N-CSRS 1 tm248933d5_ncsrs.htm N-CSRS

 

 

 

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: 811-04526

 

Name of Registrant: Vanguard Quantitative Funds
Address of Registrant: P.O. Box 2600
  Valley Forge, PA 19482

 

Name and address of agent for service: Anne E. Robinson, Esquire
  P.O. Box 876
  Valley Forge, PA 19482

 

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

 

Date of fiscal year end: September 30

 

Date of reporting period: October 1, 2023—March 31, 2024

 

 

 

 

 

 

Item 1: Reports to Shareholders

 

 

 

Semiannual Report   |   March 31, 2024
Vanguard Growth and Income Fund
See the inside front cover for important information about your fund’s annual and semiannual shareholder reports.

 

Important information about shareholder reports
Beginning in July 2024, amendments adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission will substantially impact the design, content, and transmission of shareholder reports. Shareholder reports will provide key fund information in a clear and concise format and must be mailed to each shareholder that has not elected to receive the reports electronically. Financial statements will no longer be included in the shareholder report but will be available at vanguard.com, can be mailed upon request, or can be accessed on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.
You may elect to receive shareholder reports and other communications from the fund electronically by contacting your financial intermediary (such as a broker-dealer or bank) or, if you invest directly with the fund, by calling Vanguard at one of the phone numbers on the back cover of this report or by logging on to vanguard.com.
Contents
About Your Fund’s Expenses

1
Financial Statements

4
Liquidity Risk Management

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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 March 31, 2024      
  Beginning
Account Value
9/30/2023
Ending
Account Value
3/31/2024
Expenses
Paid During
Period
Based on Actual Fund Return      
Growth and Income Fund      
Investor Shares $1,000.00 $1,253.40 $1.92
Admiral™ Shares 1,000.00 1,254.10 1.35
Based on Hypothetical 5% Yearly Return      
Growth and Income Fund      
Investor Shares $1,000.00 $1,023.30 $1.72
Admiral Shares 1,000.00 1,023.80 1.21
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 0.34% for Investor Shares and 0.24% 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 (183/366).
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Growth and Income Fund
Fund Allocation
As of March 31, 2024
Communication Services 8.3%
Consumer Discretionary 15.2
Consumer Staples 4.1
Energy 3.5
Financials 13.1
Health Care 12.0
Industrials 9.2
Information Technology 29.7
Materials 1.9
Real Estate 1.1
Utilities 1.5
Other 0.4
The table reflects the fund’s investments, except for short-term investments and derivatives. Sector categories are based on the Global Industry Classification Standard (“GICS”), except for the “Other” category (if applicable), which includes securities that have not been provided a GICS classification as of the effective reporting period.
Global Industry Classification Standard (“GICS”) was developed by and is the exclusive property and a service mark of MSCI Inc. (“MSCI”) and Standard and Poor’s, a division of McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. (“S&P”), and is licensed for use by Vanguard. Neither MSCI, S&P nor any third party involved in making or compiling the GICS or any GICS classification makes any express or implied warranties or representations with respect to such standard or classification (or the results to be obtained by the use thereof), and all such parties hereby expressly disclaim all warranties of originality, accuracy, completeness, merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose with respect to any such standard or classification. Without limiting any of the foregoing, in no event shall MSCI, S&P, any of its affiliates or any third party involved in making or compiling the GICS or any GICS classification have any liability for any direct, indirect, special, punitive, consequential or any other damages (including lost profits) even if notified of the possibility of such damages.
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Growth and Income Fund
Financial Statements (unaudited)
Schedule of Investments
As of March 31, 2024
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 (97.1%)
Communication Services (8.1%)
* Alphabet Inc. Class A 2,662,157    401,799
  Meta Platforms Inc. Class A   531,597    258,133
* Alphabet Inc. Class C   986,107    150,145
* Netflix Inc.   243,506    147,889
  T-Mobile US Inc.   459,862     75,059
  Omnicom Group Inc.   362,383     35,064
  AT&T Inc. 1,867,150     32,862
* Live Nation Entertainment Inc.   305,252     32,287
  Electronic Arts Inc.   144,900     19,224
  Verizon Communications Inc.   322,290     13,523
* Spotify Technology SA    22,900      6,043
  Iridium Communications Inc.   139,800      3,657
* Yelp Inc.    81,101      3,195
* Trade Desk Inc. Class A    34,100      2,981
  Comcast Corp. Class A    51,000      2,211
* Lumen Technologies Inc.   941,300      1,468
* Liberty Broadband Corp. Class C    20,900      1,196
* Liberty Media Corp. - Liberty SiriusXM Class C    39,089      1,161
1 Sirius XM Holdings Inc.   239,800        930
* Liberty Global Ltd. Class A    52,200        883
* Liberty Media Corp. - Liberty SiriusXM Class A    29,600        879
  Fox Corp. Class B    28,500        816
* Eventbrite Inc. Class A   144,100        790
* Altice USA Inc. Class A   265,900        694
  Warner Music Group Corp. Class A    18,447        609
* Globalstar Inc.   332,600        489
* Gannett Co. Inc.   182,200        445
* AMC Networks Inc. Class A    30,300        368
  New York Times Co. Class A     7,910        342
* QuinStreet Inc.    14,466        256
* United States Cellular Corp.     6,300        230
* Snap Inc. Class A    18,600        214
  ATN International Inc.     6,743        212
  Scholastic Corp.     4,900        185
    Shares Market
Value

($000)
* Gogo Inc.    19,300        170
* Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. Class B    17,336        161
* Vimeo Inc.    36,000        147
* Liberty Media Corp. - Liberty Formula One Class A     2,400        141
  IDT Corp. Class B     3,299        125
  Fox Corp. Class A     3,800        119
  Gray Television Inc.    14,100         89
* WideOpenWest Inc.    22,734         82
  Telephone and Data Systems Inc.     4,800         77
  John Wiley & Sons Inc. Class A     1,900         72
* EW Scripps Co. Class A    15,494         61
  Sinclair Inc.     4,093         55
* Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. Class A     5,338         53
* DHI Group Inc.    11,100         28
* Madison Square Garden Sports Corp.       100         18
  Entravision Communications Corp. Class A     7,000         12
* comScore Inc.       594          9
*,2 Yandex NV Class A    23,500         —
       1,197,658
Consumer Discretionary (14.8%)
* Amazon.com Inc. 3,948,958    712,313
* Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc.    54,357    158,003
  Booking Holdings Inc.    33,877    122,902
  Ross Stores Inc.   724,715    106,359
  Lennar Corp. Class A   486,706     83,704
* AutoZone Inc.    26,424     83,279
  TJX Cos. Inc.   787,450     79,863
  Starbucks Corp.   865,573     79,105
* Tesla Inc.   430,900     75,748
  Marriott International Inc. Class A   276,812     69,842
  Home Depot Inc.   172,182     66,049
  McDonald's Corp.   201,049     56,686
* Ulta Beauty Inc.    89,463     46,778
  DR Horton Inc.   206,950     34,054
  PulteGroup Inc.   272,603     32,881
  NIKE Inc. Class B   340,304     31,982
  Ralph Lauren Corp.   167,068     31,369
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Growth and Income Fund
    Shares Market
Value

