N-CSRS 1 admiral_final.htm

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM N-CSR

 

CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT

OF

REGISTERED MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES

 

Investment Company Act file number: 811-7043

 

Name of Registrant: Vanguard Admiral Funds

 

Address of Registrant:

P.O. Box 2600

Valley Forge, PA 19482

 

Name and address of agent for service:

Heidi Stam, Esquire

P.O. Box 876

Valley Forge, PA 19482

 

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

 

Date of fiscal year end: August 31

 

Date of reporting period: September 1, 2008– February 28, 2009

 

Item 1: Reports to Shareholders

 

 

 



 


>  The Federal Reserve reduced its target for the federal funds rate—the primary influence on the level of money market yields—from 2.00% to between 0% and 0.25% during the fiscal six months.

>  Returns for the Vanguard Money Market Funds ranged from 0.51% for the Treasury Money Market Fund to 1.16% for the Prime Money Market Fund’s Institutional Shares.

>  The low costs of Vanguard’s Money Market Funds helped them substantially outpace their peers.

 

Contents

 

 

 

Your Fund’s Total Returns

1

President’s Letter

2

Advisor’s Report

8

Prime Money Market Fund

10

Federal Money Market Fund

26

Treasury Money Market Fund

36

Admiral Treasury Money Market Fund

45

About Your Fund’s Expenses

54

Glossary

56

 

Please note: The opinions expressed in this report are just that—informed opinions. They should not be considered promises or advice. Also, please keep in mind that the information and opinions cover the period through the date on the front of this report. Of course, the risks of investing in your fund are spelled out in the prospectus.

 


Your Fund’s Total Returns

 

Six Months Ended February 28, 2009

 

 

 

 

Ticker

Total

7-Day SEC

 

Symbol

Returns

Yield1

Vanguard Prime Money Market Fund

 

 

 

Investor Shares

VMMXX

1.09%

1.15%

Average Money Market Fund2

 

0.56   

—   

Institutional Shares3

VMRXX

1.16   

1.30   

Average Institutional Money Market Fund2

 

0.75   

—   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Vanguard Federal Money Market Fund

VMFXX

0.88%

0.83%

Average Government Money Market Fund2

 

0.40   

—   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Vanguard Treasury Money Market Fund

VMPXX

0.51%

0.26%

iMoneyNet Money Fund Report’s Average 100% Treasury Fund2

 

0.17   

—   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Vanguard Admiral Treasury Money Market Fund

VUSXX

0.57%

0.53%

iMoneyNet Money Fund Report’s Average 100% Treasury Fund2

 

0.17   

—   

 

 

1  7-day SEC yield as of February 28, 2009. The yield of a money market fund more closely reflects the current earnings of the fund than its total return.

2  For the Prime and Federal Money Market Funds, peer-group returns are derived from data provided by Lipper Inc.; for the Treasury and Admiral Treasury Money Market Funds, peer-group returns are based on data provided by iMoneyNet, Inc.

3  This class of shares carries low expenses and is available for a minimum initial investment of $5 million.

 

 

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President’s Letter

 

Dear Shareholder,

The yield of your fund reacts quickly to changes in short-term interest rates. And, as I’m sure you are painfully aware from your review of the returns that our money market funds have delivered, during the fiscal six months ended February 28, 2009, the Federal Reserve drove short-term rates rapidly lower as one element of its plan to shore up the ailing financial system.

In this difficult environment, the Vanguard Money Market Funds served shareholders well: They continued to be a convenient source of high-quality, liquid assets that steered clear of questionable Wall Street products that have contributed to the financial world’s crisis of confidence.

A historic financial crisis, continuing deep recession, and a slump in stock prices not seen since the 1930s have produced a rush by investors to accumulate assets perceived to be both liquid and free of credit risk. Treasury securities have topped the list by far. The strong demand has led to lower yields on these securities, another factor affecting the yields of our funds.

At Vanguard, the flight to quality and liquidity has produced a steady inflow of cash into our money market funds, especially our Treasury funds. Because this can affect existing investor accounts by further reducing already-low yields, in January, we closed our Admiral Treasury and Treasury Money Market Funds to new accounts. In March, just after the close of the fiscal period, the maximum additional

 

 

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investment in these funds for current individual shareholders was reduced to $10,000 per day, per account, and institutional investors—including participants in employer-sponsored retirement plans—were no longer permitted to make additional purchases.

During the fiscal period, we elected to participate in the U.S. Treasury’s temporary guarantee program for money market funds, which, unless extended, is set to expire on April 30. (For details, see page 7.) Although the rock-solid credit quality of our money market funds has never been compromised—and we do not believe that our money market funds will ever need support—our funds agreed to participate in the Treasury’s program because we believed that our participation would help stabilize the credit markets in general and, therefore, would benefit all investors in money market funds.

Investors sought refuge in low-yield, but liquid, Treasuries

In the wake of the September collapse of Lehman Brothers, a leading Wall Street investment bank, credit markets deteriorated globally—a painful reminder of how intertwined markets have become and of how important trust is to keep them functioning. Lacking confidence, investors continued to seek the relative safety and liquidity of U.S. Treasury securities, driving prices up and yields down—the yields on short-term Treasury bills dropped briefly into negative territory—and producing two of the worst months ever for corporate bond returns, in September and October.

 

Market Barometer

 

 

 

 

Total Returns

 

Periods Ended February 28, 2009

 

Six Months

One Year

Five Years1

Bonds

 

 

 

Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Bond Index

 

 

 

(Broad taxable market)

1.88%

2.06%

4.00%

Barclays Capital Municipal Bond Index

0.05   

5.18   

3.13   

Citigroup 3-Month Treasury Bill Index

0.42   

1.31   

3.07   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stocks

 

 

 

Russell 1000 Index (Large-caps)

–42.25%

–43.62%

–6.38%

Russell 2000 Index (Small-caps)

–46.91   

–42.38   

–6.68   

Dow Jones Wilshire 5000 Index (Entire market)

–42.27   

–43.15   

–6.04   

MSCI All Country World Index ex USA (International)

–45.36   

–51.27   

–1.65   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CPI

 

 

 

Consumer Price Index

–3.15%

0.24%

2.65%

 

 

 

1 Annualized.

3

 

 


After several aggressive actions by the Federal Reserve Board and the Treasury—including lowering the target for the federal funds rate to a range of 0% to 0.25%—signs of a thaw began to emerge. January and February, for example, were the most active months for the issuance of investment-grade corporate bonds since 1995. Against this backdrop, the broad taxable bond market returned almost 2% for the six month period, while tax-exempt bonds were about flat.

Stocks fell steeply and broadly amid credit woes and slow growth

Stocks began the fiscal half-year inauspiciously and continued to decline as tight credit maintained its grip on business and major economies slipped into recession. Neither landmark programs to bolster financial institutions nor the $787 billion economic stimulus package signed into law in February served to boost investor confidence, which was already badly shaken after the U.S. stock market suffered its second-worst calendar-year performance ever.

For the six months ended February 28, U.S. equities overall returned about –42%. International stocks returned about –45%; emerging markets, which had boomed in recent years, were hit especially hard. The declines across the globe were notable for their speed, breadth, and magnitude. Volatility also increased dramatically, to levels not seen since the 1930s. For example, the period encompassed not only four of the worst but also two of the best U.S. trading days since 1928 (based on percentage losses and gains).

 

Expense Ratios1

 

 

Your Fund Compared With Its Peer Group

 

 

 

Fund

Peer-Group

 

Expense

Expense

Money Market Fund

Ratio

Ratio

Prime

 

 

Investor Shares

0.28%

0.89%

Institutional Shares

0.13   

0.44   

Federal

0.28   

0.80   

Treasury

0.28   

0.75   

Admiral Treasury

0.15   

0.75   

 

1  The fund expense ratios shown are from the prospectuses dated December 29, 2008, and represent estimated costs for the current fiscal year based on the funds' current net assets. For the six months ended February 28, 2009, the annualized expense ratios were 0.28% for the Prime Money Market Fund Investor Shares and 0.13% for the Institutional Shares; 0.27% for the Federal Money Market Fund; 0.27% for the Treasury Money Market Fund; and 0.14% for the Admiral Treasury Money Market Fund. Peer groups are: for the Prime Money Market Fund Investor Shares, the Average Money Market Fund; for the Prime Money Market Fund Institutional Shares, the Average Institutional Money Market Fund; for the Federal Money Market Fund, the Average Government Money Market Fund; for the Treasury and Admiral Treasury Money Market Funds, the Average U.S. Treasury Money Market Fund. The peer-group expense ratios are derived from data provided by Lipper Inc. and capture information through year-end 2008.

 

 

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A declining yield environment underscores the role of lower expenses

The yields of Vanguard’s money market mutual funds declined during the just-ended fiscal half-year, in response to Federal Reserve policy and investor demand for the safest of securities. For example, as of February 28, the Investor Shares of the Prime Money Market Fund, Vanguard’s largest money market fund, yielded 1.15%, about half their yield of six months earlier.

Our two Treasury funds showed the steepest decline in yields, reflecting the frantic demand for Treasury securities. As of February 28, the Treasury Money Market Fund’s yield was 0.26% (down from 1.67% six months earlier), and the Admiral Treasury Money Market Fund’s yield was 0.53% (versus 1.80%).

As yields have dropped lower, our low-cost structure—Vanguard funds have among the lowest costs in the industry—has become increasingly important. The math is simple: The lower a fund’s expenses, the less is deducted from a fund’s return and the more of that return is available for its shareholders. The cost advantage of Vanguard’s money market mutual funds is a key reason for their peer-beating returns during the period, as you can see in the table on page 4. The funds also outpaced the Citigroup 3-Month Treasury Bill Index, a theoretical construct bereft of operating costs.

 

 

Changes in Yields

 

 

 

 

7-Day SEC Yield

 

February 28,

August 31,

February 29,

Money Market Fund

2009

2008

2008

Prime

 

 

 

Investor Shares

1.15%

2.17%

3.71%

Institutional Shares

1.30   

2.32   

3.86   

Federal

0.83   

2.01   

3.65   

Treasury

0.26   

1.67   

2.96   

Admiral Treasury

0.53   

1.80   

3.11   

 

 

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To benefit from low costs, of course, a fund must have excellent management. Despite the frustratingly low yields produced by all money market mutual funds, your advisor—the Vanguard Fixed Income Group—has successfully navigated a money market environment that has presented historically unusual and difficult challenges. Your advisor was aided by the astute analysis provided by our credit team, which led our money market funds (and other Vanguard funds) to avoid new Wall Street creations, such as structured investment vehicles, that have proved to be detrimental to the soundness of the nation’s financial system.

A well-balanced portfolio can help even in tough times

As demonstrated over the last six months—and, indeed, throughout the nation’s financial crisis—the direction of the financial markets is outside of anyone’s control. But you can “control the controllables.”

For your money market fund, this means ensuring prudent management of such essential fund characteristics as credit quality, diversification, maturity, and liquidity. Such prudent management and our emphasis on low operating costs have allowed the Vanguard Money Market Funds to meet their objectives of preserving principal and liquidity while providing competitive returns.

For investors, taking control means developing a well-balanced portfolio that can include stocks, bonds, and money market assets in a mix that reflects their objectives, time horizon, and risk tolerance, and sticking with it. We’ve found that such an approach, which includes a periodic rebalancing of your portfolio when market forces throw your asset mix off track, has benefited long-term investors, even in turbulent markets.

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

Sincerely,

 


F. William McNabb III

President and Chief Executive Officer

March 11, 2009

 

 

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Details about the Treasury Temporary Guarantee Program for Money Market Funds

The Vanguard money market funds are participating in the U.S. Treasury’s temporary guarantee program, which provides a guarantee to money market fund shareholders based on the number of shares they owned at the close of business on September 19, 2008. Some details of the program:

• Any increase in the number of shares that an investor held after the close of business on September 19 will not be guaranteed.

• If a customer closes his or her account in the fund, any future investment in the fund will not be guaranteed.

• If the number of shares an investor holds fluctuates over the period, the investor will be covered for either the number of shares held as of the close of business on September 19, or the current amount, whichever is less. The program will expire on September 18, 2009, unless it is extended.

• Please note: During the six months ended February 28, 2009, all Vanguard money market funds participated in the Guarantee Program. In early April, Vanguard Treasury, Admiral Treasury, and Federal Money Market Funds, which were invested exclusively in government-backed securities at the end of March, chose to discontinue their participation after April 30.

 

 

 

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Advisor’s Report

 

During the six months ended February 28, 2009, the four Vanguard Money Market Funds produced returns ranging from 0.51% for the Treasury Money Market Fund to 1.16% for the Institutional Shares of the Prime Money Market Fund.

The investment environment

The recession deepened during the fiscal period, and spread around the globe. Balance sheets of financial institutions were impaired by significant losses stemming from illiquid positions in asset-backed and subprime-mortgage securities. The laws of supply and demand played out daily in the financial markets as institutions burdened with undesirable assets struggled to find liquidity. These dysfunctional markets led to lower prices, and relief came only when the federal government stepped in as the buyer of last resort.

The Federal Reserve has driven the federal funds target rate virtually as low as it can. This benchmark for short-term rates, which started the fiscal half-year at 2.00%, stood at a historic low of between 0% and 0.25% at the end of the period. The Fed inflated its balance sheet by buying assets, including highly rated commercial paper, and providing much needed liquidity to some of the highest-quality sectors in the market. The Fed also said it would consider purchasing U.S. Treasury securities in an effort to keep long-term interest rates from rising. In mid-March, after the end of the funds’ fiscal period, the Fed announced it would begin purchasing U.S. Treasury securities.

