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Vanguard® Health Care Fund
Schedule of Investments (unaudited)
As of April 30, 2023
The fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year as an exhibit to its reports on Form N-PORT. The fund’s Form N-PORT reports are available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.
    Shares Market
Value
($000)
Common Stocks (98.1%)
Belgium (3.3%)
1 UCB SA 10,923,125 1,015,387
* Argenx SE 1,403,357 541,343
* Galapagos NV 1,175,458 45,607
      1,602,337
Brazil (0.0%)
*,2 Hapvida Participacoes e Investimentos SA 8,909,471 4,930
China (1.0%)
2 WuXi AppTec Co. Ltd. Class H 11,971,416 105,288
* Legend Biotech Corp. ADR 1,483,204 101,911
*,2 Wuxi Biologics Cayman Inc. 10,465,200 62,402
* Zai Lab Ltd. 16,916,600 59,227
  Shenzhen Mindray Bio-Medical Electronics Co. Ltd. Class A (XSHE) 965,017 43,527
  Shandong Weigao Group Medical Polymer Co. Ltd. Class H 24,872,000 42,441
* Zai Lab Ltd. ADR 1,085,794 37,981
*,2 Remegen Co. Ltd. Class H 4,397,500 25,843
      478,620
Denmark (2.2%)
* Genmab A/S 2,088,852 858,445
* Ascendis Pharma A/S ADR 1,636,751 114,507
*,3 Genmab A/S ADR 2,285,855 93,743
      1,066,695
Italy (0.1%)
  DiaSorin SpA 552,359 59,993
Japan (8.3%)
  Daiichi Sankyo Co. Ltd. 41,350,190 1,418,916
1 Eisai Co. Ltd. 19,459,917 1,122,902
  Chugai Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. 30,174,900 778,683
  Ono Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. 17,945,352 361,331
  Terumo Corp. 6,976,400 208,914
  Nippon Shinyaku Co. Ltd. 1,977,800 90,442
  Asahi Intecc Co. Ltd. 2,023,500 36,618
      4,017,806
Spain (0.2%)
* Roivant Sciences Ltd. 9,572,139 81,842
  Almirall SA 949,100 9,716
      91,558
Switzerland (5.5%)
  Novartis AG (Registered) 22,583,277 2,310,131
  Alcon Inc. 3,393,208 247,081

    Shares Market
Value
($000)
* Tecan Group AG (Registered) 236,453 103,040
      2,660,252
United Kingdom (7.1%)
  AstraZeneca plc 19,424,805 2,858,613
  GSK plc 9,296,836 167,651
*,3 Immunocore Holdings plc ADR 2,085,568 121,067
  Hikma Pharmaceuticals plc 5,075,715 117,557
* Abcam plc ADR 7,161,997 116,669
  Genus plc 1,004,385 33,959
* Verona Pharma plc 1,160,032 24,303
      3,439,819
United States (70.4%)
  Eli Lilly & Co. 7,429,984 2,941,233
  UnitedHealth Group Inc. 5,901,234 2,903,938
  Merck & Co. Inc. 19,184,851 2,215,275
  Pfizer Inc. 53,045,161 2,062,926
* Biogen Inc. 4,638,428 1,411,149
  Stryker Corp. 4,489,243 1,345,202
  Abbott Laboratories 11,672,803 1,289,495
* Boston Scientific Corp. 23,063,484 1,202,069
  Elevance Health Inc. 2,560,815 1,200,126
  Danaher Corp. 4,820,647 1,142,059
  Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. 2,024,414 1,123,347
  Humana Inc. 2,102,867 1,115,550
* Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc. 2,960,227 1,008,638
* Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc. 4,718,518 939,929
* Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc. 1,151,096 922,937
* Edwards Lifesciences Corp. 9,662,088 850,070