($000)
  Lowe's Cos. Inc.    99,640     25,381
  Genuine Parts Co.   149,100     23,100
* Lululemon Athletica Inc.    55,980     21,869
* Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.   144,199     20,045
* Expedia Group Inc.   133,490     18,388
* Airbnb Inc. Class A   107,500     17,733
  Yum! Brands Inc.   113,693     15,764
  eBay Inc.   297,521     15,703
* O'Reilly Automotive Inc.    13,440     15,172
  Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc.    67,010     14,294
  Domino's Pizza Inc.    27,840     13,833
  Las Vegas Sands Corp.   254,850     13,176
  Advance Auto Parts Inc.   118,900     10,117
  Bath & Body Works Inc.   163,470      8,177
  Darden Restaurants Inc.    47,627      7,961
  Williams-Sonoma Inc.    24,578      7,804
  H&R Block Inc.   133,400      6,551
  Tapestry Inc.   118,593      5,631
* Duolingo Inc.    21,600      4,765
  VF Corp.   254,800      3,909
  General Motors Co.    78,700      3,569
  Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corp.    28,719      3,094
* NVR Inc.       371      3,005
* Mohawk Industries Inc.    22,120      2,895
* Deckers Outdoor Corp.     2,600      2,447
  Wynn Resorts Ltd.    23,300      2,382
* Chegg Inc.   308,200      2,333
  Newell Brands Inc.   240,000      1,927
* Skechers USA Inc. Class A    28,265      1,731
  Harley-Davidson Inc.    37,500      1,640
  Phinia Inc.    39,000      1,499
* Figs Inc. Class A   293,391      1,461
  Penske Automotive Group Inc.     7,700      1,247
* Caesars Entertainment Inc.    27,500      1,203
* Coursera Inc.    77,800      1,091
  Leggett & Platt Inc.    52,800      1,011
  Acushnet Holdings Corp.    14,700        969
* Visteon Corp.     7,700        906
  Aaron's Co. Inc.   107,900        809
* Carvana Co.     8,300        730
* Aptiv plc     9,071        722
  Foot Locker Inc.    24,400        695
* Sleep Number Corp.    38,917        624
* GoPro Inc. Class A   267,200        596
* Adient plc    17,100        563
* Genesco Inc.    18,915        532
  Laureate Education Inc.    34,900        508
* Qurate Retail Inc. Series A   382,183        470
* Playa Hotels & Resorts NV    43,700        424
* DraftKings Inc. Class A     9,312        423
* Grand Canyon Education Inc.     2,879        392
* YETI Holdings Inc.    10,154        391
* Adtalem Global Education Inc.     7,200        370
* CarParts.com Inc.   197,064        319
  Ermenegildo Zegna NV    21,700        318
  Wyndham Hotels & Resorts Inc.     4,100        315
  Yum China Holdings Inc.     7,900        314
    Shares Market
Value

($000)
* Udemy Inc.    27,751        305
* ODP Corp.     5,700        302
  Hibbett Inc.     3,600        276
  Gap Inc.     8,600        237
  Group 1 Automotive Inc.       800        234
* Victoria's Secret & Co.    11,900        231
*,1 Children's Place Inc.    15,200        175
* Zumiez Inc.    11,100        169
* Lovesac Co.     5,700        129
  American Eagle Outfitters Inc.     4,100        106
* American Public Education Inc.     7,460        106
  Monarch Casino & Resort Inc.     1,400        105
* Cooper-Standard Holdings Inc.     6,137        102
* JAKKS Pacific Inc.     3,624         89
* Universal Electronics Inc.     8,596         86
* Noodles & Co.    43,239         83
* LL Flooring Holdings Inc.    45,082         82
* Under Armour Inc. Class C    10,499         75
* iRobot Corp.     7,962         70
* Fossil Group Inc.    66,700         68
  Build-A-Bear Workshop Inc.     2,264         68
* Mobileye Global Inc. Class A     1,800         58
* OneSpaWorld Holdings Ltd.     3,600         48
* Rush Street Interactive Inc.     7,178         47
  Cato Corp. Class A     5,847         34
* Container Store Group Inc.    19,800         23
  Monro Inc.       499         16
* Duluth Holdings Inc. Class B     2,768         14
* 2U Inc.    28,600         11
* American Outdoor Brands Inc.     1,008          9
* Barnes & Noble Education Inc.     3,790          3
       2,187,576
Consumer Staples (4.0%)
  Target Corp.   542,350     96,110
  Procter & Gamble Co.   591,283     95,936
  Walmart Inc. 1,363,056     82,015
  Costco Wholesale Corp.    71,191     52,157
  PepsiCo Inc.   266,767     46,687
  Coca-Cola Co.   576,043     35,242
  Kimberly-Clark Corp.   185,900     24,046
  Sysco Corp.   263,294     21,374
  Clorox Co.   136,670     20,926
  Kroger Co.   338,800     19,356
* Monster Beverage Corp.   218,626     12,960
  Colgate-Palmolive Co.   136,847     12,323
  Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.   174,900     10,986
  Hershey Co.    54,200     10,542
  Molson Coors Beverage Co. Class B   142,142      9,559
  Philip Morris International Inc.    57,400      5,259
  Coca-Cola Europacific Partners plc    72,900      5,099
  Altria Group Inc.    98,400      4,292
 
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Growth and Income Fund
    Shares Market
Value

($000)
* Vita Coco Co. Inc.   167,563      4,094
  General Mills Inc.    54,000      3,778
  WK Kellogg Co.   166,200      3,125
* Performance Food Group Co.    39,800      2,971
* United Natural Foods Inc.   242,771      2,789
  Keurig Dr Pepper Inc.    74,700      2,291
  Coca-Cola Consolidated Inc.     2,300      1,947
  Vector Group Ltd.   122,000      1,337
  Tyson Foods Inc. Class A    22,300      1,310
  McCormick & Co. Inc.    16,500      1,267
  Albertsons Cos. Inc. Class A    44,800        961
  Nu Skin Enterprises Inc. Class A    61,812        855
  Conagra Brands Inc.    19,600        581
* Boston Beer Co. Inc. Class A     1,600        487
  Medifast Inc.    12,400        475
  SpartanNash Co.    22,600        457
  Estee Lauder Cos. Inc. Class A     2,500        385
* Olaplex Holdings Inc.   141,800        272
* Celsius Holdings Inc.     1,500        124
  Nomad Foods Ltd.     6,100        119
  Flowers Foods Inc.     4,100         97
  Hormel Foods Corp.     2,500         87
* Hain Celestial Group Inc.     9,600         76
* BellRing Brands Inc.       700         41
  Kellanova       100          6
         594,801
Energy (3.4%)
  Exxon Mobil Corp. 1,834,725    213,268
  Shell plc ADR 1,324,181     88,773
  Cheniere Energy Inc.   187,600     30,256
  Marathon Petroleum Corp.   126,570     25,504
  Targa Resources Corp.   188,590     21,120
  Baker Hughes Co.   499,210     16,724
  Valero Energy Corp.    97,294     16,607
  Schlumberger NV   256,369     14,052
  Devon Energy Corp.   273,325     13,715
  ConocoPhillips    66,300      8,439
  Pioneer Natural Resources Co.    31,400      8,242
  Kinder Morgan Inc.   269,915      4,950
* CNX Resources Corp.   142,700      3,385
  Range Resources Corp.    96,900      3,336
  Marathon Oil Corp.   106,930      3,030
* Southwestern Energy Co.   368,458      2,793
  Williams Cos. Inc.    69,200      2,697
  Coterra Energy Inc.    94,700      2,640
* Antero Resources Corp.    87,300      2,532
* Gulfport Energy Corp.    15,000      2,402
  Equitrans Midstream Corp.   172,000      2,148
  Phillips 66    12,900      2,107
  Occidental Petroleum Corp.    22,100      1,436
  Ovintiv Inc. (XNYS)    23,500      1,220
  Golar LNG Ltd.    42,700      1,027
  PBF Energy Inc. Class A    17,400      1,002
* REX American Resources Corp.    10,350        608
  Delek US Holdings Inc.    12,616        388
    Shares Market
Value

