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Washington, D.C. 20549


Form N-1A

REGISTRATION STATEMENT (NO. 33-32548)
UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933	[X]
Pre-Effective Amendment No.	[ ]
Post-Effective Amendment No. 88	[X]
and


REGISTRATION STATEMENT (NO. 811-05972) UNDER THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT
OF 1940
Amendment No. 89	[X]

VANGUARD INTERNATIONAL EQUITY

INDEX FUNDS

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Declaration of Trust)

P.O. Box 2600, Valley Forge, PA 19482
(Address of Principal Executive Office)

Registrant’s Telephone Number (610) 669-1000

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

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Vanguard European Stock Index Fund

Investment Objective

The Fund seeks to track the performance of a benchmark index that measures the investment return of stocks issued by companies located in the major markets of Europe.

Fees and Expenses

The following table describes the fees and expenses you may pay if you buy and hold Investor Shares or Admiral Shares of the Fund.


Shareholder Fees
(Fees paid directly from your investment)
	Investor Shares	Admiral Shares
Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases	None	None
Purchase Fee	None	None
Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Reinvested Dividends	None	None
Redemption Fee	None	None
Account Service Fee (for fund account balances below $10,000)	$20/year	$20/year

Annual Fund Operating Expenses
(Expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)
	Investor Shares	Admiral Shares
Management Expenses	0.22%	0.09%
12b-1 Distribution Fee	None	None
Other Expenses	0.04%	0.03%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses	0.26%	0.12%

Examples

The following examples are intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund’s Investor Shares or Admiral Shares with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. They illustrate the hypothetical expenses that you would incur over various periods if you invest $10,000 in the Fund’s shares. These examples assume that the Shares provide a return of 5% a year and that total annual fund operating expenses remain as stated in the preceding table. The results apply whether or not you redeem your investment at the end of the given period. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:


	1 Year	3 Years	5 Years	10 Years
Investor Shares	$27	$84	$146	$331
Admiral Shares	$12	$39	$68	$154

Portfolio Turnover

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in more taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the previous expense examples, reduce the Fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 7%.

Primary Investment Strategies

The Fund employs an indexing investment approach by investing all, or substantially all, of its assets in the common stocks included in the MSCI Europe Index. The MSCI Europe Index is made up of approximately 450 common stocks of companies located in 16 European countries—mostly companies in the United Kingdom, France, Switzerland, and Germany (which made up approximately 35%, 14%, 13%, and 13%, respectively, of the Index’s market capitalization, as of October 31, 2012). Other countries represented in the Index include Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, Greece, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, and Sweden.

Primary Risks

An investment in the Fund could lose money over short or even long periods. You should expect the Fund’s share price and total return to fluctuate within a wide range, like the fluctuations of global stock markets. The Fund is subject to the following risks, which could affect the Fund’s performance:

• Stock market risk, which is the chance that stock prices overall will decline. Stock markets tend to move in cycles, with periods of rising prices and periods of falling

prices. The Fund’s investments in foreign stocks can be riskier than U.S. stock investments. The prices of foreign stocks and the prices of U.S. stocks have, at times, moved in opposite directions. In addition, the Fund’s target index may, at times, become focused in stocks of a particular sector, category, or group of companies.

• Country/regional risk, which is the chance that world events—such as political upheaval, financial troubles, or natural disasters—will adversely affect the value of securities issued by companies in foreign countries or regions. The Index’s, and therefore the Fund’s, heavy exposure to four countries (the United Kingdom, France, Switzerland, and Germany) subjects the Fund to a higher degree of country risk than that of more geographically diversified international funds.

• Currency risk, which is the chance that the value of a foreign investment, measured in U.S. dollars, will decrease because of unfavorable changes in currency exchange rates.

An investment in the Fund is not a deposit of a bank and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency.

The following bar chart and table are intended to help you understand the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows how the performance of the Fund‘s Investor Shares has varied from one calendar year to another over the periods shown. The table shows how the average annual total returns of the share classes presented compare with those of the Fund‘s target index, which has investment characteristics similar to those of the Fund. MSCI Europe Index returns are adjusted for withholding taxes. Keep in mind that the Fund’s past performance (before and after taxes) does not indicate how the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information is available on our website at vanguard.com/performance or by calling Vanguard toll-free at 800-662-7447.

During the periods shown in the bar chart, the highest return for a calendar quarter was 26.33% (quarter ended June 30, 2009), and the lowest return for a quarter was –23.36% (quarter ended September 30, 2011).


Average Annual Total Returns for Periods Ended December 31, 2012
	1 Year	5 Years	10 Years
Vanguard European Stock Index Fund Investor Shares
Return Before Taxes	20.80%	–3.97%	8.55%
Return After Taxes on Distributions	20.33	–4.57	7.99
Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares	14.24	–3.41	7.52
Vanguard European Stock Index Fund Admiral Shares
Return Before Taxes	20.99%	–3.85%	8.67%
MSCI Europe Index
(reflects no deduction for fees or expenses)	19.12%	–4.34%	8.37%

Actual after-tax returns depend on your tax situation and may differ from those shown in the preceding table. When after-tax returns are calculated, it is assumed that the shareholder was in the highest individual federal marginal income tax bracket at the time of each distribution of income or capital gains or upon redemption. State and local income taxes are not reflected in the calculations. Please note that after-tax returns are shown only for the Investor Shares and may differ for each share class. After-tax returns are not relevant for a shareholder who holds fund shares in a tax-deferred account, such as an individual retirement account or a 401(k) plan. Also, figures captioned Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares will be higher than other figures for the same period if a capital loss occurs upon redemption and results in an assumed tax deduction for the shareholder.

Investment Advisor

The Vanguard Group, Inc.

Portfolio Manager

Gerard C. O’Reilly, Principal of Vanguard. He has managed the Fund since 2008.

Vanguard Pacific Stock Index Fund

Investment Objective

The Fund seeks to track the performance of a benchmark index that measures the investment return of stocks issued by companies located in the major markets of the Pacific region.

Fees and Expenses

The following table describes the fees and expenses you may pay if you buy and hold Investor Shares or Admiral Shares of the Fund.


Shareholder Fees
(Fees paid directly from your investment)
	Investor Shares	Admiral Shares
Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases	None	None
Purchase Fee	None	None
Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Reinvested Dividends	None	None
Redemption Fee	None	None
Account Service Fee (for fund account balances below $10,000)	$20/year	$20/year

Annual Fund Operating Expenses
(Expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)
	Investor Shares	Admiral Shares
Management Expenses	0.21%	0.09%
12b-1 Distribution Fee	None	None
Other Expenses	0.05%	0.03%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses	0.26%	0.12%

Examples


	1 Year	3 Years	5 Years	10 Years
Investor Shares	$27	$84	$146	$331
Admiral Shares	$12	$39	$68	$154

Portfolio Turnover

Primary Investment Strategies

The Fund employs an indexing investment approach by investing all, or substantially all, of its assets in the common stocks included in the MSCI Pacific Index. The MSCI Pacific Index consists of approximately 460 common stocks of companies located in Japan, Australia, Hong Kong, Singapore, and New Zealand. (As of October 31, 2012, Japan and Australia made up approximately 58% and 27%, respectively, of the Index’s market capitalization.)

Primary Risks

moved in opposite directions. In addition, the Fund’s target index may, at times, become focused in stocks of a particular sector, category, or group of companies.

• Country/regional risk, which is the chance that world events—such as political upheaval, financial troubles, or natural disasters—will adversely affect the value of securities issued by companies in foreign countries or regions. The Index’s, and therefore the Fund’s, heavy exposure to Japan and Australia subjects the Fund to a higher degree of country risk than that of more geographically diversified international funds.

• Currency risk, which is the chance that the value of a foreign investment, measured in U.S. dollars, will decrease because of unfavorable changes in currency exchange rates.

An investment in the Fund is not a deposit of a bank and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency.

The following bar chart and table are intended to help you understand the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows how the performance of the Fund‘s Investor Shares has varied from one calendar year to another over the periods shown. The table shows how the average annual total returns of the share classes presented compare with those of the Fund‘s target index, which has investment characteristics similar to those of the Fund. MSCI Pacific Index returns are adjusted for withholding taxes. Keep in mind that the Fund’s past performance (before and after taxes) does not indicate how the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information is available on our website at vanguard.com/performance or by calling Vanguard toll-free at 800-662-7447.


Average Annual Total Returns for Periods Ended December 31, 2012
	1 Year	5 Years	10 Years
Vanguard Pacific Stock Index Fund Investor Shares
Return Before Taxes	15.49%	–1.77%	8.03%
Return After Taxes on Distributions	14.73	–2.21	7.59
Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares	10.53	–1.57	7.01
Vanguard Pacific Stock Index Fund Admiral Shares
Return Before Taxes	15.61%	–1.66%	8.14%
MSCI Pacific Index
(reflects no deduction for fees or expenses)	14.42%	–2.01%	7.99%

Investment Advisor

The Vanguard Group, Inc.

Portfolio Manager

Michael H. Buek, CFA, Principal of Vanguard. He has managed the Fund since 1997.

Vanguard Emerging Markets Stock Index Fund

Investment Objective

The Fund seeks to track the performance of a benchmark index that measures the investment return of stocks issued by companies located in emerging market countries.

Fees and Expenses

The following table describes the fees and expenses you may pay if you buy and hold Investor Shares or Admiral Shares of the Fund.


Shareholder Fees
(Fees paid directly from your investment)
	Investor Shares	Admiral Shares
Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases	None	None
Purchase Fee	None	None
Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Reinvested Dividends	None	None
Redemption Fee	None	None
Account Service Fee (for fund account balances below $10,000)	$20/year	$20/year

Annual Fund Operating Expenses
(Expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)
	Investor Shares	Admiral Shares
Management Expenses	0.24%	0.11%
12b-1 Distribution Fee	None	None
Other Expenses	0.09%	0.07%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses	0.33%	0.18%

Examples


	1 Year	3 Years	5 Years	10 Years
Investor Shares	$34	$106	$185	$418
Admiral Shares	$18	$58	$101	$230

Portfolio Turnover

Primary Investment Strategies

The Fund employs an indexing investment approach by investing substantially all (approximately 95%) of its assets in the common stocks included in the FTSE Emerging Transition Index, while employing a form of sampling to reduce risk. The FTSE Emerging Transition Index is a “dynamic” index that represents the components of the FTSE Emerging Index plus South Korean equity exposure. The FTSE Emerging Transition Index will gradually reduce South Korean equity exposure by approximately 4% each week over a period of 25 weeks while proportionately adding exposure to stocks of companies located in other countries based on their weightings in the FTSE Emerging Index. The FTSE Emerging Index includes approximately 795 common stocks of companies located in emerging markets around the world. As of October 31, 2012, the largest markets covered in the Index were China, Brazil, Taiwan, and South Africa (which made up approximately 17%, 16%, 13%, and 11%, respectively, of the Index’s market capitalization).

Primary Risks

• Stock market risk, which is the chance that stock prices overall will decline. Stock markets tend to move in cycles, with periods of rising prices and periods of falling prices. The Fund’s investments in foreign stocks can be riskier than U.S. stock investments. The prices of foreign stocks and the prices of U.S. stocks have, at times, moved in opposite directions. In addition, the Fund’s target index may, at times, become focused in stocks of a particular sector, category, or group of companies.

• Emerging markets risk, which is the chance that the stocks of companies located in emerging markets will be substantially more volatile, and substantially less liquid, than the stocks of companies located in more developed foreign markets.

• Country/regional risk, which is the chance that world events—such as political upheaval, financial troubles, or natural disasters—will adversely affect the value of securities issued by companies in foreign countries or regions. The Index’s, and therefore the Fund’s, heavy exposure to China, Brazil, and Taiwan subjects the Fund to a higher degree of country risk than that of more geographically diversified international funds.

• Currency risk, which is the chance that the value of a foreign investment, measured in U.S. dollars, will decrease because of unfavorable changes in currency exchange rates. Currency risk is especially high in emerging markets.

• Index sampling risk, which is the chance that the securities selected for the Fund, in the aggregate, will not provide investment performance matching that of the Fund’s target index. Index sampling risk for the Fund should be low.

