen Financial Corp.  72,143  2,016 
  Radian Group Inc.  118,390  1,724 
*  MGIC Investment Corp.  201,236  1,696 
  Washington Federal Inc.  64,148  1,395 
  Capitol Federal Financial Inc.  87,087  1,076 
  Home Loan Servicing     
  Solutions Ltd.  44,488  974 
  EverBank Financial Corp.  50,123  946 
*  TFS Financial Corp.  57,803  835 
  Astoria Financial Corp.  55,791  729 
  Northwest Bancshares Inc.  56,207  709 
*  BofI Holding Inc.  7,504  578 
  Provident Financial Services     
  Inc.  33,759  574 
*  Essent Group Ltd.  27,208  573 
*  Nationstar Mortgage     
  Holdings Inc.  14,215  498 
  Northfield Bancorp Inc.  36,640  480 
  TrustCo Bank Corp. NY  59,199  416 
  Brookline Bancorp Inc.  44,337  406 
  WSFS Financial Corp.  5,325  397 
  United Financial Bancorp     
  Inc.  31,682  393 
  Berkshire Hills Bancorp Inc.  15,651  385 
  Oritani Financial Corp.  24,324  365 
*  Beneficial Mutual Bancorp     
  Inc.  22,140  304 
  Dime Community     
  Bancshares Inc.  18,705  289 
  Waterstone Financial Inc.  21,586  247 

 

      Market 
      Value 
    Shares  ($000) 
*  Flagstar Bancorp Inc.  14,050  245 
  Federal Agricultural Mortgage   
  Corp.  5,878  193 
*  Walker & Dunlop Inc.  12,170  173 
*  PennyMac Financial Services     
  Inc. Class A  11,103  171 
  OceanFirst Financial Corp.  8,728  143 
*  Stonegate Mortgage Corp.  9,708  141 
  HomeStreet Inc.  7,472  136 
      29,508 
Total Common Stocks     
(Cost $2,029,338)    2,346,691 
Temporary Cash Investment (0.0%)   
Money Market Fund (0.0%)     
1,2  Vanguard Market     
  Liquidity Fund, 0.113%     
  (Cost $175)  175,002  175 
Total Investments (100.0%)     
(Cost $2,029,513)    2,346,866 
Other Assets and Liabilities (0.0%)   
Other Assets    10,544 
Liabilities2    (11,024) 
      (480) 
Net Assets (100%)    2,346,386 
 
 
At August 31, 2014, net assets consisted of: 
      Amount 
      ($000) 
Paid-in Capital    2,212,531 
Undistributed Net Investment Income  8,766 
Accumulated Net Realized Losses  (192,264) 
Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)  317,353 
Net Assets    2,346,386 
 
 
Admiral Shares—Net Assets     
Applicable to 6,541,013 outstanding   
$.001 par value shares of beneficial   
interest (unlimited authorization)  155,135 
Net Asset Value Per Share—     
Admiral Shares    $23.72 
 
 
ETF Shares—Net Assets     
Applicable to 46,303,393 outstanding   
$.001 par value shares of beneficial   
interest (unlimited authorization)  2,191,251 
Net Asset Value Per Share—     
ETF Shares    $47.32 

See Note A in Notes to Financial Statements.
* Non-income-producing security.
^ Includes partial security positions on loan to broker-dealers. The total value of securities on loan is $172,000.
1 Affiliated money market fund available only to Vanguard funds and certain trusts and accounts managed by Vanguard. Rate shown is the 7-day yield.
2 Includes $175,000 of collateral received for securities on loan.
REIT—Real Estate Investment Trust.
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.

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Statement of Operations

  Year Ended 
August 31, 2014 
  ($000) 
Investment Income   
Income   
Dividends  42,358 
Interest1  1 
Securities Lending  93 
Total Income  42,452 
Expenses   
The Vanguard Group—Note B   
Investment Advisory Services  322 
Management and Administrative—   
Admiral Shares  117 
Management and Administrative—   
ETF Shares  1,377 
Marketing and Distribution—   
Admiral Shares  26 
Marketing and Distribution—   
ETF Shares  379 
Custodian Fees  56 
Auditing Fees  33 
Shareholders’ Reports—Admiral Shares  2 
Shareholders’ Reports—ETF Shares  88 
Trustees’ Fees and Expenses  1 
Total Expenses  2,401 
Net Investment Income  40,051 
Realized Net Gain (Loss) on   
Investment Securities Sold  63,848 
Change in Unrealized Appreciation   
(Depreciation) of Investment Securities  265,041 
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets   
Resulting from Operations  368,940 

 

Statement of Changes in Net Assets

  Year Ended August 31, 
  2014  2013 
  ($000)  ($000) 
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets     
Operations     
Net Investment Income  40,051  27,926 
Realized Net Gain (Loss)  63,848  36,571 
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)  265,041  198,184 
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations  368,940  262,681 
Distributions     
Net Investment Income     
Admiral Shares  (2,781)  (2,215) 
ETF Shares  (34,583)  (23,000) 
Realized Capital Gain     
Admiral Shares     
ETF Shares     
Total Distributions  (37,364)  (25,215) 
Capital Share Transactions     
Admiral Shares  (901)  37,475 
ETF Shares  420,150  479,646 
Net Increase (Decrease) from Capital Share Transactions  419,249  517,121 
Total Increase (Decrease)  750,825  754,587 
Net Assets     
Beginning of Period  1,595,561  840,974 
End of Period2  2,346,386  1,595,561 
 
1 Interest income from an affiliated company of the fund was $1,000.
2 Net Assets—End of Period includes undistributed (overdistributed) net investment income of $8,766,000 and
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.

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Financial Highlights

Admiral Shares           
 
For a Share Outstanding  Year Ended August 31, 
Throughout Each Period  2014  2013  2012  2011  2010 
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period  $19.95  $16.05  $14.16  $13.99  $14.72 
Investment Operations           
Net Investment Income  .438  .414  . 320  . 263  . 209 
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)           
on Investments  3.758  3.888  1.874  .150  (.715) 
Total from Investment Operations  4.196  4.302  2.194  .413  (. 506) 
Distributions           
Dividends from Net Investment Income  (. 426)  (. 402)  (. 304)  (. 243)  (. 224) 
Distributions from Realized Capital Gains           
Total Distributions  (. 426)  (. 402)  (. 304)  (. 243)  (. 224) 
Net Asset Value, End of Period  $23.72  $19.95  $16.05  $14.16  $13.99 
 
Total Return1  21.19%  27.13%  15.84%  2.79%  –3.52% 
 
Ratios/Supplemental Data           
Net Assets, End of Period (Millions)  $155  $132  $73  $62  $65 
Ratio of Total Expenses to Average Net Assets  0.12%  0.14%  0.14%  0.19%  0.24% 
Ratio of Net Investment Income to           
Average Net Assets  2.00%  2.26%  2.16%  1.63%  1.36% 
Portfolio Turnover Rate2  5%  9%  7%  10%  11% 
1 Total returns do not include transaction or account service fees that may have applied in the periods shown. Fund prospectuses provide
information about any applicable transaction and account service fees.
2 Excludes the value of portfolio securities received or delivered as a result of in-kind purchases or redemptions of the fund’s capital shares,
including ETF Creation Units.
 
 
ETF Shares           
 
For a Share Outstanding  Year Ended August 31, 
Throughout Each Period  2014  2013  2012  2011  2010 
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period  $39.80  $32.03  $28.25  $27.92  $29.38 
Investment Operations           
Net Investment Income  . 876  . 825  .639  . 526  .417 
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)           
on Investments  7.494  7.747  3.747  . 287  (1.425) 
Total from Investment Operations  8.370  8.572  4.386  .813  (1.008) 
Distributions           
Dividends from Net Investment Income  (.850)  (.802)  (. 606)  (.483)  (. 452) 
Distributions from Realized Capital Gains           
Total Distributions  (.850)  (.802)  (. 606)  (.483)  (. 452) 
Net Asset Value, End of Period  $47.32  $39.80  $32.03  $28.25  $27.92 
 
Total Return  21.20%  27.10%  15.87%  2.73%  –3.51% 
 
Ratios/Supplemental Data           
Net Assets, End of Period (Millions)  $2,191  $1,464  $768  $544  $464 
Ratio of Total Expenses to Average Net Assets  0.12%  0.14%  0.14%  0.19%  0.24% 
Ratio of Net Investment Income to           
Average Net Assets  2.00%  2.26%  2.16%  1.63%  1.36% 
Portfolio Turnover Rate1  5%  9%  7%  10%  11% 
1 Excludes the value of portfolio securities received or delivered as a result of in-kind purchases or redemptions of the fund’s capital shares, including ETF Creation Units.

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

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Notes to Financial Statements

Vanguard Financials 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: Admiral Shares and ETF Shares. Admiral Shares are designed for investors who meet certain administrative, service, and account-size criteria. ETF Shares are listed for trading on NYSE Arca; they can be purchased and sold through a broker.

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

1. Security Valuation: Securities are valued as of the close of trading on the New York Stock Exchange (generally 4 p.m., Eastern time) on the valuation date. Equity securities are valued at the latest quoted sales prices or official closing prices taken from the primary market in which each security trades; such securities not traded on the valuation date are valued at the mean of the latest quoted bid and asked prices. Securities for which market quotations are not readily available, or whose values have been materially affected by events occurring before the fund’s pricing time but after the close of the securities’ primary markets, are valued by methods deemed by the board of trustees to represent fair value. Investments in Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund are valued at that fund’s net asset value.

2. Federal Income Taxes: The fund intends to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company and distribute all of its taxable income. Management has analyzed the fund’s tax positions taken for all open federal income tax years (August 31, 2011–2014), and has concluded that no provision for federal income tax is required in the fund’s financial statements.

3. Distributions: Distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date.

4. Securities Lending: To earn additional income, the fund lends its securities to qualified institutional borrowers. Security loans are required to be secured at all times by collateral in an amount at least equal to the market value of securities loaned. Daily market fluctuations could cause the value of loaned securities to be more or less than the value of the collateral received. When this occurs, the collateral is adjusted and settled on the next business day. The fund further mitigates its counterparty risk by entering into securities lending transactions only with a diverse group of prequalified counterparties, monitoring their financial strength, and entering into master securities lending agreements with its counterparties. The master securities lending agreements provide that, in the event of a counterparty’s default (including bankruptcy), the fund may terminate any loans with that borrower, determine the net amount owed, and sell or retain the collateral up to the net amount owed to the fund; however, such actions may be subject to legal proceedings. While collateral mitigates counterparty risk, in the absence of a default the fund may experience delays and costs in recovering the securities loaned. The fund invests cash collateral received in Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund, and records a liability in the Statement of Net Assets for the return of the collateral, during the period the securities are on loan. Securities lending income represents fees charged to borrowers plus income earned on invested cash collateral, less expenses associated with the loan.

5. Credit Facility: The fund and certain other funds managed by The Vanguard Group participate in a $2.89 billion committed credit facility provided by a syndicate of lenders pursuant to a credit agreement that may be renewed annually; each fund is individually liable for its borrowings, if any, under the credit facility. Borrowings may be utilized for temporary and emergency purposes, and are subject to the fund’s regulatory and contractual borrowing restrictions. The participating funds are charged administrative fees and an annual commitment fee of 0.06% of the undrawn amount of the facility; these fees are allocated to the funds based on a method approved by the fund’s board of trustees and included in Management and Administrative expenses on the fund’s Statement of Operations. Any borrowings under this facility bear interest at a rate equal to the higher of the federal funds rate or LIBOR reference rate plus an agreed-upon spread.

The fund had no borrowings outstanding at August 31, 2014, or at any time during the period then ended.

6. Other: Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Interest income includes income distributions received from Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund and is accrued daily. Security transactions are accounted for on the date securities are bought or sold. Costs used to determine realized gains (losses) on the sale of investment securities are those of the specific securities sold.

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.

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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 based on methods approved by the board of trustees. The fund has committed to provide up to 0.40% of its net assets in capital contributions to Vanguard. At August 31, 2014, the fund had contributed capital of $228,000 to Vanguard (included in Other Assets), representing 0.01% of the fund’s net assets and 0.09% of Vanguard’s capitalization. The fund’s trustees and officers are also directors and officers of Vanguard.

C. Various inputs may be used to determine the value of the fund’s investments. These inputs are summarized in three broad levels for financial statement purposes. The inputs or methodologies used to value securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

Level 1—Quoted prices in active markets for identical securities.
Level 2—Other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.).
Level 3—Significant unobservable inputs (including the fund’s own assumptions used to determine the fair value of investments).

At August 31, 2014, 100% of the market value of the fund’s investments was determined based on Level 1 inputs.

D. 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.

Certain of the fund’s investments are in securities considered to be passive foreign investment companies, for which any unrealized appreciation and/or realized gains are required to be included in distributable net income for tax purposes. During the year ended August 31, 2014, the fund realized gains on the sale of passive foreign investment companies of $10,000, which have been included in current and prior periods’ taxable income; accordingly, such gains have been reclassified from accumulated net realized losses to undistributed net investment income. Passive foreign investment companies held at August 31, 2014, had unrealized appreciation of $56,000, of which all has been distributed and is reflected in the balance of undistributed net investment income.

During the year ended August 31, 2014, the fund realized $32,035,000 of net capital gains resulting from in-kind redemptions—in which shareholders exchanged fund shares for securities held by the fund rather than for cash. Because such gains are not taxable to the fund, and are not distributed to shareholders, they have been reclassified from accumulated net realized losses to paid-in capital.

For tax purposes, at August 31, 2014, the fund had $9,669,000 of ordinary income available for distribution. The fund used capital loss carryforwards of $31,803,000 to offset taxable capital gains realized during the year ended August 31, 2014. At August 31, 2014, the fund had available capital losses totaling $192,264,000 to offset future net capital gains of $124,898,000 through August 31, 2018, and $67,366,000 through August 31, 2019.

At August 31, 2014, the cost of investment securities for tax purposes was $2,029,569,000. Net unrealized appreciation of investment securities for tax purposes was $317,297,000, consisting of unrealized gains of $370,642,000 on securities that had risen in value since their purchase and $53,345,000 in unrealized losses on securities that had fallen in value since their purchase.

E. During the year ended August 31, 2014, the fund purchased $623,266,000 of investment securities and sold $197,002,000 of investment securities, other than temporary cash investments. Purchases and sales include $494,830,000 and $90,600,000, respectively, in connection with in-kind purchases and redemptions of the fund’s capital shares.

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F. Capital share transactions for each class of shares were:

  Amount  Shares  Amount  Shares 
  ($000)  (000)  ($000)  (000) 
Admiral Shares         
Issued  41,610  1,878  74,041  3,996 
Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions  2,528  114  1,987  111 
Redeemed  (45,039)  (2,045)  (38,553)  (2,053) 
Net Increase (Decrease) —Admiral Shares  (901)  (53)  37,475  2,054 
ETF Shares         
Issued  510,779  11,516  511,402  13,606 
Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions         
Redeemed  (90,629)  (2,000)  (31,756)  (800) 
Net Increase (Decrease)—ETF Shares  420,150  9,516  479,646  12,806 

At August 31, 2014, one shareholder was the record or beneficial owner of 36% of the fund’s net assets. If the shareholder were to redeem its investment in the fund, the redemption might result in an increase in the fund’s expense ratio.

G. Management has determined that no material events or transactions occurred subsequent to August 31, 2014, that would require recognition or disclosure in these financial statements.

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Fund Profile
As of August 31, 2014

Share-Class Characteristics   
  Admiral  ETF 
  Shares  Shares 
Ticker Symbol  VHCIX  VHT 
Expense Ratio1  0.14%  0.14% 
30-Day SEC Yield  1.24%  1.24% 

 

 

Portfolio Characteristics     
    MSCI   
    US IMI/   
    Health  MSCI 
    Care  US IMI/ 
  Fund  25/50  2500 
Number of Stocks  308  305  2,499 
Median Market Cap  $63.8B  $63.8B  $48.7B 
Price/Earnings Ratio  27.8x  28.2x  20.7x 
Price/Book Ratio  4.0x  4.0x  2.7x 
Return on Equity  19.5%  19.5%  18.0% 
Earnings Growth Rate  9.3%  9.3%  15.2% 
Dividend Yield  1.4%  1.4%  1.9% 
Foreign Holdings  0.0%  0.0%  0.0% 
Turnover Rate  5%     
Short-Term Reserves  0.0%     

 

 

Volatility Measures     
  MSCI US   
  IMI/Health Care  MSCI US 
  25/50  IMI/2500 
R-Squared  1.00  0.71 
Beta  1.00  0.75 
These measures show the degree and timing of the fund’s fluctuations compared with the indexes over 36 months. 

 

 

Subindustry Diversification   
(% of equity exposure)   
 
Biotechnology  22.1% 
Health Care Distributors  3.7 
Health Care Equipment  14.8 
Health Care Facilities  2.4 
Health Care Services  4.1 
Health Care Supplies  1.2 
Health Care Technology  1.2 
Life Sciences Tools & Services  4.7 
Managed Health Care  7.1 
Pharmaceuticals  38.7 

 

 

Ten Largest Holdings (% of total net assets) 
 
Johnson & Johnson  Pharmaceuticals  10.1% 
Pfizer Inc.  Pharmaceuticals  6.4 
Merck & Co. Inc.  Pharmaceuticals  6.0 
Gilead Sciences Inc.  Biotechnology  5.7 
Amgen Inc.  Biotechnology  3.6 
AbbVie Inc.  Pharmaceuticals  3.0 
UnitedHealth Group Inc.  Managed   
  Health Care  2.9 
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.  Pharmaceuticals  2.9 
Biogen Idec Inc.  Biotechnology  2.8 
Celgene Corp.  Biotechnology  2.6 
Top Ten    46.0% 
The holdings listed exclude any temporary cash investments and equity index products.

1 The expense ratios shown are from the prospectus dated December 23, 2013, and represent estimated costs for the current fiscal year. For the fiscal year ended August 31, 2014, the expense ratios were 0.12% for Admiral Shares and 0.12% for ETF Shares.

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Performance Summary

All of the returns in this report represent past performance, which is not a guarantee of future results that may be achieved by the fund. (Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data cited. For performance data current to the most recent month-end, visit our website at vanguard.com/performance.) Note, too, that both investment returns and principal value can fluctuate widely, so an investor’s shares, when sold, could be worth more or less than their original cost. The returns shown do not reflect taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the sale of fund shares.

Cumulative Performance: August 31, 2004–August 31, 2014
Initial Investment of $10,000


 
    Average Annual Total Returns  Final Value 
  Periods Ended August 31, 2014  of a $10,000 
  One Year  Five Years  Ten Years  Investment 
Health Care Index Fund         
ETF Shares Net Asset Value  31.76%  20.52%  10.89%  $28,120 
Health Care Index Fund         
ETF Shares Market Price  31.82  20.52  10.91  28,161 
Spliced US IMI/Health Care 25/50  31.90  20.68  11.09  28,628 
Health/Biotechnology Funds Average  34.41  22.55  12.43  32,261 
MSCI US IMI/2500  24.94  17.33  9.05  23,791 
For a benchmark description, see the Glossary.
Health/Biotechnology Funds Average: Derived from data provided by Lipper, a Thomson Reuters Company.

 

 

        Final Value 
        of a $100,000 
  One Year  Five Years  Ten Years  Investment 
Health Care Index Fund Admiral Shares  31.77%  20.52%  10.88%  $280,771 
Spliced US IMI/Health Care 25/50  31.90  20.68  11.09  286,277 
MSCI US IMI/2500  24.94  17.33  9.05  237,905 

See Financial Highlights for dividend and capital gains information.

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Fiscal-Year Total Returns (%): August 31, 2004–August 31, 2014


For a benchmark description, see the Glossary.

Cumulative Returns: ETF Shares, August 31, 2004–August 31, 2014     
 
  One Year  Five Years  Ten Years 
Health Care Index Fund ETF Shares Market Price  31.82%  154.27%  181.61% 
Health Care Index Fund ETF Shares Net Asset Value  31.76  154.22  181.20 
Spliced US IMI/Health Care 25/50  31.90  155.94  186.28 

 

Average Annual Total Returns: Periods Ended June 30, 2014
This table presents total returns through the latest calendar quarter—rather than through the end of the fiscal
period. Securities and Exchange Commission rules require that we provide this information.

  Inception Date  One Year  Five Years  Ten Years 
ETF Shares  1/26/2004       
Market Price    30.66%  21.22%  9.84% 
Net Asset Value    30.76  21.22  9.84 
Admiral Shares  2/5/2004  30.76  21.23  9.82 

See Financial Highlights for dividend and capital gains information.

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Financial Statements

Statement of Net Assets
As of August 31, 2014

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

      Market 
      Value 
    Shares  ($000) 
Common Stocks (100.0%)     
Biotechnology (22.1%)     
*  Gilead Sciences Inc.  1,971,883  212,135 
  Amgen Inc.  972,116  135,494 
*  Biogen Idec Inc.  304,575  104,481 
*  Celgene Corp.  1,033,475  98,201 
*  Alexion Pharmaceuticals     
  Inc.  253,985  42,997 
*  Regeneron     
  Pharmaceuticals Inc.  101,575  35,604 
*  Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc.  303,313  28,381 
*  BioMarin Pharmaceutical     
  Inc.  187,438  13,349 
*  Incyte Corp.  193,762  10,502 
*  Pharmacyclics Inc.  81,956  10,194 
*  InterMune Inc.  126,986  9,327 
*  Medivation Inc.  98,355  8,976 
*  Puma Biotechnology Inc.  32,876  8,565 
*  Alkermes plc  185,652  8,304 
*  United Therapeutics Corp.  61,133  7,203 
*  Cubist Pharmaceuticals Inc.  96,699  6,675 
*  Seattle Genetics Inc.  134,431  5,916 
*  Alnylam Pharmaceuticals     
  Inc.  82,525  5,750 
*  Intercept Pharmaceuticals     
  Inc.  17,600  5,099 
*  Isis Pharmaceuticals Inc.  121,814  4,965 
*  NPS Pharmaceuticals Inc.  129,731  3,915 
*  Cepheid  89,633  3,588 
*  Myriad Genetics Inc.  96,115  3,478 
*,^  OPKO Health Inc.  292,327  2,602 
*  ACADIA Pharmaceuticals     
  Inc.  101,684  2,438 
*,^  Exact Sciences Corp.  106,433  2,219 
*,^  Keryx Biopharmaceuticals     
  Inc.  117,454  2,136 
*,^  MannKind Corp.  274,543  2,023 
*  Ironwood Pharmaceuticals     
  Inc. Class A  145,828  1,887 
*  Dyax Corp.  174,437  1,781 
*  Acorda Therapeutics Inc.  50,998  1,662 
*  Neurocrine Biosciences Inc.  98,403  1,605 
^  PDL BioPharma Inc.  151,014  1,524 
*  Novavax Inc.  304,555  1,428 
*  Synageva BioPharma Corp.  18,054  1,303 
*  Receptos Inc.  24,264  1,241 
*  Celldex Therapeutics Inc.  77,223  1,229 
*  Portola Pharmaceuticals Inc.  39,819  1,111 
*  Intrexon Corp.  51,102  1,036 
*  Achillion Pharmaceuticals     
  Inc.  88,424  1,023 
*  Emergent Biosolutions Inc.  40,906  1,019 
*  Bluebird Bio Inc.  25,186  1,008 
*  Agios Pharmaceuticals Inc.  20,052  927 
*  Ligand Pharmaceuticals Inc.  17,566  914 
*,^  Merrimack Pharmaceuticals     
  Inc.  120,892  844 

 

      Market 
      Value 
    Shares  ($000) 
*  Chimerix Inc.  30,814  787 
*  MiMedx Group Inc.  109,639  772 
*  TESARO Inc.  25,986  768 
*  Orexigen Therapeutics Inc.  134,448  766 
*  Ophthotech Corp.  19,341  754 
*  Repligen Corp.  39,128  746 
*  PTC Therapeutics Inc.  23,257  736 
*  Sangamo BioSciences Inc.  50,805  727 
*  KYTHERA     
  Biopharmaceuticals Inc.  19,015  715 
*  Karyopharm Therapeutics     
  Inc.  18,664  672 
*  Halozyme Therapeutics Inc.  64,149  609 
*  Genomic Health Inc.  20,455  608 
*  Clovis Oncology Inc.  12,186  580 
*  MacroGenics Inc.  25,799  551 
*,^  Insys Therapeutics Inc.  15,448  546 
*  Raptor Pharmaceutical Corp.  48,602  536 
*  NewLink Genetics Corp.  18,921  522 
*  Acceleron Pharma Inc.  18,240  490 
*  Epizyme Inc.  13,235  456 
*  Sunesis Pharmaceuticals     
  Inc.  60,096  450 
*,^  Foundation Medicine Inc.  16,587  386 
*  Aegerion Pharmaceuticals     
  Inc.  12,183  372 
*  Enanta Pharmaceuticals Inc.  8,400  352 
*  ARIAD Pharmaceuticals Inc.  54,426  339 
*  Hyperion Therapeutics Inc.  12,450  322 
*  Osiris Therapeutics Inc.  22,149  316 
*  XOMA Corp.  61,841  271 
*  ImmunoGen Inc.  22,895  271 
*  Xencor Inc.  23,814  255 
*  Durata Therapeutics Inc.  15,923  251 
*  OncoMed Pharmaceuticals     
  Inc.  11,422  232 
*  Regulus Therapeutics Inc.  27,602  190 
*  AMAG Pharmaceuticals Inc.  7,301  165 
*  Prothena Corp. plc  6,858  157 
*  Dynavax Technologies Corp. 104,903  149 
*  Immunomedics Inc.  39,496  132 
*  Infinity Pharmaceuticals Inc.  8,903  101 
*  Spectrum Pharmaceuticals     
  Inc.  11,236  91 
*  Lexicon Pharmaceuticals Inc.  51,437  78 
*  Arena Pharmaceuticals Inc.  14,575  60 
*  Sarepta Therapeutics Inc.  1,887  43 
*,^  Exelixis Inc.  10,237  42 
*  Synta Pharmaceuticals Corp.  7,748  31 
*  Array BioPharma Inc.  7,222  29 
*  Synergy Pharmaceuticals     
  Inc.  5,906  23 
*  Momenta Pharmaceuticals     
  Inc.  1,509  18 
*,^  Organovo Holdings Inc.  1,970  15 
*  Rigel Pharmaceuticals Inc.  1,570  4 
*  Cubist Pharmaceuticals,     
  Inc. CVR  31,107  4 

 

      Market 
      Value 
    Shares  ($000) 
*,^  Navidea     
  Biopharmaceuticals Inc.  2,690  4 
*  Dendreon Corp.  1,905  3 
*  Protalix BioTherapeutics Inc.  897  2 
      823,558 
Health Care Equipment & Supplies (16.0%) 
  Abbott Laboratories  1,963,808  82,951 
  Medtronic Inc.  1,282,820  81,908 
  Baxter International Inc.  694,608  52,082 
  Covidien plc  578,969  50,272 
  Stryker Corp.  438,153  36,503 
  Becton Dickinson and Co.  248,160  29,077 
  St. Jude Medical Inc.  364,959  23,938 
*  Intuitive Surgical Inc.  49,318  23,180 
  Zimmer Holdings Inc.  215,514  21,403 
*  Boston Scientific Corp.  1,597,127  20,252 
  CR Bard Inc.  98,830  14,670 
*  Edwards Lifesciences Corp. 136,624  13,561 
*  CareFusion Corp.  266,283  12,225 
*  Varian Medical Systems Inc.   133,523  11,352 
  Cooper Cos. Inc.  61,518  10,029 
  ResMed Inc.  180,541  9,578 
  DENTSPLY International     
  Inc.  182,097  8,687 
*  IDEXX Laboratories Inc.  65,910  8,171 
*  Hologic Inc.  283,930  7,061 
*  Sirona Dental Systems Inc.  74,102  6,040 
  Teleflex Inc.  53,182  5,822 
*  Align Technology Inc.  89,119  4,853 
  STERIS Corp.  75,900  4,272 
*  DexCom Inc.  96,232  4,253 
  West Pharmaceutical     
  Services Inc.  90,835  3,945 
*  Alere Inc.  100,793  3,573 
  Hill-Rom Holdings Inc.  73,838  3,235 
*  Insulet Corp.  71,244  2,573 
*  Haemonetics Corp.  66,851  2,386 
*  NuVasive Inc.  59,856  2,101 
*  Cyberonics Inc.  34,704  1,992 
*  Neogen Corp.  47,206  1,987 
*  Wright Medical Group Inc.  60,946  1,819 
*  HeartWare International Inc.  20,912  1,696 
*  Integra LifeSciences     
  Holdings Corp.  33,488  1,674 
  Cantel Medical Corp.  45,429  1,657 
*  Spectranetics Corp.  53,659  1,523 
*  Greatbatch Inc.  32,033  1,460 
  CONMED Corp.  35,509  1,403 
  Abaxis Inc.  27,652  1,320 
*  ABIOMED Inc.  49,179  1,281 
  Analogic Corp.  16,199  1,170 
*  Natus Medical Inc.  41,380  1,163 
*  Endologix Inc.  82,888  1,145 
*  ICU Medical Inc.  17,618  1,103 
  Meridian Bioscience Inc.  54,324  1,063 
*  Tornier NV  47,201  1,021 
*  Cardiovascular Systems Inc.  35,799  1,020 
*  Globus Medical Inc.  56,121  1,018 

 

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      Market 
      Value 
    Shares  ($000) 
*  NxStage Medical Inc.  76,036  998 
*  Quidel Corp.  37,900  894 
*  Orthofix International NV  24,989  847 
*  Accuray Inc.  100,294  816 
*  Thoratec Corp.  28,139  703 
*  Merit Medical Systems Inc.  53,947  675 
  Atrion Corp.  2,073  663 
*  Cynosure Inc. Class A  26,060  587 
*  GenMark Diagnostics Inc.  51,467  553 
*  AngioDynamics Inc.  34,328  484 
*  OraSure Technologies Inc.  55,996  466 
*  STAAR Surgical Co.  40,287  464 
*  Symmetry Medical Inc.  50,185  463 
*  Masimo Corp.  19,808  445 
*  LDR Holding Corp.  15,014  406 
*  Exactech Inc.  13,762  329 
*  Tandem Diabetes Care Inc.  14,678  208 
*  SurModics Inc.  8,878  181 
  Invacare Corp.  5,866  90 
*  Volcano Corp.  6,455  80 
*  Wright Medical Group Inc.     
  CVR  14,554  23 
*  Antares Pharma Inc.  7,667  18 
*  PhotoMedex Inc.  1,426  12 
*  Unilife Corp.  4,457  11 
      596,884 
Health Care Providers & Services (17.3%)   
  UnitedHealth Group Inc. 1,258,921  109,123 
*  Express Scripts Holding     
  Co.  995,792  73,619 
  McKesson Corp.  296,163  57,761 
  WellPoint Inc.  359,516  41,887 
  Aetna Inc.  461,669  37,917 
  Cigna Corp.  348,401  32,959 
  Cardinal Health Inc.  436,911  32,200 
*  HCA Holdings Inc.  392,416  27,398 
  Humana Inc.  198,823  25,596 
  AmerisourceBergen Corp.     
  Class A  291,863  22,587 
*  DaVita HealthCare Partners     
  Inc.  220,044  16,433 
  Universal Health Services     
  Inc. Class B  117,560  13,454 
*  Henry Schein Inc.  109,702  13,130 
  Quest Diagnostics Inc.  185,590  11,731 
*  Laboratory Corp. of     
  America Holdings  108,978  11,686 
  Omnicare Inc.  127,446  8,127 
*  Community Health     
  Systems Inc.  148,047  8,036 
*  Tenet Healthcare Corp.  125,472  7,676 
*  MEDNAX Inc.  128,961  7,383 
*  Brookdale Senior Living Inc.  209,862  7,335 
*  Envision Healthcare     
  Holdings Inc.  152,437  5,573 
*  Centene Corp.  70,427  5,502 
*  Team Health Holdings Inc.  90,276  5,283 
*  Health Net Inc.  103,035  4,863 
*  LifePoint Hospitals Inc.  60,057  4,492 
  HealthSouth Corp.  113,198  4,459 
*  VCA Inc.  107,779  4,392 
  Patterson Cos. Inc.  107,521  4,330 
*  WellCare Health Plans Inc.  56,417  3,716 
*  Acadia Healthcare Co. Inc.  60,197  3,083 
*  Amsurg Corp.  52,838  2,842 
*  Air Methods Corp.  47,767  2,802 
  Owens & Minor Inc.  81,042  2,788 
  Chemed Corp.  22,599  2,387 

 

      Market 
      Value 
    Shares  ($000) 
*  MWI Veterinary Supply Inc.  16,609  2,359 
*  Magellan Health Inc.  35,492  1,983 
*  Molina Healthcare Inc.  38,764  1,854 
  Kindred Healthcare Inc.  82,669  1,707 
  Select Medical Holdings     
  Corp.  116,683  1,636 
*  ExamWorks Group Inc.  47,880  1,578 
*  Premier Inc. Class A  41,665  1,316 
*  IPC The Hospitalist Co. Inc.  22,346  1,080 
*  PharMerica Corp.  38,764  965 
*  Bio-Reference Laboratories     
  Inc.  32,621  948 
  Ensign Group Inc.  26,206  917 
*  Capital Senior Living Corp.  35,949  822 
*  AMN Healthcare Services     
  Inc.  47,325  716 
  National Healthcare Corp.  11,889  681 
*  CorVel Corp.  14,902  610 
*  Healthways Inc.  34,197  597 
  US Physical Therapy Inc.  15,897  568 
*  Triple-S Management Corp.     
  Class B  29,591  566 
*  Surgical Care Affiliates Inc.  17,379  517 
*  Universal American Corp.  52,255  447 
*  LHC Group Inc.  16,736  431 
*  Amedisys Inc.  20,521  429 
*  BioScrip Inc.  47,866  405 
*  Gentiva Health Services Inc.  21,452  388 
*  Hanger Inc.  10,456  234 
*  National Research Corp.     
  Class A  14,719  206 
  Landauer Inc.  114  4 
      646,514 
Health Care Technology (1.2%)     
*  Cerner Corp.  396,864  22,883 
*  athenahealth Inc.  41,408  5,981 
*  HMS Holdings Corp.  112,657  2,575 
*  IMS Health Holdings Inc.  85,511  2,386 
*  Medidata Solutions Inc.  46,877  2,182 
*  Allscripts Healthcare     
  Solutions Inc.  141,922  2,097 
*  MedAssets Inc.  78,946  1,816 
*  Veeva Systems Inc.     
  Class A  49,872  1,495 
*  Omnicell Inc.  47,045  1,324 
  Computer Programs &     
  Systems Inc.  13,900  854 
*  HealthStream Inc.  28,857  749 
  Quality Systems Inc.  8,908  139 
*  Vocera Communications Inc.  558  5 
      44,486 
Life Sciences Tools & Services (4.7%)   
  Thermo Fisher Scientific     
  Inc.  512,252  61,578 
*  Illumina Inc.  164,900  29,576 
  Agilent Technologies Inc.  428,188  24,475 
*  Waters Corp.  108,928  11,266 
*  Mettler-Toledo International     
  Inc.  37,522  10,149 
  PerkinElmer Inc.  145,401  6,521 
*  Covance Inc.  73,732  6,112 
  Techne Corp.  47,569  4,544 
*  Quintiles Transnational     
  Holdings Inc.  75,278  4,225 
*  PAREXEL International Corp.  73,035  4,122 
*  Charles River Laboratories     
  International Inc.  62,205  3,676 

 

      Market 
      Value 
    Shares  ($000) 
*  Bio-Rad Laboratories Inc.     
  Class A  25,915  3,117 
*  Bruker Corp.  150,973  3,029 
*  Luminex Corp.  49,519  933 
*  Cambrex Corp.  40,307  884 
*  Accelerate Diagnostics Inc.  32,332  655 
*  Fluidigm Corp.  20,674  563 
*  Affymetrix Inc.  32,554  282 
*  Sequenom Inc.  44,078  164 
      175,871 
Pharmaceuticals (38.7%)     
  Johnson & Johnson  3,632,714  376,821 
  Pfizer Inc.  8,180,601  240,428 
  Merck & Co. Inc.  3,752,564  225,567 
  AbbVie Inc.  2,041,752  112,868 
  Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.  2,127,895  107,778 
  Eli Lilly & Co.  1,293,753  82,231 
*  Actavis plc  339,289  77,012 
  Allergan Inc.  382,119  62,545 
  Perrigo Co. plc  171,890  25,567 
*  Mylan Inc.  479,937  23,325 
  Zoetis Inc.  619,841  21,967 
*  Salix Pharmaceuticals Ltd.  81,485  12,965 
*  Mallinckrodt plc  145,982  11,896 
*  Endo International plc  185,776  11,836 
*  Hospira Inc.  214,632  11,534 
*  Jazz Pharmaceuticals plc  68,774  11,205 
*  Pacira Pharmaceuticals Inc.  43,533  4,713 
*  Akorn Inc.  100,099  3,906 
*  Nektar Therapeutics  163,125  2,326 
*  Prestige Brands Holdings     
  Inc.  66,623  2,306 
*  Impax Laboratories Inc.  85,694  2,111 
^  Theravance Inc.  59,446  1,401 
*  AVANIR Pharmaceuticals     
  Inc.  205,351  1,277 
*  Lannett Co. Inc.  32,053  1,262 
*  Depomed Inc.  74,490  1,143 
*  Medicines Co.  40,676  1,042 
*  Theravance Biopharma Inc.  31,369  921 
*  BioDelivery Sciences     
  International Inc.  56,390  902 
*  Sagent Pharmaceuticals Inc.  27,398  762 
*  TherapeuticsMD Inc.  129,490  719 
*  Repros Therapeutics Inc.  30,616  671 
*  SciClone Pharmaceuticals     
  Inc.  61,038  419 
*  Auxilium Pharmaceuticals     
  Inc.  19,354  360 
*  Intra-Cellular Therapies Inc.  24,911  354 
*  Relypsa Inc.  13,144  332 
*  Cempra Inc.  27,914  295 
*  Aratana Therapeutics Inc.  25,312  294 
*  Aerie Pharmaceuticals Inc.  11,091  182 
*  XenoPort Inc.  13,962  71 
*  Ampio Pharmaceuticals Inc.  12,994  61 
*  Horizon Pharma Inc.  2,223  23 
*  Endocyte Inc.  1,092  8 
*  AcelRx Pharmaceuticals Inc.  927  7 
*  VIVUS Inc.  1,113  5 
      1,443,418 
Total Common Stocks     
(Cost $2,746,225)    3,730,731 

 

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    Market 
    Value 
  Shares  ($000) 
Temporary Cash Investment (0.1%)   
Money Market Fund (0.1%)   
1,2 Vanguard Market     
Liquidity Fund, 0.113%   
(Cost $5,965)  5,965,201  5,965 
Total Investments (100.1%)   
(Cost $2,752,190)    3,736,696 
Other Assets and Liabilities (–0.1%)   
Other Assets    54,813 
Liabilities2    (59,691) 
    (4,878) 
Net Assets (100%)    3,731,818 

 

 

At August 31, 2014, net assets consisted of: 
  Amount 
  ($000) 
Paid-in Capital  2,729,248 
Undistributed Net Investment Income  29,557 
Accumulated Net Realized Losses  (11,493) 
Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)  984,506 
Net Assets  3,731,818 
 
 
Admiral Shares—Net Assets   
Applicable to 7,048,422 outstanding   
$.001 par value shares of beneficial   
interest (unlimited authorization)  413,116 
Net Asset Value Per Share—   
Admiral Shares  $58.61 
 
 
ETF Shares—Net Assets   
Applicable to 28,323,648 outstanding   
$.001 par value shares of beneficial   
interest (unlimited authorization)  3,318,702 
Net Asset Value Per Share—   
ETF Shares  $117.17 

See Note A in Notes to Financial Statements.
* Non-income-producing security.
^ Includes partial security positions on loan to broker-dealers. The total value of securities on loan is $5,533,000.
1 Affiliated money market fund available only to Vanguard funds and certain trusts and accounts managed by Vanguard. Rate shown is the 7-day yield.
2 Includes $5,965,000 of collateral received for securities on loan.
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.

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Statement of Operations

  Year Ended 
August 31, 2014 
  ($000) 
Investment Income   
Income   
Dividends  45,153 
Interest1  1 
Securities Lending  631 
Total Income  45,785 
Expenses   
The Vanguard Group—Note B   
Investment Advisory Services  482 
Management and Administrative—   
Admiral Shares  296 
Management and Administrative—   
ETF Shares  2,041 
Marketing and Distribution—   
Admiral Shares  45 
Marketing and Distribution—   
ETF Shares  532 
Custodian Fees  35 
Auditing Fees  32 
Shareholders’ Reports—Admiral Shares  1 
Shareholders’ Reports—ETF Shares  152 
Trustees’ Fees and Expenses  2 
Total Expenses  3,618 
Net Investment Income  42,167 
Realized Net Gain (Loss)   
Investment Securities Sold  177,210 
Futures Contracts  161 
Realized Net Gain (Loss)  177,371 
Change in Unrealized Appreciation   
(Depreciation) of Investment Securities  563,963 
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets   
Resulting from Operations  783,501 

 

Statement of Changes in Net Assets

  Year Ended August 31, 
  2014  2013 
  ($000)  ($000) 
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets     
Operations     
Net Investment Income  42,167  25,751 
Realized Net Gain (Loss)  177,371  9,411 
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)  563,963  340,865 
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations  783,501  376,027 
Distributions     
Net Investment Income     
Admiral Shares  (3,382)  (1,915) 
ETF Shares  (26,834)  (17,154) 
Realized Capital Gain     
Admiral Shares     
ETF Shares     
Total Distributions  (30,216)  (19,069) 
Capital Share Transactions     
Admiral Shares  81,482  112,185 
ETF Shares  732,487  703,392 
Net Increase (Decrease) from Capital Share Transactions  813,969  815,577 
Total Increase (Decrease)  1,567,254  1,172,535 
Net Assets     
Beginning of Period  2,164,564  992,029 
End of Period2  3,731,818  2,164,564 

1 Interest income from an affiliated company of the fund was $1,000.
2 Net Assets—End of Period includes undistributed (overdistributed) net investment income of $29,557,000 and $17,606,000.
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.

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Financial Highlights

Admiral Shares           
 
For a Share Outstanding  Year Ended August 31, 
Throughout Each Period  2014  2013  2012  2011  2010 
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period  $44.99  $35.18  $29.81  $24.87  $25.19 
Investment Operations           
Net Investment Income  .666  .580  .599  .533  .7291 
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)           
on Investments  13.523  9.831  5.298  4.888  (.312) 
Total from Investment Operations  14.189  10.411  5.897  5.421  .417 
Distributions           
Dividends from Net Investment Income  (. 569)  (.601)  (. 527)  (.481)  (.737) 
Distributions from Realized Capital Gains           
Total Distributions  (. 569)  (.601)  (. 527)  (.481)  (.737) 
Net Asset Value, End of Period  $58.61  $44.99  $35.18  $29.81  $24.87 
 
Total Return 2  31.77%  30.00%  20.08%  21.90%  1.41% 
 
Ratios/Supplemental Data           
Net Assets, End of Period (Millions)  $413  $247  $98  $75  $54 
Ratio of Total Expenses to Average Net Assets  0.12%  0.14%  0.14%  0.19%  0.24% 
Ratio of Net Investment Income to           
Average Net Assets  1.40%  1.69%  1.92%  1.74%  2.74%1 
Portfolio Turnover Rate3  5%  5%  9%  9%  10% 
1 Net investment income per share and the ratio of net investment income to average net assets include $.30 and 1.17%, respectively,
resulting from a cash payment received in connection with the merger of Schering-Plough Corp. and Merck & Co., Inc., in November 2009.
2 Total returns do not include transaction or account service fees that may have applied in the periods shown. Fund prospectuses provide
information about any applicable transaction and account service fees.
3 Excludes the value of portfolio securities received or delivered as a result of in-kind purchases or redemptions of the fund’s capital shares,
including ETF Creation Units.
 
 
ETF Shares           
 
For a Share Outstanding  Year Ended August 31, 
Throughout Each Period  2014  2013  2012  2011  2010 
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period  $89.94  $70.32  $59.58  $49.72  $50.37 
Investment Operations           
Net Investment Income  1.333  1.155  1.197  1.057  1.4831 
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)           
on Investments  27.033  19.663  10.592  9.782  (. 646) 
Total from Investment Operations  28.366  20.818  11.789  10.839  . 837 
Distributions           
Dividends from Net Investment Income  (1.136)  (1.198)  (1.049)  (. 979)  (1.487) 
Distributions from Realized Capital Gains           
Total Distributions  (1.136)  (1.198)  (1.049)  (. 979)  (1.487) 
Net Asset Value, End of Period  $117.17  $89.94  $70.32  $59.58  $49.72 
 
Total Return  31.76%  30.01%  20.07%  21.90%  1.40% 
 
Ratios/Supplemental Data           
Net Assets, End of Period (Millions)  $3,319  $1,918  $894  $692  $558 
Ratio of Total Expenses to Average Net Assets  0.12%  0.14%  0.14%  0.19%  0.24% 
Ratio of Net Investment Income to           
Average Net Assets  1.40%  1.69%  1.92%  1.74%  2.74%1 
Portfolio Turnover Rate2  5%  5%  9%  9%  10% 
1 Net investment income per share and the ratio of net investment income to average net assets include $.62 and 1.17%, respectively,
resulting from a cash payment received in connection with the merger of Schering-Plough Corp. and Merck & Co., Inc., in November 2009.
2 Excludes the value of portfolio securities received or delivered as a result of in-kind purchases or redemptions of the fund’s capital shares,
including ETF Creation Units.

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

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Notes to Financial Statements

Vanguard Health Care 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: Admiral Shares and ETF Shares. Admiral Shares are designed for investors who meet certain administrative, service, and account-size criteria. ETF Shares are listed for trading on NYSE Arca; they can be purchased and sold through a broker.

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

1. Security Valuation: Securities are valued as of the close of trading on the New York Stock Exchange (generally 4 p.m., Eastern time) on the valuation date. Equity securities are valued at the latest quoted sales prices or official closing prices taken from the primary market in which each security trades; such securities not traded on the valuation date are valued at the mean of the latest quoted bid and asked prices. Securities for which market quotations are not readily available, or whose values have been materially affected by events occurring before the fund’s pricing time but after the close of the securities’ primary markets, are valued by methods deemed by the board of trustees to represent fair value. Investments in Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund are valued at that fund’s net asset value.

2. Futures Contracts: The fund uses index futures contracts to a limited extent, with the objectives of maintaining full exposure to the stock market, enhancing returns, maintaining liquidity, and minimizing transaction costs. The fund may purchase futures contracts to immediately invest incoming cash in the market, or sell futures in response to cash outflows, thereby simulating a fully invested position in the underlying index while maintaining a cash balance for liquidity. The fund may seek to enhance returns by using futures contracts instead of the underlying securities when futures are believed to be priced more attractively than the underlying securities. The primary risks associated with the use of futures contracts are imperfect correlation between changes in market values of stocks held by the fund and the prices of futures contracts, and the possibility of an illiquid market. Counterparty risk involving futures is mitigated because a regulated clearinghouse is the counterparty instead of the clearing broker. To further mitigate counterparty risk, the fund trades futures contracts on an exchange, monitors the financial strength of its clearing brokers and clearinghouse, and has entered into clearing agreements with its clearing brokers. The clearinghouse imposes initial margin requirements to secure the fund’s performance and requires daily settlement of variation margin representing changes in the market value of each contract.

Futures contracts are valued at their quoted daily settlement prices. The aggregate settlement values of the contracts are not recorded in the Statement of Net Assets. 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 futures gains (losses).

During the year ended August 31, 2014, the fund’s average investments in long and short futures contracts represented less than 1% and 0% of net assets, respectively, based on the average of aggregate settlement values at each quarter-end during the period. The fund had no open futures contracts at August 31, 2014.

3. Federal Income Taxes: The fund intends to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company and distribute all of its taxable income. Management has analyzed the fund’s tax positions taken for all open federal income tax years (August 31, 2011–2014), and has concluded that no provision for federal income tax is required in the fund’s financial statements.

4. Distributions: Distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date.

5. Securities Lending: To earn additional income, the fund lends its securities to qualified institutional borrowers. Security loans are required to be secured at all times by collateral in an amount at least equal to the market value of securities loaned. Daily market fluctuations could cause the value of loaned securities to be more or less than the value of the collateral received. When this occurs, the collateral is adjusted and settled on the next business day. The fund further mitigates its counterparty risk by entering into securities lending transactions only with a diverse group of prequalified counterparties, monitoring their financial strength, and entering into master securities lending agreements with its counterparties. The master securities lending agreements provide that, in the event of a counterparty’s default (including bankruptcy), the fund may terminate any loans with that borrower, determine the net amount owed, and sell or retain the collateral up to the net amount owed to the fund; however, such actions may be subject to legal proceedings. While collateral mitigates counterparty risk, in the absence of a default the fund may experience delays and costs in recovering the securities loaned.

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The fund invests cash collateral received in Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund, and records a liability in the Statement of Net Assets for the return of the collateral, during the period the securities are on loan. Securities lending income represents fees charged to borrowers plus income earned on invested cash collateral, less expenses associated with the loan.

6. Credit Facility: The fund and certain other funds managed by The Vanguard Group participate in a $2.89 billion committed credit facility provided by a syndicate of lenders pursuant to a credit agreement that may be renewed annually; each fund is individually liable for its borrowings, if any, under the credit facility. Borrowings may be utilized for temporary and emergency purposes, and are subject to the fund’s regulatory and contractual borrowing restrictions. The participating funds are charged administrative fees and an annual commitment fee of 0.06% of the undrawn amount of the facility; these fees are allocated to the funds based on a method approved by the fund’s board of trustees and included in Management and Administrative expenses on the fund’s Statement of Operations. Any borrowings under this facility bear interest at a rate equal to the higher of the federal funds rate or LIBOR reference rate plus an agreed-upon spread.

The fund had no borrowings outstanding at August 31, 2014, or at any time during the period then ended.

7. Other: Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Interest income includes income distributions received from Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund and is accrued daily. Premiums and discounts on debt securities purchased are amortized and accreted, respectively, to interest income over the lives of the respective securities. Security transactions are accounted for on the date securities are bought or sold. Costs used to determine realized gains (losses) on the sale of investment securities are those of the specific securities sold.

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 based on methods approved by the board of trustees. The fund has committed to provide up to 0.40% of its net assets in capital contributions to Vanguard. At August 31, 2014, the fund had contributed capital of $352,000 to Vanguard (included in Other Assets), representing 0.01% of the fund’s net assets and 0.14% of Vanguard’s capitalization. The fund’s trustees and officers are also directors and officers of Vanguard.

C. Various inputs may be used to determine the value of the fund’s investments. These inputs are summarized in three broad levels for financial statement purposes. The inputs or methodologies used to value securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

Level 1—Quoted prices in active markets for identical securities.
Level 2—Other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.).
Level 3—Significant unobservable inputs (including the fund’s own assumptions used to determine the fair value of investments).

The following table summarizes the market value of the fund’s investments as of August 31, 2014, based on the inputs used to value them:

  Level 1  Level 2  Level 3 
Investments  ($000)  ($000)  ($000) 
Common Stocks  3,730,727    4 
Temporary Cash Investments  5,965     
Futures Contracts—Liabilities1  (8)     
Total  3,736,684    4 
1 Represents variation margin on the last day of the reporting period.

 

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D. 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 year ended August 31, 2014, the fund realized $161,763,000 of net capital gains resulting from in-kind redemptions—in which shareholders exchanged fund shares for securities held by the fund rather than for cash. Because such gains are not taxable to the fund, and are not distributed to shareholders, they have been reclassified from accumulated net realized losses to paid-in capital.

For tax purposes, at August 31, 2014, the fund had $30,777,000 of ordinary income available for distribution. The fund used capital loss carryforwards of $16,830,000 to offset taxable capital gains realized during the year ended August 31, 2014. At August 31, 2014, the fund had available capital losses totaling $10,370,000 to offset future net capital gains through August 31, 2019.

At August 31, 2014, the cost of investment securities for tax purposes was $2,753,421,000. Net unrealized appreciation of investment securities for tax purposes was $983,275,000, consisting of unrealized gains of $987,819,000 on securities that had risen in value since their purchase and $4,544,000 in unrealized losses on securities that had fallen in value since their purchase.

E. During the year ended August 31, 2014, the fund purchased $1,333,568,000 of investment securities and sold $508,660,000 of investment securities, other than temporary cash investments. Purchases and sales include $1,029,067,000 and $344,579,000, respectively, in connection with in-kind purchases and redemptions of the fund’s capital shares.