($000)
* Teekay Corp.    53,007        386
  Murphy Oil Corp.     2,300        105
1 Frontline plc     3,628         85
* TETRA Technologies Inc.    18,000         80
* Green Plains Inc.     3,400         79
  CONSOL Energy Inc.       700         59
  FutureFuel Corp.     5,600         45
  Liberty Energy Inc.     2,094         43
  VAALCO Energy Inc.     2,300         16
  Geopark Ltd.     1,400         13
* Gevo Inc.     5,300          4
  NOV Inc.       200          4
* Oil States International Inc.       500          3
         495,323
Financials (12.7%)
  Visa Inc. Class A   912,793    254,742
  Wells Fargo & Co. 3,148,208    182,470
  American Express Co.   674,101    153,486
* Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Class B   337,707    142,013
  Mastercard Inc. Class A   203,270     97,889
  JPMorgan Chase & Co.   438,361     87,804
  KKR & Co. Inc.   808,296     81,298
  Ares Management Corp. Class A   503,103     66,903
  Progressive Corp.   320,971     66,383
  S&P Global Inc.   132,293     56,284
  Northern Trust Corp.   588,320     52,313
  Apollo Global Management Inc.   266,300     29,945
  W R Berkley Corp.   338,145     29,906
  MSCI Inc.    51,580     28,908
* NU Holdings Ltd. Class A 2,391,800     28,534
  M&T Bank Corp.   196,030     28,511
  Capital One Financial Corp.   173,810     25,879
  Charles Schwab Corp.   352,860     25,526
  CME Group Inc.   118,460     25,503
  Cincinnati Financial Corp.   200,400     24,884
  Bank of America Corp.   587,843     22,291
  Travelers Cos. Inc.    91,618     21,085
  MetLife Inc.   282,150     20,910
  Fifth Third Bancorp   547,020     20,355
  Chubb Ltd.    77,550     20,096
  Cboe Global Markets Inc.    99,070     18,202
* Fiserv Inc.   101,640     16,244
  Zions Bancorp NA   369,900     16,054
  Moody's Corp.    35,933     14,123
  Everest Group Ltd.    34,519     13,721
  US Bancorp   300,570     13,435
  Fidelity National Information Services Inc.   178,700     13,256
* Arch Capital Group Ltd.   127,629     11,798
  Discover Financial Services    87,540     11,476
* PayPal Holdings Inc.   162,430     10,881
  Affiliated Managers Group Inc.    51,981      8,705
  Brown & Brown Inc.    94,960      8,313
  Globe Life Inc.    70,078      8,155
* Corpay Inc.    25,820      7,967
  Marsh & McLennan Cos. Inc.    35,700      7,353
  Morgan Stanley    72,700      6,845
  Assurant Inc.    33,799      6,362
 
6

 

Growth and Income Fund
    Shares Market
Value

($000)
  Loews Corp.    80,917      6,335
  American International Group Inc.    79,600      6,222
  Virtu Financial Inc. Class A   282,300      5,793
  Allstate Corp.    31,740      5,491
  Franklin Resources Inc.   192,992      5,425
  T Rowe Price Group Inc.    40,100      4,889
  Bank of New York Mellon Corp.    84,400      4,863
  Unum Group    87,300      4,685
  FS KKR Capital Corp.   219,900      4,193
  State Street Corp.    46,100      3,564
  Nasdaq Inc.    56,200      3,546
  Western Union Co.   247,500      3,460
  Synchrony Financial    79,140      3,413
  Truist Financial Corp.    59,300      2,312
  Federated Hermes Inc.    49,313      1,781
* Affirm Holdings Inc.    47,500      1,770
  OneMain Holdings Inc.    33,300      1,701
* StoneCo. Ltd. Class A    99,800      1,658
  Blackstone Inc.    11,500      1,511
  Enact Holdings Inc.    47,700      1,487
  Aflac Inc.    15,800      1,357
  KeyCorp.    70,921      1,121
  Ameriprise Financial Inc.     2,500      1,096
  First Horizon Corp.    67,500      1,039
* Customers Bancorp Inc.    17,859        948
  Burford Capital Ltd.    58,200        929
* Enova International Inc.    14,216        893
  Arthur J Gallagher & Co.     3,400        850
  BOK Financial Corp.     8,200        754
  Nelnet Inc. Class A     7,601        719
  Citizens Financial Group Inc.    17,900        650
  Invesco Ltd.    37,600        624
* EZCorp. Inc. Class A    54,600        619
  PNC Financial Services Group Inc.     3,500        566
* Brighthouse Financial Inc.    10,900        562
  PROG Holdings Inc.    15,800        544
  Prudential Financial Inc.     4,600        540
  Rithm Capital Corp.    47,900        535
* Flywire Corp.    20,921        519
  Ladder Capital Corp.    43,600        485
  Ally Financial Inc.    11,900        483
* Encore Capital Group Inc.    10,500        479
  James River Group Holdings Ltd.    46,500        432
  Chimera Investment Corp.    88,604        408
  Lincoln National Corp.    12,400        396
  Live Oak Bancshares Inc.     9,400        390
  Kinsale Capital Group Inc.       700        367
  Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corp. Class C     1,834        361
* LendingClub Corp.    39,100        344
* WEX Inc.     1,400        333
  Navient Corp.    18,900        329
* Paysafe Ltd.    20,600        325
  PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust    21,600        317
  MGIC Investment Corp.    14,100        315
  First Foundation Inc.    38,793        293
    Shares Market
Value

($000)
  KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Inc.    28,500        287
  Berkshire Hills Bancorp Inc.    12,200        280
  Bank OZK     5,900        268
* Payoneer Global Inc.    51,400        250
* PRA Group Inc.     9,495        248
  First Internet Bancorp     6,948        241
  Granite Point Mortgage Trust Inc.    47,700        228
  Hanmi Financial Corp.    13,681        218
* Green Dot Corp. Class A    20,400        190
  Jefferies Financial Group Inc.     3,983        176
  Sandy Spring Bancorp Inc.     6,700        155
  Huntington Bancshares Inc.    11,000        153
  Bank of NT Butterfield & Son Ltd.     4,600        147
  Carlyle Secured Lending Inc.     5,400         88
  Aon plc Class A (XNYS)       200         67
  Eagle Bancorp Inc.     2,500         59
* Donnelley Financial Solutions Inc.       699         43
  Hartford Financial Services Group Inc.       400         41
  HomeTrust Bancshares Inc.     1,462         40
  Central Pacific Financial Corp.     1,600         32
* Open Lending Corp. Class A     4,600         29
  FirstCash Holdings Inc.       100         13
* MBIA Inc.       475          3
       1,885,085
Health Care (11.6%)
  Eli Lilly & Co.   277,490    215,876
  Merck & Co. Inc. 1,596,760    210,692
  UnitedHealth Group Inc.   229,121    113,346
  AbbVie Inc.   576,440    104,970
* Boston Scientific Corp. 1,334,634     91,409
* Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc.   214,708     89,750
* Centene Corp. 1,080,810     84,822
  Humana Inc.   203,530     70,568
* Edwards Lifesciences Corp.   725,187     69,299
  Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings   315,163     68,851
  Elevance Health Inc.    99,846     51,774
  Johnson & Johnson   308,769     48,844
  Pfizer Inc. 1,722,900     47,810
  Amgen Inc.   155,516     44,216
  Stryker Corp.    95,430     34,152
* Incyte Corp.   473,780     26,991
  Cigna Group    72,430     26,306
  Cencora Inc.   104,230     25,327
  Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.   386,447     20,957
  Cardinal Health Inc.   177,230     19,832
  HCA Healthcare Inc.    57,154     19,063
  CVS Health Corp.   202,657     16,164
* IQVIA Holdings Inc.    63,070     15,950
  Becton Dickinson & Co.    59,300     14,674
* Molina Healthcare Inc.    33,152     13,620
  ResMed Inc.    67,630     13,393
 
7

 