The management of the funds

Shortly after the financial crisis began in the summer of 2007, we began to build significant positions in the Prime Money Market Fund in Treasury and government agency securities. While these securities have less attractive yields than short-term corporate debt, their credit quality and liquidity characteristics are compelling reasons to continue to own them during these challenging times.

One of the most significant events during the past half-year was the federal government’s placement of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac under conservatorship and its commitment to provide additional funding to support their operations—thus strengthening the relationship between Fannie and Freddie and the government. These and other measures that made the two institutions integral to the government’s efforts to support the housing market increase our confidence in their ability to weather the current storm.

Closing the Treasury funds

In managing the Admiral Treasury Money Market Fund and the Treasury Money Market Fund, we faced an unusual set of challenges. Despite record sales of Treasury securities, demand routinely exceeded the available supply, driving

 

 

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some yields into negative territory. At first, this was a shock, but negative and super-low yields soon became routine.

Faced with the challenges posed by the extraordinary demand for Treasuries, we took steps to mitigate the risk to you. We aggressively managed cash flows into the funds to keep a host of potentially temporary investors from diluting our existing shareholders’ returns.

Ultimately, the Federal Reserve lowered its federal funds target to the rock-bottom 0%–0.25% range. Short-dated Treasury bills—the bulk of the two funds’ holdings—rarely trade above the federal funds target.

In response to this new reality, we chose to take steps that would allow us to continue to offer superior products to our long-term Vanguard shareholders. We knew that if we could reduce the funds’ cash inflows, we could target our reinvestment activity to periods when yields typically peak each week. In January, we closed the two funds to new investors, and later, just after the end of the fiscal period, we closed the funds to existing institutional investors, meaning they could no longer make additional purchases of fund shares. These were difficult decisions. But, in the environment we faced, they were necessary to maintain the quality of the funds for current investors.

 

The investment outlook

The Federal Reserve has announced that the federal funds rates will remain low for an extended period of time. We expect the Fed to continue this stance throughout 2009 and probably through 2010.

To take advantage of the steepness of the money market yield curve, we are maintaining a longer average maturity in the funds. We also expect to maintain significant positions in both Treasury and agency securities in the Prime Money Market Fund to limit the overall credit risk of that investment portfolio.

David R. Glocke, Principal

John C. Lanius, Portfolio Manager Vanguard Fixed Income Group

March 16, 2009

 

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Prime Money Market Fund

 

Fund Profile

As of February 28, 2009

 

Financial Attributes

 

 

 

Yield1

 

Investor Shares

1.15%

Institutional Shares

1.30%

Average Weighted Maturity

79 days

Average Quality2

Aa1

Expense Ratio3

 

Investor Shares

0.28%

Institutional Shares

0.13%

 

Distribution by Credit Quality2 (% of portfolio)

 

 

Aaa

53.9%

Aa

41.2   

A

4.9   

 

Sector Diversification (% of portfolio)

 

 

Finance

 

Commercial Paper

10.8%

Certificates of Deposit

36.2   

Treasury/Agency

50.6   

Other

2.4   

 

 

1  7-day SEC yield. See the Glossary.

2  Moody’s Investors Service.

3  The expense ratios shown are from the prospectuses dated December 29, 2008, and represent estimated costs for the current fiscal year based on the fund's current net assets. For the six months ended February 28, 2009, the annualized expense ratios were 0.28% for the Investor Shares and 0.13% for the Institutional Shares.

 

 

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Prime Money Market Fund

 

Performance Summary

 

Investment returns will fluctuate. All of the returns in this report represent past performance, which is not a guarantee of future results that may be achieved by the fund. (Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data cited. For performance data current to the most recent month-end, visit our website at www.vanguard.com/performance.) The returns shown do not reflect taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions. An investment in a money market fund is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. Although the fund seeks to preserve the value of your investment at $1 per share, it is possible to lose money by investing in the fund. (For details on the fund’s participation in the U.S. Treasury’s temporary guarantee program, please see the note on page 7.) The fund’s 7-day SEC yield reflects its current earnings more closely than do the average annual returns.

 

Fiscal-Year Total Returns (%): August 31, 1998–February 28, 2009

 

Prime Money

 

Fiscal

Market Fund

Average

Year

Investor Shares

Fund1

1999

5.0%

4.4%

2000

5.9   

5.3   

2001

5.4   

4.8   

2002

2.1   

1.4   

2003

1.1   

0.6   

2004

0.8   

0.4   

2005

2.3   

1.7   

2006

4.4   

3.7   

2007

5.2   

4.6   

2008

3.6   

3.0   

20092

1.1   

0.6   

7-day SEC yield (2/28/2009): 1.15%

 

 

 

 

Average Annual Total Returns: Periods Ended December 31, 2008

This table presents average annual total returns through the latest calendar quarter—rather than through the end of the fiscal period. Securities and Exchange Commission rules require that we provide this information.

 

 

 

Inception Date

One Year

Five Years

Ten Years

Investor Shares3

6/4/1975

2.77%

3.37%

3.48%

Institutional Shares

10/3/1989

2.93   

3.56   

3.67   

 

 

 

1  Returns for the Average Money Market Fund are derived from data provided by Lipper Inc.

2  Six months ended February 28, 2009.

3  Total returns do not include the account service fee that may be applicable to certain accounts with balances below $10,000.

Note: See Financial Highlights tables for dividend information.

 

 

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Prime Money Market Fund

 

Financial Statements (unaudited)

Statement of Net Assets

As of February 28, 2009

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

 

 

 

 

 

Face

Market

 

 

 

Maturity

Amount

Value

 

 

Yield1

Date

($000)

($000)

U.S. Government and Agency Obligations (50.3%)

2,3

Federal Home Loan Bank

2.076%

3/5/09

1,917,000

1,916,999

2,3

Federal Home Loan Bank

1.466%

3/29/09

4,640,000

4,640,000

3

Federal Home Loan Bank

3.044%

4/22/09

750,000

746,750

3

Federal Home Loan Bank

0.410%

5/4/09

518,000

517,622

3

Federal Home Loan Bank

0.410%

5/6/09

150,000

149,887

3

Federal Home Loan Bank

0.320%–1.816%

5/13/09

570,000

568,580

3

Federal Home Loan Bank

0.340%

6/1/09

1,470,000

1,468,723

3

Federal Home Loan Bank

0.857%

12/14/09

300,000

297,960

3

Federal Home Loan Bank

0.817%

12/15/09

150,000

149,037

3

Federal Home Loan Bank

0.836%

12/16/09

11,625

11,548

3

Federal Home Loan Bank

0.857%

12/29/09

300,000

297,854

3

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.

5.320%

3/18/09

178,800

178,640

3

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.

3.242%

3/30/09

365,000

364,062

3

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.

1.916%

4/14/09

238,500

237,946

3

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.

1.916%

4/15/09

185,300

184,860

3

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.

2.973%

4/20/09

300,000

298,779

3

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.

2.984%

4/27/09

950,000

945,578

3

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.

2.943%

5/1/09

2,220,000

2,209,091

3

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.

2.326%

5/4/09

383,806

382,237

3

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.

0.250%–0.300%

5/21/09

3,790,000

3,787,470

3

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.

1.766%

5/27/09

350,000

348,520

3

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.

0.450%

6/1/09

2,000,000

1,997,649

3

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.

0.461%–1.767%

6/2/09

3,000,000

2,993,102

3

Federal National Mortgage Assn.

2.832%

3/23/09

1,500,000

1,497,433

3

Federal National Mortgage Assn.

0.350%

4/3/09

1,423,000

1,422,543

3

Federal National Mortgage Assn.

3.035%

4/15/09

334,294

333,045

3

Federal National Mortgage Assn.

2.973%

4/22/09

149,416

148,784

3

Federal National Mortgage Assn.

2.328%

5/14/09

3,000,000

2,985,817

3

Federal National Mortgage Assn.

1.766%

6/1/09

2,000,000

1,991,056

3

Federal National Mortgage Assn.

1.309%

6/22/09

800,000

796,735

3

Federal National Mortgage Assn.

0.805%

11/2/09

1,500,000

1,491,800

3

Federal National Mortgage Assn.

0.825%

11/16/09

1,490,000

1,481,176

3

Federal National Mortgage Assn.

0.755%–0.846%

12/1/09

1,610,800

1,600,557

3

Federal National Mortgage Assn.

0.846%

12/2/09

950,000

943,882

3

Federal National Mortgage Assn.

0.867%

12/14/09

1,635,000

1,623,751

 

U.S. Treasury Bill

0.205%–0.217%

3/26/09

2,500,000

2,499,640

 

U.S. Treasury Bill

0.240%–0.330%

5/7/09

2,000,000

1,998,939

 

 

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Prime Money Market Fund

 

 

 

 

 

Face

Market

 

 

 

Maturity

Amount

Value

 

 

Yield1

Date

($000)

($000)

 

U.S. Treasury Bill

1.636%

6/4/09

1,000,000

995,778

 

U.S. Treasury Bill

0.396%

8/6/09

1,000,000

998,288

 

U.S. Treasury Bill

0.487%

8/13/09

4,000,000

3,991,200

 

U.S. Treasury Bill

0.477%

8/20/09

4,000,000

3,991,018

 

U.S. Treasury Bill

0.503%

8/27/09

4,000,000

3,990,155

Total U.S. Government and Agency Obligations (Cost $59,474,491)

 

59,474,491

Commercial Paper (10.7%)

 

 

 

 

Finance—Auto (1.5%)

 

 

 

 

 

American Honda Finance Corp.

0.470%

3/4/09

70,000

69,997

 

American Honda Finance Corp.

0.600%

4/7/09

44,000

43,973

 

American Honda Finance Corp.

0.620%

4/17/09

55,000

54,955

 

American Honda Finance Corp.

0.620%

4/20/09

55,000

54,953

 

American Honda Finance Corp.

0.650%

4/21/09

55,000

54,949

 

American Honda Finance Corp.

0.751%

5/4/09

164,300

164,081

 

American Honda Finance Corp.

0.751%

5/6/09

88,000

87,879

 

Toyota Motor Credit Corp.

2.465%

3/4/09

245,000

244,950

 

Toyota Motor Credit Corp.

2.313%

3/11/09

215,000

214,863

 

Toyota Motor Credit Corp.

1.153%–3.697%

4/7/09

167,000

166,428

 

Toyota Motor Credit Corp.

1.103%

4/9/09

170,000

169,797

 

Toyota Motor Credit Corp.

1.052%

4/20/09

199,000

198,710

 

Toyota Motor Credit Corp.

1.153%

4/27/09

170,500

170,190

 

 

 

 

 

1,695,725

Foreign Banks (6.0%)

 

 

 

 

4

Australia & New Zealand Banking Group, Ltd.

2.010%

3/9/09

255,000

254,887

4

Australia & New Zealand Banking Group, Ltd.

2.672%

3/16/09

35,000

34,961

4

Australia & New Zealand Banking Group, Ltd.

2.002%

3/30/09

294,000

293,529

4

Australia & New Zealand Banking Group, Ltd.

1.851%

4/9/09

499,000

498,005

 

CBA (Delaware) Finance Inc.

1.989%

3/2/09

245,000

244,987

4

Danske Corp.

2.293%

3/2/09

400,000

399,975

4

Danske Corp.

2.202%

3/5/09

474,000

473,885

4

Danske Corp.

2.232%

3/9/09

280,000

279,862

4

Danske Corp.

1.909%

3/16/09

290,000

289,782

4

Danske Corp.

1.827%

3/17/09

200,000

199,838

4

Danske Corp.

0.641%

4/16/09

500,000

499,591

4

Danske Corp.

1.816%

6/23/09

150,000

149,145

 

Nordea North America Inc.

1.979%–2.234%

3/12/09

666,250

665,836

 

Santander Central Hispano Finance

 

 

 

 

 

(Delaware), Inc.

2.771%

3/5/09

93,500

93,471

 

Santander Central Hispano Finance

 

 

 

 

 

(Delaware), Inc.

2.773%

3/17/09

27,000

26,967

 

Santander Central Hispano Finance

 

 

 

 

 

(Delaware), Inc.

1.153%

4/8/09

43,000

42,948

 

Santander Central Hispano Finance

 

 

 

 

 

(Delaware), Inc.

0.851%

4/27/09

350,000

349,529

 

Santander Central Hispano Finance

 

 

 

 

 

(Delaware), Inc.

1.114%

6/9/09

525,000

523,381

 

Societe Generale N.A. Inc.

1.420%

6/23/09

550,000

547,544

 

Svenska Handelsbanken, Inc.

0.932%

4/8/09

250,000

249,755

4

Westpac Banking Corp.

1.949%

3/3/09

500,000

499,946

4

Westpac Banking Corp.

1.949%

3/5/09

500,000

499,892

 

 

 

 

 

7,117,716

 

 


 

13

 

 


Prime Money Market Fund

 

 

 

 

 

Face

Market

 

 

 

Maturity

Amount

Value

 

 

Yield1

Date

($000)

($000)

Foreign Governments (0.5%)

 

 

 

 

 

Caisse D’Amortissement

0.661%

4/27/09

256,500

256,232

 

Caisse D’Amortissement

0.802%

6/3/09

289,600

288,995

4

Electricite de France

0.450%

3/23/09

22,000

21,994

4

Electricite de France

0.450%

3/27/09

39,000

38,987

4

Electricite de France

1.002%

5/8/09

20,000

19,962

 

 

 

 

 

626,170

Foreign Industrial (2.0%)

 

 

 

 

4

BASF SE

1.505%

3/12/09

46,000

45,979

4

BASF SE

0.952%

4/6/09

85,655

85,574

4

BASF SE

0.450%

4/8/09

26,600

26,587

4

BASF SE

0.450%

4/15/09

100,000

99,944

4

BP Capital Markets PLC

0.789%

10/19/09

25,000

24,873

4

Nestle Capital Corp.