F. Capital share transactions for each class of shares were:

  Year Ended August 31, 
    2014      2013 
  Amount  Shares  Amount  Shares 
  ($000)  (000)  ($000)  (000) 
Admiral Shares         
Issued  174,189  3,337  150,894  3,643 
Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions  3,071  62  1,689  47 
Redeemed  (95,778)  (1,836)  (40,398)  (985) 
Net Increase (Decrease) —Admiral Shares  81,482  1,563  112,185  2,705 
ETF Shares         
Issued  1,080,801  10,301  727,352  8,906 
Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions         
Redeemed  (348,314)  (3,300)  (23,960)  (300) 
Net Increase (Decrease)—ETF Shares  732,487  7,001  703,392  8,606 

G. Management has determined that no material events or transactions occurred subsequent to August 31, 2014, that would require recognition or disclosure in these financial statements.

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Fund Profile
As of August 31, 2014

Share-Class Characteristics   
  Admiral  ETF 
  Shares  Shares 
Ticker Symbol  VINAX  VIS 
Expense Ratio1  0.14%  0.14% 
30-Day SEC Yield  1.66%  1.66% 

 

 

Portfolio Characteristics     
    MSCI   
    US IMI/  MSCI 
    Industrials  US IMI/ 
  Fund  25/50  2500 
Number of Stocks  353  353  2,499 
Median Market Cap  $31.0B  $31.0B  $48.7B 
Price/Earnings Ratio  20.1x  20.1x  20.7x 
Price/Book Ratio  3.1x  3.1x  2.7x 
Return on Equity  18.7%  18.7%  18.0% 
Earnings Growth Rate  12.8%  12.8%  15.2% 
Dividend Yield  1.8%  1.8%  1.9% 
Foreign Holdings  0.0%  0.0%  0.0% 
Turnover Rate  5%     
Short-Term Reserves  0.0%     

 

 

Volatility Measures     
  MSCI US   
  IMI/Industrials  MSCI US 
  25/50  IMI/2500 
-Squared  1.00  0.89 
Beta  1.00  1.16 
These measures show the degree and timing of the fund’s fluctuations compared with the indexes over 36 months. 

 

 

Subindustry Diversification   
(% of equity exposure)   
 
Aerospace & Defense  21.3% 
Agriculture & Farm Machinery  1.6 
Air Freight & Logistics  5.5 
Airlines  4.8 
Building Products  2.0 
Construction & Engineering  2.4 
Construction Machinery & Heavy Trucks  6.7 
Diversified Support Services  1.3 
Electrical Components & Equipment  6.0 
Environmental & Facilities Services  2.5 
Human Resource & Employment Services  1.2 
Industrial Conglomerates  17.0 
Industrial Machinery  9.9 
Railroads  7.2 
Research & Consulting Services  2.4 
Security & Alarm Services  1.1 
Trading Companies & Distributors  3.1 
Trucking  2.2 
Other Industrials  1.8 

 

 

Ten Largest Holdings (% of total net assets) 
 
General Electric     
Co.  Industrial Conglomerates  10.5% 
Union Pacific Corp.  Railroads  3.9 
United     
Technologies Corp.    Aerospace & Defense 3.8 
3M Co.  Industrial Conglomerates  3.6 
Boeing Co.  Aerospace & Defense  3.6 
Honeywell     
International Inc.  Aerospace & Defense  2.9 
United Parcel     
Service Inc.  Air Freight & Logistics  2.8 
Caterpillar Inc.  Construction Machinery   
  & Heavy Trucks  2.6 
Danaher Corp.  Industrial Conglomerates  1.9 
Lockheed Martin     
Corp.  Aerospace & Defense  1.9 
Top Ten    37.5% 
The holdings listed exclude any temporary cash investments and equity index products.

1 The expense ratios shown are from the prospectus dated December 23, 2013, and represent estimated costs for the current fiscal year. For the fiscal year ended August 31, 2014, the expense ratios were 0.12% for
Admiral Shares and 0.12% for ETF Shares.

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Performance Summary

All of the returns in this report represent past performance, which is not a guarantee of future results that may be achieved by the fund. (Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data cited. For performance data current to the most recent month-end, visit our website at vanguard.com/performance.) Note, too, that both investment returns and principal value can fluctuate widely, so an investor’s shares, when sold, could be worth more or less than their original cost. The returns shown do not reflect taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the sale of fund shares.

Cumulative Performance: September 23, 2004–August 31, 2014
Initial Investment of $10,000


 
    Average Annual Total Returns   
  Periods Ended August 31, 2014   
      Since  Final Value 
      Inception  of a $10,000 
  One Year  Five Years  (9/23/2004)  Investment 
Industrials Index Fund         
ETF Shares Net Asset Value  24.83%  19.32%  9.47%  $24,571 
Industrials Index Fund         
ETF Shares Market Price  24.84  19.31  9.47  24,568 
Spliced US IMI/Industrials 25/50  24.99  19.51  9.45  24,527 
Industrials Funds Average  22.51  16.21  8.98  23,510 
MSCI US IMI/2500  24.94  17.33  9.02  23,578 

 

For a benchmark description, see the Glossary.
Industrials Funds Average: Derived from data provided by Lipper, a Thomson Reuters Company.
“Since Inception” performance is calculated from the ETF Shares’ inception date for both the fund and its comparative standards.

      Since  Final Value 
      Inception  of a $100,000 
  One Year  Five Years  (5/8/2006)  Investment 
Industrials Index Fund Admiral Shares  24.84%  19.32%  7.17%  $177,828 
Spliced US IMI/Industrials 25/50  24.99  19.51  7.33  180,025 
MSCI US IMI/2500  24.94  17.33  7.70  185,294 
“Since Inception” performance is calculated from the Admiral Shares’ inception date for both the fund and its comparative standards. 

See Financial Highlights for dividend and capital gains information.

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Fiscal-Year Total Returns (%): September 23, 2004–August 31, 2014


For a benchmark description, see the Glossary.

Cumulative Returns: ETF Shares, September 23, 2004–August 31, 2014     
      Since 
      Inception 
  One Year  Five Years  (9/23/2004) 
Industrials Index Fund ETF Shares Market Price  24.84%  141.75%  145.68% 
Industrials Index Fund ETF Shares Net Asset Value  24.83  141.83  145.71 
Spliced US IMI/Industrials 25/50  24.99  143.75  145.27 
“Since Inception” performance is calculated from the ETF Shares’ inception date for both the fund and its comparative standards. 

 

Average Annual Total Returns: Periods Ended June 30, 2014
This table presents 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 Date  One Year  Five Years  Inception 
ETF Shares  9/23/2004       
Market Price    29.09%  22.48%  9.67% 
Net Asset Value    29.19  22.49  9.67 
Admiral Shares  5/8/2006  29.22  22.49  7.36 

 

See Financial Highlights for dividend and capital gains information.

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Financial Statements

Statement of Net Assets
As of August 31, 2014

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

      Market 
      Value 
    Shares  ($000) 
Common Stocks (100.0%)     
Aerospace & Defense (21.3%)     
  United Technologies Corp.  687,282  74,213 
  Boeing Co.  546,705  69,322 
  Honeywell International Inc.  587,057  55,905 
  Lockheed Martin Corp.  214,163  37,264 
  General Dynamics Corp.  229,989  28,346 
  Precision Castparts Corp.  114,242  27,882 
  Raytheon Co.  246,896  23,786 
  Northrop Grumman Corp.  160,538  20,424 
  Textron Inc.  220,286  8,371 
  L-3 Communications     
  Holdings Inc.  67,655  7,439 
  TransDigm Group Inc.  39,500  7,426 
  Rockwell Collins Inc.  95,820  7,376 
*  B/E Aerospace Inc.  82,851  7,021 
*  Spirit AeroSystems Holdings     
  Inc. Class A  111,250  4,266 
  Huntington Ingalls Industries     
  Inc.  38,500  3,931 
*  Hexcel Corp.  78,315  3,226 
  Alliant Techsystems Inc.  25,175  3,172 
*  Esterline Technologies Corp.  25,099  2,942 
  Triumph Group Inc.  41,531  2,881 
*  Teledyne Technologies Inc.  28,330  2,750 
  Exelis Inc.  148,815  2,558 
  Curtiss-Wright Corp.  33,942  2,438 
*  Moog Inc. Class A  32,758  2,323 
*  DigitalGlobe Inc.  56,321  1,710 
*  Orbital Sciences Corp.  47,591  1,274 
  HEICO Corp. Class A  29,551  1,227 
  AAR Corp.  31,096  861 
  HEICO Corp.  15,786  818 
  Cubic Corp.  17,891  799 
*  GenCorp Inc.  38,499  710 
*  Astronics Corp.  10,964  688 
*  Taser International Inc.  40,726  638 
*  Aerovironment Inc.  16,051  506 
*  Engility Holdings Inc.  12,163  427 
  American Science &     
  Engineering Inc.  6,177  358 
*,^  KEYW Holding Corp.  23,206  275 
*  Kratos Defense & Security     
  Solutions Inc.  35,837  270 
  National Presto Industries Inc.   3,792  248 
      416,071 
Air Freight & Logistics (5.5%)     
  United Parcel Service Inc.     
  Class B  557,298  54,242 
  FedEx Corp.  221,551  32,763 
  CH Robinson Worldwide     
  Inc.  116,936  7,982 
  Expeditors International of     
  Washington Inc.  156,504  6,464 
*  XPO Logistics Inc.  41,247  1,277 
*  Hub Group Inc. Class A  28,902  1,257 
  Forward Air Corp.  24,050  1,113 
*  UTi Worldwide Inc.  73,986  679 

 

      Market 
      Value 
    Shares  ($000) 
*  Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings     
  Inc.  19,657  658 
  Park-Ohio Holdings Corp.  6,318  367 
*  Echo Global Logistics Inc.  13,847  359 
*  Air Transport Services Group     
  Inc.  40,212  329 
      107,490 
Airlines (4.8%)     
  Delta Air Lines Inc.  669,372  26,494 
  American Airlines Group Inc.   567,567  22,084 
  Southwest Airlines Co.  545,979  17,477 
*  United Continental Holdings     
  Inc.  294,758  14,033 
  Alaska Air Group Inc.  108,614  5,033 
*  Spirit Airlines Inc.  57,413  4,041 
*  JetBlue Airways Corp.  197,355  2,414 
  Allegiant Travel Co. Class A  11,682  1,435 
*  Hawaiian Holdings Inc.  34,963  545 
*  Republic Airways Holdings     
  Inc.  38,894  395 
  SkyWest Inc.  40,187  361 
      94,312 
Building Products (2.0%)     
  Masco Corp.  280,923  6,593 
  Fortune Brands Home &     
  Security Inc.  130,660  5,646 
  Allegion plc  75,850  3,901 
  Lennox International Inc.  36,794  3,082 
  AO Smith Corp.  61,764  3,031 
  Owens Corning  84,188  3,031 
*  Armstrong World Industries     
  Inc.  36,531  2,107 
*  USG Corp.  70,196  2,034 
  Simpson Manufacturing Co.     
  Inc.  32,299  1,044 
*  Trex Co. Inc.  24,989  940 
  Apogee Enterprises Inc.  22,646  827 
*  Masonite International Corp.  14,034  803 
  Universal Forest Products     
  Inc.  15,663  742 
  AAON Inc.  34,631  646 
*  Nortek Inc.  7,262  605 
  Quanex Building Products     
  Corp.  29,255  528 
*  NCI Building Systems Inc.  23,109  461 
*  American Woodmark Corp.  9,773  383 
  Griffon Corp.  30,089  375 
*  Gibraltar Industries Inc.  22,959  365 
  Insteel Industries Inc.  13,658  321 
*  Builders FirstSource Inc.  38,459  265 
*  Patrick Industries Inc.  6,281  262 
*  Ply Gem Holdings Inc.  15,445  182 
      38,174 
Commercial Services & Supplies (6.0%)   
  Waste Management Inc.  348,037  16,347 
  Tyco International Ltd.  364,024  16,243 
  Republic Services Inc.     
  Class A  224,978  8,848 

 

      Value 
    Shares  ($000) 
*  Stericycle Inc.  67,092  7,974 
  Cintas Corp.  80,361  5,315 
  ADT Corp.  138,183  5,093 
  Iron Mountain Inc.  128,612  4,627 
  Waste Connections Inc.  92,703  4,548 
  Pitney Bowes Inc.  159,979  4,329 
  KAR Auction Services Inc.  110,112  3,321 
*  Copart Inc.  89,673  3,087 
  RR Donnelley & Sons Co.  156,744  2,770 
*  Clean Harbors Inc.  45,678  2,765 
  Deluxe Corp.  39,594  2,358 
  Covanta Holding Corp.  92,151  1,934 
  Civeo Corp.  75,380  1,915 
  Rollins Inc.  51,614  1,536 
  Mobile Mini Inc.  36,638  1,435 
  Healthcare Services Group     
  Inc.  52,428  1,433 
  Herman Miller Inc.  46,416  1,380 
  MSA Safety Inc.  24,829  1,375 
  HNI Corp.  35,328  1,339 
  Tetra Tech Inc.  51,017  1,301 
  United Stationers Inc.  31,119  1,265 
  UniFirst Corp.  11,909  1,155 
  Steelcase Inc. Class A  71,432  1,121 
  ABM Industries Inc.  41,637  1,108 
  Brady Corp. Class A  38,175  1,016 
  Brink’s Co.  36,109  989 
  Interface Inc. Class A  52,564  895 
  G&K Services Inc. Class A  15,647  875 
  McGrath RentCorp  19,352  716 
  Knoll Inc.  37,995  695 
*  ACCO Brands Corp.  89,294  690 
  US Ecology Inc.  16,025  685 
*  Team Inc.  15,159  605 
  West Corp.  19,753  586 
  Multi-Color Corp.  10,306  478 
  Quad/Graphics Inc.  18,588  417 
  Kimball International Inc.     
  Class B  22,723  361 
*  SP Plus Corp.  16,374  355 
  Viad Corp.  15,973  350 
  Ennis Inc.  20,265  292 
*  InnerWorkings Inc.  28,195  244 
*  Performant Financial Corp.  24,674  237 
*  Heritage-Crystal Clean Inc.  7,967  128 
      116,536 
Construction & Engineering (2.4%)   
  Fluor Corp.  125,589  9,280 
*  Quanta Services Inc.  168,221  6,113 
*  Jacobs Engineering Group     
  Inc.  104,050  5,609 
  Chicago Bridge & Iron Co.     
  NV  76,327  4,841 
  URS Corp.  54,690  3,313 
*  AECOM Technology Corp.  70,021  2,650 
  KBR Inc.  116,442  2,564 
  Foster Wheeler AG  77,843  2,541 
  EMCOR Group Inc.  52,544  2,270 
*  MasTec Inc.  48,584  1,482 

 

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      Market 
      Value 
    Shares  ($000) 
  Granite Construction Inc.  29,032  1,024 
*  Tutor Perini Corp.  30,565  913 
  Primoris Services Corp.  30,397  883 
*  Dycom Industries Inc.  26,672  832 
*  Aegion Corp. Class A  29,813  735 
  Comfort Systems USA Inc.  29,545  449 
*  MYR Group Inc.  16,613  388 
*  Great Lakes Dredge &     
  Dock Corp.  43,943  335 
*  Northwest Pipe Co.  7,907  292 
*  Pike Corp.  23,798  284 
*  Furmanite Corp.  29,041  264 
*  Orion Marine Group Inc.  21,083  213 
*  Layne Christensen Co.  14,050  160 
*  Ameresco Inc. Class A  13,862  117 
      47,552 
Electrical Equipment (6.2%)     
  Emerson Electric Co.  554,006  35,467 
  Eaton Corp. plc  376,197  26,262 
  Rockwell Automation Inc.  109,473  12,766 
  AMETEK Inc.  192,962  10,215 
*  Sensata Technologies     
  Holding NV  126,094  6,200 
  Hubbell Inc. Class B  41,070  4,965 
  Acuity Brands Inc.  34,018  4,214 
  Babcock & Wilcox Co.  86,690  2,518 
  Regal-Beloit Corp.  35,405  2,516 
*  Generac Holdings Inc.  54,014  2,513 
  EnerSys  37,038  2,381 
*  SolarCity Corp.  32,708  2,246 
*  Polypore International Inc.  35,329  1,584 
  Franklin Electric Co. Inc.  31,892  1,211 
  AZZ Inc.  20,051  929 
*  GrafTech International Ltd.  95,827  837 
  General Cable Corp.  38,661  830 
*  Thermon Group Holdings     
  Inc.  25,015  679 
*,^  Plug Power Inc.  118,253  660 
  Encore Wire Corp.  15,451  656 
  Powell Industries Inc.  7,539  397 
*  Capstone Turbine Corp.  258,195  323 
*  Power Solutions     
  International Inc.  3,738  256 
  Global Power Equipment     
  Group Inc.  12,693  214 
  Preformed Line Products     
  Co.  2,104  120 
*  Vicor Corp.  14,148  116 
      121,075 
Industrial Conglomerates (17.0%)   
  General Electric Co.  7,913,585  205,595 
  3M Co.  490,518  70,635 
  Danaher Corp.  496,844  38,063 
  Roper Industries Inc.  78,451  11,811 
  Carlisle Cos. Inc.  50,357  4,175 
  Raven Industries Inc.  28,583  762 
      331,041 
Machinery (18.2%)     
  Caterpillar Inc.  467,993  51,044 
  Illinois Tool Works Inc.  309,319  27,285 
  Deere & Co.  272,738  22,935 
  Cummins Inc.  137,862  20,005 
  PACCAR Inc.  279,296  17,543 
  Parker-Hannifin Corp.  117,618  13,585 
  Ingersoll-Rand plc  212,998  12,823 
  Dover Corp.  131,387  11,545 
  Stanley Black & Decker Inc.  116,649  10,673 
  Pentair plc  153,486  10,448 
  Flowserve Corp.  108,405  8,227 

 

      Market 
      Value 
    Shares  ($000) 
  Pall Corp.  86,631  7,309 
  Wabtec Corp.  75,664  6,307 
  Trinity Industries Inc.  122,252  5,915 
  Snap-on Inc.  45,838  5,728 
  Xylem Inc.  145,673  5,428 
  Joy Global Inc.  78,846  4,979 
  IDEX Corp.  63,820  4,910 
*  WABCO Holdings Inc.  45,971  4,744 
  Donaldson Co. Inc.  109,686  4,591 
*  Colfax Corp.  68,259  4,342 
  Lincoln Electric Holdings Inc.  60,771  4,321 
  Nordson Corp.  48,296  3,915 
*  Middleby Corp.  45,314  3,907 
  Graco Inc.  48,120  3,699 
  Allison Transmission     
  Holdings Inc.  118,362  3,631 
  ITT Corp.  72,193  3,455 
  AGCO Corp.  70,360  3,436 
  Oshkosh Corp.  66,612  3,309 
  Terex Corp.  87,580  3,276 
  Manitowoc Co. Inc.  106,272  3,127 
  SPX Corp.  29,390  3,058 
  Valmont Industries Inc.  20,019  2,818 
  Toro Co.  44,989  2,768 
  Kennametal Inc.  61,745  2,767 
  Timken Co.  57,608  2,609 
  Crane Co.  36,599  2,547 
  Woodward Inc.  47,954  2,505 
  CLARCOR Inc.  39,588  2,502 
*  Rexnord Corp.  67,675  1,977 
  Actuant Corp. Class A  54,272  1,831 
  Hillenbrand Inc.  49,499  1,655 
*  Chart Industries Inc.  23,857  1,596 
  Harsco Corp.  63,503  1,537 
  Greenbrier Cos. Inc.  20,850  1,491 
*  Navistar International Corp.  38,244  1,442 
  Watts Water Technologies     
  Inc. Class A  21,425  1,356 
  Mueller Industries Inc.  44,450  1,300 
*  Proto Labs Inc.  17,097  1,286 
  Barnes Group Inc.  36,217  1,240 
*  EnPro Industries Inc.  17,929  1,217 
  Mueller Water Products Inc.     
  Class A  125,519  1,159 
  RBC Bearings Inc.  18,247  1,128 
*  TriMas Corp.  35,350  1,121 
*  Meritor Inc.  72,897  994 
  Tennant Co.  13,794  961 
  CIRCOR International Inc.  12,446  886 
  Albany International Corp.  22,378  841 
  Lindsay Corp.  10,149  789 
*  Wabash National Corp.  53,826  761 
  ESCO Technologies Inc.  20,799  749 
  Briggs & Stratton Corp.  37,137  748 
  Standex International Corp.  10,019  748 
  Federal Signal Corp.  49,214  724 
  Altra Industrial Motion Corp.  21,236  706 
  Sun Hydraulics Corp.  17,589  704 
  John Bean Technologies     
  Corp.  22,734  660 
  Astec Industries Inc.  15,261  634 
  Titan International Inc.  42,087  610 
  American Railcar Industries     
  Inc.  7,545  601 
  Hyster-Yale Materials     
  Handling Inc.  6,978  538 
*  Blount International Inc.  32,903  526 
  Gorman-Rupp Co.  16,504  512 
  LB Foster Co. Class A  7,694  404 
  Douglas Dynamics Inc.  18,578  370 

 

      Market 
      Value 
    Shares  ($000) 
  Columbus McKinnon Corp.  14,726  369 
  Kadant Inc.  8,754  347 
  Alamo Group Inc.  5,690  277 
  FreightCar America Inc.  9,267  276 
  Global Brass & Copper     
  Holdings Inc.  16,280  252 
*,^  ExOne Co.  8,475  248 
  Twin Disc Inc.  6,047  196 
      355,783 
Marine (0.3%)     
*  Kirby Corp.  40,418  4,821 
  Matson Inc.  33,704  910 
      5,731 
Professional Services (3.6%)     
  Nielsen NV  239,189  11,240 
*  IHS Inc. Class A  53,633  7,641 
*  Verisk Analytics Inc. Class A   118,297  7,594 
  Equifax Inc.  96,178  7,575 
  Towers Watson & Co.     
  Class A  55,629  6,099 
  Robert Half International     
  Inc.  108,410  5,443 
  Manpowergroup Inc.  62,789  4,871 
  Dun & Bradstreet Corp.  29,268  3,436 
  Corporate Executive Board     
  Co.  26,399  1,740 
*  Advisory Board Co.  28,372  1,407 
*  FTI Consulting Inc.  31,924  1,184 
*  Korn/Ferry International  38,912  1,177 
*  On Assignment Inc.  38,185  1,129 
*  Huron Consulting Group Inc.  18,284  1,106 
*  WageWorks Inc.  25,968  1,071 
*  TrueBlue Inc.  32,272  876 
  Exponent Inc.  10,196  745 
  Acacia Research Corp.  39,205  697 
*  Navigant Consulting Inc.  38,540  628 
*  RPX Corp.  35,082  533 
  Insperity Inc.  18,024  532 
*  ICF International Inc.  13,964  472 
  Resources Connection Inc.  30,649  469 
  Kforce Inc.  22,628  454 
  Kelly Services Inc. Class A  22,694  379 
*  GP Strategies Corp.  12,010  303 
*  CBIZ Inc.  34,616  298 
*  Mistras Group Inc.  13,375  287 
  Heidrick & Struggles     
  International Inc.  12,640  274 
*  Franklin Covey Co.  9,916  189 
  CDI Corp.  11,156  169 
*  Pendrell Corp.  91,776  141 
      70,159 
Road & Rail (9.4%)     
  Union Pacific Corp.  715,362  75,306 
  Norfolk Southern Corp.  244,080  26,117 
  CSX Corp.  794,056  24,544 
*  Hertz Global Holdings Inc.  354,276  10,469 
  Kansas City Southern  86,817  10,015 
*  Avis Budget Group Inc.  83,175  5,615 
  JB Hunt Transport Services     
  Inc.  73,991  5,590 
*  Genesee & Wyoming Inc.     
  Class A  41,070  4,038 
  Ryder System Inc.  42,220  3,814 
*  Old Dominion Freight Line     
  Inc.  51,117  3,408 
  Landstar System Inc.  35,731  2,425 
  Con-way Inc.  44,698  2,291 
  AMERCO  6,163  1,712 
*  Swift Transportation Co.  69,483  1,472 

 

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      Market 
      Value 
    Shares  ($000) 
  Knight Transportation Inc.  47,636  1,208 
  Werner Enterprises Inc.  37,186  926 
*  Saia Inc.  19,223  913 
  Heartland Express Inc.  37,887  888 
  ArcBest Corp.  19,293  693 
*  Roadrunner Transportation     
  Systems Inc.  22,126  557 
  Marten Transport Ltd.  19,613  388 
  Celadon Group Inc.  17,358  363 
*  YRC Worldwide Inc.  13,562  315 
*  Quality Distribution Inc.  21,153  297 
*  Patriot Transportation     
  Holding Inc.  4,840  168 
      183,532 
Trading Companies & Distributors (3.1%)   
  WW Grainger Inc.  48,603  11,966 
  Fastenal Co.  222,187  10,061 
*  United Rentals Inc.  76,764  9,031 
  MSC Industrial Direct Co.     
  Inc. Class A  37,965  3,422 
*  WESCO International Inc.  35,071  2,946 
  Air Lease Corp. Class A  76,610  2,904 
*  NOW Inc.  84,843  2,802 
*  HD Supply Holdings Inc.  83,078  2,307 
  GATX Corp.  34,314  2,274 
*  MRC Global Inc.  80,022  1,986 
  Watsco Inc.  20,027  1,852 
  Applied Industrial     
  Technologies Inc.  31,314  1,525 
  TAL International Group Inc.  25,348  1,120 
*  Beacon Roofing Supply Inc.  38,677  1,103 
  H&E Equipment Services Inc.   24,893  1,018 
  Aircastle Ltd.  50,718  970 
*  Rush Enterprises Inc.     
  Class A  22,709  833 
  Kaman Corp.  18,996  772 
*  DXP Enterprises Inc.  8,373  671 
  Aceto Corp.  21,168  407 
*  CAI International Inc.  13,975  271 
*  Stock Building Supply     
  Holdings Inc.  11,341  193 
*  Titan Machinery Inc.  14,026  173 
      60,607 

 

    Market 
    Value 
  Shares  ($000) 
Transportation Infrastructure (0.2%)   
Macquarie Infrastructure     
Co. LLC  50,078  3,612 
* Wesco Aircraft Holdings Inc.  53,102  974 
    4,586 
Total Common Stocks     
(Cost $1,765,410)    1,952,649 
Temporary Cash Investment (0.0%)   
Money Market Fund (0.0%)     
1,2 Vanguard Market     
Liquidity Fund, 0.113%     
(Cost $442)  442,300  442 
Total Investments (100.0%)     
(Cost $1,765,852)    1,953,091 
Other Assets and Liabilities (0.0%)   
Other Assets    16,720 
Liabilities2    (16,152) 
    568 
Net Assets (100%)    1,953,659 

 

 

At August 31, 2014, net assets consisted of: 
  Amount 
  ($000) 
Paid-in Capital  1,769,050 
Undistributed Net Investment Income  19,247 
Accumulated Net Realized Losses  (21,877) 
Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)  187,239 
Net Assets  1,953,659 
 
 
Admiral Shares—Net Assets   
Applicable to 1,324,279 outstanding   
$.001 par value shares of beneficial   
interest (unlimited authorization)  70,722 
Net Asset Value Per Share—   
Admiral Shares  $53.40 
 
 
ETF Shares—Net Assets   
Applicable to 18,114,450 outstanding   
$.001 par value shares of beneficial   
interest (unlimited authorization)  1,882,937 
Net Asset Value Per Share—   
ETF Shares  $103.95 

See Note A in Notes to Financial Statements.
* Non-income-producing security.
^ Includes partial security positions on loan to broker-dealers. The total value of securities on loan is $418,000.
1 Affiliated money market fund available only to Vanguard funds and certain trusts and accounts managed by Vanguard. Rate shown is the 7-day yield.
2 Includes $442,000 of collateral received for securities on loan.
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.

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Statement of Operations

  Year Ended 
August 31, 2014 
  ($000) 
Investment Income   
Income   
Dividends  29,598 
Interest1  2 
Securities Lending  118 
Total Income  29,718 
Expenses   
The Vanguard Group—Note B   
Investment Advisory Services  263 
Management and Administrative—   
Admiral Shares  42 
Management and Administrative—   
ETF Shares  1,186 
Marketing and Distribution—   
Admiral Shares  8 
Marketing and Distribution—   
ETF Shares  310 
Custodian Fees  59 
Auditing Fees  32 
Shareholders’ Reports—Admiral Shares   
Shareholders’ Reports—ETF Shares  67 
Trustees’ Fees and Expenses  1 
Total Expenses  1,968 
Net Investment Income  27,750 
Realized Net Gain (Loss) on   
Investment Securities Sold  192,518 
Change in Unrealized Appreciation   
(Depreciation) of Investment Securities  93,349 
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets   
Resulting from Operations  313,617 

 

Statement of Changes in Net Assets

  Year Ended August 31, 
  2014  2013 
  ($000)  ($000) 
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets     
Operations     
Net Investment Income  27,750  14,080 
Realized Net Gain (Loss)  192,518  20,861 
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)  93,349  116,282 
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations  313,617  151,223 
Distributions     
Net Investment Income     
Admiral Shares  (288)  (276) 
ETF Shares  (15,915)  (12,372) 
Realized Capital Gain     
Admiral Shares     
ETF Shares     
Total Distributions  (16,203)  (12,648) 
Capital Share Transactions     
Admiral Shares  44,859  1,287 
ETF Shares  489,396  485,940 
Net Increase (Decrease) from Capital Share Transactions  534,255  487,227 
Total Increase (Decrease)  831,669  625,802 
Net Assets     
Beginning of Period  1,121,990  496,188 
End of Period2  1,953,659  1,121,990 

1 Interest income from an affiliated company of the fund was $2,000.
2 Net Assets—End of Period includes undistributed (overdistributed) net investment income of $19,247,000 and $7,592,000.
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.

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Financial Highlights

Admiral Shares           
 
For a Share Outstanding  Year Ended August 31, 
Throughout Each Period  2014  2013  2012  2011  2010 
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period  $43.24  $34.84  $30.89  $26.57  $23.85 
Investment Operations           
Net Investment Income  .780  .7801  .699  .511  .4461 
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)           
on Investments  9.922  8.382  3.878  4.248  2.619 
Total from Investment Operations  10.702  9.162  4.577  4.759  3.065 
Distributions           
Dividends from Net Investment Income  (. 542)  (.762)  (. 627)  (. 439)  (. 345) 
Distributions from Realized Capital Gains           
Total Distributions  (. 542)  (.762)  (. 627)  (. 439)  (. 345) 
Net Asset Value, End of Period  $53.40  $43.24  $34.84  $30.89  $26.57 
 
Total Return 2  24.84%  26.70%  15.03%  17.79%  12.85% 
 
Ratios/Supplemental Data           
Net Assets, End of Period (Millions)  $71  $18  $14  $14  $7 
Ratio of Total Expenses to Average Net Assets  0.12%  0.14%  0.14%  0.19%  0.24% 
Ratio of Net Investment Income to           
Average Net Assets  1.69%  1.97%  1.99%  1.66%  1.69% 
Portfolio Turnover Rate3  5%  6%  6%  5%  10% 
1 Calculated based on average shares outstanding.
2 Total returns do not include transaction or account service fees that may have applied in the periods shown. Fund prospectuses provide
information about any applicable transaction and account service fees.
3 Excludes the value of portfolio securities received or delivered as a result of in-kind purchases or redemptions of the fund’s capital shares,
including ETF Creation Units.
 
 
ETF Shares           
 
For a Share Outstanding  Year Ended August 31, 
Throughout Each Period  2014  2013  2012  2011  2010 
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period  $84.17  $67.82  $60.12  $51.71  $46.45 
Investment Operations           
Net Investment Income  1.508  1.5171  1.360  .992  .9101 
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)           
on Investments  19.332  16.321  7.557  8.269  5.065 
Total from Investment Operations  20.840  17.838  8.917  9.261  5.975 
Distributions           
Dividends from Net Investment Income  (1.060)  (1.488)  (1.217)  (.851)  (.715) 
Distributions from Realized Capital Gains           
Total Distributions  (1.060)  (1.488)  (1.217)  (.851)  (.715) 
Net Asset Value, End of Period  $103.95  $84.17  $67.82  $60.12  $51.71 
 
Total Return  24.83%  26.69%  15.04%  17.79%  12.85% 
 
Ratios/Supplemental Data           
Net Assets, End of Period (Millions)  $1,883  $1,104  $482  $451  $295 
Ratio of Total Expenses to Average Net Assets  0.12%  0.14%  0.14%  0.19%  0.24% 
Ratio of Net Investment Income to           
Average Net Assets  1.69%  1.97%  1.99%  1.66%  1.69% 
Portfolio Turnover Rate2  5%  6%  6%  5%  10% 
1 Calculated based on average shares outstanding.
2 Excludes the value of portfolio securities received or delivered as a result of in-kind purchases or redemptions of the fund’s capital shares,
including ETF Creation Units.

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

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Notes to Financial Statements

Vanguard Industrials 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: Admiral Shares and ETF Shares. Admiral Shares are designed for investors who meet certain administrative, service, and account-size criteria. ETF Shares are listed for trading on NYSE Arca; they can be purchased and sold through a broker.

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

1. Security Valuation: Securities are valued as of the close of trading on the New York Stock Exchange (generally 4 p.m., Eastern time) on the valuation date. Equity securities are valued at the latest quoted sales prices or official closing prices taken from the primary market in which each security trades; such securities not traded on the valuation date are valued at the mean of the latest quoted bid and asked prices. Securities for which market quotations are not readily available, or whose values have been materially affected by events occurring before the fund’s pricing time but after the close of the securities’ primary markets, are valued by methods deemed by the board of trustees to represent fair value. Investments in Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund are valued at that fund’s net asset value.

2. Federal Income Taxes: The fund intends to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company and distribute all of its taxable income. Management has analyzed the fund’s tax positions taken for all open federal income tax years (August 31, 2011–2014), and has concluded that no provision for federal income tax is required in the fund’s financial statements.

3. Distributions: Distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date.

4. Securities Lending: To earn additional income, the fund lends its securities to qualified institutional borrowers. Security loans are required to be secured at all times by collateral in an amount at least equal to the market value of securities loaned. Daily market fluctuations could cause the value of loaned securities to be more or less than the value of the collateral received. When this occurs, the collateral is adjusted and settled on the next business day. The fund further mitigates its counterparty risk by entering into securities lending transactions only with a diverse group of prequalified counterparties, monitoring their financial strength, and entering into master securities lending agreements with its counterparties. The master securities lending agreements provide that, in the event of a counterparty’s default (including bankruptcy), the fund may terminate any loans with that borrower, determine the net amount owed, and sell or retain the collateral up to the net amount owed to the fund; however, such actions may be subject to legal proceedings. While collateral mitigates counterparty risk, in the absence of a default the fund may experience delays and costs in recovering the securities loaned. The fund invests cash collateral received in Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund, and records a liability in the Statement of Net Assets for the return of the collateral, during the period the securities are on loan. Securities lending income represents fees charged to borrowers plus income earned on invested cash collateral, less expenses associated with the loan.

5. Credit Facility: The fund and certain other funds managed by The Vanguard Group participate in a $2.89 billion committed credit facility provided by a syndicate of lenders pursuant to a credit agreement that may be renewed annually; each fund is individually liable for its borrowings, if any, under the credit facility. Borrowings may be utilized for temporary and emergency purposes, and are subject to the fund’s regulatory and contractual borrowing restrictions. The participating funds are charged administrative fees and an annual commitment fee of 0.06% of the undrawn amount of the facility; these fees are allocated to the funds based on a method approved by the fund’s board of trustees and included in Management and Administrative expenses on the fund’s Statement of Operations. Any borrowings under this facility bear interest at a rate equal to the higher of the federal funds rate or LIBOR reference rate plus an agreed-upon spread.

The fund had no borrowings outstanding at August 31, 2014, or at any time during the period then ended.

6. Other: Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Interest income includes income distributions received from Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund and is accrued daily. Security transactions are accounted for on the date securities are bought or sold. Costs used to determine realized gains (losses) on the sale of investment securities are those of the specific securities sold.

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.

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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 based on methods approved by the board of trustees. The fund has committed to provide up to 0.40% of its net assets in capital contributions to Vanguard. At August 31, 2014, the fund had contributed capital of $179,000 to Vanguard (included in Other Assets), representing 0.01% of the fund’s net assets and 0.07% of Vanguard’s capitalization. The fund’s trustees and officers are also directors and officers of Vanguard.

C. Various inputs may be used to determine the value of the fund’s investments. These inputs are summarized in three broad levels for financial statement purposes. The inputs or methodologies used to value securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

Level 1—Quoted prices in active markets for identical securities.
Level 2—Other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.).
Level 3—Significant unobservable inputs (including the fund’s own assumptions used to determine the fair value of investments).

At August 31, 2014, 100% of the market value of the fund’s investments was determined based on Level 1 inputs.

D. 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.

Certain of the fund’s investments are in securities considered to be passive foreign investment companies, for which any unrealized appreciation and/or realized gains are required to be included in distributable net income for tax purposes. During the year ended August 31, 2014, the fund realized gains on the sale of passive foreign investment companies of $108,000, which have been included in current and prior periods’ taxable income; accordingly, such gains have been reclassified from accumulated net realized losses to undistributed net investment income. Passive foreign investment companies held at August 31, 2014, had unrealized appreciation of $117,000.

During the year ended August 31, 2014, the fund realized $191,866,000 of net capital gains resulting from in-kind redemptions—in which shareholders exchanged fund shares for securities held by the fund rather than for cash. Because such gains are not taxable to the fund, and are not distributed to shareholders, they have been reclassified from accumulated net realized losses to paid-in capital.

For tax purposes, at August 31, 2014, the fund had $19,857,000 of ordinary income available for distribution. The fund used capital loss carryforwards of $761,000 to offset taxable gains realized during the year ended August 31, 2014. At August 31, 2014, the fund had available capital losses totaling $21,875,000 to offset future net capital gains. Of this amount, $21,658,000 is subject to expiration dates; $3,382,000 may be used to offset future net capital gains through August 31, 2017, $13,144,000 through August 31, 2018, and $5,132,000 through August 31, 2019. Capital losses of $217,000 realized beginning in fiscal 2012 may be carried forward indefinitely under the Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2010, but must be used before any expiring loss carryforwards.

At August 31, 2014, the cost of investment securities for tax purposes was $1,765,971,000. Net unrealized appreciation of investment securities for tax purposes was $187,120,000, consisting of unrealized gains of $216,676,000 on securities that had risen in value since their purchase and $29,556,000 in unrealized losses on securities that had fallen in value since their purchase.

E. During the year ended August 31, 2014, the fund purchased $1,174,556,000 of investment securities and sold $628,236,000 of investment securities, other than temporary cash investments. Purchases and sales include $1,042,159,000 and $551,591,000, respectively, in connection with in-kind purchases and redemptions of the fund’s capital shares.

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F. Capital share transactions for each class of shares were:

  Year Ended August 31, 
    2014      2013 
  Amount  Shares  Amount  Shares 
  ($000)  (000)  ($000)  (000) 
Admiral Shares         
Issued  63,885  1,275  7,400  182 
Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions  266  5  228  6 
Redeemed  (19,292)  (376)  (6,341)  (161) 
Net Increase (Decrease) —Admiral Shares  44,859  904  1,287  27 
ETF Shares         
Issued  1,042,334  10,600  555,138  6,900 
Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions         
Redeemed  (552,938)  (5,600)  (69,198)  (900) 
Net Increase (Decrease)—ETF Shares  489,396  5,000  485,940  6,000 

 

At August 31, 2014, one shareholder was the record or beneficial owner of 42% of the fund’s net assets. If the shareholder were to redeem its investment in the fund, the redemption might result in an increase in the fund’s expense ratio.

G. Management has determined that no material events or transactions occurred subsequent to August 31, 2014, that would require recognition or disclosure in these financial statements.

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Fund Profile
As of August 31, 2014

Share-Class Characteristics   
  Admiral  ETF 
  Shares  Shares 
Ticker Symbol  VITAX  VGT 
Expense Ratio1  0.14%  0.14% 
30-Day SEC Yield  1.24%  1.24% 

 

 

Portfolio Characteristics     
    MSCI   
    US IMI/   
    Information  MSCI 
    Technology  US IMI/ 
  Fund  25/50  2500 
Number of Stocks  411  411  2,499 
Median Market Cap $128.5B  $128.5B  $48.7B 
Price/Earnings Ratio  21.3x  21.3x  20.7x 
Price/Book Ratio  4.0x  4.0x  2.7x 
Return on Equity  25.4%  25.4%  18.0% 
Earnings Growth Rate  21.8%  21.8%  15.2% 
Dividend Yield  1.3%  1.3%  1.9% 
Foreign Holdings  0.0%  0.0%  0.0% 
Turnover Rate  6%     
Short-Term Reserves  0.0%     

 

 

Volatility Measures     
  MSCI US   
  IMI/Information   
  Technology  MSCI US 
  25/50  IMI/2500 
R-Squared  1.00  0.79 
Beta  1.00  1.00 
These measures show the degree and timing of the fund’s fluctuations compared with the indexes over 36 months. 

 

 

Subindustry Diversification   
(% of equity exposure)   
 
Application Software  5.6% 
Communications Equipment  8.3 
Data Processing & Outsourced Services  9.3 
Electronic Components  1.5 
Electronic Manufacturing Services  1.4 
Internet Software & Services  17.2 
IT Consulting & Other Services  7.1 
Semiconductor Equipment  1.9 
Semiconductors  11.3 
Systems Software  14.0 
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals  20.3 
Other Information Technology  2.1 

 

 

Ten Largest Holdings (% of total net assets) 
 
Apple Inc.  Computer Hardware  14.8% 
Microsoft Corp.  Systems Software  8.5 
Google Inc.  Internet Software   
  & Services  7.8 
International     
Business  IT Consulting &   
Machines Corp.  Other Services  4.4 
Intel Corp.  Semiconductors  4.2 
Facebook Inc.  Internet Software   
  & Services  3.6 
Oracle Corp.  Systems Software  3.5 
QUALCOMM Inc.  Communications   
  Equipment  3.1 
Cisco Systems Inc. Communications  
  Equipment  3.1 
Visa Inc.  Data Processing   
  & Outsourced Services  2.5 
Top Ten Total    55.5% 
The holdings listed exclude any temporary cash investments and equity index products.

1 The expense ratios shown are from the prospectus dated December 23, 2013, and represent estimated costs for the current fiscal year. For the fiscal year ended August 31, 2014, the expense ratios were 0.12% for
Admiral Shares and 0.12% for ETF Shares.

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Performance Summary

All of the returns in this report represent past performance, which is not a guarantee of future results that may be achieved by the fund. (Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data cited. For performance data current to the most recent month-end, visit our website at vanguard.com/performance.) Note, too, that both investment returns and principal value can fluctuate widely, so an investor’s shares, when sold, could be worth more or less than their original cost. The returns shown do not reflect taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the sale of fund shares.

Cumulative Performance: August 31, 2004–August 31, 2014
Initial Investment of $10,000


 
    Average Annual Total Returns  Final Value 
  Periods Ended August 31, 2014  of a $10,000 
  One Year  Five Years  Ten Years  Investment 
Information Technology Index Fund         
ETF Shares Net Asset Value  32.04%  17.27%  10.41%  $26,909 
Information Technology Index Fund         
ETF Shares Market Price  31.98  17.24  10.41  26,928 
Spliced US IMI/Information Technology 25/50  32.17  17.46  10.60  27,381 
Science and Technology Funds Average  28.20  16.56  10.16  26,316 
MSCI US IMI/2500  24.94  17.33  9.05  23,791 

 

For a benchmark description, see the Glossary.
Science and Technology Funds Average: Derived from data provided by Lipper, a Thomson Reuters Company.

        Final Value 
        of a $100,000 
  One Year  Five Years  Ten Years  Investment 
Information Technology Index Fund Admiral Shares  32.05%  17.27%  10.39%  $268,663 
Spliced US IMI/Information Technology 25/50  32.17  17.46  10.60  273,805 
MSCI US IMI/2500  24.94  17.33  9.05  237,905 

See Financial Highlights for dividend and capital gains information.

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Fiscal-Year Total Returns (%): August 31, 2004–August 31, 2014


For a benchmark description, see the Glossary.

Cumulative Returns: ETF Shares, August 31, 2004–August 31, 2014     
 
  One Year  Five Years  Ten Years 
Information Technology Index Fund ETF Shares Market Price  31.98%  121.55%  169.28% 
Information Technology Index Fund ETF Shares Net Asset Value  32.04  121.78  169.09 
Spliced US IMI/Information Technology 25/50  32.17  123.57  173.81 

 

Average Annual Total Returns: Periods Ended June 30, 2014
This table presents total returns through the latest calendar quarter—rather than through the end of the fiscal
period. Securities and Exchange Commission rules require that we provide this information.

  Inception Date  One Year  Five Years  Ten Years 
ETF Shares  1/26/2004       
Market Price    32.15%  18.83%  8.32% 
Net Asset Value    32.14  18.83  8.32 
Admiral Shares  3/25/2004  32.15  18.83  8.30 

See Financial Highlights for dividend and capital gains information.