Growth and Income Fund
    Shares Market
Value

($000)
* DexCom Inc.    94,350     13,086
  Zoetis Inc.    67,890     11,488
* Insulet Corp.    65,590     11,242
  Gilead Sciences Inc.   150,500     11,024
* Medpace Holdings Inc.    24,700      9,983
  Medtronic plc   103,900      9,055
  Alcon Inc.   107,700      8,970
  Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.    14,200      8,253
* Hologic Inc.    87,700      6,837
* Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc.     6,700      6,449
* Intuitive Surgical Inc.    15,800      6,306
  Zimmer Biomet Holdings Inc.    42,100      5,556
* Illumina Inc.    31,620      4,342
  Abbott Laboratories    33,338      3,789
* ACADIA Pharmaceuticals Inc.   198,600      3,672
  Patterson Cos. Inc.   112,600      3,113
* Biohaven Ltd.    53,000      2,899
  Universal Health Services Inc. Class B    14,200      2,591
  West Pharmaceutical Services Inc.     6,500      2,572
* Neurocrine Biosciences Inc.    13,800      1,903
* Owens & Minor Inc.    64,300      1,782
* Corcept Therapeutics Inc.    67,600      1,703
* Sarepta Therapeutics Inc.    11,700      1,515
  Embecta Corp.   113,200      1,502
  Revvity Inc.    13,487      1,416
* Nevro Corp.    93,900      1,356
  Agilent Technologies Inc.     8,900      1,295
  Cooper Cos. Inc.    12,390      1,257
* Vir Biotechnology Inc.    69,400        703
* Enanta Pharmaceuticals Inc.    39,900        697
* Alkermes plc    24,239        656
* Celldex Therapeutics Inc.    15,100        634
* Qiagen NV    13,100        563
* Nuvalent Inc. Class A     7,000        526
* Pediatrix Medical Group Inc.    51,405        516
* LivaNova plc     8,900        498
* Zimvie Inc.    27,502        454
* Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corp.    10,700        379
* Fate Therapeutics Inc.    51,000        374
* Akero Therapeutics Inc.    12,400        313
* Myriad Genetics Inc.    14,600        311
* Fulcrum Therapeutics Inc.    32,400        306
* Travere Therapeutics Inc.    39,400        304
* QuidelOrtho Corp.     6,200        297
  DENTSPLY SIRONA Inc.     8,800        292
* Teladoc Health Inc.    18,700        282
* Amylyx Pharmaceuticals Inc.    88,600        252
* Silk Road Medical Inc.    13,600        249
* Ideaya Biosciences Inc.     5,600        246
* Maravai LifeSciences Holdings Inc. Class A    27,500        238
* Fortrea Holdings Inc.     5,907        237
* Semler Scientific Inc.     7,305        213
* OmniAb Inc.    38,200        207
* Replimune Group Inc.    25,200        206
    Shares Market
Value

($000)
* Ironwood Pharmaceuticals Inc.    23,000        200
* Mettler-Toledo International Inc.       150        200
* Hims & Hers Health Inc.    12,891        199
* PTC Therapeutics Inc.     6,800        198
* ModivCare Inc.     7,400        174
* Inspire Medical Systems Inc.       796        171
* AngioDynamics Inc.    28,900        170
* Kodiak Sciences Inc.    32,000        168
* ICON plc       500        168
* Rapt Therapeutics Inc.    14,000        126
* OptimizeRx Corp.    10,288        125
* Brookdale Senior Living Inc.    18,400        122
* Protagonist Therapeutics Inc.     3,978        115
* Ventyx Biosciences Inc.    19,000        105
* Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc.    22,100         91
* Exelixis Inc.     3,600         85
* Edgewise Therapeutics Inc.     4,000         73
* Quanterix Corp.     3,000         71
* Inotiv Inc.     5,800         63
* Stoke Therapeutics Inc.     4,600         62
* uniQure NV    10,000         52
* Joint Corp.     3,500         46
* Sangamo Therapeutics Inc.    66,568         45
* Agenus Inc.    69,600         40
* CorMedix Inc.     9,457         40
* Accuray Inc.    13,021         32
* Mersana Therapeutics Inc.     6,000         27
* Allakos Inc.    14,676         18
* CareDx Inc.     1,400         15
* Sage Therapeutics Inc.       700         13
* Codexis Inc.     1,000          3
*,2 Radius Health Inc. CVR    17,800          1
* Xeris Biopharma Holdings Inc.        33         —
*,3 Scilex Holding Co. (Acquired 1/6/23, Cost $681)        65         —
       1,716,583
Industrials (8.9%)
  General Dynamics Corp.   501,267    141,603
* Uber Technologies Inc. 1,380,196    106,261
  Caterpillar Inc.   201,834     73,958
  Lockheed Martin Corp.   140,300     63,818
  Leidos Holdings Inc.   441,518     57,879
  Fortive Corp.   644,517     55,441
  Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corp.   378,150     55,089
* Builders FirstSource Inc.   235,854     49,187
  Automatic Data Processing Inc.   183,518     45,832
  General Electric Co.   248,431     43,607
  WW Grainger Inc.    41,388     42,104
  Fastenal Co.   468,991     36,178
  Textron Inc.   362,260     34,752
  PACCAR Inc.   257,039     31,845
  Otis Worldwide Corp.   307,886     30,564
  Cintas Corp.    41,040     28,196
  Parker-Hannifin Corp.    50,367     27,994
 
8

 

Growth and Income Fund
    Shares Market
Value

($000)
  Delta Air Lines Inc.   557,926     26,708
  Trane Technologies plc    82,650     24,812
  Eaton Corp. plc    75,290     23,542
* Boeing Co.   120,260     23,209
  Xylem Inc.   171,800     22,203
  Howmet Aerospace Inc.   296,900     20,317
  Waste Management Inc.    80,960     17,257
  Northrop Grumman Corp.    26,700     12,780
  Johnson Controls International plc   193,500     12,639
  A O Smith Corp.   138,564     12,396
  Snap-on Inc.    40,200     11,908
  FedEx Corp.    39,300     11,387
  Republic Services Inc.    55,200     10,568
  Paycom Software Inc.    45,900      9,135
  3M Co.    85,685      9,089
  Deere & Co.    21,500      8,831
  United Parcel Service Inc. Class B (XNYS)    52,285      7,771
* NEXTracker Inc. Class A   132,900      7,478
  Carrier Global Corp.   120,572      7,009
  Paychex Inc.    56,200      6,901
  Emerson Electric Co.    53,800      6,102
* AerCap Holdings NV    69,700      6,058
* Axon Enterprise Inc.    18,740      5,863
  Illinois Tool Works Inc.    20,825      5,588
  Verisk Analytics Inc.    22,561      5,318
  TransDigm Group Inc.     3,840      4,729
  Encore Wire Corp.    17,600      4,625
* Parsons Corp.    55,300      4,587
* Fluor Corp.    93,900      3,970
  Ferguson plc    17,700      3,866
* Masterbrand Inc.   188,200      3,527
  KBR Inc.    52,200      3,323
  CH Robinson Worldwide Inc.    41,380      3,151
  Wabash National Corp.   105,025      3,144
  Ingersoll Rand Inc. (XYNS)    33,100      3,143
  United Rentals Inc.     3,600      2,596
  Union Pacific Corp.    10,551      2,595
  Pentair plc    30,058      2,568
  Quanta Services Inc.     9,880      2,567
  RTX Corp.    24,434      2,383
  Advanced Drainage Systems Inc.    11,800      2,032
  L3Harris Technologies Inc.     8,800      1,875
  Valmont Industries Inc.     8,000      1,826
* Legalzoom.com Inc.   117,600      1,569
  Brady Corp. Class A    26,000      1,541
  Shyft Group Inc.    87,301      1,084
  Honeywell International Inc.     5,000      1,026
  Broadridge Financial Solutions Inc.     4,400        901
* Generac Holdings Inc.     7,100        896
  Griffon Corp.    12,200        895
* WillScot Mobile Mini Holdings Corp.    15,600        725
* CACI International Inc. Class A     1,900        720
  Woodward Inc.     4,000        617
  Enerpac Tool Group Corp.    15,800        563
* Triumph Group Inc.    36,400        548
* Air Transport Services Group Inc.    37,872        521
    Shares Market
Value

