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: 811-01027
Name of Registrant: Vanguard World Fund
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, 2012 – February 28, 2013
Item 1: Reports to Shareholders
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Semiannual Report | February 28, 2013 |
Vanguard U.S. Growth Fund |
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> Vanguard U.S. Growth Fund returned about 9% for the six months ended February 28, 2013, ahead of the gain of its benchmark index and the average return of its peers.
> The broad U.S. stock market returned nearly 10%; value stocks trumped their growth-oriented brethren.
> Consumer discretionary stocks, the fund’s second-largest sector, contributed the most to the fund’s return.
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Contents | |
Your Fund’s Total Returns. | 1 |
Chairman’s Letter. | 2 |
Advisors’ Report. | 7 |
Fund Profile. | 12 |
Performance Summary. | 13 |
Financial Statements. | 14 |
About Your Fund’s Expenses. | 25 |
Trustees Approve Advisory Agreements. | 27 |
Glossary. | 29 |
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.
See the Glossary for definitions of investment terms used in this report.
About the cover: Our cover photograph shows rigging on the HMSSurprise, a replica of an 18th-century Royal Navy frigate. It was featured in the 2003 movie Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World, which was based on Patrick O’Brian’s sea
novels, set amid the Napoleonic Wars. Vanguard was named for another ship of that era, the HMSVanguard, which was the flagship of British Admiral Horatio Nelson at the Battle of the Nile.
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Your Fund’s Total Returns | |
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Six Months Ended February 28, 2013 | |
| Total |
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Vanguard U.S. Growth Fund | |
Investor Shares | 9.06% |
Admiral™ Shares | 9.15 |
Russell 1000 Growth Index | 6.23 |
Large-Cap Growth Funds Average | 6.62 |
Large-Cap Growth Funds Average: Derived from data provided by Lipper Inc.
Admiral Shares carry lower expenses and are available to investors who meet certain account-balance requirements.
Your Fund’s Performance at a Glance
August 31, 2012, Through February 28, 2013
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| | | Distributions Per Share |
| Starting | Ending | Income | Capital |
| Share Price | Share Price | Dividends | Gains |
Vanguard U.S. Growth Fund | | | | |
Investor Shares | $20.79 | $22.55 | $0.115 | $0.000 |
Admiral Shares | 53.85 | 58.37 | 0.382 | 0.000 |
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Chairman’s Letter
Dear Shareholder,
Growth stocks lagged their value counterparts over the past six months, a bit of a departure from the path the market has taken in its recovery from the financial crisis since March 2009. Financial stocks have been one of the keys to the most recent stock market rally. But because these stocks belong mostly to the value camp, their resurgence had limited influence on growth-oriented portfolios.
Still, Vanguard U.S. Growth Fund recorded a commendable return of about 9% for the six months ended February 28, 2013, significantly ahead of its benchmark index and the average gain of its large-capitalization growth peers. This result was within one percentage point of the return of the broad U.S. stock market, which includes both growth and value stocks.
The consumer discretionary sector, the fund’s second-largest after information technology, added the most to return. The technology sector, which accounted for nearly 40% of the fund’s holdings on average during the period, finished flat. But the advisors’ stock holdings within the sector held up better than those of the benchmark and offered a sizable boost to relative return.
Stocks overcame concerns en route to substantial gains
Stocks worldwide strongly advanced over the six months ended February 28, though uncertainty at home and abroad periodically stalked the markets. International equities
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eclipsed their U.S. counterparts as stocks from developed and emerging markets rallied amid optimism over central bankers’ policy moves.
Despite political and fiscal challenges, international stocks returned about 13%. Rising Japanese stocks helped drive the Pacific region’s robust returns as Japan’s newly elected prime minister, Shinzo Abe, advocated aggressive monetary easing to boost his nation’s economy and preempt deflation.
European stocks benefited from the European Central Bank’s commitment to preserve the euro, climbing about 13%. Debt-crisis concerns reignited in the period’s final week, though, when Italy’s national elections ended in a political impasse amid voters’ anti-austerity message.
U.S. markets rose nearly 10% as solid corporate earnings and the Federal Reserve’s stimulus program helped boost returns. But the impending enactment of extensive, automatic federal spending cuts (known as the sequester) stoked investors’ anxiety as the six-month period wound down.
Bonds finished flat as yields remained low
The broad U.S. taxable bond market barely squeezed out a gain for the half-year, advancing just 0.15%.
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Market Barometer | | | |
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| | | Total Returns |
| | Periods Ended February 28, 2013 |
| Six | One | Five Years |
| Months | Year | (Annualized) |
Stocks | | | |
Russell 1000 Index (Large-caps) | 9.72% | 13.62% | 5.21% |
Russell 2000 Index (Small-caps) | 13.02 | 14.02 | 7.35 |
Russell 3000 Index (Broad U.S. market) | 9.97 | 13.65 | 5.38 |
MSCI All Country World Index ex USA (International) | 13.06 | 6.66 | -0.87 |
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Bonds | | | |
Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index (Broad taxable market) | 0.15% | 3.12% | 5.52% |
Barclays Municipal Bond Index (Broad tax-exempt market) | 2.01 | 5.01 | 6.79 |
Citigroup Three-Month U.S. Treasury Bill Index | 0.05 | 0.08 | 0.34 |
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CPI | | | |
Consumer Price Index | 0.78% | 1.98% | 1.86% |
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Bond returns were anemic as the yield of the benchmark 10-year U.S. Treasury note climbed during the period; it dropped back a bit in February to finish at about 1.88%, still low by historical standards. (Bond prices and yields move in opposite directions.) Investors, nervous over Italy’s unsettled election results in the period’s final week, were drawn to the perceived safety of Treasury securities.
Although bonds can provide critical diversification benefits to a portfolio, their return prospects look much less promising than they have in recent years. As yields have tumbled, the opportunity for future bond price appreciation has greatly diminished.
Returns on money market funds and savings accounts remained minuscule as the Federal Reserve adhered to its four-year-old policy of keeping short-term interest rates between 0% and 0.25%.
An encouraging chapter in a story that’s still unfolding
Six months is only a snapshot in the life of a mutual fund, especially one such as U.S. Growth, which was founded nearly 55 years ago. Still, the fund’s performance over the recent period is encouraging, not only in comparison with its benchmark and peer group but also in light of the past decade-plus, when its holdings were often out of step with market trends.
Expense Ratios
Your Fund Compared With Its Peer Group
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| Investor | Admiral | Peer Group |
| Shares | Shares | Average |
U.S. Growth Fund | 0.45% | 0.31% | 1.28% |
The fund expense ratios shown are from the prospectus dated December 27, 2012, and represent estimated costs for the current fiscal year. For the six months ended February 28, 2013, the annualized expense ratios were 0.45% for Investor Shares and 0.32% for Admiral Shares. The peer-group expense ratio is derived from data provided by Lipper Inc. and captures information through year-end 2012.
Peer group: Large-Cap Growth Funds.
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U.S. Growth’s three advisors––Wellington Management Company, William Blair & Company, and Delaware Management Company––manage their respective portions of the fund with an eye on high-quality stocks that have the potential for earnings growth. The advisors’ stock holdings, when compared with those in the benchmark index, produced superior returns in seven of the ten industry sectors over the past six months.
One of U.S. Growth’s greatest strengths was consumer discretionary stocks, most notably holdings in media corporations and specialty retailers. Movie and entertainment powerhouses and satellite radio companies profited from either their advertising or subscription businesses, and sometimes both. Home improvement behemoths were helped by the recovery of the U.S. housing market, and consumers’ willingness to spend on upgrading and maintenance.
The technology sector, by far U.S. Growth’s largest, had an aggregate return close to zero. But that was better than the performance of the benchmark sector, which returned about –5%, a difference that helped the fund to outperform the index in the period. U.S. Growth was aided by its holdings in giant electronic-payment corporations, which have benefited from the global transition to credit cards from traditional cash.
Although the consumer staples sector isn’t one of the fund’s largest, and its allocation was less than half that of the benchmark index on average during the half-year, the advisors’ stock selection within the sector was particularly strong. The fund’s consumer staples stocks––led by the food products category––returned nearly 23% for the period, compared with less than 7% for the benchmark sector.
For more about the advisors’ strategy and the fund’s positioning during the six months, please see the Advisors’ Report that follows this letter.
Low cost and talent drive successful active management
Investors sometimes ask if it’s a contradiction that Vanguard, a champion of index investing, offers actively managed mutual funds. To understand how active funds fit into our philosophy, consider for a moment why indexing has proved its mettle: It’s a generally low-cost, tax-efficient way to build a diversified portfolio that lets you keep more of your fund’s returns. Because index funds seek to track the overall market or a segment of it, they typically cost much less to run than funds that are actively managed in an effort to outperform the market. And the less you pay for a fund, the more of its returns come back to you.
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The same principle—low cost—drives our approach to active funds. The other essential ingredient is talent. Some wonder how we can afford to hire top active managers when we place such importance on keeping investing costs low. The answer lies in five key characteristics of Vanguard’s structure and culture—our mutual ownership, our large scale, performance incentives aligned with investors’ interests, a long-term perspective, and a rigorous oversight process, which I lead. (You can read more about our approach in The Case for Vanguard Active Management: Solving the Low-Cost/Top-Talent Paradox? at vanguard.com/research.)
These enduring advantages don’t guarantee outperformance, of course. Even in those cases where an active stock fund outperforms over long periods, it doesn’t necessarily mean that investors earned more than the index results every year—or even every decade. And investors have no way of knowing beforehand which funds will outperform.
But for those willing to accept the greater risks that come with active investing, we believe Vanguard’s combination of talented advisors and low costs may improve the odds.
As always, thank you for entrusting your assets to Vanguard.
Sincerely,
F. William McNabb III
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
March 12, 2013
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Advisors’ Report
For the half-year ended February 28, 2013, Vanguard U.S. Growth Fund returned about 9%, finishing ahead of its benchmark and its peer-group average. Your fund is managed by three advisors. The use of multiple independent advisors enhances the fund’s diversification by providing exposure to distinct, yet complementary, investment approaches. It is not uncommon for different advisors to have different views about individual securities or the broader investment environment.
The table below presents the advisors, the percentage and amount of fund assets that each manages, and brief descriptions of their investment strategies. Each advisor has also prepared a discussion of the investment environment during the fiscal year and of how the portfolio’s positioning reflects this assessment. These reports were prepared on March 18, 2013.
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Vanguard U.S. Growth Fund Investment Advisors | | |
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Investment Advisor | % | $ Million | | Investment Strategy |
Delaware Management Company | 42 | 1,694 | | Uses a bottom-up approach, seeking companies that |
| | | | have large end-market potential, dominant business |
| | | | models, and strong free cash flow generation that is |
| | | | attractively priced compared with the intrinsic value of |
| | | | the securities. |
Wellington Management | 41 | 1,680 | | Employs proprietary fundamental research and a |
Company, LLP | | | | rigorous valuation discipline in an effort to invest in |
| | | | high-quality, large-cap, sustainable-growth companies. |
| | | | The investment approach is based on the belief that |
| | | | stock prices often overreact to short-term trends, and |
| | | | that bottom-up, intensive research focused on |
| | | | longer-term fundamentals can be used to identify |
| | | | stocks that will outperform the market over time. |
William Blair & Company, L.L.C. | 15 | 604 | | Uses a fundamental investment approach in pursuit of |
| | | | superior long-term investment results from |
| | | | growth-oriented companies with leadership positions |
| | | | and strong market presence. |
Cash Investments | 2 | 82 | | These short-term reserves are invested by Vanguard in |
| | | | equity index products to simulate investment in stocks. |
| | | | Each advisor may also maintain a modest cash |
| | | | position. |
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Wellington Management Company, LLP
Portfolio Manager:
Andrew J. Shilling, CFA,
Senior Vice President
We aim for our portion of the fund to outperform growth benchmarks and, in the longer term, the broader market. We employ proprietary fundamental research and a rigorous valuation discipline to invest in large-capitalization companies with attractive growth characteristics. Our investment approach is based on identifying companies that possess a clear competitive advantage that will enable them to maintain sustainable, above-average growth. We take a long-term perspective, as we believe that investors often underestimate the potential for growth.
Over the past six months, our portfolio benefited from stock selection in information technology, and particularly from our holding in Acme Packet, which delivers products that support internet communications primarily for businesses. The company’s shares surged after Oracle announced it would acquire Acme Packet for a substantial premium.
Relative to the benchmark, we also benefited from underweighting our position in Apple, the maker of consumer electronic devices. Apple’s shares lagged during the period as investors focused on a number of long-term concerns, including increased competition and a lack of anticipated new product launches. We still like the company’s long-term prospects, but we believe the stock will face some near-term challenges as growth rates slow, competition continues to increase, and profit margins face downward pressure.
In consumer staples, the period’s top contributor was Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, which was a significant overweight at the period’s close. Green Mountain is a leading provider of single-cup brewers and portion packs (its branded K-Cups) for coffee and other hot beverages. Investors responded favorably to Green Mountain’s better-than-expected quarterly earnings results; management also raised its full-year earnings guidance. The stock nearly doubled during the period, and we took advantage of the gain to trim our position.
Solid stock selection in the consumer discretionary sector was led by our position in home improvement retailer Lowe’s. The company and its stock continued to benefit from a recovery in the U.S. housing market. Recent data have shown that U.S. home prices are now rising year-over-year for the first time in years. Given the historical relationship between home sales and home improvement spending, we expect to see improving sales, margins, and returns at Lowe’s.
In health care, our position in Edwards Lifesciences detracted from results during the period. We think this medical device company should enjoy several years of strong revenue and earnings growth, driven by its first-to-market transcatheter heart valve technology.
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The stock fell after the company pre-announced weaker-than-expected quarterly revenue, in part owing to disappointing sales in the United States and Europe. We continue to hold our position as we believe that this weakness is short-term and that the long-term potential of the company’s heart valve technology remains compelling.
At the period’s close, our largest overweight exposures at the sector level were in consumer discretionary and information technology holdings, where we continue to find attractive long-term growth opportunities.
Delaware Management Company
Portfolio Managers:
Christopher J. Bonavico, CFA, Vice President, Senior Portfolio Manager, and Equity Analyst
Christopher M. Ericksen, CFA, Vice President, Portfolio Manager, and Equity Analyst
Daniel J. Prislin, CFA, Vice President, Senior Portfolio Manager, and Equity Analyst
Jeffrey S. Van Harte, CFA, Senior Vice President and CIO—Focus Growth Equity
Our philosophy focuses on owning what we believe to be strong companies with strong long-term growth prospects, solid business models, and competitive positions that we believe can expand market share and deliver shareholder value in a variety of market environments.
Consistent with our philosophy, stock selection was the main contributor to returns during the period.
Relative to our benchmark, two of our largest contributors were Progressive and Allergan. Progressive is a company that we have owned in the past and have kept on our radar over the years. We felt that its most recent product, Snapshot, added significant upside potential to the insurance company’s value. Snapshot is hardware placed in cars to collect data on drivers’ habits; if it shows they are driving safely, they can save on their car insurance. Regarding Allergan, we continue to believe the company operates at a high level driven by the core ophthalmology franchise as well as by broader use of Botox for conditions such as chronic migraines. In addition, Allergan has continued to complete key acquisitions that we believe will increase shareholder value.
The primary detractors from our performance during the period were VeriFone Systems and Teradata. Shares of VeriFone declined substantially after preannounced earnings largely missed analysts’ expectations. Despite this disappointment, we believe the company’s core business and competitive position in electronic payment-processing are more attractive than they are currently perceived. Finally, Teradata reported earnings that were merely in line with investor expectations after many quarters of doing better. We believe that this database software
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company, which specializes in aggregating data for business analytics and decision-making, is well-positioned to benefit from stronger technology spending.
Given the volatility we have seen over the past several quarters, it appears that many investors are struggling with how to view the pace of global economic recovery and how to assess factors that threaten economic fundamentals (for example, the European sovereign-debt crisis). Although some fundamentals may be trending upward (from a very low base during the global financial crisis in 2008–2009), we don’t believe we are entering a typical post-recessionary boom cycle. Rather, we believe that the lingering effects of the credit crisis could result in moderate growth at best. Recent economic data suggest some slowing in the global recovery. In such a tenuous environment, we believe the quality of a company’s business model, competitive position, and management will be of utmost importance.
William Blair & Company, L.L.C.
Portfolio Managers:
James Golan, CFA, Partner, Portfolio Manager
David Ricci, CFA, Partner, Portfolio Manager
The U.S. equity market returned 6.2% in the six months through February 2013, as measured by the Russell 1000 Growth Index. Although the presidential election and the “fiscal cliff” negotiations weighed on investor psyches during the period, investors generally chose to focus on several incremental improvements.
In the United States, the housing recovery picked up steam, and overall economic data were encouraging. Overseas, although uncertainty remains, the situation in Europe has stabilized with the European Central Bank’s announcement of its Outright Monetary Transactions program to buy government bonds. For emerging-market countries, the level of growth remains debatable; however, many economies, particularly China’s, appeared to be stabilizing.
Stock selection in multiple sectors was the key driver of our portfolio’s performance relative to the benchmark index. In financials, shares of JPMorgan Chase outperformed after the company reported better-than-expected earnings results driven by better mortgage and trading revenues. Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, in consumer staples, was the second-largest contributor to relative results, boosted by better-than-expected brewer and K-Cup sales and by optimism about the new CEO, Brian Kelley, who brings beverage and operational expertise from Coca-Cola.
Our two largest individual detractors were technology stocks, Apple and Citrix Systems. For Apple, investors were rattled by changes in the management team, concern about slowing iPhone and iPad sales amid increasing competition, and worry about potential saturation of the

premium segment of this market. Citrix came under pressure as investors worried about the level of enterprise business spending in the uncertain economic and political environment.
In our view, stocks remain reasonably valued, especially in comparison with bonds. Although many investors have sought the safety of fixed income securities, stocks have continued to rise over the past few years despite a substantial headwind from outgoing asset flow. Early 2013 has seen nascent signs of a reversal of this trend; if so, it would be a boost to equities. That said, a critical issue for the market remains sustaining high operating margins. Those companies that can produce attractive revenue growth and positive operating leverage in 2013 should be rewarded.
We focus––as always––on fundamental analysis to identify quality growth companies that can sustain and improve upon their competitive position and earnings versus peers. In the long term, we believe investors differentiate between average companies and those with superior growth and quality characteristics; i.e., the kind in which we invest. In 2012, we began to see this differentiation occurring again, which improved results for our strategy.
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U.S. Growth Fund
Fund Profile
As of February 28, 2013
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Share-Class Characteristics | |
| Investor | Admiral |
| Shares | Shares |
Ticker Symbol | VWUSX | VWUAX |
Expense Ratio1 | 0.45% | 0.31% |
30-Day SEC Yield | 0.45% | 0.59% |
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Portfolio Characteristics | | | |
| | | DJ U.S. |
| | Russell | Total |
| | 1000 | Market |
| | Growth | FA |
| Fund | Index | Index |
Number of Stocks | 115 | 574 | 3,593 |
Median Market Cap | $34.2B | $53.2B | $38.3B |
Price/Earnings Ratio | 21.9x | 19.2x | 17.4x |
Price/Book Ratio | 3.6x | 4.3x | 2.2x |
Return on Equity | 20.7% | 23.7% | 16.7% |
Earnings Growth Rate | 20.7% | 15.3% | 9.3% |
Dividend Yield | 0.9% | 1.8% | 2.1% |
Foreign Holdings | 3.8% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Turnover Rate | | | |
(Annualized) | 37% | — | — |
Short-Term Reserves | 1.5% | — | — |
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Sector Diversification (% of equity exposure) |
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| | Russell | Total |
| | 1000 | Market |
| | Growth | FA |
| Fund | Index | Index |
Consumer Discretionary 20.2% | 16.8% | 12.2% |
Consumer Staples | 6.2 | 12.8 | 9.5 |
Energy | 7.1 | 4.3 | 10.3 |
Financials | 7.0 | 4.8 | 17.2 |
Health Care | 11.3 | 12.5 | 12.0 |
Industrials | 6.7 | 13.0 | 11.2 |
Information Technology | 36.0 | 29.4 | 17.6 |
Materials | 2.8 | 3.9 | 3.9 |
Telecommunication | | | |
Services | 2.6 | 2.3 | 2.6 |
Utilities | 0.1 | 0.2 | 3.5 |
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Volatility Measures | | |
| Russell | DJ U.S. |
| 1000 | Total |
| Growth | Market |
| Index | FA Index |
R-Squared | 0.98 | 0.95 |
Beta | 1.11 | 1.08 |
These measures show the degree and timing of the fund’s fluctuations compared with the indexes over 36 months.
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Ten Largest Holdings (% of total net assets) |
Apple Inc. | Computer Hardware | 4.9% |
Google Inc. Class A | Internet Software & | |
| Services | 3.8 |
Mastercard Inc. Class A | Data Processing & | |
| Outsourced Services | 3.3 |
QUALCOMM Inc. | Communications | |
| Equipment | 2.9 |
Visa Inc. Class A | Data Processing & | |
| Outsourced Services | 2.8 |
Allergan Inc. | Pharmaceuticals | 2.5 |
priceline.com Inc. | Internet Retail | 2.4 |
EOG Resources Inc. | Oil & Gas Exploration | |
| & Production | 2.2 |
Crown Castle | Wireless | |
International Corp. | Telecommunication | |
| Services | 2.1 |
Kinder Morgan Inc. | Oil & Gas Storage & | |
| Transportation | 1.9 |
Top Ten | | 28.8% |
The holdings listed exclude any temporary cash investments and equity index products.
Investment Focus

1 The expense ratios shown are from the prospectus dated December 27, 2012, and represent estimated costs for the current fiscal year. For the six months ended February 28, 2013, the annualized expense ratios were 0.45% for Investor Shares and 0.32% for Admiral Shares.
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U.S. Growth Fund
Performance Summary
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 vanguard.com/performance.) Note, too, that both investment returns and principal value can fluctuate widely, so an investor’s shares, when sold, could be worth more or less than their original cost. The returns shown do not reflect taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the sale of fund shares.
Fiscal-Year Total Returns (%): August 31, 2002, Through February 28, 2013

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U.S. Growth Fund Investor Shares |
Russell 1000 Growth Index |
Note: For 2013, performance data reflect the six months ended February 28, 2013.
Average Annual Total Returns: Periods Ended December 31, 2012
This table presents 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.
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| Inception | One | Five | Ten |
| Date | Year | Years | Years |
Investor Shares | 1/6/1959 | 18.43% | 1.94% | 6.35% |
Admiral Shares | 8/13/2001 | 18.54 | 2.10 | 6.55 |
See Financial Highlights for dividend and capital gains information.
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U.S. Growth Fund
Financial Statements (unaudited)
Statement of Net Assets
As of February 28, 2013
The fund reports a complete list of its holdings in regulatory filings 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 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).
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| | | Market |
| | | Value |
| | Shares | ($000) |
Common Stocks (96.4%)1 | | |
Consumer Discretionary (19.7%) | |
* | priceline.com Inc. | 142,220 | 97,788 |
* | Liberty Interactive Corp. | | |
| Class A | 3,253,491 | 67,933 |
* | Amazon.com Inc. | 175,240 | 46,311 |
| Lowe’s Cos. Inc. | 1,108,145 | 42,276 |
| News Corp. Class A | 1,241,650 | 35,760 |
| NIKE Inc. Class B | 635,200 | 34,593 |
| Harley-Davidson Inc. | 637,365 | 33,545 |
* | AutoZone Inc. | 83,250 | 31,647 |
| Walt Disney Co. | 554,630 | 30,277 |
| Yum! Brands Inc. | 412,190 | 26,990 |
| Dunkin’ Brands Group Inc. | 717,080 | 26,640 |
| Comcast Corp. Class A | 667,320 | 26,553 |
* | Dollar General Corp. | 567,760 | 26,310 |
| Sirius XM Radio Inc. | 8,247,490 | 25,567 |
* | Sally Beauty Holdings Inc. | 918,795 | 25,487 |
| Time Warner Inc. | 450,135 | 23,934 |
| Home Depot Inc. | 345,305 | 23,653 |
| Starwood Hotels & | | |
| Resorts Worldwide Inc. | 353,475 | 21,325 |
| Family Dollar Stores Inc. | 366,950 | 21,118 |
| Starbucks Corp. | 378,200 | 20,733 |
| Abercrombie & Fitch Co. | 443,260 | 20,669 |
* | Discovery | | |
| Communications Inc. | | |
| Class A | 259,200 | 19,007 |
| DR Horton Inc. | 796,520 | 17,762 |
| PVH Corp. | 145,705 | 17,754 |
* | Michael Kors Holdings Ltd. | 238,135 | 14,117 |
| Lennar Corp. Class A | 265,720 | 10,254 |
* | Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. | | |
| Class A | 20,930 | 6,630 |
| Ralph Lauren Corp. Class A | 27,850 | 4,831 |
| | | 799,464 |
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| | | Market |
| | | Value |
| | Shares | ($000) |
Consumer Staples (5.9%) | | |
^,* | Green Mountain Coffee | | |
| Roasters Inc. | 1,324,443 | 63,255 |
| Walgreen Co. | 1,441,462 | 59,014 |
| Mead Johnson | | |
| Nutrition Co. | 311,355 | 23,324 |
| CVS Caremark Corp. | 419,720 | 21,456 |
^ | Anheuser-Busch InBev | | |
| NV ADR | 210,210 | 19,758 |
| Pernod-Ricard SA ADR | 725,335 | 18,913 |
| Colgate-Palmolive Co. | 135,400 | 15,494 |
| Lorillard Inc. | 378,630 | 14,592 |
| PepsiCo Inc. | 62,060 | 4,702 |
| | | 240,508 |
Energy (6.7%) | | |
| EOG Resources Inc. | 725,675 | 91,225 |
| Kinder Morgan Inc. | 2,040,955 | 75,658 |
| Schlumberger Ltd. | 435,765 | 33,924 |
| Anadarko Petroleum Corp. | 306,270 | 24,373 |
* | Cobalt International | | |
| Energy Inc. | 560,380 | 13,825 |
| National Oilwell Varco Inc. | 167,555 | 11,415 |
* | Cameron International Corp. | 177,065 | 11,283 |
| Noble Energy Inc. | 83,600 | 9,265 |
* | Kinder Morgan Inc. | | |
| Warrants, Exp. | | |
| Date 5/25/17 | 725,392 | 3,192 |
| | | 274,160 |
Exchange-Traded Fund (0.0%) | |
2 | Vanguard Growth ETF | 3,100 | 232 |
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Financials (6.6%) | | |
| Progressive Corp. | 2,437,775 | 59,384 |
* | IntercontinentalExchange | | |
| Inc. | 340,850 | 52,770 |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co. | 838,185 | 41,004 |
| CME Group Inc. | 593,525 | 35,505 |
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| | | Market |
| | | Value |
| | Shares | ($000) |
| American Express Co. | 279,700 | 17,383 |
* | Affiliated Managers | | |
| Group Inc. | 104,800 | 15,325 |
| Citigroup Inc. | 351,300 | 14,744 |
| T. Rowe Price Group Inc. | 168,800 | 12,017 |
| BlackRock Inc. | 43,790 | 10,499 |
| American Tower | | |
| Corporation | 107,050 | 8,307 |
| | | 266,938 |
Health Care (10.9%) | | |
| Allergan Inc. | 924,060 | 100,186 |
* | Celgene Corp. | 638,150 | 65,844 |
* | Gilead Sciences Inc. | 1,376,600 | 58,795 |
| Novo Nordisk A/S ADR | 320,300 | 56,052 |
| Perrigo Co. | 288,625 | 32,664 |
* | Hologic Inc. | 1,149,380 | 25,091 |
* | Biogen Idec Inc. | 144,955 | 24,112 |
* | Edwards | | |
| Lifesciences Corp. | 270,240 | 23,222 |
| Covidien plc | 318,415 | 20,242 |
| Agilent Technologies Inc. | 420,060 | 17,424 |
* | IDEXX Laboratories Inc. | 120,300 | 11,082 |
* | Regeneron | | |
| Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 54,850 | 9,160 |
| | | 443,874 |
Industrials (6.4%) | | |
| Precision Castparts Corp. | 148,700 | 27,746 |
| Caterpillar Inc. | 264,725 | 24,453 |
| AMETEK Inc. | 548,715 | 22,953 |
| Union Pacific Corp. | 165,500 | 22,692 |
| Eaton Corp. plc | 361,470 | 22,400 |
| JB Hunt Transport | | |
| Services Inc. | 269,000 | 18,701 |
| Safran SA ADR | 375,155 | 17,218 |
* | IHS Inc. Class A | 161,326 | 17,141 |
| Cummins Inc. | 147,195 | 17,055 |
* | Stericycle Inc. | 163,900 | 15,721 |
| Kansas City Southern | 152,315 | 15,684 |
| Donaldson Co. Inc. | 367,100 | 13,227 |
| Rockwell Automation Inc. | 128,605 | 11,618 |
| Norfolk Southern Corp. | 158,460 | 11,575 |
| | | 258,184 |
Information Technology (35.0%) | |
| Apple Inc. | 446,180 | 196,944 |
* | Google Inc. Class A | 193,035 | 154,660 |
| Mastercard Inc. Class A | 257,210 | 133,189 |
| QUALCOMM Inc. | 1,805,535 | 118,497 |
| Visa Inc. Class A | 725,675 | 115,121 |
* | Adobe Systems Inc. | 1,748,800 | 68,728 |
| Intuit Inc. | 1,028,500 | 66,318 |
* | eBay Inc. | 1,129,708 | 61,772 |
* | BMC Software Inc. | 1,465,392 | 58,718 |
| Oracle Corp. | 1,576,440 | 54,009 |
| | | |
| | | Market |
| | | Value |
| | Shares | ($000) |
* | Teradata Corp. | 826,150 | 47,966 |
* | Cognizant Technology | | |
| Solutions Corp. Class A | 552,730 | 42,433 |
* | VeriSign Inc. | 839,644 | 38,456 |
* | Citrix Systems Inc. | 539,883 | 38,278 |
| Altera Corp. | 791,140 | 28,022 |
* | Facebook Inc. Class A | 899,005 | 24,498 |
* | Alliance Data | | |
| Systems Corp. | 154,260 | 24,480 |
* | Juniper Networks Inc. | 1,012,100 | 20,930 |
* | Salesforce.com Inc. | 111,115 | 18,803 |
^,* | ServiceNow Inc. | 543,805 | 17,657 |
| Cisco Systems Inc. | 814,115 | 16,974 |
* | Splunk Inc. | 419,292 | 15,149 |
* | NetApp Inc. | 418,035 | 14,142 |
* | VeriFone Systems Inc. | 676,133 | 12,826 |
* | LinkedIn Corp. Class A | 70,520 | 11,860 |
| Broadcom Corp. Class A | 274,060 | 9,348 |
* | Trimble Navigation Ltd. | 109,800 | 6,525 |
* | TIBCO Software Inc. | 223,305 | 4,790 |
| | | 1,421,093 |
Materials (2.7%) | | |
| Monsanto Co. | 559,500 | 56,526 |
| Syngenta AG ADR | 506,825 | 43,065 |
| Praxair Inc. | 94,140 | 10,643 |
| | | 110,234 |
Telecommunication Services (2.5%) | |
* | Crown Castle | | |
| International Corp. | 1,246,186 | 86,984 |
* | SBA Communications | | |
| Corp. Class A | 208,000 | 14,793 |
| | | 101,777 |
Total Common Stocks | | |
(Cost $3,082,789) | | 3,916,464 |
Temporary Cash Investments (4.3%)1 | |
Money Market Fund (4.0%) | | |
3,4 | Vanguard Market | | |
| Liquidity Fund, | | |
| 0.143% | 162,399,941 | 162,400 |
|
| | Face | |
| | Amount | |
| | ($000) | |
Repurchase Agreement (0.2%) | |
| Bank of America Securities, | |
| LLC 0.170%, 3/1/13 | | |
| (Dated 2/28/13, Repurchase | |
| Value $7,400,000, | | |
| collateralized by Federal | |
| National Mortgage Assn. | |
| 3.000%, 6/1/27) | 7,400 | 7,400 |
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| | Face | Market |
| | Amount | Value |
| | ($000) | ($000) |
U.S. Government and Agency Obligations (0.1%) |
5,6 | Fannie Mae Discount | | |
| Notes, 0.110%, 3/13/13 | 2,000 | 2,000 |
5,6 | Fannie Mae Discount | | |
| Notes, 0.100%, 4/3/13 | 2,000 | 1,999 |
| | | 3,999 |
Total Temporary Cash Investments | |
(Cost $173,800) | | 173,799 |
Total Investments (100.7%) | | |
(Cost $3,256,589) | | 4,090,263 |
Other Assets and Liabilities (-0.7%) | |
Other Assets | | 36,712 |
Liabilities4 | | (66,917) |
| | | (30,205) |
Net Assets (100%) | | 4,060,058 |
| |
At February 28, 2013, net assets consisted of: |
| Amount |
| ($000) |
Paid-in Capital | 3,572,706 |
Overdistributed Net Investment Income | (6,216) |
Accumulated Net Realized Losses | (344,777) |
Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | |
Investment Securities | 833,674 |
Futures Contracts | 4,671 |
Net Assets | 4,060,058 |
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Investor Shares—Net Assets | |
Applicable to 136,903,131 outstanding | |
$.001 par value shares of beneficial | |
interest (unlimited authorization) | 3,087,164 |
Net Asset Value Per Share— | |
Investor Shares | $22.55 |
|
|
Admiral Shares—Net Assets | |
Applicable to 16,667,560 outstanding | |
$.001 par value shares of beneficial | |
interest (unlimited authorization) | 972,894 |
Net Asset Value Per Share— | |
Admiral Shares | $58.37 |
See Note A in Notes to Financial Statements.
^ Part of security position is on loan to broker-dealers. The total value of securities on loan is $29,931,000.
* Non-income-producing security.
1 The fund invests a portion of its cash reserves in equity markets through the use of index futures contracts. After giving effect to futures investments, the fund’s effective common stock and temporary cash investment positions represent 98.4% and 2.3%, respectively, of net assets.
2 Considered an affiliated company of the fund as the issuer is another member of The Vanguard Group.
3 Affiliated money market fund available only to Vanguard funds and certain trusts and accounts managed by Vanguard. Rate shown is the 7-day yield.
4 Includes $30,283,000 of collateral received for securities on loan.
5 The issuer was placed under federal conservatorship in September 2008; since that time, its daily operations have been managed by the Federal Housing Finance Agency and it receives capital from the U.S. Treasury, as needed to maintain a positive net worth, in exchange for senior preferred stock.
6 Securities with a value of $3,999,000 have been segregated as initial margin for open futures contracts.
ADR—American Depositary Receipt.
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.
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Statement of Operations | |
|
| Six Months Ended |
| February 28, 2013 |
| ($000) |
Investment Income | |
Income | |
Dividends1,2 | 22,532 |
Interest1 | 112 |
Security Lending | 210 |
Total Income | 22,854 |
Expenses | |
Investment Advisory Fees—Note B | |
Basic Fee | 3,430 |
Performance Adjustment | (211) |
The Vanguard Group—Note C | |
Management and Administrative—Investor Shares | 4,004 |
Management and Administrative—Admiral Shares | 608 |
Marketing and Distribution—Investor Shares | 238 |
Marketing and Distribution—Admiral Shares | 63 |
Custodian Fees | 25 |
Shareholders’ Reports—Investor Shares | 28 |
Shareholders’ Reports—Admiral Shares | 3 |
Trustees’ Fees and Expenses | 8 |
Total Expenses | 8,196 |
Expenses Paid Indirectly | (49) |
Net Expenses | 8,147 |
Net Investment Income | 14,707 |
Realized Net Gain (Loss) | |
Investment Securities Sold1 | 123,849 |
Futures Contracts | 7,721 |
Realized Net Gain (Loss) | 131,570 |
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | |
Investment Securities | 196,062 |
Futures Contracts | 832 |
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | 196,894 |
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations | 343,171 |
1 Dividend income, interest income, and realized net gain (loss) from affiliated companies of the fund were $2,000, $89,000, and $0, respectively.
2 Dividends are net of foreign withholding taxes of $12,000.
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, |
| 2013 | 2012 |
| ($000) | ($000) |
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets | | |
Operations | | |
Net Investment Income | 14,707 | 14,069 |
Realized Net Gain (Loss) | 131,570 | 143,533 |
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | 196,894 | 345,286 |
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations | 343,171 | 502,888 |
Distributions | | |
Net Investment Income | | |
Investor Shares | (15,893) | (11,539) |
Admiral Shares | (6,323) | (4,059) |
Realized Capital Gain | | |
Investor Shares | — | — |
Admiral Shares | — | — |
Total Distributions | (22,216) | (15,598) |
Capital Share Transactions | | |
Investor Shares | (134,199) | (301,969) |
Admiral Shares | 28,771 | 88,408 |
Net Increase (Decrease) from Capital Share Transactions | (105,428) | (213,561) |
Total Increase (Decrease) | 215,527 | 273,729 |
Net Assets | | |
Beginning of Period | 3,844,531 | 3,570,802 |
End of Period1 | 4,060,058 | 3,844,531 |
1 Net Assets—End of Period includes undistributed (overdistributed) net investment income of ($6,216,000) and $1,293,000.
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 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | $20.79 | $18.12 | $14.75 | $14.83 | $17.89 | $19.44 |
Investment Operations | | | | | | |
Net Investment Income | .077 | .068 | .1081 | .105 | .105 | .089 |
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) | | | | | | |
on Investments | 1.798 | 2.679 | 3.370 | (.099) | (3.049) | (1.523) |
Total from Investment Operations | 1.875 | 2.747 | 3.478 | .006 | (2.944) | (1.434) |
Distributions | | | | | | |
Dividends from Net Investment Income | (.115) | (.077) | (.108) | (.086) | (.116) | (.116) |
Distributions from Realized Capital Gains | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Total Distributions | (.115) | (.077) | (.108) | (.086) | (.116) | (.116) |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | $22.55 | $20.79 | $18.12 | $14.75 | $14.83 | $17.89 |
|
Total Return2 | 9.06% | 15.22% | 23.58% | -0.02% | -16.29% | -7.44% |
|
Ratios/Supplemental Data | | | | | | |
Net Assets, End of Period (Millions) | $3,087 | $2,975 | $2,893 | $2,796 | $2,956 | $3,637 |
Ratio of Total Expenses to | | | | | | |
Average Net Assets3 | 0.45% | 0.45% | 0.44% | 0.45% | 0.49% | 0.43% |
Ratio of Net Investment Income to | | | | | | |
Average Net Assets | 0.64% | 0.35% | 0.61%1 | 0.66% | 0.79% | 0.47% |
Portfolio Turnover Rate | 37% | 43% | 89% | 74% | 101% | 107% |
The expense ratio, net income ratio, and turnover rate for the current period have been annualized.
1 Net investment income per share and the ratio of net investment income to average net assets include $.016 and 0.09%, respectively, resulting from a special dividend from VeriSign Inc. in December 2010.
2 Total returns do not include account service fees that may have applied in the periods shown. Fund prospectuses provide information about any applicable account service fees.
3 Includes performance-based investment advisory fee increases (decreases) of (0.01%), (0.01%), (0.01%), (0.03%), (0.03%), and (0.03%).
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.
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U.S. Growth Fund | | | | | | |
|
|
Financial Highlights | | | | | | |
|
|
Admiral Shares | | | | | | |
| Six Months | | | | | |
| Ended | | | | | |
For a Share Outstanding | February 28, | | | | Year Ended August 31, |
Throughout Each Period | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | $53.85 | $46.94 | $38.20 | $38.41 | $46.37 | $50.42 |
Investment Operations | | | | | | |
Net Investment Income | .243 | .258 | .3451 | .338 | .335 | .325 |
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) | | | | | | |
on Investments | 4.659 | 6.924 | 8.734 | (.256) | (7.919) | (3.950) |
Total from Investment Operations | 4.902 | 7.182 | 9.079 | .082 | (7.584) | (3.625) |
Distributions | | | | | | |
Dividends from Net Investment Income | (.382) | (.272) | (.339) | (.292) | (.376) | (.425) |
Distributions from Realized Capital Gains | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Total Distributions | (.382) | (.272) | (.339) | (.292) | (.376) | (.425) |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | $58.37 | $53.85 | $46.94 | $38.20 | $38.41 | $46.37 |
|
Total Return2 | 9.15% | 15.38% | 23.77% | 0.13% | -16.15% | -7.28% |
|
Ratios/Supplemental Data | | | | | | |
Net Assets, End of Period (Millions) | $973 | $869 | $678 | $737 | $838 | $1,116 |
Ratio of Total Expenses to | | | | | | |
Average Net Assets3 | 0.32% | 0.31% | 0.30% | 0.29% | 0.30% | 0.24% |
Ratio of Net Investment Income to | | | | | | |
Average Net Assets | 0.77% | 0.49% | 0.75%1 | 0.82% | 0.98% | 0.66% |
Portfolio Turnover Rate | 37% | 43% | 89% | 74% | 101% | 107% |
The expense ratio, net income ratio, and turnover rate for the current period have been annualized.
1 Net investment income per share and the ratio of net investment income to average net assets include $.041 and 0.09%, respectively, resulting from a special dividend from VeriSign Inc. in December 2010.
2 Total returns do not include account service fees that may have applied in the periods shown. Fund prospectuses provide information about any applicable account service fees.
3 Includes performance-based investment advisory fee increases (decreases) of (0.01%), (0.01%), (0.01%), (0.03%), (0.03%), and (0.03%).
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.
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Notes to Financial Statements
Vanguard U.S. Growth Fund is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 as an open-end investment company, or mutual fund. The fund offers two classes of shares: Investor Shares and Admiral Shares. Investor Shares are available to any investor who meets the fund’s minimum purchase requirements. Admiral Shares are designed for investors who meet certain administrative, service, and account-size criteria.
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 as of the close of trading on the New York Stock Exchange (generally 4 p.m., Eastern time) on the valuation date. Equity securities are valued at the latest quoted sales prices or official closing prices taken from the primary market in which each security trades; such securities not traded on the valuation date are valued at the mean of the latest quoted bid and asked prices. Securities for which market quotations are not readily available, or whose values have been materially affected by events occurring before the fund’s pricing time but after the close of the securities’ primary markets, are valued by methods deemed by the board of trustees to represent fair value. Investments in Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund are valued at that fund’s net asset value. Temporary cash investments acquired over 60 days to maturity are valued using the latest bid prices or using valuations based on a matrix system (which considers such factors as security prices, yields, maturities, and ratings), both as furnished by independent pricing services. Other temporary cash investments are valued at amortized cost, which approximates market value.
2. Futures Contracts: The fund uses index futures contracts to a limited extent, with the objective of maintaining full exposure to the stock market while maintaining liquidity. The fund may purchase or sell futures contracts to achieve a desired level of investment, whether to accommodate portfolio turnover or cash flows from capital share transactions. The primary risks associated with the use of futures contracts are imperfect correlation between changes in market values of stocks held by the fund and the prices of futures contracts, and the possibility of an illiquid market.
Futures contracts are valued at their quoted daily settlement prices. The aggregate principal amounts of the contracts are not recorded in the Statement of Net Assets. Fluctuations in the value of the contracts are recorded in the Statement of Net Assets as an asset (liability) and in the Statement of Operations as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) until the contracts are closed, when they are recorded as realized futures gains (losses).
During the six months ended February 28, 2013, the fund’s average investment in futures contracts represented 2% of net assets, based on quarterly average aggregate settlement values.
3. Repurchase Agreements: The fund may enter into 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. In the event of default or bankruptcy by the other party to the agreement, the fund may sell or retain the collateral; however, such action may be subject to legal proceedings.
4. 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 for all open federal income tax years (August 31, 2009–2012), and for the period ended February 28, 2013, and has concluded that no provision for federal income tax is required in the fund’s financial statements.
5. Distributions: Distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date.
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6. Security Lending: The fund may lend its securities to qualified institutional borrowers to earn additional income. Security loans are required to be secured at all times by collateral at least equal to the market value of securities loaned. The fund invests cash collateral received in Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund, and records a liability for the return of the collateral, during the period the securities are on loan. Security lending income represents fees charged to borrowers plus income earned on investing cash collateral, less expenses associated with the loan.
7. Other: Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Interest income includes income distributions received from Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund and is accrued daily. Security transactions are accounted for on the date securities are bought or sold. Costs used to determine realized gains (losses) on the sale of investment securities are those of the specific securities sold.
Each class of shares has equal rights as to assets and earnings, except that each class separately bears certain class-specific expenses related to maintenance of shareholder accounts (included in Management and Administrative expenses) and shareholder reporting. Marketing and distribution expenses are allocated to each class of shares based on a method approved by the board of trustees. Income, other non-class-specific expenses, and gains and losses on investments are allocated to each class of shares based on its relative net assets.
B. Delaware Management Company, Wellington Management Company, LLP, and William Blair & Company, L.L.C., each provide investment advisory services to a portion of the fund for a fee calculated at an annual percentage rate of average net assets managed by the advisor. The basic fees for Delaware Management Company and Wellington Management Company, LLP, are subject to quarterly adjustments based on performance since November, 30, 2010, relative to the Russell 1000 Growth Index. The basic fee for William Blair & Company, L.L.C., is subject to quarterly adjustments based on performance for the preceding five years relative to the Russell 1000 Growth Index.
The Vanguard Group manages the cash reserves of the fund on an at-cost basis.
For the six months ended February 28, 2013, the aggregate investment advisory fee represented an effective annual basic rate of 0.18% of the fund’s average net assets, before a decrease of $211,000 (0.01%) based on performance.
C. The Vanguard Group furnishes at cost 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, 2013, the fund had contributed capital of $527,000 to Vanguard (included in Other Assets), representing 0.01% of the fund’s net assets and 0.21% of Vanguard’s capitalization. The fund’s trustees and officers are also directors and officers of Vanguard.
D. The fund has asked its investment advisors to direct certain security trades, subject to obtaining the best price and execution, to brokers who have agreed to rebate to the fund part of the commissions generated. Such rebates are used solely to reduce the fund’s management and administrative expenses. For the six months ended February 28, 2013, these arrangements reduced the fund’s expenses by $49,000 (an annual rate of 0.00% of average net assets).
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E. Various inputs may be used to determine the value of the fund’s investments. These inputs are summarized in three broad levels for financial statement purposes. The inputs or methodologies used to value securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.
Level 1—Quoted prices in active markets for identical securities.
Level 2—Other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.).
Level 3—Significant unobservable inputs (including the fund’s own assumptions used to determine the fair value of investments).
The following table summarizes the market value of the fund’s investments as of February 28, 2013, based on the inputs used to value them:
| | | |
| Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 |
Investments | ($000) | ($000) | ($000) |
Common Stocks | 3,916,464 | — | — |
Temporary Cash Investments | 162,400 | 11,399 | — |
Futures Contracts—Assets1 | 5 | — | — |
Futures Contracts—Liabilities1 | (128) | — | — |
Total | 4,078,741 | 11,399 | — |
1 Represents variation margin on the last day of the reporting period. |
F. At February 28, 2013, the aggregate settlement value of open futures contracts and the related unrealized appreciation (depreciation) were:
| | | | |
| | | | ($000) |
| | | Aggregate | |
| | Number of | Settlement | Unrealized |
| | Long (Short) | Value | Appreciation |
Futures Contracts | Expiration | Contracts | Long (Short) | (Depreciation) |
S&P 500 Index | March 2013 | 121 | 45,777 | 2,898 |
E-mini S&P 500 Index | March 2013 | 300 | 22,700 | 1,077 |
E-mini S&P Mid-Cap 400 Index | March 2013 | 110 | 12,119 | 696 |
Unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on open futures contracts is required to be treated as realized gain (loss) for tax purposes.
G. Distributions are determined on a tax basis and may differ from net investment income and realized capital gains for financial reporting purposes. Differences may be permanent or temporary. Permanent differences are reclassified among capital accounts in the financial statements to reflect their tax character. Temporary differences arise when certain items of income, expense, gain, or loss are recognized in different periods for financial statement and tax purposes; these differences will reverse at some time in the future. Differences in classification may also result from the treatment of short-term gains as ordinary income for tax purposes
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The fund’s tax-basis capital gains and losses are determined only at the end of each fiscal year. For tax purposes, at August 31, 2012, the fund had available capital losses totaling $471,784,000 to offset future net capital gains of $123,651,000 through August 31, 2013, $256,306,000 through August 31, 2017, and $91,827,000 through August 31, 2018. The fund will use these capital losses to offset net taxable capital gains, if any, realized during the year ending August 31, 2013; should the fund realize net capital losses for the year, the losses will be added to the loss carryforward balance above.
At February 28, 2013, the cost of investment securities for tax purposes was $3,256,589,000. Net unrealized appreciation of investment securities for tax purposes was $833,674,000, consisting of unrealized gains of $899,873,000 on securities that had risen in value since their purchase and $66,199,000 in unrealized losses on securities that had fallen in value since their purchase.
H. During the six months ended February 28, 2013, the fund purchased $697,892,000 of investment securities and sold $763,615,000 of investment securities, other than temporary cash investments.
I. Capital share transactions for each class of shares were:
| | | | |
| Six Months Ended | | Year Ended |
| February 28, 2013 | August 31, 2012 |
| Amount | Shares | Amount | Shares |
| ($000) | (000) | ($000) | (000) |
Investor Shares | | | | |
Issued | 99,196 | 4,655 | 397,474 | 20,019 |
Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions | 15,668 | 744 | 11,371 | 625 |
Redeemed | (249,063) | (11,624) | (710,814) | (37,213) |
Net Increase (Decrease) —Investor Shares | (134,199) | (6,225) | (301,969) | (16,569) |
Admiral Shares | | | | |
Issued | 118,532 | 2,139 | 236,448 | 4,651 |
Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions | 5,877 | 108 | 3,764 | 80 |
Redeemed | (95,638) | (1,719) | (151,804) | (3,027) |
Net Increase (Decrease) —Admiral Shares | 28,771 | 528 | 88,408 | 1,704 |
J. In preparing the financial statements as of February 28, 2013, management considered the impact of subsequent events for potential recognition or disclosure in these financial statements.
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About Your Fund’s Expenses
As a shareholder of the fund, you incur ongoing costs, which include costs for portfolio management, administrative services, and shareholder reports (like this one), among others. Operating expenses, which are deducted from a fund’s gross income, directly reduce the investment return of the fund.
A fund’s expenses are expressed as a percentage of its average net assets. This figure is known as the expense ratio. The following examples are intended to help you understand the ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in your fund and to compare these costs with those of other mutual funds. The examples are based on an investment of $1,000 made at the beginning of the period shown and held for the entire period.
The accompanying table illustrates your fund’s costs in two ways:
• Based on actual fund return. This section helps you to estimate the actual expenses that you paid over the period. The ”Ending Account Value“ shown is derived from the fund‘s actual return, and the third column shows the dollar amount that would have been paid by an investor who started with $1,000 in the fund. You may use the information here, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period.
To do so, simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number given for your fund under the heading ”Expenses Paid During Period.“
• Based on hypothetical 5% yearly return. This section is intended to help you compare your fund‘s costs with those of other mutual funds. It assumes that the fund had a yearly return of 5% before expenses, but that the expense ratio is unchanged. In this case—because the return used is not the fund’s actual return—the results do not apply to your investment. The example is useful in making comparisons because the Securities and Exchange Commission requires all mutual funds to calculate expenses based on a 5% return. You can assess your fund’s costs by comparing this hypothetical example with the hypothetical examples that appear in shareholder reports of other funds.
Note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight and help you compare ongoing costs only and do not reflect transaction costs incurred by the fund for buying and selling securities. Further, the expenses do not include any purchase, redemption, or account service fees described in the fund prospectus. If such fees were applied to your account, your costs would be higher. Your fund does not carry a “sales load.”
The calculations assume no shares were bought or sold during the period. Your actual costs may have been higher or lower, depending on the amount of your investment and the timing of any purchases or redemptions.
You can find more information about the fund’s expenses, including annual expense ratios, in the Financial Statements section of this report. For additional information on operating expenses and other shareholder costs, please refer to your fund’s current prospectus.
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U.S. Growth Fund | 8/31/2012 | 2/28/2013 | Period |
Based on Actual Fund Return | | | |
Investor Shares | $1,000.00 | $1,090.58 | $2.33 |
Admiral Shares | 1,000.00 | 1,091.53 | 1.66 |
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Investor Shares | $1,000.00 | $1,022.56 | $2.26 |
Admiral Shares | 1,000.00 | 1,023.21 | 1.61 |
The calculations are based on expenses incurred in the most recent six-month period. The fund’s annualized six-month expense ratios for that period are 0.45% for Investor Shares and 0.32% for Admiral Shares. The dollar amounts shown as “Expenses Paid” are equal to the annualized expense ratio multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days in the most recent six-month period, then divided by the number of days in the most recent 12-month period.
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Trustees Approve Advisory Agreements
The board of trustees of Vanguard U.S. Growth Fund has renewed the fund’s investment advisory agreements with William Blair & Company, L.L.C. (William Blair), Delaware Management Company (Delaware Management), and Wellington Management Company, llp (Wellington Management). The board determined that the retention of the advisors was in the best interests of the fund and its shareholders.
The board based its decisions upon an evaluation of each advisor’s investment staff, portfolio management process, and performance. The trustees considered the factors discussed below, among others. However, no single factor determined whether the board approved the agreements. Rather, it was the totality of the circumstances that drove the board’s decisions.
Nature, extent, and quality of services
The board considered the quality of the fund’s investment management services over both the short and long term, and took into account the organizational depth and stability of each advisor. The board noted the following: William Blair. Founded in 1935, William Blair is an independently owned full-service investment firm. The firm uses an investment process that relies on thorough, in-depth fundamental analysis. Based on this process, William Blair invests in companies that it believes are of high quality and that have sustainable, above-average growth. In selecting stocks, William Blair considers each company’s leadership position within the market it serves, the quality of products or services it provides, its return on equity, its accounting policies, and the quality of the management team. William Blair has advised a portion of the fund since 2004.
Delaware Management. Delaware Management, an indirect subsidiary of Australia-based Macquarie Group, is a Philadelphia-based investment management firm. Delaware Management invests primarily in common stocks of large-capitalization, growth-oriented companies that it believes have long-term capital appreciation potential and are expected to grow faster than the U.S. economy. Delaware Management uses a bottom-up approach, seeking companies that have large-end market potential, dominant business models, and strong free cash flow generation that is attractively priced compared to the intrinsic value of the securities. Delaware Management has managed a portion of the fund since 2010.
Wellington Management. Wellington Management, which was founded in 1928, is among the nation’s oldest and most respected institutional managers. The firm employs a traditional, bottom-up fundamental research approach to identify securities that possess sustainable growth at reasonable valuations. Wellington Management invests in companies that have demonstrated above-average growth in the past, followed by a thorough review of each company’s business model and an assessment of its valuation. Wellington Management has managed a portion of the fund since 2010.
The board concluded that each advisor’s experience, stability, depth, and performance, among other factors, warranted continuation of the advisory agreements.
Investment performance
The board considered the short- and long-term performance of the fund and each advisor, including any periods of outperformance or underperformance relative to a benchmark index and peer group. The board concluded that the performance was such that each advisory arrangement should continue. Information about the fund’s most recent performance can be found in the Performance Summary section of this report.
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Cost
The board concluded that the fund’s expense ratio was below the average expense ratio charged by funds in its peer group and that the fund’s advisory fee rate was also well below its peer-group average. Information about the fund’s expenses appears in the About Your Fund’s Expenses section of this report as well as in the Financial Statements section, which also includes information about the fund’s advisory fee rate.
The board did not consider the profitability of the fund’s advisors in determining whether to approve the advisory fees, because the advisors are independent of Vanguard, and the advisory fees are the result of arm’s-length negotiations.
The benefit of economies of scale
The board concluded that the fund’s shareholders benefit from economies of scale because of breakpoints in the advisory fee schedules. The breakpoints reduce the effective rate of the fees as the fund’s assets managed by each advisor increase.
The board will consider whether to renew the advisory agreements again after a one-year period.
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Glossary
30-Day SEC Yield. A fund’s 30-day SEC yield is derived using a formula specified by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Under the formula, data related to the fund’s security holdings in the previous 30 days are used to calculate the fund’s hypothetical net income for that period, which is then annualized and divided by the fund’s estimated average net assets over the calculation period. For the purposes of this calculation, a security’s income is based on its current market yield to maturity (for bonds), its actual income (for asset-backed securities), or its projected dividend yield (for stocks). Because the SEC yield represents hypothetical annualized income, it will differ—at times significantly—from the fund’s actual experience. As a result, the fund’s income distributions may be higher or lower than implied by the SEC yield.
Beta. A measure of the magnitude of a fund’s past share-price fluctuations in relation to the ups and downs of a given market index. The index is assigned a beta of 1.00. Compared with a given index, a fund with a beta of 1.20 typically would have seen its share price rise or fall by 12% when the index rose or fell by 10%. For this report, beta is based on returns over the past 36 months for both the fund and the index. Note that a fund’s beta should be reviewed in conjunction with its R-squared (see definition). The lower the R-squared, the less correlation there is between the fund and the index, and the less reliable beta is as an indicator of volatility.
Dividend Yield. Dividend income earned by stocks, expressed as a percentage of the aggregate market value (or of net asset value, for a fund). The yield is determined by dividing the amount of the annual dividends by the aggregate value (or net asset value) at the end of the period. For a fund, the dividend yield is based solely on stock holdings and does not include any income produced by other investments.
Earnings Growth Rate. The average annual rate of growth in earnings over the past five years for the stocks now in a fund.
Equity Exposure. A measure that reflects a fund’s investments in stocks and stock futures. Any holdings in short-term reserves are excluded.
Expense Ratio. A fund’s total annual operating expenses expressed as a percentage of the fund’s average net assets. The expense ratio includes management and administrative expenses, but does not include the transaction costs of buying and selling portfolio securities.
Foreign Holdings. The percentage of a fund represented by securities or depositary receipts of companies based outside the United States.
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.
Median Market Cap. An indicator of the size of companies in which a fund invests; the midpoint of market capitalization (market price x shares outstanding) of a fund’s stocks, weighted by the proportion of the fund’s assets invested in each stock. Stocks representing half of the fund’s assets have market capitalizations above the median, and the rest are below it.
Price/Book Ratio. The share price of a stock divided by its net worth, or book value, per share. For a fund, the weighted average price/book ratio of the stocks it holds.
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Price/Earnings Ratio. The ratio of a stock’s current price to its per-share earnings over the past year. For a fund, the weighted average P/E of the stocks it holds. P/E is an indicator of market expectations about corporate prospects; the higher the P/E, the greater the expectations for a company’s future growth.
R-Squared. A measure of how much of a fund’s past returns can be explained by the returns from the market in general, as measured by a given index. If a fund’s total returns were precisely synchronized with an index’s returns, its R-squared would be 1.00. If the fund’s returns bore no relationship to the index’s returns, its R-squared would be 0. For this report, R-squared is based on returns over the past 36 months for both the fund and the index.
Return on Equity. The annual average rate of return generated by a company during the past five years for each dollar of shareholder’s equity (net income divided by shareholder’s equity). For a fund, the weighted average return on equity for the companies whose stocks it holds.
Short-Term Reserves. The percentage of a fund invested in highly liquid, short-term securities that can be readily converted to cash.
Turnover Rate. An indication of the fund’s trading activity. Funds with high turnover rates incur higher transaction costs and may be more likely to distribute capital gains (which may be taxable to investors). The turnover rate excludes in-kind transactions, which have minimal impact on costs.
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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 180 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 vanguard.com.
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InterestedTrustee1 | and Delphi Automotive LLP (automotive components); |
| Senior Advisor at New Mountain Capital; Trustee of |
F. William McNabb III | The Conference Board. |
Born 1957. Trustee Since July 2009. Chairman of the | |
Board. Principal Occupation(s) During the Past Five | Amy Gutmann |
Years: Chairman of the Board of The Vanguard Group, | Born 1949. Trustee Since June 2006. Principal |
Inc., and of each of the investment companies served | Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years: President |
by The Vanguard Group, since January 2010; Director | of the University of Pennsylvania; Christopher H. |
of The Vanguard Group since 2008; Chief Executive | Browne Distinguished Professor of Political Science |
Officer and President of The Vanguard Group and of | in the School of Arts and Sciences with secondary |
each of the investment companies served by The | appointments at the Annenberg School for |
Vanguard Group since 2008; Director of Vanguard | Communication and the Graduate School of Education |
Marketing Corporation; Managing Director of The | of the University of Pennsylvania; Member of the |
Vanguard Group (1995–2008). | National Commission on the Humanities and Social |
| Sciences; Trustee of Carnegie Corporation of New |
IndependentTrustees | York and of the National Constitution Center; Chair |
| of the U. S. Presidential Commission for the Study |
Emerson U. Fullwood | of Bioethical Issues. |
Born 1948. Trustee Since January 2008. Principal | |
Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years: Executive | JoAnn Heffernan Heisen |
Chief Staff and Marketing Officer for North America | Born 1950. Trustee Since July 1998. Principal |
and Corporate Vice President (retired 2008) of Xerox | Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years: Corporate |
Corporation (document management products and | Vice President and Chief Global Diversity Officer |
services); Executive in Residence and 2010 | (retired 2008) and Member of the Executive |
Distinguished Minett Professor at the Rochester | Committee (1997–2008) of Johnson & Johnson |
Institute of Technology; Director of SPX Corporation | (pharmaceuticals/medical devices/consumer |
(multi-industry manufacturing), the United Way of | products); Director of Skytop Lodge Corporation |
Rochester, Amerigroup Corporation (managed health | (hotels), the University Medical Center at Princeton, |
care), the University of Rochester Medical Center, | the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, and the Center |
Monroe Community College Foundation, and North | for Talent Innovation; Member of the Advisory Board |
Carolina A&T University. | of the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs |
| at Syracuse University. |
Rajiv L. Gupta | |
Born 1945. Trustee Since December 2001.2 | F. Joseph Loughrey |
Principal Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years: | Born 1949. Trustee Since October 2009. Principal |
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (retired 2009) | Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years: President |
and President (2006–2008) of Rohm and Haas Co. | and Chief Operating Officer (retired 2009) of Cummins |
(chemicals); Director of Tyco International, Ltd. | Inc. (industrial machinery); Chairman of the Board of |
(diversified manufacturing and services), Hewlett- | Hillenbrand, Inc. (specialized consumer services); |
Packard Co. (electronic computer manufacturing), | Director of SKF AB (industrial machinery), the Lumina |
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Foundation for Education, and Oxfam America; | Executive Officers | |
Chairman of the Advisory Council for the College of | | |
Arts and Letters and Member of the Advisory Board to | Glenn Booraem | |
the Kellogg Institute for International Studies at the | Born 1967. Controller Since July 2010. Principal |
University of Notre Dame. | Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years: Principal |
| of The Vanguard Group, Inc.; Controller of each of |
Mark Loughridge | the investment companies served by The Vanguard |
Born 1953. Trustee Since March 2012. Principal | Group; Assistant Controller of each of the investment |
Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years: Senior Vice | companies served by The Vanguard Group (2001–2010). |
President and Chief Financial Officer at IBM (information | | |
technology services); Fiduciary Member of IBM’s | Thomas J. Higgins | |
Retirement Plan Committee. | Born 1957. Chief Financial Officer Since September |
| 2008. Principal Occupation(s) During the Past Five |
Scott C. Malpass | Years: Principal of The Vanguard Group, Inc.; Chief |
Born 1962. Trustee Since March 2012. Principal | Financial Officer of each of the investment companies |
Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years: Chief | served by The Vanguard Group; Treasurer of each of |
Investment Officer and Vice President at the University | the investment companies served by The Vanguard |
of Notre Dame; Assistant Professor of Finance at the | Group (1998–2008). | |
Mendoza College of Business at Notre Dame; Member | | |
of the Notre Dame 403(b) Investment Committee; | Kathryn J. Hyatt | |
Director of TIFF Advisory Services, Inc. (investment | Born 1955. Treasurer Since November 2008. Principal |
advisor); Member of the Investment Advisory | Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years: Principal of |
Committees of the Financial Industry Regulatory | The Vanguard Group, Inc.; Treasurer of each of the |
Authority (FINRA) and of Major League Baseball. | investment companies served by The Vanguard |
| Group; Assistant Treasurer of each of the investment |
André F. Perold | companies served by The Vanguard Group (1988–2008). |
Born 1952. Trustee Since December 2004. Principal | | |
Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years: George | Heidi Stam | |
Gund Professor of Finance and Banking at the Harvard | Born 1956. Secretary Since July 2005. Principal |
Business School (retired 2011); Chief Investment | Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years: Managing |
Officer and Managing Partner of HighVista Strategies | Director of The Vanguard Group, Inc.; General Counsel |
LLC (private investment firm); Director of Rand | of The Vanguard Group; Secretary of The Vanguard |
Merchant Bank; Overseer of the Museum of Fine | Group and of each of the investment companies |
Arts Boston. | served by The Vanguard Group; Director and Senior |
| Vice President of Vanguard Marketing Corporation. |
Alfred M. Rankin, Jr. | | |
Born 1941. Trustee Since January 1993. Principal | Vanguard Senior ManagementTeam | |
Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years: Chairman, | | |
President, and Chief Executive Officer of NACCO | Mortimer J. Buckley | Chris D. McIsaac |
Industries, Inc. (housewares/lignite) and of Hyster-Yale | Kathleen C. Gubanich | Michael S. Miller |
Materials Handling, Inc. (forklift trucks); Director of | Paul A. Heller | James M. Norris |
the National Association of Manufacturers; Chairman | Martha G. King | Glenn W. Reed |
of the Board of University Hospitals of Cleveland; | | |
Advisory Chairman of the Board of The Cleveland | Chairman Emeritus and Senior Advisor | |
Museum of Art. | | |
| John J. Brennan | |
Peter F. Volanakis | Chairman, 1996–2009 | |
Born 1955. Trustee Since July 2009. Principal | Chief Executive Officer and President, 1996–2008 | |
Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years: President | | |
and Chief Operating Officer (retired 2010) of Corning | Founder | |
Incorporated (communications equipment); Director | | |
of SPX Corporation (multi-industry manufacturing); | John C. Bogle | |
Overseer of the Amos Tuck School of Business | Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, 1974–1996 | |
Administration at Dartmouth College; Advisor to the | |
Norris Cotton Cancer Center. | | |
1 Mr. McNabb is considered an “interested person,” as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, because he is an officer of the Vanguard funds.
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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Semiannual Report | February 28, 2013 |
Vanguard International Growth Fund |
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> Vanguard International Growth Fund returned about 14% for the six months ended February 28, 2013.
> The fund’s return was higher than that of its benchmark and the average return for international funds.
> The performance of the fund’s European holdings provided the strongest boost, while its holdings in some Pacific and emerging markets underperformed.
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Contents | |
Your Fund’s Total Returns. | 1 |
Chairman’s Letter. | 2 |
Advisors’ Report. | 8 |
Fund Profile. | 13 |
Performance Summary. | 15 |
Financial Statements. | 16 |
About Your Fund’s Expenses. | 31 |
Trustees Approve Advisory Agreements. | 33 |
Glossary. | 35 |
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.
See the Glossary for definitions of investment terms used in this report.
About the cover: Our cover photograph shows rigging on the HMSSurprise, a replica of an 18th-century Royal Navy frigate. It was featured in the 2003 movie Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World, which was based on Patrick O’Brian’s sea novels, set amid the Napoleonic Wars. Vanguard was named for another ship of that era, the HMSVanguard, which was the flagship of British Admiral Horatio Nelson at the Battle of the Nile.
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Your Fund’s Total Returns | |
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Six Months Ended February 28, 2013 | |
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Vanguard International Growth Fund | |
Investor Shares | 14.14% |
Admiral™ Shares | 14.24 |
MSCI All Country World Index ex USA | 13.06 |
International Funds Average | 12.51 |
International Funds Average: Derived from data provided by Lipper Inc.
Admiral Shares carry lower expenses and are available to investors who meet certain account-balance requirements.
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Your Fund’s Performance at a Glance | | | | |
August 31, 2012, Through February 28, 2013 | | | | |
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| Share Price | Share Price | Dividends | Gains |
Vanguard International Growth Fund | | | | |
Investor Shares | $17.69 | $19.83 | $0.347 | $0.000 |
Admiral Shares | 56.31 | 63.09 | 1.184 | 0.000 |
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Chairman’s Letter
Dear Shareholder,
Vanguard International Growth Fund returned about 14% for the six months ended February 28, 2013. The return was a bit higher than that of the fund’s comparative index and the average return of international funds.
The advisors’ stock selections in Europe did particularly well, although this was offset to some extent by underperformance in some Pacific and emerging markets.
Stocks overcame concerns en route to substantial gains
Stocks worldwide advanced strongly over the six months ended February 28, though uncertainty at home and abroad periodically stalked the markets. International equities eclipsed their U.S. counterparts as stocks from developed and emerging markets rallied amid optimism over central bankers’ policy moves.
Despite political and fiscal challenges, international stocks returned about 13%. Rising Japanese stocks helped drive the Pacific region’s robust returns as Japan’s newly elected prime minister, Shinzo Abe, advocated aggressive monetary easing to boost his nation’s economy and preempt deflation.
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European stocks benefited from the European Central Bank’s commitment to preserve the euro, climbing about 13%. Debt-crisis concerns reignited in the period’s final week, though, when Italy’s national elections ended in a political impasse amid voters’ anti-austerity message.
U.S. markets rose nearly 10% as solid corporate earnings and the Federal Reserve’s stimulus program helped boost returns. But the impending enactment of extensive, automatic federal spending cuts (known as the sequester) stoked investors’ anxiety as the six-month period wound down.
Bonds finished flat as yields remained low
The broad U.S. taxable bond market barely squeezed out a gain for the half-year, advancing just 0.15%.
Bond returns were anemic as the yield of the benchmark 10-year U.S. Treasury note climbed during the period; it dropped back a bit in February to finish at about 1.88%, still low by historical standards. (Bond prices and yields move in opposite directions.) Investors, nervous over Italy’s unsettled election results in the period’s final week, were drawn to the perceived safety of Treasury securities.
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Market Barometer | | | |
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Stocks | | | |
Russell 1000 Index (Large-caps) | 9.72% | 13.62% | 5.21% |
Russell 2000 Index (Small-caps) | 13.02 | 14.02 | 7.35 |
Russell 3000 Index (Broad U.S. market) | 9.97 | 13.65 | 5.38 |
MSCI All Country World Index ex USA (International) | 13.06 | 6.66 | -0.87 |
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Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index (Broad taxable market) | 0.15% | 3.12% | 5.52% |
Barclays Municipal Bond Index (Broad tax-exempt market) | 2.01 | 5.01 | 6.79 |
Citigroup Three-Month U.S. Treasury Bill Index | 0.05 | 0.08 | 0.34 |
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Consumer Price Index | 0.78% | 1.98% | 1.86% |
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Although bonds can provide critical diversification benefits to a portfolio, their return prospects look much less promising than they have in recent years. As yields have tumbled, the opportunity for future bond price appreciation has greatly diminished.
Returns on money market funds and savings accounts remained minuscule as the Federal Reserve adhered to its four-year-old policy of keeping short-term interest rates between 0% and 0.25%.
Renewed confidence helped markets to post strong gains
After retreating earlier in 2012, stocks outside the United States regained their footing during the six-month period ended February 28, 2013, as investors felt renewed confidence about the prospects for global growth.
Although there were signs of recession across Europe, the fund experienced its strongest gains there, and the fund’s advisors continued to allocate more of
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Expense Ratios | | | |
Your Fund Compared With Its Peer Group | | | |
| Investor | Admiral | Peer Group |
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International Growth Fund | 0.49% | 0.36% | 1.33% |
The fund expense ratios shown are from the prospectus dated December 27, 2012, and represent estimated costs for the current fiscal year. For the six months ended February 28, 2013, the fund’s annualized expense ratios were 0.48% for Investor Shares and 0.35% for Admiral Shares. The peer-group expense ratio is derived from data provided by Lipper Inc. and captures information through year-end 2012.
Peer group: International Funds.
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the fund’s assets to the region than the benchmark does. The advisors’ European selections, which made up about 55% of fund assets on average, rose a healthy 18%, outperforming European markets in the benchmark, where they had a weighting of about 45%.
Holdings in the United Kingdom, Switzerland, Germany, and Sweden did particularly well. Standout stocks included ARM Holdings (+60%), the U.K.-based semiconductor maker; French retailers PPR (+45%) and L’Oreal (+22%); and German automakers Porsche (+53%) and Daimler (+21%).
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The difference between U.S. and non-U.S. returns is still meaningful |
Stocks outside the United States have always performed differently than U.S. stocks. |
As the accompanying chart shows, the difference between the two groups has |
lessened in recent years, even as each group takes a turn outperforming the other. |
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Despite the closer correlation recently, the returns of non-U.S. stocks remain different |
enough to offer a diversification benefit. That’s why we continue to suggest that |
investors consider allocating a portion of their stock assets to international markets, |
which collectively make up close to 55% of global market capitalization. Our research |
indicates that a 20% allocation to non-U.S. stocks may be a reasonable starting point |
for investors to consider in their stock portfolios. (For more insight, see our research |
paper, Considerations for Investing in Non-U.S. Equities, on vanguard.com/research.) |
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Trailing 12-month return differential between U.S. and non-U.S. stocks |
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Notes: U.S. equities are represented by the MSCI USA Index; international equities are represented by the MSCI World Index ex USA from 1982 through 1987 and the MSCI All Country World Index ex USA thereafter. Data are through December 31, 2012.
Sources: Vanguard, Thomson Reuters Datastream, and MSCI.
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The portfolio’s performance was less distinguished in the Pacific region’s developed markets. The fund’s Japanese stocks rose 6%, lagging the benchmark’s return in Japan of about 15%. The portfolio also missed out on some opportunities in the strongly performing Australian stock market. But a significant boost came from Samsung Electronics (+32%), which helped the fund’s South Korean holdings to outperform.
Emerging-market holdings, which accounted for about 19% of fund assets at the end of the period, were a mixed bag, with disappointments in large markets such as China, where internet heavyweight Baidu (–19%) and medical equipment supplier Shandong Weigao (–15%) weighed on results. Better performance was found in smaller markets such as Brazil, India, and Indonesia.
Holdings in telecommunications, materials, and industrials did well
The fund’s holdings in the telecommunication services, materials, and industrial sectors more than offset subpar selections in information technology. Standouts included Fortescue Metals Group (+32%), the Australian metals and mining firm, which rebounded from concerns over a slowdown in global demand. In industrials, Sweden-based Atlas Copco (+30%) benefited from the announcement of an order from Saudi Arabia’s national utilities operator.
An overweighted position and effective selection in consumer discretionary stocks also helped. A modest underweighting in the top-performing financial sector hurt the fund’s performance compared with that of its index.
Currency prices also affected the fund’s performance during the period. The Japanese yen fell about 17% against the U.S. dollar, reducing returns for U.S. investors, amid rising expectations that Japan’s central bank would ease its monetary policy. In Europe, the British pound fell 4% against the U.S. dollar, crimping returns for U.S. investors, but on the continent the euro had the opposite effect, rising 4% against the dollar.
The fund’s performance is a credit to the portfolio’s advisors, Baillie Gifford Overseas Ltd., Schroder Investment Management North America Inc., and M&G Investment Management Limited. I’d like to congratulate Baillie Gifford for marking its tenth anniversary recently in managing a portion of International Growth’s holdings. The Baillie Gifford team has been led skillfully for the entire decade by James K. Anderson.
For more about the advisors’ strategies and the fund’s positioning during the six months, see the Advisors’ Report that follows this letter.
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Low cost and talent drive successful active management
Investors sometimes ask if it’s a contradiction that Vanguard, a champion of index investing, offers actively managed mutual funds. To understand how active funds fit into our philosophy, consider for a moment why indexing has proved its mettle: It’s a generally low-cost, tax-efficient way to build a diversified portfolio that lets you keep more of your fund’s returns. Because index funds seek to track the overall market or a segment of it, they typically cost much less to run than funds that are actively managed in an effort to outperform the market. And the less you pay for a fund, the more of its returns come back to you.
The same principle—low cost—drives our approach to active funds. The other essential ingredient is talent. Some wonder how we can afford to hire top active managers when we place such importance on keeping investing costs low. The answer lies in five key characteristics of Vanguard’s structure and culture—our mutual ownership, our large scale, performance incentives aligned with investors’ interests, a long-term perspective, and a rigorous oversight process, which I lead. (You can read more about our approach in The Case for Vanguard Active Management: Solving the Low-Cost/Top-Talent Paradox? at vanguard.com/research.)
These enduring advantages don’t guarantee outperformance, of course. Even in those cases where an active stock fund outperforms over long periods, it doesn’t necessarily mean that investors earned more than the index results every year—or even every decade. And investors have no way of knowing beforehand which funds will outperform.
But for those willing to accept the greater risks that come with active investing, we believe Vanguard’s combination of talented advisors and low costs can improve the odds.
As always, thank you for entrusting your assets to Vanguard.
Sincerely,

F. William McNabb III
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
March 12, 2013
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Advisors’ Report
For the six months ended February 28, 2013, Vanguard International Growth Fund returned about 14%. Your fund is managed by three independent advisors, a strategy that enhances the fund’s diversification by providing exposure to distinct, yet complementary, investment approaches. It is not uncommon for different advisors to have different views about individual securities or the broader investment environment.
The advisors, the percentage of fund assets each manages, and brief descriptions of their investment strategies are presented in the table below. The advisors have also prepared a discussion of the investment environment that existed during the fiscal half-year and of how the portfolio’s positioning reflects this assessment. These comments were prepared on March 18, 2013.
| | | |
Vanguard International Growth Fund Investment Advisors |
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| Fund Assets Managed | |
Investment Advisor | % | $ Million | Investment Strategy |
Baillie Gifford Overseas Ltd. | 49 | 9,335 | The advisor seeks stocks that can generate |
| | | above-average growth in earnings and cash flow, |
| | | producing a bottom-up, stock-driven approach to |
| | | country and asset allocation. An in-depth view on each |
| | | company is measured against the consensus view, |
| | | leading to discrepancies and potential opportunities to |
| | | add value. |
Schroder Investment | 36 | 6,813 | Equity analysts located around the world and an |
Management North America Inc. | | | international team of global sector specialists help to |
| | | identify reasonably priced companies with strong |
| | | growth prospects and a sustainable competitive |
| | | advantage. |
M&G Investment Management | 12 | 2,186 | The advisor constructs a portfolio using a long-term, |
Limited | | | bottom-up investment approach focusing on identifying |
| | | underappreciated companies—particularly those with |
| | | scarce assets—with the ability to deliver high returns |
| | | and growth potential. |
Cash Investments | 3 | 605 | These short-term reserves are invested by Vanguard in |
| | | equity index products to simulate investment in stocks. |
| | | Each advisor may also maintain a modest cash |
| | | position. |
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Baillie Gifford Overseas Ltd.
Portfolio Manager:
James K. Anderson, Head of Global Equities
Over the last six months, our conviction has been reinforced that the world economy will slowly continue to recover from the depredations of the financial crisis. In particular, we believe that although worst-case scenarios may continue to dominate investment discussions, they are far less likely to disrupt the economy. As we look beyond the current business cycle, we believe that powerful long-term forces such as globalization and technological change make it appropriate for us to prioritize growth above stability, and to hunt for the relatively small number of winning companies that can make a real difference to your investment returns.
In our portion of the portfolio, we aim to invest in companies with substantial growth opportunities and the competitive strength to make substantial profits from them. We see several economic and social trends—such as the development of China, the growing reach of the internet, and the increasing global commonality of consumer taste—that should help to drive the growth of our investments. We also believe in the strength of the corporate cultures of many of our holdings and the alignment of their managements with the interests of long-term shareholders.
ARM, the U.K. designer of power-efficient processors increasingly found in many of our mobile devices, was a strong performer over the period. Several of our holdings that cater to the luxury end of the consumer market also did well, with retailers PPR Group (based in France) and Richemont (Switzerland) continuing to grow strongly. Brazilian oil explorer OGX was our most significant detractor after disappointing production news and a management reshuffle.
During the period, our purchases included several European businesses, including German automaker Volkswagen; Elekta, a Swedish radiological equipment manufacturer; and the Spanish discount retailer DIA. We also took new positions in two internet businesses: MercadoLibre is the leading e-commerce platform in South America, similar to eBay, while Schibsted is a Norwegian newspaper business that is increasingly moving into online classified websites. These purchases were funded by the sale of several stocks whose future growth profile no longer meets our aspirations, such as Australian supermarket Woolworths, global brewer SAB Miller, and our longstanding holding of Petrobras, the Brazilian oil company.
We remain optimistic about equity markets and committed to our approach of investing in growth companies for the long run.
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Schroder Investment Management North America Inc.
Portfolio Managers:
Virginie Maisonneuve, CFA, Head of Global and International Equities
Simon Webber, CFA
Global markets rallied during the period amid supportive action from central banks, a general easing of the Eurozone crisis, and an improvement in Chinese economic indicators. Toward the end of 2012, markets suffered from concern about the U.S. “fiscal cliff” deadline, but an agreement in early January provided the trigger for further gains. However, despite the decent equity gains, investors remained cautious given the risks to the global economy. Throughout the six-month period, markets began to reconnect with company fundamentals, and we expect corporate confidence to improve steadily as a result. With strong corporate balance sheets, we expect this confidence to lead to additional investment, and we have increased our exposure to a number of well-managed industrial companies, such as Japan’s SMC, that should benefit from this capital spending.
Turning to portfolio performance, telecoms contributed strongly, with Idea Cellular leading relative returns. The Indian telecom is benefiting from growth in demand for its services, a more benign regulatory environment, reduced competitive pressures, and more favorable pricing conditions. Information technology was also a key contributor. Samsung Electronics (South Korea) continued to outperform because of excellent handset sales as it takes share in the important mid-range category. In the same sector, Infineon Technologies (Germany) performed well as markets started to recognize that the semiconductor cycle has bottomed and thus anticipate an earnings improvement.
Energy was the most significant detractor, principally because of U.K.-based BG Group. BG’s shares fell after the company revised downward its 2013 production numbers because of slower progress in some of its growth projects. The prospect of senior management changes added to the uncertainty. Despite initial market concerns over a further production cut in 2013, the new CEO has been well received, and we are confident that the combination of good growth assets and a strong operational team will deliver industry-leading growth in the years ahead.
Emerging markets were a standout contributor, with outperformance in all sectors. Our financial names in this group—Banorte (Mexico), Kasikornbank (Thailand), and Bank Mandiri (Indonesia)—performed especially well. Performance in the United Kingdom weighed on our results, largely because of BG Group.
With central banks remaining strongly supportive and with increasing confidence that global economic growth is normalizing (driven by the United States and China), cash flows into equities are supporting the markets. Share buybacks and mergers-and-acquisitions activity are also increasing. Potential causes of volatility over the next 12 to 18 months include possible resistance to reform in Europe driven by
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Italy and France; the impact of spending cuts in the United States; unintended consequences of currency volatility, as most developed-world currencies have been weakened versus emerging-market currencies; and the anticipation of normalized global monetary policies. However, a broadly improving global picture supported by slow healing in the developed world, high liquidity, and appealing equity market valuations means any market consolidation would create compelling entry points.
Our portfolio contains a balanced mix of cyclical and defensive growth holdings, anchored by franchises that have demonstrated innovation and consistent growth, such as Swiss pharmaceutical giant Roche, French retailer L’Oreal, and British beverage maker Diageo. We are, as ever, focused on companies with a sustainable competitive advantage, experienced management, and financial strength.
M&G Investment Management Limited
Portfolio Manager
Greg Aldridge
Equity markets appeared to turn a corner during the six-month period, generally rising from the middle of November onward. Policy moves in the Eurozone, the United States, and Japan, as well as continuing positive economic data from China, helped to enliven investors, and a degree of optimism began to overtake
the risk aversion that had dominated much of the first half of 2012. In particular, in January many global stock markets hit multiyear highs, as a last-minute solution to the U.S. fiscal cliff sent markets soaring.
In this atmosphere of improving investor sentiment, we have continued to focus on identifying companies that offer attractive and scarce assets, structural growth drivers, and the potential for sustainably high returns available at attractive valuations.
A number of the portfolio’s holdings delivered strong returns. Our leading contributor was European aerospace giant EADS, which continued to benefit from investor recognition of the quality of its business, a solid order book, and potential for long-term growth. Chinese industrial gas producer Yingde Gases boosted returns amid firm demand for gases in its home market, while Inchcape, a U.K.-listed automobile distributor, was bolstered by increasing demand for luxury vehicles, particularly in emerging markets.
Wincor Nixdorf, a German banking and retail IT provider, profited from healthy sentiment in the banking sector, aided by improved sales figures and a positive outlook going into next year as banks consider replacing their aging ATM networks. Techtronic Industries, a Hong Kong-listed power tool manufacturer, also performed well, benefiting from recognition of the quality of its products and increasing market share, particularly in the United States.
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On the downside, Brazilian oil company Petrobras was the largest drag on our results as controls on fuel prices in Brazil and unexpected cost increases contributed to its underperformance. Dutch firm TNT Express also disappointed. An anticipated takeover of the express delivery company by U.S. logistics firm United Parcel Service fell through after the deal encountered unexpectedly stiff objections from the European Commission’s antitrust regulator, and TNT Express’s share price declined sharply as a result. Other detractors included Compal Electronics, a Taiwan-based contract laptop maker, which struggled with uncertainty over demand for notebook computers as tablets and smartphones increased in popularity, and Statoil, a Norwegian oil and gas producer that lagged in a generally lackluster energy sector.
As active stock pickers, we continue to find compelling investment opportunities at attractive valuations. For example, we purchased Swedish bank Svenska Handelsbanken, which we see as a very traditional business with a culture of managing risk by empowering its local branches, where in-depth knowledge of customers means loans are much more likely to be repaid. The bank has been expanding throughout Scandinavia and, more recently, into the United Kingdom
and the Netherlands, and continues to reinvest and grow profitably. We also established a position in Chinese property developer Hang Lung Properties, which we feel is a great long-term value creator in retail development and management in Hong Kong and mainland China.
We sold other holdings because we believed there were more attractively valued companies with better growth prospects available. These sales included Wienerberger, an Austrian brick and tile manufacturer, and Brazilian pulp producer Fibria Celulose. In addition, we dropped CFAO, a French firm that distributes cars and pharmaceuticals throughout Africa, from the portfolio after the Japanese conglomerate TTC bid to take over the company. CFAO had been a long-term holding in the fund, with solid market positions that are very difficult to replicate, high return on capital, and good growth drivers in the nascent African market.
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International Growth Fund
Fund Profile
As of February 28, 2013
| | |
Share-Class Characteristics | |
| Investor | Admiral |
| Shares | Shares |
Ticker Symbol | VWIGX | VWILX |
Expense Ratio1 | 0.49% | 0.36% |
| | |
Portfolio Characteristics | | |
| | MSCI AC |
| | World |
| | Index |
| Fund | ex USA |
Number of Stocks | 183 | 1,819 |
Median Market Cap | $30.6B | $30.5B |
Price/Earnings Ratio | 15.6x | 15.9x |
Price/Book Ratio | 2.0x | 1.6x |
Return on Equity | 18.7% | 15.8% |
Earnings Growth Rate | 13.1% | 4.8% |
Dividend Yield | 2.0% | 3.1% |
Turnover Rate | | |
(Annualized) | 35% | — |
Short-Term Reserves | 1.2% | — |
| | |
Sector Diversification (% of equity exposure) |
| | MSCI AC |
| | World Index |
| Fund | ex USA |
Consumer Discretionary | 16.1% | 9.7% |
Consumer Staples | 8.3 | 10.6 |
Energy | 5.1 | 9.8 |
Financials | 22.2 | 26.4 |
Health Care | 7.6 | 7.4 |
Industrials | 15.1 | 10.7 |
Information Technology | 13.1 | 6.3 |
Materials | 9.9 | 10.4 |
Telecommunication Services | 2.1 | 5.3 |
Utilities | 0.5 | 3.4 |
| | |
Volatility Measures | | |
| | MSCI AC |
| Spliced | World |
| International | Index |
| Index | ex USA |
R-Squared | 0.97 | 0.98 |
Beta | 1.06 | 1.07 |
These measures show the degree and timing of the fund’s fluctuations compared with the indexes over 36 months.
| | |
Ten Largest Holdings (% of total net assets) |
Tencent Holdings Ltd. | Internet Software & | |
| Services | 2.5% |
AIA Group Ltd. | Life & Health | |
| Insurance | 2.3 |
L'Oreal SA | Personal Products | 2.3 |
Atlas Copco AB Class A | Industrial Machinery | 2.0 |
Baidu Inc. ADR | Internet Software & | |
| Services | 2.0 |
Inditex SA | Apparel Retail | 1.9 |
BHP Billiton Ltd. | Diversified Metals & | |
| Mining | 1.9 |
PPR | Department Stores | 1.7 |
Syngenta AG | Fertilizers & | |
| Agricultural | |
| Chemicals | 1.7 |
Samsung Electronics Co. | | |
Ltd. | Semiconductors | 1.6 |
Top Ten | | 19.9% |
The holdings listed exclude any temporary cash investments and equity index products.
Allocation by Region (% of equity exposure)