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Financial Statements

Statement of Net Assets
As of August 31, 2014

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

      Market 
      Value 
    Shares  ($000) 
Common Stocks (100.0%)     
Communications Equipment (8.3%)   
  QUALCOMM Inc.  2,470,064  187,972 
  Cisco Systems Inc.  7,496,692  187,342 
  Motorola Solutions Inc.  334,808  19,888 
  Juniper Networks Inc.  624,116  14,473 
*  F5 Networks Inc.  110,744  13,753 
  Harris Corp.  155,779  11,121 
  Brocade Communications     
  Systems Inc.  641,021  6,763 
*  Palo Alto Networks Inc.  78,990  6,713 
*  ARRIS Group Inc.  180,278  5,518 
*  Riverbed Technology Inc.  224,670  4,233 
*  JDS Uniphase Corp.  341,090  3,940 
*  ViaSat Inc.  64,001  3,644 
*  Ciena Corp.  153,405  3,174 
*  Aruba Networks Inc.  148,441  3,169 
*  EchoStar Corp. Class A  62,653  3,160 
*  CommScope Holding Co.     
  Inc.  122,433  3,154 
  Plantronics Inc.  62,822  2,999 
*  Finisar Corp.  140,478  2,853 
*  Polycom Inc.  200,037  2,650 
  InterDigital Inc.  59,052  2,620 
  ADTRAN Inc.  82,779  1,911 
*  Infinera Corp.  178,865  1,892 
*  NETGEAR Inc.  53,252  1,769 
*  Ubiquiti Networks Inc.  32,139  1,458 
*  Ruckus Wireless Inc.  88,985  1,238 
*  Sonus Networks Inc.  326,821  1,232 
*  CalAmp Corp.  49,485  954 
*  Harmonic Inc.  143,905  945 
  Comtech     
  Telecommunications Corp.  23,479  893 
*  Mitel Networks Corp.  86,029  862 
*  Ixia  77,839  749 
*  Extreme Networks Inc.  139,694  745 
*  ShoreTel Inc.  89,622  600 
*  Emulex Corp.  106,627  584 
*  Calix Inc.  54,965  577 
  Black Box Corp.  23,026  545 
  Oplink Communications Inc.  26,945  521 
*  Applied Optoelectronics Inc.  17,410  370 
*  Digi International Inc.  37,445  312 
  Alliance Fiber Optic     
  Products Inc.  18,875  280 
*  ParkerVision Inc.  138,558  172 
      507,748 

 

      Market 
      Value 
    Shares  ($000) 
*  Ingram Micro Inc.  227,350  6,554 
*  Zebra Technologies Corp.  74,192  5,789 
  Jabil Circuit Inc.  267,713  5,777 
  FEI Co.  61,775  5,191 
*  Cognex Corp.  121,632  5,106 
  National Instruments Corp.  148,771  4,932 
  Belden Inc.  64,276  4,697 
  CDW Corp.  125,905  4,160 
*  Knowles Corp.  124,406  4,095 
*  Tech Data Corp.  55,570  3,751 
  Anixter International Inc.  40,968  3,656 
*  Dolby Laboratories Inc.     
  Class A  73,350  3,417 
*  IPG Photonics Corp.  49,341  3,389 
  Vishay Intertechnology Inc.  197,730  3,164 
  Littelfuse Inc.  33,337  3,064 
*  SYNNEX Corp.  43,299  3,020 
*,^  InvenSense Inc.  110,480  2,856 
*  Sanmina Corp.  120,853  2,838 
*  Itron Inc.  57,287  2,419 
*  Coherent Inc.  36,315  2,341 
*  Universal Display Corp.  61,038  2,120 
*  Plexus Corp.  49,603  2,043 
*  Measurement Specialties     
  Inc.  23,378  2,006 
*  Benchmark Electronics Inc.  78,480  1,933 
*  OSI Systems Inc.  27,623  1,927 
  Methode Electronics Inc.  55,124  1,859 
*  ScanSource Inc.  41,729  1,609 
  MTS Systems Corp.  22,379  1,591 
*  Insight Enterprises Inc.  60,554  1,589 
*  Rogers Corp.  26,143  1,573 
*  FARO Technologies Inc.  25,186  1,461 
*  II-VI Inc.  77,844  1,087 
*  Newport Corp.  57,191  1,079 
  Badger Meter Inc.  20,009  1,042 
  AVX Corp.  73,710  1,016 
*  Rofin-Sinar Technologies     
  Inc.  41,165  986 
*  Checkpoint Systems Inc.  60,527  838 
  Park Electrochemical Corp.  28,976  815 
  CTS Corp.  44,368  787 
*  Fabrinet  43,649  707 
  Daktronics Inc.  53,593  705 
*  DTS Inc.  26,085  623 
*  RealD Inc.  64,716  602 
*  TTM Technologies Inc.  78,286  599 
*  GSI Group Inc.  44,724  573 
*  Mercury Systems Inc.  48,437  541 
*  Maxwell Technologies Inc.  41,149  423 
  Electro Rent Corp.  26,040  394 
  PC Connection Inc.  15,287  347 
*  Kemet Corp.  65,515  330 
  Electro Scientific Industries     
  Inc.  39,321  292 
*  Control4 Corp.  16,485  245 
*  Multi-Fineline Electronix     
  Inc.  13,996  142 
      262,496 

 

      Market 
      Value 
    Shares  ($000) 
Internet Software & Services (17.2%)   
*  Google Inc. Class A  412,189  240,042 
*  Google Inc. Class C  419,499  239,786 
*  Facebook Inc. Class A  2,917,398  218,280 
*  eBay Inc.  1,669,331  92,648 
*  Yahoo! Inc.  1,399,653  53,901 
*  LinkedIn Corp. Class A  154,077  34,783 
*  Twitter Inc.  474,360  23,599 
*  Equinix Inc.  72,877  15,906 
*  Akamai Technologies Inc.  260,483  15,738 
*  VeriSign Inc.  182,682  10,427 
  IAC/InterActiveCorp  112,971  7,862 
*  Yelp Inc. Class A  89,451  7,373 
*  Pandora Media Inc.  255,565  6,910 
*  CoStar Group Inc.  46,469  6,726 
*  Rackspace Hosting Inc.  177,760  6,150 
*  Zillow Inc. Class A  41,723  5,986 
  MercadoLibre Inc.  48,388  5,562 
*  AOL Inc.  117,222  5,066 
  j2 Global Inc.  66,587  3,559 
*  Dealertrack Technologies     
  Inc.  74,542  3,336 
*  Cornerstone OnDemand     
  Inc.  70,374  2,635 
*  Conversant Inc.  93,483  2,575 
*  Trulia Inc.  40,322  2,485 
*  Demandware Inc.  43,847  2,330 
*  WebMD Health Corp.  48,151  2,328 
*  Vistaprint NV  43,739  2,112 
*  Envestnet Inc.  41,872  1,927 
*  comScore Inc.  45,421  1,740 
  NIC Inc.  90,305  1,692 
*  LogMeIn Inc.  33,669  1,424 
*  Constant Contact Inc.  44,731  1,394 
*  Web.com Group Inc.  71,137  1,348 
*  SPS Commerce Inc.  23,585  1,319 
*  Gogo Inc.  76,076  1,288 
*  Shutterstock Inc.  17,993  1,274 
*  Bankrate Inc.  82,327  1,156 
*  Endurance International     
  Group Holdings Inc.  77,861  1,048 
*  LivePerson Inc.  75,150  970 
*  Blucora Inc.  58,620  913 
*  Move Inc.  54,506  867 
*  Perficient Inc.  48,292  832 
*  Global Eagle Entertainment     
  Inc.  61,519  776 
*,^  Textura Corp.  26,775  772 
*  Monster Worldwide Inc.  133,574  771 
*  Marketo Inc.  25,805  756 
*  Xoom Corp.  32,982  754 
*  Stamps.com Inc.  21,185  713 
*  SciQuest Inc.  39,324  628 
*  Digital River Inc.  41,037  627 
  EarthLink Holdings Corp.  149,208  616 
*  Liquidity Services Inc.  40,060  610 
*  Bazaarvoice Inc.  71,827  524 
*  Cvent Inc.  20,705  520 
*  Benefitfocus Inc.  14,949  494 

 

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      Market 
      Value 
    Shares  ($000) 
*  Angie’s List Inc.  63,867  490 
*  Dice Holdings Inc.  55,376  470 
*  Internap Network Services     
  Corp.  67,169  459 
*  ChannelAdvisor Corp.  28,327  459 
*  Intralinks Holdings Inc.  57,219  450 
*  E2open Inc.  29,327  443 
*  XO Group Inc.  37,074  434 
  Marchex Inc. Class B  47,576  408 
*,^  Rocket Fuel Inc.  17,665  288 
*  RealNetworks Inc.  33,628  259 
*  Brightcove Inc.  39,906  243 
*  Marin Software Inc.  28,903  241 
*  QuinStreet Inc.  47,642  228 
*  Travelzoo Inc.  10,859  185 
*  Millennial Media Inc.  54,345  129 
      1,051,044 
IT Services (16.3%)     
  International Business     
  Machines Corp.  1,407,195  270,604 
  Visa Inc. Class A  730,835  155,317 
  MasterCard Inc. Class A  1,479,947  112,195 
  Accenture plc Class A  926,360  75,091 
  Automatic Data Processing     
  Inc.  705,440  58,890 
*  Cognizant Technology     
  Solutions Corp. Class A  890,341  40,715 
  Fidelity National     
  Information Services Inc.  421,117  23,898 
*  Fiserv Inc.  364,674  23,510 
  Xerox Corp.  1,622,861  22,412 
*  Alliance Data Systems     
  Corp.  79,327  20,993 
  Paychex Inc.  478,991  19,950 
*  FleetCor Technologies Inc.  109,141  15,682 
  Western Union Co.  788,665  13,778 
  Computer Sciences Corp.  211,973  12,674 
*  Teradata Corp.  230,735  10,538 
*  Gartner Inc.  132,037  9,849 
  Total System Services Inc.  248,594  7,821 
  Global Payments Inc.  105,037  7,638 
  Broadridge Financial     
  Solutions Inc.  176,526  7,509 
  Jack Henry & Associates     
  Inc.  123,676  7,150 
*  Vantiv Inc. Class A  213,819  6,688 
*  WEX Inc.  56,706  6,445 
*  VeriFone Systems Inc.  163,791  5,720 
  DST Systems Inc.  52,741  4,895 
  MAXIMUS Inc.  99,063  4,081 
*  Euronet Worldwide Inc.  70,336  3,749 
*  CoreLogic Inc.  126,601  3,579 
  Leidos Holdings Inc.  93,650  3,526 
  Science Applications     
  International Corp.  64,412  2,971 
  Convergys Corp.  147,200  2,826 
*  NeuStar Inc. Class A  89,355  2,635 
*  Sapient Corp.  173,932  2,524 
  Heartland Payment     
  Systems Inc.  52,348  2,501 
*  Cardtronics Inc.  64,909  2,304 
  EVERTEC Inc.  97,201  2,239 
*  CACI International Inc.     
  Class A  30,781  2,220 
*  Syntel Inc.  24,474  2,187 
*  EPAM Systems Inc.  55,262  2,081 
  Booz Allen Hamilton     
  Holding Corp. Class A  93,588  2,076 
*  Acxiom Corp.  111,549  2,069 
*  iGATE Corp.  51,450  1,925 
*  Unisys Corp.  74,615  1,747 

 

      Market 
      Value 
    Shares  ($000) 
*  Blackhawk Network     
  Holdings Inc. Class B  59,072  1,623 
  CSG Systems     
  International Inc.  49,992  1,386 
*  Virtusa Corp.  40,528  1,380 
*  ExlService Holdings Inc.  45,789  1,249 
*  Sykes Enterprises Inc.  57,900  1,212 
  ManTech International     
  Corp. Class A  34,765  1,007 
*  TeleTech Holdings Inc.  29,259  786 
*  Global Cash Access     
  Holdings Inc.  95,576  746 
  Cass Information Systems     
  Inc.  13,370  627 
  Forrester Research Inc.  15,936  619 
*  MoneyGram International     
  Inc.  43,593  613 
*  Ciber Inc.  106,296  406 
*  ServiceSource International     
  Inc.  100,385  381 
  Computer Task Group Inc.  21,544  275 
*  Higher One Holdings Inc.  44,722  173 
      999,685 
Semiconductors & Semiconductor   
Equipment (13.2%)     
  Intel Corp.  7,284,865  254,387 
  Texas Instruments Inc.  1,579,526  76,102 
*  Micron Technology Inc.  1,566,438  51,066 
  Applied Materials Inc.  1,781,610  41,164 
  Broadcom Corp. Class A  782,998  30,834 
  Avago Technologies Ltd.     
  Class A  365,541  30,007 
  Analog Devices Inc.  459,748  23,502 
  KLA-Tencor Corp.  242,668  18,545 
  Lam Research Corp.  237,228  17,059 
  Xilinx Inc.  393,409  16,622 
  Altera Corp.  458,420  16,201 
  NVIDIA Corp.  816,469  15,880 
  Skyworks Solutions Inc.  277,372  15,716 
  Linear Technology Corp.  346,885  15,648 
  Microchip Technology Inc.  293,149  14,314 
  Maxim Integrated Products     
  Inc.  413,665  12,778 
*  SunEdison Inc.  372,264  8,201 
*  Cree Inc.  178,862  8,149 
  Marvell Technology Group     
  Ltd.  557,435  7,754 
*  First Solar Inc.  109,745  7,647 
*  ON Semiconductor Corp.  649,161  6,336 
  Teradyne Inc.  286,037  5,889 
*  Atmel Corp.  615,961  5,457 
*  RF Micro Devices Inc.  417,136  5,202 
*  TriQuint Semiconductor     
  Inc.  238,274  4,924 
*  Synaptics Inc.  52,626  4,321 
*  Cavium Inc.  76,868  4,318 
*  International Rectifier Corp.  104,082  4,101 
*  Advanced Micro Devices     
  Inc.  947,917  3,953 
*  Microsemi Corp.  138,343  3,685 
*,^  GT Advanced Technologies     
  Inc.  201,358  3,586 
*  Integrated Device     
  Technology Inc.  208,159  3,424 
*  Freescale Semiconductor     
  Ltd.  156,301  3,290 
*  Fairchild Semiconductor     
  International Inc. Class A  182,241  3,198 
  Intersil Corp. Class A  186,699  2,809 
*  Silicon Laboratories Inc.  59,356  2,691 
  MKS Instruments Inc.  78,068  2,650 

 

      Market 
      Value 
    Shares  ($000) 
  Power Integrations Inc.  44,279  2,647 
*  Semtech Corp.  100,309  2,614 
*  SunPower Corp. Class A  67,013  2,561 
  Monolithic Power Systems     
  Inc.  53,184  2,541 
*  Entegris Inc.  202,696  2,461 
  Cypress Semiconductor     
  Corp.  219,306  2,423 
*  Mellanox Technologies Ltd.  54,987 2,298 
*  OmniVision Technologies     
  Inc.  81,832  2,218 
*  Cirrus Logic Inc.  90,961  2,199 
*  Amkor Technology Inc.  207,748  2,161 
*  PMC-Sierra Inc.  284,113  2,097 
  Tessera Technologies Inc.  69,872  2,066 
*  Veeco Instruments Inc.  58,282  2,061 
*  Rambus Inc.  157,522  1,955 
*  Spansion Inc. Class A  78,980  1,761 
*  Kulicke & Soffa Industries     
  Inc.  111,651  1,640 
*  Cabot Microelectronics     
  Corp.  35,759  1,534 
*  Diodes Inc.  54,668  1,391 
*  Lattice Semiconductor     
  Corp.  169,964  1,276 
  Brooks Automation Inc.  97,275  1,103 
*  Advanced Energy     
  Industries Inc.  56,982  1,097 
*  Ultratech Inc.  40,993  1,060 
*,^  Ambarella Inc.  30,791  1,055 
*  Applied Micro Circuits     
  Corp.  108,394  918 
  Micrel Inc.  70,479  883 
*  Photronics Inc.  90,104  796 
*  PDF Solutions Inc.  37,510  749 
*  Xcerra Corp.  66,955  700 
  Integrated Silicon Solution     
  Inc.  43,626  647 
*  Exar Corp.  58,846  587 
*  Silicon Image Inc.  113,326  573 
*  Magnachip Semiconductor     
  Corp.  45,864  566 
*  FormFactor Inc.  79,490  560 
*  Nanometrics Inc.  32,689  547 
*  Inphi Corp.  35,208  530 
*  CEVA Inc.  32,258  489 
*  M/A-COM Technology     
  Solutions Holdings Inc.  20,595  488 
*  Rudolph Technologies Inc.  48,149  466 
  IXYS Corp.  36,538  438 
*  NVE Corp.  6,309  435 
*  Entropic Communications     
  Inc.  134,350  353 
*  Audience Inc.  21,178  182 
      806,536 
Software (20.3%)     
  Microsoft Corp.  11,484,155  521,725 
  Oracle Corp.  5,220,267  216,798 
*  salesforce.com inc  853,599  50,439 
*  Adobe Systems Inc.  691,965  49,752 
  Intuit Inc.  395,130  32,867 
  Symantec Corp.  1,012,192  24,576 
*  Autodesk Inc.  332,925  17,858 
*  Electronic Arts Inc.  460,356  17,420 
  Activision Blizzard Inc.  732,431  17,241 
*  Red Hat Inc.  277,011  16,876 
*  Citrix Systems Inc.  239,760  16,846 
  CA Inc.  486,092  13,727 
*  Workday Inc. Class A  139,212  12,678 
*  VMware Inc. Class A  124,149  12,239 
*  ServiceNow Inc.  189,765  11,600 

 

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      Market 
      Value 
    Shares  ($000) 
*  ANSYS Inc.  135,817  11,042 
*  Synopsys Inc.  226,292  9,255 
*  Splunk Inc.  164,382  8,868 
*  Cadence Design Systems     
  Inc.  425,066  7,498 
  FactSet Research Systems     
  Inc.  58,823  7,494 
*  Concur Technologies Inc.  70,993  7,126 
*  MICROS Systems Inc.  103,962  7,066 
*  PTC Inc.  173,588  6,716 
*  Nuance Communications     
  Inc.  373,403  6,352 
  Solera Holdings Inc.  101,451  6,184 
*  Ultimate Software Group     
  Inc.  39,635  5,826 
*  Aspen Technology Inc.  134,683  5,534 
*  Informatica Corp.  161,611  5,504 
*  Fortinet Inc.  204,267  5,272 
*  TIBCO Software Inc.  228,225  4,756 
*  SS&C Technologies     
  Holdings Inc.  103,904  4,703 
*  Guidewire Software Inc.  98,919  4,506 
*  NetSuite Inc.  49,716  4,357 
*  Verint Systems Inc.  86,326  4,328 
*  SolarWinds Inc.  99,914  4,275 
*  Tyler Technologies Inc.  45,745  4,074 
*  Qlik Technologies Inc.  130,214  3,676 
*  Tableau Software Inc.     
  Class A  55,568  3,639 
*  CommVault Systems Inc.  65,971  3,638 
*  Take-Two Interactive     
  Software Inc.  145,258  3,415 
*  ACI Worldwide Inc.  168,368  3,278 
*  Manhattan Associates Inc.  111,658  3,225 
*  Rovi Corp.  138,582  3,205 
  Mentor Graphics Corp.  142,364  3,105 
  Compuware Corp.  318,655  2,979 
  Fair Isaac Corp.  50,938  2,963 
*  FireEye Inc.  94,936  2,956 
*  Zynga Inc. Class A  960,148  2,780 
*  NetScout Systems Inc.  57,326  2,641 
  Blackbaud Inc.  67,392  2,621 
*  TiVo Inc.  168,044  2,368 
*  Synchronoss Technologies     
  Inc.  47,831  2,113 
  Advent Software Inc.  64,361  2,079 
*  MicroStrategy Inc. Class A  13,278  1,845 
*  Proofpoint Inc.  43,308  1,727 
  Monotype Imaging     
  Holdings Inc.  57,044  1,677 
*  Bottomline Technologies     
  de Inc.  57,088  1,608 
*  Progress Software Corp.  67,813  1,571 
*  Ellie Mae Inc.  38,329  1,372 
*  RealPage Inc.  79,725  1,285 
  Pegasystems Inc.  50,181  1,114 

 

      Market 
      Value 
    Shares  ($000) 
*  Interactive Intelligence     
  Group Inc.  23,569  1,009 
*  Infoblox Inc.  74,693  1,005 
*  BroadSoft Inc.  41,482  990 
*,^  VirnetX Holding Corp.  63,647  939 
*  PROS Holdings Inc.  35,046  897 
*  Imperva Inc.  28,603  833 
*  Net 1 UEPS Technologies     
  Inc.  62,416  765 
*  Comverse Inc.  30,801  760 
*  EnerNOC Inc.  37,137  729 
*  Tangoe Inc.  50,259  700 
^  Ebix Inc.  44,895  693 
  Epiq Systems Inc.  44,296  644 
*  VASCO Data Security     
  International Inc.  43,202  638 
*  Qualys Inc.  26,031  633 
*  ePlus Inc.  8,991  526 
*  Jive Software Inc.  56,199  392 
*  Seachange International Inc.  48,006  364 
*  Silver Spring Networks Inc.  31,409  326 
*  Actuate Corp.  65,678  292 
*  Telenav Inc.  36,622  252 
*  Rosetta Stone Inc.  28,393  248 
*  Rally Software     
  Development Corp.  21,452  248 
*  Mavenir Systems Inc.  21,076  237 
*  Gigamon Inc.  15,920  173 
*  Vringo Inc.  110,661  112 
      1,240,663 
Technology Hardware, Storage     
& Peripherals (20.4%)     
  Apple Inc.  8,824,447  904,506 
  Hewlett-Packard Co.  2,773,363  105,388 
  EMC Corp.  2,996,119  88,475 
  Western Digital Corp.  326,727  33,656 
  SanDisk Corp.  331,066  32,431 
  Seagate Technology plc  477,865  29,905 
  NetApp Inc.  484,716  20,436 
*  NCR Corp.  245,247  8,378 
*,^  3D Systems Corp.  153,545  8,216 
  Lexmark International Inc.     
  Class A  87,299  4,414 
  Diebold Inc.  89,229  3,388 
*  Electronics For Imaging Inc.  68,494  3,016 
*  Cray Inc.  56,130  1,583 
*  Super Micro Computer Inc.  51,021  1,250 
*  QLogic Corp.  127,097  1,150 
*  Eastman Kodak Co.  26,983  624 
*  Silicon Graphics     
  International Corp.  47,446  465 
*  Quantum Corp.  327,286  409 
      1,247,690 
Total Common Stocks     
(Cost $4,411,373)    6,115,862 

 

    Market 
    Value 
  Shares  ($000) 
Temporary Cash Investment (0.1%)   
Money Market Fund (0.1%)   
1,2 Vanguard Market     
Liquidity Fund, 0.113%   
(Cost $4,037)  4,036,700  4,037 
Total Investments (100.1%)   
(Cost $4,415,410)    6,119,899 
Other Assets and Liabilities (–0.1%)   
Other Assets    94,715 
Liabilities2    (98,195) 
    (3,480) 
Net Assets (100%)    6,116,419 

 

At August 31, 2014, net assets consisted of:

  Amount 
  ($000) 
Paid-in Capital  4,418,430 
Undistributed Net Investment Income  50,064 
Accumulated Net Realized Losses  (56,564) 
Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)  1,704,489 
Net Assets  6,116,419 
 
 
Admiral Shares—Net Assets   
Applicable to 4,636,837 outstanding   
$.001 par value shares of beneficial   
interest (unlimited authorization)  240,784 
Net Asset Value Per Share—   
Admiral Shares  $51.93 
 
 
ETF Shares—Net Assets   
Applicable to 57,942,244 outstanding   
$.001 par value shares of beneficial   
interest (unlimited authorization)  5,875,635 
Net Asset Value Per Share—   
ETF Shares  $101.41 

See Note A in Notes to Financial Statements.
* Non-income-producing security.
^ Includes partial security positions on loan to broker-dealers. The total value of securities on loan is $3,935,000.
1 Affiliated money market fund available only to Vanguard funds and certain trusts and accounts managed by Vanguard. Rate shown is the 7-day yield.
2 Includes $4,037,000 of collateral received for securities on loan.
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.

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Statement of Operations

  Year Ended 
August 31, 2014 
  ($000) 
Investment Income   
Income   
Dividends  73,954 
Interest1  4 
Securities Lending  526 
Total Income  74,484 
Expenses   
The Vanguard Group—Note B   
Investment Advisory Services  882 
Management and Administrative—   
Admiral Shares  152 
Management and Administrative—   
ETF Shares  3,656 
Marketing and Distribution—   
Admiral Shares  40 
Marketing and Distribution—   
ETF Shares  936 
Custodian Fees  46 
Auditing Fees  32 
Shareholders’ Reports—Admiral Shares  4 
Shareholders’ Reports—ETF Shares  215 
Trustees’ Fees and Expenses  3 
Total Expenses  5,966 
Net Investment Income  68,518 
Realized Net Gain (Loss) on   
Investment Securities Sold  216,537 
Change in Unrealized Appreciation   
(Depreciation) of Investment Securities  1,053,464 
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets   
Resulting from Operations  1,338,519 

 

Statement of Changes in Net Assets

  Year Ended August 31, 
  2014  2013 
  ($000)  ($000) 
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets     
Operations     
Net Investment Income  68,518  45,155 
Realized Net Gain (Loss)  216,537  31,212 
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)  1,053,464  176,618 
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations  1,338,519  252,985 
Distributions     
Net Investment Income     
Admiral Shares  (1,907)  (1,728) 
ETF Shares  (46,579)  (30,105) 
Realized Capital Gain     
Admiral Shares     
ETF Shares     
Total Distributions  (48,486)  (31,833) 
Capital Share Transactions     
Admiral Shares  37,646  45,761 
ETF Shares  1,139,818  750,980 
Net Increase (Decrease) from Capital Share Transactions  1,177,464  796,741 
Total Increase (Decrease)  2,467,497  1,017,893 
Net Assets     
Beginning of Period  3,648,922  2,631,029 
End of Period2  6,116,419  3,648,922 

1 Interest income from an affiliated company of the fund was $4,000.
2 Net Assets—End of Period includes undistributed (overdistributed) net investment income of $50,064,000 and $30,032,000.
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.

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Financial Highlights

Admiral Shares           
 
For a Share Outstanding  Year Ended August 31, 
Throughout Each Period  2014  2013  2012  2011  2010 
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period  $39.75  $37.17  $30.30  $25.30  $24.39 
Investment Operations           
Net Investment Income  .580  .521  . 320  . 238  .146 
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)           
on Investments  12.079  2.493  6.797  4.947  .882 
Total from Investment Operations  12.659  3.014  7.117  5.185  1.028 
Distributions           
Dividends from Net Investment Income  (.479)  (. 434)  (.247)  (.185)  (.118) 
Distributions from Realized Capital Gains           
Total Distributions  (.479)  (. 434)  (.247)  (.185)  (.118) 
Net Asset Value, End of Period  $51.93  $39.75  $37.17  $30.30  $25.30 
 
Total Return1  32.05%  8.24%  23.63%  20.46%  4.17% 
 
Ratios/Supplemental Data           
Net Assets, End of Period (Millions)  $241  $152  $95  $60  $46 
Ratio of Total Expenses to Average Net Assets  0.12%  0.14%  0.14%  0.19%  0.24% 
Ratio of Net Investment Income to           
Average Net Assets  1.38%  1.53%  1.01%  0.79%  0.69% 
Portfolio Turnover Rate2  6%  6%  6%  6%  9% 
1 Total returns do not include transaction or account service fees that may have applied in the periods shown. Fund prospectuses provide
information about any applicable transaction and account service fees.
2 Excludes the value of portfolio securities received or delivered as a result of in-kind purchases or redemptions of the fund’s capital shares,
including ETF Creation Units.
 
 
ETF Shares           
 
For a Share Outstanding  Year Ended August 31, 
Throughout Each Period  2014  2013  2012  2011  2010 
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period  $77.63  $72.58  $59.17  $49.40  $47.64 
Investment Operations           
Net Investment Income  1.135  1.011  .628  .464  . 296 
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)           
on Investments  23.589  4.872  13.267  9.668  1.714 
Total from Investment Operations  24.724  5.883  13.895  10.132  2.010 
Distributions           
Dividends from Net Investment Income  (. 944)  (. 833)  (. 485)  (. 362)  (. 250) 
Distributions from Realized Capital Gains           
Total Distributions  (. 944)  (. 833)  (. 485)  (. 362)  (. 250) 
Net Asset Value, End of Period  $101.41  $77.63  $72.58  $59.17  $49.40 
 
Total Return  32.04%  8.23%  23.65%  20.48%  4.17% 
 
Ratios/Supplemental Data           
Net Assets, End of Period (Millions)  $5,876  $3,497  $2,536  $1,730  $1,137 
Ratio of Total Expenses to Average Net Assets  0.12%  0.14%  0.14%  0.19%  0.24% 
Ratio of Net Investment Income to           
Average Net Assets  1.38%  1.53%  1.01%  0.79%  0.69% 
Portfolio Turnover Rate1  6%  6%  6%  6%  9% 
1 Excludes the value of portfolio securities received or delivered as a result of in-kind purchases or redemptions of the fund’s capital shares, including ETF Creation Units.

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

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Notes to Financial Statements

Vanguard Information Technology 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: Admiral Shares and ETF Shares. Admiral Shares are designed for investors who meet certain administrative, service, and account-size criteria. ETF Shares are listed for trading on NYSE Arca; they can be purchased and sold through a broker.

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

1. Security Valuation: Securities are valued as of the close of trading on the New York Stock Exchange (generally 4 p.m., Eastern time) on the valuation date. Equity securities are valued at the latest quoted sales prices or official closing prices taken from the primary market in which each security trades; such securities not traded on the valuation date are valued at the mean of the latest quoted bid and asked prices. Securities for which market quotations are not readily available, or whose values have been materially affected by events occurring before the fund’s pricing time but after the close of the securities’ primary markets, are valued by methods deemed by the board of trustees to represent fair value. Investments in Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund are valued at that fund’s net asset value.

2. Federal Income Taxes: The fund intends to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company and distribute all of its taxable income. Management has analyzed the fund’s tax positions taken for all open federal income tax years (August 31, 2011–2014), and has concluded that no provision for federal income tax is required in the fund’s financial statements.

3. Distributions: Distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date.

4. Securities Lending: To earn additional income, the fund lends its securities to qualified institutional borrowers. Security loans are required to be secured at all times by collateral in an amount at least equal to the market value of securities loaned. Daily market fluctuations could cause the value of loaned securities to be more or less than the value of the collateral received. When this occurs, the collateral is adjusted and settled on the next business day. The fund further mitigates its counterparty risk by entering into securities lending transactions only with a diverse group of prequalified counterparties, monitoring their financial strength, and entering into master securities lending agreements with its counterparties. The master securities lending agreements provide that, in the event of a counterparty’s default (including bankruptcy), the fund may terminate any loans with that borrower, determine the net amount owed, and sell or retain the collateral up to the net amount owed to the fund; however, such actions may be subject to legal proceedings. While collateral mitigates counterparty risk, in the absence of a default the fund may experience delays and costs in recovering the securities loaned. The fund invests cash collateral received in Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund, and records a liability in the Statement of Net Assets for the return of the collateral, during the period the securities are on loan. Securities lending income represents fees charged to borrowers plus income earned on invested cash collateral, less expenses associated with the loan.

5. Credit Facility: The fund and certain other funds managed by The Vanguard Group participate in a $2.89 billion committed credit facility provided by a syndicate of lenders pursuant to a credit agreement that may be renewed annually; each fund is individually liable for its borrowings, if any, under the credit facility. Borrowings may be utilized for temporary and emergency purposes, and are subject to the fund’s regulatory and contractual borrowing restrictions. The participating funds are charged administrative fees and an annual commitment fee of 0.06% of the undrawn amount of the facility; these fees are allocated to the funds based on a method approved by the fund’s board of trustees and included in Management and Administrative expenses on the fund’s Statement of Operations. Any borrowings under this facility bear interest at a rate equal to the higher of the federal funds rate or LIBOR reference rate plus an agreed-upon spread.

The fund had no borrowings outstanding at August 31, 2014, or at any time during the period then ended.

6. Other: Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Interest income includes income distributions received from Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund and is accrued daily. Security transactions are accounted for on the date securities are bought or sold. Costs used to determine realized gains (losses) on the sale of investment securities are those of the specific securities sold.

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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 based on methods approved by the board of trustees. The fund has committed to provide up to 0.40% of its net assets in capital contributions to Vanguard. At August 31, 2014, the fund had contributed capital of $588,000 to Vanguard (included in Other Assets), representing 0.01% of the fund’s net assets and 0.24% of Vanguard’s capitalization. The fund’s trustees and officers are also directors and officers of Vanguard.

C. Various inputs may be used to determine the value of the fund’s investments. These inputs are summarized in three broad levels for financial statement purposes. The inputs or methodologies used to value securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

Level 1—Quoted prices in active markets for identical securities.
Level 2—Other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest
rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.).
Level 3—Significant unobservable inputs (including the fund’s own assumptions used to determine
the fair value of investments).

At August 31, 2014, 100% of the market value of the fund’s investments was determined based on Level 1 inputs.

D. 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 year ended August 31, 2014, the fund realized $210,457,000 of net capital gains resulting from in-kind redemptions—in which shareholders exchanged fund shares for securities held by the fund rather than for cash. Because such gains are not taxable to the fund, and are not distributed to shareholders, they have been reclassified from accumulated net realized losses to paid-in capital.

For tax purposes, at August 31, 2014, the fund had $51,585,000 of ordinary income available for distribution. The fund used capital loss carryforwards of $6,080,000 to offset taxable capital gains realized during the year ended August 31, 2014. At August 31, 2014, the fund had available capital losses totaling $56,558,000 to offset future net capital gains. Of this amount, $55,219,000 is subject to expiration dates; $612,000 may be used to offset future net capital gains through August 31, 2015, 218,000 through August 31, 2016, $14,013,000 through August 31, 2017, $20,048,000 through August 31, 2018, and $20,328,000 through August 31, 2019. Capital losses of $1,339,000 realized beginning in fiscal 2012 may be carried forward indefinitely under the Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2010, but must be used before any expiring loss carryforwards. Capital loss carryforwards of $188,000 expired on August 31, 2014; accordingly, such losses have been reclassified from accumulated net realized losses to paid-in capital.

At August 31, 2014, the cost of investment securities for tax purposes was $4,415,415,000. Net unrealized appreciation of investment securities for tax purposes was $1,704,484,000, consisting of unrealized gains of $1,743,546,000 on securities that had risen in value since their purchase and 39,062,000 in unrealized losses on securities that had fallen in value since their purchase.

E. During the year ended August 31, 2014, the fund purchased $1,907,549,000 of investment securities and sold $708,457,000 of investment securities, other than temporary cash investments. Purchases and sales include $1,538,412,000 and $402,748,000, respectively, in connection with in-kind purchases and redemptions of the fund’s capital shares.

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F. Capital share transactions for each class of shares were:

  Year Ended August 31, 
    2014      2013 
  Amount  Shares  Amount  Shares 
  ($000)  (000)  ($000)  (000) 
Admiral Shares         
Issued  74,157  1,605  92,628  2,538 
Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions  1,800  41  1,656  46 
Redeemed  (38,311)  (835)  (48,523)  (1,313) 
Net Increase (Decrease) —Admiral Shares  37,646  811  45,761  1,271 
ETF Shares         
Issued  1,543,974  17,400  808,844  10,901 
Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions         
Redeemed  (404,156)  (4,500)  (57,864)  (800) 
Net Increase (Decrease)—ETF Shares  1,139,818  12,900  750,980  10,101 

At August 31, 2014, one shareholder was the record or beneficial owner of 29% of the fund’s net assets. If the shareholder were to redeem its investment in the fund, the redemption might result in an increase in the fund’s expense ratio.

G. Management has determined that no material events or transactions occurred subsequent to August 31, 2014, that would require recognition or disclosure in these financial statements.

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Fund Profile
As of August 31, 2014

Share-Class Characteristics   
  Admiral  ETF 
  Shares  Shares 
Ticker Symbol  VMIAX  VAW 
Expense Ratio1  0.14%  0.14% 
30-Day SEC Yield  1.74%  1.74% 

 

 

Portfolio Characteristics     
    MSCI   
    US IMI/  MSCI 
    Materials  US IMI/ 
  Fund  25/50  2500 
Number of Stocks  132  132  2,499 
Median Market Cap  $21.0B  $21.0B  $48.7B 
Price/Earnings Ratio  24.4x  24.4x  20.7x 
Price/Book Ratio  3.0x  3.0x  2.7x 
Return on Equity  18.1%  18.1%  18.0% 
Earnings Growth Rate  16.4%  16.4%  15.2% 
Dividend Yield  1.8%  1.8%  1.9% 
Foreign Holdings  0.0%  0.0%  0.0% 
Turnover Rate  4%    —- 
Short-Term Reserves  0.0%     

 

 

Volatility Measures     
  MSCI US   
  IMI/Materials  MSCI US 
  25/50  IMI/2500 
R-Squared  1.00  0.83 
Beta  1.00  1.43 
These measures show the degree and timing of the fund’s fluctuations compared with the indexes over 36 months. 

 

 

Subindustry Diversification   
(% of equity exposure)   
 
Aluminum  2.6% 
Commodity Chemicals  7.8 
Construction Materials  2.5 
Diversified Chemicals  18.1 
Diversified Metals & Mining  5.7 
Fertilizers & Agricultural Chemicals  11.0 
Gold  2.3 
Industrial Gases  8.7 
Metal & Glass Containers  3.7 
Paper Packaging  5.3 
Paper Products  3.7 
Specialty Chemicals  21.4 
Steel  6.3 
Other Materials  0.9 

 

 

Ten Largest Holdings (% of total net assets) 
 
Dow Chemical Co.  Diversified Chemicals  7.5% 
EI du Pont de     
Nemours & Co.  Diversified Chemicals  7.1 
Monsanto Co.  Fertilizers &   
  Agricultural Chemicals  7.1 
LyondellBasell     
Industries NV  Commodity Chemicals  6.0 
Praxair Inc.  Industrial Gases  4.5 
Freeport-  Diversified Metals   
McMoRan Inc.  & Mining  4.4 
Ecolab Inc.  Specialty Chemicals  3.6 
PPG Industries Inc.  Specialty Chemicals  3.3 
Air Products &     
Chemicals Inc.  Industrial Gases  3.3 
International     
Paper Co.  Paper Products  2.3 
Top Ten Total    49.1% 
The holdings listed exclude any temporary cash investments and equity index products.

1 The expense ratios shown are from the prospectus dated December 23, 2013, and represent estimated costs for the current fiscal year. For the fiscal year ended August 31, 2014, the expense ratios were 0.12% for
Admiral Shares and 0.12% for ETF Shares.

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Performance Summary

All of the returns in this report represent past performance, which is not a guarantee of future results that may be achieved by the fund. (Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data cited. For performance data current to the most recent month-end, visit our website at vanguard.com/performance.) Note, too, that both investment returns and principal value can fluctuate widely, so an investor’s shares, when sold, could be worth more or less than their original cost. The returns shown do not reflect taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the sale of fund shares.

Cumulative Performance: August 31, 2004–August 31, 2014
Initial Investment of $10,000

 

 
    Average Annual Total Returns  Final Value 
  Periods Ended August 31, 2014  of a $10,000 
  One Year  Five Years  Ten Years  Investment 
Materials Index Fund         
ETF Shares Net Asset Value  27.17%  15.67%  10.20%  $26,418 
Materials Index Fund         
ETF Shares Market Price  27.17  15.66  10.21  26,434 
Spliced US IMI/Materials 25/50  27.31  15.84  10.33  26,724 
Basic Materials Funds Average  19.08  8.58  7.95  21,487 
MSCI US IMI/2500  24.94  17.33  9.05  23,791 
For a benchmark description, see the Glossary.
Basic Materials Funds Average: Derived from data provided by Lipper, a Thomson Reuters Company.

 

 

        Final Value 
        of a $100,000 
  One Year  Five Years  Ten Years  Investment 
Materials Index Fund Admiral Shares  27.18%  15.68%  10.19%  $263,827 
Spliced US IMI/Materials 25/50  27.31  15.84  10.33  267,243 
MSCI US IMI/2500  24.94  17.33  9.05  237,905 

See Financial Highlights for dividend and capital gains information.

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Fiscal-Year Total Returns (%): August 31, 2004–August 31, 2014


For a benchmark description, see the Glossary.

Cumulative Returns: ETF Shares, August 31, 2004–August 31, 2014     
 
  One Year  Five Years  Ten Years 
Materials Index Fund ETF Shares Market Price  27.17%  106.93%  164.34% 
Materials Index Fund ETF Shares Net Asset Value  27.17  107.06  164.18 
Spliced US IMI/Materials 25/50  27.31  108.57  167.24 

 

Average Annual Total Returns: Periods Ended June 30, 2014
This table presents total returns through the latest calendar quarter—rather than through the end of the fiscal
period. Securities and Exchange Commission rules require that we provide this information.

  Inception Date  One Year  Five Years  Ten Years 
ETF Shares  1/26/2004       
Market Price    31.58%  18.77%  9.97% 
Net Asset Value    31.61  18.77  9.96 
Admiral Shares  2/11/2004  31.61  18.78  9.95 

See Financial Highlights for dividend and capital gains information.

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Financial Statements

Statement of Net Assets
As of August 31, 2014

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

      Market 
      Value 
    Shares  ($000) 
Common Stocks (100.0%)     
Chemicals (66.9%)     
  Dow Chemical Co.  2,106,405  112,798 
  EI du Pont de Nemours     
  & Co.  1,606,584  106,211 
  Monsanto Co.  916,964  106,047 
  LyondellBasell Industries     
  NV Class A  784,127  89,665 
  Praxair Inc.  512,541  67,425 
  Ecolab Inc.  472,742  54,280 
  PPG Industries Inc.  241,874  49,792 
  Air Products & Chemicals     
  Inc.  371,385  49,472 
  Sherwin-Williams Co.  148,188  32,321 
  Mosaic Co.  565,235  26,996 
  CF Industries Holdings Inc.  91,102  23,474 
  Eastman Chemical Co.  264,503  21,814 
  Sigma-Aldrich Corp.  207,944  21,626 
  Celanese Corp. Class A  272,645  17,051 
  FMC Corp.  232,883  15,403 
  International Flavors &     
  Fragrances Inc.  142,235  14,450 
  Ashland Inc.  129,537  13,889 
  Airgas Inc.  116,947  12,909 
*  WR Grace & Co.  126,880  12,565 
  Valspar Corp.  140,523  11,349 
  RPM International Inc.  232,997  10,981 
  Rockwood Holdings Inc.  126,996  10,284 
  Huntsman Corp.  360,882  9,704 
  Albemarle Corp.  139,168  8,848 
  Westlake Chemical Corp.  81,705  7,936 
  NewMarket Corp.  17,990  7,320 
  PolyOne Corp.  164,531  6,453 
  Cabot Corp.  112,770  6,178 
  Cytec Industries Inc.  59,642  6,145 
  Axiall Corp.  122,332  5,087 
  Sensient Technologies     
  Corp.  86,411  4,849 
  Scotts Miracle-Gro Co.     
  Class A  80,321  4,637 
*  Chemtura Corp.  168,104  4,150 
  HB Fuller Co.  87,628  4,122 
  Minerals Technologies Inc.  60,331  3,778 
  Olin Corp.  138,277  3,774 
  Tronox Ltd. Class A  109,404  3,321 
  Balchem Corp.  53,247  2,739 
*  Flotek Industries Inc.  89,429  2,486 
*  Rayonier Advanced     
  Materials Inc.  73,715  2,448 
  Innophos Holdings Inc.  38,322  2,228 
  A Schulman Inc.  51,071  1,983 
*  Ferro Corp.  136,814  1,844 
  Quaker Chemical Corp.  23,197  1,809 
  Innospec Inc.  42,842  1,807 
*  Calgon Carbon Corp.  84,046  1,785 

 

      Market 
      Value 
    Shares  ($000) 
  Stepan Co.  35,282  1,704 
*  Intrepid Potash Inc.  99,853  1,531 
  OM Group Inc.  56,163  1,494 
*  LSB Industries Inc.  33,565  1,344 
  Koppers Holdings Inc.  35,914  1,333 
*  Taminco Corp.  52,593  1,260 
*  Kraton Performance     
  Polymers Inc.  57,316  1,165 
*  Rentech Inc.  394,581  884 
  Tredegar Corp.  39,646  825 
*  OMNOVA Solutions Inc.  82,096  689 
  Kronos Worldwide Inc.  40,608  642 
  Hawkins Inc.  16,761  617 
  American Vanguard Corp.  45,076  606 
*  Landec Corp.  44,122  579 
  FutureFuel Corp.  41,534  578 
  Zep Inc.  34,145  542 
      1,002,026 
Construction Materials (2.5%)   
  Vulcan Materials Co.  228,778  14,500 
  Martin Marietta Materials     
  Inc.  98,792  12,938 
  Eagle Materials Inc.  83,217  8,481 
*  Headwaters Inc.  128,440  1,668 
  United States Lime &     
  Minerals Inc.  3,882  242 
      37,829 
Containers & Packaging (9.0%)   
  Ball Corp.  231,814  14,859 
  Sealed Air Corp.  358,727  12,950 
  MeadWestvaco Corp.  293,824  12,634 
  Rock-Tenn Co. Class A  251,080  12,343 
*  Crown Holdings Inc.  242,392  11,700 
  Packaging Corp. of America   171,966  11,692 
*  Owens-Illinois Inc.  288,650  8,888 
  Avery Dennison Corp.  166,455  8,012 
  AptarGroup Inc.  114,544  7,348 
  Sonoco Products Co.  178,473  7,346 
*  Graphic Packaging Holding     
  Co.  571,732  7,313 
  Bemis Co. Inc.  176,319  7,183 
*  Berry Plastics Group Inc.  205,600  4,957 
  Silgan Holdings Inc.  77,844  3,919 
  Greif Inc. Class A  44,896  2,150 
  Myers Industries Inc.  49,239  971 
      134,265 
Metals & Mining (17.4%)     
  Freeport-McMoRan Inc.  1,817,182  66,091 
  Alcoa Inc.  2,050,834  34,064 
  Nucor Corp.  557,150  30,264 
  Newmont Mining Corp.  871,790  23,617 
  United States Steel Corp.  253,045  9,780 
  Reliance Steel &     
  Aluminum Co.  135,926  9,504 

 

      Market 
      Value 
    Shares  ($000) 
  Steel Dynamics Inc.  390,650  9,079 
  Royal Gold Inc.  113,290  8,808 
  Allegheny Technologies Inc.  189,869  8,007 
  US Silica Holdings Inc.  94,019  6,752 
  Compass Minerals     
  International Inc.  58,651  5,224 
  Carpenter Technology Corp.  92,837  5,081 
*  Stillwater Mining Co.  209,523  3,889 
  Cliffs Natural Resources Inc.   254,466  3,835 
  Worthington Industries Inc.  90,956  3,678 
  Commercial Metals Co.  195,597  3,380 
  TimkenSteel Corp.  64,769  3,095 
*  SunCoke Energy Inc.  122,033  2,930 
*  AK Steel Holding Corp.  239,110  2,611 
  Kaiser Aluminum Corp.  31,444  2,533 
*  Century Aluminum Co.  93,202  2,328 
  Globe Specialty Metals Inc.  103,484  2,126 
  Hecla Mining Co.  599,981  1,962 
*  Horsehead Holding Corp.  88,680  1,790 
*  RTI International Metals Inc.  50,727  1,472 
*  Coeur Mining Inc.  181,091  1,434 
  Schnitzer Steel Industries     
  Inc.  45,769  1,267 
  Materion Corp.  34,795  1,135 
*  McEwen Mining Inc.  389,701  1,080 
  Haynes International Inc.  21,624  1,072 
*,^  Allied Nevada Gold Corp.  173,143  661 
  Walter Energy Inc.  115,102  643 
*,^  Molycorp Inc.  342,361  613 
  Gold Resource Corp.  65,536  406 
  Olympic Steel Inc.  15,955  384 
*  AM Castle & Co.  27,902  273 
      260,868 
Paper & Forest Products (4.2%)     
  International Paper Co.  719,960  34,882 
*  KapStone Paper and     
  Packaging Corp.  150,976  4,641 
  Domtar Corp.  112,155  4,182 
*  Louisiana-Pacific Corp.  246,372  3,516 
*  Clearwater Paper Corp.  35,665  2,468 
  Schweitzer-Mauduit     
  International Inc.  53,342  2,285 
*  Resolute Forest Products     
  Inc.  115,798  1,991 
  PH Glatfelter Co.  75,151  1,874 
*  Boise Cascade Co.  58,874  1,770 
  Neenah Paper Inc.  28,963  1,583 
  Deltic Timber Corp.  20,050  1,328 
*  Mercer International Inc.  78,290  786 
  Wausau Paper Corp.  73,628  671 
      61,977 
Total Common Stocks     
(Cost $1,241,898)    1,496,965 

 

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    Market 
    Value 
  Shares  ($000) 
Temporary Cash Investment (0.0%)   
Money Market Fund (0.0%)     
1,2 Vanguard Market     
Liquidity Fund, 0.113%     
(Cost $169)  169,000  169 
Total Investments (100.0%)     
(Cost $1,242,067)    1,497,134 
Other Assets and Liabilities (0.0%)   
Other Assets    10,551 
Liabilities2    (10,659) 
    (108) 
Net Assets (100%)    1,497,026 

 

At August 31, 2014, net assets consisted of:

  Amount 
  ($000) 
Paid-in Capital  1,266,947 
Undistributed Net Investment Income  15,285 
Accumulated Net Realized Losses  (40,273) 
Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)  255,067 
Net Assets  1,497,026 
 
 
Admiral Shares—Net Assets   
Applicable to 3,017,536 outstanding   
$.001 par value shares of beneficial   
interest (unlimited authorization)  174,524 
Net Asset Value Per Share—   
Admiral Shares  $57.84 
 
 
ETF Shares—Net Assets   
Applicable to 11,652,042 outstanding   
$.001 par value shares of beneficial   
interest (unlimited authorization)  1,322,502 
Net Asset Value Per Share—   
ETF Shares  $113.50 

See Note A in Notes to Financial Statements.
* Non-income-producing security.
^ Includes partial security positions on loan to broker-dealers. The total value of securities on loan is $157,000.
1 Affiliated money market fund available only to Vanguard funds and certain trusts and accounts managed by Vanguard. Rate shown is the 7-day yield.
2 Includes $169,000 of collateral received for securities on loan.
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.

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Statement of Operations

  Year Ended 
August 31, 2014 
  ($000) 
Investment Income   
Income   
Dividends  24,741 
Interest1  1 
Securities Lending  130 
Total Income  24,872 
Expenses   
The Vanguard Group—Note B   
Investment Advisory Services  198 
Management and Administrative—   
Admiral Shares  133 
Management and Administrative—   
ETF Shares  809 
Marketing and Distribution—   
Admiral Shares  23 
Marketing and Distribution—   
ETF Shares  205 
Custodian Fees  11 
Auditing Fees  32 
Shareholders’ Reports—Admiral Shares  1 
Shareholders’ Reports—ETF Shares  78 
Trustees’ Fees and Expenses  1 
Total Expenses  1,491 
Net Investment Income  23,381 
Realized Net Gain (Loss) on   
Investment Securities Sold  46,571 
Change in Unrealized Appreciation   
(Depreciation) of Investment Securities  215,169 
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets   
Resulting from Operations  285,121 

 

Statement of Changes in Net Assets

  Year Ended August 31, 
  2014  2013 
  ($000)  ($000) 
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets     
Operations     
Net Investment Income  23,381  20,471 
Realized Net Gain (Loss)  46,571  26,138 
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)  215,169  78,706 
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations  285,121  125,315 
Distributions     
Net Investment Income     
Admiral Shares  (2,782)  (2,309) 
ETF Shares  (17,757)  (13,282) 
Realized Capital Gain     
Admiral Shares     
ETF Shares     
Total Distributions  (20,539)  (15,591) 
Capital Share Transactions     
Admiral Shares  1,431  (945) 
ETF Shares  296,361  60,420 
Net Increase (Decrease) from Capital Share Transactions  297,792  59,475 
Total Increase (Decrease)  562,374  169,199 
Net Assets     
Beginning of Period  934,652  765,453 
End of Period2  1,497,026  934,652 

1 Interest income from an affiliated company of the fund was $1,000.
2 Net Assets—End of Period includes undistributed (overdistributed) net investment income of $15,285,000 and $12,443,000
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.

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Financial Highlights

Admiral Shares           
 
For a Share Outstanding  Year Ended August 31, 
Throughout Each Period  2014  2013  2012  2011  2010 
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period  $46.34  $40.66  $39.53  $33.32  $30.68 
Investment Operations           
Net Investment Income  .936  1.014  .783  . 579  .9711 
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)           
on Investments  11.528  5.464  1.151  6.551  2.128 
Total from Investment Operations  12.464  6.478  1.934  7.130  3.099 
Distributions           
Dividends from Net Investment Income  (. 964)  (.798)  (. 804)  (. 920)  (. 459) 
Distributions from Realized Capital Gains           
Total Distributions  (. 964)  (.798)  (. 804)  (. 920)  (. 459) 
Net Asset Value, End of Period  $57.84  $46.34  $40.66  $39.53  $33.32 
 
Total Return2  27.18%  16.12%  5.10%  21.26%  10.07% 
 
Ratios/Supplemental Data           
Net Assets, End of Period (Millions)  $175  $139  $123  $138  $97 
Ratio of Total Expenses to Average Net Assets  0.12%  0.14%  0.14%  0.19%  0.24% 
Ratio of Net Investment Income to           
Average Net Assets  1.88%  2.32%  1.93%  1.63%  2.81%1 
Portfolio Turnover Rate3  4%  7%  7%  14%  10% 
1 Net investment income per share and the ratio of net investment income to average net assets include $.417 and 1.14%, respectively,
resulting from a special dividend from Weyerhaeuser Co. in July 2010.
2 Total returns do not include transaction or account service fees that may have applied in the periods shown. Fund prospectuses provide
information about any applicable transaction and account service fees.
3 Excludes the value of portfolio securities received or delivered as a result of in-kind purchases or redemptions of the fund’s capital shares,
including ETF Creation Units.
 
 
ETF Shares           
 
For a Share Outstanding  Year Ended August 31, 
Throughout Each Period  2014  2013  2012  2011  2010 
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period  $90.94  $79.81  $77.59  $65.40  $60.23 
Investment Operations           
Net Investment Income  1.847  1.993  1.537  1.142  1.9071 
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)           
on Investments  22.612  10.708  2.259  12.852  4.186 
Total from Investment Operations  24.459  12.701  3.796  13.994  6.093 
Distributions           
Dividends from Net Investment Income  (1.899)  (1.571)  (1.576)  (1.804)  (. 923) 
Distributions from Realized Capital Gains           
Total Distributions  (1.899)  (1.571)  (1.576)  (1.804)  (. 923) 
Net Asset Value, End of Period  $113.50  $90.94  $79.81  $77.59  $65.40 
 
Total Return  27.17%  16.08%  5.09%  21.26%  10.07% 
 
Ratios/Supplemental Data           
Net Assets, End of Period (Millions)  $1,323  $796  $642  $593  $415 
Ratio of Total Expenses to Average Net Assets  0.12%  0.14%  0.14%  0.19%  0.24% 
Ratio of Net Investment Income to           
Average Net Assets  1.88%  2.32%  1.93%  1.63%  2.81%1 
Portfolio Turnover Rate2  4%  7%  7%  14%  10% 
1 Net investment income per share and the ratio of net investment income to average net assets include $.819 and 1.14%, respectively,
resulting from a special dividend from Weyerhaeuser Co. in July 2010.
2 Excludes the value of portfolio securities received or delivered as a result of in-kind purchases or redemptions of the fund’s capital shares,
including ETF Creation Units.

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

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Notes to Financial Statements

Vanguard Materials 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: Admiral Shares and ETF Shares. Admiral Shares are designed for investors who meet certain administrative, service, and account-size criteria. ETF Shares are listed for trading on NYSE Arca; they can be purchased and sold through a broker.

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

1. Security Valuation: Securities are valued as of the close of trading on the New York Stock Exchange (generally 4 p.m., Eastern time) on the valuation date. Equity securities are valued at the latest quoted sales prices or official closing prices taken from the primary market in which each security trades; such securities not traded on the valuation date are valued at the mean of the latest quoted bid and asked prices. Securities for which market quotations are not readily available, or whose values have been materially affected by events occurring before the fund’s pricing time but after the close of the securities’ primary markets, are valued by methods deemed by the board of trustees to represent fair value. Investments in Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund are valued at that fund’s net asset value.

2. Federal Income Taxes: The fund intends to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company and distribute all of its taxable income. Management has analyzed the fund’s tax positions taken for all open federal income tax years (August 31, 2011–2014), and has concluded that no provision for federal income tax is required in the fund’s financial statements.

3. Distributions: Distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date.

4. Securities Lending: To earn additional income, the fund lends its securities to qualified institutional borrowers. Security loans are required to be secured at all times by collateral in an amount at least equal to the market value of securities loaned. Daily market fluctuations could cause the value of loaned securities to be more or less than the value of the collateral received. When this occurs, the collateral is adjusted and settled on the next business day. The fund further mitigates its counterparty risk by entering into securities lending transactions only with a diverse group of prequalified counterparties, monitoring their financial strength, and entering into master securities lending agreements with its counterparties. The master securities lending agreements provide that, in the event of a counterparty’s default (including bankruptcy), the fund may terminate any loans with that borrower, determine the net amount owed, and sell or retain the collateral up to the net amount owed to the fund; however, such actions may be subject to legal proceedings. While collateral mitigates counterparty risk, in the absence of a default the fund may experience delays and costs in recovering the securities loaned. The fund invests cash collateral received in Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund, and records a liability in the Statement of Net Assets for the return of the collateral, during the period the securities are on loan. Securities lending income represents fees charged to borrowers plus income earned on invested cash collateral, less expenses associated with the loan.

5. Credit Facility: The fund and certain other funds managed by The Vanguard Group participate in a $2.89 billion committed credit facility provided by a syndicate of lenders pursuant to a credit agreement that may be renewed annually; each fund is individually liable for its borrowings, if any, under the credit facility. Borrowings may be utilized for temporary and emergency purposes, and are subject to the fund’s regulatory and contractual borrowing restrictions. The participating funds are charged administrative fees and an annual commitment fee of 0.06% of the undrawn amount of the facility; these fees are allocated to the funds based on a method approved by the fund’s board of trustees and included in Management and Administrative expenses on the fund’s Statement of Operations. Any borrowings under this facility bear interest at a rate equal to the higher of the federal funds rate or LIBOR reference rate plus an agreed-upon spread.

The fund had no borrowings outstanding at August 31, 2014, or at any time during the period then ended.

6. Other: Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Interest income includes income distributions received from Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund and is accrued daily. Security transactions are accounted for on the date securities are bought or sold. Costs used to determine realized gains (losses) on the sale of investment securities are those of the specific securities sold.

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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 based on methods approved by the board of trustees. The fund has committed to provide up to 0.40% of its net assets in capital contributions to Vanguard. At August 31, 2014, the fund had contributed capital of $147,000 to Vanguard (included in Other Assets), representing 0.01% of the fund’s net assets and 0.06% of Vanguard’s capitalization. The fund’s trustees and officers are also directors and officers of Vanguard.

C. Various inputs may be used to determine the value of the fund’s investments. These inputs are summarized in three broad levels for financial statement purposes. The inputs or methodologies used to value securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

Level 1—Quoted prices in active markets for identical securities.
Level 2—Other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.).
Level 3—Significant unobservable inputs (including the fund’s own assumptions used to determine the fair value of investments).

At August 31, 2014, 100% of the market value of the fund’s investments was determined based on Level 1 inputs.

D. 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 year ended August 31, 2014, the fund realized $45,839,000 of net capital gains resulting from in-kind redemptions—in which shareholders exchanged fund shares for securities held by the fund rather than for cash. Because such gains are not taxable to the fund, and are not distributed to shareholders, they have been reclassified from accumulated net realized losses to paid-in capital.