($000)
* Enviri Corp.    56,200        514
  Expeditors International of Washington Inc.     4,121        501
  AMETEK Inc.     2,700        494
  Rollins Inc.    10,400        481
* Blue Bird Corp.    11,800        452
* TrueBlue Inc.    34,700        434
* Conduent Inc.   126,100        426
  Acuity Brands Inc.     1,500        403
  REV Group Inc.    16,800        371
* Copart Inc.     5,900        342
  MillerKnoll Inc.    13,700        339
  Copa Holdings SA Class A     2,352        245
  Tennant Co.     2,000        243
  CSX Corp.     6,400        237
* RXO Inc.    10,400        227
* American Superconductor Corp.    14,100        191
* Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises Inc.   152,700        173
  Greenbrier Cos. Inc.     3,299        172
  Hexcel Corp.     2,200        160
  Southwest Airlines Co.     5,000        146
* Kirby Corp.     1,500        143
  TTEC Holdings Inc.    12,576        130
  Flowserve Corp.     2,800        128
  Maximus Inc.     1,345        113
  Allegion plc       800        108
  Marten Transport Ltd.     5,573        103
* Titan International Inc.     7,100         89
* Driven Brands Holdings Inc.     5,400         85
  Argan Inc.     1,500         76
* AZEK Co. Inc.     1,300         65
* IBEX Holdings Ltd.     3,910         60
* Kornit Digital Ltd.     3,000         54
  AECOM       500         49
* Northwest Pipe Co.     1,200         42
* TELUS International CDA Inc.     3,000         25
  Quad/Graphics Inc.     4,240         23
  Pitney Bowes Inc.     4,800         21
* Hudson Technologies Inc.     1,700         19
  Covenant Logistics Group Inc.       300         14
* Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corp.     1,500         13
* Franklin Covey Co.       159          6
       1,315,207
Information Technology (28.8%)
  Microsoft Corp. 2,370,149    997,169
  NVIDIA Corp.   847,582    765,841
  Apple Inc. 3,210,212    550,487
  Salesforce Inc.   509,415    153,426
* Adobe Inc.   286,446    144,541
  Texas Instruments Inc.   717,380    124,975
  Micron Technology Inc.   976,718    115,145
* ServiceNow Inc.   146,638    111,797
  Broadcom Inc.    75,246     99,732
* Advanced Micro Devices Inc.   551,255     99,496
* Arista Networks Inc.   342,735     99,386
  KLA Corp.   141,969     99,175
  Intuit Inc.   150,474     97,808
* Synopsys Inc.   139,544     79,749
  Accenture plc Class A   194,113     67,282
 
9

 

Growth and Income Fund
    Shares Market
Value

($000)
  NetApp Inc.   600,276     63,011
  Cisco Systems Inc.   895,778     44,708
* Gartner Inc.    81,572     38,883
  Entegris Inc.   254,210     35,727
  Applied Materials Inc.   173,110     35,700
* Autodesk Inc.   130,390     33,956
* VeriSign Inc.   166,586     31,570
  Jabil Inc.   233,302     31,251
  International Business Machines Corp.   155,537     29,701
  NXP Semiconductors NV   111,640     27,661
* MongoDB Inc.    72,790     26,105
  QUALCOMM Inc.   145,970     24,713
  Oracle Corp.   152,600     19,168
* Fortinet Inc.   276,300     18,874
  TE Connectivity Ltd.   128,190     18,618
* Cadence Design Systems Inc.    58,620     18,247
  Vontier Corp.   316,690     14,365
* Palantir Technologies Inc. Class A   596,700     13,730
* ON Semiconductor Corp.   167,700     12,334
  Gen Digital Inc. (XNGS)   458,085     10,261
  Lam Research Corp.    10,300     10,007
  Motorola Solutions Inc.    26,760      9,499
* DocuSign Inc.   117,610      7,004
* Enphase Energy Inc.    51,700      6,255
* ANSYS Inc.    17,240      5,985
  Amdocs Ltd.    62,900      5,684
* Sanmina Corp.    78,800      4,900
  Intel Corp.   107,800      4,762
  HP Inc.   155,383      4,696
  Seagate Technology Holdings plc    47,540      4,424
* Flex Ltd.   152,300      4,357
* Fair Isaac Corp.     3,000      3,749
  Microchip Technology Inc.    39,329      3,528
  Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. Class A    45,580      3,341
* Teradata Corp.    82,400      3,186
* Kyndryl Holdings Inc.   119,500      2,600
* Akamai Technologies Inc.    22,900      2,491
* MaxLinear Inc.   128,300      2,395
* Check Point Software Technologies Ltd.    13,300      2,181
  InterDigital Inc.    18,200      1,938
* Western Digital Corp.    26,400      1,802
  Analog Devices Inc.     8,900      1,760
* Appfolio Inc. Class A     6,700      1,653
  Amphenol Corp. Class A    12,700      1,465
* Yext Inc.   207,600      1,252
* NetScout Systems Inc.    45,762        999
* Photronics Inc.    24,696        699
*,1 Maxeon Solar Technologies Ltd.   192,900        642
* Credo Technology Group Holding Ltd.    29,471        625
* Consensus Cloud Solutions Inc.    39,343        624
* Digital Turbine Inc.   197,200        517
* Extreme Networks Inc.    41,900        484
  Methode Electronics Inc.    32,000        390
* Pure Storage Inc. Class A     7,326        381
* Qorvo Inc.     3,300        379
* Applied Optoelectronics Inc.    26,400        366
    Shares Market
Value

($000)
* TTM Technologies Inc.    19,500        305
  Badger Meter Inc.     1,730        280
* Veeco Instruments Inc.     7,900        278
* Daktronics Inc.    26,300        262
*,1 Canadian Solar Inc.    11,685        231
* Rimini Street Inc.    66,634        217
* Infinera Corp.    35,500        214
* Nutanix Inc. Class A     3,400        210
1 Logitech International SA (Registered)     2,122        190
* Dynatrace Inc.     3,900        181
  Pegasystems Inc.     2,800        181
* Lightspeed Commerce Inc. (XTSE)    12,800        180
* PDF Solutions Inc.     4,900        165
* Unisys Corp.    32,900        162
* Expensify Inc. Class A    85,000        156
* Upland Software Inc.    49,774        154
* Tower Semiconductor Ltd.     4,600        154
* Samsara Inc. Class A     3,500        132
* Everspin Technologies Inc.    15,769        125
* Xperi Inc.     9,647        116
  AudioCodes Ltd.     8,749        114
* CommScope Holding Co. Inc.    83,000        109
* NETGEAR Inc.     5,161         81
* Domo Inc. Class B     8,925         80
* WM Technology Inc.    57,600         77
* Plexus Corp.       800         76
* Weave Communications Inc.     5,959         68
  Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co.     3,700         66
* IPG Photonics Corp.       500         45
* NCR Voyix Corp.     2,800         35
* Brightcove Inc.    17,029         33
* SecureWorks Corp. Class A     4,850         33
* Workiva Inc.       379         32
* ACI Worldwide Inc.       890         30
* 8x8 Inc.    10,500         28
* Kopin Corp.     4,700          8
       4,266,420
Materials (1.9%)
  Linde plc   142,930     66,365
  Celanese Corp.   356,724     61,307
  Sherwin-Williams Co.    87,400     30,357
  FMC Corp.   467,395     29,773
  Ecolab Inc.    55,500     12,815
  Mosaic Co.   312,800     10,153
  Freeport-McMoRan Inc.   193,300      9,089
  Dow Inc.   138,200      8,006
  PPG Industries Inc.    55,100      7,984
  CRH plc    90,200      7,781
  Air Products and Chemicals Inc.    23,100      5,596
  Corteva Inc.    88,700      5,115
  Nutrien Ltd.    76,700      4,166
  Vulcan Materials Co.    14,700      4,012
  Huntsman Corp.   143,600      3,738
  Nucor Corp.    17,500      3,463
  DuPont de Nemours Inc.    15,200      1,165
  LyondellBasell Industries NV Class A     9,039        925
  Westrock Co.    12,600        623
 
10

 

Growth and Income Fund
    Shares Market
Value

($000)
* Axalta Coating Systems Ltd.    15,400        530
* LSB Industries Inc.    55,600        488
* O-I Glass Inc.    28,800        478
  American Vanguard Corp.    33,700        436
* Intrepid Potash Inc.    20,895        436
  Warrior Met Coal Inc.     7,000        425
  Packaging Corp. of America     2,200        418
  Orion SA    17,600        414
  RPM International Inc.     3,131        372
  Martin Marietta Materials Inc.       560        344
  Steel Dynamics Inc.     1,985        294
  Sealed Air Corp.     7,500        279
* Alto Ingredients Inc.    73,582        160
* Constellium SE     6,400        141
  Mativ Holdings Inc.     6,300        118
* Ranpak Holdings Corp.    14,300        113
  SunCoke Energy Inc.     8,100         91
* Clearwater Paper Corp.     1,800         79
* Glatfelter Corp.    38,600         77
* SilverCrest Metals Inc.    11,549         77
  Trinseo plc    19,500         74
  International Paper Co.     1,300         51
  Louisiana-Pacific Corp.       200         17
  Valhi Inc.       895         15
  Alamos Gold Inc. Class A       400          6
         278,366
Other (0.4%)
1 SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust   111,377     58,258
*,2 Paratek Pharmaceuticals Inc. CVR    15,782          1
*,2 Aduro Biotech Inc. CVR        67         —
*,2 Achillion Pharmaceuticals Inc. CVR       400         —
*,2 Strongbridge Biopharm CVR       335         —
*,2 GCI Liberty Inc.       100         —
          58,259
Real Estate (1.0%)
  Welltower Inc.   514,638     48,088
  American Tower Corp.   125,260     24,750
  SBA Communications Corp.    68,770     14,902
  Digital Realty Trust Inc.    93,200     13,425
  Host Hotels & Resorts Inc.   600,050     12,409
  Boston Properties Inc.   137,720      8,994
  Simon Property Group Inc.    32,303      5,055
  Healthpeak Properties Inc.   212,820      3,990
  Equity Residential    62,900      3,970
  Equinix Inc.     3,000      2,476
  First Industrial Realty Trust Inc.    40,000      2,102
  VICI Properties Inc.    47,800      1,424
  Vornado Realty Trust    36,544      1,051
  Americold Realty Trust Inc.    38,200        952
  Phillips Edison & Co. Inc.    25,164        903
  CareTrust REIT Inc.    34,900        851
  UDR Inc.    20,800        778
* CBRE Group Inc. Class A     7,652        744
  Ventas Inc.    16,600        723
  Iron Mountain Inc.     7,600        610
    Shares Market
Value