1 The expense ratios shown are from the prospectus dated December 27, 2012, and represent estimated costs for the current fiscal year. For the six months ended February 28, 2013, the annualized expense ratios were 0.48% for Investor Shares and 0.35% for Admiral Shares.
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International Growth Fund
| | |
Market Diversification (% of equity exposure) |
| | MSCI AC |
| | World |
| | Index |
| Fund | ex USA |
Europe | | |
United Kingdom | 17.3% | 15.1% |
France | 9.4 | 6.5 |
Switzerland | 7.3 | 6.3 |
Germany | 6.4 | 5.9 |
Sweden | 5.8 | 2.3 |
Spain | 3.4 | 2.0 |
Italy | 1.9 | 1.4 |
Norway | 1.8 | 0.6 |
Denmark | 1.6 | 0.8 |
Other | 1.5 | 3.5 |
Subtotal | 56.4% | 44.4% |
Pacific | | |
Japan | 8.1% | 14.1% |
Hong Kong | 4.6 | 2.2 |
South Korea | 3.7 | 3.6 |
Australia | 3.8 | 6.4 |
Other | 0.4 | 1.4 |
Subtotal | 20.6% | 27.7% |
Emerging Markets | | |
China | 7.5% | 4.3% |
Brazil | 3.7 | 3.0 |
India | 1.5 | 1.5 |
Turkey | 1.3 | 0.5 |
Other | 4.7 | 10.6 |
Subtotal | 18.7% | 19.9% |
North America | | |
Canada | 1.7% | 7.6% |
United States | 1.4 | 0.0 |
Subtotal | 3.1% | 7.6% |
Middle East | | |
Israel | 1.2% | 0.4% |
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International Growth Fund
Performance Summary
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 vanguard.com/performance.) Note, too, that both investment returns and principal value can fluctuate widely, so an investor’s shares, when sold, could be worth more or less than their original cost. The returns shown do not reflect taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the sale of fund shares.
Fiscal-Year Total Returns (%): August 31, 2002, Through February 28, 2013

|
International Growth Fund Investor Shares |
Spliced International Index |
For a benchmark description, see the Glossary.
Note: For 2013, performance data reflect the six months ended February 28, 2013.
Average Annual Total Returns: Periods Ended December 31, 2012
This table presents 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 | One | Five | Ten |
| Date | Year | Years | Years |
Investor Shares | 9/30/1981 | 20.01% | -1.35% | 9.64% |
Admiral Shares | 8/13/2001 | 20.18 | -1.20 | 9.83 |
See Financial Highlights for dividend and capital gains information.
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International Growth Fund
Financial Statements (unaudited)
Statement of Net Assets
As of February 28, 2013
The fund reports a complete list of its holdings in regulatory filings 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 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).
| | |
| | Market |
| | Value |
| Shares | ($000) |
Common Stocks (95.8%)1 | | |
Argentina (0.3%) | | |
MercadoLibre Inc. | 650,100 | 55,655 |
|
Australia (3.3%) | | |
Fortescue Metals | | |
Group Ltd. | 32,107,535 | 153,399 |
Brambles Ltd. | 14,934,900 | 133,258 |
Woodside Petroleum Ltd. | 2,532,175 | 96,615 |
Newcrest Mining Ltd. | 3,675,320 | 84,257 |
James Hardie | | |
Industries plc | 6,196,069 | 61,881 |
Cochlear Ltd. | 743,560 | 53,777 |
Atlas Iron Ltd. | 22,897,352 | 33,957 |
Sims Metal | | |
Management Ltd. | 1,026,080 | 11,373 |
| | 628,517 |
Brazil (3.6%) | | |
BM&FBovespa SA | 20,386,500 | 138,114 |
Vale SA Class B ADR | 6,764,400 | 124,262 |
Itau Unibanco | | |
Holding SA ADR | 6,596,075 | 116,487 |
Cia Brasileira de | | |
Distribuicao Grupo | | |
Pao de Acucar ADR | 1,752,950 | 88,840 |
Raia Drogasil SA | 5,844,900 | 67,384 |
Petroleo Brasileiro SA | | |
Prior Pfd. | 4,870,000 | 40,866 |
Vale SA Prior Pfd. | 1,990,000 | 36,746 |
Itau Unibanco Holding SA | | |
Prior Pfd. | 1,928,164 | 34,162 |
Banco do Brasil SA | 2,179,767 | 29,006 |
* OGX Petroleo e Gas | | |
Participacoes SA | 4,880,400 | 7,767 |
BRF - Brasil Foods SA | 204,451 | 4,436 |
| | 688,070 |
| | | |
| | | Market |
| | | Value |
| | Shares | ($000) |
Canada (1.7%) | | |
| Suncor Energy Inc. | 3,904,767 | 118,326 |
| Toronto-Dominion Bank | 1,240,374 | 102,056 |
| First Quantum | | |
| Minerals Ltd. | 2,117,676 | 39,448 |
| Canadian Pacific | | |
| Railway Ltd. | 264,598 | 32,188 |
| Sherritt International Corp. | 2,615,219 | 13,466 |
* | Harry Winston | | |
| Diamond Corp. | 732,000 | 11,464 |
| | | 316,948 |
Chile (0.3%) | | |
| Sociedad Quimica y | | |
| Minera de Chile | | |
| SA ADR | 1,132,400 | 62,758 |
|
China (7.4%) | | |
| Tencent Holdings Ltd. | 13,702,000 | 471,817 |
* | Baidu Inc. ADR | 4,081,700 | 370,455 |
| CNOOC Ltd. | 45,461,000 | 88,850 |
| Beijing Enterprises | | |
| Holdings Ltd. | 9,811,500 | 75,057 |
| Industrial & Commercial | | |
| Bank of China Ltd. | 80,590,000 | 57,776 |
| China Resources | | |
| Enterprise Ltd. | 17,714,000 | 57,496 |
| China Overseas Land | | |
| & Investment Ltd. | 15,424,000 | 46,739 |
| Belle International | | |
| Holdings Ltd. | 23,826,000 | 43,704 |
* | Youku Tudou Inc. ADR | 2,077,149 | 42,353 |
| Shandong Weigao | | |
| Group Medical | | |
| Polymer Co. Ltd. | 44,588,000 | 41,480 |
| Yingde Gases | 31,000,000 | 36,330 |
| Mindray Medical | | |
| International Ltd. ADR | 889,174 | 33,442 |
* | New Oriental Education | | |
| & Technology Group | | |
| Inc. ADR | 2,099,500 | 31,912 |
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| | | |
International Growth Fund | | |
|
|
|
| | | Market |
| | | Value |
| | Shares | ($000) |
*,^ | Chaoda Modern | | |
| Agriculture Holdings | | |
| Ltd. | 17,258,719 | 1,113 |
| | | 1,398,524 |
Denmark (1.6%) | | |
| Novo Nordisk A/S Class B | 902,128 | 157,723 |
^ | Novozymes A/S | 3,172,000 | 110,635 |
| AP Moeller - Maersk A/S | | |
| Class B | 3,750 | 29,935 |
| | | 298,293 |
France (8.9%) | | |
| L’Oreal SA | 2,863,660 | 427,196 |
| PPR | 1,429,120 | 319,483 |
| Sanofi | 2,071,502 | 195,629 |
| Cie Generale d’Optique | | |
| Essilor International SA | 1,347,722 | 138,734 |
| Schneider Electric SA | 1,435,325 | 109,936 |
| Safran SA | 2,034,318 | 92,969 |
| BNP Paribas SA | 1,405,562 | 78,619 |
| LVMH Moet Hennessy | | |
| Louis Vuitton SA | 406,540 | 69,763 |
| European Aeronautic | | |
| Defence and Space | | |
| Co. NV | 1,190,000 | 60,661 |
| Publicis Groupe SA | 795,027 | 52,424 |
| Total SA | 836,870 | 41,781 |
| Vallourec SA | 770,000 | 40,917 |
| Arkema SA | 385,772 | 39,111 |
* | Societe Generale SA | 723,498 | 27,579 |
| | | 1,694,802 |
Germany (6.0%) | | |
| GEA Group AG | 3,844,887 | 136,530 |
| Daimler AG | 2,264,491 | 134,513 |
| Porsche Automobil | | |
| Holding SE Prior Pfd. | 1,518,515 | 119,939 |
| Infineon | | |
| Technologies AG | 12,949,152 | 110,480 |
| Volkswagen AG | 483,893 | 99,408 |
| Adidas AG | 1,049,656 | 95,405 |
| HeidelbergCement AG | 1,359,659 | 93,431 |
| MTU Aero Engines | | |
| Holding AG | 570,000 | 52,860 |
| SAP AG | 650,000 | 50,759 |
| BASF SE | 535,817 | 50,322 |
| Symrise AG | 1,260,000 | 47,709 |
^ | Aixtron SE NA | 3,130,112 | 41,403 |
| Software AG | 1,050,000 | 41,318 |
| Wincor Nixdorf AG | 779,335 | 39,409 |
^ | SMA Solar | | |
| Technology AG | 719,595 | 20,776 |
| | | 1,134,262 |
Hong Kong (4.6%) | | |
| AIA Group Ltd. | 102,596,200 | 443,684 |
| Jardine Matheson | | |
| Holdings Ltd. | 3,035,947 | 192,225 |
| | | |
| | | Market |
| | | Value |
| | Shares | ($000) |
| Hong Kong Exchanges | | |
| and Clearing Ltd. | 4,514,200 | 81,053 |
| Swire Pacific Ltd. | | |
| Class A | 5,499,000 | 70,935 |
| Techtronic Industries Co. | 17,003,782 | 33,824 |
| Hang Lung | | |
| Properties Ltd. | 8,300,000 | 32,171 |
^ | Esprit Holdings Ltd. | 6,934,939 | 9,021 |
| | | 862,913 |
India (1.5%) | | |
| Housing Development | | |
| Finance Corp. | 7,692,900 | 107,038 |
* | Idea Cellular Ltd. | 40,822,574 | 88,258 |
| Tata Motors Ltd. | 8,967,223 | 48,111 |
| HDFC Bank Ltd. | 3,724,019 | 42,898 |
| | | 286,305 |
Indonesia (0.6%) | | |
| Bank Mandiri Persero | | |
| Tbk PT | 77,192,500 | 80,160 |
| Bank Rakyat Indonesia | | |
| Persero Tbk PT | 28,896,500 | 28,204 |
| | | 108,364 |
Ireland (0.2%) | | |
| Kerry Group plc Class A | 810,000 | 45,429 |
|
Israel (1.2%) | | |
* | Check Point Software | | |
| Technologies Ltd. | 4,334,249 | 227,591 |
|
Italy (1.8%) | | |
* | UniCredit SPA | 36,182,044 | 182,503 |
*,^ | Fiat SPA | 28,230,717 | 150,672 |
| | | 333,175 |
Japan (7.3%) | | |
| SMC Corp. | 1,263,000 | 218,926 |
| Rakuten Inc. | 19,991,600 | 172,804 |
| Astellas Pharma Inc. | 2,794,088 | 150,930 |
| Sumitomo Mitsui | | |
| Financial Group Inc. | 3,397,300 | 135,583 |
| FANUC Corp. | 666,200 | 102,727 |
| Softbank Corp. | 2,673,500 | 99,023 |
^ | Seven & | | |
| I Holdings Co. Ltd. | 3,061,900 | 89,371 |
| Suzuki Motor Corp. | 2,640,300 | 63,125 |
| Nippon Telegraph & | | |
| Telephone Corp. | 1,217,900 | 55,649 |
| Toyota Motor Corp. | 1,080,083 | 55,472 |
| Sekisui Chemical Co. Ltd. | 4,917,000 | 47,688 |
| Sysmex Corp. | 829,996 | 43,490 |
| Kyocera Corp. | 455,100 | 39,589 |
| Canon Inc. | 1,079,922 | 39,082 |
| MISUMI Group Inc. | 1,307,610 | 33,358 |
^ | Gree Inc. | 2,710,000 | 32,950 |
| | | 1,379,767 |
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|
| | Market |
| | Value |
| Shares | ($000) |
Luxembourg (0.1%) | | |
* Reinet Investments SCA | 542,339 | 9,793 |
|
Mexico (0.7%) | | |
Grupo Financiero | | |
Banorte SAB de CV | 12,596,736 | 93,593 |
* Grupo Financiero | | |
Santander Mexico SAB | | |
de CV ADR | 2,413,654 | 36,012 |
| | 129,605 |
Netherlands (0.6%) | | |
* ING Groep NV | 9,595,834 | 76,823 |
Heineken NV | 394,976 | 29,433 |
TNT Express NV | 1,479,130 | 11,183 |
| | 117,439 |
Norway (1.7%) | | |
Statoil ASA | 6,778,696 | 168,279 |
DNB ASA | 7,510,438 | 111,625 |
Schibsted ASA | 1,235,956 | 52,302 |
| | 332,206 |
Peru (0.8%) | | |
Credicorp Ltd. | | |
(New York Shares) | 956,122 | 143,399 |
|
Portugal (0.4%) | | |
Jerónimo Martins | | |
SGPS SA | 3,627,182 | 72,295 |
|
Russia (0.6%) | | |
Sberbank of Russia ADR | 5,395,919 | 74,147 |
Mail.ru Group Ltd. GDR | 1,266,000 | 42,538 |
| | 116,685 |
Singapore (0.4%) | | |
Singapore Exchange Ltd. | 6,541,000 | 40,020 |
DBS Group Holdings Ltd. | 2,754,339 | 33,495 |
| | 73,515 |
South Africa (0.4%) | | |
MTN Group Ltd. | 1,540,000 | 29,951 |
Impala Platinum | | |
Holdings Ltd. | 1,778,600 | 27,352 |
Sasol Ltd. | 549,196 | 23,359 |
| | 80,662 |
South Korea (3.7%) | | |
Samsung | | |
Electronics Co. Ltd. | 213,575 | 302,503 |
Shinhan Financial | | |
Group Co. Ltd. | 2,441,226 | 96,041 |
NHN Corp. | 312,858 | 75,756 |
Hyundai Mobis | 247,479 | 71,225 |
^ Celltrion Inc. | 2,358,314 | 58,214 |
Hyundai Motor Co. | 284,257 | 56,871 |
Hankook Tire Co. Ltd. | 805,001 | 36,472 |
| | 697,082 |
| | |
| | Market |
| | Value |
| Shares | ($000) |
Spain (3.3%) | | |
Inditex SA | 2,683,385 | 358,727 |
* Banco Santander SA | 26,786,012 | 202,820 |
Distribuidora Internacional | | |
de Alimentacion SA | 7,176,919 | 55,996 |
| | 617,543 |
Sweden (5.7%) | | |
Atlas Copco AB Class A | 13,275,645 | 384,803 |
Svenska Handelsbanken | | |
AB Class A | 5,656,352 | 245,178 |
Sandvik AB | 12,672,533 | 205,121 |
Alfa Laval AB | 5,199,985 | 120,619 |
Elekta AB Class B | 4,093,089 | 61,299 |
Telefonaktiebolaget LM | | |
Ericsson Class B | 4,500,000 | 54,705 |
^ Oriflame Cosmetics SA | 406,544 | 14,036 |
| | 1,085,761 |
Switzerland (7.2%) | | |
Syngenta AG | 751,696 | 319,009 |
Roche Holding AG | 1,085,066 | 248,272 |
Nestle SA | 2,098,835 | 146,521 |
Cie Financiere | | |
Richemont SA | 1,718,964 | 137,876 |
Geberit AG | 494,180 | 119,261 |
Credit Suisse Group AG | 3,523,557 | 93,930 |
ABB Ltd. | 3,984,182 | 90,643 |
Novartis AG | 889,174 | 60,213 |
Swatch Group AG (Bearer) | 96,145 | 54,603 |
Zurich Insurance Group AG | 197,711 | 53,980 |
Holcim Ltd. | 585,809 | 47,163 |
| | 1,371,471 |
Taiwan (0.5%) | | |
Taiwan Semiconductor | | |
Manufacturing Co. Ltd. | 22,370,508 | 79,086 |
Compal Electronics Inc. | 22,757,304 | 16,133 |
| | 95,219 |
Thailand (0.5%) | | |
Kasikornbank PCL | | |
(Foreign) | 12,705,056 | 93,039 |
|
Turkey (1.2%) | | |
Turkiye Garanti | | |
Bankasi AS | 37,457,981 | 179,143 |
BIM Birlesik | | |
Magazalar AS | 1,198,546 | 56,778 |
| | 235,921 |
United Kingdom (16.3%) | | |
BHP Billiton plc | 11,327,990 | 357,467 |
Prudential plc | 19,166,431 | 284,484 |
Standard Chartered plc | 9,882,732 | 268,265 |
ARM Holdings plc | 18,243,000 | 264,114 |
BG Group plc | 13,856,253 | 244,336 |
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| | Market |
| | Value |
| Shares | ($000) |
Rolls-Royce Holdings plc | 14,445,916 | 224,725 |
WPP plc | 13,484,285 | 214,859 |
Diageo plc | 6,477,457 | 194,235 |
Meggitt plc | 16,360,413 | 112,445 |
Shire plc | 2,991,760 | 93,607 |
Vodafone Group plc | 32,972,082 | 82,701 |
British American | | |
Tobacco plc | 1,530,803 | 79,638 |
Centrica plc | 12,286,837 | 65,528 |
AMEC plc | 4,114,492 | 64,974 |
Capita plc | 5,095,552 | 63,526 |
Inchcape plc | 8,080,212 | 61,744 |
Burberry Group plc | 2,741,016 | 57,077 |
HSBC Holdings plc | 5,141,835 | 56,950 |
Unilever plc | 1,430,000 | 56,948 |
Carnival plc | 1,200,000 | 45,015 |
GlaxoSmithKline plc | 2,018,949 | 44,491 |
G4S plc | 10,000,000 | 43,969 |
Aggreko plc | 1,614,241 | 41,380 |
Ultra Electronics | | |
Holdings plc | 1,500,000 | 38,430 |
AZ Electronic | | |
Materials SA | 4,888,251 | 28,596 |
| | 3,089,504 |
United States (1.4%) | | |
* Amazon.com Inc. | 1,000,200 | 264,323 |
Total Common Stocks | | |
(Cost $14,821,036) | | 18,146,835 |
| | | |
| | | Market |
| | | Value |
| | Shares | ($000) |
Temporary Cash Investments (5.9%)1 | |
Money Market Fund (5.6%) | |
2,3 | Vanguard Market | | |
| Liquidity Fund, | | |
| 0.143% | 1,058,840,596 | 1,058,841 |
|
| | Face | |
| | Amount | |
| | ($000) | |
U.S. Government and Agency Obligations (0.3%) |
4,5,6 Fannie Mae | | |
| Discount Notes, | | |
| 0.110%, 3/13/13 | 15,000 | 14,999 |
4,5,6 Fannie Mae | | |
| Discount Notes, | | |
| 0.097%, 3/27/13 | 11,500 | 11,499 |
4,5 | Fannie Mae | | |
| Discount Notes, | | |
| 0.100%, 4/3/13 | 5,000 | 4,999 |
4,6 | Fannie Mae | | |
| Discount Notes, | | |
| 0.100%, 5/8/13 | 5,000 | 4,999 |
4,5,6 Fannie Mae | | |
| Discount Notes, | | |
| 0.140%, 5/22/13 | 10,300 | 10,296 |
5,7 | Federal Home Loan | | |
| Bank Discount Notes, | |
| 0.110%, 5/15/13 | 2,500 | 2,499 |
4,5 | Freddie Mac | | |
| Discount Notes, | | |
| 0.118%, 3/11/13 | 10,000 | 10,000 |
| | | 59,291 |
Total Temporary Cash Investments | |
(Cost $1,118,134) | | 1,118,132 |
|
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Total Investments (101.7%) | |
(Cost $15,939,170) | | 19,264,967 |
Other Assets and Liabilities (-1.7%) | |
Other Assets | | 157,018 |
Liabilities3 | | (482,652) |
| | | (325,634) |
Net Assets (100%) | | 18,939,333 |
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At February 28, 2013, net assets consisted of: |
| Amount |
| ($000) |
Paid-in Capital | 17,656,805 |
Overdistributed Net Investment Income | (29,750) |
Accumulated Net Realized Losses | (2,023,864) |
Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | |
Investment Securities | 3,325,797 |
Futures Contracts | 33,615 |
Forward Currency Contracts | (22,813) |
Foreign Currencies | (457) |
Net Assets | 18,939,333 |
|
|
Investor Shares—Net Assets | |
Applicable to 486,248,686 outstanding | |
$.001 par value shares of beneficial | |
interest (unlimited authorization) | 9,644,683 |
Net Asset Value Per Share— | |
Investor Shares | $19.83 |
|
|
Admiral Shares—Net Assets | |
Applicable to 147,323,424 outstanding | |
$.001 par value shares of beneficial | |
interest (unlimited authorization) | 9,294,650 |
Net Asset Value Per Share— | |
Admiral Shares | $63.09 |
• See Note A to Financial Statements.
* Non-income-producing security.
^ Part of security position is on loan to broker-dealers. The total value of securities on loan is $295,848,000.
1 The fund invests a portion of its cash reserves in equity markets through the use of index futures contracts. After giving effect to futures investments, the fund's effective common stock and temporary cash investment positions respresent 98.8% and 2.9%, respectively, of net assets.
2 Affiliated money market fund available only to Vanguard funds and certain trusts and accounts managed by Vanguard. Rate shown is the 7-day yield.
3 Includes $311,447,000 of collateral received for securities on loan.
4 The issuer was placed under federal conservatorship in September 2008; since that time, its daily operations have been managed by the Federal Housing Finance Agency and it receives capital from the U.S. Treasury, as needed to maintain a positive net worth, in exchange for senior preferred stock.
5 Securities with a value of $30,464,000 have been segregated as initial margin for open futures contracts.
6 Securities with a value of $22,682,000 have been segregated as collateral for open forward currency contracts.
7 The issuer operates under a congressional charter; its securities are generally neither guaranteed by the U.S. Treasury nor backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government.
ADR -- American Depositary Receipt.
GDR -- Global Depositary Receipt.
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.
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Statement of Operations | |
|
| Six Months Ended |
| February 28, 2013 |
| ($000) |
Investment Income | |
Income | |
Dividends1 | 93,869 |
Interest2 | 474 |
Security Lending | 3,774 |
Total Income | 98,117 |
Expenses | |
Investment Advisory Fees—Note B | |
Basic Fee | 13,191 |
Performance Adjustment | 2,669 |
The Vanguard Group—Note C | |
Management and Administrative—Investor Shares | 12,133 |
Management and Administrative—Admiral Shares | 5,625 |
Marketing and Distribution—Investor Shares | 937 |
Marketing and Distribution—Admiral Shares | 762 |
Custodian Fees | 1,537 |
Shareholders’ Reports—Investor Shares | 58 |
Shareholders’ Reports—Admiral Shares | 27 |
Trustees’ Fees and Expenses | 31 |
Total Expenses | 36,970 |
Net Investment Income | 61,147 |
Realized Net Gain (Loss) | |
Investment Securities Sold | 257,630 |
Futures Contracts | 39,802 |
Foreign Currencies and Forward Currency Contracts | 7,466 |
Realized Net Gain (Loss) | 304,898 |
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | |
Investment Securities | 1,986,112 |
Futures Contracts | 19,482 |
Foreign Currencies and Forward Currency Contracts | (28,618) |
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | 1,976,976 |
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations | 2,343,021 |
1 Dividents are net of foreign withholding taxes of $5,418,000.
2 Interest income from an affiliated company of the fund was $425,000.
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, |
| 2013 | 2012 |
| ($000) | ($000) |
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets | | |
Operations | | |
Net Investment Income | 61,147 | 345,092 |
Realized Net Gain (Loss) | 304,898 | (191,051) |
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | 1,976,976 | (373,751) |
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations | 2,343,021 | (219,710) |
Distributions | | |
Net Investment Income | | |
Investor Shares | (167,941) | (192,236) |
Admiral Shares | (166,372) | (128,519) |
Realized Capital Gain | | |
Investor Shares | — | — |
Admiral Shares | — | — |
Total Distributions | (334,313) | (320,755) |
Capital Share Transactions | | |
Investor Shares | (540,853) | (1,408,477) |
Admiral Shares | 833,578 | 1,222,056 |
Net Increase (Decrease) from Capital Share Transactions | 292,725 | (186,421) |
Total Increase (Decrease) | 2,301,433 | (726,886) |
Net Assets | | |
Beginning of Period | 16,637,900 | 17,364,786 |
End of Period1 | 18,939,333 | 16,637,900 |
1 Net Assets -- End of Period includes undistributed (overdistributed) net investment income of ($29,750,000) and $242,630,000.
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 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | $17.69 | $18.27 | $16.27 | $15.73 | $20.43 | $26.13 |
Investment Operations | | | | | | |
Net Investment Income | .063 | .361 | .351 | .291 | .3981 | .473 |
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) | | | | | | |
on Investments | 2.424 | (.607) | 1.954 | .535 | (3.633) | (3.431) |
Total from Investment Operations | 2.487 | (.246) | 2.305 | .826 | (3.235) | (2.958) |
Distributions | | | | | | |
Dividends from Net Investment Income | (.347) | (.334) | (.305) | (.286) | (.562) | (.528) |
Distributions from Realized Capital Gains | — | — | — | — | (.903) | (2.214) |
Total Distributions | (.347) | (.334) | (.305) | (.286) | (1.465) | (2.742) |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | $19.83 | $17.69 | $18.27 | $16.27 | $15.73 | $20.43 |
|
Total Return2 | 14.14% | -1.14% | 14.10% | 5.19% | -13.75% | -12.83% |
|
Ratios/Supplemental Data | | | | | | |
Net Assets, End of Period (Millions) | $9,645 | $9,115 | $10,878 | $10,493 | $10,226 | $11,969 |
Ratio of Total Expenses to | | | | | | |
Average Net Assets3 | 0.48% | 0.49% | 0.47% | 0.49% | 0.53% | 0.47% |
Ratio of Net Investment Income to | | | | | | |
Average Net Assets | 0.62% | 2.04% | 1.85% | 1.74% | 2.84%1 | 2.07% |
Portfolio Turnover Rate | 35% | 30% | 43% | 44% | 51% | 55% |
The expense ratio, net income ratio, and turnover rate for the current eriod have been annualized.
1 Net investment income per share and the ratio of net investment income to average net assets include $.061 and 0.48%, respectively, resulting from income accrued in connection with a spinoff in October 2008 by Reinet Investments SA of British American Tobacco plc.
2 Total returns do not include transaction or account service fees that may have applied in the periods shown. Fund prospectuses provide information about any applicable transaction and account service fees.
3 Includes performance-based investment advisory fee increases (decreases) of 0.03%, 0.04%, 0.03%, 0.03%, 0.03%, and 0.02%.
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.
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|
|
Financial Highlights | | | | | | |
|
|
Admiral Shares | | | | | | |
| Six Months | | | | | |
| Ended | | | | | |
For a Share Outstanding | February 28, | | | | Year Ended August 31, |
Throughout Each Period | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | $56.31 | $58.17 | $51.81 | $50.08 | $65.09 | $83.26 |
Investment Operations | | | | | | |
Net Investment Income | .238 | 1.229 | 1.192 | 1.009 | 1.3401 | 1.649 |
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) | | | | | | |
on Investments | 7.726 | (1.945) | 6.209 | 1.708 | (11.571) | (10.929) |
Total from Investment Operations | 7.964 | (.716) | 7.401 | 2.717 | (10.231) | (9.280) |
Distributions | | | | | | |
Dividends from Net Investment Income | (1.184) | (1.144) | (1.041) | (.987) | (1.909) | (1.845) |
Distributions from Realized Capital Gains | — | — | — | — | (2.870) | (7.045) |
Total Distributions | (1.184) | (1.144) | (1.041) | (.987) | (4.779) | (8.890) |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | $63.09 | $56.31 | $58.17 | $51.81 | $50.08 | $65.09 |
|
Total Return2 | 14.24% | -1.01% | 14.21% | 5.36% | -13.57% | -12.67% |
|
Ratios/Supplemental Data | | | | | | |
Net Assets, End of Period (Millions) | $9,295 | $7,523 | $6,487 | $4,353 | $3,934 | $4,845 |
Ratio of Total Expenses to | | | | | | |
Average Net Assets3 | 0.35% | 0.36% | 0.34% | 0.33% | 0.34% | 0.28% |
Ratio of Net Investment Income to | | | | | | |
Average Net Assets | 0.75% | 2.17% | 1.98% | 1.90% | 3.03%1 | 2.26% |
Portfolio Turnover Rate | 35% | 30% | 43% | 44% | 51% | 55% |
The expense ratio, net income ratio, and turnover rate for the current eriod have been annualized.
1 Net investment income per share and the ratio of net investment income to average net assets include $.194 and 0.48%, respectively, resulting from income accrued in connection with a spinoff in October 2008 by Reinet Investments SA of British American Tobacco plc.
2 Total returns do not include transaction or account service fees that may have applied in the periods shown. Fund prospectuses provide information about any applicable transaction and account service fees.
3 Includes performance-based investment advisory fee increases (decreases) of 0.03%, 0.04%, 0.03%, 0.03%, 0.03%, and 0.02%.
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.
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Notes to Financial Statements
Vanguard International Growth Fund is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 as an open-end investment company, or mutual fund. The fund invests in securities of foreign issuers, which may subject it to investment risks not normally associated with investing in securities of U.S. corporations. The fund offers two classes of shares: Investor Shares and Admiral Shares. Investor Shares are available to any investor who meets the fund’s minimum purchase requirements. Admiral Shares are designed for investors who meet certain administrative, service, and account-size criteria.
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 as of the close of trading on the New York Stock Exchange (generally 4 p.m., Eastern time) on the valuation date. Equity securities are valued at the latest quoted sales prices or official closing prices taken from the primary market in which each security trades; such securities not traded on the valuation date are valued at the mean of the latest quoted bid and asked prices. Securities for which market quotations are not readily available, or whose values have been affected by events occurring before the fund’s pricing time but after the close of the securities’ primary markets, are valued at their fair values calculated according to procedures adopted by the board of trustees. These procedures include obtaining quotations from an independent pricing service, monitoring news to identify significant market- or security-specific events, and evaluating changes in the values of foreign market proxies (for example, ADRs, futures contracts, or exchange-traded funds), between the time the foreign markets close and the fund’s pricing time. When fair-value pricing is employed, the prices of securities used by a fund to calculate its net asset value may differ from quoted or published prices for the same securities. Investments in Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund are valued at that fund’s net asset value. Temporary cash investments acquired over 60 days to maturity are valued using the latest bid prices or using valuations based on a matrix system (which considers such factors as security prices, yields, maturities, and ratings), both as furnished by independent pricing services. Other temporary cash investments are valued at amortized cost, which approximates market value.
2. Foreign Currency: Securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars using exchange rates obtained from an independent third party as of the fund’s pricing time on the valuation date. Realized gains (losses) and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investment securities include the effects of changes in exchange rates since the securities were purchased, combined with the effects of changes in security prices. Fluctuations in the value of other assets and liabilities resulting from changes in exchange rates are recorded as unrealized foreign currency gains (losses) until the assets or liabilities are settled in cash, at which time they are recorded as realized foreign currency gains (losses).
3. Futures and Forward Currency Contracts: The fund uses index futures contracts to a limited extent, with the objective of maintaining full exposure to the stock market while maintaining liquidity. The fund may purchase or sell futures contracts to achieve a desired level of investment, whether to accommodate portfolio turnover or cash flows from capital share transactions. The primary risks associated with the use of futures contracts are imperfect correlation between changes in market values of stocks held by the fund and the prices of futures contracts, and the possibility of an illiquid market.
The fund also enters into forward currency contracts to provide the appropriate currency exposure related to any open futures contracts or to protect the value of securities and related receivables and
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payables against changes in foreign exchange rates. The primary risk associated with the fund’s use of these contracts is that a counterparty will fail to fulfill its obligation to pay gains due to the fund under the contracts. The fund attempts to mitigate this risk by, among other things, performing a credit analysis of counterparties, monitoring exposure to counterparties, and requiring counterparties to post collateral to secure such exposure. The forward currency contracts contain provisions whereby a counterparty may terminate open contracts if the fund’s net assets decline below a certain level, triggering a payment by the fund if the fund is in a net liability position at the time of the termination. The payment amount would be reduced by any collateral the fund has posted. Any assets posted as collateral for open contracts are noted in the Statement of Net Assets.
Futures contracts are valued at their quoted daily settlement prices. Forward currency contracts are valued at their quoted daily prices obtained from an independent third party, adjusted for currency risk based on the expiration date of each contract. The aggregate principal amounts of the contracts are not recorded in the Statement of Net Assets. Fluctuations in the value of the contracts are recorded in the Statement of Net Assets as an asset (liability) and in the Statement of Operations as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) until the contracts are closed, when they are recorded as realized gains (losses) on futures or forward currency contracts.
During the six months ended February 28, 2013, the fund’s average investment in futures contracts represented 2% of net assets, based on quarterly average aggregate settlement values. The fund’s average investment in forward currency contracts represented 2% of net assets, based on quarterly average notional amounts.
4. 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 for all open federal income tax years (August 31, 2009–2012), and for the period ended February 28, 2013, and has concluded that no provision for federal income tax is required in the fund’s financial statements.
5. Distributions: Distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date.
6. Security Lending: The fund may lend its securities to qualified institutional borrowers to earn additional income. Security loans are required to be secured at all times by collateral at least equal to the market value of securities loaned. The fund invests cash collateral received in Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund, and records a liability for the return of the collateral, during the period the securities are on loan. Security lending income represents fees charged to borrowers plus income earned on investing cash collateral, less expenses associated with the loan.
7. Other: Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Interest income includes income distributions received from Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund and is accrued daily. Security transactions are accounted for on the date securities are bought or sold. Costs used to determine realized gains (losses) on the sale of investment securities are those of the specific securities sold.
Each class of shares has equal rights as to assets and earnings, except that each class separately bears certain class-specific expenses related to maintenance of shareholder accounts (included in Management and Administrative expenses) and shareholder reporting. Marketing and distribution expenses are allocated to each class of shares based on a method approved by the board of trustees. Income, other non-class-specific expenses, and gains and losses on investments are allocated to each class of shares based on its relative net assets.
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B. Baillie Gifford Overseas Ltd., Schroder Investment Management North America Inc., and M&G Investment Management Limited each provide investment advisory services to a portion of the fund for a fee calculated at an annual percentage rate of average net assets managed by the advisor. The basic fees of Baillie Gifford Overseas Ltd. and Schroder Investment Management North America Inc. are subject to quarterly adjustments based on performance for the preceding three years relative to the Morgan Stanley Capital International Europe, Australasia, Far East Index for periods prior to December 1, 2010, and the MSCI All Country World Index ex USA beginning December 1, 2010. The benchmark change will be fully phased in by December 2013. The basic fee of M&G Investment Management Limited is subject to quarterly adjustments based on performance for the preceding three years relative to the MSCI All Country World Index ex USA.
The Vanguard Group manages the cash reserves of the fund on an at-cost basis.
For the six months ended February 28, 2013, the aggregate investment advisory fee represented an effective annual basic rate of 0.15% of the fund’s average net assets, before an increase of $2,669,000 (0.03%) based on performance.
C. The Vanguard Group furnishes at cost 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, 2013, the fund had contributed capital of $2,486,000 to Vanguard (included in Other Assets), representing 0.01% of the fund’s net assets and 0.99% of Vanguard’s capitalization. The fund’s trustees and officers are also directors and officers of Vanguard.
D. Various inputs may be used to determine the value of the fund’s investments. These inputs are summarized in three broad levels for financial statement purposes. The inputs or methodologies used to value securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.
Level 1—Quoted prices in active markets for identical securities.
Level 2—Other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.).
Level 3—Significant unobservable inputs (including the fund’s own assumptions used to determine the fair value of investments).
The following table summarizes the market value of the fund’s investments as of February 28, 2013, based on the inputs used to value them:
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| Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 |
Investments | ($000) | ($000) | ($000) |
Common Stocks—North and South America | 1,660,758 | — | — |
Common Stocks—Other | 705,754 | 15,780,323 | — |
Temporary Cash Investments | 1,058,841 | 59,291 | — |
Futures Contracts—Assets1 | 6,176 | — | — |
Forward Currency Contracts—Assets | — | 140 | — |
Forward Currency Contracts—Liabilities | — | (22,953) | — |
Total | 3,431,529 | 15,816,801 | — |
1 Represents variation margin on the last day of the reporting period.
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E. At February 28, 2013, the fair values of derivatives were reflected in the Statement of Net Assets as follows:
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| | Foreign | |
| Equity | Exchange | |
| Contracts | Contracts | Total |
Statement of Net Assets Caption | ($000) | ($000) | ($000) |
Other Assets | 6,176 | 140 | 6,316 |
Liabilities | — | (22,953) | (22,953) |
Realized net gain (loss) and the change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on derivatives for the six months ended February 28, 2013, were:
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| | Foreign | |
| Equity | Exchange | |
| Contracts | Contracts | Total |
Realized Net Gain (Loss) on Derivatives | ($000) | ($000) | ($000) |
Futures Contracts | 39,802 | — | 39,802 |
Forward Currency Contracts | — | 6,680 | 6,680 |
Realized Net Gain (Loss) on Derivatives | 39,802 | 6,680 | 46,482 |
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Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on Derivatives | | | |
Futures Contracts | 19,482 | — | 19,482 |
Forward Currency Contracts | — | (27,496) | (27,496) |
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on Derivatives | 19,482 | (27,496) | (8,014) |
At February 28, 2013, the aggregate settlement value of open futures contracts and the related unrealized appreciation (depreciation) were:
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| | | Aggregate | |
| | Number of | Settlement | Unrealized |
| | Long (Short) | Value | Appreciation |
Futures Contracts | Expiration | Contracts | Long (Short) | (Depreciation) |
FTSE 100 Index | March 2013 | 1,866 | 180,105 | 9,386 |
Dow Jones EURO STOXX 50 Index | March 2013 | 5,110 | 176,034 | (960) |
Topix Index | March 2013 | 1,355 | 142,609 | 19,182 |
S&P ASX 200 Index | March 2013 | 589 | 76,655 | 6,007 |
Unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on open FTSE 100 Index futures contracts is required to be treated as realized gain (loss) for tax purposes.
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International Growth Fund
At February 28, 2013, the fund had open forward currency contracts to receive and deliver currencies as follows. Unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on open forward currency contracts is treated as realized gain (loss) for tax purposes.
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| | | | | | Unrealized |
| Contract | | | | | Appreciation |
| Settlement | | | Contract Amount (000) | (Depreciation) |
Counterparty | Date | | Receive | | Deliver | ($000) |
Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. | 3/20/13 | GBP | 112,226 | USD | 179,438 | (9,136) |
Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. | 3/20/13 | EUR | 134,858 | USD | 178,920 | (2,668) |
Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. | 3/12/13 | JPY | 9,901,283 | USD | 116,762 | (9,733) |
Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. | 3/26/13 | AUD | 69,142 | USD | 72,034 | (1,416) |
Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. | 3/12/13 | JPY | 2,007,988 | USD | 21,566 | 140 |
AUD -- Australian dollar.
EUR -- Euro.
GBP -- British pound.
JPY -- Japanese yen.
USD -- U.S. dollar
F. Distributions are determined on a tax basis and may differ from net investment income and realized capital gains for financial reporting purposes. Differences may be permanent or temporary. Permanent differences are reclassified among capital accounts in the financial statements to reflect their tax character. Temporary differences arise when certain items of income, expense, gain, or loss are recognized in different periods for financial statement and tax purposes; these differences will reverse at some time in the future. Differences in classification may also result from the treatment of short-term gains as ordinary income for tax purposes.
During the six months ended February 28, 2013, the fund realized net foreign currency gains of $786,000, which increased distributable net income for tax purposes; accordingly, such gains have been reclassified from accumulated net realized losses to overdistributed net investment income. Certain of the fund’s investments are in securities considered to be “passive foreign investment companies,” for which any unrealized appreciation and/or realized gains are required to be included in distributable net income for tax purposes. Passive foreign investment companies held at February 28, 2013, had unrealized appreciation of $829,000, as of October 31, 2012, the most recent mark-to-market date for tax purposes. This amount has been distributed and is reflected in the balance of overdistributed net investment income.
The fund’s tax-basis capital gains and losses are determined only at the end of each fiscal year.
For tax purposes, at August 31, 2012, the fund had available capital losses totaling $2,320,887,000 to offset future net capital gains. Of this amount, $2,143,263,000 is subject to expiration dates; $267,649,000 may be used to offset future net capital gains through August 31, 2017, and $1,875,614,000 through August 31, 2018. Capital losses of $177,624,000 realized beginning in fiscal 2012 may be carried forward indefinitely under the Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2010, but must be used before any expiring loss carryforwards. The fund will use these capital losses to offset net taxable capital gains, if any, realized during the year ending August 31, 2013; should the fund realize net capital losses for the year, the losses will be added to the loss carryforward balance above.
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International Growth Fund
At February 28, 2013, the cost of investment securities for tax purposes was $15,939,999,000.
Net unrealized appreciation of investment securities for tax purposes was $3,324,968,000, consisting of unrealized gains of $4,165,842,000 on securities that had risen in value since their purchase and $840,874,000 in unrealized losses on securities that had fallen in value since their purchase.
G. During the six months ended February 28, 2013, the fund purchased $3,016,697,000 of investment securities and sold $3,256,654,000 of investment securities, other than temporary cash investments.
H. Capital share transactions for each class of shares were:
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| Six Months Ended | | Year Ended |
| February 28, 2013 | August 31, 2012 |
| Amount | Shares | Amount | Shares |
| ($000) | (000) | ($000) | (000) |
Investor Shares | | | | |
Issued | 397,259 | 20,627 | 1,493,068 | 86,871 |
Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions | 164,255 | 8,645 | 188,225 | 11,845 |
Redeemed1 | (1,102,367) | (58,292) | (3,089,770) | (178,841) |
Net Increase (Decrease) —Investor Shares | (540,853) | (29,020) | (1,408,477) | (80,125) |
Admiral Shares | | | | |
Issued | 1,192,920 | 19,670 | 2,150,931 | 38,890 |
Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions | 155,792 | 2,578 | 119,571 | 2,366 |
Redeemed1 | (515,134) | (8,530) | (1,048,446) | (19,175) |
Net Increase (Decrease) —Admiral Shares | 833,578 | 13,718 | 1,222,056 | 22,081 |
1 Net of redemption fees for fiscal 2012 of $690,000 (fund total). Effective May 23, 2012, the redemption fee was eliminated.
I. In preparing the financial statements as of February 28, 2013, management considered the impact of subsequent events for potential recognition or disclosure in these financial statements.
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About Your Fund’s Expenses
As a shareholder of the fund, you incur ongoing costs, which include costs for portfolio management, administrative services, and shareholder reports (like this one), among others. Operating expenses, which are deducted from a fund’s gross income, directly reduce the investment return of the fund.
A fund’s expenses are expressed as a percentage of its average net assets. This figure is known as the expense ratio. The following examples are intended to help you understand the ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in your fund and to compare these costs with those of other mutual funds. The examples are based on an investment of $1,000 made at the beginning of the period shown and held for the entire period.
The accompanying table illustrates your fund’s costs in two ways:
• Based on actual fund return. This section helps you to estimate the actual expenses that you paid over the period. The ”Ending Account Value“ shown is derived from the fund‘s actual return, and the third column shows the dollar amount that would have been paid by an investor who started with $1,000 in the fund. You may use the information here, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period.
To do so, simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number given for your fund under the heading ”Expenses Paid During Period.“
• Based on hypothetical 5% yearly return. This section is intended to help you compare your fund‘s costs with those of other mutual funds. It assumes that the fund had a yearly return of 5% before expenses, but that the expense ratio is unchanged. In this case—because the return used is not the fund’s actual return—the results do not apply to your investment. The example is useful in making comparisons because the Securities and Exchange Commission requires all mutual funds to calculate expenses based on a 5% return. You can assess your fund’s costs by comparing this hypothetical example with the hypothetical examples that appear in shareholder reports of other funds.
Note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight and help you compare ongoing costs only and do not reflect transaction costs incurred by the fund for buying and selling securities. Further, the expenses do not include any purchase, redemption, or account service fees described in the fund prospectus. If such fees were applied to your account, your costs would be higher. Your fund does not carry a “sales load.”
The calculations assume no shares were bought or sold during the period. Your actual costs may have been higher or lower, depending on the amount of your investment and the timing of any purchases or redemptions.
You can find more information about the fund’s expenses, including annual expense ratios, in the Financial Statements section of this report. For additional information on operating expenses and other shareholder costs, please refer to your fund’s current prospectus.
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Six Months Ended February 28, 2013 | | | |
| Beginning | Ending | Expenses |
| Account Value | Account Value | Paid During |
International Growth Fund | 8/31/2012 | 2/28/2013 | Period |
Based on Actual Fund Return | | | |
Investor Shares | $1,000.00 | $1,141.44 | $2.55 |
Admiral Shares | 1,000.00 | 1,142.36 | 1.86 |
Based on Hypothetical 5% Yearly Return | | | |
Investor Shares | $1,000.00 | $1,022.41 | $2.41 |
Admiral Shares | 1,000.00 | 1,023.06 | 1.76 |
The calculations are based on expenses incurred in the most recent six-month period. The fund’s annualized six-month expense ratios for that period are 0.48% for Investor Shares and 0.35% for Admiral Shares. The dollar amounts shown as “Expenses Paid” are equal to the annualized expense ratio multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days in the most recent six-month period, then divided by the number of days in the most recent 12-month period.
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Trustees Approve Advisory Agreements
The board of trustees of Vanguard International Growth Fund has renewed the fund’s investment advisory agreements with Schroder Investment Management North America Inc. (Schroder Inc.), Baillie Gifford Overseas Ltd. (Baillie Gifford), and M&G Investment Management Limited (M&G), as well as the sub-advisory agreement with Schroder Investment Management North America Ltd. (Schroder Ltd.). The board determined that the retention of the fund’s advisors was in the best interests of the fund and its shareholders.
The board based its decision upon an evaluation of each advisor’s investment staff, portfolio management process, and performance. The trustees considered the factors discussed below, among others. However, no single factor determined whether the board approved the agreements. Rather, it was the totality of the circumstances that drove the board’s decision.
Nature, extent, and quality of services
The board considered the quality of the fund’s investment management services over both the short and long term, and took into account the organizational depth and stability of each advisor. The board noted the following: Schroder. Schroders plc., the parent company of Schroder Inc. and Schroder Ltd. (collectively, Schroder), founded in 1804, specializes in global equity and fixed income management. Schroder employs a sound process, selecting attractive growth stocks from developed and emerging markets outside the United States. Stocks are selected using a bottom-up approach, supported by Schroder’s worldwide network of analysts, economists, and strategists. Schroder has advised the fund since its inception in 1981.
Baillie Gifford. Baillie Gifford, a unit of Baillie Gifford & Co., founded in 1908, is among the largest independently owned investment management firms in the United Kingdom. Baillie Gifford uses fundamental research to make long-term investments in high-quality growth companies with a sustainable competitive advantage. Baillie Gifford considers sustainable earnings and free cash flow growth to be the most important determinants of a company’s prospects. The firm takes a bottom-up, stock-driven approach to sector and country allocation, with the objective of selecting stocks that sustain an above-average growth rate and trade at a reasonable price. Baillie Gifford has advised a portion of the International Growth Fund since 2003.
M&G. M&G, founded in 1931, is based in London, England, and specializes in managing equity and fixed income portfolios for both institutional and retail clients worldwide. M&G constructs a portfolio using a long-term, bottom-up investment approach that focuses on identifying underappreciated, quality companies with high return and growth potential. M&G seeks companies in three categories: quality—high-quality companies with scarce assets that support sustainable, superior returns; growth—companies using scarce assets to grow faster than their competitors; and transforming—companies that are emerging from a heavy investment cycle that will lead to a strong rebound in returns. M&G has advised a portion of the fund since 2008.
The board concluded that each advisor’s experience, stability, depth, and performance, among other factors, warranted continuation of the advisory agreements.
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Investment performance
The board considered the short- and long-term performance of the fund and each advisor, including any periods of outperformance or underperformance relative to a benchmark index and peer group. The board concluded that the performance was such that each advisory arrangement should continue. Information about the fund’s most recent performance can be found in the Performance Summary section of this report.
Cost
The board concluded that the fund’s expense ratio was well below the average expense ratio charged by funds in its peer group and that the fund’s advisory fee rate was also well below its peer-group average. Information about the fund’s expenses appears in the About Your Fund’s Expenses section of this report as well as in the Financial Statements section, which also includes information about the fund’s advisory fee rate.
The board did not consider profitability of the fund’s advisors in determining whether to approve the advisory fees, because the firms are independent of Vanguard, and the advisory fees are the result of arm’s-length negotiations.
The benefit of economies of scale
The board concluded that the fund’s shareholders benefit from economies of scale because of breakpoints in the fund’s advisory fee schedules. The breakpoints reduce the effective rate of the fee as the fund’s assets managed by each advisor increase.
The board will consider whether to renew the advisory agreements again after a one-year period.
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Glossary
Beta. A measure of the magnitude of a fund’s past share-price fluctuations in relation to the ups and downs of a given market index. The index is assigned a beta of 1.00. Compared with a given index, a fund with a beta of 1.20 typically would have seen its share price rise or fall by 12% when the index rose or fell by 10%. For this report, beta is based on returns over the past 36 months for both the fund and the index. Note that a fund’s beta should be reviewed in conjunction with its R-squared (see definition). The lower the R-squared, the less correlation there is between the fund and the index, and the less reliable beta is as an indicator of volatility.
Dividend Yield. Dividend income earned by stocks, expressed as a percentage of the aggregate market value (or of net asset value, for a fund). The yield is determined by dividing the amount of the annual dividends by the aggregate value (or net asset value) at the end of the period. For a fund, the dividend yield is based solely on stock holdings and does not include any income produced by other investments.
Earnings Growth Rate. The average annual rate of growth in earnings over the past five years for the stocks now in a fund.
Equity Exposure. A measure that reflects a fund’s investments in stocks and stock futures. Any holdings in short-term reserves are excluded.
Expense Ratio. A fund’s total annual operating expenses expressed as a percentage of the fund’s average net assets. The expense ratio includes management and administrative expenses, but does not include the transaction costs of buying and selling portfolio securities.
Inception Date. The date on which the assets of a fund (or one of its share classes) are first invested in accordance with the fund’s investment objective. For funds with a subscription period, the inception date is the day after that period ends. Investment performance is measured from the inception date.
Median Market Cap. An indicator of the size of companies in which a fund invests; the midpoint of market capitalization (market price x shares outstanding) of a fund’s stocks, weighted by the proportion of the fund’s assets invested in each stock. Stocks representing half of the fund’s assets have market capitalizations above the median, and the rest are below it.
Price/Book Ratio. The share price of a stock divided by its net worth, or book value, per share. For a fund, the weighted average price/book ratio of the stocks it holds.
Price/Earnings Ratio. The ratio of a stock’s current price to its per-share earnings over the past year. For a fund, the weighted average P/E of the stocks it holds. P/E is an indicator of market expectations about corporate prospects; the higher the P/E, the greater the expectations for a company’s future growth.
R-Squared. A measure of how much of a fund’s past returns can be explained by the returns from the market in general, as measured by a given index. If a fund’s total returns were precisely synchronized with an index’s returns, its R-squared would be 1.00. If the fund’s returns bore no relationship to the index’s returns, its R-squared would be 0. For this report, R-squared is based on returns over the past 36 months for both the fund and the index.
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Return on Equity. The annual average rate of return generated by a company during the past five years for each dollar of shareholder’s equity (net income divided by shareholder’s equity). For a fund, the weighted average return on equity for the companies whose stocks it holds.
Short-Term Reserves. The percentage of a fund invested in highly liquid, short-term securities that can be readily converted to cash.
Turnover Rate. An indication of the fund’s trading activity. Funds with high turnover rates incur higher transaction costs and may be more likely to distribute capital gains (which may be taxable to investors). The turnover rate excludes in-kind transactions, which have minimal impact on costs.
Benchmark Information
Spliced International Index: MSCI EAFE Index through May 31, 2010; MSCI All Country World Index ex USA thereafter.
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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 180 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 vanguard.com.
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InterestedTrustee1 | and Delphi Automotive LLP (automotive components); |
| Senior Advisor at New Mountain Capital; Trustee of |
F. William McNabb III | The Conference Board. |
Born 1957. Trustee Since July 2009. Chairman of the | |
Board. Principal Occupation(s) During the Past Five | Amy Gutmann |
Years: Chairman of the Board of The Vanguard Group, | Born 1949. Trustee Since June 2006. Principal |
Inc., and of each of the investment companies served | Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years: President |
by The Vanguard Group, since January 2010; Director | of the University of Pennsylvania; Christopher H. |
of The Vanguard Group since 2008; Chief Executive | Browne Distinguished Professor of Political Science |
Officer and President of The Vanguard Group and of | in the School of Arts and Sciences with secondary |
each of the investment companies served by The | appointments at the Annenberg School for |
Vanguard Group since 2008; Director of Vanguard | Communication and the Graduate School of Education |
Marketing Corporation; Managing Director of The | of the University of Pennsylvania; Member of the |
Vanguard Group (1995–2008). | National Commission on the Humanities and Social |
| Sciences; Trustee of Carnegie Corporation of New |
IndependentTrustees | York and of the National Constitution Center; Chair |
| of the U. S. Presidential Commission for the Study |
Emerson U. Fullwood | of Bioethical Issues. |
Born 1948. Trustee Since January 2008. Principal | |
Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years: Executive | JoAnn Heffernan Heisen |
Chief Staff and Marketing Officer for North America | Born 1950. Trustee Since July 1998. Principal |
and Corporate Vice President (retired 2008) of Xerox | Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years: Corporate |
Corporation (document management products and | Vice President and Chief Global Diversity Officer |
services); Executive in Residence and 2010 | (retired 2008) and Member of the Executive |
Distinguished Minett Professor at the Rochester | Committee (1997–2008) of Johnson & Johnson |
Institute of Technology; Director of SPX Corporation | (pharmaceuticals/medical devices/consumer |
(multi-industry manufacturing), the United Way of | products); Director of Skytop Lodge Corporation |
Rochester, Amerigroup Corporation (managed health | (hotels), the University Medical Center at Princeton, |
care), the University of Rochester Medical Center, | the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, and the Center |
Monroe Community College Foundation, and North | for Talent Innovation; Member of the Advisory Board |
Carolina A&T University. | of the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs |
| at Syracuse University. |
Rajiv L. Gupta | |
Born 1945. Trustee Since December 2001.2 | F. Joseph Loughrey |
Principal Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years: | Born 1949. Trustee Since October 2009. Principal |
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (retired 2009) | Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years: President |
and President (2006–2008) of Rohm and Haas Co. | and Chief Operating Officer (retired 2009) of Cummins |
(chemicals); Director of Tyco International, Ltd. | Inc. (industrial machinery); Chairman of the Board of |
(diversified manufacturing and services), Hewlett- | Hillenbrand, Inc. (specialized consumer services); |
Packard Co. (electronic computer manufacturing), | Director of SKF AB (industrial machinery), the Lumina |
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Foundation for Education, and Oxfam America; | Executive Officers | |
Chairman of the Advisory Council for the College of | | |
Arts and Letters and Member of the Advisory Board to | Glenn Booraem | |
the Kellogg Institute for International Studies at the | Born 1967. Controller Since July 2010. Principal |
University of Notre Dame. | Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years: Principal |
| of The Vanguard Group, Inc.; Controller of each of |
Mark Loughridge | the investment companies served by The Vanguard |
Born 1953. Trustee Since March 2012. Principal | Group; Assistant Controller of each of the investment |
Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years: Senior Vice | companies served by The Vanguard Group (2001–2010). |
President and Chief Financial Officer at IBM (information | | |
technology services); Fiduciary Member of IBM’s | Thomas J. Higgins | |
Retirement Plan Committee. | Born 1957. Chief Financial Officer Since September |
| 2008. Principal Occupation(s) During the Past Five |
Scott C. Malpass | Years: Principal of The Vanguard Group, Inc.; Chief |
Born 1962. Trustee Since March 2012. Principal | Financial Officer of each of the investment companies |
Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years: Chief | served by The Vanguard Group; Treasurer of each of |
Investment Officer and Vice President at the University | the investment companies served by The Vanguard |
of Notre Dame; Assistant Professor of Finance at the | Group (1998–2008). | |
Mendoza College of Business at Notre Dame; Member | | |
of the Notre Dame 403(b) Investment Committee; | Kathryn J. Hyatt | |
Director of TIFF Advisory Services, Inc. (investment | Born 1955. Treasurer Since November 2008. Principal |
advisor); Member of the Investment Advisory | Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years: Principal of |
Committees of the Financial Industry Regulatory | The Vanguard Group, Inc.; Treasurer of each of the |
Authority (FINRA) and of Major League Baseball. | investment companies served by The Vanguard |
| Group; Assistant Treasurer of each of the investment |
André F. Perold | companies served by The Vanguard Group (1988–2008). |
Born 1952. Trustee Since December 2004. Principal | | |
Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years: George | Heidi Stam | |
Gund Professor of Finance and Banking at the Harvard | Born 1956. Secretary Since July 2005. Principal |
Business School (retired 2011); Chief Investment | Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years: Managing |
Officer and Managing Partner of HighVista Strategies | Director of The Vanguard Group, Inc.; General Counsel |
LLC (private investment firm); Director of Rand | of The Vanguard Group; Secretary of The Vanguard |
Merchant Bank; Overseer of the Museum of Fine | Group and of each of the investment companies |
Arts Boston. | served by The Vanguard Group; Director and Senior |
| Vice President of Vanguard Marketing Corporation. |
Alfred M. Rankin, Jr. | | |
Born 1941. Trustee Since January 1993. Principal | Vanguard Senior ManagementTeam | |
Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years: Chairman, | | |
President, and Chief Executive Officer of NACCO | Mortimer J. Buckley | Chris D. McIsaac |
Industries, Inc. (housewares/lignite) and of Hyster-Yale | Kathleen C. Gubanich | Michael S. Miller |
Materials Handling, Inc. (forklift trucks); Director of | Paul A. Heller | James M. Norris |
the National Association of Manufacturers; Chairman | Martha G. King | Glenn W. Reed |
of the Board of University Hospitals of Cleveland; | | |
Advisory Chairman of the Board of The Cleveland | Chairman Emeritus and Senior Advisor | |
Museum of Art. | |
| John J. Brennan | |
Peter F. Volanakis | Chairman, 1996–2009 | |
Born 1955. Trustee Since July 2009. Principal | Chief Executive Officer and President, 1996–2008 | |
Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years: President | | |
and Chief Operating Officer (retired 2010) of Corning | Founder | |
Incorporated (communications equipment); Director | | |
of SPX Corporation (multi-industry manufacturing); | John C. Bogle | |
Overseer of the Amos Tuck School of Business | Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, 1974–1996 | |
Administration at Dartmouth College; Advisor to the | | |
Norris Cotton Cancer Center. | | |
1 Mr. McNabb is considered an “interested person,” as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, because he is an officer of the Vanguard funds.
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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Semiannual Report | February 28, 2013 |
Vanguard FTSE Social Index Fund |
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> Vanguard FTSE Social Index Fund returned more than 13% for the six months ended February 28, 2013.
> The fund’s return was in line with that of its target index and ahead of the average return for large-capitalization growth funds.
> Financial, health care, and information technology stocks contributed most to the fund’s result.
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Contents | |
Your Fund’s Total Returns. | 1 |
Chairman’s Letter. | 2 |
Fund Profile. | 6 |
Performance Summary. | 7 |
Financial Statements. | 8 |
About Your Fund’s Expenses. | 20 |
Glossary. | 22 |
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 isks of investing in your fund are spelled out in the prospectus.
See the Glossary for definitions of investment terms used in this report.
About the cover: Our cover photograph shows rigging on the HMSSurprise, a replica of an 18th-century Royal Navy frigate. It as featured in the 2003 movie Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World, which was based on Patrick O’Brian’s sea novels, set amid the Napoleonic Wars. Vanguard was named for another ship of that era, the HMSVanguard, which was the flagship of British Admiral Horatio Nelson at the Battle of the Nile.
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Your Fund’s Total Returns | |
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Six Months Ended February 28, 2013 | |
| Total |
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Vanguard FTSE Social Index Fund | |
Investor Shares | 13.53% |
Institutional Shares | 13.55 |
FTSE4Good US Select Index | 13.72 |
Large-Cap Growth Funds Average | 6.62 |
Large-Cap Growth Funds Average: Derived from data provided by Lipper Inc. | |
Institutional Shares are available to certain institutional investors who meet specific administrative, service, and account-size criteria. | |
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Your Fund’s Performance at a Glance | | | | |
August 31, 2012, Through February 28, 2013 | | | | |
| | | Distributions Per Share |
| Starting | Ending | Income | Capital |
| Share Price | Share Price | Dividends | Gains |
Vanguard FTSE Social Index Fund | | | | |
Investor Shares | $8.30 | $9.27 | $0.142 | $0.000 |
Institutional Shares | 8.31 | 9.27 | 0.154 | 0.000 |
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Chairman’s Letter
Dear Shareholder,
For the six months ended February 28, 2013, Vanguard FTSE Social Index Fund returned more than 13%. This result was in line with that of its benchmark index, the FTSE4Good US Select Index. The fund’s return was higher than the average for large-capitalization growth funds, as well as the return of the broad U.S. stock market.
The fund’s performance can mostly be attributed to the double-digit returns of its three largest sectors: financials, health care, and information technology. Because companies in these sectors are more likely to meet the social and environmental criteria established by the index provider, the fund tends to have heavy exposure to these areas.
Stocks overcame concerns en route to substantial gains
Stocks worldwide advanced strongly over the six months ended February 28, though uncertainty both at home and abroad periodically stalked the markets. International equities eclipsed their U.S. counterparts as stocks from developed and emerging markets rallied amid optimism over central bankers’ policy moves.
Despite political and fiscal challenges, international stocks returned about 13%. Rising Japanese stocks helped drive the Pacific region’s solid returns as Japan’s
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newly elected prime minister, Shinzo Abe, advocated aggressive monetary easing to boost his nation’s economy and preempt deflation.
European stocks benefited from the European Central Bank’s commitment to preserve the euro, climbing about 13%. Debt-crisis concerns reignited in the period’s final week, though, when Italy’s national elections ended in a political impasse over austerity measures.
U.S. markets rose nearly 10% as solid corporate earnings and the Federal Reserve’s stimulus program helped boost returns. But the impending enactment of broad, automatic federal spending cuts (known as the sequester) stoked investors’ anxiety as the six-month period wound down.
Bonds finished flat as yields remained low
The broad U.S. taxable bond market barely squeezed out a gain for the half-year, advancing just 0.15%.
Bond returns were anemic as the yield of the benchmark 10-year U.S. Treasury note climbed; it dropped back a bit in February to finish at about 1.88%, still low by historical standards. (Bond prices and yields move in opposite directions.) Investors, nervous over Italy’s unsettled
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Market Barometer | | | |
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| | | Total Returns |
| | Periods Ended February 28, 2013 |
| Six | One | Five Years |
| Months | Year | (Annualized) |
Stocks | | | |
Russell 1000 Index (Large-caps) | 9.72% | 13.62% | 5.21% |
Russell 2000 Index (Small-caps) | 13.02 | 14.02 | 7.35 |
Russell 3000 Index (Broad U.S. market) | 9.97 | 13.65 | 5.38 |
MSCI All Country World Index ex USA (International) | 13.06 | 6.66 | -0.87 |
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Bonds | | | |
Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index (Broad taxable market) | 0.15% | 3.12% | 5.52% |
Barclays Municipal Bond Index (Broad tax-exempt market) | 2.01 | 5.01 | 6.79 |
Citigroup Three-Month U.S. Treasury Bill Index | 0.05 | 0.08 | 0.34 |
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CPI | | | |
Consumer Price Index | 0.78% | 1.98% | 1.86% |
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election results in the period’s final week, were drawn to the perceived safety of Treasury securities.
Although bonds can provide critical diversification benefits to a portfolio, their return prospects look much less promising than they have in recent years. As yields have tumbled, the opportunity for future bond price appreciation has greatly diminished.
Returns for money market funds and savings accounts remained minuscule as the Federal Reserve adhered to its four-year-old policy of keeping short-term interest rates between 0% and 0.25%.
Stocks meeting the fund’s criteria outperformed the broad market
Vanguard FTSE Social Index Fund invests in the stocks of companies that the index provider has screened for criteria such as environmental issues, human rights, labor rights, health and safety practices, and corporate responsibility. The index avoids companies that are involved with tobacco, alcohol, adult entertainment, firearms, gambling, or nuclear power.
The fund posted positive results in all ten market sectors for the period. However, as I mentioned earlier, its strong performance can mostly be attributed to holdings in just a few sectors—financials, health care, and
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Expense Ratios | | | |
Your Fund Compared With Its Peer Group | | | |
| Investor | Institutional | Peer Group |
| Shares | Shares | Average |
FTSE Social Index Fund | 0.29% | 0.16% | 1.28% |
The fund expense ratios shown are from the prospectus dated December 27, 2012, and represent estimated costs for the current fiscal year. For the six months ended February 28, 2013, the annualized expense ratios were 0.28% for Investor Shares and 0.16% for Institutional Shares. The peer-group expense ratio is derived from data provided by Lipper Inc. and captures information through year-end 2012.
Peer group: Large-Cap Growth Funds.
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information technology. For the six months, these three sectors accounted for about 67% of the index, on average, and contributed almost 10 percentage points to the fund’s total return.
Financial stocks—which constituted the index’s largest holding—were among the market’s top performers. After the trauma of the financial crisis, the industry has experienced a widespread resurgence that continued throughout the six months. Shares of investment banks, asset management firms, and insurance companies made significant contributions to the fund’s advance.
While health care and information technology holdings did well in general, it was the index’s heavy exposure to a few top-performing areas of these sectors that boosted returns most. Within health care, stocks of pharmaceutical companies and biotechnology firms stood out, while internet software companies and IT services firms led results in technology.
Stocks in the consumer discretionary, consumer staples, and industrial sectors each added about 1 percentage point to the fund’s total return.
In saving for your future, right now is always the right time
February 25 to March 2 was “America Saves Week,” an annual event aimed at encouraging people to set aside more for the future. I know a week devoted to promoting saving isn’t going to generate a lot of popular excitement or headlines. But it is, without doubt, a worthy cause.
My view is that you should save more than you think you’ll need, particularly for retirement. How much? The right answer is different for everyone. The Vanguard Center for Retirement Research advises that a good target range is between 12% and 15% of your take-home pay, including any match from a workplace retirement plan. If you can’t afford to save that much today, start where you can and increase your savings as your circumstances allow.
If you do take steps to increase your savings now—before another America Saves Week comes and goes—you’ll thank yourself later. A Vanguard study called Penny Saved, Penny Earned (available at vanguard.com/research) examined the different levers we employ to achieve financial security. Our researchers found that retirement investors looking to improve the odds of reaching their goals are likely to do better by saving more over longer periods than by relying on the possibility of higher portfolio returns.
As always, thank you for investing with Vanguard.
Sincerely,

F. William McNabb III
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
March 12, 2013
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FTSE Social Index Fund
Fund Profile
As of February 28, 2013
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Share-Class Characteristics | |
| Investor | Institutional |
| Shares | Shares |
Ticker Symbol | VFTSX | VFTNX |
Expense Ratio1 | 0.29% | 0.16% |
30-Day SEC Yield | 1.57% | 1.68% |
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Portfolio Characteristics | | | |
| | | DJ U.S. |
| | FTSE | Total |
| | 4Good | Market |
| | US Select | FA |
| Fund | Index | Index |
Number of Stocks | 340 | 340 | 3,593 |
Median Market Cap | $39.3B | $39.3B | $38.3B |
Price/Earnings Ratio | 17.8x | 17.8x | 17.4x |
Price/Book Ratio | 2.1x | 2.1x | 2.2x |
Return on Equity | 16.9% | 16.9% | 16.7% |
Earnings Growth Rate | 9.4% | 9.4% | 9.3% |
Dividend Yield | 1.8% | 1.8% | 2.1% |
Foreign Holdings | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Turnover Rate | | | |
(Annualized) | 4% | — | — |
Short-Term Reserves | 0.1% | — | — |
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Sector Diversification (% of equity exposure) |
| | | DJ U.S. |
| | FTSE | Total |
| | 4Good | Market |
| | US Select | FA |
| Fund | Index | Index |
Consumer Discretionary | 9.4% | 9.4% | 12.2% |
Consumer Staples | 6.8 | 6.8 | 9.5 |
Energy | 4.8 | 4.8 | 10.3 |
Financials | 24.3 | 24.3 | 17.2 |
Health Care | 23.6 | 23.6 | 12.0 |
Industrials | 6.5 | 6.5 | 11.2 |
Information Technology | 19.0 | 19.0 | 17.6 |
Materials | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.9 |
Telecommunication | | | |
Services | 0.4 | 0.4 | 2.6 |
Utilities | 1.2 | 1.2 | 3.5 |
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Volatility Measures | | |
| | DJ U.S. |
| FTSE | Total |
| 4Good | Market |
| US Select | FA |
| Index | Index |
R-Squared | 1.00 | 0.97 |
Beta | 1.00 | 1.00 |
These measures show the degree and timing of the fund’s fluctuations compared with the indexes over 36 months.
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Ten Largest Holdings (% of total net assets) |
Google Inc. Class A | Internet Software & | |
| Services | 3.0% |
Procter & Gamble Co. | Household Products | 3.0 |
Johnson & Johnson | Pharmaceuticals | 2.9 |
Pfizer Inc. | Pharmaceuticals | 2.8 |
JPMorgan Chase & Co. | Diversified Financial | |
| Services | 2.6 |
Oracle Corp. | Systems Software | 2.3 |
Merck & Co. Inc. | Pharmaceuticals | 1.8 |
Citigroup Inc. | Diversified Financial | |
| Services | 1.7 |
Bank of America Corp. | Diversified Financial | |
| Services | 1.7 |
QUALCOMM Inc. | Communications | |
| Equipment | 1.6 |
Top Ten | | 23.4% |
The holdings listed exclude any temporary cash investments and equity index products.
Investment Focus

1 The expense ratios shown are from the prospectus dated December 27, 2012, and represent estimated costs for the current fiscal year. For the six months ended February 28, 2013, the annualized expense ratios were 0.28% for Investor Shares and 0.16% for Institutional Shares.
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FTSE Social Index Fund
Performance Summary
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 vanguard.com/performance.) Note, too, that both investment returns and principal value can fluctuate widely, so an investor’s shares, when sold, could be worth more or less than their original cost. The returns shown do not reflect taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the sale of fund shares.
Fiscal-Year Total Returns (%): August 31, 2002, Through February 28, 2013

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FTSE Social Index Fund Investor Shares |
Spliced Social Index |
For a benchmark description, see the Glossary.
Note: For 2013, performance data reflect the six months ended February 28, 2013.
Average Annual Total Returns: Periods Ended December 31, 2012
This table presents 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.
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| Inception | One | Five | Ten |
| Date | Year | Years | Years |
Investor Shares | 5/31/2000 | 17.84% | 0.82% | 5.40% |
Institutional Shares | 1/14/2003 | 17.84 | 0.94 | 4.851 |
1 Return since inception. | |
See Financial Highlights for dividend and capital gains information.
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FTSE Social Index Fund
Financial Statements (unaudited)
Statement of Net Assets
As of February 28, 2013
The fund reports a complete list of its holdings in regulatory filings 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 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).
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| | | Value |
| | Shares | ($000) |
Common Stocks (99.9%) | | |
Consumer Discretionary (9.4%) | | |
* | Amazon.com Inc. | 33,379 | 8,821 |
| Ford Motor Co. | 365,142 | 4,604 |
| Lowe’s Cos. Inc. | 110,018 | 4,197 |
* | priceline.com Inc. | 4,877 | 3,353 |
| TJX Cos. Inc. | 72,694 | 3,269 |
| NIKE Inc. Class B | 53,600 | 2,919 |
| Viacom Inc. Class B | 44,246 | 2,587 |
| CBS Corp. Class B | 58,420 | 2,535 |
| Johnson Controls Inc. | 66,525 | 2,094 |
* | General Motors Co. | 67,031 | 1,820 |
| VF Corp. | 10,731 | 1,730 |
| Omnicom Group Inc. | 26,139 | 1,504 |
| Coach Inc. | 28,012 | 1,354 |
| Limited Brands Inc. | 28,236 | 1,285 |
| Ross Stores Inc. | 22,097 | 1,281 |
* | Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. | 22,403 | 1,271 |
| Harley-Davidson Inc. | 22,275 | 1,172 |
| Gap Inc. | 35,289 | 1,162 |
* | O’Reilly Automotive Inc. | 11,190 | 1,138 |
| Genuine Parts Co. | 15,331 | 1,089 |
| Ralph Lauren Corp. Class A | 5,983 | 1,038 |
* | AutoZone Inc. | 2,711 | 1,031 |
* | Dollar Tree Inc. | 22,222 | 1,004 |
| Sirius XM Radio Inc. | 320,124 | 992 |
* | CarMax Inc. | 22,363 | 859 |
* | BorgWarner Inc. | 11,441 | 851 |
| Tiffany & Co. | 12,565 | 844 |
* | Mohawk Industries Inc. | 6,670 | 707 |
| PetSmart Inc. | 10,563 | 688 |
| Newell Rubbermaid Inc. | 28,420 | 663 |
| H&R Block Inc. | 26,507 | 659 |
| Family Dollar Stores Inc. | 11,342 | 653 |
| Autoliv Inc. | 9,271 | 604 |
| Lennar Corp. Class A | 15,640 | 604 |
| Interpublic Group of | | |
| Cos. Inc. | 42,545 | 544 |
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| | | Market |
| | | Value |
| | Shares | ($000) |
| Scripps Networks | | |
| Interactive Inc. Class A | 8,480 | 535 |
| Garmin Ltd. | 15,182 | 521 |
| Foot Locker Inc. | 14,977 | 512 |
| Hasbro Inc. | 12,616 | 505 |
| Gannett Co. Inc. | 22,722 | 456 |
| Leggett & Platt Inc. | 13,676 | 418 |
* | AutoNation Inc. | 8,833 | 387 |
| Abercrombie & Fitch Co. | 8,134 | 379 |
| GameStop Corp. Class A | 11,735 | 294 |
| Harman International | | |
| Industries Inc. | 6,611 | 281 |
* | Apollo Group Inc. Class A | 10,852 | 183 |
| Washington Post Co. | | |
| Class B | 453 | 181 |
| | | 65,578 |
Consumer Staples (6.8%) | | |
| Procter & Gamble Co. | 269,402 | 20,523 |
| Colgate-Palmolive Co. | 46,752 | 5,350 |
| Kimberly-Clark Corp. | 38,522 | 3,632 |
| General Mills Inc. | 63,498 | 2,937 |
| HJ Heinz Co. | 31,385 | 2,273 |
| Kellogg Co. | 26,416 | 1,598 |
| Estee Lauder Cos. Inc. | | |
| Class A | 23,128 | 1,482 |
| ConAgra Foods Inc. | 39,978 | 1,364 |
| Clorox Co. | 12,733 | 1,070 |
| Coca-Cola Enterprises Inc. | 28,154 | 1,007 |
| Campbell Soup Co. | 23,149 | 953 |
| Dr Pepper Snapple | | |
| Group Inc. | 20,290 | 885 |
| Avon Products Inc. | 42,284 | 827 |
| McCormick & Co. Inc. | 11,844 | 797 |
| Hormel Foods Corp. | 19,408 | 726 |
| Tyson Foods Inc. Class A | 28,265 | 641 |
| Energizer Holdings Inc. | 6,051 | 556 |
| Hillshire Brands Co. | 11,703 | 379 |
* | Smithfield Foods Inc. | 14,529 | 323 |
| | | 47,323 |
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FTSE Social Index Fund | | |
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| | | Value |
| | Shares | ($000) |
Energy (4.7%) | | |
| Schlumberger Ltd. | 130,700 | 10,175 |
| Occidental Petroleum Corp. | 79,338 | 6,532 |
| Apache Corp. | 38,279 | 2,843 |
| Devon Energy Corp. | 39,502 | 2,143 |
| Williams Cos. Inc. | 61,182 | 2,124 |
| Baker Hughes Inc. | 42,700 | 1,914 |
| Spectra Energy Corp. | 65,342 | 1,898 |
* | FMC Technologies Inc. | 23,449 | 1,217 |
| EQT Corp. | 14,630 | 923 |
| Noble Corp. | 24,681 | 884 |
| CONSOL Energy Inc. | 22,076 | 710 |
| Peabody Energy Corp. | 26,184 | 565 |
* | Rowan Cos. plc Class A | 12,127 | 419 |
* | Newfield Exploration Co. | 13,251 | 306 |
* | WPX Energy Inc. | 19,260 | 273 |
| | | 32,926 |
Financials (24.3%) | | |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co. | 372,454 | 18,220 |
| Citigroup Inc. | 286,948 | 12,043 |
| Bank of America Corp. | 1,052,056 | 11,815 |
| Goldman Sachs Group Inc. | 46,066 | 6,899 |
| American Express Co. | 109,647 | 6,815 |
| US Bancorp | 185,560 | 6,305 |
* | American International | | |
| Group Inc. | 144,599 | 5,496 |
| Morgan Stanley | 145,462 | 3,280 |
| PNC Financial Services | | |
| Group Inc. | 51,498 | 3,213 |
| American Tower Corporation | 38,837 | 3,014 |
| Travelers Cos. Inc. | 37,337 | 3,003 |
| BlackRock Inc. | 12,477 | 2,991 |
| Capital One Financial Corp. | 56,801 | 2,899 |
| MetLife Inc. | 80,280 | 2,845 |
| ACE Ltd. | 33,238 | 2,838 |
| State Street Corp. | 45,632 | 2,582 |
| Prudential Financial Inc. | 45,558 | 2,532 |
| Aflac Inc. | 46,132 | 2,304 |
| Franklin Resources Inc. | 15,680 | 2,215 |
| Allstate Corp. | 47,451 | 2,184 |
| HCP Inc. | 44,302 | 2,165 |
| Chubb Corp. | 25,617 | 2,153 |
| BB&T Corp. | 68,031 | 2,065 |
| Ventas Inc. | 28,884 | 2,044 |
| Charles Schwab Corp. | 124,454 | 2,021 |
| Marsh & McLennan | | |
| Cos. Inc. | 53,081 | 1,971 |
| CME Group Inc. | 32,545 | 1,947 |
| Aon plc | 31,257 | 1,910 |
| Discover Financial Services | 49,542 | 1,909 |
| Public Storage | 12,556 | 1,899 |
| T. Rowe Price Group Inc. | 24,837 | 1,768 |
| Prologis Inc. | 45,001 | 1,752 |
| Equity Residential | 31,802 | 1,750 |
| Loews Corp. | 38,777 | 1,672 |
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| | | Market |
| | | Value |
| | Shares | ($000) |
| Weyerhaeuser Co. | 52,972 | 1,558 |
| Annaly Capital | | |
| Management Inc. | 94,995 | 1,471 |
| SunTrust Banks Inc. | 52,667 | 1,453 |
| Progressive Corp. | 59,155 | 1,441 |
| Fifth Third Bancorp | 87,929 | 1,393 |
| Ameriprise Financial Inc. | 20,219 | 1,388 |
| M&T Bank Corp. | 12,557 | 1,282 |
| McGraw-Hill Cos. Inc. | 27,235 | 1,268 |
| Northern Trust Corp. | 23,534 | 1,251 |
| Invesco Ltd. | 43,397 | 1,163 |
* | IntercontinentalExchange Inc. | 7,189 | 1,113 |
| Regions Financial Corp. | 138,852 | 1,062 |
| Moody’s Corp. | 21,790 | 1,047 |
| Hartford Financial Services | | |
| Group Inc. | 42,804 | 1,011 |
| Principal Financial Group Inc. | 28,949 | 915 |
| NYSE Euronext | 23,983 | 894 |
| KeyCorp | 91,592 | 860 |
| SLM Corp. | 45,076 | 855 |
| XL Group plc Class A | 29,551 | 846 |
* | CIT Group Inc. | 19,494 | 816 |
| Macerich Co. | 13,453 | 809 |
| Lincoln National Corp. | 26,815 | 792 |
* | CBRE Group Inc. Class A | 32,417 | 784 |
| Plum Creek Timber Co. Inc. | 16,042 | 778 |
| Cincinnati Financial Corp. | 16,065 | 723 |
| Unum Group | 27,089 | 663 |
| Comerica Inc. | 18,723 | 644 |
| Willis Group Holdings plc | 16,845 | 641 |
| Huntington Bancshares Inc. | 84,051 | 591 |
| New York Community | | |
| Bancorp Inc. | 42,450 | 573 |
| PartnerRe Ltd. | 5,958 | 532 |
| Torchmark Corp. | 9,275 | 521 |
| Duke Realty Corp. | 30,766 | 497 |
| Axis Capital Holdings Ltd. | 11,946 | 487 |
| Arthur J Gallagher & Co. | 12,241 | 471 |
* | Markel Corp. | 937 | 453 |
| Liberty Property Trust | 11,420 | 443 |
| People’s United | | |
| Financial Inc. | 33,723 | 442 |
| Hudson City Bancorp Inc. | 51,592 | 440 |
| Zions Bancorporation | 18,176 | 439 |
| Brown & Brown Inc. | 13,976 | 419 |
| RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. | 4,758 | 416 |
* | Genworth Financial Inc. | | |
| Class A | 48,291 | 412 |
| Legg Mason Inc. | 13,017 | 371 |
| White Mountains Insurance | | |
| Group Ltd. | 635 | 359 |
| SEI Investments Co. | 12,680 | 358 |
| Assurant Inc. | 7,686 | 323 |
| City National Corp. | 5,338 | 303 |
| Old Republic International | | |
| Corp. | 25,062 | 301 |
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| | | Market |
| | | Value |
| | Shares | ($000) |
| Erie Indemnity Co. Class A | 3,576 | 262 |
| Mercury General Corp. | 2,676 | 104 |
| | | 168,957 |
Health Care (23.6%) | | |
| Johnson & Johnson | 269,271 | 20,494 |
| Pfizer Inc. | 721,672 | 19,752 |
| Merck & Co. Inc. | 298,168 | 12,741 |
| Amgen Inc. | 75,185 | 6,873 |
* | Gilead Sciences Inc. | 147,166 | 6,285 |
| Eli Lilly & Co. | 112,604 | 6,155 |
| Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. | 161,702 | 5,978 |
| AbbVie Inc. | 154,030 | 5,687 |
| UnitedHealth Group Inc. | 100,112 | 5,351 |
| Abbott Laboratories | 154,030 | 5,205 |
* | Express Scripts Holding Co. | 79,565 | 4,528 |
| Medtronic Inc. | 100,418 | 4,515 |
* | Celgene Corp. | 41,474 | 4,279 |
* | Biogen Idec Inc. | 23,201 | 3,859 |
| Baxter International Inc. | 54,056 | 3,654 |
| Allergan Inc. | 30,172 | 3,271 |
| Covidien plc | 46,514 | 2,957 |
| Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. | 35,248 | 2,601 |
| McKesson Corp. | 23,109 | 2,453 |
* | Intuitive Surgical Inc. | 3,902 | 1,990 |
| WellPoint Inc. | 29,794 | 1,853 |
| Stryker Corp. | 28,082 | 1,794 |
| Becton Dickinson and Co. | 19,273 | 1,697 |
| Cigna Corp. | 28,360 | 1,658 |
* | Alexion Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 19,014 | 1,649 |
| Aetna Inc. | 32,778 | 1,547 |
| Cardinal Health Inc. | 33,472 | 1,547 |
| Agilent Technologies Inc. | 33,735 | 1,399 |
| Zimmer Holdings Inc. | 16,967 | 1,272 |
| St. Jude Medical Inc. | 30,147 | 1,236 |
* | DaVita HealthCare | | |
| Partners Inc. | 10,275 | 1,229 |
* | Mylan Inc. | 39,899 | 1,181 |
| AmerisourceBergen Corp. | | |
| Class A | 23,056 | 1,088 |
* | Actavis Inc. | 12,422 | 1,058 |
| Humana Inc. | 15,455 | 1,055 |
| Perrigo Co. | 9,221 | 1,043 |
* | Boston Scientific Corp. | 134,863 | 997 |
* | Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 21,210 | 993 |
* | Life Technologies Corp. | 16,888 | 982 |
* | Edwards Lifesciences Corp. | 11,357 | 976 |
* | Forest Laboratories Inc. | 26,179 | 963 |
| Quest Diagnostics Inc. | 15,595 | 876 |
* | Laboratory Corp. of America | | |
| Holdings | 9,241 | 819 |
| CR Bard Inc. | 8,059 | 797 |
* | Waters Corp. | 8,571 | 795 |
* | Henry Schein Inc. | 8,681 | 774 |
* | CareFusion Corp. | 22,048 | 722 |
* | Illumina Inc. | 12,156 | 609 |
| | | |
| | | Market |
| | | Value |
| | Shares | ($000) |
| Coventry Health Care Inc. | 13,077 | 593 |
| DENTSPLY International Inc. | 13,827 | 573 |
| Universal Health Services | | |
| Inc. Class B | 8,884 | 514 |
* | Hospira Inc. | 16,212 | 477 |
| Omnicare Inc. | 10,940 | 408 |
| Patterson Cos. Inc. | 10,882 | 395 |
| | | 164,197 |
Industrials (6.5%) | | |
| Caterpillar Inc. | 63,945 | 5,907 |
| United Parcel Service Inc. | | |
| Class B | 70,941 | 5,863 |
| Deere & Co. | 38,422 | 3,375 |
| FedEx Corp. | 30,878 | 3,255 |
| Illinois Tool Works Inc. | 45,480 | 2,797 |
| Norfolk Southern Corp. | 38,207 | 2,791 |
| CSX Corp. | 101,693 | 2,333 |
| Cummins Inc. | 18,654 | 2,161 |
| Waste Management Inc. | 45,221 | 1,688 |
| PACCAR Inc. | 34,628 | 1,642 |
| Ingersoll-Rand plc | 29,568 | 1,557 |
| WW Grainger Inc. | 6,861 | 1,554 |
| Stanley Black & Decker Inc. | 16,454 | 1,295 |
| Rockwell Automation Inc. | 13,951 | 1,260 |
| Pentair Ltd. | 20,490 | 1,091 |
| Pall Corp. | 11,280 | 769 |
| Masco Corp. | 35,222 | 678 |
| Equifax Inc. | 11,658 | 643 |
| Iron Mountain Inc. | 18,492 | 638 |
| JB Hunt Transport Services | | |
| Inc. | 8,771 | 610 |
* | Fortune Brands Home & | | |
| Security Inc. | 16,013 | 553 |
| Robert Half International | | |
| Inc. | 13,758 | 489 |
| Manpower Inc. | 7,710 | 421 |
| Avery Dennison Corp. | 9,807 | 401 |
| Dun & Bradstreet Corp. | 4,429 | 357 |
| Ryder System Inc. | 5,049 | 284 |
| Pitney Bowes Inc. | 19,239 | 252 |
| ITT Corp. | 8,970 | 236 |
| RR Donnelley & Sons Co. | 17,605 | 184 |
| | | 45,084 |
Information Technology (19.0%) | |
* | Google Inc. Class A | 25,974 | 20,810 |
| Oracle Corp. | 472,436 | 16,186 |
| QUALCOMM Inc. | 166,929 | 10,956 |
| Visa Inc. Class A | 52,523 | 8,332 |
* | eBay Inc. | 126,240 | 6,903 |
| Mastercard Inc. Class A | 11,684 | 6,050 |
* | EMC Corp. | 205,699 | 4,733 |
| Accenture plc Class A | 62,784 | 4,669 |
| Hewlett-Packard Co. | 192,739 | 3,882 |
| Texas Instruments Inc. | 110,013 | 3,781 |
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| | | Market |
| | | Value |
| | Shares | ($000) |
| Automatic Data Processing | | |
| Inc. | 47,989 | 2,945 |
* | Yahoo! Inc. | 116,274 | 2,478 |
* | Cognizant Technology | | |
| Solutions Corp. Class A | 29,295 | 2,249 |
* | Adobe Systems Inc. | 48,341 | 1,900 |
| Intuit Inc. | 28,722 | 1,852 |
| Corning Inc. | 145,642 | 1,836 |
* | Salesforce.com Inc. | 10,240 | 1,733 |
| Broadcom Corp. Class A | 49,569 | 1,691 |
| Applied Materials Inc. | 121,334 | 1,662 |
* | Symantec Corp. | 68,031 | 1,595 |
* | Citrix Systems Inc. | 18,232 | 1,293 |
* | SanDisk Corp. | 23,667 | 1,193 |
| Western Digital Corp. | 23,807 | 1,123 |
| Altera Corp. | 31,346 | 1,110 |
* | Fiserv Inc. | 13,122 | 1,077 |
* | Check Point Software | | |
| Technologies Ltd. | 20,163 | 1,059 |
* | Juniper Networks Inc. | 50,308 | 1,040 |
| Xerox Corp. | 124,279 | 1,008 |
* | Teradata Corp. | 16,547 | 961 |
| Xilinx Inc. | 25,762 | 960 |
* | Micron Technology Inc. | 100,000 | 839 |
| Western Union Co. | 58,892 | 826 |
| CA Inc. | 33,629 | 824 |
* | Autodesk Inc. | 22,395 | 822 |
| Avago Technologies Ltd. | | |
| Class A | 23,914 | 818 |
* | Alliance Data Systems Corp. | 4,945 | 785 |
| NVIDIA Corp. | 60,706 | 768 |
* | F5 Networks Inc. | 7,771 | 734 |
* | Red Hat Inc. | 14,273 | 725 |
* | Lam Research Corp. | 16,812 | 711 |
* | VeriSign Inc. | 15,225 | 697 |
* | VMware Inc. Class A | 9,459 | 679 |
* | Akamai Technologies Inc. | 17,404 | 643 |
* | BMC Software Inc. | 15,220 | 610 |
* | Electronic Arts Inc. | 29,840 | 523 |
* | Synopsys Inc. | 14,588 | 511 |
* | Avnet Inc. | 13,527 | 478 |
| Total System Services Inc. | 18,345 | 436 |
* | NCR Corp. | 15,408 | 425 |
* | Arrow Electronics Inc. | 10,403 | 418 |
* | LSI Corp. | 54,045 | 376 |
| DST Systems Inc. | 4,505 | 306 |
| Broadridge Financial | | |
| Solutions Inc. | 11,900 | 273 |
| Molex Inc. | 7,075 | 196 |
| Molex Inc. Class A | 8,029 | 182 |
* | Rovi Corp. | 9,897 | 176 |
| | | 131,848 |
| | | |
| | | Market |
| | | Value |
| | Shares | ($000) |
Materials (4.0%) | | |
| EI du Pont de Nemours | | |
| & Co. | 91,008 | 4,359 |
| Dow Chemical Co. | 117,167 | 3,717 |
| Praxair Inc. | 29,388 | 3,322 |
| Ecolab Inc. | 28,735 | 2,200 |
| International Paper Co. | 42,735 | 1,881 |
| Air Products & Chemicals | | |
| Inc. | 20,748 | 1,791 |
| Mosaic Co. | 29,140 | 1,706 |
| Sherwin-Williams Co. | 10,030 | 1,621 |
| Southern Copper Corp. | 24,882 | 940 |
| Sigma-Aldrich Corp. | 11,758 | 906 |
| Ball Corp. | 15,120 | 671 |
| Vulcan Materials Co. | 12,627 | 643 |
| MeadWestvaco Corp. | 17,083 | 610 |
| Ashland Inc. | 7,640 | 596 |
| International Flavors & | | |
| Fragrances Inc. | 7,924 | 578 |
| Airgas Inc. | 5,746 | 576 |
| Sealed Air Corp. | 18,850 | 419 |
* | Owens-Illinois Inc. | 16,074 | 410 |
| Bemis Co. Inc. | 10,199 | 381 |
| Cliffs Natural Resources Inc. | 14,121 | 360 |
| | | 27,687 |
Telecommunication Services (0.4%) | |
* | Sprint Nextel Corp. | 292,894 | 1,699 |
| Windstream Corp. | 57,693 | 496 |
| Frontier Communications | | |
| Corp. | 96,723 | 400 |
| Telephone & Data Systems | | |
| Inc. | 9,982 | 228 |
| | | 2,823 |
Utilities (1.2%) | | |
| Consolidated Edison Inc. | 28,543 | 1,684 |
| Northeast Utilities | 30,617 | 1,271 |
| Wisconsin Energy Corp. | 22,671 | 936 |
| CenterPoint Energy Inc. | 41,750 | 894 |
| NiSource Inc. | 30,214 | 837 |
* | Calpine Corp. | 34,245 | 630 |
| Alliant Energy Corp. | 10,713 | 511 |
| Pepco Holdings Inc. | 22,226 | 451 |
| MDU Resources Group Inc. | 18,201 | 440 |
| Questar Corp. | 17,218 | 405 |
| TECO Energy Inc. | 20,874 | 360 |
| | | 8,419 |
Total Common Stocks | | |
(Cost $572,662) | | 694,842 |
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| | Market |
| | Value |
| Shares | ($000) |
Temporary Cash Investment (0.1%) | |
Money Market Fund (0.1%) | |
1 Vanguard Market | | |
Liquidity Fund, 0.143% | |
(Cost $716) | 716,096 | 716 |
Total Investments (100.0%) | |
(Cost $573,378) | | 695,558 |
Other Assets and Liabilities (0.0%) | |
Other Assets | | 2,112 |
Liabilities | | (2,369) |
| | (257) |
Net Assets (100%) | | 695,301 |
| |
At February 28, 2013, net assets consisted of: |
| Amount |
| ($000) |
Paid-in Capital | 618,445 |
Undistributed Net Investment Income | 401 |
Accumulated Net Realized Losses | (45,725) |
Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | 122,180 |
Net Assets | 695,301 |
| |
| Amount |
| ($000) |
Investor Shares—Net Assets | |
Applicable to 48,372,065 outstanding | |
$.001 par value shares of beneficial | |
interest (unlimited authorization) | 448,416 |
Net Asset Value Per Share— | |
Investor Shares | $9.27 |
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Institutional Shares—Net Assets | |
Applicable to 26,622,424 outstanding | |
$.001 par value shares of beneficial | |
interest (unlimited authorization) | 246,885 |
Net Asset Value Per Share— | |
Institutional Shares | $9.27 |
See Note A in Notes to Financial Statements.
* Non-income-producing security.
1 Affiliated money market fund available only to Vanguard funds and certain trusts and accounts managed by Vanguard. Rate shown is the 7-day yield.
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.
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Statement of Operations | |
|
| Six Months Ended |
| February 28, 2013 |
| ($000) |
Investment Income | |
Income | |
Dividends | 6,383 |
Security Lending | 2 |
Total Income | 6,385 |
Expenses | |
The Vanguard Group—Note B | |
Investment Advisory Services | 50 |
Management and Administrative—Investor Shares | 481 |
Management and Administrative—Institutional Shares | 129 |
Marketing and Distribution—Investor Shares | 39 |
Marketing and Distribution—Institutional Shares | 21 |
Custodian Fees | 12 |
Shareholders’ Reports—Investor Shares | 5 |
Shareholders’ Reports—Institutional Shares | 4 |
Trustees’ Fees and Expenses | 1 |
Total Expenses | 742 |
Net Investment Income | 5,643 |
Realized Net Gain (Loss) on Investment Securities Sold | 3,519 |
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) of Investment Securities | 71,009 |
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations | 80,171 |
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, |
| 2013 | 2012 |
| ($000) | ($000) |
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets | | |
Operations | | |
Net Investment Income | 5,643 | 8,316 |
Realized Net Gain (Loss) | 3,519 | 62,500 |
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | 71,009 | 3,464 |
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations | 80,171 | 74,280 |
Distributions | | |
Net Investment Income | | |
Investor Shares | (6,443) | (4,161) |
Institutional Shares | (3,902) | (2,083) |
Realized Capital Gain | | |
Investor Shares | — | — |
Institutional Shares | — | — |
Total Distributions | (10,345) | (6,244) |
Capital Share Transactions | | |
Investor Shares | 24,049 | (10,959) |
Institutional Shares | 20,512 | 24,113 |
Net Increase (Decrease) from Capital Share Transactions | 44,561 | 13,154 |
Total Increase (Decrease) | 114,387 | 81,190 |
Net Assets | | |
Beginning of Period | 580,914 | 499,724 |
End of Period1 | 695,301 | 580,914 |
1 Net Assets—End of Period includes undistributed net investment income of $401,000 and $5,103,000. |
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.
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Financial Highlights | | | | | | |
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Investor Shares | | | | | | |
| Six Months | | | | | |
| Ended | | | | | |
For a Share Outstanding | February 28, | | | | Year Ended August 31, |
Throughout Each Period | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | $8.30 | $7.31 | $6.27 | $6.20 | $7.76 | $9.30 |
Investment Operations | | | | | | |
Net Investment Income | .077 | .117 | .084 | .061 | .080 | .125 |
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) | | | | | | |
on Investments | 1.035 | .962 | 1.016 | .077 | (1.522) | (1.525) |
Total from Investment Operations | 1.112 | 1.079 | 1.100 | .138 | (1.442) | (1.400) |
Distributions | | | | | | |
Dividends from Net Investment Income | (.142) | (.089) | (.060) | (.068) | (.118) | (.140) |
Distributions from Realized Capital Gains | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Total Distributions | (.142) | (.089) | (.060) | (.068) | (.118) | (.140) |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | $9.27 | $8.30 | $7.31 | $6.27 | $6.20 | $7.76 |
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Total Return1 | 13.53% | 14.94% | 17.52% | 2.18% | -18.11% | -15.26% |
|
Ratios/Supplemental Data | | | | | | |
Net Assets, End of Period (Millions) | $448 | $379 | $344 | $306 | $304 | $395 |
Ratio of Total Expenses to | | | | | | |
Average Net Assets | 0.28% | 0.29% | 0.29% | 0.29% | 0.29% | 0.24% |
Ratio of Net Investment Income to | | | | | | |
Average Net Assets | 1.81% | 1.50% | 1.10% | 0.91% | 1.50% | 1.48% |
Portfolio Turnover Rate | 4% | 45% | 11% | 35% | 30% | 41% |
The expense ratio, net income ratio, and turnover rate for the current period have been annualized.
1 Total returns do not include account service fees that may have applied in the periods shown. Fund prospectuses provide information about any applicable account service fees.
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.
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Financial Highlights | | | | | | |
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Institutional Shares | | | | | | |
| Six Months | | | | | |
| Ended | | | | | |
For a Share Outstanding | February 28, | | | | Year Ended August 31, |
Throughout Each Period | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | $8.31 | $7.32 | $6.27 | $6.20 | $7.77 | $9.32 |
Investment Operations | | | | | | |
Net Investment Income | .082 | .128 | .095 | .070 | .087 | .137 |
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) | | | | | | |
on Investments | 1.032 | .960 | 1.025 | .075 | (1.528) | (1.535) |
Total from Investment Operations | 1.114 | 1.088 | 1.120 | .145 | (1.441) | (1.398) |
Distributions | | | | | | |
Dividends from Net Investment Income | (.154) | (.098) | (.070) | (.075) | (.129) | (.152) |
Distributions from Realized Capital Gains | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Total Distributions | (.154) | (.098) | (.070) | (.075) | (.129) | (.152) |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | $9.27 | $8.31 | $7.32 | $6.27 | $6.20 | $7.77 |
|
Total Return | 13.55% | 15.06% | 17.84% | 2.29% | -18.03% | -15.22% |
|
Ratios/Supplemental Data | | | | | | |
Net Assets, End of Period (Millions) | $247 | $202 | $155 | $128 | $104 | $139 |
Ratio of Total Expenses to | | | | | | |
Average Net Assets | 0.16% | 0.16% | 0.16% | 0.16% | 0.16% | 0.11% |
Ratio of Net Investment Income to | | | | | | |
Average Net Assets | 1.93% | 1.63% | 1.23% | 1.04% | 1.63% | 1.61% |
Portfolio Turnover Rate | 4% | 45% | 11% | 35% | 30% | 41% |
The expense ratio, net income ratio, and turnover rate for the current period have been annualized. |
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.
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Notes to Financial Statements
Vanguard FTSE Social Index Fund is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 as an open-end investment company, or mutual fund. The fund offers two classes of shares: Investor Shares and 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, service, and account-size criteria.
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 as of the close of trading on the New York Stock Exchange (generally 4 p.m., Eastern time) on the valuation date. Equity securities are valued at the latest quoted sales prices or official closing prices taken from the primary market in which each security trades; such securities not traded on the valuation date are valued at the mean of the latest quoted bid and asked prices. Securities for which market quotations are not readily available, or whose values have been materially affected by events occurring before the fund’s pricing time but after the close of the securities’ primary markets, are valued by methods deemed by the board of trustees to represent fair value. Investments in Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund are valued at that fund’s net asset 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 for all open federal income tax years (August 31, 2009–2012), and for the period ended February 28, 2013, and has concluded that no provision for federal income tax is required in the fund’s financial statements.
3. Distributions: Distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date.
4. Security Lending: The fund may lend its securities to qualified institutional borrowers to earn additional income. Security loans are required to be secured at all times by collateral at least equal to the market value of securities loaned. The fund invests cash collateral received in Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund, and records a liability for the return of the collateral, during the period the securities are on loan. Security lending income represents fees charged to borrowers plus income earned on investing cash collateral, less expenses associated with the loan.
5. Other: Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. 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.
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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, 2013, the fund had contributed capital of $88,000 to Vanguard (included in Other Assets), representing 0.01% of the fund’s net assets and 0.04% of Vanguard’s capitalization. The fund’s trustees and officers are also directors and officers of Vanguard.
C. Various inputs may be used to determine the value of the fund’s investments. These inputs are summarized in three broad levels for financial statement purposes. The inputs or methodologies used to value securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.
Level 1—Quoted prices in active markets for identical securities.
Level 2—Other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.).
Level 3—Significant unobservable inputs (including the fund’s own assumptions used to determine the fair value of investments).
At February 28, 2013, 100% of the market value of the fund’s investments was determined based on Level 1 inputs.
D. Distributions are determined on a tax basis and may differ from net investment income and realized capital gains for financial reporting purposes. Differences may be permanent or temporary. Permanent differences are reclassified among capital accounts in the financial statements to reflect their tax character. Temporary differences arise when certain items of income, expense, gain, or loss are recognized in different periods for financial statement and tax purposes; these differences will reverse at some time in the future. Differences in classification may also result from the treatment of short-term gains as ordinary income for tax purposes.
The fund’s tax-basis capital gains and losses are determined only at the end of each fiscal year. For tax purposes, at August 31, 2012, the fund had available capital loss carryforwards totaling $49,223,000 to offset future net capital gains of $28,335,000 through August 31, 2018, and $20,888,000 through August 31, 2019. The fund will use these capital losses to offset net taxable capital gains, if any, realized during the year ending August 31, 2013; should the fund realize net capital losses for the year, the losses will be added to the loss carryforward balance above.
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At February 28, 2013, the cost of investment securities for tax purposes was $573,378,000. Net unrealized appreciation of investment securities for tax purposes was $122,180,000, consisting of unrealized gains of $159,106,000 on securities that had risen in value since their purchase and $37,000 in unrealized losses on securities that had fallen in value since their purchase.
E. During the six months ended February 28, 2013, the fund purchased $51,876,000 of investment securities and sold $11,992,000 of investment securities, other than temporary cash investments.
F. Capital share transactions for each class of shares were:
| | | | |
| Six Months Ended | | Year Ended |
| February 28, 2013 | August 31, 2012 |
| Amount | Shares | Amount | Shares |
| ($000) | (000) | ($000) | (000) |
Investor Shares | | | | |
Issued | 50,148 | 5,655 | 55,917 | 7,102 |
Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions | 5,980 | 696 | 3,880 | 537 |
Redeemed | (32,079) | (3,690) | (70,756) | (9,041) |
Net Increase (Decrease)—Investor Shares | 24,049 | 2,661 | (10,959) | (1,402) |
Institutional Shares | | | | |
Issued | 25,532 | 2,919 | 37,915 | 4,818 |
Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions | 2,885 | 336 | 1,436 | 199 |
Redeemed | (7,905) | (901) | (15,238) | (1,965) |
Net Increase (Decrease)—Institutional Shares | 20,512 | 2,354 | 24,113 | 3,052 |
G. In preparing the financial statements as of February 28, 2013, management considered the impact of subsequent events for potential recognition or disclosure in these financial statements.
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About Your Fund’s Expenses
As a shareholder of the fund, you incur ongoing costs, which include costs for portfolio management, administrative services, and shareholder reports (like this one), among others. Operating expenses, which are deducted from a fund’s gross income, directly reduce the investment return of the fund.
A fund’s expenses are expressed as a percentage of its average net assets. This figure is known as the expense ratio. The following examples are intended to help you understand the ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in your fund and to compare these costs with those of other mutual funds. The examples are based on an investment of $1,000 made at the beginning of the period shown and held for the entire period.
The accompanying table illustrates your fund’s costs in two ways:
• Based on actual fund return. This section helps you to estimate the actual expenses that you paid over the period. The ”Ending Account Value“ shown is derived from the fund‘s actual return, and the third column shows the dollar amount that would have been paid by an investor who started with $1,000 in the fund. You may use the information here, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period.
To do so, simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number given for your fund under the heading ”Expenses Paid During Period.“
• Based on hypothetical 5% yearly return. This section is intended to help you compare your fund‘s costs with those of other mutual funds. It assumes that the fund had a yearly return of 5% before expenses, but that the expense ratio is unchanged. In this case—because the return used is not the fund’s actual return—the results do not apply to your investment. The example is useful in making comparisons because the Securities and Exchange Commission requires all mutual funds to calculate expenses based on a 5% return. You can assess your fund’s costs by comparing this hypothetical example with the hypothetical examples that appear in shareholder reports of other funds.
Note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight and help you compare ongoing costs only and do not reflect transaction costs incurred by the fund for buying and selling securities. Further, the expenses do not include any purchase, redemption, or account service fees described in the fund prospectus. If such fees were applied to your account, your costs would be higher. Your fund does not carry a “sales load.”
The calculations assume no shares were bought or sold during the period. Your actual costs may have been higher or lower, depending on the amount of your investment and the timing of any purchases or redemptions.
You can find more information about the fund’s expenses, including annual expense ratios, in the Financial Statements section of this report. For additional information on operating expenses and other shareholder costs, please refer to your fund’s current prospectus.
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Six Months Ended February 28, 2013 | | | |
| Beginning | Ending | Expenses |
| Account Value | Account Value | Paid During |
FTSE Social Index Fund | 8/31/2012 | 2/28/2013 | Period |
Based on Actual Fund Return | | | |
Investor Shares | $1,000.00 | $1,135.33 | $1.48 |
Institutional Shares | 1,000.00 | 1,135.52 | 0.85 |
Based on Hypothetical 5% Yearly Return | | | |
Investor Shares | $1,000.00 | $1,023.41 | $1.40 |
Institutional Shares | 1,000.00 | 1,024.00 | 0.80 |
The calculations are based on expenses incurred in the most recent six-month period. The fund’s annualized six-month expense ratios for that period are 0.28% for Investor Shares and 0.16% for Institutional Shares. The dollar amounts shown as “Expenses Paid” are equal to the annualized expense ratio multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days in the most recent six-month period, then divided by the number of days in the most recent 12-month period.
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Glossary
30-Day SEC Yield. A fund’s 30-day SEC yield is derived using a formula specified by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Under the formula, data related to the fund’s security holdings in the previous 30 days are used to calculate the fund’s hypothetical net income for that period, which is then annualized and divided by the fund’s estimated average net assets over the calculation period. For the purposes of this calculation, a security’s income is based on its current market yield to maturity (for bonds), its actual income (for asset-backed securities), or its projected dividend yield (for stocks). Because the SEC yield represents hypothetical annualized income, it will differ—at times significantly—from the fund’s actual experience. As a result, the fund’s income distributions may be higher or lower than implied by the SEC yield.
Beta. A measure of the magnitude of a fund’s past share-price fluctuations in relation to the ups and downs of a given market index. The index is assigned a beta of 1.00. Compared with a given index, a fund with a beta of 1.20 typically would have seen its share price rise or fall by 12% when the index rose or fell by 10%. For this report, beta is based on returns over the past 36 months for both the fund and the index. Note that a fund’s beta should be reviewed in conjunction with its R-squared (see definition). The lower the R-squared, the less correlation there is between the fund and the index, and the less reliable beta is as an indicator of volatility.
Dividend Yield. Dividend income earned by stocks, expressed as a percentage of the aggregate market value (or of net asset value, for a fund). The yield is determined by dividing the amount of the annual dividends by the aggregate value (or net asset value) at the end of the period. For a fund, the dividend yield is based solely on stock holdings and does not include any income produced by other investments.
Earnings Growth Rate. The average annual rate of growth in earnings over the past five years for the stocks now in a fund.
Equity Exposure. A measure that reflects a fund’s investments in stocks and stock futures. Any holdings in short-term reserves are excluded.
Expense Ratio. A fund’s total annual operating expenses expressed as a percentage of the fund’s average net assets. The expense ratio includes management and administrative expenses, but does not include the transaction costs of buying and selling portfolio securities.
Foreign Holdings. The percentage of a fund represented by securities or depositary receipts of companies based outside the United States.
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.
Median Market Cap. An indicator of the size of companies in which a fund invests; the midpoint of market capitalization (market price x shares outstanding) of a fund’s stocks, weighted by the proportion of the fund’s assets invested in each stock. Stocks representing half of the fund’s assets have market capitalizations above the median, and the rest are below it.
Price/Book Ratio. The share price of a stock divided by its net worth, or book value, per share. For a fund, the weighted average price/book ratio of the stocks it holds.
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Price/Earnings Ratio. The ratio of a stock’s current price to its per-share earnings over the past year. For a fund, the weighted average P/E of the stocks it holds. P/E is an indicator of market expectations about corporate prospects; the higher the P/E, the greater the expectations for a company’s future growth.
R-Squared. A measure of how much of a fund’s past returns can be explained by the returns from the market in general, as measured by a given index. If a fund’s total returns were precisely synchronized with an index’s returns, its R-squared would be 1.00. If the fund’s returns bore no relationship to the index’s returns, its R-squared would be 0. For this report, R-squared is based on returns over the past 36 months for both the fund and the index.
Return on Equity. The annual average rate of return generated by a company during the past five years for each dollar of shareholder’s equity (net income divided by shareholder’s equity). For a fund, the weighted average return on equity for the companies whose stocks it holds.
Short-Term Reserves. The percentage of a fund invested in highly liquid, short-term securities that can be readily converted to cash.
Turnover Rate. An indication of the fund’s trading activity. Funds with high turnover rates incur higher transaction costs and may be more likely to distribute capital gains (which may be taxable to investors). The turnover rate excludes in-kind transactions, which have minimal impact on costs.
Benchmark Information
Spliced Social Index: Calvert Social Index through December 16, 2005; FTSE4Good US Select Index thereafter.
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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 180 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 vanguard.com.
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InterestedTrustee1 | and Delphi Automotive LLP (automotive components); |
| Senior Advisor at New Mountain Capital; Trustee of |
F. William McNabb III | The Conference Board. |
Born 1957. Trustee Since July 2009. Chairman of the | |
Board. Principal Occupation(s) During the Past Five | Amy Gutmann |
Years: Chairman of the Board of The Vanguard Group, | Born 1949. Trustee Since June 2006. Principal |
Inc., and of each of the investment companies served | Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years: President |
by The Vanguard Group, since January 2010; Director | of the University of Pennsylvania; Christopher H. |
of The Vanguard Group since 2008; Chief Executive | Browne Distinguished Professor of Political Science |
Officer and President of The Vanguard Group and of | in the School of Arts and Sciences with secondary |
each of the investment companies served by The | appointments at the Annenberg School for |
Vanguard Group since 2008; Director of Vanguard | Communication and the Graduate School of Education |
Marketing Corporation; Managing Director of The | of the University of Pennsylvania; Member of the |
Vanguard Group (1995–2008). | National Commission on the Humanities and Social |
| Sciences; Trustee of Carnegie Corporation of New |
IndependentTrustees | York and of the National Constitution Center; Chair |
| of the U. S. Presidential Commission for the Study |
Emerson U. Fullwood | of Bioethical Issues. |
Born 1948. Trustee Since January 2008. Principal | |
Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years: Executive | JoAnn Heffernan Heisen |
Chief Staff and Marketing Officer for North America | Born 1950. Trustee Since July 1998. Principal |
and Corporate Vice President (retired 2008) of Xerox | Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years: Corporate |
Corporation (document management products and | Vice President and Chief Global Diversity Officer |
services); Executive in Residence and 2010 | (retired 2008) and Member of the Executive |
Distinguished Minett Professor at the Rochester | Committee (1997–2008) of Johnson & Johnson |
Institute of Technology; Director of SPX Corporation | (pharmaceuticals/medical devices/consumer |
(multi-industry manufacturing), the United Way of | products); Director of Skytop Lodge Corporation |
Rochester, Amerigroup Corporation (managed health | (hotels), the University Medical Center at Princeton, |
care), the University of Rochester Medical Center, | the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, and the Center |
Monroe Community College Foundation, and North | for Talent Innovation; Member of the Advisory Board |
Carolina A&T University. | of the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs |
| at Syracuse University. |
Rajiv L. Gupta | |
Born 1945. Trustee Since December 2001.2 | F. Joseph Loughrey |
Principal Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years: | Born 1949. Trustee Since October 2009. Principal |
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (retired 2009) | Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years: President |
and President (2006–2008) of Rohm and Haas Co. | and Chief Operating Officer (retired 2009) of Cummins |
(chemicals); Director of Tyco International, Ltd. | Inc. (industrial machinery); Chairman of the Board of |
(diversified manufacturing and services), Hewlett- | Hillenbrand, Inc. (specialized consumer services); |
Packard Co. (electronic computer manufacturing), | Director of SKF AB (industrial machinery), the Lumina |
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Foundation for Education, and Oxfam America; | Executive Officers | |
Chairman of the Advisory Council for the College of | | |
Arts and Letters and Member of the Advisory Board to | Glenn Booraem | |
the Kellogg Institute for International Studies at the | Born 1967. Controller Since July 2010. Principal |
University of Notre Dame. | Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years: Principal |
| of The Vanguard Group, Inc.; Controller of each of |
Mark Loughridge | the investment companies served by The Vanguard |
Born 1953. Trustee Since March 2012. Principal | Group; Assistant Controller of each of the investment |
Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years: Senior Vice | companies served by The Vanguard Group (2001–2010). |
President and Chief Financial Officer at IBM (information | | |
technology services); Fiduciary Member of IBM’s | Thomas J. Higgins | |
Retirement Plan Committee. | Born 1957. Chief Financial Officer Since September |
| 2008. Principal Occupation(s) During the Past Five |
Scott C. Malpass | Years: Principal of The Vanguard Group, Inc.; Chief |
Born 1962. Trustee Since March 2012. Principal | Financial Officer of each of the investment companies |
Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years: Chief | served by The Vanguard Group; Treasurer of each of |
Investment Officer and Vice President at the University | the investment companies served by The Vanguard |
of Notre Dame; Assistant Professor of Finance at the | Group (1998–2008). | |
Mendoza College of Business at Notre Dame; Member | | |
of the Notre Dame 403(b) Investment Committee; | Kathryn J. Hyatt | |
Director of TIFF Advisory Services, Inc. (investment | Born 1955. Treasurer Since November 2008. Principal |
advisor); Member of the Investment Advisory | Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years: Principal of |
Committees of the Financial Industry Regulatory | The Vanguard Group, Inc.; Treasurer of each of the |
Authority (FINRA) and of Major League Baseball. | investment companies served by The Vanguard |
| Group; Assistant Treasurer of each of the investment |
André F. Perold | companies served by The Vanguard Group (1988–2008). |
Born 1952. Trustee Since December 2004. Principal | | |
Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years: George | Heidi Stam | |
Gund Professor of Finance and Banking at the Harvard | Born 1956. Secretary Since July 2005. Principal |
Business School (retired 2011); Chief Investment | Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years: Managing |
Officer and Managing Partner of HighVista Strategies | Director of The Vanguard Group, Inc.; General Counsel |
LLC (private investment firm); Director of Rand | of The Vanguard Group; Secretary of The Vanguard |
Merchant Bank; Overseer of the Museum of Fine | Group and of each of the investment companies |
Arts Boston. | served by The Vanguard Group; Director and Senior |
| Vice President of Vanguard Marketing Corporation. |
Alfred M. Rankin, Jr. | | |
Born 1941. Trustee Since January 1993. Principal | Vanguard Senior ManagementTeam | |
Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years: Chairman, | | |
President, and Chief Executive Officer of NACCO | Mortimer J. Buckley | Chris D. McIsaac |
Industries, Inc. (housewares/lignite) and of Hyster-Yale | Kathleen C. Gubanich | Michael S. Miller |
Materials Handling, Inc. (forklift trucks); Director of | Paul A. Heller | James M. Norris |
the National Association of Manufacturers; Chairman | Martha G. King | Glenn W. Reed |
of the Board of University Hospitals of Cleveland; | | |
Advisory Chairman of the Board of The Cleveland | Chairman Emeritus and Senior Advisor | |
Museum of Art. | | |
| John J. Brennan | |
Peter F. Volanakis | Chairman, 1996–2009 | |
Born 1955. Trustee Since July 2009. Principal | Chief Executive Officer and President, 1996–2008 | |
Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years: President | | |
and Chief Operating Officer (retired 2010) of Corning | Founder | |
Incorporated (communications equipment); Director | | |
of SPX Corporation (multi-industry manufacturing); | John C. Bogle | |
Overseer of the Amos Tuck School of Business | Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, 1974–1996 | |
Administration at Dartmouth College; Advisor to the | | |
Norris Cotton Cancer Center. | | |
1 Mr. McNabb is considered an “interested person,” as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, because he is an officer of the Vanguard funds.
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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Semiannual Report | February 28, 2013 | |
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Vanguard U.S. Sector Index Funds |
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Vanguard Consumer Discretionary Index Fund | Vanguard Industrials Index Fund |
Vanguard Consumer Staples Index Fund | Vanguard Information Technology Index Fund |
Vanguard Energy Index Fund | Vanguard Materials Index Fund |
Vanguard Financials Index Fund | Vanguard Telecommunication Services Index Fund |
Vanguard Health Care Index Fund | Vanguard Utilities Index Fund |
> For the six months ended February 28, 2013, the broad U.S. stock market returned about 10%.
> Returns for the Vanguard U.S. Sector Index Funds ranged from about –1% to more than 16%.
> The industrial and financial sectors posted the strongest gains, while information technology stocks had the poorest showing.
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Contents | |
Your Fund’s Total Returns | 1 |
Chairman’s Letter | 2 |
Consumer Discretionary Index Fund | 5 |
Consumer Staples Index Fund | 15 |
Energy Index Fund | 24 |
Financials Index Fund | 33 |
Health Care Index Fund | 44 |
Industrials Index Fund | 54 |
Information Technology Index Fund | 64 |
Materials Index Fund | 75 |
Telecommunication Services Index Fund | 84 |
Utilities Index Fund | 92 |
About Your Fund’s Expenses | 100 |
Glossary | 102 |