For tax purposes, at August 31, 2014, the fund had $15,959,000 of ordinary income available for distribution. The fund used capital loss carryforwards of $1,031,000 to offset taxable capital gains realized during the year ended August 31, 2014. At August 31, 2014, the fund had available capital losses totaling $40,272,000 to offset future net capital gains. Of this amount, $39,879,000 is subject to expiration dates; $18,746,000 may be used to offset future net capital gains through August 31, 2018, and $21,133,000 through August 31, 2019. Capital losses of $393,000 realized beginning in fiscal 2012 may be carried forward indefinitely under the Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2010, but must be used before any expiring loss carryforwards.

At August 31, 2014, the cost of investment securities for tax purposes was $1,242,067,000. Net unrealized appreciation of investment securities for tax purposes was $255,067,000, consisting of unrealized gains of $349,925,000 on securities that had risen in value since their purchase and $94,858,000 in unrealized losses on securities that had fallen in value since their purchase.

E. During the year ended August 31, 2014, the fund purchased $467,273,000 of investment securities and sold $166,674,000 of investment securities, other than temporary cash investments. Purchases and sales include $390,607,000 and $114,817,000, respectively, in connection with in-kind purchases and redemptions of the fund’s capital shares.

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F. Capital share transactions for each class of shares were:

  Year Ended August 31, 
    2014      2013 
  Amount  Shares  Amount  Shares 
  ($000)  (000)  ($000)  (000) 
Admiral Shares         
Issued  37,288  704  30,574  686 
Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions  2,322  46  2,029  48 
Redeemed  (38,179)  (729)  (33,548)  (764) 
Net Increase (Decrease) —Admiral Shares  1,431  21  (945)  (30) 
ETF Shares         
Issued  411,198  4,001  139,315  1,601 
Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions         
Redeemed  (114,837)  (1,100)  (78,895)  (900) 
Net Increase (Decrease)—ETF Shares  296,361  2,901  60,420  701 

G. Management has determined that no material events or transactions occurred subsequent to August 31, 2014, that would require recognition or disclosure in these financial statements.

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Fund Profile
As of August 31, 2014

Share-Class Characteristics   
  Admiral  ETF 
  Shares  Shares 
Ticker Symbol  VTCAX  VOX 
Expense Ratio1  0.14%  0.14% 
30-Day SEC Yield  3.14%  3.14% 

 

 

Portfolio Characteristics     
    MSCI   
    US IMI/   
    Telecom  MSCI 
    Services  US IMI/ 
  Fund  25/50  2500 
Number of Stocks  30  29  2,499 
Median Market Cap  $23.5B  $23.5B  $48.7B 
Price/Earnings Ratio  17.9x  17.9x  20.7x 
Price/Book Ratio  2.7x  2.7x  2.7x 
Return on Equity  13.4%  13.4%  18.0% 
Earnings Growth Rate  5.5%  5.5%  15.2% 
Dividend Yield  3.4%  3.4%  1.9% 
Foreign Holdings  0.0%  0.0%  0.0% 
Turnover Rate  19%     
Short-Term Reserves  0.1%     

 

 

Volatility Measures     
  MSCI US   
  IMI/Telecom   
  Services  MSCI US 
  25/50  IMI/2500 
R-Squared  1.00  0.30 
Beta  1.01  0.53 
These measures show the degree and timing of the fund’s fluctuations compared with the indexes over 36 months. 

 

 

Subindustry Diversification   
(% of equity exposure)   
 
Alternative Carriers  18.2% 
Integrated Telecommunication Services  64.7 
Wireless Telecommunication Services  16.9 
Other  0.2 

 

 

Ten Largest Holdings (% of total net assets) 
 
Verizon  Integrated   
Communications  Telecommunication   
Inc.  Services  22.5% 
AT&T Inc.  Integrated   
  Telecommunication   
  Services  22.5 
SBA  Wireless   
Communications  Telecommunication   
Corp.  Services  4.4 
CenturyLink Inc.  Integrated   
  Telecommunication   
  Services  4.4 
Level 3     
Communications     
Inc.  Alternative Carriers  3.1 
Windstream  Integrated   
Holdings Inc.  Telecommunication   
  Services  3.0 
Frontier  Integrated   
Communications  Telecommunication   
Corp.  Services  3.0 
T-Mobile US Inc.  Wireless   
  Telecommunication   
  Services  2.9 
tw telecom inc  Alternative Carriers  2.8 
Sprint Corp.  Wireless   
  Telecommunication   
  Services  2.0 
Top Ten Total    70.6% 
The holdings listed exclude any temporary cash investments and equity index products.

1 The expense ratios shown are from the prospectus dated December 23, 2013, and represent estimated costs for the current fiscal year. For the fiscal year ended August 31, 2014, the expense ratios were 0.12% for
Admiral Shares and 0.12% for ETF Shares.

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Performance Summary

All of the returns in this report represent past performance, which is not a guarantee of future results that may be achieved by the fund. (Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data cited. For performance data current to the most recent month-end, visit our website at vanguard.com/performance.) Note, too, that both investment returns and principal value can fluctuate widely, so an investor’s shares, when sold, could be worth more or less than their original cost. The returns shown do not reflect taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the sale of fund shares.

Cumulative Performance: September 23, 2004–August 31, 2014
Initial Investment of $10,000


 
    Average Annual Total Returns   
  Periods Ended August 31, 2014   
      Since  Final Value 
      Inception  of a $10,000 
  One Year  Five Years  (9/23/2004)  Investment 
Telecommunication Services Index Fund         
ETF Shares Net Asset Value  17.08%  15.48%  8.90%  $23,326 
Telecommunication Services Index Fund         
ETF Shares Market Price  17.11  15.49  8.90  23,325 
Spliced US IMI/Telecommunication         
Services 25/50  17.00  14.65  7.92  21,330 
Telecommunication Funds Average  18.89  13.31  6.29  18,328 
MSCI US IMI/2500  24.94  17.33  9.02  23,578 
For a benchmark description, see the Glossary.
Telecommunication Funds Average: Derived from data provided by Lipper, a Thomson Reuters Company.
“Since Inception” performance is calculated from the ETF Shares’ inception date for both the fund and its comparative standards.
 
 
      Since  Final Value 
      Inception  of a $100,000 
  One Year  Five Years  (3/11/2005)  Investment 
Telecommunication Services Index Fund         
Admiral Shares  17.13%  15.49%  8.57%  $217,991 
Spliced US IMI/Telecommunication Services 25/50  17.00  14.65  7.92  205,816 
MSCI US IMI/2500  24.94  17.33  8.37  214,122 
“Since Inception” performance is calculated from the Admiral Shares’ inception date for both the fund and its comparative standards. 

See Financial Highlights for dividend and capital gains information.

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Fiscal-Year Total Returns (%): September 23, 2004–August 31, 2014


For a benchmark description, see the Glossary.

Cumulative Returns: ETF Shares, September 23, 2004–August 31, 2014     
      Since 
      Inception 
  One Year  Five Years  (9/23/2004) 
Telecommunication Services Index Fund ETF Shares Market Price  17.11%  105.43%  133.25% 
Telecommunication Services Index Fund ETF Shares Net Asset Value  17.08  105.34  133.26 
Spliced US IMI/Telecommunication Services 25/50  17.00  98.12  113.30 
“Since Inception” performance is calculated from the ETF Shares’ inception date for both the fund and its comparative standards. 

 

Average Annual Total Returns: Periods Ended June 30, 2014
This table presents 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 Date  One Year  Five Years  Inception 
ETF Shares  9/23/2004       
Market Price    15.87%  15.76%  8.99% 
Net Asset Value    15.91  15.77  8.99 
Admiral Shares  3/11/2005  15.94  15.79  8.67 

 

See Financial Highlights for dividend and capital gains information.

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Financial Statements

Statement of Net Assets
As of August 31, 2014

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

      Market 
      Value 
    Shares  ($000) 
Common Stocks (100.0%)     
Diversified Telecommunication Services (82.9%) 
  Alternative Carriers (18.2%)   
*  Level 3 Communications     
  Inc.  532,785  23,954 
*  tw telecom inc Class A  530,669  21,776 
*,^  Iridium Communications     
  Inc.  1,491,781  14,023 
*  inContact Inc.  1,384,551  12,682 
  Cogent Communications     
  Holdings Inc.  357,668  12,397 
*  8x8 Inc.  1,590,103  12,355 
*  Premiere Global Services     
  Inc.  868,495  11,438 
*  Vonage Holdings Corp.  3,198,521  11,035 
  Lumos Networks Corp.  722,961  10,577 
*,^  magicJack VocalTec Ltd.  756,767  9,490 
 
  Integrated Telecommunication Services (64.7%) 
  Verizon Communications     
  Inc.  3,470,094  172,880 
  AT&T Inc.  4,942,118  172,776 
  CenturyLink Inc.  826,428  33,875 
  Windstream Holdings Inc.  2,071,223  23,405 
  Frontier Communications     
  Corp.  3,403,225  23,142 
  Consolidated     
  Communications     
  Holdings Inc.  590,310  14,392 
  Atlantic Tele-Network Inc.  206,626  12,116 
*  Hawaiian Telcom Holdco     
  Inc.  424,643  11,678 
*  Cincinnati Bell Inc.  3,119,398  11,448 
  IDT Corp. Class B  702,207  11,032 
*  General Communication     
  Inc. Class A  968,411  10,885 
      637,356 
Other (0.2%)1     
*  Leap Wireless     
  International Inc CVR  577,114  1,454 

 

      Market 
      Value 
    Shares  ($000) 
Wireless Telecommunication Services (16.9%) 
*  SBA Communications     
  Corp. Class A  309,950  34,184 
*  T-Mobile US Inc.  732,993  22,049 
*  Sprint Corp.  2,733,046  15,332 
  Telephone & Data     
  Systems Inc.  544,870  14,352 
  Shenandoah     
  Telecommunications Co.  444,605  12,280 
  Spok Holdings Inc.  770,197  11,399 
  NTELOS Holdings Corp.  775,625  10,231 
*  United States Cellular Corp.   270,791  10,214 
      130,041 
Total Common Stocks     
(Cost $717,426)    768,851 
Temporary Cash Investments (0.4%)   
Money Market Fund (0.4%)     
2,3  Vanguard Market     
  Liquidity Fund, 0.113%  2,892,000  2,892 
 
    Face   
    Amount   
    ($000   
U.S. Government and Agency Obligations (0.0%) 
4  Fannie Mae     
  Discount Notes,     
  0.080%, 9/3/14  200  200 
Total Temporary Cash Investments   
(Cost $3,091)    3,092 
Total Investments (100.4%)     
(Cost $720,517)    771,943 
Other Assets and Liabilities (–0.4%)   
Other Assets    6,738 
Liabilities3    (9,881) 
      (3,143) 
Net Assets (100%)    768,800 

 

At August 31, 2014, net assets consisted of: 
  Amount 
  ($000) 
Paid-in Capital  774,504 
Undistributed Net Investment Income  14,121 
Accumulated Net Realized Losses  (71,251) 
Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)  51,426 
Net Assets  768,800 
 
 
Admiral Shares—Net Assets   
Applicable to 567,195 outstanding   
$.001 par value shares of beneficial   
interest (unlimited authorization)  25,561 
Net Asset Value Per Share—   
Admiral Shares  $45.07 
 
 
ETF Shares—Net Assets   
Applicable to 8,403,838 outstanding   
$.001 par value shares of beneficial   
interest (unlimited authorization)  743,239 
Net Asset Value Per Share—   
ETF Shares  $88.44 

See Note A in Notes to Financial Statements.
* Non-income-producing security.
^Includes partial security positions on loan to broker-dealers. The total value of securities on loan is $2,531,000.
1 “Other” represents securities that are not classified by the fund’s benchmark index.
2 Affiliated money market fund available only to Vanguard funds and certain trusts and accounts managed by Vanguard. Rate shown is the 7-day yield.
3 Includes $2,640,000 of collateral received for securities on loan.
4 The issuer was placed under federal conservatorship in September 2008; since that time, its daily operations have been managed by the Federal Housing Finance Agency and it receives capital from the
U.S. Treasury, as needed to maintain a positive net worth, in exchange for senior preferred stock.
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.

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Statement of Operations

  Year Ended 
August 31, 2014 
  ($000) 
Investment Income   
Income   
Dividends  22,005 
Interest1  1 
Securities Lending  106 
Total Income  22,112 
Expenses   
The Vanguard Group—Note B   
Investment Advisory Services  104 
Management and Administrative—   
Admiral Shares  20 
Management and Administrative—   
ETF Shares  396 
Marketing and Distribution—   
Admiral Shares  3 
Marketing and Distribution—   
ETF Shares  131 
Custodian Fees  9 
Auditing Fees  32 
Shareholders’ Reports—Admiral Shares   
Shareholders’ Reports—ETF Shares  86 
Total Expenses  781 
Net Investment Income  21,331 
Realized Net Gain (Loss)   
Investment Securities Sold  399 
Futures Contracts  72 
Realized Net Gain (Loss)  471 
Change in Unrealized Appreciation   
(Depreciation)   
Investment Securities  74,721 
Futures Contracts  1 
Change in Unrealized Appreciation   
(Depreciation)  74,722 
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets   
Resulting from Operations  96,524 

 

Statement of Changes in Net Assets

  Year Ended August 31, 
  2014  2013 
  ($000)  ($000) 
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets     
Operations     
Net Investment Income  21,331  24,456 
Realized Net Gain (Loss)  471  61,827 
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)  74,722  (18,059) 
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations  96,524  68,224 
Distributions     
Net Investment Income     
Admiral Shares  (927)  (678) 
ETF Shares  (23,038)  (16,305) 
Realized Capital Gain     
Admiral Shares     
ETF Shares     
Total Distributions  (23,965)  (16,983) 
Capital Share Transactions     
Admiral Shares  1,775  (347) 
ETF Shares  162,554  (62,644) 
Net Increase (Decrease) from Capital Share Transactions  164,329  (62,991) 
Total Increase (Decrease)  236,888  (11,750) 
Net Assets     
Beginning of Period  531,912  543,662 
End of Period2  768,800  531,912 

1 Interest income from an affiliated company of the fund was $1,000.
2 Net Assets—End of Period includes undistributed (overdistributed) net investment income of $14,121,000 and $16,755,000.
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.

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Financial Highlights

Admiral Shares           
 
For a Share Outstanding  Year Ended August 31, 
Throughout Each Period  2014  2013  2012  2011  2010 
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period  $40.02  $36.09  $33.18  $29.22  $25.77 
Investment Operations           
Net Investment Income  1.217  1.9061  1.0822  1.077  1.0242 
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)           
on Investments  5.486  3.284  2.845  3.853  3.183 
Total from Investment Operations  6.703  5.190  3.927  4.930  4.207 
Distributions           
Dividends from Net Investment Income  (1.653)  (1.260)  (1.017)  (. 970)  (.757) 
Distributions from Realized Capital Gains           
Total Distributions  (1.653)  (1.260)  (1.017)  (. 970)  (.757) 
Net Asset Value, End of Period  $45.07  $40.02  $36.09  $33.18  $29.22 
 
Total Return 3  17.13%  14.80%  12.33%  16.87%  16.40% 
 
Ratios/Supplemental Data           
Net Assets, End of Period (Millions)  $26  $21  $19  $20  $14 
Ratio of Total Expenses to Average Net Assets  0.12%  0.14%  0.14%  0.19%  0.24% 
Ratio of Net Investment Income to           
Average Net Assets  3.29%  4.56%1  3.24%  3.60%  3.60% 
Portfolio Turnover Rate4  19%  19%  28%  21%  23% 
1 Net investment income per share and the ratio of net investment income to average net assets include $.359 and 0.89%, respectively,
resulting from a special dividend received in connection with a merger between T-Mobile US Inc. and MetroPCS Communications Inc. in
May 2013.
2 Calculated based on average shares outstanding.
3 Total returns do not include transaction or account service fees that may have applied in the periods shown. Fund prospectuses provide
information about any applicable transaction and account service fees.
4 Excludes the value of portfolio securities received or delivered as a result of in-kind purchases or redemptions of the fund’s capital shares,
including ETF Creation Units.

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

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Financial Highlights

ETF Shares           
 
For a Share Outstanding  Year Ended August 31, 
Throughout Each Period  2014  2013  2012  2011  2010 
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period  $78.54  $70.82  $65.11  $57.34  $50.58 
Investment Operations           
Net Investment Income  2.394  3.7341  2.1052  2.118  1.9812 
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)           
on Investments  10.749  6.455  5.614  7.557  6.290 
Total from Investment Operations  13.143  10.189  7.719  9.675  8.271 
Distributions           
Dividends from Net Investment Income  (3.243)  (2.469)  (2.009)  (1.905)  (1.511) 
Distributions from Realized Capital Gains           
Total Distributions  (3.243)  (2.469)  (2.009)  (1.905)  (1.511) 
Net Asset Value, End of Period  $88.44  $78.54  $70.82  $65.11  $57.34 
 
Total Return  17.08%  14.78%  12.33%  16.87%  16.39% 
 
Ratios/Supplemental Data           
Net Assets, End of Period (Millions)  $743  $511  $524  $391  $241 
Ratio of Total Expenses to Average Net Assets  0.12%  0.14%  0.14%  0.19%  0.24% 
Ratio of Net Investment Income to           
Average Net Assets  3.29%  4.56%1  3.24%  3.60%  3.60% 
Portfolio Turnover Rate3  19%  19%  28%  21%  23% 
1 Net investment income per share and the ratio of net investment income to average net assets include $.704 and 0.89%, respectively,
resulting from a special dividend received in connection with a merger between T-Mobile US Inc. and MetroPCS Communications Inc. in
May 2013.
2 Calculated based on average shares outstanding.
3 Excludes the value of portfolio securities received or delivered as a result of in-kind purchases or redemptions of the fund’s capital shares,
including ETF Creation Units.

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

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Notes to Financial Statements

Vanguard Telecommunication Services 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: Admiral Shares and ETF Shares. Admiral Shares are designed for investors who meet certain administrative, service, and account-size criteria. ETF Shares are listed for trading on NYSE Arca; they can be purchased and sold through a broker.

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

1. Security Valuation: Securities are valued as of the close of trading on the New York Stock Exchange (generally 4 p.m., Eastern time) on the valuation date. Equity securities are valued at the latest quoted sales prices or official closing prices taken from the primary market in which each security trades; such securities not traded on the valuation date are valued at the mean of the latest quoted bid and asked prices. Securities for which market quotations are not readily available, or whose values have been materially affected by events occurring before the fund’s pricing time but after the close of the securities’ primary markets, are valued by methods deemed by the board of trustees to represent fair value. Investments in Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund are valued at that fund’s net asset value. Temporary cash investments 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. Futures Contracts: The fund uses index futures contracts to a limited extent, with the objectives of maintaining full exposure to the stock market, enhancing returns, maintaining liquidity, and minimizing transaction costs. The fund may purchase futures contracts to immediately invest incoming cash in the market, or sell futures in response to cash outflows, thereby simulating a fully invested position in the underlying index while maintaining a cash balance for liquidity. The fund may seek to enhance returns by using futures contracts instead of the underlying securities when futures are believed to be priced more attractively than the underlying securities. The primary risks associated with the use of futures contracts are imperfect correlation between changes in market values of stocks held by the fund and the prices of futures contracts, and the possibility of an illiquid market. Counterparty risk involving futures is mitigated because a regulated clearinghouse is the counterparty instead of the clearing broker. To further mitigate counterparty risk, the fund trades futures contracts on an exchange, monitors the financial strength of its clearing brokers and clearinghouse, and has entered into clearing agreements with its clearing brokers. The clearinghouse imposes initial margin requirements to secure the fund’s performance and requires daily settlement of variation margin representing changes in the market value of each contract.

Futures contracts are valued at their quoted daily settlement prices. The aggregate settlement values of the contracts are not recorded in the Statement of Net Assets. 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 futures gains (losses).

During the year ended August 31, 2014, the fund’s average investments in long and short futures contracts represented less than 1% and 0% of net assets, respectively, based on the average of aggregate settlement values at each quarter-end during the period. The fund had no open futures contracts at August 31, 2014.

3. Federal Income Taxes: The fund intends to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company and distribute all of its taxable income. Management has analyzed the fund’s tax positions taken for all open federal income tax years (August 31, 2011–2014), and has concluded that no provision for federal income tax is required in the fund’s financial statements.

4. Distributions: Distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date.

5. Securities Lending: To earn additional income, the fund lends its securities to qualified institutional borrowers. Security loans are required to be secured at all times by collateral in an amount at least equal to the market value of securities loaned. Daily market fluctuations could cause the value of loaned securities to be more or less than the value of the collateral received. When this occurs, the collateral is adjusted and settled on the next business day. The fund further mitigates its counterparty risk by entering into securities lending transactions only with a diverse group of prequalified counterparties, monitoring their financial strength, and entering into master securities lending agreements with its counterparties. The master securities lending agreements provide that, in the event of a counterparty’s default (including bankruptcy), the fund may terminate any loans with that borrower, determine the net amount owed, and sell or retain the collateral up to the net amount owed to the fund; however,

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such actions may be subject to legal proceedings. While collateral mitigates counterparty risk, in the absence of a default the fund may experience delays and costs in recovering the securities loaned. The fund invests cash collateral received in Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund, and records a liability in the Statement of Net Assets for the return of the collateral, during the period the securities are on loan. Securities lending income represents fees charged to borrowers plus income earned on invested cash collateral, less expenses associated with the loan.

6. Credit Facility: The fund and certain other funds managed by The Vanguard Group participate in a $2.89 billion committed credit facility provided by a syndicate of lenders pursuant to a credit agreement that may be renewed annually; each fund is individually liable for its borrowings, if any, under the credit facility. Borrowings may be utilized for temporary and emergency purposes, and are subject to the fund’s regulatory and contractual borrowing restrictions. The participating funds are charged administrative fees and an annual commitment fee of 0.06% of the undrawn amount of the facility; these fees are allocated to the funds based on a method approved by the fund’s board of trustees and included in Management and Administrative expenses on the fund’s Statement of Operations. Any borrowings under this facility bear interest at a rate equal to the higher of the federal funds rate or LIBOR reference rate plus an agreed-upon spread.

The fund had no borrowings outstanding at August 31, 2014, or at any time during the period then ended.

7. Other: Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Interest income includes income distributions received from Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund and is accrued daily. Premiums and discounts on debt securities purchased are amortized and accreted, respectively, to interest income over the lives of the respective securities. Security transactions are accounted for on the date securities are bought or sold. Costs used to determine realized gains (losses) on the sale of investment securities are those of the specific securities sold.

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 based on methods approved by the board of trustees. The fund has committed to provide up to 0.40% of its net assets in capital contributions to Vanguard. At August 31, 2014, the fund had contributed capital of $77,000 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.

C. Various inputs may be used to determine the value of the fund’s investments. These inputs are summarized in three broad levels for financial statement purposes. The inputs or methodologies used to value securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

Level 1—Quoted prices in active markets for identical securities.
Level 2—Other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.).
Level 3—Significant unobservable inputs (including the fund’s own assumptions used to determine the fair value of investments).

The following table summarizes the market value of the fund’s investments as of August 31, 2014, based on the inputs used to value them:

  Level 1  Level 2  Level 3 
Investments  ($000)  ($000)  ($000) 
Common Stocks  767,397    1,454 
Temporary Cash Investments  2,892  200   
Total  770,289  200  1,454 

 

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D. 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 year ended August 31, 2014, the fund realized $21,773,000 of net capital gains resulting from in-kind redemptions—in which shareholders exchanged fund shares for securities held by the fund rather than for cash. Because such gains are not taxable to the fund, and are not distributed to shareholders, they have been reclassified from accumulated net realized losses to paid-in capital.

For tax purposes, at August 31, 2014, the fund had $14,458,000 of ordinary income available for distribution. The fund used capital loss carryforwards of $4,665,000 to offset taxable capital gains realized during the year ended August 31, 2014. At August 31, 2014, the fund had available capital losses totaling $71,251,000 to offset future net capital gains. Of this amount, $45,285,000 is subject to expiration dates; $7,492,000 may be used to offset future net capital gains through August 31, 2017, $26,335,000 through August 31, 2018, and $11,458,000 through August 31, 2019. Capital losses of $25,966,000 realized beginning in fiscal 2012 may be carried forward indefinitely under the Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2010, but must be used before any expiring loss carryforwards.

At August 31, 2014, the cost of investment securities for tax purposes was $720,517,000. Net unrealized appreciation of investment securities for tax purposes was $51,426,000, consisting of unrealized gains of $70,670,000 on securities that had risen in value since their purchase and $19,244,000 in unrealized losses on securities that had fallen in value since their purchase.

E. During the year ended August 31, 2014, the fund purchased $382,741,000 of investment securities and sold $217,129,000 of investment securities, other than temporary cash investments. Purchases and sales include $228,176,000 and $90,765,000, respectively, in connection with in-kind purchases and redemptions of the fund’s capital shares.

F. Capital share transactions for each class of shares were:

      Year Ended August 31, 
    2014      2013 
  Amount  Shares  Amount  Shares 
  ($000)  (000)  ($000)  (000) 
Admiral Shares         
Issued  7,745  180  5,668  146 
Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions  809  20  598  17 
Redeemed  (6,779)  (160)  (6,613)  (172) 
Net Increase (Decrease) —Admiral Shares  1,775  40  (347)  (9) 
ETF Shares         
Issued  253,552  3,000  222,108  2,900 
Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions         
Redeemed  (90,998)  (1,100)  (284,752)  (3,800) 
Net Increase (Decrease)—ETF Shares  162,554  1,900  (62,644)  (900) 

At August 31, 2014, one shareholder was the record or beneficial owner of 39% of the fund’s net assets. If the shareholder were to redeem its investment in the fund, the redemption might result in an increase in the fund’s expense ratio.

G. Management has determined that no material events or transactions occurred subsequent to August 31, 2014, that would require recognition or disclosure in these financial statements.

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Fund Profile
As of August 31, 2014

Share-Class Characteristics   
  Admiral  ETF 
  Shares  Shares 
Ticker Symbol  VUIAX  VPU 
Expense Ratio1  0.14%  0.14% 
30-Day SEC Yield  3.41%  3.41% 

 

 

Portfolio Characteristics     
    MSCI   
    US IMI/  MSCI 
    Utilities  US IMI/ 
  Fund  25/50  2500 
Number of Stocks  78  78  2,499 
Median Market Cap  $18.9B  $18.9B  $48.7B 
Price/Earnings Ratio  20.1x  20.1x  20.7x 
Price/Book Ratio  1.7x  1.7x  2.7x 
Return on Equity  10.4%  10.4%  18.0% 
Earnings Growth Rate  1.1%  1.1%  15.2% 
Dividend Yield  3.5%  3.5%  1.9% 
Foreign Holdings  0.0%  0.0%  0.0% 
Turnover Rate  7%     
Short-Term Reserves  0.0%     

 

 

Volatility Measures     
  MSCI US   
  IMI/Utilities  MSCI US 
  25/50  IMI/2500 
R-Squared  1.00  0.11 
Beta  1.00  0.32 
These measures show the degree and timing of the fund’s fluctuations compared with the indexes over 36 months. 

 

 

Subindustry Diversification   
(% of equity exposure)   
 
Electric Utilities  52.1% 
Gas Utilities  6.7 
Independent Power Producers   
& Energy Traders  4.6 
Multi-Utilities  33.8 
Renewable Electricity  0.2 
Water Utilities  2.6 

 

 

Ten Largest Holdings (% of total net assets) 
 
Duke Energy Corp.  Electric Utilities  7.8% 
NextEra Energy Inc.  Electric Utilities  6.4 
Dominion Resources Inc.  Multi-Utilities  6.1 
Southern Co.  Electric Utilities  5.9 
Exelon Corp.  Electric Utilities  4.3 
American Electric     
Power Co. Inc.  Electric Utilities  3.9 
Sempra Energy  Multi-Utilities  3.7 
PPL Corp.  Electric Utilities  3.3 
PG&E Corp.  Multi-Utilities  3.2 
Public Service     
Enterprise Group Inc.  Multi-Utilities  2.8 
Top Ten    47.4% 
The holdings listed exclude any temporary cash investments and equity index products.

1 The expense ratios shown are from the prospectus dated December 23, 2013, and represent estimated costs for the current fiscal year. For the fiscal year ended August 31, 2014, the expense ratios were 0.12% for
Admiral Shares and 0.12% for ETF Shares.

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Performance Summary

All of the returns in this report represent past performance, which is not a guarantee of future results that may be achieved by the fund. (Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data cited. For performance data current to the most recent month-end, visit our website at vanguard.com/performance.) Note, too, that both investment returns and principal value can fluctuate widely, so an investor’s shares, when sold, could be worth more or less than their original cost. The returns shown do not reflect taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the sale of fund shares.

Cumulative Performance: August 31, 2004–August 31, 2014
Initial Investment of $10,000


 
    Average Annual Total Returns  Final Value 
  Periods Ended August 31, 2014  of a $10,000 
  One Year  Five Years  Ten Years  Investment 
Utilities Index Fund         
ETF Shares Net Asset Value  20.55%  13.28%  9.78%  $25,434 
Utilities Index Fund         
ETF Shares Market Price  20.55  13.27  9.80  25,461 
Spliced US IMI/Utilities 25/50  20.74  13.48  9.99  25,906 
Utility Funds Average  22.89  12.69  9.52  24,821 
MSCI US IMI/2500  24.94  17.33  9.05  23,791 
For a benchmark description, see the Glossary.
Utility Funds Average: Derived from data provided by Lipper, a Thomson Reuters Company.

 

 

        Final Value 
        of a $100,000 
  One Year  Five Years  Ten Years  Investment 
Utilities Index Fund Admiral Shares  20.58%  13.30%  9.77%  $253,993 
Spliced US IMI/Utilities 25/50  20.74  13.48  9.99  259,060 
MSCI US IMI/2500  24.94  17.33  9.05  237,905 

See Financial Highlights for dividend and capital gains information.

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Fiscal-Year Total Returns (%): August 31, 2004–August 31, 2014


For a benchmark description, see the Glossary.

Cumulative Returns: ETF Shares, August 31, 2004–August 31, 2014     
 
  One Year  Five Years  Ten Years 
Utilities Index Fund ETF Shares Market Price  20.55%  86.44%  154.61% 
Utilities Index Fund ETF Shares Net Asset Value  20.55  86.58  154.34 
Spliced US IMI/Utilities 25/50  20.74  88.19  159.06 

 

Average Annual Total Returns: Periods Ended June 30, 2014
This table presents total returns through the latest calendar quarter—rather than through the end of the fiscal
period. Securities and Exchange Commission rules require that we provide this information.

  Inception Date  One Year  Five Years  Ten Years 
ETF Shares  1/26/2004       
Market Price    21.99%  14.85%  10.56% 
Net Asset Value    22.02  14.88  10.56 
Admiral Shares  4/28/2004  22.03  14.89  10.55 

See Financial Highlights for dividend and capital gains information.

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Financial Statements

Statement of Net Assets
As of August 31, 2014

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

      Market 
      Value 
    Shares  ($000) 
Common Stocks (100.0%)     
Electric Utilities (52.1%)     
  Duke Energy Corp.  2,272,553  168,146 
  NextEra Energy Inc.  1,401,433  137,971 
  Southern Co.  2,862,454  127,093 
  Exelon Corp.  2,759,368  92,218 
  American Electric Power     
  Co. Inc.  1,568,422  84,224 
  PPL Corp.  2,030,038  70,300 
  Edison International  994,590  58,820 
  Xcel Energy Inc.  1,612,989  51,696 
  Northeast Utilities  1,015,423  46,598 
  FirstEnergy Corp.  1,349,276  46,199 
  Entergy Corp.  576,481  44,625 
  OGE Energy Corp.  639,636  23,999 
  Pepco Holdings Inc.  806,248  22,220 
  Pinnacle West Capital     
  Corp.  354,446  20,186 
  ITC Holdings Corp.  506,362  18,913 
  Westar Energy Inc.     
  Class A  414,084  15,292 
  Great Plains Energy Inc.  494,831  12,702 
  Cleco Corp.  193,941  10,942 
  IDACORP Inc.  161,745  9,174 
  Portland General Electric     
  Co.  251,338  8,664 
^  Hawaiian Electric     
  Industries Inc.  325,815  8,273 
  UIL Holdings Corp.  181,894  6,776 
  PNM Resources Inc.  256,222  6,716 
  ALLETE Inc.  129,591  6,307 
  NRG Yield Inc. Class A  105,946  5,762 
  El Paso Electric Co.  129,817  5,107 
  MGE Energy Inc.  111,197  4,474 
  Empire District Electric Co.  138,631  3,584 
  Otter Tail Corp.  105,370  3,002 
  Unitil Corp.  42,097  1,372 
      1,121,355 
Gas Utilities (6.7%)     
  AGL Resources Inc.  383,034  20,419 
  UGI Corp.  369,626  19,583 
  National Fuel Gas Co.  229,401  17,535 
  Atmos Energy Corp.  321,900  16,275 
  Questar Corp.  562,656  13,228 
  Piedmont Natural Gas Co.     
  Inc.  250,517  9,369 
  Southwest Gas Corp.  149,484  7,805 
  WGL Holdings Inc.  166,627  7,247 
  New Jersey Resources     
  Corp.  135,548  7,080 

 

      Market 
      Value 
    Shares  ($000) 
  Laclede Group Inc.  134,443  6,648 
  ONE Gas Inc.  167,264  6,261 
  South Jersey Industries     
  Inc.  105,804  6,131 
  Northwest Natural Gas Co.  86,951  3,953 
  Chesapeake Utilities Corp.  31,146  2,148 
      143,682 
Independent Power and Renewable   
Electricity Producers (4.9%)     
  AES Corp.  2,214,584  33,617 
  NRG Energy Inc.  1,083,773  33,359 
*  Calpine Corp.  1,156,730  27,496 
*  Dynegy Inc. Class A  161,224  5,269 
  Pattern Energy Group Inc.     
  Class A  119,288  3,845 
  Ormat Technologies Inc.  51,334  1,413 
      104,999 
Multi-Utilities (33.7%)     
  Dominion Resources Inc.  1,868,871  131,232 
  Sempra Energy  749,269  79,400 
  PG&E Corp.  1,493,354  69,411 
  Public Service Enterprise     
  Group Inc.  1,625,707  60,785 
  Consolidated Edison Inc.  941,149  54,483 
  DTE Energy Co.  568,931  44,519 
  NiSource Inc.  1,011,905  40,142 
  Wisconsin Energy Corp.  724,412  32,837 
  CenterPoint Energy Inc.  1,312,224  32,595 
  Ameren Corp.  779,937  31,190 
  CMS Energy Corp.  865,584  26,435 
  SCANA Corp.  432,098  22,443 
  Alliant Energy Corp.  356,401  20,846 
  MDU Resources Group Inc. 584,664  18,306 
  Integrys Energy Group Inc.  256,872  17,439 
  TECO Energy Inc.  749,488  13,566 
  Vectren Corp.  264,975  10,925 
  Black Hills Corp.  143,231  7,696 
  Avista Corp.  193,652  6,286 
  NorthWestern Corp.  124,496  6,011 
      726,547 
Water Utilities (2.6%)     
  American Water Works Co.     
  Inc.  575,047  29,103 
  Aqua America Inc.  568,762  14,225 
  American States Water Co.  124,371  4,017 
  California Water Service     
  Group  154,042  3,753 
  SJW Corp.  48,687  1,331 
  Connecticut Water Service     
  Inc.  35,605  1,173 

 

    Market 
    Value 
  Shares  ($000) 
Middlesex Water Co.  51,068  1,048 
York Water Co.  41,462  837 
    55,487 
Total Common Stocks     
(Cost $1,979,863)    2,152,070 
Temporary Cash Investment (0.0%)   
Money Market Fund (0.0%)     
1,2 Vanguard Market     
Liquidity Fund 0.113%,     
(Cost $1,058)  1,058,202  1,058 
Total Investments (100.0%)     
(Cost $1,980,921)    2,153,128 
Other Assets and Liabilities (0.0%)   
Other Assets    24,418 
Liabilities2    (24,985) 
    (567) 
Net Assets (100%)    2,152,561 
 
 
At August 31, 2014, net assets consisted of: 
    Amount 
    ($000) 
Paid-in Capital    1,973,826 
Undistributed Net Investment Income  13,108 
Accumulated Net Realized Losses  (6,580) 
Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)  172,207 
Net Assets    2,152,561 
 
 
Admiral Shares—Net Assets     
Applicable to 9,308,755 outstanding   
$.001 par value shares of beneficial   
interest (unlimited authorization)  441,873 
Net Asset Value Per Share—     
Admiral Shares    $47.47 
 
 
ETF Shares—Net Assets     
Applicable to 18,080,621 outstanding   
$.001 par value shares of beneficial   
interest (unlimited authorization)  1,710,688 
Net Asset Value Per Share—     
ETF Shares    $94.61 

See Note A in Notes to Financial Statements
^ Includes partial security positions on loan to broker-dealers. The total value of securities on loan is $1,033,000.
* Non-income-producing security.
1 Affiliated money market fund available only to Vanguard funds and certain trusts and accounts managed by Vanguard. Rate shown is the 7-day yield.
2 Includes $1,058,000 of collateral received for securities on loan.
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.

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Statement of Operations

  Year Ended 
August 31, 2014 
  ($000) 
Investment Income   
Income   
Dividends  70,085 
Interest1  2 
Securities Lending  14 
Total Income  70,101 
Expenses   
The Vanguard Group—Note B   
Investment Advisory Services  304 
Management and Administrative—   
Admiral Shares  330 
Management and Administrative—   
ETF Shares  1,103 
Marketing and Distribution—   
Admiral Shares  61 
Marketing and Distribution—   
ETF Shares  323 
Custodian Fees  28 
Auditing Fees  32 
Shareholders’ Reports—Admiral Shares  2 
Shareholders’ Reports—ETF Shares  92 
Trustees’ Fees and Expenses  1 
Total Expenses  2,276 
Net Investment Income  67,825 
Realized Net Gain (Loss) on   
Investment Securities Sold  118,085 
Change in Unrealized Appreciation   
(Depreciation) of Investment Securities  154,281 
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets   
Resulting from Operations  340,191 

 

Statement of Changes in Net Assets

  Year Ended August 31, 
  2014  2013 
  ($000)  ($000) 
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets     
Operations     
Net Investment Income  67,825  61,848 
Realized Net Gain (Loss)  118,085  59,137 
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)  154,281  13,075 
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations  340,191  134,060 
Distributions     
Net Investment Income     
Admiral Shares  (13,546)  (12,363) 
ETF Shares  (52,639)  (49,213) 
Realized Capital Gain     
Admiral Shares     
ETF Shares     
Total Distributions  (66,185)  (61,576) 
Capital Share Transactions     
Admiral Shares  36,462  22,541 
ETF Shares  138,918  143,996 
Net Increase (Decrease) from Capital Share Transactions  175,380  166,537 
Total Increase (Decrease)  449,386  239,021 
Net Assets     
Beginning of Period  1,703,175  1,464,154 
End of Period2  2,152,561  1,703,175 

1 Interest income from an affiliated company of the fund was $2,000.
2 Net Assets—End of Period includes undistributed net investment income of $13,108,000 and $11,468,000.
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.

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Financial Highlights

Admiral Shares           
 
For a Share Outstanding  Year Ended August 31, 
Throughout Each Period  2014  2013  2012  2011  2010 
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period  $40.80  $38.99  $36.40  $32.60  $30.73 
Investment Operations           
Net Investment Income  1.569  1.529  1.452  1.344  1.2931 
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)           
on Investments  6.656  1.838  2.539  3.783  1.782 
Total from Investment Operations  8.225  3.367  3.991  5.127  3.075 
Distributions           
Dividends from Net Investment Income  (1.555)  (1.557)  (1.401)  (1.327)  (1.205) 
Distributions from Realized Capital Gains           
Total Distributions  (1.555)  (1.557)  (1.401)  (1.327)  (1.205) 
Net Asset Value, End of Period  $47.47  $40.80  $38.99  $36.40  $32.60 
 
Total Return2  20.58%  8.83%  11.22%  16.09%  10.20% 
 
Ratios/Supplemental Data           
Net Assets, End of Period (Millions)  $442  $347  $310  $218  $153 
Ratio of Total Expenses to Average Net Assets  0.12%  0.14%  0.14%  0.19%  0.24% 
Ratio of Net Investment Income to           
Average Net Assets  3.59%  3.72%  3.93%  3.99%  4.07% 
Portfolio Turnover Rate3  7%  7%  5%  6%  8% 
1 Calculated based on average shares outstanding.
2 Total returns do not include transaction and account service fees that may have applied in the periods shown. Fund prospectuses provide
information about any applicable transaction and account service fees.
3 Excludes the value of portfolio securities received or delivered as a result of in-kind purchases or redemptions of the fund’s capital shares,
including ETF Creation Units.
 
 
ETF Shares           
 
For a Share Outstanding  Year Ended August 31, 
Throughout Each Period  2014  2013  2012  2011  2010 
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period  $81.32  $77.69  $72.52  $64.93  $61.24 
Investment Operations           
Net Investment Income  3.127  3.043  2.880  2.678  2.5541 
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)           
on Investments  13.261  3.675  5.080  7.551  3.550 
Total from Investment Operations  16.388  6.718  7.960  10.229  6.104 
Distributions           
Dividends from Net Investment Income  (3.098)  (3.088)  (2.790)  (2.639)  (2.414) 
Distributions from Realized Capital Gains           
Total Distributions  (3.098)  (3.088)  (2.790)  (2.639)  (2.414) 
Net Asset Value, End of Period  $94.61  $81.32  $77.69  $72.52  $64.93 
 
Total Return  20.55%  8.82%  11.20%  16.09%  10.18% 
 
Ratios/Supplemental Data           
Net Assets, End of Period (Millions)  $1,711  $1,356  $1,154  $831  $581 
Ratio of Total Expenses to Average Net Assets  0.12%  0.14%  0.14%  0.19%  0.24% 
Ratio of Net Investment Income to           
Average Net Assets  3.59%  3.72%  3.93%  3.99%  4.07% 
Portfolio Turnover Rate2  7%  7%  5%  6%  8% 
1 Calculated based on average shares outstanding.
2 Excludes the value of portfolio securities received or delivered as a result of in-kind purchases or redemptions of the fund’s capital shares,
including ETF Creation Units.

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

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Notes to Financial Statements

Vanguard Utilities 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: Admiral Shares and ETF Shares. Admiral Shares are designed for investors who meet certain administrative, service, and account-size criteria. ETF Shares are listed for trading on NYSE Arca; they can be purchased and sold through a broker.

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

1. Security Valuation: Securities are valued as of the close of trading on the New York Stock Exchange (generally 4 p.m., Eastern time) on the valuation date. Equity securities are valued at the latest quoted sales prices or official closing prices taken from the primary market in which each security trades; such securities not traded on the valuation date are valued at the mean of the latest quoted bid and asked prices. Securities for which market quotations are not readily available, or whose values have been materially affected by events occurring before the fund’s pricing time but after the close of the securities’ primary markets, are valued by methods deemed by the board of trustees to represent fair value. Investments in Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund are valued at that fund’s net asset value.

2. Federal Income Taxes: The fund intends to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company and distribute all of its taxable income. Management has analyzed the fund’s tax positions taken for all open federal income tax years (August 31, 2011–2014), and has concluded that no provision for federal income tax is required in the fund’s financial statements.

3. Distributions: Distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date.

4. Securities Lending: To earn additional income, the fund lends its securities to qualified institutional borrowers. Security loans are required to be secured at all times by collateral in an amount at least equal to the market value of securities loaned. Daily market fluctuations could cause the value of loaned securities to be more or less than the value of the collateral received. When this occurs, the collateral is adjusted and settled on the next business day. The fund further mitigates its counterparty risk by entering into securities lending transactions only with a diverse group of prequalified counterparties, monitoring their financial strength, and entering into master securities lending agreements with its counterparties. The master securities lending agreements provide that, in the event of a counterparty’s default (including bankruptcy), the fund may terminate any loans with that borrower, determine the net amount owed, and sell or retain the collateral up to the net amount owed to the fund; however, such actions may be subject to legal proceedings. While collateral mitigates counterparty risk, in the absence of a default the fund may experience delays and costs in recovering the securities loaned. The fund invests cash collateral received in Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund, and records a liability in the Statement of Net Assets for the return of the collateral, during the period the securities are on loan. Securities lending income represents fees charged to borrowers plus income earned on invested cash collateral, less expenses associated with the loan.

5. Credit Facility: The fund and certain other funds managed by The Vanguard Group participate in a $2.89 billion committed credit facility provided by a syndicate of lenders pursuant to a credit agreement that may be renewed annually; each fund is individually liable for its borrowings, if any, under the credit facility. Borrowings may be utilized for temporary and emergency purposes, and are subject to the fund’s regulatory and contractual borrowing restrictions. The participating funds are charged administrative fees and an annual commitment fee of 0.06% of the undrawn amount of the facility; these fees are allocated to the funds based on a method approved by the fund’s board of trustees and included in Management and Administrative expenses on the fund’s Statement of Operations. Any borrowings under this facility bear interest at a rate equal to the higher of the federal funds rate or LIBOR reference rate plus an agreed-upon spread.

The fund had no borrowings outstanding at August 31, 2014, or at any time during the period then ended.

6. Other: Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Interest income includes income distributions received from Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund and is accrued daily. Security transactions are accounted for on the date securities are bought or sold. Costs used to determine realized gains (losses) on the sale of investment securities are those of the specific securities sold.

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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 based on methods approved by the board of trustees. The fund has committed to provide up to 0.40% of its net assets in capital contributions to Vanguard. At August 31, 2014, the fund had contributed capital of $219,000 to Vanguard (included in Other Assets), representing 0.01% of the fund’s net assets and 0.09% of Vanguard’s capitalization. The fund’s trustees and officers are also directors and officers of Vanguard.

C. Various inputs may be used to determine the value of the fund’s investments. These inputs are summarized in three broad levels for financial statement purposes. The inputs or methodologies used to value securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

Level 1—Quoted prices in active markets for identical securities.
Level 2—Other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.).
Level 3—Significant unobservable inputs (including the fund’s own assumptions used to determine the fair value of investments).

At August 31, 2014, 100% of the market value of the fund’s investments was determined based on Level 1 inputs.

D. 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 year ended August 31, 2014, the fund realized $101,399,000 of net capital gains resulting from in-kind redemptions—in which shareholders exchanged fund shares for securities held by the fund rather than for cash. Because such gains are not taxable to the fund, and are not distributed to shareholders, they have been reclassified from accumulated net realized losses to paid-in capital.

For tax purposes, at August 31, 2014, the fund had $14,043,000 of ordinary income available for distribution. The fund used capital loss carryforwards of $16,818,000 to offset taxable capital gains realized during the year ended August 31, 2014. At August 31, 2014, the fund had available capital losses totaling $6,446,000 to offset future net capital gains of $3,083,000 through August 31, 2018, and $3,363,000 through August 31, 2019.

At August 31, 2014, the cost of investment securities for tax purposes was $1,981,056,000. Net unrealized appreciation of investment securities for tax purposes was $172,072,000, consisting of unrealized gains of $246,867,000 on securities that had risen in value since their purchase and $74,795,000 in unrealized losses on securities that had fallen in value since their purchase.

E. During the year ended August 31, 2014, the fund purchased $737,515,000 of investment securities and sold $560,791,000 of investment securities, other than temporary cash investments. Purchases and sales include $558,025,000 and $427,214,000, respectively, in connection with in-kind purchases and redemptions of the fund’s capital shares.

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F. Capital share transactions for each class of shares were:

  Year Ended August 31, 
    2014      2013 
  Amount  Shares  Amount  Shares 
  ($000)  (000)  ($000)  (000) 
Admiral Shares         
Issued  112,297  2,523  139,755  3,494 
Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions  10,045  232  9,195  232 
Redeemed  (85,880)  (1,957)  (126,409)  (3,159) 
Net Increase (Decrease) —Admiral Shares  36,462  798  22,541  567 
ETF Shares         
Issued  568,143  6,306  404,847  5,016 
Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions         
Redeemed  (429,225)  (4,900)  (260,851)  (3,200) 
Net Increase (Decrease)—ETF Shares  138,918  1,406  143,996  1,816 

G. Management has determined that no material events or transactions occurred subsequent to August 31, 2014, that would require recognition or disclosure in these financial statements.

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

To the Board of Trustees of Vanguard World Fund and the Shareholders of Vanguard Consumer Discretionary Index Fund, Vanguard Consumer Staples Index Fund, Vanguard Energy Index Fund, Vanguard Financials Index Fund, Vanguard Health Care Index Fund, Vanguard Industrials Index Fund, Vanguard Information Technology Index Fund, Vanguard Materials Index Fund, Vanguard Telecommunication Services Index Fund and Vanguard Utilities Index Fund: In our opinion, the accompanying statements of net assets and the related statements of operations and of changes in net assets and the financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Vanguard Consumer Discretionary Index Fund, Vanguard Consumer Staples Index Fund, Vanguard Energy Index Fund, Vanguard Financials Index Fund, Vanguard Health Care Index Fund, Vanguard Industrials Index Fund, Vanguard Information Technology Index Fund, Vanguard Materials Index Fund, Vanguard Telecommunication Services Index Fund and Vanguard Utilities Index Fund (constituting separate portfolios of Vanguard World Fund, hereafter referred to as the “Funds”) at August 31, 2014, the results of each of their operations for the year then ended, the changes in each of their net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements and financial highlights (hereafter referred to as “financial statements”) are the responsibility of the Funds’ management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits, which included confirmation of securities at August 31, 2014 by correspondence with the custodian and broker and by agreement to the underlying ownership records of the transfer agent, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

/s/PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
October 10, 2014

 


Special 2014 tax information (unaudited) for Vanguard U.S. Sector Index Funds

This information for the fiscal year ended August 31, 2014, is included pursuant to provisions of the Internal Revenue Code.

The funds distributed qualified dividend income to shareholders during the fiscal year as follows:

Fund  ($000) 
Consumer Discretionary Index Fund  12,243 
Consumer Staples Index Fund  41,586 
Energy Index Fund  53,807 
Financials Index Fund  23,913 
Health Care Index Fund  30,216 
Industrials Index Fund  16,203 
Information Technology Index Fund  48,486 
Materials Index Fund  20,539 
Telecommunication Services Index Fund  23,965 
Utilities Index Fund  66,185 

 

For corporate shareholders, the percentage of investment income (dividend income plus short-term gains, if any) that qualifies for the dividends-received deduction is as follows:

Fund  Percentage 
Consumer Discretionary Index Fund  100.0% 
Consumer Staples Index Fund  100.0 
Energy Index Fund  100.0 
Financials Index Fund  63.8 
Health Care Index Fund  100.0 
Industrials Index Fund  100.0 
Information Technology Index Fund  100.0 
Materials Index Fund  95.3 
Telecommunication Services Index Fund  100.0 
Utilities Index Fund  100.0 

 

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Your Fund’s After-Tax Returns

This table presents returns for your fund both before and after taxes. The after-tax returns are shown in two ways: (1) assuming that an investor owned the fund during the entire period and paid taxes on the fund’s distributions, and (2) assuming that an investor paid taxes on the fund’s distributions and sold all shares at the end of each period.

Calculations are based on the highest individual federal income tax and capital gains tax rates in effect at the times of the distributions and the hypothetical sales. State and local taxes were not considered. After-tax returns reflect any qualified dividend income, using actual prior-year figures and estimates for 2014. (In the example, returns after the sale of fund shares may be higher than those assuming no sale. This occurs when the sale would have produced a capital loss. The calculation assumes that the investor received a tax deduction for the loss.) The table shows returns for one share class only; returns for other share classes will differ. Please note that your actual after-tax returns will depend on your tax situation and may differ from those shown. Also note that if you own the fund in a tax-deferred account, such as an individual retirement account or a 401(k) plan, this information does not apply to you. Such accounts are not subject to current taxes.

Finally, keep in mind that a fund’s performance—whether before or after taxes—does not guarantee future results.