2.378%–2.379%

3/10/09

205,750

205,629

4

Nestle Capital Corp.

2.891%

4/6/09

170,750

170,263

4

Nestle Capital Corp.

0.703%

10/26/09

50,000

49,768

4

Procter & Gamble International

 

 

 

 

 

Funding SCA

0.400%

5/5/09

60,000

59,957

4

Procter & Gamble International

 

 

 

 

 

Funding SCA

0.400%

5/6/09

265,000

264,806

4

Procter & Gamble International

 

 

 

 

 

Funding SCA

0.400%

6/1/09

73,000

72,925

4

Procter & Gamble International

 

 

 

 

 

Funding SCA

0.480%

6/2/09

44,695

44,640

4

Procter & Gamble International

 

 

 

 

 

Funding SCA

0.471%–0.501%

6/16/09

166,890

166,650

4

Shell International Finance BV

2.165%

3/2/09

294,090

294,072

4

Shell International Finance BV

2.428%

5/1/09

394,030

392,428

4

Shell International Finance BV

1.918%

5/11/09

147,000

146,449

4

Shell International Finance BV

1.816%

5/29/09

147,020

146,366

4

Shell International Finance BV

1.918%

6/1/09

98,000

97,524

 

 

 

 

 

2,394,434

Industrial (0.7%)

 

 

 

 

 

Chevron Corp.

0.380%

3/26/09

25,000

24,994

 

Chevron Corp.

0.380%

3/27/09

86,910

86,886

4

Johnson & Johnson

0.350%

5/11/09

195,000

194,865

4

Johnson & Johnson

0.350%

5/12/09

100,000

99,930

4

Johnson & Johnson

0.000%

5/13/09

197,000

196,860

4

Microsoft Corp.

0.350%

6/22/09

50,000

49,945

4

Pfizer Inc.

2.186%

3/9/09

95,000

94,954

4

Procter & Gamble Co.

0.500%

6/4/09

103,140

103,004

 

 

 

 

 

851,438

Total Commercial Paper (Cost $12,685,483)

 

 

12,685,483

Certificates of Deposit (36.0%)

 

 

 

 

Domestic Banks (3.5%)

 

 

 

 

 

Bank of America

0.500%

4/22/09

500,000

500,000

 

Citibank, N.A.

1.500%

3/17/09

400,000

400,000

 

Citibank, N.A.

2.080%

3/17/09

978,500

978,508

 

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

0.500%

3/16/09

85,000

85,000

 

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

0.800%

4/6/09

300,000

300,000

 

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

4.420%

4/7/09

490,000

490,000

 

 

14

 

 


 

Prime Money Market Fund

 

 

 

 

Face

Market

 

 

Maturity

Amount

Value

 

Yield1

Date

($000)

($000)

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

0.900%

4/29/09

399,500

399,500

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

0.900%

5/4/09

255,500

255,500

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

0.910%

5/11/09

250,000

250,000

U.S. Bank N.A.

0.750%

6/24/09

491,000

491,000

 

 

 

 

4,149,508

Eurodollar Certificates of Deposit (8.7%)

 

 

 

 

Australia & New Zealand Banking Group, Ltd.

2.050%

3/2/09

250,000

250,000

Bank of Nova Scotia

1.000%

3/24/09

250,000

250,000

Bank of Nova Scotia

0.900%

4/6/09

170,000

170,000

Commonwealth Bank of Australia

2.150%

3/4/09

340,000

340,000

Commonwealth Bank of Australia

0.450%

3/16/09

1,000,000

1,000,000

Commonwealth Bank of Australia

0.750%

4/9/09

700,000

700,000

Credit Agricole S.A.

2.470%

3/9/09

500,000

500,000

Credit Agricole S.A.

0.700%

4/15/09

500,000

500,000

Credit Agricole S.A.

1.000%

5/4/09

500,000

500,000

Credit Agricole S.A.

1.200%

5/6/09

500,000

500,000

HSBC Bank PLC

2.000%

3/9/09

110,000

110,000

HSBC Bank PLC

0.900%

5/5/09

175,000

175,000

HSBC Bank PLC

0.900%

5/5/09

250,000

250,000

HSBC Bank PLC

0.880%

5/11/09

500,000

500,000

HSBC Bank PLC

0.900%

5/12/09

500,000

500,000

ING Bank N.V.

2.210%

3/5/09

500,000

500,000

ING Bank N.V.

2.160%

3/11/09

500,000

500,000

ING Bank N.V.

2.090%

3/12/09

300,000

300,000

ING Bank N.V.

0.890%

3/26/09

500,000

500,000

National Australia Bank Ltd.

2.300%

3/2/09

500,000

500,000

National Australia Bank Ltd.

2.200%

3/3/09

550,000

550,000

National Australia Bank Ltd.

2.050%

3/16/09

250,000

250,000

National Australia Bank Ltd.

2.100%

3/16/09

500,000

500,000

National Australia Bank Ltd.

0.900%

5/11/09

400,000

400,000

 

 

 

 

10,245,000

Yankee Certificates of Deposit (23.8%)

 

 

 

 

Australia and New Zealand Banking Group

 

 

 

 

(New York Branch)

2.000%

3/5/09

170,000

170,000

Australia and New Zealand Banking Group

 

 

 

 

(New York Branch)

1.700%

3/19/09

196,000

196,000

Australia and New Zealand Banking Group

 

 

 

 

(New York Branch)

4.500%

4/9/09

490,000

490,000

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, SA

 

 

 

 

(New York Branch)

2.220%

3/4/09

460,000

460,000

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, SA

 

 

 

 

(New York Branch)

1.100%

4/2/09

150,000

150,000

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, SA

 

 

 

 

(New York Branch)

4.850%

4/10/09

490,000

490,016

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, SA

 

 

 

 

(New York Branch)

0.600%

4/15/09

500,000

500,000

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, SA

 

 

 

 

(New York Branch)

0.950%

5/11/09

390,000

390,000

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, SA

 

 

 

 

(New York Branch)

1.720%

6/22/09

500,000

500,000

Banco Santander (New York Branch)

4.920%

4/9/09

490,000

490,016

Bank of Nova Scotia (Houston Branch)

4.500%

4/9/09

735,000

735,000

 

15

 


 

Prime Money Market Fund

 

 

 

 

Face

Market

 

 

Maturity

Amount

Value

 

Yield1

Date

($000)

($000)

Bank of Nova Scotia (Houston Branch)

0.750%

4/27/09

1,245,000

1,245,000

Bank of Nova Scotia (Houston Branch)

0.750%

7/13/09

196,000

196,000

Barclays Bank PLC (New York Branch)

1.850%

3/12/09

500,000

500,000

Barclays Bank PLC (New York Branch)

2.100%

6/16/09

800,000

800,000

Barclays Bank PLC (New York Branch)

1.790%

6/19/09

500,000

500,000

BNP Paribas (New York Branch)

2.300%

3/2/09

500,000

500,000

BNP Paribas (New York Branch)

0.820%

4/9/09

700,000

700,000

BNP Paribas (New York Branch)

0.700%

4/15/09

700,000

700,000

BNP Paribas (New York Branch)

1.020%

5/11/09

500,000

500,000

Credit Suisse (New York Branch)

2.250%

3/2/09

979,500

979,500

Credit Suisse (New York Branch)

2.200%

3/3/09

300,000

300,000

Credit Suisse (New York Branch)

2.050%

3/9/09

500,000

500,000

Lloyds TSB Bank PLC (New York Branch)

2.100%

3/9/09

492,000

492,000

Lloyds TSB Bank PLC (New York Branch)

2.050%

3/16/09

500,000

500,000

Lloyds TSB Bank PLC (New York Branch)

4.300%

4/10/09

490,000

490,000

Lloyds TSB Bank PLC (New York Branch)

1.280%

4/14/09

57,700

57,713

Lloyds TSB Bank PLC (New York Branch)

1.120%

4/29/09

400,000

400,000

Lloyds TSB Bank PLC (New York Branch)

2.380%

6/11/09

71,000

71,135

Nordea Bank Finland PLC (New York Branch)

2.140%

3/3/09

500,000

500,000

Nordea Bank Finland PLC (New York Branch)

0.650%

4/27/09

300,000

300,000

Nordea Bank Finland PLC (New York Branch)

0.890%

5/6/09

500,000

500,000

Nordea Bank Finland PLC (New York Branch)

0.930%

5/6/09

400,000

400,000

Nordea Bank Finland PLC (New York Branch)

2.510%

6/5/09

100,000

100,267

Rabobank Nederland NV (New York Branch)

3.020%

3/9/09

245,000

245,049

Rabobank Nederland NV (New York Branch)

0.800%

5/11/09

800,000

800,000

Rabobank Nederland NV (New York Branch)

0.800%

7/15/09

1,000,000

1,000,000

Rabobank Nederland NV (New York Branch)

0.800%

7/28/09

480,000

480,000

Royal Bank of Canada (New York Branch)

1.750%

3/11/09

931,500

931,500

Royal Bank of Scotland PLC (New York Branch)

2.150%

3/9/09

188,500

188,500

Royal Bank of Scotland PLC (New York Branch)

2.150%

3/10/09

400,000

400,000

Royal Bank of Scotland PLC (New York Branch)

2.020%

3/16/09

600,000

600,000

Royal Bank of Scotland PLC (New York Branch)

1.290%

5/11/09

500,000

500,000

Societe Generale (New York Branch)

2.000%

3/16/09

700,000

700,000

Societe Generale (New York Branch)

0.900%

4/9/09

500,000

500,000

Societe Generale (New York Branch)

4.500%

4/9/09

490,000

490,000

Societe Generale (New York Branch)

1.600%

6/17/09

200,000

200,000

Svenska Handelsbanken (New York Branch)

2.170%

3/9/09

866,500

866,500

Svenska Handelsbanken (New York Branch)

1.900%

3/19/09

500,000

500,000

Svenska Handelsbanken (New York Branch)

4.350%

4/9/09

490,000

490,000

Toronto Dominion Bank (New York Branch)

4.420%

4/10/09

490,000

490,000

Toronto Dominion Bank (New York Branch)

2.500%

5/27/09

200,000

200,000

Toronto Dominion Bank (New York Branch)

2.500%

5/27/09

200,000

200,000

Toronto Dominion Bank (New York Branch)

2.150%

6/15/09

200,000

200,000

Toronto Dominion Bank (New York Branch)

2.150%

6/15/09

300,000

300,000

Toronto Dominion Bank (New York Branch)

2.420%

6/15/09

100,000

100,269

Toronto Dominion Bank (New York Branch)

0.800%

7/16/09

491,000

491,000

Westpac Banking Corp. (New York Branch)

1.950%

3/2/09

499,250

499,250

 

 


 

Westpac Banking Corp. (New York Branch)

1.950%

3/3/09

499,250

499,250

Westpac Banking Corp. (New York Branch)

1.500%

6/23/09

500,000

500,000

 

 

 

 

28,173,965

Total Certificates of Deposit (Cost $42,568,473)

 

 

42,568,473

 

 

16

 

 


Prime Money Market Fund

 

 

 

 

Face

Market

 

 

Maturity

Amount

Value

 

Yield1

Date

($000)

($000)

Repurchase Agreements (2.4%)

 

 

 

 

Banc of America Securities, LLC

 

 

 

 

(Dated 2/27/09, Repurchase Value $122,002,000,

 

 

 

 

collateralized by U.S. Treasury Note

 

 

 

 

1.375%, 2/15/12)

0.240%

3/2/09

122,000

122,000

Barclays Capital Inc.

 

 

 

 

(Dated 2/27/09, Repurchase Value $436,009,000,

 

 

 

 

collateralized by U.S. Treasury Bill 0.000%, 8/27/09,

 

 

 

 

and U.S. Treasury Bond 7.625%, 2/15/25)

0.250%

3/2/09

436,000

436,000

BNP Paribas Securities Corp.

 

 

 

 

(Dated 2/27/09, Repurchase Value $396,009,000,

 

 

 

 

collateralized by Federal Home Loan Bank

 

 

 

 

1.620%–2.900%, 3/24/09–12/30/09, and

 

 

 

 

Federal National Mortgage Assn.

 

 

 

 

6.375%–6.625%, 6/15/09–9/15/09)

0.270%

3/2/09

396,000

396,000

Credit Suisse Securities (USA), LLC

 

 

 

 

(Dated 2/27/09, Repurchase Value $180,004,000,

 

 

 

 

collateralized by U.S. Treasury Note

 

 

 

 

4.000%, 2/15/15)

0.250%

3/2/09

180,000

180,000

Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc.

 

 

 

 

(Dated 2/27/09, Repurchase Value $763,884,000,

 

 

 

 

collateralized by Federal Home Loan Mortgage

 

 

 

 

Corp. Discount Note, 3/31/09)

0.270%

3/2/09

763,867

763,867

Greenwich Capital Markets, Inc.

 

 

 

 

(Dated 2/27/09, Repurchase Value $177,004,000,

 

 

 

 

collateralized by Federal Home Loan Bank

 

 

 

 

4.375%–4.875%, 3/17/10–6/12/15, Federal

 

 

 

 

Home Loan Mortgage Corp. 4.125%,

 

 

 

 

7/12/10–9/27/13, and Federal National

 

 

 

 

Mortgage Assn. 3.875%–7.125%,

 

 

 

 

2/15/10–11/15/30)

0.280%

3/2/09

177,000

177,000

J.P. Morgan Securities Inc.