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.
See the Glossary for definitions of investment terms used in this report.
About the cover: Our cover photograph shows rigging on the HMS Surprise, a replica of an 18th-century Royal Navy frigate. It was featured in the 2003 movie Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World, which was based on Patrick O’Brian’s sea novels, set amid the Napoleonic Wars. Vanguard was named for another ship of that era, the HMS Vanguard, which was the flagship of British Admiral Horatio Nelson at the Battle of the Nile.
Your Fund’s Total Returns
Six Months Ended February 28, 2013
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Admiral™ Shares1 and ETF Shares2 | |
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Vanguard Consumer | |
Discretionary Index Fund | 13.07% |
Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF | |
Market Price | 13.08 |
Net Asset Value | 13.08 |
MSCI US IMI/Consumer Discretionary 25/50 | 13.17 |
Consumer Services Funds Average3 | 11.44 |
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Vanguard Consumer Staples Index Fund | 9.49% |
Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF | |
Market Price | 9.46 |
Net Asset Value | 9.47 |
MSCI US IMI/Consumer Staples 25/50 | 9.56 |
Consumer Goods Funds Average3 | 11.28 |
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Vanguard Energy Index Fund | 9.29% |
Vanguard Energy ETF | |
Market Price | 9.26 |
Net Asset Value | 9.28 |
MSCI US IMI/Energy 25/50 | 9.35 |
Natural Resources Funds Average3 | 9.31 |
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Vanguard Financials Index Fund | 16.25% |
Vanguard Financials ETF | |
Market Price | 16.22 |
Net Asset Value | 16.26 |
MSCI US IMI/Financials 25/50 | 16.30 |
Financial Services Funds Average3 | 15.17 |
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Vanguard Health Care Index Fund | 12.78% |
Vanguard Health Care ETF | |
Market Price | 12.81 |
Net Asset Value | 12.78 |
MSCI US IMI/Health Care 25/50 | 12.86 |
Health/Biotechnology Funds Average3 | 11.67 |
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Vanguard Industrials Index Fund | 16.62% |
Vanguard Industrials ETF | |
Market Price | 16.58 |
Net Asset Value | 16.60 |
MSCI US IMI/Industrials 25/50 | 16.64 |
Industrials Funds Average3 | 16.88 |
Vanguard Information | |
Technology Index Fund | –0.99% |
Vanguard Information Technology ETF | |
Market Price | –0.95 |
Net Asset Value | –0.98 |
MSCI US IMI/Information Technology 20/50 | –0.92 |
Science and Technology Funds Average3 | 4.77 |
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Vanguard Materials Index Fund | 10.26% |
Vanguard Materials ETF | |
Market Price | 10.18 |
Net Asset Value | 10.22 |
MSCI US IMI/Materials 25/50 | 10.28 |
Basic Materials Funds Average3 | 10.22 |
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Vanguard Telecommunication | |
Services Index Fund | 4.59% |
Vanguard Telecommunication Services ETF | |
Market Price | 4.72 |
Net Asset Value | 4.56 |
MSCI US IMI/Telecommunication | |
Services 25/50 | 4.66 |
Telecommunication Funds Average3 | 4.86 |
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Vanguard Utilities Index Fund | 6.41% |
Vanguard Utilities ETF | |
Market Price | 6.45 |
Net Asset Value | 6.42 |
MSCI US IMI/Utilities 25/50 | 6.50 |
Utility Funds Average3 | 6.83 |
MSCI US IMI/2500 | 9.79% |
1 Admiral Shares carry lower expenses and are available to investors who meet certain account-balance requirements.
2 The Vanguard ETF® Shares shown are traded on the NYSE Arca exchange and are available only through brokers. The table provides ETF returns based on both the NYSE Arca market price and the net asset value for a share. U.S. Pat. No. 6,879,964 B2; 7,337,138; 7,720,749; 7,925,573; 8,090,646.
3 Derived from data provided by Lipper Inc.
For the ETF Shares, the market price is determined by the midpoint of the bid-offer spread as of the closing time of the New York Stock Exchange (generally 4 p.m., Eastern time). The net asset value is also determined as of the NYSE closing time. For more information about how the ETF Shares’ market prices have compared with their net asset value, visit vanguard.com, select your ETF, and then select the Price and Performance tab. The ETF premium/discount analysis there shows the percentages of days on which the ETF Shares’ market price was above or below the NAV.
Note: MSCI US IMI/2500 is the Morgan Stanley Capital International® US Investable Market 2500 Index.
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Chairman’s Letter
The broad U.S. stock market returned about 10% for the six months ended February 28, 2013. In this investment environment, returns for Vanguard’s U.S. Sector Index Funds ranged from about –1% to more than 16%.
Five of the ten sectors outperformed the broad market, with solid, double-digit returns, while the other five turned in less impressive results. The Information Technology Index Fund was the only one to end the period in negative territory.
Stocks overcame concerns en route to substantial gains
Stocks worldwide strongly advanced over the six months, though uncertainty both at home and abroad periodically stalked the markets. International equities eclipsed their U.S. counterparts as stocks from developed and emerging markets rallied amid optimism over central bankers’ policy moves.
Despite political and fiscal challenges, international stocks returned about 13%. Rising Japanese stocks helped drive the Pacific region’s robust returns as Japan’s newly elected prime minister, Shinzo Abe, advocated aggressive monetary easing to boost his nation’s economy and preempt deflation.
European stocks benefited from the European Central Bank’s commitment to preserve the euro, climbing about 13%. Debt-crisis concerns reignited in the period’s final week, though, when Italy’s national elections ended in a political impasse amid voters’ anti-austerity message.
U.S. markets rose nearly 10% as solid corporate earnings and the Federal Reserve’s stimulus program helped boost returns. But the impending enactment of extensive, automatic federal spending cuts (known as the sequester) stoked investors’ anxiety toward the end of the six-month period.
Bonds finished flat as yields remained low
The broad U.S. taxable bond market barely squeezed out a gain for the half-year, advancing just 0.15%.
Bond returns were anemic as the yield of the benchmark 10-year U.S. Treasury note climbed during the period; it dropped back a bit in February to finish at about 1.88%, still low by historical standards. (Bond prices and yields move in opposite directions.) Investors, nervous over Italy’s unsettled election results in the period’s final week, were drawn to the perceived safety of Treasury securities.
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Market Barometer | | | |
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| Six | One | Five Years |
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Stocks | | | |
Russell 1000 Index (Large-caps) | 9.72% | 13.62% | 5.21% |
Russell 2000 Index (Small-caps) | 13.02 | 14.02 | 7.35 |
Russell 3000 Index (Broad U.S. market) | 9.97 | 13.65 | 5.38 |
MSCI All Country World Index ex USA (International) | 13.06 | 6.66 | –0.87 |
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Bonds | | | |
Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index (Broad taxable market) | 0.15% | 3.12% | 5.52% |
Barclays Municipal Bond Index (Broad tax-exempt market) | 2.01 | 5.01 | 6.79 |
Citigroup Three-Month U.S. Treasury Bill Index | 0.05 | 0.08 | 0.34 |
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CPI | | | |
Consumer Price Index | 0.78% | 1.98% | 1.86% |
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Although bonds can provide critical diversification benefits to a portfolio, their return prospects look much less promising than they have in recent years. As yields have tumbled, the opportunity for future bond price appreciation has greatly diminished.
Returns on money market funds and savings accounts remained minuscule as the Federal Reserve adhered to its four-year-old policy of keeping short-term interest rates between 0% and 0.25%.
Nine of the ten market sectors posted gains for the half-year
Almost all industry sectors participated in the U.S. market’s rise during the period. Industrials and financials were among the market’s top performers. Industrial stocks—which returned more than 16% for the period—were bolstered by demand both at home and abroad. While the sector posted strong returns across the board, stocks of machinery companies, industrial conglomerates, and aerospace and defense firms added most to its performance.
After the trauma of 2007–2008, financial stocks have experienced a widespread resurgence that continued throughout the six months. This sector also posted a return above 16%, with investment banks, asset management firms, and insurance companies in the lead.
The consumer discretionary and health care sectors each returned about 13% for the period. In the consumer discretionary category, stocks of media companies and specialty retailers stood out; in health care, the leaders were pharmaceutical companies and biotechnology firms. The materials sector, which returned more than 10%, was boosted by strong results from chemical companies.
The telecommunication services and utilities sectors, with returns above 4% and 6% respectively, lagged the broad market for the period. The energy and consumer staples sectors also failed to keep pace, but their gains of more than 9% were much closer to the overall market’s return. Telecom, utilities, and consumer staples stocks are typically considered defensive in nature, so it’s not uncommon for these sectors to lag the broad market when investors are gaining optimism about the economy. In the energy sector, increased crude oil and natural gas prices boosted the overall return, but not enough to keep pace with the broader market.
As I mentioned earlier, information technology was the only sector with a negative result for the period. Disappointing earnings from computer hardware companies led to a –1% return for the sector.
In saving for your future, right now is always the right time
February 25 to March 2 was “America Saves Week,” an annual event aimed at encouraging people to set aside more for their futures. I know a week devoted to promoting saving isn’t going to generate a lot of popular excitement or headlines. But it is, without a doubt, a worthy cause.
My view is that you should save more than you think you’ll need, particularly where retirement is concerned. How much? The right answer is different for everyone. The Vanguard Center for Retirement
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Expense Ratios | | | |
Your Fund Compared With Its Peer Group | | | |
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| Admiral | ETF | Peer Group |
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Consumer Discretionary Index Fund | 0.14% | 0.14% | 1.16% |
Consumer Staples Index Fund | 0.14 | 0.14 | 1.11 |
Energy Index Fund | 0.14 | 0.14 | 1.43 |
Financials Index Fund | 0.19 | 0.19 | 1.30 |
Health Care Index Fund | 0.14 | 0.14 | 1.35 |
Industrials Index Fund | 0.14 | 0.14 | 0.95 |
Information Technology Index Fund | 0.14 | 0.14 | 1.49 |
Materials Index Fund | 0.14 | 0.14 | 0.91 |
Telecommunication Services Index Fund | 0.14 | 0.14 | 1.33 |
Utilities Index Fund | 0.14 | 0.14 | 1.20 |
The fund expense ratios shown are from the prospectus dated December 27, 2012, and represent estimated costs for the current fiscal year. For the six months ended February 28, 2013, the fund’s annualized expense ratios were: for the Consumer Discretionary Index Fund, 0.14% for Admiral Shares and 0.14% for ETF Shares; for the Consumer Staples Index Fund, 0.14% for Admiral Shares and 0.14% for ETF Shares; for the Energy Index Fund, 0.14% for Admiral Shares and 0.14% for ETF Shares; for the Financials Index Fund, 0.14% for Admiral Shares and 0.14% for ETF Shares; for the Health Care Index Fund, 0.14% for Admiral Shares and 0.14% for ETF Shares; for the Industrials Index Fund, 0.14% for Admiral Shares and 0.14% for ETF Shares; for the Information Technology Index Fund, 0.14% for Admiral Shares and 0.14% for ETF Shares; for the Materials Index Fund, 0.14% for Admiral Shares and 0.14% for ETF Shares; for the Telecommunication Services Index Fund, 0.14% for Admiral Shares and 0.14% for ETF Shares; for the Utilities Index Fund, 0.14% for Admiral Shares and 0.14% for ETF Shares.
A note on expense ratios |
The Fund Profiles that follow this |
letter display fund expense ratios |
from the most recent prospectus. |
These figures include the funds’ |
actual operating expenses. The |
figures for the Financials Index |
Fund also include “acquired fund |
fees and expenses,” which result |
from the fund’s holdings in business |
development companies (BDCs). |
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Although the Securities and Exchange |
Commission requires that BDC costs |
be included in a fund’s expense ratio, |
these fees are not incurred by the |
fund. They have no impact on a |
fund’s total return or on its tracking |
error relative to an index. A footnote |
to the Expense Ratio entry in the |
Fund Profile reports the fund’s actual |
expenses for the period, a more |
relevant tally of operating costs |
incurred by shareholders. |
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Research advises that a good target range is between 12% and 15% of your take-home pay, including any match from a workplace retirement plan. If you can’t afford to save that much today, start where you can and increase your savings as your circumstances allow.
If you do take steps to increase your savings now—before another “America Saves Week” comes and goes—you’ll thank yourself later. A Vanguard study titled Penny Saved, Penny Earned (available at vanguard.com/research) examined the different levers we employ to achieve financial security. Our researchers found that retirement investors looking to improve the odds of reaching their goals are likely to do better by saving more over longer periods than by relying on the possibility of higher portfolio returns.
As always, thank you for investing with Vanguard.
Sincerely,

F. William McNabb III
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
March 18, 2013
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Your Fund’s Performance at a Glance | | | | |
August 31, 2012, Through February 28, 2013 | | | | |
| | | Distributions Per Share |
| Starting | Ending | Income | Capital |
| Share Price | Share Price | Dividends | Gains |
Consumer Discretionary Index Fund | | | | |
Admiral Shares | $37.62 | $41.90 | $0.600 | $0.000 |
ETF Shares | 72.65 | 80.93 | 1.152 | 0.000 |
Consumer Staples Index Fund | | | | |
Admiral Shares | $44.44 | $47.28 | $1.279 | $0.000 |
ETF Shares | 90.12 | 95.88 | 2.591 | 0.000 |
Energy Index Fund | | | | |
Admiral Shares | $51.63 | $55.36 | $0.997 | $0.000 |
ETF Shares | 103.35 | 110.82 | 1.994 | 0.000 |
Financials Index Fund | | | | |
Admiral Shares | $16.05 | $18.39 | $0.246 | $0.000 |
ETF Shares | 32.03 | 36.70 | 0.492 | 0.000 |
Health Care Index Fund | | | | |
Admiral Shares | $35.18 | $39.03 | $0.601 | $0.000 |
ETF Shares | 70.32 | 78.02 | 1.198 | 0.000 |
Industrials Index Fund | | | | |
Admiral Shares | $34.84 | $39.80 | $0.762 | $0.000 |
ETF Shares | 67.82 | 77.47 | 1.488 | 0.000 |
Information Technology Index Fund | | | | |
Admiral Shares | $37.17 | $36.36 | $0.434 | $0.000 |
ETF Shares | 72.58 | 71.02 | 0.833 | 0.000 |
Materials Index Fund | | | | |
Admiral Shares | $40.66 | $44.00 | $0.798 | $0.000 |
ETF Shares | 79.81 | 86.35 | 1.571 | 0.000 |
Telecommunication Services Index Fund | | | | |
Admiral Shares | $36.09 | $36.46 | $1.260 | $0.000 |
ETF Shares | 70.82 | 71.55 | 2.469 | 0.000 |
Utilities Index Fund | | | | |
Admiral Shares | $38.99 | $40.64 | $0.800 | $0.000 |
ETF Shares | 77.69 | 81.01 | 1.580 | 0.000 |
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Consumer Discretionary Index Fund
Fund Profile
As of February 28, 2013
| | |
Share-Class Characteristics | |
| Admiral | ETF |
| Shares | Shares |
Ticker Symbol | VCDAX | VCR |
Expense Ratio1 | 0.14% | 0.14% |
30-Day SEC Yield | 1.33% | 1.33% |
| | | |
Portfolio Characteristics | | |
| | MSCI | |
| | US IMI/ | |
| | Consumer | MSCI |
| | Discretionary | US IMI/ |
| Fund | 25/50 | 2500 |
Number of Stocks | 370 | 370 | 2,478 |
Median Market Cap $28.1B | $28.1B | $38.3B |
Price/Earnings Ratio | 18.1x | 18.1x | 17.3x |
Price/Book Ratio | 3.4x | 3.4x | 2.3x |
Return on Equity | 17.4% | 17.4% | 16.9% |
Earnings Growth | | | |
Rate | 15.6% | 15.6% | 9.4% |
Dividend Yield | 1.5% | 1.5% | 2.1% |
Foreign Holdings | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Turnover Rate | | | |
(Annualized) | 8% | — | — |
Short-Term Reserves | 0.0% | — | — |
| | |
Volatility Measures | | |
| MSCI US | |
| IMI/Consumer | |
| Discretionary | MSCI US |
| 25/50 | IMI/2500 |
R-Squared | 1.00 | 0.90 |
Beta | 1.00 | 1.09 |
These measures show the degree and timing of the fund’s fluctuations compared with the indexes over 36 months.
| |
Subindustry Diversification | |
(% of equity exposure) | |
|
Advertising | 1.3% |
Apparel Retail | 5.4 |
Apparel, Accessories & Luxury Goods | 4.0 |
Auto Parts & Equipment | 3.8 |
Automobile Manufacturers | 3.5 |
Automotive Retail | 2.3 |
Broadcasting | 3.0 |
Cable & Satellite | 10.6 |
Casinos & Gaming | 2.5 |
Department Stores | 2.1 |
Distributors | 1.0 |
Footwear | 2.3 |
General Merchandise Stores | 3.4 |
Home Improvement Retail | 7.2 |
Homebuilding | 1.9 |
Homefurnishing Retail | 1.1 |
Hotels, Resorts & Cruise Lines | 2.8 |
Internet Retail | 8.3 |
Leisure Products | 1.5 |
Movies & Entertainment | 11.8 |
Restaurants | 10.6 |
Specialized Consumer Services | 1.0 |
Specialty Stores | 3.1 |
Other Consumer Discretionary | 5.5 |
| | |
Ten Largest Holdings (% of total net assets) |
|
Comcast Corp. | Cable & Satellite | 5.1% |
Home Depot Inc. | Home Improvement Retail | 5.0 |
McDonald’s Corp. | Restaurants | 4.7 |
Amazon.com Inc. | Internet Retail | 4.7 |
Walt Disney Co. | Movies & Entertainment | 4.5 |
News Corp. | Movies & Entertainment | 2.8 |
Time Warner Inc. | Movies & Entertainment | 2.5 |
Ford Motor Co. | Automobile Manufacturers | 2.2 |
Lowe’s Cos. Inc. | Home Improvement Retail | 2.1 |
Starbucks Corp. | Restaurants | 2.0 |
Top Ten | | 35.6% |
The holdings listed exclude any temporary cash investments and equity index products.
1 The expense ratios shown are from the prospectus dated December 27, 2012, and represent estimated costs for the current fiscal year. For the six months ended February 28, 2013, the annualized expense ratios were 0.14% for Admiral Shares and 0.14% for ETF Shares.
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Consumer Discretionary Index Fund
Performance Summary
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 vanguard.com/performance.) Note, too, that both investment returns and principal value can fluctuate widely, so an investor’s shares, when sold, could be worth more or less than their original cost. The returns shown do not reflect taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the sale of fund shares.
Fiscal-Year Total Returns (%): January 26, 2004–February 28, 2013

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Consumer Discretionary Index Fund ETF Shares Net Asset Value |
Spliced US IMI/Consumer Discretionary 25/502 |
Average Annual Total Returns: Periods Ended December 31, 2012
This table presents 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.
| | | | |
| | | | Since |
| Inception Date | One Year | Five Years | Inception |
ETF Shares | 1/26/2004 | | | |
Market Price | | 24.60% | 8.93% | 5.96% |
Net Asset Value | | 24.72 | 8.94 | 5.97 |
Admiral Shares | 7/14/2005 | 24.71 | 8.92 | 5.81 |
1 Six months ended February 28, 2013.
2 Spliced US IMI/Consumer Discretionary 25/50: MSCI US IMI/Consumer Discretionary through February 26, 2010; MSCI US IMI/Consumer Discretionary 25/50 thereafter.
See Financial Highlights for dividend and capital gains information.
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Consumer Discretionary Index Fund
Financial Statements (unaudited)
Statement of Net Assets
As of February 28, 2013
The fund reports a complete list of its holdings in regulatory filings 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 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).
| | | |
| | | Market |
| | | Value• |
| | Shares | ($000) |
Common Stocks (99.9%) | | |
Auto Components (4.0%) | | |
| Johnson Controls Inc. | 245,192 | 7,716 |
* | Delphi Automotive plc | 108,108 | 4,524 |
* | BorgWarner Inc. | 41,947 | 3,121 |
* | TRW Automotive Holdings | | |
| Corp. | 40,606 | 2,383 |
^ | Autoliv Inc. | 34,246 | 2,232 |
| Lear Corp. | 34,659 | 1,852 |
* | Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. | 87,594 | 1,137 |
* | Visteon Corp. | 17,039 | 993 |
| Gentex Corp. | 51,648 | 968 |
| Dana Holding Corp. | 53,034 | 887 |
* | Tenneco Inc. | 21,279 | 754 |
| Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. | 20,972 | 530 |
| Dorman Products Inc. | 10,695 | 374 |
* | American Axle & | | |
| Manufacturing Holdings | | |
| Inc. | 26,094 | 330 |
| Allison Transmission | | |
| Holdings Inc. | 12,625 | 292 |
| Drew Industries Inc. | 6,940 | 252 |
| Superior Industries | | |
| International Inc. | 8,377 | 182 |
* | Gentherm Inc. | 10,771 | 166 |
| Standard Motor Products | | |
| Inc. | 6,400 | 158 |
* | Modine Manufacturing Co. | 14,420 | 119 |
* | Fuel Systems Solutions Inc. | 5,154 | 72 |
* | Federal-Mogul Corp. | 8,593 | 69 |
* | Exide Technologies | 24,545 | 66 |
* | Stoneridge Inc. | 9,688 | 63 |
* | Tower International Inc. | 2,285 | 28 |
| | | 29,268 |
Automobiles (4.1%) | | |
| Ford Motor Co. | 1,274,370 | 16,070 |
* | General Motors Co. | 280,783 | 7,623 |
| Harley-Davidson Inc. | 80,968 | 4,261 |
*,^ | Tesla Motors Inc. | 22,469 | 783 |
| Thor Industries Inc. | 16,345 | 615 |
* | Winnebago Industries Inc. | 10,275 | 199 |
| | | 29,551 |
Distributors (1.0%) | | |
| Genuine Parts Co. | 55,627 | 3,951 |
* | LKQ Corp. | 106,587 | 2,259 |
| Pool Corp. | 16,779 | 767 |
| Core-Mark Holding Co. Inc. | 3,791 | 182 |
| Weyco Group Inc. | 2,410 | 55 |
| | | 7,214 |
Diversified Consumer Services (1.4%) | |
| H&R Block Inc. | 97,213 | 2,417 |
| Service Corp. International | 77,002 | 1,196 |
| Sotheby’s | 24,343 | 931 |
| DeVry Inc. | 20,673 | 620 |
* | Apollo Group Inc. Class A | 36,562 | 617 |
* | Coinstar Inc. | 10,982 | 562 |
| Hillenbrand Inc. | 22,668 | 560 |
| | | |
| | | Market |
| | | Value• |
| | Shares | ($000) |
| Weight Watchers | | |
| International Inc. | 9,777 | 419 |
| Regis Corp. | 19,964 | 360 |
* | Grand Canyon Education | | |
| Inc. | 13,655 | 327 |
| Matthews International | | |
| Corp. Class A | 9,723 | 321 |
* | Ascent Capital Group Inc. | | |
| Class A | 4,199 | 288 |
* | American Public Education | | |
| Inc. | 6,685 | 260 |
| Stewart Enterprises Inc. | | |
| Class A | 27,106 | 229 |
* | Steiner Leisure Ltd. | 4,842 | 228 |
| Strayer Education Inc. | 4,089 | 201 |
* | K12 Inc. | 9,342 | 195 |
* | Capella Education Co. | 4,438 | 140 |
| Universal Technical | | |
| Institute Inc. | 7,786 | 91 |
* | ITT Educational Services | | |
| Inc. | 6,384 | 88 |
* | Bridgepoint Education Inc. | 6,164 | 63 |
* | Career Education Corp. | 18,465 | 59 |
* | Corinthian Colleges Inc. | 27,691 | 59 |
| | | 10,231 |
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure (16.2%) | |
| McDonald’s Corp. | 359,944 | 34,519 |
| Starbucks Corp. | 266,618 | 14,616 |
| Yum! Brands Inc. | 161,884 | 10,600 |
| Las Vegas Sands Corp. | 147,660 | 7,603 |
| Carnival Corp. | 159,938 | 5,721 |
| Starwood Hotels & Resorts | | |
| Worldwide Inc. | 70,321 | 4,242 |
* | Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. | | |
| Class A | 11,306 | 3,582 |
| Marriott International Inc. | | |
| Class A | 90,524 | 3,571 |
| Wynn Resorts Ltd. | 28,913 | 3,380 |
| Wyndham Worldwide Corp. | 50,236 | 3,026 |
| Darden Restaurants Inc. | 46,128 | 2,134 |
| Royal Caribbean Cruises | | |
| Ltd. | 50,911 | 1,775 |
* | MGM Resorts International | 131,611 | 1,644 |
* | Panera Bread Co. Class A | 10,187 | 1,640 |
| International Game | | |
| Technology | 95,684 | 1,525 |
| Dunkin’ Brands Group Inc. | 37,859 | 1,406 |
* | Penn National Gaming Inc. | 23,320 | 1,163 |
| Six Flags Entertainment | | |
| Corp. | 14,199 | 949 |
| Domino’s Pizza Inc. | 19,300 | 919 |
| Brinker International Inc. | 26,457 | 883 |
| Vail Resorts Inc. | 12,953 | 716 |
* | Bally Technologies Inc. | 14,663 | 700 |
* | Hyatt Hotels Corp. Class A | 16,292 | 669 |
| Cheesecake Factory Inc. | 17,930 | 621 |
* | Life Time Fitness Inc. | 14,582 | 615 |
| Wendy’s Co. | 106,278 | 605 |
| | | |
| | | Market |
| | | Value• |
| | Shares | ($000) |
| Cracker Barrel Old Country | | |
| Store Inc. | 7,673 | 578 |
* | Buffalo Wild Wings Inc. | 6,756 | 532 |
* | WMS Industries Inc. | 19,654 | 492 |
* | Jack in the Box Inc. | 14,943 | 473 |
| Burger King Worldwide Inc. | 25,441 | 464 |
| Texas Roadhouse Inc. | | |
| Class A | 23,107 | 447 |
| Bob Evans Farms Inc. | 9,994 | 407 |
* | DineEquity Inc. | 5,701 | 398 |
| Choice Hotels International | | |
| Inc. | 10,472 | 398 |
* | Orient-Express Hotels Ltd. | | |
| Class A | 33,959 | 351 |
* | Papa John’s International | | |
| Inc. | 6,693 | 348 |
| Churchill Downs Inc. | 4,704 | 310 |
| Ameristar Casinos Inc. | 11,843 | 310 |
* | SHFL Entertainment Inc. | 19,459 | 309 |
* | Pinnacle Entertainment Inc. | 21,704 | 304 |
| Interval Leisure Group Inc. | 13,743 | 287 |
| International Speedway | | |
| Corp. Class A | 9,212 | 278 |
* | BJ’s Restaurants Inc. | 8,835 | 272 |
* | Marriott Vacations | | |
| Worldwide Corp. | 6,556 | 271 |
* | AFC Enterprises Inc. | 8,412 | 252 |
* | Krispy Kreme Doughnuts | | |
| Inc. | 18,565 | 245 |
* | Sonic Corp. | 18,538 | 209 |
* | Red Robin Gourmet | | |
| Burgers Inc. | 4,728 | 203 |
| CEC Entertainment Inc. | 6,215 | 188 |
* | Denny’s Corp. | 32,942 | 186 |
* | Biglari Holdings Inc. | 462 | 173 |
* | Scientific Games Corp. | | |
| Class A | 18,896 | 170 |
* | Caesars Entertainment | | |
| Corp. | 13,016 | 163 |
* | Ruby Tuesday Inc. | 17,453 | 128 |
* | Boyd Gaming Corp. | 19,401 | 127 |
* | Bravo Brio Restaurant | | |
| Group Inc. | 6,502 | 98 |
| Marcus Corp. | 7,215 | 88 |
| Speedway Motorsports Inc. | 4,888 | 80 |
* | Isle of Capri Casinos Inc. | 7,884 | 52 |
| Einstein Noah Restaurant | | |
| Group Inc. | 2,353 | 32 |
* | Ignite Restaurant Group | | |
| Inc. | 2,141 | 30 |
| | | 118,477 |
Household Durables (4.3%) | | |
| Whirlpool Corp. | 27,986 | 3,161 |
| Newell Rubbermaid Inc. | 103,175 | 2,408 |
* | PulteGroup Inc. | 123,291 | 2,365 |
| DR Horton Inc. | 105,838 | 2,360 |
* | Mohawk Industries Inc. | 21,091 | 2,236 |
| Lennar Corp. Class A | 57,034 | 2,201 |
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| | | Market |
| | | Value• |
| | Shares | ($000) |
* | Toll Brothers Inc. | 54,320 | 1,853 |
* | NVR Inc. | 1,711 | 1,727 |
* | Jarden Corp. | 26,591 | 1,652 |
| Tupperware Brands Corp. | 19,866 | 1,554 |
| Leggett & Platt Inc. | 50,660 | 1,549 |
| Garmin Ltd. | 41,711 | 1,432 |
| Harman International | | |
| Industries Inc. | 24,361 | 1,034 |
* | Tempur-Pedic International | | |
| Inc. | 21,454 | 881 |
| Ryland Group Inc. | 16,195 | 579 |
| MDC Holdings Inc. | 14,913 | 573 |
| KB Home | 26,239 | 490 |
* | Meritage Homes Corp. | 11,916 | 483 |
* | Helen of Troy Ltd. | 11,001 | 408 |
* | Standard Pacific Corp. | 46,736 | 380 |
| La-Z-Boy Inc. | 18,502 | 339 |
| Ethan Allen Interiors Inc. | 9,056 | 253 |
* | Hovnanian Enterprises Inc. | | |
| Class A | 37,637 | 220 |
* | iRobot Corp. | 9,106 | 195 |
| American Greetings Corp. | | |
| Class A | 11,067 | 179 |
* | M/I Homes Inc. | 7,388 | 169 |
* | Beazer Homes USA Inc. | 8,508 | 133 |
* | Libbey Inc. | 6,909 | 127 |
| NACCO Industries Inc. | | |
| Class A | 1,740 | 101 |
* | Cavco Industries Inc. | 2,205 | 100 |
* | Universal Electronics Inc. | 4,566 | 89 |
| CSS Industries Inc. | 2,977 | 72 |
| Blyth Inc. | 3,607 | 52 |
* | Zagg Inc. | 6,953 | 51 |
* | Sealy Corp. | 15,681 | 34 |
* | Skullcandy Inc. | 5,144 | 31 |
| | | 31,471 |
Internet & Catalog Retail (8.4%) | |
* | Amazon.com Inc. | 129,895 | 34,327 |
* | priceline.com Inc. | 17,884 | 12,297 |
* | Liberty Interactive Corp. | | |
| Class A | 184,660 | 3,856 |
* | Netflix Inc. | 18,998 | 3,573 |
| Expedia Inc. | 34,903 | 2,228 |
* | TripAdvisor Inc. | 39,337 | 1,788 |
* | Liberty Ventures Class A | 12,566 | 907 |
| HSN Inc. | 13,610 | 728 |
* | Shutterfly Inc. | 12,349 | 535 |
* | Groupon Inc. | 105,462 | 478 |
* | HomeAway Inc. | 11,453 | 338 |
* | Blue Nile Inc. | 4,347 | 148 |
| PetMed Express Inc. | 7,224 | 91 |
| Nutrisystem Inc. | 9,147 | 75 |
* | Overstock.com Inc. | 5,444 | 63 |
* | Vitacost.com Inc. | 8,133 | 60 |
* | Orbitz Worldwide Inc. | 6,918 | 30 |
| | | 61,522 |
Leisure Equipment & Products (1.5%) | |
| Mattel Inc. | 123,061 | 5,015 |
| Polaris Industries Inc. | 23,562 | 2,058 |
| Hasbro Inc. | 41,967 | 1,679 |
| Brunswick Corp. | 31,962 | 1,165 |
| Sturm Ruger & Co. Inc. | 6,680 | 365 |
* | Smith & Wesson Holding | | |
| Corp. | 23,280 | 222 |
* | LeapFrog Enterprises Inc. | 21,101 | 181 |
| Callaway Golf Co. | 25,448 | 171 |
* | Arctic Cat Inc. | 4,701 | 171 |
| JAKKS Pacific Inc. | 7,453 | 91 |
* | Steinway Musical | | |
| Instruments Inc. | 2,778 | 62 |
| | | 11,180 |
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| | | Market |
| | | Value• |
| | Shares | ($000) |
Media (27.4%) | | |
| Walt Disney Co. | 603,623 | 32,952 |
| Comcast Corp. Class A | 723,909 | 28,804 |
| Time Warner Inc. | 339,529 | 18,053 |
| News Corp. Class A | 594,598 | 17,124 |
* | DIRECTV | 206,098 | 9,928 |
| Viacom Inc. Class B | 161,765 | 9,457 |
| Time Warner Cable Inc. | 108,189 | 9,346 |
| CBS Corp. Class B | 212,415 | 9,217 |
| Comcast Corp. | 225,524 | 8,640 |
| Omnicom Group Inc. | 94,759 | 5,452 |
| Virgin Media Inc. | 91,496 | 4,245 |
* | Liberty Media Corp. | 37,621 | 4,063 |
* | Discovery | | |
| Communications Inc. | | |
| Class A | 51,852 | 3,802 |
| Sirius XM Radio Inc. | 1,216,927 | 3,773 |
| News Corp. Class B | 117,162 | 3,428 |
* | Liberty Global Inc. Class A | 49,189 | 3,389 |
| DISH Network Corp. | | |
| Class A | 76,402 | 2,659 |
* | Liberty Global Inc. | 38,988 | 2,490 |
* | Discovery | | |
| Communications Inc. | 31,284 | 2,018 |
| Interpublic Group of Cos. | | |
| Inc. | 155,627 | 1,989 |
| Scripps Networks | | |
| Interactive Inc. Class A | 31,112 | 1,962 |
| Gannett Co. Inc. | 82,765 | 1,661 |
* | Charter Communications | | |
| Inc. Class A | 14,508 | 1,253 |
* | Madison Square Garden | | |
| Co. Class A | 21,179 | 1,184 |
* | AMC Networks Inc. | | |
| Class A | 19,348 | 1,111 |
* | Lamar Advertising Co. | | |
| Class A | 22,497 | 1,040 |
| Cinemark Holdings Inc. | 37,029 | 1,029 |
| Cablevision Systems Corp. | | |
| Class A | 68,262 | 955 |
* | Starz - Liberty Capital | 37,421 | 695 |
| Washington Post Co. | | |
| Class B | 1,654 | 659 |
| John Wiley & Sons Inc. | | |
| Class A | 17,303 | 633 |
| Morningstar Inc. | 8,433 | 578 |
* | Live Nation Entertainment | | |
| Inc. | 51,791 | 549 |
| Meredith Corp. | 12,991 | 546 |
* | Lions Gate Entertainment | | |
| Corp. | 25,621 | 537 |
| Regal Entertainment | | |
| Group Class A | 30,324 | 475 |
* | New York Times Co. | | |
| Class A | 48,407 | 468 |
| Arbitron Inc. | 9,424 | 441 |
* | DreamWorks Animation | | |
| SKG Inc. Class A | 26,051 | 432 |
| Valassis Communications | | |
| Inc. | 13,930 | 383 |
| National CineMedia Inc. | 19,939 | 304 |
| Scholastic Corp. | 9,944 | 299 |
| Belo Corp. Class A | 32,629 | 282 |
| Sinclair Broadcast Group | | |
| Inc. Class A | 18,268 | 257 |
* | Pandora Media Inc. | 20,269 | 247 |
* | LIN TV Corp. Class A | 10,569 | 120 |
* | EW Scripps Co. Class A | 10,506 | 114 |
| Harte-Hanks Inc. | 15,075 | 110 |
| Clear Channel Outdoor | | |
| Holdings Inc. Class A | 13,334 | 101 |
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| | | Value• |
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| World Wrestling | | |
| Entertainment Inc. Class A | 9,888 | 82 |
* | Cumulus Media Inc. Class A | 23,013 | 75 |
| Fisher Communications Inc. | 2,002 | 74 |
* | Journal Communications | | |
| Inc. Class A | 12,197 | 67 |
* | Digital Generation Inc. | 8,400 | 65 |
* | Entercom Communications | | |
| Corp. Class A | 7,168 | 54 |
* | McClatchy Co. Class A | 20,278 | 53 |
* | ReachLocal Inc. | 2,848 | 36 |
* | Martha Stewart Living | | |
| Omnimedia Class A | 10,511 | 27 |
| | | 199,787 |
Multiline Retail (5.5%) | | |
| Target Corp. | 221,723 | 13,960 |
| Macy’s Inc. | 141,704 | 5,824 |
* | Dollar General Corp. | 94,175 | 4,364 |
* | Dollar Tree Inc. | 81,378 | 3,677 |
| Kohl’s Corp. | 78,333 | 3,611 |
| Nordstrom Inc. | 57,704 | 3,129 |
| Family Dollar Stores Inc. | 35,312 | 2,032 |
| JC Penney Co. Inc. | 58,820 | 1,034 |
| Dillard’s Inc. Class A | 10,155 | 809 |
* | Big Lots Inc. | 21,354 | 711 |
*,^ | Sears Holdings Corp. | 13,527 | 609 |
* | Saks Inc. | 37,404 | 426 |
| Fred’s Inc. Class A | 12,309 | 167 |
* | Gordmans Stores Inc. | 2,986 | 40 |
| | | 40,393 |
Specialty Retail (19.8%) | | |
| Home Depot Inc. | 536,136 | 36,725 |
| Lowe’s Cos. Inc. | 405,961 | 15,487 |
| TJX Cos. Inc. | 261,323 | 11,752 |
* | Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. | 82,104 | 4,659 |
| Ross Stores Inc. | 80,146 | 4,645 |
* | AutoZone Inc. | 11,774 | 4,476 |
* | O’Reilly Automotive Inc. | 41,290 | 4,201 |
| Limited Brands Inc. | 87,916 | 4,002 |
| Gap Inc. | 112,154 | 3,692 |
| Staples Inc. | 242,534 | 3,197 |
* | CarMax Inc. | 82,099 | 3,153 |
| Tiffany & Co. | 45,506 | 3,056 |
| Tractor Supply Co. | 25,202 | 2,621 |
| PetSmart Inc. | 38,531 | 2,509 |
| Advance Auto Parts Inc. | 26,397 | 2,015 |
| Ulta Salon Cosmetics & | | |
| Fragrance Inc. | 21,718 | 1,923 |
| Foot Locker Inc. | 53,946 | 1,844 |
* | Sally Beauty Holdings Inc. | 63,995 | 1,775 |
| Signet Jewelers Ltd. | 28,924 | 1,771 |
| Dick’s Sporting Goods Inc. | 35,109 | 1,755 |
* | Urban Outfitters Inc. | 41,840 | 1,695 |
| Best Buy Co. Inc. | 102,540 | 1,683 |
| GNC Holdings Inc. Class A | 35,558 | 1,458 |
| Williams-Sonoma Inc. | 31,383 | 1,425 |
| Abercrombie & Fitch Co. | 29,567 | 1,379 |
| American Eagle Outfitters | | |
| Inc. | 63,940 | 1,322 |
| GameStop Corp. Class A | 43,272 | 1,084 |
| Chico’s FAS Inc. | 59,706 | 1,014 |
* | Cabela’s Inc. | 16,329 | 826 |
| DSW Inc. Class A | 12,020 | 814 |
* | Ascena Retail Group Inc. | 47,848 | 803 |
| Rent-A-Center Inc. | 21,197 | 769 |
| Pier 1 Imports Inc. | 34,146 | 767 |
| Aaron’s Inc. | 25,777 | 703 |
| Guess? Inc. | 22,882 | 634 |
* | AutoNation Inc. | 13,127 | 575 |
* | Vitamin Shoppe Inc. | 9,789 | 514 |
* | Genesco Inc. | 8,618 | 506 |
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|
| | | Market |
| | | Value• |
| | Shares | ($000) |
* | Hibbett Sports Inc. | 9,552 | 505 |
* | ANN Inc. | 17,301 | 489 |
| Penske Automotive Group | | |
| Inc. | 16,442 | 489 |
| Men’s Wearhouse Inc. | 17,188 | 483 |
* | Lumber Liquidators | | |
| Holdings Inc. | 8,158 | 483 |
* | Express Inc. | 25,805 | 477 |
| Buckle Inc. | 10,050 | 450 |
| Group 1 Automotive Inc. | 7,591 | 438 |
* | Office Depot Inc. | 101,204 | 408 |
* | Jos A Bank Clothiers Inc. | 9,803 | 407 |
| Monro Muffler Brake Inc. | 10,540 | 391 |
* | Select Comfort Corp. | 18,885 | 388 |
* | Children’s Place Retail | | |
| Stores Inc. | 8,391 | 381 |
* | Aeropostale Inc. | 28,640 | 373 |
| OfficeMax Inc. | 30,173 | 361 |
* | Asbury Automotive | | |
| Group Inc. | 10,329 | 349 |
| Lithia Motors Inc. Class A | 8,247 | 339 |
| Sonic Automotive Inc. | | |
| Class A | 14,288 | 319 |
| Finish Line Inc. Class A | 17,568 | 318 |
* | Conn’s Inc. | 9,650 | 309 |
* | Francesca’s Holdings Corp. | 12,124 | 309 |
| Stage Stores Inc. | 11,001 | 272 |
| Cato Corp. Class A | 9,844 | 253 |
| Brown Shoe Co. Inc. | 14,923 | 245 |
* | Pep Boys-Manny Moe | | |
| & Jack | 18,461 | 206 |
* | Zumiez Inc. | 8,119 | 186 |
* | Barnes & Noble Inc. | 10,281 | 162 |
| Hot Topic Inc. | 13,747 | 149 |
* | rue21 inc | 5,491 | 148 |
* | America’s Car-Mart Inc. | 2,958 | 141 |
* | Mattress Firm Holding Corp. | 4,755 | 132 |
| Haverty Furniture Cos. Inc. | 6,492 | 119 |
| RadioShack Corp. | 33,835 | 102 |
| Shoe Carnival Inc. | 4,906 | 95 |
* | Wet Seal Inc. Class A | 30,460 | 90 |
| Destination Maternity Corp. | 3,867 | 87 |
| Big 5 Sporting Goods Corp. | 5,211 | 81 |
| Stein Mart Inc. | 9,537 | 81 |
* | Kirkland’s Inc. | 5,710 | 66 |
* | hhgregg Inc. | 6,591 | 62 |
* | Citi Trends Inc. | 5,320 | 55 |
| bebe stores inc | 12,712 | 50 |
| Systemax Inc. | 4,370 | 44 |
* | Body Central Corp. | 5,207 | 40 |
* | New York & Co. Inc. | 8,962 | 39 |
* | Coldwater Creek Inc. | 7,382 | 27 |
| | | 144,627 |
| | | |
| | | Market |
| | | Value• |
| | Shares | ($000) |
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods (6.3%) | |
| NIKE Inc. Class B | 258,495 | 14,078 |
| VF Corp. | 31,648 | 5,103 |
| Coach Inc. | 101,800 | 4,920 |
| Ralph Lauren Corp. Class A | 21,823 | 3,786 |
| PVH Corp. | 28,906 | 3,522 |
* | Lululemon Athletica Inc. | 35,982 | 2,412 |
* | Fossil Inc. | 18,195 | 1,870 |
* | Under Armour Inc. Class A | 28,345 | 1,397 |
* | Hanesbrands Inc. | 35,103 | 1,391 |
* | Carter’s Inc. | 17,809 | 1,005 |
| Wolverine World Wide Inc. | 17,576 | 742 |
* | Fifth & Pacific Cos. Inc. | 40,878 | 739 |
* | Steven Madden Ltd. | 14,878 | 656 |
* | Iconix Brand Group Inc. | 24,780 | 585 |
* | Deckers Outdoor Corp. | 12,574 | 507 |
* | Crocs Inc. | 31,818 | 482 |
| Jones Group Inc. | 28,482 | 329 |
* | Tumi Holdings Inc. | 12,923 | 305 |
* | Skechers U.S.A. Inc. | | |
| Class A | 14,114 | 295 |
* | Quiksilver Inc. | 42,713 | 267 |
^ | Columbia Sportswear Co. | 4,711 | 262 |
| Oxford Industries Inc. | 5,142 | 250 |
| Movado Group Inc. | 6,352 | 229 |
| True Religion Apparel Inc. | 8,455 | 226 |
* | G-III Apparel Group Ltd. | 5,916 | 216 |
* | Vera Bradley Inc. | 6,925 | 174 |
* | Maidenform Brands Inc. | 8,018 | 154 |
* | Unifi Inc. | 5,410 | 85 |
| Perry Ellis International Inc. | 4,233 | 69 |
| | | 46,056 |
Total Common Stocks (Cost $611,666) | 729,777 |
Temporary Cash Investment (0.3%) | |
Money Market Fund (0.3%) | | |
1,2 | Vanguard Market | | |
| Liquidity Fund, 0.143% | | |
| (Cost $1,726) | 1,726,101 | 1,726 |
Total Investments (100.2%) | | |
(Cost $613,392) | | 731,503 |
Other Assets and Liabilities (–0.2%) | |
Other Assets | | 4,847 |
Liabilities2 | | (6,047) |
| | | (1,200) |
Net Assets (100%) | | 730,303 |
| |
At February 28, 2013, net assets consisted of: |
| Amount |
| ($000) |
Paid-in Capital | 627,385 |
Undistributed Net Investment Income | 581 |
Accumulated Net Realized Losses | (15,774) |
Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | 118,111 |
Net Assets | 730,303 |
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Admiral Shares—Net Assets | |
Applicable to 814,404 outstanding | |
$.001 par value shares of beneficial | |
interest (unlimited authorization) | 34,122 |
Net Asset Value Per Share— | |
Admiral Shares | $41.90 |
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ETF Shares—Net Assets | |
Applicable to 8,602,208 outstanding | |
$.001 par value shares of beneficial | |
interest (unlimited authorization) | 696,181 |
Net Asset Value Per Share— | |
ETF Shares | $80.93 |
• See Note A in Notes to Financial Statements.
* Non-income-producing security.
^ Part of security position is on loan to broker-dealers. The total value of securities on loan is $1,643,000.
1 Affiliated money market fund available only to Vanguard funds and certain trusts and accounts managed by Vanguard. Rate shown is the 7-day yield.
2 Includes $1,726,000 of collateral received for securities on loan.
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.
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Statement of Operations |
|
Six Months Ended |
February 28, 2013 |
| ($000) |
Investment Income | |
Income | |
Dividends | 6,067 |
Interest1 | 1 |
Security Lending | 24 |
Total Income | 6,092 |
Expenses | |
The Vanguard Group—Note B | |
Investment Advisory Services | 46 |
Management and Administrative— | |
Admiral Shares | 13 |
Management and Administrative— | |
ETF Shares | 269 |
Marketing and Distribution— | |
Admiral Shares | 2 |
Marketing and Distribution— | |
ETF Shares | 70 |
Custodian Fees | 8 |
Shareholders’ Reports—Admiral Shares | — |
Shareholders’ Reports—ETF Shares | 16 |
Total Expenses | 424 |
Net Investment Income | 5,668 |
Realized Net Gain (Loss) on | |
Investment Securities Sold | 11,203 |
Change in Unrealized Appreciation | |
(Depreciation) of Investment Securities | 58,835 |
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets | |
Resulting from Operations | 75,706 |
| | |
Statement of Changes in Net Assets | | |
|
| Six Months Ended | Year Ended |
| February 28, | August 31, |
| 2013 | 2012 |
| ($000) | ($000) |
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets | | |
Operations | | |
Net Investment Income | 5,668 | 6,413 |
Realized Net Gain (Loss) | 11,203 | 18,482 |
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | 58,835 | 53,854 |
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations | 75,706 | 78,749 |
Distributions | | |
Net Investment Income | | |
Admiral Shares | (348) | (131) |
ETF Shares | (8,873) | (4,779) |
Realized Capital Gain | | |
Admiral Shares | — | — |
ETF Shares | — | — |
Total Distributions | (9,221) | (4,910) |
Capital Share Transactions | | |
Admiral Shares | 12,580 | 5,695 |
ETF Shares | 101,766 | 127,384 |
Net Increase (Decrease) from Capital Share Transactions | 114,346 | 133,079 |
Total Increase (Decrease) | 180,831 | 206,918 |
Net Assets | | |
Beginning of Period | 549,472 | 342,554 |
End of Period2 | 730,303 | 549,472 |
1 Interest income from an affiliated company of the fund was $1,000.
2 Net Assets—End of Period includes undistributed net investment income of $581,000 and $4,134,000.
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.
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Financial Highlights | | | | | | |
|
Admiral Shares | | | | | | |
| Six Months | | | | | |
| Ended | | | | | |
For a Share Outstanding | February 28, | | | | Year Ended August 31, |
Throughout Each Period | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | $37.62 | $31.22 | $24.76 | $21.43 | $25.03 | $31.02 |
Investment Operations | | | | | | |
Net Investment Income | .348 | .483 | .363 | .307 | .398 | .2851 |
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) | | | | | | |
on Investments | 4.532 | 6.356 | 6.414 | 3.251 | (3.603) | (6.075) |
Total from Investment Operations | 4.880 | 6.839 | 6.777 | 3.558 | (3.205) | (5.790) |
Distributions | | | | | | |
Dividends from Net Investment Income | (.600) | (.439) | (.317) | (.228) | (.395) | (.200) |
Distributions from Realized Capital Gains | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Total Distributions | (.600) | (.439) | (.317) | (.228) | (.395) | (.200) |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | $41.90 | $37.62 | $31.22 | $24.76 | $21.43 | $25.03 |
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Total Return2 | 13.07% | 22.17% | 27.36% | 16.62% | –12.34% | –18.74% |
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Ratios/Supplemental Data | | | | | | |
Net Assets, End of Period (Millions) | $34 | $19 | $11.0 | $5.3 | $1.3 | $0.7 |
Ratio of Total Expenses to | | | | | | |
Average Net Assets | 0.14% | 0.14% | 0.19% | 0.24% | 0.28% | 0.25% |
Ratio of Net Investment Income to | | | | | | |
Average Net Assets | 1.73% | 1.48% | 1.25% | 1.28% | 1.58% | 1.11% |
Portfolio Turnover Rate3 | 8% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 5% | 12% |
The expense ratio, net income ratio, and turnover rate for the current period have been annualized.
1 Calculated based on average shares outstanding.
2 Total returns do not include transaction or account service fees that may have applied in the periods shown. Fund prospectuses provide information about any applicable transaction and account service fees.
3 Excludes the value of portfolio securities received or delivered as a result of in-kind purchases or redemptions of the fund’s capital shares, including ETF Creation Units.
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.
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Financial Highlights | | | | | | |
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ETF Shares | | | | | | |
| Six Months | | | | | |
| Ended | | | | | |
For a Share Outstanding | February 28, | | | | Year Ended August 31, |
Throughout Each Period | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | $72.65 | $60.29 | $47.80 | $41.37 | $48.38 | $60.02 |
Investment Operations | | | | | | |
Net Investment Income | .670 | .936 | .698 | .581 | .764 | .5921 |
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) | | | | | | |
on Investments | 8.762 | 12.277 | 12.392 | 6.286 | (6.988) | (11.772) |
Total from Investment Operations | 9.432 | 13.213 | 13.090 | 6.867 | (6.224) | (11.180) |
Distributions | | | | | | |
Dividends from Net Investment Income | (1.152) | (.853) | (.600) | (.437) | (.786) | (.460) |
Distributions from Realized Capital Gains | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Total Distributions | (1.152) | (.853) | (.600) | (.437) | (.786) | (.460) |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | $80.93 | $72.65 | $60.29 | $47.80 | $41.37 | $48.38 |
|
Total Return | 13.08% | 22.18% | 27.37% | 16.62% | –12.32% | –18.70% |
|
Ratios/Supplemental Data | | | | | | |
Net Assets, End of Period (Millions) | $696 | $531 | $332 | $234 | $141 | $257 |
Ratio of Total Expenses to | | | | | | |
Average Net Assets | 0.14% | 0.14% | 0.19% | 0.24% | 0.25% | 0.20% |
Ratio of Net Investment Income to | | | | | | |
Average Net Assets | 1.73% | 1.48% | 1.25% | 1.28% | 1.61% | 1.16% |
Portfolio Turnover Rate2 | 8% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 5% | 12% |
The expense ratio, net income ratio, and turnover rate for the current period have been annualized.
1 Calculated based on average shares outstanding.
2 Excludes the value of portfolio securities received or delivered as a result of in-kind purchases or redemptions of the fund’s capital shares, including ETF Creation Units.
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.
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Notes to Financial Statements
Vanguard Consumer Discretionary Index Fund is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 as an open-end investment company, or mutual fund. The fund offers two classes of shares: Admiral Shares and ETF Shares. Admiral Shares are designed for investors who meet certain administrative, service, and account-size criteria. ETF Shares are listed for trading on NYSE Arca; they can be purchased and sold through a broker.
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 as of the close of trading on the New York Stock Exchange (generally 4 p.m., Eastern time) on the valuation date. Equity securities are valued at the latest quoted sales prices or official closing prices taken from the primary market in which each security trades; such securities not traded on the valuation date are valued at the mean of the latest quoted bid and asked prices. Securities for which market quotations are not readily available, or whose values have been materially affected by events occurring before the fund’s pricing time but after the close of the securities’ primary markets, are valued by methods deemed by the board of trustees to represent fair value. Investments in Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund are valued at that fund’s net asset 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 for all open federal income tax years (August 31, 2009–2012), and for the period ended February 28, 2013, and has concluded that no provision for federal income tax is required in the fund’s financial statements.
3. Distributions: Distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date.
4. Security Lending: The fund may lend its securities to qualified institutional borrowers to earn additional income. Security loans are required to be secured at all times by collateral at least equal to the market value of securities loaned. The fund invests cash collateral received in Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund, and records a liability for the return of the collateral, during the period the securities are on loan. Security lending income represents fees charged to borrowers plus income earned on investing cash collateral, less expenses associated with the loan.
5. Other: Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Interest income includes income distributions received from Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund and is accrued daily. Security transactions are accounted for on the date securities are bought or sold. Costs used to determine realized gains (losses) on the sale of investment securities are those of the specific securities sold.
Each class of shares has equal rights as to assets and earnings, except that each class separately bears certain class-specific expenses related to maintenance of shareholder accounts (included in Management and Administrative expenses) and shareholder reporting. Marketing and distribution expenses are allocated to each class of shares based on a method approved by the board of trustees. Income, other non-class-specific expenses, and gains and losses on investments are allocated to each class of shares based on its relative net assets.
B. The 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, 2013, the fund had contributed capital of $90,000 to Vanguard (included in Other Assets), representing 0.01% of the fund’s net assets and 0.04% of Vanguard’s capitalization. The fund’s trustees and officers are also directors and officers of Vanguard.
C. Various inputs may be used to determine the value of the fund’s investments. These inputs are summarized in three broad levels for financial statement purposes. The inputs or methodologies used to value securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.
Level 1—Quoted prices in active markets for identical securities.
Level 2—Other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.).
Level 3—Significant unobservable inputs (including the fund’s own assumptions used to determine the fair value of investments).
At February 28, 2013, 100% of the market value of the fund’s investments was determined based on Level 1 inputs.
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D. Distributions are determined on a tax basis and may differ from net investment income and realized capital gains for financial reporting purposes. Differences may be permanent or temporary. Permanent differences are reclassified among capital accounts in the financial statements to reflect their tax character. Temporary differences arise when certain items of income, expense, gain, or loss are recognized in different periods for financial statement and tax purposes; these differences will reverse at some time in the future. Differences in classification may also result from the treatment of short-term gains as ordinary income for tax purposes.
During the six months ended February 28, 2013, the fund realized $11,410,000 of net capital gains resulting from in-kind redemptions—in which shareholders exchanged fund shares for securities held by the fund rather than for cash. Because such gains are not taxable to the fund, and are not distributed to shareholders, they have been reclassified from accumulated net realized losses to paid-in capital.
The fund’s tax-basis capital gains and losses are determined only at the end of each fiscal year. For tax purposes, at August 31, 2012, the fund had available capital loss carryforwards totaling $15,567,000 to offset future net capital gains. Of this amount, $15,150,000 is subject to expiration dates; $36,000 may be used to offset future net capital gains through August 31, 2013, $86,000 through August 31, 2014, $178,000 through August 31, 2015, $1,527,000 through August 31, 2016, $4,557,000 through August 2017, $7,273,000 through August 31, 2018, and $1,493,000 through August 31, 2019. Capital losses of $417,000 realized beginning in fiscal 2012 may be carried forward indefinitely under the Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2010, but must be used before any expiring loss carryforwards. The fund will use these capital losses to offset net taxable capital gains, if any, realized during the year ending August 31, 2013; should the fund realize net capital losses for the year, the losses will be added to the loss carryforward balance above.
At February 28, 2013, the cost of investment securities for tax purposes was $613,392,000. Net unrealized appreciation of investment securities for tax purposes was $118,111,000, consisting of unrealized gains of $141,531,000 on securities that had risen in value since their purchase and $23,420,000 in unrealized losses on securities that had fallen in value since their purchase.
E. During the six months ended February 28, 2013, the fund purchased $165,239,000 of investment securities and sold $55,730,000 of investment securities, other than temporary cash investments. Purchases and sales include $131,909,000 and $29,596,000, respectively, in connection with in-kind purchases and redemptions of the fund’s capital shares.
F. Capital share transactions for each class of shares were:
| | | | |
| Six Months Ended | | Year Ended |
| February 28, 2013 | August 31, 2012 |
| Amount | Shares | Amount | Shares |
| ($000) | (000) | ($000) | (000) |
Admiral Shares | | | | |
Issued | 19,205 | 475 | 9,960 | 283 |
Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions | 298 | 8 | 110 | 3 |
Redeemed1 | (6,923) | (173) | (4,375) | (128) |
Net Increase (Decrease)—Admiral Shares | 12,580 | 310 | 5,695 | 158 |
ETF Shares | | | | |
Issued | 131,946 | 1,700 | 174,719 | 2,500 |
Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions | — | — | — | — |
Redeemed1 | (30,180) | (400) | (47,335) | (700) |
Net Increase (Decrease)—ETF Shares | 101,766 | 1,300 | 127,384 | 1,800 |
1 Net of redemption fees for fiscal 2012 of $3,000 (fund total). Effective May 23, 2012, the redemption fee was eliminated.
G. In preparing the financial statements as of February 28, 2013, management considered the impact of subsequent events for potential recognition or disclosure in these financial statements.
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Consumer Staples Index Fund
Fund Profile
As of February 28, 2013
| | |
Share-Class Characteristics | |
| Admiral | ETF |
| Shares | Shares |
Ticker Symbol | VCSAX | VDC |
Expense Ratio1 | 0.14% | 0.14% |
30-Day SEC Yield | 2.55% | 2.55% |
| | | |
Portfolio Characteristics | | |
| | MSCI | |
| | US IMI/ | |
| | Consumer | MSCI |
| | Staples | US IMI/ |
| Fund | 25/50 | 2500 |
Number of Stocks | 108 | 108 | 2,478 |
Median Market Cap | $65.5B | $65.5B | $38.3B |
Price/Earnings Ratio | 18.8x | 18.8x | 17.3x |
Price/Book Ratio | 3.8x | 3.8x | 2.3x |
Return on Equity | 21.6% | 21.6% | 16.9% |
Earnings Growth Rate | 7.9% | 7.9% | 9.4% |
Dividend Yield | 2.7% | 2.7% | 2.1% |
Foreign Holdings | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Turnover Rate | | | |
(Annualized) | 9% | — | — |
Short-Term Reserves | 0.0% | — | — |
| | |
Volatility Measures | | |
| MSCI US | |
| IMI/Consumer | MSCI US |
| Staples 25/50 | IMI/2500 |
R-Squared | 1.00 | 0.61 |
Beta | 1.00 | 0.50 |
These measures show the degree and timing of the fund’s fluctuations compared with the indexes over 36 months.
| |
Subindustry Diversification | |
(% of equity exposure) | |
|
Agricultural Products | 2.7% |
Distillers & Vintners | 1.6 |
Drug Retail | 6.5 |
Food Distributors | 1.7 |
Food Retail | 3.2 |
Household Products | 20.2 |
Hypermarkets & Super Centers | 10.4 |
Packaged Foods & Meats | 17.2 |
Personal Products | 2.6 |
Soft Drinks | 17.9 |
Tobacco | 15.4 |
Other Consumer Staples | 0.6 |
| | |
Ten Largest Holdings (% of total net assets) |
|
Procter & | | |
Gamble Co. | Household Products | 12.5% |
Coca-Cola Co. | Soft Drinks | 9.2 |
Philip Morris | | |
International Inc. | Tobacco | 9.0 |
Wal-Mart | Hypermarkets | |
Stores Inc. | & Super Centers | 7.4 |
PepsiCo Inc. | Soft Drinks | 6.7 |
Altria Group Inc. | Tobacco | 4.1 |
CVS Caremark | | |
Corp. | Drug Retail | 4.1 |
Colgate-Palmolive | | |
Co. | Household Products | 3.5 |
Mondelez | | |
International Inc. | | |
Class A | Packaged Foods & Meats | 2.8 |
Costco Wholesale | Hypermarkets | |
Corp. | & Super Centers | 2.8 |
Top Ten | | 62.1% |
The holdings listed exclude any temporary cash investments and equity index products.
1 The expense ratios shown are from the prospectus dated December 27, 2012, and represent estimated costs for the current fiscal year. For the six months ended February 28, 2013, the annualized expense ratios were 0.14% for Admiral Shares and 0.14% for ETF Shares.
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Consumer Staples Index Fund
Performance Summary
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 vanguard.com/performance.) Note, too, that both investment returns and principal value can fluctuate widely, so an investor’s shares, when sold, could be worth more or less than their original cost. The returns shown do not reflect taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the sale of fund shares.
Fiscal-Year Total Returns (%): January 26, 2004–February 28, 2013

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Consumer Staples Index Fund ETF Shares Net Asset Value |
Spliced US IMI/Consumer Staples 25/502 |
Average Annual Total Returns: Periods Ended December 31, 2012
This table presents 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.
| | | | |
| | | | Since |
| Inception Date | One Year | Five Years | Inception |
ETF Shares | 1/26/2004 | | | |
Market Price | | 11.02% | 7.03% | 8.58% |
Net Asset Value | | 11.07 | 7.01 | 8.58 |
Admiral Shares | 1/30/2004 | 11.09 | 7.00 | 8.62 |
1 Six months ended February 28, 2013.
2 Spliced US IMI/Consumer Staples 25/50: MSCI US IMI/Consumer Staples through February 26, 2010; MSCI US IMI/Consumer Staples 25/50 thereafter.
See Financial Highlights for dividend and capital gains information.
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Consumer Staples Index Fund
Financial Statements (unaudited)
Statement of Net Assets
As of February 28, 2013
The fund reports a complete list of its holdings in regulatory filings 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 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).
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| | | Market |
| | | Value• |
| | Shares | ($000) |
Common Stocks (99.9%) | | |
Beverages (20.0%) | | |
| Coca-Cola Co. | 3,286,350 | 127,247 |
| PepsiCo Inc. | 1,228,151 | 93,057 |
| Coca-Cola Enterprises Inc. | 266,124 | 9,522 |
| Dr Pepper Snapple Group | | |
| Inc. | 194,437 | 8,481 |
| Beam Inc. | 131,252 | 8,010 |
| Brown-Forman Corp. | | |
| Class B | 114,474 | 7,512 |
* | Monster Beverage Corp. | 137,369 | 6,928 |
* | Constellation Brands Inc. | | |
| Class A | 151,171 | 6,688 |
| Molson Coors Brewing | | |
| Co. Class B | 142,142 | 6,284 |
* | Boston Beer Co. Inc. | | |
| Class A | 11,161 | 1,735 |
| Coca-Cola Bottling Co. | | |
| Consolidated | 12,290 | 804 |
| National Beverage Corp. | 46,423 | 621 |
*,^ | Central European | | |
| Distribution Corp. | 261,322 | 189 |
| | | 277,078 |
Food & Staples Retailing (21.7%) | |
| Wal-Mart Stores Inc. | 1,451,616 | 102,745 |
| CVS Caremark Corp. | 1,101,576 | 56,312 |
| Costco Wholesale Corp. | 378,030 | 38,291 |
| Walgreen Co. | 765,538 | 31,341 |
| Sysco Corp. | 521,153 | 16,760 |
| Whole Foods Market Inc. | 155,532 | 13,317 |
| Kroger Co. | 445,993 | 13,027 |
| Safeway Inc. | 233,230 | 5,565 |
* | United Natural Foods Inc. | 51,258 | 2,595 |
| Casey’s General Stores | | |
| Inc. | 42,123 | 2,384 |
| Harris Teeter | | |
| Supermarkets Inc. | 53,861 | 2,316 |
* | Fresh Market Inc. | 44,592 | 2,079 |
| PriceSmart Inc. | 24,111 | 1,788 |
* | Rite Aid Corp. | 918,823 | 1,507 |
| Andersons Inc. | 26,393 | 1,295 |
^ | SUPERVALU Inc. | 319,609 | 1,269 |
* | Susser Holdings Corp. | 26,893 | 1,191 |
| Weis Markets Inc. | 23,155 | 937 |
| Spartan Stores Inc. | 49,772 | 829 |
| Ingles Markets Inc. | | |
| Class A | 36,090 | 742 |
* | Pantry Inc. | 57,305 | 713 |
* | Chefs’ Warehouse Inc. | 39,315 | 708 |
| Nash Finch Co. | 36,807 | 706 |
| Village Super Market Inc. | | |
| Class A | 20,653 | 676 |
| Roundy’s Inc. | 21,470 | 123 |
| | | 299,216 |
| | | |
| | | Market |
| | | Value• |
| | Shares | ($000) |
Food Products (19.9%) | | |
| Mondelez International Inc. | | |
| Class A | 1,391,610 | 38,478 |
| General Mills Inc. | 570,068 | 26,366 |
| Kraft Foods Group Inc. | 463,951 | 22,488 |
| HJ Heinz Co. | 284,362 | 20,596 |
| Archer-Daniels-Midland Co. | 586,150 | 18,675 |
| Mead Johnson Nutrition Co. | 182,634 | 13,681 |
| Kellogg Co. | 225,251 | 13,628 |
| ConAgra Foods Inc. | 372,318 | 12,700 |
| Hershey Co. | 141,641 | 11,804 |
| Bunge Ltd. | 133,772 | 9,914 |
| JM Smucker Co. | 101,457 | 9,669 |
| McCormick & Co. Inc. | 112,073 | 7,539 |
| Campbell Soup Co. | 178,121 | 7,332 |
| Tyson Foods Inc. Class A | 275,060 | 6,236 |
* | Green Mountain Coffee | | |
| Roasters Inc. | 122,210 | 5,837 |
| Hormel Foods Corp. | 140,765 | 5,266 |
| Ingredion Inc. | 75,320 | 4,986 |
| Hillshire Brands Co. | 122,773 | 3,978 |
| Flowers Foods Inc. | 127,975 | 3,606 |
* | Smithfield Foods Inc. | 147,355 | 3,277 |
* | Dean Foods Co. | 195,445 | 3,244 |
* | TreeHouse Foods Inc. | 40,600 | 2,371 |
* | Hain Celestial Group Inc. | 42,141 | 2,307 |
* | Darling International Inc. | 132,995 | 2,220 |
| B&G Foods Inc. | 64,210 | 1,888 |
| Lancaster Colony Corp. | 23,880 | 1,747 |
* | Post Holdings Inc. | 43,921 | 1,698 |
| Snyders-Lance Inc. | 62,723 | 1,553 |
| Fresh Del Monte Produce | | |
| Inc. | 55,378 | 1,445 |
| J&J Snack Foods Corp. | 20,784 | 1,439 |
| Sanderson Farms Inc. | 27,251 | 1,382 |
* | Pilgrim’s Pride Corp. | 117,068 | 1,031 |
| Cal-Maine Foods Inc. | 25,444 | 1,030 |
| Tootsie Roll Industries Inc. | 35,013 | 983 |
* | Dole Food Co. Inc. | 76,348 | 855 |
| Calavo Growers Inc. | 29,459 | 829 |
* | Boulder Brands Inc. | 95,411 | 813 |
* | Chiquita Brands | | |
| International Inc. | 114,359 | 710 |
* | Diamond Foods Inc. | 45,503 | 707 |
* | Seneca Foods Corp. | | |
| Class A | 22,187 | 677 |
* | Annie’s Inc. | 2,798 | 117 |
| | | 275,102 |
Household Products (20.3%) | | |
| Procter & Gamble Co. | 2,269,571 | 172,896 |
| Colgate-Palmolive Co. | 416,599 | 47,671 |
| Kimberly-Clark Corp. | 343,468 | 32,382 |
| Clorox Co. | 114,809 | 9,645 |
| Church & Dwight Co. Inc. | 129,670 | 8,034 |
| Energizer Holdings Inc. | 59,926 | 5,509 |
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| | | Market |
| | | Value• |
| | Shares | ($000) |
| Spectrum Brands Holdings | | |
| Inc. | 30,044 | 1,625 |
| WD-40 Co. | 22,721 | 1,232 |
* | Central Garden and Pet Co. | | |
| Class A | 80,135 | 700 |
* | Central Garden and Pet Co. | 59,859 | 529 |
| | | 280,223 |
Personal Products (2.6%) | | |
| Estee Lauder Cos. Inc. | | |
| Class A | 212,726 | 13,636 |
| Avon Products Inc. | 406,007 | 7,937 |
| Herbalife Ltd. | 108,918 | 4,388 |
| Nu Skin Enterprises Inc. | | |
| Class A | 60,093 | 2,476 |
* | Prestige Brands Holdings | | |
| Inc. | 66,619 | 1,585 |
* | Elizabeth Arden Inc. | 34,408 | 1,338 |
| Inter Parfums Inc. | 37,169 | 931 |
* | Revlon Inc. Class A | 39,536 | 892 |
*,^ | USANA Health Sciences | | |
| Inc. | 18,030 | 799 |
* | Medifast Inc. | 34,044 | 789 |
| Nature’s Sunshine Products | |
| Inc. | 46,510 | 673 |
* | Star Scientific Inc. | 238,502 | 422 |
| | | 35,866 |
Tobacco (15.4%) | | |
| Philip Morris International | | |
| Inc. | 1,360,612 | 124,836 |
| Altria Group Inc. | 1,695,119 | 56,871 |
| Lorillard Inc. | 352,707 | 13,593 |
| Reynolds American Inc. | 305,287 | 13,335 |
| Universal Corp. | 29,817 | 1,664 |
| Vector Group Ltd. | 75,986 | 1,220 |
* | Alliance One International | | |
| Inc. | 222,863 | 831 |
| | | 212,350 |
Total Common Stocks | | |
(Cost $1,136,977) | | 1,379,835 |
Temporary Cash Investment (0.1%) | |
Money Market Fund (0.1%) | | |
1,2 | Vanguard Market | | |
| Liquidity Fund, 0.143% | | |
| (Cost $1,834) | 1,834,528 | 1,834 |
Total Investments (100.0%) | | |
(Cost $1,138,811) | | 1,381,669 |
Other Assets and Liabilities (0.0%) | |
Other Assets | | 13,197 |
Liabilities2 | | (14,152) |
| | | (955) |
Net Assets (100%) | | 1,380,714 |
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At February 28, 2013, net assets consisted of: |
| Amount |
| ($000) |
Paid-in Capital | 1,149,123 |
Undistributed Net Investment Income | 3,092 |
Accumulated Net Realized Losses | (14,359) |
Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | 242,858 |
Net Assets | 1,380,714 |
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Admiral Shares—Net Assets | |
Applicable to 2,792,981 outstanding | |
$.001 par value shares of beneficial | |
interest (unlimited authorization) | 132,048 |
Net Asset Value Per Share— | |
Admiral Shares | $47.28 |
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ETF Shares—Net Assets | |
Applicable to 13,022,685 outstanding | |
$.001 par value shares of beneficial | |
interest (unlimited authorization) | 1,248,666 |
Net Asset Value Per Share— | |
ETF Shares | $95.88 |
• See Note A in Notes to Financial Statements.
* Non-income-producing security.
^ Part of security position is on loan to broker-dealers. The total value of securities on loan is $984,000.
1 Affiliated money market fund available only to Vanguard funds and certain trusts and accounts managed by Vanguard. Rate shown is the 7-day yield.
2 Includes $1,151,000 of collateral received for securities on loan.
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.
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Statement of Operations |
|
Six Months Ended |
February 28, 2013 |
| ($000) |
Investment Income | |
Income | |
Dividends | 21,263 |
Interest1 | 1 |
Security Lending | 96 |
Total Income | 21,360 |
Expenses | |
The Vanguard Group—Note B | |
Investment Advisory Services | 86 |
Management and Administrative— | |
Admiral Shares | 61 |
Management and Administrative— | |
ETF Shares | 518 |
Marketing and Distribution— | |
Admiral Shares | 10 |
Marketing and Distribution— | |
ETF Shares | 148 |
Custodian Fees | 12 |
Shareholders’ Reports—Admiral Shares | — |
Shareholders’ Reports—ETF Shares | 44 |
Trustees’ Fees and Expenses | 1 |
Total Expenses | 880 |
Net Investment Income | 20,480 |
Realized Net Gain (Loss) on | |
Investment Securities Sold | 30,917 |
Change in Unrealized Appreciation | |
(Depreciation) of Investment Securities | 66,770 |
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets | |
Resulting from Operations | 118,167 |
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Statement of Changes in Net Assets | | |
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| Six Months Ended | Year Ended |
| February 28, | August 31, |
| 2013 | 2012 |
| ($000) | ($000) |
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets | | |
Operations | | |
Net Investment Income | 20,480 | 28,645 |
Realized Net Gain (Loss) | 30,917 | 19,818 |
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | 66,770 | 112,629 |
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations | 118,167 | 161,092 |
Distributions | | |
Net Investment Income | | |
Admiral Shares | (3,154) | (1,495) |
ETF Shares | (33,224) | (20,079) |
Realized Capital Gain | | |
Admiral Shares | — | — |
ETF Shares | — | — |
Total Distributions | (36,378) | (21,574) |
Capital Share Transactions | | |
Admiral Shares | 19,793 | 36,699 |
ETF Shares | 64,146 | 199,750 |
Net Increase (Decrease) from Capital Share Transactions | 83,939 | 236,449 |
Total Increase (Decrease) | 165,728 | 375,967 |
Net Assets | | |
Beginning of Period | 1,214,986 | 839,019 |
End of Period2 | 1,380,714 | 1,214,986 |
1 Interest income from an affiliated company of the fund was $1,000.
2 Net Assets—End of Period includes undistributed net investment income of $3,092,000 and $18,990,000.
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.
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Consumer Staples Index Fund | | | | | | |
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Financial Highlights | | | | | | |
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Admiral Shares | | | | | | |
| Six Months | | | | | |
| Ended | | | | | |
For a Share Outstanding | February 28, | | | Year Ended August 31, |
Throughout Each Period | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | $44.44 | $38.94 | $32.92 | $30.62 | $34.06 | $33.22 |
Investment Operations | | | | | | |
Net Investment Income | .689 | 1.077 | .956 | .8601 | .7771 | .6341 |
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) | | | | | | |
on Investments | 3.430 | 5.357 | 6.013 | 2.290 | (3.648) | .766 |
Total from Investment Operations | 4.119 | 6.434 | 6.969 | 3.150 | (2.871) | 1.400 |
Distributions | | | | | | |
Dividends from Net Investment Income | (1.279) | (.934) | (.949) | (.850) | (.569) | (.560) |
Distributions from Realized Capital Gains | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Total Distributions | (1.279) | (.934) | (.949) | (.850) | (.569) | (.560) |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | $47.28 | $44.44 | $38.94 | $32.92 | $30.62 | $34.06 |
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Total Return2 | 9.49% | 16.81% | 21.39% | 10.34% | –8.26% | 4.15% |
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Ratios/Supplemental Data | | | | | | |
Net Assets, End of Period (Millions) | $132 | $105 | $57 | $30 | $29 | $18 |
Ratio of Total Expenses to | | | | | | |
Average Net Assets | 0.14% | 0.14% | 0.19% | 0.24% | 0.28% | 0.25% |
Ratio of Net Investment Income to | | | | | | |
Average Net Assets | 3.23% | 2.80% | 2.74% | 2.61% | 2.77% | 1.88% |
Portfolio Turnover Rate3 | 9% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 17% | 13% |
The expense ratio, net income ratio, and turnover rate for the current period have been annualized.
1 Calculated based on average shares outstanding.
2 Total returns do not include transaction or account service fees that may have applied in the periods shown. Fund prospectuses provide information about any applicable transaction and account service fees.
3 Excludes the value of portfolio securities received or delivered as a result of in-kind purchases or redemptions of the fund’s capital shares, including ETF Creation Units.
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.
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Consumer Staples Index Fund | | | | | | |
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Financial Highlights | | | | | | |
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ETF Shares | | | | | | |
| Six Months | | | | | |
| Ended | | | | | |
For a Share Outstanding | February 28, | | | Year Ended August 31, |
Throughout Each Period | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | $90.12 | $78.96 | $66.72 | $62.07 | $69.04 | $67.35 |
Investment Operations | | | | | | |
Net Investment Income | 1.398 | 2.180 | 1.933 | 1.7531 | 1.6161 | 1.3271 |
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) | | | | | | |
on Investments | 6.953 | 10.874 | 12.213 | 4.635 | (7.413) | 1.522 |
Total from Investment Operations | 8.351 | 13.054 | 14.146 | 6.388 | (5.797) | 2.849 |
Distributions | | | | | | |
Dividends from Net Investment Income | (2.591) | (1.894) | (1.906) | (1.738) | (1.173) | (1.159) |
Distributions from Realized Capital Gains | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Total Distributions | (2.591) | (1.894) | (1.906) | (1.738) | (1.173) | (1.159) |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | $95.88 | $90.12 | $78.96 | $66.72 | $62.07 | $69.04 |
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Total Return | 9.47% | 16.80% | 21.41% | 10.33% | –8.22% | 4.18% |
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Ratios/Supplemental Data | | | | | | |
Net Assets, End of Period (Millions) | $1,249 | $1,110 | $782 | $547 | $552 | $518 |
Ratio of Total Expenses to | | | | | | |
Average Net Assets | 0.14% | 0.14% | 0.19% | 0.24% | 0.25% | 0.20% |
Ratio of Net Investment Income to | | | | | | |
Average Net Assets | 3.23% | 2.80% | 2.74% | 2.61% | 2.80% | 1.93% |
Portfolio Turnover Rate2 | 9% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 17% | 13% |
The expense ratio, net income ratio, and turnover rate for the current period have been annualized.
1 Calculated based on average shares outstanding.
2 Excludes the value of portfolio securities received or delivered as a result of in-kind purchases or redemptions of the fund’s capital shares, including ETF Creation Units.
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.
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Notes to Financial Statements
Vanguard Consumer Staples Index Fund is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 as an open-end investment company, or mutual fund. The fund offers two classes of shares: Admiral Shares and ETF Shares. Admiral Shares are designed for investors who meet certain administrative, service, and account-size criteria. ETF Shares are listed for trading on NYSE Arca; they can be purchased and sold through a broker.
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 as of the close of trading on the New York Stock Exchange (generally 4 p.m., Eastern time) on the valuation date. Equity securities are valued at the latest quoted sales prices or official closing prices taken from the primary market in which each security trades; such securities not traded on the valuation date are valued at the mean of the latest quoted bid and asked prices. Securities for which market quotations are not readily available, or whose values have been materially affected by events occurring before the fund’s pricing time but after the close of the securities’ primary markets, are valued by methods deemed by the board of trustees to represent fair value. Investments in Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund are valued at that fund’s net asset 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 for all open federal income tax years (August 31, 2009–2012), and for the period ended February 28, 2013, and has concluded that no provision for federal income tax is required in the fund’s financial statements.
3. Distributions: Distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date.
4. Security Lending: The fund may lend its securities to qualified institutional borrowers to earn additional income. Security loans are required to be secured at all times by collateral at least equal to the market value of securities loaned. The fund invests cash collateral received in Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund, and records a liability for the return of the collateral, during the period the securities are on loan. Security lending income represents fees charged to borrowers plus income earned on investing cash collateral, less expenses associated with the loan.
5. Other: Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Interest income includes income distributions received from Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund and is accrued daily. Security transactions are accounted for on the date securities are bought or sold. Costs used to determine realized gains (losses) on the sale of investment securities are those of the specific securities sold.
Each class of shares has equal rights as to assets and earnings, except that each class separately bears certain class-specific expenses related to maintenance of shareholder accounts (included in Management and Administrative expenses) and shareholder reporting. Marketing and distribution expenses are allocated to each class of shares based on a method approved by the board of trustees. Income, other non-class-specific expenses, and gains and losses on investments are allocated to each class of shares based on its relative net assets.
B. The 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, 2013, the fund had contributed capital of $168,000 to Vanguard (included in Other Assets), representing 0.01% of the fund’s net assets and 0.07% of Vanguard’s capitalization. The fund’s trustees and officers are also directors and officers of Vanguard.
C. Various inputs may be used to determine the value of the fund’s investments. These inputs are summarized in three broad levels for financial statement purposes. The inputs or methodologies used to value securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.
Level 1—Quoted prices in active markets for identical securities.
Level 2—Other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.).
Level 3—Significant unobservable inputs (including the fund’s own assumptions used to determine the fair value of investments).
At February 28, 2013, 100% of the market value of the fund’s investments was determined based on Level 1 inputs.
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D. Distributions are determined on a tax basis and may differ from net investment income and realized capital gains for financial reporting purposes. Differences may be permanent or temporary. Permanent differences are reclassified among capital accounts in the financial statements to reflect their tax character. Temporary differences arise when certain items of income, expense, gain, or loss are recognized in different periods for financial statement and tax purposes; these differences will reverse at some time in the future. Differences in classification may also result from the treatment of short-term gains as ordinary income for tax purposes.
During the six months ended February 28, 2013, the fund realized $27,653,000 of net capital gains resulting from in-kind redemptions—in which shareholders exchanged fund shares for securities held by the fund rather than for cash. Because such gains are not taxable to the fund, and are not distributed to shareholders, they have been reclassified from accumulated net realized losses to paid-in capital.
The fund’s tax-basis capital gains and losses are determined only at the end of each fiscal year. For tax purposes, at August 31, 2012, the fund had available capital loss carryforwards totaling $17,620,000 to offset future net capital gains. Of this amount, $15,530,000 is subject to expiration dates; $219,000 may be used to offset future net capital gains through August 31, 2015, $2,261,000 through August 31, 2016, $2,671,000 through August 31, 2017, and $10,379,000 through August 31, 2018. Capital losses of $2,090,000 realized beginning in fiscal 2012 may be carried forward indefinitely under the Regulated Investment Company Modernnization Act of 2010, but must be used before any expiring loss carryforwards. The fund will use these capital losses to offset net taxable capital gains, if any, realized during the year ending August 31, 2013; should the fund realize net capital losses for the year, the losses will be added to the loss carryforward balance above.
At February 28, 2013, the cost of investment securities for tax purposes was $1,138,811,000. Net unrealized appreciation of investment securities for tax purposes was $242,858,000, consisting of unrealized gains of $254,989,000 on securities that had risen in value since their purchase and $12,131,000 in unrealized losses on securities that had fallen in value since their purchase.
E. During the six months ended February 28, 2013, the fund purchased $217,289,000 of investment securities and sold $150,758,000 of investment securities, other than temporary cash investments. Purchases and sales include $155,464,000 and $91,285,000, respectively, in connection with in-kind purchases and redemptions of the fund’s capital shares.
F. Capital share transactions for each class of shares were:
| | | | |
| Six Months Ended | | Year Ended |
| February 28, 2013 | August 31, 2012 |
| Amount | Shares | Amount | Shares |
| ($000) | (000) | ($000) | (000) |
Admiral Shares | | | | |
Issued | 39,745 | 881 | 50,307 | 1,210 |
Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions | 2,782 | 63 | 1,284 | 32 |
Redeemed1 | (22,734) | (504) | (14,892) | (358) |
Net Increase (Decrease)—Admiral Shares | 19,793 | 440 | 36,699 | 884 |
ETF Shares | | | | |
Issued | 155,612 | 1,701 | 276,149 | 3,320 |
Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions | — | — | — | — |
Redeemed1 | (91,466) | (1,000) | (76,399) | (900) |
Net Increase (Decrease)—ETF Shares | 64,146 | 701 | 199,750 | 2,420 |
1 Net of redemption fees for fiscal 2012 of $41,000 (fund total). Effective May 23, 2012, the redemption fee was eliminated.
G. In preparing the financial statements as of February 28, 2013, management considered the impact of subsequent events for potential recognition or disclosure in these financial statements.
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Energy Index Fund
Fund Profile
As of February 28, 2013
| | |
Share-Class Characteristics | |
| Admiral | ETF |
| Shares | Shares |
Ticker Symbol | VENAX | VDE |
Expense Ratio1 | 0.14% | 0.14% |
30-Day SEC Yield | 1.80% | 1.80% |
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Portfolio Characteristics | | |
| | MSCI | |
| | US IMI/ | MSCI |
| | Energy | US IMI/ |
| Fund | 25/50 | 2500 |
Number of Stocks | 169 | 168 | 2,478 |
Median Market Cap | $42.0B | $42.0B | $38.3B |
Price/Earnings Ratio | 13.6x | 13.6x | 17.3x |
Price/Book Ratio | 1.9x | 1.9x | 2.3x |
Return on Equity | 17.4% | 17.4% | 16.9% |
Earnings Growth Rate | 1.1% | 1.1% | 9.4% |
Dividend Yield | 1.9% | 1.9% | 2.1% |
Foreign Holdings | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Turnover Rate | | | |
(Annualized) | 12% | — | — |
Short-Term Reserves | 0.0% | — | — |
| | |
Volatility Measures | | |
| MSCI US | |
| IMI/Energy | MSCI US |
| 25/50 | IMI/2500 |
R-Squared | 1.00 | 0.82 |
Beta | 1.00 | 1.32 |
These measures show the degree and timing of the fund’s fluctuations compared with the indexes over 36 months.
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Subindustry Diversification | |
(% of equity exposure) | |
|
Coal & Consumable Fuels | 1.1% |
Integrated Oil & Gas | 41.8 |
Oil & Gas Drilling | 3.2 |
Oil & Gas Equipment & Services | 17.1 |
Oil & Gas Exploration & Production | 24.8 |
Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing | 7.0 |
Oil & Gas Storage & Transportation | 5.0 |
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Ten Largest Holdings (% of total net assets) |
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Exxon Mobil Corp. | Integrated Oil & Gas | 22.6% |
Chevron Corp. | Integrated Oil & Gas | 13.4 |
Schlumberger Ltd. | Oil & Gas Equipment | |
| & Services | 6.0 |
ConocoPhillips | Oil & Gas Exploration | |
| & Production | 3.9 |
Occidental | | |
Petroleum Corp. | Integrated Oil & Gas | 3.9 |
Anadarko | Oil & Gas Exploration | |
Petroleum Corp. | & Production | 2.3 |
Halliburton Co. | Oil & Gas Equipment | |
| & Services | 2.2 |
Phillips 66 | Oil & Gas Refining | |
| & Marketing | 2.2 |
EOG | Oil & Gas Exploration | |
Resources Inc. | & Production | 2.0 |
National Oilwell | Oil & Gas Equipment | |
Varco Inc. | & Services | 1.7 |
Top Ten | | 60.2% |
The holdings listed exclude any temporary cash investments and equity index products.
1 The expense ratios shown are from the prospectus dated December 27, 2012, and represent estimated costs for the current fiscal year. For the six months ended February 28, 2013, the annualized expense ratios were 0.14% for Admiral Shares and 0.14% for ETF Shares.
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Performance Summary
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 vanguard.com/performance.) Note, too, that both investment returns and principal value can fluctuate widely, so an investor’s shares, when sold, could be worth more or less than their original cost. The returns shown do not reflect taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the sale of fund shares.
Fiscal-Year Total Returns (%): September 23, 2004–February 28, 2013