An investment in the Fund is not a deposit of a bank and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency.

The following bar chart and table are intended to help you understand the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows how the performance of the Fund‘s Investor Shares has varied from one calendar year to another over the periods shown. The table shows how the average annual total returns of the share classes presented compare with those of a relevant market index and another comparative index, which have investment characteristics similar to those of the Fund. MSCI Emerging Markets Index returns are adjusted for withholding taxes. Keep in mind that the Fund’s past performance (before and after taxes) does not indicate how the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information is available on our website at vanguard.com/performance or by calling Vanguard toll-free at 800-662-7447.

Annual Total Returns — Vanguard Emerging Markets Stock Index Fund Investor Shares


Average Annual Total Returns for Periods Ended December 31, 2012
	1 Year	5 Years	10 Years
Vanguard Emerging Markets Stock Index Fund Investor Shares
Return Before Taxes	18.64%	–1.00%	16.20%
Return After Taxes on Distributions	18.24	–1.35	15.86
Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares	12.56	–0.93	14.67
Comparative Indexes
(reflect no deduction for fees or expenses)
MSCI Emerging Markets Index	18.22%	–0.92%	16.52%
Spliced Emerging Markets Index	18.22	–0.92	16.54
			Since
			Inception
			(Jun. 23,
	1 Year	5 Years	2006)
Vanguard Emerging Markets Stock Index Fund Admiral Shares
Return Before Taxes	18.86%	–0.87%	8.77%
Comparative Indexes
(reflect no deduction for fees or expenses)
MSCI Emerging Markets Index	18.22%	–0.92%	9.00%
Spliced Emerging Markets Index	18.22	–0.92	8.84

Investment Advisor

The Vanguard Group, Inc.

Portfolio Manager

Michael Perre, Principal of Vanguard. He has managed the Fund since 2008.

Investing in Index Funds

What Is Indexing?

Indexing is an investment strategy for tracking the performance of a specified market benchmark, or “index.” An index is an unmanaged group of securities whose overall performance is used as a standard to measure the investment performance of a particular market. There are many types of indexes. Some represent entire markets—such as the U.S. stock market or the U.S. bond market. Other indexes cover market segments—such as small-capitalization stocks or short-term bonds.

An index fund holds all, or a representative sample, of the securities that make up its target index. Index funds attempt to mirror the performance of the target index, for better or worse. However, an index fund generally does not perform exactly like its target index. For example, like all mutual funds, index funds have operating expenses and transaction costs. Market indexes do not, and therefore will usually have a slight performance advantage over funds that track them.

Index funds typically have the following characteristics:

• Variety of investments. Most Vanguard index funds generally invest in the securities of a variety of companies and industries.

• Relative performance consistency. Because they seek to track market benchmarks, index funds usually do not perform dramatically better or worse than their benchmarks.

• Low cost. Index funds are inexpensive to run compared with actively managed funds. They have low or no research costs and typically keep trading activity—and thus brokerage commissions and other transaction costs—to a minimum.

More on the Funds

This prospectus describes the primary risks you would face as a Fund shareholder. It is important to keep in mind one of the main axioms of investing: Generally, the higher the risk of losing money, the higher the potential reward. The reverse, also, is generally true: The lower the risk, the lower the potential reward. As you consider an investment in any mutual fund, you should take into account your personal tolerance for fluctuations in the securities markets. Look for this symbol (FLAG) throughout the prospectus. It is used to mark detailed information about the more significant risks that you would confront as a Fund shareholder. To highlight terms and concepts important to mutual fund investors, we have provided Plain Talk^®explanations along the way. Reading the prospectus will help you decide whether a Fund is the right investment for you. We suggest that you keep this prospectus for future reference.

Share Class Overview

This prospectus offers the Funds‘ Investor Shares and Admiral Shares. A separate prospectus offers the Funds‘ Signal^®Shares, which are generally for institutional and financial intermediary investors. Another prospectus offers the Funds‘ Institutional Shares and Institutional Plus Shares, which are generally for investors who invest a minimum of $5 million or $100 million, respectively. In addition, each Fund issues an exchange-traded class of shares (ETF Shares), which are also offered through a separate prospectus.

All share classes offered by a Fund have the same investment objective, strategies, and policies. However, different share classes have different expenses; as a result, their investment performances will differ.

Plain Talk About Costs of Investing

Costs are an important consideration in choosing a mutual fund. That’s because

you, as a shareholder, pay a proportionate share of the costs of operating a fund,

plus any transaction costs incurred when the fund buys or sells securities. These

costs can erode a substantial portion of the gross income or the capital

appreciation a fund achieves. Even seemingly small differences in expenses can,

over time, have a dramatic effect on a fund’s performance.

The following sections explain the primary investment strategies and policies that each Fund uses in pursuit of its objective. The Fund’s board of trustees, which oversees each Fund’s management, may change investment strategies or policies in the interest of shareholders without a shareholder vote, unless those strategies or policies are designated as fundamental. Under normal circumstances, each Fund will invest at least 80% of its assets in the types of stocks indicated by its name. A Fund may change its 80% policy or indexing strategy only upon 60 days‘ notice to

shareholders. Note that each Fund’s investment objective is not fundamental and may be changed without a shareholder vote.

Market Exposure

To track their target indexes as closely as possible, the Funds attempt to remain fully invested in the foreign stocks included in their particular indexes.

Plain Talk About International Investing

U.S. investors who invest abroad will encounter risks not typically associated

with U.S. companies because foreign stock and bond markets operate differently

from the U.S. markets. For instance, foreign companies are not subject to the

same accounting, auditing, and financial-reporting standards and practices as

U.S. companies, and their stocks may not be as liquid as those of similar U.S.

firms. In addition, foreign stock exchanges, brokers, and companies may be

subject to less government supervision and regulation than their counterparts in

the United States. These factors, among others, could negatively affect the

returns U.S. investors receive from foreign investments.

Each Fund is subject to stock market risk, which is the chance that stock prices overall will decline. Stock markets tend to move in cycles, with periods of rising prices and periods of falling prices. The Fund’s investments in foreign stocks can be riskier than U.S. stock investments. The prices of foreign stocks and the prices of U.S. stocks have, at times, moved in opposite directions. In addition, the Fund’s target index may, at times, become focused in stocks of a particular sector, category, or group of companies.

To illustrate the volatility of international stock prices, the following table shows the best, worst, and average annual total returns for foreign stock markets over various periods as measured by the MSCI EAFE Index, a widely used barometer of international market activity. (Total returns consist of dividend income plus change in market price.) Note that the returns shown do not include the costs of buying and selling stocks or other expenses that a real-world investment portfolio would incur.


International Stock Market Returns
(1970–2012)
	1 Year	5 Years	10 Years	20 Years
Best	69.4%	36.1%	22.0%	15.5%
Worst	–43.4	–4.7	0.8	3.1
Average	11.4	9.7	10.4	10.7

The table covers all of the 1-, 5-, 10-, and 20-year periods from 1970 through 2012. These average annual returns reflect past performance of international stocks; you should not regard them as an indication of future performance of either foreign markets as a whole or the Funds in particular.

Note that the MSCI EAFE Index does not take into account returns for emerging markets, which can be substantially more volatile, and substantially less liquid, than the more developed markets included in the Index. In addition, because the MSCI EAFE Index tracks the European and Pacific developed markets collectively, the returns in the preceding table do not reflect the variability of returns for these markets individually. To illustrate this variability, the following table shows returns for different international markets—as well as for the U.S. market for comparison—from 2003 through 2012, as measured by their respective indexes.


Returns for Various Stock Markets¹
	European	Pacific	Emerging	U.S.
	Market²	Market²	Markets²	Market
2003	38.54%	38.48%	55.82%	28.68%
2004	20.88	18.98	25.55	10.88
2005	9.42	22.64	34.00	4.91
2006	33.72	12.20	32.17	15.79
2007	13.86	5.30	39.39	5.49
2008	–46.42	–36.42	–53.33	–37.00
2009	35.83	24.18	78.51	26.46
2010	3.88	15.92	18.88	15.06
2011	–11.06	–13.74	–18.42	2.11
2012	19.12	14.42	18.22	16.00

1 European market returns are measured by the MSCI Europe Index; Pacific market returns are measured by the MSCI Pacific Index; emerging markets returns are measured by the MSCI Emerging Markets Index; and U.S. market returns are measured by the Standard & Poor‘s 500 Index.

2 MSCI Index returns are adjusted for withholding taxes.

Keep in mind that these returns reflect past performance of the various indexes; you should not consider them as an indication of future performance of the indexes or of the Funds in particular.

Each Fund is subject to country/regional risk and currency risk. Country/ regional risk is the chance that world events—such as political upheaval, financial troubles, or natural disasters—will adversely affect the value of securities issued by companies in foreign countries or regions. Because each Fund may invest a large portion of its assets in securities of companies located in any one country or region, the Fund’s performance may be hurt disproportionately by the poor performance of its investments in that area. Currency risk is the chance that the value of a foreign investment, measured in U.S. dollars, will decrease because of unfavorable changes in currency exchange rates. Country/regional risk and currency risk are especially high in emerging markets.

Plain Talk About Regional Versus Broad International Investing

Regional funds are international funds that invest in a particular geographical

region, such as Europe or the Pacific Basin. Because they concentrate their

holdings in a single region, these funds typically have higher share-price volatility

than broadly diversified international stock funds (which, by investing in many

different foreign markets, may offset losses from one country with gains from

another at any given time).

Security Selection

Each Fund attempts to track the investment performance of a benchmark index that measures the return of a particular market segment. Vanguard European Stock Index Fund and Vanguard Pacific Stock Index Fund use the replication method of indexing, meaning that each Fund generally holds the same stocks as its target index, and in approximately the same proportions. Vanguard Emerging Markets Stock Index Fund uses a form of the sampling method of indexing, with the advisor seeking to reduce risk for the Fund by determining whether or not to invest in certain securities based on an analysis of several factors. For additional information on the factors considered by the advisor, please see the discussion on the Emerging Markets Stock Index Fund that follows.

European Stock Index Fund. The Fund invests in the common stocks included in the MSCI Europe Index, which is made up of approximately 450 common stocks of companies located in 16 European countries. Four countries—the United Kingdom, France, Switzerland, and Germany—dominate the Index. These four countries made up approximately 35%, 14%, 13%, and 13%, respectively, of the Index’s market capitalization as of October 31, 2012. The other 12 countries—Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, Greece, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, and Sweden—are much less significant to the Index and, consequently, to the Fund.

The Fund’s heavy exposure to just four countries subjects the Fund to a higher degree of country risk than that of more geographically diversified international funds. As of October 31, 2012, the Fund had an asset-weighted median market capitalization of $43.7 billion.

Pacific Stock Index Fund. The Fund invests in the common stocks included in the MSCI Pacific Index, which is made up of approximately 460 common stocks of Pacific Basin companies. The Index is dominated by the Japanese and Australian stock markets, which represented approximately 58% and 27%, respectively, of the Index’s market capitalization as of October 31, 2012. The other three markets represented in the Index are Hong Kong, Singapore, and New Zealand. The Fund’s large investment in the Japanese and Australian stock markets subjects the Fund to a higher degree of country risk than that of more geographically diversified international funds. As of October 31, 2012, the Fund had an asset-weighted median market capitalization of $17.8 billion.

Emerging Markets Stock Index Fund. The Fund invests in the common stocks included in the FTSE Emerging Transition Index, while employing a form of sampling to reduce risk. The FTSE Emerging Transition Index is a “dynamic” index that represents the components of the FTSE Emerging Index plus South Korean equity exposure. The FTSE Emerging Transition Index will gradually reduce South Korean equity exposure by approximately 4% each week over a period of 25 weeks while proportionately adding exposure to stocks of companies located in other countries based on their weightings in the FTSE Emerging index. The FTSE Emerging Index includes approximately 795 common stocks of companies located in emerging markets around the world. As of October 31, 2012, the largest markets covered in the Index were China, Brazil, Taiwan, and South Africa (which made up approximately 17%, 16%, 13%, and 11%, respectively, of the Index’s market capitalization).