  HCA Healthcare Inc. 2,955,594 849,231
  Zoetis Inc. 4,787,260 841,505
* Seagen Inc. 3,780,620 756,124
* Centene Corp. 8,903,692 613,731
  Agilent Technologies Inc. 3,576,445 484,358
* Insulet Corp. 1,488,014 473,248
* Moderna Inc. 3,493,282 464,222
* agilon health Inc. 14,265,479 346,223
* Apellis Pharmaceuticals Inc. 4,101,050 342,151
* IQVIA Holdings Inc. 1,797,052 338,259
  Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings 1,485,818 336,850
  Teleflex Inc. 1,217,493 331,791
* Align Technology Inc. 909,029 295,707
* Illumina Inc. 1,377,704 283,201
* Waters Corp. 811,122 243,629
* Sarepta Therapeutics Inc. 1,904,084 233,764
* Molina Healthcare Inc. 729,664 217,360
* Acadia Healthcare Co. Inc. 2,711,116 195,987
* Exact Sciences Corp. 2,807,222 179,859
* United Therapeutics Corp. 733,658 168,837
* Karuna Therapeutics Inc. 765,799 151,965
* Alkermes plc 4,619,968 131,900
* Cytokinetics Inc. 3,334,530 124,711
* Denali Therapeutics Inc. 5,003,477 124,286
*,3 Reata Pharmaceuticals Inc. Class A 1,237,211 122,311
* Blueprint Medicines Corp. 2,379,137 121,455
*,1 Agios Pharmaceuticals Inc. 5,148,413 117,744
* Mirati Therapeutics Inc. 2,560,960 113,476
  Encompass Health Corp. 1,753,507 112,487

    Shares Market
Value
($000)
* Vaxcyte Inc. 2,365,953 101,334
* REVOLUTION Medicines Inc. 3,968,987 93,232
* TG Therapeutics Inc. 3,066,304 76,136
* Syneos Health Inc. 1,911,256 75,036
* Sage Therapeutics Inc. 1,406,483 68,707
* PTC Therapeutics Inc. 1,235,744 68,139
* Prothena Corp. plc 1,293,898 68,085
* Syndax Pharmaceuticals Inc. 3,092,082 63,542
* Evolent Health Inc. Class A 1,734,142 63,140
* Shockwave Medical Inc. 214,553 62,255
* Surgery Partners Inc. 1,504,178 59,656
* Intellia Therapeutics Inc. 1,534,651 57,933
* Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical Inc. 1,245,879 54,408
* Amedisys Inc. 603,050 48,425
* Rocket Pharmaceuticals Inc. 2,571,100 46,074
* Kymera Therapeutics Inc. 1,442,019 45,481
* Glaukos Corp. 934,746 44,410
* Celldex Therapeutics Inc. 1,384,641 43,533
* Amicus Therapeutics Inc. 3,307,491 38,168
* Intra-Cellular Therapies Inc. 533,728 33,171
* Xenon Pharmaceuticals Inc. 620,627 24,999
* 2seventy bio Inc. 2,046,666 19,464
      34,045,643
Total Common Stocks (Cost $28,381,266) 47,467,653
Temporary Cash Investments (1.7%)
Money Market Fund (0.0%)
4,5 Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund 4.853% 221,693 22,167
    Face
Amount
($000)
 
Repurchase Agreements (1.7%)
  Bank of America Securities, LLC, 4.800%, 5/1/23
(Dated 4/28/23, Repurchase Value $62,325,000, collateralized by U.S. Treasury Note/Bond 0.500%, 4/30/27, with a value of $63,546,000)
62,300 62,300
  Bank of Nova Scotia, 4.750%, 5/1/23
(Dated 4/28/23, Repurchase Value $129,851,000, collateralized by U.S. Treasury Bill 0.000%, 6/6/23–3/21/24, U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Note/Bond 5.166%, 10/31/23, and U.S. Treasury Note/Bond 0.125%–5.375%, 4/30/23–11/15/48, with a value of $132,448,000) 
129,800 129,800
  Barclays Capital Inc., 4.750%, 5/1/23