($000)
* Anywhere Real Estate Inc.    95,200        588
  American Homes 4 Rent Class A    15,969        587
  Mid-America Apartment Communities Inc.     4,000        526
  Crown Castle Inc.     4,411        467
  Healthcare Realty Trust Inc.    32,000        453
  Kimco Realty Corp.    22,600        443
  Omega Healthcare Investors Inc.    12,700        402
  Regency Centers Corp.     6,200        375
  Cousins Properties Inc.    13,800        332
  Federal Realty Investment Trust     3,000        306
  Veris Residential Inc.    17,728        270
* CoStar Group Inc.     2,700        261
  Camden Property Trust     1,957        193
  Public Storage       600        174
  Uniti Group Inc.    28,300        167
  Apartment Income REIT Corp.     5,000        162
  Industrial Logistics Properties Trust    36,712        157
* Douglas Elliman Inc.    90,700        143
  Hudson Pacific Properties Inc.    21,888        141
  Prologis Inc.       600         78
  Office Properties Income Trust    37,500         77
* Forestar Group Inc.     1,400         56
  Orion Office REIT Inc.    15,300         54
* Apartment Investment and Management Co. Class A     6,500         53
  Alexander & Baldwin Inc.     2,300         38
  City Office REIT Inc.     6,900         36
* Five Point Holdings LLC Class A       500          2
         154,738
Utilities (1.5%)
  Exelon Corp. 3,674,335    138,045
  Consolidated Edison Inc.   251,400     22,830
  Constellation Energy Corp.    35,855      6,628
  Xcel Energy Inc.   113,610      6,107
  PG&E Corp.   330,716      5,543
  Edison International    72,700      5,142
  NextEra Energy Inc.    60,220      3,849
  AES Corp.   186,300      3,340
  Atmos Energy Corp.    27,416      3,259
  Southern Co.    41,100      2,948
  CenterPoint Energy Inc.   101,913      2,903
  Eversource Energy    42,940      2,566
  NRG Energy Inc.    31,998      2,166
  UGI Corp.    88,000      2,159
  Entergy Corp.    20,153      2,130
  Pinnacle West Capital Corp.    26,700      1,995
  Sempra    27,500      1,975
  Evergy Inc.    26,000      1,388
  ALLETE Inc.    14,200        847
  MGE Energy Inc.     9,700        764
  National Fuel Gas Co.    12,800        688
  Duke Energy Corp.     6,500        629
 
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    Shares Market
Value

($000)
  American States Water Co.     5,700        412
  NiSource Inc.    13,100        362
  WEC Energy Group Inc.     2,900        238
  DTE Energy Co.     1,400        157
  Alliant Energy Corp.     1,200         60
  PNM Resources Inc.     1,600         60
* Montauk Renewables Inc.    12,052         50
  New Jersey Resources Corp.       300         13
         219,253
Total Common Stocks
(Cost $9,396,669)
14,369,269
Temporary Cash Investments (2.8%)
Money Market Fund (2.8%)
4,5 Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund, 5.407% (Cost$417,420) 4,175,623           417,479
Total Investments (99.9%) (Cost $9,814,089) 14,786,748
Other Assets and Liabilities—Net (0.1%) 10,418
Net Assets (100%) 14,797,166
Cost is in $000.
See Note A in Notes to Financial Statements.
* Non-income-producing security.
1 Includes partial security positions on loan to broker-dealers. The total value of securities on loan is $18,667,000.
2 Security value determined using significant unobservable inputs.
3 Restricted securities totaling $0, representing 0.0% of net assets.
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 $19,183,000 was received for securities on loan.
  ADR—American Depositary Receipt.
  CVR—Contingent Value Rights.
  REIT—Real Estate Investment Trust.

Derivative Financial Instruments Outstanding as of Period End

Futures Contracts
      ($000)
  Expiration Number of
Long (Short)
Contracts
Notional
Amount
Value and
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
Long Futures Contracts        
E-mini S&P 500 Index June 2024 1,374 364,694 7,895
  
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.
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Growth and Income Fund
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
As of March 31, 2024
($000s, except shares, footnotes, and per-share amounts) Amount
Assets  
Investments in Securities, at Value1  
Unaffiliated Issuers (Cost $9,396,669) 14,369,269
Affiliated Issuers (Cost $417,420) 417,479
Total Investments in Securities 14,786,748
Investment in Vanguard 434
Cash 295
Cash Collateral Pledged—Futures Contracts 16,222
Receivables for Investment Securities Sold 46,182
Receivables for Accrued Income 12,018
Receivables for Capital Shares Issued 4,199
Variation Margin Receivable—Futures Contracts 17
Total Assets 14,866,115
Liabilities  
Payables for Investment Securities Purchased 34,753
Collateral for Securities on Loan 19,183
Payables to Investment Advisor 3,511
Payables for Capital Shares Redeemed 10,446
Payables to Vanguard 1,056
Total Liabilities 68,949
Net Assets 14,797,166
1 Includes $18,667,000 of securities on loan.  
At March 31, 2024, net assets consisted of:  
   
Paid-in Capital 9,318,752
Total Distributable Earnings (Loss) 5,478,414
Net Assets 14,797,166
 
Investor Shares—Net Assets  
Applicable to 58,772,575 outstanding $.001 par value shares of
beneficial interest (unlimited authorization)
3,652,717
Net Asset Value Per Share—Investor Shares $62.15
 
Admiral Shares—Net Assets  
Applicable to 109,865,012 outstanding $.001 par value shares of
beneficial interest (unlimited authorization)
11,144,449
Net Asset Value Per Share—Admiral Shares $101.44
  
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.
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Growth and Income Fund
Statement of Operations
  Six Months Ended
March 31, 2024
  ($000)
Investment Income  
Income  
Dividends1 81,626
Interest2 8,744
Securities Lending—Net 21
Total Income 90,391
Expenses  
Investment Advisory Fees—Note B  
Basic Fee 8,622
Performance Adjustment (1,536)
The Vanguard Group—Note C  
Management and Administrative—Investor Shares 3,755
Management and Administrative—Admiral Shares 6,649
Marketing and Distribution—Investor Shares 85
Marketing and Distribution—Admiral Shares 183
Custodian Fees 84
Shareholders’ Reports—Investor Shares 42
Shareholders’ Reports—Admiral Shares 32
Trustees’ Fees and Expenses 5
Other Expenses 11
Total Expenses 17,932
Fees Waived/Expenses Reimbursed—Note B (632)
Net Expenses 17,300
Net Investment Income 73,091
Realized Net Gain (Loss)  
Investment Securities Sold2 496,841
Futures Contracts 31,828
Realized Net Gain (Loss) 528,669
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)  
Investment Securities2 2,379,859
Futures Contracts 19,193
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) 2,399,052
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations 3,000,812
1 Dividends are net of foreign withholding taxes of $46,000.
2 Interest income, realized net gain (loss), capital gain distributions received, and change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) from an affiliated company of the fund were $8,386,000, $10,000, $2,000, and ($41,000), respectively. Purchases and sales are for temporary cash investment purposes.
  