 

 

 

 

(Dated 2/27/09, Repurchase Value $412,009,000,

 

 

 

 

collateralized by Federal Home Loan Mortgage

 

 

 

 

Corp. Discount Note, 4/6/09–9/15/09)

0.270%

3/2/09

412,000

412,000

RBC Capital Markets Corp.

 

 

 

 

(Dated 2/27/09, Repurchase Value $102,002,000,

 

 

 

 

collateralized by Federal Home Loan Mortgage

 

 

 

 

Corp. 5.625%, 3/15/11, and Federal National

 

 

 

 

Mortgage Assn. 6.375%, 6/15/09)

0.290%

3/2/09

102,000

102,000

Societe Generale

 

 

 

 

(Dated 2/27/09, Repurchase Value $163,004,000,

 

 

 

 

collateralized by Federal Home Loan Bank 5.000%,

 

 

 

 

11/17/17, Federal National Mortgage Assn.

 

 

 

 

Discount Note, 7/8/09, and Federal National

 

 

 

 

Mortgage Assn. 1.750%, 3/23/11)

0.280%

3/2/09

163,000

163,000

UBS Securities LLC

 

 

 

 

(Dated 2/27/09, Repurchase Value $44,001,000,

 

 

 

 

collateralized by Federal Home Loan Mortgage

 

 

 

 

Corp. 5.500%, 8/20/12, and Federal National

 

 

 

 

Mortgage Assn. 2.000%–3.625%, 1/9/12–2/12/13)

0.270%

3/2/09

44,000

44,000

Total Repurchase Agreements (Cost $2,795,867)

 

 

 

2,795,867

Total Investments (99.4%) (Cost $117,524,314)

 

 

 

117,524,314

 

 

17

 


 

Prime Money Market Fund

 

 

Market

 

Value

 

($000)

Other Assets and Liabilities (0.6%)

 

Other Assets

1,032,737

Liabilities

(280,743)

 

751,994

Net Assets (100%)

118,276,308

 

 

 

 

 

 

At February 28, 2009, net assets consisted of:

 

 

Amount

 

($000)

Paid-in Capital

118,262,243

Undistributed Net Investment Income

Accumulated Net Realized Gains

14,065

Net Assets

118,276,308

 

 

 

 

Investor Shares—Net Assets

 

Applicable to 100,511,619,413 outstanding $.001 par value shares of

 

beneficial interest (unlimited authorization)

100,523,762

Net Asset Value Per Share—Investor Shares

$1.00

 

 

 

 

Institutional Shares—Net Assets

 

Applicable to 17,750,629,508 outstanding $.001 par value shares of

 

beneficial interest (unlimited authorization)

17,752,546

Net Asset Value Per Share—Institutional Shares

$1.00

 

 

•  See Note A in Notes to Financial Statements.

1  Represents annualized yield at date of purchase for discount securities, and coupon for coupon-bearing securities.

2  Adjustable-rate security.

3  The issuer operates under a congressional charter; its securities are not backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government.

4  Security exempt from registration under Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933. Such securities may be sold in transactions exempt from registration only to dealers in that program or other “accredited investors.” At February 28, 2009, the aggregate value of these securities was $7,588,233,000, representing 6.4% of net assets.

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

 

18

 


Prime Money Market Fund

 

Statement of Operations

 

 

Six Months Ended

 

February 28, 2009

 

($000)

Investment Income

 

Income

 

Interest

1,307,447

Total Income

1,307,447

Expenses

 

The Vanguard Group—Note B

 

Investment Advisory Services

5,273

Management and Administrative—Investor Shares

92,376

Management and Administrative—Institutional Shares

4,014

Marketing and Distribution—Investor Shares

14,288

Marketing and Distribution—Institutional Shares

2,122

Money Market Guarantee Program

15,543

Custodian Fees

808

Auditing Fees

1

Shareholders’ Reports—Investor Shares

511

Shareholders’ Reports—Institutional Shares

19

Trustees’ Fees and Expenses

56

Total Expenses

135,011

Net Investment Income

1,172,436

Realized Net Gain (Loss) on Investment Securities Sold

10,759

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

1,183,195

 

 

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

 

 

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Statement of Changes in Net Assets

 

 

Six Months Ended

 

Year Ended

 

February 28,

 

August 31,

 

2009

 

2008

 

($000)

 

($000)

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

 

 

 

Operations

 

 

 

Net Investment Income

1,172,436

 

3,623,514

Realized Net Gain (Loss)

10,759

 

8,193

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

1,183,195

 

3,631,707

Distributions

 

 

 

Net Investment Income

 

 

 

Investor Shares

(1,006,557)

 

(3,177,270)

Institutional Shares

(165,879)

 

(446,244)

Realized Capital Gain

 

 

 

Investor Shares

 

Institutional Shares

 

Total Distributions

(1,172,436)

 

(3,623,514)

Capital Share Transactions

 

 

 

Investor Shares

8,030,984

 

8,424,398

Institutional Shares

3,907,403

 

3,820,996

Net Increase (Decrease) from Capital Share Transactions

11,938,387

 

12,245,394

Total Increase (Decrease)

11,949,146

 

12,253,587

Net Assets

 

 

 

Beginning of Period

106,327,162

 

94,073,575

End of Period

118,276,308

 

106,327,162

 

 

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

 

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Financial Highlights

 

Investor Shares

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Six Months

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ended

 

 

 

For a Share Outstanding

February 28,

Year Ended August 31,

Throughout Each Period

2009

2008

2007

2006

2005

2004

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

$1.00

$1.00

$1.00

$1.00

$1.00

$1.00

Investment Operations

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Investment Income

.011

.035

.051

.043

.023

.008

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Loss)on Investments

Total from Investment Operations

.011

.035

.051

.043

.023

.008

Distributions

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dividends from Net Investment Income

(.011)

(.035)

(.051)

(.043)

(.023)

(.008)

Distributions from Realized Capital Gains

Total Distributions

(.011)

(.035)

(.051)

(.043)

(.023)

(.008)

Net Asset Value, End of Period

$1.00

$1.00

$1.00

$1.00

$1.00

$1.00

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Return1

1.09%

3.60%

5.23%

4.38%

2.31%

0.83%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ratios/Supplemental Data

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Assets, End of Period (Millions)

$100,524

$92,483

$84,052

$64,578

$46,454

$43,884

Ratio of Total Expenses to

 

 

 

 

 

 

Average Net Assets

0.28%2,3

0.23%

0.24%

0.29%

0.30%

0.30%

Ratio of Net Investment Income to

 

 

 

 

 

 

Average Net Assets

2.17%2

3.49%

5.10%

4.33%

2.29%

0.82%

 

 

1  Total returns do not include the account service fee that may be applicable to certain accounts with balances below $10,000.

2  Annualized.

3  Includes 0.04% of fees to participate in the Treasury Temporary Guarantee Program for Money Market Funds. See Note E in Notes to Financial Statements.

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

 

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Financial Highlights

 

Institutional Shares

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Six Months

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ended

 

 

 

For a Share Outstanding

February 28,

Year Ended August 31,

Throughout Each Period

2009

2008

2007

2006

2005

2004

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

$1.00

$1.00

$1.00

$1.00

$1.00

$1.00

Investment Operations

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Investment Income

.012

.037

.053

.045

.025

.010

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Loss)on Investments

Total from Investment Operations

.012

.037

.053

.045

.025

.010

Distributions

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dividends from Net Investment Income

(.012)

(.037)

(.053)

(.045)

(.025)

(.010)

Distributions from Realized Capital Gains

Total Distributions

(.012)

(.037)

(.053)

(.045)

(.025)

(.010)

Net Asset Value, End of Period

$1.00

$1.00

$1.00

$1.00

$1.00

$1.00

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Return

1.16%

3.75%

5.39%

4.58%

2.52%

1.05%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ratios/Supplemental Data

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Assets, End of Period (Millions)

$17,753

$13,844

$10,022

$6,269

$5,764

$5,301

Ratio of Total Expenses to

 

 

 

 

 

 

Average Net Assets

0.13%1,2

0.08%

0.08%

0.09%

0.09%

0.09%

Ratio of Net Investment Income to

 

 

 

 

 

 

Average Net Assets

2.32%1

3.64%

5.26%

4.53%

2.51%

1.05%

 

 

1 Annualized.

2  Includes 0.04% of fees to participate in the Treasury Temporary Guarantee Program for Money Market Funds. See Note E in Notes to Financial Statements.

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

 

 

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Prime Money Market Fund

 

Notes to Financial Statements

 

Vanguard Prime Money Market Fund is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 as an open-end investment company, or mutual fund. The fund invests in short-term debt instruments of companies primarily operating in specific industries, particularly financial services; the issuers’ abilities to meet their obligations may be affected by economic developments in such industries. The fund offers two classes of shares, Investor Shares and Institutional Shares. Investor Shares are available to any investor who meets the fund’s minimum purchase requirements. Institutional Shares are designed for investors who meet certain administrative and service criteria and invest a minimum of $5 million.

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

1. Security Valuation: Securities are valued at amortized cost, which approximates market value.

2. Repurchase Agreements: The fund may invest in repurchase agreements. Securities pledged as collateral for repurchase agreements are held by a custodian bank until the agreements mature. Each agreement requires that the market value of the collateral be sufficient to cover payments of interest and principal; however, in the event of default or bankruptcy by the other party to the agreement, retention of the collateral may be subject to legal proceedings.

3. Federal Income Taxes: The fund intends to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company and distribute all of its taxable income. Management has analyzed the fund’s tax positions taken on federal income tax returns for all open tax years (tax years ended August 31, 2005–2008) and for the period ended February 28, 2009, and has concluded that no provision for federal income tax is required in the fund’s financial statements.

4. Distributions: Dividends from net investment income are declared daily and paid on the first business day of the following month.

5. Other: Interest income is accrued daily. Premiums and discounts on debt securities purchased are amortized and accreted, respectively, to interest income over the lives of the respective securities. Security transactions are accounted for on the date securities are bought or sold. Costs used to determine realized gains (losses) on the sale of investment securities are those of the specific securities sold.

Each class of shares has equal rights as to assets and earnings, except that each class separately bears certain class-specific expenses related to maintenance of shareholder accounts (included in Management and Administrative expenses) and shareholder reporting. Marketing and distribution expenses are allocated to each class of shares based on a method approved by the board of trustees. Income, other non-class-specific expenses, and gains and losses on investments are allocated to each class of shares based on its relative net assets.

B. The Vanguard Group furnishes at cost investment advisory, corporate management, administrative, marketing, and distribution services. The costs of such services are allocated to the fund under methods approved by the board of trustees. The fund has committed to provide up to 0.40% of its net assets in capital contributions to Vanguard. At February 28, 2009, the fund had contributed capital of $30,473,000 to Vanguard (included in Other Assets), representing 0.03% of the fund’s net assets and 12.19% of Vanguard’s capitalization. The fund’s trustees and officers are also directors and officers of Vanguard.

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

 

 

Six Months Ended

 

Year Ended

 

February 28, 2009

August 31, 2008

 

Amount

Shares

 

Amount

Shares

 

($000)

(000)

 

($000)

(000)

Investor Shares

 

 

 

 

 

Issued

62,507,878

62,507,878

 

106,732,520

106,732,520

Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions

975,278

975,278

 

3,079,532

3,079,532

Redeemed

(55,452,172)

(55,452,172)

 

(101,387,654)

(101,387,654)

Net Increase (Decrease)—Investor Shares

8,030,984

8,030,984

 

8,424,398

8,424,398

Institutional Shares

 

 

 

 

 

Issued

12,150,400

12,150,400

 

18,040,054

18,040,054

Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions

158,491

158,491

 

424,301

424,301

Redeemed

(8,401,488)

(8,401,488)

 

(14,643,359)

(14,643,359)

Net Increase (Decrease)—Institutional Shares

3,907,403

3,907,403

 

3,820,996

3,820,996

 

 

D. In September 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 157 (“FAS 157”), “Fair Value Measurements.” FAS 157 establishes a framework for measuring fair value and expands disclosures about fair value measurements in financial statements.

The various inputs that may be used to determine the value of the fund’s investments are summarized in three broad levels. The inputs or methodologies used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

Level 1—Quoted prices in active markets for identical securities.

Level 2—Other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.).

Level 3—Significant unobservable inputs (including the fund’s own assumptions used to determine the fair value of investments).

At February 28, 2009, 100% of the fund’s investments were valued using amortized cost, in accordance with rules under the Investment Company Act of 1940. Amortized cost approximates the current fair value of a security, but since the value is not obtained from a quoted price in an active market, securities valued at amortized cost are considered to be valued using Level 2 inputs.

E. On October 7, 2008, the board of trustees approved the fund’s participation in a temporary program introduced by the U.S. Treasury to guarantee the account values of shareholders in a money market fund in the event the fund’s net asset value falls below $0.995 and the fund’s trustees decide to liquidate the fund. The program covers the lesser of a shareholder’s account value on September 19, 2008, or on the date of liquidation. To participate, the fund was required to pay a fee of 0.01% of its net assets as of September 19, 2008, for coverage through December 18, 2008. In December 2008, the U.S. Treasury extended the program through April 30, 2009, and the fund’s trustees approved the fund’s continuing participation in the program at a cost of an additional 0.015% of its net assets as of September 19, 2008.

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In March 2009, the U.S. Treasury extended the program through September 18, 2009, and the fund’s trustees approved the fund’s continuing participation in the program at a cost of an additional 0.015% of its net assets as of September 19, 2008.