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Energy Index Fund ETF Shares Net Asset Value |
Spliced US IMI/Energy 25/502 |
Average Annual Total Returns: Periods Ended December 31, 2012
This table presents 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.
| | | | |
| | | | Since |
| Inception Date | One Year | Five Years | Inception |
ETF Shares | 9/23/2004 | | | |
Market Price | | 3.47% | –0.46% | 10.76% |
Net Asset Value | | 3.46 | –0.48 | 10.75 |
Admiral Shares | 10/7/2004 | 3.49 | –0.49 | 10.04 |
1 Six months ended February 28, 2013.
2 Spliced US IMI/Energy 25/50: MSCI US IMI/Energy through February 26, 2010; MSCI US IMI/Energy 25/50 thereafter.
See Financial Highlights for dividend and capital gains information.
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Financial Statements (unaudited)
Statement of Net Assets
As of February 28, 2013
The fund reports a complete list of its holdings in regulatory filings 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 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).
| | | |
| | | Market |
| | | Value• |
| | Shares | ($000) |
Common Stocks (100.0%) | | |
Energy Equipment & Services (20.3%) | | |
| Oil & Gas Drilling (3.2%) | | |
| Ensco plc Class A | 294,764 | 17,727 |
| Noble Corp. | 376,001 | 13,468 |
| Helmerich & Payne Inc. | 158,369 | 10,494 |
* | Nabors Industries Ltd. | 439,819 | 7,371 |
| Diamond Offshore Drilling | | |
| Inc. | 105,174 | 7,329 |
* | Rowan Cos. plc Class A | 188,729 | 6,528 |
| Patterson-UTI Energy Inc. | 229,152 | 5,348 |
* | Atwood Oceanics Inc. | 90,945 | 4,652 |
* | Unit Corp. | 69,501 | 3,161 |
* | Hercules Offshore Inc. | 233,554 | 1,583 |
* | Parker Drilling Co. | 220,737 | 1,051 |
* | Pioneer Energy Services | | |
| Corp. | 120,008 | 1,048 |
* | Vantage Drilling Co. | 481,185 | 784 |
|
| Oil & Gas Equipment & Services (17.1%) |
| Schlumberger Ltd. | 1,942,646 | 151,235 |
| Halliburton Co. | 1,349,065 | 56,000 |
| National Oilwell Varco Inc. | 622,004 | 42,377 |
| Baker Hughes Inc. | 644,892 | 28,904 |
* | Cameron International | | |
| Corp. | 364,449 | 23,223 |
* | FMC Technologies Inc. | 352,238 | 18,285 |
* | Weatherford International | | |
| Ltd. | 1,128,114 | 13,402 |
| Oceaneering International | | |
| Inc. | 161,746 | 10,285 |
| Core Laboratories NV | 70,100 | 9,614 |
* | Dresser-Rand Group Inc. | 114,740 | 7,075 |
* | Superior Energy Services | | |
| Inc. | 240,072 | 6,350 |
* | Oil States International Inc. | 82,530 | 6,285 |
* | McDermott International | | |
| Inc. | 364,225 | 4,633 |
* | Dril-Quip Inc. | 53,342 | 4,386 |
| Tidewater Inc. | 78,034 | 3,693 |
* | Helix Energy Solutions | | |
| Group Inc. | 156,827 | 3,671 |
| Lufkin Industries Inc. | 53,028 | 3,435 |
| Bristow Group Inc. | 56,938 | 3,317 |
| CARBO Ceramics Inc. | 33,341 | 3,027 |
* | Exterran Holdings Inc. | 96,029 | 2,423 |
* | Hornbeck Offshore | | |
| Services Inc. | 55,166 | 2,345 |
| SEACOR Holdings Inc. | 32,553 | 2,262 |
* | Key Energy Services Inc. | 239,229 | 2,053 |
* | Geospace Technologies | | |
| Corp. | 20,268 | 1,973 |
| RPC Inc. | 112,105 | 1,814 |
* | C&J Energy Services Inc. | 72,218 | 1,748 |
| Gulfmark Offshore Inc. | 41,890 | 1,496 |
* | ION Geophysical Corp. | 220,639 | 1,465 |
* | TETRA Technologies Inc. | 150,318 | 1,387 |
| | | |
| | | Market |
| | | Value• |
| | Shares | ($000) |
* | Newpark Resources Inc. | 156,099 | 1,375 |
^,* | Heckmann Corp. | 291,465 | 1,038 |
* | Basic Energy Services Inc. | 60,314 | 882 |
* | Tesco Corp. | 68,295 | 868 |
* | Matrix Service Co. | 53,858 | 838 |
* | PHI Inc. | 26,324 | 831 |
| Gulf Island Fabrication Inc. | 31,769 | 756 |
* | Era Group Inc. | 35,453 | 716 |
* | Willbros Group Inc. | 91,209 | 616 |
* | Dawson Geophysical Co. | 19,417 | 600 |
* | Cal Dive International Inc. | 259,910 | 470 |
* | RigNet Inc. | 21,758 | 427 |
* | Global Geophysical | | |
| Services Inc. | 82,905 | 194 |
* | Forum Energy Technologies | |
| Inc. | 2,587 | 69 |
| | | 508,387 |
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (79.7%) | |
| Coal & Consumable Fuels (1.1%) | |
| CONSOL Energy Inc. | 340,638 | 10,952 |
| Peabody Energy Corp. | 403,353 | 8,696 |
* | Alpha Natural Resources | | |
| Inc. | 351,419 | 2,804 |
| Arch Coal Inc. | 356,089 | 1,862 |
* | Cloud Peak Energy Inc. | 104,927 | 1,798 |
^,* | Solazyme Inc. | 72,925 | 637 |
* | Uranium Energy Corp. | 214,632 | 496 |
^,* | James River Coal Co. | 140,830 | 373 |
^,* | KiOR Inc. | 57,803 | 319 |
|
| Integrated Oil & Gas (41.8%) | |
| Exxon Mobil Corp. | 6,323,316 | 566,253 |
| Chevron Corp. | 2,861,348 | 335,207 |
| Occidental Petroleum | | |
| Corp. | 1,178,025 | 96,987 |
| Hess Corp. | 452,959 | 30,122 |
| Murphy Oil Corp. | 273,907 | 16,675 |
|
| Oil & Gas Exploration & Production (24.8%) |
| ConocoPhillips | 1,689,069 | 97,882 |
| Anadarko Petroleum Corp. | 730,324 | 58,119 |
| EOG Resources Inc. | 394,722 | 49,620 |
| Apache Corp. | 563,159 | 41,826 |
| Marathon Oil Corp. | 1,039,334 | 34,818 |
| Devon Energy Corp. | 566,747 | 30,752 |
| Noble Energy Inc. | 262,053 | 29,043 |
| Pioneer Natural Resources | | |
| Co. | 195,427 | 24,587 |
| Chesapeake Energy Corp. | 983,339 | 19,824 |
| Cabot Oil & Gas Corp. | 311,375 | 19,296 |
| Range Resources Corp. | 241,167 | 18,522 |
* | Southwestern Energy Co. | 519,464 | 17,802 |
| EQT Corp. | 222,804 | 14,057 |
* | Concho Resources Inc. | 147,928 | 13,308 |
* | Denbury Resources Inc. | 579,088 | 10,493 |
* | Plains Exploration & | | |
| Production Co. | 194,023 | 8,803 |
| Cimarex Energy Co. | 130,138 | 8,760 |
| | | |
| | | Market |
| | | Value• |
| | Shares | ($000) |
* | Whiting Petroleum Corp. | 176,960 | 8,618 |
* | Cobalt International Energy | | |
| Inc. | 340,569 | 8,402 |
| QEP Resources Inc. | 268,606 | 8,182 |
* | Continental Resources Inc. | 70,635 | 6,216 |
| SM Energy Co. | 100,694 | 5,828 |
| Energen Corp. | 110,774 | 5,122 |
* | Gulfport Energy Corp. | 118,259 | 4,843 |
* | Newfield Exploration Co. | 207,789 | 4,804 |
* | WPX Energy Inc. | 308,041 | 4,371 |
* | Oasis Petroleum Inc. | 116,195 | 4,264 |
* | Ultra Petroleum Corp. | 238,423 | 4,067 |
* | Rosetta Resources Inc. | 81,812 | 3,983 |
* | Kodiak Oil & Gas Corp. | 414,386 | 3,688 |
| Berry Petroleum Co. | | |
| Class A | 74,330 | 3,402 |
^,* | SandRidge Energy Inc. | 580,083 | 3,306 |
| Energy XXI Bermuda Ltd. | 106,819 | 3,176 |
* | McMoRan Exploration Co. | 169,463 | 2,727 |
* | Gran Tierra Energy Inc. | 453,123 | 2,719 |
* | PDC Energy Inc. | 50,117 | 2,337 |
* | Halcon Resources Corp. | 300,919 | 2,136 |
* | Stone Energy Corp. | 80,700 | 1,650 |
* | Bonanza Creek Energy Inc. | 48,620 | 1,645 |
* | Carrizo Oil & Gas Inc. | 67,542 | 1,587 |
* | Bill Barrett Corp. | 85,129 | 1,537 |
| EXCO Resources Inc. | 229,122 | 1,521 |
* | Approach Resources Inc. | 60,966 | 1,509 |
* | EPL Oil & Gas Inc. | 58,253 | 1,499 |
* | Northern Oil and Gas Inc. | 106,107 | 1,455 |
* | Forest Oil Corp. | 213,055 | 1,236 |
* | Laredo Petroleum Holdings | | |
| Inc. | 70,853 | 1,214 |
* | Comstock Resources Inc. | 85,287 | 1,204 |
* | Magnum Hunter Resources | | |
| Corp. | 297,074 | 1,150 |
* | Rex Energy Corp. | 83,931 | 1,131 |
* | Swift Energy Co. | 80,931 | 1,094 |
| W&T Offshore Inc. | 69,883 | 1,038 |
* | Resolute Energy Corp. | 98,886 | 1,007 |
| Contango Oil & Gas Co. | 24,970 | 968 |
* | Vaalco Energy Inc. | 111,086 | 901 |
* | Goodrich Petroleum Corp. | 57,264 | 738 |
* | Triangle Petroleum Corp. | 100,877 | 632 |
* | Clayton Williams Energy | | |
| Inc. | 15,002 | 596 |
* | BPZ Resources Inc. | 234,629 | 577 |
| Penn Virginia Corp. | 138,403 | 563 |
* | TransAtlantic Petroleum | | |
| Ltd. | 568,026 | 557 |
* | PetroQuest Energy Inc. | 144,670 | 556 |
* | Sanchez Energy Corp. | 29,849 | 552 |
* | Harvest Natural Resources | | |
| Inc. | 98,174 | 531 |
* | Abraxas Petroleum Corp. | 236,627 | 485 |
* | Warren Resources Inc. | 184,033 | 482 |
* | FX Energy Inc. | 133,875 | 473 |
* | Quicksilver Resources Inc. | 241,929 | 450 |
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| | | Market |
| | | Value• |
| | Shares | ($000) |
| Apco Oil and Gas | | |
| International Inc. | 26,107 | 347 |
* | Endeavour International | | |
| Corp. | 128,881 | 326 |
* | Hyperdynamics Corp. | 582,824 | 303 |
* | Lone Pine Resources Inc. | 213,786 | 220 |
^,* | ZaZa Energy Corp. | 120,638 | 192 |
* | Midstates Petroleum Co. | | |
| Inc. | 10,095 | 75 |
* | Matador Resources Co. | 7,057 | 55 |
|
| Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing (7.0%) |
| Phillips 66 | 872,510 | 54,933 |
| Marathon Petroleum Corp. | 498,660 | 41,329 |
| Valero Energy Corp. | 814,205 | 37,120 |
| HollyFrontier Corp. | 286,567 | 16,105 |
| Tesoro Corp. | 209,876 | 11,803 |
| World Fuel Services Corp. | 111,798 | 4,252 |
| Western Refining Inc. | 91,231 | 3,274 |
| CVR Energy Inc. | 30,013 | 1,686 |
^,* | Clean Energy Fuels Corp. | 122,950 | 1,547 |
| Rentech Inc. | 421,929 | 1,152 |
| Delek US Holdings Inc. | 24,323 | 909 |
| Alon USA Energy Inc. | 39,609 | 772 |
* | Green Plains Renewable | | |
| Energy Inc. | 61,254 | 580 |
^,* | Amyris Inc. | 134,207 | 393 |
|
| Oil & Gas Storage & Transportation (5.0%) |
| Kinder Morgan Inc. | 961,715 | 35,651 |
| Williams Cos. Inc. | 941,558 | 32,681 |
| Spectra Energy Corp. | 961,826 | 27,931 |
* | Kinder Morgan | | |
| Management LLC | 154,407 | 12,790 |
* | Cheniere Energy Inc. | 289,436 | 6,165 |
| Targa Resources Corp. | 47,645 | 2,906 |
* | SemGroup Corp. Class A | 60,558 | 2,791 |
| Enbridge Energy | | |
| Management LLC | 78,414 | 2,143 |
| Crosstex Energy Inc. | 74,663 | 1,245 |
| | | 1,995,098 |
Total Common Stocks | | |
(Cost $2,168,873) | | 2,503,485 |
Temporary Cash Investment (0.1%) | |
Money Market Fund (0.1%) | | |
1,2 | Vanguard Market | | |
| Liquidity Fund, 0.143% | | |
| (Cost $3,199) | 3,199,000 | 3,199 |
Total Investments (100.1%) | | |
(Cost $2,172,072) | | 2,506,684 |
Other Assets and Liabilities (–0.1%) | |
Other Assets | | 108,526 |
Liabilities2 | | (112,173) |
| | | (3,647) |
Net Assets (100%) | | 2,503,037 |
| |
At February 28, 2013, net assets consisted of: |
| Amount |
| ($000) |
Paid-in Capital | 2,230,976 |
Undistributed Net Investment Income | 8,932 |
Accumulated Net Realized Losses | (71,483) |
Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | 334,612 |
Net Assets | 2,503,037 |
|
|
Admiral Shares—Net Assets | |
Applicable to 7,870,824 outstanding | |
$.001 par value shares of beneficial | |
interest (unlimited authorization) | 435,730 |
Net Asset Value Per Share— | |
Admiral Shares | $55.36 |
|
|
ETF Shares—Net Assets | |
Applicable to 18,654,595 outstanding | |
$.001 par value shares of beneficial | |
interest (unlimited authorization) | 2,067,307 |
Net Asset Value Per Share— | |
ETF Shares | $110.82 |
• See Note A in Notes to Financial Statements.
^ Part of security position is on loan to broker-dealers. The total value of securities on loan is $2,996,000.
* Non-income-producing security.
1 Affiliated money market fund available only to Vanguard funds and certain trusts and accounts managed by Vanguard. Rate shown is the 7-day yield.
2 Includes $3,199,000 of collateral received for securities on loan.
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.
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|
|
Statement of Operations |
|
Six Months Ended |
February 28, 2013 |
| ($000) |
Investment Income | |
Income | |
Dividends | 24,304 |
Interest1 | 3 |
Security Lending | 278 |
Total Income | 24,585 |
Expenses | |
The Vanguard Group—Note B | |
Investment Advisory Services | 127 |
Management and Administrative— | |
Admiral Shares | 161 |
Management and Administrative— | |
ETF Shares | 923 |
Marketing and Distribution— | |
Admiral Shares | 27 |
Marketing and Distribution— | |
ETF Shares | 235 |
Custodian Fees | 14 |
Shareholders’ Reports—Admiral Shares | 2 |
Shareholders’ Reports—ETF Shares | 68 |
Trustees’ Fees and Expenses | 1 |
Total Expenses | 1,558 |
Net Investment Income | 23,027 |
Realized Net Gain (Loss) on | |
Investment Securities Sold | 17,033 |
Change in Unrealized Appreciation | |
(Depreciation) of Investment Securities | 165,503 |
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets | |
Resulting from Operations | 205,563 |
| | |
Statement of Changes in Net Assets | | |
|
| Six Months Ended | Year Ended |
| February 28, | August 31, |
| 2013 | 2012 |
| ($000) | ($000) |
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets | | |
Operations | | |
Net Investment Income | 23,027 | 36,781 |
Realized Net Gain (Loss) | 17,033 | 81,378 |
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | 165,503 | (30,428) |
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations | 205,563 | 87,731 |
Distributions | | |
Net Investment Income | | |
Admiral Shares | (4,899) | (3,683) |
ETF Shares | (36,201) | (27,747) |
Realized Capital Gain | | |
Admiral Shares | — | — |
ETF Shares | — | — |
Total Distributions | (41,100) | (31,430) |
Capital Share Transactions | | |
Admiral Shares | 154,849 | 10,975 |
ETF Shares | 12,862 | 84,815 |
Net Increase (Decrease) from Capital Share Transactions | 167,711 | 95,790 |
Total Increase (Decrease) | 332,174 | 152,091 |
Net Assets | | |
Beginning of Period | 2,170,863 | 2,018,772 |
End of Period2 | 2,503,037 | 2,170,863 |
1 Interest income from an affiliated company of the fund was $3,000.
2 Net Assets—End of Period includes undistributed net investment income of $8,932,000 and $27,005,000.
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.
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|
Financial Highlights | | | | | | |
|
Admiral Shares | | | | | | |
| Six Months | | | | | |
| Ended | | | | | |
For a Share Outstanding | February 28, | | | | Year Ended August 31, |
Throughout Each Period | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | $51.63 | $50.17 | $37.58 | $37.34 | $54.66 | $50.36 |
Investment Operations | | | | | | |
Net Investment Income | .553 | .913 | .708 | .654 | .578 | .504 |
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) | | | | | | |
on Investments | 4.174 | 1.358 | 12.508 | .166 | (17.335) | 4.246 |
Total from Investment Operations | 4.727 | 2.271 | 13.216 | .820 | (16.757) | 4.750 |
Distributions | | | | | | |
Dividends from Net Investment Income | (.997) | (.811) | (.626) | (.580) | (.563) | (.450) |
Distributions from Realized Capital Gains | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Total Distributions | (.997) | (.811) | (.626) | (.580) | (.563) | (.450) |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | $55.36 | $51.63 | $50.17 | $37.58 | $37.34 | $54.66 |
|
Total Return1 | 9.29% | 4.61% | 35.21% | 2.05% | –30.51% | 9.42% |
|
Ratios/Supplemental Data | | | | | | |
Net Assets, End of Period (Millions) | $436 | $254 | $237 | $131 | $108 | $148 |
Ratio of Total Expenses to | | | | | | |
Average Net Assets | 0.14% | 0.14% | 0.19% | 0.24% | 0.28% | 0.25% |
Ratio of Net Investment Income to | | | | | | |
Average Net Assets | 2.06% | 1.81% | 1.48% | 1.71% | 1.81% | 0.99% |
Portfolio Turnover Rate2 | 12% | 12% | 11% | 16% | 25% | 11% |
The expense ratio, net income ratio, and turnover rate for the current period have been annualized.
1 Total returns do not include transaction or account service fees that may have applied in the periods shown. Fund prospectuses provide information about any applicable transaction and account service fees.
2 Excludes the value of portfolio securities received or delivered as a result of in-kind purchases or redemptions of the fund’s capital shares, including ETF Creation Units.
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.
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|
Financial Highlights | | | | | | |
|
ETF Shares | | | | | | |
| Six Months | | | | | |
| Ended | | | | | |
For a Share Outstanding | February 28, | | | | Year Ended August 31, |
Throughout Each Period | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | $103.35 | $100.41 | $75.20 | $74.74 | $109.54 | $100.92 |
Investment Operations | | | | | | |
Net Investment Income | 1.103 | 1.827 | 1.417 | 1.312 | 1.191 | 1.059 |
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) | | | | | | |
on Investments | 8.361 | 2.731 | 25.040 | .341 | (34.808) | 8.501 |
Total from Investment Operations | 9.464 | 4.558 | 26.457 | 1.653 | (33.617) | 9.560 |
Distributions | | | | | | |
Dividends from Net Investment Income | (1.994) | (1.618) | (1.247) | (1.193) | (1.183) | (.940) |
Distributions from Realized Capital Gains | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Total Distributions | (1.994) | (1.618) | (1.247) | (1.193) | (1.183) | (.940) |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | $110.82 | $103.35 | $100.41 | $75.20 | $74.74 | $109.54 |
|
Total Return | 9.28% | 4.60% | 35.22% | 2.05% | –30.49% | 9.47% |
|
Ratios/Supplemental Data | | | | | | |
Net Assets, End of Period (Millions) | $2,067 | $1,917 | $1,782 | $1,041 | $869 | $845 |
Ratio of Total Expenses to | | | | | | |
Average Net Assets | 0.14% | 0.14% | 0.19% | 0.24% | 0.25% | 0.20% |
Ratio of Net Investment Income to | | | | | | |
Average Net Assets | 2.06% | 1.81% | 1.48% | 1.71% | 1.84% | 1.04% |
Portfolio Turnover Rate1 | 12% | 12% | 11% | 16% | 25% | 11% |
The expense ratio, net income ratio, and turnover rate for the current period have been annualized.
1 Excludes the value of portfolio securities received or delivered as a result of in-kind purchases or redemptions of the fund’s capital shares, including ETF Creation Units.
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.
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Notes to Financial Statements
Vanguard Energy Index Fund is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 as an open-end investment company, or mutual fund. The fund offers two classes of shares: Admiral Shares and ETF Shares. Admiral Shares are designed for investors who meet certain administrative, service, and account-size criteria. ETF Shares are listed for trading on NYSE Arca; they can be purchased and sold through a broker.
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 as of the close of trading on the New York Stock Exchange (generally 4 p.m., Eastern time) on the valuation date. Equity securities are valued at the latest quoted sales prices or official closing prices taken from the primary market in which each security trades; such securities not traded on the valuation date are valued at the mean of the latest quoted bid and asked prices. Securities for which market quotations are not readily available, or whose values have been materially affected by events occurring before the fund’s pricing time but after the close of the securities’ primary markets, are valued by methods deemed by the board of trustees to represent fair value. Investments in Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund are valued at that fund’s net asset 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 for all open federal income tax years (August 31, 2009–2012), and for the period ended February 28, 2013, and has concluded that no provision for federal income tax is required in the fund’s financial statements.
3. Distributions: Distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date.
4. Security Lending: The fund may lend its securities to qualified institutional borrowers to earn additional income. Security loans are required to be secured at all times by collateral at least equal to the market value of securities loaned. The fund invests cash collateral received in Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund, and records a liability for the return of the collateral, during the period the securities are on loan. Security lending income represents fees charged to borrowers plus income earned on investing cash collateral, less expenses associated with the loan.
5. Other: Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Interest income includes income distributions received from Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund and is accrued daily. Security transactions are accounted for on the date securities are bought or sold. Costs used to determine realized gains (losses) on the sale of investment securities are those of the specific securities sold.
Each class of shares has equal rights as to assets and earnings, except that each class separately bears certain class-specific expenses related to maintenance of shareholder accounts (included in Management and Administrative expenses) and shareholder reporting. Marketing and distribution expenses are allocated to each class of shares based on a method approved by the board of trustees. Income, other non-class-specific expenses, and gains and losses on investments are allocated to each class of shares based on its relative net assets.
B. The 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, 2013, the fund had contributed capital of $313,000 to Vanguard (included in Other Assets), representing 0.01% of the fund’s net assets and 0.13% of Vanguard’s capitalization. The fund’s trustees and officers are also directors and officers of Vanguard.
C. Various inputs may be used to determine the value of the fund’s investments. These inputs are summarized in three broad levels for financial statement purposes. The inputs or methodologies used to value securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.
Level 1—Quoted prices in active markets for identical securities.
Level 2—Other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.).
Level 3—Significant unobservable inputs (including the fund’s own assumptions used to determine the fair value of investments).
At February 28, 2013, 100% of the market value of the fund’s investments was determined based on Level 1 inputs.
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D. Distributions are determined on a tax basis and may differ from net investment income and realized capital gains for financial reporting purposes. Differences may be permanent or temporary. Permanent differences are reclassified among capital accounts in the financial statements to reflect their tax character. Temporary differences arise when certain items of income, expense, gain, or loss are recognized in different periods for financial statement and tax purposes; these differences will reverse at some time in the future. Differences in classification may also result from the treatment of short-term gains as ordinary income for tax purposes.
During the six months ended February 28, 2013, the fund realized $18,704,000 of net capital gains resulting from in-kind redemptions—in which shareholders exchanged fund shares for securities held by the fund rather than for cash. Because such gains are not taxable to the fund, and are not distributed to shareholders, they have been reclassified from accumulated net realized losses to paid-in capital.
The fund’s tax-basis capital gains and losses are determined only at the end of each fiscal year. For tax purposes, at August 31, 2012, the fund had available capital loss carryforwards totaling $69,808,000 to offset future net capital gains of $39,109,000 through August 31, 2018 and $30,699,000 through August 31, 2019. The fund will use these capital losses to offset net taxable capital gains, if any, realized during the year ending August 31, 2013; should the fund realize net capital losses for the year, the losses will be added to the loss carryforward balance above.
At February 28, 2013, the cost of investment securities for tax purposes was $2,172,072,000. Net unrealized appreciation of investment securities for tax purposes was $334,612,000, consisting of unrealized gains of $470,886,000 on securities that had risen in value since their purchase and $136,274,000 in unrealized losses on securities that had fallen in value since their purchase.
E. During the six months ended February 28, 2013, the fund purchased $331,867,000 of investment securities and sold $182,806,000 of investment securities, other than temporary cash investments. Purchases and sales include $64,795,000 and $52,540,000, respectively, in connection with in-kind purchases and redemptions of the fund’s capital shares.
F. Capital share transactions for each class of shares were:
| | | | |
| Six Months Ended | | Year Ended |
| February 28, 2013 | August 31, 2012 |
| Amount | Shares | Amount | Shares |
| ($000) | (000) | ($000) | (000) |
Admiral Shares | | | | |
Issued | 186,647 | 3,560 | 52,413 | 1,036 |
Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions | 3,807 | 74 | 2,872 | 58 |
Redeemed1 | (35,605) | (675) | (44,310) | (902) |
Net Increase (Decrease)—Admiral Shares | 154,849 | 2,959 | 10,975 | 192 |
ETF Shares | | | | |
Issued | 65,444 | 603 | 173,740 | 1,705 |
Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions | — | — | — | — |
Redeemed1 | (52,582) | (500) | (88,925) | (900) |
Net Increase (Decrease)—ETF Shares | 12,862 | 103 | 84,815 | 805 |
1 Net of redemption fees for fiscal 2012 of $175,000 (fund total). Effective May 23, 2012, the redemption fee was eliminated.
G. In preparing the financial statements as of February 28, 2013, management considered the impact of subsequent events for potential recognition or disclosure in these financial statements.
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Fund Profile
As of February 28, 2013
| | |
Share-Class Characteristics | |
| Admiral | ETF |
| Shares | Shares |
Ticker Symbol | VFAIX | VFH |
Expense Ratio1 | 0.19% | 0.19% |
30-Day SEC Yield | 2.13% | 2.13% |
| | | |
Portfolio Characteristics | | |
| | MSCI | |
| | US IMI/ | MSCI |
| | Financials | US IMI/ |
| Fund | 25/50 | 2500 |
Number of Stocks | 521 | 521 | 2,478 |
Median Market Cap | $23.4B | $23.4B | $38.3B |
Price/Earnings Ratio | 15.7x | 15.8x | 17.3x |
Price/Book Ratio | 1.2x | 1.2x | 2.3x |
Return on Equity | 7.7% | 7.7% | 16.9% |
Earnings Growth Rate | 5.8% | 5.8% | 9.4% |
Dividend Yield | 2.3% | 2.3% | 2.1% |
Foreign Holdings | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Turnover Rate | | | |
(Annualized) | 10% | — | — |
Short-Term Reserves | 0.0% | — | — |
| | |
Volatility Measures | | |
| MSCI US | |
| IMI/Financials | MSCI US |
| 25/50 | IMI/2500 |
R-Squared | 1.00 | 0.90 |
Beta | 1.00 | 1.21 |
These measures show the degree and timing of the fund’s fluctuations compared with the indexes over 36 months.
| |
Subindustry Diversification | |
(% of equity exposure) | |
|
Asset Management & Custody Banks | 8.0% |
Consumer Finance | 4.7 |
Diversified Banks | 8.8 |
Diversified Financial Services | 15.6 |
Diversified REITs | 1.3 |
Insurance Brokers | 2.0 |
Investment Banking & Brokerage | 5.1 |
Life & Health Insurance | 4.3 |
Mortgage REITs | 2.5 |
Multi-line Insurance | 3.3 |
Office REITs | 2.4 |
Property & Casualty Insurance | 10.7 |
Regional Banks | 9.0 |
Reinsurance | 1.3 |
Residential REITs | 2.8 |
Retail REITs | 4.7 |
Specialized Finance | 2.7 |
Specialized REITs | 7.5 |
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance | 1.4 |
Other Financials | 1.9 |
| | |
Ten Largest Holdings (% of total net assets) |
|
JPMorgan Chase | Diversified Financial | |
& Co. | Services | 6.7% |
Wells Fargo & Co. | Diversified Banks | 6.3 |
Citigroup Inc. | Diversified Financial | |
| Services | 4.4 |
Bank of America | Diversified Financial | |
Corp. | Services | 4.3 |
Berkshire | | |
Hathaway Inc. | Property & | |
Class B | Casualty Insurance | 3.6 |
Goldman Sachs | Investment Banking | |
Group Inc. | & Brokerage | 2.4 |
US Bancorp | Diversified Banks | 2.3 |
American | | |
Express Co. | Consumer Finance | 2.2 |
American | | |
International | | |
Group Inc. | Multi-line Insurance | 1.9 |
Simon Property | | |
Group Inc. | Retail REITs | 1.8 |
Top Ten | | 35.9% |
The holdings listed exclude any temporary cash investments and equity index products.
1 The expense ratios shown are from the prospectus dated December 27, 2012, and represent estimated costs for the current fiscal year. For the six months ended February 28, 2013, the annualized expense ratios were 0.14% for Admiral Shares and 0.14% for ETF Shares.
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Performance Summary
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 vanguard.com/performance.) Note, too, that both investment returns and principal value can fluctuate widely, so an investor’s shares, when sold, could be worth more or less than their original cost. The returns shown do not reflect taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the sale of fund shares.
Fiscal-Year Total Returns (%): January 26, 2004–February 28, 2013

|
Financials Index Fund ETF Shares Net Asset Value |
Spliced US IMI/Financials 25/502 |
Average Annual Total Returns: Periods Ended December 31, 2012
This table presents 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.
| | | | |
| | | | Since |
| Inception Date | One Year | Five Years | Inception |
ETF Shares | 1/26/2004 | | | |
Market Price | | 26.37% | –6.16% | –2.14% |
Net Asset Value | | 26.26 | –6.22 | –2.15 |
Admiral Shares | 2/4/2004 | 26.34 | –6.23 | –1.99 |
1 Six months ended February 28, 2013.
2 Spliced US IMI/Financials 25/50: MSCI US IMI/Financials through February 26, 2010; MSCI US IMI/Financials 25/50 thereafter.
See Financial Highlights for dividend and capital gains information.
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Financials Index Fund
Financial Statements (unaudited)
Statement of Net Assets
As of February 28, 2013
The fund reports a complete list of its holdings in regulatory filings 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 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).
| | | |
| | | Market |
| | | Value• |
| | Shares | ($000) |
Common Stocks (100.0%) | | |
Capital Markets (13.2%) | | |
| Goldman Sachs Group Inc. | 198,255 | 29,691 |
| Morgan Stanley | 657,680 | 14,831 |
| BlackRock Inc. | 60,394 | 14,479 |
| Bank of New York Mellon | | |
| Corp. | 519,069 | 14,088 |
| State Street Corp. | 206,395 | 11,680 |
| Franklin Resources Inc. | 65,985 | 9,320 |
| T. Rowe Price Group Inc. | 113,528 | 8,082 |
| Charles Schwab Corp. | 481,382 | 7,818 |
| Ameriprise Financial Inc. | 91,315 | 6,267 |
| Invesco Ltd. | 197,137 | 5,281 |
| Northern Trust Corp. | 95,765 | 5,092 |
* | Affiliated Managers Group | | |
| Inc. | 23,052 | 3,371 |
| Raymond James Financial | | |
| Inc. | 52,278 | 2,294 |
| Ares Capital Corp. | 109,390 | 2,025 |
* | American Capital Ltd. | 140,540 | 1,965 |
| Eaton Vance Corp. | 50,870 | 1,943 |
| TD Ameritrade Holding | | |
| Corp. | 96,837 | 1,841 |
| SEI Investments Co. | 61,358 | 1,735 |
| Waddell & Reed Financial | | |
| Inc. Class A | 38,157 | 1,565 |
| Legg Mason Inc. | 52,714 | 1,502 |
* | E*TRADE Financial Corp. | 120,875 | 1,295 |
| Jefferies Group Inc. | 58,818 | 1,277 |
| Prospect Capital Corp. | 93,831 | 1,046 |
| Federated Investors Inc. | | |
| Class B | 41,844 | 972 |
* | Stifel Financial Corp. | 26,511 | 916 |
| Apollo Investment Corp. | 91,040 | 791 |
| Janus Capital Group Inc. | 83,317 | 771 |
| LPL Financial Holdings Inc. | 24,115 | 760 |
| Greenhill & Co. Inc. | 11,905 | 724 |
* | Walter Investment | | |
| Management Corp. | 14,839 | 681 |
* | Financial Engines Inc. | 17,664 | 577 |
| Fifth Street Finance Corp. | 46,752 | 500 |
| Solar Capital Ltd. | 19,943 | 489 |
* | Virtus Investment Partners | | |
| Inc. | 2,802 | 471 |
| Evercore Partners Inc. | | |
| Class A | 11,454 | 466 |
| Main Street Capital Corp. | 14,375 | 459 |
| Triangle Capital Corp. | 12,313 | 372 |
* | WisdomTree Investments | | |
| Inc. | 39,488 | 359 |
| BlackRock Kelso Capital | | |
| Corp. | 32,776 | 342 |
| PennantPark Investment | | |
| Corp. | 29,119 | 338 |
| Hercules Technology | | |
| Growth Capital Inc. | 23,486 | 294 |
| Cohen & Steers Inc. | 8,905 | 294 |
| | | |
| | | Market |
| | | Value• |
| | Shares | ($000) |
* | Piper Jaffray Cos. | 7,530 | 290 |
| HFF Inc. Class A | 14,834 | 272 |
| Duff & Phelps Corp. | | |
| Class A | 16,503 | 256 |
* | ICG Group Inc. | 16,640 | 217 |
| TICC Capital Corp. | 20,986 | 217 |
* | Investment Technology | | |
| Group Inc. | 17,411 | 211 |
| Golub Capital BDC Inc. | 12,612 | 207 |
| Epoch Holding Corp. | 7,401 | 207 |
| BGC Partners Inc. Class A | 45,309 | 193 |
* | Knight Capital Group Inc. | | |
| Class A | 43,773 | 162 |
| Capital Southwest Corp. | 1,397 | 162 |
| MCG Capital Corp. | 33,740 | 152 |
* | Safeguard Scientifics Inc. | 9,482 | 144 |
| New Mountain Finance | | |
| Corp. | 9,254 | 141 |
| MVC Capital Inc. | 10,061 | 128 |
| THL Credit Inc. | 7,973 | 122 |
* | INTL. FCStone Inc. | 6,424 | 115 |
| GFI Group Inc. | 31,602 | 111 |
| TCP Capital Corp. | 6,810 | 107 |
| GAMCO Investors Inc. | 1,993 | 107 |
| Calamos Asset | | |
| Management Inc. | | |
| Class A | 9,337 | 104 |
| Westwood Holdings | | |
| Group Inc. | 2,447 | 101 |
| Oppenheimer Holdings Inc. | | |
| Class A | 4,579 | 87 |
* | Cowen Group Inc. Class A | 29,997 | 78 |
* | GSV Capital Corp. | 8,420 | 70 |
* | Ladenburg Thalmann | | |
| Financial Services Inc. | 50,104 | 65 |
| Artio Global Investors Inc. | | |
| Class A | 14,914 | 41 |
| Pzena Investment | | |
| Management Inc. Class A | 4,280 | 27 |
| | | 163,158 |
Commercial Banks (17.8%) | | |
| Wells Fargo & Co. | 2,221,581 | 77,933 |
| US Bancorp | 835,268 | 28,382 |
| PNC Financial Services | | |
| Group Inc. | 234,834 | 14,651 |
| BB&T Corp. | 310,754 | 9,434 |
| SunTrust Banks Inc. | 239,277 | 6,602 |
| Fifth Third Bancorp | 398,584 | 6,314 |
| M&T Bank Corp. | 51,342 | 5,241 |
| Regions Financial Corp. | 627,523 | 4,801 |
| KeyCorp | 415,730 | 3,904 |
* | CIT Group Inc. | 84,720 | 3,546 |
| Comerica Inc. | 84,713 | 2,912 |
| Huntington Bancshares | | |
| Inc. | 379,812 | 2,670 |
| Zions Bancorporation | 81,977 | 1,979 |
| East West Bancorp Inc. | 62,460 | 1,536 |
| | | |
| | | Market |
| | | Value• |
| | Shares | ($000) |
* | Signature Bank | 20,505 | 1,523 |
| Cullen/Frost Bankers Inc. | 24,662 | 1,494 |
| First Republic Bank | 40,733 | 1,485 |
* | SVB Financial Group | 19,756 | 1,325 |
| Commerce Bancshares Inc. | 34,750 | 1,324 |
| First Niagara Financial Group | | |
| Inc. | 156,485 | 1,280 |
* | Popular Inc. | 45,730 | 1,277 |
| City National Corp. | 21,427 | 1,217 |
| First Horizon National Corp. | 109,623 | 1,165 |
| Associated Banc-Corp | 76,097 | 1,095 |
| Prosperity Bancshares Inc. | 23,657 | 1,092 |
| Hancock Holding Co. | 36,012 | 1,088 |
| Fulton Financial Corp. | 88,286 | 1,002 |
| Bank of Hawaii Corp. | 19,848 | 960 |
| TCF Financial Corp. | 68,898 | 947 |
| Susquehanna Bancshares | | |
| Inc. | 78,856 | 917 |
| Synovus Financial Corp. | 334,918 | 851 |
| Valley National Bancorp | 84,108 | 844 |
| CapitalSource Inc. | 89,420 | 805 |
| Webster Financial Corp. | 36,062 | 794 |
* | Texas Capital Bancshares | | |
| Inc. | 17,980 | 760 |
| FirstMerit Corp. | 49,223 | 744 |
| BOK Financial Corp. | 12,147 | 722 |
| FNB Corp. | 62,677 | 712 |
| Trustmark Corp. | 29,897 | 685 |
| Iberiabank Corp. | 13,244 | 665 |
| UMB Financial Corp. | 14,557 | 664 |
| Cathay General Bancorp | 33,236 | 648 |
| Umpqua Holdings Corp. | 50,233 | 630 |
| Old National Bancorp | 45,508 | 614 |
| Wintrust Financial Corp. | 16,165 | 590 |
| United Bankshares Inc. | 22,334 | 581 |
| BancorpSouth Inc. | 37,760 | 578 |
| National Penn Bancshares | | |
| Inc. | 57,348 | 562 |
| Glacier Bancorp Inc. | 31,951 | 557 |
| MB Financial Inc. | 23,320 | 553 |
| Westamerica Bancorporation | 12,301 | 544 |
| PrivateBancorp Inc. | 29,820 | 534 |
| Bank of the Ozarks Inc. | 13,141 | 504 |
| First Financial Bankshares | | |
| Inc. | 11,263 | 502 |
| International Bancshares | | |
| Corp. | 23,993 | 486 |
| Community Bank System | | |
| Inc. | 16,611 | 480 |
* | Western Alliance Bancorp | 33,239 | 442 |
| CVB Financial Corp. | 39,675 | 421 |
| BankUnited Inc. | 14,693 | 417 |
| First Midwest Bancorp Inc. | 33,253 | 416 |
| BBCN Bancorp Inc. | 33,135 | 410 |
| First Citizens BancShares | | |
| Inc.Class A | 2,250 | 404 |
| First Financial Bancorp | 25,915 | 397 |
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|
|
| | | Market |
| | | Value• |
| | Shares | ($000) |
| PacWest Bancorp | 13,609 | 372 |
| Park National Corp. | 5,457 | 360 |
| Investors Bancorp Inc. | 20,231 | 357 |
* | Citizens Republic Bancorp | | |
| Inc. | 17,238 | 355 |
| Columbia Banking System | | |
| Inc. | 17,688 | 354 |
| Sterling Financial Corp. | 16,523 | 350 |
| SCBT Financial Corp. | 7,201 | 343 |
| Home BancShares Inc. | 9,977 | 338 |
| First Commonwealth | | |
| Financial Corp. | 45,406 | 330 |
| Independent Bank Corp. | 10,248 | 325 |
* | Pinnacle Financial Partners | | |
| Inc. | 14,532 | 315 |
| NBT Bancorp Inc. | 15,256 | 312 |
| Oriental Financial Group Inc. | 20,029 | 307 |
| Chemical Financial Corp. | 12,445 | 305 |
| WesBanco Inc. | 12,553 | 294 |
| Boston Private Financial | | |
| Holdings Inc. | 31,505 | 288 |
| City Holding Co. | 6,984 | 265 |
| Banner Corp. | 8,599 | 255 |
| Renasant Corp. | 11,115 | 245 |
| S&T Bancorp Inc. | 12,875 | 232 |
| Sandy Spring Bancorp Inc. | 11,301 | 219 |
| State Bank Financial Corp. | 13,636 | 217 |
| Tompkins Financial Corp. | 5,123 | 212 |
| West Coast Bancorp | 8,731 | 205 |
| Community Trust Bancorp | | |
| Inc. | 5,996 | 205 |
* | Bancorp Inc. | 15,821 | 202 |
| Cardinal Financial Corp. | 12,434 | 198 |
| Union First Market | | |
| Bankshares Corp. | 10,287 | 187 |
| Lakeland Financial Corp. | 6,874 | 170 |
| First Busey Corp. | 37,366 | 168 |
* | Wilshire Bancorp Inc. | 28,617 | 168 |
| Simmons First National Corp. | | |
| Class A | 6,681 | 168 |
* | Eagle Bancorp Inc. | 7,727 | 168 |
| Washington Trust Bancorp | | |
| Inc. | 6,166 | 163 |
* | Central Pacific Financial Corp. | 10,334 | 160 |
| TowneBank | 10,987 | 160 |
| StellarOne Corp. | 10,176 | 157 |
| Southside Bancshares Inc. | 7,263 | 155 |
| 1st Source Corp. | 6,556 | 154 |
| Sterling Bancorp | 13,572 | 138 |
| SY Bancorp Inc. | 5,961 | 135 |
* | United Community Banks Inc. | 12,299 | 132 |
| Arrow Financial Corp. | 5,450 | 132 |
| CoBiz Financial Inc. | 15,816 | 131 |
| First Community Bancshares | | |
| Inc. | 8,171 | 128 |
| First Financial Corp. | 4,094 | 126 |
| Bryn Mawr Bank Corp. | 5,403 | 124 |
| Lakeland Bancorp Inc. | 12,617 | 121 |
| Heartland Financial USA Inc. | 5,119 | 120 |
| First Interstate Bancsystem | | |
| Inc. | 6,552 | 120 |
| Univest Corp. of | | |
| Pennsylvania | 7,156 | 119 |
| First Connecticut Bancorp | | |
| Inc. | 8,113 | 116 |
* | Southwest Bancorp Inc. | 8,454 | 110 |
| Camden National Corp. | 3,193 | 108 |
| Hudson Valley Holding Corp. | 7,108 | 108 |
| Bancfirst Corp. | 2,656 | 106 |
| | | |
| | | Market |
| | | Value• |
| | Shares | ($000) |
| Trico Bancshares | 6,167 | 105 |
| Great Southern Bancorp | | |
| Inc. | 4,179 | 100 |
| Republic Bancorp Inc. | | |
| Class A | 4,544 | 98 |
* | Taylor Capital Group Inc. | 5,892 | 97 |
| First Bancorp | 7,096 | 95 |
* | Sun Bancorp Inc. | 19,267 | 69 |
* | FNB United Corp. | 4,833 | 49 |
* | Hampton Roads | | |
| Bankshares Inc. | 15,397 | 20 |
| | | 221,057 |
Consumer Finance (4.7%) | | |
| American Express Co. | 447,312 | 27,800 |
| Capital One Financial Corp. | 258,317 | 13,182 |
| Discover Financial Services | 224,177 | 8,638 |
| SLM Corp. | 205,721 | 3,902 |
* | Portfolio Recovery | | |
| Associates Inc. | 7,506 | 878 |
| Cash America International | | |
| Inc. | 13,047 | 661 |
* | First Cash Financial | | |
| Services Inc. | 12,143 | 642 |
* | Credit Acceptance Corp. | 5,475 | 605 |
* | World Acceptance Corp. | 5,421 | 427 |
| Nelnet Inc. Class A | 12,834 | 426 |
* | Ezcorp Inc. Class A | 20,300 | 420 |
* | DFC Global Corp. | 18,498 | 346 |
* | Encore Capital Group Inc. | 9,956 | 294 |
* | Netspend Holdings Inc. | 13,766 | 218 |
* | Green Dot Corp. Class A | 10,582 | 148 |
* | Regional Management | | |
| Corp. | 2,536 | 46 |
| | | 58,633 |
Diversified Financial Services (18.3%) | |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co. | 1,688,680 | 82,610 |
| Citigroup Inc. | 1,302,685 | 54,674 |
| Bank of America Corp. | 4,787,933 | 53,769 |
| CME Group Inc. | 140,666 | 8,415 |
| McGraw-Hill Cos. Inc. | 110,975 | 5,166 |
* | IntercontinentalExchange | | |
| Inc. | 32,214 | 4,987 |
| Moody’s Corp. | 89,143 | 4,284 |
| NYSE Euronext | 108,157 | 4,032 |
| Leucadia National Corp. | 92,636 | 2,492 |
* | MSCI Inc. Class A | 54,445 | 1,804 |
| NASDAQ OMX Group Inc. | 54,852 | 1,737 |
| CBOE Holdings Inc. | 38,807 | 1,394 |
| MarketAxess Holdings Inc. | 16,568 | 647 |
* | PHH Corp. | 25,448 | 535 |
| Interactive Brokers Group | | |
| Inc. | 21,432 | 315 |
* | PICO Holdings Inc. | 9,588 | 206 |
* | NewStar Financial Inc. | 11,047 | 149 |
| | | 227,216 |
Insurance (21.7%) | | |
* | Berkshire Hathaway Inc. | | |
| Class B | 440,698 | 45,022 |
* | American International | | |
| Group Inc. | 622,927 | 23,677 |
| MetLife Inc. | 388,656 | 13,774 |
| Travelers Cos. Inc. | 169,366 | 13,620 |
| ACE Ltd. | 150,858 | 12,882 |
| Prudential Financial Inc. | 205,142 | 11,400 |
| Aflac Inc. | 208,227 | 10,401 |
| Allstate Corp. | 213,956 | 9,846 |
| Chubb Corp. | 116,289 | 9,772 |
| | | |
| | | Market |
| | | Value• |
| | Shares | ($000) |
| Marsh & McLennan Cos. | | |
| Inc. | 241,735 | 8,978 |
| Aon plc | 134,370 | 8,209 |
| Progressive Corp. | 255,112 | 6,215 |
| Loews Corp. | 139,836 | 6,028 |
| Hartford Financial Services | | |
| Group Inc. | 184,075 | 4,346 |
| Principal Financial Group | | |
| Inc. | 130,313 | 4,119 |
| XL Group plc Class A | 133,829 | 3,833 |
| Lincoln National Corp. | 122,404 | 3,616 |
| Cincinnati Financial Corp. | 68,767 | 3,095 |
| Unum Group | 122,433 | 2,996 |
* | Arch Capital Group Ltd. | 60,726 | 2,983 |
| Willis Group Holdings plc | 76,751 | 2,923 |
| Everest Re Group Ltd. | 22,930 | 2,857 |
| PartnerRe Ltd. | 27,245 | 2,431 |
| Torchmark Corp. | 42,235 | 2,373 |
| Fidelity National Financial | | |
| Inc. Class A | 89,913 | 2,242 |
* | Alleghany Corp. | 5,660 | 2,139 |
| Arthur J Gallagher & Co. | 55,457 | 2,134 |
| WR Berkley Corp. | 51,319 | 2,130 |
| Axis Capital Holdings Ltd. | 48,960 | 1,994 |
* | Markel Corp. | 4,073 | 1,969 |
| Reinsurance Group of | | |
| America Inc. Class A | 32,773 | 1,884 |
| RenaissanceRe Holdings | | |
| Ltd. | 21,434 | 1,874 |
* | Genworth Financial Inc. | | |
| Class A | 218,296 | 1,864 |
| HCC Insurance Holdings Inc. | 45,018 | 1,801 |
| Brown & Brown Inc. | 54,202 | 1,626 |
| Assurant Inc. | 34,968 | 1,468 |
| Assured Guaranty Ltd. | 77,520 | 1,447 |
| White Mountains Insurance | | |
| Group Ltd. | 2,484 | 1,403 |
| Allied World Assurance Co. | | |
| Holdings AG | 15,553 | 1,366 |
| American Financial Group | | |
| Inc. | 30,080 | 1,322 |
| Old Republic International | | |
| Corp. | 109,378 | 1,314 |
| Validus Holdings Ltd. | 35,605 | 1,269 |
| ProAssurance Corp. | 26,066 | 1,222 |
| Aspen Insurance Holdings | | |
| Ltd. | 31,441 | 1,128 |
| Protective Life Corp. | 35,082 | 1,120 |
| CNO Financial Group Inc. | 101,050 | 1,106 |
| First American Financial | | |
| Corp. | 45,194 | 1,098 |
| Alterra Capital Holdings Ltd. | 30,115 | 923 |
| Erie Indemnity Co. Class A | 12,571 | 920 |
| Hanover Insurance Group | | |
| Inc. | 19,982 | 853 |
| Endurance Specialty | | |
| Holdings Ltd. | 19,261 | 848 |
| StanCorp Financial Group | | |
| Inc. | 19,688 | 784 |
| Platinum Underwriters | | |
| Holdings Ltd. | 14,721 | 778 |
| Primerica Inc. | 22,543 | 709 |
| Kemper Corp. | 21,946 | 694 |
* | MBIA Inc. | 64,537 | 624 |
| RLI Corp. | 8,485 | 585 |
| Montpelier Re Holdings Ltd. | 22,349 | 553 |
| Selective Insurance Group | | |
| Inc. | 24,380 | 542 |
* | Enstar Group Ltd. | 4,315 | 541 |
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| | | |
| | | Market |
| | | Value• |
| | Shares | ($000) |
| Symetra Financial Corp. | 37,190 | 490 |
| Mercury General Corp. | 12,346 | 480 |
| Amtrust Financial Services | | |
| Inc. | 13,356 | 444 |
| Argo Group International | | |
| Holdings Ltd. | 11,376 | 432 |
| American Equity Investment | | |
| Life Holding Co. | 26,823 | 372 |
| Horace Mann Educators | | |
| Corp. | 17,719 | 363 |
* | National Financial Partners | | |
| Corp. | 17,992 | 354 |
* | Greenlight Capital Re Ltd. | | |
| Class A | 13,502 | 324 |
| Tower Group Inc. | 16,103 | 300 |
| Infinity Property & Casualty | | |
| Corp. | 5,251 | 295 |
* | Navigators Group Inc. | 4,931 | 277 |
| Employers Holdings Inc. | 12,948 | 272 |
* | AMERISAFE Inc. | 8,140 | 266 |
| Safety Insurance Group Inc. | 5,443 | 256 |
| Maiden Holdings Ltd. | 24,302 | 245 |
* | Hilltop Holdings Inc. | 18,904 | 243 |
| United Fire Group Inc. | 9,655 | 237 |
| Stewart Information Services | | |
| Corp. | 8,081 | 187 |
| FBL Financial Group Inc. | | |
| Class A | 5,036 | 183 |
| National Western Life | | |
| Insurance Co. Class A | 1,045 | 170 |
* | Citizens Inc. | 17,783 | 163 |
| Meadowbrook Insurance | | |
| Group Inc. | 21,556 | 152 |
* | eHealth Inc. | 8,413 | 131 |
| OneBeacon Insurance | | |
| Group Ltd. Class A | 9,376 | 125 |
| National Interstate Corp. | 3,585 | 119 |
| State Auto Financial Corp. | 7,068 | 119 |
* | Global Indemnity plc | 3,980 | 92 |
| Baldwin & Lyons Inc. | 3,662 | 85 |
| Homeowners Choice Inc. | 3,790 | 76 |
| Kansas City Life Insurance | | |
| Co. | 1,988 | 74 |
* | Phoenix Cos. Inc. | 2,704 | 68 |
| EMC Insurance Group Inc. | 2,336 | 60 |
| Donegal Group Inc. Class A | 4,104 | 59 |
| Crawford & Co. Class B | 5,659 | 47 |
| Crawford & Co. Class A | 7,210 | 42 |
| | | 269,272 |
|
Real Estate Investment Trusts (22.1%) | |
| Simon Property Group Inc. | 137,763 | 21,885 |
| American Tower | | |
| Corporation | 175,555 | 13,623 |
| HCP Inc. | 200,769 | 9,814 |
| Public Storage | 64,740 | 9,789 |
| Ventas Inc. | 131,241 | 9,289 |
| Prologis Inc. | 204,699 | 7,971 |
| Equity Residential | 142,794 | 7,859 |
| Health Care REIT Inc. | 115,684 | 7,420 |
| Weyerhaeuser Co. | 241,181 | 7,093 |
| Boston Properties Inc. | 66,915 | 6,951 |
| Annaly Capital Management | | |
| Inc. | 433,017 | 6,707 |
| AvalonBay Communities | | |
| Inc. | 49,833 | 6,221 |
| Vornado Realty Trust | 74,380 | 5,966 |
| American Capital Agency | | |
| Corp. | 172,926 | 5,485 |
| | |
| | Market |
| | Value• |
| Shares | ($000) |
Host Hotels & Resorts Inc. | 322,145 | 5,370 |
Kimco Realty Corp. | 181,345 | 3,948 |
Digital Realty Trust Inc. | 55,005 | 3,684 |
Macerich Co. | 60,847 | 3,657 |
Realty Income Corp. | 79,473 | 3,628 |
General Growth Properties | | |
Inc. | 187,530 | 3,589 |
Plum Creek Timber Co. Inc. | 71,911 | 3,488 |
SL Green Realty Corp. | 40,174 | 3,279 |
Rayonier Inc. | 54,701 | 3,056 |
Federal Realty Investment | | |
Trust | 28,567 | 3,034 |
UDR Inc. | 111,004 | 2,649 |
Camden Property Trust | 37,188 | 2,571 |
Essex Property Trust Inc. | 16,187 | 2,412 |
Duke Realty Corp. | 140,140 | 2,265 |
Taubman Centers Inc. | 27,494 | 2,109 |
American Campus | | |
Communities Inc. | 46,413 | 2,098 |
Senior Housing Properties | | |
Trust | 83,116 | 2,085 |
Regency Centers Corp. | 40,043 | 2,077 |
Liberty Property Trust | 52,356 | 2,031 |
Alexandria Real Estate | | |
Equities Inc. | 28,394 | 2,020 |
Apartment Investment & | | |
Management Co. Class A | 64,862 | 1,921 |
DDR Corp. | 110,353 | 1,906 |
Kilroy Realty Corp. | 32,904 | 1,736 |
Extra Space Storage Inc. | 46,294 | 1,733 |
Corrections Corp. of | | |
America | 44,364 | 1,701 |
Two Harbors Investment | | |
Corp. | 131,576 | 1,692 |
National Retail Properties | | |
Inc. | 48,357 | 1,666 |
Starwood Property Trust Inc. | 59,417 | 1,661 |
BRE Properties Inc. | 34,049 | 1,655 |
Weingarten Realty Investors | 51,499 | 1,578 |
BioMed Realty Trust Inc. | 74,587 | 1,575 |
CBL & Associates | | |
Properties Inc. | 67,396 | 1,533 |
Tanger Factory Outlet | | |
Centers | 41,601 | 1,468 |
Piedmont Office Realty | | |
Trust Inc. Class A | 74,491 | 1,464 |
Hospitality Properties Trust | 54,790 | 1,463 |
Douglas Emmett Inc. | 59,368 | 1,455 |
Home Properties Inc. | 22,886 | 1,429 |
MFA Financial Inc. | 159,265 | 1,414 |
Omega Healthcare | | |
Investors Inc. | 49,899 | 1,397 |
Chimera Investment Corp. | 457,665 | 1,364 |
Mid-America Apartment | | |
Communities Inc. | 18,900 | 1,312 |
Equity Lifestyle | | |
Properties Inc. | 17,401 | 1,282 |
Highwoods Properties Inc. | 34,997 | 1,277 |
CommonWealth REIT | 49,799 | 1,257 |
Newcastle Investment Corp. | 111,511 | 1,244 |
Invesco Mortgage Capital | | |
Inc. | 58,693 | 1,234 |
Hatteras Financial Corp. | 43,682 | 1,166 |
Post Properties Inc. | 24,184 | 1,155 |
ARMOUR Residential | | |
REIT Inc. | 166,623 | 1,115 |
Geo Group Inc. | 31,933 | 1,103 |
Mack-Cali Realty Corp. | 38,796 | 1,101 |
LaSalle Hotel Properties | 42,221 | 1,072 |
| | | |
| | | Market |
| | | Value• |
| | Shares | ($000) |
| Healthcare Realty Trust Inc. | 38,477 | 1,023 |
| EPR Properties | 20,780 | 1,014 |
| Medical Properties Trust Inc. | 65,076 | 945 |
| CYS Investments Inc. | 77,962 | 925 |
| Corporate Office Properties | | |
| Trust | 35,636 | 922 |
| RLJ Lodging Trust | 42,650 | 912 |
| Brandywine Realty Trust | 64,312 | 884 |
| Retail Properties of America | | |
| Inc. | 59,456 | 880 |
| DCT Industrial Trust Inc. | 119,535 | 868 |
| Sovran Self Storage Inc. | 13,629 | 829 |
| WP Carey Inc. | 13,779 | 821 |
| Washington REIT | 29,472 | 816 |
| CubeSmart | 54,793 | 808 |
* | Sunstone Hotel Investors | | |
| Inc. | 71,182 | 806 |
| Colonial Properties Trust | 37,197 | 802 |
| Lexington Realty Trust | 69,173 | 793 |
| Potlatch Corp. | 17,971 | 791 |
| DiamondRock Hospitality Co. | 87,586 | 783 |
| NorthStar Realty Finance | | |
| Corp. | 86,390 | 773 |
| Ryman Hospitality Properties | 16,776 | 751 |
| EastGroup Properties Inc. | 12,942 | 735 |
| Redwood Trust Inc. | 35,581 | 721 |
| Glimcher Realty Trust | 62,334 | 702 |
| National Health Investors Inc. | 10,554 | 684 |
* | First Industrial Realty Trust | | |
| Inc. | 41,969 | 666 |
| DuPont Fabros Technology | | |
| Inc. | 28,389 | 657 |
| PennyMac Mortgage | | |
| Investment Trust | 25,420 | 646 |
| American Capital Mortgage | | |
| Investment Corp. | 24,924 | 641 |
| PS Business Parks Inc. | 8,583 | 635 |
| Pebblebrook Hotel Trust | 26,445 | 632 |
| Equity One Inc. | 26,589 | 625 |
| Colony Financial Inc. | 28,209 | 625 |
| Acadia Realty Trust | 22,064 | 594 |
| Sun Communities Inc. | 12,529 | 583 |
| Government Properties | | |
| Income Trust | 20,915 | 553 |
| Capstead Mortgage Corp. | 43,842 | 550 |
| Education Realty Trust Inc. | 49,767 | 543 |
* | Strategic Hotels & Resorts | | |
| Inc. | 72,657 | 529 |
| LTC Properties Inc. | 13,654 | 527 |
| Healthcare Trust of America | | |
| Inc. Class A | 44,417 | 510 |
| Chesapeake Lodging Trust | 21,367 | 460 |
| Franklin Street Properties | | |
| Corp. | 33,375 | 459 |
| American Assets Trust Inc. | 14,929 | 451 |
| Hudson Pacific Properties | | |
| Inc. | 19,945 | 450 |
| Hersha Hospitality Trust | | |
| Class A | 79,404 | 445 |
| Sabra Health Care REIT Inc. | 16,536 | 437 |
| Pennsylvania REIT | 23,689 | 428 |
| CreXus Investment Corp. | 30,648 | 408 |
| Cousins Properties Inc. | 41,618 | 405 |
| STAG Industrial Inc. | 18,541 | 393 |
| Investors Real Estate Trust | 41,338 | 393 |
| Associated Estates Realty | | |
| Corp. | 22,251 | 389 |
| Inland Real Estate Corp. | 39,857 | 385 |
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| | | |
| | | Market |
| | | Value• |
| | Shares | ($000) |
| Anworth Mortgage Asset | | |
| Corp. | 62,236 | 380 |
| Ashford Hospitality Trust Inc. | 28,678 | 338 |
| Ramco-Gershenson | | |
| Properties Trust | 20,879 | 330 |
| First Potomac Realty Trust | 22,826 | 323 |
* | iStar Financial Inc. | 31,617 | 316 |
| Universal Health Realty | | |
| Income Trust | 5,450 | 311 |
| Coresite Realty Corp. | 9,447 | 306 |
| Alexander’s Inc. | 911 | 296 |
| Retail Opportunity | | |
| Investments Corp. | 22,860 | 295 |
| Resource Capital Corp. | 43,393 | 295 |
| Parkway Properties Inc. | 16,058 | 272 |
| Summit Hotel Properties Inc. | 28,146 | 270 |
* | FelCor Lodging Trust Inc. | 52,692 | 264 |
| Dynex Capital Inc. | 23,454 | 254 |
| Excel Trust Inc. | 19,249 | 243 |
| Getty Realty Corp. | 12,150 | 242 |
| Apollo Residential Mortgage | | |
| Inc. | 10,674 | 239 |
| Saul Centers Inc. | 5,378 | 235 |
| Urstadt Biddle Properties | | |
| Inc. Class A | 10,398 | 220 |
| Western Asset Mortgage | | |
| Capital Corp. | 10,030 | 216 |
| Select Income REIT | 7,750 | 216 |
| Campus Crest Communities | | |
| Inc. | 16,986 | 213 |
| Kite Realty Group Trust | 32,153 | 212 |
| Apollo Commercial Real | | |
| Estate Finance Inc. | 11,047 | 191 |
| CapLease Inc. | 31,017 | 185 |
| Winthrop Realty Trust | 12,996 | 163 |
| Monmouth Real Estate | | |
| Investment Corp. Class A | 14,298 | 160 |
| Cedar Realty Trust Inc. | 27,622 | 159 |
| New York Mortgage Trust | | |
| Inc. | 21,307 | 150 |
| Rouse Properties Inc. | 8,930 | 148 |
| Whitestone REIT | 7,248 | 107 |
| | | 273,808 |
Real Estate Management & Development (0.8%) |
* | CBRE Group Inc. Class A | 138,989 | 3,359 |
| Jones Lang LaSalle Inc. | 19,609 | 1,895 |
* | Howard Hughes Corp. | 12,770 | 980 |
* | Forest City Enterprises Inc. | | |
| Class A | 53,654 | 861 |
* | St. Joe Co. | 31,085 | 693 |
* | Alexander & Baldwin Inc. | 19,016 | 670 |
* | Altisource Portfolio | | |
| Solutions SA | 7,247 | 591 |
* | Zillow Inc. Class A | 7,728 | 332 |
| | | |
| | | Market |
| | | Value• |
| | Shares | ($000) |
| Kennedy-Wilson Holdings | | |
| Inc. | 19,791 | 318 |
* | Forestar Group Inc. | 15,424 | 269 |
* | Tejon Ranch Co. | 7,066 | 207 |
| | | 10,175 |
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance (1.4%) | |
| New York Community | | |
| Bancorp Inc. | 195,721 | 2,642 |
| People’s United Financial | | |
| Inc. | 154,762 | 2,027 |
* | Ocwen Financial Corp. | 51,017 | 2,011 |
| Hudson City Bancorp Inc. | 210,999 | 1,798 |
| Washington Federal Inc. | 47,570 | 835 |
| Capitol Federal Financial Inc. | 68,046 | 805 |
| Radian Group Inc. | 74,701 | 658 |
| Home Loan Servicing | | |
| Solutions Ltd. | 25,111 | 566 |
| Northwest Bancshares Inc. | 43,534 | 544 |
| EverBank Financial Corp. | 29,353 | 443 |
* | TFS Financial Corp. | 41,496 | 436 |
| Astoria Financial Corp. | 40,015 | 391 |
* | Nationstar Mortgage | | |
| Holdings Inc. | 10,006 | 386 |
| Provident Financial | | |
| Services Inc. | 24,293 | 364 |
| Northfield Bancorp Inc. | 26,156 | 298 |
| ViewPoint Financial Group | | |
| Inc. | 14,093 | 294 |
| Brookline Bancorp Inc. | 31,406 | 286 |
| Berkshire Hills Bancorp Inc. | 11,186 | 272 |
| Oritani Financial Corp. | 18,357 | 270 |
* | MGIC Investment Corp. | 86,874 | 259 |
| TrustCo Bank Corp. NY | 41,900 | 218 |
| Flushing Financial Corp. | 13,129 | 207 |
* | Walker & Dunlop Inc. | 9,387 | 199 |
| Dime Community | | |
| Bancshares Inc. | 13,638 | 194 |
| Rockville Financial Inc. | 12,650 | 163 |
| Provident New York Bancorp | 18,010 | 162 |
* | Beneficial Mutual Bancorp | | |
| Inc. | 16,042 | 154 |
| WSFS Financial Corp. | 3,081 | 146 |
* | Flagstar Bancorp Inc. | 10,198 | 139 |
| United Financial Bancorp Inc. | 8,622 | 129 |
* | HomeStreet Inc. | 4,896 | 122 |
| Territorial Bancorp Inc. | 4,099 | 96 |
| OceanFirst Financial Corp. | 6,777 | 94 |
| Westfield Financial Inc. | 9,688 | 75 |
* | Doral Financial Corp. | 55,665 | 32 |
| | | 17,715 |
Total Common Stocks | | |
(Cost $1,258,161) | | 1,241,034 |
| | |
| | Market |
| | Value• |
| Shares | ($000) |
Temporary Cash Investments (0.0%) | |
Money Market Fund (0.0%) | | |
1 Vanguard Market | | |
Liquidity Fund, 0.143% | | |
(Cost $28) | 28,322 | 28 |
Total Investments (100.0%) | | |
(Cost $1,258,189) | | 1,241,062 |
Other Assets and Liabilities (0.0%) | |
Other Assets | | 9,921 |
Liabilities | | (9,967) |
| | (46) |
Net Assets (100%) | | 1,241,016 |
| |
At February 28, 2013, net assets consisted of: |
| Amount |
| ($000) |
Paid-in Capital | 1,497,106 |
Undistributed Net Investment Income | 463 |
Accumulated Net Realized Losses | (239,426) |
Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | (17,127) |
Net Assets | 1,241,016 |
|
|
Admiral Shares—Net Assets | |
Applicable to 5,858,838 outstanding | |
$.001 par value shares of beneficial | |
interest (unlimited authorization) | 107,757 |
Net Asset Value Per Share— | |
Admiral Shares | $18.39 |
|
|
ETF Shares—Net Assets | |
Applicable to 30,880,932 outstanding | |
$.001 par value shares of beneficial | |
interest (unlimited authorization) | 1,133,259 |
Net Asset Value Per Share— | |
ETF Shares | $36.70 |
• See Note A in Notes to Financial Statements.
* Non-income-producing security.
1 Affiliated money market fund available only to Vanguard funds and certain trusts and accounts managed by Vanguard. Rate shown is the 7-day yield.
REIT—Real Estate Investment Trust.
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.
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|
|
Statement of Operations |
|
Six Months Ended |
February 28, 2013 |
| ($000) |
Investment Income | |
Income | |
Dividends | 11,672 |
Interest1 | 1 |
Total Income | 11,673 |
Expenses | |
The Vanguard Group—Note B | |
Investment Advisory Services | 68 |
Management and Administrative— | |
Admiral Shares | 47 |
Management and Administrative— | |
ETF Shares | 420 |
Marketing and Distribution— | |
Admiral Shares | 7 |
Marketing and Distribution—ETF Shares | 105 |
Custodian Fees | 18 |
Shareholders’ Reports—Admiral Shares | — |
Shareholders’ Reports—ETF Shares | 26 |
Trustees’ Fees and Expenses | 1 |
Total Expenses | 692 |
Net Investment Income | 10,981 |
Realized Net Gain (Loss) on | |
Investment Securities Sold | 11,929 |
Change in Unrealized Appreciation | |
(Depreciation) of Investment Securities | 128,745 |
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets | |
Resulting from Operations | 151,655 |
| | |
Statement of Changes in Net Assets | | |
|
| Six Months Ended | Year Ended |
| February 28, | August 31, |
| 2013 | 2012 |
| ($000) | ($000) |
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets | | |
Operations | | |
Net Investment Income | 10,981 | 15,431 |
Realized Net Gain (Loss) | 11,929 | 10,193 |
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | 128,745 | 75,032 |
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations | 151,655 | 100,656 |
Distributions | | |
Net Investment Income | | |
Admiral Shares | (1,237) | (1,356) |
ETF Shares | (12,635) | (12,760) |
Realized Capital Gain | | |
Admiral Shares | — | — |
ETF Shares | — | — |
Total Distributions | (13,872) | (14,116) |
Capital Share Transactions | | |
Admiral Shares | 22,592 | 2,146 |
ETF Shares | 239,667 | 145,660 |
Net Increase (Decrease) from Capital Share Transactions | 262,259 | 147,806 |
Total Increase (Decrease) | 400,042 | 234,346 |
Net Assets | | |
Beginning of Period | 840,974 | 606,628 |
End of Period2 | 1,241,016 | 840,974 |
1 Interest income from an affiliated company of the fund was $1,000.
2 Net Assets—End of Period includes undistributed net investment income of $463,000 and $3,354,000.
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.
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| | | | | | |
Financials Index Fund | | | | | | |
|
|
Financial Highlights | | | | | | |
|
Admiral Shares | | | | | | |
| Six Months | | | | | |
| Ended | | | | | |
For a Share Outstanding | February 28, | | | | Year Ended August 31, |
Throughout Each Period | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | $16.05 | $14.16 | $13.99 | $14.72 | $20.38 | $30.10 |
Investment Operations | | | | | | |
Net Investment Income | .189 | .320 | .263 | .209 | .389 | .7001 |
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) | | | | | | |
on Investments2 | 2.397 | 1.874 | .150 | (.715) | (5.596) | (9.699) |
Total from Investment Operations | 2.586 | 2.194 | .413 | (.506) | (5.207) | (8.999) |
Distributions | | | | | | |
Dividends from Net Investment Income | (.246) | (.304) | (.243) | (.224) | (.453) | (.721) |
Distributions from Realized Capital Gains | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Total Distributions | (.246) | (.304) | (.243) | (.224) | (.453) | (.721) |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | $18.39 | $16.05 | $14.16 | $13.99 | $14.72 | $20.38 |
|
Total Return3 | 16.25% | 15.84% | 2.79% | –3.52% | –25.35% | –30.36% |
|
Ratios/Supplemental Data | | | | | | |
Net Assets, End of Period (Millions) | $108 | $73 | $62 | $65 | $74 | $81 |
Ratio of Total Expenses to | | | | | | |
Average Net Assets | 0.14% | 0.14% | 0.19% | 0.24% | 0.28% | 0.25% |
Ratio of Net Investment Income to | | | | | | |
Average Net Assets | 2.45% | 2.16% | 1.63% | 1.36% | 2.97% | 3.06% |
Portfolio Turnover Rate4 | 10% | 7% | 10% | 11% | 17% | 10% |
The expense ratio, net income ratio, and turnover rate for the current period have been annualized.
1 Calculated based on average shares outstanding.
2 Includes increases from redemption fees of $.00, $.00, $.00, $.00, $.01, and $.00. Effective May 23, 2012, the redemption fee was eliminated.
3 Total returns do not include transaction or account service fees that may have applied in the periods shown. Fund prospectuses provide information about any applicable transaction and account service fees.
4 Excludes the value of portfolio securities received or delivered as a result of in-kind purchases or redemptions of the fund’s capital shares, including ETF Creation Units.
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.
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| | | | | | |
Financials Index Fund | | | | | | |
|
|
Financial Highlights | | | | | | |
|
ETF Shares | | | | | | |
| Six Months | | | | | |
| Ended | | | | | |
For a Share Outstanding | February 28, | | | | Year Ended August 31, |
Throughout Each Period | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | $32.03 | $28.25 | $27.92 | $29.38 | $40.66 | $60.04 |
Investment Operations | | | | | | |
Net Investment Income | .378 | .639 | .526 | .417 | .784 | 1.4491 |
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) | | | | | | |
on Investments2 | 4.784 | 3.747 | .287 | (1.425) | (11.150) | (19.368) |
Total from Investment Operations | 5.162 | 4.386 | .813 | (1.008) | (10.366) | (17.919) |
Distributions | | | | | | |
Dividends from Net Investment Income | (.492) | (.606) | (.483) | (.452) | (.914) | (1.461) |
Distributions from Realized Capital Gains | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Total Distributions | (.492) | (.606) | (.483) | (.452) | (.914) | (1.461) |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | $36.70 | $32.03 | $28.25 | $27.92 | $29.38 | $40.66 |
|
Total Return | 16.26% | 15.87% | 2.73% | –3.51% | –25.31% | –30.30% |
|
Ratios/Supplemental Data | | | | | | |
Net Assets, End of Period (Millions) | $1,133 | $768 | $544 | $464 | $580 | $651 |
Ratio of Total Expenses to | | | | | | |
Average Net Assets | 0.14% | 0.14% | 0.19% | 0.24% | 0.25% | 0.20% |
Ratio of Net Investment Income to | | | | | | |
Average Net Assets | 2.45% | 2.16% | 1.63% | 1.36% | 3.00% | 3.11% |
Portfolio Turnover Rate3 | 10% | 7% | 10% | 11% | 17% | 10% |
The expense ratio, net income ratio, and turnover rate for the current period have been annualized.
1 Calculated based on average shares outstanding.
2 Includes increases from redemption fees of $.00, $.00, $.00, $.01, $.02 and $.01. Effective May 23, 2012, the redemption fee was eliminated.
3 Excludes the value of portfolio securities received or delivered as a result of in-kind purchases or redemptions of the fund’s capital shares, including ETF Creation Units.
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.
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Financials Index Fund
Notes to Financial Statements
Vanguard Financials Index Fund is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 as an open-end investment company, or mutual fund. The fund offers two classes of shares: Admiral Shares and ETF Shares. Admiral Shares are designed for investors who meet certain administrative, service, and account-size criteria. ETF Shares are listed for trading on NYSE Arca; they can be purchased and sold through a broker.
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 as of the close of trading on the New York Stock Exchange (generally 4 p.m., Eastern time) on the valuation date. Equity securities are valued at the latest quoted sales prices or official closing prices taken from the primary market in which each security trades; such securities not traded on the valuation date are valued at the mean of the latest quoted bid and asked prices. Securities for which market quotations are not readily available, or whose values have been materially affected by events occurring before the fund’s pricing time but after the close of the securities’ primary markets, are valued by methods deemed by the board of trustees to represent fair value. Investments in Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund are valued at that fund’s net asset 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 for all open federal income tax years (August 31, 2009–2012), and for the period ended February 28, 2013, and has concluded that no provision for federal income tax is required in the fund’s financial statements.
3. Distributions: Distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date.
4. Other: Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Interest income includes income distributions received from Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund and is accrued daily. Security transactions are accounted for on the date securities are bought or sold. Costs used to determine realized gains (losses) on the sale of investment securities are those of the specific securities sold.
Each class of shares has equal rights as to assets and earnings, except that each class separately bears certain class-specific expenses related to maintenance of shareholder accounts (included in Management and Administrative expenses) and shareholder reporting. Marketing and distribution expenses are allocated to each class of shares based on a method approved by the board of trustees. Income, other non-class-specific expenses, and gains and losses on investments are allocated to each class of shares based on its relative net assets.
B. The 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, 2013, the fund had contributed capital of $152,000 to Vanguard (included in Other Assets), representing 0.01% of the fund’s net assets and 0.06% of Vanguard’s capitalization. The fund’s trustees and officers are also directors and officers of Vanguard.
C. Various inputs may be used to determine the value of the fund’s investments. These inputs are summarized in three broad levels for financial statement purposes. The inputs or methodologies used to value securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.
Level 1—Quoted prices in active markets for identical securities.
Level 2—Other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.).
Level 3—Significant unobservable inputs (including the fund’s own assumptions used to determine the fair value of investments).
At February 28, 2013, 100% of the market value of the fund’s investments was determined based on Level 1 inputs.
D. Distributions are determined on a tax basis and may differ from net investment income and realized capital gains for financial reporting purposes. Differences may be permanent or temporary. Permanent differences are reclassified among capital accounts in the financial statements to reflect their tax character. Temporary differences arise when certain items of income, expense, gain, or loss are recognized in different periods for financial statement and tax purposes; these differences will reverse at some time in the future. Differences in classification may also result from the treatment of short-term gains as ordinary income for tax purposes.
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The fund’s tax-basis capital gains and losses are determined only at the end of each fiscal year. For tax purposes, at August 31, 2012, the fund had available capital loss carryforwards totaling $251,331,000 to offset future net capital gains. Of this amount, $226,838,000 is subject to expiration dates; $85,000 may be used to offset future net capital gains through August 31, 2014, $11,000 through August 31, 2015, $1,313,000 through August 31, 2016, $28,618,000 through August 31, 2017, $129,445,000 through August 31, 2018, and $67,366,000 through August 31, 2019. Capital losses of $24,493,000 realized beginning in fiscal 2012 may be carried forward indefinitely under the Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2010, but must be used before any expiring loss carryforwards. The fund will use these capital losses to offset net taxable capital gains, if any, realized during the year ending August 31, 2013; should the fund realize net capital losses for the year, the losses will be added to the loss carryforward balance above.
At February 28, 2013, the cost of investment securities for tax purposes was $1,258,189,000. Net unrealized depreciation of investment securities for tax purposes was $17,127,000, consisting of unrealized gains of $111,344,000 on securities that had risen in value since their purchase and $128,471,000 in unrealized losses on securities that had fallen in value since their purchase.
E. During the six months ended February 28, 2013, the fund purchased $313,419,000 of investment securities and sold $52,484,000 of investment securities, other than temporary cash investments. Purchases include $239,575,000 in connection with in-kind purchases of the fund’s capital shares.
F. Capital share transactions for each class of shares were:
| | | | |
| Six Months Ended | | Year Ended |
| February 28, 2013 | August 31, 2012 |
| Amount | Shares | Amount | Shares |
| ($000) | (000) | ($000) | (000) |
Admiral Shares | | | | |
Issued | 36,778 | 2,143 | 18,209 | 1,223 |
Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions | 1,089 | 64 | 1,184 | 85 |
Redeemed1 | (15,275) | (888) | (17,247) | (1,178) |
Net Increase (Decrease)—Admiral Shares | 22,592 | 1,319 | 2,146 | 130 |
ETF Shares | | | | |
Issued | 239,667 | 6,900 | 199,891 | 6,618 |
Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions | — | — | — | — |
Redeemed1 | — | — | (54,231) | (1,900) |
Net Increase (Decrease)—ETF Shares | 239,667 | 6,900 | 145,660 | 4,718 |
1 Net of redemption fees for fiscal 2012 of $47,000 (fund total). Effective May 23, 2012, the redemption fee was eliminated.
G. In preparing the financial statements as of February 28, 2013, management considered the impact of subsequent events for potential recognition or disclosure in these financial statements.
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Fund Profile
As of February 28, 2013
| | |
Share-Class Characteristics | |
| Admiral | ETF |
| Shares | Shares |
Ticker Symbol | VHCIX | VHT |
Expense Ratio1 | 0.14% | 0.14% |
30-Day SEC Yield | 1.69% | 1.69% |
| | | |
Portfolio Characteristics | | |
| | MSCI | |
| | US IMI/ | |
| | Health | MSCI |
| | Care | US IMI/ |
| Fund | 25/50 | 2500 |
Number of Stocks | 293 | 291 | 2,478 |
Median Market Cap | $46.6B | $46.6B | $38.3B |
Price/Earnings Ratio | 20.2x | 20.2x | 17.3x |
Price/Book Ratio | 2.9x | 2.9x | 2.3x |
Return on Equity | 19.5% | 19.5% | 16.9% |
Earnings Growth Rate | 8.8% | 8.8% | 9.4% |
Dividend Yield | 1.8% | 1.8% | 2.1% |
Foreign Holdings | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Turnover Rate | | | |
(Annualized) | 7% | — | — |
Short-Term Reserves | 0.0% | — | — |
| | |
Volatility Measures | | |
| MSCI US | |
| IMI/Health Care | MSCI US |
| 25/50 | IMI/2500 |
R-Squared | 1.00 | 0.72 |
Beta | 1.00 | 0.69 |
These measures show the degree and timing of the fund’s fluctuations compared with the indexes over 36 months.
| |
Subindustry Diversification | |
(% of equity exposure) | |
|
Biotechnology | 16.6% |
Health Care Distributors | 3.4 |
Health Care Equipment | 17.3 |
Health Care Facilities | 2.1 |
Health Care Services | 4.9 |
Health Care Supplies | 1.3 |
Health Care Technology | 1.2 |
Life Sciences Tools & Services | 4.6 |
Managed Health Care | 6.7 |
Pharmaceuticals | 41.9 |
| | |
Ten Largest Holdings (% of total net assets) |
|
Johnson & Johnson | Pharmaceuticals | 10.6% |
Pfizer Inc. | Pharmaceuticals | 10.2 |
Merck & Co. Inc. | Pharmaceuticals | 6.5 |
Amgen Inc. | Biotechnology | 3.5 |
Gilead Sciences Inc. | Biotechnology | 3.3 |
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. | Pharmaceuticals | 3.1 |
AbbVie Inc. | Pharmaceuticals | 2.9 |
Eli Lilly & Co. | Pharmaceuticals | 2.9 |
UnitedHealth Group Inc. | Managed | |
| Health Care | 2.8 |
Abbott Laboratories | Health Care | |
| Equipment | 2.7 |
Top Ten | | 48.5% |
The holdings listed exclude any temporary cash investments and equity index products.
1 The expense ratios shown are from the prospectus dated December 27, 2012, and represent estimated costs for the current fiscal year. For the six months ended February 28, 2013, the annualized expense ratios were 0.14% for Admiral Shares and 0.14% for ETF Shares.
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Health Care Index Fund
Performance Summary
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 vanguard.com/performance.) Note, too, that both investment returns and principal value can fluctuate widely, so an investor’s shares, when sold, could be worth more or less than their original cost. The returns shown do not reflect taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the sale of fund shares.
Fiscal-Year Total Returns (%): January 26, 2004–February 28, 2013