Emerging markets can be substantially more volatile, and substantially less liquid, than both U.S. and more developed foreign markets. Therefore, the Fund may expose investors to a higher degree of volatility and illiquidity than funds that invest in more developed markets. As of October 31, 2012, the Fund had an asset-weighted median market capitalization of $17.1 billion.

the foreign market in which a stock trades does not provide adequate protection to the rights of foreign investors or if government regulators place restrictions on the free flow of capital or currency. Each Fund treats depositary receipts that represent interests in component securities as component securities for purposes of any requirements related to the percentage of component securities held in the Fund’s portfolio.

Other Investment Policies and Risks

Each Fund reserves the right to substitute a different index for the index it currently tracks if the current index is discontinued, if the Fund’s agreement with the sponsor of its target index is terminated, or for any other reason determined in good faith by the Fund’s board of trustees. In any such instance, the substitute index would measure the same market segment as the current index.

Each Fund may invest, to a limited extent, in stock futures and options contracts, warrants, convertible securities, and swap agreements, all of which are types of derivatives. Generally speaking, a derivative is a financial contract whose value is based on the value of a financial asset (such as a stock, bond, or currency), a physical asset (such as gold, oil, or wheat), or a market index (such as the S&P 500 Index). Investments in derivatives may subject the Funds to risks different from, and possibly greater than, those of the underlying securities, assets, or market indexes. The Funds will not use derivatives for speculation or for the purpose of leveraging (magnifying) investment returns.

Each Fund may enter into forward foreign currency exchange contracts, which are a type of derivative, in order to maintain the same currency exposure as its respective index. A forward foreign currency exchange contract is an agreement to buy or sell a country’s currency at a specific price on a specific date, usually 30, 60, or 90 days in the future. In other words, the contract guarantees an exchange rate on a given date. These contracts, however, would not prevent the Fund’s securities from falling in value during foreign market downswings. The Funds may use these contracts to gain currency exposure when investing in stock index futures and to settle trades in a foreign currency.

Cash Management

Each Fund’s daily cash balance may be invested in one or more Vanguard CMT Funds, which are very low-cost money market funds. When investing in a Vanguard CMT Fund, each Fund bears its proportionate share of the at-cost expenses of the CMT Fund in which it invests.

Temporary Investment Measures

Each Fund may temporarily depart from its normal investment policies and strategies when the advisor believes that doing so is in the Fund’s best interest, so long as the

alternative is consistent with the Fund’s investment objective. For instance, the Fund may invest beyond its normal limits in derivatives or exchange-traded funds that are consistent with the Fund’s objective when those instruments are more favorably priced or provide needed liquidity, as might be the case when the Fund receives large cash flows that it cannot prudently invest immediately.

Frequent Trading or Market-Timing

Background. Some investors try to profit from strategies involving frequent trading of mutual fund shares, such as market-timing. For funds holding foreign securities, investors may try to take advantage of an anticipated difference between the price of the fund’s shares and price movements in overseas markets, a practice also known as time-zone arbitrage. Investors also may try to engage in frequent trading of funds holding investments such as small-cap stocks and high-yield bonds. As money is shifted into and out of a fund by a shareholder engaging in frequent trading, the fund incurs costs for buying and selling securities, resulting in increased brokerage and administrative costs. These costs are borne by all fund shareholders, including the long-term investors who do not generate the costs. In addition, frequent trading may interfere with an advisor’s ability to efficiently manage the fund.

Policies to Address Frequent Trading. The Vanguard funds (other than money market funds and short-term bond funds) do not knowingly accommodate frequent trading. The board of trustees of each Vanguard fund (other than money market funds and short-term bond funds) has adopted policies and procedures reasonably designed to detect and discourage frequent trading and, in some cases, to compensate the fund for the costs associated with it. These policies and procedures do not apply to Vanguard ETF^®Shares because frequent trading in ETF Shares does not disrupt portfolio management or otherwise harm fund shareholders. Although there is no assurance that Vanguard will be able to detect or prevent frequent trading or market-timing in all circumstances, the following policies have been adopted to address these issues:

• Each Vanguard fund reserves the right to reject any purchase request—including exchanges from other Vanguard funds—without notice and regardless of size. For example, a purchase request could be rejected because of a history of frequent trading by the investor or if Vanguard determines that such purchase may negatively affect a fund’s operation or performance.

• Each Vanguard fund (other than money market funds and short-term bond funds) generally prohibits, except as otherwise noted in the Investing With Vanguard section, an investor’s purchases or exchanges into a fund account for 60 calendar days after the investor has redeemed or exchanged out of that fund account.

• Certain Vanguard funds charge shareholders purchase and/or redemption fees on transactions.

See the Investing With Vanguard section of this prospectus for further details on Vanguard’s transaction policies.

Each fund (other than money market funds), in determining its net asset value, will, when appropriate, use fair-value pricing, as described in the Share Price section. Fair-value pricing may reduce or eliminate the profitability of certain frequent-trading strategies.

Do not invest with Vanguard if you are a market-timer.

Turnover Rate

Although each Fund generally seeks to invest for the long term, a Fund may sell securities regardless of how long they have been held. Generally, an index fund sells securities in response to redemption requests from shareholders of conventional (not exchange-traded) shares or to changes in the composition of its target index. Because of this, the turnover rate for each Fund has been very low. The Financial Highlights section of this prospectus shows historical turnover rates for the Funds. A turnover rate of 100%, for example, would mean that a Fund had sold and replaced securities valued at 100% of its net assets within a one-year period. The average turnover rate for international stock funds was approximately 73%, as reported by Morningstar, Inc., on October 31, 2012.

Plain Talk About Turnover Rate

Before investing in a mutual fund, you should review its turnover rate. This gives

an indication of how transaction costs, which are not included in the fund’s

expense ratio, could affect the fund’s future returns. In general, the greater the

volume of buying and selling by the fund, the greater the impact that brokerage

commissions and other transaction costs will have on its return. Also, funds with

high turnover rates may be more likely to generate capital gains that must be

distributed to shareholders as taxable income.

The Funds and Vanguard

Each Fund is a member of The Vanguard Group, a family of 180 mutual funds holding assets of approximately $1.9 trillion. All of the funds that are members of The Vanguard Group (other than funds of funds) share in the expenses associated with administrative services and business operations, such as personnel, office space, and equipment.

Vanguard Marketing Corporation provides marketing services to the funds. Although shareholders do not pay sales commissions or 12b-1 distribution fees, each fund (other

than a fund of funds) or each share class of a fund (in the case of a fund with multiple share classes) pays its allocated share of the Vanguard funds’ marketing costs.

Plain Talk About Vanguard’s Unique Corporate Structure

The Vanguard Group is truly a mutual mutual fund company. It is owned jointly by

the funds it oversees and thus indirectly by the shareholders in those funds.

Most other mutual funds are operated by management companies that may be

owned by one person, by a private group of individuals, or by public investors

who own the management company’s stock. The management fees charged by

these companies include a profit component over and above the companies’ cost

of providing services. By contrast, Vanguard provides services to its member

funds on an at-cost basis, with no profit component, which helps to keep the

funds’ expenses low.

Investment Advisor

The Vanguard Group, Inc. (Vanguard), P.O. Box 2600, Valley Forge, PA 19482, which began operations in 1975, serves as advisor to the Funds through its Equity Investment Group. As of October 31, 2012, Vanguard served as advisor for approximately $1.6 trillion in assets. Vanguard provides investment advisory services to the Funds on an at-cost basis, subject to the supervision and oversight of the trustees and officers of the Funds.

For the fiscal year ended October 31, 2012, the advisory expenses represented an effective annual rate of 0.01% of each Fund’s average net assets.

For a discussion of why the board of trustees approved each Fund’s investment advisory arrangement, see the most recent semiannual report to shareholders covering the fiscal period ended April 30.

Vanguard’s Equity Investment Group is overseen by:

Mortimer J. Buckley, Chief Investment Officer and Managing Director of Vanguard. As Chief Investment Officer, he is responsible for the oversight of Vanguard’s Equity Investment and Fixed Income Groups. The investments managed by these two groups include active quantitative equity funds, equity index funds, active bond funds, index bond funds, stable value portfolios, and money market funds. Mr. Buckley joined Vanguard in 1991 and has held various senior leadership positions with Vanguard. He received his A.B. in Economics from Harvard and an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School.

The managers primarily responsible for the day-to-day management of the Funds are:

Michael H. Buek, CFA, Principal of Vanguard. He has been with Vanguard since 1987; has managed investment portfolios since 1991; and has managed the Pacific Stock Index Fund since 1997. Education: B.S., University of Vermont; M.B.A., Villanova University.

Gerard C. O’Reilly, Principal of Vanguard. He has been with Vanguard since 1992; has managed investment portfolios since 1994; and has managed the European Stock Index Fund since 2008. Education: B.S., Villanova University.

Michael Perre, Principal of Vanguard. He has been with Vanguard since 1990; has managed investment portfolios since 1999; and has managed the Emerging Markets Stock Index Fund since 2008. Education: B.A., Saint Joseph’s University; M.B.A., Villanova University.

The Statement of Additional Information provides information about each portfolio manager’s compensation, other accounts under management, and ownership of shares of the Funds.

Dividends, Capital Gains, and Taxes

Fund Distributions

Each Fund distributes to shareholders virtually all of its net income (interest and dividends, less expenses) as well as any net capital gains realized from the sale of its holdings. Income dividends generally are distributed quarterly in March, June, September, and December; capital gains distributions, if any, generally occur annually in December. You can receive distributions of income or capital gains in cash, or you can have them automatically reinvested in more shares of the Fund.

From time to time, a Fund may pay out higher-than-expected distributions. That’s because, as an index fund, it must adjust its holdings to reflect changes in its target index. In some cases, such changes may force an index fund to sell securities that have appreciated in value, thereby realizing a capital gain that must be distributed to shareholders. A security may move out of an index for a number of reasons, including a merger or acquisition, a substantial change in the market capitalization of the issuer, or movement of a country from emerging market to developed market status.

Plain Talk About Distributions

As a shareholder, you are entitled to your portion of a fund’s income from interest

and dividends as well as capital gains from the fund’s sale of investments. Income

consists of both the dividends that the fund earns from any stock holdings and the

interest it receives from any money market and bond investments. Capital gains are

realized whenever the fund sells securities for higher prices than it paid for them.

These capital gains are either short-term or long-term, depending on whether the

fund held the securities for one year or less or for more than one year.

Basic Tax Points

Vanguard will send you a statement each year showing the tax status of all your distributions. In addition, investors in taxable accounts should be aware of the following basic federal income tax points:

• Distributions are taxable to you whether or not you reinvest these amounts in additional Fund shares.

• Distributions declared in December—if paid to you by the end of January—are taxable as if received in December.

• Any dividend and short-term capital gains distributions that you receive are taxable to you as ordinary income. If you are an individual and meet certain holding-period requirements with respect to your Fund shares, you may be eligible for reduced tax rates on “qualified dividend income,”if any, distributed by the Fund.

• Any distributions of net long-term capital gains are taxable to you as long-term capital gains, no matter how long you’ve owned shares in the Fund.

• Capital gains distributions may vary considerably from year to year as a result of the Fund‘s normal investment activities and cash flows.

• A sale or exchange of Fund shares is a taxable event. This means that you may have a capital gain to report as income, or a capital loss to report as a deduction, when you

complete your tax return.

• Any conversion between classes of shares of the same fund is a nontaxable event. By contrast, an exchange between classes of shares of different funds is a taxable event.

Individuals, trusts, and estates whose income exceeds certain threshold amounts will be subject to a 3.8% Medicare contribution tax in tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2013, on “net investment income.” Net investment income includes dividends paid by the Fund and capital gains from any sale or exchange of Fund shares.

Dividend and capital gains distributions that you receive, as well as your gains or losses from any sale or exchange of Fund shares, may be subject to state and local income taxes.

Each Fund may be subject to foreign taxes or foreign tax withholding on dividends, interest, and some capital gains that it receives on foreign securities. You may qualify for an offsetting credit or deduction under U.S. tax laws for any amount designated as your portion of the Fund’s foreign tax obligations, provided that you meet certain requirements. See your tax advisor or IRS publications for more information.