 

 

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Federal Money Market Fund

 

Fund Profile

 

As of February 28, 2009

 

 

 

Financial Attributes

 

 

 

Yield1

0.83%

Average Weighted Maturity

81 days

Average Quality2

Aaa

Expense Ratio3

0.28%

 

Distribution by Credit Quality2 (% of portfolio)

 

 

Aaa

100.0%

 

Sector Diversification (% of portfolio)

 

 

 

U.S. Government/Agency

90.3%

Other

9.7

 

 

 

1  7-day SEC yield. See the Glossary.

2  Moody’s Investors Service.

3  The expense ratio shown is from the prospectus dated December 29, 2008, and represents estimated costs for the current fiscal year based on the fund's current net assets. For the six months ended February 28, 2009, the annualized expense ratio was 0.27%.

 

 

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Federal Money Market Fund

 

Performance Summary

 

Investment returns will fluctuate. All of the returns in this report represent past performance, which is not a guarantee of future results that may be achieved by the fund. (Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data cited. For performance data current to the most recent month-end, visit our website at www.vanguard.com/performance.) The returns shown do not reflect taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions. An investment in a money market fund is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. Although the fund seeks to preserve the value of your investment at $1 per share, it is possible to lose money by investing in the fund. (For details on the fund’s participation in the U.S. Treasury’s temporary guarantee program, please see the note on page 7.) The fund’s 7-day SEC yield reflects its current earnings more closely than do the average annual returns.

 

Fiscal-Year Total Returns (%): August 31, 1998–February 28, 2009

 

 

 

Federal Money

 

Fiscal

Market Fund

Average Fund

Year

Total Return

Total Return1

1999

4.9%

4.4%

2000

5.8   

5.3   

2001

5.4   

4.8   

2002

2.1   

1.5   

2003

1.1   

0.7   

2004

0.8   

0.4   

2005

2.3   

1.7   

2006

4.3   

3.8   

2007

5.2   

4.6   

2008

3.5   

2.7   

20092

0.9   

0.4   

7-day SEC yield (2/28/2009): 0.83%

 

 

 

 

Average Annual Total Returns: Periods Ended December 31, 2008

This table presents average annual total returns through the latest calendar quarter—rather than through the end of the fiscal period. Securities and Exchange Commission rules require that we provide this information.

 

 

Inception Date

One Year

Five Years

Ten Years

Federal Money Market Fund3

7/13/1981

2.53%

3.28%

3.42%

 

 

1  Returns for the Average Government Money Market Fund are derived from data provided by Lipper Inc.

2  Six months ended February 28, 2009.

3  Total returns do not include the account service fee that may be applicable to certain accounts with balances below $10,000. Note: See Financial Highlights tables for dividend information.

 

 

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Federal Money Market Fund

Financial Statements (unaudited)

Statement of Net Assets

As of February 28, 2009

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

 

 

 

 

 

Face

Market

 

 

 

Maturity

Amount

Value

 

 

Yield1

Date

($000)

($000)

U.S. Government and Agency Obligations (90.2%)

 

 

 

2,3

Federal Home Loan Bank

2.076%

3/5/09

70,000

70,000

2

Federal Home Loan Bank

0.250%

3/12/09

100,000

99,992

2

Federal Home Loan Bank

2.511%

3/13/09

124,000

123,897

2,3

Federal Home Loan Bank

1.466%

3/29/09

600,000

600,000

2,3

Federal Home Loan Bank

1.223%

4/6/09

386,150

385,786

2

Federal Home Loan Bank

0.350%

4/17/09

200,000

199,909

2

Federal Home Loan Bank

3.045%

4/21/09

260,354

259,247

2

Federal Home Loan Bank

1.512%

5/11/09

100,000

99,704

2

Federal Home Loan Bank

0.300%–1.816%

5/13/09

240,000

239,580

2

Federal Home Loan Bank

0.441%

5/15/09

97,900

97,810

2

Federal Home Loan Bank

0.250%–0.451%

5/18/09

329,870

329,674

2

Federal Home Loan Bank

0.451%

7/13/09

100,000

99,833

2

Federal Home Loan Bank

0.805%–0.835%

11/18/09

386,892

384,608

2

Federal Home Loan Bank

0.825%

11/23/09

56,500

56,156

2

Federal Home Loan Bank

0.836%

12/1/09

50,000

49,683

2

Federal Home Loan Bank

0.857%

12/29/09

100,000

99,285

2

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.

1.306%

3/2/09

100,000

99,996

2

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.

1.865%

3/9/09

100,000

99,959

2

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.

0.250%–1.913%

3/18/09

94,600

94,530

2

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.

3.242%

3/30/09

225,000

224,422

2

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.

2.784%

4/7/09

50,000

49,859

2

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.

0.350%

4/20/09

39,643

39,624

2

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.

2.944%

5/1/09

250,000

248,772

2

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.

1.481%

5/11/09

100,000

99,710

2

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.

1.207%

5/15/09

125,000

124,688

2

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.

1.816%

5/18/09

14,824

14,766

2

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.

1.766%

5/27/09

250,000

248,943

2

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.

0.451%

5/29/09

12,749

12,735

2

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.

0.451%

6/1/09

50,000

49,943

2

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.

1.410%

6/2/09

94,942

94,599

2

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.

0.501%

6/15/09

381,600

381,038

2

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.

1.412%

6/23/09

150,000

149,335

2

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.

0.441%–1.056%

6/25/09

235,000

234,347

2

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.

0.401%

6/30/09

100,000

99,866

2

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.

0.401%–0.652%

7/6/09

191,100

190,716

2

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.

0.572%

7/7/09

50,000

49,899

2

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.

0.441%–0.461%

7/8/09

200,600

200,272

2

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.

0.653%

7/9/09

40,975

40,879

2

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.

0.572%

7/27/09

150,000

149,649

 

 


 

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Federal Money Market Fund

 

 

 

 

 

Face

Market

 

 

 

Maturity

Amount

Value

 

 

Yield1

Date

($000)

($000)

2

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.

0.693%

9/14/09

200,000

199,245

2

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.

0.805%

12/7/09

24,489

24,336

2

Federal National Mortgage Assn.

2.428%–2.747%

3/4/09

200,606

200,564

2

Federal National Mortgage Assn.

1.468%–3.242%

4/1/09

241,826

241,228

2

Federal National Mortgage Assn.

0.350%

4/3/09

100,000

99,968

2,3

Federal National Mortgage Assn.

1.024%

4/28/09

200,000

199,822

2

Federal National Mortgage Assn.

1.501%

5/13/09

157,418

156,942

2

Federal National Mortgage Assn.

2.328%

5/14/09

100,000

99,527

2

Federal National Mortgage Assn.

0.401%

5/20/09

43,000

42,962

2

Federal National Mortgage Assn.

0.300%

5/26/09

200,000

199,857

2

Federal National Mortgage Assn.

1.817%

5/29/09

10,000

9,956

2

Federal National Mortgage Assn.

1.767%

6/1/09

250,000

248,882

2

Federal National Mortgage Assn.

0.451%–0.501%

6/3/09

79,750

79,649

2

Federal National Mortgage Assn.

0.501%

6/8/09

15,000

14,979

2

Federal National Mortgage Assn.

0.451%–0.501%

6/10/09

52,390

52,319

2

Federal National Mortgage Assn.

0.351%–0.501%

6/17/09

146,000

145,826

2

Federal National Mortgage Assn.

1.310%

6/22/09

265,000

263,919

2

Federal National Mortgage Assn.

0.451%

7/1/09

55,069

54,985

2

Federal National Mortgage Assn.

0.451%

7/2/09

21,200

21,167

2

Federal National Mortgage Assn.

0.505%–0.551%

7/22/09

157,730

157,404

2

Federal National Mortgage Assn.

0.531%

7/29/09

100,000

99,779

2

Federal National Mortgage Assn.

0.734%

10/16/09

20,893

20,796

2

Federal National Mortgage Assn.

0.845%

11/9/09

75,000

74,557

2

Federal National Mortgage Assn.

0.857%

12/14/09

60,000

59,592

 

U.S. Treasury Bill

1.908%

3/5/09

300,000

299,937

 

U.S. Treasury Bill

0.205%–0.290%

3/26/09

900,000

899,848

 

U.S. Treasury Bill

0.330%

5/7/09

200,000

199,877

 

U.S. Treasury Bill

0.391%

8/6/09

100,000

99,829

 

U.S. Treasury Bill

0.481%

8/13/09

375,000

374,175

Total U.S. Government and Agency Obligations (Cost $10,835,638)

 

10,835,638

Repurchase Agreements (9.6%)

 

 

 

 

 

Banc of America Securities, LLC

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

(Dated 2/27/09, Repurchase Value $47,001,000 collateralized by U.S. Treasury

 

 

 

 

Note 0.875%,1/31/11)

0.240%

3/2/09

47,000

47,000

 

Barclays Capital Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

(Dated 2/27/09, Repurchase Value $109,002,000

 

 

 

 

collateralized by U.S. Treasury Note 1.500%,

 

 

 

 

10/31/10)

0.250%

3/2/09

109,000

109,000

 

BNP Paribas Securities Corp.

 

 

 

 

 

(Dated 2/27/09, Repurchase Value $157,004,000

 

 

 

 

collateralized by Federal Home Loan Mortgage

 

 

 

 

Corp. 4.500%, 1/15/13, Federal National Mortgage

 

 

 

 

Assn. 5.000%, 2/13/17)

0.270%

3/2/09

157,000

157,000

 

Credit Suisse Securities (USA), LLC

 

 

 

 

(Dated 2/27/09, Repurchase Value $78,002,000

 

 

 

 

collateralized by U.S. Treasury Bill 0.000%,

 

 

 

 

2/11/10)

0.250%

3/2/09

78,000

78,000

 

Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

(Dated 2/27/09, Repurchase Value $360,008,000

 

 

 

 

collateralized by Federal Home Loan Bank 5.250%,

 

 

 

 

8/5/09, Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.

 

 

 

 

Discount Note, 9/15/09, Federal Home Loan

 

 

 

 

Mortgage Corp. 2.125%, 3/23/12)

0.270%

3/2/09

360,000

360,000

 

 

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Federal Money Market Fund

 

 

 

 

Face

Market

 

 

Maturity

Amount

Value

 

Yield1

Date

($000)

($000)

Greenwich Capital Markets, Inc.

 

 

 

 

(Dated 2/27/09, Repurchase Value $78,002,000

 

 

 

collateralized by Federal Home Loan Bank 4.625%,

 

 

 

6/12/15, Federal National Mortgage Assn.

 

 

 

2.875%–6.625%, 10/12/10–11/15/30)

0.280%

3/2/09

78,000

78,000

J.P. Morgan Securities Inc.

 

 

 

 

(Dated 2/27/09, Repurchase Value $157,004,000

 

 

 

collateralized by Federal Home Loan Mortgage

 

 

 

Corp. Discount Note, 3/31/09–7/20/09)

0.270%

3/2/09

157,000

157,000

RBC Capital Markets Corp.

 

 

 

 

(Dated 2/27/09, Repurchase Value $39,001,000

 

 

 

collateralized by Federal Home Loan Bank

 

 

 

4.625%–5.125%, 10/19/16–6/12/20)

0.290%

3/2/09

39,000

39,000

Societe Generale

 

 

 

 

(Dated 2/27/09, Repurchase Value $23,789,000

 

 

 

collateralized by U.S. Treasury Bill 0.000%,

 

 

 

8/27/09)

0.250%

3/2/09

23,789

23,789

Societe Generale

 

 

 

 

(Dated 2/27/09, Repurchase Value $63,001,000

 

 

 

collateralized by Federal National Mortgage Assn.

 

 

 

Discount Note, 3/5/09)

0.280%

3/2/09

63,000

63,000

UBS Securities LLC

 

 

 

 

(Dated 2/27/09, Repurchase Value $47,001,000

 

 

 

collateralized by Federal National Mortgage

 

 

 

Assn. 2.750%–5.375%, 4/11/11–7/15/16)

0.270%

3/2/09

47,000

47,000

Total Repurchase Agreements (Cost $1,158,789)

 

 

1,158,789

Total Investments (99.8%) (Cost $11,994,427)

 

 

11,994,427

Other Assets and Liabilities (0.2%)

 

 

 

 

Other Assets

 

 

 

78,258

Liabilities

 

 

 

(59,045)

 

 

 

 

19,213

Net Assets (100%)

 

 

 

 

Applicable to 12,013,463,592 outstanding $.001 par

 

 

 

value shares of beneficial interest (unlimited authorization)

 

12,013,640

Net Asset Value Per Share

 

 

 

$1.00

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

At February 28, 2009, net assets consisted of:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amount

 

 

 

 

($000)

Paid-in Capital

 

 

 

12,013,475

Undistributed Net Investment Income

 

 

 

Accumulated Net Realized Gains

 

 

 

165

Net Assets

 

 

 

12,013,640

 

 

 

 

 


 

•  See Note A in Notes to Financial Statements.

1  Represents annualized yield at date of purchase for discount securities, and coupon for coupon-bearing securities.

2  The issuer operates under a congressional charter; its securities are not backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government.