Average Annual Total Returns: U.S. Sector Index Funds
Periods Ended August 31, 2014

  One Year  Five Years  Ten Years 
Consumer Discretionary Index Fund ETF Shares       
Returns Before Taxes  20.75%  23.38%  10.26% 
Returns After Taxes on Distributions  20.50  23.15  10.07 
Returns After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares  11.93  19.29  8.47 
 
  One Year  Five Years  Ten Years 
Consumer Staples Index Fund ETF Shares       
Returns Before Taxes  17.42%  16.42%  10.69% 
Returns After Taxes on Distributions  16.81  15.94  10.32 
Returns After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares  10.30  13.33  8.86 
 
      Since 
      Inception 
  One Year  Five Years  (9/23/2004) 
Energy Index Fund ETF Shares       
Returns Before Taxes  24.31%  15.56%  12.74% 
Returns After Taxes on Distributions  23.79  15.25  12.50 
Returns After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares  14.09  12.59  10.70 
 
  One Year  Five Years  Ten Years 
Financials Index Fund ETF Shares       
Returns Before Taxes  21.20%  12.09%  1.61% 
Returns After Taxes on Distributions  20.49  11.59  1.15 
Returns After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares  12.24  9.53  1.24 
 
  One Year  Five Years  Ten Years 
Health Care Index Fund ETF Shares       
Returns Before Taxes  31.76%  20.52%  10.89% 
Returns After Taxes on Distributions  31.40  20.17  10.65 
Returns After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares  18.19  16.77  9.02 

 

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Average Annual Total Returns: U.S. Sector Index Funds
Periods Ended August 31, 2014

      Since 
      Inception 
  One Year  Five Years  (9/23/2004) 
Industrials Index Fund ETF Shares       
Returns Before Taxes  24.83%  19.32%  9.47% 
Returns After Taxes on Distributions  24.52  19.02  9.23 
Returns After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares  14.29  15.79  7.79 
 
  One Year  Five Years  Ten Years 
Information Technology Index Fund ETF Shares       
Returns Before Taxes  32.04%  17.27%  10.41% 
Returns After Taxes on Distributions  31.71  17.10  10.28 
Returns After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares  18.35  14.03  8.62 
 
  One Year  Five Years  Ten Years 
Materials Index Fund ETF Shares       
Returns Before Taxes  27.17%  15.67%  10.20% 
Returns After Taxes on Distributions  26.61  15.31  9.87 
Returns After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares  15.75  12.69  8.43 
 
      Since 
      Inception 
  One Year  Five Years  (9/23/2004) 
Telecommunication Services Index Fund ETF Shares       
Returns Before Taxes  17.08%  15.48%  8.90% 
Returns After Taxes on Distributions  16.02  14.85  8.43 
Returns After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares  10.43  12.54  7.32 
 
  One Year  Five Years  Ten Years 
Utilities Index Fund ETF Shares       
Returns Before Taxes  20.55%  13.28%  9.78% 
Returns After Taxes on Distributions  19.54  12.54  9.15 
Returns After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares  12.33  10.69  8.09 

 

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About Your Fund’s Expenses

As a shareholder of the fund, you incur ongoing costs, which include costs for portfolio management, administrative services, and shareholder reports (like this one), among others. Operating expenses, which are deducted from a fund’s gross income, directly reduce the investment return of the fund.

A fund’s expenses are expressed as a percentage of its average net assets. This figure is known as the expense ratio. The examples on this page are intended to help you understand the ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in your fund and to compare these costs with those of other mutual funds. The examples are based on an investment of $1,000 made at the beginning of the period shown and held for the entire period.

The accompanying table illustrates your fund’s costs in two ways:

• Based on actual fund return. This section helps you to estimate the actual expenses that you paid over the period. The “Ending Account Value” shown is derived from the fund’s actual return, and the third column shows the dollar amount that would have been paid by an investor who started with $1,000 in the fund. You may use the information here, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period.

To do so, simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number given for your fund under the heading “Expenses Paid During Period.”

• Based on hypothetical 5% yearly return. This section is intended to help you compare your fund’s costs with those of other mutual funds. It assumes that the fund had a yearly return of 5% before expenses, but that the expense ratio is unchanged. In this case—because the return used is not the fund’s actual return—the results do not apply to your investment. The example is useful in making comparisons because the Securities and Exchange Commission requires all mutual funds to calculate expenses based on a 5% return. You can assess your fund’s costs by comparing this hypothetical example with the hypothetical examples that appear in shareholder reports of other funds.

Note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight and help you compare ongoing costs only and do not reflect transaction costs incurred by the fund for buying and selling securities. Further, the expenses do not include any purchase, redemptions, or account service fees described in the fund prospectus. If such fees were applied to your account, your costs would be higher. Your fund does not carry a “sales load.” The calculations assume no shares were bought or sold during the period. Your actual costs may have been higher or lower, depending on the amount of your investment and the timing of any purchases or redemptions.

You can find more information about the fund’s expenses in the Financial Statements section of this report. For additional information on operating expenses and other shareholder costs, please refer to your fund’s current prospectus.

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Six Months Ended August 31, 2014         
    Beginning  Ending  Expenses 
    Account Value  Account Value  Paid During 
Index Fund  Share Class  2/28/2014  8/31/2014  Period 
Based on Actual Fund Return         
Consumer Discretionary  Admiral  $1,000.00  $1,030.63  $0.56 
  ETF  1,000.00  1,030.70  0.56 
Consumer Staples  Admiral  $1,000.00  $1,081.27  $0.58 
  ETF  1,000.00  1,081.44  0.58 
Energy  Admiral  $1,000.00  $1,135.69  $0.59 
  ETF  1,000.00  1,135.72  0.59 
Financials  Admiral  $1,000.00  $1,072.25  $0.57 
  ETF  1,000.00  1,072.20  0.57 
Health Care  Admiral  $1,000.00  $1,073.44  $0.57 
  ETF  1,000.00  1,073.58  0.57 
Industrials  Admiral  $1,000.00  $1,040.12  $0.62 
  ETF  1,000.00  1,040.33  0.57 
Information Technology  Admiral  $1,000.00  $1,094.46  $0.58 
  ETF  1,000.00  1,105.17  0.58 
Materials  Admiral  $1,000.00  $1,076.89  $0.58 
  ETF  1,000.00  1,076.75  0.58 
Telecommunication Services  Admiral  $1,000.00  $1,105.13  $0.58 
  ETF  1,000.00  1,094.42  0.58 
Utilities  Admiral  $1,000.00  $1,087.88  $0.58 
  ETF  1,000.00  1,087.79  0.58 
Based on Hypothetical 5% Yearly Return       
Consumer Discretionary  Admiral  $1,000.00  $1,024.65  $0.56 
  ETF  1,000.00  1,024.65  0.56 
Consumer Staples  Admiral  $1,000.00  $1,024.65  $0.56 
  ETF  1,000.00  1,024.65  0.56 
Energy  Admiral  $1,000.00  $1,024.65  $0.56 
  ETF  1,000.00  1,024.65  0.56 
Financials  Admiral  $1,000.00  $1,024.65  $0.56 
  ETF  1,000.00  1,024.65  0.56 
Health Care  Admiral  $1,000.00  $1,024.65  $0.56 
  ETF  1,000.00  1,024.65  0.56 
Industrials  Admiral  $1,000.00  $1,024.60  $0.61 
  ETF  1,000.00  1,024.65  0.56 
Information Technology  Admiral  $1,000.00  $1,024.65  $0.56 
  ETF  1,000.00  1,024.65  0.56 
Materials  Admiral  $1,000.00  $1,024.65  $0.56 
  ETF  1,000.00  1,024.65  0.56 
Telecommunication Services  Admiral  $1,000.00  $1,024.65  $0.56 
  ETF  1,000.00  1,024.65  0.56 
Utilities  Admiral  $1,000.00  $1,024.65  $0.56 
  ETF  1,000.00  1,024.65  0.56 
The calculations are based on expenses incurred in the most recent six-month period. The funds’ annualized six-month expense
ratios for that period are 0.11% for the Consumer Discretionary Index Fund Admiral Shares and 0.11% for the ETF Shares; 0.11% for the
Consumer Staples Index Fund Admiral Shares and 0.11% for the ETF Shares; 0.11% for the Energy Index Fund Admiral Shares and 0.11%
for the ETF Shares; 0.11% for the Financials Index Fund Admiral Shares and 0.11% for the ETF Shares; 0.11% for the Health Care Index
Fund Admiral Shares and 0.11% for the ETF Shares; 0.12% for the Industrials Index Fund Admiral Shares and 0.11% for the ETF Shares;
0.11% for the Information Technology Index Fund Admiral Shares and 0.11% for the ETF Shares; 0.11% for the Materials Index Fund
Admiral Shares and 0.11% for the ETF Shares; 0.11% for the Telecommunication Services Index Fund Admiral Shares and 0.11% for the
ETF Shares; 0.11% for the Utilities Index Fund Admiral Shares and 0.11% for the ETF Shares. The dollar amounts shown as “Expenses
Paid” are equal to the annualized expense ratio multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of
days in the most recent six-month period, then divided by the number of days in the most recent 12-month period.

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Trustees Approve Advisory Arrangements

The board of trustees of Vanguard Consumer Discretionary Index Fund, Consumer Staples Index Fund, Energy Index Fund, Financials Index Fund, Health Care Index Fund, Industrials Index Fund, Information Technology Index Fund, Materials Index Fund, Telecommunication Services Index Fund, and Utilities Index Fund has renewed each fund’s investment advisory arrangement with The Vanguard Group, Inc. (Vanguard). Vanguard’s Equity Investment Group—through its Equity Index Group—serves as the investment advisor for each fund. The board determined that continuing each fund’s internalized management structure was in the best interests of each fund and its shareholders.

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

Nature, extent, and quality of services
The board considered the quality of each fund’s investment management services over both the short and long term and took into account the organizational depth and stability of the advisor. The board noted that Vanguard has been managing investments for more than three decades. The Equity Index Group adheres to a sound, disciplined investment management process; the team has considerable experience, stability, and depth.

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

Investment performance
The board considered the short- and long-term performance of each fund, including any periods of
outperformance or underperformance relative to a target index and peer group. The board concluded that the performance was such that each advisory arrangement should continue. Information about the funds’ most recent performance can be found on the Performance Summary pages of this report.

Cost
The board concluded that each fund’s expense ratio was well below the average expense ratio
charged by funds in its respective peer group and that each fund’s advisory fee rate was also well below its peer-group average. Information about the funds’ expenses appears in the About Your Fund’s Expenses section of this report as well as in the Financial Statements sections.

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

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

The board will consider whether to renew the advisory arrangements again after a one-year period.

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Glossary

30-Day SEC Yield. A fund’s 30-day SEC yield is derived using a formula specified by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Under the formula, data related to the fund’s security holdings in the previous 30 days are used to calculate the fund’s hypothetical net income for that period, which is then annualized and divided by the fund’s estimated average net assets over the calculation period. For the purposes of this calculation, a security’s income is based on its current market yield to maturity (for bonds), its actual income (for asset-backed securities), or its projected dividend yield (for stocks). Because the SEC yield represents hypothetical annualized income, it will differ—at times significantly—from the fund’s actual experience. As a result, the fund’s income distributions may be higher or lower than implied by the SEC yield.

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%. For this report, beta is based on returns over the past 36 months for both the fund and the index. Note that 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.

Equity Exposure. A measure that reflects a fund’s investments in stocks and stock futures. Any holdings in short-term reserves are excluded.

Expense Ratio. A fund’s total annual operating expenses expressed as a percentage of the fund’s average net assets. The expense ratio includes management administrative expenses, but does not include the transaction costs of buying and selling portfolio securities.

Foreign Holdings. The percentage of a fund represented by stocks or depositary receipts of companies based outside the United States.

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

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. For this report, R-squared is based on returns over the past 36 months for both the fund and the index.

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). The turnover rate excludes in-kind transactions, which have minimal impact on costs.

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Benchmark Information

Spliced US IMI/Consumer Discretionary 25/50. MSCI US IMI/Consumer Discretionary
through February 26, 2010; MSCI US IMI/Consumer Discretionary 25/50 thereafter.

Spliced US IMI/Consumer Staples 25/50. MSCI US IMI/Consumer Staples through
February 26, 2010; MSCI US IMI/Consumer Staples 25/50 thereafter.

Spliced US IMI/Energy 25/50. MSCI US IMI/Energy through February 26, 2010;
MSCI US IMI/Energy 25/50 thereafter.

Spliced US IMI/Financials 25/50. MSCI US IMI/Financials through February 26, 2010;
MSCI US IMI/Financials 25/50 thereafter.

Spliced US IMI/Health Care 25/50. MSCI US IMI/Health Care through February 26, 2010;
MSCI US IMI/Health Care 25/50 thereafter.

Spliced US IMI/Industrials 25/50. MSCI US IMI/Industrials through February 26, 2010;
MSCI US IMI/Industrials 25/50 thereafter.

Spliced US IMI/Information Technology 25/50. MSCI US IMI/Information Technology Index
through February 26, 2010; MSCI US IMI/Information Technology 25/50 Index thereafter.

Spliced US IMI/Materials 25/50. MSCI US IMI/Materials through February 26, 2010;
MSCI US IMI/Materials 25/50 thereafter.

Spliced US IMI/Telecommunication Services 25/50. MSCI US IMI/Telecommunication
Services through February 26, 2010; MSCI US IMI/Telecommunication Services 25/50
thereafter.

Spliced US IMI/Utilities 25/50. MSCI US IMI/Utilities through February 26, 2010;
MSCI US IMI/Utilities 25/50 thereafter.

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The People Who Govern Your Fund

The trustees of your mutual fund are there to see that the fund is operated and managed in your best interests since, as a shareholder, you are a part owner of the fund. Your fund’s trustees also serve on the board of directors of The Vanguard Group, Inc., which is owned by the Vanguard funds and provides services to them on an at-cost basis.

A majority of Vanguard’s board members are independent, meaning that they have no affiliation with Vanguard or the funds they oversee, apart from the sizable personal investments they have made as private individuals.

The independent board members have distinguished backgrounds in business, academia, and public service. Each of the trustees and executive officers oversees 177 Vanguard funds.

The following table provides information for each trustee and executive officer of the fund. More information about the trustees is in the Statement of Additional Information, which can be obtained, without charge, by contacting Vanguard at 800-662-7447, or online at vanguard.com.

Interested Trustee1  products); Director of Skytop Lodge Corporation  Peter F. Volanakis   
  (hotels), the University Medical Center at Princeton,  Born 1955. Trustee Since July 2009. Principal 
F. William McNabb III  the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, and the Center  Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years: President 
Born 1957. Trustee Since July 2009. Chairman of the  for Talent Innovation; Member of the Advisory Board  and Chief Operating Officer (retired 2010) of Corning 
Board. Principal Occupation(s) During the Past Five  of the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public  Incorporated (communications equipment); Trustee of 
Years: Chairman of the Board of The Vanguard Group,  Affairs at Syracuse University.  Colby-Sawyer College; Member of the Advisory Board 
Inc., and of each of the investment companies served    of the Norris Cotton Cancer Center and of the Advisory 
by The Vanguard Group, since January 2010; Director  F. Joseph Loughrey  Board of the Parthenon Group (strategy consulting). 
of The Vanguard Group since 2008; Chief Executive  Born 1949. Trustee Since October 2009. Principal     
Officer and President of The Vanguard Group, and of  Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years: President  Executive Officers   
each of the investment companies served by The  and Chief Operating Officer (retired 2009) of Cummins     
Vanguard Group, since 2008; Director of Vanguard  Inc. (industrial machinery); Chairman of the Board of  Glenn Booraem   
Marketing Corporation; Managing Director of The  Hillenbrand, Inc. (specialized consumer services), and  Born 1967. Controller Since July 2010. Principal 
Vanguard Group (1995–2008).  of Oxfam America; Director of SKF AB (industrial  Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years: Principal 
  machinery), Hyster-Yale Materials Handling, Inc.  of The Vanguard Group, Inc.; Controller of each of 
Independent Trustees  (forklift trucks), the Lumina Foundation for Education,  the investment companies served by The Vanguard 
  and the V Foundation for Cancer Research; Member  Group; Assistant Controller of each of the investment 
Emerson U. Fullwood  of the Advisory Council for the College of Arts and  companies served by The Vanguard Group 
Born 1948. Trustee Since January 2008. Principal  Letters and of the Advisory Board to the Kellogg  (2001–2010).   
Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years: Executive  Institute for International Studies, both at the     
Chief Staff and Marketing Officer for North America  University of Notre Dame.  Thomas J. Higgins   
and Corporate Vice President (retired 2008) of Xerox    Born 1957. Chief Financial Officer Since September
Corporation (document management products and  Mark Loughridge 2008. Principal Occupation(s) During the Past Five
services); Executive in Residence and 2009–2010 Born 1953. Trustee Since March 2012. Principal Years: Principal of The Vanguard Group, Inc.; Chief
Distinguished Minett Professor at the Rochester  Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years: Senior  Financial Officer of each of the investment companies 
Institute of Technology; Director of SPX Corporation  Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (retired  served by The Vanguard Group; Treasurer of each of 
(multi-industry manufacturing), the United Way of  2013) at IBM (information technology services);  the investment companies served by The Vanguard 
Rochester, Amerigroup Corporation (managed health  Fiduciary Member of IBM’s Retirement Plan  Group (1998–2008).   
care), the University of Rochester Medical Center,  Committee (2004–2013); Member of the Council   
Monroe Community College Foundation, and North  on Chicago Booth.  Kathryn J. Hyatt
Carolina A&T University.    Born 1955. Treasurer Since November 2008.
  Scott C. Malpass  Principal Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years: 
Rajiv L. Gupta  Born 1962. Trustee Since March 2012. Principal  Principal of The Vanguard Group, Inc.; Treasurer of 
Born 1945. Trustee Since December 2001.2  Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years: Chief  each of the investment companies served by The 
Principal Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years:  Investment Officer and Vice President at the  Vanguard Group; Assistant Treasurer of each of 
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (retired 2009)  University of Notre Dame; Assistant Professor  the investment companies served by The Vanguard 
and President (2006–2008) of Rohm and Haas Co.  of Finance at the Mendoza College of Business at  Group (1988–2008).   
(chemicals); Director of Tyco International, Ltd.  Notre Dame; Member of the Notre Dame 403(b)   
(diversified manufacturing and services), Hewlett-  Investment Committee; Board Member of TIFF  Heidi Stam 
Packard Co. (electronic computer manufacturing),  Advisory Services, Inc. (investment advisor);  Born 1956. Secretary Since July 2005. Principal
and Delphi Automotive LLP (automotive components);  Member of the Investment Advisory Committees  Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years: Managing
Senior Advisor at New Mountain Capital.  of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority  Director of The Vanguard Group, Inc.; General Counsel
  (FINRA) and of Major League Baseball.  of The Vanguard Group; Secretary of The Vanguard
Amy Gutmann    Group and of each of the investment companies 
Born 1949. Trustee Since June 2006. Principal  André F. Perold  served by The Vanguard Group; Director and Senior 
Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years: President of  Born 1952. Trustee Since December 2004. Principal  Vice President of Vanguard Marketing Corporation. 
the University of Pennsylvania; Christopher H. Browne  Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years: George     
Distinguished Professor of Political Science, School of  Gund Professor of Finance and Banking, Emeritus  Vanguard Senior Management Team 
Arts and Sciences, and Professor of Communication,  at the Harvard Business School (retired 2011);  Mortimer J. Buckley  Chris D. McIsaac 
Annenberg School for Communication, with secondary  Chief Investment Officer and Managing Partner of  Kathleen C. Gubanich  Michael S. Miller 
faculty appointments in the Department of Philosophy,  HighVista Strategies LLC (private investment firm);  Paul A. Heller  James M. Norris 
School of Arts and Sciences, and at the Graduate  Director of Rand Merchant Bank; Overseer of the  Martha G. King  Glenn W. Reed 
School of Education, University of Pennsylvania;  Museum of Fine Arts Boston.  John T. Marcante   
Trustee of the National Constitution Center; Chair       
of the Presidential Commission for the Study of Alfred M. Rankin, Jr. 
Bioethical Issues.  Born 1941. Trustee Since January 1993. Principal  Chairman Emeritus and Senior Advisor
  Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years: Chairman,  John J. Brennan   
JoAnn Heffernan Heisen  President, and Chief Executive Officer of NACCO  Chairman, 1996–2009   
Born 1950. Trustee Since July 1998. Principal  Industries, Inc. (housewares/lignite), and of Hyster-  Chief Executive Officer and President, 1996–2008 
Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years: Corporate  Yale Materials Handling, Inc. (forklift trucks); Chairman     
Vice President and Chief Global Diversity Officer  of the Board of University Hospitals of Cleveland.  Founder   
(retired 2008) and Member of the Executive    John C. Bogle   
Committee (1997–2008) of Johnson & Johnson    Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, 1974–1996 
(pharmaceuticals/medical devices/consumer       

1 Mr. McNabb is considered an “interested person,” as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, because he is an officer of the Vanguard funds.
2 December 2002 for Vanguard Equity Income Fund, the Vanguard Municipal Bond Funds, and the Vanguard State Tax-Exempt Funds.


 

 

 

 

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Annual Report | August 31, 2014

Vanguard Mega Cap Index Funds

Vanguard Mega Cap Index Fund

Vanguard Mega Cap Growth Index Fund

Vanguard Mega Cap Value Index Fund


 

The mission continues

On May 1, 1975, Vanguard began operations, a fledgling company based on the simple but revolutionary idea that a mutual fund company should be managed solely in the interest of its investors.

Four decades later, that revolutionary spirit continues to animate the enterprise. Vanguard remains on a mission to give investors the best chance of investment success.

As we mark our 40th anniversary, we thank you for entrusting your assets to Vanguard and giving us the opportunity to help you reach your financial goals in the decades to come.

Contents   
Your Fund’s Total Returns.  1 
Chairman’s Letter.  2 
Mega Cap Index Fund.  10 
Mega Cap Growth Index Fund.  26 
Mega Cap Value Index Fund.  40 
Your Fund’s After-Tax Returns.  56 
About Your Fund’s Expenses.  57 
Trustees Approve Advisory Arrangements.  59 
Glossary.  60 

Please note: The opinions expressed in this report are just that—informed opinions. They should not be considered promises or advice.
Also, please keep in mind that the information and opinions cover the period through the date on the front of this report. Of course, the
risks of investing in your fund are spelled out in the prospectus.
See the Glossary for definitions of investment terms used in this report.
About the cover: Since our founding, Vanguard has drawn inspiration from the enterprise and valor demonstrated by British
naval hero Horatio Nelson and his command at the Battle of the Nile in 1798. The photograph displays a replica of a merchant
ship from the same era as Nelson’s flagship, the HMS Vanguard
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Your Fund’s Total Returns

Fiscal Year Ended August 31, 2014   
  Total 
  Returns 
Vanguard Mega Cap Index Fund   
Institutional Shares  25.15% 
ETF Shares   
Market Price  25.17 
Net Asset Value  25.13 
CRSP US Mega Cap Index  25.24 
Large-Cap Core Funds Average  23.43 
Large-Cap Core Funds Average: Derived from data provided by Lipper, a Thomson Reuters Company.   
Vanguard Mega Cap Growth Index Fund   
Institutional Shares  28.07% 
ETF Shares   
Market Price  28.05 
Net Asset Value  28.05 
CRSP US Mega Cap Growth Index  28.17 
Large-Cap Growth Funds Average  25.10 
Large-Cap Growth Funds Average: Derived from data provided by Lipper, a Thomson Reuters Company.   
Vanguard Mega Cap Value Index Fund   
Institutional Shares  22.95% 
ETF Shares   
Market Price  22.93 
Net Asset Value  22.92 
CRSP US Mega Cap Value Index  23.05 
Large-Cap Value Funds Average  22.67 
Large-Cap Value Funds Average: Derived from data provided by Lipper, a Thomson Reuters Company.
Institutional Shares are available to certain institutional investors who meet specific administrative, service, and account-size criteria. The
Vanguard ETF® Shares shown are traded on the NYSE Arca exchange and are available only through brokers. The table provides ETF returns
based on both the NYSE Arca market price and the net asset value for a share. U.S. Pat. Nos. 6,879,964; 7,337,138; 7,720,749; 7,925,573;
8,090,646; and 8,417,623.
For the ETF Shares, the market price is determined by the midpoint of the bid-offer spread as of the closing time of the New York Stock
Exchange (generally 4 p.m., Eastern time). The net asset value is also determined as of the NYSE closing time. For more information about
how the ETF Shares' market prices have compared with their net asset value, visit vanguard.com, select your ETF, and then select the Price
and Performance tab. The ETF premium/discount analysis there shows the percentages of days on which the ETF Shares' market price was
above or below the NAV.

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Chairman’s Letter

Dear Shareholder,

For the 12 months ended August 31, 2014, the Vanguard Mega Cap Index Funds produced healthy returns as a broad-based rally lifted stocks of all sizes. All three funds covered in this report successfully tracked their target indexes. The Mega Cap Growth Index Fund led the trio with a result of about 28%. The Mega Cap Value Index Fund returned about 23%, and the Mega Cap Index Fund––essentially a combination of the other two portfolios––returned about 25%.

All three funds’ results exceeded the average returns of their respective large-cap peer groups. The Growth Fund did best, surpassing its peers by about 3 percentage points. The Index Fund and Growth Index Fund benefited most from their technology holdings; financial companies contributed the most to the Value Index.

If you hold fund shares in a taxable account, you may wish to review the information on the funds’ after-tax returns that appears later in this report.

U.S. stocks cleared hurdles en route to new record highs
Despite an assortment of challenges, the broad U.S. stock market recorded an impressive return of about 25% for the fiscal year ended August 31. U.S. stocks registered positive results in 10 of those 12 months, and a July swoon was followed by an August flurry of record highs.

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Investors applauded mostly solid corporate earnings, generally upbeat economic news, and the Federal Reserve’s continued accommodative policies. Still, turmoil in the Middle East and Ukraine, economic worries in Europe and China, and uncertainty about the Fed’s next moves pressured the market at times.

International stocks returned about 18%. Emerging markets, after sliding earlier in the period, rebounded to lead the way. The developed markets of the Pacific region and Europe trailed but still notched double-digit returns.

Defying analysts’ expectations, bond prices rose over the year
The broad U.S. taxable bond market returned 5.66%, rallying from the drubbing it took a year ago when investors fretted over the future of the Fed’s bond-buying program.

The Fed began reducing its purchases in January and has consistently cut them further since, with the goal of ending the program in October. Interest rates have not risen as forecast, however. The yield of the 10-year U.S. Treasury note ended August at 2.34%, down from 2.76% a year earlier. (Bond prices and yields move in opposite directions.)

Market Barometer       
 
    Average Annual Total Returns 
  Periods Ended August 31, 2014 
  One  Three  Five 
  Year  Years  Years 
Stocks       
Russell 1000 Index (Large-caps)  25.36%  20.80%  17.24% 
Russell 2000 Index (Small-caps)  17.68  19.00  17.03 
Russell 3000 Index (Broad U.S. market)  24.74  20.65  17.22 
FTSE All-World ex US Index (International)  18.04  9.48  8.44 
 
Bonds       
Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index (Broad taxable market)  5.66%  2.91%  4.48% 
Barclays Municipal Bond Index (Broad tax-exempt market)  10.14  4.88  5.39 
Citigroup Three-Month U.S. Treasury Bill Index  0.04  0.04  0.07 
 
CPI       
Consumer Price Index  1.70%  1.64%  1.96% 

 

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Municipal bonds returned 10.14% as investors searched for tax-exempt income amid a limited supply of new issues. International bond markets (as measured by the Barclays Global Aggregate Index ex USD) returned 6.52%.

Following such a strong advance, it’s worth remembering that the current low yields imply lower future returns: As yields drop, the scope for further declines—and increases in prices—diminishes.

The Fed’s target of 0%–0.25% for short-term interest rates continued to restrict returns for money market funds and savings accounts.

Stocks of all sizes and sectors experienced a broad-based rally
Vanguard’s three Mega Cap Index Funds were created for shareholders seeking diversified exposure to the largest U.S. stocks or the growth or value segments of that group. The CRSP US Mega Cap Indexes represent about 70% of the U.S. stock market’s value. Mega-caps have generally delivered higher yields, smoother earnings, and a more consistent performance than their mid- and small-cap brethren.

During the past fiscal year, stocks of all sizes moved forward within a fairly tight range. Large- and mid-caps recorded nearly identical returns of about 25%. Small-caps,

Expense Ratios       
Your Fund Compared With Its Peer Group       
 
  Institutional  ETF  Peer Group 
  Shares  Shares  Average 
Mega Cap Index Fund  0.08%  0.11%  1.15% 
Mega Cap Growth Index Fund  0.10  0.11  1.22 
Mega Cap Value Index Fund  0.08  0.11  1.14 
The fund expense ratios shown are from the prospectus dated December 23, 2013, and represent estimated costs for the current fiscal year.
For the fiscal year ended August 31, 2014, the expense ratios were: for the Mega Cap Index Fund, 0.08% for Institutional Shares and 0.11%
for ETF Shares; for the Mega Cap Growth Index Fund, 0.10% for Institutional Shares and 0.11% for ETF Shares; and for the Mega Cap Value
Index Fund, 0.08% for Institutional Shares and 0.11% for ETF Shares. Peer-group expense ratios are derived from data provided by Lipper, a
Thomson Reuters Company, and capture information through year-end 2013.

Peer groups: For the Mega Cap Index Fund, Large-Cap Core Funds; for the Mega Cap Growth Index Fund, Large-Cap Growth Funds; and for the
Mega Cap Value Index Fund, Large-Cap Value Funds.

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which experienced some turbulence as concerns arose over their valuations, finished several steps behind.

Small-Cap stocks’ underperformance in the fiscal year stands in contrast to other recent years when large-cap stocks lagged. It’s good to keep in mind that leadership alternates over time, and that’s why Vanguard counsels that broad diversification is the best course. For more on the performance of small- and large-cap stocks, please see the text box on page 6.

Although all sectors played a role in the stock market’s strong advance, technology companies had the most influence in the Mega Cap category. Tech firms produced returns of 36% or higher for all three funds; the Growth Index Fund and Index Fund profited the most from their heavier exposure. Internet, software, hardware, and semiconductor providers were the top performers. The sector’s products and services became increasingly accessible to larger segments of the population in the U.S. and abroad as the economic growth engine rumbled forward.

A wide range of health care companies boosted all three Mega Cap Funds. Investors anticipated an increase in health care spending to coincide with the aging population and the expanded number of insured under the Affordable Care Act. The bulk of returns came from pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies as mergers and acquisitions,

Total Returns   
Inception Through August 31, 2014   
  Average 
  Annual Return 
Mega Cap Index Fund Institutional Shares (Returns since inception: 2/22/2008)  8.52% 
Spliced Mega Cap Index  8.58 
Large-Cap Core Funds Average  7.36 
For a benchmark description, see the Glossary.   
Large-Cap Core Funds Average: Derived from data provided by Lipper, a Thomson Reuters Company.   
 
Mega Cap Growth Index Fund Institutional Shares (Returns since inception: 4/3/2008)  10.17% 
Spliced Mega Cap Growth Index  10.26 
Large-Cap Growth Funds Average  8.11 
For a benchmark description, see the Glossary.   
Large-Cap Growth Funds Average: Derived from data provided by Lipper, a Thomson Reuters Company.   
 
Mega Cap Value Index Fund Institutional Shares (Returns since inception: 3/5/2008)  7.23% 
Spliced Mega Cap Value Index  7.25 
Large-Cap Value Funds Average  7.19 
For a benchmark description, see the Glossary.
Large-Cap Value Funds Average: Derived from data provided by Lipper, a Thomson Reuters Company.
The figures shown represent past performance, which is not a guarantee of future results. (Current performance may be
lower or higher than the performance data cited. For performance data current to the most recent month-end, visit our
website at vanguard.com/performance.) Note, too, that both investment returns and principal value can fluctuate widely, so
an investor’s shares, when sold, could be worth more or less than their original cost.

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new drug development, and overseas opportunities combined with the larger trends lifting the industry. Health care providers and medical equipment and supply firms also excelled.

Financial stocks added the most to the Value Index Fund’s result, but the sector’s returns also topped 20% for the Growth Index Fund and the Index Fund. The economic recovery and strong

Small-cap stocks versus large-caps: A case for diversification 
 
At times, particularly over the past dozen years, small-capitalization stocks have outpaced their 
large-cap counterparts. This performance edge may appear compelling, but before making any 
drastic decisions to tilt your portfolio heavily toward small-caps, consider two points. 
 
First, there’s no guarantee that small caps’ performance advantage will persist. As shown in 
the chart below, these stocks had an extended period of underperformance in the 1990s, and 
that could happen again. 
 
Second, investing in small companies’ stocks involves additional risks. These firms generally 
have less business diversification, fewer financial resources, and less management depth than 
larger enterprises. As a result, their stocks can be highly volatile. 
 
Investors with a heavy allocation to only one segment of the market can end up with greater 
volatility and less diversification. A better alternative can be a market-cap-weighted equity 
portfolio of stocks of all capitalizations that offers more diversification over the long term. 
 
Small-cap performance relative to large-caps 

 


Chart compares the annual returns of the Russell 2000 Index, a small-cap benchmark, with those of the Russell 1000 Index, a large-cap benchmark. Source: Vanguard. 

 

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investment environment supported virtually all types of large financial companies: banks, asset managers, consumer finance and investment services firms, insurers, and real estate investment trusts (REITs).

Industrial conglomerates, integrated oil and gas giants, broadcasting and entertainment firms in consumer services, and food and beverage companies in consumer goods also boosted the funds’ results. No sector was left too far behind, although the smaller basic materials, telecommunications, and utilities industries didn’t affect returns nearly as much as their larger counterparts.

Through all types of conditions, funds have tracked their indexes
Less than one year after their launch in December 2007, the three Mega Cap Index Funds suffered through one of history’s worst stock markets. Since March 2009, they have rebounded along with the broad U.S. stock market as the economy has steadily and slowly clawed back from the financial crisis and recession.

All three funds have succeeded in meeting their objective of closely tracking their respective target indexes. They managed this achievement amid the extreme volatility of their first year of existence and through five straight years of positive returns. Each has also exceeded the average return of its large-cap peer group—the Growth Index Fund by about 2 percentage points and the Index Fund by more than 1 point.

Vanguard Equity Investment Group, the funds’ advisor, is responsible for these accomplishments. The knowledge and skill of the team, whose sophisticated portfolio management techniques reflect more than 30 years of indexing experience, have kept the funds close on the heels of their benchmarks. Aiding in this effort were the funds’ low expenses, which allow you to keep more of their returns.

High costs don’t equal strong fund performance
The old adage “you get what you pay for” doesn’t apply to mutual funds. In fact, the reverse is true: Research suggests that higher costs are consistent with weaker returns. (See, for example, Shopping for Alpha: You Get What You Don’t Pay For at vanguard.com/research.)

Shouldn’t paying the highest fees allow you to purchase the services of the greatest talents and therefore get the best returns? As it turns out, the data don’t really support that argument. The explanation is simple: Every dollar paid for management fees is a dollar less earning potential return. Keeping expenses down can help narrow the gap between what the markets return and what investors actually earn.

That’s why Vanguard seeks to minimize costs on all our funds. Indexing, of course, is the purest expression of low-cost investing. In our actively managed funds, which are run by some of the most prominent advisory firms in the investment industry, we

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work to keep fees low. It’s a strategy that reflects decades of experience and research, boiled down to one tenet: The less you pay, the more you keep.

As always, thank you for entrusting your assets to Vanguard.

Sincerely,


F. William McNabb III
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
September 12, 2014

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Your Fund’s Performance at a Glance         
August 31, 2013, Through August 31, 2014         
      Distributions Per Share 
  Starting  Ending  Income  Capital 
  Share Price  Share Price  Dividends  Gains 
Vanguard Mega Cap Index Fund         
Institutional Shares  $110.38  $135.41  $2.468  $0.000 
ETF Shares  55.99  68.69  1.237  0.000 
Vanguard Mega Cap Growth Index Fund         
Institutional Shares  $124.49  $157.21  $1.990  $0.000 
ETF Shares  62.69  79.16  0.999  0.000 
Vanguard Mega Cap Value Index Fund         
Institutional Shares  $98.45  $118.18  $2.606  $0.000 
ETF Shares  49.65  59.60  1.299  0.000 

 

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Fund Profile
As of August 31, 2014

Share-Class Characteristics   
 
  Institutional  ETF 
  Shares  Shares 
Ticker Symbol  VMCTX  MGC 
Expense Ratio1  0.08%  0.11% 
30-Day SEC Yield  1.93%  1.90% 

 

 

Portfolio Characteristics     
      DJ 
      U.S. 
      Total 
    CRSP US  Market 
    Mega Cap  FA 
  Fund  Index  Index 
Number of Stocks  304  304  3,709 
Median Market Cap  $89.1B  $89.1B  $48.0B 
Price/Earnings Ratio  19.0x  19.0x  20.7x 
Price/Book Ratio  2.8x  2.8x  2.7x 
Return on Equity  19.7%  19.7%  17.8% 
Earnings Growth       
Rate  15.5%  15.5%  15.3% 
Dividend Yield  2.0%  2.0%  1.8% 
Foreign Holdings  0.0%  0.0%  0.0% 
Turnover Rate  6%     
Short-Term Reserves  -0.1%     

 

 

Sector Diversification (% of equity exposure) 
      DJ 
      U.S. 
      Total 
    CRSP US  Market 
    Mega Cap  FA 
  Fund  Index  Index 
Basic Materials  2.6%  2.6%  3.1% 
Consumer Goods  9.4  9.4  9.8 
Consumer Services  12.8  12.8  13.3 
Financials  17.5  17.5  18.3 
Health Care  13.6  13.6  12.5 
Industrials  10.5  10.5  12.6 
Oil & Gas  10.6  10.6  9.5 
Technology  17.6  17.6  15.5 
Telecommunications  2.7  2.7  2.2 
Utilities  2.7  2.7  3.2 

 

 

Volatility Measures     
    DJ 
  Spliced  U.S. Total 
  Mega Cap  Market 
  Index  FA Index 
R-Squared  1.00  0.99 
Beta  1.00  0.93 
These measures show the degree and timing of the fund’s fluctuations compared with the indexes over 36 months. 

 

 

Ten Largest Holdings (% of total net assets) 
Apple Inc.  Computer Hardware  3.9% 
Exxon Mobil Corp.  Integrated Oil & Gas  2.7 
Microsoft Corp.  Software  2.1 
Google Inc.  Internet  2.1 
Johnson & Johnson  Pharmaceuticals  1.9 
Wells Fargo & Co.  Banks  1.7 
General Electric Co.  Diversified Industrials  1.6 
Berkshire Hathaway Inc.    Reinsurance 1.6 
Chevron Corp.  Integrated Oil & Gas  1.6 
JPMorgan Chase & Co.  Banks  1.4 
Top Ten    20.6% 
The holdings listed exclude any temporary cash investments and 
equity index products.     

 

Investment Focus

 

 

 

 

1 The expense ratios shown are from the prospectus dated December 23, 2013, and represent estimated costs for the current fiscal year. For the
fiscal year ended August 31, 2014, the expense ratios were 0.08% for Institutional Shares and 0.11% for ETF Shares.

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Performance Summary

All of the returns in this report represent past performance, which is not a guarantee of future results that may be achieved by the fund. (Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data cited. For performance data current to the most recent month-end, visit our website at vanguard.com/performance.) Note, too, that both investment returns and principal value can fluctuate widely, so an investor’s shares, when sold, could be worth more or less than their original cost. The returns shown do not reflect taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the sale of fund shares.

Cumulative Performance: December 17, 2007, Through August 31, 2014
Initial Investment of $10,000


 
      Average Annual Total Returns   
    Periods Ended August 31, 2014   
 
        Since  Final Value 
    One  Five  Inception  of a $10,000 
    Year  Years  (12/17/2007)  Investment 
 
  Mega Cap Index Fund*ETF Shares         
  Net Asset Value  25.13%  16.55%  7.23%  $15,967 
  Mega Cap Index Fund*ETF Shares         
  Market Price  25.17  16.54  7.23  15,969 
 
•••••••  Spliced Mega Cap Index  25.24  16.67  7.32  16,054 
 
– – – –  Large-Cap Core Funds Average  23.43  15.02  6.09  14,863 
  Dow Jones U.S. Total Stock Market         
  Float Adjusted Index  24.68  17.29  7.82  16,562 
Large-Cap Core Funds Average: Derived from data provided by Lipper, a Thomson Reuters Company.
"Since Inception" performance is calculated from the ETF Shares’ inception date for both the fund and its comparative standards.
 
 
  One  Five  Inception  of a $5,000,000 
  Year  Years  (2/22/2008)  Investment 
Mega Cap Index Fund Institutional Shares  25.15%  16.58%  8.52%  $8,521,975 
Spliced Mega Cap Index  25.24  16.67  8.58  8,551,200 
Dow Jones U.S. Total Stock Market Float         
Adjusted Index  24.68  17.29  9.03  8,786,912 
"Since Inception" performance is calculated from the Institutional Shares’ inception date for both the fund and its comparative standards.

See Financial Highlights for dividend and capital gains information.

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Cumulative Returns of ETF Shares: December 17, 2007, Through August 31, 2014   
      Since 
  One  Five  Inception 
  Year  Years  (12/17/2007) 
Mega Cap Index Fund ETF Shares Market Price  25.17%  114.96%  59.69% 
Mega Cap Index Fund ETF Shares Net Asset Value  25.13  115.09  59.67 
Spliced Mega Cap Index  25.24  116.18  60.54 
"Since Inception" performance is calculated from the ETF Shares’ inception date for both the fund and its comparative standards. 

 

Fiscal-Year Total Returns (%): December 17, 2007, Through August 31, 2014


For a benchmark description, see the Glossary.

Average Annual Total Returns: Periods Ended June 30, 2014
This table presents returns through the latest calendar quarter—rather than through the end of the fiscal period.
Securities and Exchange Commission rules require that we provide this information.

  Inception  One  Five  Since 
  Date  Year  Years  Inception 
Institutional Shares  2/22/2008  24.61%  18.39%  8.31% 
ETF Shares  12/17/2007       
Market Price    24.65  18.35  7.00 
Net Asset Value    24.60  18.36  7.00 

 

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Financial Statements

Statement of Net Assets
As of August 31, 2014

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

    Market 
    Value  
  Shares  ($000) 
Common Stocks (99.8%)1     
Basic Materials (2.6%)     
Dow Chemical Co.  85,635  4,586 
EI du Pont de Nemours     
& Co.  65,427  4,325 
LyondellBasell Industries NV     
Class A  31,911  3,649 
Praxair Inc.  20,854  2,743 
Freeport-McMoRan Inc.  73,800  2,684 
Ecolab Inc.  19,207  2,205 
PPG Industries Inc.  9,825  2,023 
Air Products &     
Chemicals Inc.  15,155  2,019 
International Paper Co.  30,695  1,487 
Nucor Corp.  22,710  1,234 
Mosaic Co.  23,030  1,100 
Newmont Mining Corp.  35,515  962 
    29,017 
Consumer Goods (9.4%)     
Procter & Gamble Co.  192,556  16,003 
Coca-Cola Co.  281,442  11,742 
PepsiCo Inc.  108,025  9,991 
Philip Morris     
International Inc.  106,458  9,111 
Altria Group Inc.  141,330  6,089 
Ford Motor Co.  276,438  4,813 
Monsanto Co.  37,346  4,319 
Colgate-Palmolive Co.  65,237  4,223 
Mondelez International Inc.     
Class A  114,283  4,136 
NIKE Inc. Class B  49,818  3,913 
General Motors Co.  91,250  3,176 
Kimberly-Clark Corp.  26,810  2,895 
Kraft Foods Group Inc.  42,441  2,500 
General Mills Inc.  43,616  2,328 
Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.  46,453  2,316 
Johnson Controls Inc.  47,140  2,301 
VF Corp.  24,423  1,566 
* Tesla Motors Inc.  5,735  1,547 
Lorillard Inc.  25,793  1,540 

 

      Market 
      Value  
    Shares  ($000) 
  Mead Johnson Nutrition Co.  14,325  1,369 
  Reynolds American Inc.  22,796  1,333 
  Kellogg Co.  20,355  1,322 
  Estee Lauder Cos. Inc.     
  Class A  16,763  1,288 
*  Michael Kors Holdings Ltd.  13,187  1,057 
  Stanley Black & Decker Inc.  11,109  1,016 
  Hershey Co.  10,351  946 
  Activision Blizzard Inc.  35,404  833 
  Brown-Forman Corp.     
  Class B  7,273  674 
  Campbell Soup Co.  13,513  606 
  Coach Inc.  9,726  358 
      105,311 
Consumer Services (12.7%)     
  Walt Disney Co.  111,012  9,978 
  Home Depot Inc.  97,280  9,096 
*  Amazon.com Inc.  26,202  8,883 
  Wal-Mart Stores Inc.  114,928  8,677 
  Comcast Corp. Class A  146,964  8,043 
  CVS Caremark Corp.  83,211  6,611 
  McDonald’s Corp.  70,356  6,594 
*  Priceline Group Inc.  3,727  4,638 
  Time Warner Inc.  59,577  4,589 
*  eBay Inc.  81,220  4,508 
  Twenty-First Century     
  Fox Inc. Class A  118,681  4,204 
  Starbucks Corp.  50,867  3,958 
  Costco Wholesale Corp.  31,186  3,776 
  Lowe’s Cos. Inc.  70,972  3,727 
  Walgreen Co.  61,071  3,696 
  McKesson Corp.  16,426  3,204 
  Time Warner Cable Inc.  19,868  2,939 
*  DIRECTV  33,997  2,939 
  TJX Cos. Inc.  47,426  2,827 
  Target Corp.  44,996  2,703 
  Delta Air Lines Inc.  60,362  2,389 
  Yum! Brands Inc.  31,485  2,280 
  Viacom Inc. Class B  27,776  2,254 
  CBS Corp. Class B  34,739  2,060 

 

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      Market 
      Value  
    Shares  ($000) 
  Comcast Corp.  37,325  2,038 
  American Airlines Group Inc.  51,177  1,991 
*  Netflix Inc.  4,063  1,941 
  Las Vegas Sands Corp.  28,687  1,908 
  Cardinal Health Inc.  24,137  1,779 
  Kroger Co.  34,473  1,757 
  Sysco Corp.  41,562  1,572 
  Omnicom Group Inc.  18,483  1,331 
*  AutoZone Inc.  2,313  1,246 
  Carnival Corp.  31,730  1,202 
  Starwood Hotels & Resorts     
  Worldwide Inc.  13,737  1,161 
  Wynn Resorts Ltd.  5,733  1,106 
  Whole Foods Market Inc.  26,166  1,024 
*  Liberty Interactive Corp.     
  Class A  32,947  973 
*  DISH Network Corp. Class A  14,925  967 
*  Bed Bath & Beyond Inc.  13,626  876 
  Gap Inc.  17,495  807 
  Macy’s Inc.  12,817  798 
  Kohl’s Corp.  13,181  775 
*  Sirius XM Holdings Inc.  192,620  699 
*  Dollar General Corp.  10,698  685 
*  Liberty Media Corp.  13,800  669 
  Twenty-First Century     
  Fox Inc.  14,166  488 
*  Hilton Worldwide     
  Holdings Inc.  17,498  443 
*  Liberty Media Corp. Class A  6,694  330 
  CBS Corp. Class A  355  21 
  Viacom Inc. Class A  4   
      143,160 
Financials (17.5%)     
  Wells Fargo & Co.  374,901  19,285 
*  Berkshire Hathaway Inc.     
  Class B  128,546  17,643 
  JPMorgan Chase & Co.  269,428  16,017 
  Bank of America Corp.  748,013  12,035 
  Citigroup Inc.  205,417  10,610 
  Visa Inc. Class A  35,539  7,553 
  American Express Co.  75,411  6,753 
  American International     
  Group Inc.  102,869  5,767 
  US Bancorp  129,132  5,460 
  MasterCard Inc. Class A  72,008  5,459 
  Goldman Sachs Group Inc.  28,676  5,136 
  Simon Property Group Inc.  22,144  3,765 
  Morgan Stanley  105,171  3,608 
  MetLife Inc.  64,035  3,505 
  Capital One Financial Corp.  40,681  3,338 
  PNC Financial Services     
  Group Inc.  38,083  3,228 
  Bank of New York     
  Mellon Corp.  81,151  3,179 
  Prudential Financial Inc.  32,810  2,943 
  American Tower Corporation  28,263  2,787 

 

    Market 
    Value  
  Shares  ($000) 
BlackRock Inc.  7,718  2,551 
Travelers Cos. Inc.  24,831  2,352 
ACE Ltd.  21,642  2,301 
Charles Schwab Corp.  78,561  2,240 
State Street Corp.  29,161  2,100 
Marsh & McLennan Cos. Inc. 39,037  2,073 
Discover Financial Services  33,111  2,065 
Aflac Inc.  32,371  1,982 
BB&T Corp.  51,032  1,905 
Allstate Corp.  30,802  1,894 
Crown Castle     
International Corp.  23,774  1,890 
Aon plc  21,045  1,834 
Public Storage  10,399  1,822 
CME Group Inc.  22,723  1,739 
Equity Residential  25,704  1,709 
Ameriprise Financial Inc.  13,499  1,698 
Franklin Resources Inc.  28,999  1,639 
Chubb Corp.  17,518  1,611 
McGraw Hill Financial Inc.  19,298  1,566 
Intercontinental Exchange Inc. 8,188  1,547 
Prologis Inc.  35,656  1,460 
SunTrust Banks Inc.  37,857  1,442 
T. Rowe Price Group Inc.  17,751  1,438 
HCP Inc.  32,611  1,413 
Ventas Inc.  20,872  1,373 
Boston Properties Inc.  10,892  1,322 
Weyerhaeuser Co.  37,542  1,275 
Vornado Realty Trust  11,953  1,265 
Invesco Ltd.  30,667  1,252 
Fifth Third Bancorp  60,314  1,231 
Host Hotels & Resorts Inc.  53,577  1,223 
Northern Trust Corp.  16,018  1,111 
General Growth     
Properties Inc.  40,811  1,003 
Loews Corp.  21,943  960 
Progressive Corp.  37,956  950 
TD Ameritrade Holding Corp.  17,538  581 
Synchrony Financial  8,920  230 
Berkshire Hathaway Inc.     
Class A  1  206 
    196,324 
Health Care (13.6%)     
Johnson & Johnson  201,437  20,895 
Pfizer Inc.  453,587  13,331 
Merck & Co. Inc.  207,878  12,496 
Gilead Sciences Inc.  109,256  11,754 
Amgen Inc.  53,834  7,503 
AbbVie Inc.  113,174  6,256 
UnitedHealth Group Inc.  69,817  6,052 
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.  117,966  5,975 
Biogen Idec Inc.  16,883  5,792 
Celgene Corp.  56,947  5,411 
Eli Lilly & Co.  71,785  4,563 
Medtronic Inc.  71,163  4,544 
Abbott Laboratories  106,978  4,519 

 

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      Market 
      Value  
    Shares  ($000) 
*  Express Scripts Holding Co.  55,179  4,079 
*  Actavis plc  17,898  4,062 
  Allergan Inc.  21,177  3,466 
  Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.  28,342  3,407 
  Baxter International Inc.  38,539  2,890 
  Covidien plc  32,149  2,792 
*  Alexion Pharmaceuticals Inc.  14,053  2,379 
  WellPoint Inc.  19,899  2,318 
  Aetna Inc.  25,509  2,095 
*  Regeneron     
  Pharmaceuticals Inc.  5,259  1,843 
  Cigna Corp.  19,183  1,815 
  Stryker Corp.  20,227  1,685 
  Becton Dickinson and Co.  13,735  1,609 
*  HCA Holdings Inc.  22,955  1,603 
  Humana Inc.  11,035  1,421 
  St. Jude Medical Inc.  20,305  1,332 
*  Intuitive Surgical Inc.  2,743  1,289 
  Zoetis Inc.  35,757  1,267 
  Zimmer Holdings Inc.  11,926  1,184 
*  Illumina Inc.  4,555  817 
  Perrigo Co. plc  4,568  679 
      153,123 
Industrials (10.5%)     
  General Electric Co.  713,756  18,543 
  Union Pacific Corp.  64,513  6,791 
  3M Co.  46,521  6,699 
  United Technologies Corp.  62,014  6,696 
  Boeing Co.  46,753  5,928 
  Honeywell International Inc.  52,946  5,042 
  United Parcel Service Inc.     
  Class B  50,296  4,895 
  Caterpillar Inc.  44,434  4,846 
  Accenture plc Class A  45,102  3,656 
  Lockheed Martin Corp.  19,358  3,368 
  Danaher Corp.  42,329  3,243 
  Emerson Electric Co.  49,989  3,200 
  FedEx Corp.  20,015  2,960 
  Automatic Data     
  Processing Inc.  34,344  2,867 
  General Dynamics Corp.  20,722  2,554 
  Precision Castparts Corp.  10,324  2,520 
  Illinois Tool Works Inc.  28,004  2,470 
  Eaton Corp. plc  33,995  2,373 
  Norfolk Southern Corp.  22,023  2,357 
  CSX Corp.  71,557  2,212 
  Deere & Co.  25,957  2,183 
  Raytheon Co.  22,225  2,141 
  Cummins Inc.  13,059  1,895 
  TE Connectivity Ltd.  29,158  1,828 
  Northrop Grumman Corp.  13,663  1,738 
*  LinkedIn Corp. Class A  7,483  1,689 
  PACCAR Inc.  25,238  1,585 
  Waste Management Inc.  31,588  1,484 
  Tyco International Ltd.  32,941  1,470 
  Agilent Technologies Inc.  23,700  1,355 

 

      Market 
      Value  
    Shares  ($000) 
  Parker-Hannifin Corp.  10,549  1,218 
  Rockwell Automation Inc.  9,809  1,144 
  Ingersoll-Rand plc  18,333  1,104 
  Dover Corp.  11,807  1,038 
  Paychex Inc.  23,292  970 
  Republic Services Inc.     
  Class A  19,142  753 
  Xerox Corp.  39,425  545 
  Fluor Corp.  5,756  425 
      117,785 
Oil & Gas (10.6%)     
  Exxon Mobil Corp.  305,698  30,405 
  Chevron Corp.  135,504  17,541 
  Schlumberger Ltd.  92,590  10,152 
  ConocoPhillips  87,380  7,097 
  Occidental Petroleum Corp.  55,897  5,798 
  EOG Resources Inc.  38,919  4,276 
  Anadarko Petroleum Corp.  35,901  4,046 
  Halliburton Co.  57,111  3,861 
  Phillips 66  40,331  3,510 
  Williams Cos. Inc.  47,323  2,813 
  Apache Corp.  27,496  2,800 
  National Oilwell Varco Inc.  30,596  2,644 
  Baker Hughes Inc.  31,008  2,144 
  Pioneer Natural     
  Resources Co.  10,198  2,128 
  Devon Energy Corp.  27,560  2,079 
  Valero Energy Corp.  37,909  2,052 
  Hess Corp.  20,152  2,037 
  Marathon Oil Corp.  48,215  2,010 
  Kinder Morgan Inc.  47,388  1,908 
  Noble Energy Inc.  25,598  1,847 
  Marathon Petroleum Corp.  18,415  1,676 
  Chesapeake Energy Corp.  42,793  1,164 
*  Cameron International Corp.  14,465  1,075 
*  FMC Technologies Inc.  16,703  1,033 
*  Southwestern Energy Co.  25,073  1,032 
  Ensco plc Class A  16,544  835 
*  Weatherford International plc  24,866  589 
*  Continental Resources Inc.  3,326  536 
      119,088 
Technology (17.5%)     
  Apple Inc.  429,165  43,989 
  Microsoft Corp.  529,152  24,039 
  International Business     
  Machines Corp.  72,102  13,865 
  Intel Corp.  354,201  12,369 
*  Google Inc. Class A  20,044  11,673 
*  Google Inc. Class C  20,399  11,660 
*  Facebook Inc. Class A  141,951  10,621 
  Oracle Corp.  237,948  9,882 
  QUALCOMM Inc.  120,232  9,150 
  Cisco Systems Inc.  364,584  9,111 
  Hewlett-Packard Co.  134,828  5,123 
  EMC Corp.  145,514  4,297 

 

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      Market 
      Value  
    Shares  ($000) 
  Texas Instruments Inc.  76,855  3,703 
*  Yahoo! Inc.  64,339  2,478 
*  Micron Technology Inc.  75,996  2,477 
*  salesforce.com inc  41,556  2,456 
*  Adobe Systems Inc.  33,661  2,420 
  Applied Materials Inc.  86,460  1,998 
*  Cognizant Technology     
  Solutions Corp. Class A  43,210  1,976 
  Corning Inc.  92,828  1,936 
  Intuit Inc.  19,278  1,604 
*  Twitter Inc.  31,461  1,565 
  Broadcom Corp. Class A  38,043  1,498 
  Symantec Corp.  49,052  1,191 
  Analog Devices Inc.  22,330  1,142 
  NetApp Inc.  23,494  991 
  Motorola Solutions Inc.  16,203  962 
  SanDisk Corp.  8,029  787 
  CA Inc.  21,991  621 
*  VMware Inc. Class A  6,005  592 
*  Citrix Systems Inc.  5,782  406 
  Altera Corp.  11,043  390 
  Juniper Networks Inc.  15,927  369 
      197,341 
Telecommunications (2.7%)     
  Verizon     
  Communications Inc.  294,869  14,690 
  AT&T Inc.  369,240  12,909 
  CenturyLink Inc.  40,670  1,667 
*  T-Mobile US Inc.  19,789  595 
*  Sprint Corp.  55,271  310 
      30,171 
Utilities (2.7%)     
  Duke Energy Corp.  50,357  3,726 
  NextEra Energy Inc.  31,073  3,059 
  Dominion Resources Inc.  41,442  2,910 
  Southern Co.  63,440  2,817 
  Exelon Corp.  61,286  2,048 
  Spectra Energy Corp.  47,863  1,994 
  American Electric     
  Power Co. Inc.  34,685  1,863 
  Sempra Energy  16,552  1,754 
  PPL Corp.  44,836  1,553 
  PG&E Corp.  33,050  1,536 
  Edison International  23,240  1,374 
  Public Service Enterprise     
  Group Inc.  35,848  1,340 
  Consolidated Edison Inc.  20,910  1,211 
  Xcel Energy Inc.  35,756  1,146 
  FirstEnergy Corp.  30,055  1,029 
  Entergy Corp.  12,801  991 
      30,351 
Total Common Stocks     
(Cost $771,413)    1,121,671 

 

      Market 
      Value  
    Shares  ($000) 
Temporary Cash Investments (0.1%)1   
Money Market Fund (0.1%)     
2  Vanguard Market Liquidity     
  Fund, 0.113%  910,071  910 
 
    Face   
    Amount   
    ($000)   
U.S. Government and Agency Obligations (0.0%) 
3,4  Fannie Mae Discount     
  Notes, 0.075%, 10/15/14  100  100 
4,5  Federal Home Loan Bank     
  Discount Notes, 0.080%,     
  10/8/14  100  100 
      200 
Total Temporary Cash Investments   
(Cost $1,110)    1,110 
Total Investments (99.9%)     
(Cost $772,523)    1,122,781 
Other Assets and Liabilities (0.1%)   
Other Assets    2,527 
Liabilities    (1,140) 
      1,387 
Net Assets (100%)    1,124,168 

 

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At August 31, 2014, net assets consisted of: 
  Amount 
  ($000) 
Paid-in Capital  789,706 
Undistributed Net Investment Income  3,938 
Accumulated Net Realized Losses  (19,791) 
Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)   
Investment Securities  350,258 
Futures Contracts  57 
Net Assets  1,124,168 
 
 
Institutional Shares—Net Assets   
Applicable to 2,316,462 outstanding   
$.001 par value shares of beneficial   
interest (unlimited authorization)  313,670 
Net Asset Value Per Share—   
Institutional Shares  $135.41 
 
 
ETF Shares—Net Assets   
Applicable to 11,800,000 outstanding   
$.001 par value shares of beneficial   
interest (unlimited authorization)  810,498 
Net Asset Value Per Share—   
ETF Shares  $68.69 

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 100.0% and -0.1%, respectively, of
net assets.
2 Affiliated money market fund available only to Vanguard funds and certain trusts and accounts managed by Vanguard. Rate shown is
the 7-day yield.
3 The issuer was placed under federal conservatorship in September 2008; since that time, its daily operations have been managed by the
Federal Housing Finance Agency and it receives capital from the U.S. Treasury, as needed to maintain a positive net worth, in exchange
for senior preferred stock.
4 Securities with a value of $200,000 have been segregated as initial margin for open futures contracts.
5 The issuer operates under a congressional charter; its securities are generally neither guaranteed by the U.S. Treasury nor backed by
the full faith and credit of the U.S. government.
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.