|
Health Care Index Fund ETF Shares Net Asset Value |
Spliced US IMI/Health Care 25/502 |
Average Annual Total Returns: Periods Ended December 31, 2012
This table presents 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.
| | | | |
| | | | Since |
| Inception Date | One Year | Five Years | Inception |
ETF Shares | 1/26/2004 | | | |
Market Price | | 19.08% | 5.42% | 5.49% |
Net Asset Value | | 19.10 | 5.39 | 5.49 |
Admiral Shares | 2/5/2004 | 19.10 | 5.37 | 5.47 |
1 Six months ended February 28, 2013.
2 Spliced US IMI/Health Care 25/50: MSCI US IMI/Health Care through February 26, 2010; MSCI US IMI/Health Care 25/50 thereafter.
See Financial Highlights for dividend and capital gains information.
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Financial Statements (unaudited)
Statement of Net Assets
As of February 28, 2013
The fund reports a complete list of its holdings in regulatory filings 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 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).
| | | |
| | | Market |
| | | Value• |
| | Shares | ($000) |
Common Stocks (99.9%) | | |
Biotechnology (16.6%) | | |
| Amgen Inc. | 539,314 | 49,299 |
* | Gilead Sciences Inc. | 1,065,164 | 45,493 |
* | Celgene Corp. | 297,304 | 30,676 |
* | Biogen Idec Inc. | 158,016 | 26,284 |
* | Alexion Pharmaceuticals | | |
| Inc. | 136,609 | 11,849 |
* | Regeneron | | |
| Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 53,147 | 8,876 |
* | Vertex Pharmaceuticals | | |
| Inc. | 152,442 | 7,137 |
* | BioMarin Pharmaceutical | | |
| Inc. | 87,047 | 5,046 |
* | Onyx Pharmaceuticals | | |
| Inc. | 50,594 | 3,810 |
* | Pharmacyclics Inc. | 39,245 | 3,445 |
* | Ariad Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 127,392 | 2,679 |
* | Medivation Inc. | 52,224 | 2,566 |
* | Seattle Genetics Inc. | 70,790 | 1,992 |
* | United Therapeutics Corp. | 32,450 | 1,941 |
* | Cubist Pharmaceuticals | | |
| Inc. | 45,361 | 1,925 |
* | Alkermes plc | 88,061 | 1,912 |
* | Incyte Corp. Ltd. | 83,095 | 1,845 |
* | Cepheid Inc. | 46,557 | 1,696 |
* | Myriad Genetics Inc. | 57,033 | 1,450 |
* | Arena Pharmaceuticals | | |
| Inc. | 153,034 | 1,284 |
* | Theravance Inc. | 55,027 | 1,117 |
* | Isis Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 67,676 | 995 |
* | Alnylam Pharmaceuticals | | |
| Inc. | 37,843 | 897 |
* | ImmunoGen Inc. | 58,345 | 885 |
* | Infinity Pharmaceuticals | | |
| Inc. | 20,537 | 848 |
* | Acorda Therapeutics Inc. | 27,973 | 832 |
* | Ironwood Pharmaceuticals | | |
| Inc. Class A | 53,212 | 794 |
* | Opko Health Inc. | 104,149 | 723 |
| PDL BioPharma Inc. | 97,761 | 698 |
* | Dendreon Corp. | 108,701 | 629 |
^,* | Exelixis Inc. | 130,515 | 595 |
* | Neurocrine Biosciences | | |
| Inc. | 47,161 | 499 |
* | InterMune Inc. | 55,052 | 488 |
* | NPS Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 60,847 | 486 |
* | Exact Sciences Corp. | 44,644 | 477 |
| Spectrum Pharmaceuticals | | |
| Inc. | 41,398 | 472 |
* | Synageva BioPharma Corp. | 9,237 | 462 |
* | Achillion Pharmaceuticals | | |
| Inc. | 51,314 | 416 |
* | Rigel Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 61,683 | 415 |
* | Aegerion Pharmaceuticals | | |
| Inc. | 13,698 | 413 |
| | | |
| | | Market |
| | | Value• |
| | Shares | ($000) |
* | Momenta Pharmaceuticals | | |
| Inc. | 31,470 | 401 |
* | Halozyme Therapeutics Inc. | 67,455 | 368 |
* | Merrimack Pharmaceuticals | | |
| Inc. | 55,313 | 354 |
* | Sangamo Biosciences Inc. | 34,180 | 348 |
* | Genomic Health Inc. | 11,767 | 337 |
* | Lexicon Pharmaceuticals | | |
| Inc. | 159,021 | 313 |
* | Idenix Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 71,786 | 302 |
* | Orexigen Therapeutics Inc. | 50,137 | 299 |
* | MannKind Corp. | 107,581 | 275 |
* | Ligand Pharmaceuticals Inc. | | |
| Class B | 13,053 | 268 |
* | Protalix BioTherapeutics | | |
| Inc. | 46,516 | 266 |
* | Emergent Biosolutions Inc. | 17,121 | 265 |
* | Dynavax Technologies | | |
| Corp. | 120,290 | 245 |
* | Dyax Corp. | 66,544 | 214 |
* | AVEO Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 31,531 | 210 |
* | ZIOPHARM Oncology Inc. | 45,532 | 202 |
* | TESARO Inc. | 9,198 | 183 |
* | Raptor Pharmaceutical | | |
| Corp. | 35,823 | 178 |
* | PROLOR Biotech Inc. | 35,131 | 177 |
* | Novavax Inc. | 93,695 | 171 |
* | AMAG Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 9,993 | 165 |
* | Synergy Pharmaceuticals | | |
| Inc. | 27,607 | 151 |
* | Clovis Oncology Inc. | 7,900 | 149 |
* | NewLink Genetics Corp. | 12,172 | 143 |
* | Curis Inc. | 53,018 | 143 |
* | BioMimetic Therapeutics | | |
| Inc. | 14,471 | 137 |
* | Geron Corp. | 89,781 | 131 |
* | Immunomedics Inc. | 56,508 | 130 |
* | Threshold Pharmaceuticals | | |
| Inc. | 27,658 | 128 |
* | Trius Therapeutics Inc. | 22,242 | 117 |
* | SIGA Technologies Inc. | 25,902 | 111 |
| Enzon Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 24,373 | 103 |
* | Arqule Inc. | 39,770 | 98 |
* | Sunesis Pharmaceuticals | | |
| Inc. | 17,991 | 94 |
* | Targacept Inc. | 18,755 | 81 |
* | Biotime Inc. | 18,705 | 79 |
* | Progenics Pharmaceuticals | | |
| Inc. | 29,107 | 77 |
* | Osiris Therapeutics Inc. | 11,091 | 73 |
* | Affymax Inc. | 24,171 | 64 |
^,* | Savient Pharmaceuticals | | |
| Inc. | 48,119 | 45 |
* | Forest Laboratories Inc. | | |
| Contingent Value Rights | | |
| Exp. 04/14/2018 | 8,685 | 8 |
| | | 231,949 |
| | | |
| | | Market |
| | | Value• |
| | Shares | ($000) |
Health Care Equipment & Supplies (18.6%) | |
| Abbott Laboratories | 1,111,106 | 37,544 |
| Medtronic Inc. | 716,974 | 32,235 |
| Baxter International Inc. | 386,250 | 26,111 |
| Covidien plc | 332,650 | 21,147 |
* | Intuitive Surgical Inc. | 27,943 | 14,248 |
| Stryker Corp. | 213,882 | 13,663 |
| Becton Dickinson and Co. | 138,380 | 12,186 |
| Zimmer Holdings Inc. | 122,349 | 9,171 |
| St. Jude Medical Inc. | 216,592 | 8,880 |
* | Boston Scientific Corp. | 965,023 | 7,132 |
* | Edwards Lifesciences | | |
| Corp. | 81,254 | 6,982 |
* | Varian Medical Systems | | |
| Inc. | 76,854 | 5,428 |
| CR Bard Inc. | 54,898 | 5,427 |
* | CareFusion Corp. | 155,866 | 5,103 |
| ResMed Inc. | 100,601 | 4,476 |
| DENTSPLY International | | |
| Inc. | 99,770 | 4,132 |
* | Hologic Inc. | 187,522 | 4,094 |
| Cooper Cos. Inc. | 33,687 | 3,573 |
* | IDEXX Laboratories Inc. | 38,371 | 3,535 |
* | Sirona Dental Systems | | |
| Inc. | 38,671 | 2,746 |
| Teleflex Inc. | 28,734 | 2,298 |
| STERIS Corp. | 39,201 | 1,529 |
* | Haemonetics Corp. | 36,128 | 1,490 |
* | Thoratec Corp. | 41,064 | 1,446 |
| West Pharmaceutical | | |
| Services Inc. | 23,783 | 1,437 |
* | Align Technology Inc. | 45,559 | 1,432 |
| Hill-Rom Holdings Inc. | 42,647 | 1,398 |
* | Alere Inc. | 54,172 | 1,233 |
* | Cyberonics Inc. | 19,463 | 890 |
* | Insulet Corp. | 36,189 | 817 |
* | Volcano Corp. | 37,669 | 815 |
| Masimo Corp. | 37,748 | 749 |
* | Neogen Corp. | 15,770 | 738 |
* | DexCom Inc. | 47,977 | 716 |
* | HeartWare International | | |
| Inc. | 8,060 | 688 |
* | ArthroCare Corp. | 19,563 | 683 |
| Abaxis Inc. | 15,508 | 658 |
| Analogic Corp. | 8,511 | 631 |
| CONMED Corp. | 19,967 | 621 |
| Meridian Bioscience Inc. | 29,238 | 620 |
* | Wright Medical Group Inc. | 25,192 | 586 |
* | Integra LifeSciences | | |
| Holdings Corp. | 14,286 | 582 |
* | NuVasive Inc. | 30,193 | 561 |
* | Endologix Inc. | 37,065 | 558 |
* | ICU Medical Inc. | 9,380 | 532 |
* | Orthofix International NV | 13,783 | 514 |
| Cantel Medical Corp. | 16,412 | 511 |
* | Quidel Corp. | 21,359 | 506 |
* | Conceptus Inc. | 21,267 | 475 |
* | Greatbatch Inc. | 16,900 | 457 |
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| | | |
| | | Market |
| | | Value• |
| | Shares | ($000) |
* | NxStage Medical Inc. | 37,692 | 423 |
* | ABIOMED Inc. | 25,012 | 401 |
* | Merit Medical Systems Inc. | 28,996 | 346 |
* | MAKO Surgical Corp. | 23,968 | 307 |
| Invacare Corp. | 19,985 | 290 |
* | Antares Pharma Inc. | 81,366 | 280 |
* | Symmetry Medical Inc. | 24,885 | 260 |
* | SurModics Inc. | 10,097 | 256 |
* | Natus Medical Inc. | 20,140 | 256 |
* | AngioDynamics Inc. | 19,112 | 237 |
| Atrion Corp. | 1,093 | 214 |
* | GenMark Diagnostics Inc. | 20,449 | 213 |
* | OraSure Technologies Inc. | 37,119 | 206 |
* | Navidea Biopharmaceuticals | | |
| Inc. | 65,869 | 202 |
* | Accuray Inc. | 46,096 | 197 |
* | Tornier NV | 10,540 | 183 |
* | Palomar Medical | | |
| Technologies Inc. | 12,757 | 141 |
* | PhotoMedex Inc. | 9,108 | 134 |
* | RTI Biologics Inc. | 36,160 | 131 |
* | Staar Surgical Co. | 24,278 | 131 |
* | Unilife Corp. | 51,451 | 129 |
* | Exactech Inc. | 5,785 | 107 |
| | | 259,028 |
Health Care Providers & Services (17.1%) | |
| UnitedHealth Group Inc. | 717,939 | 38,374 |
* | Express Scripts Holding Co. | 573,850 | 32,658 |
| McKesson Corp. | 165,975 | 17,615 |
| WellPoint Inc. | 213,404 | 13,269 |
| Cigna Corp. | 200,891 | 11,744 |
| Aetna Inc. | 235,216 | 11,100 |
| Cardinal Health Inc. | 238,758 | 11,033 |
* | DaVita HealthCare Partners | | |
| Inc. | 69,398 | 8,301 |
| AmerisourceBergen Corp. | | |
| Class A | 165,415 | 7,808 |
| Humana Inc. | 111,161 | 7,588 |
| HCA Holdings Inc. | 187,109 | 6,940 |
| Quest Diagnostics Inc. | 111,829 | 6,281 |
* | Laboratory Corp. of | | |
| America Holdings | 66,395 | 5,883 |
* | Henry Schein Inc. | 62,149 | 5,545 |
| Coventry Health Care Inc. | 94,571 | 4,290 |
| Universal Health Services | | |
| Inc. Class B | 62,991 | 3,646 |
* | MEDNAX Inc. | 35,164 | 3,011 |
* | Tenet Healthcare Corp. | 74,930 | 2,945 |
| Omnicare Inc. | 78,068 | 2,909 |
| Community Health Systems | | |
| Inc. | 63,887 | 2,700 |
| Patterson Cos. Inc. | 62,056 | 2,255 |
* | Health Management | | |
| Associates Inc. Class A | 180,787 | 1,987 |
* | Brookdale Senior Living Inc. | | |
| Class A | 68,986 | 1,909 |
* | HMS Holdings Corp. | 61,189 | 1,774 |
* | WellCare Health Plans Inc. | 30,518 | 1,745 |
* | Centene Corp. | 36,428 | 1,640 |
* | HealthSouth Corp. | 66,811 | 1,611 |
* | Team Health Holdings Inc. | 47,573 | 1,593 |
* | LifePoint Hospitals Inc. | 34,770 | 1,533 |
* | Health Net Inc. | 56,898 | 1,465 |
| Owens & Minor Inc. | 44,186 | 1,345 |
* | VCA Antech Inc. | 58,458 | 1,284 |
| Air Methods Corp. | 24,595 | 1,102 |
* | MWI Veterinary Supply Inc. | 8,521 | 1,076 |
| Chemed Corp. | 13,450 | 1,038 |
| | | |
| | | Market |
| | | Value• |
| | Shares | ($000) |
* | Magellan Health Services | | |
| Inc. | 19,475 | 1,004 |
* | Molina Healthcare Inc. | 21,297 | 680 |
* | Hanger Inc. | 22,898 | 679 |
* | Amsurg Corp. Class A | 22,369 | 675 |
* | Acadia Healthcare Co. Inc. | 22,104 | 602 |
* | Emeritus Corp. | 19,193 | 547 |
* | IPC The Hospitalist Co. Inc. | 11,904 | 496 |
* | Bio-Reference Labs Inc. | 17,238 | 456 |
* | Capital Senior Living Corp. | 19,554 | 450 |
* | Kindred Healthcare Inc. | 37,634 | 424 |
* | AMN Healthcare Services | | |
| Inc. | 29,642 | 418 |
| Ensign Group Inc. | 12,340 | 386 |
| Landauer Inc. | 6,464 | 379 |
* | BioScrip Inc. | 31,498 | 345 |
* | Vanguard Health Systems | | |
| Inc. | 22,313 | 332 |
* | Healthways Inc. | 24,116 | 310 |
| National Healthcare Corp. | 6,635 | 308 |
* | ExamWorks Group Inc. | 20,960 | 297 |
* | PharMerica Corp. | 20,178 | 289 |
| Select Medical Holdings | | |
| Corp. | 29,945 | 277 |
* | Accretive Health Inc. | 27,580 | 264 |
* | Amedisys Inc. | 22,428 | 253 |
* | Triple-S Management Corp. | | |
| Class B | 13,319 | 239 |
* | LHC Group Inc. | 10,963 | 223 |
| Universal American Corp. | 26,481 | 221 |
* | Corvel Corp. | 4,596 | 221 |
* | Gentiva Health Services | | |
| Inc. | 19,391 | 204 |
| US Physical Therapy Inc. | 8,190 | 202 |
| Assisted Living Concepts | | |
| Inc. Class A | 13,393 | 159 |
| Almost Family Inc. | 5,716 | 118 |
* | Skilled Healthcare Group | | |
| Inc. | 13,576 | 79 |
| | | 238,534 |
Health Care Technology (1.2%) | | |
* | Cerner Corp. | 102,591 | 8,973 |
* | athenahealth Inc. | 25,648 | 2,406 |
* | Allscripts Healthcare | | |
| Solutions Inc. | 108,563 | 1,381 |
* | Medidata Solutions Inc. | 17,391 | 906 |
* | MedAssets Inc. | 32,782 | 605 |
| Quality Systems Inc. | 29,430 | 545 |
* | Omnicell Inc. | 23,859 | 430 |
| Computer Programs & | | |
| Systems Inc. | 7,500 | 391 |
* | HealthStream Inc. | 13,352 | 286 |
* | Vocera Communications | | |
| Inc. | 9,795 | 258 |
* | Greenway Medical | | |
| Technologies | 10,097 | 160 |
* | Epocrates Inc. | 12,275 | 144 |
* | Merge Healthcare Inc. | 39,960 | 98 |
| | | 16,583 |
Life Sciences Tools & Services (4.6%) | |
| Thermo Fisher Scientific | | |
| Inc. | 253,125 | 18,681 |
| Agilent Technologies Inc. | 244,958 | 10,161 |
* | Life Technologies Corp. | 120,921 | 7,029 |
* | Waters Corp. | 61,055 | 5,661 |
* | Mettler-Toledo International | | |
| Inc. | 21,539 | 4,584 |
* | Illumina Inc. | 86,824 | 4,352 |
| PerkinElmer Inc. | 80,703 | 2,758 |
| | | |
| | | Market |
| | | Value• |
| | Shares | ($000) |
* | Covance Inc. | 38,583 | 2,569 |
* | Bio-Rad Laboratories Inc. | | |
| Class A | 13,950 | 1,719 |
| Techne Corp. | 24,628 | 1,674 |
* | PAREXEL International | | |
| Corp. | 42,095 | 1,460 |
* | Charles River Laboratories | | |
| International Inc. | 33,974 | 1,384 |
* | Bruker Corp. | 63,987 | 1,122 |
* | Luminex Corp. | 26,832 | 453 |
* | Sequenom Inc. | 82,155 | 338 |
* | Fluidigm Corp. | 15,344 | 265 |
* | Affymetrix Inc. | 44,067 | 179 |
* | Complete Genomics Inc. | 16,145 | 51 |
| | | 64,440 |
Pharmaceuticals (41.8%) | | |
| Johnson & Johnson | 1,947,944 | 148,258 |
| Pfizer Inc. | 5,175,075 | 141,642 |
| Merck & Co. Inc. | 2,136,904 | 91,310 |
| Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. | 1,160,183 | 42,892 |
| AbbVie Inc. | 1,103,106 | 40,727 |
| Eli Lilly & Co. | 734,137 | 40,128 |
| Allergan Inc. | 216,192 | 23,440 |
* | Mylan Inc. | 286,543 | 8,485 |
* | Actavis Inc. | 89,889 | 7,655 |
| Perrigo Co. | 62,705 | 7,096 |
* | Forest Laboratories Inc. | 187,007 | 6,882 |
* | Hospira Inc. | 116,344 | 3,424 |
* | Endo Health Solutions Inc. | 80,167 | 2,485 |
| Warner Chilcott plc Class A | 149,778 | 2,023 |
* | Salix Pharmaceuticals Ltd. | 41,360 | 2,020 |
* | Zoetis Inc. | 53,441 | 1,788 |
* | Jazz Pharmaceuticals plc | 24,439 | 1,422 |
| Questcor Pharmaceuticals | | |
| Inc. | 41,840 | 1,364 |
* | Medicines Co. | 37,498 | 1,193 |
* | ViroPharma Inc. | 46,255 | 1,154 |
* | Impax Laboratories Inc. | 45,613 | 904 |
* | Vivus Inc. | 69,896 | 749 |
* | Nektar Therapeutics | 79,894 | 741 |
* | Akorn Inc. | 46,806 | 646 |
* | Auxilium Pharmaceuticals | | |
| Inc. | 34,196 | 583 |
* | Santarus Inc. | 37,232 | 494 |
* | MAP Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 19,753 | 494 |
* | Optimer Pharmaceuticals | | |
| Inc. | 32,442 | 393 |
| Hi-Tech Pharmacal Co. Inc. | 7,663 | 284 |
* | Depomed Inc. | 40,705 | 263 |
* | AVANIR Pharmaceuticals | | |
| Inc. | 88,877 | 243 |
* | XenoPort Inc. | 30,954 | 236 |
* | Cadence Pharmaceuticals | | |
| Inc. | 43,905 | 215 |
* | Endocyte Inc. | 18,074 | 174 |
* | Obagi Medical Products Inc. | 12,797 | 172 |
* | Sciclone Pharmaceuticals | | |
| Inc. | 31,220 | 149 |
* | Pozen Inc. | 18,225 | 113 |
* | Sagent Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 6,475 | 106 |
* | Ampio Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 19,898 | 77 |
| Pain Therapeutics Inc. | 25,230 | 74 |
* | Corcept Therapeutics Inc. | 43,781 | 71 |
* | Supernus Pharmaceuticals | | |
| Inc. | 7,476 | 57 |
| | | 582,626 |
Total Common Stocks | | |
(Cost $1,189,546) | | 1,393,160 |
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Health Care Index Fund | | |
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|
|
|
| | Market |
| | Value• |
| Shares | ($000) |
Temporary Cash Investment (0.0%) | |
Money Market Fund (0.0%) | |
1,2 Vanguard Market | | |
Liquidity Fund, 0.143% | | |
(Cost $142) | 141,501 | 142 |
Total Investments (99.9%) | | |
(Cost $1,189,688) | | 1,393,302 |
Other Assets and Liabilities (0.1%) | |
Other Assets | | 10,520 |
Liabilities2 | | (9,698) |
| | 822 |
Net Assets (100%) | | 1,394,124 |
| |
At February 28, 2013, net assets consisted of: |
| Amount |
| ($000) |
Paid-in Capital | 1,213,879 |
Undistributed Net Investment Income | 3,055 |
Accumulated Net Realized Losses | (26,424) |
Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | 203,614 |
Net Assets | 1,394,124 |
|
|
Admiral Shares—Net Assets | |
Applicable to 3,696,600 outstanding | |
$.001 par value shares of beneficial | |
interest (unlimited authorization) | 144,273 |
Net Asset Value Per Share— | |
Admiral Shares | $39.03 |
|
|
ETF Shares—Net Assets | |
Applicable to 16,019,152 outstanding | |
$.001 par value shares of beneficial | |
interest (unlimited authorization) | 1,249,851 |
Net Asset Value Per Share— | |
ETF Shares | $78.02 |
• See Note A in Notes to Financial Statements.
^ Part of security position is on loan to broker-dealers. The total value of securities on loan is $120,000.
* Non-income-producing security.
1 Affiliated money market fund available only to Vanguard funds and certain trusts and accounts managed by Vanguard. Rate shown is the 7-day yield.
2 Includes $142,000 of collateral received for securities on loan.
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.
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Health Care Index Fund | |
|
|
Statement of Operations |
|
Six Months Ended |
February 28, 2013 |
| ($000) |
Investment Income | |
Income | |
Dividends | 11,978 |
Interest1 | 1 |
Security Lending | 34 |
Total Income | 12,013 |
Expenses | |
The Vanguard Group—Note B | |
Investment Advisory Services | 77 |
Management and Administrative— | |
Admiral Shares | 64 |
Management and Administrative— | |
ETF Shares | 493 |
Marketing and Distribution— | |
Admiral Shares | 8 |
Marketing and Distribution—ETF Shares | 117 |
Custodian Fees | 12 |
Shareholders’ Reports—Admiral Shares | — |
Shareholders’ Reports—ETF Shares | 41 |
Trustees’ Fees and Expenses | 1 |
Total Expenses | 813 |
Net Investment Income | 11,200 |
Realized Net Gain (Loss) on | |
Investment Securities Sold | 6,172 |
Change in Unrealized Appreciation | |
(Depreciation) of Investment Securities | 123,936 |
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets | |
Resulting from Operations | 141,308 |
| | |
Statement of Changes in Net Assets | | |
|
| Six Months Ended | Year Ended |
| February 28, | August 31, |
| 2013 | 2012 |
| ($000) | ($000) |
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets | | |
Operations | | |
Net Investment Income | 11,200 | 16,328 |
Realized Net Gain (Loss) | 6,172 | 32,362 |
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | 123,936 | 107,666 |
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations | 141,308 | 156,356 |
Distributions | | |
Net Investment Income | | |
Admiral Shares | (1,915) | (1,286) |
ETF Shares | (17,154) | (12,186) |
Realized Capital Gain | | |
Admiral Shares | — | — |
ETF Shares | — | — |
Total Distributions | (19,069) | (13,472) |
Capital Share Transactions | | |
Admiral Shares | 34,135 | 9,409 |
ETF Shares | 245,721 | 73,028 |
Net Increase (Decrease) from Capital Share Transactions | 279,856 | 82,437 |
Total Increase (Decrease) | 402,095 | 225,321 |
Net Assets | | |
Beginning of Period | 992,029 | 766,708 |
End of Period2 | 1,394,124 | 992,029 |
1 Interest income from an affiliated company of the fund was $1,000.
2 Net Assets—End of Period includes undistributed net investment income of $3,055,000 and $10,924,000.
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.
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Financial Highlights | | | | | | |
|
Admiral Shares | | | | | | |
| Six Months | | | | | |
| Ended | | | | | |
For a Share Outstanding | February 28, | | | Year Ended August 31, |
Throughout Each Period | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | $35.18 | $29.81 | $24.87 | $25.19 | $28.68 | $29.82 |
Investment Operations | | | | | | |
Net Investment Income | .3501 | .599 | .533 | .7292 | .398 | .345 |
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) | | | | | | |
on Investments | 4.101 | 5.298 | 4.888 | (.312) | (3.524) | (1.090) |
Total from Investment Operations | 4.451 | 5.897 | 5.421 | .417 | (3.126) | (.745) |
Distributions | | | | | | |
Dividends from Net Investment Income | (.601) | (.527) | (.481) | (.737) | (.364) | (.395) |
Distributions from Realized Capital Gains | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Total Distributions | (.601) | (.527) | (.481) | (.737) | (.364) | (.395) |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | $39.03 | $35.18 | $29.81 | $24.87 | $25.19 | $28.68 |
|
Total Return3 | 12.78% | 20.08% | 21.90% | 1.41% | –10.74% | –2.59% |
|
Ratios/Supplemental Data | | | | | | |
Net Assets, End of Period (Millions) | $144 | $98 | $75 | $54 | $111 | $136 |
Ratio of Total Expenses to | | | | | | |
Average Net Assets | 0.14% | 0.14% | 0.19% | 0.24% | 0.28% | 0.25% |
Ratio of Net Investment Income to | | | | | | |
Average Net Assets | 1.93% | 1.92% | 1.74% | 2.74%2 | 1.75% | 1.36% |
Portfolio Turnover Rate4 | 7% | 9% | 9% | 10% | 6% | 8% |
The expense ratio, net income ratio, and turnover rate for the current period have been annualized.
1 Calculated based on average shares outstanding.
2 Net investment income per share and the ratio of net investment income to average net assets include $.30 and 1.17%, respectively, resulting from a cash payment received in connection with the merger of Schering-Plough Corp. and Merck & Co., Inc., in November 2009.
3 Total returns do not include transaction or account service fees that may have applied in the periods shown. Fund prospectuses provide information about any applicable transaction and account service fees.
4 Excludes the value of portfolio securities received or delivered as a result of in-kind purchases or redemptions of the fund’s capital shares, including ETF Creation Units.
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.
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Health Care Index Fund | | | | | | |
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|
Financial Highlights | | | | | | |
|
ETF Shares | | | | | | |
| Six Months | | | | | |
| Ended | | | | | |
For a Share Outstanding | February 28, | | | Year Ended August 31, |
Throughout Each Period | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | $70.32 | $59.58 | $49.72 | $50.37 | $57.36 | $59.65 |
Investment Operations | | | | | | |
Net Investment Income | .7081 | 1.197 | 1.057 | 1.4832 | .809 | .720 |
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) | | | | | | |
on Investments | 8.190 | 10.592 | 9.782 | (.646) | (7.045) | (2.190) |
Total from Investment Operations | 8.898 | 11.789 | 10.839 | .837 | (6.236) | (1.470) |
Distributions | | | | | | |
Dividends from Net Investment Income | (1.198) | (1.049) | (.979) | (1.487) | (.754) | (.820) |
Distributions from Realized Capital Gains | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Total Distributions | (1.198) | (1.049) | (.979) | (1.487) | (.754) | (.820) |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | $78.02 | $70.32 | $59.58 | $49.72 | $50.37 | $57.36 |
|
Total Return | 12.78% | 20.07% | 21.90% | 1.40% | –10.70% | –2.55% |
|
Ratios/Supplemental Data | | | | | | |
Net Assets, End of Period (Millions) | $1,250 | $894 | $692 | $558 | $554 | $614 |
Ratio of Total Expenses to | | | | | | |
Average Net Assets | 0.14% | 0.14% | 0.19% | 0.24% | 0.25% | 0.20% |
Ratio of Net Investment Income to | | | | | | |
Average Net Assets | 1.93% | 1.92% | 1.74% | 2.74%2 | 1.78% | 1.41% |
Portfolio Turnover Rate3 | 7% | 9% | 9% | 10% | 6% | 8% |
The expense ratio, net income ratio, and turnover rate for the current period have been annualized.
1 Calculated based on average shares outstanding.
2 Net investment income per share and the ratio of net investment income to average net assets include $.62 and 1.17%, respectively, resulting from a cash payment received in connection with the merger of Schering-Plough Corp. and Merck & Co., Inc., in November 2009.
3 Excludes the value of portfolio securities received or delivered as a result of in-kind purchases or redemptions of the fund’s capital shares, including ETF Creation Units.
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.
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Health Care Index Fund
Notes to Financial Statements
Vanguard Health Care Index Fund is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 as an open-end investment company, or mutual fund. The fund offers two classes of shares: Admiral Shares and ETF Shares. Admiral Shares are designed for investors who meet certain administrative, service, and account-size criteria. ETF Shares are listed for trading on NYSE Arca; they can be purchased and sold through a broker.
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 as of the close of trading on the New York Stock Exchange (generally 4 p.m., Eastern time) on the valuation date. Equity securities are valued at the latest quoted sales prices or official closing prices taken from the primary market in which each security trades; such securities not traded on the valuation date are valued at the mean of the latest quoted bid and asked prices. Securities for which market quotations are not readily available, or whose values have been materially affected by events occurring before the fund’s pricing time but after the close of the securities’ primary markets, are valued by methods deemed by the board of trustees to represent fair value. Investments in Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund are valued at that fund’s net asset 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 for all open federal income tax years (August 31, 2009–2012), and for the period ended February 28, 2013, and has concluded that no provision for federal income tax is required in the fund’s financial statements.
3. Distributions: Distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date.
4. Security Lending: The fund may lend its securities to qualified institutional borrowers to earn additional income. Security loans are required to be secured at all times by collateral at least equal to the market value of securities loaned. The fund invests cash collateral received in Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund, and records a liability for the return of the collateral, during the period the securities are on loan. Security lending income represents fees charged to borrowers plus income earned on investing cash collateral, less expenses associated with the loan.
5. Other: Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Interest income includes income distributions received from Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund and is accrued daily. Security transactions are accounted for on the date securities are bought or sold. Costs used to determine realized gains (losses) on the sale of investment securities are those of the specific securities sold.
Each class of shares has equal rights as to assets and earnings, except that each class separately bears certain class-specific expenses related to maintenance of shareholder accounts (included in Management and Administrative expenses) and shareholder reporting. Marketing and distribution expenses are allocated to each class of shares based on a method approved by the board of trustees. Income, other non-class-specific expenses, and gains and losses on investments are allocated to each class of shares based on its relative net assets.
B. The 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, 2013, the fund had contributed capital of $174,000 to Vanguard (included in Other Assets), representing 0.01% of the fund’s net assets and 0.07% of Vanguard’s capitalization. The fund’s trustees and officers are also directors and officers of Vanguard.
C. Various inputs may be used to determine the value of the fund’s investments. These inputs are summarized in three broad levels for financial statement purposes. The inputs or methodologies used to value securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.
Level 1—Quoted prices in active markets for identical securities.
Level 2—Other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.).
Level 3—Significant unobservable inputs (including the fund’s own assumptions used to determine the fair value of investments).
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Health Care Index Fund
The following table summarizes the market value of the fund’s investments as of February 28, 2013, based on the inputs used to value them:
| | | |
| Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 |
Investments | ($000) | ($000) | ($000) |
Common Stocks | 1,393,152 | — | 8 |
Temporary Cash Investments | 142 | — | — |
Total | 1,393,294 | — | 8 |
D. Distributions are determined on a tax basis and may differ from net investment income and realized capital gains for financial reporting purposes. Differences may be permanent or temporary. Permanent differences are reclassified among capital accounts in the financial statements to reflect their tax character. Temporary differences arise when certain items of income, expense, gain, or loss are recognized in different periods for financial statement and tax purposes; these differences will reverse at some time in the future. Differences in classification may also result from the treatment of short-term gains as ordinary income for tax purposes.
During the six months ended February 28, 2013, the fund realized $4,580,000 of net capital gains resulting from in-kind redemptions—in which shareholders exchanged fund shares for securities held by the fund rather than for cash. Because such gains are not taxable to the fund, and are not distributed to shareholders, they have been reclassified from accumulated net realized losses to paid-in capital.
The fund’s tax-basis capital gains and losses are determined only at the end of each fiscal year. For tax purposes, at August 31, 2012, the fund had available capital loss carryforwards totaling $28,117,000 to offset future net capital gains of $6,542,000 through August 31, 2018, and $21,575,000 through August 31, 2019. The fund will use these capital losses to offset net taxable capital gains, if any, realized during the year ending August 31, 2013; should the fund realize net capital losses for the year, the losses will be added to the loss carryforward balance above.
At February 28, 2013, the cost of investment securities for tax purposes was $1,189,688,000. Net unrealized appreciation of investment securities for tax purposes was $203,614,000, consisting of unrealized gains of $231,037,000 on securities that had risen in value since their purchase and $27,423,000 in unrealized losses on securities that had fallen in value since their purchase.
E. During the six months ended February 28, 2013, the fund purchased $326,378,000 of investment securities and sold $55,387,000 of investment securities, other than temporary cash investments. Purchases and sales include $260,423,000 and $14,904,000, respectively, in connection with in-kind purchases and redemptions of the fund’s capital shares.
F. Capital share transactions for each class of shares were:
| | | | |
| Six Months Ended | | Year Ended |
| February 28, 2013 | August 31, 2012 |
| Amount | Shares | Amount | Shares |
| ($000) | (000) | ($000) | (000) |
Admiral Shares | | | | |
Issued | 46,657 | 1,252 | 20,046 | 610 |
Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions | 1,689 | 47 | 1,112 | 37 |
Redeemed1 | (14,211) | (383) | (11,749) | (371) |
Net Increase (Decrease)—Admiral Shares | 34,135 | 916 | 9,409 | 276 |
ETF Shares | | | | |
Issued | 260,627 | 3,502 | 142,065 | 2,202 |
Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions | — | — | — | — |
Redeemed1 | (14,906) | (200) | (69,037) | (1,100) |
Net Increase (Decrease)—ETF Shares | 245,721 | 3,302 | 73,028 | 1,102 |
1 Net of redemption fees for fiscal 2012 of $54,000 (fund total). Effective May 23, 2012, the redemption fee was eliminated.
G. In preparing the financial statements as of February 28, 2013, management considered the impact of subsequent events for potential recognition or disclosure in these financial statements.
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Industrials Index Fund
Fund Profile
As of February 28, 2013
| | |
Share-Class Characteristics | |
| Admiral | ETF |
| Shares | Shares |
Ticker Symbol | VINAX | VIS |
Expense Ratio1 | 0.14% | 0.14% |
30-Day SEC Yield | 1.82% | 1.82% |
| | | |
Portfolio Characteristics | | |
| | MSCI | |
| | US IMI/ | MSCI |
| | Industrials | US IMI/ |
| Fund | 25/50 | 2500 |
Number of Stocks | 360 | 359 | 2,478 |
Median Market Cap | $24.5B | $24.5B | $38.3B |
Price/Earnings Ratio | 18.2x | 18.2x | 17.3x |
Price/Book Ratio | 2.8x | 2.8x | 2.3x |
Return on Equity | 17.6% | 17.6% | 16.9% |
Earnings Growth Rate | 5.9% | 5.9% | 9.4% |
Dividend Yield | 2.0% | 2.0% | 2.1% |
Foreign Holdings | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Turnover Rate | | | |
(Annualized) | 7% | — | — |
Short-Term Reserves | 0.0% | — | — |
| | |
Volatility Measures | | |
| MSCI US | |
| IMI/Industrials | MSCI US |
| 25/50 | IMI/2500 |
R-Squared | 1.00 | 0.93 |
Beta | 1.00 | 1.21 |
These measures show the degree and timing of the fund’s fluctuations compared with the indexes over 36 months.
| |
Subindustry Diversification | |
(% of equity exposure) | |
|
Aerospace & Defense | 19.1% |
Air Freight & Logistics | 6.2 |
Airlines | 2.2 |
Building Products | 1.7 |
Construction & Engineering | 2.6 |
Construction & Farm Machinery | |
& Heavy Trucks | 9.4 |
Diversified Support Services | 1.1 |
Electrical Components & Equipment | 7.3 |
Environmental & Facilities Services | 2.7 |
Human Resource & Employment Services | 1.0 |
Industrial Conglomerates | 18.9 |
Industrial Machinery | 10.7 |
Railroads | 6.8 |
Research & Consulting Services | 2.2 |
Security & Alarm Services | 1.5 |
Trading Companies & Distributors | 3.1 |
Trucking | 1.8 |
Other Industrials | 1.7 |
| | |
Ten Largest Holdings (% of total net assets) |
|
General | | |
Electric Co. | Industrial Conglomerates | 13.0% |
United | Aerospace | |
Technologies Corp. & Defense | 4.2 |
3M Co. | Industrial Conglomerates | 3.7 |
Union Pacific Corp. | Railroads | 3.5 |
Caterpillar Inc. | Construction | |
| & Farm Machinery | |
| & Heavy Trucks | 3.2 |
United Parcel | | |
Service Inc. | Air Freight | |
Class B | & Logistics | 3.2 |
Boeing Co. | Aerospace | |
| & Defense | 3.0 |
Honeywell | Aerospace | |
International Inc. | & Defense | 2.8 |
Emerson | Electrical Components | |
Electric Co. | & Equipment | 2.2 |
Danaher Corp. | Industrial Conglomerates | 1.9 |
Top Ten | | 40.7% |
The holdings listed exclude any temporary cash investments and equity index products.
1 The expense ratios shown are from the prospectus dated December 27, 2012, and represent estimated costs for the current fiscal year. For the six months ended February 28, 2013, the annualized expense ratios were 0.14% for Admiral Shares and 0.14% for ETF Shares.
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Industrials Index Fund
Performance Summary
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 vanguard.com/performance.) Note, too, that both investment returns and principal value can fluctuate widely, so an investor’s shares, when sold, could be worth more or less than their original cost. The returns shown do not reflect taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the sale of fund shares.
Fiscal-Year Total Returns (%): September 23, 2004–February 28, 2013

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Industrials Index Fund ETF Shares Net Asset Value |
Spliced US IMI/Industrials 25/502 |
Average Annual Total Returns: Periods Ended December 31, 2012
This table presents 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.
| | | | |
| | | | Since |
| Inception Date | One Year | Five Years | Inception |
ETF Shares | 9/23/2004 | | | |
Market Price | | 17.13% | 1.36% | 6.36% |
Net Asset Value | | 17.09 | 1.33 | 6.36 |
Admiral Shares | 5/8/2006 | 17.13 | 1.33 | 2.85 |
1 Six months ended February 28, 2013.
2 Spliced US IMI/Industrials 25/50: MSCI US IMI/Industrials through February 26, 2010; MSCI US IMI/Industrials 25/50 thereafter.
See Financial Highlights for dividend and capital gains information.
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Industrials Index Fund
Financial Statements (unaudited)
Statement of Net Assets
As of February 28, 2013
The fund reports a complete list of its holdings in regulatory filings 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 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).
| | | |
| | | Market |
| | | Value• |
| | Shares | ($000) |
Common Stocks (100.0%) | | |
Aerospace & Defense (19.2%) | | |
| United Technologies Corp. | 339,912 | 30,779 |
| Boeing Co. | 279,659 | 21,506 |
| Honeywell International | | |
| Inc. | 290,523 | 20,366 |
| Precision Castparts Corp. | 56,816 | 10,601 |
| Lockheed Martin Corp. | 107,374 | 9,449 |
| General Dynamics Corp. | 117,158 | 7,963 |
| Raytheon Co. | 128,774 | 7,027 |
| Northrop Grumman Corp. | 91,037 | 5,979 |
| Textron Inc. | 109,942 | 3,172 |
| Rockwell Collins Inc. | 51,963 | 3,124 |
| L-3 Communications | | |
| Holdings Inc. | 36,692 | 2,799 |
| TransDigm Group Inc. | 19,159 | 2,727 |
* | B/E Aerospace Inc. | 40,547 | 2,133 |
| Triumph Group Inc. | 19,506 | 1,432 |
* | Hexcel Corp. | 38,907 | 1,060 |
* | Teledyne Technologies Inc. | 13,673 | 1,006 |
| Huntington Ingalls | | |
| Industries Inc. | 19,345 | 929 |
| Alliant Techsystems Inc. | 12,751 | 839 |
* | Esterline Technologies | | |
| Corp. | 12,053 | 831 |
* | Spirit Aerosystems | | |
| Holdings Inc. Class A | 46,715 | 813 |
| Exelis Inc. | 73,178 | 755 |
* | Moog Inc. Class A | 15,357 | 690 |
* | DigitalGlobe Inc. | 25,333 | 661 |
| Curtiss-Wright Corp. | 16,439 | 571 |
| HEICO Corp. Class A | 11,645 | 388 |
* | Orbital Sciences Corp. | 23,209 | 343 |
| AAR Corp. | 15,603 | 274 |
| Cubic Corp. | 6,226 | 260 |
| HEICO Corp. | 5,867 | 255 |
* | GenCorp Inc. | 18,792 | 226 |
| American Science & | | |
| Engineering Inc. | 3,296 | 206 |
* | Taser International Inc. | 20,643 | 154 |
* | Aerovironment Inc. | 6,840 | 151 |
| National Presto Industries | | |
| Inc. | 1,847 | 140 |
* | KEYW Holding Corp. | 8,868 | 129 |
* | Engility Holdings Inc. | 6,355 | 120 |
* | Astronics Corp. | 3,503 | 97 |
* | Ducommun Inc. | 3,869 | 60 |
* | Astronics Corp. Class B | 406 | 11 |
| | | 140,026 |
Air Freight & Logistics (6.2%) | | |
| United Parcel Service Inc. | | |
| Class B | 282,471 | 23,346 |
| FedEx Corp. | 116,485 | 12,281 |
| CH Robinson Worldwide | | |
| Inc. | 62,879 | 3,585 |
| Expeditors International of | | |
| Washington Inc. | 81,844 | 3,180 |
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| UTi Worldwide Inc. | 40,632 | 619 |
* | Hub Group Inc. Class A | 14,450 | 545 |
* | Atlas Air Worldwide | | |
| Holdings Inc. | 10,307 | 487 |
| Forward Air Corp. | 11,511 | 434 |
* | Air Transport Services | | |
| Group Inc. | 20,965 | 116 |
* | XPO Logistics Inc. | 6,507 | 113 |
* | Echo Global Logistics Inc. | 5,382 | 100 |
* | Pacer International Inc. | 13,492 | 56 |
| | | 44,862 |
Airlines (2.2%) | | |
* | Delta Air Lines Inc. | 332,116 | 4,739 |
* | United Continental | | |
| Holdings Inc. | 129,682 | 3,464 |
| Southwest Airlines Co. | 288,522 | 3,376 |
* | Alaska Air Group Inc. | 27,403 | 1,413 |
* | US Airways Group Inc. | 63,380 | 851 |
* | JetBlue Airways Corp. | 94,067 | 570 |
* | Spirit Airlines Inc. | 24,016 | 486 |
| Allegiant Travel Co. Class A | 5,997 | 482 |
| SkyWest Inc. | 20,062 | 281 |
* | Republic Airways Holdings | | |
| Inc. | 18,113 | 170 |
* | Hawaiian Holdings Inc. | 19,113 | 108 |
| | | 15,940 |
Building Products (1.7%) | | |
| Masco Corp. | 140,399 | 2,704 |
* | Fortune Brands Home & | | |
| Security Inc. | 63,511 | 2,194 |
* | Owens Corning | 43,804 | 1,700 |
| AO Smith Corp. | 15,403 | 1,102 |
| Lennox International Inc. | 16,819 | 994 |
* | USG Corp. | 29,339 | 828 |
| Armstrong World Industries | | |
| Inc. | 10,314 | 527 |
| Simpson Manufacturing | | |
| Co. Inc. | 15,082 | 439 |
| Universal Forest Products | | |
| Inc. | 7,294 | 296 |
| Quanex Building Products | | |
| Corp. | 14,428 | 287 |
| Apogee Enterprises Inc. | 11,128 | 287 |
* | Trex Co. Inc. | 5,579 | 264 |
| Griffon Corp. | 20,314 | 229 |
* | Gibraltar Industries Inc. | 11,275 | 193 |
| AAON Inc. | 7,107 | 171 |
* | American Woodmark Corp. | 4,039 | 130 |
* | Ameresco Inc. Class A | 6,641 | 55 |
| | | 12,400 |
Commercial Services & Supplies (6.5%) | | |
| Waste Management Inc. | 172,056 | 6,421 |
| Tyco International Ltd. | 181,836 | 5,821 |
| ADT Corp. | 90,792 | 4,348 |
| Republic Services Inc. | | |
| Class A | 121,087 | 3,807 |
* | Stericycle Inc. | 33,507 | 3,214 |
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| Cintas Corp. | 43,852 | 1,925 |
| Iron Mountain Inc. | 55,458 | 1,913 |
| Avery Dennison Corp. | 38,851 | 1,587 |
| Waste Connections Inc. | 45,580 | 1,559 |
* | Copart Inc. | 41,215 | 1,407 |
* | Clean Harbors Inc. | 22,052 | 1,136 |
| Pitney Bowes Inc. | 78,311 | 1,026 |
| Covanta Holding Corp. | 46,425 | 908 |
| Deluxe Corp. | 19,857 | 788 |
| RR Donnelley & Sons Co. | 70,562 | 737 |
* | Tetra Tech Inc. | 24,905 | 719 |
| Rollins Inc. | 25,565 | 627 |
| Healthcare Services Group | | |
| Inc. | 25,101 | 605 |
| Mine Safety Appliances Co. | 12,234 | 573 |
| HNI Corp. | 17,648 | 557 |
| Herman Miller Inc. | 22,743 | 546 |
| United Stationers Inc. | 14,997 | 543 |
| Brink’s Co. | 18,600 | 492 |
| UniFirst Corp. | 5,869 | 490 |
| ABM Industries Inc. | 21,080 | 478 |
| KAR Auction Services Inc. | 21,311 | 452 |
| Interface Inc. Class A | 24,458 | 448 |
| Steelcase Inc. Class A | 31,245 | 442 |
* | Mobile Mini Inc. | 15,191 | 409 |
* | ACCO Brands Corp. | 44,123 | 331 |
* | Team Inc. | 7,430 | 326 |
| Knoll Inc. | 18,661 | 318 |
| G&K Services Inc. Class A | 7,470 | 311 |
| McGrath RentCorp | 9,226 | 272 |
| Viad Corp. | 7,818 | 215 |
* | InnerWorkings Inc. | 14,456 | 213 |
| Quad/Graphics Inc. | 9,697 | 211 |
| US Ecology Inc. | 7,241 | 180 |
| Ennis Inc. | 10,157 | 159 |
* | EnerNOC Inc. | 8,999 | 148 |
* | Consolidated Graphics Inc. | 3,513 | 136 |
* | Standard Parking Corp. | 6,116 | 127 |
* | EnergySolutions Inc. | 32,150 | 120 |
| Multi-Color Corp. | 4,650 | 112 |
| Kimball International Inc. | | |
| Class B | 11,020 | 101 |
* | TMS International Corp. | | |
| Class A | 5,672 | 78 |
| Schawk Inc. Class A | 5,912 | 64 |
* | Swisher Hygiene Inc. | 43,385 | 61 |
* | Cenveo Inc. | 21,657 | 45 |
* | ARC Document Solutions | | |
| Inc. | 15,154 | 34 |
* | Metalico Inc. | 16,339 | 27 |
| | | 47,567 |
Construction & Engineering (2.5%) | |
| Fluor Corp. | 65,034 | 4,026 |
* | Jacobs Engineering Group | | |
| Inc. | 50,744 | 2,478 |
* | Quanta Services Inc. | 86,141 | 2,446 |
| KBR Inc. | 57,562 | 1,749 |
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| URS Corp. | 30,009 | 1,268 |
* | AECOM Technology Corp. | 37,945 | 1,150 |
* | Foster Wheeler AG | 41,814 | 1,006 |
| EMCOR Group Inc. | 25,957 | 1,001 |
* | MasTec Inc. | 22,296 | 671 |
| Granite Construction Inc. | 14,331 | 446 |
* | Aegion Corp. Class A | 15,368 | 369 |
* | Dycom Industries Inc. | 12,966 | 272 |
* | Tutor Perini Corp. | 14,046 | 239 |
| Great Lakes Dredge & Dock | |
| Corp. | 22,019 | 215 |
| Primoris Services Corp. | 10,997 | 206 |
* | MYR Group Inc. | 7,990 | 185 |
| Comfort Systems USA Inc. | 14,471 | 181 |
* | Layne Christensen Co. | 7,755 | 171 |
| Pike Electric Corp. | 8,057 | 112 |
* | Orion Marine Group Inc. | 10,338 | 98 |
* | Furmanite Corp. | 14,332 | 86 |
* | Northwest Pipe Co. | 3,579 | 86 |
| Michael Baker Corp. | 3,432 | 83 |
* | Sterling Construction Co. | | |
| Inc. | 5,998 | 68 |
| | | 18,612 |
Electrical Equipment (7.5%) | | |
| Emerson Electric Co. | 282,691 | 16,029 |
| Eaton Corp. plc | 180,836 | 11,206 |
| Rockwell Automation Inc. | 54,401 | 4,915 |
| Roper Industries Inc. | 38,424 | 4,788 |
| AMETEK Inc. | 94,790 | 3,965 |
| Hubbell Inc. Class B | 20,337 | 1,890 |
* | Sensata Technologies | | |
| Holding NV | 45,276 | 1,471 |
| Regal-Beloit Corp. | 16,514 | 1,276 |
| Acuity Brands Inc. | 16,687 | 1,137 |
| Babcock & Wilcox Co. | 41,780 | 1,129 |
| Belden Inc. | 17,384 | 875 |
* | EnerSys Inc. | 18,914 | 773 |
* | Polypore International Inc. | 18,214 | 697 |
* | General Cable Corp. | 19,350 | 637 |
| Brady Corp. Class A | 18,554 | 632 |
| Generac Holdings Inc. | 17,368 | 598 |
| Franklin Electric Co. Inc. | 7,823 | 509 |
| AZZ Inc. | 9,851 | 440 |
* | II-VI Inc. | 20,902 | 362 |
* | GrafTech International Ltd. | 44,483 | 329 |
* | Powell Industries Inc. | 3,694 | 215 |
| Encore Wire Corp. | 6,443 | 211 |
* | Thermon Group Holdings | | |
| Inc. | 9,600 | 197 |
* | Capstone Turbine Corp. | 116,052 | 113 |
| Global Power Equipment | | |
| Group Inc. | 6,682 | 112 |
| Preformed Line Products | | |
| Co. | 916 | 65 |
* | American Superconductor | | |
| Corp. | 17,673 | 51 |
* | Vicor Corp. | 8,037 | 42 |
| | | 54,664 |
Industrial Conglomerates (19.0%) | |
| General Electric Co. | 4,093,652 | 95,055 |
| 3M Co. | 256,611 | 26,687 |
| Danaher Corp. | 229,851 | 14,159 |
| Carlisle Cos. Inc. | 24,542 | 1,666 |
| Seaboard Corp. | 140 | 399 |
| Raven Industries Inc. | 13,445 | 380 |
| | | 138,346 |
Machinery (20.0%) | | |
| Caterpillar Inc. | 255,284 | 23,581 |
| Deere & Co. | 145,255 | 12,758 |
| Illinois Tool Works Inc. | 162,830 | 10,014 |
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| Cummins Inc. | 70,489 | 8,168 |
| PACCAR Inc. | 130,939 | 6,210 |
| Ingersoll-Rand plc | 117,518 | 6,187 |
| Parker Hannifin Corp. | 58,251 | 5,504 |
| Dover Corp. | 69,900 | 5,127 |
| Stanley Black & Decker Inc. | 62,375 | 4,909 |
| Pentair Ltd. | 82,132 | 4,375 |
| Flowserve Corp. | 19,498 | 3,129 |
| Pall Corp. | 44,317 | 3,022 |
| Joy Global Inc. | 41,302 | 2,616 |
| Xylem Inc. | 72,476 | 1,993 |
| Donaldson Co. Inc. | 55,143 | 1,987 |
| AGCO Corp. | 37,893 | 1,951 |
| Wabtec Corp. | 18,681 | 1,827 |
| Snap-on Inc. | 22,717 | 1,824 |
| Timken Co. | 31,781 | 1,726 |
| Lincoln Electric Holdings | | |
| Inc. | 30,797 | 1,726 |
* | WABCO Holdings Inc. | 24,810 | 1,705 |
| IDEX Corp. | 32,369 | 1,649 |
| SPX Corp. | 19,819 | 1,596 |
| Valmont Industries Inc. | 9,350 | 1,473 |
| Nordson Corp. | 22,506 | 1,427 |
* | Terex Corp. | 43,105 | 1,414 |
| Graco Inc. | 23,668 | 1,375 |
| Gardner Denver Inc. | 19,155 | 1,360 |
| Trinity Industries Inc. | 30,845 | 1,334 |
| Kennametal Inc. | 31,155 | 1,261 |
* | Oshkosh Corp. | 32,213 | 1,242 |
* | Middleby Corp. | 7,310 | 1,091 |
| Toro Co. | 22,913 | 1,033 |
| CLARCOR Inc. | 19,535 | 996 |
| Crane Co. | 17,803 | 957 |
* | Colfax Corp. | 21,996 | 955 |
| Manitowoc Co. Inc. | 49,093 | 909 |
| ITT Corp. | 34,354 | 905 |
| Woodward Inc. | 23,991 | 898 |
* | Chart Industries Inc. | 11,709 | 850 |
| Actuant Corp. Class A | 27,036 | 822 |
| Harsco Corp. | 31,500 | 755 |
| Mueller Industries Inc. | 11,163 | 594 |
* | Navistar International Corp. | 21,599 | 536 |
| Watts Water Technologies | | |
| Inc. Class A | 10,527 | 494 |
| Barnes Group Inc. | 17,906 | 476 |
| Briggs & Stratton Corp. | 18,663 | 457 |
* | RBC Bearings Inc. | 8,871 | 442 |
| Lindsay Corp. | 4,962 | 424 |
| ESCO Technologies Inc. | 10,441 | 423 |
* | Trimas Corp. | 13,783 | 395 |
* | EnPro Industries Inc. | 8,104 | 377 |
| Titan International Inc. | 16,761 | 354 |
| Mueller Water Products Inc. | | |
| Class A | 61,297 | 344 |
| Kaydon Corp. | 12,578 | 315 |
| Tennant Co. | 6,543 | 305 |
| Albany International Corp. | 10,485 | 299 |
* | Blount International Inc. | 18,276 | 275 |
| Altra Holdings Inc. | 10,474 | 270 |
| Standex International Corp. | 4,998 | 269 |
| Astec Industries Inc. | 7,521 | 268 |
* | Proto Labs Inc. | 5,695 | 265 |
| CIRCOR International Inc. | 6,092 | 254 |
* | Wabash National Corp. | 26,560 | 253 |
| Sauer-Danfoss Inc. | 4,678 | 253 |
* | Rexnord Corp. | 11,406 | 232 |
| Sun Hydraulics Corp. | 8,064 | 225 |
| Cascade Corp. | 3,473 | 223 |
| John Bean Technologies | | |
| Corp. | 11,272 | 208 |
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* | Greenbrier Cos. Inc. | 9,927 | 201 |
* | Federal Signal Corp. | 24,050 | 188 |
| LB Foster Co. Class A | 3,709 | 164 |
| Gorman-Rupp Co. | 5,661 | 163 |
| American Railcar Industries | | |
| Inc. | 3,706 | 162 |
* | Meritor Inc. | 35,224 | 155 |
* | Columbus McKinnon Corp. | 7,163 | 141 |
| Douglas Dynamics Inc. | 8,499 | 121 |
| Hyster-Yale Materials | | |
| Handling Inc. | 2,288 | 117 |
* | Kadant Inc. | 4,400 | 108 |
| Alamo Group Inc. | 2,757 | 99 |
| FreightCar America Inc. | 4,567 | 96 |
| Dynamic Materials Corp. | 5,171 | 87 |
| Twin Disc Inc. | 3,279 | 78 |
* | Commercial Vehicle Group | | |
| Inc. | 9,759 | 77 |
* | Accuride Corp. | 15,505 | 63 |
| Ampco-Pittsburgh Corp. | 2,986 | 56 |
* | PMFG Inc. | 6,598 | 45 |
| | | 145,992 |
Marine (0.3%) | | |
* | Kirby Corp. | 19,627 | 1,491 |
| Matson Inc. | 16,551 | 426 |
* | Genco Shipping & Trading | | |
| Ltd. | 12,531 | 32 |
| | | 1,949 |
Professional Services (3.2%) | | |
* | Verisk Analytics Inc. | | |
| Class A | 55,309 | 3,237 |
| Equifax Inc. | 46,654 | 2,572 |
* | IHS Inc. Class A | 21,864 | 2,323 |
* | Nielsen Holdings NV | 65,531 | 2,208 |
| Robert Half International | | |
| Inc. | 52,266 | 1,858 |
| Manpower Inc. | 30,792 | 1,681 |
| Towers Watson & Co. | | |
| Class A | 24,780 | 1,650 |
| Dun & Bradstreet Corp. | 17,435 | 1,405 |
| Corporate Executive Board | | |
| Co. | 13,125 | 711 |
* | Advisory Board Co. | 13,587 | 690 |
* | FTI Consulting Inc. | 16,375 | 569 |
* | Acacia Research Corp. | 19,370 | 542 |
* | On Assignment Inc. | 17,415 | 381 |
* | Huron Consulting Group Inc. | 8,992 | 352 |
* | Korn/Ferry International | 18,937 | 350 |
* | TrueBlue Inc. | 15,628 | 303 |
* | Exponent Inc. | 5,182 | 260 |
* | Navigant Consulting Inc. | 20,054 | 255 |
| Insperity Inc. | 8,434 | 239 |
| Resources Connection Inc. | 16,427 | 201 |
| Kelly Services Inc. Class A | 11,022 | 195 |
* | ICF International Inc. | 7,721 | 191 |
| Kforce Inc. | 11,255 | 164 |
* | WageWorks Inc. | 5,968 | 141 |
* | Mistras Group Inc. | 6,470 | 132 |
* | CBIZ Inc. | 16,543 | 105 |
* | CRA International Inc. | 4,046 | 89 |
| CDI Corp. | 5,347 | 88 |
| Heidrick & Struggles | | |
| International Inc. | 6,219 | 85 |
* | RPX Corp. | 7,009 | 83 |
* | Pendrell Corp. | 39,842 | 57 |
* | Hill International Inc. | 10,499 | 36 |
* | Dolan Co. | 11,134 | 32 |
| | | 23,185 |
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Road & Rail (8.5%) | | |
| Union Pacific Corp. | 183,635 | 25,178 |
| CSX Corp. | 402,631 | 9,236 |
| Norfolk Southern Corp. | 123,378 | 9,013 |
| Kansas City Southern | 42,978 | 4,425 |
| JB Hunt Transport | | |
| Services Inc. | 36,907 | 2,566 |
* | Hertz Global Holdings Inc. | 123,207 | 2,458 |
* | Genesee & Wyoming Inc. | | |
| Class A | 17,541 | 1,570 |
| Ryder System Inc. | 19,939 | 1,121 |
| Landstar System Inc. | 18,175 | 1,023 |
* | Avis Budget Group Inc. | 41,518 | 970 |
* | Old Dominion Freight | | |
| Line Inc. | 25,209 | 906 |
| Con-way Inc. | 21,879 | 769 |
| AMERCO | 3,055 | 460 |
* | Swift Transportation Co. | 33,959 | 460 |
| Werner Enterprises Inc. | 17,092 | 394 |
| Knight Transportation Inc. | 23,327 | 365 |
| Heartland Express Inc. | 20,090 | 273 |
* | Saia Inc. | 6,329 | 203 |
| Celadon Group Inc. | 8,894 | 177 |
* | Roadrunner Transportation | | |
| Systems Inc. | 6,745 | 154 |
| Marten Transport Ltd. | 6,351 | 132 |
* | Zipcar Inc. | 10,307 | 126 |
| Arkansas Best Corp. | 9,325 | 108 |
* | Quality Distribution Inc. | 8,695 | 69 |
* | Patriot Transportation | | |
| Holding Inc. | 2,333 | 63 |
| | | 62,219 |
Trading Companies & Distributors (3.1%) | |
| Fastenal Co. | 109,913 | 5,675 |
| WW Grainger Inc. | 23,065 | 5,223 |
* | United Rentals Inc. | 30,701 | 1,640 |
| MSC Industrial Direct Co. | | |
| Inc. Class A | 18,430 | 1,572 |
* | WESCO International Inc. | 17,078 | 1,262 |
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| | | Value• |
| | Shares | ($000) |
| GATX Corp. | 17,396 | 867 |
| Watsco Inc. | 10,468 | 815 |
* | Air Lease Corp. | 29,140 | 792 |
* | Beacon Roofing Supply Inc. | 18,606 | 687 |
| Applied Industrial | | |
| Technologies Inc. | 14,805 | 643 |
| TAL International Group Inc. | 13,146 | 566 |
* | MRC Global Inc. | 17,787 | 546 |
| Aircastle Ltd. | 27,265 | 367 |
| Kaman Corp. | 9,283 | 324 |
* | Rush Enterprises Inc. | | |
| Class A | 10,987 | 269 |
* | DXP Enterprises Inc. | 3,853 | 240 |
| H&E Equipment Services | | |
| Inc. | 11,766 | 229 |
* | Titan Machinery Inc. | 7,019 | 198 |
* | CAI International Inc. | 6,768 | 187 |
| SeaCube Container Leasing | | |
| Ltd. | 4,268 | 98 |
| Houston Wire & Cable Co. | 6,502 | 76 |
* | Edgen Group Inc. | 6,001 | 48 |
| | | 22,324 |
Transportation Infrastructure (0.1%) | |
| Macquarie Infrastructure | | |
| Co. LLC | 15,505 | 796 |
* | Wesco Aircraft Holdings Inc. | 9,022 | 123 |
| | | 919 |
Total Investments (100.0%) | | |
(Cost $671,952) | | 729,005 |
Other Assets and Liabilities (0.0%) | |
Other Assets | | 5,253 |
Liabilities | | (5,323) |
| | | (70) |
Net Assets (100%) | | 728,935 |
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At February 28, 2013, net assets consisted of: |
| Amount |
| ($000) |
Paid-in Capital | 692,832 |
Undistributed Net Investment Income | 697 |
Accumulated Net Realized Losses | (21,647) |
Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | 57,053 |
Net Assets | 728,935 |
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Admiral Shares—Net Assets | |
Applicable to 379,505 outstanding | |
$.001 par value shares of beneficial | |
interest (unlimited authorization) | 15,104 |
Net Asset Value Per Share— | |
Admiral Shares | $39.80 |
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ETF Shares—Net Assets | |
Applicable to 9,214,450 outstanding | |
$.001 par value shares of beneficial | �� |
interest (unlimited authorization) | 713,831 |
Net Asset Value Per Share— | |
ETF Shares | $77.47 |
• See Note A in Notes to Financial Statements.
* Non-income-producing security.
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.
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Statement of Operations |
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Six Months Ended |
February 28, 2013 |
| ($000) |
Investment Income | |
Income | |
Dividends | 7,605 |
Security Lending | 5 |
Total Income | 7,610 |
Expenses | |
The Vanguard Group—Note B | |
Investment Advisory Services | 37 |
Management and Administrative— | |
Admiral Shares | 6 |
Management and Administrative— | |
ETF Shares | 260 |
Marketing and Distribution— | |
Admiral Shares | 2 |
Marketing and Distribution— | |
ETF Shares | 66 |
Custodian Fees | 13 |
Shareholders’ Reports—Admiral Shares | — |
Shareholders’ Reports—ETF Shares | 18 |
Total Expenses | 402 |
Net Investment Income | 7,208 |
Realized Net Gain (Loss) on | |
Investment Securities Sold | 5,544 |
Change in Unrealized Appreciation | |
(Depreciation) of Investment Securities | 79,445 |
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets | |
Resulting from Operations | 92,197 |
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Statement of Changes in Net Assets | | |
|
| Six Months Ended | Year Ended |
| February 28, | August 31, |
| 2013 | 2012 |
| ($000) | ($000) |
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets | | |
Operations | | |
Net Investment Income | 7,208 | 9,557 |
Realized Net Gain (Loss) | 5,544 | 8,988 |
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | 79,445 | 45,835 |
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations | 92,197 | 64,380 |
Distributions | | |
Net Investment Income | | |
Admiral Shares | (276) | (279) |
ETF Shares | (12,372) | (8,530) |
Realized Capital Gain | | |
Admiral Shares | — | — |
ETF Shares | — | — |
Total Distributions | (12,648) | (8,809) |
Capital Share Transactions | | |
Admiral Shares | (480) | (2,231) |
ETF Shares | 153,678 | (22,863) |
Net Increase (Decrease) from Capital Share Transactions | 153,198 | (25,094) |
Total Increase (Decrease) | 232,747 | 30,477 |
Net Assets | | |
Beginning of Period | 496,188 | 465,711 |
End of Period1 | 728,935 | 496,188 |
1 Net Assets—End of Period includes undistributed net investment income of $697,000 and $6,137,000.
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.
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Financial Highlights | | | | | | |
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Admiral Shares | | | | | | |
| Six Months | | | | | |
| Ended | | | | | |
For a Share Outstanding | February 28, | | | Year Ended August 31, |
Throughout Each Period | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | $34.84 | $30.89 | $26.57 | $23.85 | $34.20 | $37.94 |
Investment Operations | | | | | | |
Net Investment Income | .4481 | .699 | .511 | .4461 | .635 | .5761 |
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) | | | | | | |
on Investments | 5.274 | 3.878 | 4.248 | 2.619 | (10.428) | (3.816) |
Total from Investment Operations | 5.722 | 4.577 | 4.759 | 3.065 | (9.793) | (3.240) |
Distributions | | | | | | |
Dividends from Net Investment Income | (.762) | (.627) | (.439) | (.345) | (.557) | (.500) |
Distributions from Realized Capital Gains | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Total Distributions | (.762) | (.627) | (.439) | (.345) | (.557) | (.500) |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | $39.80 | $34.84 | $30.89 | $26.57 | $23.85 | $34.20 |
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Total Return2 | 16.62% | 15.03% | 17.79% | 12.85% | –28.44% | –8.67% |
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Ratios/Supplemental Data | | | | | | |
Net Assets, End of Period (Millions) | $15 | $14 | $14 | $7 | $6 | $11 |
Ratio of Total Expenses to | | | | | | |
Average Net Assets | 0.14% | 0.14% | 0.19% | 0.24% | 0.28% | 0.25% |
Ratio of Net Investment Income to | | | | | | |
Average Net Assets | 2.46% | 1.99% | 1.66% | 1.69% | 2.71% | 1.63% |
Portfolio Turnover Rate3 | 7% | 6% | 5% | 10% | 8% | 7% |
The expense ratio, net income ratio, and turnover rate for the current period have been annualized.
1 Calculated based on average shares outstanding.
2 Total returns do not include transaction or account service fees that may have applied in the periods shown. Fund prospectuses provide information about any applicable transaction and account service fees.
3 Excludes the value of portfolio securities received or delivered as a result of in-kind purchases or redemptions of the fund’s capital shares, including ETF Creation Units.
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.
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Financial Highlights | | | | | | |
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ETF Shares | | | | | | |
| Six Months | | | | | |
| Ended | | | | | |
For a Share Outstanding | February 28, | | | Year Ended August 31, |
Throughout Each Period | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | $67.82 | $60.12 | $51.71 | $46.45 | $66.65 | $73.94 |
Investment Operations | | | | | | |
Net Investment Income | .8841 | 1.360 | .992 | .9101 | 1.253 | 1.1571 |
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) | | | | | | |
on Investments | 10.254 | 7.557 | 8.269 | 5.065 | (20.342) | (7.466) |
Total from Investment Operations | 11.138 | 8.917 | 9.261 | 5.975 | (19.089) | (6.309) |
Distributions | | | | | | |
Dividends from Net Investment Income | (1.488) | (1.217) | (.851) | (.715) | (1.111) | (.981) |
Distributions from Realized Capital Gains | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Total Distributions | (1.488) | (1.217) | (.851) | (.715) | (1.111) | (.981) |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | $77.47 | $67.82 | $60.12 | $51.71 | $46.45 | $66.65 |
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Total Return | 16.60% | 15.04% | 17.79% | 12.85% | –28.41% | –8.65% |
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Ratios/Supplemental Data | | | | | | |
Net Assets, End of Period (Millions) | $714 | $482 | $451 | $295 | $186 | $347 |
Ratio of Total Expenses to | | | | | | |
Average Net Assets | 0.14% | 0.14% | 0.19% | 0.24% | 0.25% | 0.20% |
Ratio of Net Investment Income to | | | | | | |
Average Net Assets | 2.46% | 1.99% | 1.66% | 1.69% | 2.74% | 1.68% |
Portfolio Turnover Rate2 | 7% | 6% | 5% | 10% | 8% | 7% |
The expense ratio, net income ratio, and turnover rate for the current period have been annualized.
1 Calculated based on average shares outstanding.
2 Excludes the value of portfolio securities received or delivered as a result of in-kind purchases or redemptions of the fund’s capital shares, including ETF Creation Units.
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.
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Industrials Index Fund
Notes to Financial Statements
Vanguard Industrials Index Fund is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 as an open-end investment company, or mutual fund. The fund offers two classes of shares: Admiral Shares and ETF Shares. Admiral Shares are designed for investors who meet certain administrative, service, and account-size criteria. ETF Shares are listed for trading on NYSE Arca; they can be purchased and sold through a broker.
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 as of the close of trading on the New York Stock Exchange (generally 4 p.m., Eastern time) on the valuation date. Equity securities are valued at the latest quoted sales prices or official closing prices taken from the primary market in which each security trades; such securities not traded on the valuation date are valued at the mean of the latest quoted bid and asked prices. Securities for which market quotations are not readily available, or whose values have been materially affected by events occurring before the fund’s pricing time but after the close of the securities’ primary markets, are valued by methods deemed by the board of trustees to represent fair 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 for all open federal income tax years (August 31, 2009–2012), and for the period ended February 28, 2013, and has concluded that no provision for federal income tax is required in the fund’s financial statements.
3. Distributions: Distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date.
4. Security Lending: The fund may lend its securities to qualified institutional borrowers to earn additional income. Security loans are required to be secured at all times by collateral at least equal to the market value of securities loaned. The fund invests cash collateral received in Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund, and records a liability for the return of the collateral, during the period the securities are on loan. Security lending income represents fees charged to borrowers plus income earned on investing cash collateral, less expenses associated with the loan.
5. Other: Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. 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, 2013, the fund had contributed capital of $91,000 to Vanguard (included in Other Assets), representing 0.01% of the fund’s net assets and 0.04% of Vanguard’s capitalization. The fund’s trustees and officers are also directors and officers of Vanguard.
C. Various inputs may be used to determine the value of the fund’s investments. These inputs are summarized in three broad levels for financial statement purposes. The inputs or methodologies used to value securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.
Level 1—Quoted prices in active markets for identical securities.
Level 2—Other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.).
Level 3—Significant unobservable inputs (including the fund’s own assumptions used to determine the fair value of investments).
At February 28, 2013, 100% of the market value of the fund’s investments was determined based on Level 1 inputs.
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D. Distributions are determined on a tax basis and may differ from net investment income and realized capital gains for financial reporting purposes. Differences may be permanent or temporary. Permanent differences are reclassified among capital accounts in the financial statements to reflect their tax character. Temporary differences arise when certain items of income, expense, gain, or loss are recognized in different periods for financial statement and tax purposes; these differences will reverse at some time in the future. Differences in classification may also result from the treatment of short-term gains as ordinary income for tax purposes.
During the six months ended February 28, 2013, the fund realized $2,979,000 of net capital gains resulting from in-kind redemptions—in which shareholders exchanged fund shares for securities held by the fund rather than for cash. Because such gains are not taxable to the fund, and are not distributed to shareholders, they have been reclassified from accumulated net realized losses to paid-in capital.
The fund’s tax-basis capital gains and losses are determined only at the end of each fiscal year. For tax purposes, at August 31, 2012, the fund had available capital loss carryforwards totaling $24,212,000 to offset future net capital gains. Of this amount, $23,825,000 is subject to expiration dates; $18,000 may be used to offset future net capital gains through August 31, 2014, $283,000 through August 31, 2015, $552,000 through August 31, 2016, $4,696,000 through August 31, 2017, $13,144,000 through August 31, 2018, and $5,132,000 through August 31, 2019. Capital losses of $387,000 realized beginning in fiscal 2012 may be carried forward indefinitely under the Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2010, but must be used before any expiring loss carryforwards. The fund will use these capital losses to offset net taxable capital gains, if any, realized during the year ending August 31, 2013; should the fund realize net capital losses for the year, the losses will be added to the loss carryforward balance above.
At February 28, 2013, the cost of investment securities for tax purposes was $671,952,000. Net unrealized appreciation of investment securities for tax purposes was $57,053,000, consisting of unrealized gains of $88,597,000 on securities that had risen in value since their purchase and $31,544,000 in unrealized losses on securities that had fallen in value since their purchase.
E. During the six months ended February 28, 2013, the fund purchased $188,378,000 of investment securities and sold $40,293,000 of investment securities, other than temporary cash investments. Purchases and sales include $167,517,000 and $13,935,000, respectively, in connection with in-kind purchases and redemptions of the fund’s capital shares.
F. Capital share transactions for each class of shares were:
| | | | |
| Six Months Ended | | Year Ended |
| February 28, 2013 | August 31, 2012 |
| Amount | Shares | Amount | Shares |
| ($000) | (000) | ($000) | (000) |
Admiral Shares | | | | |
Issued | 2,075 | 56 | 2,574 | 77 |
Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions | 228 | 6 | 224 | 7 |
Redeemed1 | (2,783) | (76) | (5,029) | (152) |
Net Increase (Decrease)—Admiral Shares | (480) | (14) | (2,231) | (68) |
ETF Shares | | | | |
Issued | 167,616 | 2,300 | 26,506 | 405 |
Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions | — | — | — | — |
Redeemed1 | (13,938) | (200) | (49,369) | (800) |
Net Increase (Decrease)—ETF Shares | 153,678 | 2,100 | (22,863) | (395) |
1 Net of redemption fees for fiscal 2012 of $9,000 (fund total). Effective May 23, 2012, the redemption fee was eliminated.
G. In preparing the financial statements as of February 28, 2013, management considered the impact of subsequent events for potential recognition or disclosure in these financial statements.
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Information Technology Index Fund
Fund Profile
As of February 28, 2013
| | |
Share-Class Characteristics | |
| Admiral | ETF |
| Shares | Shares |
Ticker Symbol | VITAX | VGT |
Expense Ratio1 | 0.14% | 0.14% |
30-Day SEC Yield | 1.39% | 1.39% |
| | | |
Portfolio Characteristics | | |
| | MSCI | |
| | US IMI/ | |
| | Information | MSCI |
| | Technology | US IMI/ |
| Fund | 25/50 | 2500 |
Number of Stocks | 415 | 415 | 2,478 |
Median Market Cap $111.7B | $111.7B | $38.3B |
Price/Earnings Ratio | 16.9x | 16.9x | 17.3x |
Price/Book Ratio | 3.1x | 3.1x | 2.3x |
Return on Equity | 23.8% | 23.8% | 16.9% |
Earnings Growth Rate | 23.5% | 23.5% | 9.4% |
Dividend Yield | 1.5% | 1.5% | 2.1% |
Foreign Holdings | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Turnover Rate | | | |
(Annualized) | 8% | — | — |
Short-Term Reserves | –0.4% | — | — |
| | |
Volatility Measures | | |
| MSCI US | |
| IMI/Information | |
| Technology | MSCI US |
| 25/50 | IMI/2500 |
R-Squared | 1.00 | 0.88 |
Beta | 1.00 | 1.08 |
These measures show the degree and timing of the fund’s fluctuations compared with the indexes over 36 months.
| |
Subindustry Diversification | |
(% of equity exposure) | |
|
Application Software | 5.6% |
Communications Equipment | 10.1 |
Computer Hardware | 16.3 |
Computer Storage & Peripherals | 3.4 |
Data Processing & Outsourced Services | 9.1 |
Electronic Components | 1.3 |
Electronic Manufacturing Services | 1.5 |
Internet Software & Services | 14.0 |
IT Consulting & Other Services | 10.6 |
Semiconductor Equipment | 1.8 |
Semiconductors | 10.3 |
Systems Software | 13.8 |
Other Information Technology | 2.2 |
| | |
Ten Largest Holdings (% of total net assets) |
|
Apple Inc. | Computer Hardware | 13.9% |
International | | |
Business Machines IT Consulting | |
Corp. | & Other Services | 7.2 |
Google Inc. | Internet Software | |
Class A | & Services | 7.1 |
Microsoft Corp. | Systems Software | 7.1 |
Oracle Corp. | Systems Software | 4.4 |
QUALCOMM Inc. | Communications | |
| Equipment | 3.8 |
Cisco Systems Inc. Communications | |
| Equipment | 3.7 |
Intel Corp. | Semiconductors | 3.5 |
Visa Inc. Class A | Data Processing | |
| & Outsourced Services | 2.9 |
eBay Inc. | Internet Software | |
| & Services | 2.1 |
Top Ten Total | | 55.7% |
The holdings listed exclude any temporary cash investments and equity index products.
1 The expense ratios shown are from the prospectus dated December 27, 2012, and represent estimated costs for the current fiscal year. For the six months ended February 28, 2013, the annualized expense ratios were 0.14% for Admiral Shares and 0.14% for ETF Shares.
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Information Technology Index Fund
Performance Summary
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 vanguard.com/performance.) Note, too, that both investment returns and principal value can fluctuate widely, so an investor’s shares, when sold, could be worth more or less than their original cost. The returns shown do not reflect taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the sale of fund shares.
Fiscal-Year Total Returns (%): January 26, 2004–February 28, 2013