3  Adjustable-rate security.

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

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Federal Money Market Fund

Statement of Operations

 

 

Six Months Ended

 

February 28, 2009

 

($000)

Investment Income

 

Income

 

Interest

104,479

Total Income

104,479

Expenses

 

The Vanguard Group—Note B

 

Investment Advisory Services

492

Management and Administrative

10,740

Marketing and Distribution

1,497

Money Market Guarantee Program

1,365

Custodian Fees

48

Auditing Fees

1

Shareholders’ Reports

16

Trustees’ Fees and Expenses

5

Total Expenses

14,164

Net Investment Income

90,315

Realized Net Gain (Loss) on Investment Securities Sold

149

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

90,464

 

 

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

 

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Federal Money Market Fund

 

Statement of Changes in Net Assets

 

 

Six Months Ended

 

Year Ended

 

February 28,

 

August 31,

 

2009

 

2008

 

($000)

 

($000)

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

 

 

 

Operations

 

 

 

Net Investment Income

90,315

 

292,078

Realized Net Gain (Loss)

149

 

54

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

90,464

 

292,132

Distributions

 

 

 

Net Investment Income

(90,315)

 

(292,078)

Realized Capital Gain

 

Total Distributions

(90,315)

 

(292,078)

Capital Share Transactions (at $1.00)

 

 

 

Issued

9,441,273

 

10,018,883

Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions

86,859

 

282,195

Redeemed

(6,496,820)

 

(8,991,301)

Net Increase (Decrease) from Capital Share Transactions

3,031,312

 

1,309,777

Total Increase (Decrease)

3,031,461

 

1,309,831

Net Assets

 

 

 

Beginning of Period

8,982,179

 

7,672,348

End of Period

12,013,640

 

8,982,179

 

 

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

 

 

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Federal Money Market Fund

Financial Highlights

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Six Months

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ended

 

 

 

For a Share Outstanding

February 28,

Year Ended August 31,

Throughout Each Period

2009

2008

2007

2006

2005

2004

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

$1.00

$1.00

$1.00

$1.00

$1.00

$1.00

Investment Operations

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Investment Income

.009

.034

.051

.042

.022

.008

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)

 

 

 

 

 

 

on Investments

Total from Investment Operations

.009

.034

.051

.042

.022

.008

Distributions

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dividends from Net Investment Income

(.009)

(.034)

(.051)

(.042)

(.022)

(.008)

Distributions from Realized Capital Gains

Total Distributions

(.009)

(.034)

(.051)

(.042)

(.022)

(.008)

Net Asset Value, End of Period

$1.00

$1.00

$1.00

$1.00

$1.00

$1.00

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Return1

0.88%

3.46%

5.17%

4.31%

2.26%

0.82%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ratios/Supplemental Data

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Assets, End of Period (Millions)

$12,014

$8,982

$7,672

$6,360

$5,507

$5,575

Ratio of Total Expenses to

 

 

 

 

 

 

Average Net Assets

0.27%2,3

0.23%

0.24%

0.29%

0.30%

0.30%

Ratio of Net Investment Income to

 

 

 

 

 

 

Average Net Assets

1.73%2

3.33%

5.05%

4.25%

2.23%

0.81%

 

 

1  Total returns do not include the account service fee that may be applicable to certain accounts with balances below $10,000.

2  Annualized.

3  Includes 0.02% of fees to participate in the Treasury Temporary Guarantee Program for Money Market Funds. See Note D in Notes to Financial Statements.

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

 

 

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Federal Money Market Fund

 

Notes to Financial Statements

Vanguard Federal Money Market Fund is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 as an open-end investment company, or mutual fund. The fund invests in short-term debt instruments issued by the U.S. government or its agencies and instrumentalities, and repurchase agreements collateralized by such instruments.

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

1. Security Valuation: Securities are valued at amortized cost, which approximates market value.

2. Repurchase Agreements: The fund may invest in repurchase agreements. Securities pledged as collateral for repurchase agreements are held by a custodian bank until the agreements mature. Each agreement requires that the market value of the collateral be sufficient to cover payments of interest and principal; however, in the event of default or bankruptcy by the other party to the agreement, retention of the collateral may be subject to legal proceedings.

3. Federal Income Taxes: The fund intends to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company and distribute all of its taxable income. Management has analyzed the fund’s tax positions taken on federal income tax returns for all open tax years (tax years ended August 31, 2005–2008) and for the period ended February 28, 2009, and has concluded that no provision for federal income tax is required in the fund’s financial statements.

4. Distributions: Dividends from net investment income are declared daily and paid on the first business day of the following month.

5. Other: Interest income is accrued daily. Premiums and discounts on debt securities purchased are amortized and accreted, respectively, to interest income over the lives of the respective securities. Security transactions are accounted for on the date securities are bought or sold. Costs used to determine realized gains (losses) on the sale of investment securities are those of the specific securities sold.

B. The Vanguard Group furnishes at cost investment advisory, corporate management, administrative, marketing, and distribution services. The costs of such services are allocated to the fund under methods approved by the board of trustees. The fund has committed to provide up to 0.40% of its net assets in capital contributions to Vanguard. At February 28, 2009, the fund had contributed capital of $3,087,000 to Vanguard (included in Other Assets), representing 0.03% of the fund’s net assets and 1.23% of Vanguard’s capitalization. The fund’s trustees and officers are also directors and officers of Vanguard.

C. In September 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 157 (“FAS 157”), “Fair Value Measurements.” FAS 157 establishes a framework for measuring fair value and expands disclosures about fair value measurements in financial statements.

The various inputs that may be used to determine the value of the fund’s investments are summarized in three broad levels. The inputs or methodologies used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

Level 1—Quoted prices in active markets for identical securities.

Level 2—Other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.).

Level 3—Significant unobservable inputs (including the fund’s own assumptions used to determine the fair value of investments).

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At February 28, 2009, 100% of the fund’s investments were valued using amortized cost, in accordance with rules under the Investment Company Act of 1940. Amortized cost approximates the current fair value of a security, but since the value is not obtained from a quoted price in an active market, securities valued at amortized cost are considered to be valued using Level 2 inputs.

 

D. On October 7, 2008, the board of trustees approved the fund’s participation in a temporary program introduced by the U.S. Treasury to guarantee the account values of shareholders in a money market fund in the event the fund’s net asset value falls below $0.995 and the fund’s trustees decide to liquidate the fund. The program covers the lesser of a shareholder’s account value on September 19, 2008, or on the date of liquidation. To participate, the fund was required to pay a fee of 0.01% of its net assets as of September 19, 2008, for coverage through December 18, 2008. In December 2008, the U.S. Treasury extended the program through April 30, 2009, and the fund’s trustees approved the fund’s continuing participation in the program at a cost of an additional 0.015% of its net assets as of September 19, 2008. In March 2009, the U.S. Treasury extended the program through September 18, 2009. The fund’s trustees elected to discontinue the fund’s participation in the program effective April 30, 2009.

 

 

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Treasury Money Market Fund

Fund Profile

As of February 28, 2009

 

Financial Attributes

 

 

 

Yield1

0.26%

Average Weighted Maturity

80 days

Average Quality2

Aaa

Expense Ratio3

0.28%

 

Distribution by Credit Quality2 (% of portfolio)

 

 

Aaa

100.0%

 

Sector Diversification (% of portfolio)

 

 

 

Treasury

100.0%

 

 

1  7-day SEC yield. See the Glossary.

2  Moody’s Investors Service.

3  The expense ratio shown is from the prospectus dated December 29, 2008, and represents estimated costs for the current fiscal year based on the fund's current net assets. For the six months ended February 28, 2009, the annualized expense ratio was 0.27%.

 

 

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Treasury Money Market Fund

Performance Summary

Investment returns will fluctuate. All of the returns in this report represent past performance, which is not a guarantee of future results that may be achieved by the fund. (Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data cited. For performance data current to the most recent month-end, visit our website at www.vanguard.com/performance.) The returns shown do not reflect taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions. An investment in a money market fund is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. Although the fund seeks to preserve the value of your investment at $1 per share, it is possible to lose money by investing in the fund. (For details on the fund’s participation in the U.S. Treasury’s temporary guarantee program, please see the note on page 7.) The fund’s 7-day SEC yield reflects its current earnings more closely than do the average annual returns.

 

Fiscal-Year Total Returns (%): August 31, 1998–February 28, 2009

 

 

 

Fiscal

Treasury Money

Average

Year

Market Fund

Fund1

1999

4.5%

4.2%

2000

5.4   

5.0   

2001

5.1   

4.7   

2002

2.0   

1.6   

2003

1.0   

0.7   

2004

0.7   

0.4   

2005

2.1   

1.6   

2006

4.1   

3.5   

2007

4.9   

4.3   

2008

2.9   

2.1   

20092

0.5   

0.2   

7-day SEC yield (2/28/2009): 0.26%

 

 

 

Average Annual Total Returns: Periods Ended December 31, 2008

This table presents average annual total returns through the latest calendar quarter—rather than through the end of the fiscal period. Securities and Exchange Commission rules require that we provide this information.

 

 

Inception Date

One Year

Five Years

Ten Years

Treasury Money Market Fund3

3/9/1983

1.97%

2.98%

3.15%

 

 

1  Derived from iMoneyNet Money Fund Report’s Average 100% Treasury Fund.

2  Six months ended February 28, 2009.

3  Total returns do not include the account service fee that may be applicable to certain accounts with balances below $10,000.

Note: See Financial Highlights table for dividend information.

 

 

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Treasury Money Market Fund

Financial Statements (unaudited)

Statement of Net Assets

As of February 28, 2009

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

 

 

 

 

Face

Market

 

 

Maturity

Amount

Value

 

Yield1

Date

($000)

($000)

U.S. Government Securities (99.7%)

 

 

 

 

U.S. Treasury Bill

0.050%

3/5/09

353,425

353,423

U.S. Treasury Bill

0.005%–0.063%

3/12/09

346,029

346,028

U.S. Treasury Bill

0.100%–1.562%

3/19/09

430,432

430,298

U.S. Treasury Bill

0.100%

4/2/09

711,962

711,899

U.S. Treasury Bill

0.150%

4/9/09

440,000

439,929

U.S. Treasury Bill

0.120%–1.106%

4/16/09

194,517

194,292

U.S. Treasury Bill

0.140%

4/23/09

600,000

599,876

U.S. Treasury Bill

1.289%

4/29/09

115,000

114,759

U.S. Treasury Bill

1.410%

4/30/09

875,000

872,958

U.S. Treasury Bill

1.106%

5/7/09

229,000

228,531

U.S. Treasury Bill

0.995%

5/14/09

353,000

352,282

U.S. Treasury Bill

0.844%

5/21/09

450,000

449,149

U.S. Treasury Bill

0.491%

5/28/09

390,000

389,533

U.S. Treasury Bill

0.270%

6/18/09

150,000

149,877

U.S. Treasury Bill

0.285%

6/25/09

405,000

404,628

U.S. Treasury Bill

0.250%

7/2/09

261,000

260,777

U.S. Treasury Bill

0.346%

7/30/09

275,000

274,602

U.S. Treasury Bill

0.391%

8/6/09

262,000

261,552

U.S. Treasury Bill

0.481%

8/13/09

212,000

211,534

U.S. Treasury Bill

0.470%–0.471%

8/20/09

466,382

465,335

U.S. Treasury Bill

0.485%–0.496%

8/27/09

306,906

306,151

Total U.S. Government Securities (Cost $7,817,413)

 

 

 

7,817,413

Other Assets and Liabilities (0.3%)

 

 

 

 

Other Assets

 

 

 

36,051

Liabilities

 

 

 

(15,080)

 

 

 

 

20,971

Net Assets (100%)

 

 

 

 

Applicable to 7,837,805,390 outstanding $.001 par value shares of beneficial interest (unlimited authorization)

 

 

 

 

 

7,838,384

Net Asset Value Per Share

 

 

 

$1.00

 

 

 

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Treasury Money Market Fund

 

At February 28, 2009, net assets consisted of:

 

 

Amount

 

($000)

Paid-in Capital

7,837,833

Undistributed Net Investment Income

Accumulated Net Realized Gains

551

Net Assets

7,838,384

 

 

 

•  See Note A in Notes to Financial Statements.

1  Represents annualized yield at date of purchase for discount securities, and coupon for coupon-bearing securities.

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

 

 

 

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Treasury Money Market Fund

 

Statement of Operations

 

 

Six Months Ended

 

February 28, 2009

 

($000)

Investment Income

 

Income

 

Interest

51,724

Total Income

51,724

Expenses

 

The Vanguard Group—Note B

 

Investment Advisory Services

390

Management and Administrative

8,087

Marketing and Distribution

1,181

Money Market Guarantee Program

1,103

Custodian Fees

47

Auditing Fees

1

Shareholders’ Reports

25

Trustees’ Fees and Expenses

4

Total Expenses

10,838

Net Investment Income

40,886

Realized Net Gain (Loss) on Investment Securities Sold

345

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

41,231

 

 

 

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

 

 

40

 

 

 


Treasury Money Market Fund

Statement of Changes in Net Assets

 

 

Six Months Ended

 

Year Ended

 

February 28,

 

August 31,

 

2009

 

2008

 

($000)

 

($000)

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

 

 

 

Operations

 

 

 

Net Investment Income

40,886

 

180,675

Realized Net Gain (Loss)

345

 

(283)

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

41,231

 

180,392

Distributions

 

 

 

Net Investment Income

(40,886)

 

(180,675)

Realized Capital Gain

 

Total Distributions

(40,886)

 

(180,675)

Capital Share Transactions (at $1.00)

 

 

 

Issued

4,880,355

 

6,279,590

Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions

39,637

 

175,540

Redeemed

(3,970,272)

 

(5,457,898)

Net Increase (Decrease) from Capital Share Transactions

949,720

 

997,232

Total Increase (Decrease)

950,065

 

996,949

Net Assets

 

 

 

Beginning of Period

6,888,319

 

5,891,370

End of Period

7,838,384

 

6,888,319

 

 

 

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

 

 

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Treasury Money Market Fund

Financial Highlights

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Six Months

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ended

 

 

 

For a Share Outstanding

February 28,

Year Ended August 31,

Throughout Each Period

2009

2008

2007

2006

2005

2004

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

$1.00

$1.00

$1.00

$1.00

$1.00

$1.00

Investment Operations

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Investment Income

.005

.029

.048

.040

.021

.007

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Loss)on Investments

Total from Investment Operations

.005

.029

.048

.040

.021

.007

Distributions

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dividends from Net Investment Income

(.005)

(.029)

(.048)

(.040)

(.021)

(.007)

Distributions from Realized Capital Gains

Total Distributions

(.005)

(.029)

(.048)

(.040)

(.021)

(.007)

Net Asset Value, End of Period

$1.00

$1.00

$1.00

$1.00

$1.00

$1.00

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Return1

0.51%

2.94%

4.88%

4.06%

2.12%

0.74%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ratios/Supplemental Data

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Assets, End of Period (Millions)

$7,838

$6,888

$5,891

$5,223

$4,558

$4,628

Ratio of Total Expenses to

 

 

 

 

 

 

Average Net Assets

0.27%2,3

0.23%

0.24%

0.29%

0.30%

0.30%

Ratio of Net Investment Income to

 

 

 

 

 

 

Average Net Assets

1.02%2

2.84%

4.76%

4.01%

2.10%

0.73%

 

 

 

1  Total returns do not include the account service fee that may be applicable to certain accounts with balances below $10,000.