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Statement of Operations

  Year Ended 
  August 31, 2014 
  ($000) 
Investment Income   
Income   
Dividends  20,856 
Interest1  2 
Securities Lending  11 
Total Income  20,869 
Expenses   
The Vanguard Group—Note B   
Investment Advisory Services  161 
Management and Administrative—Institutional Shares  133 
Management and Administrative—ETF Shares  447 
Marketing and Distribution—Institutional Shares  42 
Marketing and Distribution—ETF Shares  140 
Custodian Fees  25 
Auditing Fees  32 
Shareholders’ Reports—Institutional Shares   
Shareholders’ Reports—ETF Shares  16 
Trustees’ Fees and Expenses  1 
Total Expenses  997 
Net Investment Income  19,872 
Realized Net Gain (Loss)   
Investment Securities Sold  44,435 
Futures Contracts  442 
Realized Net Gain (Loss)  44,877 
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)   
Investment Securities  154,840 
Futures Contracts  60 
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)  154,900 
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations  219,649 
1 Interest income from an affiliated company of the fund was $2,000.

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

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Statement of Changes in Net Assets

  Year Ended August 31, 
  2014  2013 
  ($000)  ($000) 
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets     
Operations     
Net Investment Income  19,872  18,376 
Realized Net Gain (Loss)  44,877  8,104 
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)  154,900  105,387 
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations  219,649  131,867 
Distributions     
Net Investment Income     
Institutional Shares  (6,371)  (6,464) 
ETF Shares  (13,330)  (11,412) 
Realized Capital Gain     
Institutional Shares     
ETF Shares     
Total Distributions  (19,701)  (17,876) 
Capital Share Transactions     
Institutional Shares  (88,842)  48,349 
ETF Shares  85,731  73,926 
Net Increase (Decrease) from Capital Share Transactions  (3,111)  122,275 
Total Increase (Decrease)  196,837  236,266 
Net Assets     
Beginning of Period  927,331  691,065 
End of Period1  1,124,168  927,331 
1 Net Assets—End of Period includes undistributed (overdistributed) net investment income of $3,938,000 and $3,767,000.

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

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Financial Highlights

Institutional Shares           
 
For a Share Outstanding  Year Ended August 31, 
Throughout Each Period  2014  2013  2012  2011  2010 
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period  $110.38  $95.66  $82.40  $71.03  $69.95 
Investment Operations           
Net Investment Income  2.498  2.373  2.000  1.676  1.657 
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)           
on Investments  25.000  14.727  13.113  11.379  1.033 
Total from Investment Operations  27.498  17.100  15.113  13.055  2.690 
Distributions           
Dividends from Net Investment Income  (2.468)  (2.380)  (1.853)  (1.685)  (1.610) 
Distributions from Realized Capital Gains           
Total Distributions  (2.468)  (2.380)  (1.853)  (1.685)  (1.610) 
Net Asset Value, End of Period  $135.41  $110.38  $95.66  $82.40  $71.03 
 
Total Return  25.15%  18.13%  18.63%  18.38%  3.74% 
 
Ratios/Supplemental Data           
Net Assets, End of Period (Millions)  $314  $339  $250  $152  $92 
Ratio of Total Expenses to Average Net Assets  0.08%  0.08%  0.08%  0.10%  0.11% 
Ratio of Net Investment Income to           
Average Net Assets  2.03%  2.29%  2.28%  2.01%  2.24% 
Portfolio Turnover Rate1  6%  10%  19%  8%  7% 
1 Excludes the value of portfolio securities received or delivered as a result of in-kind purchases or redemptions of the fund’s capital shares,
including ETF Creation Units.

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

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Financial Highlights

ETF Shares           
 
For a Share Outstanding  Year Ended August 31, 
Throughout Each Period  2014  2013  2012  2011  2010 
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period  $55.99  $48.52  $41.80  $36.03  $35.49 
Investment Operations           
Net Investment Income  1.250  1.189  1.000  .842  . 834 
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)           
on Investments  12.687  7.471  6.648  5.774  .517 
Total from Investment Operations  13.937  8.660  7.648  6.616  1.351 
Distributions           
Dividends from Net Investment Income  (1.237)  (1.190)  (.928)  (.846)  (.811) 
Distributions from Realized Capital Gains           
Total Distributions  (1.237)  (1.190)  (.928)  (.846)  (.811) 
Net Asset Value, End of Period  $68.69  $55.99  $48.52  $41.80  $36.03 
 
Total Return  25.13%  18.10%  18.58%  18.35%  3.71% 
 
Ratios/Supplemental Data           
Net Assets, End of Period (Millions)  $810  $588  $442  $313  $227 
Ratio of Total Expenses to Average Net Assets  0.11%  0.11%  0.12%  0.12%  0.13% 
Ratio of Net Investment Income to           
Average Net Assets  2.00%  2.26%  2.24%  1.99%  2.22% 
Portfolio Turnover Rate1  6%  10%  19%  8%  7% 
1 Excludes the value of portfolio securities received or delivered as a result of in-kind purchases or redemptions of the fund’s capital shares,
including ETF Creation Units.

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

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Notes to Financial Statements

Vanguard Mega Cap 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: Institutional Shares and ETF Shares. Institutional Shares are designed for investors who meet certain administrative, service, and account-size criteria. ETF Shares are listed for trading on NYSE Arca; they can be purchased and sold through a broker.

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

1. Security Valuation: Securities are valued as of the close of trading on the New York Stock Exchange (generally 4 p.m., Eastern time) on the valuation date. Equity securities are valued at the latest quoted sales prices or official closing prices taken from the primary market in which each security trades; such securities not traded on the valuation date are valued at the mean of the latest quoted bid and asked prices. Securities for which market quotations are not readily available, or whose values have been materially affected by events occurring before the fund’s pricing time but after the close of the securities’ primary markets, are valued by methods deemed by the board of trustees to represent fair value. Investments in Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund are valued at that fund’s net asset value. Temporary cash investments 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. Futures Contracts: The fund uses index futures contracts to a limited extent, with the objectives of maintaining full exposure to the stock market, enhancing returns, maintaining liquidity, and minimizing transaction costs. The fund may purchase futures contracts to immediately invest incoming cash in the market, or sell futures in response to cash outflows, thereby simulating a fully invested position in the underlying index while maintaining a cash balance for liquidity. The fund may seek to enhance returns by using futures contracts instead of the underlying securities when futures are believed to be priced more attractively than the underlying securities. The primary risks associated with the use of futures contracts are imperfect correlation between changes in market values of stocks held by the fund and the prices of futures contracts, and the possibility of an illiquid market. Counterparty risk involving futures is mitigated because a regulated clearinghouse is the counterparty instead of the clearing broker. To further mitigate counterparty risk, the fund trades futures contracts on an exchange, monitors the financial strength of its clearing brokers and clearinghouse, and has entered into clearing agreements with its clearing brokers. The clearinghouse imposes initial margin requirements to secure the fund’s performance and requires daily settlement of variation margin representing changes in the market value of each contract.

Futures contracts are valued at their quoted daily settlement prices. The aggregate settlement values of the contracts are not recorded in the Statement of Net Assets. 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 futures gains (losses).

During the year ended August 31, 2014, the fund’s average investments in long and short futures contracts represented less than 1% and 0% of net assets, respectively, based on the average of aggregate settlement values at each quarter-end during the period.

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3. Federal Income Taxes: The fund intends to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company and distribute all of its taxable income. Management has analyzed the fund’s tax positions taken for all open federal income tax years (August 31, 2011–2014), and has concluded that no provision for federal income tax is required in the fund’s financial statements.

4. Distributions: Distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date.

5. Securities Lending: To earn additional income, the fund lends its securities to qualified institutional borrowers. Security loans are required to be secured at all times by collateral in an amount at least equal to the market value of securities loaned. Daily market fluctuations could cause the value of loaned securities to be more or less than the value of the collateral received. When this occurs, the collateral is adjusted and settled on the next business day. The fund further mitigates its counterparty risk by entering into securities lending transactions only with a diverse group of prequalified counter-parties, monitoring their financial strength, and entering into master securities lending agreements with its counterparties. The master securities lending agreements provide that, in the event of a counterparty’s default (including bankruptcy), the fund may terminate any loans with that borrower, determine the net amount owed, and sell or retain the collateral up to the net amount owed to the fund; however, such actions may be subject to legal proceedings. While collateral mitigates counterparty risk, in the absence of a default the fund may experience delays and costs in recovering the securities loaned. The fund invests cash collateral received in Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund, and records a liability in the Statement of Net Assets for the return of the collateral, during the period the securities are on loan. Securities lending income represents fees charged to borrowers plus income earned on invested cash collateral, less expenses associated with the loan.

6. Credit Facility: The fund and certain other funds managed by The Vanguard Group participate in a $2.89 billion committed credit facility provided by a syndicate of lenders pursuant to a credit agreement that may be renewed annually; each fund is individually liable for its borrowings, if any, under the credit facility. Borrowings may be utilized for temporary and emergency purposes, and are subject to the fund’s regulatory and contractual borrowing restrictions. The participating funds are charged administrative fees and an annual commitment fee of 0.06% of the undrawn amount of the facility; these fees are allocated to the funds based on a method approved by the fund’s board of trustees and included in Management and Administrative expenses on the fund’s Statement of Operations. Any borrowings under this facility bear interest at a rate equal to the higher of the federal funds rate or LIBOR reference rate plus an agreed-upon spread.

The fund had no borrowings outstanding at August 31, 2014, or at any time during the period then ended.

7. Other: Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Interest income includes income distributions received from Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund and is accrued daily. Premiums and discounts on debt securities purchased are amortized and accreted, respectively, to interest income over the lives of the respective securities. Security transactions are accounted for on the date securities are bought or sold. Costs used to determine realized gains (losses) on the sale of investment securities are those of the specific securities sold.

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.

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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 based on methods approved by the board of trustees. The fund has committed to provide up to 0.40% of its net assets in capital contributions to Vanguard. At August 31, 2014, the fund had contributed capital of $107,000 to Vanguard (included in Other Assets), representing 0.01% of the fund’s net assets and 0.04% of Vanguard’s capitalization. The fund’s trustees and officers are also directors and officers of Vanguard.

C. Various inputs may be used to determine the value of the fund’s investments. These inputs are summarized in three broad levels for financial statement purposes. The inputs or methodologies used to value securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

Level 1—Quoted prices in active markets for identical securities.
Level 2—Other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.).
Level 3—Significant unobservable inputs (including the fund’s own assumptions used to determine the fair value of investments).

The following table summarizes the market value of the fund’s investments as of August 31, 2014, based on the inputs used to value them:

  Level 1  Level 2  Level 3 
Investments  ($000)  ($000)  ($000) 
Common Stocks  1,121,671     
Temporary Cash Investments  910  200   
Futures Contracts—Assets1  6     
Total  1,122,587  200   
1 Represents variation margin on the last day of the reporting period.

D. At August 31, 2014, the aggregate settlement value of open futures contracts and the related unrealized appreciation (depreciation) were:

      ($000) 
      Aggregate   
    Number of  Settlement  Unrealized 
    Long (Short)  Value  Appreciation 
Futures Contracts  Expiration  Contracts  Long (Short)  (Depreciation) 
E-mini S&P 500 Index  September 2014  25  2,502  57 

Unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on open futures contracts is required to be treated as realized gain (loss) for tax purposes.

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.

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During the year ended August 31, 2014, the fund realized $44,782,000 of net capital gains resulting from in-kind redemptions—in which shareholders exchanged fund shares for securities held by the fund rather than for cash. Because such gains are not taxable to the fund, and are not distributed to shareholders, they have been reclassified from accumulated net realized losses to paid-in capital.

For tax purposes, at August 31, 2014, the fund had $4,308,000 of ordinary income available for distribution. The fund used capital loss carryforwards of $385,000 to offset taxable capital gains realized during the year ended August 31, 2014. At August 31, 2014, the fund had available capital losses totaling $19,735,000 to offset future net capital gains. Of this amount, $18,779,000 is subject to expiration dates; $12,576,000 may be used to offset future net capital gains through August 31, 2018, and $6,203,000 through August 31, 2019. Capital losses of $956,000 realized beginning in fiscal 2012 may be carried forward indefinitely under the Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2010, but must be used before any expiring loss carryforwards.

At August 31, 2014, the cost of investment securities for tax purposes was $772,523,000. Net unrealized appreciation of investment securities for tax purposes was $350,258,000, consisting of unrealized gains of $353,785,000 on securities that had risen in value since their purchase and $3,527,000 in unrealized losses on securities that had fallen in value since their purchase.

F. During the year ended August 31, 2014, the fund purchased $153,173,000 of investment securities and sold $157,584,000 of investment securities, other than temporary cash investments. Purchases and sales include $85,219,000 and $100,263,000, respectively, in connection with in-kind purchases and redemptions of the fund’s capital shares.

G. Capital share transactions for each class of shares were:       
  Year Ended August 31, 
    2014      2013 
  Amount  Shares  Amount  Shares 
  ($000)  (000)  ($000)  (000) 
Institutional Shares         
Issued  2,207  18  50,463  481 
Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions  6,066  49  6,144  61 
Redeemed  (97,115)  (825)  (8,258)  (75) 
Net Increase (Decrease) —Institutional Shares  (88,842)  (758)  48,349  467 
ETF Shares         
Issued  186,602  3,000  93,799  1,800 
Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions         
Redeemed  (100,871)  (1,700)  (19,873)  (400) 
Net Increase (Decrease)—ETF Shares  85,731  1,300  73,926  1,400 

H. Management has determined that no material events or transactions occurred subsequent to August 31, 2014, that would require recognition or disclosure in these financial statements.

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Fund Profile
As of August 31, 2014

Share-Class Characteristics   
 
  Institutional  ETF 
  Shares  Shares 
Ticker Symbol  VMGAX  MGK 
Expense Ratio1  0.10%  0.11% 
30-Day SEC Yield  1.32%  1.31% 

 

 

Portfolio Characteristics     
      DJ 
      U.S. 
    CRSP US  Total 
    Mega Cap  Market 
    Growth  FA 
  Fund  Index  Index 
Number of Stocks  151  151  3,709 
Median Market Cap  $88.6B  $88.6B  $48.0B 
Price/Earnings Ratio  24.3x  24.3x  20.7x 
Price/Book Ratio  4.9x  4.9x  2.7x 
Return on Equity  23.8%  23.8%  17.8% 
Earnings Growth       
Rate  18.9%  18.9%  15.3% 
Dividend Yield  1.4%  1.4%  1.8% 
Foreign Holdings  0.0%  0.0%  0.0% 
Turnover Rate  11%     
Short-Term Reserves  0.0%     

 

 

Sector Diversification (% of equity exposure) 
      DJ 
      U.S. 
    CRSP US  Total 
    Mega Cap  Market 
    Growth  FA 
  Fund  Index  Index 
Basic Materials  1.5%  1.5%  3.1% 
Consumer Goods  9.0  9.0  9.8 
Consumer Services  20.2  20.2  13.3 
Financials  11.8  11.8  18.3 
Health Care  12.5  12.5  12.5 
Industrials  9.9  9.9  12.6 
Oil & Gas  7.9  7.9  9.5 
Technology  27.2  27.2  15.5 
Telecommunications  0.0  0.0  2.2 
Utilities  0.0  0.0  3.2 

 

 

Volatility Measures     
  Spliced  DJ 
  Mega Cap  U.S. Total 
  Growth  Market 
  Index  FA Index 
R-Squared  1.00  0.94 
Beta  1.00  0.98 
These measures show the degree and timing of the fund’s 
fluctuations compared with the indexes over 36 months. 

 

 

Ten Largest Holdings (% of total net assets) 
Apple Inc.  Computer Hardware  8.9% 
Google Inc.  Internet  4.7 
Gilead Sciences Inc.  Biotechnology  2.4 
Coca-Cola Co.  Soft Drinks  2.4 
Facebook Inc.  Internet  2.2 
Schlumberger Ltd.  Oil Equipment,   
  Services &   
  Distribution  2.1 
Comcast Corp.  Broadcasting &   
  Entertainment  2.0 
Walt Disney Co.  Broadcasting &   
  Entertainment  2.0 
Oracle Corp.  Software  2.0 
QUALCOMM Inc.  Semiconductors  1.9 
Top Ten    30.6% 
The holdings listed exclude any temporary cash investments and equity index products.

Investment Focus

 

 

 

 

1 The expense ratios shown are from the prospectus dated December 23, 2013, and represent estimated costs for the current fiscal year. For the
fiscal year ended August 31, 2014, the expense ratios were 0.10% for Institutional Shares and 0.11% for ETF Shares.

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Performance Summary

All of the returns in this report represent past performance, which is not a guarantee of future results that may be achieved by the fund. (Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data cited. For performance data current to the most recent month-end, visit our website at vanguard.com/performance.) Note, too, that both investment returns and principal value can fluctuate widely, so an investor’s shares, when sold, could be worth more or less than their original cost. The returns shown do not reflect taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the sale of fund shares.

Cumulative Performance: December 17, 2007, Through August 31, 2014
Initial Investment of $10,000


      Average Annual Total Returns   
    Periods Ended August 31, 2014   
 
        Since  Final Value 
    One  Five  Inception  of a $10,000 
    Year  Years  (12/17/2007)  Investment 
 
  Mega Cap Growth Index Fund*ETF         
  Shares Net Asset Value  28.05%  17.81%  8.85%  $17,662 
  Mega Cap Growth Index Fund*ETF         
  Shares Market Price  28.05  17.79  8.85  17,661 
 
•••••••  Spliced Mega Cap Growth Index  28.17  17.93  8.96  17,774 
 
– – – –  Large-Cap Growth Funds Average  25.10  15.80  6.61  15,361 
  Dow Jones U.S. Total Stock Market         
  Float Adjusted Index  24.68  17.29  7.82  16,562 
For a benchmark description, see the Glossary.
Large-Cap Growth Funds Average: Derived from data provided by Lipper, a Thomson Reuters Company.
"Since Inception" performance is calculated from the ETF Shares’ inception date for both the fund and its comparative standards.
 
 
      Since  Final Value 
  One  Five  Inception  of a $5,000,000 
  Year  Years  (4/3/2008)  Investment 
Mega Cap Growth Index Fund Institutional         
Shares  28.07%  17.83%  10.17%  $9,302,706 
 
Spliced Mega Cap Growth Index  28.17  17.93  10.26  9,348,118 
Dow Jones U.S. Total Stock Market Float         
Adjusted Index  24.68  17.29  8.98  8,676,966 
"Since Inception" performance is calculated from the Institutional Shares’ inception date for both the fund and its comparative standards.

See Financial Highlights for dividend and capital gains information.

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Cumulative Returns of ETF Shares: December 17, 2007, Through August 31, 2014   
 
      Since 
  One  Five  Inception 
  Year  Years  (12/17/2007) 
Mega Cap Growth Index Fund ETF Shares Market       
Price  28.05%  126.75%  76.61% 
Mega Cap Growth Index Fund ETF Shares Net       
Asset Value  28.05  126.94  76.62 
Spliced Mega Cap Growth Index  28.17  128.11  77.74 
"Since Inception" performance is calculated from the ETF Shares’ inception date for both the fund and its comparative standards.
 
 

Fiscal-Year Total Returns (%): December 17, 2007, Through August 31, 2014

For a benchmark description, see the Glossary.
 

Average Annual Total Returns: Periods Ended June 30, 2014
This table presents returns through the latest calendar quarter—rather than through the end of the fiscal period.
Securities and Exchange Commission rules require that we provide this information.

  Inception  One  Five  Since 
  Date  Year  Years  Inception 
Institutional Shares  4/3/2008  28.63%  19.12%  9.92% 
ETF Shares  12/17/2007       
Market Price    28.69  19.09  8.58 
Net Asset Value    28.63  19.11  8.58 

 

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Financial Statements

Statement of Net Assets
As of August 31, 2014

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

      Market 
      Value  
    Shares  ($000) 
Common Stocks (100.0%)1     
Basic Materials (1.6%)     
  Praxair Inc.  65,018  8,553 
  Ecolab Inc.  60,002  6,889 
  PPG Industries Inc.  30,636  6,307 
  Nucor Corp.  35,331  1,919 
      23,668 
Consumer Goods (9.0%)     
  Coca-Cola Co.  877,143  36,595 
  Philip Morris     
  International Inc.  331,396  28,361 
  Monsanto Co.  116,240  13,443 
  Colgate-Palmolive Co.  202,908  13,134 
  NIKE Inc. Class B  155,315  12,200 
  VF Corp.  76,266  4,890 
*  Tesla Motors Inc.  17,871  4,820 
  Lorillard Inc.  80,288  4,793 
  Mead Johnson Nutrition Co.  44,826  4,285 
  Estee Lauder Cos. Inc.     
  Class A  51,946  3,991 
*  Michael Kors Holdings Ltd.  40,791  3,268 
  Stanley Black & Decker Inc.  34,612  3,167 
  Hershey Co.  32,295  2,953 
  Brown-Forman Corp.     
  Class B  22,782  2,111 
  Coach Inc.  15,101  556 
      138,567 
Consumer Services (20.1%)     
  Walt Disney Co.  345,674  31,069 
  Comcast Corp. Class A  526,789  28,831 
  Home Depot Inc.  303,296  28,358 
*  Amazon.com Inc.  81,637  27,678 
  McDonald’s Corp.  219,263  20,549 
*  Priceline Group Inc.  11,625  14,465 
*  eBay Inc.  252,779  14,029 
  Starbucks Corp.  158,532  12,335 
  Costco Wholesale Corp.  97,200  11,769 
  Twenty-First Century     
  Fox Inc. Class A  321,963  11,404 
  Time Warner Cable Inc.  61,838  9,148 

 

      Market 
      Value  
    Shares  ($000) 
*  DIRECTV  105,777  9,145 
  TJX Cos. Inc.  147,545  8,795 
  Yum! Brands Inc.  97,917  7,092 
  Viacom Inc. Class B  86,068  6,985 
  CBS Corp. Class B  108,962  6,460 
  American Airlines Group Inc.   159,844  6,220 
*  Netflix Inc.  12,627  6,031 
  Las Vegas Sands Corp.  89,657  5,963 
  Lowe’s Cos. Inc.  110,480  5,801 
*  AutoZone Inc.  7,223  3,892 
  Starwood Hotels & Resorts     
  Worldwide Inc.  42,600  3,602 
  Wynn Resorts Ltd.  17,935  3,459 
  Whole Foods Market Inc.  81,433  3,187 
  Twenty-First Century Fox Inc. 91,820  3,162 
*  Liberty Interactive Corp.     
  Class A  102,383  3,022 
*  DISH Network Corp. Class A  46,522  3,015 
*  Bed Bath & Beyond Inc.  42,659  2,741 
  Comcast Corp.  47,634  2,601 
  Gap Inc.  54,485  2,515 
*  Sirius XM Holdings Inc.  602,011  2,185 
*  Dollar General Corp.  33,554  2,147 
*  Hilton Worldwide     
  Holdings Inc.  54,402  1,378 
  Viacom Inc. Class A  216  18 
  CBS Corp. Class A  141  9 
      309,060 
Financials (11.8%)     
  Visa Inc. Class A  110,745  23,535 
  American Express Co.  234,672  21,015 
  MasterCard Inc. Class A  224,134  16,992 
  Simon Property Group Inc.  68,895  11,714 
  American Tower Corporation  87,755  8,653 
  BlackRock Inc.  24,053  7,950 
  Charles Schwab Corp.  245,432  6,997 
  Marsh & McLennan     
  Cos. Inc.  121,921  6,474 
  Crown Castle     
  International Corp.  74,032  5,886 

 

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      Market 
      Value  
    Shares  ($000) 
  Public Storage  32,551  5,702 
  Equity Residential  79,988  5,317 
  Franklin Resources Inc.  90,365  5,107 
  McGraw Hill Financial Inc.  60,273  4,890 
  Intercontinental     
  Exchange Inc.  25,512  4,822 
  Prologis Inc.  110,695  4,532 
  T. Rowe Price Group Inc.  55,325  4,481 
  HCP Inc.  101,537  4,400 
  Ventas Inc.  65,272  4,294 
  Boston Properties Inc.  33,959  4,123 
  Vornado Realty Trust  37,420  3,962 
  Weyerhaeuser Co.  116,631  3,960 
  Invesco Ltd.  95,885  3,916 
  Host Hotels & Resorts Inc.  167,825  3,830 
  General Growth     
  Properties Inc.  127,331  3,128 
  Aon plc  32,858  2,864 
  TD Ameritrade Holding Corp.  55,052  1,823 
      180,367 
Health Care (12.5%)     
*  Gilead Sciences Inc.  340,559  36,637 
  Amgen Inc.  167,798  23,388 
  AbbVie Inc.  352,439  19,483 
*  Biogen Idec Inc.  52,611  18,048 
*  Celgene Corp.  177,521  16,868 
*  Express Scripts Holding Co.  171,930  12,711 
*  Actavis plc  55,719  12,647 
  Allergan Inc.  66,033  10,808 
  Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.  88,432  10,631 
*  Alexion Pharmaceuticals Inc.  43,891  7,430 
*  Regeneron     
  Pharmaceuticals Inc.  16,429  5,759 
  Stryker Corp.  62,981  5,247 
*  Intuitive Surgical Inc.  8,511  4,000 
  Zoetis Inc.  111,093  3,937 
*  Illumina Inc.  14,264  2,558 
  Perrigo Co. plc  14,145  2,104 
      192,256 
Industrials (9.9%)     
  Union Pacific Corp.  200,945  21,154 
  3M Co.  145,202  20,909 
  Boeing Co.  145,635  18,467 
  United Parcel Service Inc.     
  Class B  156,532  15,235 
  Accenture plc Class A  140,333  11,375 
  United Technologies Corp.  96,520  10,422 
  Danaher Corp.  131,777  10,095 
  Automatic Data     
  Processing Inc.  106,834  8,919 
  Precision Castparts Corp.  32,101  7,835 
  Cummins Inc.  40,910  5,937 
*  LinkedIn Corp. Class A  23,346  5,270 
  PACCAR Inc.  78,639  4,939 

 

      Market 
      Value  
    Shares  ($000) 
  Agilent Technologies Inc.  73,867  4,222 
  Rockwell Automation Inc.  30,719  3,582 
  Paychex Inc.  72,609  3,024 
      151,385 
Oil & Gas (7.9%)     
  Schlumberger Ltd.  288,458  31,627 
  EOG Resources Inc.  121,156  13,313 
  Anadarko Petroleum Corp.  111,973  12,618 
  Halliburton Co.  177,893  12,027 
  Williams Cos. Inc.  147,516  8,768 
  National Oilwell Varco Inc.  95,083  8,218 
  Pioneer Natural     
  Resources Co.  31,679  6,610 
  Kinder Morgan Inc.  148,078  5,962 
  Noble Energy Inc.  80,129  5,780 
*  Cameron International Corp.   45,206  3,360 
*  FMC Technologies Inc.  52,167  3,226 
*  Southwestern Energy Co.  78,288  3,224 
  Ensco plc Class A  51,972  2,624 
*  Weatherford     
  International plc  77,125  1,827 
*  Continental Resources Inc.  10,264  1,655 
      120,839 
Technology (27.2%)     
  Apple Inc.  1,337,106  137,053 
*  Google Inc. Class A  62,466  36,378 
*  Google Inc. Class C  63,572  36,338 
*  Facebook Inc. Class A  442,101  33,078 
  Oracle Corp.  741,576  30,798 
  QUALCOMM Inc.  374,287  28,483 
  International Business     
  Machines Corp.  112,241  21,584 
  EMC Corp.  453,740  13,399 
  Texas Instruments Inc.  239,321  11,531 
*  Yahoo! Inc.  201,042  7,742 
*  Micron Technology Inc.  237,401  7,739 
*  salesforce.com inc  129,395  7,646 
*  Adobe Systems Inc.  105,018  7,551 
  Applied Materials Inc.  269,641  6,230 
*  Cognizant Technology     
  Solutions Corp. Class A  135,122  6,179 
  Intuit Inc.  59,738  4,969 
*  Twitter Inc.  98,091  4,880 
  Analog Devices Inc.  69,615  3,559 
  NetApp Inc.  73,447  3,097 
  SanDisk Corp.  25,068  2,456 
*  VMware Inc. Class A  18,811  1,854 
  Motorola Solutions Inc.  25,260  1,500 
*  Citrix Systems Inc.  18,090  1,271 
  Altera Corp.  34,676  1,225 
  Juniper Networks Inc.  49,799  1,155 
      417,695 
Total Common Stocks     
(Cost $1,081,471)    1,533,837 

 

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    Market 
    Value  
  Shares  ($000) 
Temporary Cash Investments (0.0%)1   
Money Market Fund (0.0%)   
2 Vanguard Market Liquidity   
Fund, 0.113%  399,089  399 
 
  Face   
  Amount   
  ($000)   
U.S. Government and Agency Obligations (0.0%) 
3,4 Federal Home Loan     
Bank Discount Notes,     
0.100%, 2/4/15  200  200 
Total Temporary Cash Investments   
(Cost $599)    599 
Total Investments (100.0%)   
(Cost $1,082,070)    1,534,436 
Other Assets and Liabilities (0.0%)   
Other Assets    1,809 
Liabilities    (1,617) 
    192 
Net Assets (100%)    1,534,628 

 

 

At August 31, 2014, net assets consisted of: 
  Amount 
  ($000) 
Paid-in Capital  1,088,909 
Undistributed Net Investment Income  3,184 
Accumulated Net Realized Losses  (9,849) 
Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)   
Investment Securities  452,366 
Futures Contracts  18 
Net Assets  1,534,628 
 
 
Institutional Shares—Net Assets   
Applicable to 93,906 outstanding   
$.001 par value shares of beneficial   
interest (unlimited authorization)  14,763 
Net Asset Value Per Share—   
Institutional Shares  $157.21 
 
 
ETF Shares—Net Assets   
Applicable to 19,200,000 outstanding   
$.001 par value shares of beneficial   
interest (unlimited authorization)  1,519,865 
Net Asset Value Per Share—   
ETF Shares  $79.16 

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 100.0% and 0.0%, respectively, of
net assets.
2 Affiliated money market fund available only to Vanguard funds and certain trusts and accounts managed by Vanguard. Rate shown is
the 7-day yield.
3 The issuer operates under a congressional charter; its securities are generally neither guaranteed by the U.S. Treasury nor backed by
the full faith and credit of the U.S. government.
4 Securities with a value of $100,000 have been segregated as initial margin for open futures contracts.
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.

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Statement of Operations

  Year Ended 
  August 31, 2014 
  ($000) 
Investment Income   
Income   
Dividends  19,045 
Interest1  2 
Securities Lending  37 
Total Income  19,084 
Expenses   
The Vanguard Group—Note B   
Investment Advisory Services  203 
Management and Administrative—Institutional Shares  10 
Management and Administrative—ETF Shares  827 
Marketing and Distribution—Institutional Shares  3 
Marketing and Distribution—ETF Shares  258 
Custodian Fees  18 
Auditing Fees  32 
Shareholders’ Reports—Institutional Shares   
Shareholders’ Reports—ETF Shares  37 
Trustees’ Fees and Expenses  1 
Total Expenses  1,389 
Net Investment Income  17,695 
Realized Net Gain (Loss)   
Investment Securities Sold  16,040 
Futures Contracts  119 
Realized Net Gain (Loss)  16,159 
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)   
Investment Securities  270,971 
Futures Contracts  33 
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)  271,004 
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations  304,858 
1 Interest income from an affiliated company of the fund was $2,000.

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

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Statement of Changes in Net Assets

  Year Ended August 31, 
  2014  2013 
  ($000)  ($000) 
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets     
Operations     
Net Investment Income  17,695  16,016 
Realized Net Gain (Loss)  16,159  98,203 
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)  271,004  5,997 
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations  304,858  120,216 
Distributions     
Net Investment Income     
Institutional Shares  (264)  (49) 
ETF Shares  (17,090)  (15,499) 
Realized Capital Gain     
Institutional Shares     
ETF Shares     
Total Distributions  (17,354)  (15,548) 
Capital Share Transactions     
Institutional Shares  (10,714)  20,698 
ETF Shares  202,339  46,396 
Net Increase (Decrease) from Capital Share Transactions  191,625  67,094 
Total Increase (Decrease)  479,129  171,762 
Net Assets     
Beginning of Period  1,055,499  883,737 
End of Period1  1,534,628  1,055,499 
1 Net Assets—End of Period includes undistributed (overdistributed) net investment income of $3,184,000 and $2,843,000.

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

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Financial Highlights

Institutional Shares           
 
For a Share Outstanding  Year Ended August 31, 
Throughout Each Period  2014  2013  2012  2011  2010 
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period  $124.49  $110.67  $92.75  $76.74  $74.21 
Investment Operations           
Net Investment Income  1.978  2.027  1.4531  1.227  1.180 
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)           
on Investments  32.732  13.374  17.831  16.067  2.465 
Total from Investment Operations  34.710  15.401  19.284  17.294  3.645 
Distributions           
Dividends from Net Investment Income  (1.990)  (1.581)  (1.364)  (1.284)  (1.115) 
Distributions from Realized Capital Gains           
Total Distributions  (1.990)  (1.581)  (1.364)  (1.284)  (1.115) 
Net Asset Value, End of Period  $157.21  $124.49  $110.67  $92.75  $76.74 
 
Total Return  28.07%  14.05%  21.00%  22.57%  4.84% 
 
Ratios/Supplemental Data           
Net Assets, End of Period (Millions)  $15  $21  $0.2  $124  $90 
Ratio of Total Expenses to Average Net Assets  0.10%  0.10%  0.09%  0.10%  0.11% 
Ratio of Net Investment Income to           
Average Net Assets  1.41%  1.70%  1.52%  1.35%  1.39% 
Portfolio Turnover Rate 2  11%  41%  16%  26%  21% 
1 Calculated based on average shares outstanding.
2 Excludes the value of portfolio securities received or delivered as a result of in-kind purchases or redemptions of the fund’s capital shares,
including ETF Creation Units.

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

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Financial Highlights

ETF Shares           
 
For a Share Outstanding  Year Ended August 31, 
Throughout Each Period  2014  2013  2012  2011  2010 
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period  $62.69  $55.92  $46.87  $38.78  $37.50 
Investment Operations           
Net Investment Income  .994  1.006  .7711  .611  . 586 
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)           
on Investments  16.475  6.751  8.966  8.120  1.248 
Total from Investment Operations  17.469  7.757  9.737  8.731  1.834 
Distributions           
Dividends from Net Investment Income  (.999)  (.987)  (.687)  (. 641)  (. 554) 
Distributions from Realized Capital Gains           
Total Distributions  (.999)  (.987)  (.687)  (. 641)  (. 554) 
Net Asset Value, End of Period  $79.16  $62.69  $55.92  $46.87  $38.78 
 
Total Return  28.05%  14.04%  20.98%  22.54%  4.82% 
 
Ratios/Supplemental Data           
Net Assets, End of Period (Millions)  $1,520  $1,034  $884  $516  $287 
Ratio of Total Expenses to Average Net Assets  0.11%  0.11%  0.12%  0.12%  0.13% 
Ratio of Net Investment Income to           
Average Net Assets  1.40%  1.69%  1.49%  1.33%  1.37% 
Portfolio Turnover Rate 2  11%  41%  16%  26%  21% 
1 Calculated based on average shares outstanding.
2 Excludes the value of portfolio securities received or delivered as a result of in-kind purchases or redemptions of the fund’s capital shares,
including ETF Creation Units.

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

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Notes to Financial Statements

Vanguard Mega Cap Growth 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: Institutional Shares and ETF Shares. Institutional Shares are designed for investors who meet certain administrative, service, and account-size criteria. ETF Shares are listed for trading on NYSE Arca; they can be purchased and sold through a broker.

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

1. Security Valuation: Securities are valued as of the close of trading on the New York Stock Exchange (generally 4 p.m., Eastern time) on the valuation date. Equity securities are valued at the latest quoted sales prices or official closing prices taken from the primary market in which each security trades; such securities not traded on the valuation date are valued at the mean of the latest quoted bid and asked prices. Securities for which market quotations are not readily available, or whose values have been materially affected by events occurring before the fund’s pricing time but after the close of the securities’ primary markets, are valued by methods deemed by the board of trustees to represent fair value. Investments in Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund are valued at that fund’s net asset value. Temporary cash investments 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. Futures Contracts: The fund uses index futures contracts to a limited extent, with the objectives of maintaining full exposure to the stock market, enhancing returns, maintaining liquidity, and minimizing transaction costs. The fund may purchase futures contracts to immediately invest incoming cash in the market, or sell futures in response to cash outflows, thereby simulating a fully invested position in the underlying index while maintaining a cash balance for liquidity. The fund may seek to enhance returns by using futures contracts instead of the underlying securities when futures are believed to be priced more attractively than the underlying securities. The primary risks associated with the use of futures contracts are imperfect correlation between changes in market values of stocks held by the fund and the prices of futures contracts, and the possibility of an illiquid market. Counterparty risk involving futures is mitigated because a regulated clearinghouse is the counterparty instead of the clearing broker. To further mitigate counterparty risk, the fund trades futures contracts on an exchange, monitors the financial strength of its clearing brokers and clearinghouse, and has entered into clearing agreements with its clearing brokers. The clearinghouse imposes initial margin requirements to secure the fund’s performance and requires daily settlement of variation margin representing changes in the market value of each contract.

Futures contracts are valued at their quoted daily settlement prices. The aggregate settlement values of the contracts are not recorded in the Statement of Net Assets. 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 futures gains (losses).

During the year ended August 31, 2014, the fund’s average investments in long and short futures contracts represented less than 1% and 0% of net assets, respectively, based on the average of aggregate settlement values at each quarter-end during the period.

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3. Federal Income Taxes: The fund intends to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company and distribute all of its taxable income. Management has analyzed the fund’s tax positions taken for all open federal income tax years (August 31, 2011–2014), and has concluded that no provision for federal income tax is required in the fund’s financial statements.

4. Distributions: Distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date.

5. Securities Lending: To earn additional income, the fund lends its securities to qualified institutional borrowers. Security loans are required to be secured at all times by collateral in an amount at least equal to the market value of securities loaned. Daily market fluctuations could cause the value of loaned securities to be more or less than the value of the collateral received. When this occurs, the collateral is adjusted and settled on the next business day. The fund further mitigates its counterparty risk by entering into securities lending transactions only with a diverse group of prequalified counterparties, monitoring their financial strength, and entering into master securities lending agreements with its counterparties. The master securities lending agreements provide that, in the event of a counterparty’s default (including bankruptcy), the fund may terminate any loans with that borrower, determine the net amount owed, and sell or retain the collateral up to the net amount owed to the fund; however, such actions may be subject to legal proceedings. While collateral mitigates counterparty risk, in the absence of a default the fund may experience delays and costs in recovering the securities loaned. The fund invests cash collateral received in Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund, and records a liability in the Statement of Net Assets for the return of the collateral, during the period the securities are on loan. Securities lending income represents fees charged to borrowers plus income earned on invested cash collateral, less expenses associated with the loan.

6. Credit Facility: The fund and certain other funds managed by The Vanguard Group participate in a $2.89 billion committed credit facility provided by a syndicate of lenders pursuant to a credit agreement that may be renewed annually; each fund is individually liable for its borrowings, if any, under the credit facility. Borrowings may be utilized for temporary and emergency purposes, and are subject to the fund’s regulatory and contractual borrowing restrictions. The participating funds are charged administrative fees and an annual commitment fee of 0.06% of the undrawn amount of the facility; these fees are allocated to the funds based on a method approved by the fund’s board of trustees and included in Management and Administrative expenses on the fund’s Statement of Operations. Any borrowings under this facility bear interest at a rate equal to the higher of the federal funds rate or LIBOR reference rate plus an agreed-upon spread.

The fund had no borrowings outstanding at August 31, 2014, or at any time during the period then ended.

7. Other: Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Interest income includes income distributions received from Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund and is accrued daily. Premiums and discounts on debt securities purchased are amortized and accreted, respectively, to interest income over the lives of the respective securities. Security transactions are accounted for on the date securities are bought or sold. Costs used to determine realized gains (losses) on the sale of investment securities are those of the specific securities sold.

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

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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 based on methods approved by the board of trustees. The fund has committed to provide up to 0.40% of its net assets in capital contributions to Vanguard. At August 31, 2014, the fund had contributed capital of $143,000 to Vanguard (included in Other Assets), representing 0.01% of the fund’s net assets and 0.06% of Vanguard’s capitalization. The fund’s trustees and officers are also directors and officers of Vanguard.

C. Various inputs may be used to determine the value of the fund’s investments. These inputs are summarized in three broad levels for financial statement purposes. The inputs or methodologies used to value securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

Level 1—Quoted prices in active markets for identical securities.
Level 2—Other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.).
Level 3—Significant unobservable inputs (including the fund’s own assumptions used to determine the fair value of investments).

The following table summarizes the market value of the fund’s investments as of August 31, 2014, based on the inputs used to value them:

  Level 1  Level 2  Level 3 
Investments  ($000)  ($000)  ($000) 
Common Stocks  1,533,837     
Temporary Cash Investments  399  200   
Futures Contracts—Assets1  1     
Total  1,534,237  200   
1 Represents variation margin on the last day of the reporting period.

 

D. At August 31, 2014, the aggregate settlement value of open futures contracts and the related unrealized appreciation (depreciation) were:

      ($000) 
      Aggregate   
    Number of  Settlement  Unrealized 
    Long (Short)  Value  Appreciation 
Futures Contracts  Expiration  Contracts  Long (Short)  (Depreciation) 
S&P 500 Index  September 2014  1  500  18 

 

Unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on open futures contracts is required to be treated as realized gain (loss) for tax purposes.

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

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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 year ended August 31, 2014, the fund realized $21,461,000 of net capital gains resulting from in-kind redemptions—in which shareholders exchanged fund shares for securities held by the fund rather than for cash. Because such gains are not taxable to the fund, and are not distributed to shareholders, they have been reclassified from accumulated net realized losses to paid-in capital.

For tax purposes, at August 31, 2014, the fund had $3,671,000 of ordinary income available for distribution. At August 31, 2014, the fund had available capital losses totaling $9,831,000 to offset future net capital gains. Of this amount, $4,562,000 is subject to expiration on August 31, 2019. Capital losses of $5,269,000 realized beginning in fiscal 2012 may be carried forward indefinitely under the Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2010, but must be used before any expiring loss carryforwards.

At August 31, 2014, the cost of investment securities for tax purposes was $1,082,070,000. Net unrealized appreciation of investment securities for tax purposes was $452,366,000, consisting of unrealized gains of $456,359,000 on securities that had risen in value since their purchase and $3,993,000 in unrealized losses on securities that had fallen in value since their purchase.

F. During the year ended August 31, 2014, the fund purchased $405,322,000 of investment securities and sold $212,321,000 of investment securities, other than temporary cash investments. Purchases and sales include $271,321,000 and $66,086,000, respectively, in connection with in-kind purchases and redemptions of the fund’s capital shares.

G. Capital share transactions for each class of shares were:       
  Year Ended August 31, 
    2014      2013 
  Amount  Shares  Amount  Shares 
  ($000)  (000)  ($000)  (000) 
Institutional Shares         
Issued  244  1  21,311  172 
Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions  264  2  49   
Redeemed  (11,222)  (79)  (662)  (5) 
Net Increase (Decrease) —Institutional Shares  (10,714)  (76)  20,698  167 
ETF Shares         
Issued  272,056  3,700  245,835  4,200 
Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions         
Redeemed  (69,717)  (1,000)  (199,439)  (3,500) 
Net Increase (Decrease)—ETF Shares  202,339  2,700  46,396  700 
 

H. Management has determined that no material events or transactions occurred subsequent to August 31, 2014, that would require recognition or disclosure in these financial statements.

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Fund Profile
As of August 31, 2014

Share-Class Characteristics   
 
  Institutional  ETF 
  Shares  Shares 
Ticker Symbol  VMVLX  MGV 
Expense Ratio1  0.08%  0.11% 
30-Day SEC Yield  2.43%  2.40% 

 

 

Portfolio Characteristics     
      DJ 
      U.S. 
    CRSP US  Total 
    Mega Cap  Market 
    Value  FA 
  Fund  Index  Index 
Number of Stocks  160  160  3,709 
Median Market Cap  $92.9B  $92.9B  $48.0B 
Price/Earnings Ratio  16.4x  16.4x  20.7x 
Price/Book Ratio  2.1x  2.1x  2.7x 
Return on Equity  16.7%  16.7%  17.8% 
Earnings Growth       
Rate  12.8%  12.8%  15.3% 
Dividend Yield  2.5%  2.5%  1.8% 
Foreign Holdings  0.0%  0.0%  0.0% 
Turnover Rate  8%     
Short-Term Reserves  0.0%     

 

 

Sector Diversification (% of equity exposure) 
      DJ 
      U.S. 
    CRSP US  Total 
    Mega Cap  Market 
    Value  FA 
  Fund  Index  Index 
Basic Materials  3.4%  3.4%  3.1% 
Consumer Goods  9.7  9.7  9.8 
Consumer Services  7.0  7.0  13.3 
Financials  22.0  22.0  18.3 
Health Care  14.5  14.5  12.5 
Industrials  11.0  11.0  12.6 
Oil & Gas  12.7  12.7  9.5 
Technology  10.1  10.1  15.5 
Telecommunications  4.8  4.8  2.2 
Utilities  4.8  4.8  3.2 

 

 

Volatility Measures     
  Spliced  DJ 
  Mega Cap  U.S. Total 
  Value  Market 
  Index  FA Index 
R-Squared  1.00  0.92 
Beta  1.00  0.89 
These measures show the degree and timing of the fund’s fluctuations compared with the indexes over 36 months. 