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Information Technology Index Fund ETF Shares Net Asset Value |
Spliced US IMI/Information Technology 25/502 |
Average Annual Total Returns: Periods Ended December 31, 2012
This table presents 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.
| | | | |
| | | | Since |
| Inception Date | One Year | Five Years | Inception |
ETF Shares | 1/26/2004 | | | |
Market Price | | 14.00% | 3.64% | 4.19% |
Net Asset Value | | 14.05 | 3.63 | 4.19 |
Admiral Shares | 3/25/2004 | 14.04 | 3.61 | 5.54 |
1 Six months ended February 28, 2013.
2 Spliced US IMI/Information Technology 25/50: MSCI US IMI/Information Technology through February 26, 2010; MSCI US IMI/Information Technology25/50 thereafter.
See Financial Highlights for dividend and capital gains information.
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Information Technology Index Fund
Financial Statements (unaudited)
Statement of Net Assets
As of February 28, 2013
The fund reports a complete list of its holdings in regulatory filings 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 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).
| | | |
| | | Market |
| | | Value• |
| | Shares | ($000) |
Common Stocks (99.7%)1 | | |
Communications Equipment (10.1%) | |
| QUALCOMM Inc. | 1,621,893 | 106,445 |
| Cisco Systems Inc. | 5,053,634 | 105,368 |
| Motorola Solutions Inc. | 240,253 | 14,946 |
* | Juniper Networks Inc. | 490,700 | 10,148 |
* | F5 Networks Inc. | 75,193 | 7,100 |
| Harris Corp. | 108,453 | 5,213 |
* | JDS Uniphase Corp. | 222,149 | 3,146 |
* | Aruba Networks Inc. | 107,549 | 2,680 |
* | Brocade Communications | | |
| Systems Inc. | 416,071 | 2,334 |
* | Riverbed Technology Inc. | 145,473 | 2,223 |
* | Arris Group Inc. | 108,075 | 1,875 |
* | ViaSat Inc. | 39,652 | 1,862 |
| InterDigital Inc. | 38,970 | 1,730 |
| Plantronics Inc. | 40,586 | 1,638 |
* | Acme Packet Inc. | 54,536 | 1,591 |
* | Polycom Inc. | 168,712 | 1,537 |
* | Ciena Corp. | 96,213 | 1,466 |
* | Palo Alto Networks Inc. | 22,784 | 1,393 |
* | EchoStar Corp. Class A | 35,823 | 1,356 |
* | Finisar Corp. | 88,405 | 1,295 |
| ADTRAN Inc. | 56,591 | 1,264 |
* | NETGEAR Inc. | 36,279 | 1,235 |
* | Ixia | 41,650 | 845 |
* | Infinera Corp. | 106,914 | 694 |
| Tellabs Inc. | 332,777 | 676 |
* | Harmonic Inc. | 111,308 | 633 |
* | Emulex Corp. | 84,801 | 547 |
| Loral Space & | | |
| Communications Inc. | 9,216 | 537 |
* | Sonus Networks Inc. | 199,113 | 488 |
| Comtech | | |
| Telecommunications | | |
| Corp. | 17,229 | 461 |
| Black Box Corp. | 16,255 | 394 |
* | Extreme Networks | 76,860 | 269 |
* | Oplink Communications | | |
| Inc. | 16,835 | 259 |
* | Calix Inc. | 29,449 | 252 |
* | Digi International Inc. | 24,699 | 244 |
* | Globecomm Systems Inc. | 19,865 | 241 |
* | Procera Networks Inc. | 18,866 | 221 |
* | Anaren Inc. | 11,236 | 217 |
* | Aviat Networks Inc. | 58,602 | 209 |
* | Symmetricom Inc. | 39,617 | 196 |
* | ShoreTel Inc. | 41,669 | 169 |
| Bel Fuse Inc. Class B | 8,556 | 143 |
* | Oclaro Inc. | 71,997 | 96 |
* | Mitel Networks Corp. | 20,808 | 79 |
| | | 285,715 |
Computers & Peripherals (19.7%) | |
| Apple Inc. | 895,384 | 395,222 |
* | EMC Corp. | 2,005,195 | 46,140 |
| Hewlett-Packard Co. | 1,871,447 | 37,691 |
| Dell Inc. | 1,403,335 | 19,576 |
| | | |
| | | Market |
| | | Value• |
| | Shares | ($000) |
* | SanDisk Corp. | 230,063 | 11,593 |
* | NetApp Inc. | 340,970 | 11,535 |
| Seagate Technology plc | 323,367 | 10,399 |
| Western Digital Corp. | 208,674 | 9,841 |
* | NCR Corp. | 152,319 | 4,201 |
*,^ | 3D Systems Corp. | 73,180 | 2,705 |
| Diebold Inc. | 57,295 | 1,618 |
| Lexmark International Inc. | | |
| Class A | 61,400 | 1,352 |
* | Synaptics Inc. | 31,752 | 1,104 |
* | Electronics for Imaging Inc. | 44,268 | 1,021 |
* | QLogic Corp. | 89,677 | 1,020 |
* | Fusion-io Inc. | 49,622 | 838 |
* | Cray Inc. | 31,007 | 600 |
* | Silicon Graphics | | |
| International Corp. | 30,214 | 455 |
* | Intermec Inc. | 45,609 | 452 |
* | Super Micro Computer Inc. | 29,751 | 348 |
* | Quantum Corp. | 229,377 | 289 |
* | Avid Technology Inc. | 27,232 | 189 |
* | STEC Inc. | 36,192 | 174 |
* | Intevac Inc. | 22,420 | 107 |
* | Imation Corp. | 28,405 | 97 |
| | | 558,567 |
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & | |
Components (4.1%) | | |
| Corning Inc. | 1,406,630 | 17,738 |
| TE Connectivity Ltd. | 402,182 | 16,140 |
| Amphenol Corp. Class A | 152,545 | 10,809 |
* | Trimble Navigation Ltd. | 120,289 | 7,149 |
* | Avnet Inc. | 130,599 | 4,611 |
* | Flextronics International | | |
| Ltd. | 631,261 | 4,198 |
* | Arrow Electronics Inc. | 100,865 | 4,050 |
| FLIR Systems Inc. | 142,710 | 3,759 |
| Jabil Circuit Inc. | 176,074 | 3,298 |
| National Instruments Corp. | 93,663 | 2,817 |
* | Ingram Micro Inc. | 143,899 | 2,714 |
| FEI Co. | 34,528 | 2,187 |
* | Tech Data Corp. | 36,189 | 1,920 |
| IPG Photonics Corp. | 31,812 | 1,886 |
| Anixter International Inc. | 26,019 | 1,793 |
| Molex Inc. | 63,832 | 1,769 |
* | Vishay Intertechnology Inc. | 125,053 | 1,649 |
| Cognex Corp. | 39,122 | 1,611 |
* | Itron Inc. | 37,702 | 1,586 |
| Molex Inc. Class A | 69,422 | 1,577 |
| Littelfuse Inc. | 22,360 | 1,480 |
| Dolby Laboratories Inc. | | |
| Class A | 43,561 | 1,389 |
| Coherent Inc. | 22,713 | 1,312 |
* | Universal Display Corp. | 39,843 | 1,250 |
* | OSI Systems Inc. | 17,981 | 1,036 |
* | SYNNEX Corp. | 25,103 | 957 |
* | Benchmark Electronics Inc. | 52,736 | 919 |
* | Insight Enterprises Inc. | 42,273 | 812 |
* | Plexus Corp. | 33,274 | 811 |
| MTS Systems Corp. | 14,887 | 804 |
| | | |
| | | Market |
| | | Value• |
| | Shares | ($000) |
* | Sanmina Corp. | 77,660 | 795 |
* | ScanSource Inc. | 26,291 | 789 |
* | Rogers Corp. | 15,856 | 756 |
* | Rofin-Sinar Technologies | | |
| Inc. | 26,670 | 709 |
* | FARO Technologies Inc. | 16,300 | 690 |
| Badger Meter Inc. | 12,903 | 655 |
* | Newport Corp. | 36,425 | 596 |
| AVX Corp. | 48,231 | 568 |
* | Measurement Specialties | | |
| Inc. | 14,060 | 511 |
| Park Electrochemical Corp. | 18,751 | 474 |
| Methode Electronics Inc. | 35,332 | 463 |
* | Checkpoint Systems Inc. | 36,416 | 432 |
* | Power-One Inc. | 101,127 | 431 |
* | RealD Inc. | 36,697 | 427 |
* | TTM Technologies Inc. | 51,791 | 425 |
* | InvenSense Inc. | 31,658 | 381 |
| Daktronics Inc. | 35,964 | 367 |
* | DTS Inc. | 18,428 | 367 |
* | Fabrinet | 21,145 | 347 |
| Electro Scientific | | |
| Industries Inc. | 28,345 | 312 |
| CTS Corp. | 29,364 | 288 |
| Electro Rent Corp. | 17,217 | 279 |
* | Kemet Corp. | 42,135 | 273 |
* | GSI Group Inc. | 25,910 | 249 |
* | Maxwell Technologies Inc. | 26,667 | 233 |
* | Mercury Systems Inc. | 30,370 | 208 |
* | Aeroflex Holding Corp. | 16,857 | 156 |
* | Agilysys Inc. | 15,248 | 140 |
* | Multi-Fineline Electronix | | |
| Inc. | 8,881 | 136 |
* | Echelon Corp. | 32,851 | 86 |
| | | 116,574 |
Internet Software & Services (14.0%) | |
* | Google Inc. Class A | 252,821 | 202,560 |
* | eBay Inc. | 1,108,402 | 60,607 |
* | Facebook Inc. Class A | 1,196,248 | 32,598 |
* | Yahoo! Inc. | 1,069,420 | 22,789 |
* | LinkedIn Corp. Class A | 83,002 | 13,959 |
* | Equinix Inc. | 46,108 | 9,754 |
* | VeriSign Inc. | 147,761 | 6,767 |
* | Akamai Technologies Inc. | 168,884 | 6,242 |
* | Rackspace Hosting Inc. | 103,837 | 5,800 |
| AOL Inc. | 89,405 | 3,299 |
| IAC/InterActiveCorp | 78,402 | 3,195 |
| MercadoLibre Inc. | 31,480 | 2,695 |
* | CoStar Group Inc. | 25,761 | 2,595 |
* | ValueClick Inc. | 68,415 | 1,825 |
| j2 Global Inc. | 41,303 | 1,474 |
* | Dealertrack Technologies | | |
| Inc. | 40,671 | 1,199 |
* | WebMD Health Corp. | 48,142 | 1,064 |
| NIC Inc. | 58,325 | 1,034 |
* | VistaPrint NV | 27,913 | 977 |
* | OpenTable Inc. | 17,369 | 966 |
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Information Technology Index Fund | |
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| | | Market |
| | | Value• |
| | Shares | ($000) |
* | Cornerstone OnDemand | | |
| Inc. | 24,053 | 814 |
* | Liquidity Services Inc. | 22,335 | 761 |
* | ExactTarget Inc. | 31,854 | 710 |
* | LivePerson Inc. | 48,185 | 697 |
* | Web.com Group Inc. | 37,910 | 648 |
| EarthLink Inc. | 100,589 | 584 |
* | Monster Worldwide Inc. | 113,582 | 582 |
* | Blucora Inc. | 37,113 | 575 |
| United Online Inc. | 86,159 | 508 |
* | Digital River Inc. | 34,308 | 489 |
* | comScore Inc. | 30,371 | 484 |
* | Bankrate Inc. | 37,890 | 426 |
* | Constant Contact Inc. | 29,658 | 419 |
* | Angie’s List Inc. | 24,522 | 418 |
* | Dice Holdings Inc. | 42,528 | 410 |
* | Internap Network Services | | |
| Corp. | 45,363 | 394 |
* | LogMeIn Inc. | 20,426 | 365 |
* | Yelp Inc. | 16,239 | 360 |
* | SciQuest Inc. | 18,549 | 355 |
* | Perficient Inc. | 30,548 | 354 |
* | Stamps.com Inc. | 13,183 | 322 |
* | Move Inc. | 32,754 | 320 |
* | Demandware Inc. | 11,226 | 297 |
* | Envestnet Inc. | 17,451 | 268 |
* | Vocus Inc. | 18,782 | 264 |
* | Bazaarvoice Inc. | 36,638 | 256 |
* | Millennial Media Inc. | 26,008 | 244 |
| Keynote Systems Inc. | 15,028 | 230 |
* | Demand Media Inc. | 28,196 | 228 |
* | Saba Software Inc. | 25,856 | 226 |
* | XO Group Inc. | 23,663 | 217 |
* | IntraLinks Holdings Inc. | 36,754 | 216 |
* | Active Network Inc. | 37,978 | 178 |
* | QuinStreet Inc. | 29,764 | 171 |
* | Travelzoo Inc. | 7,517 | 158 |
* | RealNetworks Inc. | 21,449 | 156 |
* | Brightcove Inc. | 22,421 | 141 |
* | Limelight Networks Inc. | 61,833 | 131 |
* | Responsys Inc. | 15,872 | 128 |
| Marchex Inc. Class B | 23,974 | 91 |
* | TechTarget Inc. | 14,588 | 71 |
* | Carbonite Inc. | 7,142 | 70 |
| | | 396,135 |
IT Services (19.6%) | | |
| International Business | | |
| Machines Corp. | 1,021,770 | 205,202 |
| Visa Inc. Class A | 511,046 | 81,072 |
| Mastercard Inc. Class A | 102,176 | 52,909 |
| Accenture plc Class A | 607,700 | 45,189 |
| Automatic Data | | |
| Processing Inc. | 462,040 | 28,351 |
* | Cognizant Technology | | |
| Solutions Corp. Class A | 285,906 | 21,949 |
* | Fiserv Inc. | 126,952 | 10,424 |
| Paychex Inc. | 311,288 | 10,304 |
* | Teradata Corp. | 160,899 | 9,342 |
| Fidelity National | | |
| Information Services Inc. | 223,173 | 8,402 |
| Western Union Co. | 567,768 | 7,966 |
* | Alliance Data Systems | | |
| Corp. | 47,371 | 7,517 |
| Computer Sciences Corp. | 147,866 | 7,102 |
* | Gartner Inc. | 89,418 | 4,449 |
* | FleetCor Technologies Inc. | 56,319 | 3,932 |
| Global Payments Inc. | 75,051 | 3,618 |
| Total System Services Inc. | 151,141 | 3,591 |
| | | |
| | | Market |
| | | Value• |
| | Shares | ($000) |
| Jack Henry & Associates | | |
| Inc. | 77,810 | 3,402 |
| SAIC Inc. | 260,262 | 3,076 |
* | NeuStar Inc. Class A | 63,090 | 2,767 |
| Broadridge Financial | | |
| Solutions Inc. | 116,305 | 2,669 |
* | WEX Inc. | 35,069 | 2,631 |
| MAXIMUS Inc. | 32,621 | 2,374 |
| DST Systems Inc. | 32,432 | 2,203 |
| Lender Processing Services | |
| Inc. | 80,847 | 1,986 |
* | VeriFone Systems Inc. | 103,299 | 1,960 |
* | CoreLogic Inc. | 74,157 | 1,921 |
| Convergys Corp. | 103,876 | 1,723 |
* | Vantiv Inc. Class A | 67,275 | 1,464 |
* | Acxiom Corp. | 72,014 | 1,311 |
* | Sapient Corp. | 104,813 | 1,176 |
| Heartland Payment | | |
| Systems Inc. | 35,630 | 1,108 |
* | Cardtronics Inc. | 39,955 | 1,053 |
* | Euronet Worldwide Inc. | 43,584 | 1,052 |
* | CACI International Inc. | | |
| Class A | 20,632 | 1,047 |
| Syntel Inc. | 16,066 | 967 |
* | Unisys Corp. | 39,714 | 913 |
* | ExlService Holdings Inc. | 23,128 | 700 |
* | CSG Systems International | | |
| Inc. | 32,264 | 626 |
* | iGATE Corp. | 29,880 | 571 |
* | Sykes Enterprises Inc. | 37,669 | 560 |
| ManTech International | | |
| Corp. Class A | 22,488 | 558 |
* | TeleTech Holdings Inc. | 23,436 | 438 |
* | Global Cash Access | | |
| Holdings Inc. | 59,298 | 421 |
| Forrester Research Inc. | 14,871 | 408 |
| Cass Information Systems | | |
| Inc. | 9,427 | 403 |
| Booz Allen Hamilton | | |
| Holding Corp. | 31,351 | 401 |
* | Virtusa Corp. | 18,203 | 381 |
* | CIBER Inc. | 65,244 | 290 |
* | MoneyGram International | | |
| Inc. | 16,416 | 266 |
* | ServiceSource International | | |
| Inc. | 38,800 | 245 |
* | Higher One Holdings Inc. | 26,468 | 237 |
* | EPAM Systems Inc. | 8,250 | 173 |
* | ModusLink Global Solutions | |
| Inc. | 40,121 | 116 |
| | | 554,916 |
Office Electronics (0.4%) | | |
| Xerox Corp. | 1,211,287 | 9,823 |
* | Zebra Technologies Corp. | 48,321 | 2,161 |
| | | 11,984 |
Semiconductors & Semiconductor | |
Equipment (12.0%) | | |
| Intel Corp. | 4,736,446 | 98,755 |
| Texas Instruments Inc. | 1,066,866 | 36,668 |
| Broadcom Corp. Class A | 487,447 | 16,627 |
| Applied Materials Inc. | 1,177,862 | 16,137 |
| Analog Devices Inc. | 286,009 | 12,933 |
| Altera Corp. | 305,055 | 10,805 |
| Xilinx Inc. | 248,285 | 9,254 |
| KLA-Tencor Corp. | 158,444 | 8,676 |
| Maxim Integrated | | |
| Products Inc. | 277,527 | 8,653 |
| Linear Technology Corp. | 220,319 | 8,425 |
* | Micron Technology Inc. | 968,542 | 8,126 |
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| Avago Technologies Ltd. | | |
| Class A | 233,649 | 7,996 |
| NVIDIA Corp. | 592,740 | 7,504 |
* | Lam Research Corp. | 165,395 | 6,996 |
| Microchip Technology Inc. | 185,374 | 6,761 |
* | Cree Inc. | 105,456 | 4,770 |
| Marvell Technology Group | | |
| Ltd. | 432,841 | 4,372 |
* | Skyworks Solutions Inc. | 182,765 | 3,893 |
* | LSI Corp. | 526,691 | 3,666 |
* | ON Semiconductor Corp. | 426,687 | 3,414 |
* | Teradyne Inc. | 179,814 | 3,014 |
* | Atmel Corp. | 418,481 | 2,846 |
* | Cymer Inc. | 28,255 | 2,794 |
* | Semtech Corp. | 62,924 | 1,924 |
* | Hittite Microwave Corp. | 27,199 | 1,763 |
* | Cavium Inc. | 47,504 | 1,754 |
* | Microsemi Corp. | 84,850 | 1,750 |
* | Fairchild Semiconductor | | |
| International Inc. Class A | 120,805 | 1,723 |
* | Silicon Laboratories Inc. | 38,074 | 1,581 |
* | First Solar Inc. | 58,333 | 1,508 |
* | Cirrus Logic Inc. | 61,621 | 1,481 |
* | Advanced Micro Devices | | |
| Inc. | 573,241 | 1,427 |
* | International Rectifier Corp. | 66,115 | 1,390 |
| MKS Instruments Inc. | 50,374 | 1,367 |
| Cypress Semiconductor | | |
| Corp. | 129,276 | 1,361 |
* | Entegris Inc. | 130,998 | 1,246 |
* | PMC - Sierra Inc. | 191,223 | 1,241 |
* | RF Micro Devices Inc. | 263,609 | 1,215 |
* | Veeco Instruments Inc. | 37,610 | 1,200 |
| Power Integrations Inc. | 27,468 | 1,148 |
* | MEMC Electronic Materials | | |
| Inc. | 219,880 | 1,088 |
* | Ultratech Inc. | 25,425 | 1,042 |
| Intersil Corp. Class A | 121,568 | 1,032 |
* | Integrated Device | | |
| Technology Inc. | 138,131 | 939 |
| Tessera Technologies Inc. | 49,484 | 883 |
* | OmniVision Technologies | | |
| Inc. | 50,837 | 783 |
| Cabot Microelectronics | | |
| Corp. | 22,341 | 763 |
| Monolithic Power Systems | | |
| Inc. | 30,392 | 747 |
* | TriQuint Semiconductor Inc. | 157,938 | 742 |
* | Freescale Semiconductor | | |
| Ltd. | 47,110 | 727 |
* | Diodes Inc. | 35,551 | 709 |
* | Kulicke & Soffa Industries | | |
| Inc. | 63,450 | 687 |
* | Spansion Inc. Class A | 57,035 | 671 |
* | ATMI Inc. | 30,382 | 665 |
| Brooks Automation Inc. | 62,905 | 636 |
* | Advanced Energy Industries | | |
| Inc. | 34,554 | 623 |
* | Rambus Inc. | 94,533 | 533 |
* | Lattice Semiconductor | | |
| Corp. | 111,458 | 522 |
| Micrel Inc. | 47,989 | 505 |
* | Applied Micro Circuits Corp. | 61,330 | 488 |
* | SunPower Corp. Class A | 39,366 | 462 |
* | Exar Corp. | 37,893 | 445 |
* | Magnachip Semiconductor | | |
| Corp. | 27,449 | 432 |
* | Photronics Inc. | 59,069 | 392 |
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* | Volterra Semiconductor | | |
| Corp. | 24,765 | 380 |
* | Silicon Image Inc. | 79,611 | 367 |
* | Entropic Communications | | |
| Inc. | 81,559 | 360 |
* | Rudolph Technologies Inc. | 30,529 | 336 |
* | Amkor Technology Inc. | 82,593 | 335 |
* | GT Advanced | | |
| Technologies Inc. | 115,291 | 330 |
* | Ceva Inc. | 21,346 | 323 |
* | Nanometrics Inc. | 20,837 | 307 |
* | LTX-Credence Corp. | 47,949 | 278 |
* | NVE Corp. | 4,664 | 247 |
| IXYS Corp. | 24,520 | 245 |
* | FormFactor Inc. | 46,862 | 235 |
| Cohu Inc. | 22,088 | 222 |
| Supertex Inc. | 9,659 | 218 |
* | Kopin Corp. | 61,910 | 199 |
* | M/A-COM Technology | | |
| Solutions Holdings Inc. | 10,930 | 177 |
* | Inphi Corp. | 17,596 | 170 |
* | Intermolecular Inc. | 16,955 | 164 |
* | Pericom Semiconductor | | |
| Corp. | 20,865 | 147 |
* | Sigma Designs Inc. | 30,955 | 144 |
* | Alpha & Omega | | |
| Semiconductor Ltd. | 17,221 | 139 |
* | MaxLinear Inc. | 21,506 | 126 |
* | Rubicon Technology Inc. | 16,925 | 87 |
* | STR Holdings Inc. | 18,841 | 38 |
| | | 340,254 |
Software (19.8%) | | |
| Microsoft Corp. | 7,209,944 | 200,436 |
| Oracle Corp. | 3,669,709 | 125,724 |
* | Salesforce.com Inc. | 128,437 | 21,734 |
* | Adobe Systems Inc. | 470,870 | 18,505 |
| Intuit Inc. | 267,116 | 17,224 |
* | Symantec Corp. | 660,447 | 15,481 |
* | Citrix Systems Inc. | 177,635 | 12,594 |
* | Red Hat Inc. | 183,972 | 9,348 |
* | Autodesk Inc. | 215,945 | 7,930 |
| CA Inc. | 305,972 | 7,493 |
* | ANSYS Inc. | 88,343 | 6,696 |
| Activision Blizzard Inc. | 423,589 | 6,057 |
* | BMC Software Inc. | 147,483 | 5,910 |
* | VMware Inc. Class A | 78,656 | 5,650 |
* | Electronic Arts Inc. | 290,426 | 5,091 |
* | Synopsys Inc. | 141,925 | 4,972 |
* | Nuance Communications | | |
| Inc. | 235,912 | 4,343 |
| FactSet Research | | |
| Systems Inc. | 40,015 | 3,893 |
* | Cadence Design Systems | | |
| Inc. | 263,336 | 3,729 |
| Solera Holdings Inc. | 65,421 | 3,683 |
* | Informatica Corp. | 102,654 | 3,594 |
* | TIBCO Software Inc. | 155,299 | 3,331 |
* | MICROS Systems Inc. | 76,278 | 3,265 |
* | SolarWinds Inc. | 56,824 | 3,208 |
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* | Concur Technologies Inc. | 44,806 | 3,145 |
* | CommVault Systems Inc. | 40,924 | 3,026 |
* | Fortinet Inc. | 121,341 | 2,934 |
* | Aspen Technology Inc. | 89,020 | 2,738 |
* | PTC Inc. | 113,681 | 2,631 |
* | Ultimate Software Group | | |
| Inc. | 24,447 | 2,402 |
* | Compuware Corp. | 202,981 | 2,357 |
* | QLIK Technologies Inc. | 73,908 | 1,922 |
* | NetSuite Inc. | 27,233 | 1,901 |
* | Zynga Inc. Class A | 527,707 | 1,789 |
* | Rovi Corp. | 98,459 | 1,752 |
* | ACI Worldwide Inc. | 37,678 | 1,726 |
* | Verint Systems Inc. | 49,990 | 1,708 |
* | Mentor Graphics Corp. | 89,481 | 1,585 |
* | Sourcefire Inc. | 28,500 | 1,528 |
* | Splunk Inc. | 41,497 | 1,499 |
* | TiVo Inc. | 119,355 | 1,479 |
* | Tyler Technologies Inc. | 26,155 | 1,475 |
| Fair Isaac Corp. | 32,500 | 1,441 |
*,^ | VirnetX Holding Corp. | 38,937 | 1,372 |
* | Progress Software Corp. | 60,827 | 1,370 |
* | Manhattan Associates Inc. | 19,171 | 1,339 |
* | Guidewire Software Inc. | 36,564 | 1,336 |
| Blackbaud Inc. | 43,046 | 1,197 |
* | ServiceNow Inc. | 36,084 | 1,172 |
* | Take-Two Interactive | | |
| Software Inc. | 77,319 | 1,132 |
* | SS&C Technologies | | |
| Holdings Inc. | 41,296 | 1,045 |
* | Bottomline Technologies | | |
| de Inc. | 35,076 | 952 |
* | Netscout Systems Inc. | 33,723 | 858 |
* | MicroStrategy Inc. Class A | 8,383 | 854 |
* | Synchronoss Technologies | | |
| Inc. | 27,675 | 835 |
* | Advent Software Inc. | 31,274 | 819 |
* | RealPage Inc. | 35,030 | 759 |
| Monotype Imaging | | |
| Holdings Inc. | 34,791 | 731 |
* | Interactive Intelligence | | |
| Group Inc. | 14,887 | 619 |
* | Comverse Inc. | 21,122 | 581 |
* | Infoblox Inc. | 26,842 | 566 |
| Ebix Inc. | 35,171 | 564 |
* | PROS Holdings Inc. | 20,025 | 522 |
* | Websense Inc. | 34,785 | 521 |
* | Accelrys Inc. | 52,675 | 498 |
| Pegasystems Inc. | 16,577 | 454 |
* | BroadSoft Inc. | 21,236 | 446 |
* | Ellie Mae Inc. | 19,290 | 392 |
| EPIQ Systems Inc. | 30,537 | 380 |
* | Tangoe Inc. | 26,724 | 365 |
* | Seachange International Inc. | 28,991 | 334 |
* | Jive Software Inc. | 17,667 | 293 |
* | Actuate Corp. | 44,150 | 265 |
* | VASCO Data Security | | |
| International Inc. | 29,231 | 242 |
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* | Net 1 UEPS Technologies | | |
| Inc. | 37,936 | 217 |
* | Imperva Inc. | 5,739 | 209 |
* | Proofpoint Inc. | 13,815 | 193 |
* | Rosetta Stone Inc. | 12,275 | 142 |
* | Telenav Inc. | 16,495 | 117 |
* | TeleCommunication | | |
| Systems Inc. Class A | 47,398 | 110 |
| | | 562,730 |
Total Common Stocks | | |
(Cost $2,411,669) | | 2,826,875 |
Temporary Cash Investment (0.1%)1 | |
Money Market Fund (0.1%) | | |
2,3 | Vanguard Market | | |
| Liquidity Fund, 0.143% | | |
| (Cost $963) | 963,201 | 963 |
Total Investments (99.8%) | | |
(Cost $2,412,632) | | 2,827,838 |
Other Assets and Liabilities (0.2%) | |
Other Assets | | 25,578 |
Liabilities3 | | (18,614) |
| | | 6,964 |
Net Assets (100%) | | 2,834,802 |
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At February 28, 2013, net assets consisted of: |
| Amount |
| ($000) |
Paid-in Capital | 2,478,390 |
Undistributed Net Investment Income | 5,547 |
Accumulated Net Realized Losses | (64,349) |
Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | |
Investment Securities | 415,206 |
Futures Contracts | 8 |
Net Assets | 2,834,802 |
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Admiral Shares—Net Assets | |
Applicable to 3,857,536 outstanding | |
$.001 par value shares of beneficial | |
interest (unlimited authorization) | 140,277 |
Net Asset Value Per Share— | |
Admiral Shares | $36.36 |
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ETF Shares—Net Assets | |
Applicable to 37,940,843 outstanding | |
$.001 par value shares of beneficial | |
interest (unlimited authorization) | 2,694,525 |
Net Asset Value Per Share— | |
ETF Shares | $71.02 |
• See Note A in Notes to Financial Statements.
* Non-income-producing security.
^ Part of security position is on loan to broker-dealers. The total value of securities on loan is $1,205,000.
1 The fund invests a portion of its cash reserves in equity markets through the use of index futures contracts. After giving effect to futures investments, the fund’s effective common stock and temporary cash investment positions represent 100.1% and -0.3%, respectively, of net assets.
2 Affiliated money market fund available only to Vanguard funds and certain trusts and accounts managed by Vanguard. Rate shown is the 7-day yield.
3 Includes $963,000 of collateral received for securities on loan. The fund received additional collateral of $273,000 on the next business day.
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.
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February 28, 2013 |
| ($000) |
Investment Income | |
Income | |
Dividends | 22,424 |
Interest1 | 3 |
Security Lending | 101 |
Total Income | 22,528 |
Expenses | |
The Vanguard Group—Note B | |
Investment Advisory Services | 105 |
Management and Administrative— | |
Admiral Shares | 72 |
Management and Administrative— | |
ETF Shares | 1,257 |
Marketing and Distribution— | |
Admiral Shares | 11 |
Marketing and Distribution— | |
ETF Shares | 313 |
Custodian Fees | 15 |
Shareholders’ Reports—Admiral Shares | — |
Shareholders’ Reports—ETF Shares | 83 |
Trustees’ Fees and Expenses | 2 |
Total Expenses | 1,858 |
Net Investment Income | 20,670 |
Realized Net Gain (Loss) on | |
Investment Securities Sold | 16,540 |
Change in Unrealized Appreciation | |
(Depreciation) | |
Investment Securities | (59,201) |
Futures Contracts | 8 |
Change in Unrealized Appreciation | |
(Depreciation) | (59,193) |
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets | |
Resulting from Operations | (21,983) |
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Statement of Changes in Net Assets | | |
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| Six Months Ended | Year Ended |
| February 28, | August 31, |
| 2013 | 2012 |
| ($000) | ($000) |
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets | | |
Operations | | |
Net Investment Income | 20,670 | 22,511 |
Realized Net Gain (Loss) | 16,540 | 28,330 |
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | (59,193) | 399,105 |
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations | (21,983) | 449,946 |
Distributions | | |
Net Investment Income | | |
Admiral Shares | (1,728) | (463) |
ETF Shares | (30,105) | (14,955) |
Realized Capital Gain | | |
Admiral Shares | — | — |
ETF Shares | — | — |
Total Distributions | (31,833) | (15,418) |
Capital Share Transactions | | |
Admiral Shares | 46,732 | 21,304 |
ETF Shares | 210,857 | 385,654 |
Net Increase (Decrease) from Capital Share Transactions | 257,589 | 406,958 |
Total Increase (Decrease) | 203,773 | 841,486 |
Net Assets | | |
Beginning of Period | 2,631,029 | 1,789,543 |
End of Period2 | 2,834,802 | 2,631,029 |
1 Interest income from an affiliated company of the fund was $3,000.
2 Net Assets—End of Period includes undistributed net investment income of $5,547,000 and $16,710,000.
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.
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Admiral Shares | | | | | | |
| Six Months | | | | | |
| Ended | | | | | |
For a Share Outstanding | February 28, | | | | Year Ended August 31, |
Throughout Each Period | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | $37.17 | $30.30 | $25.30 | $24.39 | $27.28 | $29.95 |
Investment Operations | | | | | | |
Net Investment Income | .267 | .320 | .238 | .146 | .1631 | .121 |
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) | | | | | | |
on Investments | (.643) | 6.797 | 4.947 | .882 | (2.897) | (2.706) |
Total from Investment Operations | (.376) | 7.117 | 5.185 | 1.028 | (2.734) | (2.585) |
Distributions | | | | | | |
Dividends from Net Investment Income | (.434) | (.247) | (.185) | (.118) | (.156) | (.085) |
Distributions from Realized Capital Gains | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Total Distributions | (.434) | (.247) | (.185) | (.118) | (.156) | (.085) |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | $36.36 | $37.17 | $30.30 | $25.30 | $24.39 | $27.28 |
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Total Return2 | –0.99% | 23.63% | 20.46% | 4.17% | –9.79% | –8.67% |
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Ratios/Supplemental Data | | | | | | |
Net Assets, End of Period (Millions) | $140 | $95 | $60 | $46 | $33 | $26 |
Ratio of Total Expenses to | | | | | | |
Average Net Assets | 0.14% | 0.14% | 0.19% | 0.24% | 0.28% | 0.25% |
Ratio of Net Investment Income to | | | | | | |
Average Net Assets | 1.56% | 1.01% | 0.79% | 0.69% | 0.82% | 0.46% |
Portfolio Turnover Rate3 | 8% | 6% | 6% | 9% | 12% | 11% |
The expense ratio, net income ratio, and turnover rate for the current period have been annualized.
1 Calculated based on average shares outstanding.
2 Total returns do not include transaction or account service fees that may have applied in the periods shown. Fund prospectuses provide information about any applicable transaction and account service fees.
3 Excludes the value of portfolio securities received or delivered as a result of in-kind purchases or redemptions of the fund’s capital shares, including ETF Creation Units.
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.
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ETF Shares | | | | | | |
| Six Months | | | | | |
| Ended | | | | | |
For a Share Outstanding | February 28, | | | | Year Ended August 31, |
Throughout Each Period | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | $72.58 | $59.17 | $49.40 | $47.64 | $53.32 | $58.52 |
Investment Operations | | | | | | |
Net Investment Income | .511 | .628 | .464 | .296 | .3311 | .249 |
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) | | | | | | |
on Investments | (1.238) | 13.267 | 9.668 | 1.714 | (5.685) | (5.274) |
Total from Investment Operations | (.727) | 13.895 | 10.132 | 2.010 | (5.354) | (5.025) |
Distributions | | | | | | |
Dividends from Net Investment Income | (.833) | (.485) | (.362) | (.250) | (.326) | (.175) |
Distributions from Realized Capital Gains | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Total Distributions | (.833) | (.485) | (.362) | (.250) | (.326) | (.175) |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | $71.02 | $72.58 | $59.17 | $49.40 | $47.64 | $53.32 |
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Total Return | –0.98% | 23.65% | 20.48% | 4.17% | –9.78% | –8.62% |
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Ratios/Supplemental Data | | | | | | |
Net Assets, End of Period (Millions) | $2,695 | $2,536 | $1,730 | $1,137 | $639 | $497 |
Ratio of Total Expenses to | | | | | | |
Average Net Assets | 0.14% | 0.14% | 0.19% | 0.24% | 0.25% | 0.20% |
Ratio of Net Investment Income to | | | | | | |
Average Net Assets | 1.56% | 1.01% | 0.79% | 0.69% | 0.85% | 0.51% |
Portfolio Turnover Rate2 | 8% | 6% | 6% | 9% | 12% | 11% |
The expense ratio, net income ratio, and turnover rate for the current period have been annualized.
1 Calculated based on average shares outstanding.
2 Excludes the value of portfolio securities received or delivered as a result of in-kind purchases or redemptions of the fund’s capital shares, including ETF Creation Units.
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.
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Notes to Financial Statements
Vanguard Information Technology Index Fund is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 as an open-end investment company, or mutual fund. The fund offers two classes of shares: Admiral Shares and ETF Shares. Admiral Shares are designed for investors who meet certain administrative, service, and account-size criteria. ETF Shares are listed for trading on NYSE Arca; they can be purchased and sold through a broker.
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 as of the close of trading on the New York Stock Exchange (generally 4 p.m., Eastern time) on the valuation date. Equity securities are valued at the latest quoted sales prices or official closing prices taken from the primary market in which each security trades; such securities not traded on the valuation date are valued at the mean of the latest quoted bid and asked prices. Securities for which market quotations are not readily available, or whose values have been materially affected by events occurring before the fund’s pricing time but after the close of the securities’ primary markets, are valued by methods deemed by the board of trustees to represent fair value. Investments in Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund are valued at that fund’s net asset value.
2. Futures Contracts: The fund uses index futures contracts to a limited extent, with the objectives of maintaining full exposure to the stock market, enhancing returns, maintaining liquidity, and minimizing transaction costs. The fund may purchase futures contracts to immediately invest incoming cash in the market, or sell futures in response to cash outflows, thereby simulating a fully invested position in the underlying index while maintaining a cash balance for liquidity. The fund may seek to enhance returns by using futures contracts instead of the underlying securities when futures are believed to be priced more attractively than the underlying securities. The primary risks associated with the use of futures contracts are imperfect correlation between changes in market values of stocks held by the fund and the prices of futures contracts, and the possibility of an illiquid market.
Futures contracts are valued at their quoted daily settlement prices. The aggregate principal amounts of the contracts are not recorded in the Statement of Net Assets. Fluctuations in the value of the contracts are recorded in the Statement of Net Assets as an asset (liability) and in the Statement of Operations as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) until the contracts are closed, when they are recorded as realized futures gains (losses).
During the period ended February 28, 2013, the fund’s average investment in futures contracts represented less than 1% of net assets, based on quarterly average aggregate settlement values.
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 for all open federal income tax years (August 31, 2009–2012), and for the period ended February 28, 2013, and has concluded that no provision for federal income tax is required in the fund’s financial statements.
4. Distributions: Distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date.
5. Security Lending: The fund may lend its securities to qualified institutional borrowers to earn additional income. Security loans are required to be secured at all times by collateral at least equal to the market value of securities loaned. Daily market fluctuations could cause the value of loaned securities to be more or less than the value of the collateral received. When this occurs, the collateral is adjusted on the next business day. The fund invests cash collateral received in Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund, and records a liability for the return of the collateral, during the period the securities are on loan. Security lending income represents fees charged to borrowers plus income earned on investing cash collateral, less expenses associated with the loan.
6. Other: Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Interest income includes income distributions received from Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund and is accrued daily. Security transactions are accounted for on the date securities are bought or sold. Costs used to determine realized gains (losses) on the sale of investment securities are those of the specific securities sold.
Each class of shares has equal rights as to assets and earnings, except that each class separately bears certain class-specific expenses related to maintenance of shareholder accounts (included in Management and Administrative expenses) and shareholder reporting. Marketing and distribution expenses are allocated to each class of shares based on a method approved by the board of trustees. Income, other non-class-specific expenses, and gains and losses on investments are allocated to each class of shares based on its relative net assets.
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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, 2013, the fund had contributed capital of $363,000 to Vanguard (included in Other Assets), representing 0.01% of the fund’s net assets and 0.15% of Vanguard’s capitalization. The fund’s trustees and officers are also directors and officers of Vanguard.
C. Various inputs may be used to determine the value of the fund’s investments. These inputs are summarized in three broad levels for financial statement purposes. The inputs or methodologies used to value securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.
Level 1—Quoted prices in active markets for identical securities.
Level 2—Other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.).
Level 3—Significant unobservable inputs (including the fund’s own assumptions used to determine the fair value of investments).
At February 28, 2013, 100% of the market value of the fund’s investments was determined based on Level 1 inputs.
D. At February 28, 2013, the aggregate settlement value of open futures contracts and the related unrealized appreciation (depreciation) were:
| | | | |
| | | | ($000) |
| | | Aggregate | |
| | Number of | Settlement | Unrealized |
| | Long (Short) | Value | Appreciation |
Futures Contracts | Expiration | Contracts | Long (Short) | (Depreciation) |
E-mini S&P 500 Index | March 2013 | 135 | 10,215 | 8 |
Unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on open futures contracts is required to be treated as realized gain (loss) for tax purposes.
E. Distributions are determined on a tax basis and may differ from net investment income and realized capital gains for financial reporting purposes. Differences may be permanent or temporary. Permanent differences are reclassified among capital accounts in the financial statements to reflect their tax character. Temporary differences arise when certain items of income, expense, gain, or loss are recognized in different periods for financial statement and tax purposes; these differences will reverse at some time in the future. Differences in classification may also result from the treatment of short-term gains as ordinary income for tax purposes.
During the six months ended February 28, 2013, the fund realized $12,310,000 of net capital gains resulting from in-kind redemptions—in which shareholders exchanged fund shares for securities held by the fund rather than for cash. Because such gains are not taxable to the fund, and are not distributed to shareholders, they have been reclassified from accumulated net realized losses to paid-in capital.
The fund’s tax-basis capital gains and losses are determined only at the end of each fiscal year. For tax purposes, at August 31, 2012, the fund had available capital loss carryforwards totaling $68,575,000 to offset future net capital gains. Of this amount, $55,470,000 is subject to expiration dates; $63,000 may be used to offset future net capital gains through August 31, 2013, $188,000 through August 31, 2014, $612,000 through August 31, 2015, $218,000 through August 31, 2016, $14,014,000 through August 31, 2017, $20,048,000 through August 31, 2018, and $20,327,000 through August 31, 2019. Capital losses of $13,105,000 realized beginning in fiscal 2012 may be carried forward indefinitely under the Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2010, but must be used before any expiring loss carryforwards. The fund will use these capital losses to offset net taxable capital gains, if any, realized during the year ending August 31, 2013; should the fund realize net capital losses for the year, the losses will be added to the loss carryforward balance above.
At February 28, 2013, the cost of investment securities for tax purposes was $2,412,632,000. Net unrealized appreciation of investment securities for tax purposes was $415,206,000, consisting of unrealized gains of $548,205,000 on securities that had risen in value since their purchase and $132,999,000 in unrealized losses on securities that had fallen in value since their purchase.
F. During the six months ended February 28, 2013, the fund purchased $369,035,000 of investment securities and sold $129,833,000 of investment securities, other than temporary cash investments. Purchases and sales include $239,109,000 and $28,314,385, respectively, in connection with in-kind purchases and redemptions of the fund’s capital shares.
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G. Capital share transactions for each class of shares were:
| | | | |
| Six Months Ended | | Year Ended |
| February 28, 2013 | August 31, 2012 |
| Amount | Shares | Amount | Shares |
| ($000) | (000) | ($000) | (000) |
Admiral Shares | | | | |
Issued | 71,068 | 1,978 | 38,577 | 1,089 |
Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions | 1,656 | 46 | 428 | 14 |
Redeemed1 | (25,992) | (721) | (17,701) | (523) |
Net Increase (Decrease)—Admiral Shares | 46,732 | 1,303 | 21,304 | 580 |
ETF Shares | | | | |
Issued | 239,172 | 3,400 | 490,428 | 7,306 |
Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions | — | — | — | — |
Redeemed1 | (28,315) | (400) | (104,774) | (1,600) |
Net Increase (Decrease)—ETF Shares | 210,857 | 3,000 | 385,654 | 5,706 |
1 Net of redemption fees for fiscal 2012 of $17,000 (fund total). Effective May 23, 2012, the redemption fee was eliminated.
H. In preparing the financial statements as of February 28, 2013, management considered the impact of subsequent events for potential recognition or disclosure in these financial statements.
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Materials Index Fund
Fund Profile
As of February 28, 2013
| | |
Share-Class Characteristics | |
| Admiral | ETF |
| Shares | Shares |
Ticker Symbol | VMIAX | VAW |
Expense Ratio1 | 0.14% | 0.14% |
30-Day SEC Yield | 1.99% | 1.99% |
| | | |
Portfolio Characteristics | | |
| | MSCI | |
| | US IMI/ | MSCI |
| | Materials | US IMI/ |
| Fund | 25/50 | 2500 |
Number of Stocks | 135 | 134 | 2,478 |
Median Market Cap | $18.3B | $18.3B | $38.3B |
Price/Earnings Ratio | 19.2x | 19.2x | 17.3x |
Price/Book Ratio | 2.5x | 2.5x | 2.3x |
Return on Equity | 17.2% | 17.2% | 16.9% |
Earnings Growth Rate | 6.5% | 6.5% | 9.4% |
Dividend Yield | 2.1% | 2.1% | 2.1% |
Foreign Holdings | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Turnover Rate | | | |
(Annualized) | 6% | — | — |
Short-Term Reserves | 0.0% | — | — |
| | |
Volatility Measures | | |
| MSCI US | |
| IMI/Materials | MSCI US |
| 25/50 | IMI/2500 |
R-Squared | 1.00 | 0.85 |
Beta | 1.00 | 1.33 |
These measures show the degree and timing of the fund’s fluctuations compared with the indexes over 36 months.
| |
Subindustry Diversification | |
(% of equity exposure) | |
|
Aluminum | 1.7% |
Commodity Chemicals | 4.8 |
Construction Materials | 2.4 |
Diversified Chemicals | 19.9 |
Diversified Metals & Mining | 6.3 |
Fertilizers & Agricultural Chemicals | 13.6 |
Gold | 4.1 |
Industrial Gases | 9.1 |
Metal & Glass Containers | 3.6 |
Paper Packaging | 3.6 |
Paper Products | 5.4 |
Specialty Chemicals | 17.8 |
Steel | 6.3 |
Other Materials | 1.4 |
| | |
Ten Largest Holdings (% of total net assets) |
|
Monsanto Co. | Fertilizers & Agricultural | |
| Chemicals | 8.4% |
EI du Pont | | |
de Nemours & Co. | Diversified Chemicals | 6.9 |
Dow Chemical Co. | Diversified Chemicals | 5.9 |
Praxair Inc. | Industrial Gases | 5.2 |
Freeport-McMoRan | Diversified Metals | |
Copper & Gold Inc. | & Mining | 4.7 |
Ecolab Inc. | Specialty Chemicals | 3.5 |
Newmont | | |
Mining Corp. | Gold | 3.1 |
PPG Industries Inc. | Diversified Chemicals | 3.0 |
LyondellBasell | | |
Industries NV | Commodity | |
Class A | Chemicals | 2.9 |
Air Products | | |
& Chemicals Inc. | Industrial Gases | 2.9 |
Top Ten Total | | 46.5% |
The holdings listed exclude any temporary cash investments and equity index products.
1 The expense ratios shown are from the prospectus dated December 27, 2012, and represent estimated costs for the current fiscal year. For the six months ended February 28, 2013, the annualized expense ratios were 0.14% for Admiral Shares and 0.14% for ETF Shares.
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Performance Summary
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 vanguard.com/performance.) Note, too, that both investment returns and principal value can fluctuate widely, so an investor’s shares, when sold, could be worth more or less than their original cost. The returns shown do not reflect taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the sale of fund shares.
Fiscal-Year Total Returns (%): January 26, 2004–February 28, 2013

|
Materials Index Fund ETF Shares Net Asset Value |
Spliced US IMI/Materials 25/502 |
Average Annual Total Returns: Periods Ended December 31, 2012
This table presents 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.
| | | | |
| | | | Since |
| Inception Date | One Year | Five Years | Inception |
ETF Shares | 1/26/2004 | | | |
Market Price | | 17.40% | 1.40% | 8.23% |
Net Asset Value | | 17.26 | 1.36 | 8.23 |
Admiral Shares | 2/11/2004 | 17.29 | 1.35 | 7.79 |
1 Six months ended February 28, 2013.
2 Spliced US IMI/Materials 25/50: MSCI US IMI/Materials through February 26, 2010; MSCI US IMI/Materials 25/50 thereafter.
See Financial Highlights for dividend and capital gains information.
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Financial Statements (unaudited)
Statement of Net Assets
As of February 28, 2013
The fund reports a complete list of its holdings in regulatory filings 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 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).
| | | |
| | | Market |
| | | Value• |
| | Shares | ($000) |
Common Stocks (100.0%) | | |
Chemicals (65.1%) | | |
| Monsanto Co. | 765,986 | 77,388 |
| EI du Pont de Nemours | | |
| & Co. | 1,336,045 | 63,997 |
| Dow Chemical Co. | 1,718,263 | 54,503 |
| Praxair Inc. | 425,625 | 48,117 |
| Ecolab Inc. | 419,692 | 32,127 |
| PPG Industries Inc. | 204,394 | 27,524 |
| LyondellBasell Industries | | |
| NV Class A | 453,310 | 26,573 |
| Air Products & Chemicals | | |
| Inc. | 305,026 | 26,336 |
| Mosaic Co. | 428,596 | 25,090 |
| Sherwin-Williams Co. | 125,629 | 20,300 |
| CF Industries Holdings Inc. | 90,177 | 18,110 |
| Eastman Chemical Co. | 219,818 | 15,328 |
| Sigma-Aldrich Corp. | 172,355 | 13,282 |
| FMC Corp. | 196,726 | 11,855 |
| Celanese Corp. Class A | 228,612 | 10,711 |
| Airgas Inc. | 95,143 | 9,541 |
| Ashland Inc. | 113,010 | 8,811 |
| International Flavors & | | |
| Fragrances Inc. | 116,938 | 8,534 |
| Albemarle Corp. | 127,853 | 8,321 |
| Valspar Corp. | 123,472 | 7,607 |
* | WR Grace & Co. | 102,581 | 7,343 |
| Rockwood Holdings Inc. | 106,513 | 6,668 |
| RPM International Inc. | 189,617 | 5,766 |
| Axiall Corp. | 99,970 | 5,656 |
| Huntsman Corp. | 291,581 | 5,024 |
| Cytec Industries Inc. | 62,037 | 4,491 |
| NewMarket Corp. | 15,326 | 3,857 |
| Cabot Corp. | 90,566 | 3,331 |
| HB Fuller Co. | 71,642 | 2,928 |
* | Chemtura Corp. | 139,944 | 2,816 |
| PolyOne Corp. | 120,702 | 2,751 |
| Scotts Miracle-Gro Co. | | |
| Class A | 61,446 | 2,723 |
| Olin Corp. | 114,757 | 2,658 |
| Sensient Technologies | | |
| Corp. | 71,209 | 2,628 |
| Westlake Chemical Corp. | 28,663 | 2,471 |
| Minerals Technologies Inc. | 50,745 | 2,042 |
| Tronox Ltd. Class A | 90,753 | 1,864 |
| Balchem Corp. | 42,001 | 1,694 |
| Intrepid Potash Inc. | 80,606 | 1,589 |
| Stepan Co. | 25,283 | 1,548 |
| Innophos Holdings Inc. | 31,181 | 1,523 |
* | Calgon Carbon Corp. | 81,843 | 1,396 |
| A Schulman Inc. | 42,331 | 1,327 |
| Koppers Holdings Inc. | 29,398 | 1,219 |
| Innospec Inc. | 29,995 | 1,207 |
* | OM Group Inc. | 46,445 | 1,140 |
* | Kraton Performance | | |
| Polymers Inc. | 46,199 | 1,111 |
| Quaker Chemical Corp. | 18,724 | 1,075 |
| | | |
| | | Market |
| | | Value• |
| | Shares | ($000) |
* | LSB Industries Inc. | 27,005 | 1,046 |
| American Vanguard Corp. | 32,174 | 998 |
* | Flotek Industries Inc. | 67,712 | 951 |
| Tredegar Corp. | 31,934 | 782 |
* | Ferro Corp. | 116,118 | 596 |
^ | Kronos Worldwide Inc. | 32,729 | 560 |
| Hawkins Inc. | 13,586 | 536 |
* | OMNOVA Solutions Inc. | 62,964 | 504 |
| Zep Inc. | 26,899 | 402 |
*,^ | Zoltek Cos. Inc. | 42,460 | 397 |
* | Arabian American | | |
| Development Co. | 25,738 | 189 |
| | | 600,862 |
Construction Materials (2.4%) | |
| Vulcan Materials Co. | 185,767 | 9,461 |
| Martin Marietta Materials | | |
| Inc. | 65,845 | 6,396 |
| Eagle Materials Inc. | 66,652 | 4,286 |
* | Texas Industries Inc. | 22,069 | 1,281 |
* | Headwaters Inc. | 100,928 | 950 |
* | United States Lime & | | |
| Minerals Inc. | 2,504 | 131 |
| | | 22,505 |
Containers & Packaging (7.3%) | |
| Ball Corp. | 209,301 | 9,295 |
| Rock Tenn Co. Class A | 101,969 | 9,019 |
* | Crown Holdings Inc. | 206,322 | 8,020 |
| Packaging Corp. of America | 140,507 | 5,870 |
| Sealed Air Corp. | 264,245 | 5,869 |
* | Owens-Illinois Inc. | 224,450 | 5,724 |
| Bemis Co. Inc. | 147,928 | 5,524 |
| Aptargroup Inc. | 95,298 | 5,140 |
| Sonoco Products Co. | 144,217 | 4,582 |
| Silgan Holdings Inc. | 63,858 | 2,741 |
| Greif Inc. Class A | 36,019 | 1,832 |
* | Graphic Packaging | | |
| Holding Co. | 197,989 | 1,469 |
| Boise Inc. | 137,131 | 1,178 |
| Myers Industries Inc. | 38,640 | 569 |
| | | 66,832 |
Metals & Mining (19.2%) | | |
| Freeport-McMoRan | | |
| Copper & Gold Inc. | 1,360,185 | 43,417 |
| Newmont Mining Corp. | 711,329 | 28,659 |
| Nucor Corp. | 455,142 | 20,504 |
| Alcoa Inc. | 1,529,085 | 13,028 |
| Reliance Steel & | | |
| Aluminum Co. | 108,304 | 7,212 |
| Royal Gold Inc. | 92,080 | 6,035 |
| Cliffs Natural Resources | | |
| Inc. | 217,030 | 5,526 |
| Steel Dynamics Inc. | 298,362 | 4,556 |
| Allegheny Technologies | | |
| Inc. | 145,887 | 4,445 |
| United States Steel Corp. | 206,646 | 4,307 |
| Compass Minerals | | |
| International Inc. | 47,453 | 3,498 |
| | | |
| | | Market |
| | | Value• |
| | Shares | ($000) |
| Carpenter Technology Corp. | 63,979 | 3,022 |
| Walter Energy Inc. | 89,432 | 2,843 |
* | Coeur d’Alene Mines Corp. | 128,886 | 2,450 |
| Commercial Metals Co. | 149,218 | 2,434 |
* | Allied Nevada Gold Corp. | 121,917 | 2,231 |
* | Stillwater Mining Co. | 165,547 | 2,159 |
| Worthington Industries Inc. | 75,143 | 2,130 |
| Hecla Mining Co. | 407,124 | 1,889 |
* | SunCoke Energy Inc. | 100,174 | 1,652 |
| Kaiser Aluminum Corp. | 24,836 | 1,521 |
| Globe Specialty Metals Inc. | 91,382 | 1,306 |
* | RTI International Metals Inc. | 41,265 | 1,224 |
*,^ | Molycorp Inc. | 188,653 | 1,158 |
| AMCOL International Corp. | 36,718 | 1,074 |
| Schnitzer Steel Industries | | |
| Inc. | 34,728 | 994 |
| Haynes International Inc. | 17,701 | 912 |
* | McEwen Mining Inc. | 318,130 | 773 |
| Materion Corp. | 27,780 | 768 |
| AK Steel Holding Corp. | 187,681 | 704 |
* | Horsehead Holding Corp. | 62,185 | 657 |
* | Century Aluminum Co. | 75,275 | 610 |
| Gold Resource Corp. | 45,598 | 597 |
| Metals USA Holdings Corp. | 24,170 | 501 |
^ | US Silica Holdings Inc. | 19,153 | 471 |
* | AM Castle & Co. | 24,969 | 410 |
* | Paramount Gold and Silver | | |
| Corp. | 181,007 | 364 |
| Olympic Steel Inc. | 13,354 | 276 |
* | General Moly Inc. | 85,435 | 249 |
| Noranda Aluminum Holding | | |
| Corp. | 49,422 | 235 |
* | Golden Minerals Co. | 55,417 | 161 |
* | Midway Gold Corp. | 137,802 | 153 |
| | | 177,115 |
Paper & Forest Products (6.0%) | | |
| International Paper Co. | 597,819 | 26,310 |
| MeadWestvaco Corp. | 250,534 | 8,947 |
* | Louisiana-Pacific Corp. | 198,326 | 4,159 |
| Domtar Corp. | 50,771 | 3,785 |
* | Resolute Forest Products | 143,892 | 1,986 |
| Schweitzer-Mauduit | | |
| International Inc. | 44,553 | 1,642 |
* | Clearwater Paper Corp. | 33,345 | 1,614 |
| Buckeye Technologies Inc. | 55,374 | 1,536 |
| KapStone Paper and | | |
| Packaging Corp. | 56,967 | 1,518 |
| Deltic Timber Corp. | 16,305 | 1,164 |
| PH Glatfelter Co. | 61,347 | 1,113 |
| Neenah Paper Inc. | 22,298 | 651 |
| Wausau Paper Corp. | 63,972 | 631 |
* | Mercer International Inc. | 68,017 | 494 |
| | | 55,550 |
Total Common Stocks | | |
(Cost $897,182) | | 922,864 |
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|
|
|
| | Market |
| | Value• |
| Shares | ($000) |
Temporary Cash Investment (0.2%) | |
Money Market Fund (0.2%) | |
1,2 Vanguard Market | | |
Liquidity Fund, 0.143% | | |
(Cost $1,644) | 1,644,201 | 1,644 |
Total Investments (100.2%) | |
(Cost $898,826) | | 924,508 |
Other Assets and Liabilities (–0.2%) | |
Other Assets | | 3,766 |
Liabilities2 | | (5,492) |
| | (1,726) |
Net Assets (100%) | | 922,782 |
| |
At February 28, 2013, net assets consisted of: |
| Amount |
| ($000) |
Paid-in Capital | 936,792 |
Undistributed Net Investment Income | 2,164 |
Accumulated Net Realized Losses | (41,856) |
Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | 25,682 |
Net Assets | 922,782 |
|
|
Admiral Shares—Net Assets | |
Applicable to 3,015,614 outstanding | |
$.001 par value shares of beneficial | |
interest (unlimited authorization) | 132,688 |
Net Asset Value Per Share— | |
Admiral Shares | $44.00 |
|
|
ETF Shares—Net Assets | |
Applicable to 9,149,411 outstanding | |
$.001 par value shares of beneficial | |
interest (unlimited authorization) | 790,094 |
Net Asset Value Per Share— | |
ETF Shares | $86.35 |
• See Note A in Notes to Financial Statements.
* Non-income-producing security.
^ Part of security position is on loan to broker-dealers. The total value of securities on loan is $1,512,000.
1 Affiliated money market fund available only to Vanguard funds and certain trusts and accounts managed by Vanguard. Rate shown is the 7-day yield.
2 Includes $1,644,000 of collateral received for securities on loan.
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.
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|
|
Statement of Operations |
|
Six Months Ended |
February 28, 2013 |
| ($000) |
Investment Income | |
Income | |
Dividends | 10,402 |
Interest1 | 1 |
Security Lending | 379 |
Total Income | 10,782 |
Expenses | |
The Vanguard Group—Note B | |
Investment Advisory Services | 53 |
Management and Administrative— | |
Admiral Shares | 68 |
Management and Administrative— | |
ETF Shares | 332 |
Marketing and Distribution— | |
Admiral Shares | 10 |
Marketing and Distribution— | |
ETF Shares | 85 |
Custodian Fees | 7 |
Shareholders’ Reports—Admiral Shares | — |
Shareholders’ Reports—ETF Shares | 29 |
Trustees’ Fees and Expenses | 1 |
Total Expenses | 585 |
Net Investment Income | 10,197 |
Realized Net Gain (Loss) on | |
Investment Securities Sold | 3,872 |
Change in Unrealized Appreciation | |
(Depreciation) of Investment Securities | 64,490 |
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets | |
Resulting from Operations | 78,559 |
| | |
Statement of Changes in Net Assets | | |
|
| Six Months Ended | Year Ended |
| February 28, | August 31, |
| 2013 | 2012 |
| ($000) | ($000) |
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets | | |
Operations | | |
Net Investment Income | 10,197 | 14,053 |
Realized Net Gain (Loss) | 3,872 | 31,364 |
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | 64,490 | (16,275) |
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations | 78,559 | 29,142 |
Distributions | | |
Net Investment Income | | |
Admiral Shares | (2,309) | (2,709) |
ETF Shares | (13,282) | (11,583) |
Realized Capital Gain | | |
Admiral Shares | — | — |
ETF Shares | — | — |
Total Distributions | (15,591) | (14,292) |
Capital Share Transactions | | |
Admiral Shares | (240) | (18,296) |
ETF Shares | 94,601 | 37,676 |
Net Increase (Decrease) from Capital Share Transactions | 94,361 | 19,380 |
Total Increase (Decrease) | 157,329 | 34,230 |
Net Assets | | |
Beginning of Period | 765,453 | 731,223 |
End of Period2 | 922,782 | 765,453 |
1 Interest income from an affiliated company of the fund was $1,000.
2 Net Assets—End of Period includes undistributed net investment income of $2,164,000 and $7,558,000.
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.
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Financial Highlights | | | | | | |
|
Admiral Shares | | | | | | |
| Six Months | | | | | |
| Ended | | | | | |
For a Share Outstanding | February 28, | | | Year Ended August 31, |
Throughout Each Period | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | $40.66 | $39.53 | $33.32 | $30.68 | $42.85 | $41.75 |
Investment Operations | | | | | | |
Net Investment Income | .500 | .783 | .579 | .9711 | .622 | .732 |
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) | | | | | | |
on Investments2 | 3.638 | 1.151 | 6.551 | 2.128 | (11.996) | 1.008 |
Total from Investment Operations | 4.138 | 1.934 | 7.130 | 3.099 | (11.374) | 1.740 |
Distributions | | | | | | |
Dividends from Net Investment Income | (.798) | (.804) | (.920) | (.459) | (.796) | (.640) |
Distributions from Realized Capital Gains | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Total Distributions | (.798) | (.804) | (.920) | (.459) | (.796) | (.640) |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | $44.00 | $40.66 | $39.53 | $33.32 | $30.68 | $42.85 |
|
Total Return3 | 10.26% | 5.10% | 21.26% | 10.07% | –25.91% | 4.09% |
|
Ratios/Supplemental Data | | | | | | |
Net Assets, End of Period (Millions) | $133 | $123 | $138 | $97 | $90 | $107 |
Ratio of Total Expenses to | | | | | | |
Average Net Assets | 0.14% | 0.14% | 0.19% | 0.24% | 0.28% | 0.25% |
Ratio of Net Investment Income to | | | | | | |
Average Net Assets | 2.36% | 1.93% | 1.63% | 2.81%1 | 2.23% | 1.74% |
Portfolio Turnover Rate4 | 6% | 7% | 14% | 10% | 12% | 10% |
The expense ratio, net income ratio, and turnover rate for the current period have been annualized.
1 Net investment income per share and the ratio of net investment income to average net assets include $.417 and 1.14%, respectively, resulting from a special dividend from Weyerhaeuser Co. in July 2010.
2 Includes increases from redemption fees of $.00, $.00, $.01, $.01, $.02, and $.02. Effective May 23, 2012, the redemption fee was eliminated.
3 Total returns do not include transaction or account service fees that may have applied in the periods shown. Fund prospectuses provide information about any applicable transaction and account service fees.
4 Excludes the value of portfolio securities received or delivered as a result of in-kind purchases or redemptions of the fund’s capital shares, including ETF Creation Units.
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.
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Financial Highlights | | | | | | |
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ETF Shares | | | | | | |
| Six Months | | | | | |
| Ended | | | | | |
For a Share Outstanding | February 28, | | | Year Ended August 31, |
Throughout Each Period | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | $79.81 | $77.59 | $65.40 | $60.23 | $84.27 | $82.10 |
Investment Operations | | | | | | |
Net Investment Income | .986 | 1.537 | 1.142 | 1.9071 | 1.242 | 1.470 |
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) | | | | | | |
on Investments2 | 7.125 | 2.259 | 12.852 | 4.186 | (23.683) | 1.977 |
Total from Investment Operations | 8.111 | 3.796 | 13.994 | 6.093 | (22.441) | 3.447 |
Distributions | | | | | | |
Dividends from Net Investment Income | (1.571) | (1.576) | (1.804) | (.923) | (1.599) | (1.277) |
Distributions from Realized Capital Gains | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Total Distributions | (1.571) | (1.576) | (1.804) | (.923) | (1.599) | (1.277) |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | $86.35 | $79.81 | $77.59 | $65.40 | $60.23 | $84.27 |
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Total Return | 10.22% | 5.09% | 21.26% | 10.07% | –25.88% | 4.15% |
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Ratios/Supplemental Data | | | | | | |
Net Assets, End of Period (Millions) | $790 | $642 | $593 | $415 | $375 | $365 |
Ratio of Total Expenses to | | | | | | |
Average Net Assets | 0.14% | 0.14% | 0.19% | 0.24% | 0.25% | 0.20% |
Ratio of Net Investment Income to | | | | | | |
Average Net Assets | 2.36% | 1.93% | 1.63% | 2.81%1 | 2.26% | 1.79% |
Portfolio Turnover Rate3 | 6% | 7% | 14% | 10% | 12% | 10% |
The expense ratio, net income ratio, and turnover rate for the current period have been annualized.
1 Net investment income per share and the ratio of net investment income to average net assets include $.819 and 1.14%, respectively, resulting from a special dividend from Weyerhaeuser Co. in July 2010.
2 Includes increases from redemption fees of $.00, $.00, $.02, $.01, $.03 and $.04. Effective May 23, 2012, the redemption fee was eliminated.
3 Excludes the value of portfolio securities received or delivered as a result of in-kind purchases or redemptions of the fund’s capital shares, including ETF Creation Units.
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.
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Notes to Financial Statements
Vanguard Materials Index Fund is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 as an open-end investment company, or mutual fund. The fund offers two classes of shares: Admiral Shares and ETF Shares. Admiral Shares are designed for investors who meet certain administrative, service, and account-size criteria. ETF Shares are listed for trading on NYSE Arca; they can be purchased and sold through a broker.
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 as of the close of trading on the New York Stock Exchange (generally 4 p.m., Eastern time) on the valuation date. Equity securities are valued at the latest quoted sales prices or official closing prices taken from the primary market in which each security trades; such securities not traded on the valuation date are valued at the mean of the latest quoted bid and asked prices. Securities for which market quotations are not readily available, or whose values have been materially affected by events occurring before the fund’s pricing time but after the close of the securities’ primary markets, are valued by methods deemed by the board of trustees to represent fair value. Investments in Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund are valued at that fund’s net asset 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 for all open federal income tax years (August 31, 2009–2012), and for the period ended February 28, 2013, and has concluded that no provision for federal income tax is required in the fund’s financial statements.
3. Distributions: Distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date.
4. Security Lending: The fund may lend its securities to qualified institutional borrowers to earn additional income. Security loans are required to be secured at all times by collateral at least equal to the market value of securities loaned. The fund invests cash collateral received in Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund, and records a liability for the return of the collateral, during the period the securities are on loan. Security lending income represents fees charged to borrowers plus income earned on investing cash collateral, less expenses associated with the loan.
5. Other: Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Interest income includes income distributions received from Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund and is accrued daily. Security transactions are accounted for on the date securities are bought or sold. Costs used to determine realized gains (losses) on the sale of investment securities are those of the specific securities sold.
Each class of shares has equal rights as to assets and earnings, except that each class separately bears certain class-specific expenses related to maintenance of shareholder accounts (included in Management and Administrative expenses) and shareholder reporting. Marketing and distribution expenses are allocated to each class of shares based on a method approved by the board of trustees. Income, other non-class-specific expenses, and gains and losses on investments are allocated to each class of shares based on its relative net assets.
B. The 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, 2013, the fund had contributed capital of $121,000 to Vanguard (included in Other Assets), representing 0.01% of the fund’s net assets and 0.05% of Vanguard’s capitalization. The fund’s trustees and officers are also directors and officers of Vanguard.
C. Various inputs may be used to determine the value of the fund’s investments. These inputs are summarized in three broad levels for financial statement purposes. The inputs or methodologies used to value securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.
Level 1—Quoted prices in active markets for identical securities.
Level 2—Other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.).
Level 3—Significant unobservable inputs (including the fund’s own assumptions used to determine the fair value of investments).
At February 28, 2013, 100% of the market value of the fund’s investments was determined based on Level 1 inputs.
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D. Distributions are determined on a tax basis and may differ from net investment income and realized capital gains for financial reporting purposes. Differences may be permanent or temporary. Permanent differences are reclassified among capital accounts in the financial statements to reflect their tax character. Temporary differences arise when certain items of income, expense, gain, or loss are recognized in different periods for financial statement and tax purposes; these differences will reverse at some time in the future. Differences in classification may also result from the treatment of short-term gains as ordinary income for tax purposes.
During the six months ended February 28, 2013, the fund realized $2,575,000 of net capital gains resulting from in-kind redemptions—in which shareholders exchanged fund shares for securities held by the fund rather than for cash. Because such gains are not taxable to the fund, and are not distributed to shareholders, they have been reclassified from accumulated net realized losses to paid-in capital.
The fund’s tax-basis capital gains and losses are determined only at the end of each fiscal year. For tax purposes, at August 31, 2012, the fund had available capital losses totaling $43,151,000 to offset future net capital gains of $1,658,000 through August 31, 2017, $20,360,000 through August 31, 2018, and $21,133,000 through August 31, 2019. The fund will use these capital losses to offset net taxable capital gains, if any, realized during the year ending August 31, 2013; should the fund realize net capital losses for the year, the losses will be added to the loss carryforward balance above.
At February 28, 2013, the cost of investment securities for tax purposes was $898,826,000. Net unrealized appreciation of investment securities for tax purposes was $25,682,000, consisting of unrealized gains of $145,588,000 on securities that had risen in value since their purchase and $119,906,000 in unrealized losses on securities that had fallen in value since their purchase.
E. During the six months ended February 28, 2013, the fund purchased $128,828,000 of investment securities and sold $39,432,000 of investment securities, other than temporary cash investments. Purchases and sales include $103,067,000 and $8,485,000, respectively, in connection with in-kind purchases and redemptions of the fund’s capital shares.
F. Capital share transactions for each class of shares were:
| | | | |
| Six Months Ended | | Year Ended |
| February 28, 2013 | August 31, 2012 |
| Amount | Shares | Amount | Shares |
| ($000) | (000) | ($000) | (000) |
Admiral Shares | | | | |
Issued | 15,845 | 365 | 15,095 | 386 |
Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions | 2,029 | 48 | 2,476 | 67 |
Redeemed1 | (18,114) | (424) | (35,867) | (910) |
Net Increase (Decrease)—Admiral Shares | (240) | (11) | (18,296) | (457) |
ETF Shares | | | | |
Issued | 103,087 | 1,200 | 105,367 | 1,300 |
Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions | — | — | — | — |
Redeemed1 | (8,486) | (100) | (67,691) | (900) |
Net Increase (Decrease)—ETF Shares | 94,601 | 1,100 | 37,676 | 400 |
1 Net of redemption fees for fiscal 2012 of $48,000 (fund total). Effective May 23, 2012, the redemption fee was eliminated.
G. In preparing the financial statements as of February 28, 2013, management considered the impact of subsequent events for potential recognition or disclosure in these financial statements.
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Telecommunication Services Index Fund
Fund Profile
As of February 28, 2013
| | |
Share-Class Characteristics | |
| Admiral | ETF |
| Shares | Shares |
Ticker Symbol | VTCAX | VOX |
Expense Ratio1 | 0.14% | 0.14% |
30-Day SEC Yield | 3.19% | 3.19% |
| | | |
Portfolio Characteristics | | |
| | MSCI | |
| | US IMI/ | |
| | Telecom | MSCI |
| | Services | US IMI/ |
| Fund | 25/50 | 2500 |
Number of Stocks | 34 | 34 | 2,478 |
Median Market Cap | $21.5B | $21.5B | $38.3B |
Price/Earnings Ratio | 35.4x | 35.4x | 17.3x |
Price/Book Ratio | 2.4x | 2.4x | 2.3x |
Return on Equity | 4.8% | 4.9% | 16.9% |
Earnings Growth Rate | –18.7% | –18.7% | 9.4% |
Dividend Yield | 3.4% | 3.4% | 2.1% |
Foreign Holdings | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Turnover Rate | | | |
(Annualized) | 13% | — | — |
Short-Term Reserves | 0.1% | — | — |
| | |
Volatility Measures | | |
| MSCI US | |
| IMI/Telecom | |
| Services | MSCI US |
| 25/50 | IMI/2500 |
R-Squared | 1.00 | 0.60 |
Beta | 1.00 | 0.66 |
These measures show the degree and timing of the fund’s fluctuations compared with the indexes over 36 months.
| |
Subindustry Diversification | |
(% of equity exposure) | |
|
Alternative Carriers | 11.8% |
Integrated Telecommunication Services | 63.7 |
Wireless Telecommunication Services | 24.5 |
| | |
Ten Largest Holdings (% of total net assets) |
|
Verizon | Integrated | |
Communications | Telecommunication | |
Inc. | Services | 23.2% |
AT&T Inc. | Integrated | |
| Telecommunication | |
| Services | 22.8 |
CenturyLink Inc. | Integrated | |
| Telecommunication | |
| Services | 4.5 |
Crown Castle | Wireless | |
International Corp. | Telecommunication | |
| Services | 4.5 |
Sprint Nextel Corp. | Wireless | |
| Telecommunication | |
| Services | 4.5 |
SBA | Wireless | |
Communications | Telecommunication | |
Corp. Class A | Services | 3.5 |
Windstream Corp. | Integrated | |
| Telecommunication | |
| Services | 2.3 |
MetroPCS | Wireless | |
Communications | Telecommunication | |
Inc. | Services | 2.0 |
tw telecom inc | | |
Class A | Alternative Carriers | 2.0 |
Frontier | Integrated | |
Communications | Telecommunication | |
Corp. | Services | 2.0 |
Top Ten Total | | 71.3% |
The holdings listed exclude any temporary cash investments and equity index products.
1 The expense ratios shown are from the prospectus dated December 27, 2012, and represent estimated costs for the current fiscal year. For the six months ended February 28, 2013, the annualized expense ratios were 0.14% for Admiral Shares and 0.14% for ETF Shares.
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Telecommunication Services Index Fund
Performance Summary
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 vanguard.com/performance.) Note, too, that both investment returns and principal value can fluctuate widely, so an investor’s shares, when sold, could be worth more or less than their original cost. The returns shown do not reflect taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the sale of fund shares.
Fiscal-Year Total Returns (%): September 23, 2004–February 28, 2013

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Telecommunication Services Index Fund ETF Shares Net Asset Value |
Spliced US IMI/Telecommunication Services 25/502 |
Average Annual Total Returns: Periods Ended December 31, 2012
This table presents 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.
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| | | | Since |
| Inception Date | One Year | Five Years | Inception |
ETF Shares | 9/23/2004 | | | |
Market Price | | 16.65% | 1.60% | 7.19% |
Net Asset Value | | 16.54 | 1.56 | 7.18 |
Admiral Shares | 3/11/2005 | 16.57 | 1.56 | 6.69 |
1 Six months ended February 28, 2013.
2 Spliced US IMI/Telecommunication Services 25/50: MSCI US IMI/Telecommunication Services through February 26, 2010; MSCI US IMI/Telecommunication Services 25/50 thereafter.
See Financial Highlights for dividend and capital gains information.
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Telecommunication Services Index Fund
Financial Statements (unaudited)
Statement of Net Assets
As of February 28, 2013
The fund reports a complete list of its holdings in regulatory filings 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 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).
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| | | Market |
| | | Value• |
| | Shares | ($000) |
Common Stocks (100.2%) | | |
Diversified Telecommunication Services (75.7%) |
| Alternative Carriers (11.8%) | |
* | tw telecom inc Class A | 345,817 | 8,756 |
* | Level 3 Communications | | |
| Inc. | 409,639 | 8,185 |
| Cogent Communications | | |
| Group Inc. | 281,977 | 7,092 |
* | Vonage Holdings Corp. | 2,483,089 | 6,555 |
* | inContact Inc. | 934,681 | 6,346 |
* | Premiere Global Services | | |
| Inc. | 549,836 | 5,867 |
| Lumos Networks Corp. | 486,462 | 5,555 |
* | Iridium Communications | | |
| Inc. | 642,651 | 3,927 |
|
| Integrated Telecommunication Services (63.9%) |
| Verizon Communications | | |
| Inc. | 2,206,272 | 102,658 |
| AT&T Inc. | 2,807,243 | 100,808 |
| CenturyLink Inc. | 579,642 | 20,096 |
| Windstream Corp. | 1,166,175 | 10,018 |
| Frontier Communications | | |
| Corp. | 2,102,822 | 8,706 |
| Consolidated | | |
| Communications | | |
| Holdings Inc. | 388,642 | 6,529 |
| Atlantic Tele-Network Inc. | 129,982 | 6,109 |
* | General Communication | | |
| Inc. Class A | 618,875 | 5,230 |
| IDT Corp. Class B | 496,577 | 5,020 |
* | Cbeyond Inc. | 712,348 | 5,001 |
* | Cincinnati Bell Inc. | 1,322,758 | 4,299 |
^,* | Elephant Talk | | |
| Communications Corp. | 3,292,709 | 3,951 |
^ | Alaska Communications | | |
| Systems Group Inc. | 2,175,131 | 3,741 |
| | | 334,449 |
Wireless Telecommunication Services (24.5%) |
* | Crown Castle | | |
| International Corp. | 286,339 | 19,986 |
* | Sprint Nextel Corp. | 3,442,692 | 19,968 |
* | SBA Communications | | |
| Corp. Class A | 215,646 | 15,337 |
| | | |
| | | Market |
| | | Value• |
| | Shares | ($000) |
* | MetroPCS | | |
| Communications Inc. | 893,594 | 8,757 |
* | Clearwire Corp. Class A | 2,606,398 | 8,132 |
| Telephone & Data | | |
| Systems Inc. | 330,668 | 7,569 |
| Shenandoah | | |
| Telecommunications Co. | 393,705 | 5,673 |
* | United States Cellular | | |
| Corp. | 118,397 | 4,356 |
^,* | NII Holdings Inc. | 882,827 | 4,255 |
| USA Mobility Inc. | 345,925 | 4,020 |
* | Leap Wireless | | |
| International Inc. | 749,110 | 4,008 |
* | Boingo Wireless Inc. | 516,668 | 3,141 |
| NTELOS Holdings Corp. | 247,533 | 3,089 |
| | | 108,291 |
Total Common Stocks | | |
(Cost $463,841) | | 442,740 |
Temporary Cash Investment (0.8%) | |
Money Market Fund (0.8%) | | |
1,2 | Vanguard Market | | |
| Liquidity Fund, 0.143% | | |
| (Cost $3,402) | 3,402,000 | 3,402 |
Total Investments (101.0%) | | |
(Cost $467,243) | | 446,142 |
Other Assets and Liabilities (–1.0%) | |
Other Assets | | 3,531 |
Liabilities2 | | (7,840) |
| | | (4,309) |
Net Assets (100%) | | 441,833 |
| |
At February 28, 2013, net assets consisted of: |
| Amount |
| ($000) |
Paid-in Capital | 513,505 |
Undistributed Net Investment Income | 2,505 |
Accumulated Net Realized Losses | (53,076) |
Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | (21,101) |
Net Assets | 441,833 |
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Admiral Shares—Net Assets | |
Applicable to 532,622 outstanding | |
$.001 par value shares of beneficial | |
interest (unlimited authorization) | 19,419 |
Net Asset Value Per Share— | |
Admiral Shares | $36.46 |
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|
ETF Shares—Net Assets | |
Applicable to 5,903,838 outstanding | |
$.001 par value shares of beneficial | |
interest (unlimited authorization) | 422,414 |
Net Asset Value Per Share— | |
ETF Shares | $71.55 |
• See Note A in Notes to Financial Statements.
^ Part of security position is on loan to broker-dealers. The total value of securities on loan is $1,996,000.
* Non-income-producing security.
1 Affiliated money market fund available only to Vanguard funds and certain trusts and accounts managed by Vanguard. Rate shown is the 7-day yield.
2 Includes $2,971,000 of collateral received for securities on loan.
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.
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|
Statement of Operations |
|
Six Months Ended |
February 28, 2013 |
| ($000) |
Investment Income | |
Income | |
Dividends1 | 10,187 |
Interest1 | 1 |
Security Lending | 367 |
Total Income | 10,555 |
Expenses | |
The Vanguard Group—Note B | |
Investment Advisory Services | 44 |
Management and Administrative— | |
Admiral Shares | 10 |
Management and Administrative— | |
ETF Shares | 191 |
Marketing and Distribution— | |
Admiral Shares | 2 |
Marketing and Distribution— | |
ETF Shares | 66 |
Custodian Fees | 5 |
Shareholders’ Reports—Admiral Shares | — |
Shareholders’ Reports—ETF Shares | 31 |
Total Expenses | 349 |
Net Investment Income | 10,206 |
Realized Net Gain (Loss) on | |
Investment Securities Sold1 | 27,352 |
Change in Unrealized Appreciation | |
(Depreciation) of Investment Securities | (15,864) |
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets | |
Resulting from Operations | 21,694 |
| | |
Statement of Changes in Net Assets | | |
|
| Six Months Ended | Year Ended |
| February 28, | August 31, |
| 2013 | 2012 |
| ($000) | ($000) |
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets | | |
Operations | | |
Net Investment Income | 10,206 | 14,049 |
Realized Net Gain (Loss) | 27,352 | 26,443 |
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | (15,864) | 11,185 |
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations | 21,694 | 51,677 |
Distributions | | |
Net Investment Income | | |
Admiral Shares | (678) | (546) |
ETF Shares | (16,305) | (13,066) |
Realized Capital Gain | | |
Admiral Shares | — | — |
ETF Shares | — | — |
Total Distributions | (16,983) | (13,612) |
Capital Share Transactions | | |
Admiral Shares | (120) | (1,898) |
ETF Shares | (106,420) | 96,968 |
Net Increase (Decrease) from Capital Share Transactions | (106,540) | 95,070 |
Total Increase (Decrease) | (101,829) | 133,135 |
Net Assets | | |
Beginning of Period | 543,662 | 410,527 |
End of Period2 | 441,833 | 543,662 |
1 Dividend income, interest income, and realized net gain (loss) from affiliated companies of the fund were $137,000, $1,000, and $66,000, respectively.
2 Net Assets—End of Period includes undistributed net investment income of $2,505,000 and $9,282,000.
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.
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Financial Highlights | | | | | | |
|
Admiral Shares | | | | | | |
| Six Months | | | | | |
| Ended | | | | | |
For a Share Outstanding | February 28, | | | Year Ended August 31, |
Throughout Each Period | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | $36.09 | $33.18 | $29.22 | $25.77 | $31.58 | $41.01 |
Investment Operations | | | | | | |
Net Investment Income | .7251 | 1.0821 | 1.077 | 1.0241 | .8401 | .9081 |
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) | | | | | | |
on Investments2 | .905 | 2.845 | 3.853 | 3.183 | (5.977) | (9.338) |
Total from Investment Operations | 1.630 | 3.927 | 4.930 | 4.207 | (5.137) | (8.430) |
Distributions | | | | | | |
Dividends from Net Investment Income | (1.260) | (1.017) | (.970) | (.757) | (.673) | (1.000) |
Distributions from Realized Capital Gains | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Total Distributions | (1.260) | (1.017) | (.970) | (.757) | (.673) | (1.000) |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | $36.46 | $36.09 | $33.18 | $29.22 | $25.77 | $31.58 |
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Total Return3 | 4.59% | 12.33% | 16.87% | 16.40% | –15.90% | –20.98% |
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Ratios/Supplemental Data | | | | | | |
Net Assets, End of Period (Millions) | $19 | $19 | $20 | $14 | $12 | $19 |
Ratio of Total Expenses to | | | | | | |
Average Net Assets | 0.14% | 0.14% | 0.19% | 0.24% | 0.28% | 0.25% |
Ratio of Net Investment Income to | | | | | | |
Average Net Assets | 4.09% | 3.24% | 3.60% | 3.60% | 3.39% | 2.50% |
Portfolio Turnover Rate4 | 13% | 28% | 21% | 23% | 25% | 28% |
The expense ratio, net income ratio, and turnover rate for the current period have been annualized.
1 Calculated based on average shares outstanding.
2 Includes increases from redemption fees of $.00, $.00, $.00, $.00, $.00, and $.05. Effective May, 23, 2012, the redemption fee was eliminated.
3 Total returns do not include transaction or account service fees that may have applied in the periods shown. Fund prospectuses provide information about any applicable transaction and account service fees.
4 Excludes the value of portfolio securities received or delivered as a result of in-kind purchases or redemptions of the fund’s capital shares, including ETF Creation Units.
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.
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Financial Highlights | | | | | | |
|
ETF Shares | | | | | | |
| Six Months | | | | | |
| Ended | | | | | |
For a Share Outstanding | February 28, | | | Year Ended August 31, |
Throughout Each Period | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | $70.82 | $65.11 | $57.34 | $50.58 | $62.05 | $80.60 |
Investment Operations | | | | | | |
Net Investment Income | 1.4521 | 2.1051 | 2.118 | 1.9811 | 1.6021 | 1.7641 |
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) | | | | | | |
on Investments2 | 1.747 | 5.614 | 7.557 | 6.290 | (11.699) | (18.316) |
Total from Investment Operations | 3.199 | 7.719 | 9.675 | 8.271 | (10.097) | (16.552) |
Distributions | | | | | | |
Dividends from Net Investment Income | (2.469) | (2.009) | (1.905) | (1.511) | (1.373) | (1.998) |
Distributions from Realized Capital Gains | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Total Distributions | (2.469) | (2.009) | (1.905) | (1.511) | (1.373) | (1.998) |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | $71.55 | $70.82 | $65.11 | $57.34 | $50.58 | $62.05 |
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Total Return | 4.56% | 12.33% | 16.87% | 16.39% | –15.88% | –20.94% |
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Ratios/Supplemental Data | | | | | | |
Net Assets, End of Period (Millions) | $422 | $524 | $391 | $241 | $147 | $143 |
Ratio of Total Expenses to | | | | | | |
Average Net Assets | 0.14% | 0.14% | 0.19% | 0.24% | 0.25% | 0.20% |
Ratio of Net Investment Income to | | | | | | |
Average Net Assets | 4.09% | 3.24% | 3.60% | 3.60% | 3.42% | 2.55% |
Portfolio Turnover Rate3 | 13% | 28% | 21% | 23% | 25% | 28% |
The expense ratio, net income ratio, and turnover rate for the current period have been annualized.
1 Calculated based on average shares outstanding.
2 Includes increases from redemption fees of $.00, $.00, $.00, $.00, $.00, and $.08. Effective May, 23, 2012, the redemption fee was eliminated.
3 Excludes the value of portfolio securities received or delivered as a result of in-kind purchases or redemptions of the fund’s capital shares, including ETF Creation Units.
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.
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Notes to Financial Statements
Vanguard Telecommunication Services Index Fund is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 as an open-end investment company, or mutual fund. The fund offers two classes of shares: Admiral Shares and ETF Shares. Admiral Shares are designed for investors who meet certain administrative, service, and account-size criteria. ETF Shares are listed for trading on NYSE Arca; they can be purchased and sold through a broker.
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 as of the close of trading on the New York Stock Exchange (generally 4 p.m., Eastern time) on the valuation date. Equity securities are valued at the latest quoted sales prices or official closing prices taken from the primary market in which each security trades; such securities not traded on the valuation date are valued at the mean of the latest quoted bid and asked prices. Securities for which market quotations are not readily available, or whose values have been materially affected by events occurring before the fund’s pricing time but after the close of the securities’ primary markets, are valued by methods deemed by the board of trustees to represent fair value. Investments in Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund are valued at that fund’s net asset 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 for all open federal income tax years (August 31, 2009–2012), and for the period ended February 28, 2013, and has concluded that no provision for federal income tax is required in the fund’s financial statements.
3. Distributions: Distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date.
4. Security Lending: The fund may lend its securities to qualified institutional borrowers to earn additional income. Security loans are required to be secured at all times by collateral at least equal to the market value of securities loaned. The fund invests cash collateral received in Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund, and records a liability for the return of the collateral, during the period the securities are on loan. Security lending income represents fees charged to borrowers plus income earned on investing cash collateral, less expenses associated with the loan.
5. Other: Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Interest income includes income distributions received from Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund and is accrued daily. Security transactions are accounted for on the date securities are bought or sold. Costs used to determine realized gains (losses) on the sale of investment securities are those of the specific securities sold.
Each class of shares has equal rights as to assets and earnings, except that each class separately bears certain class-specific expenses related to maintenance of shareholder accounts (included in Management and Administrative expenses) and shareholder reporting. Marketing and distribution expenses are allocated to each class of shares based on a method approved by the board of trustees. Income, other non-class-specific expenses, and gains and losses on investments are allocated to each class of shares based on its relative net assets.
B. The 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, 2013, the fund had contributed capital of $56,000 to Vanguard (included in Other Assets), representing 0.01% of the fund’s net assets and 0.02% of Vanguard’s capitalization. The fund’s trustees and officers are also directors and officers of Vanguard.
C. Various inputs may be used to determine the value of the fund’s investments. These inputs are summarized in three broad levels for financial statement purposes. The inputs or methodologies used to value securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.
Level 1—Quoted prices in active markets for identical securities.
Level 2—Other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.).
Level 3—Significant unobservable inputs (including the fund’s own assumptions used to determine the fair value of investments).
At February 28, 2013, 100% of the market value of the fund’s investments was determined based on Level 1 inputs.
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D. Distributions are determined on a tax basis and may differ from net investment income and realized capital gains for financial reporting purposes. Differences may be permanent or temporary. Permanent differences are reclassified among capital accounts in the financial statements to reflect their tax character. Temporary differences arise when certain items of income, expense, gain, or loss are recognized in different periods for financial statement and tax purposes; these differences will reverse at some time in the future. Differences in classification may also result from the treatment of short-term gains as ordinary income for tax purposes.
During the six months ended February 28, 2013, the fund realized $31,455,000 of net capital gains resulting from in-kind redemptions—in which shareholders exchanged fund shares for securities held by the fund rather than for cash. Because such gains are not taxable to the fund, and are not distributed to shareholders, they have been reclassified from accumulated net realized losses to paid-in capital.
The fund’s tax-basis capital gains and losses are determined only at the end of each fiscal year. For tax purposes, at August 31, 2012, the fund had available capital loss carryforwards totaling $48,972,000 to offset future net capital gains of $11,179,000 through August 31, 2017, $26,335,000 through August 31, 2018, and $11,458,000 through August 31, 2019. The fund will use these capital losses to offset net taxable capital gains, if any, realized during the year ending August 31, 2013; should the fund realize net capital losses for the year, the losses will be added to the loss carryforward balance above.
At February 28, 2013, the cost of investment securities for tax purposes was $467,243,000. Net unrealized depreciation of investment securities for tax purposes was $21,101,000, consisting of unrealized gains of $43,376,000 on securities that had risen in value since their purchase and $64,477,000 in unrealized losses on securities that had fallen in value since their purchase.
E. During the six months ended February 28, 2013, the fund purchased $76,048,000 of investment securities and sold $188,102,000 of investment securities, other than temporary cash investments. Purchases and sales include $44,129,000 and $150,509,000, respectively, in connection with in-kind purchases and redemptions of the fund’s capital shares.
F. Capital share transactions for each class of shares were:
| | | | |
| Six Months Ended | | Year Ended |
| February 28, 2013 | August 31, 2012 |
| Amount | Shares | Amount | Shares |
| ($000) | (000) | ($000) | (000) |
Admiral Shares | | | | |
Issued | 2,197 | 59 | 2,972 | 90 |
Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions | 598 | 17 | 473 | 15 |
Redeemed1 | (2,915) | (79) | (5,343) | (164) |
Net Increase (Decrease)—Admiral Shares | (120) | (3) | (1,898) | (59) |
ETF Shares | | | | |
Issued | 44,129 | 600 | 210,586 | 3,202 |
Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions | — | — | — | — |
Redeemed1 | (150,549) | (2,100) | (113,618) | (1,800) |
Net Increase (Decrease)—ETF Shares | (106,420) | (1,500) | 96,968 | 1,402 |
1 Net of redemption fees for fiscal 2012 of $4,000 (fund total). Effective May 23, 2012, the redemption fee was eliminated.
G. The fund has invested in a company that is considered to be an affiliated company of the fund because the fund owns more than 5% of the outstanding voting securities of the company. Transactions during the period in securities of this company were as follows:
| | | | | |
| | | Current Period Transactions | |
| Aug. 31, 2012 | | Proceeds from | | Feb. 28, 2013 |
| Market | Purchases | Securities | Dividend | Market |
| Value | at Cost | Sold | Income | Value |
| ($000) | ($000) | ($000) | ($000) | ($000) |
Alaska Communications | | | | | |
Systems Group Inc. | 5,896 | 571 | 1,723 | 137 | NA1 |
1 Not applicable—At February 28, 2013, the security was still held, but the issuer was no longer an affiliated company of the fund.
H. In preparing the financial statements as of February 28, 2013, management considered the impact of subsequent events for potential recognition or disclosure in these financial statements.
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Utilities Index Fund
Fund Profile
As of February 28, 2013
| | |
Share-Class Characteristics | |
| Admiral | ETF |
| Shares | Shares |
Ticker Symbol | VUIAX | VPU |
Expense Ratio1 | 0.14% | 0.14% |
30-Day SEC Yield | 3.87% | 3.87% |
| | | |
Portfolio Characteristics | | |
| | MSCI | |
| | US IMI/ | MSCI |
| | Utilities | US IMI/ |
| Fund | 25/50 | 2500 |
Number of Stocks | 78 | 78 | 2,478 |
Median Market Cap | $16.5B | $16.5B | $38.3B |
Price/Earnings Ratio | 18.4x | 18.4x | 17.3x |
Price/Book Ratio | 1.6x | 1.6x | 2.3x |
Return on Equity | 11.4% | 11.4% | 16.9% |
Earnings Growth Rate | 0.6% | 0.6% | 9.4% |
Dividend Yield | 4.0% | 4.0% | 2.1% |
Foreign Holdings | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Turnover Rate | | | |
(Annualized) | 8% | — | — |
Short-Term Reserves | 0.0% | — | — |
| | |
Volatility Measures | | |
| MSCI US | |
| IMI/Utilities | MSCI US |
| 25/50 | IMI/2500 |
R-Squared | 1.00 | 0.27 |
Beta | 1.00 | 0.30 |
These measures show the degree and timing of the fund’s fluctuations compared with the indexes over 36 months.
| |
Subindustry Diversification | |
(% of equity exposure) | |
|
Electric Utilities | 53.8% |
Gas Utilities | 7.3 |
Independent Power Producers | |
& Energy Traders | 3.7 |
Multi-Utilities | 32.8 |
Water Utilities | 2.4 |
| | |
Ten Largest Holdings (% of total net assets) |
|
Duke Energy Corp. | Electric Utilities | 8.5% |
Southern Co. | Electric Utilities | 6.9 |
Dominion | | |
Resources Inc. | Multi-Utilities | 5.6 |
NextEra Energy Inc. | Electric Utilities | 5.0 |
Exelon Corp. | Electric Utilities | 4.6 |
American Electric | | |
Power Co. Inc. | Electric Utilities | 4.0 |
PG&E Corp. | Multi-Utilities | 3.2 |
PPL Corp. | Electric Utilities | 3.1 |
Sempra Energy | Multi-Utilities | 3.1 |
Consolidated Edison Inc. | Multi-Utilities | 3.0 |
Top Ten | | 47.0% |
The holdings listed exclude any temporary cash investments and equity index products.
1 The expense ratios shown are from the prospectus dated December 27, 2012, and represent estimated costs for the current fiscal year. For the six months ended February 28, 2013, the annualized expense ratios were 0.14% for Admiral Shares and 0.14% for ETF Shares.
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Performance Summary
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 vanguard.com/performance.) Note, too, that both investment returns and principal value can fluctuate widely, so an investor’s shares, when sold, could be worth more or less than their original cost. The returns shown do not reflect taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the sale of fund shares.
Fiscal-Year Total Returns (%): January 26, 2004–February 28, 2013