This prospectus provides general tax information only. If you are investing through a tax-deferred retirement account, such as an IRA, special tax rules apply. Please consult your tax advisor for detailed information about any tax consequences for you.

Plain Talk About “Buying a Dividend”

Unless you are investing through a tax-deferred retirement account (such as an

IRA), you should consider avoiding a purchase of fund shares shortly before the

fund makes a distribution, because doing so can cost you money in taxes. This is

known as “buying a dividend.” For example: On December 15, you invest $5,000,

buying 250 shares for $20 each. If the fund pays a distribution of $1 per share on

December 16, its share price will drop to $19 (not counting market change). You

still have only $5,000 (250 shares x $19 = $4,750 in share value, plus 250 shares

x $1 = $250 in distributions), but you owe tax on the $250 distribution you

received—even if you reinvest it in more shares. To avoid “buying a dividend,”

check a fund’s distribution schedule before you invest.

General Information

Backup withholding. By law, Vanguard must withhold 28% of any taxable distributions or redemptions from your account if you do not:

• Provide us with your correct taxpayer identification number;

• Certify that the taxpayer identification number is correct; and

• Confirm that you are not subject to backup withholding.

Similarly, Vanguard must withhold taxes from your account if the IRS instructs us to do so.

Foreign investors. Vanguard funds offered for sale in the United States (Vanguard U.S. funds), including the Funds offered in this prospectus, generally are not sold outside the United States, except to certain qualified investors. Non-U.S. investors should be aware that U.S. withholding and estate taxes and certain U.S. tax reporting requirements may apply to any investments in Vanguard U.S. funds. Foreign investors should visit the “Non-U.S. Investors” page on our website at vanguard.com for information on Vanguard’s non-U.S. products.

Invalid addresses. If a dividend or capital gains distribution check mailed to your address of record is returned as undeliverable, Vanguard will automatically reinvest

the distribution and all future distributions until you provide us with a valid mailing address. Reinvestments will receive the net asset value calculated on the date of the reinvestment.

Share Price

Share price, also known as net asset value (NAV), is calculated each business day as of the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange, generally 4 p.m., Eastern time. Each share class has its own NAV, which is computed by dividing the total assets, minus liabilities, allocated to each share class by the number of Fund shares outstanding for that class. On holidays or other days when the Exchange is closed, the NAV is not calculated, and the Funds do not transact purchase or redemption requests. However, on those days the value of a Fund’s assets may be affected to the extent that the Fund holds foreign securities that trade on foreign markets that are open.

Stocks held by a Vanguard fund are valued at their market value when reliable market quotations are readily available. Certain short-term debt instruments used to manage a fund’s cash are valued on the basis of amortized cost. The values of any foreign securities held by a fund are converted into U.S. dollars using an exchange rate obtained from an independent third party. The values of any mutual fund shares held by a fund are based on the NAVs of the shares. The values of any ETF or closed-end fund shares held by a fund are based on the market value of the shares.

When a fund determines that market quotations either are not readily available or do not accurately reflect the value of a security, the security is priced at its fair value (the amount that the owner might reasonably expect to receive upon the current sale of the security). A fund also will use fair-value pricing if the value of a security it holds has been materially affected by events occurring before the fund’s pricing time but after the close of the primary markets or exchanges on which the security is traded. This most commonly occurs with foreign securities, which may trade on foreign exchanges that close many hours before the fund’s pricing time. Intervening events might be company-specific (e.g., earnings report, merger announcement), or country-specific or regional/global (e.g., natural disaster, economic or political news, act of terrorism, interest rate change). Intervening events include price movements in U.S. markets that are deemed to affect the value of foreign securities.

Fair-value prices are determined by Vanguard according to procedures adopted by the board of trustees. When fair-value pricing is employed, the prices of securities used by a fund to calculate the NAV may differ from quoted or published prices for the same securities.

Vanguard fund share prices are published daily on our website at vanguard.com/prices.

Financial Highlights

The following financial highlights tables are intended to help you understand each Fund’s financial performance for the periods shown, and certain information reflects financial results for a single Fund share. The total returns in each table represent the rate that an investor would have earned or lost each period on an investment in the Fund (assuming reinvestment of all distributions). This information has been obtained from the financial statements audited by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, whose report—along with each Fund’s financial statements—is included in the Funds‘ most recent annual report to shareholders. You may obtain a free copy of the latest annual or semiannual report online at vanguard.com or by contacting Vanguard by telephone or mail.

Plain Talk About How to Read the Financial Highlights Tables

This explanation uses the European Stock Index Fund’s Investor Shares as an

example. The Investor Shares began fiscal year 2012 with a net asset value (price)

of $24.48 per share. During the year, each Investor Share earned $0.836 from

investment income (interest and dividends) and $0.925 from investments that

had appreciated in value or that were sold for higher prices than the Fund paid

for them.

Shareholders received $1.551 per share in the form of dividend distributions. A

portion of each year’s distributions may come from the prior year’s income or

capital gains.

The share price at the end of the year was $24.69, reflecting earnings of $1.761

per share and distributions of $1.551 per share. This was an increase of $0.21 per

share (from $24.48 at the beginning of the year to $24.69 at the end of the year).

For a shareholder who reinvested the distributions in the purchase of more

shares, the total return was 7.77% for the year.

As of October 31, 2012, the Investor Shares had approximately $760 million in net

assets. For the year, the expense ratio was 0.26% ($2.60 per $1,000 of net

assets), and the net investment income amounted to 3.75% of average net

assets. The Fund sold and replaced securities valued at 7% of its net assets.


European Stock Index Fund Investor Shares
			Year Ended October 31,
For a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period	2012	2011	2010	2009	2008
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period	$24.48	$27.15	$25.77	$21.99	$43.43
Investment Operations
Net Investment Income	.836	.882¹	.768¹	1.008	1.372¹
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)
on Investments	.925	(2.545)	1.594	4.269	(21.597)
Total from Investment Operations	1.761	(1.663)	2.362	5.277	(20.225)
Distributions
Dividends from Net Investment Income	(1.551)	(1.007)	(.982)	(1.497)	(1.215)
Distributions from Realized Capital Gains	—	—	—	—	—
Total Distributions	(1.551)	(1.007)	(.982)	(1.497)	(1.215)
Net Asset Value, End of Period	$24.69	$24.48	$27.15	$25.77	$21.99
Total Return²	7.77%	–6.35%	9.35%	26.25%	–47.80%
Ratios/Supplemental Data
Net Assets, End of Period (Millions)	$760	$851	$1,884	$5,789	$10,534
Ratio of Total Expenses to
Average Net Assets	0.26%	0.26%	0.26%	0.27%	0.22%
Ratio of Net Investment Income to
Average Net Assets	3.75%	3.46%	2.98%	3.80%	3.82%
Portfolio Turnover Rate³	7%	6%	11%	18%	15%

1 Calculated based on average shares outstanding.

2 Total returns do not include transaction or account service fees that may have applied in the periods shown.

3 Excludes the value of portfolio securities received or delivered as a result of in-kind purchases or redemptions of the Fund’s capital shares, including ETF Creation Units.


European Stock Index Fund Admiral Shares
			Year Ended October 31,
For a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period	2012	2011	2010	2009	2008
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period	$57.09	$63.75	$60.51	$51.71	$102.09
Investment Operations
Net Investment Income	2.032	2.222¹	1.758¹	2.448	3.177¹
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)
on Investments	2.152	(6.020)	3.864	9.968	(50.618)
Total from Investment Operations	4.184	(3.798)	5.622	12.416	(47.441)
Distributions
Dividends from Net Investment Income	(3.734)	(2.862)	(2.382)	(3.616)	(2.939)
Distributions from Realized Capital Gains	—	—	—	—	—
Total Distributions	(3.734)	(2.862)	(2.382)	(3.616)	(2.939)
Net Asset Value, End of Period	$57.54	$57.09	$63.75	$60.51	$51.71
Total Return²	7.93%	–6.22%	9.49%	26.33%	–47.74%
Ratios/Supplemental Data
Net Assets, End of Period (Millions)	$2,508	$2,531	$2,087	$1,700	$1,472
Ratio of Total Expenses to
Average Net Assets	0.12%	0.14%	0.14%	0.16%	0.12%
Ratio of Net Investment Income to
Average Net Assets	3.89%	3.58%	3.10%	3.91%	3.92%
Portfolio Turnover Rate³	7%	6%	11%	18%	15%

1 Calculated based on average shares outstanding.

2 Total returns do not include transaction or account service fees that may have applied in the periods shown.

3 Excludes the value of portfolio securities received or delivered as a result of in-kind purchases or redemptions of the Fund’s capital shares, including ETF Creation Units.


Pacific Stock Index Fund Investor Shares
			Year Ended October 31,
For a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period	2012	2011	2010	2009	2008
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period	$9.74	$10.40	$9.61	$7.94	$14.19
Investment Operations
Net Investment Income	.278	.289¹	.243¹	.189¹	.281
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)
on Investments	.037	(.619)	.803	1.621	(6.228)
Total from Investment Operations	.315	(.330)	1.046	1.810	(5.947)
Distributions
Dividends from Net Investment Income	(.425 )	(.330)	(.256)	(.140)	(.303)
Distributions from Realized Capital Gains	—	—	—	—	—
Total Distributions	(.425 )	(.330)	(.256)	(.140)	(.303)
Net Asset Value, End of Period	$9.63	$9.74	$10.40	$9.61	$7.94
Total Return²	3.47%	–3.45%	11.09%	23.23%	–42.71%
Ratios/Supplemental Data
Net Assets, End of Period (Millions)	$360	$438	$868	$2,846	$5,065
Ratio of Total Expenses to
Average Net Assets	0.26%	0.26%	0.26%	0.27%	0.22%
Ratio of Net Investment Income to
Average Net Assets	2.93%	2.85%	2.37%	2.42%	2.32%
Portfolio Turnover Rate³	4%	4%	3%	8%	9%

1 Calculated based on average shares outstanding.

2 Total returns do not include transaction or account service fees that may have applied in the periods shown.

3 Excludes the value of portfolio securities received or delivered as a result of in-kind purchases or redemptions of the Fund’s capital shares, including ETF Creation Units.


Pacific Stock Index Fund Admiral Shares
			Year Ended October 31,
For a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period	2012	2011	2010	2009	2008
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period	$63.28	$68.06	$62.95	$52.04	$92.94
Investment Operations
Net Investment Income	1.905	2.051¹	1.533¹	1.386¹	1.933
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)
on Investments	.249	(4.080)	5.337	10.531	(40.773)
Total from Investment Operations	2.154	(2.029)	6.870	11.917	(38.840)
Distributions
Dividends from Net Investment Income	(2.894)	(2.751)	(1.760)	(1.007)	(2.060)
Distributions from Realized Capital Gains	—	—	—	—	—
Total Distributions	(2.894)	(2.751)	(1.760)	(1.007)	(2.060)
Net Asset Value, End of Period	$62.54	$63.28	$68.06	$62.95	$52.04
Total Return²	3.65%	–3.33%	11.13%	23.38% –42.62%
Ratios/Supplemental Data
Net Assets, End of Period (Millions)	$1,415	$1,451	$1,165	$849	$737
Ratio of Total Expenses to
Average Net Assets	0.12%	0.14%	0.14%	0.16%	0.12%
Ratio of Net Investment Income to
Average Net Assets	3.07%	2.97%	2.49%	2.53%	2.42%
Portfolio Turnover Rate³	4%	4%	3%	8%	9%

1 Calculated based on average shares outstanding.

2 Total returns do not include transaction or account service fees that may have applied in the periods shown.

3 Excludes the value of portfolio securities received or delivered as a result of in-kind purchases or redemptions of the Fund’s capital shares, including ETF Creation Units.