2  Annualized.

3  Includes 0.02% of fees to participate in the Treasury Temporary Guarantee Program for Money Market Funds. See Note D in Notes to Financial Statements.

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

 

 

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Treasury Money Market Fund

Notes to Financial Statements

Vanguard Treasury Money Market Fund is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 as an open-end investment company, or mutual fund. The fund invests in short-term debt instruments backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government.

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

1. Security Valuation: Securities are valued at amortized cost, which approximates market value.

2. Federal Income Taxes: The fund intends to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company and distribute all of its taxable income. Management has analyzed the fund’s tax positions taken on federal income tax returns for all open tax years (tax years ended August 31, 2005–2008) and for the period ended February 28, 2009, and has concluded that no provision for federal income tax is required in the fund’s financial statements.

3. Distributions: Dividends from net investment income are declared daily and paid on the first business day of the following month.

4. Other: Interest income is accrued daily. Premiums and discounts on debt securities purchased are amortized and accreted, respectively, to interest income over the lives of the respective securities. Security transactions are accounted for on the date securities are bought or sold. Costs used to determine realized gains (losses) on the sale of investment securities are those of the specific securities sold.

B. The Vanguard Group furnishes at cost investment advisory, corporate management, administrative, marketing, and distribution services. The costs of such services are allocated to the fund under methods approved by the board of trustees. The fund has committed to provide up to 0.40% of its net assets in capital contributions to Vanguard. At February 28, 2009, the fund had contributed capital of $2,115,000 to Vanguard (included in Other Assets), representing 0.03% of the fund’s net assets and 0.85% of Vanguard’s capitalization. The fund’s trustees and officers are also directors and officers of Vanguard.

C. In September 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 157 (“FAS 157”), “Fair Value Measurements.” FAS 157 establishes a framework for measuring fair value and expands disclosures about fair value measurements in financial statements.

The various inputs that may be used to determine the value of the fund’s investments are summarized in three broad levels. The inputs or methodologies used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

Level 1—Quoted prices in active markets for identical securities.

Level 2—Other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.).

Level 3—Significant unobservable inputs (including the fund’s own assumptions used to determine the fair value of investments).

At February 28, 2009, 100% of the fund’s investments were valued using amortized cost, in accordance with rules under the Investment Company Act of 1940. Amortized cost approximates the current fair value of a security, but since the value is not obtained from a quoted price in an active market, securities valued at amortized cost are considered to be valued using Level 2 inputs.

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Treasury Money Market Fund

 

D. On October 7, 2008, the board of trustees approved the fund’s participation in a temporary program introduced by the U.S. Treasury to guarantee the account values of shareholders in a money market fund in the event the fund’s net asset value falls below $0.995 and the fund’s trustees decide to liquidate the fund. The program covers the lesser of a shareholder’s account value on September 19, 2008, or on the date of liquidation. To participate, the fund was required to pay a fee of 0.01% of its net assets as of September 19, 2008, for coverage through December 18, 2008. In December 2008, the U.S. Treasury extended the program through April 30, 2009, and the fund’s trustees approved the fund’s continuing participation in the program at a cost of an additional 0.015% of its net assets as of September 19, 2008. In March 2009, the U.S. Treasury extended the program through September 18, 2009. The fund’s trustees elected to discontinue the fund’s participation in the program effective April 30, 2009.

 

 

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Fund Profile

As of February 28, 2009

 

Financial Attributes

 

 

 

Yield1

0.53%

Average Weighted Maturity

79 days

Average Quality2

Aaa

Expense Ratio3

0.15%

 

Distribution by Credit Quality2 (% of portfolio)

 

 

Aaa

100.0%

 

Sector Diversification (% of portfolio)

 

 

 

Treasury

100.0%

 

 

 

1  7-day SEC yield. See the Glossary.

2  Moody’s Investors Service.

3  The expense ratio shown is from the prospectus dated December 29, 2008, and represents estimated costs for the current fiscal year based on the fund's current net assets. For the six months ended February 28, 2009, the annualized expense ratio was 0.14%.

 

 

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Performance Summary

Investment returns will fluctuate. All of the returns in this report represent past performance, which is not a guarantee of future results that may be achieved by the fund. (Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data cited. For performance data current to the most recent month-end, visit our website at www.vanguard.com/performance.) The returns shown do not reflect taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions. An investment in a money market fund is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. Although the fund seeks to preserve the value of your investment at $1 per share, it is possible to lose money by investing in the fund. (For details on the fund’s participation in the U.S. Treasury’s temporary guarantee program, please see the note on page 7.) The fund’s 7-day SEC yield reflects its current earnings more closely than do the average annual returns.

 

Fiscal-Year Total Returns (%): August 31, 1998–February 28, 2009

 

 

 

Fiscal

Admiral Treasury

Average

Year

Money Market Fund

Fund1

1999

4.7%

4.2%

2000

5.5   

5.0   

2001

5.3   

4.7   

2002

2.1   

1.6   

2003

1.2   

0.7   

2004

0.9   

0.4   

2005

2.3   

1.6   

2006

4.2   

3.5   

2007

5.0   

4.3   

2008

3.1   

2.1   

20092

0.6   

0.2   

7-day SEC yield (2/28/2009): 0.53%

 

 

 

Average Annual Total Returns: Periods Ended December 31, 2008

This table presents average annual total returns through the latest calendar quarter—rather than through the end of the fiscal period. Securities and Exchange Commission rules require that we provide this information.

 

 

Inception Date

One Year

Five Years

Ten Years

Admiral Treasury Money Market Fund

12/14/1992

2.10%

3.13%

3.31%

 

 

1  Derived from iMoneyNet Money Fund Report’s Average 100% Treasury Fund.

2  Six months ended February 28, 2009.

Note: See Financial Highlight tables for dividend information.

 

 

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Financial Statements (unaudited)

Statement of Net Assets

As of February 28, 2009

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

 

 

 

 

Face

Market

 

 

Maturity

Amount

Value

 

Yield1

Date

($000)

($000)

U.S. Government Securities (99.8%)

 

 

 

U.S. Treasury Bill

0.050%

3/5/09

809,518

809,513

U.S. Treasury Bill

1.918%

3/12/09

656,000

655,619

U.S. Treasury Bill

0.100%–1.562%

3/19/09

1,384,484

1,383,505

U.S. Treasury Bill

0.290%

3/26/09

1,000,000

999,799

U.S. Treasury Bill

0.100%

4/2/09

1,325,052

1,324,934

U.S. Treasury Bill

0.150%

4/9/09

1,500,000

1,499,756

U.S. Treasury Bill

0.120%–1.106%

4/16/09

1,943,657

1,941,899

U.S. Treasury Bill

0.140%

4/23/09

1,600,000

1,599,670

U.S. Treasury Bill

1.289%

4/29/09

385,000

384,192

U.S. Treasury Bill

1.410%

4/30/09

3,285,000

3,277,335

U.S. Treasury Bill

1.106%

5/7/09

1,483,000

1,479,964

U.S. Treasury Bill

0.995%

5/14/09

760,000

758,453

U.S. Treasury Bill

0.491%

5/28/09

1,215,000

1,213,545

U.S. Treasury Bill

0.300%

6/11/09

627,000

626,467

U.S. Treasury Bill

0.270%

6/18/09

850,000

849,305

U.S. Treasury Bill

0.285%

6/25/09

982,000

981,098

U.S. Treasury Bill

0.250%

7/2/09

998,000

997,148

U.S. Treasury Bill

0.346%

7/30/09

880,000

878,727

U.S. Treasury Bill

0.391%

8/6/09

800,000

798,631

U.S. Treasury Bill

0.481%

8/13/09

719,000

717,418

U.S. Treasury Bill

0.471%

8/20/09

1,300,000

1,297,081

U.S. Treasury Bill

0.496%

8/27/09

1,000,000

997,539

Total U.S. Government Securities (Cost $25,471,598)

 

 

25,471,598

Other Assets and Liabilities (0.2%)

 

 

 

 

Other Assets

 

 

 

79,544

Liabilities

 

 

 

(34,963)

 

 

 

 

44,581

Net Assets (100%)

 

 

 

 

Applicable to 25,514,096,565 outstanding $.001 par value shares of beneficial interest (unlimited authorization)

 

 

 

 

 

25,516,179

Net Asset Value Per Share

 

 

 

$1.00

 

 

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At February 28, 2009, net assets consisted of:

 

 

Amount

 

($000)

Paid-in Capital

25,514,098

Undistributed Net Investment Income

Accumulated Net Realized Gains

2,081

Net Assets

25,516,179

 

 

•  See Note A in Notes to Financial Statements.

1  Represents annualized yield at date of purchase for discount securities, and coupon for coupon-bearing securities.

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

 

 

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Admiral Treasury Money Market Fund

 

Statement of Operations

 

 

Six Months Ended

 

February 28, 2009

 

($000)

Investment Income

 

Income

 

Interest

171,786

Total Income

171,786

Expenses

 

The Vanguard Group—Note B

 

Investment Advisory Services

1,303

Management and Administrative

9,692

Marketing and Distribution

3,955

Money Market Guarantee Program

3,780

Custodian Fees

147

Auditing Fees

1

Shareholders’ Reports

13

Trustees’ Fees and Expenses

12

Total Expenses

18,903

Net Investment Income

152,883

Realized Net Gain (Loss) on Investment Securities Sold

1,334

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

154,217

 

 

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

 

 

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Statement of Changes in Net Assets

 

 

Six Months Ended

 

Year Ended

 

February 28,

 

August 31,

 

2009

 

2008

 

($000)

 

($000)

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

 

 

 

Operations

 

 

 

Net Investment Income

152,883

 

634,389

Realized Net Gain (Loss)

1,334

 

(142)

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

154,217

 

634,247

Distributions

 

 

 

Net Investment Income

(152,883)

 

(634,389)

Realized Capital Gain

 

Total Distributions

(152,883)

 

(634,389)

Capital Share Transactions (at $1.00)

 

 

 

Issued

14,210,910

 

19,825,341

Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions

146,087

 

601,195

Redeemed

(12,131,132)

 

(17,201,363)

Net Increase (Decrease) from Capital Share Transactions

2,225,865

 

3,225,173

Total Increase (Decrease)

2,227,199

 

3,225,031

Net Assets

 

 

 

Beginning of Period

23,288,980

 

20,063,949

End of Period

25,516,179

 

23,288,980

 

 

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

 

 

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Financial Highlights

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Six Months

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ended

 

 

 

For a Share Outstanding

February 28,

Year Ended August 31,

Throughout Each Period

2009

2008

2007

2006

2005

2004

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

$1.00

$1.00

$1.00

$1.00

$1.00

$1.00

Investment Operations

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Investment Income

.006

.030

.049

.041

.023

.009

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Loss)on Investments

Total from Investment Operations

.006

.030

.049

.041

.023

.009

Distributions

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dividends from Net Investment Income

(.006)

(.030)

(.049)

(.041)

(.023)

(.009)

Distributions from Realized Capital Gains

Total Distributions

(.006)

(.030)

(.049)

(.041)

(.023)

(.009)

Net Asset Value, End of Period

$1.00

$1.00

$1.00

$1.00

$1.00

$1.00

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Return

0.57%

3.08%

5.02%

4.22%

2.29%

0.91%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ratios/Supplemental Data

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Assets, End of Period (Millions)

$25,516

$23,289

$20,064

$15,982

$13,838

$13,270

Ratio of Total Expenses to

 

 

 

 

 

 

Average Net Assets

0.14%1,2

0.10%

0.10%

0.13%

0.13%

0.13%

Ratio of Net Investment Income to

 

 

 

 

 

 

Average Net Assets

1.15%1

2.98%

4.90%

4.15%

2.27%

0.91%

 

 

1 Annualized.

2  Includes 0.02% of fees to participate in the Treasury Temporary Guarantee Program for Money Market Funds. See Note D in Notes to Financial Statements.

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

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

Vanguard Admiral Treasury Money Market Fund is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 as an open-end investment company, or mutual fund. The fund invests in short-term debt instruments backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government.

 

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

 

1. Security Valuation: Securities are valued at amortized cost, which approximates market value.

 

2. Federal Income Taxes: The fund intends to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company and distribute all of its taxable income. Management has analyzed the fund’s tax positions taken on federal income tax returns for all open tax years (tax years ended August 31, 2005–2008) and for the period ended February 28, 2009, and has concluded that no provision for federal income tax is required in the fund’s financial statements.

 

3. Distributions: Dividends from net investment income are declared daily and paid on the first business day of the following month.