 

 

Ten Largest Holdings (% of total net assets) 
Exxon Mobil Corp.  Integrated Oil & Gas  4.8% 
Microsoft Corp.  Software  3.8 
Johnson & Johnson  Pharmaceuticals  3.3 
Wells Fargo & Co.  Banks  3.1 
General Electric Co.  Diversified Industrials  2.9 
Berkshire Hathaway Inc.  Reinsurance 2.8 
Chevron Corp.  Integrated Oil & Gas  2.8 
JPMorgan Chase & Co.  Banks  2.5 
Procter & Gamble Co.  Nondurable   
  Household Products  2.5 
Verizon Communications Fixed Line   
Inc.  Telecommunications  2.3 
Top Ten    30.8% 
The holdings listed exclude any temporary cash investments and equity index products.

 

Investment Focus

 

 

 

 

1 The expense ratios shown are from the prospectus dated December 23, 2013, and represent estimated costs for the current fiscal year. For the
fiscal year ended August 31, 2014, the expense ratios were 0.08% for Institutional Shares and 0.11% for ETF Shares.

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Performance Summary

All of the returns in this report represent past performance, which is not a guarantee of future results that may be achieved by the fund. (Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data cited. For performance data current to the most recent month-end, visit our website at vanguard.com/performance.) Note, too, that both investment returns and principal value can fluctuate widely, so an investor’s shares, when sold, could be worth more or less than their original cost. The returns shown do not reflect taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the sale of fund shares.

Cumulative Performance: December 17, 2007, Through August 31, 2014
Initial Investment of $10,000


      Average Annual Total Returns   
    Periods Ended August 31, 2014   
 
        Since  Final Value 
    One  Five  Inception  of a $10,000 
    Year  Years  (12/17/2007)  Investment 
 
  Mega Cap Value Index Fund*ETF         
  Shares Net Asset Value  22.92%  15.38%  5.63%  $14,438 
  Mega Cap Value Index Fund*ETF         
  Shares Market Price  22.93  15.35  5.62  14,431 
 
•••••••  Spliced Mega Cap Value Index  23.05  15.48  5.68  14,483 
 
– – – –  Large-Cap Value Funds Average  22.67  14.79  5.57  14,381 
  Dow Jones U.S. Total Stock Market         
  Float Adjusted Index  24.68  17.29  7.82  16,562 
For a benchmark description, see the Glossary.
Large-Cap Value Funds Average: Derived from data provided by Lipper, a Thomson Reuters Company.
"Since Inception" performance is calculated from the ETF Shares’ inception date for both the fund and its comparative standards.
 
 
      Since  Final Value 
  One  Five  Inception  of a $5,000,000 
  Year  Years  (3/5/2008)  Investment 
Mega Cap Value Index Fund Institutional         
Shares  22.95%  15.41%  7.23%  $7,866,709 
 
Spliced Mega Cap Value Index  23.05  15.48  7.25  7,873,853 
Dow Jones U.S. Total Stock Market Float         
Adjusted Index  24.68  17.29  9.30  8,904,417 
"Since Inception" performance is calculated from the Institutional Shares’ inception date for both the fund and its comparative standards.

See Financial Highlights for dividend and capital gains information.

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Cumulative Returns of ETF Shares: December 17, 2007, Through August 31, 2014

      Since 
  One  Five  Inception 
  Year  Years  (12/17/2007) 
Mega Cap Value Index Fund ETF Shares Market       
Price  22.93%  104.24%  44.31% 
Mega Cap Value Index Fund ETF Shares Net Asset       
Value  22.92  104.51  44.38 
Spliced Mega Cap Value Index  23.05  105.41  44.83 
"Since Inception" performance is calculated from the ETF Shares’ inception date for both the fund and its comparative standards. 

 

Fiscal-Year Total Returns (%): December 17, 2007, Through August 31, 2014


For a benchmark description, see the Glossary.

Average Annual Total Returns: Periods Ended June 30, 2014
This table presents returns through the latest calendar quarter—rather than through the end of the fiscal period.
Securities and Exchange Commission rules require that we provide this information.

  Inception  One  Five  Since 
  Date  Year  Years  Inception 
Institutional Shares  3/5/2008  21.69%  17.69%  7.06% 
ETF Shares  12/17/2007       
Market Price    21.67  17.65  5.42 
Net Asset Value    21.66  17.66  5.42 

 

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Financial Statements

Statement of Net Assets
As of August 31, 2014

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

    Market 
    Value  
  Shares  ($000) 
Common Stocks (100.0%)1     
Basic Materials (3.4%)     
Dow Chemical Co.  147,241  7,885 
EI du Pont de Nemours     
& Co.  112,393  7,430 
LyondellBasell Industries     
NV Class A  54,844  6,271 
Freeport-McMoRan Inc.  127,052  4,621 
Air Products &     
Chemicals Inc.  25,945  3,456 
International Paper Co.  53,100  2,573 
Mosaic Co.  39,362  1,880 
Newmont Mining Corp.  60,905  1,650 
Nucor Corp.  19,545  1,062 
    36,828 
Consumer Goods (9.7%)     
Procter & Gamble Co.  331,060  27,514 
PepsiCo Inc.  185,385  17,146 
Altria Group Inc.  242,905  10,464 
Ford Motor Co.  474,757  8,266 
Mondelez International Inc.     
Class A  196,541  7,113 
General Motors Co.  156,828  5,458 
Kimberly-Clark Corp.  46,055  4,974 
Kraft Foods Group Inc.  72,774  4,286 
General Mills Inc.  75,049  4,006 
Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.  79,980  3,988 
Johnson Controls Inc.  81,172  3,962 
Reynolds American Inc.  39,242  2,294 
Kellogg Co.  35,024  2,276 
Activision Blizzard Inc.  61,181  1,440 
Campbell Soup Co.  23,105  1,036 
Coach Inc.  8,364  308 
    104,531 
Consumer Services (7.0%)     
Wal-Mart Stores Inc.  197,417  14,905 
CVS Caremark Corp.  142,975  11,359 
Time Warner Inc.  102,459  7,892 
Walgreen Co.  104,999  6,355 

 

      Market 
      Value  
    Shares  ($000) 
  McKesson Corp.  28,166  5,493 
  Target Corp.  77,402  4,650 
  Delta Air Lines Inc.  103,634  4,102 
  Lowe’s Cos. Inc.  61,070  3,207 
  Cardinal Health Inc.  41,686  3,072 
  Kroger Co.  59,066  3,011 
  Sysco Corp.  71,547  2,707 
  Omnicom Group Inc.  31,655  2,280 
  Carnival Corp.  54,436  2,062 
  Macy’s Inc.  22,064  1,374 
  Kohl’s Corp.  22,765  1,338 
*  Liberty Media Corp.  23,707  1,149 
*  Liberty Media Corp.     
  Class A  11,446  564 
      75,520 
Financials (22.0%)     
  Wells Fargo & Co.  644,324  33,144 
*  Berkshire Hathaway Inc.     
  Class B  222,136  30,488 
  JPMorgan Chase & Co.  462,970  27,524 
  Bank of America Corp.  1,285,809  20,689 
  Citigroup Inc.  352,945  18,230 
  American International     
  Group Inc.  176,853  9,914 
  US Bancorp  222,006  9,386 
  Goldman Sachs Group Inc.  49,213  8,815 
  Morgan Stanley  180,728  6,201 
  MetLife Inc.  110,052  6,024 
  Capital One Financial Corp.  69,973  5,742 
  PNC Financial     
  Services Group Inc.  65,258  5,531 
  Bank of New York     
  Mellon Corp.  139,458  5,464 
  Prudential Financial Inc.  56,230  5,044 
  Travelers Cos. Inc.  42,550  4,030 
  ACE Ltd.  37,152  3,950 
  State Street Corp.  50,016  3,603 
  Discover Financial Services  57,014  3,556 
  Aflac Inc.  55,586  3,404 
  BB&T Corp.  87,824  3,278 

 

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      Market 
      Value  
    Shares  ($000) 
  Allstate Corp.  53,109  3,266 
  CME Group Inc.  39,059  2,990 
  Ameriprise Financial Inc.  23,202  2,918 
  Chubb Corp.  29,959  2,755 
  SunTrust Banks Inc.  65,262  2,485 
  Fifth Third Bancorp  103,714  2,116 
  Northern Trust Corp.  27,386  1,899 
  Loews Corp.  37,665  1,647 
  Progressive Corp.  64,919  1,624 
  Aon plc  18,076  1,576 
*  Synchrony Financial  15,179  391 
*  Berkshire Hathaway Inc.     
  Class A  1  206 
      237,890 
Health Care (14.5%)     
  Johnson & Johnson  346,134  35,904 
  Pfizer Inc.  779,326  22,904 
  Merck & Co. Inc.  357,369  21,481 
  UnitedHealth Group Inc.  119,901  10,393 
  Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.  202,644  10,264 
  Eli Lilly & Co.  123,262  7,834 
  Medtronic Inc.  122,234  7,805 
  Abbott Laboratories  183,750  7,762 
  Baxter International Inc.  66,083  4,955 
  Covidien plc  55,262  4,798 
  WellPoint Inc.  34,157  3,980 
  Aetna Inc.  43,725  3,591 
  Cigna Corp.  32,921  3,114 
  Becton Dickinson and Co.  23,649  2,771 
*  HCA Holdings Inc.  39,310  2,745 
  Humana Inc.  18,966  2,442 
  St. Jude Medical Inc.  34,804  2,283 
  Zimmer Holdings Inc.  20,628  2,049 
      157,075 
Industrials (11.0%)     
  General Electric Co.  1,226,606  31,867 
  Honeywell International Inc.  91,115  8,677 
  Caterpillar Inc.  76,385  8,331 
  Lockheed Martin Corp.  33,194  5,776 
  United Technologies Corp.  53,246  5,750 
  Emerson Electric Co.  85,749  5,490 
  FedEx Corp.  34,387  5,085 
  General Dynamics Corp.  35,682  4,398 
  Illinois Tool Works Inc.  47,907  4,226 
  Eaton Corp. plc  58,211  4,064 
  Norfolk Southern Corp.  37,900  4,055 
  CSX Corp.  122,718  3,793 
  Deere & Co.  44,566  3,748 
  Raytheon Co.  38,299  3,690 
  TE Connectivity Ltd.  50,017  3,135 
  Northrop Grumman Corp.  23,612  3,004 
  Waste Management Inc.  54,194  2,545 
  Tyco International Ltd.  56,506  2,521 
  Parker-Hannifin Corp.  18,243  2,107 

 

      Market 
      Value  
    Shares  ($000) 
  Ingersoll-Rand plc  31,398  1,890 
  Dover Corp.  20,417  1,794 
  Republic Services Inc.     
  Class A  32,597  1,282 
  Xerox Corp.  67,645  934 
  Fluor Corp.  9,650  713 
      118,875 
Oil & Gas (12.7%)     
  Exxon Mobil Corp.  525,311  52,247 
  Chevron Corp.  232,849  30,142 
  ConocoPhillips  150,155  12,196 
  Occidental Petroleum Corp.  96,107  9,969 
  Phillips 66  69,282  6,029 
  Apache Corp.  47,124  4,799 
  Baker Hughes Inc.  53,247  3,682 
  Devon Energy Corp.  47,439  3,578 
  Valero Energy Corp.  65,223  3,531 
  Hess Corp.  34,644  3,503 
  Marathon Oil Corp.  82,689  3,447 
  Marathon Petroleum Corp.  31,885  2,902 
  Chesapeake Energy Corp.  73,103  1,988 
      138,013 
Technology (10.1%)     
  Microsoft Corp.  909,343  41,311 
  Intel Corp.  608,730  21,257 
  Cisco Systems Inc.  626,519  15,657 
  International Business     
  Machines Corp.  61,956  11,914 
  Hewlett-Packard Co.  231,776  8,807 
  Corning Inc.  159,995  3,338 
  Broadcom Corp. Class A  65,486  2,579 
  Symantec Corp.  84,399  2,049 
  CA Inc.  37,996  1,073 
  Motorola Solutions Inc.  13,960  829 
      108,814 
Telecommunications (4.8%)     
  Verizon     
  Communications Inc.  506,652  25,241 
  AT&T Inc.  634,657  22,188 
  CenturyLink Inc.  70,145  2,875 
*  T-Mobile US Inc.  34,301  1,032 
*  Sprint Corp.  96,865  543 
      51,879 
Utilities (4.8%)     
  Duke Energy Corp.  86,478  6,398 
  NextEra Energy Inc.  53,327  5,250 
  Dominion Resources Inc.  71,158  4,997 
  Southern Co.  109,084  4,843 
  Exelon Corp.  105,043  3,510 
  Spectra Energy Corp.  81,971  3,415 
  American Electric     
  Power Co. Inc.  59,732  3,208 
  Sempra Energy  28,493  3,019 
  PPL Corp.  77,328  2,678 

 

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      Market 
      Value  
    Shares  ($000) 
  PG&E Corp.  56,937  2,646 
  Edison International  39,902  2,360 
  Public Service     
  Enterprise Group Inc.  61,983  2,318 
  Consolidated Edison Inc.  35,725  2,068 
  Xcel Energy Inc.  61,273  1,964 
  FirstEnergy Corp.  51,334  1,758 
  Entergy Corp.  21,944  1,699 
      52,131 
Total Common Stocks     
(Cost $871,729)    1,081,556 
Temporary Cash Investments (0.0%)1   
 
    Face   
    Amount   
    ($000)   
U.S. Government and Agency Obligations (0.0%) 
2,3  Fannie Mae Discount     
  Notes, 0.075%, 10/15/14  100  100 
4  Federal Home Loan     
  Bank Discount Notes,     
  0.086%, 9/12/14  100  100 
Total Temporary Cash Investments   
(Cost $200)    200 
Total Investments (100.0%)     
(Cost $871,929)    1,081,756 
Other Assets and Liabilities (0.0%)   
Other Assets    3,472 
Liabilities    (3,032) 
      440 
Net Assets (100%)    1,082,196 

 

At August 31, 2014, net assets consisted of: 
  Amount 
  ($000) 
Paid-in Capital  874,397 
Undistributed Net Investment Income  5,156 
Accumulated Net Realized Losses  (7,202) 
Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)   
Investment Securities  209,827 
Futures Contracts  18 
Net Assets  1,082,196 
 
 
Institutional Shares—Net Assets   
Applicable to 1,792,412 outstanding   
$.001 par value shares of beneficial   
interest (unlimited authorization)  211,830 
Net Asset Value Per Share—   
Institutional Shares  $118.18 
 
 
ETF Shares—Net Assets   
Applicable to 14,602,369 outstanding   
$.001 par value shares of beneficial   
interest (unlimited authorization)  870,366 
Net Asset Value Per Share—   
ETF Shares  $59.60 

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 100.0% and 0.0%, respectively, of
net assets.
2 The issuer was placed under federal conservatorship in September 2008; since that time, its daily operations have been managed by the
Federal Housing Finance Agency and it receives capital from the U.S. Treasury, as needed to maintain a positive net worth, in exchange
for senior preferred stock.
3 Securities with a value of $100,000 have been segregated as initial margin for open futures contracts.
4 The issuer operates under a congressional charter; its securities are generally neither guaranteed by the U.S. Treasury nor backed by
the full faith and credit of the U.S. government.
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.

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Statement of Operations

  Year Ended 
  August 31, 2014 
  ($000) 
Investment Income   
Income   
Dividends  23,369 
Interest1  1 
Total Income  23,370 
Expenses   
The Vanguard Group—Note B   
Investment Advisory Services  145 
Management and Administrative—Institutional Shares  68 
Management and Administrative—ETF Shares  485 
Marketing and Distribution—Institutional Shares  39 
Marketing and Distribution—ETF Shares  130 
Custodian Fees  19 
Auditing Fees  32 
Shareholders’ Reports—Institutional Shares  4 
Shareholders’ Reports—ETF Shares  16 
Trustees’ Fees and Expenses  1 
Total Expenses  939 
Net Investment Income  22,431 
Realized Net Gain (Loss)   
Investment Securities Sold  66,167 
Futures Contracts  276 
Realized Net Gain (Loss)  66,443 
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)   
Investment Securities  96,042 
Futures Contracts  26 
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)  96,068 
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations  184,942 
1 Interest income from an affiliated company of the fund was $1,000.

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

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Statement of Changes in Net Assets

  Year Ended August 31, 
  2014  2013 
  ($000)  ($000) 
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets     
Operations     
Net Investment Income  22,431  17,853 
Realized Net Gain (Loss)  66,443  20,792 
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)  96,068  88,338 
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations  184,942  126,983 
Distributions     
Net Investment Income     
Institutional Shares  (4,526)  (3,520) 
ETF Shares  (16,562)  (13,519) 
Realized Capital Gain     
Institutional Shares     
ETF Shares     
Total Distributions  (21,088)  (17,039) 
Capital Share Transactions     
Institutional Shares  13,763  31,045 
ETF Shares  130,154  109,662 
Net Increase (Decrease) from Capital Share Transactions  143,917  140,707 
Total Increase (Decrease)  307,771  250,651 
Net Assets     
Beginning of Period  774,425  523,774 
End of Period1  1,082,196  774,425 
1 Net Assets—End of Period includes undistributed (overdistributed) net investment income of $5,156,000 and $3,813,000.

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

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Financial Highlights

Institutional Shares           
 
For a Share Outstanding  Year Ended August 31, 
Throughout Each Period  2014  2013  2012  2011  2010 
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period  $98.45  $82.90  $73.55  $65.97  $66.02 
Investment Operations           
Net Investment Income  2.687  2.5311  2.339  1.965  1.932 
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)           
on Investments  19.649  15.493  9.303  7.528  (. 075) 
Total from Investment Operations  22.336  18.024  11.642  9.493  1.857 
Distributions           
Dividends from Net Investment Income  (2.606)  (2.474)  (2.292)  (1.913)  (1.907) 
Distributions from Realized Capital Gains           
Total Distributions  (2.606)  (2.474)  (2.292)  (1.913)  (1.907) 
Net Asset Value, End of Period  $118.18  $98.45  $82.90  $73.55  $65.97 
 
Total Return  22.95%  22.07%  16.19%  14.33%  2.69% 
 
Ratios/Supplemental Data           
Net Assets, End of Period (Millions)  $212  $164  $110  $105  $76 
Ratio of Total Expenses to Average Net Assets  0.08%  0.08%  0.08%  0.10%  0.11% 
Ratio of Net Investment Income to           
Average Net Assets  2.50%  2.75%  3.01%  2.65%  2.88% 
Portfolio Turnover Rate 2  8%  34%  17%  24%  26% 
1 Calculated based on average shares outstanding.
2 Excludes the value of portfolio securities received or delivered as a result of in-kind purchases or redemptions of the fund’s capital shares,
including ETF Creation Units.

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

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Financial Highlights

ETF Shares           
 
For a Share Outstanding  Year Ended August 31, 
Throughout Each Period  2014  2013  2012  2011  2010 
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period  $49.65  $41.80  $37.09  $33.26  $33.29 
Investment Operations           
Net Investment Income  1.338  1.2721  1.164  .983  .969 
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)           
on Investments  9.911  7.809  4.689  3.805  (.042) 
Total from Investment Operations  11.249  9.081  5.853  4.788  .927 
Distributions           
Dividends from Net Investment Income  (1.299)  (1.231)  (1.143)  (.958)  (.957) 
Distributions from Realized Capital Gains           
Total Distributions  (1.299)  (1.231)  (1.143)  (.958)  (.957) 
Net Asset Value, End of Period  $59.60  $49.65  $41.80  $37.09  $33.26 
 
Total Return  22.92%  22.05%  16.13%  14.32%  2.68% 
 
Ratios/Supplemental Data           
Net Assets, End of Period (Millions)  $870  $611  $414  $341  $226 
Ratio of Total Expenses to Average Net Assets  0.11%  0.11%  0.12%  0.12%  0.13% 
Ratio of Net Investment Income to           
Average Net Assets  2.47%  2.72%  2.97%  2.63%  2.86% 
Portfolio Turnover Rate 2  8%  34%  17%  24%  26% 
1 Calculated based on average shares outstanding.
2 Excludes the value of portfolio securities received or delivered as a result of in-kind purchases or redemptions of the fund’s capital shares,
including ETF Creation Units.

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

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Notes to Financial Statements

Vanguard Mega Cap Value 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: Institutional Shares and ETF Shares. Institutional Shares are designed for investors who meet certain administrative, service, and account-size criteria. ETF Shares are listed for trading on NYSE Arca; they can be purchased and sold through a broker.

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

1. Security Valuation: Securities are valued as of the close of trading on the New York Stock Exchange (generally 4 p.m., Eastern time) on the valuation date. Equity securities are valued at the latest quoted sales prices or official closing prices taken from the primary market in which each security trades; such securities not traded on the valuation date are valued at the mean of the latest quoted bid and asked prices. Securities for which market quotations are not readily available, or whose values have been materially affected by events occurring before the fund’s pricing time but after the close of the securities’ primary markets, are valued by methods deemed by the board of trustees to represent fair value. Investments in Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund are valued at that fund’s net asset value. Temporary cash investments 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. Futures Contracts: The fund uses index futures contracts to a limited extent, with the objectives of maintaining full exposure to the stock market, enhancing returns, maintaining liquidity, and minimizing transaction costs. The fund may purchase futures contracts to immediately invest incoming cash in the market, or sell futures in response to cash outflows, thereby simulating a fully invested position in the underlying index while maintaining a cash balance for liquidity. The fund may seek to enhance returns by using futures contracts instead of the underlying securities when futures are believed to be priced more attractively than the underlying securities. The primary risks associated with the use of futures contracts are imperfect correlation between changes in market values of stocks held by the fund and the prices of futures contracts, and the possibility of an illiquid market. Counterparty risk involving futures is mitigated because a regulated clearinghouse is the counterparty instead of the clearing broker. To further mitigate counterparty risk, the fund trades futures contracts on an exchange, monitors the financial strength of its clearing brokers and clearinghouse, and has entered into clearing agreements with its clearing brokers. The clearinghouse imposes initial margin requirements to secure the fund’s performance and requires daily settlement of variation margin representing changes in the market value of each contract.

Futures contracts are valued at their quoted daily settlement prices. The aggregate settlement values of the contracts are not recorded in the Statement of Net Assets. 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 futures gains (losses).

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During the year ended August 31, 2014, the fund’s average investments in long and short futures contracts represented less than 1% and 0% of net assets, respectively, based on the average of aggregate settlement values at each quarter-end during the period.

3. Federal Income Taxes: The fund intends to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company and distribute all of its taxable income. Management has analyzed the fund’s tax positions taken for all open federal income tax years (August 31, 2011–2014), and has concluded that no provision for federal income tax is required in the fund’s financial statements.

4. Distributions: Distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date.

5. Credit Facility: The fund and certain other funds managed by The Vanguard Group participate in a $2.89 billion committed credit facility provided by a syndicate of lenders pursuant to a credit agreement that may be renewed annually; each fund is individually liable for its borrowings, if any, under the credit facility. Borrowings may be utilized for temporary and emergency purposes, and are subject to the fund’s regulatory and contractual borrowing restrictions. The participating funds are charged administrative fees and an annual commitment fee of 0.06% of the undrawn amount of the facility; these fees are allocated to the funds based on a method approved by the fund’s board of trustees and included in Management and Administrative expenses on the fund’s Statement of Operations. Any borrowings under this facility bear interest at a rate equal to the higher of the federal funds rate or LIBOR reference rate plus an agreed-upon spread.

The fund had no borrowings outstanding at August 31, 2014, or at any time during the period then ended.

6. Other: Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Interest income includes income distributions received from Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund and is accrued daily. Premiums and discounts on debt securities purchased are amortized and accreted, respectively, to interest income over the lives of the respective securities. Security transactions are accounted for on the date securities are bought or sold. Costs used to determine realized gains (losses) on the sale of investment securities are those of the specific securities sold.

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 based on methods approved by the board of trustees. The fund has committed to provide up to 0.40% of its net assets in capital contributions to Vanguard. At August 31, 2014, the fund had contributed capital of $106,000 to Vanguard (included in Other Assets), representing 0.01% of the fund’s net assets and 0.04% of Vanguard’s capitalization. The fund’s trustees and officers are also directors and officers of Vanguard.

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C. Various inputs may be used to determine the value of the fund’s investments. These inputs are summarized in three broad levels for financial statement purposes. The inputs or methodologies used to value securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

Level 1—Quoted prices in active markets for identical securities.
Level 2—Other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.).
Level 3—Significant unobservable inputs (including the fund’s own assumptions used to determine the fair value of investments).

The following table summarizes the market value of the fund’s investments as of August 31, 2014, based on the inputs used to value them:

  Level 1  Level 2  Level 3 
Investments  ($000)  ($000)  ($000) 
Common Stocks  1,081,556     
Temporary Cash Investments    200   
Futures Contracts—Assets1  1     
Total  1,081,557  200   
1 Represents variation margin on the last day of the reporting period.

D. At August 31, 2014, the aggregate settlement value of open futures contracts and the related unrealized appreciation (depreciation) were:

      ($000) 
      Aggregate   
    Number of  Settlement  Unrealized 
    Long (Short)  Value  Appreciation 
Futures Contracts  Expiration  Contracts  Long (Short)  (Depreciation) 
E-mini S&P 500 Index  September 2014  1  500  18 

Unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on open futures contracts is required to be treated as realized gain (loss) for tax purposes.

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 year ended August 31, 2014, the fund realized $63,070,000 of net capital gains resulting from in-kind redemptions—in which shareholders exchanged fund shares for securities held by the fund rather than for cash. Because such gains are not taxable to the fund, and are not distributed to shareholders, they have been reclassified from accumulated net realized losses to paid-in capital.

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For tax purposes, at August 31, 2014, the fund had $5,484,000 of ordinary income available for distribution. The fund used capital loss carryforwards of $3,399,000 to offset taxable capital gains realized during the year ended August 31, 2014. At August 31, 2014, the fund had available capital losses totaling $7,184,000 to offset future net capital gains. Of this amount, $6,977,000 is subject to expiration on August 31, 2019. Capital losses of $207,000 realized beginning in fiscal 2012 may be carried forward indefinitely under the Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2010, but must be used before any expiring loss carryforwards.

At August 31, 2014, the cost of investment securities for tax purposes was $871,929,000. Net unrealized appreciation of investment securities for tax purposes was $209,827,000, consisting of unrealized gains of $213,875,000 on securities that had risen in value since their purchase and $4,048,000 in unrealized losses on securities that had fallen in value since their purchase.

F. During the year ended August 31, 2014, the fund purchased $405,740,000 of investment securities and sold $259,663,000 of investment securities, other than temporary cash investments. Purchases and sales include $307,236,000 and $185,646,000, respectively, in connection with in-kind purchases and redemptions of the fund’s capital shares.

G. Capital share transactions for each class of shares were:       
  Year Ended August 31, 
    2014      2013 
  Amount  Shares  Amount  Shares 
  ($000)  (000)  ($000)  (000) 
Institutional Shares         
Issued  41,244  382  49,701  541 
Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions  3,640  34  2,843  32 
Redeemed  (31,121)  (286)  (21,499)  (236) 
Net Increase (Decrease) —Institutional Shares  13,763  130  31,045  337 
ETF Shares         
Issued  319,267  5,602  152,877  3,400 
Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions         
Redeemed  (189,113)  (3,300)  (43,215)  (1,000) 
Net Increase (Decrease)—ETF Shares  130,154  2,302  109,662  2,400 

H. Management has determined that no material events or transactions occurred subsequent to August 31, 2014, that would require recognition or disclosure in these financial statements.

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Report of Independent Registered
Public Accounting Firm

To the Board of Trustees of Vanguard World Fund and the Shareholders of Vanguard Mega Cap Index Fund, Vanguard Mega Cap Growth Index Fund and Vanguard Mega Cap Value Index Fund:

In our opinion, the accompanying statements of net assets and the related statements of operations and of changes in net assets and the financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Vanguard Mega Cap Index Fund, Vanguard Mega Cap Growth Index Fund and Vanguard Mega Cap Value Index Fund (constituting separate portfolios of Vanguard World Fund, hereafter referred to as the “Funds”) at August 31, 2014, the results of each of their operations for the year then ended, the changes in each of their net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements and financial highlights (hereafter referred to as “financial statements”) are the responsibility of the Funds’ management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits, which included confirmation of securities at August 31, 2014 by correspondence with the custodian and broker and by agreement to the underlying ownership records of the transfer agent, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

/s/PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
October 10, 2014

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Special 2014 tax information (unaudited) for Vanguard Mega Cap Index Funds

This information for the fiscal year ended August 31, 2014, is included pursuant to provisions of the
Internal Revenue Code.

The funds distributed qualified dividend income to shareholders during the fiscal year as follows:

Fund  ($000) 
Mega Cap Index Fund  19,701 
Mega Cap Growth Index Fund  17,354 
Mega Cap Value Index Fund  21,088 

 

For corporate shareholders, the percentage of investment income (dividend income plus short-term gains, if any) that qualifies for the dividends-received deduction is as follows:

Fund  Percentage 
Mega Cap Index Fund  99.6% 
Mega Cap Growth Index Fund  96.6 
Mega Cap Value Index Fund  100.0 

 

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Your Fund’s After-Tax Returns

This table presents returns for your fund both before and after taxes. The after-tax returns are shown in two ways: (1) assuming that an investor owned the fund during the entire period and paid taxes on the fund’s distributions, and (2) assuming that an investor paid taxes on the fund’s distributions and sold all shares at the end of each period.

Calculations are based on the highest individual federal income tax and capital gains tax rates in effect at the times of the distributions and the hypothetical sales. State and local taxes were not considered. After-tax returns reflect any qualified dividend income, using actual prior-year figures and estimates for 2014. (In the example, returns after the sale of fund shares may be higher than those assuming no sale. This occurs when the sale would have produced a capital loss. The calculation assumes that the investor received a tax deduction for the loss.)

The table shows returns for ETF Shares only; returns for other share classes will differ. Please note that your actual after-tax returns will depend on your tax situation and may differ from those shown. Also note that if you own the fund in a tax-deferred account, such as an individual retirement account or a 401(k) plan, this information does not apply to you. Such accounts are not subject to current taxes.

Finally, keep in mind that a fund’s performance—whether before or after taxes—does not guarantee future results.

Average Annual Total Returns: Mega Cap Index Funds
Periods Ended August 31, 2014

      Since 
  One  Five  Inception 
  Year  Years  (12/17/2007) 
Mega Cap Index Fund ETF Shares       
Returns Before Taxes  25.13%  16.55%  7.23% 
Returns After Taxes on Distributions  24.54  16.13  6.87 
Returns After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares  14.63  13.40  5.72 
      Since 
  One  Five  Inception 
  Year  Years  (12/17/2007) 
Mega Cap Growth Index Fund ETF Shares       
Returns Before Taxes  28.05%  17.81%  8.85% 
Returns After Taxes on Distributions  27.63  17.51  8.60 
Returns After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares  16.17  14.47  7.08 
 
      Since 
  One  Five  Inception 
  Year  Years  (12/17/2007) 
Mega Cap Value Index Fund ETF Shares       
Returns Before Taxes  22.92%  15.38%  5.63% 
Returns After Taxes on Distributions  22.23  14.85  5.16 
Returns After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares  13.45  12.41  4.42 

 

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About Your Fund’s Expenses

As a shareholder of the fund, you incur ongoing costs, which include costs for portfolio management, administrative services, and shareholder reports (like this one), among others. Operating expenses, which are deducted from a fund’s gross income, directly reduce the investment return of the fund.

A fund’s expenses are expressed as a percentage of its average net assets. This figure is known as the expense ratio. The following examples are intended to help you understand the ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in your fund and to compare these costs with those of other mutual funds. The examples are based on an investment of $1,000 made at the beginning of the period shown and held for the entire period.

The accompanying table illustrates your fund’s costs in two ways:

• Based on actual fund return. This section helps you to estimate the actual expenses that you paid over the period. The ”Ending Account Value“ shown is derived from the fund‘s actual return, and the third column shows the dollar amount that would have been paid by an investor who started with $1,000 in the fund. You may use the information here, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period.

To do so, simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number given for your fund under the heading ”Expenses Paid During Period.“

• Based on hypothetical 5% yearly return. This section is intended to help you compare your fund‘s costs with those of other mutual funds. It assumes that the fund had a yearly return of 5% before expenses, but that the expense ratio is unchanged. In this case—because the return used is not the fund’s actual return—the results do not apply to your investment. The example is useful in making comparisons because the Securities and Exchange Commission requires all mutual funds to calculate expenses based on a 5% return. You can assess your fund’s costs by comparing this hypothetical example with the hypothetical examples that appear in shareholder reports of other funds.

Note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight and help you compare ongoing costs only and do not reflect transaction costs incurred by the fund for buying and selling securities. Further, the expenses do not include any purchase, redemption, or account service fees described in the fund prospectus. If such fees were applied to your account, your costs would be higher. Your fund does not carry a “sales load.”

The calculations assume no shares were bought or sold during the period. Your actual costs may have been higher or lower, depending on the amount of your investment and the timing of any purchases or redemptions.

You can find more information about the fund’s expenses, including annual expense ratios, in the Financial Statements section of this report. For additional information on operating expenses and other shareholder costs, please refer to your fund’s current prospectus.

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Six Months Ended August 31, 2014       
  Beginning  Ending  Expenses 
  Account Value  Account Value  Paid During 
  2/28/2014  8/31/2014  Period 
Based on Actual Fund Return       
Mega Cap Index Fund       
Institutional Shares  $1,000.00  $1,089.95  $0.42 
ETF Shares  1,000.00  1,089.86  0.58 
Mega Cap Growth Index Fund       
Institutional Shares  $1,000.00  $1,080.43  $0.52 
ETF Shares  1,000.00  1,080.35  0.58 
Mega Cap Value Index Fund       
Institutional Shares  $1,000.00  $1,097.25  $0.42 
ETF Shares  1,000.00  1,097.01  0.58 
Based on Hypothetical 5% Yearly Return       
Mega Cap Index Fund       
Institutional Shares  $1,000.00  $1,024.80  $0.41 
ETF Shares  1,000.00  1,024.65  0.56 
Mega Cap Growth Index Fund       
Institutional Shares  $1,000.00  $1,024.70  $0.51 
ETF Shares  1,000.00  1,024.65  0.56 
Mega Cap Value Index Fund       
Institutional Shares  $1,000.00  $1,024.80  $0.41 
ETF Shares  1,000.00  1,024.65  0.56 
The calculations are based on expenses incurred in the most recent six-month period. The funds’ annualized six-month expense ratios for that
period are: for the Mega Cap Index Fund, 0.08% for Institutional Shares and 0.11% for ETF Shares; for the Mega Cap Growth Index Fund,
0.10% for Institutional Shares and 0.11% for ETF Shares; and for the Mega Cap Value Index Fund, 0.08% for Institutional Shares and 0.11%
for ETF Shares. The dollar amounts shown as “Expenses Paid” are equal to the annualized expense ratio multiplied by the average account
value over the period, multiplied by the number of days in the most recent six-month period, then divided by the number of days in the most
recent 12-month period.

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Trustees Approve Advisory Arrangements

The board of trustees of Vanguard Mega Cap Index Fund, Mega Cap Growth Index Fund, and Mega Cap Value Index Fund has renewed each fund’s investment advisory arrangement with The Vanguard Group, Inc. (Vanguard). Vanguard’s Equity Investment Group—through its Equity Index Group—serves as investment advisor for each fund. The board determined that continuing each fund’s internalized management structure was in the best interests of each fund and its shareholders.

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

Nature, extent, and quality of services
The board considered the quality of each fund’s investment management services over both the short and long term, and took into account the organizational depth and stability of the advisor. The board noted that Vanguard has been managing investments for more than three decades. The Equity Index Group adheres to a sound, disciplined investment management process; the team has considerable experience, stability, and depth.

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

Investment performance
The board considered the short- and long-term performance of each fund, including any periods of outperformance or underperformance relative to a target index and peer group. The board concluded that the performance was such that each advisory arrangement should continue. Information about the funds’ most recent performance can be found on the Performance Summary pages of this report.

Cost
The board concluded that each fund’s expense ratio was well below the average expense ratio charged by funds in its respective peer group and that each fund’s advisory fee rate was also well below its peer-group average. Information about the funds’ expenses appears in the About Your Fund’s Expenses section of this report as well as in the Financial Statements sections.

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

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

The board will consider whether to renew the advisory arrangements again after a one-year period.

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Glossary

30-Day SEC Yield. A fund’s 30-day SEC yield is derived using a formula specified by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Under the formula, data related to the fund’s security holdings in the previous 30 days are used to calculate the fund’s hypothetical net income for that period, which is then annualized and divided by the fund’s estimated average net assets over the calculation period. For the purposes of this calculation, a security’s income is based on its current market yield to maturity (for bonds), its actual income (for asset-backed securities), or its projected dividend yield (for stocks). Because the SEC yield represents hypothetical annualized income, it will differ—at times significantly—from the fund’s actual experience. As a result, the fund’s income distributions may be higher or lower than implied by the SEC yield.

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%. For this report, beta is based on returns over the past 36 months for both the fund and the index. Note that a fund’s beta should be reviewed in conjunction with its R-squared (see definition). 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.

Dividend Yield. Dividend income earned by stocks, expressed as a percentage of the aggregate market value (or of net asset value, for a fund). The yield is determined by dividing the amount of the annual dividends by the aggregate value (or net asset value) at the end of the period. For a fund, the dividend yield is based solely on stock holdings and does not include any income produced by other investments.

Earnings Growth Rate. The average annual rate of growth in earnings over the past five years for the stocks now in a fund.

Equity Exposure. A measure that reflects a fund’s investments in stocks and stock futures. Any holdings in short-term reserves are excluded.

Expense Ratio. A fund’s total annual operating expenses expressed as a percentage of the fund’s average net assets. The expense ratio includes management and administrative expenses, but does not include the transaction costs of buying and selling portfolio securities.

Foreign Holdings. The percentage of a fund represented by securities or depositary receipts of companies based outside the United States.

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

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.

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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. For this report, R-squared is based on returns over the past 36 months for both the fund and the index.

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). The turnover rate excludes in-kind transactions, which have minimal impact on costs.

 

Benchmark Information

Spliced Mega Cap Index: MSCI US Large Cap 300 Index through January 30, 2013; CRSP US Mega Cap Index thereafter.

Spliced Mega Cap Growth Index: MSCI US Large Cap Growth Index through April 16, 2013; CRSP US Mega Cap Growth Index thereafter.

Spliced Mega Cap Value Index: MSCI US Large Cap Value Index through April 16, 2013; CRSP US Mega Cap Value Index thereafter.

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The People Who Govern Your Fund

The trustees of your mutual fund are there to see that the fund is operated and managed in your best interests since, as a shareholder, you are a part owner of the fund. Your fund’s trustees also serve on the board of directors of The Vanguard Group, Inc., which is owned by the Vanguard funds and provides services to them on an at-cost basis.

A majority of Vanguard’s board members are independent, meaning that they have no affiliation with Vanguard or the funds they oversee, apart from the sizable personal investments they have made as private individuals. The independent board members have distinguished backgrounds in business, academia, and public service. Each of the trustees and executive officers oversees 177 Vanguard funds.

The following table provides information for each trustee and executive officer of the fund. More information about the trustees is in the Statement of Additional Information, which can be obtained, without charge, by contacting Vanguard at 800-662-7447, or online at vanguard.com.

InterestedTrustee1  and Delphi Automotive LLP (automotive components); 
  Senior Advisor at New Mountain Capital. 
F. William McNabb III   
Born 1957. Trustee Since July 2009. Chairman of the  Amy Gutmann 
Board. Principal Occupation(s) During the Past Five  Born 1949. Trustee Since June 2006. Principal 
Years: Chairman of the Board of The Vanguard Group,  Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years: President of 
Inc., and of each of the investment companies served  the University of Pennsylvania; Christopher H. Browne 
by The Vanguard Group, since January 2010; Director  Distinguished Professor of Political Science, School of 
of The Vanguard Group since 2008; Chief Executive  Arts and Sciences, and Professor of Communication, 
Officer and President of The Vanguard Group, and of  Annenberg School for Communication, with secondary 
each of the investment companies served by The  faculty appointments in the Department of Philosophy, 
Vanguard Group, since 2008; Director of Vanguard  School of Arts and Sciences, and at the Graduate 
Marketing Corporation; Managing Director of The  School of Education, University of Pennsylvania; 
Vanguard Group (1995–2008).  Trustee of the National Constitution Center; Chair 
  of the Presidential Commission for the Study of 
  Bioethical Issues. 
IndependentTrustees   
  JoAnn Heffernan Heisen 
Emerson U. Fullwood  Born 1950. Trustee Since July 1998. Principal 
Born 1948. Trustee Since January 2008. Principal  Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years: Corporate 
Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years: Executive  Vice President and Chief Global Diversity Officer 
Chief Staff and Marketing Officer for North America  (retired 2008) and Member of the Executive 
and Corporate Vice President (retired 2008) of Xerox  Committee (1997–2008) of Johnson & Johnson 
Corporation (document management products and  (pharmaceuticals/medical devices/consumer 
services); Executive in Residence and 2009–2010  products); Director of Skytop Lodge Corporation 
Distinguished Minett Professor at the Rochester   (hotels), the University Medical Center at Princeton, 
Institute of Technology; Director of SPX Corporation  the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, and the Center 
(multi-industry manufacturing), the United Way of   for Talent Innovation; Member of the Advisory Board 
Rochester, Amerigroup Corporation (managed health  of the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs 
care), the University of Rochester Medical Center,  at Syracuse University. 
Monroe Community College Foundation, and North   
Carolina A&T University.  F. Joseph Loughrey 
  Born 1949. Trustee Since October 2009. Principal 
Rajiv L. Gupta  Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years: President 
Born 1945. Trustee Since December 2001.2  and Chief Operating Officer (retired 2009) of Cummins 
Principal Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years:  Inc. (industrial machinery); Chairman of the Board 
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (retired 2009)  of Hillenbrand, Inc. (specialized consumer services), 
and President (2006–2008) of Rohm and Haas Co.  and of Oxfam America; Director of SKF AB (industrial 
(chemicals); Director of Tyco International, Ltd.  machinery), Hyster-Yale Materials Handling, Inc. 
(diversified manufacturing and services), Hewlett-  (forklift trucks), the Lumina Foundation for Education, 
Packard Co. (electronic computer manufacturing),   

 


 

and the V Foundation for Cancer Research; Member  Executive Officers   
of the Advisory Council for the College of Arts and     
Letters and of the Advisory Board to the Kellogg  Glenn Booraem   
Institute for International Studies, both at the  Born 1967. Controller Since July 2010. Principal 
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Mark Loughridge  the investment companies served by The Vanguard 
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President, and Chief Executive Officer of NACCO  Paul A. Heller  James M. Norris 
Industries, Inc. (housewares/lignite), and of Hyster-  Martha G. King  Glenn W. Reed 
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Annual Report | August 31, 2014

Vanguard Extended Duration Treasury Index Fund


 

The mission continues

On May 1, 1975, Vanguard began operations, a fledgling company based on the simple but revolutionary idea that a mutual fund company should be managed solely in the interest of its investors.

Four decades later, that revolutionary spirit continues to animate the enterprise. Vanguard remains on a mission to give investors the best chance of investment success.

As we mark our 40th anniversary, we thank you for entrusting your assets to Vanguard and giving us the opportunity to help you reach your financial goals in the decades to come.

 

Contents   
Your Fund’s Total Returns.  1 
Chairman’s Letter.  2 
Fund Profile.  8 
Performance Summary.  9 
Financial Statements.  12 
About Your Fund’s Expenses.  24 
Trustees Approve Advisory Arrangement.  26 
Glossary.  27 

 

Please note: The opinions expressed in this report are just that—informed opinions. They should not be considered promises or advice.
Also, please keep in mind that the information and opinions cover the period through the date on the front of this report. Of course, the
risks of investing in your fund are spelled out in the prospectus.
See the Glossary for definitions of investment terms used in this report.
About the cover: Since our founding, Vanguard has drawn inspiration from the enterprise and valor demonstrated by British
naval hero Horatio Nelson and his command at the Battle of the Nile in 1798. The photograph displays a replica of a merchant
ship from the same era as Nelson’s flagship, the HMS Vanguard.


 

Your Fund’s Total Returns

Fiscal Year Ended August 31, 2014         
 
  30-Day SEC  Income  Capital  Total 
  Yields  Returns  Returns  Returns 
Vanguard Extended Duration Treasury Index Fund         
Institutional Shares  3.13%  4.09%  20.18%  24.27% 
Institutional Plus Shares  3.15  4.12  20.19  24.31 
ETF Shares  3.11       
Market Price        24.22 
Net Asset Value        24.17 
Barclays U.S. Treasury STRIPS 20–30 Year Equal         
Par Bond Index        23.70 
General U.S. Treasury Funds Average        7.41 
General U.S. Treasury Funds Average: Derived from data provided by Lipper, a Thomson Reuters Company.
Institutional Shares and Institutional Plus Shares are available to certain institutional investors who meet specific administrative, service, and
account-size criteria. The Vanguard ETF® Shares shown are traded on the NYSE Arca exchange and are available only through brokers. The
table provides ETF returns based on both the NYSE Arca market price and the net asset value for a share. U.S. Pat. Nos. 6,879,964; 7,337,138;
7,720,749; 7,925,573; 8,090,646; and 8,417,623.
For the ETF Shares, the market price is determined by the midpoint of the bid-offer spread as of the closing time of the New York Stock
Exchange (generally 4 p.m., Eastern time). The net asset value is also determined as of the NYSE closing time. For more information about
how the ETF Shares' market prices have compared with their net asset value, visit vanguard.com, select your ETF, and then select the Price
and Performance tab. The ETF premium/discount analysis there shows the percentages of days on which the ETF Shares' market price was
above or below the NAV.
 

Your Fund’s Performance at a Glance
August 31, 2013, Through August 31, 2014

      Distributions Per Share 
  Starting  Ending     
  Share  Share  Income  Capital 
  Price  Price  Dividends  Gains 
Vanguard Extended Duration Treasury Index Fund         
Institutional Shares  $28.85  $34.18  $0.983  $0.371 
Institutional Plus Shares  72.42  85.80  2.491  0.931 
ETF Shares  95.57  113.24  3.236  1.229 

 

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Chairman’s Letter

Dear Shareholder,

Bonds have confounded expectations so far in 2014. The markets were anticipating that yields, which had been rising across the board toward the end of 2013, would continue to do so once the Federal Reserve began scaling back its unprecedented bond-buying program. That proved to be the case for some shorter-dated bonds, but a revival in investor demand for longer-dated securities sent their yields falling even once the Fed began pulling back on its purchases.

Because bond yields and prices move in opposite directions, the environment was very positive for bonds with the longest maturities. Institutional Shares of Vanguard Extended Duration Treasury Index Fund returned 24.27% for the 12 months ended August 31, 2014. In breaking down that result, capital return contributed more than 20 percentage points and income return was roughly 4 percentage points.

The fund slightly outpaced the 23.70% return of its benchmark, largely because of temporary differences in security pricing. The fund’s return significantly exceeded the average for its peer group, though the comparison is imperfect as many peers hold Treasuries across the maturity spectrum.

If you have been invested for a while in the Extended Duration Treasury Fund, you’ll know that large swings in performance are par for the course. For fiscal 2013, for example, when yields moved higher, the

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fund generated a negative return almost as large as this year’s gain. These swings are to be expected from a fund that seeks to offer investors such as managers of defined benefit pension plans a portfolio of assets that closely matches the value of their long-term liabilities.

Fixed income saw solid gains both at home and abroad
The broad U.S. taxable bond market returned 5.66% for the period, rallying from the drubbing it took a year ago. Municipal bonds fared even better, returning 10.14% as greater investor appetite for tax-exempt income drove up demand and as a decline in new issues limited supply.

International bond markets (as measured by the Barclays Global Aggregate Index ex USD) returned 6.52%. The European Central Bank continued its monetary easing, which included the unprecedented step of lowering a key interest rate below zero, to –0.10%, to try to avert deflation and induce banks to lend and thus fuel economic growth. The central banks of Japan and China implemented stimulus measures as well.

Following such a strong advance for bonds, it’s worth remembering that the current low yields imply lower future returns: As yields drop, the scope for further declines—and increases in prices—diminishes.

Market Barometer       
    Average Annual Total Returns 
    Periods Ended August 31, 2014 
  One  Three  Five 
  Year  Years  Years 
Bonds       
Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index (Broad taxable       
market)  5.66%  2.91%  4.48% 
Barclays Municipal Bond Index (Broad tax-exempt market)  10.14  4.88  5.39 
Citigroup Three-Month U.S. Treasury Bill Index  0.04  0.04  0.07 
 
Stocks       
Russell 1000 Index (Large-caps)  25.36%  20.80%  17.24% 
Russell 2000 Index (Small-caps)  17.68  19.00  17.03 
Russell 3000 Index (Broad U.S. market)  24.74  20.65  17.22 
FTSE All-World ex US Index (International)  18.04  9.48  8.44 
 
CPI       
Consumer Price Index  1.70%  1.64%  1.96% 

 

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Stocks cleared hurdles en route to new highs
Despite an assortment of challenges, the broad U.S. stock market recorded an impressive return of about 25% for the 12 months ended August 31. U.S. stocks registered positive results in all but two months, and a late-July swoon was followed by an August flurry of record highs.

Investors applauded mostly solid corporate earnings, generally upbeat economic news, and the Fed’s continued accommodative policies. Still, turmoil in the Middle East and Ukraine, economic worries in Europe and China, and uncertainty about the Fed’s next moves pressured stocks at different times.

International stocks returned about 18%. Emerging markets, after sliding earlier in the period, rebounded to lead the way. The developed markets of the Pacific region and Europe trailed but still notched double-digit returns.

Bonds with longer maturities staged a strong rebound
In the spring of 2013, the Fed began bracing investors for a dialing back of its bond-buying program designed to speed the economy’s recovery from the Great Recession. Given the scale of the program, many investors assumed that the Fed’s cutback would hurt bond prices, which did decline through the end of 2013.

Expense Ratios       
 
  Institutional  Institutional  ETF 
  Shares  Plus Shares  Shares 
Extended Duration Treasury Index Fund  0.10%  0.08%  0.12% 
The fund expense ratios shown are from the prospectus dated December 23, 2013, and represent estimated costs for the current fiscal year.
For the fiscal year ended August 31, 2014, the fund’s expense ratios were 0.10% for Institutional Shares, 0.08% for Institutional Plus Shares,
and 0.12% for ETF Shares.

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The markets rarely evolve as expected, however. Yields at the long end of the curve began to ease back down as interest rates looked set to stay low for longer than the market had been anticipating. Forward guidance from the Fed reassured investors that tapering would be gradual and that short-term rates, which it has held at 0%–0.25% since late 2008, would probably remain low even after its program ended. The fragility of growth both at home and abroad also made any rise in rates soon seem less likely.

At the same time, demand picked up as a number of buyers came back to the bond market. Investors such as insurance companies and pension funds began to rebalance their portfolios out of equities and into bonds after last year’s strong run-up in the stock market. More demand also came from international buyers who saw relative value in U.S. bonds. And heightened tensions in Eastern Europe and the Middle East drove more risk-averse investors to turn to government bonds as a safe harbor for their assets.

Over the 12 months, the yield curve flattened. The 3-year Treasury note saw its yield rise 17 basis points to 0.94%. In contrast, the yield of the 10-year Treasury note fell 42 basis points to 2.34% and that of the 30-year bond dropped 64 basis points to 3.08%. (A basis point is one-hundredth of a percentage point.)

Total Returns   
Inception Through August 31, 2014   
  Average 
  Annual Return 
Extended Duration Treasury Index Fund Institutional Shares (Returns since inception:   
11/28/2007)  9.01% 
Barclays U.S. Treasury STRIPS 20–30 Year Equal Par Bond Index  9.29 
General U.S. Treasury Funds Average  5.25 
General U.S. Treasury Funds Average: Derived from data provided by Lipper, a Thomson Reuters Company.
The figures shown represent past performance, which is not a guarantee of future results. (Current performance may be
lower or higher than the performance data cited. For performance data current to the most recent month-end, visit our
website at vanguard.com/performance.) Note, too, that both investment returns and principal value can fluctuate widely, so
an investor’s shares, when sold, could be worth more or less than their original cost.