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.
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Growth and Income Fund
Statement of Changes in Net Assets
  Six Months Ended
March 31,
2024
  Year Ended
September 30,
2023
  ($000)   ($000)
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets      
Operations      
Net Investment Income 73,091   162,966
Realized Net Gain (Loss) 528,669   1,038,095
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) 2,399,052   813,431
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations 3,000,812   2,014,492
Distributions      
Investor Shares (242,748)   (243,419)
Admiral Shares (740,860)   (740,469)
Total Distributions (983,608)   (983,888)
Capital Share Transactions      
Investor Shares 198,760   127,575
Admiral Shares 683,550   492,457
Net Increase (Decrease) from Capital Share Transactions 882,310   620,032
Total Increase (Decrease) 2,899,514   1,650,636
Net Assets      
Beginning of Period 11,897,652   10,247,016
End of Period 14,797,166   11,897,652
  
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.
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Growth and Income Fund
Financial Highlights
Investor Shares            
For a Share Outstanding
Throughout Each Period 
Six Months
Ended
March 31,
2024
Year Ended September 30,
2023 2022 2021 2020 2019
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period $53.55 $49.02 $66.16 $54.15 $49.46 $52.17
Investment Operations            
Net Investment Income1 .295 .701 .746 .761 .787 .823
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments 12.719 8.483 (8.155) 14.991 6.024 (.204)
Total from Investment Operations 13.014 9.184 (7.409) 15.752 6.811 .619
Distributions            
Dividends from Net Investment Income (.322) (.775) (.777) (.770) (.815) (.766)
Distributions from Realized Capital Gains (4.092) (3.879) (8.954) (2.972) (1.306) (2.563)
Total Distributions (4.414) (4.654) (9.731) (3.742) (2.121) (3.329)
Net Asset Value, End of Period $62.15 $53.55 $49.02 $66.16 $54.15 $49.46
Total Return2 25.34% 19.81% -13.94% 30.22% 14.07% 2.21%
Ratios/Supplemental Data            
Net Assets, End of Period (Millions) $3,653 $2,955 $2,570 $3,205 $2,779 $2,860
Ratio of Total Expenses to Average Net Assets3 0.34%4 0.32%4 0.32% 0.32% 0.32% 0.33%
Ratio of Net Investment Income to Average Net Assets 1.00% 1.34% 1.25% 1.22% 1.57% 1.73%
Portfolio Turnover Rate 37% 94% 62% 62% 58% 68%
The expense ratio and net investment income ratio for the current period have been annualized.
1 Calculated based on average shares outstanding.
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 (0.02%), (0.01%), (0.01%), (0.00%), 0.00%, and 0.01%.
4 The ratio of total expenses to average net assets before basic fees waived was 0.35% for 2024 and 0.32% for 2023. See Note B in the Notes to Financial Statements.
  
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.
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Financial Highlights
Admiral Shares            
For a Share Outstanding
Throughout Each Period 
Six Months
Ended
March 31,
2024
Year Ended September 30,
2023 2022 2021 2020 2019
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period $87.40 $80.01 $108.01 $88.40 $80.74 $85.16
Investment Operations            
Net Investment Income1 .528 1.230 1.315 1.344 1.364 1.421
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments 20.763 13.845 (13.315) 24.466 9.842 (.330)
Total from Investment Operations 21.291 15.075 (12.000) 25.810 11.206 1.091
Distributions            
Dividends from Net Investment Income (.570) (1.353) (1.380) (1.347) (1.414) (1.326)
Distributions from Realized Capital Gains (6.681) (6.332) (14.620) (4.853) (2.132) (4.185)
Total Distributions (7.251) (7.685) (16.000) (6.200) (3.546) (5.511)
Net Asset Value, End of Period $101.44 $87.40 $80.01 $108.01 $88.40 $80.74
Total Return2 25.41% 19.93% -13.85% 30.34% 14.19% 2.32%
Ratios/Supplemental Data            
Net Assets, End of Period (Millions) $11,144 $8,942 $7,677 $9,821 $9,086 $8,412
Ratio of Total Expenses to Average Net Assets3 0.24%4 0.22%4 0.22% 0.22% 0.22% 0.23%
Ratio of Net Investment Income to Average Net Assets 1.10% 1.44% 1.34% 1.33% 1.66% 1.83%
Portfolio Turnover Rate 37% 94% 62% 62% 58% 68%
The expense ratio and net investment income ratio for the current period have been annualized.
1 Calculated based on average shares outstanding.
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 (0.02%), (0.01%), (0.01%), (0.00%), 0.00%, and 0.01%.
4 The ratio of total expenses to average net assets before basic fees waived was 0.25% for 2024 and 0.22% for 2023. See Note B in the Notes to Financial Statements.
  
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.
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Notes to Financial Statements
Vanguard Growth and Income 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. Each of the share classes has different eligibility and minimum purchase requirements, and is designed for different types of investors.
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 by methods deemed by the valuation designee to represent fair value and subject to oversight by the board of trustees.
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 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. Any securities pledged as initial margin for open contracts are noted in the Schedule of Investments.
Futures contracts are valued at their quoted daily settlement prices. The notional amounts of the contracts are not recorded in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Fluctuations in the value of the contracts are recorded in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities 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 contracts.
During the six months ended March 31, 2024, the fund’s average investments in long and short futures contracts represented 2% and 0% of net assets, respectively, based on the average of the notional amounts 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 virtually all of its taxable income. The fund’s tax returns are open to examination by the relevant tax authorities until expiration of the applicable statute of limitations, which is generally three years after the filing of the tax return. Management has analyzed the fund’s tax positions taken for all open federal and state income tax years, and has concluded that no provision for income tax is required in the fund’s financial statements.
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4. Distributions: Distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Distributions are determined on a tax basis at the fiscal year-end and may differ from net investment income and realized capital gains for financial reporting purposes.
5. Securities Lending: To earn additional income, the fund lends its securities to qualified institutional borrowers. Security loans are subject to termination by the fund at any time, and 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 before the opening of the market 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 event 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 Assets and Liabilities for the return of the collateral, during the period the securities are on loan. Collateral investments in Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund are subject to market appreciation or depreciation. Securities lending income represents fees charged to borrowers plus income earned on invested cash collateral, less expenses associated with the loan. During the term of the loan, the fund is entitled to all distributions made on or in respect of the loaned securities.
6. Credit Facilities and Interfund Lending Program: The fund and certain other funds managed by The Vanguard Group ("Vanguard") participate in a $4.3 billion committed credit facility provided by a syndicate of lenders pursuant to a credit agreement and an uncommitted credit facility provided by Vanguard. Both facilities may be renewed annually. Each fund is individually liable for its borrowings, if any, under the credit facilities. Borrowings may be utilized for temporary or emergency purposes and are subject to the fund’s regulatory and contractual borrowing restrictions. With respect to the committed credit facility, the participating funds are charged administrative fees and an annual commitment fee of 0.10% of the undrawn committed amount of the facility, which 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 either facility bear interest at an agreed-upon spread plus the higher of the federal funds effective rate, the overnight bank funding rate, or the Daily Simple Secured Overnight Financing Rate inclusive of an additional agreed-upon spread. However, borrowings under the uncommitted credit facility may bear interest based upon an alternate rate agreed to by the fund and Vanguard.
In accordance with an exemptive order (the “Order”) from the SEC, the fund may participate in a joint lending and borrowing program that allows registered open-end Vanguard funds to borrow money from and lend money to each other for temporary or emergency purposes (the “Interfund Lending Program”), subject to compliance with the terms and conditions of the Order, and to the extent permitted by the fund’s investment objective and investment policies. Interfund loans and borrowings normally extend overnight but can have a maximum duration of seven days. Loans may be called on one business day’s notice. The interest rate to be charged is governed by the conditions of the Order and internal procedures adopted by the board of trustees. The board of trustees is responsible for overseeing the Interfund Lending Program. 
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For the six months ended March 31, 2024, the fund did not utilize the credit facilities or the Interfund Lending Program.
7. Other: Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Non-cash dividends included in income, if any, are recorded at the fair value of the securities received. 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 investment advisory firms D. E. Shaw Investment Management, L.L.C., Los Angeles Capital Management LLC, and Wellington Management Company llp 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 D. E. Shaw Investment Management, L.L.C., is subject to quarterly adjustments based on performance relative to the S&P 500 Index for the preceding three years. The basic fee of Los Angeles Capital Management LLC is subject to quarterly adjustments based on performance relative to the S&P 500 Index for the preceding five years. In accordance with the advisory contract entered into with Wellington Management Company llp, beginning October 1, 2024, the investment advisory fee will be subject to quarterly adjustment based on performance relative to the S&P 500 Index since September 30, 2023.
Vanguard manages the cash reserves of the fund as described below.
For the six months ended March 31, 2024, the aggregate investment advisory fee paid to all advisors represented an effective annual basic rate of 0.13% of the fund’s average net assets, before a net decrease of $1,536,000 (0.02%) based on performance.
Vanguard and Wellington Management Company llp have agreed to temporarily waive a percentage of Wellington Management Company llp’s basic fee. For the six months ended March 31, 2024, the fund’s basic fees were reduced by $632,000 (an effective annual rate of 0.01% of the fund’s average net assets); the fund is not obligated to repay this amount to Wellington Management Company llp.
C. In accordance with the terms of a Funds' Service Agreement (the “FSA”) between Vanguard and the fund, Vanguard furnishes to the fund corporate management, administrative, marketing, distribution and cash management services at Vanguard’s cost of operations (as defined by the FSA). These costs of operations are allocated to the fund based on methods and guidelines approved by the board of trustees and are generally settled twice a month.
Upon the request of Vanguard, the fund may invest up to 0.40% of its net assets as capital in Vanguard. At March 31, 2024, the fund had contributed to Vanguard capital in the amount of $434,000, representing less than 0.01% of the fund’s net assets and 0.17% of Vanguard’s capital received pursuant to the FSA. The fund’s trustees and officers are also directors and employees, respectively, of Vanguard.
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D. Various inputs may be used to determine the value of the fund’s investments and derivatives. 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 and derivatives valued with significant unobservable inputs are noted on the Schedule of Investments.
The following table summarizes the market value of the fund’s investments and derivatives as of March 31, 2024, based on the inputs used to value them:
  Level 1
($000)
Level 2
($000)
Level 3
($000)
Total
($000)
Investments        
Assets        
Common Stocks 14,369,267 2 14,369,269
Temporary Cash Investments 417,479 417,479
Total 14,786,746 2 14,786,748
Derivative Financial Instruments        
Assets        
Futures Contracts1 7,895 7,895
1 Includes cumulative appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts and centrally cleared swaps, if any, as reported in the Schedule of Investments. Only current day’s variation margin is reported within the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
E. As of March 31, 2024, gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation for investments and derivatives based on cost for U.S. federal income tax purposes were as follows:
  Amount
($000)
Tax Cost 9,869,943
Gross Unrealized Appreciation 5,103,506
Gross Unrealized Depreciation (178,806)
Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) 4,924,700
F. During the six months ended March 31, 2024, the fund purchased $4,793,403,000 of investment securities and sold $4,894,548,000 of investment securities, other than temporary cash investments.
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Growth and Income Fund
G. Capital share transactions for each class of shares were:
    