 

4. Other: Interest income is accrued daily. Premiums and discounts on debt securities purchased are amortized and accreted, respectively, to interest income over the lives of the respective securities. Security transactions are accounted for on the date securities are bought or sold. Costs used to determine realized gains (losses) on the sale of investment securities are those of the specific securities sold.

 

B. The Vanguard Group furnishes at cost investment advisory, corporate management, administrative, marketing, and distribution services. The costs of such services are allocated to the fund under methods approved by the board of trustees. The fund has committed to provide up to 0.40% of its net assets in capital contributions to Vanguard. At February 28, 2009, the fund had contributed capital of $6,919,000 to Vanguard (included in Other Assets), representing 0.03% of the fund’s net assets and 2.77% of Vanguard’s capitalization. The fund’s trustees and officers are also directors and officers of Vanguard.

 

C. In September 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 157 (“FAS 157”), “Fair Value Measurements.” FAS 157 establishes a framework for measuring fair value and expands disclosures about fair value measurements in financial statements.

The various inputs that may be used to determine the value of the fund’s investments are summarized in three broad levels. The inputs or methodologies used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

 

Level 1—Quoted prices in active markets for identical securities.

Level 2—Other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.).

Level 3—Significant unobservable inputs (including the fund’s own assumptions used to determine the fair value of investments).

 

At February 28, 2009, 100% of the fund’s investments were valued using amortized cost, in accordance with rules under the Investment Company Act of 1940. Amortized cost approximates the current fair value of a security, but since the value is not obtained from a quoted price in an active market, securities valued at amortized cost are considered to be valued using Level 2 inputs.

 

 

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D. On October 7, 2008, the board of trustees approved the fund’s participation in a temporary program introduced by the U.S. Treasury to guarantee the account values of shareholders in a money market fund in the event the fund’s net asset value falls below $0.995 and the fund’s trustees decide to liquidate the fund. The program covers the lesser of a shareholder’s account value on September 19, 2008, or on the date of liquidation. To participate, the fund was required to pay a fee of 0.01% of its net assets as of September 19, 2008, for coverage through December 18, 2008. In December 2008, the U.S. Treasury extended the program through April 30, 2009, and the fund’s trustees approved the fund’s continuing participation in the program at a cost of an additional 0.015% of its net assets as of September 19, 2008. In March 2009, the U.S. Treasury extended the program through September 18, 2009. The fund’s trustees elected to discontinue the fund’s participation in the program effective April 30, 2009.

 

 

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About Your Fund’s Expenses

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

Note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight and help you compare ongoing costs only and do not reflect transaction costs incurred by the fund for buying and selling securities. Further, the expenses do not include the account service fee described in the prospectus (the fee does not apply to the Prime Money Market Fund’s Institutional Shares or the Admiral Treasury Money Market Fund). If such a fee were applied to your account, your costs would be higher. Your fund does not charge transaction fees, such as purchase or redemption fees, nor does it carry a “sales load.”

 

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

 

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

 

 

 

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Six Months Ended February 28, 2009

 

 

 

 

Beginning

Ending

Expenses

 

Account Value

Account Value

Paid During

Money Market Fund

8/31/2008

2/28/2009

Period1

Based on Actual Fund Return

 

 

 

Prime

 

 

 

Investor Shares

$1,000.00

$1,010.88

$1.40

Institutional Shares

1,000.00

1,011.63

0.65

Federal

1,000.00

1,008.78

1.34

Treasury

1,000.00

1,005.12

1.34

Admiral Treasury

1,000.00

1,005.73

0.70

Based on Hypothetical 5% Yearly Return

 

 

 

Prime

 

 

 

Investor Shares

$1,000.00

$1,023.41

$1.40

Institutional Shares

1,000.00

1,024.15

0.65

Federal

1,000.00

1,023.46

1.35

Treasury

1,000.00

1,023.46

1.35

Admiral Treasury

1,000.00

1,024.10

0.70

 

 

1  The calculations are based on expenses incurred in the most recent six-month period. The funds’ annualized six-month expense ratios for that period are: for the Prime Money Market Fund, 0.28% for Investor Shares and 0.13% for Institutional Shares; for the Federal Money Market Fund, 0.27%; for the Treasury Money Market Fund, 0.27%; for the Admiral Treasury Money Market Fund, 0.14%. The dollar amounts shown as “Expenses Paid” are equal to the annualized expense ratio multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days in the most recent six-month period, then divided by the number of days in the most recent 12-month period.

 

 

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Glossary

Average Quality. An indicator of credit risk, this figure is the average of the ratings assigned to a fund’s fixed income holdings by credit-rating agencies. The agencies make their judgment after appraising an issuer’s ability to meet its obligations. Quality is graded on a scale, with Aaa or AAA indicating the most creditworthy bond issuers. U.S. Treasury securities are considered to have the highest credit quality.

Average Weighted Maturity. The average length of time until fixed income securities held by a fund reach maturity and are repaid. The figure reflects the proportion of fund assets represented by each security.

Expense Ratio. The percentage of a fund’s average net assets used to pay its annual administrative and advisory expenses. These expenses directly reduce returns to investors.

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

Yield. A money market fund’s 7-day SEC yield is calculated by annualizing its income distributions for the previous seven days, as required by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

 

 

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The People Who Govern Your Fund

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

A majority of Vanguard’s board members are independent, meaning that they have no affiliation with Vanguard or the funds they oversee, apart from the sizable personal investments they have made as private individuals. The independent board members have distinguished backgrounds in business, academia, and public service. Each of the trustees and executive officers oversees 157 Vanguard funds.

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

 

Chairman of the Board and Interested Trustee

 

John J. Brennan1

Born 1954. Trustee Since May 1987. Chairman of the Board. Principal Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years: Chairman of the Board and Director/Trustee of The Vanguard Group, Inc., and of each of the investment companies served by The Vanguard Group; Chief Executive Officer and President of The Vanguard Group and of each of the investment companies served by The Vanguard Group (1996–2008).

 

Independent Trustees

 

Charles D. Ellis

Born 1937. Trustee Since January 2001. Principal Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years: Applecore Partners (pro bono ventures in education); Senior Advisor to Greenwich Associates (international business strategy consulting); Successor Trustee of Yale University; Overseer of the Stern School of Business at New York University; Trustee of the Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research.

Emerson U. Fullwood

Born 1948. Trustee Since January 2008. Principal Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years: Retired Executive Chief Staff and Marketing Officer for North America and Corporate Vice President of Xerox Corporation (photocopiers and printers); Director of SPX Corporation (multi-industry manufacturing), the United Way of Rochester, the Boy Scouts of America, Amerigroup Corporation (direct health and medical insurance carriers), and Monroe Community College Foundation.

 

Rajiv L. Gupta

Born 1945. Trustee Since December 2001.2 Principal Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years: Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Rohm and Haas Co. (chemicals); President of Rohm and Haas Co. (2006–2008); Board Member of American Chemistry Council; Director of Tyco International, Ltd. (diversified manufacturing and services) and Hewlett-Packard Co. (electronic computer manufacturing); Trustee of The Conference Board.

 


Amy Gutmann

Born 1949. Trustee Since June 2006. Principal

Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years: President of the University of Pennsylvania; Christopher H. Browne Distinguished Professor of Political Science in the School of Arts and Sciences with Secondary Appointments at the Annenberg School for Communication and the Graduate School of Education of the University of Pennsylvania; Director of Carnegie Corporation of New York, Schuylkill River Development Corporation, and Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce; Trustee of the National Constitution Center.

JoAnn Heffernan Heisen

Born 1950. Trustee Since July 1998. Principal Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years: Retired Corporate Vice President, Chief Global Diversity Officer, and Member of the Executive Committee of Johnson & Johnson (pharmaceuticals/consumer products); Vice President and Chief Information Officer (1997–2005) of Johnson & Johnson; Director of the University Medical Center at Princeton and Women’s Research and Education Institute.

 

André F. Perold

Born 1952. Trustee Since December 2004. Principal Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years: George Gund Professor of Finance and Banking, Senior Associate Dean, and Director of Faculty Recruiting, Harvard Business School; Director and Chairman of UNX, Inc. (equities trading firm); Chair of the Investment Committee of HighVista Strategies LLC (private investment firm).

Alfred M. Rankin, Jr.

Born 1941. Trustee Since January 1993. Principal Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years: Chairman, President, Chief Executive Officer, and Director of NACCO Industries, Inc. (forklift trucks/housewares/ lignite); Director of Goodrich Corporation (industrial products/aircraft systems and services).

J. Lawrence Wilson

Born 1936. Trustee Since April 1985. Principal Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years: Retired Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Rohm and Haas Co. (chemicals); Director of Cummins Inc. (diesel engines) and AmerisourceBergen Corp. (pharmaceutical distribution); Trustee of Vanderbilt University and of Culver Educational Foundation.

 

Executive Officers

 

Thomas J. Higgins1

Born 1957. Chief Financial Officer Since September 2008. Principal Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years: Principal of The Vanguard Group, Inc.; Chief Financial Officer of each of the investment companies served by The Vanguard Group since 2008; Treasurer of each of the investment companies served by The Vanguard Group (1998–2008).

Kathryn J. Hyatt1

Born 1955. Treasurer Since November 2008. Principal Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years: Principal of The Vanguard Group, Inc.; Treasurer of each of the investment companies served by The Vanguard Group since 2008; Assistant Treasurer of each of the investment companies served by The Vanguard Group (1988–2008).

 

F. William McNabb III1

Born 1957. Chief Executive Officer Since August 2008. President Since March 2008. Principal Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years: Director of The Vanguard Group, Inc., since 2008; Chief Executive Officer and President of The Vanguard Group and of each of the investment companies served by The Vanguard Group since 2008; Director of Vanguard Marketing Corporation; Managing Director of The Vanguard Group (1995–2008).

 


Heidi Stam1

Born 1956. Secretary Since July 2005. Principal Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years: Managing Director of The Vanguard Group, Inc., since 2006; General Counsel of The Vanguard Group since 2005; Secretary of The Vanguard Group and of each of the investment companies served by The Vanguard Group since 2005; Director and Senior Vice President of Vanguard Marketing Corporation since 2005; Principal of The Vanguard Group (1997–2006).

 

Vanguard Senior Management Team

 

 

 

 

R. Gregory Barton

Michael S. Miller

Mortimer J. Buckley

James M. Norris

Kathleen C. Gubanich

Glenn W. Reed

Paul A. Heller

George U. Sauter

 

Founder

 

John C. Bogle

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, 1974–1996

 

 

1  These individuals are “interested persons” as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940.

2  December 2002 for Vanguard Equity Income Fund, Vanguard Growth Equity Fund, the Vanguard Municipal Bond Funds, and the Vanguard State Tax-Exempt Funds.

 

 



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You can obtain a free copy of Vanguard’s proxy voting

Institutional Investor Services > 800-523-1036

guidelines by visiting our website, www.vanguard.com,

 

and searching for “proxy voting guidelines,” or by

Text Telephone for People

calling Vanguard at 800-662-2739. The guidelines are

With Hearing Impairment > 800-952-3335

also available from the SEC’s website, www.sec.gov.

 

In addition, you may obtain a free report on how your

 

fund voted the proxies for securities it owned during

 

the 12 months ended June 30. To get the report, visit

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either www.vanguard.com or www.sec.gov.

with the offering of shares of any Vanguard

 

fund only if preceded or accompanied by

 

the fund’s current prospectus.

 

 

 

 

You can review and copy information about your fund

 

at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C.

 

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The funds or securities referred to herein are not

at 202-551-8090. Information about your fund is also

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available on the SEC’s website, and you can receive

bears no liability with respect to any such funds or

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prospectus or the Statement of Additional Information

publicinfo@sec.gov or via regular mail addressed to the

contains a more detailed description of the limited

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relationship MSCI has with The Vanguard Group and

Commission, Washington, DC 20549-0102.

any related funds.

 

 

 

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Q302 042009

 

 

 

 


Item 2: Not Applicable.

 

Item 3: Not Applicable.

 

Item 4: Not Applicable.

 

Item 5: Not Applicable.

 

Item 6: Not Applicable.

 

Item 7: Not Applicable.

 

Item 8: Not Applicable.

 

Item 9: Not Applicable.

 

Item 10: Not Applicable.

 

Item 11: Controls and Procedures.

 

(a) Disclosure Controls and Procedures. The Principal Executive and Financial Officers concluded that the Registrant's Disclosure Controls and Procedures are effective based on their evaluation of the Disclosure Controls and Procedures as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of this report.

(b) Internal Control Over Financial Reporting. There were no significant changes in Registrant’s Internal Control Over Financial Reporting or in other factors that could significantly affect this control subsequent to the date of the evaluation, including any corrective actions with regard to significant deficiencies and material weaknesses.

 

Item 12: Exhibits.

 

(a) Code of Ethics.

(b) Certifications.

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

 

VANGUARD ADMIRAL FUNDS

 

/s/ F. WILLIAM MCNABB III*

BY:

F. WILLIAM MCNABB III*

 

CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

 

 

Date: April 20, 2009

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

 

VANGUARD ADMIRAL FUNDS

 

/s/ F. WILLIAM MCNABB III*

BY:

F. WILLIAM MCNABB III*

 

CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

 

Date: April 20, 2009

 

 

VANGUARD ADMIRAL FUNDS

 

/s/ THOMAS J. HIGGINS *

BY:

THOMAS J. HIGGINS *

 

CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

 

 

Date: April 20, 2009

 

* By: /s/ Heidi Stam

 

Heidi Stam, pursuant to a Power of Attorney filed on January 18, 2008, see file Number

2-29601, Incorporated by Reference; and pursuant to a Power of Attorney filed on

September 26, 2008, see File Number 2-47371, Incorporated by Reference.