Emerging Markets Stock Index Fund Investor Shares
			Year Ended October 31,
For a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period	2012	2011	2010	2009	2008
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period	$26.39	$29.49	$23.90	$15.66	$36.78
Investment Operations
Net Investment Income	.576	.589	.521¹	.398¹	.780
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)
on Investments²	.237	(3.255)	5.383	8.542	(21.313)
Total from Investment Operations	.813	(2.666)	5.904	8.940	(20.533)
Distributions
Dividends from Net Investment Income	(.843)	(.434)	(.314)	(.700)	(.587)
Distributions from Realized Capital Gains	—	—	—	—	—
Total Distributions	(.843)	(.434)	(.314)	(.700)	(.587)
Net Asset Value, End of Period	$26.36	$26.39	$29.49	$23.90	$15.66
Total Return³	3.30%	–9.20%	24.92%	60.07% –56.66%
Ratios/Supplemental Data
Net Assets, End of Period (Millions)	$2,333	$2,585	$5,597	$7,024	$5,345
Ratio of Total Expenses to
Average Net Assets	0.33%	0.33%	0.35%	0.40%	0.32%
Ratio of Net Investment Income to
Average Net Assets	2.38%	2.25%	1.97%	2.16%	2.81%
Portfolio Turnover Rate⁴	8%	10%	12%	12%	20%

1 Calculated based on average shares outstanding.

2 Includes increases from redemption fees of $0.00, $0.02, $0.04, $0.01, and $0.05. Purchase and redemption fees were eliminated effective February 29, 2012, and May 23, 2012, respectively.

3 Total returns do not include transaction or account service fees that may have applied in the periods shown.

4 Excludes the value of portfolio securities received or delivered as a result of in-kind purchases or redemptions of the Fund’s capital shares, including ETF Creation Units.


Emerging Markets Stock Index Fund Admiral Shares

			Year Ended October 31,
For a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period	2012	2011	2010	2009	2008
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period	$34.71	$38.82	$31.45	$20.63	$48.47
Investment Operations
Net Investment Income	.816	.820	.696¹	.567¹	1.079
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)
on Investments²	.311	(4.277)	7.119	11.222	(28.099)
Total from Investment Operations	1.127	(3.457)	7.815	11.789	(27.020)
Distributions
Dividends from Net Investment Income	(1.187)	(.653)	(.445)	(.969)	(.820)
Distributions from Realized Capital Gains	—	—	—	—	—
Total Distributions	(1.187)	(.653)	(.445)	(.969)	(.820)
Net Asset Value, End of Period	$34.65	$34.71	$38.82	$31.45	$20.63
Total Return³	3.49%	–9.09%	25.08%	60.29%	–56.63%
Ratios/Supplemental Data
Net Assets, End of Period (Millions)	$6,801	$6,486	$4,761	$2,674	$1,508
Ratio of Total Expenses to
Average Net Assets	0.18%	0.20%	0.22%	0.27%	0.20%
Ratio of Net Investment Income to
Average Net Assets	2.53%	2.38%	2.10%	2.29%	2.93%
Portfolio Turnover Rate⁴	8%	10%	12%	12%	20%

1 Calculated based on average shares outstanding.

2 Includes increases from redemption fees of $0.01, $0.02, $0.03, $0.01, and $0.06. Purchase and redemption fees were eliminated effective February 29, 2012, and May 23, 2012, respectively.

3 Total returns do not include transaction or account service fees that may have applied in the periods shown.

4 Excludes the value of portfolio securities received or delivered as a result of in-kind purchases or redemptions of the Fund’s capital shares, including ETF Creation Units.

Investing With Vanguard

This section of the prospectus explains the basics of doing business with Vanguard. Vanguard fund shares can be held directly with Vanguard or indirectly through an intermediary, such as a bank, a broker, or an investment advisor. If you hold Vanguard fund shares directly with Vanguard, you should carefully read each topic within this section that pertains to your relationship with Vanguard. If you hold Vanguard fund shares indirectly through an intermediary (including shares held through a Vanguard brokerage account), please see Investing With Vanguard Through Other Firms, and also refer to your account agreement with the intermediary for information about transacting in that account. Vanguard reserves the right to change the following policies without notice. Please call or check online for current information. See Contacting Vanguard.

For Vanguard fund shares held directly with Vanguard, each fund you hold in an account is a separate “fund account.” For example, if you hold three funds in a nonretirement account titled in your own name, two funds in a nonretirement account titled jointly with your spouse, and one fund in an individual retirement account, you have six fund accounts—and this is true even if you hold the same fund in multiple accounts. Note that each reference to “you” in this prospectus applies to any one or more registered account owners or persons authorized to transact on your account.

Purchasing Shares

Vanguard reserves the right, without notice, to increase or decrease the minimum amount required to open, convert shares to, or maintain a fund account, or to add to an existing fund account.

Investment minimums may differ for certain categories of investors.

Account Minimums for Investor Shares To open and maintain an account. $3,000.

Add to an existing account. Generally $100 (other than by Automatic Investment Plan, which has no established minimum).

Account Minimums for Admiral Shares

To open and maintain an account. $10,000. If you request Admiral Shares when you open a new account, but the investment amount does not meet the account minimum for Admiral Shares, your investment will be placed in Investor Shares of the Fund. Institutional clients should contact Vanguard for information on special eligibility rules that may apply to them.

Add to an existing account. Generally $100 (other than by Automatic Investment Plan, which has no established minimum).

How to Initiate a Purchase Request

Be sure to check Exchanging Shares, Frequent-Trading Limitations, and Other Rules You Should Know before placing your purchase request.

Online. You may open certain types of accounts, request a purchase of shares, and request an exchange through our website or our mobile application if you are registered for online access.

By telephone. You may call Vanguard to begin the account registration process or request that the account-opening forms be sent to you. You may also call Vanguard to request a purchase of shares in your account or to request an exchange. See Contacting Vanguard.

By mail. You may send Vanguard your account registration form and check to open a new fund account. To add to an existing fund account, you may send your check with an Invest-by-Mail form (from a transaction confirmation or your account statement), with a deposit slip (available online), or with a written request. You may also send a written request to Vanguard to make an exchange. For a list of Vanguard addresses, see Contacting Vanguard.

How to Pay for a Purchase

By electronic bank transfer. You may purchase shares of a Vanguard fund through an electronic transfer of money from a bank account. To establish the electronic bank transfer option on an account, you must designate the bank account online, complete a special form, or fill out the appropriate section of your account registration form. After the option is set up on your account, you can purchase shares by electronic bank transfer on a regular schedule (Automatic Investment Plan) or from time to time. Your purchase request can be initiated online (if you are registered for online access), by telephone, or by mail.

By wire. Wiring instructions vary for different types of purchases. Please call Vanguard for instructions and policies on purchasing shares by wire. See Contacting Vanguard.

By check. You may make initial or additional purchases to your fund account by sending a check or through our mobile application if you are registered for online access. Also see How to Initiate a Purchase Request. Make your check payable to Vanguard and include the appropriate fund number (e.g., Vanguard—xx). For a list of Fund numbers (for Funds and share classes in this prospectus), see Additional Information.

By exchange. You may purchase shares of a Vanguard fund using the proceeds from the simultaneous redemption of shares of another Vanguard fund. You may initiate an exchange online (if you are registered for online access), by telephone, or by written request. See Exchanging Shares.

Trade Date

The trade date for any purchase request received in good order will depend on the day and time Vanguard receives your request, the manner in which you are paying, and the type of fund you are purchasing. Your purchase will be executed using the NAV as calculated on the trade date. NAVs are calculated only on days that the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) is open for trading (a business day).

For purchases by check into all funds other than money market funds, and for purchases by exchange, wire, or electronic bank transfer (not using an Automatic Investment Plan) into all funds: If the purchase request is received by Vanguard on a business day before the close of regular trading on the NYSE (generally 4 p.m., Eastern time), the trade date for the purchase will be the same day. If the purchase request is received on a business day after the close of regular trading on the NYSE, or on a nonbusiness day, the trade date for the purchase will be the next business day.

For purchases by check into money market funds: If the purchase request is received by Vanguard on a business day before the close of regular trading on the NYSE (generally 4 p.m., Eastern time), the trade date for the purchase will be the next business day. If the purchase request is received on a business day after the close of regular trading on the NYSE, or on a nonbusiness day, the trade date for the purchase will be the second business day following the day Vanguard receives the purchase request. Because money market instruments must be purchased with federal funds and it takes a money market mutual fund one business day to convert check proceeds into federal funds, the trade date for the purchase will be one business day later than for other funds.

For purchases by electronic bank transfer using an Automatic Investment Plan: Your trade date generally will be one business day before the date you designated for withdrawal from your bank account.

If your purchase request is not accurate and complete, it may be rejected. See Other Rules You Should Know—Good Order.

For further information about purchase transactions, consult our website at vanguard.com or see Contacting Vanguard.

Other Purchase Rules You Should Know

Admiral Shares. Please note that Admiral Shares generally are not available for:

• SIMPLE IRAs and Individual 403(b)(7) Custodial Accounts or

• Certain retirement plan accounts receiving special administrative services from

Vanguard, including Vanguard Individual 401(k) Plans.

Check purchases. All purchase checks must be written in U.S. dollars and must be drawn on a U.S. bank. Vanguard does not accept cash, traveler’s checks, or money

orders. In addition, Vanguard may refuse “starter checks” and checks that are not made payable to Vanguard.

New accounts. We are required by law to obtain from you certain personal information that we will use to verify your identity. If you do not provide the information, we may not be able to open your account. If we are unable to verify your identity, Vanguard reserves the right, without notice, to close your account or take such other steps as we deem reasonable.

Refused or rejected purchase requests. Vanguard reserves the right to stop selling fund shares or to reject any purchase request at any time and without notice, including, but not limited to, purchases requested by exchange from another Vanguard fund. This also includes the right to reject any purchase request because of a history of frequent trading by the investor or because the purchase may negatively affect a fund’s operation or performance.

Large purchases. Please call Vanguard before attempting to invest a large dollar amount.

No cancellations. Vanguard will not accept your request to cancel any purchase request once processing has begun. Please be careful when placing a purchase request.

Converting Shares

When a conversion occurs, you receive shares of one class in place of shares of another class of the same fund. At the time of conversion, the dollar value of the “new” shares you receive equals the dollar value of the “old” shares that were converted. In other words, the conversion has no effect on the value of your investment in the fund at the time of the conversion. However, the number of shares you own after the conversion may be greater than or less than the number of shares you owned before the conversion, depending on the net asset values of the two share classes.

A conversion between share classes of the same fund is a nontaxable event.

Trade Date

The trade date for any conversion request received in good order will depend on the day and time Vanguard receives your request. Your conversion will be executed using the NAVs of the different share classes on the trade date. NAVs are calculated only on days that the NYSE is open for trading (a business day).

For a conversion request (other than a request to convert to ETF Shares) received by Vanguard on a business day before the close of regular trading on the NYSE (generally 4 p.m., Eastern time), the trade date will be the same day. For a conversion request received on a business day after the close of regular trading on the NYSE, or on a nonbusiness day, the trade date will be the next business day. See Other Rules You Should Know.

Conversions From Investor Shares to Admiral Shares

Self-directed conversions. If your account balance in the Fund is at least $10,000, you may ask Vanguard to convert your Investor Shares to Admiral Shares. You may request a conversion through our website (if you are registered for online access), by telephone, or by mail. Institutional clients should contact Vanguard for information on special eligibility rules that may apply to them. See Contacting Vanguard.

Automatic conversions. Vanguard conducts periodic reviews of account balances and may, if your account balance in the Fund exceeds $10,000, automatically convert your Investor Shares to Admiral Shares. You will be notified before an automatic conversion occurs and will have an opportunity to instruct Vanguard not to effect the conversion. Institutional clients should contact Vanguard for information on special eligibility rules that may apply to them.

Conversions From Institutional Shares to Institutional Plus Shares

You are eligible for a self-directed conversion from another share class to Institutional Shares or Institutional Plus Shares of the Fund, provided that your account meets all eligibility requirements. You may request a conversion through our website (if you are registered for online access), or you may contact Vanguard by telephone or by mail to request this transaction. Accounts that qualify for Institutional Shares or Institutional Plus Shares will not be automatically converted.

Conversions to ETF Shares

Owners of conventional shares (i.e., not exchange-traded shares) issued by a Fund may convert those shares to ETF Shares of equivalent value of the same fund. Please note that investors who own conventional shares through a 401(k) plan or other employer-sponsored retirement or benefit plan generally may not convert those shares to ETF Shares and should check with their plan sponsor or recordkeeper. ETF Shares, whether acquired through a conversion or purchased on the secondary market, cannot be converted to conventional shares. Also, ETF Shares of one fund cannot be exchanged for ETF Shares of another fund.

