| UNITED STATES | ||
| SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION | ||
| Washington, D.C. 20549 | ||
| FORM 8-A | ||
| FOR REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN CLASSES OF SECURITIES | ||
| PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR (g) OF THE | ||
| SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 | ||
| VANGUARD WORLD FUND | ||
| (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) | ||
| STATE OF DELAWARE | SEE BELOW | |
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| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | (I.R.S. Employer | |
| Identification No.) | ||
| C/O VANGUARD WORLD FUND | ||
| P.O. BOX 2600 | ||
| VALLEY FORGE, PA | 19482 | |
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| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | |
| Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: | ||
| Title of each class is to be registered | Exchange | I.R.S. Employer |
| Identification Number | ||
| Vanguard ESG U.S. Stock ETF | CBOE BZX Exchange, Inc. | 83-1145365 |
| Vanguard ESG International Stock ETF | CBOE BZX Exchange, Inc. | 83-1163192 |
| If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act and | ||
| is effective pursuant to General Instruction A.(c) or (e), check the following box. [X] | ||
| If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act and | ||
| is effective pursuant to General Instruction A.(d) or (e), check the following box. [ ] | ||
| If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities concurrently with a Regulation A offering, check | ||
| the following box. [ ] | ||
| Securities Act registration statement file number to which this form relates: 002-17620 | ||
| Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None. | ||
| Item 1. Description of Registrant’s Securities to be Registered. |
| Reference is made to the Trust’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A (Securities Act file number 002-17620 |
| and Investment Company Act file number 811-01027, respectively (collectively, the "Registration |
| Statement")), which is incorporated herein by reference. |
| Item 2. Exhibits. |
| 1. Registrant's Declaration of Trust is filed herewith. |
| 2. Registrant's By-Laws are filed herewith. |
| 3. Form of Global Certificate for the Registrant's Securities is filed herewith. |
| SIGNATURE |
| Pursuant to the requirements of Section l2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly |
| caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereto duly authorized. |
VANGUARD WORLD FUND
Date:September 18, 2018____
By:/s/ Laura J. Merianos _
Laura J. Merianos
Assistant Secretary
