Vanguard Strategic Equity Fund |
Summary Prospectus |
January 28, 2016 |
Investor Shares for Participants |
Vanguard Strategic Equity Fund Investor Shares (VSEQX) |
The Funds statutory Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information dated |
January 28, 2016, as may be amended or supplemented, are incorporated into |
and made part of this Summary Prospectus by reference. |
Before you invest, you may want to review the Funds Prospectus, which |
contains more information about the Fund and its risks. You can find |
the Funds Prospectus and other information about the Fund online at |
www.vanguard.com/prospectus. You can also obtain this information at no |
cost by calling 800-523-1188 or by sending an email request to |
online@vanguard.com. |
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has not approved or disapproved these securities or |
passed upon the adequacy of this prospectus. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense. |
Investment Objective
The Fund seeks to provide long-term capital appreciation.
Fees and Expenses
The following table describes the fees and expenses you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund.
Shareholder Fees | |
(Fees paid directly from your investment) | |
Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases | None |
Purchase Fee | None |
Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Reinvested Dividends | None |
Redemption Fee | None |
Annual Fund Operating Expenses | |
(Expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment) | |
Management Fees | 0.19% |
12b-1 Distribution Fee | None |
Other Expenses | 0.02% |
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses | 0.21% |
Example |
The following example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. It illustrates the hypothetical expenses that you would incur over various periods if you invested $10,000 in the Funds shares. This example assumes that the Fund provides a return of 5% each year and that total annual fund operating expenses remain as stated in the preceding table. You would incur these hypothetical expenses whether or not you redeem your investment at the end of the given period. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:
1 Year | 3 Years | 5 Years | 10 Years |
$22 | $68 | $118 | $268 |
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Portfolio Turnover
The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or turns over its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in more taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the previous expense example, reduce the Funds performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Funds portfolio turnover rate was 70% of the average value of its portfolio.
Principal Investment Strategies
The Fund invests in small- and mid-capitalization domestic equity securities based on the advisors assessment of the relative return potential of the securities. The advisor selects securities that it believes offer an appropriate balance between strong growth prospects and reasonable valuations relative to their industry peers. The advisor does this by using a quantitative process to evaluate all of the securities in the Funds benchmark, the MSCI US Small + Mid Cap 2200 Index, while seeking to maintain a risk profile similar to that of the Index. Under normal circumstances, at least 80% of the Funds assets will be invested in equity securities.
Principal Risks
An investment in the Fund could lose money over short or even long periods. You should expect the Funds share price and total return to fluctuate within a wide range. The Fund is subject to the following risks, which could affect the Funds performance:
Stock market risk, which is the chance that stock prices overall will decline. Stock markets tend to move in cycles, with periods of rising prices and periods of falling prices.
Investment style risk, which is the chance that returns from small- and mid-capitalization stocks will trail returns from the overall stock market. Historically, these stocks have been more volatile in price than the large-cap stocks that dominate the overall market, and they often perform quite differently. Small and mid-size companies tend to have greater stock volatility because, among other things, these companies are more sensitive to changing economic conditions.
Manager risk, which is the chance that poor security selection will cause the Fund to underperform relevant benchmarks or other funds with a similar investment objective. In addition, significant investment in the financial sector subjects the Fund to proportionately higher exposure to the risks of this sector. The Fund uses a quantitative process to evaluate securities and can perform differently from the market as a whole as a result of the stock selection model.
An investment in the Fund is not a deposit of a bank and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency.
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Annual Total Returns
The following bar chart and table are intended to help you understand the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows how the performance of the Fund has varied from one calendar year to another over the periods shown. The table shows how the average annual total returns of the Fund compare with those of a relevant market index, which has investment characteristics similar to those of the Fund. Keep in mind that the Funds past performance does not indicate how the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information is available on our website at vanguard.com/performance or by calling Vanguard toll-free at 800-662-7447.
Annual Total Returns Vanguard Strategic Equity Fund Investor Shares
During the periods shown in the bar chart, the highest return for a calendar quarter was 19.45% (quarter ended June 30, 2009), and the lowest return for a quarter was 27.08% (quarter ended December 31, 2008).
Average Annual Total Returns for Periods Ended December 31, 2015
1 Year | 5 Years | 10 Years | |
Vanguard Strategic Equity Fund Investor Shares | 1.41% | 13.80% | 7.13% |
MSCI US Small + Mid Cap 2200 Index | |||
(reflects no deduction for fees or expenses) | 2.03% | 11.17% | 7.95% |
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Investment Advisor
The Vanguard Group, Inc. (Vanguard)
Portfolio Managers
James P. Stetler, Principal of Vanguard. He has co-managed the Fund since 2012.
Michael R. Roach, CFA, Portfolio Manager at Vanguard. He has co-managed the Fund since 2012.
Binbin Guo, Ph.D., Principal of Vanguard and head of Equity Research and Portfolio Strategies of Vanguards Quantitative Equity Group. He has co-managed the Fund since 2016.
Tax Information
The Funds distributions will be reinvested in additional Fund shares and accumulate on a tax-deferred basis if you are investing through an employer-sponsored retirement or savings plan. You will not owe taxes on these distributions until you begin withdrawals from the plan. You should consult your plan administrator, your plans Summary Plan Description, or your tax advisor about the tax consequences of plan withdrawals.
Payments to Financial Intermediaries
The Fund and its investment advisor do not pay financial intermediaries for sales of Fund shares.
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