ETF Shares must be held in a brokerage account. Thus, before converting conventional shares to ETF Shares, you must have an existing, or open a new, brokerage account. This account may be with Vanguard Brokerage Services^®(Vanguard Brokerage) or with any other brokerage firm.

Vanguard Brokerage does not impose a fee on conversions from conventional shares to Vanguard ETF Shares. However, other brokerage firms may charge a fee to process a conversion. Vanguard reserves the right, in the future, to impose a transaction fee on conversions or to limit or terminate the conversion privilege. For additional information on converting conventional shares to ETF Shares, please contact Vanguard to obtain a prospectus for ETF Shares. See Contacting Vanguard.

Mandatory Conversions to Another Share Class

If an account no longer meets the balance requirements for a share class, Vanguard may automatically convert the shares in the account to another share class, as appropriate. A decline in the account balance because of market movement may result in such a conversion. Vanguard will notify the investor in writing before any mandatory conversion occurs. Please note that mandatory conversions do not apply to ETF Shares.

Redeeming Shares

How to Initiate a Redemption Request

Be sure to check Exchanging Shares, Frequent-Trading Limitations, and Other Rules You Should Know before placing your redemption request.

Online. You may request a redemption of shares or request an exchange through our website or our mobile application if you are registered for online access.

By telephone. You may call Vanguard to request a redemption of shares or an exchange. See Contacting Vanguard.

By mail. You may send a written request to Vanguard to redeem from a fund account or to make an exchange. See Contacting Vanguard.

How to Receive Redemption Proceeds

By electronic bank transfer. You may have the proceeds of a fund redemption sent directly to a designated bank account. To establish the electronic bank transfer option on an account, you must designate a bank account online, complete a special form, or fill out the appropriate section of your account registration form. After the option is set up on your account, you can redeem shares by electronic bank transfer on a regular schedule (Automatic Withdrawal Plan) or from time to time. Your redemption request can be initiated online (if you are registered for online access), by telephone, or by mail.

By wire. To receive your proceeds by wire, you may instruct Vanguard to wire your redemption proceeds ($100 minimum) to a previously designated bank account. To establish the wire redemption option, you generally must designate a bank account online, complete a special form, or fill out the appropriate section of your account registration form.

By exchange. You may have the proceeds of a Vanguard fund redemption invested directly in shares of another Vanguard fund. You may initiate an exchange online (if you are registered for online access), by telephone, or by written request. See Exchanging Shares.

By check. If you have not chosen another redemption method, Vanguard will mail you a redemption check, generally payable to all registered account owners, normally within two business days of your trade date, generally to the address of record.

Trade Date

The trade date for any redemption request received in good order will depend on the day and time Vanguard receives your request and the manner in which you are redeeming. Your redemption will be executed using the NAV as calculated on the trade date. NAVs are calculated only on days that the NYSE is open for trading (a business day).

For redemptions by check, exchange, or wire: If the redemption request is received by Vanguard on a business day before the close of regular trading on the NYSE (generally 4 p.m., Eastern time), the trade date will be the same day. If the redemption request is received on a business day after the close of regular trading on the NYSE, or on a nonbusiness day, the trade date will be the next business day.

• Note on timing of wire redemptions from money market funds: For telephone requests received by Vanguard on a business day before 10:45 a.m., Eastern time (2 p.m., Eastern time, for Vanguard Prime Money Market Fund), the redemption proceeds generally will leave Vanguard by the close of business the same day. For telephone requests received by Vanguard on a business day after those cut-off times, or on a nonbusiness day, and for all requests other than by telephone, the redemption proceeds generally will leave Vanguard by the close of business on the next business day.

• Note on timing of wire redemptions from all other funds: For requests received by Vanguard on a business day before the close of regular trading on the NYSE (generally 4 p.m., Eastern time), the redemption proceeds generally will leave Vanguard by the close of business on the next business day. For requests received by Vanguard on a business day after the close of regular trading on the NYSE, or on a nonbusiness day, the redemption proceeds generally will leave Vanguard by the close of business on the second business day after Vanguard receives the request.

For redemptions by electronic bank transfer using an Automatic Withdrawal Plan: Your trade date generally will be the date you designated for withdrawal of funds (redemption of shares) from your Vanguard account. Proceeds of redeemed shares generally will be credited to your designated bank account two business days after your trade date. If the date you designated for withdrawal of funds from your Vanguard account falls on a weekend, holiday, or other nonbusiness day, your trade date generally will be the previous business day.

For redemptions by electronic bank transfer not using an Automatic Withdrawal Plan: If the redemption request is received by Vanguard on a business day before the

close of regular trading on the NYSE (generally 4 p.m., Eastern time), the trade date will be the same day. If the redemption request is received on a business day after the close of regular trading on the NYSE, or on a nonbusiness day, the trade date will be the next business day.

If your redemption request is not accurate and complete, it may be rejected. If we are unable to send your redemption proceeds by wire or electronic bank transfer because the receiving institution rejects the transfer, Vanguard will make additional efforts to complete your transaction. If Vanguard is still unable to complete the transaction, we may send the proceeds of the redemption to you by check, generally payable to all registered account owners, or use your proceeds to purchase new shares of the fund from which you sold shares for the purpose of the wire or electronic bank transfer transaction. See Other Rules You Should Know—Good Order.

For further information about redemption transactions, consult our website at vanguard.com or see Contacting Vanguard.

Other Redemption Rules You Should Know

Documentation for certain accounts. Special documentation may be required to redeem from certain types of accounts, such as trust, corporate, nonprofit, or retirement accounts. Please call us before attempting to redeem from these types of accounts.

Potentially disruptive redemptions. Vanguard reserves the right to pay all or part of a redemption in kind—that is, in the form of securities—if we reasonably believe that a cash redemption would negatively affect the fund’s operation or performance or that the shareholder may be engaged in market-timing or frequent trading. Under these circumstances, Vanguard also reserves the right to delay payment of the redemption proceeds for up to seven calendar days. By calling us before you attempt to redeem a large dollar amount, you may avoid in-kind or delayed payment of your redemption. Please see Frequent-Trading Limitations for information about Vanguard’s policies to limit frequent trading.

Recently purchased shares. Although you can redeem shares at any time, proceeds may not be made available to you until the fund collects payment for your purchase. This may take up to seven calendar days for shares purchased by check or by electronic bank transfer. If you have written a check on a fund with checkwriting privileges, that check may be rejected if your fund account does not have a sufficient available balance.

Share certificates. Share certificates are no longer issued for Vanguard funds. Shares currently held in certificates cannot be redeemed, exchanged, converted, or transferred (reregistered) until you return the certificates (unsigned) to Vanguard by registered mail. For the correct address, see Contacting Vanguard.

Address change. If you change your address online or by telephone, there may be up to a 14-day restriction on your ability to request check redemptions online and by telephone. You can request a redemption in writing at any time. Confirmations of address changes are sent to both the old and new addresses.

Payment to a different person or address. At your request, we can make your redemption check payable, or wire your redemption proceeds, to a different person or send it to a different address. However, this generally requires the written consent of all registered account owners and may require a signature guarantee or a notarized signature. You may obtain a signature guarantee from some commercial or savings banks, credit unions, trust companies, or member firms of a U.S. stock exchange.

No cancellations. Vanguard will not accept your request to cancel any redemption request once processing has begun. Please be careful when placing a redemption request.

Emergency circumstances. Vanguard funds can postpone payment of redemption proceeds for up to seven calendar days. In addition, Vanguard funds can suspend redemptions and/or postpone payments of redemption proceeds beyond seven calendar days at times when the NYSE is closed or during emergency circumstances, as determined by the SEC.

Exchanging Shares

An exchange occurs when you use the proceeds from the redemption of shares of one Vanguard fund to simultaneously purchase shares of a different Vanguard fund. You can make exchange requests online (if you are registered for online access), by telephone, or by written request. See Purchasing Shares and Redeeming Shares.

If the NYSE is open for regular trading (generally until 4 p.m., Eastern time, on a business day) at the time an exchange request is received in good order, the trade date generally will be the same day. See Other Rules You Should Know—Good Order for additional information on all transaction requests.

Vanguard will not accept your request to cancel any exchange request once processing has begun. Please be careful when placing an exchange request.

Please note that Vanguard reserves the right, without notice, to revise or terminate the exchange privilege, limit the amount of any exchange, or reject an exchange, at any time, for any reason. See Frequent-Trading Limitations for additional restrictions on exchanges.

Frequent-Trading Limitations

Because excessive transactions can disrupt management of a fund and increase the fund’s costs for all shareholders, the board of trustees of each Vanguard fund places

certain limits on frequent trading in the funds. Each Vanguard fund (other than money market funds and short-term bond funds) limits an investor’s purchases or exchanges into a fund account for 60 calendar days after the investor has redeemed or exchanged out of that fund account. ETF Shares are not subject to these frequent-trading limits.

For Vanguard Retirement Investment Program pooled plans, the limitations apply to exchanges made online or by phone.

These frequent-trading limitations do not apply to the following:

• Purchases of shares with reinvested dividend or capital gains distributions.

• Transactions through Vanguard’s Automatic Investment Plan, Automatic Exchange Service, Direct Deposit Service, Automatic Withdrawal Plan, Required Minimum Distribution Service, and Vanguard Small Business Online^®.

• Redemptions of shares to pay fund or account fees.

• Transaction requests submitted by mail to Vanguard from shareholders who hold their accounts directly with Vanguard or through a Vanguard brokerage account. (Transaction requests submitted by fax, if otherwise permitted, are subject to the limitations.)

• Transfers and reregistrations of shares within the same fund.

• Purchases of shares by asset transfer or direct rollover.

• Conversions of shares from one share class to another in the same fund.

• Checkwriting redemptions.

• Section 529 college savings plans.

• Certain approved institutional portfolios and asset allocation programs, as well as trades made by Vanguard funds that invest in other Vanguard funds. (Please note that shareholders of Vanguard’s funds of funds are subject to the limitations.)

For participants in employer-sponsored defined contribution plans,* the frequent-trading limitations do not apply to:

• Purchases of shares with participant payroll or employer contributions or loan repayments.

• Purchases of shares with reinvested dividend or capital gains distributions.

• Distributions, loans, and in-service withdrawals from a plan.

• Redemptions of shares as part of a plan termination or at the direction of the plan.

• Automated transactions executed during the first six months of a participant’s enrollment in the Vanguard Managed Account Program.

• Redemptions of shares to pay fund or account fees.

• Share or asset transfers or rollovers.

• Reregistrations of shares.

• Conversions of shares from one share class to another in the same fund.

• Exchange requests submitted by written request to Vanguard. (Exchange requests

submitted by fax, if otherwise permitted, are subject to the limitations.)

* The following Vanguard fund accounts are subject to the frequent-trading limitations: SEP-IRAs, SIMPLE IRAs, certain Individual 403(b)(7) Custodial Accounts, and Vanguard Individual 401(k) Plans.

Accounts Held by Institutions (Other Than Defined Contribution Plans)

Vanguard will systematically monitor for frequent trading in institutional clients’ accounts. If we detect suspicious trading activity, we will investigate and take appropriate action, which may include applying to a client’s accounts the 60-day policy previously described, prohibiting a client’s purchases of fund shares, and/or revoking the client’s exchange privilege.

Accounts Held by Intermediaries

When intermediaries establish accounts in Vanguard funds for the benefit of their clients, we cannot always monitor the trading activity of the individual clients. However, we review trading activity at the intermediary (omnibus) level, and if we detect suspicious activity, we will investigate and take appropriate action. If necessary, Vanguard may prohibit additional purchases of fund shares by an intermediary, including for the benefit of certain of the intermediary’s clients. Intermediaries also may monitor their clients’ trading activities with respect to Vanguard funds.

