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: | Anne E. Robinson, 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, 2020—February 28, 2021
Item 1: Reports to Shareholders
Item 2: Code of Ethics.
Not applicable.
Item 3: Audit Committee Financial Expert.
Not applicable.
Item 4: Principal Accountant Fees and Services.
(a) Audit Fees.
Not applicable.
Item 5: Audit Committee of Listed Registrants.
Not applicable.
Item 6: Investments.
Not applicable.
Item 7: Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.
Not applicable.
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.
Not applicable.
Item 10: Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
Not applicable.
Item 11: Controls and Procedures.
(a) Disclosure Controls and Procedures. The Principal Executive and Financial Officers concluded that the Registrant’s Disclosure Controls and Procedures are effective based on their evaluation of the Disclosure Controls and Procedures as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of this report.
(b) Internal Control Over Financial Reporting. In 2020, a third-party service provider began performing certain administrative and accounting services for Vanguard U.S. Growth Fund, Vanguard International Growth Fund, Vanguard FTSE Social Index Fund, Vanguard Communication Services Index Fund, Vanguard Consumer Discretionary Index Fund, Vanguard Consumer Staples Index Fund, Vanguard Energy Index Fund, Vanguard Financials Index Fund, Vanguard Health Care Index Fund, Vanguard Industrials Index Fund, Vanguard Information Technology Index Fund, Vanguard Materials Index Fund, Vanguard Utilities Index Fund, Vanguard Extended Duration Treasury Index Fund, Vanguard Mega Cap Index Fund
Vanguard Mega Cap Growth Index Fund, Vanguard Mega Cap Value Index Fund, Vanguard Global Wellington Fund, Vanguard Global Wellesley Income Fund, and Vanguard ESG U.S. Corporate Bond. There were no other 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: Disclosure of Securities Lending Activities for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.
Not applicable.
Item 13: Exhibits.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
VANGUARD WORLD FUND
BY: /s/ MORTIMER J. BUCKLEY*
___________________________
MORTIMER J. BUCKLEY
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
Date: April 20, 2021
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
VANGUARD WORLD FUND
BY: /s/ MORTIMER J. BUCKLEY*
___________________________
MORTIMER J. BUCKLEY
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
Date: April 20, 2021
VANGUARD WORLD FUND
BY: /s/ JOHN BENDL*
___________________________
JOHN BENDL
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
Date: April 20, 2021
* By: /s/ Anne E. Robinson
Anne E. Robinson, pursuant to a Power of Attorney filed on December 18, 2020 (see File Number 33-64845), Incorporated by Reference