(Dated 4/28/23, Repurchase Value $40,716,000, collateralized by U.S. Treasury Note/Bond 2.250%, 5/15/41, with a value of $41,514,000)
40,700 40,700
  BNP Paribas Securities Corp., 4.760%, 5/1/23
(Dated 4/28/23, Repurchase Value $50,020,000, collateralized by U.S. Treasury Bill 0.000%, 9/14/23–9/21/23, and U.S. Treasury Note/Bond 0.250%–4.625%, 6/15/23–11/15/44, with a value of $51,000,000) 
50,000 50,000
  BNP Paribas Securities Corp., 4.800%, 5/1/23
(Dated 4/28/23, Repurchase Value $54,022,000, collateralized by Fannie Mae 3.290%–5.000%, 7/1/30–12/1/48, U.S. Treasury Bill 0.000%, 10/26/23, and U.S. Treasury Note/Bond 0.250%–6.750%, 7/31/25–8/15/49, with a value of $55,080,000) 
54,000 54,000
  Credit Agricole Securities, 4.750%, 5/1/23
(Dated 4/28/23, Repurchase Value $43,417,000, collateralized by U.S. Treasury Note/Bond 2.250%, 8/15/27, with a value of $44,268,000)
43,400 43,400

    Face
Amount
($000)
Market
Value
($000)
  HSBC Bank USA, 4.760%, 5/1/23
(Dated 4/28/23, Repurchase Value $26,811,000, collateralized by U.S. Treasury Bill 0.000%, 6/22/23, with a value of $27,336,000)
26,800 26,800
  HSBC Bank USA, 4.800%, 5/1/23
(Dated 4/28/23, Repurchase Value $38,015,000, collateralized by Fannie Mae 2.000%–4.500%, 2/1/28–4/1/53, and Freddie Mac 1.500%–4.000%, 11/1/30–7/1/51, with a value of $38,760,000) 
38,000 38,000
  JP Morgan Securities LLC, 4.780%, 5/1/23
(Dated 4/28/23, Repurchase Value $16,006,000, collateralized by U.S. Treasury Bill 0.000%, 7/6/23, and U.S. Treasury Note/Bond 0.375%–3.000%, 9/15/24–2/15/48, with a value of $16,320,000) 
16,000 16,000
  Natixis SA, 4.750%, 5/1/23
(Dated 4/28/23, Repurchase Value $126,950,000, collateralized by Federal Home Loan Bank 3.000%, 2/24/37, U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Note/Bond 0.125%–1.375%, 4/15/24–2/15/49, and U.S. Treasury Note/Bond 1.250%–4.375%, 8/31/24–8/15/51, with a value of $129,438,000) 
126,900 126,900
  Nomura International plc, 4.780%, 5/1/23
(Dated 4/28/23, Repurchase Value $123,249,000, collateralized by Federal Home Loan Bank 0.000%–5.000%, 2/28/25–5/3/23, U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Note/Bond 0.875%, 2/15/47, and U.S. Treasury Note/Bond 0.250%–3.875%, 3/31/25–5/15/43, with a value of $125,664,000) 
123,200 123,200
  RBC Capital Markets LLC, 4.760%, 5/1/23
(Dated 4/28/23, Repurchase Value $95,038,000, collateralized by Fannie Mae 3.500%–5.000%, 2/1/43–10/1/52, Freddie Mac 4.500%, 7/1/52, U.S. Treasury Bill 0.000%, 8/17/23, and U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Note/Bond 5.116%–5.271%, 10/31/23–10/31/24, with a value of $96,900,000) 
95,000 95,000
      806,100
Total Temporary Cash Investments (Cost $828,268) 828,267
Total Investments (99.8%) (Cost $29,209,534) 48,295,920
Other Assets and Liabilities—Net (0.2%) 82,899
Net Assets (100%) 48,378,819
Cost is in $000.
* Non-income-producing security.
1 Considered an affiliated company of the fund as the fund owns more than 5% of the outstanding voting securities of such company.