For those Vanguard funds that charge purchase and/or redemption fees, intermediaries will be asked to assess these fees on client accounts and remit these fees to the funds. The application of purchase and redemption fees and frequent-trading limitations may vary among intermediaries. There are no assurances that Vanguard will successfully identify all intermediaries or that intermediaries will properly assess purchase and redemption fees or administer frequent-trading limitations. If you invest with Vanguard through an intermediary, please read that firm’s materials carefully to learn of any other rules or fees that may apply.

Other Rules You Should Know

Prospectus and Shareholder Report Mailings

request individual prospectuses and reports by contacting our Client Services Department in writing, by telephone, or online.

Vanguard.com

Registration. If you are a registered user of vanguard.com, you can review your account holdings; buy, sell, or exchange shares of most Vanguard funds; and perform most other transactions through our website. You must register for this service online.

Electronic delivery. Vanguard can deliver your account statements, transaction confirmations, prospectuses, and shareholder reports electronically. If you are a registered user of vanguard.com, you can consent to the electronic delivery of these documents by logging on and changing your mailing preferences under “Account Maintenance.” You can revoke your electronic consent at any time through our website, and we will begin to send paper copies of these documents within 30 days of receiving your revocation.

Telephone Transactions

Automatic. When we set up your account, we’ll automatically enable you to do business with us by telephone, unless you instruct us otherwise in writing.

Tele-Account^®. To obtain fund and account information through Vanguard’s automated telephone service, you must first establish a Personal Identification Number (PIN) by calling Tele-Account at 800-662-6273.

Proof of a caller’s authority. We reserve the right to refuse a telephone request if the caller is unable to provide the requested information or if we reasonably believe that the caller is not an individual authorized to act on the account. Before we allow a caller to act on an account, we may request the following information:

• Authorization to act on the account (as the account owner or by legal documentation or other means).

• Account registration and address.

• Fund name and account number, if applicable.

• Other information relating to the caller, the account owner, or the account.

Good Order

We reserve the right to reject any transaction instructions that are not in “good order.” Good order generally means that your instructions:

• Are provided by the person(s) authorized in accordance with Vanguard’s policies and procedures to access the account and request transactions.

• Include the fund name and account number.

• Include the amount of the transaction (stated in dollars, shares, or percentage).

Written instructions also must include:

• Signature guarantees or notarized signatures, if required for the type of transaction.

(Call Vanguard for specific requirements.)

• Any supporting documentation that may be required.

The requirements vary among types of accounts and transactions. For more information, consult our website at vanguard.com or see Contacting Vanguard.

Vanguard reserves the right, without notice, to revise the requirements for good order.

Future Trade-Date Requests

Vanguard does not accept requests to hold a purchase, conversion, redemption, or exchange transaction for a future date. All such requests will receive trade dates as previously described in Purchasing Shares, Converting Shares, Redeeming Shares, and

Exchanging Shares. Vanguard reserves the right to return future-dated purchase checks.

Accounts With More Than One Owner

If an account has more than one owner or authorized person, Vanguard generally will accept instructions from any one owner or authorized person.

Responsibility for Fraud

Vanguard will not be responsible for any account losses because of fraud if we reasonably believe that the person transacting business on an account is authorized to do so. Please take precautions to protect yourself from fraud. Keep your account information private, and immediately review any account statements or other information that we provide to you. It is important that you contact Vanguard immediately about any transactions or changes to your account that you believe to be unauthorized.

Uncashed Checks

Please cash your distribution or redemption checks promptly. Vanguard will not pay interest on uncashed checks.

Dormant Accounts

If your account has no activity in it for a period of time, Vanguard may be required to transfer it to a state under the state’s abandoned property law.

Unusual Circumstances

If you experience difficulty contacting Vanguard online or by telephone, you can send us your transaction request by regular or express mail. See Contacting Vanguard for addresses.

Investing With Vanguard Through Other Firms

You may purchase or sell shares of most Vanguard funds through a financial intermediary, such as a bank, a broker, or an investment advisor. Please consult your financial intermediary to determine which, if any, shares are available through that firm and to learn about other rules that may apply.

Please see Frequent-Trading Limitations—Accounts Held by Intermediaries for information about the assessment of any purchase or redemption fees and the monitoring of frequent trading for accounts held by intermediaries.

Account Service Fee

Vanguard charges a $20 account service fee on fund accounts that have a balance below $10,000 for any reason, including market fluctuation. The account service fee applies to both retirement and nonretirement fund accounts and will be assessed on fund accounts in all Vanguard funds, regardless of a fund’s minimum initial investment amount. The fee, which will be collected by redeeming fund shares in the amount of $20, will be deducted from a fund account only once per calendar year.

If you register on vanguard.com and elect to receive electronic delivery of statements, reports, and other materials for all of your fund accounts, the account service fee for balances below $10,000 will not be charged, so long as that election remains in effect.

The account service fee also does not apply to the following:

• Money market sweep accounts owned in connection with a Vanguard Brokerage Services^®account.

• Accounts held through intermediaries.

• Accounts held by Voyager, Voyager Select, and Flagship clients. Eligibility is based

on total household assets held at Vanguard, with a minimum of $50,000 to qualify for Vanguard Voyager Services^®, $500,000 for Vanguard Voyager Select Services^®, and $1 million for Vanguard Flagship Services^®. Vanguard determines eligibility by aggregating assets of all qualifying accounts held by the investor and immediate family members who reside at the same address. Aggregate assets include investments in Vanguard mutual funds, Vanguard ETFs^®, certain annuities through Vanguard, the Vanguard 529 Plan, and certain small-business accounts. Assets in employer-sponsored retirement plans for which Vanguard provides recordkeeping services may be included in determining eligibility if the investor also has a personal account holding Vanguard mutual funds. Note that assets held in a Vanguard Brokerage Services account (other than Vanguard funds, including Vanguard ETFs) are not included when determining a household’s eligibility.

• Participant accounts in employer-sponsored defined contribution plans.* Please consult your enrollment materials for the rules that apply to your account.

• Section 529 college savings plans.

* The following Vanguard fund accounts have alternative fee structures: SIMPLE IRAs, certain Individual 403(b)(7) Custodial Accounts, Vanguard Retirement Investment Program pooled plans, and Vanguard Individual 401(k) Plans.

Low-Balance Accounts

Each Fund reserves the right to liquidate a fund account whose balance falls below the minimum initial investment for any reason, including market fluctuation. This policy applies to nonretirement fund accounts and accounts that are held through intermediaries.

Right to Change Policies

In addition to the rights expressly stated elsewhere in this prospectus, Vanguard reserves the right, without notice, to (1) alter, add, or discontinue any conditions of purchase (including eligibility requirements), redemption, exchange, conversion, service, or privilege at any time; (2) accept initial purchases by telephone; (3) freeze any account and/or suspend account services if Vanguard has received reasonable notice of a dispute regarding the assets in an account, including notice of a dispute between the registered or beneficial account owners, or if Vanguard reasonably believes a fraudulent transaction may occur or has occurred; (4) temporarily freeze any account and/or suspend account services upon initial notification to Vanguard of the death of the shareholder until Vanguard receives required documentation in good order; (5) alter, impose, discontinue, or waive any purchase fee, redemption fee, account service fee, or other fees charged to a group of shareholders; and (6) redeem an account or suspend account privileges, without the owner’s permission to do so, in cases of threatening conduct or activity Vanguard believes to be suspicious, fraudulent, or illegal. Changes may affect any or all investors. These actions will be taken when, at the sole discretion of Vanguard management, Vanguard reasonably believes they are deemed to be in the best interest of a fund.

Share Classes

Vanguard reserves the right, without notice, to change the eligibility requirements of its share classes, including the types of clients who are eligible to purchase each share class.

Fund and Account Updates

Confirmation Statements

We will send (or provide through our website, whichever you prefer) a confirmation of your trade date and the amount of your transaction when you buy, sell, exchange, or convert shares. However, we will not send confirmations reflecting only checkwriting redemptions or the reinvestment of dividend or capital gains distributions. For any month in which you had a checkwriting redemption, a Checkwriting Activity Statement will be sent to you itemizing the checkwriting redemptions for that month. Promptly review each confirmation statement that we provide to you. It is important that you contact Vanguard immediately with any questions you may have about any transaction reflected on a confirmation statement, or Vanguard will consider the transaction properly processed.

Portfolio Summaries

We will send (or provide through our website, whichever you prefer) quarterly portfolio summaries to help you keep track of your accounts throughout the year. Each summary shows the market value of your account at the close of the statement period, as well as all distributions, purchases, redemptions, exchanges, transfers, and conversions for the current calendar quarter. Promptly review each summary that we provide to you. It is important that you contact Vanguard immediately with any questions you may have about any transaction reflected on the summary, or Vanguard will consider the transaction properly processed.

Tax Information Statements

For most accounts, we are required to provide annual tax forms to assist you in preparing your income tax returns. These forms, which are generally mailed in January, will report the previous year’s dividends, capital gains distributions, proceeds from the sale of shares from taxable accounts, and distributions from IRAs and other retirement plans. Registered users of vanguard.com can also view these forms through our website. Vanguard may also provide you with additional tax-related documentation. For more information, consult our website at vanguard.com or see Contacting Vanguard.

Annual and Semiannual Reports

We will send (or provide through our website, whichever you prefer) reports about Vanguard International Stock Index Funds Funds twice a year, in June and December. These reports include overviews of the financial markets and provide the following specific Fund information:

• Performance assessments and comparisons with industry benchmarks.

• Financial statements with listings of Fund holdings.


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The Vanguard Emerging Markets Stock Index Fund is not in any way, sponsored, endorsed, sold or promoted by FTSE International Limited (“FTSE”) the London Stock Exchange Group companies (“LSEG”) (together the “Licensor Parties”) and none of the Licensor Parties make any claim, prediction, warranty or representation whatsoever, expressly or impliedly, either as to (i) the results to be obtained from the use of the FTSE Emerging Transition Index (the “Index”) (upon which the Vanguard Emerging Markets Stock Index Fund is based), (ii) the figure at which the Index is said to stand at any particular time on any particular day or otherwise, or (iii) the suitability of the Index for the purpose to which it is being put in connection with the Vanguard Emerging Markets Stock Index Fund. None of the Licensor Parties shall be (a) liable (whether in negligence or otherwise) to any person for any error in the index or (b) under any obligation to advise any person of any error therein. All rights in the Index vest in FTSE. “FTSE^®” is a trademark of the LSEG and is used by FTSE under licence.

THESE FUNDS ARE NOT SPONSORED, ENDORSED, SOLD OR PROMOTED BY MSCI INC. (“MSCI”), ANY OF ITS AFFILIATES, ANY OF ITS DIRECT OR INDIRECT INFORMATION PROVIDERS OR ANY OTHER THIRD PARTY INVOLVED IN, OR RELATED TO, COMPILING, COMPUTING OR CREATING ANY MSCI INDEX (COLLECTIVELY, THE “MSCI PARTIES”). THE MSCI INDEXES ARE THE EXCLUSIVE PROPERTY OF MSCI. MSCI AND THE MSCI INDEX NAMES ARE SERVICE MARK(S) OF MSCI OR ITS AFFILIATES AND HAVE BEEN LICENSED FOR USE FOR CERTAIN PURPOSES BY VANGUARD. NONE OF THE MSCI PARTIES MAKES ANY REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, TO THE OWNERS OF THESE FUNDS OR ANY MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC REGARDING THE ADVISABILITY OF INVESTING IN FUNDS GENERALLY OR IN THESE FUNDS PARTICULARLY OR THE ABILITY OF ANY MSCI INDEX TO TRACK CORRESPONDING STOCK MARKET PERFORMANCE. MSCI OR ITS AFFILIATES ARE THE LICENSORS OF CERTAIN TRADEMARKS, SERVICE MARKS AND TRADE NAMES AND OF THE MSCI INDEXES WHICH ARE DETERMINED, COMPOSED AND CALCULATED BY MSCI WITHOUT REGARD TO THESE FUNDS OR THE ISSUER OR OWNER OF THESE FUNDS. NONE OF THE MSCI PARTIES HAS ANY OBLIGATION TO TAKE THE NEEDS OF THE ISSUERS OR OWNERS OF THESE FUNDS INTO CONSIDERATION IN DETERMINING, COMPOSING OR CALCULATING THE MSCI INDEXES. NONE OF THE MSCI PARTIES IS RESPONSIBLE FOR OR HAS PARTICIPATED IN THE DETERMINATION OF THE TIMING OF, PRICES AT, OR QUANTITIES OF THESE FUNDS TO BE ISSUED OR IN THE DETERMINATION OR CALCULATION OF THE CONSIDERATION INTO WHICH THESE FUNDS ARE REDEEMABLE. NONE OF THE MSCI PARTIES HAS ANY OBLIGATION OR LIABILITY TO THE OWNERS OF THESE FUNDS IN CONNECTION WITH THE ADMINISTRATION, MARKETING OR OFFERING OF THESE FUNDS.