|
Utilities Index Fund ETF Shares Net Asset Value |
Spliced US IMI/Utilities 25/502 |
Average Annual Total Returns: Periods Ended December 31, 2012
This table presents 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.
| | | | |
| | | | Since |
| Inception Date | One Year | Five Years | Inception |
ETF Shares | 1/26/2004 | | | |
Market Price | | 1.92% | 0.80% | 8.39% |
Net Asset Value | | 1.95 | 0.78 | 8.39 |
Admiral Shares | 4/28/2004 | 1.94 | 0.77 | 8.58 |
1 Six months ended February 28, 2013.
2 Spliced US IMI/Utilities 25/50: MSCI US IMI/Utilities through February 26, 2010; MSCI US IMI/Utilities 25/50 thereafter.
See Financial Highlights for dividend and capital gains information.
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Financial Statements (unaudited)
Statement of Net Assets
As of February 28, 2013
The fund reports a complete list of its holdings in regulatory filings 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 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).
| | |
| | Market |
| | Value• |
| Shares | ($000) |
Common Stocks (100.0%) | | |
Electric Utilities (53.8%) | | |
Duke Energy Corp. | 2,110,593 | 146,159 |
Southern Co. | 2,619,685 | 117,912 |
NextEra Energy Inc. | 1,204,977 | 86,602 |
Exelon Corp. | 2,560,259 | 79,342 |
American Electric Power | | |
Co. Inc. | 1,454,359 | 68,050 |
PPL Corp. | 1,743,390 | 53,731 |
FirstEnergy Corp. | 1,253,428 | 49,485 |
Edison International | 927,150 | 44,531 |
Xcel Energy Inc. | 1,461,410 | 41,943 |
Northeast Utilities | 940,902 | 39,057 |
Entergy Corp. | 532,801 | 33,172 |
Pinnacle West Capital | | |
Corp. | 328,644 | 18,384 |
OGE Energy Corp. | 295,982 | 17,140 |
Pepco Holdings Inc. | 687,728 | 13,954 |
NV Energy Inc. | 705,826 | 13,947 |
ITC Holdings Corp. | 154,472 | 13,056 |
Westar Energy Inc. | 379,001 | 11,757 |
Great Plains Energy Inc. | 459,429 | 10,029 |
Cleco Corp. | 181,877 | 8,057 |
Hawaiian Electric | | |
Industries Inc. | 291,950 | 7,880 |
IDACORP Inc. | 150,213 | 7,014 |
Portland General Electric | | |
Co. | 226,177 | 6,715 |
UIL Holdings Corp. | 151,945 | 5,950 |
UNS Energy Corp. | 124,227 | 5,841 |
PNM Resources Inc. | 239,087 | 5,370 |
ALLETE Inc. | 104,729 | 4,922 |
El Paso Electric Co. | 114,196 | 3,808 |
MGE Energy Inc. | 69,338 | 3,722 |
Otter Tail Corp. | 97,811 | 2,826 |
Empire District Electric | | |
Co. | 127,191 | 2,723 |
Unitil Corp. | 39,429 | 1,080 |
| | 924,159 |
Gas Utilities (7.3%) | | |
ONEOK Inc. | 582,374 | 26,201 |
AGL Resources Inc. | 353,172 | 14,113 |
National Fuel Gas Co. | 212,507 | 12,366 |
Questar Corp. | 524,143 | 12,323 |
UGI Corp. | 337,435 | 12,087 |
Atmos Energy Corp. | 270,658 | 10,331 |
Piedmont Natural Gas | | |
Co. Inc. | 216,044 | 6,965 |
| | |
| | Market |
| | Value• |
| Shares | ($000) |
WGL Holdings Inc. | 154,449 | 6,513 |
Southwest Gas Corp. | 138,215 | 6,261 |
New Jersey Resources | | |
Corp. | 124,714 | 5,557 |
South Jersey Industries | | |
Inc. | 93,634 | 5,163 |
Northwest Natural Gas Co. | 80,517 | 3,668 |
Laclede Group Inc. | 63,923 | 2,605 |
Chesapeake Utilities Corp. | 28,564 | 1,372 |
| | 125,525 |
Independent Power Producers & | |
Energy Traders (3.7%) | | |
NRG Energy Inc. | 965,633 | 23,175 |
AES Corp. | 1,893,018 | 21,997 |
* Calpine Corp. | 906,997 | 16,689 |
Ormat Technologies Inc. | 47,673 | 974 |
Genie Energy Ltd. Class B | 44,972 | 316 |
| | 63,151 |
Multi-Utilities (32.8%) | | |
Dominion Resources Inc. | 1,722,121 | 96,439 |
PG&E Corp. | 1,288,667 | 54,949 |
Sempra Energy | 688,602 | 53,546 |
Consolidated Edison Inc. | 877,797 | 51,790 |
Public Service Enterprise | | |
Group Inc. | 1,516,300 | 49,416 |
DTE Energy Co. | 515,774 | 34,454 |
Wisconsin Energy Corp. | 689,193 | 28,464 |
CenterPoint Energy Inc. | 1,216,565 | 26,071 |
NiSource Inc. | 928,380 | 25,716 |
Ameren Corp. | 727,001 | 24,565 |
CMS Energy Corp. | 794,904 | 21,152 |
SCANA Corp. | 375,412 | 18,335 |
Alliant Energy Corp. | 332,707 | 15,867 |
Integrys Energy Group Inc. | 234,726 | 13,279 |
MDU Resources Group | | |
Inc. | 537,858 | 12,995 |
TECO Energy Inc. | 615,945 | 10,625 |
Vectren Corp. | 245,739 | 8,109 |
Black Hills Corp. | 125,894 | 5,236 |
Avista Corp. | 178,998 | 4,688 |
NorthWestern Corp. | 111,477 | 4,345 |
CH Energy Group Inc. | 42,381 | 2,760 |
| | 562,801 |
Water Utilities (2.4%) | | |
American Water Works | | |
Co. Inc. | 529,963 | 20,907 |
Aqua America Inc. | 419,267 | 12,213 |
| | |
| | Market |
| | Value• |
| Shares | ($000) |
American States Water | | |
Co. | 57,588 | 3,050 |
California Water Service | | |
Group | 118,688 | 2,381 |
SJW Corp. | 39,294 | 1,041 |
Connecticut Water Service | | |
Inc. | 31,346 | 936 |
Middlesex Water Co. | 47,312 | 921 |
| | 41,449 |
Total Investments (100.0%) | | |
(Cost $1,648,491) | | 1,717,085 |
Other Assets and Liabilities (0.0%) | |
Other Assets | | 13,609 |
Liabilities | | (13,496) |
| | 113 |
Net Assets (100%) | | 1,717,198 |
| |
At February 28, 2013, net assets consisted of: |
| Amount |
| ($000) |
Paid-in Capital | 1,660,674 |
Undistributed Net Investment Income | 11,536 |
Accumulated Net Realized Losses | (23,606) |
Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | 68,594 |
Net Assets | 1,717,198 |
|
|
Admiral Shares—Net Assets | |
Applicable to 8,219,756 outstanding | |
$.001 par value shares of beneficial | |
interest (unlimited authorization) | 334,082 |
Net Asset Value Per Share— | |
Admiral Shares | $40.64 |
|
|
ETF Shares—Net Assets | |
Applicable to 17,073,567 outstanding | |
$.001 par value shares of beneficial | |
interest (unlimited authorization) | 1,383,116 |
Net Asset Value Per Share— | |
ETF Shares | $81.01 |
• See Note A in Notes to Financial Statements.
* Non-income-producing security.
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.
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|
|
Statement of Operations |
|
Six Months Ended |
February 28, 2013 |
| ($000) |
Investment Income | |
Income | |
Dividends | 30,856 |
Interest1 | 1 |
Total Income | 30,857 |
Expenses | |
The Vanguard Group—Note B | |
Investment Advisory Services | 97 |
Management and Administrative— | |
Admiral Shares | 156 |
Management and Administrative— | |
ETF Shares | 544 |
Marketing and Distribution— | |
Admiral Shares | 28 |
Marketing and Distribution— | |
ETF Shares | 152 |
Custodian Fees | 15 |
Shareholders’ Reports—Admiral Shares | 1 |
Shareholders’ Reports—ETF Shares | 42 |
Trustees’ Fees and Expenses | 1 |
Total Expenses | 1,036 |
Net Investment Income | 29,821 |
Realized Net Gain (Loss) on | |
Investment Securities Sold | 8,727 |
Change in Unrealized Appreciation | |
(Depreciation) of Investment Securities | 63,743 |
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets | |
Resulting from Operations | 102,291 |
| | |
Statement of Changes in Net Assets | | |
|
| Six Months Ended | Year Ended |
| February 28, | August 31, |
| 2013 | 2012 |
| ($000) | ($000) |
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets | | |
Operations | | |
Net Investment Income | 29,821 | 50,857 |
Realized Net Gain (Loss) | 8,727 | 89,158 |
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | 63,743 | (5,594) |
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations | 102,291 | 134,421 |
Distributions | | |
Net Investment Income | | |
Admiral Shares | (5,991) | (9,610) |
ETF Shares | (23,490) | (37,308) |
Realized Capital Gain | | |
Admiral Shares | — | — |
ETF Shares | — | — |
Total Distributions | (29,481) | (46,918) |
Capital Share Transactions | | |
Admiral Shares | 10,510 | 73,251 |
ETF Shares | 169,724 | 254,287 |
Net Increase (Decrease) from Capital Share Transactions | 180,234 | 327,538 |
Total Increase (Decrease) | 253,044 | 415,041 |
Net Assets | | |
Beginning of Period | 1,464,154 | 1,049,113 |
End of Period2 | 1,717,198 | 1,464,154 |
1 Interest income from an affiliated company of the fund was $1,000.
2 Net Assets—End of Period includes undistributed net investment income of $11,536,000 and $11,196,000.
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.
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Utilities Index Fund | | | | | | |
|
|
Financial Highlights | | | | | | |
|
Admiral Shares | | | | | | |
| Six Months | | | | | |
| Ended | | | | | |
For a Share Outstanding | February 28, | | | Year Ended August 31, |
Throughout Each Period | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | $38.99 | $36.40 | $32.60 | $30.73 | $39.26 | $40.60 |
Investment Operations | | | | | | |
Net Investment Income | .769 | 1.452 | 1.344 | 1.2931 | 1.251 | 1.126 |
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) | | | | | | |
on Investments2 | 1.681 | 2.539 | 3.783 | 1.782 | (8.530) | (1.340) |
Total from Investment Operations | 2.450 | 3.991 | 5.127 | 3.075 | (7.279) | (.214) |
Distributions | | | | | | |
Dividends from Net Investment Income | (.800) | (1.401) | (1.327) | (1.205) | (1.251) | (1.126) |
Distributions from Realized Capital Gains | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Total Distributions | (.800) | (1.401) | (1.327) | (1.205) | (1.251) | (1.126) |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | $40.64 | $38.99 | $36.40 | $32.60 | $30.73 | $39.26 |
|
Total Return3 | 6.41% | 11.22% | 16.09% | 10.20% | –18.39% | –0.69% |
|
Ratios/Supplemental Data | | | | | | |
Net Assets, End of Period (Millions) | $334 | $310 | $218 | $153 | $81 | $109 |
Ratio of Total Expenses to | | | | | | |
Average Net Assets | 0.14% | 0.14% | 0.19% | 0.24% | 0.28% | 0.25% |
Ratio of Net Investment Income to | | | | | | |
Average Net Assets | 4.02% | 3.93% | 3.99% | 4.07% | 4.28% | 2.75% |
Portfolio Turnover Rate4 | 8% | 5% | 6% | 8% | 10% | 18% |
The expense ratio, net income ratio, and turnover rate for the current period have been annualized.
1 Calculated based on average shares outstanding.
2 Includes increases from redemption fees of$.00, $.00, $.00, $.00, $.01, and $.02. Effective May 23, 2012, the redemption fee was eliminated.
3 Total returns do not include transaction or account service fees that may have applied in the periods shown. Fund prospectuses provide information about any applicable transaction and account service fees.
4 Excludes the value of portfolio securities received or delivered as a result of in-kind purchases or redemptions of the fund’s capital shares, including ETF Creation Units.
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.
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Utilities Index Fund | | | | | | |
|
|
Financial Highlights | | | | | | |
|
ETF Shares | | | | | | |
| Six Months | | | | | |
| Ended | | | | | |
For a Share Outstanding | February 28, | | | Year Ended August 31, |
Throughout Each Period | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | $77.69 | $72.52 | $64.93 | $61.24 | $78.22 | $80.92 |
Investment Operations | | | | | | |
Net Investment Income | 1.532 | 2.880 | 2.678 | 2.5541 | 2.512 | 2.285 |
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) | | | | | | |
on Investments2 | 3.368 | 5.080 | 7.551 | 3.550 | (16.978) | (2.695) |
Total from Investment Operations | 4.900 | 7.960 | 10.229 | 6.104 | (14.466) | (.410) |
Distributions | | | | | | |
Dividends from Net Investment Income | (1.580) | (2.790) | (2.639) | (2.414) | (2.514) | (2.290) |
Distributions from Realized Capital Gains | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Total Distributions | (1.580) | (2.790) | (2.639) | (2.414) | (2.514) | (2.290) |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | $81.01 | $77.69 | $72.52 | $64.93 | $61.24 | $78.22 |
|
Total Return | 6.42% | 11.20% | 16.09% | 10.18% | –18.34% | –0.66% |
|
Ratios/Supplemental Data | | | | | | |
Net Assets, End of Period (Millions) | $1,383 | $1,154 | $831 | $581 | $364 | $371 |
Ratio of Total Expenses to | | | | | | |
Average Net Assets | 0.14% | 0.14% | 0.19% | 0.24% | 0.25% | 0.20% |
Ratio of Net Investment Income to | | | | | | |
Average Net Assets | 4.02% | 3.93% | 3.99% | 4.07% | 4.31% | 2.80% |
Portfolio Turnover Rate3 | 8% | 5% | 6% | 8% | 10% | 18% |
The expense ratio, net income ratio, and turnover rate for the current period have been annualized.
1 Calculated based on average shares outstanding.
2 Includes increases from redemption fees of $.00, $.00, $.00, $.01, $.02, and $.04. Effective May 23, 2012, the redemption fee was eliminated.
3 Excludes the value of portfolio securities received or delivered as a result of in-kind purchases or redemptions of the fund’s capital shares, including ETF Creation Units.
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.
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Utilities Index Fund
Notes to Financial Statements
Vanguard Utilities Index Fund is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 as an open-end investment company, or mutual fund. The fund offers two classes of shares: Admiral Shares and ETF Shares. Admiral Shares are designed for investors who meet certain administrative, service, and account-size criteria. ETF Shares are listed for trading on NYSE Arca; they can be purchased and sold through a broker.
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 as of the close of trading on the New York Stock Exchange (generally 4 p.m., Eastern time) on the valuation date. Equity securities are valued at the latest quoted sales prices or official closing prices taken from the primary market in which each security trades; such securities not traded on the valuation date are valued at the mean of the latest quoted bid and asked prices. Securities for which market quotations are not readily available, or whose values have been materially affected by events occurring before the fund’s pricing time but after the close of the securities’ primary markets, are valued by methods deemed by the board of trustees to represent fair 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 for all open federal income tax years (August 31, 2009–2012), and for the period ended February 28, 2013, and has concluded that no provision for federal income tax is required in the fund’s financial statements.
3. Distributions: Distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date.
4. Other: Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Interest income includes income distributions received from Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund and is accrued daily. Security transactions are accounted for on the date securities are bought or sold. Costs used to determine realized gains (losses) on the sale of investment securities are those of the specific securities sold.
Each class of shares has equal rights as to assets and earnings, except that each class separately bears certain class-specific expenses related to maintenance of shareholder accounts (included in Management and Administrative expenses) and shareholder reporting. Marketing and distribution expenses are allocated to each class of shares based on a method approved by the board of trustees. Income, other non-class-specific expenses, and gains and losses on investments are allocated to each class of shares based on its relative net assets.
B. The 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, 2013, the fund had contributed capital of $216,000 to Vanguard (included in Other Assets), representing 0.01% of the fund’s net assets and 0.09% of Vanguard’s capitalization. The fund’s trustees and officers are also directors and officers of Vanguard.
C. Various inputs may be used to determine the value of the fund’s investments. These inputs are summarized in three broad levels for financial statement purposes. The inputs or methodologies used to value securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.
Level 1—Quoted prices in active markets for identical securities.
Level 2—Other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.).
Level 3—Significant unobservable inputs (including the fund’s own assumptions used to determine the fair value of investments).
At February 28, 2013, 100% of the market value of the fund’s investments was determined based on Level 1 inputs.
D. Distributions are determined on a tax basis and may differ from net investment income and realized capital gains for financial reporting purposes. Differences may be permanent or temporary. Permanent differences are reclassified among capital accounts in the financial statements to reflect their tax character. Temporary differences arise when certain items of income, expense, gain, or loss are recognized in different periods for financial statement and tax purposes; these differences will reverse at some time in the future. Differences in classification may also result from the treatment of short-term gains as ordinary income for tax purposes.
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Utilities Index Fund
During the six months ended February 28, 2013, the fund realized $8,798,000 of net capital gains resulting from in-kind redemptions—in which shareholders exchanged fund shares for securities held by the fund rather than for cash. Because such gains are not taxable to the fund, and are not distributed to shareholders, they have been reclassified from accumulated net realized losses to paid-in capital.
The fund’s tax-basis capital gains and losses are determined only at the end of each fiscal year. For tax purposes, at August 31, 2012, the fund had available capital loss carryforwards totaling $23,535,000 to offset future net capital gains. Of this amount, $21,749,000 is subject to expiration dates; $515,000 may be used to offset future net capital gains through August 31, 2015, $2,910,000 through August 31, 2017, $14,961,000 through August 31, 2018, and $3,363,000 through August 31, 2019. Capital losses of $1,786,000 realized beginning in fiscal 2012 may be carried forward indefinitely under the Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2010, but must be used before any expiring loss carryforwards. The fund will use these capital losses to offset net taxable capital gains, if any, realized during the year ending August 31, 2013; should the fund realize net capital losses for the year, the losses will be added to the loss carryforward balance above.
At February 28, 2013, the cost of investment securities for tax purposes was $1,648,491,000. Net unrealized appreciation of investment securities for tax purposes was $68,594,000, consisting of unrealized gains of $166,469,000 on securities that had risen in value since their purchase and $97,875,000 in unrealized losses on securities that had fallen in value since their purchase.
E. During the six months ended February 28, 2013, the fund purchased $289,746,000 of investment securities and sold $109,084,000 of investment securities, other than temporary cash investments. Purchases and sales include $214,765,000 and $46,188,000, respectively, in connection with in-kind purchases and redemptions of the fund’s capital shares.
F. Capital share transactions for each class of shares were:
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| Six Months Ended | | Year Ended |
| February 28, 2013 | August 31, 2012 |
| Amount | Shares | Amount | Shares |
| ($000) | (000) | ($000) | (000) |
Admiral Shares | | | | |
Issued | 85,621 | 2,211 | 100,256 | 2,653 |
Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions | 4,461 | 116 | 6,770 | 182 |
Redeemed1 | (79,572) | (2,052) | (33,775) | (893) |
Net Increase (Decrease)—Admiral Shares | 10,510 | 275 | 73,251 | 1,942 |
ETF Shares | | | | |
Issued | 215,923 | 2,815 | 605,694 | 7,804 |
Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions | — | — | — | — |
Redeemed1 | (46,199) | (600) | (351,407) | (4,400) |
Net Increase (Decrease)—ETF Shares | 169,724 | 2,215 | 254,287 | 3,404 |
1 Net of redemption fees for fiscal 2012 of $68,000 (fund total). Effective May 23, 2012, the redemption fee was eliminated.
G. In preparing the financial statements as of February 28, 2013, management considered the impact of subsequent events for potential recognition or disclosure in these financial statements.
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About Your Fund’s Expenses
As a shareholder of the fund, you incur ongoing costs, which include costs for portfolio management, administrative services, and shareholder reports (like this one), among others. Operating expenses, which are deducted from a fund’s gross income, directly reduce the investment return of the fund.
A fund’s expenses are expressed as a percentage of its average net assets. This figure is known as the expense ratio. The following examples are intended to help you understand the ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in your fund and to compare these costs with those of other mutual funds. The examples are based on an investment of $1,000 made at the beginning of the period shown and held for the entire period.
The accompanying table illustrates your fund’s costs in two ways:
• Based on actual fund return. This section helps you to estimate the actual expenses that you paid over the period. The “Ending Account Value” shown is derived from the fund’s actual return, and the third column shows the dollar amount that would have been paid by an investor who started with $1,000 in the fund. You may use the information here, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period.
To do so, simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number given for your fund under the heading “Expenses Paid During Period.”
• Based on hypothetical 5% yearly return. This section is intended to help you compare your fund’s costs with those of other mutual funds. It assumes that the fund had a yearly return of 5% before expenses, but that the expense ratio is unchanged. In this case—because the return used is not the fund’s actual return—the results do not apply to your investment. The example is useful in making comparisons because the Securities and Exchange Commission requires all mutual funds to calculate expenses based on a 5% return. You can assess your fund’s costs by comparing this hypothetical example with the hypothetical examples that appear in shareholder reports of other funds.
Note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight and help you compare ongoing costs only and do not reflect transaction costs incurred by the fund for buying and selling securities. Further, the expenses do not include any purchase, redemptions, or account service fees described in the fund perspectus. If such fees were applied to your account, your costs would be higher. Your fund does not carry a “sales load.” The calculations assume no shares were bought or sold during the period. Your actual costs may have been higher or lower, depending on the amount of your investment and the timing of any purchases or redemptions.
You can find more information about the fund’s expenses 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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Index Fund | Share Class | 8/31/2012 | 2/28/2013 | Period1 |
Based on Actual Fund Return | | | | |
Consumer Discretionary | Admiral | $1,000.00 | $1,130.73 | $0.74 |
| ETF | 1,000.00 | 1,130.79 | 0.74 |
Consumer Staples | Admiral | $1,000.00 | $1,094.92 | $0.73 |
| ETF | 1,000.00 | 1,094.73 | 0.73 |
Energy | Admiral | $1,000.00 | $1,092.91 | $0.73 |
| ETF | 1,000.00 | 1,092.77 | 0.73 |
Financials | Admiral | $1,000.00 | $1,162.52 | $0.75 |
| ETF | 1,000.00 | 1,162.58 | 0.75 |
Health Care | Admiral | $1,000.00 | $1,127.80 | $0.74 |
| ETF | 1,000.00 | 1,127.78 | 0.74 |
Industrials | Admiral | $1,000.00 | $1,166.16 | $0.75 |
| ETF | 1,000.00 | 1,166.03 | 0.75 |
Information Technology | Admiral | $1,000.00 | $990.10 | $0.69 |
| ETF | 1,000.00 | 990.18 | 0.69 |
Materials | Admiral | $1,000.00 | $1,102.57 | $0.73 |
| ETF | 1,000.00 | 1,102.24 | 0.73 |
Telecommunication Services | Admiral | $1,000.00 | $1,045.86 | $0.71 |
| ETF | 1,000.00 | 1,045.63 | 0.71 |
Utilities | Admiral | $1,000.00 | $1,064.10 | $0.72 |
| ETF | 1,000.00 | 1,064.18 | 0.72 |
Based on Hypothetical 5% Yearly Return | | | |
Consumer Discretionary | Admiral | $1,000.00 | $1,024.10 | $0.70 |
| ETF | 1,000.00 | 1,024.10 | 0.70 |
Consumer Staples | Admiral | $1,000.00 | $1,024.10 | $0.70 |
| ETF | 1,000.00 | 1,024.10 | 0.70 |
Energy | Admiral | $1,000.00 | $1,024.10 | $0.70 |
| ETF | 1,000.00 | 1,024.10 | 0.70 |
Financials | Admiral | $1,000.00 | $1,024.10 | $0.70 |
| ETF | 1,000.00 | 1,024.10 | 0.70 |
Health Care | Admiral | $1,000.00 | $1,024.10 | $0.70 |
| ETF | 1,000.00 | 1,024.10 | 0.70 |
Industrials | Admiral | $1,000.00 | $1,024.10 | $0.70 |
| ETF | 1,000.00 | 1,024.10 | 0.70 |
Information Technology | Admiral | $1,000.00 | $1,024.10 | $0.70 |
| ETF | 1,000.00 | 1,024.10 | 0.70 |
Materials | Admiral | $1,000.00 | $1,024.10 | $0.70 |
| ETF | 1,000.00 | 1,024.10 | 0.70 |
Telecommunication Services | Admiral | $1,000.00 | $1,024.10 | $0.70 |
| ETF | 1,000.00 | 1,024.10 | 0.70 |
Utilities | Admiral | $1,000.00 | $1,024.10 | $0.70 |
| ETF | 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 0.14% for the Consumer Discretionary Index Fund Admiral Shares and 0.14% for the ETF Shares; 0.14% for the Consumer Staples Index Fund Admiral Shares and 0.14% for the ETF Shares; 0.14% for the Energy Index Fund Admiral Shares and 0.14% for the ETF Shares; 0.14% for the Financials Index Fund Admiral Shares and 0.14% for the ETF Shares; 0.14% for the Health Care Index Fund Admiral Shares and 0.14% for the ETF Shares; 0.14% for the Industrials Index Fund Admiral Shares and 0.14% for the ETF Shares; 0.14% for the Information Technology Index Fund Admiral Shares and 0.14% for the ETF Shares; 0.14% for the Materials Index Fund Admiral Shares and 0.14% for the ETF Shares; 0.14% for the Telecommunication Services Index Fund Admiral Shares and 0.14% for the ETF Shares; 0.14% for the Utilities Index Fund Admiral Shares and 0.14% for the ETF
Shares. The dollar amounts shown as “Expenses Paid” are equal to the annualized expense ratio multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days in the most recent six-month period, then divided by the number of days in the most recent 12-month period.
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Glossary
30-Day SEC Yield. A fund’s 30-day SEC yield is derived using a formula specified by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Under the formula, data related to the fund’s security holdings in the previous 30 days are used to calculate the fund’s hypothetical net income for that period, which is then annualized and divided by the fund’s estimated average net assets over the calculation period. For the purposes of this calculation, a security’s income is based on its current market yield to maturity (for bonds), its actual income (for asset-backed securities), or its projected dividend yield (for stocks). Because the SEC yield represents hypothetical annualized income, it will differ—at times significantly—from the fund’s actual experience. As a result, the fund’s income distributions may be higher or lower than implied by the SEC yield.
Beta. A measure of the magnitude of a fund’s past share-price fluctuations in relation to the ups and downs of a given market index. The index is assigned a beta of 1.00. Compared with a given index, a fund with a beta of 1.20 typically would have seen its share price rise or fall by 12% when the index rose or fell by 10%. For this report, beta is based on returns over the past 36 months for both the fund and the index. Note that a fund’s beta should be reviewed in conjunction with its R-squared (see definition below). The lower the R-squared, the less correlation there is between the fund and the index, and the less reliable beta is as an indicator of volatility.
Earnings Growth Rate. The average annual rate of growth in earnings over the past five years for the stocks now in a fund.
Equity Exposure. A measure that reflects a fund’s investments in stocks and stock futures. Any holdings in short-term reserves are excluded.
Expense Ratio. A fund’s total annual operating expenses expressed as a percentage of the fund’s average net assets. The expense ratio includes management administrative expenses, but does not include the transaction costs of buying and selling portfolio securities.
Foreign Holdings. The percentage of a fund represented by stocks or depositary receipts of companies based outside the United States.
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.
Median Market Cap. An indicator of the size of companies in which a fund invests; the midpoint of market capitalization (market price x shares outstanding) of a fund’s stocks, weighted by the proportion of the fund’s assets invested in each stock. Stocks representing half of the fund’s assets have market capitalizations above the median, and the rest are below it.
Price/Book Ratio. The share price of a stock divided by its net worth, or book value, per share. For a fund, the weighted average price/book ratio of the stocks it holds.
Price/Earnings Ratio. The ratio of a stock’s current price to its per-share earnings over the past year. For a fund, the weighted average P/E of the stocks it holds. P/E is an indicator of market expectations about corporate prospects; the higher the P/E, the greater the expectations for a company’s future growth.
R-Squared. A measure of how much of a fund’s past returns can be explained by the returns from the market in general, as measured by a given index. If a fund’s total returns were precisely synchronized with an index’s returns, its R-squared would be 1.00. If the fund’s returns bore no relationship to the index’s returns, its R-squared would be 0. For this report, R-squared is based on returns over the past 36 months for both the fund and the index.
Return on Equity. The annual average rate of return generated by a company during the past five years for each dollar of shareholder’s equity (net income divided by shareholder’s equity). For a fund, the weighted average return on equity for the companies whose stocks it holds.
Short-Term Reserves. The percentage of a fund invested in highly liquid, short-term securities that can be readily converted to cash.
Turnover Rate. An indication of the fund’s trading activity. Funds with high turnover rates incur higher transaction costs and may be more likely to distribute capital gains (which may be taxable to investors). The turnover rate excludes in-kind transactions, which have minimal impact on costs.
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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 180 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 vanguard.com.
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InterestedTrustee1 | (retired 2008) and Member of the Executive | Peter F. Volanakis |
| Committee (1997–2008) of Johnson & Johnson | Born 1955. Trustee Since July 2009. Principal |
F. William McNabb III | (pharmaceuticals/medical devices/consumer | Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years: President |
Born 1957. Trustee Since July 2009. Chairman of the | products); Director of Skytop Lodge Corporation | and Chief Operating Officer (retired 2010) of Corning |
Board. Principal Occupation(s) During the Past Five | (hotels), the University Medical Center at Princeton, | Incorporated (communications equipment); Director |
Years: Chairman of the Board of The Vanguard Group, | the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, and the Center | of SPX Corporation (multi-industry manufacturing); |
Inc., and of each of the investment companies served | for Talent Innovation; Member of the Advisory Board | Overseer of the Amos Tuck School of Business |
by The Vanguard Group, since January 2010; Director | of the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs | Administration at Dartmouth College; Advisor to the |
of The Vanguard Group since 2008; Chief Executive | at Syracuse University. | Norris Cotton Cancer Center. |
Officer and President of The Vanguard Group and of | | | |
each of the investment companies served by The | F. Joseph Loughrey | Executive Officers | |
Vanguard Group since 2008; Director of Vanguard | Born 1949. Trustee Since October 2009. Principal | | |
Marketing Corporation; Managing Director of The | Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years: President | Glenn Booraem | |
Vanguard Group (1995–2008). | and Chief Operating Officer (retired 2009) of Cummins | Born 1967. Controller Since July 2010. Principal |
| Inc. (industrial machinery); Chairman of the Board of | Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years: Principal |
IndependentTrustees | Hillenbrand, Inc. (specialized consumer services); | of The Vanguard Group, Inc.; Controller of each of |
| Director of SKF AB (industrial machinery), the Lumina | the investment companies served by The Vanguard |
Emerson U. Fullwood | Foundation for Education, and Oxfam America; | Group; Assistant Controller of each of the investment |
Born 1948. Trustee Since January 2008. Principal | Chairman of the Advisory Council for the College of | companies served by The Vanguard Group (2001–2010). |
Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years: Executive | Arts and Letters and Member of the Advisory Board to | | |
Chief Staff and Marketing Officer for North America | the Kellogg Institute for International Studies at the | Thomas J. Higgins | |
and Corporate Vice President (retired 2008) of Xerox | University of Notre Dame. | Born 1957. Chief Financial Officer Since September |
Corporation (document management products and | | 2008. Principal Occupation(s) During the Past Five |
services); Executive in Residence and 2010 | Mark Loughridge | Years: Principal of The Vanguard Group, Inc.; Chief |
Distinguished Minett Professor at the Rochester | Born 1953. Trustee Since March 2012. Principal | Financial Officer of each of the investment companies |
Institute of Technology; Director of SPX Corporation | Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years: Senior Vice | served by The Vanguard Group; Treasurer of each of |
(multi-industry manufacturing), the United Way of | President and Chief Financial Officer at IBM (information | the investment companies served by The Vanguard |
Rochester, Amerigroup Corporation (managed health | technology services); Fiduciary Member of IBM’s | Group (1998–2008). |
care), the University of Rochester Medical Center, | Retirement Plan Committee. | | |
Monroe Community College Foundation, and North | | Kathryn J. Hyatt | |
Carolina A&T University. | Scott C. Malpass | Born 1955. Treasurer Since November 2008. Principal |
| Born 1962. Trustee Since March 2012. Principal | Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years: Principal of |
Rajiv L. Gupta | Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years: Chief | The Vanguard Group, Inc.; Treasurer of each of the |
Born 1945. Trustee Since December 2001.2 | Investment Officer and Vice President at the University | investment companies served by The Vanguard |
Principal Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years: | of Notre Dame; Assistant Professor of Finance at the | Group; Assistant Treasurer of each of the investment |
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (retired 2009) | Mendoza College of Business at Notre Dame; Member | companies served by The Vanguard Group (1988–2008). |
and President (2006–2008) of Rohm and Haas Co. | of the Notre Dame 403(b) Investment Committee; | | |
(chemicals); Director of Tyco International, Ltd. | Director of TIFF Advisory Services, Inc. (investment | Heidi Stam | |
(diversified manufacturing and services), Hewlett- | advisor); Member of the Investment Advisory | Born 1956. Secretary Since July 2005. Principal |
Packard Co. (electronic computer manufacturing), | Committees of the Financial Industry Regulatory | Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years: Managing |
and Delphi Automotive LLP (automotive components); | Authority (FINRA) and of Major League Baseball. | Director of The Vanguard Group, Inc.; General Counsel |
Senior Advisor at New Mountain Capital; Trustee of | André F. Perold | of The Vanguard Group; Secretary of The Vanguard |
The Conference Board. | Born 1952. Trustee Since December 2004. Principal | Group and of each of the investment companies |
| Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years: George | served by The Vanguard Group; Director and Senior |
Amy Gutmann | Gund Professor of Finance and Banking at the Harvard | Vice President of Vanguard Marketing Corporation. |
Born 1949. Trustee Since June 2006. Principal | Business School (retired 2011); Chief Investment | | |
Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years: President | Officer and Managing Partner of HighVista Strategies | | |
of the University of Pennsylvania; Christopher H. | LLC (private investment firm); Director of Rand | Vanguard Senior ManagementTeam |
Browne Distinguished Professor of Political Science | Merchant Bank; Overseer of the Museum of Fine | | |
in the School of Arts and Sciences with secondary | Arts Boston. | Mortimer J. Buckley | Chris D. McIsaac |
appointments at the Annenberg School for | | Kathleen C. Gubanich | Michael S. Miller |
Communication and the Graduate School of Education | Alfred M. Rankin, Jr. | Paul A. Heller | James M. Norris |
of the University of Pennsylvania; Member of the | Born 1941. Trustee Since January 1993. Principal | Martha G. King | Glenn W. Reed |
National Commission on the Humanities and Social | Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years: Chairman, | | |
Sciences; Trustee of Carnegie Corporation of New | President, and Chief Executive Officer of NACCO | | |
York and of the National Constitution Center; Chair | Industries, Inc. (housewares/lignite) and of Hyster-Yale | Chairman Emeritus and Senior Advisor |
of the U.S. Presidential Commission for the Study | Materials Handling, Inc. (forklift trucks); Director of | | |
of Bioethical Issues. | the National Association of Manufacturers; Chairman | John J. Brennan | |
| of the Board of University Hospitals of Cleveland; | Chairman, 1996–2009 |
JoAnn Heffernan Heisen | Advisory Chairman of the Board of The Cleveland | Chief Executive Officer and President, 1996–2008 |
Born 1950. Trustee Since July 1998. Principal | Museum of Art. | | |
Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years: Corporate | | Founder | |
Vice President and Chief Global Diversity Officer | | John C. Bogle | |
| | Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, 1974–1996 |
1 Mr. McNabb is considered an “interested person,” as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, because he is an officer of the Vanguard funds.
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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Semiannual Report | February 28, 2013 |
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Vanguard Extended Duration |
Treasury Index Fund |
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> For the six months ended February 28, 2013, Vanguard Extended Duration Treasury Index Fund returned –9.59%.
> The yields of long-term bonds increased notably during the period, driving bond prices lower and leading to the fund’s negative return.
> The fund’s result was in line with that of its target index, the Barclays U.S. Treasury STRIPS 20–30 Year Equal Par Bond Index.
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Contents | |
Your Fund’s Total Returns. | 1 |
Chairman’s Letter. | 2 |
Fund Profile. | 7 |
Performance Summary. | 8 |
Financial Statements. | 9 |
About Your Fund’s Expenses. | 19 |
Glossary. | 21 |
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.
See the Glossary for definitions of investment terms used in this report.
About the cover: Our cover photograph shows rigging on the HMSSurprise, a replica of an 18th-century Royal Navy frigate. It was featured in the 2003 movie Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World, which was based on Patrick O’Brian’s sea novels, set amid the Napoleonic Wars. Vanguard was named for another ship of that era, the HMSVanguard, which was the flagship of British Admiral Horatio Nelson at the Battle of the Nile.
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| 30-Day SEC | Income | Capital | Total |
| Yield | Returns | Returns | Returns |
Vanguard Extended Duration Treasury Index Fund | | | | |
Institutional Shares | 3.18% | 1.55% | -11.14% | -9.59% |
ETF Shares | 3.16 | | | |
Market Price | | | | -9.57 |
Net Asset Value | | | | -9.59 |
Barclays U.S. Treasury STRIPS 20–30 Year Equal | | | | |
Par Bond Index | | | | -9.40 |
General U.S. Treasury Funds Average | | | | -2.11 |
General U.S. Treasury Funds Average: Derived from data provided by Lipper Inc. | | | |
Institutional Shares are available to certain institutional investors who meet specific administrative, service, and account-size criteria. The Vanguard ETF® Shares shown are traded on the NYSE Arca exchange and are available only through brokers. The table provides ETF returns based on both the NYSE Arca market price and the net asset value for a share. U.S. Pat. No. 6,879,964 B2; 7,337,138; 7,720,749; 7,925,573; 8,090,646.
For the ETF Shares, the market price is determined by the midpoint of the bid-offer spread as of the closing time of the New York Stock Exchange (generally 4 p.m., Eastern time). The net asset value is also determined as of the NYSE closing time. For more information about how the ETF Shares' market prices have compared with their net asset value, visit vanguard.com, select your ETF, and then select the Price and Performance tab. The ETF premium/discount analysis there shows the percentages of days on which the ETF Shares' market price was above or below the NAV.
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Your Fund’s Performance at a Glance | | | | |
August 31, 2012, Through February 28, 2013 | | | | |
| | | Distributions Per Share |
| Starting | Ending | Income | Capital |
| Share Price | Share Price | Dividends | Gains |
Vanguard Extended Duration Treasury Index | | | | |
Fund | | | | |
Institutional Shares | $39.55 | $33.68 | $0.647 | $1.490 |
ETF Shares | 131.02 | 111.60 | 2.130 | 4.936 |
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Chairman’s Letter
Dear Shareholder,
During the six-month period ended February 28, 2013, the Federal Reserve maintained its effort to stimulate the economy by holding down interest rates. This included heavy purchasing of U.S. Treasury bonds and mortgage-backed securities.
Still, Treasury bond yields began moving up from the historically low levels they had reached last summer. Demand for perceived safe-harbor investments such as Treasury securities slackened through much of the period as investors grew more optimistic that Europe’s financial troubles were stabilizing. Declining demand lowered bond prices and raised yields, an effect that was most pronounced in longer-maturity bonds.
As a consequence, Vanguard Extended Duration Treasury Index Fund had a –9.59% return for both Institutional Shares and ETF Shares (based on net asset value). That was a big contrast from the previous six-month period ended August 31, 2012, when the fund returned about 15%.
Dramatic swings in return are not unusual for long-term bonds—the focus of the fund—because of their long duration, a gauge of their sensitivity to changes in interest rates. Indeed, such swings are consistent with what the fund was designed to do: help pension-fund managers and other investors with long-term liabilities who seek to offset changes in the value of liabilities with similar changes in the value of plan assets.
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The fund performed in line with its target index, the Barclays U.S. Treasury STRIPS 20–30 Year Equal Par Bond Index, which returned –9.40%. The fund’s peer group had an average return of –2.11%. Keep in mind that the peer group is heavily oriented toward Treasury bond funds with short- to intermediate-term maturities.
Bonds finished flat as yields remained low
The broad U.S. taxable bond market barely squeezed out a gain for the half-year, advancing just 0.15%.
Bond returns were anemic as the yield of the benchmark 10-year U.S. Treasury note climbed during the period; it dropped back a bit in February to finish at about 1.88%, still low by historical standards. (Bond prices and yields move in opposite directions.) Investors, nervous over Italy’s unsettled election results in the period’s final week, were drawn to the perceived safety of Treasury securities.
Although bonds can provide critical diversification benefits to a portfolio, their return prospects look much less promising than they have in recent years. As yields have tumbled, the opportunity for future bond price appreciation has greatly diminished.
Returns on money market funds and savings accounts remained minuscule as the Federal Reserve adhered to its four-year-old policy of keeping short-term interest rates between 0% and 0.25%.
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Market Barometer | | | |
| | | Total Returns |
| | Periods Ended February 28, 2013 |
| Six | One | Five Years |
| Months | Year | (Annualized) |
Bonds | | | |
Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index (Broad taxable | | | |
market) | 0.15% | 3.12% | 5.52% |
Barclays Municipal Bond Index (Broad tax-exempt market) | 2.01 | 5.01 | 6.79 |
Citigroup Three-Month U.S. Treasury Bill Index | 0.05 | 0.08 | 0.34 |
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Stocks | | | |
Russell 1000 Index (Large-caps) | 9.72% | 13.62% | 5.21% |
Russell 2000 Index (Small-caps) | 13.02 | 14.02 | 7.35 |
Russell 3000 Index (Broad U.S. market) | 9.97 | 13.65 | 5.38 |
MSCI All Country World Index ex USA (International) | 13.06 | 6.66 | -0.87 |
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CPI | | | |
Consumer Price Index | 0.78% | 1.98% | 1.86% |
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Stocks overcame concerns en route to substantial gains
Stocks worldwide advanced strongly over the six months, though uncertainty both at home and abroad periodically stalked the markets. International equities eclipsed their U.S. counterparts as stocks from developed and emerging markets rallied amid optimism over central bankers’ policy moves.
Despite political and fiscal challenges, international stocks returned about 13%. Rising Japanese stocks helped drive the Pacific region’s robust returns as Japan’s newly elected prime minister, Shinzo Abe, advocated aggressive monetary easing to boost his nation’s economy and preempt deflation.
European stocks benefited from the European Central Bank’s commitment to preserve the euro, climbing about 13%. Debt-crisis concerns reignited in the period’s final week, though, when Italy’s national elections ended in a political impasse amid voters’ anti-austerity message.
U.S. markets rose nearly 10% as solid corporate earnings and the Federal Reserve’s stimulus program helped boost returns. But the impending enactment of extensive, automatic federal spending cuts (known as the sequester) stoked investors’ anxiety as the six-month period wound down.
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Expense Ratios | | |
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| Institutional | ETF |
| Shares | Shares |
Extended Duration Treasury Index Fund | 0.10% | 0.12% |
The fund expense ratios shown are from the prospectus dated December 27, 2012, and represent estimated costs for the current fiscal year.
For the six months ended February 28, 2013, the annualized expense ratios were 0.10% for Institutional Shares and 0.12% for ETF Shares.
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Investors were focused on the Fed’s next move
As I mentioned, the fund’s long duration makes it highly sensitive to changes in interest rates. During the fiscal half-year, the outlook for interest rates was a top concern for investors, who focused in particular on what the Federal Reserve might do next. The central bank exercises enormous influence over interest rates; it sets short-term rates in the United States, and its actions also shape longer-term ones. As a result, investors are quick to respond to Fed actions and even to shifting expectations about those actions.
Investors dissected minutes of the Fed’s meetings for indications of when it might stop its quantitative easing, or QE—its purchasing of hundreds of billions of dollars’ worth of bonds and mortgage-backed securities. Since the Fed began its series of QE programs in late 2008, its securities purchases have driven down the yields of long-term Treasury bonds, boosting bond prices and the returns of the Extended Duration Treasury Index Fund.
Concerns that the Fed might halt its QE efforts in the near term seemed to contribute to higher bond yields during the period. From August 31 to February 28, the yield of the 30-year Treasury bond rose from 2.68% to 3.09%.
For the half-year, long-term Treasury yields peaked around mid-February, before Fed Chairman Ben S. Bernanke and other high-ranking Fed officials offered assurances that the central bank had no plans to abruptly halt its securities purchases. Vanguard economists expect quantitative easing to continue in 2013 as the Fed persists in trying to stimulate growth. (You can read more in Vanguard’s Economic and Investment Outlook, available at vanguard.com/research.)
Higher yields led to a sharp drop in bond prices. The fund‘s capital return, reflecting the prices of its holdings, was –11.14%. That result was only slightly offset by an income return of 1.55%.
As of February 28, the fund’s Institutional Shares had an SEC yield of 3.18%, compared with 2.74% six months before and 3.19% a year ago.
Ups and downs should be seen in the context of the fund’s goal
Volatility has been a hallmark of the Extended Duration Treasury Index Fund since its inception on November 28, 2007. Rather than cause for concern, these swings reflect the purpose of the fund. As I noted, it was created for investors such as pension fund managers who need to control the interest rate risk associated with their long-term liabilities.
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The fund’s high sensitivity to movements in interest rates can help managers of defined benefit pension plans match changes in the value of a plan’s long-term liabilities with changes in asset values—a so-called liability-driven investment strategy. Both a pension plan’s assets and its liabilities are highly sensitive to changes in interest rates.
The Extended Duration Treasury Index Fund can play a valuable role in a liability-driven strategy, offering managers a low-cost portfolio of high-quality assets to help manage a plan’s long-term obligations.
As always, thank you for entrusting your assets to Vanguard.
Sincerely,

F. William McNabb III
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
March 12, 2013
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Extended Duration Treasury Index Fund
Fund Profile
As of February 28, 2013
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Share-Class Characteristics | |
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| Institutional | ETF |
| Shares | Shares |
Ticker Symbol | VEDTX | EDV |
Expense Ratio1 | 0.10% | 0.12% |
30-Day SEC Yield | 3.18% | 3.16% |
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Financial Attributes | | |
| | Barclays |
| | Treasury |
| | STRIPS |
| | 20–30 Year |
| Fund | Index |
Number of Bonds | 54 | 61 |
Yield to Maturity | | |
(before expenses) | 3.2% | 3.2% |
Average Coupon | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Average Duration | 26.0 years | 27.4 years |
Average Effective | | |
Maturity | 24.0 years | 25.3 years |
Short-Term | | |
Reserves | 0.0% | — |
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Sector Diversification (% of portfolio) | |
Treasury/Agency | | 100.0% |
The agency and mortgage-backed securities sectors may include issues from government-sponsored enterprises; such issues are generally not backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government.
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Volatility Measures | |
| Barclays |
| Treasury |
| STRIPS |
| 20–30 Year |
| Index |
R-Squared | 1.00 |
Beta | 1.00 |
These measures show the degree and timing of the fund’s fluctuations compared with the index over 36 months.
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Distribution by Effective Maturity | |
(% of portfolio) | |
10 - 20 Years | 12.9% |
20 - 30 Years | 87.1 |
| |
Distribution by Credit Quality (% of portfolio) |
U.S. Government | 100.0% |
For information about these ratings, see the Glossary entry for Credit Quality.
Investment Focus

1 The expense ratios shown are from the prospectus dated December 27, 2012, and represent estimated costs for the current fiscal year. For the six months ended February 28, 2013, the annualized expense ratios were 0.10% for Institutional Shares and 0.12% for ETF Shares.
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Extended Duration Treasury Index Fund
Performance Summary
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 vanguard.com/performance.) Note, too, that both investment returns and principal value can fluctuate widely, so an investor’s shares, when sold, could be worth more or less than their original cost. The returns shown do not reflect taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the sale of fund shares.
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Fiscal-Year Total Returns (%): December 6, 2007, Through February 28, 2013 | |
| | Barclays |
| | Treasury |
| | STRIPS |
| | 20–30 Year |
| ETF Shares Net Asset Value | Index |
Fiscal Year | Total Returns | Total Returns |
2008 | 2.29% | 3.16% |
2009 | 7.98 | 8.39 |
2010 | 20.80 | 21.48 |
2011 | 1.33 | 1.99 |
2012 | 37.90 | 36.86 |
2013 | -9.59 | -9.40 |
Note: For 2013, performance data reflect the six months ended February 28, 2013. | |
Average Annual Total Returns: Periods Ended December 31, 2012
This table presents 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.
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| | | | | Since Inception |
| Inception Date | One Year | Five Years | Income | Capital | Total |
Institutional Shares | 11/28/2007 | 3.25% | 11.81% | 4.10% | 7.20% | 11.30% |
Fee-Adjusted Returns | | 2.73 | 11.70 | | | 11.19 |
ETF Shares | 12/6/2007 | | | | | |
Market Price | | 2.65 | 11.71 | | | 11.66 |
Net Asset Value | | 3.18 | 11.78 | | | 11.74 |
Vanguard fund returns are adjusted to reflect the 0.50% fee on purchases of fund shares. The fee does not apply to the ETF Shares. The Fiscal-Year Total Returns table is not adjusted for fees.
See Financial Highlights for dividend and capital gains information.
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Extended Duration Treasury Index Fund
Financial Statements (unaudited)
Statement of Net Assets
As of February 28, 2013
The fund reports a complete list of its holdings in regulatory filings 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 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).
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| | | Face | Market |
| | Maturity | Amount | Value |
| Coupon | Date | ($000) | ($000) |
U.S. Government and Agency Obligations (100.1%) | | | | |
U.S. Government Securities (100.1%) | | | | |
United States Treasury Strip Coupon | 0.000% | 5/15/33 | 21,140 | 11,332 |
United States Treasury Strip Coupon | 0.000% | 8/15/33 | 21,025 | 11,158 |
United States Treasury Strip Coupon | 0.000% | 11/15/33 | 23,040 | 12,094 |
United States Treasury Strip Coupon | 0.000% | 2/15/34 | 23,135 | 12,034 |
United States Treasury Strip Coupon | 0.000% | 5/15/34 | 21,660 | 11,160 |
United States Treasury Strip Coupon | 0.000% | 8/15/34 | 20,760 | 10,584 |
United States Treasury Strip Coupon | 0.000% | 11/15/34 | 21,270 | 10,735 |
United States Treasury Strip Coupon | 0.000% | 2/15/35 | 23,695 | 11,844 |
United States Treasury Strip Coupon | 0.000% | 5/15/35 | 20,820 | 10,316 |
United States Treasury Strip Coupon | 0.000% | 8/15/35 | 21,120 | 10,360 |
United States Treasury Strip Coupon | 0.000% | 11/15/35 | 21,845 | 10,620 |
United States Treasury Strip Coupon | 0.000% | 2/15/36 | 21,725 | 10,482 |
United States Treasury Strip Coupon | 0.000% | 5/15/36 | 18,875 | 9,016 |
United States Treasury Strip Coupon | 0.000% | 8/15/36 | 21,700 | 10,257 |
United States Treasury Strip Coupon | 0.000% | 11/15/36 | 21,645 | 10,134 |
United States Treasury Strip Coupon | 0.000% | 2/15/37 | 18,200 | 8,453 |
United States Treasury Strip Coupon | 0.000% | 5/15/37 | 20,650 | 9,494 |
United States Treasury Strip Coupon | 0.000% | 8/15/37 | 19,940 | 9,074 |
United States Treasury Strip Coupon | 0.000% | 11/15/37 | 20,885 | 9,416 |
United States Treasury Strip Coupon | 0.000% | 2/15/38 | 18,685 | 8,341 |
United States Treasury Strip Coupon | 0.000% | 5/15/38 | 21,700 | 9,602 |
United States Treasury Strip Coupon | 0.000% | 8/15/38 | 21,830 | 9,557 |
United States Treasury Strip Coupon | 0.000% | 11/15/38 | 21,950 | 9,526 |
United States Treasury Strip Coupon | 0.000% | 2/15/39 | 21,500 | 9,248 |
United States Treasury Strip Coupon | 0.000% | 5/15/39 | 22,200 | 9,468 |
United States Treasury Strip Coupon | 0.000% | 8/15/39 | 21,845 | 9,236 |
United States Treasury Strip Coupon | 0.000% | 11/15/39 | 19,550 | 8,183 |
United States Treasury Strip Coupon | 0.000% | 2/15/40 | 20,750 | 8,584 |
United States Treasury Strip Coupon | 0.000% | 5/15/40 | 19,145 | 7,854 |
United States Treasury Strip Coupon | 0.000% | 8/15/40 | 21,150 | 8,581 |
United States Treasury Strip Coupon | 0.000% | 11/15/40 | 23,915 | 9,607 |
United States Treasury Strip Coupon | 0.000% | 2/15/41 | 25,850 | 10,296 |
United States Treasury Strip Coupon | 0.000% | 5/15/41 | 23,500 | 9,257 |
United States Treasury Strip Coupon | 0.000% | 8/15/41 | 29,500 | 11,484 |
United States Treasury Strip Coupon | 0.000% | 11/15/41 | 24,200 | 9,343 |
United States Treasury Strip Coupon | 0.000% | 2/15/42 | 22,890 | 8,725 |
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Extended Duration Treasury Index Fund | | | | |
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| | | Face | Market |
| | Maturity | Amount | Value |
| Coupon | Date | ($000) | ($000) |
United States Treasury Strip Coupon | 0.000% | 5/15/42 | 13,415 | 5,064 |
United States Treasury Strip Coupon | 0.000% | 2/15/43 | 50 | 18 |
United States Treasury Strip Principal | 0.000% | 2/15/36 | 21,985 | 10,749 |
United States Treasury Strip Principal | 0.000% | 2/15/37 | 18,850 | 8,843 |
United States Treasury Strip Principal | 0.000% | 5/15/37 | 18,155 | 8,431 |
United States Treasury Strip Principal | 0.000% | 2/15/38 | 19,600 | 8,834 |
United States Treasury Strip Principal | 0.000% | 5/15/38 | 19,845 | 8,859 |
United States Treasury Strip Principal | 0.000% | 2/15/39 | 21,905 | 9,495 |
United States Treasury Strip Principal | 0.000% | 5/15/39 | 20,235 | 8,696 |
United States Treasury Strip Principal | 0.000% | 8/15/39 | 21,575 | 9,198 |
United States Treasury Strip Principal | 0.000% | 11/15/39 | 19,850 | 8,363 |
United States Treasury Strip Principal | 0.000% | 2/15/40 | 20,175 | 8,423 |
United States Treasury Strip Principal | 0.000% | 5/15/40 | 18,800 | 7,761 |
United States Treasury Strip Principal | 0.000% | 8/15/40 | 20,430 | 8,338 |
United States Treasury Strip Principal | 0.000% | 11/15/40 | 23,505 | 9,501 |
United States Treasury Strip Principal | 0.000% | 2/15/41 | 27,085 | 10,851 |
United States Treasury Strip Principal | 0.000% | 5/15/41 | 30,455 | 12,061 |
United States Treasury Strip Principal | 0.000% | 8/15/41 | 31,220 | 12,210 |
United States Treasury Strip Principal | 0.000% | 11/15/41 | 38,205 | 14,769 |
United States Treasury Strip Principal | 0.000% | 2/15/42 | 37,025 | 14,148 |
United States Treasury Strip Principal | 0.000% | 5/15/42 | 39,785 | 15,041 |
United States Treasury Strip Principal | 0.000% | 8/15/42 | 38,460 | 14,386 |
United States Treasury Strip Principal | 0.000% | 11/15/42 | 21,100 | 7,817 |
United States Treasury Strip Principal | 0.000% | 2/15/43 | 6,050 | 2,217 |
Total U.S. Government and Agency Obligations (Cost $485,958) | | | 579,528 |
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| | | Shares | |
Temporary Cash Investment (0.0%) | | | | |
Money Market Fund (0.0%) | | | | |
1 Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund (Cost $139) | 0.143% | | 138,694 | 139 |
Total Investments (100.1%) (Cost $486,097) | | | | 579,667 |
Other Assets and Liabilities (-0.1%) | | | | |
Other Assets | | | | 16,637 |
Liabilities | | | | (17,368) |
| | | | (731) |
Net Assets (100%) | | | | 578,936 |
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Extended Duration Treasury Index Fund | |
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At February 28, 2013, net assets consisted of: | |
| Amount |
| ($000) |
Paid-in Capital | 464,115 |
Undistributed Net Investment Income | 2,604 |
Accumulated Net Realized Gains | 18,647 |
Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | 93,570 |
Net Assets | 578,936 |
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Institutional Shares—Net Assets | |
Applicable to 12,217,441 outstanding $.001 par value shares of | |
beneficial interest (unlimited authorization) | 411,540 |
Net Asset Value Per Share—Institutional Shares | $33.68 |
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ETF Shares—Net Assets | |
Applicable to 1,500,000 outstanding $.001 par value shares of | |
beneficial interest (unlimited authorization) | 167,396 |
Net Asset Value Per Share—ETF Shares | $111.60 |
See Note A in Notes to Financial Statements.
1 Affiliated money market fund available only to Vanguard funds and certain trusts and accounts managed by Vanguard. Rate shown is the 7-day yield.
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.
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Extended Duration Treasury Index Fund | |
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|
Statement of Operations | |
|
| Six Months Ended |
| February 28, 2013 |
| ($000) |
Investment Income | |
Income | |
Interest | 10,212 |
Total Income | 10,212 |
Expenses | |
The Vanguard Group—Note B | |
Investment Advisory Services | 19 |
Management and Administrative—Institutional Shares | 160 |
Management and Administrative—ETF Shares | 62 |
Marketing and Distribution—Institutional Shares | 68 |
Marketing and Distribution—ETF Shares | 26 |
Custodian Fees | 3 |
Shareholders’ Reports—Institutional Shares | — |
Shareholders’ Reports—ETF Shares | 8 |
Total Expenses | 346 |
Net Investment Income | 9,866 |
Realized Net Gain (Loss) on Investment Securities Sold | 27,644 |
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) of Investment Securities | (104,552) |
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations | (67,042) |
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.
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Extended Duration Treasury Index Fund | | |
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Statement of Changes in Net Assets | | |
|
| Six Months Ended | Year Ended |
| February 28, | August 31, |
| 2013 | 2012 |
| ($000) | ($000) |
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets | | |
Operations | | |
Net Investment Income | 9,866 | 20,709 |
Realized Net Gain (Loss) | 27,644 | 64,175 |
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | (104,552) | 124,196 |
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations | (67,042) | 209,080 |
Distributions | | |
Net Investment Income | | |
Institutional Shares | (8,350) | (15,180) |
ETF Shares | (3,029) | (5,340) |
Realized Capital Gain1 | | |
Institutional Shares | (17,505) | (10,632) |
ETF Shares | (6,910) | (4,033) |
Total Distributions | (35,794) | (35,185) |
Capital Share Transactions | | |
Institutional Shares | (100,765) | 41,905 |
ETF Shares | (6,595) | 44,042 |
Net Increase (Decrease) from Capital Share Transactions | (107,360) | 85,947 |
Total Increase (Decrease) | (210,196) | 259,842 |
Net Assets | | |
Beginning of Period | 789,132 | 529,290 |
End of Period2 | 578,936 | 789,132 |
1 Includes fiscal 2013 and 2012 short-term gain distributions totaling $7,603,000 and $7,473,000, respectively. Short-term gain distributions are treated as ordinary income dividends for tax purposes.
2 Net Assets—End of Period includes undistributed net investment income of $2,604,000 and $4,117,000.
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.
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Extended Duration Treasury Index Fund | | | | | | |
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Financial Highlights | | | | | | |
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Institutional Shares | | | | | | |
| Six Months | | | | | Nov. 28, |
| Ended | | | | | 20071 to |
| | | Year Ended August 31, | |
For a Share Outstanding | February 28, | | | | | Aug. 31, |
Throughout Each Period | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | $39.55 | $30.19 | $31.18 | $30.69 | $29.52 | $30.00 |
Investment Operations | | | | | | |
Net Investment Income | .592 | 1.084 | 1.1272 | 1.1732 | 1.2732 | 1.0232 |
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) | | | | | | |
on Investments3 | (4.325) | 10.162 | (.948) | 3.796 | 1.221 | (.928) |
Total from Investment Operations | (3.733) | 11.246 | .179 | 4.969 | 2.494 | .095 |
Distributions | | | | | | |
Dividends from Net Investment Income | (.647) | (1.101) | (1.101) | (1.134) | (1.324) | (.575) |
Distributions from Realized Capital Gains | (1.490) | (.785) | (.068) | (3.345) | — | — |
Total Distributions | (2.137) | (1.886) | (1.169) | (4.479) | (1.324) | (.575) |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | $33.68 | $39.55 | $30.19 | $31.18 | $30.69 | $29.52 |
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Total Return4 | -9.59% | 37.92% | 1.33% | 20.84% | 8.05% | 0.39% |
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Ratios/Supplemental Data | | | | | | |
Net Assets, End of Period (Millions) | $412 | $586 | $409 | $286 | $151 | $258 |
Ratio of Total Expenses to | | | | | | |
Average Net Assets | 0.10% | 0.10% | 0.11% | 0.11% | 0.11% | 0.11%5 |
Ratio of Net Investment Income to | | | | | | |
Average Net Assets | 3.00% | 3.08% | 4.42% | 4.41% | 3.93% | 4.55%5 |
Portfolio Turnover Rate6 | 24% | 47% | 22% | 24% | 39% | 36% |
The expense ratio, net income ratio, and turnover rate for the current period have been annualized.
1 Inception.
2 Calculated based on average shares outstanding.
3 Includes increases from purchase fees of $0.01, $0.05, $0.02, $0.00, $0.01, and $0.03.
4 Total returns do not include transaction fees that may have applied in the periods shown. Fund prospectuses provide information about any applicable transaction fees.
5 Annualized.
6 Excludes the value of portfolio securities received or delivered as a result of in-kind purchases or redemptions of the fund’s capital shares, including ETF Creation Units.
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.
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Extended Duration Treasury Index Fund | | | | | |
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Financial Highlights | | | | | | |
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ETF Shares | | | | | | |
| Six Months | | | | | Dec. 6, |
| Ended | | | | | 20071 to |
| | | Year Ended August 31, | |
For a Share Outstanding | February 28, | | | | | Aug. 31, |
Throughout Each Period | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | $131.02 | $100.09 | $103.39 | $101.91 | $98.11 | $97.78 |
Investment Operations | | | | | | |
Net Investment Income | 1.953 | 3.566 | 3.7232 | 3.9212 | 4.3172 | 3.1662 |
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) | | | | | | |
on Investments3 | (14.307) | 33.594 | (3.168) | 12.419 | 3.880 | (.983) |
Total from Investment Operations | (12.354) | 37.160 | .555 | 16.340 | 8.197 | 2.183 |
Distributions | | | | | | |
Dividends from Net Investment Income | (2.130) | (3.628) | (3.630) | (3.752) | (4.397) | (1.853) |
Distributions from Realized Capital Gains | (4.936) | (2.602) | (.225) | (11.108) | — | — |
Total Distributions | (7.066) | (6.230) | (3.855) | (14.860) | (4.397) | (1.853) |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | $111.60 | $131.02 | $100.09 | $103.39 | $101.91 | $98.11 |
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Total Return | -9.59% | 37.90% | 1.33% | 20.80% | 7.98% | 2.29% |
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Net Assets, End of Period (Millions) | $167 | $203 | $120 | $176 | $46 | $5 |
Ratio of Total Expenses to | | | | | | |
Average Net Assets | 0.12% | 0.12% | 0.13% | 0.13% | 0.14% | 0.14%4 |
Ratio of Net Investment Income to | | | | | | |
Average Net Assets | 2.98% | 3.06% | 4.40% | 4.39% | 3.90% | 4.52%4 |
Portfolio Turnover Rate5 | 24% | 47% | 22% | 24% | 39% | 36% |
The expense ratio, net income ratio, and turnover rate for the current period have been annualized.
1 Inception.
2 Calculated based on average shares outstanding.
3 Includes increases from purchase fees of $0.04, $0.18, $0.07, $0.01, $0.02 and $0.11.
4 Annualized.
5 Excludes the value of portfolio securities received or delivered as a result of in-kind purchases or redemptions of the fund’s capital shares, including ETF Creation Units.
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.
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Notes to Financial Statements
Vanguard Extended Duration Treasury Index Fund is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 as an open-end investment company, or mutual fund. The fund offers three classes of shares: Institutional Shares, Institutional Plus Shares, and ETF Shares. Institutional Shares and Institutional Plus Shares are designed for investors who meet certain administrative, service, and account-size criteria. The fund has not issued any Institutional Plus Shares through February 28, 2013. ETF Shares are listed for trading on NYSE Arca; they can be purchased and sold through a broker.
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: Bonds, and temporary cash investments acquired over 60 days to maturity, are valued using the latest bid prices or using valuations based on a matrix system (which considers such factors as security prices, yields, maturities, and ratings), both as furnished by independent pricing services. Investments in Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund are valued at that fund’s net asset value. Securities for which market quotations are not readily available, or whose values have been affected by events occurring before the fund’s pricing time but after the close of the securities’ primary markets, are valued by methods deemed by the board of trustees to represent fair 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 for all open federal income tax years (August 31, 2009–2012), and for the period ended February 28, 2013, and has concluded that no provision for federal income tax is required in the fund’s financial statements.
3. Distributions: Distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date.
4. Other: Interest income includes income distributions received from Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund and 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. Fees assessed on purchases of Institutional Shares are credited to paid-in capital.
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, 2013, the fund had contributed capital of $74,000 to Vanguard (included in Other Assets), representing 0.01% of the fund’s net assets and 0.03% of Vanguard’s capitalization. The fund’s trustees and officers are also directors and officers of Vanguard.
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C. Various inputs may be used to determine the value of the fund’s investments. These inputs are summarized in three broad levels for financial statement purposes. The inputs or methodologies used to value securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.
Level 1—Quoted prices in active markets for identical securities.
Level 2—Other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.).
Level 3—Significant unobservable inputs (including the fund’s own assumptions used to determine the fair value of investments).
The following table summarizes the market value of the fund’s investments as of February 28, 2013, based on the inputs used to value them:
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| Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 |
Investments | ($000) | ($000) | ($000) |
U.S. Government and Agency Obligations | — | 579,528 | — |
Temporary Cash Investments | 139 | — | — |
Total | 139 | 579,528 | — |
D. Distributions are determined on a tax basis and may differ from net investment income and realized capital gains for financial reporting purposes. Differences may be permanent or temporary. Permanent differences are reclassified among capital accounts in the financial statements to reflect their tax character. Temporary differences arise when certain items of income, expense, gain, or loss are recognized in different periods for financial statement and tax purposes; these differences will reverse at some time in the future. Differences in classification may also result from the treatment of short-term gains as ordinary income for tax purposes. The fund’s tax-basis capital gains and losses are determined only at the end of each fiscal year.
During the six months ended February 28, 2013, the fund realized $8,421,000 of net capital gains resulting from in-kind redemptions—in which shareholders exchanged fund shares for securities held by the fund rather than for cash. Because such gains are not taxable to the fund, and are not distributed to shareholders, they have been reclassified from accumulated net realized gains to paid-in capital.
At February 28, 2013, the cost of investment securities for tax purposes was $486,097,000.
Net unrealized appreciation of investment securities for tax purposes was $93,570,000, consisting of unrealized gains of $101,868,000 on securities that had risen in value since their purchase and $8,298,000 in unrealized losses on securities that had fallen in value since their purchase.
E. During the six months ended February 28, 2013, the fund purchased $103,393,000 of investment securities and sold $246,582,000 of investment securities, other than temporary cash investments. Purchases and sales include $23,893,000 and $30,537,000, respectively, in connection with in-kind purchases and redemptions of the fund’s capital shares.
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F. Capital share transactions for each class of shares were:
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| Six Months Ended | | Year Ended |
| February 28, 2013 | August 31, 2012 |
| Amount | Shares | Amount | Shares |
| ($000) | (000) | ($000) | (000) |
Institutional Shares | | | | |
Issued1 | 65,310 | 1,765 | 230,424 | 6,632 |
Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions | 24,803 | 710 | 24,832 | 684 |
Redeemed | (190,878) | (5,076) | (213,351) | (6,052) |
Net Increase (Decrease) —Institutional Shares | (100,765) | (2,601) | 41,905 | 1,264 |
ETF Shares | | | | |
Issued1 | 23,969 | 200 | 127,445 | 1,050 |
Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions | — | — | — | — |
Redeemed | (30,564) | (250) | (83,403) | (700) |
Net Increase (Decrease) —ETF Shares | (6,595) | (50) | 44,042 | 350 |
1 Includes purchase fees for fiscal 2013 and 2012 of $209,000 and $1,072,000, respectively (fund totals). |
G. In preparing the financial statements as of February 28, 2013, management considered the impact of subsequent events for potential recognition or disclosure in these financial statements.
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About Your Fund’s Expenses
As a shareholder of the fund, you incur ongoing costs, which include costs for portfolio management, administrative services, and shareholder reports (like this one), among others. Operating expenses, which are deducted from a fund’s gross income, directly reduce the investment return of the fund.
A fund’s expenses are expressed as a percentage of its average net assets. This figure is known as the expense ratio. The following examples are intended to help you understand the ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in your fund and to compare these costs with those of other mutual funds. The examples are based on an investment of $1,000 made at the beginning of the period shown and held for the entire period.
The accompanying table illustrates your fund’s costs in two ways:
• Based on actual fund return. This section helps you to estimate the actual expenses that you paid over the period. The ”Ending Account Value“ shown is derived from the fund‘s actual return, and the third column shows the dollar amount that would have been paid by an investor who started with $1,000 in the fund. You may use the information here, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period.
To do so, simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number given for your fund under the heading ”Expenses Paid During Period.“
• Based on hypothetical 5% yearly return. This section is intended to help you compare your fund‘s costs with those of other mutual funds. It assumes that the fund had a yearly return of 5% before expenses, but that the expense ratio is unchanged. In this case—because the return used is not the fund’s actual return—the results do not apply to your investment. The example is useful in making comparisons because the Securities and Exchange Commission requires all mutual funds to calculate expenses based on a 5% return. You can assess your fund’s costs by comparing this hypothetical example with the hypothetical examples that appear in shareholder reports of other funds.
Note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight and help you compare ongoing costs only and do not reflect transaction costs incurred by the fund for buying and selling securities. Further, the expenses do not include any purchase, redemption, or account service fees described in the fund prospectus. If such fees were applied to your account, your costs would be higher. Your fund does not carry a “sales load.”
The calculations assume no shares were bought or sold during the period. Your actual costs may have been higher or lower, depending on the amount of your investment and the timing of any purchases or redemptions.
You can find more information about the fund’s expenses, including annual expense ratios, in the Financial Statements section of this report. For additional information on operating expenses and other shareholder costs, please refer to your fund’s current prospectus.
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Six Months Ended February 28, 2013 | | | |
| Beginning | Ending | Expenses |
| Account Value | Account Value | Paid During |
Extended Duration Treasury Index Fund | 8/31/2012 | 2/28/2013 | Period |
Based on Actual Fund Return | | | |
Institutional Shares | $1,000.00 | $904.06 | $0.47 |
ETF Shares | 1,000.00 | 904.07 | 0.57 |
Based on Hypothetical 5% Yearly Return | | | |
Institutional Shares | $1,000.00 | $1,024.30 | $0.50 |
ETF Shares | 1,000.00 | 1,024.20 | 0.60 |
The calculations are based on expenses incurred in the most recent six-month period. The fund’s annualized six-month expense ratios for that period are 0.10% for Institutional Shares and 0.12% for ETF Shares. The dollar amounts shown as “Expenses Paid” are equal to the annualized expense ratio multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days in the most recent six-month period, then divided by the number of days in the most recent 12-month period.
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Glossary
30-Day SEC Yield. A fund’s 30-day SEC yield is derived using a formula specified by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Under the formula, data related to the fund’s security holdings in the previous 30 days are used to calculate the fund’s hypothetical net income for that period, which is then annualized and divided by the fund’s estimated average net assets over the calculation period. For the purposes of this calculation, a security’s income is based on its current market yield to maturity (for bonds), its actual income (for asset-backed securities), or its projected dividend yield (for stocks). Because the SEC yield represents hypothetical annualized income, it will differ—at times significantly—from the fund’s actual experience. As a result, the fund’s income distributions may be higher or lower than implied by the SEC yield.
Average Coupon. The average interest rate paid on the fixed income securities held by a fund. It is expressed as a percentage of face value.
Average Duration. An estimate of how much the value of the bonds held by a fund will fluctuate in response to a change in interest rates. To see how the value could change, multiply the average duration by the change in rates. If interest rates rise by 1 percentage point, the value of the bonds in a fund with an average duration of five years would decline by about 5%. If rates decrease by a percentage point, the value would rise by 5%.
Average Effective Maturity. The average length of time until fixed income securities held by a fund reach maturity and are repaid, taking into consideration the possibility that the issuer may call the bond before its maturity date. The figure reflects the proportion of fund assets represented by each security; it also reflects any futures contracts held. In general, the longer the average effective maturity, the more a fund’s share price will fluctuate in response to changes in market interest rates.
Credit Quality. Credit-quality ratings are measured on a scale that generally ranges from AAA (highest) to D (lowest). “Not Rated” is used to classify securities for which a rating is not available. U.S. Treasury, U.S. Agency, and U.S. Agency mortgage-backed securities appear under “U.S. Government.” Credit-quality ratings are obtained from Barclays using ratings generally derived from Moody’s, Fitch, and S&P. When ratings from all three agencies are used, the median rating is shown. When ratings from two of the agencies are used, the lower rating is shown.
Distribution by Coupon. A breakdown of the securities in a fund according to coupon rate—the interest rate that an issuer promises to pay, expressed as an annual percentage of face value. Securities with unusually high coupon rates may be subject to call risk, the possibility that they will be redeemed (or “called”) early by the issuer.
Expense Ratio. A fund’s total annual operating expenses expressed as a percentage of the fund’s average net assets. The expense ratio includes management and administrative expenses, but does not include the transaction costs of buying and selling portfolio securities.
Inception Date. The date on which the assets of a fund (or one of its share classes) are first invested in accordance with the fund’s investment objective. For funds with a subscription period, the inception date is the day after that period ends. Investment performance is measured from the inception date.
Short-Term Reserves. The percentage of a fund invested in highly liquid, short-term securities that can be readily converted to cash.
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Yield to Maturity. The rate of return an investor would receive if the fixed income securities held by a fund were held to their maturity dates.
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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 180 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 vanguard.com.
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InterestedTrustee1 | and Delphi Automotive LLP (automotive components); |
| Senior Advisor at New Mountain Capital; Trustee of |
F. William McNabb III | The Conference Board. |
Born 1957. Trustee Since July 2009. Chairman of the | |
Board. Principal Occupation(s) During the Past Five | Amy Gutmann |
Years: Chairman of the Board of The Vanguard Group, | Born 1949. Trustee Since June 2006. Principal |
Inc., and of each of the investment companies served | Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years: President |
by The Vanguard Group, since January 2010; Director | of the University of Pennsylvania; Christopher H. |
of The Vanguard Group since 2008; Chief Executive | Browne Distinguished Professor of Political Science |
Officer and President of The Vanguard Group and of | in the School of Arts and Sciences with secondary |
each of the investment companies served by The | appointments at the Annenberg School for |
Vanguard Group since 2008; Director of Vanguard | Communication and the Graduate School of Education |
Marketing Corporation; Managing Director of The | of the University of Pennsylvania; Member of the |
Vanguard Group (1995–2008). | National Commission on the Humanities and Social |
| Sciences; Trustee of Carnegie Corporation of New |
IndependentTrustees | York and of the National Constitution Center; Chair |
| of the U. S. Presidential Commission for the Study |
Emerson U. Fullwood | of Bioethical Issues. |
Born 1948. Trustee Since January 2008. Principal | |
Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years: Executive | JoAnn Heffernan Heisen |
Chief Staff and Marketing Officer for North America | Born 1950. Trustee Since July 1998. Principal |
and Corporate Vice President (retired 2008) of Xerox | Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years: Corporate |
Corporation (document management products and | Vice President and Chief Global Diversity Officer |
services); Executive in Residence and 2010 | (retired 2008) and Member of the Executive |
Distinguished Minett Professor at the Rochester | Committee (1997–2008) of Johnson & Johnson |
Institute of Technology; Director of SPX Corporation | (pharmaceuticals/medical devices/consumer |
(multi-industry manufacturing), the United Way of | products); Director of Skytop Lodge Corporation |
Rochester, Amerigroup Corporation (managed health | (hotels), the University Medical Center at Princeton, |
care), the University of Rochester Medical Center, | the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, and the Center |
Monroe Community College Foundation, and North | for Talent Innovation; Member of the Advisory Board |
Carolina A&T University. | of the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs |
| at Syracuse University. |
Rajiv L. Gupta | |
Born 1945. Trustee Since December 2001.2 | F. Joseph Loughrey |
Principal Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years: | Born 1949. Trustee Since October 2009. Principal |
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (retired 2009) | Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years: President |
and President (2006–2008) of Rohm and Haas Co. | and Chief Operating Officer (retired 2009) of Cummins |
(chemicals); Director of Tyco International, Ltd. | Inc. (industrial machinery); Chairman of the Board of |
(diversified manufacturing and services), Hewlett- | Hillenbrand, Inc. (specialized consumer services); |
Packard Co. (electronic computer manufacturing), | Director of SKF AB (industrial machinery), the Lumina |
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Foundation for Education, and Oxfam America; | Executive Officers | |
Chairman of the Advisory Council for the College of | | |
Arts and Letters and Member of the Advisory Board to | Glenn Booraem | |
the Kellogg Institute for International Studies at the | Born 1967. Controller Since July 2010. Principal |
University of Notre Dame. | Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years: Principal |
| of The Vanguard Group, Inc.; Controller of each of |
Mark Loughridge | the investment companies served by The Vanguard |
Born 1953. Trustee Since March 2012. Principal | Group; Assistant Controller of each of the investment |
Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years: Senior Vice | companies served by The Vanguard Group (2001–2010). |
President and Chief Financial Officer at IBM (information | | |
technology services); Fiduciary Member of IBM’s | Thomas J. Higgins | |
Retirement Plan Committee. | Born 1957. Chief Financial Officer Since September |
| 2008. Principal Occupation(s) During the Past Five |
Scott C. Malpass | Years: Principal of The Vanguard Group, Inc.; Chief |
Born 1962. Trustee Since March 2012. Principal | Financial Officer of each of the investment companies |
Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years: Chief | served by The Vanguard Group; Treasurer of each of |
Investment Officer and Vice President at the University | the investment companies served by The Vanguard |
of Notre Dame; Assistant Professor of Finance at the | Group (1998–2008). | |
Mendoza College of Business at Notre Dame; Member | | |
of the Notre Dame 403(b) Investment Committee; | Kathryn J. Hyatt | |
Director of TIFF Advisory Services, Inc. (investment | Born 1955. Treasurer Since November 2008. Principal |
advisor); Member of the Investment Advisory | Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years: Principal of |
Committees of the Financial Industry Regulatory | The Vanguard Group, Inc.; Treasurer of each of the |
Authority (FINRA) and of Major League Baseball. | investment companies served by The Vanguard |
| Group; Assistant Treasurer of each of the investment |
André F. Perold | companies served by The Vanguard Group (1988–2008). |
Born 1952. Trustee Since December 2004. Principal | | |
Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years: George | Heidi Stam | |
Gund Professor of Finance and Banking at the Harvard | Born 1956. Secretary Since July 2005. Principal |
Business School (retired 2011); Chief Investment | Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years: Managing |
Officer and Managing Partner of HighVista Strategies | Director of The Vanguard Group, Inc.; General Counsel |
LLC (private investment firm); Director of Rand | of The Vanguard Group; Secretary of The Vanguard |
Merchant Bank; Overseer of the Museum of Fine | Group and of each of the investment companies |
Arts Boston. | served by The Vanguard Group; Director and Senior |
| Vice President of Vanguard Marketing Corporation. |
Alfred M. Rankin, Jr. | | |
Born 1941. Trustee Since January 1993. Principal | Vanguard Senior ManagementTeam | |
Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years: Chairman, | | |
President, and Chief Executive Officer of NACCO | Mortimer J. Buckley | Chris D. McIsaac |
Industries, Inc. (housewares/lignite) and of Hyster-Yale | Kathleen C. Gubanich | Michael S. Miller |
Materials Handling, Inc. (forklift trucks); Director of | Paul A. Heller | James M. Norris |
the National Association of Manufacturers; Chairman | Martha G. King | Glenn W. Reed |
of the Board of University Hospitals of Cleveland; | | |
Advisory Chairman of the Board of The Cleveland | Chairman Emeritus and Senior Advisor | |
Museum of Art. | |
| John J. Brennan | |
Peter F. Volanakis | Chairman, 1996–2009 | |
Born 1955. Trustee Since July 2009. Principal | Chief Executive Officer and President, 1996–2008 | |
Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years: President | | |
and Chief Operating Officer (retired 2010) of Corning | Founder | |
Incorporated (communications equipment); Director | John C. Bogle | |
of SPX Corporation (multi-industry manufacturing); | Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, 1974–1996 | |
Overseer of the Amos Tuck School of Business | | |
Administration at Dartmouth College; Advisor to the | | |
Norris Cotton Cancer Center. | | |
1 Mr. McNabb is considered an “interested person,” as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, because he is an officer of the Vanguard funds.
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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Semiannual Report | February 28, 2013 |
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Vanguard Mega Cap Index Funds |
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Vanguard Mega Cap Index Fund |
Vanguard Mega Cap 300 Growth Index Fund |
Vanguard Mega Cap 300 Value Index Fund |
> For the six-month period ended February 28, 2013, the returns of the three Vanguard Mega Cap Index Funds ranged from about 5% for the Growth Fund to more than 11% for the Value Fund.
> Each of the funds closely tracked its benchmark index.
> The financial and health care sectors contributed most to the results of the Value Fund and the Index Fund; the Growth Fund lagged because of weakness in the information technology sector.
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Contents | |
Your Fund’s Total Returns. | 1 |
Chairman’s Letter. | 2 |
Mega Cap Index Fund. | 9 |
Mega Cap 300 Growth Index Fund. | 23 |
Mega Cap 300 Value Index Fund. | 37 |
About Your Fund’s Expenses. | 50 |
Glossary. | 52 |

Mega Cap 300 Growth Index Fund
Mega Cap 300 Value Index Fund
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.
See the Glossary for definitions of investment terms used in this report.
About the cover: Our cover photograph shows rigging on the HMSSurprise, a replica of an 18th-century Royal Navy frigate. It was featured in the 2003 movie Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World, which was based on Patrick O’Brian’s sea novels, set amid the Napoleonic Wars. Vanguard was named for another ship of that era, the HMSVanguard, which was the flagship of British Admiral Horatio Nelson at the Battle of the Nile.
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Your Fund’s Total Returns | |
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Six Months Ended February 28, 2013 | |
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Vanguard Mega Cap Index Fund | |
Institutional Shares | 8.43% |
ETF Shares | |
Market Price | 8.30 |
Net Asset Value | 8.41 |
Spliced Mega Cap Index | 8.46 |
Large-Cap Core Funds Average | 9.24 |
For a benchmark description, see the Glossary. | |
Large-Cap Core Funds Average: Derived from data provided by Lipper Inc. | |
Vanguard Mega Cap 300 Growth Index Fund | |
Institutional Shares | 5.14% |
ETF Shares | |
Market Price | 5.12 |
Net Asset Value | 5.13 |
MSCI US Large Cap Growth Index | 5.17 |
Large-Cap Growth Funds Average | 6.62 |
Large-Cap Growth Funds Average: Derived from data provided by Lipper Inc. | |
Vanguard Mega Cap 300 Value Index Fund | |
Institutional Shares | 11.62% |
ETF Shares | |
Market Price | 11.57 |
Net Asset Value | 11.62 |
MSCI US Large Cap Value Index | 11.66 |
Large-Cap Value Funds Average | 11.18 |
Large-Cap Value Funds Average: Derived from data provided by Lipper Inc. | |
Institutional Shares are available to certain institutional investors who meet specific administrative, service, and account-size criteria. The Vanguard ETF® Shares shown are traded on the NYSE Arca exchange and are available only through brokers. The table provides ETF returns based on both the NYSE Arca market price and the net asset value for a share. U.S. Pat. No. 6,879,964 B2; 7,337,138; 7,720,749; 7,925,573; 8,090,646.
For the ETF Shares, the market price is determined by the midpoint of the bid-offer spread as of the closing time of the New York Stock Exchange (generally 4 p.m., Eastern time). The net asset value is also determined as of the NYSE closing time. For more information about how the ETF Shares' market prices have compared with their net asset value, visit vanguard.com, select your ETF, and then select the Price and Performance tab. The ETF premium/discount analysis there shows the percentages of days on which the ETF Shares' market price was above or below the NAV.
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Chairman’s Letter
Dear Shareholder,
The three Vanguard Mega Cap Index Funds produced solid returns for the six months ended February 28, 2013.
Buoyed by strength in the financial sector, the Mega Cap 300 Value Index Fund performed best, with a return of more than 11%. The Mega Cap 300 Growth Index Fund returned about 5%, and the Mega Cap Index Fund, which combines the growth and value market segments, returned about 8%.
All three funds closely tracked their target indexes for the year. Only the Value Fund surpassed the broad U.S. market’s 9.97% return.
Stocks overcame concerns en route to substantial gains
Stocks worldwide advanced strongly over the six months ended February 28, though uncertainty both at home and abroad periodically stalked the markets. International equities eclipsed their U.S. counterparts as stocks from developed and emerging markets rallied amid optimism over central bankers’ policy moves.
Despite political and fiscal challenges, international stocks returned about 13%. Rising Japanese stocks helped drive the Pacific region’s solid returns as Japan’s newly elected prime minister, Shinzo Abe, advocated aggressive monetary easing to boost his nation’s economy and preempt deflation.
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European stocks benefited from the European Central Bank’s commitment to preserve the euro, climbing about 13%. Debt-crisis concerns reignited in the period’s final week, though, when Italy’s national elections ended in a political impasse over austerity measures.
U.S. markets rose nearly 10% as solid corporate earnings and the Federal Reserve’s stimulus program helped boost returns. But the impending enactment of extensive, automatic federal spending cuts (known as the sequester) stoked investors’ anxiety as the six-month period wound down.
Bonds finished flat as yields remained low
The broad U.S. taxable bond market barely squeezed out a gain for the half-year, advancing just 0.15%.
Bond returns were anemic as the yield of the benchmark 10-year U.S. Treasury note climbed during the period; it dropped back a bit in February to finish at about 1.88%, still low by historical standards. (Bond prices and yields move in opposite directions.) Investors, nervous over Italy’s unsettled election results in the period’s final week, were drawn to the perceived safety of Treasury securities.
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Market Barometer | | | |
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| | | Total Returns |
| | Periods Ended February 28, 2013 |
| Six | One | Five Years |
| Months | Year | (Annualized) |
Stocks | | | |
Russell 1000 Index (Large-caps) | 9.72% | 13.62% | 5.21% |
Russell 2000 Index (Small-caps) | 13.02 | 14.02 | 7.35 |
Russell 3000 Index (Broad U.S. market) | 9.97 | 13.65 | 5.38 |
MSCI All Country World Index ex USA (International) | 13.06 | 6.66 | -0.87 |
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Bonds | | | |
Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index (Broad taxable market) | 0.15% | 3.12% | 5.52% |
Barclays Municipal Bond Index (Broad tax-exempt market) | 2.01 | 5.01 | 6.79 |
Citigroup Three-Month U.S. Treasury Bill Index | 0.05 | 0.08 | 0.34 |
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CPI | | | |
Consumer Price Index | 0.78% | 1.98% | 1.86% |
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Although bonds can provide critical diversification benefits to a portfolio, their return prospects look much less promising than they have in recent years. As yields have tumbled, the opportunity for future bond price appreciation has greatly diminished.
Returns on money market funds and savings accounts remained minuscule as the Federal Reserve adhered to its four-year-old policy of keeping short-term interest rates between 0% and 0.25%.
Among mega-cap stocks, value outshone growth
U.S. large-cap stocks advanced in early 2013 along with most global stocks. However, investors were especially drawn to smaller, often riskier stocks than the blue chips contained in the Mega Cap Index Funds. Small-cap stocks out-paced both large caps and the broader U.S. stock market during the past six months.
Large-cap growth stocks lagged the rally by the widest margin. Mega Cap 300 Growth Index Fund’s holdings in information technology, which represented about one-third of its assets on average, hurt its result the most. Intense competition has cut into the profitability of some of the leading companies in the industry, where smartphones and tablets have powered growth in the past few years.
This weakness dragged down performance despite the fund’s moderate gains in the consumer discretionary, health care, and industrial sectors.
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Expense Ratios | | | |
Your Fund Compared With Its Peer Group | | | |
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| Institutional | ETF | Peer Group |
| Shares | Shares | Average |
Mega Cap Index Fund | 0.08% | 0.12% | 1.15% |
Mega Cap 300 Growth Index Fund | 0.09 | 0.12 | 1.28 |
Mega Cap 300 Value Index Fund | 0.08 | 0.12 | 1.19 |
The fund expense ratios shown are from the prospectus dated December 27, 2012, and represent estimated costs for the current fiscal year.
For the six months ended February 28, 2013, the annualized expense ratios were: for the Mega Cap Index Fund, 0.08% for Institutional Shares and 0.12% for ETF Shares; for the Mega Cap 300 Growth Index Fund, 0.10% for Institutional Shares and 0.12% for ETF Shares; and for the Mega Cap 300 Value Index Fund, 0.08% for Institutional Shares and 0.12% for ETF Shares. Peer-group expense ratios are derived from data provided by Lipper Inc. and capture information through year-end 2012.
Peer groups: For the Mega Cap Index Fund, Large-Cap Core Funds; for the Mega Cap 300 Growth Index Fund, Large-Cap Growth Funds; and for the Mega Cap 300 Value Index Fund, Large-Cap Value Funds.
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The Mega Cap 300 Value Index Fund was shielded from the plunge in the tech sector. Its index held fewer tech stocks, with more representation in classic value sectors such as financials. The fund also attracted investors focused on dividend income in a low-yield environment.
Financials, the fund’s largest sector-holding, contributed most to its return. Stocks of many of the nation’s largest banks produced double-digit gains thanks to a surge in demand for mortgage refinancing. Health care stocks also produced strong results as some of the biggest pharmaceutical companies benefited from sales and acquisitions. Energy stocks, which struggled a bit last year, stood out as oil and gas companies turned in solid earnings from refining and marketing their products.
The Mega Cap Index Fund, which includes both growth and value stocks, turned in results that lay in between those of the other two funds. Similar to the Growth Fund, it suffered from its heavy allocation to the tech sector. However, it benefited from some of its losses with impressive gains in the financial and health care sectors. The industrial sector also helped, with strong results from conglomerates and aerospace and defense companies.
Funds will seek to track new benchmark indexes
I noted in last year’s annual report that the three funds in this letter would adopt new target benchmarks as part of a broader transition affecting 22 of our index funds. This transition, which we plan to complete by the middle of 2013, is expected to produce significant long-term savings for Vanguard clients. As of January 31, we had already completed the transition for the Mega Cap 300 Index Fund. That fund also changed its name to Vanguard Mega Cap Index Fund.
The new benchmarks are supplied by the University of Chicago’s Center for Research in Security Prices (CRSP). CRSP is one of 11 research centers at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business. In 1960, the research organization pioneered the development of U.S. stock market data that are widely used in academic and investment research today.
In saving for your future, right now is always the right time
February 25 to March 2 was “America Saves Week,” an annual event aimed at encouraging people to set aside more for the future. I know a week devoted to promoting saving isn’t going to generate a lot of popular excitement or headlines. But it is, without a doubt, a worthy cause.
My view is that you should save more than you think you’ll need, particularly where retirement is concerned. How much? The right answer is different for everyone. The Vanguard Center for Retirement Research advises that a good target range is between 12% and 15% of your take-home pay, including any match from a workplace retirement plan. If you can’t afford to save that much today, start where you can and increase your savings as your circumstances allow.
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If you do take steps to increase your savings now—before another America Saves Week comes and goes—you’ll thank yourself later. A Vanguard study called Penny Saved, Penny Earned (available at vanguard.com/research) examined the different levers we employ to achieve financial security. Our researchers found that retirement investors looking to improve the odds of reaching their goals are likely to do better by saving more over longer periods than by relying on the possibility of higher portfolio returns.
As always, thank you for entrusting your assets to Vanguard.
Sincerely,

F. William McNabb III
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
March 13, 2013
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Investment insight |
Different providers, but new and old benchmarks have much in common |
On January 31, 2013, the Mega Cap Index Fund began tracking a new target |
benchmark index, the CRSP US Mega Cap Index. (The fund’s growth and value |
counterparts will adopt new benchmarks later this year as part of a broader |
transition that’s discussed in the Chairman’s Letter.) |
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The new index provider, the University of Chicago’s Center for Research in Security |
Prices (CRSP), and the previous index provider, MSCI, take different approaches to |
creating indexes. For example, the CRSP US Mega Cap Index includes the top 70% |
of U.S. stocks based on market capitalization, while the previous index used a target |
number of stocks, about 300 of the biggest by market cap. Still, the end result is |
essentially the same: Both indexes track the performance of the very largest |
U.S. stocks. |
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As you can see in the comparison below of various industry sector weightings, |
the composition of the two indexes is very similar. And, as we have noted before, |
the investment goals, objectives, and policies of the Mega Cap Index Fund remain |
unchanged. |
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Comparison of indexes for Vanguard Mega Cap Index Fund |
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Former index |
CRSP US Mega Cap Index |
Sources: MSCI and CRSP as of February 28, 2013.
The fund seeks to track the CRSP US Mega Cap Index as of January 31, 2013.
The financial characteristics shown above are the result of each index provider’s individual indexing methodology and can be expected to vary over time.
Past performance is not a guarantee of future returns. The performance of an index is not an exact representation of any particular investment, as you cannot invest directly in an index.
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Your Fund’s Performance at a Glance | | | | |
August 31, 2012, Through February 28, 2013 | | | | |
| | | Distributions Per Share |
| Starting | Ending | Income | Capital |
| Share Price | Share Price | Dividends | Gains |
Vanguard Mega Cap Index Fund | | | | |
Institutional Shares | $95.66 | $102.32 | $1.337 | $0.000 |
ETF Shares | 48.52 | 51.90 | 0.669 | 0.000 |
Vanguard Mega Cap 300 Growth Index Fund | | | | |
Institutional Shares | $110.67 | $115.54 | $0.788 | $0.000 |
ETF Shares | 55.92 | 58.17 | 0.597 | 0.000 |
Vanguard Mega Cap 300 Value Index Fund | | | | |
Institutional Shares | $82.90 | $91.13 | $1.312 | $0.000 |
ETF Shares | 41.80 | 45.96 | 0.652 | 0.000 |
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Mega Cap Index Fund
Fund Profile
As of February 28, 2013
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Share-Class Characteristics | |
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| Institutional | ETF |
| Shares | Shares |
Ticker Symbol | VMCTX | MGC |
Expense Ratio1 | 0.08% | 0.12% |
30-Day SEC Yield | 2.21% | 2.17% |
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Portfolio Characteristics | | | |
| | | DJ U.S. |
| | | Total |
| | CRSP US | Market |
| | Mega Cap | FA |
| Fund | Index | Index |
Number of Stocks | 286 | 286 | 3,593 |
Median Market Cap | $71.1B | $71.1B | $38.3B |
Price/Earnings Ratio | 16.0x | 16.1x | 17.4x |
Price/Book Ratio | 2.3x | 2.3x | 2.2x |
Return on Equity | 18.8% | 18.8% | 16.7% |
Earnings Growth Rate | 9.7% | 9.6% | 9.3% |
Dividend Yield | 2.3% | 2.3% | 2.1% |
Foreign Holdings | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Turnover Rate | | | |
(Annualized) | 13% | — | — |
Short-Term Reserves | 0.0% | — | — |
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Sector Diversification (% of equity exposure) |
| | | DJ U.S. |
| | | Total |
| | CRSP US | Market |
| | Mega Cap | FA |
| Fund | Index | Index |
Consumer Discretionary | 10.1% | 10.1% | 12.2% |
Consumer Staples | 11.4 | 11.4 | 9.5 |
Energy | 11.8 | 11.8 | 10.3 |
Financials | 16.2 | 16.2 | 17.2 |
Health Care | 12.4 | 12.4 | 12.0 |
Industrials | 10.1 | 10.1 | 11.2 |
Information Technology | 18.9 | 18.9 | 17.6 |
Materials | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.9 |
Telecommunication | | | |
Services | 3.2 | 3.2 | 2.6 |
Utilities | 2.9 | 2.9 | 3.5 |
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Volatility Measures | | |
| | DJ U.S. |
| | Total |
| Spliced | Market |
| Mega Cap | FA |
| Index | Index |
R-Squared | 1.00 | 0.99 |
Beta | 1.00 | 0.95 |
These measures show the degree and timing of the fund’s fluctuations compared with the indexes over 36 months.
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Ten Largest Holdings (% of total net assets) |
Apple Inc. | Computer Hardware | 3.5% |
Exxon Mobil Corp. | Integrated Oil & Gas | 3.4 |
General Electric Co. | Industrial | |
| Conglomerates | 2.0 |
Chevron Corp. | Integrated Oil & Gas | 1.9 |
International Business | IT Consulting & | |
Machines Corp. | Other Services | 1.9 |
Google Inc. Class A | Internet Software & | |
| Services | 1.8 |
Johnson & Johnson | Pharmaceuticals | 1.8 |
Microsoft Corp. | Systems Software | 1.8 |
Procter & Gamble Co. | Household Products | 1.7 |
AT&T Inc. | Integrated | |
| Telecommunication | |
| Services | 1.7 |
Top Ten | | 21.5% |
The holdings listed exclude any temporary cash investments and equity index products.
Investment Focus

1 The expense ratios shown are from the prospectus dated December 27, 2012, and represent estimated costs for the current fiscal year. For the six months ended February 28, 2013, the annualized expense ratios were 0.08% for Institutional Shares and 0.12% for ETF Shares.
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Mega Cap Index Fund
Performance Summary
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 vanguard.com/performance.) Note, too, that both investment returns and principal value can fluctuate widely, so an investor’s shares, when sold, could be worth more or less than their original cost. The returns shown do not reflect taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the sale of fund shares.
Fiscal-Year Total Returns (%): December 17, 2007, Through February 28, 2013