2 Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. Such securities may be sold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At April 30, 2023, the aggregate value was $198,463,000, representing 0.4% of net assets.
3 Includes partial security positions on loan to broker-dealers. The total value of securities on loan is $21,407,000.
4 Affiliated money market fund available only to Vanguard funds and certain trusts and accounts managed by Vanguard. Rate shown is the 7-day yield.
5 Collateral of $22,073,000 was received for securities on loan.
  ADR—American Depositary Receipt.
A. 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 by methods deemed by the valuation designee to represent fair value and subject to oversight by the board of trustees. These procedures include obtaining quotations from an independent pricing service, monitoring news to identify significant market- or security-specific events, and evaluating changes in the values of foreign market proxies (for example, ADRs, futures contracts, or exchange-traded funds), between

the time the foreign markets close and the fund’s pricing time. When fair-value pricing is employed, the prices of securities used by a fund to calculate its net asset value may differ from quoted or published prices for the same securities. Investments in Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund are valued at that fund's net asset value. Temporary cash investments are valued using the latest bid prices or using valuations based on a matrix system (which considers such factors as security prices, yields, maturities, and ratings), both as furnished by independent pricing services.
B. 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).
C. Repurchase Agreements: The fund enters into repurchase agreements with institutional counterparties. Securities pledged as collateral to the fund under repurchase agreements are held by a custodian bank until the agreements mature, and in the absence of a default, such collateral cannot be repledged, resold, or rehypothecated. Each agreement requires that the market value of the collateral be sufficient to cover payments of interest and principal. The fund further mitigates its counterparty risk by entering into repurchase agreements only with a diverse group of prequalified counterparties, monitoring their financial strength, and entering into master repurchase agreements with its counterparties. The master repurchase agreements provide that, in the event of a counterparty's default (including bankruptcy), the fund may terminate any repurchase agreements with that counterparty, determine the net amount owed, and sell or retain the collateral up to the net amount owed to the fund. Such action may be subject to legal proceedings, which may delay or limit the disposition of collateral.
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). Any investments valued with significant unobservable inputs are noted on the Schedule of Investments.
The following table summarizes the market value of the fund’s investments as of April 30, 2023, based on the inputs used to value them:
  Level 1
($000)
Level 2
($000)
Level 3
($000)
Total
($000)
Investments        
Assets        
Common Stocks—North and South America 34,050,573 34,050,573
Common Stocks—Other 692,023 12,725,057 13,417,080
Temporary Cash Investments 22,167 806,100 828,267
Total 34,764,763 13,531,157 48,295,920

E.  Certain of the fund’s investments are in companies that are considered to be affiliated companies of the fund because the fund owns more than 5% of the outstanding voting securities of the company or the issuer is another member of The Vanguard Group. Transactions during the period in securities of these companies were as follows:
    Current Period Transactions  
  Jan. 31,
2023
Market
Value
($000)
Purchases
at Cost
($000)
Proceeds
from
Securities
Sold
($000)
Realized
Net
Gain
(Loss)
($000)
Change in
Unrealized
App. (Dep.)
($000)
Income
($000)
Capital Gain
Distributions
Received
($000)
Apr. 30,
2023
Market
Value
($000)
2seventy bio Inc. 27,835 (8,371) NA1
Agios Pharmaceuticals Inc. 151,775 (34,031) 117,744
Eisai Co. Ltd. 1,152,216 47,189 (76,503) 10,555 1,122,902
Ironwood Pharmaceuticals Inc. Class A 125,592 113,327 (6,333) (5,932)
UCB SA 896,839 118,548 11,227 1,015,387
Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund 669 NA2 NA2 2 (1) 22,167
Total 2,354,926 47,189 113,327 (6,331) (6,290) 21,782 2,278,200
1 Not applicable—at April 30, 2023, the security was still held, but the issuer was no longer an affiliated company of the fund.
2 Not applicable—purchases and sales are for temporary cash investment purposes.