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Glossary of Investment Terms

Active Management. An investment approach that seeks to exceed the average returns of a particular financial market or market segment. Active managers rely on research, market forecasts, and their own judgment and experience in selecting securities to buy and sell.

Capital Gains Distribution. Payment to mutual fund shareholders of gains realized on securities that a fund has sold at a profit, minus any realized losses.

Cash Investments. Cash deposits, short-term bank deposits, and money market instruments that include U.S. Treasury bills and notes, bank certificates of deposit (CDs), repurchase agreements, commercial paper, and banker’s acceptances.

Common Stock. A security representing ownership rights in a corporation. A stockholder is entitled to share in the company’s profits, some of which may be paid out as dividends.

Dividend Distribution. Payment to mutual fund shareholders of income from interest or dividends generated by a fund’s investments.

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

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

Indexing. A low-cost investment strategy in which a mutual fund attempts to track—rather than outperform—a specified market benchmark, or “index.”

Median Market Capitalization. An indicator of the size of companies in which a fund invests; the midpoint of market capitalization (market price x shares outstanding) of a fund’s stocks, weighted by the proportion of the fund’s assets invested in each stock. Stocks representing half of the fund’s assets have market capitalizations above the median, and the rest are below it.

Mutual Fund. An investment company that pools the money of many people and invests it in a variety of securities in an effort to achieve a specific objective over time.

Principal. The face value of a debt instrument or the amount of money put into an investment.

Securities. Stocks, bonds, money market instruments, and other investments.

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If you would like more information about Vanguard International Stock Index Funds, the following documents are available free upon request:

Annual/Semiannual Reports to Shareholders

Additional information about the Funds’ investments is available in the Funds’ annual and semiannual reports to shareholders. In the annual reports, you will find a discussion of the market conditions and investment strategies that significantly affected the Funds’ performance during their last fiscal year.

Statement of Additional Information (SAI)

The SAI provides more detailed information about the Funds and is incorporated by reference into (and thus legally a part of) this prospectus.

To receive a free copy of the latest annual or semiannual reports or the SAI, or to request additional information about the Funds or other Vanguard funds, please visit vanguard.com or contact us as follows:

The Vanguard Group

Investor Information Department P.O. Box 2600 Valley Forge, PA 19482-2600 Telephone: 800-662-7447 (SHIP)

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If you are a current Vanguard shareholder and would like information about your account, account transactions, and/or account statements, please call:

Client Services Department Telephone: 800-662-2739 (CREW)

Text telephone for people with hearing impairment: 800-749-7273

Information Provided by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)

You can review and copy information about the Funds (including the SAI) at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. To find out more about this public service, call the SEC at 202-551-8090. Reports and other information about the Funds are also available in the EDGAR database on the SEC’s website at sec.gov, or you can receive copies of this information, for a fee, by electronic request at the following e-mail address: publicinfo@sec.gov, or by writing the Public Reference Section, Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, DC 20549-1520.

Funds’ Investment Company Act file number: 811-05972

Vanguard European Stock Index Fund

Investment Objective

The Fund seeks to track the performance of a benchmark index that measures the investment return of stocks issued by companies located in the major markets of Europe.

Fees and Expenses

The following table describes the fees and expenses you may pay if you buy and hold Investor Shares of the Fund.


Shareholder Fees
(Fees paid directly from your investment)

Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases	None
Purchase Fee	None
Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Reinvested Dividends	None
Redemption Fee	None

Annual Fund Operating Expenses

(Expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)


Management Expenses	0.22%
12b-1 Distribution Fee	None
Other Expenses	0.04%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses	0.26%

Example

The following example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund’s Investor Shares with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. It illustrates the hypothetical expenses that you would incur over various periods if you invest $10,000 in the Fund’s shares. This example assumes that the Shares provide a return of 5% a year and that total annual fund operating expenses remain as stated in the preceding table. The results apply whether or not you redeem your investment at the end of the given period. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:


1 Year	3 Years	5 Years	10 Years
$27	$84	$146	$331

Portfolio Turnover

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in more taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the previous expense example, reduce the Fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 7%.

Primary Investment Strategies

Primary Risks

• Currency risk, which is the chance that the value of a foreign investment, measured in U.S. dollars, will decrease because of unfavorable changes in currency exchange rates.

An investment in the Fund is not a deposit of a bank and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency.

Annual Total Returns

The following bar chart and table are intended to help you understand the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows how the performance of the Fund‘s Investor Shares has varied from one calendar year to another over the periods shown. The table shows how the average annual total returns compare with those of the Fund‘s target index, which has investment characteristics similar to those of the Fund. MSCI Europe Index returns are adjusted for withholding taxes. Keep in mind that the Fund’s past performance does not indicate how the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information is available on our website at vanguard.com/performance or by calling Vanguard toll-free at 800-662-7447.

Annual Total Returns — Vanguard European Stock Index Fund Investor Shares


Average Annual Total Returns for Periods Ended December 31, 2012
	1 Year	5 Years	10 Years
Vanguard European Stock Index Fund Investor Shares	20.80%	–3.97%	8.55%
MSCI Europe Index
(reflects no deduction for fees or expenses)	19.12%	–4.34%	8.37%

Vanguard Pacific Stock Index Fund

Investment Objective

The Fund seeks to track the performance of a benchmark index that measures the investment return of stocks issued by companies located in the major markets of the Pacific region.

Fees and Expenses

The following table describes the fees and expenses you may pay if you buy and hold Investor Shares of the Fund.


Shareholder Fees
(Fees paid directly from your investment)

Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases	None
Purchase Fee	None
Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Reinvested Dividends	None
Redemption Fee	None

Annual Fund Operating Expenses

(Expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)


Management Expenses	0.21%
12b-1 Distribution Fee	None
Other Expenses	0.05%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses	0.26%

Example


1 Year	3 Years	5 Years	10 Years
$27	$84	$146	$331

Portfolio Turnover

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in more taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the previous expense example, reduce the Fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 4%.

Primary Investment Strategies

Primary Risks

• Currency risk, which is the chance that the value of a foreign investment, measured in U.S. dollars, will decrease because of unfavorable changes in currency exchange rates.

An investment in the Fund is not a deposit of a bank and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency.

Annual Total Returns

The following bar chart and table are intended to help you understand the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows how the performance of the Fund‘s Investor Shares has varied from one calendar year to another over the periods shown. The table shows how the average annual total returns compare with those of the Fund‘s target index, which has investment characteristics similar to those of the Fund. MSCI Pacific Index returns are adjusted for withholding taxes. Keep in mind that the Fund’s past performance does not indicate how the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information is available on our website at vanguard.com/performance or by calling Vanguard toll-free at 800-662-7447.

Annual Total Returns — Vanguard Pacific Stock Index Fund Investor Shares

During the periods shown in the bar chart, the highest return for a calendar quarter was 23.90% (quarter ended June 30, 2009), and the lowest return for a quarter was –17.89% (quarter ended September 30, 2008).


Average Annual Total Returns for Periods Ended December 31, 2012
	1 Year	5 Years	10 Years
Vanguard Pacific Stock Index Fund Investor Shares	15.49%	–1.77%	8.03%
MSCI Pacific Index
(reflects no deduction for fees or expenses)	14.42%	–2.01%	7.99%

Investment Advisor

The Vanguard Group, Inc.

Portfolio Manager

Michael H. Buek, CFA, Principal of Vanguard. He has managed the Fund since 1997.

Tax Information

The Fund’s distributions will be reinvested in additional Fund shares and accumulate on a tax-deferred basis if you are investing through an employer-sponsored retirement or savings plan. You will not owe taxes on these distributions until you begin withdrawals from the plan. You should consult your plan administrator, your plan’s Summary Plan Description, or your tax advisor about the tax consequences of plan withdrawals.

Payments to Financial Intermediaries

The Fund and its investment advisor do not pay financial intermediaries for sales of Fund shares.

Vanguard Emerging Markets Stock Index Fund

Investment Objective

The Fund seeks to track the performance of a benchmark index that measures the investment return of stocks issued by companies located in emerging market countries.

Fees and Expenses

The following table describes the fees and expenses you may pay if you buy and hold Investor Shares of the Fund.


Shareholder Fees
(Fees paid directly from your investment)

Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases	None
Purchase Fee	None
Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Reinvested Dividends	None
Redemption Fee	None

Annual Fund Operating Expenses

(Expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)


Management Expenses	0.24%
12b-1 Distribution Fee	None
Other Expenses	0.09%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses	0.33%

Example


1 Year	3 Years	5 Years	10 Years
$34	$106	$185	$418

Portfolio Turnover

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in more taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the previous expense example, reduce the Fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 8%.

Primary Investment Strategies

Primary Risks

therefore the Fund’s, heavy exposure to China, Brazil, and Taiwan subjects the Fund to a higher degree of country risk than that of more geographically diversified international funds.

An investment in the Fund is not a deposit of a bank and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency.

Annual Total Returns

The following bar chart and table are intended to help you understand the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows how the performance of the Fund‘s Investor Shares has varied from one calendar year to another over the periods shown. The table shows how the average annual total returns compare with those of a relevant market index and another comparative index, which have investment characteristics similar to those of the Fund. MSCI Emerging Markets Index returns are adjusted for withholding taxes. Keep in mind that the Fund’s past performance does not indicate how the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information is available on our website at vanguard.com/performance or by calling Vanguard toll-free at 800-662-7447.

Annual Total Returns — Vanguard Emerging Markets Stock Index Fund Investor Shares

During the periods shown in the bar chart, the highest return for a calendar quarter was 34.14% (quarter ended June 30, 2009), and the lowest return for a quarter was –27.82% (quarter ended December 31, 2008).


Average Annual Total Returns for Periods Ended December 31, 2012
	1 Year	5 Years	10 Years
Vanguard Emerging Markets Stock Index Fund
Investor Shares	18.64%	–1.00%	16.20%
Comparative Indexes
(reflect no deduction for fees or expenses)
MSCI Emerging Markets Index	18.22%	–0.92%	16.52%
Spliced Emerging Markets Index	18.22	–0.92	16.54

Investment Advisor

The Vanguard Group, Inc.

Portfolio Manager

Michael Perre, Principal of Vanguard. He has managed the Fund since 2008.

Tax Information

Payments to Financial Intermediaries

The Fund and its investment advisor do not pay financial intermediaries for sales of Fund shares.

Investing in Index Funds

What Is Indexing?

Index funds typically have the following characteristics:

• Variety of investments. Most Vanguard index funds generally invest in the securities of a variety of companies and industries.

• Relative performance consistency. Because they seek to track market benchmarks, index funds usually do not perform dramatically better or worse than their benchmarks.

More on the Funds

This prospectus describes the primary risks you would face as a Fund shareholder. It is important to keep in mind one of the main axioms of investing: Generally, the higher the risk of losing money, the higher the potential reward. The reverse, also, is generally true: The lower the risk, the lower the potential reward. As you consider an investment in any mutual fund, you should take into account your personal tolerance for fluctuations in the securities markets. Look for this [flag] symbol throughout the prospectus. It is used to mark detailed information about the more significant risks that you would confront as a Fund shareholder. To highlight terms and concepts important to mutual fund investors, we have provided Plain Talk^®explanations along the way. Reading the prospectus will help you decide whether a Fund is the right investment for you. We suggest that you keep this prospectus for future reference.

This prospectus offers the Funds‘ Investor Shares and is intended for participants in employer-sponsored retirement or savings plans. Another version—for investors who would like to open a personal investment account—can be obtained on our website at vanguard.com or by calling Vanguard at 800-662-7447.