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As the Extended Duration Treasury Index Fund was invested exclusively in bonds with maturities of more than 20 years, its performance for the fiscal year moved in step with long-term yields. The fund returned about –5% for the last four months of 2013, then surged more than 30% over the first eight months of 2014.

Market predictions about yields often miss the mark 
 
U.S. bond yields have been below their historical long-term averages for some time now. 
But history has shown that just because yields are low doesn’t mean that they have to 
move higher. 
 
At the end of 2010, the market believed yields were at such low levels that a significant 
rise was in the offing. The dotted line in the chart below shows where the market expected 
Treasury yields to be three years down the road (as indicated by the so-called forward yield 
curve). For some maturities, those expectations implied that yields would more than double. 
 
Bond yields rarely move as expected, however. The black line in the chart shows that Treasury 
yields at the end of 2013 were well below market expectations, and in fact even lower than 
where they had been three years earlier. 
 
While the current low level of yields implies slim returns from bonds in the future, investors 
should keep in mind that it remains just as hard today as it was in 2010 to say where yields 
will head next. 
 
The market’s forecast for 2013 yields versus where yields actually ended up 

 


Sources: Vanguard and Bloomberg. 

 


 

Given the downward trajectory of long-term bond yields, the 30-day SEC yield for the fund’s Institutional Shares slipped to 3.13% as of August 31, from 3.82% a year earlier.

The fund’s track record is relatively short but promising
The fund has been around for only a relatively short period, about seven years, but so far its Institutional Shares have behaved as expected. Over the fund’s tenure, the sharp ups and downs in price returns of long-dated Treasury bonds have resulted in an average annual return of 9.01%. After taking expenses into account, that performance was roughly in line with the benchmark’s return of 9.29%. It was also well ahead of the average return for peer funds.

High costs don’t equal strong fund performance
The adage “You get what you pay for” doesn’t apply to mutual funds. In fact, the reverse is true: Research suggests that higher costs are consistent with weaker returns. (See, for example, Shopping for Alpha: You Get What You Don’t Pay For at vanguard.com/research.)

Wouldn’t paying the highest fees allow you to purchase the services of the greatest talents, and therefore get you the best returns? As it turns out, the data don’t support that argument. The explanation is simple: Every dollar paid for management fees is a dollar less earning potential return. Keeping expenses down can help narrow the gap between what the markets return and what investors actually earn.

That’s why Vanguard seeks to minimize costs on all our funds. Indexing, of course, is the purest expression of low-cost investing. And we negotiate low fees for our actively managed funds, which are run by world-class advisors. It’s a strategy that reflects decades of experience and research, boiled down to one tenet: The less you pay, the more you keep.

As always, thank you for investing with Vanguard.

Sincerely,


F. William McNabb III
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
September 12, 2014

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Extended Duration Treasury Index Fund

Fund Profile
As of August 31, 2014

Share-Class Characteristics     
    Institutional   
  Institutional  Plus  ETF 
  Shares  Shares  Shares 
Ticker Symbol  VEDTX  VEDIX  EDV 
Expense Ratio1  0.10%  0.08%  0.12% 
30-Day SEC Yield  3.13%  3.15%  3.11% 

 

 

Financial Attributes     
 
 
    Barclays 
    Treasury 
    STRIPS 
    20–30 Year 
  Fund  Index 
 
Number of Bonds  69  67 
 
Yield to Maturity     
(before expenses)  3.2%  3.2% 
 
Average Coupon  0.0%  0.0% 
 
Average Duration  25.0 years  24.8 years 
 
Average Effective     
Maturity  25.4 years  24.9 years 
 
Short-Term     
Reserves  0.0%   

 

Sector Diversification (% of portfolio)   
Treasury/Agency  100.0% 
The agency and mortgage-backed securities sectors may include issues from government-sponsored enterprises;
such issues are generally not backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government.
 
 
Volatility Measures   
  Barclays 
  Treasury 
  STRIPS 
  20–30 Year 
  Index 
R-Squared  0.99 
Beta  1.02 
These measures show the degree and timing of the fund’s fluctuations compared with the index over 36 months.
 
 
Distribution by Effective Maturity   
(% of portfolio)   
20 - 30 Years  100.0% 
 
 
Distribution by Credit Quality (% of portfolio) 
U.S. Government  100.0% 
Credit-quality ratings are obtained from Barclays and are from Moody's, Fitch, and S&P. When ratings from all three agencies are
used, the median rating is shown. When ratings from two of the agencies are used, the lower rating for each issue is shown. For
more information about these ratings, see the Glossary entry for Credit Quality.
 

Investment Focus


1 The expense ratios shown are from the prospectus dated December 23, 2013, and represent estimated costs for the current fiscal year. For the
fiscal year ended August 31, 2014, the expense ratios were 0.10% for Institutional Shares, 0.08% for Institutional Plus Shares, and 0.12% for ETF
Shares.

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Extended Duration Treasury Index Fund

Performance Summary

All of the returns in this report represent past performance, which is not a guarantee of future results that may be achieved by the fund. (Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data cited. For performance data current to the most recent month-end, visit our website at vanguard.com/performance.) Note, too, that both investment returns and principal value can fluctuate widely, so an investor’s shares, when sold, could be worth more or less than their original cost. The returns shown do not reflect taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the sale of fund shares.

Cumulative Performance: December 6, 2007, Through August 31, 2014
Initial Investment of $10,000


      Average Annual Total Returns   
    Periods Ended August 31, 2014   
 
        Since  Final Value 
    One  Five  Inception  of a $10,000 
    Year  Years  (12/6/2007)  Investment 
  Extended Duration Treasury Index         
  Fund ETF Shares Net Asset Value  24.17%  10.52%  9.31%  $18,211 
  Extended Duration Treasury Index         
  Fund ETF Shares Market Price  24.22  10.18  9.37  18,279 
  Barclays U.S. Treasury STRIPS 20–30         
•••••••  Year Equal Par Bond Index  23.70  10.77  9.70  18,651 
 
– – – –  General U.S. Treasury Funds Average  7.41  4.92  5.37  14,219 
General U.S. Treasury Funds Average: Derived from data provided by Lipper, a Thomson Reuters Company.

"Since Inception" performance is calculated from the ETF Shares’ inception date for both the fund and its comparative standards.

Vanguard fund returns are adjusted to reflect the 0.50% fee on purchases of fund shares. The fee does not apply to the ETF Shares. The
Fiscal-Year Total Returns table is not adjusted for fees.
See Financial Highlights for dividend and capital gains information.

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Extended Duration Treasury Index Fund         
 
 
 
 
    Average Annual Total Returns   
  Periods Ended August 31, 2014   
 
      Since  Final Value 
  One  Five  Inception  of a $5,000,000 
  Year  Years  (11/28/2007)  Investment 
Extended Duration Treasury Index Fund         
Institutional Shares  23.65%  10.44%  8.93%  $8,912,192 
Barclays U.S. Treasury STRIPS 20–30 Year         
Equal Par Bond Index  23.70  10.77  9.29  9,113,004 
"Since Inception" performance is calculated from the Institutional Shares’ inception date for both the fund and its comparative standard.
 
 
    Since  Final Value 
  One  Inception  of a $100,000,000 
  Year  (8/28/2013)  Investment 
Extended Duration Treasury Index Fund       
Institutional Plus Shares  23.69%  25.12%  $125,352,319 
Barclays U.S. Treasury STRIPS 20–30 Year       
Equal Par Bond Index  23.70  26.44  126,680,203 
"Since Inception" performance is calculated from the Institutional Plus Shares’ inception date for both the fund and its comparative standard.
 
 
Cumulative Returns of ETF Shares: December 6, 2007, Through August 31, 2014     
 
      Since 
  One  Five  Inception 
  Year  Years  (12/6/2007) 
Extended Duration Treasury Index Fund ETF Shares       
Market Price  24.22%  62.38%  82.79% 
Extended Duration Treasury Index Fund ETF Shares       
Net Asset Value  24.17  64.87  82.11 
Barclays U.S. Treasury STRIPS 20–30 Year Equal Par       
Bond Index  23.70  66.80  86.51 
"Since Inception" performance is calculated from the ETF Shares’ inception date for both the fund and its comparative standard.

Vanguard fund returns are adjusted to reflect the 0.50% fee on purchases of fund shares. The fee does not apply to the ETF Shares. The
Fiscal-Year Total Returns table is not adjusted for fees.

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Extended Duration Treasury Index Fund

Fiscal-Year Total Returns (%): December 6, 2007, Through August 31, 2014   
    Barclays 
    Treasury 
    STRIPS 
    20–30 Year 
  ETF Shares Net Asset Value  Index 
Fiscal Year  Total Returns  Total Returns 
2008  2.29%  3.16% 
2009  7.98  8.39 
2010  20.80  21.48 
2011  1.33  1.99 
2012  37.90  36.86 
2013  -21.34  -20.48 
2014  24.17  23.70 

 

Average Annual Total Returns: Periods Ended June 30, 2014
This table presents 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 
  Inception Date  One Year  Five Years  Income  Capital  Total 
Institutional Shares  11/28/2007  8.47%  9.61%  3.88%  4.02%  7.90% 
Fee-Adjusted Returns    7.93  9.50      7.82 
Institutional Plus Shares  8/28/2013      3.92  12.15  16.07 
Fee-Adjusted Returns            15.49 
ETF Shares  12/6/2007           
Market Price    8.63  9.33      8.24 
Net Asset Value    8.36  9.58      8.20 

Vanguard fund returns are adjusted to reflect the 0.50% fee on purchases of fund shares. The fee does not apply to the ETF Shares. The
Fiscal-Year Total Returns table is not adjusted for fees.

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Extended Duration Treasury Index Fund

Financial Statements

Statement of Net Assets
As of August 31, 2014

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

      Face  Market 
    Maturity  Amount  Value  
  Coupon  Date  ($000)  ($000) 
U.S. Government and Agency Obligations (100.1%)         
U.S. Government Securities (100.1%)         
United States Treasury Strip Coupon  0.000%  11/15/34  37,400  20,015 
United States Treasury Strip Coupon  0.000%  2/15/35  36,330  19,263 
United States Treasury Strip Coupon  0.000%  5/15/35  37,335  19,642 
United States Treasury Strip Coupon  0.000%  8/15/35  37,465  19,540 
United States Treasury Strip Coupon  0.000%  11/15/35  39,525  20,430 
United States Treasury Strip Coupon  0.000%  2/15/36  35,225  18,072 
United States Treasury Strip Coupon  0.000%  5/15/36  40,285  20,514 
United States Treasury Strip Coupon  0.000%  8/15/36  34,500  17,423 
United States Treasury Strip Coupon  0.000%  11/15/36  37,660  18,812 
United States Treasury Strip Coupon  0.000%  2/15/37  42,760  21,230 
United States Treasury Strip Coupon  0.000%  5/15/37  34,150  16,803 
United States Treasury Strip Coupon  0.000%  8/15/37  35,140  17,095 
United States Treasury Strip Coupon  0.000%  11/15/37  37,145  17,882 
United States Treasury Strip Coupon  0.000%  2/15/38  37,300  17,782 
United States Treasury Strip Coupon  0.000%  5/15/38  38,480  18,188 
United States Treasury Strip Coupon  0.000%  8/15/38  37,100  17,370 
United States Treasury Strip Coupon  0.000%  11/15/38  37,200  17,284 
United States Treasury Strip Coupon  0.000%  2/15/39  34,500  15,886 
United States Treasury Strip Coupon  0.000%  5/15/39  35,200  16,066 
United States Treasury Strip Coupon  0.000%  8/15/39  37,400  16,897 
United States Treasury Strip Coupon  0.000%  11/15/39  31,850  14,278 
United States Treasury Strip Coupon  0.000%  2/15/40  29,500  13,093 
United States Treasury Strip Coupon  0.000%  5/15/40  42,420  18,655 
United States Treasury Strip Coupon  0.000%  8/15/40  35,550  15,489 
United States Treasury Strip Coupon  0.000%  11/15/40  40,465  17,504 
United States Treasury Strip Coupon  0.000%  2/15/41  36,650  15,696 
United States Treasury Strip Coupon  0.000%  5/15/41  42,700  18,148 
United States Treasury Strip Coupon  0.000%  8/15/41  34,500  14,509 
United States Treasury Strip Coupon  0.000%  11/15/41  34,700  14,482 
United States Treasury Strip Coupon  0.000%  2/15/42  54,680  22,607 
United States Treasury Strip Coupon  0.000%  5/15/42  40,295  16,533 
United States Treasury Strip Coupon  0.000%  8/15/42  45,300  18,389 
United States Treasury Strip Coupon  0.000%  11/15/42  45,865  18,489 
United States Treasury Strip Coupon  0.000%  2/15/43  54,855  21,895 
United States Treasury Strip Coupon  0.000%  5/15/43  43,855  17,353 
United States Treasury Strip Coupon  0.000%  8/15/43  40,250  15,789 
United States Treasury Strip Coupon  0.000%  11/15/43  27,105  10,539 

 

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      Face  Market 
    Maturity  Amount  Value  
  Coupon  Date  ($000)  ($000) 
United States Treasury Strip Coupon  0.000%  2/15/44  27,050  10,444 
United States Treasury Strip Coupon  0.000%  5/15/44  50  19 
United States Treasury Strip Coupon  0.000%  8/15/44  50  19 
United States Treasury Strip Principal  0.000%  2/15/36  30,955  16,350 
United States Treasury Strip Principal  0.000%  2/15/37  36,050  18,321 
United States Treasury Strip Principal  0.000%  5/15/37  32,320  16,269 
United States Treasury Strip Principal  0.000%  2/15/38  32,500  15,775 
United States Treasury Strip Principal  0.000%  5/15/38  28,145  13,551 
United States Treasury Strip Principal  0.000%  2/15/39  35,580  16,637 
United States Treasury Strip Principal  0.000%  5/15/39  31,535  14,644 
United States Treasury Strip Principal  0.000%  8/15/39  24,435  11,252 
United States Treasury Strip Principal  0.000%  11/15/39  30,325  13,838 
United States Treasury Strip Principal  0.000%  2/15/40  31,365  14,229 
United States Treasury Strip Principal  0.000%  5/15/40  31,200  14,033 
United States Treasury Strip Principal  0.000%  8/15/40  37,400  16,631 
United States Treasury Strip Principal  0.000%  11/15/40  22,655  10,000 
United States Treasury Strip Principal  0.000%  2/15/41  33,880  14,920 
United States Treasury Strip Principal  0.000%  5/15/41  35,280  15,350 
United States Treasury Strip Principal  0.000%  8/15/41  40,220  17,266 
United States Treasury Strip Principal  0.000%  11/15/41  40,070  16,967 
United States Treasury Strip Principal  0.000%  2/15/42  34,425  14,410 
United States Treasury Strip Principal  0.000%  5/15/42  35,785  14,834 
United States Treasury Strip Principal  0.000%  8/15/42  41,785  17,112 
United States Treasury Strip Principal  0.000%  11/15/42  50,735  20,567 
United States Treasury Strip Principal  0.000%  2/15/43  53,820  21,633 
United States Treasury Strip Principal  0.000%  5/15/43  65,420  26,045 
United States Treasury Strip Principal  0.000%  8/15/43  57,830  22,843 
United States Treasury Strip Principal  0.000%  11/15/43  53,310  20,874 
United States Treasury Strip Principal  0.000%  2/15/44  31,050  12,042 
United States Treasury Strip Principal  0.000%  5/15/44  32,600  12,561 
United States Treasury Strip Principal  0.000%  8/15/44  10,050  3,844 
Total U.S. Government and Agency Obligations (Cost $941,019)      1,102,922 
 
      Shares   
Temporary Cash Investment (0.0%)         
Money Market Fund (0.0%)         
1 Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund (Cost $346)  0.113%    346,000  346 
Total Investments (100.1%) (Cost $941,365)        1,103,268 
Other Assets and Liabilities (-0.1%)         
Other Assets        31,873 
Liabilities        (32,679) 
        (806) 
Net Assets (100%)        1,102,462 

 

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At August 31, 2014, net assets consisted of:   
  Amount 
  ($000) 
Paid-in Capital  930,536 
Undistributed Net Investment Income  6,549 
Accumulated Net Realized Gains  3,474 
Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)  161,903 
Net Assets  1,102,462 
 
Institutional Shares—Net Assets   
Applicable to 15,478,481 outstanding $.001 par value shares of   
beneficial interest (unlimited authorization)  529,061 
Net Asset Value Per Share—Institutional Shares  $34.18 
 
Institutional Plus Shares—Net Assets   
Applicable to 3,779,138 outstanding $.001 par value shares of   
beneficial interest (unlimited authorization)  324,266 
Net Asset Value Per Share—Institutional Plus Shares  $85.80 
 
ETF Shares—Net Assets   
Applicable to 2,200,000 outstanding $.001 par value shares of   
beneficial interest (unlimited authorization)  249,135 
Net Asset Value Per Share—ETF Shares  $113.24 

See Note A in Notes to Financial Statements.
1 Affiliated money market fund available only to Vanguard funds and certain trusts and accounts managed by Vanguard. Rate shown is the
7-day yield.
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.

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Statement of Operations

  Year Ended 
  August 31, 2014 
  ($000) 
Investment Income   
Income   
Interest1  33,365 
Total Income  33,365 
Expenses   
The Vanguard Group—Note B   
Investment Advisory Services  83 
Management and Administrative—Institutional Shares  280 
Management and Administrative—Institutional Plus Shares  138 
Management and Administrative—ETF Shares  148 
Marketing and Distribution—Institutional Shares  92 
Marketing and Distribution—Institutional Plus Shares  47 
Marketing and Distribution—ETF Shares  38 
Custodian Fees  11 
Auditing Fees  35 
Shareholders’ Reports—Institutional Shares   
Shareholders’ Reports—Institutional Plus Shares   
Shareholders’ Reports—ETF Shares  9 
Trustees’ Fees and Expenses  1 
Total Expenses  882 
Net Investment Income  32,483 
Realized Net Gain (Loss) on Investment Securities Sold  25,182 
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) of Investment Securities  165,532 
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations  223,197 
1 Interest income from an affiliated company of the fund was less than $1,000.

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

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Statement of Changes in Net Assets

  Year Ended August 31, 
  2014  2013 
  ($000)  ($000) 
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets     
Operations     
Net Investment Income  32,483  19,330 
Realized Net Gain (Loss)  25,182  35,848 
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)  165,532  (201,751) 
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations  223,197  (146,573) 
Distributions     
Net Investment Income     
Institutional Shares  (14,243)  (14,467) 
Institutional Plus Shares  (9,409)   
ETF Shares  (5,755)  (5,507) 
Realized Capital Gain1     
Institutional Shares  (5,314)  (17,505) 
Institutional Plus Shares  (3,511)   
ETF Shares  (1,598)  (6,910) 
Total Distributions  (39,830)  (44,389) 
Capital Share Transactions     
Institutional Shares  70,804  (75,761) 
Institutional Plus Shares  238,106  24,878 
ETF Shares  52,609  10,289 
Net Increase (Decrease) from Capital Share Transactions  361,519  (40,594) 
Total Increase (Decrease)  544,886  (231,556) 
Net Assets     
Beginning of Period  557,576  789,132 
End of Period2  1,102,462  557,576 
1 Includes fiscal 2014 and 2013 short-term gain distributions totaling $0 and $7,603,000, respectively. Short-term gain distributions are
treated as ordinary income dividends for tax purposes.
2 Net Assets—End of Period includes undistributed net investment income of $6,549,000 and $3,473,000.

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

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Extended Duration Treasury Index Fund

Financial Highlights

Institutional Shares           
 
For a Share Outstanding  Year Ended August 31, 
Throughout Each Period  2014  2013  2012  2011  2010 
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period  $28.85  $39.55  $30.19  $31.18  $30.69 
Investment Operations           
Net Investment Income  1.006  1.121  1.084  1.1271  1.1731 
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)           
on Investments 2  5.678  (9.183)  10.162  (.948)  3.796 
Total from Investment Operations  6.684  (8.062)  11.246  .179  4.969 
Distributions           
Dividends from Net Investment Income  (.983)  (1.148)  (1.101)  (1.101)  (1.134) 
Distributions from Realized Capital Gains  (.371)  (1.490)  (.785)  (.068)  (3.345) 
Total Distributions  (1.354)  (2.638)  (1.886)  (1.169)  (4.479) 
Net Asset Value, End of Period  $34.18  $28.85  $39.55  $30.19  $31.18 
 
Total Return 3  24.27%  -21.30%  37.92%  1.33%  20.84% 
 
Ratios/Supplemental Data           
Net Assets, End of Period (Millions)  $529  $375  $586  $409  $286 
Ratio of Total Expenses to Average Net Assets  0.10%  0.10%  0.10%  0.11%  0.11% 
Ratio of Net Investment Income to           
Average Net Assets  3.61%  3.17%  3.08%  4.42%  4.41% 
Portfolio Turnover Rate4  17%  31%  47%  22%  24% 
1 Calculated based on average shares outstanding.
2 Includes increases from purchase fees of $0.06, $0.03, $0.05, $0.02, and $0.00.
3 Total returns do not include transaction fees that may have applied in the periods shown. Fund prospectuses provide information about any
applicable transaction fees.
4 Excludes the value of portfolio securities received or delivered as a result of in-kind purchases or redemptions of the fund’s capital shares,
including ETF Creation Units.

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

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Financial Highlights

Institutional Plus Shares     
  Year  Aug. 28, 
  Ended  20131 to 
  August 31,  Aug. 31, 
For a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period  2014  2013 
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period  $72.42  $71.46 
Investment Operations     
Net Investment Income  2.542   
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments2  14.260  .960 
Total from Investment Operations  16.802  .960 
Distributions     
Dividends from Net Investment Income  (2.491)   
Distributions from Realized Capital Gains  (.931)   
Total Distributions  (3.422)   
Net Asset Value, End of Period  $85.80  $72.42 
 
Total Return  24.31%  1.34% 
 
Ratios/Supplemental Data     
Net Assets, End of Period (Millions)  $324  $25 
Ratio of Total Expenses to Average Net Assets  0.08%  0.08%3 
Ratio of Net Investment Income to Average Net Assets  3.63%  3.19%3 
Portfolio Turnover Rate4  17%  31% 
1 Inception.
2 Includes increases from purchase fees of $0.15 and $0.07.
3 Annualized.
4 Excludes the value of portfolio securities received or delivered as a result of in-kind purchases or redemptions of the fund’s capital shares,
including ETF Creation Units.

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

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Extended Duration Treasury Index Fund

Financial Highlights

ETF Shares           
 
For a Share Outstanding  Year Ended August 31, 
Throughout Each Period  2014  2013  2012  2011  2010 
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period  $95.57  $131.02  $100.09  $103.39  $101.91 
Investment Operations           
Net Investment Income  3.311  3.695  3.566  3.7231  3.9211 
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)           
on Investments 2  18.824  (30.430)  33.594  (3.168)  12.419 
Total from Investment Operations  22.135  (26.735)  37.160  .555  16.340 
Distributions           
Dividends from Net Investment Income  (3.236)  (3.779)  (3.628)  (3.630)  (3.752) 
Distributions from Realized Capital Gains  (1.229)  (4.936)  (2.602)  (.225)  (11.108) 
Total Distributions  (4.465)  (8.715)  (6.230)  (3.855)  (14.860) 
Net Asset Value, End of Period  $113.24  $95.57  $131.02  $100.09  $103.39 
 
Total Return  24.17%  -21.34%  37.90%  1.33%  20.80% 
 
Ratios/Supplemental Data           
Net Assets, End of Period (Millions)  $249  $158  $203  $120  $176 
Ratio of Total Expenses to Average Net Assets  0.12%  0.12%  0.12%  0.13%  0.13% 
Ratio of Net Investment Income to           
Average Net Assets  3.59%  3.15%  3.06%  4.40%  4.39% 
Portfolio Turnover Rate3  17%  31%  47%  22%  24% 
1 Calculated based on average shares outstanding.
2 Includes increases from purchase fees of $0.19, $0.10, $0.18, $0.07, and $0.01.
3 Excludes the value of portfolio securities received or delivered as a result of in-kind purchases or redemptions of the fund’s capital shares,
including ETF Creation Units.

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

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Extended Duration Treasury Index Fund

Notes to Financial Statements

Vanguard Extended Duration Treasury Index Fund is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 as an open-end investment company, or mutual fund. The fund offers three classes of shares: Institutional Shares, Institutional Plus Shares, and ETF Shares. Institutional Shares and Institutional Plus Shares are designed for investors who meet certain administrative, service, and account-size criteria. ETF Shares are listed for trading on NYSE Arca; they can be purchased and sold through a broker.

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

1. Security Valuation: Securities are valued as of the close of trading on the New York Stock Exchange (generally 4 p.m., Eastern time) on the valuation date. Bonds, and temporary cash investments 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. Investments in Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund are valued at that fund’s net asset value. Other temporary cash investments are valued at amortized cost, which approximates market value. Securities for which market quotations are not readily available, or whose values have been affected by events occurring before the fund’s pricing time but after the close of the securities’ primary markets, are valued by methods deemed by the board of trustees to represent fair value.

2. Federal Income Taxes: The fund intends to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company and distribute all of its taxable income. Management has analyzed the fund’s tax positions taken for all open federal income tax years (August 31, 2011–2014), and has concluded that no provision for federal income tax is required in the fund’s financial statements.

3. Distributions: Distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date.

4. Credit Facility: The fund and certain other funds managed by The Vanguard Group participate in a $2.89 billion committed credit facility provided by a syndicate of lenders pursuant to a credit agreement that may be renewed annually; each fund is individually liable for its borrowings, if any, under the credit facility. Borrowings may be utilized for temporary and emergency purposes, and are subject to the fund’s regulatory and contractual borrowing restrictions. The participating funds are charged administrative fees and an annual commitment fee of 0.06% of the undrawn amount of the facility; these fees are allocated to the funds based on a method approved by the fund’s board of trustees and included in Management and Administrative expenses on the fund’s Statement of Operations. Any borrowings under this facility bear interest at a rate equal to the higher of the federal funds rate or LIBOR reference rate plus an agreed-upon spread.

The fund had no borrowings outstanding at August 31, 2014, or at any time during the period then ended.

5. Other: Interest income includes income distributions received from Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund and is accrued daily. Premiums and discounts on debt securities purchased are amortized and accreted, respectively, to interest income over the lives of the respective securities. Security transactions are accounted for on the date securities are bought or sold. Costs used to determine realized gains (losses) on the sale of investment securities are those of the specific securities sold. Fees assessed on purchases of Institutional Shares and Institutional Plus Shares are credited to paid-in capital.

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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 based on methods approved by the board of trustees. The fund has committed to provide up to 0.40% of its net assets in capital contributions to Vanguard. At August 31, 2014, the fund had contributed capital of $103,000 to Vanguard (included in Other Assets), representing 0.01% of the fund’s net assets and 0.04% of Vanguard’s capitalization. The fund’s trustees and officers are also directors and officers of Vanguard.

C. Various inputs may be used to determine the value of the fund’s investments. These inputs are summarized in three broad levels for financial statement purposes. The inputs or methodologies used to value securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

Level 1—Quoted prices in active markets for identical securities.
Level 2—Other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.).
Level 3—Significant unobservable inputs (including the fund’s own assumptions used to determine the fair value of investments).

The following table summarizes the market value of the fund’s investments as of August 31, 2014, based on the inputs used to value them:

  Level 1  Level 2  Level 3 
Investments  ($000)  ($000)  ($000) 
U.S. Government and Agency Obligations    1,102,922   
Temporary Cash Investments  346     
Total  346  1,102,922   

D. 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 year ended August 31, 2014, the fund realized $18,845,000 of net capital gains resulting from in-kind redemptions—in which shareholders exchanged fund shares for securities held by the fund rather than for cash. Because such gains are not taxable to the fund, and are not distributed to shareholders, they have been reclassified from accumulated net realized gains to paid-in capital.

The fund used a tax accounting practice to treat a portion of the price of capital shares redeemed during the year as distributions from realized capital gains. Accordingly, the fund has reclassified $1,227,000 from accumulated net realized gains to paid-in capital.

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Extended Duration Treasury Index Fund

For tax purposes, at August 31, 2014, the fund had $8,403,000 of ordinary income and $1,970,000 of long-term capital gains available for distribution.

At August 31, 2014, the cost of investment securities for tax purposes was $941,365,000. Net unrealized appreciation of investment securities for tax purposes was $161,903,000, consisting of unrealized gains of $163,005,000 on securities that had risen in value since their purchase and $1,102,000 in unrealized losses on securities that had fallen in value since their purchase.

E. During the year ended August 31, 2014, the fund purchased $617,880,000 of investment securities and sold $297,120,000 of investment securities, other than temporary cash investments. Purchases and sales include $173,562,000 and $140,924,000, respectively, in connection with in-kind purchases and redemptions of the fund’s capital shares.

F. Capital share transactions for each class of shares were:

  Year Ended August 31, 
    2014      2013 
  Amount  Shares  Amount  Shares 
  ($000)  (000)  ($000)  (000) 
Institutional Shares         
Issued1  97,644  3,397  125,693  3,650 
Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions  18,970  674  30,751  901 
Redeemed  (45,810)  (1,581)  (232,205)  (6,381) 
Net Increase (Decrease) —Institutional Shares  70,804  2,490  (75,761)  (1,830) 
Institutional Plus Shares2         
Issued1  236,786  3,398  24,878  348 
Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions  12,920  183     
Redeemed  (11,600)  (150)     
Net Increase (Decrease) —Institutional Plus Shares  238,106  3,431  24,878  348 
ETF Shares         
Issued1  193,623  2,000  82,690  750 
Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions         
Redeemed  (141,014)  (1,450)  (72,401)  (650) 
Net Increase (Decrease)—ETF Shares  52,609  550  10,289  100 
1 Includes purchase fees for fiscal 2014 and 2013 of $1,885,000 and $566,000, respectively (fund totals).
2 Inception was August 28, 2013.

At August 31, 2014, one shareholder was the record or beneficial owner of 29% of the fund’s net assets. If the shareholder were to redeem its investment in the fund, the redemption might result in an increase in the fund’s expense ratio, cause the fund to incur higher transaction costs, or lead to the realization of taxable capital gains.

G. Management has determined that no material events or transactions occurred subsequent to August 31, 2014, that would require recognition or disclosure in these financial statements.

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

To the Board of Trustees of Vanguard World Fund and the Shareholders of Vanguard Extended Duration Treasury Index Fund:

In our opinion, the accompanying statement of net assets and the related statements of operations and of changes in net assets and the financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Vanguard Extended Duration Treasury Index Fund (constituting a separate portfolio of Vanguard World Fund, hereafter referred to as the “Fund”) at August 31, 2014, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the periods indicated, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements and financial highlights (hereafter referred to as “financial statements”) are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits, which included confirmation of securities at August 31, 2014 by correspondence with the custodian and by agreement to the underlying ownership records of the transfer agent, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

/s/PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
October 10, 2014

 


Special 2014 tax information (unaudited) for Vanguard Extended Duration Treasury Index Fund

This information for the fiscal year ended August 31, 2014, is included pursuant to provisions of the Internal Revenue Code.

The fund distributed $11,089,000 as capital gain dividends (from net long-term capital gains) to shareholders during the fiscal year.

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

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About Your Fund’s Expenses

As a shareholder of the fund, you incur ongoing costs, which include costs for portfolio management, administrative services, and shareholder reports (like this one), among others. Operating expenses, which are deducted from a fund’s gross income, directly reduce the investment return of the fund.

A fund’s expenses are expressed as a percentage of its average net assets. This figure is known as the expense ratio. The following examples are intended to help you understand the ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in your fund and to compare these costs with those of other mutual funds. The examples are based on an investment of $1,000 made at the beginning of the period shown and held for the entire period.

The accompanying table illustrates your fund’s costs in two ways:

• Based on actual fund return. This section helps you to estimate the actual expenses that you paid over the period. The ”Ending Account Value“ shown is derived from the fund‘s actual return, and the third column shows the dollar amount that would have been paid by an investor who started with $1,000 in the fund. You may use the information here, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period.

To do so, simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number given for your fund under the heading ”Expenses Paid During Period.“

• Based on hypothetical 5% yearly return. This section is intended to help you compare your fund‘s costs with those of other mutual funds. It assumes that the fund had a yearly return of 5% before expenses, but that the expense ratio is unchanged. In this case—because the return used is not the fund’s actual return—the results do not apply to your investment. The example is useful in making comparisons because the Securities and Exchange Commission requires all mutual funds to calculate expenses based on a 5% return. You can assess your fund’s costs by comparing this hypothetical example with the hypothetical examples that appear in shareholder reports of other funds.

Note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight and help you compare ongoing costs only and do not reflect transaction costs incurred by the fund for buying and selling securities. Further, the expenses do not include any purchase, redemption, or account service fees described in the fund prospectus. If such fees were applied to your account, your costs would be higher. Your fund does not carry a “sales load.”

The calculations assume no shares were bought or sold during the period. Your actual costs may have been higher or lower, depending on the amount of your investment and the timing of any purchases or redemptions.

You can find more information about the fund’s expenses, including annual expense ratios, in the Financial Statements section of this report. For additional information on operating expenses and other shareholder costs, please refer to your fund’s current prospectus.

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Six Months Ended August 31, 2014       
  Beginning  Ending  Expenses 
  Account Value  Account Value  Paid During 
Extended Duration Treasury Index Fund  2/28/2014  8/31/2014  Period 
Based on Actual Fund Return       
Institutional Shares  $1,000.00  $1,180.37  $0.55 
Institutional Plus Shares  1,000.00  1,180.17  0.44 
ETF Shares  1,000.00  1,179.94  0.66 
Based on Hypothetical 5% Yearly Return       
Institutional Shares  $1,000.00  $1,024.70  $0.51 
Institutional Plus Shares  1,000.00  1,024.80  0.41 
ETF Shares  1,000.00  1,024.60  0.61 
The calculations are based on expenses incurred in the most recent six-month period. The fund’s annualized six-month expense ratios for that
period are 0.10% for Institutional Shares, 0.08% for Institutional Plus Shares, and 0.12% for ETF Shares. The dollar amounts shown as
“Expenses Paid” are equal to the annualized expense ratio multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number
of days in the most recent six-month period, then divided by the number of days in the most recent 12-month period.

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Trustees Approve Advisory Arrangement

The board of trustees of Vanguard Extended Duration Treasury Index Fund has renewed the fund’s investment advisory arrangement with The Vanguard Group, Inc. (Vanguard). Vanguard—through its Fixed Income Group—serves as the investment advisor to the fund. The board determined that continuing the fund’s internalized management structure was in the best interests of the fund and its shareholders.

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

Nature, extent, and quality of services
The board considered the quality of the fund’s investment management services over both the short
and long term, and took into account the organizational depth and stability of the advisor. The board noted that Vanguard has been managing investments for more than three decades. The Fixed Income Group adheres to a sound, disciplined investment management process; the team has considerable experience, stability, and depth.

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

Investment performance
The board considered the short- and long-term performance of the fund, including any periods of
outperformance or underperformance relative to a target index and peer group. The board concluded that the performance was such that the advisory arrangement should continue. Information about the fund’s most recent performance can be found in the Performance Summary section of this report.

Cost
The board concluded that the fund’s expense ratio was well below the average expense ratio charged
by funds in its peer group and that the fund’s advisory fee rate was also well below its peer-group average. Information about the fund’s expenses appears in the About Your Fund’s Expenses section of this report as well as in the Financial Statements section.

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

The benefit of economies of scale
The board concluded that the fund’s at-cost arrangement with Vanguard ensures that the fund will
realize economies of scale as it grows, with the cost to shareholders declining as fund assets increase.

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

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Glossary

30-Day SEC Yield. A fund’s 30-day SEC yield is derived using a formula specified by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Under the formula, data related to the fund’s security holdings in the previous 30 days are used to calculate the fund’s hypothetical net income for that period, which is then annualized and divided by the fund’s estimated average net assets over the calculation period. For the purposes of this calculation, a security’s income is based on its current market yield to maturity (for bonds), its actual income (for asset-backed securities), or its projected dividend yield (for stocks). Because the SEC yield represents hypothetical annualized income, it will differ—at times significantly—from the fund’s actual experience. As a result, the fund’s income distributions may be higher or lower than implied by the SEC yield.

Average Coupon. The average interest rate paid on the fixed income securities held by a fund. It is expressed as a percentage of face value.

Average Duration. An estimate of how much the value of the bonds held by a fund will fluctuate in response to a change in interest rates. To see how the value could change, multiply the average duration by the change in rates. If interest rates rise by 1 percentage point, the value of the bonds in a fund with an average duration of five years would decline by about 5%. If rates decrease by a percentage point, the value would rise by 5%.

Average Effective Maturity. The average length of time until fixed income securities held by a fund reach maturity and are repaid, taking into consideration the possibility that the issuer may call the bond before its maturity date. The figure reflects the proportion of fund assets represented by each security; it also reflects any futures contracts held. In general, the longer the average effective maturity, the more a fund’s share price will fluctuate in response to changes in market interest rates.

Credit Quality. Credit-quality ratings are measured on a scale that generally ranges from AAA (highest) to D (lowest). “Not Rated” is used to classify securities for which a rating is not available. U.S. Treasury, U.S. Agency, and U.S. Agency mortgage-backed securities appear under “U.S. Government.” Credit-quality ratings are obtained from Barclays using ratings generally derived from Moody’s, Fitch, and S&P. When ratings from all three agencies are used, the median rating is shown. When ratings from two of the agencies are used, the lower rating is shown.

Distribution by Coupon. A breakdown of the securities in a fund according to coupon rate—the interest rate that an issuer promises to pay, expressed as an annual percentage of face value. Securities with unusually high coupon rates may be subject to call risk, the possibility that they will be redeemed (or “called”) early by the issuer.

Expense Ratio. A fund’s total annual operating expenses expressed as a percentage of the fund’s average net assets. The expense ratio includes management and administrative expenses, but does not include the transaction costs of buying and selling portfolio securities.

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

Short-Term Reserves. The percentage of a fund invested in highly liquid, short-term securities that can be readily converted to cash.

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Yield to Maturity. The rate of return an investor would receive if the fixed income securities held by a fund were held to their maturity dates.

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Vanguard Extended Duration Treasury Index Fund is not sponsored, endorsed, issued, sold, or promoted by Barclays Capital
Inc. or any of its affiliates (“Barclays”). Barclays makes no representation or warranty, express or implied, to the owners or
purchasers of the fund or any member of the public regarding the advisability of investing in securities generally or in the
fund particularly or the ability of the Barclays index to track general bond market performance. Barclays has not passed on
the legality or suitability of the fund with respect to any person or entity. Barclays’ only relationship to Vanguard and the
fund is the licensing of the Barclays index, which is determined, composed, and calculated by Barclays without regard to
Vanguard or the fund or any owners or purchasers of the fund. Barclays has no obligation to take the needs of Vanguard,
the fund, or the owners of the fund into consideration in determining, composing, or calculating the Barclays index. Barclays
is not responsible for and has not participated in the determination of the timing of, prices at, or quantities of the fund to be
issued. Barclays has no obligation or liability in connection with the administration, marketing, or trading of the fund.

Barclays shall have no liability to third parties for the quality, accuracy, and/or completeness of the index or any data included
therein or for interruptions in the delivery of the index. Barclays makes no warranty, express or implied, as to results to be
obtained by owners of the fund or any other person or entity from the use of the index or any data included therein in connec-
tion with the rights licensed hereunder or for any other use. Barclays reserves the right to change the methods of calculation
or publication, or to cease the calculation or publication of the Barclays U.S. Treasury STRIPS 20–30 Year Equal Par Bond
Index, and Barclays shall not be liable for any miscalculation of or any incorrect, delayed, or interrupted publication with
respect to the index. Barclays makes no express or implied warranties, and hereby expressly disclaims all warranties of
merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose or use with respect to the index or any data included therein. Barclays
shall not be liable for any damages, including, without limitation, any indirect or consequential damages resulting from the
use of the index or any data included therein.

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The People Who Govern Your Fund

The trustees of your mutual fund are there to see that the fund is operated and managed in your best interests since, as a shareholder, you are a part owner of the fund. Your fund’s trustees also serve on the board of directors of The Vanguard Group, Inc., which is owned by the Vanguard funds and provides services to them on an at-cost basis.

A majority of Vanguard’s board members are independent, meaning that they have no affiliation with Vanguard or the funds they oversee, apart from the sizable personal investments they have made as private individuals. The independent board members have distinguished backgrounds in business, academia, and public service. Each of the trustees and executive officers oversees 177 Vanguard funds.

The following table provides information for each trustee and executive officer of the fund. More information about the trustees is in the Statement of Additional Information, which can be obtained, without charge, by contacting Vanguard at 800-662-7447, or online at vanguard.com.

InterestedTrustee1  and Delphi Automotive LLP (automotive components); 
  Senior Advisor at New Mountain Capital. 
F. William McNabb III   
Born 1957. Trustee Since July 2009. Chairman of the  Amy Gutmann 
Board. Principal Occupation(s) During the Past Five  Born 1949. Trustee Since June 2006. Principal 
Years: Chairman of the Board of The Vanguard Group,  Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years: President of 
Inc., and of each of the investment companies served  the University of Pennsylvania; Christopher H. Browne 
by The Vanguard Group, since January 2010; Director  Distinguished Professor of Political Science, School of 
of The Vanguard Group since 2008; Chief Executive  Arts and Sciences, and Professor of Communication, 
Officer and President of The Vanguard Group, and of  Annenberg School for Communication, with secondary 
each of the investment companies served by The  faculty appointments in the Department of Philosophy, 
Vanguard Group, since 2008; Director of Vanguard  School of Arts and Sciences, and at the Graduate 
Marketing Corporation; Managing Director of The  School of Education, University of Pennsylvania; 
Vanguard Group (1995–2008).  Trustee of the National Constitution Center; Chair 
  of the Presidential Commission for the Study of 
  Bioethical Issues. 
IndependentTrustees   
  JoAnn Heffernan Heisen 
Emerson U. Fullwood  Born 1950. Trustee Since July 1998. Principal 
Born 1948. Trustee Since January 2008. Principal  Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years: Corporate 
Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years: Executive  Vice President and Chief Global Diversity Officer 
Chief Staff and Marketing Officer for North America  (retired 2008) and Member of the Executive 
and Corporate Vice President (retired 2008) of Xerox   Committee (1997–2008) of Johnson & Johnson 
Corporation (document management products and  (pharmaceuticals/medical devices/consumer 
services); Executive in Residence and 2009–2010  products); Director of Skytop Lodge Corporation 
Distinguished Minett Professor at the Rochester  (hotels), the University Medical Center at Princeton, 
Institute of Technology; Director of SPX Corporation  the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, and the Center 
(multi-industry manufacturing), the United Way of  for Talent Innovation; Member of the Advisory Board 
Rochester, Amerigroup Corporation (managed health  of the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs 
care), the University of Rochester Medical Center,  at Syracuse University. 
Monroe Community College Foundation, and North   
Carolina A&T University.  F. Joseph Loughrey 
  Born 1949. Trustee Since October 2009. Principal 
Rajiv L. Gupta  Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years: President 
Born 1945. Trustee Since December 2001.2  and Chief Operating Officer (retired 2009) of Cummins 
Principal Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years:  Inc. (industrial machinery); Chairman of the Board 
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (retired 2009)  of Hillenbrand, Inc. (specialized consumer services), 
and President (2006–2008) of Rohm and Haas Co.  and of Oxfam America; Director of SKF AB (industrial 
(chemicals); Director of Tyco International, Ltd.  machinery), Hyster-Yale Materials Handling, Inc. 
(diversified manufacturing and services), Hewlett-  (forklift trucks), the Lumina Foundation for Education, 
Packard Co. (electronic computer manufacturing),   

 


 

and the V Foundation for Cancer Research; Member  Executive Officers   
of the Advisory Council for the College of Arts and     
Letters and of the Advisory Board to the Kellogg  Glenn Booraem   
Institute for International Studies, both at the  Born 1967. Controller Since July 2010. Principal 
University of Notre Dame.  Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years: Principal 
  of The Vanguard Group, Inc.; Controller of each of 
Mark Loughridge  the investment companies served by The Vanguard 
Born 1953. Trustee Since March 2012. Principal  Group; Assistant Controller of each of the investment 
Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years: Senior Vice  companies served by The Vanguard Group (2001–2010). 
President and Chief Financial Officer (retired 2013)     
at IBM (information technology services); Fiduciary  Thomas J. Higgins   
Member of IBM’s Retirement Plan Committee (2004–  Born 1957. Chief Financial Officer Since September 
2013); Member of the Council on Chicago Booth.  2008. Principal Occupation(s) During the Past Five 
  Years: Principal of The Vanguard Group, Inc.; Chief 
Scott C. Malpass  Financial Officer of each of the investment companies 
Born 1962. Trustee Since March 2012. Principal  served by The Vanguard Group; Treasurer of each of 
Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years: Chief  the investment companies served by The Vanguard 
Investment Officer and Vice President at the University  Group (1998–2008).   
of Notre Dame; Assistant Professor of Finance at the     
Mendoza College of Business at Notre Dame; Member  Kathryn J. Hyatt   
of the Notre Dame 403(b) Investment Committee;  Born 1955. Treasurer Since November 2008. Principal 
Board Member of TIFF Advisory Services, Inc.  Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years: Principal of 
(investment advisor); Member of the Investment  The Vanguard Group, Inc.; Treasurer of each of the 
Advisory Committees of the Financial Industry  investment companies served by The Vanguard 
Regulatory Authority (FINRA) and of Major League  Group; Assistant Treasurer of each of the investment 
Baseball.  companies served by The Vanguard Group (1988–2008). 
 
André F. Perold  Heidi Stam   
Born 1952. Trustee Since December 2004. Principal  Born 1956. Secretary Since July 2005. Principal 
Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years: George  Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years: Managing 
Gund Professor of Finance and Banking, Emeritus  Director of The Vanguard Group, Inc.; General Counsel 
at the Harvard Business School (retired 2011);  of The Vanguard Group; Secretary of The Vanguard 
Chief Investment Officer and Managing Partner of  Group and of each of the investment companies 
HighVista Strategies LLC (private investment firm);  served by The Vanguard Group; Director and Senior 
Director of Rand Merchant Bank; Overseer of the  Vice President of Vanguard Marketing Corporation. 
Museum of Fine Arts Boston.     
  Vanguard Senior ManagementTeam 
Alfred M. Rankin, Jr.     
Born 1941. Trustee Since January 1993. Principal  Mortimer J. Buckley  Chris D. McIsaac 
Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years: Chairman,  Kathleen C. Gubanich  Michael S. Miller 
President, and Chief Executive Officer of NACCO  Paul A. Heller  James M. Norris 
Industries, Inc. (housewares/lignite), and of Hyster-  Martha G. King  Glenn W. Reed 
Yale Materials Handling, Inc. (forklift trucks); Chairman  John T. Marcante   
of the Board of University Hospitals of Cleveland.     
 
Peter F. Volanakis  Chairman Emeritus and Senior Advisor 
Born 1955. Trustee Since July 2009. Principal     
Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years: President  John J. Brennan   
and Chief Operating Officer (retired 2010) of Corning  Chairman, 1996–2009   
Incorporated (communications equipment); Trustee of  Chief Executive Officer and President, 1996–200
Colby-Sawyer College; Member of the Advisory Board     
of the Norris Cotton Cancer Center and of the Advisory  Founder   
Board of the Parthenon Group (strategy consulting).     
  John C. Bogle   
  Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, 1974–1996 

1 Mr. McNabb is considered an “interested person,” as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, because he is an officer of the
Vanguard funds.
2 December 2002 for Vanguard Equity Income Fund, the Vanguard Municipal Bond Funds, and the Vanguard State Tax-Exempt Funds.


 

 

 

 

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Duration Treasury ETF or any member of the public 
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ETF particularly or the ability of the Barclays Index to 
This material may be used in conjunction  track general bond market performance. Barclays 
with the offering of shares of any Vanguard  hereby expressly disclaims all warranties of 
fund only if preceded or accompanied by merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose 
the fund’s current prospectus.  with respect to the Barclays Index and any data 
All comparative mutual fund data are from Lipper, a  included therein. Barclays’ only relationship to 
Thomson Reuters Company, or Morningstar, Inc., unless  Vanguard and Vanguard Extended Duration Treasury 
otherwise noted.  ETF is the licensing of the Barclays Index, which is 
  determined, composed, and calculated by Barclays 
You can obtain a free copy of Vanguard’s proxy voting  without regard to Vanguard or Vanguard Extended 
guidelines by visiting vanguard.com/proxyreporting or by  Duration Treasury ETF. Barclays is not responsible for, 
calling Vanguard at 800-662-2739. The guidelines are  and has not participated in, the determination of the 
also available from the SEC’s website, sec.gov. In  timing of, prices of, or quantities of Vanguard Extended 
addition, you may obtain a free report on how your fund  Duration Treasury ETF to be issued. 
voted the proxies for securities it owned during the 12   
months ended June 30. To get the report, visit either   
vanguard.com/proxyreporting or sec.gov.   
 
You can review and copy information about your fund at   
the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. To   
find out more about this public service, call the SEC at   
202-551-8090. Information about your fund is also   
available on the SEC’s website, and you can receive   
copies of this information, for a fee, by sending a   
request in either of two ways: via e-mail addressed to   
publicinfo@sec.gov or via regular mail addressed to the   
Public Reference Section, Securities and Exchange   
Commission, Washington, DC 20549-1520.   
 
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Item 2: Code of Ethics. The Registrant has adopted a code of ethics that applies to the Registrant’s principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer or controller or persons performing similar functions. The Code of Ethics was amended during the reporting period covered by this report to make certain technical, non-material changes.

Item 3: Audit Committee Financial Expert. The following members of the Audit Committee have been determined by the Registrant’s Board of Trustees to be Audit Committee Financial Experts serving on its Audit Committee, and to be independent: Rajiv L. Gupta, Amy Gutmann, JoAnn Heffernan Heisen, F. Joseph Loughrey, Mark Loughridge, Scott C. Malpass, André F. Perold, and Alfred M. Rankin, Jr.

Item 4: Principal Accountant Fees and Services.

(a) Audit Fees.

Audit Fees of the Registrant

Fiscal Year Ended August 31, 2014: $562,000 Fiscal Year Ended August 31, 2013: $494,000

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

Fiscal Year Ended August 31, 2014: $6,605,127 Fiscal Year Ended August 31, 2013: $5,714,113

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

(b) Audit-Related Fees.

Fiscal Year Ended August 31, 2014: $2,176,479 Fiscal Year Ended August 31, 2013: $1,552,950

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

(c) Tax Fees.

Fiscal Year Ended August 31, 2014: $316,869 Fiscal Year Ended August 31, 2013: $110,000

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


 

(d) All Other Fees.

Fiscal Year Ended August 31, 2014: $198,163 Fiscal Year Ended August 31, 2013: $132,000

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

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

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

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

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

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

(g) Aggregate Non-Audit Fees.

Fiscal Year Ended August 31, 2014: $515,032 Fiscal Year Ended August 31, 2013: $242,000


 

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

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

Item 5: Audit Committee of Listed Registrants.

The Registrant is a listed issuer as defined in rule 10A-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Exchange Act”). The Registrant has a separately-designated standing audit committee established in accordance with Section 3(a)(58)(A) of the Exchange Act. The Registrant’s audit committee members are: Emerson U. Fullwood, Rajiv L. Gupta, Amy Gutmann, JoAnn Heffernan Heisen, F. Joseph Loughrey, Mark Loughridge, Scott C. Malpass, André F. Perold, Alfred M. Rankin, Jr., and Peter F. Volanakis.

Item 6: Investments.

Not Applicable.

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

Not Applicable.

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

Not Applicable.

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

Not Applicable.

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

Not Applicable.

Item 11: Controls and Procedures.

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


 

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

Item 12: Exhibits.

(a) Code of Ethics. (b) Certifications.

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

 

 

  VANGUARD WORLD FUND 
 
 
BY:  /s/ F. WILLIAM MCNABB III* 
  F. WILLIAM MCNABB III 
  CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER 
 
Date: October 22, 2014 

 

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 FUND 
 
BY:  /s/ F. WILLIAM MCNABB III* 
  F. WILLIAM MCNABB III 
  CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER 
Date: October 22, 2014 

 

 

  VANGUARD WORLD FUND 
 
BY:  /s/ THOMAS J. HIGGINS* 
  THOMAS J. HIGGINS 
  CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER 
Date: October 22, 2014 

 

* By: /s/ Heidi Stam

Heidi Stam, pursuant to a Power of Attorney filed on April 22, 2014 see file Number 2-17620, Incorporated by Reference.