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Mega Cap Index Fund ETF Shares Net Asset Value |
Spliced Mega Cap Index |
For a benchmark description, see the Glossary.
Note: For 2013, performance data reflect the six months ended February 28, 2013.
Average Annual Total Returns: Periods Ended December 31, 2012
This table presents 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.
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| Inception | One | Five | Since |
| Date | Year | Years | Inception |
Institutional Shares | 2/22/2008 | 16.13% | — | 3.37% |
ETF Shares | 12/17/2007 | | | |
Market Price | | 16.06 | 1.61 | 1.93 |
Net Asset Value | | 16.11 | 1.63 | 1.93 |
See Financial Highlights for dividend and capital gains information.
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Mega Cap Index Fund
Financial Statements (unaudited)
Statement of Net Assets
As of February 28, 2013
The fund reports a complete list of its holdings in regulatory filings 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 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).
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| | | Market |
| | | Value |
| | Shares | ($000) |
Common Stocks (100.0%)1 | | |
Consumer Discretionary (10.1%) | |
| Home Depot Inc. | 100,249 | 6,867 |
| McDonald’s Corp. | 67,364 | 6,460 |
* | Amazon.com Inc. | 24,283 | 6,417 |
| Walt Disney Co. | 106,932 | 5,837 |
| Comcast Corp. Class A | 138,684 | 5,518 |
| News Corp. Class A | 117,901 | 3,396 |
| Time Warner Inc. | 63,502 | 3,376 |
| Ford Motor Co. | 250,761 | 3,162 |
| Lowe’s Cos. Inc. | 75,407 | 2,877 |
| Target Corp. | 43,713 | 2,752 |
| NIKE Inc. Class B | 48,431 | 2,638 |
| Starbucks Corp. | 47,405 | 2,599 |
* | priceline.com Inc. | 3,344 | 2,299 |
| TJX Cos. Inc. | 48,955 | 2,201 |
| Yum! Brands Inc. | 30,301 | 1,984 |
* | DIRECTV | 38,438 | 1,852 |
| ViacomInc. Class B | 30,874 | 1,805 |
| Time Warner Cable Inc. | 20,222 | 1,747 |
| CBSCorp. Class B | 39,631 | 1,720 |
| Comcast Corp. | 38,754 | 1,485 |
| Johnson Controls Inc. | 45,721 | 1,439 |
* | General Motors Co. | 47,129 | 1,280 |
| Las Vegas Sands Corp. | 24,793 | 1,277 |
| OmnicomGroup Inc. | 17,675 | 1,017 |
| VF Corp. | 5,932 | 957 |
| Carnival Corp. | 25,849 | 925 |
| Coach Inc. | 18,969 | 917 |
* | AutoZone Inc. | 2,321 | 882 |
* | Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. | 14,571 | 827 |
| Starwood Hotels & Resorts | | |
| Worldwide Inc. | 13,181 | 795 |
| Gap Inc. | 22,577 | 743 |
* | Liberty Media Corp. | 6,704 | 724 |
* | Liberty Interactive Corp. | | |
| Class A | 34,571 | 722 |
| Kohl’s Corp. | 13,911 | 641 |
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| | | Market |
| | | Value |
| | Shares | ($000) |
| Wynn Resorts Ltd. | 5,453 | 637 |
| News Corp. Class B | 15,124 | 442 |
* | Dollar General Corp. | 8,800 | 408 |
| CBSCorp. Class A | 565 | 24 |
* | ViacomInc. Class A | 16 | 1 |
| | | 81,650 |
Consumer Staples (11.4%) | | |
| Procter & Gamble Co. | 183,281 | 13,962 |
| Coca-Cola Co. | 300,558 | 11,638 |
| Philip Morris | | |
| International Inc. | 111,964 | 10,273 |
| Wal-Mart Stores Inc. | 112,087 | 7,933 |
| PepsiCo Inc. | 103,673 | 7,855 |
| Altria Group Inc. | 135,701 | 4,553 |
| CVS Caremark Corp. | 83,579 | 4,273 |
| Colgate-Palmolive Co. | 31,728 | 3,631 |
| Mondelez International Inc. | | |
| Class A | 119,082 | 3,293 |
| Costco Wholesale Corp. | 29,004 | 2,938 |
| Kimberly-ClarkCorp. | 26,196 | 2,470 |
| Walgreen Co. | 56,955 | 2,332 |
| General Mills Inc. | 43,332 | 2,004 |
| Kraft Foods Group Inc. | 39,630 | 1,921 |
| HJ Heinz Co. | 21,517 | 1,558 |
| Archer-Daniels-Midland Co. | 44,100 | 1,405 |
| Sysco Corp. | 39,286 | 1,263 |
| Kellogg Co. | 19,207 | 1,162 |
| Mead Johnson Nutrition Co. | 13,651 | 1,023 |
| Estee Lauder Cos. Inc. | | |
| Class A | 15,873 | 1,017 |
| Whole Foods Market Inc. | 11,833 | 1,013 |
| Lorillard Inc. | 25,998 | 1,002 |
| Reynolds American Inc. | 22,415 | 979 |
| Kroger Co. | 32,672 | 954 |
| Campbell Soup Co. | 13,707 | 564 |
| Brown-Forman Corp. Class B | 6,583 | 432 |
| | | 91,448 |
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Mega Cap Index Fund | | |
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| | | Market |
| | | Value |
| | Shares | ($000) |
Energy (11.8%) | | |
| Exxon Mobil Corp. | 305,677 | 27,373 |
| Chevron Corp. | 131,207 | 15,371 |
| Schlumberger Ltd. | 89,004 | 6,929 |
| ConocoPhillips | 81,423 | 4,718 |
| Occidental Petroleum Corp. | 54,360 | 4,475 |
| Anadarko Petroleum Corp. | 33,519 | 2,667 |
| Phillips 66 | 41,914 | 2,639 |
| Halliburton Co. | 62,244 | 2,584 |
| EOG Resources Inc. | 18,203 | 2,288 |
| Apache Corp. | 26,268 | 1,951 |
| National Oilwell Varco Inc. | 28,623 | 1,950 |
| Marathon Petroleum Corp. | 22,775 | 1,888 |
| Valero Energy Corp. | 37,048 | 1,689 |
| Marathon Oil Corp. | 47,403 | 1,588 |
| Williams Cos. Inc. | 45,091 | 1,565 |
| Hess Corp. | 21,723 | 1,445 |
| Devon Energy Corp. | 25,722 | 1,396 |
| Baker Hughes Inc. | 29,454 | 1,320 |
| Noble Energy Inc. | 11,894 | 1,318 |
| Spectra Energy Corp. | 43,729 | 1,270 |
| Pioneer Natural | | |
| Resources Co. | 8,935 | 1,124 |
| KinderMorgan Inc. | 29,638 | 1,099 |
* | Cameron International Corp. | 16,478 | 1,050 |
| Ensco plc Class A | 15,546 | 935 |
* | FMC Technologies Inc. | 15,904 | 826 |
| Chesapeake Energy Corp. | 39,975 | 806 |
* | Southwestern Energy Co. | 23,464 | 804 |
| Murphy Oil Corp. | 12,425 | 756 |
| Noble Corp. | 17,023 | 610 |
* | Weatherford | | |
| International Ltd. | 25,494 | 303 |
* | Continental Resources Inc. | 2,486 | 219 |
| | | 94,956 |
Financials (16.2%) | | |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co. | 254,739 | 12,462 |
| Wells Fargo & Co. | 352,948 | 12,381 |
* | Berkshire Hathaway Inc. | | |
| Class B | 120,274 | 12,287 |
| CitigroupInc. | 203,091 | 8,524 |
| Bank of America Corp. | 722,267 | 8,111 |
| American Express Co. | 75,035 | 4,663 |
| Goldman Sachs Group Inc. | 29,908 | 4,479 |
| US Bancorp | 126,072 | 4,284 |
* | American International | | |
| Group Inc. | 98,936 | 3,761 |
| SimonProperty Group Inc. | 20,776 | 3,300 |
| Morgan Stanley | 119,143 | 2,687 |
| PNC Financial Services | | |
| Group Inc. | 35,419 | 2,210 |
| Bank of New York | | |
| Mellon Corp. | 78,369 | 2,127 |
| MetLife Inc. | 58,391 | 2,069 |
| American Tower Corporation | 26,522 | 2,058 |
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| | | Market |
| | | Value |
| | Shares | ($000) |
| Travelers Cos. Inc. | 25,586 | 2,058 |
| BlackRock Inc. | 8,529 | 2,045 |
| Capital One Financial Corp. | 38,928 | 1,986 |
| ACE Ltd. | 22,730 | 1,941 |
| State Street Corp. | 31,172 | 1,764 |
| Prudential Financial Inc. | 30,922 | 1,718 |
| Aflac Inc. | 31,404 | 1,569 |
| Allstate Corp. | 32,263 | 1,485 |
| HCP Inc. | 30,312 | 1,482 |
| Chubb Corp. | 17,522 | 1,472 |
| BB&T Corp. | 46,797 | 1,421 |
| Ventas Inc. | 19,820 | 1,403 |
| Public Storage | 9,228 | 1,395 |
| Marsh & McLennan | | |
| Cos. Inc. | 36,462 | 1,354 |
| Franklin Resources Inc. | 9,318 | 1,316 |
| Aon plc | 21,345 | 1,304 |
| DiscoverFinancial Services | 33,776 | 1,301 |
| CME Group Inc. | 21,243 | 1,271 |
| Charles Schwab Corp. | 72,495 | 1,177 |
| T. Rowe Price Group Inc. | 16,242 | 1,156 |
| EquityResidential | 20,483 | 1,127 |
| Weyerhaeuser Co. | 36,265 | 1,067 |
| Boston Properties Inc. | 10,153 | 1,055 |
| Annaly Capital | | |
| Management Inc. | 65,244 | 1,011 |
| SunTrust Banks Inc. | 36,100 | 996 |
| FifthThird Bancorp | 60,242 | 954 |
| Ameriprise Financial Inc. | 13,836 | 950 |
| Loews Corp. | 21,073 | 908 |
| Vornado Realty Trust | 11,306 | 907 |
| Progressive Corp. | 36,414 | 887 |
| McGraw-Hill Cos. Inc. | 18,566 | 864 |
| Northern Trust Corp. | 15,289 | 813 |
| Host Hotels & Resorts Inc. | 48,460 | 808 |
| Invesco Ltd. | 29,828 | 799 |
| General Growth | | |
| Properties Inc. | 34,669 | 664 |
| TD Ameritrade Holding Corp. | 14,677 | 279 |
* | Berkshire Hathaway Inc. | | |
| Class A | 1 | 153 |
| | | 130,263 |
Health Care (12.4%) | | |
| Johnson & Johnson | 185,722 | 14,135 |
| Pfizer Inc. | 493,418 | 13,505 |
| Merck & Co. Inc. | 203,756 | 8,707 |
| Amgen Inc. | 51,439 | 4,702 |
* | GileadSciences Inc. | 101,596 | 4,339 |
| Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. | 110,690 | 4,092 |
| AbbVie Inc. | 105,952 | 3,912 |
| Eli Lilly & Co. | 70,022 | 3,827 |
| UnitedHealth Group Inc. | 68,544 | 3,664 |
| Abbott Laboratories | 105,952 | 3,580 |
* | Express Scripts Holding Co. | 54,651 | 3,110 |
| Medtronic Inc. | 67,855 | 3,051 |
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| | | Market |
| | | Value |
| | Shares | ($000) |
* | Celgene Corp. | 28,327 | 2,923 |
* | Biogen Idec Inc. | 15,907 | 2,646 |
| Baxter International Inc. | 36,767 | 2,486 |
| Allergan Inc. | 20,606 | 2,234 |
| Covidien plc | 31,749 | 2,018 |
| Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. | 24,111 | 1,779 |
| McKesson Corp. | 15,823 | 1,679 |
* | Intuitive Surgical Inc. | 2,667 | 1,360 |
| WellPoint Inc. | 20,291 | 1,262 |
| Stryker Corp. | 19,068 | 1,218 |
| Becton Dickinson and Co. | 13,176 | 1,160 |
* | Alexion Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 13,073 | 1,134 |
| CignaCorp. | 19,170 | 1,121 |
| Aetna Inc. | 22,385 | 1,056 |
| Cardinal Health Inc. | 22,736 | 1,051 |
| Agilent Technologies Inc. | 23,366 | 969 |
| ZimmerHoldings Inc. | 11,692 | 876 |
| St. Jude Medical Inc. | 20,679 | 848 |
| Humana Inc. | 10,602 | 724 |
| HCA Holdings Inc. | 17,857 | 662 |
| | | 99,830 |
Industrials (10.1%) | | |
| General Electric Co. | 703,011 | 16,324 |
| United Technologies Corp. | 61,447 | 5,564 |
| 3M Co. | 46,393 | 4,825 |
| Union Pacific Corp. | 31,582 | 4,330 |
| Caterpillar Inc. | 43,817 | 4,047 |
| United Parcel Service Inc. | | |
| Class B | 48,502 | 4,009 |
| Boeing Co. | 50,596 | 3,891 |
| Honeywell International Inc. | 52,565 | 3,685 |
| EmersonElectric Co. | 48,595 | 2,755 |
| Danaher Corp. | 39,467 | 2,431 |
| Deere & Co. | 26,275 | 2,308 |
| FedEx Corp. | 20,016 | 2,110 |
| Eaton Corp. plc | 30,981 | 1,920 |
| Lockheed Martin Corp. | 21,653 | 1,905 |
| Precision Castparts Corp. | 9,815 | 1,831 |
| Illinois Tool Works Inc. | 29,467 | 1,812 |
| CSX Corp. | 69,222 | 1,588 |
| Norfolk Southern Corp. | 21,157 | 1,546 |
| General Dynamics Corp. | 22,471 | 1,527 |
| Cummins Inc. | 12,707 | 1,472 |
| Raytheon Co. | 22,069 | 1,204 |
| PACCAR Inc. | 23,632 | 1,121 |
| Waste Management Inc. | 29,527 | 1,102 |
| Northrop Grumman Corp. | 16,466 | 1,082 |
| Ingersoll-Rand plc | 20,127 | 1,060 |
| Tyco International Ltd. | 31,136 | 997 |
| Parker Hannifin Corp. | 10,017 | 946 |
| Stanley Black & Decker Inc. | 11,298 | 889 |
| Dover Corp. | 12,059 | 885 |
| Rockwell Automation Inc. | 9,382 | 848 |
| | | |
| | | Market |
| | | Value |
| | Shares | ($000) |
| CHRobinson Worldwide Inc. | 10,843 | 618 |
| Republic Services Inc. | | |
| Class A | 18,422 | 579 |
| Fluor Corp. | 5,396 | 334 |
| | | 81,545 |
Information Technology (18.9%) | |
| Apple Inc. | 63,053 | 27,832 |
| International Business | | |
| Machines Corp. | 75,748 | 15,212 |
* | Google Inc. Class A | 17,764 | 14,233 |
| MicrosoftCorp. | 507,866 | 14,119 |
| Oracle Corp. | 242,221 | 8,298 |
| QUALCOMMInc. | 114,222 | 7,496 |
| CiscoSystems Inc. | 355,806 | 7,419 |
| Intel Corp. | 316,827 | 6,606 |
| VisaInc. Class A | 35,942 | 5,702 |
* | eBayInc. | 78,121 | 4,272 |
| Mastercard Inc. Class A | 7,201 | 3,729 |
* | EMC Corp. | 141,188 | 3,249 |
| Accenture plc Class A | 42,879 | 3,188 |
| Hewlett-Packard Co. | 131,834 | 2,655 |
| Texas Instruments Inc. | 75,170 | 2,584 |
| Automatic Data | | |
| Processing Inc. | 32,544 | 1,997 |
* | Facebook Inc. Class A | 66,204 | 1,804 |
* | Cognizant Technology | | |
| Solutions Corp. Class A | 20,131 | 1,545 |
* | Salesforce.com Inc. | 8,553 | 1,447 |
* | Yahoo! Inc. | 67,203 | 1,432 |
| Dell Inc. | 98,722 | 1,377 |
| Corning Inc. | 98,788 | 1,246 |
* | Adobe Systems Inc. | 31,472 | 1,237 |
| Intuit Inc. | 18,878 | 1,217 |
| Broadcom Corp. Class A | 34,284 | 1,169 |
| TE Connectivity Ltd. | 28,301 | 1,136 |
| Motorola Solutions Inc. | 17,807 | 1,108 |
| Applied Materials Inc. | 80,288 | 1,100 |
* | Symantec Corp. | 46,398 | 1,088 |
| Analog Devices Inc. | 20,157 | 911 |
* | CitrixSystems Inc. | 12,502 | 886 |
* | NetApp Inc. | 23,978 | 811 |
| Altera Corp. | 21,490 | 761 |
| Paychex Inc. | 22,017 | 729 |
* | Juniper Networks Inc. | 32,744 | 677 |
| CAInc. | 21,545 | 528 |
| Activision Blizzard Inc. | 29,824 | 426 |
| Xerox Corp. | 40,533 | 329 |
| Western Union Co. | 20,052 | 281 |
| | | 151,836 |
Materials (3.0%) | | |
| Monsanto Co. | 35,807 | 3,618 |
| EI du Pont de Nemours | | |
| & Co. | 62,526 | 2,995 |
| Dow Chemical Co. | 80,469 | 2,553 |
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| | | Market |
| | | Value |
| | Shares | ($000) |
| Praxair Inc. | 19,902 | 2,250 |
| Freeport-McMoRan | | |
| Copper & Gold Inc. | 63,523 | 2,028 |
| LyondellBasell Industries | | |
| NV Class A | 26,960 | 1,580 |
| Ecolab Inc. | 17,691 | 1,354 |
| Newmont Mining Corp. | 32,883 | 1,325 |
| International Paper Co. | 29,360 | 1,292 |
| PPG Industries Inc. | 9,555 | 1,287 |
| Air Products & | | |
| Chemicals Inc. | 14,268 | 1,232 |
| Mosaic Co. | 18,848 | 1,103 |
| Nucor Corp. | 21,241 | 957 |
| Alcoa Inc. | 71,533 | 609 |
| | | 24,183 |
Telecommunication Services (3.2%) | |
| AT&T Inc. | 380,790 | 13,674 |
| Verizon | | |
| Communications Inc. | 191,264 | 8,900 |
| CenturyLink Inc. | 41,798 | 1,449 |
* | Crown Castle | | |
| International Corp. | 19,674 | 1,373 |
* | Sprint Nextel Corp. | 100,663 | 584 |
| | | 25,980 |
Utilities (2.9%) | | |
| Duke Energy Corp. | 47,197 | 3,268 |
| Southern Co. | 58,650 | 2,640 |
| Dominion Resources Inc. | 38,440 | 2,153 |
| NextEra Energy Inc. | 28,372 | 2,039 |
| Exelon Corp. | 57,292 | 1,776 |
| American Electric | | |
| Power Co. Inc. | 32,469 | 1,519 |
| PG&E Corp. | 28,827 | 1,229 |
| PPL Corp. | 38,912 | 1,199 |
| Sempra Energy | 15,353 | 1,194 |
| Consolidated Edison Inc. | 19,665 | 1,160 |
| FirstEnergyCorp. | 27,988 | 1,105 |
| Public Service Enterprise | | |
| Group Inc. | 33,813 | 1,102 |
| Edison International | 21,861 | 1,050 |
| Xcel Energy Inc. | 32,635 | 937 |
| Entergy Corp. | 11,950 | 744 |
| | | 23,115 |
Total Common Stocks | | |
(Cost $671,179) | | 804,806 |
| |
Face | Market |
Amount | Value |
($000) | ($000) |
Temporary Cash Investment (0.0%) 1 | |
U.S. Government and Agency Obligations (0.0%) |
2,3 Fannie Mae | |
Discount Notes, | |
0.100%, 4/3/13 (Cost $100) 100 | 100 |
Total Investments (100.0%) | |
(Cost $671,279) | 804,906 |
Other Assets and Liabilities (0.0%) | |
Other Assets | 2,153 |
Liabilities | (2,016) |
| 137 |
Net Assets (100%) | 805,043 |
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At February 28, 2013, net assets consisted of: |
| Amount |
| ($000) |
Paid-in Capital | 688,379 |
Undistributed Net Investment Income | 2,586 |
Accumulated Net Realized Losses | (19,558) |
Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | |
Investment Securities | 133,627 |
Futures Contracts | 9 |
Net Assets | 805,043 |
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Institutional Shares—Net Assets | |
Applicable to 2,845,904 outstanding | |
$.001 par value shares of beneficial | |
interest (unlimited authorization) | 291,196 |
Net Asset Value Per Share— | |
Institutional Shares | $102.32 |
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|
ETF Shares—Net Assets | |
Applicable to 9,900,000 outstanding | |
$.001 par value shares of beneficial | |
interest (unlimited authorization) | 513,847 |
Net Asset Value Per Share— | |
ETF Shares | $51.90 |
See Note A in Notes to Financial Statements.
* Non-income-producing security.
1 The fund invests a portion of its cash reserves in equity markets through the use of index futures contracts. After giving effect to futures investments, the fund’s effective common stock and temporary cash investment positions represent 100.0% and 0.0%, respectively, of net assets.
2 The issuer was placed under federal conservatorship in September 2008; since that time, its daily operations have been managed by the Federal Housing Finance Agency and it receives capital from the U.S. Treasury, as needed to maintain a positive net worth, in exchange for senior preferred stock.
3 Securities with a value of $100,000 have been segregated as initial margin for open futures contracts.
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.
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Statement of Operations | |
|
| SixMonths Ended |
| February 28, 2013 |
| ($000) |
Investment Income | |
Income | |
Dividends | 9,360 |
Interest1 | 1 |
Security Lending | 7 |
Total Income | 9,368 |
Expenses | |
The Vanguard Group—Note B | |
Investment Advisory Services | 57 |
Management and Administrative—Institutional Shares | 51 |
Management and Administrative—ETF Shares | 167 |
Marketing and Distribution—Institutional Shares | 25 |
Marketing and Distribution—ETF Shares | 54 |
Custodian Fees | 20 |
Shareholders’ Reports—Institutional Shares | — |
Shareholders’ Reports—ETF Shares | 7 |
Total Expenses | 381 |
Net Investment Income | 8,987 |
Realized Net Gain (Loss) on Investment Securities Sold | 6,237 |
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | |
Investment Securities | 43,599 |
Futures Contracts | 9 |
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | 43,608 |
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations | 58,832 |
1 Interest income from an affiliated company of the fund was $1,000. | |
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, |
| 2013 | 2012 |
| ($000) | ($000) |
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets | | |
Operations | | |
Net Investment Income | 8,987 | 13,135 |
Realized Net Gain (Loss) | 6,237 | 2,779 |
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | 43,608 | 78,756 |
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations | 58,832 | 94,670 |
Distributions | | |
Net Investment Income | | |
Institutional Shares | (3,505) | (4,271) |
ETFShares | (6,163) | (7,334) |
Realized Capital Gain | | |
Institutional Shares | — | — |
ETFShares | — | — |
Total Distributions | (9,668) | (11,605) |
Capital Share Transactions | | |
Institutional Shares | 24,124 | 69,286 |
ETFShares | 40,690 | 73,460 |
Net Increase (Decrease) from Capital Share Transactions | 64,814 | 142,746 |
Total Increase (Decrease) | 113,978 | 225,811 |
Net Assets | | |
Beginning of Period | 691,065 | 465,254 |
End of Period1 | 805,043 | 691,065 |
1 Net Assets—End of Period includes undistributed net investment income of $2,586,000 and $3,267,000. | |
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.
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Institutional Shares | | | | | | |
| Six Months | | | | | Feb. 22, |
| Ended | | | | | 20081 to |
| | | | Year Ended August 31, | |
For a Share Outstanding | February 28, | | | | | Aug. 31, |
Throughout Each Period | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | $95.66 | $82.40 | $71.03 | $69.95 | $87.14 | $91.07 |
Investment Operations | | | | | | |
Net Investment Income | 1.214 | 2.000 | 1.676 | 1.657 | 1.6812 | .685 |
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) | | | | | | |
on Investments | 6.783 | 13.113 | 11.379 | 1.033 | (17.409) | (4.028) |
Total from Investment Operations | 7.997 | 15.113 | 13.055 | 2.690 | (15.728) | (3.343) |
Distributions | | | | | | |
Dividends from Net Investment Income | (1.337) | (1.853) | (1.685) | (1.610) | (1.462) | (.587) |
Distributions from Realized Capital Gains | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Total Distributions | (1.337) | (1.853) | (1.685) | (1.610) | (1.462) | (.587) |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | $102.32 | $95.66 | $82.40 | $71.03 | $69.95 | $87.14 |
|
Total Return | 8.43% | 18.63% | 18.38% | 3.74% | -17.84% | -3.69% |
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Ratios/Supplemental Data | | | | | | |
Net Assets, End of Period (Millions) | $291 | $250 | $152 | $92 | $102 | $53 |
Ratio of Total Expenses to | | | | | | |
Average Net Assets | 0.08% | 0.08% | 0.10% | 0.11% | 0.11% | 0.08%3 |
Ratio of Net Investment Income to | | | | | | |
Average Net Assets | 2.53% | 2.28% | 2.01% | 2.24% | 2.59% | 2.14%3 |
Portfolio Turnover Rate4 | 13% | 19% | 8% | 7% | 10% | 30% |
The expense ratio, net income ratio, and turnover rate for the current period have been annualized.
1 Inception.
2 Calculated based on average shares outstanding.
3 Annualized.
4 Excludes the value of portfolio securities received or delivered as a result of in-kind purchases or redemptions of the fund’s capital shares,
including ETF Creation Units.
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.
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ETF Shares | | | | | | |
| Six Months | | | | | Dec. 17, |
| Ended | | | | | 20071 to |
| | | | Year Ended August 31, | |
For a Share Outstanding | February 28, | | | | | Aug. 31, |
Throughout Each Period | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | $48.52 | $41.80 | $36.03 | $35.49 | $44.21 | $49.24 |
Investment Operations | | | | | | |
Net Investment Income | .606 | 1.000 | .842 | .834 | .8222 | .441 |
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) | | | | | | |
on Investments | 3.443 | 6.648 | 5.774 | .517 | (8.808) | (5.179) |
Total from Investment Operations | 4.049 | 7.648 | 6.616 | 1.351 | (7.986) | (4.738) |
Distributions | | | | | | |
Dividends from Net Investment Income | (.669) | (.928) | (.846) | (.811) | (.734) | (.292) |
Distributions from Realized Capital Gains | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Total Distributions | (.669) | (.928) | (.846) | (.811) | (.734) | (.292) |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | $51.90 | $48.52 | $41.80 | $36.03 | $35.49 | $44.21 |
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Total Return | 8.41% | 18.58% | 18.35% | 3.71% | -17.85% | -9.64% |
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Ratios/Supplemental Data | | | | | | |
Net Assets, End of Period (Millions) | $514 | $442 | $313 | $227 | $199 | $88 |
Ratio of Total Expenses to | | | | | | |
Average Net Assets | 0.12% | 0.12% | 0.12% | 0.13% | 0.13% | 0.13%3 |
Ratio of Net Investment Income to | | | | | | |
Average Net Assets | 2.49% | 2.24% | 1.99% | 2.22% | 2.57% | 2.09%3 |
Portfolio Turnover Rate4 | 13% | 19% | 8% | 7% | 10% | 30% |
The expense ratio, net income ratio, and turnover rate for the current period have been annualized.
1 Inception.
2 Calculated based on average shares outstanding.
3 Annualized
4 Excludes the value of portfolio securities received or delivered as a result of in-kind purchases or redemptions of the fund’s capital shares,
including ETF Creation Units.
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.
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Notes to Financial Statements
Vanguard Mega Cap Index Fund is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 as an open-end investment company, or mutual fund. The fund offers two classes of shares: Institutional Shares and ETF Shares. Institutional Shares are designed for investors who meet certain admini-strative, service, and account-size criteria. ETF Shares are listed for trading on NYSE Arca; they can be purchased and sold through a broker.
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 as of the close of trading on the New York Stock Exchange (generally 4 p.m., Eastern time) on the valuation date. Equity securities are valued at the latest quoted sales prices or official closing prices taken from the primary market in which each security trades; such securities not traded on the valuation date are valued at the mean of the latest quoted bid and asked prices. Securities for which market quotations are not readily available, or whose values have been materially affected by events occurring before the fund’s pricing time but after the close of the securities’ primary markets, are valued by methods deemed by the board of trustees to represent fair value. Temporary cash investments acquired over 60 days to maturity are valued using the latest bid prices or using valuations based on a matrix system (which considers such factors as security prices, yields, maturities, and ratings), both as furnished by independent pricing services. Other temporary cash investments are valued at amortized cost, which approximates market value.
2. Futures Contracts: The fund uses index futures contracts to a limited extent, with the objectives of maintaining full exposure to the stock market, enhancing returns, maintaining liquidity, and minimizing transaction costs. The fund may purchase futures contracts to immediately invest incoming cash in the market, or sell futures in response to cash outflows, thereby simulating a fully invested position in the underlying index while maintaining a cash balance for liquidity. The fund may seek to enhance returns by using futures contracts instead of the underlying securities when futures are believed to be priced more attractively than the underlying securities. The primary risks associated with the use of futures contracts are imperfect correlation between changes in market values of stocks held by the fund and the prices of futures contracts, and the possibility of an illiquid market.
Futures contracts are valued at their quoted daily settlement prices. The aggregate principal amounts of the contracts are not recorded in the Statement of Net Assets. Fluctuations in the value of the contracts are recorded in the Statement of Net Assets as an asset (liability) and in the Statement of Operations as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) until the contracts are closed, when they are recorded as realized futures gains (losses).
During the six months ended February 28, 2013, the fund’s average investment in futures contracts represented less than 1% of net assets, based on quarterly average aggregate settlement value.
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 for all open federal income tax years (August 31, 2009–2012), and for the period ended February 28, 2013, and has concluded that no provision for federal income tax is required in the fund’s financial statements.
4. Distributions: Distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date.
5. Security Lending: The fund may lend its securities to qualified institutional borrowers to earn additional income. Security loans are required to be secured at all times by collateral at least equal to the market value of securities loaned. The fund invests cash collateral received in Vanguard Market
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Liquidity Fund, and records a liability for the return of the collateral, during the period the securities are on loan. Security lending income represents fees charged to borrowers plus income earned on investing cash collateral, less expenses associated with the loan.
6. Other: Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Interest income includes income distributions received from Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund and is accrued daily. Security transactions are accounted for on the date securities are bought or sold. Costs used to determine realized gains (losses) on the sale of investment securities are those of the specific securities sold.
Each class of shares has equal rights as to assets and earnings, except that each class separately bears certain class-specific expenses related to maintenance of shareholder accounts (included in Management and Administrative expenses) and shareholder reporting. Marketing and distribution expenses are allocated to each class of shares based on a method approved by the board of trustees. Income, other non-class-specific expenses, and gains and losses on investments are allocated to each class of shares based on its relative net assets.
B. The 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, 2013, the fund had contributed capital of $98,000 to Vanguard (included in Other Assets), representing 0.01% of the fund’s net assets and 0.04% of Vanguard’s capitalization. The fund’s trustees and officers are also directors and officers of Vanguard.
C. Various inputs may be used to determine the value of the fund’s investments. These inputs are summarized in three broad levels for financial statement purposes. The inputs or methodologies used to value securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.
Level 1—Quoted prices in active markets for identical securities.
Level 2—Other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.).
Level 3—Significant unobservable inputs (including the fund’s own assumptions used to determine the fair value of investments).
The following table summarizes the market value of the fund’s investments as of February 28, 2013, based on the inputs used to value them:
| | | |
| Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 |
Investments | ($000) | ($000) | ($000) |
Common Stocks | 804,806 | — | — |
Temporary Cash Investments | — | 100 | — |
Futures Contracts–Liabilities1 | — | — | — |
Total | 804,806 | 100 | — |
1 Represents variation margin on the last day of the reporting period. |
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D. At February 28, 2013, the aggregate settlement value of open futures contracts and the related unrealized appreciation (depreciation) were:
| | | | |
| | | | ($000) |
| | | Aggregate | |
| | Number of | Settlement | Unrealized |
| | Long (Short) | Value | Appreciation |
Futures Contracts | Expiration | Contracts | Long (Short) | (Depreciation) |
E-mini S&P 500 Index | March 2013 | 3 | 227 | 9 |
Unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on open futures contracts is required to be treated as realized gain (loss) for tax purposes.
E. Distributions are determined on a tax basis and may differ from net investment income and realized capital gains for financial reporting purposes. Differences may be permanent or temporary. Permanent differences are reclassified among capital accounts in the financial statements to reflect their tax character. Temporary differences arise when certain items of income, expense, gain, or loss are recognized in different periods for financial statement and tax purposes; these differences will reverse at some time in the future. Differences in classification may also result from the treatment of short-term gains as ordinary income for tax purposes.
During the six months ended February 28, 2013, the fund realized $5,441,000 of net capital gains resulting from in-kind redemptions—in which shareholders exchanged fund shares for securities held by the fund rather than for cash. Because such gains are not taxable to the fund, and are not distributed to shareholders, they have been reclassified from accumulated net realized losses to paid-in capital.
The fund’s tax-basis capital gains and losses are determined only at the end of each fiscal year. For tax purposes, at August 31, 2012, the fund had available capital losses totaling $20,325,000 to offset future net capital gains of $564,000 through August 31, 2017, $13,558,000 through August 31, 2018, and $6,203,000 through August 31, 2019. The fund will use these capital losses to offset net taxable capital gains, if any, realized during the year ending August 31, 2013; should the fund realize net capital losses for the year, the losses will be added to the loss carryforward balance above.
At February 28, 2013, the cost of investment securities for tax purposes was $671,279,000. Net unrealized appreciation of investment securities for tax purposes was $133,627,000, consisting of unrealized gains of $148,779,000 on securities that had risen in value since their purchase and $15,152,000 in unrealized losses on securities that had fallen in value since their purchase.
F. During the six months ended February 28, 2013, the fund purchased $125,965,000 of investment securities and sold $63,204,000 of investment securities, other than temporary cash investments.
Purchases and sales include $55,254,000 and $14,544,000, respectively, in connection with in-kind purchases and redemptions of the fund’s capital shares.
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G. Capital share transactions for each class of shares were:
| | | | |
| Six Months Ended | | Year Ended |
| February 28, 2013 | August 31, 2012 |
| Amount | Shares | Amount | Shares |
| ($000) | (000) | ($000) | (000) |
Institutional Shares | | | | |
Issued | 20,801 | 204 | 153,417 | 1,640 |
Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions | 3,323 | 34 | 4,029 | 47 |
Redeemed | — | — | (88,160) | (921) |
Net Increase (Decrease)—Institutional Shares | 24,124 | 238 | 69,286 | 766 |
ETF Shares | | | | |
Issued | 55,264 | 1,100 | 78,168 | 1,700 |
Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions | — | — | — | — |
Redeemed | (14,574) | (300) | (4,708) | (100) |
Net Increase (Decrease)—ETF Shares | 40,690 | 800 | 73,460 | 1,600 |
H. In preparing the financial statements as of February 28, 2013, management considered the impact of subsequent events for potential recognition or disclosure in these financial statements.
On October 2, 2012, Vanguard announced a change in the fund’s benchmark index from MSCI US Large Cap 300 Index to CRSP US Mega Cap Index. The benchmark change was effective on January 31, 2013. The fund’s investment objective has not changed. To coincide with its new target index, Vanguard Mega Cap 300 Index Fund has changed its name to Vanguard Mega Cap Index Fund.
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Fund Profile
As of February 28, 2013
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Share-Class Characteristics | |
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| Institutional | ETF |
| Shares | Shares |
Ticker Symbol | VMGAX | MGK |
Expense Ratio1 | 0.09% | 0.12% |
30-Day SEC Yield | 1.59% | 1.57% |
| | | |
Portfolio Characteristics | | | |
| | | DJ U.S. |
| | MSCI US | Total |
| | Large Cap | Market |
| | Growth | FA |
| Fund | Index | Index |
Number of Stocks | 176 | 176 | 3,593 |
Median Market Cap | $65.4B | $65.4B | $38.3B |
Price/Earnings Ratio | 18.1x | 18.1x | 17.4x |
Price/Book Ratio | 3.9x | 3.9x | 2.2x |
Return on Equity | 22.5% | 22.5% | 16.7% |
Earnings Growth Rate | 17.2% | 17.2% | 9.3% |
Dividend Yield | 1.7% | 1.7% | 2.1% |
Foreign Holdings | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Turnover Rate | | | |
(Annualized) | 22% | — | — |
Short-Term Reserves | -0.2% | — | — |
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Sector Diversification (% of equity exposure) |
| | | DJ U.S. |
| | MSCI US | Total |
| | Large Cap | Market |
| | Growth | FA |
| Fund | Index | Index |
Consumer Discretionary | 19.4% | 19.5% | 12.2% |
Consumer Staples | 14.4 | 14.6 | 9.5 |
Energy | 5.3 | 5.3 | 10.3 |
Financials | 6.0 | 6.0 | 17.2 |
Health Care | 10.4 | 10.4 | 12.0 |
Industrials | 11.7 | 11.7 | 11.2 |
Information Technology | 29.7 | 29.4 | 17.6 |
Materials | 2.6 | 2.6 | 3.9 |
Telecommunication | | | |
Services | 0.5 | 0.5 | 2.6 |
Utilities | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.5 |
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Volatility Measures | | |
| MSCI US | DJ U.S. |
| Large | Total |
| Cap | Market |
| Growth | FA |
| Index | Index |
R-Squared | 1.00 | 0.96 |
Beta | 1.00 | 0.98 |
These measures show the degree and timing of the fund’s fluctuations compared with the indexes over 36 months.
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Ten Largest Holdings (% of total net assets) |
Apple Inc. | Computer Hardware | 6.9% |
International Business | IT Consulting & | |
Machines Corp. | Other Services | 3.6 |
Google Inc. Class A | Internet Software & | |
| Services | 3.5 |
Coca-Cola Co. | Soft Drinks | 2.6 |
Philip Morris | | |
International Inc. | Tobacco | 2.6 |
Oracle Corp. | Systems Software | 2.2 |
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. | Hypermarkets & | |
| Super Centers | 2.0 |
QUALCOMM Inc. | Communications | |
| Equipment | 1.9 |
Comcast Corp. | Cable & Satellite | 1.8 |
Schlumberger Ltd. | Oil & Gas Equipment | |
| & Services | 1.7 |
Top Ten | | 28.8% |
The holdings listed exclude any temporary cash investments and equity index products.
Investment Focus

1 The expense ratios shown are from the prospectus dated December 27, 2012, and represent estimated costs for the current fiscal year. For the six months ended February 28, 2013, the annualized expense ratios were 0.10% for Institutional Shares and 0.12% for ETF Shares.
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Performance Summary
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 vanguard.com/performance.) Note, too, that both investment returns and principal value can fluctuate widely, so an investor’s shares, when sold, could be worth more or less than their original cost. The returns shown do not reflect taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the sale of fund shares.
Fiscal-Year Total Returns (%): December 17, 2007, Through February 28, 2013

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Mega Cap 300 Growth Index Fund ETF Shares Net Asset Value |
MSCI US Large Cap Growth Index |
Note: For 2013, performance data reflect the six months ended February 28, 2013.
Average Annual Total Returns: Periods Ended December 31, 2012
This table presents 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.
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| Inception | One | Five | Since |
| Date | Year | Years | Inception |
Institutional Shares | 4/3/2008 | 17.25% | — | 5.29% |
ETF Shares | 12/17/2007 | | | |
Market Price | | 17.25 | 3.53 | 3.90 |
Net Asset Value | | 17.23 | 3.52 | 3.89 |
See Financial Highlights for dividend and capital gains information.
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Financial Statements (unaudited)
Statement of Net Assets
As of February 28, 2013
The fund reports a complete list of its holdings in regulatory filings 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 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).
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| | | Market |
| | | Value |
| | Shares | ($000) |
Common Stocks (99.7%)1 | | |
Consumer Discretionary (19.3%) | |
| Home Depot Inc. | 229,445 | 15,717 |
| McDonald’s Corp. | 154,112 | 14,779 |
| Comcast Corp. Class A | 370,485 | 14,742 |
* | Amazon.com Inc. | 55,632 | 14,702 |
| Walt Disney Co. | 258,367 | 14,104 |
| Lowe’s Cos. Inc. | 173,831 | 6,632 |
| News Corp. Class A | 223,273 | 6,430 |
| Starbucks Corp. | 114,063 | 6,253 |
| NIKE Inc. Class B | 110,724 | 6,030 |
| Target Corp. | 94,833 | 5,971 |
* | priceline.com Inc. | 7,655 | 5,263 |
| TJX Cos. Inc. | 111,890 | 5,032 |
| Yum! Brands Inc. | 69,339 | 4,540 |
* | DIRECTV | 88,084 | 4,243 |
| ViacomInc. Class B | 69,164 | 4,043 |
| Time Warner Cable Inc. | 46,274 | 3,998 |
| CBSCorp. Class B | 91,174 | 3,956 |
| Las Vegas Sands Corp. | 63,121 | 3,250 |
| Macy’s Inc. | 60,632 | 2,492 |
| Ford Motor Co. | 191,180 | 2,411 |
| News Corp. Class B | 81,400 | 2,382 |
| OmnicomGroup Inc. | 40,513 | 2,331 |
| VF Corp. | 13,564 | 2,187 |
| Coach Inc. | 43,532 | 2,104 |
* | Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. | 35,108 | 1,992 |
| Ross Stores Inc. | 34,351 | 1,991 |
* | AutoZone Inc. | 5,032 | 1,913 |
* | Dollar General Corp. | 40,314 | 1,868 |
| Limited Brands Inc. | 37,458 | 1,705 |
* | DiscoveryCommunications | | |
| Inc. Class A | 22,276 | 1,633 |
| Ralph Lauren Corp. Class A | 9,360 | 1,624 |
| Gap Inc. | 47,943 | 1,578 |
| Marriott International Inc. | | |
| Class A | 38,680 | 1,526 |
| Wynn Resorts Ltd. | 12,429 | 1,453 |
| | | |
| | | Market |
| | | Value |
| | Shares | ($000) |
* | Liberty Global Inc. Class A | 21,086 | 1,453 |
| Comcast Corp. | 35,944 | 1,377 |
* | Liberty Media Corp. | 10,537 | 1,138 |
| DISH Network Corp. | | |
| Class A | 32,639 | 1,136 |
* | Liberty Global Inc. | 16,613 | 1,061 |
* | Discovery | | |
| Communications Inc. | 13,360 | 862 |
| | | 177,902 |
Consumer Staples (14.4%) | | |
| Coca-Cola Co. | 619,550 | 23,989 |
| Philip Morris | | |
| International Inc. | 256,421 | 23,527 |
| Wal-Mart Stores Inc. | 258,844 | 18,321 |
| Altria Group Inc. | 311,251 | 10,442 |
| CVS Caremark Corp. | 191,289 | 9,779 |
| Colgate-Palmolive Co. | 72,451 | 8,290 |
| Costco Wholesale Corp. | 66,426 | 6,728 |
| PepsiCo Inc. | 83,041 | 6,292 |
| Kraft Foods Group Inc. | 86,467 | 4,191 |
| Estee Lauder Cos. Inc. | | |
| Class A | 36,500 | 2,340 |
| Mead Johnson Nutrition Co. | 31,093 | 2,329 |
| Whole Foods Market Inc. | 27,104 | 2,321 |
| General Mills Inc. | 49,489 | 2,289 |
| Kroger Co. | 74,899 | 2,188 |
| Hershey Co. | 23,700 | 1,975 |
| Kimberly-ClarkCorp. | 20,934 | 1,974 |
| Walgreen Co. | 48,073 | 1,968 |
| Brown-Forman Corp. | | |
| Class B | 18,643 | 1,223 |
| Lorillard Inc. | 30,096 | 1,160 |
| Kellogg Co. | 13,379 | 809 |
| | | 132,135 |
Energy (5.3%) | | |
| Schlumberger Ltd. | 203,888 | 15,873 |
| Halliburton Co. | 142,544 | 5,917 |
| EOG Resources Inc. | 41,604 | 5,230 |
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| | | Market |
| | | Value |
| | Shares | ($000) |
| National Oilwell Varco Inc. | 65,576 | 4,468 |
| KinderMorgan Inc. | 102,010 | 3,782 |
| Williams Cos. Inc. | 103,499 | 3,592 |
| Noble Energy Inc. | 27,375 | 3,034 |
* | Cameron International Corp. | 37,743 | 2,405 |
* | Southwestern Energy Co. | 53,606 | 1,837 |
| Ensco plc Class A | 23,013 | 1,384 |
* | Continental Resources Inc. | 7,158 | 630 |
* | Weatherford | | |
| International Ltd. | 41,117 | 488 |
| | | 48,640 |
Financials (6.0%) | | |
| American Express Co. | 154,567 | 9,606 |
* | Berkshire Hathaway Inc. | | |
| Class B | 53,233 | 5,438 |
| SimonProperty Group Inc. | 30,938 | 4,915 |
| American Tower Corporation | 60,841 | 4,721 |
| Franklin Resources Inc. | 22,923 | 3,238 |
| Marsh & McLennan | | |
| Cos. Inc. | 83,619 | 3,106 |
| DiscoverFinancial Services | 77,409 | 2,983 |
| Aon plc | 46,416 | 2,836 |
| T. Rowe Price Group Inc. | 39,254 | 2,794 |
| Public Storage | 14,554 | 2,201 |
| Morgan Stanley | 79,658 | 1,796 |
| McGraw-Hill Cos. Inc. | 38,318 | 1,784 |
| Northern Trust Corp. | 33,219 | 1,766 |
| Weyerhaeuser Co. | 53,712 | 1,580 |
| General Growth | | |
| Properties Inc. | 64,547 | 1,235 |
| AvalonBay Communities Inc. | 8,693 | 1,085 |
| EquityResidential | 17,383 | 957 |
| Charles Schwab Corp. | 58,171 | 945 |
| Boston Properties Inc. | 8,142 | 846 |
| Vornado Realty Trust | 8,995 | 721 |
| TD Ameritrade Holding Corp. | 33,362 | 634 |
| | | 55,187 |
Health Care (10.4%) | | |
| Amgen Inc. | 117,777 | 10,766 |
* | GileadSciences Inc. | 232,653 | 9,937 |
| UnitedHealth Group Inc. | 156,796 | 8,381 |
* | Express Scripts Holding Co. | 125,404 | 7,137 |
* | Celgene Corp. | 64,868 | 6,693 |
* | Biogen Idec Inc. | 34,559 | 5,749 |
| Baxter International Inc. | 84,335 | 5,701 |
| Allergan Inc. | 47,170 | 5,114 |
| Covidien plc | 72,620 | 4,616 |
| Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. | 55,225 | 4,076 |
| McKesson Corp. | 36,274 | 3,850 |
* | Intuitive Surgical Inc. | 6,100 | 3,110 |
| Stryker Corp. | 46,721 | 2,984 |
| Becton Dickinson and Co. | 30,222 | 2,661 |
* | Alexion Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 29,874 | 2,591 |
| CignaCorp. | 44,010 | 2,573 |
| | | |
| | | Market |
| | | Value |
| | Shares | ($000) |
| Agilent Technologies Inc. | 53,305 | 2,211 |
| ZimmerHoldings Inc. | 26,779 | 2,007 |
* | Regeneron | | |
| Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 11,647 | 1,945 |
| St. Jude Medical Inc. | 47,287 | 1,939 |
| HCA Holdings Inc. | 40,654 | 1,508 |
| | | 95,549 |
Industrials (11.7%) | | |
| United Technologies Corp. | 133,696 | 12,106 |
| 3M Co. | 100,918 | 10,495 |
| Union Pacific Corp. | 72,326 | 9,917 |
| United Parcel Service Inc. | | |
| Class B | 110,997 | 9,174 |
| Boeing Co. | 109,969 | 8,457 |
| EmersonElectric Co. | 111,197 | 6,305 |
| Caterpillar Inc. | 65,315 | 6,033 |
| Danaher Corp. | 90,310 | 5,563 |
| Deere & Co. | 57,018 | 5,008 |
| FedEx Corp. | 45,896 | 4,839 |
| Precision Castparts Corp. | 22,385 | 4,177 |
| PACCAR Inc. | 51,517 | 2,443 |
| Ingersoll-Rand plc | 46,188 | 2,432 |
| CSX Corp. | 102,859 | 2,360 |
| Tyco International Ltd. | 71,521 | 2,289 |
| Fastenal Co. | 43,215 | 2,231 |
| Cummins Inc. | 18,099 | 2,097 |
| WW Grainger Inc. | 9,099 | 2,061 |
| Rockwell Automation Inc. | 21,321 | 1,926 |
| Lockheed Martin Corp. | 21,123 | 1,859 |
| Fluor Corp. | 25,591 | 1,584 |
| CHRobinson Worldwide Inc. | 24,704 | 1,409 |
| Expeditors International of | | |
| Washington Inc. | 32,333 | 1,256 |
| Norfolk Southern Corp. | 17,144 | 1,252 |
| | | 107,273 |
Information Technology (29.5%) | |
| Apple Inc. | 144,447 | 63,759 |
| International Business | | |
| Machines Corp. | 164,773 | 33,091 |
* | Google Inc. Class A | 40,673 | 32,587 |
| Oracle Corp. | 591,704 | 20,272 |
| QUALCOMMInc. | 261,610 | 17,170 |
| VisaInc. Class A | 82,262 | 13,050 |
| MicrosoftCorp. | 406,988 | 11,314 |
* | eBayInc. | 178,850 | 9,780 |
| Mastercard Inc. Class A | 16,490 | 8,539 |
* | EMC Corp. | 323,397 | 7,441 |
| Accenture plc Class A | 98,025 | 7,289 |
* | Facebook Inc. Class A | 191,527 | 5,219 |
* | Yahoo! Inc. | 172,784 | 3,682 |
* | Cognizant Technology | | |
| Solutions Corp. Class A | 46,115 | 3,540 |
* | Salesforce.com Inc. | 20,712 | 3,505 |
* | Adobe Systems Inc. | 76,072 | 2,990 |
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| | | Market |
| | | Value |
| | Shares | ($000) |
| Automatic Data | | |
| Processing Inc. | 48,486 | 2,975 |
| Texas Instruments Inc. | 85,930 | 2,953 |
| Intuit Inc. | 43,262 | 2,790 |
| Broadcom Corp. Class A | 78,682 | 2,684 |
* | Symantec Corp. | 106,458 | 2,495 |
| Motorola Solutions Inc. | 38,698 | 2,407 |
| Analog Devices Inc. | 46,345 | 2,096 |
* | CitrixSystems Inc. | 28,811 | 2,043 |
* | NetApp Inc. | 54,993 | 1,860 |
| Altera Corp. | 49,066 | 1,738 |
* | Juniper Networks Inc. | 79,134 | 1,637 |
| Western Union Co. | 92,461 | 1,297 |
* | VMware Inc. Class A | 12,866 | 924 |
| Paychex Inc. | 17,555 | 581 |
| | | 271,708 |
Materials (2.6%) | | |
| Monsanto Co. | 82,087 | 8,293 |
| Praxair Inc. | 45,585 | 5,153 |
| Ecolab Inc. | 45,044 | 3,448 |
| PPG Industries Inc. | 21,875 | 2,946 |
| Sherwin-Williams Co. | 13,500 | 2,182 |
| Newmont Mining Corp. | 49,665 | 2,001 |
| | | 24,023 |
Telecommunication Services (0.5%) | |
* | Crown Castle | | |
| International Corp. | 45,024 | 3,143 |
* | Sprint Nextel Corp. | 230,441 | 1,336 |
| | | 4,479 |
Total Common Stocks | | |
(Cost $757,969) | | 916,896 |
Temporary Cash Investments (0.1%)1 | |
Money Market Fund (0.1%) | | |
2 | Vanguard Market | | |
| Liquidity Fund, 0.143% | 740,341 | 740 |
| | |
| Face | Market |
| Amount | Value |
| ($000) | ($000) |
U.S. Government and Agency Obligations (0.0%) |
3,4 Freddie Mac Discount | | |
Notes, 0.118%, 3/11/13 | 100 | 100 |
Total Temporary Cash Investments | |
(Cost $840) | | 840 |
Total Investments (99.8%) | | |
(Cost $758,809) | | 917,736 |
Other Assets and Liabilities (0.2%) | |
Other Assets | | 7,240 |
Liabilities | | (5,599) |
| | 1,641 |
Net Assets (100%) | | 919,377 |
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At February 28, 2013, net assets consisted of: |
| Amount |
| ($000) |
Paid-in Capital | 794,162 |
Undistributed Net Investment Income | 1,320 |
Accumulated Net Realized Losses | (35,078) |
Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | |
Investment Securities | 158,927 |
Futures Contracts | 46 |
Net Assets | 919,377 |
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Institutional Shares—Net Assets | |
Applicable to 1,958 outstanding | |
$.001 par value shares of beneficial | |
interest (unlimited authorization) | 226 |
Net Asset Value Per Share— | |
Institutional Shares | $115.54 |
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ETF Shares—Net Assets | |
Applicable to 15,800,000 outstanding | |
$.001 par value shares of beneficial | |
interest (unlimited authorization) | 919,151 |
Net Asset Value Per Share— | |
ETF Shares | $58.17 |
See Note A in Notes to Financial Statements.
* Non-income-producing security.
1 The fund invests a portion of its cash reserves in equity markets through the use of index futures contracts. After giving effect to futures investments, the fund’s effective common stock and temporary cash investment positions represent 100.0% and -0.2%, respectively, of net assets.
2 Affiliated money market fund available only to Vanguard funds and certain trusts and accounts managed by Vanguard. Rate shown is the 7-day yield.
3 The issuer was placed under federal conservatorship in September 2008; since that time, its daily operations have been managed by the Federal Housing Finance Agency and it receives capital from the U.S. Treasury, as needed to maintain a positive net worth, in exchange for senior preferred stock.
4 Securities with a value of $100,000 have been segregated as initial margin for open futures contracts.
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.
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Statement of Operations | |
|
| SixMonths Ended |
| February 28, 2013 |
| ($000) |
Investment Income | |
Income | |
Dividends | 8,516 |
Security Lending | 15 |
Total Income | 8,531 |
Expenses | |
The Vanguard Group—Note B | |
Investment Advisory Services | 66 |
Management and Administrative—Institutional Shares | — |
Management and Administrative—ETF Shares | 316 |
Marketing and Distribution—Institutional Shares | — |
Marketing and Distribution—ETF Shares | 112 |
Custodian Fees | 7 |
Shareholders’ Reports—Institutional Shares | — |
Shareholders’ Reports—ETF Shares | 13 |
Trustees’ Fees and Expenses | 1 |
Total Expenses | 515 |
Net Investment Income | 8,016 |
Realized Net Gain (Loss) | |
Investment Securities Sold | 48,335 |
Futures Contracts | 12 |
Realized Net Gain (Loss) | 48,347 |
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | |
Investment Securities | (16,445) |
Futures Contracts | 35 |
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | (16,410) |
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations | 39,953 |
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.
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Statement of Changes in Net Assets | | |
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| Six Months Ended | Year Ended |
| February 28, | August 31, |
| 2013 | 2012 |
| ($000) | ($000) |
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets | | |
Operations | | |
Net Investment Income | 8,016 | 10,951 |
Realized Net Gain (Loss) | 48,347 | 16,130 |
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | (16,410) | 111,591 |
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations | 39,953 | 138,672 |
Distributions | | |
Net Investment Income | | |
Institutional Shares | (2) | (1,321) |
ETFShares | (9,069) | (8,479) |
Realized Capital Gain | | |
Institutional Shares | — | — |
ETFShares | — | — |
Total Distributions | (9,071) | (9,800) |
Capital Share Transactions | | |
Institutional Shares | (11) | (144,116) |
ETFShares | 4,769 | 259,697 |
Net Increase (Decrease) from Capital Share Transactions | 4,758 | 115,581 |
Total Increase (Decrease) | 35,640 | 244,453 |
Net Assets | | |
Beginning of Period | 883,737 | 639,284 |
End of Period1 | 919,377 | 883,737 |
1 Net Assets—End of Period includes undistributed net investment income of $1,320,000 and $2,375,000. | |
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.
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Financial Highlights | | | | | | |
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Institutional Shares | | | | | | |
| Six Months | | | | | April 3, |
| Ended | | | | | 20081 to |
| | | | Year Ended August 31, | |
For a Share Outstanding | February 28, | | | | | Aug. 31, |
Throughout Each Period | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | $110.67 | $92.75 | $76.74 | $74.21 | $91.10 | $92.21 |
Investment Operations | | | | | | |
Net Investment Income | 1.062 | 1.4532 | 1.227 | 1.180 | 1.053 | .343 |
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) | | | | | | |
on Investments | 4.596 | 17.831 | 16.067 | 2.465 | (16.900) | (1.250) |
Total from Investment Operations | 5.658 | 19.284 | 17.294 | 3.645 | (15.847) | (.907) |
Distributions | | | | | | |
Dividends from Net Investment Income | (.788) | (1.364) | (1.284) | (1.115) | (1.043) | (.203) |
Distributions from Realized Capital Gains | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Total Distributions | (.788) | (1.364) | (1.284) | (1.115) | (1.043) | (.203) |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | $115.54 | $110.67 | $92.75 | $76.74 | $74.21 | $91.10 |
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Total Return | 5.14% | 21.00% | 22.57% | 4.84% | -17.25% | -0.99% |
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Ratios/Supplemental Data | | | | | | |
Net Assets, End of Period (Millions) | $0.2 | $0.2 | $124 | $90 | $62 | $97 |
Ratio of Total Expenses to | | | | | | |
Average Net Assets | 0.10% | 0.09% | 0.10% | 0.11% | 0.11% | 0.08%3 |
Ratio of Net Investment Income to | | | | | | |
Average Net Assets | 1.85% | 1.52% | 1.35% | 1.39% | 1.59% | 1.16%3 |
Portfolio Turnover Rate4 | 22% | 16% | 26% | 21% | 31% | 9% |
The expense ratio, net income ratio, and turnover rate for the current period have been annualized.
1 Inception.
2 Calculated based on average shares outstanding.
3 Annualized.
4 Excludes the value of portfolio securities received or delivered as a result of in-kind purchases or redemptions of the fund’s capital shares,
including ETF Creation Units.
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.
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Financial Highlights | | | | | | |
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ETF Shares | | | | | | |
| Six Months | | | | | Dec. 17, |
| Ended | | | | | 20071 to |
For a Share Outstanding | February 28, | | | | Year Ended August 31, | Aug. 31, |
Throughout Each Period | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | $55.92 | $46.87 | $38.78 | $37.50 | $46.04 | $49.10 |
Investment Operations | | | | | | |
Net Investment Income | .531 | .7712 | .611 | .586 | .528 | .237 |
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) | | | | | | |
on Investments | 2.316 | 8.966 | 8.120 | 1.248 | (8.548) | (3.139) |
Total from Investment Operations | 2.847 | 9.737 | 8.731 | 1.834 | (8.020) | (2.902) |
Distributions | | | | | | |
Dividends from Net Investment Income | (.597) | (.687) | (.641) | (.554) | (.520) | (.158) |
Distributions from Realized Capital Gains | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Total Distributions | (.597) | (.687) | (.641) | (.554) | (.520) | (.158) |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | $58.17 | $55.92 | $46.87 | $38.78 | $37.50 | $46.04 |
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Total Return | 5.13% | 20.98% | 22.54% | 4.82% | -17.28% | -5.91% |
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Ratios/Supplemental Data | | | | | | |
Net Assets, End of Period (Millions) | $919 | $884 | $516 | $287 | $536 | $161 |
Ratio of Total Expenses to | | | | | | |
Average Net Assets | 0.12% | 0.12% | 0.12% | 0.13% | 0.13% | 0.13%3 |
Ratio of Net Investment Income to | | | | | | |
Average Net Assets | 1.83% | 1.49% | 1.33% | 1.37% | 1.57% | 1.11%3 |
Portfolio Turnover Rate4 | 22% | 16% | 26% | 21% | 31% | 9% |
The expense ratio, net income ratio, and turnover rate for the current period have been annualized.
1 Inception.
2 Calculated based on average shares outstanding.
3 Annualized.
4 Excludes the value of portfolio securities received or delivered as a result of in-kind purchases or redemptions of the fund’s capital shares, including ETF Creation Units.
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.
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Notes to Financial Statements
Vanguard Mega Cap 300 Growth Index Fund is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 as an open-end investment company, or mutual fund. The fund offers two classes of shares: Institutional Shares and ETF Shares. Institutional Shares are designed for investors who meet certain administrative, service, and account-size criteria. ETF Shares are listed for trading on NYSE Arca; they can be purchased and sold through a broker.
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 as of the close of trading on the New York Stock Exchange (generally 4 p.m., Eastern time) on the valuation date. Equity securities are valued at the latest quoted sales prices or official closing prices taken from the primary market in which each security trades; such securities not traded on the valuation date are valued at the mean of the latest quoted bid and asked prices. Securities for which market quotations are not readily available, or whose values have been materially affected by events occurring before the fund’s pricing time but after the close of the securities’ primary markets, are valued by methods deemed by the board of trustees to represent fair value. Investments in Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund are valued at that fund’s net asset value. Temporary cash investments acquired over 60 days to maturity are valued using the latest bid prices or using valuations based on a matrix system (which considers such factors as security prices, yields, maturities, and ratings), both as furnished by independent pricing services. Other temporary cash investments are valued at amortized cost, which approximates market value.
2. Futures Contracts: The fund uses index futures contracts to a limited extent, with the objectives of maintaining full exposure to the stock market, enhancing returns, maintaining liquidity, and minimizing transaction costs. The fund may purchase futures contracts to immediately invest incoming cash in the market, or sell futures in response to cash outflows, thereby simulating a fully invested position in the underlying index while maintaining a cash balance for liquidity. The fund may seek to enhance returns by using futures contracts instead of the underlying securities when futures are believed to be priced more attractively than the underlying securities. The primary risks associated with the use of futures contracts are imperfect correlation between changes in market values of stocks held by the fund and the prices of futures contracts, and the possibility of an illiquid market.
Futures contracts are valued at their quoted daily settlement prices. The aggregate principal amounts of the contracts are not recorded in the Statement of Net Assets. Fluctuations in the value of the contracts are recorded in the Statement of Net Assets as an asset (liability) and in the Statement of Operations as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) until the contracts are closed, when they are recorded as realized futures gains (losses).
During the six months ended February 28, 2013, the fund’s average investment in futures contracts represented less than 1% of net assets, based on quarterly average aggregate settlement value.
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 for all open federal income tax years (August 31, 2009–2012), and for the period ended February 28, 2013, and has concluded that no provision for federal income tax is required in the fund’s financial statements.
4. Distributions: Distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date.
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5. Security Lending: The fund may lend its securities to qualified institutional borrowers to earn additional income. Security loans are required to be secured at all times by collateral at least equal to the market value of securities loaned. The fund invests cash collateral received in Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund, and records a liability for the return of the collateral, during the period the securities are on loan. Security lending income represents fees charged to borrowers plus income earned on investing cash collateral, less expenses associated with the loan.
6. Other: Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Interest income includes income distributions received from Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund and is accrued daily. Security transactions are accounted for on the date securities are bought or sold. Costs used to determine realized gains (losses) on the sale of investment securities are those of the specific securities sold.
Each class of shares has equal rights as to assets and earnings, except that each class separately bears certain class-specific expenses related to maintenance of shareholder accounts (included in Management and Administrative expenses) and shareholder reporting. Marketing and distribution expenses are allocated to each class of shares based on a method approved by the board of trustees. Income, other non-class-specific expenses, and gains and losses on investments are allocated to each class of shares based on its relative net assets.
B. The 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, 2013, the fund had contributed capital of $116,000 to Vanguard (included in Other Assets), representing 0.01% of the fund’s net assets and 0.05% of Vanguard’s capitalization. The fund’s trustees and officers are also directors and officers of Vanguard.
C. Various inputs may be used to determine the value of the fund’s investments. These inputs are summarized in three broad levels for financial statement purposes. The inputs or methodologies used to value securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.
Level 1—Quoted prices in active markets for identical securities.
Level 2—Other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.).
Level 3—Significant unobservable inputs (including the fund’s own assumptions used to determine the fair value of investments).
The following table summarizes the market value of the fund’s investments as of February 28, 2013, based on the inputs used to value them:
| | | |
| Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 |
Investments | ($000) | ($000) | ($000) |
Common Stocks | 916,896 | — | — |
Temporary Cash Investments | 740 | 100 | — |
Futures Contracts—Assets1 | 1 | — | — |
Futures Contracts—Liabilities1 | (2) | — | — |
Total | 917,635 | 100 | — |
1 Represents variation margin on the last day of the reporting period. |
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D. At February 28, 2013, the aggregate settlement value of open futures contracts and the related unrealized appreciation (depreciation) were:
| | | | |
| | | | ($000) |
| | | Aggregate | |
| | Number of | Settlement | Unrealized |
| | Long (Short) | Value | Appreciation |
Futures Contracts | Expiration | Contracts | Long (Short) | (Depreciation) |
E-mini S&P 500 Index | March 2013 | 32 | 2,421 | 46 |
Unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on open futures contracts is required to be treated as realized gain (loss) for tax purposes.
E. Distributions are determined on a tax basis and may differ from net investment income and realized capital gains for financial reporting purposes. Differences may be permanent or temporary. Permanent differences are reclassified among capital accounts in the financial statements to reflect their tax character. Temporary differences arise when certain items of income, expense, gain, or loss are recognized in different periods for financial statement and tax purposes; these differences will reverse at some time in the future. Differences in classification may also result from the treatment of short-term gains as ordinary income for tax purposes.
During the six months ended February 28, 2013, the fund realized $49,727,000 of net capital gains resulting from in-kind redemptions—in which shareholders exchanged fund shares for securities held by the fund rather than for cash. Because such gains are not taxable to the fund, and are not distributed to shareholders, they have been reclassified from accumulated net realized losses to paid-in capital.
The fund’s tax-basis capital gains and losses are determined only at the end of each fiscal year. For tax purposes, at August 31, 2012, the fund had available capital losses totaling $33,687,000 to offset future net capital gains. Of this amount, $29,677,000 is subject to expiration dates; $24,500,000 may be used to offset future net capital gains through August 31, 2018, and $5,177,000 through August 31, 2019. Capital losses of $4,010,000 realized beginning in fiscal 2012 may be carried forward indefinitely under the Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2010, but must be used before any expiring loss carryforwards. The fund will use these capital losses to offset net taxable capital gains, if any, realized during the year ending August 31, 2013; should the fund realize net capital losses for the year, the losses will be added to the loss carryforward balance above.
At February 28, 2013, the cost of investment securities for tax purposes was $758,809,000. Net unrealized appreciation of investment securities for tax purposes was $158,927,000, consisting of unrealized gains of $165,330,000 on securities that had risen in value since their purchase and $6,403,000 in unrealized losses on securities that had fallen in value since their purchase.
F. During the six months ended February 28, 2013, the fund purchased $242,230,000 of investment securities and sold $239,891,000 of investment securities, other than temporary cash investments. Purchases and sales include $147,644,000 and $142,359,000, respectively, in connection with in-kind purchases and redemptions of the fund’s capital shares.
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G. Capital share transactions for each class of shares were:
| | | | |
| Six Months Ended | | Year Ended |
| February 28, 2013 | August 31, 2012 |
| Amount | Shares | Amount | Shares |
| ($000) | (000) | ($000) | (000) |
Institutional Shares | | | | |
Issued | 192 | 2 | 506 | 5 |
Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions | 2 | — | 1,321 | 14 |
Redeemed | (205) | (2) | (145,943) | (1,351) |
Net Increase (Decrease)—Institutional Shares | (11) | — | (144,116) | (1,332) |
ETF Shares | | | | |
Issued | 147,663 | 2,600 | 294,327 | 5,500 |
Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions | — | — | — | — |
Redeemed | (142,894) | (2,600) | (34,630) | (700) |
Net Increase (Decrease)—ETF Shares | 4,769 | — | 259,697 | 4,800 |
H. In preparing the financial statements as of February 28, 2013, management considered the impact of subsequent events for potential recognition or disclosure in these financial statements.
On October 2, 2012, Vanguard announced an upcoming change in the fund’s benchmark index from MSCI US Large Cap Growth Index to CRSP US Mega Cap Growth Index; the fund will also change its name to Vanguard Mega Cap Growth Index Fund. The fund’s investment objective is not changing.
The transition to the new benchmark is expected to be completed over several months, and will require some turnover of holdings with resulting transaction costs. Vanguard will seek to minimize trading impact through the use of efficient portfolio trading.
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Mega Cap 300 Value Index Fund
Fund Profile
As of February 28, 2013
| | |
Share-Class Characteristics | |
|
| Institutional | ETF |
| Shares | Shares |
Ticker Symbol | VMVLX | MGV |
Expense Ratio1 | 0.08% | 0.12% |
30-Day SEC Yield | 2.81% | 2.77% |
| | | |
Portfolio Characteristics | | | |
| | | DJ U.S. |
| | MSCI US | Total |
| | Large Cap | Market |
| | Value | FA |
| Fund | Index | Index |
Number of Stocks | 161 | 160 | 3,593 |
Median Market Cap | $73.7B | $73.7B | $38.3B |
Price/Earnings Ratio | 14.6x | 14.6x | 17.4x |
Price/Book Ratio | 1.6x | 1.6x | 2.2x |
Return on Equity | 15.3% | 15.3% | 16.7% |
Earnings Growth Rate | 1.9% | 1.9% | 9.3% |
Dividend Yield | 2.9% | 2.9% | 2.1% |
Foreign Holdings | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Turnover Rate | | | |
(Annualized) | 24% | — | — |
Short-Term Reserves | -0.1% | — | — |
| | | |
Sector Diversification (% of equity exposure) |
| | | DJ U.S. |
| | MSCI US | Total |
| | Large Cap | Market |
| | Value | FA |
| Fund | Index | Index |
Consumer Discretionary | 2.6% | 2.6% | 12.2% |
Consumer Staples | 8.4 | 8.4 | 9.5 |
Energy | 17.5 | 17.5 | 10.3 |
Financials | 24.8 | 24.7 | 17.2 |
Health Care | 14.4 | 14.4 | 12.0 |
Industrials | 8.6 | 8.7 | 11.2 |
Information Technology | 8.5 | 8.5 | 17.6 |
Materials | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.9 |
Telecommunication | | | |
Services | 5.9 | 6.0 | 2.6 |
Utilities | 5.8 | 5.7 | 3.5 |
| | |
Volatility Measures | | |
| MSCI US | DJ U.S. |
| Large | Total |
| Cap | Market |
| Value | FA |
| Index | Index |
R-Squared | 1.00 | 0.95 |
Beta | 1.00 | 0.92 |
These measures show the degree and timing of the fund’s fluctuations compared with the indexes over 36 months.
| | |
Ten Largest Holdings (% of total net assets) |
Exxon Mobil Corp. | Integrated Oil & Gas | 6.6% |
General Electric Co. | Industrial | |
| Conglomerates | 3.9 |
Chevron Corp. | Integrated Oil & Gas | 3.7 |
Johnson & Johnson | Pharmaceuticals | 3.4 |
Procter & Gamble Co. | Household Products | 3.4 |
AT&T Inc. | Integrated | |
| Telecommunication | |
| Services | 3.3 |
Pfizer Inc. | Pharmaceuticals | 3.3 |
JPMorgan Chase & Co. | Diversified Financial | |
| Services | 3.0 |
Wells Fargo & Co. | Diversified Banks | 2.8 |
Microsoft Corp. | Systems Software | 2.2 |
Top Ten | | 35.6% |
The holdings listed exclude any temporary cash investments and equity index products.
Investment Focus

1 The expense ratios shown are from the prospectus dated December 27, 2012, and represent estimated costs for the current fiscal year. For the six months ended February 28, 2013, the annualized expense ratios were 0.08% for Institutional Shares and 0.12% for ETF Shares.
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Performance Summary
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 vanguard.com/performance.) Note, too, that both investment returns and principal value can fluctuate widely, so an investor’s shares, when sold, could be worth more or less than their original cost. The returns shown do not reflect taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the sale of fund shares.
Fiscal-Year Total Returns (%): December 17, 2007, Through February 28, 2013

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Mega Cap 300 Value Index Fund ETF Shares Net Asset Value |
MSCI US Large Cap Value Index |
Note: For 2013, performance data reflect the six months ended February 28, 2013.
Average Annual Total Returns: Periods Ended December 31, 2012
This table presents 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 | One | Five | Since |
| Date | Year | Years | Inception |
Institutional Shares | 3/5/2008 | 14.99% | — | 1.72% |
ETF Shares | 12/17/2007 | | | |
Market Price | | 14.93 | -0.27 | -0.06 |
Net Asset Value | | 14.95 | -0.29 | -0.06 |
See Financial Highlights for dividend and capital gains information.
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Financial Statements (unaudited)
Statement of Net Assets
As of February 28, 2013
The fund reports a complete list of its holdings in regulatory filings 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 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).
| | | |
| | | Market |
| | | Value |
| | Shares | ($000) |
Common Stocks (99.8%)1 | | |
Consumer Discretionary (2.6%) | | |
| Time Warner Inc. | 99,051 | 5,267 |
| Ford Motor Co. | 241,850 | 3,050 |
| Johnson Controls Inc. | 71,503 | 2,250 |
* | General Motors Co. | 81,704 | 2,218 |
| Carnival Corp. | 46,668 | 1,669 |
| Kohl’s Corp. | 22,748 | 1,049 |
| Staples Inc. | 71,026 | 936 |
* | Liberty Media Corp. | 3,933 | 425 |
| | | 16,864 |
Consumer Staples (8.4%) | | |
| Procter & Gamble Co. | 286,017 | 21,789 |
| PepsiCo Inc. | 105,094 | 7,963 |
| Mondelez International Inc. | | |
| Class A | 176,494 | 4,880 |
| Kimberly-ClarkCorp. | 26,690 | 2,516 |
| Walgreen Co. | 61,094 | 2,501 |
| HJ Heinz Co. | 33,611 | 2,434 |
| Archer-Daniels-Midland Co. | 68,902 | 2,195 |
| Sysco Corp. | 61,496 | 1,978 |
| General Mills Inc. | 33,689 | 1,558 |
| Reynolds American Inc. | 34,957 | 1,527 |
| ConAgra Foods Inc. | 42,619 | 1,454 |
| Kellogg Co. | 17,120 | 1,036 |
| Avon Products Inc. | 45,102 | 882 |
| Campbell Soup Co. | 19,771 | 814 |
| Lorillard Inc. | 20,321 | 783 |
| | | 54,310 |
Energy (17.4%) | | |
| Exxon Mobil Corp. | 476,845 | 42,702 |
| Chevron Corp. | 204,747 | 23,986 |
| ConocoPhillips | 120,616 | 6,990 |
| Occidental Petroleum Corp. | 84,786 | 6,981 |
| Anadarko Petroleum Corp. | 52,170 | 4,152 |
| Phillips 66 | 62,240 | 3,919 |
| Apache Corp. | 40,971 | 3,043 |
| Marathon Petroleum Corp. | 35,517 | 2,944 |
| Valero Energy Corp. | 57,892 | 2,639 |
| | | |
| | | Market |
| | | Value |
| | Shares | ($000) |
| Marathon Oil Corp. | 73,920 | 2,476 |
| Devon Energy Corp. | 40,252 | 2,184 |
| Hess Corp. | 32,211 | 2,142 |
| Baker Hughes Inc. | 46,092 | 2,066 |
| Spectra Energy Corp. | 68,265 | 1,982 |
| Chesapeake Energy Corp. | 69,712 | 1,405 |
| Murphy Oil Corp. | 19,258 | 1,172 |
| Noble Corp. | 26,244 | 940 |
* | Weatherford | | |
| International Ltd. | 51,542 | 612 |
| Ensco plc Class A | 8,578 | 516 |
| | | 112,851 |
Financials (24.7%) | | |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co. | 397,367 | 19,439 |
| Wells Fargo & Co. | 523,019 | 18,348 |
| CitigroupInc. | 306,598 | 12,868 |
| Bank of America Corp. | 1,126,688 | 12,653 |
| Goldman Sachs Group Inc. | 46,777 | 7,005 |
* | Berkshire Hathaway Inc. | | |
| Class B | 67,349 | 6,880 |
| US Bancorp | 196,525 | 6,678 |
* | American International | | |
| Group Inc. | 146,614 | 5,573 |
| PNC Financial Services | | |
| Group Inc. | 55,219 | 3,445 |
| BlackRock Inc. | 14,186 | 3,401 |
| Bank of New York | | |
| Mellon Corp. | 122,149 | 3,315 |
| MetLife Inc. | 91,272 | 3,235 |
| Travelers Cos. Inc. | 39,861 | 3,206 |
| Capital One Financial Corp. | 60,903 | 3,108 |
| ACE Ltd. | 35,457 | 3,028 |
| State Street Corp. | 48,531 | 2,746 |
| Prudential Financial Inc. | 48,276 | 2,683 |
| Aflac Inc. | 48,989 | 2,447 |
| HCP Inc. | 47,413 | 2,318 |
| Allstate Corp. | 50,303 | 2,315 |
| Chubb Corp. | 27,314 | 2,295 |
| Morgan Stanley | 100,594 | 2,268 |
| BB&T Corp. | 73,206 | 2,223 |
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|
|
| | | Market |
| | | Value |
| | Shares | ($000) |
| Ventas Inc. | 30,937 | 2,190 |
| CME Group Inc. | 33,150 | 1,983 |
| Prologis Inc. | 48,192 | 1,877 |
| SimonProperty Group Inc. | 11,339 | 1,801 |
| Health Care REIT Inc. | 27,182 | 1,743 |
| Annaly Capital | | |
| Management Inc. | 101,705 | 1,575 |
| SunTrust Banks Inc. | 56,375 | 1,555 |
| FifthThird Bancorp | 93,790 | 1,486 |
| Ameriprise Financial Inc. | 21,416 | 1,470 |
| Progressive Corp. | 60,107 | 1,464 |
| Loews Corp. | 32,901 | 1,418 |
| Invesco Ltd. | 46,204 | 1,238 |
| M&T Bank Corp. | 12,115 | 1,237 |
| EquityResidential | 21,811 | 1,200 |
| Charles Schwab Corp. | 73,902 | 1,200 |
| Boston Properties Inc. | 10,304 | 1,070 |
| Hartford Financial | | |
| Services Group Inc. | 43,155 | 1,019 |
| Vornado Realty Trust | 11,401 | 914 |
| Public Storage | 5,423 | 820 |
| AvalonBay Communities Inc. | 5,914 | 738 |
| Weyerhaeuser Co. | 19,876 | 585 |
| | | 160,060 |
Health Care (14.4%) | | |
| Johnson & Johnson | 289,775 | 22,055 |
| Pfizer Inc. | 769,996 | 21,075 |
| Merck & Co. Inc. | 317,843 | 13,581 |
| Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. | 172,524 | 6,378 |
| AbbVie Inc. | 164,100 | 6,059 |
| Eli Lilly & Co. | 109,269 | 5,973 |
| Abbott Laboratories | 165,300 | 5,585 |
| Medtronic Inc. | 106,544 | 4,790 |
| WellPoint Inc. | 31,715 | 1,972 |
| Aetna Inc. | 35,125 | 1,657 |
| Cardinal Health Inc. | 35,433 | 1,637 |
| Humana Inc. | 16,536 | 1,129 |
* | Boston Scientific Corp. | 143,450 | 1,060 |
* | Zoetis Inc. | 7,763 | 260 |
| | | 93,211 |
Industrials (8.6%) | | |
| General Electric Co. | 1,096,650 | 25,464 |
| Honeywell | | |
| International Inc. | 77,816 | 5,455 |
| Eaton Corp. plc | 48,503 | 3,006 |
| Illinois Tool Works Inc. | 43,565 | 2,679 |
| Caterpillar Inc. | 23,882 | 2,206 |
| General Dynamics Corp. | 31,351 | 2,131 |
| Raytheon Co. | 34,402 | 1,877 |
| Waste Management Inc. | 46,098 | 1,720 |
| Northrop Grumman Corp. | 24,283 | 1,595 |
| Norfolk Southern Corp. | 21,422 | 1,565 |
| Parker Hannifin Corp. | 15,584 | 1,472 |
| Dover Corp. | 18,620 | 1,366 |
| | |
| | Market |
| | Value |
| Shares | ($000) |
Stanley Black & Decker Inc. | 16,641 | 1,310 |
Lockheed Martin Corp. | 14,330 | 1,261 |
Republic Services Inc. | | |
Class A | 32,293 | 1,015 |
CSX Corp. | 37,736 | 866 |
Cummins Inc. | 6,677 | 774 |
| | 55,762 |
Information Technology (8.5%) | | |
MicrosoftCorp. | 514,737 | 14,310 |
CiscoSystems Inc. | 554,910 | 11,570 |
Intel Corp. | 520,078 | 10,844 |
Hewlett-Packard Co. | 205,434 | 4,137 |
Dell Inc. | 153,850 | 2,146 |
Texas Instruments Inc. | 58,491 | 2,010 |
Corning Inc. | 154,440 | 1,948 |
Applied Materials Inc. | 129,192 | 1,770 |
TE Connectivity Ltd. | 44,089 | 1,769 |
Automatic Data | | |
Processing Inc. | 17,831 | 1,094 |
Xerox Corp. | 132,939 | 1,078 |
CAInc. | 33,563 | 822 |
Paychex Inc. | 22,322 | 739 |
Activision Blizzard Inc. | 46,359 | 663 |
| | 54,900 |
Materials (3.5%) | | |
EI du Pont | | |
de Nemours & Co. | 97,563 | 4,673 |
Dow Chemical Co. | 125,449 | 3,979 |
Freeport-McMoRan | | |
Copper & Gold Inc. | 99,147 | 3,165 |
LyondellBasell Industries | | |
NV Class A | 33,082 | 1,939 |
Air Products & | | |
Chemicals Inc. | 22,355 | 1,930 |
International Paper Co. | 43,687 | 1,923 |
Mosaic Co. | 31,223 | 1,828 |
Nucor Corp. | 33,269 | 1,499 |
Alcoa Inc. | 111,081 | 946 |
Newmont Mining Corp. | 18,166 | 732 |
| | 22,614 |
Telecommunication Services (5.9%) | |
AT&T Inc. | 594,040 | 21,332 |
Verizon | | |
Communications Inc. | 298,378 | 13,884 |
CenturyLink Inc. | 65,268 | 2,263 |
* Sprint Nextel Corp. | 157,458 | 913 |
| | 38,392 |
Utilities (5.8%) | | |
Duke Energy Corp. | 73,651 | 5,100 |
Southern Co. | 91,380 | 4,113 |
Dominion Resources Inc. | 60,143 | 3,368 |
NextEra Energy Inc. | 42,086 | 3,025 |
Exelon Corp. | 89,388 | 2,770 |
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| | Market |
| | Value |
| Shares | ($000) |
American Electric | | |
Power Co. Inc. | 50,698 | 2,372 |
PG&E Corp. | 45,011 | 1,919 |
PPL Corp. | 60,725 | 1,872 |
Sempra Energy | 23,989 | 1,865 |
Consolidated Edison Inc. | 30,523 | 1,801 |
Public Service Enterprise | | |
Group Inc. | 52,883 | 1,724 |
FirstEnergyCorp. | 43,551 | 1,719 |
Edison International | 32,413 | 1,557 |
Xcel Energy Inc. | 50,922 | 1,462 |
Northeast Utilities | 32,845 | 1,363 |
Entergy Corp. | 18,590 | 1,157 |
| | 37,187 |
Total Common Stocks | | |
(Cost $575,143) | | 646,151 |
Temporary Cash Investments (0.0%)1 | |
| | |
| Face | |
| Amount | |
| ($000) | |
U.S. Government and Agency Obligations (0.0%) |
2,3 Fannie Mae Discount | | |
Notes, 0.097%, | | |
3/27/13 (Cost $100) | 100 | 100 |
Total Investments (99.8%) | | |
(Cost $575,243) | | 646,251 |
Other Assets and Liabilities (0.2%) | |
Other Assets | | 5,084 |
Liabilities | | (3,609) |
| | 1,475 |
Net Assets (100%) | | 647,726 |
| |
At February 28, 2013, net assets consisted of: |
| Amount |
| ($000) |
Paid-in Capital | 592,136 |
Undistributed Net Investment Income | 3,105 |
Accumulated Net Realized Losses | (18,573) |
Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | |
Investment Securities | 71,008 |
Futures Contracts | 50 |
Net Assets | 647,726 |
|
|
Institutional Shares—Net Assets | |
Applicable to 1,459,024 outstanding | |
$.001 par value shares of beneficial | |
interest (unlimited authorization) | 132,958 |
Net Asset Value Per Share— | |
Institutional Shares | $91.13 |
|
|
ETF Shares—Net Assets | |
Applicable to 11,200,446 outstanding | |
$.001 par value shares of beneficial | |
interest (unlimited authorization) | 514,768 |
Net Asset Value Per Share— | |
ETF Shares | $45.96 |
See Note A in Notes to Financial Statements.
* Non-income-producing security.
1 The fund invests a portion of its cash reserves in equity markets through the use of index futures contracts. After giving effect to futures investments, the fund’s effective common stock and temporary cash investment positions represent 99.9% and -0.1%, respectively, of net assets.
2 The issuer was placed under federal conservatorship in September 2008; since that time, its daily operations have been managed by the Federal Housing Finance Agency and it receives capital from the U.S. Treasury, as needed to maintain a positive net worth, in exchange for senior preferred stock.
3 Securities with a value of $100,000 have been segregated as initial margin for open futures contracts.
REIT—Real Estate Investment Trust.
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.
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Statement of Operations | |
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| SixMonths Ended |
| February 28, 2013 |
| ($000) |
Investment Income | |
Income | |
Dividends | 8,936 |
Interest1 | 1 |
Total Income | 8,937 |
Expenses | |
The Vanguard Group—Note B | |
Investment Advisory Services | 45 |
Management and Administrative—Institutional Shares | 19 |
Management and Administrative—ETF Shares | 164 |
Marketing and Distribution—Institutional Shares | 15 |
Marketing and Distribution—ETF Shares | 55 |
Custodian Fees | 11 |
Shareholders’ Reports—Institutional Shares | 2 |
Shareholders’ Reports—ETF Shares | 6 |
Total Expenses | 317 |
Net Investment Income | 8,620 |
Realized Net Gain (Loss) | |
Investment Securities Sold | 11,139 |
Futures Contracts | 20 |
Realized Net Gain (Loss) | 11,159 |
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | |
Investment Securities | 45,574 |
Futures Contracts | 45 |
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | 45,619 |
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations | 65,398 |
1 Interest income from an affiliated company of the fund was $1,000. | |
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.
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Statement of Changes in Net Assets | | |
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| Six Months Ended | Year Ended |
| February 28, | August 31, |
| 2013 | 2012 |
| ($000) | ($000) |
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets | | |
Operations | | |
Net Investment Income | 8,620 | 14,230 |
Realized Net Gain (Loss) | 11,159 | 17,581 |
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | 45,619 | 39,014 |
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations | 65,398 | 70,825 |
Distributions | | |
Net Investment Income | | |
Institutional Shares | (1,781) | (3,149) |
ETFShares | (6,733) | (10,705) |
Realized Capital Gain | | |
Institutional Shares | — | — |
ETFShares | — | — |
Total Distributions | (8,514) | (13,854) |
Capital Share Transactions | | |
Institutional Shares | 11,379 | (8,446) |
ETFShares | 55,689 | 28,979 |
Net Increase (Decrease) from Capital Share Transactions | 67,068 | 20,533 |
Total Increase (Decrease) | 123,952 | 77,504 |
Net Assets | | |
Beginning of Period | 523,774 | 446,270 |
End of Period1 | 647,726 | 523,774 |
1 Net Assets—End of Period includes undistributed net investment income of $3,105,000 and $2,999,000. | |
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.
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Institutional Shares | | | | | | |
| Six Months | | | | | March 5, |
| Ended | | | | | 20081 to |
| | | | Year Ended August 31, | |
For a Share Outstanding | February 28, | | | | | Aug. 31, |
Throughout Each Period | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | $82.90 | $73.55 | $65.97 | $66.02 | $83.69 | $90.01 |
Investment Operations | | | | | | |
Net Investment Income | 1.3062 | 2.339 | 1.965 | 1.932 | 2.135 | 1.1242 |
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) | | | | | | |
on Investments | 8.236 | 9.303 | 7.528 | (.075) | (17.658) | (6.444) |
Total from Investment Operations | 9.542 | 11.642 | 9.493 | 1.857 | (15.523) | (5.320) |
Distributions | | | | | | |
Dividends from Net Investment Income | (1.312) | (2.292) | (1.913) | (1.907) | (2.147) | (1.000) |
Distributions from Realized Capital Gains | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Total Distributions | (1.312) | (2.292) | (1.913) | (1.907) | (2.147) | (1.000) |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | $91.13 | $82.90 | $73.55 | $65.97 | $66.02 | $83.69 |
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Total Return | 11.62% | 16.19% | 14.33% | 2.69% | -18.29% | -5.96% |
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Ratios/Supplemental Data | �� | | | | | |
Net Assets, End of Period (Millions) | $133 | $110 | $105 | $76 | $70 | $53 |
Ratio of Total Expenses to | | | | | | |
Average Net Assets | 0.08% | 0.08% | 0.10% | 0.11% | 0.11% | 0.08%3 |
Ratio of Net Investment Income to | | | | | | |
Average Net Assets | 3.09% | 3.01% | 2.65% | 2.88% | 3.66% | 3.19%3 |
Portfolio Turnover Rate4 | 24% | 17% | 24% | 26% | 31% | 12% |
The expense ratio, net income ratio, and turnover rate for the current period have been annualized.
1 Inception.
2 Calculated based on average shares outstanding.
3 Annualized.
4 Excludes the value of portfolio securities received or delivered as a result of in-kind purchases or redemptions of the fund’s capital shares, including ETF Creation Units.
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.
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ETF Shares | | | | | | |
| Six Months | | | | | Dec. 17, |
| Ended | | | | | 20071 to |
For a Share Outstanding | February 28, | | | | Year Ended August 31, | Aug. 31, |
Throughout Each Period | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | $41.80 | $37.09 | $33.26 | $33.29 | $42.21 | $49.38 |
Investment Operations | | | | | | |
Net Investment Income | .6532 | 1.164 | .983 | .969 | 1.070 | .8862 |
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) | | | | | | |
on Investments | 4.159 | 4.689 | 3.805 | (.042) | (8.915) | (7.560) |
Total from Investment Operations | 4.812 | 5.853 | 4.788 | .927 | (7.845) | (6.674) |
Distributions | | | | | | |
Dividends from Net Investment Income | (.652) | (1.143) | (.958) | (.957) | (1.075) | (.496) |
Distributions from Realized Capital Gains | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Total Distributions | (.652) | (1.143) | (.958) | (.957) | (1.075) | (.496) |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | $45.96 | $41.80 | $37.09 | $33.26 | $33.29 | $42.21 |
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Total Return | 11.62% | 16.13% | 14.32% | 2.68% | -18.32% | -13.56% |
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Ratios/Supplemental Data | | | | | | |
Net Assets, End of Period (Millions) | $515 | $414 | $341 | $226 | $163 | $97 |
Ratio of Total Expenses to | | | | | | |
Average Net Assets | 0.12% | 0.12% | 0.12% | 0.13% | 0.13% | 0.13%3 |
Ratio of Net Investment Income to | | | | | | |
Average Net Assets | 3.05% | 2.97% | 2.63% | 2.86% | 3.64% | 3.14%3 |
Portfolio Turnover Rate4 | 24% | 17% | 24% | 26% | 31% | 12% |
The expense ratio, net income ratio, and turnover rate for the current period have been annualized.
1 Inception.
2 Calculated based on average shares outstanding.
3 Annualized.
4 Excludes the value of portfolio securities received or delivered as a result of in-kind purchases or redemptions of the fund’s capital shares, including ETF Creation Units.
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.
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Notes to Financial Statements
Vanguard Mega Cap 300 Value Index Fund is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 as an open-end investment company, or mutual fund. The fund offers two classes of shares: Institutional Shares and ETF Shares. Institutional Shares are designed for investors who meet certain administrative, service, and account-size criteria. ETF Shares are listed for trading on NYSE Arca; they can be purchased and sold through a broker.
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 as of the close of trading on the New York Stock Exchange (generally 4 p.m., Eastern time) on the valuation date. Equity securities are valued at the latest quoted sales prices or official closing prices taken from the primary market in which each security trades; such securities not traded on the valuation date are valued at the mean of the latest quoted bid and asked prices. Securities for which market quotations are not readily available, or whose values have been materially affected by events occurring before the fund’s pricing time but after the close of the securities’ primary markets, are valued by methods deemed by the board of trustees to represent fair value. Temporary cash investments acquired over 60 days to maturity are valued using the latest bid prices or using valuations based on a matrix system (which considers such factors as security prices, yields, maturities, and ratings), both as furnished by independent pricing services. Other temporary cash investments are valued at amortized cost, which approximates market value.
2. Futures Contracts: The fund uses index futures contracts to a limited extent, with the objectives of maintaining full exposure to the stock market, enhancing returns, maintaining liquidity, and minimizing transaction costs. The fund may purchase futures contracts to immediately invest incoming cash in the market, or sell futures in response to cash outflows, thereby simulating a fully invested position in the underlying index while maintaining a cash balance for liquidity. The fund may seek to enhance returns by using futures contracts instead of the underlying securities when futures are believed to be priced more attractively than the underlying securities. The primary risks associated with the use of futures contracts are imperfect correlation between changes in market values of stocks held by the fund and the prices of futures contracts, and the possibility of an illiquid market.
Futures contracts are valued at their quoted daily settlement prices. The aggregate principal amounts of the contracts are not recorded in the Statement of Net Assets. Fluctuations in the value of the contracts are recorded in the Statement of Net Assets as an asset (liability) and in the Statement of Operations as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) until the contracts are closed, when they are recorded as realized futures gains (losses).
During the six months ended February 28, 2013, the fund’s average investment in futures contracts represented less than 1% of net assets, based on quarterly average aggregate settlement value.
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 for all open federal income tax years (August 31, 2009–2012), and for the period ended February 28, 2013, and has concluded that no provision for federal income tax is required in the fund’s financial statements.
4. Distributions: Distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date.
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5. Other: Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. 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, 2013, the fund had contributed capital of $82,000 to Vanguard (included in Other Assets), representing 0.01% of the fund’s net assets and 0.03% of Vanguard’s capitalization. The fund’s trustees and officers are also directors and officers of Vanguard.
C. Various inputs may be used to determine the value of the fund’s investments. These inputs are summarized in three broad levels for financial statement purposes. The inputs or methodologies used to value securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.
Level 1—Quoted prices in active markets for identical securities.
Level 2—Other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.).
Level 3—Significant unobservable inputs (including the fund’s own assumptions used to determine the fair value of investments).
The following table summarizes the market value of the fund’s investments as of February 28, 2013, based on the inputs used to value them:
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| Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 |
Investments | ($000) | ($000) | ($000) |
Common Stocks | 646,151 | — | — |
Temporary Cash Investments | — | 100 | — |
Futures Contracts—Liabilities1 | 2 | — | — |
Total | 646,153 | 100 | — |
1 Represents variation margin on the last day of the reporting period. |
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D. At February 28, 2013, the aggregate settlement value of open futures contracts and the related unrealized appreciation (depreciation) were:
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| | | | ($000) |
| | | Aggregate | |
| | Number of | Settlement | Unrealized |
| | Long (Short) | Value | Appreciation |
Futures Contracts | Expiration | Contracts | Long (Short) | (Depreciation) |
E-mini S&P 500 Index | March 2013 | 14 | 1,059 | 50 |
Unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on open futures contracts is required to be treated as realized gain (loss) for tax purposes.
E. Distributions are determined on a tax basis and may differ from net investment income and realized capital gains for financial reporting purposes. Differences may be permanent or temporary. Permanent differences are reclassified among capital accounts in the financial statements to reflect their tax character. Temporary differences arise when certain items of income, expense, gain, or loss are recognized in different periods for financial statement and tax purposes; these differences will reverse at some time in the future. Differences in classification may also result from the treatment of short-term gains as ordinary income for tax purposes.
During the six months ended February 28, 2013, the fund realized $9,323,000 of net capital gains resulting from in-kind redemptions—in which shareholders exchanged fund shares for securities held by the fund rather than for cash. Because such gains are not taxable to the fund, and are not distributed to shareholders, they have been reclassified from accumulated net realized losses to paid-in capital.
The fund’s tax-basis capital gains and losses are determined only at the end of each fiscal year. For tax purposes, at August 31, 2012, the fund had available capital losses totaling $20,404,000 to offset future net capital gains of $10,649,000 through August 31, 2018, and $9,755,000 through August 31, 2019. The fund will use these capital losses to offset net taxable capital gains, if any, realized during the year ending August 31, 2013; should the fund realize net capital losses for the year, the losses will be added to the loss carryforward balance above.
At February 28, 2013, the cost of investment securities for tax purposes was $575,243,000. Net unrealized appreciation of investment securities for tax purposes was $71,008,000, consisting of unrealized gains of $89,220,000 on securities that had risen in value since their purchase and $18,212,000 in unrealized losses on securities that had fallen in value since their purchase.
F. During the six months ended February 28, 2013, the fund purchased $168,968,000 of investment securities and sold $103,086,000 of investment securities, other than temporary cash investments. Purchases and sales include $93,256,000 and $33,966,000, respectively, in connection with in-kind purchases and redemptions of the fund’s capital shares.
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G. Capital share transactions for each class of shares were:
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| Six Months Ended | | Year Ended |
| February 28, 2013 | August 31, 2012 |
| Amount | Shares | Amount | Shares |
| ($000) | (000) | ($000) | (000) |
Institutional Shares | | | | |
Issued | 21,405 | 250 | 17,342 | 225 |
Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions | 1,445 | 17 | 2,718 | 37 |
Redeemed | (11,471) | (134) | (28,506) | (365) |
Net Increase (Decrease)—Institutional Shares | 11,379 | 133 | (8,446) | (103) |
ETF Shares | | | | |
Issued | 93,687 | 2,200 | 62,732 | 1,600 |
Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions | — | — | — | — |
Redeemed | (37,998) | (900) | (33,753) | (900) |
Net Increase (Decrease)—ETF Shares | 55,689 | 1,300 | 28,979 | 700 |
H. In preparing the financial statements as of February 28, 2013, management considered the impact of subsequent events for potential recognition or disclosure in these financial statements.
On October 2, 2012, Vanguard announced an upcoming change in the fund’s benchmark index from MSCI US Large Cap Value Index to CRSP US Mega Cap Value Index; the fund will also change its name to Vanguard Mega Cap Value Index Fund. The fund’s investment objective is not changing. The transition to the new benchmark is expected to be completed over several months, and will require some turnover of holdings with resulting transaction costs. Vanguard will seek to minimize trading impact through the use of efficient portfolio trading.
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About Your Fund’s Expenses
As a shareholder of the fund, you incur ongoing costs, which include costs for portfolio management, administrative services, and shareholder reports (like this one), among others. Operating expenses, which are deducted from a fund’s gross income, directly reduce the investment return of the fund.
A fund’s expenses are expressed as a percentage of its average net assets. This figure is known as the expense ratio. The following examples are intended to help you understand the ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in your fund and to compare these costs with those of other mutual funds. The examples are based on an investment of $1,000 made at the beginning of the period shown and held for the entire period.
The accompanying table illustrates your fund’s costs in two ways:
• Based on actual fund return. This section helps you to estimate the actual expenses that you paid over the period. The ”Ending Account Value“ shown is derived from the fund‘s actual return, and the third column shows the dollar amount that would have been paid by an investor who started with $1,000 in the fund. You may use the information here, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period.
To do so, simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number given for your fund under the heading ”Expenses Paid During Period.“
• Based on hypothetical 5% yearly return. This section is intended to help you compare your fund‘s costs with those of other mutual funds. It assumes that the fund had a yearly return of 5% before expenses, but that the expense ratio is unchanged. In this case—because the return used is not the fund’s actual return—the results do not apply to your investment. The example is useful in making comparisons because the Securities and Exchange Commission requires all mutual funds to calculate expenses based on a 5% return. You can assess your fund’s costs by comparing this hypothetical example with the hypothetical examples that appear in shareholder reports of other funds.
Note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight and help you compare ongoing costs only and do not reflect transaction costs incurred by the fund for buying and selling securities. Further, the expenses do not include any purchase, redemption, or account service fees described in the fund prospectus. If such fees were applied to your account, your costs would be higher. Your fund does not carry a “sales load.”
The calculations assume no shares were bought or sold during the period. Your actual costs may have been higher or lower, depending on the amount of your investment and the timing of any purchases or redemptions.
You can find more information about the fund’s expenses, including annual expense ratios, in the Financial Statements section of this report. For additional information on operating expenses and other shareholder costs, please refer to your fund’s current prospectus.
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Six Months Ended February 28, 2013 | | | |
| Beginning | Ending | Expenses |
| Account Value | Account Value | Paid During |
| 8/31/2012 | 2/28/2013 | Period |
Based on Actual Fund Return | | | |
Mega Cap Index Fund | | | |
Institutional Shares | $1,000.00 | $1,084.31 | $0.41 |
ETF Shares | 1,000.00 | 1,084.12 | 0.62 |
Mega Cap 300 Growth Index Fund | | | |
Institutional Shares | $1,000.00 | $1,051.43 | $0.51 |
ETF Shares | 1,000.00 | 1,051.25 | 0.61 |
Mega Cap 300 Value Index Fund | | | |
Institutional Shares | $1,000.00 | $1,116.21 | $0.42 |
ETF Shares | 1,000.00 | 1,116.15 | 0.63 |
Based on Hypothetical 5% Yearly Return | | | |
Mega Cap Index Fund | | | |
Institutional Shares | $1,000.00 | $1,024.40 | $0.40 |
ETF Shares | 1,000.00 | 1,024.20 | 0.60 |
Mega Cap 300 Growth Index Fund | | | |
Institutional Shares | $1,000.00 | $1,024.30 | $0.50 |
ETF Shares | 1,000.00 | 1,024.20 | 0.60 |
Mega Cap 300 Value Index Fund | | | |
Institutional Shares | $1,000.00 | $1,024.40 | $0.40 |
ETF Shares | 1,000.00 | 1,024.20 | 0.60 |
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 Mega Cap Index Fund, 0.08% for Institutional Shares and 0.12% for ETF Shares; for the Mega Cap 300 Growth Index Fund, 0.10% for Institutional Shares and 0.12% for ETF Shares; and for the Mega Cap 300 Value Index Fund, 0.08% for Institutional Shares and 0.12% for ETF Shares. The dollar amounts shown as “Expenses Paid” are equal to the annualized expense ratio multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days in the most recent six-month period, then divided by the number of days in the most recent 12-month period.
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Glossary
30-Day SEC Yield. A fund’s 30-day SEC yield is derived using a formula specified by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Under the formula, data related to the fund’s security holdings in the previous 30 days are used to calculate the fund’s hypothetical net income for that period, which is then annualized and divided by the fund’s estimated average net assets over the calculation period. For the purposes of this calculation, a security’s income is based on its current market yield to maturity (for bonds), its actual income (for asset-backed securities), or its projected dividend yield (for stocks). Because the SEC yield represents hypothetical annualized income, it will differ—at times significantly—from the fund’s actual experience. As a result, the fund’s income distributions may be higher or lower than implied by the SEC yield.
Dividend Yield. Dividend income earned by stocks, expressed as a percentage of the aggregate market value (or of net asset value, for a fund). The yield is determined by dividing the amount of the annual dividends by the aggregate value (or net asset value) at the end of the period. For a fund, the dividend yield is based solely on stock holdings and does not include any income produced by other investments.
Earnings Growth Rate. The average annual rate of growth in earnings over the past five years for the stocks now in a fund.
Equity Exposure. A measure that reflects a fund’s investments in stocks and stock futures. Any holdings in short-term reserves are excluded.
Expense Ratio. A fund’s total annual operating expenses expressed as a percentage of the fund’s average net assets. The expense ratio includes management and administrative expenses, but does not include the transaction costs of buying and selling portfolio securities.
Foreign Holdings. The percentage of a fund represented by securities or depositary receipts of companies based outside the United States.
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.
Median Market Cap. An indicator of the size of companies in which a fund invests; the midpoint of market capitalization (market price x shares outstanding) of a fund’s stocks, weighted by the proportion of the fund’s assets invested in each stock. Stocks representing half of the fund’s assets have market capitalizations above the median, and the rest are below it.
Price/Book Ratio. The share price of a stock divided by its net worth, or book value, per share. For a fund, the weighted average price/book ratio of the stocks it holds.
Price/Earnings Ratio. The ratio of a stock’s current price to its per-share earnings over the past year. For a fund, the weighted average P/E of the stocks it holds. P/E is an indicator of market expectations about corporate prospects; the higher the P/E, the greater the expectations for a company’s future growth.
Return on Equity. The annual average rate of return generated by a company during the past five years for each dollar of shareholder’s equity (net income divided by shareholder’s equity). For a fund, the weighted average return on equity for the companies whose stocks it holds.
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Short-Term Reserves. The percentage of a fund invested in highly liquid, short-term securities that can be readily converted to cash.
Turnover Rate. An indication of the fund’s trading activity. Funds with high turnover rates incur higher transaction costs and may be more likely to distribute capital gains (which may be taxable to investors). The turnover rate excludes in-kind transactions, which have minimal impact on costs.
Benchmark Information
Large-Cap Core Funds Average: Derived from data provided by Lipper Inc.
Spliced Mega Cap Index: MSCI US Large Cap 300 Index through January 30, 2013; CRSP US Mega Cap Index thereafter.
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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 180 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 vanguard.com.
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InterestedTrustee1 | and Delphi Automotive LLP (automotive components); |
| Senior Advisor at New Mountain Capital; Trustee of |
F. William McNabb III | The Conference Board. |
Born 1957. Trustee Since July 2009. Chairman of the | |
Board. Principal Occupation(s) During the Past Five | Amy Gutmann |
Years: Chairman of the Board of The Vanguard Group, | Born 1949. Trustee Since June 2006. Principal |
Inc., and of each of the investment companies served | Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years: President |
by The Vanguard Group, since January 2010; Director | of the University of Pennsylvania; Christopher H. |
of The Vanguard Group since 2008; Chief Executive | Browne Distinguished Professor of Political Science |
Officer and President of The Vanguard Group and of | in the School of Arts and Sciences with secondary |
each of the investment companies served by The | appointments at the Annenberg School for |
Vanguard Group since 2008; Director of Vanguard | Communication and the Graduate School of Education |
Marketing Corporation; Managing Director of The | of the University of Pennsylvania; Member of the |
Vanguard Group (1995–2008). | National Commission on the Humanities and Social |
| Sciences; Trustee of Carnegie Corporation of New |
IndependentTrustees | York and of the National Constitution Center; Chair |
| of the U.S. Presidential Commission for the Study |
Emerson U. Fullwood | of Bioethical Issues. |
Born 1948. Trustee Since January 2008. Principal | |
Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years: Executive | JoAnn Heffernan Heisen |
Chief Staff and Marketing Officer for North America | Born 1950. Trustee Since July 1998. Principal |
and Corporate Vice President (retired 2008) of Xerox | Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years: Corporate |
Corporation (document management products and | Vice President and Chief Global Diversity Officer |
services); Executive in Residence and 2010 | (retired 2008) and Member of the Executive |
Distinguished Minett Professor at the Rochester | Committee (1997–2008) of Johnson & Johnson |
Institute of Technology; Director of SPX Corporation | (pharmaceuticals/medical devices/consumer |
(multi-industry manufacturing), the United Way of | products); Director of Skytop Lodge Corporation |
Rochester, Amerigroup Corporation (managed health | (hotels), the University Medical Center at Princeton, |
care), the University of Rochester Medical Center, | the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, and the Center |
Monroe Community College Foundation, and North | for Talent Innovation; Member of the Advisory Board |
Carolina A&T University. | of the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs |
| at Syracuse University. |
Rajiv L. Gupta | |
Born 1945. Trustee Since December 2001. 2 | F. Joseph Loughrey |
Principal Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years: | Born 1949. Trustee Since October 2009. Principal |
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (retired 2009) | Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years: President |
and President (2006–2008) of Rohm and Haas Co. | and Chief Operating Officer (retired 2009) of Cummins |
(chemicals); Director of Tyco International, Ltd. | Inc. (industrial machinery); Chairman of the Board of |
(diversified manufacturing and services), Hewlett- | Hillenbrand, Inc. (specialized consumer services); |
Packard Co. (electronic computer manufacturing), | Director of SKF AB (industrial machinery), the Lumina |
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Foundation for Education, and Oxfam America; | Executive Officers | |
Chairman of the Advisory Council for the College of | | |
Arts and Letters and Member of the Advisory Board to | Glenn Booraem | |
the Kellogg Institute for International Studies at the | Born 1967. Controller Since July 2010. Principal |
University of Notre Dame. | Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years: Principal |
| of The Vanguard Group, Inc.; Controller of each of |
Mark Loughridge | the investment companies served by The Vanguard |
Born 1953. Trustee Since March 2012. Principal | Group; Assistant Controller of each of the investment |
Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years: Senior Vice | companies served by The Vanguard Group (2001–2010). |
President and Chief Financial Officer at IBM (information | | |
technology services); Fiduciary Member of IBM’s | Thomas J. Higgins | |
Retirement Plan Committee. | Born 1957. Chief Financial Officer Since September |
| 2008. Principal Occupation(s) During the Past Five |
Scott C. Malpass | Years: Principal of The Vanguard Group, Inc.; Chief |
Born 1962. Trustee Since March 2012. Principal | Financial Officer of each of the investment companies |
Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years: Chief | served by The Vanguard Group; Treasurer of each of |
Investment Officer and Vice President at the University | the investment companies served by The Vanguard |
of Notre Dame; Assistant Professor of Finance at the | Group (1998–2008). | |
Mendoza College of Business at Notre Dame; Member | | |
of the Notre Dame 403(b) Investment Committee; | Kathryn J. Hyatt | |
Director of TIFF Advisory Services, Inc. (investment | Born 1955. Treasurer Since November 2008. Principal |
advisor); Member of the Investment Advisory | Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years: Principal of |
Committees of the Financial Industry Regulatory | The Vanguard Group, Inc.; Treasurer of each of the |
Authority (FINRA) and of Major League Baseball. | investment companies served by The Vanguard |
| Group; Assistant Treasurer of each of the investment |
André F. Perold | companies served by The Vanguard Group (1988–2008). |
Born 1952. Trustee Since December 2004. Principal | | |
Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years: George | Heidi Stam | |
Gund Professor of Finance and Banking at the Harvard | Born 1956. Secretary Since July 2005. Principal |
Business School (retired 2011); Chief Investment | Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years: Managing |
Officer and Managing Partner of HighVista Strategies | Director of The Vanguard Group, Inc.; General Counsel |
LLC (private investment firm); Director of Rand | of The Vanguard Group; Secretary of The Vanguard |
Merchant Bank; Overseer of the Museum of Fine | Group and of each of the investment companies |
Arts Boston. | served by The Vanguard Group; Director and Senior |
| Vice President of Vanguard Marketing Corporation. |
Alfred M. Rankin, Jr. | | |
Born 1941. Trustee Since January 1993. Principal | Vanguard Senior ManagementTeam | |
Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years: Chairman, | | |
President, and Chief Executive Officer of NACCO | Mortimer J. Buckley | Chris D. McIsaac |
Industries, Inc. (housewares/lignite) and of Hyster-Yale | Kathleen C. Gubanich | Michael S. Miller |
Materials Handling, Inc. (forklift trucks); Director of | Paul A. Heller | James M. Norris |
the National Association of Manufacturers; Chairman | Martha G. King | Glenn W. Reed |
of the Board of University Hospitals of Cleveland; | | |
Advisory Chairman of the Board of The Cleveland | Chairman Emeritus and Senior Advisor | |
Museum of Art. | | |
| John J. Brennan | |
Peter F. Volanakis | Chairman, 1996–2009 | |
Born 1955. Trustee Since July 2009. Principal | Chief Executive Officer and President, 1996–2008 | |
Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years: President | | |
and Chief Operating Officer (retired 2010) of Corning | Founder | |
Incorporated (communications equipment); Director | John C. Bogle | |
of SPX Corporation (multi-industry manufacturing); | Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, 1974–1996 | |
Overseer of the Amos Tuck School of Business | | |
Administration at Dartmouth College; Advisor to the | | |
Norris Cotton Cancer Center. | | |
1 Mr. McNabb is considered an “interested person,” as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, because he is an officer of the Vanguard funds.
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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Item 5: Audit Committee of Listed Registrants.
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Item 6: Investments.
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Item 7: Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.
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Item 8: Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies.
Not Applicable.
Item 9: Purchase of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers.
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Item 10: Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
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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) 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.
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| VANGUARD WORLD FUND |
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By: | /s/ F. WILLIAM MCNABB III* |
| F. WILLIAM MCNABB III |
| CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER |
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Date: April 18, 2013 | |
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.
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| VANGUARD WORLD FUND |
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By: | /s/ F. WILLIAM MCNABB III* |
| F. WILLIAM MCNABB III |
| CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER |
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Date: April 18, 2013 | |
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| VANGUARD WORLD FUND |
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By: | /s/ THOMAS J. HIGGINS* |
| THOMAS J. HIGGINS |
| CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER |
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Date: April 18, 2013 | |
* By: /s/ Heidi Stam
Heidi Stam, pursuant to a Power of Attorney filed on March 27, 2012 see file Number 2-11444, Incorporated by Reference.