  Six Months Ended
March 31, 2024
  Year Ended
September 30, 2023
  Amount
($000)
Shares
(000)
  Amount
($000)
Shares
(000)
Investor Shares          
Issued 233,536 4,092   263,616 5,018
Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions 232,307 4,208   233,527 4,825
Redeemed (267,083) (4,716)   (369,568) (7,075)
Net Increase (Decrease)—Investor Shares 198,760 3,584   127,575 2,768
Admiral Shares          
Issued 645,350 6,913   779,730 9,121
Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions 673,857 7,480   674,540 8,535
Redeemed (635,657) (6,837)   (961,813) (11,299)
Net Increase (Decrease)—Admiral Shares 683,550 7,556   492,457 6,357
H. Significant market disruptions, such as those caused by pandemics, natural or environmental disasters, war, acts of terrorism, or other events, can adversely affect local and global markets and normal market operations. Any such disruptions could have an adverse impact on the value of the fund’s investments and fund performance.
To the extent the fund’s investment portfolio reflects concentration in a particular market, industry, sector, country or asset class, the fund may be adversely affected by the performance of these concentrations and may be subject to increased price volatility and other risks.
The use of derivatives may expose the fund to various risks. Derivatives can be highly volatile, and any initial investment is generally small relative to the notional amount so that transactions may be leveraged in terms of market exposure. A relatively small market movement may have a potentially larger impact on derivatives than on standard securities. Leveraged derivatives positions can, therefore, increase volatility. Additional information regarding the fund’s use of derivative(s) and the specific risks associated is described under significant accounting policies.
I. Management has determined that no events or transactions occurred subsequent to March 31, 2024, that would require recognition or disclosure in these financial statements.
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Liquidity Risk Management
Vanguard funds (except for the money market funds) have adopted and implemented a written liquidity risk management program (the “Program”) as required by Rule 22e-4 under the Investment Company Act of 1940. Rule 22e-4 requires that each fund adopt a program that is reasonably designed to assess and manage the fund’s liquidity risk, which is the risk that the fund could not meet redemption requests without significant dilution of remaining investors’ interests in the fund.
Assessment and management of a fund’s liquidity risk under the Program take into consideration certain factors, such as the fund’s investment strategy and the liquidity of its portfolio investments during normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions, its short- and long-term cash-flow projections during both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions, and its cash and cash-equivalent holdings and access to other funding sources. As required by the rule, the Program includes policies and procedures for classification of fund portfolio holdings in four liquidity categories, maintaining certain levels of highly liquid investments, and limiting holdings of illiquid investments.
The board of trustees of Vanguard Quantitative Funds approved the appointment of liquidity risk management program administrators responsible for administering Vanguard Growth and Income Fund's Program and for carrying out the specific responsibilities set forth in the Program, including reporting to the board on at least an annual basis regarding the Program’s operation, its adequacy, and the effectiveness of its implementation for the past year (the “Program Administrator Report”). The board has reviewed the Program Administrator Report covering the period from January 1, 2023, through December 31, 2023 (the “Review Period”). The Program Administrator Report stated that during the Review Period the Program operated and was implemented effectively to manage the fund’s liquidity risk.
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Item 2: Code of Ethics.

 

Not applicable.

 

Item 3: Audit Committee Financial Expert.

 

Not applicable.

 

Item 4: Principal Accountant Fees and Services.

 

Not applicable.

 

Item 5: Audit Committee of Listed Registrants.

 

Not applicable.

 

 

 

 

Item 6: Investments.

 

Not applicable. The complete schedule of investments is included as part of the report to shareholders filed under Item 1 of this Form.

 

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. In February 2024, a third-party service provider began performing security pricing services for the Registrant. There were no other changes in the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

Item 12: Disclosure of Securities Lending Activities for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

 

Not applicable.

 

Item 13: Exhibits.

 

(a)(1) Code of Ethics filed herewith.
(a)(2) Certifications filed herewith.
(a)(2) Certifications filed herewith.

 

 

 

 

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 QUANTITATIVE FUNDS  
     
BY: /s/ MORTIMER J. BUCKLEY*  
  MORTIMER J. BUCKLEY  
  CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER  

 

Date: May 20, 2024

 

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 QUANTITATIVE FUNDS  
     
BY: /s/ MORTIMER J. BUCKLEY*  
  MORTIMER J. BUCKLEY  
  CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER  

 

Date: May 20, 2024

 

  VANGUARD QUANTITATIVE FUNDS  
     
BY: /s/ CHRISTINE BUCHANAN*  
  CHRISTINE BUCHANAN  
  CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER  

 

Date: May 20, 2024

 

* By: /s/ Anne E. Robinson  

 

Anne E. Robinson, pursuant to a Power of Attorney  filed on January 11, 2024 (see File Number 33-34494); a Power of Attorney  filed on July 21, 2023 (see File Number 33-53683), Incorporated by Reference; and a Power of Attorney  filed on March 29, 2023 (see File Number 2-11444), Incorporated by Reference.